Running is boring and pointless
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nutmegoreo wrote: »TavistockToad wrote: »TavistockToad wrote: »TavistockToad wrote: »
it wouldn't be rage eating, though... it would be out of addiction. Carbs, especially artificial carbs, are basically heroin.
TBH if its salted caramel GU, then i would have to agree :bigsmile:
That is my go-to as well!
I'm training for my next HM and have been trying to figure out my preferred method of fueling. Just ordered an 8-pack of salted caramel GUs to give them a shot based on this exchange.
Rejoice. The troll thread has provided benefit!
its just like eating caramel sauce. my only criticism is that they are a bit sticky so they need washing down with water when its warm. i tried the SIS gels, and the 'clean mouth technology' that they advertise really is a thing! but the GU is too yummy...
The Gu caramel gels do lave a less than enjoyable texture in my mouth, in a similar but much more tolerable way that honey does (I don't eat Honey Stinger gels for that reason). That said, I do like a lot of their flavors. I need to try SIS gels but I'm leery about buying an entire package online to find out that I don't like them. I don't know that any stores where I live cary them so I can't do my usual "buy a few and see if I like them" routine.
Maybe try contacting the manufacturer to see if they will send you a sample. Not saying they will, but they might.
That's actually not a bad idea, or at least asking if they have any local retailers (I know the bike stores don't sell their stuff but maybe some of the running stores do).0 -
nutmegoreo wrote: »TavistockToad wrote: »TavistockToad wrote: »TavistockToad wrote: »
it wouldn't be rage eating, though... it would be out of addiction. Carbs, especially artificial carbs, are basically heroin.
TBH if its salted caramel GU, then i would have to agree :bigsmile:
That is my go-to as well!
I'm training for my next HM and have been trying to figure out my preferred method of fueling. Just ordered an 8-pack of salted caramel GUs to give them a shot based on this exchange.
Rejoice. The troll thread has provided benefit!
its just like eating caramel sauce. my only criticism is that they are a bit sticky so they need washing down with water when its warm. i tried the SIS gels, and the 'clean mouth technology' that they advertise really is a thing! but the GU is too yummy...
The Gu caramel gels do lave a less than enjoyable texture in my mouth, in a similar but much more tolerable way that honey does (I don't eat Honey Stinger gels for that reason). That said, I do like a lot of their flavors. I need to try SIS gels but I'm leery about buying an entire package online to find out that I don't like them. I don't know that any stores where I live cary them so I can't do my usual "buy a few and see if I like them" routine.
Maybe try contacting the manufacturer to see if they will send you a sample. Not saying they will, but they might.
That's actually not a bad idea, or at least asking if they have any local retailers (I know the bike stores don't sell their stuff but maybe some of the running stores do).
Welcome to the one day a year I have a good idea. :laugh:5 -
scorpio516 wrote: »TavistockToad wrote: »
I don't know if I can stomach enough food to eat back an hour of running in one minute!
That's 14 sleeves of GU chews! Or my latest favourite: 8 stroopwafels.
The closest I could get is to try and drink 2L of soda. I might be able to do that in 60 seconds.
It's 3 litres of Tailwind. Couldn't do that in 60 seconds.0 -
It's really simple. People get fat because they eat too many carbs and then try to fix their weight problem by running for hours on treadmills. No one's angry, Capiche?
People get fat because they eat too many calories. Are carbs part of it? Sure. But they aren't the only/sole reason. If someone who is getting fat replaces 50g of carbs with 50g of fats, they will actually get fatter. Your cut carbs and eat more fat doesn't work.
I have experimented a lot with different diets and i can assure you that 50g of fat and 50g of carbs are not the same thing. 50g of carbs will have you craving more. 50g of fat will not.
You’ve eaten 50g of fat?0 -
so..... how do you feel about swimming ??
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wait.
maybe running really is pointless after all .....
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Motorsheen wrote: »wait.
maybe running really is pointless after all .....
Dude's wielding a gun, I'd be running too.1 -
SabAteNine wrote: »@Mattyay is boring and pointless.
Hahahahaha; thanks for the laugh!
OP, you make a huge assumption—that most are running, and (you imply) doing nothing else, to lose weight.
People run for so many reasons, and not one of them is “pointless.” Any exercise regime employed to lose weight, without significant attention to diet, will fail. But, even without losing weight, a runner/jogger is healthier than the person doing nothing.
Furthermore, increasing activity by jogging maybe someone’s first venture into honing control of their weight and improving their health. They may not have much knowledge when they begin, but jogging might be their wedge into learning more. They’ll find out how important diet is for weight loss. Maybe they’ll quit running and take up strength training. That does not make their initial steps pointless at all; it makes them the first steps in a journey.
Maybe lighten up and let others find their way.
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Isn't the point of running so you can eat carbs?4
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I know this is a troll thread, but I'll confess I always basically thought running was boring and hard and pointless, and then I did it on a trail and felt like I was a child again. Free, fast, joyful, moving fluidly over obstacles, it was great! You should go out on a lonesome trail and see if you enjoy it, I didn't think I would.
Edit to add: I wasn't fast in the pace on my Garmin sense, but the trees were moving by real quick and giving me the feeling of being fast.10 -
SabAteNine wrote: »@Mattyay is boring and pointless.
Hahahahaha; thanks for the laugh!
OP, you make a huge assumption—that most are running, and (you imply) doing nothing else, to lose weight.
People run for so many reasons, and not one of them is “pointless.” Any exercise regime employed to lose weight, without significant attention to diet, will fail. But, even without losing weight, a runner/jogger is healthier than the person doing nothing.
Furthermore, increasing activity by jogging maybe someone’s first venture into honing control of their weight and improving their health. They may not have much knowledge when they begin, but jogging might be their wedge into learning more. They’ll find out how important diet is for weight loss. Maybe they’ll quit running and take up strength training. That does not make their initial steps pointless at all; it makes them the first steps in a journey.
Maybe lighten up and let others find their way.
This.0 -
NorthCascades wrote: »Isn't the point of running so you can eat carbs?
No ?1 -
SabAteNine wrote: »@Mattyay is boring and pointless.
Hahahahaha; thanks for the laugh!
OP, you make a huge assumption—that most are running, and (you imply) doing nothing else, to lose weight.
People run for so many reasons, and not one of them is “pointless.” Any exercise regime employed to lose weight, without significant attention to diet, will fail. But, even without losing weight, a runner/jogger is healthier than the person doing nothing.
Furthermore, increasing activity by jogging maybe someone’s first venture into honing control of their weight and improving their health. They may not have much knowledge when they begin, but jogging might be their wedge into learning more. They’ll find out how important diet is for weight loss. Maybe they’ll quit running and take up strength training. That does not make their initial steps pointless at all; it makes them the first steps in a journey.
Maybe lighten up and let others find their way.
At the age of 46, I'm actually starting running after spending almost 2 years walking and about fifteen months strength training. I figured if I'd put that much time into building a leaner body, it was time to see what I could do with it. Plus, I realized that I was already walking at least 10K most days and maybe I could learn to run half of it. And the comicon I attend every Labor Day Weekend is sponsoring a 5K to raise money for Sick Kids (aka The Toronto Hospital for Sick Children), so I decided to give it a shot. Tonight? I covered 4K in three 9-minute intervals.
Not pointless. Not boring. Actually... kind of fun and exhilarating. And I can feel it all coming together as the same muscles that I put through squats and lunges and dead-bugs and planks suddenly find that they can do things they couldn't do when I was in my 20s! I'm loving it!
...Even when I'm on the last minute of the last running interval and feel like I really need my water now.
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Motorsheen wrote: »NorthCascades wrote: »Isn't the point of running so you can eat carbs?
No ?
Really? I'm always doing it wrong, like that Ralph Waldo Emerson quote about slamdancing to the beat of a different mix tape.4 -
NorthCascades wrote: »I know this is a troll thread, but I'll confess I always basically thought running was boring and hard and pointless, and then I did it on a trail and felt like I was a child again. Free, fast, joyful, moving fluidly over obstacles, it was great! You should go out on a lonesome trail and see if you enjoy it, I didn't think I would.
Edit to add: I wasn't fast in the pace on my Garmin sense, but the trees were moving by real quick and giving me the feeling of being fast.
This is the point of running. There is joy to be found. The joy you felt in those woods.
Does it always feel great during? No. Will I ever top my age group or have amazing times? No. However, I routinely set out to accomplish something that I spent many years thinking I couldn't do. And it feels *kitten* amazing. I feel *kitten* amazing. That's the point of running. IMHO. Health/carb benefits? That's just gravy.6 -
I hate running. But I like food! And I burn so many more calories running than I do during my dancing workouts or riding a bike. I do bootcamp videos for 20 to 30 minutes - but I actually hate those more than running - I just do them because they make my muscles pretty. Right now I'm a million pounds overweight (had a rough pregnancy, baby was born and died the same day, then by the time I felt emotionally into reigning in my eating and to start exercising again, I got pregnant again and it was also a rough pregnancy - but now that baby is 2 years old - no more excuses!). The very first time I wanted to loose weight a few years before my 3rd pregnancy (the rough one that had me on bed rest), I lost 50 pounds doing only a 20 minute bootcamp video each day and then running for an hour. So I don't know why you assume us "fat" people "wrongly" believe running will lead to wait loss. I've already lost 5 pouds again since i restarted.5
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TavistockToad wrote: »
Wait, you mean you don't rage eat gels?!
I make love to that bad boy, around 7 miles into my run... then spend the rest of the time licking my fingers And trying to de-gu myself!
I must confess there has been the odd time when I've considered eating one as a sweet treat when there's nothing else in the house! I bet it's great on ice cream! :laugh:1 -
Motorsheen wrote: »so..... how do you feel about swimming ??
Mesmerising...1 -
running boring .... but lifting weights isnt ?
you pick a weight up ... put it down again ... pick it up again ... put it down again ... pick it up again ... put it down again ..... yeah, ok unless you have the mental capacity of a 2 year old I would hardly say lifting is up there with the most exciting of activities.
I had to add kettlebells to my lifting just to give my brain something to do ... which was mainly concentrating on not letting the bell remove a knee.
running outside is infinately more fun than a treadmill .... again it gives your brain something to do, like workout how to adjust your stride length before you reach the dog turd in the pavement16
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