August 2018 Running Challenge
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@AlphaHowls With putting in double digit mileage almost daily, what are your "go to" shoes and how many pairs do you keep in rotation? I am curious because I keep many pairs in rotation and rarely wear the same shoes twice in the same week because I feel that it keeps my legs and especially my feet healthy and injury free. But I know how with even doing that, my feet feel like they are taking a beating. I am blown away by your mileage and want to know what you do to keep your feet from going into open rebellion.4
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LaDispute57 wrote: »The responses have been great... and lots of good points about relationships. I have been a divorce attorney for 35 years now and have learned a lot about relationships, priorities and compromise. The question was of great interest to me since it played a role in this second divorce i am going through. One of the problems was that I was not a runner when we got married and when I not only started running, but also immersed myself in long distance running, it was hard for her to adjust. We had plenty of other issues that were derailing us, but my running became the catalyst/lightning rod that sparked some real doozies. Neither one of us would say that my running is what caused the divorce, but it certainly played a role. In her defense, she was ok with me running regularly (got me off anti-depressants, anti-anxiety meds, reduce my alcohol intake), she primarily objected to the time I spent running long distances training for races. (i.e. Do you seriously need to run 20 miles today?) I tried to accomodate some that by getting up at 2:30 in the morning to get most of my miles in before she got up, but in the end, she's gone and I am still running. This time I am with someone who is aware going in that I run and run a lot.
@LaDispute57 So sorry you are going through this, again. I went through one divorce and that was enough to make me miserable for a few years. We married too young (among other reasons). My current husband and I have been together 18 years. I really believe it is because we allow each other to have the space and time to explore our own interests, careers, and friends. It’s hard in the sense that their has to be mutual trust and we also have to make/schedule time for each other. I don’t know or claim to be an expert. This is what has worked for us.6 -
LaDispute57 wrote: »@AlphaHowls With putting in double digit mileage almost daily, what are your "go to" shoes and how many pairs do you keep in rotation? I am curious because I keep many pairs in rotation and rarely wear the same shoes twice in the same week because I feel that it keeps my legs and especially my feet healthy and injury free. But I know how with even doing that, my feet feel like they are taking a beating. I am blown away by your mileage and want to know what you do to keep your feet from going into open rebellion.
New Balance Women's W1340 Optimum Control Running Shoe,Purple/Silver,9.5 B US
Those are my shoes. I probably have over ten pair laying around. The pair for running is only for running, there is a retired running pair that I can use if the others happen to get wet, otherwise no rotation. Same pair for running until retired. This current running pair has about 1000 miles now. I used to not let that happen, but I do not feel anything from them yet. The pair I have retired over winter, is my daily pair and I have a pair before that that I use in the yard.
Pain. I have pain every single day. It spends a great deal of time in my right foot, sometimes my left. I was diagnosed with gout many years ago. Unless the pain is sharp, I ignore it, limp a little and move on. I probably have plantar fasciitis as well. I just do not care enough to stop running. I stretch and roll every single day. I have been stopped by ailments/pain before, now, as long as the running itself does not feel painful, I am on the road.
That was all I had time to type this morning. I am out the door headed to work. *dew claws up*11 -
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Quick checkin before I read through all the posts since last night. It is a rest day so I am catching up on articles and emails (and maybe shopping) and came across this one. I thought it would be good for the newer runners and I reminder to the rest of us too (who seem to still make at least some of these mistakes)
https://www.active.com/running/articles/37-mistakes-runners-can-t-stop-making/slide-37?cmp=18N-PB2000-S20-T9-running-AR3&eps=title_7554502 -
eponine1984 wrote: »8/1-8/7 = 7.25/20 mi
8/8 - walk
I’m not a morning person in general and after all my health issues, my husband has been taking care of the baby so I can sleep in/catch up on sleep since I generally don’t sleep well. Today, I got up early (for me) and went on a long walk with husband and baby. 3.25 miles in the heat and humidity of the early morning and I’m glad we got it done.
Regarding the spouse question: as the crazy one in my marriage, I’m usually the one making unreasonable requests. It’s very much usually not about running/hockey/whatever. In my personal experience it has a lot to do with my own anxiety/depression and how I associate things and a dash of lack of communication. “I thought you knew I needed you but you did x instead so now I hate when you do x.” Time, communication, and the fact that my husband is an absolute saint, all help. But we’ve only been married less than 3 years, so we’re not quite ready to go pro yet, might spend a bit more time in the minor league.
Oh yah, anxiety rears it's ugly head in weird ways. I read an article a few times about hidden ways anxiety comes out and I do almost all of them. I try to not do them but it's so ingrained I just do it. I need to be more self aware.
PS Yay hockey! I don't play, just watch. LOL3 -
August goal: 75 miles
8/1: 4.5 miles
8/2: 5 miles
8/5: 6.5 miles
8/7: 4.3 miles
8/8: 4.6 miles
24.9/75 miles
I ran 4.6 miles this morning. It was a pretty uneventful run, just hot. I don't think it got below 80F at all last night and it was 81F feels like 83F when I ran.
2018 races:
5/19/18: Run for 57th AHC Half Marathon - 2:43:59.7. - 2nd place AG
11/10/18: Wags & Whiskers 5K6 -
@shanaber I saw you mention the fires. I was thinking of you the other day. How close/far are you from them?0
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@LaDispute57 So sorry you are dealing with the divorce pain again.
I was married for 22 years. Was. When I started running, it did cause a bit of friction, as he just didn't get it. Part of his issue was his insane distrust of me, and the "Running, right. Who are you going to meet? What are you REALLY doing?" grilling I was getting from him. He didn't show up to my races: my 1st 5K, the mudder less than a mile up the road from the house, or even my duathalons. Fishing or sleeping in were much more important. (not that I run for anyone but me, but still would have been nice to have someone there for support...) Throughout the marriage, the strong, independent female was, I allowed to literally packed away in boxes, because it didn't jive with him & what he wanted. Through running, I found my strength again & reclaimed who I was, finally standing up & say I wasn't happy.
Did he ever come right out & say "don't run"? No, but he sure did put plenty of obstacles in my way to make it as difficult as it could be. Result: I'm still running, and he's remarried. My new partner is supportive & knows how important running (and biking) is.13 -
RunsOnEspresso wrote: »
Lol... when I was in law school (Marquette University), people always asked what I wanted to do and I would always say, "Quit the law." I hated it and could not stand hanging around lawyers. But I also said I would never, ever do family law or criminal defense, which turned out to be the only two things I have ever done... lol.3 -
@AlphaHowls... ok after reading that, I am even more convinced that you are the baddest badass runner I know. Running all those miles in just one pair of shoes and with gout. Damn. Two things I know for sure... you got serious issues and I am a sissy. 12
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RunsOnEspresso wrote: »eponine1984 wrote: »8/1-8/7 = 7.25/20 mi
8/8 - walk
I’m not a morning person in general and after all my health issues, my husband has been taking care of the baby so I can sleep in/catch up on sleep since I generally don’t sleep well. Today, I got up early (for me) and went on a long walk with husband and baby. 3.25 miles in the heat and humidity of the early morning and I’m glad we got it done.
Regarding the spouse question: as the crazy one in my marriage, I’m usually the one making unreasonable requests. It’s very much usually not about running/hockey/whatever. In my personal experience it has a lot to do with my own anxiety/depression and how I associate things and a dash of lack of communication. “I thought you knew I needed you but you did x instead so now I hate when you do x.” Time, communication, and the fact that my husband is an absolute saint, all help. But we’ve only been married less than 3 years, so we’re not quite ready to go pro yet, might spend a bit more time in the minor league.
Oh yah, anxiety rears it's ugly head in weird ways. I read an article a few times about hidden ways anxiety comes out and I do almost all of them. I try to not do them but it's so ingrained I just do it. I need to be more self aware.
PS Yay hockey! I don't play, just watch. LOL
And the ways that an anxiety disorder can manafest over time can change as well. I’ve dealt with anxiety, primarily social, since I was a teenager. Only recently have impatience and bursts of anger been symptoms of my anxiety, to the point that I didn’t recognize them as such until I mentioned it in a check up and my doctor pointed it out. Whoops. My spouse is amazing at dealing with my anxiety but neither of us recognized his own disorder until it got so bad he was throwing up before work more mornings than not - we thought it was a symptom of his GI issues and that his panic attacks were just normal stress. His anxiety turned out to be a symptom of untreated ADHD and having that diagnosed and starting treatment was a huge turning point for our relationship.7 -
8/1 rest
8/2 9miles
8/3 4.22miles
8/4 13.1miles
8/5 rest
8/6 8.5miles
8/7 4miles (treadmill)
8/8 4miles
4 miles - not too bad. 80 and sunny, but I think the humidity was a touch lower than it has been. Still high, but I finished without dying
3/18/2018 Shamrock half marathon
3/24/2018 Don't Sit on Colon Cancer 5K
5/28/2018 Run to Remember 5K
10/7/2018 Crawlin Crab half marathon
10/13/2018 Joggin for Frogmen 5K
11/18/2018 Norfolk Harbor half marathon6 -
LaDispute57 wrote: »RunsOnEspresso wrote: »
Lol... when I was in law school (Marquette University), people always asked what I wanted to do and I would always say, "Quit the law." I hated it and could not stand hanging around lawyers. But I also said I would never, ever do family law or criminal defense, which turned out to be the only two things I have ever done... lol.
I've worked in both those areas (not an attorney).MegaMooseEsq wrote: »RunsOnEspresso wrote: »eponine1984 wrote: »8/1-8/7 = 7.25/20 mi
8/8 - walk
I’m not a morning person in general and after all my health issues, my husband has been taking care of the baby so I can sleep in/catch up on sleep since I generally don’t sleep well. Today, I got up early (for me) and went on a long walk with husband and baby. 3.25 miles in the heat and humidity of the early morning and I’m glad we got it done.
Regarding the spouse question: as the crazy one in my marriage, I’m usually the one making unreasonable requests. It’s very much usually not about running/hockey/whatever. In my personal experience it has a lot to do with my own anxiety/depression and how I associate things and a dash of lack of communication. “I thought you knew I needed you but you did x instead so now I hate when you do x.” Time, communication, and the fact that my husband is an absolute saint, all help. But we’ve only been married less than 3 years, so we’re not quite ready to go pro yet, might spend a bit more time in the minor league.
Oh yah, anxiety rears it's ugly head in weird ways. I read an article a few times about hidden ways anxiety comes out and I do almost all of them. I try to not do them but it's so ingrained I just do it. I need to be more self aware.
PS Yay hockey! I don't play, just watch. LOL
And the ways that an anxiety disorder can manafest over time can change as well. I’ve dealt with anxiety, primarily social, since I was a teenager. Only recently have impatience and bursts of anger been symptoms of my anxiety, to the point that I didn’t recognize them as such until I mentioned it in a check up and my doctor pointed it out. Whoops. My spouse is amazing at dealing with my anxiety but neither of us recognized his own disorder until it got so bad he was throwing up before work more mornings than not - we thought it was a symptom of his GI issues and that his panic attacks were just normal stress. His anxiety turned out to be a symptom of untreated ADHD and having that diagnosed and starting treatment was a huge turning point for our relationship.
Yah I realized my snapping/anger is a symptom for me.3 -
AlphaHowls wrote: »
New Balance Women's W1340 Optimum Control Running Shoe,Purple/Silver,9.5 B US
Those are my shoes. I probably have over ten pair laying around. The pair for running is only for running, there is a retired running pair that I can use if the others happen to get wet, otherwise no rotation. Same pair for running until retired. This current running pair has about 1000 miles now. I used to not let that happen, but I do not feel anything from them yet. The pair I have retired over winter, is my daily pair and I have a pair before that that I use in the yard.
I am grateful to see that I am not the only person that runs four digit miles in one pair with no rotation. I used to worry about mileage but it always felt like I was throwing away money, so I stopped. Now I run until the shoes fail, then I buy a new pair.
The shoes I am in now are rated for 300 miles and I am approaching 4 times that. That is a lot of money wasted if I had changed them out every 300.
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LaDispute57 wrote: »Lol... when I was in law school (Marquette University), people always asked what I wanted to do and I would always say, "Quit the law." I hated it and could not stand hanging around lawyers. But I also said I would never, ever do family law or criminal defense, which turned out to be the only two things I have ever done... lol.
This made me chuckle. Brad was a lawyer and his BIL is as well. We were out to dinner once right after I had started back to school and I mentioned that I was thinking about law school. They both enjoy, or enjoyed, their careers but related law school to systematic torture. Of course being who I am, I listened and decided to still give it a go once I'm done with my bachelor's.2 -
PastorVincent wrote: »AlphaHowls wrote: »
New Balance Women's W1340 Optimum Control Running Shoe,Purple/Silver,9.5 B US
Those are my shoes. I probably have over ten pair laying around. The pair for running is only for running, there is a retired running pair that I can use if the others happen to get wet, otherwise no rotation. Same pair for running until retired. This current running pair has about 1000 miles now. I used to not let that happen, but I do not feel anything from them yet. The pair I have retired over winter, is my daily pair and I have a pair before that that I use in the yard.
I am grateful to see that I am not the only person that runs four digit miles in one pair with no rotation. I used to worry about mileage but it always felt like I was throwing away money, so I stopped. Now I run until the shoes fail, then I buy a new pair.
The shoes I am in now are rated for 300 miles and I am approaching 4 times that. That is a lot of money wasted if I had changed them out every 300.
I wish I could get that many miles out of a pair, unfortunately d/t size(mine, not the shoes), the support always seems to break down at about 200-250 miles, knees and ankles start hurting and lower back starts tightening up. That is how I know it is time to nab new shoes.
ETA: 5 years ago at a lower weight I could go much farther with just a single pair so I am well aware that as the weight comes off my shoes will last longer.
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My girlfriend and I ate at an Indian cuisine restaurant on Saturday. I am up in weight by 5 pounds. Is there a lot of salt in restaurant food? It's very discouraging to eat out as it is always detrimental to my goal of losing weight. Does anyone else feel that way?
Yes. Restaurant food is loaded with sodium and extra fat. I cringe when I watch Food Network or Travel Channel food shows - they add so much salt and oils or butters when they cook! At least way more than I would ever add when I cook. I guess that's why theirs taste so much better than mine - lol.
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I'm in a bit of a different boat... I'm the one that struggles and can be bitter. He is in the military. It means long hours when he's home, numerous training trips every year, and regular deployments. While I don't like the deployments and trips, it's the long hours when he's home that bothers me. Not just long hours, but even at home he's constantly "working". Either stressed about work or on the phone texting with teammates. I rarely will eat dinner with him anymore because he spends dinner texting. He's never "off".
I keep telling myself it's just a season of life and eventually the tides will turn and it will get better (I just hope we still remember why we like each other in the first place). In the meantime, I run so that I don't go insane taking care of everything by myself. At least he's supportive of my running. It doesn't really affect him because I have to arrange my schedule around his. If it's convenient for him, he will come to my races so that's nice.
Sorry to be such a downer! I'm generally a really positive person in real life
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August 1 - 20 km run
August 2 - 9 km run
August 3 - rest day
August 4 - 16 km Harriers trail run/13 km water girl for football
August 5 - 15 km Harriers trail run
August 6 - 15 km run
August 7 - 14 km run
August 8 - 10 km run
Total distance 112 km - goal 350 km.5
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