August 2018 Running Challenge
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@zdyb23456 - I had to laugh at this! I run into the boys cross country team frequently on the paved trail I run. Typically at one of the drinking fountains. They are always so polite and let me get in to get a drink so I don't have to wait for them (and visiting with Hobbes the Vizsla). I am pretty sure they are wondering what the heck grandma is doing out running!
I ran to the high school track and did my strides on the track. I love it there! The track is so springy! The cross country team showed up to warm up on the track when I got there - such youngsters! To be that young again... they probably thought I was older than the hills - lol
@mobycarp - my doc has recommended waiting a bit longer on the shingles vaccine. It is good to know your experience though so I will know what to expect!
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@Avidkeo I've never had to rehab acute ptt while running--I just know that the right shoes keep the pains away and the wrong shoes give me all the warning signs. For me, I stopped being symptomatic as I lost weight and started doing leg weight training at the gym. (Which reminds me that I need to get back to weights...I've been trying to re-establish my running routine and haven't done any lifting at all). ETA: I've had other tendon issues while running and just in general. Lots of them, since I guess I'm just made that way. After a short period of rest/anti-inflammatories, I normally go back to using the limb gently and stop if I move out of "discomfort" into "pain."
@shanaber and @zdyb23456 The local high school CC teams all run at my lake trail from late July until November. This morning I just had to laugh because a big group of the younger ones (probably 9th graders from the looks of them) just *stopped* in the middle of the trail since they had run the distance the coach wanted. I'm all like "hey guys, excuse me...I know you're going to pass me in two seconds here, but I'd really like to keep moving!" and got a few to scooch out of the way. But normally, yes, they're very polite and sweet; they say "good morning, ma'am" and thank me when I hop to the side so they can barrel through like the beautiful wild herd of wildebeests they are, lol!5 -
This morning was a cool 75F, with a dew point of 72F, so it was humid but cool. Also, I knew rain was on the way, and sure enough by about mile 3 the heavens opened and it poured down. It. Was. Awesome. The rain eased up a little but stayed until about mile 8, at which point it finally stopped enough for me to start drying out, only to return as a light shower in the final couple of miles. Overall, a good run.
01 - 15.66
02 - 14.15
03 - 21.05
05 - 5.75
06 - 15.62
07 - 14.41
08 - 15.62
09 - 14.45
10 - 26.39
13 - 15.64
Total: 158.74 / 250 miles
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5BeautifulDays wrote: »...they can barrel through like the beautiful wild herd of wildebeests they are, lol!
Ha, this is a good description of the cross country teams I run into on the trails as well. They are not always so polite, they tend to ignore us completely like we don't exist. A couple of the women I run with got kind of pushed off the trail by a group of them and complained to their coach when they saw him a little later - who turned out to be not THEIR coach (was coaching a different group) but the actual dad of one of the kids in the group. He was highly apologetic and I bet that kid and his team got quite a lecture.
Date :::: Miles :::: Cumulative
08/01/18 :::: 6.3 :::: 6.3
08/02/18 :::: 3.5 :::: 9.9
08/03/18 :::: 0.0 :::: 9.9
08/04/18 :::: 14.3 :::: 24.2
08/05/18 :::: 5.2 :::: 29.4
08/06/18 :::: 3.8 :::: 33.2
08/07/18 :::: 5.0 :::: 38.2
08/08/18 :::: 6.1 :::: 44.3
08/09/18 :::: 14.2 :::: 58.4
08/10/18 :::: 0.0 :::: 58.4
08/11/18 :::: 5.2 :::: 63.6
08/12/18 :::: 4.1 :::: 67.7
08/13/18 :::: 4.1 :::: 71.8
Treadmill miles today - it was raining and I had my strength training after so didn't want to get soaked. I slowed the pace a bit from what I would normally do and it seemed to take forever to get to 4 miles. During my strength class we did wall sits, including 1 leg raised at a time and now my quads are going to be feeling that.
@BruinsGal_91 - I am super disappointed that my trip to Boston for work in September is (most likely) cancelled. I was really looking forward to adding on that weekend for fun and running there. I'm going to have to find something to replace that or still just go for the weekend if I can swing it, because running in a different place was something to really look forward to in getting through one of my longest runs. I'm not done pouting about it, but I'll have to regroup for a new plan.
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8/1: 1.19
8/3: 4.07
8/4: 5
8/5: 6.04
8/9: 2.9
8/11: 17
8/12: 3
8/13: 4.5
Total: 44.1/100
9/30 Wineglass Marathon
It was hot and humid tonight. However, I found an interesting podcast from This American Life, so it went by fairly quickly.4 -
I came across these shirts. The bear one seemed fitting for this months conversation. https://www.runnersworld.com/gear/g19862478/runners-world-merchandise/?utm_content=2018-08-13&utm_campaign=Rundown&utm_source=runnersworld.com&utm_medium=newsletter&smartcode=YN_0001639323_0001677081&sha1hashlower=3c7e4986ae62c248b07f5bde1004addd96260ef5&md5hash=4cdf9cc8e5c9f458e6dd85cebb2ba013
I got my Aftershockz trekz mini in the mail today. Will test them out tomorrow. Bluetooth connection sounded like it was in my ears, not outside on cheek bones.5 -
@marisap2010 I love This American Life. I find Ira's voice so soothing.
@RunsOnEspresso those are great! They need a Will Run for Whiskey t-shirt!2 -
Tough run tonight as it was 91F when I started and little to no breeze, but made it through the 4 miles that were planned. Husband and I drove the mile over to the trail as I figured it might be a little cooler on the trail vs. running on the asphalt. Glad we decided to do that as I got to run on a different part of the trail that I hadn’t been on in a while and it was pretty with the leaves and shade.
8/1 - 0
8/2 - 3 miles
8/3 - rest
8/4 - 4 miles
8/5 - 8/10 - 0
8/11 - 5k Race
8/12 - rest
8/13 - 4 miles
Total 14 miles/goal 45 miles6 -
@marisap2010 I love This American Life. I find Ira's voice so soothing.
@RunsOnEspresso those are great! They need a Will Run for Whiskey t-shirt!
I need a vodka or margarita one!1 -
Just spent an hour with an evil Thai woman. So much pain but so worth it. Looking forward to next week and hopefully the end of my niggles.
Running challenge
1 August: Yoga
2 August: 18.43 at 6:10 pace
3 August: Rest
4 August: Rest (fly to Fiji)
5 August: Rest
6 August: 5.2km
7 August: 5.2km
8 August: 5.2km
9 August: 5.2km
10 August: 5.2km
11 August: Rest (fly home)
12 August: Rest (plus about 4 hours of gardening and lawn mowing)
13 August: Yoga
14 August: 6km followed by massage
50.43 of 120km for August10 -
August goal: 25 miles
8/1 3
8/2 2.6
8/3 0
8/4 3.5
8/5 0
8/6 0
8/7 2.5
8/8 0
8/9 0
8/10 0
8/11 0
8/12 2.5
8/13 2.0
Month to date: 16.1 / 256 -
0814-10k, total-31.1k, goal-80.5k
Picked up a new training plan a week ago that has me running 4 times a week. This morning was 58 minutes of easy pace, a bunch of striders and a five minute cooldown. That got me to 9.7km so OCD kicked in and I had to make 10. It was 26 degrees and humidity was 82% so yeah... summer is not over yet.
@RunsOnEspresso I need one of those I don't need to outrun the bear t-shirts. But printing it on the back of the shirt would be more effective, no?
Upcoming races:
20181027 Mogan Ultra 30k
20181118 Shanghai Marathon (maybe)9 -
Felt good to run today. I didn't do anything crazy like blast up (or down!) any hills, but so far nothing hurts
Saw the insides of a cassette tape all over the road - I didn't know any of those were still around.
Upcoming races:
August 18 Chmielakowy Half Marathon (Krasnystaw)
August 26 Kolbudy 10k, Bąkowo (Kashubia)10 -
Aug 01 – 10 km
Aug 02 – 06 km
Aug 04 – 05 km parkrun 28:22
Aug 06 – 21 km
Aug 08 – 10 km
Aug 11 – 21 km
Aug 12 – 08 km
Aug 14 – 08.5 km
Total – 91 km (56.5 miles)
Goal – a 30 km run
Tried to do a 1 mile PB today but failed.
A) My workout didn't transfer to my watch, so I had no prompts for when to stop;
B ) I had a vague attack and couldn't work out how to look at the lap distance;
C) It's hard to read your watch when you're running fast;
D) One mile fast is LOOOOONG!!!
LOL
Also, all my stuff on my tech is in kms, so nothing is telling me how fast my mile actually was.
I did do my second fastest time on the fastest segment in town, so that's something!13 -
7km long run for me this morning and although I'd been looking forward to it, while it was happening it was actually pretty tough! The seafront was nice and flat as expected, sadly it's August in southern Spain so it was also full of those annoying slow moving mobile obstacles otherwise know as tourists who decide it's a good idea to go out for a nice walk at 8am while they're on holiday, plus there was no shade and oh boy was it hot already. By kilometre two I was dripping, glad I decided I should take an ISO drink with me even though I hate carrying a bottle. I'm still battling to make myself slow down so the last 3 kilometres or so were hard work but I forced myself to keep running all the way through. I guess once real training kicks in and my long runs become real long runs and on race day I will probably have to take the odd walk break but I still feel like that's cheating atm.
2/8: 5km
3/8: 5km
5/8: 4.5km
7/8: 6.5km
9/8: 5km
10/8: 4.5km
12/8: 5km
14/8: 7km
August goal: 97km, completed: 42.5km9 -
I'm currently experimenting with the music. When I use a 150-170 BpM playlist, I feel that I'm a bit faster but I'm not. Today, I was using a playlist which didn't contain any "runnable" songs and kept my own pace and I was roughly 10s faster per Km. That was very surprising. I'll keep experimenting and maybe even try listening to audio books instead. I have so many in my library and hate listening to them on my regular days. (I prefer reading myself). And if I don't need a beat, that might be an option as well. Although I think the music is still pushing even without providing a runnable beat.
August '18
Goal = 60Km / Achieved so far = 22,2 (really need to aim for more runs again but I probably don't make it anyway)
1. 3,4 Km
5. 4.18 Km
9. 4,1 Km
11. 6.3Km
14. 4,2 Km
Possible race(s)
9.9. 5k Women's run (registered)
23.9. 3K Venus' run7 -
I'm currently experimenting with the music. When I use a 150-170 BpM playlist, I feel that I'm a bit faster but I'm not. Today, I was using a playlist which didn't contain any "runnable" songs and kept my own pace and I was roughly 10s faster per Km. That was very surprising. I'll keep experimenting and maybe even try listening to audio books instead. I have so many in my library and hate listening to them on my regular days. (I prefer reading myself). And if I don't need a beat, that might be an option as well. Although I think the music is still pushing even without providing a runnable beat.
Ever since I hit and then surpassed the magical 180bpm cadence, I haven't been able to run with any music at all. A few days ago I tried it again with a metronome because I felt like my cadence has fallen slightly under. Nope, couldn't run to it at all.
I tried audiobooks, which mostly proved to be pretty good company. Then I made the decision to listen to Murakami Haruki's 1Q84 during a long, hot, very boring marathon. When I started getting tired at 25km, the female lead was lying on the floor with an evil cult leader talking. By the time I was grinding out 40km, they were still lying there talking. That's not a book I'm going to be re-reading.
(Oh and there is no moral to this story. I just really wanted to talk.)18 -
polskagirl01 wrote: »Well my regular running buddy is out of town and I don't really know the other girl who came and ran with us twice... so figured I'd let it up to her to call me if she wants to run. She must really want to, because she just called. That means I need to go to bed NOW so I can get up early. I did do some housework today, and the quad feels great, so hopefully will be okay running slowly with her and then I'll decide if I want to go further.
Oh and to answer the previous question that I never got around to about if running ever gets easier:
I've been running over 2 years now, and it did not start to get fun until sometime during the third month. It's not always fun now, and the first 15-30 minutes are frequently harder, but I do have a lot of great moments running. I recommend committing to sticking with it at LEAST the whole way through an 8-week C25K-type program, before someone decides they really hate running. And by then you might be addicted enough to keep running, even if you still hate it.
I'm in week 8 now and still don't enjoy it. But I decided to continue until September when my first 5K is scheduled. Just to finish this chapter. It's super fascinating to see the progress and how far I've come in this few weeks but I still don't like it much. So I will re-evaluate it in September, although I hope that I can manage to continue because I think it's a good thing to do. But there will be a reality check anyway when it's going to be dark and wet in the mornings. I can handle some drizzle but full-blown autumn or even winter... not sure about that yet
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Ever since I hit and then surpassed the magical 180bpm cadence, I haven't been able to run with any music at all. A few days ago I tried it again with a metronome because I felt like my cadence has fallen slightly under. Nope, couldn't run to it at all.
I tried audiobooks, which mostly proved to be pretty good company. Then I made the decision to listen to Murakami Haruki's 1Q84 during a long, hot, very boring marathon. When I started getting tired at 25km, the female lead was lying on the floor with an evil cult leader talking. By the time I was grinding out 40km, they were still lying there talking. That's not a book I'm going to be re-reading.
(Oh and there is no moral to this story. I just really wanted to talk.)
Haha, that is exactly one of the books I still have in my audible library.
I'm currently somewhere between 168 and 173, which is manageable with music. I just recently learned that the goal is that high. I always thought it's only me, because I'm a gnome with extra short legs, so I naturally have a very high cadence, compared to most other people.
So still with the audiobooks then? Other than 1Q84 that is
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Ever since I hit and then surpassed the magical 180bpm cadence, I haven't been able to run with any music at all. A few days ago I tried it again with a metronome because I felt like my cadence has fallen slightly under. Nope, couldn't run to it at all.
I tried audiobooks, which mostly proved to be pretty good company. Then I made the decision to listen to Murakami Haruki's 1Q84 during a long, hot, very boring marathon. When I started getting tired at 25km, the female lead was lying on the floor with an evil cult leader talking. By the time I was grinding out 40km, they were still lying there talking. That's not a book I'm going to be re-reading.
(Oh and there is no moral to this story. I just really wanted to talk.)
Haha, that is exactly one of the books I still have in my audible library.
I'm currently somewhere between 168 and 173, which is manageable with music. I just recently learned that the goal is that high. I always thought it's only me, because I'm a gnome with extra short legs, so I naturally have a very high cadence, compared to most other people.
So still with the audiobooks then? Other than 1Q84 that is
Listened to Japanese talk show radio for a while, I understand just enough for it to go right over my head
I find myself going back to Harry Potter and Sherlock Holmes a lot (British accents please!). What I talk about when I talk about running, if I need some extra inspiration. Poetry is sometimes good - Walt Whitman and long hilly runs go pretty well together.
I can't really listen to mystery or sci-fi when running, I get too caught up in the "what the kitten happens next?!" and always want to cut the run short to go home and read the book.4 -
7 miles this morning. Rained the entire run. Road was slippery, felt like running in sand. Pace was :30/mi slower than marathon pace. Earbuds stopped working after mile 1. But it was a pretty good run, relatively speaking for the middle of August. I know people say running without music allows you to hear nature, the environment, and your body. But I hate hearing myself breath and my feet slapping the ground. To each his own I guess.
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Ever since I hit and then surpassed the magical 180bpm cadence, I haven't been able to run with any music at all. A few days ago I tried it again with a metronome because I felt like my cadence has fallen slightly under. Nope, couldn't run to it at all.
I tried audiobooks, which mostly proved to be pretty good company. Then I made the decision to listen to Murakami Haruki's 1Q84 during a long, hot, very boring marathon. When I started getting tired at 25km, the female lead was lying on the floor with an evil cult leader talking. By the time I was grinding out 40km, they were still lying there talking. That's not a book I'm going to be re-reading.
(Oh and there is no moral to this story. I just really wanted to talk.)
Haha, that is exactly one of the books I still have in my audible library.
I'm currently somewhere between 168 and 173, which is manageable with music. I just recently learned that the goal is that high. I always thought it's only me, because I'm a gnome with extra short legs, so I naturally have a very high cadence, compared to most other people.
So still with the audiobooks then? Other than 1Q84 that is
Listened to Japanese talk show radio for a while, I understand just enough for it to go right over my head
I find myself going back to Harry Potter and Sherlock Holmes a lot (British accents please!). What I talk about when I talk about running, if I need some extra inspiration. Poetry is sometimes good - Walt Whitman and long hilly runs go pretty well together.
I can't really listen to mystery or sci-fi when running, I get too caught up in the "what the kitten happens next?!" and always want to cut the run short to go home and read the book.
Aubie books are ALL I listen to while I run, mostly SciFi and Fantasy. I find the "What happens next??" actually helps keep me out running so I can hear more.
"I really don't feel like running, but I GOTTA KNOW Vin find the Well? And is Ham alright??" heh.4 -
PastorVincent wrote: »Ever since I hit and then surpassed the magical 180bpm cadence, I haven't been able to run with any music at all. A few days ago I tried it again with a metronome because I felt like my cadence has fallen slightly under. Nope, couldn't run to it at all.
I tried audiobooks, which mostly proved to be pretty good company. Then I made the decision to listen to Murakami Haruki's 1Q84 during a long, hot, very boring marathon. When I started getting tired at 25km, the female lead was lying on the floor with an evil cult leader talking. By the time I was grinding out 40km, they were still lying there talking. That's not a book I'm going to be re-reading.
(Oh and there is no moral to this story. I just really wanted to talk.)
Haha, that is exactly one of the books I still have in my audible library.
I'm currently somewhere between 168 and 173, which is manageable with music. I just recently learned that the goal is that high. I always thought it's only me, because I'm a gnome with extra short legs, so I naturally have a very high cadence, compared to most other people.
So still with the audiobooks then? Other than 1Q84 that is
Listened to Japanese talk show radio for a while, I understand just enough for it to go right over my head
I find myself going back to Harry Potter and Sherlock Holmes a lot (British accents please!). What I talk about when I talk about running, if I need some extra inspiration. Poetry is sometimes good - Walt Whitman and long hilly runs go pretty well together.
I can't really listen to mystery or sci-fi when running, I get too caught up in the "what the kitten happens next?!" and always want to cut the run short to go home and read the book.
Aubie books are ALL I listen to while I run, mostly SciFi and Fantasy. I find the "What happens next??" actually helps keep me out running so I can hear more.
"I really don't feel like running, but I GOTTA KNOW Vin find the Well? And is Ham alright??" heh.
That's exactly why I got hooked on Zombie Run! It combines the music that makes me want to run with a storyline that's just enough to keep me interested and make me want to keep going or head out in the first place without taking over my entire mind.4 -
PastorVincent wrote: »Ever since I hit and then surpassed the magical 180bpm cadence, I haven't been able to run with any music at all. A few days ago I tried it again with a metronome because I felt like my cadence has fallen slightly under. Nope, couldn't run to it at all.
I tried audiobooks, which mostly proved to be pretty good company. Then I made the decision to listen to Murakami Haruki's 1Q84 during a long, hot, very boring marathon. When I started getting tired at 25km, the female lead was lying on the floor with an evil cult leader talking. By the time I was grinding out 40km, they were still lying there talking. That's not a book I'm going to be re-reading.
(Oh and there is no moral to this story. I just really wanted to talk.)
Haha, that is exactly one of the books I still have in my audible library.
I'm currently somewhere between 168 and 173, which is manageable with music. I just recently learned that the goal is that high. I always thought it's only me, because I'm a gnome with extra short legs, so I naturally have a very high cadence, compared to most other people.
So still with the audiobooks then? Other than 1Q84 that is
Listened to Japanese talk show radio for a while, I understand just enough for it to go right over my head
I find myself going back to Harry Potter and Sherlock Holmes a lot (British accents please!). What I talk about when I talk about running, if I need some extra inspiration. Poetry is sometimes good - Walt Whitman and long hilly runs go pretty well together.
I can't really listen to mystery or sci-fi when running, I get too caught up in the "what the kitten happens next?!" and always want to cut the run short to go home and read the book.
Aubie books are ALL I listen to while I run, mostly SciFi and Fantasy. I find the "What happens next??" actually helps keep me out running so I can hear more.
"I really don't feel like running, but I GOTTA KNOW Vin find the Well? And is Ham alright??" heh.
I began listening to audio books and I find they are very good for long or easy runs but speed work and intervals don't mesh well for me. 8 easy miles listening to a book on mindfulness for me today.
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PastorVincent wrote: »Ever since I hit and then surpassed the magical 180bpm cadence, I haven't been able to run with any music at all. A few days ago I tried it again with a metronome because I felt like my cadence has fallen slightly under. Nope, couldn't run to it at all.
I tried audiobooks, which mostly proved to be pretty good company. Then I made the decision to listen to Murakami Haruki's 1Q84 during a long, hot, very boring marathon. When I started getting tired at 25km, the female lead was lying on the floor with an evil cult leader talking. By the time I was grinding out 40km, they were still lying there talking. That's not a book I'm going to be re-reading.
(Oh and there is no moral to this story. I just really wanted to talk.)
Haha, that is exactly one of the books I still have in my audible library.
I'm currently somewhere between 168 and 173, which is manageable with music. I just recently learned that the goal is that high. I always thought it's only me, because I'm a gnome with extra short legs, so I naturally have a very high cadence, compared to most other people.
So still with the audiobooks then? Other than 1Q84 that is
Listened to Japanese talk show radio for a while, I understand just enough for it to go right over my head
I find myself going back to Harry Potter and Sherlock Holmes a lot (British accents please!). What I talk about when I talk about running, if I need some extra inspiration. Poetry is sometimes good - Walt Whitman and long hilly runs go pretty well together.
I can't really listen to mystery or sci-fi when running, I get too caught up in the "what the kitten happens next?!" and always want to cut the run short to go home and read the book.
Aubie books are ALL I listen to while I run, mostly SciFi and Fantasy. I find the "What happens next??" actually helps keep me out running so I can hear more.
"I really don't feel like running, but I GOTTA KNOW Vin find the Well? And is Ham alright??" heh.
High five for the Sanderson reference!5 -
8/1 = 15 miles
8/2 = 10.5 miles
8/3 = yoga flow class
8/4 = rest day
8/5 = 10.5 miles
8/6 = 3 miles & 30 minutes kettlebells
8/7 = 14 miles
8/8 = yoga flow class
8/9 = 10 miles
8/10 = 4 miles & 30 minutes kettlebells
8/11 = rest day
8/12 = 13 miles
8/13 = 3 miles
8/14 = 6 miles
August goal miles = 175 / 92 miles-to-date
Upcoming Races:
10/27 = Hill Country Halloween Half Marathon
1/26/19 = Miami Tropical 5K
1/27/19 = Miami Marathon6 -
MegaMooseEsq wrote: »PastorVincent wrote: »Ever since I hit and then surpassed the magical 180bpm cadence, I haven't been able to run with any music at all. A few days ago I tried it again with a metronome because I felt like my cadence has fallen slightly under. Nope, couldn't run to it at all.
I tried audiobooks, which mostly proved to be pretty good company. Then I made the decision to listen to Murakami Haruki's 1Q84 during a long, hot, very boring marathon. When I started getting tired at 25km, the female lead was lying on the floor with an evil cult leader talking. By the time I was grinding out 40km, they were still lying there talking. That's not a book I'm going to be re-reading.
(Oh and there is no moral to this story. I just really wanted to talk.)
Haha, that is exactly one of the books I still have in my audible library.
I'm currently somewhere between 168 and 173, which is manageable with music. I just recently learned that the goal is that high. I always thought it's only me, because I'm a gnome with extra short legs, so I naturally have a very high cadence, compared to most other people.
So still with the audiobooks then? Other than 1Q84 that is
Listened to Japanese talk show radio for a while, I understand just enough for it to go right over my head
I find myself going back to Harry Potter and Sherlock Holmes a lot (British accents please!). What I talk about when I talk about running, if I need some extra inspiration. Poetry is sometimes good - Walt Whitman and long hilly runs go pretty well together.
I can't really listen to mystery or sci-fi when running, I get too caught up in the "what the kitten happens next?!" and always want to cut the run short to go home and read the book.
Aubie books are ALL I listen to while I run, mostly SciFi and Fantasy. I find the "What happens next??" actually helps keep me out running so I can hear more.
"I really don't feel like running, but I GOTTA KNOW Vin find the Well? And is Ham alright??" heh.
High five for the Sanderson reference!
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I'm currently experimenting with the music. When I use a 150-170 BpM playlist, I feel that I'm a bit faster but I'm not. Today, I was using a playlist which didn't contain any "runnable" songs and kept my own pace and I was roughly 10s faster per Km. That was very surprising. I'll keep experimenting and maybe even try listening to audio books instead. I have so many in my library and hate listening to them on my regular days. (I prefer reading myself). And if I don't need a beat, that might be an option as well. Although I think the music is still pushing even without providing a runnable beat.
Ever since I hit and then surpassed the magical 180bpm cadence, I haven't been able to run with any music at all. A few days ago I tried it again with a metronome because I felt like my cadence has fallen slightly under. Nope, couldn't run to it at all.
I tried audiobooks, which mostly proved to be pretty good company. Then I made the decision to listen to Murakami Haruki's 1Q84 during a long, hot, very boring marathon. When I started getting tired at 25km, the female lead was lying on the floor with an evil cult leader talking. By the time I was grinding out 40km, they were still lying there talking. That's not a book I'm going to be re-reading.
(Oh and there is no moral to this story. I just really wanted to talk.)
I read that book. Took me almost an entire month to finish it.0 -
polskagirl01 wrote: »Well my regular running buddy is out of town and I don't really know the other girl who came and ran with us twice... so figured I'd let it up to her to call me if she wants to run. She must really want to, because she just called. That means I need to go to bed NOW so I can get up early. I did do some housework today, and the quad feels great, so hopefully will be okay running slowly with her and then I'll decide if I want to go further.
Oh and to answer the previous question that I never got around to about if running ever gets easier:
I've been running over 2 years now, and it did not start to get fun until sometime during the third month. It's not always fun now, and the first 15-30 minutes are frequently harder, but I do have a lot of great moments running. I recommend committing to sticking with it at LEAST the whole way through an 8-week C25K-type program, before someone decides they really hate running. And by then you might be addicted enough to keep running, even if you still hate it.
I'm in week 8 now and still don't enjoy it. But I decided to continue until September when my first 5K is scheduled. Just to finish this chapter. It's super fascinating to see the progress and how far I've come in this few weeks but I still don't like it much. So I will re-evaluate it in September, although I hope that I can manage to continue because I think it's a good thing to do. But there will be a reality check anyway when it's going to be dark and wet in the mornings. I can handle some drizzle but full-blown autumn or even winter... not sure about that yet
I was surprised to find that running in winter was a fun challenge for me. As far as fall is concerned, fall is great for running. Ordinary people say, "Fifty degrees (Fahrenheit) and light rain, bleh," while runners say, "Yay it's perfect running weather!"
We could not manage to run in glare ice, or temps well below zero, but managed everything else.
Summer, on the other hand, I am not into at all.5 -
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
8/9: 5 miles
8/12: 8 miles
8/14: 5 miles
42.9/75 miles
I had a tough 5 miles this morning. It was only 72F, but the humidity was 98% and the dewpoint 71. The air felt so thick and I could feel the moisture in the air. It is hard to believe that 72F can be so unpleasant. I tripped on a crack in the sidewalk and almost fell, but I was able to catch my balance and not hit the ground. It's funny though because even though it was a tough run, I loved it and I felt so good when I was done. And I felt pretty good while I was running too.
RE: Music. I like to listen to music when I run. Sometimes I tune it out and I will realize that I haven't even heard certain songs on my playlist, but sometimes when I need the motivation to run faster a good song really helps. I haven't tried audio books or podcasts. I do play Zombie's Run sometimes and I like the combo of music plus the story.
2018 races:
5/19/18: Run for 57th AHC Half Marathon - 2:43:59.7. - 2nd place AG
11/10/18: Wags & Whiskers 5K5
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