March 2019 Monthly Running Challenge

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  • 7lenny7
    7lenny7 Posts: 3,498 Member
    edited March 2019
    shanaber wrote: »
    Question for the group - What is the difference between Strides and Sprints?

    @shanaber I was going to post my thoughts on it, but decided to see what Google had to say. I found this, which happened to agree with how I think about it. The difference to me is subtle, but I think of sprints as going all out, where as strides are about 90% of all out. Neither should be done for very long and in both cases I think it's important to concentrate on form. I never do sprints except for, perhaps, to finish a 5k. I need to do strides more often. I find that by doing strides on a regular basis, my "easy" pace becomes faster. Strides are also great for improving your running economy.

    zeesparrow wrote: »
    So... Sunday I didn't run cause of birthdays. I ran Monday instead, because the forecast called for 3+ inches of snow that night/the next morning. This morning, I planned to run my normal Tuesday morning run. I woke up to 2-3" of fresh snow... :confused: We had clear roads before this! :cry:

    Channeling @7lenny7 we geared up and headed out for what should have been a very easy run. 40 minutes and 2.78 miles later, I was pooped. Even my girl was tired when we got home. Got it done though!
    My pups: ~9 year old Jackson on the left and ~3 year old Kira on the right.
    rnbz0beurr15.jpg

    A lovely morning for a run. I stopped to take this picture, so the dogs were off to the side.
    68pnssvypgrk.jpg

    The forecast calls for mid-50's F by the weekend. Weird winter.

    @zeesparrow great job getting out there! That looks beautiful to me!
  • Scott6255
    Scott6255 Posts: 2,554 Member
    7lenny7 wrote: »
    shanaber wrote: »
    Question for the group - What is the difference between Strides and Sprints?

    @shanaber I was going to post my thoughts on it, but decided to see what Google had to say. I found this, which happened to agree with how I think about it. The difference to me is subtle, but I think of sprints as going all out, where as strides are about 90% of all out. Neither should be done for very long and in both cases I think it's important to concentrate on form. I never do sprints except for, perhaps, to finish a 5k. I need to do strides more often. I find that by doing strides on a regular basis, my "easy" pace becomes faster. Strides are also great for improving your running economy.

    In case you are like me and don't pay for runner's world subscription, that link for the article is blocked.
    I think a good summary of strides vs sprints can be summed up as follows:

    Sprints. A sprint means going all-out for as long as you can hold it. ...but not more than a couple hundred meters
    Strides. Strides involve accelerating over the course of about 100 meters, reaching the fastest pace you'll hit—anywhere from 5K pace to all-out—about two-thirds of the way into it.

  • PastorVincent
    PastorVincent Posts: 6,668 Member
    Scott6255 wrote: »
    7lenny7 wrote: »
    shanaber wrote: »
    Question for the group - What is the difference between Strides and Sprints?

    @shanaber I was going to post my thoughts on it, but decided to see what Google had to say. I found this, which happened to agree with how I think about it. The difference to me is subtle, but I think of sprints as going all out, where as strides are about 90% of all out. Neither should be done for very long and in both cases I think it's important to concentrate on form. I never do sprints except for, perhaps, to finish a 5k. I need to do strides more often. I find that by doing strides on a regular basis, my "easy" pace becomes faster. Strides are also great for improving your running economy.

    In case you are like me and don't pay for runner's world subscription, that link for the article is blocked.
    I think a good summary of strides vs sprints can be summed up as follows:

    Sprints. A sprint means going all-out for as long as you can hold it. ...but not more than a couple hundred meters
    Strides. Strides involve accelerating over the course of about 100 meters, reaching the fastest pace you'll hit—anywhere from 5K pace to all-out—about two-thirds of the way into it.

    Odd loads fine for me. But thanks for the summary :) Probably blocked for some others too at a guess.
  • 7lenny7
    7lenny7 Posts: 3,498 Member
    edited March 2019
    Scott6255 wrote: »
    7lenny7 wrote: »
    shanaber wrote: »
    Question for the group - What is the difference between Strides and Sprints?

    @shanaber I was going to post my thoughts on it, but decided to see what Google had to say. I found this, which happened to agree with how I think about it. The difference to me is subtle, but I think of sprints as going all out, where as strides are about 90% of all out. Neither should be done for very long and in both cases I think it's important to concentrate on form. I never do sprints except for, perhaps, to finish a 5k. I need to do strides more often. I find that by doing strides on a regular basis, my "easy" pace becomes faster. Strides are also great for improving your running economy.

    In case you are like me and don't pay for runner's world subscription, that link for the article is blocked.
    I think a good summary of strides vs sprints can be summed up as follows:

    Sprints. A sprint means going all-out for as long as you can hold it. ...but not more than a couple hundred meters
    Strides. Strides involve accelerating over the course of about 100 meters, reaching the fastest pace you'll hit—anywhere from 5K pace to all-out—about two-thirds of the way into it.

    I don't pay for it either but it loaded just fine. Here's what the article (written by Hal Higdon, btw) had to say:
    Sprints

    A sprint means going all-out for as long as you can hold it. Olympian and coach Fred Wilt recommended that distance runners run sprints weekly to develop muscular strength. Limit your sprints to 50 to 150 meters: If you try to go much farther, you begin to train the ability to maintain speed rather than to increase it.

    Warm up with at least a mile of easy jogging. Then aim for six to 10 repetitions, recovering fully between each. On a track, sprint one straightaway, walk and then jog easily around the turn, and sprint the next straightaway. On a road or trail, choose two landmarks about 100 meters apart. Exact time and distance don’t matter: Focus on moving as swiftly and smoothly as you can.

    Strides

    Strides involve accelerating over the course of about 100 meters, reaching the fastest pace you’ll hit—anywhere from 5K pace to all-out—about two-thirds of the way into each. Strides ease stiffness from hard workouts and prepare you for more fast training. They can also help you warm up before a workout or race.

    After an easy mile or two, do eight to 10 strides on a flat, smooth surface. Ease into the first couple to work out kinks. As you progress, you can make the fastest portions faster, with the last stride or two building to a close-to-all-out pace. Walk for 30 seconds to a minute between each. If you’re doing strides as a warmup, do four to six and follow them with more easy jogging.

  • shanaber
    shanaber Posts: 6,423 Member
    Yes - I could read it too. Thanks guys for your responses though! I was over thinking it and this makes sense to me.
  • rheddmobile
    rheddmobile Posts: 6,840 Member
    shanaber wrote: »
    Question for the group - What is the difference between Strides and Sprints?

    Three different running articles define strides slightly differently, including one that says a stride is a specific type of sprint. I’m gonna say strides are easier to do than to explain. Basically a stride is about 30 seconds or 100m of lengthening, shifting gears, and gradually building to close to max speed, then coming back down again. The point is focusing on form and relaxing, getting your body used to what it feels like to run fast - strides should be short enough to not feel hard. Whereas to me a sprint is more focused on explosive drive and acceleration and is about increasing max speed and endurance. And we also usually work a couple of surges into our runs, which are longer periods of faster running.

    https://www.runnersworld.com/training/a20853468/sprints-strides-and-surges-can-make-you-faster/
    (Paywall sorry)
  • mbaker566
    mbaker566 Posts: 11,233 Member
    re: runners world. i think you get so many articles per month, which i think might be bypassed by clearing cache or cookies or w/e
  • quilteryoyo
    quilteryoyo Posts: 6,455 Member
    HonuNui wrote: »
    March Goal: Shut up and move
    Just noticed this goal. I love it! LOL

    @rheddmobile Hope your ankle is okay.

    @kristinegift Hope you knee feels better. The older I get the harder I find it to sit in the floor and THEN get up again. LOL

    @mbaker566 Hope you can get out of your funk. At least you recognize it, so that's a start.

    @zeesparrow Love your photos. That looks like a gorgeous place to run stroll. I'm not properly equipped to run in the snow, but I'd sure love to take a walk there.
  • Scott6255
    Scott6255 Posts: 2,554 Member
    mbaker566 wrote: »
    re: runners world. i think you get so many articles per month, which i think might be bypassed by clearing cache or cookies or w/e

    Thanks! I'll try that.
  • katharmonic
    katharmonic Posts: 5,720 Member
    edited March 2019
    @katharmonic I will sign up for a Spartan race beginning of July if my friend joins. I'm 98% sure he will - he did one last year and loved it. He's super fit and into any crazy training - like last year we went hiking in the mountains, and when we reached the summit I sat down to enjoy the view and eat a snack, and he started doing burpees instead "to celebrate". Unlike me, he would have no issue doing 120 burpees, and would probably think it's fun :mrgreen: The real question is the schedule - there's only a single race within reasonable driving distance, and we don't know yet if both of us have time that day.

    But if not the Spartan, I still decided to do some kind of obstacle race this year, so I will try to adapt my training to that goal. Today the pull-up station I ordered has arrived and is now gracing my living room with its presence :smiley:
    I was really impatient to try it out, but I first went for a run(*) and ate dinner before assembling it. It's more stable than I expected - the manual says not to do jumps on it, but I used a chair to get up to the bar and did 5 sets of 5 negative chin-ups. Hopefully the first step towards one day doing a real pull-up and then blazing across the monkey bars at a Spartan race, right?
    (* 7.3km run in really cold rain. Mentioning it here because it's the running challenge and not the push-pull-up challenge thread, so I feel like I should write something clearly running-related :wink: )

    edit to add: this is what my new toy looks like during/after assembly:
    dgiim5s7idtc.jpg

    @_nikkiwolf_ cool new toy! I'm glad to hear it seems stable. I wondered about that. I will have to get back to my pull-up goal as well - it kind of went to the wayside. I'm determined though! Monkey bars are easier than a pull-up so if you (we) can get that, it should all be a breeze :) The rope climb though...

    Glad you are going to do a Spartan or other obstacle race. I think you'll love it. Sounds like your friend will for sure. I don't know if I trust people who do burpees for fun. LOL.
  • PastorVincent
    PastorVincent Posts: 6,668 Member
    edited March 2019
    ate...........Run.......Walk.........Pushups
    03/01........00M.......3.5M........30
    03/02........20M.......0.0M........00
    03/03........00M.......0.0M........00 *injury*
    03/04........06M.......0.0M........00
    03/05........04M.......1.0M........00
    03/06........00M.......0.0M........25
    03/07........11M.......0.0M........00
    03/08........16M.......0.0M........00
    03/09........09M.......0.0M........00
    03/10........09M.......0.0M........00
    03/11........00M.......3.5M........00
    03/12........07M.......3.5M........00
    03/13........11M.......3.5M........4x10

    ---MTD: 15 miles walking, 84 miles running, and 0KM resting

    Upcoming Races
    Steel Challange 5k - May 2019
    Pittsburgh Marathon - May 2019
    Glacier Ridge 50k Trail Race - May 2019

    202? - Disney World Dopey! (if can raise funds)

    2019 GOAL: Knock a full hour off my 50k time at Glacier Ridge.
  • kgirlhart
    kgirlhart Posts: 5,158 Member
    Happy Birthday @amirahdaboss!
  • juliet3455
    juliet3455 Posts: 3,015 Member
    edited March 2019
    5km easy Wednesday night club run.
    On Saturday and Sunday we were at -20C today +8C.
    Lots of melting, streets and trails are a real dangerous mess, soft snow, smush, waterpuddles and slick ice hiding underneath all of it just waiting for an oblivious runner.
    Vehicles traveling down the streets are throwing up huge curtains of cold dirty water. So just a short easy jaunt along the paved Riverbank recreation trail. Had a Club meeting while running about our two events, Heritage run and Sprint Triathlon.

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    03/03 7.01 km - 7.00km -133.00km - YTD 88.29km
    03/06 6.15 km -13.15km -126.85km - YTD 94.44km
    03/09 11.06 km -24.21km -115.79km - YTD 105.50km
    03/10 5.15 km -29.36km -110.64km - YTD 110.65km
    03/13 5.00 km -34.36km -105.64km - YTD 115.65km
    ereck44 wrote: »
    Late to the party, but I am in for 40 miles this month. My last workout was February 14th prior to this week.
    I have been blah since the beginning of the year. I found out recently that there were 2 holes in our stove and may have gotten a little carbon monoxide in the house. Stove fixed and feeling better.
    @ereck44 Glad to have you back, hope you tested/replaced your CO detectors since they should have been screaming.
    A friend of mine in the local Fire Department recommends placing a detector below the level of your mattress, sofa and at the lowest point in your house to detect any CO that is slowly pooling.

    @kristinegift Yes keep the KT tape going - you are probably right about the pinched nerve and transferring the tension/stress point.
  • Avidkeo
    Avidkeo Posts: 3,204 Member
    Took my friend on her long run today - 18k - but I also had to run to her house and from it afterwards, so was nearer 20 for me! Beautiful day for it, but our taste of autumn last week has disappeared and we're back to hot and humid. Phew!

    Running challenge
    1 Mar: Rest
    2 Mar: Rest
    3 Mar: Rotorua Off Road Quarter Marathon. 10.7km
    4 Mar: Pilates + yoga
    5 Mar: Rest
    6 Mar: Yoga
    7 Mar: 18.8km
    8 Mar: Yogalates
    9 Mar: Riverhead Rampage, 10k trail event
    10 Mar: 10.5km
    11 Mar: Pilates +yoga
    12 Mar: 6.55km
    13 Mar: Yoga
    14 Mar: 19.7km

    76.25 of 160km for March

    PS Happy birthday @amirahdaboss - we're almost twins as it's mine tomorrow!

    Happy birthday @amirahdaboss and @ContraryMaryMary for tomorrow!
  • HonuNui
    HonuNui Posts: 1,464 Member
    shanaber wrote: »

    @HonuNui - sent you a PM. Not sure if you will get it since we aren't MFP friends though. Let me know if you got it. Thanks

    got it and replied!