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@karllundy - I love my Buff. It's great for either summer or winter, and you can wear it a ton of different ways (including as a balaclava). They have several different versions (polyester, merino wool, polar, etc). Here's a link to a video showing the different ways to wear: buffwear.com/ways-to-wear
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What's up, running buddies? I've been away from the boards for close to a year now. Dealing with some injuries, and needed to focus on healing up without comparing to anyone else. Sometimes seeing all of you posting your amazing miles makes me push myself too far... I'm just trying to be more consistent with my running…
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12/1: Step class/rest from running 12/2: 5.5 miles 12/3: 10 miles 12/4: 3.25 miles Total: 18.75 / 75 miles completed Winter Warrior Challenge: 26 / 250 miles completed Just a quick check in to log my miles from the weekend. 10 miler went well. Was a little fatigued yesterday. I had planned to run in the morning, but it was…
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@MNLittleFinn - I may have to send that to my Power Hour instructor. Seems right up her ally. I mean, who doesn't want to do 100 burpees, right? I'll just make sure I'm "sick" for her next class after I send it over. :lol: @Elise4270 - OUCH! Yeah...maybe a podiatrist or ortho would be better than the urgent care. As for…
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@MNLittleFinn - Please expound on this "Burpee Death Drop" you speak of. Sounds like a good one...
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12/1: Step class/rest from running 12/2: 5.5 miles Total: 5.5 / 75 miles completed Winter Warrior Challenge: 12.75 / 250 miles completed I was planning on running yesterday evening, but my ankle was still feeling pretty tight. I had already done step class over lunch to get some cardio in, so didn't feel too bad about…
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I'm going to set my December goal at 75 miles. We'll see how it goes. Will definitely have to be more wary during nighttime runs (which the majority will be) so that I don't mistake a pothole for an asphalt patch again--that's how I rolled my ankle last night. Thought it was a patched pothole, turned out to be unpatched,…
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Decided to do my first night run today and promptly rolled my ankle, only half a mile in... I heard a pop as it rolled. It is also the ankle I had surgery on...ugh. I stood there for a minute, thought about limping home, then decided I was OK and continued my run. Did 4 Miles total, as planned. Now I've got the ankle in…
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@OSUbuckeye906 - Hope you and yours are all safe!
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Happy belated Thanksgiving to all of the Americans out there! And happy Friday to everyone. :smiley: I'm at work today, one of about 5 people here, it seems. I work for a bank, so we aren't allowed to be closed multiple days in a row. I didn't want to waste a vacation day on a day when everyone would only be working…
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@midwesterner85 - Be careful on those horse trails. I know what you mean! As both a runner and a horse owner, I can say that I really wish other horseback riders would just avoid the public trails when they're very muddy. Maybe they just don't realize the [long lasting] damage their 1000lb animals' feet cause to muddy…
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@midwesterner85 - I know Clarinda. My great grandmother lived in New Market (for anyone interested, that's like 5 miles or so down the road from Clarinda)! I also went to high school in Grant City (Worth County Schools), and we played some of the Iowa teams in sports...I remember lots of track meets on the Iowa side.
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@midwesterner85 - Where in SW Iowa are you? I grew up in (and my parents still live in) NW Missouri. They live on a farm near Maysville/King City/Albany/Pattonsburg area, if you're familiar with it. BTW...It's windy and cool down here in Oklahoma, too. High of 51 today, with 15-20mph winds and a low of 29 overnight. Our…
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@Elise4270 - The visit to Corpus was not nearly as relaxing as I'd hoped. Rained the whole time I was down there. The race was like 70+ degrees, 30mph winds, and sprinkling. Not really PR weather, anyway. And we got a flat tire on the way back to Corpus from Padre--in a Jeep with giant mud tires (thankful for the Walmart…
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Hey, everybody. Just checking in. I have been MIA for the last month or so. I just couldn't keep up with the thread and didn't have much to offer on commentary. A couple of reasons--One, suffering through my right leg injury. And two, dealing with work junk. Update on the leg: I'm pretty sure I've been dealing with…
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I went out on my 5 mile route around the river today. I thought I remembered it being exactly 5 miles, but turns out it was actually 5.3 miles. It seems I was going the wrong direction, as I met two different people going the opposite route around the river, twice (once when I was headed south on the east side and they…
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I flaked on my run yesterday. It poured at my house all night (ETA: we got over 5" of rain yesterday), but apparently didn't rain in Tulsa at all. That resulted in a huge temperature difference between work and home. I was going to force myself to go out over lunch, even though it was in the 80s and humid, but about 15…
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I forgot to log my stuff today. It was a weight training day, so I did Power Hour (that's a combo weights/cardio class). Now my everything is tired. So many lunges and chest presses and tricep dips and burpees! Goal progress: Running: 11/100 miles Strength training: 2/12 sessions Food logging: 4/31 days Weight loss:…
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I trained for my full marathon in the winter, and I'm so glad I did. It's much easier (on the runner) to bundle up and strip off layers than to die of heat exhaustion. Personally, I love cold weather running. When it's super cold or windy, I wear a wide fleece headband, big sunglasses, and a fleece cover/sleeve over the…
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@mom3over40 - Yes, I have the Surge. I bought it because: 1) it has built in GPS; 2) it has a wrist-based HRM. It has served me pretty well, aside from a few issues. 1) Already mentioned the band problem 2) It occasionally will refuse to charge. I think it's because the charging port is open on the back of my wrist and…
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Also...I think my FitBit is about to bite the dust. The band is tearing away where it attaches to the face/unit with screws. FitBit does not sell replacement bands for this model, so I may be in the market for a new watch. Unfortunately, that's not in my budget right now. I've found a few after market options, with no or…
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I loathe stairs! I have 3 flights of stairs to get out of the parking lot and to my building (take stairs out of the parking lot and onto a pedestrian bridge that goes over the RR tracks, then downhill to the building entrance), then two escalators (there are no stairs available on the ground and plaza levels of my…
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@FindingCynSporation - We just log our own mileage in here every day/as often as we feel like it (along with lots or random discussion posts, of course!). You're challenging yourself in here, not competing against everyone else. Though there's some friendly competition and ragging that goes on from time to time. So, set a…
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Started the month with a rest day due to a sore leg and ankle. Not the surgery one. The other side. Had planned on running four or five miles, but scrapped it. Was feeling a lot better today, so set out for a long run with no particular mileage goal. Managed 10 miles, slowly, which is a 1.7 mile distance PR for post…
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Not sure where to set my goal this month. I bombed September, after blowing away my August goal. Stress, moving, work--everything seems to be getting in the way. Thinking I might just set myself a lofty goal (or four) and use it as motivation to actually get out there more often. So, October goals:* 12 strength training…
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@skippygirlsmom - So sorry to hear about your mother. I am glad you were able to spend some time with her in recent weeks. Also, good that you packed running gear--maybe getting out there for a short run will help both you and Skip to cope with the loss.
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@mobycarp Sad that you're having to cancel your races. Especially the Tulsa Run. I've done that race the last couple years and am considering it again this year.
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Post op mileage PR for me today. 8.25 miles @11:10 per mile pace. I wasn't sure how long my chosen route was, but was guessing right around 8 miles. That would have been spot on if I had started at the road instead of at my house. I was super sweaty when I got back, so opted to walk the driveway to cool off, otherwise it…
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I don't think I've posted my last couple runs/total mileage. I've been swamped at work, so have missed several workouts. Also, there are lots of protests going on in the area right now (see news stories re: Terence Crutcher), so I've been a little hesitant to run around downtown. Everything has been peaceful so far, and…
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@dkabambe - I think the popular answer is going to be "best to wait longer." But I think that's only really true if you are trying to run it as a race-race (really pushing your effort, gunning for a certain time, etc). In short, I would say yes, you can absolutely do a marathon in six months. Will it be a peak performance…
