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re: Official Running Log/Marathon Training Thread
Posted on 2/4/23 at 8:12 pm to Salmon
Posted on 2/4/23 at 8:12 pm to Salmon
11 easy miles today. HR 142 and pace 11:20. Finally found the zero drops that I like to run in: Xero HFS. I like the Vivos, but love these.
Mercedes in a week. Not sure what my pace will be, but looking to have fun and run hard. 750’ of gain for you flatlanders.
Mercedes in a week. Not sure what my pace will be, but looking to have fun and run hard. 750’ of gain for you flatlanders.
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Posted on 2/4/23 at 8:40 pm to Aubie Spr96
Did an easy 11 miler today myself. HR was around 150. I’d like to get it lower but pace was right at 10. Distance running this much consistently is newish to me so still learning to the discipline to go slower for longer.
Posted on 2/4/23 at 9:08 pm to Aubie Spr96
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Xero HFS
Never heard of these, just googled. Pretty minimal. Are these types of shoes potentially for anyone, or do you need to be pretty light/small? I like cushion and response these days, but maybe I'm missing something. Closest I've come are probably Saucony Freedom 1, and before that an Adidas 4mm drop racing flat that I don't remember the name of. I barely got 6 months into each before heel pain started. I am sure my form sucks.
Posted on 2/4/23 at 10:28 pm to calcotron
16 miles at 6:33 pace today. I don’t think i will be moving tomorrow.
Posted on 2/4/23 at 11:11 pm to Aubie Spr96
Finally getting back to some consistent running after 2 years of injuries and rehab. Easy 6 miles today at 9:27 pace and 138 heart rate. Saucony Shift 3s have been a gamechanger for my achilles.
Posted on 2/5/23 at 8:32 am to vistajay
Ran a 10 mile race yesterday at 1:17 and change, around 7:45/mile. Overall pretty solid run for me coming off a disappointing half marathon last weekend. Once again my foot fell asleep on me at mile 5, decided to run through it and it came back around the 10k mark. Ran in NB Rebel V3, laced loose - I’m planning to see a PT but my suspicion now is that as the lactic acid builds in my calves, it’s pinching a nerve somewhere and causing the issue. As I start flushing lactic acid out it relieves the pressure and I’m back to normal. Purely speculative, I’m an accountant by trade so know jack shite about biology/human anatomy 
Next half I run I’m going to focus on upping mileage on my long runs. For this 10 mile race I know I had aerobic fitness to give but could not muster the turnover from my legs. Also think I burned too much energy running into the wind for 5 miles. Should’ve slowed a bit then hammered down the second 5 with a tailwind. Learning as I go here.
Next half I run I’m going to focus on upping mileage on my long runs. For this 10 mile race I know I had aerobic fitness to give but could not muster the turnover from my legs. Also think I burned too much energy running into the wind for 5 miles. Should’ve slowed a bit then hammered down the second 5 with a tailwind. Learning as I go here.
Posted on 2/5/23 at 9:26 am to calcotron
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Are these types of shoes potentially for anyone, or do you need to be pretty light/small?
I’m pretty light so I’m not sure. They don’t have any cushioning in them at all. I can roll the whole shoe into a ball. What it forces you to do is run the right way. You can’t land hard in these. You can’t heel strike in them either.
I use them on my easy days to reinforce form and strengthen my feet. Race days or interval days I’m in Sauconys.
Posted on 2/5/23 at 10:53 am to jordan21210
Let me know what you find out if you visit a PT. I'm still dealing with it on and off so the only fix has been to stop and stretch for a minute or two after 5 miles.
Posted on 2/8/23 at 1:29 pm to Ingeniero
Anyone running Austin marathon/half next week?
Posted on 2/12/23 at 2:12 pm to Salmon
Well….. my first ever half marathon is in the books.
I woke up at 4AM after not sleeping at all. I was too excited to sleep. Of course it was cold and raining when I got up, but at least no snow. Got dressed and caffeinated and hit the road at 530AM. Parking wasn’t an issue. I only got to run a single warm up mile.
Since I was born and raised in Bham, I saw a million people I knew. It was great. People from high school, college, and everyone in between. Blast off was a little before 7AM. Rain stopped, but the wind was awful. Regardless of the conditions, I’m gonna have to stop wearing a shirt. I always seem to take it off about mile three.
I had a plan: ramp HR up to about 180 and keep it there and adjust accordingly. This was perfect for me and made the race so much easier. The hills were the only thing that impacted my pace. Mile 2 was 8:17. Mile 13 was 8:10. My overall time was 1:47ish. Not sure what the overall finish and ranking is. I felt comfortable that a sub 2:00 was doable. I felt 1:45 was reasonable and 1:30 was possible. I left some time on the table, but was very pleased for almost 50 yrs old.
This was the last year of this race. Happy to be a part of it and sorry to have just now gotten into running.
ETA: 500’ of climb and 10-20 mph wind gusts.
EETA: Results finally posted. Top 20% of my age group and top 15% overall. 8:18 pace. Need to be in the 8 flat pace.
I woke up at 4AM after not sleeping at all. I was too excited to sleep. Of course it was cold and raining when I got up, but at least no snow. Got dressed and caffeinated and hit the road at 530AM. Parking wasn’t an issue. I only got to run a single warm up mile.
Since I was born and raised in Bham, I saw a million people I knew. It was great. People from high school, college, and everyone in between. Blast off was a little before 7AM. Rain stopped, but the wind was awful. Regardless of the conditions, I’m gonna have to stop wearing a shirt. I always seem to take it off about mile three.
I had a plan: ramp HR up to about 180 and keep it there and adjust accordingly. This was perfect for me and made the race so much easier. The hills were the only thing that impacted my pace. Mile 2 was 8:17. Mile 13 was 8:10. My overall time was 1:47ish. Not sure what the overall finish and ranking is. I felt comfortable that a sub 2:00 was doable. I felt 1:45 was reasonable and 1:30 was possible. I left some time on the table, but was very pleased for almost 50 yrs old.
This was the last year of this race. Happy to be a part of it and sorry to have just now gotten into running.
ETA: 500’ of climb and 10-20 mph wind gusts.
EETA: Results finally posted. Top 20% of my age group and top 15% overall. 8:18 pace. Need to be in the 8 flat pace.
This post was edited on 2/12/23 at 8:25 pm
Posted on 2/12/23 at 3:45 pm to Aubie Spr96
Ran the San Antonio Rodeo Run 5K last Saturday and Scally Wampus 10K in San Marcos last Sunday.
Forgot 5K time, but was right at 26 min. 10k was 53:26, which was a 8:36 pace and good for 4th in my age group of 35 - 39. The girlfriend looked it up and said I would have placed if run a 8:27 pace. Something to shoot for during training.
Forgot 5K time, but was right at 26 min. 10k was 53:26, which was a 8:36 pace and good for 4th in my age group of 35 - 39. The girlfriend looked it up and said I would have placed if run a 8:27 pace. Something to shoot for during training.
Posted on 2/13/23 at 4:09 am to mmill32
I know we discussed cadence lock here and I think I experienced it for the first time (that I've noticed at least) on my first 20 miler of this training cycle. It happened around mile 8 as I was chugging along at sub 150 HR, then all of a sudden I look down and it's like 160 for no reason, no change in effort. Looks like it bounces back in line with RPE at around mile 15. This shite bothers me and just pisses me off during my run; think I'll wear my chest strap from now on on longer efforts.
This post was edited on 2/13/23 at 4:09 am
Posted on 2/15/23 at 9:55 pm to TigeRoots
Any recommendations on which c25k plan to start off with? I’ve fallen off the cliff and got to restart, but it’s been so long I’m not sure which one is worth doing. Appreciate any suggestions!
Posted on 2/16/23 at 7:51 am to Aubie Spr96
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My overall time was 1:47ish
Beat Lyda, all that matters
**his time last year, he only did the Half this year
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So yesterday was cadence / speed work... I hate speed work, I can go out and run at a 9:00 pace for 13+ miles but the second I start running sub-8:00 my body just wants me to quit instantly. Gotta keep working on it, ended up with a PR on 1 Mile & 5K yesterday afternoon.
That means all of my PRs are from 2023 (400m, 1k, 1 mile, 2 mile, 5k, 10k, & Half Marathon; still haven't done a Marathon, that will be in late April) - not bad for having an 8 month old that had to have Open Heart Surgery at 5 Months
(and a 4 year old...)This post was edited on 2/16/23 at 7:53 am
Posted on 2/16/23 at 8:02 am to BaddestAndvari
So since this is a Running Log / Training Thread:
I'm training for the Rock 'n Roll in Nashville on the 22nd of April
I'm not actually following any "training plan" like a lot of people do because I find my schedule doesn't work for those plans (see above with crazy family life). Instead I'm mixing up speed / cadence runs with hill attacks and long trail runs on the weekend. I did a 15 mile road run 2 weekends ago as well just to see how I could do and ran around a 9:00min pace.
My goal is to run the full under a 10:00min pace, that being said -
I'm running the Full with my Pastor and he uses the 4/1 method on his runs, I am not training with the run / walk method, but i plan to use it for the Full. My hope is since I've been training with not stopping, the run / walk method will be that much more efficient for me and I'll be able to push really hard during my run segments. We will see
I'm training for the Rock 'n Roll in Nashville on the 22nd of April
I'm not actually following any "training plan" like a lot of people do because I find my schedule doesn't work for those plans (see above with crazy family life). Instead I'm mixing up speed / cadence runs with hill attacks and long trail runs on the weekend. I did a 15 mile road run 2 weekends ago as well just to see how I could do and ran around a 9:00min pace.
My goal is to run the full under a 10:00min pace, that being said -
I'm running the Full with my Pastor and he uses the 4/1 method on his runs, I am not training with the run / walk method, but i plan to use it for the Full. My hope is since I've been training with not stopping, the run / walk method will be that much more efficient for me and I'll be able to push really hard during my run segments. We will see
Posted on 2/16/23 at 9:45 am to lsucm10
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Any recommendations on which c25k plan to start off with?
Any of the C25K plans should be fine. That's how I got started. What I'd also recommend is some sort of resistance or weighted training program to coincide with the running. I struggled through nagging injuries until I added that component. If I had added it from the start, I wouldn't have missed as much time as I did. I'd recommend Knees Over Toes, but there are a bunch that you could choose from.
Posted on 2/16/23 at 9:57 am to BaddestAndvari
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I am not training with the run / walk method, but i plan to use it for the Full.
I wouldn't wait until the actual race day to try it for the first time.
Posted on 2/16/23 at 3:28 pm to OysterPoBoy
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I wouldn't wait until the actual race day to try it for the first time.
I did forget to mention that almost all of my Saturday "trail runs" are with the group that does the Run / Walk method, so I get experience on those days.
Posted on 2/18/23 at 6:22 pm to BaddestAndvari
Anyone running the Publix half marathon/marathon in Atlanta on 2/26/23? I’ll be there running the half marathon.
Ran a PR at 1:48:24 (8:16pace).
Ran a PR at 1:48:24 (8:16pace).
This post was edited on 4/5/23 at 12:50 pm
Posted on 2/25/23 at 12:04 am to Aubie Spr96
I have yet another set back and a long story to explain it.
I was at my running peak from 2013-2015 ish. Did a good bit of running after kid number one, but when child two arrived and a different job, things went south. Lost the desire for running around the same time. Well I gained a ton of weight of wanted to get back to it then I had Covid, minor set back. Exactly a month after getting sick I planned to start again, and was ready to go! The day before my plan was going to start I suddenly wake up early and can feel my heart beating really fast. I put on my Garmin to check my heart rate and it’s at 180 at 5AM while laying in bed. I thought there’s no way! Leave the watch on and go back to sleep. Wake up a hour later and still at 180. Wake up my wife who’s a nurse and tell her. She says that can’t be right! Check my HR another method and it’s 80… So I’m thinking the watch is crazy and try to go about my Sunday. Went to church and walking out I feel like I just ran a marathon, I’m exhausted! Decided to go to an urgent care and get hooked up to a EKG. I’m told to get to a ER NOW! It turns out I’m in AFib. Had to get shocked to get out of it and then spend the next 2-3 months on medication and doctors until I find one that takes me off the meds and gives the green light to run. Start c25k and at week 5 my knee starts bothering me. Take a week off and no improvement. Decided to go see doctor and start treatment. It’s a slow process but finally end up getting a injection in my knee in December. Wait a few weeks and it finally feels normal. This Monday I did day 1 of c25k which was run 1 minute walk 1.5 x 8 times. On run #7 I feel and hear my knee pop followed by pain. Limp the 1/4 mile home. Next morning I can’t bend the knee and go back to Dr. Today I got a MRI and my meniscus has a tear and will require surgery. Planned surgery is March 9 but I have to hope I can get into my cardiologist to get cleared because of the damn AFib. If everything goes perfectly, I could potentially start c25k again in May. I hope it all goes well and I can get back to running soon because I’m tired of being lazy and fat!
TLDR, running is set back again due to needing knee surgery.
I was at my running peak from 2013-2015 ish. Did a good bit of running after kid number one, but when child two arrived and a different job, things went south. Lost the desire for running around the same time. Well I gained a ton of weight of wanted to get back to it then I had Covid, minor set back. Exactly a month after getting sick I planned to start again, and was ready to go! The day before my plan was going to start I suddenly wake up early and can feel my heart beating really fast. I put on my Garmin to check my heart rate and it’s at 180 at 5AM while laying in bed. I thought there’s no way! Leave the watch on and go back to sleep. Wake up a hour later and still at 180. Wake up my wife who’s a nurse and tell her. She says that can’t be right! Check my HR another method and it’s 80… So I’m thinking the watch is crazy and try to go about my Sunday. Went to church and walking out I feel like I just ran a marathon, I’m exhausted! Decided to go to an urgent care and get hooked up to a EKG. I’m told to get to a ER NOW! It turns out I’m in AFib. Had to get shocked to get out of it and then spend the next 2-3 months on medication and doctors until I find one that takes me off the meds and gives the green light to run. Start c25k and at week 5 my knee starts bothering me. Take a week off and no improvement. Decided to go see doctor and start treatment. It’s a slow process but finally end up getting a injection in my knee in December. Wait a few weeks and it finally feels normal. This Monday I did day 1 of c25k which was run 1 minute walk 1.5 x 8 times. On run #7 I feel and hear my knee pop followed by pain. Limp the 1/4 mile home. Next morning I can’t bend the knee and go back to Dr. Today I got a MRI and my meniscus has a tear and will require surgery. Planned surgery is March 9 but I have to hope I can get into my cardiologist to get cleared because of the damn AFib. If everything goes perfectly, I could potentially start c25k again in May. I hope it all goes well and I can get back to running soon because I’m tired of being lazy and fat!
TLDR, running is set back again due to needing knee surgery.
This post was edited on 2/27/23 at 10:28 am
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