The Running Thread - 2018

[camaker]

Cleveland Marathon made it official, Daniel Mesfun is the official winner.
I'm not well versed in the rules of a marathon having never run one, but this seems like the right call.

It was a pretty clear rule violation of the USATF rules on having a bib and wearing it visibly. The 2nd place runner withdrew his complaint, though, which made the ruling easier on the race officials.

 

[jmasgat]

Punishment for DH will be to be required to take me to some sort of art museum in Boston.

Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum would be my vote

As for me, Memorial Day means Gin and Tonic. Perhaps now that I am not training for anything right now, I will run our town's Mem Day run of 4-ish miles.

 

[Sleepless Knight]

ATTQOTD Disney: My parents put a Mickey Mouse poster in my nursery before I was born. Consequently, they took their Mickey obsessed son to Disneyland when I was but 2 years old. I remember being in my stroller. Not coincidentally, they also made the decision to not leave me with a babysitter when they finally got around to seeing Star Wars that same year and the rest as they say is history. Eventually resulting in me running around Disneyland in Jedi robes twice and running 5 Star Wars (and counting?) themed race weekends at Disneyland and Walt Disney World. First visit to Disney World came in 1994 right before I headed off to college.

ATTQOTD Inspiration: I know so many people with incredibly inspiring stories and so few of them tied to sports. Yes, we can find inspiration through sports accomplishments, but for me most of that comes from normal people who have worked hard to find success in running more than elite superstar athletes who won the genetic lottery. Yes, I know star athletes work extremely hard to stay in shape, but it's not the same when you're paid a lot of money to play a sport as opposed as to an average person who has to carve out the time in order to exercise.

ATTQOTD Memorial Day Weekend: My 5 week long celebration of Star Wars in different ways comes to an end. It began with the Dark Side race weekend at Walt Disney World, continued with the Disneyland After Dark Star Wars party which was an insanely fun evening in which I got warned by Darth Vader that I should join him, saw Kylo Ren shake his head at me in disgust, to which I responded by brushing non existent debris off my shoulder, saw Chewbacca actually bow to me, held a real conversation with C-3PO and R2-D2, got warned by Boba Fett that he was coming for me, and culminated in Rey inviting me to join the Resistance since they could use my skills. Yes, being in Jedi robes in Disneyland is amazing.

A couple days later I saw my nephew in Jedi Training Academy and took him and his 16 month old brother to meet Rey and Chewbacca. This past weekend, I went to Star Wars Night with the San Francisco Giants and the Weird Al Yankovic concert (where The Saga Begins was the encore), and will see Solo this Thursday night, and am heading to Star Wars Night with the Oakland A's on Friday. Plus, if I like Solo, there will be more screenings of it this weekend.

 

[PrincessMickey]

Colfax 10 miler recap

This race was the farthest I have raced yet. I ran the half marathon in Disney in January but that was more for fun and characters. I had a few goals going into this.
A: submittable POT(1:56:00) for marathon weekend. I knew this was out of reach but is a goal for the year.
B: under 2 hours. Also slightly out of reach but goals.
C: based on training @DopeyBadger predicted around 2:05:00
The 10 miler is a point to point and feeds into the marathon so it was a later start which was nice. It was also a staggered start with corrals but from the corral they released 4-5 at a time every minute or so. The weather was pretty much ideal, mid 40's to start low 50's by end and mostly cloudy. The forecast called for rain in the afternoon but nothing during the run. On my drive there it was drizzling. As soon as I parked and made my way to the start it started pouring so everyone huddled under the one tent they had. Conveniently, about the time I needed to hit the bathroom one last time and head to the start it stopped and before I knew it, it was go time.

Billy told me to go slow the first few miles and slowly ramp it up...apparently don't listen well and went out fast but I was feeling good. Because of the staggered start I was able to get into my interval right away. The first mile went around the campus of the art college and then fed into the marathon on the wide open road. I was in my groove, going way to fast and felt good. Eventually we made our way to Mile High Stadium in mile 5. This was my second slowest mile, there was a fuel stop and running through the stadium. This was my favorite part, I felt like a true athlete being on the field. After this it went from the road to a path along the river for the rest of mile 5 and 6. This was a tad slower as it was much narrower and more congested. Then it opens up and goes back to the road through downtown. There was one hill in mile 7 that I ended up walking the last half, it was short but steep. The last 2 miles goes through the neighborhood and into the park for the finish. The last mile was defiantly the hardest, the downfall for not listening to coach and going out way to fast from the get go but I still pushed through and finished in 2:00:59. I crushed my training goal and only missed my B goal by 1 minute. am not disappointed at all and super proud of myself. This was the hardest and fastest I have gone out and I did it! My brother did the half but we never were able to meet up but he had a good run and we were actually pretty even pace wise. He's been running for a lot longer than me so even though we didn't actually run together I kept up with him pace wise.

My biggest complaint for the race was getting back to my car. For a big race like this they don't have a direct shuttle back. They give you a bus pass and you have to take public transportation. This means walking a few blocks to the bus stop, riding the bus, then transferring to the light rail, then walking a few more blocks to your car. I don't mind public transportation but after racing I want to get to my car as fast as quick as I can. The half and full start and end in the same area so it only affects the 10 miler. If I choose to do this run again I mist likely will not do the 10 miler again because of this. I did enjoy the staggered start and less people at the start though. After I finally made my way back to car I raced home so I could get cleaned up and took a nap and then went to work all night. I highly do not recommend this but I didn't want to waste a vacation day so I struggled through the night and slept good during the day Monday. It was good to be on my feet all night but by 4 I could barely stay awake.

 

[PrincessMickey]

And for todays ATTQOTD

I'll be working most of the weekend. Because I didn't learn my lesson this week I will be running Bolder Boulder Monday morning and then will work grave yards Monday night. This was my first non fun run last year so I couldn't resist running again and didn't want to waste a vacation day. Last year I was barely trained for a 10k so I was mostly worried about finishing and didn't take in the fun of this race so I have no time goals, I just want to enjoy and partake in the fun and maybe do a jello shot or 2 along the way.

@LSUlakes can you add this race for me, thanks
May 28 PrincessMickey - Bolder Boulder 10k (ng/na)

 

[flav]

ATTQOTD: Long weekend was last weekend here in Canada. We went to my aunt cottage and enjoyed the company, the view and the food. It was tapering weekend for me so one 10k slow run in the country side. I exaggerated by also hiking the mountain but summer was calling me!

 

[Baloo in MI]

ATTQOTD: Well I am on duty this weekend so we will be sticking around town and waiting for the duty phone to ring; MSU is a big campus! But it should be a relaxing weekend in general. I am most excited to get to take my first “run” in a couple months. Really it will be a walk, but with no boot on it will feel like I am runnin! If all goes well I will be moving towards actual running in just a few weeks. Of course the doctor could crush all my hopes and dreams on Friday, but it is feeling better and better.

 

[beatlecat42]

Disney memories: when I was about 6, mama had a business conference in Orlando, so she brought us. Don't remember anything of Disney, only real memory was dressing in costume for something at the hotel and me and my sister both getting sick on Halloween. The more vivid memories came from a couple of trips we took when I was in high school.

Memorial Day: hanging out at the parents' house, hoping for nice enough weather to use the pool, and for a less crummy time than last week (yay for family drama?). Ugh, it's been a rough go of things lately.

 

[LSUlakes]

They are roasting a pig and stuff. My plans are as follows: run, eat, drink, and pool time.

It's funny that you posted this, because I was thinking about football season (I know its a ways away) and thought I should dust off the cajun microwave and put a pig in it for the first game this year. I'm not sure if whoever is cooking the pig does this or, how strange this really sounds.... but the meat from the the jaw area is the best part of the whole pig!

 

[LSUlakes]

QOTD: This topic has been touched on a bit, but I figured its worth going into in a little more detail today. How do you know if you are staying hydrated and how do you do so? What are some signs that you are dehydrated?

ATTQOTD: I know I'm doing well in the hydration department when I'm not waking up with cotton mouth, a slight headache, and not having random cramps. These just so happen to be my signs as well... So lately even though I haven't been running much I am dealing with the headaches and dry mouth. When I try to drink more fluids during the day, I find myself having to use the restroom every 30 minutes. This is not normal for me so I think there may be something going on and since I need to probably start getting yearly health check ups with a Dr. this issue may speed up that process.

 

[SarahDisney]

QOTD: This topic has been touched on a bit, but I figured its worth going into in a little more detail today. How do you know if you are staying hydrated and how do you do so? What are some signs that you are dehydrated?

Mostly I look at the color of my urine. Surprisingly enough, it's not usually coffee-colored (since that seems to be all I drink these days). If my urine seems too dark, I double down on my water intake ... but I also just try to drink a lot of water in general.

 

[PrincessV]

QOTD: This topic has been touched on a bit, but I figured its worth going into in a little more detail today. How do you know if you are staying hydrated and how do you do so? What are some signs that you are dehydrated?

ATTQOTD: I drink water all day, every day; only other thing I drink regularly is a cup of coffee with breakfast. So I never worry about dehydration - that just never, ever happens. On the run, I drink to thirst, which usually winds up being a good sip every half mile or so, more as dictated by thirst. That approach has served me well so far. What I need to think about more is electrolyte balance, as that gets all sorts of screwy in the extreme heat - I know when that's off by swollen fingers, headaches, feeling like I "can't recover" well from runs.

 

[rteetz]

QOTD: This topic has been touched on a bit, but I figured its worth going into in a little more detail today. How do you know if you are staying hydrated and how do you do so? What are some signs that you are dehydrated?

Obviously urine color is an indicator. I try to drink as much water as possible. I do not drink soda. In terms of during a run I typically don’t drink if I am running 3 miles or less. Anything above that I will have water. Long runs I may mix in Gatorade or something as well.

 

[TheHamm]

ATTQOTD: I became very aware of hydration when pregnant, and I have been wondering how to better manage this running in the summer. In a panic about last weekend's race not advertising water tables I am considering buying some sort of liquid container for running. I also noticed I was swollen at the end, so worried about salt- hence I grabbed the chips my kids thought I won.
Similar to the above post, I gauge daily hydration based on color of output.

This is the only case in which I would consider coors light 'good'

 

[FFigawi]

QOTD: This topic has been touched on a bit, but I figured its worth going into in a little more detail today. How do you know if you are staying hydrated and how do you do so? What are some signs that you are dehydrated?

In addition to what has already been mentioned, one way to track dehydration while running in the heat is to be on the lookout for goosebumps on your legs. I learned this trick from a fellow runner during a hot race in South Africa. She asked me why I wasn't going to stop at the water stop with her and said I needed to because she could see the goosebumps on the back of my legs. Every time I feel them while running or biking in the heat, I think of her advice and grab fluids as soon as I can.

 

[cavepig]

I get headaches if I'm not hydrated enough, simple sign for me. I drink water all day but also drinks with electrolytes as I sweat a lot so yeah try to keep that all balanced.

 

[jennamfeo]

It's funny that you posted this, because I was thinking about football season (I know its a ways away) and thought I should dust off the cajun microwave and put a pig in it for the first game this year. I'm not sure if whoever is cooking the pig does this or, how strange this really sounds.... but the meat from the the jaw area is the best part of the whole pig!

I had to google what a cajun microwave is! My FIL has the kid of pig roaster that cooks it on a medal rod and rotates it. We used it once a few years ago for his birthday. It's really weird to watch but fun to take pictures of. I am not a huge fan of pork, except bacon, of course. I eat it, but I prefer beef. I don't think I tried the jaw last time but everyone else was just pulling pieces off from there and the cheek talking about how good it was.

 

[txdisneygrl]

ATTQOTD: I try to make sure I drink some water before starting, and if it is really hot I sometimes carry water even on shorter runs. Long runs I mix gatorade and water together. I know I blew it if I get a heinous headache later on. While not running, I go by urine color.

 

[TCB in FLA]

QOTD: very timely! My DH had a massive toe/foot cramp around mile 8 of a 15k this past weekend, which I am convinced was due to dehydration. Stopped him in his tracks, although he was able to restart and still won his AG. He, of course, has since asked all his running friends about it since he’s not happy with my dehydration theory (although everyone also says the same).

For me, I know I’m dehydrated when my eyes feel dry. I had LASIK years ago, and since then, that’s been my sign that I need to drink up. Of course, this theory doesn’t work as well during allergy season.

 

[LSUlakes]

The past April we upgraded our tickets to a AP... Well it's burning a hole in my pocket so for "fun" I looked up flights and resort prices for a short weekend trip for DW and I in either July or August and found we could pull it off w/o food for less than $1,000. We have our second trip officially planned for September. Well I sent her a text saying i booked flights and room with the travel dates... Havent heard anything back yet lol. Crossing my fingers she says its not a bad deal lets really do it! Most likely not, but I think a little weekend away, just the two of us would do a lot of good. I can gaurentee she knows I was joking with the text. She may also be switching jobs soon which would end the shift work and help out a lot more for when kids start school and we have homework.