The Running Thread - 2018

[rteetz]

Nah, you got it. It is easy. This round is just like Family Feud where you try to guess the most popular answer. Remember, lowest score wins so @ZellyB is in the lead.

Oh ok. I got it now I think.

 

[Keels]

Congrats on your 5k @OldSlowGoofyGuy!!!


LBI Sprint Triathlon Recap

Short version: I completed my first sprint tri, AND IT WAS SO MUCH FUN! Time: 1:31:56

Long-winded version:
This was a great race for a beginner! There were only about 300 ppl total, and the race officials and volunteers were great about reminding us of where to go and what to do next. It consisted of a 1/4 mile bay swim, 10 mile bike ride, and 5k run.

I can't believe I am about to say this, but my favorite part was actually the swim! I had so much angst about the swim going into it, but turns out, those 2 months of forced swimming due to my foot injury and those couple of lessons with the tri coach really paid off. I was all sorts of excited when I caught up to a few of the guys who set off in the wave before mine! The swim was over before I knew what happened, and I wanted to stay in the bay a little longer. The water temp was 73 degrees, and it felt lovely b/c the day started off quite warmly. Of note, I practiced my open water swimming this summer in a lake. I know that physics tells us this is true, and while I doubt that it could have helped more than a few seconds, I sure felt a lot more buoyant, faster, and smooth in the salty water of the bay. Maybe it was all race day adrenaline and the mild current going in our favor?

Skipping ahead, I thought for sure that I'd be so relieved to finally get to the run, that it would clearly be my fave part of the race, but nope. That last 5k had moments where I could have sworn I was in my own personal mile 18 of the marathon, with its mental struggles and fatigue. =P By the time I was out on the run, the sun was majorly out, and it was freaking hot. I had no idea what my run pace was, as I had set my garmin forerunner into cardio mode, and the display was showing only overall distance and time, and we all know that #runmath gets extra difficult when you are tired. So anyway, I just kept trying to run and repeated various mantras. The "relentless pursuit of forward momentum" comes to mind. I was humbled by the ladies ~30+ years my senior seriously kicking my a$$ (I really enjoyed being able to see the ages marked just under our right knees). I wanted to hug them and have a chat, but they were moving too fast. My 5k time ended up as 31:15, which is good for me, considering that a swim and a ride came beforehand. Haven't run miles beginning in 10:xx since pre-injury, during my last race in April. I guess the swimming and the cycling really helped to at least maintain fitness and aid in recovery!

As you can see, I could ramble on about this for a solid hour, but suffice it to say that the whole experience was quite a different animal than a running race experience, and I can see how this sport could be as addictive as running. What a challenge. What a feeling at that finish line! I think this pic probably says it all. (And, my foot felt fine yesterday, but usually everything feels great at a finish line! It still feels fine tonight, so I am relieved!) Thank you for reading!!

Look at that smiling, happy face!!!

I’m so proud of you - I know you were nervous about trying a Tri (ha ha ha), but I’m so glad you loved it!

I’ve really grown to love triathlons - mostly because of the variance in training, but I also really love race day.

So - when’s your next Tri???

 

[Waiting2goback]

Mill Race 5K Recap

Sorry, this ended up being WAY longer than anticipated. BLUF, if you're in a hurry: 23:06 1st place AG.

Goals/Motivation for running the race: In the past, I've run an average of about 6 5Ks a year. Life, work, and marathon training got in the way, and I realized it's been over a year and a half since I ran a 5K. I also realized I felt scared to run one. Late Friday evening, I decided to remedy the situation. I tossed out sub-24 as a goal. I wanted to find out what 5K shape I was in and see if I remembered how to race a 5K, and if not, start to relearn it.

Location: The race is about 25 minutes away at a county park. The park has a covered bridge, a grist mill and a 1850ish restored village. The race is in conjunction with an annual festival.

Race: It was 73 degrees with 95% humidity at the start of the race. The race is not chip timed, but it's a small race, so not a problem to get up front at the start. The course is a relatively flat loop with 134 feet of elevation gain. It's paved roads with about a mile on a gravel/dirt road.

I used a different method to manage my pace for this race. Normally I just look at the split time every mile and adjust accordingly. On a 5K, that only gives you 2 meaningful adjustment points. For this race, I set up a data screen on the Garmin with average pace and lap pace. I knew my goal pace (7:43). If average pace is at or below goal pace, I'm good. If not (or if average is too far below goal) then a correction was in order. If I needed a correction, I watched the lap pace to make a reasonable adjustment without overdoing it.

I missed seeing the first mile marker, which is always disconcerting. (Oh God, is this the LONGEST mile ever?) I had distance displayed but wasn't paying attention to it, so I marked the first split long, but since I was working off pace instead of time, it didn't matter. The first split was pretty close, 7:45. The second was even better, 7:43. At mile 2, I felt pretty good, so I stopped looking at the watch and tried to hit a pace that I felt like I could maintain for another mile, but not any longer. Last mile was 7:14, my fastest mile ever according to the watch! As is usual for me in a 5K, it was a near-death experience, with the near-death hopefully happening on the far side of the finish line.

Post-race: They had water, Gatorade, Powerade, cookies, bananas, and apples. A bottle of water and a banana and I was back among the living. I don't think I've ever sweated that much after a race. Even after toweling off and a quick change of clothes, I sweated for an hour. I stuck around for the awards ceremony and snagged a 1st place AG. The post-race meal was at Chick-Fil-A, with semi-healthy food and a diet Arnold Palmer. My body almost revolted: 'Don't we get pizza and beer after a race?'

Post-post-race: After a nap, I went back to the festival to meet my college age nephew (DN). I listened to bluegrass music while waiting on DN. He arrived, we walked around and each had a Scooby-snack of a bratwurst with sauerkraut. Then we watched the Civil War reenactment. At first I thought it was kind of hokey, but as the cannons were booming, rifles firing, battle field filling with smoke, re-enactors starting to 'die', it was moving. Especially when you realize how many times, on much larger scales, this scene was played out. For the record: the blue team won! DN and I decided we had enough festival food and stinking heat, so we went to a local pizza place and devoured an 18 inch carnivore special. It was New York style, not sure how authentic. Thin crust, big fold-able pieces, not much tomato sauce. It seemed pretty greasy, but that may have been all the meat piled on it. We quickly discovered that after you fold it, if you tip it forward, the crease made a effective grease gutter, saving a few calories. They had a semi-local IPA on tap so finally my body was happy.

Official Results: 23:06, pace 7:26, 1/6 age group, 14/97 overall. I'm pretty happy with that. My PR, set on a better course in much better weather, is only about a minute less than that. It looks like I did not forget how to race a 5K and my new method of managing pace seems to work.

Old Sweaty Goofy Guy after the race:

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Why were you scared to run a 5K?


So we are 1/2 way through the month and I was on pace to easily crush my 100 mile goal for the month. I was on pace for about 130. The good news is, I haven't made excuses for missing runs. I have taken a couple of runs off in the last week but on purpose. I have been so sore and I decided not to keep pushing myself and risking injury. I went out for a long run Sunday, with the idea of 11 miles. My hips were killing me so I told myself to cut it short at 6 miles and be smart. They hurt like end of a marathon hurt.

It occurred to me that my previous high for monthly miles this year was mid 60's so to try and double it the next month was probably not a good idea. I may or may not make 100 miles this month now. It will be close, but I have decided it is ok either way because I am back to being focused and consistent and that's all I wanted out of this 100 mile goal anyway. I don't want to get hurt.

My lower legs have been so sore. It finally hit me Saturday night to pull out my compression socks and wear them to bed like it used to do. I woke up Sunday and the soreness was about 75% less. I know some people don't think they work but I am convinced they do for me at least. OK, that was my PSA for the day.

 

[ZellyB]

Nah, you got it. It is easy. This round is just like Family Feud where you try to guess the most popular answer. Remember, lowest score wins so @ZellyB is in the lead.

Go me!! But I’ll drop like a stone when you get to the Star Wars question.

 

[Waiting2goback]

 

[TheHamm]

You should be ok for a 5k, although if it's hot and humid that day, go for the finish rather than the PR, if you aren't used to running in it. My brother ran a 5k with me last April, and even though he's faster than me on average, he runs early in the morning or at night (while my schedule forces me to run early evening before the sun goes down ) and the 10am start along with the above average Temps meant that although he managed to finish just ahead of me, he lost... Ahem.. his breakfast.

Thanks! No time goal, just a fun run.
I too have a tendency to loose my breakfast, particularly if it is too hot so I am a bit concerned. I have been whining about heat and humidity up north for months, and know I could not make it during summer in FL.
The last time I wanted to do this there was a hurricane, so I have poor luck picking fall vacations, so your input makes me feel a bit better.

 

[huskies90]

RunDisney (Reverse) Sheep Trivia

Question 6 – Sheep Round




6) Name a Walt Disney World attraction where the ride vehicle is a boat on water

Responses:

It's a Small World (-8)
AntimonyER; Disney at Heart; Homeiswheremickeyis; Kazrak; McNs; PrincessV; TheHamm; Zellyb

Jungle Cruise (-5)
Baloo in MI; gjramsey; ksellers88; MissLiss279; roxymama

Pirates of the Caribbean (-4)
cburnett11; PCFriar80; run.minnie.miles; YawningDodo

Splash Mountain (-4)
capang; flav; Jules76126; Rteetz

Frozen Ever After (-1)
Dis_Yoda

Kali River Rapids (-1)
rdiver

 

[Sanchez]

Why were you scared to run a 5K?

Not the OP but 5k's make me more anxious than any other race. 3.1 miles at your limit and you just know that for at least two of those miles you will experience painful suffering unlike any other race. The last 6-8 miles of a marathon are mentally and physically exhausting but at no time do you feel as if your heart will explode.

 

[LSUlakes]

Good morning folks! It's been a while and I am working on catching up today. Disney was HOT!!!!!!!!! We had a great time, made some rookie mistakes during the MNSSHP, but still enjoyed the event. DS did much better than expected and loved all the rides we took him on. I think COP was one of his favorites lol. I did not get any runs in during the trip because we were just worn out by the end of the day and the sleep we did get was needed. POFQ was a amazing resort. I asked DD what was her favorite things from this trip. Her answers are popcorn and beignets... Not the most cost efficient way of getting those two items. She may be more of a Disney food fan, than a fan of the rides. QOTD is coming in the next post.

 

[LSUlakes]

QOTD: With my recent trip on my mind, which of these two situations are cause more discomfort to your feet:
1. A run lasting 3+ hours
2. Being on your feet from rope drop to the park closing

ATTQOTD: Its option 2 for me by a lot! I just dont get it, I kinda do, but man, my feet kill me at the parks and do not hurt at all when I run. After day one its all down hill. As soon as I start moving around the next morning its like I am right back where I left off. I also had what I was told was the "Disney Rash". By the last day or so it was already almost gone which I thought to be strange, but oh well.

 

[PrincessV]

ATTQOTD: Oh, hands down, being on my feet for a few hours in a park! And I never, ever do rope drop to close: I'm generally in a park no more than 5 hours at a time.

 

[Dis_Yoda]

ATTQOTD:

I don't do rope drop to park closing. That sounds like a horrible life choice.

 

[TheHamm]

ATTQOTD:
I have yet to do a 3 hour run, so I cannot answer this as asked. However, 1.5 hour run is much less physically and mentally taxing than half a day at Disney. While the exhaustion does not scale linearly, I would still guess Disney exhaustion is greater.

Welcome back, LSULakes!

 

[kleph]

QOTD: With my recent trip on my mind, which of these two situations are cause more discomfort to your feet:
1. A run lasting 3+ hours
2. Being on your feet from rope drop to the park closing

ATTQOTD: Its option 2 for me by a lot! I just dont get it, I kinda do, but man, my feet kill me at the parks and do not hurt at all when I run. After day one its all down hill. As soon as I start moving around the next morning its like I am right back where I left off. I also had what I was told was the "Disney Rash". By the last day or so it was already almost gone which I thought to be strange, but oh well.

did a three hour run recently and it was nowhere near as rough on my feet than a six hour stretch at the park. and i honestly believe its the standing in line that makes it worse. i cover roughly twice the distance on a three hour run as i would walking a full day in one park.

after extra magic hours this spring my feet were on FIRE and it was standing room only on the bus back to the resort. havent felt that kind of pain since doing double shifts on the line in a kitchen.

 

[AntimonyER]

ATTQOTD: I have never run for three hours (2 is my max), but I am still going to go with option 2. Of course, we did 6 DAYS STRAIGHT of rope drop to park closing with a 9,8, and 5 year old. Only Epcot (Day 5) got the better of us (daughter crying, refusing to watch illuminations because she wanted to leave, youngest son not moving on his own. period.) But if my tracker said 35000 steps, I am sure my kids walked over 40k to keep up that day.

 

[cburnett11]

ATTQOTD: Its option 2 for me

 

[HomeiswhereMickeyis]

ATTQOTD: Definitely option 2 especially if there are lines! I'm fine as long as I keep moving, but standing still is absolute misery!

 

[roxymama]

My longest run so far is 2:46. And I can say full day rope drop is more tiring on my feet.
And here is my theory why...
I train to run for that long. I don't ever train to stand in lines that long.
Maybe it's time to get a standing desk at work so I'm ready for my next WDW trip!

Ask me this question again post marathon though, I may have a different answer.

 

[Capang]

ATTQOTD: I haven't run 3 continuous hours (walked about 4 or 5 hours continuous) but i have to go with option 2 anyway. The constant standing kills my legs. I can walk for hours with such little discomfort as compared to standing around half the day waiting.

*Also, I have spent the last 2 mornings up around 4:30 to run before work. Having my neighborhood to myself is glorious. I never thought I would love running that early so much. Granted it has only been two days, I may feel differently by next week. It is really nice to come home from work and spend time at home instead of out running.

 

[rteetz]

QOTD: With my recent trip on my mind, which of these two situations are cause more discomfort to your feet:
1. A run lasting 3+ hours
2. Being on your feet from rope drop to the park closing

Probably 1 because being in a park all day you are sitting in rides, and shows during that time so your feet get breaks.