scannest wrote:It's like a filmmaker saying "Spielberg is my idol. Every time I get behind the camera I think about how I can make my film as good as Hook"
NotBaker wrote:BUMP.
I ran 10.5 miles yesterday. It was my longest run in awhile, but overall I'm feeling really good. Gearing up for a half marathon in about two weeks.
Hal wrote:Saturday, Sept. 19. You too?
NotBaker wrote:Hal wrote:Saturday, Sept. 19. You too?
The day after that, Sunday Sept 20. Saratoga Palio. I've run it a couple times before.
I've gotten a decent routine going; I'm hoping to at least maintain a steady 6-miler throughout the winter, although that's easy to say before the weather changes!
scannest wrote:Wow, that's crazy Hal. Congrats on finishing the race!
The beautiful weather of late (here in NYC) has me back on my pre-summer walking pace of 8.5 - 9 miles a day Monday through Friday.
I was looking back on my last comment here where I had guessed put back on 10-15 pounds over the summer. WRONG! I put back on 25 of the 70 pounds I lost. It was a real eye opener getting back on the scale. But 2 weeks back into my regimen I'm already down 10. I know I can't keep up that pace but I should back at my prior number by Thanksgiving.
pedro wrote:Nice work guys! That is some awesome work from both of you. Happy to see you both still at it.
I'm 7 weeks out from Philadelphia. I'm doing a pretty aggressive training program, running six days a week. I've already put in 400+ miles. I have 20 scheduled for Sunday (probably in the rain) and two more 20+ runs coming up. Lots of hill running and Yasso's 800s too. I'm tired and a little worn out, but I feel like it's working. 11 weeks down, 7 to go!
I ran a half a couple of weeks ago and pr'd. I felt great the entire time and if anything, I felt like I was holding back a little.
Army 10 Miler next Sunday.
P.S.: Go for it, John.
P.P.S.: Good work scanny!
pedro wrote:Running Philly on Sunday. The high for Sunday is 45 degrees. That's alright for runners, but cold for spectators. I am just happy the chance of rain has dropped form 60% earlier this week to 0%! I just figured out that I will not be able to continue my "bring a disposable book to read while I wait for the gun" tradition. The race starts at 7:00 AM and the sun doesn't rise until 6:57 ! I guess I could get a disposable flash light?
Here we go...
scannest wrote:I hope it went well!
pedro wrote:Still 26.2 mile is 26.2 miles and I finished the task. I live to fight, er..run, another day.
scannest wrote:pedro wrote:Still 26.2 mile is 26.2 miles and I finished the task. I live to fight, er..run, another day.
Yay! I really just assume running a marathon is all about...just finishing. Kudos.
pedro wrote:scannest wrote:I hope it went well!
Well that sucked. My second worst time ever, but the "worst time" I hadn't trained properly, so I think this is my worst result.
The wind was an absolute killer. I felt like I was going to get blown off the road crossing the bridge near Drexel and the trip up the Schuylkill River was miserably cold and into a strong head wind. While the trip back down wasn't as bad, it was no picnic. I had some pains in my knees that didn't help either.
Thanks to xxxHunterxxx for the restaurant recommendation. The chocolate chip pancakes were an acceptable substitute for Oreo cookie pancakes.
Still 26.2 mile is 26.2 miles and I finished the task. I live to fight, er..run, another day.
scannest wrote:Yay! I really just assume running a marathon is all about...just finishing. Kudos.
xxxHunterxxx wrote:Did you try Ralph's as well?
Hal wrote:Congrats on your finish!!
norix wrote:Since I didn't really do a lot of physical activities after high school ended (which was like 2 years and a half ago), I started running again like a month ago. I was able to run half an hour in highschool, but pickin it up slowly again. The thing is, I start getting out of breath after like 2 minutes (still in warmup phase where I take short walking breaks every ten minutes). Is this something that goes away or do you guys start dying airwise aswell after short periods of running, but just continue through the pain for 3 hours or something.
skott.daltonic wrote:hey.
sorry to be late to the party, but i'm a runner, too.
i stick to mostly trails and ultra marathons.
can't wait to power through this thread and see where people are at.
i'm dealing w/ a little bit of hamstring/glute/hip damage, so i've been off the streets for a month or so, but dying to get back.
skott.daltonic wrote:hey.
sorry to be late to the party, but i'm a runner, too.
i stick to mostly trails and ultra marathons.
can't wait to power through this thread and see where people are at.
i'm dealing w/ a little bit of hamstring/glute/hip damage, so i've been off the streets for a month or so, but dying to get back.
scannest wrote:It's like a filmmaker saying "Spielberg is my idol. Every time I get behind the camera I think about how I can make my film as good as Hook"
gregpolard wrote:I'm trying to (once again) get back into it. It's amazing how quickly your endurance drops even after a couple months of slacking
I have been going to the gym and hitting the treadmill first to build endurance. Over the summer I was jogging outside and able to do 2.5 miles without stopping....pretty close to a 5k. I want to do another 5k (it's been since probably page 1 of this thread since I have, which was 2013) and I'd love to do the broadstreet run in may (10 miles) but that's a pretty lofty goal.
I want to start jogging outside again. I was going to today but rolled my ankle last night. Should be good to go for next week.
pedro wrote:Anybody running this fall?
xxxHunterxxx wrote:
I ran 16 miles this week! (But not all at once).
xxxHunterxxx wrote:I ran 16 miles this week! (But not all at once).
pedro wrote:xxxHunterxxx wrote:I ran 16 miles this week! (But not all at once).
That's great. Nice job. Are you planning for something? Or just out there running?
pedro wrote:Anybody running this fall?
pedro wrote:Anybody running this fall?
xxxMidgexxx wrote:1 mile today. (but on a treadmill at retro fitness)
No joke. I'm joining the team. Not training for anything. I need to lose weight.
Make room for me. And at the advice of Zero Boy Paul Mahern, I'm doing this 'semi-cleanse'. No eating between 7PM and 11AM.
NotBaker wrote:I ran my half marathon yesterday, and it was a great day for a run. It's probably been about two years since my last half, and it feels good to be back out there. The weather was perfect -- pretty cool with some sun for most of the race. I hadn't done this race before. It's a smallish half -- open roads and an out-and-back with lots of rolling hills. Fortunately, there was a turn toward the end heading to the finish. While the hills and elevation were pretty even, I didn't wasn't looking forward to doing some of the hills at the start again at the finish. I didn't really train that methodically, and I didn't do any training runs on hills at all. But I was fit enough that I knew I'd finish -- even if not in the best form. I wound up coming in around 1:57 clock time, which was good enough for me. With some more training I probably could have done a little better, but 13 miles of hills was tough! Not sure I'd do the race again, but it was fun to mix it up.
Planning to do a 3-ish recovery run later today, and then I'll take the rest of the week OFF!
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