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RE: The Running Thread - 11/16/2008 6:47:21 PM
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his_chosen
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Dave--you ENJOY running on the dreadmill?!?!?! In the five years that I've been running, I've run on the dreadmill ONCE. Never, ever again!!! I was about ready to bash my brains in due to boredom!
Ds1 and I went for a ride today. It was cold and windy with snow flurries. We were warm enough, the wind just made it miserable! 52miles.
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RE: The Running Thread - 11/16/2008 8:21:12 PM
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ORIGINAL: DaveMarrow
For the longest time I hated running just because I got so bored with it. Ten minutes would seem like a lifetime. But once I started going to the gym and using the treadmill, I started to enjoy it. Now I can run outside and "get in the zone" to enjoy it.
Never felt healthier :)
I do the treadmill at the Y for 2 reasons. It is easier on my legs/feet, I can watch tv with earplugs, and don't have to be concerned with how to dress weather-wise. That was three, huh?
I am still waiting for when I will like it but I can't wait to get off the stupid thing. However, I am hitting 30 minutes and gradually adjusting my speed upward each time. I keep telling myself that the walking and extended running is a short amount of time to pay for the benefits that I am seeing.
If I am not challenging myself, then I will get bored.
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RE: The Running Thread - 11/16/2008 8:23:32 PM
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Miss Giggles
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I agree with the treadmill.. it's not that bad. I've also got bored outside.
There are some people that are pretty speedy on those things. (not me)
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RE: The Running Thread - 11/16/2008 8:42:55 PM
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I've never run on a treadmill... I enjoy the variety that the outdoors brings - different routes, obstacles, different weather, etc.
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RE: The Running Thread - 11/17/2008 2:14:43 AM
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myka
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We had some pretty bad winds this week, too...(both warm and cold winds) I ran a couple of times this week... I think I probably need to get another workout in each week, but I'm not sure when that is going to happen.
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RE: The Running Thread - 11/17/2008 8:59:36 PM
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I am drinking a liter of water so I can go to the gym. :)
I am having issuses with my 2 min wind sprint, so I am going to do 1 min and work my way up again. That way I am doing the 40 min straight running.
I also have a theory about my back problems. I have been wearing flip flops all summer because work let me. I have not been changing my shoes up. Today I put a different kind of shoe on with a heel, and I am not having any issues. I wonder if it is the flip flops?????? I buy expensive flip flops, with an arch, but I think maybe it is the flat shoe? Could be.
Well I am off to run!
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RE: The Running Thread - 11/17/2008 9:49:10 PM
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I am also anti-treadmill.
The treadmill is simply a tool. I am running on it 7 days a week. I tried running on asphalt a couple of days in a row and paid for it. I am pro-health and whatever it takes to get there.
My heart rate is up for an extended period of time and the treadmill is the tool that made it happen... along with dogged determination because I always wanted to stop 10 mins into the thing.
I love the outdoors but the elements do not love me. I pay good money to be a member of the YMCA and it delivers so I am definitely taking advantage of it and expect this to all pay dividends.
However, I would rather be riding a road bike but don't have one and don't have the money to get a good one... and that is several hundred bucks or more.
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RE: The Running Thread - 11/17/2008 10:56:42 PM
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reach
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I agree, running outside is hard for me. But I am going to try it slowly, as I want to do some 5K's. I think it will be great! I have a route that is 1.2 miles so if I do it 3 times running, that should be a 5 k right?
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RE: The Running Thread - 11/17/2008 10:57:34 PM
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Miss Giggles
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5k = 3.1 miles
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RE: The Running Thread - 11/18/2008 10:15:43 AM
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I just started using mapmyrun, but I've been using Google maps for the same purpose. I have routes of varying distances through my neighborhood and the two adjacent neighborhoods, so I just pick one before I leave the house.
I managed a short run last night, but I was plagued with a headache. My husband also has had a headache and everyone I work with. Isn't that weird?
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RE: The Running Thread - 11/18/2008 10:48:39 AM
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reach--could be the flip flops. I was dealing with a calf strain and the PT told me to ditch the flip flops. YOu have to tighten your toes to hold the flip flop on your foot. That tightens all sorts of leg muscles, too.
I've had plantar faciitis for a good year now. We've done massage and accupucture with no relief. So I stuck with anti-inflamatories. Within the past few weeks, it's dawned on me. I had another foot injury so I started using an ankle brace. Hmm... with my arch supported, the PF got better... Then I started wearing retired running shoes. Um hum... it was almost gone. Seems that my shoes weren't providing enough support, going barefoot was the worst. So I wear the ankle brace if I'm not wearing running shoes.
I went for a run this morning. 25* with a dusting of snow. 6.24m in 59:12 for a 9:29pace. I'm not sure where my speed has been hiding. I suppose I should just get out there and enjoy running.
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RE: The Running Thread - 11/18/2008 12:22:19 PM
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reach
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I am on my way to see Chiro, so I will get some tips from him too.
His-chosen - don't you know everything runs slow when it is below freezing?!? Wow! My hats off to you!
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Tomorrow should be a good day for a tempo run, though. At least through the end of the year I'm making Monday my tempo run day. 
(I should definitely have fresh legs!)
That doesn't look like fun... looks like obsessed. Whatever floats ur boat, huh? 
