RE: Describe Your Running Today

Today was a 6 mile easy run, but I felt like I had no energy and my legs felt like concrete, so not much fun. It might have been because I haven't been used to running back-to-back days. At the end of my run, I discovered that I lost the key to my car. I had it in my special key pocket in my shorts, but somehow it escaped. My cell was locked in my car, along with a spare key, so I called the police department from the student recreation center's phone and they told me they would not help me. I had to call a locksmith who ended up being an old guy with a walker who charged me 25 bucks. At least he got my car unlocked.

I'm so jealous. 12hr shift, tired...I think it ain't going to happen.

Inspire me, letrunners.

first, let me apollogize for not being online lately.

today i timed an uphill mile. i ran a 451. this is a great hill, i know i could run 4:00 if i ran it downhill.

ive been doing this to stay off the track turns, but the turns do have their advantages.

i would like to start the officaial letsrun.com debate of the physical complications that are involved from turning left too much on the track.

i comprehend all of the alleged facts about the stress that is put on your inside leg, and i respect your opinion; but i think you are wrong. i believe there is also a stressor involved on your outside leg as well when ascending into a turn. many people think they have found a solution to this problem by running half of their intervals clockwise and the other half counter clock-wise. this may be a temporary solution for those of you who ARE NOT competing in the competitive track and field world.

this is track, not cross country. we need to be practicing turning left because that is the way that we will be running during the track race; therefore the we must work the appropriate muscles that are going to be used when turning left. if these muscles arent fine-tuned, then you will not have the physiological advantage over your opponent come race time if he has been practicing his intervals counter clockewise like he is supposed to. he will have the physiological advantage and be much stronger running the turns.

running the hills makes you much stronger on the flatland, but does eliminate the turns of the track. i need to keep practing the turns seeing as though its track season.

good night.

-the430miler

It was only a matter of time before joggeritis infected this board.

Skuj wrote:

What, When, Where, How and Why?

Young or Old.

Fast or Slow.

This Is A Neverending Thread.

Discuss.

Joggeritis? Did you read the rest of the thread?

It didn't happen for me today. I've tried to force myself to run after these shifts....but, it's so hard. I'm such a zombie. I'll try to make up for this with a long one on Friday.

am-.5wp+6.5easy+.5cd = 7.5

pm-3 easy + weights

toal=10.5miles

phantom-like...sometimes it's there, sometimes it's-

Skuj wrote:

Joggeritis? Did you read the rest of the thread?

It didn't happen for me today. I've tried to force myself to run after these shifts....but, it's so hard. I'm such a zombie. I'll try to make up for this with a long one on Friday.

"Who Cares?" is right about at least one poster here. Skuj, if you cannot prioritize your running you are doomed to the realm of joggers. You cannot make up for missing a daily run by doing a longer run later in the week. Any knowledgeable coach will tell you that. You need a coach to help motivate you and provide proper training advice.

My run? Yes, I too had a LONG day at work and my legs were dead, but I persevered through a 40' romp in the neighborhoods and nearby trails. Finished with barefoot strides on the grass and a bit of weightlifting.

4 steady miles to work this morning.

Will run to the track, do a session and run home this evening.

at TGIFridays till 12:30 hitting on the waitress only to find out shes lesbian!

5:15 morning run. 6 miles. started feeling all the beer at mile 4. nice and easy though. 39:30. need more sleep. out.

buttercup jones wrote:

at TGIFridays till 12:30 hitting on the waitress only to find out shes lesbian!

Well, that must have made your day, eh Buttercup? Do you kiss and tell?

Jack Jack wrote:

"Who Cares?" is right about at least one poster here. Skuj, if you cannot prioritize your running you are doomed to the realm of joggers. You cannot make up for missing a daily run by doing a longer run later in the week. Any knowledgeable coach will tell you that. You need a coach to help motivate you and provide proper training advice.

My run? Yes, I too had a LONG day at work and my legs were dead, but I persevered through a 40' romp in the neighborhoods and nearby trails. Finished with barefoot strides on the grass and a bit of weightlifting.

Well, um, thank you for that, Jack! :) With your help, I hope to do a run tonight, after my second day shift.

It's true, one cannot "make up" sessions, but, in my running, there is a natural tendency to follow my two day shifts with a big run, during 24hrs off before night shifts.

I have a good job, it pays well, but ever since I started it in Feb 06, my running has suffered.

txRUNNERgirl wrote:

Today was a 6 mile easy run, but I felt like I had no energy and my legs felt like concrete, so not much fun. It might have been because I haven't been used to running back-to-back days. At the end of my run, I discovered that I lost the key to my car. I had it in my special key pocket in my shorts, but somehow it escaped. My cell was locked in my car, along with a spare key, so I called the police department from the student recreation center's phone and they told me they would not help me. I had to call a locksmith who ended up being an old guy with a walker who charged me 25 bucks. At least he got my car unlocked.

Your life is sooooo exciting, txRUNNNNNERRRRgirl, I envy you.

DC Dude,

YES! He was wearing reddish shorts at the time. He blew by me like I was standing still, but died a little way down the trail. It was funny, because we just happened to be headed in the same direction (those trails behind the boathouse), but he kept looking back as though I was bearing down on him in the final laps of an Olympic 10k.

Good stuff.

Just back from a 51:14 neighbourhood run. Warm day today, first time for me to be wearing a t-shirt.

Damn! And here I sit on my arse indoors!!! :)

I challenge anyone to truthfully say that they read this thread with any degree of attention, or that they give a toss that someone they've never met went out for a 6 mile steady.

I didn't run today, couldn't be bothered.

True dat.

Too hungover to run today.

Blech.

1.5 mile warm up, 8x300 doing a 300m every 4mins. so roughly around 3mins 15 rest. times - 44, 43, 43, 41, 43, 44, 43, 42. 1.5 mile warm down.