When things open up later this month races still won't happen for a VERY long time so doing workouts is stupid

ugjj wrote:

I'll be doing my usual workouts cause I want to get in sub15 shape wether they're races or not. I boosted mileage from 80 to 120 and it's going well. Never stop running

+1

Good luck running sub 15, that's a sick time!

no races wrote:

There is absolutely no point in doing hard sessions now, yes all the restaurants and all business will open, but mass gatherings aren't going to happen. So as everything opens football, basketball, baseball, track, rock concerts, and road races won't. You're putting yourself at risk of catching the virus by pounding in the workouts. Right now with everything going on; just chill and run whatever you feel like. You can consider this your down time. Bob Kennedy used to take a month off of no running, so do that and then slowly work back. There are plenty serious things going on, so focus on making it through this with a job, your health, and family. Mindless workouts will do nothing, but harm.

I'm suspicious that Kennedy took a month completely off. Maybe a month from serious/focused training...

Nah... wrote:

macdaddy wrote:

Yup.

To trash people who are likely doing all they can to support their family before/during this... it shows your privilege.

No one told you to have kids. If you can't feed them don't have them.

If you're a single, a min wage job will get you 900 a month. Split a studio 4 ways, eat rice and beans. Save. You fools need to live in a 3rd world country and learn what real poverty is.

You're a very çold harted individual!!

Luv2Run wrote:

no races wrote:

There is absolutely no point in doing hard sessions now, yes all the restaurants and all business will open, but mass gatherings aren't going to happen. So as everything opens football, basketball, baseball, track, rock concerts, and road races won't. You're putting yourself at risk of catching the virus by pounding in the workouts. Right now with everything going on; just chill and run whatever you feel like. You can consider this your down time. Bob Kennedy used to take a month off of no running, so do that and then slowly work back. There are plenty serious things going on, so focus on making it through this with a job, your health, and family. Mindless workouts will do nothing, but harm.

I'm suspicious that Kennedy took a month completely off. Maybe a month from serious/focused training...

I believe he would go out on a boat for some of that with Steve Holman, for an extended period of time. I believe it would be at the end of the track season.

macdaddy wrote:

no races wrote:

This should be put up as the stupidest statement ever. You do realize that many people work two and three jobs to get by, THEY CAN'T SAVE BECAUSE THEY MAKE SO LITTLE. That's the real American.

Yup.

To trash people who are likely doing all they can to support their family before/during this... it shows your privilege.

If you can't save enough money working 3 jobs, then you should get a 4th job. Just ask that Dave Ramsey guy. Federal minimum wage is 7.25 an hour. If you have 2 full time jobs and 2 10 hr/week side hustles, that's 100 hours a week or $725. Multiply that by 52 and you have $37,700. If you can't live on that, then you need to move to an area of the country where you can. I live near towns where that would be considered middle class.

Also I can't believe anybody actually took what I posted as serious after talking about wiping my backside with one dollar bills!!!!!

get a haircut and get a real job wrote:

macdaddy wrote:

Yup.

To trash people who are likely doing all they can to support their family before/during this... it shows your privilege.

If you can't save enough money working 3 jobs, then you should get a 4th job. Just ask that Dave Ramsey guy. Federal minimum wage is 7.25 an hour. If you have 2 full time jobs and 2 10 hr/week side hustles, that's 100 hours a week or $725. Multiply that by 52 and you have $37,700. If you can't live on that, then you need to move to an area of the country where you can. I live near towns where that would be considered middle class.

Also I can't believe anybody actually took what I posted as serious after talking about wiping my backside with one dollar bills!!!!!

What dream world do you live in???? Did you watch 60 Minutes today? Because they had a whole thing on the people in trouble, and they have good jobs too. I bet you're eather a kid, or old man way out of touch with reality, or a loser living with your parents.

I've been certainly backing away from planned workouts and focusing not only on base miles, but also just on more flexibility in running, taking days offs, and running when and where I feel like it. A little more fun, a little less structure.

I think (in my totally uneducated opinion) that we're seeing those who have running as an activity or even a hobby, and those who see running as an obsession and can't handle change. I have several friends who haven't missed a workout and/or are mimicking all their races - even when the world is crumbling around them. They're still meeting training partners because "they're both healthy and won't let this disrupt them."

It's fine to use running as a way to maintain normalcy. I'll try and run (preferably on my treadmill) most days of the week. But no, you don't need to "secretly" meet up with your training buddies or continue to grind out hard sessions. I don't think we're going to race much this fall - at least not at the marathon major scale - and I'm going to refocus on my job and running as an enjoyable activity as I can.