I've been running my track workouts in pants lately because the temperatures are usually in the teens. They keep me warm which is great, but I just wonder if I can attribute a minimal slowdown to the added weight of the pants.
Does anybody have an idea how much of a factor the added weight would be, in terms of seconds per mile? Is 2-3 seconds per mile realistic?
we need to know if you're running in jeans or girly tights.
I think the cold weather would attribute to your slower runner more than the added "weight" of pants.
mr cool wrote:
we need to know if you're running in jeans or girly tights.
Neither...just your standard semi-loose running pants. They say "Dryline" on them and are manufactured by Brooks.
the weight probably wont slow you down at all. more importantly, I'd make sure they fit very well and don't get all bunched up. think of it this way, if you were wearing shorts your times would be even slower because you wouldnt get consistent blood flow in the exposed muscle areas of your legs (in very cold weather). personally, I feel that I run the fastest during the winter (while wearing pants). but this is primarily because of the low humidity and cool weather.
I used to wear sweat pants doing 400's in high school. Pretty rough on the days it was 80 degrees. I would then take them off for the last rep and run 3 to 4 seconds faster. I would estimate they make you a little slower.
i feel that when i wear pants, they restrict my stride and i require more energy to lift my knee. Maybe this is just me though. The pants fit fine and everything, maybe its all in my head...
are you seriously doing outdoor track workouts??? there are such things as indoor tracks. theyre pretty warm, so you dont havta wear pants :)
mr cool wrote:
... if you were wearing shorts your times would be even slower because you wouldnt get consistent blood flow in the exposed muscle areas of your legs (in very cold weather).
He said it was in the teens. What kind of wussies are yez at all?
I ran last Christmas in my shorts and it was zero. Zero! Next you'll be wearing gloves and hats. No wonder the Africans are kicking your wussie asses. The African women are tougher...
How tall are you big huge gigantic tall guy?
. wrote:
How tall are you big huge gigantic tall guy?
183 cm. Which is the "tall" part. (Dictionary defn: more than average height)
"big": my gut
"huge": my appetite
"gigantic": my love for my wife/family/the Packers
"guy" refers to male
:-)
? wrote:
i feel that when i wear pants, they restrict my stride and i require more energy to lift my knee. Maybe this is just me though. The pants fit fine and everything, maybe its all in my head...
This is why pants (and big baggy shorts) slow you down. It has nothing to do with weight as most running pants weigh next to nothing.
Don't sweat the small stuff. Wearing shorts compared to pants will, at most, gain you a couple seconds. The primary goal is to always keep your wheels warm when training. I would recommend you wear pants in anything less than 60 degrees. Kenyans and Ethiopians wear pants almost exclusively when not in racing or running a very fast interval (even when they do that, they wear tights).
-Soup
If you run in your "pants" in Britain you'll get arrested.
You are a homo if you care.
Just realised who you are- the 183cm is tall bit gave you away(and the packers). You can't hide your identity from me- better luck next time.;-)
. wrote:
Just realised who you are- the 183cm is tall bit gave you away(and the packers). You can't hide your identity from me- better luck next time.;-)
Shut up and keep working.
You might be running slower because it is cold out, which can definitly slow you down.
Pants will slow you down about 2 minutes per 5K on average. Look it up on Wikipedia if you don't believe me.
I think there should be at least 3-4sec conversion for the mile. I'm not sure about longer races, though.