Is there any substitute for running?

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  • northeaster

    Anonymous Poster

    15 years ago 10/14/2008 2:43pm EDT
    re: bw

    bw wrote:

    20 degrees? You are a candyass. That's one of my favorite temperatures to run when i lived in the midwest. It doesn't get that warm in Wisconsin all that often for long stretches of time. I remember a 6 week window in 2003 when the temperature on Sunday morning between 9-11 am never reached zero degrees. those were some rough runs....

    Congratulations, your part of the country sucks worse than my part of the country. 20 degrees is still miserable when you're out there trying to run a fast workout.

  • Mr. Snuffaluffagus

    Anonymous Poster

    15 years ago 10/14/2008 3:51pm EDT
    re: Frank in the 8

    Frank in the 8: So what happened to the overweight mostly sedentary girlfriend? Did she drop the pounds?

    I eventually dropped her. But we keep in touch, and she's recently dropping the pounds, more from diet than exercise. Why - did you want her number if she were still a fatty?

    Her successors have been fitter. And mostly crazier, alas.

    Point was, don't be a bigger cold wuss than a chubby, lazy, totally unathletic girl.

  • registered

    DangerZone

    Member since 09/10/2008.

    57 posts. Last post 15 years ago.
    15 years ago 10/16/2008 1:00am EDT
    re: uh_no

    Well, I have issues mainly with my hands/fingers. I may have bad circulation in my fingers, or I may be too lean or something.

    It takes about a minute for them to feel cold. Then it starts to hurt and after about 5 minutes total, they get numb where I have absolutely no movement or feeling at all. I was holding groceries one time and had to walk about 20 minutes to the bus stop and I was very afraid that I had frost bite. I could not feel my hands and also could not grip the bags. I had to hold them like a woman wears a purse and I ran for the bus stop.

    I very much appreciate the information you gave me about what to wear.

  • lil eddie

    Anonymous Poster

    15 years ago 10/16/2008 9:49am EDT
    re: get out

    get out wrote:

    Go ask on the Runner's World forums, it's more your speed over there.

    He could be Kenyan...they hate the cold. If it was the case, then maybe you should go to the RW forum...

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    DangerZone

    Member since 09/10/2008.

    57 posts. Last post 15 years ago.
    15 years ago 10/22/2008 3:23am EDT
    re: lil eddie

    If you are referring to me, then I am not Kenyan. Kenyans have pretty consistent temperatures all year since they are on the equator, so I can imagine how much they would hate the cold. Combine that with the high elevation, and they can get pretty good training.

    It seems that with regular runs, I am ok so far as low as 48 degrees with a t-shirt and shorts with gloves, but I do not feel too comfortable.

    To me, perfect running weather is sunny and 78 - 91 degrees. I prefer running without a shirt and 78 is about the coolest that I can do this comfortably throughout the entire run. This way, you get a tan while working out.

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    R.L. Scribner

    Member since 11/18/2005.

    995 posts. Last post 12 years ago.
    15 years ago 10/22/2008 4:33am EDT
    re: DangerZone

    This guy is a blatant troll.

  • Druggie Runner

    Anonymous Poster

    15 years ago 10/22/2008 4:54am EDT
    re: DangerZone

    From my experience, among alcohol, marijuana, adderall, cocaine, oxycodone, morphine, heroin, or suboxone nothing really fills the role of running.

    A heroin/marijuana combo was good for a while, but after a period of time it left me with dwindling funds, weak and underweight, and depressed.

    You could try other exercises, but I never got the same feel from biking or swimming as I did from running.

    It really is a unique feel.

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