Yes! and that adductor was a little sore for me yesterday but abut 4 miles in it loosened up and it was 50 and sunny so I kept running. I think eventually I would be more of an ultra guy cause I just like to be outside, no watch and just run.. one of the only times I feel truly free, and my brain feels truly relaxed.
Runn3rGirl wrote:
I would say a slow easy run of 8-11 miles would be considered more of a training run (your body is using glycogen and burning fat for fuel) . Sometimes a run of 4-7 miles can have more value than just a recovery run if the pace is quicker. I typically run as fast or as far as my body feels instead of following a training plan, and have gotten my best results that way. It sounds crazy, but it's worked for me.
that's generally been what I've been doing as well. I *think* I'm in tune enough that my legs will be on auto pilot for most days. If the effort/pace is recovery pace, I'll go about an hour, otherwise I'll run easy/general aerobic for between 70-80mins or thereabouts
I agree 100% I am the same way. I always run outside(no matter what the weather is) I never run with a watch either unless I am doing a speed workout. I have done a 1/2 marathon trail race and it was awesome!! I think eventually I'll try ultras as well when my speed goes away. Do you feel restricted on tracks??? (I feel like a hamster every time I try to do track workouts.) Most of my workouts are on roads or trails.
Yes, I refuse to run on a treadmill and I can count on one hand how many times I was ever on a track for a workout. I just like to be outside and run, another reason I should do ultras is I have NEVER had any speed
Blasphemy! The track is the church of running. I can get on board with everything else you're all saying - leaving the watch home, going for as long as feels good on a given day, especially avoiding the treadmill at all costs - but I will not have you speak ill of the track!
Yes! Treadmills are literally the worst. Track workouts can get pretty boring as well. You should try an ultra. There's so many ultras with beautiful terrain. Who knows, you may end up being one of the top ultra runners if you try it. :)
I like getting on the track sometimes in the middle of fartlek workouts or adding in a few 300's-400's at the end of workouts, but I don't like doing entire workouts on the track. I go crazy!
HA I dont think I could ever be a top anything runner but I just enjoy it. And it helps me mentally with things,since i started back, that have been tough to overcome otherwise. I live in a good area for trail running. The ozark mountains are beautiful!
and Smoove, I went to a school without a track program or a XC program or even a track! (my graduating class was 18) so I did not have any track upbringing. That being said, I looooooove to watch track and any race really. Track, XC and esp roads
I'm one of these weird people who actually like the treadmill. I like it for hill work and huge-mileage ultra weeks. I used it a lot while training for an all uphill marathon (Mount Lemmon) and the Bataan Memorial Death March with a 35-pound pack.
I will say that while Orlando is a decent running community, it's tracks are just awful. There are is only one track in the metro area that is rubberized, and the public cannot get on it. Last night, I had to do a 3 mile, 3 mile, 2 mile tempo session on a concrete track. I would love to have done it on the road, but I was doing it during rush hour and I live in the urban core. It would not have been safe.
dang smoove.. until I hear stories like this I dont realize how good I have it. 33 miles of concrete/asphalt trail outside my house. 15 miles of single track 4 miles away and a 24 mile single track loop (its gonna eventually be 40m) 7 miles from my house.
I couldnt handle 8 miles of tempo on a track
What do y'alls daily/weekly stretching and injury prevention routines look like? Pre run and post run...
I'm going to go with pool running as the worst, with the tready being a close second.
Rheinhold Cacoethes wrote:
What do y'alls daily/weekly stretching and injury prevention routines look like? Pre run and post run...
Wait, I am supposed to be stretching?!
haha I do ice after a run at first sign of any niggle etc.. when in doubt Ice it out.
runrincerepeat wrote:
Rheinhold Cacoethes wrote:What do y'alls daily/weekly stretching and injury prevention routines look like? Pre run and post run...
Wait, I am supposed to be stretching?!
haha I do ice after a run at first sign of any niggle etc.. when in doubt Ice it out.
Yeah I just annoyed a slight twinge every once in while my calf for a few weeks before it finally got aggravated. Definitely should have hit it with some ice early but...I'm dumb. Lot's of issues with my achilles/calf area, only thing I've had success with is eccentric heel drops. Anyone had any particular success keeping lower legs healthy with compression socks/sleeves?
I don't stretch. I try taking yoga classes but I end up falling asleep during them. I teach HIIT/ boot camp type classes at my job and that type of training keeps me injury free. I have never had an injury that lasted more than 3 weeks. I would focus on strengthening the feet, calves, quads, hamstrings, core , arms and shoulders. :-)
I usually don't stretch at all, but I'm doing some this training cycle after my Achilles went snap in my last ultra.
I'm a dinosaur with regard to these things. I do some half-assed static stretching on race days and some workout days. That's it. When I was running well in college, I stretched after every run, but even that was mostly driven by a desire to get to know one the top distance runner on the women's team.
Lot in this thread already and I'm way late but for the sake of logging....
Goal: 1:21 at NYC HM on 3/19 and 2:53 at Boston 4/17
M - 8 miles fartlek w/ 400m on at beginning of each mile followed by 1200m float
T - 5 miles easy
W - 3 miles w/u, 3 miles at HM 6:05,6:03,6:08, 1 mile recover, 1 mile at 10K 5:48, 1/2 mile recover, 800 at 5K 2:48, 2 mile c/d - 11 total
T - 5 easy treadmill @9000 ft in CO
F - 5 easy treadmill @9000 ft in CO
S - 5 easy treadmill @9000 ft in CO
S - 3 easy treadmill @9000 ft in CO
Weekly total - 42 miles
Was on a ski trip this weekend so no long run. Big three-week block coming up. Could use some confidence building workouts. Will report in Sunday.
Impressive dedication getting on the treadmill on ski days.