The Runner's thread

#26
#26
pualsline said:
I have heard that these are great. I am not to thrilled about barefoot though.

I am running 5 miles every other day.

I would suggest a pedometer that counts steps, calories, distance, and time.

If you have a droid or a touch there are free apps that will do all of the above.

This cost a little to much for me but the best measuring device I have found is this one
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This part wraps around your arm then you wear a watch that translates the results. The same one they have on the biggest loser.
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This is what I use. When you finish running, you can plug your ipod into your computer and it will upload your results to a website where you can track everything and compare with the rest of the world. Kind of fun. LINK
 
#27
#27
lylsmorr said:
I agree 100%. I always thought the people addicted to running were crazy, but now that I do it I can definitely see why.
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Well years and years of being taught that running was for punishment of missing curfew or being late to morning workouts is what I blame it on.
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#28
#28
Oh, for anyone in the Middle/West TN area I want to go ahead and throw out that there is a race in Early December that is a charity race to raise money for St. Jude Children's Hospital. I'm running the half marathon and would welcome anyone else to run it. It's a great, great cause
 
#29
#29
tri_vol said:
Five Fingers are awesome. I've been trail running with them for about 2 months now. I no longer have shin splints, knee or hip pain.
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So I'm guessing these are comfortable running in? If you're trail running in them, I guess that answers my question about the soles being tough enough.
 
#31
#31
lylsmorr said:
or a missed free throw. I understand
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Mine was from 5 AM Friday practices in college.

Wouldn't have been too bad if the bar closed earlier than 4 AM. Can still taste the beer at the top of my throat wanting to projectile out while running poles. Always made it to at least Centerfield, though.
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#32
#32
Will get back out running tomorrow. Routine involves running about 4 miles through UCF campus. Nice scenery.
 
#38
#38
OWB said:
So I'm guessing these are comfortable running in? If you're trail running in them, I guess that answers my question about the soles being tough enough.
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I broke into them slowly. My calves hated me for the first few weeks. My feet are still building callouses and adjusting a bit to landing on rocks and roots. I've learned to keep my steps lighter, shorten my stride and focus more which makes me a better runner. The only time I've really hurt myself is walking in them because I'm not paying attention.
 
#41
#41
tri_vol said:
If you ride you might want to make it very light. It's more important that you're healed by Saturday. It's doubtful that you'll lose much fitness in a week and a half. If you've been training really hard you're body will probably welcome the rest. Have a fun fast race on Saturday!
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Thanks man. I was thinking about going up to the school. It's pretty much all level. 1 loop through the parking lot from the front to the back is just over a mile. That way I won't be to far from a stopping point if it seems to bother me. I'll get in one more swim as well Wed morning and then relax untill Sat.
 
#46
#46
Thanks. I'll def look a littel bit more into them. I hope I see a few runners wit them on Sat. I'll ask how they like them.
 
#48
#48
I wear Asics Kayanos, as well. I have flat feet and overpronate, and it's amazing the difference that good shoes make!

I haven't done any crazy distances, but I have built up to 5 miles or so. I like to run fairly quickly, but I'm thinking about trying out some longer distances at a slower pace, and I've recently begun to swim (playing with the idea of a tri in the future).

Mapmyrun is a cool website, and I ran my toughest route about 2 weeks ago that I found there: 5.7 miles from Anchor Park in Farragut, up Virtue, across and up Kingsgate, and back down. The hill in Kingsgate was a beast.

I use a Polar monitor. Pretty cool.
 
#50
#50
Yeah. I map my runs through my subdivision. Type in a street name with a city/state and it should pull it up. Covington Ga is by no means a big town.
 
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