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#5,752
#5,752
Wow, I don't know what happened, but I went out and crushed my old 5k PR of 25:17, with a 23:30.

I am flabberghasted. I looked at the stats and the times, and it all seems Legit to me. I just can't believe that I shaved off nearly 2 minutes from my old PR. I certainly was running hard and really faster then I ever have, but this is shocking.
 
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#5,753
#5,753
that's awesome Nerd. Congrats

3 miles out to the Iron Mike Statue (big statue found on several traditional Army bases), iron mikes around the statue (aka, walking lunges), a stop to do pull-ups and 3 miles back. 54:10 total time.
 
#5,754
#5,754
I've gotten to where I do something a bit different. I'll do about 20 push ups. run a mile (its about 1.1 miles around the circle of my house), then I'll rest for about 20 seconds, do as many push ups as I can, and repeat it three times or until I don't think I'll make another. Usually nets me about 100+ pushups and a couple miles. I like it because it breaks the monotony a bit.
 
#5,755
#5,755
Daloth said:
I've gotten to where I do something a bit different. I'll do about 20 push ups. run a mile (its about 1.1 miles around the circle of my house), then I'll rest for about 20 seconds, do as many push ups as I can, and repeat it three times or until I don't think I'll make another. Usually nets me about 100+ pushups and a couple miles. I like it because it breaks the monotony a bit.
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I do something similar on occasion on a quarter mile track:

Sprint to a corner
25 push ups

Sprint to opposite corner
25 sit ups

Repeat over and over.
 
#5,756
#5,756
Nerd-Vol said:
Wow, I don't know what happened, but I went out and crushed my old 5k PR of 25:17, with a 23:30.

I am flabberghasted. I looked at the stats and the times, and it all seems Legit to me. I just can't believe that I shaved off nearly 2 minutes from my old PR. I certainly was running hard and really faster then I ever have, but this is shocking.
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Sometimes you have runs like that and you wonder how you did it. Congrats Nerd.
 
#5,758
#5,758
Daloth said:
I've gotten to where I do something a bit different. I'll do about 20 push ups. run a mile (its about 1.1 miles around the circle of my house), then I'll rest for about 20 seconds, do as many push ups as I can, and repeat it three times or until I don't think I'll make another. Usually nets me about 100+ pushups and a couple miles. I like it because it breaks the monotony a bit.
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I used to run my distance at a track and then run stadiums and in between the stadiums do push ups and sit ups. It's nice to break things up from time to time.
 
#5,759
#5,759
Thanks for the words of encouragement guys! I went back and ran last night and purposefully made my course more difficult. Coming up with paces in the 7:14-7:30 range (did that for 2 miles till I got a bad stitch and had to stop), as opposed to the 8:00-8:20 range, so I am happy. I think this was a mental hurdle, where I just didn't know that I could go that hard, that long. I also found I get a lot better 5k by frontloading. Go out and blast away that first 1.55 miles and if I have to back off a step, for the last part so be it.
 
#5,760
#5,760
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#5,762
#5,762
Sad. I also probably need to reconsider my use of headphones while running. I am not sure I could give up the headphones, but I understand that it is dangerous. Especially so given that the majority of my runs are at night.
 
#5,763
#5,763
Oh yeah. I need to go to just keeping my headphones on just one ear. These headphones block way too much noise to be safe.
 
#5,765
#5,765
Nerd-Vol said:
Sad. I also probably need to reconsider my use of headphones while running. I am not sure I could give up the headphones, but I understand that it is dangerous. Especially so given that the majority of my runs are at night.
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My wife works with the DA's office here and worked a case where a woman running was rape and she was wearing head phones while running and never heard her attackers. Ever since then she has not worn her head phones at all.

I have always worn my headphones. It's habit that I probably need to break.
 
#5,766
#5,766
Very Happy!

Well I was a bit apprehensive about my 23:30 5k time on Tuesday. I thought my route might have been too easy or it might have been a fluke or the GPS was off. Yesterday I tried to make my route more difficult but caught a cramp/stitch 2 miles in. Today I went at it again with a more difficult route and actually set a new PR by two seconds. This lets me know that everything is legit and I was just not pushing myself hard enough!



I also went with just wearing my headphones covering one ear. It felt a lot better! I was able to hear my surroundings and also how terribly out of shape I sound when I run.

Good way to go into two days of rest. Which I really need, my knee hasn't felt great and my legs are just flat out tired.
 
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#5,767
#5,767
Just ordered one of these for my night runs:

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I also wear a reflective vest and a reflective legband. My hat also has some reflective paint on it. When I walk the dog I make sure to use a reflective leash.

I am trying to make myself as visible at night as possible.
 
#5,773
#5,773
6.07 hilly miles in below freezing temps. Snot was frozen to my upper lip. 22+ miles for the week, 37+ for the year. Need to find a cheap half marathon in the March timeframe to help prepare for my May 4 All American full Marathon.
 
#5,774
#5,774
make sure the rest of y'all get your miles in for #megsmiles.

As for headphones, I rarely, if ever use them. You're not allowed to run with them on post (where 95% of my runs take place) and it makes me paranoid to do it anywhere else.
 
#5,775
#5,775
Trail 3.5 today @ 7:45 pace. It's was about 24 degrees at the time I ran. Ground was frozen.

I noticed a lot of people on my Facebook feed who ran for #megsmiles today.
 
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