The Runner's thread

[Orangesmokey]

Rest and dialysis. They wanted his kidneys to start working on their own before they released him.

That's gotta be rough on him. I have never done a race longer than a half so I can't imagine what kind of toll it takes on your body to run that kind of distance.

 

[gcbvol]

In case anybody cared to get a conclusion, my bro-in-law went home from the hospital last Thursday and his kidneys are starting to work again.

Good to hear he's doing well. Sounds like it took work to get his kidneys functioning? Scary.

 

[Orangesmokey]

3 last night. Felt good after a few days of rest.

 

[VOLatile]

Rain sucks. Will have to run on pavement tonight. Beginning to train for another attempt at the Cry Me A River 50 Miler again this year.

 

[YankeeVol]

Rain sucks. Will have to run on pavement tonight. Beginning to train for another attempt at the Cry Me A River 50 Miler again this year.

I don't mind rain as long as its warm out.

 

[Orangesmokey]

Light rain I am ok with but if its pouring I am out.

 

[VOLatile]

I don't mind rain as long as its warm out.

I only hate the rain because the trails become muddy and close here. I really don't like running on the road.

 

[VOLatile]

7 at idk what pace. Good run though. Beer after was one of the best I've ever had.

 

[YankeeVol]

3.55 in 26:32

 

[Orangesmokey]

6 last night. It was really warm so I struggled a bit.

 

[YankeeVol]

3.5 in 26:41

 

[volfanbill]

33.46 miles over 6 separate legs from 9am Friday until we finished the 36 leg, 205.26 mile Colonial Relay. We ran from Charlottesville, VA to Jamestown.

RIP my phone, who was lost in a tragic accident when my second leg, was ran in a torrential downour.

 

[Orangesmokey]

6.5 today. Man it was beautiful. I felt great after a three day rest. I am at 40% complete of my goal of 650 for the year.

 

[kiddiedoc]

First real run with my oldest son, now 11: 4.5 miles on the Potter's Creek Trail outside Gatlinburg. Saw 6 deer, a bunch of turkeys, an awesome waterfall, and a cool barn built in the late 1800's.

 

[YankeeVol]

2.01 in 16:52 with the pup

 

[gcbvol]

7.37 in 1:06.

 

[volfanbill]

I would argue that I'm considerably more sore today than I have been from previous marathons. I've never ran with so many hills, but I think more than the hills, taking so many breaks between runs is definitely a struggle. Your legs go into recovery mode then, oh, hey VFB, it's your turn to go run. an 8 miler this time!


All that said, the experience is amazing. I know most of y'all aren't really into long distance type stuff, but this is just a great overall experience. We did a six man ultra crew and were all in one van. It was a great experience, not just running, but the journey with everyone involved. I highly recommend it to anyone that does do long distance type stuff.

 

[Orangesmokey]

I would argue that I'm considerably more sore today than I have been from previous marathons. I've never ran with so many hills, but I think more than the hills, taking so many breaks between runs is definitely a struggle. Your legs go into recovery mode then, oh, hey VFB, it's your turn to go run. an 8 miler this time!


All that said, the experience is amazing. I know most of y'all aren't really into long distance type stuff, but this is just a great overall experience. We did a six man ultra crew and were all in one van. It was a great experience, not just running, but the journey with everyone involved. I highly recommend it to anyone that does do long distance type stuff.

I have been wanting to get a group together to do a relay race like that but I don't have enough friends that run to be able to do it.... I gotta get some new friends.

 

[YankeeVol]

Most people I know are in the Army. Most people in the Army don't want to run outside of it lol

 

[volfanbill]

Most people I know are in the Army. Most people in the Army don't want to run outside of it lol

I was able to find a couple interested when I was at Bragg. Then when they see the bling and hear about "free beer" (just ignore that it's like $120 for a marathon that rewards you with a t-shirt, medal, usually some sort of cup, maybe a hat and the "free" beer) they got a little more interested.

 

[Orangesmokey]

3.1 last night with a few small hills.

 

[YankeeVol]

6.53 in 53:00

 

[volfanbill]

Anyone use a Fitbit? I love the functionality of my TomTom Multisport, but I want to do the daily/weekly step challenges and just have a step tracker in general. Would appreciate any reviews if anyone has one.

 

[YankeeVol]

Anyone use a Fitbit? I love the functionality of my TomTom Multisport, but I want to do the daily/weekly step challenges and just have a step tracker in general. Would appreciate any reviews if anyone has one.

Garmin Fenix 3 HR. It's a everything watch (run, golf, swim, etc), can get notifications from your phone, does everything an activity tracker does (steps, HR, sleep monitoring) and is MGRS capable. A little pricey, but definitely worth it IMO. My review was actually used on GovX.

 

[Orangesmokey]

Anyone use a Fitbit? I love the functionality of my TomTom Multisport, but I want to do the daily/weekly step challenges and just have a step tracker in general. Would appreciate any reviews if anyone has one.

I have the surge. I got it in January and I love it. The surge is the only one that has gps. It seems to be pretty right on distance. I compared it to my runkeeper app. It took me a little while to get used to wearing it because I never used to wear a watch but now I don't even notice it. I will get one again.