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Joined: Tue January 01, 2013 9:08 pm Posts: 4729 Location: 5th floor, Bay 7, position 5740
I've had on going issues with my feet for a while. I used the Dr. Scholl's foot imaging machine and it suggest a particular insert. It did wonders for my left foot but not so much my right one. I've got one specifically for plantars in now so we will see. If not I will give Superfeet a try; I've had a couple other people suggest them.
Joined: Mon March 18, 2013 11:48 pm Posts: 5223 Location: A Dark Place
guestT wrote:
r2d, question for you. The marathon plan I'm on has me doing some, in my opinion, pretty pointless 4 and 5 mile runs on Tuesdays and Thursdays. What would be the best way to turn one of those into a speed workout without using a treadmill (hate it), or a track (my gym's is terrible)?
Last night I did fartleks, basically sprinting whenever I would come to a non-icy stretch of sidewalk. There's a half-mile section of paved trail near my house. I was thinking I could jog to the end, sprint back, jog to the end, sprint back, etc for 4 miles.
Your thoughts?
The sprint/jog on the paved trail sounds good for a VO2 Max workout. You could also do more of a MP workout and do ~.75 run/.25 jog on that same trail.
Or you could sub it out for hill repeats, if you have a hill close.
Joined: Mon March 18, 2013 11:48 pm Posts: 5223 Location: A Dark Place
The cold and your biomechanics are different on a TM. Many people are actually less efficient on a treadmill because your body perceives the belt doing some of the work for you and that changes your stride/form.
I also feel like the recycled O2 and “stuffiness” of the gym has a negative impact. Speed work is typically easier for me outside because I feel like I can never suck in enough O2 inside the gym.
Also, to be honest, adding an incline to a TM run defeats the main benefit of TM running, which is using the belt to your advantage and training with a higher leg turnover.
Hit that 5k today at an 8 minute pace. The feeling I have at this point is similar to runners knee, although I know that's not what it is. It's localized to the medial side of the knee and I have full range of motion and no obvious swelling. Probably going to just take more time but I'm going to need to start getting 10 to 15 miles per week in. My lungs are trashed from the flu and all this time off.
Joined: Mon March 18, 2013 11:48 pm Posts: 5223 Location: A Dark Place
I did two runs with my 35-pound ruck this weekend. 2 hours yesterday. An hour today. Averaged ~9:15 miles. If I can pull that off for the race, I should be top 5. I'm gonna try not to lose any more weight before the race. I think having a heftier frame will benefit my balance and strength.
I have a Facebook friend who is constantly posting his running times with his Nike app complete with timer pic of him sitting against a light post looking contemplatively into the horizon. Today's run was 12 miles at an 11:01 pace and a #slayyourdragon hashtag.
Joined: Mon March 18, 2013 11:48 pm Posts: 5223 Location: A Dark Place
Yeah, part of me want to laugh at shit like that, but the other half thinks that if it makes them feel good about themselves, then what's it really hurting?
It's all relative. I mean, I've posted shit about a 1:23 half marathon or sub 8:30 50-miler and kinda felt like a badass, but in reality, I'm a "hobby jogger" compared to most of my hardcore running buddies.
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