run2death wrote:20-mile run with the 35-pound ruck tomorrow. 3 ruck runs left in this training cycle.
I only did 15, but managed to keep a 8:30 pace.
Kinda backed myself into a corner now. Only really have 5 days to get in a 20-miler or I'll start eating into my taper window.
Another 15 with the pack today. Then forced myself to do another 20 minutes of stadium steps.
Grueling. Legs were still pretty wasted from yesterday and I had far too much beer last night.
Gonna have to do 20 with the pack on Tuesday or Wednesday after work now. Ugh!
That's gonna be miserable AF.
Re: The Running Thread
Mon March 12, 2018 1:36 pm
You got this.
Re: The Running Thread
Mon March 12, 2018 4:12 pm
I wish I could just snap my fingers and have all my shoe problems solved forever.
Regular fit is way too narrow.
4E is a little too wide but feels great up to about 90 minutes, after that I get nasty blisters on the inside edge of both feet.
2E is a little snug but at least solves one blister problem. Unfortunately it creates another by rubbing my pinky toe raw.
Going up a half size might help. I feel like the very patient owner of the new specialty running shop is going to go soup nazi on me if I bring back one more gently used pair.
I know $12 to $17 sounds ridiculous for a pair of socks, but shitting the bed during a race because you got blisters from buying socks that were $5 for a pack of 12 doesn't really make sense considering the effort you put into training and the money you spent on shoes and race registration.
I'm obviously not sure what kind of socks you run in, but a lot of people do run in $120 shoes but the cheapest socks they can find.
Yeah Swiftwick is all I wear with my Bostons and I almost never get blisters.
Re: The Running Thread
Mon March 12, 2018 6:58 pm
Haven't tried Swiftkicks yet but I pretty much exclusively wear Balega blister-resistant socks. I'm 99% sure it's a shoe problem, but if going up half a size doesn't fix it I might try some different socks. I've heard good things about Darn Tough, too.