The Running Thread

[lennytheweedwhacker]

5.25 miles this evening. Feel pretty great about it.

i missed this yesterday…great work

[lennytheweedwhacker]

5.25 miles this evening. Feel pretty great about it.

So, this is the furthest I've gone and I owe it to keeping heartrate down. No matter how slow I have to go, be it walking even, trying to keep heartrate down to around 140-150 most of the time worked wonders this time. I even woke up a little hung over in the morning and wasn't feeling great by the time evening run came. I imagine how well I will do when I'm feeling fresh. I looked into this more and it's a method used by many to great results. Things are finally looking up for me. Going to try to pull off over 5 miles at least 2-3 times a week now.

what’s your heart rate normally? Mine is ridiculous but it’s the only way I can get a halfway decent pace

[tree_]

Thanks. If I'm pushing myself normally and not paying attention, it can get up to 160, 170 fairly quickly after the first half mile or so. So now when it shoots up, I walk and watch it hover around 150, 140, and when it gets to 130s I slowly jog and try to get it to stay around 150 if I can.. if not I walk again. Simple as that, but it makes a big difference for me to be satisfied with a consistent heartrate as opposed to pace.

[tree_]

Also, when you train like this you should be able to increase your pace while keeping heartrate low after some time. Here's some info on it.

[lennytheweedwhacker]

i tried something similar last year when i was concerned about my heart rate, but it didn’t really change anything…and even though I’m clearly in better shape than I was 12-14 months ago it hasn’t lessened either

i had some tests run on my heart and they didn’t find anything, but it does still concern me a bit

[lennytheweedwhacker]

my run schedule this week is going to be iffy, so I’m going to try to kill it on 2 miles this evening…estimated average heart rate is 180

[washing machine]

My physical therapist gave me a 10/12 week timeline to returning to running at my initial appointment yesterday. Will you be a Strava ghost again by the time I get back?

Nah. This time I'll stick with it. I promise. The effort I put into Strava this time will be directly proportional to the discount percentage I paid for the Boston 8s.

This exchange was waaay back in January 2020. Pre pandemic. I stuck with it, save a couple of patches that year. I'm still running, retired those discount Bostons, am on like 3 different pairs of shoes now and logging runs up to an hour long on the regular.

...but now verb's not here anymore. Is it even worth it?

[lennytheweedwhacker]

my run schedule this week is going to be iffy, so I’m going to try to kill it on 2 miles this evening…estimated average heart rate is 180

only did a mile…i’m quitting

[tree_]

Don’t worry about it

Walked the dog almost a couple miles in the humid heat. Was harder than it should have been.

[lennytheweedwhacker]

Don’t worry about it

Walked the dog almost a couple miles in the humid heat. Was harder than it should have been.

yeah i think the humidity got to me...and i may have gone a little too hard too quickly

i still want to quit though

[Ello Sailor]

Surely you're in a better position than you were before taking up running, though.

[lennytheweedwhacker]

meh

my only goal in exercising now is to allow me to eat somewhat badly…i can’t handle the complete inconsistency in my runs

[Ello Sailor]

We'll never give up on you, Leonard. I'll carry you to the finish line if I have to.

[lennytheweedwhacker]

We'll never give up on you, Leonard. I'll carry you to the finish line if I have to.

i'm not worth it

[Ello Sailor]

Probably true but I would get a killer workout in.

[lennytheweedwhacker]

Probably true but I would get a killer workout in.

maybe...you can probably deadlift 4 times my weight though

i might as well start getting fat again

[Ello Sailor]

Lenny, that's nonsense. Keep running. Even if it's shitty and slow, you're still better for it.

[lennytheweedwhacker]

Lenny, that's nonsense. Keep running. Even if it's shitty and slow, you're still better for it.

i don’t feel any better at all…thanks for the encouragement though

i’m going to bed…maybe i’ll disappear in the night

[washing machine]

The knee discomfort I was secretely worried might be a sprain yesterday completely disappeared today. Still, took it light for 3 miles this morning just to be safe, but thank goodness all is well. I was pretty bummy yesterday about it if I'm being honest.

[tree_]

glad your bummy's now yummy. good news