The Running Thread

[Ello Sailor]

6/10 cheers, but don't feel bad -- Joe do be flexin'.

[lennytheweedwhacker]

Monday will be 58-60. That is the sweet spot.

I dread the summer. Low to high 90's with about the same humidity.

[Bammer]

27/43

[lennytheweedwhacker]

4 miles in 39:15. Didn’t try to go all out, but went harder than I have in awhile on longer runs.

[Bammer]

Couldn’t go today because hail/snow.

[The Argonaut]

I think I'm going to start using the running track at the high school on weekends. I used it on Sunday and, although I did only two miles, I went very fast (I flew like the wind).

I think it'd be more boring for a long run than on the road, but if I'm trying to go fast for short distances I think it could be good

[Bammer]

28/45

[lennytheweedwhacker]

I think I'm going to start using the running track at the high school on weekends. I used it on Sunday and, although I did only two miles, I went very fast (I flew like the wind).

I think it'd be more boring for a long run than on the road, but if I'm trying to go fast for short distances I think it could be good

Yeah I could never do that on longer runs, but I do see the benefit for that length.

What was your time?

[The Argonaut]

2 miles in 17:24

[lennytheweedwhacker]

2 miles in 17:24

D*mn! I’ve only been faster than that a few times at two miles, but those were in races with adrenaline pumping. Third mile sucked butt in response of course.

How did you feel afterward?

[The Argonaut]

I felt like the wind, brother. whoosh whoosh

[lennytheweedwhacker]

I told you you’re a natural.

[washing machine]

There seems to be dwindling options for a bare bones running shoe experience these days, but I managed to pick up a pair of last year's kinvaras for less than $100.

Low stack, low drop, lightweight upper. The local legends on strava can keep their carbon plates. I'm racing on pure moxie here.

[washing machine]

There seems to be dwindling options for a bare bones running shoe experience these days, but I managed to pick up a pair of last year's kinvaras for less than $100.

Low stack, low drop, lightweight upper. The local legends on strava can keep their carbon plates. I'm racing on pure moxie here.

[The Argonaut]

I've been wearing Lems Primal Pursuit almost exclusively. Zero drop and a wide toe box. Maybe not the most glorious running shoe, but I've been happy with it

[Bammer]

32/50

Took a little different route today and saw three houses with Xmas decorations still up.

[epilogue]

8 @ 9:45 in 45 degrees

[lennytheweedwhacker]

I’m getting worse. And couldn’t fight through a hard wind yesterday.

[lennytheweedwhacker]

I feel like i've lost some speed, or lost endurance when i'm going faster. So today I decided to do two casual miles around a 10:00 pace, then hopefully run the third mile strongly at around 8:45ish. Unfortunately the first two miles were more taxing than I expected, and I ran the third mile at 9:10. I had to walk a few short times during it, but probably could have turned it up a notch more at the end.

Oh well, I've probably peaked.

[Bammer]

33/52