The Running Thread

[run2death]

Yup. But Western States takes place in Cali's Sierra Nevada Mountain range.

Also, AZ isn't all desert. Northern AZ is one of the coldest places in the U.S. Flagstaff is actually colder than upstate NY.

[verb_to_trust]

I did yassos at the track tonight. Made the time go by a lot faster actually.

[Sgt. Crackpot]

What's a yasso?

[run2death]

"Yassos" are 800M (twice around a track) repeats.

Named after Bart Yasso, who would do 800s as a marathon predictor. Theory is you do at least 10 800M repeats, average them out and that's your marathon finishing time in MN:SEC instead of HR:MIN.

In other words, if an elite does 800s in 2 minutes, 15 seconds, then he can expect to finish the full mary in 2 hours and 15 minutes.

[lennytheweedwhacker]

did a half mile on the treadmill

woo! running get's pretty addicting, leonard. keep at it.

i never want to do it again and i'm about to stuff my face with bacon

I know it sucks but just punish yourself. You never know when having a good cardiovascular base will come in handy in the future. Sometimes I calm my panic symptoms by reminding myself I can run two miles from danger without breaking a sweat.

i'll try and do .6 miles next time

It is ok to take breaks walking and go back to it.

i did that once during my half mile

[guestT]

After lots of stretching, did 4 pain-free miles last night on the treadmill in the new shoes and Superfeet. Feeling cautiously optimistic about the 10k race tomorrow.

That was my first treadmill run in probably 10 years. How do people do that? The seconds just crawled by.

[Dev]

5.4 miles in 50 minutes last night.

[run2death]

T-minus 14 hours until Western States. I'll have a hard time sleeping tonight.

[run2death]

T-minus 14 hours until Western States. I'll have a hard time sleeping tonight.

LOL. Hopefully he will have sobered up before tomorrow's race.

[Dev]

this bro is super skinny. jesus.

[verb_to_trust]

Got my 5 in before tomorrows long run. Will go at least 12 but shooting for 15.

[verb_to_trust]

this bro is super skinny. jesus.

My arms are pretty skinny. My stomach isn't as flat as it used to be though. Which reminds me, I think I will eat about 1500 calories in chicken wings tonight before taking my sister the movies for her birthday.

[run2death]

this bro is super skinny. jesus.

Yeah, there's a growing belief in the community that ultra runners should carry more body fat than XCers, marathoners and track dudes.

And Walmsley himself is famous for pounding multiple pizzas and several beers almost every night, but the reality is that it's just hard to maintain body fat when you're running 140 miles a week.

[Dev]

sometimes i eat some croissants before i go running. is that dumb?

[run2death]

sometimes i eat some croissants before i go running. is that dumb?

No. There's an elite ultra runner who eats nothing but Krispy Kremes in races.

[verb_to_trust]

Ran my 13 mile route at the park today. No problem at all and 4 minutes faster than last time. Next week I think I will shoot for 15.

[run2death]

Ran my 13 mile route at the park today. No problem at all and 4 minutes faster than last time. Next week I think I will shoot for 15.

Nice work!

[verb_to_trust]

That .gif never gets old. Who won the Ultra?

[run2death]

Ryan Sandes from South Africa. The same thing has happened the last two years, Jim Walmsley (the dude in the vid I posted above) smokes the field for 80 miles then completely blows up.

This year the course was brutal. Snow and slush in the early miles, then 100+ degrees on the exposed sections in the middle and end.

[Sgt. Crackpot]

The last 6 months have been shitty. Shin splints have plagued me relentlessly. New shoes and compression gear, and winding back the training and type of workouts have helped somewhat. But a couple of deep tissue massages have helped pinpoint the main issues appear to be tight glut, quad and calf muscles. Plus some core instability.

Now I'm trying to stretch without over-stretching, and trying to use correct techniques. I failed initially by over-stretching my hamstrings, and causing pain behind the knee. Core exercises are also required, so I'm dusting off the medicine ball and bosu ball.

r2d, do you have a regular stretching and/or core routine?