Red Mosquito

Started Insanity this week. It's kinda insane.

BDB wrote:

Bob Loblaw wrote:Finally went running this week, on Monday and yesterday. Five miles each time. Not bad for the first runs of the year.

Too bad I'm leaving for two weeks vacation next Friday, but hopefully the weather will have improved even more by the time I get back. Looking forward to running on Mt Royal again.

5 mile run on your first run in 3+ months? i hate people like you.

It's not like I didn't do anything else during the winter. I kept busy indoors with the Insanity workout. Otherwise, there's no way I would've pulled 5 miles the first time out.

bada wrote:Started Insanity this week. It's kinda insane.

I mentioned it a couple of times here, but I don't believe anyone else here has admitted to doing it. Yeah, it's tough, but it works. The first week of the second phase is kind of fucked up, but eventually it gets to feel good.

I've been trying for a while now to go 2 miles straight through at 7mph and i finally did it tonight and then some, i actually went up to 8mph for the last .12 to try and get under 17 minutes, but i just missed it, i got 2 miles in 17:02. so i had my best speed run so far, but dam did it kick my ass, its been about an hour and i still feel like im struggling to breathe a bit, and felt like i was gonna pass out as i was getting out of the shower. I probably should have just finished at 7mph for my first time, but i got greedy

Dr. Van Nostrand wrote:I've been trying for a while now to go 2 miles straight through at 7mph and i finally did it tonight and then some, i actually went up to 8mph for the last .12 to try and get under 17 minutes, but i just missed it, i got 2 miles in 17:02. so i had my best speed run so far, but dam did it kick my ass, its been about an hour and i still feel like im struggling to breathe a bit, and felt like i was gonna pass out as i was getting out of the shower. I probably should have just finished at 7mph for my first time, but i got greedy

Nice work, bro. You'll be doing sub-8s soon.

10 miles in 75 minutes

It was 90 degrees when I left. It sucked. I was all prepared for an 80-plus finish, but pushed hard on the way back to just get it over with. 39 out. 36 back. Not the most enjoyable run ever. Fuck, it's too early in the year for this weather. I love/hate Arizona.

turned2black wrote:

Dr. Van Nostrand wrote:I've been trying for a while now to go 2 miles straight through at 7mph and i finally did it tonight and then some, i actually went up to 8mph for the last .12 to try and get under 17 minutes, but i just missed it, i got 2 miles in 17:02. so i had my best speed run so far, but dam did it kick my ass, its been about an hour and i still feel like im struggling to breathe a bit, and felt like i was gonna pass out as i was getting out of the shower. I probably should have just finished at 7mph for my first time, but i got greedy

Nice work, bro. You'll be doing sub-8s soon.

I think i will back off a bit though, i didn't need to bump up the speed at the end, i was excited to do it but i was hurting bad after, i think im gonna stick with the 7 mph and just go for more distance if i can, than maybe in a month or so ill see if i can get under an 8 minute mile

And by the way, thanks again to everyone the advice and motivation, i never would have thought id be running like this

Strat wrote:do Yoga. Its done wonders for my knees. ive had two knee surgeries and i run on a regular basis and ski often.

no shit?

i'm going to look into it. thank you.

bada wrote:Started Insanity this week. It's kinda insane.

and it works! a few friends of mine have completed it a couple times and they look good.

Half assed it at the gym tonight. I was tired and had to really talk myself into going. Been a long week & it showed. Oh well, rest tomorrow than back at it Saturday morning.
Good for you for starting Insanity. Stick with it & you will see results. Tough program.

red calzolaio wrote:

bada wrote:Started Insanity this week. It's kinda insane.

and it works! a few friends of mine have completed it a couple times and they look good.

Cool I can imagine it will work. It's nice cause so far it hasn't required me to do any ridiculous moves that only a gymnast could pull off. Its just the speed and repetition that kills. I can handle that even though its killing me.

ran the sled hill at lunch today. ran 10 times up the slope slide, and 5 up the back steep side.
Did wind sprints, push ups and planks in between. legs feel shaky.
im hoping for a good (4-5mi) trail run tomorrow.

BDB wrote:ran the sled hill at lunch today. ran 10 times up the slope slide, and 5 up the back steep side.
Did wind sprints, push ups and planks in between. legs feel shaky.
im hoping for a good (4-5mi) trail run tomorrow.

That sounds pretty nasty. Nice work!

turned2black wrote:

BDB wrote:ran the sled hill at lunch today. ran 10 times up the slope slide, and 5 up the back steep side.
Did wind sprints, push ups and planks in between. legs feel shaky.
im hoping for a good (4-5mi) trail run tomorrow.

That sounds pretty nasty. Nice work!

Just finished up a 14 miler. Man, I'm hungry.

do any of you distance runners use those energy gels?
I used one (Hammer) for the first time on sunday and clocked in almost 6 miles (i have been maxing out at 5).
I assume they are intended for longer (10+ mi), but i sure as hell had a great run on that shit - and really didn't have any sugar crash.

I will definately use on my mud run in april, just curious if anyone has any experience or suggestions on when to or not to use them.

I've never used them. But I did try out the gummies on my first 15 miler and they were great. I ate one at 8 miles and another at 11. At the end of 15 I felt great. I didn't want to push it since it was my first time at that distance, but I really felt like I could have easily done another 3 or 4 miles without any trouble.

bike, kettle bell workout, marine ropes, basketball for an hour.

durdencommatyler wrote:Just finished up a 14 miler. Man, I'm hungry.

Damn im jealous, it was all i could do to get 2 miles, but i least got it in my 2nd best time, 17:10 but it was a struggle the whole way, no real motivation to go down and run, then i was thinking about stoping for the last .8 and it just felt bad. i think its because I've really only run once a week the last few weeks, so im going to try and run again tomorrow because Friday, Saturday and Sunday will all be no goes for me.

BDB wrote:do any of you distance runners use those energy gels?
I used one (Hammer) for the first time on sunday and clocked in almost 6 miles (i have been maxing out at 5).
I assume they are intended for longer (10+ mi), but i sure as hell had a great run on that shit - and really didn't have any sugar crash.

I will definately use on my mud run in april, just curious if anyone has any experience or suggestions on when to or not to use them.

I like GU products. I typically only use them in training when I go over 13 or 14 miles. But in races I'll stick to an every 45 minutes schedule. When you use them sparingly you can really feel the energy they give you, so I train without them and race with them... unless it's a superlong run or really nasty hill work or something. I'll also use them for the P.M. run if I'm doing doubles (A.M./P.M. runs) during training.
I like the flavors GU has and generally get the "Roctane" varieties. I find GU easier to digest (I have gotten a sensitive stomach in my old age) than other brands. It also has more Branched Chain Amino Acids. It is usually a bit more expensive than other brands, but worth it.