2015 Running Thread

Yes Happy Running Day!! I did 6 miles before work this morning. Didn't feel the best but got it done. I really need to focus on my cross training though. I do NOT want any injuries.

Run safe all!

Whooohooo just ran my first training run for the NYC Marathon. 8 miles in Central Park this morning with Fred's Team. It was HOT!!! During the second loop at around 6.5 I just kept thinking how the heck am I going to do this. Good thing I had a motivational running partner who kept me in line. If he wasn't there I may have started walking

Keep hydrated all!

Renee

The toe socks are saving my life! They are the best thing ever for blister prevention!

I am so bummed. I missed my first summer series race on Monday night. It was a five mile race. I am on trial at work and when that happens everything else comes to a stand still. I was also going to do six miles tonight but have been working nonstop. Add to that the fact that my two year old has croup and this is one hectic household right now.

All I want to do is run!!!!

I have a running gear question. So I'm realizing that when training for a marathon I can't let weather hold me back! What is the most important and best rain gear to have when training during the summer months? Looking forward to a 9 mile training run in Central Park tomorrow morning and looks like I am going to miss the next two races for the summer series

i have the halo visor . it keeps the sweat from dripping down your face. HOWEVER.. the plastic/rubber piece that does this on the inside brim.. does leave a nice little dent on your forehead. so pretty much i leave it on til im not around people anymore but it works great

Hi everyone

I've missed you all. I've been offline thanks to damage to my computer just as I left for a trip. Once I got home, I found an old computer but don't have any of my passwords on it. So, once the repair is done, I'll have a lot of passwords to reset. I did not run much in Hong Kong - it was 33C (100F or so, 40C on the humidex, with overnight lows of 28C). But I did walk a LOT, both intentionally and getting lost as usual. I generally love getting lost because I stumble across the coolest areas. (I stick to cities, though. No deserted forests or rocky crevasses to rescue me from!) On one walk with my running shoes and Garmin on, I passed through Victoria Park and did a few laps of a gorgeous treed outdoor running track there. I'd love to run that again. HK is not a good location for GPS souvenirs because the tall buildings bounce the signal so much, but I have the general route I took. Easily 14km one day, 12km another couple days. I hit (or doubled) my step targets every day between walks and walking around on business.

That said, I am due to start training for the Dumbo Double Dare and hope to start accounting for my progress here.

On the rainy running, my general practice is to wimp out of it, but the last Wine & Dine was a deluge and I had a lot of problems with rain and fogging in my Rx running glasses. That was awful. And the waterlogged shoes were so very heavy I think it contributed a lot to my soreness in the hips. I think I need better strategies myself. Will watch this space for all your great tips.

MMay, welcome to the thread. We look forward to reading your runs too.

Wecome MMay!! This thread is so inspiring. It also seems like everyone lives near Disney World

I've missed my first three summer series runs because of work and tomorrow I am missing a long training run because I'm sick. The doc told me I needed to sleep in and rest that I'm doing too much. I'm bummed but I will listen to her advice.

I splurged today on a new visor and running shorts to make me feel better so hopefully I'll be up and moving soon!

Have fun logging in the miles this weekend everyone.

Once, can you add a couple runs for me?  Storm the Bastille 5k, July 9th, downtown Milwaukee and Susan G. Race for the Cure 9/27.  I know there are a lot of Susan G. haters out here so hopefully nobody is offended, but I started participating in this event several years ago when I was invited by a friend with BC.  I lost that friend to the disease this year and will continue to run it in her honor because it was meaningful to her.  Thanks!!

Hi everyone -- first-time posting, almost exactly a year to the day of my BC diagnosis.

Has anyone who had radiation to their left breast and/or is taking Tamoxifen having trouble with endurance during running? I've been a runner for years -- more of a distance runner than fast. Took time off during my treatment -- lumpectomy/short course of radiation -- last summer and part of the fall and started getting back into shorter (2-4 miles) runs in April. I do 2-3 sessions a week with weights and resistance w/ a trainer at my gym and yoga 2-3x a week, too (yes, I'm kinda fitness obsessed but I was before my adventure w/ breast cancer, too .

I've been trying to run at least 3x a week for the past month because I'm training for a 24-hour relay race in September but it's been a slog. My first "decent" run was a 5K today and my pace was a minute and a halfslower than a year ago. And I was breathing hard the last 1/4 mile. I can't tell if this is because I'm out of running shape or residual issues from radiation (which I had on my left breast) or maybe Tamoxifen (I've been on it 8 mos., side effects seem better -- but I've gained weight!).

Anyway, if any of you've had trouble getting back into running, would love to hear your thoughts and cheer each other on.

welcome watersup. I had no radiation or tamoxifen, just scorched-earth surgery, and I also had difficulty regaining my previous pace. I attributed it to lingering effects of anaesthesia but that was strictly my own notion - medical people all dismissed my concern. I did not have shortness of breath exactly, because I would just slow my pace to accommodate my heart and lungs - but my pace was about a minute/km slower than it had been. Those who said it was deconditioning are full of it, because I had only just started running and had got up to that pace - you don't decondition in so much less time than that. It's been quite a while since my DIEP now, and my pace is getting back. It's just a patience game, I think. I figure, there will be time to be faster - this is the time to just enjoy doing it.

Looking forward to reading your runs.

My legs are seriously stiff after this past weekend! Just haven't made the time to run lately & being in the mountains with my family - including super-fit endurance & trail runner sister - I had to put my running shoes on. Managed about 3km - easy run downhill but I'm sure the hill was about a 45 degree climb so lots of walking on the return :-)

Despite that, running is my favourite proof of life!

Have planned a 3 week overseas holiday in August so actually need to sit down & plot a training schedule for my race in September.

happy running everyone!

Whoo Hoo, I finally made it to a summer series run last night! A 5k and I averaged 8:55 min mile for it. I was happy. It was humid and hilly so that is a good pace for me.

I have a runner's vent. I know that this may sound snobbish to some but there are some things I cannot stand about the summer series runs!! There are about 2,000 runners. There are pace makers for people to line up according to their ability. No one does this!!! And then with the narrow trails you get stuck in a bottle neck. When the person realizes that they can't keep up in that group and are usually running on the left it isn't a good idea for them to then just stop. On the left.

Or how about hand signals when passing someone so that the person behind you knows you are moving over?

I'm not trying to win these races. Sometimes I feel like I am in a video game dodging drunk runners who get points for taking other people out.

On a more positive note, if there is anyone else on this board who gets Falsodex treatments, I learned today that my running roller stick also works good for massaging the injection site!!! And I can't believe it has taken me 6 years to figure out that running shorts with the underwear already in the shorts is the best thing ever.

Next Monday I have a 4k. I didn't even know those types of races existed. I am going to try to do it as a sprint and set my Garmin for a 7:59 pace. I'll practice beforehand to see if that is actually reasonable. And then I am going to line up at the 5 minute mile pace maker and go for it.

Renee

Indeed! Our Run for the Cure has the 1K walk and 5K run finish in the same bottleneck and the last 500m you're dodging not only rambling pedestrians but herds accompanying Granny and her walker, double-wide baby strollers, and dogs on leashes (shin-high tripwires) that are NOT kept to heel. I gave up on timing that one because the bottleneck is so pathetic. There are no marshalls or anyone trying to facilitate the run.

As much as I lovelovelove the Disney runs, it irks me that some of the charity participants seem to get placed in unjustifiably advantageous corrals. I work hard for the corral I get and I'd like to be more forward too, because the peer pressure helps me keep a better pace. But I realize my corral-mates have similar paces. However, I find myself passing many participants in the first two miles that are already walking, that are not wearing shoes or clothes made for running, and usually walking four abreast as well. Spending the first 30 minutes of the run playing Frogger with people that have no intention of actually running is a physical obstacle i don't need. And I agree - how hard is it to raise a hand or point in the direction of the curb you plan to glide toward to walk, or point to the water table you're going to reach for? I guess one of the by-products of broader participation is that some people won't have the experience to know the etiquette, or the consideration to read the race handouts that list the etiquette. I figure the reason it aggravates me so much is that I'm not winning anything so I need all the help I can get.