gutlead74 Posted July 20, 2010 Share Posted July 20, 2010 Week 3 of C25K didn't do as well as I would have liked. I usually improve by my second run. Thanks for the support. I use to be an athlete waaaay back in high school and have gotten way out of shape since, so this has been very hard for me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Corcaigh Posted July 20, 2010 Share Posted July 20, 2010 Week 3 of C25K didn't do as well as I would have liked. I usually improve by my second run. Thanks for the support. I use to be an athlete waaaay back in high school and have gotten way out of shape since, so this has been very hard for me. Keep at it ... be patient. You didn't get out of shape in a couple of weeks or months, so allow some time to get it back. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RiggosMohawk Posted July 20, 2010 Share Posted July 20, 2010 Cant believe I just found this thread in the Tailgate. I'm just logging maintenance miles until my training for a half-marathon starts in mid-august. Gonna focus more on 1-hour tempo runs for this half. We'll see how that approach gets the time for miles 3 thru 10 down. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrcunning15 Posted July 21, 2010 Share Posted July 21, 2010 If you're like me, the first mile was at a decent 7-7:30 minute pace, the second one more like 9-10 minutes, and then the last mile took 20 minutes to finish. Yeah im totally the opposite my last mile is the best mile for me, I need to get back into the groove I pulled a hammie really bad a few weeks ago and work/school has been killing me so I have not done anything for the last month besides softball once a week. Plus I ran at the gym on the treadmill busted my knee and now I can only use the elliptical but with the weather being nicer I need to get back at it. I use to be a pretty decent distance runner in high school but those days are long gone. Any runners in the centreville area? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skin'Em84 Posted July 21, 2010 Share Posted July 21, 2010 Did 3 today on a 5 mile loop. I feel this "wow I'm outta shape" feeling right now, I used to do the loop with no real problem. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SC_RedskinsFan Posted July 27, 2010 Share Posted July 27, 2010 I am doing a half marathon on Sept 26th in Concord NC, and my cousin has convinced me to do a whole marathon in Jan out in Phoenix! My miles are about to pick up, i will start training this week for the half, and take a week or so off after it before i get in marathon shape! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Switchgear Posted July 27, 2010 Share Posted July 27, 2010 I ran a hill Friday. I ran a hill that absolutely kicked my ass. mapmyrun.com says I climbed about 300 feet, but I think it was closer to 500. My calves are still sore and tight, I'm hoping to run tomorrow but I won't know until I wake up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
heytred Posted July 27, 2010 Share Posted July 27, 2010 I just got my Nike Free Run's in the mail (after literally waiting 2 months for them) and now that I have them, I'm on a tiny FOB in Afghanistan with no place to run outside, no gym, and no treadmill... Can't wait to take them out for a run, I've been wearing the same pair of crappy Asics for almost two years now. Wanting to cut my two mile down from a 12:47 to about a 12:15, but got no where to run! Plus, running has always been the easiest way for me to zone out, it's been like an escape for most of this deployment, but for the last month and a half I haven't been able to at all. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Corcaigh Posted July 27, 2010 Share Posted July 27, 2010 I'm still keeping going at building a base ... on a 67 day streak; 188 miles in the last 30 days; 44 in the last week; 6 tonight and 10 yesterday. I'm on pace to run over 190 in July, my highest monthly total ever. Tonight felt a lot cooler than the past two or three weeks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Corcaigh Posted July 27, 2010 Share Posted July 27, 2010 I'm on a tiny FOB in Afghanistan with no place to run outside, no gym, and no treadmill... That sucks. Be safe. I guess you don't even have a stairwell? That's a good fall-back option for runners looking to get a workout when travelling. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skin'Em84 Posted July 27, 2010 Share Posted July 27, 2010 That sucks. Be safe. I guess you don't even have a stairwell? That's a good fall-back option for runners looking to get a workout when travelling. He can run around his bunk 30359 times. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
heytred Posted July 27, 2010 Share Posted July 27, 2010 That sucks. Be safe. I guess you don't even have a stairwell? That's a good fall-back option for runners looking to get a workout when travelling. I appreciate it man, but nah, no stairwell. There are some stairs that go up to the guard tower but it's only like 7 steps, plus I'm sure someone would have a problem with me trying to do PT on 'em. I tried running circles around the FOB once, but it's all gravel and it's just not worth it to risk spraining an ankle or something that could affect my mission capability. He can run around his bunk 30359 times. hehe' date=' you mean my cot? I would kill for a bunk right now. =']] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MattFancy Posted July 27, 2010 Share Posted July 27, 2010 Started running for the first time in forever last night. I need to get back in shape. Started out easy with a nice 1 mile run. Prolly take it easy for the first week or two to get back into things. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pointyfootball Posted July 27, 2010 Share Posted July 27, 2010 Last Monday and yesterday I ran the exact same route (6.25miles, thot it was 6.5 but was wrong). Biked the day before each run, so the only difference was the temps/humidity. Last week's time: 1:03:02. Yesterday's time: 0:57:50 and I could have easily taken 2-3mins off of that but was running with a buddy who would have been hurting to do that. Amazing how much difference, not to mention how much better I felt afterwards yesterday, compared to last week. PF Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Major Harris Posted August 2, 2010 Share Posted August 2, 2010 just got done my 7 miler. i cut over 3 minutes off, down to 1:01:42 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Forehead Posted August 2, 2010 Share Posted August 2, 2010 Was able to cut a few minutes off my 3-mile time yesterday, though I don't actually run the three miles. I've been doing sprint work, where I run all out for 20 seconds then walk 40, and repeat until the three miles are done, trying to boost my heart rate up. But yeah, 2-3 minutes faster than last week, so there's progress being made. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Henry Posted August 2, 2010 Share Posted August 2, 2010 I'm up to 11 mile long runs, but for the past five weeks I've done ALL my runs on the Dreadmill thanks to the heat. On Saturday I did a 3 mile maintenance run outside for the first time in over a month. I ran up a hill I've run up hundreds of times, but yesterday was the first day it actually felt as easy as running flat. I'm definitely starting to feel the effects of my training. Today it's 12 quarter-mile repeats. Pray for me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Monte51Coleman Posted August 2, 2010 Share Posted August 2, 2010 I'm glad to see you've worked past your injury issues, Henry. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Henry Posted August 2, 2010 Share Posted August 2, 2010 I'm glad to see you've worked past your injury issues, Henry. New shoes and a treadmill do wonders for your knees and ankles. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Heidenreich Posted August 2, 2010 Share Posted August 2, 2010 My legs are ridiculously sore because of triathlon training. Having not biked in AGES (I'm talking fifteen years, at least), it's doing a major number on my legs like running never did. Testing my 5K speed tonight. My last run (on Friday) was only a 2 1/2K because of time constraints, but I knocked that out in 12 minutes. Tonight is a big test for me, we'll see how it goes..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Monte51Coleman Posted August 2, 2010 Share Posted August 2, 2010 New shoes and a treadmill do wonders for your knees and ankles. A conversion from heel-striking to mid-foot striking eliminated all of my issues; knee, hip, etc. I've been pain & injury free for about eighteen months now. As far as the treadmill goes...ugh...you can have that. I've got one covered in dust in the garage. I'm thinking of training my cat to use it. Hey, it works for gerbils. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Forehead Posted August 2, 2010 Share Posted August 2, 2010 A conversion from heel-striking to mid-foot striking eliminated all of my issues; knee, hip, etc. I've been pain & injury free for about eighteen months now. How do you go about doing this? I know my heels strike first a lot when I run. I don't have a lot of leg and hip pain, mostly just soreness, but my back bothers me after running/weightlilfting, and I wonder if this has something to do with it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Henry Posted August 2, 2010 Share Posted August 2, 2010 I think it's an old wives' tale. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Monte51Coleman Posted August 2, 2010 Share Posted August 2, 2010 How do you go about doing this? I know my heels strike first a lot when I run. I don't have a lot of leg and hip pain, mostly just soreness, but my back bothers me after running/weightlilfting, and I wonder if this has something to do with it. Here is a video that got me started: http://www.newtonrunning.com/run-better/newton-running-videos/injury-prevention/102-run-right-video Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ljs Posted August 3, 2010 Share Posted August 3, 2010 I ran 3 miles in 36 min tonight...I haven't run more than 2 miles since my police academy days(13 yrs ago). Plus, more than half is a gradual incline. So I'm pleased with the time. However- due to walking a lot on Saturday in my flip flops, I have blisters on my arch, and I have very flat feet- so that part hits the ground w/ every step. Needless to say, I hung in there through the pain. Just thinking I may not run for a few days to let the blisters heal. Also- a question for anyone who has had knee/leg surgery. Part of my lower leg is numb after my ACL surgery. And tonight after running, the outter edge and most numb area hurts like pin/needles poking me. Anyone ever experience this? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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