Runners
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@marlin @den1mhead thank you gents.
I finished in 44:20, taking 1.5 hours out of my time from last year. Unfortunately I did not meet my ultimate time goal of 40 hours, but I also holed up for three hours at one of the aid stations due to a massive thunderstorm above the next pass- I got stuck above tree line in lightning last year, and it was terrifying, not willing to repeat. So without that and moving a little more expeditiously through later aid stations (it is tempting to just sit there!), I think I definitely would’ve been under 40 hours.
I equally or bested nearly all of my eta’s, so much so that I almost missed my crew at one of the aids as they weren’t expecting me for 45 more minutes. Don’t know if I’ll go back or not. This one has a lot of pluses, but also some big minuses. Photo from the summit of Twin Peaks, mile 80ish…
Wearing IH bandannas, neck and wrist as snot/sweat wiper. -
Over the last couple of weeks I've seen many people barefoot running during my runs in the park. It actually makes perfect sense and is pretty healthy if one thinks about it. I don't plan the transition in the foreseeable future as I'm already running in minimalistic shoes but has anyone switched to running barefoot and how long did it take to get used to it?
@Dion . . .
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Zola was doing it the 80's.
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^^ Probably the most common mistake you can make is "doing it because the pros do". In this case especially. Have to remember that they are just that, professional. Their mechanics are strong, their feet and legs have taken a decade or more of constant hammering to reach that point of callousness, and on top of that they carry literally zero extra body weight.
Not the same sport but it also makes me think of rich, middle aged people who want a 'nice' bike so they go and buy one that guys in the Tour de France ride. Are those nice bikes? Yes, really nice. Are they fast? Yes, as fast as it gets. Are they comfortable? No. Not unless you've been riding 15-20 hours or more/week for a decade. Otherwise you will go faster than you would on another type of bike but will be aching all over while doing so.
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^^ Probably the most common mistake you can make is "doing it because the pros do".
I think that is a very common problem in nearly every athletic discipline that has entered the mainstream. The amount of 18-30 year olds I either teach or that go to my gym that start off weight training with a five day split "because it's what the pro's do and I want to be like them" is amazing. It is the least appropriate training split for anyone at all who isn't professional, already super trained, on steroids, or all of the above.
Of course the businesses that grow up around running, weightlifting, cycling etc also exploit this tendency ruthlessly.
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Wait, what? Are you telling me that the $700 of supplements I just bought won't have me shredded and benching 500 pounds by the end on the month!?!
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Go and get that gear dirty!
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I see that sneaky Shaka! Let em rip!!
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Thought this was a cool shot from my 7 mile trail race this past weekend:
I'm currently about 8 weeks out from Chicago and I'm closing in on peak mileage. This week is 77-78 miles, next week will be 81-82, and the week after that I'll peak at 83-85 miles. After that, I'll drop 3-5 miles a week until I really taper out race week, which will enable me to hammer some big workouts as I approach the fitness peak. I've usually tried to keep mileage fairly consistent for a good 2-ish months, but I'm trying a slightly different approach this time. I'm intentionally holding the workouts back slightly until the mileage starts to drop because I've generally had the tendency to hammer workouts a little too early in the season, and I've peaked a bit early my last three seasons, which is obviously not ideal. Looking forward to seeing how this one goes.
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Are you from Chicago? It’s a good course. As flat as can be. Tons of crowd cheering the entire way. Last I ran it was 2015. Marathoning is just too much of a time commitment for me. Only 1/2’s now. Just trying to make those faster. I usually volunteer at the race. I’ll keep an eye out for you amongst the 40,000.
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@rocket stylin! Glad I’m not the only one who likes the bright colors. Though I guess my reasoning is somewhat morbid- if I’m ever stuck out there and SAR is looking for me, neon will stick out amongst all the colors of the forest…
@cander49 you are looking pretty effing fast lately. Report back on your thoughts when it’s all over. I’ve taken a different approach to training this year too. Seems to be working so far, with four weeks until race number two, I feel woefully unprepared! -
there is def a safety aspect over here too @neversummer far too many clowns …
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Are you from Chicago? It’s a good course. As flat as can be. Tons of crowd cheering the entire way. Last I ran it was 2015. Marathoning is just too much of a time commitment for me. Only 1/2’s now. Just trying to make those faster. I usually volunteer at the race. I’ll keep an eye out for you amongst the 40,000.
I'm in Utah nowadays, but I grew up in MN and my parents both ran Chicago back in the 90s, so I was out there during the race years ago. Yeah, I'm looking forward to a nice fast, low altitude course!
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@rocket waywt compression leg sleeves edition:
Zensah sleeves (the good, the bad, and the argyle?), dirty girl gaiters, Salomon sense ride. My last big run before Plain 100, though unintentionally bigger than planned at 35 mi and 9700 feet gain -
Ran 5.6 miles and climbed 3,630 feet to this abandoned fire Lookout. We arrived in the dark at 8:30pm, Stayed the night and ran out the back way 10 miles. My first go at ‘fast packing’ it was a blast! We had Milky Way for dinner and a sunrise for breakfast!
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