dreamfinder
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It's good to have a motivator like that. That is what helps to keep you going when you need it.
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It's good to have a motivator like that. That is what helps to keep you going when you need it.
DisneyRunner
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Today I ran the longest, since the half, six miles.
sweetpee_1993
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Hey! Good job! That's great! How's your weather? Just curious. :wave:
joel_maxwell
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I wish it were chilly here. LOL
Yesterday, 4 miles: 32:23 (8:06 average) and it was 88 degrees. Luckily, it was overcast so the sun wasn't frying you... but still a scorcher with 80% humidity. :dazzle:
fractal
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joel_maxwell
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dreamfinder
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Still creeping back to my race pace 5k.
How is it everytime I go I am always surrounded by seniors doing their walks, or the weightlifters doing their 5 minute jog to complete their cardio to balance their workout.
How is it everytime I go I am always surrounded by seniors doing their walks, or the weightlifters doing their 5 minute jog to complete their cardio to balance their workout.
frank2271
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Was that her running stride or her booty.
I suspect her booty.
Oh Boy! Believe it or not, I spent more time watching her shoes and her pace than anything else. Running next to another runner always helps, kinda feels like being in a race, gives me extra energy.
Be kind to me, I'm not one "those" guys at the gym.
Frank
joel_maxwell
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Oh I know.. I was just teasing. Im not one of those guys either..... However, I will say that there was a girl in front of me at the Talladega Half with nice "form" for about 1:30:00 of the race. I usually look about 10-15 feet in front of me at all times... and that was her position the whole time. So, my sight line always seemed to be her bum. :lol:Oh Boy! Believe it or not, I spent more time watching her shoes and her pace than anything else. Running next to another runner always helps, kinda feels like being in a race, gives me extra energy.
Be kind to me, I'm not one "those" guys at the gym.
Frank
DisneyRunner
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The weather the last two days, in Wisconsin, has been cooler. Around 75-78 with lower dew points. In the morning, 7 am CST, it's been about 55-60. Great weather for running. This weekend it is supposed to warm up again, 85-90. Yesterday, I went for a bike ride and nothing today. I plan to get out and run again this weekend. It seems that after all that training, a six mile run seems to help my mood. I don't mind an easy four miles. But after a few days of back to back low miles and easy, my psyche is not the same as it is after one six mile run.
joel_maxwell
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I know what you mean. I have been on a super light schedule for most of April and May and now Im cranking up into a 3 month schedule and my 5 miler this past Sunday was tough mentally to get prepared for. Once I got "in the zone" for it, I was pleasantly surprised how my body reacted since I had really done distances of 3 miles the last 2 months.
Blueliner
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I ran seven miles on an indoor track after work yesterday, although it did not feel like they had the AC on. I may have been almost as well off outside in the Birmingham heat.
We're off to Blue Mountain Beach tomorrow morning. I'm going to try to squeeze in a three miler and five miler tomorrow and Sunday, respectively. I may have to grow some gills, as I have lost any meaningful ability to deal with the coastal humidity.
We're off to Blue Mountain Beach tomorrow morning. I'm going to try to squeeze in a three miler and five miler tomorrow and Sunday, respectively. I may have to grow some gills, as I have lost any meaningful ability to deal with the coastal humidity.
Phonedave
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Seeing as I have done nothing for about two weeks, last night's 5 miles was a plesant suprise. Not as bad as I expected. Even had a mile or so there where I forgot I was running.
Upcomming plans include
Saturday - 5, maybe 6 if the spirit moves me
Monday - Township 5K run
And just to keep the story going. I was on one of my long runs once and there were two young women running intervals along the same route I was running. They would run past me and I would watch them fade into the distance. Then they would stop and I would pass them, then later they would pass me again. That went on for about 2+ miles. Quite inspirational ")
-dave
Upcomming plans include
Saturday - 5, maybe 6 if the spirit moves me
Monday - Township 5K run
And just to keep the story going. I was on one of my long runs once and there were two young women running intervals along the same route I was running. They would run past me and I would watch them fade into the distance. Then they would stop and I would pass them, then later they would pass me again. That went on for about 2+ miles. Quite inspirational ")
-dave
joel_maxwell
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Dave, I love when this happens. Sometimes, when my body settles down, I get so into my music that like you said, I forget im exercising and working very hard. I love the solitude of running. Time to yourself.
Phonedave
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I run without music, because I can get into 'flow' easier without it.
I have read Zen and the art of running. I am getting better at it. It is pretty sweet. It's not a matter of ignoring things, it's a matter of acknowledging things, accepting them, 'compartmentalizing' them, and moving on.
The mental process is sort of "OK, my knee hurts. I accept that, and now I don't have to think about it anymore"
When it works, the miles just roll by and you feel like you can fun forever.
-dave
joel_maxwell
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I run with and without music. My reasoning is that I would hate to always depend on it and that one time I get to a race etc and I either forgot my ipod, it breaks or any various complications, I dont want it to be completely foreign.
I do the same thing. I acknowledge the source of something and tell myself that there is nothing you can do about it, lets move on. One of my favorite quotes is by Patton. I tell myself this a lot before setting out for a long run.
"Now if you are going to win any battle you have to do one thing. You have to make the mind run the body. Never let the body tell the mind what to do. The body will always give up. It is always tired in the morning, noon, and night. But the body is never tired if the mind is not tired."
I have don a lot of reading the last few weeks. I will say that I take some of it to heart. If it deals with techniques in recovering from a cramp, how to breathe better, running form going up/down hills etc Ill listen. One thing I made the mistake in doing last month is trying to run (form wise) like a book was telling me to run. I couldnt finish 3 miles with failure. I tried and tried to make my foot land properly, stride a certain way etc.
The best thing I did 3 weeks ago is go back to the basics. Just run. If my body wants to run a certain way, let it. Going against the way it wanted to move was causing a lot of stress on my shins, knees and muscles. The last 3 weeks have been very joyful running... even in 80-90 degree heat.
I just dont over think stride, form or foot planting.
joel_maxwell
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Congrats!
How much fun would it be if all us wdwmagic runners that are participating in the W&D got tech shirts with the wdwmagic logo printed on the front. That way, we could identify each other and represent our favorite site.