Anyone here tried this new thing called "jogging" ?

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  • F Me In The Brain
    F Me In The Brain this knows everybody from other commets Posts: 31,809
    Spiritual_Chaos said:

    Longest run, great job!

    GlowGirl said:
    I am visiting my parents for a few days (for the first time in almost a year I might add - with a negative COVID test right before I got here). Anyway, just went for a run in their suburban neighborhood. The pros compared to running in NYC are the wide streets, very few cars passing by, and not having to stop for lights or dodge people on the sidewalks. But holy shit - the hills here are insane. Running along the East River in NYC is relatively flat with a few small inclines here and there. But here it is all hills. I am not used to that. To compare - according to my app the elevation for my normal route in NYC is about 40 ft. My route today was 345 ft. It is probably good for me to practice running hills occasionally, but I am not used to that. I did find one side street that was relatively flat except for one massive hill at the end. I am going to do one more run here on Tuesday and may stick with running up and down that street over and over. I threw my form out of the window today in terms of looking straight ahead. I looked down quite a bit as to not see the hills in front of me. I may have given up had I been looking straight up. But did my 5 miles so I am happy.
    Nice!  When I go to CA I stay in Dana Point and there is a massive hill that I love to run up.  Hell of an effort.  Wish I had something like that here to mix in occasionally.
    Glad you get to see your folks.
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  • GlowGirl
    GlowGirl New York, NY Posts: 12,079
    F Me In The Brain said:
    Spiritual_Chaos said:

    Longest run, great job!

    GlowGirl said:
    I am visiting my parents for a few days (for the first time in almost a year I might add - with a negative COVID test right before I got here). Anyway, just went for a run in their suburban neighborhood. The pros compared to running in NYC are the wide streets, very few cars passing by, and not having to stop for lights or dodge people on the sidewalks. But holy shit - the hills here are insane. Running along the East River in NYC is relatively flat with a few small inclines here and there. But here it is all hills. I am not used to that. To compare - according to my app the elevation for my normal route in NYC is about 40 ft. My route today was 345 ft. It is probably good for me to practice running hills occasionally, but I am not used to that. I did find one side street that was relatively flat except for one massive hill at the end. I am going to do one more run here on Tuesday and may stick with running up and down that street over and over. I threw my form out of the window today in terms of looking straight ahead. I looked down quite a bit as to not see the hills in front of me. I may have given up had I been looking straight up. But did my 5 miles so I am happy.
    Nice!  When I go to CA I stay in Dana Point and there is a massive hill that I love to run up.  Hell of an effort.  Wish I had something like that here to mix in occasionally.
    Glad you get to see your folks.
    It is nice to be here. I usually visit at least 4 times a year, but haven't been here since last Thanksgiving. Had to make sure I did a COVID test before I came, and then was really careful at home for a few days until I got here. I haven't been able to hug my parents, but my dad and I watched movies together last night on opposite sides of the room - so that was nice.

    It is an effort to tackle those massive hills. The first one I encountered was somewhat fun since it was different, but by the time I got to the third massive hill, I was over it. Hill might even be the wrong word since it didn't go back down the other side - it just flattened out for a while and then went up again. Of course when I turned around at the end of the street, I got the downhill parts, but I was already huffing and puffing too much to enjoy it. 

  • GlowGirl
    GlowGirl New York, NY Posts: 12,079
    Spiritual_Chaos said:

    Nice job. I am happy to see you are still at it. Keep it up.
  • Spiritual_Chaos
    Spiritual_Chaos Posts: 31,470
    (I walked too)
    "Mostly I think that people react sensitively because they know you’ve got a point"
  • Spiritual_Chaos
    Spiritual_Chaos Posts: 31,470
    First time I got some "exercise pain" from running. A good thing to get above 6km going forward then. TO FEEL LIKE SOMETHING IS HAPPENING
    "Mostly I think that people react sensitively because they know you’ve got a point"
  • jerparker20
    jerparker20 St. Paul, MN Posts: 2,529
    edited October 2020
    Good to see folks are still out running. After spending the past 14 weeks rehabbing a nasty high ankle sprain, I finally was able to get a short, light jog in yesterday. Today, Mother Nature has decided to start bringing outdoor running to a close.


    Guess it’s time to dust off the “dreadmill” for the winter months.
  • Spiritual_Chaos
    Spiritual_Chaos Posts: 31,470
    jerparker20 said:
    Good to see folks are still out running. After spending the past 14 weeks rehabbing a nasty high ankle sprain, I finally was able to get a short, light jog in yesterday. Today, Mother Nature has decided to start bringing outdoor running to a close.


    Guess it’s time to dust off the “dreadmill” for the winter months.

    "Mostly I think that people react sensitively because they know you’ve got a point"
  • F Me In The Brain
    F Me In The Brain this knows everybody from other commets Posts: 31,809
    Yeah, I dont know what I will do if the snow comes here in any real way before the end of Nov, when I have the 26.2 to run.
    Last year we didnt get any snow that stuck for more than a matter of hours but will play it by ear.  Good news is that for November I am pretty much on taper down for most of the month so even if I had to go dreadmill for some of those runs, they will be shorter.
    0% chance I run 26.2 on my dreadmill.  Nfw. 
    If we got a shitton of snow I would figure something else out, including running in the snow and risking injury vs. trying to go 26.2 on my fucking machine, where I can be certain I would injure myself.
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  • GlowGirl
    GlowGirl New York, NY Posts: 12,079
    edited October 2020
    F Me In The Brain said:
    Yeah, I dont know what I will do if the snow comes here in any real way before the end of Nov, when I have the 26.2 to run.
    Last year we didnt get any snow that stuck for more than a matter of hours but will play it by ear.  Good news is that for November I am pretty much on taper down for most of the month so even if I had to go dreadmill for some of those runs, they will be shorter.
    0% chance I run 26.2 on my dreadmill.  Nfw. 
    If we got a shitton of snow I would figure something else out, including running in the snow and risking injury vs. trying to go 26.2 on my fucking machine, where I can be certain I would injure myself.
    Perhaps buy a nice one...
    Good luck with that. I think your weather is similar to mine. If I recall, last year we really didn't get any major snow - at least not before January/February. Last Thanksgiving wasn't too bad in that way. I dread the treadmill weather because I am going to have to use the one at the gym, which means masks up all the time. I am not even sure I will be able to do that. I guess we will see.

    I only got in 3.5 miles today. I had an unexpected work Zoom this morning so not enough time for my usual 5 miles. I am still at my parents with all the hills so I am telling myself that I exerted the same effort as with a longer run at home - at least that is what I am telling myself :s

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  • F Me In The Brain
    F Me In The Brain this knows everybody from other commets Posts: 31,809
    Sounds about right!
    ;)
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  • brianlux
    brianlux Moving through All Kinds of Terrain. Posts: 43,662
    Jogging?  Come oooooooooooon, isn't my walking good enough?  :lol: 
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    -Roberto Benigni

  • The Juggler
    The Juggler Posts: 49,594
    brianlux said:
    Jogging?  Come oooooooooooon, isn't my walking good enough?  :lol: 
    No. Walking and jogging are totally different. 
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  • Spiritual_Chaos
    Spiritual_Chaos Posts: 31,470

    "Mostly I think that people react sensitively because they know you’ve got a point"
  • F Me In The Brain
    F Me In The Brain this knows everybody from other commets Posts: 31,809
    Great work, longest run!

    You have earned a few beers and a nice frozen "pizza"
    Jk, hope you eat something better than that.
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  • oftenreading
    oftenreading Victoria, BC Posts: 12,856
    I had my first run today in 6 or 7 weeks, due to a combination of things including being away for a couple of weeks, a bout of metatarsalgia (which I would not recommend to anyone), and then an injury sustained when a bottle of soy sauce jumped out of the fridge and torpedoed right at the big toe on my right foot. I'm finally all healed up from those, although the knock-on effects of the change in gait due to the metatarsalgia also caused pain in my right ankle and knee which hasn't yet completely gone away :weary: . Given the time off, I went for a shorter run than usual, about 8.5 km, and it felt pretty good with almost no pain. Running in the rain at 6oC is definitely a different experience than running in the summer heat.
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  • F Me In The Brain
    F Me In The Brain this knows everybody from other commets Posts: 31,809
    A good distance for not having run in a while, your body will thank you for starting slower, no doubt.  (Or at least shorter....)
    Glad you are feeling better and can get back out.
    Hope your strides get back to normal, soon!
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  • GlowGirl
    GlowGirl New York, NY Posts: 12,079
    oftenreading said:
    I had my first run today in 6 or 7 weeks, due to a combination of things including being away for a couple of weeks, a bout of metatarsalgia (which I would not recommend to anyone), and then an injury sustained when a bottle of soy sauce jumped out of the fridge and torpedoed right at the big toe on my right foot. I'm finally all healed up from those, although the knock-on effects of the change in gait due to the metatarsalgia also caused pain in my right ankle and knee which hasn't yet completely gone away :weary: . Given the time off, I went for a shorter run than usual, about 8.5 km, and it felt pretty good with almost no pain. Running in the rain at 6oC is definitely a different experience than running in the summer heat.
    I am glad you are feeling better enough to start running. Great that you had no pain. Yes, much better running weather now than that summer heat. But we have had some awful humidity here the last few days. Hoping it won’t be so bad tomorrow. 
  • F Me In The Brain
    F Me In The Brain this knows everybody from other commets Posts: 31,809
    91% humidity this morning.  Only 62 degrees so not bad like in the summer, but pretty warm.  Left the house in a gray shirt and gray shorts and came back in heavy black clothing.  :lol:

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  • oftenreading
    oftenreading Victoria, BC Posts: 12,856
    Thanks, guys. I am a teeny bit stiff today :lol:  Okay, more than a teeny bit, but I’ll live. Heading out on the bike now for my Saturday ride. Have a good weekend, runners!
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  • F Me In The Brain
    F Me In The Brain this knows everybody from other commets Posts: 31,809
    Sure you will feel better after the bike ride.  Enjoy it!
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