Anyone here tried this new thing called "jogging" ?

oftenreading

F Me In The Brain said:

Nice easy 2.5 miles this morning.

Doing the 50K tomorrow, solo.  Decided that I don't need to care about the event being pushed out & I don't need other people around me to accomplish the goal I've worked hard toward all year.  Gonna be a bit of a grind, I imagine, but that is not a news flash.

We are having messed up weather this weekend so I am trying to watch and pick the best time for wind/rain impact.  Looking like I will probably get up at 3AM and start.  If things change too much I might need to bump to Sunday.  Going with the flow and am going to trust that my brain will get me where my body does not want to go. 

50k solo in the wind and rain - sounds like a treat! Good luck!! You know we’ll  all be rooting for you. 

F Me In The Brain

oftenreading said:

F Me In The Brain said:

Nice easy 2.5 miles this morning.

Doing the 50K tomorrow, solo.  Decided that I don't need to care about the event being pushed out & I don't need other people around me to accomplish the goal I've worked hard toward all year.  Gonna be a bit of a grind, I imagine, but that is not a news flash.

We are having messed up weather this weekend so I am trying to watch and pick the best time for wind/rain impact.  Looking like I will probably get up at 3AM and start.  If things change too much I might need to bump to Sunday.  Going with the flow and am going to trust that my brain will get me where my body does not want to go. 

50k solo in the wind and rain - sounds like a treat! Good luck!! You know we’ll  all be rooting for you. 

As long as there are no tricks.  ;/

Thanks!

GlowGirl

F Me In The Brain said:

Nice easy 2.5 miles this morning.

Doing the 50K tomorrow, solo.  Decided that I don't need to care about the event being pushed out & I don't need other people around me to accomplish the goal I've worked hard toward all year.  Gonna be a bit of a grind, I imagine, but that is not a news flash.

We are having messed up weather this weekend so I am trying to watch and pick the best time for wind/rain impact.  Looking like I will probably get up at 3AM and start.  If things change too much I might need to bump to Sunday.  Going with the flow and am going to trust that my brain will get me where my body does not want to go. 

Wow!! Good for you, B. I will definitely be thinking about you as my motivation as I do my normal little run tomorrow. If I start complaining after mile 3, I will tell myself to shut the fuck up. Good luck. I can't wait to hear all about it.

beano.79

F Me In The Brain said:

Nice easy 2.5 miles this morning.

Doing the 50K tomorrow, solo.  Decided that I don't need to care about the event being pushed out & I don't need other people around me to accomplish the goal I've worked hard toward all year.  Gonna be a bit of a grind, I imagine, but that is not a news flash.

We are having messed up weather this weekend so I am trying to watch and pick the best time for wind/rain impact.  Looking like I will probably get up at 3AM and start.  If things change too much I might need to bump to Sunday.  Going with the flow and am going to trust that my brain will get me where my body does not want to go. 

Yes! Fantastic. If 50k needed to be any harder 😂 running solo will do it. Look forward to your updates! Smash the effing granny out if it my friend.

And with a 3am start.... "Smoke me a kipper, I'll be back for breakfast"

oftenreading

F Me In The Brain said:

oftenreading said:

F Me In The Brain said:

Nice easy 2.5 miles this morning.

Doing the 50K tomorrow, solo.  Decided that I don't need to care about the event being pushed out & I don't need other people around me to accomplish the goal I've worked hard toward all year.  Gonna be a bit of a grind, I imagine, but that is not a news flash.

We are having messed up weather this weekend so I am trying to watch and pick the best time for wind/rain impact.  Looking like I will probably get up at 3AM and start.  If things change too much I might need to bump to Sunday.  Going with the flow and am going to trust that my brain will get me where my body does not want to go. 

50k solo in the wind and rain - sounds like a treat! Good luck!! You know we’ll  all be rooting for you. 

As long as there are no tricks.  ;/

Thanks!

May all the little goblins and spirits around just speed you on your way. 

F Me In The Brain

Well, weather cooperated...no rain and wind was manageable.  Actually pretty warm.
Made great time up until mile 27 and me knee decided it wasn't going to work.  Had to stiff leg it through the finish, added 40+ mins to my time to frigging walk most of the end.  Hobble I did, though, and did my best to run the last quarter mile.  I'm hoping everything will be cool for the next run as I didn't push the knee too hard once it told me it had all it was gonna take, today.
Would have finished in the 10s, which would have been great given the distance and my first time.
Instead, I will smile and be happy with what I got and cross my fingers that my knee works in a few days!

oftenreading

F Me In The Brain said:

Well, weather cooperated...no rain and wind was manageable.  Actually pretty warm.
Made great time up until mile 27 and me knee decided it wasn't going to work.  Had to stiff leg it through the finish, added 40+ mins to my time to frigging walk most of the end.  Hobble I did, though, and did my best to run the last quarter mile.  I'm hoping everything will be cool for the next run as I didn't push the knee too hard once it told me it had all it was gonna take, today.
Would have finished in the 10s, which would have been great given the distance and my first time.
Instead, I will smile and be happy with what I got and cross my fingers that my knee works in a few days!

57,206 steps - that's hilarious

And "unproductive"?? Rude.

You did it, so massive congrats to you.

GlowGirl

F Me In The Brain said:

Well, weather cooperated...no rain and wind was manageable.  Actually pretty warm.
Made great time up until mile 27 and me knee decided it wasn't going to work.  Had to stiff leg it through the finish, added 40+ mins to my time to frigging walk most of the end.  Hobble I did, though, and did my best to run the last quarter mile.  I'm hoping everything will be cool for the next run as I didn't push the knee too hard once it told me it had all it was gonna take, today.
Would have finished in the 10s, which would have been great given the distance and my first time.
Instead, I will smile and be happy with what I got and cross my fingers that my knee works in a few days!

👏👏👏That is awesome!! How many calories did you burn? Sorry your knee gave out near the end. But it is good you listened to your body or you could have made it worse. Finishing in the 10s would have been amazing. My average pace for a five mile run is around 10:20. If I ran as far as you it would probably take me so much longer than you, even with the bum knee. Is 47 your average resting heart rate. That is so good. My average is around 56, which I am happy with since it is still below the norm of 60-100. Rest up today and give yourself a little treat for a job well done!

F Me In The Brain

Thanks to you both.

I think the calories were around 5,000.
Resting heart is usually in the 40s.  Good work with the low heart rate for yourself!

beano.79

F Me In The Brain said:

Well, weather cooperated...no rain and wind was manageable.  Actually pretty warm.
Made great time up until mile 27 and me knee decided it wasn't going to work.  Had to stiff leg it through the finish, added 40+ mins to my time to frigging walk most of the end.  Hobble I did, though, and did my best to run the last quarter mile.  I'm hoping everything will be cool for the next run as I didn't push the knee too hard once it told me it had all it was gonna take, today.
Would have finished in the 10s, which would have been great given the distance and my first time.
Instead, I will smile and be happy with what I got and cross my fingers that my knee works in a few days!

Fantastic, good job mate!🍻 I do love an unproductive 50k 😂

Meltdown99

I tried … the wind kept blowing out my joint…

F Me In The Brain

beano.79 said:

F Me In The Brain said:

Well, weather cooperated...no rain and wind was manageable.  Actually pretty warm.
Made great time up until mile 27 and me knee decided it wasn't going to work.  Had to stiff leg it through the finish, added 40+ mins to my time to frigging walk most of the end.  Hobble I did, though, and did my best to run the last quarter mile.  I'm hoping everything will be cool for the next run as I didn't push the knee too hard once it told me it had all it was gonna take, today.
Would have finished in the 10s, which would have been great given the distance and my first time.
Instead, I will smile and be happy with what I got and cross my fingers that my knee works in a few days!

Fantastic, good job mate!🍻 I do love an unproductive 50k 😂

Yeah I can't seem to get enough anaerobic in, ever.  Anytime I do a long run it tells me it is unproductive.
Fucking wise ass watch!

F Me In The Brain

Well, I intended to run 4 miles yesterday morning and ran 3.  Somewhere into mile 2 the knee started hurting some.  Felt ok when I cut it short and iced up, felt fine (normal knee pain, lol) last night

This morning I intended to run 5, perhaps going 4 if things felt uncomfortable.  Started hurting during mile 2 again and at about 3.25 I had to turn off the watch and start walking back home.
By the time I got home I was limping and the times I had to go up/down (curbs, steps) it was pretty painful.  

Not going to be able to do the 12 miles planned for Friday....and probably not the 10k Sunday nor Marathon 2 weeks later.  If I can't even run 3 miles without severe pain something is not right.

Will chew on next steps, some, but I really don't want to go to Doc and Physio.  Perhaps some time on the shelf, easing back into exercises and then running.  

Getting old sucks!

Very glad I finished the 31.  No regrets and if I need to take a break for a while, so be it.

Hope y'all had a better running day than I did!

oftenreading

F Me In The Brain said:

Well, I intended to run 4 miles yesterday morning and ran 3.  Somewhere into mile 2 the knee started hurting some.  Felt ok when I cut it short and iced up, felt fine (normal knee pain, lol) last night

This morning I intended to run 5, perhaps going 4 if things felt uncomfortable.  Started hurting during mile 2 again and at about 3.25 I had to turn off the watch and start walking back home.
By the time I got home I was limping and the times I had to go up/down (curbs, steps) it was pretty painful.  

Not going to be able to do the 12 miles planned for Friday....and probably not the 10k Sunday nor Marathon 2 weeks later.  If I can't even run 3 miles without severe pain something is not right.

Will chew on next steps, some, but I really don't want to go to Doc and Physio.  Perhaps some time on the shelf, easing back into exercises and then running.  

Getting old sucks!

Very glad I finished the 31.  No regrets and if I need to take a break for a while, so be it.

Hope y'all had a better running day than I did!

That does suck, but I believe you're a good ten years younger than me so you're not old

How come you don't want to go back to physio?

I had just been tentatively testing out a bit of running again. Now I've sprained my ankle so that's on hold but I may go back to physio if it doesn't heal up quickly.

F Me In The Brain

oftenreading said:

F Me In The Brain said:

Well, I intended to run 4 miles yesterday morning and ran 3.  Somewhere into mile 2 the knee started hurting some.  Felt ok when I cut it short and iced up, felt fine (normal knee pain, lol) last night

This morning I intended to run 5, perhaps going 4 if things felt uncomfortable.  Started hurting during mile 2 again and at about 3.25 I had to turn off the watch and start walking back home.
By the time I got home I was limping and the times I had to go up/down (curbs, steps) it was pretty painful.  

Not going to be able to do the 12 miles planned for Friday....and probably not the 10k Sunday nor Marathon 2 weeks later.  If I can't even run 3 miles without severe pain something is not right.

Will chew on next steps, some, but I really don't want to go to Doc and Physio.  Perhaps some time on the shelf, easing back into exercises and then running.  

Getting old sucks!

Very glad I finished the 31.  No regrets and if I need to take a break for a while, so be it.

Hope y'all had a better running day than I did!

That does suck, but I believe you're a good ten years younger than me so you're not old

How come you don't want to go back to physio?

I had just been tentatively testing out a bit of running again. Now I've sprained my ankle so that's on hold but I may go back to physio if it doesn't heal up quickly.

Thanks -- I am young, again!  Wooooooooooooooooooooooooooooohhoooooooooooo!     

The time, mostly, is the reason I don't want to go back.  So many docs and xrays and mris and readings and follow ups.  Also, cost me a pretty bag of pennies.  The physio was OK, it was only 10 mins away and a really good dude, but I would rather work on it myself.  Perhaps a few visits to show the ropes to me and set me free.  We will see.

How is your ankle, today?

oftenreading

F Me In The Brain said:

oftenreading said:

F Me In The Brain said:

Well, I intended to run 4 miles yesterday morning and ran 3.  Somewhere into mile 2 the knee started hurting some.  Felt ok when I cut it short and iced up, felt fine (normal knee pain, lol) last night

This morning I intended to run 5, perhaps going 4 if things felt uncomfortable.  Started hurting during mile 2 again and at about 3.25 I had to turn off the watch and start walking back home.
By the time I got home I was limping and the times I had to go up/down (curbs, steps) it was pretty painful.  

Not going to be able to do the 12 miles planned for Friday....and probably not the 10k Sunday nor Marathon 2 weeks later.  If I can't even run 3 miles without severe pain something is not right.

Will chew on next steps, some, but I really don't want to go to Doc and Physio.  Perhaps some time on the shelf, easing back into exercises and then running.  

Getting old sucks!

Very glad I finished the 31.  No regrets and if I need to take a break for a while, so be it.

Hope y'all had a better running day than I did!

That does suck, but I believe you're a good ten years younger than me so you're not old

How come you don't want to go back to physio?

I had just been tentatively testing out a bit of running again. Now I've sprained my ankle so that's on hold but I may go back to physio if it doesn't heal up quickly.

Thanks -- I am young, again!  Wooooooooooooooooooooooooooooohhoooooooooooo!     

The time, mostly, is the reason I don't want to go back.  So many docs and xrays and mris and readings and follow ups.  Also, cost me a pretty bag of pennies.  The physio was OK, it was only 10 mins away and a really good dude, but I would rather work on it myself.  Perhaps a few visits to show the ropes to me and set me free.  We will see.

How is your ankle, today?

I agree that all the doctor stuff is a pain in the butt  I think a good physio can tell you a lot about the nature of the injury and what you might most productively do on your own, or whether it’s beyond that and you need to consider other options. Good luck whatever you decide. 

The ankle is slowly improving. I am going to try to climb again tomorrow. Might be a disaster but you never know until you try!

GlowGirl

F Me In The Brain said:

Well, I intended to run 4 miles yesterday morning and ran 3.  Somewhere into mile 2 the knee started hurting some.  Felt ok when I cut it short and iced up, felt fine (normal knee pain, lol) last night

This morning I intended to run 5, perhaps going 4 if things felt uncomfortable.  Started hurting during mile 2 again and at about 3.25 I had to turn off the watch and start walking back home.
By the time I got home I was limping and the times I had to go up/down (curbs, steps) it was pretty painful.  

Not going to be able to do the 12 miles planned for Friday....and probably not the 10k Sunday nor Marathon 2 weeks later.  If I can't even run 3 miles without severe pain something is not right.

Will chew on next steps, some, but I really don't want to go to Doc and Physio.  Perhaps some time on the shelf, easing back into exercises and then running.  

Getting old sucks!

Very glad I finished the 31.  No regrets and if I need to take a break for a while, so be it.

Hope y'all had a better running day than I did!

I hope the knee is feeling better. It is great that you are listening to your body when I know the temptation is there to push through it. I know you went though a lot with your foot last year, so take it easy if you have to. If it is really severe, and not getting better you should get it checked out - though I know you know that. And, yet it is amazing that you did the 31K.

My run today was difficult as well. It wasn't joint pain, but twice during the run I felt a low level nausea come over me. I stopped each time and walked about 30 seconds and that helped. I finished my run with a bit of a slower time, but was happy to finish. When I got home, I realized the reason I felt sick. I always eat a banana before I run. It is all I really need. When I got home today I saw my banana sitting on the counter. I was in a rush to get out this morning, and I guess I forgot to eat it. So, I was running on an empty stomach. I know people can run on empty stomachs. My sister ran a 10K last weekend without eating anything first. But I always have to eat a little something - like a banana or a hard boiled egg with toast before I run. Lesson learned!

beano.79

F Me In The Brain said:

Well, I intended to run 4 miles yesterday morning and ran 3.  Somewhere into mile 2 the knee started hurting some.  Felt ok when I cut it short and iced up, felt fine (normal knee pain, lol) last night

This morning I intended to run 5, perhaps going 4 if things felt uncomfortable.  Started hurting during mile 2 again and at about 3.25 I had to turn off the watch and start walking back home.
By the time I got home I was limping and the times I had to go up/down (curbs, steps) it was pretty painful.  

Not going to be able to do the 12 miles planned for Friday....and probably not the 10k Sunday nor Marathon 2 weeks later.  If I can't even run 3 miles without severe pain something is not right.

Will chew on next steps, some, but I really don't want to go to Doc and Physio.  Perhaps some time on the shelf, easing back into exercises and then running.  

Getting old sucks!

Very glad I finished the 31.  No regrets and if I need to take a break for a while, so be it.

Hope y'all had a better running day than I did!

Perhaps and hopefully just a rest required after what has been alot of running 👍

I'm enjoying just getting out for a few miles without any pressure at the moment. Haven't done any long runs since the 100. Plus been having some really good family time over last few weeks with various trips and shows rescheduled from covid cancellations

GlowGirl

oftenreading said:

F Me In The Brain said:

Well, I intended to run 4 miles yesterday morning and ran 3.  Somewhere into mile 2 the knee started hurting some.  Felt ok when I cut it short and iced up, felt fine (normal knee pain, lol) last night

This morning I intended to run 5, perhaps going 4 if things felt uncomfortable.  Started hurting during mile 2 again and at about 3.25 I had to turn off the watch and start walking back home.
By the time I got home I was limping and the times I had to go up/down (curbs, steps) it was pretty painful.  

Not going to be able to do the 12 miles planned for Friday....and probably not the 10k Sunday nor Marathon 2 weeks later.  If I can't even run 3 miles without severe pain something is not right.

Will chew on next steps, some, but I really don't want to go to Doc and Physio.  Perhaps some time on the shelf, easing back into exercises and then running.  

Getting old sucks!

Very glad I finished the 31.  No regrets and if I need to take a break for a while, so be it.

Hope y'all had a better running day than I did!

That does suck, but I believe you're a good ten years younger than me so you're not old

How come you don't want to go back to physio?

I had just been tentatively testing out a bit of running again. Now I've sprained my ankle so that's on hold but I may go back to physio if it doesn't heal up quickly.

I hope the ankle is feeling better.

F Me In The Brain

GlowGirl said:

F Me In The Brain said:

Well, I intended to run 4 miles yesterday morning and ran 3.  Somewhere into mile 2 the knee started hurting some.  Felt ok when I cut it short and iced up, felt fine (normal knee pain, lol) last night

This morning I intended to run 5, perhaps going 4 if things felt uncomfortable.  Started hurting during mile 2 again and at about 3.25 I had to turn off the watch and start walking back home.
By the time I got home I was limping and the times I had to go up/down (curbs, steps) it was pretty painful.  

Not going to be able to do the 12 miles planned for Friday....and probably not the 10k Sunday nor Marathon 2 weeks later.  If I can't even run 3 miles without severe pain something is not right.

Will chew on next steps, some, but I really don't want to go to Doc and Physio.  Perhaps some time on the shelf, easing back into exercises and then running.  

Getting old sucks!

Very glad I finished the 31.  No regrets and if I need to take a break for a while, so be it.

Hope y'all had a better running day than I did!

I hope the knee is feeling better. It is great that you are listening to your body when I know the temptation is there to push through it. I know you went though a lot with your foot last year, so take it easy if you have to. If it is really severe, and not getting better you should get it checked out - though I know you know that. And, yet it is amazing that you did the 31K.

My run today was difficult as well. It wasn't joint pain, but twice during the run I felt a low level nausea come over me. I stopped each time and walked about 30 seconds and that helped. I finished my run with a bit of a slower time, but was happy to finish. When I got home, I realized the reason I felt sick. I always eat a banana before I run. It is all I really need. When I got home today I saw my banana sitting on the counter. I was in a rush to get out this morning, and I guess I forgot to eat it. So, I was running on an empty stomach. I know people can run on empty stomachs. My sister ran a 10K last weekend without eating anything first. But I always have to eat a little something - like a banana or a hard boiled egg with toast before I run. Lesson learned!

Thanks.  I can walk pretty much as normal so long as I am walking on flat surfaces.  Up/down/any sort of slope causes pain.  Will just chill for a while, continue to ice every day, and see how things go.

Interesting that it was the food that got you.  I followed a strict eating regimen, based on calories/time, during training and anything beyond 60 minutes saw me carry food and liquid.  One of the gross effects the 20 mile+ runs had on me was that after I forced down a gel pack I frequently would have to fight back the urge to puke.  Sometimes it was really gross sounding/feeling.  As someone that has puked 1 time since 2005 (I loath vomiting - one of the worst things, to me) I would not allow myself to be ill but there were a number of times I wanted to.

I knew that I needed to force my body to take some calories in....especially if I had some caffine along the way since I know that can block hunger feelings.

Put your banana on top of your keys the night before.