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  • Lauri
    Lauri Posts: 748
    yup. I haven't been running much this winter though. Usually I can get through the whole winter running outside occasionally and on the treadmill. This year it didn't appeal. I attempted my 8-miler the other day, but only made it 5.
  • mikalina
    mikalina Posts: 7,206
    theoceansmademe wrote:
    mikalina wrote:
    Ms. Haiku wrote:
    I definitely use the treadmill more than running outside. I ran yesterday and today for 3 miles each day on the treadmill. I would like to become a runner who runs outside as a matter of course, but the hills are harder for me. I'll incorporate hill training into the treadmill work out, and eventually move my running outside.

    I find running on the treadmill much easier than outside. Yes its boring, but running outside is rough on the knees and body. When the weather is warmer I'm outside more, but I tend to jog more than run. :D

    Be careful when running on treadmill. At the least make sure you put the incline on 1. This will naturally make you your calf muscles take most of the impact. Which is the job of our calf muscles. If run without an incline your very close to running downhill when compared to running in nature. Down hill running is very hard on the body and often leads to injuries.

    Don't listen to those who state running is hard on the knees and body. We humans were built to run.

    Also if you haven't read about barefoot running do so. One need not run totally barefoot, there are shoes like Vibram Five Fingers that protect your feet without providing arch support.

    The book Born To Run by Chris McDougall is a good jumping off point as well as a website maintain by a runner known as Barefoot Ted.

    If possible run on natural dirt trails as often as you can.

    In order from worst to best running surfaces: Concrete, asphalt, sand, treadmill, dirt trails.
    http://barefootted.com/labels/barefoot%20shoes.html


    Hi, Thanks for the info. Now I'm wondering why my knees hurt. What am I doing wrong? I do have a high arch to my foot. - Maybe thats throwing me off some how. I will look up the above info. Thanks
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  • peacegirl
    peacegirl Posts: 841
    my 1/2 marathon is this Sunday - I'm so excited!
  • Ms. Haiku
    Ms. Haiku Washington DC Posts: 7,389
    peacegirl wrote:
    theoceansmademe wrote:

    I have said it before all the PJ runners should pick one race to run as one. It would be great to find one in a city on a show night.

    Peace.

    awesome idea...that would be so fun!
    I second that! Maybe not the same race, but maybe the same day? They have virtual runs for many of the big marathons so that people can submit their times, but they don't get a bib or anything like that. Maybe the day before the PJ tour, or the day after the PJ tour. 3 or 5 miles?
    There is no such thing as leftover pizza. There is now pizza and later pizza. - anonymous
    The risk I took was calculated, but man, am I bad at math - The Mincing Mockingbird
  • LikeAnOcean
    LikeAnOcean Posts: 7,718
    imalive wrote:
    Yeah, I'm a runner. I do it to alleviate the guilt over all the beer I drink. :mrgreen:

    lol, I'm the same way. I'll probably run 6 miles on Saturday and another 6 on Sunday just to make up for Friday and Saturday nights. 8-)
  • mikalina
    mikalina Posts: 7,206
    I need some good vibes sent my way - I' trying a "mini triathalon" in June;

    run (2) miles

    bike (10) miles

    run (2) miles


    I'm not so sure about those last (2) miles - I'll give it a try. :D
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  • jmurray
    jmurray Stratham, NH Posts: 3,538
    mikalina wrote:
    I need some good vibes sent my way - I' trying a "mini triathalon" in June;

    run (2) miles

    bike (10) miles

    run (2) miles


    I'm not so sure about those last (2) miles - I'll give it a try. :D

    good for you that's excellent! no swim though?
  • mikalina
    mikalina Posts: 7,206
    jmurray wrote:
    mikalina wrote:
    I need some good vibes sent my way - I' trying a "mini triathalon" in June;

    run (2) miles

    bike (10) miles

    run (2) miles


    I'm not so sure about those last (2) miles - I'll give it a try. :D

    good for you that's excellent! no swim though?


    No swimming - I tried it once and nearly drowned :lol:
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  • peacegirl
    peacegirl Posts: 841
    mikalina wrote:
    jmurray wrote:
    mikalina wrote:
    I need some good vibes sent my way - I' trying a "mini triathalon" in June;

    run (2) miles

    bike (10) miles

    run (2) miles


    I'm not so sure about those last (2) miles - I'll give it a try. :D

    good for you that's excellent! no swim though?


    No swimming - I tried it once and nearly drowned :lol:

    good luck...sounds like fun...I could never do a triathalon with swimming because I'm not a very good swimmer, just enough to keep from drowning!
  • Spot In The Sky
    Spot In The Sky Posts: 1,175
    A brisk 13 miles this morning! A bit windy in the DC area but just the perfect temp to keep me cool but not cold. Training for my 3rd marathon which will be in June in Anchorage Alaska.
    "The world is dangerous, feel safe here tonight..." EV 9/17/06

    38+6 shows at the age of 27 and counting...but still no Undone

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  • theoceansmademe
    theoceansmademe Posts: 1,132
    mikalina wrote:
    I need some good vibes sent my way - I' trying a "mini triathalon" in June;

    run (2) miles

    bike (10) miles

    run (2) miles


    I'm not so sure about those last (2) miles - I'll give it a try. :D

    great and good luck.

    Give the Total Immersion swim series a try. There are DVD's and books. I found both at my local library.

    The key to swimming is relaxing and breathing.

    Like you I tried swimming laps and hated it. But then I read this book and did the warm-up exercises and now I can't get enough of it.

    Completed my first triathlon last September.

    1 mile lake swim
    24 mile bike
    6 mile run
  • Ms. Haiku
    Ms. Haiku Washington DC Posts: 7,389
    peacegirl wrote:
    theoceansmademe wrote:

    I have said it before all the PJ runners should pick one race to run as one. It would be great to find one in a city on a show night.

    Peace.

    awesome idea...that would be so fun!
    Maybe not a race, and maybe not in the same city, but how about we all post our running here on National Running Day! http://www.runningday.org/index.asp
    There is no such thing as leftover pizza. There is now pizza and later pizza. - anonymous
    The risk I took was calculated, but man, am I bad at math - The Mincing Mockingbird
  • peacegirl
    peacegirl Posts: 841
    Ms. Haiku wrote:
    peacegirl wrote:
    theoceansmademe wrote:

    I have said it before all the PJ runners should pick one race to run as one. It would be great to find one in a city on a show night.

    Peace.

    awesome idea...that would be so fun!
    Maybe not a race, and maybe not in the same city, but how about we all post our running here on National Running Day! http://www.runningday.org/index.asp

    sounds good..I'll do it...thanks for posting that site
  • peacegirl
    peacegirl Posts: 841
    peacegirl wrote:
    my 1/2 marathon is this Sunday - I'm so excited!

    so the weather was PERFECT this morning...sunny and about 60 degrees...my time was 2hrs 19 minutes 30.6 seconds...I was anticipating about 2hr 30mins so I'm very happy with that time
  • LikeAnOcean
    LikeAnOcean Posts: 7,718
    I ran 10 miles yesterday, just to see if I could still do it. To my surprise, at age 31 I faired much better than the last time I did it in my mid-20s.. glad to see I'm not loosing anything yet, and perhaps have still yet to peak.

    I did 10 miles in 70 minutes and was still able to sprint in the end.. When I was 25 I remember barely being able to trot along for the last few miles.
  • mikalina
    mikalina Posts: 7,206
    theoceansmademe wrote:
    mikalina wrote:
    I need some good vibes sent my way - I' trying a "mini triathalon" in June;

    run (2) miles

    bike (10) miles

    run (2) miles


    I'm not so sure about those last (2) miles - I'll give it a try. :D

    great and good luck.

    Give the Total Immersion swim series a try. There are DVD's and books. I found both at my local library.

    The key to swimming is relaxing and breathing.

    Like you I tried swimming laps and hated it. But then I read this book and did the warm-up exercises and now I can't get enough of it.

    Completed my first triathlon last September.

    1 mile lake swim
    24 mile bike
    6 mile run


    Thanks for the info; Congrats to you on your first triathlon. :D
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  • mikalina
    mikalina Posts: 7,206
    LikeAnOcean wrote:
    I ran 10 miles yesterday, just to see if I could still do it. To my surprise, at age 31 I faired much better than the last time I did it in my mid-20s.. glad to see I'm not loosing anything yet, and perhaps have still yet to peak.

    I did 10 miles in 70 minutes and was still able to sprint in the end.. When I was 25 I remember barely being able to trot along for the last few miles.


    I like to think " we get better with age " :D Way to go !!!!

    I see runners in their 60's still going strong. Take care.
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  • peacegirl
    peacegirl Posts: 841
    I'm doing a 5K tomorrow morning at the local zoo and then they are having an earth day celebration

    I actually convinced my mom, uncle, sister and her boyfriend to do it with me - I don't know how I pulled that off because none of them run or have any interest in running :lol::lol:

    actually me and my sister's boyfriend are going to be the only ones running and the others are going to walk
  • Dissidentman
    Dissidentman Posts: 15,378
    peacegirl wrote:
    I'm doing a 5K tomorrow morning at the local zoo and then they are having an earth day celebration

    I actually convinced my mom, uncle, sister and her boyfriend to do it with me - I don't know how I pulled that off because none of them run or have any interest in running :lol::lol:

    actually me and my sister's boyfriend are going to be the only ones running and the others are going to walk


    Good luck!
  • LikeAnOcean
    LikeAnOcean Posts: 7,718
    mikalina wrote:
    LikeAnOcean wrote:
    I ran 10 miles yesterday, just to see if I could still do it. To my surprise, at age 31 I faired much better than the last time I did it in my mid-20s.. glad to see I'm not loosing anything yet, and perhaps have still yet to peak.

    I did 10 miles in 70 minutes and was still able to sprint in the end.. When I was 25 I remember barely being able to trot along for the last few miles.


    I like to think " we get better with age " :D Way to go !!!!

    I see runners in their 60's still going strong. Take care.


    Well, not quite.. me knees have been sore for almost 2 weeks now. I haven't been able to run more than a few miles since. :oops: ..no more 10 mile runs for me. 5 or 6 miles max from now on.

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