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: 31,812
    I carried my hand held CamelBak yesterday with Gatorade in it....and took a drink at every mile for most of the run and whenever I wanted on the last mile or so....and when I returned I poured what was left back into my bottle and I'd drank less than 25% of a bottle....but those small drinks help on the heat.
    Such a bother to get used to carrying the thing, though.  
    Today is an hour cross train day.
    Since I will spend about 90 mins pushing a mower and then use my power washer for hours that will likely be the exercise.  No running today!

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  • beano.79
    beano.79 Posts: 785
    Felt rough most of the week due to a cold and the vaccine so no midweek run. Got 6 and 15 miles in this weekend. First time since training began 2 weeks ago that the run/walk strategy for long runs started to feel more natural. Takes a bit of getting used to but essential really if we want to complete this race in under 24 hrs.
  • F Me In The Brain
    F Me In The Brain this knows everybody from other commets Posts: 31,812
    beano.79 said:
    Felt rough most of the week due to a cold and the vaccine so no midweek run. Got 6 and 15 miles in this weekend. First time since training began 2 weeks ago that the run/walk strategy for long runs started to feel more natural. Takes a bit of getting used to but essential really if we want to complete this race in under 24 hrs.
    Glad you are feeling better.  
    How do you guys work it out with the run/walk?
    Is it mileage based or time based as far as how you alternate?
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  • beano.79
    beano.79 Posts: 785
    edited May 2021
    F Me In The Brain said:
    beano.79 said:
    Felt rough most of the week due to a cold and the vaccine so no midweek run. Got 6 and 15 miles in this weekend. First time since training began 2 weeks ago that the run/walk strategy for long runs started to feel more natural. Takes a bit of getting used to but essential really if we want to complete this race in under 24 hrs.
    Glad you are feeling better.  
    How do you guys work it out with the run/walk?
    Is it mileage based or time based as far as how you alternate?
    When we did the 100km in 2019 we did 15 mins running and 3 mins walking. We worked this out during training. With this 100 mile race we are aiming to cover around 5 miles each hour so we decided on 10mins/5mins. We expect we will cover more than 5 miles an hour at the start and less by the end but having this focus on pace helps to prevent a blow out. During the last half of the 100km we started passing quite a few other runners who just looked finished.

    This is based on 10min pace running (to cover 4 miles per hour) and the 20 mins of walking  breaks per hour to cover a 5th...
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  • F Me In The Brain
    F Me In The Brain this knows everybody from other commets Posts: 31,812
    Excellent!
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  • crookedcross
    crookedcross Right Near Da Beach, Boiii Posts: 1,545
    edited May 2021
    F Me In The Brain said:
    I carried my hand held CamelBak yesterday with Gatorade in it....and took a drink at every mile for most of the run and whenever I wanted on the last mile or so....and when I returned I poured what was left back into my bottle and I'd drank less than 25% of a bottle....but those small drinks help on the heat.
    Such a bother to get used to carrying the thing, though.  
    Today is an hour cross train day.
    Since I will spend about 90 mins pushing a mower and then use my power washer for hours that will likely be the exercise.  No running today!

    I wanna look into those vests. Have you used them? I have plenty camelbaks from work, but they are not for running. I just dont know that I run enough to justify the premium because they are not cheap.
  • F Me In The Brain
    F Me In The Brain this knows everybody from other commets Posts: 31,812
    I haven't used it yet.  My sister gave it to me a few years back when she was doing the spartan trifecta training.  At some point I plan to try it out.

    The CamelBak I have for running is just a soft bottle with a sleeve/grip to hold when running.  Do you have one of those?

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  • F Me In The Brain
    F Me In The Brain this knows everybody from other commets Posts: 31,812
    @beano.79 you guys must have to carry your gear and stuff?  How are you prepping for that?
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  • beano.79
    beano.79 Posts: 785
    edited May 2021
    F Me In The Brain said:
    @beano.79 you guys must have to carry your gear and stuff?  How are you prepping for that?
    I use the Salomon adv skin 12 pack. It comes with 2 soft bottles on the front and space for a bladder in the back (which I don't use) It has great accessible pockets on the front and a 12litre zipped compartment on the back. There is mandatory gear we must carry such as waterproofs, hat, gloves etc.

    For water and nutrition we have a 'crew' consisting of my uncle and best mate. They will replenish us at crew points along the course so we only need to carry enough water and nutrition for 3 hrs at a time. More importantly they can prepare hot drinks and soup etc which will be a great boost once we get into the night time!

    Were planning all this now and it makes my head hurt 😂 but it's definitely part of the attraction and excitement for us
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  • F Me In The Brain
    F Me In The Brain this knows everybody from other commets Posts: 31,812
    Awesome - thanks for the info!
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  • beano.79
    beano.79 Posts: 785
    F Me In The Brain said:
    Awesome - thanks for the info!
    Appolagies if it's too much info! 😂 I do get excited
  • GlowGirl
    GlowGirl New York, NY Posts: 12,090
    beano.79 said:
    F Me In The Brain said:
    Awesome - thanks for the info!
    Appolagies if it's too much info! 😂 I do get excited
    No apologies. I am finding your journey very interesting. I can't wait to hear about all about the race when you are done.

  • F Me In The Brain
    F Me In The Brain this knows everybody from other commets Posts: 31,812
    Agree.  I'm a detailed person and enjoy learning.
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  • crookedcross
    crookedcross Right Near Da Beach, Boiii Posts: 1,545
    F Me In The Brain said:
    I haven't used it yet.  My sister gave it to me a few years back when she was doing the spartan trifecta training.  At some point I plan to try it out.

    The CamelBak I have for running is just a soft bottle with a sleeve/grip to hold when running.  Do you have one of those?

    I dont. I run with a bottle in my hand and toss it back and forth between hands for entertainment.  Hahaha. 
  • crookedcross
    crookedcross Right Near Da Beach, Boiii Posts: 1,545
    beano.79 said:
    F Me In The Brain said:
    @beano.79 you guys must have to carry your gear and stuff?  How are you prepping for that?
    I use the Salomon adv skin 12 pack. It comes with 2 soft bottles on the front and space for a bladder in the back (which I don't use) It has great accessible pockets on the front and a 12litre zipped compartment on the back. There is mandatory gear we must carry such as waterproofs, hat, gloves etc.

    For water and nutrition we have a 'crew' consisting of my uncle and best mate. They will replenish us at crew points along the course so we only need to carry enough water and nutrition for 3 hrs at a time. More importantly they can prepare hot drinks and soup etc which will be a great boost once we get into the night time!

    Were planning all this now and it makes my head hurt 😂 but it's definitely part of the attraction and excitement for us
    That's it. I'm getting one. This is the one I've been eyeing. My goal of running a halfie isn't exactly an event, but just me running to work which is about 14 miles. So it's not like there will be refreshments and bananas at stations every two miles. I just need to make sure I run enough to justify the price. Maybe I will be motivated to set another goal. On the same token, I have spent thousands on posters and those are real useless. Lol
  • beano.79
    beano.79 Posts: 785
    crookedcross said:
    beano.79 said:
    F Me In The Brain said:
    @beano.79 you guys must have to carry your gear and stuff?  How are you prepping for that?
    I use the Salomon adv skin 12 pack. It comes with 2 soft bottles on the front and space for a bladder in the back (which I don't use) It has great accessible pockets on the front and a 12litre zipped compartment on the back. There is mandatory gear we must carry such as waterproofs, hat, gloves etc.

    For water and nutrition we have a 'crew' consisting of my uncle and best mate. They will replenish us at crew points along the course so we only need to carry enough water and nutrition for 3 hrs at a time. More importantly they can prepare hot drinks and soup etc which will be a great boost once we get into the night time!

    Were planning all this now and it makes my head hurt 😂 but it's definitely part of the attraction and excitement for us
    That's it. I'm getting one. This is the one I've been eyeing. My goal of running a halfie isn't exactly an event, but just me running to work which is about 14 miles. So it's not like there will be refreshments and bananas at stations every two miles. I just need to make sure I run enough to justify the price. Maybe I will be motivated to set another goal. On the same token, I have spent thousands on posters and those are real useless. Lol
    The best pack I've had. Everything is in the perfect place. And I use it on the days I run home from work so it's great for that 👍 

    It's strange what we will spend our money on. I think nothing of spending a small fortune on a day drinking session in london with the lads... But always reluctant with items like this.. or a record for £100 etc...and yet these things are with you for a long time and provide years of use/enjoyment
  • F Me In The Brain
    F Me In The Brain this knows everybody from other commets Posts: 31,812
    Yup - fishing trip with the buddies?  Throw money around.  Spend for a new pair of shoes?  Mayyyyybe I can wait.  :lol:

    9 miles this morning in the heat, it felt great....except the part where I ended up on a 4 lane road w/o any shoulder or sidewalk or really anywhere to run.  Lost major time hopping over the guardrail and walking for a while.  Gotta get out very early if I want to run the direction, again.  Too many damn cars and no room for runners or walkers.
    That was only a "longcut" bit, once I got back on a normal path I could run again.
    It'll teach me to look for an easy way to add a mile to a route I know!
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  • GlowGirl
    GlowGirl New York, NY Posts: 12,090
    F Me In The Brain said:
    Yup - fishing trip with the buddies?  Throw money around.  Spend for a new pair of shoes?  Mayyyyybe I can wait.  :lol:

    9 miles this morning in the heat, it felt great....except the part where I ended up on a 4 lane road w/o any shoulder or sidewalk or really anywhere to run.  Lost major time hopping over the guardrail and walking for a while.  Gotta get out very early if I want to run the direction, again.  Too many damn cars and no room for runners or walkers.
    That was only a "longcut" bit, once I got back on a normal path I could run again.
    It'll teach me to look for an easy way to add a mile to a route I know!
    Sounds dangerous. You were right not to try to run on a busy 4 lane road. 9 miles is awesome!  I got in around 5 miles today. I left a bit later than I wanted so it was already almost 80 degrees when I got started. There was a nice breeze by the river though. I had to stop a few times to sip my water but definitely didn’t want to get dehydrated. After the run I walked another mile to cool down and the endorphins felt great. 
  • F Me In The Brain
    F Me In The Brain this knows everybody from other commets Posts: 31,812
    Very nice....I want to go and run by the river here....we do walk around it at times.  It's nice.
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  • beano.79
    beano.79 Posts: 785
    Still envious of all the sun! We are heading for out wettest May on record 🤦🏼‍♂️😭

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