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My mother runs marathons quite regularly(probably 3-4 times a year), I asked her about it and she said that the best advice she can give is to keep a strict running schedule every week(if possible). 2km-4km every second day(Tuesdays and Thursdays for example) and one big run(8km-10km) on the weekend is a perfect schedule if you can fit it in.
 
blissfulMenace said:
life thanks for the criticism, i definately plan to get my runs up to at least 15k once a week, but as for now i have a peak of like 6 miles before im exhausted.. at the end of my 5ks ive been trying to sprint the last leg in and i can feel that definately feel it making a difference..

i think within a month ill be able to do my first 15k :)
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Sorry if it sounded like criticism, I did not mean to say it like that. But, I think what you will find - is that there will be a moment where 5km 10km or 15km will all feel the same - At the end you will not be exhausted!

After you get more conditioned, you get to a point where your cardiovascular system can take sustained energy output for 15km. It's fun, I really don't know what my maximum distance is... I should try that sometime, run myself to the end of all energy.... hrmm...

Anybody done that here? Just run (like over 15km or so) and run until you can't run/breathe/stand?

PS i have not done drugs in a month now, and i dont really plan on going back to them due to an array of legal issues and i know itll get in the way of my running
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Sounds like you have taken a "legal issue" and turned into a positive thing! I wish you good luck in reaching your marathon goal! Keep us posted on how it goes?
 
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well guys i went down to the lake today and it was freaking beautiful outside so i decided to go for a longer run

i ran the entire trail with my dad following on his bike with a spedometer and a odometer and i ran 4.75 miles in 36 minutes.. not to shabby seeing as thats the farthest distance ive ever run..

what i find interesting is i managed to keep a steady pace the entire time, almost exact 7:30 miles all the way, and my dad/sister commented on how easy i made it look, i was hardly breathing hard and compared to some of the runners out there i was cruisin..

i must say it felt like quite an accomplishment, in about 2 weeks ima up my long run to a flat out 10k, and maybe try to hold it there for a bit.

myplan until then is to run about 2.5 miles during the weeks, unless i find that i can do that with ease i might bump it up to a 5k, then on sundays go back out to the lake with my dad for a longer run

PS it sounds like alot of people enjoy talking about this, is there like a global runners thread? if not we should claim this thread as ours!!

o btw life i guess criticism is the wrong word.. i was in a hurry cause my dad was ready to go and i had to finish my run before work.. going a long distance i was worried about having to stop and walk the rest the way, but it turned out much better than expected so im back early :)
 
blissfulMenace said:
well guys i went down to the lake today and it was freaking beautiful outside so i decided to go for a longer run

i ran the entire trail with my dad following on his bike with a spedometer and a odometer and i ran 4.75 miles in 36 minutes.. not to shabby seeing as thats the farthest distance ive ever run..

what i find interesting is i managed to keep a steady pace the entire time, almost exact 7:30 miles all the way, and my dad/sister commented on how easy i made it look, i was hardly breathing hard and compared to some of the runners out there i was cruisin..

i must say it felt like quite an accomplishment, in about 2 weeks ima up my long run to a flat out 10k, and maybe try to hold it there for a bit.

myplan until then is to run about 2.5 miles during the weeks, unless i find that i can do that with ease i might bump it up to a 5k, then on sundays go back out to the lake with my dad for a longer run

PS it sounds like alot of people enjoy talking about this, is there like a global runners thread? if not we should claim this thread as ours!!

o btw life i guess criticism is the wrong word.. i was in a hurry cause my dad was ready to go and i had to finish my run before work.. going a long distance i was worried about having to stop and walk the rest the way, but it turned out much better than expected so im back early :)
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Well done! I used to run Cross-country and track, plus I did several half marathons in high school and college. My biggest achievement was that I completed an ultramarathon which was 50.2 miles when I was 15, back in 1980! It took me just over 10 hours. I didn't run the whole way, and walked up the hills.

Back then, I didn't even have to train all that hard; my youth meant that I was quite fit already!

I also went on several cycling trips when I was 15 and 16 including a couple of 5 week YHA tours in which I covered something like 800-1000 miles over that period; I also did a 100 mile bike ride going from Hagerstown Maryland down to Winchester Virginia and back.

I'm now 41 and no longer run because I've gained about 40 lbs and now find jogging far to jarring; but I was a cycle courier for 9 years and have become more muscular. I still cycle a fair bit, probably about 75 miles per week on average.

I would guess that each 4-5 miles is = to about 1 mile of running in terms of overall effort, though it takes about twice as long. CYcling isn't quite as cardiovascular as running minute for minute, but I find it seems to tone my legs more, plus gives my thighs strength. RUnning, on the ohter hand, helps the calves and ankles more.

I woudl guess that the amount of cycling I do is probably comparable to about 17-18 miles of running per week.

Best of luck to you! I love the 'joggers' high... Cycling also produces it. :) :)
 
PS it sounds like alot of people enjoy talking about this, is there like a global runners thread? if not we should claim this thread as ours!!
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The best thread on BL for runners is: Running Nerds Unite!

o btw life i guess criticism is the wrong word.. i was in a hurry cause my dad was ready to go and i had to finish my run before work.. going a long distance i was worried about having to stop and walk the rest the way, but it turned out much better than expected so im back early :)
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Yes, it was simply meant to say that you WILL reach a point where you will not be "exhausted" by 15km, and it will feel great! That feeling of "oh i gotta stop I hurt/ache/outof breath" will simply disappear. Then you can concentrate on speed :-)
 
i found it amazing that i hit 5k without even realizing it, nor feeling like i was ready to stop

it wasnt until like 3.75 miles i began to feel tired and thats because i decided to push it a little bit harder
 
oo man, i got delivered here after making a thread in healthy living about how much i really wanted to run a marathon, i believe the thread is going to be merged somewhere around here..

anyway im 19y/o 6 foot flat weighing in at 138 lbs and i used to do a ton of running back in middle school, i slacked off in high school but due to some legal issues i have been forced to quit drugs..

what i found rather quickly is how much i miss running, and i went back to it about 3 weeks ago starting with a simple 1 mile run... now doing about 2.5-3 mile runs everyday. with one big long run on sundays...

today was my first big run finishing up at 4.75 miles, i think around 7km and i finished it in an acceptable time of 36 minutes, i was thoroughally happy with the time, although it would be freaking awesome to push my average down to like 7:15 or so, maybe under 7 minutes.

i used to run mid distance of like a mile, a little bit over 5 minutes back in middle school, but sadly i cant pull that off anymore, but what i did find is i can hold a 7:30-7:45/mile pace for quite a long distance, im pretty sure i could hold it for at least a 10k

i have to head off for work so ill read the rest of this thread later on, but i figured id at least introduce myself first

Sean from TX
 
Ahh I'd forgotten about this thread! Ignored it for so long, as I did not run all winter ... depression / weather / cannabis all turned into excuses. Ran maybe once a week last October, then quit completely.

Just started up again two weeks ago; four runs so far. I'm amazed at how quickly I got back into it. Friday I ran a route I'd never done before ... no longer than my usual runs [45-50 minutes], but in the center of the run is a 1-1.5 mile-long hill.
I generally run a lot of hills anyway, but this thing is massive 8o
God, I felt so good afterwards!
I could barely get out of bed Saturday morning though! Knew I was going to go walk 3 miles with a friend in a nature park .. luckily some methadone eased my pain a bit :o

I still have to keep my running down, learned last summer that I can't run daily ... as my posture / bed / standing @ work / bad knees all add up to equal mild-moderate knee/back pain. But as its still Winter, and I have 8 more months of good temperatures and more daylight after work, I can't wait to see what distances I can get up to!

A girl I know in Washington is hoping to run a half-marathon some time this year; our mutual best friend suggested we hook up for that. I haven't run competitively since some 5Ks and cross country when I was ~12-13; I know I'm much faster these days.

Barring any crippling injuries / amputated legs, I'm excited about this year :)

Oh, and I have an ipod nano [i think?] now ... makes running even more fun!
Now I just need some new shoes by summer time ...
 
oh man with an ipod nano you HAVE to get the nike+ thing.. you dont need the shoes.. look online there are lots of make due ways to put it on your normal running shoes and she talks to you during the music to tell you how youre doing, how far you are from your pace, etc

a wonderful way to stay motivated because you can upload ur results online, compare to other people, set goals, etc.
 
i have a quick question for all you guys.. i was reading about how the optimum temperature to run in is like 50 F ... i never run if its under about 55 and my optimum is like 80.. does that come from running in texas heats of over 100F?? does anyone else disagree with his optimum running temp

he makes it soundl ike if its over 60F then you shouldnt run in it or you should defintately prepare.. no way could i pour water over my head in 60F weather and run, id freeze my ass off :p
 
i feel like im talking to myself in here :)

ran a 5k today, may have miscalculated by half a kilometer but i finished in 22 minutes

even if it is only 4.5 kilometers im impressed with myself
 
blissfulMenace said:
i have a quick question for all you guys.. i was reading about how the optimum temperature to run in is like 50 F ... i never run if its under about 55 and my optimum is like 80.. does that come from running in texas heats of over 100F?? does anyone else disagree with his optimum running temp

he makes it soundl ike if its over 60F then you shouldnt run in it or you should defintately prepare.. no way could i pour water over my head in 60F weather and run, id freeze my ass off :p
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What's F? Like some weird funky numbering system left over from the dark ages?

Speak Celsius degrees! It's easy, water freezes at 0, and boils at 100. ;)

I run anywhere from 28C down to -5C in the winter. Any lower and it hurts my lungs IME. 28C or higher - blah I get so heat stroked so fast it's no fun.
 
i use F cause i live in america and were like cats, we like to be different and fear change..

also because on the news they dont put the celcius degrees up there

its kinda obnoxious

lets see according to my calculations the lowest temp ill run in is like 10C and the highest ive run in is 37C.. i like to stay in that range
my optimum runnin temp is like 22C
 
lifeisforliving said:
What's F? Like some weird funky numbering system left over from the dark ages?

Speak Celsius degrees! It's easy, water freezes at 0, and boils at 100. ;)

I run anywhere from 28C down to -5C in the winter. Any lower and it hurts my lungs IME. 28C or higher - blah I get so heat stroked so fast it's no fun.
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yup yup...for the past few weeks we've had some really cold weather up here in Pennsylvania. It seems that anything under 10degrees effects my breathing but it never stops me from running...only thing I have to watch out for is ice!
 
I used to be able to run so long as it was above -5 [shoes + shorts] @ school, early morning .. snow/ice kept me in due to fear of injury sometimes, but otherwise, even with the constant mountain windchill, I was out there.

These days I'm lazy, as to be light out and at least ~6-8C.
 
we had our first 25C day today, and its only going to get warmer over the next two weeks.. prime running im excited:)
 
Wow ... that'd just be way too hot for me to run in.

Over the last few months I've been running in an average of 8c. Perfect :)
 
i ran in that earlier this week, with the wind and such however, my face begins to get cold and i feel like my body is having an issue sweating..

i also have to wear a sweater which is uncomfortable... i like my skin to soak up the sun :)
 
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