SHH Runners Thread...

[Mattchew]

Just signed up for an account on a Runner's forum, but the people are kinda lame so I thought I'd start a thread here...

The purpose being having a thread for people to talk about issues, tips, victories, and obstacles with running.

Any takers?

 

[Kid Wicked]

SSH?

But on topic, I do enjoy cardio quite a lot.

 

[Mattchew]

hahah... um oops. hopefully a mod will change it so i look like LESS of a *****e.

 

[Jack Rabbit]

Best 3 miles ever: 19:30ish.

Best mile ever: 5:35ish

 

[Mattchew]

nice! in the last year ive been all about distance, but i finally like 2 weeks ago got to my half marathon goal so I'm gonna start training to get through it a bit faster.

 

[Lightning Strykez!]

hahah... um oops. hopefully a mod will change it so i look like LESS of a *****e.

*****e factor reduced.

 

[Mattchew]

^ but only slightly... thanks!

 

[The IronMan]

my 10 year old son started track last month.He wants to compete in distance events.BTW My events were the 1,2 and 3 mile runs. 4:39 mile 9:57 2mile and14:59 3 mile

 

[Kid Wicked]

Geez, am I the only one that likes running for long amounts of time, instead of timing a mile?

 

[Mattchew]

^ nope... i rarely run for time. I have bad knees do theres only so fast i can go, no matter the distance.

since i can only reduce time to a point, ive focused on increasing distance....

whats your longest run?

 

[Jack Rabbit]

Geez, am I the only one that likes running for long amounts of time, instead of timing a mile?

No. I like to run, too.

But timing your run gives you a gauge on how good of a runner you are.

And since my career success in part depends on how well I run, naturally I'm going to time myself.

 

[Kid Wicked]

^ nope... i rarely run for time. I have bad knees do theres only so fast i can go, no matter the distance.

since i can only reduce time to a point, ive focused on increasing distance....

whats your longest run?

I ran a charity 5K a couple of times, I don't remember my times.

They sucked anyway.

I like ellipticals more though, I used to do 1 hour straight 3-4 times a week before I left college.

 

[Jack Rabbit]

The most I've ever run consecutively was a motivated 'Get Lost Run' with my old detachment. It ended up being like 8 or 9 miles.

I run a 5K(3 mile) every other morning, except on weekends.

That's me time.

 

[jaguarr]

I love biking and even my elliptical, but the only way I'm actually running is if I wake up in the middle of the woods, naked, with pork chops tied to my neck and I'm surrounded by wolves.

jag

 

[Mr. Credible]

i've got a dodgy knee, so i don't run much, except on the eliptical machine, if that counts... but i ran (or jogged, maybe) on the treadmill at 6 mph for 20 minutes straight yesterday.

i was pretty proud. it demolished any previous record i'd had since i shattered my leg 12 years ago.

 

[WorthyStevens]

I ran track in high school. I usually sprinted in the 100meter races, with my best time being 12 seconds. And my other specialty, the 200, my time was about 27 seconds.

 

[Mattchew]

my knees are messed up too, but they can hang in there if i up my mileage slowly over time and stay in shape... and if i don't run too fast or down hills.

Last spring I got really serious about beating my longest distance... previously it was probably 6.5 miles or so.

by the end of the summer I was able to run ~ 10.5 miles. It was a new experience for me because in the past I've been so limited by my knees that I never REALLY felt the rest of my body get sore and ache from runs!

This spring I got back into running (i was run out and took a break between November and March). It was a slow start, but I'm back into the swing of things. I've already beat my distance from last year.

Twice so far I've run 13 miles (the second time I thought I ran farther, but when i drove it to check the distance it was exactly 13 miles... I was pissed). Each time though I had to not run for about 5 days after.

I plan to keep going for that distance until I can do it and some light runs a little sooner after. Then I might go for 15... I'd love to get to 15 by then end of the summer, but even though its just a few more miles it seems impossible right now.

We'll see.