The Running Thread - 2018

[Miranda]

Does anyone else find running indoors significantly harder? I run slower and it ...hurts my ankles? I don't feel that pain running outdoors. But ugh. It's been SO hot.

Tracking runs is also more annoying indoors as well.

Yes, 100% harder for me to run on a treadmill than outdoors. I can't run as fast, I feel awkward, the deck just kills my legs.

I am getting better at it from running at Orangetheory, but the treadmills there are not the same as the treadmills at a regular gym. They are squishy and bouncy and and have easy to use buttons to adjust the speed on intervals because we're always doing intervals of some sort on there. The only treadmill that I have ever run on that didn't kill my legs.

 

[BuckeyeBama]

My friend always says "puke and rally," so there is no dialing back in his mind.

This is the way that I trained until I hit my 40s. It works. You really are capable of more that you imagine, but you have to be willing to pay a price to get there.

 

[ZellyB]

I am opposed to puking.

 

[AFwifelife]

I am opposed to puking.

+1

 

[SarahDisney]

I run slow because when I do, I don't feel a need to puke.
I get that some people feel a sense of accomplishment when they push themselves to a point where they've exhausted all of their reserves (and they have to puke), but ... not for me. I've done it once or twice, and it just left me feeling annoyed. To each their own.

 

[braycon]

This is the way that I trained until I hit my 40s. It works. You really are capable of more that you imagine, but you have to be willing to pay a price to get there.

That's a bit more expensive than I'm interested in.

 

[Bree]

+1

+2

 

[KSellers88]

+2

+3

 

[roxymama]

Works for a night out on the town, too

There are two kinds of puking:
Your night is over
A fresh new start to your evening
(Not sure how that applies to running.)

ATTQOTD catchup:
I've regretted a number of shorts ordered online or in store that my thighs/backside decided to eat for lunch when out on a run. I can't seem to learn my lesson, bike short style or nothing.

Favorite parts of a disrun course are, the lil castle, (waiting for Jan to get the big castle),world showcase in epcot, Carsland in DCA! & Pandora!!
Least favorite was probably between mile 9 and 11ish of the DL half that was just sort of concrete and houses. Animal Kingdom parking lot was pretty "meh" too. Neither was bad though...I've had far less scenic places in local races. So I guess I'm not a hard customer to please.

Treadmill calibrations - I swear I can tell when I'm on a machine at planet fitness that feels faster or slower than my normal paces that I use. I'm sure I could chalk it up to me being more fatigued or in shape or whatever. There's times I've moved to another machine and others where I just clicked up or down on the pace and got in the proper total time I wanted. I'm sure it's a mental thing but I swear there are days the treadmill feels WAY TOO FAST for such an easy pace. Even at incline 1. Whereas outdoors I have a better grasp on pace and feel.

 

[OldSlowGoofyGuy]

ATTQOTD: Favorite part of the courses (same for half and full): Magic Kingdom after you exit the roundabout in front of the castle (does that have a name?) Main Street is OK, but I worry about crashing with all the picture takers. Leaving the roundabout, running past Space Mountain reminds me of high school rope drops, trying to be first in line on Space Mountain. We were allowed to RUN back then!

Least favorite: Osceola Parkway. Boring, points out the stupidity of running a marathon, as you pass people 2 miles ahead of you, but 50 feet away. Usually hot by then. I used to hate WWOS but I've come to appreciate it as the oasis between the Osceola Parkway stretches (plus you can hit a real restroom there).

ATTunofficialQOTD: Never run till I puked, but I have run till I passed out. I recommend passing out over puking.

 

[Chasing Dopey]

ATTYQOTD: The Disneyland 10k races are the absolute best. There's nothing like sunrise in Cars Land. That was my first race of any kind.

I've done them all at WDW. The big moments for me are turning the corner up Main Street and seeing Cinderalla's Castle lit up, and entering the World Showcase at the end of the marathon. Those moments get me. Otherwise, WDW races all have the same big drawback: lots of empty course. But, obviously, that doesn't stop me.

 

[braycon]

ATTunofficialQOTD: Never run till I puked, but I have run till I passed out. I recommend passing out over puking.

This does NOT sound like a better option.

 

[OldSlowGoofyGuy]

This does NOT sound like a better option.

The cleanup is easier.

 

[braycon]

The cleanup is easier.

Nicely done!

 

[jennamfeo]

The cleanup is easier.

Not running related: but I've puked in my husband's car twice, so I think he would agree.

 

[braycon]

Not running related: but I've puked in my husband's car twice, so I think he would agree.

I stand corrected! Passing out might just be the better option.

 

[dis_or_dat]

I've only run 2 disney races, both at DL:

Tinkerbell Half 2015 - amazing crowd support
Star Wars Rebel Challenge 2017 - crowd support a little diminished (sign of things to come!) but still had 501st legion and all the photostops, so that was awesome

Best parts: Castle, Carsland, and WoC
Worst parts: running through Anaheim with no crowd support (which actually wasn't that bad). But I think the 10k was almost all park.

 

[SheHulk]

ATTYQOTD: The Disneyland 10k races are the absolute best. There's nothing like sunrise in Cars Land. That was my first race of any kind.

I've done them all at WDW. The big moments for me are turning the corner up Main Street and seeing Cinderalla's Castle lit up, and entering the World Showcase at the end of the marathon. Those moments get me. Otherwise, WDW races all have the same big drawback: lots of empty course. But, obviously, that doesn't stop me.

I like these and also any high school marching band area. The kids are always full of energy.

 

[Keels]

Speaking of nope@nope.com ... one of my best girlfriends is running the Leadville 100 tomorrow. She's been there "camping" in her car as she acclimates to the elevation, since we live in a REALLY flat part of North Texas and this is what the course looks like:



I was supposed to be there crewing with her, but obviously am not because #StupidFoot. But I'm a ball of nerves for her. She's devoted most of the last year to two-plus hour drives to any kind of terrain in our area only to have to run nine-plus hours and then drive home. Her goal is just to finish, and I know she'll be truly devastated if she doesn't. She has a great crew with her for support and an outstanding pacer/mule for the last 50 miles. Our friend group wrote 100 tiny notes of encouragement for her to carry and read when she needs motivation out on the course.

Her training partner finished the Ouray 100 a couple of weeks ago with LITERALLY one second to spare before the official finish cutoff, and after missing the previous cutoff by over an hour (If anyone is curious about his race story, he did a really long, REALLY great recap that I'd be happy to share), so I know that made her a bit more nervous about things going in to Leadville.

The biggest thing she has going for her is she did the "training camp" a few weeks ago - so she's run the entire course in three segments over three days, so there will be no true surprises for her once she starts.

Anyway - if you are so inclined, just send up some good vibes for #Bib789 this weekend!

 

[Dis_Yoda]

Just looking at that elevation makes me want to throw up.