Just itchy, or hives? I grew up in WNY and broke out in big, painfully itchy hives whenever I was out in the cold more than a few minutes. Nobody really knew why. It wasn't until I was an adult that I was diagnosed with Raynaud's Syndrome, which is an autoimmune disease in which the body responds to cold like it does an allergen. Worth a Google to see if it sounds like what happens to you! I have to be really careful when the temp drops here in FL, as even in the 40s and 50s, I can start to react.
Oh, I know what you are thinking... and congratulations to the LSU tigers, SEC champions. (and I live only an hour away from UGA)never mind.
Yes and no.Okay so maybe strange question here but has anyone else ever started to swing into form when it really doesn't make sense that its happening?
Oh, I know what you are thinking... and congratulations to the LSU tigers, SEC champions. (and I live only an hour away from UGA)
During the week I am pretty consistent. I'm either on a treadmill or one of the handful of greenways near me. On weekends I like to mix it up. We have several greenway systems in the area as well as a couple parks with both bridle and backpack trails. On my running buddies and I like to string together interesting routes. This morning we did a 7 miler that was 5 miles of hilly bridle trails and 2 miles of really hilly backpack trails through a huge park. Last week we did an out and back that was 4.5 miles of paved greenway and sidewalks and 5.5 miles of lightly marked backpack trails.Question:
Do you run with routine of time or place? How much mixing it up do you do? Do you find the unpredictability fun or unwelcome?
Why I am thinking of this/my answer:
I used to travel extensively for work and for fun, but cut back to only fun when my kids were born. Then I took up running. I do fine getting in my miles when I work and I run the same route M-F because I have a closed, hilly vehicle track I can use at lunch in winter and I have a reasonable route to run in the semi-dark before work. It requires very little creative thinking or planning. I often think I would like a different varied route, but I rarely pull it off. Now I am back to traveling for work and I find it really hard to get in the miles when not at home. When traveling for work I sleep oddly (this is necessary for work sometimes), and I am not always in a place with outdoor running or a treadmill.
I wonder if this is a common issue. I wonder how other cope with unpredictability.
When we are home for the weekend I have the same 3 routes I run out of love or convenience. I do a bit better with variation here because I have time, but I keep going back to the same routes.
Just itchy! No hives. And only when I run.
Okay so maybe strange question here but has anyone else ever started to swing into form when it really doesn't make sense that its happening? I'm starting to feel the best I've felt since my surgery in July. And considering how whackadoodle my schedule and maintaining it has been the last four months it doesn't make any sense. I'm starting to be able to run up at 5 mph on the threadmill for the first time in months. This makes absolutely zero sense with the timing and my chronic stuff but I'm definitely doing better and feeling better then I was even last week (though that ended with an absurdly strange run).
I don't know if I'm just riding the pre Disney/Dopey high. Or what the heck is going on. I'm not really complaining since this is great timing with Dopey literally right around the corner just kind of confused.
Or maybe its just taken me this long to bounce back from the operation? Five months feels like a really long time though.
@DopeyBadger dude! Whatever the chant is I’m rolling with it. OSU... most complete team ... not so fast says the badgers! Loving the upsets today.
One thing I did not remember is that there is almost no level ground in this race! Almost always up or down, some being more gradual than others. I will say, running through the A&M campus was much easier for miles 8 to 11 than miles 21-24 of a full. There is one nasty little hill right before mile 11 that still sucks.
ATTQOTD: Apparently, my route is VERY routine, since I'm now on a first-name basis with the "strangers" I've been seeing in a local park for the past 10 years, lol! But I love that my route changes every day, depending on time of year, weather, who's out and about, what nature I see, etc. I do like changing it up, though, so I'll do some other routes, too. My schedule is determined by whether or not I'm training for something specific, but overall is pretty consistent: run 3-4 days per week, yoga 1 day a week, Pilates or ballet one day a week, one rest day.Question:
Do you run with routine of time or place? How much mixing it up do you do? Do you find the unpredictability fun or unwelcome?
Caveat: I live in FL and have no experience with cold rain, only temperate/warm/hot rain. But I run in the rain a LOT thanks to monsoon season. Body Glide is your friend: apply it liberally anywhere you may chafe. Soft, light fabrics that won't get heavy/baggy/clumpy when soaked. Form-fitting shorts/capris/tights/whatever are the best. A hat or visor with a brim will deflect rain from your face/eyes. If it's daylight, sunglasses will help, too. After the race, take out your shoes' insoles and stuff shoes with newspaper, changing out the paper after the first couple hours. That will speed drying time.Morning all! Well, its here, marathon week for me. Calf is still healing, but should at least be good enough to give it a go on Saturday. Weather isn't exactly the greatest, rain is in the forecast. I had one long run in the rain this training cycle, and had to cut it short due to the chafing. What if any recommendations do you have to avoid this, if it is in fact raining on Saturday?
So, I just ran MCM 50k, 20 miles of it were running in the rain. Thankfully it was warm enough for the rain - 60ish. I put on body glide anywhere that I thought might start rubbing. I normally use 2Toms roll-on on my toes. They are prone to blister even with my toe socks, but this combo usually helps. I added Vaseline also to my toes, because I thought they would probably need a lot of help. I did carry a small tube of Vaseline, just in case. I thought it might be useful if there wasn’t an aid station right where I needed it.Morning all! Well, its here, marathon week for me. Calf is still healing, but should at least be good enough to give it a go on Saturday. Weather isn't exactly the greatest, rain is in the forecast. I had one long run in the rain this training cycle, and had to cut it short due to the chafing. What if any recommendations do you have to avoid this, if it is in fact raining on Saturday?
...chafing. What if any recommendations do you have to avoid this...