...or stop being a wuss with this warrior dash/mud run where you have to wait in line to do an obstacle...and start trail running/running long distances.
Anyone that runs more than 3 miles is insane. There is just no sense in that whatsoever.
After 3 miles it gets much easier
If I didn't have to run more than 3 miles to prove you wrong, I would.
Have my first marathon in less than a month - on a trail.
I avoided the longer distances for years - figuring if you are a runner - why not just run a shorter distance faster? I can be plenty gassed running a mile.
But longer distances gives me an excuse to be outside more. I've found that I get in much better shape doing something I enjoy, than thru the old "No pain No Gain" mentality I grew up with in the gym/football. I've come to appreciate the longer distances - am always interested how the mind/body adapts to different challenges. As you know from PIR, they can run a hell of lot more than 3 miles on a given training run, even when the race they are training for is a 1600m or 5K. Different energy systems need developed.
Anyway, it's much better than hanging with the hamster wheel crowd in the gym. But ironically, I do like to get to the gym now more, just to make my infrastructure and ability to run outside better.
Meanwhile, Americans are currently doing well at the Boston Marathon (Shalane Flanagan, Meb etc). Almost too well.
Good luck with the half!
I ran my first competitive 5k this year and plan on running a 10k and a half sometime this year. The thing that scares me a bit is my competitive nature. Not real fond of being passed by other runners. I ran the 5k about a minute and a quarter per mile faster than my planned pace and I know I can't do that in a longer race.
Run YOUR race...you have to be competitive with yourself when running, not with others. Beat your times, push yourself to the next level. There will always be elite runners, but being competitive with yourself is where the challenge is.
Congrats on the 5k...and your upcoming 10k...that's great that you're pushing towards longer distances. It gets addicting.
Trip to the gym last evening reaffirmed everything that is bad about it. I don't know if there is some sort of Muddy ToughGuy SlipnSlide challenge coming up soon, because that place was packed.
...or stop being a wuss with this warrior dash/mud run where you have to wait in line to do an obstacle...and start trail running/running long distances.
Anyone that runs more than 3 miles is insane. There is just no sense in that whatsoever.
After 3 miles it gets much easier
If I didn't have to run more than 3 miles to prove you wrong, I would.
Have my first marathon in less than a month - on a trail.
I avoided the longer distances for years - figuring if you are a runner - why not just run a shorter distance faster? I can be plenty gassed running a mile.
But longer distances gives me an excuse to be outside more. I've found that I get in much better shape doing something I enjoy, than thru the old "No pain No Gain" mentality I grew up with in the gym/football. I've come to appreciate the longer distances - am always interested how the mind/body adapts to different challenges. As you know from PIR, they can run a hell of lot more than 3 miles on a given training run, even when the race they are training for is a 1600m or 5K. Different energy systems need developed.
Anyway, it's much better than hanging with the hamster wheel crowd in the gym. But ironically, I do like to get to the gym now more, just to make my infrastructure and ability to run outside better.
Meanwhile, Americans are currently doing well at the Boston Marathon (Shalane Flanagan, Meb etc). Almost too well.
Good luck with the half!
I ran my first competitive 5k this year and plan on running a 10k and a half sometime this year. The thing that scares me a bit is my competitive nature. Not real fond of being passed by other runners. I ran the 5k about a minute and a quarter per mile faster than my planned pace and I know I can't do that in a longer race.
Run YOUR race...you have to be competitive with yourself when running, not with others. Beat your times, push yourself to the next level. There will always be elite runners, but being competitive with yourself is where the challenge is.
Congrats on the 5k...and your upcoming 10k...that's great that you're pushing towards longer distances. It gets addicting.
That's just feel good nonsense. I can't stand running races because I'm not that fast, and it just PISSES me off to no end when some runner [expletive] comes and passes me. Just burns my ass I can't keep up with him. But I do enjoy passing people, I usually make fun of them under my breath - "I'm going to pass this fat ass up" or "I'll bet this little sugared up [expletive] thinks he's big [expletive] at the playground race, but he's in over his head now".
...or stop being a wuss with this warrior dash/mud run where you have to wait in line to do an obstacle...and start trail running/running long distances.
Anyone that runs more than 3 miles is insane. There is just no sense in that whatsoever.
After 3 miles it gets much easier
If I didn't have to run more than 3 miles to prove you wrong, I would.
Have my first marathon in less than a month - on a trail.
I avoided the longer distances for years - figuring if you are a runner - why not just run a shorter distance faster? I can be plenty gassed running a mile.
But longer distances gives me an excuse to be outside more. I've found that I get in much better shape doing something I enjoy, than thru the old "No pain No Gain" mentality I grew up with in the gym/football. I've come to appreciate the longer distances - am always interested how the mind/body adapts to different challenges. As you know from PIR, they can run a hell of lot more than 3 miles on a given training run, even when the race they are training for is a 1600m or 5K. Different energy systems need developed.
Anyway, it's much better than hanging with the hamster wheel crowd in the gym. But ironically, I do like to get to the gym now more, just to make my infrastructure and ability to run outside better.
Meanwhile, Americans are currently doing well at the Boston Marathon (Shalane Flanagan, Meb etc). Almost too well.
Good luck with the half!
I ran my first competitive 5k this year and plan on running a 10k and a half sometime this year. The thing that scares me a bit is my competitive nature. Not real fond of being passed by other runners. I ran the 5k about a minute and a quarter per mile faster than my planned pace and I know I can't do that in a longer race.
Run YOUR race...you have to be competitive with yourself when running, not with others. Beat your times, push yourself to the next level. There will always be elite runners, but being competitive with yourself is where the challenge is.
Congrats on the 5k...and your upcoming 10k...that's great that you're pushing towards longer distances. It gets addicting.
That's just feel good nonsense. I can't stand running races because I'm not that fast, and it just PISSES me off to no end when some runner [expletive] comes and passes me. Just burns my ass I can't keep up with him. But I do enjoy passing people, I usually make fun of them under my breath - "I'm going to pass this fat ass up" or "I'll bet this little sugared up [expletive] thinks he's big [expletive] at the playground race, but he's in over his head now".
I get pissed after 3 steps. I hate losing, and I always lose in these races. Even when they break it out by ages I lose. I got 20 something in a race for my freaking age last fall. 20 old people were faster than me.
RE: the feel good nonsense with races. I get a kick out of how humbling it is. One of the first things you learn is, you can't tell how fast someone is by appearance. After a couple years of progress, I'm finally able to finish before a particular woman (late 40s/early 50s I guess) who wears some odd homemade running garb- with a belt that has jingle bells. She runs with a distinct scoot and looks like she might have a few of her pet cats along for the run hidden in her garb.
Some 58 year old guy that participates in a lot of the same trail races as me, just gets faster every year. Last year he finished 5 miler in under 7 min p/m pace on a trail in brutal heat. I managed to beat him one time last year on a different day, because his asthma kicked up (windy day) and he had to stop to do an inhaler 4 times. Afterwards he told me he got faster by losing weight, and mainly did a lot of fast-walking as part of his training.
Then you have the kids - a 11 year old boy that I was running near at a 5K, was a favorite of the fans along the course. This was fine, but as we went on I realized this race was about to end a quarter mile away around a turn and to a big festival crowd on a main street of downtown Kirkwood. It was setting up where it would be either the adorable little kid passing me to the cheers of the crowd, or the jackass old man passing the kid at the finish. So before the turn and the crowd, I passed him and mustered a kick for a quarter mile. By the cheers of the crowd, I could tell the punk almost closed it on me. but not to be. A subtle victory.
I hate fast old people, fast kids, and fast fat people. And if someone I beat played the asthma card I'd just call him a big LOSER crybaby. I'd throw a big bag of ragweed in his face right when the race started.
...or stop being a wuss with this warrior dash/mud run where you have to wait in line to do an obstacle...and start trail running/running long distances.
Anyone that runs more than 3 miles is insane. There is just no sense in that whatsoever.
After 3 miles it gets much easier
If I didn't have to run more than 3 miles to prove you wrong, I would.
Have my first marathon in less than a month - on a trail.
I avoided the longer distances for years - figuring if you are a runner - why not just run a shorter distance faster? I can be plenty gassed running a mile.
But longer distances gives me an excuse to be outside more. I've found that I get in much better shape doing something I enjoy, than thru the old "No pain No Gain" mentality I grew up with in the gym/football. I've come to appreciate the longer distances - am always interested how the mind/body adapts to different challenges. As you know from PIR, they can run a hell of lot more than 3 miles on a given training run, even when the race they are training for is a 1600m or 5K. Different energy systems need developed.
Anyway, it's much better than hanging with the hamster wheel crowd in the gym. But ironically, I do like to get to the gym now more, just to make my infrastructure and ability to run outside better.
Meanwhile, Americans are currently doing well at the Boston Marathon (Shalane Flanagan, Meb etc). Almost too well.
Good luck with the half!
I ran my first competitive 5k this year and plan on running a 10k and a half sometime this year. The thing that scares me a bit is my competitive nature. Not real fond of being passed by other runners. I ran the 5k about a minute and a quarter per mile faster than my planned pace and I know I can't do that in a longer race.
Run YOUR race...you have to be competitive with yourself when running, not with others. Beat your times, push yourself to the next level. There will always be elite runners, but being competitive with yourself is where the challenge is.
Congrats on the 5k...and your upcoming 10k...that's great that you're pushing towards longer distances. It gets addicting.
I was warned about the addictiveness of the races and it's completely true. Two hours after my first race I was on the internet searching for other races. After a few days I backed off and just decided I was just going to run one race of each distance every year and, if all works out, maybe run a marathon in a couple years. Signing up for races just keeps you running when the lazy side of you wants to take the evening off.
This might be a tad off topic but anyone have any good shoe recommendations for walking/hiking? I bought some shoes a week or two ago and they were really comfortable in the store and really not comfortable about two miles into my hike.
