The Running Thread - 2016

[mrsgryphon]

ATTQOTD: I love watching the Olympics, especially gymnastics, diving and swimming.

 

[Flossbolna]

ATTQOTD: I thought I would be the odd one here, but now I saw at least two other people mentioning my favourite sport to watch as well: diving! Otherwise I really enjoy watching all kind of things, especially those sports that you would never see on TV otherwise. One thing I noted having experience of watching Olympics on TV in the US, the UK and in Germany that every country tends to show different sports - as they tend to favour those sports that has their own athletes with a chance for medals. It is understandably, but sometimes I find that sad as the thing I like about the Olympics is the variety of sports!

 

[LSUlakes]

QOTD: What are your goals as it relates to running for the month of August?

ATTQOTD: I have three goals for this month.
1. 175 mile for the month
2. 5k PR
3. Drop a few pounds, Currently ~210 with a goal of 205.

 

[DopeyBadger]

QOTD: What are your goals as it relates to running for the month of August?

1. 284.5 miles
2. 40:35:09 time spent training
3. Break 70 miles in a week
4. Maintain or improve current fitness gains
5. Stay injury free

 

[whaler8]

QOTD: What are your goals as it relates to running for the month of August?

I'm hoping to get back on track with my running and be up to 25-30 miles a week by the end of the month. Just last week I started to get pain in my heel and it seems to have all the symptoms of plantar faciitis YUK! I am really upset as I don't want to stop running but know I need to for a week or two. Any advice for this type of issue? I am rolling my foot over a frozen water bottle, popping ibuprofen, and invested in a sock from Feetures that supposedly will help. Any advice is welcomed as I want to get back to running as my 1/2 marathon is the beginning of October so there isn't a lot of time left to train.

 

[opusone]

QOTD: What are your goals as it relates to running for the month of August?

August is my return-to-running month after a three week rest due to a hip problem. Since I received a cortisone injection yesterday and was given an all-clear by the sports medicine doctor to run, I plan on easing back into things over the next two weeks or so and hopefully get back to my training cycle.

 

[BuckeyeBama]

QOTD: What are your goals as it relates to running for the month of August?

Stay injury free
Maintain 45 miles/week base
Increase my long run to 16 miles

 

[BuckeyeBama]

I'm hoping to get back on track with my running and be up to 25-30 miles a week by the end of the month. Just last week I started to get pain in my heel and it seems to have all the symptoms of plantar faciitis YUK! I am really upset as I don't want to stop running but know I need to for a week or two. Any advice for this type of issue? I am rolling my foot over a frozen water bottle, popping ibuprofen, and invested in a sock from Feetures that supposedly will help. Any advice is welcomed as I want to get back to running as my 1/2 marathon is the beginning of October so there isn't a lot of time left to train.

Sorry to hear this. My only advice is to stop running if you have to favor the foot at all. I ran through PF last year and ended up with a broken foot in November because I was favoring the foot in pain without realizing it. Because of the broken foot I couldn't run for 3 months and had to defer Dopey races until 2017. Better to miss a few weeks than risk something worse.

 

[DVCFan1994]

QOTD: What are your goals as it relates to running for the month of August?

To be able to run again!!! I was cleared to try, but currently I am holding off. I have some major DOMS from too many hard weight workouts last week. I saw my PT yesterday and he cleared me based on what he saw me able to do in his strength class on Friday, but he said I need to wait until I am soreness free for 24 hours, so I am sure I know where any trouble is coming from - the return to running orstill issues from overdoing the weights. So excited though

However, he said I definitely need to defer my Marine Corp Marathon entry, just not enough time to train properly. So @LSUlakes, I am sad to say you can take that off the calendar for me But I will be back for 2017 I will likely add a few 10ks and a half this fall, just do not know which ones and when yet.

I'm hoping to get back on track with my running and be up to 25-30 miles a week by the end of the month. Just last week I started to get pain in my heel and it seems to have all the symptoms of plantar faciitis YUK! I am really upset as I don't want to stop running but know I need to for a week or two. Any advice for this type of issue? I am rolling my foot over a frozen water bottle, popping ibuprofen, and invested in a sock from Feetures that supposedly will help. Any advice is welcomed as I want to get back to running as my 1/2 marathon is the beginning of October so there isn't a lot of time left to train.

I have had PF twice, the second time I didn't do what I needed to and tore it. No fun, 6 weeks in a walking boot. Give your foot/leg time to loosen up before you try to run too much on it. You are doing the right stuff, but I'd definitely add two more. A lot of PF actually comes from over tight ankles and calves. So make sure you are stretching your calves and keeping range of motion in your lower legs, I highly recommend rolling your calves with a lacrosse or trigger point ball. That was the number one area of tightness for me, and really helped. Whenever I feel tightness in my foot now, I make sure I roll my calves before and after runs. I also have ankle range of motion exercises I do before each run. I didn't get it at first, but I was told to do this by a sports podiatrist, and its made a huge difference. Also, might not be a factor for you, but no cheap flip flops for day to day walking around. They can aggravate it. That was an issue for me, I lived in $2 old navy flip flops Good Luck! Sorry you have to deal with this.

 

[rteetz]

QOTD: What are your goals as it relates to running for the month of August?

Well I always have a goal of staying injury free. I don't have a specific mileage goal, I just want to try and stay close to my training plan.

 

[whaler8]

I have had PF twice, the second time I didn't do what I needed to and tore it. No fun, 6 weeks in a walking boot. Give your foot/leg time to loosen up before you try to run too much on it. You are doing the right stuff, but I'd definitely add two more. A lot of PF actually comes from over tight ankles and calves. So make sure you are stretching your calves and keeping range of motion in your lower legs, I highly recommend rolling your calves with a lacrosse or trigger point ball. That was the number one area of tightness for me, and really helped. Whenever I feel tightness in my foot now, I make sure I roll my calves before and after runs. I also have ankle range of motion exercises I do before each run. I didn't get it at first, but I was told to do this by a sports podiatrist, and its made a huge difference. Also, might not be a factor for you, but no cheap flip flops for day to day walking around. They can aggravate it. That was an issue for me, I lived in $2 old navy flip flops Good Luck! Sorry you have to deal with this.

Thanks for the advice @DVCFan1994! I will definitely baby it and stretch as much as I can. I don't want to push it and be out longer. I hoping a week or two off of it with continued home therapy as mentioned above will help. Luckily I'm not a flip flop guy, I live in my sneakers! Thanks again!

 

[Miranda]

ATTQOTD: My August goals are: follow my training plan that started this week (no slacking off) and mayyyyybe PR my 10K in 2 weeks. My main goal is just follow my plan, though.

 

[gjramsey]

ATTQOTD:

1. 140 miles
2. Start going to the track consistently to work on speed.

 

[ZellyB]

First goal for August is to survive the heat and humidity and try not to beat myself up if my pace isn't what I think it should be.
Second goal is to get caught back up to my long run mileage after falling behind with the runner's knee. That's been difficult to do with the brutal summer weather.

 

[Slogger]

QOTD: What are your goals as it relates to running for the month of August?

ATTQOTD: > Run 163.75 miles over 23 running days
>continue to stay disciplined with my pacing, distances and strength training
>improve fueling strategy now that my long run is getting l-o-n-g-e-r
>stay injury free
>find a Half Marathon to run 2nd week of October (open to suggestions!!)

 

[LSUlakes]

I'm hoping to get back on track with my running and be up to 25-30 miles a week by the end of the month. Just last week I started to get pain in my heel and it seems to have all the symptoms of plantar faciitis YUK! I am really upset as I don't want to stop running but know I need to for a week or two. Any advice for this type of issue? I am rolling my foot over a frozen water bottle, popping ibuprofen, and invested in a sock from Feetures that supposedly will help. Any advice is welcomed as I want to get back to running as my 1/2 marathon is the beginning of October so there isn't a lot of time left to train.

Sounds like you are doing what you can, and what I would do as well. Hope things get better soon.

August is my return-to-running month after a three week rest due to a hip problem. Since I received a cortisone injection yesterday and was given an all-clear by the sports medicine doctor to run, I plan on easing back into things over the next two weeks or so and hopefully get back to my training cycle.

Don't get to crazy back into it, the cortisone shot is a dangerous route to take imo. Once it wears off and if you find yourself suffering from the same pain, it probably time to look into other options to recover, even if it means a long time off.

However, he said I definitely need to defer my Marine Corp Marathon entry, just not enough time to train properly. So @LSUlakes, I am sad to say you can take that off the calendar for me But I will be back for 2017 I will likely add a few 10ks and a half this fall, just do not know which ones and when yet.

So sorry to hear this.

 

[roxymama]

ATTQOTD: No races this month since my next one is Labor Day. So all focused on my current training plan.
1) 60 miles
2) 2 blind runs & overall goal of trying to internalize paces to continue to rely less on my watch
3) 1 day a week of 7 min workout app
4) hate the treadmill a tiny fraction less than previous month

 

[DopeyBadger]

ATTQOTD: > Run 163.75 miles over 23 running days
>continue to stay disciplined with my pacing, distances and strength training
>improve fueling strategy now that my long run is getting l-o-n-g-e-r
>stay injury free
>find a Half Marathon to run 2nd week of October (open to suggestions!!)

How about the Charlottesville Fall Classic Half Marathon? It's on October 9th, near where you live and seems to have a moderate elevation profile.

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Or the Shenandoah Leaf Peeper Half Marathon? It's on October 9th, near where you live and seems to have a slight moderate elevation profile. It is a double loop course if that bothers you.

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Or the Mountain View Challenge 1/2 Marathon? It's the next weekend (October 17th), again near you, and another moderate elevation profile.

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[LSUlakes]

ATTQOTD: > Run 163.75 miles over 23 running days
>continue to stay disciplined with my pacing, distances and strength training
>improve fueling strategy now that my long run is getting l-o-n-g-e-r
>stay injury free
>find a Half Marathon to run 2nd week of October (open to suggestions!!)

Not sure of how far of a trip you would have to make, but the Gulf Coast Half Marathon - Mandeville, LA is October 16, 2016. If you are college football fan and like to check out different stadiums, LSU has a home game that Saturday. In theory, you could stay in Baton Rouge and go to the game and drive/carpool Sunday to the race. New Orleans would also be another location you could stay as well as Mandeville itself, but I don't know much about the town. If the gameday experience interest you, you are more the welcome to come participate at out tailgate. Just throwing some ideas out there. Anyway, here is the link to the race: http://www.gulfcoasthalf.com/la-pre-race/
This is the race where I have my PR for the half. The course is FLAT, my garmin has 16' of gain for the whole race... If you have any questions or need help with planning let me know and I would be happy to help.

 

[opusone]

Don't get too crazy back into it, the cortisone shot is a dangerous route to take imo. Once it wears off and if you find yourself suffering from the same pain, it probably time to look into other options to recover, even if it means a long time off.

Interestingly enough, I think I am the most conservative one between the doctor, my coach, and me. I asked the doctor several times (and in different ways) if I would really do no additional harm by immediately running again. Also, the point of the cortisone shot was to reduce swelling in the affected area (not simply to mask the pain). I admit I'm not sure I fully understand everything, but he said we needed to reduce swelling to immediately start to fix the current issue and also start with flexibility/strength exercises to prevent it from happening again.