The Running Thread - 2018

[cburnett11]

@sourire A day in Disneyland is great. If you’ve never been (or if you have), you’re gonna love it.

 

[Olallamom]

ATTQOTD: A long run for me is the long run for the week. I am currently at 8 miles for a long run and building. These long runs have always been what I consider a very important part of training. It is the mileage builder with the shorter runs meant for improving pace.

July = 97.2 miles

 

[McNs]

ATTQOTD I flag anything over 15km as a long run in Strava, so I’ll go with that! It generally does require a bit more planning than usual, plus in warner months sustenance.

 

[Wendy98]

QOTD: At what distance do you call a run a long run? This answer will vary based on the race you are training for, so let us know what distance you are training for in you answer. There is no right or wrong answer here, just curious how everyone looks at the weekend long runs.

Typically for me, 16 miles and longer is a long run (16/18/20). I then have my "mid-range" run, 11-15. I will sometimes opt for a shorter long run and throw in some intervals or hills--typically done on the treadmill, and almost always a progression run.

July totals:

mileage: 262
avg. pace: 7:22/mile

I was a little surprised I was able to get as many miles as I did. I spent two weeks in Hawaii and ran everyday but one. Vacations usually mean much lower mileage but I couldn't resist running in that environment.

 

[sourire]

@sourire A day in Disneyland is great. If you’ve never been (or if you have), you’re gonna love it.

Have been there a couple of times and usually only for a day at a time. Always trying to pack everything into a...marathon day?
Absolutely love it there! DH prefers it to WDW...the fact that you can get in and out a little more quickly, and not have to be "immersed in the magic" (note: quotes indicate his words). He feels sort of "trapped in the magic" when in WDW. He is a great sport though. [Major points obtained when he flew in at the last minute to spectate marathon weekend this year. Flew in Friday night, spectated the half for his mom, "suffered" through brunch at Chef Mickey's with a few mimosas, spectated the marathon for me, and then flew home! "No park time and minimal Mouse encounters: the perfect WDW weekend."]

 

[Sleepless Knight]

July mileage: 54.5 Some of that is walking for cross training purposes on non running days since the elliptical wipes out my quads worse than running a half marathon does, but I don't feel like figuring out how much was running vs how much was walking. It's more running than walking though.

 

[flav]

Congratulations on your retirement @OldSlowGoofyGuy!

Hope those of us with injuries, upcoming or recently completed surgeries, kidney stones, and other illnesses heal as swiftly and as painlessly as possible!

Well said @sourire I second on all this

 

[Bree]

July Totals:
Miles - 133.01
Time - 25:19:21
Average Pace - 11:25

Miles YTD: 797.81

 

[SarahDisney]

July Totals
Distance: 55.54 miles
Time: 11:37:37 hours
Avg. Pace: 12:34/mile

Less than I wanted, but that's my own fault because I kept either skipping runs or cutting them short.
I'm already behind schedule for August too ... I blame the rain. Nobody wants to do an extra loop around the block in the rain. (Before you all jump on me ... I know, I know, some people like running in the rain. I'm made out of sugar (it's because I'm sweet, not because of all the chocolate I eat), so I melt in the rain.)

 

[KSellers88]

July Totals:
Distance: 160 miles
Ave Pace: 9:48
Avg HR: 158

YTD Total: 1,044 miles (756 to go!)

 

[LSUlakes]

This thread is super intimidating. I am a very VERY new runner. I've been at it for just over a month. I haven't ran in YEARs. My long run is anything more than 5 minutes straight. Haha.

I'm taking baby steps, though? I can only improve, I guess..

Welcome to the thread! Please do not be intimidated by this thread we are a friendly bunch! The truth of the matter is the first version of this thread and the ones that have followed have been created for purpose to help runners of all levels. The Disney running events draw more first timers than probably any other race out there. There is a reason for this, it's a friendly, magical race! I've spent 2-3 years on one of the Runners World forums, and while they are really nice people for the most part the conversation pertaining to running is much more detailed and a few folks will make a negative comment here and there. To my knowledge, that does not happen in this thread with this great group of people. We have all been where you are at today. You have come a long way already! The decision to get out there to run any distance or duration is a big step. You have also been sticking with it for a month now! You are off to a great start! You, like many of us got to a point where we were looking for answers on what to do and not do, and this is the thread for it. As you have noticed we have daily Questions Of The Day. This are usually random questions I think of on my drive to work. Sometimes they are a question someone in the group sends me via PM as a suggestion. The goals of these questions is to keep the discussion going, and hopefully we all learn something from them, I know I have.
Just remember, we all stood where you are at some point to get where we are today. Its hard work, but it is fun! I for example started out using couch to 5k. This may be a good plan for you to look into as well. As long as you keep at it, you will improve and you will also be able to run a half in April. We look forward to your participation in this thread and best of luck to you as you continue the greatest journey there is, that is, your running journey.

 

[LSUlakes]

QOTD: Who here uses Strava? Do you use it as your GPS for your runs or just a place to share runs with others? If you are a garmin user and have strava, did you pay for the premium package? What does it offer different than Garmin Express? Strava Premium folks do you recommend it and what cool features does it offer?

ATTQOTD: I use Strave as a place to sync runs with others. I have a Garmin watch and look at most my data from Garmin Connect, but was curious what other features Strava offered in its paid package and if it is worth the investment.

 

[kywyldcat03]

July Totals:
Distance: 124 miles
Ave Pace: 9:50
Avg HR: 146

 

[LSUlakes]

This week we have the following folks with races to start off the month of August:

04 - @Miranda - Beach to Beacon 10k (NG / N/A)
05 - @SarahDisney - NYRR Manhattan 7 Mile (TBA / N/A)

Best of luck to each of you this weekend! If either of you need to revise your goal, or if someone not listed has a race coming up that they would like to add to the OP, just let me know and I will be happy to add it. Have a great run, and we look forward to hearing how your race goes!

 

[apdebord]

ATTQOTD: I use Strava for GPS purposes. I think I’m on private, so my one follower (my husband) is the only one who sees my runs. If I want to share runs, I’ll put it on my Instagram story.

 

[cburnett11]

ATTQOTD: I have my Garmin synced with Strava. It's nice to see other people's workouts each day. I have a number of people that I follow from here as well as some local runner friends. It's nice to check into what others are doing to try and hold myself more accountable as well as to give each other encouragement. I rarely go look at my Garmin Connect data because I prefer to view it on Strava. There are some interesting "Fitness Trend" type charts on Strava and I like that it will give a stress score based on HR data. I also track my shoe mileage in this app. I'm a premium member, but not entirely sure what I get extra for that. I first purchased it a while back when you could redeem earned New Balance points for Strava subscriptions... I don't wear NB, so it seemed like a good way to spend these other-wised unused points. But I've renewed since then because I like the app enough to pay to be premium.

 

[KSellers88]

ATTQOTD: I use Strava to link to my Garmin and to share runs with others. I do not pay for the premium package because my Garmin gives me so much data on its own. I recommend it as a way to stay accountable, which is also why I have Instagram and a Training Journal on here.

Edited to add: I do sometimes get concerned about the privacy of Strava. I run very similar routes and with the crazy way the world is now that sometimes becomes a worry of mine. It's probably just paranoia, but I've seriously considered changing my settings at times.

 

[TheHamm]

QOTD: Who here uses Strava? Do you use it as your GPS for your runs or just a place to share runs with others? If you are a garmin user and have strava, did you pay for the premium package? What does it offer different than Garmin Express? Strava Premium folks do you recommend it and what cool features does it offer?

No Strava here, but I have been considering it mostly as a way to see where people run when I travel. I would assume that if the heat maps show a bright zone it is probably worth considering over using a hotel treadmill. I look forward to reading what other people use it for!

 

[BikeFan]

ATTQOTD: I use Strava, but my RunningAhead account is my primary running log. My TomTom watch auto-uploads to Strava, so all my outdoor runs get recorded (as long as I remember to start my watch). I used to enter my treadmill runs on Strava also, but I've been very lazy about that this year. I otherwise use it to keep track of a few running buddies, but I'm really not a big Strava user.

 

[kleph]

QOTD: Who here uses Strava? Do you use it as your GPS for your runs or just a place to share runs with others? If you are a garmin user and have strava, did you pay for the premium package? What does it offer different than Garmin Express? Strava Premium folks do you recommend it and what cool features does it offer?

ATTQOTD: I use Strave as a place to sync runs with others. I have a Garmin watch and look at most my data from Garmin Connect, but was curious what other features Strava offered in its paid package and if it is worth the investment.

I've recently been experimenting with Strava and have been reasonably pleased with it. It's got a lot of data in an easily accessible format but there are some pretty glaring omissions. I've recently added premium but it's too soon to really evaluate if it's worth the cost yet.

I've also had fun with the Strativistix Chrome overlay (which does not require premium). I have not really used the social media aspects of it outside of joining the DIS runDisney Community. There are enough folks in that club to give a good estimation of one's performance without drowning in a tsunami of members.

I still use my Garmin interface since it's easier to keep other fitness information (steps, swimming, sleep, etc) separate from my running data.

The DIS Strava group can be found here: https://www.strava.com/clubs/DISboards_Community

Our discussion of Stratavistix can be found here: https://www.disboards.com/threads/t...-to-stop-worrying-and-love-the-trimp.3691221/