The Running Thread - 2018

[Slogger]

This week we have the following folks with races!!!!

13 - @disneydaydreamer33 - Salt Lake City Haunted Half Marathon (NG / N/A)
13 - @kleph - Hartford Marathon (4:00:00 / N/A)
13 - @Sanchez - The Dam Tri/Lake Murray (NG / N/A)
14 - @SarahDisney - NYRR Staten Island Half Marathon (NG / N/A)
14 - @gjramsey - Cypress Texas 10 (NG / N/A)
14 - @KSellers88 - 30A Half Marathon (NG / N/A)
14 - @MissLiss279 - Prairie Fire Half Marathon (1:59:00 / N/A)

Good luck everyone with your events this weekend. Looks like some great weather headed your way.

 

[TheHamm]

While 40 or 35 is not quite cold enough for me to be digging out my long winter leggings, you have reminded me that I need to GET some long winter leggings again this year. Both pairs of mine that I had been running in for the past 3 years finally gave it up at the end of the winter season last year and the seam on the right leg ripped in the inner thigh area on both (I always manage to wear through the inner thigh on the right leg, I must do something differently with that leg than the other). As a fluffier runner, I can be hard on the inner thighs of pants. 3 years is a pretty good run, though... no pun intended.

I had a pair of Sugoi Mid-Zero tights for like the 25-30F range and Sub-Zero ones for 25F and below. They weren't quite adequate when you got down into the single digits but they were thicker than the Mid-Zeros at least. Hopefully the current models will fit me ok. I seem to have located about 20 lbs since I originally bought them, although only a few of those are since the last time I wore them, so fingers crossed... or I guess I better buckle down and lose a couple lbs before winter so I can run outside in winter again. I haven't made it back outside to run again since August, but my running group is starting back up the free winter group probably around Thanksgiving, so I'll be joining them for that again at least.

My goal was to find leggings by October because at some point I am going to wake up to an unexpected 20* and wish I had something other than shorts! It seems we do not ease into temperatures, just jump feet first and I need to eliminate my excuses to just stay in bed!

 

[BikeFan]

Please add me to the list...

13 - @Kerry1957 - Des Plaines River Trail Marathon (5:59:59 / N/A)

I'll keep the goal, but since it's my first M, I really just want to finish upright on my own power. Course conditions continue to deteriorate as the river crests. It's now a 4-loop course with three sections ( each section 30-150 yards long) of each loop having ankle or deeper water. Temperature will be 37 degrees at the start, but warming to 49 by the finish.

Wow, those are not the most auspicious conditions for a full marathon for a first-timer, so top marks to you for going ahead with it anyway! Good luck, and please give us a race report when you're done. As they say, if you can't have a great result, have a great story, so you'll have at least one of those to share, and maybe both!

 

[rteetz]

Fall? Its winter here all of the sudden. I ran in 30 degrees this morning...

 

[JeffW]

I've already pulled out the layers multiple times this last week due to cold temps and snow. Forecast for my long run on Sunday is 25 degrees and 2-5 inches of snow.

I'm hoping we go back to fall next week, because we seem to have hopped from late summer straight to winter.

 

[jennamfeo]

We are still sitting in the 90s and 100s next week....

 

[Miranda]

Something just occurred to me as I was reading the answers to yesterday's QOTD re: elite runners' influence... I can't believe nobody mentioned using the Galloway Method and/or timer! I'll hazard to guess whoooooole lot of folks here have been influenced by his training methodology.

Hah, it didn't even cross my mind to consider training plans and stuff as being influenced by an elite. I was just thinking about "stuff" like their clothes or sneakers or what not.

 

[BuckeyeBama]

Fall? Its winter here all of the sudden. I ran in 30 degrees this morning...

Well, you live in the hinterlands. Still a few weeks away from that here.

 

[BuckeyeBama]

We are still sitting in the 90s and 100s next week....

In January I will be begging for those temps again.

 

[rteetz]

Well, you live in the hinterlands. Still a few weeks away from that here.

It was 75 2 days ago and will be in the upper 60s next week. WI is drunk.

 

[roxymama]

I scraped frost off my car window this morning. I miss wearing shorts. See you on the other end of 7 months when it is finally no longer Winter.

 

[garneska]

I can report that fall has also arrived in North Georgia.

We've had 4-5 months of 70+ degrees and T+D greater than or equal to 140 (at sunrise).

Magically today is 50 degrees T+D = 100.

When i took mallory out for her walk i was disappointed i was not running. Thinking i will go very easy tomorrow though. I will be all bundled up, no idea how to handle this cold weather. Plus i plan to run slowly tomorrow.

 

[Disney at Heart]

Not only was I happy to have fall temps in Georgia for running this morning, but I am thrilled because my HVAC system has been down for about a week and it has been hot and very humid as Michael's bands came through. Sleeping with the windows open was delightful last night. Of course, the broken part has now come in and service is to be here today at 1:00! Oh, well, that's life, and we'll need it working for heat pretty soon!

 

[OldSlowGoofyGuy]

When i took mallory out for her walk i was disappointed i was not running. Thinking i will go very easy tomorrow though. I will be all bundled up, no idea how to handle this cold weather.

That's me too. I'm cold-natured and go from 100% sweat-soaked short sleeve shirts to long sleeves. Don't get me wrong: I'm not complaining!

 

[Dis5150]

Currently 59 and raining here in Arkansas. Did not realize it was going to rain this afternoon and only brought a skirt and tank to run in. hmmm I haven't run wet and cold in months, lol!

 

[Bree]

I hope I embedded this video right....

Saw this really cool video from the Chicago Expo. It’s a treadmill where you could try and hold Kipchoge’s pace from this year’s Berlin marathon.

https://www.facebook.com/video.php?v=2079075235457989

 

[GreatLakes]

We are looking at highs in the 50s and 60s which is just about perfect. 43 - 48 is the sweet spot. Still warm enough that all you need is shorts but no shirt but cool enough that you can push yourself.

 

[ZellyB]

I hope I embedded this video right....

Saw this really cool video from the Chicago Expo. It’s a treadmill where you could try and hold Kipchoge’s pace from this year’s Berlin marathon.

https://www.facebook.com/video.php?v=2079075235457989

We saw this! It was pretty cool, but I kept thinking people who were trying it were really tempting the fates to do it before a marathon. It looked like an injury just waiting to happen. The two guys we watched do it did manage to succeed at keeping the pace for the full 200m.

 

[dis_or_dat]

Just "ran" with the jogging stroller for the first time to do the Strava/Lululemon challenge. Wow, running with strollers is no joke. The baby surprisingly did fine for 5 miles. I, on the other hand, was huffing and puffing.

 

[Princess KP]

Just "ran" with the jogging stroller for the first time to do the Strava/Lululemon challenge. Wow, running with strollers is no joke. The baby surprisingly did fine for 5 miles. I, on the other hand, was huffing and puffing.

Let me know if you actually do get the 25% off coupon. I'm registered but I have to drive 20 minutes to get to the specified route. Thanks!