The Running Thread - 2018

[The Expert]

ATTQOTD: Snow yes, ice no. We don't often get ice here in northern Utah, since our humidity is so low. Even the snow is powdery and dry (which is what makes it the greatest on Earth!). That said, on the rare occasion where we do get it, or the snow melts and re-freezes I will not run on it. Too risky.

 

[Wendy98]

QOTD: Do you run on icee roads?

Hell no. I am finally back to running regularly--I am not chancing it with ice and snow. Also, the arctic temps suck. I think I have run one time this year outside. I am logging quality time with the treadmill. I have had some good training cycles in the past with mostly treadmill running so I hope this works in my favor. I am sick of the BAD tv I have had to watch though.


On another note, I need to make a decision: Chicago or New York in the fall. I will not do both.

 

[DIS-OH]

ATTQOTD: I do not run on ice. Not going to risk an injury.

 

[opusone]

On another note, I need to make a decision: Chicago or New York in the fall. I will not do both.

Chicago's a faster course.

 

[Kathymford]

I hope this isn't a dumb question...but why do they not want 10k medals?

I'm guessing because "normal" non-Disney 10k medals aren't usually very large or impressive? Their website just says "Medals4Mettle accepts only earned marathon, half-marathon, or triathlon medals." They put new ribbons on them with their branding and hand them out at hospitals I believe.

ATTQOTD: Most of Mine and Hubbys are Disney medals hanging on coat hooks in our hallway along with family photos from the run vacation. Not many people see them.
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I love this idea about using the coat hooks! Hmmm .... I think IKEA is calling me.

All this snow talk.... it was 80 degrees Sunday in Phoenix and my legs got a tan during the Half I ran. It felt like Spring instead of Winter. It was insane.

YES! In Ca too! 81 degrees when I was at DL this weekend!

QOTD: Do you run on icy roads?

I'm a California girl, the words Ice and Roads don't go together. I have never seen SNEAUX either!

 

[Bree]

ATTQOTD: if it iced over here in central FL I might cry. I moved here to get away from that kind of weather. Winter was a huge reason why I never stuck with running in Massachusetts.

 

[Waiting2goback]

QOTD: What do you do with your race medals? Do they go on the wall, a desk drawer, shadow box? Do you get the engraved or do anything else special with them?

ATTQOTD: I have my important ones hanging on my wall. The ones that dont have much meaning to me are in a box in our garage. I never had any of the engraved, but would like to get a few of them engraved with my finish time. I will probably have to find a place in town that does that for the existing ones.

When I first started running my ex didn't want me to hang my medals. Once she moved out I got a rack and they are hanging in my bedroom so every morning I see them when I get up. And if I have a bad day I see them before bed and remember what running brings to my life.

SNEAUX Update 2018: currently a misting but no SNEAUX yet. Should get fired up in a few hours. The low for tomorrow is 16! Schools are closed tomorrow and DW has to work which means running for me would have to take place before 6 AM. That’s going to be chilly!

Welcome to life in the north.

SNEAUX update day 2:
We got very little sneaux yesterday, but a lot of sleet. It was 25 degrees and just wouldn’t snow The roads are iced over from the freezing rain and sleet and DW had to go to work. Technically I have work today but since schools are closed and DW is a nurse, she went to work. She made it safely, but said some parts of the trip were intense. DD is also running a fever, so it’s going to be a full day of Disney movies. Her first request is to watch the “Splash Mountain” movie.

QOTD: Do you run on icy roads?

ATTQOTD: I almost slipped walking on my driveway, no way I would attempt a run in this. SNEAUX is a much better surface for running.

Edit for auto correct spelling error lol. Friday is icee Friday for DD and apparently DW and I text that word often.

Pre ankle injury I would run outside in most any condition. There was a time the snow was so bad the roads were to narrow, I wouldn't run then, bit usually I was outside. Now, I'm inside. I can't risk slipping and hurting anything. It's just not worth it anymore.

 

[Baloo in MI]

ATTQOTD: Given the Michigan winters and that I am still being too cheap/stubborn to get my treadmill fixed I run outdoors through the winter. However, when it comes to ice there is icy and there is ICY. For the most part if there is some snow mixed with lots of icy spots I find that my Hoka Speedgoats grip well and I simply need to slow down and really pay attention. But sometimes it is too dangerous. I remember a few years back we had a significant rain and then a hard freeze over night the next morning everything was covered in a thick layer of ice. It would have been easier to ice skate down the street than run that day, so I stayed in and simply road my trainer instead.

 

[StarGirl11]

Apparently all the distance and speed foundation I’ve been building over the fall finally decided to hit at once instead of gradually like it normally does. I had a 4 mile speed check run today. I was thinking I would do it in about 52 minutes ish. My actual time: 46:22. That’s almost a full minute and a half faster pace wise then what I was planning. On the bright side this wiped away most of my budding concerns about Big Sur.

Which is actually another question I had. Anyone on here done Big Sur and know what they have for pace groups? I’m assuming they have some but I can’t find info on the site. Everything pace group wise appears to be about the half they have in the fall. Though maybe I’m googling it wrong...

 

[Chasing Dopey]

Hey gang! I've been away from The Thread for too long. It was a chaotic end of the year, and a couple long trips after Christmas to both coasts. I look forward to getting connected with everyone again.

So I'll share one story from the expo during marathon weekend... I hope this doesn't upset anyone who might have spent some money recently, and if so I apologize, but it's kinda important. As you might have seen, Jeff Galloway is a big advocate of The BFF. (Formerly known as the Body Buffer.) It's basically a massaging tool, to be used before or after a run much like a foam roller. But, after I first saw them at an expo last year, I couldn't shake the feeling that this "random orbiting oscillator" (their description), was actually a random orbiting polisher... to wax your car. So, I did a little research and picked up the Black & Decker WP900. Tried it out a few times to get familiar with it, then went to the expo to search out the BFF to see if it is the same thing. Although the BFF has a smaller chassis and is quieter, it's the same dang thing! The B&D is more cumbersome, but it does get the job done. If you want a smaller version that is more portable and maybe with a little less power, there is also the B&D W006B.

The BFF is $300. The Black and Decker is $30.

And it's good to be back.

 

[Miranda]

Snowstorm run for me tonight Can't tell, but it was still snowing.

 

[McNs]

It never gets cold enough for ice where I live - you need to go quite a way south for that. I have run in snow before when visiting Rochester for work, but it was on a rail trail and there wasn't really much snow.

There was a Garmin question a few pages ago (sorry can't remember who) - I got a fenix 5 for Christmas and it is absolutely awesome but rediculously expensive. I got a really good deal with a 30% discount, and wound up getting the version with the steel band. One of the reasons I wanted it (and splashed out for the fenix) was because I wanted it to also be a daily activity tracker as well as being great for running while not looking like a sports watch. If you just want a running watch and can stretch for the new 645, that will be a great choice and future proofed - some new features Garmin is releasing is only for the newest watches, including some of the analysis from Firstbeat. If just wanting something basic the 35 will be great, and worth spending a bit more over the 25 to get the heart rate monitor.

 

[cavepig]

Hey gang! I've been away from The Thread for too long. It was a chaotic end of the year, and a couple long trips after Christmas to both coasts. I look forward to getting connected with everyone again.

So I'll share one story from the expo during marathon weekend... I hope this doesn't upset anyone who might have spent some money recently, and if so I apologize, but it's kinda important. As you might have seen, Jeff Galloway is a big advocate of The BFF. (Formerly known as the Body Buffer.) It's basically a massaging tool, to be used before or after a run much like a foam roller. But, after I first saw them at an expo last year, I couldn't shake the feeling that this "random orbiting oscillator" (their description), was actually a random orbiting polisher... to wax your car. So, I did a little research and picked up the Black & Decker WP900. Tried it out a few times to get familiar with it, then went to the expo to search out the BFF to see if it is the same thing. Although the BFF has a smaller chassis and is quieter, it's the same dang thing! The B&D is more cumbersome, but it does get the job done. If you want a smaller version that is more portable and maybe with a little less power, there is also the B&D W006B.

The BFF is $300. The Black and Decker is $30.

And it's good to be back.

I'm so glad you posted this. I was so close to buying the BFF at the expo (always use it the expos and love it but the price is so high). Then got home and was reading in a facebook group about people just using car buffers so I've been meaning to figure out which one to get. I'll have to check that one out. So thank you!

 

[LSUlakes]

Good morning folks! I am catching up from yesterday and reading through responses this morning and some from yesterday afternoon. I kept seeing people saying "icee" and was curious why. So I went back to my post and it hit me! LOL I know I make a lot of grammar errors in my post, but that is not one I would normally make. There's a reason for it! So, on Fridays when we pick up the kids from school, it is ICEE Friday. DW and I text that word a lot back and forth over the years about if we got DD a ICEE. So when posting from my phone yesterday, it auto corrected icy to icee. lol Since I am now know for using sneaux for snow, maybe icee can be the new icy. lol I got a good lol at all of it.

 

[SarahDisney]

Good morning folks! I am catching up from yesterday and reading through responses this morning and some from yesterday afternoon. I kept seeing people saying "icee" and was curious why. So I went back to my post and it hit me! LOL I know I make a lot of grammar errors in my post, but that is not one I would normally make. There's a reason for it! So, on Fridays when we pick up the kids from school, it is ICEE Friday. DW and I text that word a lot back and forth over the years about if we got DD a ICEE. So when posting from my phone yesterday, it auto corrected icy to icee. lol Since I am now know for using sneaux for snow, maybe icee can be the new icy. lol I got a good lol at all of it.

I have a slogan for next year's thread - "The Running Thread: We Have Our Own Language"

 

[LSUlakes]

QOTD: Todays question is a suggestion from a follow poster on this thread. Thanks for the suggestion! How do you determine your race schedule for the year?

ATTQOTD: I usually pick one big goal race, and then pick a few runs here and there that fall into my training plan. For example, this year my big race is going to be the WDW Marathon in January 2019. I need a POT race, so I added a half in March. After that race I may do a spring 10k or 5k, but the summer will be all about building up my mileage in preparations for marathon training starting in September. In the fall I may add one or two half marathons if the mileage and intensity somewhat match my long run for that day. It's very unlikely that I run any 5k's or 10k's during this period because I would have to sacrifice a long run for it, and more times than not, it just isnt worth the set back.

 

[LSUlakes]

I have a slogan for next year's thread - "The Running Thread: We Have Our Own Language"

A cajun guy runs the thread, correct grammar is optional and usually frowned upon. lol

 

[SarahDisney]

QOTD: Todays question is a suggestion from a follow poster on this thread. Thanks for the suggestion! How do you determine your race schedule for the year?

My first few years of running it was either just whatever Disney race I could get into or the aforementioned Disney race + anything that made sense along the way.
Last year it was kind of whatever races were around when I thought I'd be in the mood to run (+ my first half + the half I ran with my cousins).
This year I'm trying to qualify for guaranteed entry into the 2019 NYC marathon (there's a program where you can run 9 qualifying nyrr races + volunteer at one to get guaranteed entry), so I wanted to find 9 qualifying races but still spread them out. I decided to focus on the shorter distances so that I didn't overwhelm myself (although I am planning 3 halfs + one 10-miler as part of this, but that's a different guaranteed entry program...).

Today was my last run before Sunday's half. There was some sneaux on the ground, but my bigger problem was the icee patches. But ... at least that last run is out of the way. Next run is the big race!

 

[Sailormoon2]

How do you determine your race schedule for the year?

Usually I would have 2 big goal races and then I would pick up a bunch of shorter distances to race that fit in with the training to arrive at my Marathons. This year my big goal is a 50K so I'm struggling a bit to fit others into the varied training.

 

[evre13]

QOTD: Todays question is a suggestion from a follow poster on this thread. Thanks for the suggestion! How do you determine your race schedule for the year?

ATTQOTD: My priority this year is building back up a distance base, and then working on speed. Currently have two goal races: Baltimore 10 Miler in June, and Baltimore Half Marathon in October, and my brand new @DopeyBadger plan gives me the work to get to June, and then we'll revisit. I've chosen a few local races that fit into the calendar this spring, and I'm sure I'll do that once we start planning for October. I do want to do the Star Wars Race Weekend in 2019 with friends, so I'm hoping either the October or December half I run gives me a good POT for that.