The Running Thread - 2018

[Capang]

ATTQ0OTD: I prefer early morning, but until school is out it is early evening. Evening is ok, but I like starting the day off moving. Only 3 more weeks until my summer begins!!

 

[kleph]

ATTQOTD: Honestly, mid-morning is my sweet spot. 10:30 a.m. or so to be exact. But when forced between an early morning or late afternoon workout I prefer the former, even if it's effectively a night run.

 

[Nole95]

I am a morning runner. Right now I get up between 5 and 5:30 to start my runs. I much prefer to run in the morning, and then get on with my day.

 

[Chaitali]

I'm a bit of a mix. I definitely run in the morning on weekends. During Winter, I run after work on the weekdays. In Summer, I transition to pre-work morning runs for weekdays. Or if I have to do a post-work run in the Summer, I'll usually go with the treadmill.

 

[KSellers88]

ATTQOTD: I am a lunch runner or an afternoon runner. We don't have street lights where I live, so morning running is not an option. I either run with my work group at lunch or as soon as I get home from work. It stinks in the summer with the heat, but it helps me get faster I guess. LOL

 

[run.minnie.miles]

QOTD: Morning runners and afternoon runners, how early or late do you run? When do you prefer to run?

I am an evening runner during the week and like to run somewhere in the 6-8pm range, depending on the plans for that evening. On the weekends, any time is fair game!

 

[Sanchez]

With my work schedule I have to do early mornings as the end of the work day can be between 4:30 and 10:30 p.m. As of now the perfect schedule would be:

Monday: 5:30 a.m. swim
Tuesday: 5:30 a.m. run/lift
Wednesday: 5:30 a.m. run
Thursday: 5:30 a.m. swim
6:00 p.m. run (track)
Friday: 5:30 a.m spin/lift
Saturday: 7:00 a.m swim/long cycle/short run
Sunday: 7:00 a.m. long run/cycle

It rarely works out but I try to adjust. Race weeks, both pre and post, will significantly alter the schedule. Of course, family obligations and exhaustion factor in.

 

[camaker]

QOTD: Morning runners and afternoon runners, how early or late do you run? When do you prefer to run?

I do my mid-week runs in the evening and try to get out the door for them as soon as I get home to minimize how late DW has to wait for dinner. That generally means heading out 6:00-6:15 which can get pretty hot from May-October around here. It's better than trying to run after dinner, though.

 

[PrincessV]

So - when you run on vacation or when you're out-of-town, how do you generally pick your route?

Timely question, as I was just thinking about how/when/where to fit in some runs during my summer vacation! At WDW, I'll likely just use a treadmill: I don't need any additional heat stress during a week when I'm getting overheated every day just going to the parks. And on the drive portion of a road trip, I'll use hotel treadmills because it'll be after dark. Once at my friend's house, I used Runkeeper's create a route tool to look at her neighborhood, see where sidewalks are, measure distance, and get a feel for potential scenery.

Does anyone have any shoe recommendations for me? I was thinking of trying the Fila Skeletoes or something like that. Does anyone have/like them?

I recommend going back to the store that fitted you in the Altras and tell them your concerns - they should be able to use that info to guide you toward another option. I don't know anything about the barefoot-ish shoe options, so I can't make suggestions, but I will say that you may find you do prefer some shoe beneath you as you get into higher mileage on pavement.

Also, anyone have a good/quick fix for blisters?

Once you have the blister, you just need to let it heal. Blister bandaids can be helpful. But for prevention, I swear by 2 Tom's Sport Shield roll-on - I use it on my one blister-prone toe, as well as anywhere I tend to get chafing.

I wish I had more than one like to give for this suggestion! Whole chocolate milk is the GOAT post race... ICE COLD.

Yes, the ice cold part is key!! You just know rD would serve it warm, lol!

So I am two sneakers into finding my right shoe. How many do most people have to go through before finding the right fit?

Some more than others... I may or may not be at into triple digits lol! Here's the thing: once you find THE SHOE!, chances are the manufacturer will change it up and the next version won't work for you, and you'll need to start the search again, and/or your form/needs will change over time and the shoe that worked previously will no longer be the right match for you, and the search begins again. It's a rare and lucky runner who is able to wear the same shoe in all of its versions, year after year.

 

[gjramsey]

ATTQOTD: I try to be a morning runner, but as I get older, getting up really early seems to be getting more and more difficult. I try to time my runs to be finished by 5:30am during the week, so that means hitting the streets between 4 and 4:30, based on the planned workout. I will run occasionally in the evening time.

 

[PrincessV]

QOTD: Morning runners and afternoon runners, how early or late do you run? When do you prefer to run?

ATTQOTD: I do both mornings and evenings... I dislike early morning runs, but I live in FL, so it's a necessary evil for half the year to avoid heat stroke. I like to start just before sunrise, as the humidity lifts and the sea breeze kicks up for an hour or so after sunrise. That's only on weekends. Weekdays, I run after work, so around 6:30-7:30pm.

 

[PCFriar80]

QOTD: Morning runners and afternoon runners, how early or late do you run? When do you prefer to run?

I'm a mid-morning runner for all seasons. Just not liking the 82 degrees at 10:00 AM in CT today. I think we skipped spring and went right to summer! Oh well! It's always something.

 

[Miranda]

ATTQOTD: I am all over the place. I prefer to get my running done early in the morning because I like to get it over with. I will procrastinate and not do things if I leave them until later in the day. It's cooler in the morning, and fewer people are out and about and it's nice and peaceful.

That being said... I haven't actually run early morning in quite a long time. For about a year and a half, I've been doing 2-3 of my weekly runs with my running group, and we run at 6:00 on Wed (and when we did 3 times last fall for HM training, 6:00 on Mondays too), and 8:30 on Saturdays, which is a little late for my tastes. We'll move it up to 8:00 probably soon-ish, as it gets warmer, but it's still late. I'd rather start like 6:00 or 6:30. And when I'm running on my own, in the winter and early spring, it's cold, so my runs tend to be somewhere between late morning and early afternoon when it's not so cold. I live within half a mile or so of the public high school, public middle school, one public elementary school, and one private K-12 school, plus it's right off a very well traveled commuter road and road to our largest state university which is about 3 miles away. There are certain times that there is a lot of traffic. Morning runs I prefer to be started well before the high school/middle school traffic starts up (they start at 7:30, so I need to be out of that area before about 7:00-7:10). And if it's an early afternoon run in the winter, I need to be out of that area before 2:30.

Now that it's finally not cold, I can go back to earlier mornings on my own, but now I'm used to sleeping in. But I am supposed to do 6 tomorrow and 10.5 (eeeek) Saturday, so I really need to do that 6 as early as possible.

 

[baxter24]

ATTQOTD: The most convenient time for me is mid morning when all the kids are in school. I will probably switch to early mornings once the summer hits and preschool is done for the school year.

 

[cburnett11]

ATTQOTD: I definitely prefer mornings. I used to think I ran pretty early. I usually start around 6am, but have started around 5am for some longer runs. But I'm no match for @gjramsey!

 

[Sailormoon2]

QOTD: Morning runners and afternoon runners, how early or late do you run? When do you prefer to run?

I definitely prefer to run in the mornings and the earlier the better, but only get to do that on Sat or Sun and typically head out by 7:30am at the latest. So afternoon's after work are my second choice. That means usually by 4pm at the latest.

 

[gjramsey]

ATTQOTD: I definitely prefer mornings. I used to think I ran pretty early. I usually start around 6am, but have started around 5am for some longer runs. But I'm no match for @gjramsey!

I really don't like the ones where Strava labels it a "Night Run" because you started before 4am! I had too many of those during the last training cycle!

 

[OldSlowGoofyGuy]

ATTQOTD: Morning, as soon as the sunlight/temperature allows. If I miss a morning run, I will try to make it up in the afternoon. For me, if it doesn't happen early, it's generally not going to happen.

I am a morning person and morning also fits in with my work schedule.

 

[Kerry1957]

ATTQOTD: Just like @OldSlowGoofyGuy morning, as soon as the sunlight allows. Anything much later and family, work, and other obligations start competing for my running time.

@LSUlakes after consultation with @DopeyBadger could you change my goal for this Sunday's HM to 2:35? Thanks!

 

[jennamfeo]

ATTQOTD: Like @OldSlowGoofyGuy just said, if it doesn't happen early, it's generally not going to happen, except it still has to happen, and I am just scrambling to make it work at that point.
My first alarm goes off at 4:46am on the weekdays and 6:30am on the weekends. I usually snooze for 20 minutes while telling myself all the mantras that get me out of bed. Sometimes I can snooze more depending on what is on the schedule and if I want to run near my house or drive to the track or island. As the summer creeps in, I am going to have to make sure (especially on the weekends) that I get my workouts out of the way early otherwise I might melt and die.