The Running Thread - 2018

[jennamfeo]

It's totally cool for me to drop $500 on a rose gold Belle rose necklace for myself, right? And I should probably get the matching earrings too (even though I hate studs).

Bay asked for that necklace too apparently. Husband and I were talking about things to get her for Christmas and he was like “Hold on she asked me for something... *opens notes* Oh yeah that Belle Rose Necklace.” I was like we are not getting her that!!! He asked why and I showed him the price. Hahahaha. But seriously that whole Belle set. *heart eyes*

 

[KevM]

July total:
142.42 miles at an 11’24” avg pace.

 

[Sleepless Knight]

ATTQOTD: I signed up for Strava because I thought that I needed to register for it to track my miles for the San Francisco Giants 60 Miles for 60 Years challenge. Turned out that signing up and posting my mileage to Strava was only so I could apparently see my name on the JumboTron during the Giants race weekend.

I don't have the premium version and like being able to check my miles in the current month at a glance. I think I'll disconnect mine from the FitBit though. FitBit has some very different ideas about my pace than reality does and when I try to manually enter the miles in Strava itself, it overwrites my step count for the day in FitBit.

 

[avondale]

A little late, as I am on vacation.

July totals:
running: 122.7 mi - up by about 30% from June, due to my training plan ramping up and tennis winding down a bit.
tennis: 13 h - less than 50% compared to the previous month, due to some travel and some leagues ending.

 

[Dis5150]

Heh I always run to .01 past my goal distance, too.

Same. Stupid Strava

 

[Dis5150]

OH. MY. GOODNESS!!!!

Totally off topic, so, my Run Disney dudes forgive me in advance, but ladies, have you seen these yet?!!!

https://www.zales.com/collections/e...utm_campaign=Corporate_Disney_FY19&loadMore=1

Holy smokes. I just died. Now I just need a fiancé so I can get one of these rings!!!

Why?? Why did you show us this?? Now I NEED that Belle Diamond Rose Rose Gold ring!

 

[BuckeyeBama]

You too?! lol. Yeah I ALWAYS end my runs with .02 added to whatever
1/10th my workout would normally end on. So 6.02 for a 6 mile run. This became even more of a problem/habit for me because now even on interval workouts that might end on a total of 6.75... I'll go ahead and prolong the cooldown to end on 6.82. I never want Strava to round down on me. Always an even number too. *sigh*

I have found that if I wait until my Garmin alerts me that I have finished my run, Strava does not cut off the last .01 -.02 miles of my run. If I stop my run manually before the alert, I lose those fractions of miles.

 

[Slogger]

the biggest thing i've seen thus far that i find useful is the breakdown of heart rate zone data. here is an example of the reading from my most recent run.

for the most part, as i have mentioned, a lot of this is either already available via garmin connect or, possible, way too granular for most casual runners. i have not had any luck creating segments, which is a pretty big draw for getting premium. no have i poked around the training plan options.

Thanks @kleph for the detailed response. Looks like a lot of good data can be found on the premium. Thank you for sharing.
My Garmin does not have a heart rate monitor but I am looking at upgrading to the 235 this fall or maybe during the Holidays.

 

[LSUlakes]

QOTD: Other than this thread, where do you talk about (post) about running with others?

ATTQOTD: Most of my discussion outside of this thread is on Facebook. There is a few groups I belong to and post/discussions or not as active as this thread. There is a group called the "100 mile a month club" where most of the post are a date and miles for that day and a total. The objective is easy, run at least 100 miles each month. With 100 planned for this month, I am getting back involved. Another group is a private group called the "disdads fitness group". This group doesn't always have a lot of talk, and is mix of running and general getting into shape conversation. The last Facebook group is also a private group called "WDW Running Team". I signed up to be part of their fundraising efforts for the Make a Wish Foundation for Marathon weekend. A lot of friendly running and Disney talk in that group. I'm dedicating my training and marathon to a friend who had a tragic accident while at WDW. They love Disney as much as the next person and I felt that dedicating the marathon is what I could do in his memory. Other places I discuss running is with my running buddies in a text group called "Runners and Drinkers", which covers both topics lol. The last one is a thread on TigerDroppings which is a training discussion for upcoming marathons. It's a LSU site, but surprisingly most of the people in the group are not local. I think I spend a little to much time reading and being active on social media looking back at this post.

 

[Capang]

ATTQOTD: here is basically it. I've poked around a few groups on fb but most of them are above my skill level. I follow the runDisney page just to learn a little about how it all works but I never post. This forum is the nicest and most helpful that I have found for being a beginner/returning to running.

 

[Dis5150]

ATTQOTD: Pretty much only here. I am in a couple of FB groups (Grown Up Runner Girls, runDisneyrun) but tend to either not go on FB much or not post much so I have to go to the group to get updates. I apparently don't go into them enough for it to show up in my normal FB feed. But I come on here everyday, just waiting for the QOTD! I love our discussions on here and the wealth of information you all are!

 

[TheHamm]

ATTQOTD: You all are my peeps. I find myself checking this board more than I should, and am more willing to ask questions here than elsewhere.
I occasionally talk to 2 other people, one on the other side of the continent and one who wants to be supportive but is likely permanently too injured to run again and I can see it makes her sad. Does asking other runners for directions count? I did talk to a woman this morning when I got lost.... she guided me the 3 curvy blocks back to where I thought I was going!

 

[PrincessV]

QOTD: Other than this thread, where do you talk about (post) about running with others?

ATTQOTD: This is my second most frequent spot. A small, private running group on FB (and direct communications with friends in it) is #1. I lurk in a bunch of other places - various FB groups/pages, Let's Run, etc. - but really only engage in conversation here and in "my" running group's feed.

 

[ZellyB]

Here and then with my Galloway group running peeps. Either in person on our weekly long runs or we have a Facebook page.

 

[Slogger]

ATTQOTD: Here 95% of the time. I follow a few running related twitter accounts but that's about it.

 

[run.minnie.miles]

ATTQOTD: Like @TheHamm said, you all are my people! The Dis has been everything for me in terms of running information! I also really enjoy my instagram running community, which is now getting a lot of cross over with Dis, making it even better!

 

[camaker]

QOTD: Other than this thread, where do you talk about (post) about running with others?

ATTQOTD: The vast majority of my running discussions are on this site (not necessarily just this thread). I'm also a member of a couple of running-specific Facebook groups (RunDisneyRun, World Marathon Majors, Holly Springs Running Club), but I don't do nearly as much posting or discussing there.

 

[apdebord]

ATTQOTD: Really just here. I was a part of the Princess Weekend group for 2018 on Facebook, and as many Facebook groups go, a lot of people were not very kind to others, so I left maybe a month before race weekend. My husband is a part of a lot of running groups on Facebook, so he shares info with me from those. I follow some running gear/nutrition companies on Instagram, but I don't personally engage.

 

[SarahDisney]

ATTQOTD: Here is the only place where I post regularly, but I'm also part of a group on Facebook (You vs. the Year) that participates in a MapMyRun challenge to run 1,018km in 2018. There are plenty of people in the YVSTY group who post every run (including a friend of mine from college), but I mostly just like other people's accomplishments and post when I reach a milestone in the challenge and/or after a race. Like every group, there are some buttholes, but it's mostly a really great group of people (and relatively drama-free, which is a nice change of pace for a Facebook running group).

ETA: Oh, and I do follow a few runners on Instagram, but all of them post on this thread I've thought about starting a running-related Insta, but the idea of taking pictures before/during/after my runs seems like too much work.

 

[KSellers88]

ATTQOTD: It's pretty evenly split between here and Instagram. I'm also a member of a few running groups on Facebook, but don't really participate there. Instagram is easier to me because I can do it from my phone...I haven't quite gotten used to posting on the boards from my phone. I've made a few good friendships from Instagram and ran with some of those people IRL, and I hope to do that with the people on here soon too!