The Running Thread - 2018

[PrincessV]

I was at The Citadel when Hugo hit. No internet, no cell phones, and nowhere near the weather prediction capabilities we have now. The orders were "get up and leave" with very little preparation or plan.

It was crazy, right? We had so little information to work with. I was a late teen and clueless: when I heard "mandatory evac", I just threw as many of my belongings in my car as I could fit. My dad thought the officials were overreacting and brought a couple changes of clothes, left everything else behind. And yep, going back to Charleston was surreal - I'll never forget the swaths of pine forest cut down like a giant mower had gone through. And then the weeks of living with friends in Mt. Pleasant with no power, no water... ugh.

It is a strange feeling - hoping that the storm doesn't hit us but knowing that someone else is in the path.

So true! I moved to FL 25 years ago, and that feeling never ends in summer. Sending good thought to you and everyone in the area!

ATTQOTD: I can't say as I've ever done any kind of correlation - I don't count walking outside of run-walk intervals as part of my running regimen unless it's specifically a walking workout. But I also try not to walk any more than I need to, especially at WDW! I'm the master of "MK In Less Than 1.5 Miles" - those reports of people logging 10 miles in a park are beyond my comprehension lol!

 

[huskies90]

QOTD: When comparing walking to running, for example walking around WDW, the beach, the mall, ect. What ratio would you use to say a mile of running is equal to "x" miles of walking?

ATTQOTD: I had a similar question last week when I was in Disneyland. I did not run while I was there but did walk ~ 10 miles per day. We stayed at the Disneyland hotel and the walk back and forth to the front gate was about a half mile each way. I too, am curious what the conversion equivalent is to running but I will say that at the end of each day, my legs were sore from all the walking.

 

[Dis5150]

ATTQOTD: I have no idea! We generally try to run in the mornings at our resort when we are at WDW during a training plan. I say generally because it doesn't always happen. I missed a 2 mile run this weekend and am counting my land clearing workout as at least part of it. We took out some big vegetation and I haven't done that much stooping, carrying, throwing in forever! It has to count for something!

 

[roxymama]

All I know is when athletes cannot play they often make them ride bikes on the sidelines or in locker rooms*, so if you are unable to run...doing cross training is a good idea to keep up your fitness for when you are able to run again. So although not a 1:1 ratio, walking 10 miles at disney when unable to run because of vacation, is still probably better than sitting on your backside on some other different vacation.

*Unless you are Aaron Rodgers who had to come back into the game last night so that the national broadcast team could dub him some kind of hero...grumble mumble...stupid bears...mumble

 

[GreatLakes]

All I know is when athletes cannot play they often make them ride bikes on the sidelines or in locker rooms*, so if you are unable to run...doing cross training is a good idea to keep up your fitness for when you are able to run again. So although not a 1:1 ratio, walking 10 miles at disney when unable to run because of vacation, is still probably better than sitting on your backside on some other different vacation.

*Unless you are Aaron Rodgers who had to come back into the game last night so that the national broadcast team could dub him some kind of hero...grumble mumble...stupid bears...mumble

The bikes are usually to stay loose/warm, not really for fitness in that scenario.

I really like Rodgers and think he is the best QB in the NFL at the moment but he is not a "hero" for coming back into a football game. That word gets thrown around way too often.

 

[FFigawi]

*Unless you are Aaron Rodgers who had to come back into the game last night so that the national broadcast team could dub him some kind of hero...grumble mumble...stupid bears...mumble

How much are the Bears paying Fuller to drop INTs, anyway? He dropped six last year.

 

[roxymama]

The bikes are usually to stay loose/warm, not really for fitness in that scenario.

I really like Rodgers and think he is the best QB in the NFL at the moment but he is not a "hero" for coming back into a football game. That word gets thrown around way too often.

I'm glad I wasn't playing a drinking game that involved a drink for:
1) everytime he was called a hero
2) everytime my husband lost his mind that they were calling him a hero

How much are the Bears paying Fuller to drop INTs, anyway? He dropped six last year.

Fuller receives an $18 million signing bonus and has a $1 million base salary this season with a $500,000 workout bonus and $500,000 in per-game roster bonuses.

So about 3.33 million per ball!!!

#nomath

 

[LSUlakes]

For those of yall that are in the path of the storm, what are the odds you make a random trip to WDW? IF everything holds up as they are saying, the coastal areas will be devastated, which is plenty bad, but then they are talking about it basically stalling and dumping feet of rain. I cant imagine what that is like for places with actual hills / mountains. So if you are inland and north of where the center comes inland, things may get dicey for you. I'm not advising you go to WDW, but if you leave, go west or south. Obviously east isnt a option, but you get the idea.

 

[OldSlowGoofyGuy]

Have you thought about doing a one hour coaching session for your swimming? That is a discipline I don't think you can improve much without having someone look at your form and give you some pointers. I did a 1 hour solo coaching session and five 1 hour group sessions and still feel like I need a few more. Tiny little alterations make huge differences in the pool, much more than any other discipline.

I'm considering it, but haven't pulled the trigger yet. I am not tri-ing to be a triathlete (see what I did there?), swimming is just another form of exercise. It's still probably worth it.

Did you use a 'generic' coach or one specifically for triathletes?

 

[GreatLakes]

I'm considering it, but haven't pulled the trigger yet. I am not tri-ing to be a triathlete (see what I did there?), swimming is just another form of exercise. It's still probably worth it.

Did you use a 'generic' coach or one specifically for triathletes?

A bit of both. I used a local swim coaching service that does a range of instruction from kids learning to swim to Ironman training plans. The coach I selected happened to do triathlon training (along with other instruction) but the actual class really had nothing to do with triathlon swimming. It was about balance, rotation, length, and timing more than anything and the only real mention of triathlon was in the energy savings you get from proper form.

In the group class I was the only one that had an end game of a triathlon but all of us got the same drills and corrections.

 

[Slogger]

For those of yall that are in the path of the storm, what are the odds you make a random trip to WDW? IF everything holds up as they are saying, the coastal areas will be devastated, which is plenty bad, but then they are talking about it basically stalling and dumping feet of rain. I cant imagine what that is like for places with actual hills / mountains. So if you are inland and north of where the center comes inland, things may get dicey for you. I'm not advising you go to WDW, but if you leave, go west or south. Obviously east isnt a option, but you get the idea.

No plans to divert to WDW, but it's a great idea. Supposed to go on a buddies trip this week to NC but not sure that's gonna happen either.

We are inland AND slightly north of the path of the storm. The hills/mountains in this part of Virginia may trap the energy of the storm and keep it parked over us for quite some time.
Projected rainfall is 25+ inches later this week. We already had significant rain this year and many creeks, rivers, lakes, and dams are already stressed from the above average moisture. This looks really bad. Hopefully Flo will change her mind and head back out to sea. Be careful everyone.

#VirginiaIsForLoversNotHurricanes

 

[LSUlakes]

Supposed to go on a buddies trip this week to NC but not sure that's gonna happen either.

You should just go ahead and cancel that one. I think the majority of the east coast has declared a state of emergency. There is hope though, one model has two runs that have it not making landfall. It gets really close, which would be bad for coastal areas, but inland flooding could dodge the bullet. Hopefully that trend continues and it just leaves everyone alone.

 

[garneska]

On an unrelated topic: I went to a yoga class today! I liked it and plan on adding it to my schedule. While I was there, I hit the pool. Still not seeing much improvement there. Then I cam home and did a 6 mile easy run. All this done by 9:30AM!

I don't love yoga, but i am doing it every wednesday and it sure seems to help for Tempo Thursday. I need to get back to the pool. If you need any coaching in Atlanta, I know lots. Maybe I should use one when i start swimming again. I hope to get back to swimming on Friday mornings, work has made it tough with 8 or 8:30 meetings, but hoping those will end soon.

Glad your wife is ok.

 

[sourire]

Catching up...

@OldSlowGoofyGuy, so glad DW is okay! Thinking of you guys! Will hug DH as soon as he walks in the door!

I just signed up on Labor Day (before the very last price increase) to do my first sprint tri, that is supposed to take place in NJ (Long Beach Island...affectionately known as LBI around these parts) on Sunday! Had a nightmare that very evening that on race day, there were treacherous waves in the bay and that I forgot both my goggles and bike. Anyway, last night, my mom mentioned the hurricane - have been working and training and not paying any attention to the news, apparently. So this tri might be a wash. RATS! Still hoping that Flo will blow out to sea. Stay safe, east coasters!

 

[Baloo in MI]

ATTQOTD: I like what @OldSlowGoofyGuy said - something is better nothing! But I think you can get walking to be at least close to running by walking steep hills and speed walking. But walking around WDW is not going to equate, but who cares cause your in WDW! @LSUlakes say hi to Mickey for us!

 

[apdebord]

For those of yall that are in the path of the storm, what are the odds you make a random trip to WDW? IF everything holds up as they are saying, the coastal areas will be devastated, which is plenty bad, but then they are talking about it basically stalling and dumping feet of rain. I cant imagine what that is like for places with actual hills / mountains. So if you are inland and north of where the center comes inland, things may get dicey for you. I'm not advising you go to WDW, but if you leave, go west or south. Obviously east isnt a option, but you get the idea.

I just joked about evacuating to WDW with my husband this afternoon, I don’t really know where to go if we evacuate! Maybe Atlanta to my in-laws since we will have 2 dogs in tow (one extremely elderly and senile). They’ve just issued a mandatory evacuation for Zone A in VA so schools are closed until further notice. We are luckily in Zone C, but one street over from Zone B as the neighborhood is on the intercoastal. The water is already high from storms over the weekend, so that’s certainly not going to help.

 

[Sleepless Knight]

ATTQOTD: On walking around Disney as it pertains to training. I've had 3 visits to Disneyland during the taper period. The first two were roughly 2 weeks before the race and had minimal to no impact on my race. In 2012, I visited Disney World for about a week in association with the Wine & Dine race which I did at the end of the race a week mere days after getting over a cold. That may have impacted my time, but not by much. I went to Disneyland over Labor Day weekend this year and ran the Giant Race yesterday and do think that I may have impacted my performance. But it's also possible the very reasons why I needed to get away for a few days also impacted my performance in the race yesterday. And my bigger issues in the race yesterday were tied to a sore upper back much more than my legs.

Long story short, I think it's a tossup. I'd be more cautious if you had a goal race shortly after the Disney visit, but I don't know that a relative handful of runs missed because you're walking around the parks will make much of a difference.

 

[Capang]

ATTQOTD: no idea. I did walk a mile in 17:22 the other day which was a personal best. No comparison to running but 2 years ago I couldn't walk a mile in 30 minutes so it made me happy.

While at Disney I'm always so discouraged that my fitbit rarely picks up exercise. I might have spent 350 active minutes in a day but I'm always walking such a short distance from place to place and then standing. I cant figure out how walking 25,000 steps doesn't equate to a workout in fitbit land.

 

[flav]

ATTQOTD: Walking might not be equivalent to running but if you trust your base training and keep moving by touring the parks, you might benefit from that break, both mentally and physically.

 

[Jules76126]

Anyone been to Toronto? I have to head there later this month for work. I heard driving in the city is a nightmare. I’m debating whether I should stay outside the city instead but that means I won’t get to see the city. I need the car as the location of my meeting is In Scarborough