The Running Thread -- 2022

[Naomeri]

If anyone was hoping to catch Drawn to Life in 2023, they’ve finally posted the schedule now, with some new showtime options.

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[PrincessV]

Um. Chicago is gonna be cold this weekend for this FL girl. I am at a loss for what to wear. Low 40’s at the start and high 50’s at the finish.

I am thinking…..t-shirt, throwaway arm sleeves, throw away gloves, capris and throw away ear headband thingy??? I’ll have throw away sweatshirt, sweatpants, Mylar blanket and hand warmers for the corral.

ETA: hello perfect racing weather

Fellow Floridian here! In my experience, a lot depends on how much sun you'll get: 50, cloudy and damp would be full-length tights and pullover on top of a tee for me - and that's once I've warmed up. But I ran a WDW Marathon with temps that hovered around the 50ish mark for much of it plus sun and I was down to the tights and a tank by maybe the halfway point. BUT I was so chilly immediately after finishing, I was very glad I still had a light long sleeve tied around my waist.

So I think my advice is a combo of layers you can toss and some you can comfortably hang on to. Also HIGHLY recommend a cheap fleece blanket under the Mylar: I find Mylar alone doesn't warm me, but that fleece is better than a warm up routine for keeping me limber while waiting in the cold!

Wishing you a GREAT race!!

 

[ckb_nc]

More numbers for September. Solid month with more life stress with my Dad. I am way over my planned mileage at this point

Bike 293
Ran 86

 

[ckb_nc]

Fellow Floridian here! In my experience, a lot depends on how much sun you'll get: 50, cloudy and damp would be full-length tights and pullover on top of a tee for me - and that's once I've warmed up. But I ran a WDW Marathon with temps that hovered around the 50ish mark for much of it plus sun and I was down to the tights and a tank by maybe the halfway point. BUT I was so chilly immediately after finishing, I was very glad I still had a light long sleeve tied around my waist.

So I think my advice is a combo of layers you can toss and some you can comfortably hang on to. Also HIGHLY recommend a cheap fleece blanket under the Mylar: I find Mylar alone doesn't warm me, but that fleece is better than a warm up routine for keeping me limber while waiting in the cold!

Wishing you a GREAT race!!

I bought an extra sweatshirt from my local race director from an old race for like 10 bucks to throw away. But right after races in the cold I am putting on dry clothes on top. Otherwise I get sick everytime

 

[lookingforsunshine]

Watching the women’s Ironman world championships right now— these athletes are amazing.

Also they call passing another athlete a “Maurten Move” lol. Sponsorship at its finest.

 

[HangWithMerida]

Watching the women’s Ironman world championships right now— these athletes are amazing.

Also they call passing another athlete a “Maurten Move” lol. Sponsorship at its finest.

I have been watching too. The women’s winner ran a 2:51 marathon!! That’s nuts!
I have a friend competing today. She just started the run. I’m so impressed by her. She is a surgeon and has 3 young kids. I do not know how she finds the time to train, much less qualifying for Kona. Ironman competitors are another breed!

 

[lookingforsunshine]

I have a friend competing today. She just started the run. I’m so impressed by her. She is a surgeon and has 3 young kids. I do not know how she finds the time to train, much less qualifying for Kona.

Yay!!! Go friend! The winner also has an 18 month old… wild. I’m so so so glad they did the women’s event on its own so it wasn’t overshadowed by the men like usual.

 

[HangWithMerida]

Absolutely! Women’s races, whether is IM or marathons, always get minimal airtime and they focus on a sometimes boring men’s race just because it‘s the men. The women had a good race going today so I‘m glad they got to showcase it.

 

[HangWithMerida]

IM KonaFriend update. She finished while I was sleeping due to the time difference. She had a solid race in some really tough conditions. daytime temps were mid 80’s, feels like of low 90’s with that typical hawai’i humidity! Brutal for such a long race. Anyway, she did the swim in 1:25:58, bike in 6:47:15 (avg 16.57 mph), and run in 4:36:52 (10:28 pace) for a finish time of 13:06:36. Impresses me every time!

 

[azrivest]

She is a surgeon and has 3 young kids.

Seriously, she is out of this world. Congrats on her 13:06. She ran her marathon faster than I just did, and I didn't swim and bike 112 miles beforehand

I hope they'll also showcase young dads tomorrow. It was a great image seeing Chelsea Sodaro with her daughter, but it's always on us to be moms. What about dads to be dads? I saw this comment on Carissa Galloway's IG and I thought, um, shouldn't the person have written "taking care of his kids"?


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Triathletes have all my admiration!!

 

[HangWithMerida]

I hope they'll also showcase young dads tomorrow. It was a great image seeing Chelsea Sodaro with her daughter, but it's always on us to be moms. What about dads to be dads? I saw this comment on Carissa Galloway's IG and I thought, um, shouldn't the person have written "taking care of his kids"?
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Absolutely! That babysitting comment is so annoying. My husband is a stay at home dad and when our kid was little he would get comments like those from time to time when they were out running errands or going to the park. He was always like, “Not babysitting. Taking care of my kid.” Even now, schools, dr offices, etc default to calling me first even though he is listed as the primary contact because they assume as the mom, I am the one who will take care of all that stuff. I used to just do it. Now I tell them to call him and remind them he is listed as the primary contact. The gender roles are deeeeply ingrained.

And, yeah she’s fast. I’m pretty sure that’s slower than her usual IM run time. Probably due to conditions. I would be soooo happy if my marathon was that fast!

 

[lookingforsunshine]

They probably will not showcase dads tmrw but we shall see.

That Ironman time is so impressive! The T + D at one point was nearing 160. It would have taken me out for sure.

 

[kps7795]

Absolutely! That babysitting comment is so annoying. My husband is a stay at home dad and when our kid was little he would get comments like those from time to time when they were out running errands or going to the park. He was always like, “Not babysitting. Taking care of my kid.” Even now, schools, dr offices, etc default to calling me first even though he is listed as the primary contact because they assume as the mom, I am the one who will take care of all that stuff. I used to just do it. Now I tell them to call him and remind them he is listed as the primary contact. The gender roles are deeeeply ingrained.

And, yeah she’s fast. I’m pretty sure that’s slower than her usual IM run time. Probably due to conditions. I would be soooo happy if my marathon was that fast!

Additionally, did he receive the insulting comment that he's "Mr. Mom?" People are really horrible sometimes.

 

[HangWithMerida]

Additionally, did he receive the insulting comment that he's "Mr. Mom?" People are really horrible sometimes.

Oh, yeah. Weirdly, only ever got that comment when the kid was really young, like baby/toddler age. IDK why people think it’s so unusual for a dad to be alone with their baby. Family bathrooms are more of a thing now but then (only 13-14 yrs ago) they were uncommon in our area and the men’s didn’t always have changing tables. He got good at a lap diaper change and complained about the lack of tables all the time!

 

[jpeterson]

Oh, yeah. Weirdly, only ever got that comment when the kid was really young, like baby/toddler age. IDK why people think it’s so unusual for a dad to be alone with their baby. Family bathrooms are more of a thing now but then (only 13-14 yrs ago) they were uncommon in our area and the men’s didn’t always have changing tables. He got good at a lap diaper change and complained about the lack of tables all the time!

Oh man is that a pet peeve of mine! Around here, 10 years ago or so, many of the men's rooms did not have changing tables but the women's rooms did. Really frustrated me because it made it difficult to take my kids out by myself. I even complained to Target corporate about it because a major corporation like that can certainly afford to put in a changing table!

 

[Sleepless Knight]

September report:

57.58 miles not including lots of walking around Disneyland for 3 days.

Currently juggling late hours at work and training for Dopey, so the next week or so entails running when I can fit it in. Scheduling shorter runs usually helps as they don't feel so demanding.

 

[azrivest]

I'm getting into maintenance mode until I ramp up training for Princess again. Any suggestions on strength/core workout programs I could do for the next month? My marathon plan from McMillan incorporated the McMillan "Strength in Stride" program, which had two weekly workouts + 1 drill session. I didn't feel it was enough to really build my strength. It was just enough to try to avoid injury during my training plan. It was okay since I spent so much time running, I don't think I would have done much longer strength sessions.

Since I'll have more time on my hands in the next few weeks, I'd be willing to try something a bit harder. Notably, my core really needs work. Any ideas?

 

[lookingforsunshine]

Any suggestions on strength/core workout programs I could do for the next month?

I think I can get you 90 free days of Peloton. They have some strength programs that I like and also you can choose your own.

 

[WillRunForPizza]

I always recommend Fitness Blender. They have lots of different types of workouts, including bodyweight and resistance strength training, and most of their videos are available for free on YouTube. If you want more structure, they have programs you can buy for like $8-10 that tell you which workouts to do on which days.

 

[lookingforsunshine]

What a great weekend of Ironman Kona footage!!! These athletes amaze me. Now I need to keep myself from impulsively signing up for a 70.3 next year…