The Running Thread -- 2022

[steph0808]

Thank you DopeyBadger once again for the amazing spreadsheet!

I'm excited that AK is opening early and I should be able to run Everest this year, if I don't completely forget about it. Also, I'd probably get lost on the way there, so I hope I'm around other people taking a detour to Everest!

 

[Cabius]

A very normal and logical marathon runner.

That seems like an oxymoron…

 

[Cabius]

Thank you DopeyBadger once again for the amazing spreadsheet!

I'm excited that AK is opening early and I should be able to run Everest this year, if I don't completely forget about it. Also, I'd probably get lost on the way there, so I hope I'm around other people taking a detour to Everest!

It’s the big mountain on your left; you can’t miss it.

 

[Sleepless Knight]

Running is wild. You finish a big race and swear up and down you'll never do that again. And the next thing you know, you've signed up for another one!

My first half was difficult and not fun. Almost miserable. I started out too fast and thus had to deal with quad pain for the entire race as a result of my mistake. I only signed up for races 2 and 3 because they were at Disneyland and Disney World so I could get the Coast to Coast medal. I concluded I could suffer through 2 more races and then be done forever with running.

And then I actually had fun during both races. A few years later and against all previous claims about the thing I would never do in running, I found myself in the marathon. Sometimes I still wonder how I reached this point.

In a twisted way, I think the marathon is my favorite distance. Not because of the distance, but because of what it asks of me to finish it.

 

[Kerry1957]

For unto us a child is born, unto us a son is given
and his name shall be called Wonderful, Counselor,
Mighty God, Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace.

Merry Christmas

 

[Bree]

Merry Christmas!

Now what cool running things did y’all get?

 

[jmasgat]

Merry Christmas!

Now what cool running things did y’all get?

A new pair of socks to cover my ankles in cold weather. Shown here with my Electric Cheetah Brooks Ghost 14.

 

[opusone]

Merry Christmas!

Now what cool running things did y’all get?

Yaktrax!!

 

[camaker]

Merry Christmas!

Now what cool running things did y’all get?

A cold rash from my 8 mile run today.

 

[Herding_Cats]

Merry Christmas!

Now what cool running things did y’all get?

Running-adjacent. DH got me a heated vest. Woohoo!

 

[SheHulk]

Merry Christmas!
I got a new Garmin watch (ForeRunner 245), new ear buds, and a bunch of new running clothes. And older DH got me one of those heated-water "foot spa" things

 

[Naomeri]

I got a bunch of nifty microfiber towels in various sizes that fold up super small

 

[steph0808]

Santa brought me two new pairs on Injinji toe socks!

 

[lookingforsunshine]

I got the Mousercize loungefly but it’s on its way.

 

[GuinnessRunner]

New Forerunner 955 under the tree for me

 

[HangWithMerida]

A few pairs of Injinji socks!

 

[Brian Noble]

Ugh. My legs were dead this morning.

 

[The Expert]

No running related stuff yet, but my birthday is Friday so it could still happen!

 

[sandam1]

I got a really nice rain coat (which I am hoping to not need too often) and a weighted heating/massage pad (which will probably get more use than I would like).

 

[DisneyParrothead]

I got new running sunglasses! I had my others for a number of years and it was time to replace them.