The Running Thread --2025

[Jules76126]

ATTQOTD- 14 miles. But it’s better than 0. J set a goal to get consistent in March and i did work out today.

Went to the aquarium today. It’s been a cold winter and my 3.5 was getting antsy being inside so we told her we would take her to see the penguins. She was the perfect age for it and the 6 month old was just along for the ride. I will say I haven’t been to Boston in awhile besides work and the parking prices has gone from ridiculous to outrageous.

 

[FFigawi]

For any Saucony Endorphin people, especially the Pros, I got the notification today that the Elite 2 is now available. I passed on the original due to a ridiculous price point but after the reviews and how I responded to the pro 4, I’m interested in the Elite 2 for sure. Hoping to talk to my local fleet feet next week about them getting some rather than ordering blindly. If anyone gets them or has them now, I’d love some input on them. Tough to drop almost double for shoes but…

I saw that release too. Hard for me to justify spending that much when the Pro 4 and Speed 3 are working just fine for me. Hopefully by the time my Pro 4s wear out, the prices on the Elites will have come down a bit.

 

[accm]

My son very kindly shared whatever sickness he had with me. My easy 3 mile run last night was brutal - my average heart rate was significantly higher than when I did mile pace intervals.

I have mile pace intervals planned for today, but I’m not feeling any better. My question is, should I try to do my scheduled run, an easy run of the same time or distance, or just skip it and hope this doesn’t last long?

 

[The Expert]

My son very kindly shared whatever sickness he had with me. My easy 3 mile run last night was brutal - my average heart rate was significantly higher than when I did mile pace intervals.

I have mile pace intervals planned for today, but I’m not feeling any better. My question is, should I try to do my scheduled run, an easy run of the same time or distance, or just skip it and hope this doesn’t last long?

Sounds like your body is telling you to rest. If your easy 3 miles was really that hard, I'd skip it. If you can't put in the effort necessary, what's the benefit of pushing through your workout today?

 

[The Expert]

Speaking of spreadsheets, I'm following some Disney runners who ran Tokyo today. One of them shared this amazing spreadsheet of all the nutrition on the course. Imagine rD being this organized and transparent (and having this variety)!

 

[Professor_Cookie]

Well, I’m caught up…been a busy month.

Running I only had 37 miles. I did not get down in to the 240s, but I didn’t fall apart entirely either.

In response to one of the QOTD, I would recommend some music, but my taste is all over the place and includes some heavy music that might only be to the taste of a small handful of y’all, at best.

I did make it to my RUN SLC 10k yesterday, and it was much colder and far less windy that last year. I beat last years pace buy 2 minutes 20 seconds per mile and I am only minimally sore today, despite not running for 1.5 weeks leading up to it.

The big news, we did get the restaurant open on the 24th. Staff is already gelling together. And I am very happy on how the place turned out.

The first four photos are the former restaurant. The artist who did our mural also did the old restaurant’s art and did a massive piece on the outside of the building.

 

[Jackie Skellington]

Speaking of spreadsheets, I'm following some Disney runners who ran Tokyo today. One of them shared this amazing spreadsheet of all the nutrition on the course. Imagine rD being this organized and transparent (and having this variety)!

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I have 3 friends who just ran Tokyo and I can't wait to hear all about this race and see their pics! That spreadsheet is awesome!

 

[WillRunForPizza]

Speaking of spreadsheets, I'm following some Disney runners who ran Tokyo today. One of them shared this amazing spreadsheet of all the nutrition on the course. Imagine rD being this organized and transparent (and having this variety)!

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I have some serious questions about some of these items, though...pickled plum?? Not sure I'd want that at mile 23. What does glucose even mean? Are they just handing out sugar packets like you put in your coffee?

Also who thought a doll-shaped pancake was a good idea? It's like they want their fuel to come alive and murder everyone! Have they never seen a horror movie before??

 

[nancipants]

At that point in the race, you might be WANTING a doll to come alive and kill you.

 

[xjillianpaige]

Hello, fellow tapper! Did you know they have salted varieties of the syrup shots? I love the citrus and the raspberry flavors.

I did know that! I have a weird sensory issue with running fuel. I need the taste and the texture to match, which is why I stick with their classic maple syrup for fuel and then supplement with the clif bloks since it's like a fruit gummy and the taste and texture make sense to me. But I can't do only bloks because they're just so heavy and take so much effort to eat!

 

[The Expert]

Japan has incredible food and definitely some flavors that we would find unconventional. In my travels there, I never had anything I didn't like. They also LOVE shaping food like things! If you follow the Tokyo parks on social media, they are always posting buns and cakes shaped like characters for holidays and festivals.

It would make it hard to practice "nothing new on race day" if you're training from here, though!

 

[xjillianpaige]

Speaking of Tokyo, for any One Direction/Harry Styles fans: he ran a 3:37 with almost identical half marathon splits. A 7:something pace.

 

[Disney at Heart]

ATTQOTD: nope! I print out a paper calendar each month. Write each day’s workout in pencil. Check days off with my Favorite Red Marker when completed. Throw the entire page away when the month is over. No records; no tracking. Dobby is free

Like @PrincessV I use a calendar and mark off days, except my calendar is on my computer, and I don’t print it out.
All I really track is miles on shoes. I retire shoes at about 400 miles.
Free version of Map My Run tells me how many miles I run, and pace per run, but no real accumulation of most data. That said, February was short and I skipped a couple of runs (which is rare) with hip pain, so only 69.6 miles.

And about motivation: If I waited to feel motivated, I would probably not run much. But if a run is on the calendar, I use DETERMINATION to get me out there so I can mark it off. When I skipped those two runs in February, I had those spaces not marked off, staring at me, saying “Why didn’t you run?”

 

[jmasgat]

Okay all you UnTapped users.....what exactly does this get you vs just using plain maple syrup? I mean, I always have a qt size bottle from Costco on hand and I have a flexible gel flask. I was thinking about giving this a try. What would I be missing?

 

[Herding_Cats]

Okay all you UnTapped users.....what exactly does this get you vs just using plain maple syrup? I mean, I always have a qt size bottle from Costco on hand and I have a flexible gel flask. I was thinking about giving this a try. What would I be missing?

Their "original" is advertised as plain ol' maple syrup

 

[Professor_Cookie]

Their "original" is advertised as plain ol' maple syrup

I don’t know why, but “plain ol’ maple syrup” reminded me of the Kesley Grammer character on the SNL Delicious Dish.

“Remember GORP, Granola, Oats… Shoe Leather.. Urine…and Carl.”

 

[nancipants]

Harry Styles ran the Tokyo marathon in 3:37.

 

[xjillianpaige]

Okay all you UnTapped users.....what exactly does this get you vs just using plain maple syrup? I mean, I always have a qt size bottle from Costco on hand and I have a flexible gel flask. I was thinking about giving this a try. What would I be missing?

Their "original" is advertised as plain ol' maple syrup

https://untapped.cc/learn/benefits-of-maple-syrup-as-athletic-nutrition/

From their website. I would imagine the benefit of buying untapped vs making your own is that it's pre-measured and in easy packets.

 

[The Expert]

Okay all you UnTapped users.....what exactly does this get you vs just using plain maple syrup? I mean, I always have a qt size bottle from Costco on hand and I have a flexible gel flask. I was thinking about giving this a try. What would I be missing?

https://untapped.cc/learn/benefits-of-maple-syrup-as-athletic-nutrition/

From their website. I would imagine the benefit of buying untapped vs making your own is that it's pre-measured and in easy packets.

The basic form of fuel is indeed pure maple syrup. Most of what is sold on grocery shelves (outside Vermont anyway) is NOT real syrup, so check the ingredients. Real maple syrup will have one single ingredient and nothing else. Untapped also sells fuel with caffeine, salt and other flavors if you want a variety, and waffles and hydration mix. But if you're just using the basic fuel and don't need it packaged in servings, you can absolutely buy and use any real maple syrup.

I actually ran short last year during training and broke into my stash of syrup I tapped from my own trees last year. I found a shot glass and marked a serving with a sharpie. It wasn't an ideal delivery system, but worked until I could restock.

 

[Mr_Incr3dible]

Speaking of spreadsheets, I'm following some Disney runners who ran Tokyo today. One of them shared this amazing spreadsheet of all the nutrition on the course. Imagine rD being this organized and transparent (and having this variety)!

There you go again, thinking about applying logic and reason to rD....