The Running Thread --2025

[SheHulk]

ATTQOTD: I've been getting slower and slower the over the past year and a half or so, so my summer goal is to recycle an old DopeyBadger 10k plan for the Philly 10k in August, and see if I can't push my shorter-distance paces back down a bit. My corral A HM PoT is going to expire soon, so the A goal will be to run the Philly 10k under that notch (about 54:40). This is an especially reach goal because that race is usually very hot & humid. But even if I don't make it on that day, the process will start trending me in the direction of faster, instead of slower, I'm sure.
Also hoping to knock off the 5 lbs that have crept on, over the past year and a half too. I'm betting that is part of the slowing down. I re-joined WW for probably the 24th time. The reason I keep quitting is because it does work for me and I do reach my goal!

 

[Herding_Cats]

ATTQOTD: To adequately train for my 50k. I'm in week 2 of my plan and trying really hard to take it a day at a time and not freak out and quit/defer/change my registration to the HM. I'm embracing the Galloway theory that you can absolutely walk large portions of the long runs, and that the time-on-feet is more important than grinding yourself into dust trying to hit a pace.

Also, today was my first long run (a little over 2 hours) and I ended up walking most of it because for some reason it's 80 degrees and 61% humidity (dew point is 61) today when it's been firmly in the 40s and 50s or colder for the past month and a half.

 

[avondale]

ATYQOTD: I started running when I was 39, but I was very active with tennis, hiking, aerobics prior to that. I did a 3-day-per-week plan from Oxygen magazine for my first half-marathon, which I did when I was 40. That was my best half-marathon time in over a half-dozen of them.

I started running more days per week because that was what I was "supposed" to do to get better. The most I typically ran was 5 days/week. I did not get better. Now I can say it's because of age, but probably not when I was ~42. That was frustrating.

I kind of wish that I had kept doing that initial mix of activities because I think I was in my best fitness ever. But other things have changed besides my fitness, and I don't really have the same kind of options for various reasons.

ATTQOTD: I'm running only 4 days/week this summer to give a bit of a break to my knees while doing more PT for them. This also gives me more hiking time with my husband. I will be focusing on speed this summer, with generally shorter runs, because the high T+D we get just kills me. I'm just hoping this summer is not as bad as last summer... last summer, Maryland got Florida/Houston levels of T+D for big stretches. Blech.

 

[sandam1]

Right now, I'm only running 3 days per week as I'm coming back from an ankle sprain. I also strength train 2-3 times per week for about an hour total time. On non-running days, I go on a longer walk (without the dog, haha).

I think that this highlights an important thing. For me, not running on a day doesn't mean that I'm not exercising. I add in at least one long walk per week, sometimes aqua jogging, and not often enough, strength training. This helps keep everything fresh and interesting for my body and mind.

 

[DisneyParrothead]

ATTQOTD: I’ve been in maintenance mode since resting from Princess, and I’m working through a foot an ankle program for the issues that popped up during Fairytale training. Things are feeling better and I plan to repeat the program and do the advanced options to keep getting stronger.

I am doing the DL 10k and have my training plan mapped out. I also need to figure out what to do this summer and getting my runs done early enough, before work. I live in CO and temperature wise it’s much better than Dallas where I used to live, but that sun has power. I’ve never been good at getting up early for a run, but I don’t want to have to rely on my treadmill so much. I had to do a lot of treadmill running for Princess because the winter was brutal.

 

[Naomeri]

ATTQOTD: my intention is to work on speed over the summer and then ramp up to a 10 mile plan in August and September for Loony at Twin Cities Marathon Weekend at the beginning of October.

 

[JediKnightXan]

Attqotd: I'm still trying to work out an exact plan. I have a 5k July 20 and considering trying to find a 10 week plan for that, but I know my real goal this summer needs to be to be base building. I just finished a half in around 25MPW and I would like to get to 30 or 40 by the time I need to start marathon plan training.

My library has the Jack Daniels book and the Hanson's Marathon method. Read Daniels years ago and it seemed a bit much at the time will probably need to revisit it.

Reading Hanson's now I think I like the idea of more days running with a smaller long run as I can make that schedule work a bit better.

Also need to play around with gels/fueling as I've never tried that before.

So gonna be an interesting summer.

 

[FFigawi]

QOTD: What are you goals over the summer for running? Could be something like just maintain current fitness level, improve speed work, lose weight, take it easy, recover from a injury, etc.

ATTQOTD: Keep building up to my 70.3 in October. The more I push here where it's hot and humid, the better I'll do in Mallorca where it's not.

I also did doubles when I did the Full Ironman training through TrainerRoad with run+run or run+bike either immediate back to back or morning vs evening. I was in the best shape probably during that training plan about midway through, but grinded myself too hard in the second half of training.

https://www.disboards.com/threads/t...badger-comments-welcome.3475601/post-64031339

Bricks are my favorite way to get doubles in. I love running on tired legs since it's great preparation for passing all the people that blew by me on the bike leg.

 

[KCO5988]

ATTQOTD: My main goal is to not sign up for a fall marathon haha. But seriously it's to work on strength training and maybe train for a fall half before Dopey training starts in September.

 

[Dopey 2020]

ATTQOTD

Goal 1 - my first 50K in June, running a local marathon as a slower training run this weekend and feeling good about being ready for the big day.

Goal 2 - stay consistent and add in some speed work to hopefully try for a BQ after September, the window for 2027 will open and allow me the next AG buffer.

 

[Herding_Cats]

QOTD:
If you are running a longer race that is hilly, do you try to make sure your regular route is hilly, or just focus on incorporating hills into your route a few times per week?

 

[JediKnightXan]

ATQOTD:

I live in a very flat area but our local half does have a hill that's kinda notorious around mile 8-9. It's not actually that bad but if you started out to hard it will get you.

I try and compensate for that by occasionally cranking the incline on my treadmill up about 3/4 through a run to get used to it. unfortunately treadmill hills are about all I have but seems effective.

 

[WillRunForPizza]

ATTQOTD: I try to avoid especially hilly races.

For real, though, the first few miles of the Marine Corps Marathon are moderately hilly, and I regretted not doing more hill workouts. I think my legs would have hurt less in the race if I had. This year I plan to incorporate a lot more hill strides as well as specific hill workouts every couple of weeks.

Having transitioned from running in Orlando to running in DC a couple of times now, I have learned that nothing replaces hills in regular running. I struggled a lot going from pancake-flat routes to even slightly hilly ones (there were other factors in the struggling but that was a big one). So basically, if you have hills, run them! Your body will thank you when you actually need to do lots of up and down.

 

[DisneyParrothead]

ATTQOTD: I live in hills and the only way I can run on flat ground is my treadmill.

 

[Jules76126]

ATTQOTD: this summer I just want to run. Right now it could be 2 days a week to 4 depending on the week. Kids man. They really suck it out of you. It would also be helpful if my 8 month old slept more. I have a tentative 5k in July and maybe I’ll try and find something for the fall.

I live in a very hilly area so hills are easy to find. I have to run up hill to get back to my house. I love running at my in laws as there are limited hills.