The Distance Running Thread

[CopperBowl]

Would take!

[Tobias]

also fun: billsnyderhighwayhaf.com

[SkinnyBenny]

http://www.billsnyderhighwayhalf.com

Luked?

Would do.

[8manpick]

http://www.billsnyderhighwayhalf.com

Luked?

Would do.

Just make me realize how God damn far a half marathon is

[SkinnyBenny]

http://www.billsnyderhighwayhalf.com

Luked?

Would do.

Just make me realize how God damn far a half marathon is

I bet a half marathon through the rolling hills of The Setting would be harder than the largely flat full I'm doing this weekend.

[chum1]

That's a great course.

[tdaver]

  I may need to plan a trip back for this

[IPA4Me]

I may need to plan a trip back for this

I'm already traveling for Idiots Running Skunk Run. I'll be in Manhattan next year.

[IPA4Me]

How was the New Orleans RnR? Race reports!

[SkinnyBenny]

How was the New Orleans RnR? Race reports!

     

[IPA4Me]

Oh please. It was just a marathon. Hope it went well for you. I'm three months away from my fourth marathon start.

[Phil Titola]

My friend broke 5 hours so she was pumped for her first marathon. It's hard work watching a marathon tho. Whew.

The course seemed pretty boring the parts I saw and not a lot of spectators

[CatsNShocks]

Had my longest run since HS soccer on Sunday...5 miles. It took the Mrs. and I 1 hour (yeah, we're very slow) but it was so satisfying.
Continue to ramp up for our first ever 10k in April and 13.1 in May.

[SkinnyBenny]

Oh please. It was just a marathon. Hope it went well for you. I'm three months away from my fourth marathon start.

This one was v. hard. Admittedly I didn't train nearly as well for this one as I did for my first one a year ago (ate five candy bars on Friday afternoon in a weird wtf candy binge). I ended up finishing 30 minutes slower than my first one, which was kind of surprising because I didn't feel like I was going any slower this time around. Didn't stop once though, and didn't soil myself, which again was the goal. It was absolutely horrible from like miles 17-23, though. I hit like 2-3 walls in that time period but somehow still managed to not stop, thank God. Drank a shitload of water/gatorade in the second half of the marathon, which is the worst part because there are like no runners anymore (most just do the half), barely any spectators, and it's also on this part of the course that is up by Lake Pontchartrain where there are no trees and the sun just beats down on you. So the second half of the race really really sucked, is what I'm saying. I got a sunburn.

Before the race, when the music was pumping and there were thousands of people jumping up and down with excitement, I thought to myself, "Hey, maybe I'll become one of those 50 stater people who runs one in every state!" Then around mile 18 I decided never again. Prolly will next year, though. It was miserable but I'm glad I did a second one.

Phil Titola. I saw a guy in a qat hat on St. Charles Ave. early on in the race. It was one of those gray batqat hats with the KS. Was that you? I yelled "PHIL TITOLA!!!" as I ran by but didn't see the person respond. I also saw a female spectator near those big steps facing Jackson Square wearing a gray K-State hoodie. Was that you?


Hey guys I won!
http://running.competitor.com/2014/02/news/ben-oscar-wins-rock-n-roll-new-orleans-marathon_94644

[Phil Titola]

Oh please. It was just a marathon. Hope it went well for you. I'm three months away from my fourth marathon start.

Phil Titola. I saw a guy in a qat hat on St. Charles Ave. early on in the race. It was one of those gray batqat hats with the KS. Was that you? I yelled "PHIL TITOLA!!!" as I ran by but didn't see the person respond. I also saw a female spectator near those big steps facing Jackson Square wearing a gray K-State hoodie. Was that you?[/s]

I was in a Royals hat.  I don't think anybody I know was the female spectator either. We were on the other side (closer to 10) of Jackson Square for a bit...then cabbed up to around the half/full split and walked through the park to 16 then back to 24.5 then ended up having to walk the entire route from there due to no other way to get under the highway.  We hung out at the Mich Ultra stand for a while then decided it was insane to pay $5 for 14oz of Mich Ultra while hanging around what looked like a triage center from a war/hurricane with all the people just sprawled out....so shuttled back to the Quarter.  Got pretty pak'd pretty early on the quarter but made it out till about midnight.

this was my first spectating of a marathon other than KC which I've just seen by accident....I expected many more spectators but like you said, that 13-26 course seemed pretty desolate so I could see why nobody would spectate that part.  It was brutal.....had to be hard to stay motivated through those miles.  When I run races I don't usually care about the crowd but having nobody around would be noticeable.

Congrats on the finish.

[Canary]

Oh please. It was just a marathon. Hope it went well for you. I'm three months away from my fourth marathon start.

Phil Titola. I saw a guy in a qat hat on St. Charles Ave. early on in the race. It was one of those gray batqat hats with the KS. Was that you? I yelled "PHIL TITOLA!!!" as I ran by but didn't see the person respond. I also saw a female spectator near those big steps facing Jackson Square wearing a gray K-State hoodie. Was that you?[/s]

I was in a Royals hat.  I don't think anybody I know was the female spectator either. We were on the other side (closer to 10) of Jackson Square for a bit...then cabbed up to around the half/full split and walked through the park to 16 then back to 24.5 then ended up having to walk the entire route from there due to no other way to get under the highway.  We hung out at the Mich Ultra stand for a while then decided it was insane to pay $5 for 14oz of Mich Ultra while hanging around what looked like a triage center from a war/hurricane with all the people just sprawled out....so shuttled back to the Quarter.  Got pretty pak'd pretty early on the quarter but made it out till about midnight.

this was my first spectating of a marathon other than KC which I've just seen by accident....I expected many more spectators but like you said, that 13-26 course seemed pretty desolate so I could see why nobody would spectate that part.  It was brutal.....had to be hard to stay motivated through those miles.  When I run races I don't usually care about the crowd but having nobody around would be noticeable.

Congrats on the finish.

That's why the Las Vegas Rock n Roll is a lot of fun. The run is down the Strip, so there are tons of spectators for most of the run. I don't usually pay much attention to the crowd either, but they add something at that race.

[Canary]

Had my longest run since HS soccer on Sunday...5 miles. It took the Mrs. and I 1 hour (yeah, we're very slow) but it was so satisfying.
Continue to ramp up for our first ever 10k in April and 13.1 in May.

Congrats on that run. Don't worry about how long it takes. I quit running for competition a long time ago, and now I don't care too much what pace I go. Sometimes at a good clip and sometimes just leisurely. Just enjoy the journey. I call it the spirit of the run.

[IPA4Me]

Oh please. It was just a marathon. Hope it went well for you. I'm three months away from my fourth marathon start.

This one was v. hard. Admittedly I didn't train nearly as well for this one as I did for my first one a year ago (ate five candy bars on Friday afternoon in a weird wtf candy binge). I ended up finishing 30 minutes slower than my first one, which was kind of surprising because I didn't feel like I was going any slower this time around. Didn't stop once though, and didn't soil myself, which again was the goal. It was absolutely horrible from like miles 17-23, though. I hit like 2-3 walls in that time period but somehow still managed to not stop, thank God. Drank a shitload of water/gatorade in the second half of the marathon, which is the worst part because there are like no runners anymore (most just do the half), barely any spectators, and it's also on this part of the course that is up by Lake Pontchartrain where there are no trees and the sun just beats down on you. So the second half of the race really really sucked, is what I'm saying. I got a sunburn.

Before the race, when the music was pumping and there were thousands of people jumping up and down with excitement, I thought to myself, "Hey, maybe I'll become one of those 50 stater people who runs one in every state!" Then around mile 18 I decided never again. Prolly will next year, though. It was miserable but I'm glad I did a second one.

Phil Titola. I saw a guy in a qat hat on St. Charles Ave. early on in the race. It was one of those gray batqat hats with the KS. Was that you? I yelled "PHIL TITOLA!!!" as I ran by but didn't see the person respond. I also saw a female spectator near those big steps facing Jackson Square wearing a gray K-State hoodie. Was that you?


Hey guys I won!
http://running.competitor.com/2014/02/news/ben-oscar-wins-rock-n-roll-new-orleans-marathon_94644

Good job. It's never easy but it's easier if you train a bit more.

[SkinnyBenny]

Good job. It's never easy but it's easier if you train a bit more.

Yeah, I admittedly hotdogged the preparation this time around. Still glad I did it, though.

Know what I learned about myself with this marathon? I'm really not into "middle-aged woman wine humor." So many ladies in their 40s standing off to the side, just holding up signs encouraging other ladies in their 40s to be happy because there's wine at the end. "Run faster, wine awaits!"  "Chafe now, wine later!!!" So many lady runners wore shirts about wine, too. I mean, whatever floats your boat, I guess, but...woof.

[IPA4Me]

Damn calf injury. I hate working through these things. I especially dislike using the elliptical and spin bike vice running.

[IPA4Me]

Great site for helping with injuries. If you run, you'll get some nigglies eventually.


http://www.athletestreatingathletes.com/ata-blog/2013/05/peroneal-tendonitis/

[SkinnyBenny]

Gonna start working on my speed game. Any suggestos?

[CopperBowl]

Gonna start working on my speed game. Any suggestos?

fartleks, because it's a fun word to say, if for any other reason

[IPA4Me]

Gonna start working on my speed game. Any suggestos?

Base
Fartkek
Base.
Base.
Fartlek.
Base.
Base
Base.

As much as people like to yap about not getting fast unless you run fast, nothing is better than low intensity long run with some fartleks in the mix. As you approach your race, you can have a tempo phase and a speed phase. Yet you still want to keep it in the same mix range.

If you're healthy, 20-30% of your workouts can be at a higher intensity. That's total time for the week.

[mocat]

you guys, i ran that 5k last year and i haven't run more than 1.5 miles at a time since then, but i am going to do that 5k again this year