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On January 03 2015 18:52 L_Master wrote:Show nested quote +On January 03 2015 18:30 imBLIND wrote:
I just started running on and off this past September, and now I'm looking to make running a weekly thing for me. I was actually doing pretty well before finals came rolling around for me, and then I started to just eat eat and eat over winter break....
...fast forward 3 weeks, I'm basically back to where I started in September -____-. At least my joints aren't killing me this time.
Quick question though: it's gotten considerably colder, and now it's starting to really hurt when I breath after about 5 minutes. Is this normal, or is there something I can do to fix this? Depends on how cold we are talking about. If we are talking well below zero then that could certainly be an issue, but I don't hear too much about breathing issues for temps in the 20s or 30s.
Concerning the breathing issue i think it really depends, i have some really mild asthma that is triggered by physical exercise and cold/humid temperatures. It would mostly happen at the beginning or if i went to fast, but now i have a treatment that i take before running and and it feels much better, i don't feel like someone is squeezing my windpipe the first 20 minutes i'm running ^^.
It looks like you may have something similar to me, maybe it's worth it do discuss it with a doctor if it's really a problem.
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On January 04 2015 01:25 Don_Julio wrote:Are you shipwrecked with your bike and GPS device on an island or what are you doing in the middle of the ocean L_Master? Show nested quote +On January 03 2015 20:46 Meat wrote:
Got a half marathon coming up in 64 days. Right now I run about 50 minutes @ 11km/h with 2 training days a week. Probably need to add an extra training day. Will miss more than a week due to wintersports as well. Two days isn't enough. You need that extra day. Introduce it asap and use one of your running days to run a little further than usual. You want to get this long run to up to about 18k at least. Look for a program: www.myascis.us while not ideal is a good place for a beginner
http://zwift.com/
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On January 04 2015 01:25 Don_Julio wrote:Are you shipwrecked with your bike and GPS device on an island or what are you doing in the middle of the ocean L_Master? Show nested quote +On January 03 2015 20:46 Meat wrote:
Got a half marathon coming up in 64 days. Right now I run about 50 minutes @ 11km/h with 2 training days a week. Probably need to add an extra training day. Will miss more than a week due to wintersports as well. Two days isn't enough. You need that extra day. Introduce it asap and use one of your running days to run a little further than usual. You want to get this long run to up to about 18k at least. Look for a program: www.myascis.us while not ideal is a good place for a beginner
I thought I only had to train for 3/4 the distance, so about 16km. Going to look around a bit for a new program that has 3 training days. Unfortunately myasics looks far from ideal considering you can't outrule certain days.
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Looking forward to joining you all this year. 2015 is the time for reinvention. God I suck at running. Get winded way too soon, shins hurt after a while, simply because I'm so unused to running. I live in an eternal crime scene, so I'll stick to the treadmill for the most part, but looking forward to bettering myself.
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Looking forward to this year. Training went great first half of 2014, motivation fell off a bit and I ended up having a hip not properly in place ( Oddly enough my brother and I both have the same problem there, didn't even realize it was a problem for like 2-3 months )
Took a break from it all and decided to do some proper injury rehab. Bought a hybrid road bike (Focus Cyclocross Mares AX) so I can do my 50k to work round trip a bit easier and maybe do it more than once a week.
My main goal is to redeem myself for my terrible performance at a Tough Mudder I attempted last year, I ran it with my hip out (was the last thing I did before going to the doctor and thinking there was a real problem), the whole ordeal was a nightmare, and I almost had to quit at 14km when my calves seized up for almost a full minute.
Some discipline in diet would be pretty good too, but I'm not trying to win anything, I just do this for fun, harder to make that leap I think haha.
At 6'4 I was 165 lbs at the peak of my training last year, and with my break to rehab I put on 22lbs, so hopefully I can drop some of that too I guess.
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Hey 2015 running thread! I'll be around to give things another go this year. I had a challenging year last year. I did manage to stay injury free, and had some pretty nice training cycles but I fell short of my goals in my bigger races. My best performance ended up being a 42 minute 10K in September. My fall marathon was not good but I did have some bad luck during the race and strained an ankle/mentally fell apart, but I learned alot of good things through the training cycle and really felt I had a positive build up to the race even if the race itself didn't go that well.
This year I have no marathon plans. I'm thinking I will run a handful of 5k's shooting to hit a 19:xx time somewhere along the way. I would also like to run a few half marathons possibly in the summer/fall. Last year I ran a 20:30 5K, but that was while I was doing mainly marathon training, so hopefully with a more faster/shorter distance focus I'll improve speed a bit. I ran a 5:30 mile in July (but then abandoned most of my speed workouts for longer runs/marathon training). I would like to run a mile faster than 5:30 sometime this summer as well.
Big race that I am going to start training for soon is the Cherry Blossom 10 Miler in April. I don't really want to set a hard time goal for it but I will definitely be motivated to run a solid time.
Can't wait to follow peoples progress on strava and in here, good luck in 2015 everyone.
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I registered a couple of days ago to Xterra france, it's an off road triathlon, should be a lot of fun and a good motivation for getting into shape .
It's going to be 1500m of swimming, 38km of mountain bike + 800m altitude change, and finally 10km +200m of running, all in the vosges mountains should be a lut of fun but i'll only have 1 month and a half to train seriously so it's going to be kind of a challenge ^^
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First run today over 90 minutes in like three years. Good stuff.
Not overly fast, but nice to actually get in a proper long run. Nice and cold at a brisk -2F though!
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On January 04 2015 06:26 Meat wrote:Show nested quote +On January 04 2015 01:25 Don_Julio wrote:Are you shipwrecked with your bike and GPS device on an island or what are you doing in the middle of the ocean L_Master? On January 03 2015 20:46 Meat wrote:
Got a half marathon coming up in 64 days. Right now I run about 50 minutes @ 11km/h with 2 training days a week. Probably need to add an extra training day. Will miss more than a week due to wintersports as well. Two days isn't enough. You need that extra day. Introduce it asap and use one of your running days to run a little further than usual. You want to get this long run to up to about 18k at least. Look for a program: www.myascis.us while not ideal is a good place for a beginner I thought I only had to train for 3/4 the distance, so about 16km. Going to look around a bit for a new program that has 3 training days. Unfortunately myasics looks far from ideal considering you can't outrule certain days.
If you can run 16 why not run 18?  In my experience the ordeal of a half starts at about 15k. I think getting to know the pain a little more can only be beneficial. Don't mind the fixed days. You can shift them around for your own as long as you get your weekly distance done and get enough rest between the runs. Treat the plan as a handy guideline.
On January 04 2015 03:21 L_Master wrote:Show nested quote +On January 04 2015 01:25 Don_Julio wrote:Are you shipwrecked with your bike and GPS device on an island or what are you doing in the middle of the ocean L_Master? On January 03 2015 20:46 Meat wrote:
Got a half marathon coming up in 64 days. Right now I run about 50 minutes @ 11km/h with 2 training days a week. Probably need to add an extra training day. Will miss more than a week due to wintersports as well. Two days isn't enough. You need that extra day. Introduce it asap and use one of your running days to run a little further than usual. You want to get this long run to up to about 18k at least. Look for a program: www.myascis.us while not ideal is a good place for a beginner http://zwift.com/
The gamer shines through. Looks like a lot of fun. Do you race with live "opponents" or are they all ghosts?
On January 04 2015 17:26 Jetaap wrote:I registered a couple of days ago to Xterra france, it's an off road triathlon, should be a lot of fun and a good motivation for getting into shape . It's going to be 1500m of swimming, 38km of mountain bike + 800m altitude change, and finally 10km +200m of running, all in the vosges mountains should be a lut of fun but i'll only have 1 month and a half to train seriously so it's going to be kind of a challenge ^^
Sounds fun. The running part will probably be tough but manageable unless you're gunning for a really fast time. I'd be scared of drowning and the technical challenges of a mountain bike ride. 1,5 months isn't a lot of time to prepare if you aren't used to endurance sports.
On January 04 2015 06:38 peanuts wrote:
Looking forward to joining you all this year. 2015 is the time for reinvention. God I suck at running. Get winded way too soon, shins hurt after a while, simply because I'm so unused to running. I live in an eternal crime scene, so I'll stick to the treadmill for the most part, but looking forward to bettering myself.
If you get winded run slower. You almost never want to be out of breath if you just start running. Try to run at a pace at which you could maintain a conversation. Hurting shins are normal in the beginning. Don't freak out about it but keep a close eye on them. It took me at least half a year of continous running to get rid of them.
On January 04 2015 16:02 LagLovah wrote:
Looking forward to this year. Training went great first half of 2014, motivation fell off a bit and I ended up having a hip not properly in place ( Oddly enough my brother and I both have the same problem there, didn't even realize it was a problem for like 2-3 months )
Took a break from it all and decided to do some proper injury rehab. Bought a hybrid road bike (Focus Cyclocross Mares AX) so I can do my 50k to work round trip a bit easier and maybe do it more than once a week.
My main goal is to redeem myself for my terrible performance at a Tough Mudder I attempted last year, I ran it with my hip out (was the last thing I did before going to the doctor and thinking there was a real problem), the whole ordeal was a nightmare, and I almost had to quit at 14km when my calves seized up for almost a full minute.
Some discipline in diet would be pretty good too, but I'm not trying to win anything, I just do this for fun, harder to make that leap I think haha.
At 6'4 I was 165 lbs at the peak of my training last year, and with my break to rehab I put on 22lbs, so hopefully I can drop some of that too I guess.
Damn. Hip issues suck. Are you fine now? How did they treat it?
@LuckyFool: Who are you at Strava? 19:xx is absolutely manageable considering your 42 min 10k PR in the middle of marathon training.
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On January 04 2015 17:26 Jetaap wrote:
I registered a couple of days ago to Xterra france, it's an off road triathlon, should be a lot of fun and a good motivation for getting into shape .
It's going to be 1500m of swimming, 38km of mountain bike + 800m altitude change, and finally 10km +200m of running, all in the vosges mountains should be a lut of fun but i'll only have 1 month and a half to train seriously so it's going to be kind of a challenge ^^
Sounds fun. The running part will probably be tough but manageable unless you're gunning for a really fast time. I'd be scared of drowning and the technical challenges of a mountain bike ride. 1,5 months isn't a lot of time to prepare if you aren't used to endurance sports.
The trail is in July, so i actually have quite a lot of time but i'm extremely busy until the end of may, so i'll probably be running once or twice a week until then, and in June i'll get into the specific training (would like it if i was able to do 2 sessions each of swimming, biking and running a week (+ a rest day)). That's the nice thing with these multi sport events, it's possible to train much harder without injuries.
I'm not aiming for a fast time anyway, it's definitely something i'm doing for fun, i'm a decent swimmer and i'm a light build for my size so it's a big advantage for the mountain bike part, it's definitely my strongest sport (more road cycling usually though), the running will be tough depending on how I managed food/pace/water before but it's definitely doable.
Can't wait for next summer, fuck work :D
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Damn. Hip issues suck. Are you fine now? How did they treat it?
I seem to be fine now, they just popped it back in where it was supposed to be(a few different times) and then made me do tons of strengthening work. Working on flexibility in that area lately, won't really know how well it worked until I do some serious training though I imagine. I'm only doing 20-30km a week so far, nothing too extreme.
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Oh btw, nice choice on the CX bike LagLovah. It's a pretty solid compromise since you get road geometry with the ability to ride well off road on stuff that isn't absurdly rugged...and if you switch out the tires to road tires it well perform damn near as well as a regular road bike.
What sort of componentry?
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Haha I am no expert on that sort of thing. This is my first real bike, so what's on it is what was on it in the store, I couldn't tell you a single thing about it, beyond that it cost way too much and it's much easier to ride than my old bike.
Was on sale... hard to find a bike that fits my frame. I went with the hybrid because although I do get paved trail where I go, it is a bit rough in spots. Maybe if I decide to race with it, I would be more likely to look into the complexities of it I guess, but I don't swim so a tri is out, and any cycle race I do is going to be for fun/charity.
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Hello everybody. This year I'm taking a semester off college and I'll get a part time job so I'll have plenty of spare time which I'll use to train for triathlon races. I have some swimming background but although I'm a decent runner and cyclist that's definitely where I'll have to invest more. I'm pretty dedicated to my training and I'll be training over 20 hours weekly for the first weeks mainly to get a good level of endurance and then depending on how I'm doing I'll see how to adjust my training.
I'm no expert on training methodology and most of the sessions and training plans I'll be using come from here
Although it is very specific to triathlon it has many very interesting articles about the principles of training in general and about all the 3 disciplines of the triathlon which may be interesting for both runners and cyclists.
My first race will be on the 16th Feb and will be a Sprint distance race (750m swim, 20km bike and 5km run). It will not my key race, so I'll just want to get the feel of racing and see where I'll need to improve so I'll be much better by the end of the season. Till then I hope to stay injure free and improve as much as possible.
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On January 01 2015 19:54 L_Master wrote:+ Show Spoiler +
Let's do this gentlemen. Time to crush this year.
2014 was...an acceptable year. It was good in many ways, the best of which is that I actually made a return to health for running. It's really, really special to be able to do that again after missing almost 2 years from mid 2012 to early/mid 2014. I was also generally pleased with the consistency of my training, as I averaged about 10 hrs/wk and didn't miss much. Made some nice progress in cycling, and ran a couple good races in the early summer.
That said, it wasn't entirely the year I wanted either. I didn't do a good job with my eternal struggle with diet. If I'm actually going to run, or ride, well that absolutely has to change. There aren't 5'8" 160 (1.73, 74kg) guys at the front of the pack in endurance sports for a reason. Not to mention the high sugar intake murders your ability to recover from workouts. Fixing diet is something I've been talking about for 5 years or something stupid like that, and I want this to be the year I finally change that. I'll be very disappointed if I look back at this thread in 365 days and I'm still eating somewhere between crap/mediocre.
The other thing that wasn't so hot about 2014 was I never put together a training cycle. I more or less just went out and did easy/aerobic efforts with an occasional tempo thrown in randomly. Same for the bike. That works good when you're new, but not so hot when you've been at it for several years or more. With that in mind I've got some pretty specific goals in mind.
On the running front the goal is to run well, at least sub 18, at St. Patricks Day 5k in March. Running is the prime focus until then, and I've got a pretty outline for the training I want to do.
After that, the game-plan is to focus on cycling over the summer and see where I get. Based on what I can do now, and power/weight ratio I think I can get to, I think I have the ability to be very, very good on the bike. Good enough that it's sufficiently enticing to give it a serious shot in the spring/summer. My goal races there are the major hill climbs here in Colorado (Lookout Mountain, Sunshine HC, Guanella Pass, Mt. Evans, Pikes Peak) culminating in Pikes Peak. It's what I'm strongest at, and gives me plenty of time to improve my worthless bike handling skills before diving headfirst into a race without being comfortable riding in a bunch, descending, etc.
AWESOME! I am already signed up for Mt Evans - let me know if you want to coordinate driving and/or training for it. The only real advice I can give from last year is get many high-altitude miles in before the event. Then, it won't feel so strange on the day. Also, I can show you where the ninja outhouse is - very crucial pre-race info!
Oh, right! Biking. Whelp, good luck, I will be running it from Echo Lake, not biking. 
On January 01 2015 19:54 L_Master wrote:Curious to hear what the rest of you are gunning for this year. Except for Bonham because I already know he is doing secret trainings preparing to give Kimetto's record a nice spanking. 
Seriously want to hear about Bonham's plans, if he feels like sharing! His awesome runs last year have made me want to try the marathon (more on that later).
On January 02 2015 05:47 YPang wrote:+ Show Spoiler +woot great! looking forwards to this year as well. I too would like to use more periodization in my training, So gonna do that by getting most of aerobic easy workouts in the winter and transition into harder tempo and interval workouts as the year progresses and gets closer to race season. Also want to clean up my diet as well. The only times when i really eat bad is when i go home with my parents during the holidays where they have chips (Fatty foods that are crunchy + salty like bacon and chips are so addictive!) and candy or stuff like that in the house. And if it's in the house and within my reach i'm gonna eat it lol. I also sometimes eat too much healthy food as well, like i'd make a huge bowl of pasta and eat till i'm bloated, usually prone to do that after a tough or long workouts. Do you still ride on a indoor spin bike or did you invest in a actual road bike? Also who is eric morgan on strava page, i'd follow him back if i knew who he was!, and he's killing it. I think it'll be a good idea to match the TL alias with the names on strava so we can see whose doing what workouts and stuff if people don't mind revealing their real names . So my baseline right now is Swimming I can comfortably swim at 1:35 per 100meters, or roughly 1:27 per 100 yards. Just started swimming 7-8 hours a week, hopefully after a few more weeks i can see more improvement in the swim. Bike: I bought a power meter in 2014 yay, and right now in the off season I test 1 hour race pace watts of 282 aka i can hold 282 watts for 1 hour aka FTP (functional threshold pace). I'm also 147lbs right now at 5'8. so that leaves me at a 4.22 watts/kilo Run: running was my first sport, and in the past year i've struggled to see progress, however, after my last cross country season, and a 2 week break i rebuilt running again. Now i can run at like a lot faster easy runs with much less effort. Some days if i'm feeling good I can run like a 6:49min/mile on a cruise probably also due to the fact i lost some muscle weight. Goals 2015, main goal is to get top 25 in my age group and olympic distance nationals to qualify for ITU world's. Swim: Looking at last year's results, gonna have to swim 1:30/100m or hold 1:25/100 yrds for 1500meters. Bike: Increase my current FTP from 282 watts to 300-310 watts. Also drop 2 more lbs to race weight of 145lbs. Therefore making it 4.55 watts per kilo. Run: I'd love to run a 35:39 or 5:45min/mile for 10k on the track. a 1:18 13.1, and a 37min 10k off the bike. I've ran at 5:45 pace for a 8k on a cross country course this past season, so after some weight loss and more speed work that should be within reach. Also break 4hr 30min in a 70.3 in june. I'm also going to boulder Co, from early sept to early october for a rotation site. Looking forwards to train hard over there as well! Good luck to everyone on their 2015 season
Hey, if you (or any other TL runner) are going to be in Boulder, hit me up! I would love to share some of the good weekly runs and routes.
*my training goals to follow on another post*
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On January 05 2015 20:47 Gjhc wrote:Hello everybody. This year I'm taking a semester off college and I'll get a part time job so I'll have plenty of spare time which I'll use to train for triathlon races. I have some swimming background but although I'm a decent runner and cyclist that's definitely where I'll have to invest more. I'm pretty dedicated to my training and I'll be training over 20 hours weekly for the first weeks mainly to get a good level of endurance and then depending on how I'm doing I'll see how to adjust my training. I'm no expert on training methodology and most of the sessions and training plans I'll be using come from hereAlthough it is very specific to triathlon it has many very interesting articles about the principles of training in general and about all the 3 disciplines of the triathlon which may be interesting for both runners and cyclists. My first race will be on the 16th Feb and will be a Sprint distance race (750m swim, 20km bike and 5km run). It will not my key race, so I'll just want to get the feel of racing and see where I'll need to improve so I'll be much better by the end of the season. Till then I hope to stay injure free and improve as much as possible.
wooot! excited to see how you do on your races, keep us updated .
20hours a week is a lot of training hours if you're not counting putting on shoes, waiting at stoplights...etc. But you came from a swim background so probably used to training 2-4 hours a day.
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On January 06 2015 03:47 mtmentat wrote:
Hey, if you (or any other TL runner) are going to be in Boulder, hit me up! I would love to share some of the good weekly runs and routes.
*my training goals to follow on another post*
Will definitely let you know, excited to meet a bunch of endurance junkies over there, and maybe even barcraft after
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Hello running thread, this year I decided to first stop lurking this thread and to try my best and get to my goal of finishing a marathon. At the moment I'm not concerned about speed at all, just making it to the finish line. Currently I'm trying to run 3-4 days a week, consisting of one long run and the rest shorter ones. I'm currently around 12-15 miles @ 9ish min/mi pace for my long runs and doing 6-7 miles or so for my short runs.
I'm just running into several problems I'd appreciate help with (besides trying to keep up a schedule). First off, how important is running half marathon races to prepare? I'm also hitting the wall pretty hard at the end of some runs, and I think I might be running out of water. Do you just plan a route with water along the way or are you just supposed to carry a water bottle with you, because I really hate having anything on me at all during a run. Also when I'm planning my runs, how much terrain should I be including, I haven't done much research yet on how much incline there is during a marathon course. Any advice on anything else would be appreciated.
Cheers to all on the new year and new goals.
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On January 06 2015 08:55 YPang wrote:Show nested quote +On January 05 2015 20:47 Gjhc wrote:Hello everybody. This year I'm taking a semester off college and I'll get a part time job so I'll have plenty of spare time which I'll use to train for triathlon races. I have some swimming background but although I'm a decent runner and cyclist that's definitely where I'll have to invest more. I'm pretty dedicated to my training and I'll be training over 20 hours weekly for the first weeks mainly to get a good level of endurance and then depending on how I'm doing I'll see how to adjust my training. I'm no expert on training methodology and most of the sessions and training plans I'll be using come from hereAlthough it is very specific to triathlon it has many very interesting articles about the principles of training in general and about all the 3 disciplines of the triathlon which may be interesting for both runners and cyclists. My first race will be on the 16th Feb and will be a Sprint distance race (750m swim, 20km bike and 5km run). It will not my key race, so I'll just want to get the feel of racing and see where I'll need to improve so I'll be much better by the end of the season. Till then I hope to stay injure free and improve as much as possible. wooot! excited to see how you do on your races, keep us updated . 20hours a week is a lot of training hours if you're not counting putting on shoes, waiting at stoplights...etc. But you came from a swim background so probably used to training 2-4 hours a day.
Dude YPang is gonna be in Boulder in September, we have to all go for some crazy, painful run!
And I'll try to make it up for a run at some point, maybe we can meet at USA XC?
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So i just joined the strava group, looks fun but i'm way less hardcore than some of you, don't know if i'll dare put my records here :p.
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