#3094176 - 10/08/08 07:27 PM
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DWalk
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92 and sunny here 
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#3098236 - 10/09/08 08:25 PM
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A S D
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Congrats on the 4 miles man. Without going back over the whole thread I think that is the farthest I have seen you say you have ran. It doesn't matter how you got it finished as long as you got through it. It will only get easier from here.
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#3098591 - 10/09/08 10:14 PM
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My first race with with around 500 people and I was a little nervous. I guess your usual butterflies but I wouldn't call it intimidation. As far as the music, it depends on the race. My first race it wasnt a problem to run with my ipod, but the half marathon im running in November specifically says no portable music players. Im not sure why, maybe just their rules. I would say if you haven't seen anything saying you can't wear it, you should go ahead and wear it.
One tip I have is don't get in the back of the pack at the starting line. You will spend the first 1/2 mile dodging people, which can take a lot out of you real quick.
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#3104384 - 10/12/08 04:27 AM
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DWalk
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Ran another 5k tonight.
30 miles deep in October so far 
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#3106191 - 10/12/08 09:51 PM
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DWalk
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deciding if i want to head out tonight and run again. i feel great, but i know if i keep running every day im going to get injured  .
I'll probably relax for another hour and then hit up my 6 mile run
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#3106557 - 10/13/08 12:14 AM
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DWalk
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and mark me down with another 5k
33 miles and counting in October! whats a high mileage month for you silock? i could hit 100 this month if I continue at this pace, but i think i'll keep it closer to 75 and see if I can due that 3 straight months instead...
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#3113958 - 10/15/08 01:47 AM
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Farkey
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Gosh Im so envious of being able to run like that. Maybe this time next year. Ima go down ~5k today (just run for 30:00 or so). What's the best running training to lower my 5k time? Just more distance? Intervals? Etc? -Matt
Tempo runs are what you're looking for to actually get faster, as opposed to just increasing distance: http://www.runnersworld.com/article/0,7120,s6-238-263-265-12224-0,00.html
Figured I'd jump in on this thread since I've started reading these forums regularly again. I recently (about 2 months ago) started running/lifting again after taking about two years off for, well... no good reason, really. I just got lazy and now I'm paying the price. When I was 20 I was in incredibly good shape, as I played soccer and tennis competitively and ran religiously (at one point I had my mile to just under 5 mins... 4:55ish or so). Now I'm 29 and a tad overweight at 6'2 203 and am shocked at where I stand on conditioning. My mile as of a couple days ago is 7:45, and I'm working up from an easy pace of about 10 mi/wk right now (split between 3 days). It's actually really frustrating feeling so slow compared to where I used to be, but at the same time it's a good motivating factor because I've been fast before and I know I can get there again.
Short term (~ 6 months) I want to get myself to a sub-20 min 5k time and work back up to about 20 mi/wk, while getting the weight back down to 180 or so. I'm honestly not sure how practical the timeframe is and how my body will cooperate, but we'll see.
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#3114731 - 10/15/08 11:29 AM
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good work on the runin deuce. after legs and abs last night, i walked on the treadmill on a 7.5% incline for 30 mins. today will probably be a bike day
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#3115194 - 10/15/08 01:37 PM
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LuckyRVA
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ran 3 miles at a slooow 10min/mile pace yesterday while hungover. I thought I was going to die. But, I made it.  I need to run more!
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#3118499 - 10/16/08 12:03 PM
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dirtydante
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it is one hell of a hill. did 30 mins on the bike last night after I lifted
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#3120226 - 10/16/08 07:31 PM
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dirtydante
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oh and i did 5.5 miles of hilly fun-ness last night with a fat sprint up the deathstar of a hill(gigantic mesa) that my condo sits on. it seriously 1/4 of insanely steep grade. dirtydante can attest to the mesa of death! Good deal man. Im running in the foothills of the Smoky Mountains, so Ive got hill training wherever I go. Now when I run on flat ground it almost feels surreal. -Matt
Dude, haven't you seen Deliverance? Some redkneck is gonna try to make you squeel like a pig someday
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