Official Strava/Runkeeper Thread

[Kodos]

My niece finished her half in 2nd place for her age group. Proud of her! You knocked a lot of time off your PRs. Nice!

[AnalBumCover]

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Some may say I'm not a "half marathoner" because I didn't run the whole thing. I ran, walked, limped, and hobbled 39.3 miles in a total of 12 hours. I went through bloody nipples and leg cramps - things that most marathoners have experienced one time or another. I think I deserve this medal. Beach Cities Challenge: ACHIEVED.

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[Umbrella]

Trying to get back into this. I won't post times or anything like that, since compared to what you guys are doing, it is pretty pathetic. But hey, at least I finished the first day of C25K.

[AnalBumCover]

Originally Posted by Umbrella

Trying to get back into this. I won't post times or anything like that, since compared to what you guys are doing, it is pretty pathetic. But hey, at least I finished the first day of C25K.

There's no shame in being slow. I've been at this for about a year and a half. And the race I just mentioned up above, I walked pretty much the entire distance. I walked with amazing people at the back of the pack.

And at the end of the race, I got the same amount of cheers as the people ahead of me. And still got the medal at the finish line.

[Alan T]

Everyone has their pace and no matter how fast or slow you go, I get excited anytime someone is just out there doing it.

Getting in better shape has helped improve my life so much, it makes me happy to see others doing the same.

If you run 5 minute miles or 30 minute miles. You run 100 miles or 1/2 mile, please share and let us encourage you!

[timmae]

Originally Posted by timmae

Just finished... 2:05 time. Fun race... More info to come next week.

Ok, in front of a computer so I can provide some stats.

I ran my first ever race, which just so happened to be a runDisney sponsored event, the Tower of Terror 10 Miler

I had been running 2-3 times a week for the last 6 months or so to prepare for the race as we had to register fairly early to get a spot. When I started my training I was able to run about 4 blocks at a time before I had to walk to control my breathing and heart rate. By the end of August I was up to running about 3 miles without stopping for a walk break. I wasn't timing myself at all at that point but I am guessing that I was running around 12 minute miles as with some post run stretching I was able to get from out the door to back in the door in about 45 minutes.

In September I purchased a new phone and downloaded EndoMondo to track some runs. I completed a few 5 mile runs while trying to increase my distance for the 10 mile race in early October. The first few weeks I was starting with the first mile at around a 10:15 min/mile pace, followed by 10:30 min/mile for the next fee miles and finishing with around 10:45 min/mile pace. My last few runs in September were comprised of alternating 9:45 min/mile miles starting out and 3rd miles and 10:30 min/mile 2nd, 4th and 5th. Not sure why I ran the differing speeds but I did. My typical course through the City probably played a partial role as I chose a fairly busy street with busy cross traffic streets so a few major intersections to traverse.

Anyways, I wasn't quite building my mileage up like I had hoped due to a cold at the end of September and other commitments. Which meant I was going into the 10 miler with my longest run being 5.02 miles. Arghhh... not good. Although I did know what shoes, outfit, fuels, etc. I was going to use for the race so at least I was prepared on that front.

The race had 11,500 registered people and the groups were split into 10 corrals. Since my wife and I did not submit proof of time we were placed in corral J along with about 2,000 of our closest friends that night. We arrived at Hollywood Studios around 7pm for the 10:00pm race in order to make sure we had transportation via the buses provided by Disney. I ran dressed as Clayton, the villain from Tarzan, complete with a yellow dress shirt and a red ascot. Probably not the best choice as it was fairly warm with temps in the 75 degree area and fairly high humidity. Oh well.. I can honestly say that I was the only one wearing an ascot (that I saw anyways) during the race. There were a ton of other runners dressed as villains and we were able to spot quite a few crazy costumes. Overall it was an awesome atmosphere for our first race. The corrals were led down to the starting area one by one. Corral A started right at 10pm and corral J crossed the start line around 10:30pm. My splits per mile as follows;

Mile 1 – 18:05
Mile 2 – 16:58
Mile 3 – 10:50
Mile 4 – 11:03
Mile 5 – 12:10
Mile 6 – 13:17
Mile 7 – 11:46
Mile 8 – 10:14
Mile 9 – 11:34
Mile 10 – 10:44

There were 11,500 spots and just less than 9,389 finished the race. There were 3,239 men and I finished 4,253rd overall, 1,880th amongst men and 305th in my division (39 yrs old). My official 5k split was 46.00 and my 10k split was 1:24:55. Official race time was 2:07:34. Endomondo had me running 10.28 miles (zigzagging through traffic maybe??) in 2:09:43.
Thoughts about the race… I started by running and walking with my wife who was just getting over a knee surgery and was a trooper for even starting the race much less getting close to finishing. The balloon ladies caught up to use by mile 2. I decided to try and finish as anyone who could not keep 16 minute/mile could get swept at any time. I found out later that my wife was able to make it to mile 7 before they provided bus transportation back to the park. Very proud of her for making it that far as her goal going in was to try and finish 3 miles. Miles 3 and 4 felt like my training runs although they were about 45-60 seconds slower than my quickest miles while training. Heat and humidity, along with course traffic, no doubt! Mile 6 was through a trail that was quite tight and I walk a good portion of the part of the course due to the congestion on the path. It seems as that allowed me to gather up energy for mile 7 and definitely mile 8, where the crowd thinned out a bit. Mile 9 was a real push just to keep running and I think I stopped to walk for a few seconds twice. Then Mile 10 was through the park with spectators and cast members cheering us on. Definitely a cool way to finish the race!

My first goal going in was to finish the race. My second goal was to try and finish under 2 hours which I came very close to. Overall it was a great experience and a huge amount of fun. Thanks for reading!

[Alan T]

Thanks for the write-up timmae, very nice job! Did you get to stop any for pictures with any of the characters or anything, or mainly focused on surviving? I've heard that Disney races are alot of fun, but sell out pretty fast.

[timmae]

I didn't stop for photos as the lines at each of the villain characters were fairly long but I did see them all in passing. Kinda wish I did as I do not think they are bringing back the ToT race in 2015. Oh well... it was a blast either way! I am thinking about doing another race through Magic Kingdom or Epcot. They have half marathons for MK and full for Epcot. We'll see what the future holds. I have some pre race photos as well as some finish line photos on MarathonFoto. I'll need to d/l and post.

[HerRealName]

Good job in tough conditions Alan and timmae. It's unfortunate to put in all of that training and then end up with bad weather on race day. I don't mind a little rain but it gets really difficult the wetter it gets.

Also, ABC, going 39.3 is fantastic.

How are you guys feeling this week?

[lighthousekeeper]

It also looks like they tried to pack a few too many participants into the race. Bunching up at the beginning is expected, but by mile 6 you'd hope that you wouldn't get slowed down in the trails.

[Alan T]

Originally Posted by HerRealName

How are you guys feeling this week?

I'm doing pretty good. My wife commented that it was night and day difference between my last marathon and this one. The last one put me out of commission for a while. This one I felt a little tenderness especially on stairs for a day or two, but today I'm feeling pretty good. Only a little tenderness remains in my achilles, but no pain at all.

My recovery training plan has my first run scheduled for tomorrow, and pretty much all easy runs for a little while.. but I can definitely feel the increased resilience from all of the training.

I'm actually running a 5k race with my youngest daughter this saturday, but her pace is pretty much slower than my recovery pace, so that shouldn't be an issue at all. I'm kind of toying with the idea of entering another 5k myself a week later though. I think it will depend how my legs feel during my first aerobic+stride runs during recovery.

Of course, i actually have a doctor appointment scheduled for 40 minutes from now to deal with my non-running issues which could very well sideline me ironically enough for a few weeks instead. So I'm very play it by ear for a while

[AnalBumCover]

Originally Posted by HerRealName

Also, ABC, going 39.3 is fantastic.

FWIW, 39.3 is three different half marathons (13.1) over a year span.

(edit) the picture in my above post showed three half marathon medals, and on additional medal which is awarded by completing those three races. my post described my experience in all three combined.

[HerRealName]

Ah, I see. So you're a 3 time half marathoner in 2014 then. Congrats!

Alan, I'm going to do a 1 mile run with my youngest in a couple weeks. I'm pretty sure I'll end up carrying him, though. He's not exactly a ball of energy.

[Alan T]

Originally Posted by HerRealName

Alan, I'm going to do a 1 mile run with my youngest in a couple weeks. I'm pretty sure I'll end up carrying him, though. He's not exactly a ball of energy.

My youngest daughter's biggest issue is that she does not like running slow, so she will go really fast and tire out and then want to give up. I've been working with her on trying to slow it down a bit and she's been doing pretty well. The 5k course we're doing is pretty hilly so we have a plan that we'll likely walk up the hills and then run the flats and downhills and just have some fun. She seems pretty excited about it though, so if she's into it I will definitely try to keep up the enthusiasm for her. We've talked about doing a trail race in a few weeks which excites her even more.

[Alan T]

So for me, the doctor confirmed that it definitely is a hernia that I've been running with for the last 4-5 months, but nothing too bad. I guess in a way it was very helpful for me to see when Ben went through something similar as it appears that I'll be able to use some of the tricks that he found for my own here. I am scheduled to have the surgical consult on Monday when I'm assuming they will set up a date for the surgery and go through all of the details for me. I'm hoping for surgery sooner than later as insanely enough I'm wanting to get back to running as soon as I can.

This definitely might disrupt my plans for a Spring marathon. If I target a late spring marathon (May), I'll need to start my training by early-mid January at the latest. For safety reasons, to make sure that I don't injure myself by rushing up the miles though, I'll need to do a 5 week ramp up pre-plan where I gradually ease back to my normal mileage. So right now I'm figuring for a May marathon, I'll need to be able to start running again by the beginning of December. Which basically means I would need to have the surgery like yesterday.

I think the worst thing for me would be to rush back before I am healed post-surgery, or to rush into a training plan and risk injury without building back up my base.. or shortening my training plan. All of those have poor outcomes, some leading to injury. So I may have to reconsider a plan B and possibly even look at a June or July marathon somewhere much cooler than it is here at that time of the year. Maybe something in Canada or somewhere without heat and humidity. I can't really figure out those plans though until I know the surgical plans. So I guess it is a wait and see for me.

I kind of realized how crazy it seems that I'm having to plan a race 6- 8 months out though.

Since I won't be able to do any exercise for a short time and only limited stuff for a while after, this seems like the perfect time to do a weight refresh though. I had previously worked my way down to 184 pounds. Over the course of marathon training, I gained about 6-8 pounds back depending on the day though. This is reportedly a normal thing for training for a marathon. Most people evidently gain weight in trying to keep up with the energy required for the training. So that was no big deal for me. Since I will be exercising less though, I do not need as much fuel for a while and it is a good time to get back to my "racing weight".

I have spoken about it before, but there is an excellent book by Matt Fitzgerald called "Racing Weight" for endurance runners that goes through all kinds of details on the proper types of food, diets, eating patterns for endurance athletes. One useful part is where it has a formula that helps you determine what your ideal goal racing weight should be.

It illustrates that a large amount of your body fat is determined by genetics, but you have control over roughly 35% of what your body fat is. As such it has some scaled tables based on your current weight, current body fat percentage, current lean body mass, age, etc and it gives you what a healthy target would be for you to try to reach. Obviously not everyone is genetically the same, so for some people they may not be able to reach the same level as others, and the tables help with that in finding an appropriate level based on where you currently are.

For me, my current body fat % is somewhere around 16-17%, and based on all of the tables, an ideal target for me right now would be to get down to 13.9%. Based on my current lean mass, that means I should target for somewhere around 177 pounds, which is pretty easily achievable. So for the next few weeks, I'll be aiming to try to get somewhere probably between 170-175 in weight. That will give me a good 3-8 pound cushion to add weight back through fueling during the 18 week marathon training cycle.

The reason weight is so important for runners... the common consensus is for every pound less you weigh, you can run roughly 2 seconds per mile faster. (Obviously within reason. The book covers that there are extremes to go to where you start losing muscle mass and end up hurting your performance by going too low.)

2 seconds per mile per pound does not sound like alot, but it easily adds up. For me, to lose say 10 pounds from 185 to 175 would mean in a 5k, without any additional running training theoretically my 5k time would cut from roughly 23 minutes to 22 minutes. That is before counting any additional gains I have from running consistently. For a marathon, it gets even larger of an improvement resulting in almost 9 minutes improvement.

Since it is a really bad idea to try to cut weight while doing a marathon training cycle. Poor fueling leads to poor workouts which leads to a poor marathon. So this down time seems like a perfect time for me to work towards that next goal.

[Umbrella]

I'll be the one to encourage any lurkers who may be following this thread, and are intimidated by what you guys are doing.

I just finished week 1 of C25K this week. I only go at about a 15 minute mile pace so far, but at least I finished. It's challenging, but not "OMG I think I'm going to die" hard. I am grossly out of shape and about 30 pounds overweight. My numbers suck compared to everyone else, but I'm guessing I did more than most of the people I know.

Check back with me in a couple of weeks and I may have a different point of view, but so far, so good.

[Kodos]

Most of us had very humble beginnings. The important thing is that you've started down the road. Keep it up, Umbrella!

[Alan T]

Originally Posted by Umbrella

I'll be the one to encourage any lurkers who may be following this thread, and are intimidated by what you guys are doing.

I just finished week 1 of C25K this week. I only go at about a 15 minute mile pace so far, but at least I finished. It's challenging, but not "OMG I think I'm going to die" hard. I am grossly out of shape and about 30 pounds overweight. My numbers suck compared to everyone else, but I'm guessing I did more than most of the people I know.

Check back with me in a couple of weeks and I may have a different point of view, but so far, so good.

I'll echo Kodos' comments. Great job and keep it up. Alot of us started where you are.

I lost 76 pounds and when I first started running, I couldn't go 2 minutes before I ran out of breath. Even after I finished Couch to 5k, my fastest pace was 13-14 minutes per mile and if I ran that fast, I couldn't run a full 5k anyways.

My first 5k was 42+ minutes (a 14:10min/mile pace), and I actually walked decent parts of my first 4-5 5ks that I did.

So don't worry about comparing yourself to others, just keep up the good work. It gets tough at times, but trust me, if you stick with it, it definitely is worth it.

[AnalBumCover]

Great job on completing Week 1 Umbrella!

As for me: I'm considering restarting C25K, or at least limiting my next year races to 5k's and 10k's.

My fitness level had fallen during the summer where I did very little training due to injury, summer heat, and pure laziness. And I've returned to the point where I can't run for longer than 1 minute without running out of breath. Dropping out of certain 5k races in the summer kept me from wanting to continue regular training. I now believe I need that extra little incentive to get myself outside. Granted, I did have that half marathon to look forward to, but it was a little too big an ambition for me to actually train for.

My racing schedule in 2015: Going small. 3-4 5k's, 3 10k's and 1 Half.

The three 10k's are actually part of a collective racing series, similar to the Beach Cities Challenge. Complete all three, earn a special medal.

[AlexB]

Anyone had any problems with their Garmin Forerunner battery? Admittedly I hadn't used/charged my 305 for about 3 weeks, but it reckoned there was 45% battery when I set off. As it was my frist run for 3 weeks I wasn't focussed on time at all, so didn't realise that it had switched off until I got back...

The weird thing was that it still reckoned it had 40% battery, but when transferring what it had recorded a message came up 'battery low' and it switched off again. Refused to turn on until plugged in, and happily transferrd and charged at the same time... All the time rebooting from the 40% level.

Is that the minimum battery it needs to work, in which case why not display it as 0% for clarity, or just a fault with the watch?

[cartman]

Originally Posted by cartman

The PT I've been going to has done wonders for my knee. After only a couple of weeks, the difference is night and day. Still not enough to let me jog or bike, but hopefully I'll be cleared for that by the end of the month. My goal is to be able to participate in this event in December: HITS Running - Austin

I'm looking at the Sprint Duathlon. It starts with a 2.25 mile run, then you ride 3 laps (14 miles) of the Formula 1 track at the Circuit of the Americas, then finish with another 2.25 mile run.

Well, it looks like this race won't be in the cards for me. I hit a plateau with PT, and wasn't making any progress. I posted in the other thread that I was a candidate for an experimental surgery, but when I saw the orthopedist, he found a couple of other issues with my knee that eliminated me from consideration. So I will be going under the knife for a couple of procedures. One will be OATS, where they take cartilage from a non-critical area of the knee and transplant it to a weight-bearing spot where I'm missing some. The other is a two parter. The first part will happen concurrently with OATS, where they will collect some cartilage cells to send off to be grown in a lab. Then six weeks later, they will flip over my kneecap and place the cultured cells onto a framework to regrow on the backside of my patella. So I'm going to be on crutches for quite a while.

[AlexB]

Eek. Hope all goes well.

[Alan T]

Yikes Cartman.. hope the knee repair goes smoothly. Sounds like a pretty long process to go through.


Alex, I haven't had that exact issue myself, but I only use my old Forerunner 210 sparingly.

[Kodos]

The battery on my Garmin 210 ain't great. I've had to switch over to my phone midrun once or twice.

[lighthousekeeper]

Originally Posted by cartman

One will be OATS, where they take cartilage from a non-critical area of the knee and transplant it to a weight-bearing spot where I'm missing some. The other is a two parter. The first part will happen concurrently with OATS, where they will collect some cartilage cells to send off to be grown in a lab. Then six weeks later, they will flip over my kneecap and place the cultured cells onto a framework to regrow on the backside of my patella. So I'm going to be on crutches for quite a while.

sounds pretty cool, actually

[Umbrella]

Has anyone downloaded the "new" Strava? I use it in quotes, because I don't know how new it actually is. I downloaded it this weekend, and I noticed that it doesn't automatically pause when I'm at stop lights like the old one did. There was something in the settings that would do it, but I found that anything short of a full sprint would cause it to pause, so I disabled it.

Has anyone else run into this, or have any solutions? I suppose I could manually pause it if I get stuck at a light, but that is a bit inconvenient.

[Fidatelo]

Originally Posted by Umbrella

Has anyone downloaded the "new" Strava? I use it in quotes, because I don't know how new it actually is. I downloaded it this weekend, and I noticed that it doesn't automatically pause when I'm at stop lights like the old one did. There was something in the settings that would do it, but I found that anything short of a full sprint would cause it to pause, so I disabled it.

Has anyone else run into this, or have any solutions? I suppose I could manually pause it if I get stuck at a light, but that is a bit inconvenient.

My Strava on Android doesn't pause at lights, but it does seem to account for it once the run is over. For instance if I run a mile and in the middle get stuck at a light for 30 seconds, the timer might say 8:00 as I complete the mile but when I view the results after I upload them that mile will be logged as 7:30.

[Alan T]

I think they changed how auto pause worked when they changed how tags work of activities. Now it won't auto pause while you are running, but it will auto pause at those spots when it is uploaded to the site as long as it is just a normal run. If you change to say it was a race,it will not include any auto pauses at all even if you do stop.

[hoopsguy]

Anyone else having issues uploading to Garmin today? Have tried a couple of times over the past six hours and no dice.

[Alan T]

Originally Posted by hoopsguy

Anyone else having issues uploading to Garmin today? Have tried a couple of times over the past six hours and no dice.

Yeah, they have been having some kind of internal server issues it seems. Mine somehow synced over though at some point today, but I think it synced over backwards from Strava.

[hoopsguy]

Well, I hit my 2014 running goal (total miles) for the year - 500 miles. That is already more than 2x as much as I ran last year. I suppose there is an outside chance of going 3x what I did from last year, but I would probably have to embrace the treadmill in order to get 2 solid months of running to close out with a bang.

Also found a running challenge that I failed to meet on my first go - the marathon over 4 days. I could get that, I'm pretty sure, but I was trying to cram it into 3 days since I had planned 6/8/10 miles already for this weekend. I had decided to nudge today into my 2nd half marathon to push me over the marathon distance, but my body was having none of it today.

Oh well, that will make it sweeter when I do finish it off later this month.

[Alan T]

Originally Posted by hoopsguy

Also found a running challenge that I failed to meet on my first go - the marathon over 4 days. I could get that, I'm pretty sure, but I was trying to cram it into 3 days since I had planned 6/8/10 miles already for this weekend. I had decided to nudge today into my 2nd half marathon to push me over the marathon distance, but my body was having none of it today.

Oh well, that will make it sweeter when I do finish it off later this month.

Good job on passing your running goal!

I didn't finish that challenge either myself (you beat me by 4 miles in it actually).

[hoopsguy]

So, I gave myself another reason this morning to have some extended treadmill time this winter:

Event Info - Hustle Up the Hancock

Not many hills around my house, and certainly not going to be taking on what limited hills I can find if there is a ton of snow/ice in play. So I'll likely be adding some treadmill incline runs to workouts over the next couple of months.

[hoopsguy]

Boo. Veloviewer making a push to their "pro" model.

"Your data will be truncated and frozen to your most recent 25 activities and their segments on or soon after 11/30/2014 (a week from your first seeing of this message). Upgrade to PRO before that date to continue using VeloViewer on all of your data."

[AnalBumCover]

So the reason I've been nursing a bum knee for so long (since midsummer?) is that there have been spurs found in my knee. Gonna visit the orthopedist on Dec 1 for the official diagnosis and further consultation.

I've been off from running for quite a while. Curious to see what's in store for me after that ortho visit!

[HerRealName]

Originally Posted by hoopsguy

So, I gave myself another reason this morning to have some extended treadmill time this winter:

Event Info - Hustle Up the Hancock

Not many hills around my house, and certainly not going to be taking on what limited hills I can find if there is a ton of snow/ice in play. So I'll likely be adding some treadmill incline runs to workouts over the next couple of months.

I used to do a lot of running up and down our basement stairs for my winter workouts. This is different since you don't get the benefit of the rest period going back downstairs. This sounds like fun though.

[HerRealName]

I realized this morning that I picked up a new milestone, 250+ miles for a month. November ended up at 252.97 to be exact. I have a knee that could use a rest but I'm feeling pretty good coming off my heaviest couple of weeks. I'm looking forward to 2 weeks of taper before the race on the 14th.

I really don't have a lot of expectations beyond pain at some point beyond the 20 mile mark. My training runs have been targeting 3:35 but that seems a little optimistic to me right now. Maybe something closer to 3:40 if the run goes really well with full understanding that I may not finish anywhere close to that time . I'll see how I feel in a couple of weeks and adjust from there.

[Alan T]

Originally Posted by HerRealName

I realized this morning that I picked up a new milestone, 250+ miles for a month. November ended up at 252.97 to be exact. I have a knee that could use a rest but I'm feeling pretty good coming off my heaviest couple of weeks. I'm looking forward to 2 weeks of taper before the race on the 14th.

I really don't have a lot of expectations beyond pain at some point beyond the 20 mile mark. My training runs have been targeting 3:35 but that seems a little optimistic to me right now. Maybe something closer to 3:40 if the run goes really well with full understanding that I may not finish anywhere close to that time . I'll see how I feel in a couple of weeks and adjust from there.

That is quite a month!! You seem pretty ready for this!

[Dodgerchick]

You guys and your easy 5-7 mile runs. I'll get there soon enough you bastages lol

I'm 5 workouts away from finishing the C25K program, woot! I feel like this silly program is mocking me, I've started so many times without completing (well, I did once several years ago). But no more. I smell victory and it's real close (^。^)

[FrogMan]

Originally Posted by Dodgerchick

You guys and your easy 5-7 mile runs. I'll get there soon enough you bastages lol

I'm 5 workouts away from finishing the C25K program, woot! I feel like this silly program is mocking me, I've started so many times without completing (well, I did once several years ago). But no more. I smell victory and it's real close (^。^)

soon, YOU will be posting about easy 5 milers and what is hard and long for you now will become your warmup...

For me, sidelined again

I had started what I hoped would be a streak of 3 km runs to end the year but by the middle of last week or maybe a bit before, I started feeling some odd pain under my left heel, the same I had some achilles issue. Probably some plantar fasciitis so I decide last evening that I was calling off the streak and I didn't run today. Will be taking it easy for a few days. Now's not the time to agravate something, now's the time to rest and get better, so I will try to...

FM

[Chief Rum]

Hey ABC, how did the ortho visit go? You going to be back to running soon?

[Chief Rum]

Originally Posted by FrogMan

soon, YOU will be posting about easy 5 milers and what is hard and long for you now will become your warmup...

For me, sidelined again

I had started what I hoped would be a streak of 3 km runs to end the year but by the middle of last week or maybe a bit before, I started feeling some odd pain under my left heel, the same I had some achilles issue. Probably some plantar fasciitis so I decide last evening that I was calling off the streak and I didn't run today. Will be taking it easy for a few days. Now's not the time to agravate something, now's the time to rest and get better, so I will try to...

FM

GL Frogman. I hate it when I can't run or do my workouts. You'll get back there. Just get yourself healthy for now.

[FrogMan]

Originally Posted by Chief Rum

GL Frogman. I hate it when I can't run or do my workouts. You'll get back there. Just get yourself healthy for now.

thanks, I'm mostly annoyed and more nervous than anything right now. After about a year of running without any issue whatsoever there was the achilles thing that I was too stupid to see when it was time to let it heal, and now this. Sure, it's the downtime of the year but I'm getting ready to sign up for the same season ticket for next Summer that I signed up for this Summer. That 5 races starting with a half marathon in early May and then a race every two weeks for 8 weeks and finally my first marathon in late August.

I thought I had healed the achilles ok but to see this come up now makes me kind of freak out that I will not be able to get better ever again. I know, exaggerated but still, I feel so fragile right now.

FM

[Chief Rum]

Originally Posted by FrogMan

thanks, I'm mostly annoyed and more nervous than anything right now. After about a year of running without any issue whatsoever there was the achilles thing that I was too stupid to see when it was time to let it heal, and now this. Sure, it's the downtime of the year but I'm getting ready to sign up for the same season ticket for next Summer that I signed up for this Summer. That 5 races starting with a half marathon in early May and then a race every two weeks for 8 weeks and finally my first marathon in late August.

I thought I had healed the achilles ok but to see this come up now makes me kind of freak out that I will not be able to get better ever again. I know, exaggerated but still, I feel so fragile right now.

FM

Hang in there, man. It always seems worse when you're in the middle of it. Just let your body do its job and you'll be fine.

[Kodos]

At the end of my 10 mile run last Sunday, I felt a twinge on the outside of my left knee. Now it occasionally "pops" when I'm walking. Doesn't really hurt. But it's disconcerting. IT band? I'm taking it easy with no running until I have a day with no pops.

[Kodos]

This is the part where you guys are supposed to reassure me that it's just a temporary issue and that I'll be back in action soon!

Today it has been bothering me more, and seems to hurt a little too. It seems like whenever I do a longer run, I end up with some sort of injury. Maybe I ramped up my distance runs too quickly? 8 miles and under, almost never a problem. 10 and over? Almost always a problem.

[Chief Rum]

Originally Posted by Kodos

This is the part where you guys are supposed to reassure me that it's just a temporary issue and that I'll be back in action soon!

Today it has been bothering me more, and seems to hurt a little too. It seems like whenever I do a longer run, I end up with some sort of injury. Maybe I ramped up my distance runs too quickly? 8 miles and under, almost never a problem. 10 and over? Almost always a problem.

You don't have any swelling or bad bruising or anything serious, right? Just some pain?

I would probably just stay off of it for a bit, let it heal up. You might just need to give your knee a little time off. When I feel a pain or a pull, I either ramp down my workouts or stop them altogether until it feels right again (did it earlier this year with a slight Achilles pull and a hip flexor).

But keep in mind, I am not a doctor nor did I sleep at a Holiday Inn last night.

[Kodos]

Just some pain. I've been laying off of it since Sunday. Hoping it will just go away. I guess I need to start icing it.

[Subby]

I have three weeks to bike 462 miles. If I do it, I will hit 7,000 miles for the year.

[cartman]

I had the knee surgery this morning. Unfortunately, as soon as the doc got in there and took a look, my osteoarthritis was much worse than expected. I had some massive defects in my cartilage that can't be repaired. So I will have a full knee replacement in the near future. Next week I'll find out what that will likely mean for future athletic activities.