TR Running Thread 2023

But it is. Your body is telling you so.
To key is to listen to your body and tell your brain to be silent.

I agree with @JoeX a return run walking is a good idea.

Feeling fine to start with isnt a ‘green light’ it takes a while for the load to build.

Your HR could be under 100bpm it doesnt mean your skeletol / neuromuscular system itsnt at 95% plus.

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I did a marathon where I was in the lead bike team for the wheelchair race. As we were the first race on the course we had a police escort clearing the path for us. Started off with a sharp downhill (which you then came back up at the end of the race which was just rude) and the police biker missed the first turn. Not being 100% with the course ourselves we followed him with some of the wheelchair athletes careering around the corner with no one in front of them and a couple of others to follow us over some pretty sketchy speed bumps. Needless to say we were not popular that day.

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@KickrLin Sorry to hear you’ve got an injury, hope you get it resolved soon… good news though you can still get sessions in on the bike!

January I managed around 4hours (35km+) of easy trail running per week and 3 TR workouts. Glad I kept some base miles going over the Autumn and Winter. As weather improved I’ve put the VFFs back on and did a 20km session, resulting in some tightening in the Calves. Also had a bad fall going down hill where both knee caps slammed into some tree roots. Amazing how quickly the body loses the adaptions from VFFs last year. Knees were just sore for several days. This things haven’t stopped me running as I had a recovery week a planned, so I’ll ensure I’ll mix and match before going back to VFFs majority of the time. Did 2 hours last night and hardly noticed calves, but it was in the Altra’s…

Have now dropped a TR session (2/wk) and aiming to increase running to 6hrs (50km+) running a week and keep ramping it up slowly. Got my mini Ultra in May as my A event and just hoping to complete and improve on last years time whilst enjoying the whole day in the Eryri mountain. Got to get fitter as it includes a double ascent of Yr Wyddfa (Snowdon) straight from the start.

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Surviving so far, running very little but often

@FatherDamo2 i’m considering busting out my old VFF back out for my shorter runs. My big toe isn’t splaying as much anymore :frowning:

Had my first run in the Altra Rivera 2s…theyre tighter but still spacious in the toe box. Started getting the under-toe/forefoot chafing on the opposite leg.

Juggling all the sports is quite the challenge, esp with weightlifting on top. I just have to get to 3.5 hours of running time per week a-la-barryP and then i’ll try to add some race pace intervals
As much as i liked the track sessions i just can’t bring myself to get to it in time (with shorter days and such)
My hamstring on one leg is still tight and my right foot wants to start plantar fasciiting (an issue i’ve run into after trying to start jump roping a bit too intensely back in nov/dec). The pain usually goes away after the first km though.

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So I did see the doc and had some imaging done. It appears that I’ve dorked up my lumbar spine a bit and hit a nerve. Gave me a script for some meds (B vitamins, muscle relaxer, pain/anti-inflammatory) and recommended seeing a PT. As for the PT, long story short, I went to the PT and was less than pleased when I left.

Here is what I've decided to do. I'm taking the vitamins and pain/anti-inflammatory, not taking the muscle relaxer. I'm doing my own set of exercises to decompress and/or get things back in place as well as make it stable again. I'm trying not to be angry, but it's hard. I had only started to feel normal again after over a year dealing w/my broken leg and immediately a setback 😫

:smile: I feel better already!

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Bummer to hear about the injury but glad to see you have answers… and a plan in place to get things back on (the) track. pun intended

My plan was to put running on the back-burner as I focused on cycling for the first half of the year. I started with two runs a week but slowly added a third and then the occasional fourth. While still managing to get in 3/4 rides a week.

This past weekend my buddy roped me into a 5k as part of his team. Everyone is timed individually but as a team the five fastest times are accumulated to be compared against the other teams. My goal was to full send it with no real time goal. As an aside, I raced a 5k in December where I PR’d by 20 seconds and finished at 17 flat. My total weekly mileage is now less than half what it was at the time I PR’d so I thought if I finished 17 high I would be thrilled.

Gun goes off and I quickly find the lead pack. I settle in behind the top 4 (sitting 5th)… About 1.5 miles in the top two start to pull away. I tell the guys (3rd/4th) to push but they dont respond. I step around and within seconds I immediately tell myself ‘nope, not today’ lol… I pull back just a bit and keep steady. Just after mile 2 the 2nd place guy starts to fall back. I run by him and hang on for dear life.

Not once I looked at my watch and only listened for the auto lap notifications. Which seemed like forever for mile 3… Once I heard the 3 mile lap I felt the biggest sense of relief… I crossed the finish, stopped my watch and hit the floor… Official time 16:40; another 20 second PR just 6 weeks later. I finished 2nd Overall and 1st Masters.

So what now? I really want to cycle to prepare for some summer crit races but I was given a race entry to a local half in April and the 5k result is super motivating. Now I’m torn between either continue to split my time cycling/running or switch back to run focus to try to ‘race’ the half.

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It’s always like that in a 5km :smile:

Flying! I never had that speed even in my youth! Low 17s was my limit. I’d be happy to run 18 anything nowadays once I get myself right again.

Congrats on another PR :rocket:

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My running season is almost over with the Cowtown Half Marathon this Sunday. But I’m already in week 4 of my bike training. I’ve been running for the last 10 years and finally figured out what I’m doing. My goal this year was to qualify for Boston and I was happy to get it done at CIM in Sacramento back in December. I did enter the lottery for NYC again, but I doubt I’ll get in. It would be an epic year to do NYC and Boston in the same season.
I started riding more seriously when I got into Leadville last year, but I broke my wrist on the MTB and had to defer to 2023. All for the best as I was definitely not ready. I did a bunch of races, but did not have a good training plan. Now I’m in a 29 week training plan with a lot of gravel and MTB racing all spring and summer. It will be epic if I can stay healthy. I’m doing Gravel Locos, 24 hours in the canyon, and a bunch of others leading up to Leadville. Dance calendar is full!

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I’m enjoying doing couch to 5k with my dog 2-3x per week.

However soon I want to crack the sub 20 min 5k (without the dog). My last attempt was 20:39 so not too far away.

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As in everything else, there are great PT’s, horrible PT’s, and ones you just don’t click with. But it’s also harder/slower to rehabilitate yourself unless you have some good knowledge about the subject… that’s why these people bother to learn their craft, after all.

I’d strongly – oh, so strongly – suggest you shop around for another PT until you find one that you like and respect, and with whom you’re happy to work. Physical therapy is not a do-it-yourself thing for nearly anyone.

Best of success healing/rehabbing quickly and fully!

Hi, I’m there with you. I over-reached just enough with my “long” run over the weekend (exasperated later in the day when I was playing hard outside with my son) and now my right heel is speaking to me again. It’s asking for a minimum of a week off. Luckily, riding seems to be fine, so I’ll just sub my runs for slightly longer rides (than I had planned).

For me, what I continue to learn is that I cannot simply substitute running for riding. I have to do both for mental and physical reasons. So, I’ll either supplement my riding with a bit of running, or vice versa. My goal with running is just over-all health and body movement that’s different. I’m enjoying the experience a lot, but it is still frustrating when I can’t seem to break the 5 mile mark either, without suffering the consequences.

I’m staying positive and will keep the head on straight with a nice longer ride today, and strength training and familly ride over the weekend. I’ll check in early next week and see if I can’t start the easy/short runs again.

16:40 as a Master’s runner is legit. Congrats on an amazing run!

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Thank you!

I just recently turned 40 so I’m still getting used to being part of the club.

Submitted an aplicalation with a qualifying finish time but no luck. Will keep fingers crossed hoping I get in with the general drawing.

The limited number of spots for runners who met the time standards in a non-NYRR race has now reached capacity for the 2023 TCS New York City Marathon. As a runner who applied with a qualifying time and did not gain entry to the event through this method, you will be automatically moved into the general drawing and see the event status as “pending drawing” on your dashboard by February 23.

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I have now gone 3 months without spraining my ankle on a pine one so I’ve got that going for me. For the most part, the baby is now just up once in the middle of the night to eat (he’s bottle fed so my wife and I take turns on who gets up to feed him which takes about a half hour). So that has helped my recovery efforts

About 7 weeks out. I won’t have an ideal base mileage due to the previously mentioned sprained ankles and high put me on the shelf for almost all of November. Right now it looks like I’ll have thee weeks over 50 miles and just a single run over 20 miles. But I’m continuing to do 4-5 per week on the bike so hopefully that pays off come race day

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Hey all, I was able to get some decent lunch runs in this week but I’ve noticed terrible GPS drift when I use my iPhone. I typically hold my phone in my hand and alternate between which hand I’m using. Is that the issue? Today’s run fed me a load of over-inflated numbers like 4:52 estimated 1mile (no way) and 7:22 mi pace, again that’s definitely inflated. My only other option is to use my cycling computer, Garmin 520 or 130 - Maybe I’ll just try that to see if it improves the GPS data. The reason for the phone is music. I’m willing to try my old iPod and a cycling computer, I’m just wondering if other casual runners have experienced this. I should mention I’m just using the Strava iPhone app to record.

GPS does funny things sometimes.

I would recommend getting a Garmin Forerunner watch. Beats running with a phone!!

Hi everyone, I have a garmin fenix 6 and hrm pro strap and I can use some kind of running power estimate with am IQ data field.

It’s accurate (at least training usefully accurate not scientifically)? How do I use power with running? There is something like running FTP? How I can test that?

Some thoughts:

  • Are you getting a good GPS signal before your start? W/ my watch, I usually walk for 10-30 seconds after getting the “GPS Ready” signal before starting my watch.
  • Are you in a city? Tall buildings are notorious for interrupted signals. Same with tree covered routes. Tunnels and underpasses can mess stuff of as well.

You can usually look as the GPS track and figure out where it went wonky.

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I tend to get a GPS lock for at least 5 - 10 second before I start otherwise the data for the first 3 - 4 minutes is garbage and that is with a Forerunner. Phones don’t seem to give great results, they can but it seems to be more hit and miss. Guess it depends where the GPS chip/senor is and the orientation of the phone.

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