The Running Thread

[Jeffwilson99]

What exactly do you run as / for? That sounds like some legit stuff :shock:

 

I play AFL. The clubs take stuff like this pretty seriously, because a single player breaking any rule is enough reason for a sponsor to leave. Could you imagine how unpopular I'd be if I cost my club a multi-million dollar sponsorship by wearing the wrong shoes :shock:

 

So who are you sponsered by?

[depresins]

What exactly do you run as / for? That sounds like some legit stuff :shock:

 

I play AFL. The clubs take stuff like this pretty seriously, because a single player breaking any rule is enough reason for a sponsor to leave. Could you imagine how unpopular I'd be if I cost my club a multi-million dollar sponsorship by wearing the wrong shoes :shock:

 

So who are you sponsered by?

 

Not Nike. Anything more makes it too easy to identify me and my phone numbers, address, etc

[noble_aloof]

Hey guys! sorry i've been having some computer problems -.-

i'll add that link to the first post right now, tell me if you want me to change anything in it.

i was wondering how everybody's season went. how were your times? how did your team do? let me know!

 

on a personal sidenote, i just got back from a race to find that my computer would actually turn on :D and that i smashed my PR by 39 seconds by running an 18:32 today :D:D

 

 

and ps- i've been given the choice to get nike+(and a thing that holds it on my laces) or a fancy garmin watch for Christmas, which should i choose?

[sithlord_man]

Will the Garmin watch help you track your mileage and the other things?

 

Personally, I'd go for the Nike+

 

On a side note, I'm 1 spot away from sectionals...Running 18:05 was not good enough at championships...good thing is that 3 of our team for Cross country qualified for Sectionals, with me and another member 1 spot away. Went from Second to last a year ago to having members go to sectionals.

[ElkNight]

Does anyone/can you listen to music in cross country meets? Just curious.

[sithlord_man]

Does anyone/can you listen to music in cross country meets? Just curious.

I don't think you can while running in the race, other than that, you can, I don't know a rule against it (in California, might be the same/different elsewhere).

[Ouchy]

Should I eat breakfast at 5:30AM, and be fine to run at 7AM? Breakfeast consists of 8 Weet-Bix with 500g Skim Milk. I need to study in the morning so I'm curious.

[imblooded]

I'm a Freshman in High school about to start indoor track on Monday,

 

Wondering how is it different from middle school, Tougher? More fun?

[aquariusman]

In an effort to keep myself more aware of cars I've started only wearing only one iPod speaker, but after a run it feels like my brain's just been blown out whatever ear doesn't have the speaker in it xD Anyone know any ways to stop this happening? :P And any tips on what to do before/after a run?

Run without music. I actually find that music ruins running for me.

[Zygimantas]

In an effort to keep myself more aware of cars I've started only wearing only one iPod speaker, but after a run it feels like my brain's just been blown out whatever ear doesn't have the speaker in it xD Anyone know any ways to stop this happening? :P And any tips on what to do before/after a run?

Run without music. I actually find that music ruins running for me.

Really? Unless I'm running with someone else, I hate going for long runs without my ipod. I get bored.

[aquariusman]

In an effort to keep myself more aware of cars I've started only wearing only one iPod speaker, but after a run it feels like my brain's just been blown out whatever ear doesn't have the speaker in it xD Anyone know any ways to stop this happening? :P And any tips on what to do before/after a run?

Run without music. I actually find that music ruins running for me.

Really? Unless I'm running with someone else, I hate going for long runs without my ipod. I get bored.

For me, I generally have some really scenic running routes, so it's hard for me to be bored. I also enjoy the silence, and just the physical activity in general. I also generally run on unpaved paths, so I need to watch where I'm running. I have never found boredom during a run a problem.

[ElkNight]

I cant run without my music as well. It just pumps me up. :thumbsup:

[Pinkbullet3]

I can do with or without music.

 

I just can't do without taking a poop before a run, though.

 

:lol:

 

Plus, it is advised that you take at least one each day so your body doesn't accumulate toxins that could steadily make you unhealthy.

[Ouchy]

I can do with or without music.

 

I just can't do without taking a poop before a run, though.

 

:lol:

 

Plus, it is advised that you take at least one each day so your body doesn't accumulate toxins that could steadily make you unhealthy.

 

I'm the same. :lol: On the days I have running before school for rowing, I take a dump before, and when I get there. Ah, nothing like going in and stinking up the toilets with my rowing buddies before anyone else has used them ;)

xD

[Jeffwilson99]

I can do with or without music.

 

I just can't do without taking a poop before a run, though.

 

:lol:

 

Plus, it is advised that you take at least one each day so your body doesn't accumulate toxins that could steadily make you unhealthy.

 

I'm the same. :lol: On the days I have running before school for rowing, I take a dump before, and when I get there. Ah, nothing like going in and stinking up the toilets with my rowing buddies before anyone else has used them ;)

xD

 

Yeah, I think almost everyone performs better after the Pre-Game Dump :wink:

[noble_aloof]

hey guys, how was everyone's thanksgiving break? did you run any races?

i ran two over mine, a mile race sponsered by a local bar (go figure) and a 5k run.

 

in the mile i smashed my old pr by 22 seconds and ran a 5:20, second in my agegroup 15-16

in the 5k (the next day) i ran a 19:45 on a hilly course. 9th overall, which wasn't bad.

 

winter track season is hopefully starting tomorrow (just training) how are you guys doing?

 

also- i was thinking about getting a legit looking track jacket so i won't look like a noob when i go to races, which color would you guys pick? i often wear black shorts, occasionally grey sweatpants, and black wind-pants for track season. http://www.oakley.com/catalog/products/master-track-jacket/411311-60B

[Georgelemmons]

We have one guy who's an amazing finisher (on the mile last year he made up 60m with 100m left to win the race), but absolutely cannot use the facilities before a run. We almost always run the same way, and we run on a path lined with bushes and trees. He has one spot where a bush is almost completely stripped bare from "use". I'll let you figure out what happened there. :lol:

 

After 2 weeks of not running, our winter running group has begun. I love winter running. There's no pressure at all because we don't have competitions, and all the fun elements of running are still there. The workouts are tough and cold, yes, but we often have snowball fights whilst running and other fun. Once, we ran by my house, and grabbed sleds and pulled them behind us in the snow for two miles to go sledding :thumbup:

[noble_aloof]

i also like winter running because of the no-competition element.. I'm mainly doing it to have use of the weight room, though. considering i live right up the street, its faster to go home at 2:35 and run then to wait at school til 3:15 to run.

[Georgelemmons]

Why can't you run right after school? We're normally out the door by 2:40 and starting our workout.

[noble_aloof]

for some reason the team takes an ungodly amount of time to get changed.. plus we have to -wait- for our coach to come :rolleyes:

last year i stopped going near the end of the winter and ran on my own. i couldn't believe the (old) coach was actually getting pissed at me for taking 1-2 days off a week to go skiing (i would just run at home).

when i want to go skiing this year i'll simply go home, eat, stretch, and be out the door by 3:00 then return by 4 to go ski (except on fridays, which i'll probably make my off-day)

[bedman]

for some reason the team takes an ungodly amount of time to get changed.. plus we have to -wait- for our coach to come :rolleyes:

last year i stopped going near the end of the winter and ran on my own. i couldn't believe the (old) coach was actually getting pissed at me for taking 1-2 days off a week to go skiing (i would just run at home).

when i want to go skiing this year i'll simply go home, eat, stretch, and be out the door by 3:00 then return by 4 to go ski (except on fridays, which i'll probably make my off-day)

Wow, consider yourself lucky you can just go skiing in the afternoon. I have to drive 7h to the A;ps for it (live in Belgium).

[noble_aloof]

for some reason the team takes an ungodly amount of time to get changed.. plus we have to -wait- for our coach to come :rolleyes:

last year i stopped going near the end of the winter and ran on my own. i couldn't believe the (old) coach was actually getting pissed at me for taking 1-2 days off a week to go skiing (i would just run at home).

when i want to go skiing this year i'll simply go home, eat, stretch, and be out the door by 3:00 then return by 4 to go ski (except on fridays, which i'll probably make my off-day)

Wow, consider yourself lucky you can just go skiing in the afternoon. I have to drive 7h to the A;ps for it (live in Belgium).

 

no, consider yourself lucky. i live in Pennsylvania. the highest "hill" within an hour drive of my house probably has the verticle drop of your nearest bunny slope.

[sithlord_man]

for some reason the team takes an ungodly amount of time to get changed.. plus we have to -wait- for our coach to come :rolleyes:

last year i stopped going near the end of the winter and ran on my own. i couldn't believe the (old) coach was actually getting pissed at me for taking 1-2 days off a week to go skiing (i would just run at home).

when i want to go skiing this year i'll simply go home, eat, stretch, and be out the door by 3:00 then return by 4 to go ski (except on fridays, which i'll probably make my off-day)

Wow, consider yourself lucky you can just go skiing in the afternoon. I have to drive 7h to the A;ps for it (live in Belgium).

 

no, consider yourself lucky. i live in Pennsylvania. the highest "hill" within an hour drive of my house probably has the verticle drop of your nearest bunny slope.

 

Consider yourself lucky that you actually get snow.

 

I'm doing at least 3-4 days a week for Track conditioning...keeping the miles up and hills going.

[noble_aloof]

for some reason the team takes an ungodly amount of time to get changed.. plus we have to -wait- for our coach to come :rolleyes:

last year i stopped going near the end of the winter and ran on my own. i couldn't believe the (old) coach was actually getting pissed at me for taking 1-2 days off a week to go skiing (i would just run at home).

when i want to go skiing this year i'll simply go home, eat, stretch, and be out the door by 3:00 then return by 4 to go ski (except on fridays, which i'll probably make my off-day)

Wow, consider yourself lucky you can just go skiing in the afternoon. I have to drive 7h to the A;ps for it (live in Belgium).

 

no, consider yourself lucky. i live in Pennsylvania. the highest "hill" within an hour drive of my house probably has the verticle drop of your nearest bunny slope.

 

Consider yourself lucky that you actually get snow.

 

I'm doing at least 3-4 days a week for Track conditioning...keeping the miles up and hills going.

 

speaking of snow, i got about 4 inches over this weekend.. so i took this weekend off. hopefully i'll get a good 5-6 day week in. i also need to look into buying warmer clothes :mellow:

[How2PK]

I started running a while ago, but after a few times I got a lot of pain in my right knee. It turned out that I overpronate. So I stopped running with my old shoes. My uncle had the same problem as I have, and he recommended me the Brooks GTS9, so I bought those shoes today, they will arrive tomorrow and I can't wait to try them on. :) It's a shame that there isn't any shop in my neighborhood that specializes in running shoes.