The Running Thread

[Sam]

Ths is my first time posting in this area of the forum, sorry if it's in the wrong thread;

 

Basically I'd like to win the 100m sprint and the school athletics competition, but I fractured my pelvis last year. Due to this I can't exert much activity on it without it feeling weak - what can I do to help strengthen my pelvis and hopefully win this sprint?

[topham]

I went for a run today, it took me an hour and by my estimations was about 8km. I'm pretty happy as I'm not going for speed tbh, but to train my calves so i can jump higher.

[tortilliachp]

Ths is my first time posting in this area of the forum, sorry if it's in the wrong thread;

 

Basically I'd like to win the 100m sprint and the school athletics competition, but I fractured my pelvis last year. Due to this I can't exert much activity on it without it feeling weak - what can I do to help strengthen my pelvis and hopefully win this sprint?

 

Strength training is the foundation of any type of athletic prowess. Weights, or other supportive strength training is what we all need, after injury and to prevent injury. You are the only one to know your body, don't push too much, or be too lenient on yourself. Muscular stability through training is where you can go.

[noble_aloof]

Ths is my first time posting in this area of the forum, sorry if it's in the wrong thread;

 

Basically I'd like to win the 100m sprint and the school athletics competition, but I fractured my pelvis last year. Due to this I can't exert much activity on it without it feeling weak - what can I do to help strengthen my pelvis and hopefully win this sprint?

 

 

not to be a [wagon], and i don't mean to discourage you at all, but consider running some slow runs (with a good pair of shoes) while waiting for the fracture to heal (not sure if its a stress fracture from running or not). but if you can't run at 70% of your sprint speed (ex- 15.5 second 100) then you need to take some time off as fractures are pretty serious injuries. i'm not sure if it IS healed or if it is in the process of healing, but here are some things that are helpful:

 

ABC:

stand on one leg, slightly bend that knee. stick your other leg out and draw the alphabet. 1-2 sets on each leg

 

runners pose:

bend your knee slightly more than in the last exercise. with the other leg bend your knee at a 90 degree angle behind you, and swing your arms as if running. 30 seconds.

 

stair hangs

stand sideways on a stair. hang one foot/leg off sligthly. keep both legs straight and lift your free leg up and down. your knees should not bend. its all in your hips

[noble_aloof]

5:08 mile, new PR :D so far I'm unbeaten. In fact, no one has even been within 10 seconds of me yet.

 

*is in 8th grade*

 

very nice. we don't have 8th graders since we're a private school, but our best two jv guys (9th) go 5:07 and 5:08. hoping to break 5 by next year?

[tortilliachp]

how much longer do you guys have in your seasons?

 

It snowed yesterday. I'm really glad our season hasn't started yet. It all depends on the weather here though. currently looks like a late may through june and late august through start of october though :) Due to actual tennis play, not just the running to get in shape, i don't think i'll participate in any events this year. However, i'll be sure to beat all the runners in at least one distance before that time though. It has to do with putting the runners in their place hierarchally speaking ;) (): -)

[Georgelemmons]

4:45 mile today; then ran a 55.1 400 with about 5 minutes rest. Not bad for a Tuesday meet :thumbup:

[Sam]

Ths is my first time posting in this area of the forum, sorry if it's in the wrong thread;

 

Basically I'd like to win the 100m sprint and the school athletics competition, but I fractured my pelvis last year. Due to this I can't exert much activity on it without it feeling weak - what can I do to help strengthen my pelvis and hopefully win this sprint?

 

 

not to be a [wagon], and i don't mean to discourage you at all, but consider running some slow runs (with a good pair of shoes) while waiting for the fracture to heal (not sure if its a stress fracture from running or not). but if you can't run at 70% of your sprint speed (ex- 15.5 second 100) then you need to take some time off as fractures are pretty serious injuries. i'm not sure if it IS healed or if it is in the process of healing, but here are some things that are helpful:

 

ABC:

stand on one leg, slightly bend that knee. stick your other leg out and draw the alphabet. 1-2 sets on each leg

 

runners pose:

bend your knee slightly more than in the last exercise. with the other leg bend your knee at a 90 degree angle behind you, and swing your arms as if running. 30 seconds.

 

stair hangs

stand sideways on a stair. hang one foot/leg off sligthly. keep both legs straight and lift your free leg up and down. your knees should not bend. its all in your hips

 

 

 

I came off crutches in December.

 

 

[Vulxai]

Alright, so I've been wondering. Would it be a good idea to mix HIIT and 2-3 mile runs during a weekly routine? I want to increase my endurance and stamina at the same time get faster (At least be able to complete a 2 mile at a pretty good time - under 13 minutes).

[myshadow7]

Alright, so I've been wondering. Would it be a good idea to mix HIIT and 2-3 mile runs during a weekly routine? I want to increase my endurance and stamina at the same time get faster (At least be able to complete a 2 mile at a pretty good time - under 13 minutes).

never a bad idea :P

[noble_aloof]

we had a big relay invitational meet at the local stadium on thursday. there were over 18 teams competing.

the distance events: DMR (800-400-400-1600), 3200 relay, 1600 medly (200,200,400,800)

 

In the DMR i ran the first 400. i ran it in 58 seconds. my time was bad because i've had a chest cold all week (still have it). when i was handing off, i fell and banged up my knee and twisted my ankle. we still managed 7th overall but 3rd in our division for a bronze medal

 

i didnt run the 3200 relay but they got 3rd in our division for a bronze.

 

i ran the 800 in the 1600 medley. After the dmr incident i went to my coaches and told them i didn't think i'd be able to run due to a combination of my breathing, knee, and ankle. they told me to "man up" and go get my ankle taped. the tape was really restrictive. when our 400 runner came flying down the home stretch to hand me the baton, we had the lead by about 10 meters. i went out as i usually do only to find that there was a runner breathing down my neck. i kept the lead for the first 400 meters then realized that i could not take in air. i started to cough, in a flash two runners jumped ahead of me. another runner made the pass with 250m to go. upon seeing him (i was really hurting at this point) i noted that he was not in our division and that we were still in the running for third. i tried as hard as i could for the last 200 meters, between coughs it came upon me that i could not feel my ankle/foot at all. i tried to get myself together for the last 200 meters and i managed to hold any other runners off. i stepped off the track to see my relay team nowhere in sight. funny, i thought. surely even though i had a bad race they'd at least be around to cheer me on for getting 3rd? i caught up to them just sitting in the infield. they didn't speak a word. i didn't talk either, fearing for the worst, i silently got up and went away.

 

a few minutes later i learned that each of them had PRed.. still 3rd place i thought? no. we were running the 2nd out of 3 heats. we were 10th in our division. worse yet, first place (in heat 3 i guess) was 8.3 seconds ahead of us. i ran a 2:18 800. worst race of my life.

[Zygimantas]

we had a big relay invitational meet at the local stadium on thursday. there were over 18 teams competing.

the distance events: DMR (800-400-400-1600), 3200 relay, 1600 medly (200,200,400,800)

 

In the DMR i ran the first 400. i ran it in 58 seconds. my time was bad because i've had a chest cold all week (still have it). when i was handing off, i fell and banged up my knee and twisted my ankle. we still managed 7th overall but 3rd in our division for a bronze medal

 

i didnt run the 3200 relay but they got 3rd in our division for a bronze.

 

i ran the 800 in the 1600 medley. After the dmr incident i went to my coaches and told them i didn't think i'd be able to run due to a combination of my breathing, knee, and ankle. they told me to "man up" and go get my ankle taped. the tape was really restrictive. when our 400 runner came flying down the home stretch to hand me the baton, we had the lead by about 10 meters. i went out as i usually do only to find that there was a runner breathing down my neck. i kept the lead for the first 400 meters then realized that i could not take in air. i started to cough, in a flash two runners jumped ahead of me. another runner made the pass with 250m to go. upon seeing him (i was really hurting at this point) i noted that he was not in our division and that we were still in the running for third. i tried as hard as i could for the last 200 meters, between coughs it came upon me that i could not feel my ankle/foot at all. i tried to get myself together for the last 200 meters and i managed to hold any other runners off. i stepped off the track to see my relay team nowhere in sight. funny, i thought. surely even though i had a bad race they'd at least be around to cheer me on for getting 3rd? i caught up to them just sitting in the infield. they didn't speak a word. i didn't talk either, fearing for the worst, i silently got up and went away.

 

a few minutes later i learned that each of them had PRed.. still 3rd place i thought? no. we were running the 2nd out of 3 heats. we were 10th in our division. worse yet, first place (in heat 3 i guess) was 8.3 seconds ahead of us. i ran a 2:18 800. worst race of my life.

Damn, tough meet... but your teammates still seem like [bleep]s :mellow:

[Georgelemmons]

Your coaches don't sound like they've ever ran in their lives, honestly. Running a race with an injury is usually just a recipe for disaster, and will often injure you more. No real running coach should be telling you to "man up". Most runners do plenty of that as it is. I don't really like running in medleys, since the entire race basically relies on the 800 runner. 1 or 2 seconds in a 200 or 400 won't make much of a difference; a good 800 runner will. Tough luck to get injured and be in that leg :mellow:

 

I'm really lucky to have a coach who ran track in high school and college (he was actually a 4:06 miler). He's great about dealing with injuries and such.

[noble_aloof]

only 2/5 coaches ran back in the day. the one who told me to man up was just a beastly soccer player turned gym teacher and also tried to convince me that it wouldn't get any worse running on it. i have no idea where he heard that? anyway, the ankle is 100% now but i struggled to run 4 miles yesterday with this terrible chest cold. now i have to run the 3200 relay at the league meet on tuesday, the only race i'm concerned about right now is my race against time to get rid of this cough.. it might even be bronchitis i have no idea.

 

anyway about my teammates, they were two sophomores and a senior. the senior still seems a little cold towards me but the other two are as friendly as could be. the 400 runner is the goofiest kid alive (he ran a 54 400- it was his first time running it) and the 200 runner had to run in 4 events that day. he really pushed himself in every event. in the 4x4 at the end of the night he was running the 3rd leg. 10 meters away from the exchange zone he collapsed. we were in first place by about 20 meters. finished second to last. i'm sure he had enough grief from that race.

[justcallmedaddy]

My right shin splint won't go away and I feel like I'm getting worse because of it. Only 2 meets left. (League and districts).

[noble_aloof]

thats unfortunate. i just got taken out of the league championships roster (race tomorrow) because of this cold. down and out athletes unite.

[Tim]

Failed my Army Reserves Phyical test. passed the push-ups and sit-ups, but at 6.9 in the beep test my left leg froze and went paralyzed from a cold chill for 10 mins and screwed me over.

 

(reason being, I had skin grafts across my knees when I was born, 1990 technology wasn't that good then and a few nerves got wraped up into the scars.)

[Myweponsg00d]

I have been running in cross training shoes, similar to:

 

Until now, these have served me well. The longest runs I ever did for my cardio were 20-30 minutes with high intensity intervals. Usually though, I didnt even run for cardio but did the bike or elliptical so the shoe mattered even less of the time.

 

Now, however, my girlfriend and I are getting into running (outside) for long distances, and I feel like I need a different shoe now. The crosstrainers feel a little bulky...or something. Any ideas from the running crowd?

[Georgelemmons]

First, go with a real running shoe instead of a crosstrainer. They're built differently and are much better for your legs. From there, it's honestly a matter of choice. Basically, the more expensive shoes last longer. Every brand has a different type of fit and feel. I personally love Brooks, since they last me 1000+ miles, actually fit my narrow feet, and are cushy <3: However, they're $120 a pair from an average shop.

[bongo_man]

Our track team went to the East Regional Championships at Birchmount Park on Wednesday and Thursday. On Wednesday I ran the Senior Boys 1500m; I was pumped to get sub 5:00 as I had ran 5:08 at the meet two weeks ago (it was my first ever 1500m and after some research I found that the time I ran was crap). Since some people forgot to check in at the marshalling area, the officials decided to put 21 boys into one single heat, which later turned out to be a bad decision. Upon hearing the gun, I dashed ahead and attempted to cut into the inside lane, but with about 18 other boys trying to do the same I was vulnerable to being knocked down. As I expected, when another boy attempted to cut into the inside lane he caught my foot, causing me to take a hard fall on the track. A large chunk of skin was taken off of my left knee, and to a lesser extent on my right; my elbow had a patch of skin removed and my hands had a bad burn from the track. The funniest part is that I didn't even feel it; I "manned up"--as my friends on the team would say--and continued running. However, the officials thought that I had been pushed and decided to restart the race. I was really disappointed because I could've continued running without paying attention to my wounds, but since they restarted the race I had time to recognize the aching in my knees from the fall. Regardless of my injuries I ran the race and came 14/24 with a time of 4:52.33, which I'm proud of because I know that I can run at least sub 4:50 without any injuries or restarts- this is something I plan to aim for over the summer. Too bad I'll never get close to Merid Seleshi's time of 3:57.37 though...

 

I also planned to run the 800m and 4x400m relay, but unfortunately because of my injury I couldn't participate in either.

 

This was my second year in track (last year I only did indoor) and I hate to say it's my last in high school since I'll be going to university next year. I wish I had started earlier because I know I could've been better than I am now, but I plan to buy mid-distance spikes and run over the summer to try and improve my times. I don't know my timed 400m or 800m times, but I want to try and aim for sub 0:55 for 400m and sub 2:10 for 800m; my goal for 1500m right now is sub 4:45.

 

Here's a video of some of my friend's races at Regionals and other top competitors such as Aaron Brown and Marlon Laidlaw:

 

Official Results: http://www.tdsb.on.c...909&pageid=3241

[Haaa_Haaa0]

not really a runner at all, but I would just like a basis of comparison. My weights class has a series of tests to determine speed, agility, etc, and one of these is the 40yd sprint. How good is a 5.18 second time for that? Should I focus on increasing that, or is it relatively decent and shouldn't be a focus during my daily work out?

[Georgelemmons]

2:00.8 800 for the win @ fresh/soph conference@@@@@@@@yay@@@@

 

Also PR'd a 54.1 in the 400, but could've run a lot faster. I cramped up terribly at the 200 after eating 5 fistfuls of too much goldfish. My pace was 52.0 then :mellow:

 

 

Random thought, but Evan Jager is amazing.

[aquariusman]

Birchmount Park

 

What school do you go to? I'm over at Sir Wilfrid Laruier C.I.

 

Never mind, find you in the standings you posted. You go to Woburn, right?

[Saru Inc]

I have been running in cross training shoes, similar to:

 

Until now, these have served me well. The longest runs I ever did for my cardio were 20-30 minutes with high intensity intervals. Usually though, I didnt even run for cardio but did the bike or elliptical so the shoe mattered even less of the time.

 

Now, however, my girlfriend and I are getting into running (outside) for long distances, and I feel like I need a different shoe now. The crosstrainers feel a little bulky...or something. Any ideas from the running crowd?

 

 

Those shoes are sick

 

I NEED new shoes, I actually run like 9 minute miles (old was 7.5) now because my shews have no grips on them, and if I run to fast I actually slip and fall. (Happened twice, luckily I go running at 1am so no one saw XD)

 

Also, does anyone have any *techniques* for increasing stamina? I can run a mile in 7.5 minutes, or even a mile and a half like 10... But I simply can't run more... I've only started running in November, and before Nov I never ran. Ever. And I didn't run from Jan->march because it was either literally freezing cold, or wet as a mofo. (and the path I run is NOT good to run when its wet) I've also noticed it's definitely a lung problem more than a leg muscle problem, if I never had a breathing problem I could no exaggeration run maybe 4-5 miles. Like after I run my first mile my legs are just getting warmed up, but my lungs are dead.

[Georgelemmons]

Running all year really does help. It sucks running in the winter, but if you get some nice warm long underwear and some windbreaking shell, you'll warm up fast enough. Start out slower and focus a bit more on distance. Try a 3 mile run one day. Also, it seems to me that although a lot of the time I feel out of breath, you can really just keep running and it won't get worse. Breathing heavily isn't a bad thing :P

 

@Haa_Haa- that's a decent starting pace, but not really race-worthy. Our entire 4x400 team runs your pace for 10x the distance. I'm not a sprinter, so I'm not sure how well you'd do in any of the sprints.