update: first run outdoors since injuring my knee, 2 miles with a few walks and zero pain. glad i was patient
Entered the lottery for Chicago Marathon next year. If it's in the stars for me to run one I'll be selected
First morning run in the 20's this morning. We've dipped down near freezing a couple times but there was a hard frost and 26° today at 5:30am. 4 miles @ 9:32 avg.
Love my Garmin (had an Apple Watch 3 or 4 forever and switched last December; battery life is great, charge like once a week/every other week depending on how much I run and it's great for sleep tracking as well). I use the native Garmin app to track runs and have my Strava account synced to it so it auto imports.
Just finished my first two race challenge this morning at Disney with 10k/half. Pretty shocked how good I felt during the whole thing. HOKAsuper cushion shoes made a big difference. but I replied becusse my half according to Strava was 13.77 miles.
How do yall deal with running long distances outdoors with a phone? I don’t want to fork over money for a cellular Apple Watch and am training for a half marathon
Flip belt for shorter runs (anything less than 4, 4.5 miles), there's also a side pouch that I put my keys in. Longer than that I use my Solomon vest and put it in one of the pockets.
Thinking about getting compression shorts with a little tight pocket for phones so it’s not bouncing around as much
I have a iPhone 15 pro that fits in my flip belt, under armor compression shorts, and both of these shorts well. I prefer the belt the least but I still use it periodically.
Ran an "easy" 5k tonight and time was under 30 minutes. First time I've run a 5k under 30 minutes since July 2023. Feeling a little speed and endurance coming back, just in time for a turkey trot next week!
Yesterday Turkey Trot 27:19, 8:45 pace. Went into it with a sub-29 min goal. Damnnnn consistent mileage does indeed pay off. Today 5 miles easy
Dang that is chilly. Expected to warm up at all during the race? What will you wear at that temp? Coldest race I ever ran started at 39 but by race end, it was in the 60's. Wore shorts and tank, with sweats over that before the race and took the sweats off right when the race started and tossed them. Also wore gloves and beanie but eventually took those off.
So I'm really thinking I'm going to try to run my first full marathon next fall, already signed up for my next half in April. If I'm lucky enough I plan on doing Chicago, if not then I'm looking at the twin cities MN full in October...
I'm a dummy, i still go tshirt and shorts. only going to be 39 at race finish...but i sweat so much i always shed whatever im wearing over the usual.
Debating a New Year's Day half up here in Pa. I'm ready mileage wise, just not sure I want to subject myself to the cold lol.
Did a 5K Turkey Trot Thanksgiving morning and PRd at 20:18. I just *know* I would have broken the 20:00 barrier if not for jackasses that insist on starting near the front that have no business doing so. I was even standing in front of the 7:00/mile pace sign and had to dodge so many slower people in the first ⅓ of a mile! Why are there little kids near the front!? Why don't people stay as far to the right as possible on a narrow trail unless passing!? Bah. Running the Seattle half Sunday morning and it looks like it'll be 37 at the start and around 39 two hours later. Won't try for a PR due to it having some serious hills in a couple spots.
Started out "slow" because I thought the elevation change would impact me more than it did... Began to try harder in the second mile and did indeed finish with a PR by shaving several minutes off! First half below 1:40!
Great question! I signed up mere days before both race because the weather was perfect for each one (low 30s with no rain), and I wanted to run my first "big city" half/marathon... I "just run" and don't really train for any races.
Weather is crap here today so prob done for the year. 776 miles total, dealt with some knee issues in the early part of the year and didn't put a ton of mileage in during the summer but did finish over 100+ in November and December. Goal for 2025 is 1500 miles and a couple of races. Really happy with where my fitness is & how enthusiastic I am about putting in miles right now, pumped for next year.
Went looking for some running gear at fleet feet and essentially the entire store is taken over by "athleisure" stuff like Vuori with very little actual running gear being sold. Very annoying. Anyway, 12 miles so far this year, goal is 1000 for the year.
tried to search the thread but figured I'll just ask: What's your guys preferred regiment you have used to prepare for a half-marathon?
Probably outdated, but I’ve always liked Hal Higdon’s. I like this one because I only want to run 3 times per week so I can do other stuff. https://www.halhigdon.com/training-programs/half-marathon-training/half-marathon-3/ Which half are you doing? We signed up for Boulder last week.
colfax. probably wish we were doing boulder because we have plans for the colfax weekend and will have to be back by saturday in order to race sunday. maybe next year
first half marathon on Sunday, getting anxious about it. not shooting for any specific time though so i'm not too stressed