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by **Izawwlgood** » Sun Oct 23, 2011 1:44 pm UTC

sfwc wrote:3641.1 + 4.5 = 3645.6

+8 from this week = 3653.6

And Jumble, all summer long I walked past a small gym attached to some dorms, just a bunch of treadmills and bikes, and saw it at least a third full. People; it's 80 degrees and sunny, why would you sit inside and run on a fucking treadmill?

by **Save Point** » Mon Oct 24, 2011 7:21 am UTC

3653.6 + 7.5 = 3661.1

Izawwlgood wrote:People; it's 80 degrees and sunny, why would you sit inside and run on a fucking treadmill?

For me, there are a few reasons. The first, and primary one, is that I like to include weights into my workout. I'm a student, have a small apartment, and don't need to be spending money on a full out weight set. Instead, I run at the gym because it allows me to workout on their weights immediately after. It's a considerable distance, so I could run there and then lift (theoretically, if even the highway route wasn't a decent distance), but then I would have to come back. It'd be something like twenty miles every day, which is a huge chunk of time out of my evenings when I have work to do. And then there's the fact that the area I live in isn't always nice. If I can't get a run in when it's still sunny and light out, it could be a bit of a gamble.

I much prefer runs outside but since I'm not on campus anymore, the gym and the treadmill makes the most sense.

by **gaurwraith** » Mon Oct 24, 2011 8:55 pm UTC

Here it was raining all day, but the evening has been great... everything looked fresh, the trees the streets... sometimes I just dont appreciate it...

3661.1 + 2.9 = 3664

by **Save Point** » Tue Oct 25, 2011 5:26 am UTC

3664 +7 = 3671

by **Odd_nonposter** » Tue Oct 25, 2011 8:49 pm UTC

3671 + 9.8 = 3700.8

I think 9.8 is a new record for me.

by **Jumble** » Tue Oct 25, 2011 9:46 pm UTC

3700.8 + 3.2 = 3704 (& I'm going to bed with man-flu, so don't expect much out of me for a few days)

by **sfwc** » Wed Oct 26, 2011 7:55 pm UTC

3704 + 5.9 = 3709.9

by **Save Point** » Thu Oct 27, 2011 5:01 am UTC

3709.9 + 6.5 = 3716.4

by **gaurwraith** » Thu Oct 27, 2011 1:30 pm UTC

3716.4 + 2.5 = 3718.9

lest i forget it

by **Jumble** » Fri Oct 28, 2011 11:03 pm UTC

Sorry, all. Still Tom & Dick (even had to find the sodding ventolin & steroid pumps) so,
3718.9 + 0.0 = 3718.9

However, I wanted to point out that we have competition. We're not going to let a bunch of Mamil's beat us, are we? I'll be right back with you as soon as I can breathe...

(PS @themis: personally, I was in no way dissing those who pound out miles on a treadmill. I find that even more impressive - don't think I could keep running that far without some sort of view to look at, or a spaniel to follow).

by **sfwc** » Sun Oct 30, 2011 3:54 pm UTC

3718.9 + 6.1 = 3725

by **Save Point** » Sun Oct 30, 2011 10:30 pm UTC

3725 + 6 + 9 = 3740

EDIT:

3740 + 7.35 = 3747.35

EDIT: 3747.35 + 8 = 3755.35

by **Dr. Diaphanous** » Wed Nov 02, 2011 8:54 pm UTC

3755.35 + 8.2 + 7.35 = 3770.9

by **Save Point** » Thu Nov 03, 2011 4:34 am UTC

3770.9 + 12 = 3782.9

Just didn't feel like stopping and had the extra time. It was a very Forrest Gump experience where I was like, well, I'm at 8.5, may as well go 9, etc.

by **sfwc** » Thu Nov 03, 2011 6:49 pm UTC

3782.9 + 5.9 = 3788.8

by **Odd_nonposter** » Thu Nov 03, 2011 9:05 pm UTC

3788.8 + 5 + 8 = 3801.8

by **Save Point** » Sat Nov 05, 2011 1:19 am UTC

3801.8 + 7.35 = 3809.15

by **sfwc** » Sat Nov 05, 2011 9:07 pm UTC

3809.15 + 7.95 = 3817.1

by **Jumble** » Mon Nov 07, 2011 10:04 pm UTC

3817.1 + 3.5 = 3820.6

& that involved 2 stops for an inhaler and me struggling for breath for the last mile. Seriously, to any of you that live with asthma day after day, you have my deepest respect. It's a bitch.

by **jobriath** » Mon Nov 07, 2011 10:17 pm UTC

3820.6 + 6 = 3826.6

Never thought I'd contribute to this thread.

by **gaurwraith** » Mon Nov 07, 2011 11:16 pm UTC

Finally spotted a decent running place in my latest town, with 400 m and 1km marks, surrounded by trees and away from car smoke... and lots of girls running too ^o^
oh, and flat surface... I mean, not a steepy road up and a steepy road down (running downway = blegh)

3826.6 + 5 = 3831.6

by **Jumble** » Thu Nov 10, 2011 8:28 pm UTC

3831.6 + 4.5 + 3.5 = 3839.6

On the last one I didn't need the inhaler at all (which is just as well as I'd forgottent it). Ok, back to work...

by **gaurwraith** » Sat Nov 12, 2011 12:16 am UTC

3839.6 + 5 = 3844.6

by **Save Point** » Sat Nov 12, 2011 7:47 am UTC

3844.6 + 8 + 7 + 8 + 8 = 3875.6

by **sfwc** » Sun Nov 13, 2011 2:14 pm UTC

3875.6 + 5.9 = 3881.5

by **Jumble** » Mon Nov 14, 2011 8:11 am UTC

3881.5 + 6 + 3 = 3890.5

by **Save Point** » Mon Nov 14, 2011 8:50 am UTC

3890.5 + 10 = 3900.5

by **Odd_nonposter** » Mon Nov 14, 2011 9:23 pm UTC

3900.5 + 7 = 3907.5

by **Nocta** » Tue Nov 15, 2011 3:14 am UTC

3907.5 + 1.2 = 3908.7

by **gaurwraith** » Wed Nov 16, 2011 9:14 pm UTC

3908.7 + 3 + 5 = 3916.7

by **sfwc** » Thu Nov 17, 2011 7:20 pm UTC

3916.7 + 4.1 + 5.9 = 3926.7

by **Save Point** » Sat Nov 19, 2011 9:58 am UTC

3926.7 + 8 + 7.5 + 8 = 3950.2

by **Jumble** » Sun Nov 20, 2011 9:28 pm UTC

3950.2 + 4.5 + 5.5 + 2 + 8.5 = 3970.7

Sorry about the radio silence. It was a bad week.

by **Samik** » Sun Nov 20, 2011 10:09 pm UTC

Ugh. I might as well help out with my meager contribution here, too.

I've started running a 1.9 mile route in my neighborhood every other day, and today was my 7th go.

So... 1.9x7 = 13.3

3970.7 + 13.3 = 3984.

by **gaurwraith** » Wed Nov 23, 2011 12:05 am UTC

3984 + 2 + 5 = 3991

by **Jumble** » Sun Nov 27, 2011 8:48 pm UTC

3991 + 3.5 + 3 + 8.5 = 4006

Anyone seen Themis lately?

by **Save Point** » Mon Nov 28, 2011 8:21 am UTC

Jumble wrote:Anyone seen Themis lately?

I have!

Mostly impending finals and the family/friends stuff that comes alongside the Thanksgiving holiday has kept me from posting. Let's see, where did I leave off...

4006 + 7 + 8.5 + 9 + 7 + 8 = 4036.5

by **Samik** » Tue Nov 29, 2011 1:19 am UTC

4036.5 + 1.9 = 4038.4

Guh. I've reached that point where my days off are making me miserable - I feel like I'm needlessly restraining myself from making progress (even though I know that, with my injury history (and generally rebellious body), I need to ramp things up slowly, or risk longer stretches of downtime).

After screwing around on Google maps for a while trying to adjust my 1.9 mile route closer to 2 miles, I noticed a nice, easy modification to my loop that puts it at 2.5 even. I allowed the convenience to persuade me, so that starts tomorrow.

Baby steps, baby steps.
(Next baby step will be re-introducing myself to back-to-backers - i.e. advancing from running every other day, to 4 times a week.)

by **Samik** » Tue Nov 29, 2011 3:44 pm UTC

Sorry about the double post, but this is an "oh hell yes" moment.

On Sunday, I did my fastest yet 1.9 mile run in 14:44, or at a pace of approx 7:46 per mile.

Today, I did my first 2.5 mile run, in 18:43, or at a pace of approx 7:29 per mile (my goal was 20 minutes for this, the first time out). And it felt gooood.

Well, there goes any excuse I might have had to be lazy moving forward; no excuse for not improving on that next time out. Guess it's time to officially declare the warm-up a.k.a. 're-awakening-my-pathetic-body' period of my workout regimen over, and starting getting some work done.

Sooo....

4038.4 + 2.5 = 4040.9

by **gaurwraith** » Wed Nov 30, 2011 10:46 pm UTC

4040.9 + 2 + 5 = 4047.9

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