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by **Samik** » Sat Dec 31, 2011 5:37 pm UTC

4345.3 + 3.1 = 4348.4

Ok, that was a more valid run.

Painful, but valid.

by **Jumble** » Sun Jan 01, 2012 6:56 pm UTC

4348.4 + 6.3 = 4354.7

...and the ankle injury is back. Bugger.

by **Samik** » Mon Jan 02, 2012 2:47 am UTC

Well, I'm off in the morning for two weeks of hiking - Grand Canyon and Utah National parks. It will be interesting to see if I'm in better or worse running shape when I get back!

My objective is to move from 3.1 miles at 7:30/mile to 5 miles at the same pace by the end of February.

Hold down the fort!

by **Save Point** » Tue Jan 03, 2012 4:20 am UTC

4354.7 + 8 + 6 = 4368.7

Had a terrible start to the New Year, generally and in running. Here's hoping things improve.

4368.7 + 8 = 4376.7

by **sfwc** » Wed Jan 04, 2012 4:34 pm UTC

4376.7 + 6.1 = 4382.8

by **Jof16's** » Fri Jan 06, 2012 4:08 am UTC

4382.8 + 2 = 4384.8

I'm so out of shape that those 2 miles aren't consecutive. It took me 30 damn minutes to get that much (I'm only counting the miles I actually ran and not the ones walked/jogged).

by **Save Point** » Fri Jan 06, 2012 9:18 am UTC

4384.8 + 6.5 = 4391.3

by **Odd_nonposter** » Sat Jan 07, 2012 7:44 pm UTC

4391.3 + 1.0 x10^1 = 4401

I just got back to uni this week and got some running in.

by **Jumble** » Sun Jan 08, 2012 8:12 am UTC

4401 + 7 = 4408

I can't shake off the ankle injury. Sets in at around 4 miles and pulls with every step, then still hurts when I wake next day. I've booked into my local running shop to get my stride checked (which will probably result in me needing to buy new shoes I can't afford. I think I must have done ~1000 miles in my old shoes do I suspect they're shot). Any other ideas?

by **sfwc** » Tue Jan 10, 2012 10:23 am UTC

4408 + 3.1 = 4411.1

by **gaurwraith** » Tue Jan 10, 2012 10:19 pm UTC

Jumble, you might like to lose some time around here...

http://fellrnr.com/wiki/Main_Page

also... I was meaning to ask you this long ago... would you mind posting the pic of your friend-dog with the stiff upper lip look? the one that was your avatar before... I want to show it to a friend of mine...

aaaand
4411.1 + 3.1 = 4414.2

no time to run because of studies

by **VectorZero** » Wed Jan 11, 2012 12:54 am UTC

4414.2 + 5 + 6 + 3 + 3 + 3 = 4434.2

Started doing some shorter, faster runs with good results.

by **Odd_nonposter** » Wed Jan 11, 2012 4:41 am UTC

4434.2 + 7 =4441

by **sfwc** » Wed Jan 11, 2012 9:06 pm UTC

4441 + 5.3 = 4446.3

by **gaurwraith** » Fri Jan 13, 2012 3:59 pm UTC

fucking hell.
sometimes i wish i could just run
and keep running
much like forrest gump

4446.3 + 6.2= 4452.5

by **Save Point** » Sun Jan 15, 2012 8:14 am UTC

School's back in session :/

Oh well. Anyway, good thing I keep my own log:

4452.5 + 8 + 10 + 6 + 6 + 8 + 7.5 = 4498

by **Jumble** » Sun Jan 15, 2012 9:50 am UTC

gaurwraith wrote:Jumble, you might like to lose some time around here...

http://fellrnr.com/wiki/Main_Page

also... I was meaning to ask you this long ago... would you mind posting the pic of your friend-dog with the stiff upper lip look? the one that was your avatar before... I want to show it to a friend of mine...

Thanks. Sorry about the delay, I'm a bit buried in work at the moment (and I think my old avatars are on a MacBook with a broken screen) but I'll look it out when I get the chance.

4498 + 4 + 5 = 4507

Ankle's holding up so far... I'll go out again later today when the work finally drives me fruit loop.

by **VectorZero** » Mon Jan 16, 2012 2:58 am UTC

4507 + 5 = 4512

Warm today, too

by **Jumble** » Mon Jan 16, 2012 8:11 am UTC

4512 + 6 = 4518

Warm? Ha! -3 when I went out. (but still far better than half an hour flying kites with my children on a chalk ridge in the afternoon. I'm not a fan of wind- chill).

by **gaurwraith** » Wed Jan 18, 2012 4:55 pm UTC

4518 + 6.2 +6.8 = 4531

I have been running with a podometer now, it's really good that I can run wherever I want and it will tell the distance, I'm running longer this way

by **Jumble** » Thu Jan 19, 2012 6:04 am UTC

4531 + 4 = 4535

by **VectorZero** » Thu Jan 19, 2012 6:33 am UTC

Jumble wrote:Warm? Ha! -3 when I went out.

33 for me.

4535 + 8 = 4543

by **maybeagnostic** » Thu Jan 19, 2012 9:28 pm UTC

4543 + 1 = 4544

So I decided I am gonna start running again. First day didn't go that well.

by **Odd_nonposter** » Thu Jan 19, 2012 9:32 pm UTC

4544 + 7 + 5 = 4556

I fell on a slippery patch on the last run, so I had to cut it short.

by **Poshepocket** » Fri Jan 20, 2012 6:13 am UTC

Well. Thought I'd add this week's runs on.
4556 + 15 = 4571

by **sfwc** » Sun Jan 22, 2012 5:00 pm UTC

4556 + 6.1 + 3.9 = 4566

by **Jumble** » Mon Jan 23, 2012 6:56 am UTC

4566 + 6 = 4562

by **VectorZero** » Tue Jan 24, 2012 11:37 am UTC

4562 + 14 = 4576

by **Samik** » Tue Jan 24, 2012 4:45 pm UTC

I'm back!

Backpacking trip left my knees in sorry shape (they held up well throughout the trip, but just feel so weak and unstable now after the fact, even after a week of downtime), and definitely took the edge off my cardio... so I guess I should be grateful that I only lost a few seconds on my time, for not having run in nearly a month.

4576 + 3.1 = 4579.1

Also, what is it doing being 53 degrees on January 24th in New Hampshire?

by **Jumble** » Tue Jan 24, 2012 8:04 pm UTC

4579.1 + 4 + the 10 I dropped in my last post (sorry!) = 4593.1

by **Webzter** » Wed Jan 25, 2012 3:35 am UTC

4593.1 + 1 = 4594.1

I know it's not much compared to the runners in this thread, but I started couch to 5k. This mile was my first under 12 minutes so I'm donating it to the thread.

by **Save Point** » Wed Jan 25, 2012 8:56 am UTC

4594.1 + 8 + 8 + 7.5 + 10 + 7.5 + 8 = 4643.1

by **Samik** » Wed Jan 25, 2012 3:56 pm UTC

Webzter wrote:I know it's not much compared to the runners in this thread, but I started couch to 5k. This mile was my first under 12 minutes so I'm donating it to the thread.

Eh, I've been contributing in 1-3 mile increments, and have so far tallied 51.85 miles, or just over half a percent towards the 10,000 goal.

In that time, the forum as a whole has run 672.4 miles, meaning I'm accounting for approximately 7.7% of the current pace. If I keep it up, but don't improve at all, I'll have tallied around 465 miles by the time we reach the end, or approx. 4.6% of the final sum.

So every little bit helps. We can't all match Themis' War on All Pavement*.

*Since I'm adding up anyway, I couldn't help but check. Themis, you have accounted for 300.25 of the last 672.4 miles, or approx. 44.6%. So, although it's reasonably close, you are not currently outrunning the rest of the forum combined. Time to step it up!

by **VectorZero** » Wed Jan 25, 2012 3:57 pm UTC

Webzter wrote:I know it's not much compared to the runners in this thread, but I started couch to 5k. This mile was my first under 12 minutes so I'm donating it to the thread.

That's how I started too mate! Welcome!

4643.1 + 10 = 4653.1

Got to 15.7 K without much trouble, almost at the front door, then my ITB flared up. Hobbled the last few hundred metres. Bugger bugger bugger bugger.

by **Webzter** » Wed Jan 25, 2012 11:06 pm UTC

Thanks for the support guys!

4653.1 + 1.1 = 4654.2

by **Webzter** » Fri Jan 27, 2012 4:18 am UTC

4654.2 + 1.1 = 4655.3

by **Save Point** » Fri Jan 27, 2012 7:20 am UTC

Hey, I take the War on Pavement very seriously.

4654.2 + 6 + 8 = 4668.2

Knee hurts

Anyway, running humor:

by **VectorZero** » Fri Jan 27, 2012 7:33 am UTC

Oh, I *know* I look like the bottom photo when I run. I have evidence. And a beard, so at least that's different.

by **sfwc** » Fri Jan 27, 2012 3:46 pm UTC

4668.2 + 6.1 = 4674.3

by **Jumble** » Fri Jan 27, 2012 8:34 pm UTC

4674.3 + 4.1 = 4678.1

Anyone else have this problem? Every organized run I do, when I see the official photos afterwards all the ones that should contain me running an epic half marathon with an expression of heroic determination, actually contain a picture of some comedy David Mitchel lookalike trying to do the funky chicken dance whilst suppressing a violent bowel movement. I think it's a conspiracy.

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