Run 10,000 miles

[Odd_nonposter]

4947 + 9 = 4956

Today was a great day. Right weather, right clothes, right amount of caffeine.

[sfwc]

4956 + 4 = 4960

[Save Point]

4960 + 69 = 5029

I am alive. Total for the past couple of weeks I neglected to post here out of sheer exhaustion.

[Samsoneffect]

5029 = 1.7 = 5030.7

PT: 126

[gaurwraith]

5030.7 + 6.2 + 2.7 = 5039.6

[Save Point]

5039.6 + 7.5 = 5047.1

[Jumble]

5047.1 + 3.4 + 6 = 5057.5

The 3.4 was along this:

Spoiler:

and therefore felt twice as far but was twice as fun as the 6 two days later (back in the South East: boo!)

[Samsoneffect]

5057.5 + 1.7 = 5059.2

PT: 127.7

SLowly coming back into form. Going for the 14 minutes of running now and some 14-minute negative split on Friday.

[sfwc]

5059.2 + 6.1 = 5065.3

[Samsoneffect]

5065.3 + 1.9 = 5067.2

[sfwc]

5067.2 + 4.3 = 5071.5

[Samsoneffect]

5071.5 + 2 = 5073.5

[Jumble]

5073.5 + 6 = 5079.5

Sorry, been too hectic at work to run recently.

[Odd_nonposter]

5073.5 + 6 = 5080

Got a blister and had to walk the last mile or so. It might be time for new shoes.

[Jumble]

5080 + 4.5 = 5084.5

[gaurwraith]

5084.5 + 8.7 +2 = 5095.2

[Jumble]

5095.2 + 7 = 5102.2

Ok, I ran to work and back because I woke up with a steaming hangover and felt that:
A) running might get me into a state where I could at least Coe with a heavy days work
B) cycling through rush hour traffic was probably terminally stupid as I had a suspicion I was still quite pissed.

[sfwc]

5102.2 + 6.1 = 5108.3

[Samik]

5108.3 + 1.9 = 5110.2


Damn me. Damn me all to hell.

[Samsoneffect]

5110.2 + 2.3 = 5112.5

[Jumble]

5112.5 + 6.1 = 5118.6

Raining all the way.

[Samsoneffect]

5118.6 + 2.6 = 5121.2

[Jumble]

5121.2 + 3.4 = 5124.6

Because my beloved Brompton died on the way into work (frame snapped) *sniff*. So I ran home.

(on the grounds that I can't afford ~£1000 for a new one I guess I'm going to be running a lot over the next few weeks).

[Samik]

5124.6 + 1.9 = 5126.5

The bad news is that I've undergone a major slide from where I had been at the end of 2011 (and, frankly, I didn't have a very high spot to slide from, so anything lost is a tragedy).

The good news is that I didn't lose everything. Starting from scratch would have been too demotivating. Two steps forward one step back is a lot easier to come to terms with than two steps forward two steps back.

[Cathy]

Over the last two weeks the guy and I have started jogging again!

5126.5 + 5.2 + 5.2 = 5136.9

[sfwc]

5136.9 + 3.8 = 5140.7

[Evengeduld]

5140.7 + 1.375 = 5142 rounded down to get a nice round number again.

[Samik]

5142 + 1.9 = 5143.9

[JudeMorrigan]

5143.9 + 1.5 + 3.1 + 3.1 + 1.5 = 5153.1

Easing back into things after not running in ages.

[gaurwraith]

5153.1 + 6.8 + 2.2 = 5162.1

[Jumble]

5162.1 + 7.4 = 5169.5

I really miss my Brompton.

[gaurwraith]

I really miss my Brompton.

heheh I think of a magic flying broomstick when I read that name, guess it's because the first letters...

I almost lost my bike too the other day... I left it at the door of a photocopy shop, went to class and left her there, in the evening... thank goodness the shop owner realized it was not locked and got her inside.. but I had to walk home that night and that morning back to uni, and I realized what a big role the bicycle plays in my daily life, as I easily do 10 miles a day commuting, which would be too much to run or walk and expensive if done by bus...

I mean... I hear ya

[VectorZero]

5169.5 + 5 = 5174.5

Good run last night. Way too long off, need to start more regular running. Weather's cooling into autumn so should do better at sticking to the schedule.

[Odd_nonposter]

5174.5 + 7 + 7 = 5189

Really good weather these past two days. Needless to say, I'm sore as fuck.

[Save Point]

5189 + 112 = 5301.

Been a while. My schedule is such that, by the time my run is over and I can login, I am too tired to even add 7.5-12 miles to this.

Does anyone have experience with minimalist running? I've always bought running shoes from Nike and New Balance. My experience has been poor. I also use inserts. Otherwise, I get pain so bad that the doctors previously thought I had a stress fracture in my right foot. This pain is usually my cue to get new sneakers.

Sneaker-wise, I'm leaning towards Asics, but I am also curious about using this opportunity to experiment with some Vibram Five Fingers - either Bikala LS or Spyridon. Anyone have experience with either of these? Or minimalist running in general?

[Samik]

5301 + 1.9 = 5302.9

Anyone have experience with either of these? Or minimalist running in general?

I have a pair of five fingers for hiking (Treksport) which I could not possibly love any more, and have done a lot of barefoot hiking in general, including Mt. Washington. I used to regularly run barefoot on our track when I was in college, and recently I've been running using some old spikeless sprinting shoes I bought in high school and never really used at the time*.

In all three cases, I prefer less shoe to more. Too much weight on your feet once you get used to something smaller. It's also a lot harder to turn your ankle when there's less height between your foot and the ground. (And - though less salient for running - no shoe ever made has better grip than your bare foot (barring spikes/crampons/etc.).)



Few notes:

- As probably the worst distance runner in the thread, anything I say should be taken with a grain of salt. I have no experience whatsoever with running more than 4-5 miles barefoot (or in any other fashion). No idea what issues you might have to deal with if putting serious weekly mileage on bare or minimally shod feet. I've done some pretty intensive hiking minimally shod, but there's a knowledge gap when talking about running.

- I've been a barefooter nonstop since I was little, so my feet are probably more adapted to this than most. Any real arch support in a shoe is too much for me, and will give me bad cramps within a quarter mile. I usually tie my shoes so loosely that it's just enough to keep them from falling off. Sounds like you're just about the exact opposite.


That all said, at least with the case of the five fingers and hiking, I've never known anyone who's used them and hasn't fallen in love with them. Which suggests to me that everyone's feet can adapt to minimal footwear eventually.




*These. They certainly weren't designed with minimal running in mind, but my feet seem to like them.

Actually, I've used these for backpacking as well, just this past January in the Utah Canyonlands. Long story how they came to be pressed into service, but they got the job done admirably. (Just had to really look out for kicking prickly pear - they have these little suckers out there, that sometimes just barely protrude from the ground. Just asking you to kick them by accident and bury a spike three inches deep between your toes.)

The Five Fingers are obviously superior for hiking, having been, you know, actually designed for that purpose. On the flip side, I've never run in a pair of the less grippy Five Fingers (aside from a few goofy looking laps around the store), so I can't compare.

[Jumble]

5302.9 + 6.4 + 6.4 = 5315.7

I mean... I hear ya

Thanks. Can't figure out whether to buy a new frame for the old bike, knowing it'll take me weeks to strip down the old one and build the new one, or risk buying another one second hand and try to avoid getting a dud or a stolen bike.

Either way I need to do something. I'm sodding knackered!

[sfwc]

5315.7 + 4.1 + 6.1 = 5325.9

[Jumble]

5325.9 + 6.1 = 5332

I'm run slowly. I'm crush. (sorry, playing with the cheese graters)

[gaurwraith]

Ok I started to figure this out, and it's not even that time of the year