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[mattstick]

January is in the books and I logged 220.6km on the road.

Had a tough, cold 22km run yesterday, rounding into shape for the race season which starts in Grimsby ONT, 2/28.

[whyweigh5.0]

I'm not running (bad knee) but just started biking again

[Play_It_Leo]

Ran 7m this AM for the first time in probably 2 years. 51 minutes. Nice weather for it here (about 35*F) Still have a long way to go.

[sls.stormyrider]

my nike+ sensor seems to have recalibrated itself. The same run it called 10.18K last week is not calling 8.44K. same exact course.

anyone else see something like this?

[sls.stormyrider]

same run today
gave me 6.8 km
(real distance is 6 miles)

I don't get it
:?

[sunrisevt]

Ran 7m this AM for the first time in probably 2 years. 51 minutes. Nice weather for it here (about 35*F) Still have a long way to go.

Dude, you have to have been running during those 2 years, though, right? 51 minutes for 7 miles is pretty fast.

[sls.stormyrider]

He was a 5:00 miler in HS

[Play_It_Leo]

Ran 7m this AM for the first time in probably 2 years. 51 minutes. Nice weather for it here (about 35*F) Still have a long way to go.

Dude, you have to have been running during those 2 years, though, right? 51 minutes for 7 miles is pretty fast.

My last big race was a half marathon in the fall of 2007. Was training well the next summer til I thought I was getting a stress fracture in my foot. Started training again last summer, but often I'm only able to run 2 times a week.

He was a 5:00 miler in HS

You're on the right track, but that was 15 years ago.

[mattstick]

I had to do the math, that's 4:38/km clip - very fast for a training run.

[sls.stormyrider]

Ran 7m this AM for the first time in probably 2 years. 51 minutes. Nice weather for it here (about 35*F) Still have a long way to go.

Dude, you have to have been running during those 2 years, though, right? 51 minutes for 7 miles is pretty fast.

My last big race was a half marathon in the fall of 2007. Was training well the next summer til I thought I was getting a stress fracture in my foot. Started training again last summer, but often I'm only able to run 2 times a week.

He was a 5:00 miler in HS

You're on the right track, but that was 15 years ago.

stress fracture would suck.

5 min mile definitely doesn't suck, no matter when you did it, even if it was for just one mile. nor does a 7:18 training pace over 7 mi  (that's about my tempo pace).

very impressve

[mattstick]

Lately I've been torn between whether I should be training on the treadmill or outside - I've come to the conclusion that a mix of both is probably the best option.

Running on the streeet you get slowed down by traffic, in the winter I worry about slipping on icy spots, and it's difficlut to hydrate as well as indoors.
Running on the treadmill is easier (no hills/wind resistance), but consequently I can push the tempo and get a better workout.  But it's not "real world" conditions for race day...

Thoughts?

[Play_It_Leo]

Lately I've been torn between whether I should be training on the treadmill or outside - I've come to the conclusion that a mix of both is probably the best option.

Running on the streeet you get slowed down by traffic, in the winter I worry about slipping on icy spots, and it's difficlut to hydrate as well as indoors.
Running on the treadmill is easier (no hills/wind resistance), but consequently I can push the tempo and get a better workout.  But it's not "real world" conditions for race day...

Thoughts?

Easier for me to say here in St. Louis, but if weather allows it, outdoors anyday over treadmill. Mechanically, on a treadmill, you basically just have to keep up with the belt. The muscles that you use to push yourself forward (glut, calf, hamstring to some extent) hardly have to work. You essentially end up working hip flexors and quads.

[sls.stormyrider]

I hate treadmills.
Only use them when I have to, like being away and having to run early in the AM and worried about personal safety.
I'd rather do a speed workout, or any workout outside, but that's just me.

On the other hand, extreme cold (put your personal definition of what that is) and icy roads can make runnning a little less fun and a little more dangerous.
And, like you said, control of pace on a treadmill is more controlled by your brain than your body. that can be both good and bad. For getting the feel of racing, the "real world" of the road, like you said, is better imo.

I guess the bottom line is do what works for you, and do what you have to do considering weather and road conditions, etc (I once did 20m on a treadmill before a marathon. sucked, but didn't have a choice).

A mediocre run is better than no run.

[guyforget]

i suck at running outside.  the cold air just freaks my lungs out.  i huff and puff and never catch up with my breath, even running at the same pace that i can sustain for 30 minutes inside on the treadmill.  its kinda frustrating... 

i try to run "full stride" on the treadmill.  its way easy to get into a lazy rhythm on it, barely lifting your legs, etc. 

[MiamiPhish]

Does anyone have experience taking whey protein as a supplement to running and or lifting?  I've just started taking three scoops (60g protein) with cold water 15 minutes after running or lifting and though I can't really see the effect yet, I can feel it.  Recovery boost: check.
But I'd be interested to see if anyone had anything negative to say about it.