You did well!
Keep training hard and you will reach your goal in no time
Statistics: Posted by Market Man6 — September 18th, 2011, 9:51 am
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I ran the race this morning and finished with a time of 31:40. I am ok with that time since it was my first one and I am hoping to drop down to 21:00 by this time next year.
Statistics: Posted by Scar — September 18th, 2011, 8:54 am
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Well, just another update for those who may be interested. We have now run the course successfully the whole way through 3 times.
Oddly enough I find my biggest issue at this point isn't endurance, I don't have any big problems with being out of breath, it's my lower legs. When we get into the last half mile or so of the course my calves are very sore and that is the hardest part about finishing the 3.1 miles.
Anyone have any advice for fixing that issue?
Uphill running and sprints should fix that. Calves are worked a lot harder running on uneven terrain, you just need to strengthen them a bit.
Statistics: Posted by dimak1 — August 18th, 2011, 3:21 pm
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Oddly enough I find my biggest issue at this point isn't endurance, I don't have any big problems with being out of breath, it's my lower legs. When we get into the last half mile or so of the course my calves are very sore and that is the hardest part about finishing the 3.1 miles.
Anyone have any advice for fixing that issue?
Statistics: Posted by Scar — August 17th, 2011, 12:18 pm
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and that will always help any race!
good luck bud
Statistics: Posted by Market Man6 — August 8th, 2011, 8:41 pm
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But why eat sweets for long distance wouldn't something like bananas be better, you can even get those dried bananas.
They have 2-10k Runs about 5 times a year near my house,
Statistics: Posted by killa kiaba — August 8th, 2011, 2:18 pm
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You have made excellent progress so far. For the last month I suggest changing your running routine around to accelerate your results and keep things challenging. Try running intervals of sprint, walk, etc... you'll notice that you will be able to take more running much faster. Also running on different surfaces (sand, grass, concrete, turf) will also help. This way you won't get bored and you'll finish your training strong.
Good luck!
Thanks, and yea, part of the reason my friend and I started running the course was because the track is just so dull.
For the intervals though, we have been doing that in a way, at least on the track. Wednesday for example we will start off by walking a lap and then jogging one, followed by stretching, then run 4 laps, walk a lap, run 4 more, walk one and then run 2 sets of 2 at a quicker pace.
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That's awesome, Scar!
As a matter of fact, I'm starting to run cross country. I try to increase my endurance by running somewhere local (my park) and back, then the next day/week, I run to there and around it, then I run back. It's a total of 1.5-2 miles for me. I might catch up to you soon.
Good luck to you, one of the biggest reasons I started this was because I remembered how nice it was to be in shape back when I was a Sophomore in highschool(before I quit the football team) and I want to get back to that.
I have also been considering finding a half marathon around me somewhere to set as a long term goal for my fitness.
Statistics: Posted by Scar — August 8th, 2011, 1:40 pm
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As a matter of fact, I'm starting to run cross country. I try to increase my endurance by running somewhere local (my park) and back, then the next day/week, I run to there and around it, then I run back. It's a total of 1.5-2 miles for me. I might catch up to you soon.
Statistics: Posted by Riptide — August 8th, 2011, 12:40 pm
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Good luck!
Statistics: Posted by dimak1 — August 8th, 2011, 11:09 am
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We havn't run the entire course stragiht through yet but we are close, earlier today we ran 2.25 Miles and Walked .8 Miles in about 35 Minutes. This Friday we are going to try running the course the entire way through to see how much work we have left to do in the next month or so.
As a wonderful side effect, I have dropped about 15 pounds since the start of July and I have noticed the extra weight I was carrying on my waist and chest rapidly vanishing.
Statistics: Posted by Scar — August 8th, 2011, 10:57 am
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I've always loved BCAA's. I didn't notice an effect until I stopped using them, then I felt like crud. But a well balanced diet can do just as well, which I don't have.
Statistics: Posted by Burks — July 2nd, 2011, 10:02 am
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Were I to continue using some form of a supplement after I run out of creatine, would you have any recommendations? Perhaps just whey if anything?
Statistics: Posted by Scar — June 30th, 2011, 1:09 am
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Thanks for that Lander, to your question as of now I mainly just want to finish. The run is still close to three months away however so if I do start to find 3.1 easy when I am training I may very well switch that and got for a faster pace than just finishing.
I will definitely rethink my workout to more revolve around this since I'm fairly certain my arms are big enough that I would be happy just maintaining this level of muscle instead of gaining more.
To the protein, currently I take Creatine for strength and conditioning support. But what did you use for protein? Do you think Creatine would be good to keep going with?
I didn't take any protein supplement when I was in track, I just made sure to eat plenty of lean meats. When I want to make gains in muscle, I use whey, however.
At Hiker and everyone: That's funny and also very true...we used to eat honey before a run, and I've read sucking on some sugar is good for that little boost of energy as well.
Statistics: Posted by Landerpurex — June 29th, 2011, 12:03 pm
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Run 5 miles, get a donut! :3
Statistics: Posted by Fluffzter — June 29th, 2011, 11:38 am
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So consequently I havn't had a donut since last summer even though I am in my hometown now which has at least 4 or 5 places to get them.
I miss them so...
Statistics: Posted by Scar — June 29th, 2011, 10:39 am
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donuts and chocolate are both valuable training assets, as well as major food groups.
Statistics: Posted by hiker — June 28th, 2011, 4:07 pm
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hiker wrote:
donuts help a lot too.
This is true.
Proffesional Footballers (Soccerer's) eat Jelly sweats to give a short bursts of energy for the first half an hour of the match.
Statistics: Posted by Godders — June 28th, 2011, 4:00 pm
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donuts help a lot too.
This is true.
Statistics: Posted by Fluffzter — June 28th, 2011, 3:56 pm
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