Runners
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Cross post. I must have been tired. I had meant to post it on this thread.
A few photos from this weekend's race. My sleep schedule is all out of sorts, but trying to right myself in Key West.
Start Line at sunrise in Miami.
Met up with the girls van after the first 6 legs.
Ran 11.8 miles through the Everglades at night.
My last run was across a few bridges before Key West. Too tired to remember which.
Finish was pretty amazing. It took the team nearly 35 hours to cover about 200 miles. Fun way to see the countryside and a perfect excuse to stay a few more days.
R&R time
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I love the climatic contrasts on this page, great stuff from both of you.
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Back to Utah, but we brought the good weather with us. High in the mid 50'sF.
Snapped a pic of the cuter half of the group.
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When I was at school we had an annual run…
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Wow, that puts the standard cross country course to shame. I'm reminded of the Dipsea Race, which seems similar in spirit, if a bit shorter.
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i wish i had discovered the trails sooner in life.
Same here. Completely changed my perspective on running, especially anything longer than 5k.
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@Graeme after a lot of time in the mountains i too began to develop issues with knees. But I learned a lot of my issues were actually tight hips and quads. Upper legs were so tight, they began to pull on the insertion points at the knee, thus I assumed my knees began to go. There are a few mobility stretches you can do to help free up your knees. Also work with a lacross ball and a foam roller too and smash away
@Chris - yeah I'm beginning to look at it from a long term perspective. Maintenance has been key as of late
Oh guys I picked up new shoes tonight. I got them for 44% off so I can't complain.
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i wish i had discovered the trails sooner in life.
Same here. Completely changed my perspective on running, especially anything longer than 5k.
Quite a few people have said this to me. I've just done distance running on roads over the past few years but got an ultra coming up in July that has some trail sections.
Looking for some new shoes that will be versatile enough for the trails but comfortable enough for hours on the road too. Seems to be a tough one.
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Unless the trail sections are pretty gnarly, I would just go with road shoes. I've worn Mizuno Wave Riders for the last decade and run multiple trail runs in distances of 5 to 30k in them. I don't think I'd try to run Leadville or Western States in them, but then most trail runs aren't that intense.
(Not that I would run either of those at all, just to be clear.
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The race I'm doing is around 65k but I don't think the terrain will be too bad at any point. I reckon running long sections on road in trail shoes won't be pleasant so I'll take your advice. Saying that, I don't think anything after a certain point is going to be pleasant!
Been doing more looking this afternoon and Salomon do a couple of shoes specifically designed for long distances. They also look quite nice too, as far as running shoes go - which of course is the most important thing.
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Illness after increasing mileage
Hi guys,
I've been running daily for over two years and recently stepped up my weekly mileage from 35 to 50 miles. At present I am not running as I've got a viral / chest infection. It seems that the infection set in shortly after the mileage increase. Has anyone else experienced illness with increased mileage and do you guys have any tips?
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^I'm from Weston-Super-Mare in the UK^
The weather has been sunny and windy with moderate - high pollen levels which can be an issue for me as I do suffer with occasional hay fever as well as exercise induced asthma. However, I did some research and found this useful website: http://www.runningforfitness.org
In this section http://www.runningforfitness.org/book/chapter-8-injuries/infections from the above mentioned website it states; "It is not clear why runners are especially prone to respiratory infections such as sore throats and bronchial infections. It may be to do with the trauma to the throat linings of hard breathing while running. But there also appears to be a lowering of the effectiveness of the immune system generally in runners who are training hard, which contributes to this phenomenon"
So It may be pollen but could also be as a result of the increase in distance I am running. Whatever it is I can't run at the moment and its frustrating the hell out of me
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I haven't noticed it when I increase mileage, but I do notice it with speedwork. An all out mile will have my lungs hurting for days.
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I agree with summer. I have not felt any effects in gradual increments of weekly mileage. The only time I can really feel the effects on my lungs is when I am doing any speed or lactic acid threshold work.
I do not know how the weather has been in your area but some of the apps I found useful is "weather under ground" and "storm". It gives you local reports of weather and pretty accurate cloud coverage on their radar. Plus they cover pollen count there too
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^thanks for your insight and feedback gents, its helpful^
