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esq.
posted: 7/12/2007 at 7:42 PM
Running sure is compliacted Wink

It invovles putting one foot in front of the other and both are in the air at the same time at some points (I know, bad description, but you guys know what running looks like).

But there is so much more to it
the right shoes
the right socks
the right clothes
the right gear
speedwork - tempo, interval, farlek? trackwork?
rest days?
how many miles/ week?
how many long runs?
LSD or no?

just kind of funny to me that a sport that's as old as time, as so simple in theory .. really -- isn't!
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posted: 7/12/2007 at 9:51 PM
May I add:

Do I use a HR monitor?
What kind of HR monitor?
Do I use a gps system?
Should I get one that is a combo gps/hr monitor?
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Frustrating Project
posted: 7/12/2007 at 9:55 PM
Quote from alan f on 7/12/2007 at 9:51 PM:
May I add:

Do I use a HR monitor?
What kind of HR monitor?
Do I use a gps system?
Should I get one that is a combo gps/hr monitor?

Yes, get the combo: Garmin Forerunner 305 (affectionately known as "Garmie", my avatar). GPS, HRM, and mega-flexible trainer all rolled into one. The only thing it doesn't do that I wish it did was curse at me when I go too slow. But I am working on a firmware hack for that. Wink
20th Century: 800m: 2:04 |1600m: 4:37 |3200m: 10:06 |5k: 16:23 |10k: 35:38 |15k: 54:20
25k: 1:35:59

21st Century: 5k: 19:42 |10k: 43:00

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Bloody Nipple
posted: 7/12/2007 at 10:07 PM
Someone needs to write a book "Volunteer Running Simplicity". Smile

Dude, is there a place for changing the firmware? Someone made a separate loader? Where?

modal (some dude who recently acquired a 305 and believes in simple living)
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Frustrating Project
posted: 7/12/2007 at 10:25 PM
Quote from modal on 7/12/2007 at 10:07 PM:
Dude, is there a place for changing the firmware? Someone made a separate loader? Where?

Sorry modal, that was purely in jest. But I'll let you know if I find out anything for real. For now, we'll have to live with it beeping at us rather than yelling.
20th Century: 800m: 2:04 |1600m: 4:37 |3200m: 10:06 |5k: 16:23 |10k: 35:38 |15k: 54:20
25k: 1:35:59

21st Century: 5k: 19:42 |10k: 43:00

"Do not allow children to mix drinks. It is unseemly, and they use too much vermouth."
Steve Allen
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Runs With Snowplows
posted: 7/13/2007 at 2:26 AM
Shorts or skirt?
Body Glide or Sport Wax (trust me, go with the BG)?
Rest when I hurt/am injured or run (duh)?

Wink

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Go Green Wave!
posted: 7/13/2007 at 12:38 PM
modified: 7/13/2007 at 12:41 PM
Trails, Asphalt, or Mix?
Flat or Hill (or since I am in FL, that means find a bridge!)?
Ipod or No Ipod?


Quote from jEfFgObLuE on 7/12/2007 at 9:55 PM:
Yes, get the combo: Garmin Forerunner 305 (affectionately known as "Garmie", my avatar). GPS, HRM, and mega-flexible trainer all rolled into one. The only thing it doesn't do that I wish it did was curse at me when I go too slow. But I am working on a firmware hack for that. Wink


My birthday is next month, and I've been dropping the hint all year...so soon the greatness of the Garmin Forerunner 305 will be all mine. So let me know if you make any progress on that firmware hack Tongue Tongue Tongue Tongue
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posted: 7/13/2007 at 1:37 PM
modified: 7/13/2007 at 2:10 PM
Purist or Gearhead?
Runners World or LetsRun?
Mile or Ultra?
Bluecollar or Whitecollar?
Webb or Geb?
Fitness or Social?
Distance or Time?
Treadmill or Trails?
Strength or Speed?
Lydiard or Galloway?
Dean or Tergat?
Rest or Stress?
PR or PB?
Aerobic or Anaerobic?
Heel Strike or Midfoot?
Protein Shake or MickeyD's?
Asics or Nike?
Trainers or Flats?
HRM or Feel?
Water or Sportsdrink?
Track or Roads?
Camelbak or Water bottle?
Gu or Powerbar?
Elite or Penguin?
Turnover or Stride-length?
Fartleks or 400s?
Talent or Heart?
Will or Training?
Love or Glory?
Pain or Joy?
Victory or Defeat?

Just run, baby. Just run.
a vagabond,..highway-beater; a rolling stone, one that does nought but runne here and there.
~Cotgrave, Randle A dictionarie of the French and English tongues, 1611
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posted: 7/13/2007 at 3:05 PM
I like the way cavemen approached running. If you didn't run, you didn't eat. All you needed was a loincloth and a spear. If you were hunting fast animals, you had a speedwork day. Slower animals were easy days. Big migrating herds were LSD days. After you caught your meal and ate, it was a rest day.
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posted: 7/13/2007 at 3:29 PM
Quote from btb1490 on 7/13/2007 at 3:05 PM:
I like the way cavemen approached running. If you didn't run, you didn't eat. All you needed was a loincloth and a spear. If you were hunting fast animals, you had a speedwork day. Slower animals were easy days. Big migrating herds were LSD days. After you caught your meal and ate, it was a rest day.


I love this analogy. Sounds like the loincloth was the precursor to the running skirt.
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posted: 7/13/2007 at 3:52 PM
Just run, baby. Just run.</quote>


Sweet!

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Dumber than most, tougher than the rest.
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posted: 7/13/2007 at 4:07 PM
Quote from Bonkin on 7/13/2007 at 3:29 PM:
I love this analogy. Sounds like the loincloth was the precursor to the running skirt.


Big grin Big grin Big grin No wonder I feel a little wild when I'm running in 'em!

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posted: 7/13/2007 at 4:08 PM
modified: 7/13/2007 at 4:08 PM
Quote from db7 on 7/13/2007 at 3:52 PM:
Just run, baby. Just run.</quote>




That's so sexy! Wink

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posted: 7/13/2007 at 5:08 PM
Quote from Sockoni on 7/13/2007 at 4:08 PM:
That's so sexy! Wink


So's this!

a vagabond,..highway-beater; a rolling stone, one that does nought but runne here and there.
~Cotgrave, Randle A dictionarie of the French and English tongues, 1611
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posted: 7/13/2007 at 5:14 PM
Quote from Jeff on 7/13/2007 at 5:08 PM:
So's this!



Heh heh Big grin
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