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| When you go for your run, do you start running right away? (Read 1136 times) |
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posted: 5/5/2008 at 1:38 PM |
OR do you warm up by walking or shuffling first for a little bit and then start into your run?
Which leads me to- How do you count that *warm up* time in your log? Do you count it towards your total time/mileage for that day? Or is it not counted? I have been counting my warm up time but logging it seperately. I'm afraid that if I lump it all together it brings my pace down. Is that just crazy? Anal? All of the above?
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posted: 5/5/2008 at 1:45 PM
modified: 5/5/2008 at 1:48 PM |
I start running, but sloooowly my first mile is usually about 45 seconds slower than the rest of my run, the first quarter mile is probably 75 seconds slower. I log it as part of my run. Pace on a training run is of little importance unless it goes too fast. If I have a stamina session (i.e. tempo runs, pace run, progression) I'll still log it all as one run, but I will record the mile splits
MTA: peeked at your log...did you know that instead of logging 3 workouts on one time, if you want to keep your w/u separate you can go in the interval section of the entry and set your 3 sections as 3 different intervals. Then you HAVE the data if you want it, but it is simpler probably. It would show up as one color on the chart though. |
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posted: 5/5/2008 at 1:47 PM |
Okay, thanks!  |
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posted: 5/5/2008 at 1:51 PM |
I log my warmup/cooldown run/walks as separate workouts from my actual run. This way I get accurate pace information from the run itself, while still noting which days I included the extra half mile or so.
Some days I do the warmup, other days not. For me, it depends on the route I take and where my "starting line" is. I need to get back to doing some form of warmup for every run, as I tend to feel better afterwards if I do this. |
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posted: 5/5/2008 at 1:53 PM |
| I start running right away, but it's probably about a half mile before I get up to my pace for that run...sometimes longer if it just ain't happening that day. It counts toward my total mileage/time for that day. I just know that my first mile will be slower and also have a lower average HR. I'm okay with that. |
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posted: 5/5/2008 at 2:01 PM |
| I start running right away but usually takes me a mile to get warmed up so my pace is a little slwoer that first mile - maybe 20-25 seconds per mile slower. I do count it all towards my total mileage, though for my own sanity sake I will sometimes time myself on the last leg of my run to make sure that my normal pace was where I expect it to be (or even try to crank up that last mile to even out the slower first mile). |
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posted: 5/5/2008 at 2:04 PM |
I'm 61, so I take it easier on myself . Depending on the length of the run, I warm up by walking progressively faster for 10-15 minutes (I do not count this walking as part of my run or show it in my log - but if I did, I would probably show it as "walking" crosstraining or a "warm up" type of run category). I wouldn't really care if it brings my average pace down - it would be cool to be faster than people think I am! 
After my run, I cool down by walking progressively slower for 10-15 minutes, then stretching.
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posted: 5/5/2008 at 2:11 PM |
I always do a 1/4 mile walking warmup, otherwise my legs are like lead and never really loosen up.
I record all my time on my feet, but I keep very detailed notes on my log as far as time on each mile, etc. I have a separate website I track the runs only on.
Just how I do things, but find something that works for you.
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posted: 5/5/2008 at 2:23 PM |
This is werid. I DO count the warm up time on the treadmill, but I DON"T outside. I walk about 1/4 mile to my start run outside, and when I get there I start running right away.
As far as the treadmill goes, I just hate that thing so f'n much, it just gets me off it sooner ! |
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posted: 5/5/2008 at 2:43 PM |
| I walk to the bottom of my hill (~100 meters) and start my watch when I start running. I stop my watch when I stop running. Warmups, cooldowns and recovery jogs all get counted as one run. I could care less about average pace for my training runs. |
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posted: 5/5/2008 at 2:57 PM |
| Quote from Ennay on 5/5/2008 at 1:45 PM: I start running, but sloooowly my first mile is usually about 45 seconds slower than the rest of my run, the first quarter mile is probably 75 seconds slower. I log it as part of my run. Pace on a training run is of little importance unless it goes too fast. If I have a stamina session (i.e. tempo runs, pace run, progression) I'll still log it all as one run, but I will record the mile splits
MTA: peeked at your log...did you know that instead of logging 3 workouts on one time, if you want to keep your w/u separate you can go in the interval section of the entry and set your 3 sections as 3 different intervals. Then you HAVE the data if you want it, but it is simpler probably. It would show up as one color on the chart though.
Oh, I need to do figure all this out. I hate putting a run in and it ends up looking slower because I had some warm-up and cool-down in there. It hurts my ego.
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posted: 5/5/2008 at 3:15 PM |
| I count everything, though I do stop the watch when I'm crossing the street and have to stand there waiting for traffic, etc. |
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posted: 5/5/2008 at 3:24 PM |
I only count running time. I do very little walking before I get going, but do like a little bit of a walk after the end. If I take a mid-run walk break (which I try to do as little as possible), I don't count them either but will make a note of them in the notes section of the log.
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posted: 5/5/2008 at 3:40 PM
modified: 5/5/2008 at 3:41 PM |
I thought that I was one of the only ones that walked first!
I learned that stretching cold muscles makes you more prone to injury. I only started running at age 50 so I'm not a spring chicken. I suffered a lot of injuries the first couple of years running until I settled on the routine of walking a half mile then stretching before I run.
After my run, I walk at least another half mile for a cool down and then stretch again.
If I'm racing, I do the same thing, but add a jog after my strectching and before the race begins.
As for logging these, I count them separate as a walking entry of 1.0 mile |
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