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| New course surface/terrain category? (Read 305 times) |
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posted: 12/2/2006 at 7:49 PM |
Hey, Eric...any way we can have a category for snow/slush/ice? About half of my 7+ miles today were not on dry, clean pavement, but weren't exactly "trail," either. Man, I think I got an extra good workout using different muscles as I tried to keep from falling (had a few close calls, too...sometimes my "running" was more in the form of mincing and sliding).
Thanks,
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Kirsten
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posted: 12/2/2006 at 11:17 PM |
| That's an excellent idea.. we've got the snow/sluch/ice here in Chicago also... perhaps it should be called "loose terrain" or something so it can include running on sand (also quite difficult)? Or maybe that's too much... |
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posted: 12/2/2006 at 11:19 PM |
Yeah, but sand is not nearly as trecherous/slippery, though it is hard as hell...I think it deserves its own category. I live just a couple of miles from some beautiful sandy beaches, but I don't plan to ever run on them--ow!
I hear you guys really got walloped yesterday. My brother lives about an hour NW of the city and got a foot. I think we ended up with 6-8" of very heavy, slippery/wet stuff.
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Kirsten
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.: 2008 Goals :.
• Run 1500 miles
• October 5 - 1st marathon - Milwaukee Lakefront - in my home state of WI
• PRs: 5k ~ 15k ~ 25k
• 1st trail race |
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posted: 12/4/2006 at 3:32 AM |
| Maybe a new set of categories is what's needed here to describe road conditions because it is not a permanent thing. I'll see what I can do while working on reporting. Should it be a set of checkboxes or free text? |
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posted: 12/4/2006 at 3:38 AM |
| Quote from eric :) on 12/4/2006 at 3:32 AM: Should it be a set of checkboxes or free text?
I think either would be fun. A category of "Midwest Winter Crap" would also probably be a perfect descriptor...
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Kirsten
• Ladies Locker Room •
.: 2008 Goals :.
• Run 1500 miles
• October 5 - 1st marathon - Milwaukee Lakefront - in my home state of WI
• PRs: 5k ~ 15k ~ 25k
• 1st trail race |
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posted: 12/5/2006 at 3:12 AM |
I make a note in the comments section of the run when it is slippery. Though I am far enough into the bible belt that it happens very rarely!
A couple ideas:
1) Work around the problem! Add a "Midwestern Madness" run to your types of runs. Just like intervals and fartleks are different from long runs, so is a sludge run! 
2) Ask Eric to add an option to add your own terrain, just like you can add your own types of runs or cross-training activities.  |
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