Dumb things we runner types are guilty of...

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Fanatic #3965

posted: 8/29/2007 at 9:06 PM

Yesterday was my long run for the week (12+ miles), so tonite was supposed to be short and EASY. But I made the mistake of lacing up my flashy, lightweight NB 902s. Of course, then I felt obligated to run hard and fast right from the start (especially when I saw another, slower runner out on the trail...couldn't very well let her catch up to me in my snazzy shoes). After 1.5 miles of that I was hurtin'. Dumbass, thou name art Kirsten. So the remaining almost 3 miles stunk and were very S-L-O-W and stiff. Der. What have you done lately that has made you want to give yourself a well-deserved dope-slap? Tongue

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Kirsten

'07: 1324.5 | '08: 1561 | '09: 1810.9 run ~ 208.7 bike | '10: 1,000.3 run ~ 3513.5 bike | '11: 710.3 run ~ 4157.9 bike '12: 659.9 run ~ 3365.6 bike (100% benched by ortho last 4.5 weeks while in long-arm cast)

'13 Goals:

• DON'T BREAK ANYTHING!!!

• get within 5#s of 130#s (and stay there, gotdammit!)

• 1st olympic distance duathlon

• 1st Iceman Cometh mtn bike race

• Half Fanatic

• punch Type 1 in the junk

RunChicRun

madness baby

posted: 8/29/2007 at 10:19 PM

Eating a protein bar right before going for a 5- mile run (I was in traffic, didn't think I'd get to the trail that quickly, but I did). I ran 1 mile. So ashamed I can't even log it. Sad

deb

Mississippi

posted: 8/29/2007 at 11:20 PM

I do this more times than I should admit... Head out to run without a hat on, a little while into the run the sweat is dripping into my eyes, my eyes are burning, I'm blinking and wiping my eyes as I run. And every time I say "why do my eyes burn so much?"...and every time I say "oh yeah, duh, I'm not wearing a hat, and the hat always absorbs that extra sweat!". I'm a slow learner. (I should know better than to not wear a hat)

modal

posted: 8/30/2007 at 1:00 AM
modified: 8/30/2007 at 1:01 AM

Forgetting to wear my helmet! Tongue

Okay... Seriously... it has been just not getting out there to run... so what I have not done...

Vim

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Fanatic #3965

posted: 8/30/2007 at 10:29 AM

Oh, and I should mention that my right knee is really pissed at me after last night. That'll learn me to not turn a recovery run into a tempo run. Tongue

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Kirsten

'07: 1324.5 | '08: 1561 | '09: 1810.9 run ~ 208.7 bike | '10: 1,000.3 run ~ 3513.5 bike | '11: 710.3 run ~ 4157.9 bike '12: 659.9 run ~ 3365.6 bike (100% benched by ortho last 4.5 weeks while in long-arm cast)

'13 Goals:

• DON'T BREAK ANYTHING!!!

• get within 5#s of 130#s (and stay there, gotdammit!)

• 1st olympic distance duathlon

• 1st Iceman Cometh mtn bike race

• Half Fanatic

• punch Type 1 in the junk

charismama

posted: 8/30/2007 at 11:53 AM

I recently started a run and realized that my running shorts were backwards... I decided that it shouldn't be noticeable since they are all one color, but i forgot about the fact that they were not made to be worn that way. Not too comfortable! Roll eyes

Sara

2009 Long Branch NJ half marathon

jEfFgObLuE

More Cowbell!

posted: 8/30/2007 at 1:33 PM
modified: 8/30/2007 at 1:33 PM

Wow, asking me to name dumb things I'm guilty of is like asking someone to fish out of a barrel -- it's just too easy. A few "highlights": ■ Running immediately after powering down a 32oz chocolate malt. I spewed about a mile in (without breaking stride Yes

), but had to stop at a buddy's house for some mouthwash to remove the malted hurl taste. Dead

■ Thinking that running 3.5 miles to Little Caesar's for the lunch special (and running back) was a good idea. The return trip resulted in the slowest 3.4 miles I've ever run followed by the fastest 0.1. ■ Racing in 9-year old flats. They actually crunched when I flexed them. Run really fast, hurt really bad. ■ Poor college kid or not, no excuse for being so cheap as to put 1200+ miles on a pair of shoes --> stress fracture. Should have saved a little bit of my beer money for shoes. ■ Pretty much every time I've left the house for a run thinking that I'll be okay and won't have to go to the bathroom. After 20+ years, thousands of miles, numerous snowballs/ leaves used for wiping, and one wicked case of poison ivy, I'm still doing it. ■ Causing my heart to fibrillate after slamming ice-cold liquid following a run. It's happened 3 times, each resulting in a trip to the ER, and the last two requiring cardioversion (CLEAR!) to get me back to normal rhythm. Message to cold liquids from Jeff: Fool me once, shame on you. Fool me twice, shame on me. Fool me three times, shame on my parents because stupidity like that can't be learned -- it can only be bred. ■ Most recently (still ongoing), repeatedly trying to stretch my calf over the last week ever since I had a bad cramp last Tuesday. Up until yesterday, I kept stretching the hell out of it throughout the day, and it kept on hurting. Now that I've stopped cold-stretching it and leaving it alone, it's improving.

When you're on your deathbed, you won't be wishing that you'd spent more time at the office. But you will be wishing that you'd spent more time running. Because if you had, you wouldn't be on your deathbed.

DrewEOB

Idiot

posted: 8/30/2007 at 1:44 PM
modified: 8/30/2007 at 1:45 PM

Quote from jEfFgObLuE on 8/30/2007 at 1:33 PM:

Wow, asking me to name dumb things I'm guilty of is like asking someone to fish out of a barrel -- it's just too easy. A few "highlights": ■ Causing my heart to fibrillate after slamming ice-cold liquid following a run. It's happened 3 times, each resulting in a trip to the ER, and the last two requiring cardioversion (CLEAR!) to get me back to normal rhythm. Message to cold liquids from Jeff: Fool me once, shame on you. Fool me twice, shame on me. Fool me three times, shame on my parents because stupidity like that can't be learned -- it can only be bred.

This is a University of Michigan education put to good use. Big grin

Quote from jEfFgObLuE on 8/30/2007 at 1:33 PM:

■ Most recently (still ongoing), repeatedly trying to stretch my calf over the last week ever since I had a bad cramp last Tuesday. Up until yesterday, I kept stretching the hell out of it throughout the day, and it kept on hurting. Now that I've stopped cold-stretching it and leaving it alone, it's improving.

Yes, cold-stretching is evil. I've learned to warm-up and stretch, and then do more stretching after a run.

Yes, I do "run in this." So should you. The weather is never as bad as it seems from behind your office or car window.

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Fanatic #3965

posted: 8/31/2007 at 11:32 AM
modified: 8/31/2007 at 11:32 AM

Gah, my right leg is still hurting...not as bad today as yesterday, but I'm hoping it doesn't cause me to shorten today's run. No more wearing flashy shoes for short, easy runs. Tongue

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Kirsten

'07: 1324.5 | '08: 1561 | '09: 1810.9 run ~ 208.7 bike | '10: 1,000.3 run ~ 3513.5 bike | '11: 710.3 run ~ 4157.9 bike '12: 659.9 run ~ 3365.6 bike (100% benched by ortho last 4.5 weeks while in long-arm cast)

'13 Goals:

• DON'T BREAK ANYTHING!!!

• get within 5#s of 130#s (and stay there, gotdammit!)

• 1st olympic distance duathlon

• 1st Iceman Cometh mtn bike race

• Half Fanatic

• punch Type 1 in the junk

Mississippi

posted: 8/31/2007 at 11:37 AM

Quote from zoom-zoom on 8/31/2007 at 11:32 AM:

Gah, my right leg is still hurting...not as bad today as yesterday, but I'm hoping it doesn't cause me to shorten today's run. No more wearing flashy shoes for short, easy runs. k

It's amazing how much of an impact our shoe type can have on our body. Live and learn! I learned not to wear my old worn out trail shoes for running anymore. OUCH.

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Fanatic #3965

posted: 8/31/2007 at 11:38 AM

Quote from Mississippi on 8/31/2007 at 11:37 AM:

It's amazing how much of an impact our shoe type can have on our body. Live and learn! I learned not to wear my old worn out trail shoes for running anymore. OUCH.

It wasn't the shoes...it was me running like a dumbass the day after a long run--because I had my speedy shoes on and felt the need to run speedy instead of slow and easy, as I *should* have done. Tongue

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Kirsten

'07: 1324.5 | '08: 1561 | '09: 1810.9 run ~ 208.7 bike | '10: 1,000.3 run ~ 3513.5 bike | '11: 710.3 run ~ 4157.9 bike '12: 659.9 run ~ 3365.6 bike (100% benched by ortho last 4.5 weeks while in long-arm cast)

'13 Goals:

• DON'T BREAK ANYTHING!!!

• get within 5#s of 130#s (and stay there, gotdammit!)

• 1st olympic distance duathlon

• 1st Iceman Cometh mtn bike race

• Half Fanatic

• punch Type 1 in the junk

Mississippi

posted: 8/31/2007 at 11:39 AM
modified: 8/31/2007 at 11:40 AM

Quote from zoom-zoom on 8/31/2007 at 11:38 AM:

It wasn't the shoes...it was me running like a dumbass the day after a long run--because I had my speedy shoes on and felt the need to run speedy instead of slow and easy, as I *should* have done.k

OHHHH. This whole time I was thinking it was because of the shoes! Duh. Got it. Big grin

The speedy shoes part confused me. Blush

rockenmamaof5

posted: 8/31/2007 at 11:45 AM

How about going out with 2 pairs of sunglasses? Confused

One on head and wearing a pair.

Your toughness is made up of equal parts persistence and experience. You don't so much outrun your opponents as outlast and outsmart them, and the toughest opponent of all is the one inside your head." - Joe Henderson

rockenmamaof5

posted: 8/31/2007 at 11:46 AM

Quote from zoom-zoom on 8/31/2007 at 11:32 AM:

Gah, my right leg is still hurting...not as bad today as yesterday, but I'm hoping it doesn't cause me to shorten today's run. No more wearing flashy shoes for short, easy runs. k

Ughhhhhhh sorry to hear that!! Just make sure to take it easy! Hopefully you'll feel much better after getting your run in!

Your toughness is made up of equal parts persistence and experience. You don't so much outrun your opponents as outlast and outsmart them, and the toughest opponent of all is the one inside your head." - Joe Henderson

Mississippi

posted: 8/31/2007 at 11:52 AM

Quote from rockenmamaof5 on 8/31/2007 at 11:45 AM:

How about going out with 2 pairs of sunglasses? One on head and wearing a pair.

This morning I tried to put my reg. glasses on over top of my sunglasses. My 16 y/o was hysterical with laughter.

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