Sub 1:30 Half Marathon in 2020 (Read 618 times)

 

 

James -  ...I'm a little weirded out how having a wet shirt would cause you to stop a run, do you not sweat ? My shirts are almost always soaked by the end of a run.

 

 

Well, I don't sweat a lot on easy runs in cool weather, even long ones.  However, the main issue is that I get cold very easily (probably bc I'm skinny, and being older doesn't help).  In colder weather, when I'm wearing a water-resistant layer over another layer, the insulation usually keeps me warm enough even if the inner layer gets damp from sweat and the outer layer gets moderately wet from rain.  On the day in question, though, the sudden rain was heavy enough that both layers, and all of me, were drenched after half a mile.  With the strong winds and low-50s temperatures, I might've been better off running shirtless than in two soaked layers, but either way, continuing at an easy pace for nearly two hours would've had me shivering quickly, and sick not long afterwards.  Once I got in the car, dried off, and changed shirts and the rain eased up to just steady, I was fine.

Thankfully my parents still have a little ranching operation which helps with keeping the freezer full. Can anyone else show on a map exactly where their food comes from?

 

That's pretty awesome. My lower animal intake is both about health, but also about animal welfare. Factory farming is just gut wrenching. The fact that you get your meat from a ranch is just amazing. One of the benefits of living in the middle of the country!

Piwi - I forgot to comment: looks like you're in one of your phases where you enjoy running! Maybe get a Park Run in while you're in this mood, I know how quickly it fades. I'm always amazed at how well your fitness sticks around.

 

Zebano / Rakers - Beets are cool, but so are other foods. A varied diet is key for a good immune system.

 

Zebano - I totally flag activities like that , but only when they’re in my way when I want to conquer a Strava segment.

 

Have you guys considered going fishetarian instead?

Anyway, if you do go vegetarian make sure to top up in vitamin B12 + any other vitamins a good nutritionist recommends.

Meat has important nutrients not found in plants.

FYI, there’s a responsible way of consuming meat which is to purchase local from local farms.

At least in major cities that is a very convenient endeavour and a good compromise.

 

After thinking about it more and reading some counterpoints to the show sink in I don't think I'll be making any major changes to my diet, just abstaining from meat 1-2 times per week, mostly on account of the environmental impact of raising livestock (and now that winter is over, I need to get back to bike commuting for similar reasons). Prior to this, my main dietary push was "more vegetables" but I think mrakers has it right that the thing I Really Really need is to stop snacking. I'm not sure why I'm worrying much as my weight is dropping right now (I'm below 160! for the first time since 2018!!) but I've also been on a Bagel and Lox kick for lunch, I love me some salmon, unfortunately eating that every day is just as pricey as going out to eat =( Fishetarian would totally be up my alley, but not my wifes so it's a bit of a non-starter.

LIte-Beer-Virus - I'm continuing to always wash my hands after going to the bathroom, because I'm not a disgusting person.

Piwi - nice job running sub 20 in training.

Darkwave - very interesting that your diet is so different from the typical runners. Do you know perchance if you were anemic?  You have some stellar cross training habits, that's got to make maintaining fitness through injury really easy.

JamesD - Just to be clear I wasn't trying to be insulting, do what works for you. I just happen to want to go shirtless anytime the weather tops 50. It was raining and 40F yesterday and I have an amazing, super thin wicking baselayer that I put on and layer a couple things over and it works out great, but prior to figuring that  out (+ a hat to keep rain out of the eyes) cold and rainy used to drive me to the treadmill.

Keen - I've bought some cow straight from the farm before and I'm amazed at the quality differences that can occur. Our second freezer-full (quarter of a cow) was such terrible meat that it took use 3 times as long to use it up and I think we threw some out.

 

Yeah actually I can.

 

So. Many. Casinos.

also, you need to stop sandbagging, embrace BOTT, and go out and run a good race.

Jmac I ran 16 weeks at 25mpw. Its interesting to see that it maintains a little fitness.

DW I put out my SI joint a couple of years ago. I was coming out of an attic down onto my ladder and when I unweighted off my arms and then weighted back onto the ladder it put that joint out. It was really sore but my PT found it easily as that side of me had dropped down.

Keen great to know where your meat comes from and that it had a good life. Tornado valley would keep you on your toes ! We have tsunami evacuation signs everywhere.  My wife has an emergency box made up.

Zebano you are in Iowa ? Can you get the American Pickers autographs for me 

Brew this one will do

Zebano I honestly doubt I'm over trained just because I'm still riding the benefits from my marathon training and haven't been doing more than 1 workout a week with a long run around 100 minutes or less. 40-50 miles a week for about a month or two. I think my mood is just about the week seeming like it was piling stuff on and I wasn't getting a moment where things started looking up or there was an end in sight. Just accepting the misery of every day as "well someone has to do it. Might as well be me so no one else has to."

Piwi I like it. A little too much. I'll have to find out where I can get the wig.

I think the meat dress would work for St. Patricks Day. Corned beef anyone?

NYC half just got cancelled. Gotta figure out my options here. I want to race something with this fitness! Going to have to find something in the suburbs.

My brother just messaged that to me as well.  I'm gutted for him as he hasn't run a half marathon in probably 15 years and he was definitely excited for it.

Southern Lakes HM entries are still open if you want to come join me though?

Sorry to hear that Mark, I didn't know he was signed up, did you mention that?? Either way, it looks like he can defer to next year and pay the fee again: real good deal NYRR! However, they're actually giving a full refund if you fully cancel and don't defer to next year. I will certainly be taking that route.

I don't think I did actually - I'd actually forgotten about it until he messaged me.  He lives in Dobbs Ferry, NY - not too far from New Rochelle, NY, which I think is basically the epicenter of the US outbreak.

Seems like a lot of the restrictions are based on targeting larger events so if you can find a smaller one, you're hopefully good to go.