Oso planning to go pro
I’ve never understood how people get into running. That’s about the biggest torcher I can think of. Have never experienced a runner’s high in my life.
Agreed on the stress relief.I've had two halves cancelled and am with you on waiting to sign up until races get underway again. Hoping to do the Twin Cities marathon in fall but I have my doubts.
I'm figuring on 2021 for most races to really start happening again at this point but I'd love to be wrong . I'm seeing some August races canceled now so I'm not feeling real hopeful. I think I'll be a lot more appreciative of being able to run races once they start up again.
I will join. I have done a handful of half-marathons. My knee gave out on the last one about halfway through and I finished just as they were starting to pack up. The pity claps I got were humiliating. That and being passed by a woman with the name "Minerva" on her bib.That was about two years ago. As long as I start slow, I am hoping to be okay. Anyone have pointers on some pre-emptive knee care? Exercises? Braces?For the record, I don't like running at all, but it's a damn efficient means of exercise. Having good tunage makes a big difference in my case. Also, I usually train for a particular race, because it has proven to be a good incentive for me.
I'll probably end up doing a virtual race but am really struggling to get excited about it. Sounds like we'd have 3 or 4 for a running group. Any others?
Virtual races generally don't motivate me. Each of my marathons that was canceled this spring offered this option but I didn't do that. I'm also trying do do marathons in all the states though so the virtual one isn't much of an incentive for me as they don't count towards the state goal.I am doing two free virtual things right now though - Badgerland Striders has one for free for members where you need to run, bike or walk at least 20 minutes everyday for 30 days. And I signed up for a free virtual half-marathon one for 4 weeks or so - my long training runs are usually 10-13 miles these days so I figured I'd just do the half distance for the long runs for a bit.
Like a few others have mentioned, I didn’t start running until my late 30s. Ultimate goal this year was to qualify for Boston. We’ll see if any qualifying marathons take place this Fall. Perhaps Lakefront is most likely. Crowd gatherings are much smaller than the bigger city races and less runners might make it a logistical possibility. I need to mix up my routes or I tend to get bored. I use Strava to track everything. Other people’s posts keep me motivated.
Down 1 w 5 seconds left. Doable.
Runners,How substitutable is biking for running?
I've done two triathlons (NOT Iron Man ones) and I did no bike riding to prepare. Just run and swim. And biking affects your overall time more than the other two since your riding a bike for much longer a time.
I'm participating in the Badgerland Strider 30 say challenge as well.
I try to run four to five times per week. I'd be in. I use Strava as a tracking app which makes it pretty easy to create and maintain groups, but I'm open to whatever.
Just made a profile on strava can't figure out how to create a new group though.
I believe you have to do it on the website.https://www.strava.com/clubs/new
Cool well here's the club link for anyone interested! https://www.strava.com/clubs/639792Lmao went for 3mi after posting but didn't sync the app up! At least my Fitbit won't judge me for awhile
You can do a manual sync to transfer fitbit over to Strava, but I'm not sure exactly how. You have to download the file from Fitbit's website and upload it to Strava's. If it's worth the effort to you.
I'm having to face the very real possibility that pretty much all races will be canceled for 2020 so I'm going to have to mentally get used to running with no races to train for.I’m usually in the same boat: need a future race to keep me motivated. Last summer I joined The Milwaukee Running Group (OMG) and keeping in touch or following them on Strava has kept me focused. I definitely have missed the group runs over the past month and a half.