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Posted on 5/8/16 at 1:12 pm to runningdog
Posted on 5/8/16 at 1:12 pm to runningdog
I started in October and have noticed a drop off in my stamina since the air started warming up and the humidity has come back. I live near Houston. Is this normal/understood or am I just imagining it since it's less comfortable in the heat? Where do you live/run? Georgia?
Another thing, I've started to develop blisters on the tips of my long toe next to my big toes. But really only when I'm digging hard for a faster time. I've changed socks and my shoes fit really well. Is this normal and will the tips of those toes eventually just toughen up/callous ?
Since I run most of each run on a gravel track my soles also wear very slowly but I can really feel when the cushion is compacted in my knees and back. I agree, shoes are relatively cheap, I've just been sticking with $45-55 running shoes from the reebok store and am happy with the comfort.
Do you listen to music when you run? I find music helps the time pass when running but it does mess with my pace, slow songs slow me down.
Another thing, I've started to develop blisters on the tips of my long toe next to my big toes. But really only when I'm digging hard for a faster time. I've changed socks and my shoes fit really well. Is this normal and will the tips of those toes eventually just toughen up/callous ?
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The shoes looked good because the tread didn't wear like you see from road running.
Since I run most of each run on a gravel track my soles also wear very slowly but I can really feel when the cushion is compacted in my knees and back. I agree, shoes are relatively cheap, I've just been sticking with $45-55 running shoes from the reebok store and am happy with the comfort.
Do you listen to music when you run? I find music helps the time pass when running but it does mess with my pace, slow songs slow me down.
This post was edited on 5/8/16 at 1:54 pm
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Posted on 5/8/16 at 2:11 pm to Old Sarge
NOOOOOO!!!!! For the love of god, go to a shoe store specializing in running shoes. Ask for the shoe specialist and have him/HR fit you for shoes. Biomechanics and proper shoes are entirely related. You may be like my buddy. He could run in army boots and wouldn't care.
Many elite road runners use the summer as an off season from racing for the very reasons you described. I was a fall season racer, so I trained hard spring, summer and raced in the fall. A lot of my buddies trained late summer, fall and raced late winter and spring. As they aged they crosstrained or reduced mileage in the summer. I snow boarded and ran a maintenance level in the winter. I run at 6 am to avoid the summer heat. In the winter I run late in the day or at lunch.
Welcome to running. Black toenails are pretty common. I have two right now. I like a loose fitting shoe. Black toes are the price I pay for not paying attention to lacing up the instep tight enough to prevent slippage. Could also be the shoe you are wearing. Toe boxes vary from style to style.
I don't listen to music when I run. The road is my church. I think about life stuff, mentally wander, concentrate when I need to and, yep, commune with my maker. It is not uncommon to look down and realized I've covered a mile or two I don't really remember because I've been lost in my thoughts.
Many elite road runners use the summer as an off season from racing for the very reasons you described. I was a fall season racer, so I trained hard spring, summer and raced in the fall. A lot of my buddies trained late summer, fall and raced late winter and spring. As they aged they crosstrained or reduced mileage in the summer. I snow boarded and ran a maintenance level in the winter. I run at 6 am to avoid the summer heat. In the winter I run late in the day or at lunch.
Welcome to running. Black toenails are pretty common. I have two right now. I like a loose fitting shoe. Black toes are the price I pay for not paying attention to lacing up the instep tight enough to prevent slippage. Could also be the shoe you are wearing. Toe boxes vary from style to style.
I don't listen to music when I run. The road is my church. I think about life stuff, mentally wander, concentrate when I need to and, yep, commune with my maker. It is not uncommon to look down and realized I've covered a mile or two I don't really remember because I've been lost in my thoughts.
This post was edited on 5/8/16 at 2:13 pm
Posted on 5/8/16 at 2:23 pm to Old Sarge
Another piece of equipment I recommend is a GPS watch. I've owned 4 generations of garmin products. I think there still are a few photos of me on the web wearing an early generation garmin product that looked like a Walkman on my upper arm. The guys laughed about it, but I loved racing with one particularly after I started marathoning. To me it was like the GU revolution in marathon training. I started marathoning late in life - age 40+. I never hit the wall because I constantly took in calories through gel packs.
For training it is perfect. No bullshite allowed. You run a mile it tells you how fast. When and if you begin tempo run training, it will allow you to run tempo miles on a flat road verses a tract. No distance cheating, no I'm pretty sure I was running 7 minute pace, etc.
My current GPS is a garmin 235.
For training it is perfect. No bullshite allowed. You run a mile it tells you how fast. When and if you begin tempo run training, it will allow you to run tempo miles on a flat road verses a tract. No distance cheating, no I'm pretty sure I was running 7 minute pace, etc.
My current GPS is a garmin 235.
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