January 2012
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Denver, Colorado: Why You Should Run Outdoors This... →
neighborhoodr-denver:
If you have a regular running practice, whether it’s formalized with app-tracking software, or a more casual commitment to run four days a week, you might have taken it inside in recent weeks, especially if you live in the chillier part of the Northern Hemisphere.
It’s been cold outside,…
We are lucky in Denver, it was mid-50s and sunny today. There was...
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November 2011
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Active.com: 9 Tips for running in cold weather →
1. Dress in layers.
2. Wear the right fabrics.
3. Wear a protective shell.
4. Cover exposed skin as much as possible.
5. Always tell someone where you’re going and when you expect to arrive home.
6. Always wear reflective gear when running after dark.
7. Run short loops.
8. Be careful rounding corners.
9. Carry your cell phone, identification and some cash with you...
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Jezebel: Why Women Runners are Punk Rock →
Runspiration for all. Especially since I’ve just decided to run another half in the Spring of 2012! What races do you all have to train for this winter (ugh)?
See also: Julia Chase-Brand A Leading Pioneer
October 2011
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September 2011
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I have to say that now that mornings are cooler, it might be an incredible inconvenience to get up 20 minutes earlier but the crisp air and the changing leaves have really improved my mood and helped my runs.
Do you guys change your routine with the seasons?
June 2011
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these go to 11.: All the Runner's World articles... →
msavignon:
Inspired by my last post, here’s all of RW’s articles:
“Overexposure: Here’s How to Avoid the Burn” (August 2009)
“How does hot weather affect runners?” (August 2009)
“Heat Advisory: how to get moving when you’rd rather not” (August 2010)
“A Miami club’s best tips for…
FYI FYI FYI! I run after work and even then the heat is really slowing me down.
May 2011
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April 2011
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I actually made myself register for a race! So that means I will start running a lot again, and maybe posting on here about training!
I realized I am terrible about motivating myself to run when not training for a specific purpose. I enjoy running a lot, that is no secret, yet when I come home from work I find it impossible to find the energy to go running. In the summer I can grab a quick run in...
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Yesterday's 10K Playlist
The 10K yesterday went pretty well - I did it in 1:02, which is 10:01 minute miles. I probably could have gone out a little faster but I was worried about losing steam, so for the first 5 miles I was doing 10:15-10:20 minute miles. But then the last mile or so I sprinted and made up some time.
Anyway. This was the playlist I listened to while I ran, on shuffle (obviously not every song came on...
Tomorrow is the 10K Scotland Run in Central Park, which – if you’ve been following along from the beginning – you might recall was the race that was my goal race last year. When I started running last February, the thought of running more than one mile seemed insane to me. But then I ran two miles, then three, and then five, and then last April I did the 10K, which is 6.1 miles. It felt like...
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On hitting a wall
Guys, I’m getting very tired. I’ve been running regularly for the past year and a half, and I’ve been training for this half marathon (running 6 days a week instead of 4, with cross training and strength training and long runs one day per week) since January. I’m now to the point where I just don’t know how to increase my energy level.
I mean, I’ve been through...
March 2011
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“At 8 months, when their sedentary lab mates were bald, frail and dying, the...”
– NYTimes Wellness Blog (via Morning Gloria)
February 2011
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On the other coast
I woke up and the sun was shining over LA so I ran 7 miles along the Pacific Ocean. It was windy and sometimes the paved path was overrun by the beach and I was running on sand instead of concrete. That was a little bit different than running across Brooklyn.
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I ran the Al Gordon Classic 4-mile race in Prospect Park this morning and I totally beat my goal of running under-10-minute miles: I ran it in 38:45, which is 9:42-minute miles!
I am kinda pretty psyched. Next I’m doing the Scotland 10K in Central Park in April. If I can stay under 10 minutes/mile for the longer run I’ll be even more psyched.
Good morning run for those of you who live in Ft. Greene: your house —> Vanderbilt —> Grand Army Plaza —> Eastern Parkway —> Washington Ave. —> your house.
It’s like 3-3.5 miles depending on where you live and of course you can add or subtract mileage as you see fit. I could see a Sunday long run being this plus a lap around Prospect Park.
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The nice weather in New York yesterday and over the weekend got me excited and caused me to run farther and harder than I have been lately. It made me really happy during the runs, but my legs are less than happy now. I really actually enjoy running in the cold, but the lack of daylight hours makes it so difficult to run in the winter. Is it Spring yet?
stuartinwashington asked: I live in a city and like to run, but what I find MOST INCREDIBLY IRRITATING about running in an urban environment is having to wait for stoplights to change to go from one street to the next. Do you have any tips for how to minimize this annoyance?
Due to a stress fracture from last summer/fall, and then too much work for exercise (or so I reasoned), I hadn’t been for a run for at least four months until today. I was worried that this one would be not fun and even considered the possibility of my running hobby being a thing of the past. But I set out on one of my favorite loops and wow, it was great.
I like this one because I get to...
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Running Around Part 2
I made another running mix based on a few more of the songs I’ve been listening to while I run lately (and a few I meant to put on the original; there are also a few by artists whose songs are on the other mix, but who just make good songs to run to). I suggest setting your iPod to shuffle; the tracks are just in alphabetical order by title. (Also, thanks to Sarah for the mix she posted the...
January 2011
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On Running Outside in Winter
Put on my running tights, Nike dri-fit sweatshirt with a hood, a vest and gloves and headed out for a run this afternoon, and thanks, I think, in part to my new running mix — to which I’ve added a bunch of songs! Running Around Pt. 2 coming soon — I had a really great 4.5 mile run from my apartment, through the projects, into Dumbo, along the waterfront, into Cobble Hill and ending at Trader...
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December 2010
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Active.com: 5 Tips for a better treadmill workout →
I live in Denver and I work an 8:30-5:30, so in the wintertime it’s either too cold or too dark for me to do my usual run in the park. Unfortunately I CANNOT stand the treadmill. It’s a necessary evil — something I hate to rely on for training since it’s a snooze fest and a half. But today I got this in my email, and some of these are really important (the stuff about gear...
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“Right now I am aiming at increasing the distance I run, so speed is less of an...”
– Haruki Murakami, What I Talk About When I Talk About Running, 2008
I’m reading this lately because a coworker suggested it, and brought it in, and put it on my desk, so it was quite effortless. I am glad I am. I read it on the bus, and it helps to get into the head of someone else who runs...
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introductions, encouragology, etc
Hi all, I just wanted to say a quick “hey!” and hope that you’ll keep checking in even though Doree and Lukas apparently both have stress fractures! I’m Liz (yrfriendliz on tumblr), I’m about a month shy of 25, I live in Denver, and I am a new runner.
I wanted to join in as the voice of an encouragologist — someone who tries REALLY hard to make running work in her life. I was NOT a cross country...
November 2010
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Swimming This Town
So you may have noticed that this Tumblr has been pretty quiet as of late. I can’t speak for anyone else, but the reason I haven’t been writing on it is because a couple months ago I found out I had a stress fracture in my right leg and I have been forbidden to run—or bike or basically do anything that could potentially strain the leg—since the end of September.
It’s...
September 2010
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growltiger asked: Doree! I have just started running on the treadmill. I have been an elliptical girl for YEARS and I always thought I couldn't run. But now I am starting! It is not as horrible as I thought it would be. I can run a mile! Who knew? Anyway. Can you suggest a good "here is how to become a super runner" plan? Treadmill only, for now, because I would be embarrassed to run in public in...
August 2010
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Pre-run Stretching? Meh, I'll warm up on the run. →
(via idontgetrunnershigh)
Not very surprising results. Continuing to do what you usually do is best for you. If you stretch before running you risk injury if you stop. If you are fine not stretching then continue to not stretch before you run.
July 2010
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I have officially registered for the Hartford Marathon. Not sure why I kept forgetting to sit down and actually do that, but it is done now. Course has also changed this year to put the hills all in the first 5 miles, instead of having some in the last 5, awesome.
Last weekend I was up in CT and run 8 miles on Saturday and 15 on Sunday. As much as I love running in the city it was enjoyable to...
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I took a few weeks off from doing much running because my illiotibial bands were really bothering me. Then I started running indoors, back on the treadmill, and that seemed to be much better than running on pavement, and I also made sure to stretch more, and then this week I started running along the dirt path in Fort Greene Park. It’s great except for the kid I saw masturbating behind a...
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Uh oh.
Last Saturday, I was floating around my parent’s pool reading a book, enjoying the long weekend. My mom says to me “Hey are you doing the Hartford Marathon this year? I just started my more serious training for the half, the race is in 14 weeks.”
Oh no. I thought I still had plenty of time before I needed to start being more serious about a training program. October is a lot...
May 2010
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Running This Town: Astoria Branch
I moved to Astoria on Saturday. I got a dog on Sunday. And today, I ran for the first time in New York City. It was interesting.
Is That A Dead Baby?
I’ve never run in a city before. I mean, for the most part, I was a treadmill runner for my first two years (post-college). I ran a little cross country in high school and I had to run for crew/losing, I guess, beer weight in college.1...
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First half-marathon race in the books, pretty happy with 7:21 average pace. Over 7000 finishers meant a pretty packed start in Prospect Park. Despite NYRR doing a great job separating the start corrals by pace, including color coding bib numbers, plenty of people started closer to the front than they should have been. At mile 1, an older woman who was cutting back into the still packed crowd after...
Brooklyn Half-Marathon Weekend
Check it out everyone, even if you are not participating in the race all kinds of businesses around Coney Island and Park Slope are having deals this weekend. Most involve a coupon from a book given out at the finish, but some are online coupon codes (like discount game tickets for the Brooklyn Cyclones! Woo minor league baseball games, hooray summer!).
Question for experienced marathon runners...THE...
runningthistown:
I’m doing a marathon in exactly one month. It’s my first time, and I keep hearing about hitting “The Wall” after Mile 20. Any suggestions on how to avoid this. Currently I drink water and eat a pack of sharkies at mile 13. Any other suggestions to avoid this?
During my first marathon I never really hit “the wall” because I had injured my achilles the week before...
Question for experienced marathon runners...THE...
I’m doing a marathon in exactly one month. It’s my first time, and I keep hearing about hitting “The Wall” after Mile 20. Any suggestions on how to avoid this. Currently I drink water and eat a pack of sharkies at mile 13. Any other suggestions to avoid this?
A reader writes:
“any pedometer advice? I really want one to measure distance, stride, calories, etc. I got one for free from itunes for my iphone but it doesn’t work and before I invest $1.99 for another non-working app, or worse, $more for an actually ped, I figured I would ask some runners.”
I’ve been using Runkeeper, which isn’t perfect, but I’m...
Got back into it tonight after the 5 Borough Bike Tour on Sunday and assorted other busy-ness (and business); the combination has meant I haven’t been running quite as much as I’ve been wanting to. Ran up to the Brooklyn Heights Promenade, watched the sun go down over the skyline, gazed at the Brooklyn Bridge, saw some people walking their dogs and some taking pictures and some who...