Running Appreciation thread

[Cliffhanger]

I overpronate too and used to go through a pair of runners every three months. Used a lot of adidas, new balance and asics and none of them lasted longer than 3 months. The cusioning around the ankle always wares out and so does the bottom and I typically pay over 200 bucks for a runner.

Haven't had that problem with north face runners though and hopefully won't.

 

[Whos Ya Daddy]

I have am on about my 7th pair of asics. Currently using Evolution 5's but previously have had Kayano 7 9 10 12s 14 16. I changed to evolution because aparently its better for flat feet and overpronaters. Although the evolution is a good shoe I think I will go back to kayanos. I will never buy a runner other than asics though.

Asics are rubbish. The Brooks shoe is far superior. I can't comment on North Face because I haven't seen them.

 

[JoeD]

My latest pair of shoes are brooks and I like them. It all depends on the shape of your foot i reckon as to which shoe feels better.

 

[Chicken_Hunter]

Asics are rubbish. The Brooks shoe is far superior. I can't comment on North Face because I haven't seen them.

Seem to go alright for me. They give me great support, they are light, I have never had any shin splints, sore feet, compartment syndrome or anything. They are quality made, they dont fall apart. IMO they are a great shoe, and I know a lot of people that agree.

 

[adamkungl]

Love asics. haven't bought any other brand in about 10 years.

 

[woodyk2]

Just started running again...clagged initially but improving. Started doing stair work twice a week to.

 

[Danish]

To be honest I don't think shoes make much of a difference.

As long as you don't get blisters (good socks are just as if not more important in that regard) then thats their job done in my books.

 

[Chicken_Hunter]

Yep. And shoes are just personal preference. Some people swear that dunlop volleys are the best.

 

[Cliffhanger]

Really depends on your running style. I put a lot of pressure on my feet and notice the difference between a good pair and a bad one. My dad bought me a pair of Fila runners earlier this year and they were so shit. They destroyed my feet.

 

[aqua_duck]

f**k yes! I love running do 10-12 ks most weekdays and 17-20ks in the morning on weekends. Best feeling ever and the breakfast smoothie becomes the best thing in the world.

Goal is to do North Face 100k in under 12 hours next year.

You really are a psycho lol
Use to run abit but to me it's abit boring, these days for cardio I'd rather hit the heavy bag, grapple, or do Oztag type drills. If I do run it's sprints or 2 or 3km timed runs

 

[Tom Shines]

I can't road run for the fun of it, it bores me senseless.

I do treadmill as part of my cardio routine — it's strange, but the whole "don't stop or you'll fall off" thing works as great motivation.

 

[Apey]

After literally years of inactivity I finally found the motivation to get back into running about 2 months ago, I had (have) absolutely terrible endurance (read: could barely run 100m without getting f**ked) but it was good to get back into it and after three weeks at it I was slowly improving.

Of course, after those three weeks, I got a shit cold, had exams and now have had unrelated groin issues for the last month that are going to be around for at the very least another month.

f**k.

 

[Red Bear]

To be honest I don't think shoes make much of a difference.

As long as you don't get blisters (good socks are just as if not more important in that regard) then thats their job done in my books.

It is important though to not be running in shoes which are passed it, can lead to all sorts of problems. I love Asics personally, seem to suit my feet.

I ran a bit when I was younger, made state cross country regularly then kinda stopped, only picked up again to try and get fit for soccer but I've been loving it lately. Built up nicely for the Sydney Half Marathon a little while back, the third one I'd run and managed to run it in just under 90 minutes, about 6 minutes faster than the year before.

Fortunate where I live to have some great training routes along the coastline, lots of hills of varying difficulties, real good mix and can easily alter my routes anywhere from short, 5 km runs to 20 km+ (24km run in 2 hours was as long as I got).

Did have thoughts of running the marathon in september but after the half I've had ITB problems which have finally settled down now (got through a game of soccer on the weekend), but have lost alot of that built up fitness. I'll run one eventually but body isnt quite ready for that distance I dont think, and hard to do the training around playing soccer. Would've liked to have done the City2Surf as well but the highest group (well, highest behind the preferred starts and elite anyway) went in about two days, can't really be bothered running from the back as I would like to do a decent time.

 

[The.X.Factor9]

Just saw this thread.. I am about to go for a run ... Woot woot.

 

[Danish]

Have stepped up the running to 6 days a week the last 2 weeks in preparation for sutho2surf then city2surf. Schedule goes like this:

Mon - 5-6km
Tues - 8km
Wed - 5km
Thurs - 8km
Fri - 5km
Sat - 8km
Sun - rest

Am covering the 8km in around 42min now, and broke 25min for the first time today on my 5km run

I know 5min/km aren't exactly lightning, especially when compared to some of the impressive numbers in here, but it was a major long term goal of mine set back in January to be able to run 5km in under 25 minutes so I'm pretty stoked with it.

Those of you who've run half-marathons, what odds do you think I am of being ready for one in september given the running schedule above? I am not aiming for a record pace, but do want to be able to run the whole way and do it in around 130-150 minutes.

 

[Joker's Wild]

You should add at least 1 full distance (21kms?) run per week soon if you are aiming for September.

Drop it down a notch the week before the race so you dont burn out though

 

[Thomas]

Have stepped up the running to 6 days a week the last 2 weeks in preparation for sutho2surf then city2surf. Schedule goes like this:

Mon - 5-6km
Tues - 8km
Wed - 5km
Thurs - 8km
Fri - 5km
Sat - 8km
Sun - rest

Am covering the 8km in around 42min now, and broke 25min for the first time today on my 5km run

I know 5min/km aren't exactly lightning, especially when compared to some of the impressive numbers in here, but it was a major long term goal of mine set back in January to be able to run 5km in under 25 minutes so I'm pretty stoked with it.

Those of you who've run half-marathons, what odds do you think I am of being ready for one in september given the running schedule above? I am not aiming for a record pace, but do want to be able to run the whole way and do it in around 130-150 minutes.

You could do it easy...but you need to up your kms. What you want to aim for is one long run each week. Turn one of those 8km runs into a 10km run. A month before the HM you should be looking to run about 15-17kms as your long run. Get your body used to pounding those distances. Also, look at making one of those 5km sessions as a fartlek or interval session. If you want to run faster you need to work on your VO2Max. Do some HIIT instead of the 5km or even some hillwork. The most important thing is to start getting some more distance.

Perhaps put the stopwatch away for a session and just run for an hour.

 

[Danish]

Thanks mate.

I'll pay my entry next pay then and start hitting it up properly.

My main issue with running distance right now is more time than fitness. I run at lunch usually so taking more than 40 odd mins is tough. Might need to start getting in early and running before work instead.

I'll give the fartlek a try as well. I actually used to do interval work unintentionally back when I couldn't run for more than a few hundred metres at a time, so can certainly change it up.

Hill work is no problem around Olympic park either. They have nice man-made ones every km round here that were made for it

 

[Thomas]

I'm in the same boat as you regarding running at lunch. My advice is to use the lunchtime run as your chance to smash out either some speed work or doing a shorter run at a bit faster than race pace.

Do your longer runs on the weekend or before/after work. That's my big issue...finding the time to spend 1.5 hours running. Not easy with kids etc. Also I am serious about throwing away the GPS/Stopwatch. You can easily burn yourself out trying to reach a certain pace. Sometimes you just have to back off. I only measure my pace once a week and that is when I do my 'race pace' runs which are around the 5 min km for 7kms or so.

 

[Danish]

I am not really that concerned with my pace that much, mainly I just use it to ensure I am not overdoing it. I use my iphone and it just announces my pace every 500m so I can make sure I'm not going out too hard (has been a big issue for me to teach myself to run at a steady 5-5:30min/km rather than go all out in the low 4s then burn out after a few km).

I'll only set out to break a PB maybe once a week, and thats usually on my shorter runs.

If I do turn off the GPS I'll probably just turn off the announcements but still use it. That way the data is still there if I want to look back at it but I'm not getting the voice in my ear telling me I'm off pace. I'm pretty addicted to the nike+gps app with its online mapping and pace data as well as goal creation etc so I couldn't think of going for a run without it strapped to my arm.

No idea how I'd ever find time to run if I had a kid. Its hard enough now and my biggest time commitment outside of work is watching TV!