The Running Thread - 2018

[Keels]

I was in a marathon of theirs once where I got to run an extra 2.5 miles for free!

It was your lucky day!!!!

Mellew gonna Mellew ... seriously, they were THE. WORST. I was not sorry to see they were ceasing business.

 

[evre13]

How cool! My friend has a brother in law with a beach house there so she’s trying to see if he’ll let us use it. If so, we’ll probably do this race. It sounds like it’s beautiful.

You’ll have to let me know! I love the area, and there are worst places to spend a weekend running.

 

[DopeyBadger]

Strava has been in the news for its heat map which is interesting, but I was also curious how things looked around the areas I run as well as at WDW. Use this LINK for your area and other POI. For the area I run at home it seems to get a good amount of traffic. Not a whole lot surrounding my area though.

Thanks for the link. Looks like my "bunny on a pogo stick" is white hot and similar to the downtown Madison area all by myself.

 

[OldSlowGoofyGuy]

Strava has been in the news for its heat map which is interesting, but I was also curious how things looked around the areas I run as well as at WDW. Use this LINK for your area and other POI. For the area I run at home it seems to get a good amount of traffic. Not a whole lot surrounding my area though.

LOL, my main route, 1.5-2 mile (one-way) out-and-back (depending on where I turn around) that I do over and over to equal the daily mileage, is white-hot.

In a 100 runs, I will see 5 other walkers/runners, so either there are a lot of afternoon runners I don't know about, or I lit it up!

 

[beatlecat42]

a lot of the sites people mentioned already, but also 100halfmarathonsclub.com (they have a list of half-marathons specifically with walker-friendly time limits).

I also trawl through instagram photos of sweet looking medals...

 

[McNs]

Waaay behind on QOTD (work has officially transitioned from nuts to insane) but here are some answers to the ones I remember:

• Snack - soft spot for a pretzel and the accompanying dodgy cheese
• Events - I don't enter many events, some have been through word of mouth, some are big (e.g. Auckland Marathon) or through the numerous google ads that pop up.
• Journal - I have a spreadsheet that went from 2006-2014 but now just keep it in the cloud through Garmin Connect, Strava and Smashrun. Strava and Smashrun (very cool, worth checking out) both pull from Connect, which is my primary database and has every run since my first watch in 2012. Apart from shoe tracking I don't record other notes.
• Pretty running places - one of the places I love running is Waiheke Island, a 40 minute ferry from downtown Auckland. I have been going there for summers my whole life, and my folks have retired there. It really is stunning with lots of sheltered white sand beaches. The only bad bit about it is the hills - they are nasty. To get out of the valley from where we stay is a 70m/200' climb, and by the time you get to the top that is km 1 of the run... most of my runs this summer were over 300m/1000' of climbing. But the views are awesome:

(hope that works, I sometimes have issues with photos)

 

[JulieODC]

Welp, I'm officially registered for another half marathon! Eek!

@LSUlakes

May
19 - xjillianpaige - Martha's Vineyard Half Marathon (2:45:00 / N/A)

Report back! That sounds like a fun one to put on my list for the future.

 

[Waiting2goback]

QOTD: How do you find out about races? Word of mouth, a website, race expos, ect??

ATTQOTD: Most of the races I register for I find on www.runningintheusa.com, and my second source is work of mouth. The word of mouth is usually a follow up to a race i saw on the website that I have interest in to see if its a good race. Good as in the course being accurately measured or decent finish festival. Few things make me as angry as running a 5k that measure 2.9 Mi!

It's word of mouth and www.runningintheusa.com. I go to the dates that fit my schedule and see if there is anything of interest and if there is I do some research on it.

It's supposed to hit the 80s here this weekend, making me feel good about buying some running shorts on sale last week.

Same here in MA. Oh wait, I think we are projected to hit the 80's in June.

 

[TinkerBellLiz]

ATTQOTD: For local races, we have something called Little Red Hen Productions. If I'm looking for something specific, I use Active or Runningintheusa as well.

I noticed last year that 5k runs have become really popular while 10ks were less frequent. I've actually skipped 2 races this year because they were 5k and we needed more miles for our long run Saturdays.

 

[PrincessMickey]

I typically find races through Facebook/word of mouth or runningintheusa. There's a few that are pretty popular that are the same days every year like Boulder Bolder is always on Labor Day.

Speaking of which, @LSUlakes I have 2 to add

Feb 3 - PrincessMickey - Back the Blue 5k - (35:00/NA)
May 20 - PrincessMickey - Colfax 10 miler - (2:07:00/NA)

 

[LSUlakes]

QOTD: Do you run carrying water or a sports drink of any sort? Does the distance / time of your run play into the decision? What hydration system do you use?

ATTQOTD: I do run with a fuel belt, but only for runs lasting over a hour. In the summer I may use it for 45 minute runs, but mot of the time it's for long runs. I use the Amphipod RunLite Snapflask 4 Hydration Belt. I rarely take all 4 bottles with me because most of the time two will work on the routes I run as I have plenty of places to refill as needed.

 

[jmasgat]

ATTQOTD: I don't do sports drinks, but I will do water. If I am running for more than 45 minutes or so then I make sure to have some with me. I have a Nathan waist belt. I will adjust the amount of water I bring based on temps. I usually don't have places to refill, but in the summer (bubbler in the park) or if the library's open, I can use them for a quick refill.

 

[apdebord]

ATTQOTD: I carry water with me no matter the distance, time of day or temperature. I use a 10 oz Ultimate Direction handheld. If I'm staying in the neighborhood in the heat, I will leave water on my porch for anything over 4 miles. I received a Nathan hydration vest for Christmas this year, which I've been using for my longer runs (some 10s and 11s). So far I really like it! I haven't purchased a bladder for it yet, but I keep Tailwind in 1 chest bottle and water in the other. For races I use the handheld as there's always enough water stops. I do have a half in April in my city that I think I have a good PR chance at, so I think I'll use my vest in order to save time by not stopping at aid stations.

 

[SarahDisney]

QOTD: Do you run carrying water or a sports drink of any sort? Does the distance / time of your run play into the decision? What hydration system do you use?

Yes.
For anything under an hour (or over an hour if it's raining, thanks to the blister incident of 2015), I have an 8oz water bottle that I can attach to my running belt (which I use on almost all runs - during the winter I will sometimes wear my fleece vest instead, but then I can just stick the water bottle in my pocket).
For anything over an hour, I carry my regular everyday 32oz water bottle. It seems really awkward to everyone else, but I'm used to it.
I can't drink most sports drinks, but during the summer I'll sometimes run with Vitamin Water in the little bottle on my long runs (and regular water in the big water bottle) just for some extra electrolytes.

 

[camaker]

ATTQOTD: What I carry depends on the distance of the run and the temperature. I have two hydration vests (Orange Mud, love them) with 1L, 1.5L and 2L bladders that I use. During cooler weather I typically will not carry water with me for anything less than 10 miles. When the weather gets hot I’ll carry hydration with my on anything over 6 miles. I don’t have issues with electrolytes, so I only carry water during runs and will drink a Propel/Powerade Zero afterwards. I’ve tried using a handheld so that I have something with me on shorter runs, but carrying something throws my balance off and is a major distraction so it just doesn’t work for me.

 

[TinkerBellLiz]

ATTQOTD: I have a huggie that holds a 16 oz bottle of water I carry for any runs over 5 miles. I use GU gummies for anything over 5 so I need something to help get them down Anything over 6 miles I usually try for a half ounce to ounce per mile depending on the temperature. I add Nuun to the water if the temp is expected to get over 70 degrees.

 

[JulieODC]

This is a timely question. I’m realizing more and more that I am dealing with chronic dehydration, that periodically worsens and causes migraines, dizziness, etc. so I am trying to be more proactive about my hydratiOn. I am also struggling to balance hydration with having to use the bathroom, esp during runs.

All that said, I don’t carry water on shorter runs. I usually bring a flip belt water bottle (8oz) on runs longer than 6-7 miles. Not sure I plan to change this, but rather focus on better hydration before and after runs. I may buy another flip belt bottle, or the larger version though - so I can carry more
With me on looong runs.

 

[kleph]

It was your lucky day!!!!

Mellew gonna Mellew ... seriously, they were THE. WORST. I was not sorry to see they were ceasing business.

i'm actively surprised they made it as long as they did. i've seen spur-of-the-moment children's backyard birthday parties that were better organized.

i'm pondering the Arlington marathon in April. you say you can vouch for Cox events?

ATTQOTD: for long runs i'll use a Smart Water 33.8 oz bottle filled with Gatorade. i can hold them along my forearm comfortably and they get lighter as the run goes on. sometimes i'll partially freeze them so it stays cold during the run. best of all, i just throw it away when i'm done rather than carrying it home.

 

[Dis5150]

ATTQOTD: Another timely question as I am currently contemplating getting something! Currently, on short runs (under 5 miles)during the work week, I don't carry anything. When it is warmer, for runs over 5 I have a water bottle that fits in my Sparkle Skirt pocket. On all my long runs on the weekends, DH rides his bike with me and carries a water bottle in a bottle holder on his bike for me. He is so good, he knows exactly what mile I take water at and just hands me the bottle! Sometimes I forget but he always remembers!

Since I have been talking about the Silo Marathon in May, people's comments regarding it being a new race and during warm weather, etc. have me concerned about carrying water with me, in case they run out. The very warm half I did last April ran out at the later stops and I remember how awful that was for me. I'm thinking I need to get something now and get used to it if I plan on running a marathon with it. So keep those suggestions coming, lol!

 

[ZellyB]

ATTQOTD: We typically don't run with any kind of hydration until we are going over around 6 miles or so unless it's very hot out. Most often these days I carry a handheld bottle that's 12 oz but for really long runs or very hot ones, I also have a belt with 2 6 oz bottles so I'll use that and the handheld. We carry Replay electrolyte drink. We like this a lot because it doesn't have much sugar in it at all.