Anyone on r3v run/jog?

[kwill22]

I've wanted to do crossfit ever since watching the crossfit games in 2011. That's some serious fitness.

[mamzak]

In the process of training for my first marathon. Logging about 35 miles a week currently. Marathon i'm training for is in August, so I'm just getting a solid base set before I begin specific training around the 18 Week mark.

If anyone has Q's, feel free.

[ELVA164]

I recently became a CrossFit level 1 certificate holder.

You are in better shape than I am.

[Rowleym]

I recently became a CrossFit level 1 certificate holder.

[ELVA164]

joke off of "do you even lift bro"

Ah...

That's exactly why i time and record all my workouts. About every 3 months I repeat a "benchmark" workout and measure my results. Its good fun.

You know, duh. Why didn't that occur to me?

[Rowleym]

I ran 8 years of track in high school/college that just ended, then took a couple months off and I'm now doing occasional workouts and long runs. By far the hardest part though is

It's so much harder to get motivated now without competition as incentive.

That's exactly why i time and record all my workouts. About every 3 months I repeat a "benchmark" workout and measure my results. Its good fun.

[VinniE30]

At least someone got it :o

[Mr. Tasty]

joke off of "do you even lift bro"

[ELVA164]

Do you even run?

[Emre]

I prefer Adidas ... asics and saucony

I've tried all brands and have found that Saucony is best for me, with Adidas a close 2nd. Other brands don't work for me. Especially Nike, which is total junk.

A side benefit of Saucony is that they're quite a bit cheaper than other brands, so I don't feel as guilty about tossing them away every few months. With running shoes, you need to get rid of them before they get too worn.

[illest318i]

I run but to stay in shape/lose weight. Around my junior year in high school i weighted 260lb. That was like 2 1/2 years ago, now im at 180 and am 5'11". Its super fun and addicting, but after doing it every single day you start getting bored of it idk why. My senior year i did a lot of weight lifting as well. Its crazy because a lot of people i know dont even recognize me anymore. But yeah man, if you wanna lose weight fast seems like running is the best solution.

[VinniE30]

Do you even run?

[F34R]

I used to but just stopped some where along the way a few years ago. Now I just lift.

[ELVA164]

I personally don't enjoy running, I think its boring. But I do it because its a good workout.
Last time I was running consistently it was 3mi almost daily, some good workouts I tell you but the most boring 30mins ever haha

I know exactly how you feel. I was extremely driven to compete when I ran, but my events were all sprints (except the 400m IH) so the long runs were just torturous. I performed better than the sprinters, but not as good as the distance kids, so I always ended up alone....never good when you're not enjoying it to start with.

Actually could use some advice as far as how to fight that wall as I did enjoy running a lot but I keep hitting that wall sooner and sooner in to my runs.

Since I had so much time to ponder how much long runs suck, I came up with a few ways to make things more interesting.

First and most importantly, do NOT run the same route over and over. Not only does it make the process more boring, but it gets you in your own head. "Oh crap, here comes that damn hill...I hate that hill..."
Second, your breathing is key to keeping things easy. Pace your breaths using strides. I would start with 4 strides in, 4 strides out. Move to 3 and 3, and 2 and 3 if I was pushing. Always breathe out more than in. It helps prevent cramps and get rid of ones that happen.

Next, try to make an effective playlist if you listen to music when you run. Start off with more relaxing music, work into up-tempo pump-up music, then finish up with something in the middle. Helps the psychology of it a lot.

Another thing that helps is trying a few different paces; work to your strengths. If you excel at hillclimbs, save the energy and blast up a hill. If you're good at keeping pace up running downhill, climb slower and increase your speed on the way down. If you can elongate your stride on level ground, work on keeping tempo and breathing properly. Great for self-confidence.

Hope that helps and wasn't too much to read! :up:

[NigelStu]

I ran a bunch in high school and college, kept up with if for a while after and still enjoy it. Ran a few marathons (I got my Boston in, that's it for marathons for me! Marathons take too f'n long!) and still do a few races here and there - mostly the Dances With Dirt relay races.

But mostly now I 'run' with Hash House Harriers. Awesome social running club where we drink copious amount of beer. Fun with friends, drinking beer and having adventures into the unknown. When you are part of the pack, you generally don't know where you are going. Follow trail, find beer. Its awesome. Its also all over the world - look it up. Worth it.