Just a general thread about running. How’s your running going? What are you training for? Did you get new shoes? Sporting an injury etc.
Running a 35km training run tomorrow in preparation for my first 50k! I struggled with a hamstring injury the first part of the year so I’m glad to be where I’m at now.
That’s sick! Will you also do back to back long runs at some point? How long will your taper be? How much elevation is in your 50k?
Two week taper. I’m not sure the elevation, but I ran 12 miles in the same area last year and the elevation gain was 1500 ft for that run according to Strava.
As for back to back runs, all I can say for now is “we’ll see.” I’d like to get on that level. It also depends on how you define a long run. Could I run another 35k today? Absolutely not lol.
I finally found some shoes that don’t hurt my feet! For the first time in my life I’m looking forward to going on more runs, intentionally holding myself back so I don’t get injured from pushing it too soon.
Congrats! What was uncomfortable about previous shoes, and what did you finally settle on?
I work from home so I spend most of my time barefoot. Shoes always felt wrong in some way. Arch support felt like it was in the wrong place, too narrow, or other problems depending on the shoe I tried. Even Altras were just not quite right. I got some Merrell vapor gloves. They’re zero drop and extremely thin (6mm stack height). Because of this, you have to run a little differently than you would in a traditional shoe, mainly just avoiding heel striking and paying more attention to what you’re stepping on.
I’m taking it slow so I don’t end up getting injured, but I still managed seven miles total in the first week with the new shoes.
Sick of being injured. No run today.
I assume you’re still injured but the way you phrased that makes me think of the Roll Safe meme. You can’t get a running injury if you never run!
Knees get a bit uncomfortable at the 5 mile mark
Had a surgery on my meniscus at the end of June so no running for me for another few months :(
I felt optimistic after my chiropractor session. The pain from the plantar fasciitis didn’t magically disappear, but things felt different, like I’m finally healing. Also, I figured out that if I train in my trail running shoes I barely feel any pain in my foot, so by doing so I was able to run the volume I was aiming for over five sessions this week. The ultra I’m doing next month is on trails anyway, so it makes sense to get used to running in them.
This coming week I’ll run a similar volume while also thinking about a fueling plan for the race. A local experienced ultra-runner offered to support me in that, and I’m excited to learn from her!
