3/19: Recovery W3D2
Recovery Run
5.0 mi - 49:19/9:52 pace/140 HR
3/20: Recovery W3D3
Recovery Run
5.0 mi - 48:42/9:44 pace/145 HR
HR is still a bit elevated on these easy runs; hopefully I'll settle into something a little closer to my previous baseline once some slightly harder work starts back up.
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Originally Posted by loco
That's crazy that you are looking forward to 7 miles + strides. Could you imagine what 40 year old monte would think? He'd be like wtf.
I call this habitddiction. Obviously a combination of habit + endorphin releasing exercise.
It becomes so powerful that the monte itching to get back out there.
Unfortunately other stuff like food, alcohol, porn work the same way.
With exercise it's a good thing, up to a certain point. And that certain point varies between individuals, for running I would say its 45-65 miles a week. Above that I would start questioning wether the habitddiction is a negative.
I only bring this up because right now my running is not consistent, but I was from 2018-2023. The habit is gone and I only have slight endorphins to work with. Laziness is setting in. And if I don't watch out, I could spiral out of control to fattysville.
Very true, 40 year old me would be quite surprised by these developments. You are correct that it's now a habit; from time to time my wife certainly (quite rightly) bristles if I don't organize things so the impact on the family is minimized. I'm going to try to ramp up to 55 miles during the marathon prep for November (I'll be doing Pfitzinger's 18 week/55 mile plan), so I'll have to make sure I get up early enough to knock everything out in the mornings again.
You should sign up for a race, loco; I somehow now have four on the calendar, so there's now no choice but to train.
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Originally Posted by Melkerson
I guess I'll ask this here since Monte is skyrocketing up the H&F jogger power ratings. Seems like the other joggers hang out here too.
I'm a mediocre jogger who runs like a donk (as loco would say, and not be wrong about). Only about 15 miles a week (all treadmill), but I get a moderate amount of blisters on my toes. What are your best picks for socks and shoes that are most likely to prevent this? Right now I wear some Balega ones that were on sale at Amazon. Shoes are Brooks Adrenaline GTS. They feel OK, but if the blisters keep piling up over time. It's not enough that it is painful or causing problems, but at the current trajectory thing may change at some point.
Only thing that may save me is a lower body injury that will keep me from running for a while. Of course, as an old, I'm always drawing very live to that.
I used to have this problem, and the thing that saved me was anti-chafing foot cream: I didn't buy anti-blister socks until just before the marathon. I used to have bandaids over half my toes when I started and now I'm much better; with that said, I'm sure the combo of a) socks made of the correct material to wick away sweat and b) lubrication of the areas where you tend to blister is best. Getting fitted for the correct shoe for your gait and adjusting your stride to increase your running economy would probably address the root cause, but I can't be bothered to get that into it at this point.