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thinking bout doing a half marathon less than a month away.. i was in pain after these 12 miles tho, furthest i ever ran.. 
 
I have my first half in May. I'm hella slow and gas tank low. I need to start doing more HIT. I bought one of those high altitude masks. It's just an Air restrictor. I like those high altitude chambers. But no gym around here has one.

12 miles is what's up though. You touched it out.
 
maroki said:
thinking bout doing a half marathon less than a month away.. i was in pain after these 12 miles tho, furthest i ever ran.. 
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If you can do 12 on your own, you can do 13 on race day. The adrenaline alone will carry you. Keep us posted!
 
ILLustRAYt said:
Slower your pace and shorten your stride. Breathing in through your nose along with your diaphragm and out through mouth should maximize your o2 intake.
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Appreciate it. Will give it a try the next couple of nights.

kc037 said:
And just sticking with it with small goals - small to the point of, "I won't stop until I pass three more telephone poles".  I tell my story a lot, but when I started running, I couldn't go more that half a mile.  Made it to two miles, and that seemed like the wall, for at least two weeks.  Then, my training program said I had to run 5, and I just did it.  Never looked back after that.  I have no idea when the switch was flipped, but it was.
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That's the approach I'm having, well with lamp posts rather than telephone poles. I just need to keep sticking it out and hopefully break a barrier.
 
Anyone try the Zoom Streak 5 or Zoom Streak Flyknit? I'm thinking of trying a heel Zoomed racing shoe to see/feel a difference from the FKRs.
 
ILLustRAYt said:
Anyone try the Zoom Streak 5 or Zoom Streak Flyknit? I'm thinking of trying a heel Zoomed racing shoe to see/feel a difference from the FKRs.
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I run in the zoom streak 5. I haven't ran in any of my flyknit racers so I can comment much on the difference :wow:
 
Yesterday's run...

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This morning's run...

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Hey guys,

I just had a morning of vomiting and frequent bathroom trips.

I had just started my summer training regimen for trail running/ mostly hiking.


Any tips on a quick recovery from food sickness or illness like this?
 
ILLustRAYt said:
Anyone try the Zoom Streak 5 or Zoom Streak Flyknit? I'm thinking of trying a heel Zoomed racing shoe to see/feel a difference from the FKRs.
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maverickdrinker said:
Would like to try them however, both the zoom streak and racers are too narrow for my feet
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The Streak 5 is too narrow for me, but I've tried on the Flyknit going up .5, and I may give them a chance.  I think they look great.
 
Felt so discouraged yesterday because I was at my small apartment gym complex lifting. Then someone jumped on the treadmill and stayed on for longer than I expected. I didn't want to wait around, so I went back to my apartment to walk my dog.

- I went back to the gym after, and I saw it was empty. I then did 5 miles with no problem. I usually do 3, but I felt great. But felt bad because the other treadmills are being replaced and there's only one right now. There was another guy who walked in after my 1st mile, and didn't want to wait either :lol:
 
tdrizzle said:
Hey guys,

I just had a morning of vomiting and frequent bathroom trips.

I had just started my summer training regimen for trail running/ mostly hiking.


Any tips on a quick recovery from food sickness or illness like this?
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Stay hydrated and try to eat soup. Slowly build that immune system back up. I take Airborne immune system supprt supplements.
 
Tonight's run...felt my left calf cramp up at the end. Hope I didn't injure myself. Got a half marathon in may. Hopefully some Aleve and time on the foam roller will do the trick. Any suggestions from anyone who has had this happen to them?

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damn, now I feel like I need to up my daily mileage...


70-year-old woman runs 7 marathons on 7 continents in 7 days

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Running four marathons in five weeks wasn't enough. Running 10 marathons in a year wasn't enough. Running more than 70 marathons during her lifetime wasn't enough.

Seventy-year-old Chau Smith wanted to challenge herself even further, so she decided to run seven marathons in seven days on seven continents. In January, the Missouri woman accomplished that goal.

Between January 25 and January 31, Smith ran marathons in Perth, Australia; Singapore; Cairo; Amsterdam; Garden City, New York; Punta Arenas, Chile; and King George Island, Antarctica. Each day, Smith woke up and ran 26.2 miles. Then she'd get on a plane and fly to the next destination to do it all over again.

"She didn't want to publicize this before doing it," said Steve Hibbs, owner of the specialty travel company Marathon Adventures, which organized the trip. "She overcame a lot, and it was just really impressive to see her run and complete the event."

Nine other people joined Smith in running on all seven continents. Although she had done many marathons before, training to run seven in a row took months.

"It took me eight months to really train," Smith said. "The last four months, I really put in long, long runs. Every week, I ran from 15 miles to 130 miles."


Running across the world

The challenge, which Hibbs dubbed the Triple 7 Quest, presented a unique set of obstacles. During the first race in Australia, the temperature was above 100 degrees, Smith said. She became severely sunburned.

The most challenging race was in Cairo. The group's connecting flight from Singapore was delayed in Abu Dhabi, so they arrived in Egypt with only a few minutes to change before heading to the race start.

"We have 10 minutes to go up to our rooms to change and don't unpack," Smith said. "The key wasn't working for my room. I almost used up my 10 minutes. I was crying."

Most of the runners had a set time in which to finish each race in order to pace themselves for all seven. Smith had allotted herself seven hours to finish the race in Cairo, but because of the delay, Hibbs told the group to finish in six. Smith was worried about finishing in time, so Hibbs suggested she run the half-marathon instead.

She finished the full marathon in five hours and 51 minutes.

"From that day on, they never asked me about thinking about running a half-marathon again," Smith said.


A lifetime of adventure

Although Smith didn't tell many people about the Triple 7 Quest challenge beforehand, it wasn't her first extreme physical undertaking. A year earlier, she ran a marathon in Tanzania and then hiked Mount Kilimanjaro the next day.

"All my life ... I always did crazy things," Smith said. "When I was young in Vietnam, I was a stubborn kid. My family always never knew what I was going to do. I always showed them I can do it, just like boys."

Smith started running marathons in Missouri but quickly sought out races in other states and countries. She ran the Boston Marathon in 2013 but was unable to finish the race because of the bombing. She ran it the next two years.

Last year, Smith ran four marathons in five weeks. She traveled to Southeast Asia for a month and ran a marathon in Myanmar. Six days later, she ran a marathon in New Zealand and then a few days after that in Tanzania.

"We never go someplace without looking for the race," Smith said.

Born in Vietnam, Smith came to the United States in 1972. She owns and operates an alteration and dry-cleaning business in Independence, Missouri. Even though she works long days, running always makes her feel better.

"I live a stressful life. Every day, I work 10 hours a day ... but I always feel better," Smith said. "How I feel after I put in my running, I think that's important. It makes you feel good. I can't really put it into words."

Smith often runs with her husband, who has also been running for most of his life. When she brought up the idea of completing the Triple 7 Quest, he was supportive, but worried about her health. Her two adult daughters expressed similar concerns.

"When I told my husband, he said, 'Well, I support you, and I'm always behind you, but the only thing I worry, you get hurt,' " Smith said.

Smith told all three that if she anything happens to her while she's doing something she loves, it would be worth it.

Hibbs has organized only two Triple 7 Quest trips, and he's planning a Triple 8 Quest for the upcoming year involving Zealandia, a microcontinent. He believes these longer challenges can test all aspects of a person's being.

"It's really about challenging both the body and the mind's upper limits," he said. "What can you handle? What upper threshold can you push past?"

For Smith, it seems no challenge is too small. When she retires, she'd like to hike the Appalachian Trail. For now, she's interested in the Triple 8 Quest.
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Yesterday's run. Going to increase to more than 3 miles next week. Running has helped me keep the stress level down after being laid off but I feel my terrible sleep is affecting my running.
 
they're trainers though in case you didn't know

but yah, I'd train in those :lol:

I've tried on the other colorway and it's actually pretty damn comfortable
 
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