Running The Demons Out Your Head By Running

I love running!
I try not to go running in the morning, because I feel as if my body isn't ready for that kind of punishment. Body barely waking up etc.

I've started to do a 3-ish km route (almost every day), where the last km I try to beat my record - I basically try to sprint. The first half is to warm up my body and to prepare for the 1km run.

Before high school, my best result was 3:05, after that my running enthusiasm has gone up and down. This year is a whole different thing. At first I tried to beat my result of 3:05 - was happy when I got to 3:04. Happier still when I got to 2:58. Later - 2:55. But I reminded myself that the route's all downhill. It doesn't really count, does it? I'm going to try on even ground soon enough. Last preparations...

 

For as long as I can remember I've run irregularly as a form of exercise when I knew I was being lazy but never really considered myself a runner until recently. At the start of the year I hooked up with a local running group through a friend. I had run one half marathon in the previous year but never really kept up much of a routine, especially over winter. But this group has kept me going and I'm in a place where it doesn't take too much to get myself up to running half marathon type distance. Done two this year and have another this weekend plus I've run the same distance on a couple of weekend training runs. Recently been talked into running a 60k ultra which is in November. Need to get new shoes. I'm as slow as a wet week but I enjoy the slog.

 

Are you an ultrarunner? That sounds quite intense.

Do you have any tips on running - like music, yay or nay? I've started to listen to lectures - till I do my ending spurt. But the guy from Oatmeal (the webcomic writer, I mean) says no to music, as running helps him feel his presence - music takes him out of that presense, out of that pain or the senses he has in his muscles etc.
Where do you run in the winter (how cold is it there? We get -30 degrees celsius sometimes).

 

Dude, ultrarunners most likely run daily.

3-4 times a week is average. 5 times a week is typical for most runners. At least 6 days a week, more like daily is what is needed for an ultra athlete.

 

Lol I completely thought this thread was going to be about something else.

Anyways, cheers



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Ego....

Trying to make yourself look good or what dude?


Sheeeshh!

(jk)

 

Dude you obviously don't know what sarcasm is.

Btw, this is all opinion. No need to actually get feisty when I'm just fucking kidding with you kid.

Lighten up.

 

Masturbators can get so moody.

Withdrawaling from PMO can last months and some liken it to male PMS.

Keep running, it should help.

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