IMCT Running Club

[matedog]

Did my timed 3.75 mile run yesterday and tied my personal best (7:26 pace) which is pretty nuts given how choppy my runs have been the last couple months. I’d like to think Wally was part of the help to get me there as he was weighing heavy on my thoughts during the run. This was the main thing we bonded over here...other than Coldplay of course.

[gkbill]

Hello,

I am very happy that people who subscribe to the exercise programs that have those peloton exercise leader people are exercising, but I would subscribe to seeing those exercise leader people getting smacked (that sentence seems tricky to understand - hope my meaning is clear).

[Dr. Medulla]

Hello,

I am very happy that people who subscribe to the exercise programs that have those peloton exercise leader people are exercising, but I would subscribe to seeing those exercise leader people getting smacked (that sentence seems tricky to understand - hope my meaning is clear).

I have a kneejerk rage to people smiling while exercising, let alone cheerleading. I've been told that I look especially angry when riding the bike. (That's one of the things I like about rowing. I just plain don't feel quite so *intense* while doing it.)

[Dr. Medulla]

Yay, the chain snapped on the replacement rower. So I'm going to seek (but don't expect) a refund on this hunk of junk. Great while it works, but apparently it's built to be used once a week.

[matedog]

Yay, the chain snapped on the replacement rower. So I'm going to seek (but don't expect) a refund on this hunk of junk. Great while it works, but apparently it's built to be used once a week.

Doc, manhandling his rower equipment like a boss.

[Dr. Medulla]

Yay, the chain snapped on the replacement rower. So I'm going to seek (but don't expect) a refund on this hunk of junk. Great while it works, but apparently it's built to be used once a week.

Doc, manhandling his rower equipment like a boss.

I demand to look like the Hulk if that's the case.

[matedog]

Did my timed 3.75 mile run yesterday and tied my personal best (7:26 pace) which is pretty nuts given how choppy my runs have been the last couple months. I’d like to think Wally was part of the help to get me there as he was weighing heavy on my thoughts during the run. This was the main thing we bonded over here...other than Coldplay of course.

I had two bad weeks after the Wally run. One day was really hot, dry, and windy which put me a whole minute behind my PR. The week after, I was only about 20 seconds off my PR, but still slower than where I want to be. Last Friday though, I shaved about 10 seconds off my PR and dropped my PR pace from 7:26 to 7:23! I got in kind of a weird head space where I thought I was going slow, but my splits kept coming in at or below PR-pace. Good times.

[Dr. Medulla]

Did my timed 3.75 mile run yesterday and tied my personal best (7:26 pace) which is pretty nuts given how choppy my runs have been the last couple months. I’d like to think Wally was part of the help to get me there as he was weighing heavy on my thoughts during the run. This was the main thing we bonded over here...other than Coldplay of course.

I had two bad weeks after the Wally run. One day was really hot, dry, and windy which put me a whole minute behind my PR. The week after, I was only about 20 seconds off my PR, but still slower than where I want to be. Last Friday though, I shaved about 10 seconds off my PR and dropped my PR pace from 7:26 to 7:23! I got in kind of a weird head space where I thought I was going slow, but my splits kept coming in at or below PR-pace. Good times.

Solid work, old man. It's a weird thing where your brain tells you you're doing worse than you are. Pretty much every time I think I'm doing shit and I have zero energy, my time ends up solid.

[matedog]

Did my timed 3.75 mile run yesterday and tied my personal best (7:26 pace) which is pretty nuts given how choppy my runs have been the last couple months. I’d like to think Wally was part of the help to get me there as he was weighing heavy on my thoughts during the run. This was the main thing we bonded over here...other than Coldplay of course.

I had two bad weeks after the Wally run. One day was really hot, dry, and windy which put me a whole minute behind my PR. The week after, I was only about 20 seconds off my PR, but still slower than where I want to be. Last Friday though, I shaved about 10 seconds off my PR and dropped my PR pace from 7:26 to 7:23! I got in kind of a weird head space where I thought I was going slow, but my splits kept coming in at or below PR-pace. Good times.

Solid work, old man. It's a weird thing where your brain tells you you're doing worse than you are. Pretty much every time I think I'm doing shit and I have zero energy, my time ends up solid.

Yeah, weird stuff. Not sure the logic beyond the brain operating as such.

[Kory]

Did my timed 3.75 mile run yesterday and tied my personal best (7:26 pace) which is pretty nuts given how choppy my runs have been the last couple months. I’d like to think Wally was part of the help to get me there as he was weighing heavy on my thoughts during the run. This was the main thing we bonded over here...other than Coldplay of course.

I had two bad weeks after the Wally run. One day was really hot, dry, and windy which put me a whole minute behind my PR. The week after, I was only about 20 seconds off my PR, but still slower than where I want to be. Last Friday though, I shaved about 10 seconds off my PR and dropped my PR pace from 7:26 to 7:23! I got in kind of a weird head space where I thought I was going slow, but my splits kept coming in at or below PR-pace. Good times.

Solid work, old man. It's a weird thing where your brain tells you you're doing worse than you are. Pretty much every time I think I'm doing shit and I have zero energy, my time ends up solid.

Yeah, weird stuff. Not sure the logic beyond the brain operating as such.

Your standards are just higher now.

[gkbill]

Hello,

Part of what may happen is the blend between associative and disassociative strategies. An associative strategy is when you are regularly checking your body (e.g., How's my breathing? My legs feel good. My heart rate is pretty quick) versus a disassociative when you distract yourself form your body (e.g., This is a good track. What a great day/It's really hot. Look at that squirrel.) Think about your best runs. What percent of time were you checking on your body versus listening to music? Try to replicate that blend on your next run.

[Flex]

I've completely physically deteriorated over the course of the campaign (gained 25 pounds, awesome), but now that that shit is officially over I'm back on the running as of today. Feels like basically starting over again, but it's nice to just be back out there.

[Dr. Medulla]

I've completely physically deteriorated over the course of the campaign (gained 25 pounds, awesome), but now that that shit is officially over I'm back on the running as of today. Feels like basically starting over again, but it's nice to just be back out there.

Wow, politics is hell on the body! At least you get to experience the high of losing weight.

[matedog]

Hello,

Part of what may happen is the blend between associative and disassociative strategies. An associative strategy is when you are regularly checking your body (e.g., How's my breathing? My legs feel good. My heart rate is pretty quick) versus a disassociative when you distract yourself form your body (e.g., This is a good track. What a great day/It's really hot. Look at that squirrel.) Think about your best runs. What percent of time were you checking on your body versus listening to music? Try to replicate that blend on your next run.

I have found music to be most inspiring for timed/fast runs and podcasts most helpful for long runs. The music tends to result in associative results since it usually isn't as engaging as a podcast. Interesting, I hadn't considered these two approaches.

[Dr. Medulla]

Hello,

Part of what may happen is the blend between associative and disassociative strategies. An associative strategy is when you are regularly checking your body (e.g., How's my breathing? My legs feel good. My heart rate is pretty quick) versus a disassociative when you distract yourself form your body (e.g., This is a good track. What a great day/It's really hot. Look at that squirrel.) Think about your best runs. What percent of time were you checking on your body versus listening to music? Try to replicate that blend on your next run.

I have found music to be most inspiring for timed/fast runs and podcasts most helpful for long runs. The music tends to result in associative results since it usually isn't as engaging as a podcast. Interesting, I hadn't considered these two approaches.

I've tried riding with music and found it unproductively distracting. Nothing to do with the type of music or its BPM or anything like that, I'd just lose focus on what I was doing. Audiobooks hit a middle point for me of concentration and distraction.