Pavement Pounding - Week of August 27 to September 2

[Starfish]

chuffed

Could you explain this word and how it is normally used? I keep seeing it on the boards!!

[tattiefritter]

Probably best alternative would be pleased Pleased is a boring word in comparison, proud could also be substituted I suppose.

Example: I am really chuffed (pleased) at hitting 60 running miles this month!

or: I'm really chuffed with myself (proud of myself).

Actually thinking about it it is a daft sounding word but one in use all the time here in the UK so I take it for granted that everyone understands me even though this forum is international!

[kelownagirl]

OK, so what's heel striking?

[Starfish]

Actually thinking about it it is a daft sounding word but one in use all the time here in the UK so I take it for granted that everyone understands me even though this forum is international!

Thank you! I think I've heard that word from some of the Australians and Kiwis, too. I enjoy the international flavor of this board. I mean, now I can go use a new word on my nieces & nephews!

[HappyAnika]

OK, so what's heel striking?

When your heel hits the ground first (first pic). Ideally you should land mid foot (second pic). These pictures sort of show what I'm talking about, but when running the shoe is flexed due to your foot, so the flat foot isn't quite that flat. Does that make sense? Basically when you hit your heel first, its like putting on the brakes with every step, transfers a lot of force into your knee joint. It's similar mechanics to running downhill, which is why running downhill can be really hard on your knees unless you lean forward.

[Starfish]

Uh, oh...I think heel striking is exactly how I used to run. No wonder.

[KSH]

Uh, oh...I think heel striking is exactly how I used to run. No wonder.

I think that is how everyone learns to run. Striking with your mid-foot I think is a relatively new running form that has become very popular.

If it weren't for going to a running coach for 6 months, I wouldn't have changed my form.

He basically had to retrain my body how to run and how to plant my foot down.

I know the book, Evolution Running, speaks to this kind of running form as well.

I will say though, when I run downhills I do a heel strike. It hurts my lower legs less.

[kelownagirl]

I am just learning so maybe it's not to late to learn to do it properly. I'm not sure what I do. I'll try to notice next time I run.

[runner2]

It's been hhhot this summer here in NC, havn't run much at all, but I have a half coming up in Nov., so it is time for me to get out there and load up some miles.
I did just 3 miles 5:00 this morning, and also glad that this thread still here.

[yellow]

No pavement pounding for me...only dirt shuffling. It's been a light week after a big week. We're going camping in the Winds (in Wyoming) this weekend and I hope to do a long run or two while we're there. I'll run here tomorrow am before we leave, though, probably a mid-range distance. It's still pretty warm here in the afternoons (96F today), so I'm still not feeling as good as I'd like...

I'm really looking forward to real fall weather!

[limewave]

I got up REALLY early and did a 3 mile run. I've been slacking off this week. I'm going to try and get a good, long trail run in this weekend. And mountain bike, and kayak, and hike . . . How long is the holiday weekend?

[michelem]

Last night's run was MUCH better. On the treadmill again as it topped out at 105 here yesterday - UGH - I really thought that by moving away from AZ I'd get away from that kind of heat. Ha!

Took the advice from this thread on intake: http://forums.teamestrogen.com/showthread.php?t=18378

Came home from work and approx. 5pm ate a bowl of brown rice farina with some blueberries and two omega-3 eggs mixed in. Drank about 48 oz. of water. Took a nap and woke up at 7pm and ate a banana. Left for the gym at 9pm. Ran at 6 mph - 6.6mph with a percent grade of 0 - 2.5 for approx. 85 minutes and then brought it down to 0% grade and went from 4.8 down to 3.0 mph over the course of another 10 min. or so. I started taking SMALL sips of water after about 45 min. and probably consumed a total of 8 oz. max during the course of my run. No gels, no gatorade-type drinks - just plain water. This is the best and longest run I have ever done.

Came home and ate dinner at about 11:30pm - 1 chicken breast, 1 cup (dry measurement) brown rice pasta, 1 onion, a bunch of spinach and about 1 cup (frozen measurement) mixed veggies (corn, peas, carrots, green beans), all sauteed in olive oil. Drank more water. Of course, I couldn't get to sleep 'til about 1:30am!

Lesson learned: Do not eat full dinner before running (I find that 4 hours prior is still too soon to eat more than something like cereal). Do not take in gels or gatorade-type drinks during runs of less than 2 hours. Take VERY small sips of water.

Thanks for the advice!

[Kimmyt]

Got a bit of a run in today. Did 3 some miles during lunch, decided to try not running at the same pace (treadmill) the whole time, so I did the first mile at my usual 6mph pace and then upped it to 6.3 for the next mile, then back down to 6. Not much, but I felt okay.

The avg for the run actually ended up being even slower than if I had ran the whole thing at 6, due to me doing a slower pace for the last 3/10 mile, but what the hey, I just needed to get some miles in before my fun weekend of camping and climbing and drinking beers around a fire.

K.

[michelem]

I did just 3 miles 5:00 this morning, and also glad that this thread still here.

Do you mean 5 minute miles or 5 mph? I can't imagine even running one 5 minute mile!

[runner2]

Do you mean 5 minute miles or 5 mph? I can't imagine even running one 5 minute mile!

Ha Ha, very funny...
Again, I ran 3 miles or so this morning at 5 am. No running tomorrow, having a group ride at 8 am.
Going to hit the trail on Sunday for a longer run.

Have a great holiday weekend everyone.