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General Discussion => Sport => General Discussion Boards => Fitness => Topic started by: TheFedExpress on January 05, 2013, 09:03:13 pm
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Hi all!
After seeing on the gym thread some running talk, I decided to start a thread! I was a keen runner before Year 12, and cut back a bit because of study but am getting back into it!
I've run
2009 Great Melbourne Run (15 at 71mins)
2010 Run for the Kids (14.2 at 69mins)
2011 Bairnsdale Half Marathon (21.1 at 94mins)
2011 City to Sea (15 at 59mins)
My furthest run has been from Bairnsdale to Eagle Point and back distancing 33km and I did it in roughly 2h20mins IIRC.
This year I plan on doing the Run for the Kids, Eureka Skydeck run, and possibly the Melbourne Marathon depending how much training I can fit in to my uni schedule!
So that's basically all about me and my running!
Would love to hear from any other runners out there, or anyone starting to get into running about favourties runs, events, shoes and gear etc.
Happy Running!
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Wow those are great times!
For now i'm trying to improve my jogging, endurance as opposed to speed is key for me atm. My goal eventually is to cover 3 km in 17 mins, and continue from that.
I did City2Sea too, and i've done City2Surf. I'll hopefully be doing City2Surf this year again too!
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I used to do 5-7 KM but got busy with uni. Been kind of in and out of it for a few months D: .
It's so hard to get back into it as well.
I've never done any races, it feels kind of weird to pay someone (fair bit too) just so i can run, the jew inside me is dying.
What kind of shoes do you guys have?
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Maccas run, brb
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Maccas run, brb
Great. Ill take two big macs, 3 large fries, a McFlurry and a diet coke.
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I've never done any races, it feels kind of weird to pay someone (fair bit too) just so i can run, the jew inside me is dying.
Haha, can't agree with that more. You can just look up the running track for the race haha. Well, I guess with something like City2Surf (the biggest in the world) it's just the fun you get to experience: There are great views that the race covers, finishes on bondi, a lot of people cheering you on- I think it encourages a lot more competition.
What kind of shoes do you guys have?
I just got some lightweight nike shoes during my holiday
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Maccas run, brb
hahaha
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Oh awesome! How did you find City to Surf?
I watch it every year on TV and it just looks so crowded! I do love the organised events though, the sound of 1000's of heavy breaths and runners pounding the pavement!
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Oh awesome! How did you find City to Surf?
I watch it every year on TV and it just looks so crowded! I do love the organised events though, the sound of 1000's of heavy breaths and runners pounding the pavement!
Haha it's crazy. One team alone probably contains like 20 000 people. You have to even succumb to providing hand signals to people to indicate where you're going so you don't get bumped into! It takes about 10 mins to break away from the pack at the beginning.
Get down to sydney for that race when you can though!
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I just got some lightweight nike shoes during my holiday
I got some ASICS Gel Kayano 17's.
Nike are little bitches and have stopped pretty much online store from shipping to Australia so we have to buy at their inflated Australian prices. Same with Addidas. So, went for the ASICS, they're actually pretty good though.
Where do you guys run? I usually go for the pavement around the neighbourhood but i hear its pretty bad for your knees. I'm no physicist or anything but i heard it has even less "spring" than asphalt.
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Nike are little bitches and have stopped pretty much online store from shipping to Australia so we have to buy at their inflated Australian prices.
Haha mine cost like 50 dollars at the US outlet store :D Best place for stocking up on sports gear.
Where do you guys run?
i'm in the city so I got a few running tracks nearby. I need to find more areas with hills though.
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Hi all!
After seeing on the gym thread some running talk, I decided to start a thread! I was a keen runner before Year 12, and cut back a bit because of study but am getting back into it!
I've run
2009 Great Melbourne Run (15 at 71mins)
2010 Run for the Kids (14.2 at 69mins)
2011 Bairnsdale Half Marathon (21.1 at 94mins)
2011 City to Sea (15 at 59mins)
My furthest run has been from Bairnsdale to Eagle Point and back distancing 33km and I did it in roughly 2h20mins IIRC.
This year I plan on doing the Run for the Kids, Eureka Skydeck run, and possibly the Melbourne Marathon depending how much training I can fit in to my uni schedule!
So that's basically all about me and my running!
Would love to hear from any other runners out there, or anyone starting to get into running about favourties runs, events, shoes and gear etc.
Happy Running!
Hold on - you ran for 2 hours and 20 minutes without stopping once? Holy. Shit.
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Hold on - you ran for 2 hours and 20 minutes without stopping once? Holy. Shit.
Yep, good choice of words for tomdeery's times!
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Hahahaha, I was training with my mate who was running the Melbourne Marathon that year, it's a lot easier to not stop when you're with someone!
As far as paying for events, I totally understand what you are saying, I just love the atmosphere, it gives me some extra motivation, and running over the westgate with no cars is pretty amazing!
For shoes, I have New Balance MT10's for trail running.
Adidas Hagio's for road and track.
Vibram Five Finger Bikila's for leg strength sessions.
I also use a Suunto M5 HRM with a footpod for speed and distance. Anyone else have any gadgets?
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Yep, good choice of words for tomdeery's times!
Gotta start running soon. LOL. I can barely run 20 minutes without being exhausted!
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Gotta start running soon. LOL. I can barely run 20 minutes without being exhausted!
Best time of the year to start! You'll be surprised how quickly you can improve, just make sure it's at least 20 minutes.
Having a running partner also makes a huge difference.
Anyone run The Tan? Went for a run there on New Year's Day when I was down and had the Summadayze beats to keep me going :)
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Does anyone have a dog they go running with? I'm trying to get mine in shape haha.
Except I hate the summer heat though (anything above 20 I tend to struggle): I'll have to start leaving at like 8/9 am now.. , it's way better to go jogging in the rain during winter!
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Does anyone have a dog they go running with? I'm trying to get mine in shape haha.
Except I hate the summer heat though (anything above 20 I tend to struggle): I'll have to start leaving at like 8/9 am now.. , it's way better to go jogging in the rain during winter!
I've tried to convince Mum to let us get a dog so I can run with it but to no avail :( I sometimes take my friends dogs for runs though, it's Win-Win. I get a buddy - they get out of walking their dog!
And YES to running in the rain! At the Great Melbourne Run about 10km in it began to rain and it was sooo good :)
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For any absolute beginners who want to get into it, this is a good website - http://www.c25k.com/
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Anyone got any 1 mile times?
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Anyone got any 1 mile times?
Not exactly a mile, but I've done 1500m in 4'42".
Still a bit off that magic 4 minute mile ;)
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Wow pro!
I did my first ever mile today, got high 5mins :(
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Ive got a pair of mizunos, awesome shoes. Unfortunately at the moment my knees are needing heaps of physio exercises so I'm restricted to about 10km or less. Hopefully up to running low 19's for 5km but nothing too special lol. Has anyone the 5km at run Melbourne, and if so is it fairly flat?
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Ive got a pair of mizunos, awesome shoes. Unfortunately at the moment my knees are needing heaps of physio exercises so I'm restricted to about 10km or less. Hopefully up to running low 19's for 5km but nothing too special lol. Has anyone the 5km at run Melbourne, and if so is it fairly flat?
If you go to MapMyRun, often people have uploaded popular runs, and this site has gradient maps on it.
I'm not exactly sure of the run you're talking about, but am assuming you mean the 5km St George Run in October run with the Marathon?
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If you go to MapMyRun, often people have uploaded popular runs, and this site has gradient maps on it.
I'm not exactly sure of the run you're talking about, but am assuming you mean the 5km St George Run in October run with the Marathon?
I'll definitely get in that site then :)
Not really sure, I think this year it's July 21. But it could be the same thing just earlier
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I do quite a bit of swimming (4-5 times a week)
But I want to get back into running (I used to be consistent from years 6-10). I have Nike shoes and Reebok ones I bought from India. I do about 5 mins of running and 5 mins of walking atm because I am pathetic. But I have a treadmill so I do the running at a pretty high speed so its more like crazy sprinting for that time. I am short too, so its hard for me. But I was thinking...if you guys know any (not programs) but fun runs or some shit to get my act together that is soon. If I pay for it, I'm more likely to be more serious. So, anyone know of anything?
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I just entered Run for the Kids, it's on March 26. There is a 5km and a 15km, with over half of the entry fee going to the RCH. (31 of 52 for the 15km, not quite sure about the 5km)
So maybe that might be a good one for you?
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I just entered Run for the Kids, it's on March 26. There is a 5km and a 15km, with over half of the entry fee going to the RCH. (31 of 52 for the 15km, not quite sure about the 5km)
So maybe that might be a good one for you?
How much is entry for 5km. That sounds good. We should set up a atar notes stall lol :P
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How much is entry for 5km. That sounds good. We should set up a atar notes stall lol :P
The 5km Event is $47 of which $29 is donated to the Hospital.
Haha, not so sure about a stall but you can enter as a team. I've already entered the 15km unfortunately with no affiliation, however if a few people on this thread express interest maybe the first person to register for the 5km can set up an AN Team and let the others know the name etc. for when they register?
Just an idea if a few are going to do it.
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Sounds good. I'm in.
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Yay! Good to know there are other runners here.
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I've signed up the the 15 km run for the kids. Been running in that event for the past two years. Managed a time of 73 minutes last year without any training. I'm the kind of person who gets motivated in big crowds which is why my heart told me to keep going and I managed to complete the entire run without stopping when my legs were more or less fried. Literally could not squat for a week after the run haha...
I'm hoping to get near the 60 mins mark this year as I've been consistently training for badminton throughout the past 9 months or so and my stamina is much better than what it was one year ago. (I do 3x 10km fast jogs and 2x2hr of on court training. Also play 3x 3-4hrs of social badminton per week)
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It takes me about 15 minutes to run 3kms. I'm not as fit as all of you, but I'm trying to get my fitness up by going for a jog 1-2 times per week.
What time do you usually run at? Is it weird that I go for a jog late at night, such as between 10pm and 3am?
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I prefer running sprints (e.g. 100m, 200m, 400) ;) Does anyone else here enjoy sprints ? :)
Although I enjoy running long distance... max I do is 5K LOL xD
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It takes me about 15 minutes to run 3kms. I'm not as fit as all of you, but I'm trying to get my fitness up by going for a jog 1-2 times per week.
What time do you usually run at? Is it weird that I go for a jog late at night, such as between 10pm and 3am?
I normally run at around 5pm if doing intervals, however i enjoy running at night, around 9pm-10pm. Both Christmas eve and new years eve i did my long run at 9:30pm lol
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I prefer running sprints (e.g. 100m, 200m, 400) ;) Does anyone else here enjoy sprints ? :)
Although I enjoy running long distance... max I do is 5K LOL xD
Lazy !! :P
The 5km Event is $47 of which $29 is donated to the Hospital.
Haha, not so sure about a stall but you can enter as a team. I've already entered the 15km unfortunately with no affiliation, however if a few people on this thread express interest maybe the first person to register for the 5km can set up an AN Team and let the others know the name etc. for when they register?
Just an idea if a few are going to do it.
I'm in as well. We can start an expression of interest thread closer to the date :)
Me, I'm a slow runner. I can only manage 8km in 45 minutes. average pace of about 5:30. I run at the beach, this was during the day and the sun was killing me! Got a slow as 50 minutes for 8km.
I'm running again tomorrow, but in the morning 5:30ish, so I'll see how fast I can do it then. I always get those damn stitches too haha. That slows me down a little.
I use an app called Nike Run, it's awesome, everyone get on it and add me as a friend :). It's got a really nice interface.
http://nikeplus.nike.com/plus/
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i would use nike run, but my garmin 310xt does everything, its so good.
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Great post guys! - I'm a keen runner been running for a while now and looking for some 'running buddies' to do some running in the St Kilda region if anybody is interested.
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i would use nike run, but my garmin 310xt does everything, its so good.
Ahh okay, fair enough. I can't justify buying something like that when my iPhone does most of it to be honest. It's probably more accurate though!
Great post guys! - I'm a keen runner been running for a while now and looking for some 'running buddies' to do some running in the St Kilda region if anybody is interested.
Too far :(
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I use an app called Nike Run, it's awesome, everyone get on it and add me as a friend :). It's got a really nice interface.
http://nikeplus.nike.com/plus/
I normally prefer to run without anything in my pockets. Anyone else find having things in your pockets (or even shorts with empty pockets) annoying when running? The only thing I carry is a small bottle of water strapped to my waist if I intend to run a long distance.
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I normally prefer to run without anything in my pockets. Anyone else find having things in your pockets (or even shorts with empty pockets) annoying when running? The only thing I carry is a small bottle of water strapped to my waist if I intend to run a long distance.
I get what you mean, stuff moves about a lot. Especially if you have a phone, they move around heaps because of their weight. I've gotten used to it I think. My pockets aren't too big so I guess that limits it's movement somewhat.
But that said, I also have an arm band to use, they're awesome. The problem with mine is that my arm is too small so it doesn't go on tight enough. So embarrassing :P. My goal is to get my arms big enough to wear the armband. :)
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Bump. Anyone have any specific running goals for this year? (I've probably said this before) but I hope to run/jog 14ks for an event
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Training for Tough Mudder!!!
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I've started running again over summer now than my knee is up to it post reco for a torn acl :p I got motivated by putting out my running gear the night before and then I get up 40 minutes earlier, run for 30 minutes, stretch for 5 before and after. I also find the app runkeeper very helpful as it tells you exactly how far you've run and the time so you can see real progression.
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A very good app is also Endomondo!
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Immediate aim is R4TK sub 1 hour.
Hit the 1000steps today. Went up a longer trail route (still just as steep!) that was quiet and really good, then came back down and did the actual steps. Great strength workout for once or twice a week!
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Immediate aim is R4TK sub 1 hour.
Hit the 1000steps today. Went up a longer trail route (still just as steep!) that was quiet and really good, then came back down and did the actual steps. Great strength workout for once or twice a week!
As opposed to you, I prefer running up the steps then going down using the slope. I find that I can sprint all the way down the slope without stopping whereas the steps are quite disorientating when going down quickly and a little dangerous. I like going up more than coming down even though its more tiring :P normally do 3-4 rounds when I go there
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I use Nike Run!! It's really nice!
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Anyone thinking of registering/ have registered for the 5.5km of run for the kids?
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Anyone thinking of registering/ have registered for the 5.5km of run for the kids?
I'm think either The Age Run or this. But I read The Age more so maybe the former :P
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Did anyone do Run for the kids today? How did you guys go?
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Did anyone do Run for the kids today? How did you guys go?
1.02 for the 15km, so not too bad I guess. Packed as always which was good to see, $2M raised so that's awesome!
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1.02 for the 15km, so not too bad I guess. Packed as always which was good to see, $2M raised so that's awesome!
lolol "not too bad", that's an amazing time, I just did the 5.5 km haha
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I did the 800m at athletics. Normally I do like a 3:40 when I practiced on the bike track. But because of the crowd and stuff, I think the adrenaline pushed me harder than I was capable of or something. I think I would've managed just under 3:00 if I hadn't waited for my friend :P
But during the last lap, I found it hard to breathe, almost felt like I was wheezing, I really felt like stopping but I couldn't bare the embarrassment haha, so I pushed on. Then straight after I stopped, I almost vomited 3 times! almost. Apparently it's because a lot of the blood that was in my stomach went to my muscles to provide more oxygen so my stomach gave up on me and tried to throw everything out of it haha.
Sorry if you were eating :P
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Did crosscountry yesterday!
Came 18th in the 17-20 year old Boys group! Into District! :D
This time last year, I was probably obese (85kg) and a couch potato! I'll claim a decent transformation :P
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Did crosscountry yesterday!
Came 18th in the 17-20 year old Boys group! Into District! :D
This time last year, I was probably obese (85kg) and a couch potato! I'll claim a decent transformation :P
#Inspired!
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Massive bump is massive!
Anyone running in the Mothers Day Classic? :) It's going to be my first ever run event thing, so I'm really looking forward to it. Any tips? What should I eat/do? My goal is just to get as far as possible :) mostly jogging!