[Mars]

If you're good at something, you should milk it for all it's worth. Especially if you're still an underclassman in High School. It really does make things much more fun.


@Mika: I suspect you're right and I'm kinda overdoing it - I'm mostly training for a 10K on the 10th, so I'll probably stop pushing myself quite so hard after that date.

[Titan]

I signed up for FIRST robotics instead.

[MR_T3D]

I'm an excellent sprinter. I'm just to lazy to actually commit to anything.

i get friggin bored after 3-4 miles, my optimal distance is about a mile, best time about 5:30
was impressed last weeking running 2/3rds mile with backpack and sweatpants in 5, having basicially not ran much at at all recently.

If you're good at something, you should milk it for all it's worth. Especially if you're still an underclassman in High School. It really does make things much more fun.

just don't be too much of an asshole about it...

[Mongoose]

You people all make me feel even worse about myself...I don't know if I could even make it a full mile at this point without collapsing.

[MR_T3D]

You people all make me feel even worse about myself...I don't know if I could even make it a full mile at this point without collapsing.

you probably could. its 50% motivation.
actually, a lot of things are mostly motivation.
seriously, put your mind to something, and you have a good chance of being able to do it.
just believe in yourself.

[Mongoose]

No...I mean, if I tried to run a mile right now, my heart rate would accelerate to no-doubt-dangerous levels, I'd be gasping and wheezing for air within a half-mile, and I'd probably feel like I had to throw up at the end.  Motivation doesn't really cover those aspects.

[MR_T3D]

No...I mean, if I tried to run a mile right now, my heart rate would accelerate to no-doubt-dangerous levels, I'd be gasping and wheezing for air within a half-mile, and I'd probably feel like I had to throw up at the end.  Motivation doesn't really cover those aspects.

That's fair enough,
that's where 50% comes form...

[Mika]

I've always wanted to do some serious running, but I seem to have issues with extreme throat pain on cooler days, it's a non-issue on hot days.

Does anyone else get throat pain and know what to do about it?

Take a sporty water bottle / Lucozade style on your run. Drink water, not enough to fill your gut, just enough to rinse.. Then spit...

OR STOMACH CRAMP WILL KILL YOU!

Haha! I usually only get some sloshing sounds. While we are at it, one should not do splits just before running. Running will just feel weird after that.

[Some personal experience for scaring people of doing stuff too much]:
Overdoing stuff is BAD. I mean for real it is BAD. I'm recovering from overstressed condition, has taken already one and a half years so far. The ****ty thing about overdoing stuff is that your mind (at least mine) works in a way that you don't realize it yourself. And it will continue until body gives in and simply cannot do more. Climbing one store up caused loss of breath and such... Add in being sick for six months as the immune system doesn't work nearly as well as it should. It is a condition where you definetely need doctors' (specialized in sports, typical doctors are quite clueless) help.
[/End personal experiences]

I recall getting dry (perhaps kind of pain, but I wouldn't describe it as such?) in throat in cold weather when going really fast. But doing stuff slower usually doesn't cause anything.

First snow by the way.

Mika

[Mars]

lol, our first snow here was in September 


@Titan: I'm sorry if I came out as assholish, I wasn't trying to insult you or anything.

[Mika]

No...I mean, if I tried to run a mile right now, my heart rate would accelerate to no-doubt-dangerous levels, I'd be gasping and wheezing for air within a half-mile, and I'd probably feel like I had to throw up at the end.  Motivation doesn't really cover those aspects.

There's an easy solution to this: slower. I haven't met anyone who couldn't jog/run a mile, provided that he doesn't try to be too fast.

A good starting speed would be one where you are able to speak normally with a friend who jogs next to you. This also means that your breathing rhythm doesn't change much from what it is during walking.

[Polpolion]

Seeing as how this is a running thread (Buahaha!), I'm interested in trying out for a uni Ultimate Frisbee team next year. I'm pretty good at Ultimate, so the only thing holding me back is probably my physical ability. The team I'm going for got 5th in some US wide tournament a year or so ago, so it's pretty intense. Last week I decided to start trying to get in shape, so the first thing I did was run a mile, and I did it in 7:09. Does anyone have any suggestions as to where to go from here? I know nothing about getting in shape.

[Blue Lion]

Eat better (you can almost always eat better) and stay active. It's not really that hard.

Start an exercise routine.

[Polpolion]

Eat better (you can almost always eat better) and stay active. It's not really that hard.

Start an exercise routine.

Uhh, what kind of exercise routine? I've been playing ultimate for two hours bi-weekly for the past year, and a 7 minute mile isn't exactly good, from what I've heard.

[Blue Lion]

A seven minute mile is about average for a person who isn't a runner. My best mile time is a few seconds over 5 minutes.

The workout is really all about what you want to work on but it's stuff as simple as running, lifting weights, push ups, sit ups.

[Colonol Dekker]

Weights are secondary.
 
Press ups and sit ups, jogging, all you need. Chinups are a benefit but you need to develop the right muscle group first by doing monkey bars and climbing ropes / walls and crap.