Ultra running

[ShiroeParticipant 139]

Hi guys. I am sure a lot of you run. It may only be a short jog in the morning or full blown marathons and above. I have always been a runner since as far back as I can remember. Throughout my life I have steadily progressed speed and distance wise. Like everyone I started out with a 1 mile run witch took me 7:39 minutes. It was rather slow. But with hard work and perserverence I eventually grew to 7:00 then 6:45 then 6:30. For me speed was not everything. I liked distance and exploring new trails to run down or up in many cases. So I steadily increased my distance from 1 mile to 2 then 3 then 6 then 10 then 15 then 20 then marathon distance then above. at my prime I ran 48 miles with short 5 minute walk breaks every 20 miles so 2 breaks. It was great. I hated tracks and treadmills. They where so boring. I was a trail/cross country runner to the very core. Even now I put on my backpack filled with goodies and my bottles and road map and many other things throw on my Asics and burn it up. There is something so primal about running. It is literally where I can think the clearest. I could never replace it. I am sure Many of you have your running stories. So if you do please share them.

Cheers

When a man looks inside himself and accepts he is no one. When he accepts he is nothing. Only then can he ascend to greatness

[Mr. ManParticipant 2916]

Running 48 miles is a hell of a thing!

If I lived somewhere where there were miles of trails out my back door, then I’d be running those buggers for sure.

Have you seen the ultra running documentary on Netflix called The Barkley Marathons? I watched it last week. Makes me want to run!

[Silver FoxParticipant 2766]

I run a lot, mostly because my job as a wildland firefighter requires it. I definitely prefer running outdoors on trails than on tracks or on a treadmill, although in winter I have no choice but to use a treadmill when there are two feet of snow on the ground.

I’ve never really run super long distances. The farthest I ever go is 11 or 12 miles, but most often between 3 and 5. When I run 3 miles, I usually do High Intensity Interval Training style, where you sprint/jog/sprint/jog.

Lots of hiking, too. During the summer I practically live on my feet. It’s a fun experience but I certainly enjoy when the fire season is over and I can relax for a few months.

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[ShiroeParticipant 139]

Silver Fox wrote:

I definitely prefer running outdoors on trails than on tracks or on a treadmill

It is such a pleasant and great experience.

When a man looks inside himself and accepts he is no one. When he accepts he is nothing. Only then can he ascend to greatness

[ShiroeParticipant 139]

Mr. Man wrote:

Have you seen the ultra running documentary on Netflix called The Barkley Marathons? I watched it last week. Makes me want to run!

I haven’t seen it I guess I should. To be honest 48 is just the start. I have gotten back into running hard distances. My next objective is the northwestern states 100 after the north face 50. Running is great yes but if you do not do proper training, stretching, eating, proper body movements and control your distances and tempo you could end up like the friends NO to all things spoke of. That is of course if you do strenuous competitive running. Going out and blazing 5 miles every few days is vey good for your body and mind. So in the short of things running is great.

When a man looks inside himself and accepts he is no one. When he accepts he is nothing. Only then can he ascend to greatness

[ShiroeParticipant 139]

Silver Fox wrote:

I run a lot, mostly because my job as a wildland firefighter requires it.

That’s got to be a really demanding job. I bet its great though. Could you share a bit about it? It sounds really wild {excuse the pun}

When a man looks inside himself and accepts he is no one. When he accepts he is nothing. Only then can he ascend to greatness

[AwakenedParticipant 35201]

Biking might be better.

Biking is less jarring.

I think “might” may be the keyword. Long distance bikers can have knee and hip problems too.

Personally, I’m at that 50’ish age, and see to many men going for “new” knees and hips, and they are not all that much older. One was a long distance biker, and the other used to like to run.

When I want to add cardio to my weight lifting routine, I go for the “boring” elliptical. It may not be as good as running or biking, but my joints appreciate it, and I appreciate that I still have good ones. I take it easy on the shoulders as well. I have abused them in the past, but I don’t think I did any permanent damage.

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