The Runner's thread

[pualsline]

Finishing my morning run earlier and I was coming in on the final stretch of 7.5 miles to my house and some guy was walking his dog (not on a leash). The dog started coming at me after I passed them. I just continued my jog then heard he's coming...get back her scooter! I turn my head and the dog is showing teeth. So I sped up and the dog kept coming. I just ran an extra half mile to escape the dog. Then yelled from a distance at the guy that there is a leash law here.

 

[Aavoxx]

Gonna go 5 miles this afternoon.

 

[Orangesmokey]

Finishing my morning run earlier and I was coming in on the final stretch of 7.5 miles to my house and some guy was walking his dog (not on a leash). The dog started coming at me after I passed them. I just continued my jog then heard he's coming...get back her scooter! I turn my head and the dog is showing teeth. So I sped up and the dog kept coming. I just ran an extra half mile to escape the dog. Then yelled from a distance at the guy that there is a leash law here.

Thankfully I have only had one dog chase me while I was running and it was a small dog and didn't chase me for long. I am sure it's not fun to see a larger dog chase after you for any amount of distance. Good motivation to keep going though. lol:

 

[YankeeVol]

5K tonight at 10:30

 

[Aavoxx]

5K tonight at 10:30

8k at Midnight.

 

[YankeeVol]

21:43 for the 5K

 

[volfanbill]

only got two runs in this week. 3.42 miles on Wednesday and 3.78 today. Gonna start waking up at 5 am to get runs in first thing, then start work. wish me luck on forcing myself to get up.

 

[Orangesmokey]

3.1 trail run this morning. Faster than last weeks trail run so that's an improvement.

 

[zach0105]

Ran my first workout of my Fall training cycle. 3 sets of (2X200 + 400) all at Rep pace with full recoveries. Felt good to be back on a track.

 

[Orangesmokey]

3.7 at 7:37 pace. Almost perfect day to run. Low humidity and breeze coming off the river. Weekly total 6.8

 

[YankeeVol]

My Nike+ watch stopped working. Looks like I'll be buying a new one

 

[Aavoxx]

Just use your smartphone.

 

[Unknown Muppet]

3.54 miles in 11:14 pace - not fast but gradual improvement.

 

[YankeeVol]

Just use your smartphone.

Nowhere near as accurate. And I'm not taking my phone on a Tough Mudder

 

[Orangesmokey]

My Nike+ watch stopped working. Looks like I'll be buying a new one

Does the watch have to have the chip in the shoe for it to work or be accurate?

 

[YankeeVol]

Does the watch have to have the chip in the shoe for it to work or be accurate?

No. It uses TomTom navigation

 

[Orangesmokey]

No. It uses TomTom navigation

Nice. I will have to check into one.

 

[Aavoxx]

Nowhere near as accurate. And I'm not taking my phone on a Tough Mudder

Good point on the Madder. How many mud races did your watch make it through before it died?

 

[YankeeVol]

Good point on the Madder. How many mud races did your watch make it through before it died?

I had it 2 years. A Tough Mudder, 3 Spartan Races and a Marine Corps mud run. Plus I wore it as my everyday watch doing all kinds of training.

It took a beating

 

[Orangesmokey]

I had it 2 years. A Tough Mudder, 3 Spartan Races and a Marine Corps mud run. Plus I wore it as my everyday watch doing all kinds of training.

It took a beating

I take it by this statement you would say it was worth the money?

 

[YankeeVol]

I take it by this statement you would say it was worth the money?

Absolutely. I'm getting the same one again.

Especially for around $140. I didn't think it'd last as long as it did.

 

[Orangesmokey]

Absolutely. I'm getting the same one again.

Especially for around $140. I didn't think it'd last as long as it did.

I am going to check into one of these. I have been thinking about looking into one of these type of watches.

 

[YankeeVol]

Picked up the blue one. $132 after my discount

 

[Orangesmokey]

I don't normally wear watches, so is it comfterable to wear? Or easy to get used to it?

 

[Thrasher865]

Watches are for those that don't understand time is arbitrary.

Ran 8k in 42:28 Saturday