Running

[r o o s t e r]

35 degrees here at the moment. signing up at an air-conditioned gym tomorrow...

[lb 4 lb]

I'm in the air force and have to run at least 3 times a week. I hate running but I've always been good at it. Right now I'm in better shape then guys half my age and younger and not just in running but even in other cardio exercises like Insanity.

Also I bought some spring loaded shoes they sell in Popular Mechanics that are supposedly banned from running competitions and they help me run even better. Now I'm one of the best runners in our squadron.

[Dark Magus]

I'm in the air force and have to run at least 3 times a week. I hate running but I've always been good at it. Right now I'm in better shape then guys half my age and younger and not just in running but even in other cardio exercises like Insanity.

Also I bought some spring loaded shoes they sell in Popular Mechanics that are supposedly banned from running competitions and they help me run even better. Now I'm one of the best runners in our squadron.

I have a love-hate relationship with it.
Some days, it just kills me to be even bothered to do 3km...but last night, it was hot, zero wind and I breezed a 7km in about 35 minutes....and still had enough energy to go.

[loadedgloves]

Running is for girls.

Also, Buddy, per my previous suggestion, try cutting out the booze.

[Dark Magus]

Running is for girls.Also, Buddy, per my previous suggestion, try cutting out the booze.

Oh I dunno - all special forces swear by it.

[Buddy Rydell]

Running is for girls.

Also, Buddy, per my previous suggestion, try cutting out the booze.

Oh, I have, LG. I've also cut back on my running. I still run 5-6 times a week, but it is a much shorter distance (2-4km), and I'm weight training twice a day (Lunchtime and then right as soon as I get home---the weights are outside and it's nice to train in the country). I can definitely feel it more, so I'm having to sleep more.

I will probably need to do extra training in July as I went to a bachelor party last weekend, I have another bachelor party this weekend, and then the following weekend a wedding, and a wedding the weekend after that.

Never happened before. Wedding stuff for the 4 last weekends in July. I'll need to do more windsprints.

I did have a laugh this morning though. I went jogging down the road and came within 20-30 metres of a deer. She watched me for a few minutes moving at my piddly-squat pace, and then bounded off effortlessly through the brush. Beautiful creature that just wanted to be left alone.

[Dark Magus]

Oh, I have, LG. I've also cut back on my running. I still run 5-6 times a week, but it is a much shorter distance (2-4km), and I'm weight training twice a day (Lunchtime and then right as soon as I get home---the weights are outside and it's nice to train in the country). I can definitely feel it more, so I'm having to sleep more.

I will probably need to do extra training in July as I went to a bachelor party last weekend, I have another bachelor party this weekend, and then the following weekend a wedding, and a wedding the weekend after that.

Never happened before. Wedding stuff for the 4 last weekends in July. I'll need to do more windsprints.

I did have a laugh this morning though. I went jogging down the road and came within 20-30 metres of a deer. She watched me for a few minutes moving at my piddly-squat pace, and then bounded off effortlessly through the brush. Beautiful creature that just wanted to be left alone.

Oh dear.
What's that then? Another 10-15lb added?

[Buddy Rydell]

Oh dear.
What's that then? Another 10-15lb added?

I doubt it. I was basically a chaperone for the first one. The second one is going to be mainly sports and recreation, but there'll definitely be a beverage or two at the end of the night.

[loadedgloves]

Oh I dunno - all special forces swear by it.

OK then, it's for girls and professional agitators meddling in countries where they don't belong. I don't care to chase after anyone and never run from anyone, so I'm good to go!

[lb 4 lb]

I have a love-hate relationship with it.
Some days, it just kills me to be even bothered to do 3km...but last night, it was hot, zero wind and I breezed a 7km in about 35 minutes....and still had enough energy to go.

In the Air Force in my squadron we generally do 2 to 3 miles 3x a week so we can pass our annual test of a 1.5 mile run. I really started pushing myself a while ago to build up my endurance and one of the ways I did that was by ditching the cheater shoes. I figured if I push myself in regular shoes and only use the cheater shoes when I test that should really help my time even more. Our test includes a waist measurement, pushups & situps and then the run. The older you are the less you have to do and since I haven't felt like I've aged in forever the test only gets easier and easier. My goal as always is to get a 100%. I always max out everything except the run so I usually end up with around 93-95% type scores (90-99% gets you a day off from work and a 100% gets you 3 days off).

Anyway about a week ago I was scheduled to take my test and having been pushing myself I had high hopes for getting my first 100%. I maxed out everything else like I knew I would now all I had to do was finish my 1.5 mile run in 9:45 at the most. I had on my cheater shoes but by the time it was over I finished around a 10:15 which was good enough for me to get a 99.5% score, my best ever but still just shy of my goal of 100. Oh well better luck next year.