I'm signing up for my first ever RACE!!

[vash]

clearly, I have zero clue to what 6.2 miles looks and feels like. I mapped one today, and ran it.

it was only 5 miles according to my GPS watch. faaackkk... my dog was looking at me like WTf every time I missed a corner he was used to.

I think I know how to get closer to 6.2. I'll try it mid week.

I am sub 10 minutes tho with dog pee/poo side excursions and looking for trashcan to toss the baggies.

[rwest]

A mile is pretty far especially when you are on foot. I have a bunch of landmarks in my neighborhood that I know are specific distances from my house.

About 20 years ago, long before GPS watches, I several times ran what I figured was a 5 mile loop in my neighborhood and it made me sore for days. Now with GPS, I found that route is less than 2 miles!

Good luck on your race Vash.

[masraum]

Originally Posted by vash

clearly, I have zero clue to what 6.2 miles looks and feels like. I mapped one today, and ran it.

it was only 5 miles according to my GPS watch. faaackkk... my dog was looking at me like WTf every time I missed a corner he was used to.

I think I know how to get closer to 6.2. I'll try it mid week.

I am sub 10 minutes tho with dog pee/poo side excursions and looking for trashcan to toss the baggies.

Meaning you're doing 10 min miles that includes the dog? That's respectable in my book. Nice. Yeah, running for an hour is no joke. I think that with some training, I could do 2 hours (half marathon). When we ran, we trained mostly on treadmills in AC in Houston. We did do a couple/few outdoor runs which sucked due to the heat. When we finally ran our 10k in the Seattle area, it was "cold" (~60º-65º) and then right before the start, it started raining. Standing at the start in the cold rain sucked, but the cold rain turned out to be great for the run itself. Exercise when it's hot sucks. Exercise when it's cooler is so much better. I'm pretty sure that I was faster because my body stayed cooler. I'm sure that if I'd been in Houston in 90º+ weather, it would likely have added 5-10 mins to my time.

Originally Posted by rwest

A mile is pretty far especially when you are on foot. I have a bunch of landmarks in my neighborhood that I know are specific distances from my house.

About 20 years ago, long before GPS watches, I several times ran what I figured was a 5 mile loop in my neighborhood and it made me sore for days. Now with GPS, I found that route is less than 2 miles!

Good luck on your race Vash.

LOL! Running is one of those things that you want to work up to. And yeah, it's not easy.

[vash]

Originally Posted by rwest

About 20 years ago, long before GPS watches, I several times ran what I figured was a 5 mile loop in my neighborhood and it made me sore for days. Now with GPS, I found that route is less than 2 miles!

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hahhah..i lost a bet with my wife with that same conversation. I was all puffed up full plumage. "I just ran 4 miles".

my wife said it was prob closer to 2. we drove the route and it wasn't even two. hahah.

I had to buy dinner.

[masraum]

Originally Posted by vash

hahhah..i lost a bet with my wife with that same conversation. I was all puffed up full plumage. "I just ran 4 miles".

my wife said it was prob closer to 2. we drove the route and it wasn't even two. hahah.

I had to buy dinner.

That sounds like one of those losses that isn't really a loss. Or was your dinner plain grilled chicken breast, plain, steamed veggies, and an ounce of plain, steamed rice?

But it was educational!

[vash]

the loss is she got to pick where we ate. hahha..

[masraum]

Originally Posted by vash

the loss is she got to pick where we ate. hahha..

LOL! I can see that being a loss. Fortunately, I'll eat just about anything, so my wife could pick pretty much anyplace that she likes and I'd be fine.

[look 171]

I don't have GPS or just don't use them. Usually I just drive the course and stick to it. I can run the same route or ride the same thing for years. this way, I know how to run or ride it and where to turn on the gas for a better workout to my advantage. When I ren, from my parent's house to the blvd through the neighborhood was 1.2 mile. I go right for about 1/2 mile, come back up to home. On the way home, there was a hump of about 1.4 miles then down hill. That hump always hurt because that was where I turn up the gas. I hate running down hill once I found out it was bad for the knees. I ran that loop twice for two years in my last two years of high school every Saturday before dinner.

[masraum]

If anyone is running and wants to know more about their "course", if you've got a smart watch or smart phone that could go along with you, get the strava app. That'll keep track of the distance, time, etc...