The Running Thread - 2018

[kbenson13]

Oh, ATTQOTD: My goal is also to follow my first @DopeyBadger training plan in advance of a Summer-ending 10-K on September 23. From there, it will be on to my second @DopeyBadger plan to train for the Houston Marathon in January!

 

[huskies90]

QOTD: Today is the first day of summer with fall starting 9/22. What are your running goals this summer?

ATTQOTD: First of all, the first day of summer is always one of my favorite days of the year for many reasons. I have always had this vision of doing a Summer Solstice party. Back when I first had this idea, I was playing in multiple bands and had connections to several other area bands, and I envisioned building a stage and just having one band after another come up and play/jam. I was just too lazy to ever organize it and now the days of playing in multiple bands are long gone. Maybe someday I will still do something smaller low key with the one band I am still playing in.

As for running goals, I love running in the summer so my goal is to just keep getting out there building miles like I have been doing in the warmer weather and enjoy the sun!!

 

[JBinORL]

Because it generally preceded a negative comment, like: Bless his heart, but @OldSlowGoofyGuy is old, slow, and goofy.

I have a feeling the BBQ discussion will make the ice cream, bananas, and ketchup on hot dogs discussions look tame.

Haha I know what it means having been in the south as long as I have, and I'm totally joking and mean no disrespect. I just feel that Texas is amazing at one part of BBQ, and everything else is better anywhere else.

Slathering sauce on anything is a sin. Sorry KC BBQ, it's a fact.

 

[LSUlakes]

Haha I know what it means having been in the south as long as I have, and I'm totally joking and mean no disrespect. I just feel that Texas is amazing at one part of BBQ, and everything else is better anywhere else.

Slathering sauce on anything is a sin. Sorry KC BBQ, it's a fact.

I dont think anyone is seriously upset about any of the talk. It was just funny to see the phrase in text. These little off topic discussions are to keep the thread going during the slow racing time of summer. Keep up with the comments!

 

[Keels]

Oh bless your heart...

Having lived in North Carolina and Memphis, and visited Texas often, I can safely say that both are superior to Texas BBQ. The only thing Texas does better is brisket. Ribs, shoulder, all better elsewhere

LOL on Memphis barbecue. No thanks.

 

[JBinORL]

Clearly you've never had Payne's. Or A&R. Or One & Only. Or Leonard's Pit. Or been to the World Championship BBQ Cooking Competition.

 

[jennamfeo]

ATTQOTD: My summer running goals are 1) stick with my @DopeyBadger plan that gets me to my race in September (even when the weather is miserably hot), 2) take the opportunity to swim in the lake on the weekends immediately following my long runs, 3) stay properly hydrated, 4) don't die.

 

[Olallamom]

ATTQOTD: My summer running goals are 1) stick with my @DopeyBadger plan that gets me to my race in September (even when the weather is miserably hot), 2) take the opportunity to swim in the lake on the weekends immediately following my long runs, 3) stay properly hydrated, 4) don't die.
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AZ summer whether is very challenging!

 

[DopeyBadger]

QOTD: Today is the first day of summer with fall starting 9/22. What are your running goals this summer?

1) To stay healthy.
2) To follow my 10th DopeyBadger plan, although back at the beginning they were just known to me as me plans. This one is a little less custom and a little more to the book. I'm following Jack Daniels 4 week cycle marathon plan. It'll be my first Daniels marathon plan and I'm interested to see how it goes. It'll be 6 days per week running with only 2 hard days per week (Wed and Sun). But those hard days are an absolute beast with the durations getting up to 2.5 hrs for both the mid-week and weekend runs. So it's going to be a challenge, but one that I welcome. I'm doing this in an effort to absolutely drive home M Tempo pace in advance of my Chicago Marathon. In the past, my continuous M Tempo has peaked at 10 miles (70 min) but this plan will take me out to 15 miles continuous (102 min) and 16 miles with a brief break (108 min). I'm excited to reap the benefits. If you want to read more detail see here (link) and here (link) and here (link).

 

[Keels]

Clearly you've never had Payne's. Or A&R. Or One & Only. Or Leonard's Pit. Or been to the World Championship BBQ Cooking Competition.

Once was enough for me, and we had to be nice about it because we didn't want to hurt @mbwhitti's feelings. Plus, I'd rather waste food calories on all the foods at my favorite places in Oxford, Miss., instead.

If it requires sauce, or a wet rub, I'm not eating it. I'm not eating pulled pork mixed whatever kind of sauce to make it palatable (frankly, I'm not eating BBQ pork at all because why if beef is around). If mustard is even remotely involved, I'm out.

If I can't see the brisket before it's cut, I'm not ordering it - I'm ordering turkey. Or MAYBE sausage, because if you screw up either of those, you need to just shut your doors and call it a day.

That said - brisket is the hardest of all the smoked meats to execute, so if we're only good at brisket ... whatever, I'll take it! #TopOfTheFoodChain

I'm trying to think of another food that's as hotly and fiercely debated as barbecue - fried chicken, maybe?

Anyone visiting Houston (and why would you?)

REAL TALK. Armpit of Texas - why waste time in Houston when you can just go to Louisiana?

 

[apdebord]

ATTQOTD: Get through Peachtree, then get my mileage back up to prep for Rock N Roll Half Virginia Beach Labor Day weekend. I also want to do some more core and leg work.

Grocery Stores: I'm a Harris Teeter gal. I do the personal shopping with them, it's so convenient to just order online and then pick up later. I also LOVE lidl. It's like Aldi, but they have some really, really good deals. I got a thing of Boursin Garlic and Herb cheese for $3 the other day, it would normally cost $8 at Harris Teeter. I love Wegman's and we will be getting one soon. I love The Fresh Market! I cannot physically handle Whole Foods or Trader Joe's (we only have 1 of each in Virginia Beach and it's Black Friday on crack every single day). Amazon Prime Now delivers Whole Foods, so I can get my specific things I like there through that. I actually really love grocery shopping. I blame the 90s game show Supermarket Sweep. My dad used to stand in the front of the grocery store and give me a list of like 5 items and I'd run around and grab them like I was on the show...obviously I had no life haha.

BBQ: Texas reigns supreme. We typically go to hole-in-the-wall places while in TX/OK so I don't know names...we did go to Pecan Lodge in Dallas last summer and it was pretty good for what it was. DH grew up in El Paso where Claude's Brisket marinade is from (but I'm presuming you can get in anywhere in TX?), so he orders that online and we will try to cook bbq at home. My favorite meal at any place is mixing the mac and cheese with chopped Texas brisket. I had Salt Lick shipped to us one year for Christmas, that was excellent. Definitely better than anything in Virginia.

 

[michigandergirl]

For our first official races of the summer we have the following folks running a race:

23 - @michigandergirl - Reeds Lake Run 10k (58:00 / N/A)
24 - @beatlecat42 - Women's Classic 5k (NG / N/A)

Best of luck this weekend! If you would like to revise your goal or if someone else would like to be added to the list, please let me know and I will be happy to add to the list.

Please change my goal to NG - I am probably not in any shape for a PR attempt and should just take this one easy.

ATTQOTD: The goal for this summer is to get through my DopeyBadger marathon training plan without any injuries and to remain disciplined while on vacation, so I can finally get that sub 5:00 marathon time that I am totally capable of!!

On the BBQ front, I really don't have anything to add other than now that I'm in my 40's, everything BBQ gives me heartburn.

 

[BuckeyeBama]

Hey guys - been absent for a while. Had abdominal surgery (cancer scare) in late January/early February. I am finally past the surgery and have started running again. So this QOTD is very appropriate for me as I reassess my running goals for the year.

Essentially, my VO2 Max went from 51 to 38 from months of forced layoff from all exercise (seriously, I wasn't allowed to do anything but walk for months, and much of that was very slow). I started jogging again 4 weeks ago and have already improved my VO2 Max to 42, but man is it going to be hard to get back above 50. I have to put together a training plan to get there, and I haven't been this weak (as a runner) in my adult life. Really not sure what that will look like yet, but instead of taking the "stay healthy" approach during these months I am going to be pushing myself.

I would love to hear thoughts from others who have faced a similar hurdle. I don't have any races planned, but I really want/need to improve my VO2 Max.

 

[jennamfeo]

(frankly, I'm not eating BBQ pork at all because why if beef is around)

AMEN.

 

[Keels]

BBQ: Texas reigns supreme. We typically go to hole-in-the-wall places while in TX/OK so I don't know names...we did go to Pecan Lodge in Dallas last summer and it was pretty good for what it was. DH grew up in El Paso where Claude's Brisket marinade is from (but I'm presuming you can get in anywhere in TX?), so he orders that online and we will try to cook bbq at home. My favorite meal at any place is mixing the mac and cheese with chopped Texas brisket. I had Salt Lick shipped to us one year for Christmas, that was excellent. Definitely better than anything in Virginia.

Pecan Lodge is pretty good, and they should get more credit than they should for what they really did - start the "craft barbecue" movement.

There are a few places in Austin that are better (Franklin, Mickelthwaith, La Barbecue, Stiles Switch) and we've got a Pecan Lodge rival here in FW called Heim.

'Texas Monthly' actually has a barbecue beat writer!

 

[michigandergirl]

Hey guys - been absent for a while. Had abdominal surgery (cancer scare) in late January/early February. I am finally past the surgery and have started running again. So this QOTD is very appropriate for me as I reassess my running goals for the year.

Essentially, my VO2 Max went from 51 to 38 from months of forced layoff from all exercise (seriously, I wasn't allowed to do anything but walk for months, and much of that was very slow). I started jogging again 4 weeks ago and have already improved my VO2 Max to 42, but man is it going to be hard to get back above 50. I have to put together a training plan to get there, and I haven't been this weak (as a runner) in my adult life. Really not sure what that will look like yet, but instead of taking the "stay healthy" approach during these months I am going to be pushing myself.

I would love to hear thoughts from others who have faced a similar hurdle. I don't have any races planned, but I really want/need to improve my VO2 Max.

No advice, just wanted to say welcome back and glad everything turned out okay.

 

[Dis5150]

I'm not eating pulled pork mixed whatever kind of sauce to make it palatable

Funny timing as I just went down to our employee (free) lunch room and we had pulled pork (in sauce). It was actually quite tasty, lol, but I am not a snob of any food or drink other than canned tuna - I will only eat Starfish. All other tuna smells like cat food!

 

[run.minnie.miles]

Welcome back @BuckeyeBama !! Sorry that you had such a rough start to the year. Cheers to getting better and back to running!

 

[tigger536]

ATTQOTD: Get through Peachtree, then get my mileage back up to prep for Rock N Roll Half Virginia Beach Labor Day weekend.

I'm running both of these too! (I'm local to PTRR, Virginia Beach will be my Virginia half).

 

[sourire]

Oh, how I've missed you guys. I had a lot of laughs while catching up on the whole Dopey/panda face paint thing. Had to go back and figure out what that was all about.

QOTD: Today is the first day of summer with fall starting 9/22. What are your running goals this summer?

1. Simple: get back to running!!! To celebrate starting the road to running recovery after the foot injury in April, I ran for the first time today in a long while! For the first mile, my legs were laughing at me, as if to say, did you really used to run as recently as 10 weeks ago, b/c we think you're lying. I used @ZellyB 's statement several times: "Shut up legs." And the second mile was much better. Foot feels okay...being cautiously optimistic.
2. Tentatively planning for a sprint tri on 9/16! Have been swimming and took some lessons with a tri coach, since swimming was all I was allowed to do for 2 months, so if the recovery with running (and cycling) goes okay, I'm going to do it.