The Running Thread - 2020

[FFigawi]

QOTD: Before a morning run, do you drink anything? This could be water, powerade, coffee, tea, redbull, beer, ect..

For my weekday runs, I might have a sip or two of water before heading out the door. For longer runs, I’ll bring a Nathan bottle with me since it gets pretty hot & humid.

 

[gjramsey]

ATTQOTD: A small glass of OJ. During the summer on morning runs I will carry water.

 

[Professor_Cookie]

Attqotd: iced double espresso I make the night before and throw in the fridge. Then remember to run a route where I know all the public restrooms available.

 

[JBinORL]

Just a swig or two of water

 

[ANIM8R]

QOTD: Before a morning run, do you drink anything? This could be water, powerade, coffee, tea, redbull, beer, ect..

ATTQOTD: For short, easy runs and speed workouts, I'll drink water starting about 40-60 minutes before the run. No more than 10 oz. (I'm pretty good about staying hydrated throughout the week)

For runs >6, I'll do a pre-workout mix (this is from my old baseball days, I use several brands based on price) that usually has caffeine (of course), beta alanine, L-arginine, and L-Citruline. I'll drink that 30-40 minutes before my run, then take a couple of gulps of water right before I start running.
I honestly can't speak to the efficacy of any of those ingredients other than anecdotally they seem to work for me. If I go for a long run with out my pre-workout drink, it's always tougher. It might be solely psychological and otherwise without merit but ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

 

[avondale]

QOTD: Before a morning run, do you drink anything? This could be water, powerade, coffee, tea, redbull, beer, ect..

ATTQOTD: If the morning run is 6 miles or fewer, this is my routine, which takes exactly 35 minutes :

• immediately upon waking, take my BCAAs with about 4oz of water
• brush teeth, get dressed
• slowly drink 12oz of water while I check my email, Garmin, weather, etc. on phone
• 5 minutes before leaving, use potty for second time - this is the important visit, so to speak

I don't take water with me for runs of this length, and runs of this length are about how long I can hold that water for before I have to go to the bathroom again.

For longer morning runs, I get up about 1.25 hr before the run start time in order to have about that much water and also a couple hundred calories of simple carbs. I will also be carrying water or sports drink with me, depending on the run length.

When I return from a run, I either have water + Nuun or a recovery drink immediately, depending on the run length.

 

[ReginaMBK]

For you

ATTQOTD: Not before, but during if it's anything longer than like 4-5 miles. If I'm really feeling tired before a morning track workout I'll do a shot of espresso. If I'm thirsty, a couple sips. Anything more feels sloshy and the run is uncomfortable. The one thing that's genius, and that I need to buy more of, is Run Gum. It's caffeinated and serves generally to get rid of early morning dry mouth feeling.

To add to this, based on someone's comment about hot and humid, this is my winter routine. If it's spring/summer, the DC swamp gets to FL levels. Then I will drink 8oz of water pre-run with NBS preload. I also use this before runDisney events because 99% of the time they're not-ideal race conditions!

 

[r2d2_runner]

ATTQOTD: Before a morning run I’ll drink a cup of coffee to wake up, then 16oz of Nuun to prehydrate (especially in summer). And after all that liquid I end up feeling rather sloshy during my run, which is part of why I don’t love morning runs! Interesting to hear that so many others start their morning run without much to drink first ... maybe I will try that and see how it feels.

 

[JClimacus]

ATTQOTD: Just a gulp of water.

 

[SarahDisney]

Yesterday ATTQOTD: I do a mix of miles and how they feel. I rotate shoes and am a lower-mileage runner, so I can usually get around a year out of a pair of shoes. I think the most I've gotten was 15 months. I've never taken an extended break from running, so I don't know what I'd do in that case, but my sister continued to wear the same shoes when she started running again after a 2-ish year break. I think the shoes were okay, but they happened to be at the end of their life anyway, so she replaced them a few months later.

Today ATTQOTD: I usually try to have at least a little bit of water, but it depends on how awake I am and my schedule. If I'm super super tired, I'll have a few ounces of Starbucks bottled Frappuccino before I go out. If I'm up for a while before a race, then I'll have a cup of coffee.

 

[Waiting2goback]

QOTD: So most folks go with some sort of rule on how many miles on a pair of shoes before they get a new pair. The numbers range depending on the individual. Today I wanted to ask another shoe life question. Regardless of miles on the shoes, how old would you let a pair of shoes get before you get new ones? Would you answer change if you had a certain % of miles on them plus age?

ATTQOTD: I asked this as I have a pair of shoes that are about 2/3 of the way done mile wise, but the shoes are almost two years old. Also I was 25-30 lbs lighter when I first used them. (Yes I gained a LOT OF WEIGHT!!!!) I've done two runs this week or .75 miles and 2 miles and my shins are acting crazy. My thought is the shoe could be the problem but it is probably more to do with running again and its just my shins are sore. I think I could eliminate one variable by getting a new pair which would probably be better suited for my current weight and more of a trainer type shoe. I've also been told that overtime, even if the shoe has not been used, the material breaks down some... or in a way that they do not perform as intended. Curious about everyones thoughts.

The guy at one of the running stores I go to said if you take the shoe and twist it as if your ringing out a towel, if it twists easily and you can basically get it all the way around easily then the shoe is shot. He said you shouldn’t even wear it for walking around. He said there should be resistance still, that’s how you know it’s still good. He showed me on the pair I was wearing, which was shot. CAme home and threw them away.

I had a pair of Hokas once as well. They felt like running on clouds! It was awesome. The downside is why I did not purchase another pair. Since they were so different then my previous shoes I had to ease into running in them, which was ok since I was using them to keep training for a marathon that I otherwise would not have been running at all. Second problem is I could only get half the miles on them before I could tell the support was going out on me. So that and for the price at the time, I went back to my old shoes after the marathon and some recovery time. Overall I have a positive opinion on those shoes and the brand though.

The same guy that told me about the shoe test said Hokas are supposed to go like 600-800 miles. I had a pair and they were great at first. Then I started having Achilles pain so they were done and I was back to my Asics.

Update from yesterdays QOTD: I purchased a pair of Brooks Ghost which is my first ever pair of Brooks. Ran 3 miles with our dog and everything went well!

QOTD: Before a morning run, do you drink anything? This could be water, powerade, coffee, tea, redbull, beer, ect..

ATTQOTD: I will have a few sips of water or sports drink, but not much as I dont want to have to stop 3 miles into a run. I have recently found a form of coffee that I enjoy and hear a lot of people having some coffee before a run, but I am a little nervous about doing that. French press + Black Rifle Coffee Co, whole beans = FTW

If I run first thing I do a spoon of peanut butter just for some energy and a glass of water then I’m off.

 

[Waiting2goback]

Fitting for marathon weekend I would say. Good luck to everyone running this weekend and have a blast!

 

[kleph]

Greetings all!

I'm a tad late with 2020 resolutions but my plan is to get a marathon in (no time goal) and rack up at least 800 miles. After surviving Goofy last year, running fatigue and work conspired to derail my plans. So this year is about getting my groove back.

Prolly done with Disney races for the foreseeable future tho.

 

[JulieODC]

QOTD: depends on length of run - under 7ish, a few swings of water - longer, I might do 1/2 cup coffee and some water.

we usually make coffee at home, or grab Starbucks on Saturday. But, before a run, I’ve found Dunkin to be preferred (not as strong, more sugar)!

 

[McNs]

ATTQOTD if a midweek run this will be shortish, rarely more than 5miles, so hydration usually isn’t an issue. I’ll have a few gulps of water but as I’m running not long after getting up anything more will just slosh around my tummy.

Weekends are different as the distance is longer, start time is later and fuelling requirements are different. I generally aim to get out at least an hour after getting up so will have a good drink first thing followed by some breakfast. I’ll let that settle before running. If it’s summer I’ll take my camelbak , if cooler I would usually only take it if running longer than 75 minutes.

 

[amazingact21]

QOTD: For some reason, I can eat before runs but any kind of liquid just sloshes around in my stomach. So I usually only have enough water to wash down my granola/toast/whatever. Then coffee immediately afterwards. My husband gets notifications when I finish my long weekend runs and will turn on my coffeepot for me so it's ready when I get home.

 

[TheHamm]

My husband gets notifications when I finish my long weekend runs and will turn on my coffeepot for me so it's ready when I get home.

Keeper!
Having a cup of coffee handed to me makes my morning immeasurably better.

 

[Jules76126]

ATTQOTD: So I only run in the mornings on weekends and days off. But I usually at most have a sip or two of water. However, the hanger can be real in the morning and we typically have some type of cookie/chocolate/gummy bears on hand so I usually have a few of those as well. I know very nutritious.

 

[LSUlakes]

Fun Friday QOTD: I just recalled that I am registered for the Louisiana Marathon on 1/19/2020 and theres no chance in me running it. For fun I wanted to know what the cut off time for the race is and come to find out it's a 16 min pace or 7 hours, just like Disney. So for the question, do you think it is possible to walk 26.2 miles below 16 min pace without training?

ATTQOTD: I would like to start of by saying it is highly unlikely that I would attempt this and after I answer I am going to see about deferring to the next event. I also think it is possible but it would suck way more than running the thing trained. I also do not think I could actually do it.

 

[Waiting2goback]

Fun Friday QOTD: I just recalled that I am registered for the Louisiana Marathon on 1/19/2020 and theres no chance in me running it. For fun I wanted to know what the cut off time for the race is and come to find out it's a 16 min pace or 7 hours, just like Disney. So for the question, do you think it is possible to walk 26.2 miles below 16 min pace without training?

ATTQOTD: I would like to start of by saying it is highly unlikely that I would attempt this and after I answer I am going to see about deferring to the next event. I also think it is possible but it would suck way more than running the thing trained. I also do not think I could actually do it.

Possible? Yes. Doing so without being in pain and very sore for a week, probably not.

I ran the 2018 WDW full severely undertrained. My long run was 8 miles and I did it once. I was doing fairly well during the race until mile 23. Once I got into HS I was in significant pain. I had to walk the rest of the way and was crying from the pain all through Epcot. Of course the pain was gone the second I crossed the finish line but it wasn't a fun race.

Anyone out there ever done a Disney race while staying at Fort Wilderness? I ask because my wife and I will be having our honeymoon there. It just hit me that the Star Wars race will be happening while I am there. I said I wouldn't do a Disney race for a while because the total cost has gotten too expensive but since I am already there I am leaning toward doing it. I just don't know how much of a nightmare it is from Fort Wilderness given how huge the place is and how many bus transfers are needed. I'll have my car so I guess I could just drive but the roads are bound to be closed. Any feedback?