Comments for Running for the First Time (Again) http://runningnoob.com A place to share the joy and pain of being a beginning runner Wed, 20 Jul 2011 15:48:30 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ Comment on In which nothing new happens by spaulukonis http://runningnoob.com/2011/07/20/in-which-nothing-new-happens/#comment-83 Wed, 20 Jul 2011 15:48:30 +0000 http://runningnoob.com/?p=273#comment-83 And you were forced to read a running blog post, too! Sorry ’bout that. :-)

]]> Comment on In which nothing new happens by patricia http://runningnoob.com/2011/07/20/in-which-nothing-new-happens/#comment-82 Wed, 20 Jul 2011 15:14:36 +0000 http://runningnoob.com/?p=273#comment-82 I had to laugh when you tweeted a post called, “In which nothing new happens.” Do I get some kind of credit for actually clicking over for that? ;-)

Baby steps get babies going. Keep at it!

]]> Comment on Lemonade by spaulukonis http://runningnoob.com/2011/07/05/lemonade/#comment-80 Wed, 06 Jul 2011 04:06:47 +0000 http://runningnoob.com/?p=252#comment-80 …until about 4 hours later, when the leg got so stiff I could barely move. Lots of ibuprofen later, I’m somewhat functional, but really sad. Lesson learned. Not gonna run until Friday earliest, maybe Saturday. If I can’t finish the half, I can’t finish the half. It’s still better than being long-term injured.

]]> Comment on Pre-race freakout by threlkeld http://runningnoob.com/2011/06/29/pre-race-freakout/#comment-78 Thu, 30 Jun 2011 10:07:36 +0000 http://runningnoob.com/?p=243#comment-78 Oops. I mean four weeks. But my point is the same.

]]> Comment on Pre-race freakout by threlkeld http://runningnoob.com/2011/06/29/pre-race-freakout/#comment-77 Thu, 30 Jun 2011 10:07:05 +0000 http://runningnoob.com/?p=243#comment-77 Boo.

Ice, stretch, do clamshells. Don’t run on it if it hurts a lot (bike! elliptical!). And try not to worry — you’ve got six weeks for it to work itself out.

]]> Comment on How to DNF a 5K (!) but have a good run, anyway by spaulukonis http://runningnoob.com/2011/04/24/how-to-dnf-a-5k-but-have-a-good-run-anyway/#comment-62 Mon, 25 Apr 2011 00:34:35 +0000 http://runningnoob.com/?p=185#comment-62 Thanks for the reminders. Yes, at about Mile 4 for the day I realized that this was just a picture postcard of an attitude problem.

“Commit or don’t bother.” I have another planned 5K plus 5K on July 4 that I think I will have to rethink. Other than that, all races are races. Or fun runs. But I need to decide before the starting gun.

]]> Comment on How to DNF a 5K (!) but have a good run, anyway by Julie http://runningnoob.com/2011/04/24/how-to-dnf-a-5k-but-have-a-good-run-anyway/#comment-60 Sun, 24 Apr 2011 23:59:13 +0000 http://runningnoob.com/?p=185#comment-60 It’s easy to DNF a 5K! And much easier than DNFing a marathon.

It sounds like you were never really in this one to race anyway, so I don’t even think it counts.

You should try to learn something from every DNF. I did:
http://raceslikeagirl.com/2010/05/31/ridgewood-5k-a-mitigated-disaster/

]]> Comment on It gets better by spaulukonis http://runningnoob.com/2011/04/19/it-gets-better/#comment-58 Thu, 21 Apr 2011 13:51:59 +0000 http://runningnoob.com/?p=174#comment-58 Thanks. Yeah, the Garmin always lags, I’ve learned. But I’ve been playing with all the different features this week…it’s like receiving it all over again. I was thinking maybe I wanted to upgrade, but everything I want is already there (although not as sleekly as the 605 – but I’m not the sleekest model out there, either). Thanks again for your part in it!

]]> Comment on It gets better by Julie http://runningnoob.com/2011/04/19/it-gets-better/#comment-57 Thu, 21 Apr 2011 00:28:10 +0000 http://runningnoob.com/?p=174#comment-57 Intervals suck when you haven’t done them for awhile, but it gets easier. Also, the Garmin has a significant lag time when calculating lap pace — about 10 seconds. So if you’re at “puke” effort, don’t worry if the watch takes a bit to acknowledge it.

]]> Comment on Something’s slowing me down by Laura http://runningnoob.com/2011/04/05/somethings-slowing-me-down/#comment-53 Tue, 05 Apr 2011 12:32:25 +0000 http://runningnoob.com/?p=158#comment-53 I’m trying to do a jumpstart to working out/eating right myself, after a wakeup call last month. Good luck!

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