QuirkyDM Posted October 9, 2014 Report Share Posted October 9, 2014 Also, this week has been weird for me. Not training-wise, that's been going pretty standard. Just life-wise, it's been one of those weeks. As a result, my sleep has been a bit off. And, this morning I was pretty tired when my alarm went off at 5. And, well... I posted this to The Breakfast Club.... So... training with people for the win.That is pretty awesome. I really need to find me a running group like this when I start running again. that is exactly what having good friends should do for you- make you better than you would be on your own. Quote Quirky DM My Battle Log: QuirkyDM going Quazy "Success is simply a matter of luck. Ask any failure." Link to comment
jstanlick Posted October 10, 2014 Report Share Posted October 10, 2014 That is pretty awesome. I really need to find me a running group like this when I start running again. that is exactly what having good friends should do for you- make you better than you would be on your own. I would go so far to say that the people you want in your life are the ones that make you a better version of yourself. People that challenge and inspire you are the ones you want to keep close. 2 Quote "You can't climb the ladder of success with your hands in your pockets." - Arnold Schwarzenegger "The important thing is not to think much but to love much; and so do that which best stirs you to love." - St. Teresa of Avila Current Challenge: Seeks Balance | Battle Log: Ye Olde Battle Logge | NF Character: Public Profile | Strava Spoiler Recent Challenges: Switches Things Up | Vs The Hydra | Dawn Phenomenon | Finishing What I Didn't Start | Healing up | Getting off the Ride | New Horizons | More MetCons | Working on NEST | Ranger Brain | Answering Questions | Refines the Process | Goes Hunting | Kills Another Dragon | Refuses to Grow Old | Balance and Control | KISSes the New Year | Grinds Out 2016 | Keeps Doing His Thing | Keeps on Keeping On | Shifts to the Next Gear | Bounces Back | Keeps Head above Water | Sleeps Low | Kicks it up a Notch | Continuing the Path | Does What He Likes | Back from the Dead? Link to comment
cline Posted October 10, 2014 Report Share Posted October 10, 2014 I would go so far to say that the people you want in your life are the ones that make you a better version of yourself. People that challenge and inspire you are the ones you want to keep close.Yeah ^^^^^^ this. Quote I AM going the distance 'Cause all I wanna do is go the distance. Nobody's ever gone the distance with Creed, and if I can go that distance, you see, and that bell rings and I'm still standin', I'm gonna know for the first time in my life, see, that I weren't just another bum from the neighborhood. Link to comment
Anamal Posted October 10, 2014 Report Share Posted October 10, 2014 I've said it before and I'll say it again, I'm crazy jealous of your running group! But I'm always afraid I'll be way too slow if I run with other people. Quote Link to comment
AgentsSka Posted October 11, 2014 Author Report Share Posted October 11, 2014 I've said it before and I'll say it again, I'm crazy jealous of your running group! But I'm always afraid I'll be way too slow if I run with other people.NO!!!! Don't be. The beauty of a good running group is that there are a variety of paces. Yes, we have a pack that generally runs 7-8 min miles. But, we also have a pack that runs 11 min miles. And people in between. Also, there are times that you will surprise yourself because you will run faster than you thought was within you, just because you are running with someone else. 3 Quote Current Challenge || Previous:: 2020 Reset There are a ton of previous challenges that I'm not linking "Freaking pansies. Go work out!" - The Art of Clineliness Link to comment
cline Posted October 11, 2014 Report Share Posted October 11, 2014 Listen to Ska. Because if there is someone out there having fun, it's him. 1 Quote I AM going the distance 'Cause all I wanna do is go the distance. Nobody's ever gone the distance with Creed, and if I can go that distance, you see, and that bell rings and I'm still standin', I'm gonna know for the first time in my life, see, that I weren't just another bum from the neighborhood. Link to comment
jstanlick Posted October 13, 2014 Report Share Posted October 13, 2014 Is that why he seems to be smiling all the time? Quote "You can't climb the ladder of success with your hands in your pockets." - Arnold Schwarzenegger "The important thing is not to think much but to love much; and so do that which best stirs you to love." - St. Teresa of Avila Current Challenge: Seeks Balance | Battle Log: Ye Olde Battle Logge | NF Character: Public Profile | Strava Spoiler Recent Challenges: Switches Things Up | Vs The Hydra | Dawn Phenomenon | Finishing What I Didn't Start | Healing up | Getting off the Ride | New Horizons | More MetCons | Working on NEST | Ranger Brain | Answering Questions | Refines the Process | Goes Hunting | Kills Another Dragon | Refuses to Grow Old | Balance and Control | KISSes the New Year | Grinds Out 2016 | Keeps Doing His Thing | Keeps on Keeping On | Shifts to the Next Gear | Bounces Back | Keeps Head above Water | Sleeps Low | Kicks it up a Notch | Continuing the Path | Does What He Likes | Back from the Dead? Link to comment
Anamal Posted October 13, 2014 Report Share Posted October 13, 2014 NO!!!! Don't be. The beauty of a good running group is that there are a variety of paces. Yes, we have a pack that generally runs 7-8 min miles. But, we also have a pack that runs 11 min miles. And people in between.Also, there are times that you will surprise yourself because you will run faster than you thought was within you, just because you are running with someone else.Yeah it's still 110% the reason I don't join a running group, although I know you're right when it comes to running faster with others than when you're alone! It's nice to have somebody else set the pace and you just follow. But there are a ton of meetups in the area (benefit of living in a large city I suppose) so I should look into finding one. Quote Link to comment
AgentsSka Posted October 15, 2014 Author Report Share Posted October 15, 2014 Smiling? I don't smile... No, really... I don't. Dammit... Alright - no really! 1 Quote Current Challenge || Previous:: 2020 Reset There are a ton of previous challenges that I'm not linking "Freaking pansies. Go work out!" - The Art of Clineliness Link to comment
AgentsSka Posted October 16, 2014 Author Report Share Posted October 16, 2014 Apparently, this is just a picture thread. Still smiling. And naked. Quote Current Challenge || Previous:: 2020 Reset There are a ton of previous challenges that I'm not linking "Freaking pansies. Go work out!" - The Art of Clineliness Link to comment
raptron Posted October 16, 2014 Report Share Posted October 16, 2014 bow chicka 1 Quote Raptron, alot assassin 67 | 66 | 65 | 64 | 63 | 62 | 61 | 60 | 59 | 58 | 57 | 56 | 55 | 54 | 53 | 52 | 51 | 50 | 49 | 48 | 47 | 46 | 45 | 44 | 43 | 42 | 41 | 40 | 39 | 38 | 37 | 36 | 35 | 34 | 33 | 32 | 31 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 Link to comment
AgentsSka Posted October 16, 2014 Author Report Share Posted October 16, 2014 I'd like to point out that the above photo was taken this morning. In the middle of October in New England! CRAZY warm weather right now. I'm sure it will not last. But, I'm enjoying it nonetheless. Quote Current Challenge || Previous:: 2020 Reset There are a ton of previous challenges that I'm not linking "Freaking pansies. Go work out!" - The Art of Clineliness Link to comment
The Tin Man Posted October 16, 2014 Report Share Posted October 16, 2014 If anyone is going to be shirtless, it's Ska. Quote The Tin Man: Cyborg Ranger Tin Man's Out of Date Epic Quest I am what I do. Link to comment
AgentsSka Posted October 16, 2014 Author Report Share Posted October 16, 2014 If anyone is going to be shirtless, it's Ska. Wait. What? Ironically, I'm still a bit weird about running shirtless. I have no idea why. But, this morning... there was no way I was running in a shirt. 70Ëš+, 100% humidity, at 6am, in the dark, in the middle of October?? Fuck yeah! Quote Current Challenge || Previous:: 2020 Reset There are a ton of previous challenges that I'm not linking "Freaking pansies. Go work out!" - The Art of Clineliness Link to comment
The Tin Man Posted October 16, 2014 Report Share Posted October 16, 2014 Wait. What? Ironically, I'm still a bit weird about running shirtless. I have no idea why. But, this morning... there was no way I was running in a shirt. 70Ëš+, 100% humidity, at 6am, in the dark, in the middle of October?? Fuck yeah! RP will attest how hilarious I thought it was that the running group's photo on FB also has you shirtless. I am sure it is just coincidence because I have seen you fully-clothed more often than not. That sounded weird. Quote The Tin Man: Cyborg Ranger Tin Man's Out of Date Epic Quest I am what I do. Link to comment
AgentsSka Posted October 16, 2014 Author Report Share Posted October 16, 2014 Maybe my goal for next year should be to get some semblance of a physique so that I can just run naked all the time. Quote Current Challenge || Previous:: 2020 Reset There are a ton of previous challenges that I'm not linking "Freaking pansies. Go work out!" - The Art of Clineliness Link to comment
cline Posted October 16, 2014 Report Share Posted October 16, 2014 RP will attest how hilarious I thought it was that the running group's photo on FB also has you shirtless. I am sure it is just coincidence because I have seen you fully-clothed more often than not. That sounded weird.Tin Man FTW! BWAAAAA HAAA HAAAA 2 Quote I AM going the distance 'Cause all I wanna do is go the distance. Nobody's ever gone the distance with Creed, and if I can go that distance, you see, and that bell rings and I'm still standin', I'm gonna know for the first time in my life, see, that I weren't just another bum from the neighborhood. Link to comment
RisenPhoenix Posted October 17, 2014 Report Share Posted October 17, 2014 RP will attest how hilarious I thought it was that the running group's photo on FB also has you shirtless. I am sure it is just coincidence because I have seen you fully-clothed more often than not. That sounded weird. Fully clothed, yet rarely in things beyond workout gear. Seriously, I still find it strange when I see you in regular clothing. That also sounded weird. Quote RisenPhoenix, the Entish Aikidoka Challenge: RisenPhoenix Turns to Ash "The essence of koryu [...is] you offer your loyalty to something that you choose to regard as greater than yourself so that you will, someday, be able to offer service to something that truly is transcendent." ~ Ellis Amdur, Old School Link to comment
AgentsSka Posted October 20, 2014 Author Report Share Posted October 20, 2014 So, it's been a while since I've done any speed work to speak of and I haven't raced anything "fast" in a while, so I decided to jump into a little local 5K on Sunday morning to get a gauge of where I am and what I need to work on. It was a nice course, 2 miles of which are on road, and one mile on dirt road/trail. I went out fairly fast and was through the first mile in about 6:00 mins. That's a bit faster than I was planning, but not bad. But, my second mile was definitely feeling it up and over some slight hills, I felt like my glutes were tightening up on me. Coming down the stretch, I didn't feel like I had the kick that I wanted and couldn't catch the dude in front of me. I wish I had, however. Once I saw the results posted, I realized that had I been able to catch him, I would have finished first in my age group. Doh! But, anyway - I finished 13th out of 365, and 2nd in my age group in 20:10. My watch had me at 20:08, and the timing system being used was only the gun time, so who knows. 2 seconds either way. Either way, fastest 5K of the year and a PR for this iteration of my running career. 19 minutes - I'm coming for you. My next 5K race will be (if all goes according to plan) in two weeks. However, that's my fun hilly cross country race on an apple orchard that I did last year. I'm certain I will not have a sub-20 time at that race. But, I will be looking for a vast improvement over last year's craptastic showing. 3 Quote Current Challenge || Previous:: 2020 Reset There are a ton of previous challenges that I'm not linking "Freaking pansies. Go work out!" - The Art of Clineliness Link to comment
Xena Posted October 21, 2014 Report Share Posted October 21, 2014 awesome! Tear up that orchard :-) Quote Xena, Level 14+ Valkyrie Ranger January 2017 December 2016 Oct/Nov 2016 Link to comment
QuirkyDM Posted October 21, 2014 Report Share Posted October 21, 2014 Summary of Ska's post: Ho hum, I guess I haven't done much fast running lately. I'll just saunter over to this 5K here and try it out. Meh, while I'm at it, I might as well make it my bitch, too. Wow! Great run. A handful of seconds off of 20 minutes. You are really pulling in the times on these runs. I'm pretty impressed. And inspired. I'm going to store this all up for when I start running again. 1 Quote Quirky DM My Battle Log: QuirkyDM going Quazy "Success is simply a matter of luck. Ask any failure." Link to comment
AgentsSka Posted October 21, 2014 Author Report Share Posted October 21, 2014 I appreciate the take. However, I don't feel like I crushed it. I did well. And, it might seem like I am quibbling. But based on things I did during the race (that I shouldn't have done), I know that I could have done much better. My attitude going in was too laissez faire, and I didn't have the killer instincts in place where I should have. It's part of the process of learning to race, for sure. It's also uncertainty of my abilities vs my competitors. So, basically, I feel that I could have done better - despite doing alright. Quote Current Challenge || Previous:: 2020 Reset There are a ton of previous challenges that I'm not linking "Freaking pansies. Go work out!" - The Art of Clineliness Link to comment
Maledictus Posted October 21, 2014 Report Share Posted October 21, 2014 I appreciate the take. However, I don't feel like I crushed it. I did well. And, it might seem like I am quibbling. But based on things I did during the race (that I shouldn't have done), I know that I could have done much better. My attitude going in was too laissez faire, and I didn't have the killer instincts in place where I should have. It's part of the process of learning to race, for sure. It's also uncertainty of my abilities vs my competitors. So, basically, I feel that I could have done better - despite doing alright.In the interests of solidarity, I think you suck as well ska. Try harder. *hugs* 3 Quote "Everyone thinks of changing the world, but no one thinks of changing himself" -- TolstoyNot sure if it was buzz or woody that said it though. Spartan double trifecta progess: 100%100% Tough Mudder "10 x Legionnaire": 100.0%100.0% "Run ALL the things or die tryin'" 110%110% fitocracy Ogre Magi Lvl 16 Ranger STR: 38|DEX: 58|STA: 59|baCON: 34|WIS: 30|CHA: 30 Previously Completed: Spartan Trifecta, Enough TM Headbands to make a ski mask Link to comment
AgentsSka Posted October 21, 2014 Author Report Share Posted October 21, 2014 In the interests of solidarity, I think you suck as well ska. Try harder. *hugs* I knew I could count on you, bud. Quote Current Challenge || Previous:: 2020 Reset There are a ton of previous challenges that I'm not linking "Freaking pansies. Go work out!" - The Art of Clineliness Link to comment
cline Posted October 21, 2014 Report Share Posted October 21, 2014 In the interests of solidarity, I think you suck as well ska. Try harder. *hugs* *snort* I'll add "you are hardly epic" and follow it up with ASS SLAP! (however it was a good run even if you lacked the killer instict. Now go back to training and don't stop!) Quote I AM going the distance 'Cause all I wanna do is go the distance. Nobody's ever gone the distance with Creed, and if I can go that distance, you see, and that bell rings and I'm still standin', I'm gonna know for the first time in my life, see, that I weren't just another bum from the neighborhood. Link to comment
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