Comments on: TKOG Who attempts to exceed her limits; whines piteously for an ambulance

By: sarahf

sarahf — Sun, 01 Aug 2010 02:33:22 +0000

A few years ago I started running. At first a simple kilometre almost killed me, but so far this year I’ve run 2 half marathons, causing my mother to believe in alien abduction and cloning. Stick at it, it gets easier, slowly. Oh, and I find ice cream when I get back from a run a very good motivational tool.

By: That Kind of Girl

That Kind of Girl — Sun, 01 Aug 2010 02:15:16 +0000

A few more weeks of c25k and I can start booking connections through O’Hare!

By: Mom

Mom — Sat, 31 Jul 2010 22:07:09 +0000

Dear, our family does NOT exercise unless we are in the airport: your
running exercise will help you between tight connections. We are an “off the wall family” and are very disciplined in telling jokes. One would never make a serious statement unless one had to: a punchline is better. Everyone is different, dear. Dancing, running and tort law are really NOT your “thing.”

By: Jim

Jim — Sat, 31 Jul 2010 13:22:43 +0000

Ali – Good for you! As NTKOG noted, shorts with pockets are awesome, another idea is a “running belt” – Most sporting goods stores have them, and all specialty running stores would too. These aren’t “fanny packs”, they’re usually a couple inches wide, and have a small pouch (and some have a spot to put water) and are specifically designed not to bounce when you run. They’re about $20…

By: Sadako

Sadako — Sat, 31 Jul 2010 07:07:04 +0000

Not knowing where to put my keys is yet another reason why I refuse to run out on the street. Also, misanthropy, fear of the weather, and crippling social anxiety at wondering whether a would be mugger or rapist would judge me for my Hello Kitty key chain.

By: That Kind of Girl

That Kind of Girl — Sat, 31 Jul 2010 03:29:51 +0000

No! Don’t be scared! It’s so awesome! Like, I sucked at Week 4 but no big deal — I’m just repeating it! The other thing that gets me really fired up, since we’re talking about fledgling jogging schedules, is going online every day to log my run at mapmyrun.com. You can see exactly how far you’ve run, how your pace is improved, total miles for the week and for lifetime, and all kinds of other neat stuff. Going out for my runs doesn’t seem like a big deal at the time, but when I look at my July calendar and see 14 completed workouts winking back at me, I totally feel like a badass.

By: ali

ali — Sat, 31 Jul 2010 02:45:50 +0000

Oh, pockets! That makes so much sense! Can’t believe I didn’t think of that. I guess I don’t think of running shorts as having pockets but still, how obvious can you get?

I like the Kleenex idea! Your tips are much appreciated though now I’m a little scared for Week 4. Which is way in the future so maybe it’s too soon to worry. Maybe.

By: That Kind of Girl

That Kind of Girl — Sat, 31 Jul 2010 02:12:00 +0000

Running shorts with pockets, dude! Totally clutch! I actually ended up getting a pair that’s, in retrospect, stupidly too big for me, ’cause it was the only one with pockets, but it’s still worth hiking my waistline up every few blocks, ’cause I have somewhere to keep my keys, iPhone and Kleenex.

Apparently when it’s 90 degrees and 97% humidity, truly prudent dudes run with Kleenex, lest their faces start leaking everywhere. At least — at least that’s how this dude resolved said issue which might be a non-issue for actual humans.

Also, I’m a shade under halfway through, but I totally recommend c25k so far! Warning, though: the jump from Week 3 to Week 4 is brutal. In Week 3 you’re doing 9 combined minutes of running; in Week 4, you’re doing sixteen combined minutes. Steep friggin’ jump. My solution: I’m custom-recording my own guerrilla Week 3.5, which’ll take me up to 13 minutes so I have an intermediate week. Week 4′s been friggin’ brutal. I think my body will appreciate the slight alteration.

By: ali

ali — Sat, 31 Jul 2010 02:07:07 +0000

You’ve inspired me to try c25k! Seems like some impressive results pretty quickly if your story is anything to go by!

One thing I just don’t know (and never have): what do you do with your keys? Maybe that’s what’s kept me from running all these years.

By: That Kind of Girl

That Kind of Girl — Fri, 30 Jul 2010 21:46:05 +0000

Thanks, dude! And that sounds like an addiction I could live with!