What the furthest single event run you've done in your life?
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13.1 Mile (Half Marathon)
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26.6 Miles (Full Marathon)
I ran three self-loathing marathons after I got a DUI a month into my first job out of school. Then I tendered my running resignation and starting drinking and driving again.
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10K (6.2 miles) - Olympic Distance Triathlon
CSB time. When I was a sophomore, I was out running the "Interlaken" loop with one of the seniors who was a bad ass guy both on the erg and on the water. Guy was strong AF. I had a Husky Crew sweatshirt on that he proceeds to tell me to turn inside out so as not to "embarrass" the program while we jogged/walked the loop.
There's very little correlation as you know between being a great runner and erg performance.
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13.1 Mile (Half Marathon)
I hated that loop. I was so slow back then.
I got acceptable at running after I changed my form from heel strike to mid-foot strike. Got rid of knee pain when running and made me so much faster. I highly recommend running that way which is effectively the “barefoot” technique. It takes a while to build those muscles up but is totally worth it. -
10K (6.2 miles) - Olympic Distance Triathlon
yeah I’m sure there’s a technique to it that helps. Call me weird but I’d rather C2 than run. Way more productive if you have 30 mins.
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5K (3.1 miles)
I’m a treadmill runner. Do like 2.25 miles four or five times a week. I get bored running longer than that. Do a couple 5K’s a year just to prove I can still do them.
That said, the frequency of back and leg issues seems to be on the upswing as I get older, so doing a lot more walking these days. I miss the cardio, but at my age, I basically get the same results anyway.
Getting old sucks.
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13.1 Mile (Half Marathon)
I'm in a pretty good place where ~60-70% of intense cardio comes from the C2 and 30-40% is from running. I like to mix the two for a few reasons
-Running is more enjoyable when the weather is nice than the rowing machine; it's much tougher to go workout on an erg when it is 70 and sunny
-I think challenging your body with both bilateral and cross-lateral movements (I hope those are the right words) is good for your brain, balance, coordination and just working muscles differently. I'm not going to swim a butterfly or breast stroke with any kind of skill or intensity so erging it is
-Rowing is still a power activity and will naturally add bulk, so need the distance running to offset. I don't need too much bulk. I think the lightest I ever was since like age 15 was when I did the 1/2 marathon training since doing a bunch of that type of running your body naturally sheds unnecessary weight
-Being able to physically move as you age is important. No one rows on a tour of a city (except maybe Amsterdam?) or to navigate an airport, so keeping the ability to move quickly and confidently on both feet is critical.
I've averaged a little over 100K per month this year on the C2 and try to get 5-8 miles of running per week. Intervals and varying intensity for all of it, but a lot easier to mix that in on the rower.
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13.1 Mile (Half Marathon)
Exactly this. That mid-foot strike is fundamental to what i was trying to articulate.
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13.1 Mile (Half Marathon)
Yup, I got what you are saying. It killed my calves and other muscles which hadn't been used properly while making the transition but sooooo worth it. Now it is painful for me to watch heel strikers run. (This is another row/run combo where running you push off mid-foot/ball of the foot to spring forward and rowing is drive through your heels so it works everything differently)
They way I describe it is you should run as quiet as possible. If you're making noise you're doing it wrong. My test on that is to see which pedestrians I can surprise by running past them where they don't hear me approaching.
Alternatively, imagine being barefoot and having to run on concrete. How would you do it? Not with your heel but lightly on your toes.
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13.1 Mile (Half Marathon)
Running as quiet as possible is a great way to think about it.
The other way I think about it analogously is with the number of gear-teeth on a wheel. The fewer teeth, the more clunky the rotation. Inversely, the more teeth the smoother the rotation. Thus the idea for a quicker, compact stride. To do this requires a weight-forward mid-foot strike.
This thumbnail illustrates the idea in the most basic way:
