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Dec 13, 2010 17:41:19 GMT -5
Post by Brer Brian on Dec 13, 2010 17:41:19 GMT -5
For the first time ever last week, I was able to complete a couple of ten mile runs without stopping. Took a few months, as i'd started around july or so, but I felt like I could have kept going, and this week we shall see. I was inspired to begin running by my sister's success in it, as lately she'd been participating in marathons and triathalons and apparently having a great time. My other sources of inspiration were reading about the Zulus around the time of the world cup, (more on them later,) and the Born to Run book my chris MacDougall. The book is a fantastically written account of the author's investigation of and immersion into the culture of the Tarahumarra running tribe in the notoriously inhospitable (drug wars, heat) copper canyons of Mexico. The book is so fantastically written that its hard to believe the characters contained therein are real. But I've spent some time on youtube , and they apparently are real, after all. Caballo Blanco, the White Horse, who dropped out of society to live the Tarahumarra way. www.youtube.com/watch?v=o375sYfPC3wBarefoot Ted,, a wealthy dropout who's devoted his life to demonstrate the superiority of life without shoes www.youtube.com/watch?v=cWqFUqJXSL0Jenn Shelton, hard-partying and harder running bikini babe. www.youtube.com/watch?v=t1U8fJVEztQ
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Dec 14, 2010 5:20:36 GMT -5
Post by Brer Brian on Dec 14, 2010 5:20:36 GMT -5
In contrast to the reclusive tarahumarra, the zulus were a conquering warrior nation whose conscripted soldiers ran (under the threat of death, of course) upwards of fifty miles per day. Barefoot. Watch this film clip as Ladysmith Black Mambazzo's gangsta forbears menace an english settlement with a "We are going to kill your ass" war chant. www.youtube.com/watch?v=jfqgsA2McdA&feature=related
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Dec 14, 2010 15:31:49 GMT -5
Post by Brer Brian on Dec 14, 2010 15:31:49 GMT -5
Went for 15-20 mi. today, not sure how much, without stopping, save for one short pee break. Synapses firing over one another and there's a palpable similarity to tripping (which I am much more familiar with.)
I've found that eggs or some type of protein beforehand treats me really well on these. In high school I'd hit the wall in cross country races and I think it was because I was doing a strict carb thing.
Born to Run is going to be for running what Please Kill Me was for being a punk...
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Dec 15, 2010 8:33:52 GMT -5
Post by Brer Brian on Dec 15, 2010 8:33:52 GMT -5
And what Food of the Gods was for you-know-what...
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bliss
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Dec 18, 2010 15:07:03 GMT -5
Post by bliss on Dec 18, 2010 15:07:03 GMT -5
The long hair young guy in the book is Anton Krupicka. He's real too. I have been reading his blog on and off for the last year. I was running 12 miles to work once in a while this summer but am not doing anything like that running-wise now. Good luck, Brer.
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Dec 20, 2010 22:10:58 GMT -5
Post by Brer Brian on Dec 20, 2010 22:10:58 GMT -5
You were part of the inspiration as well, mentioning that you ran twelve miles to your job in tai chi shoes... I talked to Ben about it and he's running to his job at the sidewalk now.
Currently holed up in Oswego NY, aka Narnia, and will attempt some sort of distance run in jeans and a heavy coat tomorrow. Tune in for all the riveting details! ;D
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Dec 21, 2010 16:11:14 GMT -5
Post by Brer Brian on Dec 21, 2010 16:11:14 GMT -5
Mostly a walk today. Bit of a pain on the outside and back of my knee, and I'm fairly certain its this. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iliotibial_band_syndromeGoing to keep at it but will tread lightly, as I'm fairly certain this is something my sis mentioned experiencing when she started with her running.
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Dec 21, 2010 16:16:04 GMT -5
Post by Brer Brian on Dec 21, 2010 16:16:04 GMT -5
Push-ups are cool. The kickboxer seen here with England's Hank Ososuna averages ~ 1,000 per day. I've never done that many in a day but have gotten upwards around having done 800.
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Dec 21, 2010 18:24:10 GMT -5
Post by amos on Dec 21, 2010 18:24:10 GMT -5
In order to get myself back into good enough shape to play ultimate frisbee, I may have to take up running first. I have never lived at an altitude this high before. I got the old cleats on the other day and did some wind sprints. Woooo. I am in the brand new low worst shape of my life. I've been playing hackey sack solo to try to rebuild some dexterity and strength but, it is really obvious to me that I need to start doing more endurance exercises, if I hope to live through my first full game.
I never enjoyed running distances, as a younger guy but, things change. Hopefully, I'll learn to like it.
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Dec 21, 2010 18:59:57 GMT -5
Post by Brer Brian on Dec 21, 2010 18:59:57 GMT -5
Altitude's a factor... Careful you don't get one of those crazy headaches you can't shake the whole entire day!
I ran when I was younger but nothing like the distances I did last week. Its good to have a day to kill so you're not in a rush.
I started this summer and could hardly get down the street, but kept at it, sometimes imagining I was a zulu and someone was pokin at me pokin at me with a pointy spear. I've beaten shortness of breath, and chaffing (with lotion!) and my current obstacle is the knee-thing but I expect it to blow over. I can feel this turning into something I just do regularly.
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Dec 21, 2010 20:21:52 GMT -5
Post by bliss on Dec 21, 2010 20:21:52 GMT -5
It's wild how good of shape you can think you're in until you fucking go all out and then your like "Shit. I'm not in good shape like I thought." I would like to get in way better shape. One thing is endurance stuff and power/explosive stuff go against each other in a sense. You can't become your best at one without sacrificing the other. If a marathoner starts doing squats and bench and dead lifts with heavy weights he's going to run marathons slower. I just like doing some of a bunch of stuff anyway--for some sort of overall fitness. What is important to me now more then ever is to do things the hard way and not rely on technology. Hence, I often walk the 4 miles to work.
I'd like to get in better shape physically but at the same time I am a tad bit underweight and have somewhat damaged my system and exhausted my adrenals--so I am attempting to pull myself into balance while maintaining some sort of decent fitness level.
Even being in good physical and mental condition (not mentioning spiritual here) is way more inclusive than most people in modern society are aware. For instance, part of a good physical fitness program includes cold showers in my opinion, and plain wholesome food regularly. It means running in the 90 degree heat. Honestly, it means kicking some ass. Let's live all out. Fuck being soft and getting weaker and more addicted and more cushy with every passing year. When in doubt, suffer.
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Dec 21, 2010 20:51:01 GMT -5
Post by Brer Brian on Dec 21, 2010 20:51:01 GMT -5
Good excuse to escape the fam for a few hours, over the holidays.
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Dec 22, 2010 10:54:12 GMT -5
Post by Brer Brian on Dec 22, 2010 10:54:12 GMT -5
You can go out for four hours and there's no rules to it; if you run the whole thing fine, if not that's okay; you can find a pull-up bar and hit that for a while, (so long as no one decides you're there to touch the kids,) or you can stop and check out a bug.
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amos
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Dec 22, 2010 17:09:52 GMT -5
Post by amos on Dec 22, 2010 17:09:52 GMT -5
One of my favorite 'NYC as gym' things was using the stairs in subways, as opposed to escalators. I used to live a block away the 181st A station, one of the deepest stations in the city. Ran up those stairs every time, even if I was exhausted, then ran up to my apartment on the 6th floor, instead of the elevator.
I am shocked at how weak my legs are now but, I am confident that if I go slow, I can get a lot of my speed and "ups" back.
I agree Barry, being physically well rounded is preferable to being a homunculus. :) We ain't skinny!! We is athletically trim!
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Dec 23, 2010 1:03:50 GMT -5
Post by grimblob on Dec 23, 2010 1:03:50 GMT -5
Jesus christ, it's so easy to get out of shape. I've been running on a treadmill for years, usually about four miles, four times a week. Then I got super tired from anti-depressants and couldn't run for two or three months, and now I am such a fucking wheezy shitbag, trying to get back on the wagon. So daunting. I would love to be able to get up to an hour and a half of running at whatever pace feels do-able, but it's going to take me a while just to get back to where I was in July. Lesson learned: DON'T AGE.
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