by "OPPOsaurus WRX" (opposaurus)
Published 09/17/2017 at 21:59
by "OPPOsaurus WRX" (opposaurus)
Published 09/17/2017 at 21:59
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my wife wants to do a 5 mile race thanksgiving morning.
At least I’ve been on the mountain bike a couple times a week, but that is very different from running. oday my wife did 5 miles in 40 minutes. I did 2 in 18 minutes. I’m way more into biking and have been timing a 5 miles offroad loop. I got it down to 5 miles in 24:35.
"My citroen won't start" (lucasboechat)
09/17/2017 at 22:03, STARS: 1
I play tennis twice a week and then I can’t breath.
"TheTurbochargedSquirrel" (thatsquirrel)
09/17/2017 at 22:03, STARS: 0
I really want to drive in the 2CV race at Spa at some point in my life.
"CB" (jrcb)
09/17/2017 at 22:11, STARS: 0
Join me in running, then. Because I need to get back into it.
"Steve in Manhattan" (blogenfreude01)
09/17/2017 at 22:14, STARS: 0
If you can do it on a moped, I say go ahead.
"DC3 LS, will be perpetually replacing cars until the end of time" (dc3ls-)
09/17/2017 at 22:17, STARS: 1
Stick with biking. Running is way over rated.
"OPPOsaurus WRX" (opposaurus)
09/17/2017 at 22:50, STARS: 0
I can’t imagine that being your first choice
"OPPOsaurus WRX" (opposaurus)
09/17/2017 at 22:54, STARS: 0
Well I went today so I’m 1 day ahead
"OPPOsaurus WRX" (opposaurus)
09/17/2017 at 22:55, STARS: 0
I’ll do both, one run a week and one ride. Would much rather ride but gutta get back up to speed for the race
"TheTurbochargedSquirrel" (thatsquirrel)
09/17/2017 at 22:56, STARS: 0
It’s 24 hours of heavily modified 2CVs racing around Spa. Sounds like a ton of fun to me.
"OPPOsaurus WRX" (opposaurus)
09/17/2017 at 22:58, STARS: 0
Lol I thought you meant a stock one. That’s different
"TheTurbochargedSquirrel" (thatsquirrel)
09/17/2017 at 23:08, STARS: 0
There is a class for stock cars but the real fun is in the slightly faster stuff.
"CB" (jrcb)
09/17/2017 at 23:10, STARS: 0
Looks like I have to go tomorrow morning, then.
"FTTOHG Has Moved to https://opposite-lock.com" (alphaass)
09/18/2017 at 00:47, STARS: 0
I run 2-3 miles on Monday and Wednesday and ride a mixed road-trail course that’s a little over 7 miles on Tuesday and Friday. A couple Sundays a month I mix in a 10-20 mile off-road ride. It works different muscles, and most days I’m up for it. I’ve been doing this since the beginning of the year when I decided to get back into running basically to enter a race where they were giving away pie at the end. Running still feels slow and boring compared to the bike. The positives are that it is a lot easier to get ready for (just change clothes and go, no messing around with helmets/gloves/tire pressure/brakes/etc) and that I can have my music up pretty loud. So I try to just focus on those positives. If you’re already running 2 miles now and not giving up the biking you should be fine for the Turkey Trot. Just make sure you rest for a few days before and stretch after. Does your wife want you to run with her during the race or is she OK going ahead of you? My wife is a marathoner (she did a 50k yesterday actually) and when we do 5k’s together I just send her ahead after the first mile or so and finish a few minutes after she does. I can keep up with her for 4 miles or so, but the last time I tried that in July she went out for another 4 miles afterward and I was dead for like 2 days.
"OPPOsaurus WRX" (opposaurus)
09/18/2017 at 07:51, STARS: 1
I wish I could get out that much. With 3 kids I’ll probably be able to get out 2-3 times a week all together. We have done a bunch of 5k’s but its probably been a couple years. I’m was usually ahead of her, but it will be interesting to see where we are this time. I should be able to get my distance up and time down quite a bit by then. I think my best 5k was about 21 minutes and she was like 30 seconds behind me. The turkey trot is 5 miles so that is an another difficulty factor