any runners here?

[rocknfish9001]

I am a high school athlete, a runner actually. And i have come to notice most of my friends i meet are usually runners as well. Im talking about distance and cross country runners. Not those sprinters (although i tend to do a pretty good 400) which just arent the same. Now it seems that us runners are different. And by that i mean way cooler than other people! lol. Any other runners on this site? Just like fishing, us runners have our own stories to tell, and have our own tales to brag about. Lets see what we have here........

[Captain Underpants]

Hey, good to know I'm not the only one!

I run about once a week, usually on a treadmill for 6 or so miles, but I run with my dad (an extremely avid runner, finished at least 10 marathons) a lot. We have some good stories.

We were running during a thunderstorm, and we decided to take a shortcut as the lightning was pretty bad. Then we heard a huge BOOOOOMMMM, accompanied by a bigger flash. We ran in the direction we thought the sound came from, 'cause it was on the shortcut anyway. Turned out that lightning had hit a house we would have passed at the same moment if we had gone the long way.  

Then, of course, we had some times where we would be running early in the morning, and all of a sudden-SQUELCH!!

Poor roadkill, as if the car wasn't enough!  ;D ;D

[Low_Budget_Hooker]

lol, a "runner" at UPS is an "over-achiever",....not a compliment from one teamster to another.  

A guy that works through his lunch break is a "runner".

No, I don't run.  I do however, "walk at a brisk pace which commands attention. Scanning my walkway and lining my passangers side door with my delivery point. "  But I don't run.  lol

[Guest the_muddy_man]

Hey at my age only three things get me to run

Dinner is ready

I think I have to go to the Bathroom

and Pit Bulls

[Fishing Doug]

We (the girl and I) used to run 10 miles every Saturday...however.....after the last time the surgeon got done with my left knee, it is now bone on bone, no cartilidge left.  So, nothing but the bike for me now.

such is life.  I really enjoyed running, oddly enough, it was very relaxing.

FD

[Nick B]

I was runner in High School and still am although not 100% by choice sometimes.

[preach4bass]

I ran in High School (Track and CC) but got out of it and got fat.  A buddy asked me to run a 5k with him back in October, so we trained for a month and a half and did it.  We took a few weeks off for Christmas and are now training for another 5k in March.  I'm at about 15 miles a week right now.

[NATHAN_JAMES]

Good to see you using your H.A.B.I.T.S  Russ.

[fourbizz]

I run all the time!

From the parking the truck and empty trailert back to the launch ramp dock to get in the boat!

[Sam]

I learned to hate running in the Army.

Although I was an officer (and a gentleman) we ran our fannies off in ROTC summer camp and then again in our Officers Training School.

We ran in boots and sometimes carried our back packs and M-16s.

So from a totally mental prespective, I hate running.

[nboucher]

rocknfish, I am now 55 and have been running on and off for most of my adult life. I ran my first marathon in October 2005 (Chicago), because somehow I'd never gotten around to it before. As you can see from the replies you got to your post, people either hate running or love it--I've met few people in between. I have always enjoyed the rhythm and solitude that come with running (I seldom run with others) and have some long training runs mapped out in my town that take me through some beautiful areas. It's amazing what you'll come across on a long run, from baby coyotes to some real babes.

In fact, I like running so much that when I blew out one of my knees while skiing and playing volleyball (no, not at the same time) 14 years ago and had to get a slice of my patella tendon screwed into my knee to replace my ACL, my instruction to my surgeon and physical therapist was: "Whatever you have to do to make sure I can keep running, just do it." (I went back to the surgeon two years ago so she could scrape out some scar tissue to keep me running. When she treated my daughter recently for a gymnastics injury, she looked at my wife and said, "So you're the sane one in the family.") Whenever I'm irritable at home, my wife says, "Why don't you go run," and she's right: I always come back in a great mood.

Now that I'm an old man whose genes carry the family history of hypertension and high cholesterol, I run to try to control those things, as well as my weight, which has a tendency to creep upwards. I also find that I eat better when I'm running, probably because lousy food makes me feel heavy and slow.

So keep on running, rocknfish, and run smart--you've got decades of road miles ahead of you!

[Fisher of Men]

Rockinfish,

I must side with the haters.  I would just love to be the kind of person who could go out and make tracks for about 6 miles a day, but I'm not.  Come to think of it, I really don't think I've ever liked to run (just for the sake of running).  I've always liked to play football, tennis, and softball, but not sports that have you running constantly (i.e. basketball. . . even though I like to shoot around).  Since my back has been hurt, I really don't do any of those as much (and my waist-line shows it).  

I tell my students that, "If you see me running, you better get out a gun and shoot whoever or whatever is chasing me; or if you see me walking, you better stop and pick me up 'cause my truck's broke down."

I completely respect you guys who do for your self-discipline.  I have self-discipline in other areas, just not running.

God bless,

Fisher

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[Crabcakes]

I run about 15-25 miles a week. Just recreational I'm not very fast. I got into it heavily about 6 monthas ago.

[nboucher]

I run about 15-25 miles a week. Just recreational I'm not very fast. I got into it heavily about 6 monthas ago.

That's the perfect mileage for staying in shape, and don't worry about speed. You already have a great base from which to work if you do want to train for speed or distance. Ironically, the key to both is to slowly work in one LSD (long, slow distance) run each week. You can start by adding one mile to one run, but running it AT LEAST a minute per mile slower. So, if your longest run is a four-miler, do one five mile run at the slower pace. The following week, make it a six-miler, etc., until you get to about 10 miles, then add two miles to your longer run, but only every other week to give your body time to recover. The important thing to remember is that you cannot run those longer runs too slowly.

If you do this, you'll find you'll easily be able to increase the speed of your daily runs. Next thing you know, you'll have trained for a marathon.  

[preach4bass]

I just got back from my longest run since 1997 (at least my longest without taking a walking break).  I ran 3.2 miles!!!  I ran a 5k (3.1) back in October, but today I ran an extra .1.  Not quite a marathon, but I'm losing some gut!

[nboucher]

I just got back from my longest run since 1997 (at least my longest without taking a walking break).  I ran 3.2 miles!!!  I ran a 5k (3.1) back in October, but today I ran an extra .1.  Not quite a marathon, but I'm losing some gut!

Way to go! .1, 1.0--they're just numbers. As long as they're going up.