| ▲ | fifilura a day ago |
| You have to appreciate how short a mile run is. And either way, yeah runstreak is probably not optimal for improving your stamina. I am sure there are more rigorous programs for that. |
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| ▲ | grumpy-de-sre a day ago | parent | next [-] |
| I've been running five miles roughly every other day for fifteen years. If I've got a flu or not feeling great I'll take a few days off, no loss. Not sure how one would objectively determine "stamina", but my resting HR is in the bottom 3% for my age. Obsessively run streaking one mile every day sounds completely bizarre to me and a complete PITA. Almost as bizarre as those poor bastards that I see doing laps around tiny parks / basketball courts (the monotony would drive me crazy). |
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| ▲ | JKCalhoun 15 hours ago | parent | next [-] | | A treadmill looks even worse to my eye though. At least they're getting outside? | | |
| ▲ | grumpy-de-sre 15 hours ago | parent [-] | | If a treadmill was my only option. I straight up wouldn't run. If you hate running and you've only tried it on a treadmill, highly recommend giving it another try somewhere nice outside. | | |
| ▲ | solumunus 10 hours ago | parent [-] | | I must be one of the few that prefers treadmill running. The fact that it requires zero attention turns it into meditation for me. |
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| ▲ | anton-c 14 hours ago | parent | prev | next [-] | | > Not sure how one would objectively determine "stamina", but my resting HR is in the bottom 3% for my age. It's not testable at home but if you're curious, google VO2 max. | |
| ▲ | verisimi 21 hours ago | parent | prev [-] | | But the stats! The streak fail! That's what running is about, right? Imo, this is OCD (obsessive compulsive disorder) expressed as running stats, rather than thimble collections or hand washing. It's about gaining/regaining a sense of control of one's life. | | |
| ▲ | JKCalhoun 15 hours ago | parent | next [-] | | I'm allowing that maintaining the streak is perhaps the prime motivation when you are finding it hard to drag one's sorry ass out of bed every day. So maybe it's a good thing if it keeps you running. I stopped running maybe 7 or 8 years ago. This thread has me wanting to go back to a mile a day or so — I'm past 60 years old now and more concerned about my health than I used to be. | | |
| ▲ | igouy 10 hours ago | parent | next [-] | | A sequence of 5k race times (and ages) from yesterday: 21:34 — 65
22:49 — 64
23:04 — 61
23:41 — 64
24:45 — 75
24:57 — 63
25:06 — 67
25:41 — 66
25:52 — 66
26:37 — 63
27:01 — 73
27:31 — 70
27:52 — 74
28:49 — 76
29:29 — 61
30:34 — 78
30:55 — 86
31:03 — 72
31:14 — 68
& another 14 older than 60
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| ▲ | fifilura 14 hours ago | parent | prev [-] | | It will be good for you. Start with a mile/day for three weeks. From there the past days will push you forward. |
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| ▲ | grumpy-de-sre 14 hours ago | parent | prev | next [-] | | I suffered from an eating disorder a very long time ago that shared a lot of the same mechanisms (thankfully my starvation survival instinct was stronger). A healthy relationship with exercise does not look like this and I hate seeing this stuff promoted. | |
| ▲ | fifilura 18 hours ago | parent | prev [-] | | I am surprised by the emotions in this thread! Where do they come from? | | |
| ▲ | mns 17 hours ago | parent [-] | | The running community is intense. As a former "runs way too much" runner, you get very into it and it kind of takes over your life, it becomes your whole identity. Until you get injured from it and it wakes you up. | | |
| ▲ | fifilura 16 hours ago | parent [-] | | Thank you for your comment about identity. Was it something I wanted or did it sneak up on me? The 1000+ days behind me means something. And many days it is what pushes me through. It would be nice if I could find a ramp down scheme, but then with something else to ramp up, otherwise it would probably be better to just keep going. Just stopping on a random Wednesday, it would just feel very weird. (I am not the person in the article, just another guy with a streak) |
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| ▲ | aaronbrethorst 21 hours ago | parent | prev [-] |
| You have to appreciate how critical recovery time is to improving your strength/stamina/whatever. |
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| ▲ | _Algernon_ 16 hours ago | parent | next [-] | | We are talking about a level of effort that is less than people's commute or a simple walking of the dog. People exert themselves more than a slow 1-mile jog by vacuuming their house or carrying groceries home from the store. It doesn't magically turn dangerous just because the activity is labeled "running". | | |
| ▲ | stephenbez 9 hours ago | parent | next [-] | | I looked it up and running slowly at a 12 minute per mile pace is about 8 METs, and vacuuming might be around 4 METs so that doesn’t seem to be true. Also running tends to be more repetitive and pounding on the joints which requires more recovery time than simply vacuuming. I’ve never heard someone get injured vacuuming but I know dozens of people injured from running. | |
| ▲ | balfirevic 13 hours ago | parent | prev [-] | | > People exert themselves more than a slow 1-mile jog by vacuuming their house or carrying groceries home from the store. As someone who vacuums and carries groceries but doesn't run, I find that pretty hard to believe. Maybe if you are a very fit runner? But then those other activities would hopefully also be easier. |
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| ▲ | fifilura 18 hours ago | parent | prev [-] | | Do you tend to avoid household chores or letting the dog out on your resting days? |
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