QBN+ Challenge 6
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- mightyj0
I'm finally on the board
- mightyj0
also just an FYI but make sure to get your Nike+ calibrated correctly. You can either be cheating yourself or cheating everyone else by how its calibrated. You have to do it on a flat track preferably and if you do it on a real track the inside loop should be 400m after calibration you should see pretty much perfct recordings. - Now don't go try and cheat by calibrating under the amount requested, just thought some of you may be interested in this info as the default is usually a bit off.
- mightyj0
nice to see everyone's powersong
- dyspl0
- I have the 205, but I'll get the new 405 soon. https://my.garmin.co…mattiaBK
- I bought a cheap one, 20euros
http://www.decathlon…dyspl
- VectorMasked0
All you need to do is run.
Running on a track or a route that is not similar to your daily route will not work properly for you.
Don't run just 400m. 400 is like the minimum to get some sort of calibration. It is more accurate in the end if you run over 400mts at the same pace. Try something close to 1km at your normal speed.- 100mts is the minimum actuallyMeeklo
- consider 400 as the minimum for an actual accurate reading.VectorMasked
- Dancer0
I used Mapmyrun.com and zoomed right in. found a 2km loop and calibrated it to that.
- VectorMasked0
Meekle, have you gone to "map it" under "my runs"?
It shows you the maps of your city with routes created by other runners and measurements so you can plan accurate runs an dor go to a particular spot to run exactly 10km and stuff. You can also create your own run and store it.- that's what I was thinking.. I think I used it once when I first got the nike+ thing.. I will check thanksMeeklo
- VectorMasked0
Anybody here experience knee pain when switching from a treadmill to the road?
I ran C4 and 1 weeks of C5 entirely on a treadmill. Then took like a month off, and just yesterday I gave the seawall a try. Everything was fine during my run. Now this morning I woke up with pain on my left knee. Like on the right outer side of the knee. Have been walking a lil ackward all morning.Any experience with this kind of switcharoo? I am guessing it is caused by the stronger impact on the ground.
Any recomendations as to the kind of training some of you do? Like should I try spliting my runs 50/50 so I that my knees get used to both or something?
:o(
- Meeklo0
I think only a doctor should answer that question..
but to prevent injuries, I found this
http://www.runnersworld.com/vide…- <- damn! now those are ABS!!!
*grabs gut and lowers head in shame*VectorMasked - there is no shame in the kegMeeklo
- thanks man. I check quite frequently that site. I usually stretch, walk and do a light 5 min run before my workouts...VectorMasked
- I'm not hurt or anything... just wondering about proper training. I know running on the streets is tough on the kneesVectorMasked
- <- damn! now those are ABS!!!
- mattiaBK0
VectorM, absolutely, there is a big difference between running on a treadmill and on the street, asphalt has no mercy.
Due to my f'ed up schedule lately, I've been running on the treadmill quite often, and the times I go outside, I feel pain pretty much everywhere. The treadmill has all that cushioning that the road, of course, doesn't have.
If you are planning to run on the road more, you should do that more often, only with exercise and consistency you'll adapt your body to the new surface.
You should start easy on the road and see how it feels, the more you do it, the more you'll be able to run without too much pain.
Don't forget to stretch before and after your run, it is crucial for your pain free running.
- nib1010
Hey VectorM, i would definitely agree with mattiaBK. About a year ago i only ran in the gym on the treadmill and managed to get up to about 13km. After a while the weather got better and i wanted to take the running outside but tried to jump straight in at the same distances. Although I felt physically fit enough to cover the distance, my legs (knees especially) felt it straight away.
I would suggest that you continue the treadmill running whilst gradually introducing the road running and build it up slowly.
Like Meeklo says, only a doctor should tell you but i thought i'd let you know how i went about it.
- Dancer0
Make sure you warm you knees up and make sure your running technique is good... i.e do slam on your foot, if that makes sense.
I tend to run on the curbs as much as poss. Helps with Ankle stability
- Meeklo0
Ok, I'm off to do a 1k run now..
I went to the map on the app site, and started the run 1 block from my house, and I know exactly the point where I hear "1km completed" and on the map it says that in that location the actual distance is 0.6kmthis means my freakin sensor was WAY off..
wow..so I marked 1k on a straight line on the street I run and tomorrow I will do my usual "pseudo 8k run" and see what happens
- Meeklo0
I ended up calibrating both walk/ run
and then I went for a 5k run, I'm tired!and I'm sucking!
- mightyj0
great calibration article: http://ple1.blogspot.com/2008/07…
- Dancer0
Does anyone know if you can stack up runs. I am going to spain for a week and intemd to do a few runs out there. I will not be taking my mac though.
08.30am. Right I am off to do a 5k run...!!!!
- mattiaBK0
Dancer, yes you can. When I went to Italy last Xmas to visit my family I went running almost every day, but I had no access to a computer to upload the runs. I uploaded all of my runs when I got back home, 2 weeks later.
- lvl_130
i might as well drop out of this one. i've taken a 2 week hiatus from running and have just been doing other cardio stuff at the gym. i should be able to log some miles in in the next couple weeks, but it won't even be close to you guys.
ah well...no big deal.