Poll
Question:
Well? Can you?
Option 1: Yes, and then some
Option 2: Yes, but it's a stretch
Option 3: Um... maybe?
Option 4: No, but it wouldn't take long to get me there
Option 5: No, why the hell would I do that?
Option 6: I can outrun Jaron, and that's enough for me.
I'm just curious. I can, finally, run a mile without stopping. I didn't really think that it would take so long to get to this point. It sounds like something pretty much anyone should be able to do, but yeah... not so much.
What about the rest of you?
No, I can probably manage 400-600 yards to get to a bus stop to catch a bus, but I don't have the right muscles to do the rest. :)
I could probably run a mile without stopping, but my heart will have stopped much earlier.
No. I have basically no endurance whatsoever. I can run for maybe two blocks or so.
:lol: :lol: :lol: No. :lol:
I have the cardio of a newborn baby. Plus I don't breathe when I run, it's an annoying situation, yes.
Yes, though it's been a while.
I have no idea but I ca't imagine that I could. It would depend on who was chasing me and why, I can't picture running for any other reason.
I don't recall the last time I've tried, but what's the stopping point? Do you run out of breath, run out of energy, have cramps, or something else? It doesn't seem that hard to me, but maybe I'm underestimating the difficulties.
Yes, I can churn out about three miles without thinking too hard about it, six on a good day if I don't intend to stand up the next day. I'm dead slow though.
I still remember my first mile vividly. I went bright puce and looked and felt like I'd burst. Then my Ironman triathlete buddy tried to congratulate me without sounding sarcastic when I told her it took me 13 minutes.
I reckon if they find the right pace and learn to breathe properly, anyone without a medical problem can run a mile so long as they're not bothered about how long it takes. It's as much mental as physical.
Yes, I usually don't stop until I run 3 more miles. It usually takes me ~30 minutes to finish all 4.
No, but I wish I could. Even slowly jogging I'm usually out of breath by a quarter mile.
Yes, not particularly fast though (about 9 minutes/mile when I run my usual 4-5 miles).
Is someone chasing me or something or is this some kind of charity thing?
Sure. I did so on Saturday.
No, last time I tried I had such bad shin splints after 1/4 mile or so I could barely walk for two days.
I do need to find a way around that at some point.
Not anymore. I used to do decently on the 5k runs during my military time.
Yes, but I'll be highly annoyed that I had to run.
Quote from: merithyn on October 15, 2012, 10:43:25 AM
I'm just curious. I can, finally, run a mile without stopping. I didn't really think that it would take so long to get to this point. It sounds like something pretty much anyone should be able to do, but yeah... not so much.
What about the rest of you?
I can--but I'm slowly working back toward my goal of a sub 7 minute mile.
The first mile is by far the toughest. Once you get to two miles, the distance is very easy to add, so keep at it.
Quote from: sbr on October 15, 2012, 10:58:05 AM
I have no idea but I ca't imagine that I could. It would depend on who was chasing me and why, I can't picture running for any other reason.
No shit. A lot easier to stop, turn around and beat them with a metal trashcan lid.
Not anymore - since I had three disks go bad a few years back, running is off limits. I can ride 40 miles without stopping on my bike though.
Quote from: mongers on October 15, 2012, 10:47:09 AM
No, I can probably manage 400-600 yards to get to a bus stop to catch a bus, but I don't have the right muscles to do the rest. :)
Are you sure? I would think with general cardio fitness you could make it a mile. I don't think muscles are generally the limiting factor.
Quote from: merithyn on October 15, 2012, 10:43:25 AM
I'm just curious. I can, finally, run a mile without stopping. I didn't really think that it would take so long to get to this point. It sounds like something pretty much anyone should be able to do, but yeah... not so much.
What about the rest of you?
Yes of course, I do it every day. In my dreams. :P
Up 'til very recently, I was unable to cross the street and walk over to my father's house without stopping. Only since about a month can I reach the mailbox without stopping. So, no, can't run a mile. Yet.
Quote from: alfred russel on October 15, 2012, 12:33:52 PM
Quote from: mongers on October 15, 2012, 10:47:09 AM
No, I can probably manage 400-600 yards to get to a bus stop to catch a bus, but I don't have the right muscles to do the rest. :)
Are you sure? I would think with general cardio fitness you could make it a mile. I don't think muscles are generally the limiting factor.
I'd the main problem is running requires you to lift up you legs a bit, whereas in cycling to a large extent the need to move your leg up is achieved by the other leg forcing downwards.
Oh and what PDH said, once you're in you mid-40s I don't feel it's sensible to subject your body and joins to those sort of impacts/forces.
Quote from: mongers on October 15, 2012, 01:12:55 PM
Oh and what PDH said, once you're in you mid-40s I don't feel it's sensible to subject your body and joins to those sort of impacts/forces.
:ph34r: And I just started running in my mid-40s.
Of course, my aunt started running on her 50th birthday three years ago and now she regularly runs half-marathons, mud runs, and does triathlons. I don't think it's an age thing so much as a "my body isn't really fit for that" thing.
Quote from: mongers on October 15, 2012, 01:12:55 PM
I'd the main problem is running requires you to lift up you legs a bit, whereas in cycling to a large extent the need to move your leg up is achieved by the other leg forcing downwards.
Well yeah, but it is very similar to walking in terms of muscle groups. I doubt there are many healthy people that are too weak to walk/jog/run a mile. It is the cardio fitness that gets most people.
Quote from: merithyn on October 15, 2012, 01:44:09 PM
Quote from: mongers on October 15, 2012, 01:12:55 PM
Oh and what PDH said, once you're in you mid-40s I don't feel it's sensible to subject your body and joins to those sort of impacts/forces.
:ph34r: And I just started running in my mid-40s.
Of course, my aunt started running on her 50th birthday three years ago and now she regularly runs half-marathons, mud runs, and does triathlons. I don't think it's an age thing so much as a "my body isn't really fit for that" thing.
Running does put a lot of pressure on your bones and joints. Nova did a program where they took a bunch of couch potatoes and trained them for running the boston marathon in 9-10 months. There was quite a bit of carnage in terms of injury, but then a lot finished the marathon, and a couple posted respectable times.
Previously I've had some knee problems and quite a bit of soreness from running, so I generally run on a rubberized track or a treadmill. I also don't run races longer than 10k--I also spend my effort trying to go faster rather than going further. It keeps pressure off of my legs.
I can run 1.609344 kilometers without stopping.
I could do it without any particular problem, but I'd have to get into better shape to actually set a good time.
I just ran about .75 miles (in about 6:15) without stopping. Then did another 2.25 with an overall time (for 3 miles) of about 34:00 (most of that walking for about 2:00, then running for 2:00).
I have gotten a bit out of shape.
It has nothing to do with age. I used to run, I can't now. Having the L3/L4 disc compress and herniate meant that prolonged pounding like running makes PDH lie on the floor for months on end.
Yes.
Yes, but unless it is the zombie apocalypse don't intended to do so.
On a treadmill yes.
In the real world no.
Quote from: katmai on October 15, 2012, 06:25:38 PM
Yes, but unless it is the zombie apocalypse don't intended to do so.
We'd both be shit out of luck if that was the case. :lol: But I'd shoot you in the leg first.
Quote from: CountDeMoney on October 15, 2012, 09:06:51 PM
Quote from: katmai on October 15, 2012, 06:25:38 PM
Yes, but unless it is the zombie apocalypse don't intended to do so.
We'd both be shit out of luck if that was the case. :lol: But I'd shoot you in the leg first.
:lol: I don't have to run faster than the bear, I have to run faster than you.
Quote from: CountDeMoney on October 15, 2012, 09:06:51 PM
Quote from: katmai on October 15, 2012, 06:25:38 PM
Yes, but unless it is the zombie apocalypse don't intended to do so.
We'd both be shit out of luck if that was the case. :lol: But I'd shoot you in the leg first.
thanks a lot Count "Shane" deMoney
But thankfully we have Ed "the gimp" anger who we can both outrun.
Quote from: katmai on October 15, 2012, 09:14:05 PM
But thankfully we have Ed "the gimp" anger who we can both outrun.
:lol: Touche. They can gnaw on the metal for hours.
I'd be in mah bunker.
Doomsday Preppers: Languish Edition
Quote from: FunkMonk on October 15, 2012, 09:36:42 PM
Doomsday Preppers: Languish Edition
:lol:
I've only got 300 rounds of 7.62 ammo.
That's not a whole lot, man.
You should always maintain at least a 4 to 1 ammo-to-Hot Pockets stockpile ratio.
Quote from: CountDeMoney on October 15, 2012, 09:42:58 PM
That's not a whole lot, man.
You should always maintain at least a 4 to 1 ammo-to-Hot Pockets stockpile ratio.
I burned off 6 magazines off a month or so ago. Big old 30 round ones, not those pussy 10 round ones.
And my ready reserve is spam and peanut butter. I know the fragility of the supply chain.
I'm sure with his brood he must have five figures in hot pockets :unsure:
Hot pockets suck.
Quote from: katmai on October 15, 2012, 09:46:17 PM
I'm sure with his brood he must have five figures in hot pockets :unsure:
Wouldn't be the first bunker where nobody ate their vegetables.
Yuck.
Also by bunker, I mean:basement.
I do know a survivalist tard. He buys those years worth of meals and awaits the day they try to put him or his family in a FEMA camp.
Dude has about 50K in rounds for all his weapons.
Thanks to you fuckers, I'll likely dream about zombie pop tarts tonight. Mmmmmmmm, frosted cherry.
Frosted Cherry rocks, but have you ever tried the S'mores ones? Less chocolatey than the uberchocolate ones, with a graham cracker kick to boot.
Yes.
Quote from: CountDeMoney on October 15, 2012, 10:03:36 PM
Frosted Cherry rocks, but have you ever tried the S'mores ones? Less chocolatey than the uberchocolate ones, with a graham cracker kick to boot.
Not much of a fan of S'mores.
I've mostly converted to toaster strudel for my breakfast toaster pastry needs.
Quote from: Ed Anger on October 15, 2012, 10:20:03 PM
I've mostly converted to toaster strudel for my breakfast toaster pastry needs.
Your 1% bullshit never ends, does it.
Quote from: CountDeMoney on October 15, 2012, 10:31:14 PM
Quote from: Ed Anger on October 15, 2012, 10:20:03 PM
I've mostly converted to toaster strudel for my breakfast toaster pastry needs.
Your 1% bullshit never ends, does it.
:lol:
Thread opens with running a mile, ends up with fatty breakfast pastries. :showoff:
Quote from: alfred russel on October 15, 2012, 11:46:57 AM
The first mile is by far the toughest. Once you get to two miles, the distance is very easy to add, so keep at it.
This. Last January I could barely make it a mile. About a month ago I realized I ran 8 miles and didn't even notice.
Yes and then some...
I can run about 3-4 miles without stopping. Would like to get to about 7 miles without stopping.