Athletic Cubers

[Ayce]

5:37.19 —> 5.37.00 PB mile,
still trying to climb the ranks in my state for the 800m, still with a 2:30 time, someday i’ll beat my 20:30 5k

 

[Garf]

5:37.19 —> 5.37.00 PB mile,
still trying to climb the ranks in my state for the 800m, still with a 2:30 time, someday i’ll beat my 20:30 5k

Make sure to do good long runs a day or two after your meets. They don't have to be intense, they should just be long and refreshing. Maybe go out 20 minutes on a road, then 20 minutes back.
And good luck on your goals. The 800m is a really rough race. I have a 2:20 recorded on athletic.net, and I hope to shatter that during my first meet in the spring. The mile, it's not my favorite event, but still make sure to stay with someone either your pace or slightly faster. If you are by yourself, you are more prone to slow down. I have tried to do long runs by myself, but I couldn't do it. I can't motivate myself the same way I can with my pack.

 

[Ayce]

Make sure to do good long runs a day or two after your meets. They don't have to be intense, they should just be long and refreshing. Maybe go out 20 minutes on a road, then 20 minutes back.
And good luck on your goals. The 800m is a really rough race. I have a 2:20 recorded on athletic.net, and I hope to shatter that during my first meet in the spring. The mile, it's not my favorite event, but still make sure to stay with someone either your pace or slightly faster. If you are by yourself, you are more prone to slow down. I have tried to do long runs by myself, but I couldn't do it. I can't motivate myself the same way I can with my pack.

Yup! Our track coach usually has us run anywhere from 4-7 miles after meets.

 

[rubik2005]

Dam, I could've gotten a 21 on my race today, but as I started dashing the last 100 meters, my quads literally gave out and slowed me down, I literally collapsed at the finish line. Pretty disappointed, next time I'll make sure to listen to my body so it doesn't happen again.

BUT, I did PR and got a 22:07, yay

 

[bulkocuber]

I've just started running again after a 3 month break (knee injury ). I'm not even nearly as good as I was but I'm already seeing progress: 20 minute warm-up at 4.20 pace (just under 7 minutes per mile for you weird people who use miles ) isn't that hard now. However, seeing that my teammates made insane progress is a bit disappointing. Like, when I came back one of them told me he had competed in a 10K the previous day and he pushed so hard that he got a 3:49 last kilometer. I thought it was fast, until I discovered he actually meant that he was going slow at the end , he started at 3:20 pace (5:20 mins per mile) and couldn't keep it. I could barely keep up with them when I was running, now it's even worse.

 

[rubik2005]

I've just started running again after a 3 month break (knee injury ). I'm not even nearly as good as I was but I'm already seeing progress: 20 minute warm-up at 4.20 pace (just under 7 minutes per mile for you weird people who use miles ) isn't that hard now. However, seeing that my teammates made insane progress is a bit disappointing. Like, when I came back one of them told me he had competed in a 10K the previous day and he pushed so hard that he got a 3:49 last kilometer. I thought it was fast, until I discovered he actually meant that he was going slow at the end , he started at 3:20 pace (5:20 mins per mile) and couldn't keep it. I could barely keep up with them when I was running, now it's even worse.

Injuries are never fun. The fastest member of my team also got a knee injury while running last week's course, and he won't be practicing for 2 weeks until he gets an MRI. But our health is above everything, so don't rush the process to injure yourself even more

 

[Ayce]

Injuries are never fun. The fastest member of my team also got a knee injury while running last week's course, and he won't be practicing for 2 weeks until he gets an MRI. But our health is above everything, so don't rush the process to injure yourself even more

Knee injuries are the worst,
Patellar Tendonitis for me, it just refuses to ever go away.

 

[Garf]

Ran my first XC race today. It was a 1.5 mile course with a water section, and I got 9:41 on it

 

[Sub1Hour]

Well, I practice contact sports. Martial arts and soccer

I hate when people say things like soccer and basketball are contact sports. Sure, technically you are right, but it's not violent contact like in other sports that come to mind when contact sports are brought up like hockey

 

[DynaXT]

So after the Pacer Test today my friend convinced me to join track when it starts in spring so yeah. Also used to play sports year round from 2nd grade until COVID, I did lacrosse in spring, soccer in summer, baseball in fall, and basketball in winter. Although in 4th grade I made the travel soccer team so I quit everything else to do that.

Writing this made me realize how much COVID screwed up my athletics cause I've done nothing since then.

 

[Cubing Mania]

I do men's gymnastics.

 

[Garf]

So after the Pacer Test today my friend convinced me to join track when it starts in spring so yeah. Also used to play sports year round from 2nd grade until COVID, I did lacrosse in spring, soccer in summer, baseball in fall, and basketball in winter. Although in 4th grade I made the travel soccer team so I quit everything else to do that.

Writing this made me realize how much COVID screwed up my athletics cause I've done nothing since then.

YEAH TRACK! Do the 800, it's really hard yet really rewarding.

 

[DynaXT]

YEAH TRACK! Do the 800, it's really hard yet really rewarding.

I have horrible endurance lol, I can't go a minute until I breathe heavy.

 

[Garf]

I have horrible endurance lol, I can't go a minute until I breathe heavy.

Then just find someone who likes to run and run with them until the season starts. Or, if you can't find someone, plot your own workouts. Start slow, then build up distance and speed.
An energetic pet also is a great booster to run.

 

[PikachuPlayz_MC]

I ride scooters... it keeps me in shape though!

 

[cuberswoop]

An energetic pet also is a great booster to run.

What if they have infinite energy but they enjoy smelling flowers and water pumps too much?

 

[Garf]

What if they have infinite energy but they enjoy smelling flowers and water pumps too much?

Then run on trails. Great hills and miles of fun with your pet!
And almost no flowers/water pumps in sight!

 

[DynaXT]

Oh yeah and the track coach is my 8th grade earth science teacher, and I think he hates me because I completely ignored his class since it was during virtual learning. So I'm excited for that.

 

[Garf]

Oh yeah and the track coach is my 8th grade earth science teacher, and I think he hates me because I completely ignored his class since it was during virtual learning. So I'm excited for that.

Then let this track season be a way to get a good relationship going with him.

 

[Garf]

Ran a 3 mile race at Appleridge, Yakima, WA. In my face, got 43/150 racers with a time of 18:38.