A Sea Of Red

Most of you will probably laugh at this suggestion, but maybe a few will appreciate it so ill go out on a limb. During the slow summer months there really isn't much to do in Lynchburg( sorry i didn't mean to break any news!). SO i got the idea instead of sitting around and watching myself get fatter, i run 1-2 miles a few nights a week.
I didn't know if anyone still here in town was also interested in joining me. I figured it would be another way to get to know people on this board as well as passing the laps around the track a bit quicker. Im an asthmatic and a former smoker so im not trying to break any records.....just figured i ask and see if anyone was interested....

Great idea! Sorry I am so far away. I would be with you in a heartbeat.
If anyone in Chesapeake wants to lace em up for a few slow miles, let me know. (cough... Pete... cough...)

It's a good idea Rocketfan. I do my runs in the AM before it heats up...usually between 7 and 9 AM. If anyone wants to join me for a REAL SLOW jaunt around campus (10 min mile pace)....have at it...I have a couple of 3-5 miles loops.

i hate i'll be working in the evenings, because i'd love to have someone to run with. i do my running in the morning between 8-10.

fumble, i may join you sometime.

I live near Farmville, but if I was in Lynchburg I'd be up for joining in on this.

I physically can't run distances. I have heel spurs that hurt like a mother even when I walk too much. Yes, I'm out of shape and would probably be dead after a mile, but even if I wanted to, I couldn't. I have to stick with ellipticals and stationary bikes.

I'm out of shape. People say they're out of shape, but I don't think they really understand what that means. I have zero physical activity in my life at the moment. My job involves sitting in front of a computer for 12 hours at a time. I'm 30 pounds overweight and can barely breathe thanks to my allergies on most days. The wife just got a membership at the Y for us both, though, and we'll be going 3 or 4 times a week. Hopefully I can drop a little weight and build a tiny bit of muscle before my body completely withers away.

Thanks for the invite, though. Running outdoors is just not exactly the best place for me to start to try to be fit again.

Sounds like we have a pending series titled "The Biggest Loser-Flamefans Edition" in the works here. Why don't you guys track down Josh McDougal? I'm sure he will be running in the hills on the other side of 460 for the next few weeks.
(By the way, I ran a 5k race on campus a couple of years ago that benifeted Hurricane Katrina victims. That guy ran next to me for a mile of the race before taking off. Did I mention that he was running BACKWARDS for almost half of that mile? Insane.)

Scorcho...a 7 AM run after working graveyard would be the best thing you could do...

running is possibly the most boring thing on earth. if you wanna workout, play a REAL sport like basketball or lacrosse or some other sport that requires more than just ONE skill.

No one said they were playing a sport. Cardio is the best way to get in shape.

[quote="SuperJon"]No one said they were playing a sport. Cardio is the best way to get in shape.[/quote]

cardio is the best way in the SHORT term. if you want to maintain it you also do strength training to build up muscle, which raises your metabolism and helps keep off weight - and that is something cardio doesnt do.

shukcb04 wrote:running is possibly the most boring thing on earth. if you wanna workout, play a REAL sport like basketball or lacrosse or some other sport that requires more than just ONE skill.

???

i ran cross country for 4 years in high school to get in shape for basketball season. although basketball is my passion, the REAL sport of cross country was a heck of a lot tougher than basketball.

cardio is no doubt the best way to get in shape.

[quote="BrysOn_G"][quote="shukcb04"]running is possibly the most boring thing on earth. if you wanna workout, play a REAL sport like basketball or lacrosse or some other sport that requires more than just ONE skill.[/quote]

???

i ran cross country for 4 years in high school to get in shape for basketball season. although basketball is my passion, the REAL sport of cross country was a heck of a lot tougher than basketball.

cardio is no doubt the best way to get in shape.[/quote]

i'd like to see how well a full-time cross country athlete would do in other REAL sports like basketball, lacrosse, football, etc. where those sports require you to hone more than one skill. hell, cheerleaders have to have more skills than cross country athletes.

i was in shape for a short time last semester, but now i'm not. i'm not necessarily overweight (maybe a few pounds), but i'm just out of shape. i can't even run a mile without stopping. but i'm at home and don't have anyone to run with, and i'm not motivated enough to do it alone, so i guess i'll just get a little fatter, then try to lose it in the fall.

I like rollerblading. I used to rollerblade at Peaksview Park a lot. I've actually managed to make time to rollerblade there a couple of times when I had to go up to Lynchburg.

Right now, I rollerblade in our church parking lot about 3 times a week. But I still eat to much, so I'm a little overweight as well.

My wife recently ran a 10K race...she likes to run and runs a lot. She is in much better shape than me. Running seems to hurt my back...but rollerblading doesn't.

We do have an elliptical, but I don't use it as much as I should.

i never have liked ellipticals. i could go with the programmed cross country course on one of those things and it never seems to give me much of a workout like regular running or even a treadmill would, but it's supposed to be easier on the knees.

Dude, I used to rollerblade like crazy when I was younger. I'd speed skate a little too. I was pretty good.

shukcb04 wrote:

BrysOn_G wrote:

shukcb04 wrote:running is possibly the most boring thing on earth. if you wanna workout, play a REAL sport like basketball or lacrosse or some other sport that requires more than just ONE skill.

???

i ran cross country for 4 years in high school to get in shape for basketball season. although basketball is my passion, the REAL sport of cross country was a heck of a lot tougher than basketball.

cardio is no doubt the best way to get in shape.

i'd like to see how well a full-time cross country athlete would do in other REAL sports like basketball, lacrosse, football, etc. where those sports require you to hone more than one skill. hell, cheerleaders have to have more skills than cross country athletes.

i disagree, but i'm not arguing over what a real sport is. basketball takes a different kind of skill than cross country. after doing both for 4 years, i realize that.

why so harsh? did a XC runner tick you off sometime or something?

BrysOn_G wrote:

shukcb04 wrote:

BrysOn_G wrote: ???

i ran cross country for 4 years in high school to get in shape for basketball season. although basketball is my passion, the REAL sport of cross country was a heck of a lot tougher than basketball.

cardio is no doubt the best way to get in shape.

i'd like to see how well a full-time cross country athlete would do in other REAL sports like basketball, lacrosse, football, etc. where those sports require you to hone more than one skill. hell, cheerleaders have to have more skills than cross country athletes.

i disagree, but i'm not arguing over what a real sport is. basketball takes a different kind of skill than cross country. after doing both for 4 years, i realize that.

why so harsh? did a XC runner tick you off sometime or something?

no, cross country/distance running is simply one of the most boring and talentless sports around (meaning not requiring much talent other than awesome lungs)\

also, why the heck do the quotes not work right if i click the quote button on someones post??

SuperJon wrote:Dude, I used to rollerblade like crazy when I was younger. I'd speed skate a little too. I was pretty good.

shukcb04 wrote:

BrysOn_G wrote:

shukcb04 wrote: i'd like to see how well a full-time cross country athlete would do in other REAL sports like basketball, lacrosse, football, etc. where those sports require you to hone more than one skill. hell, cheerleaders have to have more skills than cross country athletes.

i disagree, but i'm not arguing over what a real sport is. basketball takes a different kind of skill than cross country. after doing both for 4 years, i realize that.

why so harsh? did a XC runner tick you off sometime or something?

no, cross country/distance running is simply one of the most boring and talentless sports around (meaning not requiring much talent other than awesome lungs)\

also, why the hell do the quotes not work right if i click the quote button on someones post??

you have to go to the end and hit enter to start a new line

If you want to get in shape and lose weight at the same time take up swiming at a regulation pool like at the Y. I started to swim just about 2 weeks ago after 30 yrs. How embarrassing when little 5 yrs old kids swim rings around you. The hardest part is getting my breathing and strokes timing down together. I thought I was in shape from all the gym activities, weights, cardios etc for the last 27 yrs. I found out in the pool I am totally out of shape. Oh I will get there, but it will take work and I want to do this.
And to me swimming is more fun then running(I don't have the mental toughness) or riding a stationary bike(it is boring to me riding and going no where).

Fumblerooskies wrote:

SuperJon wrote:Dude, I used to rollerblade like crazy when I was younger. I'd speed skate a little too. I was pretty good.

I even played roller hockey. You'd be surprised. I was athletic.

I have to run around campus or on trails. Swimming kills my back...and running on a track is boring. Two years ago I was up to about 25-30 miles a week, then just got burnt out and put on about 15 of the 40 pounds I lost following a heart attack. The point...do SOMETHING to get your heart pumping.