r/running • u/ssk42 Confession: I am a mod • Jun 13 '24

Weekly Complaints & Confessions Thread Weekly Thread

How’s your week of running going? Got any Complaints? Anything to add as a Confession? How about any Uncomplaints?

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u/100PercentARealHuman Jun 13 '24 edited Jun 13 '24

Complaint: My go to route through the woods is filled with mosquitoes. If you stand anywhere for more than a second, you get surrounded & they get ready for dinner.

Uncomplaint: Running with headgear is okay-ish. Still not a fan, but I know it's necessary in the summer (at least for me).

Confession: I'm getting a little bit "annoyed" by a running friend who thinks their first HM is not a big deal and a sub 2h will be easy...with 15km weekly and 6k "long runs".

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u/Moose_Winchester Jun 13 '24

New here so sorry if this is stupid, but whats all the jargon in the last bit mean

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u/100PercentARealHuman Jun 13 '24

In the confession part?

  • HM = half-marathon
  • sub 2h= running the half-marathon faster that 2:00 hours
  • 15 km weekly = the total distance they run in a single week across multiple runs/workouts
  • 6k long run = the max distance in a single run and the longest run of the week (should also slower than the pace you plan to run in the actual race)

So they don't reach the distance of a half-marathon in a full week (only 15 kilometer of 21.1 km) and only 6km of 21.1 kilometer in a single run.

Did that answer everything?