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kepler.
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as i was running tonight to get ready for my soccer tryouts, i realized i hadn't eaten anything or drank anything today. but i ran a good 5 miles in less than 35 mintues. so a good pace. is this good for me? i would think it would be unhealthy to run with no water in me or energy in the form of food. yet in a sense could this be good for my conditioning. like i can run 5 miles easy with no energy, so i should be able to run like 10 miles easy when i'm actually rested, have fluids in me, and food in my belly.
Jul 26 2007 8:27PM
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josh.
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good story hansel
Jul 26 2007 9:17PM
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2+2=5
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if you're running five miles a day. you should be drinking at least enough water to make your piss clear.
Jul 26 2007 9:18PM
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Reptar
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noob, its COOL story hansel
Jul 26 2007 9:19PM
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KLovelace
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this is an outrage!
Jul 26 2007 9:22PM
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mizzike
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if your going to be a tool at least get it right.

its "cool story hansel"
Jul 26 2007 9:22PM
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Edward.
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what the fuck 5 miles in 35 minutes? youre crazy
Jul 26 2007 9:25PM
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R-Bertsch
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its good that you CAN do it but its not good to do, you should always at least make sure you're hydrated, its real easy to pass out from dehydration or heat exhaustion
Jul 26 2007 9:27PM
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kepler.
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i'm not too worried about that. but my leg got a real bad cramp halfway through. like a sharp jab right at the top of my quad where my leg meets my torso. could that be due to dehydration?

also to the guy above...5 miles 35 minutes, thats actually a slow pace. 7 minute miles are nothing
Jul 26 2007 9:37PM
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mizzike
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umm no. Maybe a 7 minute mile alone is nothing but 5 linked together. Fuck that.

You were cramping because you were dehydrated, and probably didnt have enough calcium and potassium from your anorexic behavior.
Jul 26 2007 9:41PM
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kepler.
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haha it'll all be worth it when i kill it at tryouts next week. but cramp was a bad description. it was actually more of a debilitating pain at my joint that felt like a knife being slowly stabbed into my leg? and no i'm not joking. i just run it out and ice it and it goes away for a week or so
Jul 26 2007 9:43PM
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mizzike
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I know what your talking about. I get them too. I find that taking calcium really does help and i would seriously recomend it. I think you'll be able fo get over it in less than a week if you eat well and hydrate. Seriously man, your just hurting your self if your not.
Jul 26 2007 9:47PM
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skifree919
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yea dude you defintely have to stay hydrated and eat properly. I do workouts a lot because I run also (mostly shorter distance) but you really have to stay hydrated. Make sure your piss isn't highlighter yellow, like the guy above me said. Thats really really important. I like the song running on empty too, the one in forrest gump. But you should kill it in your try outs. We always had to run a 2 mile, and i barely ever broke 14 minutes cause im wayyyy more of a short distance guy than a long distance dude. Make sure you stay hydrated! Clif bars are great too if you can find them anywhere. Don't go for the protein bars either, they are basically high grade candy, not what you want
Jul 26 2007 9:49PM
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kepler.
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i take calcium vitamins daily (milk is gross unless its with cake) so i'm pretty sure it can't be that.

but i usually take amazing care of my body. no soda, fruits, veggies, all the good stuff. rarely drink, only smoke cigars on occasion, etc. but i realize my body is a walking time bomb. just don't know why
Jul 26 2007 9:51PM
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Peter.
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5 miles in 35 minutes, hes got to be a fucking kenyan
Jul 26 2007 9:55PM
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kepler.
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i'm just claiming now but its not on a track. its the streets of my neighborhoods...with hills!!

i always start off with the song give jah praise by lyricson and i do almost a mile by the time the song ends. o yea!
Jul 26 2007 9:57PM
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comeatmebro
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i have soccer conditioning now, we run a good bit. i never eat like food food before, i might have like an apple or banana cause if i ate more id throw up. i drink a good bit of water though, enough to have clear piss. we run about 20 laps 30 hills 2 complexes 5 400yd sprints suicides. damn i hate fucking conditioning, but i think i will start this year!
Jul 26 2007 9:57PM
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kepler.
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haha this kid knows whats up. until you are afraid to eat or drink before you run for fear of puking it all back up you aren't really running
Jul 26 2007 9:59PM
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comeatmebro
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word i remember freshman year last year. i ate a whole shitload of quesidillas right before practice i fuckin threw up, never again lol. i love it though, our coaches are like both 25 and during the regular season we have wrestling matches and stuff. our seniors are all really good, so this year we should fucking own the playoffs. i have no clue how you can run 5 miles in 35 minutes you must be in damn good shape lol
Jul 26 2007 10:02PM
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skifree919
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during last fall, it was my first year of college track, and man was that hard. I constantly had to watch what i ate because I knew it would be inches from coming back up. We had to do repeat 600 meter workouts because i was training as a decathlete for a while, and i puked 3 weeks in a row on our hard workout day. That suckedddd. But, you do feel really good afterwards thats for sure. Keep on truckin.
Jul 26 2007 10:04PM
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kepler.
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i am going to be a senior. trust me, running becomes second nature once you get to be my age in soccer. it gets insanely easy to get in shape come your senior year. i really don't have to run at all and would be fine at tryouts with people "dying" around me. i'm just running so people will see me as captain material
Jul 26 2007 10:06PM
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deffinitly need to drink enough to make your piss clear, water will not hurt you, unless you drink too much and get cramps or water poisening, which is bad. but honestly, drink lots of water, and those cramps could be from not cooling down? i hate cooling down, but its alot better then having a cramped up leg for the next 24hrs
Jul 26 2007 10:10PM
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kepler.
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hmmm very intersting. i've been running everyday for the past 6 days and have yet to cool down. and i'm pretty sure i only stretched after running like 2 times. that could be a possibility
Jul 26 2007 10:12PM
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comeatmebro
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yeah even this year, it is sooo much easier. i mean i just run and whatever i dont fucking try to come in first or whatever but i keep good pace and dont get too tired. i never was much of a runner i mean, not like great. i run like a 6 something mile and im no track star. but im pretty good with the ball so that helps me in soccer, cause im kinda lazy....
Jul 26 2007 10:14PM
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kepler.
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yeah as long as you can run you'll be good. i'm really not built for athletics. i have super skinny chicken legs, allergies year round that force me to breathe through my mouth while running. i'm just a fuckin tank on the field even though i'm only 135 lbs
Jul 26 2007 10:16PM
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potatofarmer
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Its good news that you can do that, but you shouldn't, if you're exercising daily you should be eating upwards of 3000 calories (its impossible to keep track of your calories, but 3000 is pretty much your standard teenage amount of food)
...and I donno how much you should be drinking. enough I guess.
Jul 26 2007 10:17PM
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prosnurfer
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o yea iv been training for my school sport and i biked 20 miles in a hour all up hill! look im a claimer too. hahahah this thread is full of sports claimers.
Jul 27 2007 6:38PM
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Gavajabra2
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5 miles in less than 35 mintues?

No way in hell, thats a mile every 7 minutes which is going full speed for 35 minutes, on no food I'm calling a claim, even though I hate calling claims now-adays.
Jul 27 2007 7:41PM
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kepler.
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7 minute mile is your full speed?? sorry but you gotta get in better shape. i can run at least a 5:15 mile at full speed
Jul 27 2007 7:50PM
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skijunkiedtm
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dude thats actually easy, i did that when i was 9 in a track club...
Jul 27 2007 7:50PM
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Gavajabra2
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The fastest man in the world ran a mile in 4 approx. 4 minutes at full speed, I doubt a regular soccer player can run 5 miles 7 minutes a piece, especially without eating or drinking.
Jul 27 2007 7:52PM
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samurai_jack
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Probably not the best thing to do.
Jul 27 2007 7:53PM
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kepler.
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i'm fuckin varsity! haha but na i'm not saying its not a slow pace for me or anythinng. i'm drenched in sweat by the time i'm done. i just go along with my ipod and run.
Jul 27 2007 7:54PM
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Gavajabra2
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Well yeah without drinking I bet you were close to dehydration, especially if it was hot outside.
Jul 27 2007 7:55PM
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adam.
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cramping can either be dehidration or drinking too much water (i know this from lacrosse) so if you pee yellow you are not hydrated
Jul 27 2007 7:56PM
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kepler.
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pain is weakness leaving the body! yay for cheesy t-shirt quotes
Jul 27 2007 7:58PM
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