# The 2020 fitness and exercise thread **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [February 2, 2020, 9:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-2020-fitness-and-exercise-thread/847398 "2020-02-02T21:24:40Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 6\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![The\_wind\_of\_my\_soul](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/ecc23a/32.png) [@The\_wind\_of\_my\_soul](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_wind_of_my_soul)\ **Post date:** [February 19, 2020, 2:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-2020-fitness-and-exercise-thread/847398/21 "2020-02-19T14:42:54Z")
I’m off to compete in the National Ninja League World Championships this weekend! They released the run order yesterday, and I recognize three of the ten names before mine from TV. (I’m not running tenth, but there are more famous people on the list that I can count, so the ten people before me was a manageable number.) I’m so excited I don’t know what to do with myself! ---
**Author:** ![running\_coach](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/running_coach/32/15836_2.png) [@running\_coach](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/running_coach)\ **Post date:** [February 19, 2020, 2:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-2020-fitness-and-exercise-thread/847398/22 "2020-02-19T14:48:09Z")
> [@The\_wind\_of\_my\_soul](#): > > I’m off to compete in the National Ninja League World Championships this weekend! They released the run order yesterday, and I recognize three of the ten names before mine from TV. (I’m not running tenth, but there are more famous people on the list that I can count, so the ten people before me was a manageable number.) I’m so excited I don’t know what to do with myself! A True Ninja would be unknown. 😃 ---
**Author:** ![beowulff](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/beowulff/32/542_2.png) [@beowulff](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/beowulff)\ **Post date:** [February 19, 2020, 2:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-2020-fitness-and-exercise-thread/847398/23 "2020-02-19T14:52:08Z")
> [@The\_wind\_of\_my\_soul](#): > > I’m off to compete in the National Ninja League World Championships this weekend! They released the run order yesterday, and I recognize three of the ten names before mine from TV. (I’m not running tenth, but there are more famous people on the list that I can count, so the ten people before me was a manageable number.) I’m so excited I don’t know what to do with myself! Exciting! Please post back with photos. ---
**Author:** ![Sicks\_Ate](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/258eb7/32.png) [@Sicks\_Ate](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sicks_Ate)\ **Post date:** [February 21, 2020, 3:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-2020-fitness-and-exercise-thread/847398/24 "2020-02-21T15:23:26Z")
Well I signed up for a 50-mile gravel bike race at the end of June. I suppose I should start training. ---
**Author:** ![beowulff](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/beowulff/32/542_2.png) [@beowulff](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/beowulff)\ **Post date:** [February 21, 2020, 6:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-2020-fitness-and-exercise-thread/847398/25 "2020-02-21T18:44:49Z")
> [@Sicks\_Ate](#): > > Well I signed up for a 50-mile gravel bike race at the end of June. > > I suppose I should start training. One of my favorite shirts I saw during the Ragnar said: “I trained all day yesterday for this!" ---
**Author:** ![Spiderman](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/spiderman/32/230_2.png) [@Spiderman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spiderman)\ **Post date:** [March 10, 2020, 2:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-2020-fitness-and-exercise-thread/847398/26 "2020-03-10T02:33:09Z")
After being injured in 2019, I started back at the beginning of the year. (I did a fun 5k on Dec 31st; that _tripled_ my mileage for the entire 4th quarter). It was kind of tough to just run at my own pace & not go with anyone who passed me. I only focused on passing one person, around the two mile mark; he was a real jerk! 30s or 40s w/ a baseball hat on _backwards_. Then some guy came up on me in the final 150 yards or so, I picked up my pace a bit & then he backed off so I did; he finished 4 or 5 seconds behind me. I did a race three weeks ago in VT, the temp for the day was between -7° & 14°. I didn’t feel great & the cold air just _hurt_; my jaws hurt from breathing in the cold air. I ended up with a wicked respiratory infection. Couldn’t even think about running but I was at least able to walk every day. Today was in the low 70°s & I’m feeling better so I went for a run; got all of not quite 300 yards in & rolled my ankle; badly. It’s swollen & I’m sure it’s a mild sprain so I’m back on IR less than ¼ mile after getting off of it. Got a big race the beginning of May; the hope was to finish it in what would probably my slowest time ever; now I’m not even sure of that. @#$%&! [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-2020-fitness-and-exercise-thread/847398.md?page=1)