February Running Challenge

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  • Lesleycali
    Lesleycali Posts: 236 Member
    gabbo34 wrote: »
    2/1 - 7.1


    Bad run today. I had to squeeze it in after work but before taking my son to a game. Could only squeeze in two miles..but it felt like 10. Just one of those days where you don't feel it at all.....


    Those days are rotten, rotten I tell you! At least a bad run or two is usually followed by an AWESOME one!

  • HonuNui
    HonuNui Posts: 1,464 Member
    February Goal 75 miles

    2/1: hostess to 30 people at my house for some big tv thing. I won't call it rest day!
    2/2: rest from being hostess to 30 people.....
    2/3: 3.61 run and 1 hour of snorkel in rough water
    2/4: snorkel 2 hours
    2/5: 6.17
    2/6 rest
    2/7 4.52
    2/8 3.35
    2/9 2.15
    2/10 rest
    2/11 4.4: my route took me past Rainbow Falls today: p7o1dctpl94c.jpg


    Total: 24.20miles
    gabbo34 wrote: »
    2/1 - 7.1


    Bad run today. I had to squeeze it in after work but before taking my son to a game. Could only squeeze in two miles..but it felt like 10. Just one of those days where you don't feel it at all.....

    ....It always amazes me that the same route/weather/environment can be fabulous one day....and torture the next!

    (Ticker is my goal for 2015 and accumulation to date)

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  • Abakan
    Abakan Posts: 361 Member
    Personal training session this morning so 2 miles to add bring my total to 29.5 with 40.5 to do.
  • ddmom0811
    ddmom0811 Posts: 1,881 Member
    edited February 2015
    Feb 1 - 27 mile bike ride.
    Feb 2 - 3 miles
    Feb 3 - strength training
    Feb 4 - 4 miles -
    Feb 5 - rest
    Feb 6 - 3.3 + strength training
    Feb 7 - 34 mile bike ride
    Feb 8 - sore from biking, so only did a 5 mile walk, not on ticker
    Feb 9 - 4 miles!
    Feb 10 - Strength training
    Feb 11 - 4.5 miles
    Feb 12 - 4.52

    Saw a shooting star! That's the 3rd one of seen since I started running. I don't know why that excites me so... but we barely see any stars as it is where I am, so to see a shooting one is just fun for me. :smile:


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  • Stoshew71
    Stoshew71 Posts: 6,553 Member
    Date Miles today. Miles for February

    2/1 REST DAY
    2/2 6.2 miles - 6.2
    2/3 7.16 miles - 13.36
    2/4 REST DAY
    2/5 7 miles - 20.36
    2/6 6.2 miles - 26.56
    2/7 15 miles - 41.56
    2/8 REST DAY
    2/9 9.5 miles 51.06
    2/10 8 miles 59.06
    2/11 6.2 miles - 65.26
    2/12 7.36 miles - 72.62

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  • skippygirlsmom
    skippygirlsmom Posts: 4,433 Member
    @HonuNui‌ - it would take me an hour to run 2 miles if I ran where it is so beautiful. Wow.

    @ddmom0811 - I love shooting stars too. I'm a bit out in the country so you can really see the stars at night, sometimes I just lay on my deck and look at them. So peaceful.
  • harpere87
    harpere87 Posts: 142 Member
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  • italysharon
    italysharon Posts: 195 Member
    2/1: Superbowl Sunday! no run
    2/2: 6 miles on treadmill… struggled with this one but got it done
    2/3: 3 miles treadmill
    2/4: 3 miles… hopping between the ice on the road…and hills, ugh!
    2/5: 3 miles treadmill
    2/6: rest… full day of really resting…ahhhhh
    2/7: 3 mile treadmill… really wish I had time to go longer….
    2/8: 3 miles treadmill…. celebrated my twins birthday today 6y.o.! Fun but glad it is over!
    2/9: 6 miles treadmill… much better than expected, love that!
    2/10: 3 miles treadmill…snooze
    2/11: 3 miles treadmill…
    2/12: 3 miles treadmill … half way to goal now! yay! 2 days ahead of schedule!

    A week off from school starting this weekend. Ahhhhh! ;-)

    Total miles in February: 36
    Miles to goal: 34
    Goal: 70 miles
  • briebee7
    briebee7 Posts: 224 Member
    @honunui - Love seeing all of your pictures. It is fun to see where eveyone runs.

    @gabbo34 - some days are like that! For no apparent reason they just suck. Great job getting something in though.

    Date Miles Total
    2/1 8 8
    2/5 4 12
    2/7 16 28
    2/10 6 34
    2/11 5 39
    2/12 7 46

    I did 4*800s during my 7 miler today. I hit my times but they did not feel good! ;) I ran last night with the jog stroller and I think doing 2 runs in less than 12 hours made me extra fatigued.
  • SonicDeathMonkey80
    SonicDeathMonkey80 Posts: 4,489 Member
    1 - 5mi, race/pacing
    2 - Birthday, rest day
    3 - 8mi, fast finish
    4 - 10mi, easy
    5 - 9mi, 8x800m (Yasso 800s) at 6:40min/mi
    6 - 8.2mi, easy
    7 - 19.7mi, long/last 8 w/girl
    8 - Rest
    9 - 5mi, easy
    10 - 8.3mi, easy, +3mi
    11 - 10mi, easy
    12 - 6mi, pyramid speed day*

    *Warmup, 200m@mi pace, 400m@5k, 800m@10k, 1600m@AT, and reversed it and cooled down - 6mi total, fun workout :)

    Feb Goal: 200mi

    Total: 92.2mi


  • kimlight2
    kimlight2 Posts: 483 Member
    I hit my goal of 25 miles last month, actually hit 27, so I will up it a little this month and go for 30.

    2/4/2015 - 1.25mi
    2/5/2015 - 1.67mi
    2/6/2015 - 0.63mi
    2/7/2015 - 1.83mi
    2/10/2015 - 1.75mi
    2/12/2015 - 1.83mi
  • cooter_mom
    cooter_mom Posts: 108 Member
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  • jessupbrady
    jessupbrady Posts: 508 Member
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  • ShortMrsN
    ShortMrsN Posts: 177 Member
    10/02 - 6.07km
    11/02 - 6.08km
    13/02 - 6.09km

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  • dfnewcombe
    dfnewcombe Posts: 94 Member
    dfnewcombe wrote: »
    Sorry I'm late… I'm in for 42 miles.
    2/2 3.38
    2/3 2.53
    2/4 1.03
    6.94 miles done- 35.06 to go! Good luck and strong legs to all!

    2/6 3.1 on treadmill
    2/11 3.02
    13.06 done- 28.91 to go. On my way out right now! Hoping to add 5 miles!
    Keep up the great work everyone!!
  • shanaber
    shanaber Posts: 6,423 Member
    edited February 2015
    Date.......Miles.......Total
    02/01.... 4.60....... 4.60 - Trail run with hill repeats
    02/02.... 5.75......10.35
    02/03.... 0.00......10.35 - Strength training
    02/04.... 6.00......16.35 - Sore from ^ so 6 miles easy
    02/05.... 3.92......20.27 - Intervals + Strength training
    02/06.... 9.14......29.41 - Long run for the week
    02/07.... 0.00......29.41 - Rest
    02/08.... 2.06......31.47 - Dog Beach!
    02/09.... 5.53......37.00
    02/10.... 6.64......43.64 - + Strength training
    02/11.... 0.00......43.64
    02/12.... 6.83......50.47 - + Strength training

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    @HonuNui‌ - Beautiful picture! What a wonderful place to run! I am with @skippygirlsmom‌ though, it would take me hours to complete a short run!
    @gabbo34‌ - glad you got 2 miles in even though it was rushed and didn't feel great. Just think how wonderful the next one will be!
    @ddmom0811‌ - I don't get to see many stars, certainly not when I run but I get so excited when I see the hawks or ospreys! One soared over me today and just made my day (stopped in my tracks to watch it)!
    @SonicDeathMonkey80‌ - your speed pyramid run sounds like fun. Do you run it on a track? I would love to try it but don't have access to a track so wondering how I would measure the distances...

    Strength training in an hour then I am going to have my body fat measured in a BodPod - should be interesting! I have lost 7lbs since the last time I had a dunk test so hoping to have a better result, even though I don't think I can really compare the results.
  • suncluster
    suncluster Posts: 539 Member
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  • SonicDeathMonkey80
    SonicDeathMonkey80 Posts: 4,489 Member
    shanaber wrote: »
    Date.......Miles.......Total
    02/01.... 4.60....... 4.60 - Trail run with hill repeats
    02/02.... 5.75......10.35
    02/03.... 0.00......10.35 - Strength training
    02/04.... 6.00......16.35 - Sore from ^ so 6 miles easy
    02/05.... 3.92......20.27 - Intervals + Strength training
    02/06.... 9.14......29.41 - Long run for the week
    02/07.... 0.00......29.41 - Rest
    02/08.... 2.06......31.47 - Dog Beach!
    02/09.... 5.53......37.00
    02/10.... 6.64......43.64 - + Strength training
    02/11.... 0.00......43.64
    02/12.... 6.83......50.47 - + Strength training

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    @HonuNui‌ - Beautiful picture! What a wonderful place to run! I am with @skippygirlsmom‌ though, it would take me hours to complete a short run!
    @gabbo34‌ - glad you got 2 miles in even though it was rushed and didn't feel great. Just think how wonderful the next one will be!
    @ddmom0811‌ - I don't get to see many stars, certainly not when I run but I get so excited when I see the hawks or ospreys! One soared over me today and just made my day (stopped in my tracks to watch it)!
    @SonicDeathMonkey80‌ - your speed pyramid run sounds like fun. Do you run it on a track? I would love to try it but don't have access to a track so wondering how I would measure the distances...

    Strength training in an hour then I am going to have my body fat measured in a BodPod - should be interesting! I have lost 7lbs since the last time I had a dunk test so hoping to have a better result, even though I don't think I can really compare the results.

    I've been having a better experience with managing my speed on the treadmill. I just do pace conversions, so 200m (.13mi) at 11.3 (5:0X pace)rest at 6.4 for .12mi, etc.
  • HealthyFocused715
    HealthyFocused715 Posts: 340 Member
    edited February 2015
    2/1, 3 miles, treadmill
    2/2, 4.34 miles, treadmill
    2/3, XT - Zumba
    2/4, 3 miles, treadmill (&Zumba)
    2/5, 4.34 miles, treadmill (&Zumba)
    2/9, 5.78 miles, treadmill (&Zumba)
    2/10, 3.5 miles, treadmill (&Zumba)
    2/11, 6.05 miles, treadmill (&Zumba)
    2/12, 3.0 miles, treadmill
    2/13, rest

    Really hoping for a long one outside Saturday before our next foot of snow arrives!!

    Love all the pics where it is green!!

    33.01 total; 100 goal

    No ticker today...
  • fabnine
    fabnine Posts: 379 Member
    @Lesleycali & @HonuNui It is so beautiful and green where you run! You are so blessed to live near such wonders. @shanaber I'm so glad you shared your river, It's not at all what I pictured in my head. It's less wild than I envisioned as river but less structured than what I had imagined as a channel or canal. We have Canada geese that return to us every year to hatch their young, but our flock is just 2 mated pair and their young usually 11-14 hatchlings. That small brood can be aggressive & makes a huge mess. I can't imagine what it must be like when all of those geese start families.

    @Autumnblade75 See, you already know what went wrong. You're used to running 12 miles a week, you ran 33 and your body said no way girlie- not doing this for you. The whole, I'm going to miss my goal if I don't run an insane number of miles this week sounds exactly like something I would do. The good news is you're probably not broken sounds like overuse. Rest a few days and recover then start back in at around 10-12 miles you were used to doing instead of going all the way back to zero.
    I agree with you about the expense of PT. Skippygirlsmom made a great suggestion about internet searching strengthening and stretching exercises for runners. Out of curiosity I did a quick image search and found several great reference sheets. If you want to run keep running. I promise it won't be this hard forever. One day everything is just going to click into place for you and you'll realize, hey I'm running- this is so easy and nothing hurts. Wishing you a pain free run:)

    @dfnewcombe Your arms in your profile pic are enviable! B) Girl your hard work shows!!

    @HealthyFocused715 I saw your post about the next storm and I said to my man, 'I thought we were expecting a dangerous cold snap. You know high winds and below zero temps we're not expecting more snow are we?' I must have blocked out the winter weather advisory- you're right blizzard conditions and more snow in addition to the brutally cold temps. Well, at least you warned me. :'(

    _Date___ Miles
    Feb 1 ___17.3 __long first run to start February off right
    Feb 2 ___ 3.5 __8°F another snowstorm
    Feb 3 ___ 5.2 __5°F
    Feb 4 ___ 3.1 __24:41 no where near a record but happy with it just the same.
    Feb 5 ___ 1.4 __streak high winds and snow
    Feb 6 ___ 3.1 __
    Feb 7 ___ 6.2 __ snowing again
    Feb 8 ___ 11.4 __12°F & more snow
    Feb 9 ___ 3.5 __ even more snow
    Feb 10 __ 8.1 __28°F here's that heat wave Lonewolfrunner promised
    Feb 11 __ 3.6 __
    Feb 12 __ 6.1 __snowing again
    Month total= 72.4miles __77.6remaining

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    Current Streak: 172days = 1093.3miles

  • skippygirlsmom
    skippygirlsmom Posts: 4,433 Member
    2/1 - 2/6 no running
    2/7 - 2.1 miles
    2/8 - 2.1 miles
    2/9 - PT day so I didn't run
    2/10 - 2.1 miles (amount allowed by PT)
    2/11 - 2.5 miles
    2/12 - 2.0 miles

    10.8 miles out of 40

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  • bsalrye
    bsalrye Posts: 15 Member


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  • tdbernrd
    tdbernrd Posts: 510 Member

    2/1--rest
    2/2--kickboxing
    2/3--1.43 miles & Zumba
    2/4--1.7 miles & Group Power
    2/5--sick day
    2/6--sick day
    2/7--4.49 miles
    2/8--rest day
    2/9--1.92 miles & Group Power
    2/10-boot camp
    2/11-kickboxing
    2/12-Zumba & 1.7 miles


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  • DarcG
    DarcG Posts: 52 Member
    Will you do one for March? Love this idea! And it'd be good motivation for me
  • dfnewcombe
    dfnewcombe Posts: 94 Member
    dfnewcombe wrote: »
    dfnewcombe wrote: »
    Sorry I'm late… I'm in for 42 miles.
    2/2 3.38
    2/3 2.53
    2/4 1.03
    6.94 miles done- 35.06 to go! Good luck and strong legs to all!

    2/6 3.1 on treadmill
    2/11 3.02
    13.06 done- 28.91 to go. On my way out right now! Hoping to add 5 miles!
    Keep up the great work everyone!!

    Oops- 28.94 to go-

    2/12 5.49
    18.55 miles done
    23.45 to go… coming up on the halfway mark! Keep going everyone!
  • dfnewcombe
    dfnewcombe Posts: 94 Member
    @fabnine‌ Thank you! I never in my life committed to any workout program. My 2014 New Years resolution was to lose weight- I was 50, overweight and waking up every day with a new ache or pain. I joined the gym 1/2/14 and signed up for training in March. Best thing I ever did for myself and I go 3x per week. At 50 years old- I had never correctly accomplished a push-up. Now I can do that and I am working on pull-ups. Getting ready for a half marathon May 2nd. You will never know what you can accomplish until you really try!
  • skippygirlsmom
    skippygirlsmom Posts: 4,433 Member
    DarcG wrote: »
    Will you do one for March? Love this idea! And it'd be good motivation for me

    Yes it is set up every month.

  • JustWant2Run
    JustWant2Run Posts: 286 Member
    Feb 1--- 5 miles
    Feb 2--- REST DAY
    Feb 3--- 7 miles
    Feb 4--- 6 miles
    Feb 5--- 6 miles
    Feb 6--- 6 miles
    Feb 7--- 14 miles
    Feb 8--- 5 miles
    Feb 9--- REST DAY
    Feb 10--- 7 miles
    Feb 11--- 5 miles
    Feb 12--- 5 miles

    Total: 66
    Goal: 170
  • gabbo34
    gabbo34 Posts: 289 Member
    2/1 - 7.1
    2/2 - Rest
    2/3 - Rest
    2/4 - 3.6
    2/5 - 4.1 (a cold 29* over lunch when I ran. But the forecast this weekend is mid 70s!)
    2/6 - 3.8 (34* warmer than yesterday's run!)
    2/7 - Rest
    2/8 - 7.5
    2/9 - Rest
    2/10 - REst
    2/11 - 2.0 (limited time to run(
    2/12 - 5.0 (rare day on the treadmill today. went to the office gym to lift after work)

    This thread really is a virtual running club. I appreciate the encouragement after a bad run yesterday. I'm rolling through the Higdon plan and part of what pushes me to run is posting on here. You guys are the best!

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  • WhatMeRunning
    WhatMeRunning Posts: 3,538 Member
    Unable to update my ticker since I don't have the link bookmarked on this device.

    2/3 - 4.1 mile (tempo run)
    2/5 - 4.02 miles (treadmill - icy roads)
    2/8 - 11 miles (long run)
    2/10 - 4 miles (tempo run)
    2/12 - 4.02 miles (tempo run)

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