March 2015 Running Challenge

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  • Elise4270
    Elise4270 Posts: 8,375 Member
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    SonicDeathMonkey80 wrote: »
    Elise4270 wrote: »
    SonicDeathMonkey80 wrote: »
    italysharon wrote: »
    Saw this in the cold weather article - @Stoshew71‌ - thanks!- Do you all drink this much? If so, do you have to use the bathroom a few times during a long run? … or do you start drinking this much after 1 hour? I find that I don't need to drink for runs 1 hour or less, but I am wondering if I should start drinking earlier for runs over an hour. I usually wait until after 1 hour to start drinking.


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    That is effing insane.

    Lol! Maybe if your conditioned for this! Perhaps some of the water is to douse yourself?

    I have to stop 2 miles in to pee every time. No way I'm drinking water on cool days! I'd have to stop every half mile. I hate the running with a full bladder feeling... Thanks goodness for the port-a-pottys in the park lest i get sited for indecient exposure. :#

    If you're stopping every 2mi to pee, you're drinking too much. Some people insist on "salting up" with pickle juice, mustard, salt tabs, etc. For one, nobody is likely running in Badwater 135 conditions and second, salt can do funny things like make you want an excessive amount of water. Hyponatremia (over-hydration) will affect you more quietly than dehydration.

    I drink a sugar free red bull before I run. Caffeine is a kidney stimulant. No way I'm drinking too much water. Just one pee stop per run.

    @LoneWolfRunner‌ I like your approach.
  • italysharon
    italysharon Posts: 195 Member
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    LoneWolfRunner wrote: »
    SonicDeathMonkey80 wrote: »
    italysharon wrote: »

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    That is effing insane.
    Lol! I use this really complicated process about hydration when I run: I drink whenever I get thirsty and then when I am no longer thirsty, I stop drinking.


    lol, I think I'll stick with this method!
  • italysharon
    italysharon Posts: 195 Member
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    Happy Spring People! Now if it would just stop snowing...

    March 1: 5 miles Tread mill
    March 2: 5 miles ™
    March 3: 2 miles ™ + strength
    March 4: 5 miles ™ no runners high today
    March 5: Rest
    March 6: 5.5 miles ™
    March 7: skied with the kids at Gunstock
    March 8: nothing
    March 9: 7.75 miles OUTSIDE!
    March 10: Pump
    March 11: Nada
    March 12: 5.3 Miles OUTSIDE! woo hoo, so dam hilly and windy, but felt great :-)
    March 13: Nothing
    March 14: Nothing
    March 15: Nothing
    March 16: 10.25 outside. great!
    March 17: Pump
    March 18: 3.75 outside with friend+ 1 ™
    March 19: Nothing
    March 20: 6 hilly miles outside

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  • SonicDeathMonkey80
    SonicDeathMonkey80 Posts: 4,489 Member
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    Elise4270 wrote: »
    SonicDeathMonkey80 wrote: »
    Elise4270 wrote: »
    SonicDeathMonkey80 wrote: »
    italysharon wrote: »
    Saw this in the cold weather article - @Stoshew71‌ - thanks!- Do you all drink this much? If so, do you have to use the bathroom a few times during a long run? … or do you start drinking this much after 1 hour? I find that I don't need to drink for runs 1 hour or less, but I am wondering if I should start drinking earlier for runs over an hour. I usually wait until after 1 hour to start drinking.


    hpwmv7u23ioy.png

    That is effing insane.

    Lol! Maybe if your conditioned for this! Perhaps some of the water is to douse yourself?

    I have to stop 2 miles in to pee every time. No way I'm drinking water on cool days! I'd have to stop every half mile. I hate the running with a full bladder feeling... Thanks goodness for the port-a-pottys in the park lest i get sited for indecient exposure. :#

    If you're stopping every 2mi to pee, you're drinking too much. Some people insist on "salting up" with pickle juice, mustard, salt tabs, etc. For one, nobody is likely running in Badwater 135 conditions and second, salt can do funny things like make you want an excessive amount of water. Hyponatremia (over-hydration) will affect you more quietly than dehydration.

    I drink a sugar free red bull before I run. Caffeine is a kidney stimulant. No way I'm drinking too much water. Just one pee stop per run.

    @LoneWolfRunner‌ I like your approach.

    I like a Red Bull before a run too :)
  • CodeMonkey78
    CodeMonkey78 Posts: 320 Member
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    ******* RUNNING ** CYCLING **** RUN TOTAL ** CYCLING TOTAL
    03/01: REST DAY
    03/02: 05.25 miles || 28.00 miles => (05.25/140) || (28.00/600)
    03/03: 00.00 miles || 13.88 miles => (05.25/140) || (41.88/600)
    03/04: 06.50 miles || 22.00 miles => (11.75/140) || (63.88/600)
    03/05: 09.01 miles || 27.50 miles => (20.76/140) || (91.38/600)
    03/06: 00.00 miles || 20.22 miles => (20.76/140) || (111.60/600)
    03/07: 00.00 miles || 54.87 miles => (20.76/140) || (166.47/600)
    03/08: 00.00 miles || 15.73 miles => (20.76/140) || (182.20/600)
    03/09: 12.00 miles || 00.00 miles => (32.76/140) || (182.20/600)
    03/10: 05.75 miles || 25.00 miles => (38.51/140) || (207.20/600)
    03/11: 07.80 miles || 00.00 miles => (46.31/140) || (207.20/600)
    03/12: 00.00 miles || 14.50 miles => (46.31/140) || (221.70/600)
    03/13: 08.00 miles || 30.00 miles => (54.31/140) || (251.70/600)
    03/14: 08.40 miles || 28.50 miles => (62.71/140) || (280.20/600)
    03/15: 00.00 miles || 48.90 miles => (62.71/140) || (329.10/600)
    03/16: REST DAY
    03/17: 09.00 miles || 16.00 miles => (71.71/140) || (345.10/600)
    03/18: 10.00 miles || 00.00 miles => (81.71/140) || (345.10/600)
    03/19: 05.00 miles || 00.00 miles => (86.71/140) || (345.10/600)
  • ddmom0811
    ddmom0811 Posts: 1,878 Member
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    The endomondo app has a little line about hydration. I suppose it means what I should drink after the run. I just ignore it and use the @lonewolfrunner method of drinking. Plus it's hard to figure out what .93L is. :wink:

    The thing I usually look at is the humidity and am always happy when it is <99%.

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  • nulife9727
    nulife9727 Posts: 74
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    2 Mar - 4.13
    3 Mar - 4.11
    5 Mar - 4.17
    6 Mar - 3.67
    7 Mar - 3.6 Nice wx for outdoor run at golf course
    11 Mar - 3.5
    12 Mar - 3.5
    13 Mar - 2.0
    18 Mar - 3.45
    19 Mar - 3.65
    20 Mar - 3.67
  • alphonsofl2md
    alphonsofl2md Posts: 13 Member
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    3/9 = 1.25 mile run outside
    3/11 = 2.75 mile walk on treadmill
    3/13 = 3 mile run/walk on treadmill
    3/16 = 3 mile run/walk on treadmill

    15 miles left to go this month
  • SonicDeathMonkey80
    SonicDeathMonkey80 Posts: 4,489 Member
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    1 - 12mi, easy
    2 - 8.2mi, easy
    3 - 8.2mi, tempo
    4 - 10mi, easy w/FF
    5 - 8mi, intervals
    6 - 8mi, easy+3.2mi, tempo
    7 - 18mi, easy
    8 - Rest
    9 - 7.2mi, easy
    10 - 6.3mi, easy
    11 - 6.5mi, easy
    12 - Rest
    13 - 5.2mi, easy w/strides
    14 - 3.14mi, easy
    15 - 13.1, race
    16 - 3mi, recovery
    17 - Rest
    18 - 6mi, easy
    19 - 8mi, easy
    20 - 6mi, easy w/strides


    6x20s strides at ~5:00 pace



    Total: 139.1mi

    Mar goal: 250mi
  • CodeMonkey78
    CodeMonkey78 Posts: 320 Member
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    SonicDeathMonkey80 wrote: »
    CodeMonkey78 wrote: »
    SonicDeathMonkey80 wrote: »

    Train to the calculators rather than to your own body, and you'll get injured or explode on your races. Easy pace is easy pace, let your body guide it - not a calculator.

    And anyone who says easy pace is marathon pace or faster is either sandbagging their racing or overtraining and asking for injury.

    ^^ Truth.

    Don't get me wrong, I use McMillan (McRun app) for most of my workout pacing. I think the problem lies in a general misunderstanding (of course, not you Doug) that the pace ranges are hard numbers when they are really statistically estimated workout ranges. If the pace does not feel right or elevates the HR to the wrong zone, each runner has to throw pride out the window and slow down.

    TL; DR; Listen to your body.

    They're useless unless someone is an elite who has PRs that all correlate, per McMillan. I think most hobby runners like us match up until the predicted marathon time. Plug a recent marathon time in there and those easy paces change drastically.

    I only use them as a workout guideline to help take me from where I am to where I want to be. I think of these ranges in the same aspect of Yasso 800s: there has been no proof to show that you will run your predicted marathon time if you can complete 10 Yassos in your prescribed time. Either way, both are decent for workout purposes only.

    Despite the prescribed workout pace range, I just listen to my body. If it feels wrong or too fast, I slow down, run more miles, and do my best to keep at least 80% of my runs at an easy pace. Long and slow equals speed..
  • Abakan
    Abakan Posts: 361 Member
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    Beautiful spring morning but didn't have the time to run anymore than 2.5 miles
    66.8miles completed....... 3.2 miles to go.
  • Abakan
    Abakan Posts: 361 Member
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    Really interesting posts on pace and diet, thanks for the info.
  • tdbernrd
    tdbernrd Posts: 510 Member
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    3/1--Rest day
    3/2--3.32 miles(treadmill)
    3/3--Strength Training
    3/4--3.34 miles(treadmill)
    3/5--Strength Training
    3/6--rest day
    3/7--rest day
    3/8--rest day
    3/9--3.27 miles
    3/10-strength training
    3/11-3.3 miles(treadmill)
    3/12-strength training
    3/13-3.28(treadmill)
    3/14-3.38(week 16 completed)
    3/15-rest
    3/16-3.12(Outside w/ the Zombies)
    3/17-Strength Training
    3/18-3.16(Outside w/ my Zombie peeps making me drop my supplies because I refuse to start off too fast)
    3/19-Strength training
    3/20-Strength training & 3.33 miles(treadmill)

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  • CodeMonkey78
    CodeMonkey78 Posts: 320 Member
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    Elise4270 wrote: »
    Just to show how out of shape I am and how far I have to go, if I had to run at 75% of my max it just be a fast walk (which is probably why I still do walk breaks until my hr hits 150-160). My resting hr is 58. Max 186,192+ if its hot out... A comfortable run for me is about 175.

    Maybe by this time next year my numbers will be better.

    @Elise4270‌: don't be discouraged about how "out of shape" you think you are. We ALL have a long way to go. Even if/when we get there, we will set new goals, push to do better, and set out to smash our new goals :smiley:

    Just keep up the good work, stay consistent, and continue putting in the miles -- you'll be surprised at where you're at in a year!

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  • CodeMonkey78
    CodeMonkey78 Posts: 320 Member
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    SonicDeathMonkey80 wrote: »
    italysharon wrote: »
    Saw this in the cold weather article - @Stoshew71‌ - thanks!- Do you all drink this much? If so, do you have to use the bathroom a few times during a long run? … or do you start drinking this much after 1 hour? I find that I don't need to drink for runs 1 hour or less, but I am wondering if I should start drinking earlier for runs over an hour. I usually wait until after 1 hour to start drinking.


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    That is effing insane.

    Holy hell! That's nucking futs.

    I may need to pack a Camelbak full of beer to help me feel a little bit better during the piss/puke breaks.
  • CodeMonkey78
    CodeMonkey78 Posts: 320 Member
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    LoneWolfRunner wrote: »
    SonicDeathMonkey80 wrote: »
    italysharon wrote: »

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    That is effing insane.
    Lol! I use this really complicated process about hydration when I run: I drink whenever I get thirsty and then when I am no longer thirsty, I stop drinking.

    You and that damn logic again.. :smile:
  • jade_222
    jade_222 Posts: 147 Member
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    March 2nd-5.9k
    March 4th-4.24k
    March 9th-6.06k
    March 11th-6.43k
    March 12th-7.05k
    March 13th-4.78k
    March 16th- 7.14k
    March 17th- 4.28k
    March 19th- 6.22k
    March 20th- 6k
    Total: 58.1/80
  • Elise4270
    Elise4270 Posts: 8,375 Member
    edited March 2015
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    CodeMonkey78 wrote: »
    SonicDeathMonkey80 wrote: »
    italysharon wrote: »
    Saw this in the cold weather article - @Stoshew71‌ - thanks!- Do you all drink this much? If so, do you have to use the bathroom a few times during a long run? … or do you start drinking this much after 1 hour? I find that I don't need to drink for runs 1 hour or less, but I am wondering if I should start drinking earlier for runs over an hour. I usually wait until after 1 hour to start drinking.


    hpwmv7u23ioy.png

    That is effing insane.

    Holy hell! That's nucking futs.

    I may need to pack a Camelbak full of beer to help me feel a little bit better during the piss/puke breaks.

    Well I don't think the logistics of that'll work. Uh, its carbonated. Sounds like dam fine fun though!
  • ScientificExplorerGirl
    ScientificExplorerGirl Posts: 535 Member
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    First outside run of the year!!! Felt awesome :-)

    HAPPY SPRING!



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  • autumnblade75
    autumnblade75 Posts: 1,660 Member
    edited March 2015
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    LoneWolfRunner wrote: »
    SonicDeathMonkey80 wrote: »
    italysharon wrote: »

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    That is effing insane.
    Lol! I use this really complicated process about hydration when I run: I drink whenever I get thirsty and then when I am no longer thirsty, I stop drinking.

    Relevant song lyrics I've always enjoyed:

    "I'll eat when I'm hungry / I'll drink when I'm dry / and if the moonshine don't kill me, I'll live 'til I die!"

    edited to add a youtube link:
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Du8Naz_iAg4

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