June 2015 Running Challenge
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mandync5497 wrote: »I just joined the group today and am very new to running. currently doing c25k so my goal is quite low.
Welcome! Running is very individual - be proud of your goal and don't be intimidated by the high mileages some put in here. Here's to a successful C25K program for you!
Mike
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Thanks @Stoshew71! I'm reading them and learning. I use a whey protein when I get back from running but since I'm increasing my mileage 1x a week to train for HM I think I will need to increase both liquids and probably get something in my system based on this info, since I run early with empty stomach. I've been SO hungry as I increase mileage.[
I normally drink 1% Milk.
I will drink whey protein isolate with some milk AFTER I run, along with Gatoraide. But that doesn't stop muscle breakdown after fasting for 7 or 8 hours sleeping then go running. So I was thinking I need something other than coffee after I wake up before going to my run.
Here are a few articles on this:
http://www.bodybuilding.com/fun/berardi16.htm
http://bodytransformationfitness.com/overnight-muscle-catabolism-fact-fiction/
http://propanefitness.com/supplements-and-fasted-training/
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Did 71 miles in May. In for 75 miles in June!
June 1st - 5.2 miles
June 3rd - 5.1 miles
June 6th - 6.2 miles (10k!)
June 13th - 4.5 miles
June 16th - 5.6 miles
June 19th - 3.7 miles
Total: 30.3 miles
I am not going to make my goal this month.
Well, I'll be pushing and will see how far will I get!
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6/2/2015 2.78 Miles
6/6/2015 3.01 Miles
6/7/2015 2.0 Miles
6/9/2015 3.0 Miles
6/16/2015 2.61 Miles
6/19/2015 5.0 Miles
Total 18.4 Miles
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@mwyvr - The only time I can remember getting blisters with any of my shoes was when I tried different types of socks. I have always used Smartwool socks but also tried out others with blisters as the result. Now I wear the Smartwool PhD light micro running socks. They are about as thin and light as you can get but pull the moisture away from my feet. I know now that I won't run in any other sock and I won't go without socks.
@7lenny7 - I would bet the heat and not as much sleep were huge factors in your run pace/time especially as your body warmed up that 2nd part of the run. Is your 5K early in the morning when you race so it will be cooler? I bet if it is, you eat well and get a good nights sleep your time may very well improve. I don't run a lot of 5 and 10Ks but the ones I have run I ran all out - I didn't wear my HRM for them so I have no clue where I was with my HR. My PR is a 9:30 pace in both the 5K and 10K and the 10K was on a very cold rainy morning in Seattle a year ago. I was running as hard as I could to finish and get out of the rain and cold. I have not hit that pace in a race again
@Stoshew71 - I have not read about losing muscle overnight but I have read that having protein before bed, like whey protein in some milk is good for repairing and building muscle overnight. Thanks for the links though, I will check them out. I use whey protein too usually in a smoothie or sometimes just in my coffee but I am thinking it may be part of the stomach issues I have been having. Although I rarely have it before I run. Guess I better start tracking that too.
@torituma4 - I hope the running went better for you tonight. I cannot run after eating or I get sick. So I have to run fasted in the morning or eat and run later...
@skippygirlsmom - no racing for me. My daughter is here for the weekend after her retreat so we are going for an early run in the morning, hers short 4-5 miles and my plan is for 13 - we'll see if I can get it in. She and my husband are going to see Jurassic World and then we are going into LA for dinner to a Korean German fusion restaurant my husband wants to try. Sunday is dog beach! What about you??
@mandync5497 - welcome to the group! There are lots of runners of all levels here and all very helpful!
I went out super early before it got hot and before my early meetings. It was foggy and wonderful and I just couldn't take it easy as my training plan called for. I felt great after being so sore, stiff and tired last night so I just ran and didn't pay attention to pace or distance until I was close to home. Circled the cul-de-sac a couple of times to get to 5 miles because I was so close, then raced in to get on my 1st meeting call
Date.......Miles......Total
06/01.....5.49.......5.49
06/02.....4.71.....10.20 - Race pace +Strength training
06/03.....0.00.....10.20 - Rest
06/04.....4.15.....14.35 - Sprints +Strength training
06/05.....4.89.....19.24 - Easy
06/06...12.43.....31.67 - Hard fought long run
06/07.....0.00.....31.67 - Rest
06/08.....4.67.....36.34
06/09.....5.81.....42.15 - Race pace +Strength training
06/10.....0.00.....42.15
06/11.....7.78.....49.93 - +Strength training
06/12.....5.76.....55.69 - Easy
06/13.....6.85.....62.54 - Was supposed to be my long run but was feeling sick. Terrible run
06/14.....0.00.....62.54 - Rest
06/15.....5.48.....68.02 - Feeling great again
06/16.....4.85.....72.87 - Race pace +Strength training
06/17.....0.00.....72.87 - Rest
06/18.....6.60.....79.47 - +Strength training
06/19.....5.08.....84.55 - 'Easy'
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June 1- 5.05
June 2- 2.92 & Pump
June 3- 5.18
June 4- 2 ™ & Pump
June 5- 6.04 trail
June 6- 3.3 hills!
June 7- rest
June 8- 5.2
June 9- 3 & Pump
June 10- 5.16 trail- slow and social :-)
June 11- 3 & Pump
June 12- 5
June 13- rest
June 14- rest
June 15- 5 ™ - serious rain here
June 16- 3 base trail & Pump
June 17- 4.22 trail
June 18- 2.96 & Pump
June 19- 5
June 20- rest -soccer weekend - It is finally starting to feel like summer here in New England!
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Date Miles today. Miles for May
6/1 10.6 miles - 10.6
6/2 10 miles - 20.6
6/3 6.2 miles - 26.8
6/4 6.2 miles - 33
6/5 6.55 miles - 39.55
6/6 15 miles - 54.55
6/7 REST DAY
6/8 9.6 miles - 64.15
6/9 10.3 - 74.45
6/10 8 miles - 82.45
6/11 8 miles - 90.45
6/12 6.2 miles - 96.65
6/13 15 miles - 111.65
6/14 REST DAY
6/15 10.5 miles - 122.15
6/16 10 miles - 132.15
6/17 8.2 miles - 140.35
6/18 8 miles - 148.35
6/19 REST DAY
6/20 15 miles - 163.35
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Not the best run today but nothing too bad either. I still got my planned 16 miles. About 8.5 miles in my HRM stopped updating on my apps so I did the rest by feel. About 13 miles in I was going slow and and adding in walking as the temp got to 80*/93% humidity. When I did that the auto pause on my running apps threw the mileage and time out of whack. At least it's a familiar route so I know the true mileage. I only have a rough idea on the total time however.
Endomondo says I went through 152 fl oz of hydration. I only took in 64 on the run! Guess I need to plan in a couple extra bottle refill stops on this route.
6/2 - 4.1 miles
6/3 - 4 miles (8.1 total)
6/4 - 4.1 miles (12.2 total)
6/6 -13.4 miles (25.6 total)
6/8 - 6 miles (31.6 total)
6/9 - 6 miles (37.6 total)
6/10 - 6 miles (43.6 total)
6/11 - 6 miles (49.6 total)
6/13 - 16 miles (65.6 total)
6/14 - 8 miles (73.6 total)
6/16 - 6 miles (79.6 total)
6/17 - 8 miles (87.6 total)
6/18 - 6 miles (93.6 total)
6/20 - 16 miles (109.6 total)
Goal 130 miles
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@mandync5497 Welcome. I am doing C25K too.
Ran/walked my first 5k this morning. Super slow but I did it. My goal was to finish in under an hour and I finished under 50 minutes. I am happy with myself. I am doing C25K and am in week 3 so I did a modified version and repeated a super slow jog of 3 minutes and then walk 2 minutes. I am planning on doing a 5k each month as I work through the program. I need the motivation of a race every month to get me out of bed in the morning.
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6/1 - 5 miles
6/2 - 5.3 miles
6/3 - 3.2 miles
6/4 - 4.4 miles
6/5 - 2.3 miles
6/6 - 1.6 miles - rest day today but did this to keep the 41 Days of Awesome challenge streak going
6/7 - 7 miles - I'm so proud of this run it was at 10:21 pace, which is fast for me - I was comfortable the whole run
6/8 - 4.4 miles
6/9 - 5.8 miles
6/10 - 1.6 miles - rest day today - just keeping the 41 Days of Awesome challenge alive. I'm trying to do this mile at a faster than normal pace for me. Then I grabbed Macy and took her for a 2 mile walk.
6/11 - 6 miles
6/12 - 4.7miles
6/13 - 4.6 miles
6/14 - 9.6 miles very hot miles. I think it was about 83 when I went to run. Went to the Greenway to be in the shade. Sweat was dripping off my shorts by the time I was done. I was ticked I couldn't run the whole 10 miles so I went back out after getting my water for a fast paced .6 mile walk.
6/15 - 1.6 miles - keeping the 41 Days of Awesome challenge alive
6/16 - 5.6 miles
6/17 - 3.2 miles -short run, had to get Macy to groomer by 7:00
6/18 - 7.4 miles my virtual run for State Trooper Dees.
6/19 - 1.6 miles for the streak and strolled a couple with the Macy after
6/20 – 3.1 miles 5K race for Big Brothers/Big Sisters – PR’d with a 28:57.4 for 3.16 miles – finished 3rd in my AG and 77th out of 200 runners. 9:10 pace – ran 9:06, 9:19, 9:11
88.1 out of 120 miles
Won a gift card to Fleet Feet for my 3rd place.
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@skippygirlsmom Congrats!0
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scoutmomof8 wrote: »@mandync5497 Welcome. I am doing C25K too.
Ran/walked my first 5k this morning. Super slow but I did it. My goal was to finish in under an hour and I finished under 50 minutes. I am happy with myself. I am doing C25K and am in week 3 so I did a modified version and repeated a super slow jog of 3 minutes and then walk 2 minutes. I am planning on doing a 5k each month as I work through the program. I need the motivation of a race every month to get me out of bed in the morning.
Fantastic!!! Under 50 for your first 5K is awesome. Congrats.
@shanaber sounds like you have a great weekend planned. Enjoy it!
Ha ha reasons not to date a runner - all valid I have to say LOL Sorry Allen!
http://runhaven.com/2015/04/29/8-reasons-you-should-never-date-a-runner/
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46.5...made goal (but I can't stop!!!)
- 01 - 1.8 mi (rainy)
- 06 - 7.4 mi
- 08 - 6.8 mi (hill climb)
- 10 - 8.2 mi (rain/humid..gack)
- 12 - 4.3 mi (zigzagging through the tourist like halfback)
- 15 - 7.3 mi
- 17 - 3.3 mi PR fastest route 5K
- 20 - 6.5 mi PR fastest route 10K
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I went on a 6.2 mile run this morning, but when the sun broke, it soon became warm and humid. It was a tough run for the last 2 miles and I had to walk twice for about 1/4 mile total to get my HR down, but I made it. Highlight of the run was seeing a red fox playing around on the basketball court near my house.
@WhatMeRunning , I found your post timely. I happened to weight myself before and after my run and my old, crappy scale tells me I lost 3 pounds on the run, which is about 48 ounces of water weight. I find that hard to believe, but after reading your post, perhaps that's right.
I've hit my mileage goal for the month so I'm going to take the rest of the month off and catch up on my TV watching.
Kidding! Looking at my training plan, I think I'll get another 25 miles in before the end of the month. That tells me how discouraged I was about my foot & achilles pain when June started. It's hard to believe I only started running 6 weeks ago (but had 2 months of power walking prior to that...I wasn't starting from scratch). People who know me are shocked when I tell them. In that 3.5 months of walking and running I've also lost nearly 30 pounds.
@scoutmomof8, Congrats on your first 5K!!! that's awesome! Sounds like you're making great progress with your C25K plan. I look forward to hearing about your monthly 5Ks.
@skippygirlsmom , Congrats to you as well, on your PR!! It sounds like that toe of yours didn't slow you down.ab
@ddmom0811 and @shanaber, thanks for your comments. My 5K next week is in the morning, so that will help. I just wanted to see progress on that particular run, but you're right, you have to factor in conditions. I know I'm progressing simply based on the distances I'm able to run now. That October HM is looking more and more doable each week.
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@7lenny7 - Based upon how much water I've been drinking post-run, I'm thinking that estimate from Endomondo may have been right. I'm not even trying to tank up or anything...I just keep finding myself going for water.
Wishing now I had thought to weigh myself post-run to confirm that estimate. 0 -
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6/02/15 - 6.25 miles
6/03/15 - 3.3 miles
6/04/15 - 6 miles
6/05/15 - 3.55 miles
6/07/15 - 4 miles, and 6 miles
6/08/15 - 12 miles
6/10/15 - 5 miles
6/11/15 - 2.9 miles
6/13/15 - 3.1 miles
6/14/15 - 9.1 miles
6/16/15 - 13 miles
6/20/15 - 3 miles - The last few days have been rough - got some food poisoning and missed some treadmill time. I might not make my goal, after all.
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June 1 - 5.1 miles
June 2 - strength training
June 3 - 5.3 miles
June 4 - strength training
June 5 - 5.35 miles
June 6 -34 mile bike ride
June 7 - 42 mile bike ride
June 8 - 2 miles
June 9 - Strength Training and Yoga class
June 10 - 6.63 miles -
June 11 - rest day
June 12 - 3.21 miles - easy run; strength training
June 13- 34 mile bike ride
June 14 - 5.3 miles
June 15 - 3.3 miles
June 16 - strength training
June 17 - 7.03 miles
June 18 - rest day
June 19 - strength training
June 20 - 34 mile bike ride
@skippygirlsmom - WOW! That's a great time! And a Fleet Feet certificate too! Love the reasons not to date runners.
@7lenny7 - rofl - you are going to watch TV the rest of the month. For half a second, I believed it.
@scoutmomof8- congratulations! I needed those 5ks to train for to stay motivated as well, when I started last summer. Then after a while, you don't really need them. But now, I find myself training for an HM. It's quite addictive!
@autumnblade75 - oh no on food poisoning. You really think you are going to die if you get that bad.
@RunTimer -awesome on goal! Keep going girl!
@shanaber - 13 miles - amazing!
@whatmerunning - I'm never sure what to think of the hydration endomondo says. I'm not good about drinking along the way but I did just arrange with a friend who lives 3 miles away to use her mailbox to hold water. I'm going to drop it off at night and think drink on my first time by and then the way back, lol. I'm just no good at carrying it, but I know I probably need to learn that trick.0 -
@autumnblade75 - oh no on food poisoning. You really think you are going to die if you get that bad.
No kidding. My case must have been mild - I only WANTED to die. j/k I am still recovering - it's mostly just gas at this point. I puked up my guts a couple hours after some Chinese food and had noxious sulphur burps all day yesterday. Everything seems to have moved a little further down the digestive tract this morning, but I didn't really eat much yesterday, and perhaps in addition to the minor discomfort, I'm somewhat underfueled. Tomorrow is supposed to be my long run. We'll see - my monthly mileage goal hinges on that.
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LOONG run (for me at least) >5 miles...70 minutes.
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6/3 - 3 miles
6/5 - 3 miles
6/6 - .75 mi.
6/7 - 2.55 mi
6/8 - .5 mi
6/13 - 3.1 Run and Ride 5k
6/15 - 1mi before my strength session with my trainer. Not the best idea since she wanted to focus on legs and core this week LOL.
6/17 - 2.0 mi
6/17 - 2.4 mi
6/20 - 3.15 Virtual 5k complete but not happy with the time so may do over Monday or Tuesday. Results are not due until Friday.
Total 21.15 8.85 to go
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@autumnblade75 I had food poisoning once it is horrible, glad you are feeling better
@7lenny7 sitting on the couch LOL like you could do that
@runtimer fantastic
@GBrady43068 great long run
@shanaber great 13 miles woohoo
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congrats to skippygirlsmom!0
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6/16: 4mi
6/20: 8mi
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skippygirlsmom wrote: »@autumnblade75 I had food poisoning once it is horrible, glad you are feeling better
Thank you, everyone for the support. Yeah, that sucked. I would advise against getting food poisoning, if you can help it. Back to the running.
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12.5 km in a long hot run. Boy that was tough. It's going to be so nice once it gets cooler in October! 55.73/70 km for June. Will hit 70 km but not sure how far I'll get past that, it's getting too hot.0
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June goal 68 miles
6/1 3.95
6/2 3.3
6/3 4.03
6/4 rest
6/5 3.84
6/6 3.30
6/7 bike 6.25
6/8 3.82
6/9 strength training
6/10 2.29
6/11 3.57
6/12 rest
6/13 4.18
6/14 3.15
6/15 3.85
6/16 snorkel 3+ hours
3/17 5.65
3/18 3.56
3/19 rest
3/20 7.31 Virtual race in honor of Trooper Dees
(thanks, @shanaber for the info on this run....it was an honor to do!)
Total 55.80
(Ticker is my goal for 2015 and accumulation to date)
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I gotta say I love the people in this group. You all are kind and giving with your encouragement and inspirational with your runs. I got in 4.1 today.0
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@skippygirlsmom - WhooHoo! Congratulations on your PR and 3rd place finish!! That is awesome!
@scoutmomof8 - Congratulations finishing your first 5K and under 50 minutes! Fantastic job!! The races can definitely be fun and very addictive!
@7lenny7 - it really is amazing the difference a little running makes isn't it! Most people who know me can't believe a) I am running at all b) how far and how much I run and c) what great shape I am in and how much weight I have lost!
For everyone who has done or is going to do the Trooper Dees virtual run - you are welcome! I just reposted the link from Facebook. His mom is the one doing all the work!
I did manage to get my 13 miles done today. I went out early and it still got hot before I was finished. I also walked/ran the last 2 miles. But I saw some beautiful egrets, herons, red winged black birds and even a king fisher. I did get warned of a coyote sighting along the river and got spooked by a big dog running off leash (first thought... 'holy crap it's the coyote, what do I do now' )
My happy smiling training partner! I tried to make it smaller - not sure why it is so big and the other is more reasonable.
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