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Gouldy_locks
Gouldy_locks Posts: 10 Member
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Hi friends,

What is everyone training for?!?

I'm training for the Indy Mini on May 7th!
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  • TavistockToad
    TavistockToad Posts: 35,719 Member
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    Half marathon on 8th may
  • yoplait311
    yoplait311 Posts: 56 Member
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    Sub 1:28 half in April. And BQ at a full in May. Eeek! Excited :)
  • hyg99
    hyg99 Posts: 354 Member
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    HM march and full in September... scarey!!!
  • lemurcat12
    lemurcat12 Posts: 30,886 Member
    edited January 2016
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    RnR New Orleans Marathon on 2/28 (too soon!).
  • MeanderingMammal
    MeanderingMammal Posts: 7,866 Member
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    Well I was training for my first marathon in March. I've now got a physio appointment on Friday to look at what could be one of a number of issues with my right calf.

    I've then got a trail 10K, a night trail 10K and a trail half in May, trail marathon in June, trail 10k and trail half in September, trail marathon in October and a trail half in December.

    Subject to the physio assessment I could downgrade my marathon in March to a half or potentially defer to July, September or December.
  • dewd2
    dewd2 Posts: 2,449 Member
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    Well let's see... I have a 10k in March and one in April, I have a HM in April, and a 10 miler in May. Then I'm focusing on a full marathon in November.

    Other than that, nothing much. :D
  • MobyCarp
    MobyCarp Posts: 2,927 Member
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    While I expect to run a 5 mile race on March 12 and a 15K on March 26, I'm really training for the Boston Marathon on April 18.

    @yoplait311 - A BQ in May is a fine thing. I did that in 2015, and it committed me to a lot of miles running along about now.
  • juliet3455
    juliet3455 Posts: 3,015 Member
    edited January 2016
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    Feb 7,2016 Chilly Willy HM Grande Prairie, AB, Canada
    Feb 21, 2016 Hypothermic HM Edmonton, AB, Canada
    April 27, 2016 Evergreen Trail Trek, Grande Prairie, AB, Canada
    May 28,2016 DHT Press Run, Grande Prairie, AB
    August 6, 2016 Emperors Challenge Tumbler Ridge BC, Canada/
    September 23, 2016 Roots and Ruts, Grande Prairie, AB, Canada
  • lporter229
    lporter229 Posts: 4,907 Member
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    Gouldy_locks wrote: »
    Hi friends,

    What is everyone training for?!?

    I'm training for the Indy Mini on May 7th!

    My husband is thinking about running this race and I will do it with him if he does. It will be his first HM. Most of the races I have scoped out for the beginning of this year are for other people. Right now I am in training limbo and it's kind of driving me crazy. I need to come up with a racing plan. Trying to keep it low key because my main objective is to remain uninjured until the end of the year when I start training for Boston in 2017. Any thoughts on how to get through the next 10 months with minimal risk of injury, yet still maintaining a strong base and my sanity are much appreciated!

  • 3dogsrunning
    3dogsrunning Posts: 27,167 Member
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    I am training for a leg of a relay race in May. We pick our legs next Monday, some are quite challenging and you have a time limit (about a 9:30 per mile) to finish. My goal is to make the time cut off. Legs vary from 12-20 k.

    My other big goal race is Challenge St Andrews, half Ironman distance.
  • The_Enginerd
    The_Enginerd Posts: 3,982 Member
    edited January 2016
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    yoplait311 wrote: »
    Sub 1:28 half in April. And BQ at a full in May. Eeek! Excited :)

    I you are shooting for a sub 1:28 half, you are looking at something close to a BQ - 30:00 :open_mouth:
  • The_Enginerd
    The_Enginerd Posts: 3,982 Member
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    My marathon A race is in May. I set an 11 minute marathon PR this past month for my second marathon, and felt strong all the way to the end with a 3 minute negative split, so I'm trying to figure out where I want to go with this coming one. I'm looking to fit in a half marathon sometime soon to give me a better idea on a goal for this marathon.
  • jdelot
    jdelot Posts: 397 Member
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    Training for RnR Dallas on March 20th, but I'll be running the Leprechaun Chase 10k in Omaha, NE on March 5th first.
  • 7lenny7
    7lenny7 Posts: 3,489 Member
    edited January 2016
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    I'm training for my first marathon, the Lake Wobegon Trail Marathon (paved) on May 14th, just 5 days after my 1 year anniversary of taking up this sport/hobby/addiction. I have a goal of breaking 4:00 and a stretch goal of 3:45. 4:00 shouldn't be a problem.

    Four weeks prior to that I'm doing the Trail Mix 25K and will treat that as a training run while getting some experience in trail racing.
  • kota4bye
    kota4bye Posts: 809 Member
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    NOLA RnR half on the 28th,
    A sub 18:00 3 mile test in March
    Pensacola Tough Mudder Apr 9
    Hopefully a Spartan trifecta this summer
  • mkakids
    mkakids Posts: 1,913 Member
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    Half marathon on April 24 and a half on may 1.
  • Gouldy_locks
    Gouldy_locks Posts: 10 Member
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    Not gonna lie.... There is a lot of badassness going on here!!
  • aarar
    aarar Posts: 684 Member
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    I've got 3 50 milers planned in 2016 (June, Aug and Sept).
  • dewd2
    dewd2 Posts: 2,449 Member
    edited January 2016
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    aarar wrote: »
    I've got 3 50 milers planned in 2016 (June, Aug and Sept).

    I plan to run 50 miles in June, August, and September.*

    * Not all on the same day. :wink:
  • greghenley1
    greghenley1 Posts: 96 Member
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    Full in March and 50K in April.

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