The February 2016 Running Challenge

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  • Orphia
    Orphia Posts: 7,097 Member
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    _nikkiwolf_ wrote: »
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    @_nikkiwolf_ I LOVE this! Thank you.
    juliet3455 wrote: »
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    @juliet3455 LOL sharing that too for sure!
  • kristinegift
    kristinegift Posts: 2,406 Member
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    Stoshew71 wrote: »
    kristinegift wrote: »
    Stoshew71 wrote: »


    @kristinegift Your slacking today allowed me to barely catch up to you. Just saying.

    I see that!! Too bad I'll be making it up tomorrow :P Still getting in a solid 60 for the week (which is apparently commonplace in my schedule now?).

    Shall we say game on? But in a friendly supportive way.

    To quote our wonderful t-shirts... Challenge accepted!
  • kristinegift
    kristinegift Posts: 2,406 Member
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    2/1: 6 miles with Joe to Go crew
    2/2: 5 miles
    2/3: 7.5 miles
    2/4: 8.2 miles (am), 6 miles (pm) with the Thursday crew
    2/5: Rest day (hallelujah!)
    2/6: 9.5 miles with the Saturday crew
    2/7: 18 miles LR
    2/8: 6.1 miles with Joe to Go crew
    2/9: Rest day
    2/10: 7 miles speedwork (am), 10 miles (pm)
    2/11: 6 miles (am), 6 miles (pm) with the Thursday crew
    2/12: Rest day!
    2/13: 14 miles with Saturday crew
    2/14: 7 miles
    2/15: Rest/lazy day
    2/16: 5 miles

    Another treadmill run. Went out and did a quarter mile outside before turning back to trade my long-sleeve for a tank top and head into the apartment gym. While it was a humid and warm 45 degrees, our snow-sleet-rain from yesterday was just a super slippery, slushy mess this morning, and no fun to run on at all. The campus-owned bits of sidewalk were horrible, so I knew the residential areas would be even worse, so I threw in the towel. Still got 5 easy miles in on the 'mill, though I was really sad to miss out on such warm morning weather.

    Oh well. I should be able to tough it out outside tomorrow and Thursday for my big 17 and 14 mile double-run days (fingers crossed!).

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    Upcoming races:
    4/3: Caesar Rodney Half Marathon
    5/1: New Jersey Marathon
  • mbaker566
    mbaker566 Posts: 11,233 Member
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    1-personal training episode. so sore
    2-nothing, not feeling well
    3-slept in. still not feeling great
    4-see above, and then transmission cracked
    5-car hunting
    6-car hunting
    7-4.75 miles. I added hills to my treadmill work out. oh the suck
    8-nothing
    9-i was on the way to the gym. because it was icy i didn't want to run outside. so icy, i hit a parked jeep with my 2 day all new to me car. :frowning: no gym for me
    10-yoga tonight. a little sore from the accident, but i'm really concerned about the race this weekend. I've not been able to train like I'd like to due to flares and accidents. I'm not sure how I'll do
    11-no run. fell asleep by 7pm
    12-slept like a rock thru my alarms
    13-8k race day. freezing 1F. but i did get a PB and after not finding any particularly friendly people, i did find a few to chat and run with.
    15-went to the gym and did a 10k virtual run. it was hard physically but I was proud I did it


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    RACES:
    Jan 16-Frosty 5k-33:43:123 (gun time-don't have chip time)
    Feb 13-Steve Cullen Run 8k 53:37
    Feb 15 Puppy Love Virtual Run 10k 1:13:20
    ?Mar 14-Great Pi Run?
    ?Jun 11-Rock n Sole 5 or 8k? honeymoon might interfere
    June 19th through Sunday, July 10th SHE Power Virtual Half


  • instantmartian
    instantmartian Posts: 335 Member
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    skippygirlsmom wrote: »
    @instantmartian LOL you had me rolling here with your treadmill story, that is me looking all over, playing with the headset and watching this channel on the TV and then that channel, looking at people coming in, trying to figure out why the person in front of me is running in a hoodie when it's 74 degrees in the room ha ha! Anything to take my mind off the treadmill.

    I'm glad I could add some humor to your day! I literally count, sometimes. Like start at 100 and work backwards to try to keep my brain occupied. I'm pretty pathetic, sometimes. :smile:

    5BeautifulDays wrote: »
    instantmartian wrote: »

    One does not truly hate his/her life until one is subjected to running 10+ miles on a gym treadmill. I watched a movie on my phone (until my ear buds pissed me off), watched some TV with closed captioning, played sudoku, tried to listen to some of the music playing in the weight room behind me, counted cars, people watched, and completely zoned out for a while. Then there was the power walker who got onto the treadmill next to me for my last few miles - she overpoweringly smelled like cake and her exaggerated power-walking movements in my peripheral vision annoyed me enough for me to hustle through the last mile and a half so I could get away from her. (Side note: I'm sure the power walker is a very nice lady, and it's great to see people getting in any sort of physical activity, especially on a day where most people wouldn't even leave their house due to the weather.)

    Oh my goodness...cake lady! Lol! We have a cinema in my gym; it's dark and has good sound. I don't think I could tolerate trying to run that far with just a phone screen to keep me occupied.

    Cake lady is definitely a much better option to the person who used to come to my gym a few years ago - he smelled like tacos and would always plant himself on the treadmill next to me. Again, I like tacos, just not when I'm running. Then there is the guy who walks at a super-slow pace, but he walks to the front of the treadmill, then stops walking until it takes him to the back of the treadmill, then he walks to the front, and then stops until he's at the back, then forward, then back. I call him "yo-yo man." I had to keep myself from yelling at him a few times.

    The treadmills at my gym have screens on them. You can access the web, play games, watch TV, etc. They have hookups for iPods, though I'm not sure what that does, as I've never owned an iPod. I considered trying to log into my Amazon Prime account to watch some shows/movies from the machine, but I'm not sure if it would actually work and I'm weird about logging in to accounts on public computers, especially since I don't know how to wipe out the browser history. My phone screen isn't too bad, though. I just prop it up. Actually, I think the concentration it takes to follow a movie on the teeny screen helps keep my mind off the monotony of the treadmill. I wish we had a cinema! That sounds awesome! My gym is very bare bones, but it meets my needs. In order to access a decent gym, I'd have to drive about 30-45 minutes.
  • cbro70
    cbro70 Posts: 224 Member
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    Good morning all. Had another good little run, just 2 miles, but I can feel the difference of getting back in shape. The runs are getting easier. Hope everyone has a great day!
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  • cwolfgram
    cwolfgram Posts: 105 Member
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    C25K training: I have completed W2D2. 4.71 miles completed so far.
  • Stoshew71
    Stoshew71 Posts: 6,553 Member
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    Date Miles today. Miles for February

    2/1 7.55 miles - 7.55
    2/2 7.4 miles - 14.95
    2/3 4.5 miles - 19.45
    2/4 7 miles - 26.45
    2/5 REST DAY
    2/6 16 miles - 42.45
    2/7 REST DAY
    2/8 10.5 miles - 52.95
    2/9 7.5 miles - 60.45
    2/9 3.2 miles - 63.65
    2/10 6.4 miles - 70.05
    2/11 7.5 miles - 77.55
    2/12 6.3 miles - 83.85
    2/12 3.3 miles - 87.15 <<< Daily double
    2/13 16 miles - 103.15
    2/14 REST DAY Happy Valentines Day
    2/15 8.1 miles - 111.25 << First run of 2 today
    2/15 4 miles - 115.25 << Second run of the day. I hate cold rain.
    2/16 10 miles - 125.25

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    Upcoming races:
    UAH Spring Road Race 8K - 3/6
    Oak Barrel HM - 4/2
    Bridge Street HM - 4/10
    Cotton Row Run 10K - 5/30
    Firecracker Chase 10.2 miler - 6/25

    Today's run is actually closer to 10.5 since I forgot to start my watch until I got about a 1/2 mile away.
    But if GC doesn't catch it, you never ran it.
  • Elise4270
    Elise4270 Posts: 8,375 Member
    edited February 2016
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    @Stoshew71 and anyone else that has insight. I have a training question:

    I love having my regular runs up to 7+ miles. I know every other week I need a long run. But I've added a group run 3 out of 4 weeks, which is at a faster pace for me, probably wouldn't be inaccurate to say about race pace.

    Should I abandon my long run? Or use it the one week I can't make the group until I get conditioned? What are my option here? I think I'm in a good spot, taking it up a notch, but don't want to over do it.

    I'm shooting for 25-28 miles a week this month, March is scheduled for 150, ~34 miles a week (will prob add lots of walking in the transition). I'm considering adding a day (5 days) and splitting the mileage where a 7 miles run is now 2, 4-5 mile runs easy pace. (Speed work is hit and miss with my hip, not pushing it.)

    Thanks. I am here -->7miles x 3days plus group run 6-8 miles, increased pace.

    Before group run... 6*3, and 1 long run (last one was 11 miles, adding 2 miles every other week). Be 13 or 15 this week.. Per HM training.
  • skippygirlsmom
    skippygirlsmom Posts: 4,433 Member
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    2/1 - 0
    2/2 - 4 miles outside
    2/3 - 0
    2/4 - 2.75 miles outside
    2/5 - 0
    2/6 - 4.75 miles treadmill
    2/7-10 - 0
    2/11 - 4 miles treadmill
    2/12 - 0
    2/13 - 3.2 (5K race) with 1 mile warm up
    2/14 - 15 - 0
    2/16 - 4 miles outside

    23.7 out of 80 miles

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    Knee started to feel a little sore around mile 2.5 by 3.75 it was hurting. Felt okay when I stopped. Now I'm sitting at my desk and I can't walk on it. UGH! Got some ice out the machine to ice it.
  • ariceroni
    ariceroni Posts: 422 Member
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    2/01: 3 miles, easy, 8:36 pace + 45 min x-training + core
    2/02: 5 miles, tempo, 8:22 pace + 40 min x-training
    2/03: 5 miles, speedwork (4x800m at 5K pace) + 45 min strength training + core
    2/04: Off, 45 min x-training
    2/05: 4 miles, easy, 8:40 pace
    2/06: 5 miles, 3 miles at race pace (averaged 7:43) with warm up/cool down + 55 min strength training + core
    2/07: 8 miles, long and easy, 8:39 pace
    2/08: 3 miles, easy, 8:40 pace + 45 min x-training + core
    2/09: 5 miles, 6x2 minutes at 5K pace with 2 minutes recovery jog between plus warm up/cool down
    2/10: 4 miles, easy, 8:54 pace + 45 min strength training + core
    2/11: 1 mile, quick, 6:52 pace + 45 min x-training
    2/12: 5 miles, easy, 8:45 pace
    2/13: 5 miles, 1 mile/800m/2x400m at 5K pace with warm up/cool down + 55 min strength training
    2/14: 9 miles, long and easy, 8:34 pace
    2/15: 3.5 miles, easy, 8:46 pace + 25 min x-training
    2/16: 5 miles, tempo, 8:11 pace
    Total: 72.40 miles

    Recap:
    Today’s run was a lovely 5 mile tempo! Started off nice and easy; slowly built up to 10K pace; held 10K pace for 1 mile; 1 mile cool down. Very snowy and beautiful out, but the sidewalks were fairly clear so the running conditions weren’t too bad at all. It is finally warming up too so I couldn’t be happier!!


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    Upcoming races:
    2/20 - Mardi Gras Chaser (5K)
    3/12 - Leprechaun Leap (5K)
    3/20 - Excalibur 10 Miler
    3/26 - Chicago Quarter Marathon
    4/09 - Chi Town Half Marathon
    5/28 - Soldier Field Run (10 miles)
  • 9voice9
    9voice9 Posts: 693 Member
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    Kinda thinking about doubling up my runs for the next week or so, so I can meet my monthly goal. As it stands, I'm gonna need about 13 miles to make up for the time I'm losing to surgery/recuperation. That's assuming a daily 4.25 mile at lunchtime, and an 11 mile run on Saturday between now and the 23rd (surgery's on the 24th), with a rest day on Sunday. If I then do a 2.25 in the evening on each of the 4.25s, I'll hit my 120....

    Then I'll have to plot and decide when I can get started back after surgery. The doc said 6 weeks out of work, but hasn't yet said anything about returning to walking/running. I'm sure he won't comment on that until the follow-up post-surgery. It WILL be question #1 from me.
  • MorningGhost14
    MorningGhost14 Posts: 441 Member
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    DATE...............MILES...............TOTAL
    2/1.....................REST..................0.00
    2/2.......................6.50...................6.50
    2/3.......................5.00.................11.50
    2/4.......................5.00.................16.50
    2/5.....................REST.................16.50
    2/6...................... 7.50..................24.00
    2/7.....................20.00..................44.00
    2/8.....................REST.................44.00
    2/9.......................6.25..................50.25
    2/10.....................4.00..................54.25
    2/11...................REST.................54.25
    2/12.....................6.00..................60.25
    2/13.....................4.75..................65.00
    2/14...................12.75..................77.75
    2/15...................REST.................77.75
    2/16.....................5.25..................83.00


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    Upcoming races:
    May 14, 2016 Glacier Ridge Trail Ultra 50K (Portersville, PA)
    June 4, 2106 38 Mile Night Fun Run (Kettle Moraine State Forest, WI)
    October 1, 2016 Cloudsplitter 100 Mile (Pine Mountain, KY)


  • MorningGhost14
    MorningGhost14 Posts: 441 Member
    edited February 2016
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    Is it really too much to ask for at least ONE little pass with the plow? Kinda slowed me down this morning...

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  • WhatMeRunning
    WhatMeRunning Posts: 3,538 Member
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    Thanks for the shirt @Stoshew71, @Elise4270 and @skippygirlsmom! Snapped a pic while on my run this morning (that's why it's a little out of focus).
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    2/1 - 4 miles
    2/2 - 4.3 miles
    2/4 - 4 miles
    2/6 - 11.1 miles
    2/8 - 9.5 miles
    2/10 - 4.5 miles
    2/12 - 5.3 miles
    2/14 - 9.2 miles
    2/15 - 4 miles
    2/16 - 4 miles

    59.9 of 100 miles

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    Upcoming races:
    4/9 - Rock the Parkway half marathon (Kansas City, MO)
    4/16 - Garmin Wickedly Fast half marathon (Olathe, KS)
    4/23 - Race for Hope half marathon (North Kansas City, MO)
    5/1 - Buffalo Bell Stampede half marathon (Leavenworth, KS)
    5/14 - Running with the Cows half marathon (Bucyrus, KS)
    6/2 - Hospital Hill 5k 7pm PRE-RUN (Kansas City, MO)
    6/3 - Hospital Hill half marathon 7am RE-RUN (Kansas City, MO)
    10/15 - Kansas City Marathon 26.2 (Kansas City, MO)
    11/6 - Kansas half marathon (Lawrence, KS)
    11/13 - Gobbler Grind half marathon (Overland Park, KS)
    11/20 - Pilgrim Pacer half marathon (Lenexa, KS)[/quote]

  • fenwick_razzleberry
    fenwick_razzleberry Posts: 1 Member
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    I'm new to the group! Is anyone else on DailyMile? I'm up to 30 miles this month so far, with a goal of 75 miles for the month. Feel free to friend me, as I could use more friends!
  • Elise4270
    Elise4270 Posts: 8,375 Member
    edited February 2016
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    @WhatMeRunning yea! Love the pic!

    @moyer566 too! Yea!
  • mbaker566
    mbaker566 Posts: 11,233 Member
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  • karllundy
    karllundy Posts: 1,490 Member
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    @Elise4270 - Got my shirt today, thanks again!!
    @5BeautifulDays - A cinema? Sweet! Where do I sign up for that?
    @instantmartian - Cake lady is so preferable to the death breath / poo sandwich eaters I always seem to be next to.
    @skippygirlsmom - IKR. I sweat buckets on the 'mill wearing shorts and a t-shirt. How do people wear pants and a hoodie? How's Skip?
  • nhenryoliver
    nhenryoliver Posts: 112 Member
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    cbro70 wrote: »
    Good morning all. Had another good little run, just 2 miles, but I can feel the difference of getting back in shape. The runs are getting easier. Hope everyone has a great day!
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    cwolfgram wrote: »
    C25K training: I have completed W2D2. 4.71 miles completed so far.

    Well done to you both. Making me want to get out tonight!

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