The February 2016 Running Challenge
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runner_girl83 wrote: »
My Dad has been diagnosed with cancer.. Things have been hard. I really hate seeing him like this. Running has definitely helped with my anxiety about it all. I usually try to fix everything for everyone and it's hard for me to accept that there's nothing I can do about this. So I run.. Exhaust myself so I don't have to think about it. I'll set a goal for Feb and I will keep logging now and then though - This group keeps me accountable and I need that!
Sorry to hear about your dad. I do hope it's something he'll beat. I've had to deal with my youngest son and his ongoing battles. It does help to run and be able to check in here, sort of keeps the light on to life outside the emotional obstacles we face.0 -
February, fewer days to run (leap year be danged)
missed goal
- 01 - 5.3mi SuperBowl run around the Embarccadero Festivities
- 03 - 12.6mi
- 09 - 6.2mi Commute run to work
- 14 - 1.5 Speed work: Fartleks, Suicides, Stairs..Oh My!
- 18 - 7.9mi Commute to work
- 22 - 6.0mi
- 24 - 6.8mi
- 26 - 5.4mi Commute
- 28 - 1.8mi Hill Intervals, Coyote Canyon
- 29 - 5.4mi
-Shaped run around the lake
Year Totals - 2016 (Goal:600miles)
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skippygirlsmom wrote: »Sorry no time to read the posts and reply.
2/28 - 3.5 pain free running by the beach miles in Hawaii. :-).
Not a running related picture but we did a helicopter tour today. I'm never going home. My personal pilot!
@skippygirlsmom : hey, I flew over Hale Koa on my way back home to Big Island from Kauai on Friday: did you see me wave at you?!
@honunui of course I did!0 -
Me and my challenge shirt made it to the top of Diamond Head. Met a woman who said she is going to find us and join.
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Well last run of the month with club and we did 2.8 miles, bringing my total for Feb up to 25 miles, I'm quite happy with that for a first months milage.
@runner_girl83, So very sorry to read about your Dad, I've been through the same with mine, it's very hard knowing your hands are tied, and even harder to have to watch someone you love go through such an awful illness. I really hope he makes it through.
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skippygirlsmom wrote: »Me and my challenge shirt made it to the top of Diamond Head. Met a woman who said she is going to find us and join.
Nice! Loving the updates!
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01-Feb: 8.61 miles
02-Feb: 4.26 miles
03-Feb: 3.11 miles
04-Feb: 4.32 miles
05-Feb: 4.75 miles
06-Feb: 9.28 miles
07-Feb: <Life Day>
08-Feb: 4.78 miles
09-Feb: 7.48 miles
10-Feb: 3.47 miles
11-Feb: 0.00 miles plus 2.12 miles (walk)
12-Feb: 4.69 miles
13-Feb: 7.62 miles
14-Feb: <Life Day>
15-Feb: 6.74 miles
16-Feb: 7.52 miles
17-Feb: 3.29 miles
18-Feb: 8.80 miles
19-Feb: 4.40 miles
20-Feb: 9.91 miles
21-Feb: <Life Day>
22-Feb: 7.64 miles
23-Feb: 4.44 miles
24-Feb: <Surgery>
25-Feb: <Recuperation>
26-Feb: <Recuperation>
27-Feb: <Recuperation> but 5.66 miles (walk)
28-Feb: <Life Day> but 6.33 miles (walk)
29-Feb: 0.00 miles but 6.89 miles (walk)
Another day of walking - I'm getting occasional twinges from the abdominal area around where the hernia is/was, but based on last time's recovery, the surgeon simply says, "Well, we went in there and did stuff and moved things around. It's gonna feel a bit weird until the body decides that this is the way things are now."
Still not thinking of running for at least a couple more days, so I'll have to think about my March goal, now that the page is up. Kinda thinking I might move the Cherry Blossom back down to a 5K, just to be a bit cautious/wary/wise?
Upcoming Races:
19-Mar: Cherry Blossom 10K, Macon, GA
02-Apr: Run 2 End Alzheimer's 10.5K, Bonaire, GA
16-Apr: Running for Ronald 10K or 15K, Macon, GA
04-Jul: Peachtree Road Race 10K, Atlanta, GA0 -
skippygirlsmom wrote: »Me and my challenge shirt made it to the top of Diamond Head. Met a woman who said she is going to find us and join.
Nice! I loved that hike...even though I was outta shape and weighed about 300 lbs at that point. Have a fantastic time! Oh and try poi, but not a lot...tastes like paste.0 -
date....distance.... Mtd......ytd
1/2........ 5k.............5k.........50k
3/2.........5k.............10k......55k
7/2.........5k.............15k.......60k
10/2.......5k.............20k.......65k
12/2.......5k.............25k.......70k
14/2.......5k.............30k.......75k
16/2.......5k.............35k........80k
19/2.......5k.............40k........85k
21/2.......5.5k..........45.5k.....90.5k
23/2.......5k.............50.5k......95.5k
26/2........5k............55.5k.....100.5k
29/2........6k...........61k..........106k
So first two months of the year have been a success.
-I've started jogging again.
-have got to jogging 5k without any walk intervals.
I have also ran a 6k. So am two weeks ahead of the plan.
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1---6.10
2---rest
3---6.25
4---6.26
5---not enough rest day
6---15K
7-9--busted knee.
10-- 6.30
11---rest
12---7.05
13---rest dumb knee
14---7.39 (4.41) behind
15---rest dumb knee
16--- 4.60
17---5.73 run/walk
18---7.73 Sulphur park
19---Nada
20---6.72 group run
21---7.61 walk
22---rest
23---feelin' lazy/storm
24---3.11 +5.0
25---dumb foot
26---3.74
27---foot tendonitis
28---9.48 medicated the foot
29---7.53 no way... Hot dog!
110.04/Goal 110+ miles
Upcoming races:
03/19/16 Rock N Roll 5K Dallas
03/20/16 Rock N Roll Half Dallas
04/24/16 OKC Memorial undecided distance
10/16/16 THAT dam half, Lewisville TX
11/05/16 Jenks Half Jenks OK
Run the year 2016 210.08/20160 -
@runner_girl83 I wish you a lot of strength, and all the best for your father! I remember how shocked I was when my aunt (my mothers twin sister, and a lot closer to me than all my other aunts and uncles) was diagnosed with cancer, and my nieces mother (my brother's ex) as well not too long after that. To whach what the chemo therapy and operations do to people you love and care about can be really horrible. But they've both won the fight against the cancer - I truly wish that your father will, as well!
@7lenny7 Sounds like your marathon will have plenty of water stations. Still, I'd take at least a little bottle of my own with me - in case you feel tired halfway between stations and want to wash down a gel, for example.
I just had a look at my half marathon in May: it will have four "feed stations" (that's actually what they call them on the english version of the race website - love that translation! ^^): at 6km, 11km, 14.3km, 17.7km. Even that sounds like enough to me, but I'm still going to take my usual half liter bottle with me - I like my own water/juice/marmite mix a lot better then the sports drinks I've tried so far, and I'm pretty sure they won't offer something as crazy as that at the aid stations.
And I guess a lot also depends on the weather, if you need extra water in between or not.
@skippygirlsmom Great photo. Love the shirt!
@9voice9 You know best how you feel, of course - but if you are still recovering from the surgery and can't run another few days, it would probably make sense to be cautious about a race that's supposed to happen in less than three weeks. In your place I guess I would either change the race in three weeks to a 5k, or decided to run the 10k for fun, without any time pressure. "Cherry blossom" sounds like there might be some beautiful scenery to admire along the way in any case!
Do you have to decide that soon, or can you still make up your mind on the race weekend, when you know better how well you recovered until then?
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On this Saturday, I did a 12.7km run rather than a longer (15km+) run as originaly planned - I was feeling a bit guilty about going way past my training plan the week before, this should balance it a little.
To make up for the reduced distance, I drove a little towards the mountains for the run, to get a chance to reach some truly hilly sections at least during the middle kms. I picked an area with some hiking pathes, I've been meaning to check if they are suitable for running for a while now. I'm still a bit undecided - for the most parts, the path was beautiful, with just the right amount of logs and rocks to feel like a fun trail, but there were a few sections where too-steep-to-run downhill sections stole my hard-gained elevation. I like it better when I can actually run the downhill parts; rather than sliding down desperately grasping for branches on the side of the trail... I gave up on the steeper of the trails after a bit of mad scrambling, climbed back up and followed another (less beatiful, but also less crazy) path back towards the village where I had parked my car.
For today, I had been planning a visit to the gym, and a run tomorrow. But since the weather forcast is rather gruesome for tomorrow and it was dry today, I decided to swap. Even more distance for February... 11.3km tonight land me at 166.6 km of my 120 km goal. I blame the leap day for throwing off this month' planning!
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Congrats everyone who made goal or darn near it! For those who didn't, keep moving! That's all it's really about!!
Those of you with injuries, hope recovery goes smooth and quick so you can get right back where you need/want to be! Once again thanks for all the laughs, advice, encouragement and motivation! You all rock!
My goal was to get through week 6 of the 10k trainer, I made it to week 6 day 1. SO missed it by 2 days. I feel really good about the consistency I picked up this month, and especially feel good about adding in a light workout just before my runs, almost every workout enhanced my running instead of taking away from it which is improvement for me from last month.
See ya all on the March thread!0 -
@skippygirlsmom Love the photos! Keep 'em coming (in March!).
@Elise4270 Way to maximize the last couple days of the month to hit your goal! Nicely done!0 -
THE FINAL TALLY FOR FEBRUARY
February Running Totals (miles)
[1/31 – 14.01 easy with hills]
2/1 – 6.08 easy + 4 strides
2/2 – 9.73 warm up, speed work, cool down
2/3 – 6.30 group run
2/4 – 11.04 long speed work
2/5 – scheduled rest day
2/6 – 15.00 long speed work
Weekly total 62.16 vs. target 62
2/7 – 11.35 easy 1.5 hour
2/8 – 5.96 easy + 4 strides
2/9 – 11.08 warm up, speed work, cool down
2/10 – 6.01 easy
2/11 – 11.75 warm up, speed work, cool down
2/12 – scheduled rest day
2/13 – 22 on inside track
Weekly total 68.15 vs. target 68
2/14 – 12.64 easy 100 minutes
2/15 – 6.06 easy
2/16 – unplanned rest day – Winter Storm Olympia
2/17 – 9.53 long speed work
2/18 – 14 long speed work
2/19 – 4.03 easy instead of planned rest day
2/20 – 10.18 easy + 6 light workout
Weekly total 62.43 vs. target 62
2/21 – 9.83 warmup, 2 x 5K at MP, cooldown
2/22 – 6.10 easy + 4 strides
2/23 – 10.20 warm up, speed work, cool down
2/24 – rescheduled rest day
2/25 – 7.57 aborted speed work
2/26 – extra rest day
2/27 – 13.95 with 8:30 pace group
Weekly total 47.65 vs. target 68; recovery from bad cold needed rest
2/28 – 7.78 easy
2/29 – 7.22 easy + 4 strides
February total– 241.38
Goal – 62 or 68 miles per week, per training plan
Expected February total - 262 to 265 miles
Today's notes – I got 42° F (5° C) and 24 mph WSW wind to run in this evening. The remnants of my cold are still there, but not as bothersome as yesterday. The assignment was "easy plus 4 strides" and I picked the distance to fit the weekly plan.
For the month, I'm 21 to 24 miles below projection. This is entirely due to missing 20 to 21 planned miles last week as that pesky cold cut out some of my training. Maybe I could have run 22 on Saturday, instead of wimping out at 14; but I'm feeling pretty good today, and that's the way I wanted it to work out.
Anyway, the February projection wasn't really a goal; the goal was to hit the weekly training plan miles. I missed that last week, and made it the other weeks. That will have to be close enough. It's 7 weeks to Patriot Day, and I will get there.
Upcoming races:
March 12, 2016 Johnny's Runnin' of the Green 5 mile (Rochester, NY)
March 26, 2016 Spring Forward Distance Run 15K (Mendon, NY)
April 18, 2016 Boston Marathon (Hopkinton, MA)
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@kristinegift thanks!
Congratulations to everyone that made it through the month!
I have an update regarding my high HR.. I emailed Garmin and received some advice. After working through their solutions I think I have identified the problem. Which appears to have been a placement issue. My high HR is about 180, and commonly I see 160's. Hooray! No more 200+ BPM.0 -
_nikkiwolf_ wrote: »@9voice9 You know best how you feel, of course - but if you are still recovering from the surgery and can't run another few days, it would probably make sense to be cautious about a race that's supposed to happen in less than three weeks. In your place I guess I would either change the race in three weeks to a 5k, or decided to run the 10k for fun, without any time pressure. "Cherry blossom" sounds like there might be some beautiful scenery to admire along the way in any case!
Do you have to decide that soon, or can you still make up your mind on the race weekend, when you know better how well you recovered until then?
I didn't update the decision on my status report - I'm gonna do it as a 5K (unless my addiction rears it's ugly head). I haven't actually signed up - around here, they either don't jack up the price of a race until late, or they do it REALLY early. Either way, I'm okay with it.
Thanks for the concern! I really do appreciate it.0 -
My Feb Total is 141.41 km. Was aiming for 180 but just didn't get there this time. Maybe next month!
Thanks everyone for your nice words.. You made me get all teary! Thankyou!0 -
Congratulations all on a great month!! Lots of goal breakers, makers, and maybe-just-a-little-laters in February. March is going to be great!0
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