March 2016 Running Challenge
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@Stoshew71, @Amandajs232 - I will share any experiences/data I can, but from my readings the research that seemed to show benefits were in regards to drinking beet juice before a run. But there are potty break side effects that I certainly don't want to deal with considering the amount of planning I do to avoid such pit stops at my age/whatever. I suspect it will help with iron, and therefore the transport of oxygen to muscles via blood, at least more than if I did not have such an iron rich regular food source. I've noticed that even multivitamins are a bit weak on the iron to avoid giving too much. If I look at my diet overall some added iron like this is a good idea so I suspect I will rant and rave about beets being wonderful, but truth be told it's probably just something I needed to add to my diet anyway.0
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Thanks for all the congratulations everyone, it's nice to have you guys here to share an achievement with when I have 0 friends IRL who really 'get' running. I don't want to be told I'm mad, I want to be told I'm awesome, haha
Congratulations to everyone else who ran this weekend! @ceciliaslater @ariceroni @Elise4270 @CivicSista
Just a super-easy 3 miles today. After really pushing at the weekend I need to slow it right down this week to recover and avoid any injuries. My race number and chip came for my half marathon today - less than 2 weeks! I'm so excited
1st March - 3.03 miles
3rd March - 4.03 miles
6th March - 9.13 miles
8th March - 3.30 miles
12th March - 10.28 miles
17th March - 3.77 miles
19th March - 6.22 10km race PR!
21st March - 3.06 miles
MTD - 42.82/65 miles
Upcoming races:
3rd Apr - Paddock Wood Half Marathon
8th May - Run Hackney Half Marathon
2nd Oct - Tonbridge Half Marathon
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March Running Totals (km)
3/1- 1.4 (1.4/35)
3/2- 2.51 (3.91/35)
3/3- 1.42 (5.33/35)
3/4- DOMS hit hard. Need to remember to foam roll!
3/5- Life
3/6- 3 (8.33/35)
3/7- Life
3/8- 3.5 & 1.97 (13.8/35)
3/9- 1.41 (15.21/35)
3/10- Cross training
3/11- Life
3/12- 3.1 (18.31/35)
3/13- 3.6 (21.91/35)
3/14- Strength
3/15- 3.6 (25.51/35)
3/16- 5.1 (30.61/35) Shamrock 5k
3/17- Rest kind of. Walked at work, taught fitness class (participated in about half)
3/18- Rest and fun night out with friends
3/19- 3.2 (33.81/35)
3/20- Rest
3/21- 3.6 (37.41/35) Great run! Stopped after the halfway point to stretch the calves, other than that I never walked more than a couple of steps to avoid a car or other obstacle. Breathing felt great, calves weren't happy most of the run but didn't full on cramp up, and while I'm slow I'm getting better at maintaining a consistent pace. It was one of those runs that reminds me of why I love running. Added bonus is I've met my goal for the month!!! Any advice on what to do about the calf tightness? I stretch and foam roll regularly.
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Races
March 16th- Shamrock Run (47:05)
April 10th- Run For Home HM (Relay Team)
May ?- TuscBDD 5k
June 25th- Indian Mud Run
August 13th- Insane Inflatable 5k
August 20th- Warrior Dash0 -
11/3: 3.2 Miles
13/3: 5.0 Miles
14/3: 3.7 Miles
16/3: 3.2 Miles
18/3: 4.0 Miles
20/3: 6.2 Miles
21/3: 3.2 Miles
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louubelle16 wrote: »Thanks for all the congratulations everyone, it's nice to have you guys here to share an achievement with when I have 0 friends IRL who really 'get' running. I don't want to be told I'm mad, I want to be told I'm awesome, haha
Is't it possible to be mad and awesome at the same time?
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March 1 - 5.05 miles + 1 hour spinning
March 2 - strength training
March 3 - 5K for Orlando City Soccer (not sure why they need $) + 1 mile warmup
March 4- strength training
March 5 - 43 mile bike ride (went 9 more than the usual 34 mile Sat ride).
March 6 - 51 mile bike ride
March 7 - 5 miles
March 8 - recovery/rest day
March 9 - 5.1 miles + strength training
March 10 - 5.02 miles
March 11 - strength training
March 12 - 35 miles bike
March 13- 62.5 miles biking Tour de Cure
March 14 - 4.12 miles - PI run + 0.98
March 15 - Recovery day
March 16 - 4.7 miles (intervals) + strength training
March 17 - 4.5 miles
March 18 - strength training cancelled
March 19 - 34 mile bike ride
March 20 - 8.4 miles - biking was canceled so impromptu run
March 21 - 4.4 miles (after school) + day 1 of 28 squat challenge
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3/01: 3 miles, easy (am)
3/01: 6 miles, 2x1 mile at LTP (7:30) then 800m @ 5K pace (pm)
3/02: 6 miles, easy
3/03: 5 miles, 5x800m @ 6:45 pace with 400m recovery jog between
3/04: 5 miles, easy
3/05: 6 miles, easy
3/06: 13.1 miles, long and easy
3/07: Off, have the flu
3/08: 4.25 miles, easy
3/09: 5 miles, easy (am)
3/09: 5 miles, easy (pm)
3/10: 4.75 miles, 3x800m @ 6:45 pace + 2x400m @ 6:30 pace with 400m recovery jog between
3/11: 5 miles, super easy
3/12: 2 miles, warm up
3/12: 5K race, 23:27
3/13: 9 miles, easy with strong finish
3/14: 5 miles, easy
3/15: 5 miles, 1.5 miles at LT pace (7:40)
3/16: 5 miles, easy
3/17: 5 miles, 3x1/2 mile @ 7:00 pace with 1/2 mile recovery
3/18: Off, rest day
3/19: 3 miles, easy with quick finish
3/20: 10 mile race, 1:19:39
3/21: 4 miles, easy
Total: 119.82 miles
Overview:
Today’s run was a super easy, slow 4 miles to let my legs recover from yesterday. No pain anywhere so that’s good, though my legs were feeling pretty sore! It’s my last day in florida, I’m pretty sad to be leaving my family and the warmth
Thanks @WhatMeRunning @MNLittleFinn @CivicSista @Elise4270 @kristinegift @rohanivan @Stoshew71 @rune1990 @louubelle16 and anyone else I missed!
@CivicSista - I see we took matching pictures! Congratulations on the relay! You didn't happen to sign up for the Eat my Crust 5K, did you? I wont be in FL for that one, but the medals sounded really cute! I'm trying to talk my (non athletic) little sister into registering for it haha
@Elise4270 - Awesome race weekend, way to power through those races! Thanks for letting us know about the believe journal sale too; I'm almost all the way through my red one and have been meaning to get my hands on the lavender one next!
@kristinegift - Happy (belated) birthday! Seems like the perfect way to celebrate- with a nice long run and an awesome dinner! Sound like you got some pretty great presents too
I don't know about "blazing" fast but I'm pretty happy with my pace; my goal is to run a sub 1:45 half marathon (hopefully at my next one in 3 weeks!) so successfully racing 10 miles at my goal pace was a great confidence boost!
@MobyCarp - Thank you! I made the costumes myself, so that helped a lot. Was able to specifically design something that wouldn't get in the way of running (too much) while still fitting the theme! From what I could tell, I was the first person to finish in costume; too bad they don't give out awards for that too!
Races I'm registered for:
03/20 - Excalibur 10 Miler 1:19:39 - PR and 2nd in my age group!
03/26 - Chicago Quarter Marathon
04/03 - Shamrock Shuffle (8K)
04/09 - Chi Town Half Marathon
04/24 - Ravenswood Run (5K)
05/28 - Soldier Field Run (10 miles)
10/09 - Chicago Marathon
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Article I came across since I know we talked about this last week. Weight loss correlated to better race times.
http://www.runnersworld.com/for-beginners-only/how-does-weight-loss-affect-my-running-speed?cid=soc_Runner's World - RunnersWorld_FBPAGE_Runner’s World__Nutrition_RunningTips
I've heard a lot (and experience personally) the difference that weight loss can make on running. I'm pretty shocked by this though: "The general guideline for weight loss for women runners is 1200 to 1500 calories a day, and 1500 to 1800 calories a day for men"
Seems almost irresponsible to recommend such a low calorie intake, especially to runners! I couldn't imagine trying to run while eating so little... As the saying goes, If you chase two rabbits you won't catch either one. I think it's probably better to focus on either losing weight or getting faster, but both at the same time sounds like it could be too much. 0 -
I shaved off 3 minutes off my 5k time just by losing around 5 kg. From 26 min to 23 min. Didn't even felt hard. I'm 5 kg lighter now so probably I'm even faster. Should test it one day.0
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Article I came across since I know we talked about this last week. Weight loss correlated to better race times.
http://www.runnersworld.com/for-beginners-only/how-does-weight-loss-affect-my-running-speed?cid=soc_Runner's World - RunnersWorld_FBPAGE_Runner’s World__Nutrition_RunningTips
I've heard a lot (and experience personally) the difference that weight loss can make on running. I'm pretty shocked by this though: "The general guideline for weight loss for women runners is 1200 to 1500 calories a day, and 1500 to 1800 calories a day for men" Seems almost irresponsible to recommend such a low calorie intake, especially to runners! I couldn't imagine trying to run while eating so little... As the saying goes, If you chase two rabbits you won't catch either one. I think it's probably better to focus on either losing weight or getting faster, but both at the same time sounds like it could be too much.
I agree! Too few calories. I tanked in fall of 2014 from eating too little and getting too thin. Couldn't run a mile anymore. I could stand to lose 10lbs now though! I keep saying I'm gonna do that 0 -
@Elise4270 - Awesome race weekend, way to power through those races! Thanks for letting us know about the believe journal sale too; I'm almost all the way through my red one and have been meaning to get my hands on the lavender one next!
Your welcome. I had the red one first, and it was hand signed by Lo&Ro. My lavender one isn't signed. 0 -
Conversation of the day:
Random cashier: You're not moving very well today.
Me: I ran a marathon yesterday.
Cashier: Oh, a 5k?
Me: Uh, no. 26.2 miles...
*shakes head* silly non runners!0 -
greenolivetree wrote: »Article I came across since I know we talked about this last week. Weight loss correlated to better race times.
http://www.runnersworld.com/for-beginners-only/how-does-weight-loss-affect-my-running-speed?cid=soc_Runner's World - RunnersWorld_FBPAGE_Runner’s World__Nutrition_RunningTips
I've heard a lot (and experience personally) the difference that weight loss can make on running. I'm pretty shocked by this though: "The general guideline for weight loss for women runners is 1200 to 1500 calories a day, and 1500 to 1800 calories a day for men" Seems almost irresponsible to recommend such a low calorie intake, especially to runners! I couldn't imagine trying to run while eating so little... As the saying goes, If you chase two rabbits you won't catch either one. I think it's probably better to focus on either losing weight or getting faster, but both at the same time sounds like it could be too much.
I agree! Too few calories. I tanked in fall of 2014 from eating too little and getting too thin. Couldn't run a mile anymore. I could stand to lose 10lbs now though! I keep saying I'm gonna do that
most likely they need to address to the entire crowd. If you are just 10 pounds over your ideal weight those seem good. But if they said 2500 for a man and a guy at 170 lbs wanted to get to 160 while running 10 k a week obviously would complain that he doesn't lose weight. 1800 for a man generally isn't that less since the average man consumes 2500 a day to maintain and women 2000. So they probably based on thatceciliaslater wrote: »Conversation of the day:
Random cashier: You're not moving very well today.
Me: I ran a marathon yesterday.
Cashier: Oh, a 5k?
Me: Uh, no. 26.2 miles...
*shakes head* silly non runners!
Ha this happened to me on sunday. Finish my 6k run and wanted a kebab since I craved it so much and the vendor looked at me and asked me while I'm so sweatty. Told her I just ran a short one and she asked me how much. Just 6k. Her response "you sure you don't want fries?"
Also "be careful that your heart won't explode" cracks me up every time, especially when overweight people tell that
.....Date.....Distance...Pace (min/km).........................Random thought of the day
March 01 - rest
March 02 - 5 km............(4:42).........Stop bouncing like Bambi you idiot you gonna kill your knees
March 03 - 7 km............(6:00)............................Bend at the ankles not the waist.
March 04 - 3.5 km.........(7.46)....................A metronome app helps with your cadence
March 05 - rest
March 06 - 15 km..........(6:00)............Need to taper long run next week but don't want to
March 07 - 5 km............(7:08).........................,.............Treadmills suck
March 08 - rest(4k walk)
March 09 - 3 km............(6:00).................................Treadmills really suck
March 10 - dead
March 11 - dead
March 12 - dead
March 13 - dead
March 14 - 4 km.............(4:20).......................Turns out I'm quite good at biomechanics
March 15 - rest
March 16 - 4.4 km..........(6:50).................I can't do this any slower watch leave me alone
March 17 - 3.4 km..........(5:50)......................Tap Tap Tap Tap Tap Tap Tap Tap Tap
March 18 - 3.4 km..........(5:00)........................................Gotta go fast
March 19 - rest (xt)
March 20 - 6.5 km..........(5:40)........................................Praise the sun
March 21 - 5.3 km+ONE (1) hour of stationary bike.Above & Beyond Acoustic - "Satellite / Stealing Time"
03/04: Bucharest 10k and Family run (registered)
16/04: Color Run Bucharest (registered)
15/05: Bucharest Half Marathon (need to register till march 31)0 -
Article I came across since I know we talked about this last week. Weight loss correlated to better race times.
http://www.runnersworld.com/for-beginners-only/how-does-weight-loss-affect-my-running-speed?cid=soc_Runner's World - RunnersWorld_FBPAGE_Runner’s World__Nutrition_RunningTips
I've heard a lot (and experience personally) the difference that weight loss can make on running. I'm pretty shocked by this though: "The general guideline for weight loss for women runners is 1200 to 1500 calories a day, and 1500 to 1800 calories a day for men" Seems almost irresponsible to recommend such a low calorie intake, especially to runners! I couldn't imagine trying to run while eating so little... As the saying goes, If you chase two rabbits you won't catch either one. I think it's probably better to focus on either losing weight or getting faster, but both at the same time sounds like it could be too much.
Hey that's awesome (for me)! That's where I've found I don't gain. I noticed this week that I can pinch more skin so that's a win, even though the scale won't move. It's slow, but progress. I'm sure those numbers are net.0 -
In regards to the discussion on daily calories for runners...
My daily calorie intake calculated by MFP for my current weight of 247 pounds (BMI 32.3) is 1880 calories per day, set to 1.5 pounds/week loss. Any running I do I eat back those exercise calories. So I guess 1800 is about right for me if you DON'T count running AND assume 1.5 pounds/week weight loss.0 -
ceciliaslater wrote: »Conversation of the day:
Random cashier: You're not moving very well today.
Me: I ran a marathon yesterday.
Cashier: Oh, a 5k?
Me: Uh, no. 26.2 miles...
*shakes head* silly non runners!
Haha! So funny! I heard several of the half runners yesterday reffer to themselves as marathoners. Maybe they were, but I have to think they were confused.
@AdrianChr92 haha! Your heart will explode.0 -
@elise4270 @ceciliaslater
A few days ago the 6633 Arctic Ultra (566 km) ended and a romanian won it
The romanian president decided to congratulate him but made the mistake of calling it the Arctic Marathon. I'm guessing for non-runners everything that involves running for 1 hour or more is a marathon0 -
Ended up doing my 20 miler today instead of yesterday as I ended up grabbing dinner with guests at too awkward of a time yesterday to get in my run then. Still, it worked out well as the weather was cooler today, and aside from the usual long distance knee soreness, I was feeling pretty fresh at the end. Down to 82 miles left for the month, which should be doable as I'd like to get in another 20 miler next weekend and I'm mostly done with my biking mileage.
Just had a cycling buddy qualify for the ironman 70.3 world championships last weekend, and I know I'm nearly as fast of a biker, and am a faster runner, so I'm definitely going to set my sights on that as my next goal after qualifying for Boston.
3/1 - 3.5 miles
3/2 - 10 miles
3/3 - 5 miles
3/4 - 3 miles
3/6 - 11 miles
3/7 - 18 miles
3/8 - 7.5 miles
3/10 - 13 miles
3/12 - 5 miles
3/15 - 6 miles
3/17 - 5 miles (St. Patrick's day run past lots of bars in my shiny gold hat & green shirt)
3/18 - 1 mile (pre lift warmup)
3/19 - 10 miles
3/21 - 20 miles
Total: 118 miles
Goal: 200 miles
Remaining: 82 miles
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ceciliaslater wrote: »Conversation of the day:
Random cashier: You're not moving very well today.
Me: I ran a marathon yesterday.
Cashier: Oh, a 5k?
Me: Uh, no. 26.2 miles...
*shakes head* silly non runners!
Conversation after church, Sunday 3/13:
Friend: Good luck next week!
Me: [blank stare. I had just run a very good 5 mile race, and had a 15K coming up in 2 weeks; but next week was only training runs.]
Friend: Next week is your marathon, isn't it?
Me: No, wrong month. Boston is in April. [Go on to explain what Patriot Day is, and the Paul Revere ride reference.]
Even when non-runners get that you're doing something significant, they don't track the details like a runner would. And when tell non-runners that I ran a half marathon, they have great difficulty hearing the word, "half."
But on the other hand, one of the fun things you can do is tell a non-runner, "I only ran X miles today." It doesn't matter whether X is 2, or 4, or 15; the non-runner tends to be dumbfounded that you can say "only" before a distance they can't imagine running.0 -
New shoes, saucony kinavara. Not bad. Need different socks, already have a open sore on my heel. Legs wanted to run, so I had to make 'em walk. I couldn't get comfortable in a slower pace. Nice progress from the October half.
I've been running in Kinvaras for a couple years now. I do best with wool socks, even in the summer. Darn Tough works very well, my Smartwool socks are good, but so long that I only use them in the winter. Got a pair of Feetures as a prize for 2nd in an age group, and they don't seem to be standing up to the wear the way Darn Tough and Smartwool do.
FWIW, I only got a little over 300 miles out of Kinvara 4's. My first pair of Kinvara 5's was retired at 347, the second and third are currently at 360 and 325 miles and still feeling good. I hope the Kinvara 6's I have in boxes waiting to go into rotation do as well as the 5's have done. (I wear 3 pair in rotation. Among other reasons, if I have twinges after wearing the white pair that I don't have after wearing the blue or green pair, that tells me the white pair needs to be retired.)
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New shoes, saucony kinavara. Not bad. Need different socks, already have a open sore on my heel. Legs wanted to run, so I had to make 'em walk. I couldn't get comfortable in a slower pace. Nice progress from the October half.
I've been running in Kinvaras for a couple years now. I do best with wool socks, even in the summer. Darn Tough works very well, my Smartwool socks are good, but so long that I only use them in the winter. Got a pair of Feetures as a prize for 2nd in an age group, and they don't seem to be standing up to the wear the way Darn Tough and Smartwool do.
FWIW, I only got a little over 300 miles out of Kinvara 4's. My first pair of Kinvara 5's was retired at 347, the second and third are currently at 360 and 325 miles and still feeling good. I hope the Kinvara 6's I have in boxes waiting to go into rotation do as well as the 5's have done. (I wear 3 pair in rotation. Among other reasons, if I have twinges after wearing the white pair that I don't have after wearing the blue or green pair, that tells me the white pair needs to be retired.)
Thanks for the info. I wore smartwool socks but they didn't come up high enough in the back. I'll just have to remember to grab a different pair. And I suspect these shoes are a half size big. When I bought them, it was suggested to buy up a half size (online shopping). But, they don't feel sloppy. I think once I get the lacing dialed in they will be great. I like the idea of the 3 pair rotation. I may try it when I find the right shoe.
Was happy that my left foot did not complain in these (usually does with all other shoes).0 -
Article I came across since I know we talked about this last week. Weight loss correlated to better race times.
http://www.runnersworld.com/for-beginners-only/how-does-weight-loss-affect-my-running-speed?cid=soc_Runner's World - RunnersWorld_FBPAGE_Runner’s World__Nutrition_RunningTips
I've heard a lot (and experience personally) the difference that weight loss can make on running. I'm pretty shocked by this though: "The general guideline for weight loss for women runners is 1200 to 1500 calories a day, and 1500 to 1800 calories a day for men" Seems almost irresponsible to recommend such a low calorie intake, especially to runners! I couldn't imagine trying to run while eating so little... As the saying goes, If you chase two rabbits you won't catch either one. I think it's probably better to focus on either losing weight or getting faster, but both at the same time sounds like it could be too much.
I could go on a HUGE rant about blanket statements like that. FWIW, I found a program that told me to eat 1900 calories per day for weight loss. I did it, and lost 2 pounds a week instead of the 1 pound it was targeting. And I was not a runner at the time. I started running as I neared goal weight, lost 12 more pounds learning how to stop losing weight, and ended up eating around 2800 calories per day to maintain while running 15 miles a week. As I go toward taper, I just cut my base calories from 3500 per day to 3300, before adding back a few for running. [N.B. - I don't add back as much as Garmin says I burn. There's no way I can eat 1500 more calories on a long run day than on a rest day. Hence, base calories must get adjusted to keep the scale trending sideways.]
The thing is, people are different. If you're close to the average, the number works for you. If you aren't it doesn't. If you burn fewer calories than the average, you follow the recommendations and wonder why you can't lose weight. If you burn more calories than the average (as I apparently do), you follow the recommendations and wonder why everyone can't lose weight, it's so easy.
In addition to people being different, I am appalled that Runner's World would make a blanket statement about how many calories to eat while "running." It should be pretty obvious to most people that there's a caloric difference between running 15 miles a week and running 30 miles a week. Quantifying the difference might be difficult, but pretending it doesn't exist is the wrong answer.
One size does not fit all.
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@Ohhim - That would be so cool, to qualify for both Boston and Kona! I do some of my long runs with a guy who will be running Kona 2016; he qualified by running 10+ iron man events. He says that to time qualify, he would have to take 3 years off work just to train.
It seems to me that qualifying for Kona is a lot more work, and a bigger achievement than qualifying for Boston. Then again, the non-running population will be even more clueless about Kona than they are about Boston; so you'll have to brag to your running and multi-sport friends.0 -
03/02 - 3.1 miles
03/03 - 3.1 miles
03/05 - 6.2 miles
03/08 - 3.1 miles
03/11 - 3.1 miles
03/15 - 3.1 miles
03/16 - 3.1 miles
03/18 - 5.0 miles
03/21 - 4.0 miles
The "winter storm" that hit Boston last night ended up leaving 4 measly inches on the ground, which pretty much melted off the roads and sidewalks by mid-morning... so I got to run along the river as usual instead of at the gym
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I have pain on the bottom of my foot on an occasional run. It's usually about 2 miles in. It's the foot I can't bend my first 2 1/2 toes but half way, the foot that had the mysterious tendon hot spot on top. I just noticed I have 2 bruises where I have a sharp burning pain running. Coincidence? I don't remember stepping on anything. But I could have..
Any ideas? Guess I'll have to visit the podiatrist.
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On the calories topic, last time I really tried (ha) I lost 8 pounds in 6 weeks on 1800 average. I'm barely over 5ft tall, work a desk job 4 days a week, and was only running like 10 miles a week but exercising 6 days a week. I have no excuse for needing to lose 10lbs right now
As for the non-runner comments, my favorite is "Don't you get bored?" Boring is the last word I'd use to describe running!0 -
New shoes, saucony kinavara. Not bad. Need different socks, already have a open sore on my heel. Legs wanted to run, so I had to make 'em walk. I couldn't get comfortable in a slower pace. Nice progress from the October half.
I've been running in Kinvaras for a couple years now. I do best with wool socks, even in the summer. Darn Tough works very well, my Smartwool socks are good, but so long that I only use them in the winter. Got a pair of Feetures as a prize for 2nd in an age group, and they don't seem to be standing up to the wear the way Darn Tough and Smartwool do.
FWIW, I only got a little over 300 miles out of Kinvara 4's. My first pair of Kinvara 5's was retired at 347, the second and third are currently at 360 and 325 miles and still feeling good. I hope the Kinvara 6's I have in boxes waiting to go into rotation do as well as the 5's have done. (I wear 3 pair in rotation. Among other reasons, if I have twinges after wearing the white pair that I don't have after wearing the blue or green pair, that tells me the white pair needs to be retired.)
@MobyCarp I loved the Kinvaras. But after I burned through three pairs of Kinvara 5s in a year (I made holes in the toe boxes of all of them and wore the tread down to nothing... oops), I had to give them up. Not worth the $100-110 price tag for shoes that only last a couple months with the high mileage I'm putting in. The Ride 8s survive ~600 miles (I have a soon-to-retire pair that's a few miles shy of 600 today) and are only $10 more (and way more plushy... nice for those 60 mile weeks!)! But oh, how I loved those bright coral K5s.....
@Elise4270 Re your foot: how long have you had the burning spots on your feet? Could those be bug bites? I've had to run with a bug bite on the bottom of my foot before and it burned for a while til my foot got tired of sending my brain "Ouch!!" signals.0 -
March Running Totals (miles)
[2/28 – 7.78 easy]
[2/29 – 7.22 easy + 4 strides]
3/1 – 9.31 warm up + 8 x Yasso 800s
3/2 – 6.02 easy
3/3 – 15.05 easy
3/4 – scheduled rest day
3/5 – 17.01 2 easy, 13 MP, 2 easy
Weekly total 62.39 vs. target 62
3/6 – 7.70 easy
3/7 – 8.17 easy + 4 strides
3/8 – 11.67 warm up, speed work, cool down
3/9 – 11.03 easy
3/10 – 8.92 warm up, speed work, cool down
3/11 – scheduled rest day
3/12 – 15.10 easy 2 solo, pace 8, race 5
Weekly total 62.59 vs. target 62
3/13 – 11.00 – 4 easy, 3 MP, 4 easy
3/14 – 5.74 easy + 4 strides
3/15 – 7.96 easy
3/16 – 9.41 easy
3/17 – 9.79 easy
3/18 – scheduled rest day 2.38 easy
3/19 – 22.03 (14 with 8:00 pace group + 8 solo)
Weekly total 68.31 vs. target 68
3/20 – 7.39 easy with stride at end
3/21 – 8.24 easy + 4 strides
3/22 –
3/23 –
3/24 –
3/25 –
3/26 –
Weekly total TBD vs. target 62
March total to date – 193.92
Goal – 56, 62, or 68 miles per week, per training plan
Expected March total - ~282 miles
Today's notes – Snow showers at noon, but sunlight and 41° at 6 PM for running. There was enough wind to motivate me to wear light tights and a jacket, but it was still pleasant running. The iffy ankle was okay with the strides at the end. I think I could do some easy speed work, but the Yasso 800s on the plan for tomorrow are too much to risk at this point.
Upcoming races:
March 26, 2016 Spring Forward Distance Run 15K (Mendon, NY)
April 18, 2016 Boston Marathon (Hopkinton, MA)
April 24, 2016 Flower City Challenge Half Marathon (Rochester, NY)
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kristinegift wrote: »New shoes, saucony kinavara. Not bad. Need different socks, already have a open sore on my heel. Legs wanted to run, so I had to make 'em walk. I couldn't get comfortable in a slower pace. Nice progress from the October half.
I've been running in Kinvaras for a couple years now. I do best with wool socks, even in the summer. Darn Tough works very well, my Smartwool socks are good, but so long that I only use them in the winter. Got a pair of Feetures as a prize for 2nd in an age group, and they don't seem to be standing up to the wear the way Darn Tough and Smartwool do.
FWIW, I only got a little over 300 miles out of Kinvara 4's. My first pair of Kinvara 5's was retired at 347, the second and third are currently at 360 and 325 miles and still feeling good. I hope the Kinvara 6's I have in boxes waiting to go into rotation do as well as the 5's have done. (I wear 3 pair in rotation. Among other reasons, if I have twinges after wearing the white pair that I don't have after wearing the blue or green pair, that tells me the white pair needs to be retired.)
@Elise4270 Re your foot: how long have you had the burning spots on your feet? Could those be bug bites? I've had to run with a bug bite on the bottom of my foot before and it burned for a while til my foot got tired of sending my brain "Ouch!!" signals.
It's been an issue for a three-ish months. I've just been ignoring it, but with the toes being weird.0
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