March 2016 Running Challenge

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  • pcarvalho3
    pcarvalho3 Posts: 36 Member
    @4leighbee your goal is 60% bigger than mine, lol. I'm counting in kilometers, you're in miles. way to go!

  • Stoshew71
    Stoshew71 Posts: 6,553 Member
    Date Miles today. Miles for March
    3/1 7.25 miles - 7.25
    3/2 4 miles - 11.25
    3/3 9 miles - 20.25
    3/4 3.5 miles - 23.75
    3/5 6.2 miles - 29.95
    3/6 2 miles - 31.95 << race warm-up
    3/6 5 miles - 36.95 << 8K race
    3/7 6.2 miles - 43.15
    3/8 8 miles - 51.15
    3/8 4.1 miles - 55.25 << daily double
    3/9 6.2 miles - 61.45
    3/10 8 miles - 69.45
    3/10 4 miles - 73.45 << another daily double
    3/11 6.25 miles - 79.70
    3/12 16.25 miles - 95.95
    3/13 REST DAY
    3/14 10.75 miles - 106.7
    3/15 8 miles - 114.7
    3/15 4.1 miles - 118.8 << daily double
    3/16 6.6 miles - 125.4
    3/17 9.35 miles - 134.75
    3/17 4 miles - 138.75 << lunch time daily double
    3/18 6.2 miles - 144.95
    3/19 15.15 miles - 160.1 << 2,297 ft. elev of trail running
    3/20 REST DAY
    3/21 6.65 miles - 166.75 << sore Monday morning
    3/21 6.3 miles - 173.05 << daily double, less sore
    3/22 8 miles - 181.05
    3/22 4 miles - 185.05 << another daily double
    3/23 6.3 miles - 191.35

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


  • Mari33a
    Mari33a Posts: 1,253 Member
    edited March 2016
    01/03 3.5miles
    02/03 3.5miles
    04/03 3.5miles
    05/03 3 miles
    07/03 3 miles
    09/03 4.5miles
    11/03 5 miles
    12/03 3.75miles
    14/03 3.5 miles
    15/03 3 miles
    16/03 3.5miles
    19/03 5 miles
    21/03 3.5miles
    22/03 3.5miles
    23/03 4.3 miles - my legs felt like lead at the beginning

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  • AdrianChr92
    AdrianChr92 Posts: 567 Member
    edited March 2016
    I've been analyzing the data from my hrm lately and I have to the conclusion that I may have ran my easy runs and recovery runs way too hard. It's closer to my tempo hr. So I'm cutting out. Thinking about it I did my long run at conversational pace, but more like talk 1 sentence max conversational. Need to be conversational as in I'll tell you my life story. So there's that. Weather been sucky lately so I'm staying indoor on the dreadmill. 5.6 km yesterday followed by 3.6 km with 2 intervals at lactate threshold. These were pretty hard but maintainable. Gotta say. It takes real slow runs and ability to relax your body to maintain an easy enough pace

    .....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..............Music
    March 22 - 5.6 km
    March 23 - 3.6 km....................................................I ate 5 bananas today

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    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)
  • kristinegift
    kristinegift Posts: 2,406 Member
    edited March 2016
    3/1: Rest day
    3/2: 12 miles (am), 5 miles (pm)
    3/3: 7 miles speedwork (am), 6 miles with Thursday crew (pm)
    3/4: Rest day
    3/5: 7.3 miles
    3/6: 15.2 miles
    3/7: 6 miles with Joe to Go crew
    3/8: Rest day
    3/9: 12 miles (am), 5 miles (pm)
    3/10: 8 miles (am), 6 miles with Thursday crew (pm)
    3/11: Rest day
    3/12: 5.6 miles (2.5 mile warm up and 5k race)
    3/13: 18 miles
    3/14: Impromptu rest day
    3/15: 6 miles (am), 8 miles (pm)
    3/16: 10 miles (am), 7 miles with Wednesday crew (pm)
    3/17: DC mini-vacation
    3/18: DC mini-vacation
    3/19: 7.2 miles
    3/20: 20 birthday miles!
    3/21: 6 miles with Joe to Go crew
    3/22: Rest day!
    3/23: 10 miles (am), 6 miles (pm)

    I was supposed to do this at recovery pace (~8:45) but my afternoon coffee left my body thinking an 8:15 pace was easy. Oops. I tried listening to calmer music, breathing through my nose... nothing could get my legs to slow down! Hopefully I won't pay for that when I tackle some speedwork tomorrow morning...

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    Upcoming Races:
    3/12: Run O' The Mill 5K: New PR! 21:55
    4/3: Caesar Rodney HM (Wilmington, DE)
    4/16: River Horse 6K (Ewing, NJ)
    5/1: New Jersey Marathon (Lots of towns, NJ)
  • WhatMeRunning
    WhatMeRunning Posts: 3,538 Member
    It really is surprisingly hard to run at the proper slow pace. Once I started tracking my HRM and knowing what zones I was targeting I tried finding ways to help keep me on pace. The most helpful way is counting my steps per breath. I find that when I am running at 4 steps per breath I am in my easy pace zone, and once I am regularly into 3 steps per breath I am in tempo range. That same thing may not work for everyone, but once you make yourself run at a pace by tracking your HR you can probably find something to help guide you like that.
  • CariTJR
    CariTJR Posts: 343 Member
    I ran another 3.34 miles tonight, i'm getting a bit more confident about running the 5k distance now i've done it a few times. My Club is going to do a local Park Run soon, with all of us beginners running a 5k together. I'm also thinking of entering a 5k in June for charity, as I reckon by that time i'll have made progress with my pace. I'm currently only running a 13 min mile, so I need to work on this.


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  • ceckhardt369
    ceckhardt369 Posts: 115 Member
    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)
    3/22- Walk at work and yoga
    3/23- 3.8 (41.21/35) AMAZING!! W8D2 of C25K done and I feel awesome even with my allergies attacking at full force (4 Benadryl and a trip to get Flonase I can finally almost breath through my nose again). 28 minutes with zero stops and zero walking (not even to stretch my calves). I realized today that running is similar to yoga in the sense that you always stop for pain, but working through discomfort is how you get better. Don't know why it took so long to realize that! Really feeling the runner high today lol.
    3/24-
    3/25-
    3/26-
    3/27-
    3/28-
    3/29-
    3/30-
    3/31-

    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 Dash
  • HASWLRS
    HASWLRS Posts: 8,001 Member
    March 23rd - travelled 6.74 K on the treadmill (32 minutes running, 25 minutes walking)
    March total - 100.42 K
    Met my goal of 100 K for March! I was originally going to say 120 or 125, so we'll see which one I actually come closest to at this month's end.
  • _nikkiwolf_
    _nikkiwolf_ Posts: 1,380 Member
    edited March 2016
    kristinegift wrote: »
    @4leighbee Re; Chafing: I found that Body Glide didn't quite do the trick for me. I have a travel sized tub of Vaseline that I take with me to races and it sits on my bathroom counter otherwise. I put the Vaseline under my sports bra and on my toes and anywhere else I may need it. It's thicker so I find it works better for some tricky spots. Since I started using Vaseline, my perma-chafe from my VS sports bras (which sadly I must retire as they are now too big :'( ) has disappeared.
    Sounds good, maybe I have to try Vaseline as well! I bought some body glide last summer, but found that it didn't do a lot to help with chafing on the inside of the thighs I get whem my shorts are too short and the weather is hot...
    Regarding stinging in the shower: for me, cold water is actually great on chafed skin. Although I usually only have that problem on hot summer days; not sure I'd be too enthusiastic about a cold shower in winter.

    @skippygirlsmom So sorry to hear about your ITB! That must be extra frustrating, to have the pain flare back up just when you thought everything was finally okay again. I hope you'll be able to figure out how to make it better quickly.

    @brian_gunther Wow, running with an aching tooth, that's real dedication! Congratulations on running 30 minutes straight, great job!

    @MNLittleFinn Like Stoshew71, I use Strava and runningahead. Strava is kind of nice with the social stuff and the app and photo uploads and challenges, etc. And runningahead is what I use for actual "tracking" - like making graphs of "pace vs day", and noting down the weather, that kind of thing.


    I'm kinda proud of myself today, I took the bike to work twice this week already (good resolutions ftw!), and these times my legs didn't feel as tired during the run in the evening afterwards. But those hills were as freaking hard to ride up as last week. Funnily enough, I also climbed the same "evil hill" during my run tonight, that was both easier as well as much more enjoyable. :)
    Tonights 12km put me at 163.5 km for the month, and we still have a lot of month to go. Compared to 166km for the entire month of February, it looks like I ran a bit too much during the last three weeks. I was actually puzzled about that for a moment, until I realised I've gone and replaced cross-country skiing with running, which leaves me with five days of running per week instead of four. Duh! That explaines where the extra kilometers come from. Guess I should make the last week of the month an easy one, to make sure the ramp up in mileage isn't too agressive...

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  • username301
    username301 Posts: 247 Member

    2/3........5k
    4/3........5k
    6/3........7k
    9/3........5k
    11/3......5k
    13/3......8k
    15/3......5k
    20/3......9k
    23/3......5k

    Felt like I was flying this evening, then towards the end I decided to skip a track on spotify and saw that I was actually crawling. Never mind.

    I have two potential plans for April I am mulling over.

    Jan 45k
    Feb 61k
    Mar 54k

    Goals for March:
    1. 13 runs @ 74km......9 run at 54k
    2. 8km long run...........9k
    3. Be less slow............I am a little less slow.

  • Elise4270
    Elise4270 Posts: 8,375 Member
    1---3.57 walk
    2---7.06
    3---3.55
    4---7.47 walk
    5---5.75
    6---3.03
    7--- work late, DOMS, rain
    8---work late, headache, rain
    9---6.61cramps
    10---5.05 cramps
    11---5.41
    12---7.33
    13---worked, slept
    14---2.3 walk, biked 9
    15---7.23 easy
    16,17---eat days
    18---travel/crazy day
    19---5k turned out to be 2.85miles, about 0.5k short. So no PR. 
    20---13.4 RNR half OT 2:20:47
    21---5.01 recovery run/walk
    22---DOMs
    23---3.16

     89.80 miles/150 Dang, I'm behind!


    Upcoming races:

    04/24/16 OKC Memorial undecided
    10/16/16 THAT dam half, Lewisville TX
    11/05/16 Jenks Half Jenks OK
    Run the year 2016  441.64/ 2016
  • Meganthedogmom
    Meganthedogmom Posts: 1,639 Member
    I think I'm gonna make it!

    3/1 - nada
    3/2 - 3.9 miles
    3/3 - 3.8
    3/4 - 3.29
    3/5 - 3.25
    3/6 - 6.3
    3/7 - 1.2
    3/8 - 2.53
    3/9 - 2.4
    3/10 - 2.02
    3/11 - 1.48
    3/12 - 4.45
    3/13 - 3.9
    3/14 - 1.56 (walking)
    3/15 - 1.8
    3/16 - 1.18 (walk)
    3/17 - 3
    3/18 - 1.3 (walk)
    3/19 - 5.1
    3/20 - 5
    3/21 - 2 mile walk
    3/22 - rest
    3/23 - 3.6


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  • MobyCarp
    MobyCarp Posts: 2,927 Member
    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 – 11.46 easy, speed work, easy
    3/23 – 7.76 easy
    3/24 –
    3/25 –
    3/26 –
    Weekly total TBD vs. target 62

    March total to date – 213.14

    Goal – 56, 62, or 68 miles per week, per training plan
    Expected March total - ~282 miles

    Today's notes – This evening I went running in a Winter Weather Advisory. Note that "Advisory" is a step below "Watch" and much less severe than "Warning." I saw snowflakes when I went walking at noon, but only saw rain showers and some wintry mix when I went running in the evening. It was light enough I could see where I was going, but I wore my reflective harness and lights anyway. I figure a lot of motorists would not be expecting to see a runner in this weather.

    My non-runner brain said, "This is ugly weather. You don't really want to run in this, do you?" But my runner brain said, "There is no bad weather. There is only inappropriate clothing." So I put on some appropriate clothing, went out, and had a very pleasant easy run. The pavement was wet, but I was fine in road shoes. Got home and found a coating of slush on the edge of my porch that hadn't been there when I left. Somehow, it doesn't bother me much at this point; I know it isn't all that long until we're totally done with snow for another half year.

    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)
  • JohnONE29
    JohnONE29 Posts: 101 Member
    3.23.16 - 10.2 miles. 8:15 avg

    Upcoming Runs:
    4.3.16 - Knoxville Marathon - 3rd time
    5.1.16 - Flying Pig Marathon - 2nd time
    5.29.16 - Buffalo Marathon - 2nd time
    6.18.16 - Grandma's Marathon - 1st time & 1st 26.2 in MN.
  • sthoma13
    sthoma13 Posts: 63 Member

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    Not sure if I will make it to the 90 this month (I had a bad week where I fell off) but I signed up for a 10k this weekend and I've made progress on my speed!
  • ariceroni
    ariceroni Posts: 422 Member
    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
    3/22: 5 miles, easy
    3/23: Off, rest day
    Total: 124.84 miles

    Overview:
    Was planning to do a tempo run after leaving the lab today, but I just wasn't feeling it. Plus it was kind of cold (40 F) and really rainy and my GPS watch wouldn't connect to the satellites. I even waited 7 minutes outside in the rain while it tried to connect but nothing :( So I just took that as a sign that I should rest today and run friday instead haha.


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    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
    11/27 - Space Coast Half Marathon
  • juliet3455
    juliet3455 Posts: 3,015 Member
    edited March 2016
    9 km Hill Climb with the Wednesday Night Running Clowns/Crazies. What else can you call us when we do a Hill Climb in 15 cm ( 6 in ) of Fresh Heavy Wet Snow. At times the snow was sticking to your shoes slowly building up and then you would have to do the Shake a Leg in mid stride to dump the load. Some managed to wander off the main trail and found some Deep Snow in drifts. A run is a run and this was a good workout. I am the on-call tech for the next two week-ends so could be a challenge to meet goal this month.

    03/01 – 0.0 Km – 0.0 - 140 km – 263.8 Km
    03/02- 10.0 Km – 10.0 - 130 km – 273.8 Km
    03/04- 11.0 Km – 21.0 - 119 km – 284.8 Km
    03/05- 13.0 Km – 34.0 - 106 km – 297.8 Km
    03/06- 8.0 Km – 42.0 - 98 km – 305.8 Km
    03/12- 20.0 Km – 62.0 - 78 km – 325.8 Km
    03/13- 6.0 Km – 68.0 - 72 km – 331.8 Km
    03/14- 7.0 Km – 75.0 - 65 km – 338.8 Km
    03/16- 8.0 Km – 83.0 - 57 km – 346.8 Km
    03/23- 9.0 Km – 92.0 - 48 km – 355.8 Km

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    Way to many posts to comment on. Glad to see all the old regulars and the New members who have moved up from the C25K & B10K groups. Welcome everyone to the Shoe Destroyers Club! Have always enjoyed the positive Feedback-support and encouragement. Especially when I drop into the C25K or B10K groups and see the support and encouragement being offered to the people just starting out.
    The hint of Spring is around the corner, even though we Traditionally get more snow in March than any Month of the Year.
    Impatiently Waiting for the snow to disappear from the Bush Trails along the Rolling River Bank Trails. This is probably how a Dog feels when he is looking at an empty Bowl waiting for his supper. Which explains why we went for a Hill Climb in Fresh Snow.
  • 9voice9
    9voice9 Posts: 693 Member
    Elise4270 wrote: »
    Don't be afraid to inspire someone!
    <3
  • CChen8520
    CChen8520 Posts: 64 Member
    HAVE NO IDEA HOW I CREATED TWO TICKERS....

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  • greenolivetree
    greenolivetree Posts: 1,282 Member
    Spent quite a bit of time today debating whether or not to run. It was supposed to rain and didn't. Wind was constantly gusting to 28mph though. Normally I don't run mid-week due to my schedule, but being off work this week I totally had time today. Ended up doing some working out inside and then thought if I have to go shower anyway, I might as well try a couple miles, wind and all. It was 72 degrees and I came back with sweat dripping from my elbows :neutral: I'm not a fan of running over about 60 degrees. Summer makes me sad. LOL So that's 54 miles now for March. I may hit 70 despite my goal only being 52! I've never ran even 50 miles in a month before :smiley: So happy I'm running more miles and free of pain.
  • 5BeautifulDays
    5BeautifulDays Posts: 683 Member
    There is no way...y'all are more than 500 posts ahead of me! I was out with lots of life happening including a college visit to Appalachian State with my daughter. We had fun! Gotta get her hiking now, or she'll never fit in, though, lol!

    3/1.....3.0 @ 10:40 on the TM, plus strength training
    3/3....3.5 @ 11:25 on the TM
    3/5....4.5 @ 10:33 on the TM ( .5 walking and 4 @ 10:00, which I think is my farthest distance at that speed)
    3/8....4.5 @ 11:53 on the park trail
    3/9...2.5 @ 15:00ish walking the world's fattest, most slothful dog :)
    3/10...4.25 @ 11:37 on the rail trail near my house. It was so nice to be outside--and warm!--at 6 am!
    3/11...3.00 @ 10:39 on the rail trail
    3/14...3.0 @ 10:56 on the rail trail--it was a little wet and slippery; I almost landed on my rear in the creek at the water crossing!
    3/15...3.0 @ 10:24 on the treadmill and strength training
    3/17...2.25 @ 11:06 on the treadmill and strength training
    3/21...5.0 @ 12:00 on the treadmill
    3/23...3.25 @ 10:39 on the treadmill and strength training


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  • Orphia
    Orphia Posts: 7,097 Member
    1 Mar – 3 km
    2 Mar – 4 km
    5 Mar – 5 km
    6 Mar – 10 km – first time ever!
    8 Mar – 7.5 km
    10 Mar – 5.1 km
    12 Mar – 5 km – parkrun PB!
    13 Mar – 10 km
    15 Mar – 7.5 km
    17 Mar – 5.4 km
    19 Mar – 5 km
    20 Mar – 13 km - furthest distance yet!
    22 Mar – 7.2 km
    24 Mar – 7.1 km

    Total: 94.8 km
    Goal: 60 km ...Totally rocking my goal this month!
    Elise4270 wrote: »
    Don't be afraid to inspire someone!

    Yep. I've only been running 6 months, and two people so far have said I've inspired them to start running too!
    vandinem wrote: »
    I believe I am currently on pace to hit my goal by March 34th

    LOL!!!11!!Eleventy!!

    @brian_gunther Totally amazing effort! Very nice determination.
    Stoshew71 wrote: »
    MNLittleFinn wrote: »
    Anyone use a runnning journal/log? Thinking about starting one to use as motivation/tracking

    That's what I use strava and runningahead for. And this thread. I can go back to all of this if need to be, and I do.

    Same here with Strava and these threads, and also another forum and Facebook.

    I started a journal in a blank book, but after a couple of months I'm only barely keeping up with the major milestones. Still, it has come in useful, so I think I'll try to keep up with it.
  • Ohhim
    Ohhim Posts: 1,142 Member
    Got in a nice longish run tonight at a mixed pace after leaving my guests with a documentary to watch. Finally shipping the guests back up north on Friday, then will have a week of peace and quiet until my next set of friends arrive from up north. Aiming for another 11 miles tomorrow, bringing my final week's requisite total down to a more manageable 60 miles to hit my target for the month. I'll be done with my monthly biking goal tomorrow (600 miles), and should be able to get in more running (and hopefully swimming) time leading up to my 4/10 ironman 70.3 race.

    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
    3/23 - 11 miles

    Total: 129 miles
    Goal: 200 miles
    Remaining: 71 miles
  • Orphia
    Orphia Posts: 7,097 Member
    @Ohhim Seriously impressive stuff!
  • lillymacki55
    lillymacki55 Posts: 35 Member
    03/01 3.23
    03/02 3.19
    03/03 3.17
    03/04 3.27
    03/05 6.83
    03/06 8.15
    03/07 3.17
    03/08 3.43
    03/09 3.59
    03/10 6.25
    03/11 2.70
    03/12 0.00 (16 mile bike ride)
    03/13 7.01
    03/14 3.09
    03/15 3.28
    03/17 3.34
    03/18 5.21
    03/19 4.90
    03/20 7.01
    03/21 2.79
    03/22 3.11
    03/23 3.29
    03/24 3.30

    TOTAL 95.2
    GOAL 100


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  • 4leighbee
    4leighbee Posts: 1,275 Member

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    Wow ... I am really cutting this goal close. I need to build in a rest day but I might try to run a few miles in my sleep if I do that. Oh - btw, I put the other orthotic in this morning, now that my finicky right foot (and the rest of the biomechanics up the body) is finally happy. So far so good.

    Hill repeats question: I tried something new this morning on the TM and increased incline by quarter mile increments for a distance of one mile, then went back down to .5 again and started over. It kept my mind engaged during a hill workout (not a fan). What are your hill workouts? How many repeats, etc. Would love some ideas.
  • WhatMeRunning
    WhatMeRunning Posts: 3,538 Member
    edited March 2016
    @sthoma13 - Good luck on that upcoming 10k!

    @juliet3455 - That sounds like a good fun group of crazies tackling challenges like that. :smile:

    Also, I guess I had not realized how awesome MFP's forums are allowing people to build up comfortably in C25k and B10k communities and then even progressing here. That is awesome! :smile: And welcome to anyone new here or lurking from there.

    @greenolivetree - Way to get the run done, and congrats on the new mileage territory! You may want to get a nice pair of shorts and shirt specifically for running in the summer sun/heat (if you don't already). Can make a huge difference. Summer running is always hot, but good clothing can at least help prevent the added stress that may make you decide to not run in the summer. I find a super hat important too to keep sweat and sun off my face, look for a headsweats hat or my favorite a UA coldblack running hat. The price for these leaves a lot to be desired, but you only need one pair and can do laundry. They will last for a long, long time too, I think that is part of the price equation.


  • WhatMeRunning
    WhatMeRunning Posts: 3,538 Member
    There was a threat of snow for this morning but when I woke up at 4am it was still 39 degrees and just misting. The snow is still on the way though so I grabbed a flashlight and did a misty little jaunt through the woods. I had a bunch of bunnies trying to pace me, attracted to the light I suppose. No big bad wolf, unless that was me.

    3/1 - 5 miles
    3/2 - 5 miles
    3/3 - 5 miles
    3/4 - Rest
    3/5 - 12 miles
    3/6 - 5 miles
    3/7 - 5 miles
    3/8 - 5 miles
    3/9 - 5 miles
    3/10 - 5 miles
    3/11 - Rest
    3/12 - 12 miles
    3/13 - 5 miles
    3/14 - 5 miles
    3/15 - 5 miles
    3/16 - 5 miles
    3/17 - 5 miles
    3/18 - Rest
    3/19 - 12 miles
    3/20 - 5 miles
    3/21 - 4 miles
    3/22 - 4 miles
    3/23 - 4 miles
    3/24 - 4 miles

    122/150 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)
    9/25 - Broadway Bridge half marathon (Kansas City, MO)
    10/15 - Kansas City Marathon 26.2 (Kansas City, MO)
    11/5 - Jenks half marathon (Jenks, OK)
    11/6 - Kansas half marathon (Lawrence, KS)
    11/12 - Longview half marathon (Kansas City, MO)
    11/13 - Gobbler Grind half marathon (Overland Park, KS)
    11/19 - White River half marathon (Cotter, AR)
    11/20 - Pilgrim Pacer half marathon (Lenexa, KS)
  • rcsmom2002
    rcsmom2002 Posts: 13 Member
    @4leighbee we are close! I'm in Portsmouth.

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