March 2016 Running Challenge
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Who is gonna be the first? http://community.myfitnesspal.com/en/discussion/10363050/april-2016-running-challenge0
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Achieved my goal! I didn't think I would this month having missed so many mid-week runs for being ill, and I shouldn't really have done a 5-6 miller today because of my half marathon on Sunday, but I wanted to make goal so went on a run/walk that was so slow, when my watch exported it to MFP, MFP registered it as 'walking' not running! But hey, it was a gorgeous day, I ran about half of it (just over 2.5miles) and enjoyed myself exploring some new country lanes I hadn't been down before
Well done to everyone else that's made goal this month!
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
25th March - 4.06 miles
26th March - 4.15 miles
27th March - 6.02 miles
29th March - 3.05 miles
31st March - 5.85 miles half run & half walk.
MTD - 65.95/65 miles
Upcoming races:
3rd Apr - Paddock Wood Half Marathon
8th May - Run Hackney Half Marathon
2nd Oct - Tonbridge Half Marathon
30th Oct - River Thames Half Marathon0 -
@louubelle16 great job making and exceeding your goal!0
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instantmartian wrote: »5BeautifulDays wrote: »Oh! And guess who signed up for another Disney half? I'm doing the Wine and Dine in November!
Now, need to get that surgery scheduled and out of the way so I can get down to some good training. One thing about training for the half in February was that I did way too much of it on the treadmill, I think. With this one in November, I'm hoping to do the majority of my runs, and especially my long runs, outside.
So awesome! I heard it's in the morning this year, and I was actually talking to a girl at the running store yesterday and she told me that was a deal breaker for her because the party is on Sunday night? I really don't know anything about Wine and Dine, but I'm sure it'll be a blast! Good luck, and have fun!!
Yes, I guess they usually have it at night and then the party the next day? I don't mind partying on Sunday after running in the morning. I'll just go back to the room and sleep during the afternoon like a proper sloth, and be ready to rumble come evening! After the Princess half, I went "home", showered until the hot water didn't function right, and stretched like crazy...and then went out and walked for 8 hours. No big.0 -
10k @ threshold pace (47:50) (7:43/mi)
March total: 109.8/150mi
Longest run:20.0mi
See y'all in April!0 -
I saw that too when I went out to see my planned mileage for April. Way to crank out those miles!Can I brag a little that (at least on Thursday afternoon, based on weekly mileage) I'm beating BOTH @WhatMeRunning and @kristinegift on GC. That's my esteem boost for the week!
Now you have to try and top @Stoshew71!
Now that you mention it...I currently have more miles this week that @kristinegift too! Woo-Hoo! I never thought THAT would happen!!! Happy dance!!!0 -
3/2 - 3 mile walk
3/3 - 2.25 mile run
3/6 - 2 mile run
3/7 - 3 mile brisk walk
3/8 - 2 mile run, 1 mile walk
3/9 - too much lightning
3/10 - 2 mile run, 1.25 mile walk
3/12 - 2.5 mile run, 2 mile walk
3/14 - strength training
3/15 - Ow...DOMS... 1 mile run/1.5 walk
3/17 - Planned run day but my legs were still way too sore
3/19 - 2.5 mile run, 1.25 mile walk
3/22 - 2.5 mile run, 1.25 mile walk
3/25 - 3 mile run
3/26 - 3.4 mile hike/trail run preview of May's 5K
3/27 - 2.6 mile run
3/29 - 2.8 run, .9 walk
3/30 - 2 mile walk
So far - 47.7/50. 2.3 miles left for today. I'd say that would be a fine run, but it's supposed to be 87 here today (hottest it's been so far) and I don't do well in the heat. I think the rest of my miles might get done as a walk today so I can enjoy running in tomorrow's (predicted) cooler temps. I'm just not ready to start sweating that much!!!
Goal/Planned Races:
04/16 - something...
5/7/16 - Wildflower 5K trail run (registered)
7/4/16 or thereabouts - a 5K in Alaska because I can
12/3/16 SA Rock N Roll - 5K/10K
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Can I brag a little that (at least on Thursday afternoon, based on weekly mileage) I'm beating BOTH @WhatMeRunning and @kristinegift on GC. That's my esteem boost for the week!WhatMeRunning wrote: »
I saw that too when I went out to see my planned mileage for April. Way to crank out those miles!Can I brag a little that (at least on Thursday afternoon, based on weekly mileage) I'm beating BOTH @WhatMeRunning and @kristinegift on GC. That's my esteem boost for the week! Now you have to try and top @Stoshew71!
Now that you mention it...I currently have more miles this week that @kristinegift too! Woo-Hoo! I never thought THAT would happen!!! Happy dance!!!
Haha @9voice9 and @WhatMeRunning I'm glad I can be a benchmark for you
I'm on a cutback for my race this weekend, so you may beat me for miles overall this week! I've only got 40 on the schedule including my race! (And my legs are very happy about it!) 0 -
Yeah, right. Even on his taper week, I'll not be able to top the mighty @Stoshew71 !WhatMeRunning wrote: »I saw that too when I went out to see my planned mileage for April. Way to crank out those miles! Now you have to try and top @Stoshew71!
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So my plan (and we all remember what ole Bobby Burns had to say about "best laid plans", right?) is to prep for Saturday's 10.5K and 5K races by limiting myself to walking tomorrow to get my 10,000+ steps, so the legs will be relatively fresh for Saturday.
Is that a good plan? or should I g'head and run a few miles, just for grins?0 -
5BeautifulDays wrote: »instantmartian wrote: »5BeautifulDays wrote: »Oh! And guess who signed up for another Disney half? I'm doing the Wine and Dine in November!
Now, need to get that surgery scheduled and out of the way so I can get down to some good training. One thing about training for the half in February was that I did way too much of it on the treadmill, I think. With this one in November, I'm hoping to do the majority of my runs, and especially my long runs, outside.
So awesome! I heard it's in the morning this year, and I was actually talking to a girl at the running store yesterday and she told me that was a deal breaker for her because the party is on Sunday night? I really don't know anything about Wine and Dine, but I'm sure it'll be a blast! Good luck, and have fun!!
Yes, I guess they usually have it at night and then the party the next day? I don't mind partying on Sunday after running in the morning. I'll just go back to the room and sleep during the afternoon like a proper sloth, and be ready to rumble come evening! After the Princess half, I went "home", showered until the hot water didn't function right, and stretched like crazy...and then went out and walked for 8 hours. No big.
I hear you. I went back to the room, had a quick shower looked at my mangled feet from my stupid shoes, bandaged my massive blister, then headed to the resort pool for half a Mickey waffle from the pool bar thing followed by an hour-long soak in the hot tub with over a dozen other half finishers. In theory, it was a great idea, but in practice, the hot tub was only luke warm, and it wasn't nearly as relaxing as I had hoped it would be. It was nice to sit and chat with other runners for a while, though. We then went back to the room, had a proper shower, and spent the rest of the day in Epcot riding some rides, drinking beer, and eating our way through the World Showcase. We finished dinner at France in the middle of the fireworks thing, and left as the park was closing. It was a LOOONNNGG day, but totally, 100% worth it!0 -
If it was me, I'd do a 3-5mi trail run. Pace:easy, just cruise. Good luck on the race!So my plan (and we all remember what ole Bobby Burns had to say about "best laid plans", right?) is to prep for Saturday's 10.5K and 5K races by limiting myself to walking tomorrow to get my 10,000+ steps, so the legs will be relatively fresh for Saturday.
Is that a good plan? or should I g'head and run a few miles, just for grins?
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Wrapped up my final 12.5 miles mid-day today as I know my impending half ironman will have a mid-day Florida run, and I figured I could use some high heat/humidity training in today's 83 degrees w. 70% humidity. Took it at about 1.5 minutes below my easy pace, and ended up making 2 convenience store breaks for some cold beverages mid-route as I was definitely feeling the sun.
Definitely looking forward to a (running) rest day tomorrow, and I'll just walk to my open water swim practice at 6PM.
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
3/18 - 1 mile
3/19 - 10 miles
3/21 - 20 miles
3/23 - 11 miles
3/25 - 5.5 miles
3/27 - 9 miles
3/28 - 20 miles
3/29 - 9 miles
3/30 - 15 miles
3/31 - 12.5 miles
Total: 200 miles
Goal: 200 miles
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I'll have to catch up on everyones posts tomorrow - I have a date with a hot bath and a glass of chilled white wine not, but I first want to write about my first virtual race. It was absolutely awesome!
It was the Zombies Run spring race, so it came with a special dedicated "story mission" in the ZR app (=voice clips telling you a story in which you are one of the main characters, that advances with the distance you run). And a lot more than that, actually - there were two training missions before leading up to the main story, and emails with extra content, like introducing the other "team members" you run with in the story, a phone number you could actually call in real life, and of course a race packet. The bling was better than any I've gotten in a real race yet!
A tech shirt (with a zipper pocket that fits my apartment key), a badge/button, a certificate where you can enter your time, and the medal, but all done in the theme of the mission - there was a card with an "eyes only briefing", and even the plastic wrapper the shirt was in had a biohazard logo and the text "special threat response uniform" on it :-D
It did feel a little weird to clip on the race bib and head out for a race competely on my own. Since I didn't want to ruin the atmosphere by running somewhere with cars, live people and the like, I ran out towards some dark fields before starting the race mission. I might have been able to run a faster time on a flat course, or somewhere where my flashlight was not the only light source around, but it was definetely more fun this way. And I ended up with a 5k PR anyway! 28:35min, with is 31 seconds faster than my previous PR of 29:04 min in my last 5k race last July.
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@_nikkiwolf_ That shirt is pretty cool! And congrats on the 5k PR!0
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@_nikkiwolf_ That shirt is so cool! That's some awesome swag for a virtual race! And I would also feel a bit silly wearing a race bib in public without tons of others wearing them around me But good for you for doing it and YAY FOR A PR! 0
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I'm ending on a high. Great run today. Had no problem following my walk run prompts. Found my self lost in thought when my watch beeped for a walk. I think I found my shoe. I'll give it 50 miles and reevaluate, then buy more!
Overall, I had a stellar month. I couldn't have done it without you all. Thank you.
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 2:20:47
21---5.01 recovery run/walk
22---DOMs
23---3.16
24---druged
25---5.28
26---5.74 fast group run
27---3.3 park walk
28---7.00
29---5.00
30---3.61
31---7.06 cookie-pizza-chips miles
April will be better.
125.79miles/150
Upcoming races:
04/24/16 OKC Memorial Half
10/16/16 THAT dam half, Lewisville TX
11/05/16 Jenks Half Jenks OK
Run the year 2016 489.78/ 2016
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Well, my last run of the months was ... interesting.
8km planned - trying new shoes that I had purchased for the dreadmill but I wanted to try out on the road first.
Hmm, hot spots in the back of my heels at 2km which cleared up mostly but I think I'm going to have to see if I can trade them in for a larger half size.
And then at 7km .... bam.... my intestines decided that this was the end of the world. Not good. Had to walk the last 500m.
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_nikkiwolf_ wrote: »I'll have to catch up on everyones posts tomorrow - I have a date with a hot bath and a glass of chilled white wine not, but I first want to write about my first virtual race. It was absolutely awesome!
It was the Zombies Run spring race, so it came with a special dedicated "story mission" in the ZR app (=voice clips telling you a story in which you are one of the main characters, that advances with the distance you run). And a lot more than that, actually - there were two training missions before leading up to the main story, and emails with extra content, like introducing the other "team members" you run with in the story, a phone number you could actually call in real life, and of course a race packet. The bling was better than any I've gotten in a real race yet!
A tech shirt (with a zipper pocket that fits my apartment key), a badge/button, a certificate where you can enter your time, and the medal, but all done in the theme of the mission - there was a card with an "eyes only briefing", and even the plastic wrapper the shirt was in had a biohazard logo and the text "special threat response uniform" on it :-D
It did feel a little weird to clip on the race bib and head out for a race competely on my own. Since I didn't want to ruin the atmosphere by running somewhere with cars, live people and the like, I ran out towards some dark fields before starting the race mission. I might have been able to run a faster time on a flat course, or somewhere where my flashlight was not the only light source around, but it was definetely more fun this way. And I ended up with a 5k PR anyway! 28:35min, with is 31 seconds faster than my previous PR of 29:04 min in my last 5k race last July.
That is so cool, sounds like it was a lot of fun! Congrats on the PR!0 -
@ddmom0811 - If they are like Hobbes they will behave when moving until they pass a person or another dog and then they just want to be social! I keep Hobbes on the outside of me so he is away from the people and other dogs - not because I am afraid he would hurt anyone, but because of all the stops we would have to make to visit!@shanaber - I LOVE that picture of you and Hobbes. This morning I passed a lady who was on her bike with 2 Vizslas! They were beautiful! She slowed down as we approached each other the adorable dogs were all friendly with me. I talked to her a few minutes. I don't know how in the world she doesn't fall with two dogs pulling her like that. They were so sweet.
@5BeautifulDays - I hope your foot is better soon!
@skippygirlsmom - Love the running in the morning meme! It is pretty much how I feel if I am out there really early! How is the Skippygirl feeling?
@instantmartian - I have not heard of On shoes but you might look online and see if you can find a pair cheaper, maybe last year's model to try out? I did that with my Skora's (not sold in any stores here) but made sure I could return them if they were the wrong size or anything.
@_nikkiwolf_ - That is so cool about your Virtual race! Love all the bling and a PR too!!
@9voice9 and @WhatMeRunning - Nice to see you can run more than @kristinegift on a cutback week LOL!! Then again I don't even aspire to run as much as the 3 of you do!
@Elise4270 - so glad about the shoes! I have decided to stop looking and just keep enjoying my Skoras! If I catch Innov8's on sale I may try them though.
Congratulations to everyone who made their goals and those that didn't but tried! Remember you are SO much further along than those who never even try!!
On to April!!
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Congrats on the PR @_nikkiwolf_ ! That looks like a great haul of goodies!0
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Sweet stuff and congrats on the new PR @_nikkiwolf_ !0
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Wow, @_nikkiwolf_ that is some great swag, and it sounds like it was a lot of fun!
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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
3/22: 5 miles, easy
3/23: Off, rest day
3/24: 6 miles, easy (am)
3/24: 4.5 miles total, 2 miles @ 7:40 pace (pm)
3/25: 4 miles, easy
3/26: 6.55 mile race, 49:44 (7:36 pace) + 1 mile warm up
3/27: 12 miles, long and easy
3/28: 5 miles, easy
3/29: 6 miles, easy
3/30: 6 miles total, 3 miles @ 7:41 pace (am)
3/30: 4 miles, easy (pm)
3/31: 6 miles, easy
Total: 186.04 miles
Happy to finish out the month at 186 miles! 21 miles over my original goal, though I did some significant rearranging of my training schedule haha. Planning to hit 190 in April!
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 49:44 - 10K PR of 47:03 and 1st in my age group!
04/03 - Shamrock Shuffle (8K)
04/09 - Chi Town Half Marathon
04/24 - Ravenswood Run (5K)
05/22 - Chicago Spring 13.1
05/28 - Soldier Field Run (10 miles)
10/09 - Chicago Marathon
11/27 - Space Coast Half Marathon0 -
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)
3/24: 8 miles speedwork (am), 6.1 miles with Thursday crew (pm)
3/25: 1 mile, 3 pairs of shorts!
3/26: 8 miles - NJM course preview!
3/27: 16 miles w/ 4 at HMP/MP tempo
3/28: 5.8 miles with Joe to Go crew
3/29: Rest day!
3/30: 10 miles speedwork
3/31: 7.8 miles with the Thursday crew
Got a bit more mileage today than I meant to. Usually Thursday evening is 6 miles, but I ran up to the store for the group run from my apartment so +1 mile and then we did a 3.4 mile loop... and then we headed out for another 3 mile loop so I peeled off at the university to finish out the run without going back to the store. But got enough for a nice, even number for the month! Kept the miles easy, conversational, and legs are feeling good. Some roaming aches, but that's to be expected this far into a training cycle.
Just two more weeks of training and then taper begins. Hallelujah!
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)0 -
Nice Running @kristinegift Do I see a HM and a 6k on your list before the Marathon? You are rocking it!0
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MNLittleFinn wrote: »Nice Running @kristinegift Do I see a HM and a 6k on your list before the Marathon? You are rocking it!
@MNLittleFinn Yep! HM this weekend (been my goal race for a while so I'm not freaking about the marathon the whole training cycle), and the 6k is just for fun It's at a brewery and we get growlers for having 10 people on a team, so that alone seemed worth the fee. I won't be racing, just having a good time! 0 -
kristinegift wrote: »MNLittleFinn wrote: »Nice Running @kristinegift Do I see a HM and a 6k on your list before the Marathon? You are rocking it!
@MNLittleFinn Yep! HM this weekend (been my goal race for a while so I'm not freaking about the marathon the whole training cycle), and the 6k is just for funIt's at a brewery and we get growlers for having 10 people on a team, so that alone seemed worth the fee. I won't be racing, just having a good time!
I think I am totally jealous now.0 -
3/2 - 3 mile walk
3/3 - 2.25 mile run
3/6 - 2 mile run
3/7 - 3 mile brisk walk
3/8 - 2 mile run, 1 mile walk
3/9 - too much lightning
3/10 - 2 mile run, 1.25 mile walk
3/12 - 2.5 mile run, 2 mile walk
3/14 - strength training
3/15 - Ow...DOMS... 1 mile run/1.5 walk
3/17 - Planned run day but my legs were still way too sore
3/19 - 2.5 mile run, 1.25 mile walk
3/22 - 2.5 mile run, 1.25 mile walk
3/25 - 3 mile run
3/26 - 3.4 mile hike/trail run preview of May's 5K
3/27 - 2.6 mile run
3/29 - 2.8 run, .9 walk
3/30 - 2 mile walk
3/31 - 2.8 mile walk
Made it with a little to spare!
Goal/Planned Races:
04/16 - something...
5/7/16 - Wildflower 5K trail run (registered)
7/9/16 - Jingle in July! 5K, North Pole, AK
12/3/16 SA Rock N Roll - 5K/10K
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