March 2016 Running Challenge

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  • lloydwells66
    lloydwells66 Posts: 38 Member
    Did it!

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  • MobyCarp
    MobyCarp Posts: 2,927 Member
    FINAL MARCH REPORT

    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 – 12.13 aborted long workout, cool down
    3/25 – scheduled rest day
    3/26 – 15.10 warm up, 15K race, cool down
    Weekly total 62.08 vs. target 62

    3/27 – 7.60 easy
    3/28 – 7.55 easy + 4 strides
    3/29 – 10.83 warm up, speed work, cool down
    3/30 – 6.75 easy
    3/31 – 9.66 warm up, speed work
    [Target for week ending 4/2 is 56]

    March total miles – 282.76 vs. estimate of 282. How did I come that close???

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

    Today's notes – Ran the customary 2 mile warmup before speed work. Today's assignment was 3 miles easy, 20 minutes at T pace, 2 miles easy. Talked to Coach about feeling beat up and ready for taper. He advised me to substitute 3 x 5 minutes at T with 2 minutes recovery for the 20 minutes. So I did that, and 3 x 5 minutes turned out to be about all I could handle today. Got back to base at 1.5 miles on an uphill and was feeling pretty done, so I skipped the last half mile of easy. That leaves me 13.61 miles short of the weekly target, with a 13 mile easy run planned for Saturday. Just run it a little long, and I'll come in on the week's target.

    Next week the taper starts in earnest.

    2016 races:
    January 1, 2016 Resolution Run 7.5 mile (Mendon, NY) finished in 53:58
    January 9, 2016 Winter Warrior Half Marathon (Gates, NY) finished in 1:30:59
    March 12, 2016 Johnny's Runnin' of the Green 5 mile (Rochester, NY) finished in 32:32
    March 26, 2016 Spring Forward Distance Run 15K (Mendon, NY) finished in 1:05:24
    April 18, 2016 Boston Marathon (Hopkinton, MA)
    April 24, 2016 Flower City Challenge Half Marathon (Rochester, NY)
    July 16, 2016 Shoreline Half Marathon (Hilton, NY)
    September 18, 2016 Rochester Marathon (Rochester, NY)
  • juliet3455
    juliet3455 Posts: 3,015 Member
    Final March Report and Run.
    I am back from the Ham String Injury. Did 15 km in 91 minutes tonight - average pace 6:04/km.
    Half on paved Riverbank Trails and Half in the Bush on narrow winding wilderness trails that had snow and Ice cover on all the North and East Facing Slopes. It was an Early Season Exploratory Run in an area that I have never been in. In one place that faces South West there was a huge Block of Ice coming out of the side of a slope on the hill - Possibly a free flowing Spring/Artesian Well that could be a source of beautiful pure mid run water or a horrible obstacle. Still need at least 2 weeks of good weather for the trails to dry out before they will be truly run-able. I am a little bit short of Goal but quite happy considering my little ham string injury and 8 days lost to my swimming club.

    03/01 – 0.0 Km – 0.0 - 140 km
    03/02- 10.0 Km – 10.0 - 130 km
    03/04- 11.0 Km – 21.0 - 119 km
    03/05- 13.0 Km – 34.0 - 106 km
    03/06- 8.0 Km – 42.0 - 98 km
    03/12- 20.0 Km – 62.0 - 78 km
    03/13- 6.0 Km – 68.0 - 72 km
    03/14- 7.0 Km – 75.0 - 65 km
    03/16- 8.0 Km – 83.0 - 57 km
    03/23- 9.0 Km – 92.0 - 48 km
    03/26- 10.0 Km – 102.0 - 38 km
    03/29 –10.0 Km – 112.0 –28.0 km
    03/31 –15.0 Km – 127.0 –13.0 km – YTD 390.8 Km

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  • HonuNui
    HonuNui Posts: 1,464 Member
    March Goal: Run often

    3/1 3.44
    3/2 9.27
    3/3 rest
    3/4 3.30
    3/5 meh
    3/6 3.70
    3/7 3.12
    3/8 struggling
    3/9 mightily
    3/10 5.00
    3/11 more meh
    3/12 4.05
    3/13 4.01
    3/14 3.14
    3/15 rest
    3/16 3.38
    3/17 snorkel 2.5 hours
    3/18 3.20
    3/19 rest
    3/20 13.39
    3/21 bonding
    3/22 with son
    3/23 and DIL
    3/24 and shivering in the cold Great Basin
    3/25 travel
    3/26 3.12
    3/27 3.12
    3/28 2.72
    3/29 rest
    3/30 3.20
    3/31 3.25

    Total 75.83

    Upcoming races:
    3/20 Big Island International 1/2 marathon
    6/26 SHEPower Virtual 1/2 marathon
    11/13 Las Vegas Rock n Roll 1/2 marathon

    Ticker is my goal for 2016 and accumulation to date:
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  • Orphia
    Orphia Posts: 7,097 Member
    _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!
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    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.


    @_nikkiwolf_ That. Is. Totally. Freaking. Awesome.

    Awesome bling.

    Mega-awesome PB!
  • zmcgrandles
    zmcgrandles Posts: 78 Member
    03/02 4.5 miles Legs took a while to warm up seriously thought of turning back home at mile 1 but persevered with it and turned into a really good run.
    03/04 4.6 miles Kept it comfortable rather than the build up that was suggested legs wanted a slight break
    03/06 8.7 miles Bit hillier than I normally do so was rather happy to find that I could run up the hill on the route.
    03/08 4.5 miles
    03/13 11 miles Longest run so far!
    03/17 4.5 miles Rather comfortable run to set me up before my first race on Sunday, probably my last run until then as I don't want to exacerbate the blister on the arch of my foot.
    03/20 6.3 miles First ever race.
    03/23 4.6 miles
    03/27 6.6 miles Lovely run down by the canal where my parents are moving to slightly faster than planned but felt good for it.
    03/29 5 miles Went off way too fast and really suffered towards the end because of it but I was determined to the the mileage in to reach my monthly total with a run in hand first time since I've joined this group in December!
    03/31 3 miles Lovely weather nice easy run out to finish a good month.

    Looks like Aprils going to be a busy month with the amount of races on everyone's calender.


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    03/20 Canterbury Riverside 10k 1:16:12
    05/29 Edinburgh Half marathon
  • louubelle16
    louubelle16 Posts: 579 Member
    @_nikkiwolf_ That sounds like so much fun, and such great race swag! Well done on your PR too :smiley:
  • JohnONE29
    JohnONE29 Posts: 101 Member
    Ended the month with 216.4 miles. No races. Now onto April.
  • instantmartian
    instantmartian Posts: 335 Member
    Well, I finished my March out with an "easy" 5K to test out the new shoes. So far so good! No hot spots, no blisters, and no additional toenails looking like they're going to fall off. Win, win, and win! My only complaint at this point is that my feet felt unusually warm running. My "easy" 5K turned out to being a bit of a faster pace than I had intended. I noticed this around mile 2, so I just went with it. I have reason to believe my shoes, and my mental state they created, may have contributed to at least part of what I will refer to as Miserable March. Running was starting to feel like a chore, and I believe my mileage and lack of days prove this. It's amazing what a good pair of shoes can do for one's attitude!

    I will be starting April off with a 15K on Saturday.

    03/01 3.47 mi
    03/03 3.25 mi
    03/07 2.71 mi
    03/09 4.00 mi
    03/13 4.00 mi
    03/17 5.41 mi
    03/21 4.73 mi
    03/28 4.63 mi
    03/31 3.10 mi
    TOTAL 35.30 mi

    2016 Races:
    02/21 – Disney Princess Half Marathon – 2:38:29 (included 16 stops to either take photos of something or have my photo taken with something)
    04/02 – Philadelphia Hot Chocolate 15K
    04/09 – Yuengling Light Lager Jogger 5K
    04/16 – River Horse 6K
    05/01 – Blue Cross Broad Street Run (10 miles)
    08/06 – Foreman Foundation Chocolate Tour 10K
    09/18 – Rock 'n' Roll Philadelphia Half Marathon
  • skippygirlsmom
    skippygirlsmom Posts: 4,433 Member
    @shanaber thanks for asking, she is still throwing up (day 5). Took her to the doctor yesterday and he said she's not pregnant (she said OMG I don't have sex LOL) looks like a stomach virus. He said her anti nauseous meds, they don't seem to be helping much. She has so much running this weekend, meet tomorrow, 5K on Sunday, meets on Monday and Tuesday. She's chugging pedi lite. What's weird is she throws up and then comes down the hall singing, no fever, no feeling bad except right before she gets sick. It seems to be after she eats and first thing in the morning.
  • mbaker566
    mbaker566 Posts: 11,233 Member
    does she have any pain associated with that @skippygirlsmom
  • ddmom0811
    ddmom0811 Posts: 1,881 Member
    @_nikkiwolf_ -- congrats! that sounds fun and nice PR!
    @skippygirlsmom - lol Skippy's response to the doctor! I hope she feels better today! :heart:

    Congrats to everyone meeting their goals! And if you didn't no worries ... you still ran more than most people!
  • Elise4270
    Elise4270 Posts: 8,375 Member
    skippygirlsmom wrote: »
    @shanaber thanks for asking, she is still throwing up (day 5). Took her to the doctor yesterday and he said she's not pregnant (she said OMG I don't have sex LOL) looks like a stomach virus. He said her anti nauseous meds, they don't seem to be helping much. She has so much running this weekend, meet tomorrow, 5K on Sunday, meets on Monday and Tuesday. She's chugging pedi lite. What's weird is she throws up and then comes down the hall singing, no fever, no feeling bad except right before she gets sick. It seems to be after she eats and first thing in the morning.

    Ugh, sounds awful! She's so funny!
  • skippygirlsmom
    skippygirlsmom Posts: 4,433 Member
    @moyer566 no no pain at all. He did test for a UTI and that was negative, that is what prompted the pregnancy joke was doing the urine test. He concurred with me that she has boy cooties from hugging her "boyfriend". She said if I had sex being pregnant wouldn't be a problem, I'd be dead my mom would kill me :-)
  • shanaber
    shanaber Posts: 6,423 Member
    @skippygirlsmom - Glad Skip isn't pregnant :smiley: Ha!! Love her reactions! My first thought was a appendicitis but with no pain I think that is ruled out. Hope she feels well enough to run this weekend!!
  • skippygirlsmom
    skippygirlsmom Posts: 4,433 Member
    @shanaber they did all the stomach pushing etc too, plus no fever. She wanted to go to school today so off she went with peppermints and a toothbrush in case she got sick. I said I know you want to go to see Jon, she just giggled and said yep. She's got an A in math, her worst subject right now and doesn't want to miss too much. She'll miss Monday and Tuesday because of the meets so she's really trying to stay on top of it. I said you might get sick after you run, she said no problem I'll look to see where the garbage cans are by the finish line.
  • shanaber
    shanaber Posts: 6,423 Member
    skippygirlsmom wrote: »
    @shanaber they did all the stomach pushing etc too, plus no fever. She wanted to go to school today so off she went with peppermints and a toothbrush in case she got sick. I said I know you want to go to see Jon, she just giggled and said yep. She's got an A in math, her worst subject right now and doesn't want to miss too much. She'll miss Monday and Tuesday because of the meets so she's really trying to stay on top of it. I said you might get sick after you run, she said no problem I'll look to see where the garbage cans are by the finish line.
    @skippygirlsmom - she is too cute and such a great kid! At my daughter's school if they weren't in school on Friday for whatever reason they couldn't participate in any school activities until they were back in class for a full day - so nothing over the weekend or Monday unless you went on Friday.
  • skippygirlsmom
    skippygirlsmom Posts: 4,433 Member
    @shanaber it's the same here, you need to be in class. Earlier in the year I was going to pull her out to work at special olympics but she had a meet that afternoon. The XC teacher was willing to let it go since it was SO, but I didn't want to get her in trouble so I sent Skip to school.
  • mbaker566
    mbaker566 Posts: 11,233 Member
    skippygirlsmom wrote: »
    @moyer566 no no pain at all. He did test for a UTI and that was negative, that is what prompted the pregnancy joke was doing the urine test. He concurred with me that she has boy cooties from hugging her "boyfriend". She said if I had sex being pregnant wouldn't be a problem, I'd be dead my mom would kill me :-)

    the barfy part after eating made me think more stomach/intestinal issues. (is she pooping? sometimes that can be it) i got barfy at the beginning of my ulcers.

    i got out of a ticket that way, because i didn't want my mom to kill me when i got home.

    oh and ginger can help with the barf. ginger ale, gum, hard candies, tea, beer
  • 9voice9
    9voice9 Posts: 693 Member
    01-Mar: 0.00 miles but 6.14 miles (walk)
    02-Mar: 0.00 miles but 5.73 miles (walk)
    03-Mar: 2.10 miles plus 2.50 miles (walk)
    04-Mar: 0.00 miles but 5.96 miles (walk)
    05-Mar: 3.16 miles
    06-Mar: <Life Day> but 6.87 miles
    07-Mar: 3.87 miles
    08-Mar: 4.93 miles
    09-Mar: 4.30 miles
    10-Mar: 3.28 miles plus 2.35 miles (walk)
    11-Mar: 4.66 miles
    12-Mar: 3.35 miles
    13-Mar: <Life Day> but 2.47 miles (walk)
    14-Mar: 4.72 miles
    15-Mar: 6.05 miles
    16-Mar: 3.17 miles
    17-Mar: 3.25 miles
    18-Mar: 6.67 miles
    19-Mar: 3.10 miles - Cherry Blossom Road Race 5K
    20-Mar: <Life Day>
    21-Mar: 5.40 miles
    22-Mar: 7.13 miles
    23-Mar: 3.18 miles
    24-Mar: 7.25 miles
    25-Mar:
    26-Mar: 8.21 miles
    27-Mar: <Life Day> but 3.37 miles
    28-Mar: 6.47 miles
    29-Mar: 4.41 miles
    30-Mar: 3.19 miles
    31-Mar: 9.15 miles

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    Upcoming Races:
    02-Apr: Run 2 End Alzheimer's 10.5K, Bonaire, GA PLUS Miles for Miracles 5K, Macon, Georgia
    ^^ Yes, I'm running both in the same day. </crazy>
    16-Apr: Running for Ronald 10K or 15K, Macon, GA
    04-Jul: Peachtree Road Race 10K, Atlanta, GA
  • Stoshew71
    Stoshew71 Posts: 6,553 Member
    MNLittleFinn wrote: »
    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 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!

    I think I am totally jealous now.

    me too

  • 5BeautifulDays
    5BeautifulDays Posts: 683 Member
    skippygirlsmom wrote: »
    @shanaber thanks for asking, she is still throwing up (day 5). Took her to the doctor yesterday and he said she's not pregnant (she said OMG I don't have sex LOL) looks like a stomach virus. He said her anti nauseous meds, they don't seem to be helping much. She has so much running this weekend, meet tomorrow, 5K on Sunday, meets on Monday and Tuesday. She's chugging pedi lite. What's weird is she throws up and then comes down the hall singing, no fever, no feeling bad except right before she gets sick. It seems to be after she eats and first thing in the morning.


    Well, after my experience last month, all I can say ask is did they do a blood glucose check? And I would be testing her at home an hour after meals, too--her exercise might mask the very high sugars that would cause DKA.

    I really hope she's feeling better soon.
  • Stoshew71
    Stoshew71 Posts: 6,553 Member
    Great job @_nikkiwolf_

    @skippygirlsmom Sorry about Skip and hope she feels better. Such a funny girl. LOL
  • Stoshew71
    Stoshew71 Posts: 6,553 Member
    In case someone wanders in and wonders where we all disappeared to, the April thread is below.

    Stoshew71 wrote: »
    Who is gonna be the first? http://community.myfitnesspal.com/en/discussion/10363050/april-2016-running-challenge

  • skippygirlsmom
    skippygirlsmom Posts: 4,433 Member
    5BeautifulDays wrote: »
    skippygirlsmom wrote: »
    @shanaber thanks for asking, she is still throwing up (day 5). Took her to the doctor yesterday and he said she's not pregnant (she said OMG I don't have sex LOL) looks like a stomach virus. He said her anti nauseous meds, they don't seem to be helping much. She has so much running this weekend, meet tomorrow, 5K on Sunday, meets on Monday and Tuesday. She's chugging pedi lite. What's weird is she throws up and then comes down the hall singing, no fever, no feeling bad except right before she gets sick. It seems to be after she eats and first thing in the morning.


    Well, after my experience last month, all I can say ask is did they do a blood glucose check? And I would be testing her at home an hour after meals, too--her exercise might mask the very high sugars that would cause DKA.

    I really hope she's feeling better soon.

    @5beautifuldays thanks if she is not better I'll talk to the doc.
  • KWKirkbride
    KWKirkbride Posts: 119 Member
    Great job everyone. If you didn't reach your goal, April is your month!

    @Elise4270 I'm over the injury depression! Buying some new running gear to keep me going while I wait.
    @ddmom0811 Thanks! Glad to be back.
    @shanaber The car didn't have a scratch on it.
    @rohanivan Thanks!
    @orphia Most of the pain is gone. I have some lingering muscle tension issues in the neck and back but I'm working on those.
  • Orphia
    Orphia Posts: 7,097 Member
    Ch1psNQueso wrote: »
    @orphia Most of the pain is gone. I have some lingering muscle tension issues in the neck and back but I'm working on those.

    Good to hear, @Ch1psNQueso

    May you continue to improve. Any ETA given for your return to running?
  • amyn73
    amyn73 Posts: 241 Member
    edited April 2016
    Sounds fun!

  • Elise4270
    Elise4270 Posts: 8,375 Member
    Ch1psNQueso wrote: »
    Great job everyone. If you didn't reach your goal, April is your month!

    @Elise4270 I'm over the injury depression! Buying some new running gear to keep me going while I wait.

    You keep getting better, and visit us in the April thread!
  • MrsKGrady
    MrsKGrady Posts: 276 Member
    March 5 - 3.1 miles (Steps for Freedom 5k)
    March 6 - 7.6 miles
    March 9 - 2 miles
    March 13 - 13.11 miles (Blarney Stone Half)
    March 19 - 3.11 miles (Lucky Feet 5k)
    March 20 - 5.28 miles
    March 22 - 2.65 miles
    March 26 - 3.11 miles (Iron Dog 5k)
    March 27 - 4.8 miles
    March 30 - 1.5 miles
    March 31 - 1.7 miles


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    Yikes! I didn't post much this month, but I actually did meet my goal. I even completed my first half. :smile:

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