March 2016 Running Challenge
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kristinegift wrote: »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...
So I fell into the same trap yesterday. Mon, Tue, were all easy/recovery paces. Normally Wednesday is a normal recovery run for me (assuming Mon and Tue were quality days). But I had started to get back some of my strength that I lost from last Saturday's trail run. In my head I was thinking, now don't go out too fast because you have your group run in the morning. So I tried to keep it under control. So when I noticed myself exerting too much energy, I tried to relax myself and all of my muscles, return to proper form (arch hips in and use those glutes), keep everything else nice and relaxed... then look at my watch and I am going even faster. That's not supposed to happen. LOL
So yeah, today's run reminded me that I am not fully recovered from saturday and that yesterday was actually a quality day and not a recovery day. I did good for the first 3 miles, then quickly crashed. But those last 5 miles count even though they were slower than normal.
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MNLittleFinn wrote: »
Our next "t-shirt" order will have to be sweat hoodies and long sleeve tech shirts with this motto, maybe?
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MNLittleFinn wrote: »
Our next "t-shirt" order will have to be sweat hoodies and long sleeve tech shirts with this motto, maybe?
That would be approptiate0 -
MNLittleFinn wrote: »
Our next "t-shirt" order will have to be sweat hoodies and long sleeve tech shirts with this motto, maybe?
Fantastic idea!0 -
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)
Total: 130.87 miles
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This morning’s run was a cold, rainy 6 miles. I really was not feeling this run and my legs were dragging the whole time. I’m proud of myself for going out there anyways and getting my morning miles in.
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)
05/22 - Chicago Spring 13.1
05/28 - Soldier Field Run (10 miles)
10/09 - Chicago Marathon
11/27 - Space Coast Half Marathon0 -
Where is the order link???MNLittleFinn wrote: »
Our next "t-shirt" order will have to be sweat hoodies and long sleeve tech shirts with this motto, maybe?0 -
@greenolivetree and @instantmartian - I too have a small head and I always wear a hat. I go to a running or sports store where they have hats specifically for women that are adjustable in the back. I have also purchased cheaper ones at Target (women's golf hats) that are also adjustable.greenolivetree wrote: »@WhatMeRunning I'm really concerned about summer running. I actually started running initially in hot August weather 2014 and I did okay but I was a beginner doing intervals and short distances. Last summer, I had worked up to 7 miles over spring and really improved my pace and everything just went downhill with summer. I couldn't run more than 20 min before getting chills, seeing spots, feeling like I was going to pass out. I drink a lot but I'm a super heavy sweater :-/ I'll try again this summer but I'm anxious. I did wear a cheap hat yesterday for the first time but the thing with me and hats is I have a really small head. Lol! Any and all ideas are appreciated
I also sweat a lot and I think it is important to hydrate when run for sure but also all day long and if you are a salty sweater you may need some salt tablets on longer runs. Most important though is to slow down, really slow down. If you use a HRM you can see the impact of running in the heat as your HR will be much higher and it can be really hard to keep it low enough. This is a pretty good article about running in the heat - http://www.runnersworld.com/advanced-training/summer-running-how-to-stand-the-heat
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LOL - I loved that quote too when I read it! Would be great on a hoodie!WhatMeRunning wrote: »
Where is the order link???MNLittleFinn wrote: »
Our next "t-shirt" order will have to be sweat hoodies and long sleeve tech shirts with this motto, maybe?
@greenolivetree - I'm in Orlando and the summers are long and hot and humid. I leave at 4:30 am most days, and it is unbelievably humid. I am completely drenched when I get back. I also started running in the summer of 2014 - but I was away in Monterey for a month and the weather was perfect. When I got back home I quickly learned I could not do the same thing at home as in Northern CA!
I try to run before sunrise and go slow. I don't bring a drink along unless it will be more than one hour - and I have a friend 3 miles away where I can stash frozen water in her mailbox. It works great. I also bought one of those towel things and I think it did help but I had a little trouble keeping it tight.
I did intervals again today and I really like these! I had read all about them from you all in here but just started in the last few weeks doing it and I find it is really fun and I'm amazed at how well I do. I made up my own plan - 12 minute slow run, then 10 high intensity intervals that are one minute each, with 2 minutes low intensity in between and then a cool down until the end. I never thought I would like something like that but it is fun.
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
March 22 - 4.4 miles (intervals on a beautiful chilly morning) + day 2 of squats
March 23 - 22 mile bike ride + day 3 of squats which was a rest day for squats! I did great on that!
March 24 - 5.1 miles - intervals! Squats coming up today!
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@moyer566 - what is that you are holding in your profile picture?
@kgj4105 - welcome to the running addicts club! Hello my name is.... and I am addicted to running :laugh:
Ha - not being able to run, workout or drive has me doing the only thing left to do (at least in my mind) besides going for walks and that is trolling the running gear sites... so far I have only bought an outfit (running capris and shirt) and a journal but it is getting harder and harder to pass up the shoes! I went so far as to put a pair in my basket and then talked myself out of them!MNLittleFinn wrote: »I should not keep looking at the Brooks website....there's a new pair of shoes I want to possibly0 -
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@MNLittlefinn that Brooks site is the devil! I did some shopping at Academy the other day
@elise4270 I loved the article, what a great story. How awesome is Chris Bilbrew that he gets out there and runs with him every morning. Super.
Thanks everyone for the super support. I didn't even try to run today, but I did get up and do my exercises. I'll try tomorrow.0 -
@greenolivetree and @instantmartian - I too have a small head and I always wear a hat. I go to a running or sports store where they have hats specifically for women that are adjustable in the back. I have also purchased cheaper ones at Target (women's golf hats) that are also adjustable.
My hat problem isn't necessarily always about circumference. Women's hats can fit that way, but my problem is also about the distance between the top of my head and my ears. In many instances, when I wear hats properly, they sit on the top of my hears and rub/hurt after a few miles. Oh, well. I've survived this long! haha0 -
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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:
27-Mar: <Life Day>
28-Mar:
29-Mar:
30-Mar:
31-Mar:
It being race season, there's actually a whole lot more races/events I'm looking at, but I'm afraid of looking like @WhatMeRunning with his list of eleventy-one races he's doing....
Upcoming Races:
02-Apr: Run 2 End Alzheimer's 10.5K, Bonaire, GA
16-Apr: Running for Ronald 10K or 15K, Macon, GA
04-Jul: Peachtree Road Race 10K, Atlanta, GA
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Decided to test out the hip today and it felt pretty good on the treadmill for a 5k. I've been resting it from running for about 3 days, focusing on stretching and strength which I will continue to do. I think for now I will go back to running every other day and build up those runs. After and undecided amount of time I will introduce one back to back run. I'M SO RELIEVED!
I feel like I've taken a week off running and it's really been just three days! AND I squeezed a little mile in there. I'll call this my cut back week and roll on.
3/1 - 3.1
3/2 - 3.1
3/3 - x-train stationary bike
3/4 - 3.1 slooow miles with my average HR
3/5 - bought new shoes!
3/6 - 4 miles
3/7 - x-train stationary bike
3/8 - 3.1
3/9 - 3.1
3/10 - true rest day
3/11 - awesome 3.1
3/12 - 3.1 windy but great
3/13 - 2 mile building
3/14 - x-train stationary bike
3/15 - awesome 3.1. super awesome
3/16 - 3.1
3/17 - rest day. hip feeling hot, iced
3/18 - 3.1 iced hip
3/19 - 3.1 iced hip
3/20 - 3.1 hip hurting. iced. stretches
3/21 - rest. strength stretches hip glutes
3/22 - 1 mile treadmill, felt good strength stretches for hips glutes
3/23 - rest.
3/24 - 3.1 treadmill. good dynamic stretches first, nice stretching after. no pain, iced after just in case.
June 25 Perth Kilt Run 8km0 -
Ummm....It being race season, there's actually a whole lot more races/events I'm looking at, but I'm afraid of looking like @WhatMeRunning with his list of eleventy-one races he's doing....
...that would be eleventy-two. I singed up for another yesterday. I didn't mention it with my post this morning because I was worried there might be a text limit or something...
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)
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Thanks for all the support on hot weather and small heads My hat is from Target, ladies adjustable. I tried on several last summer and even bought & returned a nice one from Academy. I have thought about trying kids size. I got 2 winter caps as this January/February was my first time running below freezing. Those come down over my eyes. Hehe. I haven't run in rain yet but I'm learning to push through and not only run in perfect weather
No running for me today. But looking forward to tomorrow! Gonna tackle "the big hill". I've been working my way up it the past 3 Fridays. A little further each week! Normally Friday is also my longest run and I've made it up to 6.5 miles so far. But I'm gonna stay at 4 tomorrow because my husband and son have plans Saturday and I'll get my long run then. 7 miles maybe or stick to 6.5?0 -
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