May 2016 Running Challenge

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  • Zom_bunny
    Zom_bunny Posts: 86 Member
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    greenolivetree wrote: »
    DrLauraDVM16 wrote: »
    greenolivetree wrote: »

    NW Arkansas :) I had to drive 20 min to get there but worth it.

    Lol. I have to drive 45 minutes for groceries! That's awesome you have something so beautiful so close...totally worth it!

    I just saw this from earlier:) Funny. I have a grocery store .75 mile from home. I walk or bike sometimes when I'm missing an item for a meal or recipe. I live in an interesting area though. There is cattle .75 from me in the other direction and I often hear a rooster crowing while I run. It's a mix of city/country living.

    Lenny those pics are awesome!
    7lenny7 wrote: »
    I had a great 8 mile trail run today with a surprise finish. After test driving a car on the east side of the Twin Cities I stopped at a new trail tucked in behind the historic Sibley House. Henry Hastings Sibley was the first governor of Minnesota. Behind is a flat trail that runs along the Minnesota River.

    They rain came down hard as I drove to the trail head but unfortunately it quit before I got there. At the Sibley house I could tell they were setting up for some event with several folks in period dress setting up. Had I not a trail to run, I might have checked it out.

    The trail was was typical of a river bottom trail...flat, wooded and lush. There were many puddles from the recent rains, which I hopped over or skirted around on the way out, but splashed through on my return trip, getting my white ASICS soaked and muddy. It was a peaceful run, having the trail nearly to myself...well except for the jets flying just over the treetops as they flew in and out of Minneapolis airport. The last couple of miles I started feeling fatigued. It's hard to believe considering I ran 26+ two weeks ago.

    On returning to the trail head I saw a large number of people milling around the grounds of the Sibley House. Apparently they were having some sort of open house with historic re-enactors. What drew me in, though, was a small musical group planing period music. Irish, French, French-Canadian, and even some polka, on the flute, fiddle, and piano. I stood there and listed to 4 or 5 songs before heading out. Of course, as soon as I started driving away the rains came back. Just missed it!

    The Henry Sibley House
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    Trail pix

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    and the post run entertainment

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    That looks amazing
  • Elise4270
    Elise4270 Posts: 8,375 Member
    edited May 2016
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    @shanaber I may try out the skoras. I really love the inov8, I've only wore them for running, until tonight. They were the least muddy of my shoes and we went out to dinner and a movie. I think I should do more walking in them. Give my feet time to learn the shoes.


    I chatted with DH regarding another race. Heheehe. I'll hear him holler when he gets the email confirmation :p $80 and the race is in December, figured it won't get any cheaper. And he is good on the RNR Dallas again March of 2017. Registration is 50$.... oooh I shouldn't let that get away.


    I did more "yard" work today. Call it cross training. Cut trees down, trimmed some back, hauled some rocks for a makeshift dam in a wash/ravine. Still so much more to do.

    @7lenny7 love the run recap.

    I really wish MFP would address the the @*kitten* prompt business.
  • Orphia
    Orphia Posts: 7,097 Member
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    01 May – 16.1 km Distance PB
    03 May – 8.1 km
    05 May – 10.1 km
    07 May – 5 km parkrun PB by 48 seconds! 27:47
    08 May – 8.4 km Mother’s Day Classic
    10 May – 10 km
    12 May – 10.1 km
    13 May – 7 km
    14 May – climbed a mountain, no running but 30,000 steps gets a mention
    15 May – 15 km PB!
    17 May – 12.1 km
    19 May – 8.2 km
    20 May – 10.1 km
    21 May – 5 km Portland parkrun Launch
    22 May – climbed a mountain but not counted in total kms
    23 May – 8.1 km
    24 May – 9.1 km
    26 May – 10 km PB! 1:00:29
    27 May – 12.1 km – 10 km PB! 58:55
    28 May – 5 km parkrun PB! 27:21
    29 May – 15.1 km another PB!

    Total: 184.6 km (114.7 miles)
    Goal: 150 km (93 miles) Done!


    Today's mountain-climbing had to be cancelled due to another's illness.

    What to do, but do a 15 km PB!

    :)

    Definitely rest day tomorrow!
  • Orphia
    Orphia Posts: 7,097 Member
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    Does anyone know how Strava's notifications work?

    The numbers on the notification icon don't seem to relate to comments and likes.

    It's not just me, is it?
  • 7lenny7
    7lenny7 Posts: 3,493 Member
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    Orphia wrote: »
    Does anyone know how Strava's notifications work?

    The numbers on the notification icon don't seem to relate to comments and likes.

    It's not just me, is it?

    If you have one or more new likes for an activity, that's one notification. If you have one or more new comment, that's another one. Say you open up the app and have 5 new likes and 2 new comments, you'd have a "2" by the bell, one for the likes, one for the comments. There's no correlation to the quantity of likes or comments.
  • AdrianChr92
    AdrianChr92 Posts: 567 Member
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    @7lenny7 3rd episode has a neat part about people who had their brain split in half, technically now have 2 brains
  • PoppetsMaster
    PoppetsMaster Posts: 200 Member
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    I am feeling chagrined. Yesterday's trail run has left me tired, sore and beat up.... and it was only 9 miles. It was a more technical trail than what I usually run, with some steeper elevation (in terms of grade, not necessarily height) and it was close to 90 degrees, but I was not expecting to feel like this today...lol...

    I gotta get out of bed and go get my long run, but I don't wanna. #whineycrybabytrailrunner
  • kristinegift
    kristinegift Posts: 2,406 Member
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    @greenolivetree & @7lenny7 Your trail pictures make me want to find some trails to run on! Maybe the shade + proximity to water will mean it doesn't feel as hot.... ;) But seriously... LOOK AT ALL THAT GREEN!
  • vandinem
    vandinem Posts: 550 Member
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    @7lenny7 Enjoyed the trail running recap ... great photos!!
  • MNLittleFinn
    MNLittleFinn Posts: 4,271 Member
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    @Kristinegift great job on the run. Knowing to cut things short is a very good skill to have. Pretty picture
    @PoppetsMaster you can do it!
  • MNLittleFinn
    MNLittleFinn Posts: 4,271 Member
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    5/1-4.12 miles
    5/2- Rest
    5/3- 5.01 miles
    5/4- 3.12 miles
    5/5- 5.1
    5/6- rest
    5/7- 8.44
    4/8-3.11
    4/9-REST much needed REST
    4/10- 5.1
    4/11-4.1
    5/12- 5.11
    5/13- Rest
    5/14- 10.02
    5/15- 4.1
    5/16- Rest
    5/17- 4.19
    5/18-Crosstraining- I hate Crosstraining
    5/19- 5.41<- cruise interval workout
    5/21- 7.31
    5/22- 5.01
    5/23- Rest
    5/24- 7.01
    5/25-5.12
    5/26- 6.39<- Tempo Intervals
    5/27- Rest
    5/28- 12.2 FFLR
    5/29-4 miles<- recovery run cut it down to 4

    Total: 114.39/100

    Notes on Todays run: Recovery run after yesterday's FFLR. Assignment was to run 30m-45m at an Easy pace. I was planning on running 5 miles, but ended up running 4 miles at 11:14. Legs felt heavy the whole time, and after yesterday's hard effort on my long run, I decided cutting 1 mile would not be a bad thing, especially since this week is 6 miles more than my previous weekly mileage PR, set 2 weeks ago, before my cutback week.
  • shanaber
    shanaber Posts: 6,390 Member
    edited May 2016
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    kristinegift wrote: »
    @greenolivetree & @7lenny7 Your trail pictures make me want to find some trails to run on! Maybe the shade + proximity to water will mean it doesn't feel as hot.... ;) But seriously... LOOK AT ALL THAT GREEN!
    @greenolivetree, @7lenny7 - I agree with @kristinegift! Wow so much green and so beautiful! I wish we had something like that close by here but I would have to drive a couple of hours to find anything that wasn't dried up grass. We don't have a lot of trails with trees and creeks and the like and with the drought pretty much all the grass is already brown.
  • shanaber
    shanaber Posts: 6,390 Member
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    @kimlight2 - I use plain water before and during and NUUN after. If it is hot and you are feeling dizzy while running you could try some NUUN during if your stomach can tolerate it.
  • vandinem
    vandinem Posts: 550 Member
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    Date      Miles      MTD
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May 03      4.2T     4.2  
May 04      4.2T     8.4 
May 06      5.1     13.5 
May 07      8.2     21.7 
May 08      5.6     27.3 
May 09      4.2     31.5 
May 11      6.5     38.0 
May 13      5.0     43.0
May 14     12.6     55.6
May 15      4.2     59.8
May 17      5.0     64.8
May 18      5.7     70.5
May 19      4.2     74.7
May 21      8.1     82.8
May 22      7.3     90.1
May 25      6.5     96.6
May 26      5.0    101.6
May 28     10.8    112.4
May 28      8.1    120.5

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    Very cool this AM, which was a welcome assist for the distance!
  • WhatMeRunning
    WhatMeRunning Posts: 3,538 Member
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    Well, so much for thinking I was acclimating to the heat! It was 80 degrees F out and 60% humidity (felt higher) for today's 6 mile easy/recovery run (peppered with hills). My pace was a minute slower, and really slow uphill. I was absolutely drenched by the second mile. But, it was still a good run, despite being almost miserable out.

    5/1 - 13.1 miles
    5/2 - 6 miles
    5/3 - 6 miles
    5/4 - 9 miles
    5/5 - 6 miles
    5/6 - Rest
    5/7 - 10.5 miles
    5/8 - 10.5 miles
    5/9 - 6 miles
    5/10 - 6 miles
    5/11 - 10 miles
    5/12 - 6 miles
    5/13 - Rest
    5/14 - 13.1 miles
    5/15 - 4 miles
    5/16 - 6 miles
    5/17 - 6 miles
    5/18 - 6 miles
    5/19 - 6 miles
    5/20 - Rest
    5/21 - 6 miles
    5/22 - 6 miles
    5/23 - 12 miles
    5/24 - 6 miles
    5/25 - 12 miles
    5/26 - 6 miles
    5/27 - Rest
    5/28 - 12 miles
    5/29 - 6 miles

    196.2/200 miles

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    2016 races (this list is subject to change at the posters whim):
    4/9 - Rock the Parkway half marathon (Kansas City, MO) 2:30:17.6 new PR
    4/16 - Garmin Wickedly Fast half marathon (Olathe, KS) 2:28:39.52 new PR
    4/23 - Heroes for Hope half marathon (North Kansas City, MO) 2:19:14 but was only 12.5 miles
    5/1 - Buffalo Bell Stampede half marathon (Leavenworth, KS) 2:25:06
    5/14 - Running with the Cows half marathon (Bucyrus, KS) 2:17:38.4 new PR
    6/2 - Hospital Hill 5k 7pm PRE-RUN (Kansas City, MO)
    6/3 - Hospital Hill half marathon 7am RE-RUN (Kansas City, MO)
    7/23 - Psycho Summer Run Toto Run 50k (Kansas City, KS)
    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)
  • kimlight2
    kimlight2 Posts: 483 Member
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    @shanaber - Thank you. I will give it a try since I am not sure what my stomach will tolerate I will make sure I am either close to home or a bathroom just in case.
  • AdrianChr92
    AdrianChr92 Posts: 567 Member
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    And today mark the first time I ran 6 times in a row. I'm feeling just fine. That's about it for May, tomorrow is rest day and Tuesday another 5k to end this month that went better than expected with my injury and all. I still feel a slight discomfort when I reach about 10k but it stops when I stop and there is no after pain. I know these things can take months to heal completely but as long as I don't push it I think I'll be fine

    ..Date.....Distance
    May 01 - rest
    May 02 - 4.1 km
    May 03 - rest
    May 04 - rest
    May 05 - 5 km
    May 06 - rest
    May 07 - 4.1 km
    May 08 - 5.8 km
    May 09 - 4.1 km
    May 10 - rest
    May 11 - 5 km
    May 12 - 4.1 km
    May 13 - rests
    May 14 - 7.5 km split in 2 parts but it still counts
    May 15 - 5.7 km
    May 16 - rest
    May 17 - 5+1.4 km
    May 18 - 6 km
    May 19 - 5.8 km
    May 20 - rest
    May 21 - 7.2 km
    May 22 - 10 km
    May 23 - rest
    May 24 - 5.6 km
    May 25 - 6 km
    May 26 - 5 km
    May 27 - 5 km
    May 28 - 5 km
    May 29 - 9.3 km

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    03/04: Bucharest 10k and Family run 48:28
    16/04: Color Run Bucharest
    17/04: Forest Run 5k 22:05
    04/06: Happy Run 5k (Goal 21:40)
  • _nikkiwolf_
    _nikkiwolf_ Posts: 1,380 Member
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    @kimlight2 I don't buy special sports drinks or tablets, I mix my own. Much easier (no need to order online or go to special sports stores), cheaper as well, plus I don't like the artificial taste a lot of the "professional" stuff has.

    I did a bit of reading a while ago and made some notes... Apparently, sports drinks should have a carbohydrates content of 4-8% (e.g. Gartorate has 5.9%). The sodium content should be 0.05%-0.13%, potassium at least 0.01%-0.08% (Gatorade as an example again: that has for an 8oz serving 110 mg sodium (0.048%) and 30mg potassium (0.013%)).

    In case you want to give it a try:
    I usually mix fruit juice and water, and for the electrolytes, I add a bit of marmite :sunglasses: - most people use a pinch of plain salt for sodium instead, I guess, and you already have potassium from the fruit juice. Those small amounts are really hard to measure, so "a pinch" or "1/8 teaspoon per 3 cups of drink" is probably as accurate as you can get without buying high precision scales.

    For 250 ml (roughly 8oz) I either mix 150g water with 100g grape juice; or use 100g of water and 150g of orange juice; in both cases I add half a tea spoon of marmite.
    The differences are because of the different sugar contents of the juice I buy (100g of my grape juice have 15% carbs and 100 mg potassium, 100g of orange juice have 10% carbs and 200 mg potassium).

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