May 2016 Running Challenge

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  • 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 29      8.1    120.5
May 30      5.1    125.6

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    A day for a couple of milestones. I overshot my goal by a lot this month. A had a number of good weekend days for long runs, and have finally been able to get up early enough in the not-darkness to run before work. But I also started to realize mid-month that I was within striking distance of 1,000 miles since I first entered an MFP challenge last July. 1,003 as of this morning's run. I also was in the Strava 200 km distance challenge. At 125+ miles, I think I made that, although Strava doesn't seem to agree. My two treadmill runs were tagged as 'workouts' instead of 'runs', so that may be why. Anyway, I've earned tomorrow's day off!
  • AdrianChr92
    AdrianChr92 Posts: 567 Member
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    @vandinem strava doesn't count treadmill runs for that challenge. It's easy to fake
  • vandinem
    vandinem Posts: 550 Member
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    @AdrianChr92 Aha ... that's the Strava Secret. Too bad .. the 8.4 miles sure felt real. Oh well ... it was just a virtual trophy anyway, and I know I did it.
  • 4leighbee
    4leighbee Posts: 1,275 Member
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    Always happiest when I'm running!

    Today I felt a little hotspot - can't decide if it's piriformis-need-to-stretch related -- or -- *kitten*-that's-my-hip-again stress-fracture related. Big difference.
  • Zom_bunny
    Zom_bunny Posts: 86 Member
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    Did some interval running with my brother . I thought it would be easy because he is a big guy (body builder) he almost killed me. He is so fast ! We only fought like 9 times so i am counting it as a successful run lol
  • shanaber
    shanaber Posts: 6,389 Member
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    Had a nice run this morning - it is so cool and just perfect running weather! If I could have gone just a bit further I would have made my goal today but will definitely make it tomorrow. My foot and knee complained just a bit today so I will be sure to stretch and ice them again. Also I decided to try my Inov-8s again today and they were actually ok. I had only worn them a couple of times to run in and didn't care for them much but have been wearing them to strength training. Today they felt good, if a bit stiff. Maybe I just need to wear them more.

    Date..........Miles.........Total
    05/01.......0.00..........0.00
    05/02.......5.16..........5.16 - + Agility
    05/03.......0.00..........5.16 - Dallas
    05/04.......4.25..........9.41
    05/05.......0.00..........9.41 - Home
    05/06.......0.00..........9.41
    05/07.....10.03........19.44
    05/08.......2.50........21.94 - Dog beach run
    05/09.......2.00........23.94 - Dallas
    05/10.......4.31........28.25
    05/11.......0.00........28.25 - Home
    05/12.......4.07........32.32 - + Strength Training
    05/13.......0.00........32.32
    05/14.......8.32........40.64
    05/15.......2.00........42.64 - Walk with the girl and her pup
    05/16.......0.00........42.64 - Seattle
    05/17.......0.00........42.64
    05/18.......0.00........42.64 - Home
    05/19.......5.01........47.65 - + Strength Training
    05/20.......0.00........47.65 - Supposed to be a vacation day but it was a busy work day :(
    05/21.....14.51........62.16 - Distance PR
    05/22.......0.00........62.16
    05/23.......4.20........66.36 - Hotel Treadmill
    05/24.......3.50........69.86 - Hotel Treadmill
    05/25.......0.00........69.86
    05/26.......4.37........74.23 - + Strength Training
    05/27.......0.00........74.23
    05/28.....13.67........87.90
    05/29.......2.50........90.40 - Dog beach run
    05/30.......7.69........98.09

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    Upcoming Races - Let me know if you will be running too!
    06/25/16 - SHEPower Virtual Half Marathon
    07/31/16 - San Francisco 2nd Half Marathon
    09/18/16 - Beat the Blerch Half Marathon, Seattle
    11/19/16 - USA Invitational Half Marathon (Yay, I qualified again!)
    xx/xx/xx - Nike Women's Half Marathon, Los Angeles
    12/18/16 - San Diego Holiday Half Marathon
  • greenolivetree
    greenolivetree Posts: 1,282 Member
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    10k this morning. 9:40 average pace. Out about 3.5 miles then back with about .75 cool down walk. The 3.5 miles out is a lot of very gradual incline ending with a big climb. Considering I haven't ran this hill in 2 months I did pretty well. Made it up the worst of it then walked about .1 mile to the bathrooms/water fountain. Somebody was in the bathroom so I drank water and kept running to the end (still uphill). Back to the bathroom, now empty, paused my watch. Threw water all over myself in there. LOL It was low 70s with 75% humidity. I felt much better after that and after going down the big hill I settled into an 8:58 pace for the final 2.2 miles. 10 min into my drive home it was pouring rain with lightning and thunder :)

    My lower leg felt better today. No running tomorrow. Normally take Wed/Thurs off but Wednesday is national running day :smiley: So I'm ending May with 57.25 miles (goal was 45). Yay!

    @stoshew71 Congrats on the PR!

    @shanaber Cool weather? Jealous! Great pics too.
  • shanaber
    shanaber Posts: 6,389 Member
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    @skippygirlsmom - I am so sorry it was the race from hell and I am amazed that you were able to finish it! Wow it sounds brutal! Tell that SkippyGirl congratulations on her awesome race and finish! She really is doing so well!
    I hope you are feeling better!!
  • Elise4270
    Elise4270 Posts: 8,375 Member
    edited May 2016
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    1---0.5 test run, 6.0 walk/trail runnish
    14---6.48 walk
    15---2.3
    17---4.2 run!
    19---4.17
    22---3.0 walk
    23---4.4 walk
    25---4.14 heat run 84°, 82% humidity
    27---3.48
    29---4.80
    30---4.4 trail hike. We bought cheep hydration packs. The trail was 15 miles and who knows how far we'd go. It was rugged and hot. The pack worked well for some hydration training. Now I gotta figure out how to incorporate that into running. I feel fresh, not zapped like usual. Made a big difference.

    47.67/anything

    Upcoming races:

    11/05/16 Jenks Half Jenks OK
    12/11/16 Dallas marathon, half
    Run the year 2016  824.98/ 2016
  • skippygirlsmom
    skippygirlsmom Posts: 4,433 Member
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    shanaber wrote: »
    @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.

    @kimlight2 Skip used a drink mix from Skratch Labs that Fleet Feet recommended during the run today. She said it was great and better than straight up water. She likes the pineapple and the lemon/lime mix. She didn't like the taste of NUNN
  • greenolivetree
    greenolivetree Posts: 1,282 Member
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    @skippygirlsmom Our posts crossed earlier so I'm back to say so sorry you felt so yucky :( Take it easy and stay hydrated.

    @elise4270 Nice hiking :)

    I am ridiculously anxious for my water bottle to arrive from amazon. It shipped usps so today being a holiday isn't helping. I hope it's here by Thursday for my next long(er) run Fri or Sat. By the way, I hadn't run 10k since March 28 when my sciatica acted up, so it felt good to be back at that distance.
  • katharmonic
    katharmonic Posts: 5,720 Member
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    Great job on the races today! @skippysgirlsmom - sorry you felt terrible. You really gutted that out. Hope you are doing better.
    @Stoshew71 great job on the PR. And congrats to your wife for finishing.

    I didn't run today or yesterday. My knee feels okay but still a bit twingey when I move "just so". I was tempted to take an easy run but decided to rest up for one more day before my training group starts tomorrow night. I will then have a better idea of what I want to set for my June running goals too.

    Hope everyone is having a good long weekend.
  • RespectTheKitty
    RespectTheKitty Posts: 1,667 Member
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    Today I made the mistake of going out for a run in the middle of the day on an 88 degree day. Add to the fact that the Prairie Path is pretty much all in full sun, that made for a very bad run. I probably was only able to run about 20-25 minutes of the 4 miles I did (maybe 2 miles... MAYBE) because I kept feeling like I was overheating.

    Yesterday I put in 2.4 miles on a easy jog, no issues... then again it was evening. Note to self: run in the evening.


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  • Elise4270
    Elise4270 Posts: 8,375 Member
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    @HonuNui aww, she's beautiful!
  • WhatMeRunning
    WhatMeRunning Posts: 3,538 Member
    edited May 2016
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    Lots of posts to catch up on today! :smiley: Hope everyone who raced this last weekend kicked kittens!

    I wound up being up late last night with the holiday weekend and was not able to get out and run until later in the morning after it started warming up, and it is still quite humid. So I had some electrolyte drink before the run and carried my 32oz handheld bottle full of more electrolyte drink. I was notably slower at the same effort/HR as would be expected and was managing well on my hilly route until a big hill on mile 4 when I was into tempo HR range while going turtle slow and I just stopped and started walking. I never decided to walk or gave it any thought, it just happened. So I took a big swig of drink and started running again after cresting the hill. But on a later hill I had to walk yet again as my HR was just pushing too high on the hills.

    So I figured I would go home after the first turnaround getting about 9 or 10 miles. But by mile 6 I had finished my drink and could tell I needed water, not electrolyte drink. So I stopped at a store and filled up my bottle from a drinking fountain while also getting a good drink of water.

    After leaving the store I felt a lot better and decided to run my full route anyway. After the next turn near mile 8 I again was unable to top a hill without feeling the need to walk. So by mile 8 I decided to call it a day and walked about 2 miles home (but didn't record or log it because I'm trying to run hills dammit).

    While the run was a bit of a failure, on the upside I did surpass my goal of 200 miles for May today, the first time I have ever run 200 miles in a month!:smile:

    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
    5/30 - 8 miles

    204.2/200 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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    @stoshew71 -Congratulations to you and your wife. Sounds like you had a great run and great job on her part to get around and not give up.

    @skippygirlsmom - I'm sorry you are not feeling well. Hope you feel better now, hopefully it is only the heat or something minor. Congratulations to Skippy that is awesome! Thanks for the info on the drink mix. I will try that also. I tried Nuun at the Cleveland Marathon race expo, and it wasn't bad but had a weird aftertaste.

    @HonuNui - Awww. She is so cute.

    @WhatMeRunning - Congrats on hitting 200 miles again! I can only dream of that day right now.
  • greenolivetree
    greenolivetree Posts: 1,282 Member
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    @WhatMeRunning Way to go! My year- to-date running is only 254 miles :p

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