May 2016 Running Challenge
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MNLittleFinn wrote: »Only 4 more long runs until my HM
This is like when you tell a kid "Only 3 more sleeps and we go to Disneyland!" LOL3 -
And done 122.6 km for this month. Not bad. Next month we aim for 150. 3 weeks of 42 km and 1rest week of 27 km
..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
May 30 - rest
May 31 - 5.9 km
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)1 -
One year ago today I ran my PR 5k(ish). I say (ish) because I'd had a goal to run 5k at an 8:30 pace and had worked hard on that. But due to a GPS error my 5k ended up being 3.22 miles. So what had showed up as an 8:25 average pace was actually 8:08. I was super thrilled but I haven't ran that fast since. That's one thing that's been hard this year. Not setting PRs compared to last year. And I haven't even really felt compelled to TRY. I just feel like that 8:08 5k is so far off from what I'm running now that it's pointless to try to aim for that. My goal has been to just TRY to stay injury free and put in more miles vs faster miles. I have to tell myself frequently that I'm doing the right thing and eventually I'll run 8 min miles with ease vs. killing myself to set a PR. Just needed to get that off my chest
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I continued to learn that I like being a zen runner... and that training for and finishing long races keeps me grounded. Well, that and bourbon.7
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I learned I can start and finish a half marathon without embarrassing myself. And that it's actually more fun to run in a big event like that than in the wilderness alone. The pronghorn antelope around here don't spark my competitive instincts!
In any case, I got in a "quick" 4 miles this morning, making my May total 74. You guys are awesome....I'll see you all in June!
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Got in my last few miles to make goal! Got up early to get out before my work craziness started and almost didn't make it out. Who calls someone at 5:30am?? I guess these people thing I work all the time or should! I still managed to get out there and do a few quick miles, less than a 10.5 min pace overall.
I am looking forward to June and getting in lots of solid miles!
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
05/31.......3.88......101.97 - + Strength Training
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 Marathon2 -
WhatMeRunning wrote: »@Elise4270 - there should be beer and pizza near the exit. Or did you already plan that?
The island serves beer and tacos (not made with cat food- taco bell), like a fuzzy's tacos.. I hadn't though of pizza (not gluten free, so)... I dropped the ball on the mental placement of pizza. No worries, there's plenty room for the pizza. I mean, the park is huge and the pizza is on the other side of the park.
Trails are 100 miles for the cyclists and there's an ironman triathlon loop each with race like transition areas...of course there's a sprint distance. And loops for the runners that are 50 miles with water/fuel stations.
And theres a steak house for rest days.
So.... some day, in this life or another......we will run care free. Oh and if you wanna work at the park, it only employes athletes and pays way more than you make now... year 'round.
My life is empty......
Hey- it's like 6 flags for runners!
I am there - just tell me when and where!!1 -
I think running has made me a complete and utter nutcase.
It's currently 9:20pm here in the UK, and I spent the day with some friends, but due to the traffic we didn't end up eating our big lunch until much later than planned. It was practically dinner time. I'm now sitting here waiting for my food to go down (I still feel full) so I can go and run the last 5.69miles to meet my monthly goal. When many more sane people would just leave it until tomorrow, I will be out at 11pm to get the miles in. Actually, maybe 10:40pm to give myself some extra breathing space. But, I said "absolutely no excuses this month" and I meant it. I'm doing this run before midnight, even if it's super slow because my tummy is feeling it. I. Will. Run.
I think I may have entirely lost the plot...
(PS Please don't quote me on this when I get home and regale a story about my throwing up in a bush or something.)
@Stoshew71 Congrats on the awesome PR! I hope your wife's ankle recovers well.
@skippygirlsmom Sorry to hear of your bad race, but having heard the way you talk about Skip, I'm sure your immense pride in her achievement has significantly softened the blow of your own ill fortune (pardon the pun...)
@_nikkiwolf_ Well done on that elevation, that's fantastic!4 -
May 2016 total:
1st 12
2nd. 3
3rd. 3
5th. 6
6th. 3
7th. 5
9th. 2
11th. 2
13th. 2
15th. 21.1
16th. 3
18th. 3
20th. 3
21st. 5
22nd. 5
23rd. 3
25th. 7
27th. 3
28th. 5
30th. 3
30th. 6
Total 105km! Unless I've added it up wrong! I don't normally do two days in a row nor do I do two runs in one day normally however my daughter wants to run and started C25K programme. What is a mum to do when a daughter asks for support. So support I do. And because I have a 10km race in three weeks and training for another HM I need to get some KM in so running twice in one day and running two days after each other it is for me until daughter can run for longer with me! Thanks to daughters I need a bigger target next month!
Well done everyone
Happy running2 -
Ooh, and my "This month I learned..." Well, I learned that racing for a PB in super hot temperatures is stupid and horrible and never to be attempted again, and I learned that I absolutely love trail running!4
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I learned that I really can get up early during the week and get a run in before work when my schedule is so crazy. Also that I kind of like it - who knew!Round out the month with "what did you learn" as the last few miles come in?
I learned or more likely reinforced that I NEED to run or work and stress make me a not so nice, crazy person.
I learned that I really do not like traveling for work because it interferes with my running and life in general!
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Fell a bit behind on weekend posts, but got in 2 hot runs the past two days to wrap up my totals for the month. Off to wrap up my biking goal now (500 miles). Need to figure out my June goal, but I'll do that tomorrow once I start assembling my ironman plan.
5/1 - 26.2 miles (Pittsburgh Marathon - 3:08:25 - 7:11/mile, ran as bib #666 in full devil costume, got a BQ)
5/5 - 6 miles
5/9 - 15 miles
5/10 - 6 miles
5/11 - 3 miles
5/12 - 2 miles
5/13 - 4.5 miles
5/14 - 6 miles
5/15 - 3 miles
5/17 - 11 miles
5/18 - 10 miles
5/19 - 11 miles
5/20 - 2.5 miles
5/21 - 7 miles
5/22 - 11.5 miles
5/23 - 9 miles
5/24 - 8.5 miles
5/26 - 12 miles
5/27 - 8 miles
5/28 - 5 miles
5/30 - 6 miles
5/31 - 9 miles
Total: 182 miles
Goal: 180 miles
Done!
Next Races:
Ironman 70.3 Augusta - September
Chicago Marathon - October
Ironman Florida - NovemberSince it is so warm, I don't need long sleeves and could wear my Vivofit to see my heart rate in real time. This was something of a lesson in the effects of heat and humidity. By pace, I was running a not very aggressive E; but by heart rate, I was running MP for most of the run and getting toward T later on. I don't really care all that much right now, as running to how the recovering leg feels is more important right now than managing my heart rate in detail; but I clearly need to acclimate better to the humidity before Shoreline. That, and have the leg recover enough to run the distance.
Heat/humidity definitely can turn an easy pace run into something pretty ugly pretty fast. From what I can deduce, hitting the MP/T heart rates probably gave you a similar cardiac benefit as running at MP/T paces without the muscular stress from subjecting your joints to the extra force from longer strides (as your heart muscles and lactic acid clearing functions are both further stressed). Given 2/3 of my training for my Pittsburgh (may) marathon cycle was done in 90%+ humidity, slowing down and doing most of my work by heart rate (vs. pace bands) didn't seem to hurt me too much, even though piling up 8+minute paces at T definitely doesn't help the ego. I'm not 100% sure that doing more high humidity training will help make you much faster in humidity (as my body's cooling ability doesn't seem to adapt), but will at least get you a bit more psychologically comfortable when being forced to race in it. Still, in those conditions, the ego needs to go straight out the window.
And on the "this month I learned" path...
I learned that racing an entire marathon in costume can give you an extra boost (and help you PR or even BQ) as the crowd support & energy acts like a power-up.2 -
You better get the miles. And throw up. And report it. I am waiting to quote you.louubelle16 wrote: »I think running has made me a complete and utter nutcase.
It's currently 9:20pm here in the UK, and I spent the day with some friends, but due to the traffic we didn't end up eating our big lunch until much later than planned. It was practically dinner time. I'm now sitting here waiting for my food to go down (I still feel full) so I can go and run the last 5.69miles to meet my monthly goal. When many more sane people would just leave it until tomorrow, I will be out at 11pm to get the miles in. Actually, maybe 10:40pm to give myself some extra breathing space. But, I said "absolutely no excuses this month" and I meant it. I'm doing this run before midnight, even if it's super slow because my tummy is feeling it. I. Will. Run.
I think I may have entirely lost the plot...
(PS Please don't quote me on this when I get home and regale a story about my throwing up in a bush or something.)3 -
I only ran about 40 out of my intended 50 miles this month. Today was the second time in the past three weeks that I've tried running after surgery. I did 2 miles (and PT). Lungs were surprisingly fine--I think I was expecting that my cardio endurance would, like, revert back to a year ago and 100 lbs heavier if I didn't run for a few weeks. I'm glad to say that is not the truth.
My legs were fine, too, although I was more wiped out for PT than I would have been a few months ago...but I'm not sure if that's the break or the anemia I'm still working on. The only real trouble is that running chafes the surgery site and leads to bleeding. I don't think that I'm going to be able to run quite as far or as often as I'd like for a few more weeks. I have a 5K in 12 days that I'm going to run with my 9 year old, so hopefully that will be a good goal to keep me pushing forward...but not pushing too hard. 2 -
@5BeautifulDays - Don't do anything crazy that will set you back further with an infection or something else bad.
@louubelle16 - waiting for the running report LOL. Just go slow, you got this.
What I learned this month is to trust the program if you don't want to be re-injured and that heat and humidity REALLY suck the life out of any run. New pace for the summer is how slow can you go and still consider it running.2 -
I didn't throw up Actually, turns out running at slower-than-recovery pace (about 12:00 min miles for me) was the cure for the indigestion I needed. I'll remember it for future.
And made my goal for the month with 25 minutes to spare! Now for the speediest of showers before bed time.
2nd May - 3.06 miles
3-4th May - poorlysick
5th May - 2.40 miles
8th May - 13.1 miles Hackney Half 2:05:24
12th May - 3.27 miles
14th May - 3.11 miles
15th May - 5.08 miles
17th May - 3.23 miles
19th May - 3.64 miles
20th May - 5.26 miles
24th May - 7.51 miles
26th May - 3.16 miles
28th May - 4.47 miles
29th May - 7.02 miles
31st May - 6.09 miles
MTD - 70.4/70 miles
Upcoming races:
2nd Oct - Tonbridge Half Marathon
30th Oct - River Thames Half Marathon
9th April 2017 - Brighton Marathon3 -
I lied. I biked 5 miles and was dying to run so I thought why not 2.75 miles to make an even 60 this month?! Note to self: Biking after running is the way to go. Running after biking = running like I'm drunk the first half mile then getting horrible calf cramps
The whole thing just felt weird but I made 60 miles this month! 2 water breaks and 2 stretch breaks gave me an overall pace of 9:49 but that was 9:16 per Strava taking out the breaks. Did not feel like I was running that pace at all. 2 -
Goal of 75 Miles for May
5/2 – 5.73 Mi
5/4 – 5.56 Mi
5/7 – 7.67 Mi
5/8 – 5.60 Mi
5/10 – 5.67 Mi
5/12 – 5.86 Mi
5/15 – 6.62 Mi
5/17 – 5.60 Mi
5/21 – 6.63 Mi
5/24 – 5.59 Mi
5/27 – 5.56 Mi
5/28 – 6.88 Mi
5/31 – 5.55 Mi
Progress toward Goal 78.52 / 75
Made goal of mileage, missed goal of running every other day.1 -
hmpf. I'm always hungriest on rest days. Why oh why is that?! Cheesy chips then chocolate then potatoes then ice cream ... huh?!
so yeah ... rest day for me. Back at it in the morning.0 -
Went for my 4 mile jog/walk today and went on a 4 mile hike yesterday2
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