May 2016 Running Challenge
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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
Total: 28.9/100
Race report: goal was to pace mom to her first sub-36:00 5k for Mother's Day fun. SUCCESS!! Garmin time was 33:34. So proud of mom!!!
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First off, Happy Mothers Day to all of the moms out there!
Congrats to all who raced this weekend! I've noticed quite a few!
Welcome to the new faces!
So I was unsure last night about the wisdom of attempting 10.5 miles today to make up for lost mileage after a week of crappy runs. After all, if someone else posted here with those issues I would recommend some down time.
So part of my common sense said don't do it, but another part said the data did not support the idea of me being worn down (HR, sleep, mood, energy levels during day, etc). My gut instinct also was telling me I was capable.
I woke up feeling very good. So I headed out to run. I noticed I was running easily, not sore or stiff but I kept my pace down over the first couple miles to be safe. I wound up cranking out all 10.5 miles feeling good, and finally satisfied after a run.
So, I guess the lesson is to use as much info as possible to guide your decisions. In this case the data and my gut were able to convince my uncertain common sense to get out and put in the miles, and it paid off.
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
61.1/200 miles
2016 races:
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 new PR
5/1 - Buffalo Bell Stampede half marathon (Leavenworth, KS) 2:25:06
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)2 -
@skippygirlsmom - that is awesome! (the whole post, that is). Skippy is so adorable. Happy Mother's Day!
@AdrianChr92 - I can't believe you ran in that hail!
@WhatMeRunning - hope you feel more energized this week!
@9voice9 - That does sound like a great cause. But, yeah, a little crazy that it was so unorganized.
5/1 - 35 mile cycling
5/2 - 5 miles
5/3 - 3.5 miles
5/4 - 5 miles - intervals, sort of.
5/5 - 25 miles cycling in a brutal wind
5/6 - 5 miles
5/7 - 34 miles cycling
5/8 - 36 miles cycling
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@kristinegift Thanks! It was intense! My next marathon that will have a proper program is going to be Rock n roll Vegas in November. My next race is a 50k in 4wks. Will be running it pretty slow/easy. Prob just by feel. First 50k, so I'm going to enjoy it. 5hrs, 6hrs. Fine by me.
Nice run today! Are you shooting for a Half PR on you're next race?
@MNLittleFinn Awesome of you to pace you're mom to a PR! Nice run!
Update on me: Everything tightened up to the max overnight and it took about 20mins of work to get my legs to stand up. Walking is ok. Sitting down and standing up and stairs are REALLY bad though. All i'm doing is eating everything in sight and watching tv. Still down 8lbs this morning lol. And that's after a 5500 cal post race lunch/dinner. Going for 6000cal today. Working hard to restore everything. Hope everyone has a great day! Run for me!4 -
May 1 - 17 km run.
May 3 - Light parkour 2 km run.
May 5 - 8 km slow & gym.
May 6 - 7.5 km slow & yoga.
May 7 - skipped bike ride.
May 8 - 19.2 km mixed. 6 km hike.
Total 53.7 km goal 120 km.
Morning run and it was cool enough then that I couldn't get my HR up to where I wanted for the first 5 km. Well, shouldn't have worried, after 12-13 km riding a high and feeling great I overheated a few times. And at the end I did not go for an even HM. We had a meeting for hike and I was running late. Still, it was a great run - discovered new paths and regions of the forest. A lot of planned slow running, a little tempo stuff and a few walks to get my HR back down when needed.
The hike, after the run, was harder. Kept it slow and am now going to spend the next hour rolling my legs and butt. <delicious pain>
Edit: oh, yeah, strava reports a 10 mile PR - I'm not happy about this because given the amount of walking, I should have had a better 10 mile before.
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@ROBOTFOOD wow 8 pounds! I'm usually up a few post race. You killed the training.1
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@ROBOTFOOD wow 8 pounds! I'm usually up a few post race. You killed the training.
It was 11lb yesterday! I loose ridiculously easy. And I trained ok. Not for the race though. I should have ran all my long runs on the course. Then I would've been fine.2 -
So, today was my second half marathon of the year and *wow*. It was, without a doubt, the hardest thing I have ever done. The weather was absolutely horrendous, we've had such a sudden heatwave here in the UK, with temperatures at 26°C, which is nearly twice as hot as it should be for this time of year (it would normally be about 15°C), and this has only come on over the last 2 days. No-one running today could have prepared for it, and no amount of extra water and shower-sprays on course was going to make it any better. I actually cried at the mile 11 marker because I really thought it was mile 12 and the thought of having to run for another 18-20 minutes was just too much. All I could think of was that I couldn't stop running because that would make it last even longer and I couldn't stay out there any longer. Plus, I thought I had some supporters at mile 11 but they weren't there and that was just too much.
My feet are shredded (I haven't had more than 1 blister ever before today) from my feet having swollen up and my shoes having gotten wet from all the water being sprayed/thrown around, I have sunburn, despite having put SPF50 on when I got dressed, and I very nearly threw up when I passed the finish line. It was such a mental struggle to get through, it was a battle of endurance, not necessarily physical training. Oddly enough, my legs actually feel fine.
I have never seen anything like the number of people who were passed out on the sides of the road. I saw the first person collapsed and being treated by the volunteer ambulance crews at mile 5 (and he was unconscious, not injured) and by the time we got to mile 10, the streets were lined with people being seen to by members of the public because the medical teams were so overstretched. At mile 10, there was a medical treatment tent and there was a queue of people, lying in the recovery position, outside of it waiting to be seen. Honestly, St John's Ambulance, the voluntary medical/ambulance charity here in the UK, were the real unsung heroes of the whole event because they were working their absolute backsides off. I am sure that, without them, there could have been a lot of fatalities there today. I think that I must have seen over 100 people being treated, most of them passed out, not injured.
I have to say, if that had been my first and only half marathon experience, I can't say that I would ever put my running shoes on again. It was absolutely horrible from start to finish. I even have a time I can actually be proud of, as I was only 40seconds behind my PB, but I cannot possibly enjoy it because it was just so thoroughly unpleasant. I hope no-one running today was put off. It's definitely put me off racing for a while, I did think a few 10kms in the summer might be in order but absolutely no way after that. I'm hanging up my racing shoes until the autumn.
Also, the race was far too big for my liking. It was just SO busy the whole way through, the water stations couldn't give the water out fast enough, and you were constantly ducking and weaving to get through or past people. It started 15 minutes late too, the corrals were SO big, there were nearly 5000 people in each one, by my reckoning (as there were hardly any people in the 1:15-1:30 and the other 15,000 people were split into the other 3 times). Also, they shut the speakers off with all the motivational music etc at the 2:30 mark, even though it took me 15 minutes to get over the start line, my race time therefore being nearly 2:20, so there were loads behind me who had no support or encouragement. So, all in all, I wouldn't do it again, even in good weather. I'll stick to my small, local, rural races from now on
So yeah, an absolutely horrible day and one I cannot wait to forget! Seriously, even looking at the medal makes me feel angry right now.
2nd May - 3.06 miles
3-4th May - poorlysick
5th May - 2.40 miles
8th May - 13.1 miles Hackney Half 2:05:24
MTD - 18.56/70 miles
Upcoming races:
2nd Oct - Tonbridge Half Marathon
30th Oct - River Thames Half Marathon
9th April 2017 - Brighton Marathon
EDIT: I forgot to add another detail to my race report:
At the first half a mile, some idiot in a white mercedes drove onto the closed course with 15,000 runners. The course marshals tried to stop him but he kept on going, revving his engine and beeping his horn, so the marshals dragged him out of his car and there was a fight.
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Now time to procrastinate from writing an essay catch up on everyone's posts
@MNLittleFinn - well done to your Mum! That’s a huge difference from what she was aiming for, even more awesome!
@MLS1582 - Congrats on finishing your first 10km! I agree with what others have said, that wouldn’t have been dead last at any other 10km race I’ve run so don’t let it get you down. It sounds like you entered a real serious race so well done for doing it, I think that would have freaked me out and I would have gone home!
@ROBOTFOOD - Congratulations on your marathon! I bet you’ll smash your goals next time, if you did so well with a less-than perfect lead-up
@Orphia - I love that photo! I don’t think I would have that much energy after smashing a PB!
@9voice9 - I cannot believe how bad that race sounds! I hope you didn’t spend too much on entry?
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@louubelle16 Congrats on finishing your race! That sounds like pretty hellish conditions. I'd be tempted to throw the towel in and cut it short or not start even at all. And that's a huge HM! 15000 people?! A little big for my taste. Definite kudos to the medical team, sounds like they had their hands full!0
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So, I ran my first half marathon today! Since it was my first, I got a PR by default
And one I'm freaking happy with on top: official finish time is 2:17:16! Considering my goal was 2:30h, that already tells you that I did a horrible job at sticking to my pace plans, but I had a blast from start to finish line, so much fun :-)))
Here's the race recap for anyone who's interested. I know it's much too long, but I'm so excited right now, I just can't stop myself from rambling on about it. If you want the short version: there were lots of people, lots of sun, I ran faster than planned, and I had a great time
Pace planning:
My goal was to run the race in 2:30h, which was halfway between the fasted half I ran in training (2:43) and what a race time predictor spit out based on my last 10k time (2:17). Since I had very little experience at running such long distances and none at all at long races, the 2:17 prediction seemed overly ambitious, and I didn't want to ruin my first half by setting an unrealistic goal and failing. I needed an average pace of 7:07 min/km to finish in 2:30h. I got the advice to go a few seconds per mile faster to account for the fact that you have to cover more distance, unless you run perfect tangents, so I thought 5 seconds per mile faster, times 1.6 to convert to km, make that 8s faster. In my defense, my math skills are usually better - I blame the inverted conversion on pre-race jitters! Faulty math included, that ment I was aiming for a pace of 6:59min/km on the flat parts, with some adjustments up and down on the slopes.
Before the race:
Race start was scheduled for 8:30, but if you wanted to hand in some bags with a change of clothes and get them transported to the finish line, you had to do that before 8am. Since I never trust city traffic, not even early on a Sunday morning, I made sure to leave home early and ended up arriving at the start location around 7:30. So I handed in my bag, munched my pre-race snacks (Reese Cups and Coca Cola, not very Swiss ^^) and did my time in the portapotty line. Around 8am I wandered over to the area of the starting lane marked ">2:10h" and found a sunny spot to wait. It was roughly 14°C (~57°F) in the morning, so some sun to keep me warm was welcome.
Start to km 6: paces in min/km: 6:50 - 6:49 - 6:54 - 6:57 - 6:51 - 6:35
There were more than 4000 participants, and I started from the slowest corral, so I was too far away from the start line to hear the announcers or notice when the race started, until the runner next to me started jumping up and down to see better and said "hey, I think they are already running!". It took me maybe 8 minutes to get from there to the start line. But that was perfectly fine - thanks to the fact that runners were sorted by pace, and there were no walkers (cutoff time for the half was 3 hours), the start went much smoother than in my previous races, where I had to do a lot of dodging and weaving. The road was wide enough for ~10 people side by side, so I could run a comfortable pace almost right away.
At the first km mark, I saw I was a few seconds too fast, but since settling into a constant pace always takes me a moment, I didn't worry too much. I didn't check my watch at the second km mark, since I was busy high-fiveing some kids on the sideline, so it wasn't until the 3rd marker that I noticed I was going out a little too fast. I forced myself to slow down and nearly hit my planned 6:59 pace for the 4th km. Kilometres 5 and 6 were gently rolling hills, and I had a little too much fun overtaking the people who slowed down excessively on the climbs, so my pace started creaping up again until the first refreshment station. The fact that there was a group of drummers playing on the side of the road and another band close to the aid station didn't help to slow down either.
km 6 to 11: paces in min/km: 6:51 - 6:38 - 6:23 - 6:29 - 6:33
I walked along the aid station - still haven't mastered the art of drinking while running without choking, and peeling my first gel packet open took some concentration as well. After I started running again, I began to reconsider my goal time: I was feeling great, and forcing myself to slow down had been a real struggle, so I spontaneously revised my goal and decided to aim for a 2:25 finish instead.
The next few kms were very nice - gently rolling hills in the country side, the smell of blooming canola fields all around, and sunshine. Maybe too much sunshine - there was no shadow, the temperatures were climbing fast, and I was grateful that I had chosen to take my fuel belt along with me, so I could take some sips along the way to the next rest station. There were very few people around (apart from all the runners), until we came up do a band dressed up as clowns close to the next aid station.
km 11 to 14: paces in min/km: 9:39 - 3:22 - 6:43
At this aid station, I walked again, this time I grabbed an apple-flavoured gel (mjam!) and some water. This was were the course led back into the city. There were more spectators here, it was a nice downhill slope for almost 2 kms, and around 11.7 km, the road lead down into a tunnel. Which explaines the nonsense paces I listed above: the tunnel wrecked havoc with my GPS reception, I think my watch decided to distribute all the time until ~12.5km, where the tunnel ended, to the first kilometre and only the time for the remaining 500m to the second. Despite the messy GPS, I loved the tunnel! I was glad for a chance to get out of the sun at that point, and it was a really cool atmosphere - a little dim, but with guiding lights on the floor and ceiling, and a DJ playing party music
Once out of the tunnel, I could already see the "Jet d'Eau", the big fountain in the city centre, in the distance. Since I knew this was were the finish line was, that was pretty motivating.
Another aid station came along at 13.9 km. Same procedure as before, walk long enough to chuck down a gel (urg - grabbed a coffee(?) flavoured one by accident, vile stuff!) and a cup of water, and then it was back to running!
km 14 to 18: paces in min/km: 6:32 - 6:20 - 6:32 - 6:19
When I passed the 14km mark, I looked at my watch, then at my paceband - and decided my pace planning was all shot to hell, but I was feeling great. That's about where I decided I might as well kick some *kitten*, pick up the pace a bit and aim for a 2:20 finish.
By now it was really warm : at least 20°C (70 F) in the shadow, but there wasn't actually any shadow to be found. Made me even more glad for bringing my own bottle, and I started to regret that I hadn't put on a hat - all the more reasons to finish a little faster.
The last rest stop was at 17.7km. This time I actually tried to run while opening the gel, which ended up with a mess of apple-flavoured sticky stuff smeared all over my hand. I doubled back to get another cup of water to wash it off - it was only a few steps, and the sticky feeling would have annoyed me much more over the rest of the race then a few lost seconds.
km 18 to finish: paces in min/km: 6:10 - 5:50 - 5:48 - 4:35 (last 0.32 km)
Less than 4k to go! This is where I decided to ignore the pace reading on my watch alltogether now on and just run as fast as I felt happy about.
There were a lot of entertainment things set up here, including a group of old ladies dressed in traditional costumes making weird music (not quite yodling, but something akin to it), an ABBA cover band, a large arc that announced "1 km" left, and then a few hundred meters before the finish line, it got really, really crowded with cheering spectators. It was amazing! I put on a last burst of speed and overtook at least 7 or 8 other runners on the last kilometre, and was almost disappointed when I crossed the finish line and had to stop. The announcer called out everyones names and encouragements as you drew close, and the volunteer who handed me my medal was smiling and telling me that was a great finish, and everything was just great
My watch showed me 21.32 km in 2:17:23. I only stopped it a few seconds after the finish line, and I know I didn't always run the perfect tangents (had too much fun veering over to the side of the road to give high-five to kids all along the way), so the extra distance seems about right. Chip time was 2:17:16, which is much faster than I would have ever thought possible.
And they had chocolate cake at one of the tables in the finish area. How cool is that? I had such a great time, I will definetely run this race again next year!
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@louubelle16 Wow!! That sounded brutal! I hate heat running! And I live in Vegas haha. But great job pushing through that! I hope you get some nice, cold weather for you're next race!
@_nikkiwolf_ Race recap of the year goes to you! Love the detail! I felt like I was there! Awesome job on the PR!1 -
I just found out on Facebook that, about 15 minutes later after I finished the course, they stopped it and made everyone else walk with all timing stopped. Madness!
Congrats @_nikkiwolf_, that's a great time! And so glad you enjoyed it Sounds like you battled the heat today too.
I'm starting to think that racing after the first couple of weeks of April is to be avoided from now on...0 -
@ROBOTFOOD wow 8 pounds! I'm usually up a few post race. You killed the training.
It was 11lb yesterday! I loose ridiculously easy. And I trained ok. Not for the race though. I should have ran all my long runs on the course. Then I would've been fine.
I think when my foot heals I'm gonna "run" 4 hours once a month and see if I can lose 8-11 pounds! #BeLikeROBOTFOOD!
Least this time off has helped me eat better. Can't really afford fries, pizza, and burgers not running.
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Date Miles MTD ------ ----- ----- 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
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Another 4 miles today in this ridiculous heat, not impressed
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@louubelle16 holy hell! An idiot driver on the course! So glad they took care of him!0
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5/01: 6 miles, easy
5/02: 6 miles, easy
5/03: Off, rest day + strength training
5/04: 5 miles, easy
5/05: Off, rest day
5/06: 6 miles, tempo
5/07: 5 miles, easy
5/08: 10 miles, long and slow
Total: 38 miles
Nice 10 miler today! Looks like your girl is finally back on track
@MNLittleFinn - what an awesome way to spend Mother's Day! Great picture too
@louubelle16 - WOW that sounds like such a hard race! Awful conditions. I'm laughing about that guy driving on the course, it's pretty funny to imagine. Congratulations on pushing through and making it to the finish line!
@_nikkiwolf_ - Congratulations on your first half marathon! A great finish time too, and it's always nice to exceed your own expectations. Well done!
Races I'm registered for:
05/22 - Chicago Spring 13.1
05/28 - Soldier Field Run (10 miles)
07/21 - Esprit de She 5K
09/10 - Magnificent Mile Half Marathon
09/25 - Chicago Lifetime 5K
10/09 - Chicago Marathon
10/30 - Hot Chocolate 5K
11/27 - Space Coast Half Marathon2 -
Congratulations @louubelle16 and @_nikkiwolf_ on your half marathons!
Fascinating reading your reports, since I hope to do one fairly soon.0 -
I finally ran (I don't post much here. Got hit by a car two months ago today and broke my collarbone and couple ribs) so I feel like I can post in here again haha. Been feeling well enough to run for a few weeks but I couldn't muster the ooomph to get out and do it. I've been on the bike, but running is just harder for me mentally.
2 miles today. Ate pizza and cake a couple hours ago. Ugh. Even though it's a small start I feel really good about it. It's been a rough couple months so it's nice to feel like I'm almost back to my old self.
Hope everyone is doing well in here. Looks like people have been kicking *kitten* in all sorts of summer running events. Great job! I think I'm going to scour the Chicago events in June and give myself something to train for. Anyway, it's GREAT to be back!
May Goal - 60 Miles
5/8 - 2 Miles4 -
@_nikkiwolf_ Congrats on your race! It looks like it was awesome.
@Orphia I love your picture from the park run!
I didn't want to do it, but I went ahead and put in my 4.8 miles today, which gets me caught up to my training plan (earlier this week, I cut a run short due to rain).
5/1 - 4.5m easy
5/2 - 4m easy then fast w/rain
5/4 - 3.2m moderate w/rain
5/6 - 2.5m moderate
5/7 - 6m RACE 11:10 pace
5/8 - 4.8 easy
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Total: 25/94
5/7 - Sgt. Larner Memorial 10k
6/25 - Jackson River Scenic Trail 10k
9/4 - VA Beach R&R Half Marathon
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Thanks for the kind words @ROBOTFOOD @louubelle16 @Orphia @ariceroni @MLS1582 @Elise4270
@MNLittleFinn Great race for you and your mother, what a lovely way to spend mothers day together.
@Ch1psNQueso That sounds like a really bad accident. Glad to hear you are feeling better, welcome back!
@louubelle16 Oh no, I just read your race report, how horrible was that? I think we got hit by the same heat wave, seems like was all over Europe this weekend. It was quite unexpected here too - I think neither London nor Geneva are supposed to be warmer than Madrid this time of the year (or ever). I saw quite a few runners being treated as well during the second half of the course.
Before the weekend, I was annoyed that the full marathoners started at 11am and could sleep in, while I had to be there at 8:30am for the half - now I'm really glad, this way at least the first 45 minutes or so where fine, until I started noticing the rising temperatures. And no craziness like car drivers on the course - as if the heat wasn't already enough to deal with!
I'm really sorry for you that you had such a bad time! That you finished in such a great time despite everything is impressive, you can be really proud of yourself!
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5/1 - 2 mi
5/4 - 2 mi
5/7 - 2 mi
5/8 - 2 mi
8 down 22 to go.
Forgot to log yesterday's run.
I have signed up for a 5k at work on 5/20. I am planning to run it in intervals since I haven't done 3 miles in a while. Not really worried about time since it is at high noon and last year it was so hot I almost over heated passed out so this year I am planning better.
So I have a question if anyone can help me. I am stuck on Week 5 day 3 of my Couch to 10k app. It is the dreaded 20 minute non-stop run. I have completed this program before and was up to 5 mile runs so I know I can do it but I am just stuck right now. My question is this... how bad is it if I don't complete it. I am perfectly happy using run/walk intervals and week 6 day 1 goes back to them. Week 6 day 3 and everything after is solid runs until week 9 it goes back to 10 minute intervals when is gets into the bridge to 10k part, there are just more of them. So I guess my question is this... How important is it to keep banging my head against the wall until I complete it?
Planned races:
5/20 Move More Spring 5K
6/11 Run and Ride 5k at Cedar Point
Oct, Nov, and Dec 5 mile trail series
Dec Santa Hussle Half Marathon
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@ROBOTFOOD - Everyone talks about Heartbreak Hill in Boston, but it's really the downhills that beat you up. But wow! 5200 feet of drop is way more than Boston, where I found it easier to run gentle inclines than gentle declines after the first 20 miles.
@louubelle16 - That's brutal weather to run in. I ran a half in temperature like that last July, and it was the most miserable half I've ever done. It's a true accomplishment just to finish under those conditions.
@_nikkiwolf_ - Nice race report! Good planning, and good adjusting the plan to circumstances! And yes, starting earlier is better on a day when the temperature starts out reasonable and rises.
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May Running Totals (miles)
5/1 – 3.11 easy
5/2 – rest day
5/3 – extra rest day
5/4 – 3.51 almost easy
5/5 – 6.34 easy
5/6 – planned rest day
5/7 – 11.02 with pace group
5/8 – extra rest day
May total to date – 23.98
Nominal Challenge Goal – 150 miles
Real Goals: Recover from Boston and Flower City. Build Base. Start training program for Rochester Marathon.
Today's notes – After yesterday's 11 miles, today my right leg is sore again to the point where I sometimes need to hold the rail going down stairs and running is clearly a Bad Idea. Sigh. At this point, I'm about forced to admit that this is not simply recovery, it's injury. Tomorrow I'll call my PT for an appointment. I might need some other specialty such as an orthopedist, but I have a relationship with a PT so that's where I'll start.
Bummer. I may end up backing off to volunteer at Lilac Run instead of even pretending to race it.
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) finished in 3:23:01
April 24, 2016 Flower City Challenge Half Marathon (Rochester, NY) finished in 1:36:50, targeting MP
May 15, 2016 Highland Hospital Lilac Run 10K (Rochester, NY)
June 19, 2016 Medved 5K to Cure ALS (Rochester, NY)
July 16, 2016 Shoreline Half Marathon (Hilton, NY)
September 18, 2016 Rochester Marathon (Rochester, NY)
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To everyone running and racing...Cheers!
DATE...............MILES.............TOTAL
5/1....................3.00..................3.00...laChocolat Run 5K 34:28
5/2....................3.00................. 6.00
5/3.....................Cycle/Abs.........6.00
5/4.....................2.00..................8.00
5/5......................Rest..................8.00
5/6......................4.50.................12.5
5/7......................Abs..................12.5
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_nikkiwolf_ wrote: »
Okay, now I'm baffled - I only went to the US a handful of times, and the last time is already more than ten years ago, but I never noticed that there weren't any tile roofs. And even more puzzling - you don't have windows that open to the side? So only slider windows, where you can only get half the window to be open at a time? The only other kinds of window I can think of which don't open to the side are those pivot windows, but I've only ever seen them on roofs, not for lower-floor rooms.5BeautifulDays wrote: »But I loved your video because I miss tile roofs and windows that open to the side. When I was a teenager, my family lived in Germany, and our cat would jump out the window onto the roof, easy as you please and then come back in when she felt ready.
I had one of those pivot windows as a kid. And the one thing our cat enjoyed more than walking around on the roof was to balance on the window edge and enjoy the view - so that I had to wait for him to make up his mind before I could close the window once he was completely in or out
I'm just now reading, so I don't know if anyone else has answered you, but at least here in Virginia, and where I grew up in Illinois, everyone has shingled roofs (usually black) or occasionally around here you'll see cedar shake roofs (rare) or other wooden shingles on mansard roofs. I've only seen pivot windows on very expensive homes or very old homes.1 -
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meganjcallaghan wrote: »I see people with these lists of races they're slogging through and wonder how on earth anybody can afford the registration costs for all these things. lol
I got a great deal on registrations for 4 local races and a pair of shoes for $180 at Christmastime. A lot of the other races I do are in the $30 range, so I guess I feel like they're cheaper than a lot of other entertainment. The only fees I've cried over is the RunDisney one that I'm skipping because my travel companion is sick with cancer. And then more because of the reason than the money (although I'll admit the money hurts, too).I ran my first 10K race today. I came in dead last, while running a pace that was a full minute faster than I had planned (because I was last). Officially, I finished in 1:07:18, but I think they directed me to cut the last corner (like cut it off entirely) because my watch only had me doing an even 6 miles. I'm really torn - I feel like crap for finishing last and being so slow they had me drop almost a quarter mile just to get me across the finish line, but I'm also really freaking proud to have run 6 miles at an 11:10 pace! I will not be running this race again - ever.
I'm currently at 20 of 94 miles for the month.
I've run several 10k races and my fastest speed is 1:09--and I normally come in smack dab in the middle of my age group, so I think you did really well. Congratulations!0 -
@louubelle16 - people call me crazy for signing up for races in the winter where it's really cold. But honestly, I can handle cold, heat no so much. I'm super sensitive to high temperatures, especially sudden increases (I got lightheaded dealing with a sudden increase to 74 F the other day). I'll still do races in the summer but usually shorter ones that start early in the morning, haha. Congrats on finishing!
(oh and as a former EMT, those kinds of races can be tough just making sure everyone that's laying down is okay enough for now and not having heat stroke. Hopefully they called in some reinforcements).0
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