May 2016 Running Challenge

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  • WhatMeRunning
    WhatMeRunning Posts: 3,538 Member
    edited May 2016
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    Happy Runniversary @7lenny7! :sunglasses:

    Congrats @07KatieP13 on the 10k PB!!
  • Stoshew71
    Stoshew71 Posts: 6,553 Member
    edited May 2016
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    7lenny7 wrote: »
    I missed it. Monday, May 9th, was the 1 year anniversary of my very first run (which happened to be a 5k). I wanted to get out for a short run to celebrate but completely forgot. Oh well.

    Happy Runniversarry!!!!
    07KatieP13 wrote: »
    10k PB today, very happy with that :) Also very happy with how my month is going so far :)

    Congratulations on the PB!!!!
  • PoppetsMaster
    PoppetsMaster Posts: 200 Member
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    DATE...............MILES.............TOTAL
    5/1....................REST................00.00
    5/2....................REST................00.00
    5/3.......................5.00.................5.00
    5/4.....................10.00...............15.00
    5/5.......................3.00...............18.00
    5/6....................REST................18.00
    5/7.....................12.00...............30.00
    5/8.......................6.00...............36.00
    5/9....................REST................36.00
    5/10..................REST................36.00
    5/11.....................5.00...............41.00


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    2016 Races
    5/14: Glacier Ridge Ultra -- 50k (Portersville, PA)
    6/9: Buckeye Trail 50k -- 50k (Brecksville, OH)
    7/16: ColorRun --5k (with my 15 year old)(Pittsburgh, PA)
    7/17: Presque Isle Half-Marathon (Erie, PA) -- This is a maybe.. road races have too many people...
    9/10: 1st Annual Possum Glory Endurance Race -- 50k (Northern Cambria, PA)
    10/1: Cloudsplitter 100 -- 100 Miles (Pine Mountain, KY)
    10/15: Buffalo Creek Half Marathon (Sarver, PA) -- This is also a maybe.. because people...
  • 5BeautifulDays
    5BeautifulDays Posts: 683 Member
    edited May 2016
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    5/1...Rest
    5/2...4.25 @ 12:22 on the hilly lake trail
    5/3...3.0 @ 13:00 (this is really 2.0 @ 12:00 and 1.0 walking) on the treadmill and strength training day
    5/4...4.25 @ 11:51 (most of it was around 11:30, but mile 4 is a brutal hill) on the neighborhood rail trail
    5/5...2 miles walking. I'm not counting it, but thought I'd throw it in here as my "active rest" day
    5/6...5.0 @ 11:21 on the treadmill, since it's raining pairs of cats and dogs straight onto the ark...
    5/7-8... Rest/life days
    5/9...5.5 @ 12:40, nice and easy on the lake trail
    5/10...2.0 @ 11:55 on the dreadmill, and strength training
    5/11...7.5 @ 13:00 on the big lake trail and connector trail, nice and easy. My legs are tired! But no more running for at least a week. :(
    5/12-20 Rest/Surgery/Recovery

    Completed races:
    1/18 MLK 8K, Burke, VA 56:14
    2/22 Princess Half, Orlando FL, 2:49:33
    4/23 Healthy Strides Community 10K, Burke, VA 1:14:29
    4/30 Run for the Children 8K, Fairfax, VA 56:35

    Upcoming races:
    6/12 Celebrate Fairfax 5K, Fairfax, VA
    7/4 Freedom 5K, Fairfax VA
    9/5 Great American 5K, Fairfax, VA
    Either Hemlock Half or Divas Half in September
    10/30 MCM 10K, Washington, DC
    11/6 The Parks 10K, Washington, DC
    11/19 Potomac River Half, Carderock, MD


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  • Holly_Wood_888
    Holly_Wood_888 Posts: 268 Member
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  • Holly_Wood_888
    Holly_Wood_888 Posts: 268 Member
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  • MNLittleFinn
    MNLittleFinn Posts: 4,271 Member
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    Somehow, it seems like a big accomplishment creating and sending a Cruise Interval workout to my Forerunner 230
  • skippygirlsmom
    skippygirlsmom Posts: 4,433 Member
    edited May 2016
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    5/1 - 5 miles
    5/2 - 4 miles
    5/3 - rest day
    5/4 - 6 miles
    5/5 - 5 miles
    5/6 - rest day
    5/7 - 5 miles
    5/8 - trip to Nashville :smiley:
    5/9 - 5 miles
    5/10 - family day
    5/11 - 5 miles

    35 of 100 miles

    stupid ticker won't update

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  • MNLittleFinn
    MNLittleFinn Posts: 4,271 Member
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    Great running @skippygirlsmom !
  • dennie24
    dennie24 Posts: 251 Member
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    5/2 3.37 miles
    5/5 5.86 miles
    5/10 3.7 miles
    5/11 4 miles

    I haven't been feeling well lately. I missed a few runs last week and then another one on Monday. I did some intervals yesterday and they were hard so I went for a recovery pace run today. I am also one of those people who find it common to have an average heart rate in the 170s with a max in the 180s for even easy runs. Today I had an average of 163 and max of 173. My pace was only about 15 seconds per mile slower than usual so I was surprised. I think I am going to try around the same pace for my 80 minute run on Friday and see what that gets me.
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  • MNLittleFinn
    MNLittleFinn Posts: 4,271 Member
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    @dennie24 great job!
  • Mari33a
    Mari33a Posts: 1,127 Member
    edited May 2016
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    04/05 4 miles
    05/05 2 miles
    09/05 4 miles
    10/05 4 miles
    11/05 4 miles


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  • MNLittleFinn
    MNLittleFinn Posts: 4,271 Member
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    @Marissaxzxzxz Good running!
  • 7lenny7
    7lenny7 Posts: 3,493 Member
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    I can't recall if this has been posted before or not. It's a thought-provoking video about running as a form of addiction.

    https://youtube.com/embed/-NwHNHNXsg0
  • MNLittleFinn
    MNLittleFinn Posts: 4,271 Member
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    7lenny7 wrote: »
    I can't recall if this has been posted before or not. It's a thought-provoking video about running as a form of addiction.

    https://youtube.com/embed/-NwHNHNXsg0

    I think it has been, but it's great so worth posting.
  • RespectTheKitty
    RespectTheKitty Posts: 1,667 Member
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    Today I did c25k week 6 day 2. I decided to skip the walking interval between the two 10-minute running intervals and thus wound up running 23 minutes without stopping, though toward the end I was kind of seriously reaching for it. I don't know how you guys can go 10 miles, LOL. I know, I know, give it time. :smile:


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  • MNLittleFinn
    MNLittleFinn Posts: 4,271 Member
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    @RespectTheKitty Great job!
  • MobyCarp
    MobyCarp Posts: 2,927 Member
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    PoppetsMaster wrote: »
    Running fewer miles the week of a race is tough, but necessary. And I am totally bummed that I can't do my 38 Mile Night Fun Run on June 4.... I forgot that it was my son's graduation that day. I felt like crap because I debated long and hard about asking him if he would mind me not being there. :/ Anyway, I am going to swap that race out for another 50k in Ohio in July... that will still give me three 50ks and a couple of HMs to get ready for October... but still, I can't believe I was seriously thinking about skipping his graduation for a race....

    You may be addicted to running if . . .
  • karllundy
    karllundy Posts: 1,490 Member
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    5/1 - Rest day after HM to finish April. Another ugly, rainy day.
    5/2 - 4.25 miles.
    5/3 - 3.1 miles. Quick 5k while my daughter had soccer practice.
    5/4 - 4.53 miles. Cool, pleasant morning run. Mostly base pace, but last mile tempo.
    5/5 - 4.95 miles on treadmill (Trek class).
    5/6 - 4.47 miles. Base pace.
    5/7 - 4.84 miles, Market to Market Relay Leg 4
    - 4.01 miles, Market to Market Relay Leg 11
    5/8 - Planned rest day
    5/9 - Unplanned rest day
    5/10 - 5.17 miles
    5/11 - Misty, foggy 5.01 miles

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