May 2016 Running Challenge

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  • juliet3455
    juliet3455 Posts: 3,015 Member
    WhatMeRunning wrote: »
    @juliet3455 - That sounds irritating, what was that rollerblader thinking? Maybe they thought you looked good and were gawking or something?
    @WhatMeRunning Well I wasn't complaining too much as she did suffer from a bad case of Fem Fatale - and you can interpret that anyway you want to.
  • juliet3455
    juliet3455 Posts: 3,015 Member
    5.4 km super easy ( well for the fast runners ) taper run with the Club Members who are off to the Red Deer Marathon this weekend. Last night I felt like I was flowing free doing the same run - today I was 2 minutes faster than last night yet felt like I was dragging @ss the whole time. still my pace was 30 sec below my PB so yes it was an easy pace. Interesting seeing all the *kitten* censorship.
    It was a weird distance - trail maintenance had the far North end of the trail closed and the south end had a pipeline replacement project - I guess it was just a bad choice of trails.

    05/01 – 0.0 Km – 0.0 - 140 km – 514.8 km
    05/01 – 10.0 Km – 10.0 - 130 km – 524.8 km
    05/05 – 14.0 Km – 24.0 - 116 km – 538.8 km
    05/08 – 8.0 Km – 32.0 - 108 km – 546.8 km
    05/11 – 11.0 Km – 43.0 - 97 km – 557.8 km
    05/12 – 9.0 Km – 52.0 - 88 km – 566.8 km
    05/14 – 10.0 Km – 62.0 - 78 km – 576.8 km
    05/17 – 6.0 Km – 68.0 - 72 km – 582.8 km
    05/18 – 5.4 Km – 73.4 - 66.9 km – 588.2 km

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    MNLittleFinn wrote: »
    @WhatMeRunning you hit the nail on the head.

    @kristinegift already did a pretty good job talking me out of running the full this year. I'll plan on running a full next year, and plan my racing season around that. Get 2 halfs under my belt this year, see how I feel after them, and take it from there.

    My only real concession will be that I'm thinking I'll just keep making my long runs longer this year, with a nominal goal of getting out to like 15-16 miles on my long runs so that when the winter hits, I'll be in good shape to do a smallish cutback to account for weather, and keep in shape for a full next year in the spring.

    That make sense? So many things do, in my head, but not to other people.

    @MNLittleFinn for me last year was about 10k events. This year is HM's and started with 3 HM's, 8km, 10km, HM and ???. Basically maxing out at the HM distance for race events but will do some longer - slow runs with the club. I learned a lot from the HM's about pacing, hydration and fuelling.
    We have a few fall 30km and one 40km 7 Hills run planned. Next year I will look at a Spring Full so that I don't have to train or race in the full heat of summer.
    PoppetsMaster wrote: »
    Stoshew71 wrote: »
    This place is like a bar full of drunks and one drunk asks the others if he should have one more drink.
    Make mine a double. Neat.
    @PoppetsMaster Double Scotch for me. I keep thinking of @HonuNui who leads her reports with the term "a scootch more" which I always mis-read.
  • Virkati
    Virkati Posts: 679 Member
    http://www.halfmarathons.net/race-calendar/

    Because if you don't know where to look, you might not see the one that trips your trigger! And it's not just half. They show for other race lengths too B)
  • greenolivetree
    greenolivetree Posts: 1,282 Member
    3 more miles for me tonight - my usual mileage at my usual pace. I'm starting to freak out that I'm never gonna run over 3 miles again. :p I'm only 2 miles behind now so I expect to hit my goal of 45 miles this month.
  • username301
    username301 Posts: 247 Member
    18/5......6km......total 36km.
  • vandinem
    vandinem Posts: 550 Member 
    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 
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

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  • WhatMeRunning
    WhatMeRunning Posts: 3,538 Member
    edited May 2016
    6 mile run during vampire time. My pace was a lot slower than expected over the first couple miles, then it picked up towards normal pace at the end. Could be coincidence, but the pace picked up as the sky brightened up. Interesting.

    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

    130.2/200 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)
    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)
  • ddmom0811
    ddmom0811 Posts: 1,881 Member
    Wow, 90 posts to catch up on in just one day. Most of it was *kitten* talk which I thoroughly enjoyed.

    I was planning on a run this morning, but I had to work on something really late last night and since I had run and biked yesterday decided to not do it. Of course, now I regret it. But I may be able to bike after work.

    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 + strength training
    5/7 - 34 miles cycling
    5/8 - 36 miles cycling
    5/9 - 5 miles + strength training
    5/10 - 5 miles - fartleks
    5/11 - 25 miles cycling
    5/12 - 5 miles
    5/13 - 4 miles
    5/14 - 34 miles cycling
    5/15 - 27 miles cycling
    5/16 - rest day
    5/17 - 4.5 miles + strength training
    5/18 - 5 miles + 20 miles cycling


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  • MNLittleFinn
    MNLittleFinn Posts: 4,271 Member
    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

    Total: 67.33/100

    Notes on today's run. My training plan called for cruise intervals 4-6x800 at CI pace, which for me is 4:33-4:42/800, with 1 minute recovery between interval. I wasn't sure I could do all 6, but I didn't want to do the minimum, so I setlted on 5 intervals. Also, just a note, My intervals were half mile instead of true 800 meters.

    Interval times:
    1: 4:34
    2: 4:35
    3: 4:34
    4: 4:34
    5: 4:35

    I started the workout with 1.25 miles at E pace, and then ended the workout with 1.25 miles at active recovery pace. I had chosen a flat area to do this workout on, since I was unsure of the proper location forCruise intervals, and I do not have a track nearby. All in all, I feel as though I could have done the full 6 repeats, but am just fine with the 5 that i did, and with the consistency I had on my paces for all of them.
  • mbaker566
    mbaker566 Posts: 11,233 Member
    May

    1-0
    2-stretching
    3-stretching-knee is still sore
    4-yoga tonight/foam rolled
    5-nothing yet
    6-nothing
    7-13.36mi great race. super hard for me. but I did it and completed it. and now I've finished a half marathon race
    8-nothing
    9-nothing
    10-nothing-recovery takes too long
    11-yoga
    12-nothing
    13-yoga
    14=nothing
    15=nothing
    16-nothing yet.....
    17-4.7mi treadmill with hills. level 4
    18-yoga tonight
    19-4.23mi treadmill. i tried a steady rate with steady incline level 5. not good. bad run. lots of walking



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    RACES:
    Jan 16-Frosty 5k-33:43:123 (gun time-don't have chip time)
    Feb 13-Steve Cullen Run 8k chip time: 53:37
    Feb 15 Puppy Love Virtual Run 10k runkeeper time: 1:13:20
    Mar 12-Great Pi Run 5k 32:17
    May 7-Door County Half Marathon 2:51:11
    May 28-29-Global 5k Run Virtual
    May 28-Top Gun Run 5k Virtual
    June 11-Rock n Sole 1/4 Marathon?
    June 19th through Sunday, July 10th SHE Power Virtual Half (got my gear-good stuff)
    July 20-Cream Puff 5k?
    July 30-National Watermelon Day 5k?


  • ceciliaslater
    ceciliaslater Posts: 457 Member
    @MNLittleFinn - Great job on those intervals! Talk about consistency!
  • karllundy
    karllundy Posts: 1,490 Member
    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
    5/12 - 4.31 miles.
    5/13 - 3.1 miles on treadmill, plus weights/abs
    5/14 - 6 miles. Abbreviated 10k. Ran first 5k with my daughter...her 1st! Then 2nd loop in what would have been a 5k PR. Had so much fun!
    5/15 - 9.02 miles. Gorgeous afternoon!
    5/16 - Planned rest day.
    5/17 - 4.39 miles. Cool, pleasant, misty morning.
    5/18 - Unplanned rest day
    5/19 - 4.8 miles on treadmill (Trek class), then weights
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  • MNLittleFinn
    MNLittleFinn Posts: 4,271 Member
    @moyer566 good job keeping at it!
    @ceciliaslater Thanks! I didn't know they were that close until I looked at everything after my run. My Garmin lets me know when I'm in the pace range I want, so that helped, but I was still very surprised that the splits were that even
    @karllundy nice treadmill work! and weights too! sweet!
    @asmalworld great job meeting/exceeding your goal!
  • Stoshew71
    Stoshew71 Posts: 6,553 Member
    Date Miles today. Miles for May
    5/1 REST DAY
    5/2 6.2 miles - 6.2 << Taper and cutback week. 5K race Wednesday morning
    5/3 6.2 miles - 12.4
    5/4 4.4 miles - 16.8 << PEO-AVN 5K Fun Run (was only 2.9 miles; plus 1.5 w/u)
    5/4 3.1 miles - 19.9 << got some extra miles squeezed in
    5/5 7.5 miles - 27.4
    5/6 4 miles - 31.4
    5/7 REST DAY << Sick +daughter's birthday party
    5/8 REST DAY
    5/9 9 miles - 40.4 << Madkin Mountain (634 ft elev gain)
    5/9 4 miles - 44.4 << Daily Double
    5/10 8.3 miles - 52.7
    5/10 4 miles 56.7 << Daily Double
    5/11 6.2 miles - 62.9
    5/12 9 miles - 71.9
    5/13 6.4 miles - 78.3
    5/14 17 miles - 95.3
    5/15 REST DAY
    5/16 8 miles - 103.3
    5/16 5 miles - 108.3 << Daily Double
    5/17 9 miles - 117.3
    5/17 4 miles - 121.3 << Daily Double
    5/18 6.2 miles - 127.5
    5/19 9 miles - 136.5

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    Upcoming races:
    UAH 8K - 3/6 <<< 34:33 3 in AG
    Oak Barrel HM - 4/2 <<<< 1:38:00 3 in AG
    Bridge Street HM - 4/10 <<< 1:36:33 3 in AG
    PEO-AVN Team Day 5K - 5/4 <<< 19:10 (2.9 mi) 1 in AG 5 OA
    Cotton Row Run 10K - 5/30
    Firecracker Chase 10.2 miler 6/25



  • juliet3455
    juliet3455 Posts: 3,015 Member
    MNLittleFinn wrote: »
    @asmalworld great job meeting/exceeding your goal!
    Someone needs to bump up there goal. Great Job.
  • MNLittleFinn
    MNLittleFinn Posts: 4,271 Member
    @Stoshew71 another great run!
  • skippygirlsmom
    skippygirlsmom Posts: 4,433 Member
    edited May 2016
    PoppetsMaster wrote: »
    MNLittleFinn wrote: »
    PoppetsMaster wrote: »

    I will be your coach:

    1. Put on your damn shoes.
    2. Go outside.
    3. Run.
    4. Far.

    That will be $1,500.00 cash or money order only. Thank you very much.

    Dude, I totally forgot about the go outside part....

    It would be difficult to do #4, if you forgot #2.
    (Although @7lenny7 actually ran far and he forgot #2 :p ).

    @poppetsmaster I'm so glad you are back ha ha!!!!!!!

    @ACSL3 great poster!

    @mobycarp awesome post on why not to full now.
  • Stoshew71
    Stoshew71 Posts: 6,553 Member
    MNLittleFinn wrote: »
    @Stoshew71 another great run!

    Thanks you sir!
  • instantmartian
    instantmartian Posts: 335 Member
    So, I was poking around the website for the 10K trail run I have coming up in a couple weeks. I decided to check out last year's results, as I always do. I always like the little reassurance that I know I have a very good chance of not coming in last. Not that this should really matter in the grand scheme of things, but my ego and pride get in my way. So, I clicked on the results, and immediately scrolled to the bottom of the document. I nearly had a heart attack! The slowest out of 536 runners was 56:15 for a 10K trail run?! Knowing the terrain, that would, undoubtedly put me dead last. As I started to scroll up, I realized something seemed a bit off. Then, I saw that the runner who placed 159th must have been The Flash, since he finished in 00:01. :confused: Someone needs to hone in on their Excel skills before posting such things on the Internet. Ugh.
  • instantmartian
    instantmartian Posts: 335 Member
    WhatMeRunning wrote: »
    Let's give it the George Carlin 7 words test...

    *kitten* piss *kitten* *kitten* *kitten* *kitten* tits

    Well, at least we know that "piss" and "tits" are acceptable. By the way, when you quote the post, it's definitely not censored. You did, in fact, post all seven of George Carlin's Seven Dirty Words. :lol:
  • lporter229
    lporter229 Posts: 4,907 Member
    @WhatMeRunning - I always run slower in the dark.
  • Elise4270
    Elise4270 Posts: 8,375 Member
    edited May 2016
    instantmartian wrote: »
    So, I was poking around the website for the 10K trail run I have coming up in a couple weeks. I decided to check out last year's results, as I always do. I always like the little reassurance that I know I have a very good chance of not coming in last. Not that this should really matter in the grand scheme of things, but my ego and pride get in my way. So, I clicked on the results, and immediately scrolled to the bottom of the document. I nearly had a heart attack! The slowest out of 536 runners was 56:15 for a 10K trail run?! Knowing the terrain, that would, undoubtedly put me dead last. As I started to scroll up, I realized something seemed a bit off. Then, I saw that the runner who placed 159th must have been The Flash, since he finished in 00:01. :confused: Someone needs to hone in on their Excel skills before posting such things on the Internet. Ugh.

    Whew! What ever happened to rereading/checking your work?

    Edit- although, it could be time behind first. Maybe last was 56 minutes behind first.
  • MNLittleFinn
    MNLittleFinn Posts: 4,271 Member
    edited May 2016
    Trying to decide if this is too ambitious a route for my longest long run for the training cycle: https://www.strava.com/routes/5061143

    This route is about 3x the elevation (according to strava when I mapped it) than my last long run. I crunched some numbers. and found out that to make the 135 minute time limit for the run, I'd have to average 11:50/mile for the run. My average, for my last 4 long runs (Mileage: 8.2,7, 8.4, 10) was 10:38. I'm also open to the run taking longer than the time limit from my plan, since the mileage would still be under 35% of that week's total. This would be next week, week 5/10 of the training plan I'm on.

    The run itself looks like it's in a really nice area, on the Mesabi Trail, through the woods in northern, MN, and goes past Giant's Ridge ski resort, so I know I'll enjoy the views, and that's a big part of why I want to try it.

    So, the question is, Do I tempt fate on a much more vertical run for my longest long run in the cycle?
  • WhatMeRunning
    WhatMeRunning Posts: 3,538 Member
    @MNLittleFinn - Are you expecting to run something like this? http://www.pikespeakmarathon.org/
  • MNLittleFinn
    MNLittleFinn Posts: 4,271 Member
    WhatMeRunning wrote: »
    @MNLittleFinn - Are you expecting to run something like this? http://www.pikespeakmarathon.org/

    LOL. Nope. I just got bored a little with where i normally run, and this trail looked fun. It's a paved trail BTW. I didn't realize the vertical it was going to have until I mapped it out.

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