January 2017 Running Challenge

skippygirlsmom

1/1 - 4 miles
1/2 - 1.5 miles
1/3 - 0 miles
1/4 - 3.5 miles
1/5 - 3 miles
1/6 - 4 miles
1/7 - 2 miles with Skip and Macy
1/8 - rest day
1/9 - 0 miles
1/10 - 4 miles
11/11 - 2 miles

24 of 100 miles

Did a quick sniff and run with Macy after work.

RespectTheKitty

I'll be really glad when winter is over. Right now it's thunderstorming. In January, in Chicago. Temps are supposed to drop later and turn everything to ice, yippee.

Got my run done on the treadmill early, since I was off work this afternoon to get my filling adjusted. Didn't get done with enough daylight for an outdoor run, though, so treadmill it was. Was feeling pretty good so I did 10k.

Total = 32.65/100 miles

MNLittleFinn

My calves now love me.

snowyne

1/10 - 3.1 mi.
1/11 - 4.0 mi
Jan total: 34.6/90

RunsOnEspresso

1.93

And I won't be running on Sunday. I ran 15 minutes. Legs, lungs, nose all felt good but at 15 minutes I got extremely dizzy/lightheaded and couldn't walk in a straight line. I stopped and sat down for a bit. I walked the last 15 minutes home. I am sad, depressed and so pissed at myself/the situation.

MNLittleFinn

RunsOnEspresso wrote: »

1.93

And I won't be running on Sunday. I ran 15 minutes. Legs, lungs, nose all felt good but at 15 minutes I got extremely dizzy/lightheaded and couldn't walk in a straight line. I stopped and sat down for a bit. I walked the last 15 minutes home. I am sad, depressed and so pissed at myself/the situation.

I wish there was a that sucks button. Sorry to hear that. Hope you feel better soon!

bmelb1

@Orphia great interview and photograph!
@dkabambe I've been trying to decide how best to increase the frequency of my runs each week without overdoing it and I like your approach. Thank you for sharing that with the forum.
@RespectTheKitty I totally sympathize with you. For the past 2 weeks it's been mostly snow or freezing rain here. Tonight we get a break...rain. Then tomorrow it's back to snow. I saw the sun peak out of the clouds for a couple of minutes today, I think that's the first time I've seen it this year. It was enough to cheer me up though.

Date Km Today - Km for Jan.
1/3 5.73 - 5.73
1/5 3.79 - 9.52
1/6 5.41 - 14.93 10K running clinic
1/8 6.08 - 21.01
1/10 5.8 - 26.81
1/11 5.96 - 32.77
=========
Goal 75 km



Upcoming Races:
Polar Hero 5km OCR? - 2/4
Ottawa Tamarack 10km - 5/27

KeepRunningFatboy

01.01.17 - 15 m. LR
01.02.17 - 10 m. - This weeks goal is 55 miles.
01.03.17 - 9.1 m. TM 6 M + 5K.
01.05.17 - 9 m. TM w/ incline.
01.06.17 - 10 m. TM. 9:10 pace.
01.07.17 - 8.1 m. TM 5 M + 5K.
01.08.17 - 8.8 m. incl 2x5K's.
01.09.17 - 11 m. TM @ 8:35 pace. - This weeks goal is 60 miles.
01.10.17 - 8 m. TM. EZ pace jog tonight.
01.11.17 - 11 m. TM @ 8:27 pace.

MobyCarp

January Running Totals (miles)
1/1 – 10.39 warmup, 7.5 mile race, cool down
1/2 – 2.12 easy cross country
1/3 – 8.58 warmup, tempo intervals
1/4 – 5.01 easy
1/5 – 5.99 warmup, speed work, cool down
1/6 – rest day
1/7 – 16.59 warmup + Winter Warrior Half Marathon
1/8 – 7.62 easy on indoor track
1/9 – 6.51 easy
1/10 – 6.02 warmup + MP
1/11 – 6.20 mostly easy

January total to date – 75.03

Nominal Challenge Goal – 225 miles
Real Goals: Train toward Boston, working 3 Freezeroo races plus Winter Warrior Half into the training plan. Avoid injury.

Today's notes – January thaw today! I could have run in sunshine at 49º F (9º C), but I opted to do administrative stuff at home during the day and go to a social run in the evening. Still in the 40s, and the Saucony rep had demo Kinvara 7s in my size to borrow!

I have to watch myself with this group, because there are people who can run faster than me. The plan was to average an 8 minute mile or so, but I know the group will speed up late in the run. I was a bit concerned when mile 2 came in at 7:31, but we slowed down more into my easy run till very late. During mile 6, I noticed I was having to put in a bit more effort. Whoa, 7 minute mile current pace! Made the executive decision to let the group drop me, and I took the short way back to base. Ended up with 6.2 miles at an average pace of 7:58, but the mile splits were more variable: 8:26, 7:31, 8:02, 8:22, 8:09, 7:21, and a 7:49 pace solo for the last 0.2 mile.

All's well that ends well. My legs are pretty happy with me after this run, and maybe I'll be able to do some speed work tomorrow evening.

2017 races:
January 1, 2017 Freezeroo #2 (Resolution Run 7.5 mile) (Mendon, NY) Finished in 50:45
January 7, 2017 Winter Warrior Half Marathon (Gates, NY) Finished in 1:32:40
January 14, 2017 Freezeroo #3 (Pineway Ponds Park 5 mile) (Spencerport, NY)
January 28, 2017 Freezeroo #4 (Hearnish 5 mile) (Victor, NY)
February 4, 2017 USATF Cross Country National Championship 8K (Bend, OR)
February 11, 2017 Freezeroo #5 (Valentines Run "In Memory of Tom Brannon" 8 Mile) (Greece, NY)
February 25, 2017 Freezeroo #6 (White House Challenge 4.4 mile) (Webster, NY)
March 11, 2017 Johnny's Runnin' of the Green 5 mile (Rochester, NY)
April 17, 2017 Boston Marathon (Hopkinton, MA)

RespectTheKitty

MNLittleFinn wrote: »

My calves now love me.

Dat black toenail tho

Orphia

Thanks, all! xoxox

Yesterday the local paper, today, the parkrun Australia newsletter!

http://email.parkrun.com/t/ViewEmail/i/D9E2F4D536AA422E/9D9FD20AA8F8289227D1E72AD0FD8334

If that won't work this should http://blog.parkrun.com/au/2017/01/10/feedback-from-the-field-11/

This is getting silly.

HonuNui

January goal: Get up. Move.

1/1: rest
1/2 3.55
1/3 4.21
1/4 5.69
1/5 rest
1/6 2.71 + core/strength training
1/7 4.17
1/8 yoga
1/9 bought a car. Took ALL day!
1/10 4.70
1/11 3.2

Total: 28.23

Ticker is my goal for 2017 and total to date:

07KatieP13

Date,,,,,,,,,,Miles,,,,,,,,,,Total
1/1,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,2.0,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,2.0
2/1,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,2.3,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,4.3
3/1,,,,,,,,,,,,,Rest,,,,,,,,,,,,,,4.3
4/1,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,2.3,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,6.6
5/1,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,2.6,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,9.2
6/1,,,,,,,,,,,,,Rest,,,,,,,,,,,,,,9.2
7/1,,,,,,,,,,,,,Rest,,,,,,,,,,,,,,9.2
8/1,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,2.6,,,,,,,,,,,,,,11.8
9/1,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,2.9,,,,,,,,,,,,,,14.7
10/1,,,,,,,,,,Rest,,,,,,,,,,,,,14.7
11/1,,,,,,,,,,,,3.0,,,,,,,,,,,,,,17.7
12/1,,,,,,,,,,,,2.3,,,,,,,,,,,,,,20.0

zipsterj

....bit of catching up todo...a run in the snow later i think

mustb60

January Running challenge
Goal: 50 km
Ran: 18.4 km/50 km

12/1/17 4 km
11/1/17 6.4 km
5/1/17 5 km
3/1/17 3 km

ddmom0811

@orphia - another article! You go girl!
@RunsOnEspresso - sorry

Perfect temp this morning ... so nice out and a full moon!

1/1 - rest day (recovering from stomach virus)
1/2 - 40 mile bike ride
1/3 - 4 miles
1/4 - 4.1 miles
1/5 - rest day
1/6 - 5 miles
1/7 - 4 miles
1/8 - 5 miles
1/9 - 4 miles
1/10 - 4.1
1/11 - rest day
1/12 - 4.1

Upcoming races
2/5/17 - Daytona Beach HM
2/26/17 - Disney Princess HM Orlando

katharmonic

Oh no, @RunsOnEspresso I'm so sorry you're not up to running your marathon. Hugs.

Stoshew71

Date Miles today - Miles for January
1/1 REST DAY
1/2 9 miles - 9
1/3 10 miles - 19
1/4 5 miles - 24
1/5 10 miles - 34
1/6 3.1 - 37.1 <<< Treadmill
1/7 15 miles - 52.1
1/8 REST DAY
1/9 9.5 miles - 61.6
1/10 10 miles - 71.6
1/11 5 miles - 76.6
1/12 10.15 miles - 86.75



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 << 44:57 PR
Firecracker Chase 10.2 miler 6/25 << 1:20:22 1 in AG & 15 OA
Huntsville Half Marathon - 11/12 << 1:35:55 2 in AG & 25 OA
Rocket City Marathon - 12/10 << 2:44:41
Elkmont Hound Dog Half - 1/21
Kentucky Derby Marathon - 4/29

This morning was unbelievably warm, shorts and t-shirt weather in the low 60's. 8x Hill Repeats. 174 spm.

Stoshew71

RunsOnEspresso wrote: »

1.93

And I won't be running on Sunday. I ran 15 minutes. Legs, lungs, nose all felt good but at 15 minutes I got extremely dizzy/lightheaded and couldn't walk in a straight line. I stopped and sat down for a bit. I walked the last 15 minutes home. I am sad, depressed and so pissed at myself/the situation.

This does suck! I am so sorry.

_RNR_

62 of 150+ miles. Chipping away at it.

mmteixeira

After a recovery month (if you can call December that with the holiday eating ), it's time to start training for the Syracuse Half in March...

January:
1/1 – 4.2 miles - Resolution Run
1/2 – 1 mile - part of a triathlon test - did 7 miles on stationary bike, then 1 mile run
1/3 – 4.5 miles
1/4 – 3 miles - Fleet Feet Half Marathon Training Class - two 1.5 mile intervals to determine pace group
1/5 – 4.5 miles
1/6 – rest day - travel
1/7 – rest day - travel
1/8 – 6 miles
1/9 – rest day
1/10 – 4.5 miles
1/11 – 5.5 miles - Fleet Feet Half Marathon Training Class - Speed Work

January total to date – 33 miles so far

From this point on, Mondays and Saturdays will be cross days riding a stationary bike (until I can get outside onto my bike again). I will be doing strength work (squats, lunges, upper body and hip work) on Tues/Thurs/Sat after running. I have also signed up for a Sprint Triathlon in June (my brothers in law talked me into it :-| ) - so I will be taking a swim training class on Fridays now to get ready for that portion. On Saturdays, I may add in a 2 mile run right after the bike to help prep for the tri.

The next 3 months should be busy

garygse

@RunsOnEspresso I'm really sorry to hear that.

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Today marked the last of three back-to-back long runs. We have rain on the radar after today, so I'm glad to have gotten these out of the way with; I'm certainly looking forward to some rest days for sure, and then it'll be back to doing more strength work.

01 - 5.21 miles
02 - 5.60
07 - 5.56
08 - 5.60
10 - 10.71
11 - 11.21
12 - 11.19

Total: 55.08 / 75

OSUbuckeye906

@RunsOnEspresso So sorry to hear that you're not well enough for your marathon!

TattooedDolphinGirl78

Good morning gang!!! Today's workout was difficult because I simply wasn't feeling it. I'm glad I did it anyways, but it was tough.

Hope you're all doing well.



1/1: Walked 15K+ steps
2/1: Walked 15K+ steps
3/1: 3.52 kms (Wk1 D1 C25K) + 30 mins yoga + 10 mins Squat Challenge + 5 mins Tabata HIIT
4/1: 3.54 kms (Wk1 D2 C25K) + 30 mins yoga + 7 mins HIIT
5/1: 3.54 kms (Wk1 D2 C25K – repeat) + 30 mins yoga + 14 mins HIIT
6/1: 3.63 kms (Wk1 D3 C25K) + 30 mins yoga
7/1: Walked 16K+ steps + 4 hours of cleaning (post paint job)
8/1: Walked 15K+ steps
9/1: Walked 16K+ steps + 2.5 hours of cleaning (post paint job) - Had to fast for a medical app't in the morning, so no usual workout
10/1: 3.55 kms (Wk2 D1 C25K) + Strength Training (Day 1 of 30 Day Challenge) + 30 mins yoga
11/1: 3.63 kms (Wk2 D2 C25K) + Strength Training (Day 2 of 30 Day Challenge) + 30 mins yoga
12/1: 3.60 kms (Wk2 D2 C25K – repeat) + Strength Training (Day 3 of 30 Day Challenge) + 30 mins yoga

skippygirlsmom

@runsonespresso ugh I'm sorry that totally sucks
@MNlittlefinn happy calves ha ha let us know how PT goes today. Hey I had one of those toes for months, then half came off and how I have a half lumpy toe nail about a year later. Amazing how slow toe nails grow.
@stoshew71 I asked on the newsfeed but I'll throw it back out here "spm" steps per minute?? So that leads me to this, why does that matter? I get so confused where speed is concerned are you better to have more spm or a small stride or a longer stride?

lporter229

@RunsOnEspresso - Well that just stinks, no other way to put it. Hope you feel better soon. Can you find another marathon in the upcoming weeks?

MNLittleFinn

skippygirlsmom wrote: »

@runsonespresso ugh I'm sorry that totally sucks
@MNlittlefinn happy calves ha ha let us know how PT goes today. Hey I had one of those toes for months, then half came off and how I have a half lumpy toe nail about a year later. Amazing how slow toe nails grow.

yeah, haha, I've had that toenail for months.

I can answer the @Stoshew71 question you had. SPM is steps per minute. Higher steps per minute is better for injury prevention and, from what I read, it's also connected with making sure you don't over stride, shorter strides with higher SPM are easier on your body. I was told, by 2 different folks I was working/running with that a good goal is 180 SPM.

greenolivetree

@RunsOnEspresso Sorry you'll miss the marathon

@TattooedDolphinGirl78 Way to tough it out! Workouts count for double when you don't feel like it :-p

@garygse You ran more in 3 days than I've ever run in a single week. LOL

@mmteixeira Very busy indeed! Good luck with the training.

I see a few names I don't recognize so if you're a newbie then HELLO and WELCOME

OSUbuckeye906

Good news: no stress fracture! Doctor said there was a ton of cortical thickening and some edema indicative of a stress injury that's been trying to heal over and over but hasn't gotten the proper recovery time. So, 4 weeks off of running and she said Flying Pig is probably too early to train back to a full marathon. However, no scary surgery requiring putting a metal rod in my leg! Yes, I guess if the MRI showed a fracture, this was a possibility that she didn't want to scare me with initially. So, I consider it fantastic news that she thinks 4 weeks off running is all I need (contingent on my pain/progress). In the meantime, I'll have a few sessions of physical therapy and a gait analysis and I can do some low resistance biking in addition to swimming and walking.

lporter229

@Stoshew71 -Great run. 8X hill repeats nestled in a 10 miler....you are a beast!

Looking forward to my evening run. First time in a good while that temps will be above freezing with no rain. And I might even get out with a little bit of daylight left for the start of it. Happy for the small things!