February 2017 Running Challenge
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MNLittleFinn wrote: »
@MNLittleFinn - it's definitely not about showing off, which is why when I could do 5k I felt no need to race - same with 10k and HM. I'm only doing the HM to confirm (or not) if I have realistic time expectation for marathon, (NB: I've run HM distance a few times already but never felt the need to do a race). If were up to me I'd do the marathon and nothing else. After all I didn't have HM, 10K etc. on my bucket list!!0 -
girlinahat wrote: »BeeerRunner wrote: »OSUbuckeye906 wrote: »I hope everyone who is sick with all the sinus/cold/respiratory/flu crud feels better soon! We've had a lot of illness going around work and I'm trying my best to avoid it.
@lporter229 @Elise4270 Hawaii would be so fun! I watched a documentary on Netflix recently called Fat to Fit (if I'm remembering correctly). It's about an online weight loss group whose members started running to aid their weight loss. They're from all over the US and they decided to meet up and run a Ragnar race as a team. Most of them lost 50-100 pounds or even more and the documentary touches a little bit on each of their running and weight loss journeys. Pretty neat watch!lporter229 wrote: »@Elise4270- Did you say MFP MRC destination race??? I'm in! Can you imagine everyone here showing up for a race together? That would be awesome. And if it's Hawaii, then hell yeah!
That really would be great! I'd love to go!
You can count me in!! Would be soooo awesome and sooo fun!
2017 or 2018? Anyone serous? I hear it's a long flight but would be a great experience!
Start throwing out some dates y'all!
hmmm. I just checked out London to Hawaii flights August this year. nearly £1k and 19 hours with a stopover in Vancouver......this could be a pricey destination event!!!
Yes. I think it would for most of us. That's why I offered 2018. Looks like from here (Oklahoma USA) it's about half that price.
Be nice if we could figure out a way to make it less expensive.
We can keep it on he back burner, maybe I'll buy a lottery ticket.0 -
7---2.45 mile walk
10---same 2.45 mile walk
11---3.79 walk
16---3.00
18---3.32
20---3.39
21---2.85
23---3.24 walk with the Marine recruits. I walked, they ran.
23.58/something
Maybe races
March 26th 2017 A2A 5k Ardmore, OK3 -
MNLittleFinn wrote: »
@MNLittleFinn - it's definitely not about showing off, which is why when I could do 5k I felt no need to race - same with 10k and HM. I'm only doing the HM to confirm (or not) if I have realistic time expectation for marathon, (NB: I've run HM distance a few times already but never felt the need to do a race). If were up to me I'd do the marathon and nothing else. After all I didn't have HM, 10K etc. on my bucket list!!
I hear you on that....I don't want to mention my bucket list race...I've only been running a year, and my bucket list race is totally insane for such a new runner.1 -
MNLittleFinn wrote: »MNLittleFinn wrote: »
@MNLittleFinn - it's definitely not about showing off, which is why when I could do 5k I felt no need to race - same with 10k and HM. I'm only doing the HM to confirm (or not) if I have realistic time expectation for marathon, (NB: I've run HM distance a few times already but never felt the need to do a race). If were up to me I'd do the marathon and nothing else. After all I didn't have HM, 10K etc. on my bucket list!!
I hear you on that....I don't want to mention my bucket list race...I've only been running a year, and my bucket list race is totally insane for such a new runner.
If I remember rightly, both of us going to do a marathon in less than a year of running so we're equally insane! Do tell what the race is - maybe I'll join you in the loony bin! (If makes it easier I also want to do an Olympic distance triathlon in 2017.)0 -
http://www.superiorfalltrailrace.com/ the 100 mile race. If this summer/fall goes well with my 2 marathons, I'll be looking to bump up to 50k then 50 mile over the next 2-3 years it's VERY ambitious. Will have to get a lot more trail time first though. I live only a 2 hour drive from the start pointIf I remember rightly, both of us going to do a marathon in less than a year of running so we're equally insane! Do tell what the race is - maybe I'll join you in the loony bin! (If makes it easier I also want to do an Olympic distance triathlon in 2017.)
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February Running Totals (miles)
2/1 – 7.00 easy
2/2 – 2.63 easy shakedown run
2/3 – travel day, didn't get a run in
2/4 – 7.99 warm up on road + 8K cross country
2/5 – travel day, didn't get a run in
2/6 – travel day
2/7 – 9.26 warm up, speed work, cool down
2/8 – 7.02 group run
2/9 – 12.03 MP intervals
2/10 – rest day
2/11 – 18.63 paced run + solo miles
2/12 – 11.48 easy 90 minutes
2/13 – rest day
2/14 – 12.25 warm up, speed work, cool down
2/15 – 6.62 group run
2/16 – 10.05 easy with hills
2/17 – rest day
2/18 – 22.17 paced run + solo miles
2/19 – 12.97 easy 100 minutes with hills
2/20 – rest day
2/21 – 10.47 warm up, speed work, cool down
2/22 – 11.17 easy
2/23 – 14.21 aborted intervals + make up miles
February total to date – 175.95
Nominal Challenge Goal – 225 miles
Real Goals: Survive travel to and from Bend. Train well toward Boston. Avoid injury.
Today's notes – Today was a lesson in adapting to circumstances.
The training plan called for a 14 mile workout: 3 miles easy, 4 miles MP, 2 miles easy, 4 miles MP, 1 mile easy. This is the sort of workout that I don't like doing on the indoor track. Unseasonably warm weather made the decision for me; instead of going to club practice this evening, I'd run this one on the roads in daylight.
I had time to go run at 10 AM. But my legs felt like they could use a few more hours of recovery, so I deferred till after lunch. By the time I got started, it was 63º F (17º C) with a 26 mph W wind. Obviously shorts weather, and I thought about what shirt to wear before realizing I had bought two singlets at close out sales for warm running. Today isn't warm by the standards of July, but it's warm by the standards of what I'm currently acclimated to.
I've run in wind at cold temperatures so much that I was thinking the wind would be no big deal. It wasn't a big deal for temperature, but it was enough to create a noticeable difference in effort between running into the wind and with the wind. Okay, deal with it. There could be wind on race day.
I ran the first three easy miles mostly by heart rate. Keeping the HR in Zone 1 brought me mile splits of 8:03, 7:48, and 7:46. Then comes MP. I'm telling myself that I will target a 7:30 pace for MP. This is a psychological game, as I'm likely to run faster than my target; but I think it will be better to target 7:30 and run 7:25 or 7:20 than to target 7:20, run 7:10, and bonk. True to form, the first 4 miles of MP came in at 7:22, 7:23, 7:19, and 7:15. This, even with making myself slow down several times. That wind played mind games with me on the level of effort needed to sustain a steady pace just a bit faster than easy.
So that's the first 7 miles, which went pretty much according to plan. By 7.5 miles, I was feeling some intestinal distress. I can hold this a while, but it's unlikely I can hold it for another 6.5 miles. So I headed for home, arriving there at 9.69 miles without paying any attention to pace for the last 2 miles. This totally disrupted me mentally for controlled pace intervals.
So I thought, what do I do if this happens on race day? I find a port-a-pot, take care of business, and go back out to run the rest of the race. A lot of training is mental. I took care of business as expeditiously as practical, and went back out to run another 4.5 miles. My mental control was shot, so I just ran without paying attention to pace; in hindsight, it looked like I started out easy and gradually sped up to somewhere between easy and MP. While running, it felt like the late miles of a marathon, running on tired legs and wanting to quit but not quitting because I'm not done yet.
Got home, stretched, showered. Looked at numbers. The HR was very reasonable, in Zone 3 for only 1:39 of the first run (uphill into the wind, I'm sure) and 0:02 of the second run. But I was whipped by the end. Got my miles in. This week's target is 56 miles, and I now need just over 7 miles to hit that. I have a 4.4 mile race on Saturday. I can take a rest day tomorrow, and hit the weekly target with a warm up plus the race, then hang around for the awards ceremony.
Looked again, and I ran over 35 miles the past 3 days. Hmm, didn't I just run 35 miles on the weekend? Yep. Last week's target was 62 miles. This week's target is 56 miles. But the plan this week is light on Saturday, even before adjusting for the race. Look at the last 6 calendar days, and I ran 70.99 miles with 1 rest day. No wonder my legs are tired!
I think I've earned my rest day tomorrow before a light weekend according to the training plan.
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) Finished in 33:42
January 28, 2017 Freezeroo #4 (Hearnish 5 mile) (Victor, NY) short course, finished 4.88 miles in 32:50
February 4, 2017 USATF Cross Country National Championship Masters 8K (Bend, OR) Finished in 35:39, team won the 60+ Men's cross country championship
February 11, 2017 Freezeroo #5 (Valentines Run "In Memory of Tom Brannon" 8 Mile) (Greece, NY) sat out due to training schedule
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)
March 18, 2017 USATF Masters 8K Championship (Virginia Beach, VA)
April 17, 2017 Boston Marathon (Hopkinton, MA)
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@Elise4270 ... @HonuNui did offer up her lawn. I'm cool with camping in Hawaii! Lol!girlinahat wrote: »BeeerRunner wrote: »OSUbuckeye906 wrote: »I hope everyone who is sick with all the sinus/cold/respiratory/flu crud feels better soon! We've had a lot of illness going around work and I'm trying my best to avoid it.
@lporter229 @Elise4270 Hawaii would be so fun! I watched a documentary on Netflix recently called Fat to Fit (if I'm remembering correctly). It's about an online weight loss group whose members started running to aid their weight loss. They're from all over the US and they decided to meet up and run a Ragnar race as a team. Most of them lost 50-100 pounds or even more and the documentary touches a little bit on each of their running and weight loss journeys. Pretty neat watch!lporter229 wrote: »@Elise4270- Did you say MFP MRC destination race??? I'm in! Can you imagine everyone here showing up for a race together? That would be awesome. And if it's Hawaii, then hell yeah!
That really would be great! I'd love to go!
You can count me in!! Would be soooo awesome and sooo fun!
2017 or 2018? Anyone serous? I hear it's a long flight but would be a great experience!
Start throwing out some dates y'all!
hmmm. I just checked out London to Hawaii flights August this year. nearly £1k and 19 hours with a stopover in Vancouver......this could be a pricey destination event!!!
Yes. I think it would for most of us. That's why I offered 2018. Looks like from here (Oklahoma USA) it's about half that price.
Be nice if we could figure out a way to make it less expensive.
We can keep it on he back burner, maybe I'll buy a lottery ticket.1 -
MNLittleFinn wrote: »
http://www.superiorfalltrailrace.com/ the 100 mile race. If this summer/fall goes well with my 2 marathons, I'll be looking to bump up to 50k then 50 mile over the next 2-3 years it's VERY ambitious. Will have to get a lot more trail time first though. I live only a 2 hour drive from the start pointIf I remember rightly, both of us going to do a marathon in less than a year of running so we're equally insane! Do tell what the race is - maybe I'll join you in the loony bin! (If makes it easier I also want to do an Olympic distance triathlon in 2017.)
@MNLittleFinn I get it - there's an ultra across north africa that I'd love. If you fancy coming over to see that dodgy little Arsenal squad at end of next season then to get over your disappointment we could do this as training: http://www.london2brightonchallenge.com/the-challenge/jog-it [i.e. run to the coast!]1 -
Today is a bust. Had an anxiety attack on the way home from work and had to take an Ativan when I got home, thus essentially canceling all my plans for the night. No trainer, no run. At least I got a walk in earlier so my streak isn't broken.
I'll be very happy when I can find a medication that actually helps. This one, not so much, and it's making me eat too much and gain weight. I see the doctor on Tuesday, and I'm going to ask to come off the Mirtazapine. I do NOT need to be gaining weight again. Not after a year of getting the weight off.1 -
This Week:
2.20.17 - lazy/lacked discipline.
2.21.17 - 10.4 m. 9:30 pace.
2.22.17 - 8 m. 8:40 pace.
02.23.17 - 8.5 m. Slower than a turtle.
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I've been sick courtesy of Mommy's little harbingers of plague. Tried to get back to it tonight, was rewarded with the inability to breathe. This week is not coming up Milhouse
February 1- 15km
February 2- 11km
February 3- 11.1km
February 4- 22km
February 5- 10km
February 6- 15.1km
February 7- 5.1km
February 8- 14km
February 9- 11km
February 10- 10km
February 11- Rest
February 12- 18km
February 13- 6km
February 14- Rest
February 15- 11km
February 16- Birthday from hell
February 17- 11.1km
February 18- Rest
February 19- 18.2km
February 23- 5.2km
195.8km/200km
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MNLittleFinn wrote: »
http://www.superiorfalltrailrace.com/ the 100 mile race. If this summer/fall goes well with my 2 marathons, I'll be looking to bump up to 50k then 50 mile over the next 2-3 years it's VERY ambitious. Will have to get a lot more trail time first though. I live only a 2 hour drive from the start pointIf I remember rightly, both of us going to do a marathon in less than a year of running so we're equally insane! Do tell what the race is - maybe I'll join you in the loony bin! (If makes it easier I also want to do an Olympic distance triathlon in 2017.)
@MNLittleFinn I get it - there's an ultra across north africa that I'd love. If you fancy coming over to see that dodgy little Arsenal squad at end of next season then to get over your disappointment we could do this as training: http://www.london2brightonchallenge.com/the-challenge/jog-it [i.e. run to the coast!]
That sounds like a wonderful excuse to visit London again.1 -
@midwesterner85 Hope your slump ends soon. Maybe a rest is just what you need, if you were running pretty much every day. Best wishes.
@ddmom0811 Eek, Influenza A, no wonder you were feeling crappy! Pampering and no feeling guilty for resting for you! Hugs.
@Stoshew71 Hahaha, love "tooda"! Thanks for your help.
@Calvin2008Brian What a tragedy.
Just this morning I was at a meeting of concerned citizens this morning about the need for a roundabout at a dangerous intersection in town. Yet even though precautions are put in place, people still do silly things. We must be so careful.
@RespectTheKitty Sorry to hear the new medication isn't right. Glad to hear you're planning to go back to the doctor.0 -
MNLittleFinn wrote: »MNLittleFinn wrote: »
http://www.superiorfalltrailrace.com/ the 100 mile race. If this summer/fall goes well with my 2 marathons, I'll be looking to bump up to 50k then 50 mile over the next 2-3 years it's VERY ambitious. Will have to get a lot more trail time first though. I live only a 2 hour drive from the start pointIf I remember rightly, both of us going to do a marathon in less than a year of running so we're equally insane! Do tell what the race is - maybe I'll join you in the loony bin! (If makes it easier I also want to do an Olympic distance triathlon in 2017.)
@MNLittleFinn I get it - there's an ultra across north africa that I'd love. If you fancy coming over to see that dodgy little Arsenal squad at end of next season then to get over your disappointment we could do this as training: http://www.london2brightonchallenge.com/the-challenge/jog-it [i.e. run to the coast!]
That sounds like a wonderful excuse to visit London again.
Fab - see you then!
Edit: All other MRC welcome too!1 -
BeeerRunner wrote: »
@Elise4270 ... @HonuNui did offer up her lawn. I'm cool with camping in Hawaii! Lol!girlinahat wrote: »BeeerRunner wrote: »OSUbuckeye906 wrote: »I hope everyone who is sick with all the sinus/cold/respiratory/flu crud feels better soon! We've had a lot of illness going around work and I'm trying my best to avoid it.
@lporter229 @Elise4270 Hawaii would be so fun! I watched a documentary on Netflix recently called Fat to Fit (if I'm remembering correctly). It's about an online weight loss group whose members started running to aid their weight loss. They're from all over the US and they decided to meet up and run a Ragnar race as a team. Most of them lost 50-100 pounds or even more and the documentary touches a little bit on each of their running and weight loss journeys. Pretty neat watch!lporter229 wrote: »@Elise4270- Did you say MFP MRC destination race??? I'm in! Can you imagine everyone here showing up for a race together? That would be awesome. And if it's Hawaii, then hell yeah!
That really would be great! I'd love to go!
You can count me in!! Would be soooo awesome and sooo fun!
2017 or 2018? Anyone serous? I hear it's a long flight but would be a great experience!
Start throwing out some dates y'all!
hmmm. I just checked out London to Hawaii flights August this year. nearly £1k and 19 hours with a stopover in Vancouver......this could be a pricey destination event!!!
Yes. I think it would for most of us. That's why I offered 2018. Looks like from here (Oklahoma USA) it's about half that price.
Be nice if we could figure out a way to make it less expensive.
We can keep it on he back burner, maybe I'll buy a lottery ticket.
I'm not opposed to camping either! DH wants to roast hot dogs at the volcano fire! Haha!5 -
2/1/17----7.2miles
2/2/17----7.8miles
2/3/17----7.7miles
2/4/17----8.7miles
2/5/17----5.1miles
2/6/17----6.5miles
2/7/17----9.1miles
2/8/17----6.75miles
2/9/17----7.8miles
2/10/17----5.3miles
2/11/17----10.2miles
2/12/17----6.5miles
2/13/17----7.3miles
2/14/17----7.6miles
2/15/17----7.5miles
2/16/17----6.4miles
2/17/17----6.9miles
2/18/17----6.1miles
2/19/17----5miles
2/20/17----10.7miles
2/21/17----7.2miles
2/22/17----6.6miles
2/23/17----8.6miles
new goal 200miles for Feb...these logs are walking/running combined.
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MNLittleFinn wrote: »I just realized there's only 5 more days/runs left in February! Having fewer days this month does put more of a crunch on getting the miles in!
Yeah. I don't know what the heck I was thinking when I set my goal. 28 days with a race stuck in the middle to taper for. Oh well, I will be somewhat close, maybe?0 -
75 F today. 10 degrees warmer than yesterday. A bit of shock to the system. It's OK to slow down when it gets warm.
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February goal: Lose 3 pounds
2/1: rest
2/2 3.16
2/3 3.60
2/4 busy
2/5 really busy
2/6 exhausted from being busy
2/7 4.02
2/8 snorkel 3.5 hours
2/9 4.10
2/10 3.45
2/11 rest
2/12 2.10 + core/strength training
2/13 3.45
2/14 rest
2/15 3.60
2/16 3.26
2/17 rest
2/18 2.05 + strength/core training
2/19 8.20 Hike
2/20 rest
2/21 3.35
2/22 sick
2/23 3.30 still sick but muddled through...
Total: 47.64
@skippygirlsmom : so sorry to hear about your hip...hope the surgery consult answers all your questions....
@Calvin2008Brian what a devastating story....thoughts and prayers to all involved...
@volcanorunners: (should I hashtag that?)....just let me know if I need to rent a couple portapotties, LOL!
Ticker is my goal for 2017 and total to date:
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I am starting to think I might achieve this! Tailrunning at Parkrun tomorrow, so not counting those miles, 10k on Sunday, only 2 miles to fit in by Tuesday!3 -
Date Miles MTD ------ ----- ------- Feb 01 6.5T 6.5 Feb 02 4.7T 11.2 Feb 04 5.6 16.8 Feb 05 6.5 23.3 Feb 06 5.1 28.4 Feb 09 5.6 34.0 Feb 11 6.8T 40.8 Feb 12 6.8T 47.6 Feb 13 4.6T 52.2 Feb 18 11.3 63.5 Feb 19 6.2 69.7 Feb 20 5.1 74.8 Feb 22 6.9 81.7 Feb 24 6.5 88.2
Not sure if it's been mentioned (I'm way behind on comments!), but that running documentary that was mentioned yesterday or the day before is "From Fat to Finish Line", streaming on Netflix. I started it last night, and it is fun and hopeful as stories like this can be.
Speaking of hopeful, my 100 mile stretch goal is within sight!4 -
2/1- 8.1
2/2- REST
2/3- 4.23
2/4- 14.11
2/5- 3.16
2/6- 6.16
2/7- REST
2/8- 8.09
2/9- REST
2/10- 4.04
2.11- 14.01
2/12- 3.04
2/13- 6.06
2/14- 3.16
2/15- 8.15
2/16- REST
2/17- 4.66
2/18- 15.04
2/19- 4.03
2/20- 6.06
2/21- 3.66
2/22- 8.15
2/23- REST
2/24- 4.66
Total: 128.57
Monthly goals:
Mileage goal: 150
Real Goal: Stay healthy enough to get into the swing of real marathon training.
Today's notes: Another 4 mile Friday. These easy runs the day before long run day have become pretty routine for me. Adding the strides back into the mix has helped me not become complacent though. I worked on making sure I had good posture, and that I wasn't bending at the waist, which has been an issue for me in the past. Strides and run were both good.
Happy Friday everyone!2 -
5km on the dreadmill last night and 7km outside this morning!!
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Happy Friday everyone!
@Elise4270 We'll have to roast hot dogs AND marshmallows on the volcano fire. We can incorporate that as our graphic for our group @volcanorunners shirts! Lol!
@HonuNui Unless you want to share your bathroom with us, portapotties would be good. Since we're all a bunch of runners, we should be used to using them when nature calls on a run!3 -
@BeeerRunner I agree, the HM distance is fun and I expect I'll line up more races throughout the year. Those trail races sound awesome, and I hope you get make that Chicago trip work out!
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I probably won't get to run on Saturday (son's 6th birthday), but there's still a few more days left to hit my revised monthly goal.
03 - 2.24 miles
04 - 9.30
06 - 11.67
07 - 7.25
08 - 12.43
09 - 7.61
10 - 16.13
11 - 5.60
13 - 13.46
14 - 6.83
15 - 13.40
16 - 6.64
17 - 17.01
19 - 5.63
21 - 10.92
22 - 13.35
23 - 10.93
24 - 17.16
Total: 187.56 / 2001 -
@garygse Happy birthday to your son! My son turns 9 on Sunday!! Poor child...having his mom run a marathon on his birthday. Lol! Oh well, we'll get to spend the 2nd half of the day together.1
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@ BeerRunner- I am not sure how much i will be checking in this weekend, so I just wanted to make sure I wish you good luck on your first marathon! You are going to slay it!!!0
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Joanna2012B wrote: »5km on the dreadmill last night and 7km outside this morning!!
My ticker didn't show
My goal was 80km and I am now at 91km
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@BEERRUNNER I'm in Dallas and heard the weather report this morning for the weekend. Best of luck! Hope the rain is minimal and perfectly timed for the race!
I'll buy you a Hawaiian angle food cake, when we get to Hawaii!
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