February 2017 Running Challenge

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  • snowyne
    snowyne Posts: 268 Member
    2/1 - 4.3
    2/2 - rest
    2/3 - 3.1
    2/4 - 5.0
    2/5 - 4.6
    2/6 - 3.1
    2/7 - 3.1
    2/8 - 6.0
    2/9 - rest
    2/10 - 5.0
    2/11 - 5.0
    2/12 - 4.0
    2/13 - 3.5
    2/14 - 5.5
    2/15 - 5.0
    2/16 - 3.1
    2/17 - rest
    2/18 - 4.0
    2/19 - 4.0
    2/20 - rest (sick)
    2/21 - rest (sick)
    2/22 - rest (sick)
    2/23 - rest (sick)
    2/24 - 3.0
    2/25 - rest (sick)
    2/26 - rest (sick)
    2/27 - 3.0
    2/28 - 3.0
    Feb total: 77.3/100mi

    Ending Feb. with a whimper. Ah well. A new month awaits!
  • lporter229
    lporter229 Posts: 4,907 Member
    Elise4270 wrote: »
    @KatieJane83 @lporter229 and @Orphia happy birthdays!! You gonna run you're ages?

    And anniversary @greenolivetree!

    Thanks. I will be running zilch!
  • potatowhoruns
    potatowhoruns Posts: 87 Member
    50 miles managed - final mile completed tonight despite really not feeling it. Not going to set a goal for March until I go to the physio next week to find out what is up with my hip
  • katharmonic
    katharmonic Posts: 5,720 Member
    No run today so the month ends with 90.8 miles out of an initial goal of 70, revised to 90.

    I will see you all over in the March thread. I don't have a goal in mind yet but will ponder it on the plane tomorrow to sunny Arizona! Probably no run tomorrow so my month will start on Mar 2.

    Congrats everyone on a great February.

    @skippygirlsmom - so happy that you won't need surgery and I hope the non-surgical treatments are a great success.
  • KeepRunningFatboy
    KeepRunningFatboy Posts: 3,055 Member
    This week:
    2.27.17 - 8 miles. 9:30 pace.
    2.28-17 - 10.4 miles. 8:50 pace.

  • HonuNui
    HonuNui Posts: 1,464 Member

    February goal: lose 3lbs

    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...
    2/24 still sick
    2/25 sick
    2/26 sick
    2/27 2.56 + yoga
    2/28 5.00

    Total: 55.20

    Ticker is my goal for 2017 and progress to date:

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  • MobyCarp
    MobyCarp Posts: 2,927 Member
    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
    2/24 – rest day
    2/25 – 7.18 warm up + race
    2/26 – 9.32 MP intervals
    2/27 – rest day
    2/28 – 10.56 warm up, speed work, cool down

    February total to date – 203.01

    Nominal Challenge Goal – 225 miles
    Real Goals: Survive travel to and from Bend. Train well toward Boston. Avoid injury.

    Today's notes – Final February report! Today's assignment was 2 x 3 miles at T pace with 3 minutes recovery, then 4 x 200 at R pace with 200 recovery. The nice indoor track was closed because it was set up for a non-running event tomorrow, and the setup was prior to 5 PM. That canceled evening use of the track, even though the facility was not in use for the special occasion during the evening. Grrr!

    So I ran the interval workout on the outdoor track, because the weather was nice enough to run outdoors and I hadn't brought my headlamp. With the headlamp, I could have at least run the 2 x 3 miles at T on the roads instead of doing laps on the track. But I expected to be indoors. Oh, well. I substituted 4800m for 3 miles and called it close enough, though Garmin autolapped the miles before 1600m. Huh. The first mile, I had to pass some people; the rest of the time, I pretty much had the dark track to myself. Add a 2 mile warm up and a 1 mile cool down, and I got over 10 miles in this evening.

    So for the month of February, I'm over 200 miles but short of the nominal 225 mile goal. I knew this was coming, as I missed too many running days in the disaster of travel to and from Bend. As far as real goals, I'm running very well right now. I had the stamina to run the 2 x 3 miles at T tonight, I ran the 200s at R faster than I thought I could (39, 39, 40, and 38 seconds), and I'm feeling pretty healthy. So I'd say training toward Boston is right on track, and I survived the travel to and from Bend in decent shape. Real goals were met, and I'm not going to fret about being short a few miles for the month.

    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) short course, finished 4.34 miles in 27:51
    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)

  • Stoshew71
    Stoshew71 Posts: 6,553 Member
    edited March 2017
    Date Miles today - Miles for February
    2/1 5 miles - 5
    2/2 10miles - 15
    2/3 5 miles - 20
    2/4 18 miles - 38
    2/5 REST DAY
    2/6 10 miles - 48
    2/7 10 miles - 58
    2/7 5 miles - 63 << Daily Double and leg workout in the gym
    2/8 5 miles - 68
    2/9 7.5 miles - 75.5
    2/10 REST DAY
    2/11 14 miles - 89.5
    2/12 REST DAY
    2/13 7 miles - 96.5
    2/14 7.5 miles - 104
    2/15 4 miles - 108
    2/16 7.5 miles - 115.5
    2/17 REST DAY
    2/18 13.1 -128.6
    2/19 REST DAY
    2/20 10 miles - 138.6
    2/21 10 miles - 148.6
    2/21 5 miles - 153.6 << Daily Double
    2/22 4 miles - 157.6
    2/23 10 miles - 167.6 << Hill Repeats x8
    2/24 REST DAY
    2/25 20 miles - 187.6
    2/26 REST DAY
    2/27 10 miles - 197.6 Madkin Mountain
    2/28 10 miles - 207.6
    2/28 6.2 miles - 213.8 << Daily Double

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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 << 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 (unofficial) - 1/21 << 1:46:48 2 OA
    Elkmont Hound Dog Half (rescheduled) - 2/18 << 1:41:04 1 in AG & 24 OA
    Kentucky Derby Marathon - 4/29


    I did leg work tonight and finished this month with a Daily Double.
  • OSUbuckeye906
    OSUbuckeye906 Posts: 315 Member
    2/1: 2.2 miles walk, 6.3 miles bike
    2/2: Rest/PT
    2/3: 45 mins elliptical
    2/4: 10 miles bike
    2/5: 67 mins elliptical
    2/6: 9 miles bike
    2/7: 40 mins elliptical
    2/8: Rest
    2/9: 1.4 miles walk, 30 mins elliptical
    2/10: PT, 9.8 miles bike
    2/11: 1.9 miles walk/jog
    2/12: Rest
    2/13: 5.5 miles bike, 1.4 miles walk/jog
    2/14: 60 mins elliptical
    2/15: PT, 10 miles bike
    2/16: Rest
    2/17: 2.6 miles run/walk
    2/18: 3.1 miles hike/walk
    2/19: 2.5 miles run/walk
    2/20: 10 miles bike
    2/21: 2.8 miles run/walk
    2/22: PT, 9.7 miles bike
    2/23: 3.2 miles run/walk
    2/24: Rest
    2/25: 3.5 miles run/walk
    2/26: 2.8 miles run/walk
    2/27: 9 miles bike
    2/28: 3.4 miles run/walk

    TOTAL: 23/22 workout days

    Finishing up February with with a run on the treadmill tonight. 3.4 miles in 37:37. Warm up walk, 5 x 5 mins run/2 mins walk, cool down walk. This was my first run on the treadmill post-injury but it wasn't too bad since I was doing intervals. The flat and even surface of the treadmill makes me hyper aware of my gait and running symmetry. I can tell I've improved a little bit but I definitely still have a ways to go. Tomorrow evening is my much-anticipated gait analysis appointment and I'm very interested to see how it will go.
  • dpwellman
    dpwellman Posts: 3,271 Member
    Done:

    Goal: 120
    To date: 127.96

    I took only one day off-- this past Monday.
  • cchen2015
    cchen2015 Posts: 33 Member
    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
    2/24/17----6.5miles
    2/25/17----4.3miles
    2/26/17----0 miles ----yeah i just walked from my bed to the restroom a few times
    2/27/17----9 miles
    2/28/17----7.8miles

    Well the last weekend got a little out of control...but I'm quite happy with the result overall.

    new goal 200miles for Feb...these logs are walking/running combined.

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  • 7lenny7
    7lenny7 Posts: 3,498 Member
    edited March 2017
    I finished the month off with a 9 mile road run. I made both my trail mile goal and my overall mile goal.

    02/01 6.3
    02/02 -
    02/03 -
    02/04 18.3
    02/05 12.1
    02/06 -
    02/07 -
    02/08 -
    02/09 -
    02/10 9.3
    02/11 20.2
    02/12 5.2
    02/13 -
    02/14 7.8
    02/15 5.4
    02/16 8.2
    02/17 -
    02/18 7.3
    02/19 22.1
    02/20 -
    02/21 6.1
    02/22 9.1
    02/23 7.1
    02/24 -
    02/25 14.5
    02/26 8.1
    02/27 -
    02/28 9.0

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    2017 Races
    01/28/2017 - Securian Winter HM - St. Paul, MN - 1:51:40 - *PR*
    04/02/2017 - Brew to Brew 44.5 mile relay race - Kansas City, MO to Lawrence, KS
    04/08/2017 - Zumbro 17M Trail Race - Theilman, MN
    04/29/2017 - Chippewa 50K Trail Race - New Auburn, WI
    05/24/2017 - Endless Summer Trail Running Series, 10K - Eagan, MN
    06/24/2017 - Dan Patch Days 5K - Savage, MN
    07/19/2017 - Torchlight 5K - Minneapolis, MN
    09/00/2017 - Outrun Hunger 5K - Savage, MN
    10/07/2017 - Big Woods Run Trail Half Marathon - Nerstrand, MN
  • Orphia
    Orphia Posts: 7,097 Member
    MNLittleFinn wrote: »
    To preface this, I have a appointment set with my Primary care physician who's a DO....Question for ya'all, could tight quads cause pain near the top of my shin? I notice it most when going up and down stairs. When I run, it goes away after a while. The reason I asked about quads, is I did some stretching at my desk, and I noticed that my left quad is a lot stiffer than it used to be....

    My #1 running hero is my boss.

    She says that after running for years, you get used to the fact that there's always some sort of niggle.

    You also get used to knowing if it's a niggle you can run through, or an injury you should rest.

    If it was me 18 months ago, I'd be panicking. Now, those sound like niggles. FWIW
  • Stoshew71
    Stoshew71 Posts: 6,553 Member
    Great job everyone. Those that are looking for us, we are now in the March thread here:

    http://community.myfitnesspal.com/en/discussion/10521779/march-2017-running-challenge
  • KatieJane83
    KatieJane83 Posts: 2,002 Member
    edited March 2017
    2/1 - cross-training - zumba
    2/2 - 7 mile general aerobic run
    2/3 - 6 mile general aerobic run
    2/4 - cross-training - zumba/weights
    2/5 - 9 mile long run
    2/6 - rest
    2/7 - 6 mile general aerobic run / cross-training - weights
    2/8 - cross-training - zumba+7 min elliptical
    2/9 - active rest - shoveling/walk
    2/10 - 7 mile LT tempo run on the dreadmill
    2/11 - 2.5 mile LT pace run to the gym / zumba / 3.5 mile general aerobic run home
    2/12 - rest/some shoveling - snow day!
    2/13 - 9 mile long run
    2/14 - 7 mile general aerobic run / cross-training - weights
    2/15 - cross-training - zumba + a little weighted ab work
    2/16 - 8 mile general aerobic run w/8x100m strides
    2/17 - 6 mile general aerobic run / cross-training - weights
    2/18 - cross-training - zumba
    2/19 - 9 mile long run
    2/20 - rest
    2/21 - unscheduled rest (sinus infection)
    2/22 - unscheduled rest (sinus infection)
    2/23 - 6 mile general aerobic run / cross-training - zumba
    2/24 - unscheduled rest (sinus infection)
    2/25 - cross-training - zumba
    2/26 - 6 mile run (should have been 10, but easing back w/sinus infection)
    2/27 - rest
    2/28 - 8 mile (some kind of speed/tempo) run

    Total: 100/116

    208 miles/2,017 miles - goal for the year

    So I didn't quite make my goal, due to two missed runs from the neverending sinus infection. Note to self: don't make my monthly goal here the exact total of perfectly getting in all my scheduled runs. Wiggle room is good! Lol.

    Yesterday was supposed to be 7 miles, but I swapped it for today's 8 miler, because who wants to end a month at 99 miles when it could be 100?! The 8 miler was supposed to just be an endurance run, while the 7 was a mixed hill/strides workout. But I had a deadline yesterday and ended up running the 8 at a faster pace than what it should have been (my HM pace from my 1st HM). So we'll see how the 7 goes today, whether I'll incorporate the full speed workout, or maybe just do the strides portion.

    @Elise4270 I was actually very happy that my bday coincided with a rest day, lol. Don't think I'm quite at the level to run 34 miles in one day :D There is someone in my running club who does that, but she also just completed a 100 mile ultra, lol.

    And thanks for all the birthday wishes!

    See you guys on the March thread!


    3/11 - Bill Fortune 10k
    4/9 - JFK Runway 5k
    4/29 - Run for the Wild 5k (through the Bronx Zoo)
    5/14 - Tinkerbell HM (Disneyland)
    6/4 - GW Bridge Challenge 10k
    6/10 - NYRR New York Mini 10k
    6/25 - Bay of Fundy HM
    7/ 8 - Women’s Distance Festival 5k
    9/10 - S. Nyack 10 Miler (registration not open yet)
    11/9 - Philadelphia Marathon (registration opens 4/1)
  • _nikkiwolf_
    _nikkiwolf_ Posts: 1,380 Member
    edited March 2017
    Elise4270 wrote: »
    @KatieJane83 @lporter229 and @Orphia happy birthdays!! You gonna run you're ages?

    And anniversary @greenolivetree!
    Congratulations & all the best to all of you!
    @Elise4270 You should have made the "run your age" suggestion 10 years ago, maybe I could have done it then. This year my birthday will be a week before a marathon that I might sign up for; I'm not sure 32 mi or even km fit in with the taper. Maybe my age in minutes ;)

    @skippygirlsmom Woohoo, great news that you don't need surgery!

    @potatowhoruns Great job making it to 50mi. I hope there isn't anything serious wrong with your hip.

    @lporter229 I always feel like the trails are so far away from me - 15-20min by car, depending on where I want to run. I would prefer to have them right outside the door. But I guess "far" is relative. It's usually worth the drive :-)
    I hope your PT appointment goes well on Friday!

    --

    7km run for me yesterday. I even (barely) got back before midnight, so it all counts for February. That brings me to 202km for the month. Some technical challenges along with that - Strava wouldn't let me upload last night, and that other ticker site I was using gives an error message when you want to enter a current value larger than the goal.
    But nevermind - after three month of recovery/travel/holidays/illness, I've finally made it past 200km again, yay!

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  • KatieJane83
    KatieJane83 Posts: 2,002 Member
    I'm happy to hear I wasn't the only person having Strava issues yesterday, lol. I had to go in this morning and manually import it from my watch, because it wasn't pulling it from Garmin Connect.
  • RespectTheKitty
    RespectTheKitty Posts: 1,667 Member
    FEBRUARY TOTALS:

    Run - 131.1
    Walk - 101.3
    Total - 232.4

    Best month ever! Now to make March even better.
  • shanaber
    shanaber Posts: 6,423 Member
    I wasn't able to get in and post my final run until now. I did make my goal despite all the travel - YAY! Looks like everyone did a great job this month! I am hoping to browse through all the posts I have missed just to see what everyone has been up to. On to March and spring running!

    Date........Miles........Total
    02/01......4.63........4.63
    02/02......0.00........4.63 - + Strength Training and Rally
    02/03......2.35........6.98
    02/04......0.00........6.98 - Race Expo
    02/05....13.36......20.18 - Surf City HM
    02/06......0.00......20.34
    02/07......5.23......25.57 - + Strength Training
    02/08......5.97......31.54
    02/09......5.27......36.81 - + Strength Training and Rally
    02/10......0.00......36.81
    02/11......9.30......46.11
    02/12......2.00......48.11 - Dog Beach Sunday!
    02/13......5.00......53.11 - + Agility
    02/14......4.42......57.53 - + Strength Training
    02/15......0.00......57.53
    02/16......4.39......61.92 - + Strength Training and Rally
    02/17......0.00......61.92 - Monster storm
    02/18......6.50......68.42
    02/19......9.09......77.51
    02/20......0.00......77.51 - + Agility
    02/21......3.00......80.51 - To Dallas - Hotel Treadmill
    02/22......4.05......84.56 - Treadmill Intervals
    02/23......0.00......84.56 - Home from Dallas + Rally
    02/24......2.75......87.31 - Fast walk with Hobbes
    02/25......8.39......95.70
    02/26......3.44......99.14 - To St. Louis - Hotel Treadmill
    02/27......4.05....103.19 - Treadmill
    02/28......0.00....103.19

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    My completed and upcoming Races - Let me know if you will be running too!
    02/05/17 - Surf City Half Marathon
    07/23/17 - San Francisco 1st Half Marathon
  • Calvin2008Brian
    Calvin2008Brian Posts: 1,024 Member
    edited March 2017
    Anyone else anxiously waiting on NYC lottery today?

    This is my 6th time in the lottery and I've never yet been picked. Fingers crossed!
  • Calvin2008Brian
    Calvin2008Brian Posts: 1,024 Member
    edited March 2017
    Just realized I'm still posting in the February thread. Oops. Time to get with the times!
  • Net1968
    Net1968 Posts: 47 Member
    Here are my runs for this month:
    1st 4.6km
    4th. 6.4km
    6th. 1.8km
    7th. 6km
    8th. 5.1km
    13th. 1.1km
    14th. 6.5km
    18th. 6.1km
    20th. 4.6km
    23rd. 4.5km
    25th. 5km (Birkenhead Park ParkRun)
    27th. 6.2km


    Total 57.9 km
    Target was 54 km was very pleased with that

    Happy running

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