February 2017 Running Challenge

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  • katharmonic
    katharmonic Posts: 5,720 Member
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    So cold. No run today (probably, unless I somehow rally) but I volunteered at the finish line for a local half marathon. Terrible winds off the lake and some snow flurries. I was wishing I was just running the darn thing because I was so frozen standing out there for hours. We had to unwrap all the medals and my fingers are still numb. It was fun to see all the runners finish and get to give them medals but next time I'm probably volunteering in February for that job.

    @ko4q I hear you on the Must. Do. Work thing. All I want to do is take a nap under about a thousand warm blankets but I have crap to do before tomorrow's meetings. Pass over the Jelly Bellys.
  • Elise4270
    Elise4270 Posts: 8,375 Member
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    MobyCarp wrote: »
    RuNaRoUnDaFiEld wrote: »
    Will there be a thread for March? I'd like to join if so. I don't run any where near what some of you do but I try to run 3 times a week.

    @RuNaRoUnDaFiEld - There will almost certainly be a thread for March. Expect @Stoshew71 to announce it tomorrow or Tuesday.

    As far as not running much, many of us didn't always run this much. Last October, I ran all of 16 miles. I'm healthier now, and putting up some mileage that might intimidate new runners; but you start from wherever you are, and go to wherever you're comfortable going.

    Ugh! How can February be over? I never got it started! Yikes!


    @ddmom0811 Hawaii in the summer sounds good to me! That is a long flight. Wonder if we should try for a two stop destination? Maybe.... Monterey? The Big Sur? I know I'm not the only one that wants to run it. Haha! I'm dreaming! I better get after it if I wanna run at all! Although, its very possible I'll have surgery again this year... Worst case, I'll just cheer everyone on! Y'all can buy me a Moscow mule. :wink: or nachos.
  • kimlight2
    kimlight2 Posts: 483 Member
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    Date Distance Total To Goal (55)
    2/1 3.0 Mi 3.0 52.0 Mi
    2/2 Yoga
    2/3 Rest
    2/4 5.0 Mi 8.0. 47.0 Mi
    2/5 Stretching and rest
    2/6 3.0 Mi 11.0 44.0 MI
    2/7 Rest
    2/8 1.5 Mi 12.5 42.5 Mi
    2/9 Rest (Insanity at work)
    2/10 Rest
    2/11 6.0 Mi 18.5 36.5 Mi
    2/12 Travel day for hockey
    2/13 3.0 Mi 21.5 33.5 Mi
    2/16 4.0 Mi 25.5 29.5 Mi
    2/18 5.0 Mi 30.5 24.5 Mi
    2/22 4.0 Mi 34.0 20.5 Mi
    2/26 6.5 Mi 40.5 14.0 Mi

    I am over 400 posts behind since I have not been on is a while and have no hope of catching up. I hope all is well with everyone. I am also not going to make goal for the month but I still doubled what I did last month. Looking forward to starting fresh in March.




    March 11- St Malachi 5 miler (partial course preview for Cleveland Half)
    April 9 - Cleveland Towpath 5 miler (maybe)
    May 20 - Cleveland Marathon 8K (Maybe)
    May 21 - Cleveland Marathon Half
    June 10 - Run and Ride Cedar Point 5k
    June 11 - Run and Ride Cedar Point Half Marathon (Back up Plan) or Quarter Marathon
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  • dpwellman
    dpwellman Posts: 3,271 Member
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    Too sore to meet my trail run group this morning, but I got 2.5 in on a quest to get angel food cake. I ended up with reduced fat Swiss cheese.
  • skippygirlsmom
    skippygirlsmom Posts: 4,433 Member
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    @elise4270 @ddmom0811 the flight at one time isn't bad, in February we did Huntsville AL to Atlanta to Hawaii. Long day but well worth it!
  • MNLittleFinn
    MNLittleFinn Posts: 4,271 Member
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    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
    2/25- 15.12
    2/26- 4.15

    Total: 147.84

    Monthly goals:
    Mileage goal: 150
    Real Goal: Stay healthy enough to get into the swing of real marathon training.

    Today's notes: With freah snow on the ground, I figured it was as good a time as any to try out the new Brooks Cascadia 11's I got a few days ago. Great shoes, they handled the snow very well. Beyond that, it was a pretty vanilla run, except that I AGAIN! ran too fast. got my 4.15 miles in with a 9:13 pace, which is fast HMP for me. Oh well. Cutback week starts tomorrow with another 4 miler.
  • RuNaRoUnDaFiEld
    RuNaRoUnDaFiEld Posts: 5,864 Member
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    MobyCarp wrote: »
    RuNaRoUnDaFiEld wrote: »
    Will there be a thread for March? I'd like to join if so. I don't run any where near what some of you do but I try to run 3 times a week.

    @RuNaRoUnDaFiEld - There will almost certainly be a thread for March. Expect @Stoshew71 to announce it tomorrow or Tuesday.

    As far as not running much, many of us didn't always run this much. Last October, I ran all of 16 miles. I'm healthier now, and putting up some mileage that might intimidate new runners; but you start from wherever you are, and go to wherever you're comfortable going.

    Thanks I'll watch out for it.
  • ctlaws44
    ctlaws44 Posts: 182 Member
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    Date activity Run dist (mi)
    1-Feb Yoga 60 min
    2-Feb rest
    3-Feb rest
    4-Feb run 10
    5-Feb rest
    6-Feb Yoga 60 min
    7-Feb HIIT 40 min
    8-Feb Yoga 60 min/ run 7.5
    9-Feb rest
    10-Feb HIIT 40 min
    11-Feb run 12
    12-Feb run 6.5
    13-Feb Yoga 60 min/ HIIT 40 min
    14-Feb rest
    15-Feb Yoga 60 min/ run 7.7
    16-Feb run 5
    17-Feb rest
    18-Feb run 5.8
    19-Feb run/walk (sick) 5.4
    20-Feb sick
    21-Feb sick
    22-Feb Yoga 60 min/run 7.7
    23-Feb run 7.2
    24-Feb rest
    25-Feb run 12.3
    26-Feb run 7.1
    27-Feb
    28-Feb
    94.2

    Goal (miles) 100
    left (miles) 5.8

    2017 Races
    1/14/2017 Menchville Winter Chill 5K 22:12 1 AG 15 OA
    2/11/2017 Run for the Heart 10 mile 1:17:25 1 AG 12 OA
    2/18/2017 Gloucester 8K 35:04:00 1 AG 12 OA
    3/4/2017 Fort Eustis 10K
    4/1/2017 Joe & Sue Moore 5K
    4/15/2017 Victory at Yorktown 10K
    4/22/2017 Run the DOG Street 5K
    5/13/2017 Bull Island 4 miler
    5/29/2017 Yorktown Freedom 8K
    7/29/2017 Coast Guard Day 5K
    8/19/2017 Smart Smiles 5K
    9/16/2017 Mulberry Island HM
    TBD Poquoson Run with the Bulls 5K
    TBD Yorktown Battlefield 10 miler
    TBD Run with the Son for Haiti 5K

    Saturday was NICE! 76F and sunny. Ran around Yorktown and the battle fields. Got a bit of a sun tan. This morning was 38F and cloudy but a nice change. Almost there! Two days to get 6 miles. Probably going to rest tomorrow and do all 6 on Tuesday.
  • snowyne
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    @ddmom0811 - I'm right there with you! Goal shot for Feb. because of flu w/bad cough that I've been battling for 6 days. Hoping I feel well enough tomorrow to get a little run in. Pray you're feeling better soon, too!
  • MobyCarp
    MobyCarp Posts: 2,927 Member
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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
    2/24 – rest day
    2/25 – 7.18 warm up + race
    2/26 – 9.32 MP intervals

    February total to date – 192.45

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

    Today's notes – Today's assignment was 2 x 5K at MP with 2 minutes recovery. I decided to run the 5K intervals around RIT campus, so I added commute miles to get there and back. Temperature in the mid-30s (single digits C) with 15 mph W wind and partly sunny skies made for pleasant running, along with the negligible campus traffic on Sunday. I was targeting a 7:30 pace for MP, but would accept 7:25. I kept having to slow myself down, and the actual 5K intervals came in at 22:58 and 22:48 for average paces of 7:23 and 7:20. Then on the way home I kept gravitating toward MP when I should be running easy. Oh, well. It was close enough. If I never run anything faster than a 7:20 at Boston before Commonwealth Avenue, I'll likely be OK.

    One of those odd things I notice but couldn't deliberately plan was that the total workout came out to 15K, i.e. I ran just about a 5K around two 5K intervals.

    Rest day tomorrow. I won't hit the nominal goal of 225 miles for February, but Tuesday's workout should be long enough to put me over 200 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)

  • potatowhoruns
    potatowhoruns Posts: 87 Member
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    Made it through my 10k today (need to update my ticker) and added an extra mile so I only have 1 left to do in Feb to meet my goal.
    Struggling with a sore hip, should be seeing the physio this week to find out the cause.
    Having this challenge has really helped keep me on track and get out when I was feeling lazy. I have enjoyed reading about all your runs & successes and sad to hear some of the trials and tribulations.
    Thanks guys :)
  • MNLittleFinn
    MNLittleFinn Posts: 4,271 Member
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    That sounds like a great workout @MobyCarp you definitely earned your rest day tomorrow!
  • Elise4270
    Elise4270 Posts: 8,375 Member
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    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
    26---3.25 walk

    26.83/something

    Maybe races
    March 26th 2017 A2A 5k Ardmore, OK
  • MNLittleFinn
    MNLittleFinn Posts: 4,271 Member
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    @BeeerRunner great job on your first marathon! That's quite a story! I hope my first isn't that eventful...lol.....glad you're ok.
  • KeepRunningFatboy
    KeepRunningFatboy Posts: 3,055 Member
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    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.
    2.23.17 - 8.5 m. Slower than a turtle. :)
    2.24.17 - overcome by depression, its been a difficult week.
    2.25.17 - 12.2 m. 8:55 pace. Feeling much better today.
    2.26.17 - 9 m. 9:13 pace. Was hoping for more, but I will take 9 and move on.
  • autumnblade75
    autumnblade75 Posts: 1,660 Member
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    2/1/17 - 6 miles

    2/3/17 - 12 miles
    2/4/17 - 7 miles
    2/5/17 - 7 miles

    2/7/17 - 7.5 miles
    2/8/17 - 6 miles

    2/10/17 - 12 miles
    2/11/17 - 4.5 miles
    2/12/17 - 7.5 miles

    2/14/17 - 7 miles
    2/15/17 - 7.2 miles

    2/17/17 - 14 miles
    2/18/17 - 3.25 miles
    2/19/17 - 7.5 miles
    2/20/17 - 2 miles
    2/21/17 - 3.25 miles
    2/22/17 - 8 miles

    2/24/17 - 15 miles

    2/26/17 - 8 miles

    If you guys pin down a date for Hawaii before November, I can request vacation around it for 2018. My 2017 vacations are already all scheduled. I'm sure my hubby would be more interested in that one than this year's Alaska trip!
  • Elise4270
    Elise4270 Posts: 8,375 Member
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    @BEERRUNNER You are my hero!!!!!
  • MNLittleFinn
    MNLittleFinn Posts: 4,271 Member
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    Elise4270 wrote: »
    @BEERRUNNER You are my hero!!!!!

    Totally agree with this

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