March 2017 Running Challenge
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March 1 2.13miles
Total 2.13/37.81
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RespectTheKitty wrote: »Got a question:
This past weekend, a very dear friend of mine passed away due to complications from ALS. He was only 44, same age as I am. I would like to find a race that supports ALS awareness, research, etc. Does anyone know of any such race, preferably in or close to the Chicago area?
http://events.lesturnerals.org/site/TR/Events/General?fr_id=1172&pg=entry0 -
01/03 3.52 miles
02/03 5.02 miles - probably wouldn't gone that far except my son was with me on his bike and wanted to watch a 400m cargo boat from the Bahamas pass by.
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3/1 - cross-training - strength training
3/2 - 7 mile general aerobic run (Holy wind Batman!)
Total: 7/145
215 miles/2,017 miles - goal for the year
I feel like we're in a Runners Anonymous meeting, lol. Hello, my name is Katie, and I also run my 'easy' runs too fast.
But seriously, I'm loving all this pacing/bonking/fueling/science talk, it's a lot of great info that I'm filing away for when I start my first marathon training plan in July. You peeps are all awesome!
Today: Holy High Wind Warning run Batman! Winds were a good 15-25 mph, gusting to over 40. The good(?) news was that the wind was oscillating around a headwind, diagonal head/cross wind, and crosswind on my way out, so that it was mainly a tailwind, sometimes crosswind on my way back in. Of course, the preponderance of uphill sections lie on the outbound part of my route, so that wind just made the hills extra challenging, lol. I also wondered for a minute when I started out why my legs felt so tired, since I didn't run yesterday. But then I remembered that I did deadlifts, leg extensions, and weighted calf raises during my strength training session last night. D'oh! Oh well, good practice for running on tired legs. I am so happy though, that I've really been committed to getting back to lifting. It's nice feeling strong, and like I'm helping to ward off the potential for injury as I continue to build my mileage.
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)
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Activity induced hypoglycemia.0 -
Activity induced hypoglycemia.
Awesome. sorry for picking on you. I saw an opening to talk about bonking and just "ran" with it. *ba da dum*
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So, I was finally "smart" and plugged the from my last 15 mile run into the McMillan pace calculator and holy *kitten*, I've been running WAY too fast, if it's output is at all correct. it gave a E range of 9:48-10:42! I've been at least 15 sec/mile faster than that on average. I definitely need to slow down....not that I didn't know that, but another source of verification is always nice.
I had used my 5k PR time for pace before, but I figured that putting in the pace from my distance PR would be a much better indicator.
Thanks again all, for helping me have my "intervention"
Edit: Side note, using that 15 mile time, the calculator estimates a race time of ~4:21:00, (9:57 pace) interesting to see.2 -
Activity induced hypoglycemia.
Does anyone else also use this when talking about significant energy loss due to electrolyte depletion? Or am I the only one...0 -
MNLittleFinn wrote: »So, I was finally "smart" and plugged the from my last 15 mile run into the McMillan pace calculator and holy *kitten*, I've been running WAY too fast, if it's output is at all correct. it gave a E range of 9:48-10:42! I've been at least 15 sec/mile faster than that on average. I definitely need to slow down....not that I didn't know that, but another source of verification is always nice.
I had used my 5k PR time for pace before, but I figured that putting in the pace from my distance PR would be a much better indicator.
Thanks again all, for helping me have my "intervention"
Edit: Side note, using that 15 mile time, the calculator estimates a race time of ~4:21:00, (9:57 pace) interesting to see.
If you're a bit of a numbers junkie like I am, you might also enjoy the Daniels' Training Tables. I had downloaded it ages ago, but only just plugged in some numbers today. So many metrics!
lol. All the way down to predicting how different weights and different temperatures will impact your times. It even includes the McMillan and Joe Friel approximations as comparisons. electricblues.com/html/runpro.html 2 -
@KatieJane83 I have it..... so many numbers, so much fun...3
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1.53 miles in today
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@MobyCarp your remarks on HR got me thinking. On my 2 15 mile runs, I was averaging ~165 HR. I'm pretty sure I could sustain that another while, but I really should be keeping my average HR at and under 155. Thanks for the HR info, it was cool to read0
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@MobyCarp @Stoshew71 @BeeerRunner @lporter229
The discussion on marathon training is SO helpful! Cheers to @MNLittleFinn for kicking it off.
I'm building miles, and aiming to increase from January's 27 km to a 30 km later this month, so should I stop running Saturday's 5K parkrun at speed?
ETA: parkrun is the only speed work I usually do. I've run 351 km (218 miles) so far this year.0 -
3/1 - 3.5 mi.
3/2 - 4.0 mi.
March total: 7.5/1000 -
1---Rest
2---3.07 run/walk WIN!
3.07/31
Maybe races
March 26th 2017 A2A 5k Ardmore, OK1 -
Activity induced hypoglycemia.
Awesome. sorry for picking on you. I saw an opening to talk about bonking and just "ran" with it. *ba da dum*
Eh hem... Nerd.
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Takes one to katie ow one
Activity induced hypoglycemia.
Awesome. sorry for picking on you. I saw an opening to talk about bonking and just "ran" with it. *ba da dum*
Eh hem... Nerd.1 -
@MobyCarp @Stoshew71 @BeeerRunner @lporter229
The discussion on marathon training is SO helpful! Cheers to @MNLittleFinn for kicking it off.
I'm building miles, and aiming to increase from January's 27 km to a 30 km later this month, so should I stop running Saturday's 5K parkrun at speed?
ETA: parkrun is the only speed work I usually do. I've run 351 km (218 miles) so far this year.
Glad my stubbornness and difficulty remembering advice is helping others3 -
Hey, I'm here. Not running much, but here.
45 miles seems like a workable March goal.
I spent the day clicking refresh a couple dozen times waiting to see if the NYC lottery would be kind. No such luck. I am now 0 for 6 on getting in by lottery!
I need to do some reflection and figure out why I would have been willing to get myself into marathon shape for NYC but cannot get fired up for any other fall 26.2.3
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