March 2017 Running Challenge

juliet3455

MobyCarp wrote: »

@Stoshew71 @skippygirlsmom - I have to chuckle at the idea of a 65 mile drive being a long way to go for a race, when you live in a racing community.

Like @MNLittleFinn I live in a small community and we have Three Local Event's.
One that our little Running Club hosts as a 5 km, 10 km and HM. ~ 120 participants
One host by the Tri-Athlon group as a Sprint Tri-Athlon. As you probably suspect/expect other than the Executive/organizers 75% of the running club are involved in the Tri group. ~ 100 participants
The 3rd event is sort of a Obstacle Style event with Fitness Challenges on Bush Trails up - around the Local Ski-Hill. Aptly called Misery Mountain. Again a large percentage of the running club are involved in it. ~ 100 participants.

Because we are a small community most of us do the Work/Volunteer one year and compete the next year.

So to take part in Events outside our community we have at a minimum 1 hour drive = 60 miles. Unfortunately these communities only hosts 1-2 events. The closest Big City is a 2.5 hr drive = 150 miles. They have 2 running clubs (Community and Local College) and 2 Sporting stores that organize events (groomed trail and bush trails). They even plan/schedule their events so they don't conflict with each other. So a wealth of events. After that it is a 5-6 hour drive. So I am envious of those who have so many events basically out their back door.

April 8 - Next weekend most of our club will be travelling to Jasper, AB ( Jasper National Park in the Canadian Rockies ) for the 2nd Jasper HM. Picture running through the River Valley and around little Pot Lakes in the bottom of a big wide mountain valley with amazing sight lines. One of those runs where you go for the Scenery/Environment/experience and don't worry about your time. At least I don't. Last year we went day hiking the day after the HM and then I stayed for 3 more days to go downhill skiing. Not exactly your normal Post Run recovery activity.

@_nikkiwolf_ LMAO on Tights not fitting and the backwards clothing.

@JessicaMcB I used to call out On Your Left and had so many people jump/step to the left in front of me that I simplified it and call out Runner which seems to work better. It lets people know that a Runner is approaching from behind and most people move to the right or drop into single file. Of course there is always the Head phone oblivious person who is a challenge.

shanaber

@juliet3455 - your description of your Jasper HM makes me think of one on my bucket list in far north Idaho - the Priest Lake HM. It is one I want to do for the scenery and to go home to Idaho. I grew up there and my dad was a geologist for the government so we spent a lot of time hiking and camping all over the state and neighboring states.

Also I like the idea of calling out 'Runner' rather than 'on your left' I will give it a try and see how it works.

ctlaws44

_nikkiwolf_ wrote: »

I think I'll mark today as the most scatterbrained running day ever in my running diary!
I'll be travelling for work on Sunday, so I had decided to do Saturdays&Sundays runs on Friday&Saturday, instead of crosstraining on Friday. Of course, I only remembered that plan tonight after I'd already done the cycling and strength training...
So I decided to compromise and do half the planned distance, 8km instead of 16km. Started to run and was really bothered by how badly my tights fit. I have to admit, it took me almost one kilometre until I figured out that I had put it on back-to-front *facepalm*

Trend setter?! Now all the cool kids will be doing this. HA ha!

KatieJane83

3/1 - cross-training - strength training
3/2 - 7 mile general aerobic run (Holy wind Batman!)
3/3 - 8 mile general aerobic run
3/4 - cross-training - zumba
3/5 - 11 mile long run
3/6 - rest
3/7 - 5 mile general aerobic run w/6x :12 sec (gentle) uphills
3/8 - rest - sick
3/9 - 4 miles - still sick
3/10 - cross-training - strength training
3/11 - cross-trainng - zumba
3/12 - 6 mile dreadmill run - only 2 coughing bouts and 3 tissues used
3/13 - cross-training - strength training
3/14 - shoveling
3/15 - 5 mile dreadmill run
3/16 - 7 miles (huzzah, finally a decent distance again!)
3/17 - 8 miles
3/18 - cross-training - zumba
3/19 - 12 mile long run
3/20 - rest
3/21 - 7 mile dreadmill run
3/22 - 8 mile general aerobic run - Holy. Wind. Batman.
3/23 - cross-training - zumba
3/24 - 9 mile weekday endurance run - I may never be warm again: poorly dressed in the rain
3/25 - 4 mile dreadmill run
3/26 - 12 mile long run (1st time ever hitting 40 miles in a week!)
3/27 - rest
3/28 - 8 mile gray, rainy run (but I remembered my waterproof jacket!)
3/29 - 7 mile lunch run/2 mile dreadmill run + cross-training - strength training
3/30 - cross-training - zumba
3/31 - 9 miles on the dreadmill (god I hate the dreadmill)

March Total: 139/145

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

God I hate the dreadmill. Still, the weather was horrendous, and my boss and I went for foot massages on our lunch break, lol, so 9 miles on the dreadmill after work it was. Honestly, it was probably pretty fortuitous that I was stuck there because I ended up having some gut issues and needed to visit the restroom 3 or 4 times during my 9 mile run. So yeah, this run sucked. I did not enjoy it, lol. But, I got the miles in!

dpwellman

Oh. Yeah.
Final tally: 125.87 mi out of goal of 120 mi.

March is done.

BeeerRunner

March Running Challenge

3/1 2 very slow miles and yoga
3/2 Rest
3/3 2.2 slow miles
3/4 3 mile trail run
3/5 5 mile trail run
3/6 3 mile trail run
3/7 3 mile run, strength
3/8 30 minutes of Lateral Elliptical, 15 minutes of stationary bike.
3/9 4 mile run
3/10 5 mile trail run
3/11 Rest Day
3/12 3.2 mile trail run with a lot of hiking due to about 1,000 foot of elevation gain
3/13 4 hours of skiing
3/14 5 hours of skiing
3/15 5 hours of skiing
3/16 Rest Day
3/17 4 mile run
3/18 6.2 miles
3/19 10.1 mile trail run
3/20 Zumba and strength training
3/21 4.5 miles: w/u, 3x1 mile intervals at 10K pace, c/d
3/22 4 miles
3/23 4.5 mile trail run
3/24 Strength training
3/25 12 mile trail run
3/26 6 mile pace run
3/27 Strength training, 50 minute spin class, and yoga
3/28 4.3 miles: 10x400m intervals
3/29 4 miles, yoga
3/30 5 miles, strength, yoga
3/31 7 miles

Goal: 102 of 90

Completed Races:
Cowtown Marathon (Full) Feb 26 (Registered): 3:54:06 / 8:56 min/mile

Upcoming Races:

The Trail Run at Eagle Mt Park (5 miles) Apr 2 (Registered)
XTERRA ATX Trail Run (21K) Apr 23 (Tentative)
Chicago Spring Half Marathon: May 21 (Registered)
XTERRA Jurassic Trail Run (HM at night) Jul 8 (Tentative)
La Sportiva Vail Half Marathon: Jul 22 (Tentative)
Milwaukee Lakefront Marathon: Oct 1 (Tentative)

Got to 100+! Now, onto April.