May 2017 Running Challenge
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Very much so.WhatMeRunning wrote: »GAH!!!
My Sport Tracks data is feeding my Down Week Crazies before my down week even begins!
So now I am wondering if I should do the planned reduced mileage and take the dip in fitness level, or go with the original plan of leaving the fitness level relatively flat and repeating the mileage? And how much shoudl I let these damn numbers and charts dictate my running plan???
I am so going to lose my *kitten* this week.
are you not overthinking this too much??
But...this data has been incredibly useful in building up to my current mileage without overdoing it.
Why am I still thinking about this??
I need to go do something else.3 -
I finally worked in some running last night! Not a lot but I mixed in with my walking and it felt great!
5/3 = 3 miles (9 miles total)7 -
5/1 - 5.1 miles. Fizzled a bit at the end of April, but good start to May.
5/2 - 4.1 miles of track/speed work. Then quick upper body weights.
5/3 - 5 miles. Nice, comfortable run.
5/4 - Taking a rest day.
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WhatMeRunning wrote: »GAH!!! My Sport Tracks data is feeding my Down Week Crazies before my down week even begins!
So now I am wondering if I should do the planned reduced mileage and take the dip in fitness level, or go with the original plan of leaving the fitness level relatively flat and repeating the mileage? And how much shoudl I let these damn numbers and charts dictate my running plan???
I am so going to lose my *kitten* this week.
are you not overthinking this too much??
Yes, he is. I would know, I do it too.3 -
girlinahat wrote: »May goal: 50 miles // I will be running in my first 5k on Saturday. I am excited, but also getting a little nervous. // Any tips for a first time 5k? Things to do or things I should avoid?
My first race was a 7.5k. I'd read somewhere you should drink as much as you can shortly before the race.
Don't do that.
I also impatiently overtook runners at the beginning (there was a bit of a bottleneck at the start and we were all slowed by it).
Don't do that either.
Ah, the first race. Expect that you will make mistakes. It's okay, you learn from them.
My goal for my first 5K was to finish the race running all the way. I made it, barely. I could not have kept running to 6K that day.
A running friend told me I was fast, so I should like up near the front. I did, then I tried to keep up with the leaders. Don't do that. There is always someone faster than you. By the time I admitted there were several people *much* faster than I was, I had set myself up for a pretty miserable mile+ at the end of the race.
I totally failed to get any water into me on the course. I'm better with the wax paper cups now, but that was then. Not that big a deal for a 5K, but if you haven't drunk from the wax paper cups while trying to run hard, be aware that all you get is a swallow. You can never drink all that's in the cup, even with the trick of pinching the cup to create a pour spout.
Understand that the environment will pull you out faster than you intended to run. Don't be ashamed to slow down if that's what you need to do do keep running. This is every bit as true in the middle of the pack as it is near the front.
If you're lucky enough to find someone running at about the pace you need to run, try to stick with them.
Have fun. Hang around the finish line for a few minutes to congratulate people finishing after you. Talk to other runners before and after the race. Understand that while a 5K will feel like a major accomplishment, it doesn't burn all *that* many calories. Try not to pig out too bad on the post-race food. Waiting to congratulate other runners and stretching before you hit the post-race food tables can help you make better nutritional choices.5 -
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I am late jumping in for May and have only gotten in 1 run so far this month. I will be running today so that will be 2 and then I am off to Seattle for a few days to see my daughter. Setting my goal to 100 for the month and we'll see how the rest of the month goes...
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Same treadmill routine as yesterday, except with a forced (small) negative split on the second mile (and a shorter cool down, as I got interrupted). I could feel the difference in pace, but it was definitely doable. Supposed to have a rest day tomorrow, but considering delaying that by a day for another TM run tomorrow to see if I can increase either overall pace or running distance (by some nominal amount).
5/1: 2.0 (2.0/30)
5/2: 2.25 TM (4.25/30)
5/3: 2.75 TM (7/30)
5/4: 2.5 TM (9.5/30)
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May Mileage goal 50 miles
Non-Mileage Goal to add 1 running day to the week
5/4 Treadmill run at work 2 miles - Total for month 2 miles
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5/1 5.5mi 53:51min (interval run)
5/2 5mi 44:35min
5/3 rest
5/4 5mi 44:20min
Today's 5 miles felt good! Weather was perfect, 60 degrees with a breeze. Took a new route around the gym too which made it a bit more interesting.
I read the conceal carry thread last night and I must say I now feel a little nervous about running the trails through the state park on my long runs
I don't think anything has ever happened there, at least not that I know of. Now I'm going to google it. 5 -
Okay, let's do this (for reelz, this time!)
in it (again) for 50
May Goal: 50
4 -13mi
Pre Sunrise run through Crissy Fields and over the Golden Gate
..so foggy was like running on air..NOT!
according to Radar screen i was doing 10mph at one point
And What better way to celebrate May 4 than with Yoda? (ran through Lucas Films Studio in the Presidio
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Okay, let's do this (for reelz, this time!)
in it (again) for 50
May Goal: 50
4 -13mi
Pre Sunrise run through Crissy Fields and over the Golden Gate
..so foggy was like running on air..NOT!
according to Radar screen i was doing 10mph at one point
And What better way to celebrate May 4 than with Yoda? (ran through Lucas Films Studio in the Presidio
This is so cool to see because I'm going to be in SF from 5/17-5/20, after the Tinkerbell Half and Disneyland, and I'm planning on getting a few runs in while I'm there! Thank you for posting these pics!2 -
Got a little run in but was late going out and it was already too hot and I was feeling pretty terrible. It was very clear that I had not eaten enough - my stomach was growling, my legs had no energy and I was getting dizzy off and on the entire time. I probably won't be running much the next few days, my daughter wants me to go to spin class with her instead. I wonder how I will do with that!
Date........Miles.......Total
05/01......0.00........0.00
05/02......0.00........0.00
05/03......4.78........4.78
05/04......4.14........8.92
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
12/16/17 - San Diego Holiday Half Marathon2 -
I'm late to join this month - and I honestly still have no idea what target to set. I'm signed up for a marathon on Sunday (my second ever), but since last week, I'm worried about my left knee
It's so frustrating - I've been following a training plan for this race since the beginning of the year, including four runs over 32km/20mi, and during some stupid short run in the middle of tapering my knee starts to hurt. That was last Thursday. On Friday I went cycling instead of running, and the leg was fine, so I was still hoping it was just a one-off-taper-crazies-thing. But Saturday I was hiking in the mountains, and at the end of the afternoon there was no denying anymore that my knee hurt whenever we were walking downhill.
I took Sunday off completely, then went for a careful 5km run on Monday. In the beginning the pain in the knee was bad. After 10 minutes of warmup it got better, but never 100% fine. So I've decided not to run anymore until the marathon, except for maybe a short run (15-20min) on Friday evening or Saturday to see how the knee is doing.
In theory, I know that the last taper week is not about builing any fitness anymore, and it's more important to rest the knee. But you have no idea HOW BADLY I wanted to go for a run today!! Just a tiny one to see if the knee still hurts or already got better... Hells, at one point I had already changed to my running clothes and barely stopped myself before heading out the door. I really hope the rest days will be enough for whatever is wrong to heal. I don't want to have to cancel the marathon, but I also don't want to be stupid, run through the pain and end up with an injury that puts me on the couch for month.
Sorry for the whining, just had to vent that somewhere. I already tried talking about it at work, but one of my dear compassionate colleages simply informed me that it was no surprise since "everyone knows running is bad for the knees", which strangely enough didn't cheer me up at all.
And now enough feeling sorry for myself (for tonight at least), I'll finally go back and read the 12 pages I already missed this month. I hope you guys are all doing better than me!1 -
@_nikkiwolf_ - Could it be IT band related? Taking it easy can't hurt. Doing too much can hurt. I hope it clears up for you soon.3
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@WhatMeRunning I don't think it's the IT band. During the last couple of days, I read a lot more about knee pain while running (more than I ever wanted to...), and IT syndome is apparently usually at the outside of the knee, and there should be a spot that's sensitive to pressure. What I have is more some diffuse pain behind the kneecap, not the outside, and poking at it doesn't make it worse. Nothing is swollen or inflammed either.
The pain wasn't that bad - if it stays like it was Monday or even last Thursday, I know I could suck it up and run through it. I just don't know it that would be such a great idea... I did some yoga on Tuesday and a tiny bit of cycling on Wednesday, otherwise I'll just hope that resting will be enough to fix it until Sunday.1 -
May goal: 60 km
May 4: total now 15.6km2 -
WhatMeRunning wrote: »
Generally you can find every 5k and higher distance race in the KC area (and beyond) between these 3 groups who provide timing for the events (one site you are already using).5/2 - 4 mile riverfront run, avg pace 8:36/mi.
5/4 - 6 mile downtown run, avg pace 8:41/mi.
After completing my 1st HM last month, I am looking for some good 5K's and 10K's this summer. @WhatMeRunning - what's a good race calendar for the KC area? I've been using the kcrunningcompany and runningintheusa, but I know of a couple of races that don't show up, so didn't know if there was a more comprehensive calendar.
I would like to finish up the fall with another HM and thinking either the Pilgrim Pacer or the Gobbler Grind and might try the Heartland 30K series in September.
http://www.kcrunningcompany.com/events/
http://www.racedaytimingsolutions.com/event-calendar.htm
http://www.psychowyco.com/id95.html
Between those 3 and runningintheusa I find pretty much every event I have ever heard of. I do wonder what events might be missing though, and how I might find them.
I already registered for Gobbler Grind and plan to register for Pilgrim Pacer. Gobbler Grind is on the racedaytimingsolutions site, and Pilgrim Pacer is on the Trail Nerds site. Pilgrim Pacer 2017 is tricky to find (at least last time I looked for it). They haven't updated all of the links so most take you to the 2016 event page. Here is the link to the 2017 Pilgrim Pacer event.
http://www.psychowyco.com/pilgrimpacerrun/
Great! TY! I've seen the trail nerds site before and at some point might want to jump into trail running, but didn't know that the racedaytimingsolutions had an event calendar, so that helps. The one I was missing from the other sites was the Spencer Duncan 5K. which was the 1st 5K I did last year... so, like you, was wondering if there were other races I was missing
I see on your other post that you ran the Garmin HM... what did you think? It was my 1st, so wasn't sure what to expect and thought I might be in the 2:10-2:15 range. However, felt like they were running too slow out of the gate, so moved up to the 2:00 pacers and finished at 1:58:24. Felt pretty good and thought the course was pretty good. I still felt like I had some more gas in the tank, so should have pushed harder that last 5K, but hindsight is 20/20. I got there EARLY so didn't have to mess with the traffic issues they were having.3 -
@rusgolden - Great time on your HM!
I really like the Garmin event and I am hoping to run the full at some point, hopefully next year. I've run the HM 3 times, 2015, 2016 and 2017. The courses in 2016 and 2017 were basically the same (one very minor difference) and I wound up finishing both years in good time. This year I wasn't trying to race or even set a good time, but just beat 3 hours at a slightly faster than long run pace (finished in 2:57:30). Last year I set a PR of 2:28:39 (current PR is from Running with the Cows last year at 2:17:39).
Good call arriving early. I was stuck in traffic (it went way, way back) but still got to the starting line in time due to the late start. Last year the issue was getting out, we were stuck in the parking lot for a couple hours unable to move until the flow of full marathon finishers died down enough to begin letting cars through (had to exit through the course). This year it was the opposite. No issues getting out, but with only one road in (K-10) that presented quite a bottleneck. I hope they straighten that issue out because they get a lot of complaints about it. To be perfectly honest though, there is not another spring time event with as much to offer. The closest is Hospital Hill (my favorite HM) but they don't offer a full marathon distance and the course is a lot more challenging. So once all of the issues get worked out they could easily find themselves with the biggest spring time event in the KC area.1 -
Running has been feeling like a drag. I think it was from increasing my mileage too much. That was a well timed post @lporter229 about sacrificing other activities just to get the miles. Thank you! I'm getting back to yoga and lifting this month and on.
I Signed my daughter and me up for a 5k on the 13th. I made her do several runs with and without me before I pulled the trigger. She asked me if I'd race it instead of running with her. I feel bad but I said I'd loop back and finish with her. She was good with that. I might try to run this one to see if I can get under the 20 min mark. We'll see. It's at 5:30p so it might be a bit warm.
I also had a moment of stupidity and signed up for a marathon at the end of October (I can get a partial refund up till Oct 14 LOL!). I'm going to try to do a training plan 16 weeks out. I've never been good at training plans. Especially the varied runs where it's E for 3mi then T for 3mi etc. I rarely look at my phone. I don't like knowing how far I've gone or have to go. I just like to run. I know I won't improve though if I just do that.
Hope everyone's having good running weather!4 -
@ctlaws44 for runs like you describe, I use my garmin. You can program in workouts and then the watch notifies you when it's time for a pace change, and gives notifications if you are running faster/slower than the target range...I have mine set to vibrate, and I just glance at the screen when it does, to see if I'm going too fast or slow for the prescribed pace....might be worth getting one...1
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Thanks @MNLittleFinn! I've been thinking about getting a watch. I'll have to ask on here for opinions when I get serious about buying one. It would be much nicer than carrying my phone and having it fly out of my hands when they get sweaty.
Oh yeah, here's the elevation profile for the Peak to Creek marathon. Maybe I can sign up as a hand-crank racer?!
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@ctlaws44 that looks like a nice elevation profile.0
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speaking of marathon elevation profiles, here's mine:
Everyone I've talked to about the marathon says it's a fast course, and really no hills, so I'm guessing that (of course) the elevation changes are exaggerated on the profile.0 -
5/1 - 3.5 mi.
5/2 - rest
5/3 - 6.2 mi
5/4 - 4.5 mi.
May goal: 14.2/100mi.
Upcoming:
May 6 - Erin's Run 5K (Bangor, ME)5 -
Great running @snowyne you're well on track to beating your goal already!1
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@MNLittleFinn That does look nice! From what I understand from talking to runners that have run marathons is you want a course that mixes up and down hills so you're not fatiguing one leg muscle group. I'm going to have to strengthen my quads for the constant cycling of basically catching myself with my legs going down hill.1
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MNLittleFinn wrote: »Great running @snowyne you're well on track to beating your goal already!
@MNLittleFinn - Thanks so much for the encouragement!! I appreciate it
Wish I was faster...hovering @ 10:00 min pace, but I suppose that will come with time. Just focusing on increasing distance for now!0 -
MNLittleFinn wrote: »Great running @snowyne you're well on track to beating your goal already!
@MNLittleFinn - Thanks so much for the encouragement!! I appreciate it
Wish I was faster...hovering @ 10:00 min pace, but I suppose that will come with time. Just focusing on increasing distance for now!
You're almost exactly where I was at, at this time, last year. Your pace and your mileage goal are exactly the same. I ended up with 120 miles, so you've got this. In the last year I've made HUGE progress, thanks to help from the great folks in this group. Just keep at it, with the distance will come speed at the shorter distances!3
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