May 2017 Running Challenge
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Hi fellow runners!
Plan is at full speed:
5/2: 7k -Urban-
5/3: 9k -Urban-
5/5: 10k -Intervals-
5/6: 5k -as c/d from strangth training-
5/7: 7.7k -easy-
5/8: 2k -as c/d from legs training-
5/9: 17k -LR-
5/12: 7.5k -regeneration run-
5/13: 8.5k -fartlek-
Tappering week starting at Monday. maybe some swimming will do the trick together with reduced running milage.
Aim: 74/140k
Upcoming races: Under Armor Run ThessalonikiI City Challenge HF 2017
Stay free of injuries!2 -
Ok, so I'm joining the group late, but better late than not at all, right?
I don't have a goal for the month, I'm really just trying to get back into the habit of walking/running consistently. At the moment I'm all about the brisk walk, and working up to running more. Back when I was more fit I ran about 3km a night. I would like to get back to that level of fitness. The Zombies, Run! app is my jam!!
5/11: 3.79 km
5/13: 4.28 km7 -
5/1 - 4.6 run + 4.8 walk
5/2 - 1.0 run + 7.1 walk
5/3 - 5.1 run + 3.9 walk
5/4 - 0.0 run + 5.1 walk
5/5 - 5.2 run + 4.8 walk
5/6 - 5.1 run + 1.8 walk
5/7 - 0.5 run + 5.6 walk
5/8 - 5.1 run + 3.8 walk
5/9 - 0.0 run + 5.8 walk
5/10 - 4.6 run + 5.9 walk
5/11 - 5.0 run + 5.5 walk
5/12 - 0.0 run + 5.5 walk
5/13 - 6.2 run + TBD
Totals so far - 42.4 run + 59.6 walk = 102.0 miles
Today my goal was to do 10k, in preparation for my race in three weeks. I feel like I need to do 10k at least once week until then. Today's 10k was hard. Temps were upper 70s, the warmest I've run in since last summer. At least there was a nice breeze to keep things from getting too hot. My HR got up pretty high... maxed out at 159 (I usually stay around 140-145), but that may be because I powered up the hills this time.
Anyway, despite the difficulties, I made it through 10k for the first time in over a month.8 -
@MsHarryWinston welcome. Tons of great folks in this group/challenge, who have tons of experience. They have really helped me grow as a runner. So if you ever need advice just ask!0
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MNLittleFinn wrote: »@MsHarryWinston welcome. Tons of great folks in this group/challenge, who have tons of experience. They have really helped me grow as a runner. So if you ever need advice just ask!
Thanks very much!
I've got some brand new running shoes on the way. Can't wait to break them in!
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@whatmerunning great job today. I agree with @mobycarp it's best to have a not so wonderful time and finish than to DNF.
@mnlittlefinn thanks!2 -
MsHarryWinston wrote: »MNLittleFinn wrote: »@MsHarryWinston welcome. Tons of great folks in this group/challenge, who have tons of experience. They have really helped me grow as a runner. So if you ever need advice just ask!
Thanks very much!
I've got some brand new running shoes on the way. Can't wait to break them in!
Nothing like breaking in a new pair of new shoes.1 -
Ugh! I got a UTI and had to go to a clinic place because it is Saturday. I told the Dr that I was a runner and cyclist and when I go get my script (2 of them) one of them is Ciprofloxacin.... I never read the warnings because I don't like to know what might happen (everything other the sun). But the pharmacist comes out to tell me that I can easily rupture a tendon on this - and for months afterwards. WHAT!? I asked him why he was telling me this and he said it's a new policy that for anyone who takes something new they have to tell them the possible side effects (I guess for people like me that won't read it). So I asked Dr. Google and it does seem like it can happen ... but from what I read people are just very cautious on it. Run slow and if they feel any pain, they stop.
5/1 - 4 miles + strength training
5/2 - 3.5 miles
5/3 - 21 miles cycling
5/4 - 5 miles + strength training
5/5 - rest day
5/6 - 34 miles cycling
5/7 - 43 miles cycling
5/8 - 4.6 miles + strength training
5/9 - rest day
5/10 - 4.5 miles + cycling 21 miles
5/11 - strength training
5/12 - 4.6 miles
5/13 - 34 miles cycling
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@ddmom0811 I heard about the cipro and some even claim it causes irreversible lifelong risk of tendon damage. Unfortunately my husband has taken tons of it years ago. Too bad it's Saturday and you can't easily call another dr and ask for a different prescription. I had a uti last summer and was given something different that worked fine. Be careful:(0
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Ugh! I got a UTI and had to go to a clinic place because it is Saturday. I told the Dr that I was a runner and cyclist and when I go get my script (2 of them) one of them is Ciprofloxacin.... I never read the warnings because I don't like to know what might happen (everything other the sun). But the pharmacist comes out to tell me that I can easily rupture a tendon on this - and for months afterwards. WHAT!? I asked him why he was telling me this and he said it's a new policy that for anyone who takes something new they have to tell them the possible side effects (I guess for people like me that won't read it). So I asked Dr. Google and it does seem like it can happen ... but from what I read people are just very cautious on it. Run slow and if they feel any pain, they stop.
The doctor in me is compelled to tell you that this complication is VERY rare. The patient in me (er....the one who took the cipro doses out of the drug sample closet when she had a uti....) will tell you that it DOES happen...as it did to me. Be cautious.
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@WhatMeRunning - Great job on your HM! You finished it, and a finish is a great finish no matter what the time; ultimately, you nailed it where it truly counts.
@MsHarryWinston - Welcome to the group!2 -
Thanks @honunui and @greenolivetree -- not sure why he gave me that. I noticed the clinic is open tomorrow so I could maybe call and say give me something else.
I will be extremely careful! Thanks again.0 -
Hey all! It's been awhile since I've checked in and I haven't been keeping up with the thread. There's no way at this point I'll probably be able to go back and read all 30 pages, so I'll just say that I hope everyone's training and races have been going well and everyone has remained injury free!
5/1: rest
5/2: 5 miles
5/3: 6.3 miles
5/4: 4.1 miles
5/5: rest
5/6: 10 miles
5/7: 4 miles
5/8: rest
5/9: 3 miles, 4 miles (daily double)
5/10: 7 miles
5/11: rest
5/12: 4 miles
5/13: 9 miles
TOTAL: 56.4/120 miles
Today's long run was supposed to be 12 miles but I had to stop short at 9 due to some symptoms (shakiness, light headedness, paliptations, etc.) that was making it impossible to even run a mile straight. I thought it was wise to stop running before things progressed further. It was kind of weird that this happened to me on a shorter long run, especially since I started feeling a hint of these symptoms kind of early on. I also felt like I was well hydrated enough and I was carrying electrolyte water (which I had already been using) and I had powerbar chews with me (which I started using when I felt bad) but neither of these seemed to help. I've suffered from low blood sugar episodes before and have found I'm a little prone to syncope episodes, but haven't really had an experience like this before while running. I had to walk 3.5 miles back to my car and felt a lot better after the first mile or so, but I knew better than to try to press my luck so I just continued to walk.3 -
My girl went to prom tonight with her best friend Sean. I had to share to show Skip cleans up well and wears other things besides running shorts. 5K to prom in less than 6 hours ha ha
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Ran my first trail race this morning, and I LOVED it! The race had 3- and 6-mile options (one loop or two). I did the 3-miler.
The race started alongside a lakefront pavilion and ran toward the beach, then along a sidewalk fronting the beach before turning up a sand dune and onto a wet grass-and-gravel path. The sand and water made for a tough slog to start (and end) a race.
(My husband and son exploring the pier before the race began.)
"Wet" is actually an understatement. It stormed here yesterday and left standing water over at least a third of the course, ankle-deep or more for 20 feet in some places, including across the field of massive live oaks we sloshed through - huge grin on my face - before reaching the actual trailhead.
The path was basically grass and gravel, riddled with roots, and much of it under water. Occasionally we'd cross an old wooden creek bridge, lined with ant piles - because where else can they escape the swampland surroundings? Cypress and bottomland hardwoods everywhere, with their knobby-toed roots crisscrossing the trail. (Eyes down, feet up. Duly noted!)
This was my first race without earbuds, and I thought hearing myself huff and puff would annoy me, but I think it just kept me more in tune with how I was doing and made adjustments more intuitive. And of course, it was wonderful to hear the birds chirping, wildlife scampering (one deer sighting!), and wind rustling through the trees. Feeling yesterday's rain sprinkle down from windswept trees, the sunlight piercing the canopy to throw sparkles on the water as we sloshed -- it was pretty amazing!
And yay for the race director choosing not to send us to the alligator marsh!
I'd love to fault the beauty of nature for the error I made that (at least in my eyes) DQ'd me. But no, that was just me out-thinking myself.
The course was mostly an out-and-back, with one exception where a section of return route parted ways with the original out path - I missed the turn for that and ended up doing a straight out-and-back instead. Almost went right, like I was supposed to, following an upside-down sign that pointed that way; but then I saw a second sign pointing left and got confused. I was alone on the trail at that point, no second opinion to be had. I figured either direction could wind up being the wrong one, but at least going left would keep me on a path I had already traveled and knew was marked. So that's what I did. Later, a runner passing opposite me on their second loop (for the 6-miler) confirmed my error, but it was too late to turn back by that point.
The correct return path rejoined me before the end, and my route wound up being 3.1 miles, same as expected, but I wonder what all I missed. I'm kinda bummed about that, but what's done is done. I'm still damn proud of myself for finishing - and faster than I expected, despite stopping a few times for pictures and slowing considerably for the deep-water sections. Forgot to stop my running app at the finish line, but splits say I made 3 miles in 41:58. (For comparison, my last road race 5k time was 42:03.)
When I made it back to the field of live oaks, my husband and son were there waiting and cheered me on toward the finish. Perfect ending to a pre-Mother's Day race.
I enjoyed it so much I've already signed up for a 5-mile trail race three weeks from now. Maybe this time I won't miss any turns.
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)
5/5: Rest
5/6: Rest
5/7: 2.75 TM (12.25/30)
5/8: Life
5/9: 3.25 TM (15.5/30)
5/10: 1.0 hills TM (16.5/30)
5/11: Rest
5/12: Life
5/13: 3.1 trail race (19.6/30)10 -
@HRKinchen Congrats on your first trail race! It certainly sounds and looks like you had an awesome run; fantastic pics! Now it's time to put your feet up and enjoy a well-earned Mother's Day!
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5/2-3 miles
5/5-2 miles
5/7-3 miles
5/8-4 miles
5/10-3 miles
5/11-2.5 miles
5/13-5 miles
Total-22.5/65miles
Race went well, I wanted to beat my old time, but missed it by 10 seconds, dang it. I ran my 5 mikes in 55:48, but when you consider I had the flu 1 week ago, and 5 days ago caught my husband's cold, so I'm still getting over both, then I worked a graveyard the night before, so no sleep, and I got stopped because an ambulance had to go by, 55 minutes really wasn't to bad
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@skippygirlsmom - Skip cleans up great! She is so pretty!! I love the running shoes with her dress - perfect!1
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@angmarie28 Great job!1
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5/1- 8.1
5/2- 4.6
5/3-9
5/4- REST
5/5- 5.7
5/6-20.1
5/7- 5
5/8- 8.2
5/9- 4.7
5/10- 10
5/11- REST
5/12- 5.7
5/13- 20
5/15- 5
Total: 106.1
May Goal: Get through most of the last 5 weeks before taper healthy
Nominal mileage goal: 220 Miles.
Today's notes: Today's assignment was 5 miles. So, I ran 5 easy breezy miles with mom, who said it was the best mother's day present she could have gotten. I was really feeling yesterday on the run, tired legs! I thought it was a harder run, but HR data said average HR 138, so it was just my legs that didn't like it. Running slower, with mom made this more of a true recovery effort.
Have a Runderful day all!
2017 Races
6/16- William A Irvin 5k
6/17- Grandma's Marathon (Full!)
8/19- Rampage at the Ridge 5k OCR
9/23- Ely Marathon (full)
10/21 Wild Duluth 50k<- yeah, I'm crazy enough to go for it
11/23- TBD 5k Turkey Trot0 -
@skippygirlsmom - Skip looks amazing in those shoes!
Congrats on the excellent sounding event @HRKinchen!
@angmarie28 - Sounds like it could have been a PR of things had lined up better. Congrats!2 -
May goal: 50 miles
May 14: 3.59 miles
May total: 28.73 miles2 -
Thanks @shanaber and @whatmerunning she did wears heels but wanted to take a few pictures in her running shoes. Based on her crying when she came in last night, I think she wish she wore them so she could run home.
@HRKinchen super job - that's a lot of standing water
@angmarie28 you would have killed it if you had been sick - next time for sure. Still a great time.
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Another warm, sunny runny this morning at 70 degrees. This was an easy effort run to keep loose after yesterday's 13.1 mile long run while allowing enough recovery before a workout planned for tomorrow.
My pace was about 20 to 30 seconds slower than past easy efforts on this route. I did notice some light sweat glistening on my arm during the last mile when I looked at my watch. That was something not really visible yesterday so I'm hoping this trend continues until I become a sweat gushing, extra drippy, sweaty sprinkler sytem ahead of the real summer heat. I guess the days of carrying water on my ~2 hour medium long run days are just about here. It is nice to go without water on those...But far worse to be needing water at just over an hour into the run.
I kept thinking about my plan to do tempo intervals in the middle of one of those medium long runs tomorrow and how interesting that will be considering the walk/run method I use currently. I don't expect to do regular distance intervals, like 8x400m, although I would very much like that. It will probably just be running intervals with the high/low HR alerts on my Garmin set to the high/low LT/tempo ranges in the Daniels tables. Run until the high alert chirps, then walk a bit to the low alert.
The real trick is planning Wednesdays steady tempo effort in the middle of that days medium-long distance. I don't have a steady pace currently...running with proper form puts me in the 10:00 to 11:00 minute mile pace, which I can't maintain on easy efforts or long runs. I'm hopeful that works for a tempo effort for me. Any slower and I can tell I'm not pushing off properly, not engaging my glutes as much, which over time gives me ITBS pain.
Time will tell. I'll get this figured out.
5/1 - 8 miles
5/2 - 4 miles
5/3 - 8 miles
5/4 - 4 miles
5/5 - rest
5/6 - 9 miles
5/7 - 4 miles
5/8 - 6 miles
5/9 - 4 miles
5/10 - 6 miles
5/11 - rest
5/12 - more rest
5/13 - 13 miles (plus 0.1)
5/14 - 4 miles
70 of 180 miles completed
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5/1= 3 mile run + 1 hour kettlebell workout
5/2 = rest day
5/3 = 6 mile run
5/4 = 6 mile run
5/5 = forced rest day due to work schedule
5/6 = 7.5 miles
5/7 = 11 miles
5/8 = 5.5 miles & strength training
5/9 = Vinyasa yoga class
5/10 = 6 miles
5/11 = 6.5 miles & strength training
5/12 = 7 miles
5/13 = vinyasa yoga class
5/14 = 10 miles
Happy Mother's Day to all the moms.
May Goal 68.5/125 miles2 -
I went for the first run after the marathon on Friday.
Just a short one, 3.6km. But much faster than planned - I was stuck at work for most of the evening, but had enough time at some point to sneak in a run, and I've got running clothes stashed in the office. Just not my watch; so I didn't pay attention to my pace while I was running, just checked the time on Strava when I stopped the app. My pace was really close to Marathon pace instead of recovery. Guess that was instinct after running at that pace for so long last Sunday
I'm happy that everything felt fine during the run. Just after the run the left knee complained a tiny bit walking up some stairs, so I went cycling again on Saturday and Sunday instead of running. Although the weather is so nice, I'm still tempted to do a tiny bit of running today in addition...
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@lporter229 It's your fault that I just spend money on some fitness DVDs
Not P90X3 though - Amazon France didn't have them, and when I looked for it on Amazon UK and DE instead, I saw that the german Amazon has "Insanity Asylum" on sale for 20 Euro. In a set with an agility ladder! I want one of those, and it's a lot cheaper than P90X3, so I'll give that one a try. The description sounded really promising as well. But they always do...
@Elise4270 Glad that Alex got my postcard before he moves on to his next station! I never know how long mail to the US will take.
@BeeerRunner Congrats on the new bike! I just started to discover cycling in the last year. With a nice bike, it can be so much fun
@angmarie28 Great race! And a great time, especially with sickness, no sleep and stopping for an ambulance.
@Orphia I'm not sure I can jump that high. Awesome photo!
@girlinahat Don't say things like "it's not shoes that make the runner" - how will I otherwise justify spending money on extending my running shoe collection?
@HRKinchen Great that you enjoyed your race, looks like fun!
@WhatMeRunning Hot weather on race day is the worst! But it's great that you stuck to your planned effort - that's really not easy to do during a race.
@skippygirlsmom Great race. And adorable photos of Skip!4 -
@skippygirlsmom - love the pictures - she looks beautiful!
Crying when she came home... oh no!
@angmarie28 - nice picture and great job on the race!
@HRKinchen - trail sounds awesome! eyes down, feet up,
Happy Mother's Day to all you moms and dads who might be moms too!
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@_nikkiwolf_ Yeah, I've tended to fall into marathon pace after every marathon I've run. Just have to watch it and consciously back off every so often. It feels kind of weird, to run with totally beat up legs but the cardio doing great.2
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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
5/10 Hilly park run with Neeko - 2.7 Miles - Total 4.7 miles
5/13 First run with J and Neeko - 1.4 Miles - Total 6.1 miles
5/14 Run on Greenway Trail at work - 2.5 Miles - Total 8.6 miles
I have been slacking this month between work and hockey I have not been making time for myself like I need to so I can get my runs in. That I will be fixing starting now. We have a 3 week break in hockey, aside from a 3 day Tier 1 recruiting camp next weekend, starting this past week so that will make things easier. May starts our first experience with high school hockey including weight training 3 times a week and once a week on ice practices. I have J starting to run 2 times a week on top of this and yesterday was my first run with J and he was slacking big time so I need to find a way to motivate him. I don't know if he was nervous or didn't want to embarrass me by how slow I am compared to him or what was going on and he wouldn't talk about it. Ugh teenagers.
I had my first back to back run days and it went OK. My shins were a little sore today but not injured sore just tired sore so I took it easy. I have a break until Tuesday so I think I will be fine by then. I am planning to try to fit in either a Yoga session or at least some stretching and strength training tomorrow, depending on what my work schedule looks like.
I am way behind on posts and will try to catch up. In the meantime, congrats to everyone who raced and I can't wait to read the race reports. Hopefully no one is injured but if they are I am sorry and hope you heal soon.
@skippygirlsmom - I did see the picture of Skippy and she looks beautiful. I am sorry her evening ended on a bad note and hope she is OK today.
@HRKinchen - That trail looks like a blast!
@AngMarie28 - Sorry you missed you PR but it looks like you did great with the illnesses you fought thru.
2017 Races :
6/10-11/17 Run and Ride Cedar Point 5K and or Quarter Marathon
9/9/17 Kick off 5k (race 2 of series)
9/10/17 River Run Half Marathon (doubtful)
11/19/17 Halftime 10K (race 3 of series)
2/4/18 Championship 5 miler (race 4 of series)1 -
May goal: 50 miles
5/1/17: 4 miles
5/3/17: 3.5 miles
5/4/17: 3.1miles
5/6/17: 3.1 miles
5/7/17: 3.5 miles
5/9/17: 4.1 miles
5/10/17: 3.5 miles
5/12/17: 2.5 miles
5/14/17: 3.5 miles
30.8/50 miles
Nice run today. I should have gone earlier because it was already getting warm, but it wasn't too bad. I'm still trying to decide if I should sign up for a 5k on Saturday.
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