May 2017 Running Challenge

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  • louubelle16
    louubelle16 Posts: 579 Member
    My first 10km race in over a year today, so a PB wasn't exactly a surprise. Still happy with my time though 51:35, so almost a minute and a half faster than my previous PB :) I'm creeping closer to something beginning with a "4x.xx", my new nemesis. It wasn't a flat course either, so my super flat course in July will hopefully be that sub-50.

    I'm behind on posts again, so I flicked back a couple of pages.

    @skippygirlsmom Skip looks beautiful. Such a shame she had a bad night.

    @angmarie28 and @HRKinchen Congrats on your races!

    May Running Challenge

    1st - 3.55 miles
    2nd - 1.1 miles +Spin
    3rd - 6.19 miles
    6th - 3.1 miles
    8th - 1 mile +Spin
    9th - 3.66 miles
    10th - 3.12 miles
    14th - 0.61 miles (WU) + 6.2miles (race)

    MTD - 28.53/60 miles

    Upcoming Races
    25th June - Greenwich Park 10km
    22nd July - Richmond Riverside 10km
    15th October - Manchester HM
  • kimlight2
    kimlight2 Posts: 483 Member
    @kgirlhart - It looks like you are handling the distance well. Why not sign up? If the heat is to bad then it becomes a training run and you take your time and meet new people.
  • RespectTheKitty
    RespectTheKitty Posts: 1,667 Member

    I know some people have asked about Virtual races in the past. I just signed up for a virtual 5k to benefit cat rescue (just saw it today - which is the last day to sign up. They have all kinds of virtual charity runs at different times though).
    https://runsignup.com/Race/TX/YourTrackTrailorTreadmillItsVirtual/TheLuckyCatVirtualCharityRun

    I lost a dear friend and colleague, Lu Feng, to cancer a few months ago, and one of his passions was cats. His partner had asked in his memory that people donate to cat rescue or otherwise help cats. I hadn't done it yet, and when I saw this virtual 5k called the Lucky Cat with a Chinese fortune cat medal, I thought it was perfect to honor his wishes and have a little memorial token to remember him by as well.
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    This looks right up my alley.
  • skippygirlsmom
    skippygirlsmom Posts: 4,433 Member
    @kimlight and @louubelle16 you know how it is, I think she built the prom up too much her in mind and it wasn't the evening she expected. Thank you
  • kgirlhart
    kgirlhart Posts: 5,188 Member
    Thanks @kimlight2. I think I will do it.
  • MNLittleFinn
    MNLittleFinn Posts: 4,271 Member
    @ctlaws44 great race! You beat my PR by about 3 minutes.
  • KeepRunningFatboy
    KeepRunningFatboy Posts: 3,055 Member
    34.7 miles for the week. Work trip really got in the way of exercise routine. But thats done, and I did run 22 miles combined Saturday and Sunday.

    Is anyone running the Cleveland Marathon or Half Marathon next weekend? I'm pacing the 4:55 marathon and will have on one of the bright yellow pacer shirts. Come up and say Hi if you will be there!
  • T1DCarnivoreRunner
    T1DCarnivoreRunner Posts: 11,502 Member
    @MobyCarp I live in Iowa and those pictures look rural to me.
  • MobyCarp
    MobyCarp Posts: 2,927 Member
    @MobyCarp I live in Iowa and those pictures look rural to me.

    To be fair, the reason it doesn't look *really* rural to me isn't in the pictures. People go hunting here; but to me, everywhere looks too dang close to somebody's house to be discharging firearms. And it's really hard to find a road that isn't paved. I grew up in Nebraska, where something like 88 of 93 counties have more cattle than humans, and rural implies lots of gravel roads.

    It looks more rural to me in the counties further south; but even there, it can be hard to find a gravel road.
  • HonuNui
    HonuNui Posts: 1,464 Member
    May goal: wear sunblock

    5/1: sat on my okole. All. Day. Long.
    5/2: 3.13
    5/3: 6.06
    5/4: 4.08
    5/5 rest
    5/6: 4.15
    5/7 3.56
    5/8 snorkel 3.5 hours
    5/9 4.58
    5/10 3.38
    5/11 rest
    5/12 3.25
    5/13 life
    5/14 6.40


    Total: 38.59


    Ticker is my goal for 2017 and progress to date:
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    upcoming races:
    Volcano Rainforest Runs 10k 8/19
    BlockThe Sun Run 5k Oct 14 (https://walk.aimatmelanoma.org/Hilo2017) (physical and virtual options available)
  • amc2509
    amc2509 Posts: 219 Member
    Need to get my skates on to make my target!!!


    3/5/17 4.7K
    6/5/17 5K
    9/5/17 2.7K
    10/5/17 5.1K
    13/5/17 5K (TOTAL for May 22.5K)

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  • girlinahat
    girlinahat Posts: 2,956 Member
    @Mobycarp – most of the reason I took up running was to be able to enjoy more of the countryside than walking gave me. Good you stopped to look around – do it more often!!! I’m always amazed at how people say they HAVE to listen to music to run, when there is such a fantastic world around to listen to (although I suppose it does depend where you are running!!).

    @snowyne – sorry you learnt the hard way about the perils of TM running. It’s always good to vary the terrain. This is why I advocate running on trails, sometimes the rockier the better. It strengthens the core and helps with balancing muscles in ways running on a standard surface will never do. I think my ankles and outer edges of my legs are greatly strengthened by choosing to run off-road. I did a run at the beginning of the year in deep iced up muddy ruts and BOY did my legs aches after!!
  • louubelle16
    louubelle16 Posts: 579 Member
    edited May 2017
    @ctlaws44 Congrats on the PB and being second male. I’m sure you have that sub-20 in you during a race where you’re not dodging so many small children!

    @KeepRunningFatboy Goodluck on pacer duty! I bet you’ll have a great race helping so many runners achieve their goals.

    @MobyCarp What a beautiful run!

    @snowyne I had a similar experience when I transitioned from treadmill to road. I was previously a gym-bunny and only ran as my warm-up, but when I started to get into running a bit more and headed outside, I had all sorts of problems. You basically need to go back to scratch to build up your body's resistance to running on different surfaces. The increase in hills will be making a difference, particularly going downhill as that’s not something that your body is used to at all. You also say that your shoes are fine, but you may need to look for some shoes with more cushioning instead for road running, so get to a running shop and get your gait assessed. I would also second @girlinahat ’s suggestion to hit the trails, as the softer surfaces will provide some more support, and trails also work your muscles in different ways due to the uneven nature of the surface, ultimately helping to strengthen.
  • kimlight2
    kimlight2 Posts: 483 Member
    34.7 miles for the week. Work trip really got in the way of exercise routine. But thats done, and I did run 22 miles combined Saturday and Sunday.

    Is anyone running the Cleveland Marathon or Half Marathon next weekend? I'm pacing the 4:55 marathon and will have on one of the bright yellow pacer shirts. Come up and say Hi if you will be there!

    I was supposed to do the half but training wasn't going well so I had to pass. I am going to try to go to the expo Friday morning when they open before I have to take J to a scouting camp for hockey.
  • WhatMeRunning
    WhatMeRunning Posts: 3,538 Member
    edited May 2017
    @snowyne - As your pains subside, start working on core and glute strengthening exercises. These are all too common issues with new runners as our daily civilized life allows us to sit to much and these muscles become far weaker than others in the body.

    When you start running you don't realize this at first because your body has learned over the years to rely on other muscles instead. You wind up stressing the ligaments and joints in your hips, knees, etc, but are not building up strength in any of the muscles that really need development as you are using your muscles incorrectly. This leads to common novice runner ailments like ITBS, causing hip, knee, calf and shin pains.

    One thing you will notice as you strengthen core/glute muscles is your form may change, and you will feel like you are pushing down/back to run instead of pulling yourself forward. This is good and a sign of progress.

    When you think about treadmills, they aid a new runner with bad form as they don't have to "pull forward" with their legs as hard...which is bad form to begin with. It's counterintuitive to push down/back on a treadmill because it seems like you will push too far forward on the machine and hit the front of it.

    Definitely work the core and glutes though. This goes for all runners, new and old.
  • ddmom0811
    ddmom0811 Posts: 1,881 Member
    @9voice9 - that is so funny that you forgot you had registered! Good thing you went to volunteer! And awesome job on 1st place!!!

    @mobycarp - glad you took a moment to enjoy the scenery! I am not as intense as you are on assigned runs so whenever I run in daylight I am always stopping to take a quick picture. ... eh probably an excuse to rest a second.

    @ctlaws44 -- wow, what a fast 5k! I couldn't get a different med without going in. Since it's only 3 days of it I decided I'm just going to finish it and in the future (hopefully never!) tell them I don't want that anymore.

    Slept in about ten minutes late (doesn't sound like much but on my time frame in the morning, it is a lot!) -- and I wanted to go really slow and be cautious because of my hopefully irrational fears of cipro & running. So I ran a slow 3.8 this morning.

    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
    5/14 - rest day
    5/15 - 3.8 miles


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  • kimlight2
    kimlight2 Posts: 483 Member
    @MobyCarp - It looks rural to me but I run mostly in suburbia.

    @9voice9 - awesome job on a surprise race.

    @juliet3455 - Great job on the PR!!!
  • MNLittleFinn
    MNLittleFinn Posts: 4,271 Member
    edited May 2017
    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
    5/16- 8.2

    Total: 114.3

    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 8 miles with miles 4-6 @ or a little faster than HMP. This run was something of a cluster *kitten*. My first 2 miles were too fast, then mile 3 was OK. Miles 4-6 I averaged ~9:04, so pretty fast. Mile 7 was back in the correct pace range, and then 8 was 9:16, so too fast.

    This run felt harder than my breathing and HR data would make it out to be. I kept my breathing at a 6 in 4 out, and my Garmin said I had a 146 average HR. Despite that, I was feeling pretty dead tired on the run. It may have something to do with the killer 20 miler on Saturday and driving 4 hours yesterday though..... I'm exhausted today!


    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
    11/23- TBD 5k Turkey Trot
  • garygse
    garygse Posts: 896 Member
    @ctlaws44 Congrats on a fantastic race and impressive PR!

    @9voice9 Great race, and first in AG is a top result, congratulations!

    @MobyCarp Nice pictures! I like the easy runs, as I get to take in more of what's around me...unfortunately I run too early in the morning when it's still dark, so I don't get to see all that much!

    @juliet3455 Congrats on a fantastic race, and with a new PR as well, bonus!

    @carolineb81 Way to rock your first off-road run; great job!

    @kristinegift Great HM, and I'm glad your back is feeling a lot better!

    @MNLittleFinn Most of my runs have a relatively inconsistent pace...I'm just too inexperienced to have the consistency that I see others get. In the end, I just focus on the perceived effort level rather than the pace itself.



    Today is the first run of a planned cutback week, so whereas normally I would cover 13 miles on a Monday, instead I ran just six. The first two miles were run easy to warm-up, followed by three miles at tempo pace, and then finally one last mile back at easy to cool things down.

    01 - 13.50
    02 - 10.58
    03 - 13.49
    04 - 9.80
    05 - 20.14
    08 - 12.99
    09 - 9.77
    10 - 13.42
    11 - 5.69
    12 - 20.28
    15 - 6.01

    Total: 135.67 / 225 miles
  • MNLittleFinn
    MNLittleFinn Posts: 4,271 Member
    garygse wrote: »
    @MNLittleFinn Most of my runs have a relatively inconsistent pace...I'm just too inexperienced to have the consistency that I see others get. In the end, I just focus on the perceived effort level rather than the pace itself.
    Yeah. I'm just a little annoyed because I let those 2 miles creep into the slow end of HMP.... I always speed up when I'm tired, so not too surprised though.

    oh, yeah. Starting a cut back week with a 6 mile run, that's still a great run!
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