May 2017 Running Challenge
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@Orphia Those pictures are amazing; I'd love to run in such a tranquil environment!
Today's run involved fireflies (beautiful), and skunks (scary). Oh so many skunks, for some strange reason...including one that got all confused and decided to come running towards me instead of away from me. Still, the good news is that Garmin decided to increase my VO2 Max score to 51. Now I know that number is a complete guess based on some algorithms, but much like the body fat percentage that my scales give, I use the value more to watch the overall trend, and when it trends in the right direction, it helps validate what I'm doing.
01 - 13.50
02 - 10.58
03 - 13.49
04 - 9.80
05 - 20.14
08 - 12.99
09 - 9.77
10 - 13.42
Total: 103.69 / 225 miles8 -
@garygse great run! Also, I use the Garmin recorded VO2 max the same way, as an indicator of how I'm doing, not a hard and fast number.1
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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 - Rest day.
5/5 - 5 miles. Beautiful morning!
5/6 - 10 miles with a ridiculous amount of incline/decline. My *kitten* hurts!
5/7 - Rest day. See yesterday.
5/8 - 4.8 miles. Perfect weather at 4:30 a.m.
5/9 - 5 miles of track / speed work. Then upper body weights / abs.
5/10 - 3.5 miles. Overslept, so had to cut it short.2 -
@karllundy good job getting out there, despite sleeping in! you got it done and that's what matters!0
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@MNLittleFinn Thanks. How long is it now until your marathon? You seem like you're pretty well prepared for it.0
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@MNLittleFinn Thanks. How long is it now until your marathon? You seem like you're pretty well prepared for it.
I've got like 6 weeks until the marathon, thanks. This training cycle has been amazing, I can't believe the improvement I've seen in my running.3 -
Woke up not feeling like running today. Besides, at some point yesterday afternoon I had some very minor, dull ache in my foot which had me flipping out. It's a down week, it was 67 degrees and humid, so it all added up to the obvious...
I ran anyway!
It went great!Funny how that works. Foot feels fine, probably needs some myofacial release sort of attention. Pace was OK, a touch slow, but it was warm. Feeling very happy that I ran.
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
53 of 180 miles completed
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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
Totals so far - 26.6 run + 42.7 walk = 69.3 miles
Sigh. I had too much trouble waking up this morning. It wasn't raining, but I just couldn't get going. Therefore, today's run has been put off until after work, which is probably going to be annoying. I brought my gym bag in case it rains later in the day, like the weather reports says it might. I hope I don't have to do the treadmill.
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05/03-- 2 miles
05/05--2 miles
05/07--3 miles
05/08--3 miles
05/09--4 miles
Total 14 miles!6 -
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
May Goal 45/125 miles5 -
5/2 - 2.6
5/5 - 3.6
5/7 - 2.7
5/9 - 2.5
Tomorrow is allergy shot testing day so I've been off all meds for almost 5 days. I've mainly been inside on a treadmill, which isn't the worst thing ever. I've just felt miserable. I am going to spin class tonight if I feel well enough after work. We've had beautiful weather this week, which I can't enjoy and it's driving me crazy being stuck inside. One more day! I can do this!
On a positive, I am loving the transition from C25K to the Jeff Galloway program. Much better fit for me8 -
5/2 - 4 mile riverfront run, avg pace 8:36/mi.
5/4 - 6 mile downtown run, avg pace 8:41/mi.
5/6 - 3 mile greenway trail, avg pace 8:12/mi.
5/7 - 6 mile neighborhood run, avg pace 9:01/mi.
5/9 - 6 mile tempo run, avg pace 10:00/mi. -- this was a tough run for me and my legs felt so heavy. It is also been difficult for me to run at a slow pace and when it was time to pick up the pace, I could only get it to about 8:45/mile and wasn't able to sustain that for very long. Afterward, I remembered that I had done close to 1000 stairs on Monday for another challenge, so think I might have been feeling the effects of that, plus it was already 63 degrees and fairly humid at 7a when I was running, so about 20 degrees warmer than it has been.
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A mile of hills on the TM this morning before work. The "flats" were 4.0 incline at 3.5mph, and the "hills" were 6.0 incline at 4mph. Felt good, albeit brief for schedule reasons.
Oh, and I signed up for a 3-mile trail race this weekend - my first! Won't get a chance to check out the course ahead of time, but the park is pretty flat terrain, so I'm not terribly concerned about anything aside from tree roots, loose boardwalk planks, and ankle-biting holes along the paths. Oh, and gators. And snakes. And... You know what? Let's not go there yet, because there are too many hours between now and then for me to start worrying about it.My last 5k (a relatively flat street race) time was 42:03, which included a walk break at the midway point. Would aiming for a trail time under an hour be overly optimistic? Not ambitious enough? Not knowing what to expect, I'm kind of at a loss.
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:
5/12:
5/13: First trail race! Woot woot!!!
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@HRKinchen you'll be fine. Just make sure there's some other runners in front of you and the snakes can do their thing on them.
the alligators will encourage you to get to the finish quickly....5 -
Tracking my monthly "non-running" progress for accountability:
May 1 -P90X3 Total Synergistics + 20 minutes stretching and foam rolling
May 2- P90X3 Agility+ 45 minutes stationary bike at gym (rolling hills, level 7)
May 3- Swimming laps 25 minutes (500M)+P90X3 yoga (25 min) + 20 minutes stretching hamstrings
May 4-25 minutes yoga/stretching+ 20 minute strength training + another 10 minutes stretching
May 5- Swimming laps 25 minutes (600M)+25 minutes of hamstring work and 10 minutes stretching
May 6- Rest day
May 7-P90X3 Challenge+ 15 minutes of hamstring work
May 8- Swimming laps 30 minutes (600M)+ P90X3 CVX (Cardio) +22 minutes stretching
May 9- 50 minutes stationary bike (rolling hills, level 8-18 miles)+ P90X3 Warrior+20 minutes stretching
May 10- Swimming laps 30 minutes (750M)
Last night I went to the gym and road the stationary bike for 50 minutes then I went home and did the P90X3 Warrior video. I was feeling pretty proud of myself for knocking this one out because I had an orthodontist appointment yesterday that included a major adjustment to my braces (which I am really struggling with anyway) and my teeth were aching like mad. I wanted to take some Tylenol and lay down, but I forced myself to do these workouts and, as always, was glad I did.
The bike ride at the gym was good. Rolling hills, which sufficed as interval training. I set it to level 8 and made a point of pedaling faster this time. I averaged 22 mph for 50 minutes of riding. My HR got as high as 169, which is top end for me, so even though the stationary bike is typically an easy workout, it felt a bit more like a mini spin class (not quite, but close). The P90X3 Warrior video was repeats of 1 minute plank/push-ups, 1 minute cardio drills, 1 minute core, 1 minute legs. It didn't use any weights. It's intended to mimic a military style workout. I liked it. I also did a good bit of stretching yesterday, so all in all it was a good day. Today I need to make sure I foam roll.
This morning I did more swimming. I am definitely making some progress, which I had a feeling would happen as soon as I started to pick up on technique a little. The guy that has been swimming in the lane next to me gave me a few pointers on my breathing, and I was able to eek out 750M in my 30 minute session. While this is still pretty pathetic, it's 50% more than I was able to do last Wednesday, so I am happy with the progress.
Possibly the best news though is that my hamstrings are feeling very good. Yesterday was the first day since February that I was able to drive to and from work without any pain in my butt (one of the defining symptoms of high hamstring tendinitis). And, I can almost touch my toes. I can't believe that is actually a victory for me, but considering where I was a month ago, I am really happy. I am still aching to run, but I am enjoying seeing the progress I am making in other areas and how much better my legs are feeling. Still trying to hold out until the end of the month.5 -
4 - I've stayed on an iron supplement since a few years back I was deferred from giving blood because of low iron. I'm thinking about (based on some earlier conversation) adding a B-vitamin supplement to the regimen.
I have been deferred for low iron many times. Be careful with the iron supplements. I had a minor incidence of overdose when I followed doctor's advice to take a supplement. Now, I take a supplement the night before and another the morning of a planned donation, but otherwise, I don't "suffer" from my borderline anemia, so I don't treat it.
I have heard good things about B-vitamins, though. I would certainly be interested in hearing your thoughts about how they work.
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Ok - I am way way behind after not really being here in over a week... 12 pages behind! I spent the week at a breed dog show in San Diego and Del Mar and then flew to Seattle on Thursday to spend the weekend with my daughter. I did get a couple of runs in during that week, one in the heat in Del Mar (yes it was hot!) and one at home before I got on the plane to Seattle. Once in Seattle I didn't run but braved spin class with my daughter on Friday followed by a double class (spin and barre) on Saturday. Both days were early early morning (yes on my vacation getting up at 4:30 to go workout!) and kicked my butt. I think I am in pretty good shape but wow! The barre class made me sore for days and it was mostly body weight and very light weights but very fast moving with lots of repetitions. We also did so much walking, well over 100,000 steps for the week.
This is a picture from Saturday in Seattle. It was a beautiful day for a nice long walk and enjoying being outside. This was the same day as the Spin/Barre class so getting out for a walk was also good recovery for me.
Today is a rest day but I may get out for a walk or a short run and rest tomorrow. It is so nice and cool out I want to take advantage of it while I can
I can't go back and comment on everything but I did want to tell everyone who raced the last couple of weekends, Congratulations!! I saw lots of PRs and AG wins - awesome work!!WhatMeRunning wrote: »I signed up.
I sent my wife a text saying that apparently I was going to SF on 7/22-7/23. I doubt she will complain...well except for the part about her not going. I'm going to hand her a big jar of peanut butter when she gets home since she's going to be so jelly.
Date........Miles.......Total
05/01......0.00........0.00 - Agility trial
05/02......0.00........0.00 - Rally/Obedience trial
05/03......4.78........4.78 - Del Mar run
05/04......4.14........8.92
05/05......0.00........8.92 - Spin class
05/06......0.00........8.92 - Spin class followed by Barre class
05/07......0.00........8.92 - Much needed rest!
05/08......5.68......14.60
05/09......6.22......20.82
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 Marathon4 -
Modifying my goal. I realized that last month was 157 miles not 170. So the goal for this month is 170 miles. 53 miles so far 117 to go.1
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@garygse this is for you
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DwKV9dJzqDs
@hesfeld I hope the testing helps your allergies!
@HRKinchen you'll do great on the trail run, just enjoy it. @girlinahat I always send Skip first to knock down the spider webs.
@lporter229 you are killing the cross training - sorry about the braces, I never had them but Skip would really hurt after an adjustment
@shanaber amazing picture
Rest day for me today.6 -
Date : Distance : Total
05/01 : 4 miles : 4 miles
05/03 : 4 miles : 8 miles
05/06 : 4 miles : 12 miles
06/10 : 5 miles (walk) : 17 miles
Tight quads and glutes from yard work as well as painful foot ... (hallux rigidus) so walked today ☹️
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