May 2017 Running Challenge
Replies
-
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
5/16/17: 3.8 miles
5/18/17: 3.2 miles
5/20/17: 3.1 miles
40.9/50 miles
Today I ran in my second 5K. I beat my best time by 2 minutes, 5 seconds. I felt really good about it. It was a really nice course. We have had some pretty bad thunderstorms the last couple of days but the weather this morning was perfect. It was 61F. (The race was only 38 miles from where I live so they have had the same weather.) I was 4th in my AG (40-49). And I felt real good about that. My overall pace was 10:21 and I finished in 32:10. There were a few people who also ran the 5k I did two weeks ago so that was nice. One of the women and I ran through the finish together last time and she beat me by a couple of tenths of a second. This time I beat her by 1.42 minutes. It was lots of fun. I guess I am hooked. I love reading everyone's race reports. @midwesterner85 congrats on the PR even though it wasn't The race you planned on. And good luck to all in your upcoming races. I am in awe of so many of you.
8 -
Congrats on the PR @kgirlhart!1
-
May goal....50 miles
May 4...3.66 miles
May 6...13.1 miles (Indianapolis mini-marathon), average pace at 12:24, av. max heart rate at 90%.
May 7....3 miles (recovery run)
May 8....8 miles (Monon Trail).... average pace at 11:52, average max heart rate at 86%.
May 11...3.06 miles (rolling hills program on the treadmill) average max heart rate at 83%. pace at 13:02.
May 15....8 miles (Monon Trail)....average pace at 12:30, average max heart rate at 90%.
May 20...13.1 miles (Geist Reservoir half marathon)....average pace at 11:57, max heart rate at 91%.
Total: 51.92
2017 races....5/6 Indianapolis mini-marathon....completed.
5/20..Geist Reservoir Half Marathon
Today I ran the Geist Reservoir half marathon. This race is in Fishers, In and the drive to the location from my house is 60-70 minutes. Also there is quite a lot of road construction in that area, including cork-screw turns. My husband offered to drive me there to pick up my race packet and also to the race itself.
Having run a half marathon so close to the last one, I knew to dress cooler...a long sleeved shirt only, no mittens and no wool hat. It was cool (57 degrees) and the biggest concern was the weather...a storm front was brewing. We were pretty sure that it would miss but one never knows. Also we had to leave the house by 5 to get to the start at 7 a.m. Actually had to get up by 4 a.m. which meant another short sleep night. Only had 16 hours of sleep in the last 3 days.
Luckily the race was much smaller, maybe only 1500-1800 people. I spotted the 2:30 runner and tried to stay ahead of her which I did until mile 6. I reached in my pocket to get some sports beans, and she passed me. I was never able to catch her again after that. My next running goal is to get under a 2:30 time. I think that with better conditioning (and more sleep), I can reach that goal.
Until mile 6, I was running well (for me), about a 11:15-11:20 pace. After mile 6, I was still running around 12 minute miles. By mile 10, I was really feeling the fatigue set in. Also in this race, very large hills toward the end of the race....particularly at mile 11.5, the largest hill I have ever seen in a race. I was determined not to walk up it...lifted my knees higher and ran the hill, albeit slowly. There was also a cold head wind that made it harder.
I forgot to charge my mp3 player the night before, and with a low battery, I chose to not turn it on until mile 9 and pretend that I was starting my run (to kind of psych myself into putting forth more effort). I chose Mountain Jam (by the Allman Brothers), which is roughly 38 minutes in length with a drum solo in the middle. It didn't have even that much juice and it quit 5 minutes after the drum solo. Arrrrgh!
I have to admit that it is much harder to run without music. I don't think that I relaxed during the whole race. I checked my watch several times....I was at 1:54 at mile 10, which meant that I had a shot at a PR. However I struggled the last 3 miles and I was averaging just under 13 minute miles. My final time was a personal best by 8 seconds. 2:36:24.
My husband met me at the finish line. It was the first time he watched me run any part of a race and it was definitely a nice surprise.
It was a beautiful course and challenging also....probably the most challenging course I have run thus far. The weather was perfect and a nice number of runners. I was happy that I hadn't regressed and that I am running about as well as I had last Fall.
My future plans are to continue working on my base, and run another half in the Fall. I may run a 10 K in the summer. I have never run any races shorter than a half.
7 -
@garygse, @kathrmonic, and @shanaber.....Thanks for your encouragement. I ran better than expected and did have a lot of fun.
Good luck to @BeeerRunner , @katharmonic , @MobyCarp, @NikolaosKey, and @KeepRunningFatboy on their races tomorrow. Wow! There will be a lot of interesting race reports to read.
@midwesterner: I wondered what would happen if one went the wrong way during a race. The 10K runners and the half marathoners started the same but then the 10k runners veered off after running 3 miles as our route Y'd. I wondered if one crossed into the wrong lane if his race would count or be a DNF designation. Great results though. I imagine you would have done great in the 10K also.
@kgirlhart Super results in your 5k, knocking off more than 2 minutes from your personal best....very impressive. It is amazing how fast one can improve on fitness.
@RespectTheKitty ....one of my mfp friends used Hal Higdon's half marathon plan (intermediate) and improved from a 2:14 half marathon to a 1:59 half marathon. I only glanced at it but it looked doable...4 runs per week. So excited that you are fitting in smaller clothes.
@shanaber....my co-worker friend was targeted by our new boss( hired in January). She didn't like my friend and trumped up charges to get her out. I have been very sad after finding out that she is not coming back. The boss has fired 3 people total this month. My new boss is kind of a "know-it-all" and was promoted too fast I think. The maturity and common sense isn't there. And she's vindictive. I will probably look for another job after my vacation.....just don't want to work for this person anymore.1 -
Ran 5K today. I've only been running for around a month but today I added some dynamic stretching before going out. Didn't really feel a difference but the exercises themselves where fun to do and quite challenging.
I felt like I was running well but I wasn't looking at the time at all. When I finished I was full of energy but my time was 1m30s than last time I went for a run. I think looking at the time is quite important if I want to pace myself and improve my time because looking back I could have definitely given more effort during my run today.
I probably won't meet my goal this month but I aimed high so as long as I get to around 60 KM I'll be satisfied.
5 -
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
5/15 4.13
5/16 3.30
5/17 3.00
5/18 rest
5/19 3.50
5/20 4.03
Total: 56.55
Ticker is my goal for 2017 and progress to date:
upcoming races:
Volcano Rainforest Runs 10k 8/19
BlockThe Sun Run 5k Oct 14 (https://walk.aimatmelanoma.org/Hilo2017) (physical and virtual options available)
2 -
WhatMeRunning wrote: »@zdyb23456 - The only time I take water on a run of 90 minutes or less is when it is brutally hot and humid out. For more regularly hot days I'll take water on a 2 hour run whereas normally I won't. I always take water (and fuel) on runs over 2 hours.
Ditto to all this.
@ereck44 @kgirlhart Congrats on your PBs!!!
@MNLittleFinn Awesome 20 mile run!!! I saw on Strava you did a HM PB in the process! Way to go!
@shanaber Sorry to hear about your sucky runs. It's hard to break out of a downward spiral. Stupid brains. My motto in life is, "Challenge your thoughts. Don't believe everything you think." And hugs.
1 -
Yesterday I did a quick 5 km before 6am to complete all 12 of a 12 week running challenge from THEICONIC online clothing store. I won 3 pairs of Champion socks a few weeks ago.
Today was a gorgeous Autumn day, and I ran a HM just because. Finished in 2:07:54. It was my 12th run of HM distance or more since my first in June 2016, and it was my 3rd fastest.4 -
Congrats @ereck44!!0
-
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
5/14- 5
5/15- 8.2
5/16- 4.6
5/17- 10.1
5/18- REST
5/19- 5.7
5/20- 20.3
5/21- 5.2
Total: 160.2
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 the usual 5 mile post long run "recovery run" That I always run too fast. It was a good run, average HR 150 and average pace 9:29. This despite running 20.3 miles, riding for 400 miles in the middle of a cramped moving truck cab, and loading tables and chairs into said truck for around 3 hours yesterday.
The craziness of yesterday did cement in my mind that I am a runner. I submit this conversation (after loading the truck) as proof.
Me: ugh, Tomorrow's 5 mile run is going to suck
Coworker: Why don't you take, what is it called? A recovery day?
Me: That is a recovery day.
Coworker: Touche
Write up for this training week along with my new level of crazy thought will be up later 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 Trot3 -
Good Morning, I am coming off a defunct BSR race and trying to get my mojo back. Looking for a running partner to keep me on track, I am in philly EOL section. My pace is 15:45.1
-
@ereck44 - Sorry about your coworker and new boss. Sounds quite stressful.
@midwesterner85 - congrats on the 1st in AG!I'm sure you were disappointed when you realized what had happened on the distance.
@skippygirlsmom - I wouldn't be able to run without food for that long!
Programming competition is this morning. Woke up early for CA time but not early enough to run prior to meeting students. So going to drop them off and come back to hotel and set off for run. I've mapped out a route from hotel to Stanford and around campus. Need to scour the route for potential bathroom stops!
2 -
2/5 - 3.2
4/5 - 3.2
6/5 - 3.3
7/5-3.3
8/5 - 3.3
9/5 - 3.2
11/5 - 4.0
13/5 - 4.0
15/5 - 4.0
16/5 - 4.0
17/5-3.0
18/5 - 5.5
19/5-REST
20/5 - 5.7
21/5-3.5
total - 53.2/80 miles
Starting to feel like I might just meet my target.
Also, I signed up for the Brighton MArathon next April today5 -
Way to go @carolineb81 on signing up for your first full marathon!!
@MNLittleFinn - I always heard that you're not a real runner until you full on crap your shorts.
I guess I'm still working on that. Came close a couple times, and have even had to dart off into the woods once. Maybe that should count. 4 -
@carolineb81 congrats on signing up for your first full!1
-
Today was bright, clear blue skies and 49 degrees! Beautiful morning for a run!
I was a little stiff at first from yesterday's long run but loosened up during the second mile. It was a good run and my pace was up with the cooler morning.
After my run and after my recovery drink my right quad was complaining a little. I never felt it before that. Guess I better keep an eye on that.
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
5/15 - 8 miles
5/16 - 4 miles
5/17 - 8 miles
5/18 - 4 miles
5/19 - rest
5/20 - 13.5 miles
5/21 - 4 miles
111.5 of 180 miles completed
3 -
@ereck44 Congrats on the PB. Sounds like a tough race. Good luck on the job hunt.
@carolineb81 Congrats on signing up for your first marathon.1 -
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
5/15 = 5.5 miles & strength training
5/16 = Vinyasa yoga class & 6 miles
5/17 = Rest Day
5/18 = 8.5 miles
5/19 = 5.5 miles & kettlebell class
5/20 = Hatha yoga class
5/21 = 12 miles
It finally rained and dropped the temp and humidity levels. My run this morning was actually pleasant. 12 long slow miles with the new group I have been running with on Sundays. Longest distance to date.
May Goal 106/125 miles4 -
Hi all!
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-
5/15: 9.1k -trail-
5/18: 10k -intervals-
5/20: 6.2k -shake-out run-
5/21: 21.1k -HM-
New HM PB: 1:54:48
Aim: 120.5/140k
Stay free of injuries!7 -
1
-
Thank you @MNLittleFinn 10 min lower than my previous HM3
-
NikolaosKey wrote: »Thank you @MNLittleFinn 10 min lower than my previous HM
that's a HUGE PR!0 -
I'm in for May!
Goal: 50 miles
5/1-2.5
5/3-6.0
5/6-6.0
5/10-4.5
5/11-5.0
5/12-4.0
5/17-5.0
5/18-4.0
5/19-1.5
5/21-6.0
Total: 44.5 miles
6 -
@Freck135 awesome running. You're going to destroy your goal!0
-
Congrats on the new HM record @NikolaosKey!1
-
Date :::: Miles :::: Cumulative
05/01/17 :::: 2.7 :::: 2.7
05/02/17 :::: 3.2 :::: 5.9
05/03/17 :::: 3.0 :::: 8.9
05/04/17 :::: 4.0 :::: 12.9
05/05/17 :::: 3.0 :::: 16.0
05/06/17 :::: 10.0 :::: 26.0
05/07/17 :::: 0.0 :::: 26.0
05/08/17 :::: 4.0 :::: 29.9
05/09/17 :::: 2.5 :::: 32.5
05/10/17 :::: 5.1 :::: 37.6
05/11/17 :::: 3.3 :::: 40.9
05/12/17 :::: 3.0 :::: 43.9
05/13/17 :::: 8.0 :::: 51.8
05/14/17 :::: 0.0 :::: 51.8
05/15/17 :::: 0.0 :::: 51.8
05/16/17 :::: 4.5 :::: 56.4
05/17/17 :::: 0.0 :::: 56.4
05/18/17 :::: 3.1 :::: 59.4
05/19/17 :::: 0.0 :::: 59.4
05/20/17 :::: 2.5 :::: 62.0
05/21/17 :::: 13.1 :::: 75.1
Ran the Angry Unicorn Half Marathon today in Matanuck, Rhode Island. As some of you may recall i was worried about doing this race as up to a month ago I hadn't run over 90 minutes since my last half in October. Well, I'll just cut to the chase - it went way better than expected and I got a new PR by 18 minutes! 2:21:07 official time but that is gun time - there was no net time. My Garmin I feel like I timed almost perfectly says 2:20:20.
The weather was almost perfect, started out around 55 degrees and got up to maybe 65 during the race. It felt a little hotter than that at times but it was not too humid thankfully. I was a bit disappointed that the route had minimal ocean views as that was what I was looking forward to, but it was really a run to the beach and then back with most of the route just views of trees. It was mostly flat or gently rolling - Garmin says 0-59 feet above sea level.
I don't have a lot of details to recap, it felt pretty steady throughout which was amazing to me. The first mile was my fastest at 10:19 and I was worried I had gone out too fast. But other than mile 7, which was 11:19, all the rest were between 10:30-10:50 pace. I was having trouble doing math in my head and I really wanted to finish under 2:30 and when I reached the halfway point got so excited that I *could* potentially really beat that. But then I panicked that I was going to crash be super disappointed so I had to talk myself through that (mile 7 I guess).
The last 3 miles I just felt carried through by the thought of finishing better than my goal and I had some good music on the playlist. I don't really try to race people but my coach sometimes talks about setting your sights on someone in the distance and "reeling them in" and I tried that visualization a couple of times and it worked! Helped out by the fact that several of those people had been running much faster and now were walking/slowed way down.
The last half mile I tried to kick it and sprinted it in at the end. I couldn't even believe I had done it and felt so much better than my last half. It was a very small race so there wasn't much to the post-race. But afterwards I drove to the beach nearby and put my feet in the sand and it felt so good. I got some lunch at a local oyster place (and big bloody mary) and then sat on the beach some more. Actually I totally crashed and fell asleep on the beach, the ocean waves, warm sand and cool breeze totally knocked me out. Beats a big post-race party!
Congrats to @ereck44 on your PR and to @NikolaosKey on your big PR as well!
9 -
@katharmonic 18 min PR holy *kitten* that is awesome!!!
Great job everyone on the super races! I know I'll miss someone if I name names but I read all the race reports.
@shanaber I'm sorry about the bad runs, I know how frustrating it can be. Hang in there!
0 -
@katharmonic Congats on your HUGE PB too! I think we all are doing fine!!
1 -
Date Miles today - Miles for May
5/1 REST DAY
5/2 REST DAY
5/3 REST DAY
5/4 REST DAY
5/5 REST DAY
5/6 REST DAY
5/7 REST DAY <<<<<<< marathon recovery
5/8 4.25 miles - 4.25
5/9 5 miles - 9.25
5/10 REST DAY
5/11 5 miles - 14.25
5/12 REST DAY
5/13 12 miles - 26.25
5/14 REST DAY
5/15 6.2 miles - 32.45
5/16 7.25 miles - 39.7
5/17 4 miles - 43.7
5/18 7 miles - 50.7
5/19 REST DAY
5/20 14 miles - 64.7
5/21 REST DAY
Elkmont Hound Dog Half (unofficial) - 1/21 << 1:46:48 2 OA
Elkmont Hound Dog Half (rescheduled) - 2/18 << 1:41:04 1 in AG & 24 OA
Kentucky Derby Festival Marathon - 4/29 << 4:09:59
Upcoming races:
None so far
I never logged my run from yesterday morning. It was warm and my glutes were a bit sore. I got the 14 miles in that I planned but it was not easy and I had to slow way down.
2 -
Way to go @katharmonic!!0
This discussion has been closed.
Categories
- All Categories
- 1.4M Health, Wellness and Goals
- 393.4K Introduce Yourself
- 43.8K Getting Started
- 260.2K Health and Weight Loss
- 175.9K Food and Nutrition
- 47.4K Recipes
- 232.5K Fitness and Exercise
- 426 Sleep, Mindfulness and Overall Wellness
- 6.5K Goal: Maintaining Weight
- 8.5K Goal: Gaining Weight and Body Building
- 153K Motivation and Support
- 8K Challenges
- 1.3K Debate Club
- 96.3K Chit-Chat
- 2.5K Fun and Games
- 3.7K MyFitnessPal Information
- 24 News and Announcements
- 1.1K Feature Suggestions and Ideas
- 2.6K MyFitnessPal Tech Support Questions