May 2017 Running Challenge
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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
5/14: 5 miles
5/15: rest
5/16: 5 miles
5/17: 7 miles
5/18: 4 miles
5/19: rest
5/20: 12 miles
5/21: 4 miles
5/22: rest
5/23: 4 miles
5/24: 5 miles
5/25: 3.1 miles
5/26: rest
5/27: 13.1 miles (New Moon Half Marathon)
5/28: rest
5/29: 4 miles
5/30: 4 miles
TOTAL: 126.6/120 miles
4 miles of hills this morning in 38:15 (9:32 min/mile). Coincidentally, this was the same exact time I ran yesterday's 4 recovery miles. Most of the Columbus area is either flat or has small rolling hills. The area near where I live has more rolling hills. After growing up in the flat Chicago area and then running on the flat streets of Columbus when I started running, I have considered the area I've lived in the past few years to be "hilly." Because of that, I haven't done much hill work other than running my normal routes on the nearby small rolling hills. However, I've come to terms with the fact that my area isn't really all that hilly, so I'll be trying to seek out some bigger hills for my weekly hill work. I found a street in a nearby neighborhood that is a mile long and has a pretty sizeable elevation gain/drop (depending which direction you are running). Perfect for hill intervals. I ran the hilly street back and forth for 4 miles with an elevation gain of 250 feet.4 -
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
05/22/17 :::: 1.0 :::: 76.1
05/23/17 :::: 0.0 :::: 76.1
05/24/17 :::: 2.6 :::: 78.7
05/25/17 :::: 0.0 :::: 78.7
05/26/17 :::: 2.7 :::: 81.4
05/27/17 :::: 5.2 :::: 86.6
05/28/17 :::: 0.0 :::: 86.6
05/29/17 :::: 2.6 :::: 89.2
05/30/17 :::: 3.9 :::: 93.1
Tonight was the opening night of our half marathon/marathon training group. The first night suckers you in with just a base run to get to know each other a little I guess. Of course I only got to know the few slower runners in the group that I could keep up with, but that's okay! I think I'm one of only a few doing the half marathon training, most are training for marathons - some their first, some are very seasoned, and fast. It's an encouraging and inspirational group.
Upcoming races:
5/21 Angry Unicorn Half Marathon,Wakefield RI - finished with 18 minute PR at 2:21:07
6/6 JP Morgan Corporate Challenge 3.5 mile, Syracuse NY
10/1 Wineglass Half Marathon, Corning NY
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Tired run today... I thought about not going and calling today a rest day but I got it done, slowly! Hit my goal for the month and tomorrow is a planned rest day that I seriously need! My trainer scolded me tonight for not giving myself enough rest days. Guess I need to work more on that.
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 - + Agility Class
05/09......6.22......20.82 - + Strength Training
05/10......0.00......20.82
05/11......0.00......20.82 - + Strength Training
05/12......5.63......26.45
05/13......8.64......35.09
05/14......2.00......37.09 - Dog Beach Mother's Day
05/15......5.28......42.37
05/16......5.28......47.65 - + Strength Training
05/17......0.00......47.65
05/18......5.47......53.12 - + Strength Training
05/19......0.00......53.12 - Migraine
05/20......6.62......59.74 - Terrible run...
05/21......0.00......59.74
05/22......3.40......63.14
05/23......5.40......68.54 - + Strength Training
05/24......5.46......74.00
05/25......0.00......74.00 - + Strength Training
05/26......5.20......79.20
05/27....10.32......89.52
05/28......2.25......91.77 - Dog beach run!
05/29......6.33......98.10
05/30......4.55....102.65 - + Strength Training
05/31......0.00....102.65
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
10/14/17 - AIM for the Cure Melanoma 5K Walk/Run
12/16/17 - San Diego Holiday Half Marathon3 -
9.0 km along the River Bank Trails. Legs are still sore from my Kayak time on Sunday.
Slow Recovery run tonight. 29C / 84F today so waited until the sun set and Temp Dropped to 22C / 72F before heading out for a little run. I know it's just an average temp for so many of you, for me the 70/75F would be closer to our Average temp so the 84F is . 1 Day left and 1need 7.4 km to meet my May Goal.
05/01 0 km – 160 km - 0 km – YTD 420.15
05/01 11.5 km – 148.5 km - 11.5km
05/02 5.5 km – 143.0 km - 17.0km
05/03 10.0 km – 133.0 km - 27.0km
05/04 7.5 km – 125.5 km - 34.50km
05/07 7.0 km – 118.5 km - 41.50km
05/08 11.5 km – 107.0 km - 53.0km
05/09 6.0 km – 101.0 km - 59.0km
05/10 7.7 km – 93.3 km - 66.7km
05/14 9.9 km – 83.4 km - 76.6km Brian Harms 10k Race GP PB 54:29
05/16 8.0 km – 75.4 km - 84.6km
05/17 8.2 km – 67.2 km - 92.8km
05/20 11.4km – 55.8 km - 104.2km
05/22 10.0km – 45.8 km - 114.2km
05/24 5.5km – 40.3 km - One Hundred Nineteen.7km – YTD 539.85 12Ft Davis Hill
05/27 10.2km – 30.1 km - 129.9km DHT Press Run 57:41 1st/7 in AG & 16/57
05/28 8.2km – 21.9 km - 137.9km
05/29 5.5km – 16.4 km - 143.4km
05/30 9.0km – 7.4 km - 152.4km
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katharmonic wrote: »katharmonic wrote: »The conversation a few pages back has me thinking about whether the half is the longest distance I want to do. I think I'll see how this training season goes. Right now I think I just want to do a few HM a year, with some destination races for fun. But the back of mind says wouldn't it be something to do a full marathon next year for my 50th birthday? Yes, it would. But the front of my mind (stupid executive function) says I don't really want to TRAIN for a full.
Hope you have all had a good long weekend, and hope it's a good week going into June!
@katharmonic This was me 12 months ago! A month later I did my first HM, and have since done 13 runs of HM distance or longer, with my longest 30 km on 29 January (though I walked 50 km a few weeks ago).
I turned 50 a few months ago, and a full marathon is on my bucket list for this birth year. Did 25 km on Sunday, and a HM the week before. Just need to get another 30 and then a 35 km done, then pick a date or event for the full. May even just do it around here on my own if I'm feeling in fine fettle.
Once you're fit enough for a long run, it makes sense to keep doing them, and building gradually. At least, to me.
Thanks @Orphia. I think this is basically my approach - just keep gradually building and see where I go. I can't imagine just doing one on my own - but you go, girl Love that you have really embraced running in a similar time frame as me, and so impressed with what you've accomplished. Keep on, and happy belated 50th birthday.
I've slowly come to realize that the dominant philosophy with marathon training (which has been extended down to half marathon training for the masses) is to work up to peak performance on race day, without expecting the race distance to be a normal distance to run. I've always been more attracted to training for an increased normal running distance, which is what you are doing. I didn't know where it would take me, but I can sure run a lot further on short notice now than I could when I started building the mileage.
My attitude toward marathons is a bit different. After starting 4 and finishing 3 marathons, I'm still not sure I like running marathons. But I LOVE training for marathons, so I'll keep trying to get the races right.
I like the mindset of being able to run a half marathon whenever the urge takes you. I don't yet do enough training for that, but members of my running club are often doing runs along the coastal path of 20-24 miles or so as casual runs. I see that pop up in my news feed and want to join them. I want to be the person who CAN just go off and do a gentle 24 mile run along the coast with some friends.6 -
11 PMs answered! Looks like I have to be your FB friend to add you to the MFP Monthly Running Challenge Facebook group.
PM me to join.
Our 5k Virtual/Physical run for a Melanoma Cure has now raised $476!!!!
https://walk.aimatmelanoma.org/Hilo2017/mfpmonthlyrunningchallenge
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02 May – 8 km
03 May – 8.1 km
04 May – 7 km
06 May - Go the Extra Mile Melbourne 50 km walk - 10 hours 39 minutes
10 May – 8.7 km
11 May – 2.8 km + Body Balance
12 May – 10.2 km
13 May - 8.3 km
14 May – 1 km + volunteering
15 May – 10.2 km
16 May – 9 km
17 May – 2.6 km + HIIT
18 May – 10.1 km
20 May – 8.8 km including a 5:17 am 5K challenge
21 May – 21.2 km
23 May – 6.2 km
24 May – 1.3 km + swimming
25 May – 6.2 km
26 May – 8 km
27 May – 4.4 km + volunteering at parkrun
28 May – 25.1 km
29 May – 6.7 km
31 May – 8.4 km
Total: 183.4 km run; One 50 km epic walk
Goal/Events:
6 May – Go the Extra Mile Melbourne 50 km walk – Done in 10 hours 39 minutes.
10-11 June – Serra Terror 80 km hike
14 October – Aim for the Cure Melanoma Virtual 5K Run
https://walk.aimatmelanoma.org/Hilo2017/mfpmonthlyrunningchallenge
I haven't mentioned I'm doing a relay 80 km hike over 2 days next weekend.
It might depend on conditions, but I'm hoping to do the whole 80 km.6 -
shoot, only just met my goal
31/05 - 3.1 mile run (very quiet, not to wake up the little monsters), followed with Interval, Biceps & Core
Did end up 10th on the Leaderboard for this month @ "Run the World", which is not too bad
Completed
• 11/03 - 10K Run The Solar System (thanks for the tip) - 52:01
• 12/03 - TM Half Marathon (plugged in the MK HM route - attempt 1 ) - 1:54:02
• 25/03 - TM Half Marathon (plugged in the MK HM route - attempt 2 ) - 1:53:53
• 15/04 - TM Easter Bunny support run (plugged in the MK HM route - attempt 2 ) - 1:59:03
• 01/05 - Milton Keynes HM - 1:55:30
Coming up:
• 18/06 - Run-Bedford-Run - 10K
• 02/09 - Bedford HM
• 24/09 - Windsor HM
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Goal met for the first time since December! Injury finally gone, running mojo back and a 10km PB... not a bad month really Oh, and two more HMs booked up for the autumn!
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 + Yoga
10th - 3.12 miles
14th - 0.61 miles (WU) + 6.2 miles (race)
16th - 3.32 miles + Yoga
18th - 3.03 miles + Spin
20th - 3.34 miles
22nd - 3.11 miles
24th - 5.41 miles
25th - Yoga
26th - 4.40 miles
28th - 4.19 miles
30th - 3.06 + Spin
31st - 6.10 miles
MTD - 64.49/60 miles
Upcoming Races
25th June - Greenwich Park 10km
22nd July - Richmond Riverside 10km
17th September - Run Reigate HM
15th October - Manchester HM
26th November - Brett Owler HM
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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
5/14- 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
5/22- 8.1
5/23- REST (unplanned)
5/24- 10
5/25- REST (scheduled)
5/26- 5.1
5/27-18
5/28- 5.1
5/29- 8.1
5/30- 4.2
5/31- 10
Total: 228.7
May Goal: Get through most of the last 5 weeks before taper healthy
Nominal mileage goal: 220 Miles. Goal met + 8
Today's notes: Today's run really kicked my *kitten* this morning. The assignment was 10 miles, with miles 3-5 at T, then 6x1min @ 5k (7:30-8:00) followed by 2 miles at GMP. When I programmed it into my Garmin I wasn't sure how well it would work, having timed sections instead of all straight up mileage. I needn't have worried, it came out almost perfectly at 10 miles.
Anyway, here's the breakdown
2 miles @ 9:45 (had to slow down due to dog running along with me mile 1)
3 miles @ 8:17
1 mile @ 9:19
6 repeats @ 7:24 (I was pretty tired by this time)
2 miles @ 8:545
I was pretty pooped after this run, but it felt good to get 10 miles in. I had a stupid lab follow me for a bunch of different portions of the run, which caused a slow mile 1 and a stop during mile 6, when her owner caught up to us. Mile 4 will have some funky HR data because nature called, and H HAD to answer....good thing I live in a national forest... Miles 9 and 10 surprised me this time, running sub-9 miles at the end of a hard workout wasn't something I thought I could do, and I felt OK doing it too!
Anyway, not much to report other than there's only 5 more runs til taper!
I hope you are all having a runderful day!
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 Trot5 -
Closing out the month of May with an 8 mile run with tempo work thrown in the middle. I made it my first full mile (this year) at tempo effort! Now to stretch that further.
I noticed a stiff left calf yesterday. I was all sorts of freaked out until I realized it was most likely DOMS from Tuesday's speed work. I was fine this morning and only noticed that calf at all on my last mile today. I'll have to keep an eye on it today. Might take an unscheduled rest day tomorrow if it is tight in the morning.
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
5/22 - 8 miles
5/23 - 4 miles
5/24 - 8 miles
5/25 - 4 miles
5/26 - rest
5/27 - 13.5 miles
5/28 - 4 miles
5/29 - 8 miles
5/30 - 4 miles
5/31 - 8 miles
173 of 180 miles completed
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5/1 - 5 miles
5/2 - 5 miles
5/3 - 3 miles
5/4 - rest day
5/5 - 2 miles
5/6 - 5 miles - Steeple Chase 8K
5/7 - rest day
5/8 - 5 miles
5/9 - 3 miles
5/10 - rest day
5/11 - 5 miles
5/12 - 3 miles
5/13 - 4 miles - Technicolor 5K and cool down
5/14 - Mother's day and this Mother didn't run
5/15 - 2 miles now this Mother was sorry she didn't run yesterday because this run was *kitten*
5/16 - 6 miles
5/17 - rest day
5/18 - 4 miles
5/19 - 6 very hot even at 5:30 am miles
5/20 - 2 miles just to move the legs - ugh 80 degrees at 8:00 - I love summer!!
5/21 - rest day
5/22 - 5 miles
5/23 - 0 miles
5/24 - 0 miles
5/25 - 0 miles
5/26 - 4 miles (actually 4.5)
5/27 - 4 miles
5/28 - rest day
5/29 - 6.2 10K Cotton Row with Skip + 1 mile warm up/cool down
5/30 - rest day
5/31 - 3 miles
83 of 60 miles
My little turtle may be slow but she made goal! That's it for May.
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@girlinahat Stunning photos! Thanks for sharing, and hopefully enjoy some more lovely runs in that area
@hanlonsk Great 10k race, congratulations! You'll do awesome in the half marathon, I'm sure.
@skippygirlsmom Sounds like a really tough race. A nice challenge for next year? Congratulations to Skip for the age group placement!
@nFoooo Congrats on the new distance PR! Yes, slow and easy long runs will help you more than trying to race 5k every time you go running. That will allow you to build a better aerobic base.
@louubelle16 Great month, congratulations on reaching your goal and the PR
@ddmom0811 Three days of 43mi cycling each are impressive. I don't think I could do that! Maybe (maybe!) two days in a row, but surely not for three. The long sleeved shirt sounds interesting. I can't imagine wearing something with long sleeves on a hot ride. Last Saturday I was somewhat grossed out by all the little insects that stuck to the sun screen on my arms... I think I need either different sun screen or one of those light long sleeve shirts too.
@RespectTheKitty Great job reaching your 100mi goal!
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I'm not really good at sticking to my training plan at the moment. I was planning to follow Hal Higdons "Post Marathon (Intermediate)" plan for the moment. That would have had me do a 35min tempo run on Saturday, and "60-90min" running on Sunday.
On Saturday I got up early for a long bike ride and was planning to do the run in the afternoon. But then it was so hot that a tempo run was out of the question, I only managed 4km easy running. Sunday I overslept, so I decided to wait until after sunset in the evening to run. It was still much too hot for my taste, I called it quits after only 53min/7.5km.
I did the scheduled crosstraining on Monday, plus the first workout from the "Quick Strength for Runners" book I just bought. Tuesdays I wanted to do the fitness assessment of my new "Insanity Asylum" DVDs first and run after that. It was only a 25 minutes workout (plus 5 min rope skipping as extra warm-up I did before starting), but that was enough to wipe me out completely - another skipped run! Tonight I really have to make sure to run, no matter what - I even took the car to work instead of the bike, so I won't be tempted to go for a long ride instead.
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@MNLittleFinn you could be right, fortunately if it was an injury it seems to be healing. Giving it a try as a run tomorrow.2
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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.
5/11 - 2.8 miles. Girls on the Run practice 5k with my daughter.
5/12 - Pre-race rest day.
5/13 - Market to Market Relay! So much fun! ~75 miles over 17 "legs" with a team of 6 other running friends. 5.3 miles (Leg 3), 5.1 miles (Leg 10) and 4.0 miles (Leg 17 + team finish). Total of 14.4 miles. Most I have ever run in one day. After the 5th leg, it was HOT! 80° F and sunny.
5/14 - Rest day.
5/15 - 4.8 miles.
5/16 - Unplanned rest day. A/C died and sleeping in 85-90° house did not go well for kids and dog.
5/17 - 4.0 'mill miles and upper body weights.
5/18 - 5 miles through storm detritus.
5/19 - Another rest day. Looking tight for my goal.
5/20 - 5.5 'mill miles, then abs/stretching. Group run moved inside because of storm. New Asics Cumulus...hurt my feet.
5/21 - 9 mile solo long run. Cut it short a little because shoes were painful. They are going back.
5/22 - 4 miles. Old shoes immediately felt better.
5/23 - Rest day due to foot pain. Ugh!
5/24 - Another rest day, to be sure the foot issue is just from new shoes.
5/25 - 5 miles. Feet were stiff to start, but fine after ~5 minutes.
5/26 - 4 easy miles. Doing a 5k with my daughter this evening.
5/26 part 2 - Girls on the Run 5k. She did great!! 30:58 with even splits for 3 miles and a nice finishing kick.
5/27 - 6 mile group run.
5/28 - Overindulgent picnic day.
5/29 - 7 miles.
5/30 - 4.9 miles. Going to miss my goal by a few.
5/31 - 4.0 'mill miles and upper body weights. Finished 126/130 miles. Just short of goal, just short of 500 YTD and 1 mile short of my largest ever month. I'll take it!
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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
5/22 7 miles - 71.7
5/23 5 miles - 76.7
5/23 5 miles - 81.7 << DAILY DOUBLE
5/24 REST DAY
5/25 8.5 miles - 90.2
5/26 3.1 miles - 93.3
5/27 12 miles - 105.3
5/28 REST DAY
5/29 6.75 miles - 112.05
5/30 10 miles - 122.05
5/31 6.2 miles - 128.25
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
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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)+ P90X3 Dynamix
May 11- P90X3 Total Synergistics+ 20 minutes biking on trainer
May 12- 40 minutes stationary bike+ 15 minutes hamstring exercises
May13- Swimming laps 30 minutes (750M)+10 minutes stretching
May 14- 45 minutes stationary bike (hard effort intervals)+ 10 minutes stretching
May 15- Easy day of 20 min body weight exercises and 20 min walk/run intervals with Stella
May 16- P90X3 Agility+ 20 minutes stretching/PT exercises
May 17-P90X3 Yoga
May 18- 25 minutes strength training + 43 minutes stationary bike
May 19- 30 minutes swimming laps (750M)+ P90X3 Challenge
May 20- P90X3 Warrior
May 21- 70 minutes Spinning
May 22- 30 minutes swimming laps (750M)+ 1 hr personal training session (legs!)
May 23- 30 minutes walk/run intervals with Stella
May 24- Swimming laps 30 minutes (850M!)+ P90X3 CVX (Cardio)
May 25- Rest day
May 26- P90X3 Dynamix + 30 minutes walk/run intervals with Stella
May 27- Life Day
May 28- Life Day
May 29- Life Day
May 30- P90X3 Total Synergistics
May 31- 28 minutes swimming laps (750M)
Happy last day of May everyone. Congrats to all who had great races, distances PRs or just met their monthly goals! So proud of you all! Sorry I have missed the last 4 days of posts. As I mentioned last week, we had a big weekend with a party and house guests. I did get up to go swimming on Saturday morning before starting our uber busy day of grocery shopping, house cleaning, food prepping and last minute gardening, but I did not know that the gym didn't open until 8AM on Saturdays. I was too early to swim, so it resulted in 3 days of no formal exercise. I guess it's just as well, though. By the time I finished up all of my to-do list, it was after 10PM and I was exhausted.
Anyway, here we are on the last day of May! I can't believe I made it through this whole month without doing any "real" running (beside the cheat intervals I snuck in with Stella, but those were mainly to see where the hammies were in the recovery process). I am really, really looking forward to tomorrow, when I am finally going to give it a go. See you all in June, where I promise to be more present and more supportive!5 -
@Stoshew71 great month! I still have a hard time believing you have that kind of mileage while recover i ng from a marathon. Amazing.
@lporter229 great month. For Not "really running" you were super busy!1 -
Thanks @MNLittleFInn
@lporter229 my friend is selling her unused copy of P90X3 and you have inspired me to buy it from her. I belong to a gym, but it's nice to have a cross training system at home. I did T25 and loved it.
Thanks @_nikkiwolf_ my going to make beating that race my life's mission ha ha
Super job everyone who made goal and great work to those who didn't! One mile is better than no miles and a 13 min mile is the same distance as a 7 min mile.4 -
Hi all. I haven't been on this thread in weeks. May did not go well for me. I got really sick and needed antibiotics and also had another episode of my back pain. The whole thing just got me feeling down and I started thinking "I can't do this" and "I'm not a runner anymore". I thought I'd would take some significant time off but that made me so sad and I really felt lost. Being a runner has become part of my identity, even though I don't run that fast or long and I seem to face constant setbacks.
But in the past week I felt better and I tried out some running intervals on a couple 4 mile walks and it felt good. Then last night I did another 4 mile walk/run but more running this time. I dedicated 2.5 miles to running with only a few short walk breaks. I was running hills so I took some breaks at the top of hills. It was about 77 outside but I survived and I felt very accomplished that I can still run uphill. You know how it is....you can miss one run and self-doubt sets in
Well, I didn't read like 600 posts so I don't know exactly what you all did but I know you all did great so congrats!9 -
@skippygirlsmom - Awesome! I hope you like it as much as I do. It's not super intense, but every time I do a workout I think about how good the program is for runners. He always talks about how it will increase the performance of all athletes and I kind of have to agree. It combines strength, agility, flexibility, balance and cardio. How can you go wrong?
@MNLittleFinn -Thanks!!! Just glad to make it through! Although I have to say, it was kind of fun doing all of these different things.1 -
@greenolivetree welcome back! Sorry to ohear your month was so rough, but I'm sure you'll be back in full form in no time!0
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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
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
5/22 = 5 miles & strength training
5/23 = vinyasa yoga class
5/24 = 9.5 miles
5/25 = 5.5 miles & strength training
5/26 = 5 miles
5/27 = REST
5/28 = 13 miles (walk/run)
5/29 = 6 miles
5/30 = Vinyasa yoga class
5/31 = 9.5 miles
Okay, question for experienced marathon runners. I signed up for my first half marathon in December. My mileage is pretty much already there so I was considering bumping myself up to the full marathon. I have plenty of time to train. However, one of the ladies in my running group (she has run many marathons) told me I need to run a half before I run a full. Thoughts?
To date, I have only run 5Ks and one 10k. I was thinking of adding a half in October but my work schedule is pretty hectic and includes weekends. I don't know if I will be able to get the time off.
May Total Miles 159.5/125 Goal Miles
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May Running Goal: 80 miles
5/2 - 4 mile riverfront run, avg pace 8:36/mi.
5/4 - 6 mile downtown run, avg pace 8:41/mi.
5/6 - 3.11 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
5/11 - 5 mile downtown run, avg pace 9:00/mi
5/13 - 5 mile greenway trail, avg pace 8:41/mi.
5/14 - 7.5 mile large sidewalk loop, avg pace 9:25/mi.
5/17 - 3 mile greenway trail, avg pace 8:57/mi.
5/18 - 6 mile neighborhood run, avg pace 9:08/mi.
5/19 - 5.25 mile neighborhood run, avg pace 9:05/mi.
5/22 - 3.11 mile downtown run, avg pace 8:53/mi
5/23 - 5 mile downtown run, avg pace 8:56/mi.
5/24 - 5.6 mile downtown run, avg pace 9:26/mi
5/27 - 6.2 mile greenway trail, avg pace 8:46/mi
5/28 - 7.5 mile greenway trail, avg pace 9:18/mi
5/29 - 4.3 miles interval run on track, avg pace 8:36/mi
5/31 - 3 mile downtown run, avg pace 9:01/mi
91.6/80 total miles.2 -
Awesome job to everyone that ran this month! Onwards to June.
Today's run was by the lake again, except this time I went early on so that it was nice and cool with no one around.
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
16 - 8.04
18 - 8.31
19 - 13.41
22 - 13.44
23 - 9.16
24 - 13.45
25 - 11.57
26 - 21.08
27 - 5.61
29 - 14.99
30 - 5.37
31 - 11.30
Total: 271.40 / 225 miles
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May Running Challenge
Goal: 100 km
Ran: 51.8/100 km
31/5/17 Run 4.3 km ( 51.8 km)
30/5/17 Run 4 km walk 6 km + SL
29/5/17 Run 5.5km walk 8km(43.5)
28/5/17 walk 8.5 km
27/5/17 Run 6 km walk 6 km (38)
26/5/17 Run 7 km walk 3 km (32)
24/5/17 Run 4 km walk 6 km (25)
23/5/17 Run 7km walk 3km (21km)
16/5/17 Run 5 km ( 14 km)
15/5/17 walk 8 km
14/5/15 walk 3 km
13/5/17 rest day
12/5/17 walk 8 km+CT 61 min
11/5/17 Run 3 km + walk 5.6 km
10/5/17 walk 7km+CT+ SL A
8/5/17 Run 3 km + CT+Walk 5 km
7/5/17 Walk 30 min
6/5/17 Circuit training+walk7 km
5/5/17 Run 3 km
SL: strong lift. CT: circuit training
Not a great month for running. Somehow lacking enthusiasm. Hope to cover my goal in June.2 -
I'll be finishing out the last few miles to my goal during my lunch run. While I won't be increasing the mileage next month the temps are increasing so that should be enough of a strain on my endurance to keep things the same.1
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@greenolivetree welcome back and sorry the month wasn't what you wanted. Trust me I can relate to the feeling awful, being hurt and not being able to run. You are doing a great job at coming back.
@amymoreorless I haven't run a marathon so my words are based solely on "why?" why shouldn't you run a full if you haven't run a half? Looking at your mileage you have 3 runs 10 miles or longer and a run/walk at 13 miles. Seems you are already working on a good foundation for a full. Of course those that have run fulls may say something completely different.
@lporter229 I'll keep you posted on P90X3. The PT said I need to cross train so I figure this would help.
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@amymoreorless - I personally do not think that running a half marathon is a pre-requisite for running a full. Full marathons have been around a lot longer than half marathons, so plenty of people used to run fulls without running a half. In fact, I think you might be better off for not having run a half. I think the tendency is for people to progress from a 10k to a half and realize that a half is pretty much just like a 10k, only twice (ish) as long. Therefore, the thinking naturally follows that a full marathon is just like a half, only twice as long. This is not really the case though. There are fueling issues and fatigue issues that present themselves with the marathon distance that most people will never experience with a half. It's just the nature of the distance and how it coincides with the limitations of our body's own ability to store fuel. Researching and understanding these things is a critical part of your training that a lot of first time marathoners overlook, particularly because it wasn't crucial to running a successful half.
That said, running a marathon is not something to just rush into either. I would usually recommend that a person have at least one solid year of running/base building behind them before beginning to train for a full. Yes, it can and has been done with less, but the experience will be more enjoyable if you have a better running foundation. If you are currently running 12-13 mile long runs and that distance does not feel too challenging to you, then I would say you could reasonably train for a full.
Of course, this is all just my opinion and others may offer a different perspective.3
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