May 2017 Running Challenge

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  • mirelaavdich
    mirelaavdich Posts: 41 Member
    edited May 2017
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    May Goal: 38 miles

    5/2/17 - 3.1
    5/4/17 - 3.1
    5/7/17 - 3.1
    5/9/17 - 2.0 - Treadmill :/
    5/11/17 - 2.0 - Treadmill :/
    5/14/17 - 3.1
    5/16/17 - 3.1
    5/18/17 - 3.1 - Best 5K time :smile:


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  • ddmom0811
    ddmom0811 Posts: 1,878 Member
    edited May 2017
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    Tomorrow morning I have to be at the airport at 5:30am. Flying out to CA to take my best programming team to Stanford competition. Supposed to be one of the hardest in the nation - not the problems themselves, but the competition. Since I am chaperoning the 3 days not sure how much running I can do and there is not going to be much time. We are going to walk around San Fran on Saturday afternoon and Monday we fly back in the morning. My plan is on Sunday when they are competing to get a long run in.

    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 + upper body Strength training
    5/16 - 4 miles
    5/17 - 4.13 + 21 miles cycling
    5/18 - strength training
    5/19 - 4.5 miles
    5/20 - travel day


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  • garygse
    garygse Posts: 896 Member
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    Today's early morning run felt tougher than it should have; 75 degrees with 78% humidity, but Holy Moly that wind at times felt like I was trying to run through a brick wall!

    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

    Total: 165.43 / 225 miles
  • T1DCarnivoreRunner
    T1DCarnivoreRunner Posts: 11,502 Member
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    garygse wrote: »
    OSUbuckeye906 wrote: »
    Not much to report except for trying to adjust to the sudden heat. My legs keep trying to go fast at first, but that doesn't really fare too well through the rest of my run. I may have to start getting up super early on some days in order to get all my runs in in the mornings before work. Some days I have to work at 7 though, so that will be tough. Or I can just get used to the heat. Not sure which will be the lesser of two evils.

    I usually pack my clothes, and then head to work in the early hours in my running gear, and run routes around there. That way I end my run at the office, and I just need to get cleaned up and changed, and I'll be at my desk ready to start by 7am. It helps enormously that my workplace has a gym though, which means it has changing facilities with showers.

    My workplace doesn't have a gym or showers, but does have a locker room to change. My issue is that I'm not a morning person... at all. I live only 2 miles from work and I still drive - partly because it would take much longer to walk than drive and I like to stay in bed every minute possible. I start at 7:15a.
  • garygse
    garygse Posts: 896 Member
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    midwesterner85 wrote: »
    garygse wrote: »
    OSUbuckeye906 wrote: »
    Not much to report except for trying to adjust to the sudden heat. My legs keep trying to go fast at first, but that doesn't really fare too well through the rest of my run. I may have to start getting up super early on some days in order to get all my runs in in the mornings before work. Some days I have to work at 7 though, so that will be tough. Or I can just get used to the heat. Not sure which will be the lesser of two evils.

    I usually pack my clothes, and then head to work in the early hours in my running gear, and run routes around there. That way I end my run at the office, and I just need to get cleaned up and changed, and I'll be at my desk ready to start by 7am. It helps enormously that my workplace has a gym though, which means it has changing facilities with showers.

    My workplace doesn't have a gym or showers, but does have a locker room to change. My issue is that I'm not a morning person... at all. I live only 2 miles from work and I still drive - partly because it would take much longer to walk than drive and I like to stay in bed every minute possible. I start at 7:15a.

    Yeah, it helps to be a morning person. I used to help my dad as a kid with his business at weekends and during the summer, and that meant very early starts (2:30AM); ever since then, I've always had a tendency to be an early riser.
  • garygse
    garygse Posts: 896 Member
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    In other news, it looks like the guys at Garmin have gotten things together, and Connect is now reporting the average stride length again.
  • MNLittleFinn
    MNLittleFinn Posts: 4,271 Member
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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

    Total: 134.7

    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 normal 5 miles plus 4 strides. I ran the 5 in 46:44 for an average pace of 9:15. This was too fast, I ended up with an average HR of 154, so just barely in the E range for me, but it felt OK. Strides were strides, got them done, nothing special.

    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
  • WhatMeRunning
    WhatMeRunning Posts: 3,538 Member
    edited May 2017
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    I was never a morning person. Running actually changed that over time. Not that I let it change easily, but it happened. After several months of running in the afternoon or evening, something caused me to run in the morning. I found it an easier run (since I was rested and fresh) and I had more energy and felt better the rest of the day. After switching back and forth a few times I found that to be a regular pattern that the runs felt easier in the morning. So when my training plan started getting into challenging mileage ahead of some upcoming HM events I just switched to running in the morning to minimize the suffering. That was a little over two years ago. I have deferred a few runs since to later on the day and they always suck. The thing that allowed me to comfortably switch and maintain morning runs is going to bed earlier. That was hard at first. I enjoy getting up early now, and dislike staying up late. It's weird, considering my past, but it is how it is. When I was injured I started staying up late again. Reverted right back after running again.
  • Stoshew71
    Stoshew71 Posts: 6,553 Member
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    WhatMeRunning wrote: »
    I was never a morning person. Running actually changed that over time. Not that I let it change easily, but it happened. After several months of running in the afternoon or evening, something caused me to run in the morning. I found it an easier run (since I was rested and fresh) and I had more energy and felt better the rest of the day. After switching back and forth a few times I found that to be a regular pattern that the runs felt easier in the morning. So when my training plan started getting into challenging mileage ahead of some upcoming HM events I just switched to running in the morning to minimize the suffering. That was a little over two years ago. I have deferred a few runs since to later on the day and they always suck. The thing that allowed me to comfortably switch and maintain morning runs is going to bed earlier. That was hard at first. I enjoy getting up early now, and dislike staying up late. It's weird, considering my past, but it is how it is. When I was injured I started staying up late again. Reverted right back after running again.

    Sounds a lot like me.
  • skippygirlsmom
    skippygirlsmom Posts: 4,433 Member
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    @ddmom0811 have fun in CA and good luck!
    @kgirlhart wow on the hail, I hate to hear about your window that is scary

    Good luck to everyone racing this weekend!
  • kgirlhart
    kgirlhart Posts: 5,027 Member
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    @skippygirlsmom Thanks! It was pretty scary.
  • cburke8909
    cburke8909 Posts: 990 Member
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    thighs have finally recovered from interval training Wednesday. 16.87 run Saturday. 31 day squat, lunge and pushup challenge definitely contributing to thigh discomfort, I will stick with it and hope the pain is good pain.
  • zdyb23456
    zdyb23456 Posts: 1,706 Member
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    5/1 5.5mi 53:51min (interval run)
    5/2 5mi 44:35min
    5/3 rest
    5/4 5mi 44:20min
    5/5 4mi 37:27min
    5/6 11mi 1:43:14min
    5/7 rest <- but I spent 7 hours painting!!!
    5/8 7mi 1:06:29min
    5/9 5mi 45:31min
    5/10 rest
    5/11 5mi 43:55min
    5/12 4mi 36:09min
    5/13 12mi 1:54:33min
    5/14 rest
    5/15 5mi 43:03min
    5/16 5mi 45:31min
    5/17 rest
    5/18 5mi 44:53min
    5/19 4mi 37:04min

    A hot 4 miles today. 88 degrees! I went at noon which I normally wouldn't do, but my little one had a mother's tea at preschool this morning. It was so cute that running later in the heat was worth it :smile:

    Do you all carry water for shorter runs in the heat? I never have, but I wonder if it wouldn't feel so hard if I was hydrating throughout.

    It's supposed to be about 72 degrees tomorrow morning for my long run. Definitely better than 88 degrees!

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