May 2017 Running Challenge

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  • katharmonic
    katharmonic Posts: 5,720 Member
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    Elise4270 wrote: »
    Okay girls... I don't know how legit this is. But if you are a new customer to Oiselle, here is 20$ towards a purchase. (If your not new, make a new account?). Because I love Oiselle and my runners :wink: :kissing_heart:


    https://www.talkable.com/x/wmnESA

    If it turns out to be a crap offer- like spend $xxx to get the 20, I'm sorry.

    Looks legit! Thanks, @Elise4270! I have some long Roga shorts in my shopping cart ready to purchase.

  • MNLittleFinn
    MNLittleFinn Posts: 4,271 Member
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    zdyb23456 wrote: »
    I think I want to stick with half marathons. I don't think I have marathons in me. At least not for awhile.

    I guess I want to feel comfortable with half marathons so that I can focus on running them faster.

    My suggestion, build up mileage so you can get to something like 36mpw, with a 12 mile long run. Make one of your days a speed day, doing a tempo run, tempo intervals or cruise intervals. 36mpw will put a 12 mile LR at 33% of weekly mileage, which is a good place to be. at that mileage, with that long run, you would be in condition to run a HM at almost any time, as your weekly long Run is almost HM length anyway.

    I'm not the most experienced runner here, so hopefully the others, who know better than me, will chime in too.
  • Elise4270
    Elise4270 Posts: 8,375 Member
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    katharmonic wrote: »
    Elise4270 wrote: »
    Okay girls... I don't know how legit this is. But if you are a new customer to Oiselle, here is 20$ towards a purchase. (If your not new, make a new account?). Because I love Oiselle and my runners :wink: :kissing_heart:


    https://www.talkable.com/x/wmnESA

    If it turns out to be a crap offer- like spend $xxx to get the 20, I'm sorry.

    Looks legit! Thanks, @Elise4270! I have some long Roga shorts in my shopping cart ready to purchase.

    That's super! I need someone new ones, something that won't allow chaffing!
  • Stoshew71
    Stoshew71 Posts: 6,553 Member
    edited May 2017
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    OK all. I made a new blog post. This one is all about the basics to training. Maybe boring to some people but hopefully something may make you rethink about your training. As always, I am open to comments and criticism.

    https://therunningstan.blogspot.com/2017/05/basic-training-concepts.html
  • JessicaMcB
    JessicaMcB Posts: 1,503 Member
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    May 1- Rest
    May 2- 14.2
    May 3- Rest
    May 4- 14.5
    May 5- 18.8
    May 6- 8
    May 7- 23.3
    May 8-Rest
    May 9- 15.7
    May 10- Rest
    May 11- 15.7
    May 12- Rest
    May 13- 15.7
    May 14- Rest
    May 15- 11
    May 18- 8.1
    May 19- Off
    May 20- 4
    May 21- Red Deer Marathon 4:11:58
    May 22- Off
    May 23- Off
    May 24- Off
    May 25- 15
    May 26- 7.2

    213.4/300km
  • ereck44
    ereck44 Posts: 1,170 Member
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    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%.
    May 26...8 miles....average pace at 12:08, max heart rate at 90%.

    Total: 59.92

    2017 races....5/6 Indianapolis mini-marathon....completed.
    5/20..Geist Reservoir Half Marathon....completed.

    May 26....First run after completing the half. Tried to stay in the zone during the run...and was successful for 65 minutes out of the 97....much better than the half. I ran a half mile before my heart rate increased to a zone pace. I felt strong and didn't fatigue as easily as in the past. It was overcast with a threat of rain. Really pleased with my progress.

    May 27....No run....it was Carburation Day at the track, and my husband was worried about drunks. I will have to fight (run) another day. Not worth getting into a quarrel with my husband (over safety). I am also fighting a tooth ache. I pulled off a crown eating salt water taffy and.....well, it was an expensive mistake.

    My next run (and final for the month) should be on May 31. I have already made goal for the month but still trying to run about 20 miles per week. I work the next 4 nights and then vacation starts.





  • Orphia
    Orphia Posts: 7,097 Member
    edited May 2017
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    Many thanks, @juliet3455 for explaining. Such a powerful story.

    Thanks in droves to @Stoshew71 and @MobyCarp for further explanations about the 35% rule.

    I've done 12 runs of HM or more since my first 11 months ago - about one a month.

    I'm planning a 25 km long slow run tomorrow but it will be 49% of my total for the week.

    I rarely do races, and this will only be my 4th run over HM distance, so I've tapered this week as I see tomorrow's LSR as more like an event.
  • MobyCarp
    MobyCarp Posts: 2,927 Member
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    zdyb23456 wrote: »
    I think I want to stick with half marathons. I don't think I have marathons in me. At least not for awhile.

    I guess I want to feel comfortable with half marathons so that I can focus on running them faster.

    If the half marathon is the longest event you want to run, there are a couple of ways you can go.

    One way would be to relax in your off season, then have a training cycle to build up to a peak for the half marathon. That's the way traditional training plans are designed.

    The other way is to stay in shape to complete a half just about any time you want. To do that, you build your base up to 30 to 35 miles per week, and just keep running that far with a long run of at least 10 miles each week. That pretty much keeps you in shape to complete a half any time you want. If you want to complete a half comfortably, you might want to build the base a bit higher and stretch the longest long run up to 16 miles. That's where I found the last 4 miles of a half stopped being a mental challenge on race day.

    I went the second way in 2015, when I signed up for more half marathons than I had time for full training cycles. It ended up sucking me into running a full marathon 16 months sooner than I had been thinking I was going to.
  • ctlaws44
    ctlaws44 Posts: 182 Member
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    Orphia wrote: »
    juliet3455 wrote: »
    garygse wrote: »
    One of the benefits of early morning running is that when things jiggle around down there and I end up 'dressing to the wrong side', no one has to witness my manual interventions to get things back in order. Race day's a different matter completely though...one day I'm sure someone's race picture will be completely ruined by me being in the background with my hand down my shorts, lol.
    Elise4270 wrote: »
    HAHAHAHAHAHA!!!!!!! LOVE IT!
    ETA We should totally race together! And a wardrobe malfunction.
    http://www.runnersworld.com/general-interest/how-to-keep-your-junk-in-your-shorts
    The look on the one ladies face in the background when she reviews the picture on her smartphone :D

    And that one of the reasons why I no longer buy Running Shorts that have a built in liner.
    I usually have a undergarment like SAXX with a higher compression effect, longer legs and a special " Pouch / Hammock " for the junk. Comfort and confidence that I won't be getting arrested for excessive Northern Exposure B) . But like any garment they all have a Best Before Date where they should be retired to the trash.

    Dear @juliet3455 I have no idea how to say this, so just assume this is a non-prying query as to the juxtaposition of that post and your username. Feel free to answer or not answer as you wish.

    Just felt I might not be the only regular in here who's often been mildly baffled but not wanting to make a big deal about such juxtapositions in the past. :smile:

    HAHAHAHAHA!! @Orphia, WRT this conversation, whenever you used juxtaposition all I could think about was junk to position. Clever word play?
  • iofred
    iofred Posts: 488 Member
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    27/05 - 5 mile run (really heavy legs, so wanted to quit at 2,3,4 miles, but was too daft to actually do it), followed with Interval & Arms workout

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  • WhatMeRunning
    WhatMeRunning Posts: 3,538 Member
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    Stoshew71 wrote: »
    OK all. I made a new blog post. This one is all about the basics to training. Maybe boring to some people but hopefully something may make you rethink about your training. As always, I am open to comments and criticism.

    https://therunningstan.blogspot.com/2017/05/basic-training-concepts.html
    Great post @Stoshew71!
  • NikolaosKey
    NikolaosKey Posts: 410 Member
    edited May 2017
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    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-
    5/23: 8.1k -recovery run (plus 5k walking)-
    5/26: 10.2 -intervals (light)-
    5/27: 5k -very slow recovery run-

    Running in a full of mud football field. Then changed to dirtroad. Legs feel better

    Aim: 143.8/140k

    Stay free of injuries!
  • Stoshew71
    Stoshew71 Posts: 6,553 Member
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    WhatMeRunning wrote: »
    Stoshew71 wrote: »
    OK all. I made a new blog post. This one is all about the basics to training. Maybe boring to some people but hopefully something may make you rethink about your training. As always, I am open to comments and criticism.

    https://therunningstan.blogspot.com/2017/05/basic-training-concepts.html
    Great post @Stoshew71!

    Thanks @WhatMeRunning
  • ctlaws44
    ctlaws44 Posts: 182 Member
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    I made my May running goal of 100 miles though I set it too low so I could have a little break leading into summer. I'll aim for 125 miles in June. Hope all my fellow Americans are having a great Memorial Day weekend and all the non-US runners are having a great weekend as well!
  • louubelle16
    louubelle16 Posts: 579 Member
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    Quick check-in before a week off work. Yay! Shame it's too hot to run in the day and will still be getting up early to run.


    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

    MTD - 51.14/60 miles

    Upcoming Races
    25th June - Greenwich Park 10km
    22nd July - Richmond Riverside 10km
    15th October - Manchester HM
  • katharmonic
    katharmonic Posts: 5,720 Member
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    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

    A soggy long run this morning. The weather forecast was WRONG and had promised me no rain today. It's a good thing my running friend texted me the night before that she was going or I would have stayed in bed. Ah well, got 5 miles in (plus a little bit - I didn't start my Garmin correctly and missed the first 5 minutes or so) and had some good conversation in the steady drizzle. Another friend ran with us and she just did a half last weekend also, so we kept it shorter and easier today. Fun to chat about our experiences and catch up.

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