June 2017 Running Challenge

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  • PastorVincent
    PastorVincent Posts: 6,668 Member
    hesfeld wrote: »
    I can cross do a 5k in 93 degree weather off my list.. slowest time yet but that's understandable beings it is hot and I've been sick. I'm proud of myself even if everyone else thinks I'm dumb in my close group.

    It was down on the river, which I heard people talking that it's somewhere you shouldn't run except for something like an organized group event. It's a very dangerous park. Good to know! Now if this adrenaline would calm down because I'm ready for bed! Have a good weekend everyone!

    Congrats!!
  • PastorVincent
    PastorVincent Posts: 6,668 Member
    MNLittleFinn wrote: »
    For those of you who are very bored on Saturday between the hours of 0800 and 1230 CST:

    http://www.grandmasmarathon.com/marathon-weekend/runner-tracking/
    Bib 4478

    Thank you all for all the support as I've been training for my first full.

    It is getting close to 6am CST, guessing he is getting his final meal about now. Soon will be standing in that coral... arguably one of the worst parts of the race, at least for me it is. But normally cold and rainy when I am in that coral. heh.
  • cburke8909
    cburke8909 Posts: 990 Member
    Good luck to the mighty Finn.
  • PastorVincent
    PastorVincent Posts: 6,668 Member
    cburke8909 wrote: »
    11 mile run this AM. Only 62 degrees outside but 100% humidity. Experimenting with my in run hydration. A month ago I could use the hydration belt with the two 8 oz. bottles on a 16 mile run without issue. Today my 2 12 oz bottles were just about empty at the end of the run. Tried the chocolate milk recovery drink. Thighs were tight on my run today, I attribute that two strength training this week and more so the lapse of strength training the previous week and a half. My half marathon is next Saturday and I am wondering about my training plan for next week. Clearly the plan involves a taper with reduced miles next week and I am ok with that but do I really need a taper. I figure it is dependent on my goal. A taper will help me run a better race, but if I don't care so much about the race Saturday and more about the full marathon in October; I can choose to think of the half as a fun training run. I also am wondering about eating before the race. I normally run at 4:30 AM the race is at 9. So I don't normally eat breakfast until after I run. So I must eat something, but how much and what is the issue. It's only 13.1 miles I don't think I need a full carbo load but some would most likely help my performance.
    Total for June 99.3/150 50.7 to goal.
    PS Happy Father's Day to all the dads out there.

    Disagree. You probably do want a full carb load. 13.1 is a little less than a full drain of your glycogen stores (probably) but you are talking about a race. :) I suggest you make sure that tank of yours is full.

    BTW - Any run over 10 or 12 miles, I drink 16oz of whole milk + 38grams of Hersey's Special Dark Syrup. I have found nothing better. :smiley:
  • hesfeld
    hesfeld Posts: 95 Member
    Thanks @PastorVincent!! Congrats to your wife on her run! Running with asthma is no joke and that's excellent to hear about the meds!
  • Elise4270
    Elise4270 Posts: 8,375 Member
    edited June 2017
    1---5.06
    3---6.31
    4---6.29
    6---3.69 walk (3.57m road bike attempt)
    7---4.37
    9---3.76
    10---6.34
    11---5.19
    13---3.64
    15---3.56
    16---mtn bike 4.95 miles
    17---2.5 walk

    50.62/70

    Upcoming races

    June 17th Turtle run 5K but DH ran 28-29 after little trainin'
    AIM for the Cure- 5K, virual run
    July 8- XTERRA Jurassic Trail Run, 5K.  Glen Rose,TX
    Dec 2- POOP trail run, Hoping for a half! Norman OK.

    Pre-op PR's
    1 mile 8:27  5k 24:42. 10k 1:00.52.  HM 2:17.28
    Post-op Training PR's
    1 mile 10:50  5k 37.46 10k 1:20.25
  • WhatMeRunning
    WhatMeRunning Posts: 3,538 Member
    edited June 2017
    Went to the track to do another mile at a comfortably slow running pace which finished up at 11:17. Still a full 30 seconds faster than my estimated 5k pace. After a 400m recovery I started into 4x400 intervals also comfortably slow, with 100m recovery, which wound up faster starting at 10:40 and ending at 9:39 despite not really trying to go faster. That's kind of interesting.

    I had to cut everything off at that point due to a restroom emergency, which has been happening a lot lately. I wake up, do my coffe and morning pre run ritual, but then about 60 to 90 minutes later, while in my workout, I have to go again. It's become a real problem for my morning running plans. I am certain it is because I have stopped eating my final meal in the early afternoon and have been waiting until evening.

    After that I checked how the workout fared per Garmin. I got a maxHR of 171 (97% MaxHR) on the last interval which is high for not intentionally going at a high effort. The effort shown was higher than I thought it felt too. It is 100% humidity outside today though, so that may have factored in.

    I then went out for a 4 mile walk to burn some more calories because it just doesn't seem right to be getting such low total mileage.

    6/1 - rest
    6/2 - 3.1 miles
    6/3 - 13.1 miles
    6/4 - 4.5 miles
    6/5 - 9 miles
    6/6 - 4.5 miles
    6/7 - 6 miles
    6/8 - rest
    6/9 - 8.5 miles
    6/10 - rest
    6/11 - 4.5 miles
    6/12 - 7.6 miles
    6/13 - rest
    6/14 - more rest
    6/15 - 2.5 miles
    6/16 - rest
    6/17 - 2.5 miles

    65.8 of 170 miles completed


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  • WhatMeRunning
    WhatMeRunning Posts: 3,538 Member
    Go @MNLittleFinn!!
  • BettyM1017
    BettyM1017 Posts: 616 Member
    Good luck and strong legs to everyone racing this weekend! Especially @MNLittleFinn !
  • cburke8909
    cburke8909 Posts: 990 Member
    His sub 4 is definitely in play.
  • Elise4270
    Elise4270 Posts: 8,375 Member
    edited June 2017
    Ugh. I'm struggling. DH ran the 5k, he's disappointed with his time of 29:33 which got him 1st place (small race). So he wants to go run some more. Means I can go walk some more. *Sigh*. I don't think I'll bike since it tends to be very busy and it'd be frustrating to bike behind walkers. And the road is to hilly for my current abilities.

    I'm tempted to just run. Running actually hurts less than walking. I may just run today and say fooey on "no running", of course I can still swap in some biking and walking days and run maybe 2-3 days a week. How is running not firing my glutes? I'm calling hogwash.


    ETA Hope you feel better soon @BruinsGal_91
  • PastorVincent
    PastorVincent Posts: 6,668 Member
    cburke8909 wrote: »
    His sub 4 is definitely in play.
    MobyCarp wrote: »
    Went out for the paced run this morning, and by the time I get back, @MNLittleFinn is more than halfway through Grandma's Marathon. Looks good so far, but I remember the old joke:

    1st Runner: I'm going to run a half marathon.
    2nd Runner: Cool! Which half are you going to run?
    1st Runner: The first half. I hear the second is a lot harder.

    Yeah, hopefully, he is not going to fast in the excitement. That is a very common mistake. The best plan is to run the exact same pace for all 26.2 miles, but very few people can do that. What I hear most often advised is to run negative splits. That is run the first 1/2-3/4ths SLOWER than your target, and run the last say 6 miles or so faster. Most people (myself included) do the opposite. :)
  • PastorVincent
    PastorVincent Posts: 6,668 Member
    Elise4270 wrote: »
    Ugh. I'm struggling. DH ran the 5k, he's disappointed with his time of 29:33 which got him 1st place (small race). So he wants to go run some more. Means I can go walk some more. *Sigh*. I don't think I'll bike since it tends to be very busy and it'd be frustrating to bike behind walkers. And the road is to hilly for my current abilities.

    I'm tempted to just run. Running actually hurts less than walking. I may just run today and say fooey on "no running", of course I can still swap in some biking and walking days and run maybe 2-3 days a week. How is running not firing my glutes? I'm calling hogwash.

    My suggestion is you find a good physical therapist and talk to them first. Until then follow doctors orders. If you do something wrong NOW it could be YEARS before you recover.
  • PastorVincent
    PastorVincent Posts: 6,668 Member
    Also, I HATE REST DAYS. My legs are itching to move.
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