June 2017 Running Challenge
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June 1- 2.8 miles(first run back!)
June 2- 30 minutes swim (800m)+ 30 minutes yoga
June 3- 3.6 miles+ 30 minutes stretching/PT
June 4- P90X3 Challenge
June 5- 32 minute swim (850m)
June 6- P90X3 CVX Cardio + 20 minutes stretching/PT
June 7- 25 minutes swimming (650m)
June 8- 30 min strength (back, shoulders, hamstrings and glutes), 28 min walk/run w/ Stella+ 10 min stretching
June 9- 30 min swimming (850 or 900m?)+ 15 min stretching/PT
June 10- Rest/ Travel day
June 11- 3.5 mile road/trail run + 15 minute stretching/PT
June 12- P90X3 Warrior+ 20 minutes stretching/PT
June 13- 4 miles + 20 minutes strength training+ 10 min stretch/PT
June 14- 36 minutes swimming (1000m)!+ P90X3 Dynamix
June 15- 4 miles running
June 16- 30 minutes swimming (850m)+ P90X3 Isometrix
June 17- Rest Day
June 18- 6 miles + 20 minutes stretching
23.9 miles so far this month. I did not go to swim this morning. The weather is beautiful today, so I am hoping to go for a bike ride after work and also take Stella for a long walk, so I decided my body would appreciate extra sleep over laps in the pool today. This morning when I took Stella for a walk, I was really, really wanting to run. I think that 6 mile run yesterday just left me wanting more.
I have a potential 5K on Friday night. It poses a bit of a dilemma. There is a race series in my local running group that lasts throughout the year. You must run at least 6 of the 15 or so designated races. You are awarded points for where you finish within your age group. At the end of the year, they take your top 6 races and the person with the highest total wins. So far, I have only run one of the races because of my injury, so I am behind in the number of races run and I probably need to run this race to stay on target for completing at least 6 of them. Problem is, I am afraid I will push too hard and end up moving in the wrong direction on my recovery. I have not run a 5K in over a year. Currently, my 10K PR is a faster pace than my 5K. However, I am not even sure if I am capable of beating my current 5K PR even if I push it. But I know myself, and I know that I won't be able to cruise down easy street when some healthy competition is on the line. I can't decide if I should run the 5K or not.4 -
Congrats on great races @MNLittleFinn @amymoreorless @MobyCarp @Orphia @skippygirlsmom and anyone else I missed. Too many posts to catch up on.
Been running with others so I've been slowing down and talking. I need to get at least one run a week where I work my pace more as well as a proper long run. I've been nickle and dime running too much. I got hill intervals today with my usual group. Might add boot camp in the mornings since I don't have to worry about getting and picking them up from school. Like most of you, I'm getting adapted to the heat and humidity so far, but I know it's early on and SE Virginia can feel like South Florida some days. Hope everyone's having good runs or rests!!3 -
lporter229 wrote: »I have a potential 5K on Friday night. It poses a bit of a dilemma. There is a race series in my local running group that lasts throughout the year. You must run at least 6 of the 15 or so designated races. You are awarded points for where you finish within your age group. At the end of the year, they take your top 6 races and the person with the highest total wins. So far, I have only run one of the races because of my injury, so I am behind in the number of races run and I probably need to run this race to stay on target for completing at least 6 of them. Problem is, I am afraid I will push too hard and end up moving in the wrong direction on my recovery. I have not run a 5K in over a year. Currently, my 10K PR is a faster pace than my 5K. However, I am not even sure if I am capable of beating my current 5K PR even if I push it. But I know myself, and I know that I won't be able to cruise down easy street when some healthy competition is on the line. I can't decide if I should run the 5K or not.
I suggest that you do not run the race. You could make things much worse for yourself and make recovery take much longer.2 -
@lporter229 - I would make some different plans for Friday night that you won't budge so you avoid that 5k! You are doing great on your recovery so far and starting to see some real progress. Points and awards can come once you are back in full form.2
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@lporter229 If it were me, I would run the 5K and treat it as a run rather than as a race.2
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@lporter229 "Live" to fight another day1
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cburke8909 wrote: »@KatieJane83 thanks for posting on the hydration pack. This is this one I will be purchasing. It's good to hear it's working out for you. I saw a similar one at TJMax Saturday but it was definitely a female color of purple. Now at the early morning hours that I run why should I care?
Glad I was of help!
Nothing wrong with wearing purple as a guy. Back in the day it was a symbol of royalty
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KatieJane83 wrote: »cburke8909 wrote: »@KatieJane83 thanks for posting on the hydration pack. This is this one I will be purchasing. It's good to hear it's working out for you. I saw a similar one at TJMax Saturday but it was definitely a female color of purple. Now at the early morning hours that I run why should I care?
Glad I was of help!
Nothing wrong with wearing purple as a guy. Back in the day it was a symbol of royalty
Royal (or dark) Purple is my favorite color, but he said "female shade of purple" - which is probably lavender or maybe even... BARNEY PURPLE. Personally, I would avoid that shade!
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KatieJane83 wrote: »cburke8909 wrote: »@KatieJane83 thanks for posting on the hydration pack. This is this one I will be purchasing. It's good to hear it's working out for you. I saw a similar one at TJMax Saturday but it was definitely a female color of purple. Now at the early morning hours that I run why should I care?
Glad I was of help!
Nothing wrong with wearing purple as a guy. Back in the day it was a symbol of royalty
Yep! The only time to care about colors when running is if it is going to be dark and you want visibility. If I cared about how I looked when I run, I don't think I would ever actually run.5 -
@PastorVincent you are correct. My wife is getting used to my compression tights as it is. I think she secretly likes them but teases me anyway. I know she supports my ability to wear them at my present weight. If I wore them last year they would not be flattering.0
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@KatieJane83 @cburke8909 and anyone who runs with hydration packs. I bought mine a TJMAXX too. I went running the other day to test it out for the first time. I read on a forum how to best use and take care of them. This one user has had his for 12 years.
He stored the bladder with hose attached, empty with fill cap unscrewed in the freezer to keep junk from growing in it. He didn't even worry about drying it out. He did make sure the water was drained from the hose though.
He wrapped a rubber band around it to save space in the freezer.
The night before he would use it he filled it halfway up with water and blow air through the hose to fill the other half with air. He put it in the freezer making sure the water wasn't at the fill cap or where the hose came out of the bladder. The next day right before he went running he'd fill the rest of the bladder with water. I did it and It worked great! For 4 hours I had ice cold water and a cool back in 94F, 85% humidity. There was still a chunk of ice in it! Another benefit from freezing part of the water was there was hardly any sloshing when I was running. I have a 2 liter pack. The only downside I saw was it was difficult to get the frozen bladder into the pack. I won't blow as much air into it next time. Hope this helps anyone.9 -
Date Miles today - Miles for June
6/1 10.5 miles - 10.5
6/2 7.5 miles - 18
6/3 14 miles - 32
6/4 REST DAY
6/5 8 miles - 40
6/6 10 miles - 50
6/7 5.4 miles - 55.4
6/8 10 miles - 65.4
6/9 4.15 miles - 69.55
6/10 14 miles - 83.55
6/11 REST DAY
6/12 10.5 miles - 94.05
6/13 10 miles - 104.05
6/14 5 miles - 109.05
6/15 10 miles - One hundred nineteen point oh five
6/16 4 miles 123.05
6/17 14 miles 137.05
6/18 REST DAY
6/19 10.5 miles - 147.55 << 1510 ft. elev gain
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 did Madkin Mountain 3x again. This time solo and a little quicker than doing it with my buddy jay who walks it up. Waited for the thunderstorms to pass through before I started. Ended up being just a little cooler and not so much humid as it had been.
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cburke8909 wrote: »@PastorVincent you are correct. My wife is getting used to my compression tights as it is. I think she secretly likes them but teases me anyway. I know she supports my ability to wear them at my present weight. If I wore them last year they would not be flattering.
I can not find full-length tights that fit. I guess all the hills I have run have made my thighs to muscular. Or at least that is what I tell myself.
I do wear the shorts version, but I wear them under heat gear shorts. I could not make myself run in them without something over them. I know some people do... but some people run marathons in a speedo too, does not mean I will do that anytime soon either! 2 -
@PastorVincent I run with a pair of short over the compression tights. I'm not sure how much they help. They are suppose to help you stay cool and be good for your muscles. I do find they encourage me to run fast. Part of me does not care what I look like when I run but there is always that fear that I'll look in the mirror or see a picture of myself and feel very insecure because I look ridiculous.0
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@KatieJane83 @cburke8909 and anyone who runs with hydration packs. I bought mine a TJMAXX too. I went running the other day to test it out for the first time. I read on a forum how to best use and take care of them. This one user has had his for 12 years.
He stored the bladder with hose attached, empty with fill cap unscrewed in the freezer to keep junk from growing in it. He didn't even worry about drying it out. He did make sure the water was drained from the hose though.
He wrapped a rubber band around it to save space in the freezer.
The night before he would use it he filled it halfway up with water and blow air through the hose to fill the other half with air. He put it in the freezer making sure the water wasn't at the fill cap or where the hose came out of the bladder. The next day right before he went running he'd fill the rest of the bladder with water. I did it and It worked great! For 4 hours I had ice cold water and a cool back in 94F, 85% humidity. There was still a chunk of ice in it! Another benefit from freezing part of the water was there was hardly any sloshing when I was running. I have a 2 liter pack. The only downside I saw was it was difficult to get the frozen bladder into the pack. I won't blow as much air into it next time. Hope this helps anyone.
Wow, this is awesome! I'm copying and pasting this and saving it somewhere so I remember this!1 -
lporter229 wrote: »I have a potential 5K on Friday night. It poses a bit of a dilemma. There is a race series in my local running group that lasts throughout the year. You must run at least 6 of the 15 or so designated races. You are awarded points for where you finish within your age group. At the end of the year, they take your top 6 races and the person with the highest total wins. So far, I have only run one of the races because of my injury, so I am behind in the number of races run and I probably need to run this race to stay on target for completing at least 6 of them. Problem is, I am afraid I will push too hard and end up moving in the wrong direction on my recovery. I have not run a 5K in over a year. Currently, my 10K PR is a faster pace than my 5K. However, I am not even sure if I am capable of beating my current 5K PR even if I push it. But I know myself, and I know that I won't be able to cruise down easy street when some healthy competition is on the line. I can't decide if I should run the 5K or not.
@lporter229 - That sounds similar to the Rochester Runner of the Year series - 12 races, score based on best 6 performances, need to run at least 4 for the score to count at all. But in practice, you need to run 6 races to be competitive.
Last year, I was hurt a lot. I only ran 4 RROY races. I won my age group in all 4, for the maximum possible 40 points for 4 races. My friend Bill won the age group with 58 points for his best 6, winning the age group in 4 races I didn't run and finishing 2nd behind me in two I did. I finished 3rd behind someone who cobbled together 41 points in his 6 best races. If I could have run a 5th race, even poorly, I would have been 2nd. If I could have been healthy for a 5th and 6th race, I would have won the age group for the series.
Guess what? Skipping all those races and forgoing the 1st place finish I could have achieved in 6 races or the 2nd place I could have achieved if I ran 5 was absolutely the best decision. Sometimes, living to run again trumps the reward of doing well in the series that motivates you.
In your position, I'd skip the 5K. Yes, I know the theory that I could just run it easy. My history of trying to run races easy because I'm not at full strength isn't encouraging. It's smarter to just not put myself in a race environment when I need to take it easy.4 -
cburke8909 wrote: »@PastorVincent I run with a pair of short over the compression tights. I'm not sure how much they help. They are suppose to help you stay cool and be good for your muscles. I do find they encourage me to run fast. Part of me does not care what I look like when I run but there is always that fear that I'll look in the mirror or see a picture of myself and feel very insecure because I look ridiculous.
I find they chaff far less than traditional underwear and are better in rain/etc as they do not hold water. I actually prefer running in them for those two reasons. I doubt there is anything to the "compression" hype, but if there is I guess that is just added benefit.
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@KatieJane83 @cburke8909 and anyone who runs with hydration packs. I bought mine a TJMAXX too. I went running the other day to test it out for the first time. I read on a forum how to best use and take care of them. This one user has had his for 12 years.
He stored the bladder with hose attached, empty with fill cap unscrewed in the freezer to keep junk from growing in it. He didn't even worry about drying it out. He did make sure the water was drained from the hose though.
He wrapped a rubber band around it to save space in the freezer.
The night before he would use it he filled it halfway up with water and blow air through the hose to fill the other half with air. He put it in the freezer making sure the water wasn't at the fill cap or where the hose came out of the bladder. The next day right before he went running he'd fill the rest of the bladder with water. I did it and It worked great! For 4 hours I had ice cold water and a cool back in 94F, 85% humidity. There was still a chunk of ice in it! Another benefit from freezing part of the water was there was hardly any sloshing when I was running. I have a 2 liter pack. The only downside I saw was it was difficult to get the frozen bladder into the pack. I won't blow as much air into it next time. Hope this helps anyone.
Interesting idea. Far better than the idea my son had to put soda in his at least...1 -
lporter229 wrote: »I have a potential 5K on Friday night. It poses a bit of a dilemma. There is a race series in my local running group that lasts throughout the year. You must run at least 6 of the 15 or so designated races. You are awarded points for where you finish within your age group. At the end of the year, they take your top 6 races and the person with the highest total wins. So far, I have only run one of the races because of my injury, so I am behind in the number of races run and I probably need to run this race to stay on target for completing at least 6 of them. Problem is, I am afraid I will push too hard and end up moving in the wrong direction on my recovery. I have not run a 5K in over a year. Currently, my 10K PR is a faster pace than my 5K. However, I am not even sure if I am capable of beating my current 5K PR even if I push it. But I know myself, and I know that I won't be able to cruise down easy street when some healthy competition is on the line. I can't decide if I should run the 5K or not.
In your position, I'd skip the 5K. Yes, I know the theory that I could just run it easy. My history of trying to run races easy because I'm not at full strength isn't encouraging. It's smarter to just not put myself in a race environment when I need to take it easy.
Yep, this is me.
Looks like the unanimous advice is to skip the race if I can't run it easy. I knew I could count on you guys as the voice of reason!5 -
6/19 - unscheduled rest day because of the thunderstorms this morning. After work I need to drive Skip to Nashville, she has a 6:00 am flight tomorrow to her friends, so no running tonight.
@lporter229 you have already made the decision not to run, I agree the best decision. You know once you start it won't be a run, it'll be a race.
@stoshew71 nice job getting out there today. I waited until 6:00 and then had to get to work, stupid storms. The mountain must have been way fun after the rain
thanks @ctlaws44
Skip is going to her friend's tomorrow in PA for the week. She didn't pack any running shoes, I was horrified until her Coach told me she told her not to run the rest of the week just to cross train. Oh okay then, I guess spending one day walking around NYC, and bike riding on some trails, swimming and jumping off some cliffs somewhere is enough ha ha. Wish I was going.6 -
June 1 - 2.25 miles
June 2 - Rest
June 3 - XT (Cardio, Strength, and Stretch classes at gym)
June 4 - 2.45 miles
June 5 - Rest
June 6 - 2.3 miles
June 7 - XT/Strength
June 8 - Rest
June 9 - Rest
June 10 - 2.3 miles
June 11 - 2.35 miles
June 12 - Rest
June 13 - 2.6 miles
June 14 - Rest
June 15 - 2.7 miles
June 16 - Rest
June 17 - 3.1 miles (Get Healthy Now 5k)
June 18 - Rest
Came in 3rd in my age group in my 5k this weekend. This is my first 5k since April and the first of three over the next three weeks.
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Congrats on the AG place @MrsKGrady!!0
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Completely unintentional long interval training today. Left the house at lunch time intending to do about 10k, but despite me taking 3 bottles of cold fluids knew rather quickly I wasn't going to make it in today's heat (30C) so after about 3km I had a walking break for about 5 minutes. I then set off again, lasting about the same distance before my next 5 minutes walking break and then jogged the last 2.5km to my destination, (very short stop to pick something up). I decided I would walk as far back home as I could get before I ran out of fluid then jump on the bus - after about 15 minutes walking I decided to run again and managed around 4.5k (the slight headwind on this leg keeping me cool). I was then going to walk home and walked for about 10minutes before deciding to jog the rest of the way home (2.4k).
In the end totalled 16k, and if I add in all the walking breaks and the walking warm up it was pretty much exactly HM distance in a total time of 2:36. At least now I know I can run/walk my HM in 3 weeks if I need, and hopefully it won't be 30C so should be easier than today!
11-June: 6.50km easy
13-June: 5.18km steady
14-June: 4.59k *slow* + 3.18k easy
15-June 7.94k easy
16-June: 3.67k tempo
17-June: 1.34k short
18-June: 1.84k short
19-June: 16.03k easy (as 3.04 + 3.56 + 3.55 + 4.51 + 2.34k runs with intermediate walking breaks of 5-15minutes)
Upcoming Races:
9-July: Southend HM10 -
This thread is crazy. So much pressure to keep up!
@MNLittleFinn, congratulations on your marathon! What a huge accomplishment.
Had a rough weekend but got up and ran this morning. 5.28 miles.
June goal: 36.1 / 507 -
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June 18 – 0.0 miles Rest…ish
June 19 – 0.0 miles Rest
Total: 64.25 miles/100 miles
Yesterday was a work-imposed rest day. A 12-hour shift from hell will do that to you. I work in a restaurant, so I’m not a fan of contrived holidays that have everyone and their father out for dinner, whether they can afford it or not and whether they actually know how to dine out or not. I am tired and sore. I also have another long shift ahead of me, because everyone knows the Monday after a holiday is slow, and no one wants to work, lol! That’s ok. I can use another rest day. I have a race on Friday. On the beach. I’m not really a fan of running on sand. What was I thinking??!
Upcoming Race:
June 23 – St. Pete Beach Series, Race #1, 5K
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@MNLittleFinn - Congrats on completing your first full. Amazing progress!
Definitely inspired me to get back into mindset of doing a full - you must feel great. My pack for my second HM just arrived over the weekend, and included a flyer for a local full that I didn't know existed. It's literally only 40mins drive away so don't have the usual hassle/cost associated with travelling. However, it only gives me 16 weeks to make transition from half to full, (including any post HM recovery and pre-full taper). Decisions, decisions...2 -
@Elise4270 Thanks for the advice indeed I needed better hydration, I've ran same distances at night and nothing happened.
@MrsKGrady Congratulations!
I ran 22k the past thursday but I feel I'm keeping behind in my goal.
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@mrskgrady super job!! Great pictures!
@shrcpr no pressure - sometimes I read everything, but if I can't I skim and hit buttons, if I'm too far behind I just post and start from there ha ha
@bettyM1017 I'm not a fan of running on the beach either.0
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