June 2017 Running Challenge

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  • PastorVincent
    PastorVincent Posts: 6,668 Member
    Orphia wrote: »
    @PastorVincent what was that about DOMS? :smiley:

    DOMS are like that annoying family member that likes to drop in unannounced at the worst times...
  • T1DCarnivoreRunner
    T1DCarnivoreRunner Posts: 11,502 Member
    6/1 - 5.20 miles (also starting a diet change to increase carbs slightly)
    6/2 - rest
    6/3 - 9.00 painful and slow miles in sweltering heat with the sun beating down
    6/4 - rest
    6/5 - 5.25 miles not as hot as Sat., but still hot (need to stop making excuses for slow pace)
    6/6 - 5.37 miles - early am, so started out dark, but nice and cool out
    6/7 - 5.00 miles (early am, nice and cool again... had to add some distance to get up to the full 5 miles)
    6/8 - 13.18 miles (started out 3am and tired along with GI distress, terrible pace but stuck with it - improved as I got to the last few miles - average total pace 11:13)
    6/9 - rest (backpacking in evening, not counting non-running miles)
    6/10 - rest (backpacking, not counting non-running miles)
    6/11 - rest (backpacking, not counting non-running miles)
    6/12 - 6.60 miles, fairly warm, totally new area while traveling for work, slow average pace
    6/13 - 6.93 miles, still warm, new area (paved trails mostly today), slow - need to work on that speed
    6/14 - 6.12 miles, not quite as warm, but 74% humidity still was tough - still slow
    6/15 - rest
    6/16 - rest
    6/17 - 14.30 miles... hot, slow pace. Stopped and re-filled my water bottle 3 times.
    6/18 - rest
    6/19 - 6.19 miles - plan was for 7 miles, but got started late because I woke up with low BG (46 mg/dl). Still could have done 7 miles, but ended early because the stuff I ate for the low BG was causing some issues.
    6/20 - 6.83 miles. Good pacing, so almost no walking. Still slower than I want, but at least kept pace more even.

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    6/24 - Glacier National Park Half Marathon
  • ctlaws44
    ctlaws44 Posts: 182 Member
    edited June 2017
    @JessicaMcB Congratulations on finishing Banff! Sorry it was a bad experience. That's a good sign your knee only subluxated once and it was only one. I don't know how you do it. You're an inspiration!

  • girlinahat
    girlinahat Posts: 2,956 Member
    @JessicaMcB -sorry your Banff run wasn't great, and judging from that photo,there wasn't a lot of trail surface to be seen!!

    next time..next time....

    @Orphia :D:D:D
  • girlinahat
    girlinahat Posts: 2,956 Member
    I really want to tell you guys about my weekend but each time I come on here I have to spend half an hour reading back and run out of time!!! Later maybe....
  • cburke8909
    cburke8909 Posts: 990 Member
    3.8 mile run on treadmill with extreme incline

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    Congrats to @JessicaMcB
    @girlinahat some times you just have to post and then read. We want to hear your stories too.
  • BruinsGal_91
    BruinsGal_91 Posts: 1,400 Member
    This cold I started with on Friday night is still lingering and has really thrown my running schedule out of whack. I've got a 10k on Sunday, so I'm hoping to get a couple of gentle runs in before then, but I'm just so bunged up at the moment, I can't see them being a great deal of fun.

    June Running and other stuff
    6/1 - 6.6 miles
    6/2 - rest
    6/3 - 9 miles
    6/4 - rest
    6/5 - 6 miles
    6/6 - rest
    6/7 - 3 miles
    6/8 - 3.5 miles (JPM Corporate Challenge)
    6/9 - rest
    6/10 - 3 mile hike (doesn't count for running miles)
    6/11 - 6 mile hike (doesn't count for running miles)
    6/12 - 6.2 miles
    6/13 - rest
    6/14 - 3.1
    6/15 - 6.5
    6/16 - enforced rest thanks to vile cold
    6/17 - 2.5 mile very feeble walk just to get out of the house (definitely doesn't count for running miles)
    6/18 - damn cold, still resting
    6/19 - yet more resting. Sigh

    Hope everyone else is having more fun than I am.
  • garygse
    garygse Posts: 896 Member
    @MoWheels and @azellz Welcome to the group!

    @zdyb23456 Glad you like your new Garmin! You say you probably won't use all the features of it...I say give it time, lol.


    After yesterday's harder effort, today was a nice recovery run, and even though I ran it at an easy pace, temps of 77F and humidity at 89% meant that it most certainly did not feel easy. Not. At. All.

    And we're only at the start of summer. Yay.

    01 - 11.39
    02 - 21.12
    05 - 13.44
    06 - 10.73
    07 - 13.43
    08 - 11.43
    09 - 21.15
    12 - 5.66
    13 - 13.16
    14 - 7.10
    15 - 10.33
    16 - 13.52
    17 - 11.27
    19 - 13.52
    20 - 9.10

    Total: 186.35 / 225 miles
  • MobyCarp
    MobyCarp Posts: 2,927 Member
    @MoWheels - Welcome! Triathletes are every bit as welcome here as pure runners.

    @azellz - Welcome to the group. Bummer about the weather in Phoenix. I don't think I've run in anything hotter than 91º F; an expectation of lots of days over 100º would have me checking out where I could pay to use an indoor track.

    @JessicaMcB - Congratulations on finishing Banff! It sounds like you were in similar shape for Banff as I was for Boston. It's disappointing to not be healthy enough to do well, but take pride in managing adverse circumstances and getting to the finish line.
  • Elise4270
    Elise4270 Posts: 8,375 Member
    Orphia wrote: »
    Since my horde of PBs in Sunday's 15 km race, my right hamstring is hurting.

    @PastorVincent what was that about DOMS? :smiley:

    I'm not going to complain... Instead of running, I did Yoga this morning, and will do it again for a few days.

    I'm totally universalish and crystally sparkly Namaste more enlightened than everyone! My ego is so non-existent I've got the least ego out of everyone, beat that!

    My third eye is a *kitten* neutron bomb!

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    Who's injured and wants to be spiritual as *kitten* doing Yoga with me?

    Ooo! Do me! Do me! Haha!
  • karllundy
    karllundy Posts: 1,490 Member
    Wow! Long weekend for me = 12+ pages to catch up on!

    6/1 - 4 miles
    6/2 - Pre-race rest day. Ate some donuts for national donut day / carb load :wink:
    6/3 - 13.2 miles. Damn HOT Dam to Dam half marathon! Race report forthcoming.
    6/4 - Ow.
    6/5 - Still ow. Had hoped for a recovery run, but decided against it when I got up.
    6/6 - 4.3 miles.
    6/7 - Unplanned rest day due to son's strep throat :-(
    6/8 - 5 miles.
    6/9 - 5 miles.
    6/10 - 6.2 miles.
    6/11 - Rest day.
    6/12 - 5 miles. 78° and humid at 4:45 a.m.!
    6/13 - 4.1 miles of track/speed work with a group. Then quick upper body weights. Again, 78° and humid.
    6/14 - Rest day. Semi-planned.
    6/15 - 5 miles.
    6/16 - 5 miles.
    6/17 - 6.8 miles.
    6/18 - Father's Day with my Dad and brother.
    6/19 - 5 miles.
    6/20 - 3.4 miles.

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  • lporter229
    lporter229 Posts: 4,907 Member
    zdyb23456 wrote: »
    So I'm looking at the data from my run this morning. Garmin is reporting that my average cadence was 195 and my max cadence was 204. That seems really high? I'm pretty short at 5ft. Would that be why?

    I have similar cadence numbers and I am only 5' tall also. I think there is only so much stride length we can get, so naturally we increase our speed by increasing our cadence. Just my thoughts on it. I have always had a high cadence.
  • lporter229
    lporter229 Posts: 4,907 Member
    @JessicaMcB -Sorry Banff didn't go as planned. Sometimes it feels like the running gods are conspiring against us in every way. But I have so say, I admire your fighting spirit. Congrats on finishing!

    @PastorVincent - I have said this many times before, but I am not sure if you were around, so I will repeat it. I think that the fast finish long run has been the most important part of my marathon training. So much so, that I now try to make all of my long runs fast finishes, or I at least try to make my last two miles faster than my average pace. On scheduled FFLR, I try to go all out on those final miles. It's proven to be a very effective tool in learning race management.
  • PastorVincent
    PastorVincent Posts: 6,668 Member
    @zdyb23456 Higher stride rate is a good thing. :smile: Distance runners usually have shorter strides, so the only way to increase pace is to increase stride rate.

    Here are some write-ups that might help:

    Over and over, top runners maintain consistently high stride rates—and so should you:
    http://running.competitor.com/2014/07/training/make-a-high-stride-rate-work-for-you_54957

    Higher Stride Rates Linked to Less Injuries:
    http://running.competitor.com/2011/01/sports-science-update/sports-science-update-increase-stride-rate-reduce-injuries_20876



  • ddmom0811
    ddmom0811 Posts: 1,881 Member
    @JessicaMcB - Congratulations on the marathon! I bet the Banff marathon was hilly based upon my short visit there last year. But any slight incline is like a mountain to this Florida girl. I loved running in the temperatures, so nice compared to home.

    Thanks to all my traveling, and not being able to bike on Sat/Sun I am finally going to meet my goal! But I miss my bike! I'll be back home end of July. Boston this weekend and then the next week we go to Barcelona, a cruise and Munich. I will get some running in for sure!

    6/1- travel day
    6/2 - 5 miles
    6/3- 4.6 miles
    6/4- 4.2 miles + 18 miles cycling on rented bike
    6/5- 5 miles
    6/6 - 5.5 miles
    6/7 - 6.1 miles
    6/8 - 5.4 miles
    6/9 - travel day
    6/10 - 43 miles cycling
    6/11 - 44 miles cycling
    6/12 - 5 miles running
    6/13 - 5 miles
    6/14 - 5 miles
    6/15 - strength training
    6/16 - 5 miles on the boardwalk in Hollywood
    6/17 - 5 miles same as yesterday
    6/18 - 4 miles same as last two days
    6/19 - 4 miles
    6/20 - 5 miles


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  • T1DCarnivoreRunner
    T1DCarnivoreRunner Posts: 11,502 Member
    @JessicaMcB I would say that you had a very good time, all things considered. Well done.

    As for me... after the HM on Sat., I'm wilderness backpacking until the end of June. I don't expect to have a great time, but it is my first (so a PR no matter what). My goal is below 2:30, but realistically am trying for around 2:15-2:20. After that, I'm going to focus on getting my nutrition back in shape first and worry about running 2nd. I do want to train for either a full marathon or maybe another HM or 2 along the way, but won't schedule or plan anything until I can get my fueling / nutrition dealt with first.
  • cburke8909
    cburke8909 Posts: 990 Member
    https://runnersconnect.net/fast-finish-long-runs/
    for those interested
  • KatieJane83
    KatieJane83 Posts: 2,002 Member
    edited June 2017
    @JessicaMcB :o:o:o ---> my face after reading about Banff. Talk about gutting it out! I am in awe!
  • PastorVincent
    PastorVincent Posts: 6,668 Member
    @JessicaMcB Wow, sorry it was such a tough race, but you finished! Under the conditions that is exceptionally impressive! Well done!
  • PastorVincent
    PastorVincent Posts: 6,668 Member
    WhatMeRunning wrote: »
    Maybe during the race the atmosphere will help. :sunglasses:

    When I lived down south I had a running buddy that said a race was always good for at least 30 seconds per mile boost in pace. :smiley:

  • Bakins929
    Bakins929 Posts: 895 Member
    4.5 this morning in a very light mist, it was refreshing and leisurely.
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