June 2017 Running Challenge
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@honunui love the picture in the pool and of course the snorkeling photos are beautiful
@katharmonic and @mobycarp you could have written each other posts last night “speed work, hate it going into it, love it after”
@bruinsgal_91 I know Meb was shaking ha ha too bad you already had a commitment
@garygse sorry your pictures didn’t turn out, I would have loved to see them
@lporter229 Skip has fought with Achilles tendinitis and it truly seemed to take forever for her to be 100% again. Hers was so bad she was in a boot for 6 weeks, then no running for 2 then she was allowed to start back with 1 mile a day for 3 days and slowly added there. She got in August and missed almost the entire cross country season.
@amymoreorless the coach tells Skip to pretend like she has potato chips in her thumb and index finger, you need to hold them enough not to drop them, but you won’t want to break them.
@stoshew71 I love your way of checking ha ha
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PastorVincent wrote: »*Shrugs* I know you SHOULD warm up. All respectable training plans call for it, but, eh, ain't nobody got time for that
We got these Fleet Feet sponsored training run groups. I always giggle when I watch them start in the morning when we cross paths. They get in a circle and do the arm circles and this and that. I'm like, "bye, time to run".
I do start slow and by a half mile in I can get going. On a rough day (after a hard workout the day before) it can take a mile maybe 2 miles before I finally feel loose.
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@JessicaMcB I can't believe you kept going after hurting your knee so bad that you vomited from pain! I hope there is no long term damage for that! I follow many running related feeds on Instagram and actually most reviews of Banff said they enjoyed exploring the area and the views but would not run the marathon again.0
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I think some of the calorie estimates are also gross calories burned, so you are seeing the result of: x calories burned for activity + y calories burned just for breathing. Of course, can still be a wide discrepancy.
Probably. Apple Watch (aka Workout aka Health Kit) tracks what it calls "Active Calories" which based on the docs is essentially net calories. To the best of my knowledge, RunKeeper and Strava make no such claim, so they might be gross calories. Still puts Strava way out of line though.
Still, it really is all just guesstimates. I am using Apple's numbers for now and if my weight moves more than +/- 3 pounds I will reconsider.1 -
@MNLittleFinn I enjoyed reading the account of that run with your friend. Trail runs are brutal! It was obviously a nice change of pace for you though.0
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PastorVincent wrote: »*Shrugs* I know you SHOULD warm up. All respectable training plans call for it, but, eh, ain't nobody got time for that
I do start slow and by a half mile in I can get going. On a rough day (after a hard workout the day before) it can take a mile maybe 2 miles before I finally feel loose.
This is me too. I guess I am just whining because all of my days have become "rough" lately...LOL.
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Got my Fenix 5 in last night and took it out for a run this morning. I'm still trying to figure a few things out but I had issues with the heart rate monitor (I think) during my run. It had my heart rate up really high (157 bpm for a 10 min/mile) and I don't think it was right. I'm pretty sure I have a decent placement and it doesn't move around but does anyone have any recommendations on how to make sure it has a good read?
Even while sitting here at my desk it seems a little high, it is reading 72-74 bpm while resting where as my Fitbit generally had me around a 57 bpm. How can I tell which one is right? Is my rest HR really that high?
Are the contacts wet? I know they make a gel but I haven't tried it. Resting hr may not be sitting doing work. Maybe more like lying down for a bit. Position, hydration and time of day mater. Of course caffeine too.
Mine has always run high. My walk yesterday was 131 to 162. Runs are always 180+. I will do the manual count like Vince said and my phone has a janky pulse reader with the red light. It seems to be lower than my Garmin, but below 150 it's right on. So idk if there's something unique to my anatomy or if it's just wrong. This is my second strap and both are consistent.
I asked Garmin about it, it can be placement. But I've not found that magic pick up spot yet.0 -
I just saw this article today. I think I would not have finished, if I were him...
"I really wanted to finish the race." (Garry Bjorklund Half Marathon)1 -
Nice 5 miles today.
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I just saw this article today. I think I would not have finished, if I were him...
"I really wanted to finish the race." (Garry Bjorklund Half Marathon)
Hmm says was only 30 yards from the finish line. I probably would have pushed for completion too at that distance. If it was like 2 miles, then no... but 30 yards and that close to your goal time? Yeah, I think I would have walked it in too.
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PastorVincent wrote: »I just saw this article today. I think I would not have finished, if I were him...
"I really wanted to finish the race." (Garry Bjorklund Half Marathon)
Hmm says was only 30 yards from the finish line. I probably would have pushed for completion too at that distance. If it was like 2 miles, then no... but 30 yards and that close to your goal time? Yeah, I think I would have walked it in too.
I would have crawled if I had to.2 -
PastorVincent wrote: »I just saw this article today. I think I would not have finished, if I were him...
"I really wanted to finish the race." (Garry Bjorklund Half Marathon)
Hmm says was only 30 yards from the finish line. I probably would have pushed for completion too at that distance. If it was like 2 miles, then no... but 30 yards and that close to your goal time? Yeah, I think I would have walked it in too.
I heard about it later in the day. He finished about 4.25 hours before me, since the half started an hour 30 before the full..... crazy, but I would have been the same way... I winder if he got mad at them for not stopping his Garmin?5 -
01/06 3.26 miles
06/06 3.76 miles
07/06 3.77 miles
12/06 3.79 miles
13/06 3.77 miles
14/06 4 miles
16/06 3.62 miles
18/06 3.82 miles
19/06 4.10 miles
20/06 4.26 miles
21/06 4.01 miles
I always post straight after my runs and I be so exhausted I can't even think of what I was intending to comment on. Ah well Phew!
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June goal: 50 miles
6/1/17: 3.5 miles
6/2/17: 1 mile
6/4/17: 4.3 miles
6/5/17: 2 miles
6/6/17: 3.4 miles
6/7/17: 2.4 miles
6/8/17: 2.7 miles
6/11/17: 4.4 miles
6/12/17: 2.8 miles
6/13/17: 2.5 miles
6/14/17: 2.7 miles
6/18/17: 4.2 miles
6/19/17: 2.6 miles
6/20/17: 2.6 miles
6/21/17: 2.6 miles
45.7/50 miles
I got today's run done. It was very hot and that is about all I can say about it. Lol. It was hot and I got it done and I have almost made it to my June goal. So I guess it was a good run.
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Hi all!
6/1: 8.7k -w/u, Tempo Run, c/d-
6/2: 10.3k -again Tempo-
6/4: 7.1k - urban running
6/6: 14.1k -Long run-
6/7: 7.3k -Easy run-
6/8: 1.5k -treadmill as w/u for strength training-
6/10: 9k -urban running-
6/12: 5k -2.5k run, 0.66km swim, 2.5k run-
6/13: 11k - beach run-
6/14: 3k -as wu and cd for strength training-
6/16: 10k -urban run-
6/17: 7.5k -easy run-
6/20: 10.1k -painfull run-
6/21: 11.3k -2k w/u, 7.2k Tempo, 2.1k c/d-
Aim: 115.9k/161k
Asics GT 1000-5. Running on grass. It went perfect this time!
Stay free of injuries!4 -
MNLittleFinn wrote: »I heard about it later in the day. He finished about 4.25 hours before me, since the half started an hour 30 before the full..... crazy, but I would have been the same way... I winder if he got mad at them for not stopping his Garmin?
That is why I have "auto pause" turned on in RunKeeper!
Can not depend on people to be thinking of such things.
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6/1 5miles 46:33min
6/2 3miles 27:09min
6/3 7miles 65:53min
6/4 rest
6/5 3miles 27:52min
6/6 4miles 36:43min
6/7 3miles 27:55min
6/8 13.1miles!!! 2:06:49min
6/9 rest
6/10 3.55miles 35:30min
6/11 rest
6/12 4mi intervals 38:32min
6/13 5miles 50:34min
6/14 rest
6/15 5miles 48:52min
6/16 4miles 37:39min
6/17 8miles 1:21:57min
6/18 rest
6/19 6miles 58:35min
6/20 3miles 28:48min
6/21 2miles 18:40min
Did 2 miles on the treadmill today. It was supposed to be a rest day, but I don't have enough time tomorrow morning to get in 6 miles. So I did 2 today and will do 4 tomorrow. I'm not sure if it's detrimental to training, but at least I'm getting the weekly mileage in.
I stretched my hip out, but it was still pretty sore running on it. On a positive note the stretching seems to have improved walking around on it. I'm walking around pain free, which I was not prior to starting PT.6 -
I'm home again after my marathon in Anchorage, AK - the same weekend, but not the same race as the fatal bear attack in Bird Ridge.
I saw no bears, no moose, no timberwolves. I was never far from other runners, and the race information included an article reminding runners not to run from bears, as they would be more likely to give chase. Also, I know we're not always rational in panic situations, but I gotta say, if I were being chased by a bear, I wouldn't have time to compose a coherent text. Not that I think I'd be trying, is what I'm trying to say, because I know I'm slower than a bear, even without tripping over a rock because I'm trying to text... I did see bear poop, though - right on the centerline of the road. I seem to recall a number of incidences, All on the centerline of the road. Other runners also reported seeing moose - 2 different adults, one with a calf.
I am ashamed to report that I did not PR this marathon, coming in about 4 minutes behind my last finish time, at 4:59:05. I ran the first half at roughly half-marathon pace (I kept trying unsuccessfully to slow down) and found a new HR Max PB of 204. Around mile 15 I lost my mojo and walked for the story segments of Zombies, Run! and ran while my music played. I got through 10 full missions, but missed some of the story arc because I would periodically drop my one earphone into a pocket in favor of chatting with whomever I was running near. NBD, because I'm burning through Season 3 for roughly the 5th time - I won't be catching the new story for Season 6 until I finish ALL of the old material. Perhaps the whole season will be released by then. No waiting.
No awesome signs either. Few bystanders except at the finish line. The volunteers handing out medals were informed to check bib numbers to ensure that Marathon finishers got Marathon medals, but the T-shirt volunteers didn't seem to get any memo. I was given a Half-Marathon shirt, but I realized the mistake by the time we had walked the 3 blocks back to the hotel, so we went back to exchange it after I showered. Unfortunately, I didn't learn my lesson, and noticed only after it was too late that the shirt I was given in exchange says I completed the Marathon Relay. ***sigh*** I texted the race director, but have recieved no reply. I will be trying to reach them by e-mail, soon. No real expectation, though.
Some notes: Lots of things in Anchorage seem to be closed on Mondays. We missed out on the Museum of Science and Nature because we didn't check for that. Reindeer sausage is tasty. Reindeer burgers are even better. Running red lights is SUPER common. And we had to watch a YouTube video (in German, with no subtitles, and neither of us speak German) to figure out how to start our rental car. If there isn't a keyhole on the steering column, but instead there's a button on the console, press the brake down and push the button while holding the brake. DH liked the back-up camera, but I am anti-technology with regards to my vehicles. I want obvious mechanical parts and not so many computers. It was warmer than I expected, but not so warm that I wasn't happy to have a few sweatshirts in my luggage. It's really hard to sleep when the sun doesn't go down all week. It got *dim* in our hotel room for a few hours around 3a.m. while the sun was on the wrong side of the hotel to shine into the windows.
Now I'm looking ahead to sign up for the next marathon, maybe in October - if I ask Zombies, Run! to play clips a little further spaced, I could probably utilize the run/walk strategy from the beginning of the race to better outcome - this time, it was playing multiple clips between songs, making for ridiculously long walk breaks. Or I could just run a race with pacers. But that doesn't solve MY problem of figuring out how to pace myself. I mean, even with a 204 HR, I was breathing evenly, and didn't feel like I was running all that hard. But looking at the numbers, it seems obvious that I went out too fast in the first half. Or my watch has a function that it calls "Virtual Pacer" that I should probably try. We'll see.
I guess that's all I've got - I'll keep lurking til the end of the month, and start back in here fresh with July.
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@autumnblade75 sorry it didn't go as you wanted, but still a great time. I saw the article on the bear killing the boy, my first thought also was how do you text with a bear chasing you. Such a shame. Geesh they couldn't get you the right shirt. ugh! I brought a new to me car and it has the key fob and button to start it, but I had to laugh at your watching a video.
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Anyone on here know about wrist HRMs? New GPS watch I'm looking at has one, and I'm wondering on accuracy, as I'm used to using a chest strap.0
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