August 2017 Running Challenge
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MNLittleFinn wrote: »MNLittleFinn wrote: »
Today's notes: Slept in until 0425 this morning, and that felt pretty good after my short but hard double day yesterday. Today's plan was 8 miles. I got in 8.1 in 1:17:23 for an average pace of 9:33. Average HR was 150, so that was good, as was the fact that I spent 95% of the run in z1 or z2.
Curious what your zones are and where you got them. Being in z1 & z2 95% of the time but an average of 150 just seems high to me.
Based on a 175 LTHR, my z2 tops out at 155 using Fitzgeralds system. High HR was 158
Reminds me, im planning to run a LTHR test so I need to get a new chest strap HRM, new Garmin has the option of a finding LTHR, but requires a chest strap HRM, and my old one isn't compatible.
I got my LTHR from a blood sample during a treadmill session with my trainer.
Zone: 2: HR -120-139
Zone: 3 HR - 140-169
Zone: 4 HR -170-174. LT HR: 172
Zone: 5 HR - 175+
My trainer sets up zones a bit different, and wants my easy/recovery runs to stay much lower than your top end z2. Most of my aerobic runs I like to keep under 160. He considers 160-170 the gray area. I've found when I get into that area it doesn't take too long for the HR to continue to rise into threshold, and recovery is longer.1 -
I'm in on the 30 day challenge.1
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@shrcpr My race is in Huntsville, Alabama -- the Huntsville Half Marathon.
https://runsignup.com/Race/AL/Huntsville/HuntsvilleHalfMarathon3 -
@PastorVincent - Happy Anniversary! You marriage is celebrating its 21st birthday! It's legal now.10
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KatieJane83 wrote: »
@kristinegift awesome, thank you so much! I'll be going down the day before, so should probably really be looking into places to stay, yikes. Any tips/info/etc you have regarding parking or any other logistics are greatly appreciated! Not sure if I'll be staying that night or not, but I definitely already took that Monday off from work, lol.
@KatieJane83 Definitely book a place to stay ASAP!! The race opens really early and the hotels close to the start/finish will sell out fast. I've got tons of Philly marathon race tips. I sent you a friend request; feel free to drop me a DM and we can nerd out about race logistics1 -
amymoreorless wrote: »_nikkiwolf_ wrote: »@amymoreorless Wow, a full marathon? Awesome! Will it be your first?
@_nikkiwolf_ Yes, it will be my first marathon. I am signed up for my first 1/2 in October and first full in December. One of the ladies in my running group is a race ambassador so I was upgraded for free.
I also somehow found myself registered for another 1/2 in January. I need to stop hanging out & drinking wine with crazy running friends....
I'm jealous! Oh, to have crazy running friends to drink wine with and sign up for too many races, lol!7 -
1/8-REST
2/8-5.3
3/8-3.6
4/8-5.6
Total - 14.5/120 Miles.
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WandaVaughn wrote: »Oh. My. Gosh!
I just finished registering for a half marathon.
Me.
A half marathon!
November 4, 2017, here I come!
*trembles at her own daring*
YOu can do it!!0 -
August 1 – 0.0 miles XT Water Aerobics & P90X3
August 2 – 7.25 miles Long Run & P90X3 Yoga X
August 3 – 0.0 miles XT P90X3 The Challenge and a 4-mile walk
August 4 – 6.0 miles Fartlek Run & P90X3 CVX
Total: 13.25/100 miles
Upcoming Races:
August 5 – Great Brain Wash 5K Obstacle Run, St. Pete, FL
August 18 - St. Pete Beach Series, Race #3, 5K
September 16 – Samoa Challenge (Thin Mint Sprint 5K and a Tagalong Trot 1 mile), Safety Harbor, FL
October 1 – Ft. DeSoto 5K, Race #1 of the Triple Crown
October 29 – Ft. DeSoto Halloween 5K, Race #2 of the Triple Crown
November 18 – Insane Inflatable 5K Obstacle Run, Tampa, FL
November 19 – St. Pete Runfest Half Marathon
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PastorVincent wrote: »PastorVincent wrote: »I have read that it is good for Marathoners to run 5ks - other wise they (we) tend to get comfortable adding distance and never push for speed. 5ks supposedly help our Marathon pace.
No idea if it is true, but I have 2 5ks tomorrow...
Absent a training plan designed to work on speed for a marathon, it seems plausible that running 5Ks could help.
5K race pace is approximately I (as in "interval") pace in the Jack Daniels system. The sound track from my coach is that the phase of marathon training that is heavy on I pace is trying to improve your lactic threshold pace. By implication, this would make all your paces faster. So if you don't have designed speed work to improve your lactic threshold pace, running 5Ks would seem like the next best thing.
That is probably it - since most people I know are not @mobycarp and tend to just run miles, not formal work outs.
Yeah, and most people I know aren't @PastorVincent and won't sign up for 2 races just to get an interval workout of 2 x 5K at I pace. Heck of a workout; but at least you should get full recovery between the intervals.5 -
I signed up for the 30 day challenge too. I really need to get back to work. This Friday afternoon is dragging.2
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I feel better about the whole "your calves are gargantuan" comment now. I snapped a pic and they're not horrible.... Sure my quads need help, which are 46 at the widest.
Thanks so much everyone for sharing your measurements. I don't feel like a goon from Popeye now.
@shanaber 80% humidity run! Yuck!!!
1---5.49mi/ 8.85km
3---4.23/ 6.82
Total 9.72/15.68
Goal 89 miles/144 km
Upcoming races:
Oct 1 Spirit of Survival, Lawton OK. Quarter Marathon
AIM for the Cure- 5K, virual run
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 10:04 5k 34.27 10k 1:20.01
Spirit of Survival was my first half marathon! Hope your race day is amazing2 -
carrie_eliza wrote: »I feel better about the whole "your calves are gargantuan" comment now. I snapped a pic and they're not horrible.... Sure my quads need help, which are 46 at the widest.
Thanks so much everyone for sharing your measurements. I don't feel like a goon from Popeye now.
@shanaber 80% humidity run! Yuck!!!
1---5.49mi/ 8.85km
3---4.23/ 6.82
Total 9.72/15.68
Goal 89 miles/144 km
Upcoming races:
Oct 1 Spirit of Survival, Lawton OK. Quarter Marathon
AIM for the Cure- 5K, virual run
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 10:04 5k 34.27 10k 1:20.01
Spirit of Survival was my first half marathon! Hope your race day is amazing
It was mine too!!!!! 2015. You?0 -
Hi everyone! I'm new and training for my 1st half marathon in early October! I'm on week 12 of a 20 week plan. This is just the type of challenge I need to keep me motivated.
So far, I've run 3 miles this month (I've done two runs this week, but my 1st was on Monday, so that was last month!)
Here's my ticker, I hope it works!
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Thanks for the 30 day kinesthetic challenge, it just what I needed. Did my stregnth training for the first time in weeks.
Congrats on 21 years @PastorVincent my wife and I celebrate I years on the 9th. We're just newlyweds in comparison.1 -
@PastorVincent - Congratulations on 21 years!
@shrcpr - I have heard the Monterey Bay HM is pretty awesome and runs right along the coast pretty much the entire way. I will be anxious to hear what you think of it as it is one I would like to get up to. Another good one a bit further south is the City to the Sea in San Luis Obispo. It ends at Pismo Beach. A have run it a couple of times.
@_nikkiwolf_ - I may join your challenge too. Will check it out this afternoon when I have more free time.
@garygse - Congratulations on ending one job and getting in some happy running before starting your new one! Enjoy!!2 -
@Elise4270 2008 - it was freezing cold, rainy, there were no wildlife, and I undertrained. But I signed up for another half the following spring, so I guess I enjoyed it?
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cburke8909 wrote: »Thanks for the 30 day kinesthetic challenge, it just what I needed. Did my stregnth training for the first time in weeks.
Congrats on 21 years @PastorVincent my wife and I celebrate I years on the 9th. We're just newlyweds in comparison.
I've got you both by a long ways... we celebrated 40 in July Honestly can't believe it has been that long... how does that happen??
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Ran 2 miles today.
Puts me at 10/50
I have a run selfie... I am not sure how to post pics here so hopefully it works. Just as I was taking a selfie, a bunch of people on bikes snuck up on me. How embarrassing. LOL. They had just passed which is why it looks like I am pretending to be checking my hair...
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