January 2018 Running Challenge
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@HonuNui & @KeepRunningFatboy - Love the medals! Now I have bling envy and want to sign up for some races...
Well, I had a meeting go over by about 30 minutes today, so I missed my Power Pump class. Had planned on running 2 to 3 miles and then going to class, but I ended up just hopping on the treadmill since class was almost over by the time I got down to the gym. 5.30 miles today (That's what I managed to get to in 50 minutes, so that's what I ran).
Two more days left this month, and 8.45 miles to hit 100. I think I'm going to try for it! If I can get in 2 to 3 miles before step class tomorrow, that will set me up for an easy finish on Wednesday. Thursday is a guaranteed rest day (first day at the new job and the boss is taking me out for lunch), so I should be ok running two more days in a row.
1/02/18 - 1.75 miles + Step class
1/04/18 - 3.50 miles + Step class
1/05/18 - 5.75 miles
1/08/18 - 2.00 miles + Power Pump class
1/09/18 - 2.50 miles + Step class
1/10/18 - 6.00 miles
1/11/18 - 2.50 miles + Step class
1/12/18 - 4.00 miles
1/14/18 - 8.00 miles
1/17/18 - 5.00 miles
1/18/18 - 5.00 miles
1/19/18 - 7.00 miles
1/21/18 - 6.25 miles
1/22/18 - 3.10 miles + Power Pump class
1/23/18 - Step class
1/24/18 - 5.65 miles
1/25/18 - 3.50 miles + Step class
1/27/18 - 10.00 miles
1/28/18 - 4.75 miles
1/29/18 - 5.30 miles
Total: 91.55 miles / 60 mile goal6 -
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January Goal....do something
1/1 gobsmacked
1/2 3.35
1/3 3.20
1/4 couldn't
1/5 3.27
1/6 2.50
1/7 wouldn't
1/8 3.58
1/9 4.16
1/10 6.19
1/11 4.62
1/12 scheduled rest day
1/13 non-exercise aerobic workout (incoming ballistic missile warning=elevated heartrate!
1/14 watched football
1/15 5.60
1/16 didn't
1/17 snorkel 3 hours
1/18 exhausted...don't know why-I just had 5 days off!
1/19 5.50
1/20 3.51
1/21 unmotivated
1/22 5.60
1/23 life
1/24 5.39
1/25 work/packing
1/26 travel
1/27 3.56 went out for a little shakeout run before the Sunday 10k race, and managed to (again) fall
....wasn't really trying to emulate @MobyCarp, who I am sure faceplanted with much more grace than I did!
1/28 6.32 at Phoenix Women's 10k---my fall didn't hurt me too badly as I took 2nd place in my age group!
@RunsOnEspresso ...feel better soon
@sarahthes ...adorable kiddie pic!
@HRKinchen ...so sorry to hear about your friend's son. There are no words to describe the pain of losing a child.....
Total 66.35
Ticker is my goal for 2017 and progress to date:
Upcoming races:
Phoenix Women's 10k 1/28/18
I just realized that this was a Phoenix area race. LOL We had great weather this weekend for a race!
Thanks everyone for the well wishes. Gonna take the next few days off from running. I'll miss my goal but health is more important, right?2 -
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Another 3km Was harder as I'd had my cycling commute as well. But it was nice to do.
At least with half a month gone I make it to past he half way point.
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RunsOnEspresso wrote: »
Yeah, we have been laughing about that here. There is a great thread on twitter where people are posting the bases and etc they find. Not just American bases either. At least some were Chinese, and even some NK border patrol routes.0 -
RunsOnEspresso wrote: »
Saw that! I guess I had just assumed that people on "secret bases" wouldn't telegraph their locations by sharing GPS data. But maybe I'm missing something about Strava (which I don't use) or its map. Is it supposed to be publicly searchable?0 -
RunsOnEspresso wrote: »
Saw that! I guess I had just assumed that people on "secret bases" wouldn't telegraph their locations by sharing GPS data. But maybe I'm missing something about Strava (which I don't use) or its map. Is it supposed to be publicly searchable?
@HRKinchen here's the Strava heatmap. I use this to help me find new running routes, particularly trails, when I'm in a new area. I hadn't thought about looking near military bases.
https://labs.strava.com/heatmap/#2.79/-19.15017/34.51975/hot/run
Apparently some of the privileged class are keeping fit in Pyongyang
https://labs.strava.com/heatmap/#12.30/125.63585/39.01694/hot/run
The heatmap is detailed enough, and updated recent enough, that I can see where I leave and turn into my driveway, as well as the garbage cans at the park where I toss Kody's poop bags.
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RunsOnEspresso wrote: »
Saw that! I guess I had just assumed that people on "secret bases" wouldn't telegraph their locations by sharing GPS data. But maybe I'm missing something about Strava (which I don't use) or its map. Is it supposed to be publicly searchable?
@HRKinchen here's the Strava heatmap. I use this to help me find new running routes, particularly trails, when I'm in a new area. I hadn't thought about looking near military bases.
https://labs.strava.com/heatmap/#2.79/-19.15017/34.51975/hot/run
Apparently some of the privileged class are keeping fit in Pyongyang
https://labs.strava.com/heatmap/#12.30/125.63585/39.01694/hot/run
The heatmap is detailed enough, and updated recent enough, that I can see where I leave and turn into my driveway, as well as the garbage cans at the park where I toss Kody's poop bags.
But Strava users can choose not to share their data, right? I mean, I get how that would undercut the usefulness of the map for other users, but is there a way to track your activities on Strava without publicly sharing them?
ETA: I guess what I'm asking, as a non-Strava user, is whether the public map is the whole point of the app or if it has utility for an individual to track progress privately?1 -
Dubai lights up pretty well
https://labs.strava.com/heatmap/#13.22/55.16367/25.09124/hot/all
Lots of folks tracking their Hajj at the Grand Mosque in Mecca as well
https://labs.strava.com/heatmap/#16.14/39.82510/21.42199/hot/all
@HRKinchen I would guess that you could opt out of having your data included in the heatmap or not. Most users don't even know the heatmap exists. Yes you can track your activities without sharing them with other users. You can set that up as a default, or decide on a per run basis if it's public or private.
The main point of Strava is to allow individuals to track their progress, be it private or public.
This is what an individual run would look like. This is my run last night
https://www.strava.com/activities/1380690578
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RunsOnEspresso wrote: »
Saw that! I guess I had just assumed that people on "secret bases" wouldn't telegraph their locations by sharing GPS data. But maybe I'm missing something about Strava (which I don't use) or its map. Is it supposed to be publicly searchable?
@HRKinchen here's the Strava heatmap. I use this to help me find new running routes, particularly trails, when I'm in a new area. I hadn't thought about looking near military bases.
https://labs.strava.com/heatmap/#2.79/-19.15017/34.51975/hot/run
Apparently some of the privileged class are keeping fit in Pyongyang
https://labs.strava.com/heatmap/#12.30/125.63585/39.01694/hot/run
The heatmap is detailed enough, and updated recent enough, that I can see where I leave and turn into my driveway, as well as the garbage cans at the park where I toss Kody's poop bags.
But Strava users can choose not to share their data, right? I mean, I get how that would undercut the usefulness of the map for other users, but is there a way to track your activities on Strava without publicly sharing them?
ETA: I guess what I'm asking, as a non-Strava user, is whether the public map is the whole point of the app or if it has utility for an individual to track progress privately?
Yes, Strava uses can hide their data. It is an option. The default is that your data is public. So if you download the app, do the basic setup and go run, your data is public. There are extra steps you have to take to hide it.
BUT Strava is a SOCIAL tool, so the big thing the push is the public data part. See who is running near you, see their times, share photos about your run and so on.2 -
@PastorVincent
"Sorry about your fall, and congrats on the race! But why does the shirt say half-marathon if it was only 10k?"
It was a charity race for Girls Run Fast, and for $45,we got the entry fee, choice of T-shirt , singlet or dri-fit jacket, fruit,bagels,drinks, medals for all finishers and for the top 3 in each 5-year age category. It was extraordinarily well organized, beautiful run thru rio vista riverside park....I can excuse not having separate shirt logos for each category! (5k, 10k, 1/2).... I'll probably do it again next year when we come visit MIL, who lives only 1 1/2 miles from the start
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@HRKinchen
MFP even has a "club" on it and you can see how everyone in the club is doing:
Strava is very much a social network kind of fitness app.2 -
Piping in about Strava - one thing I recommend if you DO have your settings as public, is to hide your own address. So you can set it to not show anything within a quarter or half mile of a certain postal code.
That way people don’t work out where you live and come and rob you when you’re out running (I believe it’s a thing, especially when people start listing their carbon swanky bikes).6 -
@7lenny7 and @PastorVincent - Gotcha. Since it's both social by design and an opt-out, I can understand why the problem with bases happened.
@girlinahat - Scary. And also a reminder why I wouldn't get much benefit out of a social running app: I do most of my non-race running in, around or near my home.0 -
Caught the flu this weekend, so I have been resting, no running. Horrible month too. I will post Feb's challenge in the next couple of days.12
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Is there a February running challenge thread up yet?0
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