January 2018 Running Challenge
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01/02/2018: C25K W1D1
01/11/2018: C25K W1D2
01/15/2018: C25K W1D3
I finally have my head in the right place to stay consistent. If I don't run in the morning, I don't run in the evening. I'm breaking this pattern of sleeping in just a few minutes longer, rushing to get ready for work, crashing at home in the evening. And while it took me 2 weeks to complete the first week, i'm confident i can start week 2 on Wednesday. I'll add yoga into the time slot tomorrow morning.
Looking at everyone's daily miles here is inspiring. I crave the day I can run 3 miles without stopping. And then I'll crave more. I want to trail run this summer...9 -
Thanks @girlinahat @shanaber @rheddmobile @PastorVincent @RunsOnEspresso @fitoverfortymom @MobyCarp @kevaasen and @JessicaMcB
I appreciate all of your advice. I do think that confidence is my biggest obstacle at this point. And I hadn't really done the math, but looking at that chart I should be able to run a HM in under 3 hours and possibly close to 2:30. I do think it would be better for me if I run at least one long run of 13 miles before the race. I've seen plans with 10 miles as the longest run, but I think I will feel more confident if I know that I have gone the distance at least once. I like the idea of running further than 13 so that on race day I won't be worried about going the distance. I really like the idea of being able to feel like I could run an HM at any time. Since this will be my first HM my main goal will be to finish, but if I could have a decent time then that would just be nice too. I think I will just try modifying what I am currently doing using the guidelines that @PastorVincent suggested. I definitely don't want to cut my long run down.3 -
I have been looking at half marathon training plans. I'm trying to find one that has 4 runs per week instead of 5. I have seen a few but they all start with 4 miles for the first long run. Currently I run 4 days per week. Sunday I do a long run. The last few weeks my long run has been 9 miles and yesterday was 9.5. I also run on Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday usually between 3-4 miles. I try to run intervals on Tuesdays but I haven't done any lately since I haven't been actively training for anything specific. I see a lot of advice about "following the plan", but most of the plans I am seeing have you starting out at about 12 miles per week. I am currently running about 20 miles per week. Should I cut back and build back up, or should I just go with what I have been doing and gradually increase? Maybe I should switch to 5 days per week. But 4 really works better for my schedule and my personal life. The half marathon I am looking at (but not signed up for yet) is on May 19th. I'm nervous because they have a cutoff time of 3:30. I have run a 10k in training in 1:09 so surely I can run 13.1 in 3:30. Does anyone have any advice? The Hal Higdon Novice 2 plan looks pretty good, but I don't know if I want to cut my long runs back down to 4 miles.
I'm a newer runner but have taken Hal Higdon plans (maybe even Novice 2 HM) and looked at my current training, then matched it up with his plan and started there - or maybe 1 week earlier. The plans are meant to build up to the distance, so you don't have to go backwards and start at the beginning if you're already part way there. After my half marathon, I wanted to maintain HM fitness so I could run one anytime I wanted. I also wasn't ready to start marathon training. So I took a couple weeks before and after the HM long-run distance from the middle of his marathon plan, and just repeated them until I was ready to keep going. I have found the distance becoming more familiar and do-able.4 -
1/1/17 1.65 Leg Day
1/2/17
1/3/17
1/4/17 Biceps and abs
1/5/17 3
1/6/17 Booty Day!
1/7/17 Chest & Back
1/8/17 5.55
1/9/17 3
1/10/17
1/11/17
1/12/17 Shoulders & Triceps
1/13/17 3.17
1/14/17 6.25
1/15/17 3.28
Total 25.9 of 50
I attempted to get to an even number total but apparently, I can't do math while running. Guess my next run will need to end in .10. I guess I am on track to hit my 50 this month! I am so excited about that right now. LOL7 -
@kgirlhart I stretched the Novice 1 plan out by a few weeks (mostly because the timing of which HM I wanted to do) so my longest run before the HM was 12 miles, making a HM the natural next long run distance I would do any way.
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Thanks @girlinahat @shanaber @rheddmobile @PastorVincent @RunsOnEspresso @fitoverfortymom @MobyCarp @kevaasen and @JessicaMcB
I appreciate all of your advice. I do think that confidence is my biggest obstacle at this point. And I hadn't really done the math, but looking at that chart I should be able to run a HM in under 3 hours and possibly close to 2:30. I do think it would be better for me if I run at least one long run of 13 miles before the race. I've seen plans with 10 miles as the longest run, but I think I will feel more confident if I know that I have gone the distance at least once. I like the idea of running further than 13 so that on race day I won't be worried about going the distance. I really like the idea of being able to feel like I could run an HM at any time. Since this will be my first HM my main goal will be to finish, but if I could have a decent time then that would just be nice too. I think I will just try modifying what I am currently doing using the guidelines that @PastorVincent suggested. I definitely don't want to cut my long run down.
Just another thought. Maybe see if you can run an HM as a “training” run if it works out sometime in March/early April. I was doing my HM training in efforts to just run a 15k race at the end of Oct. yes, I was over training, but for me it was perfect as I wanted to run the 15k well and later work towards a HM, etc.
As noted it had long runs up to 16 Miles. Before ever running with a running group (which I highly recommend), I signed up for a HM race as a “training run” in early Sept to run not as a race but to simply as a way to run that long with other people. I had run 13 and 14 miles previously alone as a long run (one was just a dreadful, humid late afternoon) and at this point was looking forward to use this as a training run to pace behind others and it fit into my training schedule to run that distance. I had no expectations of time other than I was going to run comfortably hard for 10 miles and if feasible lets the dogs fly for the last 5k.
So I Ran my 15k in Oct and ran to my expectations and it was really a fun race. I also Signed up for another turkey trot HM in Nov since I wanted to run that distance again and had in theory trained for that distance. Oh, what happened on my earlier “training” HM run which had no expectations other than finishing and enjoying the day ( I was running with such joy and joking around with others running saying “let’s run this twice today” and asking people cheering for more cowbells) remains my PR to date.4 -
I have been looking at half marathon training plans. I'm trying to find one that has 4 runs per week instead of 5. I have seen a few but they all start with 4 miles for the first long run. Currently I run 4 days per week. Sunday I do a long run. The last few weeks my long run has been 9 miles and yesterday was 9.5. I also run on Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday usually between 3-4 miles. I try to run intervals on Tuesdays but I haven't done any lately since I haven't been actively training for anything specific. I see a lot of advice about "following the plan", but most of the plans I am seeing have you starting out at about 12 miles per week. I am currently running about 20 miles per week. Should I cut back and build back up, or should I just go with what I have been doing and gradually increase? Maybe I should switch to 5 days per week. But 4 really works better for my schedule and my personal life. The half marathon I am looking at (but not signed up for yet) is on May 19th. I'm nervous because they have a cutoff time of 3:30. I have run a 10k in training in 1:09 so surely I can run 13.1 in 3:30. Does anyone have any advice? The Hal Higdon Novice 2 plan looks pretty good, but I don't know if I want to cut my long runs back down to 4 miles.
If I remember right, I trained for my first half marathon with the Hal Higdon plan, but added 4km to each long run, also because I didn't want to go back from 13km long runs to 6km long runs.
I've read enough books, magazines, blogs and forum posts posts over that past few years that I have a pretty good idea how a training plan should look like, so I could make my own. But there are so many training plans already out there, I figured I might as well print out a plan I like, stick it to my fridge and just run with it
I also stuck with Hal Higdon ("intermediate 2") for my first two marathons. Just recently I decided I want to run only 4 days per week, to have more time for other exercise. So I did a bit of searching and discovered Jenny Hadfield's training plans. Just started using one of her marathon plans, with 4 days of running and 2 days of crosstraining. I'm only in week two, so I can't say much about it yet, but so far I like it.
She also has half-marathon plans with 4 run / 2 crosstrain days. The "Intermediate" plan starts with a 7mi long run. https://www.jennyhadfield.com/training-plans/half-marathon/
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Thanks @_nikkiwolf_0
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1/1 Run 2.07 miles
1/2 Run 2.01 miles
1/3 Run 6.51 miles
1/4 Run 2.51 miles
1/5 Run 8.13 miles
1/6 Run 13.16 miles
1/7 Run 3.55 miles
1/8 Run 6.36 miles
1/9 Run 6.24 miles
1/10 Run 8.23 miles
1/11 Run 8.18 miles
1/12 Run 6.35 miles
1/13 Run 6.75 miles
1/14 Run 11.28 miles
1/15 Run 13.38 miles4 -
01/01/2018 - 3.0 miles @ 9:15
01/02/2018 - 6.5 MPH and 4% Grade for 1 hour
01/03/2018 - 6.5 MPH For 8 Miles at 4% grade
01/04/2018 - 6.7 MPH For 8 Miles at 4% grade
01/05/2018 - 6.8 MPH For 8 Miles at 4% grade
01/06/2018 - Rest
01/07/2018 - Rest - Family Time
01/08/2018 - 7.0 MPH for 7 miles at 4% grade
01/09/2018 - 10 miles @ 8:58 pace
01/10/2018 - *grumble grumble meetings*
01/11/2018 - 11 miles @ 8:34 pace
01/12/2018 - *grumble* *grumble*
01/13/2018 - 7.0 MPH for 7 miles at 4.25% grade
01/14/2018 - 11 miles @ 9:46 pace - in the snow.
01/15/2018 - 7.0 MPH for 6 miles at 4.5% grade
Big Hairy Audacious Goal: Sub 4 hours in Pittsburgh 2018!
Official Marathon PR: 4:11:28
Next Races (more as I find them):
03/17/18 - Shamrock Shuffle Half Marathon
05/06/18 - Pittsburgh Marathon - aiming for sub four hours.
05/12/18 - Glacier Ridge 50k Trail Ultra (I must hate myself)
2020 - Disney World Dopey! (if can raise funds)
Snow was coming down enough to worry about visibility, and I was not in the mood to get run over. I really was not in the mood to run at all, but I put 6 miles in on the Dreadmill. Bearly. Forgot to start my Garmin so no HR data and stuff. Ah well.3 -
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Jan 15: 3.1 mi
The weather was almost nice today! About 41 F at the time we ran. Trails were mostly dry with slushy bits in the shade and on the bridges. It's supposed to go down to 6 degrees tonight, and start snowing. Tomorrow was actually our scheduled run day - today was supposed to be a rest day - but given that I don't want to run in six degrees and snow, we figured we'd better swap it up.
Another personal best on 5k for us, last week we were pleased to have broken the 33 minute mark and this week we did 32:23! And that's with slowing down for icy bits. There's a 5k at this park on Saturday and we're hoping we do as well then.
In unrelated news, I've been feeding the birds since it got so cold, and we had developed a squirrel problem. The silly thing is welcome to SOME seed, but likes to take all of it. Since he can jump to the feeder from anywhere in the yard, the usual baffles were not working. It turns out squirrels hate red pepper flakes and birds don't mind them. I was a little worried because some sites claim that squirrels have hurt themselves rubbing their eyes with their paws after touching pepper, but we tried it, and today I saw our squirrel on the ground under the feeder picking up stray seeds, and he was fine. He gave me a dirty look, too! Dude, go home and eat the 40 pounds of seed you've already stolen from the feeder and stashed!5 -
1/1 5.9miles
1/2 5miles
1/3 13.1miles!
1/4 5miles
1/5 8.4miles
1/6 4miles
1/7 rest
1/8 6.67miles
1/9 5miles
1/10 6miles
1/11 13.1miles!
1/12 8.09miles
1/13 4miles
1/14 rest
1/15 5.75miles
Intervals today in cold weather. Not too bad, I’ve run in colder
Time to catch up on 100 posts!
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@kgirlhart the only thought I can add to the HM Training Plan Conversation is when I build/tweak my plans I add an extra week in as a O-*Kitten* Life Happens Cushion. If every goes good then I just do a copy/paste modification of the last week and the Taper portion to fill in that extra week.
Since you are already doing 20 MPW there is no need to reduce MPW just to match the plan, tweak the plan to match your present abilities. I try to stay in a state of HM Pre-Taper ready so if an interesting HM gets offered to me as a Freebie ( accommodation/travel or entry ) I can hit it with out worry. I won't get a top place/finish but don't really care. I am a little off schedule/training right now thanks to a November and December but could still get out and complete a slow/cautious HM.
From interactions with other runners Local and on-line it seems that everyone takes an existing HM Training Plan and Modifies/Tweaks it to match their situation.
Now to get the shoes on and go for an evening run in the dark.4 -
I just wanted to say that even though I have no ambition to run a half marathon, hearing experienced people discuss it is teaching me a lot about running, and running plans. Not to mention all the tips I have picked up about equipment, eating, and weather. You guys are great!8
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rheddmobile wrote: »I just wanted to say that even though I have no ambition to run a half marathon, hearing experienced people discuss it is teaching me a lot about running, and running plans. Not to mention all the tips I have picked up about equipment, eating, and weather. You guys are great!
Careful... hang around here too long and you might start aiming for a HM sooner than you think.5 -
Thanks @juliet3455. Thst is great advice.
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PastorVincent wrote: »rheddmobile wrote: »I just wanted to say that even though I have no ambition to run a half marathon, hearing experienced people discuss it is teaching me a lot about running, and running plans. Not to mention all the tips I have picked up about equipment, eating, and weather. You guys are great!
Careful... hang around here too long and you might start aiming for a HM sooner than you think.
Yep. If you asked me a year ago about running a marathon I would have said not in a million years. Now I’m toying with the idea of attempting a training plan this September when all my kids are in school full time...2 -
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
1/14 our very own Heidi Bowl ....friends asked us over to watch playoffs and grill hamburgers. Friend had a new cable record system so we could watch and forward thru the commercials. Unfortunately he was still learning how to set it up, and it stopped recording as The Saints were setting up for their final field goal with only seconds left. We assumed they scored and won. Wasn't till after the burgers and news came on that we saw the miracle TD by the Vikings.
1/15 5.60
Total 36.47rheddmobile wrote: »I just wanted to say that even though I have no ambition to run a half marathon, hearing experienced people discuss it is teaching me a lot about running, and running plans. Not to mention all the tips I have picked up about equipment, eating, and weather. You guys are great!
@skippygirlsmom Hooray (again) for Skip!
....and there are lots of likes (that would have been awesomes if we still could....) up there^^^
Ticker is my goal for 2017 and progress to date:
Upcoming races:
Phoenix Women's 10k 1/28/18
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There's a new treadmill out there.. only $4K. Plus monthly fee.
https://www.runnersworld.com/first-look/first-look-peloton-tread?utm_content=2018-01-15&utm_campaign=Rundown&utm_source=runnersworld.com&utm_medium=newsletter&smartcode=YN_0001639323_0001651173&sha1hashlower=3c7e4986ae62c248b07f5bde1004addd96260ef5&md5hash=4cdf9cc8e5c9f458e6dd85cebb2ba0135 -
Didn't get a run in today but did go skiing!9
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Jan 1 - rest
Jan 2 - 3 mi on treadmill
Jan 3 - rest
Jan 4 - cross train (ddp yoga)
Jan 5 - 3 mi on treadmill
Jan 6 - cross train (ddp yoga)
Jan 7 - rest
Jan 8 - 4 mi on treadmill
Jan 9 - cross train (namaste yoga - hips & hamstrings)
Jan 10 - 3 mi on treadmill hills level 1
Jan 11 - 3 mi on treadmill - varying speeds
Jan 12 - rest
Jan 13 - cross train (dancing at a wedding)
Jan 14 - rest
Jan 15 - 4 mi on treadmill
Not a productive weekend here. It was my mom's birthday weekend, my sister was in town visiting for a friend's wedding and I was her last second back up date, and I'm just very fatigued. Extra rest days, some "I'm calling dancing at a reception cross training," and some pushing off the long run.
I wasn't super motivated to run today. Baby had a rough night, my anxiety is a little rockier lately, etc. but I dragged myself to the gym. And I slogged through four miles on the treadmill. It didn't feel good. Outside my left knee/lower quad was feeling a little off. Not in pain, but I was aware of it. I did some lunges and stretched afterwards and everything feels okay now.
This is why I started a 12-week training plan about 16 weeks before the half.6 -
RunsOnEspresso wrote: »There's a new treadmill out there.. only $4K. Plus monthly fee.
https://www.runnersworld.com/first-look/first-look-peloton-tread?utm_content=2018-01-15&utm_campaign=Rundown&utm_source=runnersworld.com&utm_medium=newsletter&smartcode=YN_0001639323_0001651173&sha1hashlower=3c7e4986ae62c248b07f5bde1004addd96260ef5&md5hash=4cdf9cc8e5c9f458e6dd85cebb2ba013
Yeah, for 4K you'd think they could spot you the classes.
I didn't understand this as an exercise bike and I don't understand it as a treadmill. It seems to be geared towards people who like to socialize, but don't feel like going to the trouble of finding clothes that don't smell bad so they can go to a gym. Or maybe it's for people who wish they had friends to work out with.1 -
January 2018 runs:
01 Jan – 5 km parkrun 28:08
02 Jan – 21.2 km half marathon 2:12:33
04 Jan – 6.7 km
06 Jan – 5 km parkrun 29:09 so freaking warm!!
07 Jan – 18 km
10 Jan – 13.1 km
11 Jan – 11 km
13 Jan – 5 km parkrun 28:29 & made a new Strava friend
14 Jan – 16 km pretending to be a F1 racing driver
16 Jan – 10 km
Jan goal: 170 km
Jan total: 111 km
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eponine1984 wrote: »
I wasn't super motivated to run today. Baby had a rough night, my anxiety is a little rockier lately, etc. but I dragged myself to the gym. And I slogged through four miles on the treadmill. It didn't feel good. Outside my left knee/lower quad was feeling a little off. Not in pain, but I was aware of it. I did some lunges and stretched afterwards and everything feels okay now.
This is why I started a 12-week training plan about 16 weeks before the half.
Sounds like IT band.
Mine initially presented like yours, then it seemed within 6 months that it was unmanageable. I had no idea what it was. I never connected the dots in my symptoms. Odd, since I'm neurotic.
Might look it up and do some preventive work, if it seems like what you experienced. Stay ahead of it.
Sounds like you conqured a rough day.3 -
Will update my log in a bit, probably after today's run, but I did make it out last night! It was around 19F, which actually felt quite lovely and I used my spikes for the second time and my balaclava for the first. That's the second time I've used them, and I've confidently ran on the ice. Such a great find at Costco for $9.99! I felt a little like a bank robber, but I was cozy, and a little warm toward the end.
It's 6F right now, but should warm up to the 30s later, which is when I'll head out. Had an early morning call for work, so my schedule is a little whack today anyway.
@RunsOnEspresso Do you know if you have a local Celiac organization that does a run? Ours is in it's third year, and I'll run it this year. I feel so fortunate to live where I do (near Denver). Pretty much everything everywhere has a GF option (sometimes the safety for Celiacs is questionable, but definitely abundant options).
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RunsOnEspresso wrote: »There's a new treadmill out there.. only $4K. Plus monthly fee.
https://www.runnersworld.com/first-look/first-look-peloton-tread?utm_content=2018-01-15&utm_campaign=Rundown&utm_source=runnersworld.com&utm_medium=newsletter&smartcode=YN_0001639323_0001651173&sha1hashlower=3c7e4986ae62c248b07f5bde1004addd96260ef5&md5hash=4cdf9cc8e5c9f458e6dd85cebb2ba013
I saw that on RW. Some people have too much money! Haha! Wow! But it'd be great if you worked from home and didn't want to go to the gym or had weather to contend with. It'd need a feature that says "hey get off the couch!", or "Don't eat that! You need 90 minutes with me to undo that", "get out of bed", "you know how much stronger you be if you come over here", "I can add quality years to your life", " oh snap, everyone else used me today. Your lazy!" ...and fix my coffee.. LOL!4 -
RunsOnEspresso wrote: »There's a new treadmill out there.. only $4K. Plus monthly fee.
https://www.runnersworld.com/first-look/first-look-peloton-tread?utm_content=2018-01-15&utm_campaign=Rundown&utm_source=runnersworld.com&utm_medium=newsletter&smartcode=YN_0001639323_0001651173&sha1hashlower=3c7e4986ae62c248b07f5bde1004addd96260ef5&md5hash=4cdf9cc8e5c9f458e6dd85cebb2ba013
I saw that on RW. Some people have too much money! Haha! Wow! But it'd be great if you worked from home and didn't want to go to the gym or had weather to contend with. It'd need a feature that says "hey get off the couch!", or "Don't eat that! You need 90 minutes with me to undo that", "get out of bed", "you know how much stronger you be if you come over here", "I can add quality years to your life", " oh snap, everyone else used me today. Your lazy!" ...and fix my coffee.. LOL!
For 99% of the people, it will just be an even more expensive clothes hanger.5
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