January 2018 Running Challenge
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OKAY So it is official. I have registered for the 50k Ultra that is six days after my PR attempt at the Pittsburgh Marathon. So I am guessing seven days after the Pittsburgh Marathon you will find me in ICU.15
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PastorVincent wrote: »OKAY So it is official. I have registered for the 50k Ultra that is six days after my PR attempt at the Pittsburgh Marathon. So I am guessing seven days after the Pittsburgh Marathon you will find me in ICU.
You are crazy... Good luck!1 -
abutcher2122 wrote: »Almost at goal. Totally wish i had set my goal in kilometers instead of miles. lol. But ima get it done cuz i refuse to fail the 1st month.
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So, I got curious about HM training today and stumbled across a 12-week schedule that starts with 2-mile easy runs and a 4-mile long run in Week 1 and would line up perfectly with a 5K and a 10K that I already had on my race list for this year. So now I'm wondering... Can I really do it? Could I really get myself HM ready so soon? Am I nuts? Ok, don't answer that last one, but... I do need a reality check. I just started running 5Ks nonstop last week. Can I really do this?
@HRKinchen
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It took me nearly 7 months to go from 5 km to a HM, and I was increasing pretty much per the 10% rule. (Though a true geek might be able to the maths better than me.)
I did it without injury.
I love your enthusiasm , but I recommend not setting all your hopes on completing the first HM plan you found today.
I'd recommend reading more about HM plans, and increasing mileage by just running a bit more each week, staying healthy, and achieving lots of milestones as you go, until you do a HM in as long as it takes. xo
Sometimes our goal-setting needs training too.
Thanks for the reality check. Duly noted.
I'll repeat weeks where needed, just as I did with C25K. There are no HMs in my area 12 weeks from now anyway, so I won't even have an option to test results in a race setting until September or later. So there's no rush and no real expectation, other than a little "blind faith" that if I keep at it, I'll get there eventually.
And in all fairness, while it was "the first HM plan I found," it was also the one I saw reiterated umpteen kajillion times and only settled on after I had traced it back to its origin: It's Hal Higdon's Novice 1 plan.4 -
PastorVincent wrote: »OKAY So it is official. I have registered for the 50k Ultra that is six days after my PR attempt at the Pittsburgh Marathon. So I am guessing seven days after the Pittsburgh Marathon you will find me in ICU.
yup. bonkers. no other word for it.
but hey, what's another 8 kilometres? Plenty of people do marathon a day challenges, why should YOU be anything special?2 -
girlinahat wrote: »PastorVincent wrote: »OKAY So it is official. I have registered for the 50k Ultra that is six days after my PR attempt at the Pittsburgh Marathon. So I am guessing seven days after the Pittsburgh Marathon you will find me in ICU.
yup. bonkers. no other word for it.
but hey, what's another 8 kilometres? Plenty of people do marathon a day challenges, why should YOU be anything special?
So that is not the worst of it. I will finish the Marathon at least 90 mins, if not 2 hours ahead of my wife. I will then get a banana or three, some water, run back and find her on the course and finish with her. That is our tradition at every race... though 10 miler is the longest race I have done that for so far. Full marathon will be ummm interesting to attempt that.5 -
PastorVincent wrote: »OKAY So it is official. I have registered for the 50k Ultra that is six days after my PR attempt at the Pittsburgh Marathon. So I am guessing seven days after the Pittsburgh Marathon you will find me in ICU.
eh, don't sweat it. Ultras are very low key and most people are in it just to have fun on trail. The @JessicaMcB types are there too, but they will be so far ahead of you that you won't have to worry about thinking about trying to keep up. And if you're suffering at that little 50k, just remember what I did one month prior.... you're in good company3 -
So, my book royalties came in, and I, of course, saved the money aside for a rainy day... and by rainy day I mean I just paid for
Shamrock Shuffle: 3 races, same day: Half Marathon, a 5k, and a mile race.
Achilles: 2 races, same day, 10k and a 5k
Glacier Ridge 50k - my first trail race and my first official ultra (although I did run 27.2 miles in my last marathon...)
Time to write more books I guess!12 -
PastorVincent wrote: »So, my book royalties came in, and I, of course, saved the money aside for a rainy day... and by rainy day I mean I just paid for
Shamrock Shuffle: 3 races, same day: Half Marathon, a 5k, and a mile race.
Achilles: 2 races, same day, 10k and a 5k
Glacier Ridge 50k - my first trail race and my first official ultra (although I did run 27.2 miles in my last marathon...)
Time to write more books I guess!
HAHAHAHAHAHAHA.... ugh, don't say that.... going long on a marathon doesn't count..... that's like the people who jog to their car after the race saying they ran an ultra...... Ultras start at 50k, unless you find a race that's like 45k.....1 -
rheddmobile wrote: »@MobyCarp - RIP favorite gloves! Good to hear you're still feeling mostly okay the day after and that your rehab is coming along.
@sarahthes - my husband wanted to know, does your son have a brother or was the black magic marker self-inflicted as well? Brilliant picture, glad to hear your carpet and sanity survived the experience.
My stupid heel is still badly blistered but I'm much happier since I have a hydrocolloidal bandage on it. So of course I put my knee out, trying to get a good look at the back of my heel! But I put my brace on and ran anyway and it seems no worse for wear.
Easy 5k, and the good news is that our easy 5k, including hills, stops for traffic, and dodging small children with new bicycles, is now only 32 minutes, only about thirty seconds off from our PR. And instead of feeling wiped afterwards we fartleked around the boardwalk - which is a fancy way of saying one of us would just sprint off at random and we would race each other until either my husband pulled ahead and and won or he ran out of sprint stamina and I caught back up and I won. He can totally run me into the ground as far as speed, but I have a lot more staying power.
It was just absolutely gorgeous weather today, tons of people on the trails. We met ALL THE DOGGIES there were so many doggies at the park!
Jan 28: 5k plus about a half mile fartlek
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1/1 = 6 miles
1/2 = rest day
1/3 = 7.5 miles
1/4 = vinyasa yoga class
1/5 = 7.5 miles
1/6 = 13 miles - River Road Half Marathon
1/7 = 6 miles
1/8 = strength training at the gym
1/9 = early PT appt for my foot/ankle
1/10 = 8 miles
1/11 = 6 miles
1/12 = 9 miles
1/13 = rest day
1/14 = 14 miles (run/walk intervals with group)
1/15 = 5 miles & foot PT appt.
1/16 = rest day
1/17 = 6 miles dreadmill & 30 minutes strength training
1/18 = 4 miles
1/19 = 14 miles (run/walk intervals)
1/20 = gimpy foot rest day
1/21 = 8 miles (run/walk intervals)
1/22 = 6 miles and short strength training session
1/23 = rest day
1/24 = 9 miles
1/25 = 3 miles
1/26 = 12 miles
1/27 = rest day
1/28 = 12 miles (run / walk intervals with the group)
1/29 = 3 miles and 40 minutes strength training
How does anyone keep up with this thread? So far behind in two days....
January Goal = 140 miles / total miles = 1593 -
MNLittleFinn wrote: »PastorVincent wrote: »So, my book royalties came in, and I, of course, saved the money aside for a rainy day... and by rainy day I mean I just paid for
Shamrock Shuffle: 3 races, same day: Half Marathon, a 5k, and a mile race.
Achilles: 2 races, same day, 10k and a 5k
Glacier Ridge 50k - my first trail race and my first official ultra (although I did run 27.2 miles in my last marathon...)
Time to write more books I guess!
HAHAHAHAHAHAHA.... ugh, don't say that.... going long on a marathon doesn't count..... that's like the people who jog to their car after the race saying they ran an ultra...... Ultras start at 50k, unless you find a race that's like 45k.....
Figured you would get a kick out of that.
But, really I will be likely going farther than 50k on the day of the Marathon, as I mentioned up thread:I will finish the Marathon at least 90 mins, if not 2 hours ahead of my wife. I will then get a banana or three, some water, run back and find her on the course and finish with her. That is our tradition at every race... though 10 miler is the longest race I have done that for so far. Full marathon will be ummm interesting to attempt that.
I plan to stop the Gramin when I finish the race and start a new "run" when I start heading back for her, just to see how bad it is. It will be at least full hour back to find her, then double that to return, so not exactly a "jog back to the car" for sure.
Still, I will count the 50k as my first ultra since it is official an all that. Just like I am not counting any of the numerous 1/2 marathons I have run in training as a HM. Once I run my first official HM race (Shamrock Shuffle) then I will have an actual 13 mile time.
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MNLittleFinn wrote: »HAHAHAHAHAHAHA.... ugh, don't say that.... going long on a marathon doesn't count..... that's like the people who jog to their car after the race saying they ran an ultra...... Ultras start at 50k, unless you find a race that's like 45k.....
I argue - we have a little Challenge in my Home town, the kicker is it does every Hill - Trail that comes out of the Bottom of the River Valley - self supported. Total was 36.8 km and 1100m of elevation. Which for some is no big deal, but when you are at the start in the bottom of the valley and look up to see all the peaks it can be intimidating. I just about prefer being in trees where you don't know where the top is.1 -
I missed a bunch & don't have the time to even skim. Boo.
1/1/17 1.65 Leg Day
1/2/17 Rest
1/3/17 Rest
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 Rest
1/11/17 Rest
1/12/17 Shoulders & Triceps
1/13/17 3.17
1/14/17 6.25
1/15/17 3.28
1/16/17 Rest
1/17/17 2.75
1/18/17 Leg day
1/19/17 2.5
1/20/17 Rest
1/21/17 Rest
1/22/17 3.5 Back & Biceps
1/23/17 Glutes
1/24/17 Rest
1/25/17 Rest
1/26/17 Legs & back + abs
1/27/17 Delts & tris
1/28/17 6.45
1/29/17
1/30/17
1/31/17
Total 41.1 of 50
Yesterday I had probably my worst race ever. It all started on Saturday. I woke up at 6 to get a run in but my ears were so plugged I knew I couldn't run. I had some breakfast and coffee and felt well enough to do my delts & tris. I spent the rest of the day relaxing and writing hoping I wouldn't wake up Sunday the same way. Thankfully I didn't. I tried to line up at the back, knowing I was going to go slow but more and more people kept going behind saying how slow they were (this was a first as usually everyone thinks they are faster than everyone else lol). I started out just a tad faster than I wanted but slowed myself. I was feeling pretty good, for about 2 miles. I started to feel low energy and was struggling to keep running so I started walking up the inclines and running the down hills and flat areas. Then around 3ish miles I just started walking. I couldn't even get the energy to run down hill. At some point the little liquid I had decided it didn't want to be in my stomach anymore (a first for me). Around mile 5 I realized my fingers were so swollen it was almost painful. My fingers almost always puff up a bit but this was a lot. Anyway, I jogged the last .25ish to the finish. I spent the rest of the day napping and relaxing on the couch because my head wouldn't stop pounding.
I'm pretty sure I have a head cold and that's the issue. My head and ears are still plugged up. My ears pop and feel relief for about a minute. My headache is better but it's still feeling stuffed. My sinuses seem fine. I can breathe and have no face pressure so its all in my head/ears. I hate January lol18 -
1/1-4 miles New Years run
1/2-4.1 miles dreadmill intervals+ "Functional Training with Stella"
1/3-4.4 miles+ stretching/PT
1/4-3.7 miles trail running
1/5-Rest day
1/6-7 miles
1/7-9 miles total (6 @ tempo pace)
1/8- Rest day-"Functional Training with Stella"
1/9-4.2 miles dreadmill intervals 8 X 400m @ 5k pace+ P90X3 Dynamix
1/10-6 miles
1/11-5.6 miles (includes 2.4 miles with Stella)
1/12-30 minutes strength training + 10 min stationary bike
1/13-8 miles on the dreadmill w/ 6 @ tempo pace
1/14-rest day due to traveling
1/15-10 miles in the snow and ice
1/16-P90X3 Total Synergystics
1/17-4.3 miles dreadmill intervals 6X600 @ 8.5-9mph
1/18-nothing
1/19- 5 miles
1/20-8.7 miles
1/21-9.3 miles
1/22 Rest Day
1/23- 6.2 miles
1/24-30 minutes yoga + 25 min stationary bike
1/25-4 miles
1/26-6.5 miles
1/27-9.3 miles
1/28-10 miles
129.3/120
This weekend put me over goal for the first month in forever.
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@RunsOnEspresso sorry about your race Perhaps you should take it easy for a few days...0
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@RunsOnEspresso - That sounds dreadful. Get yourself some rest and feel better soon!0
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@RunsOnEspresso That really sucks . Sorry you were under the weather and hope you are feeling better now.0
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01/02/2018: C25K W1D1
01/11/2018: C25K W1D2
01/15/2018: C25K W1D3
01/17/2018: C25K W2D1
01/19/2018: C25K W2D2
01/21/2018: C25K W2D3
01/23/2018: C25K W3D1
01/25/2018: C25K W3D2
01/27/2018: C25K W4D1 <-- Oopsies I skipped W3D3!
01/29/2018: C25K W4D2
I was out of town at a convention Friday through Sunday but still got up at 6am and hit the hotel's fitness room to get my run in. I forgot which day I was on and accidentally skipped W3D3. Week 4 is 2 sessions each of a 3 minute run and a 5 minute run for a total of 16 minutes of running. I'm halfway done! Time to start looking at which program to jump into when i've finished this one.
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@RunsOnEspresso Aren't you in Texas? I know the cedar pollen is insane right now. I caught a news blurb Thursday when I was in Dallas on it.
Take care. Sorry about the race.0 -
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@Link2Life I finished C25K back in August, then started the Bridge to 10K program. Once I was done that I did a 15K program to build my mileage, and now I've started HM training. I liked the B210K program quite a bit, personally.5
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01/01/18 - 3 miles
01/02/18 - 4 miles
01/03/18 - 4 miles
01/04/18 - 3 miles
01/05/18 - Cross train
01/06/18 - 6 miles (trail)
01/07/18 - REST
01/08/18 - 3 miles
01/09/18 - 4.5 miles
01/10/18 - 3.5miles
01/11/18 - 3 miles
01/12/18 - Cross Train Les Mills BodyPump/CXWORX
01/13/18 - 8 miles (trail)
01/14/18 - REST
01/15/18 - 3 miles
01/16/18 - 5 miles
01/17/18 - 3.5 miles
01/18/18 - 3 miles
01/19/18 - Cross Train Les Mills BodyPump/CXWORX
01/20/18 - 6 miles (trail)
01/21/18 - Rest (but shoveled lotsa snow)
01/22/18 - 3 miles
01/23/18 - 5.5 miles
01/24/18 - 4 miles (10 x 400) + some
01/25/18 - 4 miles (hotel treadmill)
01/26/18 - 7 miles (AT THE M'FN OCEAN)
01/27/18 - Cross Train Less Mills BodyPump Oh my Aching Tiny Biceps
01/28/18 - Rest (and a headcold)
01/29/18 - 3 miles (on little sleep and a headcold and my watch battery died about 1 minute into the run)
MTD: 82 miles
JAN GOAL: 80 miles
YTD: 82 miles
2018 GOAL: 1000 miles
Upcoming (and hopeful) Races:
02/10/18 - Mardi Crawl 10k
04/14/18 - Rattler Mad Moose 10k (Trail)
06/02/18 - Gluten free Gallop 5k (hubby and daughter have Celiac so this one's personal)
06/23/18 - Slacker Half Marathon
07/xx/18 - Something on a trail TBD
09/23/18 - Xterra Mountain 8k (Trail)
10/28/18 - Kooky Spooky 10k
11/xx/18 - A Turkey Trot 5k of some sort TBD
I guess I didn't update my log after my Friday ocean run! It was honestly one of the best runs of my life. I wanted to run and run and run and run. Training at altitude (on trails) then doing a flat long run at sea level seriously shaved about 30s per mile/min off my time. Was so so so so good. I think I was giddy about the ocean. I got to see surfers and the Coast Guard and silly people in California bundled up in parkas in 50 degree weather!
Slept for crap last night. Was mostly up from 1:30-3am and finally dozed off. Alarm goes off at 4. I fudged the time a bit since I knew this morning was only 3 miles. Had an excellent run, despite being tired and stuffy, but I forgot to charge my watch last night so what I think was an epic 5k time is completely uncaptured. Ahhh well. The run felt great, and that's all that matters.
Tomorrow no fudging on the clock. Have to put in 6 miles, my longest pre-work run ever. I'll need to be out the door by 4:15 to get all the things done in time.
Getting more excited for my 10k (not this weekend, but next). I've been working the Hal Higdon Intermediate 10k plan to improve my time. I have a hope and dream of finishing top 3 in my age group, so we'll see how close I come. I'm consistently top 10, but there's definitely a time difference to overcome between 10 and 3. Regardless, I know I've gotten better, so I'll take it, no matter what it is.
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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 1/28/1816 -
@HonuNui Great finish! Congratulations! What a cool medal and swag!1
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fitoverfortymom wrote: »I guess I didn't update my log after my Friday ocean run! It was honestly one of the best runs of my life. I wanted to run and run and run and run. Training at altitude (on trails) then doing a flat long run at sea level seriously shaved about 30s per mile/min off my time. Was so so so so good. I think I was giddy about the ocean. I got to see surfers and the Coast Guard and silly people in California bundled up in parkas in 50 degree weather!
Sounds amazing! Glad you had such an awesome run!
@HonuNui - Congrats on your finish! Awesome swag too! Sorry about your hand and fall. Hope you're healing well.2 -
PastorVincent wrote: »girlinahat wrote: »PastorVincent wrote: »OKAY So it is official. I have registered for the 50k Ultra that is six days after my PR attempt at the Pittsburgh Marathon. So I am guessing seven days after the Pittsburgh Marathon you will find me in ICU.
yup. bonkers. no other word for it.
but hey, what's another 8 kilometres? Plenty of people do marathon a day challenges, why should YOU be anything special?
So that is not the worst of it. I will finish the Marathon at least 90 mins, if not 2 hours ahead of my wife. I will then get a banana or three, some water, run back and find her on the course and finish with her. That is our tradition at every race... though 10 miler is the longest race I have done that for so far. Full marathon will be ummm interesting to attempt that.
@PastorVincent take longer to get that banana and you won't have to run as far with the Mrs.
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Starflight00 wrote: »abutcher2122 wrote: »Almost at goal. Totally wish i had set my goal in kilometers instead of miles. lol. But ima get it done cuz i refuse to fail the 1st month.
Wow, you started running when exactly? Awesome job!!
Thanks. I started November of last year.4 -
January goal - 35 miles
1/3 - 1.5 miles - put on my new fleece lined pants a couple of shirts, jacket, new buff & gloves and hit the street. It was 25 degrees. Not too bad, think I'll try it again tonight.
1/6 - 6.5 only 25 degrees, but great run. I can't believe how much more I like running in the cold than the heat.
1/7 - 2.5 warmer, 50 degrees, but a cool wind and I didn't bundle up enough for the first part.
1/9 - 2.0 miles
1/13 - 3.5 miles
1/16 - 2 miles -
120- 5.5 miles no pain no problems!
1/23 - 1.7 miles
1/27 - 5miles ouch
total -30.2 miles. So close, but the outside of left foot started hurting again Saturday about 4 miles in and is still tender to walk on. Not sure what's going on. I guess I'll do some lifting this week and try to stay off of it. It's really bumming me out.
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PastorVincent wrote: »So... I may have just signed up for 3 races on the same day... umm.
Ambiguous grammar alert: If you mean that today you committed to run 3 races in the future, that's okay. If you mean that you committed to run 3 races on the same future date, that could be an issue.
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