January 2018 Running Challenge
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skippygirlsmom wrote: »@shanaber and @Elise4270 the runner who was handicapped and McDonald guy are not the same though their screen names were similar. Doug was the McDonald guy.
Ohh.. thanks for having a better memory!0 -
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
1/29- Rest Day
1/30_ 5.5 miles treadmill intervals (6 X 800s) + 30 minutes yoga5 -
@Elise4270 - I think Randall may have been the guy with the blog! I will have to look him up on Strava.
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skippygirlsmom wrote: »@shanaber and @Elise4270 the runner who was handicapped and McDonald guy are not the same though their screen names were similar. Doug was the McDonald guy.
Ohh.. thanks for having a better memory!
Doug, aka, The McDonald's Guy was also aka Sonic Death Monkey. I actually met him in Dayton at a race we both did. I miss him. He always made me laugh.2 -
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
1/30 = 6 miles
1/31 = 9 miles
January Goal = 140 miles / total miles = 1744 -
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@lporter, @skippygirlsmom, @Elise4270 - @SonicDeathMonkey80 is still active. Maybe it is the same runner, Doug, and we can coerce him back to the Challenge?1
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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 miles
1/16 Run 8.01 miles
1/17 Run 10.2 miles
1/18 Run 14.12 miles
1/19 Run 7.02 miles
1/20 Run 14.14 miles
1/20 Run 3.02 miles
1/21 Run 7.02 miles
1/22 Run 7.61 miles
1/23 Run 6.56 miles
1/24 Run 9.17 miles
1/25 Run 9.41 miles
1/26 Run 15.41 miles
1/27 Run 10.7 miles
1/28 Run 7.51 miles
1/29 Run 8.29 miles
1/30 Run 4.02 miles
1/31 Run 10.56 miles
257.76 miles of 200 miles
31 days of running out of 31 days in January
I never would have thought I could keep up the daily running, but there it is. Still more surprised that I even completed in some of the low temperatures that happened over the month. On to February!9 -
@fitoverfortymom - I can’t vouch for anyone’s else’s experience, but most of my running was in conjunction with strong lifts 5x5. For moderate running, they go hand in hand nicely. At some level of intensity I needed to essentially pick a priority. I lifted clear thru half marathon training, but squats sucked. And lifts in general progressed more slowly. And because the half was the priority, I needed to understand that would happen, and be ok with that. Currently, without the running, when I’m not being lazy, I sometimes need to slow the lifting down, because strength gains happen quickly enough that form can’t always keep up. I am also opposite of most... I don’t get runger... after long runs I would have to convince myself to eat. After major lifting, I want ALL the food. But at the same time, my diet is more forgiving if I’m lifting. Not forgiving enough for all this NOT running bs... but more forgiving.
Your biceps are serious #goals.1 -
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)
01/30/18 - 5.9 miles
01/31/18 - 4.2 miles
MTD: 92.1 miles
JAN GOAL: 80 miles
YTD: 92.1 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
Nicely met my mileage goal. Tempo run attempt went a little better. I have a good hill early in my run and it takes a minute to recover and get back up to speed. Happy with how January ended up on the books!
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@fitoverfortymom - I can’t vouch for anyone’s else’s experience, but most of my running was in conjunction with strong lifts 5x5. For moderate running, they go hand in hand nicely. At some level of intensity I needed to essentially pick a priority. I lifted clear thru half marathon training, but squats sucked. And lifts in general progressed more slowly. And because the half was the priority, I needed to understand that would happen, and be ok with that. Currently, without the running, when I’m not being lazy, I sometimes need to slow the lifting down, because strength gains happen quickly enough that form can’t always keep up. I am also opposite of most... I don’t get runger... after long runs I would have to convince myself to eat. After major lifting, I want ALL the food. But at the same time, my diet is more forgiving if I’m lifting. Not forgiving enough for all this NOT running bs... but more forgiving.
@hanlonsk and @fitoverfortymom - I started lifting first and that was my focus too. Running was added to the mix by my trainer for the cardio benefit and to help me lose weight and fat. Now that running has become such a big part of what I do, we fit the workouts to my running plan and races. I have to say though lifting has helped my running so much - even the squats! In fact we did them last night with 25's without thinking of the HM this weekend... Hopefully since it was only Tuesday the effects will be long gone by Sunday! I also don't get runger and have a difficult time eating after I run. Maybe it has to do with the lifting, I don't know. I do get really hungry after my strength training sessions and have to have something with me for on the way home.
I also know @ddmom0811 is now hooked on lifting too!2 -
@fitoverfortymom - I can’t vouch for anyone’s else’s experience, but most of my running was in conjunction with strong lifts 5x5. For moderate running, they go hand in hand nicely. At some level of intensity I needed to essentially pick a priority. I lifted clear thru half marathon training, but squats sucked. And lifts in general progressed more slowly. And because the half was the priority, I needed to understand that would happen, and be ok with that. Currently, without the running, when I’m not being lazy, I sometimes need to slow the lifting down, because strength gains happen quickly enough that form can’t always keep up. I am also opposite of most... I don’t get runger... after long runs I would have to convince myself to eat. After major lifting, I want ALL the food. But at the same time, my diet is more forgiving if I’m lifting. Not forgiving enough for all this NOT running bs... but more forgiving.
@hanlonsk and @fitoverfortymom - I started lifting first and that was my focus too. Running was added to the mix by my trainer for the cardio benefit and to help me lose weight and fat. Now that running has become such a big part of what I do, we fit the workouts to my running plan and races. I have to say though lifting has helped my running so much - even the squats! In fact we did them last night with 25's without thinking of the HM this weekend... Hopefully since it was only Tuesday the effects will be long gone by Sunday! I also don't get runger and have a difficult time eating after I run. Maybe it has to do with the lifting, I don't know. I do get really hungry after my strength training sessions and have to have something with me for on the way home.
I also know @ddmom0811 is now hooked on lifting too!
I'm a lifter and runner, which in the lifting community is really rare. A lot of them despise cardio so I have to rework lifting programs to add my running in (or do two workouts some days). I usually try not to do leg day and running the same day and if I have a long run scheduled I won't do legs day before or after.
I started lifting in high school. I took it as a gym elective. I started running in college after I stopped dancing.5 -
RunsOnEspresso wrote: »@fitoverfortymom - I can’t vouch for anyone’s else’s experience, but most of my running was in conjunction with strong lifts 5x5. For moderate running, they go hand in hand nicely. At some level of intensity I needed to essentially pick a priority. I lifted clear thru half marathon training, but squats sucked. And lifts in general progressed more slowly. And because the half was the priority, I needed to understand that would happen, and be ok with that. Currently, without the running, when I’m not being lazy, I sometimes need to slow the lifting down, because strength gains happen quickly enough that form can’t always keep up. I am also opposite of most... I don’t get runger... after long runs I would have to convince myself to eat. After major lifting, I want ALL the food. But at the same time, my diet is more forgiving if I’m lifting. Not forgiving enough for all this NOT running bs... but more forgiving.
@hanlonsk and @fitoverfortymom - I started lifting first and that was my focus too. Running was added to the mix by my trainer for the cardio benefit and to help me lose weight and fat. Now that running has become such a big part of what I do, we fit the workouts to my running plan and races. I have to say though lifting has helped my running so much - even the squats! In fact we did them last night with 25's without thinking of the HM this weekend... Hopefully since it was only Tuesday the effects will be long gone by Sunday! I also don't get runger and have a difficult time eating after I run. Maybe it has to do with the lifting, I don't know. I do get really hungry after my strength training sessions and have to have something with me for on the way home.
I also know @ddmom0811 is now hooked on lifting too!
I'm a lifter and runner, which in the lifting community is really rare. A lot of them despise cardio so I have to rework lifting programs to add my running in (or do two workouts some days). I usually try not to do leg day and running the same day and if I have a long run scheduled I won't do legs day before or after.
I started lifting in high school. I took it as a gym elective. I started running in college after I stopped dancing.
I'm also a lifter - I do lifting and running on alternating days, 2 days one three days the other with two rest, then reverse the number of days next week. I try not to do both on the same day since studies have shown that cardio too close to lifting reduces the effectiveness of strength workouts on hypertrophy - and I want increased muscle mass so I can eat more calories!0 -
@lporter, @skippygirlsmom, @Elise4270 - @SonicDeathMonkey80 is still active. Maybe it is the same runner, Doug, and we can coerce him back to the Challenge?
That's it @SonicDeathMonkey80 we are friends on Facebook and Strava. He's been cycling a lot.
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Made my stretch goal of 100 miles today. Ready for a rest day tomorrow. My legs are tired after 5 days straight (that started with my long run)!
I thought this might be my highest mileage month ever, so I went back through my training logs. Nope--my highest mileage month was January 2016, at 107.1 miles. That was also the beginning of my road to ankle surgery. Happy to report that I seem to have come through this January in much better shape than I did that one...
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
1/30/18 - 3.75 miles + Step class
1/31/18 - 4.75 miles
Total: 100.05 miles / 60 mile goal7 -
Finally January Tally
Week 1 - 38.7
Week 2 - 43.9
Week 3 - 40.8
Week 4 - 37.4
Week 5 (3 days) - 17.1 (.1 bonus as Strava now recognizes the hundredth decimal point in adding up miles)
Final Total - 177.9 against a 168 mile target.4 -
As expected I didn't make my goal even with counting my attempted runs that ended up as walks... Still I got closer than I thought I would with the travel and then being sick for over 2 weeks. On to February!
Date........Miles.......Total
01/01......6.64........6.64
01/02......4.23......10.87 - + Strength Training
01/03......0.00......10.87
01/04......4.50......15.37 - Intervals + Strength Training
01/05......3.57......18.94
01/06......7.50......26.44
01/07......0.00......26.44 - Business Travel
01/08......0.00......26.44
01/09......3.25......29.69 - Gym treadmill (so hot!)
01/10......4.00......33.69 - Home!
01/11......4.65......38.34 - + Strength Training
01/12......4.46......42.80
01/13......2.00......44.80 - Dog Beach
01/14......6.40......51.20
01/15......5.12......56.32 - + Agility
01/16......0.00......56.32 - Sick
01/17......0.00......56.32 - Sick
01/18......2.46......58.78 - Sick + Attempted run but ended up a walk
01/19......0.00......58.78 - Sick
01/20......4.17......62.95 - Sick + Attempted run
01/21......0.00......62.95 - Sick
01/22......0.00......62.95 - Sick
01/23......3.38......66.33 - Run/Walk + Strength Training
01/24......0.00......66.33 - Sick
01/25......0.00......66.33 - Sick
01/26......4.49......70.82 - Sick + Walk
01/27......0.00......70.82 - Sick
01/28......2.72......73.54 - Sick + Walk
01/29......4.51......78.05 - Actual run! + Agility
01/30......0.00......78.05 + Strength Training
01/31......4.54......82.59 - Another actual run!
My completed and upcoming races. Let me know if you will be running them too.
02/05/17 - Surf City Half Marathon
07/23/17 - San Francisco 1st Half Marathon
10/14/17 - AIM for the Cure Melanoma 5K Walk/Run
12/16/17 - San Diego Holiday Half Marathon
02/04/18 - Surf City Half Marathon
07/22/18 - San Francisco 2nd Half Marathon5 -
Date :::: Miles :::: Cumulative
01/01/18 :::: 4.5 :::: 4.5
01/02/18 :::: 0.0 :::: 4.5
01/03/18 :::: 2.5 :::: 7.0
01/04/18 :::: 3.0 :::: 10.0
01/05/18 :::: 7.2 :::: 17.2
01/06/18 :::: 0.0 :::: 17.2
01/07/18 :::: 0.0 :::: 17.2
01/08/18 :::: 3.0 :::: 20.2
01/09/18 :::: 0.0 :::: 20.2
01/10/18 :::: 3.1 :::: 23.4
01/11/18 :::: 3.1 :::: 26.4
01/12/18 :::: 0.0 :::: 26.4
01/13/18 :::: 2.1 :::: 28.6
01/14/18 :::: 13.1 :::: 41.7
01/15/18 :::: 0.0 :::: 41.7
01/16/18 :::: 0.0 :::: 41.7
01/17/18 :::: 4.4 :::: 46.0
01/18/18 :::: 4.1 :::: 50.2
01/19/18 :::: 0.0 :::: 50.2
01/20/18 :::: 0.0 :::: 50.2
01/21/18 :::: 0.0 :::: 50.2
01/22/18 :::: 3.7 :::: 53.9
01/23/18 :::: 3.0 :::: 56.9
01/24/18 :::: 3.0 :::: 59.9
01/25/18 :::: 0.0 :::: 59.9
01/26/18 :::: 2.7 :::: 62.6
01/27/18 :::: 8.2 :::: 70.9
01/28/18 :::: 4.4 :::: 75.3
01/29/18 :::: 3.2 :::: 78.4
01/30/18 :::: 3.1 :::: 81.5
01/31/18 :::: 3.2 :::: 84.7
Goal = 93 miles (3 miles/day average)
Finished up the month with another treadmill run. Ended up at 91% of my goal, so I'll take an A- for the month
It came to 2.73 miles per day on average.
Overall, I felt like it was a great month. It started out super cold, which I worked into more rest to taper before my half. I ran a better than expected HM, that was within 30 seconds of a personal best (and had a great experience). I think I rested well after that and the last week of running has felt really good. So I'll head over to February and come up with what's next!
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I finished off January with a strong, 7 mile run before work this morning. My runs have been feeling good the past couple of weeks besides a couple of TM runs that I despise anyway + gym temp was extremely hot and had to cut short for one of them.
I fell quite a bit short of my 135 mile goal with 119 miles, however, when using my training spreadsheet to determine my goal, I realized after the fact that it was also counting the week # in the weekly totals... oops, fixed that.
I will head over to the Feb thread, which is probably 10 pages long by now...5 -
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
01/16/2018 - *grumble grumble*
01/17/2018 - 7.0 MPH for 10.3 miles at 4% grade
01/18/2018 - 7.0 MPH for 9 miles at 4% grade
01/19/2018 - Rest
01/20/2018 - 20 miles @ 9:22 average pace
01/21/2018 - Meetings
01/22/2018 - 8.8 miles I think. Forgot to start Garmin
01/23/2018 - 10 miles @ 9:31
01/24/2018 - Nada
01/25/2018 - 10 miles @ 9:27
01/26/2018 - 10 miles @ 9:30
01/27/2018 - Nada
01/28/2018 - 13.2 miles @ 9:38
01/29/2018 - 10 miles @ 9:46
01/31/2018 - 7MPH for 8 Miles @ 4% 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
04/07/18 - Achilles 9.3 Challange
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)
I had planned to run ten miles, but got a late start and had to stop at 8. Ah well. Brings me to 186 for the month, just 1 run shy of 200. Ah well. Onward to February!5 -
January goal: 75 miles
1/3 - 4.4 miles
1/4 - 4.1 miles
1/5 - 4.1 miles
1/7 - 9.1 miles
1/9 - 4.3 miles
1/10 - 4.3 miles
1/12 - 4.0 miles
1/14 - 9.5 miles
1/17 - 4.0 miles
1/20 - 4.6 miles
1/21 - 9. 5 miles
1/23 - 3.1 miles (intervals)
1/24 - 4.1 miles
1/25 - 4.0 miles
1/28 - 8.5 miles
1/30 - 4.1 miles (intervals)
1/31 - 4 miles
89.7/ 75 miles completed
The last run for January is on the books. It was a nice 4 miler. A littke windy still, but 81°f so overall it was good. I ran a nee route so that I would be running into the wind earlier in the run and not on the way home. It seemed to help. Plus I played Zombies Run and all the zombie chases seemed to come when I was either running into the wind or going up a hill.
I'm not really sure how I managed to go 14.7 miles past my goal this month. I must have miscalculated somewhere. February should be closer since I am using my HM training plan to figure out my mileage. I'll see you all in the February thread.
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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
1/16 6.15miles
1/17 9.17miles
1/18 5miles
1/19 13.1miles!
1/20 5miles
1/21 rest
1/22 6.42miles
1/23 6.14miles
1/24 7miles
1/25 8.18miles
1/26 5miles
1/27 13.1miles!
1/28 rest
1/29 6.6miles
1/30 5miles
1/31 9.13miles
So this is Crazy - I set out for my 7 miles plus 8 strides today. Depending on how fast or slow I run the total miles vary. Today I ended up with 9.13 miles when I finished.... which brings my January total to exactly 195 miles! Did not plan that, just a neat coincidence!
195 miles is a PR for monthly mileage! And I went 5.75 miles over my original goal. Woohoo!
See you in the February thread!
Edited to add - how could I forget!! I just registered for 2 more half marathon races this year9 -
January - 215 total running miles. 1 Marathon. Began IM 70.3 Bike Training program.
Upcoming Registered for Events:
3.4.18 - Little Rock Marathon
4.7.18 - Yakima River Canyon Marathon8 -
Wow! I am way behind again. Started the semester up again and haven't had time to properly catch up. I water walked on Monday, got in a quick 4 miler on Tuesday in the middle of the work day, and then left early today with the idea of getting in an intermediate length run. Unfortunately I was short on time so I decided to do a lactate threshold measurement using my Garmin instead. Ouch! Except after 20 min of torture it said the measurement failed! Anyone have advice on getting a good LT via Garmin? Anyway, finished at 134+ miles for month (my highest in several years!). Hamstring is still giving me issues, but the PT worked on it (as well as my other problem spots) on Tuesday and I did yoga this morning.
Jan 1 Travel day
Jan 2 Ran 4 mi + strength and stretching
Jan 3 Ran 3.4 mi + strength and stretching
Jan 4 Fail
Jan 5 Walked 18000 steps at Universal Studios
Jan 6 Fail because flight was delayed
Jan 7 Ran 8.0 mi trail and snow + strength and stretching
Jan 8 Ran 12.4 mi in slush + strength and stretching
Jan 9 Water walking + strength
Jan 10 Ran 6.2 mi + strength + stretching
Jan 11 Ran 4.0 mi + stretching
Jan 12 Rest
Jan 13 Ran 10.1 mi + stretching
Jan 14 Ran 10.0 mi + stretching
Jan 15 Water walking + strength + stretching
Jan 16 Ran 4.0 mi on indoor track, last 1 mi fast
Jan 17 Ran 7.0 mi + yoga + foam rolling
Jan 18 Ran 4.0 mi + foam rolling + stretching
Jan 19 Water walking
Jan 20 Night Half Marathon + extra warm up (13.7 mi total) + foam rolling + stretching
Jan 21 Power hike on pavement (counted 2.5 mi because weight bearing at high HR)
Jan 22 Water walking + PT+ foam rolling
Jan 23 Ran 4.0 mi + stretching + foam rolling
Jan 24 Ran 6.0 mi+ Yoga + foam rolling
Jan 25 Ran 4.0 mi
Jan 26 Water walking + foam rolling + stretching
Jan 27 Ran 16.0 mi + yoga + foam rolling + stretching
Jan 28 Ran 8.0 mi + foam rolling + stretching
Jan 29 Water walking + foam rolling
Jan 30 Ran 4.0 mi + PT
Jan 31 Ran 4.2 mi + yoga + stretching
Jan goal: 120 mi
Done: 134.5 mi
To go: 0 mi!
Upcoming races:
Bound the Mound Half Marathon Feb 24
OPSF 50/50 50K Mar 24
2018 Spring Plan:
Spring Fling 10K Mar 3
DINO Eagle Creek 15K Apr 7
April 28 Glacial Esker 20 mi Apr 28
DINO Muscatuck 15K May 5
DWD Gnawbone Marathon May 19
DINO Brown County 15K Jun 2
8 h @ Brown County Jun 16-17
DINO Griffin Park 15K Jun 23
Big goal for the fall: 50 miler before I turn 50
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@7lenny7 I hate drivers that think they have the right of way over pedestrians; rocks would be my choice...throwing a golf ball would be a waste of a perfectly good ball.
@zdyb23456 Congrats on your mileage PR!
@rheddmobile Be careful of increasing muscle mass to eat more calories! I read an interesting article once where a guy crunched the numbers to provide some pause for thought. Given the following:- a pound of muscle requires up to 10 calories per day
- a pound of fat requires as little as 2 calories per day
Congrats to everyone on their January achievements; whether goals were met or not, it's the getting out there that counts.
As for me, I finished off the month with a half-marathon run that culminated in being treated to a cloudless showing of the lunar eclipse. All in all, I'm extremely happy with the progress my shin has made this month, allowing me to run much more mileage than I thought I would make (albeit at a slow pace, which I'm totally fine with), so it looks like February will mark the beginning of my return to higher mileage runs.
01 - 4.98
04 - 4.11
06 - 5.48
08 - 5.50
20 - 8.89
23 - 10.44
25 - 10.01
26 - 13.13
30 - 11.36
31 - 13.56
Total: 87.46 / 40 miles10 -
Missed the mark by 10k this month because I suck, haha! Too much going on between Ben being gone a lot and trying to hammer out agreements. See everybody in February- congrats to everyone that had their *kitten* more together than I did and met goal!
January 1- 18
January 2- 20
January 3- 19
January 4- Ran but I'm not counting it because slow
January 5- Off
January 6- 62
January 7- 21
January 8- 18
January 9- 5
January 10- 16
January 11- Off
January 12- 10
January 13- 61
January 14- 20
January 15- 17
January 16- 17
January 17- 15
January 18- 15
January 19- Off
January 20- 38
January 21- 17
January 22- Off
January 23- 17
January 24- 17
January 25-19
January 26- 22
January 27- 21
January 28- 15
January 29- Off
January 30- 24
January 31- 16
540/550
540/6000
2018 Races
*Gord's Frozen A** 50K, February 19
*JAJA Trail Marathon, April 1
*Red Deer Marathon, May 20
*Lone Wolf Last Man Standing Race, June 17
*Eddie's Half Marathon, TBA June
*Run in the Buff 120km TBA August
*Lost Souls 100 Miler, September 7
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Last run of the month this evening. Assignment was 1.5 miles or cross. I did the run on the TM at 4.0mph and 2.0 incline. Felt good, and I'm looking forward to tomorrow's run. Onward to February.
MTD: 47.6/45
1/2 - 1.0 + 2.0
1/3 - 1.25
1/5 - 1.3
1/6 - 1.5 + 2.0
1/7 - 2.25
1/8 - 1.5
1/9 - 1.7
1/11 - 1.5
1/13 - 2.0 + 1.5
1/14 - 3.1
1/16 - 2.0
1/17 - 2.5
1/18 - 3.5
1/21 - 2.5
1/22 - 2.5
1/24 - 2.5
1/25 - 1.5
1/27 - 3.5
1/30 - 2.5
1/31 - 2.0
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Goals for 2018:
- Run 500 miles
- Run a nonstop (no walking) 5K
- Run/walk my first 10K
- Run/walk a HM
- Run 3+ trail races
- Run in 3+ states
Races:
1/27 - Mississippi Blues Marathon 5K (Registered) - DNS
2/14 - Luv 2 Run 2.14M virtual (Registered)
2/18 - Q50 Trails Extravaganza 5M (Registered)
3/10 - Hammond Shamrock Run 5K
3/18 - Shamrockin Run 8K in NOLA
3/31 - Crescent City Classic 10K
4/20 - Star Wars Dark Side 5K in WDW (Registered)
5/12 - Q50 Cinco de Mayo Trail Race 5K
6/21 - Summer Solstice 6.21M
*****
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Totally late to the January party--I have been reading and admiring you all but only set my goal of 50 miles yesterday when I saw that I had 45.6 so far. But I did it! 50.1 with an after work run where at least there was a little light when I started. Thanks for the inspiration!9
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