February 2018 Running Challenge
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@PastorVincent I have the Orange Mud hydraquiver single barrel and definitely like it better than a hydration belt. I used it this past summer with a tank top and experienced slight issues with chafing around the neck/shoulders until I started using body glide.1
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February 2018 runs:
02 Feb – 6.3 km fartleks
04 Feb – 35 km
06 Feb – 6.2 km
Total: 47.5 km
Monthly Distance Goal: 160 km
2nd Goal: A 35 km run – DONE!!
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I made it through my HM on Sunday and it was tough. Between travel and being sick I was so not ready. It was a beautiful sunny morning and while it was good to sleep in a bit, the later start (7:45) made for a warmer run. I think it was mid 60's by the time we actually got going and mid 70's at the end. On the good side it was incredibly clear and the views were spectacular of the wetlands and ocean.
Knowing I would be running slower I started back a wave from where I would have normally. It was a good thought but it really didn't work out well. Even though I was slower and had to walk at times, I was constantly having to dart around people who would walk 3, 4 or 5 across, or just stop with no warning. There was even a couple of ladies and a man with a jogging stroller although they announced no strollers or dogs on the course. On one of the narrower parts of the course around mile 5, they were bumping into slower people with the stroller and would all stop to do something for the baby but not pull to the side - they just stopped in the middle leaving all the runners behind them to have to stop because they couldn't get by. I was so happy to finally get past them! I ran the 1st 5k a little over my normal race pace and then started to not feel well. I was coughing and had an upset stomach and just didn't want to have to throw up. At this point I was seriously asking myself what in the heck I was doing out there and why did I think this was a good idea! I managed to eat some gummy bears and felt a bit better but was afraid to try anything more. For this race you basically have two loops - on that goes up and back to the wetlands and another that goes north west along the ocean (PCH) and back. The section coming back from the wetlands loop is slightly down hill as is going outbound on the PCH loop so those sections felt pretty good. By the time I hit the turn around on PCH about mile 8.5 I was really getting tired and had to start walking more. Also on this section you are running slightly uphill, right into the sun and it felt so hot and dry. There were many water stations and everyone was dumping water on themselves as much as drinking. By about mile 10 or 11 all I really wanted to do was sit down but I knew if I stopped that would be the end for me so I just kept going. I did manage to run in the last mile or so to the finish line. My time was a good 30 mins over my time from last year and 40 mins over my HM PR.
I will run it again next year - hopefully healthy and trained for it.
I looked at my HR over the entire race and from the very beginning it was high for me (130's) and never really came down during the race even when I was walking. I thought this was pretty strange since I never felt like I was really pushing my cardiac level because my legs just felt so tired. I also ended up with a big blister on my heel - the first I have ever had in almost 6 years of running... I could feel it, even tried to get a bandaid at the aid station, but it didn't really hurt until afterwards.
Edited to add - I am so very sore and tired after this race. I can ever remember feeling the beat up... I guess that along with the HR are indicators of just how 'not ready, not healthy' I was for this race.
Before the race I was really looking forward to beer on the beach (tents in the first picture). After the race it was the last thing I wanted. So I had my banana and chocolate milk and called it done!
Requisite bling photos... 2nd medal is for running the SF HM consecutively with Surf City. Additionally for being a legacy for the race now, I also got a cotton t-shirt (not shown). I bought the hat (finally a HM hat!) and I got a previous years tech shirt for $10 (also not shown)!
Date........Miles.......Total
01/01......6.64......6.64 - + Strength Training
02/01......0.00......0.00
02/02......4.23......4.23
02/03......0.00......4.23 - Expo
02/04....13.41....17.64 - Surf City HM
02/05......4.21....21.85 - + Agility
My completed and upcoming races. Let me know if you will be running them too.
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 Marathon25 -
Feb 1 - 4.95 miles - Interval, Core, followed with Sarasota Beach run (virtual)
Feb 3 - 5.44 miles - Interval, Back & Core, followed with Destin Beach (Florida) run (v)
Feb 4 - 4.35 miles - Floor Core, Interval & Biceps, followed with Liguria (Italy) run (v)
Feb 5 - 3.1 miles - Caveman special, Interval, Legz & Core
Feb 6 - 5.14 miles - 4 mile ÞJÓÐVEGUR run (virtual), followed with Interval, Abs & Lower Back
First 4-miler since September ... killing me not so softly
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@kgirlhart , does Fitbit push HR data to Strava? I use Runkeeper and my Charge2 doesn't push to it, which is very disappointing...
@7lenny7 , your both beards are super cute
@RunsOnEspresso , I got free month premium on MFP which expires on Friday. I'm thinking of keeping it, but am curious what advantages do you see in premium?
@amymoreorless , get well soon!
@Joyous2018 , good luck with the 5K plan, it is really better for you long term. Don't push yourself too hard on the run parts, conversation pace sounds boring but is really better.
@shanaber , kudos for finishing even though it was tough. now take care of yourself! cool swag, btw
I will think of all of you running in sub-zeros temperatures when I go out tonight at -5°C/23°F windchill.5 -
February running challenge - 60km
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@PastorVincent I have the Orange Mud hydraquiver single barrel and definitely like it better than a hydration belt. I used it this past summer with a tank top and experienced slight issues with chafing around the neck/shoulders until I started using body glide.
A few reviewers mentioned the same. Hope that works for me. Else will be back to a belt bag hunt.0 -
@shanaber Good job pushing through a tough race!0
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After four days of not running, including missing my long run on Sunday because we were still out of town and catching up on family matters, it felt good to finally lace up again this morning. Unfortunately, the blerch caught up with me, and a 2.25-mile assignment got cut back to 1.5 miles. Will aim to make up the difference tomorrow, which would've been my short run day. A little disappointing, but really I'm just glad to be back!
MTD: 4.75/45
YTD: 52.35/500
2/1 - 2.75
2/6 - 2.0
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Goals for 2018:
- Run 500 miles
- Run a nonstop (no walking) 5K
- Run/walk my first 10K
- Run 3+ trail races
- Run in 3+ states
Stretch Goal: Run/walk a HM
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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Haven't had time to check in here since the HM on Sunday at Daytona Beach.
So.... was my worst HM time ever, which was a little disappointing because I had high hopes!
But, I've been struggling with a burning on the bottom of foot (not the heel, just the pad of the foot) after 6-7 miles. And it happened and I just couldn't go through the pain. So I walked here and there, especially mile 11! The torture mile! I started out with the 2:10 pacer but I kept going faster than the group and would slow down to let them catch up. Finally around mile 5 I just said forget it and went ahead. But that was stupid because I couldn't maintain it... and my HR was very high (170) which I know I can't maintain. Then when the pain started I walked and waited for the pacer to come by. Well they zoomed on by and I thought ok, I'll just go a little slower and let the 2:15 pacer get here and I'll stay with them. I never saw them! Next thing I knew the 2:20 pacer is upon me! WTH!? My best time is 2:18 and I wanted to beat that and now here I was slower than them! I even brought extra socks and changed them, which would help a little bit.
Also, I had read an article in the WSJ on Fri or Sat -- https://www.wsj.com/articles/the-mental-tricks-of-athletic-endurance-1517583851 (prob won't let you read it unless you have a subscription) and decided I would use the smiling method! So I was smiling most of the way even when it hurt!
There are not many spectators on this course but we do pass a lot of cars and at one point I decided I would wave and smile at every car. It was so fun. I was going so much faster when I did that. Other runners started doing it too. Most of the drivers were angry because their day had been impacted - they couldn't turn down any side streets and had to go really slow. But many times when they would see me waving and smiling they would smile and wave back! It was so FUN! My waving arm was sore yesterday, lol.
Anyway, I finished around 2:35-6. I don't even want to look because I am so mad at myself. I should have just made myself go through the pain. I know I was 19th in my age group, last year I was 14th and was shooting for top 10.
It was really fun though!!! And I'll do it next year. I know my daughter won't come for it because she is moving to Oregon later this year. So some of you come to Daytona Beach next February for a really fun HM!
Good news is my daughter had her best time and finished 2nd in her AG!
here is us before the race. Not sure what I was laughing at. I'm not short, she's 6'2".
2/1 - Strength Training - S3-A
2/2 - Rest
2/3 - Rest
2/4 - Daytona Beach HM 13.1
2/5 - strength training S3-A (repeating it)
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@shanaber congrats on finishing the half, sounds like a tough one for you but you did it. Looks like a gorgeous day and love the bling.
@ddmom0811 love your smiling and waving method of getting through the pain and finishing. Congratulations. Great job to your daughter!0 -
February goal: Keep kicking at Zumbro training
Nominal mileage goal: Let's say 140? I really don't know. Real plan is to follow training and coach's advice well.
2/1- REST
2/2- 5.5
2/3- 16.6
2/4- 4.2
2/5- REST
2/6- 9.1
Total: 35.4
Today's notes: Assignment was 2x3mile Cruise intervalls at 7:40 pace (23:00min) with 3 minute recovery jog. It was a brisk -20F (-28.8C) this morning. Ran my 2o minute warm up and got down to business. First rep I got done in just about 22:50, so pretty good, but I could feel the effort in it, that's for sure! 3 minute recovery ended up being a little longer because my watch froze and it took like 30 seconds or so to get it working again.... just glad I didn't have to do a soft reset on it!
Second set I was pretty tired. These Cruise intervals are supposed to be a "comfortably hard" pace... not sure what that means, but rep 2 was pretty painful Anyway, I did what I had to do and got it done in almmost exactly 23:00, I was like 0.2 seconds off according to my Garmin, but as we all know, that's WAY within margin of error given tracking ability of GPS watches.
All in all, I'm pretty pleased with the run. I cam really close to my 5k PR time on the run (within 25 seconds), which was pretty cool, considering that I ran a lot more than 5k. This workout reminded me of a conversation a few months ago, where I had said I'd like to be able to run like 4x1mile at 5k pace. At that time, I never dreamed I could run a workout like the one I did today, coming within 10sec/mile of that pace on a 2x3 mile run... I guess I'm getting better at this whole running thing.
Have a Runderful day everyone!
2018 races
3/28- END-SURE 50k
4/13- Zumbro Endurance Race 100 Mile
7/28- Minnesota Voyageur 50 (coach brought up this one)
9/8- Superior Trail 50 mile
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@ddmom0811 Good job pushing through and finishing!1
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PastorVincent wrote: »@ddmom0811 Good job pushing through and finishing!
Ditto this! Sounds like it got really tough. Great job!0 -
So I've been looking at races here. No swag at all, let alone as cool as some of you get. Even race T-shirt is to be purchased separately...3
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2/1 = Vinyasa yoga class
2/2 = 12 miles
2/3 = rest day
2/4 = 11 miles (run / walk intervals)
2/5 = the flu day 1
2/6 = the flu day 2
I managed to walk downstairs, get into the car, and drive myself to the doctor. Effort wise, it felt like I was running a marathon. That should totally count towards my monthly mileage. LOL
February goal miles 150 = 23 miles completed
3/4/18 = Alamo Half Marathon
1/27/19 = Miami Marathon? I am thinking yes.... 8 -
@shanaber sounds like every corral I've ever been in. At my trail race the other weekend some lady stops at a barrow spot afraid to go down. Like if you're that afraid why are you doing trail races? At Hot Chocolate a few years back there were two girls sharing earbuds. They just stopped in the middle of the course, no warning, and stood there. I seriously don't get people. I'm so *kitten* polite I get stuck and have to wait for openings. Lol
@Starflight00 I follow a specific program for my macros. The premium allows me to set macros for each day, as well as see how many I have/need. And I can set up a different amount of calories/macros for my rest days so I'm not like I need to remember to stop eating at 1900 rather than the 2100 mfp says. Plus the app and site seem to run faster without all the ads.0 -
Ideally my goal would be a "couch to 5k" in three months, but I'm in a city where there are no 5ks, so I have to create my running goal myself. I'm aiming to run five days a week, and my coach says I can run 1 km every session now. I will add just a few minutes of running a week to stay injury-free!
2/1 - travel day
2/2 - 10mn elliptical + 5mn run on track
2/3 - 10mn run outside
2/4 - 9mn run outside
2/5 - 10mn elliptical + 5mn run on track
Goal:
W/B Monday Feb 5: 5 x 9-10mn
W/B Mon Feb 12: 5 x 11-13mn
W/B Mon Feb 19: 5 x 14-16mn
W/B Mon Feb 26: 5 x 17-20mn
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BrookeRunningMom wrote: »
my goal this month is to run 90 miles ! lets do this !!!
@brookerunningmom If you could go ahead and be 4 days late with this baby, that would be an AMAZING birthday present! Haha. But really, congrats!4 -
7 mile run good pace 9:44/mile (9:33 if adjusted for grade) all zone 2 with an average heart rate of 133. Some soreness in the a Achilles tendon but no pain, I guess I'll have to keep an eye on it.
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2/1: 11.85 miles
2/2: 13 miles
2/3: 13.07 miles
2/4: 10.3 miles
2/5: 10.26 miles
2/6: 10.26 miles
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@Starflight00 My fitbit did not have a HR monitor, so I'm not really sure if it pushes to Strava, but I think there may be some fitbits that do.
@shanaber Great job pushing through on the HM!
@ddmom0811 Way to get through the HM. Congrats to your daughter on her great race!
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So today is my return to running. Stupid flu. Stupid January. OK, here's to getting back into it for February.
Date Miles today - Miles for February
2/1 REST DAY
2/2 REST DAY
2/3 REST DAY
2/4 REST DAY
2/5 REST DAY
2/6 6.2 miles - 6.210 -
was really slacking this weekend, well sorta. I worked 2 graveyard shifts on top of my regular work this weekenf, spent all saturday in the car shop trying to fix my new van, then we got a foot of snow, and between the wreck and the cold temps, my knee was not liking it. I wanted to add another 3 miles to yesterdays run, but I was still so tired from getting almost no sleep this weekend (2 hours total from 5:30am friday to 9pm sunday) that I decided to just go to sleep.
2/1/18-4 miles
2/5/18-3 miles
7/65 miles
Upcoming races:
5/12/18-Montana women's run, 5 miles
7/15/18-Missoula Marathon7 -
February Running Challenge
Goal: 90 km
Ran: 19/90 km
6/2/18 Run 5 km
5/2/18 Run 8 km
3/2/18 Run 6 km
1-2/2/18 Rest day4 -
02/02 3.71 miles
03/02 3.87 miles
06/02 3.61 miles - I got snowed on
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@juliet3455 - Love the Calvin and Hobbes! You guys that run in such cold have my utmost respect. I do feel guilty though complaining about the heat here, I just miss having at least a few days of winter. Congratulations on your AG place! Awesome job!
@simcon1 and @RunsOnEspresso - on the water discussion. I am fortunate to have a paved running/biking/walking trail near my house. It has bathrooms and drinking fountains (for people and dogs) so I don't have to carry water when I run there. When I am not running there or on longer runs I will carry water for me and the pup. Also I chew gum when I run. My mouth and throat also get so dry too especially when the humidity drops so low. Unless I was sipping water all the time I would be miserable so the gum helps.
@polskagirl01 - Yum! Those look delicious! Where are you running that you need to wear a anti-smog mask? That would be tough!
@7lenny7 - Love Kody's ice beard and all the pictures! I had to show them to my husband and they reminded us of an area in Maryland that we used to go to with our daughter and her chocolate lab (Savage River).
@gatorento - this thread can help you be consistent, especially if you keep up your reporting here on what you ran. I started out just want to be able to report a run regularly here, then it became a habit and then an addiction
@Joyous2018 - welcome! I 2nd what @juliet3455 said. Also running slow is good. You should be able to hold an easy conversation (or singing or ?) the point is you shouldn't be out of breath. If you are you need to slow down more. As your fitness improves your speed will naturally as well.
@RunsOnEspresso - I am not a big fan of Strava and found it very buggy so I don't use it much other to follow the MFP group. Maybe the premium is better and that is how they get you to want it? The one thing I would consider getting the MFP Premium for is the ability to export my data. I track all my macros, calories and weight along with my runs over time to see the correlations (data geek too) and entering the data by hand from the diary is terrible. I do find it frustrating that it used to be one of the freebies and now you have to pay for it... On the race corrals - at one point I did tell a bunch of women walking 5 across (on the left) as I was trying in vain to get by them that they needed to be considerate of the people coming up behind them and stay to the right if they were going to walk.
@ddmom0811 - I am so sorry your race didn't go well either! We both had issues at that dreaded mile 11! I do like your solution but it wouldn't have worked for me as they close down PCH completely for the race so there are no cars. I did enjoy watching the kids getting to skateboard and ride bikes in the middle of PCH (other side of the divided road from us) while it was closed. I am pretty sure this is about the only time they get to do that.
So I was exhausted last night after agility class with Hobbes the Vizsla. By our last run I was toast (he on the other hand was doing great and having a blast). I wanted to get out for a run today as it looks to be the only cool day this week and work is really slow for once. Unfortunately I am still so stiff and sore so I am going to take a 2nd rest/recovery day. This is also why I am here reading and responding
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Joyous2018 wrote: »Day 1 completed of 5K run/walk program.
It all starts somewhere! I'm on week 5 and I credit part of my stick-to-it-ed-ness to this group; it's very rewarding to be able to come back here and post the next completion! Are you using an app?7 -
2/1 5miles
2/2 14.1miles!!
2/3 5miles
2/4 rest
2/5 6.5miles
2/6 4miles
A brisk 4 miles just under 9 minute miles. Felt pretty good.
3/18/2018 Shamrock half marathon
10/7/2018 Crawlin Crab half marathon
11/18/2018 Norfolk Harbor half marathon7 -
@shanaber and @ddmom0811 Kudos to both of you! Pushing through races which don't go as hoped takes a lot of grit and determination. @ddmom0811 I'll have to find a copy of that WSJ article. It sounds like something I could use. I do see the author has a book coming out today but I already have a stack of books on my "too read" pile.
@shanaber ironically I live in a town called Savage.
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