February 2018 Running Challenge

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  • BruinsGal_91
    BruinsGal_91 Posts: 1,400 Member
    @skippygirlsmom I hate it when they muck about with the age-groups. I'm in the 50-54 group, but most of the races I run, the organisers use 50-59. I can usually get a decent place, but there are some local races I run which use 40-99, and there is no way I can keep up with all those speedy 40-somethings.
  • skippygirlsmom
    skippygirlsmom Posts: 4,433 Member
    @skippygirlsmom I hate it when they muck about with the age-groups. I'm in the 50-54 group, but most of the races I run, the organisers use 50-59. I can usually get a decent place, but there are some local races I run which use 40-99, and there is no way I can keep up with all those speedy 40-somethings.

    @BruinsGal_91 my friend was telling me she ran a race that had NO age groups over 40. She said it wasn't even like 45 and up. It literally stopped at 40. That's insane. I was happy they had so many lower age groups so lots of kids won medals, they had 0/5, 6/7, 8/9 things like that. They are had couples awards, but you could the couples/team award and the individual awards giving you 2 medals for the one race. I thought that was weird too. Some nice door prizes, which were cool too.
  • JulieS3103
    JulieS3103 Posts: 86 Member
    February 1 - 2.1 mile Treadmill run
    February 2 - strength workout
    February 4 - 2.25 mile Treadmill run
    February 6 - 4 mile Treadmill run
    February 8 - 3 mile Treadmill run
    February 10 - 5.09 mile run

    16.44 miles so far/Goal 40 miles

    Upcoming Races:
    3/17/18 USO 10 Mile Race
    6/10/18 Manitowoc Half Marathon
  • Teresa502
    Teresa502 Posts: 1,852 Member
    I placed 2nd in my age group today. I was 18th overall. There were maybe 40-ish people (if that). I was actually surprised as I'm usually a middle of the pack runner. The closest I've come before was 4th in age group.

    Congratulations!
  • PastorVincent
    PastorVincent Posts: 6,668 Member
    I placed 2nd in my age group today. I was 18th overall. There were maybe 40-ish people (if that). I was actually surprised as I'm usually a middle of the pack runner. The closest I've come before was 4th in age group.

    Yay! Well done!
  • simcon1
    simcon1 Posts: 209 Member
    Congratulations @RunsOnEspresso!

    @PastorVincent So great that the shoe swap worked--that could have been ugly

    @katharmonic San Diego sounds gorgeous! I have a conference in LA the week after next, and am hoping to get at least hotel treadmill miles in, but it's hard to find the time in that schedule..

    February goal: 50 miles

    2/1/2018 cross train: rowing machine 6K
    2/2/2018 2.5 mi
    2/3/2018 7 mi (PR for distance!)
    2/4/2018 rest
    2/5/2018 xtrain: rowing machine 6K
    2/6/2018 3 mi
    2/7/2018 2.5 mi on treadmill
    2/8/2018 3 mi
    2/9/2018 rest
    2/10/2018 8 mi (PR for distance!)

    Feb total: 26 mi

    Tentative races:
    2/17/2018 Magnuson President's Day 10K
    8/12/2018 Lake Union 10K

    Today was sunny and gorgeous--I planned to run 7 miles again, but I was well fueled and well rested, and 8 miles would put me at less than 5% more total miles than last week, so I went for it. Plus with a 10K next weekend and a conference the following one, I figured I wouldn't be able to do much in the way of increasing distance on my long runs for a while if not today. So that was fun!
  • HonuNui
    HonuNui Posts: 1,464 Member

    February Goal....get up. get out.

    2/1 Just got back from a week on the mainland
    2/2 and then had to start cleaning and cooking
    2/3 and digging the underground oven to cook kalua pig and turkey for 55 people
    2/4 who came to our annual SuperBowl Luau!
    2/5 and then was too exhausted to move
    2/6 4.10
    2/7 5.20
    2/8 last minute dinner with friends
    2/9 fluish. Tamiflu to rescue
    2/10 4.40

    Total 13.70 (not doing very well at achieving my goal this month.....)

    congrats @RunsOnEspresso
    @7lenny7 great owl shot!

    Ticker is my goal for 2018 and progress to date:

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  • Purplebunnysarah
    Purplebunnysarah Posts: 3,252 Member
    Welcome @theshaleco ! You aren't alone thinking in km...
  • PastorVincent
    PastorVincent Posts: 6,668 Member
    theshaleco wrote: »
    This is a really cool idea, I’m really new to running and trying to get more into it so I’m just going to set me goal for the rest of the month at 20 kilometres (sorry I can’t think in miles)

    We have a pretty good mix of F/C and KM/Miles on this thread, so no worries there! Welcome aboard!
  • juliet3455
    juliet3455 Posts: 3,015 Member
    -8C yesterday -27C this morning. Didn't make it out yesterday due to heavy eye's in the am and Family commitments in the pm. So today promises's to be a little chilly - probably a 5km shorty.
    Welcome to the group @avocardiothyme and @theshaleco. Km, Miles, Week 1 of X, Minutes or what ever you use as a measure of your progress and achievements is up to you. The ultimate goal is to get out and move.

    Awards for Recent Profile Pictures to @Joyous2018 for her Go Team Canada Go and @abutcher2122 for that gem.
    The way the one runner is in shorts while the other is in full on cold weather gear is a very honest depiction of differant runners out at the same time, plus the " There's no place like home " I know some people who are exactly like that.
  • skippygirlsmom
    skippygirlsmom Posts: 4,433 Member
    I’m so behind on the thread I figured I’ll never catch up so I’m starting from when I posted. Ha Ha Skip got an email that she finished 130 out of 159 runners yesterday, but she didn’t run at all. I said great job. It was funny, but actually 159 signed up 129 ran so everyone who didn’t finished 130.

    @PastorVincent I like the Brooks what kind are they? I brought a new pair of Brooks Ghost 10 on Friday night. I usually wear Brooks Launch 4 but they didn’t have any so the owner of Fleet Feet recommended the Ghost 10. They changed from the 9 to 10 and I hate the 9 but the 10 felt a lot like the Launch 4. I’ll run in them today, it was pouring yesterday so I wore something else.

    @Sarathes hope your feel better soon, back and hip pain is no fun

    @RunsOnEspresso great job on the age group

    @simcon1 great PR distance

    @Bride001 I hope your son recovery quickly. Why don’t they have races like the Fat Boy 5K by me LOL

    @Joyour2018 great job on week one