February 2018 Running Challenge
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@fitoverfortymom _ Fantastic job! Love the award too!0
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2/1-4.8 miles + 30 minutes strength training (back, chest, core)
2/2 33 min elliptical+yoga
2/3-9 miles w/ 7 @ tempo
2/4-12 miles easy
2/5-Rest Day
2/6-1.8 miles with Stella (under the weather)
2/7-6.5 miles
2/8-5 miles (treadmill) + 30 minutes strength training (legs and core)
2/9-20 minutes yoga
2/10-6.2 miles (frozen 10K) + 1.7 miles with Stella
2/11-8.6 miles3 -
lporter229 wrote: »Congrats @BruinsGal_91 , @RunsOnEspresso and @skippygirlsmom on your fabulous race results!
I had a 10K on Saturday morning. It was the Cincinnati Cyclones minor league hockey team's race.This race was my PR last year, but I ran it pretty hard without a proper warm up in the bitter cold and I think it led to the start of my hamstring tendonitis. So this year I tried to be a bit more cautious. The temps weren't as cold (mid 30s, but raining) and I did a warm up with the dog at home before hand. I did run hard, but I did not give it 100% either. I ended up finishing 2 minutes slower than last year, but I did still end up 10th female overall. They did not do age group awards, but instead they gave really cool hockey pucks to the top 25 male and female finishers. "it's an "official" hockey puck and has the Cyclones logo on the back. I think it might be the coolest race award I have ever won.
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amymoreorless wrote: »dreamer12151 wrote: »Just caught up!
To all the head phone posts: The 5 & 8K's I've been in say they are discouraged, but people use them, and I've also gone by people who don't use them, but their music is playing loud & clear to all around, if we want to hear it or not! In the duathalons I've done, they are absolutely forbidden, and any athlete using them will be disqualified. Personally, I will use them, but only 1 ear bud in. I CAN run without music, but I prefer to.
Now I do have a question to pose to y'all here. Getting real. (If it's too real, then delete, I understand) "Runner's Trots" Gut Issues, Lower GI Issues...however you want to phrase it. I KNOW I'm not alone with this! For races, I'll take an Imodium, but I don't want to take one every time I run. I've changed my diet, limited my alcohol, I run on empty, get dressed while sitting on the toilet, then take another sit before I go out, yet there still times, like this morning, where I'm pausing my runs because I literally cannot go on. I have tried slowing a pace, walking, but nope, I have to stop. At 4:30, 5 in the morning, not too many options to ask to use the bathroom! How many else suffer through this, and what are your little tips & tricks for getting through it?
@dreamer12151 Trust me - You are not the only one who deals with this. Do not take Imodium before every run! That is just asking for trouble. I usually use it before a race but not for training.
Can you run in the evening after work? It might help to change the time of your run. Everyone is different and you have to play around with your diet/routine to find what works for you.
Here is what helps me -- I usually wake up at least an hour before my run. It sucks during the summer when I am starting at 4:30-5 am, but it helps. Drinking a small cup of coffee first thing helps get thing moving (in more ways than one) before I head out the door. I try to plan my long runs next to, or through, parks. They usually have bathrooms. Neighborhoods with new construction going on will also have porta-potties. I can NOT use runner gels or sugary supplements (including sports drinks - I had a nightmare experience with NUUN tablets...). They are my doom every time! I typically eat a banana before a long run. Bananas are mild on the stomach and have enough sugar to sustain me during a longish run. I used to have difficulty with energy on long runs (over 13-14 miles) because of not being able to fuel mid-run. I think my body is becoming adapted to running on empty as time goes on. It is a lot easier now.
Yup, I find a small cup of coffee works wonders. And I have also dived into a convenient porta-potty before now. If I go for an evening run the day before the Boston Marathon, I have plenty to choose from.2 -
February
Goal: 35 miles <--this might have been a bit optimistic or just bad math! LOL.
Completed: 8.5 miles
02/02/2018: C25K - Week 5 Day 1
02/05/2018: C25K - Week 5 Day 2
02/07/2018: C25K - Week 5 Day 3
02/09/2018: C25K - Week 6 Day 1
02/10/2018: C25K - 2 hours of horse training/riding
02/09/2018: C25K - 3 miles of snowshoeing
02/12/2018: C25K - Week 6 Day 2
In today's run, I didn't feel like walking after the first 10 minute run, so I elected to just keep running and never stopped until the 2nd 10 minute run was up. I think I'm done walking aside from warmup/cooldown! I was a little sore from riding horse (oh those inner thighs are on fire!) but the run felt great! I have to get caught up on all the activity here!
Quick question I listen to a 'affirmations for runners' mp3 that I really enjoy and it tells me to practice breathing through my nose because it will help my endurance. I find I hate breathing through my nose - the cold sensation and it feels like I can't keep a rhythm or get as big of a breath of air. Is that really true? Does it really matter if you nose or mouth breathe, just so you breathe?
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@dreamer12151 You a MadPooper! Haha!
I have ibs, no gallbladder. If you have no gb or gb issues you can get a script for that. I have times where I have to take it just so I can get out of the house. It usually gets me when I have more liquids or skip meals, all that bile just traveling on its own...so I take a bile sequesterant (colestid) and a smoothe muscle relaxer (bentyl).
I think you could also look at your foods. Maybe there's something you're intolerant too. Dairy, soy, wheat...
I also choose a route that has porta John's/woods and wear not my favorite socks in case I need one for an emergency..
ETA NSAID's can also aggravate your gut, so if you're taking them, that could be the culprit. I can take them as long as I'm not running. Butt add running.... and I'm running to go.4 -
Phone freak out... Double post.0
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Quick question I listen to a 'affirmations for runners' mp3 that I really enjoy and it tells me to practice breathing through my nose because it will help my endurance. I find I hate breathing through my nose - the cold sensation and it feels like I can't keep a rhythm or get as big of a breath of air. Is that really true? Does it really matter if you nose or mouth breathe, just so you breathe?
I am totally an expert in breathing. I have DECADES of experience at it. I mean I practice it 1000s of times a day! So you can totally trust everything I say...
So I was taught "in through the nose, out through mouth" - I was also taught you breath in more than out. Meaning a few short fast breaths in, and one longer breath out. I have even heard all kinds of things about timing your breaths with your steps, only breathing on specific feet and so many things I can not recall it all anymore.
In reality? Eh, for distance running I ignore it entirely and let my body breath. It seems to do all right.
JMO, YMMV, etc and all that.
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2/1 - 4 treadmill miles at Trek Class. First three-day streak in ~4 weeks. I'll take it!
2/2 - Rest day. After streak, thought it was a good idea.
2/3 - 5.1 miles outside. Nice!
2/4 - Unplanned rest day - church activities + Super Bowl + sick kid = no workout / run
2/5 - Another unplanned rest day - sick kid is worse. Doctor visit, etc.
2/6 - Kid still sick and I'm feeling pretty lousy too.
2/7 - 4 treadmill miles and a nice upper body weight workout. I feel OK, kid a little better. Thanks for all the good wishes!
2/8 - Kid back to Doc as strep test was negative. Influenza
Missed any chance to run.
2/9 - 4 treadmill miles and a quick weight session.
2/10 - Spent morning digging out this week's snow.
2/11 - 4 treadmill miles.
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Congratulations @fitoverfortymom and @lporter229! Love seeing the bling!1
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@lporter229 that puck is a very cool award!! Congrats on the race.
@fitoverfortymom fantastic race! Congrats!
@dreamer12151 for long runs (no pun intended) I'll drink two cups of coffee when I wake up and that's usually enough to get things moving, but sometimes I might have to wait over an hour. That makes it difficult to plan a group morning run unless I want to get up super early to make sure things happen. On the long runs I'll usually carry a small ziploc bag with a few baby wipes in case I need to use them mid-run. Ironically, after never needing them for a long time, the first time i went without I had an issue, cut my run short, barely made it back to my truck at the trailhead in time to grab some wipes, and nearly got busted by the sheriff. If your stomach gets upset I hear that candied ginger is a great help but I've got an iron gut and have never needed that.
@Link2Life I never breathe through my nose when I run. It always gets stuffed up, summer or winter, dry or humid, doesn't matter. When running I'm a mouth breather.
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I had over 12 beautiful, snow-filled trail miles with Kody Saturday. Unfortunately I wanted 13 and even more unfortunately I should have stopped at 10.
For 7 miles, no problems. Then a slight ITB pain kicked in but one I could run through. I returned to the trail head around 10 miles and decided one loop around the lake just about get me to 13. At 11 miles I stopped to look at a map and that's when the sharp pain hit. It was either take the short way for a mile or the long way for 2. Stupid me when the long way, aggravating it more than necessary. It hurt the rest of the night and half of Sunday.
Sunday I had 5 miles planned but skipped it and worked on my glutes instead. I want to to do the 5 miles tonight but forgot we're going out to eat tonight. dangit! Dinner is at 7 and I don't have to go home first, so I may spend an hour climbing the stairs and getting sweaty before going out.
This weekend I'm going to do the long run on pavement and see if that makes a difference. I'm also considering limiting my long runs to 10 miles and adding a 5th day to get them all in.
That 20 mile race next weekend is looking quite doubtful at the moment. There's a 50/50 chance I'll drop down to 10 miles.
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@Link2Life like @7lenny7 I breathe through my mouth. It's the fastest way to get air into the body since I have a big mouth. I might be making this up but I swear I read you should breathe through your mouth.3
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Date Miles Notes
2/1/18 3.1 ----drizzly evening run squeezed in before zumba!
2/2/18 0 ----rest
2/3/18 0 ----zumba (migraine aura started 1/2 way through but I fended off the pain!)
2/4/18 8 ----out and back on the Rails-to-Trails
2/5/18 0 ----rest
2/6/18 4 ----lunch break run
2/7/18 0 ----zumba class
2/8/18 0 ----rest
2/9/18 0 ----rest
2/10/18 0 ----extra long Carnival-themed zumba class!
2/11/18 9 ----wet, soggy, rainy run
2/12/18 0 ----rest
Total: 24.1
Goal: 80
Miles Left: 55.9
So, Sunday's run was interesting, lol. It was 42F and raining. I have a waterproof jacket that I hate because it does not breath at all, and I get just as wet inside the jacket from sweat as I would if I wore no jacket at all. I was around my family, and mom found a jacket of my dad's that had zip armpit vents and a hood. My dad declared that he remembered it being waterproof. It was, in fact, the opposite of waterproof
Fortunately, it was just warm enough out that for the majority of my 9 miles I didn't freeze, but I was definitely chilled for the last few miles, and damn did that hot shower feel Ahhhmazing.
I am also a creature of habit when it comes to running routes, and I ALWAYS go the same route when I do my longer runs. And I have gotten sooooo bored of it! So this time, I did my usual 5k loop first, and then went in a completely new direction. It was actually a really fun challenge, since I was on a bunch of residential streets, and when I turned around it was like a game to see if I could remember all the turns I had made, lol. And I got almost every single one right! Definitely think I'm going to make a habit out of doing this. It also helped to distract from the fact that all of my being was soggy 9 -
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 - 6.2
2/7 REST DAY
2/8 6.2 miles - 12.4
2/9 REST DAY
2/10 9 miles - 21.4
2/11 REST DAY
2/12 4 miles - 25.4
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skippygirlsmom wrote: »@Link2Life like @7lenny7 I breathe through my mouth. It's the fastest way to get air into the body since I have a big mouth. I might be making this up but I swear I read you should breathe through your mouth.
I mostly breathe through my mouth too. My nose runs when I workout and is made worse by breathing through it.
I swear I read something like a month ago that you should switch it up. I don't remember where though.1 -
RunsOnEspresso wrote: »skippygirlsmom wrote: »@Link2Life like @7lenny7 I breathe through my mouth. It's the fastest way to get air into the body since I have a big mouth. I might be making this up but I swear I read you should breathe through your mouth.
I mostly breathe through my mouth too. My nose runs when I workout and is made worse by breathing through it.
I swear I read something like a month ago that you should switch it up. I don't remember where though.
Count me in as another mouth breather. I don't know if it's the fact that I have a bit of a deviated septum or what, but if I try to breath through my nose I will inevitably feel like I'm not getting enough air.1 -
Re: breathing.
I’m of the school of thought that does nose breathing. There’s a lot of science to it, but think about it, animals breathe pretty much solely through their noses (yes, they pant, but that’s due to lack of sweat glands covering the body). An animal breathing through their mouth generally is a sign of sickness. Nose breathing also warms the air, and reduces the amount of germs you breathe in.
It’s also less about getting large amounts of air INTO the body, and more about USING that air effectively. Nose breathing slows down the intake and outtake of air, and so enhances the length of time oxygen can be absorbed by the tissues. The slower you breathe the better the body is able to utilise the oxygen, and the better you are to withstand the CO2 build-up which triggers the heavy but not useful breathing response.
I still end up mouth breathing when running, but am practicing some breath hold techniques and plan to do some of my short runs where I try and only nose breathe. I think it would increase endurance.5 -
Had to scan quickly through the 10 pages I was behind. Congrats on everyone that ran a race this weekend, and the few that got AG wins. Awesome job everyone.1
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Re: nose breathing. I'm fairly sure the advice to breathe through the nose comes from people who don't have allergies. I can't reliably breathe through my nose when I'm outside. My nose runs pretty much constantly when I run and is almost always at least partly stopped up.4
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Mid month question???
Which winter Olympic game calls you?
I wanna play hockey, and snowboard. I also want a Coke and tacos. Not sure why I want tacos, or tostada's.2 -
02/01/2018 - 7.2 MPH for 7.2 Miles @ 4% grade
02/02/2018 - Shoe Shopping
02/03/2018 - 17 miles @ 9:50
02/04/2018 - Family trip to DQ instead
02/05/2018 - 10 miles at 10:04 pace
02/06/2018 - Meetings and such
02/07/2018 - 7.5 MPH for 10 miles @ 4% grade
02/08/2018 - Meetings
02/09/2018 - 7.5 MPH for 10 miles @ 4% grade
02/10/2018 - Shoe shopping - again
02/11/2017 - 10 miles @ 9:01 pace
02/12/2017 - 10 miles @ 9:33 pace
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 + 5k + 1mile
04/07/18 - Achilles 9.3 Challange (10k and 5k back to back)
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)7 -
Mid month question???
Which winter Olympic game calls you?
I wanna play hockey, and snowboard. I also want a Coke and tacos. Not sure why I want tacos, or tostada's.
Figure skating has me glued to the TV when it is on. Hockey sometimes but I'm a bit iffy this year on the men with no NHL players. I like curling but don't go out of my way to watch it.3 -
February goal: 15 miles
2/10 - 2 miles
2/12 - 2 miles
Total: 4 miles6 -
First day starting back today. I did 2 miles running. I also did other cardio exercises but I'm only going to track my running. I'm at 2/25 miles for February. Gotta start somewhere right?10
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Mid month question???
Which winter Olympic game calls you?
I wanna play hockey, and snowboard. I also want a Coke and tacos. Not sure why I want tacos, or tostada's.
Hockey for the win! Though I'm a bit annoyed that my fave NHL players aren't going to be there. But apart from the hockey, I love the cross-country skiing events. I was totally glued to the skiathlon the other night.
Actually I will watch pretty much all the events. Hurtling downhill at ridiculous speeds (skiing, skeleton, ski-jump, luge etc) isn't my idea of fun and absolutely terrifies me, but I love watching other people do it.
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Well that was a bad idea.
I had an hour to kill between the end of work and going out to eat so I decided to walk stairs. I ended up walking up and down 117 floors!
Now my shirt is really pit stained. It probably has a sweaty back too. I'm sure my wife will be thrilled with me. I need a pint.
@Elise4270 if I could participate any winter Olympic sport and be guaranteed not to get hurt, I'd do the ski jumping. That brief moment of flying...
I'm probably most suited to biathlon. I'm not a XC skier, but I figure the cardio would transfer, somewhat, and I love shooting rifles.
My favorite one to watch is probably speed skating.7 -
@Elise4270 Grew up playing Hockey, going to school we used to put our basic gear ( shin pads, protective cup and Hockey Pants) on when we got to school and then went to class. At first break ( 15 mins ) we would just wear boots/shoes and play Ball Hockey. Then back to class still wearing gear. At lunch hour you put on your skates and took your lunch with you out to the ice rink ( yes we had our own rink right on the school property ) spent the hour playing Pickup shinny hockey. Everyone would throw their sticks in a big pile and one player would be blindfolded - he/she would grab sticks out of the pile and throw them left/right until there were no sticks left. The goalies would then negotiate for the Best Lunch Treats as to which team they would be on. The teachers would ring the bell 5 mins early so we could get back inside and out of our gear before so called 2nd bell. We used to have 3-4 games a year against neighboring schools. If you ever watched a NHL Outdoor game - that's what I grew up playing.
Which Winter Olympic game calls me. Curling - so much strategy and finesse trying to get a 44 Pound rock to slide 105 to 135ft down the ice as it curls ( curved path ) to a location the size of a Teacup. Very physical workout for what is referred to as the front end (sweepers).
Well another pair of shoes go into the early retirement-goodwill bin. After my run on Friday my shins ached a little saturday morning - so between the cold and ache I took a rest day. Well they were screaming at me Saturday night and back to a dull ache on Sunday so those shoes get to go - 570km on them. Usually they start giving little warnings not all out kicking. Will try a 5km shorty tonight with differant/new shoes after swim club. Still a little tender on the left, right is fine.4 -
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