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February 2018 Running Challenge

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  • Posts: 6,668 Member
    Having said that, I do hide the area around my house and work; but am otherwise open. I approve followers, and I don't mind sharing with my few followers who are active. Also, I'm pretty sure the runner I stalk on Strava could outrun me anyway. :p

    Well, you (and I) have the distinct advantage of being male. MOST stalkers are men looking for women. Not all, I mean a thief could use it to know if you were home or not, but, that only works if you live alone really.
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    Well, you (and I) have the distinct advantage of being male. MOST stalkers are men looking for women. Not all, I mean a thief could use it to know if you were home or not, but, that only works if you live alone really.

    Not even then... mine doesn't post to Strava until I'm done, at which point I'm already home. Unless I post an activity that is out of town and a local person (who already knows where I live) sees it right away and takes advantage. And that is part of why I buy insurance.

    I'm probably at much higher risk of an escapee breaking into my house. There is a prison and a juvenile facility in my small town. The juveniles tend to leave very frequently. Usually they are trying to leave town and they go for easy targets (vehicles with keys inside). The kids are never as smart as the adults, who will actually break into an empty house for supplies before going further out of town. In neither case is the perpetrator using Strava anyway, but it is a bigger risk for me.
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    7lenny7 wrote: »

    LOL!!! typing with gloves on?

    Yes and trying to order dinner at the drive thru.... made some changes....lol
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    7lenny7 wrote: »

    LOL!!! typing with gloves on?

    Totally laughing out loud at work! Glad almost everyone else is gone for the day.

    Did not run the last week of January because life happened - sick child on Friday, weather on Saturday, my dental bridge broke and I had an emergency dental appointment on Monday. Still haven't made it back out this week. But tomorrow starts February so I will be out in the morning!

    Goal for February is 65 miles (it's a short month right?)
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    Not even then... mine doesn't post to Strava until I'm done, at which point I'm already home. Unless I post an activity that is out of town and a local person (who already knows where I live) sees it right away and takes advantage. And that is part of why I buy insurance.

    I'm probably at much higher risk of an escapee breaking into my house. There is a prison and a juvenile facility in my small town. The juveniles tend to leave very frequently. Usually they are trying to leave town and they go for easy targets (vehicles with keys inside). The kids are never as smart as the adults, who will actually break into an empty house for supplies before going further out of town. In neither case is the perpetrator using Strava anyway, but it is a bigger risk for me.

    Good point. Mine does not post till I am home also.
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    girlinahat wrote: »

    in addition to this, use the Hidden Locations options. You can hide a radius of up to 5/8th of a mile around set postal codes - this means whilst a person can know the city you live in, they won't be able to see where exactly you start and finish your run, and so figure out where you live/work etc. You can do this for multiple addresses.

    I figured out how to set it to Enhanced Security but where is the Hidden Locations option?
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    Welcome to everyone joining this group for the first time! Very supportive and encouraging bunch of people! My goal for February is 110 miles (same as last month). Thought about increasing it but since February only has 28 days, I will wait until March and better weather!
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    Feb goal: 140 mi

    Other major goal: get my hamstring tweak and other lingering injuries under control before the 50K!

    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
  • Posts: 6,668 Member
    Teresa502 wrote: »

    I figured out how to set it to Enhanced Security but where is the Hidden Locations option?

    Here, this page explains it all:

    https://support.strava.com/hc/en-us/articles/115000173384-Privacy-Zones

    :)
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    @nefariousjedi - love the picture of your pup! Get her running with you and maybe she won't be dragging you along any more :) There are several of us here who run with our pups and others who run with pups vicariously through us!
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    shanaber wrote: »
    @nefariousjedi - love the picture of your pup! Get her running with you and maybe she won't be dragging you along any more :) There are several of us here who run with our pups and others who run with pups vicariously through us!

    Mines a little devil, after half hour I end up having to drag her home and then she sleeps for almost two days straight!
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    I'll answer here to post from January. :)

    @7lenny7 , I really should start doing warm-ups, Runkeeper has that option when making a custom workout, but I've been ignoring it... Partly because in the past when I was just starting, 5 minute light jog as a warm up sounded like something impossible.
    @shanaber , I do it whenever I think about it, but lazy abs start to slack after 2 minutes or so. :)

    According to PT I'm hypermobile, which in combination with a desk job leads to weak core, and spine not being supported enough. Pain is the worst in the mornings (actually at night as it sometimes wakes me up when I try to roll over) and gets better towards the evening. I try to do core strength exercises every evening, cause I know they help, but lazyness wins sometimes. ;)

    @garygse , that's still 2 extra cookies! ;) but actually pretty discouraging math.

    @juliet3455 , love the cartoons, especially the last one. :-D

    I like this comic A LOT, "kill the blerch" used to be my running mantra.

    Welcome to all newbies, take it easy, don't try to run 10K in an hour on your first try. Better run slower than get injured.

    Intervals for me tonight, looking forward to 8 minutes super-fast running!

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