February 2018 Running Challenge
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February goal: 88 miles
2/1 - 4.0 miles
2/4 - 9.2 miles
2/7 - 4.4 miles
2/8 - 4.3 miles
2/9 - 4 miles
2/11 - 8.2 miles
2/12 - 4 miles
2/14 - 4.2 miles (intervals)
2/15 - 5 miles
47.3/88 miles completed
It was even warmer and windier today. I felt really slow, but I got my miles in. The warm doesn't bother me as much as the wind. It is hard to believe that it was 50° colder on Sunday and tomorrow it is supposed to be 30° colder. I guess winter can't make up its mind if it is coming or going.
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KatieJane83 wrote: »
Looks great! We expect a full detailed review of that Garmin Vivovactive 3 soon!
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2/10 - 2km
2/11 - 2 km
2/12 - 4.18 km
2/13 - 4.3km
2/14 - 1.75km
https://tickers.TickerFactory.com/ezt/t/wnQMzVG/exercise.png
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February Training:
02.01.18 - 10 m. 8:53 pace
02.03.18 - Run: 11.2 m. 8:28 pace; Bike Trainer: 88 minutes.
02.04.18 - run 1 m. Bike Trainer: 60 min. Chest congestion
02.05.18 - Run 1: 3 m @ 9:10 pace. Run 2: 7 m @ 8:45 pace.
02.06.18 - Run 3.5 m.
02.07.18 - Run 3.1 m.
02.08.18 - Run 1: 3.1 m. Run 2: 8 m. @ 8:26 pace
02.09.18 - Run 8 m. Hills @ 9:13 pace.
02.10.18. - Run 6.3 Bike 1 hour
02.11.18 - Run 9.6 miles (51.50 for the week) and Indoor Bike Trainer for 1 hour. (Ride 4 of month)
02.13.18 - Run 10 m. @ 8:35 pace. Indoor Bike Trainer - 45 minutes.
02.15.18 - Run 9.3 m. @ 8:45 pace.
Upcoming Events:
3.04.18 - Little Rock Marathon
4.07.18 - Yakima River Marathon
February Goal:
Run: 200 miles, Bike: 10 rides, Swim: Start Program
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February 2 — 4.15 miles
February 4 — 5.19 miles
February 6 — 4.23 miles
February 8 — 6.65 miles
February 10 — 3.11 miles
February 11 — 3.45 miles
February 13 — 4.25 miles
February 15 — 8.28 miles
February total — 39.36/75 miles
Planned a 9 mile run today but cut it just a bit short due to very dense fog and not wanting to get hit by a car.
My Garmin Vivoactive HR did a weird thing today. I wore it on the outside of my jacket sleeve (for easy access) and I didn’t wear my chest strap today. I still got heart rate readings for the entire run. Apparently my maximum HR was 196 bpm.
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02.14-9.73k Total-42.2k Goal-80k
A quick 10k before going to my Gramp's for Chinese New Year. Will probably get absolutely no running done over there, and have to settle for late night strength training and intoxicated long walks.
It was one of those days that make you feel lucky to be alive and running. A smudge above 0C, slight breeze, a bit cloudy. Started running just before dawn, so made it through all kinds of blue and gold and pink. Man I'm glad I'm a runner.
Races in the foreseeable future:
03.18 HM Chengdu5 -
KatieJane83 wrote: »
Which watch face is that one? I like it alot.0 -
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 trying to get the flu....fortunately I can write myself a tamiflu script!
2/10 4.40
2/11 3.11
2/12 4.10
2/13 rest
2/14 6.40
2/15 3.70
Total 31.01
Ticker is my goal for 2018 and progress to date:
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here's one for the maths geeks here:
updated formula for marathon prediction
Now I'm SERIOUSLY depressed.....0 -
Overslept but managed to squeeze in a few hills. Steeper inclines than on Tuesday (4 & 5 today). Felt pretty good, although I'm a bit nervous about what Sunday's hills will feel like after a couple miles of relatively flat running. Guess we'll see. Not sure whether I'll do another quick run tomorrow or rest. Will probably depend on my nerves.
MTD: 15.89/45
YTD: 63.49/500
2/1 - 2.75
2/6 - 2.0
2/11 - 5.0
2/13 - 2.25
2/14 - 2.14
2/16 - 1.75
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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 - DNS
2/14 - Luv 2 Run 2.14M virtual - DONE
2/18 - Q50 Trails Extravaganza 5M (Registered)
3/3 - Rock'n'Roll Marathon Series 5K in NOLA (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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I'm definitely a numbers nerd. The whole article was very interesting. I put in my HM race time from September, and kinda liked the marathon prediction it gave me, because I actually beat it by 8 minutes in January. So then I put in my best HM time from a training run prior to my first marathon last year, and it overestimated that marathon time by 29 minutes. Made me feel much better than the other calculators, which predict much faster marathon times than I've actually done. So don't get too depressed - this formula may or may not be accurate, either. Everyone is so different. But it might help give you a more realistic goal to aim for.girlinahat wrote: »here's one for the maths geeks here:
updated formula for marathon prediction
Now I'm SERIOUSLY depressed.....
Also keep in mind, he studied people who had completed at least 5 HMs and 5 marathons. I'm not in that category (yet). Will be fun to hear from some of you who are, though, as to how closely it predicts your time.2 -
Feb 15: Still feeling bleah, could not work myself up to the gym, skipped running yesterday. Throat sore and glands swollen, seems more likely to be strep than flu. Hoping my doctor will call something in for me without me having to go in and get exposed to other sick people.
Went for a walk anyway, weather was balmy. A couple of nights ago it was below freezing, right now we're running the AC.5 -
1/2- rest
2/2 - strength
3/2-5.2
4/2-2.8
5/2-3.3
6/2-3.1
7/2-2.9
8/2-rest
9/2-rest
10/2-5.0
11/2-10.1
12/2-REST
13/2-4.2
14/2-5.5
15/2-5.9
16/2-10.3
Total - 58.4/120 Miles6 -
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
2/7: 10.35 miles
2/8: 9 miles
2/9: 8.2 miles
2/10: 8.5 miles
2/11: 8.5 miles
2/12: no run
2/13: 10.8 miles
2/14: 12.3 miles
2/15: 12 miles
2/16: 12 miles
Total so far: 160.39 miles/300
I forgot February is a short month when I made my goal of 300 miles. While I could still hit it if I run an average of 11.6 miles per day for the rest of the month, I'm not sure I want to do that. We'll see, but fair warning: I'm not guaranteeing I'll hit my goal of 300 miles for February.
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Rest day. Need to rest up for a lot of cycling. Gosh, I haven't gotten many miles in this month.
I go to Baltimore next week for a conference. I found a nice 5 mile running "trail" online. It is under a trail running website, but it's not really a trail. It's more of a brick sidewalk along the inner harbor. Hoping to run it each morning and also do some lifting while away!
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)
2/6 - strength training S3-B + 2.89 miles treadmill
2/7 - 4 miles + Strength training S3-C (arms)
2/8 - 3.5 miles
2/9 - Strength training S3-D Glutes
2/10 - 44 miles cycling
2/11 - 51 brutal miles cycling
2/12 - strength training S4-A
2/13 - 5 miles! + Strength training S4-B
2/14 - Strength training S4-C
2/15 - 4.5 Miles + Strength Training S4-D
2/16 - Rest day!
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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 miles
2/12 Rest Day
2/13-6.2 miles easy
2/14-2.1 miles with Stella+ yoga
2/15-6.1 miles + P90X3 Dynamix6 -
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
2/13 7 miles - 32.4
2/14 REST DAY
2/15 8 miles - 40.4
2/16 3.1 miles - 43.5
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Treadmill run of 6.3 too much rain and fog to run outside this am. I tried the marathon predictor and my marathon time was 25 minutes faster. I'm thinking that it is an indication that I have a better half-marathon time in me.
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Interesting thoughts on why starting fast is actually bad:
https://www.runnersworld.com/sweat-science/why-fast-starts-slow-you-down5 -
After giving my ITB 4 days of unplannned rest I thought I'd be good for 6 or 7 last night. I ended up bailing out at 4 miles due to pain. I'm not in a good place right now about my running. Enough of my whining though.
On a positive note, I DID get a run in last night, and it appears that my illness is definitely fading away. My shoes from the run are now in the garbage bin. Brooks Glycerin 12's with only 286 miles on them. Two runs in a row they didn't feel right, so out they go. Usually Glyercin's are good for 350 for me. A pair of Brooks Launch 3, my first of that model, will replace them.
I have my first race of the year in 8 days, the Psycho Wyco Run Toto Run trail race in Kansas City, KS. There are three distance options over a 10 mile loop...10M, 20M, and 50K. I wanted to do the 50K but signed up for the 20M. This race will let you stop after any loop so if I can't go past one loop I'll get the 10M medal.
I booked a private room for the night before through Airbnb. Coincidentally, the hosts are also trail runners and are members of the local trail running club. When they found out I was going to be running the race, they said I was welcome to come back afterward to shower up before I head to Lawrence to visit my daughter! As if that weren't cool enough, I was just checking the race guide and it turns out their house is just a half mile from the shuttle point! Very, very convenient! I hope to come back next year and race the 50K (and actually be in shape for it then) and hope to book here again.12 -
@PastorVincent love the article and it makes me wonder about my strategy for my 10k in March. The course has some serious hills through the first 4 miles. I want to run a sub 45 minutes race which would mean a 7:15 pace.(ambitious but I think I could) I was thinking about setting the virtual pacer for 7:15 and trying not to exceed that pace through those first 4 miles but now I wonder if I should cut that back to 7:25 or 7:30. The last 2.1 is downhill and if I'm feeling good, I bet I can easily make up the time.1
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@garygse thanks! - Do you have access a treadmill to get some miles in while you're on call or is that not even an option?
@juliet3455 I don't know if I have a Jason. I did in high school, a good friend named Greg. He was always getting me to do more than I wanted to do (which usually resulted is us getting in trouble) but in the end I was glad I did. We haven't hung out much since high school and I really have had that person since then.0 -
cburke8909 wrote: »@PastorVincent love the article and it makes me wonder about my strategy for my 10k in March. The course has some serious hills through the first 4 miles. I want to run a sub 45 minutes race which would mean a 7:15 pace.(ambitious but I think I could) I was thinking about setting the virtual pacer for 7:15 and trying not to exceed that pace through those first 4 miles but now I wonder if I should cut that back to 7:25 or 7:30. The last 2.1 is downhill and if I'm feeling good, I bet I can easily make up the time.
I definitely would suggest the 7:30/25 plan. With 2 miles of downhill you might be able to push 7:00 in the last stretch, but you will likely struggle on the hills in the beginning.
IMO, YMMV, and all that.1 -
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
2/7- 6.7
2/8- REST
2/9- 5.5
2/10-10
2/11- 9.8
2/12- RESR
2/13- 6.8
2/14- 6.8
2/15- REST
2/16- 5.8
Total: 86.9
Today's notes: There must be something about sub-0 that helps me run. clocked 10:14/mile on trail today, which is flying for me.
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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February
Goal: 35 miles <--this might have been a bit optimistic or just bad math! LOL.
Completed: 13.5 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
02/14/2018: C25K - Week 6 Day 3
02/16/2018: C25K - Week 7 Day 1
Today's run was 25 minutes or 2.75 miles - i opted to do the miles and took longer. Maybe that mileage goal wasn't so far fetched.
@MNLittleFinn I really enjoy reading your updates! I am taking a running class and it's taught by a gal that runs in the Zumbro trail run. I ride horse there in endurance rides, too. Trail running sounds really fun and would be an excellent extension of my endurance riding.6 -
@7Lenny7 If I wasn't detrained at the moment, I was considering doing PsychoWyco since it is only about 2-3 hrs. from where I live. But it also happens to be when my company is doing our annual inventory, so I'm going to be at work regardless. Maybe next year won't coincide with that end of Feb. / beginning of Mar. work ultra-marathon and I'll be in condition to do a running ultra-marathon.
Anyway, I'm jealous but will hopefully get my own chance someday.0 -
2/1/18-4 miles
2/5/18-3 miles
2/6/18-3 miles
2/7/18-3 miles
2/8/18-2.5 miles
2/11/18-8 miles
2/13/18-4 miles
2/14/18-1.5 miles
2/15/18-4 miles
33/65 miles
Upcoming races:
5/12/18-Montana women's run, 5 miles
7/15/18-Missoula Marathon5 -
@Link2Life we'll plan on seeing you at Zumbro next year!
@midwesterner85 I hope to see you at Pyscho Wyco next year!2 -
@7lenny7 - loved the video! Thanks for sharing it!
@juliet3455 - My Jason would be my friend Pilar. She helped me when I first started running and signed me up for my first HM, then told me she had. Essentially saying that if I could run a 10 mile training run I could run a HM. She ran with me and paced and encouraged me the entire way. She doesn't live super close so we never really got to train together but we did run several more races. She tore both ACLs (at different times in non-running activities) and hasn't come back to running, preferring to concentrate on CrossFit for now. I have bugged her a few times about running again and trying to tempt her with some races. I am still hoping she will get back to it one of these days.3
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