February 2018 Running Challenge

MichelleWithMoxie

lporter229 wrote: »

MichSmish wrote: »

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
2/17: 11.87 miles
2/18: 16.04 miles
2/19: 10.92 miles
2/20: 11.65 miles
2/21: 11.58 miles
2/22: 11 miles
2/23: 12.2 miles
2/24: 11.05 miles
2/25: 14.3 miles
2/26: 10.75 miles
2/27: 11.91 miles
2/28: 12 miles

grand total: 305.46 miles/300

I DID IT! Hell yeah!

Way to go! That's a heck of a lot of miles in a short month!!

Thank you! and happy birthday!

sarahthes

2/1 - 6.5km
2/2 - strength
2/3 - 9.0km
2/4 - strength
2/5 - rest
2/6 - 6.0km
2/7 - 3.1km
2/8 - 6.3km
2/9 - rest owww
2/10 - 8.3 km
2/11 - rest
2/12 - rest & cake (hubby's birthday)
2/13 - 6.3 km
2/14 - ate sushi & watched Olympics
2/15 - 6.7 km
2/16 - stretch
2/17 - 9.8 km
2/18 - rest (stretching)
2/19 - rest (stairs)
2/20 - stairs (25 flights, running)
2/21 - 6.9km
2/22 - 6.9km
2/23 - stairs (27 flights? Something like that)
2/24 - 12.1km
2/25 - rest
2/26 - cross-training
2/27 - 7.6km
2/28 - 3.0km

98.5/100 km

A full 0:45/km faster today than yesterday. Amazing what a difference running before it ices up for the night can make. I would have gone for another 1.5km just to make goal but I have a blood test in a bit and didn't think I had time.

See y'all over on the March thread!

Upcoming Races:
1/1/18 Resolution Run 5K ~38:00 (no official times)
3/4/18 MEC Road Race #1 10K
3/17/28 St Patrick's Day race 10K
4/7/18 Jasper Half Marathon
4/22/18 MEC Trail Race #1 5K
5/20/18 MEC Trail Race #2 10K
6/24/18 MEC Trail Race #3 15K
8/18/18 Edmonton Marathon 10K
9/2/18 MEC Trail Race #4 10K
10/7/18 MEC Trail Race #5 15K

avocardiothyme

February goal: 15 miles

2/10 - 2 miles
2/12 - 2 miles
2/14 - 1 mile
2/15 - 2 miles
2/17 - 2 miles
2/21 - 2 miles
2/22 - 2 miles
2/23 - 1 mile
2/28 - 1 mile

Total 15 miles

7lenny7

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shanaber

I had a good midday run to wrap up the month. It felt much better than Monday's run, likely because I made a point of eating closer to when I was heading out. I am pretty sore from my training last night. We did high step ups to a single leg on a soft bench - so demanding on all the leg muscles! Glutes, hips and hamstrings to get up there and then calves and ankles to stabilize once there. I am short so the step up is a challenge and I also have issues with my ankles collapsing. Orthotics help when running but with step ups I have to really focus on keeping my ankle stable. SO HARD! It is a great workout and something I really need but man I felt it the entire run today. I did stop at mile 3 to stretch out my hips and that helped a bit.

@_nikkiwolf_ - Thanks, I have ordered a pair of each to try them out (love Amazon Prime!). My only concern with the Xtenex is that they may not fit through the lace holes in my shoes. On at least one pair they are not the normal round holes but more narrow and rectangular for flat laces.

Happy Birthday to @KatieJane83 and @lporter229!!

@hanlonsk - YAY!! Welcome back to the Running!
@Ryokat - Hope you are ok after that fall - sounds like it could be painful!
@RunsOnEspresso - it is cold here for So California too, especially at night! I had to bundle Hobbes the Vizsla up in a jacket for our agility class the last 2 Mondays. He doesn't have thick fur and no under coat so he really gets cold when he isn't moving around.
@amymoreorless - Hope you are feeling better! The flu this year has been tough!
@mobycarp - I hope you do stick around just to post what and how you are doing. It is great inspiration and I for one love reading your posts.
@7lenny7 - I think that is awesome that you are going to run your entire town! You might need to have a t-shirt made (I run this town or something)!

Congratulations everyone who ran this month or got out there and did other rehab exercise (@elise4270), whether you made your goal or not!

Date........Miles.......Total
02/01......0.00......0.00 - + Strength Training
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
02/06......0.00....21.85 - + Strength Training
02/07......5.06....26.91
02/08......0.00....26.91 - + Strength Training
02/09......5.34....32.25
02/10......0.00....32.25
02/11......7.69....39.94
02/12......4.48....44.42 - + Agility
02/13......3.79....48.21 - + Strength Training
02/14......3.44....51.65
02/15......0.00....51.65 - + Strength Training
02/16......6.57....58.22
02/17......0.00....58.22 - Agility Trial
02/18......0.00....58.22 - Agility Trial
02/19......4.26....62.48 - + Agility
02/20......0.00....62.48 - + Strength Training
02/21......4.87....67.35
02/22......4.45....71.80 - + Strength Training
02/23......4.56....76.36 - Goal!
02/24......9.28....85.64
02/25......0.00....85.64
02/26......5.26....90.90 - + Agility
02/27......0.00....90.90 - + Strength Training
02/28......5.61....96.51



My completed and upcoming races. Let me know if you will be running them too.
02/04/18 - Surf City Half Marathon
07/22/18 - San Francisco 2nd Half Marathon
12/15/18 - San Diego Holiday Half Marathon
02/03/19 - Surf City Half Marathon
05/11/19 - Santa Barbara Wine Country Half Marathon

garygse

@lporter229 Happy Birthday!
@MichSmish Congrats on some incredible mileage

And congrats to all who took part this month; a truly inspiring group!

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Today's weather was pretty warm, and pretty humid, which made for a harder run when combined with tired legs. Still, I got in more mileage this month than I would have ever thought during recovery, so I'm super-chuffed about that...especially considering that it was a short month and I took a week off completely for on-call support at work. And so now on to March...where is this year going already!!?

01 - 11.49
02 - 16.21
05 - 15.79
06 - 13.76
07 - 14.58
08 - 9.82
09 - 20.07
12 - 15.54
14 - 13.73
15 - 11.62
23 - 8.42
25 - 9.02
26 - 15.62
27 - 12.38
28 - 13.14

Total: 201.19 / 140 miles

kgirlhart

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
2/18 - 9.7 miles
2/19 - 5 miles
2/22 - 3.2 miles
2/25 - 10.1 miles
2/26 - 3 miles
2/27 - 5.5 miles
2/28 - 4.3 miles

88.1/88 miles completed

It was close, but I made my goal! I got in 4.3 miles. I think I actually got 4.5 miles but my Garmin battery died at 4.3 and that got me to my goal so I am going to go with that.

katharmonic

Date :::: Miles :::: Cumulative
02/01/18 :::: 5.0 :::: 5.0
02/02/18 :::: 0.0 :::: 5.0
02/03/18 :::: 7.4 :::: 12.4
02/04/18 :::: 3.2 :::: 15.6
02/05/18 :::: 3.8 :::: 19.4
02/06/18 :::: 3.1 :::: 22.5
02/07/18 :::: 3.3 :::: 25.8
02/08/18 :::: 3.4 :::: 29.2
02/09/18 :::: 0.0 :::: 29.2
02/10/18 :::: 8.1 :::: 37.3
02/11/18 :::: 3.6 :::: 40.8
02/12/18 :::: 3.2 :::: 44.0
02/13/18 :::: 3.6 :::: 47.6
02/14/18 :::: 0.0 :::: 47.6
02/15/18 :::: 3.1 :::: 50.7
02/16/18 :::: 0.0 :::: 50.7
02/17/18 :::: 8.2 :::: 59.0
02/18/18 :::: 3.2 :::: 62.2
02/19/18 :::: 3.2 :::: 65.4
02/20/18 :::: 2.8 :::: 68.2
02/21/18 :::: 4.0 :::: 72.1
02/22/18 :::: 0.0 :::: 72.1
02/23/18 :::: 8.8 :::: 80.9
02/24/18 :::: 4.1 :::: 85.0
02/25/18 :::: 0.0 :::: 85.0
02/26/18 :::: 4.0 :::: 89.0
02/27/18 :::: 3.1 :::: 92.1
02/28/18 :::: 4.1 :::: 96.2
Goal = 87 miles (average 5km per day)
Actual average came to 5.53 km per day

Ended February with a hill workout tonight. 30 minutes of hill repeats - half way up, easy back down, all the way up, easy back down. That "all the way up" part was loooong. I also swam this morning and took the dog for a long walk so I am worn out and ready for bed.

Great job this month, everyone.

AlphaHowls

59 days of running (all of Jan and Feb)
315.25 miles out of 200 goal
573. 01 miles for 2018

2/1 Run 10.31 miles
2/2 Run 13.12 miles
2/3 Run 27.01 miles
2/4 Run 6.55 miles
2/5 Run 10.26 miles
2/6 Run 10.28 miles
2/7 Run 6.61 miles
2/8 Run 10.23 miles
2/9 Run 10.32 miles
2/10 Run 13.07 miles
2/11 Run 7.03 miles
2/12 Run 13.42 miles
2/13 Run 10.26 miles
2/14 Run 10.28 miles
2/15 Run 10.29 miles
2/16 Run 13.26 miles
2/17 Run 13.33 miles
2/18 Run 10.32 miles
2/19 Run 6.51 miles
2/20 Run 10.24 miles
2/21 Run 10.4 miles
2/22 Run 10.28 miles
2/23 Run 10.26 miles
2/24 Run 13.48 miles
2/25 Run 14.41 miles
2/26 Run 13.26 miles
2/27 Run 10.16 miles
2/28 Run 10.3 miles

T1DCarnivoreRunner

I did not reach my goal this month:

PastorVincent

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
02/11/2018 - 10 miles @ 9:01 pace
02/12/2018 - 10 miles @ 9:33 pace
02/13/2018 - 10 miles @ 9:22 pace
02/14/2018 - Rest
02/15/2018 - 7 miles @ 8:31 pace
02/16/2018 - 7.5 MPH for 8 miles @ 4% grade
02/17/2018 - Nada
02/18/2018 - Car Show with son
02/19/2018 - 11 miles @ 9:29
02/20/2018 - 15 miles @ 9:45
02/21/2018 - 9 miles @ 8:41
02/22/2018 - 9 miles @ 8:49
02/23/2018 - 9 miles @ 8:48
02/24/2018 - 17 miles @ 9:37
02/25/2018 - Rest
02/26/2018 - Moving several truck loads of furniture
02/27/2018 - 10 miles @ 9:11
02/28/2018 - 12 miles @ 8:43

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)

FEBRUARY TOTAL: 193

Not bad. I needed one more day of running in there to hit my 200, but too many little life events blocked me. Ah well, ON TO MARCH!

juliet3455

10 km 12ft Davis Hill & Grouard Trail. It was an awkward temperature, -2C.
To cold for Shorts, T-shirt and Light coat.
To warm for Tights, Long Sleeve top, Light coat, gloves and toque.
Settled on my MEC Rock climbing pants, tech t-shirt, Light summer coat, fall gloves, ear band.
Was still venting hard on the hill climb and on the in-bound with the sun in my Face
Gee can you tell I enjoyed the run into the bright sunshine even though it was pushing my temp into Red Zone. Once I started back down the Hill it had cooled off by 2C, just enough to change the outbound Slush into Ice Marbles which made for interesting downhill running-sliding. Never fell and didn't do any superslider stretchs as I did a lot of Traction Hunting - crossing from one side to the other. Now to play with the Foam Roller and do a few gentle stretch's.
As part of the local Adult swim Club every 3rd swim day they do a dry-land session at the end. One of the ladies identified all 3 runners in the group just by our limited flexibility. She said we look like her hubby trying to stretch.
Missed Goal by 83 km but the last week has been good, with 35.4 km of the months 56.6 km.
Back on track for the April HM.

02/01 0.0 km – 0.0km –140.0 km – YTD 71.66 km
02/04 10.23 km –10.23km –129.77 km – Chilly Willy Race
02/09 11.00 km –21.23km –118.77 km
02/21 6.00 km –27.23km –112.77 km
02/24 10.00 km –37.23km –102.77 km
02/25 9.43 km –46.66km – 93.3 km
02/28 10.0 km –56.66km – 83.3 km – YTD 128.32 km 12 Ft Davis Hill-Grouard



Special Thanks to everyone who give Like's on MFP or Kudo's on Strava - etc.
A little goes a long way to keeping the motivation moving forward. To all those returning from injury YEA. See everyone in March Thread.

angmarie28

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
2/18/18-10 miles
2/19/18-3 miles
2/21/18-3.5 miles
2/22/18-2.75 miles
2/25/18-6.5 miles
2/28/18-3 miles

61.75/65 miles

Upcoming races:
5/12/18-Montana women's run, 5 miles
7/15/18-Missoula Marathon

abutcher2122

And that’s the month. Just got in 4.4mi of what I like to call Jazzercise Running. Lol. Finished the month with 104...gotta love running to deal with stress.

DauntlessDiva

YTD:
19,786’ gain
213.5

Feb28
4.5mi with Sabrina
13’ gain

zdyb23456

2/1 5miles
2/2 14.1miles!!
2/3 5miles
2/4 rest
2/5 6.5miles
2/6 4miles
2/7 9.03miles
2/8 7miles
2/9 13.1miles
2/10 rest
2/11 4miles
2/12 5miles
2/13 5miles
2/14 7miles
2/15 10miles
2/16 12miles
2/17 5miles
2/18 rest
2/19 6.95miles
2/20 5miles
2/21 9.11miles
2/22 5miles
2/23 14.25miles!
2/24 5miles
2/25 rest
2/26 5miles
2/27 6.56miles
2/28 6miles

Yesterday I ran with my husband. We did an easy 6 miles.

That ends the month at 171.96 miles. 1.96 miles above goal

See you in the March thread!

3/18/2018 Shamrock half marathon
10/7/2018 Crawlin Crab half marathon
11/18/2018 Norfolk Harbor half marathon

JulieS3103

I met my February goal, now onto March!

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
February 13 - 2.75 mile run
February 14 - strength workout
February 15 - 4 mile Treadmill run
February 17 - strength workout
February 18 - 6 mile run
February 20 - 3 mile Treadmill run
February 24 - 4.1 mile run
February 25 - 2.6 mile run
February 27 - 4 mile run

42.89 miles/Goal 40 miles

Upcoming Races:
3/17/18 USO 10 Mile Race at Ft Campbell
4/28/18 Brown Deer 10k
6/10/18 Manitowoc Half Marathon
8/18/18 Madison Mini Half Marathon
9/16/18 North Face Endurance 10k

7lenny7

I had planned a 7 mile run while my son was in confirmation class, but on the way home I thought I felt just a faint something in my ITB. Considering the workout I got Saturday and the 8 mile run the night before, I decided the best thing I could do was skip my run and spend the time on a good glute workout instead.

If you are familiar with the Stravistix plugin (A web extension for Chrome only) which calculates your fitness, fatigue, and form based on your running, I'm in the "Overtraining" zone due to that 20 mile mud fest. Last nights rest put me back into the "Optimal" zone. I'm trying to use that as a guide for training.

I finished the month with just over 90 miles, 85 miles less than last February. I'm hopeful, however, that March will see my first triple digit total since April. I'm so far behind on my race training that my goal now is just to finish, rather than finish in the top half of the field. Even if I finish, I may repeat this race next year (rather than moving up to the next distance) just to improve my place. My two big races last year ended in great results for me and I don't think I'll be satisfied unless I can finish well.

sarahthes

Oops wrong month. Pasted over to March!

springtimez

02/27--3 miles
02/28--5 miles
Wrapped up the month with 57 miles. 3 miles short of the target, will try to stay on track for March!