March 2018 Running Challenge
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3/1: 2.5
3/3: 3
3/4: 4
3/6: 3
3/9: 1.7 of hill repeats
3/11: 3
3/12: 3
3/18: 4
3/19: 2.3
3/21: 4
3/23: 3
3/24: 3
3/25: 5
3/27: 3
3/28: 2.2
3/31: 3.5
50.2/50 miles for March
I just did meet my goal for the month. Today is beautiful, so I decided to run at one of our parks, and I ran on some of the paths I don’t normally frequent.8 -
marisap2010 wrote: »3/1: 2.5
3/3: 3
3/4: 4
3/6: 3
3/9: 1.7 of hill repeats
3/11: 3
3/12: 3
3/18: 4
3/19: 2.3
3/21: 4
3/23: 3
3/24: 3
3/25: 5
3/27: 3
3/28: 2.2
3/31: 3.5
50.2/50 miles for March
I just did meet my goal for the month. Today is beautiful, so I decided to run at one of our parks, and I ran on some of the paths I don’t normally frequent.
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My final run for March was the inaugural Jamaica Pond parkrun. It was a glorious spring morning, and we had 93 runners which was fantastic. Hoping for a good crowd in a couple of weeks when the marathon runners are in town.
Total running mileage for the month was 76.55 miles. I was aiming for around 75-80 which would be an improvement on last March. Mission accomplished, and roll on April.
2018 races completed
1/21/18 Dreamfar 10k (age-group 5/23)
2/10/18 Cupid's Chase 5k (age-group 4/24)
3/10/18 Medway Shamrock Shuffle 5k (age-group 3/25)
2018 registered races
4/08/18 Holly Club Hustle 5k
6/21/18 J P Morgan Corporate Challenge 3.5m
5/13/18 Strivers Mothers' Day 5k
5/19/18 Martha's Vineyard Half Marathon (everyone runs a HM on their wedding anniversary, right?)
9/29/18 Stride for Healthy Communities 5k
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One more post for March. See you all over in the April thread!
That makes a lot of sense to me. I noticed during Madeira Marathon that after around 25ish kilometers of relatively "flat", there was a steep downhill transition to the second loop and, not far into the downhill, I suddenly noticed that, wow, my legs really hurt. My theory was that it wasn't so much the hill as much as it was the change from running more-or-less flat for so long. This upcoming route has elevation change only for a short while at the beginning (downhill), and then some more at the end (mostly uphill and then ending on a downhill to get back to the track/stadium), so I'm definitely going to have to think about this as I plan ahead.@polskagirl01 Hilly marathons and flat marathons each have their own challenges; with flat courses, you run faster and due to the lack of hills, you end up using the same muscles over and over for the entire distance causing fatigue to occur earlier. Of course, the upside is that there are no hills to deal with.
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Well... it was intervals, it was slow, it was terrible.... but I got a 5k today. 3.1 miles. I am hesitant to use the "if I can still walk" measurement this time, as I still have squats tonight. But today felt like a real run. Like 45 minutes of movement. It was long enough for me to have some "hey this isn't bad" time in between the "why am I doing this" and "why am I still doing this?" This puts me at 12.4 miles for the month, which is in the top 20% of my vague sliding scale goal for the month, and that is even with PT not happening because of work craziness most of this week. It also puts me in a spot where I might actually have to set a real goal in April... I will have to think about that.6
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March Running Totals (miles)
3/1 – 5.57 easy
3/2 – rest day
3/3 – 16.09 paced run
3/4 – 7.22 easy with hills
3/5 – rest day
3/6 – 6.21 easy with fast finish
3/7 – 6.60 group run
3/8 – 6.24 easy with fast finish
3/9 – rest day
3/10 – 18.07 paced run
3/11 – 6.54 easy
3/12 – rest day
3/13 – 6.51 warmup and group run
3/14 – 6.01 at marathon pace
3/15 – 6.23 easy
3/16 – travel day
3/17 – 6.99 warm up, 8K race, cool down
3/18 – travel day
3/19 – 6.11 easy shading to MP
3/20 – 5.29 easy with hard stop
3/21 – 6.62 group run
3/22 – 6.51 easy
3/23 – rest day
3/24 – 17.97 warmup, 15K race, cool down
3/25 – 10.05 easy with hills
3/26 – rest day
3/27 – 6.01 easy with light showers
3/28 – 6.65 group run
3/29 – 6.32 easy with rain
3/30 – rest day
3/31 – 18.87 partly paced run
March running total – 188.68
Nominal challenge goal: 180 miles
Real goals: Build base. Work toward being able to run 26.2 miles by Patriots' Day.
Today's notes – Final report for March. Made the nominal challenge WAG goal, with a few miles to spare. Built a decent base in the low 40s per week, a bit light for marathon training but I didn't re-injure myself. I'll count that as a goal met. Prognosis is good for being able to complete Boston, so I definitely will line up at Hopkinton in 16 days.
Today was a paced run open to the public because it included a preview of part of the Flower City Challenge Half Marathon course. The assigned routes were 11 + 7 miles, with a bit more than the first 7 miles of the 11 being the start of the Flower City course. I was the 8:00 per mile pacer.
I never know who will show up for a preview run that's open to the public. If there are unfamiliar faces, I can count on them not being accustomed to following a pace leader; but if I don't already know who they are, I don't know in advance whether they will push the pace or drag a bit. Today I got guys who pushed the pace a bit. I reined them in several times, but we still averaged a little faster than 8. For the last half mile or so of the 11, I just let 3 of them run ahead because the way back was obvious.
Two of them went out with me for not quite 3 miles of the last 7, since it looped back by the start. Then I was on my own for the last 4 miles. Thought about running 20, and added some ad lib loops to add distance; got back to start at 18.87 miles and that was that. I didn't have the mental toughness to do an out and back to get to 20, and I wasn't OCD enough to run 200 to 250 meters to get to 19. I think if it had been 19.87 miles, I would have been OCD enough to get to 20; but I was thinking that European marathon training plans only go up to 30K, and I was a bit past 30K. In a couple weeks I'll find out whether that's good enough.
Technically, I should start taper tomorrow. Don't know if I'll run 7 miles, 6, or maybe only 5; depends on how I feel and what the weather is like. I suppose I should go look at some old training plans to see what the final 2 weeks look like; maybe I can kinda sorta ease from a not terribly aggressive peak mileage down to a standard taper volume.
Now to think about goals for April. I have no clue how many miles I'll run, but the important goals will be to arrive at Hopkinton healthy, and arrive at Boyleston Street under my own power.
2018 races:
February 17, 2018 Freezeroo #5 (Valentines Run "In Memory of Tom Brannon" 8 Mile) (Greece, NY) finished in 54:48
February 24, 2018 Freezeroo #6 (White House Challenge 4.4 mile) (Webster, NY) finished in 28:46
March 17, 2018 USATF Masters 8K (Shamrock 8K, Virginia Beach, VA) finished in 31:55
March 24, 2018 Spring Forward 15K (Mendon, NY) ran at MP, finished in 1:10:47
April 16, 2018 Boston Marathon (Hopkinton, MA)
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March Final Running Update
Week 1: 12
Week 2: 53.7
Week 3: 40.9
Week 4: 45.0
Week 5: 47.6
total: 199.2
I should have planned better and ran an extra .8 earlier this week to get 200 even steven. Not going to try today as I Did 22 and my left foot with plantar issues is barking at me. Oh well. Was a good month overall...5 weeks until I see of this pig can fly.5 -
Initial plan/post here was for 90km and being happy at hitting 75.
My little image won't load, but my plan changed to 114km and I ended up at 120.3km for the month, so well on my way to my 1/2 marathon training.9 -
Tacklewasher wrote: »Initial plan/post here was for 90km and being happy at hitting 75.
My little image won't load, but my plan changed to 114km and I ended up at 120.3km for the month, so well on my way to my 1/2 marathon training.
Awesome job! Its great seeing others smash their goals. Keep up the good running!1 -
I RAN 13.2 MILES UP AND DOWN A MOUNTAIN TODAY.
TWICE.
IT WAS REALLY HARD AND SOMETIMES I HATED IT, BUT WAS SO PROUD OF MYSELF FOR DOING IT.
That is all.21 -
fitoverfortymom wrote: »I RAN 13.2 MILES UP AND DOWN A MOUNTAIN TODAY.
TWICE.
IT WAS REALLY HARD AND SOMETIMES I HATED IT, BUT WAS SO PROUD OF MYSELF FOR DOING IT.
That is all.
THIS. IS. AWESOME2 -
fitoverfortymom wrote: »I RAN 13.2 MILES UP AND DOWN A MOUNTAIN TODAY.
TWICE.
IT WAS REALLY HARD AND SOMETIMES I HATED IT, BUT WAS SO PROUD OF MYSELF FOR DOING IT.
That is all.
W00T!!!1 -
03/01/18 - Rest
03/02/18 - 8 miles @ 8:51
03/03/18 - 9 miles @ 9:29
03/04/18 - Meetings instead of running
03/05/18 - 11 miles @ 9:11
03/06/18 - 11 miles @ 8:59
03/07/18 - 10 miles @ 9:04
03/08/18 - Planned rest
03/09/18 - 7.5mph for 10 Miles @ 4% grade
03/10/18 - Meetings
03/11/18 - 20 miles @ 9:51
03/12/18 - Bah.
03/13/18 - 7.5 MPH for 7.5 miles at 4% Grade
03/14/18 - 7.5 MPH for 7.5 miles at 4% Grade
03/15/18 - 7.5 MPH for 10 miles at 4% Grade
03/16/18 - Rest
03/17/18 - Shamrock Shuffle 17.3 miles in total
03/18/18 - Rest
03/19/18 - Rest
03/20/18 - 7 MPH for 7 Miles @ 4.5% grade
03/21/18 - 7.5 MPH for 7.5 miles @ 4 % grade
03/22/18 - 7.5 MPH for 10 miles @ 4% grade
03/23/18 - 10 mile fast finish @ 4% grade
03/24/18 - 20 miles at 10:14
03/25/18 - Rest
03/26/18 - BAH
03/27/18 - BAH
03/28/18 - 11 miles @ 8:45
03/29/18 - BAH!!
03/30/18 - Easy 6miles @ 6mph with 4% grade
03/31/18 - 22 miles at 9:32
Big Hairy Audacious Goal: Sub 4 hours in Pittsburgh 2018!
Official Marathon PR: 4:11:28
Next Races (more as I find them):
04/07/18 - Achilles 9.3 Challenge (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)
22 miles today brings me to 217 miles for the month. Pretty surprising considering all the days I missed.
Next week is the 9.3 challenge, so the following weekend I might attempt a 26-mile run. I figure if I can get close to 4 hours in training than a sub-4hour race should be doable.2 -
3/1 - 7.4km
3/2 - rest
3/3 - sick / snow day
3/4 - 10.0km
3/5 - rest
3/6 - 8.0km
3/7 - rest
3/8 - 8.0km
3/9 - rest
3/10 - 14.0km
3/11 - rest
3/12 - rest
3/13 - 8.0km
3/14 - walk
3/15 - 8.1km, first km with Spiderman
3/16 - rest
3/17 - rest/sick
3/18 - 10.0km
3/19 - rest
3/20 - 8.1km
3/21 - walk
3/22 - 8.2km
3/23 - rest
3/24 - 16.1km
3/25 - rest
3/26 - rest
3/27 - 8.0km
3/28 - rest
3/29 - exhausted
3/30 - too cold
3/31 - 5.1km
119/115km
Gosh that was a horrid run. Between the weather, having problems figuring out what to wear (I circled back to drop a layer on the bottom and switch to a lighter middle layer on top) and then getting really achy shins at the 4 km point I bailed early. I will aim for one last long run tomorrow in my other shoes (plus it will be a bit warmer) but if I don't get it, I don't get it. I got in 10 miles last week, that will have to be good enough if tomorrow conspires against me too.
I am so done with winter. At this rate the snow will be sticking around until almost May.
At least I beat my monthly goal...
Upcoming Races:
1/1/18 Resolution Run 5K ~38:00 (no official times)
3/4/18 MEC Road Race #1 10K 1:30:57
3/17/28 St Patrick's Day race 10K 1:24:53
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 15K5 -
So Garmin reckons I completed mile 6 in 9 minutes and 60 seconds. While technically true, I can't help but feel that there's a simpler and more conventional way of saying that.
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@garygse Gotta love tech!1
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No run today, leg too painful. Also I found out I lost my doctor, have to find a new one before my thyroid meds run out and start all over with a new person.9
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Hi again
I’m a beginner who still runs by time rather than distance. I had to stop reading this thread when I took a short break because I felt too tempted to get back on a treadmill when I was supposed to be taking a break. I’m back to the treadmill as of today.
For March, I ended up walking and jogging on the treadmill for about 5.5 hours and did about 27 miles. Hopefully, I’ll spend more time jogging and less time walking in April, but I’ll probably continue just jogging rather than running. Thanks everyone for the encouragement and advice.5 -
@juliet3455 @Stoshew71 @7lenny7 @WhatMeRunning. I'll hop on the computer and set it up, if someone doesn't get it before I figure it out.
Unless I missed it, and it's posted. I vote @juliet3455 also be given privileges.2 -
Well done everyone in March!
Roll on, April!
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