May 2018 Running Challenge

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  • ContraryMaryMary
    ContraryMaryMary Posts: 1,777 Member
    Cooler today and damp underfoot - the rain only stopped minutes before I headed out.

    1 May: 11.64
    2 May: 6.0 + yoga
    3 May: 7.22
    4 May: Rest
    5 May: 6.6 + yoga
    6 May: 12.74

    44.20 of 150km
  • weat0043
    weat0043 Posts: 172 Member
    4km today 7km for the month. Really nice weather for a run, a little windy though.
  • PastorVincent
    PastorVincent Posts: 6,668 Member
    Made it to the hotel but forgot my race tining tatoo! Ugh.
  • Elise4270
    Elise4270 Posts: 8,375 Member
    PastorVincent wrote: »
    Made it to the hotel but forgot my race tining tatoo! Ugh.

    Chance for another one at the expo?
  • PastorVincent
    PastorVincent Posts: 6,668 Member
    Elise4270 wrote: »
    PastorVincent wrote: »
    Made it to the hotel but forgot my race tining tatoo! Ugh.

    Chance for another one at the expo?

    Maybe but the expo is closed now I am pretty sure

  • PastorVincent
    PastorVincent Posts: 6,668 Member
    Looks like rain for race start so I bought some cheap black ponchos to wear at least till start running.

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  • Elise4270
    Elise4270 Posts: 8,375 Member
    PastorVincent wrote: »
    Elise4270 wrote: »
    PastorVincent wrote: »
    Made it to the hotel but forgot my race tining tatoo! Ugh.

    Chance for another one at the expo?

    Maybe but the expo is closed now I am pretty sure

    Marker?
  • noblsheep
    noblsheep Posts: 593 Member
    @Elise4270
    Group question.
    What's your cross training regimen? Goals? Actions??

    Currently I run based on weather - polluted=no run, but I shoot for 3 runs a week. Then I bike to work maybe 3-4 days a week, also weather based, and lift every other day.

    Bike rides are about 35 minutes one way so they stack up pretty quickly. Goal is mostly to get in some cardio when I don't have time for a run.

    Lifting goals are simply to get some upper body and core strength, or maybe to pull myself out of a pit like @PastorVincent . Currently doing a variation of strongweights 5x5.

    Thinking about taking up swimming, mostly because SO likes it but hates being in the pool alone. Got ear infections when I was a kid and haven't seen the inside of a pool since. We'll see.

    Your goal of sneaking up on a triathlon sounds awesome!
  • RunsOnEspresso
    RunsOnEspresso Posts: 3,218 Member
    @Teresa502 I signed up for the marathon! If it looks like i can't do it in less than 5 hours I'll be switching to the half.
  • Orphia
    Orphia Posts: 7,097 Member
    huntleigh3229 wrote: »
    Another PB at parkrun this morning of 36:51 even though it was very warm. I took 1:51 off my previous best and I’m down nearly 4 minutes since Christmas Day.

    I only wanted sub 38 today and somehow managed sub 37!

    Good luck to everyone racing this weekend

    DawnBarstow wrote: »
    Did my first ever parkrun today had a great time. :0)


    So awesome!!! Love it, @huntleigh3229 and @DawnBarstow
  • Elise4270
    Elise4270 Posts: 8,375 Member
    edited May 2018
    @Orphia I ordered DH and I a shirt. @garygse I liked your design so much i added it to a shirt. Since I didn't make your design, i didn't opt to share it with the group. If you decide to make one, let us know.

    thanks!

    ETA If you missed the "Embrace the Suck" shirt its HERE

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    ETA (again) @Orphia DH liked your shirt design, it reminded him of some Robert Frost poem he had to recite to me twice before i dismissed that he was over educated- "Two roads diverged in a yellow wood". :open_mouth: He didn't think "Sisu" fit with running, but i told him it was "finish" so he had to have the shirt. :joy:
  • Elise4270
    Elise4270 Posts: 8,375 Member
    noblsheep wrote: »
    Thinking about taking up swimming, mostly because SO likes it but hates being in the pool alone. Got ear infections when I was a kid and haven't seen the inside of a pool since. We'll see.

    I had ear infections often as a kid too. I even had speech therapy for 3+ years. I use ear plugs now. Before i was diligent about putting isopropyl alcohol in my ears after every swim (esp when i took the kids to the lake all the time). You can also add a few drops of white vinegar with the alcohol to ward off fungus and infections. Or buy the premade Swim Ear stuff.
  • Orphia
    Orphia Posts: 7,097 Member
    Elise4270 wrote: »
    @Orphia I ordered DH and I a shirt. [...]
    ETA (again) @Orphia DH liked your shirt design, it reminded him of some Robert Frost poem he had to recite to me twice before i dismissed that he was over educated- "Two roads diverged in a yellow wood". :open_mouth: He didn't think "Sisu" fit with running, but i told him it was "finish" so he had to have the shirt. :joy:

    Awesome! I love that Robert Frost.

    "I took the path less travelled, and that has made all the difference."

    Very Sisu.
  • noblsheep
    noblsheep Posts: 593 Member
    Elise4270 wrote: »
    noblsheep wrote: »
    Thinking about taking up swimming, mostly because SO likes it but hates being in the pool alone. Got ear infections when I was a kid and haven't seen the inside of a pool since. We'll see.

    I had ear infections often as a kid too. I even had speech therapy for 3+ years. I use ear plugs now. Before i was diligent about putting isopropyl alcohol in my ears after every swim (esp when i took the kids to the lake all the time). You can also add a few drops of white vinegar with the alcohol to ward off fungus and infections. Or buy the premade Swim Ear stuff.

    Great advice! Will look into both.
  • PastorVincent
    PastorVincent Posts: 6,668 Member
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  • noblsheep
    noblsheep Posts: 593 Member
    PastorVincent wrote: »
    Race forecast

    Good thing you got the rain gear. And it won't be hot after all.
  • __TMac__
    __TMac__ Posts: 1,669 Member
    edited May 2018
    @Elise4270 — My training schedule has 4 runs, 2 strength days, and 1 active rest or light cross-training day. The Strength day has a combo of bodyweight, machines, and free weights, as well as 20 minutes on the rowing machine or bike. The rest/cross-training day includes leisurely biking, swimming, or hiking.

    After my next 5K I may drop a running day and add another bike or swim to prep for an event I have planned for July 4th with my dad (74 y.o) and my oldest child (21 y.o.) - 500m swim, 10m bike, 3m run, and canoeing back to the start. I may be the only one who does all three, but we’ll all get the burgers and beer at the end. :)
  • MobyCarp
    MobyCarp Posts: 2,927 Member
    edited May 2018
    @PastorVincent crossed 4.4 mile 37:42, 8:34 per mile. I'd feel better about him breaking 4 hours if it were more like 8:45 per mile; OTOH, looks like great running weather, and he knows the course pretty well.

    ETA: I'll miss the critical text alerts when my phone is on Do Not Disturb for church; but I'll see them afterwards.
  • 7lenny7
    7lenny7 Posts: 3,498 Member
    Pittsburgh Marathon:
    @PastorVincent crossed the 10 Mile at 08:45
    Course time: 01:24:55
    Pace: 08:30 min/mi
  • MobyCarp
    MobyCarp Posts: 2,927 Member
    7lenny7 wrote: »
    Pittsburgh Marathon:
    @PastorVincent crossed the 10 Mile at 08:45
    Course time: 01:24:55
    Pace: 08:30 min/mi

    That's 8:30 per mile averaged over 10 miles, faster for the second 5 miles. I hope he has it today, but I'm concerned this is too fast for that early when the goal is a 4 hour marathon.
  • 7lenny7
    7lenny7 Posts: 3,498 Member
    Pittsburgh Marathon:
    @PastorVincent crossed the 13.1 Mile at 09:12
    Course time: 01:51:40
    Pace: 08:32 min/mi

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