May 2018 Running Challenge
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@CMorning99 A 28:30 5k is a great time. Sounds like you had a tough field to race against!0
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@PastorVincent - I am in awe. I was sure after your crushing PR marathon, you would be physically unable to run with your wife to finish the race. That is a testament to grit, determination, and human willpower. I could not have done it.
Comming from the guy that ran through hypothermia to finish Boston when elites were dropping out, that means a lot. Thanks.0 -
MAY GOALS, REHAB SMART, 10 hours of activity for the month. Work up to 3 minutes of running.
4---30 minutes stationary bike.
4---68 minutes, 3.46 miles walk
5---30 minutes bike, 7.25 miles
5---22 minutes, 1.70 miles PT run (1,1)
7---20 minutes, 1.44 miles (2,2)
Upcoming Races
October 14th Spirit of Survival Lawton OK. Quarter Marathon
OKC memorial marathon (half)6 -
Absolutely gorgeous day for running - a lovely cool and clear autumn day. Unfortunately, the yoga session I did last night has left my legs a bit leaden, so it was a bit of a slow slog for me. Fortunately, I was able to relax and enjoy the day and didn't bother stressing about my pace - speed work, schmeed work.
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
7 May: yoga
8 May: 6.72
50.92 of 150km4 -
@cmorning99 “Let me tell ya, if you ever need a confidence boost DO NOT run a 5K on a military base..”
I also wouldn’t recommend a 10K on a military base... they were picking up the course in front of us until someone forgot something and circled back and saw us.... then he rode his bike in circles around us the whole rest of the way.... not one of my favorite experiences, and I refused to repeat it. And it wasn’t even like we were snails, we kept a 12 minute mile pace. Now I look at how long courses are open as one of my race picking factors...2 -
05/01/18 - 1/2 mile walk
05/02/18 - 1 mile walk + 6.6 mile easy run
05/03/18 - 1.3 mile walk
05/04/18 - Rest
05/05/18 - Steel Challange 5k
05/06/18 - MARATHON PR! 3:51:53
05/07/18 - Rest
05/12/18 - Glacier Ridge 50k Trail Ultra (I must hate myself)
06/02/18 - South Fayette Glow Run - Nighttime 1 mile and 5k race
08/11/18 - Howl At The Moon 5k
--More as I find them
2020 - Disney World Dopey! (if can raise funds)
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Good run today but as I have been saying almost every day - I must get up (and out) earlier! I have a doctor's appointment in the morning so my tempo Tuesday run is being pushed to Wednesday. I am trying to decide if I want to then run 4 days in a row or take an extra rest day this week on Thursday.
My competitiveness is coming out again - I really don't like running 5k's and only ran the one last weekend because it was on my training plan. I was thinking all day yesterday that I need to run another one now to prove to myself that I can run closer to my PR from 3 years ago
They do have an entire serious over the summer, all along the beach and all the medals (including the one from Saturday) fit together like puzzle pieces. Maybe....
Date........Miles.......Total
05/01......0.00.......0.00 - + Strength Training
05/02......5.41.......5.41
05/03......0.00.......5.41
05/04......3.88.......9.29
05/05......6.38.....15.67 - 'Cinco de My Oh My Miles' 5k + Dog Beach run
05/06......0.00.....15.67
05/07......5.42.....21.09 - + Agility
My completed and upcoming races. Let me know if you will be running them too.
02/04/18 - Surf City Half Marathon
05/05/18 - Cinco de Miles 5k
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 Marathon6 -
Wow this thread moves fast! (first timer here) I haven't checked in since my initial commit post but I'm moving right along on my goal.. I'll have to catch up on all the posts later tonight or tomorrow. I am doing Hal Higdons novice 1 training program now and I think I'm going to dump it at the end of the month and find something else. I guess I will see how the rest May goes and work from there.
5/2 - 4.3 miles
5/4 - 3.2 miles
5/5 - 5.0 miles
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Date :::: Miles :::: Cumulative
05/01/18 :::: 3.5 :::: 3.5
05/02/18 :::: 2.6 :::: 6.1
05/03/18 :::: 2.5 :::: 8.7
05/04/18 :::: 0.0 :::: 8.7
05/05/18 :::: 7.5 :::: 16.2
05/06/18 :::: 2.6 :::: 18.8
05/07/18 :::: 3.8 :::: 22.5
Group speedwork tonight, with a really lovely evening for it. The group was a little small and several were taking it easy from doing the local race yesterday so I felt like one of the speediest ones for a change. We did 5-6-4 minute intervals with a luxurious 3 minute recovery between. We were joking about having time to grill up some hot dogs during that recovery and I still kind of want one. Sprints after, but I forgot to restart my watch for 2 out of 4 of them. I often mess up if I stop and start so I more often just let it run but I thought those 3 minute breaks were too long. That will teach me.
When I got home and was changing, I found a tick on my upper leg.
It was not engorged at all so I don't think it had been attached long. Very creeped out but it's not terribly surprising given the woods near me are known to be pretty full of ticks. It was so small, it was lucky I saw it. Now I feel very paranoid. 5 -
Hello everyone, I am Eric. I am looking to become more serious about training. I want to run my first marathon. I have run 4 half marathons between 2 and 5 years ago; but I have never gotten all that serious about training. I'm thinking I would like to do the OKC Memorial Marathon 2019 and probably the Spirit of Survival half Marathon this fall. I have gotten out of shape, gained a few pounds, and have come to realize if I don't get serious about training I won't be able to get there. So I started logging calories, setting calorie goals and low carb, high protein, high fat diet. My wife Elise has been part of this group for several years, and has helped me a lot with training information and guidance ( I am not a very good studennt :- ) ) I am looking for support and guidance. Please feel free to add me and I look forward learning from you all :-)15
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Welcome @Ericjayh! Be warned we talk an awful lot around here.3
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5/1 - rest
5/2 - 2.38 km
5/3 - 6.23 km
5/4 - cake
5/5 - meetings
5/6 - 4.18 km
5/7 - 5.15 km
17.94/115 km
It's the shoes. Definitively. I'm annoyed about that. But at least today's run was completely pain free...
Feeling a bit deconditioned today though. It might be because we went from winter to summer with no in-between period. Also Garmin keeps telling me I'm overdoing it and going to kill myself even though these runs are easier than what I was running just 2 weeks ago. Meh.
2018 Races: (italics means not registered yet, only pondering)
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 3:05:55
4/22/18 MEC Trail Race #1 5Kish 1:00:00? (Or 48:45...)
5/20/18 MEC Trail Race #2 10Kish
6/24/18 MEC Trail Race #3 10Kish
7/1/18 Canada Day 5K or 15K?
7/28/18 Idaho Peak 10K Trail Race
8/18/18 Edmonton Marathon 10K
8/25/18 MEC Trail Race #4 10Kish
10/7/18 MEC Trail Race #5 15Kish
10/22/18 Heartbeat Run 10K
12/1/18 Santa Shuffle4 -
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My Fenix does something I can't read about the time my old 620 gave me a recovery check advisor. All I see now is that some negative number pops up. Maybe next time I'll stop and read it. It's probably not good.5/1 - rest
5/2 - 2.38 km
5/3 - 6.23 km
5/4 - cake
5/5 - meetings
5/6 - 4.18 km
5/7 - 5.15 km
17.94/115 km
It's the shoes. Definitively. I'm annoyed about that. But at least today's run was completely pain free...
Feeling a bit deconditioned today though. It might be because we went from winter to summer with no in-between period. Also Garmin keeps telling me I'm overdoing it and going to kill myself even though these runs are easier than what I was running just 2 weeks ago. Meh.
Maybe the Garmin is slow to catch up? Or it's the heat. I don't pay much attention to numbers in the summer- it's all just torture endurance.0 -
I think my Garmin is just confused by how hurting and slow I was on my first three runs with it. It basically gave me a really low baseline fitness level and now it is confused.
That or it's the heat. 24 C today during my run (27 mid-afternoon) when 2 weeks ago it was 10 C.1 -
24c... That's 24*9/5+32.... Um 225-9.. 216/5 ...um 43 eh 44+32... 76? Definitely warm for a run!
I know as it approaches 80f... Uh 80-32 *5/9....48*5 250-10, 240/9... Oh man I was never good at nine's... Uh.. 26 eh 27c, it makes running difficult
Whew. Too much thinking.
Et confess. I had to use a calculator to double check my mental math an was wrong both times.
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I think my Garmin is just confused by how hurting and slow I was on my first three runs with it. It basically gave me a really low baseline fitness level and now it is confused.
That or it's the heat. 24 C today during my run (27 mid-afternoon) when 2 weeks ago it was 10 C.
My Garmin is a great weather reporter. It said my vo2max dropped 2 points this past week when it was stupid hot all of a sudden, then miraculously jumped back up again on Sunday when it was 35 degrees (F) cooler. But while it was calculating my VO2max low, it was yelling at me that my training status was UNPRODUCTIVE! I think it just likes being a jerk.
That’s my experience though-when it’s hotter, my Garmin says I’m going to die and I suck. When it’s cooler, it says I’m a rockstar.
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5/1 - rest
5/2 - 2.38 km
5/3 - 6.23 km
5/4 - cake
5/5 - meetings
5/6 - 4.18 km
5/7 - 5.15 km
17.94/115 km
It's the shoes. Definitively. I'm annoyed about that. But at least today's run was completely pain free...
Feeling a bit deconditioned today though. It might be because we went from winter to summer with no in-between period. Also Garmin keeps telling me I'm overdoing it and going to kill myself even though these runs are easier than what I was running just 2 weeks ago. Meh.
2018 Races: (italics means not registered yet, only pondering)
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 3:05:55
4/22/18 MEC Trail Race #1 5Kish 1:00:00? (Or 48:45...)
5/20/18 MEC Trail Race #2 10Kish
6/24/18 MEC Trail Race #3 10Kish
7/1/18 Canada Day 5K or 15K?
7/28/18 Idaho Peak 10K Trail Race
8/18/18 Edmonton Marathon 10K
8/25/18 MEC Trail Race #4 10Kish
10/7/18 MEC Trail Race #5 15Kish
10/22/18 Heartbeat Run 10K
12/1/18 Santa Shuffle
Any day that is designated as “cake” is a good day. I love seeing that on your posts.1 -
PppDuck_Puddle wrote: »5/1 - rest
5/2 - 2.38 km
5/3 - 6.23 km
5/4 - cake
5/5 - meetings
5/6 - 4.18 km
5/7 - 5.15 km
17.94/115 km
It's the shoes. Definitively. I'm annoyed about that. But at least today's run was completely pain free...
Feeling a bit deconditioned today though. It might be because we went from winter to summer with no in-between period. Also Garmin keeps telling me I'm overdoing it and going to kill myself even though these runs are easier than what I was running just 2 weeks ago. Meh.
2018 Races: (italics means not registered yet, only pondering)
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 3:05:55
4/22/18 MEC Trail Race #1 5Kish 1:00:00? (Or 48:45...)
5/20/18 MEC Trail Race #2 10Kish
6/24/18 MEC Trail Race #3 10Kish
7/1/18 Canada Day 5K or 15K?
7/28/18 Idaho Peak 10K Trail Race
8/18/18 Edmonton Marathon 10K
8/25/18 MEC Trail Race #4 10Kish
10/7/18 MEC Trail Race #5 15Kish
10/22/18 Heartbeat Run 10K
12/1/18 Santa Shuffle
Any day that is designated as “cake” is a good day. I love seeing that on your posts.
Hehe, well it looks better than 'got older', that's for sure. And it was chocolate peanut butter cup ice cream cake.2 -
PppDuck_Puddle wrote: »5/1 - rest
5/2 - 2.38 km
5/3 - 6.23 km
5/4 - cake
5/5 - meetings
5/6 - 4.18 km
5/7 - 5.15 km
17.94/115 km
It's the shoes. Definitively. I'm annoyed about that. But at least today's run was completely pain free...
Feeling a bit deconditioned today though. It might be because we went from winter to summer with no in-between period. Also Garmin keeps telling me I'm overdoing it and going to kill myself even though these runs are easier than what I was running just 2 weeks ago. Meh.
2018 Races: (italics means not registered yet, only pondering)
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 3:05:55
4/22/18 MEC Trail Race #1 5Kish 1:00:00? (Or 48:45...)
5/20/18 MEC Trail Race #2 10Kish
6/24/18 MEC Trail Race #3 10Kish
7/1/18 Canada Day 5K or 15K?
7/28/18 Idaho Peak 10K Trail Race
8/18/18 Edmonton Marathon 10K
8/25/18 MEC Trail Race #4 10Kish
10/7/18 MEC Trail Race #5 15Kish
10/22/18 Heartbeat Run 10K
12/1/18 Santa Shuffle
Any day that is designated as “cake” is a good day. I love seeing that on your posts.
Hehe, well it looks better than 'got older', that's for sure. And it was chocolate peanut butter cup ice cream cake.
I love it even more now!1 -
@sarahthes - I had a feeling it might be - this is how I usually know my shoes are done and I need to get new ones or that the new ones I got are not going to work out. I feel it in my knee before anything else. I am glad you are running pain free now though even though it has completely confused your Garmin! Also I think I have been dreaming about that chocolate pb cup ice cream cake! Happy Birthday!!It's the shoes. Definitively. I'm annoyed about that. But at least today's run was completely pain free...
Feeling a bit deconditioned today though. It might be because we went from winter to summer with no in-between period. Also Garmin keeps telling me I'm overdoing it and going to kill myself even though these runs are easier than what I was running just 2 weeks ago. Meh.2 -
I would suggest not doing a marathon unless it is really calling you. It is a huge time commitment and a lot of work, and if your heart is not really set on it, you could easily get burned out.CMorning99 wrote: »But I am happy to have a baseline to work off of and I have updated all my paces to reflect a 25 min 5K and I will work on that and try again when I finish this cycle (July). I don't know what I will do after that. The Tahoe marathon is in Oct so I would need to start adding some marathon mileage if I am going to do it. I was thinking about it this weekend and my heart is not totally set on doing it. I want a fast marathon for a confidence boost. If I don't do it, I will probably keep doing 5K work until I get sub 20 min....and then take those paces into the 10K and on up.
@katharmonic I'm paranoid about ticks too, but especially the small ones. Both people I know who had Lyme's disease never saw the tick.0 -
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Finally getting around to posting my miles! I've done 4 days in a row and my legs are really feeling it, so I think tomorrow will be a walking day! Currently on week 5 of c25k, I kept getting stuck and someone in here recommended that I slow down, well despite my head not agreeing I slowed down my pace and guess what? I ran for longer!
Goal for this month is 100km. Mainly because I keep setting my goal at 50 and falling halfway, so if I fall at half of 100 then I've achieved 50km! (Makes sense in my head anyway!
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5/5 - 4.41 - 4.41
5/6 - 6.30 - 10.71
5/7 - 4.12 - 14.83
5/8 - 3.83 - 18.66
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May 2018
Goal: 220 km
01 May – 06.0 km
04 May – 32.0 km
05 May – 05.0 km parkrun 28:58
06 May – 09.4 km Sunday Social Run
08 May – 14 km
Total: 66.4 km
Will try to catch up tomorrow, amazing people!3 -
Hi guys, I’m Brad, I’m new here. I was actually recommended to post on here from another challenge and after reading a few posts, this sounds ace!
I’m 22 from the UK and originally joined mfp to shift some weight, I’ve now lost over 60lbs and still going. Before the weightloss though I signed up to do a marathon and well the motivation is helping so much, along with the running too.
I managed 159km last month and would love to hit 150km this month too however I am on holiday for a week so who knows.
May 2018: 41km/150km = 27.3%
2018 Races:
13th May: Leeds Half Marathon
14th October: Yorkshire Marathon
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Good Morning Y’all!
I’m Gabby and this is my first time in the group. I’ve been running inconsistently since 2012 and it has helped me tremendously in my weight loss when I do it consistently. I typically run 2-3 races a year and one of my goals this year is to do a 1/2 marathon. I haven’t run as much this year as I have in the past so I hope this group can get me motivated to start running on a consistent basis. Since I’m starting late I’m going to set my goal at 10 miles. I haven’t ran more than 2 miles since February so I’m gonna start slow and add in some walking. Let’s get it!
May 2018 Goal: 10 miles
5/8: 0 miles
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Welcome @bradcharlessimmons !
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. He'll see when he bonks, or all he can say about his run on Strava is "suuuuuux". Haha!
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