May 2018 Running Challenge
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I was supposed to run Monday, but I did something to my left knee during Saturday's Karate sessions. I don't know what it was I did, but it was pretty sore and weak by Saturday evening and Sunday. Monday it still didn't feel well enough to try to run on. The knee feels good now and provided I don't do something to it again during today or tomorrow's karate lesson, I'm good to run on Thursday (or maybe today).
Also, we closed on Monday and are now owners of a house on a lake which will be our eventual retirement home, yay!
Congrats to everyone with their victories in their races! You are all great inspirations!
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BBC article that seems relevant.
Sisu: The Finnish art of inner strength http://www.bbc.com/capital/story/20180502-sisu-the-finnish-art-of-inner-strength
Today: 3 miles, then strength.
May tally: 17.1m3 -
Track Tuesday strikes again! Back on schedule with Tuesday track workouts instead of Thursday like last week. Yuck!
Today's workout was 16 x 300. They were broken into sets of 4. So you'd do 4 x 300 with 100m "float jog" in between, and after the fourth one, you'd do an extra 400m recovery jog. It was definitely a hard workout -- switching from fast to slow every 70-75 seconds is rough! -- but it was really fun. Workouts like this with fast, short intervals just fly by even when you have to do more reps than you can count on your own two hands!
Allergies still persist, so my breathing was not up to par today, but I managed to keep the workout 300s at a fast clip (anywhere from a 6:17-6:59 pace, some of my early reps were a bit too quick!) and used the float jog to get some deep breaths back in. The weather BESIDES pollen was lovely: low 50s, low humidity, sunny, crisp, clear. It feels like real, true springtime finally.
5/1: 3.2 miles
5/2: 3 miles
5/3: 7 miles of Track Thursday
5/4: 5.4 miles
5/5: 12 miles
5/6: 3.6 miles + gym workout
5/7: 6 miles
5/8: 8 miles of Track Tuesday
Current: 48.2
Goal miles: 150
Upcoming Races:
5/20: Watershed Running Festival - Trail 10k - Pennington, NJ
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Welcome @bradcharlessimmons and @gmiller725! Always nice to welcome newcomers.1
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So far behind on posts.....
Congrats @PastorVincent on your race! I have not caught up on posts enough to read your race report but I saw your awesome performance on Strava. Great job!
I am bowing out if the challenge this month. I have not run since Sunday and won’t be for the rest of the week. I somehow managed to herniate a disk in my lower back. Ouch! Not only can I not run right now, but they have me on a huge dose of steroids. There goes my monthly running goal, sleep, mood, and weight this month.
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5/1 - 2 miles
5/2 - 1.8 miles
5/3 - 1.85 miles
5/4 - 2 miles
5/5 - 2 miles
5/6 - 6 miles
5/7 - rest
5/8 - 2.35
Total 18
Felt a lot more natural in zone 2 today. 5 minutes more than same day last week but average pace was about 20 seconds faster. Now I have to go get ready for work. Yay payroll weeks. Lol1 -
@PastorVincent that sounds miserable, tbh. Kudos to you for running in that last mile.
Oh, if I was smart or something I could have curled up in the SCRR recovery tent. They had food, warmth, drinks, and even a changing area. I could have recovered much more gracefully and I highly recommend everyone else do that.
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Thank you, everyone, for your kind words about my race and its aftermath. 3
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Rest day, I haven't been following all the rest days in my plan but today I did it. I usually prefer to just take it very easy but today I felt the complete day off was needed.3
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amymoreorless wrote: »So far behind on posts.....
Congrats @PastorVincent on your race! I have not caught up on posts enough to read your race report but I saw your awesome performance on Strava. Great job!
Thanks, they are posted here:
Part 1: https://community.myfitnesspal.com/en/discussion/comment/41941841/#Comment_41941841
Part 2: https://community.myfitnesspal.com/en/discussion/comment/41945092/#Comment_41945092
Eventually, I will put part one on my blog, but part two was just for y'all.
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1mile down, 9 to go!
I did 3.1 miles last night, mostly walking but with an uninterrupted "running" (slowwwwww) mile in the middle. It made me glad that I haven't lost the ability to do that. My plan is to do an almost identical distance tonight, with maybe a touch more running.
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Lovely 7.43 km today, bringing me to 45.8 for the month. Almost halfway there already, but that's good because I'll be heading out on an adventure soon, traveling to Greece! Will definitely be getting plenty of exercise sightseeing, but not sure how much running will be happening. 5
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5/1-5 miles (3 @ tempo)
5/2-P90X3 Isometrix+1.3 miles with Stella
5/3-4.3 easy miles
5/4-Rest Day
5/5-2 miles easy with Stella
5/6-26.4 miles (per Garmin) Flying Pig marathon
5/7-Rest Day
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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 :-)
Welcome! Glad to have you here. Maybe you can give us some pointers on how to keep that wife of your in line! I kid, of course. We love Elise.
I applaud you for getting serious about your diet and training. I tend to eat low(ish) carbs and much higher fat and protein. I feel like it helps with my training. What works for me is to train this way then to add carbs back in prior to my race. I start upping my carbs gradually as I head into my taper. After not eating a lot of carbs, I can have some big digestive issues if I try to introduce them back too fast, which is why I do it gradually. I have also noticed that fruit juices and liquids are a lot more gentle than a lot of refined carbs. But you have plenty of time to worry about this. Good luck with your training!
Welcome @bradcharlessimmons, @gmiller725 and @Cmorning99! Glad to have you here! @Cmorning99, I have to agree with @polskagirl01 . If your heart is not in it for the marathon, it's not likely to be a good experience. Working on a strong 5K can be just as challenging and rewarding. I think it's a great goal.2 -
May Goal: 85 miles
5/1: 6 miles
5/2: 5.75 miles
5/4: 5.6 miles
5/6: 12.5 miles
5/8: 4.1 miles
33.95/85 miles completed
I had a beautiful run this morning. The weather was really nice. It is supposed to be pretty hot this afternoon 97F is the forecast and it was about 68F this morning. I never liked getting up early before, but I do like running at 70F better than 95F. And since I only went 4.1 miles I had time to do yoga before work too. This afternoon I have to go in for a scheduled diagnostic mammogram. Hopefully there are no changes from last time, but if anyone wants to send good thoughts or prayers my way I do appreciate them.
Upcoming races:
5/19/18: Run for 57th AHC Half Marathon
11/10/18: Wags & Whiskers 5K4 -
@5BeautifulDays _Great to see you back!!1
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Today - an enjoyable "*Kitten* today" 5k run on my lunch break. I swear I tried to take it easy but I think I just needed to run out my foul mood, as my pace was faster than average and certainly faster than my easy pace. Not sure it worked (grump grump grump).
Mileage for May so far is 19 km.5 -
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.
Garmin is great for recording pace, time, distance, and heart rate. Putting those together for conclusions, not so much:
Before I turned off the recovery nags, Garmin would consistently tell me that I needed 11 hours of recovery after a 2 mile warmup.
Garmin thinks my mile PR is 5:33, because GPS ticked over a mile early the last time I ran a mile race on a track. Notwithstanding the fact that Garmin thinks the fastest I've ever run a mile is faster than I ever have, it predicts a 5K race time at a faster pace than that. Um, no way.
One might ask, how can the *same* app tell me I need 11 hours recovery after running 2 miles at about an 8:00 pace with my HR never getting above Zone 2, and also predict I can run a 5K at something faster than a 5:30 per mile pace? The only answer I can come up with is, the programmers threw some algorithms together to pop out numerical conclusions, and there was no checking for accuracy in the real world. It's almost random.1 -
5/1 6miles
5/2 9.92miles
5/3 6miles
5/4 12miles
5/5 6miles
5/6 rest
5/7 6.5miles
5/8 6miles
A good 6 miler this morning. It was overcast and drizzling a little bit. I managed a 9:30 pace and it felt easy. I love when that happens cause most of the time 9:30 pace feels hard!
3/18/2018 Shamrock half marathon
3/24/2018 Don't Sit on Colon Cancer 5K
5/28/2018 Run to Remember 5K
10/7/2018 Crawlin Crab half marathon
10/13/2018 Joggin for Frogmen 5K
11/18/2018 Norfolk Harbor half marathon4 -
Today is the day my wife is supposed to start Moms on the Run, but the forecast is for thunderstorms so, she likely won't be going. She still hasn't registered but is planning to. That's all I know.
I was going to skip my run today because of so much to do at home before we leave for the weekend, but I haven't run in a good thunderstorm in quite a while. Tempting....
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Already short taper run got cut short because my child threw a fit on the trail. We both survived, and I managed to remain calm but the run turned into taking the closest bus home. 4 -
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...
The first time I got fitted at a running store they suggested Glycerins. I loved them. When those wore out I got another pair, but it was a different color (same model). Well after running for a few weeks I started having awful hip pain. Ugh. I wouldn’t believe it was the shoe because my first pair were so awesome! I finally went back to the running store thinking I must need a different shoe entirely. They were nice enough to refund me and I picked out a pair of Hoka ones. AWFUL. I couldn’t bring myself to return those too. I tried physical therapy. Nothing was working. At this point the updated Glycerin model came out and I went and bought them thinking it couldn’t get any worse. Within 2 weeks of running in them my hip pain went away!
It truly can just be a bad pair of shoes! I was shocked!2 -
polskagirl01 wrote: »Already short taper run got cut short because my child threw a fit on the trail. We both survived, and I managed to remain calm but the run turned into taking the closest bus home.
Ohh - this is a good reminder that I should start packing an exit strategy such as a bus ticket on my runs.
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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.
Garmin is great for recording pace, time, distance, and heart rate. Putting those together for conclusions, not so much:
Before I turned off the recovery nags, Garmin would consistently tell me that I needed 11 hours of recovery after a 2 mile warmup.
Garmin thinks my mile PR is 5:33, because GPS ticked over a mile early the last time I ran a mile race on a track. Notwithstanding the fact that Garmin thinks the fastest I've ever run a mile is faster than I ever have, it predicts a 5K race time at a faster pace than that. Um, no way.
One might ask, how can the *same* app tell me I need 11 hours recovery after running 2 miles at about an 8:00 pace with my HR never getting above Zone 2, and also predict I can run a 5K at something faster than a 5:30 per mile pace? The only answer I can come up with is, the programmers threw some algorithms together to pop out numerical conclusions, and there was no checking for accuracy in the real world. It's almost random.
Hahaha Garmin tells me I need like 50 hours of recovery
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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.
Garmin is great for recording pace, time, distance, and heart rate. Putting those together for conclusions, not so much:
Before I turned off the recovery nags, Garmin would consistently tell me that I needed 11 hours of recovery after a 2 mile warmup.
Garmin thinks my mile PR is 5:33, because GPS ticked over a mile early the last time I ran a mile race on a track. Notwithstanding the fact that Garmin thinks the fastest I've ever run a mile is faster than I ever have, it predicts a 5K race time at a faster pace than that. Um, no way.
One might ask, how can the *same* app tell me I need 11 hours recovery after running 2 miles at about an 8:00 pace with my HR never getting above Zone 2, and also predict I can run a 5K at something faster than a 5:30 per mile pace? The only answer I can come up with is, the programmers threw some algorithms together to pop out numerical conclusions, and there was no checking for accuracy in the real world. It's almost random.
Hahaha Garmin tells me I need like 50 hours of recovery
For yesterday's 5K run it says I need 3 days... Sheesh.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...
The first time I got fitted at a running store they suggested Glycerins. I loved them. When those wore out I got another pair, but it was a different color (same model). Well after running for a few weeks I started having awful hip pain. Ugh. I wouldn’t believe it was the shoe because my first pair were so awesome! I finally went back to the running store thinking I must need a different shoe entirely. They were nice enough to refund me and I picked out a pair of Hoka ones. AWFUL. I couldn’t bring myself to return those too. I tried physical therapy. Nothing was working. At this point the updated Glycerin model came out and I went and bought them thinking it couldn’t get any worse. Within 2 weeks of running in them my hip pain went away!
It truly can just be a bad pair of shoes! I was shocked!
I like these shoes but they don't seem to have a ton of life to them. Not sure how many km they have in then because my previous tracker got confused when I added a second pair into the rotation but I've only had them since January. Then again my first pair died in late September after only 4 months of very light use. Guess I'm off to the shoe store...0 -
polskagirl01 wrote: »Already short taper run got cut short because my child threw a fit on the trail. We both survived, and I managed to remain calm but the run turned into taking the closest bus home.
Ohh - this is a good reminder that I should start packing an exit strategy such as a bus ticket on my runs.
I have cash behind the case on the phone I run with, and haven't ever needed it until a few weeks ago (sports drink at a gas station). It was definitely worth having it - I really needed it that day. But it's only for emergencies. I pretty much forget it's there.0 -
My garmin doesn't tell me any of that. It just tells me I'm like 20 years older than I am based on fitness. Those must not be options on the vivioactive 3.0
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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 15(1,1)
7---20 minutes, 1.44 miles (2,2)
8---30 minutes, 2.14 miles 7(2,2)
200 minutes/8.74 miles
Upcoming Races
October 14th Spirit of Survival Lawton OK. Quarter Marathon
OKC memorial marathon (half)2 -
My Garmin says I need more time on the couch in the A/C eating pizza, pie, and ice cream.
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Good morning folks!
@PastorVincent you have no idea...everyone was so tough in that 5K. I passed a few people but for the most part, everyone hung onto their paces.
@polskagirl01 I think if I run that marathon it will be a last minute decision. I suspect I will be already climbing into marathon mileage by then anyway if my paces do as I tell them too
@kristinegift That sounds like a Hansons workout!
@kgirlhart I feel ya on the heat. I am up and out the door by 5am for my runs. If I ever have a hot race, I am going to be screwed!
@zdyb23456 I hate Hokas... they destroyed my IT band. But the definitely work for some.
Due to a change in schedule, today was a surprise rest day! Whoop Whoop! But I also have 2 workouts tomorrow and one of them being a HIIT blech.
So tomorrow am is the Fartleks down the ladder. And today's challenge, not eating a metric ton on a rest day!3
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