May 2018 Running Challenge

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  • shanaber
    shanaber Posts: 6,423 Member
    Welcome to our crazy group of runners, @Ericjayh, @bradcharlessimmons and @gmiller725!
    @amymoreorless - I am so sorry about your back! Take care of yourself! Hope you are able to run again soon!

    I have been running in the same brand/model of shoes for 3 years now. Even when the company looked like it might go under there was a whole bunch of runners on FB selling and trading the shoes and finding out of the way places to order them (Dubai). I also keep trying other brands to see if I can find another that fits me as well and doesn't end up causing issues. I added in a pair of Kinvaras not too long ago for easy run days but compared to my Skoras they feel so heavy and they have rubbed a painful callus on the side of my toe :( Now I a trying to decide if I want to spend (waste) good money on trying something else or just go order another pair of what I know works. Now that Skora is back in business there is no longer any issue getting the shoes again...but I could also get a pair of Topo ST2s - my 2nd favorite shoe. Decisions decisions!

    My safety/exit strategy is my husband - I run from home and he can always come get me or the dog. I have only had him pick me up once but had him get the pup several times when it has gotten too hot and I wanted to keep going. A lot of the convenience stores take Apple Pay around us and I can do that from my phone or even my watch and there is always Starbucks if I need a coffee, food or water :wink:
  • PastorVincent
    PastorVincent Posts: 6,668 Member
    Welcome @Ericjayh, @bradcharlessimmons and @gmiller725! Good luck keeping up with this thread! We all get behind! :D
  • karllundy
    karllundy Posts: 1,490 Member
    5/1 - 5 mile group speed/track workout, then upper body weights / abs.
    5/2 - Overslept...unplanned rest day.
    5/3 - 4 treadmill miles. Trek Class.
    5/4 - Nada. Again. :neutral:
    5/5 - 4.75 mile group run.
    5/6 - Baseball tournament and yard work.
    5/7 - 5.25 miles.
    5/8 - 4.5 miles.

    23.5/120
  • zdyb23456
    zdyb23456 Posts: 1,706 Member
    polskagirl01 wrote: »
    kdbulger wrote: »
    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.

    That’s a really good idea. Not just for running but for life in general. I may not always have my purse with me, but I almost always have my phone. Tucking some money into the case is a perfect hiding spot!
  • katharmonic
    katharmonic Posts: 5,720 Member
    Welcome to the new people!

    @amymoreorless - sorry about your poor back. Take care of yourself. Back pain is so hard to cope with.

    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
    05/08/18 :::: 3.3 :::: 25.9

    Another lovely day here. Took a short run after work on the trails in the park and boy is it getting crowded out there. Everyone and their little dogs were out.

    Right now I'm sitting out on my patio thinking this would have been the ideal time to run. It's cooled down a bit and just perfect. Instead I'll enjoy a beer and be happy I already got the run done.
  • TattooedDolphinGirl78
    TattooedDolphinGirl78 Posts: 5,214 Member
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    1/5: 13857 steps - 3.92 kms (2 slow walks: recovering from run yesterday and neck/back are hurting something fierce)
    2/5: 13553 steps - 3.74 kms (easy walk): neck/back still in pain
    3/5: 13882 steps - 2 walks of 21 mins and 30 mins (devices didn't log my walk kms properly)
    4/5: 10307 steps - very busy day, no time for actual walks
    5/5: 19769 steps - 9.13 kms (long walk with a friend)
    6/5: 12121 steps - 5.39 kms (C25K Wk2 D1) + 30 mins yoga stretches
    7/5: 13999 steps - 2.77 kms (walk at lunch) + assembling new lawnmower & cutting grass
    8/5: 15808 steps - 4.57 kms (walk at lunch & after work, back and left hip very twingy)

    TOTAL : 29.52 / 90 kms goal

    Races:

    19/4-30/4: Zombies Run! App 2018 Spring Virtual Run
    22/9: “Coureurs des Bois” Obstacle Course Challenge (not signed up yet)
  • Elise4270
    Elise4270 Posts: 8,375 Member
    hanlonsk wrote: »
    Well, I ran. Badly, it was ugly, I was ugly, but it happened. 2.5 miles
    3.5/30

    Yay? Yay!!? Yay!!! :smiley: (my runs are 100% ugly, welcome)
  • Elise4270
    Elise4270 Posts: 8,375 Member
    @amymoreorless Do you have access to an inversion table? It helped provide me some relief, and my PCP has a colleague that avoided surgery with daily use.
  • noblsheep
    noblsheep Posts: 593 Member
    shanaber wrote: »
    I added in a pair of Kinvaras not too long ago for easy run days but compared to my Skoras they feel so heavy and they have rubbed a painful callus on the side of my toe :(

    Kinvaras get me in the same place exactly! Should look into these Skoras, never heard of them before. Any specific model recommended?
  • T1DCarnivoreRunner
    T1DCarnivoreRunner Posts: 11,502 Member
    5.01 miles tonight at a slow pace with a few short strides.

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  • ContraryMaryMary
    ContraryMaryMary Posts: 1,780 Member
    I woke tired and achy today. Fortunately yoga was scheduled instead of a run, and although I felt very stiff for the first half, I felt like a million dollars when I was done.

    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
    9 May: yoga

    50.92 of 150km
  • Ericjayh
    Ericjayh Posts: 4 Member
    @sarahthes @lporter229 @PastorVincent @shanaber @Scott6255
    And anyone else I missed

    Thanks everyone for the welcome. Of course after I put my goals out there had a tough day, today.To be expected since I made some distance gains over the weekend, though. And it's getting hot :-)
  • jele30
    jele30 Posts: 136 Member
    I’m trying out the advice of walking at least two miles on a rest day, so I’m going to add the walks in as a tracker to see how I do on that the rest of the month. Daughter had a soccer game tonight, so I squeezed in the run before we had to leave to bring her to that. It was about 81 degrees out when I started and I went out too heavy of a pace as I was doing the whole pep talk for the last mile. I love the fact that we are warming up in WI so no complaints about that, I just need to be more mindful during the day and starting out so I’m prepared for it.

    5/1 - 0
    5/2 - 0
    5/3 - 6 miles
    5/4 - 0
    5/5 - 2 miles
    5/6 - 4 miles/ 4 walk
    5/7 - 2.65 walk
    5/8 - 4 miles

    Total 16 miles run/70.5 goal
  • Duck_Puddle
    Duck_Puddle Posts: 3,237 Member
    edited May 2018
    5/1-7.67
    5/2-5.39 plus weights
    5/3-5.58 plus weights
    5/4-rest day is the best day
    5/5-10.84 plus yoga
    5/6-3.52 plus weights
    5/7-rest day is the best day
    5/8-6.80

    39.80 MTD.

    8/8 days according to plan.

    Tonight was an inadvertent 6 at MP-ish workout because I really suck at arithmetic, left late, didn’t bring any light and needed to get home before dark. Mission accomplished. It felt good too-which was really nice because the last few weeks have been a little awful (a lot expected but it still wears on me after a stretch and I was really grateful to the running Gods for granting me a good one).
  • Orphia
    Orphia Posts: 7,097 Member
    __TMac__ wrote: »
    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: 17.1m

    :heart: Thank you.

    And here is our very own @MNLittleFinn demonstrating Sisu perfectly in his recent 100 mile ultramarathon:

    https://teachertrailrunner.blogspot.com.au/2018/05/in-tent.html?m=1
  • Don_WM_
    Don_WM_ Posts: 262 Member
    RunsOnEspresso wrote: »
    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.

    I wouldn't pay much attention to that either - my Garmin tells me I'm 20 in fitness years - that can't be right, I'm gonna be 60 this fall. lol

  • RunsOnEspresso
    RunsOnEspresso Posts: 3,218 Member
    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
    5/9 - 2.15

    Total 20.15
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