May 2018 Running Challenge
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Nice job @PastorVincent. Your race report had me feeling like I was running it with you. Makes me want to sign up for my first marathon.
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Fantastic result @PastorVincent0
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@PastorVincent - awesome race report! Thanks for sharing. Amazing to me about that hill that kicked your butt last year and you kept your pace this year!
4.5 miles for me this morning. Decided to run Tabatas (2 mins of 20 seconds fast ; 10 seconds walk). I usually do 4 sets but went for 5. Was tough but feel great now!
5/1 - 4 miles + strength training W12-A
5/2 - 4 miles + Cycling 22 fast miles
5/3 - strength training W12-B
5/4 - Rest day
5/5 - 44 miles cycling
5/6 - strength training W12-C + 3.7 miles treadmill
5/7 -4.5 miles + TBD
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Thanks all! I was just looking at the data and came across this chart...
What a difference a year makes! I ran it a bit faster in 2016 (which was my PR until yesterday) but the route in 2016 was different so Strava does not see them as the same run.6 -
@MobyCarp - careful on trial!
It is really really really easy to trip and fall over invisible roots and unseeable gopher holes. 1 -
I finally made it to the 6 am loop of the 2-loop coffee run which means I got a full 6 miles in on a Monday for the first time in.... *unintelligible muttering of an estimate* The weather was perfect spring temps: tiny bit humid, mid-50s, sunny but not blinding. We should have very similar weather for our track Tuesday tomorrow so I'm excited for that!
Happy Monday, all!
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
Current: 40.2
Goal miles: 150
Upcoming Races:
5/20: Watershed Running Festival - Trail 10k - Pennington, NJ
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6.2 miles this morning. I don't know what it is about 5am running, but I'm not really enjoying it. Conditions were good, 64 degrees, light wind. But pace was about :30/mi slower than a normal easy run, and it feels like my effort is much harder. Last summer when I was running in the morning, I don't remember it feeling this hard. Maybe I just need to get used to it, but not loving it right now.3 -
juliet3455 wrote: »
Just leave the cowbell at home.katharmonic wrote: »I really enjoyed the spectating. Maybe next year I'll run it, but if not I look forward to watching it again.
Yes the boost you get is amazing, just don't let the start surge pull you out to fast , for the first 1-2 km/miles keep an eye on your watch to make sure your not burning up all your energy. I let myself get pulled at my Jasper HM in early April - was close to 5min/km for the first 3 km when I should have been at 5:45 to 6min/km. If you are like me once I get past that initial phase I settle in and play a game of slowly catch and pass the next athlete until I reach a point where they are traveling at the pace I planned on for the event.Plus I figure the adrenaline of the race and running with other people will help too
All of this. I usually end up passing all those people that surge at the beginning. For me it's more fun to surge at the end! I have this habit of as soon as I can see the finish line (not like from a distance, maybe like a quarter mile away) I kick it and run like an 8 minute mile. That's about as long as I can hold that fast of a pace.
6.2 miles this morning. I don't know what it is about 5am running, but I'm not really enjoying it. Conditions were good, 64 degrees, light wind. But pace was about :30/mi slower than a normal easy run, and it feels like my effort is much harder. Last summer when I was running in the morning, I don't remember it feeling this hard. Maybe I just need to get used to it, but not loving it right now.
I am always a bit slower in summer and in the early morning. I think it's the heat + not awake.2 -
Happy Monday MFP friends. I hope everyone had a good weekend. I have tons of catching up to do on this thread, as usual on a Monday. I just wanted to check in with a quick update from my marathon on Sunday. It was a really good race. The weather was great at the start, but got a bit hot and humid, even by the time I finished which was before 10:30 AM. I was very excited about running my first solo effort for the Flying Pig, which was further enhanced by the fact that my husband and some friends of ours were running the relay. This was my husband's first time participating in the Pig and it was one of our friend's very first race. He was our driver for the Bourbon Chase relay in October and we inspired him to start running. I think he had a blast!
My race was a very good one. Not a PR, despite what Strava is broadcasting (I was not on Strava when I ran my PR in October 2015, so it doesn't know about it). I had no concrete goal for this race, but I trained with a group and we were all hoping to finish around 3:45. I ended up finishing in 3:42:10, well ahead of the rest of my group. Stats were 7/308 for F 45-49, 147/2416 females and 625/5160 overall. That lands me a pretty solid BQ with a margin of 12:50, but I have not yet decided if I will apply. It was so much fun to be a part of this great event. This is my first year participating since joining my running club and I was overwhelmed by the crowd support that my "Mojo" shirt brought. It was very cool to see so many familiar faces on the course and getting kudos from people that I didn't even know. My husband had a fantastic time too. \
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@lporter229 congrats on your marathon run! Sounds like it was a wonderful race. And congrats to everyone else who ran this weekend. I enjoyed reading all the race reports. 1
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Pittsburgh Marathon Weekend After-Race Report
I originally left this part out of the report – mainly because the race report was already so long – but I was thinking about it this morning and feel like that is a disservice to the new runners that might be reading these posts. So here we go:
As I crossed the finish line of the race I was a mixed bag of emotions. Pain, relief, excitement, and worry. A lot of pain really, but it was the dull soreness of pushing hard in a workout, not anything that I was worried about meaning an injury. That did not make it hurt any less but meant it was not a concern. The worry had to do with my wife.
After every race, it is my tradition to walk the course backward, find my wife and finish a second time with her. It really means a lot to me to do this. She is my hero, and I wanted to be there for her. So needless to say, getting to her was the primary thought on my mind as I claimed my medal and hit the Gatorade, hard.
As I worked through the exit chute, slowly and painfully step by step I was struggling to come up with how I was going to get to her and run again. Sure she is a slower runner than I, but at the moment a three-legged turtle could have outpaced me. Each step was hard, and she was two hours behind me at last report. Two hours is a nice long run on a nice training day, but this was that kind of day.
I must have looked the part as twice I was stopped by volunteers that wanted me in the medical tent. The second time three of them surrounded me so I could not even wander off like I did the first time. I just ate another banana and escaped somehow. I can be stubborn when I need to. Or when I do not need to. Or well, any time, but especially when I have an important goal in mind.
The post-run chills hit slowly as I meandered my way out, so I decided the wise move would be to go to gear check and get the ¼ zip pullover I had checked. While in there I pulled out a bottle of ibuprofen. Please understand, these meds are not really a good idea, as they hinder recovery and healing, but I could barely walk, and I was determined to find my wife. Well, I took some and then convinced the gear check people to let me recheck my bag.
The last text alert I had was that my wife had crossed the 20-mile line, so that meant she was at least 7 miles from where I was. Nothing to do other than start walking. Ibuprofen takes a while to kick in, but I was not going to wait on that.
As I walked the course backward the chills really hit hard. I had the heat shield and my quarter zip, and I was still shivering so bad I could not work my phone. I ducked into a Burger King and stood in the corner shaking. I got some odd looks, but I ignored them. I am not exactly a stranger to being looked at like I am some kind of alien. For a while, I fought with the phone trying to bring up the app that would give me her precise position but even inside I was still shivering badly.
Eventually, I realized I needed to get warm before I tried anything, so I managed to pull up a map and locate a Starbucks. I waddled my way down to it and ordered a Venti Mocha, and then curled up I the corner nursing the drink until it was gone. Then ordered another. I was finally able to get warm enough to work the phone and find her. She was 2 miles away and still moving at a reasonable pace. I was so proud of her!
Steeling myself I slipped back outside. It was raining now, of course. I was barely warm enough and the rain was not helping. I figured once I found her I could start running and that would help with the heat problem, and at this point, the ibuprofen had damped enough of the pain so I could think and move again. Waiting would do no good, so I pushed out and headed towards her.
I did finally meet up with her about a mile from the finish and ran the last mile in with her. If you look at Strava you can see that last mile. For her, it was at her best marathon pace, but for me, thankfully, it was a slow recovery pace. I might not have pulled it off otherwise. Running again did raise my core temp and help pull back the pain long enough for me to help her through the finish and to the recovery tent.
Today, the day after, I am sore and will likely take a rest day, but I have pushed myself hard in training to be ready for this. I suspect by Wednesday I will be running again. That is a really bad plan for most people, so do not mimic me in this.
So anyways, that is the bad side of smashing your PR and crushing even your best training times. There is a cost to pay when you hammer through your limits. Be ready for it. Bring warm clothes. Always bring warm clothes!
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Congrats @lporter229!0
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So far in May:
May 2nd: 4k
May 5th: Hillside 2 Haiti 5k - 38:10 (7:38 pace)
May 6th: easy 5km
Total mileage so far: 14km
My seasoned runner friend ran alongside me on Saturday, which I appreciated tremendously, and we had just such a fun run. She obviously had to slow down a lot, but she said an easy 5 was in her training plan haha - what a friend! As far as the race itself, I was just hoping to finish as a newcomer to the sport. I really enjoyed meeting some of the local running community and think I might get involved with a running club soon.
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@PastorVincent - I almost forgot to tell you- Stellar job this weekend!!! Congrats on crushing your goal!!2
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Thanks @juliet3455 and @RunsOnEspresso. That is good advice. I am a little worried that I will start out too fast since I tend to run faster at the beginning of my runs and slow down as I get tired.
@scott6255 I recently started running in the mornings before work, and I kind of feel the same about being slower. I think a lot of it for me is just not being fully awake.0 -
@lporter229 Excellent job!
@PastorVincent that sounds miserable, tbh. Kudos to you for running in that last mile.1 -
@lporter229 Congratulations on an awesome marathon and PR!!! You are an inspiration.1
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