May 2018 Running Challenge

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  • PastorVincent
    PastorVincent Posts: 6,668 Member
    I forgot to mention, this was the first serious run (did like 5 or 7 miles with them previously) with the Alta Lone Peak 3.5s. They are a "zero drop" shoe and my other shoes are 8 to 12mm drop so that was a bit of a risk I guess. They did very well holding to the ground and even getting traction in soft mud. The few times I did slip it was either cause I caught my toe on a root, or something really slippery like algae covered rocks.

    I did not notice any difference while running with the 0 drop. When I first put them on they felt weird but only briefly.
  • katharmonic
    katharmonic Posts: 5,720 Member
    @PastorVincent congratulations on your amazing accomplishment of an ultra after a PR marathon. It's not even something I can comprehend so I just say WOW and hope you are treating yourself well and very gently in recovery.

    @polskagirl01 you DID earn that medal and you are good at difficult things. Sounds like you recovered as well as possible from the pacer being so far off.

    I took the day off from running and went on a nice long hike with my Stella. It was a challenging one with all kinds of rocks and downed trees and poor footing so we took it slowly, but it was a fun time. Stella was brave and a good trail leader, and she almost caught a few little snakes.
  • PastorVincent
    PastorVincent Posts: 6,668 Member
    @polskagirl01 Well done! It is the stick-to-it-ness that really differentiates a distance runner from the rest of the crowd. The mental fortitude to keep going even through failure and mistakes is built mile by mile (err kilometer by kilometer ;) ). Well done, you deserve that medal for sure.
  • PastorVincent
    PastorVincent Posts: 6,668 Member
    @BruinsGal_91 Those shoes definitely sound suspicious right now. I would run with the Saucony's for a bit and see if the problem goes away. If it does, try the Brooks again and see if it comes back. If it does, take the shoes out back and shoot them. :)
  • Purplebunnysarah
    Purplebunnysarah Posts: 3,252 Member
    Y'all I'm dithering. I want to do the Canada Day road race. There's 2 distances, 5K and 15K. If I do the 5K, my husband and kids can do the family 2.5K and we should all finish around the same time. But I kind of would rather do the 15K except that means my family would be waiting around for me for at least an hour because I'm slow.

    Prices increase next Sunday so I guess I'd better figure it out!
  • Purplebunnysarah
    Purplebunnysarah Posts: 3,252 Member
    @polskagirl01 @BruinsGal_91 Loved reading your race reports. Congratulations to both of you!
  • BruinsGal_91
    BruinsGal_91 Posts: 1,400 Member
    @BruinsGal_91 Those shoes definitely sound suspicious right now. I would run with the Saucony's for a bit and see if the problem goes away. If it does, try the Brooks again and see if it comes back. If it does, take the shoes out back and shoot them. :)

    I can't believe it's taken me so long to think that maybe it's the shoes. I'm definitely wearing the Saucony's for the half marathon, and then I'll go back to the Brooks and see what happens. I'm so annoyed, because they felt really good (I had the gait analysis done and tried out four different pairs) and it was a toss-up between them and another pair of Saucony's. I should have gone with my gut and stuck with the devil I knew.
  • BruinsGal_91
    BruinsGal_91 Posts: 1,400 Member
    sarahthes wrote: »
    Y'all I'm dithering. I want to do the Canada Day road race. There's 2 distances, 5K and 15K. If I do the 5K, my husband and kids can do the family 2.5K and we should all finish around the same time. But I kind of would rather do the 15K except that means my family would be waiting around for me for at least an hour because I'm slow.

    Prices increase next Sunday so I guess I'd better figure it out!

    Do the 15k and tell them to go get ice cream. :)

    ^^^^^^ This @sarahthes you know it makes sense.
  • Elise4270
    Elise4270 Posts: 8,375 Member
    sarahthes wrote: »
    Y'all I'm dithering. I want to do the Canada Day road race. There's 2 distances, 5K and 15K. If I do the 5K, my husband and kids can do the family 2.5K and we should all finish around the same time. But I kind of would rather do the 15K except that means my family would be waiting around for me for at least an hour because I'm slow.

    Prices increase next Sunday so I guess I'd better figure it out!

    I was gonna make the same suggestion as PV. Except pancakes.
  • Elise4270
    Elise4270 Posts: 8,375 Member
    @polskagirl01 Congratulations on the race today!

    Also, thanks for the training advice. I'm definitely planning to work towards the ability of doing the 20 mile run, fully ready to bail. It so easy to get bought in to the big runs with all the motivation.

    @hanlonsk Cake, long run, steak?? I want to be you! Livin' the dream!

    DH went on another run today. I responsibly declined even though I feel I could have done 5-6 miles... Slowly. Without cake. :wink:
  • Elise4270
    Elise4270 Posts: 8,375 Member
    sarahthes wrote: »
    You are all a bunch of enablers ;)

    ...and thats why you love us.
  • cburke8909
    cburke8909 Posts: 990 Member
    @PastorVincent love the ultra report. Can't see myself doing one. Happy Mother's day to all the moms especially those that deal with running children and spouses. Enjoyed the Mothers day brunch but I just can't eat like that and paid the price the rest of the day. Rest day killer interval workout this week.
  • PastorVincent
    PastorVincent Posts: 6,668 Member
    sarahthes wrote: »
    You are all a bunch of enablers ;)

    I see no downside here.
  • jele30
    jele30 Posts: 136 Member
    Soccer tournament this weekend and family in town gave me some excuses for not getting out until today. Ultimately, just missed some dedicated walking miles as I’ll make up the shakeout run tomorrow night. Beautiful weekend for the soccer games and was great weather for the run this afternoon.

    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
    5/9 - 4 walk
    5/10 - 4 miles
    5/11 - 0
    5/12 - 0
    5/13 - 5.5 miles

    Total 25.5 miles run/70.5 goal
  • juliet3455
    juliet3455 Posts: 3,015 Member
    edited May 2018
    6.29 km Peavey Loop Explorer. Copied a course from a previous run since I did not have my watch with me.
    A short Explorer of the construction of the new Railway crossing Bridge and roads for the new Bridge over the Peace River. It seems like we went from 0C to +29C overnight. Having a hard time to adjust to this quick change of temperature.

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    05/02 21.23 km -21.23km - 118.77 km - YTD 331.42km
    05/05 9.00 km -30.23km - 109.77 km
    05/12 10.00 km -40.23km - 099.77 km
    05/13 06.29 km -46.52km - 093.48 km - YTD 356.71km Peavey Loop Explorer
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