May 2018 Running Challenge

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  • Scott6255
    Scott6255 Posts: 2,571 Member
    Wow, @Elise4270 and @garygse I didn't realize we were neighbors. I am in Lewisville!
  • T1DCarnivoreRunner
    T1DCarnivoreRunner Posts: 11,502 Member
    Slow (intentionally) run tonight 9.58 miles. I think maybe this is best to go slow and not push myself so hard for now.

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  • garygse
    garygse Posts: 896 Member
    edited May 2018
    @Scott6255 Small world! Look forward to meeting at a race or group run one day. :smile:
  • shanaber
    shanaber Posts: 6,423 Member
    @Scott6255 - I used to spend a lot of time in Lewisville for work...
    @katharmonic - ok you win! That is pretty bad and I agree why would you even take that picture!
    @sarahthes - So glad some food was all it took to make you feel better!
  • PastorVincent
    PastorVincent Posts: 6,668 Member
    heh... so I am house hunting and there is a house we were checking out that is near a park. Well, I asked the local trail running group about the park - and note, I did not say anything about the house (we had not seen it yet). Just asked if they knew if the trails were any good.

    Apparently, the trails ARE good, cause they told me to buy the house. :lol:
  • weat0043
    weat0043 Posts: 172 Member
    4.4km last night. Tried to take things slow.
    MTD 48.1km
  • cburke8909
    cburke8909 Posts: 990 Member
    7 miles easy this am.
    bad pictures
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  • Elise4270
    Elise4270 Posts: 8,375 Member
    edited May 2018
    Scott6255 wrote: »
    Wow, @Elise4270 and @garygse I didn't realize we were neighbors. I am in Lewisville!

    You know we need to find a race together. I'm in Oklahoma, but grew up in the Dallas area. I wanted to do the dam half there in Lewisville but injury got me. You have any local favorites?

    ETA @katharmonic oh thanks for sharing that photo! It's not "bad" just what a lazy photographer! Couldn't wait 10 seconds.

    @cburke8909 watt up? Was it bright? Lol! :love: eta or were you fending off the blerch? *Heckle heckle*

    I love this group. Thanks for making this the best end of month question/social ever! Keep 'em comin' if you got 'em!
  • cburke8909
    cburke8909 Posts: 990 Member
    @Elise4270 I was raising my fist in the air in triumph after looking at my watch and realizing I'd made my goal, but what an epic fail for a picture. A half second later with my hand fully raised, it might have looked good.
  • 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.
    5/9 - 3.5 treadmill miles, then upper body weights.
    5/10 - 5 miles. Beautiful morning for a run.
    5/11 - Pre Relay rest day.
    5/12 - Market to Market Relay. Leg 4 - 4.88 miles, Leg 11 - 4.02 miles, Leg 18 / team finish - 4.13 miles.
    5/13 - Mothers' Day!
    5/14 - Unplanned rest day.
    5/15 - 5 miles.
    5/16 - 3.17 miles. Shorter than planned due to too many snooze bar hits.
    5/17 - 5 treadmill miles / Trek Class, then upper body weights and abs.
    5/18 to 5/21 - Family illness + baseball tournament + well-child visits for kids = no exercise and bad diet. Ugh!
    5/22 - 4.8 miles. Muggy out, but nice run.
    5/23 - 4 mile "hill" run.
    5/24 - Unplanned rest day.
    5/25 - 4 treadmill miles, then upper body weights and abs.

    71/120 (no way will I hit this now)
  • Scott6255
    Scott6255 Posts: 2,571 Member
    @Elise4270 Oh, I understand about injury keeping you out of races. Been there, done that too many times.
    The Dam Half this year is October 20, which is the exact same day I will be running a 15K in Peachtree City, GA with my twin brother. There aren't hardly any races I do locally. Most of my running pals are out of town, so I usually travel to them. But I suppose there is nothing to say I can't find new, local friends and races :p
    I will be on the lookout.
  • mbaker566
    mbaker566 Posts: 11,233 Member
    stupid peroneal tendonitis and hypersomnia and myalgia

    walking at lunch. heat and humid

    5/1-0mi
    5/2-0mi
    5/3-0mi
    5/4-0mi (but we hiked 4+mi)
    5/5-13.13 mi
    5/6-1.78 mi (5+mi hike+porcupine)
    5/7-0mi
    5/8-0mi
    5/9-0mi (2 hours of aerial yoga)
    5/10-maybe get a few in tonight, getting itchy. outer ankles still hurt
    5/11-stupid ankle
    5/12-0mi (2 hours of aerial yoga)
    5/13-1.9mi rough run.
    5/14-nope-lawn mowed
    5/15-3.06 mi
    5/16-1.2mi (2 hours aerial yoga)
    5/17- (1 hour aerial yoga)
    5/18-rest
    5/19-(2 hours aerial yoga)
    5/20-5.2mi lots of rain
    5/21-rest
    5/22-push mower lawn mowed
    5/23-1.51 mi(1 hour aerial yoga)
    5/24-(1 hour aerial yoga)
    5/25-maybe



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  • lporter229
    lporter229 Posts: 4,907 Member
    @katharmonic-You definitely win the photo contest. I have had some really bad race photos, but nobody has ever caught me trying to take a drink on the fly. I don't think there is a way to make that look pretty.

    @7lenny7- Forgive me for this, but it looks like you are doing a "chicken dance" Ultra!

    I went ahead and purchased my photos from Boston last year, the only time I have ever done so, mostly because I wanted the finish line photo. There were a few pre-race photos at that athlete's village and my finishers photo where I am smiling ear to ear, but other than that, every photo looks like this was the most miserable day of my life!
  • 7lenny7
    7lenny7 Posts: 3,498 Member
    @lporter229 LOL!! Speaking of dances, it looks like @cburke8909 is about to bust a move!

    My grand plans for a 9 mile run last night were a bust. We went to my son's soccer game, storms came through. Rule is, they can't play until 30 minutes after the last seen lightning strike. After an hour wait, they canceled the game, just before a torrential downpour. Temps dropped from low 90's to upper 60's.

    I did think about running home anyway, I was excited about the prospect of a rain run, particularly since it cooled off, but there was just too much lightning to risk it. Dangit!

    No run tonight, but I'll try to squeeze one in tomorrow before we get the boat ready to sail.
  • RunsOnEspresso
    RunsOnEspresso Posts: 3,218 Member
    lporter229 wrote: »
    @katharmonic-You definitely win the photo contest. I have had some really bad race photos, but nobody has ever caught me trying to take a drink on the fly. I don't think there is a way to make that look pretty.

    @7lenny7- Forgive me for this, but it looks like you are doing a "chicken dance" Ultra!

    I went ahead and purchased my photos from Boston last year, the only time I have ever done so, mostly because I wanted the finish line photo. There were a few pre-race photos at that athlete's village and my finishers photo where I am smiling ear to ear, but other than that, every photo looks like this was the most miserable day of my life!

    I bought a photo from my first half. I ended up getting the after finish line backdrop one. I'll probably do the same for my first marathon.
  • mbaker566
    mbaker566 Posts: 11,233 Member
    i wish i saved them now. none of mine do i feel that impressed
  • Scott6255
    Scott6255 Posts: 2,571 Member
    @7lenny7 now that's a race photo! You look like the poster child for having fun during a race!
  • shanaber
    shanaber Posts: 6,423 Member
    I had planned a long run this morning taking my daughters old pup (Gatsby) for at least part of it. Gatsby kept us up a good portion of the night with doggy anxiety after the smoke alarms went off in the hotel (twice!). So the long run didn't happen and ended up being a walk along the marina with the husband with me running as much as possible with Gatsby back and forth until he just didn't want to run any more. It was still nice getting out and hopefully the exercise along with another walk this evening will help us all sleep better tonight assuming there are no more alarms going off.
    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
    05/08......0.00.....21.09 - + Strength Training
    05/09......5.14.....26.23
    05/10......0.00.....26.23 - + Strength Training
    05/11......8.98.....35.21
    05/12......4.38.....39.59
    05/13......0.00.....39.59
    05/14......6.09.....45.68 - + Agility
    05/15......0.00.....45.68 - + Strength Training
    05/16......4.17.....49.85
    05/17......3.74.....53.59 - + Strength Training
    05/18......0.00.....53.59 - Off to DC
    05/19......5.24.....58.83
    05/20......0.00.....58.83
    05/21......4.44.....63.27 - Heading home
    05/22......3.87.....70.14 - + Strength Training
    05/23......0.00.....70.14 - To Portland
    05/24......6.45.....76.59 - GOAL
    05/25......3.45.....80.04

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    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 Marathon
  • zdyb23456
    zdyb23456 Posts: 1,706 Member
    7lenny7 wrote: »
    Elise4270 wrote: »
    @7lenny7 Love the flyin' knuckles! I have a 5k coming up and plan to try that out :wink:

    @Elise4270 excellent! I'd love to see it.

    I wish the photographer would have caught me flying down the hill with my airplane wings.

    I've posted this before, but I'm going to post it again. This is my favorite race photo! It's from last year at Zumbro when I ran the 17 mile race.

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    You win for best race photo!!
  • Elise4270
    Elise4270 Posts: 8,375 Member
    MAY GOALS, REHAB SMART, 10 hours of activity for the month. Work up to 3 minutes of running and 10mpw. 

    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)
    11---30 min mtn bike, 4.29
    12---30 min 2.35 miles PT run (2,2 ish)
    12---30 min bike, 6.61 miles
    12---80 min walk, 4.5 miles
    15---64 min, 4.62 5(2,1-3,2-2,1) PT run
    17---65 minute walk, 3.45 miles
    18---28 min swim
    18---60 min walk, 2.92 mi
    18---46 minutes, 6.25 miles mtn bike
    20---65 min, 4.72 miles 5(2,1-3,2-2,1) PT run
    23--- 57 min, 2.76 min walk
    24---43 min mtn bike ride, 5.93 miles.
    25---66 min, 4.75 miles 5(2,1-3,2-2,1) PT run

    Run seemed so hard. I keep telling myself that I needed to slow down, but noooo we're working on form and the only way I know to do that is the almost butt kick, which is speedy. So my target pace of 10min/mile (6.2min/km) was 8-9.5 (5-5.9min/km). No wonder I was struggling. :blush:

    826 minutes/38.81 miles

    Upcoming Races
    June 1 GOTR 5K
    October 14th Spirit of Survival Lawton OK. Quarter Marathon
    March 31, 2019 A2A Undecided distance
    April 28, 2019OKC Memorial Marathon (half)
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