June 2018 Running Challenge
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PastorVincent wrote: »For all the new runners in the thread, as we head into summer do not forget to watch the DEW POINT before planning your runs. Dew point is a better predictor than relative humidity on how bad the weather is going to impact your run. Here is a handy chart:
SRC: http://througharunninglens.blogspot.com/2012/07/dew-point-and-runners-what-is-it-and.html
Thank you. I'll be traveling to London in July and that will be useful. I live in the desert on a mountain, so dew point is generally a non issue here. Now the 105° temp today, yeah, that isn't much fun.
The cynic in me (I'm British, all we talk about is the weather) will say that come July you'll probably be looking at humidity of 100%, cold weather and plenty of rain.......
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@JulieS3103 what an accomplishment! 25 minutes off of a HM is ginormous! Way to go!1
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June 1 – 9.51 miles (4.5 miles of hill repeats)
June 2 – 7.82 miles (trails)
June 4 – 5.02 miles
June 6 – 5 miles
June 7 – 5.07 miles
June 11 – 7.09 miles
@jele30 – Wow! That’s quite a year-over-year improvement in your 10K time. Congratulations!
@ddmom0811 – How cool that you had running buddies in Kansas City. That accountability of having someone else waiting for you does wonders to consistency.
@orphia – Congratulations on getting your 50K done! Loved that smile on your face!
@MegaMooseEsq – Kudos to you for getting up early on a Saturday morning at your husband’s retreat and running the run! Cute medal!
@5BeautifulDays – How funny that your sister placed ahead of you. Hope you can find a 5K where it’s just you and you can run your own race. Are there any close by? In my area, it seems there is one almost every weekend within a reasonable driving distance.
@BruinsGal_91 – That puffin is so darn cute!!
@polskagirl01 – Those flowers are so pretty! Thank you for sharing with us. It looks like a great place to run.
I didn’t get any running in this weekend. Too many family obligations on Saturday and I just wasn’t feeling it yesterday. I extended today’s 5-miler to 7 this morning to make up for a little bit anyway.
Upcoming Races:
June 16 – Run the Gate 5K
June 21 – The Beaver 10K
September 1 – Iron Mountain 16-Miler
September 7-8 – Blue Ridge Relay
October 20 – Cherokee Harvest Half Marathon
November 11 – Rock n Roll Vegas Half Marathon
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Congratulations! It sounds like a beautiful race to run.JulieS3103 wrote: »I ran the HFM Maritime Half yesterday in Manitowoc, WI. It was a great event, very well organized and nice volunteers. The flat course was out and back along Lake Michigan so the view was awesome. It was 59F, 83% humidity and 5mph wind. It's a small race and I really liked that as we started I didn't feel stuck trying to get around other runners, there was plenty of room for everyone. I saw my husband a lot of times since he was able to drive to multiple areas and hop out of the car to cheer. I felt really good until about mile 11-12 and I slowed down a little. My left foot had started to hurt so I kept looking at my pace because I knew I was going to be close to my time goal and just kept trying to convince myself to go faster. I ran 2:15:18 which is over 25 minutes faster than my Green Bay Half time last year! I am thrilled that all my hard work is paying off.
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@JulieS3103 Well done!! Cool that your husband was able to be there in lots of places too
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6/1-1.08mi
6/2-1.08 (5 hours aerial yoga)
6/3-1.08mi
6/4-1.01mi
6/5-1.08mi with 23 flights of stairs.
6/6-6.05mi
6/7-1.5mi
6/8-1.01mi
6/9-3.13mi 37:09 official 36:54 garmin
6/10-1.66mi and 1.08mi speed walk
i had a 5k on the 9th. ethan's run against addiction. ethan died of a heroin overdose. his mom and his high school cross country coach decided to put together this race to raise awareness. I ran for my husband who died of an overdose almost 2 years ago. friends ran for a number of people.
one friend i race with regularly. we run a lot of flatter courses. this one had hills. it might be what greenfield high school cc runs. i ended pacing another friend. i feel like i could have really finished with a PR at least a minute or 2 faster. it was a humid day too. it was a beast of a run but a good run overall.
yesterday's run had heavy legs but i feel like i'm consistently under 12min which is better than last year and the year before.
overall, feeling good with my running fitness
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Awesome job @JulieS3103! Tremendous progress to shave off 25 minutes!!!!
Edited because cross-posted with above - nice job on the hilly and humid 5k, and that must have been an emotional day for you too.2 -
Very inspirational @mbaker566. Such a good cause. Glad you are feeling better.1
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6/1 – 0
6/2 – 2
6/3 – 2
6/4 – 2
6/5 – 2
6/6 rest day
6/7 – 3
6/8 – 2
6/9 – 2
6/10 –rest
6/11 – 3
18 of 50 miles
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I have kept up on reading but not really writing much because I hadn't been doing much. I am with @RespectTheKitty with the horrible depression that set in about mid-march. I didn't run for almost 2 months. So I am basically starting all over. I am so very glad to have @Elise4270 as a friend and goal-setter and I will do the Duathlon with her next month. I got out late yesterday and did 15.75 hot, sweaty bike miles yesterday. I probably should have done the brick workout like Elise did, but my legs were trash. It was so windy that I was working to go downhill!!!
So part of getting my mojo back has been a neighbor giving me a treadmill. I know most people hate them, but it gives me no excuse to at least hop on and get some time in. DH has been super supportive in my need to get back to "fighting" weight.
I was writing a list to say hello to all the newbies and congrats to all the awesome racers, but I have lost it!
Congrats to all that keep at it! I think everyone here is what has brought me back from the brink of letting running go forever! Keep at it and talk to all your friends!13 -
@5BeautifulDays – How funny that your sister placed ahead of you. Hope you can find a 5K where it’s just you and you can run your own race. Are there any close by? In my area, it seems there is one almost every weekend within a reasonable driving distance.
Our times were identical (I think she may have hopped over the start line a little ahead of me), so we think she just placed in front of me alphabetically. It didn't really matter to me, I just thought it was funny. There are loads of races (more than one a weekend if I'm willing to drive 20-30 minutes) around here, so I'll definitely do one just for me soon. I'm still getting my legs back, and I was never very fast, but I'd love to see a 36 minute 5K by the end of the year, for sure.
@JulieS3103 That sounds like a great race! Flat, a nice breeze, and support from your hubby? Perfect! Congrats on the PR!
@mbaker566 That must have been a very emotional run for you. Congrats on the speed improvements!
@seanevan10 I let depression and life keep me away from running for over a year. I'm glad you're back and getting lots of good support! Keep it up!
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@seanevan10 i like treadmills. i watch movies or tv shows and i get lost in the story and barely know i'm running0
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PastorVincent wrote: »MegaMooseEsq wrote: »PastorVincent wrote: »For all the new runners in the thread, as we head into summer do not forget to watch the DEW POINT before planning your runs. Dew point is a better predictor than relative humidity on how bad the weather is going to impact your run. Here is a handy chart:
SRC: http://througharunninglens.blogspot.com/2012/07/dew-point-and-runners-what-is-it-and.html
Thank you for this! This will be my first spring/summer running regularly and I've been struggling to figure out how to gage the weather ahead of time. It didn't occur to me to watch the dew point instead of relative humidity.
Congrats on your first race! Yay!!!
Dew point is key, but for summer running also pay attention to:
UV index - you will be out in the direct sun for a while - and UV does not care about clouds you can be burned very badly on an overcast day. Most sunscreens will fail in sweaty conditions so pay attention to that too. Get good eye protection from UV too if you can (some people can not run with sunglasses on). You only get one set of eyes, so take care of them.
Also remember that shirts have UV protection ratings too. Do not assume that you can not get burned while wearing a shirt. It can happen. Things that look opaque to our eyes are transparent to UV.
Running at different times during the day usually avoids the UV risk nicely. Check a site like Dark Sky that gives hourly UV ratings.
Clouds - Direct sun makes temps FEEL warmer than they are, clouds help reduce the FEEL of temps.
Temperature - This one is obvious Ideal running temperature is in the 55F ballpark for most people. The farther you get from that number, the harder your run.
Rain - A light rain is great, hail and lightning not so much. If you run trails remember that rain == mud. So be prepared for that.
Over time you will learn what conditions are bad/good for you specifically.
If you can afford it, buy the better "heat gear" style clothing. It helps A LOT but it is very very expensive in many places.
No dew point, rain or clouds here. We just have temperature. And sun. Lots of sun. I refer to it as the glowing ball of doom this time of year.4 -
Wow, @JulieS3103 that's a great improvement! Congratulations!1
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PastorVincent wrote: »MegaMooseEsq wrote: »PastorVincent wrote: »For all the new runners in the thread, as we head into summer do not forget to watch the DEW POINT before planning your runs. Dew point is a better predictor than relative humidity on how bad the weather is going to impact your run. Here is a handy chart:
SRC: http://througharunninglens.blogspot.com/2012/07/dew-point-and-runners-what-is-it-and.html
Thank you for this! This will be my first spring/summer running regularly and I've been struggling to figure out how to gage the weather ahead of time. It didn't occur to me to watch the dew point instead of relative humidity.
Congrats on your first race! Yay!!!
Dew point is key, but for summer running also pay attention to:
UV index - you will be out in the direct sun for a while - and UV does not care about clouds you can be burned very badly on an overcast day. Most sunscreens will fail in sweaty conditions so pay attention to that too. Get good eye protection from UV too if you can (some people can not run with sunglasses on). You only get one set of eyes, so take care of them.
Also remember that shirts have UV protection ratings too. Do not assume that you can not get burned while wearing a shirt. It can happen. Things that look opaque to our eyes are transparent to UV.
Running at different times during the day usually avoids the UV risk nicely. Check a site like Dark Sky that gives hourly UV ratings.
Clouds - Direct sun makes temps FEEL warmer than they are, clouds help reduce the FEEL of temps.
Temperature - This one is obvious Ideal running temperature is in the 55F ballpark for most people. The farther you get from that number, the harder your run.
Rain - A light rain is great, hail and lightning not so much. If you run trails remember that rain == mud. So be prepared for that.
Over time you will learn what conditions are bad/good for you specifically.
If you can afford it, buy the better "heat gear" style clothing. It helps A LOT but it is very very expensive in many places.
The main reason I got my own treadmill is because I am very sensitive to changes in the weather, especially in the summer. I cannot tolerate heat very well. About 75 degrees is my maximum; anything higher than that and I simply cannot. I have severe IBS and heat and humidity actually make it act up really badly. Sucks.
Needless to say, my favorite time of year is Fall. Love those cool temps and drier air. 3 -
6/1 = 4 miles
6/2 = 5.5 miles
6/3 = 10 miles
6/4 = 3 miles
6/5 = forced rest day (stupid work)
6/6 = 13 miles
6/7 = Vinyasa yoga class
6/8 = 12 miles
6/9 = rest day
6/10 = 8 miles
6/11 = 4 miles & 45 minutes strength training
A few new tunes on my running playlist. Thanks for the suggestions.
150 goal miles / 59.5 miles complete
Upcoming Races (so far):
6/23/2018 -Fit Foodie 5k
10/10/2018 -Tough Mudder Half
10/27/2018 -Hill Country Halloween Half Marathon
1/26/2019 -Fitbit Topical 5k
1/27/2019 -Miami Marathon2 -
@mbaker566 - wow! Well done on the race, but must have been tough emotionally.0
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RunsOnEspresso wrote: »PastorVincent wrote: »MegaMooseEsq wrote: »PastorVincent wrote: »For all the new runners in the thread, as we head into summer do not forget to watch the DEW POINT before planning your runs. Dew point is a better predictor than relative humidity on how bad the weather is going to impact your run. Here is a handy chart:
SRC: http://througharunninglens.blogspot.com/2012/07/dew-point-and-runners-what-is-it-and.html
Thank you for this! This will be my first spring/summer running regularly and I've been struggling to figure out how to gage the weather ahead of time. It didn't occur to me to watch the dew point instead of relative humidity.
Congrats on your first race! Yay!!!
Dew point is key, but for summer running also pay attention to:
UV index - you will be out in the direct sun for a while - and UV does not care about clouds you can be burned very badly on an overcast day. Most sunscreens will fail in sweaty conditions so pay attention to that too. Get good eye protection from UV too if you can (some people can not run with sunglasses on). You only get one set of eyes, so take care of them.
Also remember that shirts have UV protection ratings too. Do not assume that you can not get burned while wearing a shirt. It can happen. Things that look opaque to our eyes are transparent to UV.
Running at different times during the day usually avoids the UV risk nicely. Check a site like Dark Sky that gives hourly UV ratings.
Clouds - Direct sun makes temps FEEL warmer than they are, clouds help reduce the FEEL of temps.
Temperature - This one is obvious Ideal running temperature is in the 55F ballpark for most people. The farther you get from that number, the harder your run.
Rain - A light rain is great, hail and lightning not so much. If you run trails remember that rain == mud. So be prepared for that.
Over time you will learn what conditions are bad/good for you specifically.
If you can afford it, buy the better "heat gear" style clothing. It helps A LOT but it is very very expensive in many places.
No dew point, rain or clouds here. We just have temperature. And sun. Lots of sun. I refer to it as the glowing ball of doom this time of year.
Stop your complaining, it is a "dry heat" - you know just like a convection oven.
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@PastorVincent it's interesting about dew point, but our weather forecasts only ever show humidity. And when i look for one that DOES show dewpoint, I get this:
Bristol; current temperature 25 degrees C; humidity 37%; dew point 10 degrees. Can you explain what that means?
I do know that the UK tends towards high humidity. And when I was in Australia a few years ago, in Cairns when it was 36 degrees C (96.8F) it was so humid you could barely breathe, but in Alice Springs at 46 degrees C (114F) and dry, it was pretty comfortable.0 -
PastorVincent wrote: »RunsOnEspresso wrote: »PastorVincent wrote: »MegaMooseEsq wrote: »PastorVincent wrote: »For all the new runners in the thread, as we head into summer do not forget to watch the DEW POINT before planning your runs. Dew point is a better predictor than relative humidity on how bad the weather is going to impact your run. Here is a handy chart:
SRC: http://througharunninglens.blogspot.com/2012/07/dew-point-and-runners-what-is-it-and.html
Thank you for this! This will be my first spring/summer running regularly and I've been struggling to figure out how to gage the weather ahead of time. It didn't occur to me to watch the dew point instead of relative humidity.
Congrats on your first race! Yay!!!
Dew point is key, but for summer running also pay attention to:
UV index - you will be out in the direct sun for a while - and UV does not care about clouds you can be burned very badly on an overcast day. Most sunscreens will fail in sweaty conditions so pay attention to that too. Get good eye protection from UV too if you can (some people can not run with sunglasses on). You only get one set of eyes, so take care of them.
Also remember that shirts have UV protection ratings too. Do not assume that you can not get burned while wearing a shirt. It can happen. Things that look opaque to our eyes are transparent to UV.
Running at different times during the day usually avoids the UV risk nicely. Check a site like Dark Sky that gives hourly UV ratings.
Clouds - Direct sun makes temps FEEL warmer than they are, clouds help reduce the FEEL of temps.
Temperature - This one is obvious Ideal running temperature is in the 55F ballpark for most people. The farther you get from that number, the harder your run.
Rain - A light rain is great, hail and lightning not so much. If you run trails remember that rain == mud. So be prepared for that.
Over time you will learn what conditions are bad/good for you specifically.
If you can afford it, buy the better "heat gear" style clothing. It helps A LOT but it is very very expensive in many places.
No dew point, rain or clouds here. We just have temperature. And sun. Lots of sun. I refer to it as the glowing ball of doom this time of year.
Stop your complaining, it is a "dry heat" - you know just like a convection oven.
Except we don't get freshly baked chocolate chip cookies when we open the front door. There's no reward like with the oven. HAH2 -
RunsOnEspresso wrote: »PastorVincent wrote: »RunsOnEspresso wrote: »PastorVincent wrote: »MegaMooseEsq wrote: »PastorVincent wrote: »For all the new runners in the thread, as we head into summer do not forget to watch the DEW POINT before planning your runs. Dew point is a better predictor than relative humidity on how bad the weather is going to impact your run. Here is a handy chart:
SRC: http://througharunninglens.blogspot.com/2012/07/dew-point-and-runners-what-is-it-and.html
Thank you for this! This will be my first spring/summer running regularly and I've been struggling to figure out how to gage the weather ahead of time. It didn't occur to me to watch the dew point instead of relative humidity.
Congrats on your first race! Yay!!!
Dew point is key, but for summer running also pay attention to:
UV index - you will be out in the direct sun for a while - and UV does not care about clouds you can be burned very badly on an overcast day. Most sunscreens will fail in sweaty conditions so pay attention to that too. Get good eye protection from UV too if you can (some people can not run with sunglasses on). You only get one set of eyes, so take care of them.
Also remember that shirts have UV protection ratings too. Do not assume that you can not get burned while wearing a shirt. It can happen. Things that look opaque to our eyes are transparent to UV.
Running at different times during the day usually avoids the UV risk nicely. Check a site like Dark Sky that gives hourly UV ratings.
Clouds - Direct sun makes temps FEEL warmer than they are, clouds help reduce the FEEL of temps.
Temperature - This one is obvious Ideal running temperature is in the 55F ballpark for most people. The farther you get from that number, the harder your run.
Rain - A light rain is great, hail and lightning not so much. If you run trails remember that rain == mud. So be prepared for that.
Over time you will learn what conditions are bad/good for you specifically.
If you can afford it, buy the better "heat gear" style clothing. It helps A LOT but it is very very expensive in many places.
No dew point, rain or clouds here. We just have temperature. And sun. Lots of sun. I refer to it as the glowing ball of doom this time of year.
Stop your complaining, it is a "dry heat" - you know just like a convection oven.
Except we don't get freshly baked chocolate chip cookies when we open the front door. There's no reward like with the oven. HAH
I was thinking I need to move to wherever that is the case; but I also know this would cause me to become very fat and unhealthy.1 -
midwesterner85 wrote: »RunsOnEspresso wrote: »PastorVincent wrote: »RunsOnEspresso wrote: »PastorVincent wrote: »MegaMooseEsq wrote: »PastorVincent wrote: »For all the new runners in the thread, as we head into summer do not forget to watch the DEW POINT before planning your runs. Dew point is a better predictor than relative humidity on how bad the weather is going to impact your run. Here is a handy chart:
SRC: http://througharunninglens.blogspot.com/2012/07/dew-point-and-runners-what-is-it-and.html
Thank you for this! This will be my first spring/summer running regularly and I've been struggling to figure out how to gage the weather ahead of time. It didn't occur to me to watch the dew point instead of relative humidity.
Congrats on your first race! Yay!!!
Dew point is key, but for summer running also pay attention to:
UV index - you will be out in the direct sun for a while - and UV does not care about clouds you can be burned very badly on an overcast day. Most sunscreens will fail in sweaty conditions so pay attention to that too. Get good eye protection from UV too if you can (some people can not run with sunglasses on). You only get one set of eyes, so take care of them.
Also remember that shirts have UV protection ratings too. Do not assume that you can not get burned while wearing a shirt. It can happen. Things that look opaque to our eyes are transparent to UV.
Running at different times during the day usually avoids the UV risk nicely. Check a site like Dark Sky that gives hourly UV ratings.
Clouds - Direct sun makes temps FEEL warmer than they are, clouds help reduce the FEEL of temps.
Temperature - This one is obvious Ideal running temperature is in the 55F ballpark for most people. The farther you get from that number, the harder your run.
Rain - A light rain is great, hail and lightning not so much. If you run trails remember that rain == mud. So be prepared for that.
Over time you will learn what conditions are bad/good for you specifically.
If you can afford it, buy the better "heat gear" style clothing. It helps A LOT but it is very very expensive in many places.
No dew point, rain or clouds here. We just have temperature. And sun. Lots of sun. I refer to it as the glowing ball of doom this time of year.
Stop your complaining, it is a "dry heat" - you know just like a convection oven.
Except we don't get freshly baked chocolate chip cookies when we open the front door. There's no reward like with the oven. HAH
I was thinking I need to move to wherever that is the case; but I also know this would cause me to become very fat and unhealthy.
Yeah seriously. It is bad enough that my new work is only 1/3rd of a mile walk from THE MILKSHAKE FACTORY.1 -
girlinahat wrote: »@PastorVincent it's interesting about dew point, but our weather forecasts only ever show humidity. And when i look for one that DOES show dewpoint, I get this:
Bristol; current temperature 25 degrees C; humidity 37%; dew point 10 degrees. Can you explain what that means?
I do know that the UK tends towards high humidity. And when I was in Australia a few years ago, in Cairns when it was 36 degrees C (96.8F) it was so humid you could barely breathe, but in Alice Springs at 46 degrees C (114F) and dry, it was pretty comfortable.
Not sure, I can not find a good chart in Celsius. I did find this:
But that is just for like walking around. My GUESS is that you would shift that chart one level worse for whatever it says, but that is just a guess. You will just have to experiment I guess.
General run of thumb, the higher the dew point the harder the run, and it appears at a glance to be an exponential curve.1 -
Speaking of dew point...
Today here in the west suburbs of Chicago, it is 64 degrees F, humidity 93% and dew point 62 degrees. That's pretty dang humid. Yet the cooler temps made it bearable to run outside today.
Once again the first two miles were terrible and it started to feel better once I got past the two mile mark. I did a whopping total of 3.2 miles today in a stellar time of 41 minutes. But I managed to maintain an average pace just below 13 minutes, so that was good.
Something that has been happening lately whenever I run outside... my left foot gets numb and tingly after a while It doesn't happen on the treadmill, only outside. I made sure my shoes weren't too tight, so I doubt that's the culprit. The main difference between running on the mill and running outside for me is that I wear my running belt outside to carry my phone, whereas I don't wear it on the mill. Could that be causing the numb foot issue? Maybe the belt is too tight and it's pressing on some nerve somewhere? Hmm...2 -
RespectTheKitty wrote: »Speaking of dew point...
Today here in the west suburbs of Chicago, it is 64 degrees F, humidity 93% and dew point 62 degrees. That's pretty dang humid. Yet the cooler temps made it bearable to run outside today.
Once again the first two miles were terrible and it started to feel better once I got past the two mile mark. I did a whopping total of 3.2 miles today in a stellar time of 41 minutes. But I managed to maintain an average pace just below 13 minutes, so that was good.
Something that has been happening lately whenever I run outside... my left foot gets numb and tingly after a while It doesn't happen on the treadmill, only outside. I made sure my shoes weren't too tight, so I doubt that's the culprit. The main difference between running on the mill and running outside for me is that I wear my running belt outside to carry my phone, whereas I don't wear it on the mill. Could that be causing the numb foot issue? Maybe the belt is too tight and it's pressing on some nerve somewhere? Hmm...
So it is POSSIBLE that the belt is pinching something - but doubtful. Easy to check, just take it off and run without it and see if the problem goes away.
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Recovery Run from Sunday's long run this morning. Did 4 miles at conversation pace with GF (marathon training plan called for 5-7 easy though). Felt good not to have to push the pace. I have a training run and 5k tomorrow where I'll make up the mileage. 68.5 miles of 200 down so far. Stay healthy everyone (mentally and physically)7
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Rest day:. Walked 2 miles at an elderly Shepherd pace.6
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Persuaded into donating blood on the 15th with my half on the 23rd. I'm hoping 8 days is enough. Guess I have a built in excuse if I miss my goal and more reason to celebrate if I make it.8
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seanevan10 wrote: »
@Elise4270 as a friend and goal-setter and I will do the Duathlon with her next month. I got out late yesterday and did 15.75 hot, sweaty bike miles yesterday. I probably should have done the brick workout like Elise did, but my legs were trash. It was so windy that I was working to go downhill!!!
LOL! I thought the same thing. "I should have sucked it up and biked 14-15 miles like Becky!" Because i chickened out on the hill climb. Haha! Then i saw that a coworker on strava swam and i thought "i was up early, i should have swam"... oh how easy it is to find motivation when you surround yourself with active people.
I put together a guesstimated training plan where:
Monday....... run 2 miles
Tuesday...... mtn bike 30-60 min
Wednesday 60 min brick
Thursday.....run 2 miles
Friday..........rest and eat
Saturday..... LR or 90 min brick
Sunday.........90 min brick or LR
(I will flip flop MTR from run to bike, and bike to run every other week)
I feel that might be an aggressive schedule... But 30 min bike or run isnt that demanding. And I've got to get this left glute strengthened up.
I dont know how much conditioning i can accomplish in 5.8 weeks. I ate extra calories for lunch since i worked so hard thinkin' up a plan
Now to buy some tri shorts and replace the spare bike tire and CO2 canisters dh nicked from me.4 -
girlinahat wrote: »PastorVincent wrote: »For all the new runners in the thread, as we head into summer do not forget to watch the DEW POINT before planning your runs. Dew point is a better predictor than relative humidity on how bad the weather is going to impact your run. Here is a handy chart:
SRC: http://througharunninglens.blogspot.com/2012/07/dew-point-and-runners-what-is-it-and.html
Thank you. I'll be traveling to London in July and that will be useful. I live in the desert on a mountain, so dew point is generally a non issue here. Now the 105° temp today, yeah, that isn't much fun.
The cynic in me (I'm British, all we talk about is the weather) will say that come July you'll probably be looking at humidity of 100%, cold weather and plenty of rain.......
I'd love it (was in London last July). I live near El Paso, TX.... July averages well over 100° every day, when it rains, there's no cooling effect, just the humidity skyrockets. I also live on a mountain, so going to GB I get to experience a lot more oxygen and NO 50mph sustained wind dust storms that have been known to remove the paint off of buildings. You also don't have rattlesnakes, scorpions, black widows, brown reculses and other venomous critters that like to hang out, so that is a very good thing. Plus, you have much better beer.
For me, visiting GB in the summer would be akin to a few British friends that like to visit me in February.... There is a good chance that you'll need shorts and t-shirts for February here. And while you may have better beer, our whiskey is cheaper. It's just a break of one's own weather.
Also, excuse me but you do talk about things other than the weather. It's rare, but when I was watching futbol on my phone (I have access to all of the Americas teams, except Brazil for some reason), I found a second topic of discussion you (Brits as a whole) enjoy.1
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