January 2019 Monthly Running Challenge
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Well, you need to google my actual name Vincent Trigili - I assume "Pastor Vincent" will return lots of results.workaholic_nurse wrote: »@PastorVincent I am assuming same author name, will have to look it up when I have time this weekend.
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Well, you need to google my actual name Vincent Trigili - I assume "Pastor Vincent" will return lots of results.workaholic_nurse wrote: »@PastorVincent I am assuming same author name, will have to look it up when I have time this weekend.
I meant the same as the previous series of your's I have been perusing. Up to Spectra's Gambit so far.0 -
January Running Totals (miles)
1/1 – 10.09 warmup + 7.5 mile race
1/2 – 6.28 easy w/fast finish
1/3 – 6.76 warmup, intervals, cool down
1/4 – rest day
1/5 – 16.65 warmup, Winter Warrior Half
1/6 – 8.09 easy
1/7 – rest day
1/8 – 8.64 warmup, speed work, cool down
1/9 – 11.08 easy
1/10 – 8.25 warmup, speed work, cool down
1/11 – rest day
1/12 – 15.94 warmup, 5 mile race, post-race easy run
1/13 – 12.46 easy with hills
1/14 – rest day
1/15 – 8.19 warmup, speed work, cool down
1/16 – 10.01 easy to MP
1/17 – 9.82 warmup, speed work, cool down
1/18 – rest day
1/19 – 15.12 with snow and wind
1/20 – 8.10 indoor track
1/21 – rest day
1/22 – 8.19 warmup, speed work, cool down
1/23 – 13.16 easy with hills
1/24 – 3.81 warmup, aborted speed work
1/25 – rest day
1/26 – 8.59 warmup + 4.9 mile race
1/27 – 10.46 easy on indoor track
1/28 – rest day
1/29 – 8.74 warmup, speed work, cool down
1/30 – extra rest day
1/31 – 8.22 with hills and perfect weather
January running total – 216.65
Nominal January mileage goal: 200 miles
Real Goals: Train well toward Boston. Work the January races into the training plan smoothly. Remain uninjured, even if it means cutting back on planned mileage or races.
Today's notes – Today's warming trend is brought to you by Delta Airlines.
Got up this morning (middle of the night, actually) and saw my porch thermometer read -0.8º F (-18.2º C). There was wind. It was a strong enough wind that I was getting lake effect snow from Lake Erie; usually that doesn't get as far as my driveway. On the plus side, it's pretty thinned out by the time it gets to me, so there isn't a whole lot of it.
The snow made audible crunching sounds under my tires as I drove to the airport. I had layered adequately for perhaps mid-teens F if I didn't stay too long. Got into the airport terminal. Baggage counter doesn't open till 4, I need to check a bag. Restructured layers to be livable for inside, stashed some in my carry on.
Got on the plane for takeoff at 6. Window seat. It was cold, even with 2 long sleeve tech shirts and a substantial rain/wind shell. Got warmer after we took off. 28º F (-2º C) in Atlanta had the airport employees commenting about the cold, felt pretty good to me. Got to Tallahasse, and it must be cold; everyone was wearing jackets. I did not feel a need to put gloves on. Walked around and got lunch while waiting for the hotel room to be ready. When it was, I checked in, set up my base, and threw on shorts, a short sleeve tech shirt, and ankle length socks inside Kinvaras that have no decent traction on snow. Went out exploring, and found that Tallahassee puts a lot of work into its parks. Ran past some small parks, around a newish Cascade Park, though the FSU campus, and stumbled across a pond with a nice path around it when I thought I'd just finish up on boring city streets.
It was heavenly. Garmin said it was 57º F (14º C). I don't take pictures when running, but I did run past the places I took pictures earlier while walking:
It is worth *every penny* of what I'm spending to be here a day earlier than the rest of the team.
January goal review. Went past the nominal goal, which had been set conservatively compared to the marathon training plan. Sure enough, Life Happened and I didn't run as many miles as the plan called for; but I'm healthy, and that's a lot more important. On the real goals, Boston training is going reasonably well. I've avoided overtraining, and taking time for the January races has actually helped with that. I have cut back on the originally planned mileage to accomplish this, but I've been able to keep all the originally planned races. I'm pretty happy with the month.
On to February!
2019 Races:
January 1, 2019 Freezeroo #2 (Resolution Run 7.5 mile) (Mendon, NY) finished in 50:55
January 5, 2019 Winter Warrior Half Marathon (Gates, NY) finished in 1:30:48
January 12, 2019 Freezeroo #3 (Pineway Ponds 5 Mile) (Spencerport, NY) finished in 33:10
January 26, 2019 Freezeroo #4 (Hearnish 5 mile) (Victor, NY) 4.9 miles, finished in 32:28
February 2, 2019 USATF XC Championship, Masters 8K (Tallahassee, FL)
February 9, 2019 Freezeroo #5 (Tom Brannon 8 mile) (Greece, NY)
February 23, 2019 Freezeroo #6 (White House Challenge 4.4 mile) (Webster, NY)
March 16, 2019 USATF Masters 8K Championship (Shamrock 8K) (Virginia Beach, VA)
April 13, 2019 BAA 5K (Boston, MA)
April 15, 2019 Boston Marathon (Hopkinton, MA to Boston, MA)
November 3, 2019 TCS New York City Marathon (New York, NY)15 -
January Running Totals (miles)
1/1 – 10.09 warmup + 7.5 mile race
1/2 – 6.28 easy w/fast finish
1/3 – 6.76 warmup, intervals, cool down
1/4 – rest day
1/5 – 16.65 warmup, Winter Warrior Half
1/6 – 8.09 easy
1/7 – rest day
1/8 – 8.64 warmup, speed work, cool down
1/9 – 11.08 easy
1/10 – 8.25 warmup, speed work, cool down
1/11 – rest day
1/12 – 15.94 warmup, 5 mile race, post-race easy run
1/13 – 12.46 easy with hills
1/14 – rest day
1/15 – 8.19 warmup, speed work, cool down
1/16 – 10.01 easy to MP
1/17 – 9.82 warmup, speed work, cool down
1/18 – rest day
1/19 – 15.12 with snow and wind
1/20 – 8.10 indoor track
1/21 – rest day
1/22 – 8.19 warmup, speed work, cool down
1/23 – 13.16 easy with hills
1/24 – 3.81 warmup, aborted speed work
1/25 – rest day
1/26 – 8.59 warmup + 4.9 mile race
1/27 – 10.46 easy on indoor track
1/28 – rest day
1/29 – 8.74 warmup, speed work, cool down
1/30 – extra rest day
1/31 – 8.22 with hills and perfect weather
January running total – 216.65
Nominal January mileage goal: 200 miles
Real Goals: Train well toward Boston. Work the January races into the training plan smoothly. Remain uninjured, even if it means cutting back on planned mileage or races.
Today's notes – Today's warming trend is brought to you by Delta Airlines.
Got up this morning (middle of the night, actually) and saw my porch thermometer read -0.8º F (-18.2º C). There was wind. It was a strong enough wind that I was getting lake effect snow from Lake Erie; usually that doesn't get as far as my driveway. On the plus side, it's pretty thinned out by the time it gets to me, so there isn't a whole lot of it.
The snow made audible crunching sounds under my tires as I drove to the airport. I had layered adequately for perhaps mid-teens F if I didn't stay too long. Got into the airport terminal. Baggage counter doesn't open till 4, I need to check a bag. Restructured layers to be livable for inside, stashed some in my carry on.
Got on the plane for takeoff at 6. Window seat. It was cold, even with 2 long sleeve tech shirts and a substantial rain/wind shell. Got warmer after we took off. 28º F (-2º C) in Atlanta had the airport employees commenting about the cold, felt pretty good to me. Got to Tallahasse, and it must be cold; everyone was wearing jackets. I did not feel a need to put gloves on. Walked around and got lunch while waiting for the hotel room to be ready. When it was, I checked in, set up my base, and threw on shorts, a short sleeve tech shirt, and ankle length socks inside Kinvaras that have no decent traction on snow. Went out exploring, and found that Tallahassee puts a lot of work into its parks. Ran past some small parks, around a newish Cascade Park, though the FSU campus, and stumbled across a pond with a nice path around it when I thought I'd just finish up on boring city streets.
It was heavenly. Garmin said it was 57º F (14º C). I don't take pictures when running, but I did run past the places I took pictures earlier while walking:
It is worth *every penny* of what I'm spending to be here a day earlier than the rest of the team.
January goal review. Went past the nominal goal, which had been set conservatively compared to the marathon training plan. Sure enough, Life Happened and I didn't run as many miles as the plan called for; but I'm healthy, and that's a lot more important. On the real goals, Boston training is going reasonably well. I've avoided overtraining, and taking time for the January races has actually helped with that. I have cut back on the originally planned mileage to accomplish this, but I've been able to keep all the originally planned races. I'm pretty happy with the month.
On to February!
2019 Races:
January 1, 2019 Freezeroo #2 (Resolution Run 7.5 mile) (Mendon, NY) finished in 50:55
January 5, 2019 Winter Warrior Half Marathon (Gates, NY) finished in 1:30:48
January 12, 2019 Freezeroo #3 (Pineway Ponds 5 Mile) (Spencerport, NY) finished in 33:10
January 26, 2019 Freezeroo #4 (Hearnish 5 mile) (Victor, NY) 4.9 miles, finished in 32:28
February 2, 2019 USATF XC Championship, Masters 8K (Tallahassee, FL)
February 9, 2019 Freezeroo #5 (Tom Brannon 8 mile) (Greece, NY)
February 23, 2019 Freezeroo #6 (White House Challenge 4.4 mile) (Webster, NY)
March 16, 2019 USATF Masters 8K Championship (Shamrock 8K) (Virginia Beach, VA)
April 13, 2019 BAA 5K (Boston, MA)
April 15, 2019 Boston Marathon (Hopkinton, MA to Boston, MA)
November 3, 2019 TCS New York City Marathon (New York, NY)
That looks beautiful! I can always tell it's cold when I visit family on the west coast in the winter and am the only one not wearing a coat. Usually I just wear two sweaters and a shawl that doubles as a blanket getting to and from the airport but I guess now I have some better lightweight layers than I did before I started running.1 -
W3D2 of C25K done. Last night after talking myself out of going for a run outside right after work, I started to feel guilty later in the evening. So since I don't like running outside in the dark I made my way to the gym after my yoga class and ran on the treadmill. It definitely wasn't as fun to run on the treadmill as it is to run outside, but I did it. That was a great way to end my first month back at running.
1/14--W1D1
1/16--W1D2
1/18--W1D3
1/21--W2D1
1/23--W2D2
1/25--W2D3
1/28--W3D1
1/30--W3D2
Mercer Island 5k--March 24
Fall City Day 10K--June 8
Chuckanut Foot Race (7 miles)--July 6
Yukon Do it! 1/2 marathon--December
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@AlphaHowls you would be the perfect candidate for the Sandlot Marathon coming up in March
https://sandlotmarathon.com/
If you sign up I'll do it with you.
This is hilarious!
If not for having to care for my mother, I would so do this!
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Jan 2: bike 30 km (18 miles)
Jan 4: run 7.8 km (4.8 miles)
Jan 7: bike 20 km (12 miles)
Jan 8: bike 20 km (12 miles)
Jan 14: bike 14 km (9 miles)
Jan 15: run 6 km (3.5 miles)
Jan 16: bike 14 km (9 miles)
Jan 17: bike 30 km (18 miles)
Jan 19: run 4 km (2.5 miles)
Jan 23: bike 30 km (18 miles)
Jan 24: run 6 km (3.5 miles)
Jan 30: run 7.4 km (4.6 miles)
Jan 31: bike 35 km (21 miles)
Let's sum up... I ended up biking around 194 km (about 117 miles) and running about 31 km (about 20 miles)
I, for one, am happy. For winter (and freezing temps) I have accomplished something.
Thank you all for the stimulus you gave me :flowerforyou: . Seeing your posts I also really want to register (if possible the kids as well) for some races in our city. I am sure they have plenty (my first was last year, about 7k)! Not to mention how supportive those of you who I befriended have turned to be! So again, thank YOU :flowerforyou:
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End of January already? Time flies when you're getting old!
A little over 7 miles this morning of easy-paced running...2 miles solo, and then 5 with the group. That's the last time I'll be running with the group for a little while, as next week the mileage is either too little to run with them, or contains miles that need to be done at marathon pace, and then after the race, who knows what recovery time I'll have. I guess that's my goal for tonight now...plan what my post-race recovery running will be.
01 - 11.28
02 - 15.66
03 - 15.76
04 - 18.35
07 - 15.62
08 - 14.93
10 - 9.22
11 - 22.17
14 - 15.52
15 - 15.35
16 - 12.48
17 - 15.28
18 - 20.36
21 - 15.33
22 - 10.51
23 - 12.05
24 - 10.71
25 - 18.22
28 - 13.48
29 - 7.41
30 - 8.20
31 - 7.46
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I did 3.5 easy miles on the treadmill today to round out the month with 55 total miles, 10 miles above my goal! I also realized that, this month's running total is nearly 25% of my mileage for the entire YEAR in 2018! I can't believe how far I've come.9
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martaindale wrote: »The run felt good, but my pace turned out to be crazy slow. Guess I'm still recovering a little. I have my first trail race this Saturday, a 5k, so I'm hoping the last of this congestion will work itself out before then. Not expecting my time to be all that great. I don't even know what to set as a goal since I have never done a trail race before. So just going to see where it lands, and have a good time! There is a 50k, 20 mile, and 10 mile going the same day and the longer 2 races start earlier so start time for me is 9:00, and I am soooo grateful for that. I am definitely more of an afternoon and evening runner. I view morning start times as something I have to deal with to do races and dread the early wake-up call every single time.
Good luck with your trail race. I hope you enjoy it! I've only run one trail race. It was my very first race ever - a 10K, in the mountains, 10 years ago. I had not properly trained, nor was I prepared for the mountainous terrain. There was lots and lots of walking going on, but, overall, I enjoyed it. I'm sure you are much better prepared and will do great. As others have said, just relax and enjoy. And, I totally agree with you on the start time. I much prefer evening/afternoon runs and dread getting up early for a race.
@AlphaHowls I can't imagine running a marathon around and around in my basement, and I have a fairly large basement. I think investing in a treadmill just might be worth it. You certainly have more mental fortitude than I do.
@greyparks206 Yeah! You're doing great! Keep up the good work!
You all are doing great and keep inspiring me to be consistent and, hopefully, improve slowly over time.
I got home later than I intended tonight and hadn't eaten much all day, so opted for a walk instead of a run that would have made me meet my goal. Instead, I'm 2.63 miles short. Still, I'm happy with my consistency this month. Now, to keep it up.
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Date :::: Miles :::: Cumulative
01/01/19 :::: 4.0 :::: 4.0
01/02/19 :::: 5.3 :::: 9.3
01/03/19 :::: 0.0 :::: 9.3
01/04/19 :::: 3.6 :::: 12.9
01/05/19 :::: 10.4 :::: 23.3
01/06/19 :::: 4.3 :::: 27.6
01/07/19 :::: 3.4 :::: 31.0
01/08/19 :::: 3.2 :::: 34.1
01/09/19 :::: 3.8 :::: 37.9
01/10/19 :::: 0.0 :::: 37.9
01/11/19 :::: 7.7 :::: 45.6
01/12/19 :::: 2.0 :::: 47.6
01/13/19 :::: 3.2 :::: 50.8
01/14/19 :::: 3.0 :::: 53.8
01/15/19 :::: 3.8 :::: 57.7
01/16/19 :::: 4.0 :::: 61.7
01/17/19 :::: 0.0 :::: 61.7
01/18/19 :::: 3.5 :::: 65.2
01/19/19 :::: 9.0 :::: 74.2
01/20/19 :::: 5.2 :::: 79.4
01/21/19 :::: 4.3 :::: 83.7
01/22/19 :::: 0.0 :::: 83.7
01/23/19 :::: 4.2 :::: 87.9
01/24/19 :::: 2.2 :::: 90.1
01/25/19 :::: 3.0 :::: 93.1
01/26/19 :::: 7.8 :::: 100.9
01/27/19 :::: 5.2 :::: 106.0
01/28/19 :::: 4.1 :::: 110.2
01/29/19 :::: 3.1 :::: 113.2
01/30/19 :::: 0.0 :::: 113.2
01/31/19 :::: 3.3 :::: 116.5/ 120 mile goal
One last treadmill run to finish up January. Came oh so close to my rather ambitious and arbitrary goal. I really needed the rest day yesterday time-wise and body-wise though. My left knee is feeling a little tender for some reason so am keeping tabs on that. It was ok during the run today but it's not quite normal.
Pull-up challenge work for today was lat pull-downs, dead hangs, and a couple of jump ups to negative pull-ups. I improvised this a little from the printed workout for the day because, well I didn't like what it said to do given the equipment available to me.
I also finished up 30 days of yoga today, the Yoga with Adriene Dedicate series. I liked doing it but will be kind of glad to have one less challenge to keep up with. I think it's really beneficial to me and liked the 20-30 minute length of most of them so I should really try to do it a few times a week at least.
Nice job this month everyone. On to February!
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5.2 miles on the treadmill. Final 39.8 miles of a 40 mile goal. I've really been slacking, so need to do better in Feb. I started back to running Jan. 19 after a break to focus on losing fat quickly. I've already regained the fat I lost plus some and I've already not run as much as planned. To be honest, the 40 mile goal was already a low number and I still failed to achieve even that.
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midwesterner85 wrote: »5.2 miles on the treadmill. Final 39.8 miles of a 40 mile goal. I've really been slacking, so need to do better in Feb. I started back to running Jan. 19 after a break to focus on losing fat quickly. I've already regained the fat I lost plus some and I've already not run as much as planned. To be honest, the 40 mile goal was already a low number and I still failed to achieve even that.
Don't think of it as a failure. You were sooooooo close to the 40 mile goal. Who cares if it was a "low number" or not. You did 39.8 miles more than the person who sat on the couch all month!!! That is such a positive. If you continue to consistently run, I think that fat you regained will disappear. It may take longer than a fad diet/plan, but it will be more lasting. Don't give up and don't beat yourself up. You've got this.
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1/1 - 5.05km
1/2 - rest
1/3 - 3.00km
1/4 - rest
1/5 - 6.05km
1/6 - rest
1/7 - rest
1/8 - 3.56km
1/9 - rest
1/10 - 2.12km
1/11 - rest
1/12 - welched
1/13 - rest
1/14 - rest
1/15 - 3.24 km
1/16 - rest
1/17 - 3.33 km
1/18 - rest
1/19 - windy
1/20 - 6.24 km
1/21 - rest
1/22 - 4.22 km
1/23 - rest
1/24 - welched
1/25 - rest
1/26 - 3.61 km (for the 24th)
1/27 - rest
1/28 - 5.15 km
1/29 - 2.02 km
1/30 - rest
1/31 - 4.67 km
52.20 / 62 km
Legs a bit heavy in the beginning, wind howling in my face on the way back, wind blowing the snow faster than I can run, and snow crumbly and thick beneath my feet, making every step a slog through quicksand.
Tonight was a fantastic run.
2019 Races:
1/1/19 Resolution Run (51:54)
5/5/19 BMO Vancouver Marathon (Half)
8/17/19 Edmonton Marathon
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01 - 4
02 - 1.25
03 - 4.25
04 - 2
05 - 4.5
06 - 1.75
07 - 2.25
08 - 3.75
09 - 2
10 - 3
11 - 2
12 - 1.5
13 - 9.25
14 thru 21- Vacation, didn't track milage.
22 - 0
23 - 1.75
24 - 4.5
25 - .75
26 - 0
27 - 2.5
28 - 2.75
29 - 5
30 - 2
31 - 2.75 Fin!
January Total: 63.5 miles
January Goal: 60 miles
Rhody Run 12k (5/19)
Scramble XXIV - 6-Mile Scramble (6/30)
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Oh and I broke 50km for the first time since August. Woo!12
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I decided to skip my run tonight. It's just too cold out there.
This means I finish the month with 112 miles. Over my goal and my biggest month since March.
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Ha! Just kidding. I'm swamped at work so I'm working late. I may or may not make it up tomorrow.7
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1/01/2019 - 10.5 miles
1/02/2019 - 10.5 miles
1/03/2019 - 5 miles @ 7mph w/ 5% incline
1/04/2019 - Planned Rest day
1/05/2019 - 15 miles
1/06/2019 - 0KM
1/07/2019 - 0KM
1/08/2019 - 8 miles
1/09/2019 - 9.4 miles
1/10/2019 - 6.5mph for 1 hour @ 5% grade
1/11/2019 - 0KM
1/12/2019 - 10 miles
1/13/2019 - 15 miles
1/14/2019 - 0KM
1/15/2019 - 7MPH for 1 hour @5% grade
1/16/2019 - 0KM
1/17/2019 - 7MPH for 1 hour @5% grade
1/18/2019 - 0KM
1/19/2019 - 11 rainy miles
1/20/2019 - 0KM
1/21/2019 - 0KM
1/22/2019 - 7MPH for 1 hour @5% grade
1/23/2019 - 10 rainy miles
1/24/2019 - 10.25 miles
1/25/2019 - 0KM
1/26/2019 - 11miles in the snow!
1/27/2019 - 7MPH for 1 hour @5.5% grade
1/28/2019 - 7MPH for 6miles @5.5% grade
1/29/2019 - 0KM
1/30/2019 - 0KM
1/31/2019 - 10 miles-ish.
---MTD: 61 miles walking 176 miles running 0KM resting
Upcoming Races
Steel Challange 5k - May 2019
Pittsburgh Marathon - May 2019
Glacier Ridge 50k Trail Race - May 2019
2021 - Disney World Dopey! (if can raise funds)
2019 GOAL: Knock a full hour off my 50k time at Glacier Ridge.7 -
Day January
1 2.3
2 0
3 2.6
4 2.85
5 3.1
6 3.1
7 11
8 2.5
9 1.9
10 2.5
11 4
12 8.15
13 0
14 4
15 4.5
16 0
17 0
18 2.75
19 3.15
20 13.18
21 3.25
22 3
23 3.8
24 2.5
25 0
26 6.3
27 12
28 4.75
29 0
30 0
31 2.25
Total: 109.43
Goal: 115
Now to figure out my February goal and find the new thread.9
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