January 2019 Monthly Running Challenge

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  • PastorVincent
    PastorVincent Posts: 6,668 Member
    rheddmobile wrote: »
    @PastorVincent So happy to hear the gloves work!

    Thanks! I just need get a second pair I think! Maybe a third to keep in the truck.
  • Avidkeo
    Avidkeo Posts: 3,213 Member
    _nikkiwolf_ wrote: »
    amymoreorless wrote: »
    _nikkiwolf_ wrote: »

    @Avidkeo Which fitnessblender strength programme are you doing, "Strong" or "Mass"? I have both, but somehow I like "Strong" a little better - I've only done "Mass" once, but I'm halfway through my 3rd iteration of "Strong".

    @nikkiwolf I am currently doing the "Strong" program and I was thinking of doing the "Mass" program next. I was hesitant because this means I will have to buy a bench. Can you tell me why you like the Mass program less than the Strong program? I might just do the Strong program again with heavier weights....

    @amymoreorless I should have a closer look to really do a fair comparison of the programmes. Of the top of my head, I think I just liked some of the videos of "Strong" better, the "bored easily" ones for example. "Mass" seemed to have more videos with HIIT intermissions, which I didn't like so much. But I can have a closer look at the weekend. Maybe I just liked it less because on average the videos are a bit longer :wink:
    I still think I might do 1 Mass after 3 Strongs again, just to mix it up, so it wasn't that bad.

    I didn't buy a bench, I don't think it's necessary. There are some exercises where it would give you a little more range of motion, like chest press / chest fly / pull-overs . But in one video I saw Kelly suggests doing them lying on the floor in bridge position, so that's what I do instead. Or I lie down on the armrest/backrest of my couch, but that's only possible thanks to the fact that the couch is a 1,60m-long-corner-shaped thing (if that makes any sense?), it probably won't work for everyone's furniture.

    @nikkiwolf and @amymoreorless Get an exercise ball. Lay with that behind your shoulders and engage your core to keep your body straight. You get the range of motion, extra in your workout and can easily put it away.
  • jesspen91
    jesspen91 Posts: 1,383 Member
    sarahthes wrote: »
    @jesspen91 I can program target paces into my Garmin watch using the app. It beeps if I'm outside the zone.

    Example:
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    @sarahthes
    Oooh that's useful thank you. My watch is a garmin but quite a cheap one. I've not come across this feature so I'll do some exploring.
  • jesspen91
    jesspen91 Posts: 1,383 Member
    MobyCarp wrote: »
    jesspen91 wrote: »
    Yesterday I did my first ever speed training. I am following the Nike 10K plan which called for various intervals at various paces. I've never really focused on changing up my pace so it was weird to try and estimate my pace. I felt like I was constantly checking my watch!

    My first 200m was far to fast so I slowed it down to get to what the plan calls my 'km pace' which is 5:55 p/km. In contrast my 800m which was supposed to be at my 5K pace (6:20 p/km) was too slow. I'm hoping with more practice I can understand pacing a bit better because it didn't feel all that different to the 200m. Any tips on regulating pace?

    @jesspen91

    Regulating your pace is a learned skill. You won't pick it up all at once, but with practice you will get better at it.

    What helped me was running on a track. I would break down the target to seconds per 200m, put my Garmin on a screen showing interval duration, and check the time every 200m. I don't try to go faster or slower to make up for errors; I just try to run the next 200m as accurately as possible. Typical result: My target for threshold pace is 49 seconds per 200m. I typically run the first 200 too fast, and end up running the entire interval faster than 49 seconds per 200m; but slower than 48 seconds per 200m average. That's close enough.

    For 200m intervals, there is no correction in the middle of an interval. If I'm running 4 x 200 at rep pace, target 43 seconds for a 200, I just have to see where the first 200 comes in then try to run the next 200 a little harder or a little easier, as the case may be. It's more of an art than a science.

    Thanks, for the tips. Sounds pretty similar to what I was doing so it seems like I'm on the right track so to say.

    I don't have a track near me or at least not one that I can use for free. I've been running around my local park which is exactly 800m a lap. It's a square with each segment being around 200m so it's fitting my purpose for now.
  • PastorVincent
    PastorVincent Posts: 6,668 Member
    Great story this morning:

    Her Doctor Told Her She’d Be Lucky to Run a Mile During Chemo. Instead, She Trained for a Marathon
    https://www.runnersworld.com/runners-stories/a25415752/marathoner-fights-breast-cancer/
  • Purplebunnysarah
    Purplebunnysarah Posts: 3,252 Member
    @juliet3455 Your weather is definitely worse than mine.

    @ddmom0811 Our car has a block heater. Basically a battery warmer, because batteries don't work very well when it's colder than about -21C or so. If you were to be driving a vehicle up here without one the alternative would be to go out and idle your car for a few minutes every 2-3 hours or so. They're standard in new vehicles sold here though and each parking stall at work has a plug for them. Sometimes when running in my neighbourhood in winter I have to watch for extension cords lying across the sidewalks...
  • almostsuperpowered
    almostsuperpowered Posts: 135 Member
    abowersgirl wrote: »
    almostsuperpowered wrote: »
    abowersgirl wrote: »
    The top of my foot is hurting, is this common among runners? Anything I can do about It?

    Define hurting -- are we talking blister or pain on the inside? If the latter, I am guessing you have a shoe fit issue or are not landing properly.

    It's at the top of my foot where it creases and now it sort of hurts when I walk. It's not a blister and there aren't any significant signs of injury. I am assuming it's from stretching that area of my body, since most exercises..my feet are planted firmly on the ground and not constantly bent. Stretch exercises might help with that or loosening my shoes lol

    Hi! I've found rolling my foot out / stretching calves + achilles to offer some foot pain relief in the past, might be worthwhile!
  • MegaMooseEsq
    MegaMooseEsq Posts: 3,118 Member
    ddmom0811 wrote: »
    martaindale wrote: »
    katharmonic wrote: »
    We also did box jumps and that is such a mental challenge for me. I have to get over that voice that says "what if you don't make it" every time.

    Box jumps scare me so much!! Especially those wooden boxes with the completely sharp edges. I just can't. Huge mental block there. The padded ones at least don't conjure up images of all the skin on my shins getting scraped off. Instead I think about face planting. Man, I hate box jumps...

    @martaindale & @katharmonic -- I thought I was the only one! When I had a trainer I absolutely could NOT do it. He never told me that it was a common thing so I thought I had some weird mental problem. BoxJumpPhobia? I finally did a few one day, but the next time I tried I could not. So I gave up on those! I shall not be putting in any boxes in my home gym!
    sarahthes wrote: »
    @ddmom0811 I hate weather like this, but -26C isn't really all that cold for here in the winter. It can get as low as -40. It's been a couple of years since it got that cold, though. Yesterday we plugged in the car while at work for the first time since last winter...

    Plugged in the car at work? I don’t even know what that means!

    7lenny7 wrote: »
    @ddmom0811 if you do decide to have a run while your in Mpls and want some company, lmk! We have beautiful places to run and the paved trails around the lakes by @MegaMooseEsq are plowed before the roads are. I know how busy conferences can be, and hauling extra gear on the plane isn't fun either.

    Thanks! I can’t imagine I will be able to run outside unless it is at least 35. I’m staying downtown at the Hyatt. Is that close to any trails? I was figuring I'd be on the treadmill!

    It was 45F out this morning! Had a nice run and decided to leave the neighborhood ... I only do it once every month on different days since it's so early (4:30-5:30) and I don't want anyone to catch my pattern. But it's fun to run a different route.

    1/1 - 1.5 miles - #RwRunStreak Day 41 - Last day of Holiday Streak!
    1/2 - Transform - Arms Deload week!
    1/3 - 5 miles
    1/4 - rest day
    1/5 - 44 miles cycling + Transform App - Arms
    1/6 - 5 miles
    1/7 - 4.5 miles + transform app - legs
    1/8 - 4.5 miles
    1/9 - 3 miles + transform app - Back
    1/10 - 5 miles



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    It's supposed to be in the mid to high 30s this weekend, so you might be in the clear - I don't remember when you said you're coming, but this month has been really mild (for us). From the downtown Hyatt I would walk or run 6-7 blocks north-east to the river to run. You could go either up or downstream but I'd probably recommend upstream. You'd be right by the Stone Arch Bridge as well (historical pedestrian bridge), so you could run across that and run along the river on the St Anthony side of the river, but I don't know that side as well and in my (limited) experience the path isn't as well maintained on that side. It would also be an easy drive to the Chain of Lakes, which is the trail system @7lenny7 mentioned - you can start anywhere along Cedar Lake, Lake of the Isles, Bde Maka Ska, or Lake Harriet, and run on paved trails about as long as you want with very little cross traffic. This time of year the pedestrian and bike paths are combined to keep maintenance down, but the traffic volume is generally down enough to compensate. Of course if it's sunny and above freezing, it might be pretty busy around Bde Maka Ska in particular - it's probably the most popular lake.
  • Scott6255
    Scott6255 Posts: 2,572 Member
    Good luck on the interview and the long run today @kristinegift!!
  • PastorVincent
    PastorVincent Posts: 6,668 Member
    kristinegift wrote: »
    And on a quick personal note, I have a job interview tomorrow!! I've been application slogging for months since I moved from NJ to VA in September, so I'm very happy to have a breakthrough. It's for a contracting company, so hopefully something pans out. I've got that in the morning, and then I have to get my long run (16 miles) done before I work at 2 pm. Wish me luck on both counts! :D

    Knock'em dead! You got this!
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