January 2019 Monthly Running Challenge
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@ddmom0811 when the time comes, if the weather cooperates I can either join you if it works out or suggest a route. From your hotel the Stone Arch Bridge is a must, but the trails (paved) on the east side of the river are limited around there.
Yesterday I only managed 39 floors/390' elevation, about half what I wanted. I was just too busy at work. Today will be elliptical day so no stair climbing.
January Stair Progress: 111 floors/1110 feet
ONE MORE WEEK!!!
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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!
@kristinegift Good luck!!!
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Good luck on the interview and the long run today @kristinegift!!
Ditto here ma'am!
@PastorVincent Glad the gloves worked out well! Instead of buying another pair or 2 my wife invested in a boot/shoe dryer and I can place my rained on/sweaty shoes and gloves over the appendages and they will be ready to go the next morning. Also
about the breast cancer survivor. 4 -
@ddmom0811 when the time comes, if the weather cooperates I can either join you if it works out or suggest a route. From your hotel the Stone Arch Bridge is a must, but the trails (paved) on the east side of the river are limited around there.
Yesterday I only managed 39 floors/390' elevation, about half what I wanted. I was just too busy at work. Today will be elliptical day so no stair climbing.
January Stair Progress: 111 floors/1110 feet
ONE MORE WEEK!!!
I climb 5 floors to my office every morning, wonder how many feet that is...0 -
January Running Challenge
Goal: 60 km
Done: 41/60
10/1/19 Run 7 km
9/1/19 Run 6 km
8/1/19 run 7 km
4/1/19 Run 8 km
3/1/19 Run 7 km
2/1/19 Run 6 km6 -
1-1 Rest
1-2 7k intervals
1-3 7k easy
1-4 Rest
1-5 7k slow
1-6 5.5k slow
1-7 7k easy
1-8 Rest
1-9 7k slow
1-10 7k slow
January Total: 47.5k
January Goal: 100k
Next year when you pop in here claiming your December 2019 mileage, what accomplishments will you have made?
Run at least 4 5k races.
Get under 30:00 and a PR for 5k.
Average at least 135k per month, which would put me over 1,000 miles for the year.
Run the Year Team: Five for Nineteen.
Had 4 fresh inches of snow overnight, and debated whether or not I wanted to run in it. After vacillating for awhile, decided I'd put my old shoes on and go, especially since someone here said I could see unicorns with rainbows on their horns. I was willing to settle for yetis with tie-dyed fur. Footing ranged from poor to treacherous; ice formed in my beard; and the northwest wind was no fun. But I finished.
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My goal - 45 miles in January.
January Goal
1/7: 1.97 mile walk
1/8: 2.0 mile walk
1/9: 2.0 mile run
1/10: 1.4 mile walk
January Total: 7.37 total
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PastorVincent wrote: »@ddmom0811 when the time comes, if the weather cooperates I can either join you if it works out or suggest a route. From your hotel the Stone Arch Bridge is a must, but the trails (paved) on the east side of the river are limited around there.
Yesterday I only managed 39 floors/390' elevation, about half what I wanted. I was just too busy at work. Today will be elliptical day so no stair climbing.
January Stair Progress: 111 floors/1110 feet
ONE MORE WEEK!!!
I climb 5 floors to my office every morning, wonder how many feet that is...
When I'm logging stairs, I don't count floors I walk anyway, just the floors I walk solely for the sake of exercise.
Since my Garmin counts 10' of elevation gain as one floor, that's what I use. I did measure our stairs at work one day, and counted the steps. Our floors at work are actually 13', so they count as 1.3 floors for my purposes.
I should skip tracking floors and just track elevation. That's all I'll be looking at anyway, and they're only different by a factor of 10.3 -
1/7: 3.5, 13.5/50
1/9: 4.0, 17.5/50
1/10 2.0 19.5 / 50 (treadmill)
I was happily spacing out on the treadmill when my phone bounced off of that little shelf onto the treadmill belt and then hit the floor. Pretty happy that didn't cause *me* to splat and that the screen survived...!
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Trying to keep up with this thread and still sucking at it.
The weather took a turn for the (waaay) colder here. Nothing I haven't run in before, but given the choice to stay in my warm bed and postpone my run until after work, I will pretty much take it (which I did this morning). Tuesday I did speed work on the treadmill because I got stuck late at work and missed the track workout. It wasn't horrible. Did my 8 X 400s at around 10K pace because I din't feel ready to push the 5K pace. It was probably a good idea, as I was experiencing a bit of DOMS from the Monday plyo class. Yesterday I was really tight when I woke up so I did about 25 minutes on my bike trainer followed by yoga to loosen things up. Strength training yesterday evening. 7 mile pace run scheduled for this evening. Have a happy running day (or rest day if that's what you've got going on) everyone!
Jan 1-5.2 miles
Jan 2-1.8 miles with Stella +stretching
Jan 3-6 miles with 4 at pace
Jan 4- rest
Jan 5-10 miles
Jan 6-1.7 miles with Stella + stretching
Jan 7-60 minutes plyo class
Jan 8- 5 miles total *X 400s at 7:30 pace
Jan 9- 25 min biking on trainer, yoga, strength training (light weights)
29.7 miles for January
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newbie here
Jan 1 : 1.5 =1.5/30 miles, walking 5.6 miles (after run) note: run took 19.13 min
Jan 2: 3.02= 4.52/30 miles, walking 11.13 miles (after run): run took 37.02 min 👍improvment
Jan 3: rest day= 4.52/30 miles, walking 4.11 (after run) I think I pushed myself too hard too fast for a non seasoned new runner the day before. My legs were sore up until last night.
Jan 4: 1.91= 6.43/30 miles, walking 4.22 (after run): no time improvement
Jan 5: 1.5= 7.93 miles, walking 7.47 (after run)
Jan 6: 1.5= 9.43/30, walking 4.5 (after run)
Jan 7: 2.90= 12.33/30, walking 11.19(after run) run took 20.17 👎 today I was lethargic and not feeling it, i consider it a win that I did it at all.
Jan 8 1.5= 13.83, walking 10 (after run)
Jan 9 1.5= 15.33, walking 8.19 (after run)10 -
almostsuperpowered wrote: »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!
Thanks for the advice! I have been stretching more and my foot feels so much better!! I'm glad because I didn't think I would get a run in yesterday, let alone Tuesday but managed both.6 -
Morning all. I went out for a very short run, 400m. I did it in 1:47 woo hoo! It's part of the January challenge for my NZ running group. I woke lateish - around 7 and lazed in bed till 7:45. I decided to get the run in early before it gets too hot. Good thing too, it's 9am now and already about 30 degrees C (86F). And HUMID!
So the rest of today will involve sitting around, relaxing, sewing and chilling. Last day of my holiday.12 -
January Goal: Do more than last month
1/1 1.25
1/2 2.20
1/3 rest
1/4 carb loading dinner pre relay to remember @keeprunningfatboy
1/5 7.75
1/6 1.35
1/7 2.13
1/8 snorkel 2.5 hours
1/9 2.55
1/10 5.00
Total: 22.23
Ticker is my goal for 2019 and progress to date:
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Will catch up on the 100+ most recent posts in a moment, but for now just wanted to share an article I read on planning ahead in your training. What do you want to be doing SEVERAL YEARS from now?
https://suunto.com/pl-pl/sports/News-Articles-container-page/take-the-long-look-how-to-plan-very-far-ahead-in-order-to-reach-your-goals/?type=sport&category=SuuntoRun&sfmcid=cG9sc2thZ2lybDAxQGljbG91ZC5jb20%3D&linkid=suunto-inside&et_cid=4641182&et_rid=122445524&cmpid=crm%7Cem%7Cmm%7Cmm%7C4641182&email=Suunto%20Inside%2008-01-2019&rid=10909703&lid=suunto-inside
Yes, I know most of that super-long link is unnecessary. I don't remember how to shorten it.2 -
Back at the gym today, another couple of km down (also adding in the fractions of a km from the other day as, well, every little counts)
progress:
2.2 / 25km 8/1/19 (2.2km/20 mins/treadmill)
4.45 / 25km 10/1/19 (2.25km/20 mins/treadmill)
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January goal: 75 miles
1/1: 3.11 miles
1/4: 4.6 miles
1/5: 4.21 miles
1/6: 8.02 miles
1/8: 3.11 miles
1/9: 3.15 miles
1/10: 3.15 miles
29.35/75 miles completed
I ran a quick 3.15 miles at lunch today. I debated about waiting until after work when the weather would be nicer, but decided to go ahead and get it done. It is pretty now. The sun finally came out and it has been cold and cloudy all day. But sometimes running after work is a hassle when I have errands to run. Plus I've been so busy at work this month that by the end of the day I just don't want to do anything. It was a pretty good run and I felt pretty quick.
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Easy four miles today. I didn’t want to go but, as usual, felt loads better by mile two. The first mile is a liar.
January Running Challenge
2nd - 4 miles
5th - 7 miles (0.8WU + 10km race)
6th - 5 miles
7th - 4 miles
8th - 7 miles
10th - 5 miles
Goal: 32/125 miles
Race Calendar
20th January - Windsor Winter HM
10th March - Grizzly 20mile
7th April - Manchester Marathon12 -
Jan 9 - 3.2 km
Total: 3.2 km
Goal: 20 km
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Didn't run yesterday as I came down sick late Tuesday, but I managed to bounce back more than enough to put in a decent run this morning averaging at a 7:22 pace. I'm on call again for the week (starting from today), so tomorrow's long run is going to have to consist of many loops near the office in case I get called and have to cut things short.
01 - 11.28
02 - 15.66
03 - 15.76
04 - 18.35
07 - 15.62
08 - 14.93
10 - 9.22
Total: 100.82 / 250 miles14 -
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2.5 very "meh" miles this afternoon. I just wasn't feeling it at all. The first week of the semester always drains my energy, and I think my legs were telling me that three days in a row is a bit much for me at this stage. But I got them done and have a yoga/strength day scheduled for tomorrow, so it's all good.
16.0/45.0 miles for January so far13 -
It's hot and humid here, so I was perspiring before I even left the house this morning at 8:15. The plan was to do my usual 6.6km loop, potentially cutting it back to 5km if my calf was too tired (did a fast(ish) 4km yesterday) but by the time I got to the end of the driveway I thought, this is too hot, so changed my route so I'd be in the shade. This meant I headed off on my 8.5km loop - basically I switched the first 1.5km of blazing sunshine for 3.5km of coolness, but then ended up where I would have been anyway. Clearly the heat is affecting my brain. Fortunately, I then got a bit of cloud cover which made it a whole lot more bearable.
My calf behaved nicely most of the way but at the 6km point there's a shortish, steepish hill which I chose to walk as I could feel my calf tiring. Knowing there was a gentle 2km downhill following, and that I had accidentally gone a whole 2km further than planned, the rest was a good idea.
Running challenge
1 Jan: 8.21 run/walk + 960m swim
2 Jan: 8.25 run/walk
3 Jan: 5km walk
4 Jan: 5.51 run/walk + 1200m swim
5 Jan: rest
6 Jan: 1440m swim + massage
7 Jan: 1800m swim
8 Jan: 6.5km run/walk
9 Jan: 8km run (!)
10 Jan: 12m swim followed by fast 4km run to sweat out the chlorine
11 Jan: 8km run (6km run, then 400m walk uphill as calf was talking to me, then final 2km run home)
53.47 of 100km for January
Upcoming events
Feb 24, Albany Lakes Summer Series 10k
Mar 3, Rotorua Off Road Quarter Marathon
Mar 9, Riverhead Rampage, 10k
Mar 24, Albany Lakes Summer Series 10k
Apr 21, Auckland Run Series 10k
May 11, St Clair Vineyard Half Marathon
Jun 2, Auckland Run Series 10k
Jun 23, Auckland Run Series 10k
Jun 30, Xterra Trail Run, Waiuku Forest, 12km
Jul 14, Auckland Run Series 10k
Jul 21 Xterra Trail Run, Totara Park, 12km
Aug 4, Auckland Run Series Half
Aug 24, Mount Maunganui Half Marathon
Oct 20, Auckland Half Marathon15 -
Today was a gloriously balmy almost 50 degrees. As a result, I totally overdressed and was stuffing layers away half the run.
But I ran, for the second time this week. 3.5 miles. And have the highest mileage week I have had in forever at a whopping 7.6 for the week and month.
Darn furlough boredom seems to be good for something. Now if I could just figure out enough social interaction to stop answering myself when I talk to myself.14 -
polskagirl01 wrote: »
It would have been great, except I got called into work, and ended up there for 1.5hrs. Was supposed to have 1 patient, ended up with 4 *sigh*5 -
@ContraryMaryMary I don't know how you are doing it, it's humid enough here, let alone what Auckland must be like!0
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@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...
Wow, learn something new every day!
@MegaMooseEsq & @7lenny7 - thanks for the info! I'm going up Feb 26-Mar 1. It's a conv for Comp Sci professors/instructors. Last year it was in Baltimore and weather wasn't too bad. We all sat in shock when they said MN in Feb for 2019! Maybe by then it will be nice! I'll contact you the week prior!
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First time poster here. I didnt even know communities existed until today. Since I'm new to this, I'm setting my goal at 30 miles in January. From what I remember, each of my treadmill walks has been a little more than a mile, so here goes.
1/2 1 mile on treadmill
1/4 1 mile on treadmill
1/5 2.13 miles on trail
1/7 1 mile
1/10 1 mile
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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
January running total to date – 75.84
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 – Tuesday it rained, and I took comfort in the thought that I didn't have to shovel rain. Today I had to shovel. The snow was wet and stuck together, stubbornly refusing to go smoothly into the snowblower chute; so I ended up clearing about 2/3 of my driveway by shovel, with some clumsy assist from the snowblower. Bleah. This gets in the way of running.
The roads were clear by mid afternoon, but the temperature is colder than I'm used to and there was wind. Fortunately, it's a club practice day. It's warm with no wind on the indoor track. The marathon training plan said 2-4 x 400 at R; 2 miles at T; 6 x 200 at I, starting every 90 seconds. That's a substantial workout. I have a 5 mile race on Sunday. Talked to Coach about it; the important race is Boston, the kind of important race is Tallahassee, and I can't be a total sloth on Saturday because a moderately good runner aged up and I'll need to run 5 miles at T to be sure to stay ahead of him.
Coach said to run 4 x 1000 at T, just to tune up for racing on Saturday. So that's what I did. Target for 1000m at T would be 4:05; the intervals came in at 3:57 (oops), 4:02, 4:01, 4:00. Took one 200m lap recovery between intervals, and took an extra lap on the end to make 5K even. Then I did a 3 mile cool down instead of the traditional 2 mile, because the modified workout was about a mile shorter and I'm targeting a weekly total distance.
Got to where I need 15 miles to finish the week. Rest day tomorrow, 5 mile race on Saturday. The plan is to run a preview of the race course as a warmup, run the race, and run a 5 mile cool down, possibly the race course in reverse. Should be fun. The wind is supposed to be light, the temperature is supposed to be in the teens. That's about as cold as it was when I raced on Thanksgiving, but a good 10-15° F colder than what I've been running in lately. Just have to remember how this was from past winters, and dress appropriately.
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)
January 26, 2019 Freezeroo #4 (Hearnish 5 mile) (Victor, NY)
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)
April 15, 2019 Boston Marathon (Hopkinton, MA to Boston, MA)8 -
Jan2 (3.1mi run) (4.1mi walk)
Jan 6 (3.8mi run) (1.2mi walk)
Jan 7 (1mi run) (.5mi walk)
Jan 8 (3.1mi run) (.5mi walk)
Jan 10 (3.1mi run)
(14.1mi/30mi) (6.3mi walk)
I almost didn’t run today because it was already dark and below freezing when my husband finally got home, but I really couldn’t afford the pizza calories without the run. And I really wanted the pizza. 🤣14
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