January 2019 Monthly Running Challenge
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2 miles today. Had planned on 6 but my daughter wanted to go. I did C25K with her last year. Her school was hosting a 5k and she wanted to do well in it( read that as beat a little boy who teases her). After the 5 k she quit running with me but wanted to go this morning said she missed running. So 2 miles and maybe I will get out for more because the weather is gorgeous today. That's 3.6 miles so far
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RunsOnEspresso wrote: »Day January
1 2.3
2 0
3 2.6
4 2.85
5 3.1
6 3.1
Total: 13.95
Goal: 115
And back to reality at today's 5k where I was 14th in my age group. Definitely more my usual spot (despite running faster today!) It was overcast and foggy this morning. I thought it'd be colder than yesterday but it was not so I got a little warm. The course was mud so yay for remembering the area and putting on tail shoes. Instead of going around I ran right through. Most people would slow down and go around. I just went right through. Well, a few spots I went around because it was easier than the large muddy puddle on the sidewalk (the mud here when wet and on a sidewalk is super slick - I didn't feel like falling). Not a PR but it was on Garmin/Strava (neither of which I was using during my actual PR). The route started with some rolling hills which I seriously attacked. It made it harder on the straight, long part to keep up the pace/energy but I wanted to get away from all the slow people that start at the front (I mean, not that I'm fast. I proudly wear my mid-packer hat).
Time 33:51 Pace 10:53
Overall 115/249 Females 52/152 Age Group (30-39) 14/27
I'll post a few photos to Instagram later.
Every successful race is a win!5 -
Is it too late to join? I just started back running and am taking it slow. Training for a 5k a d doing a couch to 5k/10k type programs. Today was my first run in about a year -- logged 1.87mi.17
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divaboss77 wrote: »Is it too late to join? I just started back running and am taking it slow. Training for a 5k a d doing a couch to 5k/10k type programs. Today was my first run in about a year -- logged 1.87mi.
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Ran 3.3 miles with a couple of people from my neighborhood. I joined the MFP Strava group and then stumbled across a small group in my neighborhood. I only recognized 1 name in the bunch and the members range from pretty short distance runners to a couple who do super long distances weekly. I don't typically run with other people but I thought it might be fun to meet some of my neighbors and have a run a week that is a bit social.
So we met up for about 3 miles and I ran to the meetup to warm up a bit. It was fun and we actually talked the whole way, which really reinforced what so many have said on here about keeping a conversational pace. Since I'm usually alone, this was a new thing for me, but I was able to talk at my usual running pace without gasping for breath!
Overall fun, and I hope the group keeps going. It would be a fun way to get my Sunday run in.
Jan miles: 12 miles
Jan goal: 45 miles
2019 Races:
Piney Woods Trailfest 5k - 2/2/2019 registered
Rodeo Run 10k - 2/23/2019 registered
Run Houston! Minute Maid Park 10k - 3/23/2019 registered
Brazos Bend 50 10k - 4/6/2019 registered
Galveston Island Wine Festival Champagne Fun Run 5k - 4/27/2019
Women's Quarter Marathon - 5/2019
El Chupacabra de Houston 10k (night trail run) - 8/2019
TWRC Run WIld Run Free 5k - 9/2019
10 for Texas 10 Miler - 10/2019 registration opens Jan 2019
Wine and Dine half marathon - 11/3/2019
Also doing the team challenge for Run the Year 2019 - Team Five for Nineteen
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Jan2 (3.1mi run) (4.1mi walk)
Jan 6 (3.8mi run) (1.2mi walk)
(6.9mi/30mi) (5.3mi walk)
I ran to the park and then ran the trail there before stopping to walk up the big hill back to the road (I just ain’t quite *there* yet with hills) and then ran awhile more before cooling down with another short walk. It’s so nice out i was able to wear my spring/fall gear, which is good because all my winter gear is currently in the wash! Oops 🤦🏼♀️ I only ran twice this week so I think I might try to fit a quick mile in tomorrow to fit my goal of 3 runs a week. I don’t make a habit of running two days in a row (because I’m new to this and in my 30s), but what could one mile really hurt. 😁8 -
That’s so sweet! My daughters have asked if they can run with me sometime, but they are only 6&8 and I wasn’t sure if intentional distance running was okay at that age (I know you have to wait until dogs are old enough so I kind of thought maybe it’s the same way with my two legged pups). I’m going to ask the doc about it at my eldest’s checkup this week though because it sounds like something fun to do with them.Butterchop wrote: »2 miles today. Had planned on 6 but my daughter wanted to go. I did C25K with her last year. Her school was hosting a 5k and she wanted to do well in it( read that as beat a little boy who teases her). After the 5 k she quit running with me but wanted to go this morning said she missed running. So 2 miles and maybe I will get out for more because the weather is gorgeous today. That's 3.6 miles so far
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That’s so sweet! My daughters have asked if they can run with me sometime, but they are only 6&8 and I wasn’t sure if intentional distance running was okay at that age (I know you have to wait until dogs are old enough so I kind of thought maybe it’s the same way with my two legged pups). I’m going to ask the doc about it at my eldest’s checkup this week though because it sounds like something fun to do with them.Butterchop wrote: »2 miles today. Had planned on 6 but my daughter wanted to go. I did C25K with her last year. Her school was hosting a 5k and she wanted to do well in it( read that as beat a little boy who teases her). After the 5 k she quit running with me but wanted to go this morning said she missed running. So 2 miles and maybe I will get out for more because the weather is gorgeous today. That's 3.6 miles so far
Mine is 11 now but last year her pediatrician said it was fine. Definently make sure though at that age. My littlest one is 4 and not old enough for sure. He does do about a half mile walk with me though.5 -
We hike a good bit and have gone up to 6 miles, but running is much higher impact so I’ll ask first for sure. They run so much when playing outside (like today all the neighborhood kids are out using their new Christmas Nerf stuff), but that’s all starts and stops and not really the same. Knowing how slow I am and how much energy they have, they’ll probably outrun me once I let them come with me and I’ll be killing myself to keep up or have to make them slow down. 🤣Butterchop wrote: »
That’s so sweet! My daughters have asked if they can run with me sometime, but they are only 6&8 and I wasn’t sure if intentional distance running was okay at that age (I know you have to wait until dogs are old enough so I kind of thought maybe it’s the same way with my two legged pups). I’m going to ask the doc about it at my eldest’s checkup this week though because it sounds like something fun to do with them.Butterchop wrote: »2 miles today. Had planned on 6 but my daughter wanted to go. I did C25K with her last year. Her school was hosting a 5k and she wanted to do well in it( read that as beat a little boy who teases her). After the 5 k she quit running with me but wanted to go this morning said she missed running. So 2 miles and maybe I will get out for more because the weather is gorgeous today. That's 3.6 miles so far
Mine is 11 now but last year her pediatrician said it was fine. Definently make sure though at that age. My littlest one is 4 and not old enough for sure. He does do about a half mile walk with me though.
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1/6 4 m, 10/50
For excitement, a little dog tried to bite me when I was passing on the sidewalk. I know these people and know they have an electric fence, so I wasn't paying attention, and was so surprised when it came all the way up to me and tried to bite. I don't think it broke the skin. Jeesh.10 -
Missed a couple of days due to feeling a bit rough. Set off this morning aiming to do 4 miles, but settled for 3 slow but steady and better than none!
Jan 1 - 3 miles
Jan 6 - 3.25 miles
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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
January running total to date – 47.87
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 – After yesterday's beautiful weather, today we got 15-17 mph WNW wind. On the way back from church, I drove through wind-driven graupel rattling on my windshield. That had let up by the time I got home, but instead of going for a run I had lunch. Then instead of running after lunch I took a nap. Then I needed a snack. Finally got out to run maybe 3:30 PM or so. By then the clouds had blown over and we had some rare winter sunshine. Still had that WNW wind, and it was still 33° F (+1° C), but once I got moving it was quite pleasant.
Today's training assignment was one hour easy. I'd already adjusted yesterday's 13-16 mile long run to be warmup + half marathon, so I made up my mind that today I'd just run 8 miles. I've never liked time assignments anyway. My pace started toward the fast end of my easy range, then got faster. Time was, 7.2 miles would be an hour; I happened to look at my watch as I was approaching home, and it ticked over an hour at 7.92 miles. Hmm. Ticked past 8, and I finished with a stride. Average pace came in at 7:34, but the HR looks easy once it got past the fake spike early.
The past two training cycles were mostly injury rehab and base building. I had conservatively targeted a 7:30 marathon pace. Now, I'm hitting 7:30 on parts of my easy runs without intending to run that fast. I'm thinking I'll target a 7:20 marathon pace this training cycle. If it gets harder to run fast when the weather gets warmer, I can always go back down to 7:30.
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) (Victory, 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)
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1/1 – 0
1/2 – 4
1/3 – 0
1/4 – 4
1/5 - 4
1/6 - 5 (trail run)
17 of 60 miles
Went up to Monte Sano today to do some trail running, somehow I managed to sign up for a trail HM ha ha. Skip is also signed up. I did 5 she was supposed to do 10, the owner of Fleet Feet was there and teased her that 10 wasn't a long run, 20 was a long run. Off she went, when she came back she was at almost 12. Most of the trails she ran are not technical, but she wanted to see how she felt after that many miles on a trail, how she'll work more on the technical trails. I asked the RD if there was a cut off time for the race and he said there was a 50K the same day so I had to finish before that last person. Okay I can probably handle that, probably. I do have the option to drop to the 5K up to race day too.
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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
19.94/75 miles completed
Today was my long run. I ran 8.02 miles. It was windy and I was tired. This run seemed really tough and I felt really slow. Maybe it was the wind or maybe it was because I missed my runs on Wednesday and Thursday so I ran them on Friday and Saturday which are usually rest days. Either way, I am looking forward to a rest day tomorrow. Other than being so windy the weather was pretty nice. I was a little chilly starting out, but I knew that it was going to warm up during my run so I wore shorts and a t-shirt with my new sleeves I got for Christmas. They were perfect for my run. It was partly cloudy, but the sun was also out some so a jacket would have been way too much and a long sleeve shirt would have been appropriate for about the first 45 minutes but the last half of the run I would have been too hot. I was already feeling tired and slow dealing with the wind so being able to take the sleeves off when I was warm was awesome. So all in all it was a good run, just kind of a tough one.
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Yesterday I got to run 9.1 miles. It might have been a little bit much after not running that far in a couple of months but it sure was fun (mostly) and I felt awesome afterwards. Exhausted and hungry, but awesome. The weather has been unusually beautiful for the last couple of days, but I was still sore on Friday so I did an upper-body workout instead of running. But when I saw it was going to be above 40 and sunny yesterday, I knew I had to get out there.
What “beautiful” looks like in Minnesota in January
I ran around Wirth Lake, which is part of the park system where @7Lenny7 had his tendonn injury a couple of months ago. Thankfully I avoided that fate, although I did end up tiring myself out on hills and snow. Foolishly I assumed that I wouldn’t have to deal with ice because of the couple of days of nice weather and little snow recently. This was not an accurate assumption.
Could be more clear
My Ghosts performed much better on the ice than expected, though I still would have preferred having my trail shoes. I also ended up running into some pretty bad puddles on my way back and I’ve got to say that getting one’s feet soaked in melted snow doesn’t feel as good two miles away from home as one might think. That said, my socks did a great job keeping the moisture away from my toes - I guess there really is something to this “wicking”.
My legs more or less gave up on me about a mile from home and I had to walk for the first time in ages. I’m pretty sure that the last time I felt the need to drop to a walk was during the last 5K of my first half marathon back in September. I think that the distance was part of the issue, but the bigger problem was tiring myself out on the snow and hills - I’m just not as well conditioned as I was the last time I ran this particular route.
And on that note, I’ve decided to go for a trial class at the gym and assuming nothing really weird happens have decided to join. I’m pretty excited to get my lift on, and knowing that it will help with those hills is a nice bonus.
MORE PHOTOS! (I tried to duplicate the photos I took the first time I ran this lake. What a difference four months makes!)
January Totals: 11.23 miles
2019 Races! (italics under consideration)
January 26: Securian 10K
February 16: Half Fast 10K ($20 price jump 1/30)
March 23: Hot Dash 10Mi
April 27: Get In Gear 10K ($5 price jump 1/31)
May 22: ESTRS Lebanon 10K (registration open 1/1/19)
June 1: Hospital Hill Half Marathon, Kansas City OR Grand Teton Half, Jackson WY
June 12: ESTRS French 5K
June 29: Lift Bridge 10K
July 10: ESTRS Lebanon 7Mi OR
July 17: Torchlight 5K
July 27: St. Croix Crossing Half OR
August 3: Minnesota Half Marathon 10Mi OR
August 7: ESTRS SLP 5Mi OR
August 10: Gopher to Badger 10K
September 8: Sioux Falls Half Marathon
September 21: Surly Trail Loppet 7Mi
October 5: TCM 10K or 10Mi
November: Undecided Half?
November 28: Turkey Trot St. Paul 10K
December: Undecided 10K
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runner_girl83 wrote: »
Damn even again lol4 -
@HonuNui ❤❤❤ loved this story!!
I am beginning to really enjoy reading everyone's race recaps, they are so exciting and get me pumped up to keep going7 -
Hello everyone! Skimmed posts again. Still on holiday with my mum. Home tomorrow, actually at the point where I am looking forward to it! Still have the rest of the week odd work. Starting to look forward to going back...
I decided on a plan of 4 runs a week, Mon, Wed, Fri, and Sat. So as its Monday I went out. The weather was perfect, slightly drizzly, no wind, and temperate. Wonderful. I was aiming for around 7-8ks and thought I'd do 10 depending how I felt. I did a circuit, and got to the point where I turned off for home, or keep going for a bit longer,and had done 8.2k. I was still trying to decide what I wanted to do, when my feet turned up the path to keep going. I guess something wanted me to keep going lol. So I completed 10k. Been a month since I've done that distance.
going over one bridge. Hard to believe its the middle of a city!
Today is also day 3 of the decathlon challenge - shot put. The idea is to grab an object and "put" it as far as you could. I chose to do my shoe, I thought it was appropriate for a running decathlon challenge. It went 16 paces lol
Posed shot
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January Totals:
1/1/19: 4.55 Miles
1/3/19: 3.99 Miles
1/5/19: 2.14 Miles
1618: 3.46 Miles
Total Miles Month to Day: 14.14 miles
Goal 35 Miles
Just a quick post this evening. The day got away from me.6 -
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
I had a lazy morning - convinced the dog that the early morning potty was NOT time to be up for the day and we went back to bed. It felt so good to sleep in! Eventually took her for a nice walk and then lazed around some more. Finally went to the gym late this afternoon and did some stretches and strengthening for my foot/ankle using the bosu ball. Then hit the treadmill with a plan of at least 3 miles, and managed to talk myself into a little over 4.
Also practiced a few pull-ups. Getting closer! Probably my best result so far in actually getting up over the bar.11
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