January 2019 Monthly Running Challenge
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Well, I'm trying to remember to check in here once in awhile although I didn't set a goal for the month. My goal is just to finish C25K. So.......yesterday I did week 7 day 1. Week 7 is three 25 min runs with no walk breaks. I decided to see what it would take to keep my heart rate lower, so I thought I'd only go 4.0mph. HR still wanted very much to be 160+ so a few times I dropped back to only 3.5mph but maintaining a running gait. My legs are fine with giving up the walk breaks, but my breathing was horrible and I felt like I was dying. My husband came in trying to talk to me and I darn near bit his head off telling him I. CAN. NOT. TALK. TO. YOU. RIGHT. NOW!!!
I have been feeling for a couple weeks now that I may be having exercise-induced asthma. I do have asthma but it's never particularly been worsened due to exercise, but lately every time I even start walking at a decent clip I feel SO short-winded. It's that very distinct feeling that no matter how hard I try I cannot fill my lungs completely. I was also extremely hot on the treadmill. Maybe next go around will be better.
@shanaber Those pics are amazing :-o
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greenolivetree wrote: »Well, I'm trying to remember to check in here once in awhile although I didn't set a goal for the month. My goal is just to finish C25K. So.......yesterday I did week 7 day 1. Week 7 is three 25 min runs with no walk breaks. I decided to see what it would take to keep my heart rate lower, so I thought I'd only go 4.0mph. HR still wanted very much to be 160+ so a few times I dropped back to only 3.5mph but maintaining a running gait. My legs are fine with giving up the walk breaks, but my breathing was horrible and I felt like I was dying. My husband came in trying to talk to me and I darn near bit his head off telling him I. CAN. NOT. TALK. TO. YOU. RIGHT. NOW!!! I have been feeling for a couple weeks now that I may be having exercise-induced asthma. I do have asthma but it's never particularly been worsened due to exercise, but lately every time I even start walking at a decent clip I feel SO short-winded. It's that very distinct feeling that no matter how hard I try I cannot fill my lungs completely. I was also extremely hot on the treadmill. Maybe next go around will be better.
@shanaber Those pics are amazing :-o
my husband would call while i was on a run or stand by the treadmill. GO AWAY8 -
Four easy miles today as a run commute. They really do me the world of good, I’m motivated to run, I destress from the day before I get home and can’t talk myself out of it running (You know, without sleeping at work anyway
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January Running Challenge
2nd - 4 miles
5th - 7 miles (0.8WU + 10km race)
6th - 5 miles
7th - 4 miles
Goal: 20/125 miles
Race Calendar
20th January - Windsor Winter HM
10th March - Grizzly 20mile
7th April - Manchester Marathon15 -
I also get into running-mode, and don't want to talk to anyone, unless I'm running with them. I certainly don't answer my phone!greenolivetree wrote: »Well, I'm trying to remember to check in here once in awhile although I didn't set a goal for the month. My goal is just to finish C25K. So.......yesterday I did week 7 day 1. Week 7 is three 25 min runs with no walk breaks. I decided to see what it would take to keep my heart rate lower, so I thought I'd only go 4.0mph. HR still wanted very much to be 160+ so a few times I dropped back to only 3.5mph but maintaining a running gait. My legs are fine with giving up the walk breaks, but my breathing was horrible and I felt like I was dying. My husband came in trying to talk to me and I darn near bit his head off telling him I. CAN. NOT. TALK. TO. YOU. RIGHT. NOW!!! I have been feeling for a couple weeks now that I may be having exercise-induced asthma. I do have asthma but it's never particularly been worsened due to exercise, but lately every time I even start walking at a decent clip I feel SO short-winded. It's that very distinct feeling that no matter how hard I try I cannot fill my lungs completely. I was also extremely hot on the treadmill. Maybe next go around will be better.
@shanaber Those pics are amazing :-o
my husband would call while i was on a run or stand by the treadmill. GO AWAY
It's even worse in a race. My kids once saw me at the beginning of the final straight of a 5k and wanted me to come back for high 5's. No way was I stopping there. I yelled, "at the finish line, come on!" and they tried unsuccessfully to keep up (outside of the course). Come to think of it, they charged me just before the finish of my first marathon (came around a barrier onto the course, I was sure they were going to grab my legs for hugs and dramatically trip me right there in front of the line). That time, I screamed "nooooo, not yet!". Fortunately my husband had coached them to not get in anyone's way, and they were just coming to run alongside me, but I didn't know that.
Disclaimer: It's generally frowned upon to have kids come on course and run with you, as it can be a safety issue and they can mess up someone else's finish or pictures. In this case, no one else was finishing at the same time as me, and I told my hubby to not have them do that again.16 -
Doh, one week in and I am already terribly behind on this post. I am not going to give up on it though, just going to have to miss most of what happened over the weekend.
On Saturday I did my first double digit run since November 4th. My legs were sore, it was slow and I was tired. Guess that's what you get for taking almost 2 months off. Sunday was supposed to be a 5 mile recovery run, but I was cleaning all day long and nearly out of energy by the time I even got to thinking about my run. I took the dog out for a short spin after a long walk and then went home and did about 20 minutes of much needed stretching. Not going to freak out about missing a few miles. I think my legs needed it. Going to try a new plyometrics class after work.
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
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Not running related but wanted to share the beautiful view from our agility trial venue this weekend. We had rain here and snow in the mountains so it made for a beautiful morning! An hour or so later the mountains were covered in clouds again.
You could kidnap me and hold me for ransom there indefinitely.
Unfortunately - it doesn't look like that very often so we just have to soak it in when it does. Most of the time, unless it is really clear you can't even see the mountains but when you do it is like 'oh there you are!'
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New to running - on week 2 of couch to 5k and really enjoying it! 4 ‘runs’ a week. My target is to run 3 miles by the end of the month without stopping 😂18
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I know it's probably somewhere on the links I sent you, but Huggo's on the Rocks is a great ocean front restaurant in downtown Kona-a bit of a walk (to the right) from where you come back from the submarine ride.....dolphins, turtles, surfer views from your table....which is set in beach sand that you can dig your toes into.
Tomorrow is something easy, submarine/whale watch in Kona, some sitting time. Then later in the week, if you (@HonuNui )want company perhaps a beach trip and lunch is on us, if Eric hasn’t lost his wallet for good between now and then. He’s the one with all the money on this trip. I get to say “yes dear all week”. I’ll holler at ya. Or you me.
Beach day is Tuesday or Thursday....your choice!
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Back to work for me today and I managed the 1.25 mile jog to the office.
That is 6.1/28 so far!6 -
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jesslobbett wrote: »New to running - on week 2 of couch to 5k and really enjoying it! 4 ‘runs’ a week. My target is to run 3 miles by the end of the month without stopping 😂
That is a pretty fast progression so be careful. C25K as written is only 3 days per week and those rest days are really important. Trust me - you don't want to get sidelined with an injury from doing too much too soon.13 -
Day January
1 2.3
2 0
3 2.6
4 2.85
5 3.1
6 3.1
7 11
Total: 24.95
Goal: 115 (minimum of 100)
Today was my LSD run so I was trying hard to keep my pace somewhere in the 12-minute mile range. I ended around 12:52 average.
I stopped to take some photos, texted, and scrolled through Facebook to keep going slow.
I almost lost my shoe when I tried to go around a puddle but clearly, there was some quicksand or something on that side of the path. I had no issues the first time when I went around the other side. Now my pretty tie dye shoes are covered in mud. Well, one is.
As usual, I will post photos on Instagram later. Because they are on my phone and I am not (I'm supposed to be editing photos).4 -
Not running related but wanted to share the beautiful view from our agility trial venue this weekend. We had rain here and snow in the mountains so it made for a beautiful morning! An hour or so later the mountains were covered in clouds again.
You could kidnap me and hold me for ransom there indefinitely.
Unfortunately - it doesn't look like that very often so we just have to soak it in when it does. Most of the time, unless it is really clear you can't even see the mountains but when you do it is like 'oh there you are!'
It's a really beautiful vista.1 -
Jan2 (3.1mi run) (4.1mi walk)
Jan 6 (3.8mi run) (1.2mi walk)
Jan 7 (1mi run) (.5mi walk)
(7.9mi/30mi) (5.8mi walk)2 -
greenolivetree wrote: »Well, I'm trying to remember to check in here once in awhile although I didn't set a goal for the month. My goal is just to finish C25K. So.......yesterday I did week 7 day 1. Week 7 is three 25 min runs with no walk breaks. I decided to see what it would take to keep my heart rate lower, so I thought I'd only go 4.0mph. HR still wanted very much to be 160+ so a few times I dropped back to only 3.5mph but maintaining a running gait. My legs are fine with giving up the walk breaks, but my breathing was horrible and I felt like I was dying. My husband came in trying to talk to me and I darn near bit his head off telling him I. CAN. NOT. TALK. TO. YOU. RIGHT. NOW!!! I have been feeling for a couple weeks now that I may be having exercise-induced asthma. I do have asthma but it's never particularly been worsened due to exercise, but lately every time I even start walking at a decent clip I feel SO short-winded. It's that very distinct feeling that no matter how hard I try I cannot fill my lungs completely. I was also extremely hot on the treadmill. Maybe next go around will be better.
@shanaber Those pics are amazing :-o
my husband would call while i was on a run or stand by the treadmill. GO AWAY
I don't like talking to people while running, even when they are running with me. My husband likes to chatter. Fortunately I have more wind than he does so I just speed up until he stops talking. Which has led to a couple of very fast "easy" runs!
About as much talking as I want is short comments on aspects of scenery - "Two deer to the left..." "...pretty purple flowers..."7 -
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: 1.52= 10.95/30, walking TBD (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.4 -
I know it's probably somewhere on the links I sent you, but Huggo's on the Rocks is a great ocean front restaurant in downtown Kona-a bit of a walk (to the right) from where you come back from the submarine ride.....dolphins, turtles, surfer views from your table....which is set in beach sand that you can dig your toes into.
Tomorrow is something easy, submarine/whale watch in Kona, some sitting time. Then later in the week, if you (@HonuNui )want company perhaps a beach trip and lunch is on us, if Eric hasn’t lost his wallet for good between now and then. He’s the one with all the money on this trip. I get to say “yes dear all week”. I’ll holler at ya. Or you me.
Beach day is Tuesday or Thursday....your choice!
Waaah I wanna come too!1 -
Apparently, I am not going to get any "real work" done at work today. I am going to post random internet stuff instead. Oh, Monday.
Just call me Blabber Mouth Gottapee.
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Last place Von Streaker4
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