January 2019 Monthly Running Challenge
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Waaah I wanna come too!
https://bigislandroadrunners.org/BIRR_h2v.html
Not sure of the exact date, but it will probably be the 1st Saturday in January, 2020.....start planning now!6 -
louubelle16 wrote: »@medmuso Congratulations! My training last week was equally set back a few days for that same reason, but if there were ever a good excuse to miss a run I reckon that’s it!
Congratulations to you too!!! Hope you are still walking about with a half crazed smile on your face like me!
Progress is slow thus far...
03/01 2.5 miles
Really must get out again tomorrow...!3 -
5 mile recovery run this evening. Start of taper.
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amymoreorless wrote: »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.
That makes me Ten K Twinkletoes.
Has a nice ring to it; maybe
@MegaMooseEsq could help me with the legalities of a formal name change.6 -
It was a swim meet weekend for our daughter, so when we got home both days took our dog out for a walk. Temp was great on Sat, but a bit windy on Sun so cut that one short. After work today did a treadmill run. Kept things interesting by doing an impromptu speed workout. Would bump it up and down every .25 and stretched it to .50 for one of the sets made things fun.
1/1 - Zumba (XT)
1/2- Rest
1/3- 3.16 miles
1/4- 3.13 miles
1/5- Walk - 3 (XT)
1/6- Walk - 1.5 (XT)
1/7 - 3.08 miles
9.37 miles/40 Goal10 -
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
Tonight's group speedwork was a ladder workout, with intervals of 1-2-3-2-1 minutes hard and 90 seconds recovery in between. I kept screwing up stopping and starting my watch and I missed one of the 2 minute intervals completely so I just left it on. So my average pace and mileage is not so accurate for this one (which I'm practicing letting go of those kind of details
).
I don't know why I continue to feel like I'm running through mud, all of January has felt like a slog so far. Not really looking forward to my 5k this Sunday, especially when I have a my Spartan workout tour on Saturday morning. That's ok though because this one is just for the chili tasting party after!
Upcoming races:
1/13/2019 Chilly Chili 5k, Cazenovia, NY
2/24/2019 Lake Effect Half Marathon, Syracuse NY
3/10/2019 Greek Peak Winter Sprint Spartan Race, Cortland NY
5/5/2019 Mountain Goat Run (10 mile), Syracuse NY
6/2/2019 Niagara Falls Women's Half Marathon, Niagara Falls, ON
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1.1.19: 10.5 @ 9:31/M (10.5) Long Run
1.3.19: 4.5 @ 8:39/M (15) Pace Run
1.4.19: 5.0 @ 9:18/M (20) Easy Run
1.6.19: 5.0 @ 9:38/M (25) Easy Run
1.7.19: 4.5 @ 8:29/M (29.5) Fartlek Run
Goal is: 112.5 miles and a 5.5M run in 46:45 (8:30 Pace).
Had a good run today because I ate very close to maintenance yesterday as my runs have been struggling and I wanted to do some speed-work today. Paced better today than I have in a few weeks and I attribute that to an increase in calories, though quite a few of them came from margaritas. I've been dealing with a serious personal issue and I never drink when upset, and finally heard some good news and felt in the mood finally to have a few drinks and relax a bit. I hardly drink in the winter so it actually felt good to enjoy the uplifting news for a few days at least.
@Elise4270 I don't think so. My diet doesn't really change when I'm trying to lose weight, I'm just more mindful of the number of calories I'm consuming. When I went back and looked at my progress, I was actually 1.5 pounds heavier the second day I started recording again, so if that was my true weight and I started out on a "low day" that would have me at about 2 pounds down, which mathematically would be more accurate. Yesterday was the first day I had less than a 500 calorie deficit since Christmas- some days are even close to 700 though that's not something I'm aiming for. I know to just keep at it, eventually it'll come off if I'm careful about balancing a deficit with having enough energy to be successful with my running.
Hope everyone is having a good week!11 -
Tonight is a planned rest day in my training, and I was thinking of running since I missed yesterday but ended up as a game night instead:
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Run no 4 done this morning on the dreadmill. Walked a bit due to niggles in a hammy and top of one foot but another 4K in the bank. This challenge has got me on the treadmill at 0530 and it’s been a few months since that’s happened. Trying to lose a few kg’s before eating my way through Finland!
17/50km completed ✅
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Today I got to run 3.87 miles around my home lake. It was close to 40 but humid. This has been a weird winter - colder than usual in November and now warmer than usual in January. The lake was actually quite beautiful with the mist and standing water on ice, but I can’t imagine it’s safe for ice activities. I kept to a fairly slow pace but managed a nice couple of sprints towards the end (the second one uphill while keeping pace with a gentleman across the street, woo!).
I think I hit a sweet spot with my outfit, though I should have remembered gloves. I was a little cooler than usual but I think I've been tending towards overdressing. The tricky bit for me is compensating for my stupid cold butt - the rest of my legs would have been happy in shorts today and Saturday, but I needed at least two additional layers on my butt to avoid the dreaded “frozen ham” effect. A constant struggle, that.
I’m attending a full class at the gym tomorrow and if it goes well I’m planning on signing up. I’m genuinely excited about getting back into lifting, having workouts to look forward to without worrying about the weather, and meeting new people. It’s something of a relief giving myself permission not to run. It’s supposed to get down into the single digits the next day or so and be windy, but I’ve got other things scheduled and I’ll look forward to a good run when the sun comes out again. I genuinely love running and I don’t want it to be a chore.
There was some discussion last month about various tracking spreadsheets - I’ve been tweaking mine recently and am pretty happy with my current version. I’ve set my goals (the right-hand numbers) to reflect the higher end of CDC physical activity guidelines because I like the idea of aiming for some sort of optimal balance of all-around fitness. An impossible task I know, but it helps keep me motivated so I’ll run with it for now.
Spreadsheet!
January Totals: 15.01 miles
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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
Total: 14.68
@shanaber ; beautiful pic!
Ticker is my goal for 2019 and progress to date:
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0107-5k total-20.9k, goal-100k
Intervals last night. Windy. 2x400m plus 2x800m at T pace. Nearly died, twice!
Upcoming races:
04.15 Beijing International Running Festival (HM) (registration not open yet)
05.13 Beijing Tongzhou Half Marathon (registration not open yet)rheddmobile wrote: »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..."
LOL. It's the opposite for me, I'm always spewing a constant stream of consciousness and my girlfriend keeps glaring at me to shut up. We always end up running about 10 meters apart so I can't talk to her.8 -
01 - 4
02 - 1.25
03 - 4.25, slow, but it was one of those runs that just felt good.
04 - 2
05 - 4.5, plus a five minute plank today & two hours of roller skating
06 - 1.75, five and a half minute plank, day three on squat challenge
07 - 2.25, six minute plank & day 4 of a 25 day squat challenge (25 squats)
January Total: 20 miles
January Goal: 60 miles
Upcoming Races:
Rhody Run 12k (5/19)8 -
1.25miles done! That's 7.35/28 and 5 days of running. 😊10
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amymoreorless wrote: »1/1 = 10 miles & FB Strong Day 1
1/2 = FB Strong Day 2
1/3 = 3 miles and FB Strong Day 3
1/4 = 18 miles
1/5 = FB Strong day 4
1/6 = 8 miles & FB Strong day 5
1/7 = FB Strong day 6 (easy recovery yoga day)
Today's Fitness Blender adventure was a 30 minute yoga recovery thing. I needed an easy rest day today. Last night, I was feeling hangry, cranky, exhausted and sore. My poor husband......
I don't know how people work out like crazy everyday (plus live life with a job, family, etc.) and avoid burn out. If I don't take at least one rest day a week the crankyness becomes epic.
January goal miles = 75 / Miles to date = 39
Upcoming Races:
1/26/19 = Miami Tropical 5K
1/27/19 = Miami Marathon
3/10/19 = ZOOMA half
4/6/19 = Wanderlust half
5/4/19 = Wisconsin Marathon (mittens challenge part 1)
5/5/19 = Kalamazoo Marathon (mittens challenge part 2)
Run the Year 2019. GO Team B! 1,550 yearly miles pledged. Join us : https://community.myfitnesspal.com/en/discussion/10710465/2019-run-the-year-group#latest
@amymoreorless you see Kelli is back and they are starting to put out new videos again? So glad for them.
I'm starting one of their 4 week strength training programmes on Monday.
Evening everyone. Nothing from me today, I spend the day on a ane, then 5hrs in the car to get home. So no run. Tomorrow!8 -
1/1-6 Totals: Run 47.6 km
1/7 - recovery
1/8 - run 23.2 km
It was cold, but the run felt good. I sort-of-accidentally went too far before turning and added 2k to my plan, but it's ok - I'm finished with the HM plan and will switch over to a marathon plan next week with a slight cutback week before it picks up again in mileage.
Talk about running being mostly mental - I had an extra jacket, hat and socks in my pack. Just knowing they were there and I could stop to put them on at any time helped me, even though I didn't even use them. I also didn't drink anything until I got back, so technically could've just left the whole pack at home. BUT then I'd've had the worries about feeling colder and colder and having nothing to drink. So maybe in that sense I did "need" it.
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Wow, you guys are even busier than last year! Go Jan monthly challenge!
Weather cooled down a little so the runs have been great! Except it's hard to go slow and that's what I have been aiming to do. Some of my cycling friends asked if I want do do a duathlon with them. It looks totally doable for me!
I don't have a tri-bike but they said I can use my road bike. It's run, cycle, run.
Duathlon: 5k-20k-2.5k race with the running portion off road through the farm and the bike portion on the rolling hills of Cherry Lake Road. https://www.trisignup.com/Race/FL/Groveland/CherrylakeFarmRaces
So excited!
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 + tbd
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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
January Total: 33.5k
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.
Scheduled rest day today. Pouring rain woke me up this morning.
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Totaly belated: Happy new year everyone!
Good thing I didn't make "keep up with the challenge" one of my resolutions, because I would have failed already...
About time to set a goal for January! I finished December with 155km, I'll try for 170km in January.
I'm at 44km so far, so it should be doable. Unless we finally get snow on the mountains and I spend my weekends skiing ;-)
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@ddmom0811 A duathlon sounds awesome!!
At some point last year I was toying with the idea of a triathlon, but I can't figure out the swimming. I couldn't find a class to learn the proper technique. I tried a few times on my own, but the combination of having to drive to the pool, with the added difficulty of making it there within their opening hours, and not really making any progress were rather demotivating. Too bad there aren't any duathlons around me...
From what I read lots of hobby-triathletes use road bikes, so I'm sure you'll be fine with your bike too.
@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".
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I got off my schedule yesterday and did my yoga/strength then and my three "easy" miles today, instead. I felt good today, but this swap will mean running three days in a row this week, including my first tempo run tomorrow. We'll see how that feels - Thursday's run may have to be REALLY easy. Lol.
11.5/45.0 miles for January so far4
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