January 2019 Monthly Running Challenge
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I feel whole again.
Tonight I ran. I RAN!
And it was good.
I got the bug to run while at work today. Up until today I was so adamant that I wasn't going to run until my 12 weeks were over, but then I thought, really, what difference is 2.5 days going to make? I decided to go for it.
It took a while to dig through my cold weather gear and figure out what to wear for 28F, and of course I overdressed. I planned on two loops around the 'hood with Kody, for about 3 miles total. I was going to walk the first quarter mile but I don't think I walked more than a 100 yards before I started running. It was harder than I expected it to be. I had it in my mind that all this cardio I'd been doing at the gym would make this easy but I had to work for it. That first loop was quite a chore. I stopped off at my house to shed a layer and continued for another loop. The second loop went much better and the last mile felt awesome!, though still a bit tiring.
With Kody I had built in breaks since I had to stop to pick up his poop four times in the first loop, and I had a couple of my own walking breaks. I ran nearly the entire second loop. My average HR was a bit higher than I wanted at 144, but my running pace was great at 10:19. I had a little pain at the site of the tendon rupture (not the repair site, which was fine) and on the inside of my heel bone. I'm not worried about my heel at all, but I'll keep an eye on that rupture site. I have this paranoid feeling that the other three extensor digitorum longus tendons are going to blow up on me too.
I want so badly to run again tomorrow, but I know that's stupid, so I won't.
Ah, it feel SO GOOD to run again! My first in 86 days!
2019 Races
02/23/2019 - Psycho Wyco 10M or 20M - Kansas City, KS
04/13/2019 - Zumbro Endurance Run - Theilman, MN - Volunteer/Pace
04/27/2019 - Tillamook Burn 50M - Tillamook Forest, OR
05/18/2019 - Superior Spring 50K - Lutsen, MN (Lottery)
06/22/2019 - Dan Patch 5K Pace - Savage, MN
06/22/2019 - Circle of Life 10K - Lake City, MN
07/04/2019 - Red Wing 5K - Red Wing, MN
07/27/2019 - Wabasha River Run 10K - Wabasha, MN
09/14/2019 - Outrun Homelessness 5K - Savage, MN
09/21/2019 - Surly Loppet Trail HM
10/12/2019 - Big Woods Run Trail HM - Nerstrand, MN
12/20/2019 - Wolf Pack (29M or 43.5M) Kenosha or Surf the Murph (50k or 50M)
10/26/2019 - ?? Kansas Rails to Trails 100K ??
12/06/2019 - Alternate Chili 10M - KCK
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Woohoo @7lenny7. Congrats on getting back out there!3
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@Scott6255 - as others have said the hotel should have accommodations to hold your luggage beyond the race time. I would be really surprised though as a race hotel, if they did not have a late check out for the race participants. You might try calling the hotel (not the reservation line) and ask about what is available for race participants. At the SF Marathon the race hotels had late checkout, special pre-race breakfast 'on the go' options and a post race room set up with foam rollers, yoga mats, etc...3 miles hardly seems worth the trouble. Just started feeling relaxed when I had to stop. But taper I must.
A semi-related running question: back in November I reserved a hotel room through the Houston marathon site, and requested late check-out, as I know I will getting back after normal checkout time (usually like 10am). Got a confirmation, but didn't see anything about late check-out. Kept trying to contact them to verify, but never got a response. Finally got through today and they said it had to be requested at check-in, and depends on availability. Uh, Ok.
What am I supposed to do with all my luggage and crap if I have to check out at 5:30am on my way to the marathon? I won't have a car (specifically got the hotel because it is less than a mile from the start line). Anyone had to deal with that before?4 -
@7lenny7 So so happy for you!
@PastorVincent Thanks for the tips - I know I'm a giant whiny baby but I just do not like cold, and we get real cold so rarely here that I'm not experienced in dressing for running in it, warming up, etc. Also it makes my husband's asthma ten times worse, which is annoying.3 -
Today it had been 41 degrees C (105 ish F) and getting hotter and my energy is gone so this mornings planned dreadmill 4K ended up being a walk. I can live with that.
Seriously our state is being boiled. Some towns had 49C/120F it’s crazy 🥵
31/50 km done. Beer o’clock ✅
Send snow stat!!10 -
Jan 2: bike 30 km (18 miles)
Jan 4: run 7.8km (4.8 miles)
Jan 7: bike 20 km (12 miles)
Jan 8: bike 20 km (12 miles)
Jan 14: bike 14 km (9 miles)
(couldn't bike back, cause it snowed and it got slippery; hoping to ride again tomorrow)
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I'm in London so out Parkruns are supqr busy. We had a record turn out of 625 people last week!
yay!!! another Brit in the thread who's actually IN the UK (I think we are now in the minority now the antipodean posse are increasing their numbers.....
(I'm in Bristol, but been AWOL mostly this month....)
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@7lenny7 Congrats on the run!1
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YAY @7lenny7! Great that you are running again!@Scott6255 - as others have said the hotel should have accommodations to hold your luggage beyond the race time. I would be really surprised though as a race hotel, if they did not have a late check out for the race participants. You might try calling the hotel (not the reservation line) and ask about what is available for race participants. At the SF Marathon the race hotels had late checkout, special pre-race breakfast 'on the go' options and a post race room set up with foam rollers, yoga mats, etc...
Thanks @shanaber. Yes, I called the hotel directly, and that is who told me that. Plus, I figured they would have shuttles running to the start for marathoners. I asked that question, and she said yes, they do have shuttles, and they start at 7am. Huh???? The race starts at 7am!! So stupid. I had planned on doing a slow jog from the hotel anyway as a warm up, but with the temp and winds forecasted, I was hoping to get some relief. Oh well, can't change the weather. Just have to dress for it and suck it up.6 -
@rheddmobile I feel you. It's not just the temperature on race day, but the big changes from day to day. Having those here too. Supposed to be 7 degrees Monday morning. It's 32 this morning. Good luck. Hopefully you'll be able to find the right clothing to be comfortable and have a great race!1
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rheddmobile wrote: »@7lenny7 So so happy for you!
@PastorVincent Thanks for the tips - I know I'm a giant whiny baby but I just do not like cold, and we get real cold so rarely here that I'm not experienced in dressing for running in it, warming up, etc. Also it makes my husband's asthma ten times worse, which is annoying.
At 20 degrees I could not run without supplemental heat. Seriously, I would have to take a DNS. I would not even consider attempting it. The thing is to learn how to equip for it for it. A face mask will help keep your breath warmer, and that often helps with asthma, at least it does for my wife. For a 20 degree race, she would also hit up her inhaler before the race starts. I think 30 mins before.
Do not let me push you out where you are not ready though. If you think you can not adequately prepare for the temperature, stay home. There will be other races.
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Definitely a happy dance for @7lenny7 !
I'm up. Its 0220 Hawaii time. I'm so outta whack. Good thing is that I'll be so tired after work I'll probably go to bed asap. Bad thing is that its messed with my appetite and i have none, but i do do have to get up at 1am to poo. Didnt get to "sleep" until after 3. The sleep that you're sure you never slept kinda sleep and demon dreams. Dh takes sleep meds, i think hes unaffected. I'm struggling.
Someone sleep for me.
Need a run today... If i can stay awake.11 -
I feel whole again.
Tonight I ran. I RAN!
And it was good.
Congrats and all that... BUT TAKE IT, SLOW MAN. Seriously. Easy does it. I know how you runner types think and you will be looking to do a 5000000000 mile run by the weekend. Easy does it. Take a couple months to get back into it so that you do not have this injury for life.
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rheddmobile wrote: »Pity party for one, please!
Every time I look at the forecast for my upcoming trail race on Sunday the 20th, it's another degree colder. It started out with a race time (2 pm) forecast of 51 F, now it's down to 25 with a feels like of 13! With warm temperatures on either side! It's like the universe is picking on me personally! Cue the tiny violins!
Seriously I don't know if it was ever this cold here last year, it may be the coldest weather I've ever run in.
Sometimes, the universe is like that. April 15, 2018 there was good running weather in Boston. April 17, 2018 there was near-perfect running weather in Boston. April 16, 2018 there was a nor'easter, and the Boston Marathon. These things happen.3 -
@7lenny7 - congrats on the run!!!
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
1/11 - rest day
1/12 - 44 miles cycling + Transform App, biceps/back
1/13 - Transform App - glutes/hams
1/14 - 5 miles + Transform App - upper body
1/15 - 4 miles
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@7lenny7 Woohoo, welcome back to running!
@Kimtrooper 41°C? I'd be dead! We had a couple (too many) 35°C days last summer, I'm already not sure how I survived that. I think for a month the temperature in my apartment never dropped below 28°C *shudder* I'm glad winter is here
@taxgirl1 Well done for starting C25K again! If the local running store didn't start a new-years-resolutions program by now, they might not do it at all - I think middle of January the first people already start second-guessing their good intentions.
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My run on Saturday was short and miserable, my run on Sunday was longer and better. 19.3km, maybe 60% of that in sticky mud and rain
Unfortunately, I might have hurt my knee a bit at the very end, back on pavement on the way home. I was jumping up to slap a street sign (please tell me I'm not the only one here who does that kind of thing? ^^), and I must have landed a bit funny, because there was a sharp pain in my left knee the moment I touched down. I could still finish the run though. Yesterday morning it hurt a but to walk, but fortunately yesterday evening it was fine as long as I stayed away from stairs, so I don't think it's anything serious. I'm still thinking I might make today an extra rest day, just be to on the safe side.
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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
1-9 7k slow
1-10 7k slow
1-11 Rest
1-12 7.5k easy
1-13 7k slow
1-14 7k easy
1-15 Rest
January Total: 69k
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.
@7lenny7 Welcome back! But as @PastorVincent noted, please don't overdo it.
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_nikkiwolf_ wrote: »Unfortunately, I might have hurt my knee a bit at the very end, back on pavement on the way home. I was jumping up to slap a street sign (please tell me I'm not the only one here who does that kind of thing? ^^), and I must have landed a bit funny, because there was a sharp pain in my left knee the moment I touched down. I could still finish the run though. Yesterday morning it hurt a but to walk, but fortunately yesterday evening it was fine as long as I stayed away from stairs, so I don't think it's anything serious. I'm still thinking I might make today an extra rest day, just be to on the safe side.
No you're not, I do it all the time. Scares the heck out of drivers waiting at the stop signs not paying attention
@7lenny7 YAY! Now REST DAY, lol!
@rheddmobile dressing for the weather is something personal and as @PastorVincent has noted layers are key. Do hope DH does well despite his asthma, but I understand the apprehension. mufflers or balaclavas(sp?) can help attenuate the cause as someone else also noted. Pretreating is essential even for training runs I recall you saying in the past, and he should have his emergency inhaler available throughout the race. Depending on race support, notifying the RD or staff can help as well. Being well hydrated prior to the race is going to be even more essential because of the cold(your body dries out more from evaporation while breathing than it does sweating when it is colder). I know it is always nice to run to win, but better to be safe to run another day. Probably all things you already know, but that's the asthma nurse educator in me coming out.
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amymoreorless wrote: »@Scott6255 I’ve had hotels hold my luggage as well. The sucky part about no late check-out is no post-race shower before traveling. I had a friend once bribe a maid to let her use the hotel gym shower.
I just explain to the Desk agent and ask to use the shower/change room/washroom in the pool area and have never been turned down. It doesn't cost the hotel any cash, no mess in a room and they have a happy returning customer. A trick also is to do a Positive customer comment on the web site ahead of time giving a good review for the Desk Agent allowing an athlete to cleanup in the pool area. ie plant the thought in the customer care center which will make it down to the agents.6 -
15K plan was for a 4 mile run today. Since I'm coming back on track & with foot being a bit wonky, I figured 3 miles. Then I stared actually running. Foot felt fine. Lungs felt fine. However....Gut, my dear, we must talk about your timing. BEFORE a run, great. AFTER a run, rock on. However, at almost a mile away from the house with no loo in site? So not the right place or time! Struggled along, slowing to walk & pause, finally calling it. But hey, at least I got some kinda run in, even if it wasn't what I "wanted" it to be.
1/1 - 3.02
1/12 - 2.10
1/15 - 2.26 miles - 7.38 miles run12 -
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
01/08/19 :::: 3.2 :::: 34.1
01/09/19 :::: 3.8 :::: 37.9
01/10/19 :::: 0.0 :::: 37.9
01/11/19 :::: 7.7 :::: 45.6
01/12/19 :::: 2.0 :::: 47.6
01/13/19 :::: 3.2 :::: 50.8
01/14/19 :::: 3.0 :::: 53.8
01/15/19 :::: 3.8 :::: 57.7
I didn't get to the gym early enough to do my run before my circuit training group, so only did 10 minutes of warmup. After the workout I got back on the treadmill to finish it out. I didn't check the math so I should have done .2 miles more.
It's been a lot of days in a row of hard workouts. I'm feeling the fatigue.
@7lenny7 congrats on your first run! Be careful though!
Those with the unexpected cold weather, I would agree layers are the key. A neck buff I can pull up over my face if needed is key for me. I usually wear a pair of thin gloves with mittens over them and can stuff handwarmers in the mittens. I end up taking off the mittens and putting them back on again all the time but at least I start out warm and have options. Good luck!
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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)
1/8 = 3 miles & FBS day 8
1/9 = 10 miles & FBS day 9
1/10 = 3 miles & FBS day 10
1/11 = 6 miles and FBS day 11
1/12 = rest day
1/13 = 8 miles with running group
1/14 = FBS Day 12 (lower body) & 13 (yoga recovery)
1/15 = 3 miles & FBS day 15
January goal miles = 75 / Miles to date = 69
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#latest8 -
1/1 5.55 miles, 26.44 miles (Total 31.99 miles)
1/2 13.25 miles
1/3 13.46 miles
1/4 13.77 miles
1/5 13.52 miles, 250 days on the run
1/6 13.22 miles
1/7 14.45 miles
1/8 15.05 miles
1/9 16.06 miles
1/10 13.38 miles, 255 days on the run, (22°F/-5°C)
1/11 15.08 miles
1/12 27.36 miles
1/13 16.26 miles
1/14 14.2 miles
1/15 14.46 miles, 260 days on the run
245.51 miles/minimum of 200 miles8 -
I RAN again, too
(I liked you post a lot, @7lenny7 ; I'm sure I would have liked other posts, too, had I had time to read more
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Jan 2: bike 30 km (18 miles)
Jan 4: run 7.8km (4.8 miles)
Jan 7: bike 20 km (12 miles)
Jan 8: bike 20 km (12 miles)
Jan 14: bike 14 km (9 miles)
Jan 15: run 6 km (3.5 miles)
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Last night I completed C25K. Technically I skipped from Wk7D3 to Wk8D3. Having already expanded the program from 8 weeks to about 15, I felt the two 28 min runs were pointless and the 30 min run was no problem. I am still jogging at 3.7mph no matter how much it hurts my pride. My HR is still 160s.
Plan is to run 30 min two more times and then start the 10k program which I've already downloaded. I'm kinda looking forward to going back to the 1 min walk breaks I'm seeing in the 10k program because I think it'll give my HR rate a little break even though my legs don't need the break.
After I've done the 10k program (which I'm not sure if I'll complete in the set time frame or if I'll expand it out like I did the 5k) I will start focusing on getting my speed up and hopefully by that time I will have seen a little improvement in my HR.
Going back to scan the past 5 days of posts now :-p15 -
Congrats on completing C25K @greenolivetree!
I ran again this morning, so much better than Sunday. I stopped once to adjust my hat out of my eyes and fix the headlamp, and a second time because I felt really good and as a result, was going too fast... needed to slow down my breathing. Total 2.52 miles, average pace 13:15. I didn't check my watch at all during the run, just ran by feel. It was glorious.12
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