January 2019 Monthly Running Challenge
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Now I've had my Garmin tell me I've been "Unproductive" or even "Detraining" before...but now, I just think she's messing with me!7
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I'm lucky enough not to run. I got to spend 2 hours clearing snow. And more is coming down. I'll consider today a cross training day11
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Long run #1 is complete! @eleanorhawkins thanks for sharing your experience! Hopefully this plan will successfully get me a finishers medal at my half in April!
I suspect my workout tomorrow will consist of shoveling a foot and a half of snow off my car and driveway 🙄
January miles:
1/1-1/15: traveling and exploring Europe!
1/16: 3.1 miles
1/17: 1 mile
1/18: 3.1 miles
1/19: 4 miles
Cumulative total: 11.2/30 miles9 -
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
01/16/19 :::: 4.0 :::: 61.7
01/17/19 :::: 0.0 :::: 61.7
01/18/19 :::: 3.5 :::: 65.2
01/19/19 :::: 9.0 :::: 74.2
Man, I did not want to do the long run this morning. The dog made a pretty convincing argument that going back to bed was the way forward, but I got dressed and headed out. It was about 15 F, not terribly windy, and I was actually kind of over-dressed so had to shed a layer. But then I was chilled from stopping so I wanted it back. The footing was not great on the trails and the unevenness of it made it feel hard today. After about an hour of that we hit the roads which were mostly better but they were not fully clear so had slick spots. And hills. My legs started really feeling the fatigue at the end. The snow started coming down about half way through.
I got home and immediately changed and took the dog out for a walk to try to tire her out before too much snow fell as well. By the time that was done I was thoroughly chilled and so ready to be out of the cold. I used up all the hot water trying to warm up and now I'm layering up with blankets in front of the space heater, where I intend to stay and just watch it snow! I'm hoping we get at least 2 feet, because really once you get past 8-10 inches why not just pile it on.13 -
polskagirl01 wrote: »PastorVincent wrote: »@eleanorhawkins thanks for mentioning that DOMS causes water retention. I did not know that, and given today is the first day I could wolk properly so it's probably that which caused the scales to go up. I feel so much better knowing that.
Stupid annoying scales lol
Another thing to watch out for is very long <for you - which may or may not be long for someone else> runs will often cause short term weight gain. Your body is like "Oh is that how its gonna be? Well, then I will just stockpile some water for the next time then!"
Our bodies are pretty darn good at adjusting our composition and the like on the fly to match our lifestyles. Constant scale watching just makes us panic which is why many "gurus," say not to weigh yourself every day despite the fact most of us will do just that when we are actively seeking to loose
The only thing about that (not weighing every day) that doesn't make sense to me is that you don't see the minor daily fluctuations and therefore might think that your weekly weigh-in is where you're actually at, rather than just a result of water weight from one hard workout. To me, more data points = a more accurate overall picture.
@polskagirl01 you're exactly right. There's nothing wrong with weighing yourself everyday but it does help one's sanity to know what might trigger a spike in weight, such as a long run or an increase in amount of carbs consumed (carbs hold water so if you increase carb intake you increase water weight. Conversely, if you decrease your daily carbs you'll see a weight drop because you're losing some water weight)4 -
No run for me last night, which was disappointing. It was snowing when I got home and I LOVE running in the snow. Unfortunately I had a stomach pain for some reason so I stayed in. Now I'm just waiting for the coffee to do its job before heading out in the bright day.9
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Day January
1 2.3
2 0
3 2.6
4 2.85
5 3.1
6 3.1
7 11
8 2.5
9 1.9
10 2.5
11 4
12 8.15
13 0
14 4
15 4.5
16 0
17 0
18 2.75
19 3.15
Total: 58.4
Goal: 115
Rock n Roll 5k this morning. I felt I was running so slow. Turns out, not so much (well for me). I tried to think of the hills (for me) as training, not a race. I did not PR but I am getting closer to my PRR time! My unofficial time is 33:11 and my PR is 32:10 (on the same course). I did get a PR on Strava/Garmin because I wasn't using those when I did PR. Does that count? LOL
After I finished and was headed back to my car, I saw two ambulances and two police go on the course. I ended up walking kind of towards them and they stopped on the course, maybe around mile 2.75ish. I realized I needed to go back to cross so I didn't get any closer but I hope everyone is ok. I would assume a heart attack on course.
Tomorrow is the half marathon. And my hill nemesis at mile 9. I am going to try to think positively that the hill is helping my training and getting me faster/better. And I will appreciate the slight downhill before the turnaround and having to go back up before we get to go down again. I won't have impure thoughts of cheating and just crossing the median instead of going all the way to the turnaround. LOL22 -
W1D3 of c25k done. My poor dog is so confused. It takes her awhile to get into the running intervals, she is very focused on sniffing everything, and then when I stop running and start walking, she always looks at me trying to figure out if I've started walking or if I'm just running really slow.
1/14--W1D1
1/16--W1D2
1/18--W1D3
Mercer Island 5k--March 24
Fall City Day 10K--June 8
Chuckanut Foot Race (7 miles)--July 6
Yukon Do it! 1/2 marathon--December
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Back in the groove with 3.5 miles on the treadmill today. Tomorrow's weather should be more conducive to running outside. Should get somewhere around 5-5.5 miles in that one to finish off my first Run The Year "quest" on the map they send with my registration. It's nice having little mini-goals built into the process, especially since I'm unlikely to get anywhere near 2,019 miles in for the year!
30.5/45.0 miles for January so far12 -
@PastorVincent - Please tell me more about your Garmin foot Pod. I think I need to get one of these. I agree, my treadmill doesn’t seem to be accurate. Even though I just got a new treadmill the same speed on both the old and the new treadmills seem vastly different. I would love to have another method to measure my distance, that way at least I could average it out, if nothing else.
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Lessons learned from my first 4 mile long run which happened to be in 18 degree weather:
It wouldn’t be unreasonable to strap a roll of paper towels to my back considering how much my nose ran.
I may not like chapstick but I need chapstick.
3 miles is my max before I need water. Note to self, buy water bottles for my flipbelt.
Listening to stories instead of music makes the time go faster for me.
Sub 20 degree weather doesn’t suck for running. Who knew?!
I’ll be warm enough while I run but the chill will set in after I get home. Cold feet on my napping, unsuspecting hubbie’s belly is great fun!
Hot soup is a perfect after run meal.
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Haha! @debrakgoogins love your lessons learned. It's 30's here with 25 mph wind gusts. I don't think i can do it, but it is tempting after hearing your recap!6
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Sweet!!! I just found out that I was picked in the lottery for a 50K on the Superior Hiking Trail in May!! I ran this last year and so far, it's been my favorite ultra. Incredibly beautiful, but very demanding. And there's beer and shots at the turn around.
@workaholic_nurse you are inspiring yourself!
@rheddmobile and @Scott6255 hope you guys have super races this weekend!
Congrats!!! Shots of Fireball? Wow! I never thought of Fireball as a running drink, lol.
@ddmom0811 Yeah, I think there's electrolytes in it or something
Not only did @MNLittleFinn make the cut for the Superior 50K in the spring, he also made the Superior 100 MILE in September! That beast has been working so hard, and doing so well that I have no doubt he'll be in the upper 25%. I'm tentatively targeting 2021 for my first try at the Superior 100.
He's also registered for the Zumbro 50M in April and the Minnesota Voyageur 50M in July (which is the big brother to my trail marathon in July).
I'll be at your marathon. In theory I'll be on the medical team.11 -
@PastorVincent - Please tell me more about your Garmin foot Pod. I think I need to get one of these. I agree, my treadmill doesn’t seem to be accurate. Even though I just got a new treadmill the same speed on both the old and the new treadmills seem vastly different. I would love to have another method to measure my distance, that way at least I could average it out, if nothing else.
Not much to say, I have this:
Which was like $50 on Amazon
Once I manually calibrated it, it works great. They have a "running dynamics pod" too that goes on your waist and measures more, but I like how I clip this on my shoes and forget it exists. It just does its thing. WIth the Running Dynamics Pod, you need to remember to put it on and take it off before/after a run. I do not need more stuff to worry about.
Since buying and calibrating it the only time I have touched it was to move to new shoes and replace the battery once.
DC Rainmaker has a post about how to calibrate the Gramin footpod yourself (the automagic calibration does not work well, IME):
https://www.dcrainmaker.com/2011/06/garmin-ant-footpod-calibration-tool.html
Ask any questions, but there really is not much to say. It just does its thing For non-treadmill runs, it adds stuff like stride rate, and etc. I usually do not look at that data though. I have worn it in all weather, and it has been submerged when my foot has landed in puddles. Still fine.2 -
A beautiful, sunny 6 miles with Kody today. 9F with a 6mph wind for a windchill of 1F. When running against the wind the windchill was - 10F. When running with the wind, 9F. That's quite a swing, which is why being able to regulate your temperature with zippers and such is so helpful.
About 3/4 through my run I crossed paths with the Minneapolis Hash House Harriers on a hash run. I would have loved to have joined them but knew I didn't have a lot of miles left in me.
Because my Achilles was so tight last run I rolled out my leg last night and spent more time warming up. That did the trick and it was only slightly tight for a couple of miles.
It feels so damn good to be running again! And to be able to run this far so soon. Welcome back endorphins!17 -
@PastorVincent Thanks for the info on the pod, I will check it out.
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@debrakgoogins I hear ya on most of those things! I recommend the Zombies, Run! app.... combines story AND music. In fact it was probably the main thing responsible for me starting to run regularly, wanting to know what would happen next had me getting out there more and more often.
I found the best way to combat that feeling cold after a run thing in the winter is hot coffee and a hot shower as quickly as possible when I get home.
In other news, I'm toying with the idea of signing up to volunteer at the HM I had to pull out of. At least I would get to sort of join in, and get a T-shirt and baseball cap for my troubles. Not sure whether I'd be cheering people on and handing them water though or muttering under my breath in jealousy... Will think about it.8 -
eleanorhawkins wrote: »@debrakgoogins I hear ya on most of those things! I recommend the Zombies, Run! app.... combines story AND music. In fact it was probably the main thing responsible for me starting to run regularly, wanting to know what would happen next had me getting out there more and more often.
I found the best way to combat that feeling cold after a run thing in the winter is hot coffee and a hot shower as quickly as possible when I get home.
In other news, I'm toying with the idea of signing up to volunteer at the HM I had to pull out of. At least I would get to sort of join in, and get a T-shirt and baseball cap for my troubles. Not sure whether I'd be cheering people on and handing them water though or muttering under my breath in jealousy... Will think about it.
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Did the dam run this morning, nice long slow distance run at a little over 13 minutes/mile. 14 miles makes it my longest run to date. It was foggy for most of the run with less than 1/4 mile visibility. It started to lighten up around 0720 at mile 8-9. At mile 11 I knew I was gonna make it, called my son to come get me at mile 13 and finished out the run. Took 1 bottle of water with me and sipped throughout the run, finished it off on pick up. TBH I felt I could have gone farther and at some point I will. Made my monthly goal, heading for the stretch goal now. This will be my last long run before the end of the month as I have to work next weekend. In other news I start a TRX class on Monday(super stoked) which will help with my core work.12
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Hello MRCers! I know it's been awhile, but I wanted to pop in and ask a random question...does anybody have experience with popping/snapping hip syndrome? I'm not sure if that's what I have, but I've noticed for the last few years that sometimes my right hip will click or pop. It will always do this when I am lying flat on my back with my right leg extended straight upward and I slowly lower it to the floor. It's not painful, however I've had a lot of minor (and a few larger) injuries on my right side the past few years due to weak hips and I am wondering if the two are likely related.5
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@RunsOnEspresso great job on your 5K! Good luck tomorrow with the HM!
@workaholic_nurse fantastic you got your distance PR today!4 -
1/01/2019 - 10.5 miles
1/02/2019 - 10.5 miles
1/03/2019 - 5 miles @ 7mph w/ 5% incline
1/04/2019 - Planned Rest day
1/05/2019 - 15 miles
1/06/2019 - 0KM
1/07/2019 - 0KM
1/08/2019 - 8 miles
1/09/2019 - 9.4 miles
1/10/2019 - 6.5mph for 1 hour @ 5% grade
1/11/2019 - 0KM
1/12/2019 - 10 miles
1/13/2019 - 15 miles
1/14/2019 - 0KM
1/15/2019 - 7MPH for 1 hour @5% grade
1/16/2019 - 0KM
1/17/2019 - 7MPH for 1 hour @5% grade
1/18/2019 - 0KM
1/19/2019 - 11 rainy miles
Upcoming Races
Steel Challange 5k - May 2019
Pittsburgh Marathon - May 2019
Glacier Ridge 50k Trail Race - May 2019
2021 - Disney World Dopey! (if can raise funds)
2019 GOAL: Knock a full hour off my 50k time at Glacier Ridge.4 -
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PastorVincent wrote: »This was shared by @MobyCarp in our FB group, and I think y'all need to see it too...
This rocks! Thanks so much for sharing @PastorVincent !1 -
OSUbuckeye906 wrote: »Hello MRCers! I know it's been awhile, but I wanted to pop in and ask a random question...does anybody have experience with popping/snapping hip syndrome? I'm not sure if that's what I have, but I've noticed for the last few years that sometimes my right hip will click or pop. It will always do this when I am lying flat on my back with my right leg extended straight upward and I slowly lower it to the floor. It's not painful, however I've had a lot of minor (and a few larger) injuries on my right side the past few years due to weak hips and I am wondering if the two are likely related.
Mine does this sometimes and I've been told it's due to temporary muscle and tendon swelling making one tendon snap over the other, and isn't harmful. It comes and goes.3 -
A little town about 45 minutes from me took a direct hit from a tornado this afternoon. Makes my grumbling about the weather rearranging my running schedule feel very petty.14
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Update to my earlier post: Someone posted in another FB group I'm in that the ambulances were attending to a runner that looked to maybe be in his 60s. I hope he's ok.8
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PastorVincent wrote: »
Our bodies are pretty darn good at adjusting our composition and the like on the fly to match our lifestyles. Constant scale watching just makes us panic which is why many "gurus," say not to weigh yourself every day despite the fact most of us will do just that when we are actively seeking to loose
I take issue with the gurus. I get that they are trying to keep novice weight loser from despairing, by keeping the weigh-ins far enough apart to show a loss every time in spite of fluctuations. But for me, weight measurement is data. Strip off the emotions, and more data becomes good. Because I weigh myself every day, and I've looked at some of the causes of fluctuation, I can tell you:
- I will weigh more after a rest day. This doesn't mean I added fat because I didn't burn all the calories I ate; it primarily means I added water as it binds to glycogen, replenishing my stores so I can run well the next day.
- My weight will fluctuate by 3% to 5% intra-day. I try to make my "standard" daily weight as consistent as possible; but it's less consistent in retirement than it was while I was working.
- Common advice to distance runners is to weigh yourself before and after a long run to quantify water loss. I have a marathon-running friend who says he routinely loses 5 pounds on a long run. (I estimate he's around 160 base weight.) I can't tell you how much I routinely lose, because I'm lousy at remembering to weigh myself before the run. Doesn't really matter long term; it comes back when I re-hydrate.
- I will lose 2 to 3 pounds over the course of a marathon training cycle, even though I'm trying to maintain. I'll put on 3 to 5 pounds in the 3 days before a marathon, by abandoning food discipline in favor of building glycogen. And if I don't get injured while running the marathon, that mini-spike will come right off the next week when I return to food discipline.
- And I would be oblivious to most of this if I only weighed myself once a week.
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PastorVincent wrote: »
Our bodies are pretty darn good at adjusting our composition and the like on the fly to match our lifestyles. Constant scale watching just makes us panic which is why many "gurus," say not to weigh yourself every day despite the fact most of us will do just that when we are actively seeking to loose
I take issue with the gurus. I get that they are trying to keep novice weight loser from despairing, by keeping the weigh-ins far enough apart to show a loss every time in spite of fluctuations. But for me, weight measurement is data. Strip off the emotions, and more data becomes good. Because I weigh myself every day, and I've looked at some of the causes of fluctuation, I can tell you:
- I will weigh more after a rest day. This doesn't mean I added fat because I didn't burn all the calories I ate; it primarily means I added water as it binds to glycogen, replenishing my stores so I can run well the next day.
- My weight will fluctuate by 3% to 5% intra-day. I try to make my "standard" daily weight as consistent as possible; but it's less consistent in retirement than it was while I was working.
- Common advice to distance runners is to weigh yourself before and after a long run to quantify water loss. I have a marathon-running friend who says he routinely loses 5 pounds on a long run. (I estimate he's around 160 base weight.) I can't tell you how much I routinely lose, because I'm lousy at remembering to weigh myself before the run. Doesn't really matter long term; it comes back when I re-hydrate.
- I will lose 2 to 3 pounds over the course of a marathon training cycle, even though I'm trying to maintain. I'll put on 3 to 5 pounds in the 3 days before a marathon, by abandoning food discipline in favor of building glycogen. And if I don't get injured while running the marathon, that mini-spike will come right off the next week when I return to food discipline.
- And I would be oblivious to most of this if I only weighed myself once a week.
I lose 2 pounds most nights just by sleeping. I only record a couple-few times a week, first thing in the morning after emptying my bladder, before eating and drinking but I watch a lot more often. I think most people that are trying to lose weight do.
To compare to your buddy, 5 pounds is approaching what I lose per hour during a summer run. A bit less in winter.3 -
debrakgoogins wrote: »Lessons learned from my first 4 mile long run which happened to be in 18 degree weather:
It wouldn’t be unreasonable to strap a roll of paper towels to my back considering how much my nose ran.
I may not like chapstick but I need chapstick.
3 miles is my max before I need water. Note to self, buy water bottles for my flipbelt.
Listening to stories instead of music makes the time go faster for me.
Sub 20 degree weather doesn’t suck for running. Who knew?!
I’ll be warm enough while I run but the chill will set in after I get home. Cold feet on my napping, unsuspecting hubbie’s belly is great fun!
Hot soup is a perfect after run meal.
You'll know you're a veteran winter runner when you can fire a perfect snot rocket.7
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