January 2019 Monthly Running Challenge

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  • RunsOnEspresso
    RunsOnEspresso Posts: 3,218 Member
    @amymoreorless I will have to take a good photo of the medal. I did a quick selfie in the car after but was too tired to take any later. I love the medal and it's why I decided to run this one.
  • eleanorhawkins
    eleanorhawkins Posts: 1,659 Member
    PastorVincent wrote: »
    @noblsheep @louubelle16 @girlinahat @eleanorhawkins @rheddmobile and anyone else I missed...

    Thanks for the notes on Decathlon! I fully agree UA is overpriced, but its options are slim to compete with it around these parts. I am looking for a mid layer to go over my UA Cold Gear compression shirt for days like today when the thermometer registers 2F (-17C). I have a great top layer, my North Face Windwall (talk about pricey!!) but need a good midlayer.

    Can you recommend something form their line? I really need it to wick. That is the problem with my current 1/4 zip that I used to use. It does not wick, so I get chaffing bad.

    Thanks!

    @PastorVincent Think the shirt I have is the same as the one the link was posted for. To be honest, my brain can't even compute the level of cold you're talking about. However, I would assume the temperature mentioned on the website would be a suggestion if you intended only wearing that one shirt and if you're layering that should work?
  • louubelle16
    louubelle16 Posts: 579 Member
    PastorVincent wrote: »
    @noblsheep @louubelle16 @girlinahat @eleanorhawkins @rheddmobile and anyone else I missed...

    Thanks for the notes on Decathlon! I fully agree UA is overpriced, but its options are slim to compete with it around these parts. I am looking for a mid layer to go over my UA Cold Gear compression shirt for days like today when the thermometer registers 2F (-17C). I have a great top layer, my North Face Windwall (talk about pricey!!) but need a good midlayer.

    Can you recommend something form their line? I really need it to wick. That is the problem with my current 1/4 zip that I used to use. It does not wick, so I get chaffing bad.

    Thanks!

    Having never run in anything colder than -3C courtesy of the UK climate, I wouldn’t know what to recommend on that front, sorry! However, I do know that everything I’ve bought from their running-specific range (note not their more general fitness/gym range which, as seems industry-standard these days, is more about fashion than practicality) is as good at wicking as any of my Nike tops. I have lots of Nike tops to compare, I live 4 miles from a Nike factory outlet, (my poor bank balance :sweat_smile:) but I couldn’t tell you how they compare to UA, as I only wear their sports bras.
  • PastorVincent
    PastorVincent Posts: 6,668 Member
    louubelle16 wrote: »
    PastorVincent wrote: »
    @noblsheep @louubelle16 @girlinahat @eleanorhawkins @rheddmobile and anyone else I missed...

    Thanks for the notes on Decathlon! I fully agree UA is overpriced, but its options are slim to compete with it around these parts. I am looking for a mid layer to go over my UA Cold Gear compression shirt for days like today when the thermometer registers 2F (-17C). I have a great top layer, my North Face Windwall (talk about pricey!!) but need a good midlayer.

    Can you recommend something form their line? I really need it to wick. That is the problem with my current 1/4 zip that I used to use. It does not wick, so I get chaffing bad.

    Thanks!

    Having never run in anything colder than -3C courtesy of the UK climate, I wouldn’t know what to recommend on that front, sorry! However, I do know that everything I’ve bought from their running-specific range (note not their more general fitness/gym range which, as seems industry-standard these days, is more about fashion than practicality) is as good at wicking as any of my Nike tops. I have lots of Nike tops to compare, I live 4 miles from a Nike factory outlet, (my poor bank balance :sweat_smile:) but I couldn’t tell you how they compare to UA, as I only wear their sports bras.

    I suspect that UA and Nike are very similar, I just used to get better deals on UA stuff, but I no longer have access to those deals so need a new way to save some cash :)

    Their web site has lots of errors on it, like this one:

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    And bigger with more details that clearly show the "t-shirt" is labeled "warm"
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    :lol:
    I am NOT running outside in 59 Celius, with any pullover on that is for sure. :dizzy:

    So that is making it hard to shop! :neutral:
  • Purplebunnysarah
    Purplebunnysarah Posts: 3,252 Member
    @almostsuperpowered It's -5C in Edmonton so clearly you live in the wrong part of Canada :P
  • Purplebunnysarah
    Purplebunnysarah Posts: 3,252 Member
    @workaholic_nurse It is a nice trail! Houses on the north side, farmer's fields (and construction) on the south. Plus some green space. The construction fencing was around a school field that backs on to the path.
  • workaholic_nurse
    workaholic_nurse Posts: 727 Member
    7lenny7 wrote: »
    I late night at our the new steak & whiskey restaurant Saturday night meant I was later than I wanted getting out Sunday morning and it had warmed up considerably to 1F/-17C with a -10F/-23C windchill on a bright sunny day. It was 10F colder than the day before so I added a top layer. I wore regular road shoes, Feetures marino wool blend knee high socks, SmartWool tights, a tight short sleeve shirt, a thin long sleeve shirt a mid weight layer, topped with a wind layer. It was one layer too much. On my head was a Nathan bean, pulled low to meet my sunglasses, with a buff covering the bottom part of my ears and going across my face, just below my nose. On my hands were thin Head running gloves from Costco, with my new Turtle Fur golf mitts over those. The Turtle Fur mitts are thicker and better than the pair I'd been recommending, but they're also more expensive.

    Once I warmed up my buff was pulled down around my neck, my mitts were pulled back off my hands, and my jacket and top layer were unzipped and I was still sweating. I should not have had that thin long sleeve layer.

    I opted to run the 1.6 mile paved trail around a pond near our house. Three times around the pond, plus a mile there and a mile back, and a little extra at the end totaled over 8 miles for Kody & I. I did take a few short walking breaks here and there to assess my foot and and ankle and to get a short rest when my HR started climbing.

    I forgot to roll out my right calf the night before so I had some tightness on the side of my ankle, but not as bad as it had been earlier last week. I took it easy, enjoyed the beautiful weather and soon it mostly worked itself out. I wasn't sure if I'd make it that third loop but we did without too much strain. Had I gone straight home from the pond it would have been 7 miles but I decided to turn and add a 1 mile loop at the end, then added another quarter mile loop after that. The run felt AWESOME and I had that pain in my legs that I get when I go for a long run, which is a good pain!

    I did stop at the pond once for some photos to capture our matching ice beards. I wanted to get the pond in the background but it was just a struggle to get something with Kody looking at the phone. He and I lazed around quite a bit the rest of the day.
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    2019 Races

    02/23/2019 - Psycho Wyco 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
    06/22/2019 - Dan Patch 5K Pace - Savage, MN (Tentative)
    or
    06/22/2019 - Circle of Life 10K - Lake City, MN (Tentative)
    07/04/2019 - Red Wing 5K - Red Wing, MN (Tentative)
    07/13/2019 - Eugene Curnow Trail Marathon - Carlton, MN
    07/27/2019 - Wabasha River Run 10K - Wabasha, MN (Tentative)
    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
    10/20/2019 - Surf the Murph (50k or 50M) (Tentative)
    10/26/2019 - Kansas Rails to Trails 100K (Tentative)
    12/07/2019 - Alternate Chili 10M - KCK





    Love the shot of him sticking his tongue out, PRICELESS :p
  • Tramboman
    Tramboman Posts: 2,482 Member
    HonuNui wrote: »
    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
    1/8 snorkel 2.5 hours
    1/9 2.55
    1/10 5.00
    1/11 3.15
    1/12 rest
    1/13 3.30
    1/14 rest
    1/15 life
    1/16 4.43
    1/17 2.00
    1/18 2.90
    1/19 stuff
    1/20 2.65 We had an unheard of phenomena on the Hamakua coast of Hawaii: a nearly cloudless evening in January (read: rainy season), thus allowing great eclipse viewing
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    Total: 40.66

    Ticker is my goal for 2019 and progress to date:

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    Those are some great eclipse pics. Thanks for sharing.
  • mbaker566
    mbaker566 Posts: 11,233 Member
    @7lenny7 that tongue :smiley:
  • eleanorhawkins
    eleanorhawkins Posts: 1,659 Member
    PastorVincent wrote: »

    I suspect that UA and Nike are very similar, I just used to get better deals on UA stuff, but I no longer have access to those deals so need a new way to save some cash :)

    Their web site has lots of errors on it, like this one:

    x324ovc56yd3.png

    And bigger with more details that clearly show the "t-shirt" is labeled "warm"
    was5l8izfu5j.png

    :lol:
    I am NOT running outside in 59 Celius, with any pullover on that is for sure. :dizzy:

    So that is making it hard to shop! :neutral:

    UGH! I would say (unless they don't make their own stuff over there) they are better at making running gear than they are at making websites in 'merican. At the moment when I run, they only things not bought from Decathlon are my leggings (purely because I already owned long leggings that work to run in, my summer shorts did come from them!) and my shoes. And the only bit of me that gets cold is my fingers cause I haven't splashed out on gloves yet.
  • PastorVincent
    PastorVincent Posts: 6,668 Member
    MegaMooseEsq wrote: »
    PastorVincent wrote: »
    louubelle16 wrote: »
    PastorVincent wrote: »
    @noblsheep @louubelle16 @girlinahat @eleanorhawkins @rheddmobile and anyone else I missed...

    Thanks for the notes on Decathlon! I fully agree UA is overpriced, but its options are slim to compete with it around these parts. I am looking for a mid layer to go over my UA Cold Gear compression shirt for days like today when the thermometer registers 2F (-17C). I have a great top layer, my North Face Windwall (talk about pricey!!) but need a good midlayer.

    Can you recommend something form their line? I really need it to wick. That is the problem with my current 1/4 zip that I used to use. It does not wick, so I get chaffing bad.

    Thanks!

    Having never run in anything colder than -3C courtesy of the UK climate, I wouldn’t know what to recommend on that front, sorry! However, I do know that everything I’ve bought from their running-specific range (note not their more general fitness/gym range which, as seems industry-standard these days, is more about fashion than practicality) is as good at wicking as any of my Nike tops. I have lots of Nike tops to compare, I live 4 miles from a Nike factory outlet, (my poor bank balance :sweat_smile:) but I couldn’t tell you how they compare to UA, as I only wear their sports bras.

    I suspect that UA and Nike are very similar, I just used to get better deals on UA stuff, but I no longer have access to those deals so need a new way to save some cash :)

    Their web site has lots of errors on it, like this one:

    x324ovc56yd3.png

    And bigger with more details that clearly show the "t-shirt" is labeled "warm"
    was5l8izfu5j.png

    :lol:
    I am NOT running outside in 59 Celius, with any pullover on that is for sure. :dizzy:

    So that is making it hard to shop! :neutral:

    Well, I love a good deal and have been wanting to pick up some more winter peripherals, so I took one for the team and will report back in 3-7 days. :)

    Thanks!

    I just hope you do not have to wait for it to be 59C to test it. :lol:
  • PastorVincent
    PastorVincent Posts: 6,668 Member
    eleanorhawkins wrote: »
    PastorVincent wrote: »

    I suspect that UA and Nike are very similar, I just used to get better deals on UA stuff, but I no longer have access to those deals so need a new way to save some cash :)

    Their web site has lots of errors on it, like this one:

    x324ovc56yd3.png

    And bigger with more details that clearly show the "t-shirt" is labeled "warm"
    was5l8izfu5j.png

    :lol:
    I am NOT running outside in 59 Celius, with any pullover on that is for sure. :dizzy:

    So that is making it hard to shop! :neutral:

    UGH! I would say (unless they don't make their own stuff over there) they are better at making running gear than they are at making websites in 'merican. At the moment when I run, they only things not bought from Decathlon are my leggings (purely because I already owned long leggings that work to run in, my summer shorts did come from them!) and my shoes. And the only bit of me that gets cold is my fingers cause I haven't splashed out on gloves yet.

    I sent them an email asking where they are based that they wear pullovers in 59C so that I know to stay far away. :D (Not really, but I did point out the error and asked for more information)
  • PastorVincent
    PastorVincent Posts: 6,668 Member
    Well done @Scott6255 - you had a plan and executed it well despite some "road bumps" along the way!
  • kgirlhart
    kgirlhart Posts: 5,152 Member
    There were lots of great races this weekend!

    Congrats to @RunsOnEspresso , @rheddmobile , @louubelle16, @mbaker566 and @scott6255! I enjoyed reading all of your race reports! I'm sure I missed someone in there so if you raced this weekend congrats to you too!

    @shanaber I loved the video of Hobbes! He looks like he's having a great time. And @7lenny7 awesome ice beards! I always love to see Kody's ice beard photos. Or really just any photos of Kody.

    @Avidkeo I weigh daily. I find that it is really helpful for recognizing patterns. There are certain foods that always cause water retention for me. Lots of women have water fluctuations relating to their cycles whether it is during menstruation or ovulation or both lol, and like others have mentioned DOMS usually comes with some water retention. If weighing daily messes with your head then it might be best to weight once a week, but I find weighing daily and using a trending app makes it easier to see what is really happening than just weighing once a week. If your one weigh in happens to be on a day with a high fluctuation it can make you feel really bad when you are really right on track.

    @debrakgoogins My nose runs a lot when it is cold. I started carrying a handkerchief. I used to think that handkerchiefs were only for old men, but they are really awesome. They don't fall apart when they get wet like a paper tissue. I carry one on all of my runs. In the summer they are good for wiping sweat off my face and in the winter they are good for wiping my nose. I still have not perfected the art of the snot rocket, and honestly for me it is just the dripping that bothers me.

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