January 2019 Monthly Running Challenge
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greenolivetree wrote: »Well I'm 400 posts behind. Oh well
I ran 30 mins three times last week then last night I started the Bridge to 10k program. So that was four 10 min runs with 1 min walk breaks in between. I struggled through the whole thing. Usually at least once a week my whole run is just terrible and I feel like crap. Ha. My HR was higher than it's been despite adding in the walk breaks and the walk breaks honestly just felt pointless. I'm contemplating just adding 5 mins each week to my run instead of doing the walk break thing in the 10k program???
I tried a 10K program that sounds a lot like the one you are doing, with short walk breaks. Each week the runs got a little longer with less breaks, but you were pretty far into the plan before they dropped altogether. I got stuck on that program and tried a different one because I was finding it harder to start running again after a walk break than to just keep going. The one I used is by Active and it's a 5K to 10K trainer. No walk breaks and a mix of paces. It does a long run once a week that builds up to the 10K distance and the other 2 days are some speed/pace work and some recovery runs. I liked the variety a lot and found it much easier to stick with. Also, once I finished it I have been able to just cycle the last 3-4 weeks to give me a plan to follow until my race days.
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midwesterner85 wrote: »I'm thinking of signing up for the Hogeye Marathon in Springdale, AR (4/6/19). Does anyone here know if they have bacon on the course? It seems like they should have it either on the course or at the end (as a minimum). Has anyone done this race and do you know? If not, I might message the RD. I'm really thinking about signing up and that might push me over the edge...
Interesting
If you want bacon, the Flying Pig Marathon on the first Sunday in May has some unofficially from someone that evidently cooks and passes it out every year and I believe others along the course do the same as well. The FP was my first marathon and while I didn’t have any bacon during the race I loved the race theme and the support is fantastic. Highly recommend!
On a whim this past summer, to keep the pig theme going, I signed up for the Hogeye during their early registration period. That said, in the fall, I later registered for another marathon on the same day as a good portion of my running group is running Milwaukee and I initially thought of my dual registration as “weather insurance” if snow/cold up north for race day I would head south and if too hot in AR the I would stay closer to home...but also tempted to see if I can transfer the Hogeye race but haven’t contacted the RD to see if they would accommodate as they don’t talk about it is an option positively or negatively on their website.
If you are talking to the RD perhaps you can inquire about a friend not able to run and would they be willing to accommodate a name switch and what we would have to do. Thinking, I could drop my insurance policy and you can save some money as I paid far less than the current price of you want to run this race.
@kevaasen I might just ask that question because I'm thinking about signing up anyway. To be honest, another part of the reason to run this is because I am doing a marathon on 4/13 in KS and this would be 2 in 8 days... which would be enough to join the Marathon Maniacs and would also get me 1 state closer to being able to join the 50 states club. Cincinnati is a bit further, but not a bad idea as I don't have OH. But it would not be 2 marathons in short enough time to join the Marathon Maniacs club. I may send you a friend request so we can PM about it.4 -
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January Running Totals (miles)
1/1 – 10.09 warmup + 7.5 mile race
1/2 – 6.28 easy w/fast finish
1/3 – 6.76 warmup, intervals, cool down
1/4 – rest day
1/5 – 16.65 warmup, Winter Warrior Half
1/6 – 8.09 easy
1/7 – rest day
1/8 – 8.64 warmup, speed work, cool down
1/9 – 11.08 easy
1/10 – 8.25 warmup, speed work, cool down
1/11 – rest day
1/12 – 15.94 warmup, 5 mile race, post-race easy run
1/13 – 12.46 easy with hills
1/14 – rest day
1/15 – 8.19 warmup, speed work, cool down
1/16 – 10.01 easy to MP
1/17 – 9.82 warmup, speed work, cool down
1/18 – rest day
1/19 – 15.12 with snow and wind
1/20 – 8.10 indoor track
1/21 – rest day
1/22 – 8.19 warmup, speed work, cool down
1/23 – 13.16 easy with hills
January running total to date – 176.83
Nominal January mileage goal: 200 miles
Real Goals: Train well toward Boston. Work the January races into the training plan smoothly. Remain uninjured, even if it means cutting back on planned mileage or races.
Yesterday's and Today's notes – It's getting into the busy season of the year. So far, I've kept up with skimming the posts here; haven't been able to reply to all that I'd like to. Major cause of being busy, tax season coinciding with Boston training. That's not going to change until either I quit doing volunteer tax prep for low income people or BAA quits letting me come back to run another Boston Marathon.
Yesterday I had tax training (self employment income) from 1:30 to 3:30, which got in the way of my screen time but worked well with club practice in the evening. Went to club practice, ran my 2 mile warmup. The real speed work was 4x200 at R, 3x600 at R, 4x200 at R, with 200 recovery after the 200s and 400 recovery after the 600s. As discussed with Coach last Thursday, I focused more on form than pace. Results: I ran the R intervals slower than a week earlier, was less beat up, and another club member mentioned my form was better. I'll take that as a win.
Today I have tax training (quality review) from 5 to 8 PM. I wanted to get 13 miles with hills. Physically, I would have liked to start around 3 PM, with maximum recovery time from yesterday's speed work to get the run done in the daylight. Unfortunately, that wouldn't let me get to training by 5. So . . . I slept late like a normal weekday (retirement is great!), then did an abbreviated morning routine like a weekend. That got me out the door just past 10 AM, when the temperature was up to 36° F (+2° C). Wind was supposed to be 11 to 16 mph, but it didn't feel quite that strong. It was from the SSE; an easterly wind component is unusual here.
I went to run 13 miles with hills on a familiar route. Minor issue: Early in the route, for most of mile 2 plus a bit of mile 3, I had to run on sidewalks. Normally those sidewalks are clear. They had been plowed, but there was a layer of snow left. Depending on how I view things, this was either very soft packed snow or very firm slush. It was like running on sand, only colder. The effort level was well above a normal long run, but I slogged through it. Then the rest of the run was normal winter running conditions. I was a bit slower than usual. Part of that was being worn down by the early bad footing, part was having less than optimal recovery time after yesterday's speed work. I chose to regard it as a training exercise in running on tired legs.
Post-run stats showed the familiar fake high HR early, but the HR for miles 3 to 13 being a bit lower than normal for one of my long runs, in the 120s. It didn't feel like I was working less hard, but that's the tired legs speaking.
Other random factoid: Today was the first run for a pair of Peregrine Ice + 7's out of the box. My old Peregrines are over 500 miles, and I can see wear no the surface of the Superfeet insert in one of them. I'd like to make the first run in new shoes something shorter, but that just isn't going to happen for a run that needs trail shoes for the snow and ice. The good news is, everything went as expected with the shoes. I really needed Peregrines instead of Kinvaras on the snowy sidewalk, and either the Ice + model lives up to the hype for no-slip, or there weren't any really slick spots on the roads. There was ice in my driveway before I started, but I didn't really test the shoes on it. By the time I got back, there had been about an hour of light rain and the ice in my driveway had melted.
2019 Races:
January 1, 2019 Freezeroo #2 (Resolution Run 7.5 mile) (Mendon, NY) finished in 50:55
January 5, 2019 Winter Warrior Half Marathon (Gates, NY) finished in 1:30:48
January 12, 2019 Freezeroo #3 (Pineway Ponds 5 Mile) (Spencerport, NY) finished in 33:10
January 26, 2019 Freezeroo #4 (Hearnish 5 mile) (Victor, NY)
February 2, 2019 USATF XC Championship, Masters 8K (Tallahassee, FL)
February 9, 2019 Freezeroo #5 (Tom Brannon 8 mile) (Greece, NY)
February 23, 2019 Freezeroo #6 (White House Challenge 4.4 mile) (Webster, NY)
April 13, 2019 BAA 5K (Boston, MA)
April 15, 2019 Boston Marathon (Hopkinton, MA to Boston, MA)
November 3, 2019 TCS New York City Marathon (New York, NY)
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@sarahthes when I first saw the Oilers news this morning I thought it was fake. Then I thought it took them this long to finally fire him?! 😂
And now I'm gonna cry about our game tonight because OEL was injured last night and I love that Swede. Actually I think all of our defensemen are injured 🤷🏼♀️
(but at least we jumped the Oilers in points last night... maybe that was the final straw 🤣)3 -
January goal: 75 miles
1/1: 3.11 miles
1/4: 4.6 miles
1/5: 4.21 miles
1/6: 8.02 miles
1/8: 3.11 miles
1/9: 3.15 miles
1/10: 3.15 miles
1/13: 9.01 miles
1/15: 3.15 miles
1/16: 3.11 miles
1/17: 5.03 miles
1/20: 10.02 miles
1/22: 5.02 miles
1/23: 3.27 miles
67.96/75 miles completed
I ran 3.27 miles at lunch today. I was pretty quick for me too. Strava said it was my 3rd fastest 5K and it was my fastest non-race 5k. I'm always a little disappointed when I run at lunch because I really only have time for 3 miles, but it was nice to be able to run fast (the cold weather helped there too). I can run farther if I run before work, but it was 27F feels like 20F when I got up this morning and that is just too cold for me. But 43F feels like 37F was ok when it was sunny out.
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midwesterner85 wrote: »midwesterner85 wrote: »I'm thinking of signing up for the Hogeye Marathon in Springdale, AR (4/6/19). Does anyone here know if they have bacon on the course? It seems like they should have it either on the course or at the end (as a minimum). Has anyone done this race and do you know? If not, I might message the RD. I'm really thinking about signing up and that might push me over the edge...
Interesting
If you want bacon, the Flying Pig Marathon on the first Sunday in May has some unofficially from someone that evidently cooks and passes it out every year and I believe others along the course do the same as well. The FP was my first marathon and while I didn’t have any bacon during the race I loved the race theme and the support is fantastic. Highly recommend!
On a whim this past summer, to keep the pig theme going, I signed up for the Hogeye during their early registration period. That said, in the fall, I later registered for another marathon on the same day as a good portion of my running group is running Milwaukee and I initially thought of my dual registration as “weather insurance” if snow/cold up north for race day I would head south and if too hot in AR the I would stay closer to home...but also tempted to see if I can transfer the Hogeye race but haven’t contacted the RD to see if they would accommodate as they don’t talk about it is an option positively or negatively on their website.
If you are talking to the RD perhaps you can inquire about a friend not able to run and would they be willing to accommodate a name switch and what we would have to do. Thinking, I could drop my insurance policy and you can save some money as I paid far less than the current price of you want to run this race.
@kevaasen I might just ask that question because I'm thinking about signing up anyway. To be honest, another part of the reason to run this is because I am doing a marathon on 4/13 in KS and this would be 2 in 8 days... which would be enough to join the Marathon Maniacs and would also get me 1 state closer to being able to join the 50 states club. Cincinnati is a bit further, but not a bad idea as I don't have OH. But it would not be 2 marathons in short enough time to join the Marathon Maniacs club. I may send you a friend request so we can PM about it.
Ok. If you do just let me know. 2 marathons in a week is adventurous. Haven’t PM on here so if I don’t respond right away it is because I have no clue where it might reside in the app.1 -
1.1.19: 10.5 @ 9:31/M (10.5) Long Run
1.2.19: Scheduled Rest Day
1.3.19: 4.5 @ 8:39/M (15) Pace Run
1.4.19: 5.0 @ 9:18/M (20) Easy Run
1.5.19: Scheduled Rest Day
1.6.19: 5.0 @ 9:38/M (25) Easy Run
1.7.19: 4.5 @ 8:29/M (29.5) Fartlek Run
1.8.19: 10.3 @ 9:40/M (39.8) Long Run
1.9.19: Scheduled Rest Day
1.10.19: SKIPPED Pace Run (tummy ache)
1.11.19: 5.0 @ 8:57/M (44.8) Medium Run
1.12.19: Scheduled Rest Day
1.13.19: 4.0 @ 9:15/M (48.8) Easy Run
1.14.19: SKIPPED Speedwork
1.15.19: 4.0 @ 9:06/M (52.8) Easy Run
1.16.19: Scheduled Rest Day
1.17.19: 4.0 @ 8:30/M (56.8) Pace Run
1.18.19: 3.5 @ 8:45/M (60.3) Long Run cut short due to snow.
1.19:18: Scheduled Rest Day
1.20.19: SKIPPED Easy Run
1.21.19: SKIPPED Speedwork
1.22.19: 5.0 @ 9:14/M (65.3) Easy Run
1.23.19: Scheduled Rest Day
Skipped Sunday and Monday's run because I was visiting family (not an excuse) and didn't want to run on the treadmill (that's the real reason). I really wanted to skip yesterday's run and started just walking in the park. But then I called myself a lazy bum, got my head on straight and ran an easy 5 miler because I have a 15K race in 3.5 weeks.
Also stepped on the scale this morning and decided I want/need to lose 15lbs. Last month that number was 12 so instead of eating at a small deficit to lose 2-3lbs in the month, I decided to use "training" as an excuse to eat whatever I wanted and obviously ate at a small surplus. My clothes are tight and my tummy hurts when I have to button my pants. So time to get serious about that. I hope everyone is enjoying their week!
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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.
I had something similar on my left side. When I told my massage therapist about it, he really dug into the upper part of my IT band and in the front groin area and it helped immensely. I try to mimic what he did almost every night before I go to sleep and knock on "bone", I have seen a huge decrease in hip tightness and sounds.2 -
midwesterner85 wrote: »midwesterner85 wrote: »I'm thinking of signing up for the Hogeye Marathon in Springdale, AR (4/6/19). Does anyone here know if they have bacon on the course? It seems like they should have it either on the course or at the end (as a minimum). Has anyone done this race and do you know? If not, I might message the RD. I'm really thinking about signing up and that might push me over the edge...
Interesting
If you want bacon, the Flying Pig Marathon on the first Sunday in May has some unofficially from someone that evidently cooks and passes it out every year and I believe others along the course do the same as well. The FP was my first marathon and while I didn’t have any bacon during the race I loved the race theme and the support is fantastic. Highly recommend!
On a whim this past summer, to keep the pig theme going, I signed up for the Hogeye during their early registration period. That said, in the fall, I later registered for another marathon on the same day as a good portion of my running group is running Milwaukee and I initially thought of my dual registration as “weather insurance” if snow/cold up north for race day I would head south and if too hot in AR the I would stay closer to home...but also tempted to see if I can transfer the Hogeye race but haven’t contacted the RD to see if they would accommodate as they don’t talk about it is an option positively or negatively on their website.
If you are talking to the RD perhaps you can inquire about a friend not able to run and would they be willing to accommodate a name switch and what we would have to do. Thinking, I could drop my insurance policy and you can save some money as I paid far less than the current price of you want to run this race.
@kevaasen I might just ask that question because I'm thinking about signing up anyway. To be honest, another part of the reason to run this is because I am doing a marathon on 4/13 in KS and this would be 2 in 8 days... which would be enough to join the Marathon Maniacs and would also get me 1 state closer to being able to join the 50 states club. Cincinnati is a bit further, but not a bad idea as I don't have OH. But it would not be 2 marathons in short enough time to join the Marathon Maniacs club. I may send you a friend request so we can PM about it.
Ok. If you do just let me know. 2 marathons in a week is adventurous. Haven’t PM on here so if I don’t respond right away it is because I have no clue where it might reside in the app.
It's not on the forum side, it would be on the user side (where you log food and such). There is a glitch apparently and you won't see my PM unless we are friends anyway. That's why I would send a friend request.1 -
So cold here today. Proud of myself that I went out for a run, well bundled up, but it was so icy on the paths it was just not worth the risk so only 1.5 miles, Brings the total to 21.5 miles.13
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MegaMooseEsq wrote: »Ladies who have used the Decathalon stuff (thanks @pastorvincent i think). They are in Australia and post to NZ (woo hoo). Those who have used the running pants, how do you find them? I see they mostly have draw strings and I HATE them usually cause I find they fit too loose around the waist unless I use the drawstring, and then they cut in cause I need to do them fairly firmly to get them to stay up. How do you find that aspect of things?
I ordered a pair of these and will report back on the drawstring situation. I'm hoping that like @_nikkiwolf_ mentioned the wide waistband makes the drawstring unnecessary. I do love me a wide waistband.
I have the shorts version of those tights and really like them. The drawstring isn't noticeable to me (it's made of a stretchy fabric so feels like the rest of the shorts) and I don't think I've ever even adjusted it. But on me the shorts are tight enough that a drawstring isn't necessary. The zipper pocket on the back, though, is just plain awesome.
But speaking of their shorts, what I didn't like are the combo ones with a loose layer over tights. You really have to watch where the seams are if you're going to be doing any long runs, lesson learned.3 -
Jan 2 (3.1mi run) (4.1mi walk)
Jan 6 (3.8mi run) (1.2mi walk)
Jan 7 (1mi run) (.5mi walk)
Jan 8 (3.1mi run) (.5mi walk)
Jan 10 (3.1mi run)
Jan 12 (3.1mi run)
Jan 16 (3.1mi run)
Jan 18 (3.1mi run)
Jan 23 (4.1mi run)
(27.5mi/30mi) (6.3mi walk)
I did 4 miles, pace at just under 11 minutes a mile, averaged. Feeling pretty good about that and really I wanted to keep going, but I needed to get home and start dinner and was starting a blister on my left foot too. It felt pretty easy, heart rate didn’t go over 160 even on hills. Having to take so many days off due to weather and scheduling seems to have given me an extra bit of motivation now that I finally had a chance to get back out.11 -
O.M.G... how could I say no to this!
http://www.chucknorris5k.com/
I mean.... Chuck Norris bling would be the best bling. AND I would be part of setting a running world record!
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amymoreorless wrote: »O.M.G... how could I say no to this!
http://www.chucknorris5k.com/
I mean.... Chuck Norris bling would be the best bling. AND I would be part of setting a running world record!
UMMM Yes please, just take my money now! Will have to start shopping for a blond Chuck Norris toupee!
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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
01/20/19 :::: 5.2 :::: 79.4
01/21/19 :::: 4.3 :::: 83.7
01/22/19 :::: 0.0 :::: 83.7
01/23/19 :::: 4.2 :::: 87.9
Yesterday's events were just not in my favor to get a run in, so I called it a rest day. Today I made it to the gym with plenty of time to get a run in before circuit training. Actually more time than I really wanted, especially as I forgot my headphones so it was a boring run - except for the part where another runner I know was next to me to chat for a bit.
I had to buy a new furnace today (and as a bonus, a new AC too, while i'm at it)
. It gets installed on Monday and I am keeping my fingers crossed that my old furnace hangs in there until then, but it's struggling. I'm feeling pretty depressed and stressed about the financials of it but what are you going to do? 14 -
Grocery shopping in tights. I sure wouldn't have done this before I became a runner.
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Haha! @7lenny7 ! Dh Shops in his after a run. There was a guy at work that biked I guess. He liked to shop in bike shorts and moccasins. Which only makes sense to a fellow athlete.
@amymoreorless college station isn’t tooo far for us. Dh is up for it. I’ll have to see where I am on it.5 -
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
1/20/2019 - 0KM
1/21/2019 - 0KM
1/22/2019 - 7MPH for 1 hour @5% grade
1/23/2019 - 10 rainy miles
---MTD: 47miles walking 132miles running 0KM resting
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.6 -
Ended up with 2.1 miles tonight. Was a nice night for a run.
Jan miles: 39.7 miles
Jan goal: 45 miles
2019 Races:
Piney Woods Trailfest 5k - 2/2/2019 registered
Rodeo Run 10k - 2/23/2019 registered
Run Houston! Minute Maid Park 10k - 3/23/2019 registered
Brazos Bend 50 10k - 4/6/2019 registered
Galveston Island Wine Festival Champagne Fun Run 5k - 4/27/2019
Women's Quarter Marathon - 5/2019
El Chupacabra de Houston 10k (night trail run) - 8/2019
TWRC Run WIld Run Free 5k - 9/2019
10 for Texas 10 Miler - 10/2019 registration opens Jan 2019
Wine and Dine half marathon - 11/3/2019
Run the Year 2019 - Team Five for Nineteen
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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
20 13.18
21 3.25
22 3
23 3.8
Total: 81.63
Goal: 115
Speed work was on the schedule for tonight. I was assigned 100m x 4 at 9:50 (enter in Garmin as 9:45-9:55). As I was doing it I thought I only hit goal pace 1 of 4 but I ended up hitting 2 of 4 so twice as good as I thought! I ended up with 10:02 / 9:55 / 10:16 / 9:42 Not bad, not bad at all.10 -
My mini-me illustrating pretty much what I’ve been doing all week (my waistline is starting to resemble hers too as a consequence!).
Last night I attempted some running - I’m here alone with the children so, once they were asleep, I did some speed repeats - 12x250 then a 900m cool down. Pushed it a bit hard and my calf is telling me about it today. Longer and slower would have been better but I couldn’t leave the kids by themselves.15 -
0123-8.0k total 58.3k, goal-100k
8km late last night around the apartment complex. Felt a bit like a hamster running on a wheel (but still better than dreadmill). Those are brick-paved roads so the bottoms of my feet aren't very happy today.
The first 5km were really slow. Got chased by a few small specimens of canine during the second half, and was suddenly able to pick up the pace.
Missed too many runs to make goal this month. Might still get to 90km. Fingers crossed.
Upcoming races:
04.15 Beijing International Running Festival (HM) (registration not open yet)
05.13 Beijing Tongzhou Half Marathon (registration not open yet)14 -
W2D2 of C25K done. The first two intervals were a little bit of a struggle, but it got much better after that...even the dog is liking the longer intervals. Tomorrow is weightlifting.
1/14--W1D1
1/16--W1D2
1/18--W1D3
1/21--W2D1
1/23--W2D2
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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6.6 miles for Kody and I on another perfect night for running. I'm getting back to finishing one of my 2018 goals which is to run every street in our town. This was the 26th run I've made towards that goal.
It was supposed to be a rest day by with very high winds tomorrow bringing in arctic air, I decided to run tonight. I don't mind cold weather by high wind sucks
January progress: 86 out of 105 miles. Includes miles on the elliptical machine.13 -
01 - 4
02 - 1.25
03 - 4.25
04 - 2
05 - 4.5
06 - 1.75
07 - 2.25
08 - 3.75
09 - 2
10 - 3
11 - 2
12 - 1.5
13 - 9.25
14 thru 21- Vacation, didn't track milage.
22 - 0
23 - 1.75
January Total: 43.25 miles
January Goal: 60 miles
Upcoming Races:
Rhody Run 12k (5/19)
Mt. Hood Scramble XXIV - 6-Mile Scramble (6/30)9 -
Good mail day today!
First is a pair of Altra Superior 3.5, bought on clearance for $60. Not my first choice for color but I'll take any color at this price.
Second is a new running shirt. As you can see from the logo it's not meant for running but for fishing. I think it will make a fine running shirt. It's very thin so either I'd use it for running in a slight chill, say 30F to 40F, or for a long run in the hot sun to protect my arms from sunburn. I'll also use for sailing I think.
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@7lenny7 How's the repaired toe tendon while running and the next day?
@Orphia thanks for asking!
My tendon is doing pretty good, I think. During my first couple of runs there was enough pain that I thought about scheduling a visit with the surgeon, just to make sure it wasn't unusual. The pain seem to be in the spot of the initial rupture, not at the repair, which is about 2 cm further down the foot. The amount of pain, and the frequency with which I feel it, has been decreasing, however, so I'm not as concerned. Last night I went for a 7 mile run and felt it a few times in the first mile or two, then maybe a couple of times during the rest of my run. My theory is that it's random adhesions which are coming loose as I run. I may try doing some targeted massage of that area.
The bigger issue has been a tightness of the tendon on the inside of my foot, going from the lower leg to the inside of my heel bone. A longer warm up seems to help, and foam rolling my hamstring and calf seem to help, I just need to remember to actually do it.
Call me a worrier (I am) but I'm concerned you can't feel it because you're running a lot and the happy hormones are masking the pain. #beentheredonethat
That's why I was also wondering how it is on your rest days, and how many of those you have.0 -
Last night was, for me, the perfect running temperature. 18F/-8C with low wind. At this temp I can easily keep cool, I have no chance of cold feet, and I don't need to wear heavy gloves. With the nearly full moon it would have been a fantastic night to run trails without a headlamp, but alas...10 more days before I can get back on the trails.
Kody & I made it 7 miles as I ran my happy face route. I was surprised my ice beard was as good as it was, with the temp that high. My tendon repair site felt pretty good, it only made itself known a few times. Overall the pain is decreasing. My concerning was a tendon on the inside of my heel. I need to massage it and roll out my calf on a regular basis.
Kody was rather frisky last night. Normally he runs right by my side at a perfect heel, except when he stops to do his business. Last night he ran ahead of me quite a bit, which I enjoyed because I like to watching him run. He's a happy dog lately.
Great happy face! I think it needs an ice beard, though. Is there any way you can make a couple out & backs to the water there across from the school?
@greenolivetree get the table if it's at all possible. Mine paid for itself in just a month of not needing to go to the chiropractor. I don't need it much anymore, but my husband uses it, and it does fold up so we can put it in the closet.3 -
ContraryMaryMary wrote: »My mini-me illustrating pretty much what I’ve been doing all week (my waistline is starting to resemble hers too as a consequence!).
Last night I attempted some running - I’m here alone with the children so, once they were asleep, I did some speed repeats - 12x250 then a 900m cool down. Pushed it a bit hard and my calf is telling me about it today. Longer and slower would have been better but I couldn’t leave the kids by themselves.
Beautiful! Where abouts are you holidaying?1
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