January 2019 Monthly Running Challenge

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  • quilteryoyo
    quilteryoyo Posts: 6,477 Member
    edited January 2019
    @MegaMooseEsq Great race and report. That's an awesome time, in my book.

    @Scott6255 I'm going to be in FL for a week in February also! I'm trying to decide if I can get in one or two short runs while I am there or not. I usually take my work out clothes and they stay in my suitcase. I am driving down, so am at least hoping I can talk myself into using the gym at the hotel I stay at on the way. We'll see.
  • girlinahat
    girlinahat Posts: 2,956 Member
    The dog thing – my sister has a Bearded Collie and lives near Winnipeg so does cold. They camp all winter and go sledging so, you know. She makes her own stuff for the dogs paws out of almond oil, beeswax and shea butter

    And hair. I used to have shoulder-length hair. And I have A LOT of hair. Hair that does its own thing. I cut it short when I took up scuba diving, because trying to get a latex neck seal over your head with long hair is frankly painful and annoying. It’s still short, and I love it short. It’s longer at the front so I can pretend to look like a girl sometimes. I used to wash it every day, but now do that every two days, even if I run and sweat. Sometimes I co-wash – ie. use a conditioner to ‘wash’ rather than shampoo. Otherwise I’m just lazy about it. I work in quite a dusty environment so daily washing does it no favours.
  • dreamer12151
    dreamer12151 Posts: 1,031 Member
    Running shoes: I was noticing that I am close to the 300 mile mark on my current shoes, Brooks GTS 18. Therefore, coming up time for new ones.

    Here is my question: Since the last time I went to the run shop to be fitted, I came out with the newer model of the ones I was already in. Should I just assume that they will be "The Ones" and go for the 19's & order them on-line (using the size I'm in now) ....or....since the 18's are still available, I'm fine in them, AND they are much cheaper, get a pair of the 18's (in another color), and consider myself thrifty? lol
  • lporter229
    lporter229 Posts: 4,907 Member
    Question for the group: What is your favorite treadmill interval workout?
  • T1DCarnivoreRunner
    T1DCarnivoreRunner Posts: 11,502 Member
    lporter229 wrote: »
    Question for the group: What is your favorite treadmill interval workout?

    @lporter229 For treadmill intervals, I've been doing this:

    -warmup (typically progressively increase speed for 12:00)
    -6x3:00 at pace above VO2 Max with 3:00 "recoveries" in between
    *For recoveries, I struggle with slowing down enough. I try to keep at a running pace (not walking), but the idea is to slow down enough to let HR drop to a level just low enough that I have room to climb again at the next interval.
    -Then cool down slowly

    The actual speed may be different for each person, but my VO2 Max speed is at a pace about 0:10-0:20 faster than my 5K road pace... so hopefully that helps.
  • MegaMooseEsq
    MegaMooseEsq Posts: 3,118 Member
    lporter229 wrote: »
    an 1-5.2 miles
    Jan 2-1.8 miles with Stella +stretching
    Jan 3-6 miles with 4 at pace
    Jan 4- rest
    Jan 5-10 miles
    Jan 6-1.7 miles with Stella + stretching
    Jan 7-60 minutes plyo class
    Jan 8- 5 miles total speedwork 8X400s @ 7:30 pace
    Jan 9-Bike 25 minutes, yoga and strength training
    Jan 10- 7 miles with 3 @ tempo 8-8:30
    Jan 11- rest
    Jan 12- 10.2 miles (should have been 12 but snow and slush made it miserable )
    Jan 13-6.2 miles easy
    Jan 14-60 minute plyo class
    Jan 15-5.5 miles speedwork 3X400, 1X800, 3X400 @ 7-7:30 pace
    Jan 16- strength training and 60 minute yoga class
    Jan 17- 6 miles tempoish pace (icy)
    Jan 18- rest
    Jan 19- 14.5 miserable miles in the freezing rain
    Jan 20- 7 miles +10 minute yoga
    Jan 21- 60 minute plyo class
    Jan 22- 5.3 miles total speed work 5X 800s at 7-7:30
    Jan 23- 60 minutes P90X3 Dynamix and Isometrix
    Jan 24- 7 miles tempoish (hilly, icy)
    Jan 25-rest
    Jan 26- 16.9
    Jan 27- 6.9
    Jan 28- 35 minutes strength training +60 minute plyo class

    Jan total 122.2 miles

    @MegaMooseEsq - Great race recap and pics! Impressive, in that weather!

    Yesterday I had an appointment with my trainer in the morning. I only scheduled it because, being January, her schedule has been booked solid and I wanted to let her know I am still around. I want to have one session per week with her, but it's been hard to blend our schedules. Anyway, I told her that I had run 24 miles over the weekend and had a plyo class that evening, so I just wanted to take it pretty easy. She had me do mostly upper body and core, with 2 sets of kettle bell squats, but the upper body stuff was pretty heavy. Plyo class in the evening was more brutal than usual and I am sore all over today. Not sure if it's fatigue from running, my lifting session or plyo class. Probably a combo of the 3. Considering yesterday was supposed to be a easy/ cross train day, I think I might be in trouble for my speed work this evening.

    Speaking of speed work, with negative wind chill temps, it looks like I will be hitting the dreadmill again tonight. I will usually run in most weather, but freezing rain, deep snow or ice on the streets and very negative wind chills will usually force me to the treadmill. I have done more miles on the treadmill this past month than I did all of last year. Of course, I'm sure everyone else in North America is loving the weather we have had so far this year, right?

    I am super impressed by your fitness routine - strength plus running plus plyo, wow! I'm heading to the gym for strength training now, but will probably not run until Thursday given how cold it is outdoors. I don't have a treadmill at home or access to one otherwise, but I'll probably do some sort of low impact cardio Fitness Blender video to keep the blood moving. I decided in the fall after my second half marathon that I'd stop doing speed workouts entirely until the ice clears - I wanted to cut back for a bit anyhow.
  • Elise4270
    Elise4270 Posts: 8,375 Member
    7lenny7 wrote: »
    @Elise4270 @garygse and @shanaber , I can start the February thread tomorrow morning while I'm NOT driving into work in a - 45F wind chill.

    Attaboy. Thanks!
  • rheddmobile
    rheddmobile Posts: 6,840 Member
    dreamer12151 wrote: »
    Running shoes: I was noticing that I am close to the 300 mile mark on my current shoes, Brooks GTS 18. Therefore, coming up time for new ones.

    Here is my question: Since the last time I went to the run shop to be fitted, I came out with the newer model of the ones I was already in. Should I just assume that they will be "The Ones" and go for the 19's & order them on-line (using the size I'm in now) ....or....since the 18's are still available, I'm fine in them, AND they are much cheaper, get a pair of the 18's (in another color), and consider myself thrifty? lol

    I run in 18s and tried the 19s at a store and hated them. Ordered 18s online cheap, considering scraping together enough money for a second pair because I dislike the 19s so much, hoping they will fix them before I need to buy shoes again.

    You may not have the same experience but the issue for me is that they removed the medial post so the shoe is much less stable. I have one knee with no ACL so I REALLY need my foot to be solid side to side, and in the 19s I felt like I was running on the side of my foot - seen from the outside I wasn't but clearly something was wrong with the loading and the pressure it put on my leg. They have these new "rail" things which are supposed to have the same effect as the medial post by guiding your foot forward and prevent pronation - but I don't really pronate, I just have a wobbly knee. So not at all the same thing.

    Anyway I advise trying the 19s before you buy them. Also, I think the new colors are blah. And if they aren't sold out of your size you can grab 18s at half off right now.
  • lporter229
    lporter229 Posts: 4,907 Member
    midwesterner85 wrote: »
    lporter229 wrote: »
    Question for the group: What is your favorite treadmill interval workout?

    @lporter229 For treadmill intervals, I've been doing this:

    -warmup (typically progressively increase speed for 12:00)
    -6x3:00 at pace above VO2 Max with 3:00 "recoveries" in between
    *For recoveries, I struggle with slowing down enough. I try to keep at a running pace (not walking), but the idea is to slow down enough to let HR drop to a level just low enough that I have room to climb again at the next interval.
    -Then cool down slowly

    The actual speed may be different for each person, but my VO2 Max speed is at a pace about 0:10-0:20 faster than my 5K road pace... so hopefully that helps.

    That's interesting. I have a hard time holding even my 5k pace on the treadmill. I think it compromises my form quite a bit and those fast paces are brutal for me. I can never hit the interval paces on my treadmill that I hit on a track (unless my treadmill calibration is horribly off).
  • shanaber
    shanaber Posts: 6,423 Member
    @7lenny7 - thanks! I was going to say I could do it on Thursday but you go for it tomorrow!
    BTW where is @garygse? I haven't seen a post from him for a while... hope he is just busy!

    @dreamer12151 - I was going to say the same as others... if you can get what you know at a discount I would go for those. Never ever just assume the new model will work for you. Too often they make changes that are not good for some runners for whatever reason. I also like to look at the reviews from other runners and see what they have to say about the new model. I also can get more than 300 miles from most of my running shoes but I can tell by the twinges (knee, shin, etc.) when they need to be replaced.
  • martaindale
    martaindale Posts: 2,319 Member
    dreamer12151 wrote: »
    Running shoes: I was noticing that I am close to the 300 mile mark on my current shoes, Brooks GTS 18. Therefore, coming up time for new ones.

    Here is my question: Since the last time I went to the run shop to be fitted, I came out with the newer model of the ones I was already in. Should I just assume that they will be "The Ones" and go for the 19's & order them on-line (using the size I'm in now) ....or....since the 18's are still available, I'm fine in them, AND they are much cheaper, get a pair of the 18's (in another color), and consider myself thrifty? lol

    I use the GTS as well. The sizing is the same, so no worries there. The 19 is a bit different in the way the support is set up. Now they have these "guiderails" rather than the distinct firm foam. I actually prefer it, but I saw some reviews when I was researching from people who were not big fans. If you have a way to try them on or order from a place with a good return policy, that's probably a good idea. But if you loved the 18, save a buck or 50 and get another pair of those.
  • mbaker566
    mbaker566 Posts: 11,233 Member
    skippygirlsmom wrote: »
    1/1 - 0
    1/2 - 4
    1/3 - 0
    1/4 - 4
    1/5 - 4
    1/6 - 5
    1/7 - 0
    1/8 - 4
    1/9 - 0
    1/10 - 3
    1/11 - 0
    1/12 - 4
    1/13 - 6
    1/14 - 0
    1/15 - 4
    1/16 - 0
    1/17 - 5
    1/18 - 0
    1/19 - 0
    1/20 - 4
    1/21 - 5
    1/22 - 0
    1/23- 0
    1/24 - 0
    1/25 - 7
    1/26 - 3
    1/27 - 6
    1/28 - 0

    68 of 60 miles

    Yeah goal. Work is killing me, we are in our testing cycle and I'm working 11 and 12 hour days. I'll never catch up on the 400 posts I missed. I'm working from home today, because we have a snow day. I know you all are jealous of our snow.

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    this is not my last shovel. that fence is a four foot fence. and now the snow pile is over the fence
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  • skippygirlsmom
    skippygirlsmom Posts: 4,433 Member
    @mbaker566 oh yeah I remember those days from when I lived in New Jersey. We were supposed to get 1 - 3 inches and we are under a state of emergency and the entire state is shut down. The picture is what we got, not even rain, it's cold (my our standards) 30F right now but that's it.
  • T1DCarnivoreRunner
    T1DCarnivoreRunner Posts: 11,502 Member
    lporter229 wrote: »
    midwesterner85 wrote: »
    lporter229 wrote: »
    Question for the group: What is your favorite treadmill interval workout?

    @lporter229 For treadmill intervals, I've been doing this:

    -warmup (typically progressively increase speed for 12:00)
    -6x3:00 at pace above VO2 Max with 3:00 "recoveries" in between
    *For recoveries, I struggle with slowing down enough. I try to keep at a running pace (not walking), but the idea is to slow down enough to let HR drop to a level just low enough that I have room to climb again at the next interval.
    -Then cool down slowly

    The actual speed may be different for each person, but my VO2 Max speed is at a pace about 0:10-0:20 faster than my 5K road pace... so hopefully that helps.

    That's interesting. I have a hard time holding even my 5k pace on the treadmill. I think it compromises my form quite a bit and those fast paces are brutal for me. I can never hit the interval paces on my treadmill that I hit on a track (unless my treadmill calibration is horribly off).

    The treadmill helps me to keep up the pace, actually. If I do that outside, I give up too easily and slow down too soon... sometimes intentionally and sometimes not. By setting the speed on the treadmill and keeping at it, I have to keep up with the machine. My HR at VO2 Max is about 159, but I set it to a speed that gets me up to upper 160's or 170's. This is tough to keep up, but I can do so for 3 min. The treadmill helps enforce that I keep it up for longer. It's tough and the idea is that it is supposed to be tough. I'm just pushing myself beyond VO2 Max for 3 min. at a time in order to hopefully increase speed. I'll keep doing this for 6 weeks total before switching to a different part of my training plan.
  • MegaMooseEsq
    MegaMooseEsq Posts: 3,118 Member
    edited January 2019
    ddmom0811 wrote: »
    Stay warm everyone! People are complaining in Florida and obviously have no right to do so! My goodness - I can't imagine temps that are expected. It better be long gone before the end of Feb when I go to Minn. :scream:

    It is unlikely that this cold will stick around - it's supposed to be almost 40 this Saturday! Most of the time winter in the Twin Cities (other parts of Minnesota can be even colder) is around the mid teens to mid twenties, which yeah, is still cold, but nothing like this -25 or whatever nonsense we're supposed to be getting tomorrow. That's more of a "twice in a decade" low. We usually have a handful of days under 0 every year, but lower than -5 or so is rare. Your best bet is to plan on whatever outerwear you'd want for mid teens to low twenties and layers, layers, layers!

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