February 2019 Monthly Running Challenge
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February challenge up ALREADY?! Whoa....this year is flying!
Since when I come up with a mileage, something happens, I'll just say: If I run all the miles on my 15K plan, then I'll get in 52 miles. That would get me the "Gold Badge" on my Nike app, which I really want to get. And, bump me up to the next milestone in the Green level. Really hoping to get there.
HOWEVER, since I don't want to set a number level, I'll set my goals to: keeping to the plan (run, cross & yoga) as much as possible, completing the Gasparilla 15K, and continuing to run after. (have a history of falling off track after an event. Working on staying strong)
@smarziii Every runner starts somewhere. Find your joy and keep with it. Some of the best advice given to me at a race by a guy who took 3rd place overall was "Just don't stop running". I ran like a fool when I 1st started almost 6 years ago, then I started over training, over goaling myself. Keep the fun in it, and no one will make fun of you, you just might inspire someone else and not even know it!
@garygse Thank you for inspiring and encouraging me! There are times when I've finished a run and you have given "Kudos" on Strava before I've even taken my running shoes off! True, my running level isn't anywhere NEAR yours, but that you so much!10 -
@katharmonic I love mark remy! He use to write for runners world and went out on his own.
Welcome to all the newbies! And as always I love seeing the regulars! @garygse I know your a week out still on that marathon, but I’m already anxious for the race report.
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I don’t really want to set a running goal. I seem to be having some intermittent dizziness, dr. google suggests BPPV, benign proximal positional vertigo. I have an appointment the 15th with the ear guy since I have ringing and sensorineural hearing loss, but kinda don’t care and wanna cancel the appointment. I think running will be a bad thing since I can’t seem to turn my head without a wave of even the slightest dizziness. So...
30 miles it’ll be. Or not to be. That is ... why does my house smell like feet cheese? WTK! (What the kitten).
@7lenny7 thanks for setting us up! You’re awesome. How’d that pork belly turn out?10 -
@Elise4270 the pork belly is still curing. I plan on smoking it this weekend. There will be photos
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I'm in for 75 again this month. Since February is a short month and who knows what the weather will be like I am going to set a conservative goal.
Welcome to all the newbies. This is a fun group with many different levels of runners. So don't geel like your goal isn't as good as anyone else's. No one here will make fun of anyone's goal.10 -
Tallied all the runs and got 90 something. I'll commit to 80km to give myself some wiggle room.
Welcome to all the new people!8 -
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I'm in for 75 miles in February, 15 more than last month, but last month I took a week off of tracking while on vacation.
Happy running! 🏃♀️🏃♀️🏃♀️10 -
AlphaHowls wrote: »@eleanorhawkins wrote: »I feel sooooo lame. I am not a great runner. Can I commit to 30 miles..... and not get made fun of?
Don't feel lame, you'll see pretty much everything here from yards to gazillions of miles. Some of us are coming back from injuries, others have just started, others are preparing for marathons or running marathon distances almost every day because they're crazy just for the fun of it. I personally don't expect to reach 30 miles so you'll be ahead of me ;-)
FIFY
lol I aspire to be that crazy one day but for now it's way out of my league. My craziness atm is limited to spending most of the night plotting out a training plan for the next 10 months, cause sleep is so overrated.7 -
Maths says 120km for me this month.10
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My half training plan should give me a little over 60 miles, so I’ll set my goal at 60 and hopefully go past that.9
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only page two so far???
I'm not going to commit to mileage, but am aiming for some consistency. Trying to get in at least 3 runs a week plus 2 CrossFit sessions per week so my run target is 12 runs for February11 -
@7lenny7 Thanks for setting up this month's challenge!
Short month and the better part of a week will be in Florida (probably not running), so I think it will be a light month. I'm in for 80 miles.
Welcome all the newbies! Welcome back @ariceroni!13 -
In for 70 miles - a bump up of ten. I have a trail 10k this weekend and a HM trail on the 16th. I’ll have to walk a lot of the HM I think but Skip wanted to do it so I said sure. The RD said no real time limit for me since they are doing a 50k at the same time.12
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The January thread really helped me, so joining in for my second month!
Surpassed my tiny 20 mile January goal by just over 13 miles sooo I'm trying to decide if I should aim for 35 or 40 miles. I'll come back to this one before tomorrow...10 -
@dreamer12151 The mileage is irrelevant; you all inspire me to get up and go outside by getting up and getting on out there yourselves. It's contagious, and I thank you!
@Elise4270 The report will be late...I race on Saturday, and fly back on Sunday; I don't feel like typing a report on my phone, so expect it sometime Sunday night or Monday. Unless I get a DNS or DNF, in which case the report will be when I eventually get over myself, lol.13 -
I feel pretty good about how January went and think I’m going to take February about the same: run home from the gym three times a week with a long run of 5-7 miles once a week when the weather is nicest. That will come out to just over 40 miles so I’m going to set a 45 mile monthly goal for a bit of a stretch. My current total mileage record for February is 3.89 miles last year so I think I'm set for passing that this year.
Things I would like to improve on in February - more mobility work including trying out the yoga classes at the gym, and more low-impact cardio on days when I don’t run or do strength training. I'd also like to GRADUALLY lower my cold weather PR should the opportunity arise - it's looking like -2 this evening might be happening, fingers crossed for snow! And if the weather improves enough, I'd like to try running to the gym as well as home, although I only plan to do that if it doesn't negatively impact my lifting.
I’ve finally signed up for my February 10K - I’ve been waffling since I’ve got a lot going on right now, but I enjoyed the Winter Run enough that I decided to go ahead and pull the trigger. With that I’ve got my first half of the year largely settled, though I still need to sign up for the later races.
The main change I’ve made is subbing out a trail 10K in May for a street race - I’m concerned that 10K will be too much for my first trail race and I like the idea of an all-women race. I'm also not confident on my ability to get much practice time in on trails until the weather is nicer and I'm running more/longer distances. Women Run the Cities is one of the longer-running streets races around here, plus it will probably get me another shot at the Twin City Marathon 10 Mile lottery, which would be lovely.
We’ve invited my dad and stepmom (California) and sister and brother-in-law (Oregon) to join us in Wyoming for the Grand Teton Half so that is looking like it really will happen, which will mean going back to a half marathon training schedule in March, which sounds about right to me. I will totally admit that part of my motivation in inviting them was to split housing costs - Jackson is flipping expensive! But it would also be great to see them if we’re already heading West-ward, and it would be really awesome to run a race with my brother-in-law, even though he will likely not actually run “with” me given our differences in skill level.I feel sooooo lame. I am not a great runner. Can I commit to 30 miles..... and not get made fun of?
When I started following posts here a year or so ago, I felt super intimidated by all the runners planning on 20-30 miles per month! You definitely won’t be made fun of here.8 -
I'm in for 40 miles this month. It's a bit of a stretch as my training plan has me a little lower when I add it up. I have my first trail race, a 5k, this weekend and my first 10k on the 23rd! Haven't done any races since April of last year, and I am really looking forward to them. I love race day atmosphere so much!!12
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Hi all, I'm back (again)! I was out of commision for what seemed like most of 2018- 6 weeks in August/September from stress fracture #3, then another 9 weeks off in November/December/1st week of January with stress fracture #4 and severe plantar fasciitis. I'm half way through my 4th week back to running now and am making sure to take things nice and slow/easy to avoid stress fracture #5! I completed 39 miles in January so my goal for February is 75 miles. I'm currently training for the Excalibur 10 Miler in March; this will be my 4th year running it and I'm hoping to continue my streak of placing in my age group every year!
What did you do for your plantar fasciitis? I've been dealing with it since September. I think I've tried just about everything from stretching to a boot. Even had a steroid shot without much success. Yoga seems to help some, but after a run it's still pretty painful.0 -
martaindale wrote: »I'm in for 40 miles this month. It's a bit of a stretch as my training plan has me a little lower when I add it up. I have my first trail race, a 5k, this weekend and my first 10k on the 23rd! Haven't done any races since April of last year, and I am really looking forward to them. I love race day atmosphere so much!!
I love trail races! I need to do more of them.2 -
In for a nice even 100 miles. Stretch goal is 120 again as this would mean I don't miss a single run day.8
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@Elise4270 The report will be late...I race on Saturday, and fly back on Sunday; I don't feel like typing a report on my phone, so expect it sometime Sunday night or Monday. Unless I get a DNS or DNF, in which case the report will be when I eventually get over myself, lol.
I see zero chances of that happening. Run like the wind my friend!7 -
@Elise4270 The report will be late...I race on Saturday, and fly back on Sunday; I don't feel like typing a report on my phone, so expect it sometime Sunday night or Monday. Unless I get a DNS or DNF, in which case the report will be when I eventually get over myself, lol.
I see zero chances of that happening. Run like the wind my friend!
I'm wondering if Kipchoge should watch his 6. Garys dnf would be "did not falter".
@garygse I will gladly and patiently wait for that race report. I know you'll not disappoint. *No pressure*6 -
@Elise4270 The report will be late...I race on Saturday, and fly back on Sunday; I don't feel like typing a report on my phone, so expect it sometime Sunday night or Monday. Unless I get a DNS or DNF, in which case the report will be when I eventually get over myself, lol.
I see zero chances of that happening. Run like the wind my friend!
I'm wondering if Kipchoge should watch his 6. Garys dnf would be "did not falter".
@garygse I will gladly and patiently wait for that race report. I know you'll not disappoint. *No pressure*
I think while he is stuck on the plan he could easily type it out on his phone...
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Thanks @7lenny7 for setting up the February thread!
Welcome to all the new runners - we are a crazy bunch but you will find the most supportive, helpful group here!
Still being injured and barely making half what I thought I might last month I am going to go with 25miles and hope for more. Technically I can't return to running until at least the 28th but the PT has given my hope with walk and maybe add in a little running... so I am going to count my walking with hope that it will progress to walk/running...
@annshandle - I also had PF and haven't had any issues from it in a long time. I would recommend a few of things that came from my sports Chiropractor
1) foam roll and/or stretch your calves as tight calves can impact your PF
2) try doing this yoga 'toes pose' regularly. Be sure to start gently though
3) use KT tape to tape your foot for extra support
4) make sure you have good well fitted running shoes that are not worn out
Pease consider going to see a doctor if you haven't already and things don't improve.
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annshandle wrote: »
What did you do for your plantar fasciitis? I've been dealing with it since September. I think I've tried just about everything from stretching to a boot. Even had a steroid shot without much success. Yoga seems to help some, but after a run it's still pretty painful.
@annshandle I've done a number of things to help with the PF pain. Originally it was so bad I could barely walk and I thought for sure I would need the cortisone shot, but now it is at a very manageable level, just a little sore after runs. This is what has worked for me:
1) Ice it consistently. I use a frozen water bottle and ice for ~30 min 3x a day, especially right after runs.
2) Spiky ball massage (I use the smaller ball from this set) daily for 30-60 minutes while I sit at my desk at work. I start off gently and work my way to a hard massage, focused on the area of my heel where the pain is the most concentrated.
3) Inserts for my every day shoes (I use these). I wear these inserts in all my shoes except my running shoes. They made my arches really sore the first day or two, but after that they really helped a lot
4) PF night splint (I use this one). Originally used it every night, though sometimes if I woke up in the middle of the night I would take it off. Now I just wear it on the nights after I run.
5) Miscellaneous other things- a) I bought memory foam slippers to wear around the house instead of walking barefoot like I used to. b) foot strengthening exercises, my favorite is "foot doming" while I brush my teeth or wait for my french press. c) stretch bottom of my feet daily by doing thunderbolt pose with toes curled under (like @shanaber mentioned). I added this in later since initially my PF was too tight/sore to stretch like this. d) calf stretching daily, both straight leg to get the gastrocnemius and bent knee to get the soleus. I do each for ~2 minutes a day, plus at least 2-3 min after each run. e) Intense foam rolling of my calves, especially the soleus and upper achilles tendon area since this is where I get the most soreness after running. I use the R8 roller and really really dig in there.
I know this sounds like a lot, and it WAS a lot to keep up with initially but it really helped me a lot! Now that the pain has diminished, it hardly feels like much upkeep at all. I hope this helps!
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Page three and I happy to be able to log the first run for February. Out before breakfast to beat the heat. Legs like lead.
1 Feb: 6.91km
6.91 of 120km for February13 -
@shanaber @ariceroni Thanks for the tips! I do some of those, but not all. And I have not been great about wearing my insoles. I'll up the stretching and try the toes pose.2
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The wind is forecast to be 4 mph on the 9th, so I'd best not!@Elise4270 The report will be late...I race on Saturday, and fly back on Sunday; I don't feel like typing a report on my phone, so expect it sometime Sunday night or Monday. Unless I get a DNS or DNF, in which case the report will be when I eventually get over myself, lol.
I see zero chances of that happening. Run like the wind my friend! 13 -
@7lenny7 thanks for setting up this month's thread!
@garygse soooo do not see a DNS/DNF in your future, unless as @Elise4270 said it stood for did not falter
@shanaber prayers for continuing recovery!Welcome to all the new runners - we are a crazy bunch but you will find the most supportive, helpful group here!
The above is absolutely true, especially the bold section
Goal for the month as inspired by @AlphaHowls (in consistency, not distance) is to run daily. There is a trail marathon that I am still contemplating, yes @7lenny7 the fat *kitten* one
. Every other Saturday is a long slow distance run, TRX classes every Monday morning. Average weekly mileage was 30, so distance wise will be 100 miles again with stretch goal of 150, despite having 3 fewer days next month. Ultimate goals for the month will be running without injury and eating better. Have kinda slipped since running so much, hungry all the darn time.
"The miracle is not that you finished, but that you had the courage to start." -John Bingham10
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