February 2019 Monthly Running Challenge

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  • garygse
    garygse Posts: 896 Member
    @7lenny7 I did ask the guy, and he said the faster pace times are usually split across two runners, with each runner running just half the race...however, the person who was slotted to run the first half wasn't able to make it, and they didn't have time to find a replacement.
  • Avidkeo
    Avidkeo Posts: 3,206 Member
    garygse wrote: »
    @7lenny7 I did ask the guy, and he said the faster pace times are usually split across two runners, with each runner running just half the race...however, the person who was slotted to run the first half wasn't able to make it, and they didn't have time to find a replacement.

    That makes sense. Thank goodness they guy doing the last half showed. I imagine thats better than the first half.
  • hanlonsk
    hanlonsk Posts: 762 Member
    MegaMooseEsq wrote: »
    rheddmobile wrote: »
    @MegaMooseEsq I saw these and thought of you - tights with a double layer butt! Also: pockets!

    https://www.skirtsports.com/product/toasty-tights/?avad=55097_b14ff96cd

    LMAO at “hamhock-*kitten*”. I’m going to have to check my budget...

    If I had money in my slush fund right now.... I would be inclined to buy said tights just to support their phrasing.... and maybe have a pair of winter tights that fit my current level of fluff.... but mostly the first thing
  • hoshaugh73
    hoshaugh73 Posts: 255 Member
    midwesterner85 wrote: »
    @hoshaugh73 Where I was running on Sat. on an icy paved trail, it was mostly a sheet of ice with slick snow on top (wet, but iced snow... almost as bad as ice). There was a pond at one point where some geese were hanging out. I noticed some of the geese were walking downhill on the icy snow in the grass towards the pond, and were sliding. They were very slowly putting one food in front of the other and sliding when their foot hit the ground. Until they stopped sliding, they wouldn't pick up their other foot for the next step. It was somewhat comical to watch. I fell only once, and it was on a downhill. Sure, I slid several times, like the geese, but only once did I lose my balance and completely fall to the ground. That's the trick in the slick areas... slide all you want, just don't lose your balance and keep at least one foot on the ground.

    @midwesterner85 That sounds hilarious! Surprisingly I stayed upright on the trail, usually that doesn't happen on the best of days. 😀
  • PastorVincent
    PastorVincent Posts: 6,668 Member
    Date...........Run.......Walk
    02/01........11M.......0.0M
    02/02........20M.......0.0M
    02/03........00M.......0.0M
    02/04........13M.......3.8M
    02/05........00M.......3.5M
    02/06........09M.......1.0M
    02/07........00M.......3.5M
    02/08........00M.......0.0M
    02/09........11M.......0.0M
    02/10........00M.......0.0M
    02/11........07M.......3.5M

    ---MTD: 15.6 miles walking, 71 miles running, and 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.
  • shanaber
    shanaber Posts: 6,423 Member
    I ordered another pair of Altra Escalante from REI last weekend and they came today. If I ever get to run again I will be all set. This is the first time in a couple of years that I am down to just 3 pairs of running shoes. I am hoping my Topo Athletics will be okayed by the PT when I see him. Otherwise it will just be the 2 pairs of Altra's.

    @ddmom0811 - I hope your foot feels great from now on!
  • Sparx_81
    Sparx_81 Posts: 403 Member
    girlinahat wrote: »
    Great race report @rheddmobile – sounds my kind of trail!!
    @garygse nice pics. Are you Dutch????


    Interval run this morning – am getting good at being consistent with my activities – mentally I tell myself I can sleep or rest tomorrow.

    A good run. You can tell that there is a local half marathon coming up as usually I see one other person at 6am running, this morning there were half a dozen. None of them were on the dark towpath though….

    Am getting better with my speed intervals, although getting faster I have realised is a very long, slow process, and not helped mentally by seeing friends training for the above half marathon posting 10 minute miles as beginners. Ho-hum.

    I wanted especially today to thank @RunsOnEspresso . I have been reading Kara Gouchers book ‘Strong’ and while I haven’t yet delved into the whole mantra thingy I am finding the idea of a confidence journal inspiring. So each night, I write a short note in my diary about what GOOD things came out of the day, even when my run is a bit meh, there’s always something to learn from it. It’s another item on my ‘be consistent and make a habit’ list.

    We have a TV show over here called "operation transformation" where people are encouraged to get fit and healthy... This is the only time of the year I ever see people out at 6am! So annoying when they run past though! :D

    Confidence journal sounds intriguing! Will have to have a look.
  • T1DCarnivoreRunner
    T1DCarnivoreRunner Posts: 11,502 Member
    @PastorVincent That is the same reason I use the treadmill for intervals. I may just continue when I switch over to threshold runs (like what you are describing). The treadmill forces me to go faster becauae I have to keep up with it. I still do long runs outside, though.
  • Tramboman
    Tramboman Posts: 2,482 Member
    2-1 7k easy
    2-2 7k easy
    2-3 Rest
    2-4 7k easy
    2-5 Rest
    2-6 7k slow
    2-7 7k intervals
    2-8 Rest
    2-9 7k slow
    2-10 12k slow
    2-11 7k recovery
    2-12 Rest

    February Total: 61k
    February Goal: 100k

    Next year when you pop in here claiming your December 2019 mileage, what accomplishments will you have made?
    Run at least 4 5k races.
    Get under 30:00 and a PR for 5k.
    Average at least 135k per month, which would put me over 1,000 miles for the year.

    Run the Year Team: Five for Nineteen

    Scheduled rest day today. That's good, because it's 33 degrees F and pouring rain on top of what snow remains from yesterday. My hip can use the break, too.

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