February 2019 Monthly Running Challenge
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February goal: 75 miles
2/2: 13.11 miles
2/5: 5.16 miles
2/6: 5.10 miles
2/7: 5.15 miles
2/10: 8.71 miles
2/12: 3.25 miles
2/13: 3.26 miles
43.74/75 miles completed
Today's run was pretty good. It was 3.26 miles at lunchtime. It was pretty windy, but about 60F so not too bad. I do pretty good getting a run in in 30-35 minutes on my lunch break, but it sure is hard to get home, change, run, shower, get dressed and get back to work on time. I'll probably run before work in the morning since it is supposed to be in the 50's. Today and yesterday it was about 38F before work and that is too cold for me to get up early and run when I am not training for anything specific.
2019 Races:
2/2/19: Catch the Groundhog Half Marathon - PR 2:15:176 -
You can do it! I would have a hard time with 43 laps around anything too, so try to distract yourself someway. Do you listen to music or anything while you run?So 3-4km today and 3-4km tomorrow and I will attempt 10km on Saturday. I haven't run that far since well before I injured the tib-post tendon, which does still bark at me occasionally. So I'm a bit intimidated, especially since it looks like that will equal 43 laps at the indoor track...
I got back from my trip to Florida yesterday afternoon. I had planned to run today, but I'm having some minor tummy issues, so opted for a nice walk on a cool sunshiny day instead. I was very proud of myself though while I was gone. I ran on the treadmill at the hotel both on the way down and on the way home, and I ran one day while I was there. So, the trip didn't sidetrack me like it usually does. In case you missed it, during my run on Friday, I was able to complete one of my miles in 12:02 minutes. That's the fastest I've managed in a long time. So, I know I can still do it. I just have to work on it, as running the hills here in Tennessee is just a little bit different than the flat sidewalks in Florida.7 -
Non working day today so should have been plenty of time for a decent 3-4 miles but it ended up crazy busy. Did mean I was pretty active including cycling to shops, running around with toddlers at a playgroup I help with occasionally and sneaking in a few exercises while son had his PT session. Finally got out for a 2 mile jog after dropping daughter at Rainbows at 6 pm. Fitbit is showing less distance than Runkeeper so not sure which is right, so split the difference.
Miles this month = 16
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Another hot and sticky run this morning. Another 10km down. I'll be glad when my achilles tendonopathy (apparently they don't call it tendonitis anymore) eases as it's taking the pleasure out of running. It should have been a joy today, pace was good, weather was outstanding, everyone I met was happy and friendly, but that dull ache in the tendons just took the shine off. I guess I should be grateful I can actually run. I should also make more effort (find the five minutes) to do my calf raises which make a hell of a lot of difference to my comfort levels.
Running challenge
1 Feb: 6.9km
2 Feb: Yoga
3 Feb: 10.2km
4 Feb: 7.54 km + yoga
5 Feb: Rest
6 Feb: 6.8km trail, plus 1km on-road warm up
7 Feb: 15.5km
8 Feb: 1500m swim
9 Feb: 7km
10 Feb: Rest
11 Feb: 10.8km
12 Feb: Rest
13 Feb: Yoga
14 Feb: 10.8km
76.54 of 120km for February9 -
Just joining halfway through February but my goal is to get on my treadmill at home and run/jog/walk twice a week for 30 minutes. This means 180 minutes this month. I CAN DO THIS!!!
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ContraryMaryMary wrote: »Another hot and sticky run this morning. Another 10km down. I'll be glad when my achilles tendonopathy (apparently they don't call it tendonitis anymore) eases as it's taking the pleasure out of running. It should have been a joy today, pace was good, weather was outstanding, everyone I met was happy and friendly, but that dull ache in the tendons just took the shine off. I guess I should be grateful I can actually run. I should also make more effort (find the five minutes) to do my calf raises which make a hell of a lot of difference to my comfort levels.
Running challenge
1 Feb: 6.9km
2 Feb: Yoga
3 Feb: 10.2km
4 Feb: 7.54 km + yoga
5 Feb: Rest
6 Feb: 6.8km trail, plus 1km on-road warm up
7 Feb: 15.5km
8 Feb: 1500m swim
9 Feb: 7km
10 Feb: Rest
11 Feb: 10.8km
12 Feb: Rest
13 Feb: Yoga
14 Feb: 10.8km
76.54 of 120km for February
I remember someone talking about doing calf raises while brushing their teeth - I appreciate the conservation of effort! Or maybe it was standing on one leg for balance. Either one would work I guess!4 -
Another 2.5 treadmill miles today. I did some intervals, though nowhere near my race pace from this past Saturday. It's nice to know I have that in me, but I'm not sure I'm confident enough to attempt to replicate it on a gym treadmill just yet. I have visions of being flung off the back. Lol. Probably not going to make my goal mileage for the month after basically taking most of last week off, but oh well.
15.5/55.0 miles for February so far8 -
No running for me since Sunday. My work load just blew up even more than it had blown up and I've been working way late. I should work tonight but I'm going to go home, install our new dishwasher (in a marriage saving move) and go to bed. I've been on 3 to 5 hours a night. No good.
I will be doing two long runs this weekend no matter what though. Hopefully I can get in 5+ tomorrow night.
I'm don't know if I'm coordinated enough to do that but I used to do wall sits while I brushed my teeth. I should get back into that. Not tonight though.MegaMooseEsq wrote: »I remember someone talking about doing calf raises while brushing their teeth - I appreciate the conservation of effort! Or maybe it was standing on one leg for balance. Either one would work I guess!
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BettyM1017 wrote: »BettyM1017 wrote: »PastorVincent wrote: »BettyM1017 wrote: »14miles / 50 miles
Hmmmm....I need to pick it up a bit if I'm going to make my goal this month.
Nah, just run like 25 miles today and you will be well on your way
Lol!! Sure! Wait...No. Just No.
I should say, not yet. It is my goal to be able to run a full marathon by next year. I have a plan. Hopefully my old body will follow it!
lol this is kinda my strategy, I have done next to no running the last week (see shoe drama earlier in thread) but now I have new shoes, I'm picking up my old plan (5k per day, 5 days a week) and doing a 20k run/walk this weekend - its for charity though. No idea how much I'm going to run, hopefully half of it. But will see, its been a month since I've done anything greater than about 6k for various reasons.
So further to that, took the new shoes for a 5k this morning. No knee pains (yay!). They felt great. I "noticed" my posterior tibial tendon, not enough to say it hurt, but enough to say I noticed it. So Ill be keeping an eye on that, but by the end of Saturday I'll know for sure. I'm quietly confident because in the past when Ive had issues with that, it wasn't hurting when running, only when walking after. so will see. I just so sensitive about it because that issue stopped me running for almost a month.
Glad your'e doing better!! Which shoes did you get?
Thanks @BettyM1017 I got the Asics Gel Kayano 25 (my old shoes were the 24).
Went for another run this morning and didnt notice anything. no pains, so yay, new shoes for the win. I'm having a rest day tomorrow (friday) because Saturday I'm doing a 22km charity run/walk, that I have not trained for at all. But it will be a good excuse to test out my new shoes - that will be a definitive answer lol - and my new hydration pack.
Speaking of, does anyone know how to get that plastic taste out of a new bladder (or do I only have this experience because I got a cheap $15 hydration pack from wish.com?)? Ive flushed it but maybe I need to do it more? And does anyone put liquid other than water in theirs? thinking Gatorade (not alcohol but rum would be nice!)4 -
I have been tired for days and yesterday was my husband's birthday so no running. I will make it up tonight in the gym where the locker room smells like farts. They should probably just put some water down the various drains in the floor, I bet the traps have gone dry.
So 3-4km today and 3-4km tomorrow and I will attempt 10km on Saturday. I haven't run that far since well before I injured the tib-post tendon, which does still bark at me occasionally. So I'm a bit intimidated, especially since it looks like that will equal 43 laps at the indoor track...
Mine still complains from time to time. Are you stretching it after every run? I find thats the best way (and shoes) to keep it from complaining. Hopefully another 6 months or so and I wont even notice it anymore.1 -
BettyM1017 wrote: »BettyM1017 wrote: »PastorVincent wrote: »BettyM1017 wrote: »14miles / 50 miles
Hmmmm....I need to pick it up a bit if I'm going to make my goal this month.
Nah, just run like 25 miles today and you will be well on your way
Lol!! Sure! Wait...No. Just No.
I should say, not yet. It is my goal to be able to run a full marathon by next year. I have a plan. Hopefully my old body will follow it!
lol this is kinda my strategy, I have done next to no running the last week (see shoe drama earlier in thread) but now I have new shoes, I'm picking up my old plan (5k per day, 5 days a week) and doing a 20k run/walk this weekend - its for charity though. No idea how much I'm going to run, hopefully half of it. But will see, its been a month since I've done anything greater than about 6k for various reasons.
So further to that, took the new shoes for a 5k this morning. No knee pains (yay!). They felt great. I "noticed" my posterior tibial tendon, not enough to say it hurt, but enough to say I noticed it. So Ill be keeping an eye on that, but by the end of Saturday I'll know for sure. I'm quietly confident because in the past when Ive had issues with that, it wasn't hurting when running, only when walking after. so will see. I just so sensitive about it because that issue stopped me running for almost a month.
Glad your'e doing better!! Which shoes did you get?
Thanks @BettyM1017 I got the Asics Gel Kayano 25 (my old shoes were the 24).
Went for another run this morning and didnt notice anything. no pains, so yay, new shoes for the win. I'm having a rest day tomorrow (friday) because Saturday I'm doing a 22km charity run/walk, that I have not trained for at all. But it will be a good excuse to test out my new shoes - that will be a definitive answer lol - and my new hydration pack.
Speaking of, does anyone know how to get that plastic taste out of a new bladder (or do I only have this experience because I got a cheap $15 hydration pack from wish.com?)? Ive flushed it but maybe I need to do it more? And does anyone put liquid other than water in theirs? thinking Gatorade (not alcohol but rum would be nice!)
Try rinsing it with either a bleach and water solution, followed by a thourough cleaning. If you dont want to use bleach, perhaps vinegar may do the same thing? Otherwise, I'm not sure. It may be one of those things that just goes away with time.1 -
Speaking of, does anyone know how to get that plastic taste out of a new bladder (or do I only have this experience because I got a cheap $15 hydration pack from wish.com?)? Ive flushed it but maybe I need to do it more? And does anyone put liquid other than water in theirs? thinking Gatorade (not alcohol but rum would be nice!)
I haven't tried this, but read to fill it with water then a tablespoon of vinegar and shake that up. Then a tablespoon of baking soda and shake again. Drain and rinse afterward of course.1 -
2 1/4 easy miles on the treadmill today. Was supposed to be 2 according to the plan but like I said, I dislike uneven numbers in my total lol.
February runs:
2/1: 3.5 miles
2/2: 5 miles
2/5: 4.3 miles
2/6: 2.2 miles
2/7: 3.5 miles
2/9: 5 miles
2/11: 0.5 miles
2/12: 3.75 miles
2/13: 2.25 miles
Cumulative total for February: 30/55 or 63.5 miles9 -
No miles for me today, but I saw no fewer than NINE people running on my way to and from the gym today - four solo and one group of five. Way to go, Minnesotans! Of course, it made me feel a little bad about my decision not to run today, but not that bad. I might be getting better about the comparison thing!
The last couple of nights I’ve been having some pain in my left hip. This is maybe the second time I can think of that my hip has ever hurt in my life, so it’s got me a little concerned. Not PT concerned, but chiropractor concerned. Also my shoulders have been tense and the chiropractor’s office I go to includes a 10-15 minute massage plus 5-10 minutes e-stim with every visit. My insurance covers the chiropractor but not massage therapy, so that’s my workaround.
Anyhow, I’m guessing that the hip pain is a combo of running on snow and heavy deadlifts on Monday. With my second 10K of the year coming up this weekend, I decided better to give my legs a rest. Which probably means bike tomorrow, BLAH. Ah well.
I stopped at REI today and picked up a balaclava and some heat packs, so I am ready to rob a bank and keep my butt warm while I do it!
2/1 Fr - rest
2/2 Sa - 0:40:33 - 3.80 miles
2/3 Su - rest
2/4 Mo - sick
2/5 Tu - sick
2/6 We - playing catchup
2/7 Th - gym closed due to all the snow
2/8 Fr - GLORIOUS GYM WORKOUT! But no run
2/9 Sa - 50 minutes (aka 1 episode of The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel) on the stationary bike. UGGGGGGGGGGGGG!
2/10 Su - 1:29:18 - 6.64 snowy miles
2/11 Mo - 0:23:21 - 1.77, strength class
2/11 Tu - shoveling snow counts!
2/12 We - strength class
February Mileage: 12.21 / 35 miles
2019 Races! (italics under consideration)
January 26: Securian 10K Chip time: 1:05:07
February 16: Half Fast 10K
March 23: Hot Dash 10Mi
April 27: Get In Gear 10K
May 19: Women Run the Cities 10K (rolling registration cost)
June 1: Grand Teton Half, Jackson WY
June 12: ESTRS French 5K
June 29: Lift Bridge 10K
July 10: ESTRS Lebanon 7Mi OR
July 17: Torchlight 5K
July 27: St. Croix Crossing Half OR
August 3: Minnesota Half Marathon 10Mi OR
August 7: ESTRS SLP 5Mi OR
August 10: Gopher to Badger 10K
September 8: Sioux Falls Half Marathon
September 21: Surly Trail Loppet 7Mi
October 5: TCM 10K or 10Mi
November: Undecided Half?
November 28: Turkey Trot St. Paul 10K
December: Undecided 10K8 -
February Running
02/01: 3.50 mile easy run
02/03: 6.05 mile long run
02/04: 3.01 mile recovery run
02/06: 5.05 mile run- 4x(400/200E/200/400E)
02/07: 4.03 mile recovery run
02/09: 8.57 mile long run
02/11: 4.05 mile recovery run
02/13: 6.03 miles- 4M tempo
Total: 40.29 miles
Run notes:
This week, on "Workout Wednesday": 4 mile tempo run with 1 mile warm up and 1 mile cool down. I was really stressing over this run, because I knew it would be a good indication of exactly how much my fitness deteriorated while I was injured. My "worst case scenario" goal was to run the tempo miles faster than 8:30 pace, while my optimistic goal was sub-8. I ended up averaging 8:11 pace (in 18+ mph winds!), so definitely closer to "best case" than "worst case" scenario; I am overall very pleased with how the run went. And now at least I know exactly where I am, and what I need to do to get back to where I was.
In the words of Alexi Pappas- "good thing i didn’t accomplish all my goals yet because then what would i do tomorrow"
Upcoming race:
- Excalibur 10 Miler (3/17)
- Wintrust Lakefront 5K (4/13)
- Ravenswood Run 5K (4/28)9 -
February Running Totals (miles)
2/1 –5.16 course preview
2/2 – 7.29 warmup, commute, 8K XC race
2/3 – 10.81 easy
2/4 – rest day
2/5 – 10.52 warmup, speed work, cool down
2/6 – 8.78 easy
2/7 – 7.59 warmup, speed work, cool down
2/8 – rest day
2/9 – 11.50 warmup, 8 mile race
2/10 – 13.33 MP with hills
2/11 – rest day
2/12 – 8.21 warmup, speed work, cool down
2/13 – 6.31 easy
February running total to date – 89.50
Nominal February mileage goal: 190 miles
Real Goals: Train well toward Boston. Work the February races into the training plan smoothly. Remain uninjured, even if it means cutting back on planned mileage or races.
Today's notes – This morning I felt a little beat up physically, and quite a bit beat up mentally. Ended up skipping all my morning exercises except the pull-ups and push-ups. Sorry, no calf raises today. Beautiful sunny skies with temp just below freezing and 24 mph wind this morning; but I needed recovery from yesterday evening's speed work.
By the time I was recovered enough to face 6 easy miles, it had just started in on snow showers. Clear roads, a few flakes in the air, pleasant run, right? It turned into a bit of a snow storm while I was out. The 1.5 miles into the 24 mph W wind went okay, tough but expected. Then the easy residential section was mostly snow covered, for more effort than expected. Back on the major roads, the pavement was clear . . . except when traffic forced me onto the snow-covered shoulders. But I made it through the planned short run and felt pretty good until about a quarter mile from home. Then I realized, "Oh, *kitten*! I need to go out driving in this mess later!"
Got back home, and my driveway was snow covered. Went to go in, and found that my porch had a light cover of snow on top of a sheet of smooth ice. Totally surprised me, but my reflexes were good enough that I didn't fall. I can now confidently state that while the Peregrine Ice+ shoes are better than the standard Peregrines on snowy roads, they are no better on smooth sheets of ice.
Survived the mandatory driving to get a few groceries so I won't have to drive again till the trip to club practice tomorrow evening. No, I didn't get bread or milk (unless you count the bread in the Subway sandwich). But I do hate getting my car out in this slop. I'm ready for winter to be over, or at least for the snow to stop coming down every week.
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) 4.9 miles, finished in 32:28
February 2, 2019 USATF XC Championship, Masters 8K (Tallahassee, FL) finished in 32:53
February 9, 2019 Freezeroo #5 (Tom Brannon 8 mile) (Greece, NY) finished in 55:55
February 23, 2019 Freezeroo #6 (White House Challenge 4.4 mile) (Webster, NY)
March 16, 2019 USATF Masters 8K Championship (Shamrock 8K) (Virginia Beach, VA)
March 17, 2019 Shamrock Half Marathon (Virginia Beach, VA)
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)11 -
No run for me today, but today was a fun day. The proofs for my new book arrived, and the ebook was released in all stores.
Now, I just need to write the sequel. Need figure out how to write and do long runs at the same time! 17 -
Had a very nice run this evening. Beautiful weather - 60's and a little breezy. Even though Monday's run was tough, the super slow pace did seem to refresh my legs a little. I had a tempo run on the schedule for tonight and I had a better time keeping the pace up today and overall ran a faster pace!
2/1: 1.4 miles
2/2: 3.5 miles
2/3: 3.3 miles
2/4: 1.5 miles
2/6: 3.4 miles
2/10: 5.7 miles
2/11: 2.5 miles
2/13: 3.1 miles
Feb total: 24.4 miles
Feb goal: 40 miles
2019 Races:
Piney Woods Trailfest 5k - 2/2/2019 29.23
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
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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Speaking of, does anyone know how to get that plastic taste out of a new bladder (or do I only have this experience because I got a cheap $15 hydration pack from wish.com?)? Ive flushed it but maybe I need to do it more? And does anyone put liquid other than water in theirs? thinking Gatorade (not alcohol but rum would be nice!)
I did not have this problem with my Wunjo pack, but if I did I would try distilled vinegar first. Like 50% water/vinegar and let it soak for a few, then rinse thoroughly. Maybe repeat once or twice. Since vinegar is safe to drink if you leave some behind it will just taste funny but not be dangerous.
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@Avidkeo i agree with the vinegar in the hydration bladder. Think i heard lemon juice would also help if vinegar bothers you. I do put nuun tabs in mine, i haven't tried anything else and i avoid putting sugar in it but know others use UCAN or other similar products for long runs. I freeze it about a third full and that way the ice is cool on my back and dilutes the nuun down as my run progresses, or just use ice cubes. I find i do better with electrolytes earlier, even before a run. Which I'm not currently running.. but did.
Heres a bit of no named tiny-ness. Dh is responsible for this one...
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I made it off on my trip to the East coast, and got the treadmill miles in as soon as I got to my hotel, around 8 pm. Whew! Not sure exactly how I’ll get the next few runs in on this busy work trip/quick family visit, but one’s down! And then I decided I should try Shake Shack for dinner. Mmmm.
February goal: 40 mi
2/2 5.1 mi
2/4 3.1 mi (after snowboarding)
2/5 cross (4 hours snowboarding)
2/6 3.1 mi TM
2/7 rest
2/8 cross (45 min xcountry skiing)
2/9 4 mi TM (25 min xcountry skiing)
2/10 rest/cross (2.5 hours snowboarding)
2/11 3 mi TM
2/12 rest
2/13 3.5 mi TM
Feb total: 21.8 mi9 -
8.5 miles on trails at Shelby Farms - last long run there before my husband's and my 10k there next week. The most recent time we practiced there the course kind of kicked our *kitten*, so we threw in a couple of extra miles of running on grass in hopes the extra conditioning will help. Anything over 10k is a long run for us - very tired coming back!
Perfect running day - 60 degrees and bright sunlight - wet underfoot - we must have seen every deer in the park! Since I was slow to get moving we were still running a few minutes before sunset (park officially closes at sunset) and the deer were grazing in herds in the middle of the trails and seemed very surprised to see us! There are already a couple of new twin fawns.
Funny story - the last part of the course runs on grass paralleling the back road leading past the park. This road gets really backed up at rush hour, which of course coincides with sunset right now. So we were running alongside a mile of stop and go traffic, with many people who had their windows open because of the nice weather. I was getting tired and starting to pay attention to my breathing, when we passed a car blaring hip-hop music. Now, normally I'm not a hip-hop kind of person, so I had to google this song later, but as we passed Lil Duval yells at us, "If you're breathin' you achievin', we having fun this evening..." and I was like YES. It was very timely! I yelled at my husband, "Look at us, we are faster than CARS!" and he started cracking up because all the cars were stuck dead in traffic and we were passing them.12 -
PastorVincent wrote: »No run for me today, but today was a fun day. The proofs for my new book arrived, and the ebook was released in all stores.
Now, I just need to write the sequel. Need figure out how to write and do long runs at the same time!
Easy, all you need to do is take a recorder with you and dictate it. Then find a secretary who is capable of transcribing words and not including the panting or gasping or cussing or whatever your involuntary noises of choice are during long runs :-)
On the topic of making use of time while brushing teeth... I know a guy who does squats while he brushes his. I remember the first time he told me that my instant thought was "ok, stay away from this dude, he's insane". Now I kind of get it. Not enough to do it, but yeah. I like the idea for calf raises, except I have to do mine off a step and think I would break my neck without something to hold onto.
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eleanorhawkins wrote: »PastorVincent wrote: »No run for me today, but today was a fun day. The proofs for my new book arrived, and the ebook was released in all stores.
Now, I just need to write the sequel. Need figure out how to write and do long runs at the same time!
Easy, all you need to do is take a recorder with you and dictate it. Then find a secretary who is capable of transcribing words and not including the panting or gasping or cussing or whatever your involuntary noises of choice are during long runs :-)
On the topic of making use of time while brushing teeth... I know a guy who does squats while he brushes his. I remember the first time he told me that my instant thought was "ok, stay away from this dude, he's insane". Now I kind of get it. Not enough to do it, but yeah. I like the idea for calf raises, except I have to do mine off a step and think I would break my neck without something to hold onto.
I do my calf raises while making breakfast in the morning. I think if I tried to do them while brushing teeth there would be toothpaste everywhere.4 -
rheddmobile wrote: »eleanorhawkins wrote: »PastorVincent wrote: »No run for me today, but today was a fun day. The proofs for my new book arrived, and the ebook was released in all stores.
Now, I just need to write the sequel. Need figure out how to write and do long runs at the same time!
Easy, all you need to do is take a recorder with you and dictate it. Then find a secretary who is capable of transcribing words and not including the panting or gasping or cussing or whatever your involuntary noises of choice are during long runs :-)
On the topic of making use of time while brushing teeth... I know a guy who does squats while he brushes his. I remember the first time he told me that my instant thought was "ok, stay away from this dude, he's insane". Now I kind of get it. Not enough to do it, but yeah. I like the idea for calf raises, except I have to do mine off a step and think I would break my neck without something to hold onto.
I do my calf raises while making breakfast in the morning. I think if I tried to do them while brushing teeth there would be toothpaste everywhere.
Exactly lol
Just back from my run, and I think that was the last time I get walk breaks. Those 10 minute intervals seemed to last a long time, but were still so very heavenly. Really cloudy and windy here this morning, yet I was too hot for most of the run. Weird. Can't wait for Sunday's mini-race, especially as my husband and daughter are meant to be running it too and they don't run so I probably won't be last :-p
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I do pistol squats when brushing my teeth. I have an electric toothbrush which buzzes every 30 seconds, so I focus on one leg for the first 30 seconds, then switch.
It's a challenge to be sure, the trick is not to use water during that time - just toothpaste on the brush and keep the mouth fairly closed!!!
And the whole being on one leg is....not easy. But it's a great stretch for my achilles.
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01Feb - 1.85 miles (treadmill)
03Feb - 3.85 miles (outside)
04Feb - 1.8 miles (treadmill)
07Feb - 1.85 miles (treadmill)
08Feb - 2 miles (treadmill)
09Feb - 6.8 miles (outside)
11Feb - 2 miles (treadmill)
14Feb - 2 miles (treadmill)
Total to date: 22.15 miles of 40
Trying to work out when I can get a longer run in over the next 3 days, but might have to just stick with a 5k at some point when I have half hour or so to spare!3 -
girlinahat wrote: »I do pistol squats when brushing my teeth. I have an electric toothbrush which buzzes every 30 seconds, so I focus on one leg for the first 30 seconds, then switch.
It's a challenge to be sure, the trick is not to use water during that time - just toothpaste on the brush and keep the mouth fairly closed!!!
And the whole being on one leg is....not easy. But it's a great stretch for my achilles.
Oh wow, hats off on the pistol squat + tooth brushing combo, even with an electric brush. I’ve been doing skater squats at the gym recently and it’s reminded me that even if my balance is a lot better than it was a couple of years ago, it still has lots of room to improve!1 -
Happy Valentine's Day!
@shanaber - I think the gym sounds better than packing up boxes!
I'm glad to read other people are as crazy as me. I do squats when blowdrying my hair - this takes a lot of coordination! I haven't done any exercises while brushing teeth, but now I probably will.
I lifted this morning - for lower body, mainly quads and glutes. I had to make a lot of adjustments to the list of exercises to avoid the pad of my foot - just to be sure. I still can't believe I will be pain free on > 5 miles! But I can't wait to try.
2/1 - Rest Day
2/2 - 37 miles cycling
2/3 - 48 miles cycling
2/4 - 4.5 miles + strength training - upper body
2/5 - 5 miles! + strength training - glutes/abs
2/6 - 4.5 miles
2/7 - strength training - upper body
2/8 - rest day
2/9 - Duathlon - 5k, 20K bike, 2.5K - that was tough!
2/10 - rest
2/11 - 4 miles + shots in feet from podiatrist
2/12 - rest day
2/13 - strength training - upper body
2/14 - strength training - quads/glutes
7 -
PastorVincent wrote: »No run for me today, but today was a fun day. The proofs for my new book arrived, and the ebook was released in all stores.
Now, I just need to write the sequel. Need figure out how to write and do long runs at the same time!
Congrats! Share the link please. If you already did, sorry, I'm bad about keeping up in here.
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