February 2019 Monthly Running Challenge
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Honestly, that does not look very bad.3 -
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
02/14: 3.07 mile recovery run
Total: 43.36 miles
Run notes:
Well this run was a huge struggle fest! I was originally planning to do 4 miles at an easy pace, but I could tell after the first half mile that I was going to cut it short. Struggled the whole time to keep my HR and breathing under control, even though I was running 30-60+ seconds per mile slower than my usual easy pace. The issue wasn't my legs so much as my aerobic system that just couldn't keep up. I'm chalking it up to an overly-aggressive calorie deficit the last three days and the hard run I did yesterday. Good thing Manny and I have valentine's dinner at an Italian restaurant planned for tonight! I'll have to be more careful in the future to make sure I'm eating enough; fueling my runs is definitely more important than dropping those last 5-10 pounds.
Upcoming race:
- Excalibur 10 Miler (3/17)
- Wintrust Lakefront 5K (4/13)
- Ravenswood Run 5K (4/28)6 -
PastorVincent wrote: »
Honestly, that does not look very bad.
in and of itself it's not that bad, but the hills never start. up down up down. so that does get a bit wearing. i run in that area and in the area of the second one. similar terrain (moraines)
but there is a 20% off code for the first one today2 -
PastorVincent wrote: »
Honestly, that does not look very bad.
in and of itself it's not that bad, but the hills never start. up down up down. so that does get a bit wearing. i run in that area and in the area of the second one. similar terrain (moraines)
but there is a 20% off code for the first one today
I mean if you were used to running in Florida, New Jersey, or someplace else flat that would be insane. It is all about what you are used to.
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@Elise4270 Or if looking for Bear in a Native tongue Awasos is Abenaki for bear or the Mohawk word for bear is Okwari (pronounced Oh-kwal-lee)...just some more suggestions,
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PastorVincent wrote: »
Honestly, that does not look very bad.
I agree. I did a 12K once in Nebraska with just as much cumulative gain.
@mbaker566 I noticed that 2 of those 3 are on the same day (4/6), so you would have to choose between those. Are you saying you want to do only 1 of those 3? Or are you saying you are trying to choose between the first 2 and plan to do the 3rd as well?1 -
So my son just posted to Instagram that he got asked to a Sadys dance... I am really not ready for this phase of parenthood.
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midwesterner85 wrote: »PastorVincent wrote: »
Honestly, that does not look very bad.
I agree. I did a 12K once in Nebraska with just as much cumulative gain.
@mbaker566 I noticed that 2 of those 3 are on the same day (4/6), so you would have to choose between those. Are you saying you want to do only 1 of those 3? Or are you saying you are trying to choose between the first 2 and plan to do the 3rd as well?
just one, my first one.3 -
PastorVincent wrote: »Honestly, that does not look very bad.in and of itself it's not that bad, but the hills never start. up down up down. so that does get a bit wearing. i run in that area and in the area of the second one. similar terrain (moraines)
@PastorVincent I was all set to agree with you but this is actually a deceiving elevation. On one hand, the elevation gain is only 62 feet per mile which doesn't seem bad for trails. It's not uncommon to see higher numbers in trail races. My April race will be 174 ft per mile.
The thing is though, as @mbaker566 mentions, sure, the overall number isn't bad, but because the hills never stop, and because you don't get as severe grade, you'll be running a far greater percentage of the distance than you would for something like the Superior Fall Marathon with much higher elevation gain. It will wear you down. This is similar to what I experienced with the Chippewa 50K two years ago. That was 2050 feet of gain over 31 miles and it was nearly all runnable and because of that, it wore you down hard.
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so do any of the three get any one excited? like if you lived in my area, you would totally race it.
i've done big races, i've done small races.
the swag is nice for the big one but that's a lot of people and traffic. but something small might be nice. running holy hill might be a nice first but that one will be hard. the second, you climb a lookout tower and involves the stupid steep inclines of the state park.
i'm really torn
i wish i had long distance running friends nearby. someone to cheer me on...2 -
so do any of the three get any one excited? like if you lived in my area, you would totally race it.
i've done big races, i've done small races.
the swag is nice for the big one but that's a lot of people and traffic. but something small might be nice. running holy hill might be a nice first but that one will be hard. the second, you climb a lookout tower and involves the stupid steep inclines of the state park.
i'm really torn
i wish i had long distance running friends nearby. someone to cheer me on...
@mbaker566 I suggest doing the bigger (more participants) race. My first marathon had 17 runners and it was very lonely. A bigger crowd - participants, spectators, and support - makes for a much better experience, especially since it is your first.6 -
Just my two cents, I would do the big one for a first marathon. I would rule out the hilly ones straight off personally. I picked a big marathon as my first because I wanted the crowd support and not to feel like I was running alone for hours on the course. I was glad I did that and would make the same choice again, I felt like the energy of a big race was something I needed. (Also, when you said big I had a much bigger number in mind than the 587 finishers for Milwaukee in 2017 - that seems like a really nice size race).
Date :::: Miles :::: Cumulative
02/01/19 :::: 2.3 :::: 2.3
02/02/19 :::: 10.0 :::: 12.3
02/03/19 :::: 4.0 :::: 16.3
02/04/19 :::: 3.8 :::: 20.1
02/05/19 :::: 3.6 :::: 23.7
02/06/19 :::: 0.0 :::: 23.7
02/07/19 :::: 3.3 :::: 27.0
02/08/19 :::: 4.2 :::: 31.2
02/09/19 :::: 10.1 :::: 41.3
02/10/19 :::: 5.5 :::: 46.8
02/11/19 :::: 3.8 :::: 50.6
02/12/19 :::: 4.0 :::: 54.6
02/13/19 :::: 0.0 :::: 54.6
02/14/19 :::: 3.0 :::: 57.7
Same deal as Tuesday - treadmill before and after strength training. Whoever mentioned pistol squats, I'm also very impressed - we did those today, having to get up from a bench on one leg. I'm terrible at this, especially when trying to stand up on my right leg, left leg extended. Which seems like it should be the opposite as my right side is usually stronger. I need to practice this.
Pull-up work - not a ton of upper body today but there were some push-ups, planks, wall balls, squats with a mace like a kayak row thing, goblet squats, and the dreaded box jumps.
The sun is out and I need to take my fur overlord out for a walk. Will try to catch up better later.6 -
@midwesterner85 very good point about the crowd. especially since i won't have anyone waiting for me at the finish line
@kartharmonic for us it's biggish. our marathons aren't very popular. 5ks are king. MKE-the biggest small town
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PastorVincent wrote: »@Elise4270 What a little sweetie! He reminds me of a "Smokey" we used to have.
We're at an impasse on the name. All the cats have food names, no idea how that happened... Bean, noodles, goober... This guy is beary to me. See hes Russian blue, bear- russia has iconic bears and berry cuz its food and hes so dang tiny. Dh wants to call him Sergei. So.. serbear-y?
I like Smokey myself.
Bacon.3 -
so do any of the three get any one excited? like if you lived in my area, you would totally race it.
i've done big races, i've done small races.
the swag is nice for the big one but that's a lot of people and traffic. but something small might be nice. running holy hill might be a nice first but that one will be hard. the second, you climb a lookout tower and involves the stupid steep inclines of the state park.
i'm really torn
i wish i had long distance running friends nearby. someone to cheer me on...
@mbaker566 my love of trails is no secret, but for a first marathon, I put all my chips in for the Milwaukee Marathon. There's just no substitute for the experience of a traditional marathon through a big city. With 500 to 600 runners, that's really not a lot for a marathon, but enough that you should be with or near other runners the entire time.
The Via Dolorosa only had 75 runners last year, it's first year in existence. Being on trail with no spectators, you'll be alone for much of it unless you happen to find someone running at your pace. This would be my second choice.
The Trailbreaker is 6 miles of city streets and sidewalks(?!?!), 15 miles of paved trails, and 5 miles of the IAT. You could probably get by with road shoes but it might also be pretty slushy/muddy on the unpaved trail that time of year. Shoe selection might be tricky. I've run that section of the IAT a few times and it's nice, but because of the mix of surfaces and the inclusion of sidewalks, this is my last choice. I couldn't find any results to tell me how big this race is.
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@midwesterner85 very good point about the crowd. especially since i won't have anyone waiting for me at the finish line
@kartharmonic for us it's biggish. our marathons aren't very popular. 5ks are king. MKE-the biggest small town
Lakefront Marathon has something like 3000+ I think, but it's in October. I've got that one on my list to do some day. After I do the Twin Cities Marathon though.4 -
Milwaukee marathon has had issues with execution and distance.
Idk if they had it last year. But new management or something along those lines. Yay. I think I will try to sign up tomorrow.
Lakefront is on my list but i want to be looking more at a 50k around that time. If it fits, i might run it.
Via has a new 10k this year. Maybe I'll try that.
Thanks all for the input. (I didn't even think about the shoes @7lenny7 )3 -
@mbaker566 I would come out and cheer for you!
I don't know much about those three races, the only Milwaukee area marathon I've ever really looked into was Lakefront last year and then I got hurt training for it. Personally I think I would want a bigger crowd so if it was me I would probably pick Milwaukee Marathon.3
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