February 2019 Monthly Running Challenge
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Hey guys - just found this and this is great!!!
My goal for February is running/walking for 420 minutes.
I am just starting and alternating walking and running.
I have signed in for 3 races at the moment and the big goal is to be able to run the distances without walking.
March 31st => 2,5 km (I am being part of a relay Team for an 3hrs race and one round is 2,5 km)
April 10th => 3 km (Womens Fun Run 2019)
May 26th => 5 km (Womens Run 2019)
I already did one run yesterday with 40 minutes.
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derWegistdasZiel wrote: »Hey guys - just found this and this is great!!!
My goal for February is running/walking for 420 minutes.
I am just starting and alternating walking and running.
I have signed in for 3 races at the moment and the big goal is to be able to run the distances without walking.
March 31st => 2,5 km (I am being part of a relay Team for an 3hrs race and one round is 2,5 km)
April 10th => 3 km (Womens Fun Run 2019)
May 26th => 5 km (Womens Run 2019)
I already did one run yesterday with 40 minutes.
Welcome!1 -
Well... that was interesting.
Freeze your Fanny race. 4 miles (I came up with 3.8, who knows). Forecast when I went to bed last night was the same as it had been for the last several days- 35-40 degrees at race time, with a front comes in bringing snow, and dropping the temperature quickly to below zero. I had even done a practice run last week, in approximately that temp, to make sure I still knew what to wear at that temp despite my recent laziness.
Have said clothes set out and ready to go. Look at weather, it’s a bit chillier than predicted, might want a light jacket. Start driving to the race... it’s about 10 degrees colder, already, and snowing, already. Which also means wind is stronger, if storm came quicker. Turn around, go back home, trade my short socks for my wool socks, grab the yaktrax, put a sweatshirt on instead of light layer, and think of all the recent cold butts, and put some shorts on over my tights.
Yaktrax were an awesome decision. I fell before I was completely out of my car. One foot still in car, coffee in hand... all but face plant.. coffee goes everywhere. lady getting out of car next to me “what on earth are you doing???” Ummm, falling, apparently”. We had a ton of snow last week. 40s yesterday, and then the weirdness today. Lots of very very very slick stuff, covered in today’s layer of snow, so ya couldn’t see it.
This is where it becomes important that this race is in my actual town of like 1500- so some of the issues to follow are to be expected. No bibs, if you didn’t register a month or more ahead of time, your shirt will be here in 2 weeks. (Wasn’t even in the paper it was happening until 2 weeks ago). No where does it say where check in or start is. All info just says “town name” luckily it is a small town. They have walkers “start” at 8. This is a loose term, as walkers apparently just self start kinda whenever they want.
Run starts at 9. Not much better than a self start. By the time The run starts it is freezing fog, windy, snowy. Luckily the route is a segment on strava that I have looked at. Because there is no signage. No people directing. No cones. No streets closed off - and this route goes on pieces of two highways, and a frontage road. By the half way point, the freezing fog has coated my glasses, so I can’t hardly see. And my glasses are kinda cobbled together after an incident Friday, so I didn’t want to put them in my pocket and risk breakage, and I didn’t really want to face the weather without their protection. Luckily my switch to the sweatshirt meant I was in brighter colors than I would have been otherwise. Because between my glasses and the fog no one on either side of this equation can see anything. Hindsight being 20/20 I should have grabbed my new light up vest when I turned around for extra layers. Also, apparently the folks accustomed to this tradition apparently count themselves as “walkers” if they are slow runners. Because, I was going a bit faster than my usual turtle pace, and I would have been DFL had it not been for the two who kept stopping for selfies. Finally, get back to where we started. And I’m getting my yaktrax off and trying to get my glasses thawed before going inside.... and assuming they just picked up the finish without me since I was sooo far behind the rest of the runners, when someone walking back to their car goes “uhhh you know the finish is up there another block?” Uhhhh no... since there are NO SIGNS, NO CONES, NO people pointing, and since it makes no sense to run past the nice warmth of the building where the stuff is... I actually didn’t know that. Grrrrr.
Now, I realize I may be a bit snarky, and I know this is a community ran, small town race....so maybe my heart is still frozen 2 sizes too small after all of that. But, just from a safety perspective, the above really has me bothered. Like, what if my spectacular fall had happened out on the frontage road when I was still DFL? What if I broke something? What if a car hit me because they couldn’t see me in the fog and snow. and like not many people run here is going’s to expect a runner on the frontage road or highway in that anyways? How do they know someone coming from out of town doesn’t know the route and made a wrong turn and is lost? Today was pretty warm for February in Wyoming, how do they know all the runners made it back safely? Like, I’m not even saying have bibs- heck borrow the chips the bar uses when you are owed a drink- make sure all the chips come back... or have better signage, and someone sweeping the course, so ya know no one got lost, and everyone is back safe.
TL/DR - cluster of a 4ish mile race, froze my fanny as advertised, slippery, Icy, cold, foggy. 3.8 today = 6.1/3022 -
Way to go @Squish815 - getting out there and crushing it, especially unprepared.
I had 3.5 miles+ scheduled for today. It was wet and dreary, and my heart just wasn't up for it. I took the dogs out for a couple miles walk and then proceeded to clear up some of my clutter around the house. Sunday is our Family Day, though if the kids leave earlier than usual, I might get out tonight for my run. Otherwise, I'll have to brave the forecasted single digits and possible snow tomorrow morning.6 -
Well... that was interesting.
Freeze your Fanny race. 4 miles (I came up with 3.8, who knows). Forecast when I went to bed last night was the same as it had been for the last several days- 35-40 degrees at race time, with a front comes in bringing snow, and dropping the temperature quickly to below zero. I had even done a practice run last week, in approximately that temp, to make sure I still knew what to wear at that temp despite my recent laziness.
Have said clothes set out and ready to go. Look at weather, it’s a bit chillier than predicted, might want a light jacket. Start driving to the race... it’s about 10 degrees colder, already, and snowing, already. Which also means wind is stronger, if storm came quicker. Turn around, go back home, trade my short socks for my wool socks, grab the yaktrax, put a sweatshirt on instead of light layer, and think of all the recent cold butts, and put some shorts on over my tights.
Yaktrax were an awesome decision. I fell before I was completely out of my car. One foot still in car, coffee in hand... all but face plant.. coffee goes everywhere. lady getting out of car next to me “what on earth are you doing???” Ummm, falling, apparently”. We had a ton of snow last week. 40s yesterday, and then the weirdness today. Lots of very very very slick stuff, covered in today’s layer of snow, so ya couldn’t see it.
This is where it becomes important that this race is in my actual town of like 1500- so some of the issues to follow are to be expected. No bibs, if you didn’t register a month or more ahead of time, your shirt will be here in 2 weeks. (Wasn’t even in the paper it was happening until 2 weeks ago). No where does it say where check in or start is. All info just says “town name” luckily it is a small town. They have walkers “start” at 8. This is a loose term, as walkers apparently just self start kinda whenever they want.
Run starts at 9. Not much better than a self start. By the time The run starts it is freezing fog, windy, snowy. Luckily the route is a segment on strava that I have looked at. Because there is no signage. No people directing. No cones. No streets closed off - and this route goes on pieces of two highways, and a frontage road. By the half way point, the freezing fog has coated my glasses, so I can’t hardly see. And my glasses are kinda cobbled together after an incident Friday, so I didn’t want to put them in my pocket and risk breakage, and I didn’t really want to face the weather without their protection. Luckily my switch to the sweatshirt meant I was in brighter colors than I would have been otherwise. Because between my glasses and the fog no one on either side of this equation can see anything. Hindsight being 20/20 I should have grabbed my new light up vest when I turned around for extra layers. Also, apparently the folks accustomed to this tradition apparently count themselves as “walkers” if they are slow runners. Because, I was going a bit faster than my usual turtle pace, and I would have been DFL had it not been for the two who kept stopping for selfies. Finally, get back to where we started. And I’m getting my yaktrax off and trying to get my glasses thawed before going inside.... and assuming they just picked up the finish without me since I was sooo far behind the rest of the runners, when someone walking back to their car goes “uhhh you know the finish is up there another block?” Uhhhh no... since there are NO SIGNS, NO CONES, NO people pointing, and since it makes no sense to run past the nice warmth of the building where the stuff is... I actually didn’t know that. Grrrrr.
Now, I realize I may be a bit snarky, and I know this is a community ran, small town race....so maybe my heart is still frozen 2 sizes too small after all of that. But, just from a safety perspective, the above really has me bothered. Like, what if my spectacular fall had happened out on the frontage road when I was still DFL? What if I broke something? What if a car hit me because they couldn’t see me in the fog and snow. and like not many people run here is going’s to expect a runner on the frontage road or highway in that anyways? How do they know someone coming from out of town doesn’t know the route and made a wrong turn and is lost? Today was pretty warm for February in Wyoming, how do they know all the runners made it back safely? Like, I’m not even saying have bibs- heck borrow the chips the bar uses when you are owed a drink- make sure all the chips come back... or have better signage, and someone sweeping the course, so ya know no one got lost, and everyone is back safe.
TL/DR - cluster of a 4ish mile race, froze my fanny as advertised, slippery, Icy, cold, foggy. 3.8 today = 6.1/30
Woof, I would be bothered too! If you're going to put on an event, you really need to meet some bare minimums for safety and convenience. /hugs and great job on getting to the finish line in the face of all that!5 -
Alright, I need some advice from my fellow runners (i.e. I need someone to help calm my anxiety and convince me to do what I know I want to do, but am anxious about...).
I'm signed up for a marathon on 4/13/19. I'm about to sign up for a marathon on 4/6/19. I had been thinking about also signing up for a 50K on 4/20/19. I was waiting until that gets closer to be sure I felt strong enough to do that... except that 50K is now 90% full (Thank you to Ultrasignup for the notification) and I worry that I won't be able to sign up for that 50K if I wait.
I'm not planning to race any of them, just to finish. But a marathon / ultra every Sat. 3 weeks in a row is a bit intimidating. I have no DNF's and no DNS's even in my entire career, but I shouldn't be afraid of the possibility, right?!
Someone please tell me that if I go ahead and sign up for the 50K also, everything will be ok.8 -
Mentally, I’m really struggling. So today I got my backside out of bed and went to cheer runners at the London Winter 20km (over 15,000 runners today, so it’s a big one). After spending time with friends cheering and seeing other friends smash their runs, I actually wanted to run today and I loved being out there.
I’ve basically had a week off this week, but marathon training must start again tomorrow. I must get this done or I’ll regret it at that finish line in April...
February Running Challenge
3rd - 4 miles
Goal: 4/137miles
Race Calendar
10th March - Grizzly 20mile
7th April - Manchester Marathon10 -
@hanlonsk what a bloody mess of a race, WTG on gutting it out under less than ideal conditions.
@polskagirl01 congrats on running your plan ma'am! Nice race report!
@MegaMooseEsq showed my wife your pic with the shorts and she said, "Now that's a true Minnesotan!"
@PastorVincent nice long run sir!
@greyparks206 you'll have no problem with the 6 miles, have faith ma'am!
@MobyCarp I'll never understand dreadmill with no lightning and decent temps either🤔.
@midwesterner85 now you're starting to sound like an addict who needs to be talked off the ledge😂. Not having run those distances ever, i can't help with that dilemma. I'm sure @PastorVincent , @AlphaHowls , and @garygse can certainly provide insight though.
Recovery run today, little over 3 miles. Ran easy and really concentrated on form to ensure I wasn't compensating for my now untaped left little toe. This is the first run in 2 weeks where I have not buddy taped it. It felt okay, no soreness or twinges during the run but it is a little sore now. Will keep a close eye on it and continue to work on getting it back in shape. TRX class tomorrow morning, but depending on weather I may be able to get out of the house quick enough for a longer run beforehand.
❤❤❤ everyone's race/run reports, inspiring!
"We are designed to run and we increase our chance of daily happiness when we do so.”-Jeff Galloway9 -
MegaMooseEsq wrote: »Well... that was interesting.
Freeze your Fanny race. 4 miles (I came up with 3.8, who knows). Forecast when I went to bed last night was the same as it had been for the last several days- 35-40 degrees at race time, with a front comes in bringing snow, and dropping the temperature quickly to below zero. I had even done a practice run last week, in approximately that temp, to make sure I still knew what to wear at that temp despite my recent laziness.
Have said clothes set out and ready to go. Look at weather, it’s a bit chillier than predicted, might want a light jacket. Start driving to the race... it’s about 10 degrees colder, already, and snowing, already. Which also means wind is stronger, if storm came quicker. Turn around, go back home, trade my short socks for my wool socks, grab the yaktrax, put a sweatshirt on instead of light layer, and think of all the recent cold butts, and put some shorts on over my tights.
Yaktrax were an awesome decision. I fell before I was completely out of my car. One foot still in car, coffee in hand... all but face plant.. coffee goes everywhere. lady getting out of car next to me “what on earth are you doing???” Ummm, falling, apparently”. We had a ton of snow last week. 40s yesterday, and then the weirdness today. Lots of very very very slick stuff, covered in today’s layer of snow, so ya couldn’t see it.
This is where it becomes important that this race is in my actual town of like 1500- so some of the issues to follow are to be expected. No bibs, if you didn’t register a month or more ahead of time, your shirt will be here in 2 weeks. (Wasn’t even in the paper it was happening until 2 weeks ago). No where does it say where check in or start is. All info just says “town name” luckily it is a small town. They have walkers “start” at 8. This is a loose term, as walkers apparently just self start kinda whenever they want.
Run starts at 9. Not much better than a self start. By the time The run starts it is freezing fog, windy, snowy. Luckily the route is a segment on strava that I have looked at. Because there is no signage. No people directing. No cones. No streets closed off - and this route goes on pieces of two highways, and a frontage road. By the half way point, the freezing fog has coated my glasses, so I can’t hardly see. And my glasses are kinda cobbled together after an incident Friday, so I didn’t want to put them in my pocket and risk breakage, and I didn’t really want to face the weather without their protection. Luckily my switch to the sweatshirt meant I was in brighter colors than I would have been otherwise. Because between my glasses and the fog no one on either side of this equation can see anything. Hindsight being 20/20 I should have grabbed my new light up vest when I turned around for extra layers. Also, apparently the folks accustomed to this tradition apparently count themselves as “walkers” if they are slow runners. Because, I was going a bit faster than my usual turtle pace, and I would have been DFL had it not been for the two who kept stopping for selfies. Finally, get back to where we started. And I’m getting my yaktrax off and trying to get my glasses thawed before going inside.... and assuming they just picked up the finish without me since I was sooo far behind the rest of the runners, when someone walking back to their car goes “uhhh you know the finish is up there another block?” Uhhhh no... since there are NO SIGNS, NO CONES, NO people pointing, and since it makes no sense to run past the nice warmth of the building where the stuff is... I actually didn’t know that. Grrrrr.
Now, I realize I may be a bit snarky, and I know this is a community ran, small town race....so maybe my heart is still frozen 2 sizes too small after all of that. But, just from a safety perspective, the above really has me bothered. Like, what if my spectacular fall had happened out on the frontage road when I was still DFL? What if I broke something? What if a car hit me because they couldn’t see me in the fog and snow. and like not many people run here is going’s to expect a runner on the frontage road or highway in that anyways? How do they know someone coming from out of town doesn’t know the route and made a wrong turn and is lost? Today was pretty warm for February in Wyoming, how do they know all the runners made it back safely? Like, I’m not even saying have bibs- heck borrow the chips the bar uses when you are owed a drink- make sure all the chips come back... or have better signage, and someone sweeping the course, so ya know no one got lost, and everyone is back safe.
TL/DR - cluster of a 4ish mile race, froze my fanny as advertised, slippery, Icy, cold, foggy. 3.8 today = 6.1/30
Woof, I would be bothered too! If you're going to put on an event, you really need to meet some bare minimums for safety and convenience. /hugs and great job on getting to the finish line in the face of all that!
I completely agree. Especially if you paid to participate!2 -
midwesterner85 wrote: »Alright, I need some advice from my fellow runners (i.e. I need someone to help calm my anxiety and convince me to do what I know I want to do, but am anxious about...).
I'm signed up for a marathon on 4/13/19. I'm about to sign up for a marathon on 4/6/19. I had been thinking about also signing up for a 50K on 4/20/19. I was waiting until that gets closer to be sure I felt strong enough to do that... except that 50K is now 90% full (Thank you to Ultrasignup for the notification) and I worry that I won't be able to sign up for that 50K if I wait.
I'm not planning to race any of them, just to finish. But a marathon / ultra every Sat. 3 weeks in a row is a bit intimidating. I have no DNF's and no DNS's even in my entire career, but I shouldn't be afraid of the possibility, right?!
Someone please tell me that if I go ahead and sign up for the 50K also, everything will be ok.
It seems like a lot to me, but I am not trained for that, and I don't know how well you can hold back and run those first 2 as training runs. There are some rare but awesome people who run marathons all the time and are used to it, though, so it could be okay. Have you done back to back marathon-long runs in training, and how did it go? Can you register for the 50k and wait on the first marathon?
I'd probably be tempted to wait on the 50k and if it sells out before I decide I'm ready, take it as a sign it was a "not this year" race for me. I want to be running when I'm 80, so it's important to not injure myself by pushing to do everything right now. But you are more experienced as a runner than me, and you know your body. Is this a reasonable challenge for you? If so, go for it!4 -
midwesterner85 wrote: »Alright, I need some advice from my fellow runners (i.e. I need someone to help calm my anxiety and convince me to do what I know I want to do, but am anxious about...).
I'm signed up for a marathon on 4/13/19. I'm about to sign up for a marathon on 4/6/19. I had been thinking about also signing up for a 50K on 4/20/19. I was waiting until that gets closer to be sure I felt strong enough to do that... except that 50K is now 90% full (Thank you to Ultrasignup for the notification) and I worry that I won't be able to sign up for that 50K if I wait.
I'm not planning to race any of them, just to finish. But a marathon / ultra every Sat. 3 weeks in a row is a bit intimidating. I have no DNF's and no DNS's even in my entire career, but I shouldn't be afraid of the possibility, right?!
Someone please tell me that if I go ahead and sign up for the 50K also, everything will be ok.
Live a little, sign up for the race. If you’re not ready by time it rolls around, then consider it a donation to support a race and other runners. It’s a little cliche, but you never know if you can do it until you try. Are you ready to try?
ETA c’mon. @AlphaHowls did it in her basement... you got this.8 -
midwesterner85 wrote: »Alright, I need some advice from my fellow runners (i.e. I need someone to help calm my anxiety and convince me to do what I know I want to do, but am anxious about...).
I'm signed up for a marathon on 4/13/19. I'm about to sign up for a marathon on 4/6/19. I had been thinking about also signing up for a 50K on 4/20/19. I was waiting until that gets closer to be sure I felt strong enough to do that... except that 50K is now 90% full (Thank you to Ultrasignup for the notification) and I worry that I won't be able to sign up for that 50K if I wait.
I'm not planning to race any of them, just to finish. But a marathon / ultra every Sat. 3 weeks in a row is a bit intimidating. I have no DNF's and no DNS's even in my entire career, but I shouldn't be afraid of the possibility, right?!
Someone please tell me that if I go ahead and sign up for the 50K also, everything will be ok.
You know me, I would do that if I had time in my life and the money for all three
I am already doing a 5k followed the next day by a full marathon followed six days later by a trail 50k. *shrugs* would do more if I had time and money for it.
Just make sure you treat the weeks in between the races like the last week of the taper, if not a bit lighter. All of them. So:
TAPER WEEK
First Full
TAPER WEEK
Second Full
TAPER WEEK
50k
RECOVERY WEEK
PROFIT!
As long as you stick to the very light weeks in between you can probably do it. If you have to take a DNS, then take a DNS but if you manage it well, I think you could do it.
I would not recommend this to an inexperienced runner but I have seen you around enough that you know when to turn in early and let a millage goal go. Same holds true here. I expect you have enough body awareness to call it midway if it turns out too much for you. There is no shame in that.
But I think if you manage things well you can probably do it. Your blood sugar issues might make it a bit more challenging, but it is not like you are new to that either.
So, IMO, sign up and see how it goes. Take the DNS if need be. That is what I would do.9 -
16 mile workout today, and such a beautiful day for it! I went out around 11:30 am, and it was mid 40s (F) and warmed up to just north of 50F. I wore shorts, a tank under a t-shirt, a hydration vest to hold water, my phone, etc., and then arm warmers which I peeled off for the workout portion and put back on when that was done. I dressed very well for the temperature, and it was awesome to get a glimpse of spring and run in some warm sunshine.
Workout was as follows: 3 miles easy to warm up. 6 miles at/around marathon pace (ranged 7:50-8:10, goal pace would be 7:55) and then 3 miles below MP (ranged 7:35-7:45, goal was 7:30-7:45). Then I did 4 miles "easy" which isn't really that easy when the last 2 miles are a huge hill back to my neighborhood that goes on and on. At first my legs were like, "Uh... what?" and then about halfway up they remembered how to run hills and it was fine.
The workout was tough, for sure. I could feel the fatigue in my legs from the week and from the late run last night in the second set of quick miles and I had to really focus to keep my pace up. But honestly the hardest part is getting back to the slower recovery pace and not just falling over dead tired
Pretty pleased with how it went. The marathon paced miles felt really good, like cruise control, and I honed into the pace easily. And now I am going to order a pizza before it's Super Bowl time so I can recover all these calories!!
February miles:
2/1: 10.5 miles
2/2: 8 miles
2/3: 16.2 miles
February total: 34.7 miles
2019 Races
March 24: Caesar Rodney Half Marathon (Goal: PR)
April 7: Cherry Blossom 10 Miler (Goal: Sub-75)
April 28: New Jersey Marathon (Goal: BQ)
July 6: Finger Lake Fifties 50k (Goal: Finish)
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4K logged at 0530 this morning on the dreadmill & another excellent impression of a drowned rat at the end.
Have a good day/night all 😀
February goal 25km
9/25 so far
8 sleeps till holidays 😜8 -
@hanlonsk Hopefully they have liability insurance, because if anything goes wrong they are going to need it! I don't know the law in Wyoming, but here where I am, even if you sign a waver you can't sign away your right to sue for gross negligence. Glad you got it done, sorry you lost your coffee!5
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louubelle16 wrote: »Mentally, I’m really struggling. So today I got my backside out of bed and went to cheer runners at the London Winter 20km (over 15,000 runners today, so it’s a big one). After spending time with friends cheering and seeing other friends smash their runs, I actually wanted to run today and I loved being out there.
@louubelle16 Few things can spark your motivation like spectating a race, cheering on friends, etc. I absolutely love to race spectate for this reason. Hope you get your mojo back soon!5 -
@hanlonsk what a terrible race. I can't imagine what the excuses would be for that complete lack of organization and concern. Glad you survived to tell the tale.
Date :::: Miles :::: Cumulative
02/01/19 :::: 2.3 :::: 2.3
02/02/19 :::: 10.0 :::: 12.3
02/03/19 :::: 4.0 :::: 16.3
I'm one of those people that chose the treadmill today instead of the lovely outdoor temps in the mid-40s. I left for yoga this morning and packed a bag to run after, not realizing it was going to get quite so warm and sunny. I debated running outside in what I had but the other issue was that the everything is a mess out there with all the melt. Lots of slush and deep puddles. I didn't want any challenges for my knee either, so treadmill it was and I took it very easy. After I ran I sat in the whirlpool and then the sauna.
But I didn't miss out on the good weather totally, of course Stella was up for another nice long walk. The sidewalks were really horrible so I was glad I hadn't attempted to run in my neighborhood. It was so nice not to be freezing on a walk though that I didn't mind negotiating the puddles too much.
Push-up challenge: Did a few assisted pull-ups and the gym, and a few attempts on my pull-up bar at home. The plan called for push-ups so I tried the Sally push-up challenge @Elise4270 posted. I did push-ups from my knees and made it about 2:43 into the song. But I bailed on the last two of the really long "old miss lucy's dead and gone, left me here to weep and moan" down parts. Weeping and moaning is right! Rough!6 -
Did 8 miles today with the speed demon.
It was muddy and icy. But it was 40f so i was getting out and running after the cabin fever.
They weren't great miles. But they weren't bad. Finished feeling strong.
I wanted a couple more but the trail was closed and took it as a sign to go home.
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Congrats to all the weekend racers!
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No run today, had planned 10, but got tied up in a meeting and now company is coming over. Would it be out of line to require they all run 10 miles with me before allowing them to eat or drink anything?11
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@MegaMooseEsq I have been running in Ghost 10s since Dec. 2017, and bought some 11s this past November. I didn't notice very much difference. In fact, I wore the 11s for my marathon and feet didn't complain one bit. I think you'll be happy with them
Thanks! I did some reading and it seems like the 11s are pretty well regarded and not much different from the 10s. REI is having a spend $100, get $20 gift card deal right now, plus I get $12 back on my dividend, so I think I'm just going to pull that trigger, or at least I will as soon as I figure out what color to get!5 -
Im several pages behind, mostly because we have no internet at home atm (at work now).
No run for me today, and am seriously contemplating no gym as well. I am so tired from a crap sleep last night, I can barely keep my eyes open, and i have a major headache. Skipping one day is not going to kill me.
Part of me thinks a walk at lunch will be good, mostly because I'm on a 16 day streak for daily steps. But Garmin keeps putting my goal up! Not sure how much longer I can keep at the extra steps, but I like the challenge haha. Today its set for 13400. Easy if I run in the morning, not so easy if i dont. I've been doing a lot of marching on the spot over the weekend but now have aches in my legs. dumb eh.8 -
PastorVincent wrote: »No run today, had planned 10, but got tied up in a meeting and now company is coming over. Would it be out of line to require they all run 10 miles with me before allowing them to eat or drink anything?
Of course not. A little exercise will help whet the appetite
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Im several pages behind, mostly because we have no internet at home atm (at work now).
No run for me today, and am seriously contemplating no gym as well. I am so tired from a crap sleep last night, I can barely keep my eyes open, and i have a major headache. Skipping one day is not going to kill me.
Part of me thinks a walk at lunch will be good, mostly because I'm on a 16 day streak for daily steps. But Garmin keeps putting my goal up! Not sure how much longer I can keep at the extra steps, but I like the challenge haha. Today its set for 13400. Easy if I run in the morning, not so easy if i dont. I've been doing a lot of marching on the spot over the weekend but now have aches in my legs. dumb eh.
/hugs I feel crummy after going out last night and am skipping the run today, too. It's totally allowed.2 -
Just gonna leave this here.
Sigh.
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@pastorvincent Thank you for the encouragement! I will sign up. If I end up with a DNS, then so be it.
9.52 miles outside today. Earlier this week, it was -30's or something like that... today it was in the 50's and was a pretty nice day.
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I went back to my spreadsheet and was able to add up the mileage on my shoes - easier than it might have been since I only ran in the one pair until I bought the trail shoes last fall, and almost immediately started tracking my running outfits for winter purposes. Turns out I've got about 525 miles on the Ghost 10s and 60 on the Peregrine 8s. Definitely time for another pair! I haven't noticed any real issue with the Ghosts and don't think I'll retire them immediately, but will definitely keep an eye out for any weird twinges. @PastorVincent: I remember someone mentioning having over 800 miles on a pair of shoes - was that you?3
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February
2— 57seconds sally
3— 5.38
5.38 / 30 miles13
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