March 2019 Monthly Running Challenge
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Happy Birthday @amirahdaboss and @ContraryMaryMary!!1
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Happy Birthday @amirahdaboss and @ContraryMaryMary!
My legs are So sore from lunges on Tuesday! Cross training today... dog walk in the morning and stationary bike after work. Lots of foam rolling and stretching after both!2 -
Happy Birthday @amirahdaboss and @ContraryMaryMary!!1
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Happy Birthday @amirahdaboss
Guys, you are all congratulating @ContraryMaryMary a day ahead of time?! Where I grew up, wishing somebody a happy birthday before the actual day is considered bad luck
And afaik that's not only a German thing - I remember a few years ago, the Pope asked not to celebrate his birthday in advance, so it seems in Argentina (and, from the article, also in Russia) they have the same superstition. Don't know how it is in New Zealand - but just in case, I will wait 3 more hours ^^3 -
_nikkiwolf_ wrote: »Happy Birthday @amirahdaboss
Guys, you are all congratulating @ContraryMaryMary a day ahead of time?! Where I grew up, wishing somebody a happy birthday before the actual day is considered bad luck
And afaik that's not only a German thing - I remember a few years ago, the Pope asked not to celebrate his birthday in advance, so it seems in Argentina (and, from the article, also in Russia) they have the same superstition. Don't know how it is in New Zealand - but just in case, I will wait 3 more hours ^^
In America, it is like the total opposite. People talk about "It is my birthday MONTH" or "It is my birthday WEEK" and all that. Any excuse to celebrate will do
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Also...
What in the world? How does anyone even dress for that kind of weather? It has been too long - I do not recall!5 -
Two more days till Spring Break. I am going up to VA to spend the week with my mom.
Very sad around here - at a local high school (close to where I live and teach) a junior girl apparently brought a gun to school and committed suicide in the auditorium. High school and college years are tough on kids. Hug your kids. And lock up your guns.
I have to cut back/change my lifting program, two reasons. One, I think I am getting too muscly (is that possible?) and two, I stupidly agreed to teach on 2 online college classes. So when I get home from my regular job there just isn't time to lift for an hour or more. So this morning I tried to run 3 miles and then lift with the new program. It's still Transform App but a different program called "lean and shredded". Pretty easy after all I've been lifting! I won't be able to lift next week at mom's house, I don't think, so I will get lots of miles in!
I'm so impressed by @MobyCarp's push up plan! It's inspired me to try to add in a certain number a day. Now if I could only do more than 2 properly.
@pastorvincent - 72! So weird. It's 66 here at the moment, but a high of 83 which is too hot for March.
3/1 - 4 miles + strength training legs
3/2 - rest day/travel day
3/3 - rest day
3/4 - 4.5 miles + transform app - arms
3/5 - 5 miles
3/6 - transform app - legs
3/7 - 5 miles
3/8 - transform app - arms
3/9 - 54 miles cycling
3/10 - transform app - legs
3/11 - 5 miles
3/12 - 4 miles
3/13 - transform app - new program week 1 Legs
3/14 - 3 miles + transform app - Biceps
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@kristinegift- I hope your knee heals quickly. You are not alone. I raced hard this weekend and now my hamstrings are not thanking me for it. I had to abort my run after 2 miles on Tuesday and am resting until tomorrow. Of course, it was 60 and sunny here yesterday. Driving home from work it seemed like everyone in the world emerged from their caves to be outside and it was killing me. At least I got in a nice long dog walk with my husband when I got home.6
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Thank you all for the birthday wishes! @kgirlhart @PastorVincent @ContraryMaryMary @_nikkiwolf_ @zeesparrow @Scott6255
@Avidkeo @shanaber
And happy birthday almost birthday twin! @ContraryMaryMary hope it was/is a good one!
Ran outside today for the first time in over a month and it was marvelous!
March running
3/6: 3.1 miles
3/8: 3.1 miles
3/10: 3.8 miles
3/11: 1 mile
3/12: 1 mile
3/13: 1 mile
3/14: 2.4 miles
Cumulative miles: 15.4 miles/I have no idea miles5 -
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Thanks @HonuNui! I found what I was looking for this morning! 😊
In honor of Pi Day:
3.14159265358979323846264338327950288419716939937510582097494459230781640628620899862803482534211706798214808651328230664709384460955058223172535940812848111745028410270193852110555964462294895493038196442881097566593344612847564823378678316527120190914564856692346034861045 - The estimated number of calories in a slice of pie on Pi Day (your results may vary) 😁6 -
March goal: 80 miles
3/3: 7.43 miles
3/5: 4.65 miles
3/6: 5.33 miles
3/7: 3.12 miles
3/10: 9.01 miles
3/12: 5.05 miles
3/13: 3.11 miles
3/14: 5.11miles
42.81/80 miles completed
I ran 5.11 miles this morning before work. It was a nice run. It was a little chillier than I thought it was going to be. The weather said 53F feels like 48F with ~9 mph winds. It was much better than the 25 mph winds from yesterday. My splits were all pretty much the same except mile 3 where I saw a couple of homeless guys up ahead pushing a baby stroller so I slowed a bit so I wouldn't catch up to them and turned at the next block. I don't think they ever saw me, but I probably would have caught up to them and I didn't recognize them so I didn't want to run past them. I didn't see any skunks, but I smelled a couple. But it was really just a nice, uneventful run and it puts me a little over halfway to my goal. Tomorrow and Saturday will be rest days which is good because my son is coming for the weekend. Plus I went and got my shingles vaccine booster. That is one painful vaccine but from what I've heard it beats getting the shingles.
@ContraryMaryMary Happy Birthday!
2019 races:
2/2/19: Catch the Groundhog Half Marathon - PR 2:15:17
5/18/19: Run for 57th AHC Half Marathon5 -
@ddmom0811 - It is so sad that kids feel there is no other option. I also feel so bad for her friends and others at the school who have to deal with it too.
@ContraryMaryMary - Did not intend to send you any bad luck, just good wishes!!
On the weather comments... I am not running today thankfully as we are having 20MPH winds with regular gusts of 50! I had planned to get out and pick the rest of my tangerines but I may not have to as the wind may take care of it for me.
Unfortunately it is supposed to continue like this through the weekend and get hot - over 80F! Like @ddmom0811 it is too hot for March!
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More late hours at work last night so another skipped run, but I did climb up and down 65 floors before I went home, so that's something.
I think I can get out of here at a normal time today and a good long, wet run in tonight.6 -
@ddmom0811 - It is so sad that kids feel there is no other option. I also feel so bad for her friends and others at the school who have to deal with it too.
Missed that comment the first time. That is very sad. I hope someone is working with the kids of that school as they cope with the event. They will need love and help.
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amirahdaboss wrote: »Celebrated my birthday today by doing a super intense full body workout at the gym. I usually stick to running and Zumba, so my abs and arms feel like they’ve been run over by a truck, but in a good way. Also got out yet again for c25k, and have an outdoor run planned for tomorrow. My friend who’s trying to start running only lives a couple of miles from my house, so I’m gonna run to her place and we shall commence week 2 of c25k from there! Here’s to being 20!
March running
3/6: 3.1 miles
3/8: 3.1 miles
3/10: 3.8 miles
3/11: 1 mile
3/12: 1 mile
3/13: 1 mile
Cumulative miles: 13 miles/I have no idea miles
Happy Birthday!!!3 -
3-1 Rest
3-2 10.5k easy
3-3 11k slow
3-4 10.5k recovery
3-5 Rest
3-6 7k slow
3-7 10.5k easy
3-8 Rest
3-9 11k easy
3-10 7k recovery
3-11 8.5k slow
3-12 Rest
3-13 7k slow
3-15 7k easy
March Total: 90k
March Goal: 175k
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
What a blessing it was to be able to run in shorts and a t shirt, with a temperature of 63 degrees F and a moderate breeze from the south. My throat is still scratchy, but I ran fairly well today despite whatever illness I have.
2019 Races:
4-13 Shine the Light 5K
6-1 Freedom 5K
6-30 Strides for Starfish 5K9 -
3/3: 2.32
3/5: 1.68
3/6: 3.05
3/9: 2.22
3/10: 1.71
3/13: 3.13
3/14: 2.34
Total: 16.45
Me, upon finding out my husband brought home a dog: "I can take it for a walk, its been through training for tracking so it won't get tired."
Dog: *sniffs every surface along that mile stretch, including a 5 minute stop while it wonders what atrocities occurred where a deer had been hit by a truck two weeks ago.*
Me: *Worn out from coaxing the dog along my route* "Maybe I will take her for a shorter stretch of my walk tomorrow."13 -
3/3: 2.32
3/5: 1.68
3/6: 3.05
3/9: 2.22
3/10: 1.71
3/13: 3.13
3/14: 2.34
Total: 16.45
Me, upon finding out my husband brought home a dog: "I can take it for a walk, its been through training for tracking so it won't get tired."
Dog: *sniffs every surface along that mile stretch, including a 5 minute stop while it wonders what atrocities occurred where a deer had been hit by a truck two weeks ago.*
Me: *Worn out from coaxing the dog along my route* "Maybe I will take her for a shorter stretch of my walk tomorrow."
nose work is a job
running is a job. and it can be trained. just like nose work
my dogs are not allowed to sniff while we run. their job is to run.
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March 1st: 10 miles
March 8th: 7 miles
March 11th: 2 miles
March 12th: 4 miles (incorrect date last post!)
March 13th: 4 miles
March 14th: 5 miles
Total: 32 miles
So much for a rest day!😂
Bad day at work meant a run was needed.
Glad I did, a beautiful night and strongest run for weeks.11 -
Happy birthday @amirahdaboss and @ContraryMaryMary!
Date :::: Miles :::: Cumulative
03/01/19 :::: 2.9 :::: 2.9
03/02/19 :::: 5.5 :::: 8.4
03/03/19 :::: 0.0 :::: 8.4
03/04/19 :::: 3.1 :::: 11.4
03/05/19 :::: 2.0 :::: 13.5
03/06/19 :::: 3.3 :::: 16.8
03/07/19 :::: 0.0 :::: 16.8
03/08/19 :::: 3.1 :::: 19.9
03/09/19 :::: 4.1 :::: 24.0
03/10/19 :::: 0.0 :::: 24.0
03/11/19 :::: 4.3 :::: 28.3
03/12/19 :::: 2.3 :::: 30.6
03/13/19 :::: 3.0 :::: 33.6
03/14/19 :::: 3.9 :::: 37.5
55 degree day, so had to run outside. I had a terrible night's sleep though and a busy day so I felt really sluggish.
Do you ever have a feeling like your leg gives out while running? I had that twice right at the end. It was my calf muscle or side of calf that just felt a little numb and like it wasn't going to hold. No pain at all. I walked a bit and it seemed ok but then it happened again so I called it quits. Maybe just a little muscle spasm of some kind?
21 hours to happy hour. No wine purchased to tide me over. It's going to be touch and go.
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Walked the dogs this morning for 32 minutes; rode the bike after work for 35. Enjoying a nice, dark beer while I cool down and stretch.
My left calf (achilles?) is bothering me. I've been foam rolling them pretty aggressively and doing eccentric heel drops on the stairs for a couple days. I'll see how it feels in the morning but might have to rest for a few days. More walking/cycling and less running.7 -
March Runing Goal: 6/20 miles
3/1 1 mile
3/2 1.5 mile
3/4 1.5 mile
3/14 2 miles
Just trying to stick with it right now. I've run off and on over the years and even when I started up again in the past after a break it never felt quite like completely starting over again. Until now. My face is even bright red afterwards like it was when I first started running. Focusing on pushing through this month.7 -
katharmonic wrote: »Do you ever have a feeling like your leg gives out while running? I had that twice right at the end. It was my calf muscle or side of calf that just felt a little numb and like it wasn't going to hold. No pain at all. I walked a bit and it seemed ok but then it happened again so I called it quits. Maybe just a little muscle spasm of some kind?
Yes. I have lost my complete right leg many times. It really sucks when you are at Walmart and have to get the groceries and somehow drive home still. Eventually, after x-rays and chiropractors and doctors who all failed to do anything to help, I learned it was the sciatic nerve being pinched, and I learned how to unpinch it from a PT. That PT saved me from back surgery.
Might not be your issue at all. Mine slowly got worse until it was debilitating.
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3/3: 2.32
3/5: 1.68
3/6: 3.05
3/9: 2.22
3/10: 1.71
3/13: 3.13
3/14: 2.34
Total: 16.45
Me, upon finding out my husband brought home a dog: "I can take it for a walk, its been through training for tracking so it won't get tired."
Dog: *sniffs every surface along that mile stretch, including a 5 minute stop while it wonders what atrocities occurred where a deer had been hit by a truck two weeks ago.*
Me: *Worn out from coaxing the dog along my route* "Maybe I will take her for a shorter stretch of my walk tomorrow."
nose work is a job
running is a job. and it can be trained. just like nose work
my dogs are not allowed to sniff while we run. their job is to run.
Of course, puppy is laying in the puddle. 2 -
March Running Totals (miles)
3/1 – rest day
3/2 – 20.05 paced run + solo miles
3/3 – 8.28 easy
3/4 – rest day
3/5 – 10.27 warmup, speed work, cool down
3/6 – 8.75 easy
3/7 – 8.41 warmup, MP run, cool down
3/8 – rest day
3/9 – 15.59 Around the Bay (Irondequoit)
3/10 – 12.47 easy shading to MP
3/11 – rest day
3/12 – 15.01 long intervals
3/13 – 7.31 easy
3/14 – 5.05 before dusk
March running total to date – 111.19
Nominal March mileage goal: 200 miles
Real Goals: Train well toward Boston. Cut back before St. Patrick’s Day weekend, run the 8K hard, use the half as a training race. Remain uninjured, even if it means cutting back on planned mileage.
Today's notes – Got up this morning, and instead of doing my normal exercise routine interspersed with breakfast, I used most of the time to do last minute travel prep. I only did my push ups and pull ups this morning; but I thought about @PastorVincent and the black belt, and decided to see if I could do 100 push ups. I did 105, then quit because my arms were getting tired and I wanted to leave enough in the tank to do my other 2 sets of 72 push ups. That's just kind of freaky, when I think that in high school I weighed just about what I weigh now and could do no more than 10 push ups.
Didn't hit the road till almost 9 AM, and stopped for the night at New Market, Virginia because I saw a cluster of motels and food that I could work with and it looked like I could get a run in before dusk. I was thinking 5 or 6 miles. Turned out there aren't enough good side streets, so it was an out and back on lesser highways.
There are some hills in Virginia. I found a nice downhill to practice for Lower Newton Falls, and 1000 m up the following hill my watch registered 2.5 miles. Felt like I was working harder than I'd planned, so I turned around and went back. 5 miles will have to be good enough. Garmin says the wind was 14 mph, but it felt stronger.
OTOH, Garmin says the temperature was 70º F (21º C), and that seems about right. I ran in shorts and a tee, and the biggest problem from the wind was making sure I didn't lose my hat.
Scheduled rest day tomorrow. Time to drive the rest of the way to Virginia Beach, pick up packets for the 8K and half marathon, and meet up with team mates. Then the serious race on Saturday, and the fun race on Sunday.
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) finished in 28:34
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)
April 28, 2019 USATF Masters 10K (James Joyce Ramble) (Dedham, MA)
May 19, 2019 Lilac Run 5K (Rochester, NY)
May 19, 2019 Lilac Run 10K (Rochester, NY)
May 25, 2019 Sunset House 5K (Rochester, NY)
June 7, 2019 Charlie McMullen Mile (Pittsford, NY)
June 16, 2019 Medved 5K to Cure ALS (Rochester, NY)
June 29, 2019 A Country Mile at Ganondagan (5-ish mile trail) (Victor, NY)
November 3, 2019 TCS New York City Marathon (New York, NY)9 -
Date...........Run.......Walk.........Pushups
03/01........00M.......3.5M........30
03/02........20M.......0.0M........00
03/03........00M.......0.0M........00 *injury*
03/04........06M.......0.0M........00
03/05........04M.......1.0M........00
03/06........00M.......0.0M........25
03/07........11M.......0.0M........00
03/08........16M.......0.0M........00
03/09........09M.......0.0M........00
03/10........09M.......0.0M........00
03/11........00M.......3.5M........00
03/12........07M.......3.5M........00
03/13........11M.......3.5M........4x10
03/14........11M.......4.0M........4x10
---MTD: 19 miles walking, 95 miles running, and 0KM resting
Upcoming Races
Steel Challange 5k - May 2019
Pittsburgh Marathon - May 2019
Glacier Ridge 50k Trail Race - May 2019
202? - Disney World Dopey! (if can raise funds)
2019 GOAL: Knock a full hour off my 50k time at Glacier Ridge.4 -
Happy birthday @amirahdaboss and @ContraryMaryMary!
March miles:
1 - 1.75
2 - 7.5
3 - 2
4 - 1.75
5 - 2.25
6 - 2.75
7 - 5
8 - .5
9 - 4.5
10 - 0
11 - 2
12 - 7.25
13 - 1
14 - 7.5 mile trail run, it was a little warmer than it has been, a beanie and gloves were to much and came off before mile one.
After run dinner, homemade black bean and sweet potato soup. ♥️
March Total: 45.75 miles
March Goal: 75 miles
Bridge to Brews 10k (4/14)
Rhody Run 12k (5/19)
Scramble XXIV - 6-Mile Scramble (6/30)7 -
PastorVincent wrote: »katharmonic wrote: »Do you ever have a feeling like your leg gives out while running? I had that twice right at the end. It was my calf muscle or side of calf that just felt a little numb and like it wasn't going to hold. No pain at all. I walked a bit and it seemed ok but then it happened again so I called it quits. Maybe just a little muscle spasm of some kind?
Yes. I have lost my complete right leg many times. It really sucks when you are at Walmart and have to get the groceries and somehow drive home still. Eventually, after x-rays and chiropractors and doctors who all failed to do anything to help, I learned it was the sciatic nerve being pinched, and I learned how to unpinch it from a PT. That PT saved me from back surgery.
Might not be your issue at all. Mine slowly got worse until it was debilitating.
I was gonna say sciatica - my husband gets it but the side of his quad goes numb. Some sciatic specific hip stretches fixed it for him, maybe get a PT session for specific recommendations?0
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