March 2019 Monthly Running Challenge
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March Runing Goal: 7/20 miles
3/1 1 mile
3/2 1.5 mile
3/4 1.5 mile
3/14 2 miles
3/18 1 mile
Still pushing along. It warmed up here pretty early today, making me realize I need to get out earlier. Spring has indeed sprung in Phoenix.4 -
Hi Everyone, Sorry I disappeared on you all for a few weeks.
I had an unexpected work trip that took me to South Africa (man, that is a long flight from the SE USA), then successfully turned my sleep schedule inside out and upside down only after I got back home (I normally travel to South America for work where the time change is 1-2 hours depending on the year, not 7).
A lot going on in my personal life I had to take care of too, including (sadly) putting down one of my cats. Mia was 16 and in the beginning stages of liver disease, probably caused by years of her being on a steroid for an unrelated condition. Unfortunately, she had an episode the other night, and at 11pm she was rushed to the emergency vet and with heavy hearts, we decided it was best to let her go. I trained her over the years to sit at the table with me and eat off chopsticks- I hope the picture will open.
Anyway, I got back on the wagon yesterday with my running even though I ran a few times during the first half of the month totaling only 8.6 miles.
03.11: 1.5M @ 9:20/M Easy Run Treadmill (1.5)
03.12: 4.0M @ 9:27/M Easy Run Treadmill (5.5)
03.14: 3.1M @ 8:49/M Pace Run (8.6)
03.17: 4.0M @ 9:16/M Easy Run (12.6)
03.18: 3.1M @ 7:52/M Intervals (15.7)
My next race is April 13th (5K).
I hope everyone had a fun and safe St Patrick's Day!18 -
Aww @Lazy_Bones_85 so sorry to hear of your loss. What a sweet girl she was. (((Hugs &t Tears)))1
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Aww @Lazy_Bones_85 so sorry to hear of your loss. What a sweet girl she was. (((Hugs &t Tears)))
Thank you.
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@Lazy_Bones_85 I am sorry for your loss. That picture is adorable.1
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Strength and stretch day for me. Lunges, pushups, rows and a plank... myrtl routine, foam rolling and stretches. I am Finally working on consistency in all the things.6
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Hi Everyone, I know its a little late to join this group but i decided that today is the day I want to start running or at least jogging. I have stop running since Nov'18 and i guess its time to resume.
I using runkeeper to keep track of things and to do distance challenge with my friends.
If you would like us to keep each other motivated/accountable, please add me on. User name: Vonz Goh11 -
Sunday was so pretty! And I drove past where I usually run on the way to the shooting range to meet up with out of town friends. I told them, “I must really love you guys to skip my run today!” Finally got out for a run on Monday after spending the whole weekend entertaining everyone.
But today was almost as pretty, bright sunlight, just chilly enough to be comfortable. 8 miles on the Greenline. My husband and I are trying to improve our 10k performance right now, so we ran it mostly easy, with two faster 400m intervals thrown in at miles 3 and 6, and then the last mile at (theoretically) 10k race pace. I got basically no sleep this weekend and lifted weights late Saturday night after everyone was in bed, my leg muscles felt like lead today. But cardio felt good.
I possibly inspired one of my friends to get back into running. It’s funny, you can’t just say you ran a race and have everyone compliment you, instead they all start making excuses for why they aren’t also running. “Oh, that’s great, I wish I could run, but my knees...” “yeah I really want to do another marathon, just have to find the right one first...” “I should definitely get back into running...” I felt like I needed to say, “You know it’s okay not to run, right? You are allowed to not be a runner.”7 -
@Lazy_Bones_85 I'm so sorry about the loss of your beloved Mia. I love that picture, such a sweet relationship and beautiful cat.
Welcome @yvonneangelgoh1 -
3/3: 3.1Km
4/3: 12.2Km
6/3: 4.0Km
7/3: 6.0km
10/3: 11.2Km
14/3: 3.1Km
18/3: 3.2Km
Total: 42.8Km
Total to go: 25.2Km1 -
@Lazy_Bones_85 sorry for your loss! Such a beautiful cat!
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@Lazy_Bones_85 sorry for the loss of your beautiful cat! It is hard to believe you could train her (training and cat rarely are seen in the same sentence
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Welcome @yvonneangelgoh.
@mobycarp 17th of 1000 overall, and 1st of 64 in my age group is FANTASTIC! You the man!
@midwesterner85 welcome back from gall bladder surgery! That is a strong comeback. Take it slow and easy!2 -
@Lazy_Bones_85 sorry for the loss of your beautiful cat! It is hard to believe you could train her (training and cat rarely are seen in the same sentence )
Welcome @yvonneangelgoh.
@mobycarp 17th of 1000 overall, and 1st of 64 in my age group is FANTASTIC! You the man!
@midwesterner85 welcome back from gall bladder surgery! That is a strong comeback. Take it slow and easy!
All this. Or as we said back in the day... "Ditto."1 -
Seriously slow… my 24th “fastest” according to runkeeper! My body is just really struggling to kick this virus! 10 days and counting, yet my husband had the audacity to slag off my “man flu”... Now I NEVER slag him when he's unwell, instead I get him his meds pick up his chores etc etc, yet I've been doing all my own chores, bringing kids to school/ appointments etc while running a fever and I've got manflu? Anyway rant over… despite my awful “manflu” I still got up and out at 6am! And put the time in.
01/03 - rest
02/03 - rest
03/03 - rest
04/03 - rest
05/03 - 3.87km/96.13km
06/03 - 4.23km/91.90km
07/03 - 3.87km/88.03km
08/03 - 4.50km/83.53km
09/03 - Rest
10/03 - Spinning
11/03 - 4.23km/79.30km
12/03 - 4.94km/74.36km
13/03 - sick
14/03 - sick
15/03 - sick
16/03 - sick
17/03 - sick
18/03 - 4.73km/69.63km
19/03 - 5.18km/64.45km
So myself and a friend have decided to join a 1000km in 2019 challenge now! So I guess given there's 10 months left I'll have to average 100km a month for the rest of the year!
Have decided that I will start training towards a marathon in October! They release more spots in July so I'm thinking I'll just start working towards it and see where I'm at by the end of June. If all is going well I'll sign up!
So, long story short, I'm in for 100km
Planned races
11/05 - Kungsholmens runt, Stockholm
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Plan called for 2 miles this morning. I started out a little fast so slowed down for mile in the middle, but at 1.5 miles I was warmed up and the last half mile was the almost as fast as the first. Overall, this was more like an easy-medium run. Lots of stretching done afterward, though I need more...6
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PastorVincent wrote: »@Lazy_Bones_85 sorry for the loss of your beautiful cat! It is hard to believe you could train her (training and cat rarely are seen in the same sentence )
Welcome @yvonneangelgoh.
@mobycarp 17th of 1000 overall, and 1st of 64 in my age group is FANTASTIC! You the man!
@midwesterner85 welcome back from gall bladder surgery! That is a strong comeback. Take it slow and easy!
All this. Or as we said back in the day... "Ditto."
I third this...1 -
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
3-14 7k easy
3-15 Rest
3-16 7k easy
3-17 11k slow
3-18 7k recovery
3-19 Rest
March Total: 115k
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
Scheduled rest day today. Sunny and cool again with light wind. Weather is supposed to improve temperature wise over the next week or so.
2019 Races:
4-13 Shine the Light 5K (Registered)
6-1 Freedom 5K (Will be off the schedule due to another commitment)
6-30 Strides for Starfish 5K2 -
Hey guys, I'm way behind but trying to catch up.
@workaholic_nurse wow! I'm so glad you came out of that with only minor injuries! Just one question though...when should we be there the cookout? I take my steak medium rare, btw. I'll bring some bacon.
@MobyCarp fantastic race! 2nd AG without even trying, dang!!
@HonuNui congrats on the 10K!
@katharmonic I've not heard of the I-35 challenge, but I have a half-hatched plan to someday run three October marathons, three weekends in a row. One series would be strictly in Minnesota (Twin Cities, Bemidji, and Mankato), the other series would be Wisconsin, South Dakota, and Des Moines. I hadn't considered Kansas City, but if my daughter still lives there when/if I ever do it, I might consider that instead.
@MegaMooseEsq In general, my thought process is:- Is it my "A" race for the year? Sign up for it right away for the motivation.
- Is it one I really want to run but it usually sells out, or is a lottery? Sign up right away.
- Does it save me a lot of money to sign up early? Consider signing up just before it goes up in price.
- Does the race gradually increase in price the closer it gets? Sign up in time to get the shirt.
@shanaber, the suicidal bug!!! I hate those! I'm glad the rest of your run was fantastic. That Super Bloom looks gorgeous. Sorry you couldn't see it.
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Saturday's run was a real slog. I chalked it up to a late night out the night before with my son and his girlfriend.
Sunday came, they left to head back to college and it was time for my long run, a planned 20+ miles, on a beautiful, sunny day. Except I couldn't get my but going. My *kitten* was draggin' big time. I was tired just going up the stairs. I gathered up all my gear. It sat on the table for a couple hours. I started negotiating with myself. Maybe I'll wait until evening and go for 10 miles. Maybe I just do 6. Maybe I'll do a long run on Monday.
Finally I realized why I didn't want to go. I was coming down with something. By bedtime I definitely had a cold which felt like it could go into my throat. More feeling crappy yesterday but it wasn't any worse and today I'm feeling slightly better. If I feel this way tonight I'm going to try a 4 or 5 mile run. I won't push it though, because I really need to get my long run in this weekend.9 -
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: 5.11 miles
3/17: 10.06 miles
3/19: 5.06 miles
57.93/80 miles completed
I had a nice 5 mile run this morning. It was a little chillier than I thought it would be, but still really nice at 46F with light wind from the south. The sky was clear and the moon was so pretty. It was really pretty when I started out and there were lots of stars. Then on the way home it was starting to get light in the east and the moon was setting in the west and it was big and orange and I thought about how if I had run later in the day I would have missed seeing that beautiful sight.
@Lazy_Bones_85 I'm so sorry for your loss! Mia was a beautiful cat!
@yvonneangelgoh Welcome to the group! It is never too late to join.
@midwesterner85 Glad you're on the mend!
@MegaMooseEsq I usually keep an eye on the race and register for it just before the price goes up or if there is a deadline to be guaranteed a shirt. All of my races have been small, but if I was worried that the race would fill up I would probably register even sooner, or at least keep an eye on how full it was getting. I do tend to get more anxious about getting injured or something happening once I've paid my money so I put it off for a while if I can.
2019 races:
2/2/19: Catch the Groundhog Half Marathon - PR 2:15:17
5/18/19: Run for 57th AHC Half Marathon2 -
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Saturday's run was a real slog. I chalked it up to a late night out the night before with my son and his girlfriend.
Sunday came, they left to head back to college and it was time for my long run, a planned 20+ miles, on a beautiful, sunny day. Except I couldn't get my but going. My *kitten* was draggin' big time. I was tired just going up the stairs. I gathered up all my gear. It sat on the table for a couple hours. I started negotiating with myself. Maybe I'll wait until evening and go for 10 miles. Maybe I just do 6. Maybe I'll do a long run on Monday.
Finally I realized why I didn't want to go. I was coming down with something. By bedtime I definitely had a cold which felt like it could go into my throat. More feeling crappy yesterday but it wasn't any worse and today I'm feeling slightly better. If I feel this way tonight I'm going to try a 4 or 5 mile run. I won't push it though, because I really need to get my long run in this weekend.
Why does that always seem to happen on the beautiful days? Hope you are feeling better. Remember, rest and recovery > a few extra miles when you really need it!
@Lazy_Bones_85 - That's a great picture. I'm sorry for your loss. Saying goodbye to our furry friends is tough. It looks like she had a great life!2 -
I've had a few races I couldn't run because of injury or schedule changes, so it's a balance of having to pay more for signing up later vs. risking losing out entirely because you can't even go. When I injured my foot in October it took away two big races for me, a 10 mile trail race in Kansas City and an 8 hour race in Wisconsin. That would have been a $110 loss but the KC race director let me transfer my $65 fee to the race I did last month with Kody. That is VERY rare to be able to do that, so I was extremely grateful. FWIW, if I sign up for a race but can't make it, I do collect the shirt or other swag if I can.
Speaking of DNS's....I just realized that a July 10 I signed up for three months ago isn't going to work. It's the same weekend as our 20th annual neighborhood camping trip, and I'm the one who coordinates the camping trip. This particular race didn't mean a lot to me, but it was convenient to where we go sailing and it was only $10, so not a big loss.
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Just popping in to say hey! This month has been a whirlwind of ups and downs. I started the month off in a bit of a rut, which usually keeps me from posting much, but I am glad to report that things are looking up. Like many people, the end of Feb/beginning of March is always a struggle for me due to the weather and the lack of sunshine. SAD just zaps me of my energy and makes it tough to concentrate.
My training has been going okay. I have been sticking to the plan of lower than normal mileage, routine strength training and stretching, and my regular Monday evening plyo class. But after a less than stellar 5K in February where I finished over a minute slower than my PR pace, I was really starting to question if I have been doing enough. It was a very cold day and the muscles were tight, but I could just not get it going and I even struggled cardio-wise. Again, probably that mental rut kicking in.
So two weekends ago I had two races, a 5K and a HM, on the schedule and I knew that I needed the mental boost of performing well in both of these races. I ended up with a ONE SECOND PR in the 5K on Saturday and finished 5th female overall. Since I was convinced that my PR days were behind me, I was pretty elated. Sunday's race was a good one too. Not a PR, but this course is pretty tough with around 700ft of elevation and the winds were pretty brutal, especially when crossing two bridges in the final miles. I have run this race many times in the past, and Sunday's run was a PR for the course and I finished first in my age group in a pretty big race. So I was happy.
Until I tried to run on the following Tuesday. The left hamstring was not having any of it. I went out about a mile and a quarter and it wasn't loosening up, so I decided to head back and give it some rest. The PT who teaches my plyo class offered to do a deep tissue massage with the Hypervolt thing on Friday morning and that helped some. With 4 weeks left til Boston, this past weekend was pretty much the training hump that I needed to get over. I decided that I needed a solo 20 miles with no stops. Training with my group is fun and I enjoy the social aspect of it, but I always like to have at least one run where I run at my own comfortable pace and make minimal stops (just at traffic lights or for a quick Gu). I also appreciate the mental challenge of running it alone. I did 10 miles easy on Saturday with the group and then nailed my solo 20 on Sunday. Average pace ended up at 8:37, but my heart rate stayed comfortable in zone 2 until the final 4 miles when I pushed it for marathon pace. For comparison, most of the long runs I have been doing with my group have been in the 9-9:30 range, so again, a bit of a much needed mental boost.
So with that behind me, I am feeling pretty good about how this training has gone. My hamstrings were quite sore after Sunday, so I decide to do dry needling again. I had my first session this morning and my (plyo) PT said the hammies were really, really tight. I feel like the needling helped a lot and I think maybe he has a bit better technique than the first guy that did it on me. It just felt a bit different.
I am not sure what it is about running Boston that seems to put everyone on the injury edge (based on conversations with running friends who are all in the same boat). I am quite sure it's probably mental more than physical, and the timing of the race definitely contributes to that. I keep reminding myself that the last time I ran it I took almost a month off in Feb-March and I maxed out at 16 miles for my long run. My hamstrings were in much worse shape and I still managed a pretty good finish. I really have nothing to prove here, as I am not shooting for a PR, but I really would like to feel like a gave it a solid effort. I think I am ready. Sorry for the blabber...I just needed to get that all out.15 -
So far this month I have done:
3/2/19 2mi
3/4/19 2mi
3/5/19 2mi
3/6/19 1.8mi
3/16/19 1.9mi
3/18/19 2mi
Total=12mi so far out of 25-30
My body decided that it was time to get a cold half way through the month so that really screwed up my program!! I hope I can still make it to 25mi at least. I hope to start running outdoors in the next couple of weeks as it has started to warm up/melting
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@elise4270 - will you beep now going thru security at the airport?
@lporter229 - Congratulations on your races! Awesome getting a 5K and a HM course PR and... winning your age group in the HM!
@7lenny7 - I have found another location closer to home to try and see some of the super bloom later this week. I don't think it will be quite as amazing as some of those in the big canyons but we will see. This particular area has lots of trails that I want to run with Hobbes anyway so the visit there will be dual purpose as I can check them out for running while there. I may still try to get out to the original area once all the hype has died down. The bloom should last well into April so we have some time.
ETA - I hope everyone who is getting or has been sick are feeling better soon!4 -
@rusgolden these links are for you. An article...
https://www.outsideonline.com/2339576/rickey-gates-running-every-street-san-francisco
and a video...
https://youtu.be/jy_W5qsjB5U
Ricky Gates, a guy who ran across the US is running every street in San Francisco. There's also a guy who is walking every street in NYC.
I've mentioned it before but I'm not sure if @rusgolden has. We're both in the process of running every single street in our towns. I'm at 94% of my town, I think Rus is around 96%. My initial goal was to run every single road in one calendar year but my foot injury last October got in my way. I'm just about done though. I have just 2 easy runs, one short run to pick up a short chunk of missed road, and 2 runs I'm not sure if I'm going to do at all. They are both on US highways. I don't have enough OCD to force the issue. I'll have to drive it with a run in mind and decide if I can do it. If I do complete my town by March 20th, I will have done it in a 12 month span, not counting the 3 months I couldn't run. I'm now starting to run the two towns on either side of me but this time I'm going to take credit for the runs already done, and I have no self-imposed deadline for finishing. Come sailing season, I'll also work on running all the roads in the town where we keep our boat.
Here's my progress in my town so far:
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