March 2019 Monthly Running Challenge
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March Runing Goal: 13.34/20 miles
3/1 1.05 mile
3/2 1.55 mile
3/4 1.52 mile
3/14 2.07 miles
3/18 1.21 mile
3/19 1 mile
3/20 2.61 miles
3/21 2.28 miles3 -
W8D1 completed. I ran during lunch yesterday. It was a beautiful day and the run went well. My plan is to get one more run in tomorrow before the 5k on Sunday, but my legs are pretty sore from my weight training today so I'm not sure. If I do go out tomorrow I was thinking of doing a 10/1 run/walk just to take it a little easy. Since I run really slow I was actually thinking of doing a 10/1 run/walk during the 5k, so it may actually be a good idea for me to test out the interval run/walk tomorrow before the actual race.
3/1--W6D1
3/4--W6D2
3/8--W6D3
3/11--W7D1
3/15--W7D2
3/17--W7D3
3/20--W8D1
Races:
3/24--Mercer Island 5k
6/8--Fall City Day Run 10k
7/6--Bellingham Road Race
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@quilteryoyo wow! So glad that the follow up visit was better news. Also glad to hear that you can still run.
I'm still feeling sick but I think I'm on the upswing. I actually think that I could have run tonight but I took a page out of @MobyCarp 's book of recovery and decided I should wait one more day at least. I really want to be able to get in a long run this weekend, even if it means that I have to walk most of it.
I told someone here that the conventional wisdom was that if you were sick from the neck up you could run. Now I don't believe that to be true. My cold is mainly in my sinuses but fatigue really hit me and running was out of the question.8 -
@quilteryoyo That all sounds like a real scare. So good you’re getting 100% consistent feedback to do what you want to do anyway!
@Sparx_81 My go-to for the annoying tickly cough is hot water with honey and lemon. Cup after cup of it if necessary...2 -
Post work sunny run again (I could get used to this!) I tried to go much more slowly to keep my heart rate lower, and made some progress.
Still liking my Garmin, still worried that it’s not pushing over enough calories (I’m down 4 lbs since I got it on Sat...I know I was retaining water and was due to drop some, but that’s a lot for me and I don’t want to be undereating, which also sometimes causes that kind of fast drop for me) Hmmm.
March goal: 60 miles
3/2 6 mi
3/3 cross (easy bike ~10 mi)
3/5 4 mi
3/7 4 mi TM
3/9 6 mi
3/10 cross (bike 25 mi w/kids)
3/12 4 mi
3/14 4 mi
3/16 3.1 mi (5K PR!)
3/17 3 mi + cross (snowboarding)
3/19 4.5 mi
3/20 3.1 mi
3/21 4.5 mi
March total: 46.8 mi
Races:
3/16 Kirkland Shamrock Run 5K
5/6 Vancouver BMO Half Marathon
8/11 Lake Union 10K?8 -
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
20/3: 4.3Km
21/3: 6.5Km
Total: 53.6Km
Total to go: 14.4Km4 -
@quilteryoyo glad to hear you follow up visits were positive and that you can keep on running!
04Mar - 1.8 miles (treadmill)
07Mar - 1.6 miles (treadmill)
08Mar - 2 miles (treadmill)
11Mar - 2 miles (treadmill)
15Mar - 8.85 miles (outside)
17Mar - 5 miles (outside)
18Mar - 2 miles (treadmill)
21Mar - 2 miles (treadmill)
22Mar - 0 miles - did just over 4 miles on a stationary bike instead.
I had aimed for 2 more miles at the gym this morning, but I've been ignoring a slight pain in the out side of my right foot since Sunday and last night it felt worse. The bottom of my foot also feels 'creaky' (shudder). Decided maybe I over did it at the weekend and also remembered at some point I also turned that foot over which probably didn't help. Going to not run for a few days and see how it feels!5 -
@quilteryoyo I think you are wise to be cautious and (despite the "do not google advice") educate yourself. The trick is to only read trustworthy sites. Mayo Clinic, the American Heart Association, and so on.
Glad things are looking positive!5 -
Ok... It is 1.49am, I'm meant to get up and run in 4 hours... But I'm sat here hacking up my lungs! Coming up on 2 weeks of this bloody cold that my kids so kindly shared with me! Anyone got any tried and tested cure for annoying tickly coughs?!
Then only thing I know to do for it is otc/rx meds. Is it sinus related? Or just the constant cough? Get well soon!0 -
PastorVincent wrote: »@quilteryoyo I think you are wise to be cautious and (despite the "do not google advice") educate yourself. The trick is to only read trustworthy sites. Mayo Clinic, the American Heart Association, and so on.
Glad things are looking positive!
I agree there. Education only. Not the worst cases like @Avidkeo mentioned. Glad to hear you’re back to worry free running @quilteryoyo ! Man that whole deal sounded stressful.you know you can vent to us any time you need to!
Haha! ETA kitten attacked iPad as I tried to post. Corrected. Dang cute thing.7 -
PastorVincent wrote: »@quilteryoyo I think you are wise to be cautious and (despite the "do not google advice") educate yourself. The trick is to only read trustworthy sites. Mayo Clinic, the American Heart Association, and so on.
Glad things are looking positive!
I agree there. Education only. Not the worst cases like @Avidkeo mentioned. Glad to hear you’re r back to work free running @quilteryoyo ! Man that whole deal sounded stressful.you know you can vent to us any time you need to!
Agreed times three - I really like the Mayo website for (mostly) reasonable information. What you really want to avoid are posts from individuals, because that's where you get into issues with only hearing about the very worst problems without any context. In any case, hugs @quilteryoyo and I'm glad that the news was good in the end.4 -
MegaMooseEsq wrote: »PastorVincent wrote: »@quilteryoyo I think you are wise to be cautious and (despite the "do not google advice") educate yourself. The trick is to only read trustworthy sites. Mayo Clinic, the American Heart Association, and so on.
Glad things are looking positive!
I agree there. Education only. Not the worst cases like @Avidkeo mentioned. Glad to hear you’re r back to work free running @quilteryoyo ! Man that whole deal sounded stressful.you know you can vent to us any time you need to!
Agreed times three - I really like the Mayo website for (mostly) reasonable information. What you really want to avoid are posts from individuals, because that's where you get into issues with only hearing about the very worst issues without any context. In any case, hugs @quilteryoyo and I'm glad that the news was good in the end.
I fourth this. Knowledge is power, and I'm glad your prognosis is positive.2 -
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
3-20 7k easy
3-21 7k slow
3-22 Rest day
March Total: 129k
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. Don't have to run through snowflakes the size of quarters. Had some solid nap time yesterday and feel better today.
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 5K8 -
Yesterday I got to run 3.59 miles on a beautiful second day of spring. I had hoped to run on Wednesday, AKA the first day of spring, AKA the 36th anniversary of my birth, but instead I got a gnarly hamstring cramp at the gym doing rear leg elevated split squats (I blame the Turkish get-ups I’d been doing immediately before) and walked home instead. My leg felt fine by the next morning and I decided to go for a mid-day run to make up the missed miles, and because it was freaking BEAUTIFUL OUT (aka sunny and mid 40s).
I wasn’t sure what the path around the lake would look like, but it was actually clear enough that I got to open up and put on some speed, which felt great. It's been long enough since I watched my pace that I forgot my watch was set to display current and rolling mile and not current pace, so I'll have to tweak that. My plan for the next few weeks is to increase my mileage 10-20% a week until May, when I'll finally start a half marathon training program.
Thanks to my husband’s work schedule firming up a little and the excellent words of encouragement from you all, I’ve pared down my race calendar to the dozen that I’m most excited about. I’ve moved my first half marathon back to the end of July, which I’m more comfortable with from a weather standpoint - it still could be hot as hell, but is a little safer than late June or early July. I only have two repeat races planned - the Twin Cities Marathon 10K (assuming I don't get into the 10 mile) and the Reindeer Run 10K in December. I don't think I'll run the 5K this year - it was really too many people last year - but the earlier 10K was pretty fun, and it is right in my backyard.
I’m really looking forward to my 5K tomorrow - it’s not technically the first race of the year, but in my mind I feel like the split between “before winter got really bad” and “after winter started loosening its grip” is more meaningful than the calendar year changing. I managed a 10'20" average pace yesterday with my third mile a blistering (for me) 9'36", so I'm tempted to see if I can break 30 minutes tomorrow. My last 5K was way back in August and I clocked 0:30:47 at a 9'51" pace - I think I can top that if I push a little.
The big asterisk in my schedule right now is the Endless Summer Trail Run Series (recommended by @7Lenny7). I’ve signed up for one on June 5th, and if I enjoy it there are three additional races in the series that I could fit in around the road race schedule, as they generally happen in the evening mid-week. I know a lot of you really enjoy trail running, so we'll see how it goes.
3/1 Fr - Strength class
3/2 Sa - Shoveled
3/3 Su - Rest
3/4 Mo - Strength class, ran/walked 1.86 miles
3/5 Tu - Rest
3/6 We - Strength class, ran/walked 1.66 miles
3/7 Th - Rest
3/8 Fr - Strength class, ran 3.14 miles
3/9 Sa - Shoveled
3/10 Su - Rest
3/11 Mo - Shoveled
3/12 Tu - Strength class, ran/walked 2.35 miles
3/13 We - Shoveled
3/14 Th - Strength class, ran/walked 2.09 miles
3/15 Fr - Rest
3/16 Sa - Ran 3.64 miles
3/17 Su - Rest
3/18 Mo - Strength class, ran 3.07 miles
3/19 Tu - Rest
3/20 We - Strength class, hamstring cramp
3/21 Th - Ran 3.59 miles
3/22 Fr - Strength class
March Mileage: 21.4/35
2019 Races! (bold registered)
January 26: Securian 10K, St. Paul, MN Chip time: 1:05:07
February 16: Half Fast 10K DNS
March 23: Hot Dash 5K, Mpls, MN
April: Local 10K?
May 19: Women Run the Cities 10K, Mpls, MN
June 12: ESTRS French 5K, Plymouth, MN
June 29 Lift Bridge 10K or 10Mi, Bayport MN
July 27: St. Croix Crossing Half, Houlton, WI to Stillwater, MN OR
August 3-4: Beat the Blerch Half Marathon, Carnation, WA
September 2: MDRA Victory Labor Day 10K, Mpls, MN
September 8: Sioux Falls Half Marathon, Sioux Falls, SD
October 5: TCM 10K OR
October 6: TCM 10Mi, St. Paul, MN
October 12: Bemidji Blue Ox Half Marathon OR 26K, Bemidji, MN
November 28: Turkey Trot St. Paul 10K, St. Paul, MN
December 14: Reindeer Run 10K, Mpls, MN8 -
@quilteryoyo Glad you got positive news this time.
@MegaMooseEsq Happy Birthday!
@Avidkeo I hope the house sells quickly! Change can be scary, but it sounds like it will be a really positive move.
@Sparx_81 My go to for coughs is a teaspoon of honey. It is also good in hot herbal tea, but just a spoonful works to sooth the throat.2 -
MegaMooseEsq wrote: »PastorVincent wrote: »@quilteryoyo I think you are wise to be cautious and (despite the "do not google advice") educate yourself. The trick is to only read trustworthy sites. Mayo Clinic, the American Heart Association, and so on.
Glad things are looking positive!
I agree there. Education only. Not the worst cases like @Avidkeo mentioned. Glad to hear you’re r back to work free running @quilteryoyo ! Man that whole deal sounded stressful.you know you can vent to us any time you need to!
Agreed times three - I really like the Mayo website for (mostly) reasonable information. What you really want to avoid are posts from individuals, because that's where you get into issues with only hearing about the very worst issues without any context. In any case, hugs @quilteryoyo and I'm glad that the news was good in the end.
I fourth this
. Knowledge is power, and I'm glad your prognosis is positive.
I fifth this (Ah, look at me band-wagoning again ). @quilteryoyo I'm glad your prognosis is positive and you are not letting it keep you down.
@MegaMooseEsq happy late 36th birthday!
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@MegaMooseEsq Congratulations on your birthday and moving into a new age group!!!0
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@MegaMooseEsq Happy Birthday!0
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@quilteryoyo Glad you got positive news this time.
@MegaMooseEsq Happy Birthday!
@Avidkeo I hope the house sells quickly! Change can be scary, but it sounds like it will be a really positive move.
@Sparx_81 My go to for coughs is a teaspoon of honey. It is also good in hot herbal tea, but just a spoonful works to sooth the throat.
Ditto!
As for me, yesterday had a run on the schedule but I am still taking it easy due to calf/achilles issues. Instead, I took the opportunity to sleep in. I did my daily heel drop exercises and foam rolled/stretched a little last night, but not much.
This morning I took the dogs for a walk and may or may not have run some of it. Unfortunately, I did not give myself enough time to foam roll and stretch afterward, so will have to do that tonight. One set of heel drops done so far, with another planned for later as well.
Good luck on your race, @MegaMooseEsq!4 -
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March 9 = 5 milesrunnermom419 wrote: »March 2 = 8 miles
March 3 = 5 miles
March 4 = 3.1 miles
March 6 = 3.6 miles
March 7 = 3.1 miles
Total for month = 22.8
Goal for month = 80
Miles left until goal = 57.2
March 10 = 8 miles
Weekend total = 13 miles
22.8 + 13 = 35.8 miles for month
Goal for month = 80 miles
Miles left until goal = 44.2 miles
March 11 - 3.14 miles
35.8 + 3.14 = 38.94 miles for the month
Goal for month = 80 miles
Miles left until goal = 41.06 miles
March 13 - 5 miles
38.94 + 5 = 43.94 miles for the month
Goal for the month = 80 miles
Miles left until goal = 36.06 miles
March 14 - 3.13 miles
43.94 + 3.13 = 47.07 miles for the month
Goal for the month = 80 miles
Miles left until goal = 32.93 Miles
March 16 - 3.1 miles
47.07 + 3.1 = 50.17 miles for the month
Goal for the month = 80 miles
Miles left until goal = 29.83 miles
March 17 - 11 miles
50.17 + 11 = 61.17 miles for the month
Goal #1 for the month = 80 miles
Miles left until goal = 18.83 miles
Oops....I may have to up that goal a bit.
March 18 - 5 miles
61.17 + 5 = 66.17 miles for the month
Goal #1 for the month = 80 miles
Miles left until goal = 13.83 miles
March 20 - 5.8 miles
66.17 + 5.8 = 71.97 miles for the month
Goal #1 - 80 miles
Miles left until goal = 8.03 miles
March 21 - 3.1 miles
71.97 + 3.1 = 75.07 miles for the month
Goal #1 = 80 miles
Miles left until goal - 4.93 miles
March 22 - 8.15 miles
75.07 + 8.15 = 83.22 miles
Goal #1 of 80 miles - CHECK!!
Goal #2 - 100 miles
Miles left until Goal 2 - 16.78 miles3 -
@quilteryoyo I'm glad your prognosis is positive. I have a counter-example to the horror stories.
The very first 5K I ran, I was 55 years old. I finished in 21 minutes even (20:59.9x), won my age group, and was ahead of everyone older than me . . . except some guy who was over 60?
Later, I learned that guy was a really good runner when he was in his prime, and had longstanding heart issues. At the time I started running, he had already had 2 heart surgeries, and came back strong enough to finish a 5K pretty fast.
Fast forward a few years, and I met him after he was coming back from his third heart surgery. At this point, he was something like 69 years old, and complaining that he felt like he was running threshold but cold barely manage an 8 minute per mile pace. We talked a bit about Boston, how many times he'd run. Told him what I needed to qualify at age 60. He was interested in what the standard was for a 70 year old.
Things didn't stand still. He's over 70 now, and went in for a fourth heart surgery. Came out, and now he's back to recovery and training. Last weekend, he ran a 5 mile race. It was slow, by his standards; something like an 11:50 per mile pace. But he was thrilled to be running again.
If I were a gambling man, I wouldn't bet against him going to Boston again some time, maybe over the age of 75.
So yeah, people do die from heart conditions. People also get heart conditions treated, sometimes with surgery, and come back to run again. The failures tell you that Bad Things could happen. But there are outstanding successes out there to tell you that Good Things could happen, too.13 -
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This has been a rough week - physically and emotionally, hugely stressed. I am not where I should be in preparation for my half marathon, i am struggling to find motivation. Today is the first time I have run this week, a slow steady 5 miles on the treadmill. Not where I should be , but this week it was the best i could do. I have given up chocolate and alcohol for lent - good job as I could have seriously overindulged this week..13
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samthepanda wrote: »This has been a rough week - physically and emotionally, hugely stressed. I am not where I should be in preparation for my half marathon, i am struggling to find motivation. Today is the first time I have run this week, a slow steady 5 miles on the treadmill. Not where I should be , but this week it was the best i could do. I have given up chocolate and alcohol for lent - good job as I could have seriously overindulged this week..
Hang tough @samthepanda ! I gave up fast food for Lent, and it was basically all i had for two weeks- so way to go there!
The half... Eh... Ya know race day is exciting and ypu always can do more than you think you can, but ya might make a plan allowing yourself to incorporate structured walk breaks if needed. Is this your first half?
(I currently get winded standing in the kitchen- so you got me beat there too 😉).6 -
3/1 27.34 miles, 305 days on the run
3/2 37.59 miles
3/3 18.19 miles, crazy laps
3/4 19.57 miles
3/5 19.34 miles
3/6 19.23 miles, 310 days on the run
3/7 19.56 miles
3/8 19.49 miles
3/9 37.49 miles
3/10 14.58 miles
3/11 20.46 miles, 315 days on the run
3/12 15.35 miles
3/13 14.29 miles
3/14 3.57 miles, crazy laps
3/15 27.2 miles
3/16 27.8 miles, 320 days on the run
3/17 27.15 miles
3/18 15.11 miles
3/19 19.39 miles
3/20 15.52 miles
3/21 16.17 miles, 325 days on the run
3/22 28.23 miles8 -
3/1 = 10.5 miles (Friday morning trail run @ Brushy Creek: Deception Trail)
3/2 = 12 miles
3/3 = rest day
3/4 = 4 miles
3/5 = rest day
3/6 = 7.5 miles
3/7 = rest day
3/8 = 7.5 miles (Friday morning trail run @ McKinney Roughs Natural Area)
3/9 = 13 miles
3/10 = 10 miles
3/11 = rest day
3/12 = 3 miles
3/13 = family emergency
3/14 = family emergency
3/15 = 6.5 miles (Friday morning trail run @ Bastrop SP)
3/16 = 16 miles
3/17 = 16 miles
3/18 = rest day
3/19 = 6 miles
3/21 = walked my neurotic dog for 4.5 miles
3/20 = rest day
3/22 = 8.3 miles running Goodwater trail / 6.5 miles hiking Goodwater trail
Things I have learned from trail running Fridays:
1) Its harder and I am a really slow trail runner.
2) running down hills on trails is terrifying!!!
3) I need to bring a lot more water. I think I need a bladder running thingy?
4) The trail today cut the soles of my running shoes up. They are trashed. It was nothing but cacti and jagged limestone. I think I need trail shoes if I am going to keep doing this Friday trail run stuff.
Group question: Best trail shoe brands? Best hydration bladder thingys?
March Goal Miles 150 (& add in trail runs on Friday mornings)/ Miles to Date = 114.5 miles
Upcoming Races:
4/6 = Wanderlust Half
5/4 = Wisconsin Marathon (Mittens Challenge Part 1)
5/5 = Kalamazoo Marathon (Mittens Challenge Part 2)
6/15 = Fit Foodie 5k11 -
@amymoreorless yay! Another trail runner! For trail shoes, I think so far Mizunos are my favorite . You can see they are fairly inexpensive. I also have some others around here... @shanaber has them too.. more of a minimal drop shoe. What brand do you usually wear? Do they have a trail shoe? What kind of shoes are you looking for? @juliet3455 is a trail runner too with good shoe experience.
I haven’t heard a bad review in any hydration pack. I like orange mud, Nathan’s are good, @PastorVincent has one he loves,... just don’t buy a cheap one and I think you are good there.3 -
1st - v.easy 5km (43 mins)
4th - v.easy 5km (42 mins)
8th - v.easy 5km
11th - easy 5km (37 mins)
16th - easy 5km (36 mins)
18th - 5k (38 mins hard work)
22nd - 5k (36 mins) - knee pain for first 2k but then subsided. Need to do some more leg strengthening exercises.
Total 35 km
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amymoreorless wrote: »Things I have learned from trail running Fridays:
1) Its harder and I am a really slow trail runner.
2) running down hills on trails is terrifying!!!
3) I need to bring a lot more water. I think I need a bladder running thingy?
4) The trail today cut the soles of my running shoes up. They are trashed. It was nothing but cacti and jagged limestone. I think I need trail shoes if I am going to keep doing this Friday trail run stuff.
Group question: Best trail shoe brands? Best hydration bladder thingys?
Everyone is slower on trail, but trail is better on your body.
As for the best hydration bladder - buy far the best I have found is the Wunjo line, which is really cheap. Their most expensive model is only $60 and it comes with the bladder. PLUS we have @JessicaMcb 's discount code (she is sponsored by them)
Check them out:
https://wunjosports.com
discount code: WUNJOWOMAN183 -
No run today. Tomorrow I have 26 miles planned, then 10 or so more on Sunday but have to watch the weather and see what happens. Today was miserable and I was really glad I was not running in it. Sleet, freezing rain, well below freezing, and wind. I know someone like @7lenny7 might run it, and if I was only running for an hour, I might have attempted it, but 26? No thanks.
Hopefully, the weather is good tomorrow. I have not yet looked at the weather prediction. It is probably wrong so can not plan based on it anyways. 4
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