March 2019 Monthly Running Challenge
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@MobyCarp - Sorry to hear the news; that's just pure rotten luck.
Took it easy today after yesterday's harder run that involved ten repeats of jogging down the only hill in the local area, and then sprinting back to the top. The hill is relatively short at just 1/3 mile, but has an elevation change of ~95 ft and contains an 8% grade at its steepest point, so it gives a decent enough workout. Wrapped around the hill repeats was the 3.5 mile run to get there, and then again to get back.
Normally at this point I'd be preparing for a Friday longer run, but I actually started to get sick yesterday and things didn't get much better today. Therefore, I think I'm going to call in sick tomorrow and take a rest day, which means I'm pretty much done for March now. I more than made my goal though, so I'm good with that.
01 - 14.13
04 - 13.59
05 - 13.36
06 - 13.45
07 - 10.29
08 - 16.08
11 - 15.66
12 - 10.55
14 - 11.94
15 - 18.53
18 - 15.66
19 - 10.98
20 - 14.55
21 - 13.16
22 - 18.18
25 - 15.63
26 - 12.23
27 - 13.89
28 - 11.93
Total: 263.79 / 200 miles13 -
@garygse Hope you feel better soon! Probably a good idea to take the day off tomorrow.3
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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........0
03/15........00M.......3.5M........4x10
03/16........00M.......0.0M........00
03/17........11M.......0.0M........00
03/18........00M.......3.5M........00
03/19........06M.......3.5M........5x10
03/20........11M.......0.0M........0
03/21........00M.......3.5M........00
03/22........00M.......0.0M........3x15
03/23........26M.......0.0M........0
03/24........00M.......0.0M........0 Fire!
03/25........00M.......0.0M........3x15
03/26........07M.......0.0M........0
03/27........11M.......3.5M........0
03/28........11M.......2.8M........0
---MTD: 39.3 miles walking, 178 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.7 -
6.56 miles tonight
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Dang...
Fit And Old: How This 72-Year Old Finished 2000 Marathons
https://www.menshealth.com.sg/fitness/fit-and-old-72-year-old-finished-2000-marathons-larry-macon/2 -
PastorVincent wrote: »
I was just thinking that. We are all very very good at ignoring niggles until they aren't. always a learning curve.2 -
PastorVincent wrote: »
I was just thinking that. We are all very very good at ignoring niggles until they aren't. always a learning curve.
Runners vacillate between hypochondria and denial.12 -
Hill repeats for Kody & I tonight. A 2.4 mile warm up followed by running up and down a big hill 5 times. The hill was 0.4 miles with a gain of 100', for a 5% grade. Not really steep, but long. My plan was to run up the hill the first time at the same effort as my warm up, then increase the effort with each climb. I walked a very short time on the way down to let my HR settle, the ran the rest of the way down. No rest on the bottom, it was an immediate turn around and run back up.
The plan worked and my paces for the climbs were 10:22, 10:09, 10:01, 9:33, and 8:54. It was weird in that I felt better, though more fatigued, with each climb. I was quite pleased with the result. I finished with 8.5 miles on the night.
Rest day tomorrow then it's up early Saturday for what I hope to be my longest or at least second longest training run.
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March Goal: Shut up and move
3/1 Went to my first ever St. David's Day Party
3/2 3.13
3/3 stuff
3/4 4.00
3/5 rest
3/6 3.00
3/7 snorkel 3.5 hours
3/8 3.35
3/9 3.00
3/10 rest
3/11 3.00
3/12 3.50
3/13 rest
3/14 funk
3/15 3.00
3/16 2.00
3/17 6.50
3/18 rest
3/19 2.20
3/20 rest
3/21 3.30
3/22 zip
3/23 3.60
3/24 sometimes
3/25 life stinks
3/26 4.00
3/27 zip
3/28 3.10
Total: 50.68
Thank you all for the warm hugs and good thoughts. Bad time of year.... @mbaker566 I remember well the day you posted about your husband's death, and how shocked I was, realizing that you had just recently posted about your wedding. Hugs to you, too.
@mobycarp I'm sorry....wishing you a successful and quick recovery
Races:
BIIMA 10k 3/17/19 6.50
Ticker is my goal for 2019 and progress to date:
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PastorVincent wrote: »
I was just thinking that. We are all very very good at ignoring niggles until they aren't. always a learning curve.
I was pretty sure mine was just soreness from the orthotics or shoes or... having never had a stress fracture, I had no idea what one felt like. It didn't help that my PCP did not feel it was a stress fracture. As a result I was 8 weeks in a boot and another 6 weeks after of continued rehab/healing and no running. It definitely is always a learning curve and we need to continue to listen to our bodies!6 -
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)
25th - 5k (36 mins)
Total 40 km5 -
@MobyCarp I'm sad to hear your news as well. Glad you're being smart though.
I swam yesterday and cycled today instead of running. Wednesday's trail run used a lot of different muscles and one of my heels is particularly sore. I figure if I'm not walking normally, I shouldn't be running. Biking felt great though (until I stepped off the bike - yep, still sore all over). I don't have plans to run over the weekend due to work, so will try to take it easy. Next week is supposed to be another high mileage week. I like the way Hal Higdon has the 20-milers in his Intermediate & Advanced marathon plans arranged with lower mileage weeks in-between. I've made too many modifications and can't really say I'm technically following his plan, but this in particular seems to be working for me.
3/25 - 8 km dirt track run (350x2,4,6,4,2@5kP +recovery/warmup/cooldown)
3/26 - 10.1 km run
3/27 - 19.1 km trail run
3/28 - 1 hr leisurely swim
3/29 - 10.3 km bike, + upper-body weights & core
ALSO: They just released the route for the marathon I'm signed up for in my city in about 6 weeks... and FINALLY it looks like an awesome route. Just enough hills to keep the city's marathon reputation, but this year we also go around the historic district & castle, only ONE loop around the lake... alright, I'm excited.
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eleanorhawkins wrote: »@girlinahat I'm doing 2 min run/30 second walk (anything less than that just seemed too much like cheating to my sceptic side) then running through the last walk if I've anything less than about 500 metres to go.
I run, and train for, marathons with a 1 minute walk break every 1/2 mile when doing solo runs. I walk the water stops during races as well. I also run with a group once or twice a week that does 3 min run / 1 minute walk intervals.
It really does help reduce wear and tear on the body when running really long distance.6 -
PastorVincent wrote: »Dang...
Fit And Old: How This 72-Year Old Finished 2000 Marathons
https://www.menshealth.com.sg/fitness/fit-and-old-72-year-old-finished-2000-marathons-larry-macon/
Wow!!! That's amazing. I like the fact that he doesn't have a training plan other than get out of the house and run.2 -
PastorVincent wrote: »
I was just thinking that. We are all very very good at ignoring niggles until they aren't. always a learning curve.
Runners vacillate between hypochondria and denial.
oh we are dying but maybe if we can just get one more run in...
thanks @HonuNui
hugs to you and your friend. i'm sure this brings up some feelings for you too1 -
Well, the last week of March appears to be a bit hairy for the MFP Running Challenge Crew. It looks like I will not be running again today - my hamstring is still a little tender and it looks like my free time will be used taking the cat back to the vet, as she didn't eat again this morning. The vet was able to eliminate a blockage as a suspect, which is a relief (she does like to eat things she shouldn't eat) but means we get to jump back on the Wheel 'o Testing to try and figure out what IS wrong. Or she just gets better on her own, which would be nice. I'd just like her to do it before I drop too much more cash on it - yesterday was not cheap.
We also got to spend a hot stack of cash on a plumber this morning - our fancy new (to us) on-demand water heater has been acting up, which meant the last time I was able to work out I was not able to take a hot shower afterward. Only tangentially related to running but very important. I do miss the days when we had a landlord to pay for stuff like this, but so it goes.
It looks like tomorrow is not going to be the day off that I'd hoped for, but I am still hoping on getting a run in if the hamstring decides to allow it, and if I can get out on Sunday as well I will just barely hit my stretch goal for the month. I've been pretty good on walking and stretching this week so I haven't been totally inactive, but I'd really like to hit the pavement for real.8 -
Just got back from a little shopping spree over my lunch break. A bought a North Face running hat, two pair of Drymax trail running socks, and a pair of arm sleeves. I get to wear them all tomorrow for my long run. I almost bought a pair of Salomon Sense Pro shoes on clearance for $50 but then I remembered they're a high drop shoe and I'm migrating to lower drop.
I think I may go back to the store again after work. They have a North Face jacket on clearance. It fits great and feels great, but I left it on the rack. Now I want it.
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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
3-23 7k easy
3-24 8k slow
3-25 7k recovery
3-26 Rest
3-27 7k easy
3-28 Rest
3-29 7k slow
March Total: 166k
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
Cloudy, cool, and drizzly today - nice day for running.
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 5K7 -
Just got back from a little shopping spree over my lunch break. A bought a North Face running hat, two pair of Drymax trail running socks, and a pair of arm sleeves. I get to wear them all tomorrow for my long run. I almost bought a pair of Salomon Sense Pro shoes on clearance for $50 but then I remembered they're a high drop shoe and I'm migrating to lower drop.
I think I may go back to the store again after work. They have a North Face jacket on clearance. It fits great and feels great, but I left it on the rack. Now I want it.
Score! GO GET THAT JACKET!2 -
I forgot to mention, I had a close call last night with a vehicle. I waiting to cross the busy street by my house, after sunset. The light turns green, I have my walk signal, I check for cars trying to squeeze in before their red light, then we start running across.
There are four lanes of traffic from my right. A left turn lane, two regular lanes, and the right turn lane. The two regular lanes have cars which stop the proper distance from the crosswalk. As I'm just about to pass that second car, an idiot driver flies up in the right turn lane, fully covering the crosswalk before she stops. She missed me by maybe 2 feet. She had no idea I was there. As she's flying through the crosswalk I threw up my hands and and yelled at her, "WTF?!?!?" She damn near *kitten* her pants. It was pretty clear she was shocked and mortified at what she had almost done.
Confession time. I saw her coming up because I've learned to give intersections a thorough look not once, not twice, but continually. I saw her coming up in that far lane behind the other cars. I knew she probably wasn't going to see me. From her speed I suspected that she'd be going across the crosswalk so I purposefully got close enough to her path that it would look close, but I was safe the whole time. Because she was negligent in looking for pedestrians, I wanted to scare the crap out her and teach her a lesson. If that makes me an *kitten*, so be it. This is the same intersection where my son was hit by a car while riding his bike a couple of years ago because of an idiot driver and I have no patience for them. The next time it might be a kid crossing on his way to the nearby playground.
Be safe out there.
ETA: When my son was hit the lady knocked the bike out from under him, he rolled on the hood and then off to the side. He had a few scrapes and bruises but was otherwise OK. It was close though. The bike pedal was bent inward from the impact. That could have been his foot. The bike was a total loss, a birthday present just a few months old, was a total loss. The gal who hit him stopped, rolled down the window, asked if he was ok, then said, "That's why you need to watch for traffic!" then sped off. My son was too shocked to get a plate number. We called the police and filed a report but nothing became of it. I kind of have a vendetta now.
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Just got back from a little shopping spree over my lunch break. A bought a North Face running hat, two pair of Drymax trail running socks, and a pair of arm sleeves. I get to wear them all tomorrow for my long run. I almost bought a pair of Salomon Sense Pro shoes on clearance for $50 but then I remembered they're a high drop shoe and I'm migrating to lower drop.
I think I may go back to the store again after work. They have a North Face jacket on clearance. It fits great and feels great, but I left it on the rack. Now I want it.
Score! GO GET THAT JACKET!
I decided I will go back after work to get it. I sent a photo of it to my wife and she was all over it. She said it was my color and would look great on me. And it's only $40, down from $100. It has the store logo on it and I typically shun wearing advertising but I love this store, I know the owner and am more than happy to wear their logo. The "TC Running Company" on the arm sleeves is the store name.
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@7lenny7 GOOD FOR YOU! Most especially because YOU were being aware, but also because you made that driver think twice. SHE gets a next time because YOU were paying attention. I don't think that makes you an *kitten* at all. It makes you smart. And hopefully it will make her smarter.7
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MegaMooseEsq wrote: »Well, the last week of March appears to be a bit hairy for the MFP Running Challenge Crew. It looks like I will not be running again today - my hamstring is still a little tender and it looks like my free time will be used taking the cat back to the vet, as she didn't eat again this morning. The vet was able to eliminate a blockage as a suspect, which is a relief (she does like to eat things she shouldn't eat) but means we get to jump back on the Wheel 'o Testing to try and figure out what IS wrong. Or she just gets better on her own, which would be nice. I'd just like her to do it before I drop too much more cash on it - yesterday was not cheap.
We also got to spend a hot stack of cash on a plumber this morning - our fancy new (to us) on-demand water heater has been acting up, which meant the last time I was able to work out I was not able to take a hot shower afterward. Only tangentially related to running but very important. I do miss the days when we had a landlord to pay for stuff like this, but so it goes.
It looks like tomorrow is not going to be the day off that I'd hoped for, but I am still hoping on getting a run in if the hamstring decides to allow it, and if I can get out on Sunday as well I will just barely hit my stretch goal for the month. I've been pretty good on walking and stretching this week so I haven't been totally inactive, but I'd really like to hit the pavement for real.
I've heard mixed reviews about these. They're already pretty pricey to begin with, so I can't imagine how frustrating it would be if they weren't working! Our water heater has gone out 3 times in the 8 years we've lived here. Even though the water heaters are usually under warranty, we've still had to pay for the labor to put the new ones in. Something has to be up with our setup to have that many issues, but my husband says if it happens again he wants to do on-demand. The last plumber said he didn't recommend them.0 -
I forgot to mention, I had a close call last night with a vehicle. I waiting to cross the busy street by my house, after sunset. The light turns green, I have my walk signal, I check for cars trying to squeeze in before their red light, then we start running across.
There are four lanes of traffic from my right. A left turn lane, two regular lanes, and the right turn lane. The two regular lanes have cars which stop the proper distance from the crosswalk. As I'm just about to pass that second car, an idiot driver flies up in the right turn lane, fully covering the crosswalk before she stops. She missed me by maybe 2 feet. She had no idea I was there. As she's flying through the crosswalk I threw up my hands and and yelled at her, "WTF?!?!?" She damn near *kitten* her pants. It was pretty clear she was shocked and mortified at what she had almost done.
Confession time. I saw her coming up because I've learned to give intersections a thorough look not once, not twice, but continually. I saw her coming up in that far lane behind the other cars. I knew she probably wasn't going to see me. From her speed I suspected that she'd be going across the crosswalk so I purposefully got close enough to her path that it would look close, but I was safe the whole time. Because she was negligent in looking for pedestrians, I wanted to scare the crap out her and teach her a lesson. If that makes me an *kitten*, so be it. This is the same intersection where my son was hit by a car while riding his bike a couple of years ago because of an idiot driver and I have no patience for them. The next time it might be a kid crossing on his way to the nearby playground.
Be safe out there.
ETA: When my son was hit the lady knocked the bike out from under him, he rolled on the hood and then off to the side. He had a few scrapes and bruises but was otherwise OK. It was close though. The bike pedal was bent inward from the impact. That could have been his foot. The bike was a total loss, a birthday present just a few months old, was a total loss. The gal who hit him stopped, rolled down the window, asked if he was ok, then said, "That's why you need to watch for traffic!" then sped off. My son was too shocked to get a plate number. We called the police and filed a report but nothing became of it. I kind of have a vendetta now.
This scares me to no end. I've almost been hit so many times, but now I have teenage sons who are learning to drive and I'm terrified they might hit pedestrians. A few years ago a bicyclist was hit and killed nearby, and the person who hit him, I think it was a teenager, didn't even stop. I don't know the whole story, but they figured it out when they saw the damage on the car later. It's unbelievable.
March Runing Goal: 21.38/20 miles
3/1 1.05 mile
3/2 1.55
3/4 1.52
3/14 2.07
3/18 1.21
3/19 1
3/20 2.61
3/21 2.28
3/22 1.01
3/25 1.03
3/26 1.55
3/27 1.1
3/28 2.02
3/29 1.27
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25/03 3.24 miles
27/03 3.21 miles
28/03 3.20 miles
29/03 3.19 miles
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@7lenny7 glad you were looking out. That is hilarious that you scared the *kitten* out of that driver. Good for you!
Speaking of "I forgot to mention"....
On last night's run I crossed a busy street, and about 5 seconds after I got to the other side I saw a squirrel starting to cross too. Cars were barreling down the road, and just as one was about to pancake him, he (and I kid you not) jumped up, made a 180 IN THE AIR, and the car just missed his tail by inches. As soon as the car passed, he made another 180 (on the ground this time), and proceeded across. That was unbelievable.
Also on that run I honestly saw @PastorVincent's honest to God doppleganger! I've seen this guy before, but always from behind. Yesterday I happened to be running the opposite direction, and I could have sworn it was him (based on his profile pic and product reviews he has posted). They say everyone has one.
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PastorVincent wrote: »Dang...
Fit And Old: How This 72-Year Old Finished 2000 Marathons
https://www.menshealth.com.sg/fitness/fit-and-old-72-year-old-finished-2000-marathons-larry-macon/
It's Larry Macon, though... the Marathon Investigation page has multiple articles on him
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MegaMooseEsq wrote: »Well, the last week of March appears to be a bit hairy for the MFP Running Challenge Crew. It looks like I will not be running again today - my hamstring is still a little tender and it looks like my free time will be used taking the cat back to the vet, as she didn't eat again this morning. The vet was able to eliminate a blockage as a suspect, which is a relief (she does like to eat things she shouldn't eat) but means we get to jump back on the Wheel 'o Testing to try and figure out what IS wrong. Or she just gets better on her own, which would be nice. I'd just like her to do it before I drop too much more cash on it - yesterday was not cheap.
We also got to spend a hot stack of cash on a plumber this morning - our fancy new (to us) on-demand water heater has been acting up, which meant the last time I was able to work out I was not able to take a hot shower afterward. Only tangentially related to running but very important. I do miss the days when we had a landlord to pay for stuff like this, but so it goes.
It looks like tomorrow is not going to be the day off that I'd hoped for, but I am still hoping on getting a run in if the hamstring decides to allow it, and if I can get out on Sunday as well I will just barely hit my stretch goal for the month. I've been pretty good on walking and stretching this week so I haven't been totally inactive, but I'd really like to hit the pavement for real.
I've heard mixed reviews about these. They're already pretty pricey to begin with, so I can't imagine how frustrating it would be if they weren't working! Our water heater has gone out 3 times in the 8 years we've lived here. Even though the water heaters are usually under warranty, we've still had to pay for the labor to put the new ones in. Something has to be up with our setup to have that many issues, but my husband says if it happens again he wants to do on-demand. The last plumber said he didn't recommend them.
It might depend on where you live. In Poland they're pretty common, and the idea of paying for electricity (expensive) to keep a large tank of water (that you don't have space for anyway) hot all the time, doesn't make sense here. Our house once had both, except the electric tank was installed wrong and they didn't use it. But when most people have a gas on-demand system, plumbers know what to do with them and you can buy quality units.4
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