March 2019 Monthly Running Challenge

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  • girlinahat
    girlinahat Posts: 2,956 Member
    Is anyone else repeatedly refreshing Twitter feeds to find out what is going on in the Barkley Marathon even though we are still only 3 loops in and another 30ish possible hours to go? (Sounds like hell conditions there)
  • ContraryMaryMary
    ContraryMaryMary Posts: 1,786 Member
    7lenny7 wrote: »
    As much as I'd love to run 8.5 today to meet my goal for the month, the pain in both Achilles, not enough to be a concern, but enough to listen to, tell me it would be a dumb thing to do. I'll spend an hour doing core work tonight and let my tendons recover. Perhaps I'll run tomorrow on what would normally be a rest day.

    In any event, it was a great month.
    I had my longest training run ever, at 26.4 miles.
    I had weekly totals of 40+ miles three times. I only three of those all of last year.
    I had my largest monthly total in 23 months.

    All in spite of having an 11 day stretch with only 2 runs due to being sick and work demands.

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    As I am currently going through a bit of achilles tendonopathy I empathise totally, and may I recommend you do a few calf raises off a step - try both straight leg and bent leg, raise very slowly until you feel the achilles working and in the right spot it will actually give you relief (depending on where the pain is either the straight or bent will work for you). When you find that spot, hold for 15 seconds. Do other side. Repeat. And again. Magic.
  • Elise4270
    Elise4270 Posts: 8,375 Member
    Beautiful @simcon1 !
  • quilteryoyo
    quilteryoyo Posts: 6,531 Member
    edited April 2019
    @simcon1 Gorgeous place to run!!! And, congrats on going over your goal!

    @ddmom0811 Having a flat, I'm surprised you could go at all. Good that you got a little break and continued on. Great job on surpassing your goal.

    @kgirlhart Love the new shoes. Hope they help your feet.
  • shanaber
    shanaber Posts: 6,423 Member
    Wow @simcon1 what a fantastic picture! I don't think I could run there though, I wouldn't be able to take my eyes off that view and I would likely trip over something and face plant!
  • mbaker566
    mbaker566 Posts: 11,233 Member
    sorry, i fell really behind in posts.
    injured, hope healing happens quickly
    racers, well run and well done

    hugs for anyone who needs one
  • shanaber
    shanaber Posts: 6,423 Member
    @juliet3455 - here is the link to April's thread
    https://community.myfitnesspal.com/en/discussion/10735956/april-2019-monthly-running-challenge
  • Lazy_Bones_85
    Lazy_Bones_85 Posts: 132 Member
    Wow! I got way behind in my posting. For starters, my cat's biopsy came back benign. She has to go back in three months for a check up, but the DR called me with the results and said it's a fatty tumor and I have to keep my eye on it. A few days later my parents came for a visit. My Dad just finished four rounds of chemo and they are in the process of moving from the Northeast to the Southeast so they have a lot going on. As a result, I am watching one of their cats for a few weeks since she was starting to stress with the packing and such. I'm so happy to have two kitty cats again in my life.

    As far as running, I am progressing nicely with speedwork being my focus right now. I finished March with 56.8 miles logged. I didn't run at all the first ten days of the month and climbed back on the horse for the second half.

    I'm sorry it's hard for me to keep up with this thread. So many of you commented about me putting my one cat down and sending well wishes for my other cat's biopsy. By the time I get around to reading this thread, it's 60 pages long practically. But I appreciate all of you.

    03.11: 1.5M @ 9:20/M Easy Run (1.5)
    03.12: 4.0M @ 9:27/M Easy Run (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: 3.6M @ 7:52/M Intervals (16.2)
    03.19: 4.0M @ 9:29/M Easy Run (20.2)
    03.20: Scheduled Rest Day
    03.21: 3.1M @ 8:34/M Pace Run (23.3)
    03.22: 6.3M @ 9:31/M Long Run (29.9)
    03.23: Scheduled Rest Day

    03.24: 4.5M @ 9:09/M Easy Run (34.4)
    03.25: 3.5M @ 7:48/M Intervals (37.9)
    03.26: 4.5M @ 9:10/M Easy Run (42.4)
    03.27: Scheduled Rest Day
    03.28: 3.1M @ 8:27/M Pace Run (45.5)
    03.29: 6.8M @ 9:34/M Long Run (52.3)
    03.30: Scheduled Rest Day

    03.31: 4.5M @ 9:20/M Easy Run (56.8)

  • Elise4270
    Elise4270 Posts: 8,375 Member
    No worries @Lazy_Bones_1985 . Lovely thing about the group, it’s all here when you have the chance to catch up. Really glad your second cat has company and it’s just a lipoma. We have a cat that has one on his side. I’m sure he bothered to get himself pelted with a bb at some point. It can form also with an injury. I had one removed from the back of my forearm after traumatically whacking it on a door knob, more than once.

    Best wishes for your parents too. May their move go well and health improve. We have 4 cats. One I can do without, he has bad habits and we’re probably going to talk to the vet about medication. I understand having more than one about.

    Thanks for the birthday wishes.
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