December 2019 Monthly Running Challenge
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I was about to head out and run, but then I notice the weather report for tomorrow called for temps approaching 50F vs today where they are still below freezing. So I think today is a rest day.
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@durhammfp Great first race!!! That's a great pace! I had to laugh at you and the 12 year old. When I first started running 10 years ago, my first race there was a lady who was in her 80's. My goal was just to pass her at the end, since we were so close the entire race. I think I beat her by about 5 seconds. I just didn't want to let someone 30 years my senior beat me. But, now, I want to be that 80 year old that doesn't let the 50 year old pass her.
@Faebert Glad your surgery went well and that you are sticking around for motivation and support - and to support us.
@dreamer12151 Way to hang in there. I hope you didn't hurt your ankle too badly.
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@durhammfp Your PR is coincidentally exactly the same as the time I ran at the Turkey Trot last week, except it was your first race and it took me a year and a half to get a time less than 30 minutes. Way to go!5
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@durhammfp well done! Great race report, and. PB! Now I feel I should have to meet you!
I almost signed up for that one. Race13.1 has a similar one in Raleigh in November and spring time. I’ve run the American Tobacco Trail and love it.
@Faebert glad it went well! Good luck with the recovery2 -
So good so far... Hope you’re all finding the time to stick to your December goal. Lots of distractions this time of year... 😉
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Race report for the 5K I ran this morning. The weather this week has been cool and felt colder than the thermometer read. The forecast was for a great day today, and, for once, they were correct. When I got up this morning it was 38°F and clear. The race started at 10, so I knew it would warm up some. I wasn't sure what to wear, but I know I prefer to be hot and sweat to being cold. So, I overdressed with leggings, a long sleeved shirt, and a jacket.
Race start temperature was 48°F. I probably should have shed the jacket, but during my warm up walk it still felt cold in the shade to me. Since this race was sponsored by a church, we had a pre-race prayer and then the National Anthem was sung. I love this about being in the Bible Belt in a small town. Even if there are non-religious (non-Christians) in the group, no one complains.
I heard some pre-race talk about the course being really hilly and one of the volunteers I know said she didn't run it because the course looked "scary" to her. LOL We set off and I started out a little bit too fast, but tried to reign myself in. The first part of the course was a deceptive hill - one of those that doesn't look too steep, but wears you out before you get to the top. Mile one ended on another long, not quite as steep hill. The course then went down a long, very steep hill, and into a local park, onto a concrete path where the turn around was located. This was all good until coming back out of the park. There was a very steep, short hill I managed to push through and run up. After that the course went up that VERY steep hill we came down. I had done well with my plan to run 4 minutes and then walk one minute until then. I had to quit and walk after only a 3 minute run. I just couldn't do it.
Mile 2 ended about the point where I had to stop and walk. Once I managed to get over that, the rest wasn't horrible. I did have to start my walk a little early one more time and I walked about 15 seconds up the last hill. Then, it was on to the finish line. I still had enough left in me for a pretty good kick at the end. Garmin said my pace for that last sprint was 7:32/mile. Not bad, even if for only about 30 seconds.
My splits were 10:44, 11:18, and 11:39. Elevation gain was 201 feet. I don't have enough experience with races to know if that is a lot or if some of you are laughing at how "level" that is in relation to most. To me, it was a lot!
Results were: I got First Place in my age group!!! I was 70th out of 197 overall. I'm not sure where I am in relation to all other females or how many were in my age group. The results aren't up on the website yet.
Bling was a nice shirt. Instead of medals, they had a tile with the logo for the Isaiah House on it, only for the people who placed in their age groups.
Also, a lady from the church made home made/hand decorated ginger bread house cookies for everyone. They were delicious.
Garmin gave me two PR's for the race - Fastest 5K at 34:42 (Garmin had me going just a little bit further than a 5K) and fastest mile at 10:40. I'm pleased with the results.
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quilteryoyo wrote: »Race report for the 5K I ran this morning. The weather this week has been cool and felt colder than the thermometer read. The forecast was for a great day today, and, for once, they were correct. When I got up this morning it was 38°F and clear. The race started at 10, so I knew it would warm up some. I wasn't sure what to wear, but I know I prefer to be hot and sweat to being cold. So, I overdressed with leggings, a long sleeved shirt, and a jacket.
Race start temperature was 48°F. I probably should have shed the jacket, but during my warm up walk it still felt cold in the shade to me. Since this race was sponsored by a church, we had a pre-race prayer and then the National Anthem was sung. I love this about being in the Bible Belt in a small town. Even if there are non-religious (non-Christians) in the group, no one complains.
I heard some pre-race talk about the course being really hilly and one of the volunteers I know said she didn't run it because the course looked "scary" to her. LOL We set off and I started out a little bit too fast, but tried to reign myself in. The first part of the course was a deceptive hill - one of those that doesn't look too steep, but wears you out before you get to the top. Mile one ended on another long, not quite as steep hill. The course then went down a long, very steep hill, and into a local park, onto a concrete path where the turn around was located. This was all good until coming back out of the park. There was a very steep, short hill I managed to push through and run up. After that the course went up that VERY steep hill we came down. I had done well with my plan to run 4 minutes and then walk one minute until then. I had to quit and walk after only a 3 minute run. I just couldn't do it.
Mile 2 ended about the point where I had to stop and walk. Once I managed to get over that, the rest wasn't horrible. I did have to start my walk a little early one more time and I walked about 15 seconds up the last hill. Then, it was on to the finish line. I still had enough left in me for a pretty good kick at the end. Garmin said my pace for that last sprint was 7:32/mile. Not bad, even if for only about 30 seconds.
My splits were 10:44, 11:18, and 11:39. Elevation gain was 201 feet. I don't have enough experience with races to know if that is a lot or if some of you are laughing at how "level" that is in relation to most. To me, it was a lot!
Results were: I got First Place in my age group!!! I was 70th out of 197 overall. I'm not sure where I am in relation to all other females or how many were in my age group. The results aren't up on the website yet.
Bling was a nice shirt. Instead of medals, they had a tile with the logo for the Isaiah House on it, only for the people who placed in their age groups.
Also, a lady from the church made home made/hand decorated ginger bread house cookies for everyone. They were delicious.
Garmin gave me two PR's for the race - Fastest 5K at 34:42 (Garmin had me going just a little bit further than a 5K) and fastest mile at 10:40. I'm pleased with the results.
Fantastic! Way to go and well done managing the race your way. Great report and pics! And a first place, woohoo!2 -
@T1DCarnivoreRunner Awwwwww, what a great cause, not a better reason in the world to run for than those sweet babies...you will be AMAZING today!
@Kaitie9399 Good luck and enjoy it!
Eh, I am not really passionate about St. Jude at all, it is just a race that fits my schedule and is in TN, one of the states I needed to add.
So I finished despite injury and severe calf cramps. It was my new 2nd slowest race, by about 13 seconds. But I finished, and that was the goal.9 -
@T1DCarnivoreRunner That sounds like you had a rough race. Hope your injury isn't too severe. Way to hang in there and finish.1
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hamsterwheel6 wrote: »quilteryoyo wrote: »Race report for the 5K I ran this morning. The weather this week has been cool and felt colder than the thermometer read. The forecast was for a great day today, and, for once, they were correct. When I got up this morning it was 38°F and clear. The race started at 10, so I knew it would warm up some. I wasn't sure what to wear, but I know I prefer to be hot and sweat to being cold. So, I overdressed with leggings, a long sleeved shirt, and a jacket.
Race start temperature was 48°F. I probably should have shed the jacket, but during my warm up walk it still felt cold in the shade to me. Since this race was sponsored by a church, we had a pre-race prayer and then the National Anthem was sung. I love this about being in the Bible Belt in a small town. Even if there are non-religious (non-Christians) in the group, no one complains.
I heard some pre-race talk about the course being really hilly and one of the volunteers I know said she didn't run it because the course looked "scary" to her. LOL We set off and I started out a little bit too fast, but tried to reign myself in. The first part of the course was a deceptive hill - one of those that doesn't look too steep, but wears you out before you get to the top. Mile one ended on another long, not quite as steep hill. The course then went down a long, very steep hill, and into a local park, onto a concrete path where the turn around was located. This was all good until coming back out of the park. There was a very steep, short hill I managed to push through and run up. After that the course went up that VERY steep hill we came down. I had done well with my plan to run 4 minutes and then walk one minute until then. I had to quit and walk after only a 3 minute run. I just couldn't do it.
Mile 2 ended about the point where I had to stop and walk. Once I managed to get over that, the rest wasn't horrible. I did have to start my walk a little early one more time and I walked about 15 seconds up the last hill. Then, it was on to the finish line. I still had enough left in me for a pretty good kick at the end. Garmin said my pace for that last sprint was 7:32/mile. Not bad, even if for only about 30 seconds.
My splits were 10:44, 11:18, and 11:39. Elevation gain was 201 feet. I don't have enough experience with races to know if that is a lot or if some of you are laughing at how "level" that is in relation to most. To me, it was a lot!
Results were: I got First Place in my age group!!! I was 70th out of 197 overall. I'm not sure where I am in relation to all other females or how many were in my age group. The results aren't up on the website yet.
Bling was a nice shirt. Instead of medals, they had a tile with the logo for the Isaiah House on it, only for the people who placed in their age groups.
Also, a lady from the church made home made/hand decorated ginger bread house cookies for everyone. They were delicious.
Garmin gave me two PR's for the race - Fastest 5K at 34:42 (Garmin had me going just a little bit further than a 5K) and fastest mile at 10:40. I'm pleased with the results.
Fantastic! Way to go and well done managing the race your way. Great report and pics! And a first place, woohoo!
First is first - doesn't matter how many finished behind you.
Well done!!!!
Now you have a feel for the strategy you need to implement for your next 5k race.1 -
Today's race was harder than I expected. We ran a mountain biking trail at a zip line park. Lots of slow and sneaky ups and downs. And then some brutal uphills. Trails were very technical. One dog broke his lead and caused a bit of havoc before the start. Speed demon was anxious but once we hit the trail, she found her stride and enjoyed it. It was slow race. I had to walk the first mile.
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So i did it! Today, I realized that it’s time to get a running pack for water. I got so thirsty that i drank from a spring. I hope it was safe!
I also realized that the reason my time is so bad is that I spend so much time goofing off on the trail, taking pictures, walking .....
I was getting pretty discouraged by my first mile being 23 minutes! So i decided to get out of the woods and run on the paved trail for a solid mile to see what my time actually is.
12 minutes - on a day when I had already lifted and ran! I can effectively do a 12 minute mile conversationally! I know that’s not fast, but it’s a good marathon pace and that’s what I need. I was so excited that after a walking interval, I did it again!!!!! I had been so bummed because I struggle so much on the pavement whereas in the gym I don’t seem to have the same problem. I am thinking I need to switch up my training schedule so that on days when i have a long run, that’s ALL I’m doing. I need to figure it out because the whole marathon in April is on pavement.
A couple of weeks ago i ran 2 miles in 20 minutes with C25K- i think that program is structured in such a way where it focuses on a faster pace. That’s fine, but I have to remember I can’t run that pace for 26 miles.
Anyway, I made it to the top of the little mountain today. 10.5 miles total today!10 -
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Well done @mbaker566 and @quilteryoyo
Magnificent first race @durhammfp - great pace and great commitment!1 -
Congratulations on your race and AG win @quilteryoyo!
Congratulations on your race too @mbaker566 and Speed Demon!1 -
@Camaramandy648 Are you using Android? You might need to do this with a browser... even when I load pics from android, I can't use the app. I just use Chrome.1
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