January 2020 Monthly Running Challenge
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Sounds like a trying time for many and great one for others. Let's hope we can spread the joy a little. Back home, tired, ready to start again tomorrow and a friend needs help with his car first thing. I am getting sorely tempted to cut off all ties in RL until these people can actually get through a day without needing something from me.
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Hi there, sickos! I see I’m not the only one who’s been hit by the plague/gunk/crud the last couple of weeks. I hope everyone is recovering, or is able to take the time they need to rest so they recover more quickly. I’ve been off the running train for two weeks and am trying not to let that get me too down in the dumps. I’m planning on a short run to the gym tomorrow and hoping to rebuild over the rest of the month. Losing a week of work and two weeks of workouts wasn’t exactly how I’d hoped to start the decade, but so it goes.
@eleanorhawkins and @katharmonic: I’m so sorry to hear about your losses. I’m 5-6 pages of posts behind right now, so as usual, hugs, congratulations, and condolences as appropriate.7 -
Hey y'all! I did something new today! I went for a run! 7 miles in 9 degrees!16
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@MegaMooseEsq Glad you are feeling some better. Hope your run tomorrow goes well.
@PastorVincent Yeah!!!! And in that weather, too. Those of you who run in the really, really cold temperatures amaze me.
I did my planned 4 miles on the treadmill today because the wind chills were in the teens. I try to do my "long" runs for the week at an easy pace. Today, that wound up being 11:11/mile. I'm very happy with that. With the warm up and cool down walks, I traversed 5.0 miles.
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PastorVincent wrote: »Hey y'all! I did something new today! I went for a run! 7 miles in 9 degrees!
Yay! I’m so glad you are feeling well enough to run again.
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Date :::: Miles :::: Cumulative
01/01/20 :::: 4.3 :::: 4.3
01/02/20 :::: 4.9 :::: 9.2
01/03/20 :::: 2.1 :::: 11.3
01/04/20 :::: 3.1 :::: 14.5
01/05/20 :::: 7.0 :::: 21.5
01/06/20 :::: 3.8 :::: 25.2
01/07/20 :::: 1.3 :::: 26.5
01/08/20 :::: 2.1 :::: 28.5
01/09/20 :::: 2.0 :::: 30.6
01/10/20 :::: 2.6 :::: 33.2
01/11/20 :::: 7.2 :::: 40.4
01/12/20 :::: 3.2 :::: 43.6
01/13/20 :::: 2.7 :::: 46.3
01/14/20 :::: 2.1 :::: 48.4
01/15/20 :::: 1.3 :::: 49.7
01/16/20 :::: 1.6 :::: 51.2
01/17/20 :::: 1.6 :::: 52.8
01/18/20 :::: 3.8 :::: 56.6
01/19/20 :::: 2.1 :::: 58.8
Easy treadmill running today. No better, no worse on the SI joint issue. I'm going to see if I can get a referral to go back to my PT this week.9 -
January Goal: 100 Miles
1/1: 6.41 miles
1/2: 6.10 miles
1/5: 4.55 miles
1/7: 3.55 miles
1/8: 6.10 miles
1/9: 6.02 miles
1/12: 10.03 miles
1/14: 6.11 miles
1/15: 6.22 miles
1/16: 6.21 miles
1/19: 9.31 miles
70.61/100 miles completed for January
70.61/1000 miles for Run the Year Team Pavement Pounders
Today's run was not the best. It started out ok, but I just got slower as I went. I usually run 10 miles on Sundays but today I took the short loop at the park and cut the run to 9.3. The weather was really nice and I feel like I am finally over my cold so I don't know why this run was such a struggle. I guess they can't all be awesome runs. I do need new shoes and I think that may be part of the problem. I ordered new shoes today so they should be here on Wednesday.
2020 races:
5/16/20: Run for 57th AHC Half Marathon9 -
Hey all.
No run as yet. Had a late night, followed by an early morning (all working) then a long drive to visit my mum for a week.
Was unable to get a run in this morning, but I will go out very very soon.
I really need the run after sitting in the car for 6 hrs7 -
Ran. Kept my streak alive. Now just want to sleep.
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Jan - goal 80k
Jan 1 - 2.1k
Jan 2 - 3k
Jan 3 - 6k
Jan 4 - 3k
Jan 5 - 9k
Jan 6 - 6.3k
Jan 7 - 2.3k
Jan 8 - 8.3k
Jan 9 - 3k
Jan 10 - 7k
Jan 11 - 4k
Jan 12 - 2k
Jan 13 - 5.5k
Jan 14 - 3k
Jan 15 - 7.6k
Jan 16 - 3k
Jan 17 - 4.5k
Jan 18 - 7.2k
Jan 19 - 3.4k
Jan 20 - 2k
Total: 92.2k
Run streak - 31 days11 -
@LoveyChar you’re perfect! Good job! So so so proud of you!
@PastorVincent you never cease to amaze! So glad you’re feeling better!
@TheMrWobbly - totally know how that feels.
Fiancé’s birthday was a success! Just one more birthday in January then I’m off the hook til Valentine’s Day! I know, that sounds terrible, but I’ve got Christmas, birthday, birthday - and i can’t keep up! My son’s birthday is Wednesday and of course, for that I am pretty excited. He’s getting older so the things he wants are getting more expensive, so I explained today the concept of quality vs quantity. It won’t be a big spread like in years past because he didn’t ask for a bunch of cheap toys.
He actually asked for a really nice pair of Nike Jordan’s and I actually wanted to bring him over to the Salomon way of life, lol. Get that boy running! Hahaha Nike is really upping their game and I may want to check them out for road runners in the future.
Anyway. Plan is to run again Tuesday evening with my daughter and dog (we’ll see how that goes). I’m hoping the legs and feet don’t hurt again. It really really probably is the shoes. Maybe some Hokas. Or Asics. I don’t know - just something so my legs and feet aren’t burning 😩7 -
Camaramandy648 wrote: »Anyway. Plan is to run again Tuesday evening with my daughter and dog (we’ll see how that goes). I’m hoping the legs and feet don’t hurt again. It really really probably is the shoes. Maybe some Hokas. Or Asics. I don’t know - just something so my legs and feet aren’t burning 😩
I am not sure what you mean by burning? Sore? Are you pushing too hard? Sorry I missed a lot of posts so way out of sync.
The wrong shoes for you will put your gait out of wack and the could show up as knee pain, foot pain, hip pain... but muscle pain might be anything from shoes to you need do more strength work to you need slow down.
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PastorVincent wrote: »Camaramandy648 wrote: »Anyway. Plan is to run again Tuesday evening with my daughter and dog (we’ll see how that goes). I’m hoping the legs and feet don’t hurt again. It really really probably is the shoes. Maybe some Hokas. Or Asics. I don’t know - just something so my legs and feet aren’t burning 😩
I am not sure what you mean by burning? Sore? Are you pushing too hard? Sorry I missed a lot of posts so way out of sync.
The wrong shoes for you will put your gait out of wack and the could show up as knee pain, foot pain, hip pain... but muscle pain might be anything from shoes to you need do more strength work to you need slow down.
And again, did you get your shoes fitted by a professional? That makes a huge difference. I could buy the most expensive Nike that money can buy, I'd still end up lame because they don't do stability like Asics do.
And where exactly are you sore? What does burning mean exactly? When does it hurt, just when running, or all the time?
For Burning pain, I almost think you need to see a Dr, pain shouldn't be burning. aching, yep. Sharp stabbing, yep. Sudden pop, yep (though that one is the worst) but burning suggests something else could be going on.4 -
The workout run for this week was hill training... so I went back to that crazy route I came up with and upped my game - from 5 last time to 7 today. I feel like I paced it better, as I wasn't feeling totally dead at the end, but was also just overall feeling better than last time. January goal 100 miles (stretch goal 200 km)
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@PastorVincent @Avidkeo think burning as in sharp pain, but it isn’t just my shins.
When I was out Saturday it felt as though I had never run before and occurred within the first three miles, after several days of rest. It felt like it was too much work on my legs. Yes, I’ve been fitted.
I think I may want to get refitted because I think gait changes over time especially the more we run. I also think that even though I ordered the same shoes, there are probably still differences, such as heel drop. I won’t be able to replace them just yet, so in the meantime, I am going to make sure my form is solid and see if maybe breaking them in is still necessary. I’d think that after twenty miles, they’d be broken in, though.
We’ll see. When it is reasonable to do so, I will get fitted again and get another pair. Until then, I will keep alternating the old and new. Hopefully this will solve it1 -
@pastorvincent Are those milky ways gluten-free?? I know the regular ones aren't. (they were my fav and I miss them).0
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Yesterday was supposed to be my marathon. I never even picked up the packet. I didn't want to drop down to a shorter distance and deal with the mess of traffic and thousands and thousands of people. Five years and five marathon attempts and not once did I get to the start line. I'm done. Moving on from the idea of ever running a marathon.
We went for a hike instead. And had to pick cholla out of the dog's paw. She's fine. I think I was more upset than here LOL She's one tough pibble.22 -
1-1 8k slow + resistance bands
1-2 7k slow + yoga
1-3 rest + resistance bands
1-4 7k slow + yoga
1-5 8k slow
1-6 7k easy + resistance bands
1-7 rest + yoga
1-8 7k slow + resistance bands
1-9 7k slow + yoga
1-10 rest + resistance bands
1-11 5k slow + yoga
1-12 7k slow
1-13 7k slow + resistance bands
1-14 rest + yoga
1-15 7k easy + resistance bands
1-16 7k easy + yoga
1-17 7k slow + resistance bands
1-18 rest + yoga
1-19 7k slow
1-20 7k slow + resistance bands
January Total: 105k
January Goal: 135k
Cloudy, 19 degrees F, with a little light snow and a slight north wind. A couple of inches of snow fell overnight, so the footing wasn't very good.
Next year when you pop in here claiming your December 2020 mileage, what accomplishments will you have made?
Return to a good running weight of 175 lbs
Run at least 4 5k races
Get a 5k PR
Average at least 138k per month, to meet my Run the Year pledge of 1,020 miles
Run the Year Team: Pavement Pounders6 -
RunsOnEspresso wrote: »@pastorvincent Are those milky ways gluten-free?? I know the regular ones aren't. (they were my fav and I miss them).
Milky Way Midnight are GF, but not all Milkyways are. I am not as sensitive as some but many websites for GF candy list them as good options. I would say try them when you have time to deal with any reaction but they SHOULD be safe.
Here are the ingredients:INGREDIENTS
Semisweet Chocolate (Sugar, Chocolate Processed With Alkali, Chocolate, Cocoa Butter, Milkfat, Soy Lecithin, Artificial And Natural Flavors), Corn Syrup, Sugar, Hydrogenated Palm Kernel Oil And/or Palm Oil, Skim Milk, Less Than 2% - Milkfat, Lactose, Salt, Egg Whites, Natural And Artificial Flavors.
Mars states they will never hide gluten-containing ingredients and always use clear terms like wheat, barley, rye, etc. The problem with regular Milky Way is it has barely in it.
So, again, I have not reacted, but I am not celiac, I have a different issue that causes me to have to eat GF and react to wheat. If the candy DID have wheat in it, I would react though.2 -
Camaramandy648 wrote: »@PastorVincent @Avidkeo think burning as in sharp pain, but it isn’t just my shins.
When I was out Saturday it felt as though I had never run before and occurred within the first three miles, after several days of rest. It felt like it was too much work on my legs. Yes, I’ve been fitted.
I think I may want to get refitted because I think gait changes over time especially the more we run. I also think that even though I ordered the same shoes, there are probably still differences, such as heel drop. I won’t be able to replace them just yet, so in the meantime, I am going to make sure my form is solid and see if maybe breaking them in is still necessary. I’d think that after twenty miles, they’d be broken in, though.
We’ll see. When it is reasonable to do so, I will get fitted again and get another pair. Until then, I will keep alternating the old and new. Hopefully, this will solve it
Humans' gait does change as they learn from and if a person loses a non-trivial amount of weight that can change gate too (and foot width/size and other things).
If you were expertly fitted and have the wrong shoes these are the possible reasons:
1) Whoever fit you made a mistake (they depend on feedback from you being accurate and they are human)
2) The shoes changed (this happens)
3) The shoes are defective (this happens)
4) You changed the way you run
It is probably #4 in most cases for most people.
HOWEVER - a "burning" sensation is not normal. @Avidkeo is right to say see a doc for that. Running is all about learning your body and what various feelings mean.
The rule of thumb is if something causes a SHARP pain - STOP and evaluate. If it just makes you SORE - that is a good thing. And if you are burning - STOP, DROP, ROLL.
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1 /9-1.8 miles C25K wk1day1
1/13-1.7 miles C25K wk1day1
1/15-1.6 miles C25K wk1day2
1/17-1.8 miles C25K wk1day3
1/20-1.8 miles C25K wk2day1...felt better, the hills kill me though
1. Run an average of 1 mile per day (and walk many more than that) in January.
2. Loose 20 pounds in 2020.
March 14-CloudForestSchool 5K
June 13-Helvetia 10K
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1/1 - Skipped
1/2 - 4 miles
1/3 - Weights
1/4 - 5.5 miles
1/5 - 11.32 miles
23.82 miles for the week (20.82 in January)
1/6 - Rest
1/7 - 3.15 miles
1/8 - Skipped
1/9 - 5 miles
1/10 - Weights
1/11 - 13.27 miles
1/12 - 4 miles
25.42 miles for the week
1/13 - Rest
1/14 - 2.59 miles
1/15 - Skipped
1/16 - 6.42 miles
1/17 - Core work
1/18 - 11.08 miles
1/19 - 4 miles
24.09 miles for the week
1/20 - Weights
27 miles planned for the week (4 each on Tues/Wed/Thurs, 12 on Sat and 3 to recover on Sun.) That'll bring me to 97. If I stick to the plan, I'll hit my target with 2 days to spare and finish the month with 108 miles.
January To-Date / Goal = 70.33 / 1057 -
Snow kept me inside this weekend, hoping for better luck with outdoor runs this week. Treadmill is a really easy way to work in inclines, so I focused on that.
1/1: 1.5m
1/2: 3m
1/3: 2m
1/4: 3m
1/5: 3.5m
1/6: 2.5m
1/7: 3.25m
1/8: 4m
1/9: 3m
1/10: 2.25m
1/11: 3m
1/12: 5.75m
1/13: .75m
1/16: 3.5m
1/17: 3.5m
1/18: 5m
1/19: 6m
1/20: 2.25m6 -
RunsOnEspresso wrote: »Yesterday was supposed to be my marathon. I never even picked up the packet. I didn't want to drop down to a shorter distance and deal with the mess of traffic and thousands and thousands of people. Five years and five marathon attempts and not once did I get to the start line. I'm done. Moving on from the idea of ever running a marathon.
We went for a hike instead. And had to pick cholla out of the dog's paw. She's fine. I think I was more upset than here LOL She's one tough pibble.
Wow, if you run a greater distance than a marathon then accolades to you; I'm impressed! I so want to push myself into running a 50k one day, goal!1 -
RunsOnEspresso wrote: »Yesterday was supposed to be my marathon. I never even picked up the packet. I didn't want to drop down to a shorter distance and deal with the mess of traffic and thousands and thousands of people. Five years and five marathon attempts and not once did I get to the start line. I'm done. Moving on from the idea of ever running a marathon.
We went for a hike instead. And had to pick cholla out of the dog's paw. She's fine. I think I was more upset than here LOL She's one tough pibble.
Wow, if you run a greater distance than a marathon then accolades to you; I'm impressed! I so want to push myself into running a 50k one day, goal!
I think she meant she was running a marathon that gives you the option to drop to a half, but decided to not race instead of dropping down.5 -
Date :::: Miles :::: Cumulative
01/01/20 :::: 4.3 :::: 4.3
01/02/20 :::: 4.9 :::: 9.2
01/03/20 :::: 2.1 :::: 11.3
01/04/20 :::: 3.1 :::: 14.5
01/05/20 :::: 7.0 :::: 21.5
01/06/20 :::: 3.8 :::: 25.2
01/07/20 :::: 1.3 :::: 26.5
01/08/20 :::: 2.1 :::: 28.5
01/09/20 :::: 2.0 :::: 30.6
01/10/20 :::: 2.6 :::: 33.2
01/11/20 :::: 7.2 :::: 40.4
01/12/20 :::: 3.2 :::: 43.6
01/13/20 :::: 2.7 :::: 46.3
01/14/20 :::: 2.1 :::: 48.4
01/15/20 :::: 1.3 :::: 49.7
01/16/20 :::: 1.6 :::: 51.2
01/17/20 :::: 1.6 :::: 52.8
01/18/20 :::: 3.8 :::: 56.6
01/19/20 :::: 2.1 :::: 58.8
01/20/20 :::: 3.6 :::: 62.4
Because it's a holiday and I can go in to work later, I went to run group this morning - it was 9 degrees but a little lower feels like temp. The workout was 1 minute intervals, but I opted to just do a base run because of my back. It actually was not too bad this morning so now I'm conflicted about whether to pursue the PT or not. Maybe the cold kept me from feeling anything at all!
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PastorVincent wrote: »RunsOnEspresso wrote: »@pastorvincent Are those milky ways gluten-free?? I know the regular ones aren't. (they were my fav and I miss them).
Milky Way Midnight are GF, but not all Milkyways are. I am not as sensitive as some but many websites for GF candy list them as good options. I would say try them when you have time to deal with any reaction but they SHOULD be safe.
Here are the ingredients:INGREDIENTS
Semisweet Chocolate (Sugar, Chocolate Processed With Alkali, Chocolate, Cocoa Butter, Milkfat, Soy Lecithin, Artificial And Natural Flavors), Corn Syrup, Sugar, Hydrogenated Palm Kernel Oil And/or Palm Oil, Skim Milk, Less Than 2% - Milkfat, Lactose, Salt, Egg Whites, Natural And Artificial Flavors.
Mars states they will never hide gluten-containing ingredients and always use clear terms like wheat, barley, rye, etc. The problem with regular Milky Way is it has barely in it.
So, again, I have not reacted, but I am not celiac, I have a different issue that causes me to have to eat GF and react to wheat. If the candy DID have wheat in it, I would react though.
Ohhh, I'll have to take a look. I assumed all of them had gluten since the orginal ones did. I usually have a snickers but I much prefer milkyway.0 -
janejellyroll wrote: »RunsOnEspresso wrote: »Yesterday was supposed to be my marathon. I never even picked up the packet. I didn't want to drop down to a shorter distance and deal with the mess of traffic and thousands and thousands of people. Five years and five marathon attempts and not once did I get to the start line. I'm done. Moving on from the idea of ever running a marathon.
We went for a hike instead. And had to pick cholla out of the dog's paw. She's fine. I think I was more upset than here LOL She's one tough pibble.
Wow, if you run a greater distance than a marathon then accolades to you; I'm impressed! I so want to push myself into running a 50k one day, goal!
I think she meant she was running a marathon that gives you the option to drop to a half, but decided to not race instead of dropping down.
Yes, they offer a half and a 10k. I've run the 10k twice and the half countless times. I'm bored with the course and hate mile 9 and 10 so I chose not to do it.
The longest I've ever run is 19-20 miles while training for marathons in the past.3 -
RunsOnEspresso wrote: »PastorVincent wrote: »RunsOnEspresso wrote: »@pastorvincent Are those milky ways gluten-free?? I know the regular ones aren't. (they were my fav and I miss them).
Milky Way Midnight are GF, but not all Milkyways are. I am not as sensitive as some but many websites for GF candy list them as good options. I would say try them when you have time to deal with any reaction but they SHOULD be safe.
Here are the ingredients:INGREDIENTS
Semisweet Chocolate (Sugar, Chocolate Processed With Alkali, Chocolate, Cocoa Butter, Milkfat, Soy Lecithin, Artificial And Natural Flavors), Corn Syrup, Sugar, Hydrogenated Palm Kernel Oil And/or Palm Oil, Skim Milk, Less Than 2% - Milkfat, Lactose, Salt, Egg Whites, Natural And Artificial Flavors.
Mars states they will never hide gluten-containing ingredients and always use clear terms like wheat, barley, rye, etc. The problem with regular Milky Way is it has barely in it.
So, again, I have not reacted, but I am not celiac, I have a different issue that causes me to have to eat GF and react to wheat. If the candy DID have wheat in it, I would react though.
Ohhh, I'll have to take a look. I assumed all of them had gluten since the orginal ones did. I usually have a snickers but I much prefer milkyway.
Yay! Good candy back on the menu!1 -
@RunsOnEspresso Life is too short to run races that bore you! I'd have gone hiking too.5
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RunsOnEspresso wrote: »Yesterday was supposed to be my marathon. I never even picked up the packet. I didn't want to drop down to a shorter distance and deal with the mess of traffic and thousands and thousands of people. Five years and five marathon attempts and not once did I get to the start line. I'm done. Moving on from the idea of ever running a marathon.
We went for a hike instead. And had to pick cholla out of the dog's paw. She's fine. I think I was more upset than here LOL She's one tough pibble.
Yesterday was the Houston Marathin as well. I had several friends running and had toyed with the idea of training for a half right before ended up injuring my hamstring. I was conflicted yesterday. Part of me wanted to go cheer on my friends running either the full or the half. Another part of me wanted to pout about being injured and feel sorry for myself. So I ended up doing my rehab exercises and sending encouraging Facebook messages as pictures of my friends were posted. I think you made a better choice than I did! A hike would have been a fun choice!7
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