February 2020 Monthly Running Challenge
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@hamsterwheel6 congrats on your 10k! Well done!
@T1DCarnivoreRunner congratulations on your marathon - you are so low key about it
Glad you have recovered from your injuries!
@MegaMooseEsq congrats on your cold 5k!! Great job and nice finish smiles! Nice race swag too - a nice fleece lined hat is a great perk!
Date :::: Miles :::: Cumulative
02/01/20 :::: 7.8 :::: 7.8
02/02/20 :::: 3.1 :::: 10.9
02/03/20 :::: 3.8 :::: 14.7
02/04/20 :::: 2.0 :::: 16.7
02/05/20 :::: 2.2 :::: 19.0
02/06/20 :::: 1.4 :::: 20.4
02/07/20 :::: 7.0 :::: 27.4
02/08/20 :::: 1.6 :::: 29.1
02/09/20 :::: 2.1 :::: 31.2
It was a picture-perfect winter day here. We've been waiting for a good snow - it's been weirdly rainy and crappy this winter - and after our big snowfall Friday and Saturday, we have at least 15 inches of fluffy snow on the ground. I had some conflicting activity options today (plus you know, work and housework, and that kind of thing), but I had to take the opportunity to go cross-country skiing with some trail running friends. The conditions were absolutely amazing. It started out a little chilly but the sky was blue, the sun was out, and the snow was sparkly. The trails were perfectly groomed. This is only like the 4th time I've ever skied - and the last few attempts last year and the year before were pretty humbling. Lots of falling. This time I didn't fall at all and I felt much more in control. The downhills were still scary but also really fun. Being a lot stronger now probably helps a lot, and being less afraid to fall. A couple of pics under the spoiler:
We skied for about an hour and a half total, and some people stayed to ski more, but I was definitely not up for another loop. It's tiring! I headed out and decided to meet my friends who were rock climbing and just catch up with them if not climb a little. I ended up climbing for about an hour. Then headed home and walked the dog for an hour. Then I thought it was way too nice and my streak is still going so I better not sit down - just go out and run a little. And now I am not sure I will ever leave the couch again.
It was a very exhausting but totally fun winter weekend.
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@megamooseesq whoa amazing! And I thought 10 degrees C felt cold this morning!
I went out for 8k this morning, and when I finished my run, I noticed my HR was mostly in the green. So I had to have a proper look. OMG my HR has really dramatically improved over the last month or so. My VO2max has gone up to 50! (yes I know, garmin so not accurate but still woah).
This running regularly has really made some dramatic changes to my metrics!
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2/1 10.03 miles
2/2 14.12 miles
2/3 14.46 miles
2/4 14.2 miles 645 days on the run
2/5 14.3 miles
2/6 7.42 miles
2/7 14.42 miles
2/8 14.26 miles
2/9 14.17 miles 650 days on the run12 -
February Goal: 100 Miles
2/2: 10.05 miles
2/4: 6.02 miles
2/5: 2.10 miles
2/6: 3.52 miles
2/9: 10.10 miles
31.79/100 miles completed for February
142.05/1000 miles for Run the Year Team Pavement Pounders
I ran 10 miles this morning. It was a beautiful day. The run started out really good even though it was a little windy and wind is not my favorite. It was 63°F with 15 mph winds at the start and by the end it was 68°F with 19 mph winds. I did have to alter my route a bit. I just couldn't deal with running straight into the wind so I tried to run East and West as much as I could and avoided running South as best I could. This run was quite a contrast from my snowy runs earlier in the week. It would have been too warm if it hadn't been so windy. I was feeling a little blah when I got up this morning, but I really enjoyed the run and it improved my mood a lot. It is supposed to be rainy all week so not sure how the runs will go. I may have been too optimistic with my goal this month since it is the shortest month and often has the worst weather. I guess we'll see how it goes.
Great races @polskagirl01, @hamsterwheel6, @t1dCarnivoreRunner, @MegaMooseEsq and @ContraryMaryMary congrats to your little triathlete! She looks so happy!
I hope I didn't miss anyone. Great running everybody!
2020 races:
5/16/20: Run for 57th AHC Half Marathon6 -
@T1DCarnivoreRunner Yay! Great job!1
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I am so jealous @katharmonic ! It has been over 2 decades since I have been skiing!1
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I went out for 8k this morning, and when I finished my run, I noticed my HR was mostly in the green. So I had to have a proper look. OMG my HR has really dramatically improved over the last month or so. My VO2max has gone up to 50! (yes I know, garmin so not accurate but still woah).
This running regularly has really made some dramatic changes to my metrics!
W00T! There it is!
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No run today - stayed home and nursed my hip and ankle. Ice, heat, ice heat. I also read everything i could find on iliopsoas bursitis and that seems like a good fit along with a mild sprain but who knows. The therapies are the same thing I would do if I DID know for sure what is wrong and if i DID NOT know for sure. Ice, rest, heat.
I did manage to catch up on laundry and meal prep and clean so that’s something!
Also did some ankle-less strength training and read a few inspirational marathon stories about people who had sprained ankles but still managed to heal enough to run.
In any event, mine is probably very mild. Not a lot of swelling and on an itsy bitsy bit of red. Not too bad, right?
I’ve managed to get myself anxious about the shoe swap i made yesterday. What if the ankle thing WAS NOT the shoes? What if I exchanged the Mizunos for ASICS and then I hate them?!!!
Definitely first world problems and absolutely a result of staying in and resting most of the day.... also worst case scenario is that i exchange shoes again. Worse things have happened.
@Avidkeo that’s awesome about your HR!
And the rest of you running and prepping and training and meeting goals / YOU ARE AMAZING!4 -
SUNDAY UPDATE - Pastor Vincent vs Boston!
For those new/or with short memories I recently hired a coach to help me run faster - with the goal of a BQ in 2021. It is probably an unrealistic goal, but I am not getting any younger, so going for it. Several people asked to be updated on what the coach has in for me so I post each week what the coach's plan was, and what I actually did.
DAY :::: PLAN :::: ACUTAL
Monday :::: 10 miles :::: 10 miles
Tuesday :::: Rest Day ::::: Rest Day
Wednesday :::: 10 miles :::: 10 miles
Thursday :::: 8 miles+ Strides :::: 5 Miles on dreadmil
Friday :::: Rest Day :::: Rest Day
Saturday ::::: 8 miles easy, 8 at MGP ::::: 8 miles easy, 9 near MGP
Sunday ::::: 5 miles ::::: 5 Miles on dreadmil
Total Miles: Plan 49, Actual 47
I missed the run on Thursday due to scheduling, but I got close to plan this week at least. 11 -
PastorVincent wrote: »SUNDAY UPDATE - Pastor Vincent vs Boston!
For those new/or with short memories I recently hired a coach to help me run faster - with the goal of a BQ in 2021. It is probably an unrealistic goal, but I am not getting any younger, so going for it. Several people asked to be updated on what the coach has in for me so I post each week what the coach's plan was, and what I actually did.
DAY :::: PLAN :::: ACUTAL
Monday :::: 10 miles :::: 10 miles
Tuesday :::: Rest Day ::::: Rest Day
Wednesday :::: 10 miles :::: 10 miles
Thursday :::: 8 miles+ Strides :::: 5 Miles on dreadmil
Friday :::: Rest Day :::: Rest Day
Saturday ::::: 8 miles easy, 8 at MGP ::::: 8 miles easy, 9 near MGP
Sunday ::::: 5 miles ::::: 5 Miles on dreadmil
Total Miles: Plan 49, Actual 47
I missed the run on Thursday due to scheduling, but I got close to plan this week at least.
@PastorVincent you’re killing it!
What does it mean for Thursday “strides?”
Do you find it difficult to stick to the plan?
HOW do you fit it all in?
I am trying to think how I will fit everything in this week, considering I work + evening stuff with the kids:
Monday: therapy, home around 7
Tuesday: friends over for dinner
Wednesday: madison’s haircut (she designed it herself) + tutoring + dinner out (yay no cooking)
Thursday: therapy
Friday: take kids to their dad, home around 8:30ish?
Then, add in: the kids need lunches packed, baths, to lay out their clothes, etc. oh yeah and making dinner.
On paper it’s simple -
Monday I could tentatively run after therapy
Thursday I could tentatively run after therapy
Friday - i *could* but what usually happens is that i am completely drained from the week of running around and working so i get home, watch a show, go to bed.
This is all of course .... if my ankle is better 🙄4 -
Race report: Memphis Runner’s Track Club Winter off-road series race #3, the Stanky Creek 8k at Nesbit Park!
Yay my husband and I survived Stanky Creek! And I didn’t totally embarrass myself, I placed 6th in AG with a mile pace just under 12 minutes. Much much slower than last year, but I knew going in that I was in worse shape. If I had run today the pace I ran last year, I would have been second, which is reasonable since I have beaten the second place finisher on other occasions. Oh well! That’s why they have races, what matters is how well each person does on race day!
My husband did not have a great race, despite his taping it his ankle started bothering him so he dropped back to walk and let me go on. Even so he managed a 13 minute something pace which is amazing to me considering how rough the trails are even walking. And he didn’t hurt his ankle worse, so it’s all good.
Speaking of ankles right now my Achilles’ tendon feels great. I was worried all the jumping up and down in zero drop shoes would hurt it, but it seems fine.
The day could not have been prettier. I was worried that it would be too hot to run hard, but I like running a little warm and don’t mind sweating. The station nearest Nesbit Park says it got up to 72 F! Bright sunlight, soft clouds, and a good breeze. I woke up this morning feeling like death warmed over for some reason. Nauseated, headache, stomach upset. I’m possibly not dealing well with my meds for strep. But it cleared up by race time and I started off feeling good.
The course starts on roads before turning into the wooded area. Our tactic last year was to seed ourselves optimistically, run like heck on the roads, then let the people behind us worry if they wanted to pass on the singletrack through the woods. However, since we knew we weren’t in great shape and were not going to be able to run hard the whole way, we decided that would be modified - we seeded ourselves at the front of the 10 - 12 minute corral, instead of where we usually go in the 8 - 10, ran the start at a good clip but not hard enough to exhaust ourselves, and tried to be easygoing about people passing. The corrals at MRTC races seem to be not so much by pace as by people’s ideas of themselves - fast young people and elite older people go in corral 1, fast older people and average younger people in corral 2, average older people and slow young people in 3, and people who mostly intend to walk in the last corral. So we were in the middle of a bunch of embarrassed younger guys making excuses for themselves like, “I would usually be up more but I have an injury.” “Well, we’re back here because we didn’t properly train for this!” my husband announced, making everybody laugh.
We headed out and I was surprised to find we stayed at the front of our corral until we reached the trails - I’m not a fast road runner, and I am used to people flying past me at the start even when I sprint. Then we settled in for a long hard slog through the mud, and people started to pass us, but I was never passed by a whole bunch of people, just a handful off and on. So I guess our start was about where it needed to be. My husband stayed with me until about a third of the way through mile 2. I had no idea how far back he was - at one mile marker someone’s phone app right behind me went off with the same voice we were using and I called out, “Is that you?” And it turned out to be some random lady who was not my husband.
Stanky Creek is pretty exhausting, a lot of hills and downhills and cuts and stepped tree roots, and plenty of mud. I noticed that at the pace we were going I could power walk up short steep hills at the same pace the people in front of me were running them, so I started doing that to conserve energy. I was pleasantly surprised to find that I felt much more confident and balanced than last year - last year I always felt like I was half a heartbeat away from catching my toe on a root and faceplanting into a nearby tree. This year the downhills felt much more controlled!
I got stuck running with a lady who kept passing me on the easy bits, then stopping to pick her way around the muddy parts. I may have said, “Oh for pity’s sake,” out loud when she literally stopped dead in front of me at a big stretch of mud and started looking for a path around it. “I’m trying to keep my shoes dry,” she said, and the guy next to us laughed out loud. “You ain’t gonna keep your shoes dry,” I said, and plowed on through. We did the pass and stop at the mud thing several more times before we got to the creek jump, when she stopped dead, and I went past and never saw her again. I assume she got down somehow. But I guarantee her shoes got wet since there’s water in that creek and the only way is to take a running jump down the muddy hill or run straight through it.
There was a guy down flat on his back being tended to at the creek jump. I later learned he just lost it going down - legs stopped working and he ended up on his hands and knees. He mentioned kidney troubles and leg cramps so the speculation was some sort of hydration issue. One of the support crew packed him out to the ambulance. My husband and I met up after my husband came in, and walked back together to watch people come down the creek jump, and ran into the guy taking a break from carrying him out, so my husband ended up helping get him out. He wasn’t making a lot of sense when we saw him, he wanted to be left alone to go to sleep and said he couldn’t feel his feet. I hope he’s okay.
Looking at the results for the series I am now 6th in AG, down from 5th. Two of the people ahead of me are likely to take master and grandmaster and be ineligible for AG awards, and two of them have already missed one race and will be ineligible if they miss a second race. In addition I can probably run faster than one of them, who is within a couple points of me, if I have a good day. But the next race in series is the Shelby Farms 10k which was at the absolute limit of my stamina when I was in much better shape than I am now, so it’s unlikely I will do that well at the 10k. At this point it’s still possible for me to get an AG award in series but it will depend more on what other people do than what I do. My goal right now is to stay uninjured and do the best I can!Parking lot selfie before the race!
Don’t even ask what I’m doing with my feet. Husband says, “Trying not to trip over the timing mat of course!”
Me in front of the creek jump after the race.
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Great running @MegaMooseEsq !0
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rheddmobile wrote: »Race report: Memphis Runner’s Track Club Winter off-road series race #3, the Stanky Creek 8k at Nesbit Park!
Great race! Sounds like given your current training you did very well - and as for the rest of the series, it ain't over yet!2 -
Congratulations on your race @rheddmobile! You did it! Great race report, you and your husband seem like fun people to race with. As long as I wasn't being too precious about not stepping in the mud. Before I read your caption I was thinking that I hoped no one tripped over that timing mat. I've never seen one like that but it looks like a hazard! Good luck with the rest of the series! How many more races? 1
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Camaramandy648 wrote: »PastorVincent wrote: »SUNDAY UPDATE - Pastor Vincent vs Boston!
For those new/or with short memories I recently hired a coach to help me run faster - with the goal of a BQ in 2021. It is probably an unrealistic goal, but I am not getting any younger, so going for it. Several people asked to be updated on what the coach has in for me so I post each week what the coach's plan was, and what I actually did.
DAY :::: PLAN :::: ACUTAL
Monday :::: 10 miles :::: 10 miles
Tuesday :::: Rest Day ::::: Rest Day
Wednesday :::: 10 miles :::: 10 miles
Thursday :::: 8 miles+ Strides :::: 5 Miles on dreadmil
Friday :::: Rest Day :::: Rest Day
Saturday ::::: 8 miles easy, 8 at MGP ::::: 8 miles easy, 9 near MGP
Sunday ::::: 5 miles ::::: 5 Miles on dreadmil
Total Miles: Plan 49, Actual 47
I missed the run on Thursday due to scheduling, but I got close to plan this week at least.
@PastorVincent you’re killing it!
What does it mean for Thursday “strides?”
Do you find it difficult to stick to the plan?
HOW do you fit it all in?
How do I fit it all in? Easy, I do not.
I am actually way down on mileage so far this year. Normally I would be closer to 60 miles a week at this point in my training. I do what I can and I do not worry about what I can not do. That is pretty much my general take on life. I do the best I can, and what happens, happens. Stressing about it will not change anything, so I do not.
Strides... well there is what coach says, and there is what I do. What coach says is:10 - 100 meter or 20 second strides
*slowly build up to about 90% of top speed hold speed and then easy out
build over 15 meters or about 5 seconds
maintain 70 meters or 10 seconds
ease out over 15 meters or about 5 seconds
But that is way too complicated for me, so I just sprint really hard for the 100m 4 -
@rheddmobile Great race report - I love the part about the lady trying to keep her shoes dry. Should'a signed up for a road race! 1
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2-1 7k easy + yoga
2-2 11k slow
2-3 7k easy + resistance bands
2-4 rest + yoga
2-5 7k slow + resistance bands
2-6 7k slow + yoga
2-7 rest + resistance bands
2-8 7k easy + yoga
2-9 8.2k moderate
2-10 7k moderate + resistance bands
February Total: 61.2k
February Goal: 140k
January Total: 161k
Drizzly, 40 degrees F, and an occasional breeze from whatever direction it felt like blowing from. Yesterday's evening snow had turned to rain during the night, and most of the running trail was clear -- except for the parts with running water on them and the wooden footbridges, which had about 2 inches of slush on the decks. Ran them on the first lap, but dodged them on the second lap. I hate having wet feet, but once they get wet, they don't get any wetter.
Congratulations to all this past weekend's racers.
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 Pounders8 -
2-1 7k easy + yoga
2-2 11k slow
2-3 7k easy + resistance bands
2-4 rest + yoga
2-5 7k slow + resistance bands
2-6 7k slow + yoga
2-7 rest + resistance bands
2-8 7k easy + yoga
2-9 8.2k moderate
2-10 7k moderate + resistance bands
February Total: 61.2k
February Goal: 140k
January Total: 161k
Drizzly, 40 degrees F, and an occasional breeze from whatever direction it felt like blowing from. Yesterday's evening snow had turned to rain during the night, and most of the running trail was clear -- except for the parts with running water on them and the wooden footbridges, which had about 2 inches of slush on the decks. Ran them on the first lap, but dodged them on the second lap. I hate having wet feet, but once they get wet, they don't get any wetter.
Congratulations to all this past weekend's racers.
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 Pounders
@Tramboman I so want to be a morning person! For me to run in the mornings, I'd have to wake up around 4am, get out the door by 5am, and be back by six am. This doesn't sound totally impossible except I NEED my sleep. I'm not someone who can do six hours a night....
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great job racers/runners
i only got one run in. friday i came home and fell asleep.
saturday i ran a path with some moderate hills. it felt pretty good. i struggled here and there but nothing that wasn't expected since i had taught 2 hours of aerial yoga before. i missed my dog pulling me up the hills but i persisted and powered up, not walking. keeping up with my fueling strategy. every three miles. which also gives me a walking break because i can't drink and run at the same time.
yesterday was a snowstorm and we got 7in. it wasn't really safe me to run outside and not safe for me to drive to the track. i'll try to go to the track tonight. but i have to clear the driveway again thanks to the plow.
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Track workout 'cause it's Monday. I went a little shorter than usual, with random intervals based on how I felt. I mainly was curious and wanted to do a mile time trial, and was pleased with the results. Otherwise I did a few 200 and 400s, jogged around the dirt track and went swimming.
Apparently I can't do math while swimming, either. My watch was set to a 25-meter pool, instead of 50. It took me a while to figure this out, and then I think I overdid it. Oh well.
@PastorVincent I like the idea of doing a few strides in the middle of a run. I like your explanation better. Good job sticking to the plan this past week!6 -
@MegaMooseEsq Awesome race report!
My non-race report: I didn't make it. The problems began the night before, when I realized I wanted to run more than a 5k. I got the great idea to run to the race, as I live about 6 miles away. I do this all the time (IN THE SUMMER). I was only generally familiar with where the starting area was, as I don't venture out of my neighborhood that often. I looked it up and wrote down directions because I wasn't sure if my phone could support Strava and Google Maps at the same time. Note: I'm terrible with directions, but I was feeling very confident because just last week I managed to make it from the Manchester, NH airport to a business meeting in rural MA with no problems. I'm a new woman! I can find anything!
Issue number two: I wake up race morning ready to run and I see it's about 5 degrees colder than I thought it would be. I'm usually great about bundling, but I didn't wear enough. Should have bundled my face up and brought handwarmers. I'm usually an under-confident runner who prepares for anything, but Saturday morning I woke up feeling like a rock star. Leave the house with plenty of buffer time.
First mile of the run, I'm freezing. Miles 2-3.5, I feel pretty good. Somewhere around mile 4, I realize I'm really cold. Like top ten cold experiences of my life cold. Colder than I should be at 5 degrees or so. Fortunately, there is a gas station near, so I stop and get some coffee. I hold the cup in my hands and it feels room temperature. I take some time to warm up inside and that, along with some ice on the sidewalks on the way there, eats up all my buffer, but I don't really realize it.
Mile almost 6: I realize I should be seeing my planned turn or something related to the race. I check my watch and see that I'm one minute away from the start time. I'd like to check my maps app, but my hands aren't feeling so agile, they're like wooden hands bolted to my wrists. I see a Starbucks and go inside. Once I can work my hands okay, I see I'm still about half a mile from the race. I'm not sure what went wrong with my directions and, at that point, I don't really care about the race. I call an Uber and go home. On the upside, the driver was super impressed that I'd run that far, so I got that going for me.
Lessons: Running to races is fine if you're confident in the route and you're dressed appropriately. For other occasions, you should just run home if you're feeling the need for extra miles. I'm glad I learned this lesson on "just" a 5K and not a more expensive race.
I was so cold. I think I was shivering for about an hour and a half after the run (even with a hot shower). It was hours before I stopped feeling cold. Even when you think you understand the conditions (I've been running here for years), you can still make really stupid decisions when getting dressed due to over-confidence.
2/1: 6m
2/2: 4.25m
2/3: 2.25m
2/4: 3.25m
2/5: 6m
2/7: 4m
2/8: 5.75M
2/9: 3m
2/10: 2.5m
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SO this weekend I signed up for a new trail race. 4 on the 4th. 4 miles on July 4th. Starts at 6am. I may be nuts. Pretty sure it will be about 100 degrees when the race starts. No shade. But 5 water stops on course. LOL11
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February Goal: 100 Miles
2/2: 10.05 miles
2/4: 6.02 miles
2/5: 2.10 miles
2/6: 3.52 miles
2/9: 10.10 miles
38.1/100 miles completed for February
148.36/1000 miles for Run the Year Team Pavement Pounders
After looking at the forecast which has rain starting later today and going through Wednesday, I decided to switch today's rest day to Wednesday and ran 6.3 miles today. If if is raining in the morning I will switch tomorrow's run to Friday. I'm really glad I ran today. It was pretty chilly especially compared to yesterday's run, but it was an awesome run. On the surface it seemed pretty uneventful, but I just felt great the whole run and the positive mood has lasted through the morning. I kind of think that that is what the runner's high is. When you just feel so good running, and even when you are through running you just still feel great. Usually cold, cloudy, gray weather makes me feel pretty moody and discouraged, but so far today I am still feeling good.
Great race and report @rheddmobile!
@janejellyroll Sorry about your missed race! I cannot even imagine running (or going outdoors) in 5°. I think about 14°F is the lowest temperature I have ever experienced.
2020 races:
5/16/20: Run for 57th AHC Half Marathon6 -
My goals for 2020 are to stay injury free and healthy. I am also possibly going to try again for my first half marathon.
February goal : 70 miles
Plan goal: 76 miles
2/1 - 6 miles
2/3. - 3 miles
2/4 - 2 miles
2/5 - 2 miles
2/8 - 6.2 miles
2/10 - 3 miles
Monthly total - 22.2 miles (3 miles behind)
Races:
March 14:
St. Malachi 2 mile and 5 mile
May 16:
Cleveland Marathon Half and 5k
June 13 - 14:
Run and Ride Cedar Point 5k and Quarter Marathon
September 20:
Cleveland Hero's Run 5 miler
December 5:
Santa Hustle Cedar Point 5k4 -
I love reading the race reports and seeing all of the pictures! Congratulations to everyone who raced.
@janejellyroll - that sounds like something I would do but I am usually not smart enough to take money with me so I would be stuck.2 -
@janejellyroll
Yikes....that sounds cold! On the positive note, shivering (which I rarely get to experience here in TX) is a great calorie burn. I was cold just reading your post!
https://www.nih.gov/news-events/nih-research-matters/shivering-triggers-brown-fat-produce-heat-burn-calories2 -
My running goals for 2020 are to build up endurance and speed while staying healthy. Strength goal - lose body fat and gain some muscle and work on flexibility.
February goal : 60 miles
Race: Cap 10K in April
Date/Distance:
2/1 - Yoga/strength day
2/2 – 7.1 miles
2/3 – Slow Flow Yoga
2/4 – 4.2 miles
2/5 – Walked 1.5 miles, Strength Circuit
2/6 – Ran 2.5 miles on treadmill, cycled at gym
2/7 – 3 miles
2/8 – Strength circuit, indoor cycle
2/9 – Walked 7 miles. Didn’t hurt too much and was nice to loosen up a bit.
2/10 – Yoga today, then PT (airrosti ) on the hip.
Monthly total – 25.3 miles
Decided to chill in yoga and rest the hip issue until my appt. I hear its painful but so is my hip and I want to get back to running pain free.
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@janejellyroll
Yikes....that sounds cold! On the positive note, shivering (which I rarely get to experience here in TX) is a great calorie burn. I was cold just reading your post!
https://www.nih.gov/news-events/nih-research-matters/shivering-triggers-brown-fat-produce-heat-burn-calories
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Camaramandy648 wrote: »2-1 7k easy + yoga
2-2 11k slow
2-3 7k easy + resistance bands
2-4 rest + yoga
2-5 7k slow + resistance bands
2-6 7k slow + yoga
2-7 rest + resistance bands
2-8 7k easy + yoga
2-9 8.2k moderate
2-10 7k moderate + resistance bands
February Total: 61.2k
February Goal: 140k
January Total: 161k
Drizzly, 40 degrees F, and an occasional breeze from whatever direction it felt like blowing from. Yesterday's evening snow had turned to rain during the night, and most of the running trail was clear -- except for the parts with running water on them and the wooden footbridges, which had about 2 inches of slush on the decks. Ran them on the first lap, but dodged them on the second lap. I hate having wet feet, but once they get wet, they don't get any wetter.
Congratulations to all this past weekend's racers.
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 Pounders
@Tramboman I so want to be a morning person! For me to run in the mornings, I'd have to wake up around 4am, get out the door by 5am, and be back by six am. This doesn't sound totally impossible except I NEED my sleep. I'm not someone who can do six hours a night....
You should be proud of yourself! Do you have a specific morning routine that helps you get out the door?
I'm old and retired, with few responsibilities. During golf season, I play Mondays and Thursdays, so they become my running rest days. During winter, my running rest days are Tuesdays and Fridays. I get to go to bed early, so I get plenty of sleep. So I just get up, drink a cup of black coffee, check my email, and run. It is a luxury to be able to do what I do, and I'm very grateful for that luxury.6 -
@janejellyroll I am so sorry to hear this! But! Silver lining - you burned a lot of calories and you still ran. Just not in the race. And you learned some important things, too.
@Tramboman what did you do before you retired? I am going to start investing more in my retirement. I would LOVE some days with very few responsibilities!
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