February 2020 Monthly Running Challenge
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Took doggo for 4 miles. We worked on her commands. She knows them but chooses to ignore them. She also gets distracted easily. We're both still learning and working.6
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RunsOnEspresso wrote: »Took doggo for 4 miles. We worked on her commands. She knows them but chooses to ignore them. She also gets distracted easily. We're both still learning and working.
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@LoveyChar Way to go!!!!!!
@Camaramandy648 And you! You rocked those miles too!
@mbaker566 16 miles! That's great. And quite the haul! I love Belaga socks too, in fact just got a pair for Valentine's Day, lol.
Rest day today. Did my long run on Sat, and a short recovery on Sun. No pain in the ball of the foot (it could be the shot working). 3rd toe still feels a bit tingly and numb. Bothersome, but not enough to not run.
Oh and speaking of fuel - I tried coconut water on my long run along with plain water and fig newtons. This seems to work well. Not everyone likes coconut water, but worth a try as it has electrolytes and calories, and for me it's filling which means less to eat.
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I probably won't make my goal this month. I had some pain in my toes at the end of my run yesterday. This morning it is still a little painful. Today is a scheduled rest day, but I went ahead and called the doctor to get it checked out. She can't see me until Wednesday morning, so it looks like I will miss Tuesday and Wednesday's runs as well. I was hoping she could see me today so I could run in the morning if there was nothing wrong..I know it is probably a good idea to rest a couple of extra days. But it is frustrating. My HM isn't until May 16 though, so if there is something wrong then I figure it is better to address it now rather than later in training. Most of me thinks it is nothing, but I would rather know that it is just a little tendinitis or arthritis or something and not anything really bad. I have suspected a little arthritis in those toes even before I started running 3 years ago. But if it is something that I shouldn't be running on I think it is better to not run now at the end of February than have it get worse and not be able to run later in the spring closer to the HM. I guess at this point I'm just whining, but trying not to worry about it. It really isn't going to hurt me to miss a couple of runs, and it really isn't a big deal if I don't meet my arbitrarily set mileage goal for February.10
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5 miles again today. The board says 7, but I'm ahead with those extra miles from so many attempts to do the 15 mile run.
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2/1 – 8.51
2/3 – 5.13 miles
2/5 – 5.09 miles
2/7 – 5.01 miles
2/9 – 9.01 miles
2/10 – 5.04 miles
2/11 – 5.32 miles
2/13 – 5.14 miles
2/15 – 10 miles
2/17 – 5.44 miles
63.69 miles to date/90 miles goal
Lots of good things going on here including @LoveyChar’s marathon – congratulations! I’ve been absent due to a crazy work schedule which included a week in Palm Beach, FL. The weather was wonderful but I’m not sure I ever got used to the humidity. It was nice to head out each morning in 72F temps in shorts and shirt with no worry about layering, gloves, headband, etc. I set my goal at 90 miles this month instead of 100 because of said work trip; however, one of the security guards that went with us is training for the Myrtle Beach marathon next month and we kept each other accountable. Looking at my exercise log for the month though shows that I’m really off with cross training specifically weights. Oh well, sometimes you really can’t do it all!
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Thank you, everyone. Really sweet...Here's the final...not an impressive time but just happy to be finished. I don't think I caught a Marathon bug but I enjoyed this one tremendously and I already signed up for next year (cheaper before the 21st). The people, the camradery, the cheerleaders, the joy... I loved running through the city... just lots of factors made it awesome... I'm excited to get back to running for pleasure now, just to stop when I'm satisfied.
My brother in law beat me by an hour. I need to try the all you can eat pizza and burrito diet with beer since it works for him.
I stood in line next to a 70 year old man named Steve who claims to have run 764 Marathons in his lifetime. He had a 50 states Marathon shirt on. He's running 40 this year. Now that's absolutely crazy!!! That's almost one every weekend! What?!? Have you lost your mind?!?
@Camaramandy648 Yep, that's me!!! My daughter is right beside me. Crazy!!! I feel fine today, I really do. I'm not hurting, not really. I'm just more tired than anything. I could sleep all day but no time for it... Nice job on your miles! I'll be cheering you on in April! Oh my gosh!!! It will be here before you know it.
@bearly63 I heard other peoples' strategies but I'm not too savvy on the route yet to know what works. Definitely hot yesterday, too hot for February. I'm done worrying about my pace. The fact that you're pushing on is awesome, just awesome! Next year, I'm running it again but I only want to do better next year than I did this year. That's it...
Here's the final overall...
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I want to say this...if there's a will, there's a way...I know every single person here will accomplish their goals. I saw so many signs that I loved yesterday. "You are stronger than you think"...was one of my favorites. You are!!!4
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I want to say this...if there's a will, there's a way...I know every single person here will accomplish their goals. I saw so many signs that I loved yesterday. "You are stronger than you think"...was one of my favorites. You are!!!
YAy!!!
Just a heads up, be ready for DOMS... it could hit you pretty soon...4 -
PastorVincent wrote: »I want to say this...if there's a will, there's a way...I know every single person here will accomplish their goals. I saw so many signs that I loved yesterday. "You are stronger than you think"...was one of my favorites. You are!!!
YAy!!!
Just a heads up, be ready for DOMS... it could hit you pretty soon...
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@LoveyChar I am SO looking forward to my marathon. I think I am inching my way toward what you referred to as "running on pure adrenaline," where the last few weeks of your training, you were just soaring through it. I feel a new sense of discipline and accountability since my run on Saturday. I really, REALLY did not think I was going to be able to do it, but I DID. Now, I feel like I have no more excuses. I have endometriosis - I have run through so much physical pain, but I just keep going. I'll still go to the doctor if the hip isn't better this week, but I'm getting the JOY of the running back.
The other reason I am looking forward to my marathon so much - and am simultaneously anxious about it - is that I have done ALL of my training alone. It will be fun to run with thousands of other people with 32 bandstands. It will be such a unique experience.
And I can't say enough how proud of you I am. 26.2 is no joke!9 -
Camaramandy648 wrote: »PastorVincent wrote: »I want to say this...if there's a will, there's a way...I know every single person here will accomplish their goals. I saw so many signs that I loved yesterday. "You are stronger than you think"...was one of my favorites. You are!!!
YAy!!!
Just a heads up, be ready for DOMS... it could hit you pretty soon...
what is DOMS? @PastorVincent
From Wikipedia:
Delayed onset muscle soreness (DOMS) is the pain and stiffness felt in muscles several hours to days after unaccustomed or strenuous exercise.
More simply... 24-48 hours AFTER a marathon a runner who did not take steps prevent it is likely to be hit with a wave of pain and stiffness. A runner who did take steps to prevent it is less likely too.
Steps to prevent are the normal active recovery things: Eat and drink well and keep moving.
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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
2/11 - 2 miles
2/12 - 6 miles
2/14 - 2.17 miles
2/15 - 2.9 miles
2/17 - 3 miles
Monthly total - 38.27 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 5k6 -
PastorVincent wrote: »Camaramandy648 wrote: »PastorVincent wrote: »I want to say this...if there's a will, there's a way...I know every single person here will accomplish their goals. I saw so many signs that I loved yesterday. "You are stronger than you think"...was one of my favorites. You are!!!
YAy!!!
Just a heads up, be ready for DOMS... it could hit you pretty soon...
what is DOMS? @PastorVincent
From Wikipedia:
Delayed onset muscle soreness (DOMS) is the pain and stiffness felt in muscles several hours to days after unaccustomed or strenuous exercise.
More simply... 24-48 hours AFTER a marathon a runner who did not take steps prevent it is likely to be hit with a wave of pain and stiffness. A runner who did take steps to prevent it is less likely too.
Steps to prevent are the normal active recovery things: Eat and drink well and keep moving.
Ahhhhh that makes sense!
So i am also an avid reader and since we are so busy, i often resort to audio books. Whatever i can get my hands on. I read a lot about running, but right now I’m really into psychological thrillers.
I just started A Dark, Dark Wood by Ruth Ware, and the main character is a runner. This book conveys what it feels like to run - the emotional side of the WHY we run - so well. I am in my happy place
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@mbaker566 That is a beautiful place to run, even if it looks really, really cold! Sorry that Speed Demon hurt her paw again. I hope she'll keep the boots on, once you get them. Love that you are getting all the new running gear!
@LoveyChar I don't think your Brother-in-law's diet will work for everyone.
You did awesome!
Today was XT so I played doubles tennis this morning and took a 2.25 mile walk after I got home from work this afternoon. Gave me my 100 mile bib in RTY!
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5 miles this evening. Felt like I hadn't run for a month. It was very warm (75F), but not complaining. Negative split each mile, and felt pretty comfortable throughout, averaged 9:09/mi. No walking breaks 😀 Might be close to pre-injury form (although that may not be a good thing as I am perpetually getting injuries). But can tell cardio is lacking. HR averaged 137 for a fairly easy pace. I Will be patient.8
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@LoveyChar
You have the ideal attitude- better each year and enjoy the day!
Wanna hear something crazy? Mike told me about an older guy that was wearing a 50 state marathon shirt standing 5 feet from him at the start. Silver haired guy...kinda stocky.
Wouldn’t it be funny if it was the same guy? Small world moment!1 -
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
02/10/20 :::: 3.2 :::: 34.3
02/11/20 :::: 3.4 :::: 37.7
02/12/20 :::: 2.4 :::: 40.1
02/13/20 :::: 1.9 :::: 42.0
02/14/20 :::: 1.6 :::: 43.6
02/15/20 :::: 4.0 :::: 47.6
02/16/20 :::: 9.1 :::: 56.7
02/17/20 :::: 4.0 :::: 60.7
Tonight's workout was hill repeats for 20 minutes - increased to 22 minutes after we started for some unknown arbitrary reason. The street we run the hill workout on is called Elm Street, so we very appropriately refer to this one as the Nightmare on Elm Street workout. We alternate running hard halfway up, jog/walking back down, running hard all the way up, slow down, and keep repeating short/long for the given time. It was not as bad as I expected given how sore my legs were after yesterday's long run and another mace workout this morning. Not great either, but not awful.
Congrats again @LoveyChar
Great job on your 15 months in a row of half marathon or longer distances @polskagirl01. That's impressive!!9 -
Camaramandy648 wrote: »PastorVincent wrote: »Camaramandy648 wrote: »PastorVincent wrote: »I want to say this...if there's a will, there's a way...I know every single person here will accomplish their goals. I saw so many signs that I loved yesterday. "You are stronger than you think"...was one of my favorites. You are!!!
YAy!!!
Just a heads up, be ready for DOMS... it could hit you pretty soon...
what is DOMS? @PastorVincent
From Wikipedia:
Delayed onset muscle soreness (DOMS) is the pain and stiffness felt in muscles several hours to days after unaccustomed or strenuous exercise.
More simply... 24-48 hours AFTER a marathon a runner who did not take steps prevent it is likely to be hit with a wave of pain and stiffness. A runner who did take steps to prevent it is less likely too.
Steps to prevent are the normal active recovery things: Eat and drink well and keep moving.
Ahhhhh that makes sense!
So i am also an avid reader and since we are so busy, i often resort to audio books. Whatever i can get my hands on. I read a lot about running, but right now I’m really into psychological thrillers.
I just started A Dark, Dark Wood by Ruth Ware, and the main character is a runner. This book conveys what it feels like to run - the emotional side of the WHY we run - so well. I am in my happy place
I just finished book 5 of Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children (in Audio) which of course ends on a cliffhanger and book 6 is not out yet. Yay.0 -
My husband and I did a slow and easy test run of the Shelby Farms 10k trail course (race is this Sunday) and it was about what we remembered from last year - slow going due to deep mud, uneven turf, and lots of mole tunnels. Only about two miles of this is in the woods on trails, the rest is across open fields, but the fields are rough going. There are a couple of places which are just basically running through a shin deep bog for about 100 m. These areas were muddy in practice but only got really bad after 600 runners had crossed them last year. Runners were losing shoes! Today they were even worse than at the end of the race last year, so I can only imagine what it’s going to be like on race day.
We skipped a run day because of waiting for his ankle brace to arrive. It does seem that the brace prevents about 75% of the times he tweaks his ankle, but that still leaves several times per run. Hopefully that will be good enough for the time being. He’s very frustrated at the thought of having to walk another race. From what he can tell the problem is a proprioception thing, as opposed to actual weakness. There’s no pain and no swelling, he just keeps setting his foot down wrong. He’s been doing proprioception and stability exercises.
I am super not in shape for this. I need to run more trails! My quads are complaining.
Spring is coming, violets and jonquils are out, so are red winged blackbirds and the seagulls at Patriot Lake have returned from wherever they go in the winter. We also saw some weird ducks which I need to try to identify.8 -
PastorVincent wrote: »Camaramandy648 wrote: »PastorVincent wrote: »Camaramandy648 wrote: »PastorVincent wrote: »I want to say this...if there's a will, there's a way...I know every single person here will accomplish their goals. I saw so many signs that I loved yesterday. "You are stronger than you think"...was one of my favorites. You are!!!
YAy!!!
Just a heads up, be ready for DOMS... it could hit you pretty soon...
what is DOMS? @PastorVincent
From Wikipedia:
Delayed onset muscle soreness (DOMS) is the pain and stiffness felt in muscles several hours to days after unaccustomed or strenuous exercise.
More simply... 24-48 hours AFTER a marathon a runner who did not take steps prevent it is likely to be hit with a wave of pain and stiffness. A runner who did take steps to prevent it is less likely too.
Steps to prevent are the normal active recovery things: Eat and drink well and keep moving.
Ahhhhh that makes sense!
So i am also an avid reader and since we are so busy, i often resort to audio books. Whatever i can get my hands on. I read a lot about running, but right now I’m really into psychological thrillers.
I just started A Dark, Dark Wood by Ruth Ware, and the main character is a runner. This book conveys what it feels like to run - the emotional side of the WHY we run - so well. I am in my happy place
I just finished book 5 of Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children (in Audio) which of course ends on a cliffhanger and book 6 is not out yet. Yay.
@PastorVincent for the love of all that is good, read
The Silent Patient
And anything by Ruth Ware. Everything she writes is so interesting and within the first chapter, the reader is generally anxiously waiting for “WHAT is going to happen!?”1 -
@Scott6255 137?!?!?!
I can’t even look at my heart rate when I run! Even on slow slow slow miles it’s 165-172. On faster intervals it’s like 181. Ive been told as well as read that this improves over time. The only real solution (for me anyway, since I am already anxiety ridden) is to stop thinking about it and just keep running.
But seriously. 137?!?!??? How!????2 -
Broke through 1 Million steps for the year to date yesterday. 12 months ago I did 2-3k a day.
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I'm with you @Camaramandy648. I have notice my HR has improved from 175ish to 155ish on a long run but 137 seems pretty impressive to me
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@katharmonic Thank you!!!
@PastorVincent I loved the movie, never read the book! I have doms but not terrible. I ate and drank alot yesterday and I move all day, which probably helps. No cramping or anything, though.
@Camaramandy648 Thank you!!! I got a little lazy at about mile 17. The one thing I kept doing was looking behind me and if I saw people walking, then I did too and from miles 17-22, I run/walk, run/walk but my absolute biggest fear was getting lost and passing out despite the fact that I had a timing chip and there were cops in every intersection. I could tell you to not run a Marathon on an empty stomach but I honestly don't know what the right answer is. My brother in law did not tell me not to eat, just told me he has never eaten breakfast the morning of a marathon for fear of well...pooping his pants during it. I felt woozy before the race even started and as soon as I got a little sugar into my body, I felt better. You get fed the entire run, at least I did. One of the first things being handed out was Lone star Beer by some college students. On the route were bananas, oranges, bagels with cream cheese, animal crackers, donuts, pretzels, granola bars, gummy bears, Nuun, water, Gatorade (once), Gu (twice) so there were many chances for food and water in the race and I ate some pretzels and a granola bar later in the run. I carb loaded for 3 days prior, though, so at least in days leading up to it I got it right. When I finished the race I had to find a bathroom right away because my stomach was tore up but thank God I held up throughout the run. I saw one lady vomiting on the side of the road, then continue on after she was done. Not much matters, though, which is nice when you're out there; nobody cares about the little stuff. You poop, you pee, you puke, you sweat and you push on if you can. I only got four hours of sleep. I could not fall asleep until after 11 pm (anxiety/excitement) and I woke up at 3 am, couldn't fall back. Then we left at 4:30 am in case of a traffic accident. I don't think I'll have trouble sleeping in the future, just that before first night of wondering/worrying. I'd suggest some good meditation for you, at least worth a shot and lye down super early even earlier than you expect to fall asleep to give your mind restless wandering freedomif it's going to before drifting off. I don't want to see you make the same mistakes I did.
@quilteryoyo Thank you, you're so sweet! I'm excited for you, to see your run! Time flies by and seven months will be here in the blink of an eye.
@bearly63 It sounds like him! This man was full of life and presence, silver haired and stalky! I'll never as long as I live forget him. I was shaking so bad, embarrassingly, like you would have thought I had a serious disorder the way I was shaking but I don't and I kept clutching my hands together and praying but I didn't want anyone to see me shaking and I thought it would stop the trembling if I clutched my hands but it didn't and I'm pretty sure he was watching me and he kept telling me it was going to be okay, it's just running and not to worry. He honestly kept me calm because I think I was on the verge of a nervous breakdown before the race even happened (this was during that one hour delay and I'm sure there were other people losing their minds on that morning). I had the worst possible thoughts run through my head that morning. He was an angel to me, though, seriously. Yes, that very much sounds like the same man. His name was Steve but I wish I would have taken a picture of him. Some other lady did. He was a really cool guy.
@rheddmobile You'll be fine, you'll get into shape! I love seeing your trail racing pictures. I want to try running a few trails since I bought trail shoes and have never used them on one. We don't have many around here, though, unfortunately.6 -
Camaramandy648 wrote: »@Scott6255 137?!?!?!
I can’t even look at my heart rate when I run! Even on slow slow slow miles it’s 165-172. On faster intervals it’s like 181. Ive been told as well as read that this improves over time. The only real solution (for me anyway, since I am already anxiety ridden) is to stop thinking about it and just keep running.
But seriously. 137?!?!??? How!????
@Camaramandy648 firstly, congratulations on your long run this weekend. 18 miles is outstanding!
And @TheMrWobbly 1 million steps in less than 2 months?!! What?! I bow down to you sir!
As for my HR, I normally run an easy pace around 118 when in shape and running consistently. It's been that way for years, although it was quite a bit higher years ago when I first started running. It is taken from my Garmin 235 (wrist), so it may not be as accurate as a chest strap, but it's all relative. During speed work, I have a hard time getting past 150 bpm. My RHR is usually between 38-45.
Everyone is different, and all monitors can be off, so it's hard to compare yourself to someone else's numbers. Like everything running, you have to compare yourself to you.4 -
@PastorVincent I loved the movie, never read the book! I have doms but not terrible. I ate and drank alot yesterday and I move all day, which probably helps. No cramping or anything, though.
The movie is not the same story as the book. The movie has different characters, different events, and even a completely different ending. They both have the same starting point and track the same path for a bit then diverage wildly. I am not sure on the why of that. It is not simply that the book was better, it was a completely different story.0 -
Congrats @TheMrWobbly !1
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Camaramandy648 wrote: »@Scott6255 137?!?!?!
I can’t even look at my heart rate when I run! Even on slow slow slow miles it’s 165-172. On faster intervals it’s like 181. Ive been told as well as read that this improves over time. The only real solution (for me anyway, since I am already anxiety ridden) is to stop thinking about it and just keep running.
But seriously. 137?!?!??? How!????
Do not do this His heart rate has nothing to do with yours. His could be 90 while sprinting uphill, and yours could be 190 at rest. There is no correlation between the numbers. No connection. There at zillions of factors at play, almost none of which you can control or change.
The only thing that matters in heart rate, assuming you use it for training, is your personal range. No external value matters.2 -
@rheddmobile Don't think I would like sloshing through the bog. Good luck on the race this weekend. Hope the brace keeps your husband injury free.
Congratulations @TheMrWobbly ! That's an awesome accomplishment.1
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