February 2020 Monthly Running Challenge

mbaker566

enjoy your marathon @LoveyChar

bearly63

@Camaramandy648
I have been foam rolling for my hip currently (quads, IT Band, Glutes) but totaly body when I think about it. The debate is on regarding the benefits (myofascial release and/or neurological benefits) but generally considered a really great warm up/cool down for tight muscles. Found this article to read. Hope it gets better!
https://blog.nasm.org/foam-rolling-smr/what-do-foam-rollers-do/

quilteryoyo

Congratulations on your long run @Avidkeo ! You have a beautiful place to run.

Way to get out there and run @Camaramandy648 , even when life tries to get in the way.

@LoveyChar Enjoy your marathon tomorrow. Looking forward to an awesome race report.

bearly63

@LoveyChar
I'll be out there cheering on my DH who'r running the half. He did the full here when he turned 40. It's gonna be warm but should be nice early!
Have a great race!🤘

Tramboman

LoveyChar wrote: »

I will be running one of the largest marathons in Texas and in the country, recognized as one of the best in America! 20,000 runners will be gathered on the streets of Austin and I will be one of them!!!

Have a great race. Remember that you put in the training; just let your mind and body go and do the things they're prepared to do.

Tramboman

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
2-11 rest + yoga
2-12 7k moderate + resistance bands
2-13 7k slow + yoga
2-14 7k slow + resistance bands


February Total: 82.2k
February Goal: 140k

January Total: 161k

Mid teens F today, with some light lake effect snow being pushed by a northwest breeze. Today's squeaky snow was much better than yesterday's slushy mess. Had a right leg niggle that couldn't decide where it wanted to stay, so it roamed around among my knee, quad, and hip. Although Fridays are usually rest days, haven't had real leg issues in a long time, so I think I'll go back to 6 runs a week.

@Avidkeo Good to see you're getting back to your usual self.

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

2020 races:
4-25 Shine the Light 5k, Twinsburg, OH
5-23 Race for the Parks 5k, Hudson OH
6-20 Freedom Run 5k, Aurora, OH

janejellyroll

@LoveyChar Will be thinking of you on Sunday - best wishes for your first marathon. I know you've got this!

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
2/12: 7m
2/13: 4.5m
2/14: 1.5m

I'm at 50 miles for the month, so right on track for my goal. I am looking forward to warmer temperatures this weekend and a brewery run that my running club is doing on Sunday (we're running to three different breweries to sample beers).

Hope everyone has a great weekend with running or other fun activities.

shanaber

@LoveyChar - have a great time at the expo, walk around and enjoy it all! Then have a good dinner, relax and try to get some sleep! Have an awesome, fun time at the race taking in everything and just run the way you have been! You've got this!
@Camaramandy648 - depending on what you read foam rolling is better than stretching before a run. I still do a little of both and it seems to work for me. I then do much more foam rolling and depending on time, stretching when I get home. I liken it to getting a good massage. It hurts a bit during but afterwards my muscles feel so much better. I have especially tight hips and glutes and it is really the only thing that helps loosen them up much.
@janejellyroll - the brewery run sounds fun! There is a run club I follow in No CA that does runs like that. I wish there was something local to me!

We are headed up the coast with the pup today for a few days so I will get to find some new running areas. We are staying inland in the valley and will be wandering around Carmel, Monterey and Salinas. One of the days we will be wine tasting and the others just exploring.

Oh and @Avidkeo just have to mention that we got tickets to see The Rolling Stones! Its on Mother's Day and our daughter is going to fly down and go with us. I am definitely excited!

emmamcgarity

@Camaramandy648 yes the foam roller is worth it IMO. I bought one at Target for around $20 when I injured my hip this summer. It’s basically self massage. Your bodyweight helps it smooth out knots in your muscles you didn’t know were there. It really helped me speed up my recovery. I should take my own advice and use mine more often...

janejellyroll

@shanaber I saw the Stones many, many years ago and had a great time. I bet they're still amazing.

Tramboman

Is it true that Valentine's Day goodies are specially prepared so they have ZERO calories???

hamsterwheel6

@kimlight2 @kgirlhart @shanaber @ContraryMaryMary @autumnblade75 @rheddmobile
Thank you all.
So I went to my sports med Dr. who treated my calf injury last year ( I called him before I went to make sure he does treat foot issues as well - he does).
Anyway they were all kind of surprised by my experience with the podiatrist as he is very well known, apparently one of the best here. @shanaber I think you had it right - he probably knows this, and when he sees an issue like mine which he has probably seen a million times, they get a little arrogant.
Anyway, the sports med Dr was also surprised that he did not do any imaging of any kind (no ultrasound no xray etc). I told him the podiatrist spent all of 2 minutes looking at my foot and came up with a diagnosis. Oh and yes he is a runner. I even mentioned this to him but it just seemed like it went over his head.


This Dr. spent all sorts of time and also told me he could tell right away from where I have callouses on the bottom and side of my foot, and the way my toes are shaped that this is common as that is were I strike. I had more information from him then I did the podiatrist.
He did take x-rays to rule out stress fractures, tumors, etc. These came out all clear.
So he thinks it could be one of 3 things that all present similar (Morton't Neuroma, metatarsalgia or the dx the podiatrist gave. Without an expensive MRI we can't know for sure). But because of my feet he thinks it's possibly metatarsalgia - which is treated with a shot and pads and worse case surgery if it doesn't get better.
He thought the boot was overkill, as well as the custom orthotic. @autumnblade75 Thanks for the offer, and I do end up needing it - I will for sure let you know!
The shot should help and along with pads I might be able to manage. He does not believe in not running if there is no pain, especially as he thinks this can be treated. If it acts up, yes lay of it, ice it, and see. He actually thinks with time, it will go away. If if doesn't we run more tests, test the nerves on the ball of the foot and toes and go from there.
Much more thorough and informative visit then the first one.

So that's where I am at. I didn't run today as it was a rest day anyway.
Long run this weekend, but that will be determined by my foot. So far, no pain.

Welcome to newcomers!

@eleanorhawkins That would be equally awesome.
@Camaramandy648 yes on the foam roller!

Scott6255

@LovelyChar good luck on your marathon Sunday! I am making the 4 hour drive to Houston Saturday morning (with the wife). She and my daughter are going to the MercyMe concert Saturday night, and we are spending the night with her. So I will be close by... if I cheer loud enough, maybe you will be able to hear me
Hoping I can get out for a run on Sunday morning, so I will be running with you in spirit. I absolutely KNOW you got this! You have trained well, and the marathon is just the celebration of all that training. Be sure to enjoy it!!

emmamcgarity

@hamsterwheel6 I’m glad you had a much better experience with the second doctor!

hamsterwheel6

emmamcgarity wrote: »

@hamsterwheel6 I’m glad you had a much better experience with the second doctor!

Thanks. I did feel better after, not because he "allowed" me to continue running, but because he paid more attention and was more thorough.

Camaramandy648

Tramboman wrote: »

Is it true that Valentine's Day goodies are specially prepared so they have ZERO calories???

@Tramboman HAHAHAHAHA my boss always brings the women chocolates for valentine's day. Super sweet.

I've eaten three.

I CANNOT eat another one. They're so rich and so bad..... I'm with ya. Why couldn't they just make them with zero calories.

@hamsterwheel6 WOW! What a difference that second opinion makes! I'm so happy for you to have more information - that always, always makes me feel better. Plus now you have a direction to go in and you don't necessarily have to give up running! Great news!

janejellyroll

Tramboman wrote: »

Is it true that Valentine's Day goodies are specially prepared so they have ZERO calories???

I was going to make a joke about how they're formulated so the calories go to your worst ex, but then I realized that I'm almost certainly someone's worst ex.

kgirlhart

@hamsterwheel6 So glad the second visit went so much better than the first!

autumnblade75

15 miles today. Even though I said I was going to forget the 15 and shoot for 18 on Sunday. Also, 10 seconds per mile faster than I'd been targeting. I'd been intending to just get a fresh reading on my sweat output, but I felt good at 8.5 miles, and I decided I'd see if I could get a fresh reading, maybe, on maximum heart rate, too. So I bumped the treadmill up to 10:00/mile, and I still felt good after a half mile of that, so I dropped back down to 11:19/mile thinking I'd die by mile 12, but what the hell? I ran out of water at mile 12, so I hydrated the last 3 miles with a can of Monster Ultra Sunrise that I had left within reach of the treadmill.

I weighed 169.4 before the run. I drank 69 oz. of fluids, and weighed 164.0 after the run. According to my math, that's 9.7 lbs. of sweat. For a rate of 3.23 lbs. per hour. Oh, and I weighed 170 on New Year's, for what that tells you about how my weight loss is going, despite my efforts to lose weight. But, hey, I can fluctuate 10 lbs. in 3 hours, after all. Gimme another year and maybe I'll have moved enough to determine a trend.

janejellyroll

@autumnblade75 Woohoo for the fifteen miles!