March 2020 Monthly Running Challenge

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  • LoveyChar
    LoveyChar Posts: 4,336 Member
    @PastorVincent Wow, good for you! What progress! Boston, you're on your way!
  • PastorVincent
    PastorVincent Posts: 6,668 Member
    It's only the 2nd and already there are more posts here than I can keep up with!
    My goal for the month is a very conservative 100km but mostly to finish my HM on the 22nd, which I'm (as usual) feeling overwhelmingly unprepared for although I am no less prepared than for my other 2. Silly brain.

    Just focus on the bananas at the finish line! :D
  • LoveyChar
    LoveyChar Posts: 4,336 Member
    @janejellyroll I did not but my dad was telling me about it. He was impressed by the 43 year-old American (not native born, however, which really does not matter but pretty great that he'll represent America) man to qualify for the Olympics for the first time and the 25 year-old female to qualify. I was reading about her this morning how she really didn't realize what she was doing, how fast she was in comparison to others or that she was even that great and how she works two jobs, part time, and runs before and after work. She qualified for the Olympic trials at the Half Marathon in San Antonio in December.
  • janejellyroll
    janejellyroll Posts: 25,763 Member
    @LoveyChar Yes, that was Abdi Abdirahman - as a 40-year-old, it was awesome to see him run such a great race!
  • Tramboman
    Tramboman Posts: 2,482 Member
    So, I guess something is working...

    For the past couple of months, I have been running the hilly harder route at home for my coach's training plan. Mostly because of the showers at the gym at work are typically crowded.

    Well today I have a stupid 9 am to 5 pm meeting. Normally I work 6 am to 2 or 3 pm, and run after work. So with this stupid...err... highly valuable meeting meaning I would be working when I should be running, I decided to run before work. That meant running a route I have not run in several months, and

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    Seems I have gotten a little faster after all :)

    Keep it up!!!
  • janejellyroll
    janejellyroll Posts: 25,763 Member
    @mandabeth34 What an absolutely adorable running companion!
  • hamsterwheel6
    hamsterwheel6 Posts: 544 Member
    @PastorVincent Way to go!! Play more video games! It's helping :D
  • MzCongeniality70
    MzCongeniality70 Posts: 352 Member
    edited March 2020
    @quilteryoyo
    Welcome @MzCongeniality70 ![/quote]

    Thank you!!
  • MzCongeniality70
    MzCongeniality70 Posts: 352 Member
    @bearly63 Thank you!!

    Welcome @MzCongeniality70 [/quote]

  • TheMrWobbly
    TheMrWobbly Posts: 2,541 Member
    Great racing @hamsterwheel6 :)
  • hamsterwheel6
    hamsterwheel6 Posts: 544 Member
    Great racing @hamsterwheel6 :)

    Thank you!!
  • kgirlhart
    kgirlhart Posts: 5,186 Member
    @Tramboman I'll have to look into that and see how they are set. Strava seems to have me mostly in zones 3 and 4 which are about the same as what garmin has for zones 4 and 5. I probably set one of them once but not the other.

    @hamsterwheel6 Congrats on the AG win! I've always heard not to go out too fast in a race, but there is a 5K that I have done a few times and there is a pretty good hill about 2.5 miles in. I find if I go out fast then I do better than if I wait until later in the race to try to pick up the speed.
  • LoveyChar
    LoveyChar Posts: 4,336 Member
    @hamsterwheel6 Congratulations and nice pictures!!!
  • Camaramandy648
    Camaramandy648 Posts: 711 Member
    Saw the eye dr today for my yearly -

    The doctor recommends contact lenses instead of my glasses and prescription sunglasses.

    So I got new lenses for the frames I have and they're fitting me for contacts next week. It'll be an interesting experience. I don't like feeling like I have something in my eye...
  • kgirlhart
    kgirlhart Posts: 5,186 Member
    Saw the eye dr today for my yearly -

    The doctor recommends contact lenses instead of my glasses and prescription sunglasses.

    So I got new lenses for the frames I have and they're fitting me for contacts next week. It'll be an interesting experience. I don't like feeling like I have something in my eye...

    Once you get used to wearing the contacts you won't feel them in your eyes.
  • janejellyroll
    janejellyroll Posts: 25,763 Member
    kgirlhart wrote: »
    Saw the eye dr today for my yearly -

    The doctor recommends contact lenses instead of my glasses and prescription sunglasses.

    So I got new lenses for the frames I have and they're fitting me for contacts next week. It'll be an interesting experience. I don't like feeling like I have something in my eye...

    Once you get used to wearing the contacts you won't feel them in your eyes.

    I've always heard this, but I've never been able to get to this point (I am a giant baby).
  • autumnblade75
    autumnblade75 Posts: 1,661 Member
    @autumnblade75 Body Glide. Saves me every time.

    I've heard of it. I think I just won't wear the underwear that come up to *just under* that lower waistband seam inside those shorts. I have some that cover more of my butt. They show more "VPL" but I'm not vain enough to care. If I didn't notice until after mile 9, it's probably fine for most runs, anyway. Just something to avoid on race day.

  • hamsterwheel6
    hamsterwheel6 Posts: 544 Member
    @kgirlhart @LoveyChar Thank you!
    I think it was a good thing I started fast too, lol. THE HILL starts at 1 mile and then because of the course, again at about 2.6 ish so basically till the finish. Not to mention the hills in between. So the fast 1st mile helped my overall time!