February 2022 Monthly Running Challenge
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Well, my run streak lasted 56 days, but I had an awful stomachache yesterday and ended up going to bed as soon as we got home last night. It was so weird, felt like a bowling ball sitting in my stomach, and I was so nauseous. No way I could have run. Oh well. Maybe my body was telling me to go ahead and start my planned food changes since I ate and drank more than normal on vacation.
I have a 10K this upcoming Saturday on the same route as the Labor Day race I do every year. The weather should be nice, so I’m hoping for a course PR.
@Teresa502 Love the hiking photos!
@Avidkeo Great job on the run!5 -
Nice long run @Aine8046 . Love the picture.
@Tramboman You did great in those conditions. I would have opted for the treadmill again.
Yeah @Avidkeo ! So glad you are back and congrats on being so speedy on your time trial!
@kgirlhart Glad you had such a nice run and are felling better. Hopefully your stamina will come back quickly.
@shesgotaplan You will soon be saying, "Running at 51 at a healthy weight isn't so bad." I usually watch TV or listen to music when I run/walk on the treadmill. I wish I had better internet as I would have loved to used that feature. As it is, I'm used to not having it. The newer treadmills probably have a much better screen than mine. I think my treadmill is about 14 years old.
Nice long run @Scott6255 . Great consistent fast pace too....at least really fast in my book.
@marisap2010 So sorry you were feeling poorly yesterday. I hope you are feeling much better today. Good luck on your 10K this Saturday.
I was so tired today. Not sure why. Anyway, I did my usual Sunday 1 mile walk on the treadmill after church and before lunch.4 -
We got a March thread yet? It's only 4hrs left of Feb here...0
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@shesgotaplan - I saw and accepted you into the Strava group and it looks like you joined the Run the Year group too. You don't have RtY connected to Strava so it won't pick up your runs (or walks) automatically (assuming you are tracking them with Strava). You can always add them manually to RtY if you want. There are a couple of runners who do it that way because they don't log their runs with Strava.
Also I was an overweight mid-50 something when I started running. Keep with it and you will do great and feel amazing!
@Avidkeo and @quilteryoyo - do you remember @HonuNui? She created a running challenge for herself with videos on YouTube(?) of places around the world going alphabetically. I always thought if I had to run on a treadmill that is what I would do.
@Avidkeo - great job on your mile pace - wow!
@scott6255 - fantastic long run. It is so hard to keep pace consistent mile after mile!
If anyone tries to join Run the Year and gets and error about credits let me know and I will buy a few more.
I headed out today for a walk but wore my running gear. Who am I kidding... I really wanted a run. My dd called so I used the opportunity to talk to her for the first mile or so, until I got over to the trail. Then I just thought I would try a little bit of running here and there. I found if I hold my arm tight to my chest, it didn't bounce and didn't hurt as much. I am sure it was really bad for my gait but it felt wonderful to run a bit. Arm though is so sore so probably not a good thing to do regularly. It was gorgeous out - about 72F with a nice breeze. Tomorrow and Tuesday we have hot winds coming yet again with temps bumping up too near 90F
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2-1 4k treadmill
2-2 7k easy
2-3 4k treadmill
2-4 4k treadmill
2-5 4k treadmill
2-6 7k slow
2-7 rest
2-8 7k sleasy
2-9 4k slow
2-10 rest
2-11 7k sleasy
2-12 7k sleasy
2-13 5k treadmill
2-14 4k treadmill
2-15 7k sleasy
2-16 7k sleasy
2-17 rest
2-18 5k treadmill
2-19 5k treadmill
2-20 7k sleasy
2-21 7k easy
2-22 rest
2-23 4k sleasy
2-24 4k sleasy
2-25 4k treadmill
2-26 rest
2-27 4k sleasy
2-28 7k sleasy
February Total: 125k
February Goal: 140k
Sunny, mid 20s F, and just a light breeze from the south today. Ran 7.0 kilometers in honor of my 70th birthday.
And this is my farewell post on the forum. I didn't want to disappear, lest you think I was abducted by aliens or shot by a jealous husband. Thank you all for your love and encouragement these past few years. We've laughed together, shed some tears together, but most importantly supported each other through the good times and the not so good times.
Keep it sleasy, everybody!!!
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I don't have the energy to write a detailed race report, so the short version is: I ran a 'rural HM' this morning, I went out a bit too fast and it was damn hard but I had secret hopes of breaking my previous pr for the distance (2:18 something or 2:19 something depending if you asked Garmin or Strava). Stretch goal was to finish in 2:15. Well my chip time was 2:10:03 so I guess that'll do nicely! Course was a little bit long, too. Sheer bloodymindedness was the only thing that stopped me from walking the last 6 or 7 kilometres though, and I hurt all over already so tomorrow may be ugly 😅
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Feb totals: 111.7/110 miles
2/1: 4.5 miles
2/2: 7.6 miles
2/4: 4.4 miles
2/5: 9 miles
2/7: 4.6 miles
2/8: 5.6 miles
2/9: 3 miles
2/11: 6.4 miles
2/12: 10 miles
2/14: 5.2 miles
2/15: 3 miles
2/17: 3.1 miles
2/18: 6.5 miles
2/19: 11 miles
2/21: 4 miles
2/22: 4.2 miles
2/26: 6.3 miles
2/27: 13.3 miles
Race weekend. Did the Fairy Tale Challenge at Disney world this weekend, which is a 10k on Saturday and a HM on Sunday. My husband did the HM also.
For the 10k, I settled on racing it. Ended up with a PR for a 10k race but Strava gave me a 10k PR during my January HM and that one was actually about 1 min faster. Not sure which I really count as my real 10k race time. Oh well, ran a good race and had a blast!
The HM was always going to be a no time goal/fun run. My husband and I agreed to get through magic kingdom together then if we needed to split, we would. After being a little sore from racing the day before and him getting his pace up some over the last few weeks of training, we were able to comfortably stick together for the whole race, which was nice.
Got our bling, went back to shower and then headed to magic kingdom for the day. We only lasted until about 5pm. We were both exhausted but our legs were actually feeling ok. Watched a little TV and were in bed by 830!
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AWWWWWWW why are you leaving the forum @Tramboman? But Happy 70th Birthday!!!!!! VERY SORRY to see you go. You have provided many laughs and valuable insight!!!!!!!!!! 4 -
Happy 70th!!! @Tramboman you have always been an inspiration to me here seeing your daily posts. Thank you and wishing you all the best! KEEP ON RUNNIN' it will keep you young,4
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@Tramboman Happy 70th!! So sorry to see you go and I will miss your daily wildlife reports. Keep on keeping it sleasy!2
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@Aine8046 added you on Strava! FWIW, I would do the ride! Those are so much fun.
@Teresa502 Great work on your hike!
@Avidkeo super speedy!!
@rheddmobile The flooding pictures are crazy!
Got caught up I think. I hope I didn't miss anything major from any of you. See you in March!1 -
I started the March thread:
https://community.myfitnesspal.com/en/discussion/10857736/march-2022-monthly-running-challenge/p12 -
@Tramboman happy birthday, and I'm so sorry to see you go. Its been amazing having you here and we love you and your input.2
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Sunny, mid 20s F, and just a light breeze from the south today. Ran 7.0 kilometers in honor of my 70th birthday.
And this is my farewell post on the forum. I didn't want to disappear, lest you think I was abducted by aliens or shot by a jealous husband. Thank you all for your love and encouragement these past few years. We've laughed together, shed some tears together, but most importantly supported each other through the good times and the not so good times.
Keep it sleasy, everybody!!!
Keith
Wait what??? @Tramboman - you can't leave! Not only will I miss your quips and insights it will make me the oldest in the group!
Happy 70th Birthday!!!5 -
Sunny, mid 20s F, and just a light breeze from the south today. Ran 7.0 kilometers in honor of my 70th birthday.
And this is my farewell post on the forum. I didn't want to disappear, lest you think I was abducted by aliens or shot by a jealous husband. Thank you all for your love and encouragement these past few years. We've laughed together, shed some tears together, but most importantly supported each other through the good times and the not so good times.
Keep it sleasy, everybody!!!
Keith
Wait what??? @Tramboman - you can't leave! Not only will I miss your quips and insights it will make me the oldest in the group!
Happy 70th Birthday!!!
Yeah, happy birthday but don't abandon us!!!4 -
2/1 – 7.04 miles
2/2 – 3.11 miles
2/5 – 3.15 miles + 9.2 miles
2/7 – 5.18 miles
2/9 – 5.12 miles
2/10 – 3.21 miles + 3.19 miles
2/11 – 5.14 miles
2/15 – 5.31 miles
2/16 – 5.16 miles
2/17 – 4.09 miles
2/18 – 5.15 miles
2/20 – 10.01 miles
2/21 – 5.20 miles
2/23 – 5.84 miles
2/25 – 5.70 miles
2/28 – 5.15 miles
Total – 96.26 miles
Last run of the month this morning was a little chilly at 27F. I’m ending the month under 100 miles, but it was a short month (even though it felt long) and I got in some hiking days and a 20-mile bike ride yesterday, so I’m good with 96.26 miles.
@shanaber – I wish we could share rain to parts of the country/world that need it. I was watching a couple of youtubers who were visiting Morocco and it was so dry and barren there. They said that part of the country had not received any significant rain in 7 years!
Welcome to the Run the World group @shesgotaplan! Glad to have you!
Hope you are feeling better @marisap2010.
Keep those beautiful pictures coming @Aine8046! I’ve not been to Vienna yet….
HAPPY BIRTHDAY @Tramboman!!! Oh my gosh, I’m going to miss you and your regular posting and valuable insights here in the forum. I wish you the very best in life’s journey ahead of you! (P.S. - it's not too late to change your mind and come back to us!)
Congratulations on your HM PR @eleanorhawkins!! That’s quite a PR!
And congratulations to you @martaindale and your hubby also! Sounds like a fun, challenging weekend!
Thanks for starting the new thread @Scott6255.
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2/1: 4.26 km
2/2: 3.46 km
2/3: 3.36 km
2/4: 3.21 km
2/5: 4.61 km
2/6: 3.63 km
2/7: 4.49 km
2/8: 2.76 km
2/9: 4.93 km
2/10: 3.34 km
2/11: 3.02 km
2/12: 6.00 km
2/13: Rest
2/14: 4.32 km
2/15: 2.85 km
2/16: 4.48 km
2/17: 2.94 km
2/18: 1.88 km
2/19: 6.33 km
2/20: Rest
2/21: 3.67 km
2/22: 3.43 km
2/23: 4.10 km
2/24: 3.83 km
2/25: 2.98 km
2/26: 9.85 km
2/27: Rest
2/28: 7.33 km
February Total: 105.06 km
February Goal: 100 km
Today's run felt hard after the long one on Saturday. I'm looking forward to a nice easy one tomorrow.
@Avidkeo - I agree, the cost of iFit is quite painful. We were given one year free with our treadmill purchase and are fortunate to have a health & fitness reimbursement through work that makes it more manageable.
@shanaber - It's definitely feeling easier than it was when I started. Careful of that arm!
@Tramboman - Farewell and Happy 70th!
@eleanorhawkins - Congrats on hitting your stretch goal. Only in my dreams could I achieve results like that.
@martaindale - It sounds like you had a blast at the Fairy Tale Challenge.2 -
Congratulations on your races @eleanorhawkins and @martaindale!
Happy Birthday @Tramboman! Hate to see you leave the group. It's not to late to change your mind. But thank you for letting us know. We would have been worried if you had just disappeared.4 -
@marisap2010 sorry you had to end your run streak. Hope you are feeling better.
@shesgotaplan welcome!
@Tramboman happy 70th birthday! Are you retiring from this forum? We will miss you! You are of course always welcome to come back and we'll just say see you later in hopes that you will.
@eleanorhawkins and @martaindale congrats on your races!!
I saw some of you post great pics and report good runs - awesome all of it, sorry to not comment on each.
Date :::: Miles :::: Cumulative
02/01/22 :::: 0.0 :::: 0.0
02/02/22 :::: 3.1 :::: 3.1
02/03/22 :::: 2.4 :::: 5.5
02/04/22 :::: 0.0 :::: 5.5
02/05/22 :::: 0.0 :::: 5.5
02/06/22 :::: 4.0 :::: 9.5
02/07/22 :::: 1.8 :::: 11.3
02/08/22 :::: 3.0 :::: 14.3
02/09/22 :::: 3.1 :::: 17.3
02/10/22 :::: 2.0 :::: 19.4
02/11/22 :::: 0.0 :::: 19.4
02/12/22 :::: 7.2 :::: 26.6
02/13/22 :::: 0.0 :::: 26.6
02/14/22 :::: 1.9 :::: 28.5
02/15/22 :::: 3.0 :::: 31.5
02/16/22 :::: 4.1 :::: 35.6
02/17/22 :::: 2.0 :::: 37.6
02/18/22 :::: 0.0 :::: 37.6
02/19/22 :::: 4.0 :::: 41.6
02/20/22 :::: 0.0 :::: 41.6
02/21/22 :::: 0.0 :::: 41.6
02/22/22 :::: 2.0 :::: 43.6
02/23/22 :::: 0.0 :::: 43.6
02/24/22 :::: 0.0 :::: 43.6
02/25/22 :::: 0.0 :::: 43.6
02/26/22 :::: 0.0 :::: 43.6
02/27/22 :::: 0.0 :::: 43.6
02/28/22 :::: 3.2 :::: 46.8
Well, I did not run this weekend at all, but I wrapped up the month with a run today! My strength class was canceled because my trainer is out of town, but I went to the gym anyway and did at least that much.
So while it's been a dismal running month (lowest mileage ever I think), I am okay with it being a break that I needed and just move on to next month. Thanks for your support and kind words, all. See you in the March thread!6 -
@Tramboman Happy Birthday! We’ll be sad to see you go!
Awesome job on your PR @eleanorhawkins!
Great job @martaindale! I think the Disney races look like so much fun!
My stomach felt better today, so I did a short run while my husband grilled dinner. The weather should be really nice all week for running.
Feb miles: 52.71
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@martaindale - sounds like a fun race weekend! It is so great that you and your husband were able to run the HM together!
@eleanorhawkins - congratulations on a fantastic PR! Way to smash it!!
I got out in the heat (85F) with Hobbes and managed to squeak by on my goal. Had agility class tonight and we are both exhausted. Tomorrow I will start the month with a 'rest' day but will get some yoga and core strength work in.4 -
@shanaber I do remember @HonuNui . I was just thinking about her yesterday and wondering what she was up to. She hasn't posted lately. I miss her snorkeling pictures.
@Tramboman Happy 70th birthday. I'm so sorry that you are leaving the forum. You will be missed. I hope you at least check in to see how much we all love you and will miss your posts. Like others have said, if you ever feel like coming back, you know you will be welcome. And, also thanks for letting us know, so we don't blame aliens or wonder what happened. I hope you enjoy your 70's and get to do some traveling, or whatever else you want to do.
@eleanorhawkins Congrats on your HM PR, especially when it was so hard to finish!
@martaindale Congratulations on your 10K PR and such a nice HM! Love the pictures of you and your DH. Such a nice looking running couple.
I didn't post yesterday, but I did get in a wun of 2.20 miles to make my monthly total of walking and running 50.02 miles. I was hoping for 50 so that I would be at 100 for the year. I'm hoping to better in March. See you over in that thread. Thanks for setting it up @Scott6255 !3
