February 2022 Monthly Running Challenge
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Welcome @AriannaBier
Date :::: Miles :::: Cumulative
02/01/22 :::: 0.0 :::: 0.0
02/02/22 :::: 3.1 :::: 3.1
02/03/22 :::: 2.4 :::: 5.5
Treadmill before strength training once again. It was raining overnight and as I drove to the gym this morning. On the way home, it was turning to snow. Let's see how much we get!6 -
Nice running @martaindale . I sure don't blame you for rearranging your running schedule. We're having similar weather...really warm today. Below freezing tomorrow evening....getting colder all day tomorrow.
Welcome @AriannaBier ! You have started out great!
@Tramboman Sounds like you need to make friends with that treadmill as you will be seeing a lot of it in the near future.
Nice running @katharmonic . I hope you got the snow you wanted. You're snow day plans sounds amazing!2 -
Welcome @AriannaBier !
Weather’s not looking great here, just rain so far and technically above freezing, but the trees are already drooping with ice. And this is supposed to last another sixteen hours, temperature dropping to 27 at the end. I don’t see how we’re going to avoid massive power outages. Oh well, at least it’s a rest day.6 -
rheddmobile wrote: »Welcome @AriannaBier !
Weather’s not looking great here, just rain so far and technically above freezing, but the trees are already drooping with ice. And this is supposed to last another sixteen hours, temperature dropping to 27 at the end. I don’t see how we’re going to avoid massive power outages. Oh well, at least it’s a rest day.
It dropped below freezing in Austin about 4 am and is sitting at 28 with sleet on the way. The trees and everything are already covered. Fcst to hit high teens overnight. I can't see us getting free of this unless the sun comes out strongly until Sat afternoon....
Rest day.
Also I learned something new when you posted about that heart manuever. So glad it worked!3 -
@rheddmobile so sorry about your heart messing about, it sounds scary and frustrating. Good that you managed to react and get it under control though!
I've had my race dilemma solved for me, the organisers announced that they won't be counting points from the first race as it was so long ago that many runners have possibly changed age groups. Also, the 5k was the day before my next trail HM, and the other one, a 7k, has been scheduled for a week after the following race on my calendar, which is going to be other tough mountain adventure.
I guess, as they say on a trail running podcast I'm listening to atm, the trail gods fixed it for me.6 -
@martaindale omg I just did day one of that run smart ap and I'm going to be sore! Who would have thought balance exercises could be so hard. I'm already in love with it! Did you know there is an invite a friend and they get 1 month for $1. I think i may have to invest in this...3
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Well, knock on wood so far we have been lucky, but 138,000 people in Memphis are without power, been hearing trees fall with a sound like shotgun blasts off and on all day. We’re supposed to get more ice tonight, so we could still lose power. Emergency declared and they are saying weeks to restore power to everyone. Also, it’s going down to single digit chill factor the next couple of days so being without power is a life or death situation.
I went outside and honestly it doesn’t LOOK all that bad - trees are not even that weighted down, barely below freezing, roads clear - but apparently it is that bad! We didn’t get much sleep today what with constantly freaking out and worrying, so we plan to take an extra rest day tomorrow. Hoping everyone else out there is safe and has power!4 -
I hope everyone stays safe and doesn't lose power in the freezing rainy weather.
@Avidkeo and @martaindale That run smart app sounds great. I'd like to give it a try, but wonder if any of the exercises would aggravate my back. What do you think?
I decided to start the Beginners 10K training plan, just to help me have a plan to get my running mileage back up without doing too much too fast. Today I did a speed play run on the treadmill. I ran at 4.2/4.5/(3x6.0/3.8)/4.2 mph for 5/5/(3x2/2)/5:27 minutes for a total of 27:42 minutes for 2.1 miles. The average was 13:11 min/mile. Not horrible for me. I also walked one mile total for warm up and cool down.8 -
Hello all, I am also new here. I have two upcoming goals to motivate me - a 5K race at the end of February and skiing in Colorado in March. I just finished C25K in January again so I hope to continue that progress. Currently I alternate run days with rest. I prefer to run outside if I can but the winter weather sometimes challenges my will. I am also looking for new running friends to help inspire and motivate!
Goal - 40 miles
Stretch Goal - 50 miles
2/2 - 3.67
2/4 - Hopefully the snow and sleet melt enough on the roads8 -
quilteryoyo wrote: »I hope everyone stays safe and doesn't lose power in the freezing rainy weather.
@Avidkeo and @martaindale That run smart app sounds great. I'd like to give it a try, but wonder if any of the exercises would aggravate my back. What do you think?
I decided to start the Beginners 10K training plan, just to help me have a plan to get my running mileage back up without doing too much too fast. Today I did a speed play run on the treadmill. I ran at 4.2/4.5/(3x6.0/3.8)/4.2 mph for 5/5/(3x2/2)/5:27 minutes for a total of 27:42 minutes for 2.1 miles. The average was 13:11 min/mile. Not horrible for me. I also walked one mile total for warm up and cool down.
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I’ve finally managed to get a run on the board for February - school holidays are mucking with my schedule. Sleasy 8k. Ankle is still behaving.6
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@Avidkeo I an currently doing modified planks. They don't seem to hurt my back. It's my shoulder that limits what I can do with side planks. I don't really have shoulder issues, but putting all of my weight on one shoulder does make it hurt after about 40 seconds....so I switch sides. I'm okay with modified front planks. I could probably do the full ones, but thought maybe I should do modified until they felt pretty easy before moving on.
Welcome @stoked2b !
@ContraryMaryMary Yeah for a run and that your ankle is behaving.
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quilteryoyo wrote: »@Avidkeo and @martaindale That run smart app sounds great. I'd like to give it a try, but wonder if any of the exercises would aggravate my back. What do you think?
I've only done a couple but so far, including a yoga. Even if there are certain exercises you have to modify or eliminate, there is plenty there that shouldn't be an issue.2 -
@martaindale omg I just did day one of that run smart ap and I'm going to be sore! Who would have thought balance exercises could be so hard. I'm already in love with it! Did you know there is an invite a friend and they get 1 month for $1. I think i may have to invest in this...
Yeah, those balance exercises had my feet burning! It was definitely harder than I thought it would be. Did a yoga last night and I can tell I have lost a lot of flexibility. The yoga lady does a good job describing the movements and telling you where to shift your weight to get the most out of the pose. I really like her.
I hadn't noticed the invite a friend. It looks like I can put in multiple emails, so if anyone is wanting a month long trial for $1, message me your email and I'll have link sent your way.
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Welcome! @stoked2b0
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Welcome new people!!!
I don't know what's going on, but I was sick again yesterday (started with just thinking I had pool water in my ears, but then progressed to other cold symptoms). Feeling better today so went out for an easy run.
Wore my backup watch and it got all fogged up inside, ugggh. But now it's back to normal. Weird. It still worked, so I'll keep using it for swimming. This is the watch that I can't wear for cycling because it's fine in the Suunto app, but whatever it sends to Strava gets interpreted as course records when I was actually weaving back and forth, trying to get myself up a hill without falling over. It's probably friends with @eleanorhawkins 's Garmeen. We're pretty much twins on everything else, might as well add crazy watches. 😁
In all that ice/wind the other day, apparently the top of one of our pine trees snapped right off and landed in the yard, right next to the house! I'm so glad it didn't do any damage.6 -
Welcome to all the Newbies!
@rheddmobile - hope you still have power! When do you see the doctor again? Hopefully soon so you can get it straightened out!
@martaindale - I sent you a message with my email. Let me know if you don't see it. I know sometimes it doesn't go thru if you aren't 'friends' in MFP first.
@contrarymarymary - glad you were able to get out for a February run and that your ankle is behaving!
@polskagirl01 - hope you are feeling better! Any chance you could have an ear infection? I have had that where it turns into a sinus thing and vice versa.
I ran/walked on Monday. It was so windy that it was mostly a walk trying not to get blown over. Yesterday was supposed to be even windier so I didn't plan to run and got a lot of stuff around the house done and it didn't end up really being very windy. Today however it is even worse than Monday. I am sitting here watching out the window, listening to it howl and trying to make myself go out when I really want to just wait until tomorrow... The worse part is so many of you all are having terrible cold with ice and snow storms and it is high 60's (F) here. Maybe I will get dressed to run, do some yoga and see how it is then.4 -
16.43 out of 100 for the month. 4.08 today at lunch.
It was really cold and windy but the sun was bright and the black ice had melted from the streets so there were only a few places I could not get thru because the trees shaded and they were iced over. I probably over dressed today but it's been a while since I ran in the 20's so I layered up pretty well.
The next week is also supposed to be pretty cold in the mornings so I will have to figure out what works.
Our workplace was closed yesterday and today until 2nd shift due to the ice and cold but things are slowly dripping and thawing at 34 def F right now. Thank goodness the poor trees are happier and my roof is happier without all those tree limbs on it.
@Shanaber I hear you on the wind. Not my favorite either....They sure were sparkly in the sun.
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@polskagirl01 Glad you are feeling better today and that the tree didn't do any damage to your house.
@shanaber I hope that wind dies down soon. It's hard to run/walk in it and dangerous if your route takes you under trees. Be careful out there.
My Friday tennis got cancelled today because one of the ladies wasn't feeling well. I haven't played in a couple of weeks, so was looking forward to that. But, it gave me a chance to get somethings done around the house that I wouldn't have gotten completed otherwise.
Since I ran yesterday and my plan says I can do cross training today, I walked a mile on the treadmill and did my back exercises. I started to walk two miles, but really wasn't in the mood for some reason...probably the cloudy skies and falling temperatures.
My Aunt that lives in Alexandria, Virginia is in town and had an extra ticket to a Brass Transit concert tonight - they do Chicago songs. She asked me to go with her and my other Aunt, so that is where I'll be. I hope they are good. If not, I'll still enjoy spending time with my Aunts.6 -
@SummerSkier - love the trees with snow and ice on them. I remember as a kid we had a birch tree out front and would get freezing fog and the tree would look like it was part of a wonderland with sparkly diamonds all over it!
@quilteryoyo - the concert sounds fun! Enjoy being with your Aunts but bundle up and stay warm!2 -
Morning all. @polskagirl that sounds annoying. I was sick last week with some weird virus, and now have a post viral cough that's driving me mad. Keep getting coughing fits in the middle of the night.
Today was the first long run of my training plan. Strangely the garmin coach thought I'd be fine to tackle 13k (8 miles) for my first long run. I thought it was odd, but actually I had no real issues doing it. Clearly more of an intermediate plan, not a beginner plan. I was doing great till the last half km, where my hips started hurting. Not major just a reminder I need to be stretching properly again! Iv was warm and WET! We haven't had much rain at all in the last month, and today it decided to show up. It was glorious running in the wet, though I hate the heavy shoes that come with it.
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Welcome to all the new people!
Nice job on your first long run of the new plan @Avidkeo.
The snow/ice has been melting today from all the sunshine, but it is still below freezing and very windy. It will all be gone by tomorrow I think, but will wait until Sunday for my long run.
Did 6 miles on the treadmill this afternoon. I think that felt like the easiest treadmill run ever. That's nice for a change.
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Nice run @Avidkeo . That looks like a great place for a rainy run.
@Scott6255 Glad your treadmill run was an easy one. I hope the weather is nice enough Sunday for you do run outdoors.
The concert was fun. I'll try to remember to post a picture tomorrow. If Brass Transit is in your area, I would recommend seeing them. They had all the brass instruments and they sounded exactly like Chicago.5 -
"Keepin' it sleasy since 1952"
2-1 4k treadmill
2-2 7k easy
2-3 4k treadmill
2-4 4k treadmill
2-5 4k treadmill
February Total: 23k
February Goal: 140k
Foggy and low teens F this morning, with a little fresh snow overnight. Knew the roads would still be disasters so opted for the treadmill instead. At least the sun has come out now that the fog has burned off.4 -
Feb totals: 25.5/110 miles
2/1: 4.5 miles
2/2: 7.6 miles
2/4: 4.4 miles
2/5: 9 miles
Ok, I did something weird and I’m getting pain along my ankle/foot. It’s hard to pin down but I think it is due to tightness in the muscles along the front/outside of my calf (anterior tibialis). I got some pain across the top of my foot at the tarsal-metatarsal joint level and along the front of my ankle during the cool down of my workout on Wednesday. I went out that evening for my recovery run and it hurt bad enough that I cut it short. I did yoga, some good stretching and rolling on my calf, and had a rest day Thursday. Last night I was supposed to do 4 miles at HM pace but only got in a little over 3 plus my warm-up and a very short cool down. It wasn’t as bad as Wednesday but it was there and I didn’t want to make it worse. More stretching, rolling, naproxen before bed. This morning I did my long run. It popped up from time to time. I stopped several times and massaged the length of the muscle, rolled my ankle around and did some stretches before continuing on. I was able to do the run, even got through the last 3 miles without having to stop. I’m hoping this is working itself out. I have got to be better about rolling out my calves!
The run today was gorgeous! Upper 20’s, sunny, no wind when I set out. Even though I was loving it, the rest of the neighborhood opted to stay indoors and I only saw 2 other runners and just a couple more people walking dogs. The grass and roofs were all sparkly from frost and the air was crisp. I dressed perfectly and my pace was slower than usual because of all the stretching breaks, so the run felt easy and fun. I love this point in my training cycle where I am repeating HM plans and a 9 mile run is just a fun, easy distance. No struggling or doubting if I can do it.
Now, I am going to roll out my calves. Right now.8 -
@martaindale I hope your pain stays at bay and all it needed was some rest and rolling. I don't think I've ever had an "easy" 9 mile run. You are doing great.2
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We still have power, knock on wood, unlike 92,000 other people in my city! The total number of people without power is climbing today which is worrysome - at some point you would think it would start dropping, with all this good weather! The latest thing the power company has posted is that a lot of people have damage to the weatherhead on their house, which means the company isn’t legally allowed to restore power until a private company repairs it and then city code enforcement does an inspection! Since code enforcement is, like, one office with three people who are notoriously lazy and slow, this is gonna be a long cold winter for those poor folks.
My body enjoyed the ice storm rest days. I did some dancing yesterday - my mom got me finger cymbals for Christmas and I am attempting to learn them. At the moment I can do the cymbals or I can dance but when I try to do the cymbals AND dance my brain freezes up.
Today we had planned to run but ventured into the backyard for my morning stretches and the thaw means it is raining ice bullets. Since all our routes go under trees we are going to give it until tomorrow and lift today instead. Tomorrow is supposed to be almost 50, no excuses!
I mentioned this on the other thread, but a raccoon walked straight into my house past my husband the other night. So I gave them an old dog carrier and some towels in the outside storeroom where they live, and they are using it. The funniest part was the raccoon stood straight up on his hind legs and walked in, like “Well, if I’m gonna walk in the people door I better walk like a people!” No, no, no! I had to push him out the door. It worries me that I think the little girl next door is feeding them, they are gonna try this stuff with someone who panics and it won’t be a good situation.5 -
Still no run for me yet in February. But I am feeling better and I did go for a walk. I took my two dogs aged 14 and almost 12 with me. That kept it a nice, slow and leisurely walk. We were going to go to the park but the path there still had more slick spots than I wanted to deal with. Plus I saw a couple of loose dogs running around there so we went to the cemetery instead. It was a nice walk. Still pretty chilly, but not too bad and the sun was shining so that was nice. I'm not sure if I will try a run tomorrow or not, but I am planning to at least go for another walk. Maybe I can get more than 1 mile. (But not if I take the dogs. 1 mile is about their limit.)
I hope the foot/ankle issue resolves quickly @martaindale.
Glad you still have power @rheddmobile . That's crazy about the racoon. I hope he stays safe.3
