March 2022 Monthly Running Challenge
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@quilteryoyo yeah I'm sure those cows were just in awe that you were running that fast.
@marisap2010 great job on your race! Glad you met some new running buddies.
@Aine8046 welcome to NY! Brave of you to run in a new city in the dark.2 -
@Teresa502 I love your pictures! I told my hubby that sometime we should head back up that way to hike. We haven’t been in quite awhile.
I convinced my hubby to go to a local trail with me today. He walked while I ran a little ahead, then would turn and run back til I got to him, then I’d go ahead again. 3.63 miles.
March total: 11.44 miles6 -
@Scott6255 we certainly have had a taste of warm and humid again. But just wait a few days. We are currently in the "spring of deception". I hate when my tech fails. At least you still had one ear bud.Currently at 25.41 out of 150 sttttrrretch goal. Ran 2 miles 2x today to work on speed. Matched my 8:39 pace on my second one. So there is STILL hope for improvement as you get older. And it's not like I am new to running but I did start seriously again in 2017 when I needed to drop weight. 4 years later I have gone from avg maybe 11 min pace or more to consistently being under 9"30. Today my avg pace for the rolling year dropped under 10 min for the first time ever. Must be the shoes. I am not totally sure why Apple thinks I care significantly about my avg pace for each day of the week?
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Awww. Thanks @marisap2010 . I wasn't feeling particularly awesome at the time. I guess that's why I saw judgement, not approval. LOL Nice running and placement in your race. Glad you were able to meet some new potential running buddies. Nice running today too and love that your husband went walking while you ran. Really pretty trail.
@Aine8046 Wow! I'm amazed that you got out and ran at 5 am with jet lag. You are amazing. The view from your hotel is pretty awesome too.
Love the hiking report @Teresa502 . I didn't know about the "wild" ponies. That is so cool. Could you pet them?
@SummerSkier You are doing great and gives me some hope of improving my speed, if I work at it. I'll probably never be as speedy as you, but would like to get below 11 min miles consistently.2 -
3-1 - 1.0 mile walk on the driveway
3-2 - 1.0 mile walk - 2.50 mile run out the road
3-3 - 2.0 mile walk in the neighbor's field looking for cows
3-4 - 1.0 mile walk - 1.8 mile run on the driveway
3-5 - 1.0 mile walk - 2.75 mile run out the road
3-6 - 1.0 mile walk in the neighbor's field
14.05 miles/60 mile goal
I took my Sunday walk today in the neighbor's field. There are some trees blooming - I think Bradford Pear. It's way early for that and some even have leaves. I fear this weekends predicted 16 degrees is going to get some of the things that have been fooled into thinking spring is here. (It's 76 right now and I have my windows open.) I also saw a couple of bluebirds and a bunch of robins.
Bluebird sitting in the tree.
The entire tree in bloom.
Close up of one of the blooms. The bees were busy collecting nectar, but I wasn't able to capture them. They were too fast and camera shy.6 -
March Goal: 100 Miles
3/1: 5.15 miles
3/2: 5.16 miles
3/3: 5.16 miles
3/4: 2.02 miles
3/5: 1.61 miles
3/6: 8.10 miles
27.20/100 miles completed for March
The cold front came in earlier than I expected today. Yesterday it was 65°F when I ran and I was a little warm in shorts and a sleeveless t-shirt. This morning when I let the dogs out it was 67°F and the sun was shining. So I wore shorts and a tank top. The shorts were ok, but I was wishing I had worn a t-shirt instead. I was probably only about a half a mile or so into the run when the clouds took over and it started getting noticeably colder. I don't know if it was the weather. Or if I was just not really feeling it today. I was hoping to get back up to 10 miles today, but I was done at 8. I did run Friday and Saturday though.
Great job on your race @marisap2010!
@SummerSkier We had the "spring of deception yesterday, but we definitely moved into "third winter" today.
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@kgirlhart It is amazing how much colder it gets when the sun goes behind a cloud. You are doing great with getting back into running after being sick. Maybe three days of running in a row was a little much. Hopefully you can get a double digit run in next week.4
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@rheddmobile so scary about your eye. Hope all is well. I love the raccoon stories. Poor little guy getting sprayed and then shunned. I hope he gets let back in the pack soon.
@marisap2010 congrats on your 10k!
@teresa502 that looks like such a cool place to hike - with added ponies!
Date :::: Miles :::: Cumulative
03/01/22 :::: 3.0 :::: 3.0
03/02/22 :::: 4.0 :::: 7.0
03/03/22 :::: 1.5 :::: 8.5
03/04/22 :::: 0.0 :::: 8.5
03/05/22 :::: 3.1 :::: 11.7
03/06/22 :::: 3.1 :::: 14.8
Not an impressive week of running, but it was something. The weather has just been a rollercoaster. Yesterday was 19 degrees in the morning but today got up to 70. It was really windy though. We tried to guess when the rain was coming (and it didn't end up raining much at all) and went out a little later than I usually would. It was in the 40s/low 50s already and what a difference that made. People were out running in shorts and tanks. I didn't go quite that far but I was too warm in my long sleeves for sure.
This week may be a tough one again but I really need to try to step up the miles. I am signed up for a half on March 20, and at this point that's going to be pretty tough to gear up for physically and mentally. I don't have any goals other than to finish but it's a hilly race and I've not been putting in long runs for a few weeks.
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Thank you! This is not a hotel, but my son’s placequilteryoyo wrote: »@Aine8046 Wow! I'm amazed that you got out and ran at 5 am with jet lag. You are amazing. The view from your hotel is pretty awesome too.
I thought one can see his cat I actually wish there could be hotels with cats to nap with and dogs to walk with!
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@Aine8046 - I saw the cat and figured you must be staying with family or friends... I have been to hotels with lobby cats or dogs but none that you could have in your room. I stayed in a hotel in the Netherlands when I was there on business that had ducks that would wander into the buildings and would come in your room if the door was left open. They were famous for their friendly ducks and had a woodcarver who made 2-3 ft tall replicas of them for the rooms. You would set it outside the door as your 'do not disturb sign'. I bought one and brought it home with me 😊 named after the town we were in (Baarlo)4
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Got out to WC Johnson for a short trail run yesterday - I’ve been trying to stretch my trail runs a little longer, but got out late and wasn’t feeling it, so did 5k. It’s clear the trails out here were also flooded last week - all the ground cover which was green a week ago is brown and dead now and covered in silt, and what’s more alarming the trail that runs along the river is washed out in several places, including one that I would have thought was solid. The park service has clearly been busy and there are fresh new trails plowed and rolled about twenty feet further in.
We ran a briskish 5k loop through the woods and were almost back to the boardwalk when we passed some walkers who warned about a snake in the trail. Uh huh, we said, and continued. Met a woman runner who had passed us previously coming back towards us who turned off onto the little sprue which has a “trail closed” sign and goes through ankle deep mud. Well, that’s unusual, but not unheard of, there’s one ultra-runner type who always goes that way. But it quickly became clear that we were not getting back to the boardwalk unless we either reversed direction and ran another three miles, or took the sprue, because THIS GUY:Yep, cottonmouth, and boy was he mad! Normally we would just go around but he was standing up and rotating to face us and making threat strikes. So we left and took the sprue! We learned later that some teen boys had been throwing sticks at him trying to make him move, which was why he just wasn’t having it by the time we saw him.
That wasn’t the only snake we saw! On the boardwalk heading back we heard a hawk repeatedly calling and another hawk answering. Well, turns out what she was saying was probably red-tail for “Hey hubby, come help me with this darned snake, it’s trying to get away!” She finally got a good grip on it and flew right over our heads with it writhing in her talons. We were praying for her not to lose her grip!
Raccoon fans will be pleased to hear the stinky brother is back with his siblings, seemingly no worse for wear. I’m surprised at how quickly he was able to get clean after reading about animals being stinky for weeks, but then raccoons like the water, so maybe he was able to wash fairly well7 -
@katharmonic It sounds like the weather is a rollercoaster everywhere. Such sudden changes in temperatures makes it hard to get out. You are doing great. I hope you can get in some longer runs to prepare for your half.
@Aine8046 I did see the cat and it didn't even occur to me that hotels don't allow them. LOL Your son has a great view!
@rheddmobile I'm glad you were able to get out for a run and that the park service is making a safer trail. Yikes on the snake. They are usually so afraid of humans that it isn't a problem. I guess this one had had enough and was going to stand his ground, regardless. Funny about the hawks. I would have worried she would drop it too. I'm glad the racoon has been accepted back into his family.0 -
3/1 – 6.51 miles
3/3 – 6.01 miles
3/4 – 4.08 miles
3/7 – 5.06 miles
Total – 21.67/100 miles
After a short yoga session, I headed out for a run getting out the door around 6:30 am and surprised to find that it was already getting light outside. This morning the temp was around 59F. We have a rain and wind advisory in effect for this afternoon so I’m glad I was able to get out this morning.
@quilteryoyo – Many of the ponies like to lick the salt off your hands/arms etc. We petted a couple of them before we saw a sign that prohibited feeding and petting them. Oops! One solid black one that I held out my hand to backed up and lifted his leg like “no way lady – get out of my space.” While one that was on the trail just stood there as we passed by within a foot of her. The park gets a lot of visitors on pretty days and I think they have probably become accustomed to people. There was a professional photographer up there photographing the ponies when we were there.
That snake did not look happy @rheddmobile. I would have turned another way also. And yay for stinky brother being back in the fold!
@shanaber – Have you seen the Peabody Ducks in Memphis? https://www.peabodymemphis.com/peabody-ducks
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@Aine8046 Enjoy New York!! I have never been and eventually will have to make my way up there.
@marisap2010 Awesome job! So close to sub 1 hr. The weather makes such a big difference for me regarding speed. It is so hard to push for speed when it's warm.
@Teresa502 The hike sounds great. Nice pics as always, and yeah, those ponies don't look too wild. They are very cute!2 -
March total: 11.4/75 Miles
3/2: 2.1 miles
3/4: 4.2 miles
3/6: 3.1 miles
3/7: 2 miles
Like so many of you, we are also in the middle of dramatic spring to winter temp swings, and I am soaking up every bit of the cold weather I can get. Yesterday it was low 70's and 95% humidity at 8am and this morning low 50's and 85% humidity! I am still doing shorter runs as I recover from race weekend. My legs are feeling so good and I keep wanting to go farther, but I keep reminding myself that I need the recovery time. I'll be back at longer runs soon enough and I have to admit it is nice to have so much time in the mornings. It takes so little time for a 2-4 mile run and I love a leisurely morning.
Unrelated to running, my kid had a climbing competition this weekend. Pics in the spoiler.
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Great job to your daughter @martaindale! Just watching climbers makes me nervous!2
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3-1 - 1.0 mile walk on the driveway
3-2 - 1.0 mile walk - 2.50 mile run out the road
3-3 - 2.0 mile walk in the neighbor's field looking for cows
3-4 - 1.0 mile walk - 1.8 mile run on the driveway
3-5 - 1.0 mile walk - 2.75 mile run out the road
3-6 - 1.0 mile walk in the neighbor's field
3-7 - 1.0 mile walk - 2.0 mile run out the road
17.05 miles/60 mile goal
I went out for a run this morning before taking mom to the dermatologist. I got a bit of a late start, so decided to run 2 miles and go a bit faster than I have been running. I was pleased that my breathing was some better - not normal, but better. I also ran the last quarter of a mile at an average pace of 9:32 min/mile. That's pretty speedy for me. The entire run was a 12:13 min/mile speed. I also walked one mile total for warm up and cool down.
I also saw more signs of Spring.
Daffodils I saw in my neighbor's yard while running.
My periwinkles are blooming.
Love your encounters with the ponies @Teresa502 . Ooops on breaking the rule about petting unintentionally.
@martaindale Nice job on sticking to your recovery runs. Your "kid" looks great up there. It looks like long legs are a must for that sport. And upper body strength of which I have very little.
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@SummerSkier yeah, sometimes we have all 12 seasons in the same week 😜
@martaindale good job keeping to your recovery plan. And your daughter looks like a pro climbing that wall.
Did 6 miles on the treadmill this evening. Was waiting for a phone call so needed to stay close to home. Of course the call never came 😡
But was good to force a slow easy run. I think I might try doing all slow easy runs this month and see if I can get fully recovered.
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I knew it was going to storm tonight, so I managed to walk on my lunch break, and then I did strength training when I got home.3
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March Goal: 100 Miles
3/1: 5.15 miles
3/2: 5.16 miles
3/3: 5.16 miles
3/4: 2.02 miles
3/5: 1.61 miles
3/6: 8.10 miles
3/7: 2.02 miles
29.22/100 miles completed for March
Another short 2 mile run for the streak today. It wasn't a bad, but it was pretty cold. I wore long tights, a long sleeved shirt and a jacket. I would have been too warm if I had run much further, but I was good for twenty minutes. Tomorrow is supposed to be cold again, but it isn't supposed to be windy. Hopefully it will be a good run.
Scary snake @rheddmobile!. I am glad to hear that the raccoon is back with his brothers.
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