March 2015 Running Challenge

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  • harpere87
    harpere87 Posts: 142 Member
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  • Nati_Jean
    Nati_Jean Posts: 27 Member
    5/35
  • tdbernrd
    tdbernrd Posts: 510 Member

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    3/1--Rest day
    3/2--3.32 miles(treadmill)
    3/3--Strength Training
    3/4--3.34 miles(treadmill)
    3/5--Strength Training

    We got a lot of snow last night so I'm working from home. Luckily, I wrote out a strength training routine and had it improved by both of my boot camp instructors. I'm praying it warms up by Saturday so I can at least run or drive to the gym. Thanks to this challenge, I run in the winter time. Normally, I wait until spring. Thanks, Stan!
  • Abakan
    Abakan Posts: 361 Member
    !9.2 miles completed 51.8 to do.
  • nate1618
    nate1618 Posts: 15 Member
    Goal: 40 miles

    3/3: 3.06 miles (Treadmill)
    3/5: 2.52 miles (Treadmill)

    Total: 5.58 miles
    Remaining: 34.42 miles
  • Stoshew71
    Stoshew71 Posts: 6,553 Member
    Date Miles today. Miles for March

    3/1 6.5 miles - 6.5 <<<< 1.5 w/u plus 8K race
    3/2 5 miles - 11.5
    3/3 8 miles - 19.5
    3/4 8 miles - 27.5 <<< new shoes today (ASICS Gel Noosa Tri 8's)
    3/5 6 miles - 33.5 <<< TM intervals (ice covered streets)

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    3/5 So yesterday it was in the 70's. This morning freezing sleet and overnight rain down in the high 20's and low 30's. Streets are all ice and sleet covered. Huntsville area is shut down again with or Governor calling a state emergency yesterday. So I took advantage of the treadmill and did much needed speedwork. I did have to hit pause to catch my breath right in the middle of the faster intervals for like 10 seconds. So I am still working with pacing and proper interval distance. This was a first try at this.

    All at 1% incline
    2 mile warm up at 6.5 mph
    1/2 mi @ 9.2 mph
    1/2 mi @ 5.5 mph
    1/2 mi @ 9.0 mph
    1/2 mi @ 5.5 mph
    1/2 mi @ 8.5 mph
    1/2 mi @ 5.5 mph
    1/2 mi @ 8.0 mph
    1/2 mi @ 5.5 mph

    Total: 53:50, 6.7 avg speed, 8:58 avg pace, 6 miles



  • autumnblade75
    autumnblade75 Posts: 1,661 Member
    fabnine wrote: »
    @autumnblade75 I was so excited to see you running again, now I'm sad that it was too soon. Don't worry you're getting stronger every day!

    Yeah, I was pretty excited to run, again, too. I would have liked to do more, and my ankle was up to it, until the next day - when I woke myself up stretching... Stupid ankle. It feels pretty good right now, too - but I'm waiting for 100% this time. Damnit.
  • FatMoojor
    FatMoojor Posts: 483 Member
    A few days late but I'll sign up for this.

    Goal: 130 miles
    1/3 - 0
    2/3 - 5
    3/3 - 0
    4/3 - 0
    5/3 - 10

    need to get at least another 25 miles in before the end of the week.

    Total: 15 miles
  • mmabry72
    mmabry72 Posts: 100 Member
    edited March 2015
    Going for 50 again this month. Weather should start warming up so I think I can make it this time.

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    1 March – Rest
    2 March – P90X3/push up, sit up circuit
    3 March – 3.07 miles (ice, snow)
    4 March – Push up, sit up circuit
  • 9voice9
    9voice9 Posts: 693 Member
    01-Mar - Rest
    02-Mar - 3.16 run
    03-Mar - 2.17 run, 2.18 walk
    04-Mar - 2.59 run
    05-Mar - 2.16 run, 2.11 walk

    14.4 this week. Hernia surgery tomorrow, so not much for a week or so, then ramp it back up for the rest of the month....

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  • 4leighbee
    4leighbee Posts: 1,275 Member
    two quiet, little, happy miles on the treadmill - just getting it in


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  • SonicDeathMonkey80
    SonicDeathMonkey80 Posts: 4,489 Member
    1 - 12mi, easy
    2 - 8.2mi, easy
    3 - 8.2mi, tempo
    4 - 10mi, easy w/FF
    5 - 8mi, intervals

    Did 3x1mi @HM pace (6:49), 3x600M @10K pace (6:27), and 4x100M strides at 5:40, all with 1:30 rests in between

    Total: 46.4mi

    Mar goal: 275mi


  • dawnna76
    dawnna76 Posts: 987 Member
    edited March 2015
    i think im losing a toenail :( but the nice thing is the blister under it popped :)

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  • arussell134
    arussell134 Posts: 463 Member
    edited March 2015
    Attempted a tempo run, but it ended up being more fartlek style.

    5 min warm up = 6.0 treadmill (10 min/mile)
    6 X 5 minutes = 7.3 - 7.5 treadmill (8:05 - 8:12ish min/mile)
    5 min cool down = 6.0 treadmill (10 min/mile)
    Walked about 15 minutes as well, cooled down with 15 minutes of much needed stretching.

    Total miles today: 5 (not including walking)
    Total miles for March to-date: 32
    No particular mileage goal this month - working towards a sub 25 minute 5k and then will launch into HM training (it will be my 6th).

    Tomorrow's a rest day - I need it! Happy running everyone.
  • LoneWolfRunner
    LoneWolfRunner Posts: 1,160 Member
    DATE...................... MILES...............TOTAL
    3/3...........................5.25....................5.25
    3/4...........................5.25..................10.50
    3/5...........................7.75..................18.25



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  • jade_222
    jade_222 Posts: 147 Member
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  • lporter229
    lporter229 Posts: 4,907 Member
    edited March 2015
    In for 130. Not gonna invest the time in creating the ticker, but I'll update every Monday. Starting out with 19.5 miles so far.
  • silvermist2013
    silvermist2013 Posts: 7 Member
    edited March 2015
    I'm in for 75 miles in March. I'm really going to try harder this time.

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  • SonicDeathMonkey80
    SonicDeathMonkey80 Posts: 4,489 Member
    edited March 2015
    Stoshew71 wrote: »
    Date Miles today. Miles for March

    3/1 6.5 miles - 6.5 <<<< 1.5 w/u plus 8K race
    3/2 5 miles - 11.5
    3/3 8 miles - 19.5
    3/4 8 miles - 27.5 <<< new shoes today (ASICS Gel Noosa Tri 8's)
    3/5 6 miles - 33.5 <<< TM intervals (ice covered streets)

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    3/5 So yesterday it was in the 70's. This morning freezing sleet and overnight rain down in the high 20's and low 30's. Streets are all ice and sleet covered. Huntsville area is shut down again with or Governor calling a state emergency yesterday. So I took advantage of the treadmill and did much needed speedwork. I did have to hit pause to catch my breath right in the middle of the faster intervals for like 10 seconds. So I am still working with pacing and proper interval distance. This was a first try at this.

    All at 1% incline
    2 mile warm up at 6.5 mph
    1/2 mi @ 9.2 mph
    1/2 mi @ 5.5 mph
    1/2 mi @ 9.0 mph
    1/2 mi @ 5.5 mph
    1/2 mi @ 8.5 mph
    1/2 mi @ 5.5 mph
    1/2 mi @ 8.0 mph
    1/2 mi @ 5.5 mph

    Total: 53:50, 6.7 avg speed, 8:58 avg pace, 6 miles



    Your 1/2mi (800M) should be around 10K pace, 1/4mi (400M) around 5K pace. There's also your odd ones like 200M (mile pace), 600M (5K or 10K), 1000M (10K/HM), and 1600M (HM pace).

    This handy Daniels table has all the paces you could ever want so you can nail your workouts with accuracy and get the intended benefits

    Daniels tables (Excel worksheet)
  • cooter_mom
    cooter_mom Posts: 108 Member
    01- rest sick
    02- rest still sick
    03- 3.6 miles TM
    04- 3.74 miles TM
    05- 3.84 miles TM

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  • Forest91
    Forest91 Posts: 1,203 Member
    Another 17 miles down so I am now half way but if I get to the end before the end of the month then I might change the goal.

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  • ShortMrsN
    ShortMrsN Posts: 177 Member
    03/03 - 6.2km
    04/03 - 8.59km
    06/03 - 4.0km

    Just a short one today...... weather gods were against me (how can it be hot and dry yet humid at the same time??) with the northerly building up to gale force and the rain started just as I got back to the car! Should have known the severe weather warning for this afternoon would arrive early!! :neutral_face:
    Still, a short run is better then no run at all :smiley:

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  • FancyPantsFran
    FancyPantsFran Posts: 3,687 Member
    In For 30 Didn't meet Feb goal but back for March


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  • autumnblade75
    autumnblade75 Posts: 1,661 Member
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    3/1 - 2.25 miles - walking, and another 2.25 miles - walking
    3/2 - 1 mile - running, 1 mile - walking, and another 2 miles - walking
    3/3 - 5 miles - walking ***that single mile of running was a mistake***
    3/4 - 2.25 miles - walking, and another 1.5 miles - walking
    3/5 - 2.25 miles - walking
  • shanaber
    shanaber Posts: 6,423 Member
    Date.......Miles.......Total
    03/01.... 2.00....... 2.00 - Dog Beach run
    03/02.... 5.22....... 7.22 - Fast rain run
    03/03.... 7.88......15.10 - + Strength Training
    03/04.... 0.00......15.10
    03/05.... 4.03......19.13 - + Strength Training

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    Very quick run with limited time between meetings. Lots to catch up on in all the posts but it will have to wait until later.
  • suncluster
    suncluster Posts: 539 Member
    edited March 2015
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    3/2 5.23
    3/3 5.39
    3/4 5.32
    3/5 4.77


    We'll see how this goal plays out when I go on my Hawaii vacation in late month.
  • briebee7
    briebee7 Posts: 224 Member
    SonicDeathMonkey80 wrote: »
    Stoshew71 wrote: »
    Date Miles today. Miles for March

    3/1 6.5 miles - 6.5 <<<< 1.5 w/u plus 8K race
    3/2 5 miles - 11.5
    3/3 8 miles - 19.5
    3/4 8 miles - 27.5 <<< new shoes today (ASICS Gel Noosa Tri 8's)
    3/5 6 miles - 33.5 <<< TM intervals (ice covered streets)

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    3/5 So yesterday it was in the 70's. This morning freezing sleet and overnight rain down in the high 20's and low 30's. Streets are all ice and sleet covered. Huntsville area is shut down again with or Governor calling a state emergency yesterday. So I took advantage of the treadmill and did much needed speedwork. I did have to hit pause to catch my breath right in the middle of the faster intervals for like 10 seconds. So I am still working with pacing and proper interval distance. This was a first try at this.

    All at 1% incline
    2 mile warm up at 6.5 mph
    1/2 mi @ 9.2 mph
    1/2 mi @ 5.5 mph
    1/2 mi @ 9.0 mph
    1/2 mi @ 5.5 mph
    1/2 mi @ 8.5 mph
    1/2 mi @ 5.5 mph
    1/2 mi @ 8.0 mph
    1/2 mi @ 5.5 mph

    Total: 53:50, 6.7 avg speed, 8:58 avg pace, 6 miles



    Your 1/2mi (800M) should be around 10K pace, 1/4mi (400M) around 5K pace. There's also your odd ones like 200M (mile pace), 600M (5K or 10K), 1000M (10K/HM), and 1600M (HM pace).

    This handy Daniels table has all the paces you could ever want so you can nail your workouts with accuracy and get the intended benefits

    Daniels tables (Excel worksheet)

    I have a question on this: what should the "resting" pace be on a workout similar to above? I did the exact workout by chance yesterday 4*800m with 800m active rest in between each of the intervals. I was aiming for 7:00 pace but ended up doing closer to 6:30/6:40 pace and dropping down to 7:30/7:45 pace for the "rest" ones. I was able to complete the workout without issue (with 1 /1/2 miles warm-up and 1 1/2m cool down) however should I be slowing down more for the rest periods? I am going to increase to 6*1/2mi next week and am thinking I should running the rest ones closer to 8/8:15 pace?
  • LoneWolfRunner
    LoneWolfRunner Posts: 1,160 Member
    edited March 2015
    SonicDeathMonkey has more running knowledge in his pinky toe than I have in my entire limp-along body... he's the real deal...
  • SonicDeathMonkey80
    SonicDeathMonkey80 Posts: 4,489 Member
    briebee7 wrote: »
    SonicDeathMonkey80 wrote: »
    Stoshew71 wrote: »
    Date Miles today. Miles for March

    3/1 6.5 miles - 6.5 <<<< 1.5 w/u plus 8K race
    3/2 5 miles - 11.5
    3/3 8 miles - 19.5
    3/4 8 miles - 27.5 <<< new shoes today (ASICS Gel Noosa Tri 8's)
    3/5 6 miles - 33.5 <<< TM intervals (ice covered streets)

    exercise.png

    3/5 So yesterday it was in the 70's. This morning freezing sleet and overnight rain down in the high 20's and low 30's. Streets are all ice and sleet covered. Huntsville area is shut down again with or Governor calling a state emergency yesterday. So I took advantage of the treadmill and did much needed speedwork. I did have to hit pause to catch my breath right in the middle of the faster intervals for like 10 seconds. So I am still working with pacing and proper interval distance. This was a first try at this.

    All at 1% incline
    2 mile warm up at 6.5 mph
    1/2 mi @ 9.2 mph
    1/2 mi @ 5.5 mph
    1/2 mi @ 9.0 mph
    1/2 mi @ 5.5 mph
    1/2 mi @ 8.5 mph
    1/2 mi @ 5.5 mph
    1/2 mi @ 8.0 mph
    1/2 mi @ 5.5 mph

    Total: 53:50, 6.7 avg speed, 8:58 avg pace, 6 miles



    Your 1/2mi (800M) should be around 10K pace, 1/4mi (400M) around 5K pace. There's also your odd ones like 200M (mile pace), 600M (5K or 10K), 1000M (10K/HM), and 1600M (HM pace).

    This handy Daniels table has all the paces you could ever want so you can nail your workouts with accuracy and get the intended benefits

    Daniels tables (Excel worksheet)

    I have a question on this: what should the "resting" pace be on a workout similar to above? I did the exact workout by chance yesterday 4*800m with 800m active rest in between each of the intervals. I was aiming for 7:00 pace but ended up doing closer to 6:30/6:40 pace and dropping down to 7:30/7:45 pace for the "rest" ones. I was able to complete the workout without issue (with 1 /1/2 miles warm-up and 1 1/2m cool down) however should I be slowing down more for the rest periods? I am going to increase to 6*1/2mi next week and am thinking I should running the rest ones closer to 8/8:15 pace?

    Resting pace, along with warm up and cool down are easy - they don't matter. They aren't the quality of the speed workout. My 1:30 rest intervals were done at 10:00ish, a 5.5-6 on the treadmill. Personally, I won't walk them nor will I do a standing rest because they would tell me that my "work" was too hard for my ability. Also, your rest seems a bit much. The most I've seen is 400m/4min. The point of intervals is to put your body at the threshold of what it can do, not to fully recover in between the work.
  • SonicDeathMonkey80
    SonicDeathMonkey80 Posts: 4,489 Member
    LoneWolfRunner wrote: »
    SonicDeathMonkey has more running knowledge in his pinky toe than I have in my entire limp-along body... he's the real deal...

    Gracias, sir. I love me some running :)

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