March 2015 Running Challenge

skippygirlsmom wrote: »

@autumnblade75 I see your running miles are getting longer and longer, great work!

It's not going to be enough to PR my race at the end of the month - I think running got harder while I was babying that ankle. It's still not 100%, either. I'm probably prolonging the healing. Urg.

Thanks, though - I'm trying.
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Stoshew71 wrote: »

briebee7 wrote: »

Just a warning to all to be careful out there. Drivers don't give a crap about us.

This is very true! When I lived in the City it was a constant battle between pedestrians, bikes, and cars with everyone thinking they deserved the right of way. Everyone needs to slow down a bit and be respectful of each other.

57.7 completed .... 12.3 to do.

Stoshew71 wrote: »

When I get close to a round number, I usually stop the watch and if need to walk the rest of the way, or in cases where I am just under I will keep running around in little circles until I reach a nice round number. Call it OCD! LOL

I don't mind ending up with something 4.2km, so I don' walk the rest of the way when I
get to the full km shortly before home. The other way around I do the same as you - when I'm just 200m below a nice round number and I have a bit of time left, I just run around the parking lot near my building until the next kilometre is complete.
... and then I sync my watch with strava, and it decides to "smooth" the wrinkles out of my route or something like that, so for example my nice 11.0km yesterday became 10.9km
Which is one more why I also upload the data to runningahead, which leaves my pretty round numbers untouched

01.03.15 - 13.0 km
03.03.15 - 3.3 km
05.03.15 - 4.8 km
08.03.15 - 14.2 km
10.03.15 - 3.6 km
13.03.15 - 4.4 km
14.03.15 - 4.2 km
15.03.15 - 11.0 km

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58.6 km done (of 100km)

Anyone here run in the NYC race yesterday? If so, I may of saw you. Purely as a spectator though. I'm nowhere near ready for that.

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
03/06.... 8.74......27.87 - Windy and so dry
03/07.... 6.70......34.57 - Hot, hot, hot (sorry to all who are still dealing with snow and ice!)
03/08.... 2.00......36.57 - Dog Beach run
03/09.... 5.09......41.66
03/10.....9.52......51.18 - + Strength Training
03/11.....0.00......51.18 - much needed rest day!
03/12.....4.75......55.93 - + Strength Training
03/13.....7.08......63.01 - Hot and windy but a good run! Much better than yesterday
03/14.....0.00......63.01 - pre-5K rest and travel to San DIego
03/15.....3.10......66.11 - 5K
03/16.....5.44......71.55




Work got in the way today... very busy. I wasn't able to get out early when I wanted to so it was already hot when I headed out and I had to be on a conference call the last 2 miles of my run today so walked some of it.

I haven't had a chance to go through the 2+ pages of posts since last night (wow!) but I will go back and read them after work.

Did anyone run the LA Marathon? I would love to hear how you managed in the heat. It was 90 in San Diego so had to be super hot in LA!

Maybe I'll get a drum set... To go with the new treadmill DH is cussing and unpacking... I can't help. He's mad.
The Treadmill Drummer #5 - Enter Sandman - Metallica Drum Cover: https://youtu.be/WaGL0-VjX6I

hollyelise68 wrote: »

I did a mile and a half today. I normally run first thing in the morning and ran at 4:30 today. When I got to the trail there were about 10 caes there. I dont like people to see me run because I am so slow and worry more about looking stupid than running. I started to pull away and put it off until tomorrow. But, I made myself just do it. I just concentrated on keeping a doable pace and breathing and my music. It was a tough run doing it at the end of the day. I am so glad I did it! 11 weeks until Hawaii!!!!

@hollyelise68 Don't worry about what others think, everyone had to start somewhere. Great job!

03/02 - 2 miles
03/04 - 2.5 miles
03/06- 3.1 miles
03/09 - 2.5 miles
03/10- rest
03/11- 2.5 miles
03/12- rest day (backyard clean up- 'tis the season, and agility practice)
03/13- 3 miles... Graduated C25K today!!! At the start of the year I could barely run 90 seconds, now I'm running 30 min straight.
03/16- 2.5 miles

Total 18......Goal 26 miles

I am joining mid-month so I am going to go about ten miles on my treadmill as I learn to run (30 day plan I found on Pintrest). I also attend a fitness boot camp 2 to 3 days a week. The boot camp requires a run and I could not run for the benchmark session, I want too run the whole required amount in five weeks or so and that will be my measurement.

Halfway through the month, halfway to my goal

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
06-Mar - surgery
07-, 08-, 09-, 10-Mar - recuperation
11-Mar - 1.24 walk
12-Mar - 2.19 walk, 1.95 walk
13-Mar - 4.00 walk (dreadmill)
14-Mar - 3.26 walk
15-Mar - 2.20 walk, 2.91 walk
16-Mar - 4.98 walk, 3.02 walk (dreadmill)

Talk about OCD? I *HAD* to get that 0.02 miles fixed from my neighborhood walk this morning. Kicking myself for not looking at the app before I stopped.

On the safety issue - my neighborhood is MUCH safer at 5 AM than it is at 5 PM! When it's starting to get dark, I have a RoadID wrist LED plus a NoxGEAR LED vest that I wear. I also make sure that I'm wearing at least some lighter colored clothes (my cold-weather leggings are dark, but I make sure that I'm wearing a light/bright colored shirt). But it really doesn't matter what time it is - some drivers are stupid/dangerous! There was one today that looked me in the eyes before starting his turn, and still cut it so short that I could've reached out about 8" from my body and hit his truck. Thought about actually doing it about a half-second too late. He'd either get out of his vehicle with a gun, or he'd crap himself thinking he'd hit me. Not sure it would matter that much.

Oops... plan called for 13 yesterday (vs. 12 done), so did a light 1 mile warm-up jog on the treadmill before lifting this afternoon (as I usually just hit the bike/elliptical for 10 minutes before lifting).

3/1 - 17 miles
3/3 - 5 miles
3/4 - 8 miles
3/5 - 5 miles
3/7 - 8 miles
3/8 - 18 miles
3/10 - 5 miles
3/11 - 8 miles
3/13 - 5 miles
3/14 - 5 miles (race PR, 7:21 pace)
3/15 - 12 miles
3/16 - 1 mile

Total: 97 miles
Goal: 180 miles
Remaining: 83 miles

@SLHysell‌ - I am pretty sure I couldn't run 11 miles without my music. I have run a 5K without when they were not allowed and I do take them off to hear the birds on the trail at times.
@briebee7‌, @ddmom0811‌ and everyone else in the safety discussion - I have found carrying a small air horn works well. It was recommended over pepper spray which can make some animals angry and blow back on you, by our park ranger. The air horn works great for dogs and coyotes but I have no idea how it would do with a bear. You can get them at boat supplies pretty cheaply.

As for cars... I have a 4-way stop I have to go through with marked crosswalks and I cannot tell you how many times I have almost been hit. People who don't even slow down and go right through the intersection, people who don't look as they are turning and cars who only slightly hesitate even when the car next to them is stopped. I do not step off the curb now until I see all cars stopping and that the drivers all see me. Probably pisses some of them off that they have to wait but oh well - I am tired of being halfway across in the crosswalk and having a car zoom by me too close for comfort.

@hollyelise68‌ - I used to worry about how I looked too, now I no longer care. We are taking care of ourselves and doing better than all those people still sitting on their couches thinking about doing something. Just go out and enjoy yourself and know you are doing some good for you!
@SBRRepeat‌ - love the Ostrich Race!
@VintageMatch‌ - WhooHoo!! Congratulations!
@gabbo34‌ - I hate when that happens!