March 2015 Running Challenge

/1 - 3.1 on the treadmill (see what I did there...)
3/2 - Rest
3/3 - 5.1 - got an outdoor run in before the ice hits again
3/6 - 2.3 - limited amount of time before I needed to take my son to practice
3/7 - 7.3
3/8 - Rest
3/9 - Strength training
3/10 - Travel day for work - couldn't run
3/11 -3.0 able to squeeze out 3 as the sun set. Was out of town, so didn't want to run at night
3/12 - Meetings until late, no running
3/13 - Travel home
3/14 - 3.6
3/15 - Rest
3/16 - 3.2
3/17 - 3.6
3/18 - Rest
3/19 - 5.8
3/20 - strength training
3/21 - Rest
3/22 - 9.0
3/23 - Rest
3/24 - 3.6 tempo
3/25 - strength training
3/25 - 4.1

Total - 53.1

been doing Higdon...but have missed the middle running day of the 3 consecutive week days for several reasons. With only a 10 miler scheduled this weekend, I'll be short of my 80 mile goal....

Goal 60
Date……Miles.…Total..Miles to go
March 3….3.4 .……. 3.4…56.6
March 4….2.0………5.4....54.6
March 5…..6.2……11.6…..48.4
March 7…..1.4…….13.0….47.0
March 9…...3.0..….16.0….44.0
March 10….4.0......20.0.…40.0
March 11.…5.0…….25.0.…35.0
March 12….8.0……33.0.....27.0
March 15…..3.1…..36.1…..23.9
March 16…..3.1…..39.2…..20.8
March 17……3.1…..42.3….17.7
March 19……9.0…..51.3……8.7
March 23……1.5…..52.8…..7.2
March 24…….2.6…..55.4….4.6
March 25…….2.2……57.6…2.4
March 26…….1.0……58.6…1.4
March 27…….3.12…..61.72……:)

March Goal 75 miles

3/1 rest
3/2 2.34 run, then I lifted and carried 25 60#bags of cement to help DH build an observation deck...
3/3 rest because I couldn't walk....see above^^^
3/4 3.44
3/5 3.96
3/6 3.35
3/7 strength training (with bar and dumbbells, not cement bags!)
3/8 3.85 followed by a whale watching cruise
3/9 4.12
3/10 rest
3/11 strength training
3/12 3.22
3/13 3.08
3/14 3.36
3/15 13.18 at Big Island International 1/2 marathon: I PR'd....for my WORST 1/2 marathon time. But, I met my goals: 1. Finish upright. 2. Don't finish last.
3/16 rest because^^^
3/17 3.59
3/18 lazy
3/19 3.54
3/20 2.32
3/21 sick
3/22 chores
3/23 2.25 + snorkeling 4 hours
3/24 5.25
3/25 3.39
3/26 Strength training
3/27 4.31

Total 68.55
(Ticker is my goal for 2015 and accumulation to date)

1 - 12mi, easy
2 - 8.2mi, easy
3 - 8.2mi, tempo
4 - 10mi, easy w/FF
5 - 8mi, intervals
6 - 8mi, easy+3.2mi, tempo
7 - 18mi, easy
8 - Rest
9 - 7.2mi, easy
10 - 6.3mi, easy
11 - 6.5mi, easy
12 - Rest
13 - 5.2mi, easy w/strides
14 - 3.14mi, easy
15 - 13.1, race
16 - 3mi, recovery
17 - Rest
18 - 6mi, easy
19 - 8mi, easy
20 - 6mi, easy w/strides
21 - 18mi, easy
22 - 11mi, easy
23 - 7mi, easy w/strides
24 - 8mi, easy
25 - 12mi, easy w/intervals
26 - Rest
27 - 8mi, easy
28 - 16mi, first 6 easy, last 10 @MP

Did Run the Bluegrass HM today as a marathon training run. 900+ feet of constant rolling hills, but I got the workout complete.






Total: 219mi

Mar goal: 250mi

@sonicdeathmonkey80 - fantastic - love the medal!

Also did the Bluegrass Half today- the rolling hills got a little old round about mile 7.

BUT, I can't complain too much because I PRed! I was a heck of a lot faster than I expected. Plus, yes, the medal is very cool.


106.5/100 miles this month.

SonicDeathMonkey80 wrote: »

SBRRepeat wrote: »

Also did the Bluegrass Half today- the rolling hills got a little old round about mile 7.

BUT, I can't complain too much because I PRed! I was a heck of a lot faster than I expected. Plus, yes, the medal is very cool.


106.5/100 miles this month.

Very good! Did you sign up for the PR oak barrel stave?

Oh man, no, I sure didn't. Not sure what I'd do with it anyway, but it would have been cool.

2 Mar - 4.13
3 Mar - 4.11
5 Mar - 4.17
6 Mar - 3.67
7 Mar - 3.6
11 Mar - 3.5
12 Mar - 3.5
13 Mar - 2.0
18 Mar - 3.45
19 Mar - 3.65
20 Mar - 3.65
22 Mar - 1.5 (walk)
23 Mar - 4.1
24 Mar - 4.11
25 Mar - 4.2
26 Mar - 3.16 (run/walk)
27 Mar - 4.0
28 Mar - 3.65

Instead of going out for a 3 mile solo run this morning, I went for a 3.5 mile run/walk with my 6 year old. I am not going to count it with my goal because there was a lot of walking but we had fun and I love that he wants to go with me.

Nottafattie wrote: »

Out of curiosity, how many miles does one put on their shoes before giving them a proper burial (with eulogy and 21 gun salute of course)?

I actually haven't buried any shoes yet, they just get retired (one pair is now residing at my parents place so I don't have to take shoes with me when I visit them for a weekend, one pair has been declared general exercise shoes, another pair will soon move into the trunk of my car for "you never know when you need some running shoes", ...). Unfortunatly, I didn't really track the mileage for those shoes - I just decided they were old when they started feeling run down, or one pair when they developed odd cracks in the midsole.
Somewhere, I read that shoes last longer if you switch beween pairs, so that the damping has time to recover. Not sure if there is any validity to that claim, though. And I guess it also depends on where you run (concrete is probably tougher on the shoes than a nice forest path).


@SonicDeathMonkey80 and @SBRRepeat : 13.1 mi of rolling hills sound tough. Congratulation on your great races and the cool medal :-)

@TwelveSticks: I hope your calf will be healed soon!

@fabnine: welcome back to the joy of running. Your streak was absolutely awesome.

Congrats to everyone who already made their goal. I still have a way to go...

3/1 - 4 miles
3/9 - 3.5 miles
3/11 - 4.02 miles
3/13 - 5.05 miles
3/16 - 5 miles
3/18 - 3.44 miles
3/20 - 3.19 miles
3/22 - 6 miles
3/23 - 4 miles
3/25 - 3.15 miles
3/27 - 3.5 miles
3/28 - 2 miles

Scheduled for 7 miles tomorrow - I'm a little nervous!



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DATE...................... MILES...............TOTAL
3/2...........................Weight training
3/3...........................5.25....................5.25
3/4...........................5.25..................10.50
3/5...........................7.75..................18.25
3/6...........................Weight training
3/7.........................11.00..................29.25
3/8...........................5.50..................34.75
3/9...........................Weight training
3/11.........................8.00..................42.75
3/12.........................8.75..................51.50
3/13.........................1.25..................52.75
3/13.........................Weight training
3/14.......................12.00..................64.75
3/15.........................5.00..................69.75
3/17.........................5.00..................74.75
3/20.........................5.25..................80.00
3/21.........................8.00..................88.00
3/22.........................3.00..................91.00
3/23.........................8.50..................99.50
3/24.........................6.50................106.00
3/26.........................8.00................114.00
3/27.........................6.00................120.00

@SonicDeathMonkey80‌ and @SBRRepeat‌ - Awesome medal and congrats on the PR SBRRepeat!
@notafatty33‌ - nice run! I can't believe you and others are still getting snow and we are in the 90s already!
@dennie24‌ - it is so fun to share something you love with your kids! I just love their unbiased all out approach to everything, running, walking, whatever - it is fun!
@_nikkiwolf_‌ - I rotate between shoes with usually 2-3 pairs in the rotation so that none of them get hit too much time after time. It does seem to help and spreads out the amount of time (if not necessarily the number of miles) a pair lasts. At least it feels like they are lasting longer even if I am just not wearing any one pair as much. Also as annoying as they are, sports bras are a necessary evil! I too have often thought I didn't need one but yes it still makes a big difference!

I did not have a great run today - the first 4-4.5 were amazing and the 2nd were equally as agonizing... a hard fought 9 (of the 12 I had planned) and the first time in a long while that I have given in and called my husband to come get me.
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
03/17.....5.05......76.60 - + Strength Training
03/18.....0.00......76.60
03/19.....7.16......83.76 - + Strength Training
03/20.....4.64......88.40 - early morning run watching the sunrise behind the clouds
03/21.....3.00......91.40 - Dog Beach run
03/22...11.87....103.27 - Longest run this month! Found a new route!
03/23.....5.15....108.42
03/24.....6.28....114.70 - + Strength Training
03/25.....0.00....114.70
03/26.....6.24....120.94 - + Strength Training
03/27.....6.05....126.99 - Goal!
03/28.....9.07....136.06

Congratulation to all who have already reached there march goal.
Fantastic half SonicDeathmonkey and SBRRepeat, brilliant times.
Shanaber... Hope your recovered after your bad run.

10k race for me today, weather was very wet but still enjoyed the experience once we got under way, sploshing through the puddles was great fun and one down hill stretch was just a river of water, still I managed to do this race 3 minuets faster than the last time I ran this one so very pleased with myself.
10 miles done this week to add to my total if only I could remember what my total is, all I know is that last time I posted I'd already past my March goal.
Happy running all.

March 1 - 5K - 3rd place in my age group. Not my best time, but happy with it! 29:07
March 2- rest
March 3- 5.05 miles and strength training
March 4 - 5.09 miles
March 5 - 5.13 miles
March 6 - strength training
March 7 - 34 miles Biking - brutal winds today. I couldn’t keep up around the lake.
March 8 - 71 miles biking. Beautiful day out but that was too long.
March 9 - rest day
March 10 - strength training.
March 11 - 5.2 miles - knee felt fine! So thankful.
March 12 - 5.2 miles.
March 13- rest
March 14 - 10K
March 15 - 3.3 miles
March 16 - 4.4 miles
March 17 - Strength training
March 18 - 5.0423 miles
March 19- 5.12 miles.
March 20 - Strength Training
March 21 - 34 mile bike ride.
March 22 - 5 mile run; 8 mile biking.
March 23 - Strength Training
March 24 - 5.01 miles
March 25 - Strength Training
March 26 - 5.5 miles
March 27 - rest
March 28 - rest - driving from FL to VA to visit my mom
March 29 - 5.2 -- 25F when I left! For this Florida girl that was pretty rough. Hands were aching but after 2 miles it was great!





@SonicDeathMonkey80 and @SBRRepeat - love the medal and what great times! Congrats!