May 2015 Running Challenge

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  • WhatMeRunning
    WhatMeRunning Posts: 3,538 Member
    edited May 2015
    @skippygirlsmom - Glad those ended with no harm to anyone!

    Tried another 3 easy miles today. It's definitely the first time I've done that kind of mileage two days in a row. And I feel 100% fine! Probably go again tomorrow even! I do have to keep in mind I am running a half this weekend though.

    5/2 - 6.07 miles
    5/4 - 3 miles
    5/5 - 3.01 miles


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  • italysharon
    italysharon Posts: 195 Member
    May 1- 3.5 ™ …thats tread mill
    May 2- 0 …
    May 3- 6 ™
    May 4- 5 Newport Cliff run!
    May 5- 3.2 & pump

    Happy Cinco de Mayo!

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  • ReynaDay01
    ReynaDay01 Posts: 57 Member
    I thought my mile would be nice today. It wasn't. It had just rained here, so it was extremely humid and got hotter the farther I went.

    But at least I put a tiny dent in my miles!
    29/30 to go!
  • CodeMonkey78
    CodeMonkey78 Posts: 320 Member
    I'm a little late to the game this month, but put me down for 200. My training schedule and teaching my wife leads to multiple run days and race season has officially started :smile:

    05/01: 3.75mi, Easy PM Run
    05/01: 3.23mi, Interval training with the wife
    05/02: 1.65mi, Race warmup
    05/02: 4.30mi, 7km Road/Path Hybrid Race; OA: 12/106, AG: 4/8. Cobblestones claimed my ankle about 1.5mi in.
    05/02: Frustrated and did not record cool down, so fuhgettaboutit..
    05/02: 13.98mi ** Cycling
    05/03: 4.62mi, Interval training with the wife
    05/03: 3.76mi, Slight progression to test ankle
    05/03: 1.20mi, Cool down
    ==> Total weekly miles: 50.3*
    05/04: 5.25mi, Easy lunch run
    05/04: 4.19mi, Interval training with the wife
    05/05: Speedwork/race readiness pacing at lunch
    05/05: Interval training with the wife

    Current total: 31.95
    Remaining: 168.05
  • myfitnessloselbs
    myfitnessloselbs Posts: 22 Member
    May 5 - 5.5, Total - 30, remaining - 170
  • ddmom0811
    ddmom0811 Posts: 1,881 Member
    edited May 2015
    @skippygirlsmom - omg - that's terrible!!! I just happened to see this article on dogs when running. It really doesn't give much advice though. I wanted to know how to whack them in the head and knock them out.

    http://womensrunning.competitor.com/2015/04/health-wellness/how-to-combat-a-dog-attack-on-the-run_38892

  • isulo_kura
    isulo_kura Posts: 818 Member
    01/5 - Recovery
    02/5 - 15.1 miles Trail
    03/5 - 8.1 miles Trail
    04/5 - Recovery
    05/5 - 10.6 miles Trail


    Over the big hill twice (around 1800ft of climbing overall). The weather turned on the second ascent fog rain and high winds. So a couple of miles shorter than planned as I had no gloves and my fingers were rather numb


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  • ReynaDay01
    ReynaDay01 Posts: 57 Member
    @skippygirlsmom - you might try bringing some pepper spray with you. A lot of Bicycle shops and several shoe stores I know of sell it.
  • skippygirlsmom
    skippygirlsmom Posts: 4,433 Member
    ddmom0811 wrote: »
    @skippygirlsmom - omg - that's terrible!!! I just happened to see this article on dogs when running. It really doesn't give much advice though. I wanted to know how to whack them in the head and knock them out.

    http://womensrunning.competitor.com/2015/04/health-wellness/how-to-combat-a-dog-attack-on-the-run_38892

    Interesting article. I tell Skip a few things when she is walking Macy alone (1) if she pulls you into the street let go of her leash and let her go, YOU are my concern, as much as I love my Macymoo YOU are my child and I would never get over you being hit (2) if she gets in a doggie fight let go of the leash so she can defend herself and run for help to the nearest house. Do not try to help her out so you don't get bit. I got in the middle of my German Shepard when she was in a dog fight, it wasn't pretty. I got bit, but finally managed to get her and the other dog, who came onto my property apart.
  • Martika160
    Martika160 Posts: 9 Member
    Adding May 3,4, and 5. Finished my last training run. 5K is Friday and 1/2 marathon Saturday. Hoping to beat my previous time of 3:30.


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  • madube84
    madube84 Posts: 135 Member
    5/1 0.8miles
    5/2 2 miles
    5/3 0.8miles
    5/4 2 miles
    5/5 0.5 miles

    Total:6.1 miles
    Goal: 30 miles

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  • CodeMonkey78
    CodeMonkey78 Posts: 320 Member
    05/01: 3.75mi, Easy PM Run
    05/01: 3.23mi, Interval training with the wife
    05/02: 1.65mi, Race warmup
    05/02: 4.30mi, 7km Road/Path Hybrid Race; OA: 12/106, AG: 4/8. Cobblestones claimed my ankle about 1.5mi in.
    05/02: Frustrated and did not record cool down, so fuhgettaboutit..
    05/02: 13.98mi ** Cycling
    05/03: 4.62mi, Interval training with the wife
    05/03: 3.76mi, Slight progression to test ankle
    05/03: 1.20mi, Cool down
    ==> Total weekly miles: 50.3*
    05/04: 5.25mi, Easy lunch run
    05/04: 4.19mi, Interval training with the wife
    05/05: 5.00mi, 5k tune up, 800m x 400m progression repeats + easy
    05/05: Interval training with the wife (tonight)

    Current total: 36.95
    Remaining: 163.05
  • lsabeIIe
    lsabeIIe Posts: 566 Member
    05/01 10 Km
    05/05 5 Km


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  • yossale3
    yossale3 Posts: 224 Member
    edited May 2015
    Date.......KM......Total
    02/05.....10.......10
    03/05......5........15- VERY SLOW AND HARD RUN. WANTED TO STOP FROM THE FIRST SRIDE , TELLING MY SELF - " YOU ARE NOT GOING TO STOP AS LONG YOU DIDN'T FINISH AT LEAST 5 KM.
    04/05 -NOTHING.
    05/05 -6KM A better slow run. total - 21km.
    remaining - 79km.
  • Wendy1Fl
    Wendy1Fl Posts: 102 Member
    @Pandora_and_her_box how is it coming along this month? I KNOW you can do it!!!
    @skippygirlsmom avoiding a loose pit is always the best course of action - good instincts! I once had one run up & put her hot slobbery jaws on my Pug/Jack Russell's back, I just barely managed to yank my dog's leash hard enough to rip her away as those jaws were closing down. I held her to my chest, stood as big as I could manage & yelled as meanly as I could "NO! BAD DOG!" & she immediately dropped to her belly & slunked away like she thought I was going to beat her or something. That is what my dog Trainer told me to do whenever in a confrontation with a big dog - stand tall, clutch whatever it is they want possessively to your chest, look down severely & sternly tell them no in as low & growly a voice as possible. Luckily you didn't have to face that dog, but if you ever have to & you don't have pepper spray they do respond to confidence & dominance in most cases. Now I carry pepper spray just in case. It was too scary for me to ever want repeated...

    5/5 5 miles Pace: S-L-O-W 12:12 :)
    Um, I forgot to count my warm up run Bloomsday, so here is my updated mileage, plus according to my Garmin with all my bobbing & weaving I actually ran a 7.62 mile Bloomsday.
    5/3 8.21 Miles; Bloomsday race 7.62 miles Pace 9:23

    Total: 13.21; 102.99 to go


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  • dennie24
    dennie24 Posts: 251 Member
    5/5 2 slow miles. I created a Runner's World SmartCoach plan to get me to a half marathon in October. I am really hoping I can do the race in the time it says I can so I am just going to go with it and hope for the best. In other news, I should probably pay attention to the weather before I head out. I didn't realize it was still raining and that I probably should have put my contacts in. Not being able to see made things interesting.
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  • SBRRepeat
    SBRRepeat Posts: 384 Member
    You guys ready to see my truly impressive mileage from today?!

    1.3 miles. In 31:45. Yes you read that right. Being sick sucks. :neutral:

    Planned miles so far: 19.2
    Actual miles: 0 (let's be real, I won't count my hobbling around the block)
  • ReynaDay01
    ReynaDay01 Posts: 57 Member
    ^ Hey, that's good for being sick. Remember to take it easy!
  • WhatMeRunning
    WhatMeRunning Posts: 3,538 Member
    Don't push too hard. Get well first!

    I'm having a sick scare here. Three of four kids sent home sick today, fevers, vomiting. The 3rd run of a 39.3 series is Saturday, which if I make it I hope to run another a week later to make Saturn status in Half Fanatics. I'm practically bathing in sanitizer. :persevere:
  • lilcmac22
    lilcmac22 Posts: 47 Member
    5/5- 4.2m Trail 15.1 Total, 29.9 to go.
    For the first time I ran 25 minutes without stopping, regardless of the hills!
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  • HonuNui
    HonuNui Posts: 1,464 Member
    May goal 65 miles
    5/1 3.32
    5/2 3.34
    5/3 3.18
    5/4 rest
    5/54 4.21

    Total 14.05
    (Ticker is my goal for 2015 and accumulation to date)

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    82 new posts! Wow, you guys rock!
  • annekka
    annekka Posts: 517 Member
    I probably won't update until the end of the month. But as I'm new to running I'll put myself down for 26.1 Miles, or a marathon of miles for the month. I'll probably go over, but I prefer to aim low in case something happens. So far in two runs I've managed 6.5 miles.
  • flrunner
    flrunner Posts: 4 Member
    Slow and steady. Recovering from this injury is a new mindset for me. Its been 2 1/2 months and I just want to get back to where I was.
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  • rnjcb
    rnjcb Posts: 86 Member
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  • chazdiezal
    chazdiezal Posts: 87 Member
    May goal 65 miles

    5/3...10 mi
    5/4... Rest
    5/5... 2 mi
    5/6... 4 mi

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  • SonicDeathMonkey80
    SonicDeathMonkey80 Posts: 4,489 Member
    1 - 6.2mi, trail
    2 - 8.4mi, 5k, kids run, treadmill challenge
    3 - 13.1mi, Pittsburgh half marathon
    4 - 7mi, easy
    5 - 5.5mi, 5k race

    Raced an impromptu "Cinco K" for an organization that works with my girlfriend at her job. Came in first place and won free dinner! It was about 85° and just icky out, so I ran at 10k pace.
    6:20, 6:26, 6:31, 00:40 (6:05 pace), 6:25 avg pace.
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    Total: 40.2mi

    May goal: 120 (through 17th)




  • ddmom0811
    ddmom0811 Posts: 1,881 Member
    @booklover22 - That's great!!! You will be amazed at how you will just keep adding on, but just take it slow so you don't get injured.
    @sonicdeathMonkey80 - How fun! You should have run thru a Taco Bell and picked up a taco during the race and you still would have won! :wink:
  • jennkain97
    jennkain97 Posts: 290 Member

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  • JustWant2Run
    JustWant2Run Posts: 286 Member
    edited May 2015
    05/01 -- REST DAY
    05/02 -- 6.6mi
    05/03 -- No running
    05/04 -- No running
    05/05 -- No running
    05/06 -- No running

    Total: 6.6/175mi (GOAL)

    Hi all!
    I'm back from Pittsburgh and managed to hurt myself... I'm pretty sure my 175mi goal is out the window now (along with my BQ attempt in 2.5 weeks). I had an awesome time though, and I got to meet @SonicDeathMonkey80 ! Congrats @Ohhim on your race, it was a tough day for a race out there.

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  • Charliegottheruns
    Charliegottheruns Posts: 286 Member
    edited May 2015
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