May 2015 Running Challenge

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  • shanaber
    shanaber Posts: 6,423 Member
    @Stoshew71 - thanks for the videos! Interesting one about the Kenyans and will catch up on the music/pace ones later this weekend!
    @7lenny7 - thanks for all the links! Will definitely check out my music to get the pace!

    Busy day but got a quick 4 miles in before heading out to the agility trial. Ended up sitting in holiday traffic for almost an hour (for a 20-30 minute trip). Got there just in time to check in. Hobbes did not run well probably due to my stress but there is always tomorrow!
    Hope to get in a decent longish run in the morning before heading out again and hopefully there won't be traffic like today!

    Date.......Miles......Total
    05/01.....9.20.......9.20
    05/02.....0.00.......9.20 - Rest
    05/03.....4.33.....13.53
    05/04.....6.42.....19.95 - Running with a friend
    05/05.....0.00.....19.95 - Strength Training
    05/06.....5.13.....25.08
    05/07.....0.00.....25.08 - Travel day (flight cancellations, etc...)
    05/08.....0.00.....25.08 - Extended travel day
    05/09.....4.13.....29.21 - Treadmill
    05/10.....0.00.....29.21
    05/11.....5.25.....34.46 - Treadmill
    05/12.....3.76.....38.22 - Treadmill
    05/13.....0.00.....38.22 - Travel day
    05/14.....7.51.....45.73 - +Strength Training
    05/15.....0.00.....45.73 - unplanned rest for my tight hip
    05/16.....8.17.....53.90
    05/17.....2.74.....56.64 - Dog beach run
    05/18.....7.10.....63.74 - Timed run + Strength Training
    05/19.....6.55.....70.29
    05/20.....0.00.....70.29
    05/21.....5.57.....75.86 - +Strength Training
    05/22.....4.63.....80.49

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    Not sure I am going to get to 120 this month, but it will be close and probably come all the way down to the 31st!
  • isulo_kura
    isulo_kura Posts: 818 Member
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    01/5 - Recovery
    02/5 - 15.1 miles Trail
    03/5 - 8.1 miles Trail
    04/5 - Recovery
    05/5 - 10.6 miles Trail
    06/5 - 12.1 Miles Trail (split into 2 runs)
    07/5 - 10.3 Road
    08/5 - Recovery
    09/5 - 17.3 Trail
    10/5 - Swapped a recovery day due to twinge in calf
    11/5 - 10.8 miles -2 runs one trail and one on the road
    12/5 - 8.2 miles Trail Hill repeat
    13/5 - 11.8 miles Trail
    14/5 - 13 miles Road with the Hound of Love
    15/5 - Recovery Day
    16/5 - 11 Miles Trail
    17/5 - Recovery (swapped day)
    18/5 - 21.6 miles Trail
    19/5 - 10.2 miles Trail
    20/5 - Recovery Day
    21/5 - 8 miles Road
    22/5 - Recovery day because life got in the way
    23/5 - 22 Miles Trail

    A trail run in lovely weather. Stupidly I didn't have breakfast because I just wanted to get out there so I paid for that later. There's only a limited number of gels I can take








  • Stoshew71
    Stoshew71 Posts: 6,553 Member
    Date Miles today. Miles for May
    5/1 REST DAY - 0
    5/2 16 miles - 16.0 <<< Madkin and Weeden Mountains on RSA (1,208ft elevation gain)
    5/3 REST DAY - Went hiking ~4 miles with the wife at Monte Sano instead
    5/4 10.35 miles - 26.35 << slow recovery miles. Still feel sore from weekend
    5/5 10 miles 36.35
    5/6 8 miles - 44.35 << easy paced
    5/7 5.25 miles - 49.6 << fast paced
    5/8 15 miles - 64.6 << Friday night long run
    5/9 REST DAY <<< Georgia Aquarium
    5/10 REST DAY
    5/11 10.5 miles - 75.1
    5/12 10 miles - 85.1
    5/13 8.25 miles - 93.35 << easy effort
    5/14 8 miles - 101.35 << CRR preview + 2
    5/15 5.5 miles - 106.85 << recovery pace
    5/16 15 miles - 121.85 << Sat long run
    5/17 REST DAY
    5/18 8 miles - 129.85
    5/19 7.09 miles - 136.94 << WRH Brueggers Grp Run
    5/20 REST DAY/TAPER
    5/21 5.5 miles - 142.44 << WRH Panera Pounders Grp Run
    5/22 REST DAY/TAPER
    5/23 6 miles - 148.44 << WRH Saturday morning Research Park Grp Run


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  • JimCrackinDandy
    JimCrackinDandy Posts: 146 Member

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    3miles with Hubby today!
  • Aine8046
    Aine8046 Posts: 2,122 Member
    Aine8046 wrote: »
    Same here! Up for 70!

    May 2nd - 6.8 miles
    May 5th - 3.2 miles
    May 7th - 3.3 miles
    May 10th - 6.2 miles
    May 12th - 3.7 miles
    May 14th - 4 miles
    May 16th - 9.4 miles
    May 19th - 3.8 miles
    May 21st - 4.7 miles
    May 23rd - 7.2 miles

    Total: 52.3 miles

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  • LoneWolfRunner
    LoneWolfRunner Posts: 1,160 Member
    DATE...............MILES............TOTAL
    5/1...................6.25.................6.25
    5/2...................6.50...............12.75
    5/3...................6.00...............18.75
    5/4...................Weight training
    5/5...................5.25...............24.00
    5/6...................5.00...............29.00
    5/7...................5.75...............34.75
    5/8...................Weight training
    5/9..................19.00..............53.75 (30k trail race)
    5/10..................7.75..............61.50
    5/11.................Weight training
    5/12..................7.00..............68.50
    5/14..................8.00..............76.50
    5/16................14.50..............91.00
    5/17..................7.00..............98.00
    5/19..................7.00............105.00
    5/20................13.00............118.00
    5/23................10.00............128.00


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  • LoneWolfRunner
    LoneWolfRunner Posts: 1,160 Member
    @isulo_kura... Duncan, you are pounding out some serious miles this month!
  • skippygirlsmom
    skippygirlsmom Posts: 4,433 Member
    5/1- rest day
    5/2 - 5 miles 8K Steeple Chase Race
    5/3 - 3.5 miles
    5/4 - rest day
    5/5 - 6.3 miles
    5/6 - 3.5 miles - decided to cut it short a bit so I could go home and get Macy for a walk
    5/7 - 4.5 miles
    5/8 - 4.6 miles
    5/9 - 2.4 miles - just a quick run to get my legs moving
    5/10 - 3.5 miles of Mother's Day fun with Skip way hot at 85 degrees
    5/11 - active rest day walked the Macy 3 miles
    5/12 - 6.5 miles
    5/13 - rest day - well I walked 3 miles with Macy and cut the yard so my feet were moving LOL
    5/14 - 5.5 miles
    5/15 - 5.3 miles
    5/16 - 3.2 miles - 5K and a little extra with warm up
    5/17 - 6.4 miles with Skip nice easy miles
    5/18 - rest day walked Macy a few miles but that's it, took Skip to breakfast in the morning for her birthday and went to the track banquet last night
    5/19 - 6.2 miles
    5/20 - 5.3 miles
    5/21 - 4.4 miles - I've been running this route pretty consistent since Nov 2014 and this was the fastest I ran it, 43:59 :smile:
    5/22 - 3.4 miles
    5/23 - 3.5 miles - easy run with Skip before our 10K on Monday

    84 out of 120 miles completed

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  • skippygirlsmom
    skippygirlsmom Posts: 4,433 Member
    @isulo_kura... Duncan, you are pounding out some serious miles this month!

    What ^^^ said!
  • skippygirlsmom
    skippygirlsmom Posts: 4,433 Member
    How can you not love a race that has a $5,000 bounty for anyone who breaks the 10K course record? This is the race that @stoshew71 @codemonkey78 and I will be running on Monday. It has a killer "speed bump" and here is the comment from one of the top region female runners "It's just the one hill," Mudy-Mader said of the Cotton Row's infamous uphill climb that begins at mile 2 and tops out at the three-mile mark on Mountainwood Dr. "Before that hill, it's nice. I've run it a couple of times for practice. As soon as you get to a hill, it's super steep. After that your quads and legs are so dead. It kind of helps that it's downhill later on, but you feel like you have the hill in your legs."

    Oh I can't wait LOL

    http://www.al.com/sports/index.ssf/2015/05/5k_bounty_on_course_records_re.html
  • Elise4270
    Elise4270 Posts: 8,375 Member
    @skippygirlsmom wow! Hill? Or mountain running! Way to build endurance!


    Question for the community- do you ache when you rest a few days? I haven't run since Monday and I'm so achy. It just gets worse until I swim, walk or run.
  • SBRRepeat
    SBRRepeat Posts: 384 Member
    Just finished my first Tri of the season, pretty happy with how it went, except for a few mistakes here and there. Won my age group and finished 9th overall female of 59 in the sprint!
    As per usual, my run was my biggest limiter, but I was putting up mile splits about 1-2 minutes faster than all of last year's races, so, progress!
    My bike split was awesome, felt really strong- 23rd overall of the full field of 140ish people.
    Swim was painful. I panicked when I hit the water, no idea why, and it took a couple hundred yards to get my breathing under control. Still finished in the top half of the field, but I was a full 2 minutes slower than where I self-seeded (sorry to anyone who got stuck behind me!). Most importantly, I felt awesome after the race, so it's good to know I could have pushed myself even harder.

    Overall, good start to the real race season :smiley::smiley:

    At the finish line with my dad:
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  • Elise4270
    Elise4270 Posts: 8,375 Member
    @SBRRepeat congratulations!
  • WhatMeRunning
    WhatMeRunning Posts: 3,538 Member
    Short on time so will catch up on posts tonight.

    Was having lunch with my dad today and decided to run out to his place instead of driving. Temps were nice and the scenery was nice as I got further out of town. Lunch was great too. Might do this regularly, and maybe run back next time as well!

    5/2 - 6.07 miles
    5/4 - 3 miles
    5/5 - 3.01 miles
    5/6 - 3.02 miles
    5/9 - 13.1 miles 2:37:20.4 new PR
    5/11 - 3.04 miles
    5/16 - 13.1 miles 2:53:02
    5/19 - 3.06 miles
    5/20 - 3.01 miles
    5/21 - 3.1 miles
    5/23 - 12.8 miles


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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
    6 - Rest
    7 - 8mi, easy w/strides
    8 - 6mi, easy
    9 - 6mi, trail
    10 - 10mi, 7 easy/3 @7:00
    11- Rest
    12 - 7mi, easy
    13 - 5mi, easy (jogged a 5K+)
    14 - 6mi, easy
    15 - Rest
    16 - 4mi, easy
    17 - 26.5mi, Cleveland Marathon pacer
    18 - Rest
    19 - 4mi, easy
    20 - 6.4mi, easy
    21 - Rest
    22 - 6mi, easy

    Total: 140.9mi

    May goal: 180mi
  • _nikkiwolf_
    _nikkiwolf_ Posts: 1,380 Member
    @SBRRepeat Sounds like a really nice start to the race season, well done!

    @skippygirlsmom Wow, the "speed bump" is a full mile long? That would make for some nice hill repeats training, I bet :p

    I bought new running socks and wore them the first time last night. I guess they don't fit as well as a thought when I first tried them on - they started chafing after half an hour, and now I have blisters on the soles of my big toes. Now I can't decide if I should give those socks a second chance on another run or not...

    2.5.15 - 4.1km
    4.5.15 - 3.9km
    6.5.15 - 4.2km
    8.5.15 - 5.3km
    10.5.15 - 11.7 km
    11.5.15 - 3.6 km
    13.5.15 - 6.8 km
    15.5.15 - 6.2 km
    17.5.15 - 15.3 km
    18.5.15 - 5.2 km
    22.5.15 - 6.8 km
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    73.2km (of 100km) done

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  • kristinegift
    kristinegift Posts: 2,406 Member
    5/1: 5.2 miles
    5/2: REST
    5/3: 12 miles (scheduled: 20; left calf was not having it today)
    5/4: REST
    5/5: 1 mile (meant to bike to rest my calf, but the bike room was closed for asbestos removal :()
    5/6: 5 miles
    5/7: 6.1 miles
    5/8: REST
    5/9: REST
    5/10: 15 miles
    5/11: REST
    5/12: 4 miles
    5/13: REST (aka: I accidentally took a 2.5 hour nap instead of running...)
    5/14: 6.7 miles
    5/15: 5 miles
    5/16: REST
    5/17: 20 miles
    5/18: 3 miles
    5/19: REST
    5/20: 5 miles
    5/21: 6 miles
    5/22: REST
    5/23: 4 miles

    98/155 miles

    Shifting my Friday and Sunday runs to Sat and Mon so I can do the RW Run Streak (Memorial Day through July 4) on fresh legs. Being required to do 1 mile the day after my marathon will probaly help me from getting so stiff; I laid in bed all day the day after my first one, and that was a huge mistake!

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  • jtarmom
    jtarmom Posts: 228 Member
    5/1 - 3.4 miles
    5/3 - 10.5 miles
    5/4 - 3 miles
    5/6 - 3.4 miles
    5/8 - 3.5 miles
    5/10 - 12 miles
    5/11 - 4 miles
    5/13 - 3.5 miles
    5/15 - 4 miles
    5/17 - 7 miles
    5/18 - 3.6 miles
    5/20 - 3 miles
    5/23 - 2 miles

    Buffalo 1/2 marathon tomorrow!! So excited/nervous - I can't wait (but I feel like I could use another week or ten of training....haha)

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  • annekka
    annekka Posts: 517 Member
    Nice LSR in the rain today (10K!!!). Finished just before the "monsoon-like" rain started. Up to 52 km this month!
  • kristinegift
    kristinegift Posts: 2,406 Member
    jtarmom wrote: »

    Buffalo 1/2 marathon tomorrow!! So excited/nervous - I can't wait (but I feel like I could use another week or ten of training....haha)

    Good luck at your HM!!
  • Aine8046
    Aine8046 Posts: 2,122 Member
    Aine8046 wrote: »
    Same here! Up for 70!

    May 2nd - 6.8 miles
    May 5th - 3.2 miles
    May 7th - 3.3 miles
    May 10th - 6.2 miles
    May 12th - 3.7 miles
    May 14th - 4 miles
    May 16th - 9.4 miles
    May 19th - 3.8 miles
    May 21st - 4.7 miles
    May 23rd - 9.2 miles

    Total: 54.3 miles

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  • baldielove13
    baldielove13 Posts: 219 Member
    5/23: 5 miles

    So far: 90.1 miles out of 100
  • WhatMeRunning
    WhatMeRunning Posts: 3,538 Member
    edited May 2015
    @isulo_kura those are some seriously impressive miles!

    @SBRRepeat Congrats on the great tri results!

    @skippygirlsmom that hill sounds like a great challenge, but I'm sure you'll scoot right over it!

    @jtarmom Hope your first HM tomorrow is a great one!
  • Elise4270
    Elise4270 Posts: 8,375 Member
    4 miles on the TM bare foot. Found that 3 is all my feet can take before I get blisters.

    46.23/75

    Gonna push and try to make the 75.
  • 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
    5/5 4.21
    5/6 4.00
    5/7 3.15
    5/8 rest
    5/9 6.16
    5/10 4.01
    5/11 strength training
    5/12 snorkeling 3 hours
    5/13 3.37
    5/14 rest
    5/15 3.47
    5/16 3.8
    5/17 3.0
    5/18 snorkeling 3 hours
    5/19 snorkeling 3 hours
    5/20 5 miles on dreadmill (cause my legs are sore from all that snorkeling!)
    5/21 3.07
    5/22 lazy
    5/23 2.57


    Total 55.65

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

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  • mwyvr
    mwyvr Posts: 1,883 Member
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    Month to date: 181.70 km; Goal: 160km Stretch goal: 200km
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    Sat May 23 5:17PM	0.00 Rest; 36km cycling + nice dinner instead
    Fri May 22 12:23PM	13.54
    Thu May 21 12:23PM	15.83 
    Wed May 20 6:55PM	4.78 
    Tue May 19 3:39PM	12.26
    Mon May 18 11:50AM	0.00 Rest; 51km cycling instead
    Sun May 17 9:13AM	13.47
    Sat May 16 8:09PM	0.00 Rest
    Fri May 15 1:28PM	7.70 
    Thu May 14 6:27PM	4.67
    Wed May 13 3:53PM	14.02 
    Tue May 12 5:28PM	7.54 
    Mon May 11 4:20PM	10.01
    Sun May 10 9:52AM	6.09
    Sat May 9 1:56 PM	14.16
    Fri May 8 12:05 PM	7.67
    Thu May 7 5:38 PM	4.19
    Wed May 6 4:05 PM	10.02
    Tue May 5 7:25 PM	8.49
    Tue May 4 0:00 PM	0.00 Rest
    Sun May 3 5:32 PM	6.5
    Sat May 2 4:16 PM	13.13
    Fri May 1 1:57 PM	7.62
    


  • isulo_kura
    isulo_kura Posts: 818 Member
    @WhatMeRunning I have a 50 in July so I'm all about volume and running on tired legs at the moment
  • ddmom0811
    ddmom0811 Posts: 1,881 Member
    May 1- strength training
    May 2- cycling - 34 miles
    May 3 - rest day/walked 4 miles
    May 4 - 4.1 miles + Strength training
    May 5- 5.2 miles
    May 6 - rest
    May 7 - 5.1 miles
    May 8 - Strength training
    May 9 - 39 miles biking
    May 10 - 5K and 36 miles biking
    May 11 - Strength training
    May 12 - 5.5 miles
    May 13 - 3.53 miles + 21 mile bike ride
    May 14 - 5.44 miles
    May 15 - weight training
    May 16 - biking - 34 miles
    MAY 17 - biking 40 miles
    May 18 - 5 miles
    May 19 - 5.75 New York’s central park! Very hilly for this Florida lady.
    May 20 - rest day - daughter’s graduation
    May 21- rest day - moving out of dorm
    May 22 - 6 miles down Hudson River!
    May 23 - 22 miles biking around Long Island
    May 24 - 5 mile run - along the water in Long Island- PERFECT temps and beautiful out. Don't want to go home to Florida temps tomorrow.


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    @SBRRepeat - Congratulations! Great picture!
    @elise4270 - yes, I get sore when I have rest days too. So strange! If I am feeling sore an easy run just works it all out!
    @whatmerunning - Love that idea of running to meet your dad. Only thing is I'd be so sweaty but I would love to do something like that!
  • isulo_kura
    isulo_kura Posts: 818 Member
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    01/5 - Recovery
    02/5 - 15.1 miles Trail
    03/5 - 8.1 miles Trail
    04/5 - Recovery
    05/5 - 10.6 miles Trail
    06/5 - 12.1 Miles Trail (split into 2 runs)
    07/5 - 10.3 Road
    08/5 - Recovery
    09/5 - 17.3 Trail
    10/5 - Swapped a recovery day due to twinge in calf
    11/5 - 10.8 miles -2 runs one trail and one on the road
    12/5 - 8.2 miles Trail Hill repeat
    13/5 - 11.8 miles Trail
    14/5 - 13 miles Road with the Hound of Love
    15/5 - Recovery Day
    16/5 - 11 Miles Trail
    17/5 - Recovery (swapped day)
    18/5 - 21.6 miles Trail
    19/5 - 10.2 miles Trail
    20/5 - Recovery Day
    21/5 - 8 miles Road
    22/5 - Recovery day because life got in the way
    23/5 - 22 Miles Trail
    24/5 - 14.5 Miles Trail

    A steady trail run today the wind picked up for the last part which made the final few miles a little more challenging.
  • 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
    6 - Rest
    7 - 8mi, easy w/strides
    8 - 6mi, easy
    9 - 6mi, trail
    10 - 10mi, 7 easy/3 @7:00
    11- Rest
    12 - 7mi, easy
    13 - 5mi, easy (jogged a 5K+)
    14 - 6mi, easy
    15 - Rest
    16 - 4mi, easy
    17 - 26.5mi, Cleveland Marathon pacer
    18 - Rest
    19 - 4mi, easy
    20 - 6.4mi, easy
    21 - Rest
    22 - 6mi, easy
    23 - 8mi, easy

    Pretty big regional 5K I'm running tomorrow - Lou Cox Memorial. If you're not sub-16, you won't see the top 100. The plan is to stick at slightly faster than tempo pace and use it as a training run, but it would be in the neighborhood of my PR. I haven't done any speedwork, so I'm not going to bother trying to ace it. That's July 18th :)

    Total: 148.9mi

    May goal: 180mi

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