May 2015 Running Challenge

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  • skippygirlsmom
    skippygirlsmom Posts: 4,433 Member
    edited May 2015
    double post

  • 9voice9
    9voice9 Posts: 693 Member
    01-May - 2.57 miles, 2.21 miles
    02-May - 3.18 miles
    03-May - 2.19 miles, 4.12 miles (walk)
    04-May - 2.50 miles
    05-May - 2.22 miles, 2.14 miles (walk)
    06-May - 2.57 miles
    07-May - 2.65 miles, 2.17 miles
    08-May - 2.74 miles, 3.02 miles (walk)
    09-May - 3.11 miles (first 5K since surgery in March = 10:43/mile), 3.26 miles (walk)
    10-May - 3.00 miles, 4.25 miles (walk)
    11-May - 3.19 miles, 3.41 miles (walk)
    12-May - 3.15 miles
    13-May - 2.91 miles
    14-May - 2.81 miles (walk), 4.1 miles (walk)
    15-May - 2.78 miles, 2.15 (walk)
    16-May - 3.17 miles (Chick-Fil-A Connect Series, Perry, Georgia) - 3rd in Men's 50-54, 31:55 (10:17/mile)
    17-May - 2.19 miles
    18-May - 2.88 miles, 2.18 miles (walk)
    19-May - 2.60 miles, 2.17 miles (walk)
    20-May - 3.15 miles, 2.18 miles (walk)
    21-May - 1.63 miles, 2.60 miles (walk)
    22-May - 2.97 miles, 2.61 miles
    23-May - 3.75 miles (trying for some longer runs)
    24-May - 2.20 miles
    25-May - 3.24 miles (Chick-Fil-A Connect 5k, Macon, Georgia)
    26-May -
    27-May -
    28-May -
    29-May -
    30-May -
    31-May -

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  • JimCrackinDandy
    JimCrackinDandy Posts: 146 Member

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    5 miles today
  • bob108819
    bob108819 Posts: 267 Member
    Great job to all the weekend racers! Good luck to everyone still shooting for their monthly goals, 6 days left including today. As for me, still on track for 10k a day in May and my first ever 200 mile month.

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  • Stoshew71
    Stoshew71 Posts: 6,553 Member


    Had a pretty good showing at the 5K. I stayed close to coach's goal of 6:20s in pacing, ran an 19:48, and snagged 4th in my age group (preliminaries had me at 5th for awards time, but the official results got sorted again lastnight). Seems the 35-39 age group was the weakest, as my finish time netted a whopping 77th place overall. Splits were 6:22, 6:28, 6:30, and 0:28 (the last 0.1 was on the track, and a 5:03min/mi kick). No sense in going all out since I just had a marathon the weekend before and no speedwork. Winner ran a 14:20, top 20 were all 15min and under. The competition this year wasn't as stiff as last year.

    Great job Doug considering no speedwork and a recent marathon.

  • mmabry72
    mmabry72 Posts: 100 Member
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    May 2 – 3.78
    May 4 – 4.07
    May 5 – 3.09
    May 6 – 3.24
    May 8 –3.24
    May 12 – 3.35
    May 13 – 4.34
    May 15 – 3.79
    May 16 – 6.41
    May 18 – 3
    May 21 – 3.27
    May 22 – 4.14
    May 23 – 2.18
    May 24 – 8
    May 26 – 2.16
  • briebee7
    briebee7 Posts: 224 Member
    Wow! Lots of awesome races this weekend. PRs, 1st runs, great times, etc. Congrats to everyone!

    DATE ... MILES
    5/1 ... 4
    5/2 ... 6
    5/3 ... 10
    5/4 ... 3.5
    5/7 ... 5.5
    5/9 ... 8
    5/10 ... 10
    5/11 ... 6
    5/12 ... 5
    5/13 ... 7
    5/14 ... 6
    5/17 ... 13
    5/18 ... 7
    5/19 ... 5
    5/21 ... 6
    5/23 ... 6
    5/24 ... 7
    5/25 ... 10
    5/26 ... 6.5

    131.5 done/150 goal. Almost there.
  • Ohhim
    Ohhim Posts: 1,142 Member
    edited May 2015
    Ended up taking a longer trail run through the woods with a friend today while I'm still in the cooler north as I'm afraid I'll have to switch to the treadmill after I return to Florida tomorrow.

    Lots of great race pics & results from everybody this weekend! It has almost motivated me to sign up for some sort of running race between now and my next planned race in November... almost.

    5/2 - 2 miles
    5/3 - 26.2 miles (3:44 total time, 8:33 pace)
    5/7 - 6 miles
    5/9 - 4 miles
    5/10 - 12 miles
    5/12 - 4 miles
    5/13 - 5 miles
    5/14 - 4 miles
    5/15 - 3 miles
    5/16 - 5 miles
    5/18 - 12 miles
    5/19 - 7.3 miles
    5/20 - 3.5 miles
    5/21 - 8 miles
    5/22 - 6 miles
    5/24 - 13.1 miles
    5/25 - 4 miles
    5/26 - 8 miles

    Total: 133 miles
    Goal: 150 miles
    Remaining: 17 miles
  • italysharon
    italysharon Posts: 195 Member
    edited May 2015
    I'm failing my goal, but I am now hoping to get to 70 this month. So sad, but vacation was awesome… and there is always next month!

    May 1- 3.5 ™ …thats tread mill
    May 2- 0 …
    May 3- 6 ™
    May 4- 5 Newport Cliff run!
    May 5- 3.2 & pump
    May 6- 4.5 neighborhood run
    May 7- 3.19 neighborhood
    May 8- 0
    May 9- 0
    May 10- 5.66 run before the holidays!
    May 11- 0
    May 12- 0
    May 13- 7 in Santorini!
    May 14- 0
    May 15- 0
    May 16- 0
    May 17- 0
    May 18- 6.12 jet lag early morning run, felt great to be back running!
    May 19- 2.94 outside + pump
    May 20- 5.04 neighborhood
    May 21- 3.04 + pump
    May 22- 0
    May 23-0
    May 24- 0
    May 25-0
    May 26-3.5 + pump

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  • Wendy1Fl
    Wendy1Fl Posts: 102 Member
    5/26 2.72 miles Pace 10:31
    5/22 6.75 miles Pace 11:06
    5/21 4.67 miles – Lola’s distance record! Pace 10:17
    5/20 4.23 miles – Another hilly trail run Pace 11:22
    5/16 4.56 miles – Hilly trail run Pace 12:32
    5/14 1.91 miles – Hilly trail run, more Lola training Pace 15:00
    5/14 1.2 miles – training Lola! Pace 11:20
    5/12 3.66 miles – Doomsday Hill up & down 3x Pace 10:11
    5/11 Yoga Bliss Hips
    5/10 9.53 miles - a distance record for me Pace 10:39
    5/9 5.53 miles Pace 10:00
    5/8 Yoga Bliss Hips
    5/6 6 miles Pace 10:00
    5/5 5 miles Pace S-L-O-W 12:12
    5/3 8.21 miles - Bloomsday race 7.62 miles Pace 9:23
    Total: 63.97; 52.23 to go

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    So, here's our first trail selfie! Lola's a clown!!
  • karllundy
    karllundy Posts: 1,490 Member
    5/2 - 5.25 beautiful miles through my neighborhood
    5/4 - 5 miles, indoor track
    5/5 - 4 miles, treadmill (soggy, foggy day here); another 5 on stationary bike
    5/6 - 4 miles, indoor track; weights / abs
    5/7 - woke up feeling like #$*%...so decided to go back to sleep. May run this evening if I feel better.
    5/8 - 4 miles, indoor track; weights
    5/9 - 10.5 miles to celebrate 1000 days on MFP. Don't usually pay attention to those numbers, but 1000 is a lot!
    5/10 - HAPPY MAMA'S DAY - rest for me too
    5/11 - 4.5 chilly, windy miles. Who dialed the weather back a month or so?
    5/12 - 4 miles, indoor track; weights / abs
    5/13 - 4.05 miles
    5/14 - 4.75 miles, treadmill
    5/15 - 4.1 miles, FOGGY...I kinda like running in the fog, feels mysterious.
    5/16 - 4.5 miles
    5/18 - 4.1 miles...lots of wind
    5/19 - 4 miles...still windy...is it May or March?
    5/20 - 0! Ugh! Overslept and woke up to rain, no time to go to gym instead. Blech! Missed a lot here!
    5/21 - 5 miles, treadmill (Trek class, like spin only running instead of a bike)
    5/22 - 6 miles on a beautiful, sunny morning in DSM. Perfect 6 a.m. run!
    5/23 - 11.6 miles. Last long training run before Dam to Dam Half on 5/30.
    5/26 - 4 miles, indoor track; weights / abs

    Great job everybody on the weekend races! They are a total reward for all the training / daily runs, aren't they?
  • Remus42
    Remus42 Posts: 149 Member
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  • emmy15rocks
    emmy15rocks Posts: 73 Member
    Been ill and gone home to be looked after so probably not going to hit my goal this month now :( Been reading all your posts to motivate me to get back running tomorrow!
  • Wendy1Fl
    Wendy1Fl Posts: 102 Member
    So, I was just finally able to catch up on everybody's posts. @shanaber Hobbes is amazing! Way to go! @SBRRepeat Congratulations on the tri - you are made of much tougher stuff than I :blush:
    @skippygirlsmom Yikes, a driving teen and a mile long hill...yikes!!
    @isulo_kura I love the muddy shoe pic, I always feel like it was a job well done when my shoes end up like that :wink:
    @mwyvr @9voice9 @Glossberg Way to smash your goals! You gotta be feeling snazzy right about now!
    @7lenny7 your 1st timed 5k sounds awesome, I love that you took from that experience things you can learn from & apply to your next....soooo...when's the next???
    @kimlight2 You're going to do great on your 1st 5k, most people surprise rather than disappoint themselves, and the fact that you are out there trying at all is inspirational and positive, so your coworkers are going to end up being really impressed with you. Being super fit is one thing, being a fit runner is a whole 'nother!
    @jtarmom you made me giggle, your first HM goals sound exactly like mine...congratulations!!!
    @Daisy471 Congratulations on your 10k PR!!!
    @SonicDeathMonkey80 I wish my going all out looked anything near your not going all out!
    @emmy15rocks I'm sorry you took ill. Get better, and don't let the May goal bug you...there's always June!
  • skippygirlsmom
    skippygirlsmom Posts: 4,433 Member
    Just got the age group results for our 10K I was 12/86 and Skip was 10/23 :smiley: This is the elevation info from mapmyrun - I know it'll mean more to everyone then it means to me, to me it means I went up a hard hill and I'm a baby LOL

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  • mwyvr
    mwyvr Posts: 1,883 Member
    Thanks @Wendy1Fl and thanks for the summaries, they are always a highlight to read! :smile:
  • 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
    5/24: REST
    5/25: 8 miles
    5/26: 2 miles

    108/155 miles

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  • Stoshew71
    Stoshew71 Posts: 6,553 Member
    This is what happends in Huntsville when you delay a race due to a tree falling down on the course about an hour before start time.

    http://videos.al.com/al/2015/05/cotton_row_runners_dancing_in.html#incart_related_stories
  • 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
    May 26th - 4.2 miles

    Total: 58.5 miles

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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
    5/5 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
    5/24 3.79
    5/25 lazy. again.
    5/26 6.37


    Total 65.81
    Goal with days to spare....that's a first!!

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

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  • JimCrackinDandy
    JimCrackinDandy Posts: 146 Member



    Stoshew71 wrote: »
    This is what happends in Huntsville when you delay a race due to a tree falling down on the course about an hour before start time.

    http://videos.al.com/al/2015/05/cotton_row_runners_dancing_in.html#incart_related_stories

    I love it! So funny how that one lady in the front row can do the dance perfectly and text at the same time!
  • 7lenny7
    7lenny7 Posts: 3,498 Member
    edited May 2015
    5/09: 3.1 miles
    5/11: 3.1 miles
    5/13: 3.1 miles
    5/14: 1.5 miles
    5/15: 3.1 miles
    5/17: 3.1 miles
    5/18: 3.8 miles
    5/20: 3.1 miles
    5/22: 4.0 miles
    5/25: 3.1 miles - First 5k race, chip time of 31:23.55...very pleased!
    5/26: 1.5 miles - unplanned easy run

    Progress: 32.2 of 40 miles

    I was going to rest today but I was anxious to see how this ding in my achilles would be affected by a short, easy run. I went a mile and a half, at an easy pace, and I'm cautiously pleased to say that while there was some discomfort while running, it didn't feel any worse afterwords and might even feel slightly better now.

    @Wendy1Fl if all goes well, I have my eye on a 10k on July 18th. Before then I'll try to find one or two 5k's to fit into my schedule.
  • shanaber
    shanaber Posts: 6,423 Member
    @SonicDeathMonkey80 - great job on the 5K!
    @Wendy1Fl - love the selfie with Lola! She looks like she is having a great time!

    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 - + Agility Trial
    05/23.....7.23.....87.72 - + Agility Trial
    05/24.....0.00.....87.72 - Rest
    05/25.....8.26.....95.98
    05/26.....5.55...101.53 - Timed run + Strength Training

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    Rest day tomorrow. Coming down to the wire on making goal this month!
  • ShortMrsN
    ShortMrsN Posts: 177 Member
    edited May 2015
    03/05 - 5.04km
    13/05 - 6.12km
    19/05 - 6.13km
    22/05 - 9.00km
    27/05 - 4.00km

    Had another sick kid home yesterday so no run, and today was so unexpectedly cold (due to some lovely really strong southerlies coming straight up off the south pole!!) that I had to cut todays run short!! I wasn't dressed properly and everything felt icy to whole run :(

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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
    5/24 - 13.1 miles 2:19.22
    5/28 - 1 mile

    Tried a slow run today, but my IT band started hurting ~1 mile in. Anyone know how long I can expect to be sidelined with this? I'm stretching and foam rolling, and now very frustrated. I just complete my first half marathon and now can't even run a mile.

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  • chazdiezal
    chazdiezal Posts: 87 Member
    jtarmom wrote: »
    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
    5/24 - 13.1 miles 2:19.22
    5/28 - 1 mile

    Tried a slow run today, but my IT band started hurting ~1 mile in. Anyone know how long I can expect to be sidelined with this? I'm stretching and foam rolling, and now very frustrated. I just complete my first half marathon and now can't even run a mile.

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    @jtarmom Congrats on smashing that goal!
  • 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
    5/24................10.00............138.00
    5/26..................6.00............144.00
    5/27..................5.00............149.00


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  • 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
    May 25 - rest - travel day
    May 26 - Strength training
    May 27 - 5 miles - wow, it is SO hot, especially compared to what I ran in last week. In these ridiculously hot summer months I have to remind myself we don't have much of a winter. :neutral:


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    Won't hit my goal but it's all good. June will be better, assuming I can take the Florida heat!

    @skippygirlsmom - that hill looks brutal! Great job on your and Skippy's place!
    @wendy1f1 - love the picture!
  • JimCrackinDandy
    JimCrackinDandy Posts: 146 Member
    Only 3 humid miles today... Maybe more tonight?

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  • 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
    5/24 REST DAY TAPER
    5/25 6.25 miles - 154.69 << Cotton Row Run 10K race PR 45:59
    5/25 3.17 miles - 157.86 << pacing my wife at CRR 5K race, her PR of 42:33
    5/26 5.5 miles - 163.36 << Recovery miles
    5/27 6.5 miles - 169.86 << Still a lil sore


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