May 2015 Running Challenge

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  • shanaber
    shanaber Posts: 6,399 Member
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    @skippygirlsmom - so is Skip going out with the 17 yo? That is tough that she is now old enough to drive and date (maybe)!
    Enjoy your vacation and having your significant one at home for a few days! Hope you can get away for a few days!!
    @Stoshew71 - the video is awesome! I was trying to pick you and @skippygirlsmom out :)
  • jtarmom
    jtarmom Posts: 228 Member
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    Thanks @kristinegift , @skippygirlsmom , and @WhatMeRunning - I spoke to friend who is a PT and he said the same thing. Too weak in the abductors/flexors and core. I will start some strengthening exercises and rest until monday and see how things feel on my run Monday morning.
  • Stoshew71
    Stoshew71 Posts: 6,553 Member
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    WhatMeRunning wrote: »
    @jtarmom - like the others above, my IT band issues last year wound up being related to strength in hip flexors, core and glutes (one of more). I would only notice it after 12+ mile runs, and only became somewhat painful after my first half. It never got to the point where a few days rest did not take care of it for me, so I was lucky, I guess. But once I added in some strength routines for runners that focused on hip flexors, core and glutes that problem never came back again. It also made me faster.

    If you are already doing such exercises, then I guess this advice won't help. :tongue:

    Thanks @WhatMeRunning and @jtarmom This sparked me to look up exercises for glutes and hip flexors. This is what I found. I will make sure to add them to our group page under "Running related sites and references" at:
    http://community.myfitnesspal.com/en/discussion/1269023/running-related-sites-and-references#Item_24


    Glute Strength (Runner's World)
    http://www.runnersworld.com/workouts/glute-strength

    How and Why Should You Strengthen Your Hip Abductors (Runners Connect)
    http://runnersconnect.net/running-training-articles/hip-strengthening-for-runners/

    Flex Those Flexors: 3 Steps To Powerful Hips (BodyBuilding.com)
    http://www.bodybuilding.com/fun/flex-those-flexors-3-steps-to-powerful-hips.html

    Strengthen your Hip Flexors (Speed Endurance)
    http://speedendurance.com/2012/02/07/strengthen-your-hip-flexors/

    Hip Flexor Tightness in Distance Runners (Athletico Physical Therapy)
    http://www.athletico.com/2012/04/04/hip-flexor-tightness-in-distance-runners/

  • Stoshew71
    Stoshew71 Posts: 6,553 Member
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    shanaber wrote: »
    @skippygirlsmom - so is Skip going out with the 17 yo? That is tough that she is now old enough to drive and date (maybe)!
    Enjoy your vacation and having your significant one at home for a few days! Hope you can get away for a few days!!
    @Stoshew71 - the video is awesome! I was trying to pick you and @skippygirlsmom out :)

    I'm in the crowd. LOL
    Very beginning of the video :01 second in. Look at the girl in the white t-shirt and red sweat pants. Now from her head go diagonal up and to the right and find the guy with the white hat and red tank top. At :15 seconds in you can see my whole body. That's me. :-)


    I am not sure where Skip and her mom where at that time.

  • skippygirlsmom
    skippygirlsmom Posts: 4,433 Member
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    @shanaber she told him no thank you. :smile: Good thing I would have hated for her to have to call him later and tell him her Mom said "are you out of your freaking mind". LOL

    I was back aways, or in the porta john ha ha!!!! Skip was near the front, but when you are 78 lbs and 5' tall you don't stand out too much.

    Thanks @karllundy - he is not Skip's Dad but he's been there for half of her life so she considers him Dad. He took her all around while he ran errands yesterday and was texting me all excited.
  • 31flavors
    31flavors Posts: 154 Member
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    Catching back up to my goal.

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  • CLEgirl
    CLEgirl Posts: 23 Member
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    Almost there!

    5/1 3 miles
    5/2 8.5 miles
    5/3 8 miles
    5/4 rest day
    5/5 4 miles
    5/6 4 miles
    5/7 elliptical
    5/8 4 miles
    5/9 1.1 miles
    5/10 9.35 miles
    5/11 rest day
    5/12 4 miles
    5/13 4.37 miles
    5/14 elliptical
    5/15 4 miles
    5/16 1 miles
    5/17 6.2 miles Race day; 5th in my age group! (Ok, ok, not very competitive, but still number 5!)
    5/18 rest day
    5/19 Travel day :-(
    5/20 3 miles
    5/21 elliptical
    5/22 4 miles
    5/23 8 miles
    5/24 8 miles
    5/25 8 miles
    5/26 rest day
    5/27 3.2 miles

    Total 95.7 out of 110 goal
  • annekka
    annekka Posts: 517 Member
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    Added a 4.3 KM run at 5 am this morning. Already over 80F with 90% humidity. Unfortunately I don't know how much longer I'm going to be able to run, I may have to resort to the dreadmill.
  • _nikkiwolf_
    _nikkiwolf_ Posts: 1,380 Member
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    @bob108819: 10k a day is really awesome! I havent yet managed to run everyday for a month; but "1k a day" would probably be a more realistic goal for me ^^

    @Stoshew71 Thanks for sharing that video, lovely way to pass the waiting time.

    @ShortMrsN at least you got a few kilometres in today. Too bad the weather wrecked your running plans, hopefully the next run will be more enjoyable.

    @jtarmom: No idea how long it takes until the IT band stops hurting - I guess that depends on what is wrong with it (maybe you wrote it somewhere and I missed it). If it's just over-usage from the half marathon, maybe you'll be a couple of days of rest will already do the trick. If you use the foam roller on it, there are a few websites that advise caution, because doing it wrong could actually make things worse. If you google for "foam rolling it band mistakes", you get quite a few results. I'm no doctor, and I don't know which of all the websites our there are correct and wich aren't, but maybe a bit of research could help, before you do too much of (the wrong kind) of foam rolling.

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    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
    25.5.15 - 8.9 km
    27.5.15 - 3.5 km
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    84.7km (of 100km) done

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  • kristinegift
    kristinegift Posts: 2,406 Member
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    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
    5/27: 2 miles -- I meant to go a bit longer, but our cute rain storm turned into flash floods! I took cover in the library for about 10 minutes and then dashed back to my dorm. I've never ran in such a deluge before, and am not eager too again any time soon! At some places you couldn't tell where the sidewalk ended and the road began because the water was so high. Luckily where I live is on higher ground, so I could avoid the worst of it. Still, scary!

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  • kimlight2
    kimlight2 Posts: 483 Member
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    5/7 - 2.25
    5/12 - 3.25
    5/16 - 3.75
    5/17 - 1.5
    5/20 - 3.0
    5/22 - 2.25
    5/24 - 3.0
    5/25 - 2.5
    5/27 - 1.5

    Only 2 miles to go and my 5k on Friday will take care of that.

    Thank you to everyone who gave me positive responses to my last post.
  • Elise4270
    Elise4270 Posts: 8,375 Member
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    4.97 today. My pecs and abs are a bit sore from Pilate's yesterday.

    58.2/75

    16.8 left....
  • Aine8046
    Aine8046 Posts: 2,122 Member
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    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
    May 27th - 3.7 miles

    Total: 62.2 miles

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  • 7lenny7
    7lenny7 Posts: 3,493 Member
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    I had a 3 mile walk tonight and the pain in my Achilles lessened the further I went. Very encouraging!
  • davetheperson
    davetheperson Posts: 124 Member
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    2.15 Miles this evening



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    5/3/15 3 Miles 32:59:43 11'06"
    5/6/15 2.5 Miles 26:01:45 10'10"
    5/7/15 3.25 Miles 32:33:16 10'10"
    5/8/15 1.5 Miles 14:31:78 9'40"
    5/10/15 4 Miles 45:15:64 11'32 Ben Franklin Bridge
    5/12/15 2 Miles 21:52:45 10'54"
    5/13/2015 2.3 Miles 25:00:00 11' Estimate GPS watch screwed up
    5/14/2015 2.2 Miles 23:09:48 10'31"
    5/17/2015 3 Miles 33:47:07 11'19" Humid bleh run
    5/20/2015 2.03 Miles 18:22:39 9'03" Asthma acting up today, had to take an inhaler break in the middle, okay run though
    5/24/2015 5.0 Miles 54:46:82 11'06"
    5/25/2015 2.01 Miles 27:42:48 13'57" Did a slow run with my someone just starting out
    5/27/2015 2.15 Miles 22:19:27 10'30"

    Total Miles: 34.94
  • Pandora_and_her_box
    Pandora_and_her_box Posts: 240 Member
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    Urgh, so this month has been dismal. Combination of laziness, a weekend away and too many plans to allow me enough time to commit. I have three days to run 77.4 miles :/


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  • LoneWolfRunner
    LoneWolfRunner Posts: 1,160 Member
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    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
    5/28..................6.25............155.25


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  • LoneWolfRunner
    LoneWolfRunner Posts: 1,160 Member
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    Pandora_and_her_box wrote: »
    Urgh, so this month has been dismal. Combination of laziness, a weekend away and too many plans to allow me enough time to commit. I have three days to run 77.4 miles :/
    Don't get down! Just knock off as many miles as you can, and get ready for June!

  • ddmom0811
    ddmom0811 Posts: 1,878 Member
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    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
    May 28 - 3.2 miles and strength training


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    @7lenny7 - that's very encouraging!
    @Pandora_and_her_box -- don't worry about it. You had a good month and June is almost here with a fresh start! I'm not hitting my goal either. Whatever we did run is better than sitting on the couch!
  • skippygirlsmom
    skippygirlsmom Posts: 4,433 Member
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    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
    5/24 - rest day - walked Macy 3 miles
    5/25 - 6.2 miles 10K cotton row run - tough course, it wanted to make me cry LOL No PR for me 1:03.03 was the chip time. Skip finished 57:49 chip time a PR for her though she wasn't thrilled with it. The "hill" was all everyone promised it was be I did a speed walk up it and wanted to die never mind run :smile: Race was delayed an hour because a tree fell on the course 30 mins before start time. I'm checking mapmyrun and it looks like the hill goes up 100 feet in less than a quarter mile. But before that "hill" it uphill for over a mile.
    5/26 - 4.6 recovery miles - ouch :smile:
    5/27 - 3.5 miles decided to cut it a bit short - needed to get to work my VACATION starts at noon today!
    5/28 - 3.5 miles


    101.8 out of 120 miles completed - doubt I'll make goal, but I'm happy to be back at the century mark

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