The January 2016 Running Challenge

1/1 5.6 miles—street run given the snow and ice on sidewalks. excellent run at 25 F.
1/2 elliptical day, no run
1/3 10.2 — excellent run, slow pace 11:45. But pain in the heels and achilles afterwards. got better with ice treatment!
1/4 elliptical day, no run
1/5 rest day
1/6 6.5 — ran in 28 degree weather. starting to feel 30 degree weather might be pushing it too warm for comfort My heels, which bothered me after my last run (stretched, iced, and rested) held up quite nicely during today’s run. i guess i should just recognize that every time i push myself a bit more on distance or on speed, i should expect some pain if not planned well enough and if not done in a gradual way.
1/7 3.64 — the run was okay at 10:30 per mile, but the roads were slippery because of some freezing rain. icing helps a great deal with the pain. I still have some pain in my achilles, but doing much better everyday. I took it easy though.
1/9 6.11 —nice group run while snowing lightly!
1/10 crosstraining—elliptical
1/11 4.31 — 6 degree weather @10:50
1/12 crosstraining—elliptical

36.36/70
ps notice the 36 and 36! a powerball sign?

@Virkati - So glad you are feeling better! We drive thru and typically stay in Medford on our way from California to see our daughter in Seattle. Your daughter's pup is SO cute! I bet he would love going for a walk or a run with you! I love Oregon too. Having grown up in Idaho we spent lots of time in Oregon camping and hiking. I am thinking it could be a good place to retire. As far as a running partner is concerned - training is required even if it is just leash training and basic commands and of course if you travel a lot there is always the consideration of who takes care of the pup while you are gone. On the other hand I miss mine when I don't have him to run with me, it just feels weird. He makes me feel safe and I just love having him with me. He is definitely the best running partner! I did however pick him because I wanted him to run with me.
@moyer566 - I think you need to run that race before, during or after the wedding I am sure your fiance would understand, right? It would only be 38 miles on your wedding night! I LOVE that shirt! So cute!!

MorningGhost14 wrote: »

runner_girl83 wrote: »

May have scared them with the nailing shoes topic... j/k

Actually, we were planning on screwing our shoes. We would only nail them if the first few screwings were satisfying and left us wanting more.

Hahahahahaha! Thanks I needed a good laugh tonight!

Elise4270 wrote: »

^^^ah hahahahah! @5BeautifulDays . Stan your group is out of control! Enough screwing around...

Thanks for all the addresses. I'll organize the order list (from what you told me you ordered) and put it out so errors can be addressed before they ship to you.

I have 8 envelopes left over. So, get a shirt!

Here is the order form:

https://www.customink.com/g/aeg0-00ad-vcjx

@Stoshew71 if you order a shirt I won't send you money if you REALLY don't want me too. I can sent it to Skip, cuz she's awesome.

The group is definitely out of control, but so much fun! @7lenny7 - I hope you and your shoes recover from the screwing experience! @Elise4270 - I will get my order in tomorrow I promise! Are we close to the 25 order minimum yet?

I went out for a run between meetings... finally just walked away from the phone, emails and text messages - as the old commercials used to say I 'had to get away'! It was a short run, cool and beautiful out. A picture from my run - it is days like this that I love California!



Not sure what was up with MapMyRun - said my distance was almost double what it actually was and that I ran 6 minute miles! I wish!!

Date..........Miles.........Total
01/01.......0.00..........0.00 - total rest/slug day. Did walk 1.5 miles with the pup
01/02.......9.33..........9.33
01/03.......0.00..........0.00
01/04.......7.16........16.49 + Agility
01/05.......4.14........20.63 Treadmill run + Strength Training
01/06.......0.00........20.63
01/07.......5.33........25.96 + Strength Training
01/08.......4.14........30.10
01/09.....12.21........42.31
01/10.......0.00........42.31
01/11.......4.54........46.85 + Agility
01/12.......3.64........50.49 + Strength Training



These are my upcoming races, let me know if you are going to be running too:
02/07/16 - Surf City Half, Huntington Beach, CA
02/20/16 - Special Edition Divas Half, Temecula, CA

January Goal—will try for 140 km, half marathon Feb 7 and I’m behind in my training

1/6—3.89 km or so…first run after being sick…still congested and a bit sick
1/7—3.40 km—still feeling icky so keeping it short. Just ran around my complex
1/8—5.29 km..about to kill my lungs. Sick of the congestion
1/9—5.01 km
1/10—10.48 km-
1/12—4.55 km skipped 1/11 due to it being cold and rainy
1/13—3.64 km

So far this week I ran for 15 minutes nonstop (Tuesday). During the week it is scheduled for timed runs and then on Saturday I run for distance. I'm just starting to get into 5K running shape and I'm working towards a half marathon by November.

@shanaber ........ awesome view...

Trying to catch up on the posts and just saw @shanaber picture of where you run. Wow! I don't think I could ever go back home if that was my view running!

Happy that most of the posts I missed were related to screwing shoes. I don't think I can add to that conversation other than you guys crack me up. LOL.

My goal for Jan is 50 miles

01/04/2016- 4.5 miles
01/05/2016- 4.10 miles
01/08/2016- 3.12 miles
01/10/2016- 3.26 miles
01/11/2016- 4.0 miles
01/12/2016- 5.38 miles

Total as of 01/12/2106 24.36 miles

@shanaber - WOW! That's gorgeous.

runner_girl83 wrote: »

7lenny7 wrote: »

With all this discussion I had to do it. I put screws in my shoes. It doesn't seem to work too well, though. I cant' lift them off the floor now. I must have done something wrong.

Hahaha.. you screwed them to the floor Okay, okay.. So all this laughing aside now.. Are the screws meant to give you better traction in the snow so you don't slip?

Yes. It's an DIY alternative to YakTrax basically. Here's some instructions. http://skyrunner.com/screwshoe.htm

@shanaber - Gorgeous view! If that doesn't get people outside to run, I don't know what would.

@kateparry84 - Since you're new to running the best advice to is not worry about pace and keep things slow. Focus on running further and building up a good mileage base. Be careful not to build on too many miles too quickly. A good rule of thumb is to limit mileage increases to 10% each week (total miles for the week). The goal of all of this is to build up strength in your muscles, tendons and bones to support your running. (running fast will stress those and lead to injury if you do not strengthen them first). Also you will build up your aerobic system as you are able to keep running further, and will also create physical changes in your muscle to cause oxygen to reach your muscles more efficiently over time allowing you to keep going with less fatigue. That's a short overview, there is much more, but starting out just focus on increasing distance.

@runner4life08 - Welcome! I too am coming off the year I ran my first marathon (ran 3 actually) and am not focusing on that distance this year. I gained weight and wish to lose that weight plus some more, so I'm running shorter distances and focusing on increasing pace, doing strength training, and actually limiting my food intake (no longer the bottomless pit I was during marathon training).

Today's a strength day for me, so no running. My plan now shifts to some form of exercise 13 of every 14 days, alternating days between running and strength. The runs will be a mix of speedwork, stamina, long runs and even a sprint effort once every other week (based on McMillan definitions). Should be interesting. I really need those long runs now so I can build up the endurance at the new paces I've been working at. I never thought I would like these intervals and tempo runs as much as I do now. I used to dread those things. I guess it just took some dedication to them without distractions of long runs to learn to appreciate them.

I am going to have a tough time making it to 45 miles this month, between the ice, snow and windchill of 6-8 degrees, but I will try my best!