The January 2016 Running Challenge

@9voice9 - awesome job! Congrats!
@shanaber - hope you are feeling better today.
@rune1990 - oh my gosh, -11! WTG!
@runner_girl83 - I have a FB charge also. I like mine. But... I use the app Endomondo when I run or bike to track the mileage. I had the FB One for a couple years but I wanted to know my resting HR so I upgraded to that. Yeah, I know I should have been able to figure out my resting HR on my own, but I just never did. I never even look at the mileage that Fitbit says I did. I do look at steps but on the days I run or bike, I'm way over 10K. The days I don't run/bike, I'm way under. The complaint I have about the FB is the charging. It kept running out of battery. I finally figured out that I should charge it when I'm in the shower.
I really like Endomondo (also owned by Under Armour apparently, like this app). It will show your friends exactly where you are when running. The data you can get by the month/year,etc. I'm sure Garmin does the same thing. But I've got enough apps going while running! My husband has a Garmin for biking but it was around $500 and it tells you everything.

Hoping to get a run in today!

9voice9 wrote: »

Finished my half-marathon this morning: Museum of Aviation (Warner Robins). Chip times are not yet posted, but Garmin says 2:29:21, and that with a couple seconds before crossing the line, and several seconds after (forgot to hit pause/save). 11:16 average moving pace, so slower than I'd intended, but I finished. Took it easy the rest of the day, 'cause I was feeling pretty sore/achy earlier, but now that's all passed. Not entirely sure whether I'm gonna do that distance again - I'm good for 10, 11 or so, but those last couple miles this morning were ugly.

OTOH - PB time!

My first two half marathons, the last 4 miles were a huge mental challenge on race day. Training, running easy, 13 miles was no problem. On race day, trying to run for time, big mental wall to climb. Then I started running longer easy runs in training, with the idea of an eventual marathon. Didn't make it to marathon training distance the first training cycle I did this, but I had a few easy long runs of 16 miles.

Next half marathon, those last 4 miles weren't a mental challenge any more. They still had the physical challenge aspect, as I couldn't run the last few miles as fast as I ran most of the race; but the mental challenge was gone and the race didn't beat me up so much.

So . . . maybe your distance is shorter than a half, or maybe you just need to go a bit further on easy runs to get used to the half distance. Take some time to think about it, then go for whatever you decide you want out of running.

January Running Totals (miles)
1/1 - 10.17 warm up + 7.5 mile race
1/2 - 12.29 long slow run
1/3 - 5.16 easy with fast finish
1/4 - 6.01 easy
1/5 - 11.09 warmup, speed work, cool down
1/6 - 5.95 group run
1/7 - 8.04 warmup, speed work, cool down
1/8 - scheduled rest day
1/9 - 16.48 warm up + Winter Warrior Half
1/10 - 7.46 easy
1/11 - 10.07 easy
1/12 - 8.39 warmup, speed work, cool down
1/13 - 8.02 easy and snowy
1/14 - 8.70 warm up, speed work, cool down
1/15 - scheduled rest day
1/16 - 13.64 with hills
1/17 - 12.05 easy

January to date total - 143.52

Goal - 51 to 62 miles per week, per training plan
expected January total - 245 to 251 miles

Today's notes - The training plan called for 8-12 easy miles. The mileage target for the week is such that I wanted 12 to get my weekly mileage in. I think the idea is to run a medium long distance on tired legs from yesterday's hill run. I hope that't the training idea, anyway; I had tired legs for this morning's run. It was no particular challenge to keep the pace consistently in my easy range; averaged 8:14 per mile, with mile splits ranging from 8:05 to 8:29 versus a target range of 8:00 to 8:30.

30° and snow flurries was great running weather, not so great walking weather for my cool down. If I didn't have a training plan, I think I would have stopped a bit short of 11 miles today. But right now, I'm in the mode of trusting the training plan.

Upcoming races:
March 12, 2016 Johnny's Runnin' of the Green 5 mile (Rochester, NY - need to register)
March 26, 2016 Spring Foward Distance Run 15K (Mendon, NY - need to register)
April 18, 2016 Boston Marathon (Hopkinton, MA)

Elise4270 wrote: »

@karllundy think I need your order and address too. Pretty please. :-)

@moyer566 I need an address.

Oh @Stoshew71 I'll need your address too.

Back to your regularly scheduled running chats...

Nevermind @moyer566 , duh, second page of messages.

Anyone else interested in a group shirt.

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Whew! Y'all owe me a dinner... LOL!

I will get caught up at some point, I will!

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
1/13 5.08
1/14 3.14 — have to say, those compression socks rock! first time user, wow! Did s half hour of elliptical too!
1/15 cross training—elliptical training for 90 minutes. That was good!
1/16 6.08 —
1/17 4.32 — coldest miles ever. It was 0 degrees and -20 with windchill. I forgot who mentioned this a couple of days ago, but it is really true: most of what we think we’re unable to do (not everything of course and I recognize different people have different abilities), but most of what we think we cannot do has to do with the mental games we play in our own heads. Six months ago, I would have never imagined walking, let alone running, in a windchill weather like this one!

55/70

DATE...............MILES...............TOTAL
1/1....................REST...................0.00
1/2.....................16.00.................16.00
1/3.......................5.00.................21.00
1/4.....................REST................21.00
1/5.......................7.00.................28.00
1/6.......................5.00.................33.00
1/7.......................7.00.................40.00
1/8...................WEIGHTS...........40.00
1/9......................16.50................56.50
1/10......................5.00................61.50
1/11....................REST...............61.50
1/12......................6.00................67.50
1/13......................4.25................71.75
1/14......................5.25................77.00
1/15....................REST...............77.00
1/16.....................14.00...............91.00
1/17.......................6.00...............97.00








Upcoming races:
May 14, 2016 Glacier Ridge Trail Ultra 50K (Portersville, PA)
June 4, 2106 38 Mile NIght Fun Run (Kettle Moraine State Forest, WI)
October 1, 2016 Cloudsplitter 100K (Pine Mountain, KY)

@9voice9 Congrats on the half marathon! And in less than 2:30. that's awesome!

@juliet3455 "Misery Mountain" sounds scary, and in -24C even more so! Do you have to run up the mountain on snow, or is there some kind of cleared trail?

@Miffylou Agree, running on holidays is really nice - you aren't exshausted from a long work day before you even get started, or have a long to-do-list of things to look forward to, you can just enjoy the run... Makes me want to have holidays too...

@rune1990 great outside run! I hope you hopped into the shower or bathtub to warm up after finishing, sounds like you more than earned that

@kristinegift Glad the toe is fine, and your run sounds like fun. I used to live in the flatlands until last November, so on the rare occasions I came accross a tiny slope, I was intimidated. Now I moved to a hilly area, and since I came up with the new years resolution to search out hills rather than avoid them, I've come to realise that indeed, scenic hills are great! No little thanks to those downhill parts ;-p

@snha Kudos on braving the cold! Now you can call yourself a member of the "more miles than degree fahrenheit" run club.

This week, the weather alternated between snow and thawing.
Wednesday I could still drive up a bit into the mountains to run some nice slopes after work. Thursday I hardly made it to work at all, bought snow chains for my car and did a really, really careful run in a flat area. (I wasn't yet willing to do the unmentionable with my shoes, so icy ground calls for extra amounts of caution).

I was quite happy to wake up on Saturday and see that the ground was nearly free of snow, nothing left to impact my long run. Apart maybe from the fact that I tried out new running pants. Some super-special windbreaking adidas pants, which look much more sporty than my usual sweatpants. However, unlike my loose sweats, they fit skin-tight, and I ended up really freezing at the thighs. Once I came home the skin turned red and started iching I'm officially switching back to my comfy sweats for the rest of the winter!

Today was supposed to be "30 min crosstraining" according to my HM training plan. But when I woke up, there was a fresh layer of snow that was just begging me to run across (fresh snow=much nicer than the slippy icy mess on Thursday), so I grabbed my shoes and went out for an easy run. Shame on me! At least I still did a few balance board exercises afterwards, but I'm not sure if that makes the day count as a crosstraining day...

this week:
11.01.2016 rest / some yoga
12.01.2016 treadmill 2.2 km + strength training
13.01.2016 hill run, 5.0 km
14.01.2016 4.9 km
15.01.2016 strength train
16.01.2016 13.5 km
17.01.2016 easy 4.6 km
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72.6 km (of 110 km) done

Jan 1 -41 mile bike ride
Jan 2 - 34 mile bike ride
Jan 3 - rest day
Jan 4 - rest day
Jan 5 - 5.25 miles
Jan 6 - 3.3 miles
Jan 7-11 - Sick
Jan 12 - 4.1 miles — finally!!! Felt so great.
Jan 13 - strength training + 1 mile on treadmill
Jan 14 - 5.2 miles
Jan 15 - 5.1 miles; trainer cancelled
Jan 16 - 4.2 miles
Jan 17 - 6.02 miles

@Amandajs232 ... those hard runs are really good for you... learning how to run on tired legs. It will get easier.

I've been running for about 12 solid months now. I've noticed instead of my shirts getting looser in the shoulders/armpit area, they are getting tight and uncomfortable. I noticed my shorts are getting tight in the thighs, finally- I'm sure that's muscle.

What's up with the armpits? My weight hasn't changed in 2years. My pants fit fine in the waist. So I don't think it's fat... But could be. I feel like Lou Frigino.. Anyone else notice something similar? I only run, no XT. Work is somewhat physical-always carrying 30-40 lb baskets and manhandling ~100, 5-8lb samples in metal cylinders.



1/1......3.68
2/1......5.20 walk
3/1......5.70
4/1......0.5
5/1......2.17
6/1......rest
7/1......5.10
8/1......rest
9/1......4.3 treadmill walk.
10/1....9.47
11/1.....Travel Dr appt
12/1.....lazy
13/1.....5.51
14/1.....3.31
15/1.....6.28
16/1.....rest
17/1.....6.05 muddy muddy trail run.

57.27/100+ Miles

Upcoming races:

02/06/16 Hot Chocolate 15K Dallas
03/19/16 Rock N Roll 5K Dallas
03/20/16 Rock N Roll Half Dallas
04/24/16 OKC Memorial undecided distance
Run the year 2016  57.27/2016

Setting a Goal of 75 Miles for January

1/3 – 3.87 Mi
1/5 – 4.24 Mi
1/7 – 5.32 Mi
1/10 – 3.49 Mi
1/11 – 6.87 Mi
1/16 - 3.47 Mi


Progress toward Goal 27.26/ 75

Haven't posted in a few. Been dealing with nerve pain in my foot so no running. I'm planning to get back at it tomorrow as I really want to be to running much more. Here's what I've been doing to keep moving at least.


Jan 1 - Run/ 1 mile, Walk/ 1 mile, Steps/ 6740, Floors/ 6, Daily miles/ 3.24
Jan 2 - Run/ 0 miles, Walk/ 1.5 miles, Steps/ 7761, Floors/ 6, Daily miles/ 3.56
Jan 3 - Run/ 1 mile, Walk/ 1 mile, Steps/ 7100, Floors/ 4, Daily miles/ 3.44
Jan 4 - Run/ 0 miles, Walk/ 2.25 miles, Steps/ 10,037, Floors/ 16, Daily miles/ 4.55
Jan 5 - Run/ 0 miles, Walk/ 0 miles, Steps/ 3788, Floors/ 7, Daily miles/ 1.53
Jan 6 - Run/ 0 miles, Walk/ 0 miles, Steps/ 1888, Floors/ 6, Daily miles/ .67
Jan 7 - Run/ 1 mile, Walk/ 3 miles, Steps/ 11,211, Floors/ 17, Daily miles/ 5.05
Jan 8 - Run/ 0 mile, Walk/ 1.5 miles, Steps/ 5833, Floors/ 5, Daily miles/ 2.36
Jan 9 - Run/ 1 mile, Walk/ 3 miles, Steps/ 12,351, Floors/ 12, Daily miles/ 5.46
Jan 10 - Run/ 0 mile, Walk/ 2.25 miles, Steps/ 10,000, Floors/ 4, Daily miles/ 3.4
Jan 11 - Run/ 0 mile, Walk/ 0 miles, Steps/ 3017, Floors/ 8, Daily miles/ 1.22
Jan 12 - Run/ 1.4 mile, Walk/ 2.6 miles, Steps/ 11,425, Floors/ 4, Daily miles/ 5.07
Jan 13 - Run/ 0 mile, Walk/ 0 mile, Steps/ 2186, Floors/ 5, Daily miles/ .88
Jan 14 - Run/ 0 mile, Walk/ 2.25 miles, Steps/ 16,147, Floors/ 23, Daily miles/ 6.55
Jan 15 - Run/ 0 mile, Walk/ 0 mile, Steps/ 10,030, Floors/ 18, Daily miles/ 4.1
Jan 16 - Run / 0 mile, Walk/ 2.06 mile, Steps/ 10,084, Floors/ 26, Daily miles/ 4.12


Monthly Totals/ Run = 5.4, Walk = 22.48, 1 Steps = 115,097, Floors = 167, Daily miles = 55.29

Elise4270 wrote: »

@Becky_44 Sorry to hear about the nerve pain. I was wondering today if there was any other here runners with it. Mine is along the sciatic and pudendal nerve.

It does make it hard to get out there. Hope it gets better soon.

Oh man its the worst I think! So much "easier" to run through most any other pain. This one came up after I injured my foot when I jammed it into the basketball hoop not watching where I was going. I have struggled a lot with sciatic pain, I have learned some stretches for my Periformis that helps a lot, but still I cant over do things or it flares up too. I have wondered if its not all connected, its all on the same side and the foot injury really wasn't that bad just the ongoing nerve pain.