The January 2016 Running Challenge

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  • juliet3455
    juliet3455 Posts: 3,015 Member
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    I remember someone was considering training their dog to Run with them. I stumbled on this MFP Blog.
    So you want to start running with your dog/
  • Becky_44
    Becky_44 Posts: 227 Member
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    ddmom0811 wrote: »
    @Stoshew71 - awesome list. Okay, you are inspiring me that I need to figure out some more to sign up for!

    @Becky_44 - You are a real runner. We support everyone. Many of us have been hurt/injured/sick and still posted other things we did. Or we just whined, which is okay too because we all understand.

    @MorningGhost14 - I think of you as a laid back runner, who wouldn't be worried about technology failing. Unlike me who has apps, FitBit, and HRM on ... like I'm going into outer space. And if my phone started rebooting like @WhatMeRunning said, I would completely freak out.

    @5BeautifulDays - wow - I don't know how you went so far on a treadmill! Now that is dedication! Bra chafing is the worst. You reminded me I need to figure out my clothes/sports bra for my HM next month. Of course, who knows what the weather will be. But I still need to do a long run in my potential gear to make sure I don't get any chafing.

    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 :( 5 sick days.
    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
    Jan 18 - Rest Day
    Jan 19 - 7.4 miles - fun run but think I am losing another toenail.
    Jan 20 - strength training


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    2/7 Daytona Beach HM

    Thankyou for that! @ddmom0811! Up and down, up and down is the way it often goes right!? :smiley:
  • Ohhim
    Ohhim Posts: 1,142 Member
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    Ended up taking a (20,000 step) rest day yesterday as my legs were a bit too tired after plodding around Busch Gardens from ride to ride with my guest. Just got in 5 miles this morning and noticed my left knee was still pretty sore, so I skipped on my 2nd run planned for tonight. I might just take it easy for another 3-4 days until my knee is back to 100% before kicking off the 70 mile plan as my next marathon isn't until May and my fitness shouldn't suffer too much.

    1/3 - 10 miles (5 speedwork, 5 slow)
    1/4 - 7 miles
    1/6 - 3 miles (@ MP)
    1/9 - 2 miles (pre race tuneup)
    1/10 - 26.5 miles (Disney marathon in 3:29:08)
    1/14 - 3 miles
    1/16 - 6 miles
    1/17 - 6 miles
    1/18 - 7 miles
    1/20 - 5 miles

    Total: 75.5 miles
    Goal: 180 miles
    Remaining: 104.5 miles
  • runner_girl83
    runner_girl83 Posts: 553 Member
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    How do I work out my VO2 max for my Garmin?
  • shanaber
    shanaber Posts: 6,407 Member
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    juliet3455 wrote: »
    I remember someone was considering training their dog to Run with them. I stumbled on this MFP Blog.
    So you want to start running with your dog/
    @juliet3455 - that is a great article. The picture is of the author Mackenzie Lobby and her Vizsla Welly. She did an article in Subaru magazine a few years back about training with your dog and spotlighted Nicole Porath - an Olympic marathon runner who trained with her Vizsla. I am not sure if you can get to it from this link or if it is just local to my PC but it was also a great article about getting them to be able to train long distances with you. The actual Subaru magazine article unfortunately is no longer available...
    http://www.mackenzielobby.com/Print_files/Subaru-Running Dog.pdf
  • HonuNui
    HonuNui Posts: 1,464 Member
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    January goal 70 miles


    1/1 3.69
    1/2 4.15
    1/3 3.12
    1/4 rest
    1/5 3.31
    1/6 5.59
    1/7 rest
    1/8 3.00
    1/9 heavy duty yard work
    1/10 3.27
    1/11 3.38
    1/12 snorkel 3 hours
    1/13 6.39
    1/14 rest
    1/15 3.12 (and some more heavy duty yard work)
    1/16 4.25
    1/17 3.05
    1/18 rest
    1/19 3.00
    1/20 5.51


    Total 54.83

    Upcoming races:
    3/20 Big Island International 1/2 marathon
    6/26 ShePower Virtual 1/2 marathon
    11/13/16 Las Vegas Rock n Roll 1/2 marathon

    Ticker is my goal for 2016 and accumulation to date:

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  • tweekedgirl
    tweekedgirl Posts: 114 Member
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    Started the lunch time run club up again at work, so today was our first day back out together for a good few months. Forgot how fast they run!

    1/1 - 3.36
    2/1 - 3.08
    5/1 - 3.08
    8/1 - 3.25
    9/1 - 3.08
    10/1 - 4.66
    12/1 - 3.56
    14/1 - 3.65
    19/1 - 2.90
    20/1 - 3.48

    Total 34.11/35

    I think for next month's goal, I'll see what I get to by the end of January, and aim for 10% more :)
  • 07KatieP13
    07KatieP13 Posts: 220 Member
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    3.1 miles today, that's 31.9 miles in total. Going to have two days off then going to go for 4 miles on Sunday.
  • dominichoran
    dominichoran Posts: 18 Member
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    runner_girl83 wrote: »

    Wow !! You are smashing out the miles!! Way to go!

    Cheers have a marathon in April, so that's keeping me focused :smiley:

  • dominichoran
    dominichoran Posts: 18 Member
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    runner_girl83 wrote: »
    How do I work out my VO2 max for my Garmin?

    Depends which Garmin you have, some offer this functionality, others don't. Otherwise you can go to a lab for test, or calculate using an online tool having done a specific workout to identify your max HR.
    I normally take a HR reading from the end of an intense race like a 5k where I've absolutely smacked myself.
  • Mari33a
    Mari33a Posts: 1,129 Member
    edited January 2016
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    01/02 3.5miles
    01/04 3miles
    01/06 4miles
    01/09 3.5miles
    01/13 3miles
    01/16 3miles
    01/17 3.75miles
    01/19 4.25miles
    01/20 3miles
    Nearly didn't run yesterday evening as it was windy and dark and it turned out best over the past week's struggle. Waiting for new runners to arrive 2day or 2moro, mind you this being Ireland maybe Monday!


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  • kristinegift
    kristinegift Posts: 2,406 Member
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    1/1: 6.2 miles
    1/2: 11.6 miles
    1/3: Rest/Travel day
    1/4: 10 miles
    1/5: Rest day
    1/6: 4 miles (am), 8 miles tempo (pm)
    1/7: 4 miles (am), 6 miles with the Thursday crew (pm)
    1/8: Rest day
    1/9: 12.2 miles with the Saturday crew
    1/10: 5 miles
    1/11: 5.8 miles with "Joe-to-Go" crew
    1/12: Rest day
    1/13: 4 miles treadmill (am), 7.1 miles with Wednesday crew (pm)
    1/14: 6 miles (am), no second run :[
    1/15: Rest day
    1/16: 7 miles with Saturday crew
    1/17: 10 miles
    1/18: 6 miles with "Joe-to-Go" crew
    1/19: Rest day/final finals day
    1/20: 4 miles (am), no second run
    1/21: No AM run

    Doing lots of schedule rearranging. 210 miles is definitely out for January, but I probably can still hit 200 or at least come pretty close. New Jersey is supposed to get pounded with snow this weekend (allegedly anywhere from 5 to 12 inches), so I am ONLY running with my group today and then moving Sunday's LR to Friday afternoon before the snow starts. Then I can do a treadmill run Saturday or Sunday, and get back to my normal schedule Monday. It means my first official calendar week of marathon training will be 14 miles short... but the miles are in there somewhere and that's what matters right?

    Toe feels fine this morning. It was achy all day until maybe 9 pm last night and then it was fine again. I think binge watching something like 8 episodes of House cured it ;)

    And @runner_girl83 Finals were ok! My Arabic exam was tough and I got sort of apathetic about paper editing, but I'll come out of the term with decent grades, I'm sure. I'm just glad this semester is over!

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    Upcoming races:
    4/3: Caesar Rodney HM
    5/1: New Jersey Marathon
    6/12: Race and Ride Cedar Point HM (maybe)

  • mbaker566
    mbaker566 Posts: 11,233 Member
    edited January 2016
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    1-Rest day
    2-Flare/rest day
    3-13.13mi The first six had me convinced i was going to turn around. the rest was nice.
    4-rest day
    5-pain day :(
    6-3.23 mi. it looked slow but i ran fartlek-esque, but still had to avoid ice flows.
    7-6.46 mi it was fun. I pushed hard. I'm glad my heart monitor works again.
    8-rest day
    9-4.75 mi on treadmill.
    10-rest day
    11-too cold and icey. -7 is just too cold even for me
    12-slept in after walking the dogs. too icey now with a fresh coating of snow over it. hoping to get in an hour at the gym
    13-3.7mi on treadmill. got to my third fastest speed. hoping to keep improving. and yoga
    14-5.28mi
    15-no yoga, rest day
    16-3.25mi. race day. fun race. smaller. was 10 out of 21 in my age group.
    17-rest day
    18-lazy day
    19-1.88mi tried different programs on the gyms treadmill. I am not level 7 anything apparently :wink:
    20-4.22mi. first real run with the new shoes. i like them :)


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    RACES:
    Jan 16-Frosty 5k-done 33:43:123 (gun time-don't have chip time)
    Feb 13-Steve Cullen Run
    Feb 13-21 Puppy Love Virtual Run 10k
    ?Mar 14-Great Pi Run?
    ?Jun 11-Rock n Sole 5 or 8k? honeymoon might interfere





  • MorningGhost14
    MorningGhost14 Posts: 441 Member
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    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
    1/18....................REST...............97.00
    1/19.....................10.00.............107.00
    1/20.......................5.00.............112.00
    1/21.......................7.75.............119.75


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    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)
  • mbaker566
    mbaker566 Posts: 11,233 Member
    edited January 2016
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    @MorningGhost14 i added those to my amazon list because seriously I'll probably do a half and then decide that wasn't bad and 26 isn' that much more and then I'll probably go and say 50 isn't that bad......
    @becky_44 all runners are welcome. run a mile. that counts. don't run a mile but in your heart you want, you're a runner
    @HonuNui @shanaber just signed up for the She Power Half virtual. It's a personal cause :smile:
  • MorningGhost14
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    moyer566 wrote: »
    @MorningGhost14 i added those to my amazon list because seriously I'll probably do a half and then decide that wasn't bad and 26 isn' that much more and then I'll probably go and say 50 isn't that bad......
    @becky_44 all runners are welcome. run a mile. that counts. don't run a mile but in your heart you want, you're a runner
    just signed up for the She Power Half virtual

    Those books will get you all fired up...lol... but if you buy them, then I would strongly suggest you make sure husband is a runner or he will be convinced you are bat-shlt crazy....
  • mbaker566
    mbaker566 Posts: 11,233 Member
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    @MorningGhost14 oh he already does. getting up at 4am to run in Wisconsin winters. 15F felt almost warm this morning
  • karllundy
    karllundy Posts: 1,490 Member
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    @Skippygirlsmom - Good job on the 'mill!
    @MorningGhost14 and @runner_girl83 - Way to call everyone out for beating themselves up! It is OK to hold yourself to high standards, but give yourself a break when you need to. Everyone IS a runner here!
    @moyer566 - Been thinking these temperatures seem warm as well. Now if people would just clear their sidewalks and/or the city would clear some more streets...maybe I could get outside a little easier.

    1/1 - 3.5 miles on treadmill
    1/2 - Nada :|
    1/3 - 3.75 miles on treadmill + weights
    1/4 - First day back to office / school...had to stay home to get kids moving and ready.
    1/5 - 4 miles on treadmill + 4.65 miles on stationary bike
    1/6 - 4.5 miles on indoor track followed by an extended stretching session.
    1/7 - Sick / rest day - not sick enough to stay home for the day, but didn't want to push it for a run :/
    1/8 - Another sick / rest day.
    1/9 - 4.1 miles on treadmill
    1/10 - 4 miles on indoor track + weights
    1/11 - 4 miles on treadmill
    1/12 - Life got in the way - sick children, work issues, etc. - Ick!
    1/13 - Woke up with a head like concrete...stupid sinuses! Hoping to feel better enough to squeeze in a rare late afternoon run today.
    1/13 - 3.25 miles outdoors...woo hoo! Early evening run. Had to watch out for refreeze on sidewalks and streets, but enjoyed it.
    1/14 - 4.95 miles on treadmill (Trek class). My feet are not thanking me for two runs in under 12 hours. Plus, the person next to me must have eaten a poo sandwich before class...blech!! :sweat:
    1/15 - VJ the greyhound woke me up 3x in the night to go out, two kids and myself coughing all night and one kid with high fever this morning = another morning of no run. UGH! I am getting cranky...so going to miss my goal this month!
    1/16 - 4 miles on treadmill
    1/17 - ANOTHER sick / rest day...this virus won't quit
    1/18 - 4 miles on indoor track + weights/abs
    1/19 - Seems my body / this illness thinks a workout every other day is enough...grrr!
    1/20 - 4 miles on treadmill. Hoping to be able to get another run in tomorrow.
    1/21 - 4.65 miles on treadmill (Trek class). First back-to-back run days in over a week...woot!

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  • KatEmmaMarie
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    I had a nice 3.2 mile recovery run this morning. I also was able to convince my husband (for the second day in a row) to get up with me and work out! My left thigh started hurting towards the end of the run though and then when I was doing my lunges towards the end I couldn't finish out on my left leg. It's a little rough going up and down stairs but I'm icing, stretching and tomorrow is a rest day so hopefully I'll be fine by the weekend.

    We are due for 4-8inches of snow this weekend, so not looking forward to that.
  • mbaker566
    mbaker566 Posts: 11,233 Member
    edited January 2016
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    @karllundy right, the sidewalks are still iced over in front of houses. including a house where the people sued a guy because his dog knocked over their kid to lick him to death. :no_mouth: guy lost his dogs because of it. (i have a resentment)

    @KatEmmaMarie can you foam roll it? or have a tennis ball to massage it?

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