The January 2016 Running Challenge

I really love reading all your posts. I enjoy hearing about the struggles, the challenges and the excitement. How can I not imagine the day I feel like running for 10miles and just happen to do 15 instead? Or taking my insane schipperke with me for a run, or worrying about not being able to run for medical reasons.. Just saying, I read 'em, thanks for posting

I was freezing when I got home from work this AM, and hungry and kinda sore...and the dog wouldn't come back in, the fire was out and i was freezing, and it was freezing outside too...windy..i hate the wind and the sun wasn't even out. I knew that if I went out for a run I would be cutting it close to go into town to pick up my daughter, my son could do it but of course he wasn't answering his phone...and i was freezing so I wasn't going running today. Nope. Really not feeling it. And I was hungry and freezing and sore.

So..why on earth did I change into my running gear. Dunno, did it tho, ran, felt awesome as usual. The sun did come out and yes, it was still cold-10c(19f). For about 4 minutes lol.

1/01 - 4.7 walk/run treadmill
1/02 - rest, did a half hour x-country ski
1/03 - 4.5 walk/run treadmill
1/04 - rest
1/05 - 3.7+ (I shut off the treadmill during the run..oops)11 min steady run
1/06 - rest
1/07 - 4.4 ran all the run bits, first time. did two 10 min runs. felt awesome.
1/08 - rest, went for a ski, beautiful sunny winter weather!
1/09 - 4.5 ran all the run bits AGAIN
1/10 - I was a sloth. Ate like I ran a marathon.
1/11 - 4.5 third time i ran all the run bits, must make it true
1/12 - rest
1/13 - 4.5 zombies week6 w1. was challenging! but I ran all the run bits again
1/14 - rest
1/15 - 4.4
1/16 - sloth. more like sloooooooooooooooootttttttthhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh
1/17 - 4.5 zombies week6w3. was not as challenging as 1/15. felt like I could do more, outside run
1/18 - shoveling. x-training?
1/19 - 4.3 week7w1 went good. treadmill run, -25c outside with windchill. I hate the wind.
1/20 - wonderful x-country ski in the back 40
1/21 - 4.2 outside miles
1/22 - nice long x-country ski. wore out the dog.
1/23 - 4 miles I think, phone froze up
1/24 - rest
1/25 - 4.2 zombies week8w1. I DID the 20 min run!
1/26 - nice fast x-country ski, probably my last as the temps are so warm all the snow has melted!
1/27 - 4.5 all pavement, no slush or snow, touch of ice







Following zombies5k. Running at 180spm seems to be keeping the shin splints at bay.

Date      Miles      MTD
------    -----    -----
Jan 01      6.5      6.5
Jan 02      5.1     11.6
Jan 03      5.6     17.2
Jan 05      3.3T    20.5
Jan 07      3.4T    23.9
Jan 09      8.2     32.1
Jan 10      6.2T    38.3
Jan 13      4.2T    42.5
Jan 15      8.2     50.7
Jan 18     11.3     62.0
Jan 20      4.1T    66.1
Jan 21      4.4T    70.5
Jan 23      8.2     78.7
Jan 24      4.9T    83.6
Jan 26      5.1T    88.7
Jan 27      6.3     95.0

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
1/21 rest
1/22 3.20
1/23 the last of eight long work days and I just came home and sat......
1/24 6.25. On the treadmill. On the lanai. Overlooking the ocean. Watching football. Life is good....
1/25 2.76
1/26 snorkel 2.5 hours: Flounder---I only saw him 'cause he moved:




1/27 3.25

Total 70.29

@shanaber : yes, 40 foot waves on northshore Oahu: yesterday's snorkel was a bit choppier than I am comfortable with, but I was on the east shore, so only 4-5 footers. No rain in the last 10 days (that is bad, as our water supply comes from rain roof runoff!)
@skippygirlsmom If you are anywhere near Big Island on the 7th, please join our superbowl luau: kalua steamed pig and turkey, guacamole from my avocado crop, and bigscreen tv outside on the lanai: the ONLY way to watch superbowl!
@3dogsrunning beautiful pic (tho it makes my toes curl from the imagined cold.....).

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

Ticker is my goal for 2016 and accumulation to date:

I got in 5.2 miles over lunch (scheduled for 5). It was a beautiful day out, upper 40s and sunny, light wind. But I just wasn't feeling it. I struggled a lot trying to get into the groove, but just never really got there. Pace didn't suffer, so I know it was all mental. Maybe has to do with me working until 9pm last night (I went in at 7:30am, for the record). Hopefully, tomorrow will feel more natural.

107.1 of 145.1 miles completed. Definitely won't hit goal--will be about 5 miles short, I think.

@michable Yeah, thanks! Almost there ... with only 28 days in February, I've been trying to test how feasible it will be for me to hit my target on a short month! Looking do-able!

1/1 5 @ 10:36 on the treadmill
1/2 4.75 @ 10:42 on the park trail (20.75/20 miles for the week)

1/3 5.25 @ 11:14 (5.0 @ 10:51, .25 walking) on the trails near my house
1/4 10 @ 12:00 on the treadmill
1/5 3 @ 11:14 on the treadmill and strength training
1/6 Rest Day
1/7 4.75 @ 11:53 on the park trail.
1/8 3.5 @ 10:07 (3 at 9:48 and .5 at 12:00) plus strength training
1/9 3.5 @ 12:22 (3 at 11:26, plus .5 at a walk)
(30/30 for the week)

1/10 Rest Day
1/11 10.75 at 11:46 around the park trails.
1/12 3.25 @ 11:27 on the treadmill. Plus strength training.
1/13 Rest Day
1/14 5.0 @ 12:47 around the lake trail
1/15 6.0 @ 11:00 (and .25 at a walk) on the treadmill
1/16 Rest Day
(25/25 for the week)

1/17 Rest Day
1/18 5.25 (8K race) at the lake @ 11:14
1/19 3.25 @ 10:44 on the treadmill and strength training
1/20 12.5 @ 11:45 on the treadmill
1/21 Rest day
1/22 2.5 miles @ 13:00 around the neighborhoo
1/23 Approximately 3.25 @ some indeterminate speed near 5 mph on the prehistoric treadmill in my basement
(26.75/25 for the week)

1/24 2 hours of snow shoveling...aka "rest day"
1/25 Approximately 5.0 @ ~11:40 on the treadmill (binge watching Arrow--Good show!)
1/26 Approximately 5.25 @ ~11:40 on the treadmill...more Arrow. Don't know if I'll get a long run this week. I *never* want to run 12 miles on a treadmill *ever* again!
1/27 Approximately 3.25 @ ~11:40 on the treadmill. May try to run again tonight to get a few more miles in.
1/28
1/29
1/30
(13.5/30 for the week)

Upcoming Races:
February 14: Run Your Heart Out 5K, Fairfax, VA
February 21: Disney Princess HM, Orlando, FL
(Can't do my March races because I need to have surgery March 4. )

2 miles yesterday and 5 today. My 5-miler went a lot better today than it did last week. I am starting over with my goal of getting 5 miles within an hour and I am 7 minutes away. I have been hitting the weights a bit harder lately and my legs have definitely been feeling it so I am ok with it taking a bit to get down.

How are you tracking your mileage? Are you separating or keeping it all together. I keep telling myself I'm thinking to much about the little things but doing c25k I struggle with how to track it.

runner_girl83 wrote: »

http://blog.runkeeper.com/2886/the-magic-of-run-walk-run-a-qa-with-jeff-galloway/

I have been doing this on some of my longer runs and find it works a treat! For anyone new to running, or anyone dealing with injury.. This is a great way to run and limit injury or pain. I use this method when my shin splints are flaring up and it helps my legs recover faster

Becky_44 wrote: »

How are you tracking your mileage? Are you separating or keeping it all together. I keep telling myself I'm thinking to much about the little things but doing c25k I struggle with how to track it.

I realize you didn't ask me but thought I might chime in (I had no run today and I'm itching to post I guess).

For the most part I track it all together. If I walk parts of my long runs or races I count it all as part of the run. I admit that earlier on I had trouble with counting it all together as I was trying to increase my distance. But truth be told it is no difference. The only change is how much I can do before I have to walk. If I know I am being a wimp though, that is a whole different thing. In that case I have to stomp on the wimp and get to running.

WhatMeRunning wrote: »

Becky_44 wrote: »

How are you tracking your mileage? Are you separating or keeping it all together. I keep telling myself I'm thinking to much about the little things but doing c25k I struggle with how to track it.

I realize you didn't ask me but thought I might chime in (I had no run today and I'm itching to post I guess).

For the most part I track it all together. If I walk parts of my long runs or races I count it all as part of the run. I admit that earlier on I had trouble with counting it all together as I was trying to increase my distance. But truth be told it is no difference. The only change is how much I can do before I have to walk. If I know I am being a wimp though, that is a whole different thing. In that case I have to stomp on the wimp and get to running.

^^ This! Sometimes I run/walk of my long runs - I could it all as my run!

I use the run/walk option on my Garmin watch - It beeps at me to run for 4 mins.. Then it beeps again to tell me to walk for 1 min. You just go for as long as you want basically.

For those without watches with a run/walk function - Runkeeper Pro offers the Galloway 4:1 method - So you run the app, it tracks your distance using GPS and beeps at you so you know when to run or walk... But I think it costs around $10 a month .. so Just depends if you want to pay that.

Otherwise, do a search on your play store or itunes (phone app) for an interval app - Tell it you want to run for 4 mins/walk 1 min... it should work in much the same way! You may have to run a GPS app in the background (Endomondo, Runkeeper, Map My Run etc.) to track your distance, if the interval app doesn't do that for you though