The February 2016 Running Challenge
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lporter229 wrote: »@kristinegift-Really nice run. I think there is huge value in training with negative splits. I try to have negative splits for all of my runs and I try to make the last mile of my long run the fastest, always. I think your body somehow adapts to knowing that it needs to save up some energy for the end of your run and the mental boost is enormous. I believe that training like this is the number one factor that enabled me to run negatives for my last marathon. The pace for the last quarter of my race was 25 seconds faster than my average pace for the entire race, and (in my memory at least-haha) it was pretty painless.
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I'm going to come up one day shy of my goal, due to last weeks orientation for my new job. But it's close enough for me. The main thing is I have become very consistent with it. Getting up and getting it done no matter how I felt when I got up, today included, I nearly didn't do it. But I HAD to. I'm noticing a big difference since I started adding
strengthening again, and it seems to be light enough that it is aiding my run and not throwing things off. I have been struggling with Peroneal tightness though, I have been using a roller, and also using a band for stretching and resistance, but gripping the band has messed with my tendon on the top of my hand, so I'm going to have to stop that, which is a great stretch, so now I have to find something else that will be just as effective.
Goal for February is to stay on schedule with the training. Get through week 6.
Feb 1 - Run/ .9 miles, Walk/ 1.21 miles -10k Trainer
Feb 3 - Run/ .9 miles, Walk/ 1.21 miles - 10k Trainer
Feb 5 - Run/ .9 miles, Walk/ 1.25 miles - 10k Trainer
Feb 8 - Run/ 1 mile, Walk/ 1.13 miles - 10k Trainer
Feb 9 - Run/ 0 mile, Walk/ 3.12 miles - Walk
Feb 11 - Run/ 1 mile, Walk/ 3.17 mile - Intervals/Later Walk
Feb 14 - Run/1 mile, Walk/ 1 mile - Intervals with 5 min straight run, SWO
Feb 15 - Run/ 0 mile, Walk/ 3.09 miles - Walk
Feb 16 - Run/ 1.2 miles, Walk/ .64 miles - 10k Trainer Week 4 Day 1, SWO
Feb 20 - Run/ 1 mile, Walk/ .8 miles - 10k Trainer Week 5 Day 1, SWO
Feb 22 - Run/ 1 mile, Walk/ .85 miles - 10k Trainer Week 5 Day 2, SWO
Feb 23 - Run/ 1.3 miles, Walk/ .6 mile - 10k Trainer Week 5 Day 3,(20 min straight run) SWO
Monthly Total Miles - Run/ 10.2, Walk/ 14.98
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Crappy post workout selfie. Lifting weights with my boot on. LOL.
Hopefully, I can get back into this whole running thing next week!0 -
DATE...............MILES...............TOTAL
2/1.....................REST..................0.00
2/2.......................6.50...................6.50
2/3.......................5.00.................11.50
2/4.......................5.00.................16.50
2/5.....................REST.................16.50
2/6...................... 7.50..................24.00
2/7.....................20.00..................44.00
2/8.....................REST.................44.00
2/9.......................6.25..................50.25
2/10.....................4.00..................54.25
2/11...................REST.................54.25
2/12.....................6.00..................60.25
2/13.....................4.75..................65.00
2/14...................12.75..................77.75
2/15...................REST.................77.75
2/16.....................5.25..................83.00
2/17...................REST.................83.00
2/18...................REST.................83.00
2/19.....................4.25..................87.25
2/20.....................3.00..................90.25
2/21...................REST.................90.25
2/22...................REST.................90.25
2/23.....................8.00..................98.25
2/24.....................6.25................104.50
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 100 Mile (Pine Mountain, KY)
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ceciliaslater wrote: »Crappy post workout selfie. Lifting weights with my boot on. LOL.
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1---6.10
2---rest
3---6.25
4---6.26
5---not enough rest day
6---15K
7-9--busted knee.
10-- 6.30
11---rest
12---7.05
13---rest dumb knee
14---7.39 (4.41) behind
15---rest dumb knee
16--- 4.60
17---5.73 run/walk
18---7.73 Sulphur park
19---Nada
20---6.72 group run
21---7.61 walk
22---rest
23---feelin' lazy/storm
24---3.11lunch+ 5 in Newtons (boo) Left foot hates every shoe ever made.
89.29/Goal 110+ miles
Upcoming races:
03/19/16 Rock N Roll 5K Dallas
03/20/16 Rock N Roll Half Dallas
04/24/16 OKC Memorial undecided distance
10/16/16 THAT dam half, Lewisville TX
11/05/16 Jenks Half Jenks OK
Run the year 2016 189.33/20160 -
Just popping in to catch up (68 posts!) and to say that I came thru the surgery well (according to the doc). The hernia was indeed pretty bad, but he's happy with the repair. I'm obviously feeling a bit sore thru the belly now (staying on the pain meds for at least the first day or so), but I'm happy it's over, and looking forward to completing my recuperation so I'm not a not-running-bear.
THANKS for all the good thoughts from the folks here - I really do appreciate the family that we've grown here!0 -
I was just on my torture device this morning
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Just popping in to catch up (68 posts!) and to say that I came thru the surgery well (according to the doc). The hernia was indeed pretty bad, but he's happy with the repair. I'm obviously feeling a bit sore thru the belly now (staying on the pain meds for at least the first day or so), but I'm happy it's over, and looking forward to completing my recuperation so I'm not a not-running-bear.
THANKS for all the good thoughts from the folks here - I really do appreciate the family that we've grown here!
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@9voice9 Glad the surgery went well! Here's to quick and easy healing/recovery!0
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February Running Totals (miles)
[1/31 – 14.01 easy with hills]
2/1 – 6.08 easy + 4 strides
2/2 – 9.73 warm up, speed work, cool down
2/3 – 6.30 group run
2/4 – 11.04 long speed work
2/5 – scheduled rest day
2/6 – 15.00 long speed work
Weekly total 62.16 vs. target 62
2/7 – 11.35 easy 1.5 hour
2/8 – 5.96 easy + 4 strides
2/9 – 11.08 warm up, speed work, cool down
2/10 – 6.01 easy
2/11 – 11.75 warm up, speed work, cool down
2/12 – scheduled rest day
2/13 – 22 on inside track
Weekly total 68.15 vs. target 68
2/14 – 12.64 easy 100 minutes
2/15 – 6.06 easy
2/16 – unplanned rest day – Winter Storm Olympia
2/17 – 9.53 long speed work
2/18 – 14 long speed work
2/19 – 4.03 easy instead of planned rest day
2/20 – 10.18 easy + 6 light workout
Weekly total 62.43 vs. target 62
2/21 – 9.83 warmup, 2 x 5K at MP, cooldown
2/22 – 6.10 easy + 4 strides
2/23 – 10.20 warm up, speed work, cool down
2/24 – rescheduled rest day
February total to date – 204.86
Goal – 62 or 68 miles per week, per training plan
Expected February total - 262 to 265 miles
Today's notes – The winter storm came through, and it produced a cold rain all day long. That's good for melting the snow, but not so fast as to cause flooding problems. It would be unpleasant to run in. On top of that, last night I felt a cold coming on. It's not a terribly severe cold, but between the cold, time management catching up to me with life maintenance chores, and having run the last 7 days in a row due to changing my rest day last week, I decided today was a good day for a rest day. In a perfect world, I would have run 7 miles today; I'll try to get that done on Friday instead.
Upcoming races:
March 12, 2016 Johnny's Runnin' of the Green 5 mile (Rochester, NY)
March 26, 2016 Spring Forward Distance Run 15K (Mendon, NY)
April 18, 2016 Boston Marathon (Hopkinton, MA)
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@9voice9 - glad surgery went well and you will be running in no time. You know how fast time flies!
Enjoying the long run conversations even though it's over my head ... or over my distance.
And now I should get back to grading instead of reading everything. Spring break is a month away, not soon enough.
Feb 1 - 4.27
Feb 2- repairing/recovery day.
Feb 3 - Strength training 4.5 miles
Feb 4 - rest
Feb 5 - Strength training
Feb 6 - 34 mile bike ride
Feb 7 - 13.1 HM - New PR 2:18:57!!!
Feb 8 - 3.05 mile recovery run.
Feb 9 - 1 hour spinning class
Feb 10 - Strength training
Feb 11 - 6 miles
Feb 12 - recovery day
Feb 13 - 34 mile bike ride
Feb 14 - 36 mile bike ride
Feb 15 - 7.5 miles
Feb 16 - 3.6 miles
Feb 17 - strength training
Feb 18 - 5.04 miles + 1 hour spinning class
Feb 19 - strength training
Feb 20 - 34 mile bike ride
Feb 21 - 35 mile bike ride
Feb 22 - 4.5 miles
Feb 23 - 4.5 miles
Feb 24 - strength training
3/3 Orlando City Soccer 5K0 -
Great to hear the surgery went well @9voice9!0
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Leap year, one more day to run, so I'll up the ante by 10
February
In it for 60
Valentines Relay Race this weekend(whoo hoo)- 01 - 5.3mi SuperBowl run around the Embarccadero Festivities
- 03 - 12.6mi
- 09 - 6.2mi Commute run to work
- 14 - 1.5 Speed work: Fartleks, Suicides, Stairs..Oh My!
- 18 - 7.9mi Commute to work
- 22 - 6.0mi
- 24 - 6.8mi
- 29 -3.2 *prelogged: Valentines Couples Relay
Year Totals - 2016 (Goal:600miles)
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I have suddenly developed, what feels like extensor tendonitis (after an extra rest day?) in my 2nd and 3rd tarsals (bruised). So, no friggin' running. WTH life?0
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Work is getting CRAZY. Working until 10PM or later most nights, sometime until after midnight. I only have 2.5 more weeks of this...I hope.
I did bail out early last night for a run. I nearly skipped it. My knee, which had been improving, was barking pretty good and I wondered if I could go even around the block. Odd thing...the more I ran, the better it felt, and I ended up with over 8 miles on the night, which Kody loved. I iced it when I got home and popped some NSAIDs. Even today it feels better than yesterday before the run.
I'm debating the run tomorrow....run or work...run or work...run or work....
The knee issue I'm having is cutting into my miles. No only am I not meeting my goals, but I may have to rethink my approach to my May marathon. If I can't get my knee under control I may have to change my goal to just finishing, rather than finishing under 4 hours. Even though there's been some improvement, it's not as much as I'd like. I'm thinking I make make a doctor appointment next week, just to make sure I'm doing all I can to be ready. I blame diving into tempo runs rather than easing into them.
Monthly Miles:
93 Miles out of 140 mile goal (66%)
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@Elise4270 - Hope it is a short lived issue!
@7lenny7 - I had a similar thing last fall with work getting in the way of training. Hope you find your way through that madness! Might be best to see the doc to confirm if speedwork is OK. See a PT of course, not GP. There is always the fall in a worst case... not what anyone wants to consider of course... but it is always an option if necessary.
Seems like a lot of folks are down and having to rest this month. I guess February sucks. Come on March!!0
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