March 2016 Running Challenge

I have been running for the last few months to get in shape. I'll start March with a goal of 50 miles. I've been running on a treadmill since I live in MN. But with the weather starting to turn, I can run outside more.
I have a 7K coming up on March 12. (My 1st one).

In for 75 - ramping up for the Ragnar West Virginia trail relay in August!

lboyce59 wrote: »

I have been running for the last few months to get in shape. I'll start March with a goal of 50 miles. I've been running on a treadmill since I live in MN. But with the weather starting to turn, I can run outside more.
I have a 7K coming up on March 12. (My 1st one).

Welcome! It's great to see another Minnesotan here, but I get the connection between being in MN and a treadmill Then again, I'm one of the crazy ones who actually enjoys winter and am a bit sad to see it go already.

Good *luck* on your upcoming race! I almost signed up for that one myself.

elpearce92 wrote: »

Hiya, I'm an inexperienced runner but I enjoy do running on the treadmill. I'm trying to loose 10lbs before I go on holiday in May and I think a challenge would be good to keep me motivated!

Could someone with a bit more experience than me recommend a realistic running goal for March?

Define "inexperienced"...does that mean you get the occasional wild hair and say "I should probably use this thing since I paid for it"...i.e. once or twice a month? Is it an everyday thing for 10 minutes? 15? 30?

Without some idea of where your running is at now, it's hard to give you a starting goal. In general, though, many suggest a good guideline is to not increase your weekly run by more than 10% over the prior week. If you're starting from a complete non-runner, I'd suggest you consider the Couch 2 5K (often abbreviated C25K) as a guide. It's how I (and many others) began running. There's a pretty large group on here for those doing that program if you search the Community area for it.

I'm in for 65 miles this month

Do you have any idea how lovely it is in Virginia right now? ! Thank goodness!

I am going to try again this month since I think my hip is finally healed and hopefully I don't do anymore stupid things. I am going very low this month and easing back in. I think 25 miles is a safe starting point.

OMG, it's not March yet, is it?

I'm in! I'll shoot for 100 miles for March!

We just got hit with a blizzard but maybe this will help get my butt movin before April. I'll be running and walking doing C25K and walking the dog.

Anyone is welcome to add me as well!

With holding back a bit for recovery, I'm going to set a 100 mile goal for March. Might exceed that....



"Hello, my name is Dana, and I have a problem with running...."

My goal is to run 4 days each week for a total of 55 miles.

WE HAVE TWO PAGES ALREADY? This challenge has gotten so big! I love it! Good to see many new faces and old friends back for March

I added up my March training schedule, and if I manage to run EVERY SINGLE MILE I've assigned myself, I should be at an even 250 for the month. So... fingers crossed I make it! (And yes, I actually remembered to throw in a cutback week this time; learned my lesson from February.)



Upcoming Races:
3/12: Run O' The Mill 5K (Clinton, NJ)
4/3: Caesar Rodney HM (Wilmington, DE)
5/1: New Jersey Marathon (Lots of towns, NJ)

As with February, I have no goal for March. My goal is to hit the weekly mileage targets for the training plan: 62 this week, 62 next, then 68, 62, and 56. Subtracting out the days that don't fall in March, I get:

(62 -15) + 62 + 68 +62 + (56 - 13) = 282 miles in March. That's 20 miles more than was scheduled for February, and 41 more miles than I actually ran in February; but I lost 21 miles to a cold in February. I need to stay healthy to hit my targets in March.

This is more miles than I've ever run in my life. It's a freakin' miracle that my running chain is okay and the only thing that happened was I got a cold. That, and a well designed plan with a coach who tells me when to back off. I have some really challenging workouts, but it's the recovery that makes the plan work.

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)

Date      Miles      MTD
------    -----    -----
Mar 01      0.0      0.0

I have learned my lesson and am scaling back to avoid another overuse injury. I'm in for 80 and we'll see how this goes!

Lots of new faces already this month, which is awesome! Hope everyone has a great month and posts often.

@Elise4270 - This is it ... the month where we both stay healthy!

I'm new to this challenge for the month of March. I'm super excited to have found this challenge. I'm tossing my hat in the ring for 50 miles this month; that's an increase for me of about 15 miles. I'm hoping to get more miles in on the weekends now that it'll soon still be daylight when I get off work and the temps are on the rise. Good luck to every one in achieving your goals this month and Happy Running!