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March 2016 Running Challenge
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3.1.16 - 7.2 m. : Rolling Hills preset program.
3.2.16 - 0 : Lazy.
3.3.16 - 11 m. : 89:30.
3.4.16 - 6.6 m. : 59:45.
I also joined Strava group. I'm not smart about social media and iphone apps and dont always run with my Garmin. But if I figure it out, Ill participate. Always welcome connections. Especially those who motivate and inspire.0 -
@WhatMeRunning Well I consider the 630 as well but is outside my price range. I figured If I wanted to do triathlons at some point in the future I can always sell it and buy a new one. I agree that the optical HR is "good enough" but it has a lot of short comings. For example it would be useless in the winter if I want to see my watch cause I won't be able to wear it over clothes. I looked at some strava runs with it and the HR sometimes get's offset mid run, no change in pace or elevation by as much as 20 bpm. I imagine any move of the watch will offset it. Seems more like a hassle for me. I want consistency0
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AdrianChr92 wrote: »To be honest it's not mfp that makes this corner good. It's probably that we all all runners. All running communities I know are great communities.
Question for folks that own GPS watches. I'm looking to buy one and I was looking at Garmin forerunner 230. I could buy the 235 but the optical heart rate still seems finicky and not accurate enough and I don't need to know my heart rate at any point of the day. Is it a good choice? It comes with a Garmin chest strap
@AdrianChr92 I have the 230 and love it. I don't use a HRM, and for $80, the 235 didn't seem worth it. The 230 works great0 -
My body played the bullshlt card on today's run. I didn't check the weather and just assumed it would be in the 60's. It's 72 and feels like 120. Cut it short on a half mile loop, literally said eF-it and turned around. Headed back to the A/C and some grub.
1---3.57 walk
2---7.06
3---3.55
4---7.47 walk
5---5.75
27.40 miles/150
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 237.48 / 20160 -
March 4th: 4.2 km (walking on treadmill)
March 5th: 6.3 km (32 minutes running, 21 minutes walking on treadmill)
Total for March: 22.24 km
To reach goal: 77.76 km0 -
Did you put your sunscreen on today? If not, go do it. I live in Denver (you know, a mile closer to the sun!), and I regularly forget to put it on. My goal for this year is to remember it more than I forget it. I have a bottle in my car, at my desk at work, and at home. It's 12:30 in the afternoon here and I just remembered to put it on. Thankfully, I'm only now getting ready to head out for a run.0
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@AdrianChr92 - I now have a one day old Garmin 630, and I really like it. But the thing is, the most important difference between the 630 and the 230 is that I can display 4 data fields on a screen instead of just 3. If 3 data fields meet your need, then IMO there's no need to pay more for the 630.
The optical heart rate thing looks like a gimmick to me. Yeah, get your heart rate without having to wear a chest strap. Except on days like today, and like most of November, December, and March plus all of January and February should be, where I have 2 or 3 layers of sleeves between the watch and my skin. No way I'm getting a heart rate without a chest strap unless it's warm enough to run in short sleeves, or at least have a bare patch at my wrist for the watch. And I can affirm that running 17 miles outside today, when I couldn't wear the watch directly against my skin, was a lot nicer than running 14 miles on the indoor track the last time the weather was just too dicey for a workout that was more natural for the roads.0 -
Ran 3.5 miles on the treadmill at the YMCA today. Me, my husband, and my 13yo son all ran a treadmill 5k today for the Firefighters 5K virtual run. My husband is a firefighter so he really wanted that medal! Good motivation.
3/1: 3.25 miles (beautiful day!)
3/2: 2 miles (indoor track)
3/5: 3.5 miles (treadmill)
Upcoming races:
4/16/16: ODU Big Blue 5K (Norfolk, VA)
8/6/16: Coast Guard 5K (Portsmouth, VA)
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3/01: 3 miles, easy (am)
3/01: 6 miles, 2x1 mile at LTP (7:30) then 800m @ 5K pace
3/02: 6 miles, easy
3/03: 5 miles, 5x800m at 6:45 pace with 400m recovery between
3/04: 5 miles, easy
3/05: 6 miles, easy (kind of hungover lol)
Total: 31.11 miles
Overview:
Today’s run was an easy 6 miles by the lake! My training plan called for 6 miles with 3 of at HM pace. But silly me was out until 4:30am last night and I was feeling quite hung over today haha. I’m proud of myself for getting the miles in regardless, even though they were all at an easy pace. And next time I go out with friends, I'm going to make sure I get home at a reasonable time...
Upcoming races:
3/12 - Leprechaun Leap (5K)
3/20 - Excalibur 10 Miler
3/26 - Chicago Quarter Marathon
4/03 - Shamrock Shuffle (8K)
4/09 - Chi Town Half Marathon
5/28 - Soldier Field Run (10 miles)[/quote]
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Another 3 miles down today. Had to run inside since it snowed again and I don't have snow gear, and my time suffered :c but I'm still a beginner and I know that some days are just gonna suck lol.
9/25 miles for March0 -
really considering another run today, but thinking I shouldn't, since my morning run was the furthest single run I've done0
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March Goal - 50km walking
March 5 - Rest
March total - 12km
38km to go 0 -
13 km ( Bad Number ) doing 85 minutes of Running. Standard Saturday group = Long Run & Hill Day. Two hills. The main group knocked off a 3rd hill and 2 tempo runs between the hills giving them 20km. I know my limits and the 2 hills were a struggle today ( especially since we did it in Fresh Snow - Winter's not done with us yet! )
03/01 – 0.0 Km – 0.0 - 140 km
03/02- 10.0 Km – 10.0 - 130 km
03/04- 11.0 Km – 21.0 - 119 km
03/05- 13.0 Km – 34.0 - 106 km – YTD 297.8 Km0 -
@AdrianChr92 I couldn't really afford a Garmin, so recently bought myself a Tomtom GPS Runner 0, which I got on sale as they have just brought out a new range. I have to say, it's brilliant and I don't regret not paying extra for a Garmin - it was half the price of a forerunner 230!
I like that you have a lot of control over the data you can see whilst running, it has a quick GPS feature (mine found a satellite in less than 10 seconds when I ran on Thursday, I hadn't even got to my front gate!) and it has a few other features like interval training and the ability to set a target pace or heart rate with the watch vibrating when you go over or under. I really can't recommend it enough!0 -
[2/28. 3 m
2/29. 3.1 m]
3/1. 3.25 m
3/2. 3.05 m
3/3. 1.5 m. (&15 min stairs).
3/4. 3.1 m.
3/5. 4.3 m.
3/6. Rest.
March total to date: 15.2 /60 miles
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Date Miles today. Miles for March
3/1 7.25 miles - 7.25
3/2 4 miles - 11.25
3/3 9 miles - 20.25
3/4 3.5 miles - 23.75
3/5 6.2 miles - 29.95
Upcoming races:
UAH Spring Road Race 8K - 3/6
Oak Barrel HM - 4/2
Bridge Street HM - 4/10
Cotton Row Run 10K - 5/30
Firecracker Chase 10.2 miler - 6/25
Easy 10K earlier this morning. No long run this week since I have a race tomorrow afternoon. It's an 8K. That means no rest day this week and I will be streaking for 13 days between this week and next week.
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3/1 - 4 miles
3/2 - 3 miles
3/3 - 4 -travel days
3/5 - 5 miles
12 of 100 miles
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03/02 - 3.1 miles
03/03 - 3.1 miles
03/05 - 6.2 miles
I RAN MY FIRST EVER 10K TODAY!!!
I was planning on 4.5 miles, but about halfway through I felt really great so figured I might as well get to 5... then I was still feeling great so went for 10k! The farthest I've ever run before is 4 miles so this feels like a massive achievement!!
That being said, I know I went farther than I probably should have today, so I'll plan on keeping the same mileage for next week. And I'm gonna take an extra-long stretch now!
MTD: 12.4 / 40
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Thanks everyone for their opinions. Can't wait to get myself a watch. Tired of looking at my phone during runs.
Also here's something totally true
http://www.csnphilly.com/blog/700-level/message-runners-everywhere-shutttttt-uppppppp0 -
Woohoo! Well done!shilshilshil wrote: »
I RAN MY FIRST EVER 10K TODAY!!!
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Congrats! That is awesome!shilshilshil wrote: »I RAN MY FIRST EVER 10K TODAY!!!0 -
shilshilshil wrote: »I RAN MY FIRST EVER 10K TODAY!!!
Sweet!0 -
shilshilshil wrote: »
I RAN MY FIRST EVER 10K TODAY!!!
I was planning on 4.5 miles, but about halfway through I felt really great so figured I might as well get to 5... then I was still feeling great so went for 10k! The farthest I've ever run before is 4 miles so this feels like a massive achievement!!
Congrats @shilshilshil!!0 -
Hi, I'm new to this, but am in training to run a marathon. My goal is 90 for March. It's still early in my training.
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shilshilshil wrote: »03/02 - 3.1 miles
03/03 - 3.1 miles
03/05 - 6.2 miles
I RAN MY FIRST EVER 10K TODAY!!!
I was planning on 4.5 miles, but about halfway through I felt really great so figured I might as well get to 5... then I was still feeling great so went for 10k! The farthest I've ever run before is 4 miles so this feels like a massive achievement!!
That being said, I know I went farther than I probably should have today, so I'll plan on keeping the same mileage for next week. And I'm gonna take an extra-long stretch now!
MTD: 12.4 / 40
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shilshilshil wrote: »
I RAN MY FIRST EVER 10K TODAY!!!
MTD: 12.4 / 40
Awesome!!!
March 1 - 5.05 miles + 1 hour spinning
March 2 - strength training
March 3 - 5K for Orlando City Soccer (not sure why they need $) + 1 mile warmup
March 4- strength training
March 5 - 43 mile bike ride (went 9 more than the usual 34 mile Sat ride).
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@shilshilshil
Great job. I recently achieved that goal myself. Felt so good to do something I thought was out of my depth. Keep it up!
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shilshilshil wrote: »I RAN MY FIRST EVER 10K TODAY!!!
ME TOO!!!
YAY US!
1 Mar – 3 km
2 Mar – 4 km
5 Mar – 5 km
6 Mar – 10 km – first time ever!
Goal: 60 km
Total: 22 km
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