March 2016 Running Challenge

@shilshilshil and @Orphia CONGRATULATIONS!!!

CChen8520 wrote: »

newbie here, setting a goal of 50miles!

03/04/16 3.1miles



Looking forward to my first 4 mile race in June good luck everyone

03/01 3.23
03/02 3.19
03/03 3.17
03/04 3.27
03/05 6.83
TOTAL 19.69

GOAL 100

4 miles today, very pleased with that and no leg pain 8.2 so far for the month.

5BeautifulDays wrote: »

Heaven help me, I can't keep up with this place right now, and I'm missing it! I have gotten a couple of runs in this week, although it feels so small compared to where I was. We are adjusting to life with diabetes--tonight was our first time going out to dinner and a movie as a family. Restaurant food is bad for you, by the way...we had our first really, really high sugar level to deal with, too. Live and learn!

3/1.....3.0 @ 10:40 on the TM, plus strength training
3/2....life in the way day
3/3....3.5 @ 11:25 on the TM
3/4....4.5 @ 10:33 on the TM ( .5 walking and 4 @ 10:00, which I think is my farthest distance at that speed)

Sorry to hear about the Diabetes! It can be dealing with highs and lows, I've seen friends go through it. I hope you feel better soon! x Also, is your profile pic from the Disney run? I'm not sure if you have posted photos (I may have missed it!) Do you mind posting some more pics here? Have always wanted to go to Disneyland!

1-mar: 3.3miles run/walk
2-mar: 2 miles easy walk
5-mar 2.9 miles walk

Week 1: 8.2 miles.

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Goal 60.
Remaining miles: 52.1

I didn't manage to follow the plan in first week. So now I have to do 5 miles most days a week. Definitely will be challenging for me but I guess goals are supposed to be challenging. I read everybody's accomplishment and it motivates me to move

AdrianChr92 wrote: »

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 consistency

@AdrianChr92 I don't know aout the Garmin 235 optical heart rate. But I do have another GPS watch with optical HRM. I never considered wearing the watch on top of the sleeves, in winter the jacket or gloves go over it, so at least that part of the optical measurement is not an issue for me.

Most of the time it works great, but yes, every now and then there is a weird drop in HR for a few minutes - and I'm pretty sure that's due to the watch, not my heart rate ;-) Here's an example.
I usually don't do anything with my watch during runs except from looking at full kms when it gives me an average-pace report, so I don't think it would have any reasons to move around on my wrist, but maybe it does. If I wanted to check my pulse in between, I guess I would notice that somethings off and could adjust the fit of the watch, but I don't look at the HR until I'm home... Still, these glitches bother me a lot less than wearing a chest strap would, but if you want to rely heavily on your HR for training, it would probably annoy you a lot more.

@5BeautifulDays Good to hear that you're all starting to adjust. It's got to be hard. Your son is lucky to have such a caring mother!

@runner_girl83 Good luck on the HM Saturday! I'll be waiting with baited breath to hear about it! Re; your shoes. Do you rotate out pairs? That will add -- seriously -- 100-200 miles to them, in my experience. Decent running shoes should last more than 300km/185 miles! Usually they should last at least 300 miles/480km with heavy duty ones being good for 500 or more/800km. With my mileage, I usually rotate between 3-4 pairs, so you should be rotating between two! The extra time off allows the shoes to "bounce back" with the padding, foam, whatever else they put into running shoes.

Virkati wrote: »

Did you put your sunscreen on today? If not, go do it.

@Virkati Lol, no, for some reason I didn't. I'm just about to head out, too late to fix that. I'm sure the mixture of rain and snow that the wind will throw in my face today would wash it off rather quickly anyway.

@shilshilshil and @Orphia Kudon on your first 10k, that's awesome!

@unner_girl83 Okay, your first Half next Saturday is noted and will be remembered, so now you have to stick to it Too bad about your shoes - I've never had a pair that broke down after 300km, that seems much too soon. Did you write to Nike about it and complain? Maybe you'll get lucky and they have some advice to offer how to keep them alive for longer.

Wow! All these new distances people are running, races, etc...this place is on fire!

I set out for a slow and easy 5 miler to recover from yesterdays long run, but only made it just down the street before deciding to stop due to how much various parts of my legs were yelling at me.

By the time I walked back I was feeling good though. So I tried again. Made it the whole way with no issues. I did add unplanned walk breaks every mile for .1 miles each to reward my legs for letting me run.

Now to reward them with food.

3/1 - 5 miles
3/2 - 5 miles
3/3 - 5 miles
3/4 - Rest
3/5 - 12 miles
3/6 - 5 miles

32/150 Miles



Upcoming races:
4/9 - Rock the Parkway half marathon (Kansas City, MO)
4/16 - Garmin Wickedly Fast half marathon (Olathe, KS)
4/23 - Race for Hope half marathon (North Kansas City, MO)
5/1 - Buffalo Bell Stampede half marathon (Leavenworth, KS)
5/14 - Running with the Cows half marathon (Bucyrus, KS)
6/2 - Hospital Hill 5k 7pm PRE-RUN (Kansas City, MO)
6/3 - Hospital Hill half marathon 7am RE-RUN (Kansas City, MO)
10/15 - Kansas City Marathon 26.2 (Kansas City, MO)
11/5 - Jenks half marathon (Jenks, OK)
11/6 - Kansas half marathon (Lawrence, KS)
11/12 - Longview half marathon (Kansas City, MO)
11/13 - Gobbler Grind half marathon (Overland Park, KS)
11/19 - White River half marathon (Cotter, AR)
11/20 - Pilgrim Pacer half marathon (Lenexa, KS)

The schedule said Friday was supposed to be 3 miles, yesterday rest, today 3 miles, tomorrow 2 miles. High winds on Friday plus an evening social event eliminated the run that day so yesterday I did 4.5 around Sloan's Lake (not counting the cool down), need to do 1.5 today to get mileage where it should be so I only have to do 2 miles on my lunch break tomorrow. I'm really surprised and happy about how good the hip muscle is feeling after yesterday!

just posted generally but this is the group who will know - just hate to junk up a very full thread with my issues. If you have experience with sesamoiditis, sesamoid stress fx, or turf toe, please offer me your perspective/experiences. I took a rest day from running (see earlier post) but went to do a calf extension and actually gasped from the pain - can't flex that foot without pain now. Pissed. (sorry but I am)

MNLittleFinn wrote: »

Question for all, I did my "long run" yesterday at 6 miles. I feel pretty good. Would it be OK to do another, shorter, like 5k Run today? Ttying to figure out runs since My reflective gear hasn't arrived yet, and it's going to be Dark tomorrow when I would finally get to run

I say give it a go and see how you feel. Just be prepared to cut it short if needed. I usually start out on a run then it turns into a walk.

I am really excited and happy with my progress so far. This morning I ran 3.3 miles straight, which is my best yet! That makes a total of 6.3 miles running/walking this morning.

2/3 4.14
2/4 4.26
2/6 6.59

14.99