March 2016 Running Challenge
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What a *kitten* week it has been, and this week will be too. For starters I only did like 10 km last week, not sure exactly so I will just say 10.
I think I am developing runner's knee. Had really good looks at my form these days and noticed a problem. Quite big problem I think. My right leg is externally rotated while my left leg is straight. Guess I have imbalances in the hip so that would need sorting out. Tested lying down and trying to rotate my legs from the hip inwards and the left leg rotates more. It evened out after some foam rolling and internal rotation exercises. Could run today for 4 km without too much pain (occasional spur but quite ok) just by adjusting my foot position and trying to keep it straight while running. This made my knee in alignment with my ankle and I could run. Also focused on folding my shins over parallel with ground so It resembled like running and not jogging. Not folding them seemed to increase the pain when I did fold them after running with them not folded (lol). I'll take a rest tomorrow, foam rolling and stretching.
On the plus side the weather will be freezing cold and raining all week so that means I won't have to do as much running on the dreadmill. It really sucks. I can't run properly on it. I can't push with my glutes well.
I really hope I get to the bottom of this till my first race
.....Date.....Distance...Pace (min/km).........................Random thought of the day
March 01 - rest
March 02 - 5 km............(4:42).........Stop bouncing like Bambi you idiot you gonna kill your knees
March 03 - 7 km............(6:00)............................Bend at the ankles not the waist.
March 04 - 3.5 km.........(7.46)....................A metronome app helps with your cadence
March 05 - rest
March 06 - 15 km..........(6:00)............Need to taper long run next week but don't want to
March 07 - 5 km............(7:08).........................,.............Treadmills suck
March 08 - rest(4k walk)
March 09 - 3 km............(6:00).................................Treadmills really suck
March 10 - dead
March 11 - dead
March 12 - dead
March 13 - dead
March 14 - 4 km.............(4:20).......................Turns out I'm quite good at biomechanics
03/04: Bucharest 10k and Family run (registered)
16/04: Color Run Bucharest (registered)
15/05: Bucharest Half Marathon (need to register till march 31)0 -
Goal of 70 Miles for March
3/1 – 3.21 Mi
3/3 – 5.91 Mi
3/6 – 3.17 Mi
3/7 – 3.28 Mi
3/9 – 3.97 Mi
3/12 – 8.28 Mi
Progress toward Goal 27.82 / 70
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found some racing pictures too. I loved this pi run.
among other things, race report
http://runningohm.blogspot.com/2016/03/happy-pi-day.html
Great blog and pictures @moyer566 BTW aerial yoga would scare the crap out of me.0 -
Guys, I DID IT! I ran 3.45 miles non-stop for the first time since I started back with this. I can't believe it, i've gone from running intervals to doing a whole 5k. When our coach at Running Club said tonight we'd be running the entire route non-stop I just thought "no way i'll manage that, i'll just do the best I can" but once I started I just kept going and going. Super happy, i've amazed even myself. Happy, happy, happy!
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I'm 12 miles from 500 miles in 11 months. Which is amazing since last March I was 20lbs heavier and had never ran, oh and sat I ran in the shiver me shamrocks 5k and broke my PR. Life's good.0
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Guys, I DID IT! I ran 3.45 miles non-stop for the first time since I started back with this. I can't believe it, i've gone from running intervals to doing a whole 5k. When our coach at Running Club said tonight we'd be running the entire route non-stop I just thought "no way i'll manage that, i'll just do the best I can" but once I started I just kept going and going. Super happy, i've amazed even myself. Happy, happy, happy!
Thats awesome! Great job!skippygirlsmom wrote: »Wow just had a chance to get caught up on the thread from Friday.
Didn't run Saturday or Sunday. Saturday was all day track meet with Skip. She ran the 1600 and 800, she had to bow out of the 3200 because of a foot cramp. She said she thought her spikes we tied too tight in the 800 and that is what caused it. It was a bad one she was still putting ice on it at bed time. She was very disappointed in the 1600 6:33 time, which was 45 seconds faster than her previous 1600 outdoor time. Her 800 was 2:56 (her coach thought it was 2:53 but official time was 2:56), still a 30 second PR from her last outdoor 800 PR. She lead the entire 800 until the last 15 feet and I could see her give up when the girl passed her. She said she knew that was wrong and she should have pushed harder. I try to explain her place in a heat doesn't matter what matters is her time. I was so proud of her.
On Sunday it was drive everyone to the airport day in different cities. Allen is deploying again with work so we took him to the local airport on Sunday morning, then Skip left for a few days visit with my Mom in Florida so I took her to the Birmingham airport. The neat thing in BHM was we saw quite a few Track and Field athletes at the airport because they had the NCAA Indoor T&F Championship meet in Birmingham over the weekend. She got to talk to a few athletes from U of Texas and I can't remember where the other girl was from. It was really cool
Is your hubby military? I ask because I know some civilians who use the word deploy for civi jobs too.0 -
Well, I didn't run today, but all of my orders from Running Warehouse came all at once this afternoon!! A box of chocolate Honey Stinger waffles, some new shorts to replace mine that have a hole (
RIP shorts) and a Saucony Nomad jacket. This jacket... I wasn't too sure about the color (it's very blue, but much more pleasant in person than it seemed online) but it is a decent winter running jacket and was almost 75% off list price... a $120 jacket for a mere $35!! It was the ONLY one left and it was in my size, so of course I had no choice but to snag it 
Now I can't wait to go out tomorrow and run in the new shorts. Amazing what a new piece of apparel can do for one's motivations to get out there and get moving!0 -
I have fallen off the challenge wagon and now eager to join back in, even though I do not really know how to set a mileage goal and it is the middle of the month already... because I am afraid I would just let myself rest indefinitely and I was more discipline when I was here last time in December
The main reason I am uncertain of my mileage gaol is that I feel pain in several areas after finishing my first half marathon yesterday. In fact, I began to have this pain since my last two long runs at the end of February and they keeps coming back after every run. So, my plans is to rest from running for a few days and perhaps goes for a slow 20 mins run on flat surface on Wednesday or Thursday and see how things feel. If things seem good, then maybe another easy run on Saturday. Hoping for 3 easy runs next week and the week after.0 -
1---3.57 walk
2---7.06
3---3.55
4---7.47 walk
5---5.75
6---3.03
7--- work late, DOMS, rain
8---work late, headache, rain
9---6.61cramps
10---5.05 cramps
11---5.41
12---7.33
13---worked, slept
14---2.3 walk
57.15 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 396.24 / 20160 -
7 km slow recovery run along the River bank in Town watching the Ice Starting to break into slabs and drop into the open channels - then dam up on each other until the pressure caused the Ice to shatter and start moving again.
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
03/06- 8.0 Km – 42.0 - 98 km
03/12- 20.0 Km – 62.0 - 78 km
03/13- 6.0 Km – 68.0 - 72 km
03/14- 7.0 Km – 75.0 - 65 km – 338.8 Km YTD
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MNLittleFinn wrote: »odd question, How do you make yourself gear back, when you have a LLLOOONNNGGG time to prepare for a race.....like 26 weeks until the half marathon I'm registered for.
26 weeks isn't as long as you think. A structured training program will be anywhere from 12 to 20 weeks in length. That leaves you with 8 to 14 weeks before you start a structured program, depending on what program you decide on. And it is common advice to allow more weeks than the program calls for, in case you need to develop yourself a little slower.
I'd start with identifying the training program you'll use. Look at how big a base is calls for. Spend the time between now and when the program starts building your base. For example, if the program wants you to have a base of 20 miles a week, you don't just go run 20 miles this week. You start with wherever you are, and build slowly. You take the time to hold the weekly mileage steady if it doesn't feel easy to run that much. Get to where you can run 20 miles a week, 3 weeks in a row, and not feel particularly beat up at the end of the third week, and that's a 20 mile base. Ideally, you want to feel like you could keep running 20 miles a week for however long life and your schedule let you have the time to do so.
Then when you start the structured training program, you've done your homework. A program designed for someone with a base of 20 miles a week is going to feel more challenging than base building, but achievable . . . assuming you really have that 20 mile base.
And if you do happen to build a 25 mile base when the program only asks for 20, the program ought to feel that much easier to you.
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Found 2 pictures of me running Johnny's. The first is before mile 2, on the way out; the close up is at the same point on the way back. All the people in green tutus are somewhere behind me; tutus aren't very aerodynamic.
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Managed to eke out my 8 miles today. It was about 85 degrees when I started my run a little before 5pm. I stopped and walked a few times, stopped once because I felt like something was stabbing me on the top of the foot (never found the culprit, but it went away after taking my shoe off), and stopped once to sit down for a short break. Not the most pleasant run, but better than I expected given the temp.
43.8 of 100 miles completed for the month.
Upcoming races:
3/20 - A2A Marathon (Ardmore, OK)
5/14 - Fleet Feet Half Marathon - Four Seasons Challenge #1 (Tulsa, OK)
7/4 - Firecracker 5K - Four Seasons Challenge #2 (Tulsa, OK)
9/17 - The Q Doubler - Quarter Marathon + 5K - Four Seasons Challenge #3 (Tulsa, OK)
11/5 - Jenks Half Marathon (Jenks, OK)
12/17 - Rudolph Run 5K - Four Seasons Challenge #4 (Tulsa, OK)
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@skippygirlsmom aww poor Skip, she's just too cute. It'sawesome that she's still getting faster!
@moyer566 love the race pic. @MobyCarp can not believe you didn't wear the tutu... love the pics 0 -
March Running Totals (miles)
[2/28 – 7.78 easy]
[2/29 – 7.22 easy + 4 strides]
3/1 – 9.31 warm up + 8 x Yasso 800s
3/2 – 6.02 easy
3/3 – 15.05 easy
3/4 – scheduled rest day
3/5 – 17.01 2 easy, 13 MP, 2 easy
Weekly total 62.39 vs. target 62
3/6 – 7.70 easy
3/7 – 8.17 easy + 4 strides
3/8 – 11.67 warm up, speed work, cool down
3/9 – 11.03 easy
3/10 – 8.92 warm up, speed work, cool down
3/11 – scheduled rest day
3/12 – 15.10 easy 2 solo, pace 8, race 5
Weekly total 62.59 vs. target 62
3/13 – 11.00 – 4 easy, 3 MP, 4 easy
3/14 – 5.74 easy + 4 strides
3/15 –
3/16 –
3/17 –
3/18 –
3/19 –
Weekly total TBD vs. target 68
Goal – 56, 62, or 68 miles per week, per training plan
Expected March total - ~282 miles
Today's notes – It was nice to finally have daylight for an evening run! Today was an easy day, and it was short because the specified workouts this week are long. I need to keep the easy days short to fit within the target miles, even though this is a peak mileage week.
Upcoming races:
March 26, 2016 Spring Forward Distance Run 15K (Mendon, NY)
April 18, 2016 Boston Marathon (Hopkinton, MA)
April 24, 2016 Flower City Challenge Half Marathon (Rochester, NY)
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3/1 - nada
3/2 - 3.9 miles
3/3 - 3.8
3/4 - 3.29
3/5 - 3.25
3/6 - 6.3
3/7 - 1.2
3/8 - 2.53
3/9 - 2.4
3/10 - 2.02
3/11 - 1.48
3/12 - 4.45
3/13 - 3.9
3/14 - 1.56 (walking)
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Pi day 2016 run is in the books
3/2-3.53
3/5-6.00
3/6-3.13
3/7-3.26
3/9-3.23 (5k pr)
3/12-7.01 (personal distance PR)
3/13-2.25 (getting closer to doing a true recovery run)
3/14-3.14 went way too fast, but I blame it on a not fun encounter with a parent, and then Quiet Drive's cover of Time after Time coming on the playlist twice
Total- 33.58/560 -
3/1 - 4 miles
3/2 - 3.5 miles
3/3 and 4 - travel days
3/5 - 5 miles
3/6 - 6.5 miles
3/7 - rest day
3/8 - 5 miles
3/9 - 5.3 miles
3/10 - rest day
3/11 - 7.1 miles
3/12 and 13 - life days
3/14 - 6.5 miles
42.9 out of 100 miles
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