March 2016 Running Challenge
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brian_gunther wrote: »Started Week 7 of C25K, and did 25 minutes straight with no issues! I was VERY excited!
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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
3/6 2 miles - 31.95 << race warm-up
3/6 5 miles - 36.95 << 8K race
3/7 6.2 miles - 43.15
3/8 8 miles - 51.15
3/8 4.1 miles - 55.25 << daily double
3/9 6.2 miles - 61.45
3/10 8 miles - 69.45
3/10 4 miles - 73.45 << another daily double
3/11 6.25 miles - 79.70
3/12 16.25 miles - 95.95
3/13 REST DAY
3/14 10.75 miles - 106.7
3/15 8 miles - 114.7
Upcoming races:
Oak Barrel HM - 4/2
Bridge Street HM - 4/10
Cotton Row Run 10K - 5/30
Firecracker Chase 10.2 miler - 6/25
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Still forcing myself to run slower, and slower, trying to keep the HR down. I'm super focusing on this, honest! And yet according to strava, I beat my (admittedly not high) PR's for 5k and mile times! During the run I kept thinking that I probably could go a little faster...
3/1 - 3.1
3/2 - 3.1
3/3 - x-train stationary bike
3/4 - 3.1 slooow miles with my average HR
3/5 - bought new shoes!
3/6 - 4 miles
3/7 - x-train stationary bike
3/8 - 3.1
3/9 - 3.1
3/10 - true rest day
3/11 - awesome 3.1
3/12 - 3.1 windy but great
3/13 - 2 mile building
3/14 - x-train stationary bike
3/15 - awesome 3.1. super awesome
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You're in the same boat as me. I keep going way too fast. Even on my "easy" runs, I need to slow down more yet. I find it actually harder to slow down than to keep going faster.Still forcing myself to run slower, and slower, trying to keep the HR down. I'm super focusing on this, honest! And yet according to strava, I beat my (admittedly not high) PR's for 5k and mile times! During the run I kept thinking that I probably could go a little faster...
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Late to work again today, this time due to car problems. My husband is a mechanic, but, of course, he flew to Alaska for work yesterday. Had to get someone to drive me to the airport to get his truck so that I have something to drive. We live in a rural area (about 35 miles from my work), so walking, biking, and public transport are not options.
Anyway, I will once again be running in the evening, rather than my normal lunchtime jaunt. Only 3 miles today, though! And it should be cooler, so hopefully I feel better than I did after yesterday's run.
For the curious: My truck drove fine yesterday. Got home, parked, all good. Went out this morning and started it up. It starts and runs fine, but will not shift out of Park. That means the shift cable (that links the PRNDL lever to the transmission) is likely disconnected on one end or the other. I crawled under the truck (in my work clothes) this morning to check the end at the transmission, and it seemed fine. Admittedly, I didn't get a very good look since the truck sits a little too low to have good clearance/movement room. But, I'm guessing it's the one at the lever, which would require tearing the dash apart to get to. Boo. Will probably just drive Gary's truck for the next two weeks and let him deal with it when he gets home.0 -
@ceciliaslater Sorry to hear about the truck troubles. Hope it turns out to be an easier fix than tearing apart the dash....I hate doing that0
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@moyer566 I'll have to see if there is something like that around here, looks much better at 6" off the ground
@kristinegift sorry you calf/ankle/shin is still giving you a problem
@brhollifield just post away when you want, don't be intimidated just have fun
@caritjr great job on running the whole 5K fantastic!
@cecilaslater sorry about the truck - never a dull moment is it? I remember in high school my car only had neutral and drive (my dad was a mechanic) he was too busy to look at it so I drove it for the longest time like that. I had to leave it in drive so I would have to make sure I always parked so I could pull right out. He decided it was in the column and one day went outside and just rammed the crap out of the shifter.... problem solved. I never wanted to ask if the problem was fixed or solved.
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brian_gunther wrote: »Started Week 7 of C25K, and did 25 minutes straight with no issues! I was VERY excited!
I started week 7 today as well. I've started over a lot with running and using C25K has made this time much easier than I remember it being in the past. Keep it up ! 0 -
March Running Totals (km)
3/1- 1.4 (1.4/35)
3/2- 2.51 (3.91/35)
3/3- 1.42 (5.33/35)
3/4- DOMS hit hard. Need to remember to foam roll!
3/5- Life
3/6- 3 (8.33/35)
3/7- Life
3/8- 3.5 & 1.97 (13.8/35)
3/9- 1.41 (15.21/35)
3/10- Cross training
3/11- Life
3/12- 3.1 (18.31/35)
3/13- 3.6 (21.91/35) I love running in the rain!!! Made a wrong turn so .6 of this was to get back to my car, but it was an awesome run. Only stopped once to shake out the feet and stretch the calves, and after that they didn't bother me again. Now to stretch/foam roll and get some food.
3/14- Strength
3/15- 3.6 (25.51/35) 25minutes of running with no stops!!! Feel great. Legs were a little sore from lifting yesterday but they warmed up quickly and I had no issues with my feet or calves until I started my cool down walk and even that was minor. Starting to really feel the joys of running again and I'm able to shut off my mind a bit and just enjoy the silence.
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March 16th- Shamrock Run
April 10th- Run For Home HM (Relay Team)
May ?- TuscBDD 5k
June 25th- Indian Mud Run
August 13th- Insane Inflatable 5k
August 20th- Warrior Dash0 -
Today was my first run after starting back with strength training (yesterday). Legs were a little tight, but overall not too bad.
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Well done to @CariTJR and @brian_gunther, smashing those goals!
I'm stuck resting up again, let's just say I've had 'toilet-related stomach troubles' for the last few days. I can't think of anything less helpful than running when you have this problem! I'm hoping to do today's run tomorrow instead though, so I won't actually miss a run, just postpone it. I haven't cross-trained for a few days, but no actual miles missed.
Typical, last week I missed a run because I couldn't be bothered to run and now I desperately want to and I can't! Grrr
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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
3/6 2 miles - 31.95 << race warm-up
3/6 5 miles - 36.95 << 8K race
3/7 6.2 miles - 43.15
3/8 8 miles - 51.15
3/8 4.1 miles - 55.25 << daily double
3/9 6.2 miles - 61.45
3/10 8 miles - 69.45
3/10 4 miles - 73.45 << another daily double
3/11 6.25 miles - 79.70
3/12 16.25 miles - 95.95
3/13 REST DAY
3/14 10.75 miles - 106.7
3/15 8 miles - 114.7
3/15 4.1 miles - 118.8 << daily double
Upcoming races:
Oak Barrel HM - 4/2
Bridge Street HM - 4/10
Cotton Row Run 10K - 5/30
Firecracker Chase 10.2 miler - 6/25
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@Stoshew71 Oops! You're one mile behind me! Good thing I've got one more run in store today! (Though I think @MobyCarp is gonna have us beat this month!) 0
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Wow, am I sore and having trouble moving around this afternoon! This is because I got a gym membership to take advantage of more cross training and strength training options for my running training. Of course they ask what my interests are and I say "running and more running with strength building, active recovery, cross training, weight loss, all that stuff that helps me run". I should have known better than to open my big fat mouth because that is when they set me up with a personal trainer to help with exactly that. They were even able to fit me in as early as this morning!! Sure, seemed OK. Get a workout in early, then run later, right?
Well...
It was a great workout really. The trainer had me doing a lot of things, and finding weaker areas I could develop, and in the core, hips, glutes, legs areas just as I requested. He had me repeat the items in a circuit and where resistance/weight could be adjusted moved things up or down based on my performance the prior time. By the 3rd round I was right at fatigue on every routine. So...great workout. I have more of these scheduled so that the routine sinks into my brain...
...and then at lunch time I went for my scheduled easy 5 miler. Hey, it's an easy run, if I'm a little stiff from the workout, no problem. Run it easy. Holy freaking crap was that a miserable run! I had to walk quite a bit to keep my HR from going too high for easy pace. It was a slog when running. And that steep downhill at the start was the opposite coming back, only twice as steep, I swear.
Now, after getting some real lunch afterwards and popping into the library to get connected back to work and see what the heck is going on (I'm supposed to be working, I think) I find myself barely able to climb in and out of the Jeep. Especially out, with one foot on the ground and having to lift the other over the high ledge the Jeep has from the cabin floor climbing out the door. How i have not fallen on my face, I'm not sure. But I'm glad I have kept it from happening.
Gonna eat and rest tonight...have 5 more miles tomorrow. Hoping they are a bit more normal.
3/1 - 5 miles
3/2 - 5 miles
3/3 - 5 miles
3/4 - Rest
3/5 - 12 miles
3/6 - 5 miles
3/7 - 5 miles
3/8 - 5 miles
3/9 - 5 miles
3/10 - 5 miles
3/11 - Rest
3/12 - 12 miles
3/13 - 5 miles
3/14 - 5 miles
3/15 - 5 miles
82/150 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)0 -
3.1 - 3.7 km run, 3.6 km walk
3.2 - Crossfit
3.3 - 1.8 km walk
3.4 - 4.4 km run
3.5 - 2.8 km run
3.6 - 6.2 km run
3.7 - Yoga
3.8 - 4.7 km run and 1.5 km walk and 1:10:00 strength training
3.9 - Elliptical does not count, rain
3.10 - Elliptical does not count, rain
3.11 - 10.2 km run
3.12 - rest
3.13 - strength training
3.14 - 4.9 km run
3.15 - 7.4 km warmup, hills repeat, recovery. 1.8 km walk
I set a goal of 150 km, 97 left to go.
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01-Mar: 0.00 miles but 6.14 miles (walk)
02-Mar: 0.00 miles but 5.73 miles (walk)
03-Mar: 2.10 miles plus 2.50 miles (walk)
04-Mar: 0.00 miles but 5.96 miles (walk)
05-Mar: 3.16 miles
06-Mar: <Life Day> but 6.87 miles
07-Mar: 3.87 miles
08-Mar: 4.93 miles
09-Mar: 4.30 miles
10-Mar: 3.28 miles plus 2.35 miles (walk)
11-Mar: 4.66 miles
12-Mar: 3.35 miles
13-Mar: <Life Day> but 2.47 miles (walk)
14-Mar: 4.72 miles
15-Mar: 6.05 miles
16-Mar:
17-Mar:
18-Mar:
19-Mar:
20-Mar: <Life Day>
21-Mar:
22-Mar:
23-Mar:
24-Mar:
25-Mar:
26-Mar:
27-Mar: <Life Day>
28-Mar:
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30-Mar:
31-Mar:
Signed up last night for the Cherry Blossom, but kept it at a 5K. Thinking about going back (AGAIN!) to doing C25K, and see what happens this time. I'd still have to run further than the app says to get in my mileage, but hopefully it will help me retrain for slower, slower, steadier miles.
Upcoming Races:
19-Mar: Cherry Blossom 5K, Macon, GA ☑
02-Apr: Run 2 End Alzheimer's 10.5K, Bonaire, GA
16-Apr: Running for Ronald 10K or 15K, Macon, GA
04-Jul: Peachtree Road Race 10K, Atlanta, GA ☑0 -
3/01: 3 miles, easy (am)
3/01: 6 miles, 2x1 mile at LTP (7:30) then 800m @ 5K pace (pm)
3/02: 6 miles, easy
3/03: 5 miles, 5x800m @ 6:45 pace with 400m recovery jog between
3/04: 5 miles, easy
3/05: 6 miles, easy
3/06: 13.1 miles, long and easy
3/07: Off, have the flu
3/08: 4.25 miles, easy
3/09: 5 miles, easy (am)
3/09: 5 miles, easy (pm)
3/10: 4.75 miles, 3x800m @ 6:45 pace + 2x400m @ 6:30 pace with 400m recovery jog between
3/11: 5 miles, super easy
3/12: 2 miles, warm up
3/12: 5K race, 23:27
3/13: 9 miles, easy with strong finish
3/14: 5 miles, easy
3/15: 5 miles, 1.5 miles at LT pace (7:40)
Total: 92.66 miles
Overview:
Today’s run was pretty hot and humid! I’m back in FL visiting my family for spring break, so it was a balmy 78 degrees and sunny by the time I got out the door. I was excited to be able to run in shorts and a sports bra again though! 2.5 mile warm up (read - trying to convince myself that running faster was a good idea); 1.5 miles at LT pace (7:40); 1 mile cool down. It took me like an hour in the AC before I finally stopped sweating -_-
Upcoming races:
3/20 - Excalibur 10 Miler
3/26 - Chicago Quarter Marathon
4/03 - Shamrock Shuffle (8K)
4/09 - Chi Town Half Marathon
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WhatMeRunning wrote: »Wow, am I sore and having trouble moving around this afternoon! This is because I got a gym membership to take advantage of more cross training and strength training options for my running training. Of course they ask what my interests are and I say "running and more running with strength building, active recovery, cross training, weight loss, all that stuff that helps me run". I should have known better than to open my big fat mouth because that is when they set me up with a personal trainer to help with exactly that. They were even able to fit me in as early as this morning!! Sure, seemed OK. Get a workout in early, then run later, right?
Well...
It was a great workout really. The trainer had me doing a lot of things, and finding weaker areas I could develop, and in the core, hips, glutes, legs areas just as I requested. He had me repeat the items in a circuit and where resistance/weight could be adjusted moved things up or down based on my performance the prior time. By the 3rd round I was right at fatigue on every routine. So...great workout. I have more of these scheduled so that the routine sinks into my brain...
...and then at lunch time I went for my scheduled easy 5 miler. Hey, it's an easy run, if I'm a little stiff from the workout, no problem. Run it easy. Holy freaking crap was that a miserable run! I had to walk quite a bit to keep my HR from going too high for easy pace. It was a slog when running. And that steep downhill at the start was the opposite coming back, only twice as steep, I swear.
Now, after getting some real lunch afterwards and popping into the library to get connected back to work and see what the heck is going on (I'm supposed to be working, I think) I find myself barely able to climb in and out of the Jeep. Especially out, with one foot on the ground and having to lift the other over the high ledge the Jeep has from the cabin floor climbing out the door. How i have not fallen on my face, I'm not sure. But I'm glad I have kept it from happening.
Gonna eat and rest tonight...have 5 more miles tomorrow. Hoping they are a bit more normal.
@whatmerunning sounds like a painful day, I bet the run will help you tomorrow with DOMS though. Great job getting through it all!0 -
01/03 3.5miles
02/03 3.5miles
04/03 3.5miles
05/03 3 miles
07/03 3 miles
09/03 4.5miles
11/03 5 miles
12/03 3.75miles
14/03 3.5 miles
15/03 3 miles - enjoyed this evening run, I can feel myself improving slightly.
@moyer566 - That's a great picture of you running.0 -
@WhatMeRunning If you feel stiff try some stretching. Now you started weight training you should look into stretching anyway or else you will become stiff and that's not good. I ignored it and had all kind of problems. Stretching is magical.
Here's one for glutes, it band and quads.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x30rjVT-TLo
It's absolutely mad. Once I do this my knee pain completely disappear for an hour or two and it helps alot. Also I feel like I could just lie and sleep. It's ok if you can't do it all the way just relax when you feel a stretch in your muscle and sit there for 1-2 minutes just breathing
Runner's usually have weak or tight glutes and quads.0 -
3/1: Rest day
3/2: 12 miles (am), 5 miles (pm)
3/3: 7 miles speedwork (am), 6 miles with Thursday crew (pm)
3/4: Rest day
3/5: 7.3 miles
3/6: 15.2 miles
3/7: 6 miles with Joe to Go crew
3/8: Rest day
3/9: 12 miles (am), 5 miles (pm)
3/10: 8 miles (am), 6 miles with Thursday crew (pm)
3/11: Rest day
3/12: 5.6 miles (2.5 mile warm up and 5k race)
3/13: 18 miles
3/14: Impromptu rest day
3/15: 6 miles (am), 8 miles (pm)
The brain funk is broken! I didn't really want to run Sunday, or Monday, or this morning... but after a day of drinking coffee and thesis work at Panera, I came home and like a switch was flipped: I wanted to go out and run. I plotted a hilly route going the opposite direction that I would normally run those hills and off I went! And I paced REALLY fast. So fast that I'm I'm labelling this my weekly speedwork. 8 miles at 7:52 pace with 500 feet of elevation gain. For the first time since last week (probably since Thursday?), a run felt effortless and fun. My legs weren't heavy. My calf is only minimally angry at me yet. My head was in it to win it. It feels good to be back to my normal self!
Upcoming Races:
3/12: Run O' The Mill 5K: New PR! 21:55
4/3: Caesar Rodney HM (Wilmington, DE)
4/16: River Horse 6K (Ewing, NJ)
5/1: New Jersey Marathon (Lots of towns, NJ)0 -
@kristinegift nice to see your brain is back in the game0
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@kristinegift most awesome!!! I know you don't like the compression stuff, but Skip is swearing by the compression sleeve for her calf. She said it's been awesome and now that she's been wearing it at every practice she feels funny without it.kristinegift wrote: »
The brain funk is broken! I didn't really want to run Sunday, or Monday, or this morning... but after a day of drinking coffee and thesis work at Panera, I came home and like a switch was flipped: I wanted to go out and run. I plotted a hilly route going the opposite direction that I would normally run those hills and off I went! And I paced REALLY fast. So fast that I'm I'm labelling this my weekly speedwork. 8 miles at 7:52 pace with 500 feet of elevation gain. For the first time since last week (probably since Thursday?), a run felt effortless and fun. My legs weren't heavy. My calf is only minimally angry at me yet. My head was in it to win it. It feels good to be back to my normal self!
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Today made me realize (glad it was a rest day) That I'm desperately in need of a good jacket to wear for running in the rain. Anyone have a suggestion?0
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@skippygirlsmom I have compression sock-sleeves (like knee-high socks). I wear them post-run, but I can't wear them while I run because they cut off my circulation and make my legs hurt. I've been wearing them pretty often after long runs, and I'll probably pal around in them for a while tonight. They definitely do help, Skip's right! Those + some foam rolling and I should be right as rain by the weekend!0
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MNLittleFinn wrote: »Today made me realize (glad it was a rest day) That I'm desperately in need of a good jacket to wear for running in the rain. Anyone have a suggestion?
@MNLittleFinn Saucony has some good ones. They have a Run Shield line of jackets/clothes that are water resistant or repellant. I have their women's Speed of Lite jacket, and there is a men's version out there somewhere. It's super light weight and water repellant. If you check Amazon they usually have pretty good deals for out of season stuff. I'm a huge bargain hunter, and I found mine for $28 and they retail for $90 or something.0 -
Here's the one I use and like: http://smile.amazon.com/gp/product/B008F0JL3YMNLittleFinn wrote: »Today made me realize (glad it was a rest day) That I'm desperately in need of a good jacket to wear for running in the rain. Anyone have a suggestion?
It's light-weight, sheds water well, seals well at the wrists and such, and packs into itself!0 -
really kind of tempted by this: http://www.brooksrunning.com/en_us/mens-lsd-jacket/210838.html?dwvar_210838_color=429#start=1
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@WhatMeRunning Wow, that sounds like some seriously intense routine the trainer had you do!
I'm still trying to figure out what to do strength-training wise - for the past couple of month, I've been going to the gym twice per week and following a full-body (mostly)dumbbell plan. But I went to a "strength training for runners" workshop earlier this month, and the exercises that instructor recommended were completely different. Mostly plancks and bridges and jumps...
@kristinegift Congrats on feeling so much better today! And on the new shorts and jacket - new running clothes are great
If you can find them, that is... I just spent the last three hours online shopping for a new rain jacket for running. Not easy!
I've had my old for two years, and while it was great in the beginning, in the past few month it started letting the rain through, so I've been browsing the local sports stores over the past few weeks already. Today the zipper of my current jacket got stuck and I partly ripped it out when I was trying to get it to open, which makes buying a new one even more urgent.
It's amazing how many "waterproof" or "water repelant" jackets don't have a hood. Or no pockets. Am I really that weird for wanting a rain jacket with a hood and pockets - preferably one that isn't made out of a fabric that feels like a very stiff garbage bag?0 -
03/02 - 3.1 miles
03/03 - 3.1 miles
03/05 - 6.2 miles
03/08 - 3.1 miles
03/11 - 3.1 miles
03/15 - 3.1 miles
Only went out twice last week, but I'm still on track to hit my goal halfway through the month, so I'm not going to worry about it... Trying to plan better this week!
MTD: 21.7 / 400
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