March 2016 Running Challenge
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skippygirlsmom wrote: »
@sthoma13 what are you binge watching? I'm always looking for something good
Going to take a rest day today because my leggies are talking to me a bit today from yesterday.
I wanna know too. My daughter got me hooked on Marvel's Jessica Jones. It was awesome. Now I need more. Schittss Creek is funny.0 -
@_nikkiwolf_ and @Elise4270 I will try going slower or alternating run/walks. Part of the problem is I run with my husband and he is SO STINKING FAST! Perhaps I will have to fly solo a couple times a week to work on distance. Thank you for your input! I love this message board. So many good ideas and so much support and encouragement.
I can not run withy husband. He's faster, won't pace with me and it just causes anger amd anxiety. Last time he was badgering me about being slow, so I hit a sub 6 pace for about a quarter mile. Then injured myself. Find some gals to run with
Silly husbands! Mine is always a block ahead of me AND is pushing the double stroller. I think I need to add more weight to that stroller to level the playing field!
ha ha! My other half runs faster (22 years of military training LOL) but I can run further so I just let him go when we run "together". Though I gotta say I smoked him in the last 5K we ran together I love the idea of putting more weight in the stroller ha ha. BTW I hate those people pushing a double stroller that pass me in a race, honestly that's just showing off! 0 -
I would like to join even though the month is half done
I've been trying to follow the posts and figured I might as well start posting now rather than waiting until next month.
My goal for March is 52 miles. I'm at 33.8 as of yesterday. Today is a rest day.
Background: Took 8 weeks off end of last year (high hamstring issue, nagging pain in my butt) and essentially tried to start over Jan 1 and "do it right" this time. In total I've been a runner about 18 months but with a series of aches and pains and time off. So I guess you could say I've been an inconsistent runner. March will be the most miles I've ever run in a month and the most consistent I've ever been for 3 whole months! My average pace right now is about 9:30.
This month so far:
3/1/16 - 2 miles
3/4/16 - 6 miles
3/5/16 - 4.5 miles
3/6/16 - 3.1 miles
3/11/16 - 6.2 miles
3/12/16 - 5 miles
3/14/16 - 3 miles
3/15/16 - 4 miles
I also do other workouts - strength training 3x a week, walking, very occasional biking, other aerobics.
All the posts here are a little overwhelming but thanks for letting me join and I'll try to keep up
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@WhatMeRunning ok ok I giggled! Honestly that was almost as good as a race report Hear me raw...awoww oww. Awesome for you tho, I'm totally jealous of all that running extra goodness!
@9voice9 You're doing so great, it's really inspiring to watch you getting back into it with sound reasoning.
@AdrianChr92 nice vid! I will attempt those stretches, tho my brain is screaming 'IMPOSSIBLE!'
@_nikkiwolf_ If you haven't heard of it, there is a wash you can put on your old gear to revive the waterproof/resistance back to new. Wont fix your zipper, but might keep you dry! And really, whats up with no hood, or water resistant pockets on rain resist coats!0 -
No early run this morning, instead I decided to make my early bus catching kiddo breakfast and sit at the table and enjoy some quiet just mommy/daughter time before all the others woke up and started their days. I haven't done that in a long time and it was so nice. My legs are a bit sore anyway from leg day yesterday so I don't think it'll hurt for an extra rest day. I ended up doing 10 miles on the bike and 1.5mi walk on the treadmill after getting the others off to school anyway so I still got my cardio in for the day.
I am really appreciating this thread! I'm learning a lot from everyone and it is nice to see I'm not the only one who has an issue or needs advice on something that I am just too scared/nervous/shy to ask but thankfully someone else saw a need to ask it. Some things I'm still confused on but just because I'm still learning all of this. You all are very supportive and encouraging to everybody and it is great. 0 -
Happy Hump Day! We are half way through the month. Here's what I've done so far:
Looks like I might just achieve my 50-mile goal for March
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Oh my goodness, that story got to me but the video made me cry....♥ what a great story!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)
3/16: 5 miles, easy
Total: 97.69 miles
Overview:
Today’s run was an easy, sweaty 5 miles! I’m really enjoying being back in Florida! Only a few days until my next race - the Excalibur 10 miler. I can’t wait!
Upcoming races:
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)0 -
Oh my goodness, that story got to me but the video made me cry....♥ what a great story!
I read the story, no way I was watching g the vid. I hate crying. Made me wanna go home a hug my puppy dogs.0 -
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
3/16 - 3.1
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Let's see if this works...
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@Elise4270 "Isn't the flying pig one with bacon?"
Im not sure, ran it before, and do recall big crowds, kids passing out redtwists and girl scout cookies. But dont recall bacon. It was one of my most favorite 2-3 marathons of the 25 I have done. Its a challenging course, but worth the effort.
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Slow going, but I am determined to get to my goal this month.0 -
@rune1990 Thanks - glad I'm not the only one with that opinion regarding hoods and pockets, I was starting to doubt it when I was looking at all these no-hood, pocketless rain jackets out there@_nikkiwolf_ If you haven't heard of it, there is a wash you can put on your old gear to revive the waterproof/resistance back to new. Wont fix your zipper, but might keep you dry! And really, whats up with no hood, or water resistant pockets on rain resist coats!
I had a look at the special wash stuff, but the ones I found said you had to put the jacket in the drying machine afterwards to "activate" the water proofing. I don't have a drier, and the nearest laundromat is quite a bit of a drive away and has impossible opening hours (9-12 and 14-18 - happens do be when I work, too...).
But I might take the jacket with me the next time I visit my parents and throw it in their washer + drier. If I'm lucky, I could talk my mother into fixing the zipper on her sewing machine too Then it would be worth the money for the special wash and I'd have a spare rain jacket to keep at their place for runs when I visit them. 0 -
As promised, I did my 3 miles over lunch. Average pace of 9:42 per mile: 10:20, 8:54, and 9:52 (if you don't count the ~30 seconds I spent waiting at stoplights--I think I hit every single one wrong today).
46.8 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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did 34 minutes of HIIT instead of running...I'm looking forward to a nice relaxing run tomorrow after that
and I'm jealous of all you folks who can do 20+ miles in a week. I'm hoping to be there by june......6 MPW to go to get there0 -
So feeling very anxious. First race of the season tonight and also will be my first race ever without my running buddy!! I'm planning on treating it like another training run so it'll be slow and steady, really more of a test race for my relay in April. I hate the pre-race jitters...0
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ceckhardt369 wrote: »So feeling very anxious. First race of the season tonight and also will be my first race ever without my running buddy!! I'm planning on treating it like another training run so it'll be slow and steady, really more of a test race for my relay in April. I hate the pre-race jitters...
What distance?0 -
11/3: 3.2 Miles
13/3: 5.0 Miles
14/3: 3.7 Miles
16/3: 3.2 Miles
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ceckhardt369 wrote: »So feeling very anxious. First race of the season tonight and also will be my first race ever without my running buddy!! I'm planning on treating it like another training run so it'll be slow and steady, really more of a test race for my relay in April. I hate the pre-race jitters...
Amen. I have 2 races this weekend. I think why in the world did you sign up for that?
Totally Mental- "I'm ready-oh no a pain, I've got diarrhea-oh no I'm constipated, I'm dehydrated-oh no I've drank too much. I ate too little- I ate too much.... " Ugh..
Good luck tonight! I'm sure you'll do great! Mantra- I'm strong, I've trained, I can so do this"0 -
@_nikkiwolf_ and @Elise4270 I will try going slower or alternating run/walks. Part of the problem is I run with my husband and he is SO STINKING FAST! Perhaps I will have to fly solo a couple times a week to work on distance. Thank you for your input! I love this message board. So many good ideas and so much support and encouragement.
I can not run withy husband. He's faster, won't pace with me and it just causes anger amd anxiety. Last time he was badgering me about being slow, so I hit a sub 6 pace for about a quarter mile. Then injured myself. Find some gals to run with
My husband and I can never run together either, because he is so fast. Sometimes he looks at my pace for a long run on Garmin Connect and says "Couldn't you walk faster than that?", not mean like, just confused that someone could be that slow and still be running. I wouldn't mind getting him to pace me for a 5 or 10km PR, one day though.ceciliaslater wrote: »
Gah! I'm both excited and nervous...I know I won't do as well as if I had not gotten injured, but I'm confident that I can at least finish. Due to the injury, I'm letting go of my time goal and aiming for a "finish before they pack it in" race. Still hoping for under 5 hours, but I won't be too disappointed if I don't make it. There's always next time, right?
Skipped my run yesterday, as I was feeling a little weirdness in my right ankle and didn't want to risk it. And, to be completely honest, I was feeling tired and lazy when I got home. Feels good today, so I'm replacing today's scheduled 2 miler with yesterday's 3 miler over lunch. Next to last run before the marathon...
@ceciliaslater So excited for you! Good luck for your marathon!!0 -
MNLittleFinn wrote: »ceckhardt369 wrote: »So feeling very anxious. First race of the season tonight and also will be my first race ever without my running buddy!! I'm planning on treating it like another training run so it'll be slow and steady, really more of a test race for my relay in April. I hate the pre-race jitters...
What distance?
It's a 5k. Not ready for much longer distance that that yet.
ceckhardt369 wrote: »So feeling very anxious. First race of the season tonight and also will be my first race ever without my running buddy!! I'm planning on treating it like another training run so it'll be slow and steady, really more of a test race for my relay in April. I hate the pre-race jitters...
Amen. I have 2 races this weekend. I think why in the world did you sign up for that?
Totally Mental- "I'm ready-oh no a pain, I've got diarrhea-oh no I'm constipated, I'm dehydrated-oh no I've drank too much. I ate too little- I ate too much.... " Ugh..
Good luck tonight! I'm sure you'll do great! Mantra- I'm strong, I've trained, I can so do this"
Thanks. I'm usually good to go before a race because I have someone to run with and we talk so much I don't have time to think about jitters lol.0 -
ceckhardt369 wrote: »It's a 5k. Not ready for much longer distance that that yet.
5k is long enough. Good luck
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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
16/03 3.5miles
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MNLittleFinn wrote: »ceckhardt369 wrote: »It's a 5k. Not ready for much longer distance that that yet.
5k is long enough. Good luck
^^^ I agree! Good luck @ceckhardt369
@kristinegift - my pleasure 0 -
@_nikkiwolf_ and @Elise4270 I will try going slower or alternating run/walks. Part of the problem is I run with my husband and he is SO STINKING FAST! Perhaps I will have to fly solo a couple times a week to work on distance. Thank you for your input! I love this message board. So many good ideas and so much support and encouragement.
This is fairly common among couples who run, that the man runs considerably faster than the woman.
I follow a discipline of paced runs for part of my schedule, where I pace at a target of 8:30 per mile. I have a running buddy who runs the 8:30s with me, and when we're alone he'll push the pace to 8:00 or even faster, though I do try to slow him down if he gets to 7:40 or so. Yet, when he runs with his wife he needs to run a 10:30 or 11:00 pace. He has learned to do this, but I have no idea how. Maybe he limits it to 3 or 4 miles.
FWIW, when she paces his runs she's on a bicycle.0 -
https://unitedrelay.org/
Would anyone be interested in doing this? I was thinking we could maybe do it as our MFP Challenge group, or maybe individuals could "team up" in their states etc. The cost isn't out of this world and it looks like it benefits enough charities that most of us would be happy to help. **I don't know anything about the organizer or some of the charities...I got it in my email inbox and thought I'd pass the info along**0 -
Had a recovery planned today and my new watched told me to run in Z2. That means under 130 Bmp for my watch. Turns out I can't run under 130 bmp. I just...can't. I slowed down as much as I could at some point I could walk at that pace but my heart rate wouldn't drop bellow 130 bmp. I have a feeling my zones are set wrong))
I have cross training tomorrow so I'll head out to the gym and do some elliptical or bike and some MASSIVE stretches. Also it went alright today. I decided I can run if it doesn't hurt or if my form isn't affected. My knee wants to fold completely but I can't do that on slower pacing and if I do it hurts after running without folding shins so I don't. Strange enough a stretch for IT band fixes my any lingering pain. So I just did that for 20 minutes and the whole gym was looking at me while I was doing what seemed like hip breakers. Then I did some squats and some training for my abductors and abductors and something for glutes. Also some planks
Does anyone know good stuff for core training except planks?
.....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
March 15 - rest
March 16 - 4.4 km..........(6:50).................I can't do this any slower watch leave me alone
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 -
@AdrianChr92 I like Swiss ball work for core strengthening.0
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