March 2016 Running Challenge

March 2016
01/3……….09.44……….9.44
02/3……….02.95……….12.39
03/3……….15.36……….27.75
04/3……….05.01……….32.76
05/3……….10.00.........42.76
06/3……….06.20……….48.96
07/3……….03.94……….52.90 + strength
08/3……….13.65……….66.55
09/3…….Sick Children...…66.55
10/3……….03.79.........70.34
11/3……….05.01……….75.35
12/3……….21.11……….96.46
13/3……….rest………….96.46
14/3……….03.23……….99.69
15/3……….15.99……….115.68
16/3…Lazy Birthday….115.68
17/3……….00.00……….115.68
18/3……….03.19……….118.87
19/3……….02.01……….120.88 Brooks vapor 2 trainers

Tried out the new trainers today. Thought my feet were sluggish and felt slow.. Kept to 2km as the storm was rolling in, only to get home and see that I shaved 1 minute of my usual 2km pace. I ran 2km in 13 minutes… Not that fast really but I’m pretty happy with that – considering the new shoes and all Really needed that today!
Emotional day tomorrow as I’ll be marching in the Melanoma march.. At least I made it to the beach before the storm hit today though.. The ocean always makes things better!




March Races
*12/3 Leukaemia Foundation Run – 21.1 km 2:53:32
*20/3 Melanoma Awareness March – 4 km
*The March Charge Monthly Challenge – 150 km

Pre5k. Decided to go for pr. It feels like 37F and DH didn't bring warm clothes. I told him I could finish in 25, he scoffed. Said that's faster than is PR. So, I've been challenged. And it's cold!



Happy running! I may have to swing back by the expo for that Brooks jacket..;)

March 2016

2/3 1k
5/3 6k
6/3 5k
9/3 1k
12/3 6k
13/3 8k
16/3 4k
17/3 4k
19/3 8k

43/75

Better than last week - starting to feel like a runner; pesky traffic lights slowing me down

By the end of the summer I might start to look like one

11/3: 3.2 Miles
13/3: 5.0 Miles
14/3: 3.7 Miles
16/3: 3.2 Miles
18/3: 4.0 Miles

Amandajs232 wrote: »

March 2016

2/3 1k
5/3 6k
6/3 5k
9/3 1k
12/3 6k
13/3 8k
16/3 4k
17/3 4k
19/3 8k

43/75

Better than last week - starting to feel like a runner; pesky traffic lights slowing me down

By the end of the summer I might start to look like one

The way you can tell a "runner" has nothing to do with body type/size/muscles, imho ... it is 100% attitude and focused determination. You are a runner *and* you look like a runner! Rock on!

So, I had my 10km race today and although the original plan was to try and PR, beating my time of 56:10 that I set in January, as I had been ill I realised how unrealistic that was as sub-55 was still really a long-term goal.

Or so I thought!

2 cups of coffee, some chocolate and race day buzz later and I SMASHED MY PR!!! My official chip time was 52:55!!!!! I never ever ever thought I'd get that fast, so to do it today was amaaaazing! I thought I was going to pass out at the 9km mark but hey, let's forget that... It was such a good race!!! Aaaaaaahhhhh!!

Ok, I'll calm down now. Maybe...

1st March - 3.03 miles
3rd March - 4.03 miles
6th March - 9.13 miles
8th March - 3.30 miles
12th March - 10.28 miles
17th March - 3.77 miles
19th March - 6.22 10km race PR!

MTD - 39.76/65 miles

Upcoming races:
19th Mar - Spring Riverside 10km
3rd Apr - Paddock Wood Half Marathon
8th May - Run Hackney Half Marathon
2nd Oct - Tonbridge Half Marathon
30th Oct - River Thames Half Marathon

3/1-2.03
3/2-3.53
3/3-Rest
3/4-Rest
3/5-6.00
3/6-3.13
3/7-3.26
3/8-Rest
3/9-3.23 (5k pr)
3/10-Rest
3/11-Rest
3/12-7.01 (personal distance PR)
3/13-2.25 (getting closer to doing a true recovery run)
3/14-3.14
3/15-2.02 (4-10 inches of snow in the forecast for tomorrow, so I snuck a quick run in tonight)
3/16-Crosstrain HIIT core work
3/17-Rest
3/18-3.01 (First AM run, in the dark)
3/19- 6.27

Total: 44.89/56

Noticed that on the last couple runs, I've been a little more tired and my estimated V02 Max is lower.....the 12 degrees F temps might have something to do with that. Core gets too warm and legs get too cold with just running pants and too warm with the bolar fleece on.

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)
3/16: 10 miles (am), 7 miles with Wednesday crew (pm)
3/17: DC mini-vacation
3/18: DC mini-vacation
3/19: 7.2 miles

This run was half good and half worrisome. On one hand, it felt great to put on my shoes and run after a couple days off. My legs felt really refreshed. But my calf/ankle/shin tightness hasn't gone away. I'm having a hard time figuring out exactly what part of my lower leg is the problem. I know it's from wearing too-stiff shoes on an all-out 5k race. Mistake. But I can't tell if I'm having problems with my ankle or if my calves are just really tight and making things uncomfortable everywhere. The discomfort roves, so it's hard to pinpoint. And nothing is swollen, warm, etc. The muscle/tendons are tender a few inches above my ankle, but NOT bone (I did much panicked googling about stress fractures, and I think this is a tissue, not bone, problem). So I'm taking the "cure it all" approach today so I can try to get my 22 in tomorrow: compression sleeves, foam roll, tennis ball massage, bath... I think I should also write an apology letter to my lower legs and hope they'll forgive me.

At this point, I'm less concerned about mileage than getting my legs back in line. So if I don't get this long LR in or hit my 250 for March, it's fine. I know I can run 26.2 miles as long as I get to the starting line healthy. Hopefully my legs will be better tomorrow, but if not, I am prepared to make sacrifices!



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)

longest run since I got injured a year ago ... 8 today and feeling great! Oh and my baseline on the TM is officially 6.0 now. Time to shoot for 6.2.

My training pace was 10-11 minute mile, race pace average was 8:45. Keep running slow.

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, biked 9
15---7.23 easy
16,17---eat days
18---travel/crazy day
19---5k turned out to be 2.85miles, about 0.5k short. So no PR. So sad.. So so sad.

Good news I did beat DH by 2 minutes. He said he wasn't trying, and it doesn't count because the course was short. Stage 1. - Denial.

I'm positive I will not come close to his half time tomorrow. I'm hoping for 2:15, he'll be 1:55 ish, if I can get him to eat more.

 68.23 miles/150 Dang, I'm behind!


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  411.30/ 2016