March 2016 Running Challenge

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  • Stoshew71
    Stoshew71 Posts: 6,553 Member
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    WhatMeRunning wrote: »
    Stoshew71 wrote: »
    All. I posted a new blog as a follow up to my last blog about training plans. I included a lot of your comments about that blog (specifically the long run) that all of you gave me. You should recognize most of them. Please read and let me know what you think. Oh, this time, add your comments at the bottom of the actual blog please? That way they will be all in one nice location to refer to later. Thanks!

    http://therunningstan.blogspot.com/2016/03/the-long-run.html

    Awesome reply! I posted a comment, I hope it posted...I can't see it.

    Thanks for everyone that visited my blog. Unfortunately, I do not see any comments. :-(

  • WhatMeRunning
    WhatMeRunning Posts: 3,538 Member
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    Stoshew71 wrote: »
    WhatMeRunning wrote: »
    Stoshew71 wrote: »
    All. I posted a new blog as a follow up to my last blog about training plans. I included a lot of your comments about that blog (specifically the long run) that all of you gave me. You should recognize most of them. Please read and let me know what you think. Oh, this time, add your comments at the bottom of the actual blog please? That way they will be all in one nice location to refer to later. Thanks!

    http://therunningstan.blogspot.com/2016/03/the-long-run.html

    Awesome reply! I posted a comment, I hope it posted...I can't see it.

    Thanks for everyone that visited my blog. Unfortunately, I do not see any comments. :-(

    Gah! Guess I could try again.
  • smilelaughlove17
    smilelaughlove17 Posts: 134 Member
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  • 9voice9
    9voice9 Posts: 693 Member
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    Stoshew71 wrote: »
    This morning I decided to go with a new group over at Monte Sano State park and get some trail running in. Beautiful morning and a beautiful run. Tough as hell. I had to walk for most of the last 2 of 3 miles especially up an amazing climb. Great workout.
    Pics are beautiful - not ready for trail running yet.
  • Elise4270
    Elise4270 Posts: 8,375 Member
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    @Stoshew71 wow! That's amazing scenery!
  • lillymacki55
    lillymacki55 Posts: 35 Member
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    03/01 3.23
    03/02 3.19
    03/03 3.17
    03/04 3.27
    03/05 6.83
    03/06 8.15
    03/07 3.17
    03/08 3.43
    03/09 3.59
    03/10 6.25
    03/11 2.70
    03/12 0.00 (16 mile bike ride)
    03/13 7.01
    03/14 3.09
    03/15 3.28
    03/17 3.34
    03/18 5.21
    03/19 4.90
    TOTAL 75.7

    GOAL 100


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  • greenolivetree
    greenolivetree Posts: 1,282 Member
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    4 tough miles this morning. Saturday runs are hard after my Friday long run. I came down with a sore throat yesterday so I dragged around until 10am to run. Was still 40 degrees and the cold wind was taking my breath away. I took several walk breaks to blow my nose. 44.3 miles done of my 52 miles March goal.

    @Stoshew71 Great pics! Now I'm wanting to trail run. I've been meaning to do that for awhile :) I'm off work next week so I think it's my chance to mix up my scenery.
  • Stoshew71
    Stoshew71 Posts: 6,553 Member
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    @Orphia Congratulations on your second-best time. Thank you for volunteering. That is very important.

    @runner_girl83 Nice scene at the beach. I used to live 15 minutes away from the beach down the Jersey Shore. Now the closest beach is 6 hours away. I miss the beach.

    @louubelle16 Congratulations on your PR. Awesome job.

    @kristinegift Take care of those lower legs/ankle The distance will come back and you will be stronger than ever. I had my fair share of strange soreness and prolonged pain in my shins/ankles/hips/glutes and had to slow down a bit.

    @4leighbee Great job on your longest run since coming back.

    @Elise4270 Congrats on beating DH and good luck at your half tomorrow.

    @annekka Sorry things are not going well for you that you are contemplating dropping your race.

    @MobyCarp Sweet pacing and nice view.

    @ariceroni Good luck tomorrow.

    @JohnONE29 I ran the Knoxville Half last year. Nice hill there. Good luck!

    @greenolivetree I want to run more too, but the trail system on Monte Sano can get complicated and I would hate getting lost. So I will go only with a group I think I can keep up with. There is a beginner trail group that meet on Sunday mornings called No Runner Left Behind, but Sundays are hard for me and I use it as my rest day.

  • Elise4270
    Elise4270 Posts: 8,375 Member
    edited March 2016
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    @Stoshew71 thanks! But I just found out he did beat me by 18 seconds.
    My Garmin power cycled at the finish and I must have lost a bit of data.

    He's happy again.

    My OT 24:44, his 24:26

    Still happy, 5+ minute PR
  • whatang
    whatang Posts: 102 Member
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    @louubelle16 excellent time! Congrats!

    @Elise4270 nice job on the PR :)

    @brian_gunther keep it up, you're doing great.

    It was my birthday today. Started with 5 miles this morning, including pacing my wife to her first sub-26 minute 5k at Parkrun. So proud of her, even if there was some melodramatic "I'm dying!" after the finish :) Then into town to celebrate with lunch, and obviously I had to get some new running shoes since we were near the shop...

    59/75 miles.
  • greenolivetree
    greenolivetree Posts: 1,282 Member
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    @whatang Happy birthday!

    @Stoshew71 I have trails right in town where I couldn't possibly get lost :smiley: The change of terrain is fun though.
  • michable
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    Hi all, I have fallen behind on the thread again.

    Well done @Elise4270 for a fast 5km (even if it was short, it was definitely speedy! And good luck with your HM!

    Thanks @Stoshew71 posting photos of beautiful scenery,

    and @AdrianChr92 for funny weather memes! That made me laugh! I am having the opposite situation here, where it is now officially Autumn, however weather says "nope - still summer!". Loving your experiments with trying to run at a lower HR, and increase your cadence. I did Phil Maffetone's MAF method for a few months to develop my aerobic base, and did find it difficult. The HR I was not supposed to exceed was 129. Pretty low, I know. I found I had to walk on most inclines to keep it under 129. Also, the longer you run for, the more your HR drifts up, so you need to go even slower at the end of your run. I did end up adapting the 129 to make it more like the Av HR for the whole run, which meant I could go up and down around 129, as long as I ended up with an AV around 129. So I didn't do it perfectly, but found that the heat here just made it too hard to keep to that low HR. And I did find out that true easy running is easier on the body, so you can run more, with less recovery time, and it allows you to increase distance with a much lower risk of injury. So I was pretty happy with the experiment, and I think I have just recently noticed my HR now lower at the same pace, which is the whole goal of the MAF method.

    Another hot and humid one for my long run today. 24.22 km @7:48 min/km; av HR 129, max HR 141. Refilled my water bottles a couple of times, and ate snakes lollies at 12 km and 16 km to keep me going. Hugged the shade on the way back, and really didn't look forward to the last 4 kms, because it is a consistent incline all the way home. Sigh. Not especially steep, but consistent, and tiring when you've already done 20 km.

    Anyway, another long run down in the books. That's the end of Week 12 (of 27) of my marathon training plan.

    1 Mar Rest
    2 Mar 13.05 km
    3 Mar 7.16 km
    4 Mar 7.42 km
    5 Mar 23.39 km
    6 Mar Rest
    7 Mar 7.42 km
    8 Mar 7.44 km
    9 Mar 13.29 km
    10 Mar Rest
    11 Mar 7.44 km
    12 Mar 24.34
    13 Mar Rest
    14 Mar 7.24 km
    15 Mar Rest
    16 Mar 15.44 km
    17 Mar 7.28 km
    18 Mar 7.25 km
    19 Mar Rest
    20 Mar 24.22 km

    Total: 172.38 km / 200 km


    Races:
    5 June Rocky River Run 21km
    3 July Gold Coast Marathon


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  • Orphia
    Orphia Posts: 7,097 Member
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    freakymistkd wrote: »
    March Goal - 50km walking

    March 19 - Rest
    March total - 42.8

    7.2km to go :smile:

    @freakymistkd You are so going to make your goal! :smile:

    @louubelle16 Yay you! Congrats on an awesome race!

    @ariceroni Good luck with your 10 mile race tomorrow/today!

  • Orphia
    Orphia Posts: 7,097 Member
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    1 Mar – 3 km
    2 Mar – 4 km
    5 Mar – 5 km
    6 Mar – 10 km – first time ever!
    8 Mar – 7.5 km
    10 Mar – 5.1 km
    12 Mar – 5 km – parkrun PB!
    13 Mar – 10 km
    15 Mar – 7.5 km
    17 Mar – 5.4 km
    19 Mar – 5 km
    20 Mar – 13 km - furthest distance yet!

    Total: 80.5 km
    Goal: 60 km
  • ceckhardt369
    ceckhardt369 Posts: 115 Member
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    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)
    3/14- Strength
    3/15- 3.6 (25.51/35)
    3/16- 5.1 (30.61/35) Shamrock 5k
    3/17- Rest kind of. Walked at work, taught fitness class (participated in about half)
    3/18- Rest and fun night out with friends
    3/19- 3.2 (33.81/35) Taught yoga then went for a run . Pretty sure I was slightly dehydrated from last nights festivities. I didn't want to drink too much water before I went because I was in an area where I wouldn't be able to stop to use the bathroom. Had to make a couple stops to stretch out my calves and once or twice I walked but only for about 30 seconds each. Overall slow but pretty good.
    3/20-
    3/21-
    3/22-
    3/23-
    3/24-
    3/25-
    3/26-
    3/27-
    3/28-
    3/29-
    3/30-
    3/31-

    Races
    March 16th- Shamrock Run (47:05)
    April 10th- Run For Home HM (Relay Team)
    May ?- TuscBDD 5k
    June 25th- Indian Mud Run
    August 13th- Insane Inflatable 5k
    August 20th- Warrior Dash
  • Meganthedogmom
    Meganthedogmom Posts: 1,639 Member
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    I'm getting there!!

    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)
    3/15 - 1.8
    3/16 - 1.18 (walk)
    3/17 - 3
    3/18 - 1.3 (walk)
    3/19 - 5.1


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  • Ohhim
    Ohhim Posts: 1,142 Member
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    Falling behind, but got in 3 more runs since coming home from the keys. Off for my first pre-marathon 20 miler tomorrow, as I'd like to get in 3 of them before racing Pittsburgh on May 1st.

    3/1 - 3.5 miles
    3/2 - 10 miles
    3/3 - 5 miles
    3/4 - 3 miles
    3/6 - 11 miles
    3/7 - 18 miles
    3/8 - 7.5 miles
    3/10 - 13 miles
    3/12 - 5 miles
    3/15 - 6 miles
    3/17 - 5 miles (St. Patrick's day run past lots of bars in my shiny gold hat & green shirt)
    3/18 - 1 mile (pre lift warmup)
    3/19 - 10 miles

    Total: 98 miles
    Goal: 200 miles
    Remaining: 102 miles

    @ddmom0811 - We had hotels in Miami, Marathon (each way), and got a house in Key West for 2 nights in the middle of town. Luckily we had a support vehicle for the trip, so we had plenty of changes of clothing for night activities. I did a Pittsburgh-DC trip with just a backpack last year, but I really wouldn't want to have to drag behind full camping stuff, as doing 240 miles with 20lb of stuff strapped to your bike isn't my idea of fun. Given that I found spots that could comfortably house the 4 of us, even during prime spring break season, our housing costs for the 5 nights came out to about $300/person, which was well worth it for the trip.
  • freakymistkd
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    Thanks @Orphia I was going really strong at the beginning of the month and thought I was going to double my goal but then I returned to work after having a few months off and have slowed down with the distances that I was walking. I'll definitely be gone over the 50km goal that I set which is great. I think of I put my mind to it I should be able to hit the 50km sometime this week :-D

    But look at you 20.5 km over already, do you think you can make it to 100km now?
  • Orphia
    Orphia Posts: 7,097 Member
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    freakymistkd wrote: »
    Thanks @Orphia I was going really strong at the beginning of the month and thought I was going to double my goal but then I returned to work after having a few months off and have slowed down with the distances that I was walking. I'll definitely be gone over the 50km goal that I set which is great. I think of I put my mind to it I should be able to hit the 50km sometime this week :-D

    But look at you 20.5 km over already, do you think you can make it to 100km now?

    Yep @freakymistkd you can do it!

    And I reckon I might make it to 100 km. I hope so, that would be brilliant, after the run of injuries I've had the past few months!
  • Amandajs232
    Amandajs232 Posts: 194 Member
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    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
    20/3 6k

    49/75

    Beautiful sunny morning - reported as 6C but warmer in sunlight. Hips a bit sore from yesterday's run but totally bearable. My right foot always gets sore where it bends - anyone else get this?


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