March 2016 Running Challenge
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@MNLittleFinn - No two are alike when it comes to comfort in cold temps, but I have found 36 degrees to be the point where I do best in shorts and a short sleeve shirt. For long runs a hat and thin gloves are needed if the sun isn't out. If it's windy though I might go shorts and long sleeve.
There are many others who need pants and long sleeves at that temp though.0 -
WhatMeRunning wrote: »@MNLittleFinn - No two are alike when it comes to comfort in cold temps, but I have found 36 degrees to be the point where I do best in shorts and a short sleeve shirt. For long runs a hat and thin gloves are needed if the sun isn't out. If it's windy though I might go shorts and long sleeve.
There are many others who need pants and long sleeves at that temp though.
I'm starting to think a lighter ling sleeve shirt is in order. Having the jacket is entirely for wind breaking, the wind is what always gets me. I could probably go with shorts though...and I need to ditch the socks I'm wearing,.....way too warm, and go with my light weight no shows.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
3/17: 5 miles, 3x1/2 mile @ 7:00 pace with 1/2 mile recovery
3/18: Off, rest day
3/19: 3 miles, easy with quick finish
3/20: 10 mile race
Total: 115.79 miles
Picture from the finish line of today’s race- the Excalibur 10 Miler! My mom and I went to this race together, and I made us cute little matching princess outfits so that was a lot of fun. I went into this race with the goal of finishing under 1:20 (8:00 min/mile); my official time was 1:19:39 (7:58 pace) so I’m happy to say I met my goal! I also finished 2nd in my age group, which was pretty exciting because my award was an excalibur letter opener!!! Overall, I am incredibly pleased with how I did! The 4th and 5th miles were on a (loosely packed) dirt road; I slowed down a bit because my calves were really suffering. Wasn’t sure I’d be able to make up for the lost time, but I managed to speed up quite a bit and do the last mile in 7:24. I had just enough energy for a little kick at the end! Though once I crossed the finish line, I started dry heaving and could barely walk so I know I definitely gave it everything I had haha
@ddmom0811 - the space coast HM is a really awesome race! This will be my 4th year doing it (I live in Chicago but grew up in the Tampa area. My parents still live there so I like to do races with my mom when I visit!). Sadly, it's such a great race that registration fills within the first 15-20 minutes of opening, so you wouldn't be able to get in for this year. I'd definitely recommend looking into it for next year though! Really great course, the goody bags are pretty awesome, and it's right along the water.
Races I'm registered for:
03/20 - Excalibur 10 Miler 1:19:39 - PR and 2nd in my age group!
03/26 - Chicago Quarter Marathon
04/03 - Shamrock Shuffle (8K)
04/09 - Chi Town Half Marathon
04/24 - Ravenswood Run (5K)
05/28 - Soldier Field Run (10 miles)
10/09 - Chicago Marathon
11/27 - Space Coast Half Marathon0 -
Congrats @ariceroni! You did amazing!0
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Wow, happy birthdays and grats on first marathons and halfs and PR's and so much awesomeness going on! This thread was fun in the winter, but I can see that it's going to be great over the summer too!
I signed up for my first race! I decided not to go for the HM, I can always sign up for that another year when I'm a little more experienced. So all I'm signed up for is the 5k. Its a part of a world record attempt too, the most people running a race wearing a kilt
I thought I missed the deadline to sign up, but was so relieved to see I didn't!
My hip is still squawking at me, not sure what to do.
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
3/17 - rest day. hip feeling hot
3/18 - 3.1
3/19 - 3.1
3/20 - 3.1
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@ariceroni Congrats! Awesome job, and great job on the matching dresses!0
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Today I ran the 10 miler Relay team for the Excalibur. I was the second half and did my 5 miles in 53 minutes. I stuck to my intervals, because I didn't want to tire myself out. Usually I run until I can and stop and walk. It worked great and I loved it. I know I can up it for next time. We took 60th out of 128 teams for the co-ed relay.
@ariceroni Great job on second place! and awesome costumes. I am also doing the half this year again for space coast.
@ddmom0811 Keep an eye out for next year for the space coast half. There are still spots available for the full...0 -
new to this forum, but training for my first 1/2 marathon. I have fought a nasty viral infection for the last two weeks. Still have the hacking cough and find I am about 2 weeks back on my training schedule. Hoping to get a good week in this week
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@kristinegift Happy Birthday great run!
Today I did 5 miles. Wasn't sure how that was gonna go because I never ran right after strength training. 1 mile warm up run. 1.5 miles of intervals (7:30ish pace on the 5 fast parts). 2.5 more miles. All averaged out to 10 min miles. It's been cold here again which means I'm constantly stopping to blow my nose 0 -
Congrats @CivicSista!!0
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It was a beautiful cool morning for a run!
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
3/20 - 5
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March Goal: Run often
3/1 3.44
3/2 9.27
3/3 rest
3/4 3.30
3/5 meh
3/6 3.70
3/7 3.12
3/8 struggling
3/9 mightily
3/10 5.00
3/11 more meh
3/12 4.05
3/13 4.01
3/14 3.14
3/15 rest
3/16 3.38
3/17 snorkel 2.5 hours
3/18 3.20
3/19 rest
3/20 13.39
Race report: I have not trained well due to my son's recent cancer diagnosis, so I had three goals: 1. finish 2. finish upright 3. Don't finish last. I finished....barely. Upright....barely (having passed out 500 yards from the finish and triggering the medical staff response. And not last (there were 2 behind me.)
And so now I am off for the next week to spend some quality time with my son who has completed brain surgery, 4 cyberknife brain radiation sessions, and starts experimental immunotherapy in two week. Lots of cards, hugging....but won't be running much!
Congrats to all who ran this weekend: some great pictures, and happy birthday @kristinegift
Total 59.32
Upcoming races:
3/20 Big Island International 1/2 marathon
6/26 SHEPower Virtual 1/2 marathon
11/13 Las Vegas Rock n Roll 1/2 marathon
Ticker is my goal for 2016 and accumulation to date:
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Race report: I have not trained well due to my son's recent cancer diagnosis, so I had three goals: 1. finish 2. finish upright 3. Don't finish last. I finished....barely. Upright....barely (having passed out 500 yards from the finish and triggering the medical staff response. And not last (there were 2 behind me.)
And so now I am off for the next week to spend some quality time with my son who has completed brain surgery, 4 cyberknife brain radiation sessions, and starts experimental immunotherapy in two week. Lots of cards, hugging....but won't be running much!
@honunui prayers for your son and hugs for you. You both are in my thoughts.
Great job everyone racing this weekend.
Yesterday Skip had a track meet and Coach wanted her to pick one race, she picked the 800 and PR'd with a 2:49 and won her heat. It's the first time she scored points for her team and won her heat so she was thrilled. She was passed coming out of the 4th turn (again) and started an awesome kick and beat the girl by over second.
Did no running this weekend, track meets are a 8 hour ordeal and today Skip and I are having a stay in our jammies and hang out Netflix binging day Honestly Allen left for another overseas assignment and I'm missing him. 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 – 7.96 easy
3/16 – 9.41 easy
3/17 – 9.79 easy
3/18 – scheduled rest day 2.38 easy
3/19 – 22.03 (14 with 8:00 pace group + 8 solo)
Weekly total 68.31 vs. target 68
3/20 – 7.39 easy with stride at end
3/21 –
3/22 –
3/23 –
3/24 –
3/25 –
3/26 –
Weekly total TBD vs. target 62
March total to date – 185.68
Goal – 56, 62, or 68 miles per week, per training plan
Expected March total - ~282 miles
Today's notes – The good news is, my ankle is letting me run and didn't complain about 22 miles yesterday. The bad news is, the ankle still isn't 100% and it wouldn't be wise to do challenging speed work. That makes this week a bit of a puzzle. Today's assignment was 30 minutes at E. But I'm not going to be running the Yasso 800's that are Tuesday's assignment, and getting the weekly miles in around the assigned workouts looks tricky. So . . . I ignored the 30 minute limit, and set out to run 7 easy miles this afternoon. I know this should not be a problem after a 22 mile run, because the earlier weeks in the program called for 90 or 60 minutes the day after a 22 mile run. Ended up running 7.39 miles in 59:25; if I'd been looking at the watch when I got back to my driveway, I would have kept running to be 60 minutes. Oh, well. Close enough, and 3 more miles makes the week easier to work with.
I'm thinking there's a 50/50 chance I'll be able to run Thursday's speed work assignment. It's not a lot of real fast running, but it is long: 3 miles at E, 2 x (4 miles at MP, 1 mile at T), 2 miles at E. I did this once earlier in the training program, and it is challenging; if the ankle isn't up to that challenge by Thursday, it's likely I won't get 15 miles in that day and I'll have miles to make up somewhere else. That was in the back of my mind when adding 3 miles today; now I'm kind of on track to "only" have to adjust for the possibility that I don't run the full distance Thursday.
No more 22 mile runs, and no more 68 mile weeks between now and Patriot Day. The challenges will be getting the ankle to be healthier, and living with the taper crazies.
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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Brb- have to get on the computer0 -
2/3........5k
4/3........5k
6/3........7k
9/3........5k
11/3......5k
13/3......8k
15/3......5k
20/3......9k
Had some back pain this week which meant that I missed a run. So I went out tonight with the intention of doing 5k but managed to keep going through to my originally planned long run of 9k.
was doubly pleasing as after passing 5k I never lost myself in the run. I had to fight for every yard.
Jan 45k
Feb 61k
Mar 49k
Goals for March:
1. 13 runs @ 74km......8 run at 49k
2. 8km long run...........9k
3. Be less slow............I am a little less slow.
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@Elise4270 awesome bling!!0
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@HonuNui We'll be thinking about you and your son. I hope he makes a remarkable recovery. Much love going out to you both!
@ariceroni Love the picture and the costumes! Congratulations on the race!
@Kristinegift and @whatang Happy Birthday!
@CivicSista Congratulation on the race!
@rune1990 Fist bump! Nothing cooler than your first race. Glad you signed up!
Great running today!
I'm sure there are others and I can't seem to navigate from the desktop through pages and not lose my post. I like my new phone, but it has a glass cover on it that isnt flush and doesnt make texting easy... might be $40 wasted.
I thought I saw a newbie training for their first half! Welcome
Race Bling. I'll forgo a real race report. I'll just fuss. It really was a win for me, I just cant seem to get over the people traffic.. end that there. or I'll grumble.. But it was really cool. They closed part of the highway in downtown Dallas, we ran up the ramp and over a very high section. Lots of folks stopped and took pics from up there. I put myself in the 2:40 finish group, so really serves me right for all the traffic. SO, Ill note that when I schedule a race 6 months out from now on. When I registered, I wasn't sure where I'd be with the injury or training. But, lucky for me I have advice training and that helped me immensely. I just kept channeling Kara Goucher the last 4 miles. Mile 11 my legs said WTF (Where's The FINNISH?).
After the race we ate at reunion tower, was pretty cool. For all ya'll not familiar- that's the tall building with the ball on top in Dallas TX. The restaurant and cafe (where we 8) revolves and there are glass windows. long drive home. Think next year, I'll stay here an run the A2A
Division place was 247/666, gender 2418/5755, overall 4938/9538
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@ariceroni Wow, that is a blazing fast 10 mile pace! Well done! And congrats on the AG award!0
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@elise4270- congrats! Love the bling. so was there great music and was it worth the high fee? I saw there is one in Brooklyn and I could stay with my daughter if I do that one.
@skippygirlsmom Awesome time for Skip! So excited for her!
Thanks for the info on space coast hm! I am not wanting to do a M. So I'll try to get myself in the one in 2017!0 -
3/1 - Last swim lesson with Davis
3/2 - 3.28 Treadmill run
3/3 - ** 3.27 Lunch walk
3/4 - ** 2.11 Lunch walk
3/5 - 5.4 Sloan's Lake (includes cool down)
3/6 - 2.92 Treadmill make-up run
3/7 - Rest
3/8 - 2.31 Treadmill run
3/9 - ** 2.65 Lunch walk
3/10 - 2.92 Lunch run
3/11 - Rest
3/12 - Rest
3/13 - Lazy
3/14 - 3.87 (includes cool down)
3/15 - Swim lesson with Jason
3/16 - Life Day
3/17 - 3.42 Treadmill Run, swim lesson cancelled - I hate when they do that!
3/18 - Last Lenten Fish Fry so I'm calling it a Life-Lazy-eat all the food day
3/19 - 6.7 (includes cool down) long slow run after swimming a half mile. And 6.25 is a distance PR for me but every long run from here on out for the next 6 weeks will be a PR.
3/20 - 3.89 Recovery run (includes cool down) and 100m in pool swimming with grandkids today. Legs are definitely tired but the run wasn't hard at all.
02/20 Snowman Stampede 10 mile race -cancelled due to injury
04/24 Graffiti Run with grandkids - "Memaw's Mini Posse" is our team name!
04/30 Greenland Trail Race...8 mile
05/15 Colfax Marathon (Half)
08/07 Tri for the Cure Sprint Triathlon
09/05 Labor Day Mini Marathon (Half)
10/16 Rock-n-Roll Denver Half
**Ticker is run mileage only.**
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3/1: 3.25 miles (beautiful day!)
3/2: 2 miles (indoor track)
3/5: 3.5 miles (treadmill)
3/7: 3.25 miles (another nice day)
3/9: 2.75 (outside)
3/13: 2.42 (indoor track)
3/17: 3.19 (Outside. Hello, allergies!)
3/20: 3.08 (treadmill)
Upcoming races:
4/16/16: ODU Big Blue 5K (Norfolk, VA)
8/6/16: Coast Guard 5K (Portsmouth, VA)
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@ddmom0811 the music was alright. I didn't stay for the headliner. It was cold and we has a time crunch getting back to the hotel and out by check out. I'd do it again. Right now it's 50$ for the HM next year for early registration.0
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3.20.16 - 11 miles. Most miles between 8:25 - 8:40. 51.3 miles for the week.
Upcoming Runs:
4.3.16 - Knoxville Marathon - 3rd time
5.1.16 - Flying Pig Marathon - 2nd time
5.29.16 - Buffalo Marathon - 2nd time
6.18.16 - Grandma's Marathon - 1st time & 1st 26.2 in MN.0 -
After having a busy weekend I've been unable to go for a walk for a couple of days. Tonight I was feeling like I needed to go for a walk but the last couple of times I walked alone at night I really spooked myself and now I just don't feel like it's a nice walk instead I'm tense for the whole hour. Anyway still wanting to "move" I have just finished walking on the spot for an hour and a half and the app on my phone "lifelog" has recorded my steps but also estimates that I have walked 7.6km. My question is, should I count it towards my goal of walking 50km this month? Or would that be cheating?
Thanks
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@freakymistkd There is no "cheating". You decide what's right for you, and we support you. That's how we do it here. We don't judge, we don't criticize. We believe in positivity and supporting each other. Whatever you decide, we're behind you all the way 0
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Last week was one to forget, it was a miserable one. Planned for at least an 8K long run and had to return after 1K. Still not able to understand why do I get exhausted so soon, at the end of 1K, I was getting all exhausted like I have been running for hours. Need to get this nourishment thing correct, I was out of energy.
Don't know if I will be able to finish the monthly target, next is the Easter week donno how much will I be able to run. need some long run to pull the spirits back.
Bad run.. bad run...
Date.................KM...................Total
3/2..................04.13.................04.13 (Walk)
3/3..................02.62.................06.75 (Walk / Run)
3/4..................03.40.................10.15 (Walk / Run)
3/5..................04.37.................14.52 (Walk / Run)
3/6..................01.52.................16.04 (Run)
3/10.................01.58.................17.62 (Walk)
3/12.................05.16.................22.78 (Run / Walk)
3/15.................05.65.................28.43 (Run / Walk)
3/19.................01.31.................29.74 (Run / Walk)
Upcoming Races: 10 April (5K) - Technically the first 5K
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@ariceroni, @CivicSist ... Congratulations on the completion 10 mile0
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3.3 miles today, hopefully I'm out of my 2 mile slump! And to be honest I could have gone further but I had to get home to get the kids up and ready for school. I really needed that today, confidence restored 0
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