March 2016 Running Challenge

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  • karllundy
    karllundy Posts: 1,490 Member
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    3/3 - 3.25 miles on indoor track
    3/5 - 4 windy miles.
    3/6 - 6.5 flat, windy, hot (72°) miles...sweaty.
    3/9 - 3.46 miles
    3/10 - 4.45 miles on treadmill (Trek class)
    3/11 - 4 miles on indoor track + weights
    3/12 - 7.5 hilly miles
    3/13 - 4 miles on indoor track + weights
    3/14 - Rest day...seriously sore from squats and dead lifts on Sunday
    3/15 - 4 miles on treadmill + weights (early a.m. thunderstorm kept me inside)
    3/16 - 4.02 windy miles...took a good 2 miles to get into a groove.
    3/17 - 5 miles on treadmill (Trek class)
    3/18 - 4.13 miles. Sooo excited that I am on track for my goal this month!
    3/19 - Unplanned rest day...life got in the way.
    3/20 - 8 wind, flat miles

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    @louubelle16 - Congrats on the PR!!!
    @Elise4270 - Ugh! I hate when the course is short!! Glad you beat the hubs though :wink: Fantastic time on the HM! LOL about peeing your pants! I have had that thought before too. Plus, the bling is fabulous!
    @ariceroni - Wow! Great costumes and FAST time!
    @skippygirlsmom - Yay Skip! I love following here track career! Netflix binge-day sounds fun...hope it was great!
    @kristinegift - Looks like an awesome birthday!
  • Elise4270
    Elise4270 Posts: 8,375 Member
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    MNLittleFinn wrote: »
    Gonna throw this out there for some ideas. The half marathon I'm signed up for has 6 miles on gravel road. I'm currently running Nike Pegasus 32 for shoes. I haven't run on gravel much (not much near me) I am wondering, are they an appropriate shoe for this? I love them, so it's actually not an excuse to get another pair of shoes, just out of curiosity.

    Most of my running is on chipped granite and gravel, I can use road shoes on it just fine. But I do most of my running on it, so I'm use to it. My husband hates running the trails because it's harder.

    So, I'd focus on finding a practice area if possible, even dirt. Any shoe should be OK. But 6 miles, could be a big deal if you're not use to it. Also you should anticipate that you likely won't be able to keep a road pace on gravel.

    Oh, now new trail like shoes could be a good idea.. I LOVE trail shoes. They do offer some advantages on gravel. My road shoes lack a bit.
    A.D.D. moment- oh! I have new trail shoes to try out!
  • Elise4270
    Elise4270 Posts: 8,375 Member
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    karllundy wrote: »

    @Elise4270 - Ugh! I hate when the course is short!! Glad you beat the hubs though :wink: Fantastic time on the HM! LOL about peeing your pants! I have had that thought before too. Plus, the bling is fabulous!

    Thanks! I'm over the funk. Especially after Lenny pointed out my pacing on Strava, and overlaying the elevation. I was a beast.
  • Meganthedogmom
    Meganthedogmom Posts: 1,639 Member
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    rune1990 wrote: »
    @meganridenour lovely pic, tho that looks like the water is realllllly high?

    It's higher than usual. I'm in Louisiana.
  • MNLittleFinn
    MNLittleFinn Posts: 4,271 Member
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    Elise4270 wrote: »
    MNLittleFinn wrote: »
    Gonna throw this out there for some ideas. The half marathon I'm signed up for has 6 miles on gravel road. I'm currently running Nike Pegasus 32 for shoes. I haven't run on gravel much (not much near me) I am wondering, are they an appropriate shoe for this? I love them, so it's actually not an excuse to get another pair of shoes, just out of curiosity.

    Most of my running is on chipped granite and gravel, I can use road shoes on it just fine. But I do most of my running on it, so I'm use to it. My husband hates running the trails because it's harder.

    So, I'd focus on finding a practice area if possible, even dirt. Any shoe should be OK. But 6 miles, could be a big deal if you're not use to it. Also you should anticipate that you likely won't be able to keep a road pace on gravel.

    Oh, now new trail like shoes could be a good idea.. I LOVE trail shoes. They do offer some advantages on gravel. My road shoes lack a bit.
    A.D.D. moment- oh! I have new trail shoes to try out!

    Thanks for the advice! I just zoomed in on google earth and found out that a trail, that I thought was just a ski trail, appears to be a dirt or gravel trail....12 miles long just outside my town. Sa soon as the snow melts, I'll check it out. Might be a good option for some of my runs.
  • Ericsmi
    Ericsmi Posts: 128 Member
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    Goal of 70 Miles for March

    3/1 – 3.21 Mi
    3/3 – 5.91 Mi
    3/6 – 3.17 Mi
    3/7 – 3.28 Mi
    3/9 – 3.97 Mi
    3/12 – 8.28 Mi
    3/19 – 6.14 Mi
    3/21 – 4.18 Mi

    Progress toward Goal 38.14 / 70
  • Elise4270
    Elise4270 Posts: 8,375 Member
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    MNLittleFinn wrote: »
    Elise4270 wrote: »
    MNLittleFinn wrote: »
    Gonna throw this out there for some ideas. The half marathon I'm signed up for has 6 miles on gravel road. I'm currently running Nike Pegasus 32 for shoes. I haven't run on gravel much (not much near me) I am wondering, are they an appropriate shoe for this? I love them, so it's actually not an excuse to get another pair of shoes, just out of curiosity.

    Most of my running is on chipped granite and gravel, I can use road shoes on it just fine. But I do most of my running on it, so I'm use to it. My husband hates running the trails because it's harder.

    So, I'd focus on finding a practice area if possible, even dirt. Any shoe should be OK. But 6 miles, could be a big deal if you're not use to it. Also you should anticipate that you likely won't be able to keep a road pace on gravel.

    Oh, now new trail like shoes could be a good idea.. I LOVE trail shoes. They do offer some advantages on gravel. My road shoes lack a bit.
    A.D.D. moment- oh! I have new trail shoes to try out!

    Thanks for the advice! I just zoomed in on google earth and found out that a trail, that I thought was just a ski trail, appears to be a dirt or gravel trail....12 miles long just outside my town. Sa soon as the snow melts, I'll check it out. Might be a good option for some of my runs.

    Super! It's a great way to diversity your runs. Nice mental break too.
  • MNLittleFinn
    MNLittleFinn Posts: 4,271 Member
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    Elise4270 wrote: »
    Super! It's a great way to diversity your runs. Nice mental break too.
    I figure one run a week will be a nice break, for one of my shorter runs. Trail looks pretty hilly, so it should be good for a 4-5 miler this summer
  • Mari33a
    Mari33a Posts: 1,105 Member
    edited March 2016
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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
    19/03 5 miles
    21/03 3.5miles


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    Well done everyone who had races at the weekend!
  • greenolivetree
    greenolivetree Posts: 1,282 Member
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    Well, I drove over to the trail I wanted to run and found a sign that said "closed for improvements". Boo. But there's a nice park across the street where I got my 3 miles done :) That's 52 of my 52 March miles done. Everything from here is "extra" :-D

    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
    3/18/16 - 6.5 miles
    3/19/16 - 4 miles
    3/20/16 - 5 miles
    3/21/16 - 3 miles

    @meganridenour There's been so much rain in Louisiana :-/ That's my home state but I've been in Arkansas since 1999.

    @MNLittleFinn I have Nike Pegasus 31 :) I run in those and Brooks Ghost 7. I don't know how much the Pegasus 32 differs but one thing I like about mine is that I can't get rocks/gravel stuck in the bottom! The trail where I do my "long" run on Fridays, is concrete but there's large sections where they have a narrow gravel path beside the concrete. I LOVE to get over and run on the fine gravel. But if I switch back to concrete and have gravel stuck in my shoes, it drives me nuts and I have to stop and dig it out! The way the rocks scrape on the concrete is so annoying to me. Hehe. But my Brooks have better traction. So that's kind of a toss-up.
  • MNLittleFinn
    MNLittleFinn Posts: 4,271 Member
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    @greenolivetree I just looked, and by the looks of the Nike website, the 32 is just an update of the 31, The tread looks very similar if not the same. Good to know they worked for you on gravel. I'll give mine a try on ashort run and see how they do.
  • Stoshew71
    Stoshew71 Posts: 6,553 Member
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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
    3/16 6.6 miles - 125.4
    3/17 9.35 miles - 134.75
    3/17 4 miles - 138.75 << lunch time daily double
    3/18 6.2 miles - 144.95
    3/19 15.15 miles - 160.1 << 2,297 ft. elev of trail running
    3/20 REST DAY
    3/21 6.65 miles - 166.75 << sore Monday morning
    3/22 6.3 miles - 173.05 << daily double, less sore

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    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

    Lunch time run was much nicer. Seems like I am working out some of the soreness.

  • kristinegift
    kristinegift Posts: 2,406 Member
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    @ceciliaslater Great race recap! Congrats on finishing and for the sub-5 time! Sounds like a challenging course and difficult conditions!

    @Stoshew71 How many doubles are you doing per week these days? Are you using them to get more miles or are you doing specific work at different times of day? Just curious!
  • Stoshew71
    Stoshew71 Posts: 6,553 Member
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    Article I came across since I know we talked about this last week. Weight loss correlated to better race times.

    http://www.runnersworld.com/for-beginners-only/how-does-weight-loss-affect-my-running-speed?cid=soc_Runner's World - RunnersWorld_FBPAGE_Runner’s World__Nutrition_RunningTips

  • Stoshew71
    Stoshew71 Posts: 6,553 Member
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    kristinegift wrote: »

    @Stoshew71 How many doubles are you doing per week these days? Are you using them to get more miles or are you doing specific work at different times of day? Just curious!

    2-3 depending...

    Monday should have been a longer 8 or 10 mile run but I needed to get into work early today. Plus I was too sore to run a whole 8 or 10 in one shot. So I elected to break this morning's run up in half and do the rest today at lunch.

    Normally, I have been doing Tue's and Thurs' runs as doubles. I used to do 10 on Mon, Tue, Thur. That got real old after a while. So I started to break them up into 2 runs.

    Tue and Thurs morning are group runs and I tend to run them faster. Tue morning has more hills (unless I do the flat downtown Madison course) and every other Thursday morning my group decided to do hill repeats.

  • Amandajs232
    Amandajs232 Posts: 194 Member
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    @Stoshew71 I seen a documented about beetroot juice and here is a bit about the study it was based on. https://www.exeter.ac.uk/ref2014/impact/lifesciences/beetroot/
  • Stoshew71
    Stoshew71 Posts: 6,553 Member
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    Amandajs232 wrote: »
    @Stoshew71 I seen a documented about beetroot juice and here is a bit about the study it was based on. https://www.exeter.ac.uk/ref2014/impact/lifesciences/beetroot/

    Thanks @Amandajs232 I read stuff in the past on the subject. I was actually interested in @WhatMeRunning 's personal experience with beets.
  • MobyCarp
    MobyCarp Posts: 2,927 Member
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    @ceciliaslater - Way to go, making the best of sub-optimal preparation and injury recovery. It's always good to be happy with your race, even if it's not a PR. On the cheap blankets - some races give out mylar blankets at the end. I didn't take the mylar blanket at Buffalo, but last November I took the one from Good Life Halfsy. I didn't need it at the time, but my thought was to haul it to Boston for use as a pre-race disposable.
  • Elise4270
    Elise4270 Posts: 8,375 Member
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    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. 
    20---13.4 RNR half
    21---5.01 recovery run/walk

    New shoes, saucony kinavara. Not bad. Need different socks, already have a open sore on my heel. Legs wanted to run, so I had to make 'em walk. I couldn't get comfortable in a slower pace. Nice progress from the October half. :smiley:

     86.64 miles/150 Dang, I'm behind!


    Upcoming races:

    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  432.98/ 2016
  • CivicSista
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    Just registered for another race. 5k on May 1st.

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