March 2016 Running Challenge
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@4leighbee - I think that when I see other people running pretty much everyday...even if I have already run...even if I already did a half that morning. It's a bit of a sickness.
@skippygirlsmom - I am so sorry for you! That just sucks! I wish I had some advice, but it sounds like you're doing everything you are supposed to. On another note, I cannot fathom a 2:30 800m!
@vandinem - I have had a few months like that...no worries.
@kristinegift - Yep, the wind here in Iowa in March is a little ugly sometimes.
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
3/21 - Planned rest day
3/22 - Beautiful 4.7 miles. It was about 50° F with a very light breeze at 5:00 a.m.!
3/23 - Wet 4.3 miles...almost biffed it when I slipped on a downhill. Thankfully saved myself without tweaking anything...thank God for small favors!
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So today started Week 8 of my C25K program, and it wasn't starting out too well...
I got a root canal yesterday afternoon. Was feeling okay until about 1:00AM. Woke me up starting to hurt, and by 4:30AM I was no longer even trying to sleep, I was awake and in pain. Laid there until 5:00AM when my alarm went off, and decided to give it a shot anyway. Worse come to worse, I could repeat it, right?
So today was run 28 minutes straight (or 2.75 miles). Ugh... Fired up the treadmill and the tunes and went after it. I could feel my tooth with every step, but kept on going. Legs felt good, breathing was slow and steady, and the tunes were rocking. Never looked down at the clock once. When the 28 minutes were up, I actually kept going for another 2 minutes to get to the 2.75 miles instead of just running for time (I'm slow, I run at a 5.5).
I think I'm actually going to finish this thing!
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@brian_gunther good job gutting through it with the tooth problem. I know that tooth pain makes everything harder.0
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brian_gunther wrote: »So today started Week 8 of my C25K program, and it wasn't starting out too well...
I got a root canal yesterday afternoon. Was feeling okay until about 1:00AM. Woke me up starting to hurt, and by 4:30AM I was no longer even trying to sleep, I was awake and in pain. Laid there until 5:00AM when my alarm went off, and decided to give it a shot anyway. Worse come to worse, I could repeat it, right?
So today was run 28 minutes straight (or 2.75 miles). Ugh... Fired up the treadmill and the tunes and went after it. I could feel my tooth with every step, but kept on going. Legs felt good, breathing was slow and steady, and the tunes were rocking. Never looked down at the clock once. When the 28 minutes were up, I actually kept going for another 2 minutes to get to the 2.75 miles instead of just running for time (I'm slow, I run at a 5.5).
I think I'm actually going to finish this thing!
You earned the "March Bad-*kitten*" award with that one!0 -
WhatMeRunning wrote: »
Renewed hope of hitting my goal! Only 65 miles left!0 -
I refuse to run 50 yards. A waste of time for me. LOL
Last year, when someone was trying to talk me into running a mile race, I told them I hadn't done much sprinting. Big mistake. I got a long lecture on how a mile isn't a sprint, complete with a discussion of race strategies for a mile.
Funny thing, aside from the ridiculously short distances and time involved, those race strategies sounded a lot like standard advice for a half - don't go out too fast or you'll fad at the finish, pace yourself, finish strong, etc. But from my perspective, the only strategy for a mile race is just run as fast as I can. It looks like a sprint to me.
I probably should run a 5K someday soon but I am just too focused on getting my BQ right now. From my last race a couple of weeks ago, the 8K, I felt like I proabably could have done a decent job if the race ended at 5K. I just about lost steam about a half mile from the finish line and had to gut it out. If I kept the same pacing for a 5K, I could have sprinted the last 800 meters or so. And I was actually impressed with myself that I got a 6:15 on the first mile and still had much more to keep going.
Shorter distance requires specific training and strategies that I am not yet accustomed to. I wouldn't say a full out sprint for a mile, but maybe 95-98% effort? Again, if I have done quite a bit of track speedwork, I proabably could figure out the correct effort for a mile race.
I try telling people that for me, I enjoy the 1/2 and full marathon distances more than a 5K. The marathon pace is actually a nice comfortable pace until you get to ~18 mile mark, and the uncomfortable feeling you get from 18-26.2 is much different than that OMG am I going to die feeling you get for pretty much the entire 5K time. I know I have a lot more slower twitched muscle fibers than faster twitched ones which is probably why I prefer the longer distances.0 -
MNLittleFinn wrote: »@brian_gunther good job gutting through it with the tooth problem. I know that tooth pain makes everything harder.
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Anyone use a runnning journal/log? Thinking about starting one to use as motivation/tracking0
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@MNLittleFinn I have been keeping a log for the last 4 months and it's really helped me. I can reflect on what I ate and wore and other factors, e.g. stress or illness and how it has impacted on my running. I feel much more clued-up about my running now and how to make sure I'm successful, rather than guessing or trying to remember. If you do one, I would suggest logging weather, clothes and food in it to compare
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skippygirlsmom wrote: »I refuse to run 50 yards. A waste of time for me. LOL
Last year, when someone was trying to talk me into running a mile race, I told them I hadn't done much sprinting. Big mistake. I got a long lecture on how a mile isn't a sprint, complete with a discussion of race strategies for a mile.
Funny thing, aside from the ridiculously short distances and time involved, those race strategies sounded a lot like standard advice for a half - don't go out too fast or you'll fad at the finish, pace yourself, finish strong, etc. But from my perspective, the only strategy for a mile race is just run as fast as I can. It looks like a sprint to me.
We talk about this at track
100m is dash run full out
200m same
400m same
800m is a dash 95% speed first lap full out second
1600m is considered a run, same with 3200m it's a run pacing involved
Used to be 800m was considered a run but no more.
Yeah, like I said above, I don't do enough track work to be an expert here. But from what I understand, it is based upon how much anaerobic power you have. You can sprint all out and use up your ATP reserves, then your creatine phosphate reserves until you start relying on glycolysis which will begin to dump lactate and H+ ions into your system. You are pretty much just holding on as long as you can until that lactate/H+ ion build-up forces you to stop which when all is said and done, probabaly is about 90-120 seconds maybe? Elites may go a little further?
Any distance beyond that, you have to pace yourself and use more aerobic power.
Shorter distance athletes not only have more faster twitch muscles, but they train to have more explosive power. The idea is, how much distance can I cover in that short period of time, and I don't care how much mass I am carrying (in terms of muscles) to achieve that power.
Longer distance athletes do care about muscle mass. The more mass you are carrying, that goes against your running economy. So they train differently so they make the most use of their muscles. They also have more slower twitched muscles and train their aerobic capability to it's maximum. Just compare the muscle build of Michael Johnson and Usain Bolt verses Meb and Ryan Hall.
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March Goal - 50km walking
March 23 - 1km
March total - 43.8
6.2km to go 0 -
MNLittleFinn wrote: »Anyone use a runnning journal/log? Thinking about starting one to use as motivation/tracking
Yes, I love mine. I like to see my progress by the week and by the month, rather than day by day. Along with the many benefits to logging your running progress and pit-falls, an unexpected benefit for me was that my daughter now watches me analyze and adjust daily. Message to her: fitness is a priority. It is personal (diary) - I answer to no one but myself. And it is not a frivolous activity - I do need to answer to myself. 0 -
MNLittleFinn wrote: »Anyone use a runnning journal/log? Thinking about starting one to use as motivation/tracking
That's what I use strava and runningahead for. And this thread. I can go back to all of this if need to be, and I do.0 -
3/2 - 3 mile walk
3/3 - 2.25 mile run
3/6 - 2 mile run
3/7 - 3 mile brisk walk
3/8 - 2 mile run, 1 mile walk
3/9 - too much lightning
3/10 - 2 mile run, 1.25 mile walk
3/12 - 2.5 mile run, 2 mile walk
3/14 - strength training
3/15 - Ow...DOMS... 1 mile run/1.5 walk
3/17 - Planned run day but my legs were still way too sore
3/19 - 2.5 mile run, 1.25 mile walk
3/22 - 2.5 mile run, 1.25 mile walk
So far - 33/50
Four more run days planned for March... If I can ramp my distance up a tiny bit I might just make it!
Goal/Planned Races:
4/9/16 Capitol 10K (maybe not...)
7/4/16 or thereabouts - a 5K in Alaska because I can
12/3/16 SA Rock N Roll - 5K/10K
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@skippygirlsmom I'm so sorry! Hopefully it's going to just be a minor issue that a little rolling and Motrin can alleviate. Don't give up on the half just yet...you might have to adjust the goal though. My half is mid May, and the only thing I'm planning to do is finish. My PT doesn't believe me though. Asked me yesterday if I know how to not go hardcore, full bore on something. No. No I don't.
AND after I looked at my training plan again and moving things around a bit, I now have two full rest days and one active rest day. Best part is that there was no change in the weekly mileage. Woot woot!0 -
Right on pace...
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lloydwells66 wrote: »Right on pace...
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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
3/23 – 3.21 Mi
Progress toward Goal 41.35 / 70
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My husband told me if I beat him (in a race), he'll quit running. I've got my eye on an upcoming free 5k. If he needs an excuse, I'll help him out. Mid summer.
My left calf is still uncertain (sore from HM hills). May shoot for a walk today before I get cabin fever.0 -
MNLittleFinn wrote: »Anyone use a runnning journal/log? Thinking about starting one to use as motivation/tracking
@MNLittleFinn I use a Believe training journal, which is fun to flip through, but there's not a ton of room for writing details. I use Strava as well, but mostly for social notes. Anyone who follows me on Garmin Connect knows that I use that site for my huge run notes. I note what I wore that day and if I was hot/cold/comfortable (this will come in handy next winter when I've forgotten how to dress for the weather!), if/when I ate gels, fruit and how much water I drank on long runs, and make notes on injuries, aches, and how I felt generally. I can't put into words how helpful it is to have a log to look back on and reflect on good workouts, bad runs, aches and injuries, etc.0 -
The rest of the beet conversation seriously made me laugh out loud. Also, thank you, @Elise4270 for sharing the MooseJaw giraffe. Both things just made my morning!Saw the PT today. Wants me to only run 4 days a week and if I miss a day, to just let it go. (whaaaat???) I can re-work the training plan to just 4 days, but that means adding miles to the other days to maintain the mileage building. I hate to admit it, but I DO need to set some rest days in stone on my calendar. Otherwise he seems really happy with the progress I'm making, so yay for that.
This is precisely the reason why I do not run two days in a row. When my PT told me about it, I realized he may have been on to something (and I was sick of injuring myself). So far, so good, but I'm still struggling a little with getting my mileage up. It was so much easier doing 20-25 miles per week when running 5 days than it is attempting the same mileage in 3-4 days. Good luck!MNLittleFinn wrote: »Anyone use a runnning journal/log? Thinking about starting one to use as motivation/tracking
I keep everything in an Excel spreadsheet. I'm not entirely sure what I would do with my Excel spreadsheets and workbooks - they contain all my life's data from the past 6 years or so - running data, income/expenses, budget, etc, as well as several work-related spreadsheets. I like being able to sort my data and easily see trends, especially when it comes to running.0 -
kristinegift wrote: »MNLittleFinn wrote: »Anyone use a runnning journal/log? Thinking about starting one to use as motivation/tracking
@MNLittleFinn I use a Believe training journal, which is fun to flip through, but there's not a ton of room for writing details. I use Strava as well, but mostly for social notes. Anyone who follows me on Garmin Connect knows that I use that site for my huge run notes. I note what I wore that day and if I was hot/cold/comfortable (this will come in handy next winter when I've forgotten how to dress for the weather!), if/when I ate gels, fruit and how much water I drank on long runs, and make notes on injuries, aches, and how I felt generally. I can't put into words how helpful it is to have a log to look back on and reflect on good workouts, bad runs, aches and injuries, etc.
Thanks for that info. I think I really need to start using my Garmin account for more notes. I haven't been doing a good job tracking that.0 -
MNLittleFinn wrote: »Does anyone else find rest days harder than run days? Today is a rest day....and I just do a little walking and maybe some abs later, and thats it.....I feel like a race horse in the starting gate and can't wait until 0500 tomorrow when I can run again.....But I'm keeping it at 4 days a week for the time being, unless I need to add a 5th in the summer to get the mileage I need to train for the half.
Rest days can be mentally challenging, which is a different feeling that physically challenging. It's similar to the taper crazy feeling, where in the final week before a major race I start thinking of race day as "when I'm allowed to run again."
But rest days are important, because progress isn't made when you work hard. It's made when you recover after working hard. No recovery = no progress. Even in my admittedly aggressive marathon plan, where I have only one rest day or might not have any days totally off in a week, it's important to have days that are backed off a lot from the hard workout days. I can tell I'm really working hard when the rest days are a relief and the short easy run days aren't a mental challenge.0 -
I've been diligent about taking my rest days because I'm new still to running and want to give myself time to recover. I might go to 5 days a week in the summer, but that would be a way to lower my short/easy run distances while maintaining/gaining overall mileage.Rest days can be mentally challenging, which is a different feeling that physically challenging. It's similar to the taper crazy feeling, where in the final week before a major race I start thinking of race day as "when I'm allowed to run again."
But rest days are important, because progress isn't made when you work hard. It's made when you recover after working hard. No recovery = no progress. Even in my admittedly aggressive marathon plan, where I have only one rest day or might not have any days totally off in a week, it's important to have days that are backed off a lot from the hard workout days. I can tell I'm really working hard when the rest days are a relief and the short easy run days aren't a mental challenge.0 -
http://www.runnersworld.com/general-interest/cerebral-palsy-cant-slow-6-year-old-who-loves-to-run
Just look at that form! Kids a natural! Omg, 60-75 minutes of running before kindergarten.. I can't even get up 6-7 minutes before my alarm...0 -
http://www.runnersworld.com/general-interest/cerebral-palsy-cant-slow-6-year-old-who-loves-to-run
Just look at that form! Kids a natural! Omg, 60-75 minutes of running before kindergarten.. I can't even get up 6-7 minutes before my alarm...
@Elise4270 I just read that article! What a cool kid 0 -
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
20/3: 6.2 Miles
21/3: 3.2 Miles
23/3: 4.4 Miles
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kristinegift wrote: »http://www.runnersworld.com/general-interest/cerebral-palsy-cant-slow-6-year-old-who-loves-to-run
Just look at that form! Kids a natural! Omg, 60-75 minutes of running before kindergarten.. I can't even get up 6-7 minutes before my alarm...
@Elise4270 I just read that article! What a cool kid
I was so impressed by his mother, putting of the foot surgery so he can keep running, doing strength exercises.0 -
Really thinking about upping my morning run to 3.5 miles. I've been running 3.0 for a couple weeks, and I seem to have plenty of time in the morning, getting up at 0500, to leave on time at 0615......0
Why the rush? I would ease up a bit and go for the 40th. 
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