May 2016 Running Challenge
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Feel like I could run today, but I can still feel that pesky right hip abductor. So I'm taking an extra rest day in the hopes that tomorrow a run will be wonderful, and in fear that if I run today it will be just like Sunday and I'll be as sore tomorrow as I was yesterday.
May miles stand at 3.11 out of a goal of 150. That might have been too high a goal, given how May is starting out.
Same here. I'm on day 10 no running. Podiatrist tomorrow though. Hoping for some worthwhile insight.1 -
Just reset the "slow" and "fast" pace alerts on my Forerunner to 20 seconds faster/slower than my previous fast/slow paces, since those were the ends of my E pace range and I didn't want to get bugged when my Average pace was still going to be OK. Thinking about turning off the pace alerts all together though and just running and checking the Garmin every once in a while for my current/lap/average pace0
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it's the most comprehensive race calendar I've found so far, and it has great filters. It only covers the US, however, so it won't help @juliet3455
No run today and maybe for the rest of this week unless I get up at 2 am = 2 dark as we are in a spring HEATWAVE. 31C ( 90 F ) here today and that's the forecast for pretty much the whole week. Our seasonal norm is around 18C ( 65 F ) so a nasty one for us. My 8 km ( 5 miles ) Brian Harms Mothers Day memorial race on Sunday Morning promises to be fun.1 -
5/3 = 3.0 miles
5/2 = 2.5 miles
5/1 = 3.5 miles
9 of 75 complete
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5/1 25 min spinning, no run
5/2 3.9 miles
5/3 4.2 miles
decided to try a 2run/1rest schedule.
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Date Miles MTD ------ ----- ----- May 03 4.2T 4.2
I just love this group ... posting my first run for the month and there's already 10 pages of comments.
@kristinegift! Fantastic marathon PR ... you freaking killed that thing. @Ohhim ... great job on the Pittsburgh Marathon! I'm from there but don't know the course ... are the hills terrible?3 -
A 5 mile easy run today...next 10k race is on Sunday
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5/01: 6 miles, easy
5/02: 6 miles, easy
5/03: Off, rest day + strength training
Total: 12 miles
I was planning to run this morning, but then decided to sleep in this morning and do some strength training before heading in to the lab for the day. I figured I would just run when I got home for the day, but I forgot that my boyfriend and I were planning to head up to the northside to celebrate his sister's birthday. Didn't get back until after dark so it looks like today turned into an impromptu rest day!
Races I'm registered for:
05/22 - Chicago Spring 13.1
05/28 - Soldier Field Run (10 miles)
07/21 - Esprit de She 5K
09/10 - Magnificent Mile Half Marathon
09/25 - Chicago Lifetime 5K
10/09 - Chicago Marathon
10/30 - Hot Chocolate 5K
11/27 - Space Coast Half Marathon3 -
skippygirlsmom wrote: »ceciliaslater wrote: »
I've seen a couple comments about butter today. Do people actually eat butter on bagels? Not a combo I would have put together... Also - I just made some butter last night (about 6 pounds, actually)--and about 9 cups of buttermilk as a side effect. Yum! Too bad I eat low carb, so don't have much use for the buttermilk. Mayhap I should sell it...
I prefer pork roll, egg and cheese on my bagels, but will put butter on them when toasted
That's sacrilegious. Pork roll egg and cheese only belongs on a hard roll.
Oh no you need to try it. Of course not on the crap bagels we have here lol0 -
You're right! That's a great goal!Holly_Wood_888 wrote: »Any Goal which is more than not moving is a good Goal !
30k for me this month1 -
Now, boys. The only kicking we do is to each other's *kitten*. And to the road - we kick that *kitten* too.PoppetsMaster wrote: » 1 -
@cariTJR – so sorry to hear about your mother. I hope you and your family are doing ok.
@lporter229 - thanks for the race recap! So glad you were able to enjoy the atmosphere of the race after your friend got sick.
@instantmartian - well done on toughing out your race in those miserable conditions! I wonder what caused the swelling in your hands? That seems unusual.
@Ohhim - thanks for the response re: HR. I may need to do a few marathons to get the data I need to use. For my first marathon, then, I may go by pace and feel. I think I will go out conservatively in the first half, then increase during the second half, if I am feeling good. It's a fairly basic strategy, but I think it will get me over the line
@7lenny7 - welcome back to the thread and good luck with your achilles and the marathon!
16 km midweek longish run today. I got out a bit later (i.e. not at 5 am) and found that I ran faster than I do at 5 am. This seems to be a regular thing. Do other people find themselves slow and flat early in the morning?
May 1 – Rest
May 2 – 9.34 km
May 3 – 9.38 km
May 4 – 16.3 km
Total: 35.02 km / 280 km
Races:
5 June Rocky River Run 21km
3 July Gold Coast Marathon
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Hi, I'm a newbie. My goal for May is to run 100kms3
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Got my 3.1 miles done after work. This was my third run since 9 days off to heal my "knee" pain. And the third run that just didn't feel right I'm not in pain with the knee. But I feel awkward? Like my gait has changed? I used to feel like I was floating. I hope this works itself out. I do feel achey in other ways. Like my shins and calves burning at different points in the run. Maybe Friday I'll put on some music and try to distract myself from the awkward feeling and find my groove again. 2
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Whew, finally caught up with all the posts
5/04 - 2.6 miles
Got up early this morning to run before work. I was hoping it wouldn't be as humid today, but it seems to be sticking around. Last year in May it wasn't humid, but this year it is. We are getting more rain too. Not terrible humidity yet, but enough to feel it even though it was 60 degrees and dark outside. Felt good, right IT band giving me some trouble, so will be foam rolling that to try and work it out.
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juliet3455 wrote: »No run today and maybe for the rest of this week unless I get up at 2 am = 2 dark as we are in a spring HEATWAVE. 31C ( 90 F ) here today and that's the forecast for pretty much the whole week. Our seasonal norm is around 18C ( 65 F ) so a nasty one for us. My 8 km ( 5 miles ) Brian Harms Mothers Day memorial race on Sunday Morning promises to be fun.
To put this High Temperature danger in perspective we have the City of Fort McMurray in Northern Alberta hit by a wildfire driven by this heat and wind, the fire is spreading through the residential areas with little hope of stopping it. Complete Evacuation for all 60,000 + residents with the fire jumping back and forth across the highway out of town.0 -
I am in Dallas this week so I am not sure how much I will be able to check in or to run for that matter!
@CariTJR - I am so sorry for your loss. I lost my mom many many years ago and I still miss her. We were very close and I think she would be very happy and proud of how far I have come with my running,
@Stoshew71 - gotta love the Oatmeal!
@7lenny7 - glad to see you back running
@juliet3455 - wow! I hope everyone is safe!
On the bagel topic - I am a cream cheese only on my bagel and even then, very little of it!
I ran 5 miles yesterday but haven't posted it yet... Will post all my mileage when I get home this weekend.
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May 1 No run
May 2 3km run
May 3 Sick! Cold!
May 4 Sick! rest!
Total: Run 3km/ 50 km
Races June 5th Christchurch Airport marathon (10k for me)
November 19 Queenstown marathon (half for me)0 -
First run of the month, had to cut it short to 3 miles because of the heat. Going to have to get up ridiculously early tomorrow to fit in a long run while it's cooler. I hate the weather here in the UK, it goes from one extreme to the other pretty quick. Snow in places last week, heat wave this week
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@cariTJR – so sorry to hear about your mom. I lost my mom two years ago April and I still miss her. My thoughts are with you and yours.
Had to cut yesterday's run short after taking a tumble. I turned my head to look at a barking dog and apparently tripped on a large rock. I've got some pretty good road rash on my knee and elbow and a few aches & pains but it doesn't seem like any permanent damage, thank goodness. Especially since my first 5K of the year is coming up on Saturday!
Oh, and I like butter on my bagels if they are toasted. Then again, I think I'd have just about anything on a bagel
So far this month...
May 1 - 4 miles
May 3 - 2.25 miles (of 3.1 scheduled)
Planned Races
May 7th - Wildflower 5K trail run
July 9th - Jingle in July 5K July @ Santa Claus House / North Pole
Dec 3 & 4 - San Antonio Rock N Roll 10K & 5K
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@07KatieP13 - I didn't realize it would get hot in UK this early in the year. I had trouble this morning myself. It felt so humid, but my app tells me it was only 77 with 85% humidity... I've run in much worse. I guess it's just a matter of getting my body used to it again.
5/1 - 35 mile cycling
5/2 - 5 miles + Strength training
5/3 - 3.5 miles
5/4 - 5 miles - intervals, sort of. It was so hot, I just didn't seem to have energy.
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5/1-4 miles
5/2- Rest
5/3- 5 miles
5/4- 3.12 miles
Total: 12.25/100.
Notes on today's run. Today's assignment was rest or 30-40 minutes cross training or running. Of course, I chose running. Did a nice, easy 3.12 miles at a bit too fast of a pace: 10:32/mile. The run felt good, and I am really enjoying running with the sunrise, too bad in a few weeks it will be up already during my run time.
Right foot is a little twitchy, with some pain on the top right near the metatarsal for r my big toe connects to the cuniform. Odd thing is it does not hort when I'm running, only during the heal to toe of walking. Will be keeping an eye on it and decide for tomorrow's workout what to do. Tomorrow's assignment is 45m-1h at E, so I might just go real slow, or go for the short end and only do like 4 miles instead of 5, but that's all dependent on how the foot is feeling.1 -
5/1 - Resting from the previous day's 5k race (that was totally not a 5k and I'm still annoyed about)
5/2 - N/A
5/3 - 2 miles
Total: 2/25
I mean, gotta start out somewhere, right? It felt good, no more sore foot or hip from my last race, so that's pretty neat.3 -
I got close to my April goals so I will try for it again.
starting the month with a sore knee and a half on Saturday
May
1-0
2-stretching
3-stretching-knee is still sore
4-yoga tonight
RACES:
Jan 16-Frosty 5k-33:43:123 (gun time-don't have chip time)
Feb 13-Steve Cullen Run 8k chip time: 53:37
Feb 15 Puppy Love Virtual Run 10k runkeeper time: 1:13:20
Mar 12-Great Pi Run 5k 32:17
May 7-Door County Half Marathon
May 28-29-Global 5k Run Virtual
May 28-Top Gun Run 5k Virtual
June 11-Rock n Sole 1/4 Marathon?
June 19th through Sunday, July 10th SHE Power Virtual Half
July 20-Cream Puff 5k?
July 30-National Watermelon Day 5k?
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skippygirlsmom wrote: »skippygirlsmom wrote: »ceciliaslater wrote: »
I've seen a couple comments about butter today. Do people actually eat butter on bagels? Not a combo I would have put together... Also - I just made some butter last night (about 6 pounds, actually)--and about 9 cups of buttermilk as a side effect. Yum! Too bad I eat low carb, so don't have much use for the buttermilk. Mayhap I should sell it...
I prefer pork roll, egg and cheese on my bagels, but will put butter on them when toasted
That's sacrilegious. Pork roll egg and cheese only belongs on a hard roll.
Oh no you need to try it. Of course not on the crap bagels we have here lol
It's not like we have good hard rolls here either. lol Although, Sprouts probabaly has lose rolls that are the closest thing to what I am used to.
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Date Miles today. Miles for May
5/1 REST DAY
5/2 6.2 miles - 6.2 << Taper and cutback week. 5K race Wednesday morning
5/3 6.2 miles - 12.4
5/4 4.4 miles - 16.8 << PEO-AVN 5K Fun Run (was only 2.9 miles; plus 1.5 w/u)
Upcoming races:
UAH 8K - 3/6 <<< 34:33 3 in AG
Oak Barrel HM - 4/2 <<<< 1:38:00 3 in AG
Bridge Street HM - 4/10 <<< 1:36:33 3 in AG
PEO-AVN Team Day 5K - 5/4 <<< 19:10 (2.9 mi) 2 in AG 5 OA
Cotton Row Run 10K - 5/30
Firecracker Chase 10.2 miler 6/25
So we had our Fun Run 5k at work this morning. My Garmin measured only 2.9 miles. The official time was 19:10 which got me 2 in AG and 5 OA. I may go out later and get in 4 easy miles.
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New to the Group and this is my 1st Running Challenge
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@Brolivia3D Good job setting an attainable goal. You'll make it then keep on improving!
@moyer566 Hope that knee starts feeling better for you!
@Stoshew71 Nice morning running! I got a little confused because that was less mileage than I normally see you put on!
@asmalworld welcome to the group!2
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