May 2016 Running Challenge

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  • WhatMeRunning
    WhatMeRunning Posts: 3,538 Member
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    RespectTheKitty wrote: »
    Supposed to do week 8 day 1 today, but meh... my energy levels have been kind of zapped the last few days. What do you guys do to get your energy up before a run? Caffeine?
    A run may help, it can be surprising how little I want to run some days but if I get out there I fell great by the end. If a run does not help considering you have felt zapped for a few days then consider a little break and rest. You can repeat portions of C25K, it is not "one size fits all".
  • skippygirlsmom
    skippygirlsmom Posts: 4,433 Member
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    MNLittleFinn wrote: »
    Nice Run @skippygirlsmom !

    Thanks @MNlittlefinn I've been watching your runs and you are just moving right along, great work!



  • juliet3455
    juliet3455 Posts: 3,015 Member
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    Zom_bunny wrote: »
    Did another trail run today. It was not as bad as the first I still feel like a confused baby deer though.
    @Zom_bunny As @PoppetsMaster said and " We will assimilate you - resistance is futile " once you get into the rhythm of trails and the occasional agility test that gets thrown your way you will be Hooked. The treadmill and paved/concrete will be boring and drive you back into the trees.
  • Stoshew71
    Stoshew71 Posts: 6,553 Member
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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)
    5/4 3.1 miles - 19.9 << got some extra miles squeezed in
    5/5 7.5 miles - 27.4
    5/6 4 miles - 31.4
    5/7 REST DAY << Sick +daughter's birthday party
    5/8 REST DAY
    5/9 9 miles - 40.4 << Madkin Mountain (634 ft elev gain)
    5/9 4 miles - 44.4 << Daily Double
    5/10 8.3 miles - 52.7
    5/10 4 miles 56.7 << Daily Double
    5/11 6.2 miles - 62.9
    5/12 9 miles - 71.9
    5/13 6.4 miles - 78.3
    5/14 17 miles - 95.3
    5/15 REST DAY
    5/16 8 miles - 103.3
    5/16 5 miles - 108.3 << Daily Double
    5/17 9 miles - 117.3
    5/17 4 miles - 121.3 << Daily Double
    5/18 6.2 miles - 127.5
    5/19 9 miles - 136.5
    5/20 6.2 miles - 142.7
    5/21 18 miles - 160.7
    5/22 REST DAY
    5/23 9 miles - 169.7
    5/23 4 miles - 173.7 << Daily Double

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    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) 1 in AG 5 OA
    Cotton Row Run 10K - 5/30
    Firecracker Chase 10.2 miler 6/25


    Speaking of daily doubles.

  • MNLittleFinn
    MNLittleFinn Posts: 4,271 Member
    edited May 2016
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    slow day means mapping out possible training schedule for my second half...with all the normal caveats about how I feel after the first half...first race noted on the schedule htzg1rtaqpg4.png
  • 7lenny7
    7lenny7 Posts: 3,493 Member
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    Back from the soccer tournament. I was able to keep up with the posts between matches but replying via cell phone is a PIA.

    @_nikkiwolf_ thanks for the two race reports. Sounds like you had a great time and setting a new PR is fantastic!
    @AdrianChr92 thanks for posting the photos. Fascinating stuff!

    So @PoppetsMaster & I were talking and he convinced me to buy a couple of books on ultras, "Relentless Forward Progress" by Bryon Powell and "The Cool Impossible" by Eric Orton. Or ordered the first on Kindle and a hard copy of the second. Between games this past weekend I started reading Relentless Forward Progress and have gotten nearly half way through it (skipping the specific training plans...I'll go back to those later). Just reading the Forward was enough to get me jazzed up about running my first ultra. That could be as soon as this fall or as late as next spring.

    I only managed one run in over the weekend. I had planned on 6 miles but another soccer dad, whom I had gotten into trail running (he hated running, but now loves it, now that he's running trails) wanted to go with me. I welcomed the company because he and I get a long great and I needed someone to keep me on a slower pace. The only true trails I could find, of sufficient distance, were farther than I wanted to go so we ran on an asphalt trail along the Fox River in Appleton, MN.

    I don't recall our pace, but it was very comfortable for me. Him...we stopped and walked a few times for him. I also cut the run short because I didn't want him to not run with me again. Back at my truck we realized that we had parked next to a brewpub. As luck would have it, neither of us had brought our wallet.

    Now the frustrating thing about this run is that a couple hours afterwards I noticed my Achilles was swollen. No real pain to speak of, though I could feel *something*, but it was as swollen as I've ever seen it. That made me decide to take a break until Wednesday when I have a 10K trail race, which I plan on taking easy. Perhaps I should have taken more time off from running after my marathon.

    It kills me to skip my trail run tonight because we're supposed to get a heavy thunderstorm and I'd LOVE to run in that. Good chance for storms Wednesday so hopefully they won't call off the race because of it.
  • 9voice9
    9voice9 Posts: 693 Member
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    01-May: <Life Day>
    02-May: 3.92 miles
    03-May: 8.22 miles
    04-May: 3.65 miles
    05-May: 7.62 miles
    06-May: 11.43 miles
    07-May: 8.44 miles
    08-May: <Life Day>
    09-May: 4.08 miles
    10-May: 10.92 miles
    11-May: 6.67 miles
    12-May: 6.92 miles
    13-May: 3.24 miles
    14-May: 15.70 miles
    15-May: <Life Day>
    16-May: 7.01 miles
    17-May: 3.37 miles
    18-May: 6.74 miles
    19-May: 6.83 miles
    20-May: 3.53 miles
    21-May: 9.35 miles
    22-May: <Life Day>
    23-May: 6.87 miles
    24-May:
    25-May:
    26-May:
    27-May:
    28-May:
    29-May: <Life Day>
    30-May:
    31-May:

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    When I run the GEICO 5K Saturday, it will mark the 8-year anniversary of my FIRST 5K (also the GEICO 5K for Georgia Special Olympics). That one was 41:30. My 5K last Saturday was 32:35. Since it's the course I run 4-5 days/week, I'd like to think I can push it a little harder (it's basically this: https://connect.garmin.com/modern/activity/1175096676). Either way, it marks some kind of milestone. I guess.

    Since I'm 0.49 miles from goaling for the month, yes, I'll prob head back out for a little bit after supper (if I can) and wrap it up. Just because.

    Upcoming Races:
    28-May: GEICO/Special Olympics 5K
    30-May: Cordele Kiwanis 8K (?)
    03-Jun: Daylily Dash 5K, Gray (7 PM)
    04-Jul: Peachtree Road Race 10K, Atlanta, GA
    05-Sep: Labor Day Road Race 10K
    17-Sep: Joshua's Wish 5K
    24-Sep: Georgia Golden Olympics 5K
  • Ohhim
    Ohhim Posts: 1,142 Member
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    Got in 8 miles this morning with my regular running partner, as he was feeling better and accelerating his return from the injury list. Still, I think he stayed out for more miles than he should have, but I'll see how he is running tomorrow/Wednesday.

    5/1 - 26.2 miles (Pittsburgh Marathon - 3:08:25 - 7:11/mile, ran as bib #666 in full devil costume, got a BQ)
    5/5 - 6 miles
    5/9 - 15 miles
    5/10 - 6 miles
    5/11 - 3 miles
    5/12 - 2 miles
    5/13 - 4.5 miles
    5/14 - 6 miles
    5/15 - 3 miles
    5/17 - 11 miles
    5/18 - 10 miles
    5/19 - 11 miles
    5/20 - 2.5 miles
    5/21 - 7 miles
    5/22 - 11.5 miles
    5/23 - 8 miles

    Total: 132.5 miles
    Goal: 180 miles
    Remaining: 47.5 miles

    Next Races:
    Ironman 70.3 Augusta - September
    Chicago Marathon - October
    Ironman Florida - November
  • 7lenny7
    7lenny7 Posts: 3,493 Member
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    RespectTheKitty wrote: »
    OK, so like @greenolivetree and @MNLittleFinn said, all I had to do was just start running. The first mile was like, "UGH, this sucks," but after that it was like, "Hey, this is great! Let's keep going!" I wound up running 2.6 miles, which is the farthest I've even run non-stop. So close to 3 miles!

    @respectthekitty that's fantastic! Even at the mileage I run that first mile or so usually sucks. Once you get warmed up and you body accepts that fact that this is what we're doing now, it nearly almost goes better after that.

  • lporter229
    lporter229 Posts: 4,907 Member
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    RespectTheKitty wrote: »
    OK, so like @greenolivetree and @MNLittleFinn said, all I had to do was just start running. The first mile was like, "UGH, this sucks," but after that it was like, "Hey, this is great! Let's keep going!" I wound up running 2.6 miles, which is the farthest I've even run non-stop. So close to 3 miles!


    Fantastic! That's how it works. Eventually, your brain gets conditioned to know that running always makes you feel better and you begin to view running as a kind of drug. It's how the addiction starts!! Usually, the worse I feel at the start of a run, the better it ends up being.
  • CChen8520
    CChen8520 Posts: 64 Member
    edited May 2016
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    5/1 25 min spinning, no run
    5/2 3.9 miles
    5/3 4.2 miles
    5/5 4.5 miles
    5/6 2.8 miles
    5/9 4.56 miles
    5/19 4.34 miles
    5/21 1.5 miles
    5/23 5.2 miles

    It is HARRRRRRRD to run slow! I'm by no means fast at all, but I began faster than my usual treadmill training pace and got worn off in a few minutes. So today's run incorporated lots of walking.

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  • greenolivetree
    greenolivetree Posts: 1,282 Member
    edited May 2016
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    @RespectTheKitty Well done! I honestly would never run if I based it off how I feel when I leave work. Sitting in this chair makes me tired :-D But I never regret getting out there and giving it my best.

    @CChen8520 Running anything slower than YOUR normal pace seems to be challenging. I think we all have a pace we naturally gravitate to, especially early on in our running.
  • MNLittleFinn
    MNLittleFinn Posts: 4,271 Member
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    @RespectTheKitty good job kicking *kitten* and getting it done!
  • MNLittleFinn
    MNLittleFinn Posts: 4,271 Member
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    I just realized that I've run more miles this month than I did in all of March and more than 3x the miles I ran in February. I'll pass last month's total tomorrow...hopefully.
  • greenolivetree
    greenolivetree Posts: 1,282 Member
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    MNLittleFinn wrote: »
    I just realized that I've run more miles this month than I did in all of March and more than 3x the miles I ran in February. I'll pass last month's total tomorrow...hopefully.

    That's great :)

    I ran about 42 in Jan, 48 in Feb, 72 in March - then got sidelined and dropped to 35 for April. Looks like I'll hit 50 for May after cautiously easing back in. I'm already starting to wonder about June. Not sure where to set my goal. I think I should stick conservative and hope to enter the cooler fall weather in good shape and be ready to rack up some miles then. The higher temps this week may test me and further convince to keep mileage low for June.
  • MNLittleFinn
    MNLittleFinn Posts: 4,271 Member
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    greenolivetree wrote: »
    That's great :)
    I ran about 42 in Jan, 48 in Feb, 72 in March - then got sidelined and dropped to 35 for April. Looks like I'll hit 50 for May after cautiously easing back in. I'm already starting to wonder about June. Not sure where to set my goal. I think I should stick conservative and hope to enter the cooler fall weather in good shape and be ready to rack up some miles then. The higher temps this week may test me and further convince to keep mileage low for June.
    You're coming back well! I'm looking at June also. With a 10k race on the 11th, then a quick taper at the end for my July 4 HM means that I shouldn't be running the same miles as I will this month. Keeping a low goal is not a bad thing. It feels great to meet/exceed any goal, so a lower goal that is attainable is a great idea.
  • Ericsmi
    Ericsmi Posts: 128 Member
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    Goal of 75 Miles for May

    5/2 – 5.73 Mi
    5/4 – 5.56 Mi
    5/7 – 7.67 Mi
    5/8 – 5.60 Mi
    5/10 – 5.67 Mi
    5/12 – 5.86 Mi
    5/15 – 6.62 Mi
    5/17 – 5.60 Mi
    5/21 – 6.63 Mi

    Progress toward Goal 54.94 / 75
  • louubelle16
    louubelle16 Posts: 579 Member
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    RespectTheKitty wrote: »
    OK, so like @greenolivetree and @MNLittleFinn said, all I had to do was just start running. The first mile was like, "UGH, this sucks," but after that it was like, "Hey, this is great! Let's keep going!" I wound up running 2.6 miles, which is the farthest I've even run non-stop. So close to 3 miles!

    The first mile is always a liar.

    I didn't have time to run yesterday, a family dinner ran on much later than I thought so I was still feeling stuffed full of food when I got home late. I'll tack a few extra miles onto my run-commute tomorrow to get back on track for my milage goal this month.
  • Elise4270
    Elise4270 Posts: 8,375 Member
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    1---0.5 test run, 6.0 walk/trail runnish
    14---6.48 walk
    15---2.3
    17---4.2 run!
    19---4.17
    22---3.0 walk
    23---4.4 trail walk

    31.85/anything

    Upcoming races:

    11/05/16 Jenks Half Jenks OK
    12/11/16 Dallas marathon, half
    Run the year 2016  791.71/ 2016

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