May 2016 Running Challenge

Just realized I slightly passed my goal with a few days to go

5/1 - 2.66 mi walk
5/2 - 30 min indoor cardio, 12 min lower body pilates
5/3 - 3.1 mi run
5/4 - rest day
5/5 - 30 min indoor cardio, 15 min lower body pilates
5/6 - .5 mi walk/4 mi run/1 mi walk
5/7 - 3 mi run, 40 min strength&pilates, 2.3 mi walk
5/8 - 3 mi run
5/9 - 1 hr 40 min of indoor cardio mixed with light strength training, not all at once
5/10 - 25 min indoor cardio A.M. then 3 mile run P.M.
5/11 - 15 min light cardio, 15 min lower body pilates
5/12 - active rest with 40 min light walking throughout the day
5/13 - 3 mi run, 20 min pilates/lower body exercises
5/14 - 3.5 mi walk that should've been a 5 mi run :-/
5/15 - rest day
5/16 - 1 hr 25 min indoor moderate cardio mixed with light strength training
5/17 - 30 min indoor cardio A.M. - 3 mile run P.M.
5/18 - 40 min light walking, 3 mile late evening run
5/19 - 1 hr light walking
5/20 - 4.25 mi run, .5 mi cool down walk, 40 min total body strength and pilates
5/21 - 3 mi run with 4 fast intervals in mile 2 (A.M.) and 3 mile walk (P.M.)
5/22 - 3 mile run
5/23 - 15 min light cardio A.M./68 min kickbox- strength- pilates P.M.
5/24 - 45 min indoor cardio A.M./ 3.1 mi run P.M
5/25 - 4 mile run, 5 miles biking
5/26 - 50 min strength/pilates, 3 mile run

Run goal: 45.54 of 45 miles

I'm a little sunburned

I'm off work through Monday. Not wanting to take tomorrow off running but I should after 3 days in a row. Because I'll want to run Saturday and Monday. Thinking about taking Sunday as a total rest day. I often still get 10000 steps on my rest days but sometimes I need a lazy day.

I'm thinking for June I'm not gonna set a mileage goal. I'm just not sure about the heat the next 3 months. At this point I haven't run over 4 miles all month and I'm not sure I can tolerate over 30 min at 80-100 degrees. I wish I could fast forward to October

Kitty it - ran the 4 miles back from game 7. Had some stress to work off...

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 - 9 miles
5/24 - 8.5 miles
5/26 - 12 miles

Total: 154 miles
Goal: 180 miles
Remaining: 26 miles

Next Races:
Ironman 70.3 Augusta - September
Chicago Marathon - October
Ironman Florida - November

@ddmom0811 - Sorry to hear about the bike accident with your friend. Given my biking mileage (5,000/year), amount of urban riding (as I don't keep a car up north and just commute around by bike), and number of closer calls I've had over the years, I know it is more of a matter of time with me than a question of if I'll eventually have an unfavorable encounter with a car. Still, I'm very proactive about visibility & bright lights at night, I'm active with my bell around pedestrians and voicing my approach, I avoid most car blind spots, and given my fitness, I'm totally ok stopping/restarting if there is a risk present as it gives me a better workout than just coasting through a risky spot and hoping for the best.

@7lenny7 - Sounds like a great race, and very well run too.

05/03 4.1 miles
05/05 6.6 miles
05/07 3.1 miles
05/08 10.5 miles
05/11 3.1 miles
05/12 6.6 miles
05/15 9.6 miles
05/17 3.1 miles
05/18 2.2 miles
05/22 5 miles
05/23 2.5 miles
05/26 4.1 miles
05/27 2.2 miles Got up early to get a couple of miles in before travelling to Edinburgh tonight figured I'd get my legs stretched out a little.




05/29 Edinburgh Half marathon 2 days to go!!!

A nice 6 miler in the woods and fields after work - was a bit spooky after work though - not used to the animal activity (noises everywhere) at that hour. Deer were everywhere in the fields, munching the farmer's crops. I thought one was going to broadside a rollerblading dude who had just zipped by me as the deer raced into the woods alongside the path. This put me on alert for rogue deer for the rest of the run. That and a goose poop obstacle course - plus my normal will-I-get-mugged-in-the-woods-today irrational fear kept me going ...

5 miles with intervals again today. My neighbors were out when I was leaving at 4:30 am (what??!!) and they were looking at Mars. So they pointed it out to me. It looked a little orange-ish to me but they called it was red. They commented that they liked my lights! No excuse for missing me in the dark... knuckle lights and an amazing strobe light I wear on my pants in the back. Honestly, if I turn it on in the house (which is pretty dark so I don't wake up husband), it makes me nauseous, it's so bright.

I will be doing a lot of cycling this 3 day weekend but Tuesday is the 31st so I just realized I will meet my goal exactly if I run 5 on Tuesday.

Going to be traveling a lot of June so very little biking ... therefore a lot of running! But, I just realized - do I take all 3 of my shoes to run in? I'm into my little system of rotating all 3 pairs. I seriously don't think I can fit all 3 of them, plus other clothes. So I guess I will bring 2 pair. Now to decide which two to bring! One pair of running shoes will be left home, alone with no one to run in them.

5/1 - 35 mile cycling
5/2 - 5 miles + strength training
5/3 - 3.5 miles
5/4 - 5 miles - intervals, sort of.
5/5 - 25 miles cycling in a brutal wind
5/6 - 5 miles + strength training (Fri)
5/7 - 34 miles cycling
5/8 - 36 miles cycling
5/9 - 5 miles + strength training (Mon)
5/10 - 5 miles - fartleks
5/11 - 25 miles cycling
5/12 - 5 miles
5/13 - 4 miles + strength training (Fri)
5/14 - 34 miles cycling
5/15 - 27 miles cycling
5/16 - rest day
5/17 - 4.5 miles + strength training (Tues)
5/18 - 5 miles + 20 miles cycling
5/19 - rest day
5/20 - 8 miles + strength training (Fri)
5/21 - 40 miles cycling
5/22 - 45 miles cycling
5/23 - strength training (Mon)
5/24 - 5 miles
5/25 - 25 miles cycling
5/26 - 5 interval miles!
5/27 - 5 interval miles + strength training

Rest day today.

Congrats to all who met their mileage already, and those on track! For anyone who thinks they're coming up short there is next month and this is all just a personal challenge to get ourselves moving, so no competition or need to succeed.

@ddmom0811 - I think 2 pair for travelling sounds best. I think the only reason I rotate through more than two pair is for drying time if they get wet, and as an excuse to buy shoes.

5/1 - 13.1 miles
5/2 - 6 miles
5/3 - 6 miles
5/4 - 9 miles
5/5 - 6 miles
5/6 - Rest
5/7 - 10.5 miles
5/8 - 10.5 miles
5/9 - 6 miles
5/10 - 6 miles
5/11 - 10 miles
5/12 - 6 miles
5/13 - Rest
5/14 - 13.1 miles
5/15 - 4 miles
5/16 - 6 miles
5/17 - 6 miles
5/18 - 6 miles
5/19 - 6 miles
5/20 - Rest
5/21 - 6 miles
5/22 - 6 miles
5/23 - 12 miles
5/24 - 6 miles
5/25 - 12 miles
5/26 - 6 miles
5/27 - Rest

178.2/200 miles



2016 races (this list is subject to change at the posters whim):
4/9 - Rock the Parkway half marathon (Kansas City, MO) 2:30:17.6 new PR
4/16 - Garmin Wickedly Fast half marathon (Olathe, KS) 2:28:39.52 new PR
4/23 - Heroes for Hope half marathon (North Kansas City, MO) 2:19:14 but was only 12.5 miles
5/1 - Buffalo Bell Stampede half marathon (Leavenworth, KS) 2:25:06
5/14 - Running with the Cows half marathon (Bucyrus, KS) 2:17:38.4 new PR
6/2 - Hospital Hill 5k 7pm PRE-RUN (Kansas City, MO)
6/3 - Hospital Hill half marathon 7am RE-RUN (Kansas City, MO)
7/23 - Psycho Summer Run Toto Run 50k (Kansas City, KS)
9/25 - Broadway Bridge half marathon (Kansas City, MO)
10/15 - Kansas City Marathon 26.2 (Kansas City, MO)
11/5 - Jenks half marathon (Jenks, OK)
11/6 - Kansas half marathon (Lawrence, KS)
11/12 - Longview half marathon (Kansas City, MO)
11/13 - Gobbler Grind half marathon (Overland Park, KS)
11/19 - White River half marathon (Cotter, AR)
11/20 - Pilgrim Pacer half marathon (Lenexa, KS)

ugh.....forecast says 55 degrees (nice) but with 98% humidity for the time I'll be running tomorrow. Looks like I'll definitely be bringing my new water bottle along, and maybe stashing some extra at the truck so I can grab a quick drink before the last 2 moles.

@ddmom0811-So sorry to hear about your friend. Hope she has a speedy recovery. Although there are more and more bike lanes popping up around town, the roads immediately surrounding my subdivision don't even have enough of a shoulder to run on. It always makes me so nervous if I am trying to go anywhere on my bike.

@Ohhim-Sorry about your Bolts, but go Pens!!! Would love to see Lord Stanley back in the Burg!

I haven't been really posting my miles this month because May always seems to be a limbo kind of month for me and running. I usually have lots of personal obligations, am often coming off of a spring race and I start my fall training cycle in June, so anything usually goes for May. I did manage to hit 100 miles for May yesterday and have a longish run planned for tomorrow, so I may end up close to 120 for the month. Looking forward to heading into June and getting a bit of structure back in my training.

On a side note, running with the puppy is getting to be very exciting! She is actually getting it. We can run at least a quarter mile without stopping and she stays by my side. She still has a ways to go, but there is plenty of time to train before she is "allowed" to do any real runs, and it's highly encouraging to see her making such good progress. I look forward to my little daily run with her more than running on my own.

AdrianChr92 wrote: »

An interesting touch on the subject. Sry for the horror feet thumbnail

@adrianChr92 thanks for sharing that video link, very interesting.

Here's a different take on 135 miles, the Arrowhead 135, which is a ski, bike, run ultra held near International Falls, MN, (the icebox of the nation) at the end of January. Historically it's the coldest ultra in the world, where conditions might be -40F, a blizzard, or both.

This is a trailer for a short documentary about the race. Ironically, the runner who is featured in the documentary is John Storkamp, who is the race director for Rocksteady Running, the outfit which put on the race I raved about earlier this week. Apparently he's raced in the Arrowhead 135 eight times and has won it 4 times. Stud!!

I didn't know about this documentary before, but I'll definitely be renting it soon.

https://vimeo.com/ondemand/arrowhead135/106969668

I started reading the rules of the Arrowhead 135, their hilarious! They have quite a list of required gear (which is why you see the runners pulling sleds) and here's what they say about the sleeping bag:

Minus-20F degrees sleeping bag or colder rating. Colder than -20F almost all previous races. If you skimp here you are foolish. And we will not allow you to skimp. So do not skimp. Fool. 2011 it was -42F on trail. Be able to prove your bag is a -20 bag. Don't cut off the tags to shave weight.