May 2016 Running Challenge
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5/1: 26.2 miles (26.5 according to Garmin!)
5/2: Marathon recovery day
5/3: More marathon recovery
5/4: 3.5 miles with Pacers Wed squad
5/5: 3.5 miles with Thursday crew
5/6: Rest day
5/7: 6.2 miles with Saturday RAP crew
5/8: 10 miles solo
5/9: 4 miles with Monday coffee crew
5/10: Rest
5/11: Lazy day
5/12: 4.5 miles (am), 7.3 miles with Thursday crew (pm)
5/13: Rest day
5/14: Lazy day
5/15: 2 miles + 10 miles
5/16: 4 miles with Joe to Go crew
5/17: Rest day
5/18: Lazy day
5/19: 7 miles with Pacers Thursday crew
5/20: Rest day
5/21: 13 x 1 mile hill repeats (plus .1)
5/22: Lazy day
5/23: Lazy day
5/24: 4 miles
5/25: 5.5 miles
5/26: 5.6 miles
5/27: Rest day
5/28: 6.1 miles with Saturday crew
5/29: 8 miles <<LR cut short
5/30: Hermit day
5/31: 4 miles
Decided to switch days and take yesterday off entirely and run today instead. After having such a crummy run on Sunday because my lungs were all BLEGH due to allergies, I stayed inside all day Monday to try to de-pollenate my lungs. And it helped so much! When I woke up today, my lungs felt fine for the first time in over a week, and my run tonight was amazing. It felt easy for the first time in a while, and I could breathe deeply again. So I will FINALLY be getting back on a schedule, putting some discipline back into my running, and I will make every effort to actually keep up on the forum for June now that I'm not in a weird post-race funk. Woo!
Upcoming Races:
6/11: Pacers Princeton Halfway Half (Princeton, NJ)
7/4: a fourth of july race somewhere!
11/20: Philadelphia Marathon
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What I learned this month:
1. When it comes to a great sports bra, it is better to buy first and explain your purchase to your husband later.
2. I am capable of running 15 miles.
3. I am less capable of running 15 miles in 90 degree weather.
4. When you don't stretch your piriformis out enough between sessions, your (awesome) Rrrussian massage therapeest vill know vhat you have not done, ya?
5. Running tights are actually quite comfortable, and I no longer care whether people can see my butt. #breakthrough4 -
What I learned this month:
1. PB's pop out at the most unlikely event/weather conditions.
2. Your local running club friends are all ways cheering you on, especially when you are normally a middle of the pack runner so they are finished and cheering everyone in.
3. Last Years ( or older ) shoes are a good investment if they are something that you already run in.
4. Never compete in the Beer Olympics the night before a HM.3 -
5/1 - rest
5/2 - 4m
5/3 - 5m
5/4 - 6m
5/5 - weights
5/6 - 5m
5/7 - 10m
5/8 - rest
5/9 - 3.8m
5/10 - 3.5m
5/11 - 7m
5/12 - weights
5/13 - 3m
5/14 - 6.2m
5/15 - rest
5/16 - 4m
5/17 - 6m
5/18 - 7m ****breaking in new shoes: Asics Gel Nimbus 17s
5/19 - weights
5/20 - 6m
5/21 - 12m
**new personal distance record
5/22 - rest
5/23 - 5m
5/24 - 5m
5/25 - 8m ****Officially logged over 100 miles this month **** Yay!!!
5/26 - rest (scheduled for weights but decided I needed an extra rest day this week)
5/27 - 3m
5/28 - 8m
5/29 - rest
5/30 - 5m
5/31 - 5m
Distance to date: 127.5m
Goal: 126m (101.2% complete) ***Accomplished***
Training Plan (in case anyone is interested)
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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
5/27 4 miles
5/28 3.2 miles
5/30 5.2 miles
5/31 2 miles
did it!
see you all in June
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this month i learned:
road run is 100X harder than treadmill and is very unforgiving on my lower legs;
do not run in the sun at 2PM in summer;
checking running shoe deals too frequently may cause fatal damage to my purse.
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May Running Totals (miles)
5/1 – 3.11 easy
5/2 – rest day
5/3 – extra rest day
5/4 – 3.51 almost easy
5/5 – 6.34 easy
5/6 – planned rest day
5/7 – 11.02 with pace group
5/8 – extra rest day
5/9 – scheduled rest day
5/10 – extra rest day
5/11 – no running
5/12 – no running
5/13 – PT appointment, no running
5/14 – no running
5/15 – no running, DNS for 10K
5/16 – no running
5/17 – PT appointment, 2.03 warm up
5/18 – rest day
5/19 – PT appointment, 2.55 on track
5/20 – rest day
5/21 – 3.07 easy
5/22 – 3.52 easy
5/23 – rest day
5/24 – 4.22 easy
5/25 – rest day
5/26 – 5.04 warmup + easy
5/27 – rest day
5/28 – 5.18 easy
5/29 – 6.00 hot and humid
5/30 – rest day
5/31 – 6.08 easy
May total– 61.67
Nominal Challenge Goal – 150 miles
Real Goals: Recover from Boston and Flower City. Build Base. Start training program for Rochester Marathon. Recover from injury, return to running.
Today's notes – PT appointment this morning turned out to be the last one for this episode, unless I find myself unable to make progress on my own. That will help with scheduling! I'm pretty sure I can run 4 days a week now, though the running isn't really all the way back to normal. But at least I'm no longer running embarrassingly short distances.
This evening I skipped the club speed workouts, figuring I'm not ready for speed work yet. Instead I went to the more or less social Cobb's Hill run. Ran my first Y up and down the hill, and the leg informed me that it still wasn't very fond of steep downhills. So I changed course on the fly and ran around the block the long way. There are hills on that route, but they aren't as steep as the real Cobb's Hill running. The leg was OK with that. I still have to pay attention, but now I'm getting periods of a few minutes that feel normal.
I expect all the running will be easy this week and probably next week as well.
What I've learned this month: Rehabbing a hip abductor is a different discipline than rehabbing an ankle sprain. But admitting I need medical help early is a Good Thing. 9 days in a row with no running isn't fun, but it beats the *kitten* out of 3 weeks in a row. And even running easy while paying attention to how the leg feels and sometimes quitting earlier than planned is a lot better than not running at all.
I ended May well short of all my stated goals from the beginning of the month. Life Happened, and I'm content with how well I've dealt with it. Now I need to think about goals for June.
2016 races:
January 1, 2016 Resolution Run 7.5 mile (Mendon, NY) finished in 53:58
January 9, 2016 Winter Warrior Half Marathon (Gates, NY) finished in 1:30:59
March 12, 2016 Johnny's Runnin' of the Green 5 mile (Rochester, NY) finished in 32:32
March 26, 2016 Spring Forward Distance Run 15K (Mendon, NY) finished in 1:05:24
April 18, 2016 Boston Marathon (Hopkinton, MA) finished in 3:23:01
April 24, 2016 Flower City Challenge Half Marathon (Rochester, NY) finished in 1:36:50, targeting MP
May 15, 2016 Highland Hospital Lilac Run 10K (Rochester, NY) DNS - injury
June 19, 2016 Medved 5K to Cure ALS (Rochester, NY)
July 16, 2016 Shoreline Half Marathon (Hamlin, NY)
September 18, 2016 Rochester Marathon (Rochester, NY)
November 24, 2016 Race with Grace 10K (Hilton, NY)
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greenolivetree wrote: »I lied. I biked 5 miles and was dying to run so I thought why not 2.75 miles to make an even 60 this month?! Note to self: Biking after running is the way to go. Running after biking = running like I'm drunk the first half mile then getting horrible calf cramps
The whole thing just felt weird but I made 60 miles this month! 2 water breaks and 2 stretch breaks gave me an overall pace of 9:49 but that was 9:16 per Strava taking out the breaks. Did not feel like I was running that pace at all.
Welcome to what us triathletes call "brick" workouts... mostly because for the first mile or two your legs feel like bricks! It usually takes me about 2-3 miles before my legs settle in when I'm in those sorts of scenarios (especially after long-ish 30-50 mile rides). Just add some swimming to the mix, and you'll be ready for your tri in no time!1 -
beautifulwarrior18 wrote: »beautifulwarrior18 wrote: »
May 3 1 mile wod
May 7 1 mile wod
Is there anyway to post this thing in my profile?
May 11 1.75 miles (c25k w1d1)
May 12 0.25 miles
May 13 1.81 miles (c25k w1d2)
YAY I hit my target!!!
May 3 1 mile wod
May 7 1 mile wod
May 11 1.75 miles (c25k w1d1)
May 12 0.25 miles
May 13 1.81 miles (c25k w1d2)
May 28: 2 miles
May 31: 1.75 miles (c25k w2d1)
And apparently I skipped w1d3...oops lol.3 -
greenolivetree wrote: »I lied. I biked 5 miles and was dying to run so I thought why not 2.75 miles to make an even 60 this month?! Note to self: Biking after running is the way to go. Running after biking = running like I'm drunk the first half mile then getting horrible calf cramps The whole thing just felt weird but I made 60 miles this month! 2 water breaks and 2 stretch breaks gave me an overall pace of 9:49 but that was 9:16 per Strava taking out the breaks. Did not feel like I was running that pace at all.
Welcome to what us triathletes call "brick" workouts... mostly because for the first mile or two your legs feel like bricks! It usually takes me about 2-3 miles before my legs settle in when I'm in those sorts of scenarios (especially after long-ish 30-50 mile rides). Just add some swimming to the mix, and you'll be ready for your tri in no time!
My legs always feel like jello after even just 2 miles biking! I didn't expect the cramping though.
I haven't swam for over 20 years!0 -
juliet3455 wrote: »What I learned this month:
1. PB's pop out at the most unlikely event/weather conditions.
2. Your local running club friends are all ways cheering you on, especially when you are normally a middle of the pack runner so they are finished and cheering everyone in.
3. Last Years ( or older ) shoes are a good investment if they are something that you already run in.
4. Never compete in the Beer Olympics the night before a HM.
@juliet3455 - ^^^^ This made me laugh out loud!0 -
May Goal: Run just a scootch more than last month...
5/1 deep mucking of the chicken coop and environs
5/2 4.0
5/3 life day
5/4 7.54
5/5 snorkel 3.5hours
5/6 3.21
5/7 4.05
5/8 rest
5/9 4.05
5/10 meh
5/11 4.54
5/12 3.26
5/13 6.05
5/14 rest
5/15 4.02
5/16 3.16
5/17 snorkel 3.5 hours.
5/18 4.00
5/19 snorkel 4.5 hours (a 2 snorkel week!)
5/20 sickface (swallowed too much salt water?)
5/21 4.12
5/22 3.23
5/23 rest
5/24 4.10
5/25 4.19
5/26 so for those of you who remember Lily the rescue whippet, she is no longer terrified of DH, and happily follows him everywhere, especially to the cookie bin. However, she and Akamai the border collie/Australian shepherd play so hard....that he ruptured his ACL and needed semi-urgent surgery. So, instead of running much, I am dog-nursing. Not too sure I'll scoot past my scootch this month
5/27: 3.15
5/28 rest
5/30 8.18
hrmmmm....lost a day somewhere...
5/31 3.12
Total 77.97
Running park.....missed a few posts, but were water misters and controlled 55 degree temp mentioned?
I learned that my goal isn't so much to get a number of miles, but to destress with the miles I do run. I stomp on the heads of .....oh, pharmacies that charge thousands per month for one chemo drug, oncologists who don't return calls, and kids who ignore dr.mom's admonishments to get followup for history of cancer....
@elise4270 and @kimlight2 "she" is "he" but thanks, he IS a big beautiful boy.
@skippygirlsmom hope you are feeling better
Upcoming races:
6/26 SHEPower Virtual 1/2 marathon
11/13 Las Vegas Rock n Roll 1/2 marathon
Ticker is my goal for 2016 and accumulation to date:
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Bit late updating for my last run, on to June's challenge now
1/5: 8.1 Miles
3/5: 5.0 Miles
5/5: 6.0 Miles
7/5: 9.0 Miles
10/5: 5.0 Miles
12/5: 3.8 Miles
13/5: 3.7 Miles
15/5: 13.1 Miles
20/5: 5.0 Miles
22/5: 4.4 Miles
24/5: 3.7 Miles
25/5: 6.3 Miles
28/5: 3.7 Miles
30/5: 4.5 Miles
81.3 Miles total in May
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Oh! Lol! Yes, still a beautiful dog!
Congratulations on the month!
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5/1 - Rest day after HM to finish April. Another ugly, rainy day.
5/2 - 4.25 miles.
5/3 - 3.1 miles. Quick 5k while my daughter had soccer practice.
5/4 - 4.53 miles. Cool, pleasant morning run. Mostly base pace, but last mile tempo.
5/5 - 4.95 miles on treadmill (Trek class).
5/6 - 4.47 miles. Base pace.
5/7 - 4.84 miles, Market to Market Relay Leg 4
- 4.01 miles, Market to Market Relay Leg 11
5/8 - Planned rest day
5/9 - Unplanned rest day
5/10 - 5.17 miles
5/11 - Misty, foggy 5.01 miles
5/12 - 4.31 miles.
5/13 - 3.1 miles on treadmill, plus weights/abs
5/14 - 6 miles. Abbreviated 10k. Ran first 5k with my daughter...her 1st! Then 2nd loop in what would have been a 5k PR. Had so much fun!
5/15 - 9.02 miles. Gorgeous afternoon!
5/16 - Planned rest day.
5/17 - 4.39 miles. Cool, pleasant, misty morning.
5/18 - Unplanned rest day
5/19 - 4.8 miles on treadmill (Trek class), then weights
5/20 - 5.09 pleasant miles. Negative splits.
5/21 - 11.04 mile long run
5/22 - Day of baseball
5/23 - Unplanned rest day. First cold of the "summer".
5/24 - Another missed run due to illness. Ugh!! Head is so full of goop, I think I would get dizzy if I ran.
5/25 - And another day missed.
5/26 - And another! I am starting to get concerned that I will have to miss the HM I have scheduled for June 4. Anyone have advice for making sure I can do it without killing myself if I miss any more days?
5/27 - 3.17 miles. Girls on the Run 5k with my daughter. Hot, humid, slow and FUN!
5/28 - Nothin'
5/29 - 7.13 lovely miles!
5/30 - 4.99 miles.
5/31 - Life Day.
Finished month with 103.37 of my goal 125. Not bad considering I missed essentially an entire week with a cold that is still hanging on.
Good luck in June!1 -
Just in case any late comers wondered where we all went.Less than 24 hours to finish up May. Congratulations to all that met your goal.
Here is June's Challange:
http://community.myfitnesspal.com/en/discussion/10401085/june-2016-running-challenge
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May ~75.5 miles....(Race) 5K le Chocolat May 1st 2016 ~ 34:28 Running 4 days a week now & May was a really good month of running, finally injury/illness free. Since the weather is warmer I'm up (run days) no later then 5:30 am for a cool and quit run....im starting to love my morning runs followed by an afternoon nap. June goals are to focus on 2 strength days per week and daily abs, consistency is key.
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