June (2016) Running Challenge
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My goal is 80km!
2nd - 8km
4th - 5km (parkrun, 26:21) new PB by 1min 35seconds!
6th - 4km
8th - 8km
9th - 3km My first social run with a friend! We ran faster than I normally do.
11th - 5km Started enjoying it after 4km. Took my camelbak for my shopping bags and wallet and walked back via the shops, worked well.
13th - 8.5 km (7 slowish, 1 really hard, extra half k to cool off)
41.5/80km so far2 -
@tacosticks - I have found that when I don't have enough arch support, my back gives me more trouble. I splurged on Nike running shoes a year ago (usually wear Asics or Saucony), and that did not have nearly enough support for me. I had terrible knee pain and back pain with them. This isn't necessarily a slam on Nike running shoes (though I won't buy them for running again); it's just a thought about how important the right shoes can be. So - could be the backpack, but might also be the shoes.
On a different note to the group - grr. Why can't I tag people in here all of a sudden? Any thoughts? ETA: apparently I can - it just doesn't autofill the name.
And with that, I think I'll go for a run. xoxo
That makes a lot of sense! A few of my friends had Nike running shoes and they all said it wasn't great with their knees, then eventually bought new ones that supported their arches a lot better, and boom - no more knee pain and shin splints. The ones I have are a gift so I'm hoping to be the 'outlier' and they'll somehow not destroy my legs lol! Will definitely look into other types of running shoes(like the brands you mentioned) as well. Thanks for the advice!
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Date Miles today. Miles for June
6/1 5 miles - 5 << Another recovery run.
6/2 6.5 miles - 11.5
6/3 REST DAY (unplanned but necessary)
6/4 13.5 miles - 25
6/5 REST DAY
6/6 8 miles 33
6/6 4 miles 37 << Daily Double
6/7 9 miles 46
6/7 5 miles 51 << Daily Double
6/8 6.2 miles 57.2
6/9 9 miles 66.2
6/10 6.2 miles 72.4
6/11 18 miles 90.4
6/12 REST DAY
6/13 9 miles 99.4
6/13 4 miles 103.4 << Daily Double
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 << 44:57 PR
Firecracker Chase 10.2 miler 6/25
Rocket City Marathon - 12/10
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WhatMeRunning wrote: »
RyePoppetsMaster wrote: »Two days with no running... one more tomorrow... Maybe see how the knee feels on Wednesday. Will be at the beach all week so maybe I just skip the running all week and drink at the pool all day...
A good friend of mine who's a long time runner & former competitive marathoner recommends the RICES method for knee injuries (or pretty much any running injury):
Rest
Ice
Compression
Elevation
Scotch
Irish
Canadian
Especially bourbon
Scotch
ftfy
Riesling
Irish Whiskey
Cognac
Everclear
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WhatMeRunning wrote: »
RyePoppetsMaster wrote: »Two days with no running... one more tomorrow... Maybe see how the knee feels on Wednesday. Will be at the beach all week so maybe I just skip the running all week and drink at the pool all day...
A good friend of mine who's a long time runner & former competitive marathoner recommends the RICES method for knee injuries (or pretty much any running injury):
Rest
Ice
Compression
Elevation
Scotch
Irish
Canadian
Especially bourbon
Scotch
ftfy
Riesling
Irish Whiskey
Cognac
Everclear
Run
Ice cream
Coffee
Eclairs
R.I.C.E for women8 -
OMG yes, this! ^^ @Elise4270 , that's absolutely brilliant.WhatMeRunning wrote: »
RyePoppetsMaster wrote: »Two days with no running... one more tomorrow... Maybe see how the knee feels on Wednesday. Will be at the beach all week so maybe I just skip the running all week and drink at the pool all day...
A good friend of mine who's a long time runner & former competitive marathoner recommends the RICES method for knee injuries (or pretty much any running injury):
Rest
Ice
Compression
Elevation
Scotch
Irish
Canadian
Especially bourbon
Scotch
ftfy
Riesling
Irish Whiskey
Cognac
Everclear
Run
Ice cream
Coffee
Eclairs
R.I.C.E for women
I actually did go for a run today, despite the fact that Monday is usually my rest day, but on Wednesday evening my sister will arrive, and Friday we start our vacation together. I'm really looking forward to it, but there won't be a lot of running until I'm back home at the beginning of July, so I decided to use every change I have until then.Where is everyone? Heat, injury, recovery? I'm working... well, at work.
My running days are short. I wanna hear about others pounding it out.
I went out rather late - was at work until 8pm, went grocery shopping on the way home, spent an hour looking at marathon training plans online(*), so it was already dark outside when I started. And it was raining - so all in all, rather nice Sometimes I really enjoy that kind of atmosphere, when you can't see beyond the little lightcone of your flashlight, and it seems nobody else is around. Actually, I did see one guy with a dog at one point and another one a bike a while later, but that's about it.
(*) Note: not that I'm planning on signing up for a marathon, that would be crazy! It's just that I realised that when I come back from vacation, the Lausanne Marathon is exactly 16 weeks away, and a lot of marathon plans seem to be 16 weeks long. Although I think my favourite plan is Hal Higdons "Intermediate 1", which is 18 weeks long, so I would have to start in week 3. If I wanted to follow a marathon plan, which would be weird, since I'm not really considering to train for one...3 -
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Run
Ice cream
Coffee
Eclairs
R.I.C.E for women [/quote]
Switch out Chocolate for the Coffee and it is perfect!4 -
I thought only college kids drank everclear. That list looks a bit Ivy League.WhatMeRunning wrote: »
RyePoppetsMaster wrote: »Two days with no running... one more tomorrow... Maybe see how the knee feels on Wednesday. Will be at the beach all week so maybe I just skip the running all week and drink at the pool all day...
A good friend of mine who's a long time runner & former competitive marathoner recommends the RICES method for knee injuries (or pretty much any running injury):
Rest
Ice
Compression
Elevation
Scotch
Irish
Canadian
Especially bourbon
Scotch
ftfy
Riesling
Irish Whiskey
Cognac
Everclear3 -
I figured the Eclairs already had chocolate on them - does anybody buy non-chocolate Elairs? o.O"Elise4270 wrote: »
Run
Ice cream
Coffee
Eclairs
R.I.C.E for women
Switch out Chocolate for the Coffee and it is perfect!
...Well, instead of "Coffee" and "Eclairs", I'd also be willing to settle for "Chocolate" and "Espresso" instead ;-)
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_nikkiwolf_ wrote: »
I figured the Eclairs already had chocolate on them - does anybody buy non-chocolate Elairs? o.O"Elise4270 wrote: »
Run
Ice cream
Coffee
Eclairs
R.I.C.E for women
Switch out Chocolate for the Coffee and it is perfect!
...Well, instead of "Coffee" and "Eclairs", I'd also be willing to settle for "Chocolate" and "Espresso" instead ;-)
Sound like a fair trade. Never had an éclair, sorry. Not a fan of custard.
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6/1 - 22 miles cycling
6/2 - 5 miles + strength training
6/3 -rest and recovery day
6/4 - 34 miles cycling
6/5 - 42 miles cycling
6/6 - rest day - only 4 hours sleep - didn’t think I should
6/7 - strength training + 1 mile on treadmill (tropical storm rest day)
6/8 - 5 miles - yay! finally. Even though it was 95% humidity.
6/9 - 6 miles in the daylight!
6/10 - travel/rest day
6/11 - 4.28 miles in KC
6/12 - 5.5 miles in KC
6/13 - 4.4 miles in KC. Was nice this morning!
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_nikkiwolf_ wrote: »
I figured the Eclairs already had chocolate on them - does anybody buy non-chocolate Elairs? o.O"Elise4270 wrote: »
Run
Ice cream
Coffee
Eclairs
R.I.C.E for women
Switch out Chocolate for the Coffee and it is perfect!
...Well, instead of "Coffee" and "Eclairs", I'd also be willing to settle for "Chocolate" and "Espresso" instead ;-)
Oh yeah! I can't have chocolate, so I figure none of you could
and the ice cream must have chocolate, or brownie bits. 2 -
_nikkiwolf_ wrote: »
I figured the Eclairs already had chocolate on them - does anybody buy non-chocolate Elairs? o.O"Elise4270 wrote: »
Run
Ice cream
Coffee
Eclairs
R.I.C.E for women
Switch out Chocolate for the Coffee and it is perfect!
...Well, instead of "Coffee" and "Eclairs", I'd also be willing to settle for "Chocolate" and "Espresso" instead ;-)
Oh yeah! I can't have chocolate, so I figure none of you could and the ice cream must have chocolate, or brownie bits.
Great minds think alike.2 -
Life happens. Not where I want to be. Keep moving forward.
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Just 4 easy miles solo in the cooler weather before flying back to Florida this afternoon.
6/1 - 4 miles
6/2 - 8 miles
6/3 - 13.5 miles
6/5 - 13.5 miles
6/6 - 9 miles
6/7 - 10 miles
6/9 - 12 miles
6/10 - 9 miles
6/11 - 8 miles
6/12 - 12 miles
6/13 - 4 miles
Total: 103 miles
Goal: 200 miles
Remaining: 97 miles
2016 Race Schedule:
Disney Marathon - Jan 6 - 3:29:09
Gasparilla 15K - Feb 20 - 1:01:59
Ironman 70.3 Florida - Apr 10 - 5:07:51
Pittsburgh Marathon - May 1 - 3:08:25
Ironman 70.3 Augusta - Sep 25
Chicago Marathon - Oct 9
Ironman Florida - Nov 52 -
Thanks to my friend Jeannine for encouraging me to get my run in, even though I didn't want to.
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Hi everyone, my name is Tiffanie but I go by Tiffie or any of the other shortened forms of the name usually spelt Tiffany
I've been running off and mostly on for some years and I usually incorporate running into my weight loss program. I want to keep running while losing and during maintenance. The longest I've run is maybe an hour but I'm pretty comfortable doing 30 mins. The other day I ran 5k in 35 mins so I do see some improvement in my speed. I figured I would try to speak to some other runners who may teach me a thing or two. I've set a goal to run 30 miles by the end of the month so here's hoping I make it!5 -
Another 2.1 miles today good run kept it calm at 11.85 miles so far gonna keep adding 1/10 of a mile every workout4
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June goal.....run
6/1 rest
6/2 3.59
6/3 dog nursing
6/4 worked unplanned, unexpected overtime. crap.
6/5 5.39
6/6 dog nursing....DH was longingly looking at his weedwhacker. I spelled him to go whack off.
6/7 5.31
6/8 3.60
6/9 3.12
6/10 gave DH a nursing break
6/11 8.32
6/12 3.71
6/13 3.38
Total 37
Upcoming races:
SHEPower Virtual Half: sometime in June or July......when dog needs less nursing
Las Vegas RocknRoll Half 11/13/16
Ticker is my goal for 2016 and accumulation to date:
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