June (2016) Running Challenge

My options for my weekend Long Run include dodging possible thunderstorms on Saturday, or Stifling heat, high winds and very high humidity on Sunday...Not liking the options.....

No time to catch up. Very busy, but I'm enjoying it.
Two more days till I fly back home. Then going on vacation on Tuesday.

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 approx
6/14 - 5.28 miles - beautiful KC morning!
6/15 - 5 more KC miles!
6/16 - 6.1 KC Miles

ceciliaslater wrote: »

Stitches are out! They did replace them with steristrips since it's only been 10 days since surgery, and she wanted to be extra sure the incision wouldn't pull apart. Still not allowed to get the incision wet for a few more days. I am, unfortunately, still required to wear the boot. Buy I'm approved to take it off in favor of a tennis shoe while walking around the house, if it feels ok.

Don't go back for another appointment until July 5th.

@ceciliaslater glad you are healing well

6/4 -- 1.71miles -- jog/ walk with Pandora the puppy
6/5-- rest
6/6-- 1.5 miles -- jog/ walk on the treadmill (asthma flared up - suck)
6/7--rest--sick with a cold
6/8--1.71 miles--jog/ walk with Pan (mostly jogging -yay! a bit wheezy but managed to keep going through it)
6/9--weights & elliptical
6/10--2 miles--jog/ walk on treadmill
6/11--rest day/ dog walking (not counting miles)
6/13--2 miles--jog/ walk on treadmill
6/15--1.71 miles--jog/walk with Pan (mostly jogging; very hot & humid at 7pm)
6/16--1.5 miles--jog/ walk with Pan (mostly jogging; much cooler this evening; knees hurt a bit tho)

Total: 12.13 miles done, 7.87 miles to go

June Running Totals (miles)
6/1 – rest day
6/2 – 6.11 easy
6/3 – rest day
6/4 – 7.21 easy with hills
6/5 – 7.42 easy
6/6 – rest day
6/7 – 8.56 easy
6/8 – rest day
6/9 – 8.01 easy
6/10 – rest day
6/11 – 10.09 with hills and humidity
6/12 – 6.21 easy with 1 stride
6/13 – rest day
6/14 – run squeezed out of schedule
6/15 – rest day 7.00 group run
6/16 – 4.02 in 3 pieces

June total to date – 60.61

Nominal Challenge Goal – 100 miles
Real Goals: Recover from injury to the point where running feels normal again. Stretch goal, recover to the point where I can run at race pace.

Today's notes – Apparently this week is a cutback week, though I didn't plan it that way. At Tuesday's pace leader meeting, we were told that pace leaders were welcome to come to the initial 2 mile time trial for the training program. That was this evening. I went, hoping to see who the faster trainees were. Bottom line was that I ran a mere 4 miles, in 3 pieces: About 0.8 mile very slow run from the store to the office park loop; 2.25 miles around the loop while the time trial was going on; and just under a mile back to the store by a longer route.

The training program is very much geared toward people new to the half or full marathon distance, and the heart of the market is runners who will run easy paces from 10:00 per mile to 12:00 per mile. I am a pacer for an "outlier" group at 8:30 per mile. In the grand scheme of things, I'm mostly window dressing for the program, as there won't be very many trainees who need a pace that fast; some sessions, we only have pace pass (people who do the long runs but not the full training program) at the 8:30 pace.

So I'm coming off injury. The coaches understand that, but they asked if I could be a rabbit for the time trial. Well, I won't be as fast as I would be if I were totally healthy. Give it a try. So I did. I ran one of the 4 laps about T pace, not at full out 2 mile time trial pace. Two trainees passed me and finished that loop ahead of me. I was happy with that. Then after the rabbit lap I ran the loop at an easy pace in the reverse direction.

It's kind of different just seeing the full range of speed running the trial, and calling out encouragement to them. No pressure on me here. Afterward, one guy I know casually mentioned he appreciated seeing me regularly, because it showed he was running at a consistent pace. After the session, the guy who did the first loop fastest asked what his pace group would be. His 2 mile time trial came in at 12:49. I don't make the decision, but I told him I thought they'd put him in the 8:00 pace group, maybe 8:30.

So it was a fun evening, even though I only got 4 miles out of it. Tomorrow will tell me whether running about 800 meters at T pace was a bad idea; right now, it feels like I was ready for that. The chances of getting to actually run the 5K on Sunday are looking a little better now, but I won't make that decision till after Saturday's run.

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)

Stoshew71 wrote: »

5BeautifulDays wrote: »

I am wanting some frozen grapes now.

This morning was slogging again (not jogging, slogging...as in swimming langourously through the mostly solid atmosphere) for 7.5 miles around the lake trail and extension. Very slow. I kept telling myself that my heart was getting stronger and my blood was getting more oxygenation abilities. But mostly I wanted to cry. Not that anyone could see my tears because my entire body was drenched in sweat. It *almost* rained. I tried to put a shimmy in it in an attempt to rain dance a few cooling droplets, but alas. No such luck.

When all else fails, just think, "Embrace the suck!".

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fGY7Te3Z3nE

That suck looks...refreshing. I'll take it!

@ceciliaslater I'm glad to hear that!

Last day in KC. Had such great runs with lots of comp sci teachers. I never would have made it up the hills I did if I hadn't been with them. I know these aren't really much of a hill to many people, but to a Florida girl they are mountains! Travel/rest day tomorrow. For the first time in a long time looking forward to a rest day!
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 approx
6/14 - 5.28 miles - beautiful KC morning!
6/15 - 5 more KC miles!
6/16 - 6.1 KC Miles
6/17 - 5.8 miles - last KC run