January 2017 Running Challenge

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  • TattooedDolphinGirl78
    TattooedDolphinGirl78 Posts: 5,214 Member
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    OSUbuckeye906 wrote: »
    Good news: no stress fracture! Doctor said there was a ton of cortical thickening and some edema indicative of a stress injury that's been trying to heal over and over but hasn't gotten the proper recovery time. So, 4 weeks off of running and she said Flying Pig is probably too early to train back to a full marathon. However, no scary surgery requiring putting a metal rod in my leg! :o:o:o Yes, I guess if the MRI showed a fracture, this was a possibility that she didn't want to scare me with initially. So, I consider it fantastic news that she thinks 4 weeks off running is all I need (contingent on my pain/progress). In the meantime, I'll have a few sessions of physical therapy and a gait analysis and I can do some low resistance biking in addition to swimming and walking.

    That's great news, except for having to take time off running, but no surgery! YAY! :smiley:
  • MNLittleFinn
    MNLittleFinn Posts: 4,271 Member
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    Time for another of MNLittleFinn's newbie questions..... I've been running 6 days a week (pre-injury) with a rest day on Sunday. My training plan is 5 days a week (plus 1 XT day) with rest day on Tuesday. Assuming PT clearance today, might it be a good idea to plan my return to running so that my schedule matches the schedule for training?
  • RunsOnEspresso
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    lporter229 wrote: »
    @RunsOnEspresso - Well that just stinks, no other way to put it. Hope you feel better soon. Can you find another marathon in the upcoming weeks?

    Looks like the next marathon would be February 19th. At this point I'm not sure I can mentally wrap my head around getting ready for a different one in a month.

    I feel completely lost as to what to do now. I don't have a 2017 goal for running. I was going to figure it out after I finished the marathon. :|
  • MNLittleFinn
    MNLittleFinn Posts: 4,271 Member
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    RunsOnEspresso wrote: »
    Looks like the next marathon would be February 19th. At this point I'm not sure I can mentally wrap my head around getting ready for a different one in a month.

    I feel completely lost as to what to do now. I don't have a 2017 goal for running. I was going to figure it out after I finished the marathon. :|

    I'm sorry to hear this! I know it's hard, but, I'd think that signing up for the next marathon might help you get out of your funk. I know, for me, if I put something on the schedule, it helps me force my mind into gear. I totally think you can do the mid Feb marathon!
  • MobyCarp
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    mmteixeira wrote: »
    After a recovery month (if you can call December that with the holiday eating :) ), it's time to start training for the Syracuse Half in March...

    January:
    1/1 – 4.2 miles - Resolution Run
    1/2 – 1 mile - part of a triathlon test - did 7 miles on stationary bike, then 1 mile run
    1/3 – 4.5 miles
    1/4 – 3 miles - Fleet Feet Half Marathon Training Class - two 1.5 mile intervals to determine pace group
    1/5 – 4.5 miles
    1/6 – rest day - travel
    1/7 – rest day - travel
    1/8 – 6 miles
    1/9 – rest day
    1/10 – 4.5 miles
    1/11 – 5.5 miles - Fleet Feet Half Marathon Training Class - Speed Work

    January total to date – 33 miles so far

    From this point on, Mondays and Saturdays will be cross days riding a stationary bike (until I can get outside onto my bike again). I will be doing strength work (squats, lunges, upper body and hip work) on Tues/Thurs/Sat after running. I have also signed up for a Sprint Triathlon in June (my brothers in law talked me into it :-| ) - so I will be taking a swim training class on Fridays now to get ready for that portion. On Saturdays, I may add in a 2 mile run right after the bike to help prep for the tri.

    The next 3 months should be busy :)

    Good luck! A friend of mine ran the Syracuse Half last year, and got a nice picture of himself running in a snowstorm. Seems the Weather Gods got the Syracuse Half and the Lake Effect Half turned around.
  • MobyCarp
    MobyCarp Posts: 2,927 Member
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    MNLittleFinn wrote: »
    skippygirlsmom wrote: »
    @runsonespresso ugh I'm sorry that totally sucks
    @MNlittlefinn happy calves ha ha let us know how PT goes today. Hey I had one of those toes for months, then half came off and how I have a half lumpy toe nail about a year later. Amazing how slow toe nails grow.
    yeah, haha, I've had that toenail for months.

    I can answer the @Stoshew71 question you had. SPM is steps per minute. Higher steps per minute is better for injury prevention and, from what I read, it's also connected with making sure you don't over stride, shorter strides with higher SPM are easier on your body. I was told, by 2 different folks I was working/running with that a good goal is 180 SPM.

    To which I would add, studies of world class runners show that taller runners have longer strides and lower SPM than shorter runners. I was reminded of that on a paced run, when my SPM came out near 180 and Jim's came out in the mid 160s. He's taller than I am, and I have to believe that someone who has completed 15 Iron Man Triathlons doesn't have a problem with his cadence.
  • MobyCarp
    MobyCarp Posts: 2,927 Member
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    MNLittleFinn wrote: »
    Time for another of MNLittleFinn's newbie questions..... I've been running 6 days a week (pre-injury) with a rest day on Sunday. My training plan is 5 days a week (plus 1 XT day) with rest day on Tuesday. Assuming PT clearance today, might it be a good idea to plan my return to running so that my schedule matches the schedule for training?

    It might not be totally necessary, but it certainly won't hurt. And cutting the running to 5 days a week to match the training plan sounds like a good idea.
  • MNLittleFinn
    MNLittleFinn Posts: 4,271 Member
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    MobyCarp wrote: »
    MNLittleFinn wrote: »
    Time for another of MNLittleFinn's newbie questions..... I've been running 6 days a week (pre-injury) with a rest day on Sunday. My training plan is 5 days a week (plus 1 XT day) with rest day on Tuesday. Assuming PT clearance today, might it be a good idea to plan my return to running so that my schedule matches the schedule for training?

    It might not be totally necessary, but it certainly won't hurt. And cutting the running to 5 days a week to match the training plan sounds like a good idea.

    Thanks. The plan starts out at 5 runs a week for thr first 4 weeks then bumps up to 6, so I was thinking that cutting back, in addition to recovery, would help me get used to the different schedule. The additional runs are all like just 3-4 miles,so not adding a huge amount when they come in.
  • skippygirlsmom
    skippygirlsmom Posts: 4,433 Member
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    @MNlittlefinn thank you that is what I thought
    @lporter229 if you saw the hill @stoshew71 did repeats on you would say "super beast" :smile:
    @OSUbuckeye906 I'm glad you are looking at "only" a 4 week recovery. Hoping you're 100% soon
  • BeeerRunner
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    MNLittleFinn wrote: »
    My calves now love me.20170111_182345_zpsqqejl3eq.jpg

    I'm glad I'm not the only one with black toenails!! Lol! Got my 1st one in the past few weeks. Thank goodness it's winter and not flip flop season!! ;)
  • lissadecker
    lissadecker Posts: 220 Member
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    January goal: 100 miles
    1/1: 3.6 miles (m)
    1/2: Downpour Day
    1/3: 4.5 miles (m)
    1/4: 4 miles (m)
    1/5: 5 miles (m)
    1/6: 4.5 miles (m)
    1/7: 4 miles (m)
    1/8: 6 miles (m)
    1/9: Rest Day
    1/10: 4.15 miles (m)
    1/11: Unplanned Rest
    1/12: 3.75 miles (m)

    My Total/January: 39.5 miles
    Mike's Total: 39.5 miles

    After Mike's tests yesterday, neither one of us felt up to running so we put it off until this morning. He was still a little sluggish so we only did just under 4 miles. I saw my doctor the other day and she and I both think that what I thought was some arthritis flaring up in my hip may actually be a piriformis issue. We are going to do some tests and see how things go. For the moment, she says I can keep running and that I should just pay close attention to how it feels. Honestly, it feels good most of the time that I am actually out running. Uphill and sharp turns aggravate it and so do steep downhill paths; I am going to try to keep going and just take it easy on these. I may also stay off the lake path for a while as there is a lot of uneven pavement on that route. Honestly, the pain is really the worst after sitting for any length of time, and it eases up with stretching and movement. I started doing some exercises yesterday to stretch the piriformis and it felt a lot better after that. I did them again this morning before running and will probably continue to do them a few times per day as long as they seem to be helping.

    @Orphia Love the interview!
    @RespectTheKitty Sorry you are having a rough time. And the crazy weather you've been having there can't be helping the situation. Such a bummer about the marathon. I hope you get past this soon.
    @OSUbuckeye906 Great news having no stress fracture! Sorry you'll have to sit it out for 4 weeks but, all things considered, it is definitely better than the other possibilities. :)

    Have a fabulous rest of the day!

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  • mmteixeira
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    MobyCarp wrote: »
    Good luck! A friend of mine ran the Syracuse Half last year, and got a nice picture of himself running in a snowstorm. Seems the Weather Gods got the Syracuse Half and the Lake Effect Half turned around.

    Thanks! It will be my first half marathon and seemed like a good idea to try one locally before travelling to Indy in May for the Indy Mini... our training runs are all outside so running in the snow will be old hat by the time we get to the Syracuse Half :)

  • skippygirlsmom
    skippygirlsmom Posts: 4,433 Member
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    1/1 - 4 miles
    1/2 - 1.5 miles
    1/3 - 0 miles
    1/4 - 3.5 miles
    1/5 - 3 miles
    1/6 - 4 miles
    1/7 - 2 miles with Skip and Macy
    1/8 - rest day
    1/9 - 0 miles
    1/10 - 4 miles
    1/11 - 2 miles
    1/12 - 3 miles

    27 of 100 miles

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    Went out for a quick 3 miles inbetween the cable guy being here this morning and the HVAC guy this afternoon.... okay that sounded wrong on so many levels :wink:

  • autumnblade75
    autumnblade75 Posts: 1,660 Member
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    01/01/17 - 5 miles
    01/02/17 - 5 miles
    01/03/17 - 3 miles

    01/05/17 - 6 miles

    01/07/17 - 10 miles
    01/08/17 - 3.25 miles

    01/10/17 - 6 miles
    01/11/17 - 5.5 miles
    01/12/17 - 3.25 miles
  • Stoshew71
    Stoshew71 Posts: 6,553 Member
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    MNLittleFinn wrote: »
    skippygirlsmom wrote: »
    @runsonespresso ugh I'm sorry that totally sucks
    @MNlittlefinn happy calves ha ha let us know how PT goes today. Hey I had one of those toes for months, then half came off and how I have a half lumpy toe nail about a year later. Amazing how slow toe nails grow.
    yeah, haha, I've had that toenail for months.

    I can answer the @Stoshew71 question you had. SPM is steps per minute. Higher steps per minute is better for injury prevention and, from what I read, it's also connected with making sure you don't over stride, shorter strides with higher SPM are easier on your body. I was told, by 2 different folks I was working/running with that a good goal is 180 SPM.

    @skippygirlsmom
    Correct in all accounts in @MNLittleFinn response. However, the main motivation for me is to give my legs a super doper workout. I need more speed. My last marathon, my legs got way too tired way too quickly. I am hoping that quicker legs during training will help develop leg strength and speed while at the same time, my hill and mountain workouts provide a different type of strength workout. So the goal for me is to improve both stride rate as well as stride length to get faster for longer distances. I started doing this last year but quit as my legs got exhausted and I had a hard time recovering from the large amount of miles I was doing at the time.
  • skippygirlsmom
    skippygirlsmom Posts: 4,433 Member
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    @stoshew71 thanks for the explanation.
  • louubelle16
    louubelle16 Posts: 579 Member
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    Just a short run today in the worst weather I have ever run in. The rain was torrential, and became snow mid-run, but I went out there and got it done. It took a long time and a huuuuge cup of tea to warm up afterwards though. Really enjoying my cutback week though, and so are my legs. It's good to refresh the mind and body from constant increases in mileage.

    January Running Challenge

    1st - 12.66 miles inc 5km PB 25:05
    3rd - 3.11 miles
    4th - 6.17 miles
    6th - 3.03 miles
    7th - 3.11 miles
    8th - 12.04 miles
    10th - 3.09 miles
    12th - 4.35 miles

    MTD - 47.56/100 miles

    Upcoming races:
    12th March 2017 - North London Half Marathon
    9th April 2017 - Brighton Marathon
  • greenolivetree
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    @skippygirlsmom Now I'm wondering if "quick 3 miles" is code for something else ;)

    @louubelle16 Good job on that run! I think we only get good weather like 10% of our runs! It's always something....
  • skippygirlsmom
    skippygirlsmom Posts: 4,433 Member
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    greenolivetree wrote: »
    @skippygirlsmom Now I'm wondering if "quick 3 miles" is code for something else ;)

    @louubelle16 Good job on that run! I think we only get good weather like 10% of our runs! It's always something....

    @greenolivetree ha ha I'll never tell

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