January 2017 Running Challenge

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  • Orphia
    Orphia Posts: 7,097 Member
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    @BeeerRunner Yay for your 20 mile run!! You managed that niggle/twinge/pain/pwiggle well.

  • louubelle16
    louubelle16 Posts: 579 Member
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    Orphia wrote: »
    @BeeerRunner Yay for your 20 mile run!! You managed that niggle/twinge/pain/pwiggle well.

    "Pwiggle" Absolutely love that word! Haha :love:
  • zipsterj
    zipsterj Posts: 29 Member
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    ok ok...i did change my goal from 150k t0 100 as never run 150....i will up it next month ..promise ;)

    good running everyone and love seeing those pictures @_nikkiwolf_ that race looks amazing!

    @MobyCarp you are flying sir!
  • Joanna2012B
    Joanna2012B Posts: 1,448 Member
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  • 07KatieP13
    07KatieP13 Posts: 220 Member
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    Date,,,,,,,,,,Miles,,,,,,,,,,Total
    1/1,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,2.0,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,2.0
    2/1,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,2.3,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,4.3
    3/1,,,,,,,,,,,,,Rest,,,,,,,,,,,,,,4.3
    4/1,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,2.3,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,6.6
    5/1,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,2.6,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,9.2
    6/1,,,,,,,,,,,,,Rest,,,,,,,,,,,,,,9.2
    7/1,,,,,,,,,,,,,Rest,,,,,,,,,,,,,,9.2
    8/1,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,2.6,,,,,,,,,,,,,,11.8
    9/1,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,2.9,,,,,,,,,,,,,,14.7
    10/1,,,,,,,,,,Rest,,,,,,,,,,,,,14.7
    11/1,,,,,,,,,,,,3.0,,,,,,,,,,,,,,17.7
    12/1,,,,,,,,,,,,2.3,,,,,,,,,,,,,,20.0
    13/1,,,,,,,,,,Rest,,,,,,,,,,,,,20.0
    14/1,,,,,,,,,,Rest,,,,,,,,,,,,,20.0
    15/1,,,,,,,,,,,,3.4,,,,,,,,,,,,,,23.4
    16/1,,,,,,,,,,,,3.0,,,,,,,,,,,,,,26.4
    17/1,,,,,,,,,,,,3.1,,,,,,,,,,,,,,29.5
    18/1,,,,,,,,,,,,3.1,,,,,,,,,,,,,,32.6
    19/1,,,,,,,,,,Rest,,,,,,,,,,,,,32.6
    20/1,,,,,,,,,,,,3.7,,,,,,,,,,,,,,36.3
    21/1,,,,,,,,,,,,3.0,,,,,,,,,,,,,,39.3
    22/1,,,,,,,,,,Rest,,,,,,,,,,,,,39.3
    23/1,,,,,,,,,,,,3.2,,,,,,,,,,,,,,42.5

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  • kristinegift
    kristinegift Posts: 2,406 Member
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    1/1: 5 miles
    1/2: 2.4 miles
    1/3: Busy day
    1/4: 4.5 miles (am), 4.5 miles (pm) + lifting
    1/5: 6 miles
    1/6: 4 miles + lifting
    1/7: 4.2 miles trails
    1/8: 10 miles +0.6 (Cocoa Classic 10 miler)
    1/9: Sick day
    1/10: Sick day
    1/11: 4.5 miles
    1/12: 6 miles
    1/13: 5 miles + lifting
    1/14: Lazy day
    1/15: Lazy day
    1/16: 4 miles + lifting
    1/17: 8 miles
    1/18: 4.5 miles + 4.5 miles
    1/19: 2.6 miles + lifting + 6 miles
    1/20: Rest day
    1/21: Women's March / Lazy Day
    1/22: 8 miles of trails
    1/23: 6 miles

    I made it to a Monday morning coffee run! But then I didn't even stay for coffee because I had to come right home to beat my housemate to the shower (I take a 5-10 minute shower whereas he'll hog the bathroom for half an hour and make me late for work... it's high stakes, people!). My legs are really tired from my trail run yesterday! I was going to lift today but since I only have to go once this week (it's the end of this "stage" so I'm supposed to rest a week or so after the last lift session) I may just push it off to Wednesday. Today is a deadlift day, and my calves are usually a bit sore after deads and my calves are already really tight from the rocks & mud yesterday. Playing it safe. Still trying to figure out the best timing for lifting and doing running workouts throughout the week.

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    Winter/Spring 2017 Races:
    1/8: NYCRUNS Cocoa Classic 10 mile 1:21:37 (10th AG)
    2/18: FebApple Frozen 50 - 10 mile (trail)
    3/12: E. Murray Todd HM
    3/18: Looney Leprechaun 10k (trail)
    3/26: Philly Love Run HM
    5/14: Delaware Marathon Running Festival HM
    5/21 or 5/28: Cleveland or Vermont City Marathons (maybe)
    7/1: Finger Lakes Fifties 50k (trail)



  • MNLittleFinn
    MNLittleFinn Posts: 4,271 Member
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    January Mile totals
    1/1 rest. Colds suck
    1/2- 5.23
    1/3- 4.03
    1/4- 4.01
    1/5- 5.0
    1/6- 4.0
    1/7- Rest calf/achilles pain
    1/8- recovery from calf/achilles pain
    1/9- rest/recovery from calf/achilles pain
    1/10- 2.01 YAY!
    1/11-Rest, want to be careful before PT clearance
    1/12- Rest- Saw PT, got clearance to run!
    1/13- 4.02-first run after cleared
    1/14- 6.11 test run-can I run a normal training distance? Yes, yes I can.
    1/15- Rest, prepping for beginning training tomorrow
    1/16- 5.38
    1/17- REST
    1/18- 7
    1/19- XT- Just enough elliptical and other stuff at PT to count it!
    1/20- 4.64
    1/21- 13.11
    122- 3.14
    1.23- 5.06

    Total: 72.77

    Monthly goal: stay healthy and continue base building to start marathon training at the end of the month.
    Nominal mileage goal: 70 (revised down after injury).

    Today's notes: 5 pretty easy miles, kept average HR at 150, which is pretty solid z2 average. Pace was 9:55, which pleased me, because if I can keep that pace and that HR range when my runs get longer, a 4:20 marathon might be possible. Current "realistic" goal is to just try to run with the 4:30 pacer.

    Once again, my shin was bugging me when I got up, it's weird, the best way to describe it is that it feels tight most of the time, and hurts sometimes. The pain does go away when I'm running, though, so I'm now very sure I was just being a hypochondriac when I was thinking stress fracture.

    However, because of the shin, and my calf bugging me a bit, I skipped running my strides, I figure that the benefit I would get from them would be outweighed if I damaged myself by running fast.

    Warm down routine was IT Band Rehab Routine which, as usual, left my butt sure, which I take as a sign that it's doing something for me.

    Sorry for the long post to describe a pretty bland day.
  • Joanna2012B
    Joanna2012B Posts: 1,448 Member
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    I won't make my goal for this month....Sickness took me out for 11 days. I think I'm doing fairly well considering. I plan to get a few more runs before the end of the month!!
  • garygse
    garygse Posts: 896 Member
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    @_nikkiwolf_ That sounds like it was an incredible race. Fantastic stuff!

    @MNLittleFinn Better to take it easy now than end up having to have a long recovery period later!

    @Joanna2012B Yeah, sickness sucks, but it's par for the course this time of year. Glad you're feeling better to squeeze some more runs in before the month's out!

    --

    I didn't get to run over the weekend like I thought I would, but ah well, I'll survive!

    01 - 5.21 miles
    02 - 5.60
    07 - 5.56
    08 - 5.60
    10 - 10.71
    11 - 11.21
    12 - 11.19
    14 - 5.37
    16 - 10.57
    20 - 13.21
    23 - 12.16

    Total: 96.39 / 100
  • ddmom0811
    ddmom0811 Posts: 1,878 Member
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    @_nikkiwolf_ - that looks like such a cool run! I can't imagine running on snow. I don't like to run on the beach much unless it is the really packed down sand. The Daytona Beach Half Marathon has some sand to run on but not long and it is very packed down.


    Rest day for me! A little sore in the ankles from yesterday's long run but not pain.


    1/1 - rest day (recovering from stomach virus)
    1/2 - 40 mile bike ride
    1/3 - 4 miles
    1/4 - 4.1 miles
    1/5 - rest day
    1/6 - 5 miles
    1/7 - 4 miles
    1/8 - 5 miles
    1/9 - 4 miles
    1/10 - 4.1
    1/11 - rest day
    1/12 - 4.1
    1/13 - 4.0
    1/14 - 34 miles biking
    1/15 - 56 miles biking - hills! felt like 100 miles
    1/16 - 4 miles + strength training
    1/17 - 4 miles + neuromuscular activation (lol)
    1/18 - Strength training
    1/19 - 3.77 miles
    1/20 - strength training
    1/21 - 34 miles biking
    1/22 - 11.2 miles
    1/23 - rest day

    Upcoming races
    2/5/17 - Daytona Beach HM
    2/26/17 - Disney Princess HM Orlando



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  • katharmonic
    katharmonic Posts: 5,720 Member
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    Date :::: Miles:::: Jan MTD (goal = 70)
    01/01/17 :::: 4.3 :::: 4.3
    01/02/17 :::: 2.9 :::: 7.1
    01/03/17 :::: 3.1 :::: 10.3
    01/04/17 :::: 3.6 :::: 13.9
    01/05/17 :::: 3.3 :::: 17.2
    01/06/17 :::: 0.0 :::: 17.2
    01/07/17 :::: 6.9 :::: 24.2
    01/08/17 :::: 2.5 :::: 26.7
    01/09/17 :::: 2.8 :::: 29.5
    01/10/17 :::: 2.5 :::: 32.1
    01/11/17 :::: 2.6 :::: 34.7
    01/12/17 :::: 3.5 :::: 38.2
    01/13/17 :::: 0.0 :::: 38.2
    01/14/17 :::: 3.4 :::: 41.6
    01/15/17 :::: 5.5 :::: 47.2
    01/16/17 :::: 3.5 :::: 50.7
    01/17/17 :::: 0.0 :::: 50.7
    01/18/17 :::: 2.5 :::: 53.2
    01/19/17 :::: 4.1 :::: 57.2
    01/20/17 :::: 6.2 :::: 63.4
    01/21/17 :::: 7.4 :::: 70.8
    01/22/17 :::: 3.3 :::: 74.1
    01/23/17 :::: 3.2 :::: 77.3

    Got a run in this morning because I don't know how the rest of the week is going to go. We're supposed to get snow tonight, maybe ice, and my work week is going to be killer. This morning I brought Stella with me and she dragged a bit. And then we saw another dog running ahead of us and it was on! She was like a sled dog in the Iditarod at that point. Ah well, at least we got it done.
  • MNLittleFinn
    MNLittleFinn Posts: 4,271 Member
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    @garygse You have some awesome runs the last few days!

    I'm going to try to keep my mileage the same as my plan calls for, but I'm really working on slowing down my runs. good news is that I feel better today, so, hopefully, with a rest day tomorrow, I'll be feeling even better for my 7 miler on Wednesday. That one calls for a fast finish with the last 2 miles at SS pace, but I might just run the whole thing at E to be on the safe side.

    Even with a slower run today, I managed around 180spm for cadence, so I'm hoping that the slower pace combined with, hopefully, higher cadence, will help me heal up more while keeping in shape.
  • dkabambe
    dkabambe Posts: 544 Member
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    @_nikkiwolf_ Love the sound of that run despite the frustrations, and well done for getting through it. Bet it was a great workout - Hope the legs are ok!
  • snowyne
    snowyne Posts: 268 Member
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    MNLittleFinn wrote: »
    snowyne wrote: »
    1/22 - 4.2
    71.2/90 total for Jan
    Still trying to get the hang of these boards...how do I find my earlier posts without scrolling back?

    I've been just scrolling back since I started. I normally know withing a page or 2 of where it should be, then I just control F each page looking for my SN

    Thank you. Good to know I'm not the only one!
  • lporter229
    lporter229 Posts: 4,907 Member
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    This thread has been busy this morning! It's a rest day for me. My plan calls for an easy run, but I am going to just do yoga. This plan would have me running 7 days per week with my only rest days every third Monday on cutback weeks. That is what I had done in the past, and it was fine, but seeing that my main goal is to avoid injury, I think that having a rest day every week will serve me better than just doing an easy run for the sake of it.

    Looks like everyone had a pretty good weekend.

    @_nikkiwolf_ - That snow race looks tough and amazing all at the same time. I am not sure how I would handle running alone in the woods at night. You are brave!

    @BEERRUNNER - Nice job on your second 20 miler! Only 1 more to go...yay!

    @katharmonic - I know I said this before, but I just love your little Stella. Hearing your stories always makes me laugh. They don't look alike, but it sounds like our Stellas are cut from the same cloth. That is exactly what my Stella does when we see another doggie on our runs!
  • _RNR_
    _RNR_ Posts: 875 Member
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    132/150
  • lucy_Jada
    lucy_Jada Posts: 37 Member
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    So it is 1/23 and I am in for 18. 3 miles per day for 6 days.
  • girlinahat
    girlinahat Posts: 2,956 Member
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    Dammit. I am sick. I've been trying to ignore it all week but I woke with a thick head and snotty nose.

    Made it through half a day of work then gave up.

    My running schedule would have me out for a half hour run today, but wisdom has kicked in because:

    A) I'm sick
    B) I ran a tough run yesterday - all my muscles are sore from the rough surfaces, where it wasn't iced up churned soil (bendy ankle time) it was slidy mud so excellent strengthening for my core, legs and especially ankles.
    C) I have a 10k off-road next weekend and should try not to injure myself beforehand.


    In other news, I realised I've actually surpassed my goal, as there was a TM session I'd not counted. So 43/40 miles so far this month. Gonna aim for 50!!
  • 7lenny7
    7lenny7 Posts: 3,493 Member
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    It's super busy at work this week so I'll have to catch up later.

    14.2 miles on Saturday
    8.1 miles on Sunday, with Kody.
    The warm weather for January continues and both runs were in mid 30's.

    Saturday I had to go into Minneapolis to pick up the race packet for my HM this weekend. After picking up my shirt I ran the Minneapolis trails before heading home. I was looking forward checking out the shirt because it's a Brooks shirt, but it wasn't any better quality than any of my other race shirts. It's like they slapped a Brooks name on a generic wicking shirt. Oh well, it's not like I need another one.

    I decided my taper for the HM will consist simply of skipping my Thursday run, giving me two days off going into it. I should still be able to get my goal miles.

    @9voice9 so sorry to hear about your nephew.


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