January 2017 Running Challenge
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MNLittleFinn wrote: »kristinegift wrote: »
However I did get a 50% discount code for the NJ Marathon, so guess what I'll be running for a third time this April?
I needed an April race, so... I signed up for the full for $60 (~$40 off list price!) and will drop down to the HM if I'm not feeling the 26.2. I'll still keep Vermont City and Cleveland as back-up options at the end of May. I'll only do the full at NJM if I really think I have a great chance for a BQ, if not I will try for another HM PR.
And this being from the woman that swore off marathons from on out only a couple of months ago. Glad you're thinking about that BQ again.
Ditto this! Its awesome you're going for it!
LOL. It's a disease. No one here is immune to it...2 -
lporter229 wrote: »MNLittleFinn wrote: »kristinegift wrote: »
However I did get a 50% discount code for the NJ Marathon, so guess what I'll be running for a third time this April? I needed an April race, so... I signed up for the full for $60 (~$40 off list price!) and will drop down to the HM if I'm not feeling the 26.2. I'll still keep Vermont City and Cleveland as back-up options at the end of May. I'll only do the full at NJM if I really think I have a great chance for a BQ, if not I will try for another HM PR.
And this being from the woman that swore off marathons from on out only a couple of months ago. Glad you're thinking about that BQ again.
Ditto this! Its awesome you're going for it!
LOL. It's a disease. No one here is immune to it...
Even slow gimpy runners like me.1 -
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
01/13/17 - 6.5 miles
01/14/17 - 5 miles
01/15/17 - 4 miles
01/17/17 - 5 miles
01/18/17 - 5 miles
01/19/17 - 10 miles
01/21/17 - 6 miles
01/22/17 - 5 miles
01/23/17 - 5 miles
01/24/17 - 4.5 miles
01/26/17 - 6 miles
01/27/17 - 11 miles
I am experiencing technical difficulties with the computer and have very little inclination to figure out how to update my ticker via phone. So, mentally add 11 if it's important to you.
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@Stoshew71 Thanks for the reply. The pain isn't sharp at all and really doesn't even bother my when I'm running (minus the warm up) so no effect on form. It must just be sore/tired then, I've backed off on the distance per run (shorter runs more often) so I'll see how that pans out.0
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Skipper111 wrote: »Ohhhhh my God you are all amazing and bloody Marathon runners :-(
I am a total running novis and patted myself on the back when I hit my first 6.5k yesterday
Am I allowed to join your group? I think it will motivate me massively!!!
This group is GREAT for motivation!! I've learnt a lot from being here, and it really IS great motivation - keeping track of this thread is helping me work towards my first half marathon. We're certainly not ALL marathoners and ultra-kings!!!
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The nice thing about brain-addled-marathon-training-beginning-hypochondria....it's a great excuse to register for a fall "back up" marathon, right???? LOL I need to have a professional clear me to run......1
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lporter229 wrote: »MNLittleFinn wrote: »kristinegift wrote: »
However I did get a 50% discount code for the NJ Marathon, so guess what I'll be running for a third time this April? I needed an April race, so... I signed up for the full for $60 (~$40 off list price!) and will drop down to the HM if I'm not feeling the 26.2. I'll still keep Vermont City and Cleveland as back-up options at the end of May. I'll only do the full at NJM if I really think I have a great chance for a BQ, if not I will try for another HM PR.
And this being from the woman that swore off marathons from on out only a couple of months ago. Glad you're thinking about that BQ again.
Ditto this! Its awesome you're going for it!
LOL. It's a disease. No one here is immune to it...
Hello, my name is Stan? And uhhh.... I am a... runner.
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@skipper111 I'm still on the 10k craze
), only did 1 half until now, gonna do another in may but don't train specifically for it
Date.......Distance
January 1 - 12.1 km
January 2 - 7.0 km
January 3 - 12.9+5.3 km
January 4 - 11.5 km
January 5 - 7.0 km
January 6 - 3.8 km
January 7 - 9.45 km
January 8 - 9.8+6.0 km
January 9 - 5.2 km
January 10- 10.0+6.0 km
January 11- 8.0 km
January 12- 7.0 km
January 13- 7.0+7.4 km
January 14- 10.0 km
January 15- 13.1+6.1
January 16- 6.0 km
January 17- 10.0 km
January 18- 13.4 km
January 19- 10.0 km
January 20- 13.5+6.0 km
January 21- 7.5 km
January 22- 17.2 km
January 23- 8.6 km
January 24- 13.3+5.0 km
January 25- 10.0 km
January 26- 6.0 km
January 27- 13.2+6.0 km
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Date Miles today - Miles for January
1/1 REST DAY
1/2 9 miles - 9
1/3 10 miles - 19
1/4 5 miles - 24
1/5 10 miles - 34
1/6 3.1 - 37.1 <<< Treadmill
1/7 15 miles - 52.1
1/8 REST DAY
1/9 9.5 miles - 61.6
1/10 10 miles - 71.6
1/11 5 miles - 76.6
1/12 10.15 miles - 86.75
1/13 5.25 miles - 92
1/14 16 miles - 108
1/15 REST DAY
1/16 8.25 miles - 116.25
1/17 7.35 miles - 123.6
1/18 5.25 miles - 128.85
1/19 7.5 miles - 136.35
1/20 REST DAY
1/21 13.1 - 149.45
1/22 REST DAY
1/23 8 miles - 157.45
1/24 10 miles - 167.45
1/24 4 miles - 171.45 << Daily Double
1/25 5 miles - 176.45
1/26 10 miles - 186.45
1/27 5 miles - 191.45
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 << 1:20:22 1 in AG & 15 OA
Huntsville Half Marathon - 11/12 << 1:35:55 2 in AG & 25 OA
Rocket City Marathon - 12/10 << 2:44:41
Elkmont Hound Dog Half (unofficial) - 1/21 << 1:46:48 2 OA
Elkmont Hound Dog Half (rescheduled) - 2/18
Kentucky Derby Marathon - 4/29
I got all caught up in today's activities that I almost forgot to log my recovery run this morning. Still a little sore. Hopefully I will be fine for my long run tomorrow morning and maybe even get in another leg session at the gym.
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Since @7Lenny7 gave me permission to skip my speed work tonight, I am looking forward to a nice relaxing Friday evening jaunt! Thanks Lenny 3
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girlinahat wrote: »Skipper111 wrote: »Ohhhhh my God you are all amazing and bloody Marathon runners :-(
I am a total running novis and patted myself on the back when I hit my first 6.5k yesterday
Am I allowed to join your group? I think it will motivate me massively!!!
This group is GREAT for motivation!! I've learnt a lot from being here, and it really IS great motivation - keeping track of this thread is helping me work towards my first half marathon. We're certainly not ALL marathoners and ultra-kings!!!
This is fab, and lovely to hear you've found it a help!!!
Wishing you all the luck for your half Marathon!!! Amazing times :-D
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juliet3455 wrote: »@Darwin20 and @Skipper111 Welcome to the group!
We all started out in the same place, so understand what you have already accomplished and the journey ahead of you. I started running when our local swimming pool closed for an extended maintenance cycle. Now I have completed lots of 5 and 10 km events, 3 HM's last year and my 1st HM this year is next week.
Here are a few links to related pages - a real compilation of great information
Running Related Sites and a Runners Book List
Thanks @juliet3455 this is great to hear!
What impressive accomplishments! I have signed up for my for 10K to give me a date to aim for! Fingers and toes crossed2 -
Perfect weather today (44F feels like 38 with a 13mph wind and sunny!) for my 4 mile run. Middle 2 miles involved 3 sets of 5 little hill repeats. An elderly lady asked me if I like running uphill 3
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Today's run was a lesson in Embrace the Suck.
It started out fine enough, with the wind at my back. Of course, this meant that the wind would be in my face on the way back. I spent the first four miles trying to accept this fact. The Prairie Path was a hot mess, just hacked to bits and frozen in spots, and generally hard to navigate. I should have worn my trail shoes. I spent a lot of the run shifting and jumping to avoid nasty spots. Once I got past the train tracks, though, the path evened out. But then came time to turn around and head back.
WOOSH
So. Much. Wind. Coming right at me. I felt like I was pushing against a brick wall. Yet I carried on. At 6.25 miles, however, I couldn't take it anymore and had to slow down to a walk. This didn't last long because it was about 25F and I immediately became cold. So after less than a mile, I started running again just to keep warm. Luckily At mile 7 I was able to turn south and the wind wasn't directly in my face anymore. Still, what a workout.
So my total distance was 7.4 miles running and about 0.85 miles walking. Once the wind hit me, I was very glad I had worn my ugly yellow vest.
Damn. I had a couple of photos I wanted to post, but it won't let me upload them. One of them was me in my ugly yellow vest, so you could all see just how ugly it truly is.4 -
Ugh, still won't upload.
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MNLittleFinn wrote: »lporter229 wrote: »MNLittleFinn wrote: »kristinegift wrote: »
However I did get a 50% discount code for the NJ Marathon, so guess what I'll be running for a third time this April? I needed an April race, so... I signed up for the full for $60 (~$40 off list price!) and will drop down to the HM if I'm not feeling the 26.2. I'll still keep Vermont City and Cleveland as back-up options at the end of May. I'll only do the full at NJM if I really think I have a great chance for a BQ, if not I will try for another HM PR.
And this being from the woman that swore off marathons from on out only a couple of months ago. Glad you're thinking about that BQ again.
Ditto this! Its awesome you're going for it!
LOL. It's a disease. No one here is immune to it...
Even slow gimpy runners like me.
I am the queen of slow. The snail is my spirit animal.
Luckily I am not gimpy, but give it time. I'm sure something will break.1 -
Hmmmm, I've been gone since the middle of October. Went out for a 5 mile run as part of my 10K training and the next day my knee was excruciatingly painful. Laid off for a week, went to doc and she diagnosed it as Runner's Knee, but I had my doubts. Made an appointment with an Orthopedic surgeon and long story short, I have a torn meniscus, severe (whatever that means) arthritis and not a whole lot of cartilage remaining in my left knee.
Took until Dec 19 to get the final diagnosis and I was seriously in agony the entire two months. I couldn't even sit in a car without wanting to scream and jump out after about 10 minutes. Needless to say it was a long two months. I kept reading here and keeping up with all you phenomenal runners but just couldn't muster the enthusiasm to comment.
Had a cortisone shot on Dec 19 and the next day I was pain free and have been ever since. Doc said if the cortisone worked it was the arthritis that was causing the pain not the tear. Yesterday he gave me the ok to begin running again. I may not try for any 10K's but I'm at least going to work back up to a 5K with any luck at all. I've actually been running some intervals lately and it feels fine so I'm just going to keep adding a bit of distance to those and then go for some straight miles without interruption and see how it goes.
This group gave me hope, just so you all know.
I'll put a ticker up next month but I won't have a huge mile goal, just something to keep me going and moving forward, ever so slowly I suppose.
Anyway, carry on all of you and good luck if you have races this weekend!7 -
@Katharmonic If you are asking about Cleveland Ohio. I live in that area (about 30 miles West of the City proper). Where will you be? We have some amazing Metro Park trails all around the Cleveland area.Calvin2008Brian wrote: »I lived in west-burb-Cleve and worked downtown for 15 years before moving to MN. My two favorite running locales - both very popular choices - are Rocky River Reservation (on the west side) and the towpath trail in Cuyahoga Valley Nat'l Park (south of the city). A friend of mine owns a local running specialty store on the east side and I'm sure he would have good recommendations if you're looking for routes. Have fun!
Thanks @kimlight2 and @Calvin2008Brian. I'll actually mostly be south of Cleveland in Kent and Akron. But I'm flying into Cleveland and probably touring around there a bit. Cuyahoga Valley National Park was mentioned to me, so I think I'll at least be getting a little drive through tour there. Now that I've seen my itinerary I have even less free time that I imagined so I doubt I'll get to do any running at all. But I will check out what I can in case I get back there.
@luluinca sorry to hear about your meniscus tear and arthritis but glad you have gotten relief with the cortisone! Good luck in making your comeback into running.1 -
@RespectTheKitty Well, you sure had an interesting story to tell!! Lol! Hope you can upload the pic....curious about this "ugly vest." 0
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@luluinca Welcome back! Sorry about your knee. Good luck with your comeback
@RespectTheKitty Yes, we must see this vest!
Got 20 min of arms & abs done tonight. I am soooo out of shape. Not only has my running mileage declined 4 months in a row, but strength training has suffered. February is going to be my month to get back on track *crossing fingers* I'm thankful I could keep up some activity through my husband's health issues so I'm not completely starting from scratch. 0 -
BeeerRunner wrote: »@RespectTheKitty Well, you sure had an interesting story to tell!! Lol! Hope you can upload the pic....curious about this "ugly vest."
Yes I think @RespectTheKitty needs to start a new Thread Ugly Running Outfits to go along with the Shoe Thread. Great Job Embracing The Suck
. I could relate to every line in your post as I have been on similar runs. The worst run I ever had the wind changed direction 3 times in 50 minutes, it was in our face, on our front shoulder or back in our face. 0 -
Date Km Today - Km for Jan.
1/3 5.73 - 5.73
1/5 3.79 - 9.52
1/6 5.41 - 14.93 10K running clinic
1/8 6.08 - 21.01
1/10 5.8 - 26.81
1/11 5.96 - 32.77
1/13 4.1 – 36.87
1/15 7.11 – 43.98 My first LSD run
1/17 6 - 49.98
1/18 2.5 - 52.48
1/19 6 - 58.48
1/20 2.53 - 61.01
1/22 8.01 – 69.02 LSD Run
1/24 7.22 – 76.24
1/25 2.5 - 78.74 + drills
1/26 6 - 84.74
1/27 2.81 - 87.55
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Goal 75 km
Upcoming Races:
Polar Hero 5km OCR? - 2/4
Ottawa Tamarack 10km - 5/27
Canada Army Run HM - 9/17
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@RespectTheKitty I love ugly clothes! Kinda give me an out for not having any "fashion sense" !3
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It was so ridiculously beautiful at parkrun this morning, I couldn't help running a feelgood 5K.
I just ran at a pace that felt comfortable. Finished in 29:15. Glute/hamstring felt fine.
Roll on tomorrow's 3 hour run!7 -
01.01.17 - 15 m. LR
01.02.17 - 10 m.
01.03.17 - 9.1 m. TM 6 M + 5K.
01.05.17 - 9 m. TM w/ incline.
01.06.17 - 10 m. TM. 9:10 pace.
01.07.17 - 8.1 m. TM 5 M + 5K.
01.08.17 - 8.8 m. incl 2x5K's.
01.09.17 - 11 m. TM @ 8:35 pace.
01.10.17 - 8 m. TM. EZ pace jog tonight.
01.11.17 - 11 m. TM @ 8:27 pace.
01.12.17 - 6.4 m. EZ.
01.13.17 - 19 m. TM. LR. 9:14 pace.
01.15.17 - 10 m. 9:33 pace.
01.16.17 - 11 m. TM. 8:18 pace.
01.18.17 - 11 m. TM. 8:11 pace. #WorkingHarder
01.19.17 - 7.4 m. EZ run.
01.20.17 - 18 m. TM. LR. 9:10 pace.
01.21.17 - 1.1 m. Not feeling it today.
01.22.17 - 14.2 m. 9:40 pace. 61 degrees in Ohio!
01.23.17 - 9 m. TM. 8:27 pace.
01.24.17 - 3 m. TM. No energy today
01.25.17 - 10.2 m. TM. 8:27 overall pace.
01.26.17 - 5 m. 9:00 pace. Again, no energy
01.27.17 - 13 m. TM. 9:25 pace.0 -
1/2: 5 miles
1/3: 3 miles
1/4: 4.3 miles
1/5: 3 miles
1/6: rest
1/7: rest
1/8: 60 mins swim
1/9: rest
1/10: 45 mins swim
1/11: rest
1/12: rest
1/13: rest
1/14: 9 miles bike
1/15: 3 miles walk, 9 miles bike
1/16: 45 mins swim
1/17: 2 miles walk, 6 miles bike
1/18: 45 mins swim
1/19: 9 miles bike
1/20: 3 miles walk
1/21: 3 miles walk, 10 miles bike
1/22: 45 mins swim
1/23: 2.1 mile walk, 6.1 miles bike
1/24: rest
1/25: 40 mins aqua jogging
1/26: 6.5 miles bike
1/27: 32 mins aqua jogging, 32 mins swim
I've tried out the aqua jogging twice now and it's definitely different than I thought it was going to be. I guess I always thought that aqua jogging was just running in the shallow end of the pool, but then when I watched some videos I thought that it looked a lot harder like treading water in the deep end while trying to run. Turns out, it's none of those things and actually feels a lot easier (like running in place, not struggling to keep my head above water) and it doesn't feel like it gets my heart rate up that much. So, I'll probably focus most of my aqua jogging workouts on doing speed intervals or ladder type workouts followed by regular lap swimming.
I feel like I say this every time, but I'm going to try to get caught up on the thread but I haven't really had any time to read any posts from the past few days and am already 6 pages and 100+ posts behind, so I make no promises.0 -
Registering for a second marathon is a great way to keep my mind off of my leg bugging me 4.5 months before my first.......1
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Dammit, I posted a nice post and it says it needs approval. Can't find it to edit out any EEVIL Numerological Spamology.
All it had was links to pics on Flickr and Photobucket.0 -
January goal: Get up. Move.
1/1: rest
1/2 3.55
1/3 4.21
1/4 5.69
1/5 rest
1/6 2.71 + core/strength training
1/7 4.17
1/8 yoga
1/9 bought a car. Took ALL day!
1/10 4.70
1/11 3.2
1/12 work sux
1/13 work still sux
1/14 exhausted from sukky work week
1/15 5.11
1/16 3.15
1/17 3.00
1/18 snorkel 3 hours
1/19 rest
1/20 lazy
1/21 3.21
1/22 3.25
1/23 work sux
1/24 4.53
1/25 core/strength training
1/26 2.27
1/27 3.35
Total: 56.10
Ticker is my goal for 2017 and total to date:
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January 1- Travel Day
January 2- 8.1km
January 3- 8.1km
January 4- 8.1km
January 5- Rest Day
January 6- 10km
January 7- 15.1km
January 8- 6km
January 9- HIIT Day
January 10- 10.1km
January 11- Rest Day
January 12- 10.1km
January 13- 7.1k
January 14- 21.1km
January 15&16- Off
January 17- 16km
January 18- 5.1km
January 19- 12.5km
January 20- Travel Day
January 21- 16km
January 22- 7.5km
January 23- 4km
January 24- Off
January 25- 10.4km
January 26- 10km
January 27- 8.4km
193.6/160km
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