March 2017 Running Challenge

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  • RespectTheKitty
    RespectTheKitty Posts: 1,667 Member
    Got a question:

    This past weekend, a very dear friend of mine passed away due to complications from ALS. He was only 44, same age as I am. I would like to find a race that supports ALS awareness, research, etc. Does anyone know of any such race, preferably in or close to the Chicago area?
  • kimlight2
    kimlight2 Posts: 483 Member
    Goal : 60 Mi
    Strech goal : 65 Mi

    Date. Miles. MTD. To Go
    3/1. 5.0. 5.0. 55 miles

    First mile was into the wind and I had a hard time catching my breath so took more walk breaks then usual. Once I got into the park it was much better and I finished the run feeling pretty good.

    March 11- St Malachi 5 miler (partial course preview for Cleveland Half)
    April 9 - Cleveland Towpath 5 miler (maybe)
    May 21 - Cleveland Marathon Half
    June 10 - Run and Ride Cedar Point 5k
    June 11 - Run and Ride Cedar Point Half Marathon (Back up Plan) or Quarter Marathon
  • MobyCarp
    MobyCarp Posts: 2,927 Member
    MNLittleFinn wrote: »
    lporter229 wrote: »
    Just for reference, I was running easy runs in line with the paces you are running when I was training for my first sub 4, which ended up with a race pace of 8:50.

    That's good to know. I'll definitely be slowing it down. My pace goal is pretty reasonable (I think) so I think I'm going to concentrate on keeping all my runs at like 9:45 or slower, just to keep it safe.

    Another thing to bear in mind is that the musculo-skeletal system trains more slowly than the cardio-vascular system. As a new runner, it's possible that your heart and lungs could support a 9:00 pace for 26 miles, when your running chain won't. I think that's where I am now; the online calculators say I can run a marathon faster than I think I can. Heart and lungs are not my limiting factor.
  • 7lenny7
    7lenny7 Posts: 3,498 Member
    edited March 2017
    RespectTheKitty wrote: »
    Got a question:

    This past weekend, a very dear friend of mine passed away due to complications from ALS. He was only 44, same age as I am. I would like to find a race that supports ALS awareness, research, etc. Does anyone know of any such race, preferably in or close to the Chicago area?

    @RespectTheKitty I'm so sorry to hear about your friend.

    Here's a 5K on July 11th in Chicago:
    http://lesturnerals.org/events/strike-out-als-5k/

    On the top of the page, under the "Events" tab, there are other events you may be interested in.

  • BeeerRunner
    BeeerRunner Posts: 728 Member
    March Running Challenge

    3/1: 2 very slow miles

    Goal: 2 of 90

    Completed Races:
    Cowtown Marathon (Full) Feb 26 (Registered): 3:54:06 / 8:56 min/mile

    Upcoming Races:

    The Trail Run at Eagle Mt Park (5 miles) Apr 2 (Registered)
    XTERRA ATX Trail Run (21K) Apr 23 (Tentative)
    Chicago Spring Half Marathon: May 21 (Registered)
    XTERRA Rock Dallas Trail Run (HM at night) May 27 (Tentative)
    XTERRA Jurassic Trail Run (HM at night) Jul 8 (Tentative)
    La Sportiva Vail Half Marathon: Jul 22 (Tentative)
    Milwaukee Lakefront Marathon: Oct 1 (Tentative)

    It felt good to get out for a bit and run in the sun. I'm feeling soooo much better today. Yoga and foam rolling seems to be helping. My muscles are still very tight. Luckily having a scraped up face doesn't affect my ability to run. It'll be nice when I can sleep on my left side again though. ;)
  • RespectTheKitty
    RespectTheKitty Posts: 1,667 Member
    edited March 2017
    7lenny7 wrote: »
    RespectTheKitty wrote: »
    Got a question:

    This past weekend, a very dear friend of mine passed away due to complications from ALS. He was only 44, same age as I am. I would like to find a race that supports ALS awareness, research, etc. Does anyone know of any such race, preferably in or close to the Chicago area?

    @RespectTheKitty I'm so sorry to hear about your friend.

    Here's a 5K on July 11th in Chicago:
    http://lesturnerals.org/events/strike-out-als-5k/

    On the top of the page, under the "Events" tab, there are other events you may be interested in.

    Oh, this looks great. And it's at US Cellular Field! I've never been there.
    There's also a walk in September which looks good. Thank you, @7lenny7 !
  • BeeerRunner
    BeeerRunner Posts: 728 Member
    edited March 2017
    MobyCarp wrote: »
    MNLittleFinn wrote: »
    lporter229 wrote: »
    Just for reference, I was running easy runs in line with the paces you are running when I was training for my first sub 4, which ended up with a race pace of 8:50.

    That's good to know. I'll definitely be slowing it down. My pace goal is pretty reasonable (I think) so I think I'm going to concentrate on keeping all my runs at like 9:45 or slower, just to keep it safe.

    Another thing to bear in mind is that the musculo-skeletal system trains more slowly than the cardio-vascular system. As a new runner, it's possible that your heart and lungs could support a 9:00 pace for 26 miles, when your running chain won't. I think that's where I am now; the online calculators say I can run a marathon faster than I think I can. Heart and lungs are not my limiting factor.

    I agree with this sooooo much!!

    Cardiocascularly, I could have went much faster in my marathon. I was never out of breath or had that lung hurting / heart pounding out of your chest feeling like I've had in every other race. It was my lowest heart rate for a race. Muscularly, my legs weren't having it!! Lol! There were soooooo many people walking beyond the 20 mile mark. I was pleased with the fact that I was still running! I may have been passed by 2 or 3 people at most in the last 6 to 7 miles (with the exception of my fall).

    I'm definitely going to try to slow down my long runs further during my next marathon training plan with the exception of a planned fast finishes. I now have first hand experience that time spent running is more important than pace on long runs.
  • MNLittleFinn
    MNLittleFinn Posts: 4,271 Member
    @BeeerRunner I'm learning from everyone's marathons. Your input on what @MobyCarp said just helped reinforce my need to slow down
  • ashcky
    ashcky Posts: 393 Member
    Goal: 40 miles

    3/1 - 5.48 miles

    Just a little under 2 months until my next 5k so excited! Glad it's getting warmer so I don't have to deal with the treadmill!
  • MobyCarp
    MobyCarp Posts: 2,927 Member
    March Running Totals (miles)
    3/1 – 7.32 easy with hills

    March total to date – 7.32

    Nominal Challenge Goal – 225 miles
    Real Goals: Stay healthy. Train well toward Boston. Run well at the USATF Masters 8K Championship in Virginia Beach.

    Today's notes – I cut yesterday's cool down short by a mile, so a mile got added to today's easy run. That changed it from the group run this evening to a run from home on a familiar 7 mile route with hills. At 3:15 PM it was 62º F (17º C), with 20 mph WNW wind. The wind wasn't an issue for temperature, but was noticeable for running effort when westbound. I went with a hilly route because Saturday's assignment calls for 20-22 miles with hills, but the venue for pacing doesn't have any significant hills. So I'll get my hills on other runs this week.

    This was the break in run for the next pair of shoes into rotation, white Kinvara 6's. With this pair, I'm putting the shoes into Garmin Connect and Strava. So far, I haven't found a way to tell either of those sites how many miles are on shoes; so they will have the wrong miles on my other shoes in rotation, but the pair I started today will be right as long as I remember to attach them to the runs I use them on. I'll still track in my spreadsheet until I become convinced I will consistently get the shoes onto the runs in Garmin Connect or Strava or both.

    2017 races:
    January 1, 2017 Freezeroo #2 (Resolution Run 7.5 mile) (Mendon, NY) Finished in 50:45
    January 7, 2017 Winter Warrior Half Marathon (Gates, NY) Finished in 1:32:40
    January 14, 2017 Freezeroo #3 (Pineway Ponds Park 5 mile) (Spencerport, NY) Finished in 33:42
    January 28, 2017 Freezeroo #4 (Hearnish 5 mile) (Victor, NY) short course, finished 4.88 miles in 32:50
    February 4, 2017 USATF Cross Country National Championship Masters 8K (Bend, OR) Finished in 35:39, team won the 60+ Men's cross country championship
    February 11, 2017 Freezeroo #5 (Valentines Run "In Memory of Tom Brannon" 8 Mile) (Greece, NY) sat out due to training schedule
    February 25, 2017 Freezeroo #6 (White House Challenge 4.4 mile) (Webster, NY) short course, finished 4.34 miles in 27:51
    March 11, 2017 Johnny's Runnin' of the Green 5 mile (Rochester, NY)
    March 18, 2017 USATF Masters 8K Championship (Virginia Beach, VA)
    April 17, 2017 Boston Marathon (Hopkinton, MA)

  • JessicaMcB
    JessicaMcB Posts: 1,503 Member
    A little late to the party but in for 250km for March. Secondary goal to start working on my technical running especially on extreme inclines since I am now registered on a relay team for leg 2 of CDR :/ . Also to work on Strong Lifts and not die because lent. Pray for me lol

    March 1- 15km

    15/250km
  • juliet3455
    juliet3455 Posts: 3,015 Member
    edited March 2017
    JessicaMcB wrote: »
    Secondary goal to start working on my technical running especially on extreme inclines since I am now registered on a relay team for leg 2 of CDR :/

    @JessicaMcB If you have a Park Pass - Roche Miette Hiking Trail has some steep inclines and lots of Technical Trail running challenges.
    Pyramid Mountain right in Jasper.
    Bald Hills/ Opal Hills by Maligne lake.
    Skyline Trail from Maligne lake to the Maligne Canyon Tea House.
    Maligne Canyon Trail - up one side and down the other side.
    Of course they will all still be snow covered at this time.

    Have you ever heard of the Revenge Envy Trail Run event in Edmonton ?
  • JessicaMcB
    JessicaMcB Posts: 1,503 Member
    7lenny7 wrote: »
    Strategic rest day today.

    My run time has been issue on the home front lately, since I've been in the upper teens and lower twenties for long runs recently, and running 5 days per week. My wife leaves tomorrow for a 4 day weekend to be with my daughter, so I told her that I'm going to skip my run tonight to hang out with her. I'll just run longer tomorrow night. I miss a run, but I get points and I'll get at least half of those miles back tomorrow.

    Besides, my calf has been a bother of late.

    ETA: She just texted me back and said "Awwww...<smoochie face emoji>" and then a second text that said "You could do a short run if you wanted to." Now the question is...does she mean it or is this a test??? Ladies...what do you think?

    If I say it, I mean it. Run for your life man!
  • JessicaMcB
    JessicaMcB Posts: 1,503 Member
    juliet3455 wrote: »
    JessicaMcB wrote: »
    Secondary goal to start working on my technical running especially on extreme inclines since I am now registered on a relay team for leg 2 of CDR :/

    @JessicaMcB If you have a Park Pass - Roche Miette Hiking Trail has some steep inclines and lots of Technical Trail running challenges.
    Pyramid Mountain right in Jasper.
    Bald Hills/ Opal Hills by Maligne lake.
    Skyline Trail from Maligne lake to the Maligne Canyon Tea House.
    Maligne Canyon Trail - up one side and down the other side.
    Of course they will all still be snow covered at this time.

    Have you ever heard of the Revenge Envy Trail Run event in Edmonton ?

    Thanks for the Parks tip! Why you gotta link me to races I now have to run? lol ;) .

    GC and Jasper are both about as far away as each other relatively speaking so I'm likely going to go out and train leg 2 a few times before August and hit hills in Wilmore and Banff like they owe me money.
  • T1DCarnivoreRunner
    T1DCarnivoreRunner Posts: 11,502 Member
    Here is the ticker:

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    Today was a brief run. Just wasn't feeling it... was around 40 degrees and very windy. My hands were extremely cold so I cut this run in half vs. what I had planned.
  • Etherlily1
    Etherlily1 Posts: 974 Member
    Completed my training session for the day. I'm up to three miles completed.

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  • MobyCarp
    MobyCarp Posts: 2,927 Member
    MNLittleFinn wrote: »
    I have discovered a great new way to slow down at least some of my long runs. Find a training partner who is slower and in worse shape than me. He's never done 13 miles before so I'm going to try to get him his first HM distance this weekend. He's signed up for thr same marathon as me, but WAY behind me on training. I don't think taking a long run easy on a cutback week is a bad thing, is it?

    Taking a long run easy is never a bad thing.
  • OSUbuckeye906
    OSUbuckeye906 Posts: 315 Member
    @ddmom0811 Glad you're feeling better and were able to finally get out for a run!

    @MobyCarp That link was a good read. I have a hard time convincing myself that I need to slow down my long runs as much as I should because in my mind, if I can't (don't) run my marathon race pace during my long runs, I won't be able to do it during the race. I know with the proper training, that likely won't be true so I just need to trust my training and slow things down. Would probably help with injury prevention as well.

    @HonuNui Snow! In Hawaii!
  • MNLittleFinn
    MNLittleFinn Posts: 4,271 Member
    MobyCarp wrote: »
    MNLittleFinn wrote: »
    I have discovered a great new way to slow down at least some of my long runs. Find a training partner who is slower and in worse shape than me. He's never done 13 miles before so I'm going to try to get him his first HM distance this weekend. He's signed up for thr same marathon as me, but WAY behind me on training. I don't think taking a long run easy on a cutback week is a bad thing, is it?

    Taking a long run easy is never a bad thing.
    That was half meant as a joke,I figured an even slower long run was ok. I need to learn to take it easy and This dude will help with that. Thanks for confirming my thoughts though.
  • BeeerRunner
    BeeerRunner Posts: 728 Member
    HonuNui wrote: »
    March goal: lose (another)3lbs

    3/1 2.54 + core/strength training

    Total: 2.54
    And for any prospective @volcanorunners ......don't forget your snowshoes....
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    Ticker is my goal for 2017 and progress to date:
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    @HonuNui
    It snowed?!? In Hawaii?? Has the moon turned to green cheese? This isn't normal is it?? Lol!
  • bmelb1
    bmelb1 Posts: 224 Member
    My main goals for March are to get healthy by doing my physio and incorporating a good strength training program into my workouts (since weak core and butt muscles are what caused the problems I'm having now). Maybe I should see if I can find that old Buns of Steel video and give it a try.

    I think I'll set a nominal goal of 50 km of walking/running for this month and see how it goes.

    3/1 3.54
  • juliet3455
    juliet3455 Posts: 3,015 Member
    edited March 2017
    7 km Wednesday Night Short run with 7 club members. A bit of a cold night @ -25C ( -13F ) for a run, no wind and bright sun made it not so bad. In bound 2 of the ladies in the back of the pack said " step on it guys " when we had about a km left so we had no choice but to push the pace. A nice start to the month.

    It's official I am definitely retiring a pair of shoes even though they only have about 320km on them.
    Since I quit using them I no longer get any ankle, calf, or shin niggles.
    Now have 4 pairs sitting in the garage for lawn and garden duties.

    03/01 7.0 km –7.0km –133.0 km – YTD 187.55 – Run on the dike

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  • Orphia
    Orphia Posts: 7,097 Member
    01 Mar – 12.6 km
    02 Mar – 2.6 km + 1200 metres swimming

    Goal: 100 miles / 160 km, including my first 30 km run.
    Total: 15.2 km
  • girlinahat
    girlinahat Posts: 2,956 Member
    7lenny7 wrote: »

    ETA: She just texted me back and said "Awwww...<smoochie face emoji>" and then a second text that said "You could do a short run if you wanted to." Now the question is...does she mean it or is this a test??? Ladies...what do you think?

    DO NOT DO A SHORT RUN. I repeat, DO NOT DO A SHORT RUN.

    Tell her, 'no that's okay honey, I'd rather spend the time with you'


  • girlinahat
    girlinahat Posts: 2,956 Member
    a short run this morning. Still not feeling the running love, which is awkward as I need to do 9 miles at the weekend, AND a friend wants to do a long hike, AND the weather looks bad.

    All this talk of pacing is useful. I know I need to slow down, although it doesn't FEEL like I need to, but from what I've read, feel isn't always the best indicator. I need to suck it up and do a max HR test, but my HR seems to be around 175 on most runs which doesn't seem good to me!!

    But I think time on feet is the most important thing, so I'm trying to aim more for time spent out moving than miles actually hit. So given that I'm struggling with the whole running thing and getting back into it, I'll do a run/walk at the weekend for a couple of hours. so say 9 minutes run, 1 minute walk, repeat 12 times.

    and another thing - I did a T'ai Chi class last night - wow. now I hurt!! It looks so gentle!!!!
  • hannahbananna80
    hannahbananna80 Posts: 21 Member
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    Little by little I'll get there! I do short runs in the morning before work with the dog as my companion. Then hopefully a bigger one on the weekends. Eventually I'll manage 2-3 miles before work, but I need to build myself up!

    1.33 miles yesterday
    1.61 today

    Good luck everyone
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