March 2017 Running Challenge
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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
15/250km1 -
March goal 35 miles
3/1 1.4 miles (s.l.o.w. Start but a start none the less)5 -
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 ?1 -
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?
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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!3 -
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.1 -
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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.0 -
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?6
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3/1: 2 miles run/walk
Total: 2/60 miles
Started March miles off with my gait analysis appointment. I'm really happy with how the appointment went and the feedback I received from the PT. I kind of had an irrational fear that I would be told that I was doing everything wrong and I had to completely relearn how to run. Of course that didn't happen and actually most of the different indicators that they look at were within or close to the range they like to see. However, the PT did identify a larger hip drop on my left side than they like to see, which also is causing a mild midline crossover and mild narrow knee separation on my right side. Continuing with my gluteal strengthening exercises but more specifically focusing on my left side will help correct those things. I also have mild pronation, but this is equal on both sides. I may try out some basic support inserts for that. She's pretty happy that my cadence was 172 for someone that's just returning to running, but she'd like me to slowly work on increasing it.
But the best part? She told me that I'm ready to start increasing my running according to miles! She gave me a basic return to running program handout but feels I can probably be a little more aggressive than the running progression calls for (within reason). I was really impressed with this PT and I feel like I got some really useful information out of the session. More than anything, I'm ready to use information to aide in improving my gait to be more balanced and less injury-prone.9 -
Completed my training session for the day. I'm up to three miles completed.
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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.0 -
@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!0 -
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.0 -
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....
Ticker is my goal for 2017 and progress to date:
@HonuNui
It snowed?!? In Hawaii?? Has the moon turned to green cheese? This isn't normal is it?? Lol!0 -
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 3.544 -
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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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
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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'
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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!!!!2 -
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 everyone4
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