March 2017 Running Challenge
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3/1 - cross-training - strength training
3/2 - 7 mile general aerobic run (Holy wind Batman!)
3/3 - 8 mile general aerobic run
3/4 - cross-training - zumba
3/5 - 11 mile long run
3/6 - rest
3/7 - 5 mile general aerobic run w/6x :12 sec (gentle) uphills
3/8 - rest - sick
3/9 - 4 miles - still sick
March Total: 35/145
243 miles/2,017 miles - goal for the year
I'm still sick. Ugh. Was hoping for 8 miles today, but I was not feeling good in my chest and had a couple coughing sessions while running, so cut it in half. I think this cold is more in my chest than I realized. Grrrrrr!!!! I am so sick of being sick! This is now 3 weeks: 2 weeks of sinus infection and now 1 week of this head/chest cold. I'm also thinking that my HR transmitter might not be needing a battery replacement, but that it could just be an elevated heart rate from being sick. When I started out on my run today it was reasonable enough, 124 as I was just starting, but there where a couple points, a couple miles in, where it hit 199. Possible battery issues, but also possibly just elevated from illness. I just know that in the past with battery issues it's been really obvious, like readings of 220 or 30, lol. Anyway, whatever this is, I hope I get over it soon because seriously, I can't even.
Btw, sorry for the rant guys, but I know you peeps get it! Just feeling so frustrated.1 -
3/1 - 5 miles
3/2 - 8 miles
3/3 - 16 miles
3/5 - 7 miles
3/6 - 6.5 miles
3/7 - 6.5 miles
3/8 - 5 miles
3/9 - 6 miles4 -
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@juliet3455 have you or anybody you know run the Red Deer Marathon (Woody's full)? I just realized it is a BQ certified event and early bird reg is over on the 21st so not much time to decide . It's also a hair less than a month out from Banff...why can't I just run all the things?!2
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Plan called for a rest day, but knowing I probably won't have time to run this weekend I've brought forward tomorrow's "50 minutes steady" and will aim to do Saturdays easy jog tomorrow. Run was just about right length to coordinate with a trip I had to make this morning anyway so was like it was meant to be!
Had cross-tail wind (14mph) for most of the route, and was 12C and sunny so in theory lovely morning for the sea wall trail route - in shorts yet again! Was quite a hard run as was very tired after a few consecutive days including HM distance on Monday. Definitely not an ideal day to be running wet/slippy trails (not in trail shoes) as being so tired I wasn't as good with my footing as I should have been - luckily stayed injury free. Carrying a backpack also made it feel a lot hotter and harder than it should have.
Pleasingly though, I kept my pace where I wanted it - even on the uphill section near the end. Overall I still averaged very near my target HM pace on tired legs so gives me confidence for next weekend.
2-Mar: 1k TM + 7.8k steady
3-Mar: 10.1k easy
5-Mar: 10k steady
6-Mar: 21.2k easy
7-Mar: 4.3k easy
8-Mar: 12.1k fartlek (long efforts)
9-Mar: 9.1k steady5 -
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JessicaMcB wrote: »why can't I just run all the things?!
Do you know your team members or do you find them through the Ragnar community? Personally, I've always thought Ragnar was too expensive and it just isn't worth the travel and time finding team mates. They seem like they are over-hyped, though I admit I don't have any experience actually doing them. I'm more of a lone wolf anyway, so they don't appeal to me (except the bling looks nice).
ETA: Not trying to be rude or anything, just a "to each their own" type of thing.0 -
Does any one know of a running app or device that you can set to alert you at a set number of miles?
I love my fitbit charge hr but I'd prefer something that can give me an alarm at x miles ran.0 -
RuNaRoUnDaFiEld wrote: »Does any one know of a running app or device that you can set to alert you at a set number of miles?
I love my fitbit charge hr but I'd prefer something that can give me an alarm at x miles ran.
My Garmin (Fenix 3 HR) vibrates and displays a lap summary after each mile when tracking a run. I'm not sure if other Garmins will do that as well. The Fenix 3 and Fenix 3 HR are higher-end models.
The Zombies, Run! app also gives me a summary every mile. It will tell me: X miles run in Y minutes Z seconds. It is not as reliable on longer runs if I decide to complete a mission and start a new mission, because it resets of course.2 -
midwesterner85 wrote: »RuNaRoUnDaFiEld wrote: »Does any one know of a running app or device that you can set to alert you at a set number of miles?
I love my fitbit charge hr but I'd prefer something that can give me an alarm at x miles ran.
My Garmin (Fenix 3 HR) vibrates and displays a lap summary after each mile when tracking a run. I'm not sure if other Garmins will do that as well. The Fenix 3 and Fenix 3 HR are higher-end models.
The Zombies, Run! app also gives me a summary every mile. It will tell me: X miles run in Y minutes Z seconds. It is not as reliable on longer runs if I decide to complete a mission and start a new mission, because it resets of course.
My current Garmin Vivoactive and previous Garmin Forerunner 220 vibrates after every mile and shows the time for it as well.1 -
RuNaRoUnDaFiEld wrote: »Does any one know of a running app or device that you can set to alert you at a set number of miles?
I love my fitbit charge hr but I'd prefer something that can give me an alarm at x miles ran.
I think most phone running apps can be set to give audio alerts every x amount of time or miles. I used to use Endomondo, and the voice would go off every half mile (I set it to do so) with the mileage, time, pace - it used to confuse people the first time they were out with me (the rest would ask me for updates on our mileage). Many will let you set a goal mileage for that run and alert you when you are done.
I have a Garmin 920XT - it can be set to auto-lap at set intervals with an alert or just alert at a certain point or do a set workout with a certain amount of mileage.
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RuNaRoUnDaFiEld wrote: »Does any one know of a running app or device that you can set to alert you at a set number of miles?
I love my fitbit charge hr but I'd prefer something that can give me an alarm at x miles ran.
You can change which goal is the "main" goal. It would count from midnight, though - not so much how many miles you've run in your workout.0 -
midwesterner85 wrote: »RuNaRoUnDaFiEld wrote: »Does any one know of a running app or device that you can set to alert you at a set number of miles?
I love my fitbit charge hr but I'd prefer something that can give me an alarm at x miles ran.
My Garmin (Fenix 3 HR) vibrates and displays a lap summary after each mile when tracking a run. I'm not sure if other Garmins will do that as well. The Fenix 3 and Fenix 3 HR are higher-end models.
The Zombies, Run! app also gives me a summary every mile. It will tell me: X miles run in Y minutes Z seconds. It is not as reliable on longer runs if I decide to complete a mission and start a new mission, because it resets of course.
My 230 also has distance alert options for the alerts setting, so I'm assuming that, in addition to the alert every mile, with the split time, it could be set for a custom range.....though I'm not sure what reason there would be for that.1 -
midwesterner85 wrote: »RuNaRoUnDaFiEld wrote: »Does any one know of a running app or device that you can set to alert you at a set number of miles?
I love my fitbit charge hr but I'd prefer something that can give me an alarm at x miles ran.
My Garmin (Fenix 3 HR) vibrates and displays a lap summary after each mile when tracking a run. I'm not sure if other Garmins will do that as well. The Fenix 3 and Fenix 3 HR are higher-end models.
The Zombies, Run! app also gives me a summary every mile. It will tell me: X miles run in Y minutes Z seconds. It is not as reliable on longer runs if I decide to complete a mission and start a new mission, because it resets of course.
And You can set Zombies, Run! to play missions back-to-back! A handy hack for running a set number of missions before starting Radio Mode is to only download as many missions as you want to run back-to-back.
I bought a phone with a memory card specifically to have storage for all 5 seasons of missions, so I could stop deleting them to make more room... Not a strategy I employ.4 -
3/1 6
3/2 4.5 + 6 x strength circuits
3/3 8.5
3/4 6.2 + 60' athletic conditioning
3/5 7.5 EZ pace
3/6 7.25
3/7 4.5 + 6 x strength circuits
3/8 7.3 ( 4x1 mile repeats @7 mpm)
3/9 4.5 + 6x strength circuits
56.3/175
Almost forgot to check in today (a measure of work busy-ness I guess). 72F out today and expecting snow this weekend. Meh!
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@RuNaRoUnDaFiEld @midwesterner85 @MNLittleFinn The Garmins that have the auto-lap feature are preset to every mile, but can be changed to anywhere from 1-99 miles, as far as I can tell.3
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Joanna2012B wrote: »Joanna2012B wrote: »Well today I ran my longest run at 13 km. I am running my first 10 km race on March 26 and then my first HM on May 7th! My goal for the HM is to not finish last!!!
Congrats on your longest run! Your HM goal is very realistic and the same I set for my first HM.
Thanks!! When is your first HM?
My first HM was prolly 12 years ago. I generally have the same goal for every new kind or distance of race, don't finish last! I quit running, gained a bunch of weight and am getting back to running. Aiming for a < 1hr 10k in July. Not sure I will ever do HM or full M again, but enjoying 10k distances.6 -
autumnblade75 wrote: »midwesterner85 wrote: »RuNaRoUnDaFiEld wrote: »Does any one know of a running app or device that you can set to alert you at a set number of miles?
I love my fitbit charge hr but I'd prefer something that can give me an alarm at x miles ran.
My Garmin (Fenix 3 HR) vibrates and displays a lap summary after each mile when tracking a run. I'm not sure if other Garmins will do that as well. The Fenix 3 and Fenix 3 HR are higher-end models.
The Zombies, Run! app also gives me a summary every mile. It will tell me: X miles run in Y minutes Z seconds. It is not as reliable on longer runs if I decide to complete a mission and start a new mission, because it resets of course.
And You can set Zombies, Run! to play missions back-to-back! A handy hack for running a set number of missions before starting Radio Mode is to only download as many missions as you want to run back-to-back.
I bought a phone with a memory card specifically to have storage for all 5 seasons of missions, so I could stop deleting them to make more room... Not a strategy I employ.
Oh, I need to figure out how to make those missions run back to back. It will save some time stopping to finish a mission and start a new one.1 -
5.75 treadmill miles today in 1 hr.
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