March 2017 Running Challenge
Options
Replies
-
Went over my training plan (revised) and it looks like I MIGHT be able to squeak out 100 miles this month.....down 80 from the original plan, but, well, that's what happens with injury/illness/recovery. Next month looks pretty normal though.4
-
3/1: 2 miles
3/2: rest
3/3: 3.1 miles
3/4: X-train (45 mins swim)
3/5: 4 miles
3/6: rest
3/7: 2.83 miles
3/8: 2.15 miles
3/9: X-train (30 mins lateral elliptical)
3/10: 3.06 miles
2/11: X-train (45 mins elliptical)
3/12: 4.05 miles
3/13: rest
3/14: 3.03 miles
Total: 24.22/60 miles
3.03 miles today in 29:30 (9:45 min/mile). We didn't really get much snow (maybe a 1/2") but there was some ice on the roads, however I had on my trail shoes and they served me well. I ran two 1.5 mile intervals with just one short walk break halfway. It still felt harder than I would have liked, but I felt slightly better during those intervals than I did on Sunday.
5 -
3/1 - Hate starting a month on a rest day.
3/2 - 5.0 miles.
3/3 - Grrr...overslept this morning and have commitments after work. No run. Unwanted rest day!
3/4 - 6.0 miles.
3/5 - 3.1 'mill miles, then upper body weights.
3/6 - Life got in the way. Had to get kids up and going early.
3/7 - WINDY 4.38 miles.
3/8 - 3.45 'mill miles, then upper body weights.
3/9 - 4.8 treadmill miles at Trek class.
3/10 - Unplanned rest day.
3/11 - 4 'mill miles.
3/12 - 7 windy miles. Longest run in 5 months. Plus, negative splits...woot!
3/13 - Another rest day. I am totally slacking.
3/14 - 5.1 treadmill miles at Trek class. Lots of speed/"hill" combo today.
5 -
Anyone know of any virtual races with bling?
I've done 8 HMs and only got bling for one of them, but I think I might like to get something as a memento for the 30 km I'm planning to do on my own soon.
Do you like pie? No, not that pie, the 3.14.... kind of pi.
https://pi5k.com/
You intentionally got my hopes up Stan. I thought we all were having pie! Maybe there pie at the finish line?
I aim to please.WhatMeRunning wrote: »Is it fitness pie?
Only if it is fitness pizza pie.
'ey youse, this ain't Chicago! Or Jersey. Haha!!!
You ever hear za referred to as pie in the south? Confuses 'em!
Oh yeah. I very regularly walk into a pizza place down here in Alabama and they ask me want I want, and I answer, "I like to order a pie." They give me this blank stare for 5 seconds till I say, "a pizza pie".
@ddmom0811 I am so sorry about your friend and glad she will be OK.
1 -
Felt good when I woke up so I decided to try a 3 mile easy run today instead of the planned 1.5 miles. The cardio is there but the strength is maybe lacking and I walked a fair portion of it. Could also be mental. I'll know for sure by how I feel later, and especially tomorrow.
I'm going to go by feel and push my distance by aiming for 3 miles as my regular daily run distance, these 1.5 mile runs don't seem to be having nearly the impact I had expected in my planning. I don't know how long of a run I may attempt on Saturday, but I am not sure if I have 6-8 miles in me at the moment. Experience tells me I should be able to crank it out if my mind is right. I'll find out on Saturday, I guess!
3/4 - 3 miles
3/5 - 1.5 miles
3/6 - 1.5 miles
3/7 - 1.5 miles
3/8 - 1.5 miles
3/9 - 1.5 miles
3/10 - rest
3/11 - 3 hilly miles
3/12 - 1.5 zippy miles
3/13 - 1.5 hilly miles
3/14 - 3 easy miles
19.5 of 38 miles total
5 -
@ddmom0811 - Sorry to hear about your friend. That is scary!
@girlinahat- thanks for the tip on the wristband. I will try it. I have also heard that it can actually be a function of changes in your core body temp. A friend in my running group said that she puts on a tight spandex tank after a run and that always helps her form getting those episodes of post run Reynaud's (which i also sometimes get). i keep forgetting to try it though!
@KeepRunningFatboy - Your race schedule is wearing ME out! Sounds like a good one. I am particularly jealous of the Mount Desert marathon. My hubby and I visited Acadia last year and I told him that I would love to run that marathon. It was amazingly beautiful running there. Also, I will probably be hanging out at the Flying Pig this year. I originally thought I might run the half, but with my current hamstring situation, I will more than likely just be there cheering on friends and fellow runners. Maybe I will run into you (pun intended!).
Lats night I ran eight miles. It was a really nice run in the falling snow. First two miles and last two miles were a bit of a struggle. 4 middle miles felt great. I wanted to run on the flat bike path, but I decided to drive home before the snow started piling up, so I was resigned to my hilly neighborhood. I tried to keep it as flat as possible, but there were still a bit of ups and downs. 165 ft according to Garmin, so not that bad, but I definitely felt the difference on the hills. Hamstring is sore today, but I did my hamstring strengthening exercises this morning, as well as my stretches and a pretty good walk with the dog, so maybe I just need to rest it on some ice at my desk today. Fortunately I have a lot of office work today, so I won't be up and down all day like normal. I have evening PT today as well, so I should get some more strengthening exercises in and a short bike ride today.
Feeling a little better about where things are at, but still quite certain I will not be running the entire time at Boston. My husband asked me if the PT is helping. Yes, I think it is. Isn't it? I don't know anymore. It still hurts to run, but I guess I feel a lot better knowing that I am listening to the advice of a professional and not putting things in my own reckless hands.7 -
Date Miles today - Miles for March
3/1 5 miles - 5
3/2 10 miles - 15
3/3 3.1 miles - 18.1
3/4 20 miles - 38.1
3/5 REST DAY
3/6 7 miles - 45.1
3/7 7 miles - 52.1
3/8 REST DAY
3/9 7 miles - 59.1
3/10 REST DAY
3/11 14 miles - 73.1
3/12 REST DAY
3/13 10 miles - 83.1
3/14 10 miles - 93.1
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 << 1:41:04 1 in AG & 24 OA
Kentucky Derby Marathon - 4/29
HAPPY PI DAY EVERYONE!!! 3.14
6 -
-
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
3/10 - cross-training - strength training
3/11 - cross-trainng - zumba
3/12 - 6 mile dreadmill run - only 2 coughing bouts and 3 tissues used
3/13 - cross-training - strength training
March Total: 41/145
249 miles/2,017 miles - goal for the year
Oh man, trying to catch up here! I've still been sick, and so haven't been hitting my miles. Therefore, have been totally bummed and kinda not coming on here as much, lol. I have an immune deficiency that does make me prone to sinus infections, but this fall/winter season has been particularly bad. This cold that I got, immediately after my 2-week-long sinus infection, still hasn't gone away, which puts it at a week and 3 days now. Which means I've been sick now for the better part of a freaking month. I'm so over it. Made an appt with an ENT tomorrow, wondering if maybe my deviated septum has gotten worse (not sure if that can happen? lol), or maybe I'm getting polyps like my dad has? Hopefully there'll be something, otherwise I'll just chalk it up to really bad luck this season.
Sunday I managed 6 miles on the dreadmill, only 2 coughing bouts and 3 tissues used, lol. FINALLY got my Altra Lone Peaks on, did my first 2 miles in them. I've never run in zero drop shoes before, lowest I've done is 8mm, so I'm making sure I really ease into it. I was surprised though by how awesome they felt! No calf/achilles/etc discomfort or strain, during or after wearing them. After 2 miles, paused the dreadmill and swapped back into my regular shoes, but I'm feeling really good about how these shoes feel!
And I have been getting in the habit of weighing daily and tracking it in Libra. I'm definitely seeing the fluctuations where I expect them, like the morning after a Chinese food feast, lol. It will be nice to have some more data and really start seeing the trends over time. I still seem to be losing consistently though. I've noticed that once I really get consistent with weight lifting the weight kinda melts off. I've been getting lots of comments from people who are really noticing the change. I'm only 2lbs above my healthy BMI range now, and am just starting to see some faint bits of definition around my obliques/sides of my ab area. Woot!
I should be running today but I'm in Rockland County, NY and we are in the middle of a blizzard! Lol. Will at least do some shoveling and hopefully maybe a walk or something. Gahhh, I just want to runnnnn!!!6 -
bwahaha. Unless it's a group run - then I'm usually standing there looking grateful for the free break.5 -
Well, I'd say my area got about six inches of lake effect snow last night. I definitely had a lot to brush off my car before leaving for work. Looks like another dreadmill run for me tonight.
Luckily the temps will get into the 40s again by the weekend so that snow should melt enough to do my usual weekend runs outdoors.1 -
@chichidachimp you don't have headlamp nor visibility vest?0
-
@lporter229 Thank you. Before the year is over I will run around 15 halfs and 10 fulls. But I just run for exercise and fun and to get my 50 states.5
-
Date :::: Miles :::: March MTD (goal = 95)
03/01/17 :::: 2.3 :::: 2.3
03/02/17 :::: 6.7 :::: 9.0
03/03/17 :::: 5.1 :::: 14.1
03/04/17 :::: 3.1 :::: 17.2
03/05/17 :::: 2.6 :::: 19.9
03/06/17 :::: 4.4 :::: 24.2
03/07/17 :::: 0.0 :::: 24.2
03/08/17 :::: 2.7 :::: 26.9
03/09/17 :::: 2.6 :::: 29.5
03/10/17 :::: 3.5 :::: 33.0
03/11/17 :::: 2.7 :::: 35.7
03/12/17 :::: 7.7 :::: 43.4
03/13/17 :::: 2.6 :::: 46.0
03/14/17 :::: 5.0 :::: 51.0
It's like a snow day, when you are already on break (isn't it ironic? dontcha think?). So I doubly did not go to work today but I did go to a run group workout at the indoor track. Only 2 other people showed up but we had a nice workout with ladders of 1-2-3-2-1 minutes hard and then 4 sprints. I got there early and had extra warmup so was able to get right about 5 miles in. Not too bad for a snow day and I'm happy not to have done it outside. It's really coming down out there and driving was a mess.
And now I'm about to take my Stella out into winter storm Stella for some exercise. Hopefully she enjoys her namesake storm and we both stay warm enough.
Stay safe all you northeastern folks!6 -
Forgot to mention... I weighed in at the gym last night, and it's down to 167.6! So I can finally say I'm BELOW 170 WOOOHOOOOOOO!
Last time I weighed below 170 was in college, in the 90s. This is pretty exciting.22 -
Pi Day 5K on my home track today! (Thanks again for the link, @Stoshew71!) I ran my usual intervals and made 3.58M in 52:02, including warmup and cool down. Question: Does running more than 3.14M qualify me for a larger slice of the pie?
Felt good to get back at it after flirting with shin splints yesterday. Still a little twinge in the first mile, but nothing an Advil and a little rest won't cure.
Splits breakdown today was 13:24, 14:37, 14:56, and 15:30 in the final half mile. Good times overall, but I think I need to work on finding a more steady pace (or set of paces?, considering each mile contains a short walk interval).
On a related note...
1) Joggers find dead bodies. Look in any newspaper....dirty word. Oops. But seriously, why so?
2) On a more serious note: @Stoshew71 would say that biomechanically, there is no jog. There is stand (both feet on the ground at the same time), there is walk (one foot off the ground at some point in the gait) and there is run (both feet off the ground at some point in the gait - even just for a millisecond!). There is no definition for "jog".
It's mainly a tongue-in-cheek thing for runners. Many of us despise being called "joggers".
(1) Maybe that's because joggers are the only ones going slow enough to notice the bodies?
(2) I see your point. Guess I had figured competitive runners might bristle a bit at fitness newbies like myself who celebrate 13-minute miles calling ourselves runners. But that's more projecting my own insecurities, I suppose. Happy to count myself among so nice a crowd.
9 -
@HRKinchen another way of looking at it. if I'm being socail, I'm jogging, if I'm training or running more "seriously" I'm running, so for me running vs. jogging is situational.4
-
MNLittleFinn wrote: »@HRKinchen another way of looking at it. if I'm being socail, I'm jogging, if I'm training or running more "seriously" I'm running, so for me running vs. jogging is situational.
In that light, I'm always a runner. At least, so far.1 -
MNLittleFinn wrote: »@HRKinchen another way of looking at it. if I'm being socail, I'm jogging, if I'm training or running more "seriously" I'm running, so for me running vs. jogging is situational.
In that light, I'm always a runner. At least, so far.
That's the way to look at it. I always think of joggers as people who are just doing it because it's the popular thing to do or it's the "in" thing. Runners are the people who slog it out day in and day out and go out in all kinds of crazy weather on the eternal search for the next runner's high.5 -
Hi fellow runners!
Aim: 120k
3/2: 1.5k -warmup for strenght training-
3/3: 11.6k -5.49 min/km-
3/4: 4.4k -wu and cd for strength training-
3/5: 10.7k -Perfect trail, a little bit tired at the end-
3/8: 6.5k -easy incline-
3/9: 8k -treadmill, intervals-
3/11: 6k -last shake out before race-
3/12: 13k -Trail Race-
3/14: 5k -cool down from race and from strength training-
Everything is fine!!
SUM: 66.7/120k
Races:
3/19: 10k Rapsani Trail
4/2: Alexander the Great 10k6
Categories
- All Categories
- 1.4M Health, Wellness and Goals
- 391.4K Introduce Yourself
- 43.5K Getting Started
- 259.7K Health and Weight Loss
- 175.6K Food and Nutrition
- 47.3K Recipes
- 232.3K Fitness and Exercise
- 391 Sleep, Mindfulness and Overall Wellness
- 6.4K Goal: Maintaining Weight
- 8.5K Goal: Gaining Weight and Body Building
- 152.7K Motivation and Support
- 7.8K Challenges
- 1.3K Debate Club
- 96.3K Chit-Chat
- 2.5K Fun and Games
- 3.2K MyFitnessPal Information
- 22 News and Announcements
- 922 Feature Suggestions and Ideas
- 2.3K MyFitnessPal Tech Support Questions