March 2017 Running Challenge
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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
3/9 4.5 + 6 x strength circuits
3/10 8.75
3/11 6.2 + 60' athletic conditioning
3/12 7 EZ
3/13 7.25 with 2 x 1 miles at 10k, 4x 800m @ 5k
3/14 4.5 + 6 x strength circuits
3/15 6.4 (HARD!)
3/16 4.5 + 6 x strength circuits
108/175
Was a little worried about how last night's hard run (8 mpm descending to 7:15 mpm) would affect this morning's run + strength session, but I actually felt great. Maybe a little sluggish at first during the warm up, but a little FloRida cranked up got me going and feeling super. Plus, (and I usually don't have my "official" weigh in until Saturday) I was pleasantly surprised to be -1.4 on the scale. Not a bad start to Thursday at all...Hope everyone made it through the storm OK (NE US)!7 -
Last night at the gym while I was waiting for a rowing machine to open up, I tried some of the upper body weight machines. Oooooof, I am feeling that today.5
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Last night I did feel a little more sore and tired than prior nights, plus a cold/allergy/sinus thing that came on in the evening kept me from getting the best nights rest. But when I woke I was no longer sore anywhere, and felt I could run. I turned around at the 1 mile point deciding to cut the run to 2 miles, which I think was for the best. I walked over half of that last mile.
Rest day tomorrow! As long as I'm not coming down with anything I'll see how things go next week. I'm hopeful to do 3 miles each running day next week.
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 miles
3/15 - 3 miles
3/16 - 2 miles
24.5 of 38 miles total
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Another treadmill day, 5.4 miles. I wish it were a bit warmer outside!
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I really need to check in more often, 656 new posts!
My running month so far:
4th. 5km (parkrun)
6th. 6.8km (treadmill)
8th. 6.8km
11th. 5km (parkrun)
13th. 7.1km (treadmill)
15th. 7km
Total 37.7 km
Over half way through the month and only just at half way to total9 -
@Stoshew71 - glad the calf was okay on your run today!
@MobyCarp -wow - can't imagine all that snow!
I didn't have much time today as I had to head out to a programming competition (with my students).
But I was able to get in 3.6 miles. I haven't made it to strength training this week. UGH! I really want to go 3x a week but so much grading and other stuff going on. I should at least plank/squat/lunge at home, but it hasn't happened yet.
3/1 - 3.3 miles
3/2 - 4.1 miles
3/3 - rest day
3/4 - 34 miles biking
3/5 - 28 miles biking
3/6 - 4 miles + strength training
3/7 - 4.5 miles
3/8 - strength training
3/9 - 4.6 miles
3/10 - 4.1 miles
3/11 - 34 miles biking
3/12 - 40 miles biking
3/13 - rest day
3/14 - 5 miles
3/15 - 6.1 miles
3/16 - 3.6 miles
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@ctlaws44 - Cold in SE Virginia? Oh, no! I have to run 8K in Virginia Beach on Saturday! (Forecast low 41º, high 63º. I think I'll survive the rain forecast for that day.) It's a bit chillier here; see picture and tale of woe below.
That's exciting! Yes, the weather down here can change REALLY fast. we're just getting over a cold snap. I Don't trust the forecast more than 24 hours out. Hope the weather is good for y'all. Safe travels. You're going to do great!!2 -
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
3/14 - shoveling
3/15 - 5 mile dreadmill run
3/16 - 7 miles (huzzah, finally a decent distance again!)
March Total: 53/145
261 miles/2,017 miles - goal for the year
Felt good to get out and get some decent miles in! Most of it was done w/a stomachache due to the stupid antibiotics I'm on, but whatevs. Also, forgot to charge my Garmin, so it died 5.8 miles in, grrr. Does a run still count if it hasn't been tracked by your Garmin? Ugh.
Did the whole run in my new zero drop Altras, just because of patchy snow. I had only run 2 miles in them prior to this. I am shocked at how comfortable they are, no calf distress or anything. My only guess as to why is because I'm already not a heel-striker and I kinda have calves of steel from dancing for so many years and lately doing 270lb+bodyweight calf raises at the gym, lol.7 -
@ctlaws44 - Cold in SE Virginia? Oh, no! I have to run 8K in Virginia Beach on Saturday! (Forecast low 41º, high 63º. I think I'll survive the rain forecast for that day.) It's a bit chillier here; see picture and tale of woe below.
That's exciting! Yes, the weather down here can change REALLY fast. we're just getting over a cold snap. I Don't trust the forecast more than 24 hours out. Hope the weather is good for y'all. Safe travels. You're going to do great!!
That is perfect temps. for running. The rain doesn't sound fun, though.2 -
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 miles
3/10 - 13.4 miles
3/12 - 6 miles
3/13 - 8 miles
3/14 - 6 miles
3/15 - 10 miles
3/16 - 6 miles
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@chichidachimp you don't have headlamp nor visibility vest?
I usually never run after sunset so I never needed the extra gear.
Date - Mi - MTD
3/1 - 1.26 - 1.26
3/2 - 6.00 - 7.26
3/3 - 1.43 - 8.69
3/6 - 3.55 -12.24
3/7 - 1.20 - 13.44
3/8 - 6.00 - 19.44
3/9 - 4.20 - 23.64
3/10 - 1.23 - 24.47
3/11 - 8.78 - 33.25
3/12 - 1.00 - 34.25 + 17mi biking
3/13 - 4.00 - 38.25
3/14 - 3.52 - 41.77
3/15 - 2.41 - 44.18
3/16 - 5.50 - 49.68
Miles remaining 20.32
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Thanks everyone who commented about my son. I've not heard anything from the police so I assume they have no leads. I find myself eyeing up every red 4 door in town, first to see if it's being driving by an older lady, then looking at the front end for damage. I want so bad to bust this gal. I don't even care about the money, it's the principle of the matter.
I took the bike into the shop yesterday and as I suspected, the frame is bent and it can't be fixed. Specialized does have some sort of crashed bike discount though, so we can get 20% off a replacement bike, which will help. The shop has the exact same bike in stock so we'll be able to pick it up tomorrow night after work.
No run last night as I had to run errands and do Dad stuff.
I climbed 90 floors today at work today, split over 3 breaks. I've decided I to enter my stairwell adventures into Strava manually so I can track the elevation with my run elevation. To do that I log the stair climbing as runs, but with just 0.1 mile distance.
Hoping for a 7+ mile trail run tonight after I make dinner, but may have to skip it.6 -
Really feeling my knee for some reason. Going to see how it is tomorrow and might just try 2-3 slow miles.1
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March Running Totals (miles)
3/1 – 7.32 easy with hills
3/2 – 13.10 long intervals
3/3 – rest day
3/4 – 16.09 paced run
3/5 – 12.67 easy with hills
3/6 – rest day
3/7 – 10.20 warm up, speed work, cool down
3/8 – 7.02 easy
3/9 – 14.25 easy with MP finish
3/10 – rest day
3/11 – 10.10 warm up + race
3/12 – 9.65 easy with hills
3/13 – 5.01 easy + 4 strides
3/14 – snow day
3/15 – snow day
3/16 – 8.05 easy
March total to date – 113.46
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 – Got out at 10:30 or so, at 27º F with 16-20 mph W wind. The roads were clear, but the shoulders were snow packed or slush covered most places. I decided against my normal 10 mile route because I need about 1000 meters of sidewalk, and I suspected it would not be cleared. (Drove past there later; it wasn't.)
Wore my Peregrines, and physically I was okay. But the strong W wind for a mile and a half early got to me, and the traffic was getting on my nerves because I couldn't tell what the drivers were going to do. I had originally thought 15 miles, and set out on a 7.2 mile route to start. Then I got to thinking 12 miles, and by the time I was nearing 5 miles I thought maybe just 7. As fate had it, I crossed a key intersection in stride so I could add a nice hill and come out around 8 miles. When I got to my driveway, I was done. There was no physical issue, but emotionally I'd had it with the heavy trail shoes and the slush and the drivers veering over the white line onto the shoulder. Call it the after effects of the storm on my mental state.
I was kind of surprised when I looked at the stats that both pace and HR looked like a well managed easy run. I just wasn't feeling it today. But any run is better than no run, and 8 miles will just have to be good enough. Tomorrow is a long drive to Virginia Beach. If I'm lucky, we'll get there early enough for a shakedown run in the evening. If I'm not, the next run will be a pre-race warmup on Saturday.
I did see that Saturday's race has a name. The registration confirmation email from USATF says the location is "Shamrock 8k - Virginia Beach, VA, USA". Maybe I'll see some local runners who aren't competing in it as a USATF event. The Lilac 10K in Rochester is like that; it is a traditional local race in addition to being the USATF Niagara Region 10K championship.
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) finished in 33:25
March 18, 2017 USATF Masters 8K Championship (Shamrock 8K, Virginia Beach, VA)
April 17, 2017 Boston Marathon (Hopkinton, MA)
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March goal: lose (another)3lbs
3/1 2.54 + core/strength training 30m
3/2 3.20
3/3 5.25
3/4 yoga 45m
3/5 rest
3/6 4.17
3/7 3.55
3/8 4.00
3/9 rest
3/10 2.05 and yoga 30m
3/11 lazy
3/12 3.74
3/13 snorkel 4 hours
3/14 6.38
3/15 snorkel 2 hours
3/16 2.25 + yoga 30min
Total: 37.13
@7lenny7 so glad to hear DS is ok, and may the driver wash her face with a cloth used by an unclean yak...
@girlinahat ...yep, I carried it in such a way that I could see any movements.....
Ticker is my goal for 2017 and progress to date:
Completed and upcoming races:
Run through the solar system Virtual 10k: 3/14
Big Island International Marathon (---just doing the 5k) 3/197 -
01 Mar – 12.6 km
02 Mar – 2.6 km + 1200 metres swimming
03 Mar – 10 km
04 Mar – 8.2 km including parkrun
06 Mar – 14.2 km
07 Mar – 2.7 km + 1200 metres swimming
08 Mar – 10 km
10 Mar – 12 km
11 Mar – 800 metres swimming
12 Mar – 21.2 km
13 Mar – (Hike up a mountain 476 metres elevation gain - not counted in run total)
15 Mar – 6 km
16 Mar – 4.7 km jog + 1000 metres swimming
17 Mar – 15.3 km + Body Balance
Goal: 100 miles / 160 km, including my first 30 km run.
Total: 120 km
Daily Steps Average: 19,440
Went exploring west of town today, part of which was on gravel roads. Felt awesome to be out in the wild like a beast!
(OK it was only a few kms out of town, but humour me.
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I did Body Balance afterwards, and this afternoon I practiced my handstands.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TCozJ0G8e7Y
Having fun at fifty!12 -
I was kind of surprised when I looked at the stats that both pace and HR looked like a well managed easy run. I just wasn't feeling it today.
I'm curious here. Did it FEEL easy to you? Your description makes it sound like it didn't feel easy, or was hard work because of the environmental conditions. I'm interested in how when something reads on paper as being 'easy', whether it actually is, or whether we should rely on our gut feeling as to how a run feels - which is pretty much the decision you made at the end there. I've just been listening to a podcast about enjoyment of running and running to play rather than run with a hard target, and I think I'm more of a player (certainly if I want to maintain my interest in running).
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