March 2017 Running Challenge
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KatieJane83 wrote: »Ok, kind of a weird question, but does anyone know of a teeny tiny Phillips-head screwdriver that fits the microscopically-sized screws in a Garmin heart rate transmitter? The kind that snaps onto the chest strap? I need to replace the battery but I can't get into the *kitten* battery compartment!
@KatieJane83 just about any hardware or home improvement store should carry a miniature screwdriver set like the one below.
My suggestion is to use the biggest one which will still fit in the screw head to minimize the risk of stripping the screw. And make sure you press firmly down on the screw. That may be obvious to most, but I've made those mistakes in the past and stripped screw heads.
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KatieJane83 wrote: »Ok, kind of a weird question, but does anyone know of a teeny tiny Phillips-head screwdriver that fits the microscopically-sized screws in a Garmin heart rate transmitter? The kind that snaps onto the chest strap? I need to replace the battery but I can't get into the *kitten* battery compartment!
Easy enough to find - look for jeweller's screwdrivers. I always end up with some in a Christmas cracker - perfect for the screw on the arm of your spectacles.
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Here is the story behind the guys who helped the girl in the Philadelphia Love HM. @autumnblade75 they mention someone in a T-Rex suit
http://www.runnersworld.com/newswire/good-samaritans-help-struggling-half-marathoner-reach-the-finish?utm_source=facebook.com&utm_medium=Social&utm_term=846687918&utm_campaign=Runner’s World
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thanks @7lenny7 and @girlinahat - I had a glasses repair kit screwdriver, but it was only standard, not Phillips, and I was getting really frustrated, lol.
And yeah, I've stripped a few screws in my lifetime, so I always pay close attention to that now, lol0 -
For those of you who wanted a photo - the top of the head was hitting the ceiling when he was fully inflated, so I'm thinking my hubby was a little early taking the picture... That's why I can't test running on the treadmill. I should just suck it up and give the neighbors something to talk about. I do have a race coming up on Sunday.13 -
autumnblade75 wrote: »
For those of you who wanted a photo - the top of the head was hitting the ceiling when he was fully inflated, so I'm thinking my hubby was a little early taking the picture... That's why I can't test running on the treadmill. I should just suck it up and give the neighbors something to talk about. I do have a race coming up on Sunday.
Wow! I am requesting a video of this during the race.
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01/03 3.52 miles
02/03 5.02 miles
04/03 4.5 miles
08/03 5.16 miles
09/03 3.54 miles
10/03 3.51 miles
12/03 3.01 miles
14/03 3.51 miles
15/03 4.02 miles
20/03 3.82 miles
21/03 4.04 miles
23/03 4.51 miles
24/03 4.41 miles
25/03 3.75 miles
27/03 3.77 miles
28/03 3.76 miles
29/03 3.80 miles- lovely evening and lovely run but gosh I'm slow
@BeeerRunner - you looked really fresh finishing your marathon even with all that blood
@ddmom0811 - your update on cycling sores and running commando made me laugh.
@MNLittleFinn - Glad to see ur back at it!
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@autumnblade75 I love it!! Just run an extension cord out into your yard and run on the treadmill or go to the local gym where the ceilings are higher2
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@autumnblade75 Wow, that is so much more awesome than I would have imagined. Love it!!!
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Spring is definitely here:
Three in a day! That's enough for the rest of the year, thank you very much.
Two of those were on the bike this afternoon, one during my run tonight... It's a good thing that somebody entered "random insect" into the database, since I can never identify what crawly critter I swallow/breath in during exercise
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autumnblade75 wrote: »
For those of you who wanted a photo - the top of the head was hitting the ceiling when he was fully inflated, so I'm thinking my hubby was a little early taking the picture... That's why I can't test running on the treadmill. I should just suck it up and give the neighbors something to talk about. I do have a race coming up on Sunday.
https://www.facebook.com/groups/349465372774/permalink/10153771107187775/
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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
3/17 – travel day
3/18 – 6.40 commutes + race
3/19 – 11.18 MP interval
3/20 – rest day
3/21 – 15.01 tempo intervals
3/22 – 5.58 easy
3/23 – 9.16 warm up, speed work, cool down
3/24 – rest day
3/25 – 21.70 paced run + solo miles
3/26 – 3.86 easy
3/27 – rest day
3/28 – 12.10 warm up, Yasso 800s, cool down
3/29 – 7.05 easy
March total to date – 205.50
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 – There is a group run this evening that will come in between 6.5 and 7 miles. I thought about that. If it comes in short, I could easily add a half mile to get my 7. Then I thought about the conversation with @lporter229 and the fact that this group tends to accellerate and finish the run around my MP. Decided to run solo from home and keep it easy. This decision was made easier by nice weather this afternoon, 48º F (9º C) with 8 mph NNW wind and bright sunshine.
Set out to run a standard 7.2 mile route with some interesting hills. A couple miles in, I thought about the conversation with @lporter229 again. The hay is in the barn. I'm not going to get any more fit to run hills than I already am. So after the second hill, I took the turn to go home early, and ran some extra distance around my neighborhood in a relatively flat area.
It turned out to be pretty natural to just run easy by feel. Aside from a slower first mile, I ran fairly even splits: 8:12, 7:52, 7:49, 7:50, 7:46, 7:52, and 7:54. Total distance of 7.05 miles in 55:36 was an average pace of 7:53, close enough to each of the mile splits from mile 2 through 7. Didn't even run a stride from the Garmin 7 mile tick to my driveway.
Look at the data. 3:29 in HR Zone 2, apparently on those 2 hills. 47:54 in HR Zone 1. That leave 4:13 in Zone Zero. I spent a lot of time just enjoying the day and reminding myself that tomorrow's workout will be hard enough that I don't need to work hard today.
I will not hit my nominal mileage target for March. I will run 15 miles tomorrow, and close out the month around 220 miles out of a 225 goal. That's closer than I thought I'd be when I saw that I'd lost 16 to 18 miles to the snow a couple weeks ago; but I didn't lose as many as I expected to travel. Yes, I could easily run 20 miles in the next 2 days; but it's more important to honor the rest day on Friday and have the miles left for Saturday.
I really appreciate all the recent discussion around not doing too much. Thinking out the "why" and writing some of it down has helped me be smarter about my own training and not push harder. The way easy running felt really good today is an indicator that I'm perhaps a bit more beat up by training than I thought. That's okay. I don't have very much hard work left in the training plan, and the mileage steps down quite a bit next week. I'm sure holding discipline of not going out too fast will be more of a challenge in Hopkinton than feeling beat up will be.
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) finished in 30:59, PR for 8K
April 17, 2017 Boston Marathon (Hopkinton, MA)
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3/29 - (3.5mi) Ran a mtn. 1,220ft vertical gain. Slamming a pizza right now and then running again in a couple hours for the double! Feeling better than ever. ** 26.3mi remain ** Just a Mary away!
3/22 - (10.1mi) 5k TM hill tempo @ 3%inc, 7mi E
3/24 - (6mi) Slow/easy + heat tolerance, 8:40/mi
3/25 - (10mi) 3,074ft vert, 14:34/mi
3/26 - (13.6mi) LSD 8:49/mi
3/27 - (7.2mi) 2,162ft vert, 14:41/mi
3/28 - (5.5mi) 4mi @ 7:33, 1.5mi C @ 8:44
3/28 - (13.1mi) 4,068ft vert (Daily T: 18.6mi)
3/29 - (3.5mi) 1,220ft vert
Total: 123.7/150mi9 -
WK: 3/27/17 - 4/2/17
M - 12 m. 9:55 pace.
T - 10 m. 9:33 pace.
W - 8.1 m. 9:35 pace.
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Goal: 50 miles
MTD: 58.29
116% of goal
3/1 - 5.48
3/2 - circuit training
3/3 - 4.02
3/4-5 rest
3/6 - 3.1
3/7 - circuit training
3/8 - 4.25
3/9 - rest
3/10 - 6.05
3/11-12 rest
3/13 - 5.19
3/14 - circuit training
3/15 - 4.22
3/16 - rest
3/17 - 5.16
3/18-19 rest
3/20 - 4.24
3/21 - circuit training
3/22 - 5.8
3/23 - circuit training
3/24 - 5.32
3/25-26 rest
3/27 - front row in the pit at the concert gave me a killer workout. Lol
3/28 - rest due to exhaustion from concert
3/29 - 5.46 first ever 530AM run. Thinking about making it a regular thing for wednesdays.3 -
BeeerRunner wrote: »Ok, I finally posted a marathon race report complete with bloody pictures and all. Here's the link, but just a warning that it's long.
http://community.myfitnesspal.com/en/discussion/comment/39195141/#Comment_39195141
Love your race report! Definitely bad *kitten* winner!2 -
1---Rest
2---3.07 run/walk
4---2.49 walk
7---3.25 walk
9---3.25 run/walk
10---7.0 miles on da bike
11---4.80 trails run
15---4.21trails run
17-20---Ft Benning Georgia trip
21---4.69 walk, tried to run HOT!
23---4.02 run
25---2.92 walk
29---4.29 run/walk/gravy
36.99/31
RACES!!!
XTERRA Rock Dallas Trail Run (HM at night) May 27
XTERRA Jurassic Trail Run (HM at night) Jul 84 -
3/01-3.1 miles
3/02-1.44 miles
3/03-3.14 miles
3/04-3.85 miles
3/05-yoga
3/06-4.25 miles
3/07-1.44 miles
3/14-3.1 miles
3/15-3.62 miles
3/16-1.45 miles
3/17-3 miles
3/18-4.1 miles
3/21-3.1 miles
3/23-4.12 miles(hills)
3/24-4.13 miles(not so easy run)
3/25-2.68 miles(rain cut it short)
3/27-3.2 miles
3/28-1 mile(treadmill working on my 10 minute mile)
3/29-4.71 miles(hills)
I doubted that I could make 50 miles this month. I guess that I can. Next month, I know what my goal will be.
Races- 5K - 7/16
- 5K - 7/30
- 5 miles - 8/13
- 5 miles - 8/27
- 10K - 9/10
- 10K - 9/24
- 10 miles - 10/8
- 10 miles - 10/22
- Half marathon - 11/5
- Half marathon - 11/19
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@autumnblade75 -Holy f**k, that is awesome!
@beerrunner-I already knew you were badass, but holy cow. Best race report ever!
@MNLittleFinn -Glad to see you back! Sounds like you are ready to start fresh and rested, which is probably exactly what you need! You are going to kill this thing!
And finally, @MobyCarp, after all of the advice you have given me (and others), I am glad that my Boston woes/crazy nerves/freak out dilemma was able to, albeit ironic, help you out today!6 -
Welcome back @MNLittleFinn!
@_nikkiwolf_ I now feel like I should be tracking every bug, lick and taste
Loving all the Boston conversations! Meanwhile I ran just under 19k with a forty of rum in my pack tonight because my husband asked me to stop at the liquor store and who doesn't love resistance on hills? Haha! Made goal by the skin of my teeth this month, gotta pump up the jam in April.
March 1- 15km
March 2- 18km
March 3- 15km
March 4- 22km
March 5- 13km
March 6- Rest
March 7- 16km
March 8- 13.7km
March 9- 1.6km (RIP Treadmill )
March 10 & 11 - Snowing/Most Depressing Days Ever
March 12- 11.1km
March 13- 11.1km
March 14 to 17- Husband OOT
March 18- 7km
March 19- 9km
March 20- 7km
March 21- 11.1km
March 22- 18.4km
March 23- 6km
March 26- 14km
March 27- 13.4km
March 28- 9km
March 29- 18.7
250.1/250km
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3/29 - Daily Double! (9mi) Easy run with surges. Paces: 9:24 - 6:16/mi. (8:28/mi avg), minimal vertical gain: 311ft. Felt great! ** 17.3mi remain **
3/22 - (10.1mi) 5k TM hill tempo @ 3%inc, 7mi E
3/24 - (6mi) Slow/easy + heat tolerance, 8:40/mi
3/25 - (10mi) 3,074ft vert, 14:34/mi
3/26 - (13.6mi) LSD 8:49/mi
3/27 - (7.2mi) 2,162ft vert, 14:41/mi
3/28 - (5.5mi) 4mi @ 7:33, 1.5mi C @ 8:44
3/28 - (13.1mi) 4,068ft vert (Daily T: 18.6mi)
3/29 - (3.5mi) 1,220ft vert
3/29 - (9mi) easy w surges. 8:28/mi, 311ft
Total: 132.7/150mi6
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