May 2017 Running Challenge

A fairly slow 4.5 to stretch out from yesterday's 10k run. I'm thinking I might should have set my goal higher. I have more time since I can work from home a few days a week, saving me about 3 hours of commute time on those days.

@skippygirlsmom Lol, I would've been super-wary at the first sign of that lot coming towards me, and then as soon as the one lifted it's tail, that's it...I'd have dived off that road in a heartbeat!

@skippygirlsmom - when I was in college I worked at the Oakland baby zoo. We also had a skunk that we would walk. She was really mean though, she bit the head zookeeper on the thumb through her glove and wouldn't let go! They had to pry her off and the zookeeper had to get tetanus shots and stitches. I had no idea at the time that they could bite like that. Needless to say the skunk didn't get to go for many walks after that because nobody wanted to put their hands in her enclosure to get her out any longer even with gloves.

shanaber wrote: »

@skippygirlsmom - when I was in college I worked at the Oakland baby zoo. We also had a skunk that we would walk. She was really mean though, she bit the head zookeeper on the thumb through her glove and wouldn't let go! They had to pry her off and the zookeeper had to get tetanus shots and stitches. I had no idea at the time that they could bite like that. Needless to say the skunk didn't get to go for many walks after that because nobody wanted to put their hands in her enclosure to get her out any longer even with gloves.

Tetanus or rabies shots? Did you like working at the zoo? It sounds like a fun job.

@shanaber ouch! I was wondering the same as @ereck44

@ereck44 and @skippygirlsmom - I am pretty sure it was tetanus and not rabies since the skunk wasn't wild and had been raised at the zoo. It was a long time ago so it could be that she had to follow the rabies protocol.
Working at the zoo was great fun! I wanted to be a vet at the time and it was a great place to get experience. I raised a baby gazelle and a tiger cub (both were bottle/hand fed) and it was an amazing experience. It was also fun to go back and see them all grown up!

@WhatMeRunning - I didn't think of all the childcare considerations but that is tough! Brunch with margaritas could help do the trick! I am pretty sure she will still add it to the list of things you owe her at some point

May goal: 50 miles

5/1/17: 4 miles
5/3/17: 3.5 miles
5/4/17: 3.1miles
5/6/17: 3.1 miles
5/7/17: 3.5 miles
5/9/17: 4.1 miles
5/10/17: 3.5 miles

24.8/50 miles

I'm almost half way to my May goal! I moved my walk that was supposed to be tomorrow to today. I have an electrician coming tomorrow and I was afraid I would miss it so I rescheduled. I was glad I was able to. They were calling for thunderstorms this afternoon but it was actually pretty nice. I do hear some thunder rumbling in the distance now though so I am glad I got the run in.

@skippygirlsmom I also had a childhood friend who had a pet skunk. It was really cute. I see one sometimes at the park, but I steer clear if it. I'm pretty sure it isn't a pet. I think it just likes to eat the catfood that the people who live near there set out.

@katharmonic - In all seriousness, these are pics from the park and its trail system that have been uploaded to the Trail Run Project app. I can't wait!

I may be recovering, but that run last night felt really good. In fact, I'm thinking about signing up for either a 5K or 10K on 5/20 (need to sign up really soon) and a 5K trail run on 5/27. I think I can do 5K, probably even 10K on 5/20... am I crazy or should I do it?

Here are my stats from last night's run. Based on this, do you think I should do the 10K or the 5K on 5/20?

May Running Totals (miles)
5/1 – 5.16 easy
5/2 – 6.67 easy
5/3 – rest day
5/4 – 8.08 easy
5/5 – rest day
5/6 – 11.23 loosely paced run
5/7 – 11.08 easy with fast finish
5/8 – 5.23 easy
5/9 – 8.16 warm up, speed work, cool down
5/10 – 5.66 group run

May total to date – 61.27

Nominal Challenge Goal – 200 miles
Real Goals: Stay healthy. Build base. 5/28, start training plan toward MVP Rochester Marathon.

Today's notes – Great weather for the group run this evening. Set out to run 6 to 7 miles with the group, saw some new-to-me paths and trails, and at about 4.25 miles began feeling the distance. Not really an injury, just my legs telling me they'd had almost enough. So I split off from the group and took the short way back to base. it was enough for today.

Then I saw the Garmin had about 10 minutes in Zone 1 and very little in Zone 2. WTF? There had been a software updated, and it turned out the watch had decided to auto-detect my max HR at 202. Sigh. Once I figured it out, I manually set the max HR to 185, but I know from the last time I reset HR zones that this will only take effect going forward. I'm left with garbage HR zone statistics for today's run. Good thing it was an easy run; I can eyeball the average and max HRs, look at the graph, and tell that my HR was pretty much where it belonged for this type of run.

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) finished in 3:49:42
April 30, 2017 USATF Masters 10K Championship (James Joyce Ramble, Dedham, MA) finished in 39:54, PR for 10K
May 21, 2017 Lilac Run 10K (Rochester, NY)
June 9, 2017 Charlie McMullen Mile (Rochester, NY)
June 18, 2017 Medved 5K to Cure ALS (Rochester, NY)
July 28, 2017 Karknocker 5K (East Rochester, NY)
September 17, 2017 MVP Rochester Marathon (Rochester, NY)
November 23, 2017 Race with Grace 10K (Hilton, NY)

72 posts. Yes we are a very active group.
To many posts to comment on except for the Skunks and the Alligator Road.

7.7 km tonight - weird distance but the top of the Trail we were climbing was impassable due to a big mud bog so had to cut it short, turned and burned back to the Rec Center where we started.

It was a good Run. Set 4 new PB's.
Fastest 1k @4:55:3
Fastest Mile @8:00:9
Fastest 2 Mile @16:09
Fastest 5k @28:23:3.

From Al Adair Rec center up Pats Creek Trail. 3 different little rain showers hit us on the uphill portion. On the down hill I made a very conscious effort to keep up with the 2 fastest runners in our group. Managed to keep close to a 5:00 min/km 3.7km - Happy Happy. Taper now for Harms 10k on Sunday.



05/01 0 km – 160 km - 0 km – YTD 420.15
05/01 11.5 km – 148.5 km - 11.5km
05/02 5.5 km – 143.0 km - 17.0km
05/03 10.0 km – 133.0 km - 27.0km
05/04 7.5 km – 125.5 km - 34.50km
05/07 7.0 km – 118.5 km - 41.50km
05/08 11.5 km – 107.0 km - 53.0km
05/09 6.0 km – 101.0 km - 59.0km
05/08 7.7 km – 93.3 km - 66.7km – YTD 486.85 Adair up Pats Creek Trail