May 2017 Running Challenge

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  • Stoshew71
    Stoshew71 Posts: 6,553 Member
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    9voice9 wrote: »
    skippygirlsmom wrote: »
    @stoshew71 it was definitely pouring, I did the same, looked out the window and went back to bed.
    Shame on you both for wimping out of a few raindrops. Well, no shame on @skippygirlsmom, who's injured. But shame on @Stoshew71. :wink:

    But I did run, after it stopped raining and I got more sleep. :smile:

    No running today tho, not only was it raining, it was lightening. Plus I felt sore. I think I am building back mileage faster than I should. Either that, or the bursts I ran Tuesday is kicking my butt. So I am declaring today a rest day.
  • Stoshew71
    Stoshew71 Posts: 6,553 Member
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    Orphia wrote: »
    Stoshew71 wrote: »
    The other thing I wanted to point out is that your distance for your long run should be no more than 35% of your weekly mileage, and closer to the 25% of your weekly mileage is better.

    I may have asked before, but I can never get it straight... Does the 35% include the long run? Is everyone WAY better at maths and calculus than me???

    OK! Example:

    Mon 10 miles
    Tue 10 miles
    Wed 5 miles
    Thu 10 miles
    Fri 5 miles
    Sat 15 miles
    Sun 0 miles

    Total miles for the week is 55 miles. Long run is 15 miles.

    x/100 = 15/55 = 1500/55 = 27.27272727....

    So a long run of 15 miles makes up 27% of your weekly miles if the total for the week was 55 miles.
  • RespectTheKitty
    RespectTheKitty Posts: 1,667 Member
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    5/1 - 4.6 run + 4.8 walk
    5/2 - 1.0 run + 7.1 walk
    5/3 - 5.1 run + 3.9 walk
    5/4 - 0.0 run + 5.1 walk
    5/5 - 5.2 run + 4.8 walk
    5/6 - 5.1 run + 1.8 walk
    5/7 - 0.5 run + 5.6 walk
    5/8 - 5.1 run + 3.8 walk
    5/9 - 0.0 run + 5.8 walk
    5/10 - 4.6 run + 5.9 walk
    5/11 - 5.0 run + 5.5 walk
    5/12 - 0.0 run + 5.5 walk
    5/13 - 6.2 run + 0.0 walk
    5/14 - Rest
    5/15 - 4.5 run + 5.0 walk
    5/16 - 5.3 run + 6.2 walk + bowling
    5/17 - 0.0 run + 4.7 walk + yoga
    5/18 - 5.2 run + 3.5 walk
    5/19 - 4.3 run + 5.1 walk
    5/20 - Lazy
    5/21 - 7.2 run + 2.8 walk
    5/22 - 4.8 run + 4.8 walk
    5/23 - 0.0 run + 9.0 walk + bowling

    Totals so far - 73.7 run + 102.7 walk = 176.4 miles

    Yesterday I was feeling crummy. I did a lot of walking but no running. I also bowled, quite awfully I might add. It really shows that I haven't bowled in a year. My average is currently at 154 and I am way better than that.

    Today I am also feeling crummy. My depression and anxiety are acting up. I need to lay off the caffeine. I wasn't able to wake up early due to getting in very late last night, but I do plan to run after work. It's really cloudy but Weather Channel says no rain, so keeping my fingers crossed.
  • RespectTheKitty
    RespectTheKitty Posts: 1,667 Member
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    Pardon me while I do a little math:

    4.5 + 5.3 + 5.2 + 4.3 + 7.2 = 26.5

    7.2 / 26.5 = 27.1%

    Good to know that I can make my long runs a little longer, which I fully intend to do.
  • MNLittleFinn
    MNLittleFinn Posts: 4,271 Member
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    Do not follow my long run running... I'm regularly running 37%-38% of my miles in my long run.....
  • KatieJane83
    KatieJane83 Posts: 2,002 Member
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    g4alx wrote: »
    Im a bit late and this is my first go at a challenge on here but I really need some support and motivation to keep going. Im aiming for 100 miles in May as a build up to a 24 hour endurance relay with friends next month. So far im up to 67.1 so I need to get cracking if im to make it. If there is anyone thst uses Map My Run also, please feel free to add me

    Welcome! There is a truly awesome group of people here, don't hesitate to jump right in! And any questions you have, there are a bunch of very knowledgeable, friendly, and helpful runners here!
  • MobyCarp
    MobyCarp Posts: 2,927 Member
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    Stoshew71 wrote: »
    Orphia wrote: »
    Stoshew71 wrote: »
    The other thing I wanted to point out is that your distance for your long run should be no more than 35% of your weekly mileage, and closer to the 25% of your weekly mileage is better.

    I may have asked before, but I can never get it straight... Does the 35% include the long run? Is everyone WAY better at maths and calculus than me???

    OK! Example:

    Mon 10 miles
    Tue 10 miles
    Wed 5 miles
    Thu 10 miles
    Fri 5 miles
    Sat 15 miles
    Sun 0 miles

    Total miles for the week is 55 miles. Long run is 15 miles.

    x/100 = 15/55 = 1500/55 = 27.27272727....

    So a long run of 15 miles makes up 27% of your weekly miles if the total for the week was 55 miles.

    Implication: Suppose your training plan calls for a long run of 20 miles. Let X be the weekly mileage in your peak week:

    20/X = 35/100

    20 * 100 = 35X
    X = 20 * 100 / 35 = 57.14

    In other words, to hold your long run at 35% or less of your weekly mileage, you need a peak week of over 57 miles to support a 20 mile long run. The real point is to get your base up; the rule is stated kind of bass-ackwards to imply if you run 40 miles a week you should limit the long run to 14 miles. But the real sense is, you shouldn't limit the long run. You should increase your base to support it.

    Increasing the base to support a 20 mile long run (or 22 mile long run, as I do) means you run a lot of miles in the week. That forces your non-long runs to be longer than the 3 to 5 miles that were sufficient to train for a 10K. And that leads to the point where my coach once said, "People don't realize that when you're in marathon training, 8 miles is an easy run."

    Just thought I'd chime in with this perspective. The point isn't that you will break if your long run is more than 35% of your weekly mileage. The point is that if you want to have a successful and enjoyable marathon, you need to get to the point where 8 miles is easy and 10 miles isn't all that big a deal.

    You know you're in marathon training when your tempo interval workout is 10 or 12 miles, and that doesn't look like a long run to you.
  • MNLittleFinn
    MNLittleFinn Posts: 4,271 Member
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    MobyCarp wrote: »
    Stoshew71 wrote: »
    Just thought I'd chime in with this perspective. The point isn't that you will break if your long run is more than 35% of your weekly mileage. The point is that if you want to have a successful and enjoyable marathon, you need to get to the point where 8 miles is easy and 10 miles isn't all that big a deal.

    You know you're in marathon training when your tempo interval workout is 10 or 12 miles, and that doesn't look like a long run to you.

    @MobyCarp Thanks for adding that perspective. I calculated my Long Runs, and they tend to run around 38% of total mileage, but as the bolded says, I'm at the point where 8 miles is pretty easy and all of my tempo runs and intervals have been part of a 10 mile run. I don't feel like it's hurt me to have a higher than 30% LR, because it feels like I've built enough of a base to support it.
  • Bakins929
    Bakins929 Posts: 896 Member
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    Another 5 on the treadmill today. Probably taking tomorrow off.

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  • Mari33a
    Mari33a Posts: 1,093 Member
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    09/05 3.53 miles
    10/05 3.59 miles
    11/05 3.56 miles
    15/05 3.66 miles
    16/05 4.02 miles
    17/05 3.56 miles
    18/05 3.58 miles
    19/05 4.40 miles
    23/05 3.77 miles
    24/05 3.77 miles



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  • zdyb23456
    zdyb23456 Posts: 1,706 Member
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    rusgolden wrote: »
    iofred wrote: »
    for a 10K event late June

    I have a question, is anyone using the "sports armband" for holding a phone? I got one, but it is constantly sliding down my (obviously not so) bulging bicep :) ... anyone having the same issue and a solution?

    My biceps are too big also... lol. No, I've just never had great success with the arm bands and have used a running belt. I liked my first one Virtus Gear Belt, but my new phone was too large, so I recently got a SpartaBelt and really like it.

    I got a Nathan belt to hold my phone. It was the only one that would hold my phone in its case. It's a stretchy tight belt and has pockets. It keeps my phone tight against my lower belly and most importantly it doesn't flop around.

    I also have a roo pouch that I use for shorter runs, but it doesn't work as well.

    I'm thinking of getting a belt to hold a water bottle, but I've also been looking at "vests" that hold water - like a camelbak. I've realized that when the weather is hot my 16oz water bottle is not enough.
  • katharmonic
    katharmonic Posts: 5,720 Member
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    Date :::: Miles :::: Cumulative
    05/01/17 :::: 2.7 :::: 2.7
    05/02/17 :::: 3.2 :::: 5.9
    05/03/17 :::: 3.0 :::: 8.9
    05/04/17 :::: 4.0 :::: 12.9
    05/05/17 :::: 3.0 :::: 16.0
    05/06/17 :::: 10.0 :::: 26.0
    05/07/17 :::: 0.0 :::: 26.0
    05/08/17 :::: 4.0 :::: 29.9
    05/09/17 :::: 2.5 :::: 32.5
    05/10/17 :::: 5.1 :::: 37.6
    05/11/17 :::: 3.3 :::: 40.9
    05/12/17 :::: 3.0 :::: 43.9
    05/13/17 :::: 8.0 :::: 51.8
    05/14/17 :::: 0.0 :::: 51.8
    05/15/17 :::: 0.0 :::: 51.8
    05/16/17 :::: 4.5 :::: 56.4
    05/17/17 :::: 0.0 :::: 56.4
    05/18/17 :::: 3.1 :::: 59.4
    05/19/17 :::: 0.0 :::: 59.4
    05/20/17 :::: 2.5 :::: 62.0
    05/21/17 :::: 13.1 :::: 75.1
    05/22/17 :::: 1.0 :::: 76.1
    05/23/17 :::: 0.0 :::: 76.1
    05/24/17 :::: 2.6 :::: 78.7

    Yesterday I had a nice mineral soak and deep tissue massage. My muscles were just completely knotted up, as usual. It helped but I probably could do a massage every day to even get close to loosening up. Very relaxing though.

    Drove home finally today and the weather was gorgeous so I went out for a little run (it's supposed to rain the next two days). Took it slowly and felt a little bit like a newborn giraffe with how wobbly my legs seemed the first mile. It started to come together by the end but I'm not pushing it this week.

    My goal of 75 for the month was a little low I guess. I don't anticipate high miles in the next week but I will try to get a few runs in, and will have my first session of the new season of 1/2 marathon training. Fortunately I think we're just doing a base run the first night.


  • MNLittleFinn
    MNLittleFinn Posts: 4,271 Member
    edited May 2017
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    Just finished my coaching call with Jason Fitzgerald. It was a good call (not just because I liked what he said about my race). I'll be adding a write up of it in my Training for my First Marathon thread within an hour.

    Here;s the update, in all it's rambling glory: http://community.myfitnesspal.com/en/discussion/10497893/training-for-my-first-marathon#latest
  • hanlonsk
    hanlonsk Posts: 762 Member
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    5/23 4.7
    5/24 4.6

    56.8/100 - yeah, not going to make that one at all. Would have come closer if snow last week hadn't nixed a 14mile run plan. But still wouldn't have gotten me clear there.

    Town I am in for work this week is an interesting experience for me for a lot of reasons. I will be spending significant time here for the next 2 months or so, and I know it gets hot enough evening runs won't be a fun idea, so I am trying to get myself set up for morning runs. 5am has so far just added a level of suckage to my pattern of slow sucky runs. I used to live in this town and I still can't come up with a decent route (yes, I was as lost as it looks like I was on yesterday's run). My history in this town (which includes a fairly violent ex husband) has led lovely anxiety attacks, and tears, and other weird headspace things mid run as well. So realistically given all that runs weren't as terrible as they should have been?

    Tonight, in an effort to convince some niggles they don't exist, I have a foam roller/hotel hot tub date planned.
  • mirelaavdich
    mirelaavdich Posts: 41 Member
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    Okay, so what is up with my nose running like crazy while I am running? This just started last week and it is not allergies as I have no issues otherwise.

    May Goal: 38 miles

    5/2/17 - 3.1
    5/4/17 - 3.1
    5/7/17 - 3.1
    5/9/17 - 2.0 - Treadmill :/
    5/11/17 - 2.0 - Treadmill :/
    5/14/17 - 3.1
    5/16/17 - 3.1
    5/18/17 - 3.1 - Best 5K time :smile:
    5/20/17 - 3.1 - First 5K Race 27:28 (My best time ever!!)
    5/22/17 - 4.0
    5/24/17 - 4.0


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