June 2017 Running Challenge
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You mean, I'm still not passed yet? Haven't face-planted in a run. Going up the stairs, yes, but not on a run. Damn, I still have to get to that milestone?@RespectTheKitty The face plant/scuffed knee is a right of passage among runners. Congratulations. It's a badge. Wear it proudly.5 -
June 7 - rest day
June 8 - 4.5 mile run at steady pace and later 1 mile at near max effort for total of 5.5 miles.
June totals - 20.9/50
Temp this afternoon was 75 with low humidity. Unheard of for June in North Carolina. I definitely enjoyed this day for running because weather like this will probably not return until the fall. Happy trails to all.5 -
6/1 5miles 46:33min
6/2 3miles 27:09min
6/3 7miles 65:53min
6/4 rest
6/5 3miles 27:52min
6/6 4miles 36:43min
6/7 3miles 27:55min
6/8 13.1miles!!! 2:06:49min
Well I did it. I ran a half marathon.
I'm not a breakfast eater, but I ate a granola bar mid morning. I attended a training class that provided lunch from Panera. I ate a sandwich, a bag of chips, a few bites of salad and a few chunks of melon. I didn't want to feel full knowing I was going to run when I got home. I did try to drink a lot - 2 cups of unsweetened tea, a cup of weak coffee, and some water.
I got home and headed out the door at 4pm. I had a lot of nervous energy and ran the first few miles a bit faster than I should have. The weather was 65 and breezy. Unfortunately, I ran the distance into the wind, but I would rather wind than heat! I felt pretty good until mile 9 where my pace slowed to just over 10min/mi. At that point I was just telling myself to keep running no matter how slow it was. My friend met up with me and ran the last half mile with me. That helped way more than I thought it would!
I felt pretty good when I was done. I walked about a mile to cool down and my husband picked me up. By the time we got home my stomach was hurting - I felt like I was going to puke and/or pass out! It's been about 2 hours and I'm still feeling weird. Can't eat and forcing myself to sip water and Gatorade, but it's making me feel nauseous.
My husband thinks I did great for just doing it sort of off the cuff. He thinks I need to experiment with fueling more during my long runs. The poor guy had to help me into the house and into the shower when I kept wanting to stop and lay down or else puke on his shoes.
I did 2 12 milers during training without fueling other than Gatorade and didn't have any stomach issues. Then again those were in the mornings prior to eating anything. So I'm assuming my issues are from having food in my system.
Still so much to learn...
I'm glad to have done it even though I didn't run it in 2 hours. Maybe next time.10 -
@zdyb23456 you did great considering head wind, I think maybe you were under fueled or maybe not hydrated enough coffee and tea aren't great for hydration. Did you drink anything during the run? I'd be proud of 2:06 considering everything. Great job!
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You mean, I'm still not passed yet? Haven't face-planted in a run. Going up the stairs, yes, but not on a run. Damn, I still have to get to that milestone?@RespectTheKitty The face plant/scuffed knee is a right of passage among runners. Congratulations. It's a badge. Wear it proudly.
I think we'll accept the stairs, but just for you. No one else.
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@zdyb23456 you did great considering head wind, I think maybe you were under fueled or maybe not hydrated enough coffee and tea aren't great for hydration. Did you drink anything during the run? I'd be proud of 2:06 considering everything. Great job!
Thanks! It's my longest run.
I did carry a hand held 12 ounce water bottle that had Gatorade in it. I start to sip it after about 5/6 miles. I had a little bit left when I finished. I tend to feel like I'm rationing it in fear of running out before I'm done. I know I need a bigger bottle or consider a hydration belt or vest. Virginia gets hot and muggy, 12 ounces just won't be enough.1 -
June Goal: Goal? We don't need no stinkin goal.....
6/1 nothin
6/2 4.00
6/3 4.00
6/4 4.00
6/5 rest
6/6 3.87
6/7 4.13
6/8 3.50
Total 23.50
Ticker is my goal for 2017 and progress to date:
upcoming races:
Volcano Rainforest Runs 10k 8/19
BlockThe Sun Run 5k Oct 14 (https://walk.aimatmelanoma.org/Hilo2017) (physical and virtual options available)
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@zdyb23456 - Congratulations on your first half marathon!!
You have run further than the vast majority will ever even attempt! A half marathon is a seriously respectable distance, and it is hard on everyone that first time.
It sounds like you are dehydrated. You might also have an electrolyte imbalance, but look at hydration first, especially since Gatorade isn't helping you feel better (your electrolyte to water ratio could be high). Tea is a minor diuretic (as is coffee), you actually lose a little more water than you take in. Normally this is not anything that would affect you, but running a half marathon is nowhere near a normal daily routine. So most likely between the sweating and your body otherwise eliminating a bit more water with the tea and coffee, you're a bit low on hydration. Stick to water for the rest of the day, and get lots of it.3 -
Well, I woke up after about only 5 hours of nice, deep sleep. I am very much awake, feel fully rested and ready to get the day underway, but it's still before 3am.
I am about to head out to run. Part of me is saying I should take advantage of the extra time to do my long run now instead of tomorrow. It is currently 64° F and 82% humidity. We are forecasted to begin a week or so stretch of well above normal temperature weather starting tomorrow and the low tomorrow morning is expected to be 68°. Not much of a difference but if I wake up at a more normal time tomorrow to do a long run I will be running in warming weather, pushing well into the upper 70's with high humidity. Over the next 3 hours here the temp will stay steady, maybe even drop a degree or two. So it is more like a 10 to 15 degrees difference when looking at the end of the runs between today and tomorrow.
After typing all that out... I'm a bit more inclined to do the long run now. We'll see what happens.4 -
Date Miles MTD ------ ----- ------- Jun 04 5.0 5.0 Jun 05 3.6 8.6 Jun 07 3.7 12.3 Jun 09 3.6 15.9
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June Running Challenge
Goal: 100 km 4 time/week (16)
Ran: 27.3/100 km | Week2: 1/4
(6/16)
9/6/17 Run 5.3 km Walk 2 km
8/6/17 SL+walk 7km
7/6/17 Run 4.4 km + Walk 6km (22)
6/6/17 Run 3 km + Walk 7 km+SL
5/6/17 Run 7 km+ walk 2 km
4/6/17 Run 1 km+walk 5 km+SL
3/6/17 Walk 5 km
2/6/17 Walk 7 km
1/6/17 Run 6.6 km + SL+walk 5 km
SL : Strong lift2 -
Ok, time for my whiny little *kitten* rant.
Despite lovely cool temps (about 65° in a night time sky) I was again having difficulty focusing on getting out on the hills today for a long run. I might just need a break from all these damn hills, or maybe an early down mileage week, or maybe I need to get some big girl britches because the last two times I set out for some decent hilly mileage I would have honestly rather died right on the spot! I just couldn't make myself do it.
Ok, hopefully I got that out for now.
I once again diverted to the local high school track to make myself still get a workout. It's a nice, even 2.5 mile run from my front door. That is very convenient. It is a hilly run, but also a nice warm up.
I started with two 400m runs as fast as I could finish them. I didn't have a third one in me so I stopped at 200m on the next one to start 4x200m intervals as fast as I could run them. At that point my quads were starting to try and say something, but since I don't speak quad I just took it to mean I should call it a workout then as opposed to trying some additional 100m intervals on top of all that. I ranged from 1:01.2 to 1:01.6 on the 200m intervals, and got 2:13 on the first 400m interval and 2:07 on the second. I did equal distance recovery between runs so I picked up two more miles there on the track.
Since my quads were still quietly mumbling some sort of gibberish as I slowly ran out from the track I decided to take a long walk home by diverting down the road. I had no idea how long I would walk until about 1.5 miles later when my bowels started talking in a language I do understand all too very well. So I started heading towards home at the next intersection and began several rounds of intense diplomatic discussions with my bowels only to have a third party join in when my bladder decided it wanted a piece of the ongoing negotiations.
Sadly, I had about 2.5 miles of nothing but residential suburbia with no public facilities between my current location and home, and no places to duck into the bushes except in someone's yard that may or may not have a dog or even a person taking notice of anything I did.
So I kept walking to get home as soon as possible and continued the negotiations. I made it home, but like any such diplomatic compromises, nobody came out of them shiny clean or smelling like roses.
6/1 - rest
6/2 - 3.1 miles
6/3 - 13.1 miles
6/4 - 4.5 miles
6/5 - 9 miles
6/6 - 4.5 miles
6/7 - 6 miles
6/8 - 8.5 miles
48.7 of 170 miles completed
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So I ran the JP Morgan Corporate Challenge in Boston last night, and I was little bit apprehensive after reading accounts on here and hearing about it from my colleagues in Syracuse. But it wasn't too bad.
I managed to get in fairly decent position at the start (I had a green bib) and it all seemed pretty well organised. It helped that the roads are really wide which reduced the congestion. And it was an absolutely perfect night for a run, with temperatures of around 66 deg F.
I finished in 30:06 which was pretty much what I expected. I was hoping to come in under 30 minutes, but the little bit of dodging and weaving I had to do at the start slowed me down slightly. I beat my boss though, so that was good.
2017 Races so far
1/22/17 Dreamfar 10k
2/18/17 Cupid's Chase 5k (placed in my age-group!)
3/12/17 Running of the Leprechauns IV 5k (placed in my age-group!)
4/02/17 Holly Club Hustle 5k (placed in my age-group!)
5/14/17 Strivers Mothers' Day 5k (PB)
6/08/17 JP Morgan Corporate Challenge 3.5m
2017 upcoming races
6/25/17 Newton 10k
7/16/17 Tonneson and Co. 5k
8/05/17 KP Alumni 5k
9/16/17 Mystic Runners Classic 10k
9/30/17 Stride for Healthy Communities 5k
10/09/17 Tufts 10k for Women
10/29/17 Bill's Pizzeria 5k
11/18/17 YMCA Metro North Half Marathon
11/23/17 TBC Turkey Trot (depending on how I feel after the half-marathon)
12/03/17 Newton Holiday Hustle 5k![exercise.png[\img]](https://tickers.TickerFactory.com/ezt/t/wp0dj8F/exercise.png[\img])
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6/1- REST
6/2- 5.2 Miles
6/3- 19
6/4- 4.3
6/5- 4.2
6/6- 3.2
6/7- 8.0
6/8- REST
6/9- 3.2
Total: 47.1
Goal for June. Finish Marathon training well, taper well and run Grandma's well
Nominal mileage goal: 100
Today's notes: 3 Miles was the assignment for today. Got 3.2 done in 30:14, for an average pace of 9:23. I know this was too fast, I wasn't really paying attention to pace, just following my breathing, 6-in, 6-out. I maintained the easy breathing the whole time, but when I checked my HR info after, I ended up with an average HR of 154 and a max of 165, which came right at the end, at like 3.17 miles. I'll try to take it easier the rest of the day to make up for it, but I'm still disappointed with myself.
Oh, and another thing DO NOT look at the Strava Fitness & Freshness while tapering.... seeing your "fitness" go down is not good for the psyche.
Have a runderful day all!
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2017 Races Scheduled
6/16- William A Irvin 5k
6/17- Grandma's Marathon (Full!)
8/19- Rampage at the Ridge 5k OCR
9/23- Ely Marathon (full)
10/21 Wild Duluth 50k
11/23- TBD 5k Turkey Trot
Possible? 2017 Races
7/15- Eugene Curnow Trail Marathon5 -
Today's run 4.6 total for the month 37.2/150 . For those interested in the peanut butter sauce for their ice cream the recipe is very simple. Take the amount of peanut butter you want, place in a microwave safe bowl and microwave for about 30 seconds. Couple of tips one: use really good peanut butter if you want really good sauce and two: be careful not to overcooked, the peanut butter can burn and once you do so the whole thing is ruined.4
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cburke8909 wrote: »Today's run 4.6 total for the month 37.2/150 . For those interested in the peanut butter sauce for their ice cream the recipe is very simple. Take the amount of peanut butter you want, place in a microwave safe bowl and microwave for about 30 seconds. Couple of tips one: use really good peanut butter if you want really good sauce and two: be careful not to overcooked, the peanut butter can burn and once you do so the whole thing is ruined.
This is almost like when I found out my grandma's super family secret fudge recipe is the one on the back of the marshmallow cream jars..... just seems far too obvious lol
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6/2 - C25K W4D3 2.3 miles
6/4 - C25K W5D1 2.7 miles
6/6 - C25K W5D2 2.1 miles
6/9 - C25K W5D3 2.1 miles
9.2 out of 20
Slow again today. My teenager has been doing the Barbell Strength class with me at the gym this week, which is great! But she does not want to spend 3 hours at the gym, so instead of class / shower / swim / shower / yoga, which would be my preferred routine, it's been just class and shower. I'm really missing my yoga stretches! I should be able to get some in this weekend, though.6 -
You mean, I'm still not passed yet? Haven't face-planted in a run. Going up the stairs, yes, but not on a run. Damn, I still have to get to that milestone?@RespectTheKitty The face plant/scuffed knee is a right of passage among runners. Congratulations. It's a badge. Wear it proudly.
Oh man, I must be like a Grand Master at this point, because I once had a three week stretch, where each of three consecutive long runs I managed to wipe out in the same way, and scratch up the same exact spot on the same leg.
Man, did it take a while for that to heal! 1 -
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@zdyb23456 That's a fantastic time, and on your first half marathon too! I know some people that have run for years (including marathons) that would love to run that time! Regarding fueling strategies, well that's just one of those things that has to be figured out through trial and error, and everyone's different; what works for one person may not work for someone else.
@BruinsGal_91 Terrific run on the JPM Corporate Challenge, and congrats on beating your boss! Whether that's a good or bad thing is up to your boss.
Today's run went extraordinarily well. I started off with 15 miles at the higher end of easy, with an average pace of around 9:30 or so, and then the last 6 miles I ran at goal MP to end up with an overall average pace of 9:13 for the entire run. Lower humidity certainly helped, and the storm that moved in during the final 3 miles provided some very cooling and refreshing rain. I can honestly say this was probably one of the most enjoyable runs I've done in a long time.
01 - 11.39
02 - 21.12
05 - 13.44
06 - 10.73
07 - 13.43
08 - 11.43
09 - 21.15
Total: 102.68 / 225 miles
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