June 2017 Running Challenge
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6/1 - 6 miles
6/2 - 4 miles
6/3 - rest day
6/4 - 7 miles
6/5 - 3 miles
6/6 - rest day
6/7 - 4 miles (the Big Run 5K and warm up)
6/8 - unscheduled rest day
6/9 - 4 miles
6/10 - 3 miles
6/11 - 7 miles
6/12 - 3 miles of recovery
6/13 - rest day
6/14 - 7 miles
6/15 - 3 miles of recovery
51 of 70 miles
My legs were tired this morning from yesterday, but just before mile 2 I was feeling better.
@shanaber I was thinking of you when I did this trick last night. Allen's son got a dog and now of course doesn't want it and left it with Allen. Daisy and Macy don't get along, well Daisy likes to bite at Macy, so we decided to take them to the dog park to socialize them. Thought it would be funny to "show" Macy how to jump over the agility jumps. Pro tip....do not look back at dog while showing her how, watch the dang thing you are trying to jump over. I tripped with my first foot causing the second foot to hit the bar while falling over it flat on my face. My shins are all bruised, I landed in a bed of mulch so my legs and arm is cut up OMG I was laughing so hard I couldn't get up. Thankfully Allen and I and the dogs were the only ones there.
So my shin and foot also hurt this morning. ha ha I also need to see if I have to go up 1/2 size larger in my Brooks Launch. I wear a 7.5 normally, I got them in an 8 but for the second time since I've had them I'm losing a toe nail, same one, the one that literally took over a year to completely grow back. It was sore the other night with just the sheet touching it and low and behold it's turning purple again. Just when I was ready for a pedicure.
Upcoming Races:
Grand Prix Series - 5K June 16, 8K July 7, 10K July 28
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6/1 - 4 miles
6/2 - Pre-race rest day. Ate some donuts for national donut day / carb load
6/3 - 13.2 miles. Damn HOT Dam to Dam half marathon! Race report forthcoming.
6/4 - Ow.
6/5 - Still ow. Had hoped for a recovery run, but decided against it when I got up.
6/6 - 4.3 miles.
6/7 - Unplanned rest day due to son's strep throat :-(
6/8 - 5 miles.
6/9 - 5 miles.
6/10 - 6.2 miles.
6/11 - Rest day.
6/12 - 5 miles. 78° and humid at 4:45 a.m.!
6/13 - 4.1 miles of track/speed work with a group. Then quick upper body weights. Again, 78° and humid.
6/14 - Rest day. Semi-planned.
6/15 - 5 miles.
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Since everyone here seems to be very consistent with their running workouts, is there any insight you can share in terms of what you do to make sure you don't miss your runs/ skip running workouts/ get behind? Sometimes I am on point with making every scheduled run for a few weeks straight but then something seems to happen either with scheduling, motivation, or desire to do a different workout. I need to be more consistent and it looks like all of you have it figured out so please let me know how you keep at it
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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
6/9 rest
6/10 3.55miles 35:30min
6/11 rest
6/12 4mi intervals 38:32min
6/13 5miles 50:34min
6/14 rest
6/15 5miles 48:52min
Went out early this morning, well early for me, at 7:30 It was misty and about 70 degrees. Not bad but it felt humid. I ran through a few sprinklers which was nice.
I feel like the half marathon training has made me really slow. I used to consistently run 5 miles in under 45 minutes, now I'm pushing to stay under 50 minutes. I'm not sure if it's my hip, the weather, or I'm just losing fitness by running the increased mileage.2 -
SpiritHippo wrote: »Since everyone here seems to be very consistent with their running workouts, is there any insight you can share in terms of what you do to make sure you don't miss your runs/ skip running workouts/ get behind? Sometimes I am on point with making every scheduled run for a few weeks straight but then something seems to happen either with scheduling, motivation, or desire to do a different workout. I need to be more consistent and it looks like all of you have it figured out so please let me know how you keep at it
Set my alarm early and get it done before I have to do anything else.
This challenge has always been a source of motivation. Which is why I have kept it going for so long.
I also have group runs that I do. Knowing (in real life) that people will be wondering where I went if I didn't show up. Also having a goal helps. I am very goal orientated. I have a dream to run Boston one day, so that's a huge motivator.6 -
@SpiritHippo What helps me is being involved with the local running club. As a general rule we have 3 planned group runs per week, Wednesday short & easy. Saturday = Long or Hills and mo Hills, Sunday short & easy.SpiritHippo wrote: »Since everyone here seems to be very consistent with their running workouts, is there any insight you can share in terms of what you do to make sure you don't miss your runs/ skip running workouts/ get behind?
So my advice is go find a local Running Club/Group and join in. I am the avg Joe runner and there is always some one to run with, there is a core group of 6-7 and 20-30 more who rotate in & out based on life demands.
For me it has also become part of my social circle. We had a lady join us last winter who was new to town and her plan was to join the local sporting clubs and activities to grow her social network in the community.1 -
@Stoshew71 yeah, yesterday was a weird day for carb percentage, I thought I had everything figured out, but then I made the mistake of eating that Mcdonald's for lunch, that threw everything off. Today I'm more on track, mainly because it's sunny, and I'm drinking more, and Powerade is my normal hot weather drink. Running 76% carbs as of now, but that's because the sausage I had at breakfast. I'll have to really watch the other macros today.3
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SpiritHippo wrote: »Since everyone here seems to be very consistent with their running workouts, is there any insight you can share in terms of what you do to make sure you don't miss your runs/ skip running workouts/ get behind? Sometimes I am on point with making every scheduled run for a few weeks straight but then something seems to happen either with scheduling, motivation, or desire to do a different workout. I need to be more consistent and it looks like all of you have it figured out so please let me know how you keep at it
I love running. I stay on schedule with a marathon training plan, which implies I'm going to run a marathon. Next marathon is September 17. I will run 7 or 8 shorter races between now and then; working the other races into the plan is an exercise in creativity and adaptation of the plan.
That having been said, last training cycle I had 2 weeks (one in February, one in March) where lots of stuff got in the way and I just didn't get the miles in for that week. Sometimes you have to accept that life is going to knock you off your plan. You just have to get up, dust yourself off, and get back on from where you are when you resume running.
The best way I can describe why I'm consistent is, I love running. If something happens that gets in the way of my running, I tend to resent it. It's more an attitude than a technique for remaining consistent.
I don't love strength training so much, but I do it consistently because *not* doing it consistently can put me on the couch. And I really dislike that. Again, it's attitude. This morning I didn't feel like doing my weighted calf raises. Too bad. Go through the routine and do them anyway. Skipping them for a couple months then coming down with Achilles tendinitis is no fun at all. Been there, done that, don't need another tee shirt.
TLDR: Running is my passion, no additional motivation is needed. Remaining able to run is motivation for the less fun stuff I need to do to support my running habit.2 -
@SpiritHippo As you are new to this and I started in the beginning of this year, I would suggest a few things:
1. Joining this group and reading the post gives you insight as to the varied programs that works for different people. It also provides you with emotional support and accountability.
2. Have a plan and keep track, but understand that falling off the plan is not the problem failing to get back up is. The plan will need to be altered as you learn what works best for you. Stan and Moby are great runners but their plans don't need to be your plan and more than likely their plans won't work for you.
3. Measure your success based on your reasonable goals and have some ambitious goals to motivate you father not lessen your accomplishments.
4. When having trouble think about the factors that contributed. (stress, sleep, diet, etc) I love Stan's suggestion about an alarm clock to wake you up for early morning runs. What helped me most was setting a bedtime that meant sleeping 7-8 hours before that alarm went off. If there are complications and stresses in life, then scale back the plan.(Running 1/2 as far daily won't get you as far but the drop off is much less than what occurs if you try to do too much and get injured or quit.)3 -
I've been wondering that for a while too. Having been through periods where I slipped back and then had to catch up again, I've got it boiled down to this...SpiritHippo wrote: »Since everyone here seems to be very consistent with their running workouts, is there any insight you can share in terms of what you do to make sure you don't miss your runs/ skip running workouts/ get behind? Sometimes I am on point with making every scheduled run for a few weeks straight but then something seems to happen either with scheduling, motivation, or desire to do a different workout. I need to be more consistent and it looks like all of you have it figured out so please let me know how you keep at it
NO EXCUSES!!!
NONE!!
Except injury/pain.
That is the ONLY excuse allowed. and even then you have to be honest with yourself and not cop out because you think something might be going wrong. But it is still always best to play it safe in that department. 1 -
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
6/9 rest
6/10 3.55miles 35:30min
6/11 rest
6/12 4mi intervals 38:32min
6/13 5miles 50:34min
6/14 rest
6/15 5miles 48:52min
Went out early this morning, well early for me, at 7:30 It was misty and about 70 degrees. Not bad but it felt humid. I ran through a few sprinklers which was nice.
I feel like the half marathon training has made me really slow. I used to consistently run 5 miles in under 45 minutes, now I'm pushing to stay under 50 minutes. I'm not sure if it's my hip, the weather, or I'm just losing fitness by running the increased mileage.
It may be that you've become accustomed to a slower pace that you need for longer distances. This is not a bad thing. When I started running, I tended to average between 7:00 and 7:20 per mile. On "good" runs, I'd average below 7:00 per mile. And I ran myself into injury every time I stretched to 10 mile runs.
To become a distance runner, I needed to learn to slow down. It was a real struggle to learn to run slower than 8:00 per mile. But it was worth it. Over time, my easy pace got faster and I became able to tolerate longer distances. I ran my last half marathon at an average pace of 7:00 per Garmin, or 7:06 by official course distance, and finished in good enough shape to go run 9 slower miles the next day. But I wouldn't have ever got to that point if I'd kept running every run between 7:00 and 7:20.
In your case, running slower than a 9:00 average on training runs is probably a good thing. This doesn't mean you won't be able to run faster than a 9:00 average on race day. It just means you're more likely to make it to the start line on race day.7 -
SpiritHippo wrote: »Since everyone here seems to be very consistent with their running workouts, is there any insight you can share in terms of what you do to make sure you don't miss your runs/ skip running workouts/ get behind? Sometimes I am on point with making every scheduled run for a few weeks straight but then something seems to happen either with scheduling, motivation, or desire to do a different workout. I need to be more consistent and it looks like all of you have it figured out so please let me know how you keep at it
Like @Stoshew71 said, set your alarm and do it before the rest of the day eats away at your free time. I find it easier to do in the morning because I'm still half asleep. I learned this in the Army. There were days where I would wake up at breakfast after PT was done! Plus, you feel good the rest of the day knowing you already have that behind you. This group is good motivation too, I feel I have to keep at it to meet my goal I proclaimed to the world (unless I feel an injury coming on). 0 -
3.25 easy run this morning.
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What do they do for the vegetarians?1 -
@iporter229 Hello!!! Fish Tacos! The Mexican chain in my area has a tofu filling that is awesome!3
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juliet3455 wrote: »
@SpiritHippo What helps me is being involved with the local running club. As a general rule we have 3 planned group runs per week, Wednesday short & easy. Saturday = Long or Hills and mo Hills, Sunday short & easy.SpiritHippo wrote: »Since everyone here seems to be very consistent with their running workouts, is there any insight you can share in terms of what you do to make sure you don't miss your runs/ skip running workouts/ get behind?
So my advice is go find a local Running Club/Group and join in. I am the avg Joe runner and there is always some one to run with, there is a core group of 6-7 and 20-30 more who rotate in & out based on life demands.
For me it has also become part of my social circle. We had a lady join us last winter who was new to town and her plan was to join the local sporting clubs and activities to grow her social network in the community.
Thank you so much @juliet3455 ! Both yours and the comment above provide some great advice. Do you think a running club would mind if I'm slow as a turtle running through a road of peanut butter?0 -
cburke8909 wrote: »@SpiritHippo As you are new to this and I started in the beginning of this year, I would suggest a few things:
1. Joining this group and reading the post gives you insight as to the varied programs that works for different people. It also provides you with emotional support and accountability.
2. Have a plan and keep track, but understand that falling off the plan is not the problem failing to get back up is. The plan will need to be altered as you learn what works best for you. Stan and Moby are great runners but their plans don't need to be your plan and more than likely their plans won't work for you.
3. Measure your success based on your reasonable goals and have some ambitious goals to motivate you father not lessen your accomplishments.
4. When having trouble think about the factors that contributed. (stress, sleep, diet, etc) I love Stan's suggestion about an alarm clock to wake you up for early morning runs. What helped me most was setting a bedtime that meant sleeping 7-8 hours before that alarm went off. If there are complications and stresses in life, then scale back the plan.(Running 1/2 as far daily won't get you as far but the drop off is much less than what occurs if you try to do too much and get injured or quit.)
Thanks @cburke8909 ! I appreciate the tips. I've seen some really helpful responses on this thread so far and it's good to see that people are working in different types of workouts and scaling back when life doesn't cooperate with the plan. I like what you had to say about running at least some distance even if the scheduled workout isn't looking likely.0 -
SpiritHippo wrote: »Since everyone here seems to be very consistent with their running workouts, is there any insight you can share in terms of what you do to make sure you don't miss your runs/ skip running workouts/ get behind? Sometimes I am on point with making every scheduled run for a few weeks straight but then something seems to happen either with scheduling, motivation, or desire to do a different workout. I need to be more consistent and it looks like all of you have it figured out so please let me know how you keep at it
Like @Stoshew71 said, set your alarm and do it before the rest of the day eats away at your free time. I find it easier to do in the morning because I'm still half asleep. I learned this in the Army. There were days where I would wake up at breakfast after PT was done! Plus, you feel good the rest of the day knowing you already have that behind you. This group is good motivation too, I feel I have to keep at it to meet my goal I proclaimed to the world (unless I feel an injury coming on).
Yes, as much as my brain resists getting up at 5:30, I would at least guarantee myself time to workout. Following @cburke8909 's advice about setting 'an alarm' to go to bed would be helpful in this case. I used to have workout classes scheduled before work and that studio had a 12 hour cancellation policy so it was two fold motivation to get there. It started at 5:30 AM but no one wanted to disappoint the other classmates (we called it the Breakfast Club), and no one wanted to lose the money it cost to take the class. It was a completely different type of workout but it could certainly apply to running as well. Thanks.1 -
@spirithippo I second everything everyone told you above. I also run first thing in the morning so life doesn't have time to get in my way. Being a single mom to a teenaged girl, life does find the way to get in the way. The days I really don't want to get up, I make myself. The minute I walk out the door I'm glad I did it. I will say too that last year when my mom passed away I lost all my motivation to run, then I got hurt. I went for a couple months barely running 20 miles. I started to force myself to run because I know I love it, now I'm feeling better and my head is in a better place, I guess I faked it until I made it back. Also keep in mind, probably 99% of people who run consistently love to run.
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