January 2018 Running Challenge
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@Elise4270
What are your goals for this next year?
Major goal - run an off-road Marathon June 23rd
Minor goals - get back on my bike and do at least one 50 mile 2 day cycle
get back into dancing - both Shag and Lindy
Do at least one activity-related break away from home
Kx365 - I am signed up for this challenge, a minimum of 1km per day, with a total goal (as this is my registration number from last year) of 1150 miles covered however possible.
Where do you want to be a year from now?
Have lost the last 20lbs OR fit into a size down in clothing.
I'd like to eat more plant-based and expand my diet away from meat
Have rationalised my alcohol consumption so just the one or two drinks doesn't become three or four of an evening.
How do you see your training evolving?
My focus will be on regular Crossfit twice a week, and starting marathon training in February.
Following the marathon I want to get back into open-water swimming, but I can't do it all.
January stats
1/1 4.6 mile walk around an estuary/decommissioned nuclear power station with friends - less muddy than the NYE walk I did but not by much!!!
notes -
just been skimming through the TEN pages already filled in....TEN!!!!
cold fingers - I get Reynauds, but I am finding that if I keep my WRISTS warm, this helps with my fingers
@eponine1984 congratulations!!!
pain - I was reading about pain and injuries. Pain is fine (reasonable pain) during and after a run. Pain the following morning is NOT good.
Races -
24th Feb - Night Run 10k ????
10th March - Larmer 10 (miles)
18th March - Forest of Dean Spring Half Marathon
5th May - Brecon Beacons Trail HM ??????
12th May - The OX HM ??????
23rd June - Giant's Head Marathon3 -
Happy New Year to all my fellow runners!
November and December were a bit of a wash-out for me running wise. But I'm raring to go in 2018. My goals are:
1. to run at least one road race a month (I did this last year and it was a whole lot of fun). I'm already registered for races in January (10k), February (5k) and May (HM).
2. Run a total of 1,000 miles in 2018.
3. Run two half-marathons.
4. Get new PBs (this could be tricky; I got new PBs in 5k, 10k, and HM last year but I think I'm getting to the age where I start slowing down rather than speeding up).
5. Place in my age-group - again I had a stellar year last year and got a top 3 age-group finish eight times (I've been running for about 12 years and up until last year, I had never come anywhere close to placing.)
Today's temperature was 3 deg F when I left the house this morning. Yeah, damn right tonight's run will be on the treadmill.4 -
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A new Year and New Beginnings!... In for 40 miles.4
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January goal: Keep kicking at Zumbro training
Nominal mileage goal: Let's say 140? I really don't know. Real plan is to follow training and coach's advice well.
1/1- REST
1/2- 8.1
Total: 8.1
Today's notes: Today was one of those runs my coach warned me about, a run that, when I look at it, I go "ugh." Turns out that was totally not the case. Assignment was a 5 mile pace run at 7:45-7:50 pace, with 20 minute warm up and 10 minute cooldown. Assignment specifically said to run on a flat road.
I got in roughly 2.1 miles during my warm up. This was pretty standard for me though, with the snow on the roads, I did feel a little slippage, not like I was sliding, but like you can tell you're not getting full traction.
Anyway, It was pretty chilly this morning at -5F (-20C) with a -25F windchill with winds from the southwest at like 9mph, so I knew I'd be hitting a headwind for a quarter of the fast part of my run, balanced out by a tailwind for a quarter.
When my watch beeped after 20 minutes, I sped up to pace and just started going. As I thought, running into the headwind was rough, and the tailwind section was easier. I kind of just kept cruising, occasionally looking at my watch to make sure I was keeping on pace.
Mile splits on the workout were:
7:47
7:44.5
7:49.4
7:49.1
7:45.4
This gave me a total time of 38:55.4 for an average pace of 7:47.1, so right in the zone. Cooldown was nothing special. I ran/jogged slow to help bring HR down and got another mile in, so nothing special.
I'll be totally honest, I didn't think I was going to be able to run the workout in the time allotted. I'm pretty pleased with how things turned out though. As it is, even with the easy jogging, Garmin says I ran a 10k PR on this run, for whatever that's worth.
Have a Runderful day!
2018 races and possibilities
3/28- END-SURE 50k
4/13- Zumbro Endurance Race 100 Mile
7/28- Minnesota Voyageur 50?? (coach brought up this one)
9/8- Superior Trail 50 mile (Lottery)
10/xx Wild Duluth 50k? 100k? Hixon 50k???6 -
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Finished out the last two days of 2017 with an epic 15 miler (for me, anyway) through the snow and over a mountain, followed by a longer than expected 6.8 mi run the next morning.
That's a very impressive 2018 Event List you have built up.
@skippygirlsmom I agree that the full moon makes for a fantastic night run experience, no need for a headlamp. Ironically this is prime season for bathing suit sales here in the Frozen North, all those people escaping to Mexico/Cuba/Dominican for some sun and surf. US based chains don't understand that concept as they base there data on national averages not regional. It's also the start of BBQ replacement season as the older BBQ's start to fail in the cold temps.
@MizCrys323 Welcome to the running gang, lots of support, encouragement and understanding from this group as we have " Been There Done That " so we understand the challenges and accomplishments.2 -
Way to get it done @MNLittleFinn !
Well I made it to January 2nd before I had my first moose encounter of the year .
January 1- 18
January 2- 20
38/550
38/6000
2018 Races
*Gord's Frozen A** 50K, February 19
*JAJA Trail Marathon, April 1
*Red Deer Marathon, May 20
*Lone Wolf Last Man Standing Race, June 17
*Eddie's Half Marathon, TBA June
*Run in the Buff 120km TBA August
*Lost Souls 100 Mile September 7
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So, I was Emailing back and forth with my coach over the weekend, about goals for 2018. With my race goal, I was asking him what I should put in for the 4th race for me. He says the MN Voyageur 50. Ugh, I have a love/hate relationship with this idea and the course.
It's basically doing my first trail marathon twice. It's late July, so it can get pretty hot, for Minnesota (like 85F/29C) and last year it was really rough just running the second half last year.
However, it was also Scott Jurek's first ultra and it's only an hour and a half from home. plus, despite being a killer course, it's actually really beautiful. It's a 14 hour cut off so I'd have to be scooting pretty fast, but I think I would be more prepared this time, since I won't be running another race 4 weeks prior. A lot to think about. Coach has 2 first place finishes at Voyageur, plus second place last year, so he does know the course... Like I said, a lot to think about.4 -
Well, fell short In Dec by 10 miles. Just too darn cold and dark! I don't have access to a treadmill right now (loathe them anyway) but I do have an elliptical I can use, so I may have to count that. I've gathered some cold weather running gear, but It has to get past 10 degrees before I'm trying it out!
January goal - 35 miles
Bossymom154 -
Goal for January is 30 miles.
Total: 1 mile2 -
Hi Everyone - Happy New Year!!
I am new to this group and looking forward to interacting with you all. I live in Malawi - The Warm Heart of Africa - as an Expat with my Husband.
My Goal for January 2018 is at least 60km. I have just started running again - had surgery in July last year - so starting off slow and steady.
Bought myself a second hand treadmill for Christmas so I have no excuses!! I have already clocked up 2km today - over and above my normal Fitbit Steps! I stopped smoking just over 6 months ago and have piled on the kilos. I want to lose 17kgs to feel healthier and more comfortable in my own skin.
I do sound kind of weird, spewing out all this random information about myself but hey, I follow instructions well and I was told to introduce myself ;-)
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Woke up this morning to -9 degrees F out there. Welcome to Chiberia! I did see a woman out running on my way to work. Again, that's just not my cup of tea so I'll be huffing it on the mill again later today. I've been incorporating more incline work into my TM runs to get my heart rate up a bit more. That's actually pretty fun.
Only problem with TM runs is I don't get to see any moose. Wait, I live near Chicago. There are no moose here. Maybe I should get a toy moose and stick it on the TM so I can say I saw a moose while running.13 -
RespectTheKitty wrote: »Woke up this morning to -9 degrees F out there. Welcome to Chiberia! I did see a woman out running on my way to work. Again, that's just not my cup of tea so I'll be huffing it on the mill again later today. I've been incorporating more incline work into my TM runs to get my heart rate up a bit more. That's actually pretty fun.
Only problem with TM runs is I don't get to see any moose. Wait, I live near Chicago. There are no moose here. Maybe I should get a toy moose and stick it on the TM so I can say I saw a moose while running.
There are YouTube channels that show FPV movies of like train rides and the like. You could find one of them in Moose Country and watch that while you dreadmill it.3 -
1/1-4 miles New Years run
1/2-4.1 miles dreadmill intervals
Temp this morning was -10F with wind chill of -22. That is way too cold for my blood, so I hit the treadmill for some speed work. Easing back into speed work, so I did 6 X 400s @ 8.5 mph (5K pace) with 90 second recovery. It was tough but not dreadful. I guess marathon training has officially begun!
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Setting my goal at 60 for this month. I finished December at 53.1 miles, thanks to a cold and several consecutive unplanned rest days to finish out the month. 60 miles should be very doable for me. I plan to increase my distance per run some this month (instead of doing 5K each run). Just taking it nice and easy!4
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Holy crap! I was away over the weekend and there are 11 pages!!! We are nuts!
January goal is 90 miles. Goals for 2018 are to run 1320 miles and complete my first full in October.
1/1 - 4 treadmill miles on a way too cold day.
1/2 - Two flat tires doomed my chances of getting to the Y / gym.
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First day of half marathon training - 3 miles on the treadmill. I'm taking it easy with 15-minute miles instead of trying to push to 14- or 13:30. Between me and the baby-on-board it averages to 7:30 per mile. The first mile felt awkward but after that I hit my stride and it felt good. A little challenging, but I felt I could do a bit more.
Jan 2: 3 miles
Jan total: 3
Jan goal 30 miles8 -
Jan 2 and at 11 pages! I fell off the planet the end of December when my daughter came home from college. Just not enough hours in the day to kill on the Internet when I only get to see her a few times a year now. I kept up with my running, just not with posting.
Pretty sure I met my December goal. Gonna have to look at my training schedule and see what January will look like overall. Having some success working the Hal Higdon 10k Intermediate plan to improve my 10k time and doing trail runs for my long runs on Saturdays. I'm keeping my long runs at 6 miles (not the shorter ones recommended on the plan earlier on) with my eye on a trail 10k in April. Once the long runs on the plan pass 6 miles, I'll run longer on the trail, too. So far the weather has cooperated and I've had pretty clear trails to run on and ones that are comparable or harder than the course. The race is in a town a few hours away, so I convinced hubby we should do a day trip/hike so I can scope it out before the race. On a map, my training runs have been harder w/ more elevation, but it's hard to compare how technical two trails are unless you actually see it.5 -
01/01/18 - 3 miles
01/02/18 - 4 miles
MTD: 7 miles
JAN GOAL: 80 miles
YTD: 7 miles
2018 GOAL: 1000 miles
Upcoming (and hopeful) Races:
02/10/18 - Mardi Crawl 10k
04/14/18 Rattler Mad Moose 10k (Trail)
06/xx/18 - Gluten free Gallop 5k (hubby and daughter have Celiac so this one's personal)
06/23/18 - Slacker Half Marathon
07/xx/18 - Something on a trail TBD
09/23/18 - Xterra Mountain 8k (Trail)
10/28/18 - Kooky Spooky 10k
11/xx/18 - A Turkey Trot 5k of some sort TBD
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eponine1984 wrote: »First day of half marathon training - 3 miles on the treadmill. I'm taking it easy with 15-minute miles instead of trying to push to 14- or 13:30. Between me and the baby-on-board it averages to 7:30 per mile. The first mile felt awkward but after that I hit my stride and it felt good. A little challenging, but I felt I could do a bit more.
Jan 2: 3 miles
Jan total: 3
Jan goal 30 miles
Great job getting HM training going! I LOL'ed at the baby on board comment. So awesome!3 -
I just finished reading through the December thread. Since no one is around that thread I'll post my December wrap up here.
I finished the year with a beautiful sunny 8 mile run Saturday, a full week after my previous run. I used my knee as an excuse not to run through the Christmas holiday. With all three kids at home I really didn't need an excuse though.
The air temp Saturday was -12F / -24C but with the brisk wind it was -31F / -35C wind chill, and that's the number that matters. It had been a long time since I ran in such low temps and I ended up over dressing (details below, if you care). My plan was 5 miles. I dropped Kody off at 5 but my knee was feeling better than expected so I ran another 3 on my own. I shouldn't have. My IT band started barking the last two miles and it continued to hurt the rest of the da
I finished the month with a paltry 40 miles, about 100 less than my original training plan.
thin sleeveless shirt - I wanted an extra layer over my belly, but didn't want the extra bulk on my arms
thin long sleeve shirt
midweight 1/4 zip Brooks running shirt
midweight fleece jacket - probably could have skipped this or gone with another lightweight layer instead
lightweight running jacket to cut the wind
Saucony wind briefs - first time wearing these. They are awesome!! The wind panel protected what they were supposed to protect.
Midweight SmartWool PhD running tights
lightweight Brooks running pants
Dry-Max cold weather socks under duct-taped shoes
fleece neck gaitor - too heavy
UA cold gear balaclava - LOVE this! My son gave this to me for Christmas. Amazing product!
Nathan mid-weight running hat - took this off after 5 miles
Head heavyweight running gloves - Love these gloves for cold weather. they have wind block panels on the back which make a huge difference.
fleece golf mittens13 -
Happy New Year, all!
Longtime lurker and periodic poster returning to the discussion after a few months' hiatus while adjusting to a new work schedule. I began running last year as a "New Year's Resolutioner" and am still at it, so I guess it stuck. And I'm 30lbs lighter, to boot!
Goals for 2018:
- Run 500 miles
- Run a nonstop (no walking) 5K
- Run/walk my first 10K
- Run 3+ trail races
- Run in 3+ states
January Goal: 45 miles
MTD:
1/2 - 3.0
Races to Consider:
1/27 - Mississippi Blues Marathon 5K
2/18 - Q50 Trails Extravaganza 5M
3/17 - Hammond Shamrock Run 5K (First race I ever ran, in 2017)
3/18 - Shamrockin Run 8K in NOLA
4/20 - Star Wars Dark Side 5K in WDW (REGISTERED)
5/12 - Q50 Cinco de Mayo Trail Race 5K (First trail race I ever ran, in 2017)
6/21 - Summer Solstice 6.21M7 -
My first 4,2km of the year. Not very happy as my it seems my Forerunner and I had a communication issue and I only found out it had not started at just after the 1km point Thankfully it was a well known course I was running so I can add it all up. This was not helped by open bridges plus rain and wind . All in all the best thing about it is that I did it
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2017 wrap up
I finished the year with 1207 miles, just 13 miles more than 2016 and nearly 300 miles less than my goal. The two biggest factors in failing to reach my goal are sailing and injury. I wanted to run 100 miles per month throughout the summer but averaged just 55 miles per month through the sailing season. Weekends spent sailing put a big crimp on my long runs but I'm more than okay with trading running for nautical miles. The other factor I'm not okay with, a calf muscle strain in October and continuing IT band issues starting in late November.
Enough with the lowlights, on to the highlights:- Overall Increase in miles for the year.
- Several PRs: (Road HM - 1:51:40, Trail HM - 2:08, Trail 10K - 55:51)
- Kody's first 5K (25:49)
- First Parkrun
- First virtual race - AIM at Melanoma 5K (Kody's first race and my first Parkrun)
- First major trail race - Zumbro 17 Mile, finishing in 3:10, good for 112th out of 425, 10th out of 56 in Grand Master Males
- First ultramarathon - Chippewa 50K, finishing in 6:23, good for 76th out of 174 overall, 10th out of 32 in my age group
Here are my runs of 2017:
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On to 2018!
First run of the year was yesterday. My IT band had settled down and with no wind last night, it was downright balmy compared to my Saturday run. Though my IT band felt pretty good after 5, I was smart and Kody & I quit when we were supposed to. For that I was rewarded with a pain free night and today is also pain free. I went from discouraged Saturday to fairly optimistic yesterday. I really would love to run tonight but know I need to take the day off for recovery or I'll regret it.
Though the run was warmer, it was still plenty cold for ice beards. Kody even had an ice beard though I didn't notice until we were inside and by the time I got my phone out and camera app open it was too late.
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2017 wrap up
I finished the year with 1207 miles, just 13 miles more than 2016 and nearly 300 miles less than my goal. The two biggest factors in failing to reach my goal are sailing and injury. I wanted to run 100 miles per month throughout the summer but averaged just 55 miles per month through the sailing season. Weekends spent sailing put a big crimp on my long runs but I'm more than okay with trading running for nautical miles. The other factor I'm not okay with, a calf muscle strain in October and continuing IT band issues starting in late November.
Enough with the lowlights, on to the highlights:- Overall Increase in miles for the year.
- Several PRs: (Road HM - 1:51:40, Trail HM - 2:08, Trail 10K - 55:51)
- Kody's first 5K (25:49)
- First Parkrun
- First virtual race - AIM at Melanoma 5K (Kody's first race and my first Parkrun)
- First major trail race - Zumbro 17 Mile, finishing in 3:10, good for 112th out of 425, 10th out of 56 in Grand Master Males
- First ultramarathon - Chippewa 50K, finishing in 6:23, good for 76th out of 174 overall, 10th out of 32 in my age group
Here are my runs of 2017:
Whoa! How did you make this cool graphic with all of your maps?! That's so neat.
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I've expanded my goal list for the year:
2018 Goals- 1500 total miles
- 500 trail miles
- Run every road in town (about 250 miles of running)
- First 50 Mile race - Zumbro 50, April 14th
- Three ultramarathons - Psycho WyCo 50K, Zumbro 50M, Superior 50K
- 5K road PR (currently 23:44)
- 10K road PR (currently 1:03:42 - beating this is a gimmee. Current PR was set 3 months after I started running)
- Distance PR of 50 miles (currently 31 miles)
- Avoid running breaks of 7 days or more
- Avoid injury
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DAy 2 of RED january, today was strenght training day so just did a couple of mile run on top of that for the running streak.
1/1 - 4.2
2.2-6.0
Total - 6.2 Miles/150 Miles
Upcoming races:
25th February - Brighton Half Marathon
22nd April - London Marathon
5th May - Mid Sussex Marathon 10 Mile
6th May - Mid Sussex Marathon 10 Mile
7th May - Mid Sussex Marathon 10k3
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