January 2018 Running Challenge
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LaurenFOB2301 wrote: »Whoa! How did you make this cool graphic with all of your maps?! That's so neat.
@LaurenFOB2301 if you use Strava, you can go here and link to your Strava account.
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LaurenFOB2301 wrote: »Whoa! How did you make this cool graphic with all of your maps?! That's so neat.
@LaurenFOB2301 if you use Strava, you can go here and link to your Strava account.
Mine would basically look the same. I need to move. LOL2 -
First run of the year!! A short sluggish 5.7k. I won't get rid of this injury soon I guess.
5.7k/80k
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RunsOnEspresso wrote: »LaurenFOB2301 wrote: »Whoa! How did you make this cool graphic with all of your maps?! That's so neat.
@LaurenFOB2301 if you use Strava, you can go here and link to your Strava account.
Mine would basically look the same. I need to move. LOL
Mine too. Same same same. I'm so boring.1 -
Jan. 2 - 4.5km snowy but not as cold as yesterday. Walk/run with an elevation gain of 119M
MTD - 9km/??? Still not sure what my goal is this month.4 -
1/1 - 5.0 km
1/2 - 5.1 km
10.1/80 km
-1C, no wind, blue skies. It was a beautiful afternoon for a run and I kind of didn't want to stop! Interesting how a change in conditions can change performance so much. Strava says I did 5K in 36:39 which is way faster than yesterday's race! (And 2 full minutes faster than my official time at Edmonton Marathon back in August.)
I am contemplating a mid-February 5K but I'm broke right now. Will reassess in a week or two if it's not sold out by then.
Upcoming Races:
1/1/18 Resolution Run 5K ~38:00 (no official times)
3/4/18 MEC Road Race #1 10K
4/7/18 Jasper Half Marathon
4/22/18 MEC Trail Race #1 5K
5/20/18 MEC Trail Race #2 10K
6/24/18 MEC Trail Race #3 15K
8/18/18 Edmonton Marathon 10K
9/2/18 MEC Trail Race #4 10K
10/7/18 MEC Trail Race #5 15K7 -
IM BACK!!! kinda took oct-December off of running. I did run a few times, but not enough to do a challenge. But I have a free entry into the Missoula Marathon, so who am I to pass up a free race. Also I plan to complete to 2018 You Vs The Year Challenge, So I better get back into this. Surprisingly I haven't lost much of what I built being lazy, lol
1/1/18-6 miles
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skippygirlsmom wrote: »RunsOnEspresso wrote: »LaurenFOB2301 wrote: »Whoa! How did you make this cool graphic with all of your maps?! That's so neat.
@LaurenFOB2301 if you use Strava, you can go here and link to your Strava account.
Mine would basically look the same. I need to move. LOL
Mine too. Same same same. I'm so boring.
I sometimes reverse it. In case anyone is trying to follow me. LOL (Paranoid much?)4 -
@eponine1984 congratulations! Exciting news!!
@garygse good to see you getting in some miles!
@skippygirlsmom great job getting out in the cold with Skip!
@ddmom0811 nice job streaking!
@sarahthes nice looking family, and well done one the race.
@PastorVincent have you tried taping up the outside of your shoes with duct tape when it gets cold? It makes a big difference and the tape easily comes off after the run. Last night I forgot to tape my shoes and only got a quarter of a mile out before I had to come back and tape them up. Running shoes are designed for air flow, which you don't want when it's cold out.
@GrayduckMN welcome! As a Minnesotan, I LOVE your username.
@NikolaosKey I hope you get back on track in 2018!
@karllundy two flats, what are the odds? Sorry to hear about it. My wife's truck was shut down due to a failed ignition coil but that only took about 5 minutes to replace.
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RunsOnEspresso wrote: »skippygirlsmom wrote: »RunsOnEspresso wrote: »LaurenFOB2301 wrote: »Whoa! How did you make this cool graphic with all of your maps?! That's so neat.
@LaurenFOB2301 if you use Strava, you can go here and link to your Strava account.
Mine would basically look the same. I need to move. LOL
Mine too. Same same same. I'm so boring.
I sometimes reverse it. In case anyone is trying to follow me. LOL (Paranoid much?)
@RunsOnEspresso that is a good idea. I tell Skip to do that but I didn't t follow my own advice.
First day officially at my new job and Skip calls first thing. She was doing laundry and the washer poured water out on the floor. First I had to register the words "I'm doing laundry" with my brain lol. My new boss said go home and see what going on I said nah it's good. He said you were so calm talking to her you'll be great here when the chaos hits. Hey a broken washer I can handle when she first said there's water everywhere I thought broken pipe.4 -
No run again for me today. I want to run, but I don't want to run when the wind chill is 17. I'm not as tough as most of you lol. Tomorrow should be better and it looks pretty good for the rest of the week so hopefully soon. I feel really behind this month, but it is only the 2nd so I'm not really behind. I am missing my runs though. I've never run on a treadmill and really don't want to, but this week I have kind of wished I had access to one.
For those of you that use garmin connect and do yoga, how do you enter that? I can enter it as a manual activity but it doesn't give me calories or hr info. If I enter it as cardio on my watch it gives me the calorie and hr info, but there is no yoga option and it goes over to mfp as aerobics. It's not a big deal, I'm just still figuring out the new garmin and I just wondered if there was a way to enter it so that it shows up as yoga.4 -
@PastorVincent have you tried taping up the outside of your shoes with duct tape when it gets cold? It makes a big difference and the tape easily comes off after the run. Last night I forgot to tape my shoes and only got a quarter of a mile out before I had to come back and tape them up. Running shoes are designed for air flow, which you don't want when it's cold out.
You are the second person to mention that in this thread, but I have never heard of that before now. Does it really make a difference? Someone else is suggesting Gortex socks, but man are they pricey!
Amazon: http://amzn.to/2lLV3fk
My toes DO do much better in my Merrill hiking boots.
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01/01/20172018 - 3.0 miles @ 9:15
01/02/20172018 - 6.5 MPH and 4% Grade for 1 hour
Big Hairy Audacious Goal: Sub 4 hours in Pittsburgh 2018!
Official Marathon PR: 4:11:28
Next Races (more as I find them):
02/10/18 - Valentine's Day 15k
03/17/18 - Shamrock Shuffle Half Marathon
05/06/18 - Pittsburgh Marathon - aiming for sub four hours.
05/12/18 - Glacier Ridge 50k Trail Ultra (I must hate myself)
2020 - Disney World Dopey! (if can raise funds)
Cleaned off the dreadmill and suffered for an hour. Uphill, the entire way. BUT I got a run in at least despite the -15F windchill.8 -
PastorVincent wrote: »@PastorVincent have you tried taping up the outside of your shoes with duct tape when it gets cold? It makes a big difference and the tape easily comes off after the run. Last night I forgot to tape my shoes and only got a quarter of a mile out before I had to come back and tape them up. Running shoes are designed for air flow, which you don't want when it's cold out.
You are the second person to mention that in this thread, but I have never heard of that before now. Does it really make a difference? Someone else is suggesting Gortex socks, but man are they pricey!
@PastorVincent Huge. The mesh upper in running shoes is designed to allow maximum airflow to keep your foot cool and allow your sweat to evaporate out. If it's windy, even more so. That's great in the summer but not in the winter.
Airflow = Loss of Heat. Duct tape blocks the airflow and allows the air in your shoe which your foot has warmed up to hang around a little longer. If I can remember, I'll tape one of my shoes tonight when I get home and post a photo. I put them on then tape the side to about my ankle, and the tops up to, and including, most of the laces. This is best down on a warm, dry, clean shoe to allow the tape the best chance for staying on the shoe.
Will it be enough for you? I can't say, but it costs nearly nothing to try. Last night was windless but the airflow through my untaped uppers was enough to chill my toes fast. After going back to tape my shoes, it was no longer an issue.
Have you tried the golf mitts yet? I've used those twice now. They're not without their issues, but overall a welcome addition to my winter running arsenal.4 -
Yesterday 1.86 miles on the treadmill and some time on the stationary bike, today 1 mile on the elliptical and 1.8 miles on the treadmill. Boy was the gym packed with all the new years resolutions!5
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01/01/2018 - 3.0 miles
01/02/2018 - 4.0 miles
Waited until 3 pm to run at the warmest part of the day again. It was 37 F with a feel like of 30 F. Cloudy today and the wind was from the North at 4 mph. Base layer with long sleeve T-shirt and pants. Thick headband for ear protection. Gloves got ditched again at 1.5 miles.
Still figuring out the Garmin - I apparently did not start the run until I was a little over a quarter mile in. Started watch then and ran until it said 4 miles.
7/75 miles
@HRKinchen - Welcome! Glad to see you also run some of the Q50 races.
@skippygirlsmom - hope everything is okay with washing machine!
Upcoming races (Question marks are races not yet registered for):
Q50 Resolution Run - 01/06/2018 - ?
Louisiana Marathon Quarter Marathon - 01/13/2018
Mardi Gras Mambo 10K -02/17/2018
OLOLCH Amazing Challenge 5K and 10K - 03/10-11/2018 - ?
Q50 Races Sunset Gulf 3/24/2018 -?
BIG EASY BIG HEART 5K 7/21/2018 -?4 -
PastorVincent wrote: »@PastorVincent have you tried taping up the outside of your shoes with duct tape when it gets cold? It makes a big difference and the tape easily comes off after the run. Last night I forgot to tape my shoes and only got a quarter of a mile out before I had to come back and tape them up. Running shoes are designed for air flow, which you don't want when it's cold out.
You are the second person to mention that in this thread, but I have never heard of that before now. Does it really make a difference? Someone else is suggesting Gortex socks, but man are they pricey!
@PastorVincent Huge. The mesh upper in running shoes is designed to allow maximum airflow to keep your foot cool and allow your sweat to evaporate out. If it's windy, even more so. That's great in the summer but not in the winter.
Airflow = Loss of Heat. Duct tape blocks the airflow and allows the air in your shoe which your foot has warmed up to hang around a little longer. If I can remember, I'll tape one of my shoes tonight when I get home and post a photo. I put them on then tape the side to about my ankle, and the tops up to, and including, most of the laces. This is best down on a warm, dry, clean shoe to allow the tape the best chance for staying on the shoe.
Will it be enough for you? I can't say, but it costs nearly nothing to try. Last night was windless but the airflow through my untaped uppers was enough to chill my toes fast. After going back to tape my shoes, it was no longer an issue.
Have you tried the golf mitts yet? I've used those twice now. They're not without their issues, but overall a welcome addition to my winter running arsenal.
Not yet. I think they will be helpful, but need to solve the toes first.0 -
@eponine1984 Congrats on the new baby!
CONGRATULATIONS!!!!1 -
Ignore duplicate post. Nothing to see here, move along. move along...
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@skippygirlsmom What was the problem with the washer? Not a pipe was it?
Haha, nice to hear when kids do laundry! I think mine have done their own since they were 10-12. I wrote on the washer "dirty", "stinky", and "nasty" for the settings. I think they did their own because they didn't want me in their stuff. Fair game if you give me a reason to go in your room and dig around. Hind sight tells me I should been snooping much more. Dern kids.5 -
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Date Miles today - Miles for January
1/1 REST DAY <<< traveling back from FL
1/2 6.2 miles - 6.2
Elkmont Hound Dog Half (unofficial) - 1/21 << 1:46:48 2 OA
Elkmont Hound Dog Half (rescheduled) - 2/18 << 1:41:04 1 in AG & 24 OA
Kentucky Derby Festival Marathon - 4/29 << 4:09:59
Upcoming races:
Oak Barrel Half Marathon - 4/7/185 -
1/1 5.9miles
1/2 5miles
Another 5 miles on the treadmill. 20 degrees out is just too cold for me. Tomorrow we have a brief warm up into the 30ies so I will bundle up and run outside. I’m debating doing my 13 miler since Thursday and Friday we are supposed to have SNOW! Seriously, snow in Virginia Beach! It means the kids will be home from school and the roads will be a mess, which means treadmill for the rest of the week.
This artic weather is really cramping my style! I haven’t missed a scheduled run in my training since last March!!
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@HRKinchen - Welcome! Glad to see you also run some of the Q50 races.
Yes, love them! Signed up for the Extravaganza (5) today!
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what a way to start the new year!!!
An intended 6mi run on flats turned into an 11mile hill run, when I made a wrong turn (2miles in)
Then to see if I was going the right way, I took off my gloves (brrrr) to check my GPS, and my frostbitten fingers dropped the phone..
AND, when I put my gloves back in my pocket, one fell out somewhere along the 11mile run.
So, I'm thinking...THIS IS A GOOD THING!! (or as T.S.Garp said when a plan crashed into the house they were considering: "We'll take the house. Honey, the chances of another plane hitting this house are astronomical. It's been pre-disastered. We're going to be safe here."
count me in for 50
01/01 - 6.2mi 11.1 miles
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SO, I'm thinking.... We all have goals for this year and it's so easy to declare goals and then they slip by as time goes on, just never staying at the forefront of our minds, never really getting the dedication they deserve. and a new year comes, and I never made as much progress as I'd liked.
What if we did another google sheet? I'm not sure if we'd want to do a tab per person or just a X "im doing this" and the date achieved or if someone has other thoughts. Specific monthly challenges? like eat broccoli? LOL!
I started one here I cant remember how to make sure its unlocked... so if its not, just let me know or if you'd rather start one that's totally okay by me.
Just brainstorming. so please run with it if you are interested. We still have the measurements one. I need to do an update, but I've gained so i have lacked motivation, but now's a good time to do that.
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now.... im going to go get on the frozen TM for my 3K.
@RunTimer Sorry about the phone! ugh!3 -
01.01.18 - 10 m. TM @ 8:30.
01.02.18 - 9 m. TM @ 9:15.
January Goal - 220 total running miles. 4 Bike Rides of 15 - 20 miles.
Tentative Race Calendar:
1.27 or 1.28 - Scheduling.
3.4.18 - Little Rock Marathon
4.7.18 - Yakima River Canyon Marathon
5.6.18 - Flying Pig Marathon
5.20.18 - IronMan 70.3 Chattanooga
7.14.18 - IronMan 70.3 Muncie
MM - 7877
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@7lenny7 kind of unrelated your beard looks awesome. You are clearly ready for your ultras this year- the beard is ready5
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