January 2018 Running Challenge

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  • RunsOnEspresso
    RunsOnEspresso Posts: 3,218 Member

    @RunsOnEspresso Do you know if you have a local Celiac organization that does a run? Ours is in it's third year, and I'll run it this year. I feel so fortunate to live where I do (near Denver). Pretty much everything everywhere has a GF option (sometimes the safety for Celiacs is questionable, but definitely abundant options).


    We have local groups but I've yet to find a run through them. And I don't normally do the group stuff because it's about an hour drive on a good day. I've gotten emails for races in LA but not Phoenix. Yah, the safety part is the hard part. Sometimes the wait staff looks at you like you're speaking a foreign language. I won't go back to one place because 1) the food isn't that good and 2) I told them I had celiac, couldn't have gluten, ordered from gf menu and even specified what the menu said and they still brought me a plate with gluten. I had to send it back & hoped they actually remade it and didn't spit in it. I didn't get sick but it wasn't worth it for bad food.

    I love Denver. I was there months before my diagnosis so I got to enjoy gluten there. LOL
  • cburke8909
    cburke8909 Posts: 990 Member
    2.75 miles on elliptical machine. 2 days in a row got to keep it going

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  • MNLittleFinn
    MNLittleFinn Posts: 4,271 Member
    edited January 2018
    Then I took her driving around the neighborhood to see what it's like to drive in the "snow" all 1/2" of it. It was icy underneath so it was a good chance to have her see what it's like to slide and what to do.
    Good thinking there. It takes practice to get used to ice. Speaking of which :# I may have done a 180 and ended up in the ditch on the opposite side of the road this morning....ice....gggrrr :o:( on the plus side, dropped it into 4by and gunned it and got back out.
  • fitoverfortymom
    fitoverfortymom Posts: 3,452 Member
    edited January 2018
    01/01/18 - 3 miles
    01/02/18 - 4 miles
    01/03/18 - 4 miles
    01/04/18 - 3 miles
    01/05/18 - Cross train
    01/06/18 - 6 miles
    01/07/18 - REST
    01/08/18 - 3 miles
    01/09/18 - 4.5 miles
    01/10/18 - 3.5
    01/11/18 - 3
    01/12/18 - Cross Train Les Mills BodyPump/CXWORX
    01/13/18 - 8
    01/14/18 - REST
    01/15/18 - 3
    01/16/18 - 5

    MTD: 47 miles
    JAN GOAL: 80 miles

    YTD: 47 miles
    2018 GOAL: 1000 miles

    Upcoming (and hopeful) Races:
    02/10/18 - Mardi Crawl 10k
    04/14/18 - Rattler Mad Moose 10k (Trail)
    06/02/18 - 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

    Went from 6 degrees to 26 degrees in about 2 hours. Was sweaty by the time I got home. Great run, though, and glad I didn't miss my miles. Tomorrow is a tempo run. I'd really like to make the most of it and not battle ice in the early AM, so I'm planning on the treadmill at the Y.
  • skippygirlsmom
    skippygirlsmom Posts: 4,433 Member
    Thanks for the congrats on Skip! I appreciate all the kind words.
    @kgirlhart My 10K best time is 59 minutes and I do a HM in 2:11 (PR) to 2:22 (worst time), you’ll be fine with the cut off. A gal I work with walks HMs and does 3 ½ hours. I second everything @MobyCarp said.
    @dreamer12151 sometimes technology sucks
    @RunsOnEspresso I saw the Peloton treadmill, the bike is the ones that calls my name…or maybe I just like the commercials ha ha
    @MNLittleFinn glad your spin out didn’t turn out worse. Ice is definitely not a friend of the driver.

  • 07KatieP13
    07KatieP13 Posts: 220 Member
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  • RunsOnEspresso
    RunsOnEspresso Posts: 3,218 Member
    @skippygirlsmom I always want the bike when I see the commercials. Then once I looked up the price and laughed. Well, it's more that you have to pay $4K for it and then to use all the features you have to pay $40/month.
  • kgirlhart
    kgirlhart Posts: 5,141 Member
    Thanks @7lenny7 I had not thought about taking cutback weeks, but that makes a lot of sense. This group has been so helpful. I really feel like I can look at a few plans and then come up with a plan of my own. How does a taper differ from a cutback week? And how much (if any) do you need to taper for a HM?

  • 7lenny7
    7lenny7 Posts: 3,498 Member
    edited January 2018
    @kgirlhart good questions! A cutback week should look very similar to the first week of a taper. In both cases you're letting your body (and your mind) take it a bit easier for recovery. A taper week is just followed by another taper, or finished with a race.

    here's a short discussion about cutback weeks: http://racepacejess.com/dos-donts-cutback-week/

    I've only run two HM's and actively trained for just one of those so there are going to be more experienced runners who will add there thoughts, but for me, a 2 week taper is about right for a half. One example of a taper might look like this:

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    That 13.1 on the last Saturday is the race of course. During that last week I'd skip hills and limit speedwork to strides, or periods of a minute or two of slowly ramping up speed to your 5K pace then slowly ramping back down to an easy pace. This will keep your muscles ready for a faster, more efficient pace without wearing them out.


  • ddmm2013
    ddmm2013 Posts: 38 Member

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  • skippygirlsmom
    skippygirlsmom Posts: 4,433 Member
    @sarahthes I agree with you, when you're moving when it's this cold it's all good, the minute you stop, it gets cold fast.
  • JessicaMcB
    JessicaMcB Posts: 1,503 Member
    @skippygirlsmom you two look so cute!

    @sarahthes I too found the wind chill to be deceptive this morning. Eyelashes froze over pretty good even though it couldn't have been colder than -20 :/

    So my HR data is very strange lately. RHR in the low 30's (was 39-40 dead on for the longest time), running a 4'0" kilometre today (I think thats like a 6'30" mile? Don't quote me on that) I didn't bring it up over 159. And of course I have a physical coming up :# . Whatchu getting up to heart...

    January 1- 18
    January 2- 20
    January 3- 19
    January 4- Ran but I'm not counting it because slow
    January 5- Off
    January 6- 62
    January 7- 21
    January 8- 18
    January 9- 5
    January 10- 16
    January 11- Off
    January 12- 10
    January 13- 61
    January 14- 20
    January 15- 17
    January 16- 17


    304/550

    304/6000


    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 Miler, September

  • MNLittleFinn
    MNLittleFinn Posts: 4,271 Member
    @JessicaMcB that was like a 6:23 mile. Now, im slower than you, vut when i ran my 6:40 mile PR, my average HR was 158 for that mile, but went up to 180. Was the 159 the max or average HR for thst KM? Were you watchibg it as you rsn, or looking at the data after?
  • skippygirlsmom
    skippygirlsmom Posts: 4,433 Member
    Thanks @JessicaMcB Skip makes me look good.
  • Orphia
    Orphia Posts: 7,097 Member
    edited January 2018
    7lenny7 wrote: »
    I had two runs planned this past weekend but skipped my 8 mile Saturday run. My sister is in town and we stayed out late Friday night. I knew Saturday night would be a late one and on Sunday I had to get up early to drive my son to Milwaukee, and drive back. At 7am when the alarm went off, I decided I needed sleep more than I needed miles.

    Sunday's run would not be skipped no matter how tired I was. When I drive to MKE I always plan a trail run somewhere along the way. This time I went to the same place I went last year, the Lapham Peak segment of the Ice Age Trail, about a half hour WSW of Milwaukee.

    The MN Vikings game had started by the time I got to the trail head. I briefly entertained going to a bar to watch the game and skipping my run, but I had the game taping on the DVR so stuck with the plan. By the time I got changed and gear ready to go, we were up 10-0. Excited about the game I did something I'd never done before. I used my ear buds on a trail run so I could keep listening to the game. I wonder if anyone heard me screaming, cheering, cussing, and finally freaking out in ecstasy at the end? That would have been odd hearing that in the woods if you didn't know what was going on. What a roller coaster of a game! So glad the good guys came out on top.

    My hope was 10 miles, the longest run since my ITB rehab started. From nearly the beginning I'd take short walking breaks to hopefully keep my IT band happy. It seemed to work and I got to the next trail head without any pain at all. The run started at 4:20 pm so was mostly in the dark. I kept my headlamp off as long as possible, which was about 7 miles. After that I decided it wasn't worth risking am misstep which would tweak my IT band. Something about running the dark without any artificial light...I just love it.

    At 9 miles I finally started noticing my IT band. My walking breaks became more frequent as I tried to keep from getting it too painful. It mostly worked and it wasn't until the final half mile where I quit running altogether.

    Final distance was 11 miles. 9 miles would have been about right. I'm VERY happy with my IT band progress but still anxious about whether I can run a 50K next month or not. I'll wait until the last moment to register. I finally get my first PT appointment Saturday, though I've been working my *kitten* on my own rather than wait for the PT to tell me to do it.

    Monthly Progress - 44.7 Miles out of 125

    SKOL!!!


    2018 Races (Registered & Planned)
    01/27/2018 - Securian Winter 10K - St. Paul, MN
    02/24/2018 - Psycho Wyco 50K - Kansas City, KS
    04/14/2018 - Zumbro 50 Mile - Theilman, MN
    05/19/2018 - Superior Trail 50K - Lutsen, MN
    06/23/2018 - Circle of Life Half Marathon - Lake City, MN
    07/04/2018 - Red Wing 4th of July 5K - Red Wing, MN
    09/15/2018 - Outrun Hunger 5K - Savage, MN
    10/13/2017 - Big Woods Run Trail Half Marathon - Nerstrand, MN

    @7lenny7

    This totally sounds like you had a brilliant day combined with a brilliant run. :heart: Very happy for you.
  • penko47
    penko47 Posts: 236 Member
    edited January 2018
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    I really need to get some miles in this weekend Saturday should be the day but I should also do a at least 5k tomorrow :)
  • abutcher2122
    abutcher2122 Posts: 175 Member

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