January 2018 Running Challenge

MobyCarp · January 2018

Teresa502 wrote: »

MobyCarp wrote: »

but I could go down stairs carrying a laundry basket pretty normally, and was able to walk around to go get some groceries. I'll take it.

In other news, today a check for $100 arrived in the mail. No letter accompanied the check, but it was from USATF Niagara Region and had "Runner of the Year" written in the memo field. So I would say it's now official that I am the 2017 USATF Niagara Region Masters Runner of the Year. Yeah, I backed in because Paul from Buffalo didn't run the last race; but I'll take it. In 2018, somebody better than me will be paying enough attention to win this series.

Wait, a man doing laundry and the grocery shopping and you call that normal? Ha ha!

Congrats on being Masters Runner of the Year!!

Well . . . laundry and grocery shopping are normal for a man who lives alone. I don't think I can get my cat to do them.

seanevan10 · January 2018

@RunsOnEspresso I LOVE THAT SHIRT! lol. I remember being in Cave Creek in May one year and everyone was commenting how hot it was. "But it's a dry heat." I think I heard that like 5 times.
@karllundy I hope your butt's ok. Haha. I am still feeling all the affects of mine since October. Take care!
@kgirlhart I still wussed out and decided to indoor bike train instead. I can't handle the cold anymore. 16 is what it was this morning. I'm a wuss! Praying for your dad tomorrow!
@shanaber I am definitely telling the dr about stress. Yes, running and working out has been my stress relief at least to a degree. I definitely feel better after. I hope you feel better soon!
@Orphia - Go Secretary! That is really cool!
@Marissaxzxzxz So sorry to hear about the lightning strike. I would be so thankful it was just the TV's. Stay safe!
@Elise4270 thanks for checking in on me. Well, he is sending me to an internist. I bet they will do a stress test and whatnot. We'll see.
@LaurenFOB2301 Good luck on Saturday! I am sure you will be great. Can't wait to hear how you do on the first one back to it!

Thank you everyone for your kind words. I think getting the kids back healthy, having our cleaning lady finally come back after the holidays today (yes, I have someone clean my house...I give up eating out for lunch just so I can afford her and get back time and sanity in my life.) and getting some organization with some stuff at work has set my mind a little better. I was reading different things last night and found a plan based on the plan by Jeff Galloway, about run/walk/run training. I know that is what Couch25k is kind of at first but this is even for veterans. I think that is the way I need to go instead of pushing myself and worrying more about leg issues and heart rate. I'm pretty excited about it actually. Don't know why it took an article to bring it to the forefront of my memory, but it did.

I actually wrote this all yesterday and I am sure that I have many more updates to post, but I'll do it on another post. Happy Friday.

MNLittleFinn · January 2018

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
1/3- 6.4
1/4- REST
1/5- 4.8
1/6- 8.1
1/7- 5.4
1/8- REST
1/9- 8.5
1/10- 6.7
1/11- REST
1/12- 9.3
1/13- 10
1/14- 6.6
1/15- REST
1/16- 4.9
1/17- 6.8
1/18- REST
1/19- 6.2

Total: 91.8

Today's notes: Today's assignment was 1:15:00 easy pace trail run. The XC trails were in pretty good shape, but the snow was pretty soft, so it made for a little harder running, but not hard. Run felt good. Now off to more training with Ross Greene on working with challenging children.

Oh, I got warning for posting my blog link, so I guess I won't be doing that anymore. I'll just say that a post is up I guess.

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)

ceciliaslater · January 2018

@girlinahat - I wear Balega Blister Resist socks. They are made of mohair (still a natural fiber, but hypoallergenic), so should not aggravate a wool allergy.

BruinsGal_91 · January 2018

ceciliaslater wrote: »

@girlinahat - I wear Balega Blister Resist socks. They are made of mohair (still a natural fiber, but hypoallergenic), so should not aggravate a wool allergy.

I've recently started wearing these after so many people here recommended them. They're fab.

LaurenFOB2301 · January 2018

1/2 - 2
1/3 - rest
1/4 - 2.5
1/5 - rest
1/6 - 2.4
1/7 - 2
1/8 - 5
1/9 - rest
1/10 - 3.1
1/11 - 2
1/12 - rest
1/13 - rest
1/14 - 3
1/15 - 4.7
1/16 - strength training
1/17 - rest -- legs were on fire
1/18 - rest
1/19 - Easy 1-mile run to stay loose for tomorrow's 5k race. Felt great.

Today, I meant to run super slow, but when I checked my pace time at the end, it was much faster than I expected. Crazy how perceived effort changes in subtle ways with improvement. I think I've made some progress in the last month by pushing past my limits (despite all this cold!)

Feeling good at the moment about tomorrow. Weather is supposed to be beautiful. I'm not running to race anyone but myself. I'm too slow to actually compete with anyone, hah. Aiming to finish below 33 minutes. We'll see how that goes!

HRKinchen · January 2018

Good luck, @LaurenFOB2301! You'll do great!

PastorVincent · January 2018

MobyCarp wrote: »

PastorVincent wrote: »

Fellow Garmin/Fitbit/whatever device wearing runners that also wear it while sleeping overnight... do you find it is tight when you wake up? Like if I have it comfortable when I lay down, when I get up in the morning it is tight enough to be uncomfortable and leave a physical impression of itself in my skin.

Is that normal? I have to assume that means my wrist got bigger at night for some reason? Fluid retention while laying down?

I have never noticed mine being tighter in the morning. Obviously, your wrist is swelling overnight; the open question is why? If it's a normal consequence of some health issue you're already managing, it's no big deal. If it's something new and different, I'd want to know what is causing it.

Well, I did some Googling and I am pretty sure now I have 17 incurable exotic diseases, but thankfully not all of them are fatal.

PastorVincent · January 2018

MobyCarp wrote: »

PastorVincent wrote: »

Fellow Garmin/Fitbit/whatever device wearing runners that also wear it while sleeping overnight... do you find it is tight when you wake up? Like if I have it comfortable when I lay down, when I get up in the morning it is tight enough to be uncomfortable and leave a physical impression of itself in my skin.

Is that normal? I have to assume that means my wrist got bigger at night for some reason? Fluid retention while laying down?

I have never noticed mine being tighter in the morning. Obviously, your wrist is swelling overnight; the open question is why? If it's a normal consequence of some health issue you're already managing, it's no big deal. If it's something new and different, I'd want to know what is causing it.

More seriously, that is kind of why I asked. I have not worn a watch to bed for decades so did not know if some swelling at night was normal or not. I kind of suspect it is, and at least a couple people here so far have mentioned some similar experience.

AmyOutOfControl · January 2018

1/1 = 6 miles
1/2 = rest day
1/3 = 7.5 miles
1/4 = vinyasa yoga class
1/5 = 7.5 miles
1/6 = 13 miles - River Road Half Marathon
1/7 = 6 miles
1/8 = strength training at the gym
1/9 = early PT appt for my foot/ankle
1/10 = 8 miles
1/11 = 6 miles
1/12 = 9 miles
1/13 = rest day
1/14 = 14 miles (run/walk intervals with group)
1/15 = 5 miles & foot PT appt.
1/16 = rest day
1/17 = 6 miles dreadmill & 30 minutes strength training
1/18 = 4 miles
1/19 = 14 miles

A nice & slow 14 mile run/walk session with my running BFF/running “*kitten* about life” buddy. Even though we were run/walking in intervals, my ankle is sore. This is so frustrating and getting old sucks. Rest day tomorrow.

January Goal = 140 miles / total miles = 106

seanevan10 · January 2018

girlinahat wrote: »

On the theme of socks…..I run a lot in wet stuff. It’s the UK, we like rain and mud, snow we don’t really get, but mud? Yep, by the bucketload. The only problem is…..I’m allergic to wool. I mean, maybe it would make me run faster, having a burning itching sensation in my feet that I couldn’t wait to soothe, but I’ll pass. Anyone got any good NON-natural fibre suggestions?

On the interwebs I found a site and you can probably find them other places, but Alpacas of Montana have a swift running sock. I LOVE alpaca because they are hypoallergenic and have the same warming quality of wool. I got a pair for Christmas and love them. My mom got them and the ones I got are a little thicker than I would have picked (they have different ones) but I still love them.

AmyOutOfControl · January 2018

PastorVincent wrote: »

MobyCarp wrote: »

PastorVincent wrote: »

Fellow Garmin/Fitbit/whatever device wearing runners that also wear it while sleeping overnight... do you find it is tight when you wake up? Like if I have it comfortable when I lay down, when I get up in the morning it is tight enough to be uncomfortable and leave a physical impression of itself in my skin.

Is that normal? I have to assume that means my wrist got bigger at night for some reason? Fluid retention while laying down?

I have never noticed mine being tighter in the morning. Obviously, your wrist is swelling overnight; the open question is why? If it's a normal consequence of some health issue you're already managing, it's no big deal. If it's something new and different, I'd want to know what is causing it.

Well, I did some Googling and I am pretty sure now I have 17 incurable exotic diseases, but thankfully not all of them are fatal.

LOL - Doctor Google always tells me I have some weird and rare form of cancer. Thankfully, Google has been wrong 10/10 times.

AmyOutOfControl · January 2018

BruinsGal_91 wrote: »

ceciliaslater wrote: »

@girlinahat - I wear Balega Blister Resist socks. They are made of mohair (still a natural fiber, but hypoallergenic), so should not aggravate a wool allergy.

I've recently started wearing these after so many people here recommended them. They're fab.

I tried them once and never used them again. It felt like my feet were encased in a furnace. I can’t do wool socks — FYI ... that’s probably why I keep loosing toenails.

sarahthes · January 2018

PastorVincent wrote: »

MobyCarp wrote: »

PastorVincent wrote: »

Fellow Garmin/Fitbit/whatever device wearing runners that also wear it while sleeping overnight... do you find it is tight when you wake up? Like if I have it comfortable when I lay down, when I get up in the morning it is tight enough to be uncomfortable and leave a physical impression of itself in my skin.

Is that normal? I have to assume that means my wrist got bigger at night for some reason? Fluid retention while laying down?

I have never noticed mine being tighter in the morning. Obviously, your wrist is swelling overnight; the open question is why? If it's a normal consequence of some health issue you're already managing, it's no big deal. If it's something new and different, I'd want to know what is causing it.

More seriously, that is kind of why I asked. I have not worn a watch to bed for decades so did not know if some swelling at night was normal or not. I kind of suspect it is, and at least a couple people here so far have mentioned some similar experience.

You can add another data point to your survey. It doesn't happen to me every single night, but it does when I've had high sodium intake, at certain points in my cycle, and other times when I notice water retention (e.g. carb binge, new workout routine, etc).

Mari33a · January 2018

01/01 4.06 miles
03/01 3.80 miles Phew that was one stormy run!
05/01 3.61 miles - ate too close to running a bit sluggish
18/01 4.24 miles- found it hard to breath. probably a mix of it being very cold and 11 days since last run.
19/01 4.22 miles

LaurenFOB2301 · January 2018

HRKinchen wrote: »

Good luck, @LaurenFOB2301! You'll do great!

Thank you! I see you've been rockin' it this week!

zdyb23456 · January 2018

1/1 5.9miles
1/2 5miles
1/3 13.1miles!
1/4 5miles
1/5 8.4miles
1/6 4miles
1/7 rest
1/8 6.67miles
1/9 5miles
1/10 6miles
1/11 13.1miles!
1/12 8.09miles
1/13 4miles
1/14 rest
1/15 5.75miles
1/16 6.15miles
1/17 9.17miles
1/18 5miles
1/19 13.1miles!

Well, I did it today! I went straight to the gym after dropping the kids off, used the rest room and set off. Boy my legs felt heavy the first few miles, but then I started feeling better. There were several sections with ice and crunchy snow so I had to be careful not to fall, I’m just glad it was still frozen and my feet stayed dry.

I finished in just under 2hours and 4minutes. I had plenty of time to shower and pick up the kids from their half day of school.

zdyb23456 · January 2018

@seanevan10 there is no shame in having a cleaning lady! I did it when I was working full-time with a baby. It definitely helped relieve some of the pressure.

As long as you aren’t cleaning for the cleaning lady

AmyOutOfControl · January 2018

Orphia wrote: »

January 2018 runs:

01 Jan – 5 km parkrun 28:08
02 Jan – 21.2 km half marathon 2:12:33
04 Jan – 6.7 km
06 Jan – 5 km parkrun 29:09 so freaking warm!!
07 Jan – 18 km
10 Jan – 13.1 km
11 Jan – 11 km
13 Jan – 5 km parkrun 28:29 & made a new Strava friend
14 Jan – 16 km pretending to be a F1 racing driver
16 Jan – 10 km
19 Jan – 5 km practicing pacing using Garmin alerts 29:45

Jan goal: 170 km
Jan total: 116 km

I'm being a (30 minute) pacer for parkrun (5km) on Saturday.

It will be my first time as a pacer, so I set up my Garmin to give me alerts if I go slightly over or under 6 min per km, and did a practice run this morning.

Did it today in 29:45. Hopefully will be even closer when I'm running on the exact course where I know the km markers. I've got 2 people wanting to follow me to get under 30 minutes, so the pressure is on!

@Orphia Hooray for pacers! I never would have made it though the marathon I ran in December without the supportive (and talkative) pacer I followed. I hope you help someone achieve their goal!

_nikkiwolf_ · January 2018

girlinahat wrote: »

On the theme of socks…..I run a lot in wet stuff. It’s the UK, we like rain and mud, snow we don’t really get, but mud? Yep, by the bucketload. The only problem is…..I’m allergic to wool. I mean, maybe it would make me run faster, having a burning itching sensation in my feet that I couldn’t wait to soothe, but I’ll pass. Anyone got any good NON-natural fibre suggestions?

@girlinahat Since you live in the UK, I actually have a suggestion that will be much easier for you to buy than for our US-friends: the Kiprun socks from decathlon ( https://www.decathlon.co.uk/kiprun-thin-socks-id_8489203.html ). I just saw that you only get them in black and white, while we also have blue as a third color available in France. But other than that, they should work quite well on the island too

They also have a model with thicker fabric, if you prefer that, and higher/lower cut ones. But make sure you get some from the Kiprun line, not the "Eliofeel", those are okay too but not as nice.

--

I just combined my run tonight with a visit to the supermarket to complete my race outfit for tomorrow:

triple thickness, made with 30% less C02 and from 25% vegetable fibres. What more can a girl ask for in a new dress?

It seems 130 litre was the right "size", they go down below my knees, but aren't too roomy. 260 l would have been way too large, 100 l might have been a bit too short. I really hope the weather forecast is wrong and I won't need them tonight; especially since if I already get drenched in the first race, even a fancy garbage bag poncho won't make waiting for the second race too much fun. But since I signed up for both races myself, I guess I can't really complain!

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