January 2018 Running Challenge

01/02/2018: C25K W1D1
01/11/2018: C25K W1D2
01/15/2018: C25K W1D3
01/17/2018: C25K W2D1
01/19/2018: C25K W2D2
01/21/2018: C25K W2D3 (And then I went snowshoeing for 2 miles)

I'm going to sign up for a Beginner's Running class. Starts in April and goes through Mid June. Every Tues the class meets for a 30 minute run followed by an hour of instruction. Graduation is a 5k. I took it back in 2014 and quit running after the class was over. This year, I vow to not stop!

~ Link2Life

hello. I'm a somewhat beginner runner. I've ran before but only up to 3 miles. I would like to make this year different. I would like to run up to at least 3 miles in my first month and build up to at least a mile more per month thereafter. I love to walk but after a while of walking I just want to run. I have trouble with fasciitis so it's been hard to stay consisted with the running. I've been trying different running shoes and paddings. We'll see how this year goes!!

1/1-4 miles New Years run
1/2-4.1 miles dreadmill intervals+ "Functional Training with Stella"
1/3-4.4 miles+ stretching/PT
1/4-3.7 miles trail running
1/5-Rest day
1/6-7 miles
1/7-9 miles total (6 @ tempo pace)
1/8- Rest day-"Functional Training with Stella"
1/9-4.2 miles dreadmill intervals 8 X 400m @ 5k pace+ P90X3 Dynamix
1/10-6 miles
1/11-5.6 miles (includes 2.4 miles with Stella)
1/12-30 minutes strength training + 10 min stationary bike
1/13-8 miles on the dreadmill w/ 6 @ tempo pace
1/14-rest day due to traveling
1/15-10 miles in the snow and ice
1/16-P90X3 Total Synergystics
1/17-4.3 miles dreadmill intervals 6X600 @ 8.5-9mph
1/18-nothing
1/19- 5 miles
1/20-8.7 miles
1/21-9.3 miles


I am just checking in after a long weekend and with over 200 new posts, I think I will just have to forget about trying to catch up. This past week has been a bit off because my mother was visiting from Pittsburgh and it threw my schedule off. I did not get in all of my planned miles, but I came pretty close. I ended up working late on Thursday and missing my planned 6-8 mile run because mom was wanting to do something when I got home. Friday was supposed to be a rest day, so I ran then instead, but was only able to fit in 5 miles. On Saturday I met with my group in the morning and did 8.7 instead of the planned 7. Afterwards I drove to Pittsburgh to take mom home and to attend a funeral. My plan was to get up on Sunday before driving home and run on the trail by my mom's house. Temps were supposed to be in the low 40s, so I packed accordingly. However, on Sunday it turned out to be colder than planned and I was underdressed for my run. In addition, even though there had been a warm up, the trail was a mix of packed snow and very slick ice and I had not packed my trail shoes. I attempted about a tenth of a mile and realized that there was no way I was going to want to do 9 miles on that surface, so I turned around and drove back to mom's. I would have to stop somewhere along the way on the drive back to Cincy and fit my run in.

As I was driving, I made the decision to stop in Wheeling, WV at Oglebay state park for a run. We used to go there as a kid to see the Christmas lights and I knew that it was not far off the highway. What I did not remember though was how darn hilly the park is (WV, duh?). This weekend was supposed to be the start of a recovery week in the training plan, so I tried to take it easy, but there is only so much "easy" you can do on a hilly course unless you walk, which would have defeated the purpose since the entire run I was either going up or down a hill. It was a very pretty run though. I managed to get in 9.3 miles before heading home, but my legs definitely felt it. There was a lot of cruise control happening on the remaining 3.5 hour drive home.

@LaurenFOB2301 - That sounds like a pretty minor ankle roll (ouch on falling, though!). I'd recommend making sure that you move it as much as possible--to the extent that it does not hurt any worse. Honestly, the fact that you were able to (and did) run on it immediately after is great news (and good therapy).

When I first started running again after my ankle surgery, I promptly rolled that same ankle when I stepped on the edge of a pothole in the road. Literally 1/2 mile into my planned run. It hurt SO BAD when I did it that I just stood there and was on the verge of tears. I started walking, and as the pain dulled, I started running. Went ahead and did the full 4 miles that I had planned, and I think that was the best thing I could have done. I felt totally back to normal within just a couple of days. Hopefully you have a similarly quick recovery!