January 2018 Running Challenge
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@PastorVincent Hugs for the financial low period, and for the electricity outage!
Am I a bad person for telling people what I want for my birthday and Christmas, ie running shoes or gear?
@katharmonic @HRKinchen That Niagara Falls HM sounds so epic!!!
@KeepRunningFatboy Woah, your fitness must be off the charts!! I'm sure you are going to do brilliantly in your marathon on Saturday!
@kat_ontherun Yay for your distance PB!! Stupid feet letting the body down! 
Dammit, I'm replying to things all over the place. Damn technology can't keep up with me, or rather vice versa.
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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
20 Jan – 5 km parkrun pacer 29:40
21 Jan – 30.6 km
24 Jan – 10 km
25 Jan – 5.5 km sprints
Jan goal: 170 km
Jan total: 166.5 km
FINALLY managed to sort out programming a workout in my Garmin (Fenix 5).
It worked!
I did a 1 km warmup, then 10 x (1 minute sprint, 1 minute rest), then 1 km cool down.
Feel like a badass runner now!
And so close to my goal! Think I'm going to now aim for achieving the 200 km monthly Strava Distance Challenge.7 -
January 1 — 4.15 miles
January 3 — 4.25 miles
January 5 — 4.12 miles
January 7 — 4.15 miles
January 9 — 9.27 miles
January 12 — 5.14 miles
January 14 — 4.1 miles
January 16 — 3.35 miles
January 18 — 4.1 miles
January 20 — 9.25 miles
January 22 — 4.14 miles
January 24 — 4.27 miles
January total — 60.29/75 miles
Still waiting for the reflective vest I ordered; I think it might be at the post office for me to pick up. It seems like it took a circuitous route to get here, according to USPS tracking history.
I live in Ontario, Canada, about 75 miles northeast of Detroit. The package left from Seattle, WA, went to Phoenix, AZ, then Los Angeles, CA, then Detroit, then Toronto, before getting to my local post office. I don’t understand the Phoenix or Los Angeles detour. USPS is weird.6 -
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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
24/01 3.61 miles
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juliet3455 wrote: »@7lenny7 You have way more screws in your shoe than I do. I only have screws placed around the outer edge of the shoe, none in the middle of the Heel Pad or the Ball of the foot. I do have 2 rows at the front of the toe to ensure a good push off. The front row only touch's down as you push off, during most of the stride it is just barely touching the ground/ice. Good to hear about positive PT experience.
Can you post a picture of your layout?kat_ontherun wrote: »Today was amazing! I ran 5.1 miles - a new distance PR! My last PR was 5 - but it still counts for something! I did a fartlek ladder type of run today which helped to mix things up. Honestly, I wasn't even tired when I was done. I could have easily gone a couple more miles if my toes didn't start to swell up and my feet didn't start hurting. My mind and the rest of my body was wanting to continue - but I didn't want to hurt my feet too much so I stopped.
My 75 mile goal - I might have to bring it down to 60, but I will give it my all. I can honestly say that even if I have to lower my goal, I'm in the best shape that I've ever been in my life! Keep crushing those miles everyone - it IS making a difference!
Well said, and congrats!!
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@7lenny7 I agree about the MFP phone app for Community. I only use it if I need to add a photo to a post. I always wait till I'm at home to read the forums and post.
Whereas the phone app is awesome for logging food. I never use the PC to do that.
I'm going on holiday next month, so that will be a test of my patience, with only the phone for posting!
Cool info from the PT! I like how she doesn't recommend 180 cadence. That's common, but seems to be too aggressive.
Hip drop? Have you been tested for (a) fallen arche(s) by a podiatrist?
Same here. The phone app is way better for food entry, but use my computer for this thread. 1 -
@orphia - awesome! I love my Fenix 5! I have the white gold - wear it all the time. I went to a fancy dinner and realized it didn't really go with my little black dress though.
Very rough week. A student (junior) at my high school had an aneurysm Monday morning and died last night. It's not a girl that I taught. The whole school is just ... well... you can imagine.
Hug your family.
1/1 - 4.5 miles #RWRunStreak Day 40!!! I’m done!
1/2 - REST day!
1/3 - Strength training - glutes/arms
1/4 - 5 miles
1/5 - strength training - glutes/arms W4C
1/6 - 8 miles
1/7 - strength training - arms only
1/8 - strength training - glutes
1/9 - 4 miles
1/10 - REST day
1/11 - 4 miles
1/12 - 3.75 miles
1/13 - 44 miles biking
1/14 - 3 miles + glutes
1/15 - REST
1/16 - StrengthTraining - S1-A
1/17 - 4 miles
1/18 - Strength training S1-B
1/19 - 3 miles + strength training S1-C
1/20 - 43 miles biking
1/21 - 10 miles!
1/22 - REST
1/23 - 4 miles
1/24 - 4 miles + strength S1-D
1/25 - strength S2-A
Upcoming:
Daytona Beach HM - 2/4/1915 -
I live in Ontario, Canada, about 75 miles northeast of Detroit. The package left from Seattle, WA, went to Phoenix, AZ, then Los Angeles, CA, then Detroit, then Toronto, before getting to my local post office. I don’t understand the Phoenix or Los Angeles detour. USPS is weird.
They seem so counterintuitive sometimes don't they. I'm currently watching a package for work wend its way across the continental US from Florida to Alberta. It appears they shipped it ground...1 -
6.5 on treadmill today. It was possible to do the outside run but I didn't feel like dealing with the cold today.
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1/1 - 4 miles
1/2 - 5 miles
1/3 - 5 miles
1/4 - rest day
1/5 - 6 miles
1/6 - Skip's indoor track and field meet
1/7 - 6 miles
1/8 - 0 had long work day
1/9 - 7 miles
1/10 - 6 miles
1/11 - 6 miles
1/12 - 0 miles rest day
1/13 - 0 miles life got in the way day
1/14 - 8 miles
1/15 - 0 miles - Skip had a meet
1/16 - 5 snowy miles with Skip
1/17 - 4 miles
1/18 - 0 had to get to work early and worked late
1/19 - 0 same as above
1/20 - 10 miles
1/21 - 4 miles
1/22 - 0 miles
1/23 - 8 miles
1/24 - 0 miles
1/25 - 5 miles
89 of 110 miles
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Managed to get another 4 miles in yesterday. 39/50 miles for Jan!5
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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.
1/3 - 4 more 'mill miles.
1/4 - 5.1 treadmill miles at Trek Class, then upper body weights.
1/5 - Unplanned rest day.
1/6 - 4 treadmill miles, then upper body weights.
1/7 - Another 4 on the 'mill. Finally could have run outside, but my son asks me to take him to the gym
1/8 - Nothing yet, but planning an odd (for me) evening run.
1/8 - 4.8 miles. First outdoor run in a while. Almost got hit by cars twice...people are stupid.
1/9 - Rest day.
1/10 - 5 miles outside...woot!
1/11 - Snow day (really?!?). Stayed home with kids, snuck to Y in late afternoon for 4 treadmill miles and some weights.
1/12 - Really sore in the low back, hips and knees. Gonna wait and see.
1/13 - 5 treadmill miles. Didn't hurt to run, but the rest of the day was very sore / stiff.
1/14 - Rest day.
1/15 - 10.5 "miles" on stationary bike, then upper body weights.
1/16 - Rest day.
1/17 - 10.5 miles on stationary bike and upper body weights.
1/18 - 4.5 treadmill miles at Trek Class. Didn't do the inclines as directed, will see how hip feels today.
1/19 - Rest day.
1/20 - 4.6 miles outside. Felt good during, but not so good later in the day
1/21 - 10.5 miles on stationary bike and upper body weights.
1/22 - Rest day.
1/23 - 4 treadmill miles at Trek Class. Again, took it easy on the inclines, and stopped about 10 minutes early.
1/24 - Planned to head to gym for stationary and weights...overslept, as did my kids...ugh!
1/25 - 5 miles outside. Will see how my hip feels later today.
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katharmonic wrote: »A new race on the calendar - the Niagara Falls Women's Half in June. Sounds like a fun event with views of the falls - twice! Promises a great swag bag with wine and cosmetics, your medal put on by a firefighter and "Port-a-potties with flowers and lavender scent". LOL. They also promise a 1 to 40 potty to runner ratio (standard is apparently 1 to 100).
Looks like I have a new bucket list addition.
Me too! I checked it out for this year but I get back from a week's vacation that week and work would probably frown upon me taking off again.1 -
I did this last year - a virtual race where it talked about the planets - for British Science week. This year it is the sea! Doesn't start till March but you can sign up now.
https://runtothedeep.com/
It is a 10K - it was fun and educational!
It's free too!
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katharmonic wrote: »A new race on the calendar - the Niagara Falls Women's Half in June. Sounds like a fun event with views of the falls - twice! Promises a great swag bag with wine and cosmetics, your medal put on by a firefighter and "Port-a-potties with flowers and lavender scent". LOL. They also promise a 1 to 40 potty to runner ratio (standard is apparently 1 to 100).
Looks like I have a new bucket list addition.
Me too! I checked it out for this year but I get back from a week's vacation that week and work would probably frown upon me taking off again.
Oh too bad. If anyone does decide to do it, be sure to let me know! It would be fun to try to meet up!
Edited to add @ddmom0811 that looks pretty cool. I signed up so I can check it out.2 -
@ddmom0811 I'm so sorry to hear about the student at your school. Incredibly tragic. There will be some sad, tough times ahead for everyone but often a tragic death will bring a community closer.juliet3455 wrote: »@7lenny7 You have way more screws in your shoe than I do. I only have screws placed around the outer edge of the shoe, none in the middle of the Heel Pad or the Ball of the foot. I do have 2 rows at the front of the toe to ensure a good push off. The front row only touch's down as you push off, during most of the stride it is just barely touching the ground/ice. Good to hear about positive PT experience.
@juliet3455 I went a bit overboard with my layout, and I was in a hurry putting them in. With the deep snow I had to run through I was thinking I needed more screws to ensure traction, and figure since I was running on snow the screws below my heel and ball of foot wouldn't bother me. The heel screws didn't, but the ball of foot screws did. You're layout is how I would normally do it. In hindsight I shouldn't have posted that photo so the pattern doesn't get copied.
@garygse I hope I didn't sound preachy, just would hate to see you get reinjured. Sounds like you're doing it right.
@katharmonic perhaps that's the race which would entice my wife to start running!
@kat_ontherun congrats on the distance PR! That's awesome!
@orphia the PT did say that 180 is optimal that the point is to get you landing directly under your hips. I'm reaching out just a little bit past my hips with and average cadence of 160 so she wants me to increase that by about 5%. The cadence number is the key point, it's the landing point. Working on cadence just helps you get there. If you have the proper landing, all three joints (hips, knees, ankles) absorb the impact equally so there's less risk of injury. My hip drop is due to a weak gluteus medius. As I land on my right foot, my left hip is dropping 7% off the horizontal plane. A stronger right glute med would do a better job holding up the left hip, and IIRC, reduce the tension in my right IT band. I think that's correct. All the great information she gave me was like drinking from a firehose. A bit overwhelming to try to remember it all. I'm getting a list of things to go over with her tomorrow at my next appointment and one thing is to go over my mechanics again.
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@ddmom0811 so sorry to hear that. I guess it is a reminder that any of us can go at any time and to treasure the time we have more.0
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@garygse I hope I didn't sound preachy, just would hate to see you get reinjured. Sounds like you're doing it right.
Ditto!
@katharmonic- That Niagra half does sound amazing. I plan to look into it. I take my mom on a mini vacation every other year. We went to Niagra Falls one year and it was her favorite. Sounds like it might be a great reason to return!
I am looking forward to this evening's run. Forecast is sunny (well sunset, but even better) and 45! What does that feel like???? If only I could remember!4 -
201.27 miles of 200 mile goal
1/1 Run 2.07 miles
1/2 Run 2.01 miles
1/3 Run 6.51 miles
1/4 Run 2.51 miles
1/5 Run 8.13 miles
1/6 Run 13.16 miles
1/7 Run 3.55 miles
1/8 Run 6.36 miles
1/9 Run 6.24 miles
1/10 Run 8.23 miles
1/11 Run 8.18 miles
1/12 Run 6.35 miles
1/13 Run 6.75 miles
1/14 Run 11.28 miles
1/15 Run 13.38 miles
1/16 Run 8.01 miles
1/17 Run 10.2 miles
1/18 Run 14.12 miles
1/19 Run 7.02 miles
1/20 Run 14.14 miles
1/20 Run 3.02 miles
1/21 Run 7.02 miles
1/22 Run 7.61 miles
1/23 Run 6.56 miles
1/24 Run 9.17 miles
1/25 Run 9.41 miles4 -
@7lenny7 @lporter229 I definitely didn't take either of your comments as preachy at all; I'm actually very appreciative of the reminder to keep taking things easy and not push myself too hard...I just wanted to clarify what I meant by easy, and that zero-pain is very much a requirement of my runs! ☺️4
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Kody & I ran 5 miles last night. I had absolutely ZERO pain, discomfort, or niggles from my IT band so I'm very encouraged by that. Twice on this run I had dogs come up and join us. The first time the owner was outside, so I ran back to their yard so their dog would follow and they could retrieve it. The second time there was no owner in site so I kept running as the dog followed us. I had about a half mile before I'd pass the yard again and figured I could drop the dog off then if it continued to follow us. At some point the dog stopped and turned back. I assume it made it back to its home.
I'll run another 5 tonight. It will be the first time I've run two days in a row since Nov 30/Dec 1!
December Total: 70 miles
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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!
1/20 5miles
1/21 rest
1/22 6.42miles
1/23 6.14miles
1/24 7miles
1/25 8.18miles
6 miles then 8 strides. Cold this morning! Broke out the head band and gloves. Still feel a bit chilled even after a hot shower. I keep reminding myself how much better to run in the cold than the heat and humidity of the summer!!
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01/01/2018 - 3.0 miles
01/02/2018 - 4.0 miles
01/03/2018 - Rest Day
01/04/2018 - Unplanned Rest Day
01/05/2018 - 3.52 miles
01/06/2018 - Unplanned Rest Day
01/07/2018 - 2.52 miles
01/08/2018 - Rest Day Due to rain
01/09/2018 - 3.09 miles
01/10/2018 - Unplanned Rest Day
01/11/2018 - 4.0 miles on treadmill
01/12/2018 - 3.01 miles
01/13/2018 - 6.67 miles
01/14/2018 - Rest Day
01/15/2018 - Rest Day
01/16/2018 - Me being lazy and did not run
01/17/2018 - Louisiana ice apocalypse - The state was shut down
01/18/2018 - 4.0 miles
01/19/2018 - No run
01/20/2018 - 3.10 miles
01/21/2018 - 3.58 miles
01/22/2018 - Rain out due to thunderstorms
01/23/2018 - 4.07 miles
01/24/2018 - Rest Day
01/25/2018 - 4.05 miles
48.61/75 miles
After an awesome run on Tuesday, today's run was a disappointment It took me forever to get out the door and start running and then in mile 3 a had slowed down way too much. Sped back up for mile 4. It was also a cold morning for me - and I was not dressed as well as I should have been for the cold.
Saturday is my long run and it looks like we will have thunderstorms all day, so I maybe on the treadmill on Saturday.
@ddmom0811 - Sorry about the student at your school. Prayers for the school and family. I am also checking out the virtual race you posted - sounds interesting!
Upcoming races (Question marks are races not yet registered for):
Louisiana Marathon Quarter Marathon - 01/13/2018 - Done
Mardi Gras Mambo 10K -02/17/2018
Q50 Races Sunset Gulf - 6.5 miles 3/24/2018
BIG EASY BIG HEART 5K 7/21/2018 - ?4 -
Speaking of Niagara Falls, I took my kids last summer while we were in Buffalo visiting family. My dad used to take us every year when we were kids and it kind of lost it’s awe... but last year I was reminded how truly beautiful and amazing it is.
I would totally sign up for the HM if it was at the end of June!
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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
24/01 3.61 miles
25/01 3.69 miles
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First off - @AlphaHowls - Congrats on hitting goal! Your mileage is inspiring.
Another day without nausea today. Maybe I'm over the hump? I hit the treadmill before step class, hoping to squeeze in 3 miles. I had 30 minutes to work with, so I set the time on the treadmill for 30 minutes and just went for it. I was really close to an even 1/2 of a mile as the 30 minute mark neared, so I bumped the timer up a minute to let myself get there. Ended up with 3.5 miles in 30:18 (8:38/mile pace - about 5:20/km, I think? I'm bad at metric...).
Went straight to my step class and got through it with no issues today. Burned 420 calories, which is right about on target.
1/02/18 - 1.75 miles + Step class
1/04/18 - 3.50 miles + Step class
1/05/18 - 5.75 miles
1/08/18 - 2.00 miles + Power Pump class
1/09/18 - 2.50 miles + Step class
1/10/18 - 6.00 miles
1/11/18 - 2.50 miles + Step class
1/12/18 - 4.00 miles
1/14/18 - 8.00 miles
1/17/18 - 5.00 miles
1/18/18 - 5.00 miles
1/19/18 - 7.00 miles
1/21/18 - 6.25 miles
1/22/18 - 3.10 miles + Power Pump class
1/23/18 - Step class
1/24/18 - 5.65 miles
1/25/18 - 3.50 miles + Step class
Total: 71.5 miles / 60 mile goal7 -
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
01/23/2018: C25K W3D1
01/25/2018: C25K W3D2
I'm starting to wish everyday was run day, but I'm also smart enough to know if I increase too much, too soon, I'm setting myself up for injury. It's the same approach when conditioning my horse to ride 50+ mile endurance rides). After reading some posts here, I am going to spend some time looking at form and cadence to see how to best apply them.
I'm hoping I can try a Ride and Tie this summer, too!!
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@Link2Life I've heard about Ride & Tie's, that sounds very cool! The Trail Runner Nation podcast did a nice episode on the sport.1
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