January 2018 Running Challenge
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@MobyCarp - RIP favorite gloves! Good to hear you're still feeling mostly okay the day after and that your rehab is coming along.
@sarahthes - my husband wanted to know, does your son have a brother or was the black magic marker self-inflicted as well? Brilliant picture, glad to hear your carpet and sanity survived the experience.
My stupid heel is still badly blistered but I'm much happier since I have a hydrocolloidal bandage on it. So of course I put my knee out, trying to get a good look at the back of my heel! But I put my brace on and ran anyway and it seems no worse for wear.
Easy 5k, and the good news is that our easy 5k, including hills, stops for traffic, and dodging small children with new bicycles, is now only 32 minutes, only about thirty seconds off from our PR. And instead of feeling wiped afterwards we fartleked around the boardwalk - which is a fancy way of saying one of us would just sprint off at random and we would race each other until either my husband pulled ahead and and won or he ran out of sprint stamina and I caught back up and I won. He can totally run me into the ground as far as speed, but I have a lot more staying power.
It was just absolutely gorgeous weather today, tons of people on the trails. We met ALL THE DOGGIES there were so many doggies at the park!
Jan 28: 5k plus about a half mile fartlek
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juliet3455 wrote: »
Interesting. I do not think I land my foot on any part of the shoe where you have a screw. I might need experiment. I do have Yaktraks though so probably just try them first if the conditions ever warrant it.0 -
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Well, I wrote a long post, and the forum said it needed to be approved before being visible, and it's not visible so I guess it got eaten. Take 2!
Beautiful day at the park today - did an easy 5k and the nice bit was our "easy" 5k is only 30 seconds slower than our last week's race pace PR. 32 minutes. Plus, instead of feeling wiped afterwards we fartleked around the boardwalk, which is a fancy way of saying we kept racing each other. My husband is way faster than I am, but I have more stamina, so who wins is basically a matter of who quits first.
My heel is still blistered but I'm much happier with a hydro colloidal bandage on it. And naturally my knee went out when I was trying to get a good look at my heel. I put my brace on and ran anyway and it seems not to have done any harm.
Jan 28: 5k plus some fartleking
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8 miles with the pup tonight. Just a slight niggle in the right knee during the last mile. I'm overdue for doing my glute workout.
88 miles for the month. Most since last April but well under last years 150 during January.8 -
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 26 — 4.1 miles
January 28 — 9.35 miles
January total — 73.74/75 miles
Felt pretty wiped during my long run today. I was hoping for 10 but quit early. I guess I need to stop running them fasted.
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@ceciliaslater Bravo on your fastest ten miles ever!My son survived his attempt to paint the town with chocolate syrup. As did the rug...
@sarahthes That picture freaked me out. I couldn't work out what he was doing with all that Vegemite.
And I LOOOOOVE chocolate!_nikkiwolf_ wrote: »@Orphia Such a beautiful scenery at our parkrun! And I admire you for going there so regularly. We have a parkrun in the area now too (25min away by car), but the combination of getting up early on a Saturday, in addition to spending more time in the car than running, means I only went twice. I was thinking maybe in summer I could go by bike. But then it will take me 50min, so I would have to get up even earlier. I guess there is a reason I do so few races...
@_nikkiwolf_ Oh, no, don't think I travel 100 km most weeks. I walk to my local parkrun, which takes me 30 minutes. I'm with you and think 25-30 minutes would be too long doing nothing.KeepRunningFatboy wrote: »I think we all run for similar reasons. Oh what's his name, @skippygirlsmom @shanaber the fella that stopped at McDonald's on his marathon? He overcame er fought some battles, Burke?. Lone Wolf has hip replacements, kitty-depression, I've never been right... I'd guess the majority of runners are using running to cope, deal and be the best version of themselves (like in The Good Pace). Haha! Lots of TV for me! I've had too much ice cream.
Addictions, OCD, depression, anxiety, illness, eating disorders, abuse, and so on... the more immersed in the running community I’ve become, I swear half of us are Forest Gump running away from inner turmoil.
@KeepRunningFatboy That takes my breath away.
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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
27 Jan – 10.2 km including parkrun 27:59
29 Jan – 8.1 km
Jan goal: 170 km
Jan total: 185 km
Very warm and humid this morning here in SE Australia.
Felt like crap, but dragged myself along for 8 km... then felt fantastic all day.6 -
So, I got curious about HM training today and stumbled across a 12-week schedule that starts with 2-mile easy runs and a 4-mile long run in Week 1 and would line up perfectly with a 5K and a 10K that I already had on my race list for this year. So now I'm wondering... Can I really do it? Could I really get myself HM ready so soon? Am I nuts? Ok, don't answer that last one, but... I do need a reality check. I just started running 5Ks nonstop last week. Can I really do this?
@HRKinchen
N=1:
It took me nearly 7 months to go from 5 km to a HM, and I was increasing pretty much per the 10% rule. (Though a true geek might be able to the maths better than me.)
I did it without injury.
I love your enthusiasm , but I recommend not setting all your hopes on completing the first HM plan you found today.
I'd recommend reading more about HM plans, and increasing mileage by just running a bit more each week, staying healthy, and achieving lots of milestones as you go, until you do a HM in as long as it takes. xo
Sometimes our goal-setting needs training too.4 -
_nikkiwolf_ wrote: »@Orphia Such a beautiful scenery at our parkrun! And I admire you for going there so regularly. We have a parkrun in the area now too (25min away by car), but the combination of getting up early on a Saturday, in addition to spending more time in the car than running, means I only went twice. I was thinking maybe in summer I could go by bike. But then it will take me 50min, so I would have to get up even earlier. I guess there is a reason I do so few races...
@_nikkiwolf_ Oh, no, don't think I travel 100 km most weeks. I walk to my local parkrun, which takes me 30 minutes. I'm with you and think 25-30 minutes would be too long doing nothing.
We drive 30 minutes just to run our regular run - back about ten years ago this used to be a walkable neighborhood but then we got shot at twice. Well technically only one time did someone shoot AT us but there were guns fired in our vicinity on two occasions, so we stopped walking here. And it's gone downhill since. A thirty minute drive to a better neighborhood is a small thing.6 -
I made goal!!! I am going to think about my goal for February. I want to make sure it is realistic, since I will be travelling, but still challenging.9 -
rheddmobile wrote: »_nikkiwolf_ wrote: »@Orphia Such a beautiful scenery at our parkrun! And I admire you for going there so regularly. We have a parkrun in the area now too (25min away by car), but the combination of getting up early on a Saturday, in addition to spending more time in the car than running, means I only went twice. I was thinking maybe in summer I could go by bike. But then it will take me 50min, so I would have to get up even earlier. I guess there is a reason I do so few races...
@_nikkiwolf_ Oh, no, don't think I travel 100 km most weeks. I walk to my local parkrun, which takes me 30 minutes. I'm with you and think 25-30 minutes would be too long doing nothing.
We drive 30 minutes just to run our regular run - back about ten years ago this used to be a walkable neighborhood but then we got shot at twice. Well technically only one time did someone shoot AT us but there were guns fired in our vicinity on two occasions, so we stopped walking here. And it's gone downhill since. A thirty minute drive to a better neighborhood is a small thing.
How scary! @rheddmobile 30 km would be totally worth it in that situation! Hugs!
Aren't you able to run outdoors at all from home?0 -
January goal: 30km
January 7 - 3.29 - 3.29
January 9 - 3.44 - 7.73
January 12 - 3.48 - 11.21
January 14 - 3.47 - 14.68
January 16 - 3.47 - 18.15
January 18 - 3.52 - 21.67
January 22 - 3.22 - 24.89
January 25 - 4.25 - 29.14
January 28 - 3.04 - 32.18
Reached the goal with 1 more run to go in January, but I won't adjust the goal. Next run is tomorrow, W2D3 of the 5to10K and it will have me running for 45 minutes. It's been a while since I ran that long, so I'm feeling a bit anxious, but on the other hand looking forward to it as it will probably be my first 5K since restarting.
@rheddmobile , that's very scary, I can't imagine the stress every time you go out on foot...
@penko47 , well done!
@HRKinchen , I totally understand your enthusiasm, have caught myself thinking "I'll start training for HM after I finish 10K" many times already
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rheddmobile wrote: »We drive 30 minutes just to run our regular run - back about ten years ago this used to be a walkable neighborhood but then we got shot at twice. Well technically only one time did someone shoot AT us but there were guns fired in our vicinity on two occasions, so we stopped walking here. And it's gone downhill since. A thirty minute drive to a better neighborhood is a small thing.
Wow, yeah, drive that 30 mins! Dang, any possibility to move out of that mess?0 -
@mobycarp - sorry about the fall and gloves. Stupid sidewalks. I once tripped over those little blue lights that are in the road that are only about 1/2” tall.
@keeprunningfatboy - love the medal!
@JessicaMcB- I can’t even imagine walking to my car in the driveway in that weather, let alone run. But you probably couldn’t imagine running in 99% humidity and 85 degrees at 4:30 in the morning, lol.
@pastorvincent - so true - 90% mental if not even a higher percentage.
It doesn’t look like I will meet my January goal - but I’m feeling good about my running and other workouts and I’ve been better about rest days… so not going to beat myself up over it. I'm not going to run much this week to taper for HM. Was going to do 3 this morning but it is pouring rain this morning. Probably do arms at gym this afternoon.
This weekend I did great on cycling. I was shocked because we haven’t gotten to bike much due to rain/cold. Yesterday I kept up with the cycling group going up two hills (Florida hills are just bridges over water or highways). Usually I fall a little bit back and then on the way down the hill, race like mad to catch up. I just finished the book I mentioned “How Bad Do You Want It?” and I was using a technique in there - “yeah, this is going to hurt like hell ...” and it worked! So I plan on using that mind game in Sunday’s HM.
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
1/26 - 4.5 miles w/intervals + S2-B
1/27 - 44 miles cycling
1/28 - 56 miles cycling — 100 mile weekend!
1/29 -
Upcoming:
Daytona Beach HM - 2/4/196 -
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
1/26 - indoor meet
1/27 - indoor meet
1/28 - 0 miles house stuff to do
1/29 - 8 miles
97 of 110 miles
This run felt great, I wish I wasn't up against the work time clock to get there.4 -
So... I may have just signed up for 3 races on the same day... umm.7
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rheddmobile wrote: ».
@sarahthes - my husband wanted to know, does your son have a brother or was the black magic marker self-inflicted as well? Brilliant picture, glad to hear your carpet and sanity survived the experience.
Ha, both! Ian loves to colour, and hid favourite canvas is himself. His big brother would much rather play video games.
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Almost at goal. Totally wish i had set my goal in kilometers instead of miles. lol. But ima get it done cuz i refuse to fail the 1st month.
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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
1/20= 14
1/21- REST
1/22- REST
1/23- 7.3
1/24- 6.6
1/25- REST
1/26- 8.3
1/27- 14
1/28- 7.3
1/29- REST
Total: 149.3
Today's notes: Can't remember if I checked in yesterday. Yesterday was a 1:30:00 trail run. I got in 7.3 miles. It felt harder than it was, as is normal for my Sunday runs, following in the path of Friday speedwork and Saturday long run. Rest day today, and I need it. Feeling pretty tired today.
Made my nominal mileage goal for the month but, with 2 lower mileage weeks this month, I don't think I'll hit the mileage I got last month. Oh well.
Have a Runderful day!
2018 races
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
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