January 2018 Running Challenge

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  • fitoverfortymom
    fitoverfortymom Posts: 3,452 Member
    @katharmonic Thank you!

    @mustb60 Are you doing SL 5x5 and a running plan? How is that going? Hubby is getting more serious about his weight loss and fitness, and I know he'll really want to get into lifting more. I wouldn't mind more lifting, but I have running goals, too, ya know?

    @rusgolden Hal Higdon's plans have yet to steer me wrong. I've done the Novice 10k, Novice 1 HM, and now the Intermediate 10k.

    One more run for Jan for me. Supposed to be a 50 minute tempo run, which I'm typically very bad at in the early AM, but I'm just gonna give it a whirl. Hoping for some supermoon action (that's tomorrow AM, right??).

  • kevaasen
    kevaasen Posts: 173 Member
    rusgolden wrote: »
    My new goal for Feb is to attempt to do a better job at staying on top of the running group thread... that is going to be a lofty goal!! This month I have only had a chance to check in a few times and here I am now, selfishly looking for some advice...

    I am currently in week 7 of the Hal Higdon Intermediate 1 of his marathon training plan. Our church has also decided to start up a running group/club whatever you want to call it with group runs on Sunday mornings at 7. Sundays have also been my long-run day. I am training for my 1st full marathon in mid-April and don't want to jeopardize that, but I also would like to participate in the group runs. I was thinking about then doing my long run on Sat and use the group run as more of a recovery run... what say ye? If that sounds good, then trying to figure out how I should handle the rest of the week. Currently Mon and Fri are non-run days, Tues and Thurs are shorter 3-5 mile runs, Wed and Sat are 5-8 mile runs, and Sun 9-20 mile runs. If I am using Sun as recovery run day, would it be acceptable to make Thur a non-run day and move my weekend runs to Fri-Sat?

    Any help/insight would be greatly appreciated. :smile:

    May view is you can keep your current off days and run your long run on Sat and the shorter run you normally would have on Sat and run those miles on Sunday with the group. And depending on the runners, you might find others need a long run on a Sunday and you can flop that week to run short on Sat and long on Sunday as schedules and weather change. I do this with a Sat running group and leave my weekend running flexible as I can have it.
  • JulieS3103
    JulieS3103 Posts: 86 Member
    Jan 3 - biked at gym 9 miles
    Jan 6 - biked at gym 7.6 miles
    Jan 9 - 4 mile run
    Jan 10 - strength workout
    Jan 11 - 2 mile treadmill run
    Jan 14 - Samson Stomp 5K Race
    Jan 16 - 2 mile treadmill run & strength workout
    Jan 18 - 3 mile treadmill run
    Jan 20 - 3.1 mile run
    Jan 21 - Cabin Fever 5k
    Jan 23 - 2 mile treadmill run
    Jan 25 - 2 mile treadmill run
    Jan 28 - 4.1 mile run
    Jan 29 - strength workout
    Jan 30 - 2.65 mile run

    Run total 31.15 miles
    January goal 35 miles
  • rusgolden
    rusgolden Posts: 1,337 Member
    @kevaasen -- thank you. I had thought about that but wasn't sure how I would feel on Sunday after a long run on Sat. I'm at the point where my long runs are going to be distance PRs for me. I guess I can experiment this weekend and see how it goes. Thanks for your input!
  • mustb60
    mustb60 Posts: 1,090 Member
    fitoverfortymom wrote: »
    @katharmonic Thank you!

    @mustb60 Are you doing SL 5x5 and a running plan? How is that going? Hubby is getting more serious about his weight loss and fitness, and I know he'll really want to get into lifting more. I wouldn't mind more lifting, but I have running goals, too, ya know?

    @rusgolden Hal Higdon's plans have yet to steer me wrong. I've done the Novice 10k, Novice 1 HM, and now the Intermediate 10k.

    One more run for Jan for me. Supposed to be a 50 minute tempo run, which I'm typically very bad at in the early AM, but I'm just gonna give it a whirl. Hoping for some supermoon action (that's tomorrow AM, right??).

    Yes, I am doing both. Initially it was very tiring but then I tweaked the plan and it's well settled now. On lifts I progress slowly, instead of increasing load in every session I lift same weight for three sessions then go up. I run short distance on lift days and long runs the next day. Even take unplanned rest day if my body demands it, to avoid injuries. Gradually body adjusts to the work outs.
  • juliet3455
    juliet3455 Posts: 3,015 Member
    @rusgolden I agree with @kevaasen to leave your weekend running plans as flexible as possible. Until the Church Running group settles into some type of rhythm-routine you need to be able to adjust on the go. That is actually one of the biggest lesson's I have picked up from the 6 HM's I have completed and associated Training plans. Small adjustments to fit your work-life balance will not de-rail the plan. Also I am a firm believer in having a few extra weeks in the plan to allow for Life Happens or Mini Injuries. Then as you get close to the final 3-4 weeks - before the Taper - just recycle a previous period with a slightly shorter distance to act as a mini cutback/healing week before you get into the taper.

    On the road traveling for work all day and Adult Swim Club tonight so no run today.
  • 7lenny7
    7lenny7 Posts: 3,498 Member
    @rusgolden I switch my long runs between Saturday and Sunday all the time. My schedule and the weather dictate which day I do it. Normally my long run is Saturday but this weekend I want to replace my water heater Saturday so I'll do the long run Sunday. The rest of my week doesn't change regardless of what happens to my weekend. The thing you want to avoid is to put two hard runs (speed work, hill repeats, long runs) back to back.

    @garygse amazing comeback! I love seeing it.
  • PastorVincent
    PastorVincent Posts: 6,668 Member
    garygse wrote: »
    Today's run consisted of a five-mile warm up before meeting up with the group and pushing out another five miles. The group seems to be dwindling in size, with people either out sick, injured, or moving away from the state, so it'll be nice when there's more people again. Once the group run was over, I did one final lap around the area to take my run over eleven miles.

    The shin is still pain-free. :smile:

    I think tomorrow morning, I'll forego the long walk and do a "supermoon" slow run instead, to allow me to introduce more running days back to my schedule.

    Yay!!
  • 7lenny7
    7lenny7 Posts: 3,498 Member
    @shanaber "beer on the beach"...yeah, I'd run for that! Have a great race in spite of being sick. Sounds like you're on the rebound and that's great to hear.

    @Starflight00 sounds like a great run! Did that run have any sort of warmup in it before you got to the instructed zone? I tried to get at least a half mile of warm up in any run before getting to any prescribed zone. Regarding your back, be sure you are running tall, straight, and with good posture. I see some runners leaning to far forward, or lowering their head when they run. Their body isn't in a straight line with gravity when they hit the ground and the impact with the weight off center torques the body and can cause problems (like a sore back) over time.

    @ddmom0811 have an awesome time Sunday!




  • shanaber
    shanaber Posts: 6,423 Member
    @7lenny7 - I have similar problems with drivers here and they have a 4-way stop. It doesn't really help much at all. My daughter told me to keep Hobbes' full poop bag and throw it at the car as it zooms by me in the intersection. Hopefully it would break and splatter on the car or at least that is what happens in my mind. I had one situation where I almost reached out and smacked the car with my hand as it blew last me. Honestly I am amazed there aren't more accidents because these drivers just don't look. at. all.
    @Starflight00 - I agree with what @7lenny7 says about being in a straight line but would add to that to tighten your abs as they help support your back.
    @skippygirlsmom and @Elise4270 - yep I think Doug's MFP name was Codemonkey because he worked in IT. I used to have the blog for the other guy in my favorites but I deleted it when he stopped updating the blog. I often wonder what happened to him and if he is ok.
  • rusgolden
    rusgolden Posts: 1,337 Member
    edited January 2018
    @juliet3455 and @7lenny7 -- thanks for adding your thoughts as well. I will try swapping my weekend runs and see how it goes. In the past, I have given myself an extra week or two as well, but most of the plans I had originally looked at were 16 weeks and Hal's is 18, so it kind of caught me off guard when I was looking into it.

    The group run is only 3 miles this week, so I will plan on running a bit more afterward. We are going to have another cold snap this weekend, so it will be interesting to see how dedicated some of the people signed up will be, lol.
  • Elise4270
    Elise4270 Posts: 8,375 Member
    shanaber wrote: »

    Oh - @Elise4270, wasn't it @codemonkey or something like that, who stopped at McDonald's during his race? Who was the guy who had the 'handicapable running' blog?

    Yes, that's who it was, Randal Burke. He's occasionally on Strava. Nice to see he's still kickin'.

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