February 2018 Running Challenge
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191 posts!!! Note to self ... See what happens when you take rest days? Yikes no chance to catch up.
I did see something @elise4270 posted about be sure to add in some strength training and I agree!
I've been switching around trying various plans but glutes/core are so important for running. I also like to do arms... but the glutes will help you not get hurt as much. I had really bad pain down one leg and the glute strength training has really helped!
Busy weekend but I'll report on the HM either Sunday or Monday. The weather is getting hot down here, grrrr. Hoping for a colder Florida run!
2/1 - Strength Training - S3-A
2/2 - Rest
2/3 - Rest
2/4 - Daytona Beach HM
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No run today, instead I went shoe shopping. There is a small running store only like 10-15 min drive that I go to when I want to find a new brand. Prices are much higher than Amazon, but they are local and you can try the shoes on. Plus they are staffed with runners.
I wanted to try something a little different than my current NBs. So after trying on every single pair of wide shoes, I came home with these (which was the first pair they showed me, heh):
Then have less drop and feel much lighter than my NBs. They were also the only ones that felt flexible. Several other pairs all felt so stiff like I was running with wooden shoes or something. There was a pair of, I think it was Brooks, that felt like it had a large marble under the arch. Ugh. Why would that do that? Well anyways, hopefully the ones I got will live up to their price tag.
Bonus was the lady that was working there has run the 50k that I am planning to run this Spring, and she was all like "you WILL need trail shoes" - but of course, they had nothing in my size to try. They did order a pair of Altras that the guy that worked there (the one actually helping me) said should fit my foot shape. So we will see when they come in. If not I will order the NB Vazze Summit V2s that someone on this thread (last month) recommended. The running store did not carry them, but they are on Amazon for $75 and since they are NB, I should be able to guess my guess pretty well.
Now just need to do a 20-mile run tomorrow to break in the new shoes...9 -
rheddmobile wrote: »Rest day today, but I'm not gonna lie: I could really use a good run. Having a rough couple of days right now. A certain relative who gave us a knockout rose bush to plant when my son was born - as a beautiful memento that we could watch grow as he does - took it upon herself yesterday while we were at work to "prune" it back from 4.5' tall to about 12".
Plus, my grandmother passed. There are just no words. But that's two funerals in as many weekends.
Sunday can't come soon enough.
MTD: 2.75/45
YTD: 50.35/500
2/1 - 2.75
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Goals for 2018:
- Run 500 miles
- Run a nonstop (no walking) 5K
- Run/walk my first 10K
- Run 3+ trail races
- Run in 3+ states
Stretch Goal: Run/walk a HM
Races:
1/27 - Mississippi Blues Marathon 5K (Registered) - DNS
2/14 - Luv 2 Run 2.14M virtual (Registered)
2/18 - Q50 Trails Extravaganza 5M (Registered)
3/10 - Hammond Shamrock Run 5K
3/18 - Shamrockin Run 8K in NOLA
3/31 - Crescent City Classic 10K
4/20 - Star Wars Dark Side 5K in WDW (Registered)
5/12 - Q50 Cinco de Mayo Trail Race 5K
6/21 - Summer Solstice 6.21M
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I'm so sorry about your grandmother.
Roses like being pruned, hopefully it will be back soon even better than before.
Thank you. She had been ailing for a while, so it wasn't completely unexpected. And she is at peace now. Just hard.
As for the roses, it's more about our emotional attachment to the bush and the shock of coming home to such an extreme pruning (I'm a firm believer in not pruning more than 1/2 and preferably not more than 1/3), completely without warning. Like, who does that?!?
Yeah, seriously. I could not imagine going up to someone's house and being like "You know what? that plant is to big, I'll just cut." Did she give a reason?
Sorry about losing your grandmother. Even when you know it is coming it is still hard.1 -
PastorVincent wrote: »rheddmobile wrote: »Rest day today, but I'm not gonna lie: I could really use a good run. Having a rough couple of days right now. A certain relative who gave us a knockout rose bush to plant when my son was born - as a beautiful memento that we could watch grow as he does - took it upon herself yesterday while we were at work to "prune" it back from 4.5' tall to about 12". Plus, my grandmother passed. There are just no words. But that's two funerals in as many weekends.
Sunday can't come soon enough.
MTD: 2.75/45
YTD: 50.35/500
2/1 - 2.75
*****
Goals for 2018:
- Run 500 miles
- Run a nonstop (no walking) 5K
- Run/walk my first 10K
- Run 3+ trail races
- Run in 3+ states
Stretch Goal: Run/walk a HM
Races:
1/27 - Mississippi Blues Marathon 5K (Registered) - DNS
2/14 - Luv 2 Run 2.14M virtual (Registered)
2/18 - Q50 Trails Extravaganza 5M (Registered)
3/10 - Hammond Shamrock Run 5K
3/18 - Shamrockin Run 8K in NOLA
3/31 - Crescent City Classic 10K
4/20 - Star Wars Dark Side 5K in WDW (Registered)
5/12 - Q50 Cinco de Mayo Trail Race 5K
6/21 - Summer Solstice 6.21M
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I'm so sorry about your grandmother.
Roses like being pruned, hopefully it will be back soon even better than before.
Thank you. She had been ailing for a while, so it wasn't completely unexpected. And she is at peace now. Just hard.
As for the roses, it's more about our emotional attachment to the bush and the shock of coming home to such an extreme pruning (I'm a firm believer in not pruning more than 1/2 and preferably not more than 1/3), completely without warning. Like, who does that?!?
Yeah, seriously. I could not imagine going up to someone's house and being like "You know what? that plant is to big, I'll just cut." Did she give a reason?
Sorry about losing your grandmother. Even when you know it is coming it is still hard.
She said she felt responsible for it since she gave it to us, and maybe we'd been too busy with other things to prune it. I don't know. It didn't really make sense to me. We've always had a different view on pruning (which I never would've pegged as "a thing" on which two people might so passionately disagree, but there it is nonetheless): she likes to heavily prune (like "crape murder" the crape myrtles kind of pruning), and I prefer to let things grow more naturally, doing major pruning only when the natural growth threatens to become hazardous in some way (like cutting tree branches that grow into one another or reach too near my son's swingset). I should note that we live next door to one another; it's not like she drove across town with the shears or anything. Maybe she had just looked out her kitchen window and seen it all big and bushy one too many times and just couldn't help herself. I don't know. I just know that I preferred it a little on the wild side - just like my son. And now it's practically nonexistent.
Ask me about the roses again when I'm not reeling from back-to-back losses, and maybe I'll feel differently about it. Maybe. But that's how I feel today.4 -
PastorVincent wrote: »@lporter229 - I think you made the wise choice. Listen to your gut when you are out there, and if it tells you to bail out, bail out.
This! Always!
It's not uncommon for victims to say that they felt something was wrong but thought they were being silly or didn't want to make a scene. There's often a good reason for that unease.
https://www.emsworld.com/article/10319858/trust-your-gut
Gavin de Becker calls this the Gift of Fear and wrote a great book about it.
My personal philosophy is *kitten* politeness. I'd rather be safe and alive.
Someone grabbed my arm a few weeks ago when I was waiting to cross a street on my way to work and I just turned and screamed: "DON'T *kitten* TOUCH ME" He let go and tried to say but I said excuse me. I had everyone's attention so he backed off and I crossed the street. I gave no *kitten* who heard me or what he thought. No one has any need to grab my arm. I stayed sexy and didn't get murdered (hopefully someone else gets this or I just sound like a weirdo).
I also stare down every person I pass when running. I want them to know I saw them. A police officer once said eye contact is a big deterrent because 1) it shows you aren't "weak" /a target and 2) it makes them know you saw them and can identify them later. And if someone is behind me, I will change routes mid-run to see if they follow. I've done this driving too.
I may or may not have a problem with true crime.
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@PastorVincent Since those are the Saucony Ride you night also try the Saucony Peregrine for a Trail Shoe. I have the Guide and Ride in my rotation and find them to be very similar. A slight preference for the guide. My Favorite Trail shoe is the Peregrine, great tread pattern, uphill chevrons on the ball and toe, downhill oriented chevrons on the heel. They also have the Peregrine Ice - designed for the Ice covered trails.
No run to day we are getting hammered with back to back major snow storms 20-30 cm in the first one and the 2nd one promises about the same. Was supposed to travel to Grande Prairie tomorrow and overnight for my race on sunday but the road conditions are super nasty so it will probably be my first DNS.
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juliet3455 wrote: »@PastorVincent Since those are the Saucony Ride you night also try the Saucony Peregrine for a Trail Shoe. I have the Guide and Ride in my rotation and find them to be very similar. A slight preference for the guide. My Favorite Trail shoe is the Peregrine, great tread pattern, uphill chevrons on the ball and toe, downhill oriented chevrons on the heel. They also have the Peregrine Ice - designed for the Ice covered trails.
@juliet3455 they had those in the store - but they do not come in wide. I did like the tread pattern though, was very sticky on the rug.0 -
juliet3455 wrote: »@PastorVincent Since those are the Saucony Ride you night also try the Saucony Peregrine for a Trail Shoe. I have the Guide and Ride in my rotation and find them to be very similar. A slight preference for the guide. My Favorite Trail shoe is the Peregrine, great tread pattern, uphill chevrons on the ball and toe, downhill oriented chevrons on the heel. They also have the Peregrine Ice - designed for the Ice covered trails.
No run to day we are getting hammered with back to back major snow storms 20-30 cm in the first one and the 2nd one promises about the same. Was supposed to travel to Grande Prairie tomorrow and overnight for my race on sunday but the road conditions are super nasty so it will probably be my first DNS.
We are getting it bad too. Still ran today, will still run in this shin deep *kitten* tomorrow. No one expect PR pacing from me though
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JessicaMcB wrote: »juliet3455 wrote: »@PastorVincent Since those are the Saucony Ride you night also try the Saucony Peregrine for a Trail Shoe. I have the Guide and Ride in my rotation and find them to be very similar. A slight preference for the guide. My Favorite Trail shoe is the Peregrine, great tread pattern, uphill chevrons on the ball and toe, downhill oriented chevrons on the heel. They also have the Peregrine Ice - designed for the Ice covered trails.
No run to day we are getting hammered with back to back major snow storms 20-30 cm in the first one and the 2nd one promises about the same. Was supposed to travel to Grande Prairie tomorrow and overnight for my race on sunday but the road conditions are super nasty so it will probably be my first DNS.
We are getting it bad too. Still ran today, will still run in this shin deep *kitten* tomorrow. No one expect PR pacing from me though
We are getting off lightly SE of you guys. No snowfall warning, but expecting 5-10cm. The drive home from work was slippery. I am planning 2km loops close to home to get in my 8km tomorrow afternoon.1 -
I mentioned my riding teacher who was carjacked before. It came out after her killers were arrested that her death was a good example of someone who was targeted due to being polite - three young guys came up to her at a Sonic and asked if her dog, which was on the seat next to her, was a biter, and she said, no he just loves everybody. Well that was what they were looking for, a nice polite kind person. I know we all wished afterwards she had said the dog bit people! Sometimes it's okay to be rude to people when they are getting in your space. These three teens had been casing victims at that Sonic for some time previously, waiting for the right opportunity.RunsOnEspresso wrote: »PastorVincent wrote: »@lporter229 - I think you made the wise choice. Listen to your gut when you are out there, and if it tells you to bail out, bail out.
This! Always!
It's not uncommon for victims to say that they felt something was wrong but thought they were being silly or didn't want to make a scene. There's often a good reason for that unease.
https://www.emsworld.com/article/10319858/trust-your-gut
Gavin de Becker calls this the Gift of Fear and wrote a great book about it.
My personal philosophy is *kitten* politeness. I'd rather be safe and alive.
Someone grabbed my arm a few weeks ago when I was waiting to cross a street on my way to work and I just turned and screamed: "DON'T *kitten* TOUCH ME" He let go and tried to say but I said excuse me. I had everyone's attention so he backed off and I crossed the street. I gave no *kitten* who heard me or what he thought. No one has any need to grab my arm. I stayed sexy and didn't get murdered (hopefully someone else gets this or I just sound like a weirdo).
I also stare down every person I pass when running. I want them to know I saw them. A police officer once said eye contact is a big deterrent because 1) it shows you aren't "weak" /a target and 2) it makes them know you saw them and can identify them later. And if someone is behind me, I will change routes mid-run to see if they follow. I've done this driving too.
I may or may not have a problem with true crime.
It's better to be an alive person who everyone thinks is a crazy rude lady than a dead polite person.5 -
rheddmobile wrote: »
I mentioned my riding teacher who was carjacked before. It came out after her killers were arrested that her death was a good example of someone who was targeted due to being polite - three young guys came up to her at a Sonic and asked if her dog, which was on the seat next to her, was a biter, and she said, no he just loves everybody. Well that was what they were looking for, a nice polite kind person. I know we all wished afterwards she had said the dog bit people! Sometimes it's okay to be rude to people when they are getting in your space. These three teens had been casing victims at that Sonic for some time previously, waiting for the right opportunity.RunsOnEspresso wrote: »PastorVincent wrote: »@lporter229 - I think you made the wise choice. Listen to your gut when you are out there, and if it tells you to bail out, bail out.
This! Always!
It's not uncommon for victims to say that they felt something was wrong but thought they were being silly or didn't want to make a scene. There's often a good reason for that unease.
https://www.emsworld.com/article/10319858/trust-your-gut
Gavin de Becker calls this the Gift of Fear and wrote a great book about it.
My personal philosophy is *kitten* politeness. I'd rather be safe and alive.
Someone grabbed my arm a few weeks ago when I was waiting to cross a street on my way to work and I just turned and screamed: "DON'T *kitten* TOUCH ME" He let go and tried to say but I said excuse me. I had everyone's attention so he backed off and I crossed the street. I gave no *kitten* who heard me or what he thought. No one has any need to grab my arm. I stayed sexy and didn't get murdered (hopefully someone else gets this or I just sound like a weirdo).
I also stare down every person I pass when running. I want them to know I saw them. A police officer once said eye contact is a big deterrent because 1) it shows you aren't "weak" /a target and 2) it makes them know you saw them and can identify them later. And if someone is behind me, I will change routes mid-run to see if they follow. I've done this driving too.
I may or may not have a problem with true crime.
It's better to be an alive person who everyone thinks is a crazy rude lady than a dead polite person.
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Okay, I need a race opinion. I want to schedule another marathon in late Nov - Jan time period. This will give my ankle time to fully heal. It will also be late enough that I won’t have to do my heavy training in the dead heat of summer. I am pondering three separate races. Does anyone have any insight? Has anyone run these races?
1) The Louisiana Marathon on 1/20/19. Pros: It is flat and rumored to be well organized. I could drive and save the expense of a plane ride. Cons: My ex-husbands family is from Baton Rouge. I would have to be in the same city with them - Ewwww
2) The Route 66 Marathon 11/18/18. Pros: I have talked to two people who said it was one of their favorite marathons. You have the option of running an extra 0.3 miles and getting “the worlds shortest ultra” medal. Cons: I would have to call in a whole lot of work favors to get someone to cover for me that weekend because it is so close to Thanksgiving. If I can even get off...
3) The Miami Marathon on 1/27/19. Pros: It’s Miami — you run along South Beach! I know two people who want to go with me. Flights to Miami are pretty inexpensive in January. Cons: I would spend more money on hotels and airfare (mostly because I would want to stay a few days extra).0 -
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Wish me luck run-hiking Sean O’Brien 50-mile tomorrow!!! Undertrained for this one and hoping my body and brain hold up alright.14
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Can't believe this is my first post this month!
Madly busy preparing for a holiday soon.
Was Run Director at parkrun today, as well, which is always stressful, but so rewarding.
February 2018 runs:
02 Feb – 6.3 km fartleks
Monthly Distance Goal: 160 km
Bonus Goal: A 35 km run
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Ah, nearly forgot.
https://stravabestefforts.com/strava/running
Cool site that with the free version lets you sort/view your best efforts in Strava for different distances over the past 180 days.
It lists all your runs in that time period in order of fastest to slowest and you can view all the different distances like that.3 -
I look at everyone too and actually stopped and told a woman I saw often on the trail that she looked like a victim because she always looked down when she walked and never looked at anyone as the went by. I told her to get herself a good pair of dark glasses then she could look like she was looking forward and still look down if she felt she needed to. People should not make themselves victims waiting to happen. I have also joined up with groups of people going the other way when someone is making me uncomfortable or following me. One such person was later arrested for attacking another women on the trail - after I had reported him following me...RunsOnEspresso wrote: »PastorVincent wrote: »@lporter229 - I think you made the wise choice. Listen to your gut when you are out there, and if it tells you to bail out, bail out.
This! Always!
It's not uncommon for victims to say that they felt something was wrong but thought they were being silly or didn't want to make a scene. There's often a good reason for that unease.
https://www.emsworld.com/article/10319858/trust-your-gut
Gavin de Becker calls this the Gift of Fear and wrote a great book about it.
My personal philosophy is *kitten* politeness. I'd rather be safe and alive.
Someone grabbed my arm a few weeks ago when I was waiting to cross a street on my way to work and I just turned and screamed: "DON'T *kitten* TOUCH ME" He let go and tried to say but I said excuse me. I had everyone's attention so he backed off and I crossed the street. I gave no *kitten* who heard me or what he thought. No one has any need to grab my arm. I stayed sexy and didn't get murdered (hopefully someone else gets this or I just sound like a weirdo).
I also stare down every person I pass when running. I want them to know I saw them. A police officer once said eye contact is a big deterrent because 1) it shows you aren't "weak" /a target and 2) it makes them know you saw them and can identify them later. And if someone is behind me, I will change routes mid-run to see if they follow. I've done this driving too.
I may or may not have a problem with true crime.5 -
Just joined. Low goal for me as am aiming for 60km in the pool this month, and only starting back into running.
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Feb 1 - 4.95 miles - Interval, Core, followed with Sarasota Beach run (virtual)
Feb 3 - 5.44 miles - Interval, Back & Core, followed with Destin Beach (Florida) run (v)
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I would like to join. I have been walking on the treadmill and doing body pump since winter started. I would like to start running again.7
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