February 2018 Running Challenge
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I'm curious to know if any of you Strava users use the Premium. If so, do you think it is worth the money? I didn't sign up for premium when I first started using Strava because my Fitbit did not have a heart rate monitor, but now that I have one I have been thinking about it. Plus, they keep sending me emails offering a free month trial. I just wondered if there was any actual benefit for the premium over the free version.
I do, but only by mistake
I got a code from somewhere for 3 months free and used it. Then forgot to cancel, so now I have it for a year.
Is it worth it? Depends if you want to use the features that you do not have. I really do not. I use it mostly just to take part in the club for this thread. If I was not in this thread, I probably would not have a Strava account. So for me, it probably is not.
If I was doing heart rate training, it might be useful. I am sure there are other reports/etc that may be useful to people that are more serious than I.
There is also the thought that if you use the app all the time, you should probably pay to support it if you can.0 -
I kept up on the post this weekend but it was on my phone so replies and comments are difficult.
I skipped two run last week due to being sick. I don't think it's the flu, just a bad cold. Saturday I could have run but I had to replace our water heater first. Once I got into it I decided to redo more of the water lines than I originally planned on so I had to go back to the home improvement store for more parts and pieces. I finally finished the job up around 7pm. I then had a decision to make. Either go for a run or take my wife out for her birthday. Not a tough decision there, we went out for apps and drinks, with a promise to take her out proper for her birthday this weekend. She was just happy to get hot water again.
Yesterday I had a wonderful 10 mile trail run with Kody. The cold weather went a long way to clear out my sinuses. The temp was -2F/-19C with a windchill of -22F/-30C but being in the woods the wind chill wasn't quite that bad. Being sick affected my pace quite a bit. Between that and trying to take it easy on my ITB I ended up walk about a third of my miles. My ITB made itself known around the 4 mile mark. It never really hurt to bad and since it was at the pain level my doc said I could run through, I kept running. I thought about adding another 2 mile loop but decided to play it conservative and end at the planned 10. My ITB ended up hurting enough later in the day that I iced it once and it's a bit sore today.
I did sign up for a February 24th race which has been on my list, the Psycho Wyco. Offering 10M, 20M, and 50K I had wanted to run the 50K but I know that's out of the question. I signed up for the 20M and hopefully I can complete it. I'd skip it completely but it's near KU where my daughter goes and this will be the last chance I get to visit her before graduation.
It was cold enough even Kody got an ice beard!
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It was a low mileage weekend but I am hoping to get a few longer runs in this week.
2/3: 2 miles
2/4: 1.5 miles
February total: 3.5
February goal: 288 -
I kept up on the post this weekend but it was on my phone so replies and comments are difficult.
I skipped two run last week due to being sick. I don't think it's the flu, just a bad cold. Saturday I could have run but I had to replace our water heater first. Once I got into it I decided to redo more of the water lines than I originally planned on so I had to go back to the home improvement store for more parts and pieces. I finally finished the job up around 7pm. I then had a decision to make. Either go for a run or take my wife out for her birthday. Not a tough decision there, we went out for apps and drinks, with a promise to take her out proper for her birthday this weekend. She was just happy to get hot water again.
Yesterday I had a wonderful 10 mile trail run with Kody. The cold weather went a long way to clear out my sinuses. The temp was -2F/-19C with a windchill of -22F/-30C but being in the woods the wind chill wasn't quite that bad. Being sick affected my pace quite a bit. Between that and trying to take it easy on my ITB I ended up walk about a third of my miles. My ITB made itself known around the 4 mile mark. It never really hurt to bad and since it was at the pain level my doc said I could run through, I kept running. I thought about adding another 2 mile loop but decided to play it conservative and end at the planned 10. My ITB ended up hurting enough later in the day that I iced it once and it's a bit sore today.
I did sign up for a February 24th race which has been on my list, the Psycho Wyco. Offering 10M, 20M, and 50K I had wanted to run the 50K but I know that's out of the question. I signed up for the 20M and hopefully I can complete it. I'd skip it completely but it's near KU where my daughter goes and this will be the last chance I get to visit her before graduation.
It was cold enough even Kody got an ice beard!
These are fantastic! looks like a great time for both of you!2 -
@kgirlhart I don't have the premium but am thinking about it. I did the MFP premium and love it. The free month from Strava is tempting. I'm a data/numbers junkie.
2/1 Rest
2/2 Glutes + Abs
2/3 Delts & Tris
2/4 Legs & Back
2/5 4.15
Total 4.15 out of 50
I had to rearrange my workouts for this week so much I couldn't get a run in until today. Stuff just kept coming up and only could squeeze in my lifting. But it felt great to get out today! I wanted to go at least 3 but just kept going. 4.15 felt right. I was starting to get really warm (it was 63 when I finished).8 -
Did not get time to log-in. Goal is 60 miles in Feb.
2/1: 4 miles
2/2: 3 miles
2/3: 4 miles
2/4: Rest
Total 11 miles so far!5 -
I kept up on the post this weekend but it was on my phone so replies and comments are difficult.
I skipped two run last week due to being sick. I don't think it's the flu, just a bad cold. Saturday I could have run but I had to replace our water heater first. Once I got into it I decided to redo more of the water lines than I originally planned on so I had to go back to the home improvement store for more parts and pieces. I finally finished the job up around 7pm. I then had a decision to make. Either go for a run or take my wife out for her birthday. Not a tough decision there, we went out for apps and drinks, with a promise to take her out proper for her birthday this weekend. She was just happy to get hot water again.
Yesterday I had a wonderful 10 mile trail run with Kody. The cold weather went a long way to clear out my sinuses. The temp was -2F/-19C with a windchill of -22F/-30C but being in the woods the wind chill wasn't quite that bad. Being sick affected my pace quite a bit. Between that and trying to take it easy on my ITB I ended up walk about a third of my miles. My ITB made itself known around the 4 mile mark. It never really hurt to bad and since it was at the pain level my doc said I could run through, I kept running. I thought about adding another 2 mile loop but decided to play it conservative and end at the planned 10. My ITB ended up hurting enough later in the day that I iced it once and it's a bit sore today.
I did sign up for a February 24th race which has been on my list, the Psycho Wyco. Offering 10M, 20M, and 50K I had wanted to run the 50K but I know that's out of the question. I signed up for the 20M and hopefully I can complete it. I'd skip it completely but it's near KU where my daughter goes and this will be the last chance I get to visit her before graduation.
It was cold enough even Kody got an ice beard!
@7lenny7 What a cute puppy! That picture of the two of you with snow beards is too much cuteness.4 -
Me, today. Ick.
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PastorVincent wrote: »I'm curious to know if any of you Strava users use the Premium. If so, do you think it is worth the money? I didn't sign up for premium when I first started using Strava because my Fitbit did not have a heart rate monitor, but now that I have one I have been thinking about it. Plus, they keep sending me emails offering a free month trial. I just wondered if there was any actual benefit for the premium over the free version.
I do, but only by mistake I got a code from somewhere for 3 months free and used it. Then forgot to cancel, so now I have it for a year.
Is it worth it? Depends if you want to use the features that you do not have. I really do not. I use it mostly just to take part in the club for this thread. If I was not in this thread, I probably would not have a Strava account. So for me, it probably is not.
If I was doing heart rate training, it might be useful. I am sure there are other reports/etc that may be useful to people that are more serious than I.
There is also the thought that if you use the app all the time, you should probably pay to support it if you can.
I'm not really sure if I need any of the extra features. I started using Strava because at the time I was using the fitbit app to track my runs and I had several times the app stopped unexpectedly and I lost my run. I'm not training by heart rate at the moment. I'm still trying to figure all of that stuff out and honestly I think it is a little over my head. I really just run by feel and look at my pace.0 -
Joyous2018 wrote: »Hi everyone Starting out new.
Goal: Three runs a week
Day one: 30mins
Day two: 45mins
Day three: 60mins
Upcoming race: MEC trail run in April
@Joyous2018 Not sure how much previous running you have done but if you are just "Starting out new" you could be setting yourself up for a over use injury. Rough rule is +10% maximum. So doing 10% would give 30 mins W1, 33 W2, 36 W3 etc. Even that might be ambitious for some people. The idea is to let your body adjust to the new loads and stress you are submitting it to.
If you look at C25K or B210k programs they do a slow build of Run/Walk cycles.
Also what distance is the MEC Trail Run?3 -
@DauntlessDiva sorry to hear about your DNF. A friend of mine ran in the 100 Mile out there and he also DNF'd. He's a very accomplished trail runner and this was his first DNF. Sounds like the conditions were pretty tough.
@rheddmobile I'm not sure what your reference is for hill running but be aware that if you lengthen your stride on the downhill then you are increasing the impact on your joints. Running downhill already puts great stress on your joints because of the increased vertical distance. Lengthening your stride again increases that distance and only exacerbates the problem. I try to run downhill with super quick, short strides and let gravity pull me down. If I'm doing it right, I feel like I'm flowing down the hill.
@Elise4270 we used to call them "tennies"
@Teresa502 nice race, nice photos, and nice swag!!
@simcon1 You want to keep an even cadence (steps per minute) when you run. To slow down, take shorter strides. As far as water, when I started I'd take water all the time. Now in the winter I never take water for myself. In the summer I'll take water for runs over 10 miles. All this is heat dependent and if Kody is with me, I'll bring water sooner than I would for myself (and he always drinks first, and most). Drink to thirst and do what works for you. There is no hard and set rule for this. Over drinking is a thing though, so don't drink more than you're thirsty for.
@PastorVincent sounds like an awesome trail! I don't see the mistake part of it.
@juliet3455 from DNS to 2nd AG is a heck of a change, nice job!!
@MNLittleFinn I wish I could have joined you guys at Zumbro Saturday but the way my run went Sunday I wouldn't have been able to finish. Perhaps another time.
@garygse I don't recall if I mentioned this but as part of my running form evaluation, anther thing she found was that I have just a bit too much vertical travel. From the side view of my running she drew a horizontal line at the top of my head when I was at the lowest point of my stride. She then scanned frame by high-speed frame to the highest point in my stride, with the horizontal line staying in the same place. Apparently the horizontal line should drop no further than the midpoint between the top of my head to the top of my ear. My line went about 3/4th of the way. I guess the simpler way to state that is that if you measure from the top of your head to the top of your ear, your vertical travel should be no more than half that dimension.
That pod you mention would give me that data. Unfortunately it would not work with my Forerunner 230. I get cadence with the 230, but not vertical travel. I obviously can't measure my vertical travel when I run so I try to run as soft as possible, like I'm trying be as quiet and smooth as I can, and minimize the the clomp, clomp, clomp I get when I run slow and tired.
In my last several road runs I've gotten my cadence average to 172, so I'm happy about that. My trail cadence Sunday was 163 which is still an improvement over my normal 156 to 158 trail cadence. no small feet considering the snow I was trudging through at times.6 -
@7lenny7 it was a tough one, keeping the group together slowed things down, and so did the post holing in the snow. Great course preview though, since it was the only time I'll get to see the course before the race. Oddly, the Hills didn't bother me that much, since they were decently spaced.... That said, climbing each one 6 times is going to suck.3
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2/1 Run 10.31 miles
2/2 Run 13.12 miles
2/3 Run 27.01 miles
2/4 Run 6.55 miles
2/5 Run 10.26 miles8 -
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@PastorVincent sounds like an awesome trail! I don't see the mistake part of it.
I am SURE there are passable paths back there... will try again some day.
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My running goal is to run 3 days per week for at least 3 miles on each of those days.
I could say that my goal is 9 mi/week or 36 miles for the month, but I am trying to ensure that I am CONSISTENT. Have been struggling with that a bit. Hoping that this helps!8 -
Date Miles Notes
2/1/18 3.1 drizzly evening run squeezed in before zumba!
2/2/18 0 rest
2/3/18 0 zumba (migraine aura started 1/2 way through but I fended off the pain!)
2/4/18 8 out and back on the Rails-to-Trails
2/5/18 0 rest
Total: 11.1
Goal: 80
Miles Left: 68.97 -
juliet3455 wrote: »Joyous2018 wrote: »Hi everyone Starting out new.
Goal: Three runs a week
Day one: 30mins
Day two: 45mins
Day three: 60mins
Upcoming race: MEC trail run in April
@Joyous2018 Not sure how much previous running you have done but if you are just "Starting out new" you could be setting yourself up for a over use injury. Rough rule is +10% maximum. So doing 10% would give 30 mins W1, 33 W2, 36 W3 etc. Even that might be ambitious for some people. The idea is to let your body adjust to the new loads and stress you are submitting it to.
If you look at C25K or B210k programs they do a slow build of Run/Walk cycles.
Also what distance is the MEC Trail Run?
@juliet3455 Thanks for the input:) I use to run regularly, I would say daily. I didn't really track my runs. You are probably right, I've been running very slowly..not sure if that's affects how much I should be running. I'll look into a walk/run program. The race is 5k, there are four in the series. There are longer distances, but I wanted to see how I did before signing up for the longer distances. Thank you again, I enjoy running but I'm starting to realize I don't really understand the Dos and Don'ts.4 -
02/01/2018 - 7.2 MPH for 7.2 Miles @ 4% grade
02/02/2018 - Shoe Shopping
02/03/2018 - 17 miles @ 9:50
02/04/2018 - Family trip to DQ instead
02/05/2018 - 10 miles at 10:04 pace
Big Hairy Audacious Goal: Sub 4 hours in Pittsburgh 2018!
Official Marathon PR: 4:11:28
Next Races (more as I find them):
03/17/18 - Shamrock Shuffle Half Marathon + 5k + 1mile
04/07/18 - Achilles 9.3 Challange (10k and 5k back to back)
05/06/18 - Pittsburgh Marathon - aiming for sub four hours.
05/12/18 - Glacier Ridge 50k Trail Ultra (I must hate myself)
2020 - Disney World Dopey! (if can raise funds)
Not my best run, but I got some miles in.5 -
Oh my Orange Mud double barrel came today. I wore it for all ten miles and it is pretty comfortable - but since it was well below freezing, I had plenty of layers on. Not sure how it will do come spring/summer clothing - you know when I will actually need it.3
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2/1 5miles
2/2 14.1miles!!
2/3 5miles
2/4 rest
2/5 6.5miles
6.5 miles of intervals on the treadmill. My 8 year old came down with a fever yesterday so I took her in to the military clinic this morning. Thankfully they could see her right away. I was worried it was the flu, but it’s strep! She didn’t even have a sore throat, though the dr said her tonsils were inflamed. So 2 hours and an antibiotic shot later we were out of there. It’s been 9 hours and her fever has broke and she’s back to bossing her siblings around so glad it’s not the flu.
3/18/2018 Shamrock half marathon
10/7/2018 Crawlin Crab half marathon
11/18/2018 Norfolk Harbor half marathon8 -
Love the matching ice beards @7lenny7!
Date :::: Miles :::: Cumulative
02/01/18 :::: 5.0 :::: 5.0
02/02/18 :::: 0.0 :::: 5.0
02/03/18 :::: 7.4 :::: 12.4
02/04/18 :::: 3.2 :::: 15.6
02/05/18 :::: 3.8 :::: 19.4
Tonight's group speedwork was short intervals - 60-90-30 seconds times 3, plus sprints and warmup and cooldown. It felt so cold out there, the 18 degrees F seemed optimistic. I find it harder to dress for these speedwork sessions than the long run where I can just layer up. Hands and butt were super cold tonight.
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This morning was a little chillier than normal, with a "Real Feel" temp of 15F...I know, don't laugh, just accept that that's chilly for Texans. As I started a three-mile stretch of the route, the entire section was spent running into the northerly wind, and seeing as I was wearing just shorts with a mesh liner, well lets just say that it certainly felt pretty chilly. The rest of me felt great though.
01 - 11.49
02 - 16.21
05 - 15.79
Total: 43.49 / 140 miles
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PastorVincent wrote: »Oh my Orange Mud double barrel came today. I wore it for all ten miles and it is pretty comfortable - but since it was well below freezing, I had plenty of layers on. Not sure how it will do come spring/summer clothing - you know when I will actually need it.
That one looks pretty cool. I'll be looking forward to a full review. It looked like it might be good for races where I don't want to carry a lot, but want 2 bottles on me.0 -
Bleah, I think I might be coming down with something. Today's speed work was harder than it should have been and fartleking I just felt like I was out of gas. Blood sugar levels are on the low side, and they usually are high before I get sick, so maybe it was just an off day.
Yesterday was deadlifts and squats, so I would have some excuse if my legs felt tired, but muscle wise I feel fine, it's my cardio that's sucking. By the way, Super Bowl Sunday is the best gym day! We literally had the gym to ourselves.
Warm up mile, then did a mile at 8:27, which is a few seconds faster than my previous best but it felt so hard, I was completely done in after one fast mile. Let my heart rate come back down then did a quarter mile as fast as possible - my top quarter mile pace appears to be about 5:30 mile pace. Changed shoes then went out fartleking on trails. This was the first run in my new goretex Brooks Cascadias. They are stiff as heck which I expected from a goretex shoe - they should be fine after some breaking in. Pleasantly surprised by how nimble I felt in them, since they have less stability than what I'm used to. I was afraid I would keep dragging my toe on my bad leg and catching it on things, but it seems not to be an issue. And the tread is great, trails were super slick and muddy and no problem at all.
Sending best wishes to everyone who is sick right now! Hoping we can all stay as healthy as possible until the season passes!4 -
MNLittleFinn wrote: »PastorVincent wrote: »Oh my Orange Mud double barrel came today. I wore it for all ten miles and it is pretty comfortable - but since it was well below freezing, I had plenty of layers on. Not sure how it will do come spring/summer clothing - you know when I will actually need it.
That one looks pretty cool. I'll be looking forward to a full review. It looked like it might be good for races where I don't want to carry a lot, but want 2 bottles on me.
I can say having the weight so high up on my shoulders, I really did not notice it was there after a while. The belt bag I have that is about ready to die bounces and needs adjustments as I run. This did not. So that is a good sign. Probably a long wait for warmer clothing run with it though.1 -
@MNLittleFinn and that is why the MFP Running Group shirt says ???MNLittleFinn wrote: »That said, climbing each one 6 times is going to suck.
@PastorVincent Orange Mud Double Barrel - that sounds like you should be out with @7lenny7 when he goes Phesant hunting.
Rest and recovery day today after yesterdays event, legs are a little sore which I expected - that just means that I was pushing hard even though my time was 14 minutes off my PB. Was going to go for a swim but 20 sets of stairs at work moving a co-workers office today convinced me that I had enough activity8 -
February Training:
02.01.18 - 10 m. 8:53 pace
02.03.18 - Run: 11.2 m. 8:28 pace; Bike Trainer: 88 minutes.
02.04.18 - run 1 m. Bike Trainer: 60 min. Chest congestion
02.05.18 - Run 1: 3 m @ 9:10 pace. Run 2: 7 m @ 8:45 pace.
Upcoming Events:
3.04.18 - Little Rock Marathon
4.07.18 - Yakima River Marathon
5.06.18 - Flying Pig Marathon
5.20.18 - Ironman 70.3 Chattanooga
February Goal:
Run: 200 miles, Bike: 10 rides, Swim: Start Program10 -
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Day 1 completed of 5K run/walk program.15
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