February 2018 Running Challenge

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  • polskagirl01
    polskagirl01 Posts: 2,024 Member
    Orphia wrote: »
    @polskagirl01 I have a friend in Poland and she recently got a smog mask for running. It's got a sort of skull design on it, so it looks totally badass. :smiley: She also said it was hard to breathe in, but better than breathing smog.

    I've seen those skull ones for sale on the internet, they do look cool. Mine are pretty boring though. They seem to be gaining popularity, especially among cyclists.
    I went out for a little trail run through my recently-discovered woods today, and really enjoyed it. I can see the air today, but the app says it is only "lightly" polluted at the moment.


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  • Teresa502
    Teresa502 Posts: 1,861 Member
    edited February 2018
    5 miles in the rain this morning but the temp was a nice 42F so I'll take it!

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  • PastorVincent
    PastorVincent Posts: 6,668 Member
    @_nikkiwolf_ I never even looked at those numbers before. I guess I have been on the net too long because I just assumed there were cheaters/lairs in the top rankings and never bothered. The only leaderboard I look at is MFP. Pretty sure none of us is faking it. Though I frankly am amazed at how FLAT some of y'all... okay most of y'all's runs are! My flattest run for training is like 500 feet of elevation, and that is only if I deliberately route around the hills (sometimes they are not passable). Some of y'all somehow can run for miles and have only double digits... amazing.
  • RunsOnEspresso
    RunsOnEspresso Posts: 3,218 Member
    I think I need one of those skull masks. Our air has been bad this winter. And people still burn when it's been freaking 80.

    @Starflight00 I looked to see if there is a Rock n Roll event near you but none in Belgium. I think the closest would be Liverpool.

    @PastorVincent You must be looking at my runs. I average 6 feet gain HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA
  • PastorVincent
    PastorVincent Posts: 6,668 Member
    RunsOnEspresso wrote: »
    @PastorVincent You must be looking at my runs. I average 6 feet gain HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA
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  • abutcher2122
    abutcher2122 Posts: 175 Member
    Finally got out for a run after what seems like forever and i almost got hit running across the street. Totally felt like it was deliberate as i wasnt even in the middle when the douche started to turn and instead of turning behind me as i crossed the person kept trying to turn in front of me. So i stop and and did a dead stare at the person then slowly finished walking across the street. i should have shined my light thru their window and cussed them out cuz ive been hit with enough cars but i also didnt want the person to decide to start following and truly hit me.
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  • 7lenny7
    7lenny7 Posts: 3,498 Member
    @karllundy I'm glad you and your son are on the upswing. Being sick sucks.
    @weat0043 ouch! have you seen a doctor? Do you know what's causing the pain? Hope you get that sorted out soon.
    Oh my, @HonuNui ! That luau sounds phenomenal!
    @rheddmobile If you ever leave your GPS on too long for a run, on Strava there is a "crop" function so you can cut off the offending portion. Not sure if MapMyRun has the same thing.
    @abutcher2122 That sucks! I make it a standard practice to sweep the light from my headlamp across the windows of any vehicle if there's any chance at all that they might cross my path.
  • 7lenny7
    7lenny7 Posts: 3,498 Member
    My schedule run last night didn't happen. My son ended up playing 2 basketball games, then my wife and I got into conversation when we got home. Had I still gone out, it would have been a late night. I'm finally starting to get rid of this cold and didn't want to risk delaying that by not getting enough sleep.

    Today was a rest day but I'll run instead. I'm trying something different tonight. I packed my run gear and will stop at a trail on the way home from work. The downside of that is Kody won't be running with me.

  • PastorVincent
    PastorVincent Posts: 6,668 Member
    abutcher2122 wrote: »
    Finally got out for a run after what seems like forever and i almost got hit running across the street. Totally felt like it was deliberate as i wasnt even in the middle when the douche started to turn and instead of turning behind me as i crossed the person kept trying to turn in front of me. So i stop and and did a dead stare at the person then slowly finished walking across the street. i should have shined my light thru their window and cussed them out cuz ive been hit with enough cars but i also didnt want the person to decide to start following and truly hit me.
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    You were wise not to engage. Do not anger drivers, we do not want to read about you in the papers when some jogger finds your body.
  • RunsOnEspresso
    RunsOnEspresso Posts: 3,218 Member
    @lporter229 I had two coworkers who did the cruise around the islands. They enjoyed it. My DH doesn't like the idea of a cruise, so we've never done that. We have been to the 4 main islands (Maui and Hawaii twice). I think you'll enjoy it. It's hard not to enjoy Hawaii.
  • lporter229
    lporter229 Posts: 4,907 Member
    RunsOnEspresso wrote: »
    @lporter229 I had two coworkers who did the cruise around the islands. They enjoyed it. My DH doesn't like the idea of a cruise, so we've never done that. We have been to the 4 main islands (Maui and Hawaii twice). I think you'll enjoy it. It's hard not to enjoy Hawaii.

    That's what I was thinking, hard not to enjoy. When I travel to new places, I like to try and immerse myself in the local culture as much as possible. That's kind of why the whole cruise thing doesn't appeal to me. However, I have never actually been on a cruise before, so I guess I should not knock it!
  • BruinsGal_91
    BruinsGal_91 Posts: 1,400 Member
    RunsOnEspresso wrote: »
    @lporter229 I had two coworkers who did the cruise around the islands. They enjoyed it. My DH doesn't like the idea of a cruise, so we've never done that. We have been to the 4 main islands (Maui and Hawaii twice). I think you'll enjoy it. It's hard not to enjoy Hawaii.

    Ain't that the truth. Hubs and I spent a week hiking on the Big Island with an organised group, and then another week hiking on Kauai on our own. We would go back in a heartbeat.
  • lporter229
    lporter229 Posts: 4,907 Member
    BruinsGal_91 wrote: »
    RunsOnEspresso wrote: »
    @lporter229 I had two coworkers who did the cruise around the islands. They enjoyed it. My DH doesn't like the idea of a cruise, so we've never done that. We have been to the 4 main islands (Maui and Hawaii twice). I think you'll enjoy it. It's hard not to enjoy Hawaii.

    Ain't that the truth. Hubs and I spent a week hiking on the Big Island with an organised group, and then another week hiking on Kauai on our own. We would go back in a heartbeat.

    Now that sounds right up my alley!
  • katharmonic
    katharmonic Posts: 5,720 Member
    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
    02/06/18 :::: 3.1 :::: 22.5
    02/07/18 :::: 3.3 :::: 25.8

    The snow is coming down fast today. I heard 2" an hour, no idea if that's the case but I do know when I took the dog for a walk our tracks were pretty much filled by the time we had our return trip in less than an hour. I intended to hit the Y and then go in to work. I did get my treadmill run in and then decided I was better off working from home today because the roads are already awful and it's supposed to just get worse. So I'm in for the rest of the day, watching it snow and getting ready for a web conference later.

    @abutcher2122 sorry about your car encounter. So scary and maddening too. I had a similar one last night walking with the dog. I had my head lamp on and a lighted belt, was crossing in a crosswalk with signs saying stop for pedestrians (and it was clear, no snow on the road), and the car was at a stop sign on a side street waiting to turn onto the road I was crossing. I was sure they saw me but either they didn't, or they didn't think they should have to wait for me, so they started out before I was across and then had the nerve to honk at me. I was tempted to throw my poop bag at them. Ugh.

    @lporter229 hope you are feeling better soon. Good idea to scale back in order to recover more quickly.

  • weat0043
    weat0043 Posts: 172 Member
    Thank you everyone! @7lenny7 My mom (a nurse) looked at it. She thinks it's just a strained muscle and with some rest it should get better. Only problem is I work on my feet most of the day.
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