February 2018 Running Challenge
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This is a really cool idea, I’m really new to running and trying to get more into it so I’m just going to set me goal for the rest of the month at 20 kilometres (sorry I can’t think in miles)10
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February Goal....get up. get out.
2/1 Just got back from a week on the mainland
2/2 and then had to start cleaning and cooking
2/3 and digging the underground oven to cook kalua pig and turkey for 55 people
2/4 who came to our annual SuperBowl Luau!
2/5 and then was too exhausted to move
2/6 4.10
2/7 5.20
2/8 last minute dinner with friends
2/9 fluish. Tamiflu to rescue
2/10 4.40
Total 13.70 (not doing very well at achieving my goal this month.....)
congrats @RunsOnEspresso
@7lenny7 great owl shot!
Ticker is my goal for 2018 and progress to date:
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Welcome @theshaleco ! You aren't alone thinking in km...2
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theshaleco wrote: »This is a really cool idea, I’m really new to running and trying to get more into it so I’m just going to set me goal for the rest of the month at 20 kilometres (sorry I can’t think in miles)
We have a pretty good mix of F/C and KM/Miles on this thread, so no worries there! Welcome aboard!3 -
6.5 mi nice and slow7 -
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-8C yesterday -27C this morning. Didn't make it out yesterday due to heavy eye's in the am and Family commitments in the pm. So today promises's to be a little chilly - probably a 5km shorty.
Welcome to the group @avocardiothyme and @theshaleco. Km, Miles, Week 1 of X, Minutes or what ever you use as a measure of your progress and achievements is up to you. The ultimate goal is to get out and move.
Awards for Recent Profile Pictures to @Joyous2018 for her Go Team Canada Go and @abutcher2122 for that gem.
The way the one runner is in shorts while the other is in full on cold weather gear is a very honest depiction of differant runners out at the same time, plus the " There's no place like home " I know some people who are exactly like that.4 -
I’m so behind on the thread I figured I’ll never catch up so I’m starting from when I posted. Ha Ha Skip got an email that she finished 130 out of 159 runners yesterday, but she didn’t run at all. I said great job. It was funny, but actually 159 signed up 129 ran so everyone who didn’t finished 130.
@PastorVincent I like the Brooks what kind are they? I brought a new pair of Brooks Ghost 10 on Friday night. I usually wear Brooks Launch 4 but they didn’t have any so the owner of Fleet Feet recommended the Ghost 10. They changed from the 9 to 10 and I hate the 9 but the 10 felt a lot like the Launch 4. I’ll run in them today, it was pouring yesterday so I wore something else.
@Sarathes hope your feel better soon, back and hip pain is no fun
@RunsOnEspresso great job on the age group
@simcon1 great PR distance
@Bride001 I hope your son recovery quickly. Why don’t they have races like the Fat Boy 5K by me LOL
@Joyour2018 great job on week one
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Thanks for all the support! You are all so very inspiring, great runners and motivators. I'm happy I found this group.6
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Yesterday was this month's 5k race. I had a hard time with it, and was really struck with how completely "different hard" it was from the marathon. You would think that if you can run 27k comfortably at marathon pace, plus another 15k uncomfortably but determined, that you should be able to speed that up and knock out a fast 5k no problem. Nope! I'm currently trained to run long and slow. The good news is that it seemed like it was over very quickly, and I did have just enough left in the tank to finish fast and strong. Was a bit confused when my friend's husband called out, meters from the finish line, that she was right behind me. I wasn't even thinking about her-she was supposed to be at least a minute behind me... except her training for months has been 5k specific, so she has improved a lot! She didn't catch me, but did beat me by 4 seconds on chip time and met her time goal. I kept my streak going - was within my goal time, but a minute slower than I wanted to be, and was somewhat frustrated. But then I tried to put it into perspective. Last year at this time I was dreaming but doubtful about whether I could even complete a marathon, and would have been absolutely thrilled to run a 5k on a snowy, uneven trail in under 30 minutes.
So then in the evening I put the screw shoes back on and went out to see how fast I could do a mile. Wasn't thrilled with the results, but it does line up on the charts as comparable to today's 5k time. Clearly I have some speedwork to do if running faster is a priority for me. I think for this month anyway, it is.
My daughter decided she wanted to run today, too... everything went wrong and we were running late, so I had to run just to get her signed up, minutes before her age group started. She's in the baby-group, but started in the front this time and enjoyed herself. And we think my son placed 3rd or 4th... husband was at the finish and thought daughter's group was coming first, so wasn't looking for him.6 -
Well, I've taken 3 weeks off in hopes of healing up whatever is going on with my foot. Anyone have experience with stress fracture on outside of foot? Pains gone after just a day or so but comes back after a run. Length of healing time? Shoe changes, etc...?
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Yesterday I logged on to Facebook while out of town and found out that the coach for our running program for the YMCA (across all Y's in the metro area) has been let go effective immediately. Seems to be a financial decision, they are going to make the triathlon coach the head of both the running and tri programs. I feel devastated. He built the running program, it's his method of training, he inspired all of us. I know there are meetings happening, and protests, and letter writing. I hope somehow it gets reversed or some other position is found. I would not be a runner without this program, and there is no program without our coach as far as we the runners are concerned. Just shocked and sad and angry.12
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bossymom15 wrote: »Well, I've taken 3 weeks off in hopes of healing up whatever is going on with my foot. Anyone have experience with stress fracture on outside of foot? Pains gone after just a day or so but comes back after a run. Length of healing time? Shoe changes, etc...?
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I'd recommend seeing a PT, podiatrist or your PCP since self care hasn't been successful.
If it's a fracture, it'll take 6-8 weeks to heal. If it's tendonitis, it could be 6 months.
ETA I've had similar issues, a subluxed cuboid bone and tendonitis in that area, you can treat those conditions without intervention. It'd just be a guessing game though. I finally gave in to a boot and the rate of healing is amazingly quicker.
Most importantly, you'll need to find the cause of the injury. Is it gait? Is it over training? Which leads to my next suggestion....
No one likes taking time off running but it's a good time to do some cross training, especially hip strength.
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Grrr...two attempts to run today thwarted by ice. First attempt in the park (that I thought would be better than the road but wasn't), second on the roads (which were mostly OK and then I'd hit a sheet of ice that was indistinguishable from the wet). Off to attempt to cobble together some facsimile of part or all of my 20 miler in the gym.
Hugs to @katharmonic -that so frustrating to lose such a good person!7 -
First run in a long time and I went 2 kilometres
18 to go!12 -
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 miles
2/6 Run 10.28 miles
2/7 Run 6.61 miles
2/8 Run 10.23 miles
2/9 Run 10.32 miles
2/10 Run 13.07 miles
2/11 Run 7.03 miles8 -
Crazy week full of a lot of living and zero running after Tuesday's blerch. With a 5-mile trail race coming up next Sunday, I ditched Higdon for now and put in 5 miles today. Four miles running (with 2.5 miles being my longest stint) and 1 mile walking. Felt pretty good, aside from some minor swelling and tingles (which faded) around the midway point. I plan to run some hills this week (even if it's just treadmill inclines) to prepare for the trail, which is very hilly, then pick back up with Higdon next week. Maybe not the smartest move to ditch the training plan for a while, but there it is.
Now, to go back and catch up on the last 180 posts....
MTD: 9.75/45
YTD: 57.35/500
2/1 - 2.75
2/6 - 2.0
2/11 - 5.0
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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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2/1 - 3 miles
2/2 - 0 miles
2/3 - 3.1 Mardi Gras 5K
2/4 - 0 miles family stuff
2/5 - 8 miles
2/6 - 3 miles
2/7 - 0 miles
2/8 - 6 miles
2/9 - 3 miles
2/10 - 4 miles 5K and some extra
2/11 - 8 miles
38 of 110 miles
Skip and I ran together today, it was about 62F/16C but drizzly, rainy/drizzle most of the run, but it was warm so it didn't matter. Didn't want to wear my new shoes because I didn't want them to get wet ha ha. So pretty my new shoes.
@katharmonic I’m sorry to hear about your coach. It’s awful when you find someone you are comfortable with and like and have that happen.
@AlphaHowls your mileage amazes me, just awesome
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Running Update
Week 1 - 34.9
Week 2 - 50.7
mtd - 85.6
aspiring to hit a goal of 168 miles for the month....
Saw post online that there are only 84 days until my 1st marathon (May 6th) in OH. Seems so close and so much left to do to get properly prepared7
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