February 2018 Running Challenge
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I'm in week 1 of marathon training (Hal Higdon Novice 2 on the idea that if I don't hit that I can fall back on Novice 1). Each of his plans is a four day running plan. So far this week I have done two runs, of less than 3 miles.
The problem is currently my thyroid is over-active, and far from having the symptoms of sudden weight loss and feeling full of energy, I feel jetlagged, woozy, my muscles ache and even the walk back from a hospital appointment took it out of me today.
The marathon is in June, the cut-off is 8 hours, and using that marathon predictor I posted earlier I am looking at 7 and a half hours (and that was BEFORE these health issues).
But I'm not pulling out just yet. Having the marathon training plan in front of me is giving me a goal and plan for the week (and makes me feel yeah F you thyroid) I'm going to go out for a run tomorrow and see where it gets me. I have a 10k night race next week, no idea of the cut-off, but I think I'll be okay with that, and I know I can do the distance.5 -
cburke8909 wrote: »Treadmill run of 6.3 too much rain and fog to run outside this am. I tried the marathon predictor and my marathon time was 25 minutes faster. I'm thinking that it is an indication that I have a better half-marathon time in me.
That's interesting. I also was faster than the predictor, but only by 1 minute and 40 seconds. Interesting read though. thanks for posting, @girlinahat0 -
Runs have been going good and bad like the weather in VA. My legs are worn out and I can't wait to get to taper in about a week. Hopefully this training plan will pay off for One City 3/4/18. Hope everyone's healing and having good runs!6 -
Joyous2018 wrote: »KatieJane83 wrote: »
Which watch face is that one? I like it alot.
I liked it too. I can't find it. If anyone finds it, please share.0 -
2/1 5miles
2/2 14.1miles!!
2/3 5miles
2/4 rest
2/5 6.5miles
2/6 4miles
2/7 9.03miles
2/8 7miles
2/9 13.1miles
2/10 rest
2/11 4miles
2/12 5miles
2/13 5miles
2/14 7miles
2/15 10miles
2/16 12miles
Woke up feeling extremely tired despite falling asleep early. I thought about skipping my run, but I bucked up and did it. The weather was balmy and breezy and I wasn’t entirely slow which really surprised me since I’m still recovering from being sick. The last two miles were pretty slow, but now that I’m done I actually feel better and not so exhausted.
Happy for a three day weekend!
3/18/2018 Shamrock half marathon
10/7/2018 Crawlin Crab half marathon
11/18/2018 Norfolk Harbor half marathon9 -
My first time joining a group like this. I'm not really an runner. My goal is to run a 10k in 2018.
Feb goal: 25 miles
Thanks to everyone for the inspiring messages! Slow start to the month but I intend to catch up. Here we go ...
Goal: 25
Completed: 2
PS: How do I get my ticker to update?
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13th Annual Wilma Rudolph Road Race Saturday, June 23, 2018 (10 K)
2018 St. Jude Rock 'n' Roll Nashville Marathon Saturday, April 28, 2018
Registration completed for my races, my other race is not posted yet, so will register for it another time.4 -
Two consecutive days of running! Still no time to catch up. Job is crazy! But it's a 3 day weekend for me (gotta love working for a bank), so I should have a bit of time to relax.
2/5/18 - 5.5 miles
2/8/18 1.0 miles + step class
2/9/18 - 5.5 miles
2/13/18 - 6.0 miles
2/15/18 - 5.0 miles
2/16/18 - 6.0 miles
Progress: 29 miles/75 mile goal7 -
This week was rough, I had really bad stomach bug. Running didn't feel great but I was able to complete week two of the program. Sometimes I feel silly posting my updates because I don't have even close to half of the mileage being posted on here. I guess eventually I will
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Joyous2018 wrote: »This week was rough, I had really bad stomach bug. Running didn't feel great but I was able to complete week two of the program. Sometimes I feel silly posting my updates because I don't have even close to half of the mileage being posted on here. I guess eventually I will
I think my first goal was 30 or 40 km (19-25 miles) and I didn't meet it! Compare you to you! Besides, nobody will come close to @JessicaMcB for mileage...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
02/06/2018 - Meetings and such
02/07/2018 - 7.5 MPH for 10 miles @ 4% grade
02/08/2018 - Meetings
02/09/2018 - 7.5 MPH for 10 miles @ 4% grade
02/10/2018 - Shoe shopping - again
02/11/2018 - 10 miles @ 9:01 pace
02/12/2018 - 10 miles @ 9:33 pace
02/13/2018 - 10 miles @ 9:22 pace
02/14/2018 - Rest
02/15/2018 - 7 miles @ 8:31 pace
02/16/2018 - 7.5 MPH for 8 miles @ 4% grade
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)
Planed for farther, but stuff happening at work interfered. So only 8 today...4 -
Joyous2018 wrote: »This week was rough, I had really bad stomach bug. Running didn't feel great but I was able to complete week two of the program. Sometimes I feel silly posting my updates because I don't have even close to half of the mileage being posted on here. I guess eventually I will
@joyous2018 there is NO person in this challenge thread who will judge your poorly for your distance totals. Not one person. I've been a participant in these monthly challenge threads for nearly 3 years and I have never seen even one disparaging comment. Ever single runner, regardless of their miles today, started at the same point.
Complete week 2 of your program with a stomach bug is amazing! I just had something earlier this week (flu, stomach bug, no idea) and I quit running altogether for 4 days.14 -
Joyous2018 wrote: »This week was rough, I had really bad stomach bug. Running didn't feel great but I was able to complete week two of the program. Sometimes I feel silly posting my updates because I don't have even close to half of the mileage being posted on here. I guess eventually I will
@joyous2018 there is NO person in this challenge thread who will judge your poorly for your distance totals. Not one person. I've been a participant in these monthly challenge threads for nearly 3 years and I have never seen even one disparaging comment. Ever single runner, regardless of their miles today, started at the same point.
Complete week 2 of your program with a stomach bug is amazing! I just had something earlier this week (flu, stomach bug, no idea) and I quit running altogether for 4 days.
This.5 -
Joyous2018 wrote: »This week was rough, I had really bad stomach bug. Running didn't feel great but I was able to complete week two of the program. Sometimes I feel silly posting my updates because I don't have even close to half of the mileage being posted on here. I guess eventually I will
@joyous2018 there is NO person in this challenge thread who will judge your poorly for your distance totals. Not one person. I've been a participant in these monthly challenge threads for nearly 3 years and I have never seen even one disparaging comment. Ever single runner, regardless of their miles today, started at the same point.
What he said! This is only my third month of this challenge but everyone is so supportive. No distance judgment. No pace judgment. Every journey is different but we all have a love/hate relationship with running that others just don’t get. Plus I’m sure all my non running friends are grateful that I can post here instead of endlessly talking runner talk with them!10 -
Joyous2018 wrote: »This week was rough, I had really bad stomach bug. Running didn't feel great but I was able to complete week two of the program. Sometimes I feel silly posting my updates because I don't have even close to half of the mileage being posted on here. I guess eventually I will
@joyous2018 there is NO person in this challenge thread who will judge your poorly for your distance totals. Not one person. I've been a participant in these monthly challenge threads for nearly 3 years and I have never seen even one disparaging comment. Ever single runner, regardless of their miles today, started at the same point.
Complete week 2 of your program with a stomach bug is amazing! I just had something earlier this week (flu, stomach bug, no idea) and I quit running altogether for 4 days.
Agreed. NO ONE here is going to offer anything other than support. I also have been here 3 years, @7lenny7 I had to check your date because I thought for sure you'd been here longer than I.
@Joyous2018 if you want to run, this is the group to hang with. I also started with 20 or 30 miles my first month and I can't remember if I made it or not. If I did it's only because I counted walking miles and this group was so supportive. I was intimidated at first and just creeped on the January thread before I jumped in in February. I learned a lot here. I tried to take up running years before, but never made progress because I didn't understand what dedication it took. The last 3 years have offered more progress than the last 10 have. I attribute that to the group.
We love newbies.
Oh ETA my running goal this month is ZERO. So you're doing better than I am.
And you can find us on Strava. MFP monthly running challenge. I think there's a FB group too. @orphia is heading that up.5 -
Joyous2018 wrote: »This week was rough, I had really bad stomach bug. Running didn't feel great but I was able to complete week two of the program. Sometimes I feel silly posting my updates because I don't have even close to half of the mileage being posted on here. I guess eventually I will
It's easy to feel intimidated when some people are training for marathons and ultra-marathons, but in my experience the advanced runners are also some of the nicest! I'm a new runner (finished c25k in November) and I don't plan to ever run very many miles per week, because my joints don't like high mileage. But the low mileage is really good for my health, and I have been constantly improving my speed at short distances in the few months since I started. Everyone has different goals. We're all runners!10 -
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.
02.06.18 - Run 3.5 m.
02.07.18 - Run 3.1 m.
02.08.18 - Run 1: 3.1 m. Run 2: 8 m. @ 8:26 pace
02.09.18 - Run 8 m. Hills @ 9:13 pace.
02.10.18. - Run 6.3 Bike 1 hour
02.11.18 - Run 9.6 miles (51.50 for the week) and Indoor Bike Trainer for 1 hour. (Ride 4 of month)
02.13.18 - Run 10 m. @ 8:35 pace. Indoor Bike Trainer - 45 minutes.
02.15.18 - Run 9.3 m. @ 8:45 pace.
02.16.18 - Run 9 m. Bike 8 m. Swim 1/2 mile.
Upcoming Events:
3.04.18 - Little Rock Marathon
4.07.18 - Yakima River Marathon
February Goal:
Run: 200 miles, Bike: 10 rides, Swim: Start Program
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Joyous2018 wrote: »This week was rough, I had really bad stomach bug. Running didn't feel great but I was able to complete week two of the program. Sometimes I feel silly posting my updates because I don't have even close to half of the mileage being posted on here. I guess eventually I will
I don't think in all my (off and on) years here I've ever reached my goal. And no one has been anything but supportive.5 -
Ok, now I'm really getting excited for Sunday's 5-mile trail race. RD posted the following map and photo today.
(ETA: The map is for Saturday's 52, 39, 26 and 13-milers. Not sure of the exact route for the 10 and 5 miles we mere mortals will be running Sunday.)
MTD: 15.89/45
YTD: 63.49/500
2/1 - 2.75
2/6 - 2.0
2/11 - 5.0
2/13 - 2.25
2/14 - 2.14
2/16 - 1.75
*****
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 - DNS
2/14 - Luv 2 Run 2.14M virtual - DONE
2/18 - Q50 Trails Extravaganza 5M (Registered)
3/3 - Rock'n'Roll Marathon Series 5K in NOLA (Registered)
3/10 - Hammond Shamrock Run 5K (Registered)
3/18 - Shamrockin Run 8K in NOLA (Registered)
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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Got out to run between meetings for 3 miles around noon and decided to go back out this evening since I won't be able to run this weekend. We have an agility trial all day both Saturday and Sunday and it is not local so we will be driving a ways. I am thinking I might try to run just a bit with Hobbes the Vizsla at the trial location in the morning as it is right by a lake.
Date........Miles.......Total
02/01......0.00......0.00 - + Strength Training
02/02......4.23......4.23
02/03......0.00......4.23 - Expo
02/04....13.41....17.64 - Surf City HM
02/05......4.21....21.85 - + Agility
02/06......0.00....21.85 - + Strength Training
02/07......5.06....26.91
02/08......0.00....26.91 - + Strength Training
02/09......5.34....32.25
02/10......0.00....32.25
02/11......7.69....39.94
02/12......4.48....44.42 - + Agility
02/13......3.79....48.21 - + Strength Training
02/14......3.44....51.65
02/15......0.00....51.65
02/16......6.57....58.22
My completed and upcoming races. Let me know if you will be running them too.
02/04/18 - Surf City Half Marathon
07/22/18 - San Francisco 2nd Half Marathon
12/15/18 - San Diego Holiday Half Marathon
02/03/19 - Surf City Half Marathon
05/11/19 - Santa Barbara Wine Country Half Marathon8 -
Yesterday, we finally had great weather and I had a perfect run outside
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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)
Feb 4 - 4.35 miles - Floor Core, Interval & Biceps, followed with Liguria (Italy) run (v)
Feb 5 - 3.1 miles - Caveman special, Interval, Legz & Core
Feb 6 - 5.14 miles - 4 mile ÞJÓÐVEGUR run (virtual, followed with Interval, Abs & Lower Back
Feb 7 - 5.15 miles - Interval & Chest, followed with Maria Aurora, Central Luzon (not to be mistaken with Luton ))
Feb 8 - Triple R day
Feb 9 - 4.1 miles - 3 mile TM run, followed with Interval & Core
Feb 10 - 4.5 miles - Caveman special - Interval, Arms Superset & Core - unintentional 1.75mile Japan run
Feb 11 - 2.1 miles - Caveman special - Interval, Shoulders & Core - should have been rest day
Feb 12 - 4.4 miles - 3.1 mile Aosta, France run, followed with 1.3 mile Interval & Core
Feb 13 - 3 miles - Caveman special - Interval, Back & Biceps
Feb 14 - 3.1 miles - short run (Phnom Penh, Cambodia today), followed with Interval & Core
Feb 15 - 4.5 miles - Interval, Legzzzzz & Core, followed with lunchtime short foot-pod calibration run
Feb 16 - 3.2 miles - Interval, Chest & Core
Feb 17 - 4.1 miles - Increased pace Miami Beach (virtual) run, followed with Interval & Core
@ddmom0811 - I know my american friends love talking about how they love their guns and how many they have got, but how far do things need to go before the decision making people wake up and think about people rather than money. Was wondering how close the shooting was to the school you are teaching.
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Couldn't do it - had to run yesterday. Waited until 10 pm though, and just went for a short 2k run to remind myself that I like night runs.
I'm heating up KFC chicken all morning for another event, and am allowed to eat some, but it's not my idea of good pre-race nutrition. I'll probably pass and have a sandwich and fruit instead. Then I'm taking a nap. Parking for the 10k tonight is at the cemetery where my friends had to bury their baby girl a year and a half ago, and then the race starts out by going past the concentration camp. Uggggh. Then the last 3k are all uphill. For me, emotionally, the beginning will probably be the hardest. I think I'm going to try something new on race day *gasp!* - sticking with a pace group! It's the first time I'm close enough with my projected time to stay with a group, rather than "keep so and so in sight, or stay in front of ___". Hoping for clear roads, and getting past the depressing/serious landmarks at the beginning so I can enjoy myself.
Start time is 10:30 pm. Yesteday someone asked me if I was running for charity. I said, "no, for fun". He got a good laugh out of that.
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I am about to get ready to head out to running group this morning. In December, the owner of our local store announced that he and his wife were moving to Oregon at the end of the month. The family of runners he had created was quite devastated, but he assured us that he would continue to operate the store with the help of the employees as long as possible. Well, this week, the texts started rolling in and the Facebook page went crazy with the news that the store was sold. Everyone is very anxious about this change, particularly because the new owner currently has a store in town that charges for training. Membership in the Mojo club has always been free. The way that everyone in the group responded to the news really made me realize how important running is in our lives. The level of concern for the future of our "family" is overwhelming.
ETA: The kind of funny thing about this is that I am a relatively new member to the group. I just started running regularly with them about a year and a half ago. Prior to that, whenever I tried to attend the run, I just felt like an outsider and didn't really enjoy the concept of the "group run". Now I really can't imagine not having them around.9 -
My body is telling me i need to rest but my brain is saying go get an adjustment and get back out there. lol.
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Now the decision: Thursday night, had 1 of my headaches start. Called in to work on Friday with it, still have it this morning, even though I'm at work with it. I'm approved to leave work early to run in the Susan B Komen breast cancer 5K tonight, and I really WANT to run it....but with my head the way it is, kinda just wanna go home & medicate.
Feb: 25 miles
2/2 - 2.1 miles
2/3 - 2.15 miles
2/5 - 2.41 miles
2/7 - 2.44 miles
2/12 - 2.5 miles
2/15 - 2.55 miles - 15.95 run, 9.05 to go
Races:
2/17 - Susan B Komen Race For the Cure 5K
2/24 - Gasparilla 5K
Yearly goal: 200 miles - Jan 17.61 - 15.95 = 166.44 to run!7 -
@HRKinchen Looks awesome. A little mud, a little water, lots of fun and adventure. Rather than the leather work gloves the lady had on think about finger less cycle gloves. Protect the palms if you go down but still give you good dexterity for retying shoes, open food packages etc. That's what I use. I get the ones with no mesh-cloth back as they ventilate better and minimal palm pads as you don't need shock absorption just a little protection.3
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Got in my long run today. I went for an adventure taking a road, I was not totally secure in. Turned out great got in 11.5 and now I have a few route to use when I'm bored.
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Well with a little healthy encouragement from friends...I guess I’m in. Since it’s already the middle of February I’m a bit late. I’m just getting (trying to) back into running and know this will indeed be a challenge for me. Since there is only 11 days left of the month I’ll start with going for 15 miles walk/run by the end of the month.
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Welcome @pudgy1977 ! Good luck this month!
Any other newbie stalkers thinking this is something they could never do? Or wanna do? No goal is too small. You can set the goal anyway you like. Maybe 10 minutes a day? Come run with us!12
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