February 2018 Running Challenge
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--- okay, still 6 pages left to catch up, but I'll do that tomorrow...
Just a short (or not so short) note on my running day: it was ... less than ideal.
I got talked last-minute into giving some tours to students at work today, which took roughly from 8:30-11:00 and 14:00-16:30. I thought the time in between would be long enough to go for a run, but after standing outside 15min with them waiting for the bus to pick them up, I was frozen! It took me 45 minutes alternating between tea, coffee and hot chocolate in my office to defrost enough to step outside again. So I only had two hours left - which still woulds have been something, if not for the fact that 11:00-14:00 today was the time for a special pokemon go event (yes, I'm one of those crazy old-fashioned people who still play now and then
), with lots of "Dratini" everywhere. They are super rare where I live, so during my run today I stopped to catch them whenever I saw one. Strava sais for my 2 hours run the "moving time" was 1:22. Oooops!
I barely had time for the shortest shower in history, then I had to play tour guide again. Got home around 17:00, again frozen and by then also starving, since I hadn't had lunch. After dinner and a hot bath I started feeling bad about missing so much of my long run distance, so I went out for another 5km. It is a cutback week in the training plan anyway, but 27.7km for the week is a little more cut back from my usually 40km than I was planning. Oh well, next week will hopefully be better, and I might still make my monthly goal...
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Feb 24: 3 miles - and that's goal for February!
Considered running a small charity run today but the weather was supposed to be terrible so we slept in - and then turned out the weather was fine this morning after all. It was supposed to be fine until 3 pm, so we headed out to the park, and then of course it started spitting rain. Ah well! And it was too darned hot, about 79 F which I'm not used to yet, especially with 100% humidity. I wish Memphis wasn't so either/or - straight from too cold to too hot with nary a day of just right.
Today was the day we usually do a speedy mile on asphalt around the lake then head out to fartlek on trails. Our usual trail was not happening - completely under water with a flood warning - so we did our mile and then headed out onto the paved wagon trail, only come to find out the wagon trail was closed because part of it washed out into the river! So we found a nice hill and ran hills instead.
Still trying to catch that elusive 8 minute mile - today's mile was 8:23 which is getting there! And probably would have been a little faster except we had to stop and go around some people from a lacrosse tournament. We saw the team from my old high school which was nice. They were grilling hamburgers for the lacrosse parents and every time we ran past the delicious scent made us hungrier and hungrier.
Also feeling a little chuffed because I just noticed I head the leaderboard for fastest time of women running around the lake in February - out of twenty eight runners, not too shabby! This is the first time in my life I've ever been fastest at literally anything.7 -
Thanks @_nikkiwolf_
I mean...I would probably try it @PastorVincent
I was up puking a lot last night so I slept through my 3AM alarm. Got in 16k before I had to come back and make lunch- 11k easy, 5k moderate with a goal time on that 5k effort of 20:00. Apparently dragged my *kitten* too much because my back end time was 22:43. Its been five days ffs body, hurry up
. Hopefully my long run tomorrow meets pacing standards better
February 1- 15+3
February 2- 17
February 3- 33
February 4- Off
February 5- 21
February 6- Off
February 7-20
February 8- Off
February 9- Off
February 10- 22 (Run off the road, *kitten* up my right leg)
February 11-17 *Hail Mary Leg Rehab*
February 18- 5
February 19- 51
February 20&21- Off
February 22- 15
February 23- 13
February 24- 16
231.5/550
787/6000
2018 Races
*Gord's Frozen A** 50K, February 19 7:08:00, 1st place Women's Open
*JAJA Trail Marathon, April 1
*Red Deer Marathon, May 20
*Lone Wolf Last Man Standing Race, June 17
*Eddie's Half Marathon, June 24
*Lost Souls 100 Miler, September 7
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2/1 - 6.5km
2/2 - strength
2/3 - 9.0km
2/4 - strength
2/5 - rest
2/6 - 6.0km
2/7 - 3.1km
2/8 - 6.3km
2/9 - rest owww
2/10 - 8.3 km
2/11 - rest
2/12 - rest & cake (hubby's birthday)
2/13 - 6.3 km
2/14 - ate sushi & watched Olympics
2/15 - 6.7 km
2/16 - stretch
2/17 - 9.8 km
2/18 - rest (stretching)
2/19 - rest (stairs)
2/20 - stairs (25 flights, running)
2/21 - 6.9km
2/22 - 6.9km
2/23 - stairs (27 flights? Something like that)
2/24 - 12.1km
87.9/100 km
What a beautiful day for a run today. Hovering around freezing, sun shining. I completely overdressed and looped back to the sledding hill at the 1km point to hand my jacket, toque and gloves to my husband since he had the kids out enjoying the weather too. Then just plodded along in slushy muck through the neighbourhood, not really sure where I was going but with the vague idea of doing about 10km. Except I got lost in a series of twisty streets and wound up doing 12.1 km instead. Oops! Was pretty slow but I'm going to blame the sidewalk conditions for that. And the almost 1500 stairs challenge I did this week.
Upcoming Races:
1/1/18 Resolution Run 5K ~38:00 (no official times)
3/4/18 MEC Road Race #1 10K
4/7/18 Jasper Half Marathon
4/22/18 MEC Trail Race #1 5K
5/20/18 MEC Trail Race #2 10K
6/24/18 MEC Trail Race #3 15K
8/18/18 Edmonton Marathon 10K
9/2/18 MEC Trail Race #4 10K
10/7/18 MEC Trail Race #5 15K7 -
Skimmed 100+ posts. Lots of chatter about diabetes and blood donation. Don't know much about managing diabetes.
@PastorVincent - Anecdata re: blood donation. I had been giving blood like clockwork, every 8 weeks, when I became a runner. For a while, no problem. Then I got serious about racing. One year (2015? 2014?) I donated on a Monday before Thanksgiving, and ran the 10K on Thanksgiving Day. It was not a good race, and I blamed many different things; but in hindsight, the fact that I had donated blood 3 days earlier was probably the biggest thing.
I didn't see it making any difference in easy runs, and it didn't make enough difference to grab my attention before I started watching race times for PRs and doing well. Later, my regular doctor (not a sports doc) told me to back off to donating 4 times a year, and not within 2 weeks of a race. Other stuff in my medical history may have been relevant to this, and you have stuff going on that I don't which is probably relevant to what's right for you.
The postscript: Last time I went in to donate, my iron was too low in the Red Cross test for them to take a donation. This was after years of being borderline low, close to the limit every time. I haven't been back; I think I may have saved enough lives before I got to that point.
I used to do the same thing. The day the called I went to donate blood. My iron count actually went to 0. I went to see all kinds of specialist until *I* figured out I was giving too often. Now I limit my self to 1 or 2 a year at most and my iron stays at good levels. Good enough that I normally give doubles - which is actually less stressful on you cause they put back much of what you are loosing.0 -
Also, @MobyCarp welcome back to the grand world of running!
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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
02/17/2018 - Nada
02/18/2018 - Car Show with son
02/19/2018 - 11 miles @ 9:29
02/20/2018 - 15 miles @ 9:45
02/21/2018 - 9 miles @ 8:41
02/22/2018 - 9 miles @ 8:49
02/23/2018 - 9 miles @ 8:48
02/24/2018 - 17 miles @ 9:37
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)
Got started an hour late so only got 17 miles instead of the 20 I was considering. This time I ran with Tailwind. Soon I want to attempt a 4 hour run with just Tailwinds on my back and see if I can do it non-stop without any gels/chews/etc. Today I drank 1 24 oz water bottle with 1 1/2 scopes of Tailwind which I drank over the 2:45ish run. which is well below the recommendation. (They recommend for endurance workouts, mix 2-3 scoops per 24 oz of water per hour) - but since it was in the low 40's I was not nearly as dehydrated as I could be. I think that will be much different for my May Marathon PR attempt.
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Day 1 of Gasparillo Amber Challenge. Hot and humid down here in Tampa. It started getting really warm around mile 7 of the 15k. After that finish I had about an hour before the 5k start and it was hot by the end of it. The half is tomorrow.9
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Soooo....on a day almost as hot as an early summer day on the planet Mercury (yay Florida!) Gasparilla! I always leave several hours early, I usually try to park, check in, then walk through the expo before my run, give me a chance to "calm down" after fighting that hour's worth of traffic. Knowing my wave time was 0945, I left my house about 0700, to get up there in oodles of time. Sha right. Not the case today. Over 45 minutes stuck in traffic, multiple parking lots full, trying to do u-turns on 1 way streets whentheotherdriversarethisclosetoyou...I finally found a single spot - at $20! - on the OTHER side of the area I needed to be in, 10 mins before my wave time! I finally made it through the throngs of staged runners over to check in, totally forget my bib number, have a mini-break down before getting in with the next wave. That's when I realized my stupid mistake: I totally have been in the "Florida summer" mindset (since basically, that's how it has been), and making sure my runs have all been done early. I haven't been training in the heat. Great! Added to that - of all the days to forget sunscreen!
Due to the heat and multitude of walkers, strollers, and precious little children, there were several walks. About half way though, I did roll my ankle due to uneven pavement, and almost stopped on the side for a few, but I recalled the encouragement y'all gave another a while back when she did the same..so to just walked, ok, limped it off till it went away. After the turn around (yes, where the Rough Riders were passing out donuts...) cruising along...and my mother decided to call! WOW! So now, I have to slow to make sure all the apps are still running, turn the music back on...carry on. Between mile 2 & 3, I slowed to a walk, and a gentleman came up to me & said "Oh no! You can't slow down now! You've been my pacer for the past half mile!" Funny, I was using someone else!
So, when it all came down to the end: I accomplished my goal! Even with all the "walk breaks", I did it in 44:52, pace 14:03. Secretly I was kinda hoping to beat my 39:43, but I feel good about beating last year (45:44,14:42) The "struggle" part, I honestly think, it was heat and "slalom" related. If it was done earlier in the morning I'm sure I would have been able to run longer. And I'm kinda curious...I know it SAYS 3.1 miles, but with all the weaving in & out, just how far DO we really run?
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
2/20 - 2.75 miles
2/22 - 2.76 miles
2/24 - 3.19 miles - 24.65 run, .35 to go (oh man! Had I known....!)
Races:
2/17 - Susan B Komen Race For the Cure 5K DNS
2/24 - Gasparilla 5K - 44:52, 14.03
Yearly goal: 200 miles - Jan 17.61 - 22.65 = 159.74 to run!11 -
dreamer12151 wrote: »And I'm kinda curious...I know it SAYS 3.1 miles, but with all the weaving in & out, just how far DO we really run?
In a 5k you do not pick up that much distance, but in longer races, it can really make a difference. For example, last year in the Pittsburgh Marathon, I picked up over a mile extra in running. If you have a smartphone you can use an app like Strava, RunKeeper, or etc to track your run and find out. Or a GPS watch like Fitbit and Garmin.
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If you saved just one life it is more than enough. Talk to anyone whose life was saved by a donation and you can feel the Quiet Thank You in every word.I haven't been back; I think I may have saved enough lives before I got to that point.
10 km with a friend from the club.
He had been on vacation in Mexico when his Father in-law passed away in Holland and had to make the quick - early return and then turn around and fly to Holland. So between warm Mexican Vac, Family priorities, Sea Level living it was a struggle for him to handle the Cooler temps and Elevation. My legs are still a little wazooed after Wednesday's impromptu winter Split Triathlon. Outbound felt good. Inbound feeling the hills and lack of Running this winter due to weather, Quads were talking to me and one Toe - felt like I had something lodged underneath the nail. Checked when we were done and nothing, no dirt, pebbles, lint etc. Nothing in the shoe or sock.
Felt good to knock off a 10 km without 4 layers of clothes and Mitts.
Speed session tomorrow on an indoor track ( ~200m ) so that promise's to be interesting.
Haven't done any speed work since October.
Followed by skiing with my Niece and Nephews in the afternoon.
02/01 0.0 km – 0.0km –140.0 km – YTD 71.66 km
02/04 10.23 km –10.23km –129.77 km – YTD 81.89 km
02/09 11.00 km –21.23km –118.77 km – YTD 92.89 km
02/21 6.00 km –27.23km –112.77 km – YTD 98.89 km
02/24 10.00 km –37.23km –102.77 km – YTD 108.89 km
It's a real statement of how bad 2018 has been when my 2 month YTD ( 108.89 ) is less than my normal MTD distance.
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_nikkiwolf_ wrote: »@juliet3455 Cool triathlon! Although skiing in the dark sounds really scary.
@_nikkiwolf_ The Split Triathlon was actually a lot of Fun and a good way to get out and do some extra exercise. Night Skiing - They have a bunch of flood lights pointing down the hill so it's a matter of skiing from one pool of light to the next, once your eyes adjust it's not to bad at all. Next week night skiing with the full moon on March 1 should be fantastic - if there are no clouds.dreamer12151 wrote: »Between mile 2 & 3, I slowed to a walk, and a gentleman came up to me & said "Oh no! You can't slow down now! You've been my pacer for the past half mile!" Funny, I was using someone else! //// And I'm kinda curious...I know it SAYS 3.1 miles, but with all the weaving in & out, just how far DO we really run?
It's always a good feeling when someone says " you've been my pacer " and I think we all pace off someone. Quite often my method is Catch up to the next person in front of me, which is an endless chase as there is always one more person.
Like @PastorVincent said on a short 5k race it won't be that big of a difference.
After my last 10km race where I saw various post's from other athlete's with distance's varying from ~9.5 to 10.3 km made me realize that there can be so much variance ( did they start there Watch/Phone App early/late or have some lost data? ) in the recorded distance depending on the device being used that I don't worry about it to much.
Congrats on a great result, glad to know you could hear/feel our encouragement even though we weren't there.
Every event and training run is a learning experience. You learned a few things and will be able to take them forward.
- Get there even earlier than you think.
- Do a few Training runs in the same time period to learn about the temperature variables.
- Have an Event Equipment check list in your gear bag, Shoes, Cloths, SunScreen, Post event Dry Cloths, etc. I know more than one person who left there shoes beside the door at home.
- We are always cheering even if were not there.5 -
juliet3455 wrote: »
It's always a good feeling when someone says " you've been my pacer " and I think we all pace off someone. Quite often my method is Catch up to the next person in front of me, which is an endless chase as there is always one more person.dreamer12151 wrote: »Between mile 2 & 3, I slowed to a walk, and a gentleman came up to me & said "Oh no! You can't slow down now! You've been my pacer for the past half mile!" Funny, I was using someone else! //// And I'm kinda curious...I know it SAYS 3.1 miles, but with all the weaving in & out, just how far DO we really run?
That is a really good point. I do the same thing, pick a person in front of me to pass, then pick the next. I usually use females as my target, because ladies tend to wear brighter color clothes and they are easier to see.
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_nikkiwolf_ wrote: »@noblsheep Happy new year! Will it be your first half marathon next month? (sorry if you already wrote it, this thread is so long it's hard to remember/look up what was posted before)
Thanks and happy nee year to you too! It's not my first, but it will be the first race I've done in a really long while. Fell off the run wagon last year due to injury, life and just plain lack of motivation. Luckily no lack of motivation anymore with this thread, which has become my go-to read every day when thinking about running.5 -
juliet3455 wrote: »
Yep, this. I donate to give back to the people who saved me when I started hemorrhaging after my older son was born. I received 3 units. I'm not sure how close I came to dying but I sure felt like I was about to die when they wheeled me into the operating room. I lost more than 3 litres of blood.5 -
So, closest thing to running related I’ve had in a while. And I am kind of excited. I knew I needed new shoes before any new running. Any pairs I had, were fairly worn when this saga started, and I’ve been using them for normal shoes for a while now. So, went to the store to get some new ones. Had two pairs I was dithering between. Turns out they were both on sale. I now am the proud owner of two shiny new pairs of shoes, for under $100 total. Given the lack of competition in the area, this store usually is quite proud of their stuff. So, I was amazed, and knew the Prices I was likely to see next time I went looking, so I jumped on it.
So, now to just get cleared to use these pretty new shoes for their true purpose. Get to see if doc will grant the pt and my wish on Tuesday.11 -
Completed week three of walk/run program, yay!14
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Joyous2018 wrote: »Completed week three of walk/run program, yay!
Awesome!0 -
So, closest thing to running related I’ve had in a while. And I am kind of excited. I knew I needed new shoes before any new running. Any pairs I had, were fairly worn when this saga started, and I’ve been using them for normal shoes for a while now. So, went to the store to get some new ones. Had two pairs I was dithering between. Turns out they were both on sale. I now am the proud owner of two shiny new pairs of shoes, for under $100 total. Given the lack of competition in the area, this store usually is quite proud of their stuff. So, I was amazed, and knew the Prices I was likely to see next time I went looking, so I jumped on it.
So, now to just get cleared to use these pretty new shoes for their true purpose. Get to see if doc will grant the pt and my wish on Tuesday.
Shoe pics please, feeeeeeeeed us!!!3 -
The weather has been really great in Indy...lots of rain, but temps in the 40's and 50's. However, I have been struck with a sinus infection, which I googled...it's supposed to last 7-10 days. 2 more days to go minimum. I hate that I can't or shouldn't run. errrrgh! Now I have laryngitis. I am supposed to go to work tomorrow night, but not if I can't talk.
So my ankle still aches...just think that it is going to from now on, after 3 sprains. I talked to one of my girlfriends who may have surgery on her big toe. She told me that if the minimal surgery doesn't work, she might need a "total toe". Who heard of such a thing?
I think that my last post was on page 39. I have run around 15 miles, well under my 40 mile goal. Still going to try to finish strong.7
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