March 2018 Running Challenge
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@shanaber I guess it's what we are used to. With no wind and -3C, I would just wear leggings (not lined) and a tech tee with a light jacket. On the way out, with the wind at my back, I was actually a bit too warm and kept unzipping my jacket and took my gloves off!3
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Happy 40th birthday @zdyb23456! 40's are awesome.
Date :::: Miles :::: Cumulative
03/01/18 :::: 2.6 :::: 2.6
Goals for March - consistency and strength-building. Looks like I'm going to start a training program at my new gym to do some strength/cross-training. I think it will be really good to work on my core and be stronger. Today's first session was tough. My arms and my core are weak.
So, I think this month may actually be a bit of a cut back on running, not too much, but not trying to build miles yet. I may run 4-5 days a week instead of 6, with this cross-training and some yoga. I think this will overall benefit me more right now as I work toward training for a marathon. If I can get stronger, then I can start the marathon training from a better place. That's the idea for now at least.
I'll say 90 miles as my running goal.
Upcoming races:
4/22/18 Glass City Marathon Relay (5-person relay) OR Half Marathon
6/3/18 Niagara Falls Women's Half Marathon
8/19/18 Falmouth Road Race (7 miles, pending group getting in by lottery)
11/4/18 ??? A marathon? NYC?
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No run today, spent it doing paperwork. I need get my taxes together, which is pretty complex due to being an author and having several other small business interests (just trying to stay afloat!). Probably miss tomorrow too, which means I will be way over in my food for this week and way under in miles.
Well, I guess fat and happy is a thing right?
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Tonight was my personal best. Farthest distance I’ve run and my best pace yet. Lots of info, I tried to get everything that factored into a run. I’m using Google Sheets.
2.59/62 miles
Saw someone add their races coming up so thought I’d do the same.
Races coming up:
Orphan Run for Hope 5K - April 14
Spartan Sprint - December 9
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Oooh! Nice spreadsheet!
A 6.2 mile treadmill run to start the month for me.9 -
lporter229 wrote: »Thanks for the input on the watches everyone. It's been really helpful. I have never used a fitness tracker before, but I mentioned to my husband a little while ago that I might wan to get a Fitbit for tracking. Since then, I learned that the latest Garmin devices can also be used for this purpose. However, he ended up buying me a Fitbit for my birthday. I am likely going to send it back and get the updated Garmin, but I am still trying to decide between the two. I think that the Vivoactive will probably be sufficient for my needs, but I am used to the Forerunner platform and for that reason I am a bit hesitant to change.
I have the Vivoactive HR and love it. I chose it because of the ability to track multiple disciplines (like riding horse, snowshoeing, etc) and because it was water proof. I've worn it daily for about 1.5 years now. I also own an older Garmin 310xt which I used for tracking my horse's heart rate while I condition (I wear both watches when I ride). I think you'd be pleased with the Garmin Vivoactive 3 - I'm debating about upgrading!1 -
March goal: 96 miles
3/1: 5 miles
5/96 miles completed
Today's run was good, but I was pretty tired. Kind of glad tomorrow is a rest day. My son and his girlfriend are coming in tomorrow for my mother in law's birthday party on Saturday. I wish my daughter could be here too, but it will still be nice to have one kid home. He'll be bringing his corgi so hopefully we can get the dogs out to the park at least once while they are here. I hope everyone has a great weekend!
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3/1 Run 10.22 Miles12
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March goal: March
3/1 3.41 disappeared from February thread due to an infected metal sliver in my foot. Took the doctor (um...me...) 4 days of pain to actually look at it and see there was a foreign body in there that needed removal. Damned doctors....
Total 3.41
Happy birthday @zdyb23456 .....aging up a decade makes AG placing easier!!
Ticker is my goal for 2018 and progress to date:
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I’m in for 50. Time to get back to it, fell off for too long!8
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Changed tickers
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Somehow I'm screwing up my posting.. in any case, month 2 here for me, and I'm in for 60 this time (made my 50 mi goal last month)
3/1/2018 5 mi
Got a gorgeous 5 miles in tonight, with some clear skies and light left around 5:30 or so. I ran from work, which is a pretty beautiful bike path run on the north side of Lake Union in Seattle. Lots of bike commuters, other runners, and other foot traffic, but the views (city, houseboats, bridges, parks) are great. All in all, a nice start to the month. I did have to rush home after that to kid chaos, but it was worth it!8 -
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A great start to the month for Kody and I. 9 miles tonight. Started slow but picked up the pace as we went.
This was a very encouraging run as I didn't have any ITB pain until mile 7 and it was just a niggle. I never had any pain which concerned me.
Using my calorie burn to enjoy some bourbon tonight.12 -
Gday to all!
3/1: 2.4k -as warmup for strength training-
3/2: 8.1k -Easy-
Goal: 10.3/120k
Stay free of injuries!
Upcoming races:
4/1: Alexander the Great 10k Thessaloniki8 -
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Just trying out my ticker. I'm hoping to go for a run today.
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Hrm... they are calling for 80 MPH winds today. Wonder if I can use my jacket as a sail and nail a killer PR 8
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PastorVincent wrote: »Hrm... they are calling for 80 MPH winds today. Wonder if I can use my jacket as a sail and nail a killer PR
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March goal: March
3/1 3.41 disappeared from February thread due to an infected metal sliver in my foot. Took the doctor (um...me...) 4 days of pain to actually look at it and see there was a foreign body in there that needed removal. Damned doctors....
Total 3.41
Happy birthday @zdyb23456 .....aging up a decade makes AG placing easier!!
Ticker is my goal for 2018 and progress to date:
Heck yeah! I placed eight times last year including a couple of firsts. I had NEVER placed before that.
And @HonuNui I hope you're taking care of that foot. Feet are rather important to runners.7
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