March 2018 Running Challenge

Joyous2018 · March 2018

Completed week four of C25K

ddmom0811 · March 2018

Getting a slow start to March!
I completely overdid it on Friday - tough run and then did strength training where I really pushed myself. So when I set out to ride my usual 44 miles with the group yesterday, my legs were sore. And there was a terrible wind, so I decided to turn around. It was weird because a friend of mine who was in a faster group than me was at the first mini-stop we make waiting for my group. When I got there I announced I was turning around and she said "I'm going with you!" I was shocked - she is a bad @ss triathlete and she never quits anything early. But then, neither do I. But we both could not take the wind! The people we spoke to afterwards said it was absolutely terrible, especially by the lake.

3/1 - rest day ... hate it when these fall on the first of the month!
3/2 - 5 miles + Strength training
3/3 - 26 miles cycling.
3/4 - ... still deciding as of this writing

Teerai · March 2018

TattooedDolphinGirl78 · March 2018

1/3: 1.96kms (walk at lunch)
2/3: Nothing besides 10K+ steps
3/3: REST
4/3: 4.95kms (C25K: Wk1 Day1), felt great to get back out there despite the cold. Will do some yoga later

TOTAL : 6.91 / 50 kms goal

Races:

19/4-30/4: Zombies Run! App 2018 Spring Virtual Run
22/9: “Coureurs des Bois” Obstacle Course Challenge (not signed up yet)

I'll update my tracker once I'm back at work tomorrow.

polskagirl01 · March 2018

Today's run was fun. I went to church with my running clothes under my church clothes, left a little bit early to change and then ran across the street to the park for a race in memory of underground anti-communist soldiers from between WW2 and 1963. There were two distances - either 1963 meters, or 3 loops of that for 5889 meters. I chose the longer distance, but had to laugh on the first loop at just how many hills they managed to fit into such a short loop. It was constantly either up or down, so my strategy was to hold a steady pace going up, and push the pace going down. What a GREAT workout!!! I was happy with my time, too. I figure my (unofficial) 5k time was only about 15 seconds away from that PR I'm chasing, and I held that same pace for the whole almost-6k race. So that's encouraging. It's been a rough week for me, and today's run was just what I needed.

I love the design in the medals. It looks like we're running with the soldiers

NikolaosKey · March 2018

3/1: 2.4k -as warmup for strength training-
3/2: 8.1k -Easy-
3/3: 10.5k -Treadmill easy-
3/4: 5k -Easy with company-

Goal: 26/120k

Nice sunny run!

Stay free of injuries!

Upcoming races:
4/1: Alexander the Great 10k Thessaloniki

bossymom15 · March 2018

The foot seems healed after 6 weeks off running. But I need to go slow to build. New job assignment is taking my free time and i come home exhausted. This month will be worse yet. Signed up for a 10k in June. I'll keep it very modest and go with 30 this month.
Bossymom15

JulieS3103 · March 2018

I was so happy to see the sun today, it was a great run once it warmed up a little.

March 1 - 3 mile Treadmill run
March 2 - Strength workout
March 4 - 8 mile run

11 miles so far/Goal 55 miles

Upcoming Races:
3/17/18 USO 10 Mile Race at Ft Campbell
4/28/18 Brown Deer 10k
6/10/18 Manitowoc Half Marathon
8/18/18 Madison Mini Half Marathon
9/16/18 North Face Endurance 10k

Elise4270 · March 2018

@ddmom0811 It gets windy here in Oklahoma. If the wind is 20 mph I won't ride. It's just no fun, and I'm not a strong rider like you and your group!

So impressed with your dedication!

NikolaosKey · March 2018

@polskagirl01 Awesome!!

ddmom0811 · March 2018

@polskagirl01 -- what a cool run! Congrats and glad it went so well for you. Keeping the pace going up hill... amazing.

@Elise4270 - Agreed! The exact words I used were "I'm turning around. I'm just not having any fun!" As much as I love getting the cycling miles in and trying to get around 100 every weekend, I just couldn't do it.

So after putzing around the house not getting anything done, I decided to do the strength training and I felt so good afterward went for a 3 mile run. Now lesson plans for next week and lots of stuff to do around the house.

3/1 - rest day
3/2 - 5 miles + Strength training - W6-C
3/3 - 26 miles cycling
3/4 - 3 miles + Strength training - W6-D

7lenny7 · March 2018

@polskagirl01 running clothes under your church clothes?!?! That hilarious! (and awesome!). Congrats on the race. It sounds like a worthy cause.

I was going to wait until late evening for my long run but it looks like freezing rain coming in later, so I'm about to head out now.

I was going to work on our bathroom remodel all day but I found more moldy subfloor than I expected and want to get some input from smarter folks than me about how to go about cutting it out and repairing it. So, I'm at a standstill on the project, which works great for going running now.

marisap2010 · March 2018

OMG, it is such a beautiful day here in GA! Not a cloud in the sky! It was a perfect day for a run.

3/1: 2.5
3/3: 3
3/4: 4

9.5/50 miles complete

rheddmobile · March 2018

ajbrewer76 wrote: »

Hello. Just saw this challenge on MPF. I'm totally in for 80 Run/Walk miles for March. Running in Memphis, TN..

Welcome to the group! I'm in Memphis too although I usually run in Collierville.

RespectTheKitty · March 2018

4.2 miles today, OUTDOORS, hooray!

Beautiful sunny day in the 40s. I felt a bit like a lumbering elephant. I've gained a little bit of weight since the end of last year due to new medication and general slacking off. My running clothes still fit, though, so that's good at least.

MNLittleFinn · March 2018

March goal: Run END-SURE well, stay healthy and enter the final stages of Zumbro training
Nominal mileage goal: Let's say 140? I really don't know. Real plan is to follow training and coach's advice well.
3/1- REST
3/2- 4.3
3/3- 13.3
3/4- 14.3

Total: 32.0

Today's notes: This thread is going too fast for me to catch up! Anyway, got in 14.3 trail miles in during my 3 hour run this morning. With the warmer temps we've been having, it's been harder to justify running the XC ski trails. I'll have to start looking for a different place to run soon, so I'm not messing things up for the skiers.

2018 races
3/24- END-SURE 50k
4/13- Zumbro Endurance Race 100 Mile
7/28- Minnesota Voyageur 50
9/8- Superior Trail 50 mile
10/20- Wild Duluth 50k

sarahthes · March 2018

3/1 - 7.4km
3/2 - rest
3/3 - sick / snow day
3/4 - 10.0km

17.4/115km

The best thing to be said about today's race is that it's over. I got hit by a bit of a stomach bug last night and was playing things by ear this morning. Light breakfast of peanut butter toast sat fine so I decided to go thru with the race, realizing it likely wouldn't be a great time.

The course was quite hilly and was basically a double 5K loop so the second round was a rerun of the first. Despite all the snow we got yesterdat, the trail wasn't very deep but it was mushy and slippery. I overdressed a bit but between undoing zippers and shedding gloves & hat I was okay.

First 2.5km were really tough. Basically straight up to the top of the park. The lack of energy from being ill yesterday hit me hard there. I did a lot of walking on the uphills. Downhills on the back end were okay and I made up a bit of time. Made it around and back out for another loop. I did a bit better on the uphills this time and I think I was sustaining a better pace but then right at 7km I slipped and rolled my ankle and that was all she wrote for speed. Hobbled my way through the rest of the race and got my banana and headed home. Glad I finished... not happy with how it went. My ankle is okay now I'm home. If it feels finicky later I'll ice it, and I've got a doctor's appt tomorrow anyway so if bugging me I will mention it (my family doctor is a keto ultra runner, I'm pretty sure).

The course was beautiful though.

Upcoming Races:
1/1/18 Resolution Run 5K ~38:00 (no official times)
3/4/18 MEC Road Race #1 10K 1:30 & change (will post official time once results go live)
3/17/28 St Patrick's Day race 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 15K