March 2018 Running Challenge

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  • Purplebunnysarah
    Purplebunnysarah Posts: 3,252 Member
    Consensus this morning is that my ankle is fine but the opposite knee is really badly bruised. I think it's just bruised. I hope it's just bruised...

    @juliet3455 Yesterday's was in Rundle Park, so way NE of many of the other parks! I made sure not to get the Gold bar WW Plant in my shot... Occasionally the wind shifted and I got a bit of a noseful! Last year I had a race that started in Kinsman, through Emily Murphy Park and pretty much all the way around Hawrelak Park, then came back via Emily Murphy Park Road and Saskatchewan Drive. That was a nice one although the hill was killer. I was actually faster during that run despite adding an extra 1.2km by missing a turnaround than I was yesterday.
  • JulieS3103
    JulieS3103 Posts: 86 Member
    @theshaleco I did the Rugged Maniac a few years ago with my friends and my daughter. It was on a ski hill course so we went up and down the mountain as we did the obstacles. It was tough but we had a lot of fun!
  • Teresa502
    Teresa502 Posts: 1,856 Member
    skippygirlsmom wrote: »
    @Teresa502 here I am. I have been fighting to get passed whatever it was that made me sick. I'm still coughing but finally the daily sick to the stomach feeling is gone (it was like 3 weeks). My friend is a doctor and swears I had pneumonia which was going around here and one of the girls I work with had it the week before and came to work every day thank you very much. I was running one day a week with my running club and could barely make 2 miles. Hopefully I'm over the hump now since I have a HM in less than a month ugh.

    Goal this month 100 miles

    3/1 - 0
    3/2 - 0
    3/3 - 0
    3/4 - 0
    3/5 - 5 miles

    5 of 100 miles

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    5 slow miles, but it was good to get past 2 miles and not be laying on the couch coughing.

    YAY! Glad you are getting better. Hope the cough goes away soon too!
  • Teresa502
    Teresa502 Posts: 1,856 Member
    PastorVincent wrote: »
    Teresa502 wrote: »
    @PastorVincent – Did you see that Pittsburgh extended the cut-off time for the marathon? I know you were concerned that your wife had not had a lot of training opportunity.

    Yes, I did! It is huge now! It is a good thing too because she should have been at a 12:30 or so pace by now but with how far behind she is, it could be more like a 13:30 pace, which put her awful close to the original 14min cut off.

    Are you running it then?

    I'm only doing the half! After the Detroit marathon in November, I've sworn off fulls for a while!
  • Teresa502
    Teresa502 Posts: 1,856 Member
    KeepRunningFatboy wrote: »
    March Training:
    03.01.18 - Run 5 m.
    03.02.18 - Run 3.1.
    03.04.18 - Little Rock Marathon.

    Upcoming Events:
    4.07.18 - Yakima River Marathon
    5.06.18 - Flying Pig Marathon

    March Goal:
    More Dedicated.

    We need a race report! Hope things went well!
  • PastorVincent
    PastorVincent Posts: 6,668 Member
    Teresa502 wrote: »
    PastorVincent wrote: »
    Teresa502 wrote: »
    @PastorVincent – Did you see that Pittsburgh extended the cut-off time for the marathon? I know you were concerned that your wife had not had a lot of training opportunity.

    Yes, I did! It is huge now! It is a good thing too because she should have been at a 12:30 or so pace by now but with how far behind she is, it could be more like a 13:30 pace, which put her awful close to the original 14min cut off.

    Are you running it then?

    I'm only doing the half! After the Detroit marathon in November, I've sworn off fulls for a while!

    Awwww... but a full is just like a half, just do it twice! :lol:

    Did you run it last year? If not, you are in for a treat. The new route has the 1/2 pretty darn flat. WAY falt on Pittsburg scale at least.
  • skippygirlsmom
    skippygirlsmom Posts: 4,433 Member
    edited March 2018
    TattooedDolphinGirl78 wrote: »
    @skippygirlsmom Glad you're feeling better!

    Thanks @TattooedDolphinGirl78 and @Teresa502
  • Teresa502
    Teresa502 Posts: 1,856 Member
    "PastorVincent wrote: »
    Did you run it last year? If not, you are in for a treat. The new route has the 1/2 pretty darn flat. WAY falt on Pittsburg scale at least.

    Yes, I ran the half last year. Loved the expo and visiting the 'burgh!
  • PastorVincent
    PastorVincent Posts: 6,668 Member
    Teresa502 wrote: »
    "PastorVincent wrote: »
    Did you run it last year? If not, you are in for a treat. The new route has the 1/2 pretty darn flat. WAY falt on Pittsburg scale at least.

    Yes, I ran the half last year. Loved the expo and visiting the 'burgh!

    My wife and I only live like 30 mins from the race start, but we will be staying overnight this year before the race. Got a room with a few hundred feet fo the start/finish area. :)

    Was just too much "fun" dealing with getting there before all the roads close and etc last year. :)
  • rheddmobile
    rheddmobile Posts: 6,840 Member
    kaspan wrote: »
    3/1: 2.53
    3/2: Rest
    3/3: 2.78
    3/4: Rest
    3/5: 3.1
    Total: 8.41/25

    3.1 miles is my best distance yet. I had to slow to a brisk walk twice going up hills, but only for a minute so I'm still calling it a win!

    3.1 miles is 5k, congratulations!
  • PastorVincent
    PastorVincent Posts: 6,668 Member
    kaspan wrote: »
    3/1: 2.53
    3/2: Rest
    3/3: 2.78
    3/4: Rest
    3/5: 3.1
    Total: 8.41/25

    3.1 miles is my best distance yet. I had to slow to a brisk walk twice going up hills, but only for a minute so I'm still calling it a win!

    W00T!! Well done!
  • PastorVincent
    PastorVincent Posts: 6,668 Member
    @7lenny7 next time you will have sing:

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1CMKQ28Qz7o
  • lporter229
    lporter229 Posts: 4,907 Member
    angmarie28 wrote: »
    3/1-2.5 miles
    3/2-3.5 miles + P90X3 CVX
    3/3-6.25 miles
    3/4-3 miles + P90X3 agility X

    15.25/65 miles

    Upcoming races:
    May 12- Montana Women's run 5 miles
    July 17-Missoula Marathon
    September 16- Montana half Marathon

    I love the Agility X! I haven't done it in a while because we re-arranged our basement and I have been too lazy to put the tape on the floor...lol!
  • AmyOutOfControl
    AmyOutOfControl Posts: 1,425 Member
    3/1 = rest day
    3/2 = 2 slow miles with the dog
    3/3 = rest day
    3/4 = 13 miles
    3/5 = 2 miles - Attempt # 2 at trying to "run" with my dog.

    March Goal Miles = 150 / 17 Miles Completed
  • Elise4270
    Elise4270 Posts: 8,375 Member
    7lenny7 wrote: »
    @karllundy glad to see you're on the mend!
    ...

    My ITB started niggling at just 4 miles, but it never really developed into pain until the last mile. Perhaps that had something to do with the beer I stopped for. I never bring cash with me when I run, but something compelled me to bring cash yesterday. At mile 15 I was running by an indoor soccer & golf center which has a cheesy little bar and that's when I had my "Aha moment". I paused my Garmin, went in and ordered a Deschutes Fresh Squeezed IPA. It was divine! I did get a few strange looks while I was there. Not sure if it was the UD hydration vest or the fact that I was the only one in shorts. Or may be it was my stunning good looks...hard to say.

    I was pretty happy with the way the run went, but I am feeling some pain today. Hopefully being up and walking around today will help.

    March Total - 31 miles
    ...

    "The most interesting man on Earth", kinda looks? With a beer like that? Mm hmmm.

    Hope the IT band behaves ITself.

    @karllundy Good to see you back!
  • angmarie28
    angmarie28 Posts: 2,883 Member
    Anyone recommend a chreapish chest strap HR monitor? My fitbit charge was pretty accurate reading my HR during runs, but now I have the charge 2, and it is way off during runs, It reads my heart rate about 102-106 when Its really around 155. I would like to know what its really at while im running, so Im thinking ill just get a chest strap for runs, but dont want to spend much.
  • angmarie28
    angmarie28 Posts: 2,883 Member
    lporter229 wrote: »
    angmarie28 wrote: »
    3/1-2.5 miles
    3/2-3.5 miles + P90X3 CVX
    3/3-6.25 miles
    3/4-3 miles + P90X3 agility X

    15.25/65 miles

    Upcoming races:
    May 12- Montana Women's run 5 miles
    July 17-Missoula Marathon
    September 16- Montana half Marathon

    I love the Agility X! I haven't done it in a while because we re-arranged our basement and I have been too lazy to put the tape on the floor...lol!

    I didnt use tape this time, just imagined it, lol
  • Elise4270
    Elise4270 Posts: 8,375 Member
    angmarie28 wrote: »
    Anyone recommend a chreapish chest strap HR monitor? My fitbit charge was pretty accurate reading my HR during runs, but now I have the charge 2, and it is way off during runs, It reads my heart rate about 102-106 when Its really around 155. I would like to know what its really at while im running, so Im thinking ill just get a chest strap for runs, but dont want to spend much.

    I don't know of a cheap one. Can you contact the manufacturer and ask for advise? Is the one you are using a chest strap? Is it wet? Is it positioned and snug? Garmin suggested I toy with the positioning of mine.

    Good luck with it. I hope someone has more to offer.

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