March 2018 Running Challenge

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  • AlphaHowls
    AlphaHowls Posts: 1,993 Member
    3/1 Run 10.22 Miles
    3/2 Run 10.22 Miles
    3/3 Run 26.25 Miles
    3/4 Run 10.11 Miles
    3/5 Run 10.01 Miles
    3/6 Run 10.23 Miles
    3/7 Run 10.29 Miles
    3/8 Run 10.33 Miles
    3/9 Run 13.21 Miles
    3/10 Run 17.01 Miles
    3/11 Run 10.45 Miles
    3/12 Run 10.41 Miles
    3/13 Run 11.06 Miles
    3/14 Run 10.26 Miles
    3/15 Run 10.22 Miles
    3/16 Run 13.24 Miles
    3/17 Run 17.16 Miles
    3/18 Run 10.25 Miles
    3/19 Run 10.36 Miles
    3/20 Run 10.38 Miles
    3/21 Run 10.39 Miles
    3/22 Run 10.36 Miles
    3/23 Run 13.53 Miles
    3/24 Run 20.23 Miles
    3/25 Run 10.39 Miles
    3/26 Run 10.46 Miles
    3/27 Run 10.36 Miles
    3/28 Run 10.52 Miles

    337.91 miles of 200 miles for month
    87 days on the run
  • lporter229
    lporter229 Posts: 4,907 Member
    @7Lenny7- That's essentially what I did, but I know it wasn't very consistent because my laps were not the same every time because I had to keep switching lanes to pass people and also because, on a track that short, Garmin doesn't provide a great enough degree of accuracy and small differences can add up to a lot . In the end, it doesn't really matter. I ran comfortably hard for about an hour and that was essentially the point of the workout I guess.
  • angmarie28
    angmarie28 Posts: 2,883 Member
    3/1-2.5 miles
    3/2-3.5 miles + P90X3 CVX
    3/3-6.25 miles
    3/4-3 miles + P90X3 agility X
    3/6-5 miles + P90X shoulders and arms & ab ripper X
    3/7-2 miles + Legs and back
    3/8-3.5 miles
    3/11-6 miles
    3/12-2 miles +P90X3 The challenge (chest and back)
    3/13-4.5 miles
    3/15-3 miles +P90X3 CVX
    3/17-2.5 miles
    3/18-1.5 miles + 30 minutes total body lifting
    3/20-P90X3 CVX
    3/21-5 Miles
    3/23-2 miles + P90X3 the warrior
    3/24-3.5 miles
    3/25-6 miles
    3/27- 2 miles

    63.75/65 miles

    Upcoming races:
    May 12- Montana Women's run 5 miles
    July 17-Missoula Marathon
    September 16- Montana half Marathon
  • MNLittleFinn
    MNLittleFinn Posts: 4,271 Member
    7lenny7 wrote: »
    @MNLittleFinn I'm also volunteering at the 1/4 aid station from 3pm to 10pm the day before my race, so I'll likely see you there a couple of times.
    Awesome. I'll probably end up seeing you once, during my second lap, going by the times you'' be there and using cut off pace as a gauge. Got to get through this week and then next Tuesday's hill repeats and then I'll be hitting Taper for real!
  • zdyb23456
    zdyb23456 Posts: 1,706 Member
    3/1 6.86miles
    3/2 rest
    3/3 10miles
    3/4 rest
    3/5 6.57miles
    3/6 5miles
    3/7 6miles
    3/8 5miles
    3/9 10miles
    3/10 4miles
    3/11 rest
    3/12 4miles
    3/13 5.2miles
    3/14 5.35miles
    3/15 rest
    3/16 3miles
    3/17 rest
    3/18 13.1miles!! Shamrock race!!!
    3/19 rest
    3/20 5.3miles
    3/21 7miles
    3/22 4miles
    3/23 5miles
    3/24 3.06miles
    7miles
    3/25 rest
    3/26 5miles
    3/27 7miles
    3/28 5miles

    45 degrees yesterday, a balmy 70 degrees today. Crazy Virginia Beach weather!

    3/18/2018 Shamrock half marathon
    3/24/2018 Don't Sit on Colon Cancer 5K
    10/7/2018 Crawlin Crab half marathon
    10/13/2018 Joggin for Frogmen 5K
    11/18/2018 Norfolk Harbor half marathon
  • polskagirl01
    polskagirl01 Posts: 2,024 Member
    edited March 2018
    MNLittleFinn wrote: »
    Gotcha. Surf the Murph is on my radar for sometime. This year is all planned out, but Next year is always an option, if I don't go for something truly crazy.....

    Admit it. You're already planning to go for the "truly crazy" thing. SO... what is it??? ;)
  • MNLittleFinn
    MNLittleFinn Posts: 4,271 Member
    polskagirl01 wrote: »
    MNLittleFinn wrote: »
    Gotcha. Surf the Murph is on my radar for sometime. This year is all planned out, but Next year is always an option, if I don't go for something truly crazy.....

    Admit it. You're already planning to go for the "truly crazy" thing. SO... what is it??? ;)
    2019
    http://www.umtr.net/trail-series/gnarly-bandit-ultra-series/
  • abutcher2122
    abutcher2122 Posts: 175 Member
    I don’t know what is up with my internet. Switched companies last week as they said their speed was better...so clearly not. 5.5 miles this morning brings March to 94.2
    Decided to do some trails today which wasn’t the best idea. Sooo hot and Ugh. Lol. I’m finding it harder and harder to run on trails because of the difference in my leg lengths; it’s a good 1.5in difference.
  • katharmonic
    katharmonic Posts: 5,720 Member
    Date :::: Miles :::: Cumulative
    03/01/18 :::: 2.6 :::: 2.6
    03/02/18 :::: 0.0 :::: 2.6
    03/03/18 :::: 5.0 :::: 7.6
    03/04/18 :::: 0.0 :::: 7.6
    03/05/18 :::: 3.9 :::: 11.5
    03/06/18 :::: 3.1 :::: 14.6
    03/07/18 :::: 4.0 :::: 18.6
    03/08/18 :::: 0.0 :::: 18.6
    03/09/18 :::: 3.2 :::: 21.8
    03/10/18 :::: 7.7 :::: 29.5
    03/11/18 :::: 3.2 :::: 32.7
    03/12/18 :::: 3.8 :::: 36.5
    03/13/18 :::: 2.0 :::: 38.5
    03/14/18 :::: 2.5 :::: 41.0
    03/15/18 :::: 0.0 :::: 41.0
    03/16/18 :::: 2.4 :::: 43.5
    03/17/18 :::: 9.0 :::: 52.5
    03/18/18 :::: 3.0 :::: 55.5
    03/19/18 :::: 2.9 :::: 58.4
    03/20/18 :::: 3.5 :::: 61.9
    03/21/18 :::: 5.1 :::: 67.1
    03/22/18 :::: 0.0 :::: 67.1
    03/23/18 :::: 1.4 :::: 68.5
    03/24/18 :::: 9.3 :::: 77.8
    03/25/18 :::: 2.7 :::: 80.5
    03/26/18 :::: 4.0 :::: 84.5
    03/27/18 :::: 2.6 :::: 87.1
    03/28/18 :::: 1.9 :::: 89.1
    Goal = 90

    Just a warm-up run before my hybrid circuit training class this morning. Talked to my coach a little bit about my struggles to get both running and these workouts in, and we came up with a plan. He really recommends always running 6 days a week, but some of 4 of those days should be easy and short, even 15 minutes is okay if that's all I can do. So, if I do the cross training 2 days a week, I'll probably run this short warm-up before it on 1 day and use the other day as my non-running day. We'll see how that goes for the next few weeks.

    Looks like I'm just about at my goal so I'll easily exceed it and might get more than 100 for the month.
  • PastorVincent
    PastorVincent Posts: 6,668 Member
    zerlinna87 wrote: »
    I made it to my March goal! 2.8 miles this morning, and it was a beautiful morning to run...45° and a big, beautiful moon to follow. Under 12 min/mile average pace. What running app does everyone use? I've always used runkeeper, but is there a better app out there?

    I used to use RunKeeper and it was/is the best app to use WHILE running if you like audio prompts. No other apps come close to its flexibility with them. Started using it probably a decade ago.

    However for post-run analysis it is weak, IMO, so I started using Strava Premium for just that plus joining this thread's Strava Club.

    Since buying my Garmin 935, I use that exclusively while running and let it send data to both RunKeeper (for historical compares against prior PR and etc) and Strava.

    Everyone has their own opinions on this though so feel free to find the one that works best FOR YOU and, heh, run with it. :)
  • PastorVincent
    PastorVincent Posts: 6,668 Member
    03/01/18 - Rest
    03/02/18 - 8 miles @ 8:51
    03/03/18 - 9 miles @ 9:29
    03/04/18 - Meetings instead of running
    03/05/18 - 11 miles @ 9:11
    03/06/18 - 11 miles @ 8:59
    03/07/18 - 10 miles @ 9:04
    03/08/18 - Planned rest
    03/09/18 - 7.5mph for 10 Miles @ 4% grade
    03/10/18 - Meetings
    03/11/18 - 20 miles @ 9:51
    03/12/18 - Bah.
    03/13/18 - 7.5 MPH for 7.5 miles at 4% Grade
    03/14/18 - 7.5 MPH for 7.5 miles at 4% Grade
    03/15/18 - 7.5 MPH for 10 miles at 4% Grade
    03/16/18 - Rest
    03/17/18 - Shamrock Shuffle 17.3 miles in total
    03/18/18 - Rest
    03/19/18 - Rest
    03/20/18 - 7 MPH for 7 Miles @ 4.5% grade
    03/21/18 - 7.5 MPH for 7.5 miles @ 4 % grade
    03/22/18 - 7.5 MPH for 10 miles @ 4% grade
    03/23/18 - 10 mile fast finish @ 4% grade
    03/24/18 - 20 miles at 10:14
    03/25/18 - Rest
    03/26/18 - BAH
    03/27/18 - BAH
    03/28/18 - 11 miles @ 8:45

    Big Hairy Audacious Goal: Sub 4 hours in Pittsburgh 2018!

    Official Marathon PR: 4:11:28

    Next Races (more as I find them):

    04/07/18 - Achilles 9.3 Challenge (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)

    Just a quick run out on some roads cause I really am trying not to randomly be tappering...
    :lol:
  • marisap2010
    marisap2010 Posts: 909 Member
    3/1: 2.5
    3/3: 3
    3/4: 4
    3/6: 3
    3/9: 1.7 of hill repeats
    3/11: 3
    3/12: 3
    3/18: 4
    3/19: 2.3
    3/21: 4
    3/23: 3
    3/24: 3
    3/25: 5
    3/27: 3
    3/28: 2.2


    46.7/50 miles for March
  • juliet3455
    juliet3455 Posts: 3,015 Member
    A copy and paste from my Strava notes. A little long winded, as some of our UK and Australian Friends would say - Feeling Chuffed after this run.
    Wednesday Night Club Run - 10 km Judah Hill Climb. I was hauling it on the inbound with the Gravity assist of the hill. My speed work is starting to pay dividends, even though its over a month since we were on the track.
    Usually on the downhill portion of this particular route I had a bad habit of over striding ( due to the grade ) which then creates a real hard Heel Landing, Deceleration, Shin, Knee and Hip loading. I now have a better understanding ( and technique ) of shorten the stride and increase the cadence so the foot is landing under my body. A real strange phenom, as I shortened my stride and increased my cadence my speed increase's which automatically causes my stride length to increase??? WTKitten I shorten my stride and it lengthens. One of those double negatives = positive.

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    My avg run cadence is ~158 ( 154 here due to the hill climb) avg stride of 0.98m
    Km 7-9 (8 Highlighted) downhill cadence avg 167 and stride length Avg ~1.055m :)

    I am most impressed with km 10 at the end of the run with 12m net elev loss, 1 - 90 degree turn off a bridge and 2 - 60 degree turns around the old Mission Hotel, running out of gas and held it together for a 5:51/km, avg 166 cadence and 1.03m stride. Now just to carry the technique and confidence forward into the future.
    For me anything under 5:40/km is really ripping.
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    3 New PB's from Garmin
    1 km 5:25.8
    1 Mile 8:47.6
    5 km 29:35.3

    Yes they were Gravity assisted PB's. But I have been up/down this hill many times so Gravity assist just means I am getting better at hills, or at least this hill.
    Ironic that it is called Judah Hill and I feel like I slayed it today. Note the % Grade of the hill in spots

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  • rheddmobile
    rheddmobile Posts: 6,840 Member
    hanlonsk wrote: »
    polskagirl01 wrote: »
    MNLittleFinn wrote: »
    Gotcha. Surf the Murph is on my radar for sometime. This year is all planned out, but Next year is always an option, if I don't go for something truly crazy.....

    Admit it. You're already planning to go for the "truly crazy" thing. SO... what is it??? ;)

    Unless I missed something, Miss Polska has only been with us for a short time, and she already knows how crazy you are, and she seems to be correct. Also, it is looking very much like my career path will taking me to the black hills (still Wyoming side) in the near future. So, if ya need any help with that Sturgis one, let me know.

    In other, non running related news, but I am crazy amounts of excited about it.... like I don’t have a next goal (and need to work on that) because I considered this to be penultimate... I benched big kid plates!!!! 135 lbs!!

    Huge congrats on the big kid bench! I'm not there yet (115 lbs) but it hasn't been that long since I graduated to big kid plates on my deadlift, and that felt so good being the right distance from the floor!
  • Orphia
    Orphia Posts: 7,097 Member
    MNLittleFinn wrote: »
    Orphia wrote: »
    @7lenny7 Are you doing the Zumbro 100 mile like @MNLittleFinn ?

    Hes doing the 50 mile. Its got a midnight start. Pretty cool
    7lenny7 wrote: »
    Orphia wrote: »
    @7lenny7 Are you doing the Zumbro 100 mile like @MNLittleFinn ?

    @orphia I'm running the 50 mile course at Zumbro. It's a 16.7 mile loop up and down limestone bluffs. They have 17 mile, 50 mile, and 100 mile options. Last year I did the 17 mile as a warm up to my 50K three weeks after that. I have 3 loops, @MNLittleFinn has 6 loops, so there's a chance we'll meet on the course.

    I was very tempted to sign up for the 100 mile this year, but with my ITBS issues I'm very glad I didn't. I haven't had near the training miles that I did last year at this point, and I'm not even confident that I can finish 50 miles, though with a generous 18 mile cutoff, I could probably power hike it and finish.

    Another reason I didn't sign up for the 100 is that I want to savor each increment in distance I can before moving on the to the next longer race. So 26.2 in 2016, 50K in 2017, 50M in 2018. If I finish, I'll look for a 100K next year (or redo this 50M with better training for a better finish). I'll likely hold off on a 100M until 2021 when our youngest is away at college and we have more free time to train.

    And then there's the midnight start. I love the idea of starting at midnight! We'll have one loop in the dark, one loop as the sun rises, and one loop in full daylight.

    When MNLittleFinn said you've got a midnight start, I thought, "Yep, that's @7lenny7 ".

    I also think it sounds like @garygse ... Next year, Gary?
  • 7lenny7
    7lenny7 Posts: 3,498 Member
    Rest yesterday and an unplannned rest day today. I have 12 miles on my plan but a combination of things is forcing me to skip it and deal with the real world instead. Poop. I hope to get my glute workout in. I haven't done that in a week.

    My son came home from college last night, and my daughter comes home tonight, so we'll have a full house for a couple days. Unfortunately my daughter won't be staying with us long. She's leaving early Saturday morning. KU is in the Final Four and plays Saturday, and she wants to be back at school to watch with friends, and hopefully celebrate. I'm a bit disappointed, or course, but I can understand it too.

    @katharmonic what scary moment! I'm very glad she didn't get hurt!
  • lporter229
    lporter229 Posts: 4,907 Member
    @katharmonic - That's very scary! I am so glad everyone is okay. I am always nervous about crossing busy roads with Stella. She is usually pretty good, but she does have that tendency to get distracted at the drop of a dime, so you never know. Like you said, always an adventure!
  • 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 - Alamo 1/2 Marathon
    3/5 = 2 miles - Attempt # 2 at trying to "run" with my dog.
    3/6 = 9 miles - easy pace
    3/7 = 2 miles - Attempt #3 at trying to run with my dog
    3/8 = Vinyasa yoga class & 6 miles
    3/9 = 14 miles
    3/10 = rest day
    3/11 = 7 miles - walk/run intervals with the running group
    3/12 = Strength training at the gym
    3/13 = 6 miles
    3/14 = 8 miles
    3/15 = sick/rest day
    3/16 = sick/rest day
    3/17 = sick/rest day
    3/18 = 8.5 miles
    3/19 = 6 miles
    3/20 = 8.5 miles
    3/21 = rest day
    3/22 = 6 miles
    3/23 = 14 miles
    3/24 = rest day / walk the husband and puppy in the park
    3/25 = 12 miles (run/walk intervals with the group)
    3/26 = 4.5 miles & 45 minutes strength training
    3/27 = rest day
    3/28 = 10.5 miles
    3/29 = rest day


    March Goal Miles = 150 / 139 Miles Completed

    Upcoming Races:
    4/7/18 = Outlaw Half Marathon
    4/22/18 = Red Poppy 5K
    10/28/18 = Austin Haunted Half
    1/26/19 = Miami Tropical 5K
    1/27/19 = Miami Marathon

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