April 2018 Monthly Running Challenge
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Good luck to everyone in Boston today!0
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midwesterner85 wrote: »Good luck to everyone in Boston today!
That is today? Cool! Go team MFP!1 -
4/01 - REST
4/02 - 5.19 (trail)
4/03 - 3.39
4/04 - 5.38 (trail)
4/05 - 4
4/06 - 3
4/07 - 10.62
4/08 - REST
4/09 - 5.13 (trail)
4/10 - 4.9
4/11 - 4.1 (trail)
4/12 - REST
4/13 - REST
4/14 - 25k!! (41st of all women, 1st AG finish)
4/15 - REST
4/16 - REST
Legs still feel a little wonky, so I'm gonna call another rest day today. I'll take the pupper for a hike on the trail while my son is at soccer and attempt an easy run tomorrow. Time to start figuring out my race plan for the rest of the year. I thought I had it nailed down, but I'm switching gears a bit to make sure I can stay on trails. More to come..
Thanks everyone for your support and responses to my race report! As an FFG (former fat girl), I feel like this group just gets it.
Hollah to all y'all at the BM today. I hope you remembered your scuba gear!
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Duck_Puddle wrote: »Duck_Puddle wrote: »The sisu in this group is just incredible.
I had to Google, and "sisu" is now my word of the year. Thanks.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sisu
"Sisu is a Finnish concept and cultural construct that is described through a combination of various English terms including stoic determination, tenacity of purpose, grit, bravery, resilience,[1][2] and hardiness[3][4] and is held by Finns themselves to express their national character. It is generally considered not to have a literal equivalent in English. Sisu is a grim, gritty, white-knuckle form of courage that is typically presented in situations where success is against the odds. It expresses itself in taking action against the odds and displaying courage and resoluteness in the face of adversity".
I had never heard the word either until I heard a runner say it a year or two ago. It’s just perfect for so much.
How is it pronounced?
Siihhhsooo or Seeesooo? Or something else?
It's a great word.0 -
No run for me today. Had my alarm set and everything yesterday and then I found a crouton in my salad. Thankfully I did not eat it but obviously ingested gluten from everything being mixed. *sigh*3
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@RunsOnEspresso That has to be the worst part of being Celiac. Those incidental mix-ins that happen that ruin an otherwise safe meal and then you just end up feeling like crap anyway.0
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5.06 miles this morning. Very windy. Started off with light rain but it stopped shortly after I started.
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cburke8909 wrote: »@MobyCarp what do they mean? Sounds like good marathon weather to me.
I could deal with the cold and the rain, but the 25-40mph winds would definitely not be fun.0 -
Last 20-miler before marathon is DONE. It didn't go so great, lots of walking especially in the middle. It probably didn't help that I had watched coverage yesterday of Callum Hawkins with an almost 2-minute lead, struggling and finally collapsing 2k from the finish line at the Commonwealth Games Marathon, and then today I proceeded to listen to a Marathon Talk podcast recorded a few weeks ago with him talking about his training and looking forward to the marathon. I wasn't feeling great today, then around 24k (so 8 to go, in the sun) ran out of water/juice in my vest. Fortunately I discovered that the cash I had stashed behind the case on my phone I run with was still there (both Polish złoty and American dollars! I've never needed it!) so I stopped at a gas station and bought 2 nice, cold bottles of sports drink. Had a quick sit-down break to drink and fill up the bladder-thingy in the vest, and then got back to running. Got home, sat down on the floor and had a little cry.
I'm trying to not be discouraged, but to remember:
-I've got a lot of cumulative tiredness built up at this point in training. That rough 10k last week, reintroducing cycling to my routine (even slowly), work/life stress, marathon training, etc... I will NOT be this tired when I'm standing at the start line in a few weeks.
-There was no pace group today, no son on his bike or friends to talk to, no one checking to see if I finished the entire course and no medals waiting at the end. With basically no outside motivation, I made that right-hand turn and finished the route when I wanted to turn towards home.
-The hardest part of the training (for me) is done. Other than the marathon, I don't have any reason to run further than 13-14 miles until I decide I'm ready. Running the marathon is the reward. I get to do this!
Upcoming races:
5/13 Lublin Marathon
6/2 Solidarność Half Marathon
Some sort of summer trail HM, maybe in the Tatry Mts? And de-training down to Half Marathon level and returning to goal weight.10 -
@polskagirl01 Maybe it's normal to have the emotional meltdown now so it's out of the way before race day? Isn't that how this works? Seems pretty normal to me.3
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@polskagirl01 Sounds like you are just a bit worn out. But you conquered those 20 miles no matter how you got them done, which is something to be proud of. Now to rest up during taper and rock your marathon on May 13! You totally got this.2
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fitoverfortymom wrote: »Duck_Puddle wrote: »Duck_Puddle wrote: »The sisu in this group is just incredible.
I had to Google, and "sisu" is now my word of the year. Thanks.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sisu
"Sisu is a Finnish concept and cultural construct that is described through a combination of various English terms including stoic determination, tenacity of purpose, grit, bravery, resilience,[1][2] and hardiness[3][4] and is held by Finns themselves to express their national character. It is generally considered not to have a literal equivalent in English. Sisu is a grim, gritty, white-knuckle form of courage that is typically presented in situations where success is against the odds. It expresses itself in taking action against the odds and displaying courage and resoluteness in the face of adversity".
I had never heard the word either until I heard a runner say it a year or two ago. It’s just perfect for so much.
How is it pronounced?
Siihhhsooo or Seeesooo? Or something else?
It's a great word.
It's Finnish, therefore will be completely unpronounceable to anyone other than the Finns, and probably sounds nothing like we think it should sound.....
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Kevin (MobyCarp) crossed the 5K point at 24:25; 7:52/min mile pace!10
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@polskagirl01 Do not underestimate the cumulative effect of the fatigue you are experiencing from a long training period. Conversely, do not underestimate the value of a good taper. With fresh legs and race day adrenaline, you will be fine!
FWIW, I am training for my sixth marathon and I am questioning my training. I am doing a modified Hanson plan which only includes long runs up to 16 miles. My running buddies and I did 20 this weekend because we needed the mental affirmation. It was a supported training run and we stopped at all of the aid tents so I feel like we "cheated". It's totally normal to question everything and drive yourself crazy prior to a marathon. It's part of the fun 7 -
Great race report @fitoverfortymom ! You rock! Congrats on the AG win and just the entire race overall.
You are almost there @polskagirl01! You are going to rock your marathon!2 -
Congrats on your race @garygse! I looked at the Texas Big Star, but I had a previous commitment that day. Plus, Dallas is a good 2+ hours away from me so I would have had to make a weekend of it. I like to run races that I can drive to in the morning. Who knows though, maybe next year.2
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girlinahat wrote: »fitoverfortymom wrote: »Duck_Puddle wrote: »Duck_Puddle wrote: »The sisu in this group is just incredible.
I had to Google, and "sisu" is now my word of the year. Thanks.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sisu
"Sisu is a Finnish concept and cultural construct that is described through a combination of various English terms including stoic determination, tenacity of purpose, grit, bravery, resilience,[1][2] and hardiness[3][4] and is held by Finns themselves to express their national character. It is generally considered not to have a literal equivalent in English. Sisu is a grim, gritty, white-knuckle form of courage that is typically presented in situations where success is against the odds. It expresses itself in taking action against the odds and displaying courage and resoluteness in the face of adversity".
I had never heard the word either until I heard a runner say it a year or two ago. It’s just perfect for so much.
How is it pronounced?
Siihhhsooo or Seeesooo? Or something else?
It's a great word.
It's Finnish, therefore will be completely unpronounceable to anyone other than the Finns, and probably sounds nothing like we think it should sound.....
I studied Finnish for a while (was married to one) and if anything, their language is extremely predictable and everything is pronounced the same way, so you can see a word for the first time and pronounce it correctly. The 'si' is pronounced as in the word 'sit', and the 'su' is pronounced as in the word 'sun'. So if you say 'sitsun' but without the t and n, you'll pronounce sisu just right.7 -
Congrats on your race @garygse! I looked at the Texas Big Star, but I had a previous commitment that day. Plus, Dallas is a good 2+ hours away from me so I would have had to make a weekend of it. I like to run races that I can drive to in the morning. Who knows though, maybe next year.
Thank you! I'm going to post this morning's recovery run later when I get home, where I'll be able to thank everyone individually for their kind words!0 -
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