May 2018 Running Challenge

Teerai · May 2018

I enjoy watching y’all run to the moon

Missed first 2 times. Third times a charm?

shanaber · May 2018

MobyCarp wrote: »

RunsOnEspresso wrote: »

Question: Looking ahead on my training plan and I have uphill sessions. I have no hills near me (I average 6 feet elevation gain on my runs) and no time in the mornings to drive somewhere, run, drive home, and get ready for work (unless I get up at like 2 am which isn't going to happen LOL). Should I go to a slight uphill location in my neighborhood? My elevation gain is from running through our green areas which are technically for rain drainage since we don't have gutters.

The rumor here is that Floridians consider overpasses and underpasses to be hills. You work with whatever you have to work with.

@RunsOnEspresso and @MobyCarp - I actually do this (overpasses)

because there are no hills near me either, but there are a couple of different freeway overpasses. When I first started running these were my challenge to myself - to run to the top without stopping. I have run a few times to the closest challenging hill but it is a running distance of 5-6 miles away - a bit too far to run to, run repeats and then have anything left to run home. I will however run it again a few times before the SF HM in July just to get in some hills...

PastorVincent · May 2018

RunsOnEspresso wrote: »

@lporter229 I don't believe there's hills (that's what they say at least). I do wish I could do more hill work though because when I did them on weekends I set a PR by like 10+ minutes.

I'll probably end up doing a combo of speed work on slight inclines and heading out on weekends to the trails for some hills. Luckily or unluckily I have no access to a treadmill. I do all my runs outdoors.

Or I can move to a hillier area

Or get on a dreadmill and set the incline.

garystrickland357 · May 2018

In week 7 of the C25K program. I getting back into fitness after not being fit for several years. So I guess my goal is.... 35 miles this month. That's 3 miles X 3 times per week X 4 weeks. I'm back on my road bike too, so that's enough.

T1DCarnivoreRunner · May 2018

I failed to reach my April goal of 95 miles, but will make May goal 100 miles regardless.

I am signed up for these events in May and beginning of June, all in Iowa:
May 19 - 10K (Bedford Red Brick Run)
May 26 - 5K trail (Lake Icaria Trail Run)
June 2 - 20K (Dam2Dam - Des Moines)

7lenny7 · May 2018

@RunsOnEspresso here are a couple of links to read about your flat-land predicament. I really like that second link.

https://trailrunnermag.com/training/trail-tips/become-a-better-climber.html

https://trailrunnermag.com/training/cross-training/the-5-minute-leg-circuit-for-mountain-running-strength.html

7lenny7 · May 2018

I had my last physical therapy session today. My IT band has not given me any grief at all through my last three 20+ mile runs and my glutes and core, which she has me working on, feel strong and able. It's kind of bitter sweet because my PT was very good at explaining what I needed to do, why, and how it worked. She was also pretty motivating.

While I didn't need this last session for my IT band, I kept it and she created a set of exercises and stretch for me to do for long-term overall running strength. Now I just need to find the discipline to do these regularly.

To celebrate I think I'll go for a trail run tonight!

apricotqueen1 · May 2018

Going for another month with the 100 km goal. (Planning to up it to 150 in June after running 146.9 km in April!)

Started off the month with a short, slow, treadmill run with 2.8 km. Coupled with some strength training in the gym.

97.2 km left to go!

AmyOutOfControl · May 2018

I am in for 140 miles. May started out crappy this morning but I am (naively) optimistic it will get better. So not looking forward to summer.....

5/1 = 6 hot and humid lunch miles

karllundy · May 2018

RunsOnEspresso wrote: »

I don't know my mileage yet. My goal is to get up at 4 am (or earlier??) each day and run. I have a plan. I am reading my Running is my therapy book and keeping my last Runner's World magazine as reminders of why morning runs are beneficial and why I need to do this.

Yay for 0400 runs!! The solace is amazing!

karllundy · May 2018

@kristinegift - Are you coaching GOTR?!? That's awesome! My daughter did it for two years, but aged out. She loved it!
@RunsOnEspresso - Re. hills...if there is a school / church / stadium near you, they often have hills due to the way they are constructed. They are short, but usually steep.

RunsOnEspresso · May 2018

@karllundy It's been a while since I've consistently been up at 4 for running. But it's only an hour earlier than usual so it should be doable. HAH

School, yes but it has about the same amount of incline as the green areas in my neighborhood. It's just the way these subdivisions are made here. No curb/gutter just a slightly lower green area where rain can drain (when we actually get some). A lot of churches are in strip malls here. LOL

RunsOnEspresso · May 2018

7lenny7 wrote: »

@RunsOnEspresso here are a couple of links to read about your flat-land predicament. I really like that second link.

https://trailrunnermag.com/training/trail-tips/become-a-better-climber.html

https://trailrunnermag.com/training/cross-training/the-5-minute-leg-circuit-for-mountain-running-strength.html

I can easily add that second one in using my plyo box instead of stairs.

kristinegift · May 2018

karllundy wrote: »

@kristinegift - Are you coaching GOTR?!? That's awesome! My daughter did it for two years, but aged out. She loved it!

@karllundy I am indeed! I only do it one of the two days because I can't take the 4 hours/week off work I'd need to do it twice a week, but I'm loving it! There are a TON of girls, but they have so much energy and just want to skip right to the running every week!

Orphia · May 2018

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, in other words, deciding on a course of action and then sticking to that decision even despite repeated failures. It is in some ways similar to equanimity, with the addition of a grim kind of stress management.

"Gutsy" is a fairly close translation that uses the same metaphor (found in more languages than Finnish and English), as the word derives from sisus, which means "interior" and "entrails, guts". A concept closely related to sisu is grit, which shares some of its denoting elements with sisu, save for "stress management" and passion for a long-term goal. Sisu may have an element of passion but it is not always present,[5] unlike in the case of grit as defined by Dr. Angela Duckworth.[6]

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sisu

cburke8909 · May 2018

Question below is my training plan for tomorrow
Workout
Include 5-6 x 1 mile at Speed Pace, 3 minute recovery jog between each repetition; include a warm-up and cool-down
Its a MacMillian plan but I'm not sure what "Speed Pace" means. Any help is welcomed.

PastorVincent · May 2018

cburke8909 wrote: »

Question below is my training plan for tomorrow
Workout
Include 5-6 x 1 mile at Speed Pace, 3 minute recovery jog between each repetition; include a warm-up and cool-down
Its a MacMillian plan but I'm not sure what "Speed Pace" means. Any help is welcomed.

Check: https://www.mcmillanrunning.com/mcmillan-running-glossary/

Pretty sure it is referring to:

Speed Workout
A Speed Workout challenges your mental and physical fortitude. The effort is hard to very hard and the pace is 5K race pace or faster. Recovery intervals are taken between the fast running repeats to allow you to catch your breath. The last few repeats will likely feel very hard but that helps prepare you for the challenge at the end of your race.

kevaasen · May 2018

cburke8909 wrote: »

Question below is my training plan for tomorrow
Workout
Include 5-6 x 1 mile at Speed Pace, 3 minute recovery jog between each repetition; include a warm-up and cool-down
Its a MacMillian plan but I'm not sure what "Speed Pace" means. Any help is welcomed.

Just a guess, but referencing a different plan that I use, they have speed work for a 1600 meter interval slightly faster than my target 5K pace. (i.e. my 5K pace target is 7:23, and reference speed work for that ~1M is 7:10).

katharmonic · May 2018

Date :::: Miles :::: Cumulative
05/01/18 :::: 3.5 :::: 3.5

First day of May and first outdoor run in shorts of the season (I think, except for when I traveled)! A balmy 75 degrees or so this afternoon and it felt like a whole different world from the weekend when there was snow. I kept it somewhat short because I am doing 3 days in a row of circuit training including this morning, plus speedwork last night, so I'm a bit fatigued already.

cburke8909 · May 2018

Thanks @PastorVincent and @kevaasen that seems like a tough workout but I'll give it my best.

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