May 2018 Running Challenge
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JulieS3103 wrote: »May 1 - 4 mile run
May 3 - 5 mile Treadmill run
May 5 - Starfish 5k race
May 6 - 11 mile run
May 8 - 4 mile Treadmill run
May 10 - 6.9 mile run
May 12 - 10 mile run
May 13 - Run Like A Mother 5k race
47.1 miles so far/Goal 95 miles
Upcoming Races:
6/10/18 Manitowoc Half Marathon
6/23/18 Five Fifty Fifty Run for Mental Health
7/4/18 Antioch Run for Freedom 5K
8/18/18 Madison Mini Half Marathon
9/16/18 North Face Endurance 10k
I just looked up the Five Fifty Fifty Run. That is so cool! There's not a race near me, but I'm considering doing the virtual race. I think someone else had mentioned the series in a previous challenge month. It might've been you. Very neat!0 -
Month goal may be out the window after skipping 17 miles of running this weekend. But my legs were super tight after ~4 hours standing Friday night at a concert, and then on Sunday I meant to do my long run and then just... didn't. But at least I got back on track Monday rather than make excuses! Now I'm 130 posts behind. I'll do my best to skim and catch up.
Today was a traaaaaack workout! We did a pyramid workout: 400m, 800, 1200, 1600, 1200, 800, 400, with a 400m recovery between each interval. This is one of my favorite workouts, though I've usually done it on a treadmill... track was much better. Weather could have been a bit nicer. We are in the midst of off and on rainstorms, so it was 100% humidity; we had a fog advisory and the fog was so dense that you could barely see the opposite end of the track. The fog definitely made it difficult -- the whole group was drenched halfway through the workout -- but the company made it fun!
5/1: 3.2 miles
5/2: 3 miles
5/3: 7 miles of Track Thursday
5/4: 5.4 miles
5/5: 12 miles
5/6: 3.6 miles + gym workout
5/7: 6 miles
5/8: 8 miles of Track Tuesday
5/9: Rest day
5/10: 6 miles
5/11: 3.2
5/12: Lazy day
5/13: Lazy weekend
5/14: 4 miles
5/15: 8 miles Track Tuesday
Current: 69.4
Goal miles: 150
Upcoming Races:
5/20: Watershed Running Festival - Trail 10k - Pennington, NJ
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@polskagirl01 - that's crazy! Like you said - you did run a marathon! But you are right, those poor people who were trying to qualify for something.
Did tabatas this morning on my run ... 5 times. Was so humid out - I lost 1.6 pounds of sweat on the run. Probably more because my hair was completely drenched! I pretty much weigh myself every morning and if I have a particularly sweaty run, I weigh myself when I get back and enjoy seeing that I lost a bunch of weight. Sadness the next morning when it's all back.
5/1 - 4 miles + strength training W12-A
5/2 - 4 miles + Cycling 22 fast miles
5/3 - strength training W12-B
5/4 - Rest day
5/5 - 44 miles cycling
5/6 - strength training W12-C + 3.7 miles treadmill
5/7 -4.5 miles + strength training W12-D
5/8 - strength training — back to W9-A, heavier weights!
5/9 - 22 miles cycling
5/10 - 5 miles!
5/11 - Strength training - w9-B
5/12 - 44 miles cycling
5/13 - 50 miles cycling
5/14 - Strength training - w9-C
5/15 - 4.5 miles w/tabatas
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@polskagirl01 - you ran a marathon, and don't let anyone tell you otherwise.
I had an email from the race director of my half on Saturday. Basically it says bring all your running gear because we have absolutely no idea what the the weather is going to be like. I think pretty much everything but snow has been forecast.
I'm planning a short, slow run tonight (in my Saucony's) and another very short run on Thursday. A few extra carbs and I'll be good to go.
2018 races completed
1/21/18 Dreamfar 10k, Sharon MA (age-group 5/23)
2/10/18 Cupid's Chase 5k, Wakefield MA (age-group 4/24)
3/10/18 Medway Shamrock Shuffle 5k, Medway, MA (age-group 3/25)
4/08/18 Holly Club Hustle 5k, Wrentham MA (4th overall, 2nd woman, 2nd in age group)
5/13/18 Strivers Mothers' Day 5k, Natick MA (age-group 15/55)
2018 registered races
5/19/18 Martha's Vineyard Half Marathon, Oak Bluffs, MA
6/21/18 J P Morgan Corporate Challenge 3.5m, Boston MA
8/18/18 Book it! Dedham Library 5k, Dedham MA
9/08/18 Louisa May Alcott Orchard House 10k, Concord MA
9/29/18 Stride for Healthy Communities 5k, Wakefield MA
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6 easy this am humidity was very present yesterday's run was also.
@kgirlhart I think your approach to the carb load is sound. It may be more important to be fully hydrated. A few extra carbs the week before will likely give your the energy boost you need, too many could have you feeling not quite yourself. Natuarlly the suggestion is healthy carbs, it can be permission to eat food that your normally wouldn't and those foods can have a bad effect on your race.
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5/1/18 2 miles
5/2/18 1.8 miles
5/3/18 1.85 miles
5/4/18 2 miles
5/5/18 2 miles
5/6/18 6 miles
5/7/18 rest
5/8/18 2.35 miles
5/9/18 2.15 miles
5/10/18 2 miles
5/11/18 rest
5/12/18 2.15 miles
5/13/18 7 miles
5/14/18 2 miles
5/15/18 2.1 miles
Total 35.4 miles
Nothing really to add this morning.5 -
stupid peroneal tendontis
but i'm hoping to get a mile or so in tonight after my dog sitting dog gets picked up
5/1-0mi
5/2-0mi
5/3-0mi
5/4-0mi (but we hiked 4+mi)
5/5-13.13 mi
5/6-1.78 mi (5+mi hike+porcupine)
5/7-0mi
5/8-0mi
5/9-0mi (2 hours of aerial yoga)
5/10-maybe get a few in tonight, getting itchy. outer ankles still hurt
5/11-stupid ankle
5/12-0mi (2 hours of aerial yoga)
5/13-1.9mi rough run.
5/14-nope-lawn mowed
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5/1 - 5 mile group speed/track workout, then upper body weights / abs.
5/2 - Overslept...unplanned rest day.
5/3 - 4 treadmill miles. Trek Class.
5/4 - Nada. Again.
5/5 - 4.75 mile group run.
5/6 - Baseball tournament and yard work.
5/7 - 5.25 miles.
5/8 - 4.5 miles.
5/9 - 3.5 treadmill miles, then upper body weights.
5/10 - 5 miles. Beautiful morning for a run.
5/11 - Pre Relay rest day.
5/12 - Market to Market Relay. Leg 4 - 4.88 miles, Leg 11 - 4.02 miles, Leg 18 / team finish - 4.13 miles.
5/13 - Mothers' Day!
5/14 - Unplanned rest day.
5/15 - 5 miles.
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The goal today was to run a comfortable (but not “easy”) 3+ miles. Mission accomplished. Tomorrow I’ll do a little interval/speed work, and that will be my last run before Saturday’s 5k.
May goal: 40.0 miles
Today: 3.25 miles
Total so far: 15.25 miles9 -
5/13- 0.5 mile walk/hike
This is the first walk/run/hike I've logged since starting this monthly challenge. Busy schedule makes it hard to get out there but at least it happened right!
0.5 of 10 mile goal!6 -
@dreamer12151 - I also use the Nike Run Club App with my Garmin. I was having a hard time with it not syncing to the NRC app. I changed my settings in the Garmin Connect on the desktop (not in the app on my phone) to My Groups and Connections (I previously had it set to private, where I could only see them). The Garmin started syncing and now all my runs are showng in NRC app. So maybe check the settings and see what happens.
Thank you so much! Never thought to log in on the PC, I did just now, it shows I'm connected, but made a few other changes, so lets hope next run it will link up?
May Goal: 20 Miles
5/2: 2.03 miles
5/5: 2.50 miles
5/9: 1.65 miles (all run)
5/12: 2.13 miles
5/15: 2.01 miles - 10.32 miles run, 9.68 to go
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Yearly goal: 200 miles: Jan - April: 61.68 miles run - 10.32= 128.0 to go!3 -
dreamer12151 wrote: »@dreamer12151 - I also use the Nike Run Club App with my Garmin. I was having a hard time with it not syncing to the NRC app. I changed my settings in the Garmin Connect on the desktop (not in the app on my phone) to My Groups and Connections (I previously had it set to private, where I could only see them). The Garmin started syncing and now all my runs are showng in NRC app. So maybe check the settings and see what happens.
Thank you so much! Never thought to log in on the PC, I did just now, it shows I'm connected, but made a few other changes, so lets hope next run it will link up?
May Goal: 20 Miles
5/2: 2.03 miles
5/5: 2.50 miles
5/9: 1.65 miles (all run)
5/12: 2.13 miles
5/15: 2.01 miles - 10.32 miles run, 9.68 to go
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Yearly goal: 200 miles: Jan - April: 61.68 miles run - 10.32= 128.0 to go!
Yes, let's hope it will link up on the next run. Another thing I did so log out of NRC and log back in!2 -
May Goal: 85 miles
5/1: 6 miles
5/2: 5.75 miles
5/4: 5.6 miles
5/6: 12.5 miles
5/8: 4.1 miles
5/9: 4.1 miles
5/10: 3.2 miles
5/13: 8 miles
5/15: 2.6 miles
51.9/85 miles completed
Today's run was a short 2.6 miles. It was really humid, but overall a nice little run. It is amazing to me how short this run seemed. After the HM on Saturday I may not run as many miles during the week as I was running during the training, but I am thinking that I will at least run 3.5 - 4 miles on my short runs. I really did feel like I was just getting started when it was time to stop. I have also thought that for a while after the HM I may just run a set amount of time and not worry about running a set number of miles. I'll probably just kind of play it by ear. I can't believe that May 19th is almost here.
Upcoming races:
5/19/18: Run for 57th AHC Half Marathon
11/10/18: Wags & Whiskers 5K7 -
gmiller725 wrote: »5/13- 0.5 mile walk/hike
This is the first walk/run/hike I've logged since starting this monthly challenge. Busy schedule makes it hard to get out there but at least it happened right!
0.5 of 10 mile goal!
Yay!!! Keep at it!3 -
5/1 6miles
5/2 9.92miles
5/3 6miles
5/4 12miles
5/5 6miles
5/6 rest
5/7 6.5miles
5/8 6miles
5/9 7miles
5/10 8miles
5/11 5miles
5/12 14.11miles!
5/13 rest
5/14 5.75miles
5/15 6miles
6 easy miles this morning. It was muggy, but thankfully cloudy for most of it.
I have about 10 miles to run tomorrow so I'll probably head out to the state park and run the trails. Hopefully, I can get it done between thunderstorms. Nothing like looking at the weekly forecast and seeing lightening bolts for every day this week.
3/18/2018 Shamrock half marathon
3/24/2018 Don't Sit on Colon Cancer 5K
5/28/2018 Run to Remember 5K
10/7/2018 Crawlin Crab half marathon
10/13/2018 Joggin for Frogmen 5K
11/18/2018 Norfolk Harbor half marathon3 -
5/1-5 miles (3 @ tempo)
5/2-P90X3 Isometrix+1.3 miles with Stella
5/3-4.3 easy miles
5/4-Rest Day
5/5-2 miles easy with Stella
5/6-26.4 miles (per Garmin) Flying Pig marathon
5/7-Rest Day
5/8-Rest Day (lots of walking)
5/9-Rest Day (lots of walking and gardening)
5/10-3.5 slow and easy
5/11-5.2 slow and easy
5/12-Rest/Travel day
5/13-Rest/Travel day
5/14-1.4 miles with Stella + body weight exercises
49.1/90
Once again I am really having trouble keeping up with the thread. I was away all weekend and didn't have time to check in yesterday, but I skimmed through the posts.
I did catch that @PastorVincent successfully completed his first ultra! Way to Go!!
I also read through all of your replies on my question about running groups. I really appreciate all of the feedback. Several of my running friends joined the new group from our store this weekend and I think I am going to do the same. While the 5K training plan isn't exactly what I am looking for at the moment, I really want to support the independently owned store and I think there is some value to joining. The new owner has offered a "finish the year" special for $100. This includes training for a mid-summer 5K and a fall half or full marathon. Training includes supported weekend runs with water stops and Gus for double digit runs, 15% in-store discounts, a club tech shirt and socks for each training session, plus a bonus hoodie for those of us taking advantage of the combined deal. It also offers an organized meeting point/support tent for the featured races. But perhaps most importantly to me, it will allow me to continue running regularly with my core group of running companions. In the end, I think it is worth the money.
I did not run this weekend since I traveled to Pittsburgh to visit my Mom. It was a quick trip and it really was not worth trying to cram in a run. Plus, I am enjoying the "no pressure" running time following the marathon. Yesterday after work I had intended to run 4-5 miles before heading home. When I went to dress, I realized that I had forgotten my sports bra, so that wasn't happening. I headed home with the intentions of taking Stella for a run. My husband is in China this week, so Stella and I are solo. I feel way too guilty leaving her alone as soon as I get home when she has been alone all day. But it was really hot yesterday evening and I knew it would be too hot for her. We played a bit in the yard and I managed to squeeze in some lunges, squats and box jumps on the fire pit while we played fetch. After the sun went down, I felt a bit of a breeze and decided it was okay to head out. We ran close to a mile and a half, but she was panting pretty hard near the end of the run, so I decided to stop. When we got home, she lapped up an entire bowl of water before collapsing on the rug in the kitchen, panting for nearly 10 minutes trying to cool down. I felt so horrible. I should know better. Today I remembered all of my things and I will squeeze in my run after work before heading home to the pup. She will appreciate a nice easy walk a lot more, I think.8 -
@lporter229 That new store group run deal sounds awesome! I think it'd be well worth the money!3
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@lporter229 That new store group run deal sounds awesome! I think it'd be well worth the money!
Shoot, the clothing alone costs more than you are paying. Definitely worth it,4 -
I did two and a quarter slow, easy miles this morning. And tonight I plan to sign up for my first 5k event...my first “race” in more than 18 months!
9.75/10 (18.25 total) for May6 -
SO Today I figured something out...
First, and Iced Skinny Latte is 120 calories (https://www.starbucks.com/menu/drinks/espresso/iced-skinny-mocha)
Second, it is about 1.25 miles round trip to walk to the coffee shop.
That is net zero calories!11
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