May 2018 Running Challenge
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Wow, @Elise4270 and @garygse I didn't realize we were neighbors. I am in Lewisville!3
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Slow (intentionally) run tonight 9.58 miles. I think maybe this is best to go slow and not push myself so hard for now.
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@Scott6255 Small world! Look forward to meeting at a race or group run one day.
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You guys, no. This is a bad race photo:
Who takes a picture of someone drinking water at the water stop?!? LOL
I enjoyed reading lots of answers to Elise's question.
Compared to this time year, how have you improved your fitness?
For me, it's been some ups and downs but overall a big improvement in fitness and strength and endurance in the past year. A year ago I had just finished my 3rd half marathon with a big 18 minute PR, after not being sure I was really ready to do it (having not specifically completed a training program since my first HM 6 months or so before. That was a huge confidence boost for me. Since then, 4 more HM's finished - the one I trained specifically for (Wineglass) started with falling before the start line and scraping/bruising both knees and bruising (possibly hairline cracking) ribs, but still getting a PR. And then a bad one that I wasn't fully recovered for a moth later. Two months later a better one (almost identical to my PR time again), and then one more PR last month. And a decent 19k race after that, which I threw in for fun. I just would never have been able to accomplish that amount of running a year ago for one thing. I also started a strength/hybrid circuit training program in March which has certainly kicked my butt, but I feel like it has made a huge difference, especially in endurance and how I feel in recovering. I'm just about to start marathon training and it will certainly be a test of what I think I've gained.6 -
Compared to this time year, how have you improved your fitness?
Great question, Elise, and awesome replies everybody! So interesting to hear how things never stay the same when you're running.
A year ago, I'd just run my 5 km PB of 25:41.
Haven't beaten it yet, but since then,
I've run a HM or further 27 times, including 10 runs over 30 km and my first marathon.7 -
5/1 - rest
5/2 - 2.38 km
5/3 - 6.23 km
5/4 - cake
5/5 - meetings
5/6 - 4.18 km
5/7 - 5.15 km
5/8 - life conspired against me
5/9 - 6.4 km
5/10 - 3.0 km
5/11 - rest day, walk
5/12 - 10.11 km, after which there will be 6 year olds and shouting
5/13 - cross training (aka I walked almost 10 km)
5/14 - 5.65 km
5/15 - blah
5/16 - 8.90 km
5/17 - 5.52 km
5/18 - rest
5/19 - 4.20 km
5/20 - 9.44 km
5/21 - 4.01 km
5/22 - 6.93 km
5/23 - 5.22 km
5/24 - 9.72 km
96.04/115 km
All I needed to recover yesterday was some food so I'm thinking I was hypoglycemic or low on electrolytes or dehydrated or something. Anyway, supper fixed me.
Tonight's run was good except a thunderstorm went thru a couple hours before I went out and it was super humid and i was soaked by 1.5km. Yuck.
2018 Races: (italics means not registered yet, only pondering)
1/1/18 Resolution Run 5K ~38:00 (no official times)
3/4/18 MEC Road Race #1 10K 1:30:57
3/17/28 St Patrick's Day race 10K 1:24:53
4/7/18 Jasper Half Marathon 3:05:55
4/22/18 MEC Trail Race #1 5Kish 1:00:00? (Or 48:45...)
5/20/18 MEC Trail Race #2 10Kish 1:56:15
6/24/18 MEC Trail Race #3 10Kish
7/1/18 Canada Day 15K
7/28/18 Idaho Peak 10K Trail Race
8/18/18 Edmonton Marathon (Half Marathon)
8/25/18 MEC Trail Race #4 10Kish
10/7/18 MEC Trail Race #5 15Kish
10/22/18 Heartbeat Run 10K
12/1/18 Santa Shuffle5 -
Ummmm this time last year I was about to run Boulder as a “nice little 10k” the week before my first half marathon. Last week a 10k distance was over 3minutes per mile slower, with way more walking even with way easier route. There is no way I could run a half right now, even if it is all down hill. Although this time last year I was also dosing myself with ibuprofen before every run (and during on longer ones) and had a non stop swollen ankle... so I think on that front we are making some progress.
I was also about 20lbs lighter.... but I think I’m lifting more I think all my 5x5s were at about 70lbs- and even tho the not having a gym thing is putting a cramp in that, I know I’m still above that.
This is a good question for me right now in terms of finding the right goals to motivate me to do any fitnessing again.5 -
Compared to this time last year, how have you improved your fitness?
Let's see. Last May I was just getting out of a rump, ran all of 20k. Although this month it looks like I will not do too much better nominally (running plans have been sidetracked by schedule, knee problems and bad air quality), I am running, lifting, and cycling with a vengeance this time around. I also happen to be about 5kg lighter, and have finally got a trainer to fix my running form problems. Fitness-wise, I've slightly improved. Mindset-wise, I'm at such a better place now.5 -
@Scott6255 - I used to spend a lot of time in Lewisville for work...
@katharmonic - ok you win! That is pretty bad and I agree why would you even take that picture!
@sarahthes - So glad some food was all it took to make you feel better!2 -
May 2018
Goal: 220 km
01 May – 06.0 km
04 May – 32.0 km in the rain + bee sting
05 May – 05.0 km parkrun 28:58
06 May – 09.4 km Sunday Social Run
08 May – 14.1 km
09 May – 17.6 km
12 May – 10.0 km including parkrun 26:59
14 May – 12.0 km
15 May – 10 km 58:12
18 May – 38.1 km
19 May – 03.0 km
21 May – 06.0 km
22 May – 06.0 km faster
24 May - 06.5 km intervals
25 May – 26.0 km
Total: 201.5 km
26 km this morning.
Last Friday was 38 km. Next weekend will be a 16 km long run, then the second weekend in June will be my 50 km run.
I felt better the further I went today, though the first 10 km felt sluggish. Finished off faster, according to plan too.
Roll on the last 2 weeks of taper!5 -
heh... so I am house hunting and there is a house we were checking out that is near a park. Well, I asked the local trail running group about the park - and note, I did not say anything about the house (we had not seen it yet). Just asked if they knew if the trails were any good.
Apparently, the trails ARE good, cause they told me to buy the house.
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4.4km last night. Tried to take things slow.
MTD 48.1km4 -
7 miles easy this am.
bad pictures
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Wow, @Elise4270 and @garygse I didn't realize we were neighbors. I am in Lewisville!
You know we need to find a race together. I'm in Oklahoma, but grew up in the Dallas area. I wanted to do the dam half there in Lewisville but injury got me. You have any local favorites?
ETA @katharmonic oh thanks for sharing that photo! It's not "bad" just what a lazy photographer! Couldn't wait 10 seconds.
@cburke8909 watt up? Was it bright? Lol!
eta or were you fending off the blerch? *Heckle heckle*
I love this group. Thanks for making this the best end of month question/social ever! Keep 'em comin' if you got 'em!2 -
Compared to this time last year, how have you improved your fitness?
In general, I’m a lot more active. Last year at this time I was getting ready for a 10k, but I wasn’t consistent with the training. I was also about 30 lbs heavier. I’d have a solid week followed by a long stretch of inactivity. It was in November when things changed. My work was doing an extra gym reimbursement and I was within range of getting the $250 for going to the gym. I started going after work as much as possible. I didn’t set out to run again, but after a week or so I found myself following a running plan and working towards building a base. I also started logging foods consistently and bought a food scale. I haven’t been logging foods daily so need to do that again so I can drop the last of the extra weight, but I’ve been maintaining within 5 lbs of my low over the last month. All in all very happy with where things are at.
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@Elise4270 I was raising my fist in the air in triumph after looking at my watch and realizing I'd made my goal, but what an epic fail for a picture. A half second later with my hand fully raised, it might have looked good.3
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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.
5/16 - 3.17 miles. Shorter than planned due to too many snooze bar hits.
5/17 - 5 treadmill miles / Trek Class, then upper body weights and abs.
5/18 to 5/21 - Family illness + baseball tournament + well-child visits for kids = no exercise and bad diet. Ugh!
5/22 - 4.8 miles. Muggy out, but nice run.
5/23 - 4 mile "hill" run.
5/24 - Unplanned rest day.
5/25 - 4 treadmill miles, then upper body weights and abs.
71/120 (no way will I hit this now)4 -
@Elise4270 Oh, I understand about injury keeping you out of races. Been there, done that too many times.
The Dam Half this year is October 20, which is the exact same day I will be running a 15K in Peachtree City, GA with my twin brother. There aren't hardly any races I do locally. Most of my running pals are out of town, so I usually travel to them. But I suppose there is nothing to say I can't find new, local friends and races
I will be on the lookout.1 -
stupid peroneal tendonitis and hypersomnia and myalgia
walking at lunch. heat and humid
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
5/15-3.06 mi
5/16-1.2mi (2 hours aerial yoga)
5/17- (1 hour aerial yoga)
5/18-rest
5/19-(2 hours aerial yoga)
5/20-5.2mi lots of rain
5/21-rest
5/22-push mower lawn mowed
5/23-1.51 mi(1 hour aerial yoga)
5/24-(1 hour aerial yoga)
5/25-maybe
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@katharmonic-You definitely win the photo contest. I have had some really bad race photos, but nobody has ever caught me trying to take a drink on the fly. I don't think there is a way to make that look pretty.
@7lenny7- Forgive me for this, but it looks like you are doing a "chicken dance" Ultra!
I went ahead and purchased my photos from Boston last year, the only time I have ever done so, mostly because I wanted the finish line photo. There were a few pre-race photos at that athlete's village and my finishers photo where I am smiling ear to ear, but other than that, every photo looks like this was the most miserable day of my life!3 -
@lporter229 LOL!! Speaking of dances, it looks like @cburke8909 is about to bust a move!
My grand plans for a 9 mile run last night were a bust. We went to my son's soccer game, storms came through. Rule is, they can't play until 30 minutes after the last seen lightning strike. After an hour wait, they canceled the game, just before a torrential downpour. Temps dropped from low 90's to upper 60's.
I did think about running home anyway, I was excited about the prospect of a rain run, particularly since it cooled off, but there was just too much lightning to risk it. Dangit!
No run tonight, but I'll try to squeeze one in tomorrow before we get the boat ready to sail.3 -
lporter229 wrote: »@katharmonic-You definitely win the photo contest. I have had some really bad race photos, but nobody has ever caught me trying to take a drink on the fly. I don't think there is a way to make that look pretty.
@7lenny7- Forgive me for this, but it looks like you are doing a "chicken dance" Ultra!
I went ahead and purchased my photos from Boston last year, the only time I have ever done so, mostly because I wanted the finish line photo. There were a few pre-race photos at that athlete's village and my finishers photo where I am smiling ear to ear, but other than that, every photo looks like this was the most miserable day of my life!
I bought a photo from my first half. I ended up getting the after finish line backdrop one. I'll probably do the same for my first marathon.0 -
i wish i saved them now. none of mine do i feel that impressed0
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@7lenny7 Love the flyin' knuckles! I have a 5k coming up and plan to try that out
@Elise4270 excellent! I'd love to see it.
I wish the photographer would have caught me flying down the hill with my airplane wings.
I've posted this before, but I'm going to post it again. This is my favorite race photo! It's from last year at Zumbro when I ran the 17 mile race.
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I had planned a long run this morning taking my daughters old pup (Gatsby) for at least part of it. Gatsby kept us up a good portion of the night with doggy anxiety after the smoke alarms went off in the hotel (twice!). So the long run didn't happen and ended up being a walk along the marina with the husband with me running as much as possible with Gatsby back and forth until he just didn't want to run any more. It was still nice getting out and hopefully the exercise along with another walk this evening will help us all sleep better tonight assuming there are no more alarms going off.
Date........Miles.......Total
05/01......0.00.......0.00 - + Strength Training
05/02......5.41.......5.41
05/03......0.00.......5.41
05/04......3.88.......9.29
05/05......6.38.....15.67 - 'Cinco de My Oh My Miles' 5k + Dog Beach run
05/06......0.00.....15.67
05/07......5.42.....21.09 - + Agility
05/08......0.00.....21.09 - + Strength Training
05/09......5.14.....26.23
05/10......0.00.....26.23 - + Strength Training
05/11......8.98.....35.21
05/12......4.38.....39.59
05/13......0.00.....39.59
05/14......6.09.....45.68 - + Agility
05/15......0.00.....45.68 - + Strength Training
05/16......4.17.....49.85
05/17......3.74.....53.59 - + Strength Training
05/18......0.00.....53.59 - Off to DC
05/19......5.24.....58.83
05/20......0.00.....58.83
05/21......4.44.....63.27 - Heading home
05/22......3.87.....70.14 - + Strength Training
05/23......0.00.....70.14 - To Portland
05/24......6.45.....76.59 - GOAL
05/25......3.45.....80.04
My completed and upcoming races. Let me know if you will be running them too.
02/04/18 - Surf City Half Marathon
05/05/18 - Cinco de Miles 5k
07/22/18 - San Francisco 2nd Half Marathon
12/15/18 - San Diego Holiday Half Marathon
02/03/19 - Surf City Half Marathon
05/11/19 - Santa Barbara Wine Country Half Marathon3 -
@7lenny7 Love the flyin' knuckles! I have a 5k coming up and plan to try that out
@Elise4270 excellent! I'd love to see it.
I wish the photographer would have caught me flying down the hill with my airplane wings.
I've posted this before, but I'm going to post it again. This is my favorite race photo! It's from last year at Zumbro when I ran the 17 mile race.
You win for best race photo!!
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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
5/16 9.84miles
5/17 6miles
5/18 13.1miles!
5/19 6miles
5/20 rest
5/21 6.34miles
5/22 6miles
5/23 8miles
5/24 7.91miles
5/25 14miles
A tough long run. I started out ok, the weather was nice too - high 60ies. I took a lot of water knowing I’d need it, but carrying 52 ounces in my pack really slows me down! By mile 9 I had to eat something cause I was feeling ragged. Calorie cutting sucks! By mile 11 I switched to a run/walk. It was over 80 by the time I finished. The summer just started so it’s going to get way worse!!! Embrace the suck!
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 marathon5 -
I took @Teresa502 advice and went to the doctor for my left heel foot pain. I went to a Sports Medicine doctor that specializes in patients who run.
Bad news is that my plantar fascia is very tight in my left foot and is causing the pain. Treatment is taking two Naproxen a day, heel cups for my shoes and some physical therapy.
Good news: The doctor is a believer that you can still run with this pain condition. There is a scale and if the pain is 0- 3, I can run; 4- 6 stop running and walk, 7 -10, stop all activities. He did say this could take up to a year to heal/fix; however he has seen patients recover in 6 - 8 weeks. I am just happy that I do not have to stop running completely.
When I reported my mileage, they may be run/walks.
@juliet3455 Quote “You can always put more clothes on, you can only take so many off before you get arrested.” – This is very debatable in South Louisiana during Mardi Gras season and if you are on Bourbon Street in New Orleans.
@7lenny7 – One of the local run group organizers makes runners practice smiling and positioning themselves on the last practice run before major events where race photographers will be. I always wish I knew where they will be because I never see them until I am right on them, by that time they are taking pictures of the people behind me.
Compared to this time year, how have you improved your fitness?
I don’t think I have improved at all. I think I am about the same. I need to get back to logging my food on a daily basis, strength training and speed work. Dependent upon how the foot feels and physical therapy.
Upcoming races (Question marks are races not yet registered for):
Louisiana Marathon Quarter Marathon - 01/13/2018 - Done
Mardi Gras Mambo 10K - 02/17/2018 - Done
Q50 Races Sunset Gulf - 6.5 miles 3/24/2018 -DNS
Fat Boy 5K - 04/14/2018 - Cancelled due to Tornado Warning
Active for Autism 5K - 05/05/2018 - Done - Walked
AKA CANN 5K - 06/02/2018 -?
BIG EASY BIG HEART 5K 7/21/2018 - ?
August Race - ?
Saints Kick Off Run - 09/08/2018 -?
WHOA Racing Cane Field Classic 2018 (Machete 7 – 1 mile/4 mile/2mile) 10/13/2018- ?
Cajun Cup OR Middendorf's Manchac Run - 11/10/2018 - ?
St Jude Memphis Marathon Weekend 10K - 12/01/2018
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MAY GOALS, REHAB SMART, 10 hours of activity for the month. Work up to 3 minutes of running and 10mpw.
4---30 minutes stationary bike.
4---68 minutes, 3.46 miles walk
5---30 minutes bike, 7.25 miles
5---22 minutes, 1.70 miles PT run 15(1,1)
7---20 minutes, 1.44 miles (2,2)
8---30 minutes, 2.14 miles 7(2,2)
11---30 min mtn bike, 4.29
12---30 min 2.35 miles PT run (2,2 ish)
12---30 min bike, 6.61 miles
12---80 min walk, 4.5 miles
15---64 min, 4.62 5(2,1-3,2-2,1) PT run
17---65 minute walk, 3.45 miles
18---28 min swim
18---60 min walk, 2.92 mi
18---46 minutes, 6.25 miles mtn bike
20---65 min, 4.72 miles 5(2,1-3,2-2,1) PT run
23--- 57 min, 2.76 min walk
24---43 min mtn bike ride, 5.93 miles.
25---66 min, 4.75 miles 5(2,1-3,2-2,1) PT run
Run seemed so hard. I keep telling myself that I needed to slow down, but noooo we're working on form and the only way I know to do that is the almost butt kick, which is speedy. So my target pace of 10min/mile (6.2min/km) was 8-9.5 (5-5.9min/km). No wonder I was struggling.
826 minutes/38.81 miles
Upcoming Races
June 1 GOTR 5K
October 14th Spirit of Survival Lawton OK. Quarter Marathon
March 31, 2019 A2A Undecided distance
April 28, 2019OKC Memorial Marathon (half)4
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