May 2018 Running Challenge
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BAH!! The landlord wants to inspect our home, so we scheduled them at 11:15 am. It is now 3:30 pm and no one has come and no one in the office has any idea when they will arrive. So I have not been able to go for a run despite having taken the day off from work for this stupid inspection.
The lease gives them until 5 pm to arrive. At this point, I might hold them to the letter of that agreement and if they show up at 5:01, tell them to go away and try again in 7 days as per the lease.
I mean it is one thing to be running late. It is another to not communicate at all or try to offer updated times. A phone call or text would go a long way. Grrr.
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@megamoose - you are having an awesome month! Great job on being consistent and getting the miles in! On sweating - I also sweat SO much! I now wear a headband under my hat on my forehead to keep the sweat from running so much in my eyes. I don't remember who posted it but I got the Gymbands and they work great as does one of my old Buffs sort of folded up.
I keep meaning to look into getting some sweatbands - I'll check those out!0 -
@Scott6255 - I am pretty sure @girlinahat is in the UK. If she doesn't respond here you might PM her and see if she is running it or anywhere nearby.
Thank you very much! I'll do that.MegaMooseEsq wrote: »@megamoose - you are having an awesome month! Great job on being consistent and getting the miles in! On sweating - I also sweat SO much! I now wear a headband under my hat on my forehead to keep the sweat from running so much in my eyes. I don't remember who posted it but I got the Gymbands and they work great as does one of my old Buffs sort of folded up.
I keep meaning to look into getting some sweatbands - I'll check those out!
Yes! I got both a Gutr and a Halo a couple weeks ago. Both work good. Gutr seems to work best at keep sweat from dripping into eyes, but I find it a little uncomfortable. Halo is more comfortable, but I find I have to wipe my brow just once or twice during a run. But all in all, I recommend either.0 -
Last run of the month this morning and it was really pleasant - 2.43 miles for a grand total of 38.56 miles in May! My past record for most miles in a month was 16 last November, so I really blew that away. PLUS! I signed up for my second ever race, which will actually be my first ever race run, just my second race registered for. I've been thinking I wanted to try running a 5k sooner than the Twin Cities Marathon in October, but was getting overwhelmed by all the options for 5ks. So I went with the nice, established, 4th of July Red, White, and Boom! 5k. Good times.4
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5/30- 2 mile run
5/29- 2 mile run
5/13- 0.5 mile walk/hike
4.5 of 10 mile goal
Didn’t make my goal this month but at least I started running again! Next month will be much better.
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First run after vacation this morning which brings me to a total of 94.37 for the month. Lowest mileage month all year but I knew it would be due to traveling to Pittsburgh and then vacation in Costa Rica. Did lots of hiking up mountains in Costa Rica and my legs felt it!
Hiking up the mountain to Arenal Volcano
Hiking in Montverde Cloud Forest
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@5BeautifulDays Yes, pump and CGM are supposed to stay out of the AIT / milimeter wave scanner / body scanner / TSA booth. I use Medtronic and they are very clear about this. Dexcom also says not to wear their CGM's through the AIT.0
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midwesterner85 wrote: »@5BeautifulDays Yes, pump and CGM are supposed to stay out of the AIT / milimeter wave scanner / body scanner / TSA booth. I use Medtronic and they are very clear about this. Dexcom also says not to wear their CGM's through the AIT.
Wow. That's good to know. It's already hard enough to travel with my kid...it makes me sad and angry that he has one more thing that will make it difficult.2 -
1 mile on the treadmill before lifting weights. Not even a good 1 mile run. I'm starting to feel a pain at the bottom of my right calf. I just hope whatever it is doesn't affect the Sat. race.
Will see about a final treadmill run tomorrow and maybe I can still make my goal after all.2 -
So if I run 10.1 miles on Thursday, I'll have a 200 mile month. Hmmm, is that crazy or an opportunity?4
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cburke8909 wrote: »So if I run 10.1 miles on Thursday, I'll have a 200 mile month. Hmmm, is that crazy or an opportunity?
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cburke8909 wrote: »So if I run 10.1 miles on Thursday, I'll have a 200 mile month. Hmmm, is that crazy or an opportunity?
Do it!! Today’s run put me at 200 miles this month!6 -
@Teresa502 - I love Costa Rica!! We ran through the jungle there on service roads and saw so many awesome birds (toucans), monkeys, butterflies and frogs! You are awesome hiking up that volcano!
Procrastinated going out today because, well, because I can and it is staying cool enough right now to not be an issue. Soon (like this weekend) that won't be the case though! Once I got out the run was great but I am realizing I cannot wear my Saucony Kinvaras any longer - they hurt my feet, make my toes fall asleep, have rubbed a painful callus on my little toe and the top of my foot is still sore hours after runningI kept stopping and trying to readjust the laces (the Nathan stretchy ones) so that they weren't so tight but didn't feel like my heel/foot were going to step out of them. Maybe if I found them in a wide it would be better IDK...
So does anyone have a good remedy for getting rid of a callus? I have been wearing a bandaid over it or moleskin and putting lotion or coconut oil on it hoping it will eventually go away.
Tomorrow is supposed to be a pace run - probably won't get 7 miles in to get to 100 but I am way over my goal for the month already.
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
05/26......6.75.....86.79
05/27......0.00.....86.79
05/28......0.00.....86.79 - Heading home
05/29......0.00.....86.79 - + Strength Training
05/30......6.28.....93.07
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 -
midwesterner85 wrote: »cburke8909 wrote: »So if I run 10.1 miles on Thursday, I'll have a 200 mile month. Hmmm, is that crazy or an opportunity?
Yes.
Not crazy, IMO, but then again I never claimed sanity
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Date :::: Miles :::: Cumulative
05/01/18 :::: 3.5 :::: 3.5
05/02/18 :::: 2.6 :::: 6.1
05/03/18 :::: 2.5 :::: 8.7
05/04/18 :::: 0.0 :::: 8.7
05/05/18 :::: 7.5 :::: 16.2
05/06/18 :::: 2.6 :::: 18.8
05/07/18 :::: 3.8 :::: 22.5
05/08/18 :::: 3.3 :::: 25.9
05/09/18 :::: 3.2 :::: 29.1
05/10/18 :::: 2.0 :::: 31.1
05/11/18 :::: 0.0 :::: 31.1
05/12/18 :::: 12.0 :::: 43.0
05/13/18 :::: 0.0 :::: 43.0
05/14/18 :::: 3.9 :::: 46.9
05/15/18 :::: 3.9 :::: 50.8
05/16/18 :::: 3.1 :::: 53.9
05/17/18 :::: 0.0 :::: 53.9
05/18/18 :::: 2.8 :::: 56.7
05/19/18 :::: 7.4 :::: 64.0
05/20/18 :::: 2.6 :::: 66.6
05/21/18 :::: 3.6 :::: 70.2
05/22/18 :::: 3.1 :::: 73.3
05/23/18 :::: 2.8 :::: 76.1
05/24/18 :::: 0.0 :::: 76.1
05/25/18 :::: 3.1 :::: 79.2
05/26/18 :::: 8.1 :::: 87.2
05/27/18 :::: 5.0 :::: 92.3
05/28/18 :::: 2.8 :::: 95.1
05/29/18 :::: 2.4 :::: 97.5
05/30/18 :::: 0.7 :::: 98.2
The tiniest of runs before my circuit training class. It's so hot out, I'm gonna count it!
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May Running Totals (miles)
5/1 – 5.69 warm up + speed work
5/2 – 6.21 group run
5/3 – 7.08 warm up + speed work
5/4 – rest day
5/5 – 15.02 group run + solo miles
5/6 – 5.01 trails & grass
5/7 – rest day
5/8 – 6.11 MP with hills
5/9 – 7.07 group run without group
5/10 – 6.38 warmup + speed work
5/11 – rest day
5/12 – 11.76 group run + solo miles
5/13 – 8.00 easy
5/14 – rest day
5/15 – 7.47 warmup + speed work
5/16 – 6.22 group run
5/17 – 2.09 warmup only
5/18 – rest day
5/19 – 8.02 group run
5/20 – 7.35 warmup + 10K race
5/21 – rest day
5/22 – 8.05 easy
5/23 – 6.65 group run
5/24 – extra rest day
5/25 – rest day
5/26 – 6.32 warmup + 5K race
5/27 – 6.36 easy
5/28 – rest day
5/29 – 5.17 warmup + speed work
5/30 – 5.38 group run
May running total to date – 147.41
Nominal May mileage goal: 180 miles
Real goals: Stay healthy. Build base. Maybe run some trails. Have fun.
Today's notes – It's been a tough week for motivation. I really didn't want to go outside today, but made myself go to the group run. It was 90º F (32º C), sunny, and humid. I kept telling myself I've run in warmer weather (91º several times a couple years ago) and that if it's 90º at gun time of any of my upcoming races, they'll still run the race.
I was not surprised that the group was small. The leader selected a route with shade along much of the way, and no long sections of all sunshine. I slowed down to an 8:30 pace early on; but the rest of the group slowed down too so I was still faster. Did a loopback to the trailing runner a few times so it would feel like a group run and to add distance because I thought the route would be a bit short. It was. Even with loopbacks and adding loops that not everyone ran, I still ran a bit under five and a half miles. My pride wanted 6 miles, but at 90º my practical side said 5 miles was enough.
I won't hit my nominal mileage goal for May, and I'm okay with that.
2018 races:
February 17, 2018 Freezeroo #5 (Valentines Run "In Memory of Tom Brannon" 8 Mile) (Greece, NY) finished in 54:48
February 24, 2018 Freezeroo #6 (White House Challenge 4.4 mile) (Webster, NY) finished in 28:46
March 17, 2018 USATF Masters 8K (Shamrock 8K, Virginia Beach, VA) finished in 31:55
March 24, 2018 Spring Forward 15K (Mendon, NY) ran at MP, finished in 1:10:47
April 16, 2018 Boston Marathon (Hopkinton, MA) finished in 3:28:43
April 29, 2018 USATF Masters 10K (James Joyce Ramble, Dedham, MA) finished in 41:33
May 20, 2018 Lilac 10K (Rochester, NY) finished in 42:21
May 26, 2018 Sunset House 5K (Rochester, NY) finished in 20:12
June 3, 2018 USATF Masters Half Marathon (Ann Arbor, MI)
June 9, 2018 Ontario Summit Trail Half Marathon (Naples, NY)
June 17, 2018 Medved 5K to Cure ALS (Rochester, NY)
June 30, 2018 Charlie's Old Goat Trail Run 5 mile (Victor, NY)
July 28, 2018 Battle at Bristol 10K (Naples, NY)
September 30, 2018 Wineglass Marathon (Bath, NY)
November 11, 2018 Syracuse Half Marathon (Syracuse, NY)
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PastorVincent wrote: »midwesterner85 wrote: »cburke8909 wrote: »So if I run 10.1 miles on Thursday, I'll have a 200 mile month. Hmmm, is that crazy or an opportunity?
Yes.
Not crazy, IMO, but then again I never claimed sanity
There are degrees of crazy. This is slightly crazy. Trying to do the 10.1 miles in a costume is a bit more crazy, and the degree changes based on the particular costume.
@cburke8909 Do you have an old Halloween costume of a prisoner? Can you run this near a prison or jail? How many degrees of crazy are you willing to go?4 -
midwesterner85 wrote: »PastorVincent wrote: »midwesterner85 wrote: »cburke8909 wrote: »So if I run 10.1 miles on Thursday, I'll have a 200 mile month. Hmmm, is that crazy or an opportunity?
Yes.
Not crazy, IMO, but then again I never claimed sanity
There are degrees of crazy. This is slightly crazy. Trying to do the 10.1 miles in a costume is a bit more crazy, and the degree changes based on the particular costume.
@cburke8909 Do you have an old Halloween costume of a prisoner? Can you run this near a prison or jail? How many degrees of crazy are you willing to go?
Oh, I like this idea. Make sure someone gets it on video for prosperity and all that.0 -
Cooled off a little from the last few days and there was a slight breeze so tonight’s run was more speedier and felt good.
5/23 - 5 miles
5/25 - 4 miles walk
5/26 - 6.5 miles
5/27 - 3 miles
5/28 - 3.5 miles
5/29 - rest
5/30 - 3.5 miles
Total 55 miles run/70.5 goal3 -
5.31-7.25k, total-46k
Didn't make my goal again this month. Ah well.
Headed out early so it wasn't hot yet, but the sun was quite brutal. Felt a bit like being put on a grill. The form fixing training sessions must be working though, was about 30 seconds faster each km at the same effort level as last month on the same course.
Upcoming races:
20181027 Mogan Ultra 30k3
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