June 2018 Running Challenge
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So everyone trying @elise4270's one leg balance test... just to add another dimension of difficulty. With eyes open - on one leg hop up to a step 8-12 inches high, landing on the same foot and balance there... step down and repeat. It is great for improving your stability.
We also do step ups to a single leg balance using a high step - about 3 ft for me. It is getting easier but was really difficult for me initially - the top of the step is past my hips. It is really a glute workout!6 -
@shanaber I do not think I have the coordination to pull that off!0
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June goal: 75 miles
6/3: 6.5 miles
6/5: 4.3 miles
6/6: 4.5 miles
6/7: 5 miles
20.3/75 miles completed
It was already hot this morning when I started out at 5:50 am. My weather app said it was 78F feels like 83F. Garmin shows my run was 81F. Still much better than the 100+ we have been having for the last couple fo weeks and should be having for the foreseeable future. I still managed to get in 5 miles and had a great run. Of course now I am sitting at my office and I am FREEZING! I need to bring a jacket up here. But what usually happens is when I go out at lunchtime it is scorching hot and the inside of my car feels like a furnace so I forget that I need to get a jacket when I go home.
@elise4270 I do ok on the hop test, but not too good on the balance test. You'd think with all the yoga I do I would have better balance. I guess I'll just have to keep practicing.
2018 races:
5/19/18: Run for 57th AHC Half Marathon - 2:43:59.7. - 2nd place AG
11/10/18: Wags & Whiskers 5K2 -
So everyone trying @elise4270's one leg balance test... just to add another dimension of difficulty. With eyes open - on one leg hop up to a step 8-12 inches high, landing on the same foot and balance there... step down and repeat. It is great for improving your stability.
We also do step ups to a single leg balance using a high step - about 3 ft for me. It is getting easier but was really difficult for me initially - the top of the step is past my hips. It is really a glute workout!
Ima hafta find a step.
sounds like a good way to strengthen that buuuttttt!
Dh is insane. He said he wanted to sign up for a 5k this/next weekend. Knock it out, but im not ready. So he signs us up for a championship dualathon next month. Gah! I'm going to be last, last last of lasts. Farts. Come on!
What do i need to know? I dont have a tri bike. I dont have the typical attire or knowledge. I dont look the part.
They're all gonna be "who the xxx is this lame ssss person?" Not the iron Nun!
Its a rather manageable distance. 3k run, 22k bike, 3k run and hilly. But I am not ready for competition. Not not not not not...
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6/1-rest day
6/2-6 miles (hot and humid)
6/3-7 miles (mix of trail and paved)
6/4-rest day
6/5-7 miles total including 4X1000m speed work and strides
6/6-5.4 miles on trail
25.4/120 miles
This thread has been busy since I last checked in about 12 hours ago. Jeez people...slow down! I will have to catch up at lunch time, but I checked in to post my run from yesterday. I celebrated global running day with an hour of trail running after work. I am quickly becoming addicted to running trials. For me, it's like a completely different activity than running on the road. It's definitely challenging for me and I feel pretty beat up when I am done, not at all like an hour on the road, but it is certainly fun!
Yesterday I went to a park that is about 15 minutes from my work, yet feels like worlds away. It's not really a park as much as just a trail system, but it is maintained under the same umbrella as the other parks I have been running in, so the trails were clean, well maintained and well marked. This particular trail was a 6 mile loop, with smaller loops within, making it easy to cut across and make your run any distance you want. I wasn't planning to do the longest loop, but I was having so much fun, that's how it ended up. I was promised an "overlook" at the far end of the loop and, since I was close enough to it, I went to check it out. I climbed out a ravine that lead into a meadow with an amazing view of the valley below. This picture definitely does not do it justice. For one, it really needs to have sound effects. The birds and bees and other woodland creatures were really doing their thing!
The trail itself was mostly single track with lots of ups and downs, plenty of rocks to jump and creeks to run through. My legs definitely got a work out!
On Sunday I am going to explore another local park that I have read good things about, but I will definitely be returning to Twin Creek!
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0607-7.5k, total-21.5k, goal-80k
It was hot. Nuff said.
@Elise4270 that sounds... not long. Just take it easy and treat it like you would any other regular training. Take it easy. Like, really easy. Walk the 3k if needed. And remember to have fun!3 -
I did 3 miles on the elliptical this morning for a total of 5 so far. Plan to add to that soon. Also tried making a ticker. Not sure if I did it right. We will see.
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So everyone trying @elise4270's one leg balance test... just to add another dimension of difficulty. With eyes open - on one leg hop up to a step 8-12 inches high, landing on the same foot and balance there... step down and repeat. It is great for improving your stability.
We also do step ups to a single leg balance using a high step - about 3 ft for me. It is getting easier but was really difficult for me initially - the top of the step is past my hips. It is really a glute workout!
Ima hafta find a step. sounds like a good way to strengthen that buuuttttt!
Dh is insane. He said he wanted to sign up for a 5k this/next weekend. Knock it out, but im not ready. So he signs us up for a championship dualathon next month. Gah! I'm going to be last, last last of lasts. Farts. Come on!
What do i need to know? I dont have a tri bike. I dont have the typical attire or knowledge. I dont look the part.
They're all gonna be "who the xxx is this lame ssss person?" Not the iron Nun!
Its a rather manageable distance. 3k run, 22k bike, 3k run and hilly. But I am not ready for competition. Not not not not not...
Help!
@Elise4270 - You.Got.This!! Even if you are last of the last - doesn't matter if you get out there and have fun. The running/walking part is not long and the biking part is doable.
At training this morning we did single leg shoulder press to add to the single leg activities
My trainer said that it is not so much about balance or stability but about proper muscular activation which results in stabilization and none of us typically focus on it much. He started working with me on it so I would have the strength to recover when I trip or land funny and not end up on my face!
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Hop test! Right leg was no problem. Left took a little arm wobbling but otherwise pretty solid. I found that my balance improved massively over this winter when I swapped running for mixed calisthenic workouts - thanks Fitness Blender! I think I'll probably do the same this next winter although I might add indoor track running to the mix as well. The proprioception test wasn’t so hot, unsurprisingly - I’m the sort of person who’s usually covered in bruises from walking into doorways and that kind of thing. I made it about 15 seconds on my right leg on my second try waving my arms around like mad, and my left leg just laughed at me.
I wasn’t planning on running today, but then I remembered how when I started running last year, I’d sometimes see people talk about running a mile or so as a warm up. This sometimes made me feel a little bit bad (comparison is the thief of joy!) as my entire workout at that point was running a mile and change and maybe a couple of sets of wall push-ups. But I stuck to it, and this morning I was the one running a mile as a warm up before lifting heavy things! I’ve been experimenting with alternating sets to save a little time and burn some extra calories since my focus right now is maintaining muscle rather than progressing (plus trying to break a weight-loss plateau, blech), and I think I like it. My lift pairing aren’t great but I can work on that. Maybe some individual work on that freaking left leg. And I still can't do a full push-up.
JUNE MILES:
6/1 Fr - 0:26:41 - 2.40
6/2 Sa - 0:54:37 - 4.73
6/3 Su - rest
6/4 Mo - lifted heavy things
6/5 Tu - 0:32:23 - 3.00
6/6 We - 0:22:47 - 2.11
6/7 Th - 0:11:16 - 0.96 warm up jog, lifted heavy things
6/8 Fr - 2.00
6/9 Sa - 4.80 (including 3 km fun run)
6/10 Su - rest
Total Ran: 13.20 miles
June Goal: 60 miles
Races!
July 4: Red, White and Boom! 5K
October 6: Twin Cities Marathon Weekend 5K (thinking about switching to 10K)6 -
So everyone trying @elise4270's one leg balance test... just to add another dimension of difficulty. With eyes open - on one leg hop up to a step 8-12 inches high, landing on the same foot and balance there... step down and repeat. It is great for improving your stability.
We also do step ups to a single leg balance using a high step - about 3 ft for me. It is getting easier but was really difficult for me initially - the top of the step is past my hips. It is really a glute workout!
Ima hafta find a step. sounds like a good way to strengthen that buuuttttt!
Dh is insane. He said he wanted to sign up for a 5k this/next weekend. Knock it out, but im not ready. So he signs us up for a championship dualathon next month. Gah! I'm going to be last, last last of lasts. Farts. Come on!
What do i need to know? I dont have a tri bike. I dont have the typical attire or knowledge. I dont look the part.
They're all gonna be "who the xxx is this lame ssss person?" Not the iron Nun!
Its a rather manageable distance. 3k run, 22k bike, 3k run and hilly. But I am not ready for competition. Not not not not not...
Help!
@Elise4270 - You.Got.This!! Even if you are last of the last - doesn't matter if you get out there and have fun. The running/walking part is not long and the biking part is doable.
At training this morning we did single leg shoulder press to add to the single leg activities My trainer said that it is not so much about balance or stability but about proper muscular activation which results in stabilization and none of us typically focus on it much. He started working with me on it so I would have the strength to recover when I trip or land funny and not end up on my face!
Thanks! I feel like this is a whole different animal from running, where you encounter everyday people at all levels and distances.
I like the way your trainer thinks!3 -
Just clarifying- I dont suggest doing the hop test with your eyes closed.
@Scott6255 The point in closing your eyes while balancing on one leg is to test your proprioception. Your muscles should know what to do without input from your eyes. You goony bird. How awesome would it be to run with your eyes closed! Just feel the run. Then the dirt on your face. Haha!
One of the issues I sometimes have with lupus flares is brain inflammation, which specifically messes with my proprioception. It usually doesn't last more than a few days but can cause a significant deficit while it's going on. Having proprioception problems is a very weird sensation! I think the weirdest one was that I would sometimes "lose" my right arm, then look down and be startled at seeing it there. Most people are used to thinking of themselves as having only five senses, but proprioception is definitely one of the senses that you notice when it's missing!
You can quickly test proprioception by closing your eyes and touching the tip of your nose with the index finger of each hand, then touching your fingertips together. When I'm having a flare, I start having problems about four inches from my nose - it feels like having blurry vision, only with my body sense. Bodies can do weird stuff!5 -
June 7, 5k very slowly since there's an Orange Air Alert and my husband has asthma. He didn't have any issues but it was too darned hot.
It's official, we have seen an equal number of snakes to the times we have run since the weather warmed up. Last run, for the first time, we saw no snakes, so this one we saw TWO to make up for last time! one harmless small water snake slithering across the paved trail, and one not so harmless water moccasin sunning itself on a log by the bridge. In honor of all the snakes I am changing my June ticker to a snake in the sun:
Despite the heat it was really beautiful. We stopped to look at Mr Moccasin and saw a giant gray heron standing majestically in the middle of the river with hundreds of dragonflies swooping all around. I need a better phone so I can get good pictures of moments like that!3 -
rheddmobile wrote: »Just clarifying- I dont suggest doing the hop test with your eyes closed.
@Scott6255 The point in closing your eyes while balancing on one leg is to test your proprioception. Your muscles should know what to do without input from your eyes. You goony bird. How awesome would it be to run with your eyes closed! Just feel the run. Then the dirt on your face. Haha!
One of the issues I sometimes have with lupus flares is brain inflammation, which specifically messes with my proprioception. It usually doesn't last more than a few days but can cause a significant deficit while it's going on. Having proprioception problems is a very weird sensation! I think the weirdest one was that I would sometimes "lose" my right arm, then look down and be startled at seeing it there. Most people are used to thinking of themselves as having only five senses, but proprioception is definitely one of the senses that you notice when it's missing!
You can quickly test proprioception by closing your eyes and touching the tip of your nose with the index finger of each hand, then touching your fingertips together. When I'm having a flare, I start having problems about four inches from my nose - it feels like having blurry vision, only with my body sense. Bodies can do weird stuff!
Oh wow, I never tried that test before - I missed my nose once out of three tries per finger, missed touching my fingers together the first and third try, and nearly missed the second try. I think I could tell what you meant about it being like blurry vision, although it sounds like yours is much worse - I've never lost an arm before!1 -
@Elise4270
Did it. Decided to test myself and push to a minute on each leg. Guess 12 years of ballet when I was young is still paying off.
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Another 3.1 miles today.
Basically I'm doing a 5k a day splitting between running/walking until I can just jog the 5k.3 -
I did 8 miles today. 1 mile warm-up 6 up-tempo to my HMP or 90% Max HR then 1 wind-down. My plan called for 2 WU 6 Tempo 2 WD but my watch said "low battery" and I didn't have my charger at home so I shortened the WU and WD. I turned around at mile 4 to run the same route back home. The watch died right at 5 miles. I think the buzz at the mile callout did it in finally. I ran the same route back home so I had a good idea of distance and looked at my phone the second I got in the door. The weather has been awesome the past 3 days in SE Virginia but it's going to get crazy hot and humid soon.
June run total is 40.31 miles of 2003 -
01/06 3.52 miles
05/06 3.09 miles
07/06 3.13 miles - slow and steady but got there, went shopping with my daughter a uniform for her first summer job and had a chicken burgar and chips - I have no willpower.
Did the hop test, my legs were fine but balance on my left was terrible and strangely I'm left handed.
@Elise4270 - We'll all be rooting for you. I did laugh when I read description!
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I overslept this morning, which means the 5 miler that I delayed a day anyway will get done in the heat. Ahhh well. It is what it is.
Tomorrow I get my hair cut/colored so pretty happy about that.3
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