June 2018 Running Challenge
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Not a ton of stairs at my workplace, but I bet I have all of you beat as far as security - i work in a prison! It is a challenge to get in and out every day, even as an employee! I don’t get stuck in stairwells, I get stuck between cross-gates!4
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KeepRunningFatboy wrote: »For those fretting over pace: I’ve ran 47 or 48 marathons and probably 70 plus 13.1’s. I’ve never qualified for Boston.
Someone once told me this: “You don’t have to have a “good” time to have a GREAT time!”
Seriously, just enjoy it and the camaraderie and the roads and trails.
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marisap2010 wrote: »Not a ton of stairs at my workplace, but I bet I have all of you beat as far as security - i work in a prison! It is a challenge to get in and out every day, even as an employee! I don’t get stuck in stairwells, I get stuck between cross-gates!
As a teenager, I worked at a juvi-hall and I have spent much time on a Navy base and I have worked for the DOD... I have had my share of too much physical security. You can keep your job, I am sure as heck not coming for it!
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06/01/18 - 0
06/02/18 - 1 mile race & 5k race
06/03/18 - 10 miles @ 9:52
06/04/18 - 13.1 miles @ 9:04
06/05/18 - 0
06/06/18 - 13.1 miles @ 9:30 including hill repeats
06/07/18 -
06/08/18 - 0
06/09/18 - 12 miles @ 9:29
06/10/18 - 13.1 miles @ 9:22
06/11/18 - 9 miles @ 9:12
06/12/18 - 10 miles @ 9:26
07/20/18 - Liberty Get Well Mile
08/11/18 - Howl At The Moon 5k
--More as I find them - need find a nice trail race
2020 - Disney World Dopey! (if can raise funds)
Dew point was 74 when I started. Was not an easy run, but I got'er done.4 -
Well. I am sorry so many of you seem to be facing the same struggles I have been dealing with. But, I am fortified by the fact I am not alone in these struggles.
I don’t have a gym to lift, so I need to run. (Or eat less, and we all know that isn’t going to happen.) but I wasn’t running often, and when I was, I was hating every minute. Which made it happen even less. And that was before it got stupid hot. ( well, at least for Wyoming)
I also realized it had been esssentially a year since I had been running consistently and not sporadically/injured.
So, I decided to go clear back to basics. C25K W1D1 sort of basics. I decided if I took all the programming and time and distance decisions out of the equation.... and just commit to 30minutes of something. Just make the habit again. And hope the joy and speed come along for the ride, eventually. And maybe if it’s a level that is something I know I can do, the heat won’t dishearten me as much. So, yes C25K, but since I know I lived thru 6 miles of intervals the other day, I’m taking rest days out of it... although if it gets much warmer, this cold blooded girl may have to substitute some walk days. Once again, more about making the habit than what I accomplish.
So, 2 yesterday, and 2.1 today makes 13.1 for the month.13 -
Running challenge
1 June: 9.77
2 June: yoga
3 June: 15.11
4 June: 5.47
5 June: 6.34
6 June: yoga
7 June: 10.24
8 June: rest
9 June: yoga
10 June: 13.67
11 June: yoga
12 June: 6.46
13 June: yoga
14 June: 5.21
Total, 72.27 of an ambitious 150km for the month7 -
Haven't updated in a few days. My daughter had surgery on Monday to remove an extra tooth. I thought she was going to have a hard time recovering but by that afternoon she didnt want to do anything but eat. Haha.
6/9 added a walk in the evening 30 minutes 1.63 miles
6/10 rest day
6/11 nothing (obviously)
6/12 run/walk 39 minutes 2.47 miles
6/13 walk 1 hr 3 miles
Total added 7.10
Monthly total 18.39/40
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Re: slow running. I had just gotten to the point where I could do a sub 30 minute 5k and a sub 8 minute mile, and 11 minutes was my easy speed - then ruptured the Baker's cyst in my knee and had to stay off my leg for two months. Now 13 is my easy and 11 minute miles is my fast pace. It's so frustrating! I don't want to aggravate my knee so I'm training myself to run less "stompy" by listening to my footfalls on the boardwalk. But part of changing form is running even slower. Plus it went and got hot during the two months I sat out - I doubt that me back then when I was faster could have run sub 30 in hundred degree heat.
I've been focusing on how happy I am just to be running. Unfortunately I am competitive by nature and always have been. I know intellectually that being better, faster, stronger shouldn't matter, but it really really does! I want every time to be a little better than the time before. And pushing constantly is a good way to get injured!10 -
Re: slow running. Last time around, I made it to 28min 5K, 60min 10k, 2:15 HM. Also once lost track of speed and did two 5:30 kms without realising it. I guess I used to be pretty good testimony of "just run enough and you'll get faster somehow".
But then I fell off the wagon and now I do 7min kms on a good day. Ever since getting a coach, the speed has been slowly inching back up. Two weeks ago I ran an average of 5:44/km for 1500 meters and nearly busted a lung. I'm just really happy I still have some speed left.
Some random things off the top of my head that might help with speed.
Striders once in a while, else our bodies kind of forget how to run fast.
Run with other people. I tend to get all excited and run much faster than usual.
Strength training.
Hill repeats.
Slugging through hot weather - come autumn everyone in this thread will suddenly be a whole minute faster! Really.
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Back to the topic of race photos, this article just popped up in my Facebook feed which could be of interest in combatting those dreadful event pics!! http://www.runnersworldonline.com.au/5-tips-better-race-photo/0
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4.2 miles in. 37.4 to go. Today was rest so my miles were walking. Tomorrow, back to running.2
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On slow pace... because I started running at an older age than most all of you I never expected to have a great pace. I did see it improve for a while and look back fondly at my 29min 5k, 59min 10k and 2:15 HM and realize even though they weren't that long ago it is unlikely I will hit those paces/PRs again. I am just happy to be running pretty consistently again and sticking to my HM plan.
What has made the most difference though for me getting back a tiny bit of improvement on my pace is intervals, tempo runs and just speed work in general at least once or twice a week and keeping it really slow and easy on the other days.7 -
June...I'll change my tune...
6/1 rest
6/2 1.87
6/3 rest
6/4 2.00
6/5 rest (damned toe...)
6/6 2.28
6/7 rest (")
6/8 2.25
6/9 rest (" but better....)
6/10 2.75
6/11 rest
6/12 snorkel 3 hours
6/13 toe pain: note to self: walking on sand with a broken toe is a BAD idea. So, here is a link to my latest snorkeling pics, cause I could barely walk today, let alone run...
http://the-hroost.com/public/2018/06/she-aint-rose/
Total 11.15
Re: slow pace. At my best, I am a 12 minute miler. I run for wine. I am too old/fat/arthritic to worry about being in the front of the pack. I run to afford myself a glass (or two) of homemade lilikoi wine with dinner....
Ticker is my goal for 2018 and progress to date:
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RespectTheKitty wrote: »I am frustrated.
It's been so very difficult getting back into running with all the extra weight I've put on due to my medication. I feel like a lumbering buffalo when I run, and I run so, so slowly that it takes nearly a half hour just to do two miles. It almost doesn't feel worth it.
I have to remind myself that when I started running the first time, it was a lot like this. And I'm more or less staring over. I'm NOT going to be able to run 10 miles like I did before. I have to settle for 2-3 miles for a while and slowly work up from there. But it's really tough. I've broken down crying on several occasions just because I was so frustrated that I can't do what I used to be able to do.
Today I got up early and headed to the treadmill like usual. I was only able to run 1.5 miles before I had to take a walk break. I thought about giving up. I stopped my Garmin thinking that was the end of it. But something in me wanted to keep going. So I walked for about a half mile then started running again, and was able to eke out another mile. It felt a little easier the second time around.
I don't know. 2.5 miles seems like nothing to me, like hardly any kind of a decent workout. But that's my old running brain thinking. I have to reset my expectations. And that kind of sucks.
Rant over. Thanks for listening.
I frequently start out a run thinking it's not going well, then at some point (exactly when it happens changes depending on fitness level), it kind of feels like you've crossed over a bridge and things get somewhat easier. So maybe next time, do that first 1.5 miles at the easiest pace you can without walking, relaxing and reminding yourself that the beginning is usually like this and after a half an hour or so, you might get a second wind. I'd also think walk intervals would be perfectly acceptable as a strategy, and might help keep you going longer.
A lot of our running is tied to what's going on in our heads, so if you plan to walk, plan to run as easy as possible, and know that the beginning will be hard, it may feel more like a victory than a failure. Good for you not giving up and (literally) going the extra mile!5 -
ContraryMaryMary wrote: »Back to the topic of race photos, this article just popped up in my Facebook feed which could be of interest in combatting those dreadful event pics!! http://www.runnersworldonline.com.au/5-tips-better-race-photo/
Minus the snot-rocket, I have photographic evidence of every single one of these. Sigh.
Oops, forgot to add my monthly total, which currently stands at 6.2 miles. I was on vacation for the first ten days of this month and didn't get any running in. (Too busy watching puffins and drinking beer). But I'm back in the groove now and did 5k last night, and will be at my parkrun on Saturday.5 -
It's raining again. Not just raining but pouring with thunder and lightning. I was really looking forward to a morning run. (Never thought I'd say that!)
Guess I'll head downstairs to the elliptical...4 -
7 easy miles this am
On the slow running, I think most of us have to use ourselves as the gage and remember the most important thing is to keep running and exercising. Unless your MobyCarp or Jessica your not competeing for medals. The point of races and competing is to motivate you to keep going, once comparisons detract from that journey they are not good. I want to BQ and I may one day. It will take time, effort and luck. Pushing too hard can easily lead to injury and sabotage the quest.
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Just keep in mind EVERYONE in this thread is slow compared to someone. None of us are running 2-hour marathons
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Still nuts this month. Life is crazy. Here's where I'm at:
6/1 - 2.1 miles with my daughter, then 3.5 on my own.
6/2 - Out of town for a baseball tournament.
6/3 - 4.7 miles.
6/4 - 3.4 treadmill miles, then upper body weights / abs.
6/5 - Unplanned rest day.
6/6 - 5 miles on National Running Day.
6/7 - 5.05 miles of group track / speed work, then weights and abs.
6/8 - Rest day.
6/9 - 3.4 treadmill miles, then upper body weights / abs.
6/10 - 6.2 miles.
6/11 - Baseball day.
6/12 - 3.5 treadmill miles, then upper body weights / abs.
6/13 - Unplanned rest day. Rough overnight with kids / dog.
6/14 - 5.25 treadmill miles. Trek class.
42.1/1003 -
Bleh run this morning. I was noticing some knee twinges when I ran on Tuesday and thought "that's no good, I should see if I need new shoes" and then forgot about it because work has been crazy this week. I skipped running yesterday because I really needed the extra hour of sleep, then went out to make it up this morning. Absolutely beautiful weather (70 degrees, dew point 52 degrees) but even before I started I was feeling some discomfort in my right foot. About a mile in, the knee joined in, and when my right hip decided to get in on the fun, I cut the run short. I tried running a couple of times on nice flat bits, but decided I really didn't want to push it. These shoes only have a hair under 115 miles on them and the internet seems to think that I should be good for 300-500 miles, but I have been known to be tough on my shoes even when I'm not running in them. Any thoughts would be hugely appreciated!
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 - 2.01
6/9 Sa - 0:21:35 - 1.54 - (fun run), 0:32:07 - 3.00
6/10 Su - rest
6/11 Mo - lifted heavy things
6/12 Tu - 0:27:29 - 2.57
6/13 We - rest
6/14 Th - 0:25:52 - 2.27
Total Ran: 24.59 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)2 -
On slow pace... because I started running at an older age than most all of you I never expected to have a great pace. I did see it improve for a while and look back fondly at my 29min 5k....
I started running at 44 years of age. (49 now, will be 50 in Dec) I can only DREAM of a 29 min 5K!
I have a tendency to get in my head and even though I tell myself "run to run, what ever it is, who cares about your pace time today?" but somewhere in there, I start competing with myself, and stepping up my pace, and comparing to where I once was. Right now when I run, I've modified the running plan to a run 4 mins/walk 1 for 20 mins, (but really end up around 23 - 24 mins!) will be increasing the run and reducing the walk times and increasing the over all time as I go. This is how I did it when I 1st started running.
When I did my 1st duathalon (2013), I trained & trained, ran the 1st run, biked, then, with the heat & humidity, started the 2nd run...and ended up walking a good portion of it, running when I felt able to. Did I beat myself up? No. I FINISHED!! In fact, I stuck around for the awards ceremony, and was stunned when they announced MY name as 1st place in my category "Female Fat Tire" (relax, no reflection of me, but my bike. Was a mountain bike with slicks on.) True, I was the only female who finished in the category, but still, I EARNED that! Every so often, I need to look at that medal to remind myself that I have accomplished it, and it IS possible.
So see, @RespectTheKitty ? You are hardly alone. I walked back to our cars last year after a race with, come to find out, 1 of the top place finishers of the day. We had a nice chat, he gave me some good advice, & one of the things he said still rings in my ear almost daily: "Just don't stop running."
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MegaMooseEsq wrote: »Bleh run this morning. I was noticing some knee twinges when I ran on Tuesday and thought "that's no good, I should see if I need new shoes" and then forgot about it because work has been crazy this week. I skipped running yesterday because I really needed the extra hour of sleep, then went out to make it up this morning. Absolutely beautiful weather (70 degrees, dew point 52 degrees) but even before I started I was feeling some discomfort in my right foot. About a mile in, the knee joined in, and when my right hip decided to get in on the fun, I cut the run short. I tried running a couple of times on nice flat bits, but decided I really didn't want to push it. These shoes only have a hair under 115 miles on them and the internet seems to think that I should be good for 300-500 miles, but I have been known to be tough on my shoes even when I'm not running in them. Any thoughts would be hugely appreciated!
Judging by the wear pattern, your landing differently with your right foot vs your left. That is probably part of your problem. The one shoe is showing heavy landing on the very outside of your foot. That is probably putting stress on your knees - BUT I AM NOT A DOCTOR.
Did you go to a good running store and have them check your stride before buying the shoes? Different strides require different kinds of shoes.
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@MegaMooseEsq With knee and hip pain I'd look to hip issues. Weak glutes in particular. Might check in with a PT when possible. Of course the shoes could be aggravating an underlying issue. Or are you running cambored surfaces?
ETA. Also check your IT band. Weak glutes can cause overuse of the ITB. Its easily rehabed. Good call cutting the run short.
@dreamer12151 lovely story there! Thanks fpr sharing that!2 -
6/1-1.08mi
6/2-1.08 (5 hours aerial yoga)
6/3-1.08mi
6/4-1.01mi
6/5-1.08mi with 23 flights of stairs.
6/6-6.05mi
6/7-1.5mi
6/8-1.01mi
6/9-3.13mi 37:09 official 36:54 garmin
6/10-1.66mi and 1.08mi speed walk
6/11-1.01mi
6/12-5.36mi
6/13-1.08mi
I ran past some men. and i have to say without the dogs with me i felt very vulnerable. I don't run to exhaustion since i run by myself, but still...
it sorta makes me sad. i know it's my issue. i would be less afraid of wildlife as opposed to people
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RespectTheKitty wrote: »I am frustrated.
It's been so very difficult getting back into running with all the extra weight I've put on due to my medication. I feel like a lumbering buffalo when I run, and I run so, so slowly that it takes nearly a half hour just to do two miles. It almost doesn't feel worth it.
I have to remind myself that when I started running the first time, it was a lot like this. And I'm more or less staring over. I'm NOT going to be able to run 10 miles like I did before. I have to settle for 2-3 miles for a while and slowly work up from there. But it's really tough. I've broken down crying on several occasions just because I was so frustrated that I can't do what I used to be able to do.
Today I got up early and headed to the treadmill like usual. I was only able to run 1.5 miles before I had to take a walk break. I thought about giving up. I stopped my Garmin thinking that was the end of it. But something in me wanted to keep going. So I walked for about a half mile then started running again, and was able to eke out another mile. It felt a little easier the second time around.
I don't know. 2.5 miles seems like nothing to me, like hardly any kind of a decent workout. But that's my old running brain thinking. I have to reset my expectations. And that kind of sucks.
Rant over. Thanks for listening.
@RespectTheKitty I so feel this! I have gained 18 pounds since Christmas! And I was still 50 over goal then! But hopefully you will see that no matter how far you go today, we are here to support you!2 -
girlinahat wrote: »
Just thought I'd join in the building/stairs thing.
This is my workplace. My office space is behind the far right hand side of the barn, behind the blockwork extension. There is a single wooden staircase inside, which leads behind that door on the left, up along a mezzanine to the single unisex toilet. The double doors are normally left open during the day.
That is an amazing building! What do you do @girlinahat ??2 -
6/1 – 0
6/2 – 2
6/3 – 2
6/4 – 2
6/5 – 2
6/6 rest day
6/7 – 3
6/8 – 2
6/9 – 2
6/10 –rest
6/11 – 3
6/12 - 3
6/13 – rest day
6/14 – 4 (long run)
25 of 50 miles
Longest run since breaking the ribs, yeah me ha ha!!!
@mobycarp and those serious runners are so right on the Achilles. Skip was out an ENTIRE cross country season because we didn’t pay attention to a pain in the Achilles, just kept icing it and running. I have a neighborhood “friend” who runs and he tore his completely last year, it’s been a long 6+ month recover to just be able to start running again.
@jennacole12 killing that monthly goal!!!
@KeepRunningFatboy I like that!
Ha ha @marisap2010 though I feel like I work in jail (government building) you do have me beat! What do you do for a living?
@ContraryMaryMary you are going to get that 150! Great running
@ladysnickerdoo glad the tooth removal went better than expected
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Re: slow running (again)
I know I will never be front of the pack. I am actually happy being a solid middle of the pack runner. I got 3rd in an age group once and 4th another because the races were super small. I think there were only 4 or 5 people in each age group. My issue is knowing where I was and not being there. I get frustrated with my current times because I know I can go faster. I can be competitive (I like picking people off at raes and I've been known to go a little faster on the treadmill if someone next to me is going faster) and I want to compete against myself and my times and my last run/race etc.
6/1/2018 rest
6/2/2018 2.65 miles
6/3/2018 9.05 miles
6/4/2018 rest
6/5/2018 3 miles
6/6/2018 2.1 miles
6/7/2018 2.5 miles
6/8/2018 2 miles
6/9/2018 2.15 miles
6/10/2018 2 miles
6/11/2018 rest
6/12/2018 poor planning
6/13/2018 poor planning
6/14/2018 2.4 miles
Total 27.85 miles /80-85
Speaking of slow pace... I thought I was FLYING this morning and was sure I was going to break 14 minutes average. I felt fast and strong. Finish my run. 14:50. Even slower tha I have been for the past couple of weeks. Oh running you are a beautiful *kitten*.9 -
On slow pace - I'm not fast either. I've heard that every 10 lbs. adds 0:30 - 1:00 per mile. I put on 32 lbs. when I took a "diet break" from 12/27/17 - 1/15/18. Of that 32 lbs., 19 was fat. As of today, I still have 16.5 lbs. of excess fat to lose and it isn't coming off anytime soon. I just hope to keep upping my mileage because I'm not likely to eat less anytime soon.
ETA: The 0:30 - 1:00 per mile comes out about right for my ~15-20 extra lbs. when considering other factors like weather and BG problems I've had. My 16.5 lbs. is based on excess fat to reach a goal fat %, but I'm still 20 lbs. heavier than my lowest weight. Some of that is lean tissue that I don't mind keeping.4
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