June 2018 Running Challenge
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Thanks @Elise4270 I wondered that too. But in case I did upset or offend someone I didn't mean to.4
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NEW JUNE GOALS, REHAB SMART, 20 hours of activity Work up to 4 minutes of running (50 mpm). Bike all that I can bike.
2---4.05mi, 61min (PT run)
3---2.58mi, 55 min walk
4---3.71mi, 54 min (PT run)
7---3.42 mi, 47 min 5(2-1,2-2)
8---9.35 mi, 43 min road bike
10---55 min brick. 6.04 mi bike, 1.67 mi run 6(2,2)
11---5.55 mi mtn bike, 38 min
12---2.24 mi, 33 min 5(3,3)
13--- 2.71 mi, 36 min 5(2,1) 3(3,3)
13---5.55 mi mtn bike, 36 min
14---4.85 mtn bike
16---6.22 mi, 84 min run 13(3,3)
First PO 6 mile run. Still 15 minutes slower, but happy to be on my favorite 6 mile trail route again. Legs were so happy.
MILES
Running 23.89
Cycling/MTN bike 31.34
Upcoming Races
July 22 Draper Lake Duathlon. Norman OK
October 14th Spirit of Survival Lawton OK. Quarter Marathon
March 31, 2019 A2A Undecided distance. Ardmore OK
April 28, 2019 OKC Memorial Marathon (half)
Oops. Not that is matters much... But i was off a day...
Thanks for the kudos @PastorVincent0 -
June totals
June 1 4 miles
June 2 4 miles
June 3 6 miles
June 4 Rest
June 5 Rest
June 6 4.3 miles
June 7 4.3 miles
June 8 3.5 miles
June 9 5 miles Race*
June 10 7.5 miles
June 11 3 miles
June 12 Rest
June 13 4.3 miles
June 14 Rest
June 15 4.3 miles
June 16 8 miles
Already at 55.5 of my 60 mile goal! I think I have to increase my goal to 7510 -
Thanks @Elise4270 I wondered that too. But in case I did upset or offend someone I didn't mean to.
I'm with Elise on this one - probably a miss-click, and either way, it was a totally inoffensive post. The only thing I can possibly think of is that someone might have interpreted your comment about choosing not to eat before running as encouraging unhealthy eating behaviors, but that's a pretty absurd reading given how common fasted cardio and intermittent fasting is in these parts. Personally, I rarely eat before running - I like to keep the time between rolling out of bed and hitting the pavement as brief as possible, and I've certainly never noticed any negative effects of it.2 -
MegaMooseEsq wrote: »Thanks @Elise4270 I wondered that too. But in case I did upset or offend someone I didn't mean to.
I'm with Elise on this one - probably a miss-click, and either way, it was a totally inoffensive post. The only thing I can possibly think of that someone might have interpreted your comment about choosing not to eat before running as encouraging unhealthy eating behaviors, but that's a pretty absurd reading given how common fasted cardio and intermittent fasting is in these parts. Personally, I rarely eat before running - I like to keep the time between rolling out of bed and hitting the pavement as brief as possible, and I've certainly never noticed any negative effects of it.
I agree. I never eat before a run anymore, and it is very common in the running community to run fasted. Although, if i run/bike in the afternoon, i will have obviously eaten sometime prior to the activity.2 -
MegaMooseEsq wrote: »Thanks @Elise4270 I wondered that too. But in case I did upset or offend someone I didn't mean to.
I'm with Elise on this one - probably a miss-click, and either way, it was a totally inoffensive post. The only thing I can possibly think of that someone might have interpreted your comment about choosing not to eat before running as encouraging unhealthy eating behaviors, but that's a pretty absurd reading given how common fasted cardio and intermittent fasting is in these parts. Personally, I rarely eat before running - I like to keep the time between rolling out of bed and hitting the pavement as brief as possible, and I've certainly never noticed any negative effects of it.
Well, now I am offended that I missed the post!
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Wasn't able to run all week - work was crazy. Y'all have been busy! My last post was on page 23 - one week later page 43!!! Yikes. I have some catching up to do!
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Scrolling through the week's posts - seeing lots of comments about being a slow runner - which I have mastered.
I run into people who say "hey I saw you walking your dog the other day" - and I respond "I was RUNNING my dog" - so HA that's how slow I am - my running looks like walking! And I'm perfectly OK with that. Well, who am I kidding, I would love to be a little faster. And a little thinner. And a little better looking. And a little richer.15 -
Date :::: Miles :::: Cumulative
06/01/18 :::: 1.4 :::: 1.4
06/02/18 :::: 0.0 :::: 1.4
06/03/18 :::: 13.1 :::: 14.5
06/04/18 :::: 0.8 :::: 15.3
06/05/18 :::: 3.6 :::: 18.9
06/06/18 :::: 3.5 :::: 22.4
06/07/18 :::: 0.0 :::: 22.4
06/08/18 :::: 0.0 :::: 22.4
06/09/18 :::: 9.0 :::: 31.4
06/10/18 :::: 6.9 :::: 38.2
06/11/18 :::: 3.1 :::: 41.3
06/12/18 :::: 5.2 :::: 46.5
06/13/18 :::: 0.0 :::: 46.5
06/14/18 :::: 10.0 :::: 56.5
06/15/18 :::: 3.2 :::: 59.7
06/16/18 :::: 4.9 :::: 64.6
Today's run was super hot, but I loved it anyway because I had a chance to run with my uncle! I haven't seen him in a couple of years at least, not since before I started running, and I was so happy he was able to make the drive to join us for part of our family lake vacation weekend. He did a marathon this fall at age 65 or so after 20 years since his last marathon (he had done 10 of them over 10 years back in the 90s). He is training for another sprint tri right now, but has his eyes on longer ones after he retires in the fall. It was so great to have a chance to share a run with him and hear about his running, and get encouragement and tips. We did have to stop and walk the last 1/2 mile (well, I had to, and he humored me) because it was so incredibly hot, but I would have only run 3 at the most on my own so I was happy with that. That was just a really special experience for me. I hope someday we'll be able to run a race together!14 -
Xterra event today. Beautiful sunshine overhead, acres of slippery mud underfoot. Fun times!!
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
15 June: rest
16 June: yoga
17 June: Xterra trail event, 10.97
Total, 83.24 of an ambitious 150km for the month13 -
I wanna take a second cuz my earlier post was reported as abuse... I am confused as to why it was reported and it was not my intent to upset anyone - especially as I was speaking about myself in the post. I'd just like to clarify that.
I saw that. You did nothing wrong. The mods do look at it and you shouldn't worry about it. I wonder if it was done inadvertently scrolling on mobile.
I also saw the flag and thought it must have been hit accidentally. Absolutely nothing offending in the post.2 -
ContraryMaryMary wrote: »Xterra event today. Beautiful sunshine overhead, acres of slippery mud underfoot. Fun times!!
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
15 June: rest
16 June: yoga
17 June: Xterra trail event, 10.97
Total, 83.24 of an ambitious 150km for the month
The scenery looks like it was amazing, though!1 -
ContraryMaryMary wrote: »
Love your shoes! What kind are they? Haha! I need shooes0 -
Thank you all! I'm glad yous didn't find it offending.
I was getting into a bad habit of coming home from work and eating and then running because it's so flipping hot when I get home. And then I'd feel like garbage while I ran. Eating after instead of before has definitely helped.6 -
6/1: 1.6 miles
6/2: 4.1 miles
6/3: 11.5 miles
6/4: 1.4 miles
6/5: 2.2 miles
6/7: 1 mile
6/9: 4.5 miles
6/10: 3.1 miles
6/12: 3.5 miles
6/15: 2 miles
6/16: 5.5 miles
6/17: 14 miles
Total: 54.4/75 miles
Upcoming Races:
Wineglass Marathon 9/30
I completed my 14 miles! My average pace ended up being about 1:30 slower per mile than what I’m ideally planning for the marathon (I didn’t want it to go past 2:00 slower), so I feel pretty good about how it went overall.11 -
Hi- starting mid month.
Goal is 30 miles by the 30th.4 -
Had an amazing long run yesterday even though I got out the door late. We are having a few days of cooler 'June Gloom' weather and what was Hurricane Ben is kicking up some winds to go with it. Running into the wind was tough but the air felt great and running with the wind didn't like there was any wind at al!
I wasn't sure I would be able to get in the entire 9+1+1 the plan called for after running 7 on Friday but came very close. My legs were pretty much toasted by the time I got home though. I also had an issue with my sock pulling on my 2nd toe and it is pretty sore still even though I did stop and try to fix it. Hoping I don't lose the nail
Now to catch up on everyone's activities.
Discovered this plaque, while looking for a trash bin, that I had never noticed before.
This is the Santa Ana riverbed that I run along (usually on the other side). Not a lot of water right now but where there was there were tons of ducks, ducklings and other shore birds that Hobbes the Vizsla wanted to checkout. I run the dirt on the left and the paved bike trail is further to the left. Not nearly as pretty as where many of you run but it is close by.
Date........Miles.......Total
06/01......9.45.......9.45
06/02......0.00.......9.45
06/03......2.00.....11.45 - Dog Beach!
06/04......5.43.....16.88 - + Agility
06/05......4.64.....21.52 - + Strength Training
06/06......0.00.....21.52
06/07......0.00.....21.52 - + Strength Training
06/08......3.75.....25.27 - Walk (sick)
06/09......2.00.....27.27 - Walk (sick)
06/10......0.00.....27.27 - Still sick
06/11......6.65.....33.92 - + Agility
06/12......0.00.....33.92 - Still sick
06/13......0.00.....33.92 - Still sick
06/14......0.00.....33.92 - Still sick
06/15......7.49.....41.41 - Running YEA!
06/16....10.92.....52.33
06/17......0.00.....52.33
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 Marathon9 -
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
6/15/2018 2.75 miles
6/16/2018 2.5 miles
6/17/2018 10 miles
Total 43.1 miles /80-85
It was only 76 but felt much hotter and there was no lovely cloud coverage like yesterday so it was the glowing ball of doom all the time. I tried a new route that took me east first so I could get the running into the glowing ball of doom done first. It wasn't bad but I realized how little sidewalk there is. I had to switch sides of streets or just run in the dirt. Which is actually very difficult. And disgusting.
I ran through a little park and found a drinking fountain. I rinsed my face off. It felt good.
I almost gave up just after mile 8. I had to stop and sit in the shade. I ran out of energy around mile 6 or 7 and had mostly been walking. I decided it was less than 2 miles and kept going. I think it was mostly walking.7 -
June Running Totals (miles)
6/1 – rest day
6/2 – travel day
6/3 – 14.50 warmup + half marathon
6/4 – rest day
6/5 – extra rest day
6/6 – podiatrist visit
6/7 – PT visit
6/8 – no running
6/9 – no running
6/10 – no running
6/11 – PT visit
6/12 – 2.46 easy
6/13 – 1.46 easy
6/14 – rest day
6/15 – 3.21 easy
6/16 – rest day
6/17 – 4.53 warmup + short course 5K
June running total to date – 26.15
Nominal June mileage goal: 160 miles
Real goals: Stay healthy. Survive 4 races scheduled in June, 2 of them outside my comfort zone. Start training toward Wineglass.
Today's notes – The ankle felt reasonable most of yesterday, and totally normal this morning. So I got myself off to run the Medved 5K to Cure ALS, with temperature forecast in the 70s at gun time.
Got there in plenty of time. Dithered about whether to do a warmup and how much. Normally, I like to run a course preview as a warmup for a 5K; but I didn't know how much distance my left Achilles would tolerate. I didn't like the idea of lining up to start a race cold. So I compromised. There is an intersection before a mile that the course approaches from the north, then turns left to head east. Later, the course approaches that same intersection from the south and turns left to head west. For my warmup, I ran the first part of the course to that intersection, then turned right to head west and ran the end of the course. That came out to 1.59 miles, and everything felt good.
Next point was whether I was going to pace a 7:00 mile for the guy from the running store. Another good runner in my age group commented that since I showed up, he couldn't win; I told him I was contemplating pacing a 7 minute mile and he could beat that. He said, "How about pacing a 6:40 for me?" He wanted to break 21 minutes, which he had never done in a 5K even though it should be within his ability.
So I lined up. The guy from the running store is tall, so I could spot him. He lined up further back than he should for a 7 minute mile. I lined up next to the other fast guy in my age group. He wasn't wearing a watch, and said he'd want to stay just ahead of me if I was running a 7 minute mile. Told him I'd go out too fast then moderate to something sustainable. Went out, and didn't see him again till after the finish line.
Passed the mile mark as the announcer said "6:08." I'm running well, and the ankle feels normal. The second mile is normally slower, since I was running sub-6 going out and can't sustain that for a 5K. About a mile and a half, a lady from my club caught up to me. Told her to go for it, but she couldn't pull ahead. Coached her to run tangents on Plymouth Ave, and she did better than the pack ahead of us but not as well as she should.
We arrived at the turn into the parking lot together. Told her, 800 meters left. Turn it on. You're better than me. And I turned it on. Didn't see her again, but when we got into the stadium I called out to hug the inside of the warning track till you get to third base. Came down the third base line, and I saw 17:XX on the clock.
Say what? I'm running well, but beating 18 is freaking unbelievable. Turned out I crossed at 18:04. The lady who was near me finished in 18:06. If she had run better tangents on Plymouth Ave she could have shaved 2 or 3 seconds off her time, easy. (She ended up as 3rd overall female.)
Had a blissful few minutes wondering how the heck I ran that fast of a 5K, before another runner told me the course was short. Look at Garmin. 2.93 miles. Yep, short course. We didn't actually run through that intersection a second time; we turned early, and the total race was about two tenths of a mile short. A fair competition with other runners today, but not comparable to other 5K races.
If I assume an extra 0.2 miles at my average race pace, that would be a 19:19 5K. If I assume the extra 0.2 miles at a slow 7 minute pace, that would be a 19:28 5K. It wouldn't be a PR in either case, but I ran pretty well today.
I finished 31st of 402 overall, 1st of 18 in the M 60-64 age group. (Earlier it showed me 30th of 398 overall. I understand late finishers, but how does the software not pick up someone finishing faster than me until late?) Got a $20 gift certificate for Medved (local running store) for winning the age group. That's better than a cheap generic medal that would typically be given out for winning a 5K age group.
The best news is, my ankle did not complain about racing. The Achilles was silent during my soleus stretch. There was a some slight muttering from the left ankle in a different area after I cooled down, so I iced it; and I'll see how things feel tomorrow. In any event, tomorrow is a scheduled rest day and a PT visit.
I am optimistic that I have the Achilles problem beat. Now I just have to make sure I don't bring it back.
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) finished in 1:34:42
June 9, 2018 Ontario Summit Trail Half Marathon (Naples, NY) DNS - injury
June 17, 2018 Medved 5K to Cure ALS (Rochester, NY) short course, 18:04 for ~2.9 miles
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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Rest day for me
Happy Father's Day to all the dad's including you ladies like @skippygirlsmom who are both mom and dad to their child.6
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