June 2018 Running Challenge
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I took a rest day yesterday since I was feeling pretty worn down from the last few days of higher mileage than I'm used to. Going to go out on another run during my lunch break today and after I get off work.
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I sat down last night and planned my half marathon training. Given the half is 7 weeks out I will be starting on week 6 of the plan (next week) but the mileage is roughly equivalent to before I got sick so I think I'm good.
I would like to not die, haha.9 -
June goal: 75 miles
6/3: 6.5 miles
6/5: 4.3 miles
6/6: 4.5 miles
6/7: 5 miles
6/10: 7.2 miles
6/12: 4.3 miles
6/13: 4.5 miles
6/14: 4.5 miles
6/15: 3.4 miles
6/17: 6.5 miles
6/19: 5.2 miles
6/20: 5 miles
6/21: 4.3 miles
6/22: 4.6 miles
6/24: 6.2 miles
6/26: 4.3 miles
6/27: 4 miles
84.3/75 miles
Another hot, slow, humid run. The weather wasn't nice, but overall I had a good 4 mile run today. I actually ran my last mile faster than my first mile. I played Zombies Run and evaded all the zombies. There was a mean sounding little dog that came snarling up at me but I evaded him too.
2018 races:
5/19/18: Run for 57th AHC Half Marathon - 2:43:59.7. - 2nd place AG
11/10/18: Wags & Whiskers 5K6 -
RunsOnEspresso wrote: »
Question: anyone use headphones that sit on your face and not in the ear? I'm looking to go wireless but have such issues with earbuds staying in. I was looking at a brand called aftershockz. The reviews seem mostly positive (even comments on a runners world Facebook post).
I have a pair of these:
plantronics backbeat FIT
They are in-ear wireless headphones, but because they loop over the back of the ear they need to fit less snugly. I find I can easily hear traffic around me whilst wearing them. They can be a bit of a pain when wearing glasses though, as there is competition for space, but it's nothing too uncomfortable. The sound is good, and easy to adjust volume when needed.
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Well I'm still standing after the weekend's running activities.
In terms of physical recovery - no, I have not yet run (maybe Sunday should be recorded as a recovery run?) and have a longed-for yoga class tonight. A colleague and I did a yoga pose on the concrete outside our workshop at lunchtime and I can tell there's going to be some painful stretching tonight!!
By the next day after the marathon, my feet felt fine, and I had no blisters. My toenails all survived unscathed. My hips hurt a fair bit.
Monday - quads felt it. Not too bad that I couldn't go downstairs, but I did have to gently lower myself with help from my hands when using the toilet. Feet hurting as if I had bent my feet on either side.
Tuesday - had a site meeting and climbed scaffold. quads still feeling it a bit but could sit down fine.
Wednesday - another site meeting, but what hurts now are my calf muscles, and my feet a bit.
The worst thing I am suffering from actually is dehydration. We are having a bit of a heatwave here, with nighttime temperatures around 17 C (62F) and daytime 27C (80F). This is nothing to a lot of you guys, but is a shock to us Brits. But I feel like my dehydration is a knock on effect from the weekend, and others have said the same. The last couple of days I have been chugging back the water and really feeling thirsty. It's better today so I think it's passing.
Next question is - what now? I am considering doing an actual PLAN for something. Wondering about a 10k training plan to get my speed up. That I can do easily whilst having my weekends back to do other stuff. Do Hal Higdon plans do speedwork at all?2 -
@alphahowls You continue to amaze and inspire me!!!!!1
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RunsOnEspresso wrote: »amymoreorless wrote: »RunsOnEspresso wrote: »Question: anyone use headphones that sit on your face and not in the ear? I'm looking to go wireless but have such issues with earbuds staying in. I was looking at a brand called aftershockz. The reviews seem mostly positive (even comments on a runners world Facebook post).
@RunsOnEspresso I have a pair of wireless Afershockz and I love them. I got them for safety reasons. I can hear everything around me when I am running solo outside but the music is still clear. I bought a refurbished pair 6 months ago off Amazon and they are still working great.
Yah I only run with one ear bud to hear everything around me. Can other people hear what your listening to? I sometimes listen on the bus and hat when I can hear others stuff. Lol
@RunsOnEspresso The sound does bleed a little bit but that might be because I tend to listen to music way obscenely too loud. I have a conductive hearing loss from past ear surgeries and the bone conduction headphones help make the sound clearer.
I have seen an Aftershockz booth at a race expo in the past. If you have any races planned they might let you test them out there.0 -
amymoreorless wrote: »midwesterner85 wrote: »amymoreorless wrote: »Since we are complaining about the weather .... [insert ugly, self-pitting, sob]
@amymoreorless We need Heat Index and Dew Point to compare, though.
@midwesterner85 I don’t really want to look -LOL. I will talk myself out of my long run tomorrow if I keep checking the weather.
Not trying to compare. I was just complaining in general. Humidity always makes everything a million times more sucky. It starts feeling like you are running in Satan’s armpit when humidity levels go above 80%. I hope you get some relief from the heat and humidity soon.
I checked the forecast for Houston tomorrow - you should be slightly better than us in the evening, but not exactly ideal conditions. The difference is that I should have decent temps. early AM before sunrise while you are going to be worse off even during that time. Like I said, I'm not a morning person, but an effort to run early may be worthwhile. On the other hand, doesn't training in adverse weather provide a benefit when it comes to a race?! I mean comparing to runners who do not train in such weather...1 -
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
6/18 – rest day, PT visit
6/19 – extra rest day
6/20 – 5.96 group run
6/21 – 5.97 warmup + speed work
6/22 – rest day
6/23 – 0.37 aborted group run
6/24 – 3.45 easy with rain
6/25 – rest day, PT visit
6/26 – 5.14 warmup + easy speed work
6/27 – rest day
June running total to date – 47.04
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 – It's become a pattern; I don't find time to update here after evening runs. So, yesterday's report first.
I went to club practice feeling pretty good, but undecided on what I was going to do about speed work. I have a 5 mile trail race on Saturday, that I don't have to run for a really good time. The FF training program kicks off with a 2 mile time trial on Thursday, and I traditionally go act the part of the rabbit for that time trial. With the group they get, I don't have to run it as a true time trial; but if they have some speedier folks, I might want to run it closer to 5K race pace than to T pace.
Because I didn't want to beat myself up much on Tuesday, I was ambivalent about doing more than the warmup. Compromised by turning left on the trail instead of right, guaranteeing a longer warmup than normal; it came in at 2.85 miles. Then Coach had a 5K workout on the board of 800 at T; 2 x 800 at I; 1000 at I; 800 at I, all with 3 minutes recovery. That's harder than I want to run. Dithered for a while, then set out with some ladies running their first 800 at I, and found their interval pace was a good fit for my T pace. Felt so good at 800 that I just ran 1600 at T, coming in at 6:30 for that interval. Then I ran 4 easy laps in lanes 3 and 4, and started a 5th lap to make the total over 5 miles for the day. One of the ladies passed me doing an interval, and I just pulled into lane 1 behind her and let her pace me for most of the last lap.
Felt really good, got some good stretches, came home, and felt aches in the Achilles that didn't rise to the level of "don't run" but that were more than I had before running. Get a good night's sleep, and they've faded. I could run today, but I still have some aggressive-for-recovering commitments on Thursday and Saturday.
So I made the executive decision to take today as an extra rest day, not because I have to but because I'm being conservative and want to be able to be more aggressive tomorrow while still remaining able to run a 5 mile trail race on Saturday.
It's all good.
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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@amymoreorless I have no races until October. And that one doesn't have an expo. I hope to get something well before my marathon (November) so I can get used to them. I will look to see if Best Buy or some other store carries them. I didn't see them at Target when I went through recently.1
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midwesterner85 wrote: »amymoreorless wrote: »midwesterner85 wrote: »amymoreorless wrote: »Since we are complaining about the weather .... [insert ugly, self-pitting, sob]
@amymoreorless We need Heat Index and Dew Point to compare, though.
@midwesterner85 I don’t really want to look -LOL. I will talk myself out of my long run tomorrow if I keep checking the weather.
Not trying to compare. I was just complaining in general. Humidity always makes everything a million times more sucky. It starts feeling like you are running in Satan’s armpit when humidity levels go above 80%. I hope you get some relief from the heat and humidity soon.
I checked the forecast for Houston tomorrow - you should be slightly better than us in the evening, but not exactly ideal conditions. The difference is that I should have decent temps. early AM before sunrise while you are going to be worse off even during that time. Like I said, I'm not a morning person, but an effort to run early may be worthwhile. On the other hand, doesn't training in adverse weather provide a benefit when it comes to a race?! I mean comparing to runners who do not train in such weather...
On the other hand, heat stroke is not good training for anything...3 -
girlinahat wrote: »RunsOnEspresso wrote: »
Question: anyone use headphones that sit on your face and not in the ear? I'm looking to go wireless but have such issues with earbuds staying in. I was looking at a brand called aftershockz. The reviews seem mostly positive (even comments on a runners world Facebook post).
I have a pair of these:
plantronics backbeat FIT
They are in-ear wireless headphones, but because they loop over the back of the ear they need to fit less snugly. I find I can easily hear traffic around me whilst wearing them. They can be a bit of a pain when wearing glasses though, as there is competition for space, but it's nothing too uncomfortable. The sound is good, and easy to adjust volume when needed.
Those are what I use also. They stay in place and are waterproof (submersible) which is a big deal for me. I normal burn through "sweatproof" headphones quickly, because they did not test that "proof" on someone like me
These have held up over a year now, a huge leap over the all the others (even the much more expensive ones) 1 -
@biketheworld - Thanks, I think Hobbes is pretty cute and he's a total goof! I cannot allow myself to read posts here in the morning any longer because I won't get out the door for my run until it it too hot or too late.
@mbaker566 - we are considering some of those same greens (very light ones) for our house
@AlphaHowls - incredible mileage!
@elise4270, @midwesterner85, @amymoreorless, @rheddmobile - I am not going to say ANYTHING about my weather nope not a word... even though I was complaining to my DH about how hot and humid it is here!
@RunsOnEspresso - I have Jaybird wireless headphones that come with multiple sizes of foam and rubber buds. I also have problems getting them to fit right and still be able to hear the ambient sounds. It took some trial and error but I did get them to work and I can still hear the birds on the trail. They were a bit pricy but I have had them for 2 years now of pretty much constant everyday use. I also had the plantronics ones previously but found I couldn't wear them with my sunglasses. With both on they dug into my head behind/above my ear and gave me a headache. the jaybirds have a flat wire that goes over the ear so it works better for me.
@kgirlhart - just pretend those snarly little dogs are zombies too - pretty sure zombies have invaded some of them!
@girlinahat - So glad you are recovering well! I know that there are Higdon plans that include speedwork for half marathons and 10k. I am doing the Intermediate II HM plan that includes tempo or intervals workouts each week.
Today I ran the intervals I should have run yesterday but took a rest day from running because of the late concert the night before. I left Hobbes at home because it was too warm for him and he just frustrates me when I run intervals. I have such a difficult time trying to figure out my actual pace since Strava just gives me an average overall on the app. I tried using MMR on my phone as much to determine distance as watch the pace (I didn't really believe the MMR pace was correct or that I was looking at the right number w/o my glasses). I was too fast on every single one and a few especially toward the end I had to stop before the end of the interval to get my HR down or catch my breath. Next time I will not push myself to go so fast - I just seem to have such a hard time 'feeling' what my pace is.
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
06/18......6.21.....58.54 - + Agility
06/19......4.87.....63.41 - + Strength Training
06/20......0.00.....63.41
06/21......5.56.....68.97 - + Strength Training
06/22......5.51.....74.48
06/23....11.76.....86.24
06/24......2.00.....88.24 - Dog Beach!
06/25......6.52.....94.76
06/26......0.00.....94.76 - + Strength Training
06/27......5.18.....99.94 - OMG if I knew I was this close I would have gone a few more steps!
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 Marathon8 -
midwesterner85 wrote: »amymoreorless wrote: »midwesterner85 wrote: »amymoreorless wrote: »Since we are complaining about the weather .... [insert ugly, self-pitting, sob]
@amymoreorless We need Heat Index and Dew Point to compare, though.
@midwesterner85 I don’t really want to look -LOL. I will talk myself out of my long run tomorrow if I keep checking the weather.
Not trying to compare. I was just complaining in general. Humidity always makes everything a million times more sucky. It starts feeling like you are running in Satan’s armpit when humidity levels go above 80%. I hope you get some relief from the heat and humidity soon.
I checked the forecast for Houston tomorrow - you should be slightly better than us in the evening, but not exactly ideal conditions. The difference is that I should have decent temps. early AM before sunrise while you are going to be worse off even during that time. Like I said, I'm not a morning person, but an effort to run early may be worthwhile. On the other hand, doesn't training in adverse weather provide a benefit when it comes to a race?! I mean comparing to runners who do not train in such weather...
@midwesterner85 RE: morning people
This made me laugh so much.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ndvy_qvGbGY 7 -
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 bike
16---6.22 mi, 84 min run 13(3,3)
17---brick. 3.11 run, 5.16 bike
18---2.21 run 7(2,2)
19---7.33 mtn bike
20---12.51 road bike
20---1.74 run
21---2.36 5(3,3) run
23---6.32 5(4-2,3-2,2-2) run
24---4.70 rain run 5(4-2, 3-2) no brick-rain
25---9.58 mtn bike
27---1.36 run, 6.47 bike, 1.42 run. fasted
@shanaber Feels like 103F (39.4C) here.
I should be happy with todays run bike run. But for some reason I'm disappointed. The bike route is a Bitc! One section, I kept trying to down shift to GG and the paddles wouldn't budge. Sh**! Look down, I'm ALREADY in GG. Whew! I feel like i accomplished something, yet unfulfilled. I knew i couldn't bike that route twice... Thats prob it.
A post op goal was to work up to running 5 minutes before middle of mext month, per docs orders, i ran 13:44 minutes, my first lap of 1.36 miles. See? I should be stoked. I'm not. Wtf brain? Now I'm off to eat the world.
MILES
Running 49.8
Cycling/MTN bike 72.4
Upcoming Races
July 22 Draper Lake Duathlon (3k,22.5k,3k). 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)
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Goal is 30 miles by the 30th.
June 18- Easy 3 miles 35:10
June 19- 3.2 miles 38:20 Took it easy- HIIT class tonight.
June 20- Another easy 3 miles in 36:00 as I am sore from my knees to my neck from last nights HIIT class
June 21- 4.65 Miles 47:12 Hill intervals
June 22- Upper body strength. No run
June 23- 3.95 miles 45:00 Intervals at race pace 400m;800m;1200m;1600m;800m; 3 min recoveries
June 24- “long run” 5.5 miles 60:00
June 25- Easy 3.25 miles 37:45
June 26- HIIT class 60 minutes. No run
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Rest day yesterday spent at the local amusement park. My legs were sore this morning from all the walking (especially in the not so lazy river) but hubby kicked me out of bed with a, "It's your running day. No excuses. Get going!" So out I went and I'm glad I did. Once I got going things loosened up a bit and it actually felt good to run a bit. Did my week 3 day 3 of the C25K app. Ran 2.14 miles in just under 32 minutes.
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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.
6/14 decided to
6/15 give my fractured toe a
6/16 4 day "break" (snort....)
6/17 2.81
6/18 2.04
6/19 rest
6/20 3.12
6/21 party
6/22 4.04
6/23 rest
6/24 3.93
6/25 rest
6/26 4.07
6/27 3.15
Total 34.31
Ticker is my goal for 2018 and progress to date:
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@AlphaHowls Your mileage is ridiculous!!!
Nasty storm right now, so I am stuck inside. I wish I could run to work off some stress. I’ve had two staff submit resignations in the last two days, and one is only working through Friday. It puts my office in quite a predicament, as we have 450+ patients to see with only a handful of therapists. I just keep telling myself that it will work out!2 -
@shanaber Jaybird is another option I was looking at.
I currently use yurbuds for women with the smallest ear piece. I've had several pairs over the last several years but I'm so sick of the wire.0
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