January 2019 Monthly Running Challenge
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PastorVincent wrote: »
That is hands down the worst race I have seen yet.
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My favorite part is that the winner gets a gift card to Denny's for $9.09! Sign me up!!! LOL4 -
midwesterner85 wrote: »PastorVincent wrote: »Looking for a unique marathon this spring? Consider the Sandlot Marathon just northwest of Minneapolis. Complete with 384 opportunities to visit the aid station, serving hot dog flavored Heed!
https://sandlotmarathon.com/
here's a video of the Strava Flyby for the race:
https://www.facebook.com/SandlotMarathon/videos/2158026044412783/
I'm so tempted to register for this one.
That is hands down the worst race I have seen yet.
I don't think this is a real race. I'm pretty sure it is a joke. It IS a joke, right?!
The site could be a joke, but the race is not. Clearly there is some joking going on with the race and course descriptions.
I know some of these guys and they did this last year as an informal race. Whether there truly will be a formal registration this year, I have no idea, but they will be doing this again, that's for sure.
@PastorVincent it's certainly not for everyone but I guarantee everyone who's there, be it as a runner, volunteer, or spectator, will have a great time.3 -
Alas, I have not yet run any miles in 2019. However, I did (1) clean my house from top to bottom for the very first time since moving in a month ago, and (2) finish day one of Fitness Blender’s FB Sweat program (@amymoreorless *high five*, great minds, etc). And hey, the video was pretty fun, although I’m not a huge fan of using FB for actual weight lifting (not focused enough, too much time flailing around changing weights). I think I’ve changed my January goals three times already so I’m reluctant to post anything too definitive, but let’s say for now that I’m going to plan on a FB video 6 days a week and will fit runs in when the weather/spirit calls.
On that note, yesterday’s high was 10 degrees and it’s still real icy out, but today is inching up toward 20 and we're projected for sunny and above freezing through the weekend, so I have high hopes for some unseasonably nice running days. Normally I dislike when the temperature goes above freezing during the winter as it leads to the dreaded freeze-melt-refreeze cycle, but we’ve had so much ice the last few days that any melt should be an improvement. There’s no rain forecast either (IT SHOULDN’T RAIN IN WINTER ANYHOW!) so hopefully we’ll be in the clear. Fingers crossed - anyone who moved to Minnesota expecting predictable weather patterns was not well informed.
January Totals: 0 miles
2019 Races! (italics under consideration)
January 26: Securian 10K
February 16: Half Fast 10K ($20 price jump 1/30)
March 23: Hot Dash 10Mi
April 27: Get In Gear 10K ($5 price jump 1/31)
May 22: ESTRS Lebanon 10K (registration open 1/1/19)
June 1: Hospital Hill Half Marathon, Kansas City OR Grand Teton Half, Jackson WY
June 12: ESTRS French 5K
June 29: Lift Bridge 10K
July 10: ESTRS Lebanon 7Mi OR
July 17: Torchlight 5K
July 27: St. Croix Crossing Half OR
August 3: Minnesota Half Marathon 10Mi OR
August 7: ESTRS SLP 5Mi OR
August 10: Gopher to Badger 10K
September 8: Sioux Falls Half Marathon
September 21: Surly Trail Loppet 7Mi
October 5: TCM 10K or 10Mi
November: Undecided Half?
November 28: Turkey Trot St. Paul 10K
December: Undecided 10K5 -
1-1 2km
2-1 3.2km
All this cake talk isn’t good, I’m in the middle of making a chocolate birthday cake with caramel buttercream and the warm caramel is calling to me 😋6 -
January Running Totals (miles)
1/1 – 10.09 warmup + 7.5 mile race
1/2 – 6.28 easy w/fast finish
January running total to date – 16.37
Nominal January mileage goal: 200 miles
Real Goals: Train well toward Boston. Work the January races into the training plan smoothly. Remain uninjured, even if it means cutting back on planned mileage or races.
Today's notes – After yesterday's hard race, today I needed to run easy. 6 miles was reasonable for the training plan, so I set out on a known 6.3 mile route with not very many hills. Advantage of being retired, I could run in the heat of the day at 33° F (0.5° C). There wasn't much wind, the roads were clear of snow and ice, and the Christmas drivers are back parked in their garages, so it was quite pleasant.
There was absolutely no traffic in the curvy residential street section in the middle of the route, so I practiced running tangents. Hopefully practicing them will keep them better in mind on race day. Ran by feel, periodically looking at my watch and seeing that I'm running about MP instead of easy. Need to slow down. Didn't do it. So much for being able to regulate pace.
The watch ticked over 6 miles, and I felt really good; so I gave it a fast finish. Accelerated to threshold level of effort, then interval level of effort, and gave it rep level of effort for the last 100m or so. This was a really nice, relaxing run with a shot of adrenaline at the end.
Oh, and the pace. Target for easy is 7:45 to 8:15 per mile. I've targeted 7:30 per mile for MP the last 2 training cycles. Mile splits came in at 7:47, 7:30, 7:31, 7:35, and 7:34. The fast tag end came in at a 6:14 pace, which is close enough to my interval pace. Consistent, yes. Controlled, not as well as it should be. Now @PastorVincent will become disillusioned; I'm not unlike the rest of the runners.
But at least I feel good physically.
2019 Races:
January 1, 2019 Freezeroo #2 (Resolution Run 7.5 mile) (Mendon, NY) finished in 50:55
January 5, 2019 Winter Warrior Half Marathon (Gates, NY)
January 12, 2019 Freezeroo #3 (Pineway Ponds 5 Mile) (Spencerport, NY)
January 26, 2019 Freezeroo #4 (Hearnish 5 mile) (Victory, NY)
February 2, 2019 USATF XC Championship, Masters 8K (Tallahassee, FL)
February 9, 2019 Freezeroo #5 (Tom Brannon 8 mile) (Greece, NY)
February 23, 2019 Freezeroo #6 (White House Challenge 4.4 mile) (Webster, NY)
April 15, 2019 Boston Marathon (Hopkinton, MA to Boston, MA)9 -
If you're new to winter running, I just typed up a lot of rambling, unorganized advice in this thread
https://community.myfitnesspal.com/en/discussion/10715376/marathon-training-winter-edition
There may be something of use.10 -
Joining a little late here, but my healthy January was somewhat scuppered by a proposal from my now fiance (eek!) yesterday. So... Good from tomorrow.
I've had a long time off running, so am going to aim for a very modest 25 miles as a starter. I'm new to the challenge/group, so hi everyone!
My 2019 goals are:
1. Lose 2 stone (especially important now a wedding dress is on the horizon)
2. Run a half marathon in less than 2 hours
3. Be able to do proper chin ups and press ups (taking this one slowly as I broke my wrist in October)
Good luck with all your goals guys. Hope 2019 is good to you! X16 -
midwesterner85 wrote: »PastorVincent wrote: »Looking for a unique marathon this spring? Consider the Sandlot Marathon just northwest of Minneapolis. Complete with 384 opportunities to visit the aid station, serving hot dog flavored Heed!
https://sandlotmarathon.com/
here's a video of the Strava Flyby for the race:
https://www.facebook.com/SandlotMarathon/videos/2158026044412783/
I'm so tempted to register for this one.
That is hands down the worst race I have seen yet.
I don't think this is a real race. I'm pretty sure it is a joke. It IS a joke, right?!
The site could be a joke, but the race is not. Clearly there is some joking going on with the race and course descriptions.
I know some of these guys and they did this last year as an informal race. Whether there truly will be a formal registration this year, I have no idea, but they will be doing this again, that's for sure.
@PastorVincent it's certainly not for everyone but I guarantee everyone who's there, be it as a runner, volunteer, or spectator, will have a great time.
I shared it with pretty nuts runner here that does Ironman and stuffs. She said, "Oh <something NSFW here> no!"
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1/1/2019 - 10.5 miles
1/2/2019 - 10.5 miles
Unbroken streak all year long!!!
Upcoming Races
Steel Challange 5k - May 2019
Pittsburgh Marathon - May 2019
Glacier Ridge 50k Trail Race - May 2019
2021 - Disney World Dopey! (if can raise funds)
2019 GOAL: Knock a full hour off my 50k time at Glacier Ridge.8 -
I can already see it is going to be VERY difficult to keep up with everyone here, not only in running mileage, but also messages. WOW! I know the first messages said there would be a lot, but OMG! It wasn’t so bad when I was on vacation over the holidays, and was able to check the board several times a day. But now that I am back to work, more than likely I will only be able to check it in the evening, and I will be lucky if I can get through all the messages.
Anyway, I started my January Running challenge yesterday. Next run is scheduled for tomorrow morning.
1/1/19: 4.55 Miles: 4.55 Miles
I think I committed to running 30 miles this month, or maybe it was 40. I will have to go find my original post, but no matter I will probably try to surpass whatever I committed too because I know it was conservative to begin with.
@katharmonic, I see you mentioned a spreadsheet for tracking your statistics. What do you track. I have a spreadsheet as well and I track time, distance, and average pace. I am just curious if there is something else I should consider tracking.
@medmuso, congratulations on your recent engagement.
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Date :::: Miles :::: Cumulative
01/01/19 :::: 4.0 :::: 4.0
01/02/19 :::: 5.3 :::: 9.3
Today's run was in 2 parts. This morning I met a friend for a 30 minute run and then coffee (the coffee was the main event). Late afternoon I did a warm-up on the treadmill before circuit training. 2.8 miles in the am and 2.5 in the pm.dreamer12151 wrote: »So, I ran yesterday morning, and ever since then, my left ankle has been rather sore & painful. Its more on the inside, where the ankle meets the foot, but radiates up the ankle a bit & when I walk, the foot feels tight, for lack of a better phrase.
I have a wrap on it, doing some gentle stretching, plan on icing it later (when I have a chance to actually sit down!). Have a 6 mile run planned tomorrow....but when I look at my anatomy materials, I'm wondering if I might have a bit of tendonitis? I'm hoping just a strain though.
What do I need to look for or should I just make a call to my podiatrist?
@dreamer12151 I have tendonitis currently on the outside part of the foot/ankle (peroneal tendonitis) but have also had it on the inside ankle previously (I think posterior tibial tendonitis). I am not qualified to give medical advice but mine is achey after running and especially when I wake up in the morning but usually okay during running. I have been given stretching exercises, recommended to strengthen other big muscles in legs and hips, and need to find good shoes (I'm about to go to a shoe fitter recommended by my podiatrist because I'm struggling with this). Podiatrist recommended the stretching exercises several times a day and said I could apply heat first, do stretches, and then ice. Again, not a medical professional, just reporting what I've experienced. I was told it was okay to run throughout as long as it did not get more painful during running (which it doesn't for me).3 -
@7lenny7 , @MNLittleFinn , @JessicaMcB A new race - a differant concept .
Sounds like one you would like. A bit of travel involved to get to the start line for lenny & LittleFinn1 -
somethingsoright wrote: »abowersgirl wrote: »somethingsoright wrote: »
I somehow managed to gain 9 lbs over the course of a week and that cake of yours gave me a realization. I had stopped logging, but kept eating my usual foods at home (though portion sizes surely were increased) and kept up my usual exercise routine (25-30 miles/day biking, PPL weight lifting 6 days/wk, mixed with a smidgeon of running). BUT then I thought about the new vegan restaurant we tried twice. There must've been some serious calorie bombs in that food. No online nutritional information available and now I probably know why.
I had the same problem. A vegan place around me, that I loved eating at (although I am not vegan or vegetarian, i just was looking for healthier optioned foods and trying somethig new) has recorded their food as being 800+ calories. Most vegan establishments will not post calories because they want people to focus on living healthier lifestyles and eating healthy foods (which i later realized it was about hiding the hidden calories, overkilling curtain high caloric items to have the meals taste better) and have it not be about calorie counting, but when you load a salad up with beans and oil...for the sake of calorie counting.. it can be a bomb to the system like any other establishment. Even just adding one too many avocados can be an overkill. Sodium tends to be another overkill in vegetarian items, especially if it contains soy bean.
One good thing to come out of this experience is I got to try some new dishes and have tailored them for home (minus the tons of calories!).
One recipe was a Bolognese sauce but you use chickpeas, lentils and black beans rather then meat but the quantity of beans was ridiculious...great for splitting up into small chili bowls, but crazy on carbs and sodium..so I did the same thing you did. It gave me amazing ideas for what to make at home and I can modify it just a tad lol1 -
@katharmonic, I see you mentioned a spreadsheet for tracking your statistics. What do you track. I have a spreadsheet as well and I track time, distance, and average pace. I am just curious if there is something else I should consider tracking.
@msarobix I track steps, run minutes and miles, and other exercise minutes (and miles if walking/hiking) mainly. I have a running total by day/week/month/year. I rank and graph miles run per month. For the current month I have a tab with my cumulative miles for my posts here and I project how many miles I think I'll get each day and use that to set my goal for the month and then compare what I actually do to that. I also have a tab on the spreadsheet for races with all the stats for each (time, splits, place etc.).
I don't track pace for each run but I've been thinking about it. All that info is available in Garmin and Strava of course so I'm not sure I need to re-enter it for my own spreadsheet. The point of the whole spreadsheet for me was to track activity and motivate myself, but I do have a goal of improving my pace so I'm thinking about how best to look at that.
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I can already see it is going to be VERY difficult to keep up with everyone here, not only in running mileage, but also messages. WOW! I know the first messages said there would be a lot, but OMG! It wasn’t so bad when I was on vacation over the holidays, and was able to check the board several times a day. But now that I am back to work, more than likely I will only be able to check it in the evening, and I will be lucky if I can get through all the messages.
Anyway, I started my January Running challenge yesterday. Next run is scheduled for tomorrow morning.
It sure can be! I tend to rely on the restroom visit to scroll throughout looking to see if I’d been tagged. Then when/if I have time I try to go back for conversations. Least in the restroom, you can’t get caught on the phone thus forgoing any scrutinizing scowls. Haha!5 -
on treadmill today 1.1 miles, starting slow compare to you racers on here.10
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I can already see it is going to be VERY difficult to keep up with everyone here, not only in running mileage, but also messages. WOW! I know the first messages said there would be a lot, but OMG! It wasn’t so bad when I was on vacation over the holidays, and was able to check the board several times a day. But now that I am back to work, more than likely I will only be able to check it in the evening, and I will be lucky if I can get through all the messages.
Anyway, I started my January Running challenge yesterday. Next run is scheduled for tomorrow morning.
1/1/19: 4.55 Miles: 4.55 Miles
I think I committed to running 30 miles this month, or maybe it was 40. I will have to go find my original post, but no matter I will probably try to surpass whatever I committed too because I know it was conservative to begin with.
@katharmonic, I see you mentioned a spreadsheet for tracking your statistics. What do you track. I have a spreadsheet as well and I track time, distance, and average pace. I am just curious if there is something else I should consider tracking.
@medmuso, congratulations on your recent engagement.
We ALL miss posts. I rely on other peoples responses to know what I missed. For example, I now know I need to go back and find out what happened with @medmuso!
No worries! Just carry on best you can, the thread slows down a bit as the month rolls on usually.5 -
It was rainy and cold all day, so went to the gym. Luckily I got there early enough to miss most of the resolution rush. By the time I left, people we're waiting for treadmills and the parking lot was slammed! Did a speed session and I was really surprised at how much faster I had to set the speed now!! I've been running outside for several months and I knew I was getting faster, but I was really shocked! Made me feel really good to see so much progress!!
Jan miles: 2.7 miles
Jan goal: 45 miles
2019 Races:
Piney Woods Trailfest 5k - 2/2/2019 registered
Rodeo Run 10k - 2/23/2019 registered
Run Houston! Minute Maid Park 10k - 3/23/2019 registered
Brazos Bend 50 10k - 4/6/2019 registered
Galveston Island Wine Festival Champagne Fun Run 5k - 4/27/2019
Women's Quarter Marathon - 5/2019
El Chupacabra de Houston 10k (night trail run) - 8/2019
TWRC Run WIld Run Free 5k - 9/2019
10 for Texas 10 Miler - 10/2019 registration opens Jan 2019
Wine and Dine half marathon - 11/3/2019
Also doing the team challenge for Run the Year 2019 - Team Five for Nineteen9 -
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