January 2019 Monthly Running Challenge
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Newbie here! My goal is to do 45mi in Jan. I used to run a lot years ago, but got lazy and fat...lol. I want to get back into it and hopefully lose weight and feel better!
Same here! Did half a marathon two years ago, but will not be able to do 5k today...
I start again tomorrow - slow and steady. My goal is to do 20 miles in January.
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Today, I had one of those days at work that made me want to run and run and run. My plan had 4 miles + Orangetheory, which is usually about 3 miles on the treadmills, so I decided to rearrange my class and run the 7 miles in one go instead. I didn’t look at my watch until the end, I just ran a very easy pace and enjoyed myself. It was just what I needed for the day
I do need a rest day now though. I haven’t run four consecutive days since before the Berlin Marathon, and I know my legs won’t tolerate another day.
January Running Challenge
2nd - 4 miles
5th - 7 miles (0.8WU + 10km race)
6th - 5 miles
7th - 4 miles
8th - 7 miles
Goal: 27/125 miles
Race Calendar
20th January - Windsor Winter HM
10th March - Grizzly 20mile
7th April - Manchester Marathon10 -
abowersgirl wrote: »
What is FB??
@abowersgirl FB is short for Fitness Blender. https://www.fitnessblender.com/
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Started running first of 2018 then slacked off come May for some reason (up to 3-4.5mi/day).. ready to do better in 2019. My area has plenty of 5K's and half marathons to participate if wanted, in 2019 wanting to get at least 3-4 5K's and maybe some longer distances by December. Feel free to add me, could use the motivation, use apple watch to track my running.9
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I ran 8km today!!!
Slow as a slug, but ran the whole way. Totally stoked. I'm almost beginning to think this calf injury is on its way out.
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It was nearly 60 degrees in these parts today, so I used my day off to head out to the trails and get muddy
9 miles, 1000 feet of gain (~330 meters), two hours of fun. Strava has monthly challenges of running 200km or more and running 2000m elevation gain, and for the first time ever I am further along in the elevation challenge (50%) than the distance challenge (41%). Thanks, trails!
January runs:
(12/31: NYE 4 mile race
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1/1: 8.2 trail miles
1/2: Rest day
1/3: 5 miles
1/4: 6.8 miles
1/5: 6 miles
1/6: 12 miles
1/7: 4 miles
1/8: 9 trail miles
January total miles: 51
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2019 Races
March 24: Caesar Rodney Half Marathon (Goal: PR)
April 7: Cherry Blossom 10 Miler (Goal: Sub-75)
April 28: New Jersey Marathon (Goal: BQ)
July 6: Finger Lake Fifties 50k (Goal: Finish)
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Today I got to run 1.56 miles home from the gym. It was windy AF. The class was a lot of fun though, more or less just what I’d been hoping for - lots of attention from the trainer, friendly people, and a great workout - I did a Jefferson deadlift! With kettlebells! And I ran home! And then realized I’d forgotten to put my jacket in my bag… whoops. Well, I was planning on going back anyhow. Oh yeah, and the other two newbies (out of six people total) were also runners! We talked races briefly! Neat!
My apologies for all the exclamation marks. Apparently the wind is effecting my brain. That or the fumes from the laundry I've been doing all day.
January Totals: 16.57 miles12 -
Jan2 (3.1mi run) (4.1mi walk)
Jan 6 (3.8mi run) (1.2mi walk)
Jan 7 (1mi run) (.5mi walk)
Jan 8 (3.1mi run) (.5mi walk)
(11mi/30mi) (6.3mi walk)
I ran extremely slow today. Didn’t dress quite right for the weather either. I expected it to feel colder and ended up having to strip a layer and carry it along.8 -
amymoreorless wrote: »abowersgirl wrote: »
What is FB??
@abowersgirl FB is short for Fitness Blender. https://www.fitnessblender.com/
I ❤ fitness blender.4 -
January Totals:
1/1/19: 4.55 Miles
1/3/19: 3.99 Miles
1/5/19: 2.14 Miles
1/6/19: 3.46 Miles
1/8/19: 3.16 Miles
Total Miles Month to Day: 17.3 miles
Goal 35 Miles
I think I have underestimated my mileage for January. I am already at about 50% of my goal for the month and we are just one week in.
The next week or so is going to be a busy one for me. I manage the accounting department and we are trying to get our 2018 books closed by the end of the week. We need to have everything completed because we have our year-end audit starting on Monday. Which means if we don’t get everything finished by Friday that will me we have to work over the weekend. I would rather work a few late nights this week so we don’t have to work on the weekend. That is my plan anyway.9 -
_nikkiwolf_ wrote: »Totaly belated: Happy new year everyone!
Good thing I didn't make "keep up with the challenge" one of my resolutions, because I would have failed already...
About time to set a goal for January! I finished December with 155km, I'll try for 170km in January.
I'm at 44km so far, so it should be doable. Unless we finally get snow on the mountains and I spend my weekends skiing ;-)
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@ddmom0811 A duathlon sounds awesome!!
At some point last year I was toying with the idea of a triathlon, but I can't figure out the swimming. I couldn't find a class to learn the proper technique. I tried a few times on my own, but the combination of having to drive to the pool, with the added difficulty of making it there within their opening hours, and not really making any progress were rather demotivating. Too bad there aren't any duathlons around me...
From what I read lots of hobby-triathletes use road bikes, so I'm sure you'll be fine with your bike too.
@Avidkeo Which fitnessblender strength programme are you doing, "Strong" or "Mass"? I have both, but somehow I like "Strong" a little better - I've only done "Mass" once, but I'm halfway through my 3rd iteration of "Strong".
I'm doing strong. Have started. It a. Couple of times but never actually completed it. I have 4 weeks left on my gym membership starting next week so it will be a good test to see if I will actually use the gym.8 -
ContraryMaryMary wrote: »I ran 8km today!!!
Slow as a slug, but ran the whole way. Totally stoked. I'm almost beginning to think this calf injury is on its way out.
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Nothing again for me today. I slept in, then unpacked and did 2 loads of laundry, then tidied up my craft space. One ofy resolutions this year is to complete my unfinished projects and get rid of the ones I can't for what ever reason. So far, so good.6
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Nothing again for me today. I slept in, then unpacked and did 2 loads of laundry, then tidied up my craft space. One ofy resolutions this year is to complete my unfinished projects and get rid of the ones I can't for what ever reason. So far, so good.
This is my New Years resolution as well! Well, it’s been my NY resolution for several years. One day I will organize my yarn stash and finish all my unfinished crochet projects.... [maybe]7 -
Date :::: Miles :::: Cumulative
01/01/19 :::: 4.0 :::: 4.0
01/02/19 :::: 5.3 :::: 9.3
01/03/19 :::: 0.0 :::: 9.3
01/04/19 :::: 3.6 :::: 12.9
01/05/19 :::: 10.4 :::: 23.3
01/06/19 :::: 4.3 :::: 27.6
01/07/19 :::: 3.4 :::: 31.0
01/08/19 :::: 3.2 :::: 34.1
Today started out with some snow and freezing rain, enough that they delayed schools, so I packed my bag for treadmill running. Of course by the time I headed to the gym it was in the 40s and fairly nice. Oh well, I did my run and it felt not quite as much of a slog today so I was happy with that. Then strength training class kicked my butt again with a 30-minute non-stop circuit. My biceps are going to be complaining about that one. We also did box jumps and that is such a mental challenge for me. I have to get over that voice that says "what if you don't make it" every time.9 -
Apparently, I am moved and settled in enough, that I got tired of the rotting in my house that is happening with furlough. Like seriously, I could go be a tourist, but that takes money, and after double rent for January, I don't have much of that left. Grrr.. but anyways - enough snow was finally moved after our multiple snow storms - or I just got antsy in my house enough that it was worth the risk. Even in the cold and the wind and the ice.
So, I ran - 4.1 miles. Longest run I have done in months. Everything was covered in snow or ice - some places knee deep and others glare ice - so it was quite the cross training adventure, too. I definitely was running further in the middle of the road in my sidewalkless town than I even normally am. I am definitely still representing the turtle running squad, like I wouldn't even pass a pack test right now. But I also know that will come if I actually get more consistent again. But with moving, plus run, plus 2 weight type workouts. I might be on my most consistently active week in a while. Let's hope I can keep my poo together even after the government pretends to get theirs together.15 -
Nice job, @hanlonsk ! It's good to see you getting miles.
I was reviewing the course for my April race and one number popped out at me. 8700. That the vertical gain and loss, in feet. I think the most I've done in a race is 4800 feet.
So, time to get serious about hitting the stairwell at work. I'll need to figure out a monthly goal. And decide if I want to track floors or feet.
Today was a good start, 72 floors, or 715 feet, over two sessions.9 -
January Running Totals (miles)
1/1 – 10.09 warmup + 7.5 mile race
1/2 – 6.28 easy w/fast finish
1/3 – 6.76 warmup, intervals, cool down
1/4 – rest day
1/5 – 16.65 warmup, Winter Warrior Half
1/6 – 8.09 easy
1/7 – rest day
1/8 – 8.64 warmup, speed work, cool down
January running total to date – 56.51
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 – Today it rained, pretty much all day, with the hardest rain right when I needed to run errands. Bleah. The bad news is, I hate going out in the rain. The good news is, I don't have to shovel rain. The best news is, today's assignment was speed work on the indoor track.
I had been feeling a bit beat up yesterday morning, but taking the scheduled rest day yesterday fixed that. Ran my warmup, and set out to run the assignment from the marathon training plan: 4 x 200 at rep pace w/one lap recovery, 2 x 1600 at threshold w/one lap recovery, 4 x 200 at rep pace w/one lap recovery. The theory is, to hold the second set of 200s at the same pace as the first, only after you are tired out from the 2 x 1600, you are forced into good form and good running economy.
Target for 200 at rep pace is 42-43 seconds. Target for 1600 at threshold is 6:32. The first set of 200s came in at 41.8, 42.2, 41.9, 41.9. The 1600s came in at 6:25.9 and 6:25.5. The second set of 200s came in at 41.8, 42.6, 42.7, 42.6. So I didn't hold pace in the second set of 200s quite as fast as the first, but the second set was more like an accurate rep pace for me.
Ran my cool down, stretched, showered, came home. This is a tough workout, but it was a lot easier today than it was the first time I saw it in 2016.
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) finished in 1:30:48
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)5 -
/1 – 0
1/2 – 4
1/3 – 0
1/4 – 4
1/5 - 4
1/6 - 5 (trail run)
1/7 - 0
1/8 - 4
21 of 60 miles
Thanks @juliet3455 looks like quite a bit of climbs but I'll finish eventually ha ha6
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