January 2019 Monthly Running Challenge
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@Mooz11 if you force your browser to reload the page (Ctrl-F5 on my firefox), it should also show the updated ticker. There's a really long list of key combinations for different browsers on Wikipedia, you should be able to find one that works for your computer there.rheddmobile wrote: »
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@ddmom0811 I hate weather like this, but -26C isn't really all that cold for here in the winter. It can get as low as -40. It's been a couple of years since it got that cold, though. Yesterday we plugged in the car while at work for the first time since last winter...1
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I've had an absolutely dreadful start to this and really glad now I've given myself a relatively realistic goal, hoping I will get there!
progress:
2/25km 8/1/1910 -
PastorVincent wrote: »polskagirl01 wrote: »
So on rest days, you use kilometers, and on run days it's miles?PastorVincent wrote: »1/1/2019 - 10.5 miles
1/2/2019 - 10.5 miles
1/3/2019 - 5 miles @ 7mph w/ 5% incline
1/4/2019 - Planned Rest day
1/5/2019 - 15 miles
1/6/2019 - 0KM
1/7/2019 - 0KM
1/8/2019 - 8 miles
I have been doing that for months now and you are the first to call it out.
Weird cause it was the first thing I thought when I read it too!
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martaindale wrote: »katharmonic wrote: »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.
Box jumps scare me so much!! Especially those wooden boxes with the completely sharp edges. I just can't. Huge mental block there. The padded ones at least don't conjure up images of all the skin on my shins getting scraped off. Instead I think about face planting. Man, I hate box jumps...
My shins are well acquainted with a wooden box. It stings but if you just swear some and keep going it's fine. 😂9 -
1-1 Rest
1-2 7k intervals
1-3 7k easy
1-4 Rest
1-5 7k slow
1-6 5.5k slow
1-7 7k easy
1-8 Rest
1-9 7k slow
January Total: 40.5k
January Goal: 100k
Next year when you pop in here claiming your December 2019 mileage, what accomplishments will you have made?
Run at least 4 5k races.
Get under 30:00 and a PR for 5k.
Average at least 135k per month, which would put me over 1,000 miles for the year.
Run the Year Team: Five for Nineteen.
Yesterday's thunderstorms with hail and a tornado not too far away gave way to an inch of snow overnight. Footing ranged from fine to dicey, so just tried to be careful.9 -
rheddmobile wrote: »6 miles on trails today. We drove up to Stanley Creek, which is the site of the third race in our off-road series, to test out the course.
We hadn't run there before, but had been warned that the Stanky Creek 8k is the most technical of the four trail races in the series. The park is basically a bunch of dirt bike trails through dense woods in and around a creek bed
Apart from one or two downhills nothing about this course is that difficult taken individually, but taken as a whole it's quite a workout compared to what we're used to, and if you make a mistake you faceplant into a tree.
@rheddmobile That sounds just like one of my fall races, aptly named Roots and Ruts Just to add to the fun we cross the old dry creek bed 7-8 times with the short 4-6ft vertical washout wall, in one place there was a mini landslide so the trees are pulled down and laying in all directions, a bridge made out of 3 shipping pallets, a short swamp that has been named the shoe eater - every year someone loses a shoe in it.
So Much Technical Fun
@PastorVincent With so many posts to read it doesn't surprise me that we missed the miles/km trick you had going.
Like @sarahthes we are in the deepfreeze -33C plus windchill yesterday had us close to -40C. They closed the swimming pool as the air handlers have a hard time with the high humidity ( more people in the water = higher building humidity ) and extreme cold. Should be better by the weekend.11 -
juliet3455 wrote: »
@PastorVincent With so many posts to read it doesn't surprise me that we missed the miles/km trick you had going.
To be fair I suspect I would have missed it too
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So my wife is coming back from injury and trying to re-start training with an eye to the Marathon in May... this is her second week back.
Yesterday was very nice here, 50sF and all that. So she heads out for her scheduled run and she had gone less than a 1/4 mile when the weather suddenly changed. 25mph winds and rain out of now where. Not exactly helping my case that "exercise is good for you"
She finished her run despite all that (plan was only for 5k). Hopefully weather is nicer to her in the future 15 -
@ddmom0811 if you do decide to have a run while your in Mpls and want some company, lmk! We have beautiful places to run and the paved trails around the lakes by @MegaMooseEsq are plowed before the roads are. I know how busy conferences can be, and hauling extra gear on the plane isn't fun either.6
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guys someone entioned the great british baking show on this thread and now I can't stop watching it4
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Last night was C25K Wk7D2. I did the unthinkable and set the treadmill on 3.6mph and "ran" (cough-cough) the whole 25 min at 3.6mph. I still struggled to keep my heart rate below 160. So I think I'm just going to stay at this incredibly slow pace until I finish C25K and hope to see some improvement over time in my HR then hopefully run faster again one day. If I were walking 3.6mph my HR would be like 140 so I don't know why I'm surprised that switching to a running gait at any speed would push me to 160. I probably should've done this slow thing years ago and maybe wouldn't have been injured all the time. 12
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newbie here
Jan 1 : 1.5 =1.5/30 miles, walking 5.6 miles (after run) note: run took 19.13 min
Jan 2: 3.02= 4.52/30 miles, walking 11.13 miles (after run): run took 37.02 min 👍improvment
Jan 3: rest day= 4.52/30 miles, walking 4.11 (after run) I think I pushed myself too hard too fast for a non seasoned new runner the day before. My legs were sore up until last night.
Jan 4: 1.91= 6.43/30 miles, walking 4.22 (after run): no time improvement
Jan 5: 1.5= 7.93 miles, walking 7.47 (after run)
Jan 6: 1.5= 9.43/30, walking 4.5 (after run)
Jan 7: 2.90= 12.33/30, walking 11.19(after run) run took 20.17 👎 today I was lethargic and not feeling it, i consider it a win that I did it at all.
Jan 8 1.5= 13.83, walking 10 (after run)4 -
The top of my foot is hurting, is this common among runners? Anything I can do about It?0
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abowersgirl wrote: »The top of my foot is hurting, is this common among runners? Anything I can do about It?
Define hurting -- are we talking blister or pain on the inside? If the latter, I am guessing you have a shoe fit issue or are not landing properly.3 -
abowersgirl wrote: »The top of my foot is hurting, is this common among runners? Anything I can do about It?
Also read this: https://www.livestrong.com/article/405702-tennis-ball-exercises-for-feet/2 -
@ActiveAmbrosia - The Surf City races in Huntington Beach are really great. I have only run the HM but they are offering a 5k this year again and it is run right along the beach on PCH. https://www.motivrunning.com/run-surf-city/race/distances/#5k
Looks like the 5k is $45 and registration is still available here
Caren Ware events offer fun smaller 5 and 10k races in and around Orange County, usually themed to a holiday or something and aren't expensive.
Thanks so much for the insight! Just screemshotted your comment and going to look them up! 🤗👍0 -
We have several new runners here. Pain when you start running, increase your distance, or increase your pace is very common. Some pain you can run through, some pain you shouldn't run through.
Read these articles to knew the difference:
https://journals.lww.com/acsm-csmr/fulltext/2017/05000/When_Is_It_Safe_to_Run__Applying_Four_Pain_Rules.6.aspx
https://www.thephysiocompany.com/blog/when-is-it-ok-to-run-through-pain
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Yesterday I did my first ever speed training. I am following the Nike 10K plan which called for various intervals at various paces. I've never really focused on changing up my pace so it was weird to try and estimate my pace. I felt like I was constantly checking my watch!
My first 200m was far to fast so I slowed it down to get to what the plan calls my 'km pace' which is 5:55 p/km. In contrast my 800m which was supposed to be at my 5K pace (6:20 p/km) was too slow. I'm hoping with more practice I can understand pacing a bit better because it didn't feel all that different to the 200m. Any tips on regulating pace?3 -
5 recovery miles today. Picked a very hilly route though so not sure how recoveryish it was. Going to try to hit the gym tonight after work so I can bask in my rest day glow tomorrow. Now to try to catch up on posts!
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
1/9: 5 miles
January total miles: 56
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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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@jesspen91 I can program target paces into my Garmin watch using the app. It beeps if I'm outside the zone.
Example:
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@abowersgirl - sometimes discomfort (not pain or sharp pain) on the top of your foot can also be a result of lacing your shoe too tight. I have high arches and often have issues with it depending on the shoe. There are a number of articles and videos online and this is a good one with visuals of the different lacing patterns for different issues.
https://runrepeat.com/top-10-running-shoe-lacing-techniques
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Hey all /wave! Have been running consistently this year but have not been logging on here consistently, see my Strava profile . Running streak is at 9 days with almost 50 miles in for the month so far. My goal is to run consistently without injury this year. I have a team (GO Runderful World!) that I am participating in the RTY challenge with but it is a personal goal of mine to RTY as well. I will try to be consistent checking in on here, but unfortunately I have been fairly busy at work. Great race reports all, @mbaker566 cute puppy pics as always, @skippygirlsmom so nice to have you back, @Elise4270 and @HonuNui great pics and wonderful race recap(*kittens* and all) of the BIRR, Someone mentioned a turtle club---->sign me up. Will check in as able 15
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We have a plastic sort of box with adjustable pods on each side at my gym so the trainer can make it low or high depending on your ability or the specific exercise. I used to be terrified of not being able to jump high enough and face planting but so far in 5 years that has not happened. What I actually hate more is doing step ups to a very high bench. I do not think it is fair that I have to step up to a bench almost hip high where on others it is just above their knees! It is great for the glutei though!RunsOnEspresso wrote: »martaindale wrote: »katharmonic wrote: »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.
Box jumps scare me so much!! Especially those wooden boxes with the completely sharp edges. I just can't. Huge mental block there. The padded ones at least don't conjure up images of all the skin on my shins getting scraped off. Instead I think about face planting. Man, I hate box jumps...
My shins are well acquainted with a wooden box. It stings but if you just swear some and keep going it's fine. 😂
@dewit - waving back at you 👋 😁
@honunui and @elise4270 - I casually mentioned Hawaii (for a race) to my husband last night and he just said 'ok, go for it'!!! So hopefully I will be all mended soon and can start working on running hills and nothing else will get in the way. Yay - so excited already and it is a full year away. I am going to add it to my race list though!9 -
1/1 = 10 miles & FB Strong Day 1
1/2 = FB Strong Day 2
1/3 = 3 miles and FB Strong Day 3
1/4 = 18 miles
1/5 = FB Strong day 4
1/6 = 8 miles & FB Strong day 5
1/7 = FB Strong day 6 (easy recovery yoga day)
1/8 = 3 miles & FBS day 8
1/9 = 10 miles & FBS day 9
I am terrible at this whole "taper" thing.
January goal miles = 75 / Miles to date = 52
Upcoming Races:
1/26/19 = Miami Tropical 5K
1/27/19 = Miami Marathon
3/10/19 = ZOOMA half
4/6/19 = Wanderlust half
5/4/19 = Wisconsin Marathon (mittens challenge part 1)
5/5/19 = Kalamazoo Marathon (mittens challenge part 2)
Run the Year 2019. GO Team B! 1,550 yearly miles pledged. Join us : https://community.myfitnesspal.com/en/discussion/10710465/2019-run-the-year-group#latest
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_nikkiwolf_ wrote: »
@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".
@nikkiwolf I am currently doing the "Strong" program and I was thinking of doing the "Mass" program next. I was hesitant because this means I will have to buy a bench. Can you tell me why you like the Mass program less than the Strong program? I might just do the Strong program again with heavier weights....2 -
1/7: 3.5, 13.5/50
1/9: 4.0, 17.5/50
front came through, woof, it got colder. Happy running all!
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Yesterday I hiked over a mile on a great local trail, and at the end of that, I ran back to the beginning. Felt amazing! Perfect weather here in SoCal.
Also thanks to very helpful feedback, I just signed up for my first race- a 5K at the Surf City Marathon event. I'm excited!
Anyways, update on my record!
[January 1] Ran 1.00 mile in 14:14 and Walked 0.86 mile in 17:55. (1/10 and 0.86/20)
[January 2] Walked 2.29 mile in 1:10:28. (1/10 and 3.15/20)
[January 3] Walked 0.81 mile in 15:30 and Ran 1.00 mile in 14:10. (2/10 miles running and 3.96/20 miles walking)
[January 7] Walked 0.65 mile in 11:13. Ran 1.68 miles in 27:54. (3.68/10 miles running and 4.61/20 miles walking.)
[January 8] Hiked/Walked 1.58 mile in 36:36. Ran 1.87 miles in 33:07. (5.55/10 miles running and 6.19/20 miles walking.)
UPCOMING RUNS:
Sunday, February 6: Surf City 5K race in Huntington Beach, CA
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1.1.19: 10.5 @ 9:31/M (10.5) Long Run
1.3.19: 4.5 @ 8:39/M (15) Pace Run
1.4.19: 5.0 @ 9:18/M (20) Easy Run
1.6.19: 5.0 @ 9:38/M (25) Easy Run
1.7.19: 4.5 @ 8:29/M (29.5) Fartlek Run
1.8.19: 10.3 @ 9:40/M (39.8) Long Run
Had to swap out Friday's long run to Tuesday this week again. Struggled to maintain my pace as my legs felt heavy and I was a little sore in my diaphragm area I think from breathing hard the day before during speed work. I am going out for a nice long walk today since the sun in shining and it's a rest day from running. I completely misread my training plan last week and it was supposed to be a reduced load week so since I'm already 3/5 thru this week, I'll be enjoying a light load next week which I think I desperately need. Then two high volume weeks and then a reduced load during my ski vacation.
I am reaching the volume (low 30s per week of running) when I actually start to dislike my training. How much training is actually necessary for each race distance to perform better than average? My PBs are 23:18 for a 5K, 50:05 for 10K, 1:58:xx for a HM. I'm currently training for a 15K using a combo 10-mile program/HM and goal is 83 minutes- I have a HM 4 weeks after the 15K which is why I'm running a bit more volume that a 10M plan calls for. But I'm learning that longer distances just aren't for me- I can't control my weight when running longer. Does anyone have any tips for that? I'm aim to eat 50C/30F/20P but usually end up around 50C/35F/15P.
Goal is: 112.5 miles and a 5.5M run in 46:45 (8:30 Pace).4
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