January 2019 Monthly Running Challenge

rheddmobile wrote: »

Today was a planned speedwork day, so we switched things up a bit and ran our speedwork on grass. 4 miles total.

We have been really sucking at running on grass when testing out the courses for our upcoming trail races and wanted some practice, since the last race in the series has about three miles out of 10k on uneven grass. For me in particular I tend to tighten up when I can't trust my footing, and it's really exhausting. Our local park is where the last race in the series is held, so we jogged up to the start line of the 10k race and ran the grassy parts as one fast mile and then fartleking, skipped the part through the woods and ran back. Our fast mile was about 9:05 which is better than the 9:46 which was our race pace on grass last outing. Then coming back, our last 400m interval was at about 8:15 - and it's uphill - so it looks like the practice helped me loosen up and run faster, even in this single session.

My legs feel shot, though, so tired! I did lift heavy yesterday so that's part of it, but most is the effort of using so many different muscles compared to road running.

The weather got cold again. Two days ago when we ran it was in the 70s and today it was just about 40, 36 by the time we got home. I don't like running in cold weather and was just starting to get used to it last month, now I feel like I have to get adjusted all over again.

Speaking of cold, we have started putting out bird feeders, and we have red breasted nuthatches! They don't usually hang around here, apparently there is an irruption, which is what they call it when there's a poor conifer seed crop in the mountains so these birds spread out to other areas. They are tiny, like to walk upside down, make noises like squeaky dog toys, and are so brave they will pluck seeds right out of your hand!

I think that grass is my slowest surface for running, except maybe sand. The uneveness is hard to detect, much more so than dirt. That is a fantastic pace on grass!

Yesterday I did a tempo-ish run. 7 miles with about 3 at tempo pace. Pace was slightly faster than last week, but still way slower than I want to be. My tempo miles were coming in right around my marathon pace. Of course, it was dark and I was on sidewalks and uneven streets for much of the run, so I have to consider that. Even still, I feel like I am climbing out of a really big hole.


Jan 1-5.2 miles
Jan 2-1.8 miles with Stella +stretching
Jan 3-6 miles with 4 at pace
Jan 4- rest
Jan 5-10 miles
Jan 6-1.7 miles with Stella + stretching
Jan 7-60 minutes plyo class
Jan 8- 5 miles total *X 400s at 7:30 pace
Jan 9- 25 min biking on trainer, yoga, strength training (light weights)
Jan 10- 7 miles with 3 at 8-8:30 pace

29.7 miles for January

Myfitself101 wrote: »

Another early, cold mile this morning! 1.2miles...that is 9.85/28...and 7 days of running! Woo! Go me 😉

1.4miles today! Not quite as cold as yesterday...and I am starting to enjoy it 😊

That's 11.25/28....double figures!!!

It's been a long time since I've posted. Virtually no running during the holidays. I have enrolled in a half marathon scheduled for the end of March. So starting back slowly. 35 miles for the month of January.

Started out the month of January with vomiting (not after New Years partying, I can assure you.) So slow re-start.

1/7...3.17 miles.....outdoors....55 degree weather. I didn't want to overdo it and darkness was coming.
1/8...2.49 miles....treadmill....late start....gym was not that crowded. (surprise!)
1/10...2.56 miles....treadmill....Working on renovating our 2nd house to get it sold or rented. This workout was an add-on to otherwise busy day.

Total....8.22 miles.

Happy New Year, everyone! It feels good to be back!

MobyCarp wrote: »

PastorVincent wrote: »

PastorVincent wrote: »

By the time I was ready to start my run, the Sun had been gone for several hours, so I figured I do a pace run on dreadmill. [PACE RUN = That is when you run a workout at your race pace]

Well, got on the treadmill and planned to walk for like 5 mins to loosen up, but turned out the dreadmill was already loose. VERY loose. The belt was slipping and sliding everywhere. Took an hour to disassemble, find the problem (cheap plastic part broke), redneck a fix, and put back together. Probably have to hit Craig's List and start looking for a replacement soon. Ah well.

Then I got on the dreadmill, and decided an easier run for an hour was called for. So 6.5 mph (roughly 9 min mile), uphill the whole time of course, cause that is how I roll.

So I was looking at treadmill reviews and this one site kept saying over and over "Thie treadmill has a max speed of 10mph so really only suitable for walkers."

Errr?

I thought it was a typo at first, but it repeated in many reviews over many years of review. 10mph is a six minute mile! I mean even @MobyCarp could work with that limit. heh.

No, I have problems working with a dreadmill regardless of the belt speed.

This post needs the HAHA reaction back.

@mbaker566 _ oh those puppy eyes! They are both adorable! I think I really need another dog and Hobbes would love a buddy but I think DH would leave
Also I love running in the PNW too! My daughter lives in Seattle and when I am there I plan for hill workouts (in the rain of course) 🤣
@7lenny7 - I am going to show that to my husband! That is a trip he would love to come along on. He has always talked about going there as well as the Bourbon trail in the US.
@ddmom0811 and @7lenny7 - Portland has been weird for a long time (at least since I was a kid), actually the entire state is well, different, but in a good way! I love it and would love to retire there - maybe in Eugene!

I went out early (for me) to get a couple of miles in before we headed off for a day of errands and a movie. It was overcast and around 50 but felt damp and really cold. I planned to try a run with my orthotics but they made my foot hurt so I went back to take them out and grabbed a vest (so much better). Then Hobbes had to do what pups have to do and another pass by home to throw it away. It seemed like we were never going to get going or run out of time before we left the neighborhood. I ended up making it a short out and back to the furthest trail entrance, a short bit on the trail and then home. Wrapped up nicely at just over 3 miles. As always when I have a deadline, real to imagined, I ran too fast with a few forced walking breaks to not overdo it with my foot.

Date........Miles.......Total
01/01......0.00.......0.00
01/02......0.00.......0.00
01/03......0.00.......0.00 - + Strength Training
01/04......3.65.......3.65
01/05......0.00.......3.65 - Agility trial
01/06......0.00.......3.65 - Agility trial
01/07......0.00.......3.65
01/08......3.98.......7.63 - + Strength Training
01/09......3.63.....11.26
01/10......0.00.....11.26
01/11......3.14.....14.40



My completed and/or upcoming races. Let me know if you will be running them too.
02/03/19 - Surf City Half Marathon (iffy)
05/11/19 - Santa Barbara Wine Country Half Marathon

Another 5km park run today and it sucked. Hot windy and dusty and I reminded myself to just do the distance. So I did a run/walk/run and felt better for it. Still beaten by older runners but at least I passed the guy with a walking stick 👍

January challenge 50km
26/50 in the turtle bank 🏃🏼‍♀️🐢

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
01/09/19 :::: 3.8 :::: 37.9
01/10/19 :::: 0.0 :::: 37.9
01/11/19 :::: 7.7 :::: 45.6

I needed to do my long run today, and so did a friend, so we did an afternoon run ending just at sunset. We started on a path along the canal but the snow was really uneven from foot and bike and even snowmobile tracks (I think?) so we bailed off onto some back roads. They were clear with a pretty good shoulder and low traffic so it was decent to run there. I was impressed looking back at Garmin data that we sped up when we hit the road but then held a really constant pace for the 4 miles of that, then back to slower when we had to go back along the canal path again. Probably couldn't have done better keeping an even pace if I'd been monitoring it the whole time. It was about 10 degrees F (-12 C) but wasn't horrible once we got going, except for a few places where the wind was hitting us in the face. Glad to have the long run done!

Oh, and got new shoes today - Brooks Glycerin 16s. My podiatrist sent me to see a shoe/orthotics specialist and this was one of the models she recommended. I returned my previous pair of Saucony Omni ISOs that i bought after Thanksgiving, which she said were absolutely the wrong thing for me (I don't need a stability shoe and it was probably irritating my tendonitis). I wore the new shoes on the long run, which was probably not smart but seemed to work out ok. It was either that or crappy old shoes so I took my chances.

Tomorrow morning I'm doing a "Spartan workout tour", so that should be interesting/challenging/horrible. Then the 5k on Sunday. So, I'm headed to bed!

January Goal: Do more than last month

1/1 1.25
1/2 2.20
1/3 rest
1/4 carb loading dinner pre relay to remember @keeprunningfatboy
1/5 7.75
1/6 1.35
1/7 2.13
1/8 snorkel 2.5 hours
1/9 2.55
1/10 5.00
1/11 3.15

Total: 25.38

Ticker is my goal for 2019 and progress to date:

Day January
1 2.3
2 0
3 2.6
4 2.85
5 3.1
6 3.1
7 11
8 2.5
9 1.9
10 2.5
11 4

Total: 35.85
Goal: 115

Today's run started off awful. I couldn't get my legs to work right, or at least it felt that way! Ever watch a baby giraffe walk for the first time? Yah, that's what I felt like. Ended up being a decent run for the last 2 miles.