February 2019 Monthly Running Challenge

rheddmobile wrote: »

midwesterner85 wrote: »

@amymoreorless I have a massive appetite and have found that I can cut calories a bit more easily by cutting carbs... to zero. At one time, my high calorie days were around 30,000. Now that I eat a carnivore / zero carb diet, my high calorie days are around 10,000-12,000. I still can't out-exercise my diet, so I still struggle. But it is a smaller struggle.

If I did not have to work and such, I might be able to out-exercise my appetite. It would take a little more than 100 miles per day of running.

Just noticed that you have several woos on this post and wanted to give some background for people unaware of it. @midwesterner85 is a type 1 diabetic, which means his body doesn't produce insulin and the amount of insulin he has to inject is directly related to the food he eats, carbs in particular. Injected insulin is well known to cause hunger - in fact, insane asylums used to use injected insulin as a form of discipline because patients who were given insulin but not food were in agony from hunger. If someone with a chronic and permanent inability to digest food normally has found a way of eating that helps, probably it's not woo. Very low carb diets have been proven to be beneficial for type 1 diabetics.

@rheddmobile Thank you for the history lesson... I honestly didn't know that. I do know that type 1's make neither insulin nor amylin, so we digest very very quickly (except type 1's who also have gastroparesis, which seems more common for type 1's). I know that I was a healthy weight - technically a little bit underweight - until I got type 1. Granted, I was 9, but my weight increased by 20 lbs. in a month, doubled in a year, and was more than triple within a few years. While I was young and growing, it was much more growing out than up. As I got older, I always knew diabetes had some effect on appetite. It does seem to be a bigger problem for me, though, even compared to many other type 1's. Nonetheless, I know people don't believe a person can have that big of an appetite, but I do. This is also part of why I gain weight even eating zero carb. And that is why I spend a couple months every year not running and instead focusing solely on trying to quickly lose at least a part of what I have gained that year. The woos don't bother me. I know people find it hard to believe that I can eat so much. I wish it were not true, as many people believe.

This ##!!. has been a very bad 2 weeks.



February Km's 0.0 and not looking good for another 3-5 days.

-37C to -46C Windchill.
At least the UV Index is low

Even our swimming pool and rec center closed due to the temperatures causing problems with the Air Handling-Heat exchanger system's.

10k easy on trails - had a nice run - I'll come back to that.

What's mainly on my mind though is that I'm worried about a young lady from the girls' high school track team. We passed her and some members of her team running in small groups several times out on the trails, and as we were walking the boardwalk back to the parking lot after running, we passed her and a friend and noticed she could barely walk and was trying to hobble along to the trail-head (which is .7 miles from where they were) with what looked like a serious dislocation of her ankle - bones separating and bulging outward every time she attempted to put weight on it. I remarked that it looked bad and asked if she wanted us to go and get help for her, since there was a groundskeeper driving around in a cart who could have extracted her, but about that time the rest of her team arrived and she said she was fine. No sign of the coach, who is a person I know and have exchanged pleasantries with in the past.

I feel like she and the other young people were probably unaware of how serious the injury appeared to be and thinking she had just sprained her ankle, and in retrospect I think I should have insisted on staying with them until they contacted an adult. I hope she made it out without making things worse. She smiled and me and said, "You're making great time!" one time when we passed each other, which makes me feel even worse for her.

Anyway it was another beautiful day, 70 F and overcast, almost muggy, and since the park we were running is a wetland preserve, there were singing frogs everywhere! I miss them so much in the winter, I forget what summer sounds like! I was absolutely soaked with sweat by the time we finished, these rapid swaps in temperature are hard to adjust to.

This is the same park where we recently did a trail race in the mud, and today the groundskeepers were out tamping down the fresh dirt they hauled in to fix the damage from the race. It was such a nice change running on soft, even, packed dirt with no ruts and most of the roots buried.

I think I'm trying to come down with something, felt a little urpy the first mile or so, my throat feels touchy, headache and a stopped up nose. Started feeling better after running, so maybe I can shake it off.

It's supposed to pour down rain for the next 48 hours and then freeze again, so I'm glad we got a good run in during the nice spell.

No run today, not planned, but not a surprise either. Too much to do and not enough hours on the clock. It is okay, I ran yesterday in anticipation of missing today.

Avidkeo wrote: »

Now as for this s morning, it's our national holiday here today, think 4th July with out the fireworks (well literal ones, we get a lot of political ones. A few years ago a politician had a *kitten* thrown at him in protest. Because he was being a dick. Get it?). So day off work midweek! Yay!

sometimes I just don't get MFP and its dislike of certain cuss words. Whatever was thrown at the politician becomes a kitten (poor kitty) but you can call him a dick?

Or is it just the contrast with British English - I mean we wouldn't really use the word fanny (because it references the 'front-bottom') but fanny-packs are sold in department stores across the US.

Feb 1 - 5 km
Feb 4 - 4.2 km
Feb 6 - 5 km

Feb total: 14.2 km
Feb goal: 50 km

@amymoreorless -Great question. I used to think dieting was easier than exercise. However, that was when I lost and regained weight over and over. But now I'm seriously addicted to running, lifting and cycling and find it much harder to cut back. I find if I am too hungry I just can't perform! I seriously need to think about reducing my sugar intake. I'm eating way too much chocolate at the moment!

@HonuNui - what an awesome Super Bowl party!

A beautiful 4.5 miles this morning! Beautiful as in the weather and I felt good. Was trying to keep it very slow.

Saturday is my duathlon. I don't know much about it, just signed up because some cycling friends are doing it. I decided I better figure out where it is so I just looked at the website and it looks like we run through a farm! Like right through the orange trees (or whatever the trees are!) https://runsignup.com/Race/CherrylakeFarmRaces/Page-1



I've not practiced switching between running and cycling once (for speed I mean). But I don't really care, I'm just doing it for the experience. It is a 5K run, 20K bike, 2.5K run. I'm just using my road bike and not switching out the pedals to keep on running shoes. This means I will have to switch into my bike cleats for the cycling portion and then out of them to run the last 2.5K. I have run before and after cycling during my running streak, and the after is much worse, but it's only 2.5 after, so I'll deal.

2/1 - Rest Day
2/2 - 37 miles cycling
2/3 - 48 miles cycling
2/4 - 4.5 miles + strength training - upper body
2/5 - 5 miles! + strength training - glutes/abs
2/6 - 4.5 miles

0206-8k total 18.2k, goal-80k

Short and easy for today. Started snowing just as I came in the door. Not sure if I'm happy or sad about that..

amymoreorless wrote: »

Group question: On Sunday, I had a conversation with a personal trainer and member of the group I run with. I was complaining about recently regaining some weight and having to cut stupid calories again. I REALLY struggle with not eating all the things.

I mentioned how I could happily exercise all day long. Running is the easy part. She disagrees with me. She said for most of her clients, exercise is the hard part and dieting is much easier (although still hard). Thoughts? Am I the only crazy one who who finds dieting SO MUCH HARDER?

I totally agree with you, but probably only because I love food and I love running, and running allows me to eat more food. For someone who hates running or doesn't like food quite as much, I can totally see the opposite happening.

Crafty_camper123 wrote: »

girlinahat wrote: »

Crafty_camper123 wrote: »

Okay, got my first "run" in of the month! I suppose I'll just log my miles in like so:

2/5/19 W5 D1 Couch 2 5k
2.36 Miles in 32.59 Minutes

This was the first one where I ran 5 minutes walked 3 minutes. And I am proud to say I killed it! Last week I was struggling to hit the second 3 minute and 5 minute runs. I am super nervous about day 2. It says I am supposed to run 8 minutes in a row. The last time I ran that long I think was high school. So we shall see. I hope I surprise myself. But my lungs quiver at the thought.

we have all been here at some point, whether doing c25k or some other way of learning to be a runner.

when it gets to the eight minute run - slow down. slow down if your lungs are struggling, but keep running. You can get through it.

Thanks for the advice. I feel like I run fairly slow as is (5.5 MPH on the TM). I just have asthma. I have been doing good so far as long as I take my inhaler before I start. But, my lungs have long been my nemisis for high intesisty cardio. I'll just take it slow, and build up on what I can do. If I have to do this week twice, so be it. If I only run 6 minutes next time, it will be 1 minute longer then today.

5.5 mph is plenty fast. I started out on the road running 10 min/km (4mph). Running slow helps build cardio fitness so you can run further.

Avidkeo wrote: »

Now as for this s morning, it's our national holiday here today, think 4th July with out the fireworks (well literal ones, we get a lot of political ones. A few years ago a politician had a *kitten* thrown at him in protest. Because he was being a dick. Get it?). So day off work midweek! Yay!

I went out for a run at 9am and it is already 30 degrees! Soooo hot. So I decided to only do a couple of 2s, and a walk. Especially since I have so many aches due to shoes. Today I wore my alternate shoes and no knee pains. So definitely the shoes. I was also back to my usual pace. Has anyone else experienced that? Slowing down as shoes wear out? I've noticed my pace in my old shoes was slipping a little. I just put it down to lack of training recently but now I wonder if it was my legs saying they didn't like something?

Now I've got this mental picture of a guy with a kitten being thrown at his head.

@ddmom0811 best wishes on your race! Looks like fun!

2/1 - weights & core
2/2 - 10k night race! +1.7 km warmup/cooldown
+2 hrs clearing ice from driveway
2/3 - rest
2/4 - 17 km run
2/5 - swam "leisurely" 50 minutes
2/6 - treadmill 6k (5x800@5k pace +400 recovery), 1000m swim +leisurely swim and stretching in the pool

I upped my "other cardio" goal, didn't want to meet it too quickly. It was hard getting ready this morning. I just didn't feel like getting on a treadmill for a speed workout... but made myself do it and it went just fine (unlike last week's speedwork). I know I almost always feel better afterwards, it's just getting started that doesn't get any easier. I had beed a bit worried about my old hamstring injury possibly acting up, but the "massage" (read "beating") I delivered to the area yesterday with my elbow seems to have done the trick as it feels fine today.

OTHER CARDIO:


RUNNING:

My workout was different today. I struggle with week day mornings but have huge obligations also every Wednesday evening. Argh. I decided something was better than nothing so I got on the treadmill for 20 mins in which time I walked 8 mins and then did 5 intervals of running trying to ease into it. Then I got off the treadmill and did what I had to do (family obligations), which I think probably took 15 min? Then I got back on the treadmill for 22 mins of which I ran 20. I was pretty stressed out that I was gonna be late for work but I tried to hurry and I made it :-p So at least I ran 20 mins plus a few minutes in part 1 of my workout.

@ContraryMaryMary - Looks like a beautiful run, but I hear you on the first half mile. Running on sand is no joke!

@ddmom0811 - That looks like a cool race. Have fun!

@garygse - I have been away awhile. I know you have been training like a beast though. What is your race? Do you have a goal?

Last night was speedwork at the track. It was the first Tuesday this year so far that it wasn't cancelled due to weather. That's not to say conditions were great though. It was foggy with a light rain which held out (fortunately) until our cool down when it opened up into an all out pour. It was in the low forties and my legs were definitely not used to this kind of running in the cold. We did 2 X 400s, 2 X800s and 2 X400s. Not a tough workout, but midway through the first 800 my hamstring cramped up, like charlie horse kind of cramp and I had to abort my lap. I was not sure if I should continue (the hamstring has been a chronic issue for me), so I decided to take the next 800 easy and try and work it out. It did work itself out and I was able to do the final 400s at close to the pace of the first 2. This was a really tough workout for me and I was feeling pretty out of shape until I got my Garmin data. I was running my 400s in the low 6 min/mile range. Yeah, that is waaay faster than my 5K pace, which is what I wanted to be doing.

Oh, and I also scheduled an hour long strength training session at 6AM this morning since I have to get my meds later today. Got that in plus a 30 minute easy ride on the bike. Feels good to have today's workout done!