February 2019 Monthly Running Challenge

Morning all.
Gentle run this morning that I decided to cut short half way through and did some yoga instead because my back and legs are hurting. Back is the worst. I'm glad I did the yoga, it always seems to help.

Well you've all seen our new kitty but here he is again with a cute 2.5 Yr old. We finally named him, Leo.

Another 2 miles this morning. I attempted a "speedy" mile; am curious how much the icy/snowy roads and ~15-20F temperatures affected my time. Still, 4 PR's on Strava: 1/2m, 1k, 1m, and 2mile. According to one online calculator, I need to drop that mile time by a minute to reach my minimum goal for my 12k in May. Time to buckle down and run!

Re: snowfall. We are currently in 4th place for the snowiest February on record, with more than 25" so far. The average February is 5". Our third snowiest Feb was in 1939 with 26.3"... and we're expected to get more snow through the weekend.

On our walk home after the 2 miles, I saw a MOOSE in a yard. And then I saw ITS MAMA lying in the snow. They both watched us walk past (on the other side of the street) and I'm actually surprised that my HR didn't shoot sky-high. Neither of them moved though, and my dogs didn't react, so that's probably why. I drove by again about an hour later on my way to work and only saw one. I didn't stick around long though I did snap one pic:

I am amazed at the snow pictures, more so that you all are getting out and are able to run in all of that!

@Avidkeo - your daughter is adorable and I love Leo's markings!!
@girlinahat - we had Guinea Pigs for years when my daughter was young. She got one that ended up being pregnant so we had lots of little babies. Our dog at the time (Lakeland Terrier) thought they were his babies and wanted to get in the box with them all the time and lick them.
@eleanorhawkins - my daughter was like yours. She was always rescuing something - dogs (we had 4), cats (we had 3), birds (1) in addition to all the lizards and others that she acquired or bought. She even did a science fair project with rats (teaching them things) and we had 52 of them in cages in our living room one Christmas. Honestly I loved them, they were so clean and so smart! She wanted to be a veterinarian but ended up becoming a pediatrician instead (still working with tiny things )

I did my intervals again today... My legs are still so sore from training on Tuesday with lots of squats and core work that I wasn't sure that I would finish my run. I did take it slow because my sore legs just couldn't give me any more. I am hoping to maybe increase my running interval next week.
Date........Miles.......Total
02/01......1.91.......1.91 - + Cycling
02/02......0.00.......1.91
02/03......0.00.......1.91 - Cycling
02/04......2.25.......4.16 - + Cycling and Agility
02/05......1.57.......5.73 - + Strength Training
02/06......2.10.......7.83
02/07......2.40.....10.23 - + Strength Training
02/08......0.00.....10.23 - Cycling
02/09......0.00.....10.23 - Agility Trial
02/10......0.00.....10.23 - Agility Trial
02/11......0.00.....10.23 - Cycling and Agility
02/12......0.00.....10.23 - Strength Training
02/13......0.00.....10.23
02/14......0.00.....10.23 - Strength Training
02/15......2.71.....12.94 - + Cycling
02/16......3.29.....16.23 - + Strength Training
02/17......0.00.....16.23
02/18......0.00.....16.23 - Cycling and Agility
02/19......2.60.....18.83 - + Strength Training
02/20......0.00.....18.83
02/21......3.26.....22.09



My completed and/or upcoming races. Let me know if you will be running them too.
02/03/19 - Surf City Half Marathon (iffy) Deferred to 2020
05/11/19 - Santa Barbara Wine Country Half Marathon
09/15/19 - Jack and Jill Downhill HM - Boise

Digging on all the kitty pics, here's mine
The cats were feral rescues, mom was killed by vehicle(not mine), and while they need their space I don't feel that they are any more needy than usual.

So went out intending to do 6 this morning at an easy pace. It was 41 degrees and misting rain with some lightning, about every 10-15 minutes, that was so far off that you couldn't hear the thunder. FF to almost at mile 3, rain has been getting steadily stronger and lightning has been getting more frequent, still not close about 10 secs(2miles) off by thunder. All of a sudden the sky lights up like someone had flipped on a spotlight for 5 seconds and less than 3 seconds later the thunder rolls through my body. OH *KITTEN*! Sprint to the closest covered area, sopping wet, nab my phone off it's carrier and call wife. I was finished. She was in town anyways and picked me up about 5 minutes later, dropping me off back at my car and the YMCA to shower and head to work. Get done with the shower and am ready to walk out the door, no rain whatsoever!

Good short run today. I still stand by the fact that I strongly dislike the treadmills in my school gym.
2/1: 3.5 miles
2/2: 5 miles
2/5: 4.3 miles
2/6: 2.2 miles
2/7: 3.5 miles
2/9: 5 miles
2/11: 0.5 miles
2/12: 3.75 miles
2/13: 2.25 miles
2/15: 4 miles
2/16: 6 miles
2/20: 4 miles
2/21: 2 miles
Cumulative total for February: 46/55 or 63.5 miles

shanaber wrote: »

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We have made friends with the owner of the gyros shop where we often eat after running, and today he sent us home with a box of free baklava scraps - he saves the odd-shaped edges which he trims off for his family and friends. So my after run snack is hot coffee and baklava.

/DROOL

Yes - me too!! 🤤

Me three!!!

So, weather here has been very white, wintery, temperatures keep having that pesky dash in front of them, and in general not conducive to running in a town with no sidewalks.
Fast forward to today, when I was having the sort of day at work where I probably have a hole clear thru my tongue from trying to be civil. (And I still didn’t stay very civil.)
I have learned that lifting out attitude is first of all not as effective as running out my attitude, and is much more likely to get me hurt. So, I went to one of the local PT offices that has been trying to figure out the access/liability/other issues associated with trying to have gym access. They are nowhere near ready for that, but I asked them very politely/desperately if I could use a treadmill today. They let me!!! And said so long as I am there when they are, and a patient doesn’t need it, I can do it again! And we would figure out a fee structure. Their hours are such that if I actually leave work on time, I could potentially make it 2-4 times a week. Which might actually be motivation to get my poo in a group during the day so that I don’t work late.


I soooo totally needed that today. So, 2.2 miles today, I think has me at 11.3/30 for the month. Probably won’t make goal, but I may get closer than it was looking like I would.

Note to self, never borrow lip balm from @ariceroni!

I'm still running gentle 'reverse-taper' recovery runs, so mileage is being kept low and simple for now...may try to increase it a little next week maybe, we'll see.

01 - 15.35
04 - 10.30
05 - 8.06
06 - 6.03
07 - 3.38
08 - 3.05
09 - 26.20
16 - 2.15
18 - 4.27
19 - 6.42
20 - 7.02
21 - 5.87

Total: 98.10 / 120 miles

Ok, let me try this again... here is my puppy aka grumpy old man.