February 2019 Monthly Running Challenge
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Did my first 10k race today! Got a PR for the 10k. Strava clocked the distance at 6.3 miles and an unofficial time of 1:03.17. I really think I can get under an hour with slightly better conditions, so that is my goal for my next race in a month.
It was 72 F and crazy humid this morning. The first mile was still and hot and I was sweating through my shirt by the first mile marker. Once the course got out of the highrises, a little breeze broke through and I was able to speed up comfortably with splits of 9:15 and 9:30 for miles 2 and 3.
Then the hills started. For many of you, these hills would barely seem like a bump in the road, but Houston is FLAT guys! I ran all of them, slowing down some to maintain a pretty constant effort and HR and letting gravity carry me a little down the hills. By the time I made it to mile 4, my calves were getting tight but I was still on pace to make it in under an hour so I tried to keep my pace up.
I slowed some with the hills but at mile 5 a sub 1 hr finish was still possible. Then, it started raining. It actually felt really nice but didn't last long. The humidity and my inexperience with hills caught up with me and I finished at just over 1.03. I'm happy with my time given the tough conditions!
The bling! It is also a belt buckle!! How Texan is that!?!
2/1: 1.4 miles
2/2: 3.5 miles
2/3: 3.3 miles
2/4: 1.5 miles
2/6: 3.4 miles
2/10: 5.7 miles
2/11: 2.5 miles
2/13: 3.1 miles
2/15: 2 miles
2/17: 6.5 miles
2/18: 2 miles
2/23: 6.3 miles
Feb total: 41.2 miles
Feb goal: 40 miles
2019 Races:
Piney Woods Trailfest 5k - 2/2/2019 29.23
Rodeo Run 10k - 2/23/20191:03.17
Run Houston! Minute Maid Park 10k - 3/23/2019 registered
Brazos Bend 50 10k - 4/6/2019 registered
Galveston Island Wine Festival Champagne Fun Run 5k - 4/27/2019
El Chupacabra de Houston 10k (night trail run) - 8/2019
TWRC Run WIld Run Free 5k - 9/2019
10 for Texas 10 Miler - 10/2019 registration opens Jan 2019
Wine and Dine half marathon - 11/3/2019
Run the Year 2019 - Team Five for Nineteen
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I hope all the rest of the racing goes well this weekend, and congrats @MobyCarp for the 1st place AG finish, and to @martaindale for the 10K PR!
I hit the ground running back at work this week, but have kept up the HM training plan—it’s still early (just finished week 3) but feeling doable, so I’m optimistic and planning to register very soon! My 16 yo agreed to do a 5K with me in March, which is timed for the training plan, so that’s definitely on deck. And today was a pretty classic late winter run for here. Cool and soggy, a bit of sun, a bit of rain.
February goal: 40 mi
2/2 5.1 mi
2/4 3.1 mi (after snowboarding)
2/5 cross (4 hours snowboarding)
2/6 3.1 mi TM
2/7 rest
2/8 cross (45 min xcountry skiing)
2/9 4 mi TM (25 min xcountry skiing)
2/10 rest/cross (2.5 hours snowboarding)
2/11 3 mi TM
2/12 rest
2/13 3.5 mi TM
2/15 cross (oh so many Manhattan steps—20K?)
2/16 4.5 mi Central Park!
2/18 3.6 mi MA slusher
2/20 3.6 mi
2/23 5.3 mi
Feb total: 38.8 mi
Races:
3/16 Kirkland Shamrock Run 5K
5/6 Vancouver BMO Half Marathon?9 -
Congrats on your PR @martaindale ! I have confidence that you'll have a sub hour 10K next time!!!2
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@MobyCarp Another great race and report. Congratulations!!
@martaindale Great run! Go Team Five for Nineteen!!2 -
@martaindale WTG on the 10K PR!2
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@MobyCarp Well done! You just keep knocking down those AGs!
@martaindale Wonderful first race! Sounds like you really have a good head on your shoulders. Slowing on the hills was very wise and not something new race runners think of. Most try to maintain PACE, but you should maintain EFFORT like you did.
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No run today. Messed up in my plans and missed my window for it. Ah well. If I run 30-40 miles tomorrow I will still make my goal for this week! I have a solid 3ish hour window to do it in too. Should be easy, just have to hold a steady 6 min pace for 30 miles.8
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Feb 1st: 1.5/30
Feb 2nd: rest day
Feb 3rd: rest day
Feb 4th: 2= 3.5/30
Feb 5th: rest day
Feb 6th: rest day
Feb 7th: 1.5= 5/30
Feb 8th rest day
Feb 9th rest day
Feb 10th .40= 5.40/30
Feb 11th 2= 7.40/30
Feb 12th rest day
Feb 13th 2= 9.40/30
Feb 14th rest day
Feb 15th rest day
Feb 16th 2.40= 11.80/30
Feb 17th rest day
Feb 18th 2.40= 14.20/30
Feb 19th 2.40= 16.60/30
Feb 20th 2.40= 19.20/30
Fan 21st 2.00= 21.20/30
Feb 22nd 2.40=23.60/30
HHEEEÈRRRRREEE WEEEEE GOOOOOO 🏃♀️🕺✊
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February Goal: Just keep trying
2/1: Lots of
2/2: party
2/3: prep
2/4: and recovery
2/5: 4.00
2/6 1.25
2/7 snorkel fail
2/8 4.02
2/9 rest
2/10 3.25
2/11 zip
2/12 3.25
2/13 bad
2/14 mojo
2/15 3.15
2/16 4.15
2/17 zip
2/18 zip
2/19 zip
2/20 3.00
2/21 3.00
2/22 snorkel 2 hours: Stripebelly pufferfish gives me stinkeye, Turtle fighting the current, and a pair of canoodling parrotfish:2/23 2.75
Total: 31.82
Haven't posted, but have given lots of likes/hugs and stuff up there^^, but HURRAY @martindale on the great 10k!
Ticker is my goal for 2019 and progress to date:
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February Running
02/01: 3.50 mile easy run
02/03: 6.05 mile long run
02/04: 3.01 mile recovery run
02/06: 5.05 miles- 4x(400/200E/200/400E)
02/07: 4.03 mile recovery run
02/09: 8.57 mile long run
02/11: 4.05 mile recovery run
02/13: 6.03 miles- 4M tempo
02/14: 3.07 mile recovery run
02/16: 8.66 mile long run
02/17: 2.31 mile recovery run
02/19: 4.06 mile easy run
02/20: 6.00 miles- 5x(0.5M/0.25M)
02/21: 4.04 mile easy run
02/23: 10.01 mile long run
Total: 78.45 miles
Run notes:
Well, I've fallen hopelessly behind in the thread this month, I knew it was only a matter of time. Had my first double-digit long run today in over four months!! It was really cold and rainy all day, and I was very tempted to put this run off until tomorrow, but I'm glad I went out there and got it done. I was thoroughly soaked by the end, but thank goodness I had nice merino ls (under my water resistant running jacket), gloves, and socks to keep me warm! My hands smelled like wet wool for the rest of the day though
my left foot is feeling a little sore after this run, so I made sure to ice the area twice. I'll have to keep an eye on it, because there's no way I'm going to be taken out with an injury three times in 7 months 
Registered races:
- Excalibur 10 Miler (3/17)
- Wintrust Lakefront 5K (4/13)
- Ravenswood Run 5K (4/28)
- Space Coast Half Marathon (12/01)12 -
Group run this morning - I took a couple of extra kilometres first to warm up my niggly achilles.
Running challenge
1 Feb: 6.9km
2 Feb: Yoga
3 Feb: 10.2km
4 Feb: 7.54 km + yoga
5 Feb: Rest
6 Feb: 6.8km trail, plus 1km on-road warm up
7 Feb: 15.5km
8 Feb: 1500m swim
9 Feb: 7km + yoga
10 Feb: Rest
11 Feb: 10.8km
12 Feb: Rest
13 Feb: Yoga
14 Feb: 10.8km
15 Feb: 5.37km + pilates
16 Feb: 7.45km + yoga
17 Feb: 7km + 1.5km run with kids
18 Feb: Pilates + yoga
19 Feb: 13.12km + 1140m swimming
20 Feb: yoga
21 Feb: 8.39km
22 Feb: 5.52km + pilates
23 Feb: Yoga
24 Feb: 12km
136.89 of 120km for February12 -
0223-5k total-64.4k, goal-80k
Dreadmill speedwork yesterday morning because I thought I would not have a chance to run again all weekend. However, the air quality cleared up unexpectedly this afternoon, and I'm thinking about a long run later.10 -
Slower than a very slow thing going slowly but 5 miles done this morning and it's a long time since I did that. Started misty but Sun came out as I was running by the river and it was lovely. Need to be better with stretches as hamstring was niggling. Brings total this month to 25.
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That cracked me up! At least you were going and 5 miles is nothing to sneeze at, no matter how long it took you to get there!!! Great job!samthepanda wrote: »Slower than a very slow thing going slowly but 5 miles done this morning and it's a long time since I did that. Started misty but Sun came out as I was running by the river and it was lovely. Need to be better with stretches as hamstring was niggling. Brings total this month to 25.
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@martaindale Congrats on the 10K PR and awesome bling ma'am!
@MobyCarp Well done on the 1st place AG finish!
Yesterday's run was on the treadmill, keep coughing up lovely thick stuff....but still getting some runs in even if shorter and slower than usual. The only thing that stinks with those runs is I can't track them in Strava so they are not counting towards RTY goal
. Overslept this morning so missed run but brought workout gear with so can at least get something in after work, whether it be treadmill or outdoors(if some daylight still). 55 days on the run. 8 -
I just skimmed the posts, but Hooray for @martaindale and @MobyCarp !!!0
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workaholic_nurse wrote: »@martaindale Congrats on the 10K PR and awesome bling ma'am!
@MobyCarp Well done on the 1st place AG finish!
Yesterday's run was on the treadmill, keep coughing up lovely thick stuff....but still getting some runs in even if shorter and slower than usual. The only thing that stinks with those runs is I can't track them in Strava so they are not counting towards RTY goal . Overslept this morning so missed run but brought workout gear with so can at least get something in after work, whether it be treadmill or outdoors(if some daylight still). 55 days on the run.
You can add those miles manually in rty. From the calendar, there’s a + on each day. You can edit mileage there
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0224-12.5k total-76.9k, goal-80k
Plan called for 13km. Did 12.5km slower than a very slow thing going slowly and could not talk myself into 500 meters more. @samthepanda I am officially joining your club. Dunno if it was the speedwork yesterday or the lack of sleep. But I did it so there.
@MobyCarp Congrats on your AG win!
@martaindale Congrats on a PR! That bling looks so very Texas.
@workaholic_nurse I heard once that running breaks up mucus and helps the body get it out quicker.5 -
2-1 7k easy
2-2 7k easy
2-3 Rest
2-4 7k easy
2-5 Rest
2-6 7k slow
2-7 7k intervals
2-8 Rest
2-9 7k slow
2-10 12k slow
2-11 7k recovery
2-12 Rest
2-13 7.3 k slow
2-14 7k intervals
2-15 Rest
2-16 7k easy
2-17 11k slow
2-18 7k recovery
2-19 Rest
2-20 7k easy
2-21 7k intervals
2-22 Rest
2-23 14k slow
2-24 7k recovery
February Total: 135.3k
February 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
Well, it was cloudy and windy today, but only a couple of drops or rain during the run. That was clearly the cold front coming through -- temperature dropped 4 degrees F between my start and my finish. Legs felt good today.
2019 Races:
4-13 Shine the Light 5K
6-1 Freedom 5K
6-30 Strides for Starfish 5k8 -
@MobyCarp - Great race, and congrats on your 1AG!
@martaindale - Congrats on a superb PR in your 10K race! You attacked the hills perfectly, and no doubt next time you'll get that sub-hour result when the conditions aren't so warm and humid (although does that ever happen in Houston?)
Last night I decided to head out into the wind for a late-night run, partly because I just wanted to run a faster-paced run, but mainly because I wanted to test out the new Soffe running shorts that recently arrived. For the price, they're absolutely fantastic and incredibly lightweight...in comparison to what I normally wear, it felt like I was running naked.
I think I'm going to order more pairs in other colours ready for the upcoming spring and summer runs.
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
22 - 7.37
23 - 9.27
Total: 114.74 / 120 miles
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