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March 2019 Monthly Running Challenge
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My goal will be 120 miles with a stretch of 130 miles8
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I don't have my plan yet so I'll post my goal once I get it.
I've got two races in March and for some reason asked my coach to add in plyo. I must be so ready to get back at it after this cold that I lost my damn mind.
Also, I'm expecting you all to hold me accountable to lifting. I've been a slacker. 😩🤪💪🏻10 -
I have spring break which means I won't be cycling for two weekends, so more miles running!
I am going for 70 miles.
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My goal is to simply start running again, so I'm going to aim for 3 runs per week. Building the habit will be the biggest aim this month. 15
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In for 70km. That's just a guess based on glancing at my coach's plan for me this month.
I fizzled in February (I did run some, but was on full on avoidance of running talk mode) but aside from a crappy cold Saturday it looks like spring is on the way. Here we go!9 -
Hello running friends! The forecast for March doesn’t look to be letting up on snow, and of course we’ve had heavy snows through April and light ones into May not infrequently in the past, so no bets on clear pavement for a while still. It is looking like we will start seeing temps in the 20s and 30s (YAY!), which will mean flooding and ice (BOO!) but may also mean the lake trails at least will be passable. We will find out.
My racing plan for the year had my first half marathon of the year on June 1, but I haven't put down any money yet and am considering moving it back to July 4th, which has some appeal as it would be the same event where I did my very first ever road race last year. Of course, last year the half marathon was canceled on account of excessive heat, but that probably won’t happen two years in a row, right?
Either way, that’s a long winded way of saying that I might start half marathon training on March 11 aiming for a June 1 race, which would put me at 40-50 miles for the month, or I may put it off for another month, which will mean who knows. Either way, I’m signed up for a 5K on March 23rd and I intend to run at least once before then. I ran 9.77 miles in March last year so I should probably aim to beat that, so 10 miles it is!
In the meantime, I will continue to aspire to ride the exercise bike and make it to the gym three times a week. I've been doing pretty well on the latter and am really enjoying the new programming that started last week. The exercise bike, not so much, but so it goes. I've been getting a little better about stretching and mobility work, so I'll try and keep that up too. Maybe I'll even make it to yoga one of these days!11 -
Welcome all the new folks, and don't mind the "woos" - someone is definitely trying to hit "like" from a cell phone while wearing mittens!9
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My first time in this group
I'm aiming for 3 runs a week (no mileage, ACL reconstruction and partial meniscectomy). Started back running in May but haven't done much since Christmas.
Taking it slow and steady...get back in the routine...run 1 tomorrow 11 -
In for 70km. That's just a guess based on glancing at my coach's plan for me this month.
I fizzled in February (I did run some, but was on full on avoidance of running talk mode) but aside from a crappy cold Saturday it looks like spring is on the way. Here we go!
I just got mine. I'm guessing over 100 miles 🤣 I'll have to add it up when I'm not at work.4 -
MegaMooseEsq wrote: »Welcome all the new folks, and don't mind the "woos" - someone is definitely trying to hit "like" from a cell phone while wearing mittens!
LOL! Indeed!3 -
Hello!
New to the challenge and pretty much first time posting in any forum. Just a beginner but your "welcoming posts" are so...welcoming and just what I (and my friends who put up with my updates about the Kms I run) needed that I decided to join.
I "re-started" running in January (15Km) and in February ran 68Km. In March I´ll try to keep the same number.
Thanks for existing!
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I am going to say 150 miles but might get more. It depends how how my foot/ankle holds up. I have to start doing back to back long runs to train for the Mittens Challenge in May.
March Goal Miles 150 / Miles to Date =
Upcoming Races:
3/9 = Zooma Texas Half
4/6 = Wanderlust Half
5/4 = Wisconsin Marathon (Mittens Challenge Part 1)
5/5 = Kalamazoo Marathon (Mittens Challenge Part 2)
6/15 = Fit Foodie 5k8 -
Hiya it might not be the biggest goal, but I plan on running 30 miles for March. A mile a day keeps the docter away
I also walk 2 miles a day, but don’t run much. So excited to have motivation with other like-minded people!12 -
Mileage goal... 200 again I guess? I've got a race in late March (finally, racing!!!!!) but a few more peak weeks before that. We'll see how far I get, I suppose!
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Goal: 134 miles
Minimum goal: 107
So I hope to end somewhere in the middle.7 -
I think I am going to add pushups in this month. Maybe 3 times a week. One set to failure. Nice and simple. See if I can stick to that. I can do that at my desk at work since I get in over an hour before anyone else.12
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Hello!
New to the challenge and pretty much first time posting in any forum. Just a beginner but your "welcoming posts" are so...welcoming and just what I (and my friends who put up with my updates about the Kms I run) needed that I decided to join.
I "re-started" running in January (15Km) and in February ran 68Km. In March I´ll try to keep the same number.
Thanks for existing!
Great to have you with us. Welcome!2 -
Real goals: Train well toward Boston. Cut back before St. Patrick’s Day weekend, run the 8K hard, use the half as a training race. Remain uninjured, even if it means cutting back on planned mileage.
Nominal March mileage goal: 200 miles
This is a guess, without doing much work on the arithmetic. I've been running 56 miles per week, but I'll want to cut that back as noted under real goals. Then toward the end of March I'll be looking forward to taper; that could potentially start early if I'm feeling beat up. OTOH, March is 3 days longer than 4 weeks. So I might blow past 200 miles, or fall short, or be aiming at something else entirely, depending on how the Boston training goes. *shrug* At least 200 is a nice round number.11 -
8k done already for march!
I wont be able to get in a long run this weekend so I did a decent length this morning, I had considered cutting it short at 6k, but I got to the 6k stopping point and was like, nah Ill keep going. felt great doing a longer distance on a Friday. and I really feel like I have my mojo back. Will see thought lol, doesnt take much to lose it again.10 -
Welcome to all joining us for the first time and thank you @shanaber for setting this up.
In for 100 with stretch goal of 150 again. Real goal is to complete the trail marathon at the end of the month, long runs every other weekend and remain injury/ illness free. Also stretching the streak for continuous running as inspired by @AlphaHowls !🏃♂️💪9 -
Welcome to all the newbies!
Well I am not in a 100mile challenge this month and my ankle is a bit angry with me for the last run! But myself and a friend have decided to join a 1000km in 2019 challenge now! So I guess given there's 10 months left I'll have to average 100km a month for the rest of the year!
Have decided that I will start training towards a marathon in October! They release more spots in July so I'm thinking I'll just start working towards it and see where I'm at by the end of June. If all is going well I'll sign up!
So, long story short, I'm in for 100km!11 -
PastorVincent wrote: »I think I am going to add pushups in this month. Maybe 3 times a week. One set to failure. Nice and simple. See if I can stick to that. I can do that at my desk at work since I get in over an hour before anyone else.
I'm still working on the Sally Push-up challenge, still with my hands elevated, but now on my staircase, so that I can control the angle of elevation. Every two days I make a new attempt, and if I can't finish, I pause, wait 60 seconds, then continue until I do finish. Last time I finished the whole song one step lower than my previous attempt - the goal is to complete the whole thing at floor level. When I'm done with my challenge attempt I rest and do a couple of sets of real push-ups at floor level because it hits my muscles at a slightly different angle.
Not only is the Sally Challenge improving my push-ups surprisingly quickly, but the other day I tried working on my handstands, which I have been neglecting, and my arms feel much more solid in handstand position. I have a dicey rotator cuff and this seems to be doing good things for it.9 -
1.3 on the TM this morning then PT upper body circuit. Used the stability ball instead of the bench for a few exercises, Oof core activation. Long run tomorrow, on a trail....good thing my phone has GPS tracking so the emergency crews can find me😋😉💪🏃♂️8
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January goal 30 MILES completed, average 1.5/a day
February goal 30 MILES completed, average 2.40/a day
March goal 30 MILES3 -
rheddmobile wrote: »PastorVincent wrote: »I think I am going to add pushups in this month. Maybe 3 times a week. One set to failure. Nice and simple. See if I can stick to that. I can do that at my desk at work since I get in over an hour before anyone else.
I'm still working on the Sally Push-up challenge, still with my hands elevated, but now on my staircase, so that I can control the angle of elevation. Every two days I make a new attempt, and if I can't finish, I pause, wait 60 seconds, then continue until I do finish. Last time I finished the whole song one step lower than my previous attempt - the goal is to complete the whole thing at floor level. When I'm done with my challenge attempt I rest and do a couple of sets of real push-ups at floor level because it hits my muscles at a slightly different angle.
Not only is the Sally Challenge improving my push-ups surprisingly quickly, but the other day I tried working on my handstands, which I have been neglecting, and my arms feel much more solid in handstand position. I have a dicey rotator cuff and this seems to be doing good things for it.
Well started off great...forgot to do any this morning. Hopefully, I will have a chance and remember later 4 -
1st - very easy 5km4
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Some sick person (me) asked my coach to include some plyometrics this month. 🤷🏼♀️
I may add some push/pull ups to my regular lifting too because I want to be able to do those. 💪🏻4 -
So I'm supposed to believe that someone has ran 90 miles today? GTFO
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3-1 Rest
March Total: 0
March Goal: 175k
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
Scheduled rest day today. Feel a year older.
2019 Races:
4-13 Shine the Light 5K
6-1 Freedom 5K
6-30 Strides for Starfish 5k6 -
I have a half in 9 weeks - I'm hoping for 80 miles this month. Minimum. If I can get 90, that would be ideal.7
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