March 2019 Monthly Running Challenge
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Wishing @Elise4270 a speedy recovery! And hope everyone else with pains and niggles recover soon.
04Mar - 1.8 miles (treadmill)
07Mar - 1.6 miles (treadmill)
Total so far: 3.4 miles of 40.
I've made peace with the fact I'm not going to be able to run as much as I like until June. It's frustrating and I've been getting really annoyed about it but these things are (mostly) outside of my control and I'll just have to run when I can. I'm hoping with the mornings/evenings getting lighter it'll help a bit.
I'll keep up with these challenges and setting mileage goals but I'm not going to beat myself up if I can't meet them!8 -
Goal: 20 Miles
I joined this challenge last month, and even though I didn’t obtain my goal, it was still a very enjoyable thread! I often find my other workouts don’t leave much time for running (the reason why my goal seems to low to me, for my own self-standards). Hopefully I can do it this month!9 -
zeesparrow wrote: »I should investigate a way of shipping cake internationally... Fedex anyone? lol
@zeesparrow its frustrating isn't it! foam rolling is so good, when we remember to do it.
@Elise4270 thinking of you! never fun having surgery.
@shanaber sadly I've just gone past the return policy. of course lol
International same day delivery might be a tad expensive. Although perhaps we can share the cost between us. Just have to get everyone in one spot. lol
30 minutes cross training on the bike is done! A little higher level and slower but over 7 miles completed. Time for lasagna!
LOL you send it frozen in dry ice - once thawed they still taste amazing, it's the trick to baking, freezing things is actually your friend! Never actually done it but heard of it done. Fedex actually have info on their page haha and even have cold packages! 48hr cooling time for $46 USD. However the shipping rate is around $150usd lol thats an expensive piece of cake.though I'd argue my cakes are worth it
I know within the states its cheap as. So I'd send it to one person, who can cut it up and send it on. A decorated cake will stay moist and tasty for about a week.
I should add while Ive been baking for over 20 years, I have only started decorating in earnest the last few months. so still learning. They taste amazing even if the decorations aren't perfect (yet)most recent creation
For my friends twins birthday
They might not be perfect in your eyes but they look pretty darned good to me!5 -
zeesparrow wrote: »I should investigate a way of shipping cake internationally... Fedex anyone? lol
@zeesparrow its frustrating isn't it! foam rolling is so good, when we remember to do it.
@Elise4270 thinking of you! never fun having surgery.
@shanaber sadly I've just gone past the return policy. of course lol
International same day delivery might be a tad expensive. Although perhaps we can share the cost between us. Just have to get everyone in one spot. lol
30 minutes cross training on the bike is done! A little higher level and slower but over 7 miles completed. Time for lasagna!
LOL you send it frozen in dry ice - once thawed they still taste amazing, it's the trick to baking, freezing things is actually your friend! Never actually done it but heard of it done. Fedex actually have info on their page haha and even have cold packages! 48hr cooling time for $46 USD. However the shipping rate is around $150usd lol thats an expensive piece of cake.though I'd argue my cakes are worth it I know within the states its cheap as. So I'd send it to one person, who can cut it up and send it on. A decorated cake will stay moist and tasty for about a week.
I should add while Ive been baking for over 20 years, I have only started decorating in earnest the last few months. so still learning. They taste amazing even if the decorations aren't perfect (yet)most recent creation
For my friends twins birthday
They might not be perfect in your eyes but they look pretty darned good to me!
Yeah, what he said!
This morning I decided my run (still only 2 miles according to the plan) should be a tempo run. 3.2km so I decided 1km each end to warm up and cool down and 1km tempo in the middle. Erm, note to self, if one intends to do a tempo run it's a good idea to know what your tempo pace should be. Would be an even better idea to have something to reliably tell me the pace I'm doing but need a lottery win or an inheritance or something to resolve that issue (my fitbit puts my pace at 1 whole minute slower per kilometre than it really is, as I discovered in a race last summer I had intended not to race). So yeah, ended up doing that middle km as fast as I thought I could run an entire kilometre without dying. Ended up covering the 2 miles in almost 3 minutes less than on Tuesday. Now my legs are tired, funny that!
Still really looking forward to increasing distances. Have a 5km race on the 17th. Haven't run that far in one go since December. Wow!
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People... Put a trigger warning on the cake pictures please.... Working on getting some excess off in preparation for my graduation in 4 weeks!
This is one of the semlor i made on Tuesday! Sweet bun, flavoured with cardamom, filled with almond paste and topped with whipped cream!
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So my poor wifey... she decided to do her long run on the dreadmill because of weather issues and we got her iPad set up with Netflix, a good BT speaker so she would have plenty of volume and all that. She even put on her Wunjo hydration pack.
She aborted 2 hours in... she did not know I had last set the incline to 5.5% so she ran for 2 hours, up a 5.5% grade...almost 1/2 mile of elevation.
ETA: the docs told her to avoid hills until her orthopedic inserts arrive... ops 12 -
Yesterday the temperature rose above freezing for a while. As a result, much of the snow/ice on the roads melted. Then last night it froze. Running on frozen slush is ... well, I told my husband it was bumpy, difficult and stupid! At least it's not icy.
Two miles done this morning, 3/4 of it on frozen slush. The final half mile I ran in the middle of an arterial that only had about half an inch of fresh snow on it. I also did the myrtl routine, foam rolled and stretched really well.
I'm really looking forward to spring, and my race in May!4 -
So, as I lay here in this hospital bed, listening to my O2 sat beep every time I move around... I wonder why is O2 not a helpful training metric? Any ideas? Seems to me it’d be more useful than HR.
Anyone have a monthly question?11 -
PastorVincent wrote: »So my poor wifey... she decided to do her long run on the dreadmill because of weather issues and we got her iPad set up with Netflix, a good BT speaker so she would have plenty of volume and all that. She even put on her Wunjo hydration pack.
She aborted 2 hours in... she did not know I had last set the incline to 5.5% so she ran for 2 hours, up a 5.5% grade...almost 1/2 mile of elevation.
ETA: the docs told her to avoid hills until her orthopedic inserts arrive... ops
your wife is a saint.
cuz i mighta killed you 12 -
3/1 2.0
3/4 2.0
3/5 2.0
3/6 1.8
= 8 mi out of 30 for March.
I am a little stiff this morning but I haven't ran consistently for a while so it is a good feeling to get back into it!
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polskagirl01 wrote: »@Avidkeo Yes! Get the mixer!
March goals: Run 100+ miles, stay healthy & keep up with marathon training plan
3/4 - dirt track 7k run
3/5 - 14.6 km run
3/6 - 32k long run
Yesterday I was questioning if I even wanted to continue marathon training. I got some encouragement from a friend, and today got up, had some coffee (I'm NOT a coffee drinker) and good breakfast, loaded up my hydration pack with snacks & drink and took off, slowly. One or more of those things worked, as it went fine... overall a steady pace, even though it was slow and included walk breaks if I noticed my HR had crossed into the watch's "red zone". Mostly I was observing to make sure I didn't get out of breath or feel like I was pushing the pace at any time, but rather aimed for a pace I felt I could maintain for hours - and I did. I guess I'll keep going.
But I'm readjusting my plan because I underestimated the route and ended up with 20 miles instead of 19. Next week will be a shorter long run, then I'll give myself leeway to shorten either the 1st or 2nd of the three 20-milers that the plan actually calls for. I don't want to overdo it and am probably very close to that line. And 4 hours is a long time for me for a training run - some would actually advise against going past certain time periods during training as there may be a rule of diminishing returns when you go too long. So I really need to take recovery seriously!
@polskagirl01 Definitely take recovery seriously. I put in too many junk miles training for Miami and it showed. My pace slowed way down toward the end of the training plan. I got super discouraged, was exhausted, kept getting sick, and did not do as well as I would have liked at Miami. I ended up walking the last 4 miles of the marathon because my body just started shutting down. After a few weeks of rest and serious mileage cut-back, my pace is finally improving and I am feeling less exhausted after runs.8 -
3/1 = 10.5 miles
3/2 = 12 miles
3/3 = rest day
3/4 = 4 miles
3/5 = rest day
3/6 = 7.5 miles
3/7 = rest day
Okay, I am officially registered for the Mittens Challenge in May. Flights booked and I am trying to convince myself I am not completely crazy.
Sending all my quick healing positive thoughts your way @Elise4270 !
March Goal Miles 150 / Miles to Date = 34 miles
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 5k13 -
PastorVincent wrote: »So my poor wifey... she decided to do her long run on the dreadmill because of weather issues and we got her iPad set up with Netflix, a good BT speaker so she would have plenty of volume and all that. She even put on her Wunjo hydration pack.
She aborted 2 hours in... she did not know I had last set the incline to 5.5% so she ran for 2 hours, up a 5.5% grade...almost 1/2 mile of elevation.
ETA: the docs told her to avoid hills until her orthopedic inserts arrive... ops
your wife is a saint.
cuz i mighta killed you
Well I set it the last time I used it... days ago. I meant to remind her to check it but forgot since I was at work when this went down.
But, yes, yes she is!8 -
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I would like some cake. And a nap. That's all I have for today. 10
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katharmonic wrote: »I would like some cake. And a nap. That's all I have for today.
Ditto! Sounds like a great day. 4 -
PastorVincent wrote: »
No. Vo2 is a measure of how much o2 you use. O2 sat is what percentage of rbc’s is oxygenated. I suppose it would be similar, but I thought it be helpful to have a live reading .
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YA’LL. All the well wishes and healing vibes are helping. I made it down the hall and back on crutches, set a hospital PR 😛 might get me for doping though 🥴🤘15 -
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@Elise4270 - {{{HUGS}}} ETA - no racing in the hallways!!
I think someone with more medical background will need to explain the difference between O2 Sat and VO2Max. Maybe @workaholic_nurse or @Avidkeo?
@PastorVincent - that cake looks just decadent! and yes, I probably would have killed you too but I bet she is pretty amazed with herself for running at that grade for so long! That is pretty awesome!
Attn All Newbies - I am seeing a lot of you frustrated that you didn't hit your goal. So just wanted to mention that hitting your goal every month is not a requirement to be in the challenge. The point is to have a bit of extra motivation when you are sitting there drinking your 3rd cup of coffee and debating if you really want to go out the door or get on the treadmill. We all have lives, jobs, significant others, etc. that need attention too and get in the way. It happens. Just try to be realistic and as consistent as possible. Maybe right now that is 1 or 2 days a week. That is just fine. Later when you have a routine set you may be able to add in another day and will have your family, SO, friends, etc. used to the fact that yes, you will be gone for an hour or two or more because, well because you have to and ultimately they will be happy because you will be happier.16
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