March 2019 Monthly Running Challenge
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@HonuNui and @mbaker566 - your clubs are definitely ones no one wants to be a member of. My heart goes out to you both for your original pain and now the pain of your friends... so hard to lose someone, but especially so young!
@polskagirl01 - I love that 'crop circle run' wow! I would have been absolutely petrified running into a group of wild boars! So glad they decided to just grunt at you. My understanding is that for their size and bulk they can run really fast.
@MobyCarp - well, I have some experience with what you are going through and it sucks, especially with Boston on the line. I missed Surf City but while a disappointment can't compare to Boston. Can you defer your entry or at least go and get your shirt and packet and cheer along the course? Maybe not worth spending the money to go but could still be fun?
I don't know if you have access to a pool, but the ortho told me the best non-running runner's workout is to get in the pool and water run. I never got to try it during my rehab but kept the flotation belt I bought so I can get in our pool once it warms up and try it.
My training plan for today called for intervals with a 2 mile wu and cd. I did ~2.5 mi wu because it got me to a logical place to start the intervals and then did the 10 sets of 1x1 HIIT intervals with pretty close to a 2 mi cool down. This was my first speed workout since getting back to running and I was able to get those short intervals into the 9mm pace range! Of course I could not maintain that for any length of time and I was dieing by the final set. I felt great the entire rest of the day though 😁. Also I am finding I am getting so hot and flushed when I am running these last few days even though it hasn't been much over 70F. I guess I am just not used to it yet. Wish I could bring the mid 50's back again...they would have been perfect if I could have run then!
Date........Miles.......Total
03/01......0.00.......0.00 - Agility Trial
03/02......0.00.......0.00 - Agility Trial
03/03......0.00.......0.00 - Agility Trial
03/04......4.55.......4.55 + Agility Class
03/05......0.00.......4.55 + Strength Training
03/06......4.25.......8.80 + Sport Dog Class
03/07......0.00.......8.80 + Strength Training
03/08......5.12.....13.92
03/09......6.16.....20.08
03/10......0.00.....20.08
03/11......4.81.....24.89 + Agility Class
03/12......0.00.....24.89 + Strength Training
03/13......4.66.....29.55
03/14......0.00.....29.55 + Strength Training
03/15......4.84.....34.39
03/16......7.29.....41.70
03/17......0.00.....41.70
03/18......4.71.....46.41 + Agility Class (brain fart while messing w/running stats/charts and missed class)
03/19......0.00.....46.41 + Strength Training
03/20......4.68.....51.09 + Sport Dog Class
03/21......0.00.....51.09 + Strength Training
03/22......4.36.....55.45
03/23......7.62.....63.07
03/24......0.00.....63.07
03/25......5.64.....68.71 + Agility Class
03/26......0.00.....68.71
03/27......6.32.....75.03 + Sport Dog Class
02/03/19 - Surf City Half Marathon Deferred to 2020
05/11/19 - Santa Barbara Wine Country HM
09/15/19 - Jack and Jill Downhill HM - Boise
11/23/19 - USA Women's HM (lottery)
02/02/20 - Surf City Half Marathon9 -
Been AAW - away at work.
03/03 7.01 km - 7.00km -133.00km - YTD 88.29km
03/06 6.15 km -13.15km -126.85km - YTD 94.44km
03/09 11.06 km -24.21km -115.79km - YTD 105.50km
03/10 5.15 km -29.36km -110.64km - YTD 110.65km
03/13 5.00 km -34.36km -105.64km - YTD 115.65km
03/16 10.00 km -44.36km - 95.64km - YTD 125.65km
03/17 5.00 km -49.36km - 90.64km - YTD 130.65km
03/20 6.00 km -54.36km - 84.64km - YTD 136.65km
03/21 3.00 km -57.36km - 81.64km - YTD 139.65km
03/23 10.00 km -67.36km - 74.64km - YTD 146.65km
03/27 6.00 km -73.36km - 68.64km - YTD 152.65km
A few more runs in this month than last but still short of goal. Only have 1/2 of what my YTD should be.
10km on Saturday running around our local ski hill.
Tonight 3km climb up to the top of the River Valley and then a fast trip back to the bottom.
Noticed that I have a very consistent stride length @0.93m - wether I am doing a 6min/km or 5min/km just the cadence changes. Always thought I would also see a slightly longer stride. Will have to look back at some previous years data especially events where I set a PB. Maybe a symptom of being under trained?4 -
@MobyCarp oh heck that sucks. Really hope it turns out to be one of those random pains that miraculously disappears as quickly as it appeared, but if not at least you have the common sense to stop and repair rather than push on and cause worse damage.
@HonuNui I cannot even fathom going through that. Hugs.
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I must say I really am liking this run-walk-run method. This morning's run resulted in a faster overall pace than Tuesday, yet my fitbit says my average HR was 5bpm slower. My plan called for 3.2km but I rounded it up to 3.5km just to get rid of the annoying lingering odd bits for the month. And this is all on legs that are pretty tight and tired. Have a physio appointment this afternoon which should sort that out (I'm going to ask her to lay off the needles today though!) and with a full rest day tomorrow and a walk on Saturday I should be as ready as I can be for Sunday's 7km race. Going to run-walk it as a continuation of the experiment and see how it works under race conditions.
March goal: 40km Done: 43km. Sunday's race should bring the total to 50km, yay I hit and passed my goal for once!9 -
@girlinahat I’m going to look up that film. Sounds inspiring.
It's a series of short films - a bit like the BANFF Mountain film and Ocean film festivals. It was sponsored by FleetFeet as well so you should be able to find it somewhere.
@eleanorhawkins what ratio of walk/run are you doing? I've been going back to trying that so just curious.
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@MobyCarp I'm really sorry to hear about your injury and the disappointment of having to miss Boston.0
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@polskagirl01 Very cool running art. Seeing a herd of wild boar beat all my wildlife sightings. Glad you stayed safe!
@MobyCarp Sooo sorry to hear about your injury! I know that feels like a punch in the gut. Seems that kind of came out of nowhere. Take the time you need to heal. You are one of the top runners around, and you will run another day (and another Boston).
@Lazy_Bones_85 hope your cat is ok. Try not to let Dr. Google scare you.
@rheddmobile sorry you had a bad run, but those are inevitable. That baby running in a diaper That will probably be me in another 30 years (hopefully?)5 -
9 miles last night. Goal was to try to get to an 'all-day-long' pace. Didn't really have a clue as to what that was going be as it was pretty warm and windy (75F 18mph). Added to the excuses: didn't sleep well, back hurting in a few places, wifey trying to give me her cold, rough day at work. So excuses aside, I set off and after a 1 mile warm up, felt good. Looked at pace for mile 2, expecting 10:15-10:30/mi, and was suprised to see 9:15. As each mile ticked away, pace got a little slower, but effort stayed very easy. So after 8 miles, had mostly positive splits, but only by a few seconds. Then with about 3/4 mile left on the last mile decided to just push it to tempo pace and finished mile 9 at 8:07/mi. Felt good. Made goal for the first time in a few months
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@girlinahat I'm doing 2 min run/30 second walk (anything less than that just seemed too much like cheating to my sceptic side) then running through the last walk if I've anything less than about 500 metres to go.3
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@rheddmobile Sorry you had a hard run. Hope you aren't coming down with something. Children can remind us of the simple joys of things. I work at a daycare. I said my usual "Have a great weekend." to a little girl as she left one Friday and her response was, "I WILL!!!!" Someday, I'm going to respond that way to someone and see what they say. LOL6
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eleanorhawkins wrote: »@girlinahat I'm doing 2 min run/30 second walk (anything less than that just seemed too much like cheating to my sceptic side) then running through the last walk if I've anything less than about 500 metres to go.
Did you say you were doing the "Galloway" program? I have heard it mentioned many times in this thread but I never looked into it. Does it have as its goal to get you to run full time, or is it a perpetual run/walk program? Just wondering.0 -
3-1 Rest
3-2 10.5k easy
3-3 11k slow
3-4 10.5k recovery
3-5 Rest
3-6 7k slow
3-7 10.5k easy
3-8 Rest
3-9 11k easy
3-10 7k recovery
3-11 8.5k slow
3-12 Rest
3-13 7k slow
3-14 7k easy
3-15 Rest
3-16 7k easy
3-17 11k slow
3-18 7k recovery
3-19 Rest
3-20 7k easy
3-21 7k slow
3-22 Rest day
3-23 7k easy
3-24 8k slow
3-25 7k recovery
3-26 Rest
3-27 7k easy
3-28 Rest
March Total: 158k
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
Decided today to flip to summertime running schedule -- Monday and Thursday are rest days; run the rest of the week. Moot point for March, as there would be 3 running days left in the month anyway, and goal is still reachable.
2019 Races:
4-13 Shine the Light 5K (Registered)
6-1 Freedom 5K (Will be off the schedule due to another commitment)
6-30 Strides for Starfish 5K5 -
PastorVincent wrote: »eleanorhawkins wrote: »@girlinahat I'm doing 2 min run/30 second walk (anything less than that just seemed too much like cheating to my sceptic side) then running through the last walk if I've anything less than about 500 metres to go.
Did you say you were doing the "Galloway" program? I have heard it mentioned many times in this thread but I never looked into it. Does it have as its goal to get you to run full time, or is it a perpetual run/walk program? Just wondering.
@PastorVincent Yes it's the Galloway method, and yes, perpetual run/walk. Some people use it all the way through all runs, some only for longer distances, some after a certain distance (like for the second half of a race/long run/whatever.)
There are also all sorts of different combinations depending on speed and personal preference. I've seem people doing intervals as short as 20 seconds running/10 seconds walking, which I think would drive me insane!
I've pretty much worked out that my body does not want me to run full time, which is why it makes everything hurt if I run non-stop for more than a couple of miles. However my medium-long term goal is to do probably 3 HMs per year for as long as possible, and I've realised that said body isn't going to let me do that if I completely run them. I have no interest in winning them, so as long as this keeps me injury free and allows me to finish them within the time allowed I'm happy!
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I wish I had time to keep up with all the amazing things going on in here. I need to retire or at least quit one of my jobs! My strength training has taken a hit because of the PT job of teaching online and a relative needing my help. Long story... and not a pretty one.
@HonuNui - hugs - I think of you and your son almost every time I put on sunscreen, which is a lot living in Florida.
@MobyCarp - so sorry. Hope it is just some weird pain that is already gone, but you seem to know your running body very well.
I realized I am in a running rut - I just keep running approx 5 miles at around the same pace. But I love it. Shouldn't we do what we love!? Anyway, decided to run tabatas today and - the burning came back in the bottom of my feet. I thought I was over it because all last week it never happened once. So maybe I should stick to the easy 5 miles!
3/1 - 4 miles + strength training legs
3/2 - rest day/travel day
3/3 - rest day
3/4 - 4.5 miles + transform app - arms
3/5 - 5 miles
3/6 - transform app - legs
3/7 - 5 miles
3/8 - transform app - arms
3/9 - 54 miles cycling
3/10 - transform app - legs
3/11 - 5 miles
3/12 - 4 miles
3/13 - transform app - new program week 1 Legs
3/14 - 3 miles + transform app - Biceps
3/15 - 3 miles treadmill
3/16 - transfrom app - arms and legs
3/17 - 4.5 miles VA run
3/18 - 5.2 miles VA run
3/19 - 5 miles VA
3/20 - 5 miles VA
3/21 - strength training
3/22 - 5 miles
3/23 - travel/rest
3/24 - rest
3/25 - 5 miles
3/26 - 5 miles
3/27 - strength training/ legs/abs
3/28 - 5 miles - tabatas
3/29 -
3/30 -
3/31 - Tour de Cure bike ride!
Tot: 73.2/70
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eleanorhawkins wrote: »PastorVincent wrote: »eleanorhawkins wrote: »@girlinahat I'm doing 2 min run/30 second walk (anything less than that just seemed too much like cheating to my sceptic side) then running through the last walk if I've anything less than about 500 metres to go.
Did you say you were doing the "Galloway" program? I have heard it mentioned many times in this thread but I never looked into it. Does it have as its goal to get you to run full time, or is it a perpetual run/walk program? Just wondering.
@PastorVincent Yes it's the Galloway method, and yes, perpetual run/walk. Some people use it all the way through all runs, some only for longer distances, some after a certain distance (like for the second half of a race/long run/whatever.)
There are also all sorts of different combinations depending on speed and personal preference. I've seem people doing intervals as short as 20 seconds running/10 seconds walking, which I think would drive me insane!
I've pretty much worked out that my body does not want me to run full time, which is why it makes everything hurt if I run non-stop for more than a couple of miles. However my medium-long term goal is to do probably 3 HMs per year for as long as possible, and I've realised that said body isn't going to let me do that if I completely run them. I have no interest in winning them, so as long as this keeps me injury free and allows me to finish them within the time allowed I'm happy!
That is great. Gald it is working for you. You might find that if you push a little you can slowly get longer and longer run intervals and shorter walk intervals. You might not find you like that or you might find that it really works for you. I have seen many people comment that is what they did to get to "full time run" (which is a bit of a lie since most runners at very least walk drink stations and/or the uphills).
Whatever works, you do you5 -
PastorVincent wrote: »eleanorhawkins wrote: »PastorVincent wrote: »eleanorhawkins wrote: »@girlinahat I'm doing 2 min run/30 second walk (anything less than that just seemed too much like cheating to my sceptic side) then running through the last walk if I've anything less than about 500 metres to go.
Did you say you were doing the "Galloway" program? I have heard it mentioned many times in this thread but I never looked into it. Does it have as its goal to get you to run full time, or is it a perpetual run/walk program? Just wondering.
@PastorVincent Yes it's the Galloway method, and yes, perpetual run/walk. Some people use it all the way through all runs, some only for longer distances, some after a certain distance (like for the second half of a race/long run/whatever.)
There are also all sorts of different combinations depending on speed and personal preference. I've seem people doing intervals as short as 20 seconds running/10 seconds walking, which I think would drive me insane!
I've pretty much worked out that my body does not want me to run full time, which is why it makes everything hurt if I run non-stop for more than a couple of miles. However my medium-long term goal is to do probably 3 HMs per year for as long as possible, and I've realised that said body isn't going to let me do that if I completely run them. I have no interest in winning them, so as long as this keeps me injury free and allows me to finish them within the time allowed I'm happy!
That is great. Gald it is working for you. You might find that if you push a little you can slowly get longer and longer run intervals and shorter walk intervals. You might not find you like that or you might find that it really works for you. I have seen many people comment that is what they did to get to "full time run" (which is a bit of a lie since most runners at very least walk drink stations and/or the uphills).
Whatever works, you do you
Thing is, I'm a pretty obsessive person. When I was around half way through HM training last year (I think when I reached long runs of around 11-12km) I felt like I was dying but wouldn't allow myself to take walk breaks because my crazy brain told me that wasn't running. Allowing myself those walks was quite a mental breakthrough, but I couldn't just do them when I felt I needed them. I really need structure and a 'plan' for pretty much everything I do otherwise I just freak out. So I fell into a routine of 9 minutes running, 1 minute walking. It seemed to work great for me. Until my last couple of long runs before the HM (which I believe were 14km and 16km). My legs were shot up and the race itself finished them off.
Now I realise that was probably more a combination of too much too soon (and now I think that plan really lacked mileage) but I don't want to get sat on the bench for weeks and have to start from scratch all over again. As I build up again I may well extend the run intervals, or I may not. Will see as I go.
For now, as you say, this is working and I feel good, which after all as a non-competitive run-walker who's in it for physical and mental health is all that matters.5 -
Hi guys!
Hopefully some of you remember me, lol. It's been a looooong while since I've been on here. Life and everything else has just gotten in the way. But, I need to be back here, bc this is truly one of the most awesome, supportive groups I've ever had the pleasure to be a part of!
I'm not sure if anyone recalls but I have been trying to make it to my first full marathon. In 2017 I registered for Philly and was killing my training, but definitely over-training, and ended up having to stop mid-training due to IT Band Syndrome. Never made it to the race. Jinxed marathon #1!
Last year I registered for Philly a second time. Definitely took it easier with the training but ended up with a stress reaction in my fibula. Ended up taking even longer than initially predicted by the doc to heal fully (somewhere around 3 months I think, ugh). Went to Philly as a spectator for a few of my good running buddies - surprised myself and actually started crying after I did my packet pickup to get the shirt, since I was so frustrated/down about it. Jinxed marathon #2!
So, I very very slowly eased back into running. I, of course, was an idiot and put on way too much weight while I was out of running (I always say I'll be awesome about cross-training and keeping my eating in check and I never am ). I'm back up to 4 days a week, with my longest run currently around 5-6 miles. And I have decided that Philly is officially cursed for me so this year I am registered for the Marine Corps Marathon in D.C.! I'm excited but also obviously nervous after the experiences of the last two years. I KNOW I really need to step up my cross-training game, particularly start lifting again, to prevent injuries. And I def need to drop some weight. I still need to decide on a training plan but hope to have that sorted soon.
So anyway, all that said to just say hi again to those who remember me, and hi to all the members I haven't 'met' yet! I am pumped to be here and counting down til the April challenge starts!16 -
@KatieJane83 Good to see you back!2
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KatieJane83 wrote: »So anyway, all that said to just say hi again to those who remember me, and hi to all the members I haven't 'met' yet! I am pumped to be here and counting down til the April challenge starts!
YAY! Welcome back!2 -
eleanorhawkins wrote: »PastorVincent wrote: »eleanorhawkins wrote: »PastorVincent wrote: »eleanorhawkins wrote: »@girlinahat I'm doing 2 min run/30 second walk (anything less than that just seemed too much like cheating to my sceptic side) then running through the last walk if I've anything less than about 500 metres to go.
Did you say you were doing the "Galloway" program? I have heard it mentioned many times in this thread but I never looked into it. Does it have as its goal to get you to run full time, or is it a perpetual run/walk program? Just wondering.
@PastorVincent Yes it's the Galloway method, and yes, perpetual run/walk. Some people use it all the way through all runs, some only for longer distances, some after a certain distance (like for the second half of a race/long run/whatever.)
There are also all sorts of different combinations depending on speed and personal preference. I've seem people doing intervals as short as 20 seconds running/10 seconds walking, which I think would drive me insane!
I've pretty much worked out that my body does not want me to run full time, which is why it makes everything hurt if I run non-stop for more than a couple of miles. However my medium-long term goal is to do probably 3 HMs per year for as long as possible, and I've realised that said body isn't going to let me do that if I completely run them. I have no interest in winning them, so as long as this keeps me injury free and allows me to finish them within the time allowed I'm happy!
That is great. Gald it is working for you. You might find that if you push a little you can slowly get longer and longer run intervals and shorter walk intervals. You might not find you like that or you might find that it really works for you. I have seen many people comment that is what they did to get to "full time run" (which is a bit of a lie since most runners at very least walk drink stations and/or the uphills).
Whatever works, you do you
Thing is, I'm a pretty obsessive person. When I was around half way through HM training last year (I think when I reached long runs of around 11-12km) I felt like I was dying but wouldn't allow myself to take walk breaks because my crazy brain told me that wasn't running. Allowing myself those walks was quite a mental breakthrough, but I couldn't just do them when I felt I needed them. I really need structure and a 'plan' for pretty much everything I do otherwise I just freak out. So I fell into a routine of 9 minutes running, 1 minute walking. It seemed to work great for me. Until my last couple of long runs before the HM (which I believe were 14km and 16km). My legs were shot up and the race itself finished them off.
Now I realise that was probably more a combination of too much too soon (and now I think that plan really lacked mileage) but I don't want to get sat on the bench for weeks and have to start from scratch all over again. As I build up again I may well extend the run intervals, or I may not. Will see as I go.
For now, as you say, this is working and I feel good, which after all as a non-competitive run-walker who's in it for physical and mental health is all that matters.
I was doing 4 minute run/1 minute walk before (and lately tried the 9/1 idea) From what I heard, you shouldn't make the walk any longer than a minute as your body gets used to that nice walk thing and doesn't want to run!!!2
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