April 2019 Monthly Running Challenge
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amymoreorless wrote: »PastorVincent wrote: »The taper is typically started TWO WEEKS before a marathon (shorter races need less). So you have a little time yet but listen to your body. If you need more time to recover from our double 18, take it.
@PastorVincent I am getting conflicting advice about a double 20 mile weekend. One person in my running group says I should do it and two others are telling me it will just put too much unnecessary stress on my body. I had a hard time with the double 18s this past weekend. A big part of it was working too much but I don’t want to burn myself out before May. I am also having serious negative thoughts about my abilities and maybe being in over my head .... Ugh.
None of the others giving you advice are in your body, right? So who is in the best position to know what your body can handle?
Keep in mind that the top end of the training run distance is supposed to be very hard. The training plans are designed so that you can not finish a 80% of your race distance run easy. If you can, you probably were under training. On race morning the 2+ week taper will have changed EVERYTHING.
Judge your condition the morning of the first 20. If you think you are up to it, run it. If not, do not. Then make the same call for the second 20.
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Dog was over the run at about 1.7 miles, so I dropped her off and finished the remaining part of the run. New running shoes felt great.
Whew..first time I read that I thought your dog was run over halfway into your run! I have always been slightly dyslexic. Glad the new shoes are working out.
@katharmonic Great job getting 90% across those monkey bars! Your strength training is working!
@amymoreorless I agree with @PastorVincent regarding tapering. You have to make the call based on what your body is telling you. Also as @katharmonic says, lean toward the conservative side and opt for more rest. You can't do your double marathon if you can't make it the the start of the first one
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Hello all. I disappeared for the month of March but am back - you've been warned. March was a mess for me. I battled Plantar Fasciitis, shin splints and a sinus infection. On top of that, we had some brutal weather and I worked 17/7 storm power restoration efforts for a week. Despite all that, I completed my first live 10k race and a 5k race (with my best pace ever). My half marathon is coming up in 25 days - eeeek. I am so worried because I am way off of my training schedule. The good thing is that there is no required pace or finish time. If I have to walk the whole thing, I should still come in with about a 16.3 pace. It's not what I want to do but it's an option. So...goals.
Yoga at least three days a week
Run three days a week until my race
Walk twice a week
Successfully complete my first half marathon15 -
woman problems
i'm grumpy.
dr wouldn't give me a refill without an appointment on my BC so now it's shark week. and i'm one of the females that get debilitating pain and anemia and sleep disturbances. and i'm very concerned it's going to have a detrimental effect on the marathon saturday. i've gotten a lot of iron filled food. the pain i sorta have to deal with as most otc pain meds affect my stomach negatively with my autoimmune
/whine
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Warning: injured runner post. 🤪
I said I was gonna bike daily... How do you get your leg over and on the bike if you can only put weight on one and and half your weight on the other momentarily? Not to mention, my knee and hip lack the needed ROM, even if I could manage the weight. Up and over is clearly an issue. It’s a feat to even get a sock on that legs foot. Obviously, I did not think that through. Dh suggested I should stay off the bike. 😑. *sigh*
Recumbent at the Y. It could happen. (Might be only 3 minutes worth...) I need to go renew my locker rental anyway.15 -
@mbaker566 awful. Why are oral BC rx anyhow? That’s just the dummest thing. Can you get an emergency appointment? What about those sticky hot packs? Are there any otc herbal remedies that might help? My poor dd says it always like her uterus is trying to kill her. Good luck.2
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4-1 Rest
4-2 7k easy
4-3 7k easy
April Total: 14k
April Goal: 150k
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
Mostly sunny and warmer today. Went out in shorts and a long sleeved shirt and was fine. Paid a little attention to my Garmin, but mostly just ran by feel.
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 5K7 -
April goal: 85 miles
4/2: 5.07 miles
4/3: 4.63 miles
9.7/85 miles completed
I had a really good run this morning. I didn't have any trouble getting up, but for some reason I just could not get out the door. So I guess I felt a little rushed and I really booked it for the whole run. I wasn't really trying to run particularly fast. My plan was just to run. But I did run fast and the run felt really good. It was comfortably hard, but not overwhelmingly hard. It was one of my fastest runs to date that was not a race. All of my miles were under 10 minutes and my average pace was 9.44 mi/min. (which isn't that fast for some of you, but is really fast for me). And I had negative splits so I felt like I was just getting better and better. And the weather was really nice. It was clear and 54F. It was a little windy, but not as windy as I was expecting. It was just really perfect running weather. I love runs like that where you just run and everything falls into place.
2019 races:
2/2/19: Catch the Groundhog Half Marathon - PR 2:15:17
5/18/19: Run for 57th AHC Half Marathon9 -
@scott6255 - I read it that way too, so not just you!😁Dog was over the run at about 1.7 miles, so I dropped her off and finished the remaining part of the run. New running shoes felt great.
Whew..first time I read that I thought your dog was run over halfway into your run! I have always been slightly dyslexic. Glad the new shoes are working out.
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@mbaker566 awful. Why are oral BC rx anyhow? That’s just the dummest thing. Can you get an emergency appointment? What about those sticky hot packs? Are there any otc herbal remedies that might help? My poor dd says it always like her uterus is trying to kill her. Good luck.
Agreed - this is a real pet peeve of mine, especially the pelvic exam requirement. Yes, it's a good idea to get regular screenings, but it's like requiring someone to get a blood panel when they buy aspirin. Considering the abominable state of the health insurance system in the US, it's yet another hurdle for low-income people, especially in areas without easy access to reproductive health services. /steps off soap box, hugs @mbaker566.2 -
i have an appointment but as the race is saturday, idk how much it will help.
mine isn't....oral but monthly but i think at this point i'll be looking at something in copper
apparently, it's been 2 years since i've been in....i'll see what the dr can offer tomorrow. she's pretty suggestible.
mostly worried about anemia. trying to move but being too tired like when i ran with a cold. so if it doesn't have some sort of iron, i'm probably not eating it this week.
and they clearly can't do a pelvic exam at this point. i will sit, they will ask questions, they will palpate, and then i leave with another appt so they can do it.
the pads chafe along the edge from previous experience. the herbal teas and whatever make me tired. the "greener" stuff gives me a migraine
i think low income have easier availability at least in our area with a variety of clinics that cater to that sort of thing.
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@mbaker566 I do iron supplements just to help my running. But since my cycle is not much of a cycle, my iron doubled, and I don’t take it as often. I use the lower dose, spatone iron water. I like it. My dd says it taste terrible. It tastes like if rebar were a liquified snack. Might be ideal for you. I chose it because a few professional female athletes recommended it.
My pcp would not hesitate to do a pelvic any day of the month. Dang, he’s brave.1 -
I am in as well. Beginner to intermediate runner. My goal is 30miles.11
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MegaMooseEsq wrote: »@mbaker566 awful. Why are oral BC rx anyhow? That’s just the dummest thing. Can you get an emergency appointment? What about those sticky hot packs? Are there any otc herbal remedies that might help? My poor dd says it always like her uterus is trying to kill her. Good luck.
Agreed - this is a real pet peeve of mine, especially the pelvic exam requirement. Yes, it's a good idea to get regular screenings, but it's like requiring someone to get a blood panel when they buy aspirin. Considering the abominable state of the health insurance system in the US, it's yet another hurdle for low-income people, especially in areas without easy access to reproductive health services. /steps off soap box, hugs @mbaker566.
You have regular pelvic exams for bc?? Why? I get a smear every 3 years for cancer screening but that's it. Only pelvic exam I ever had was during labour!
I remember having to get my blood pressure checked every 6 months which was a pain enough2 -
MegaMooseEsq wrote: »@mbaker566 awful. Why are oral BC rx anyhow? That’s just the dummest thing. Can you get an emergency appointment? What about those sticky hot packs? Are there any otc herbal remedies that might help? My poor dd says it always like her uterus is trying to kill her. Good luck.
Agreed - this is a real pet peeve of mine, especially the pelvic exam requirement. Yes, it's a good idea to get regular screenings, but it's like requiring someone to get a blood panel when they buy aspirin. Considering the abominable state of the health insurance system in the US, it's yet another hurdle for low-income people, especially in areas without easy access to reproductive health services. /steps off soap box, hugs @mbaker566.
You have regular pelvic exams for bc?? Why? I get a smear every 3 years for cancer screening but that's it. Only pelvic exam I ever had was during labour!
I remember having to get my blood pressure checked every 6 months which was a pain enough
Welcome to the USA. You know in my childbearing years, if you wanted bc, a pap was every year (why I have 3 kids of course. If they hadn’t been so stingy with them- I may have had zero). Of course now they are backtracking on that and moved it to 2 or 3. I think i do one every 5-10 years. No normal pap, no bc.2 -
MegaMooseEsq wrote: »@mbaker566 awful. Why are oral BC rx anyhow? That’s just the dummest thing. Can you get an emergency appointment? What about those sticky hot packs? Are there any otc herbal remedies that might help? My poor dd says it always like her uterus is trying to kill her. Good luck.
Agreed - this is a real pet peeve of mine, especially the pelvic exam requirement. Yes, it's a good idea to get regular screenings, but it's like requiring someone to get a blood panel when they buy aspirin. Considering the abominable state of the health insurance system in the US, it's yet another hurdle for low-income people, especially in areas without easy access to reproductive health services. /steps off soap box, hugs @mbaker566.
You have regular pelvic exams for bc?? Why? I get a smear every 3 years for cancer screening but that's it. Only pelvic exam I ever had was during labour!
I remember having to get my blood pressure checked every 6 months which was a pain enough
It varies by doctor and location and thankfully is getting less common, but yeah, it's a ridiculous requirement. When I was in my 20s I had to get annual pelvic exams to get my prescriptions and didn't even realize I had an option to push back.1 -
01/04 1.73 miles
02/04 3.42 miles
03/04 3.24 miles - that was one stormy wet run!
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@mbaker566 - I'm not sure where you live and it's too late to help at this point, but have you looked into something like https://nurx.com/ ? I used them the last time I needed to renew my bc Rx bc I couldn't get an appt soon enough and I was feeling lazy, lol. No actual appointment necessary, just questions through their site from one of their docs. Might be worth some investigating, I think there are other companies that do it too0
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KatieJane83 wrote: »@mbaker566 - I'm not sure where you live and it's too late to help at this point, but have you looked into something like https://nurx.com/ ? I used them the last time I needed to renew my bc Rx bc I couldn't get an appt soon enough and I was feeling lazy, lol. No actual appointment necessary, just questions through their site from one of their docs. Might be worth some investigating, I think there are other companies that do it too
I'm in wisconsin. such companies cannot ship here due to some law. not sure which but no go. other than running and yoga, i would really prefer to have very little contact with actual people so i checked it out prior to this.
i was recently considering making a fort under my desk to avoid coworkers6 -
So, originally I was planning on getting in a really short run tonight, before my 7:30 zumba class. But then, I decided I was going to skip it bc I had a bit of a latish night last night (I actually had a date! ) and I was tired, and I figured I should also squeeze in some lifting before class, b/c I REALLY need to do it consistently again. But THEN, I got the email notification that my new running sneakers were delivered to my house, sooo now I'm thinking of squeezing the run in again, lol. I will report back later on the final outcome
(p.s. - date went well, it was our 4th, and he has said he wants to get back into running and wants to be able to go for a run w/me - promising!) 10 -
@mbaker566 ugh, yeah I knew it wasn't available in some states due to some dumb*kitten* laws, how irritating. We are so backwards in this country, I swear.
I like the idea of a desk fort, that sounds really smart, lol1 -
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2 - 6.75
April Total: 9.75 miles
April Goal: 80 miles
Bridge to Brews 10k (4/14)
Rhody Run 12k (5/19)
Scramble XXIV - 6-Mile Scramble (6/30)
****Meh, I hit done instead of post reply. 🤬8 -
Okay so 3 days in and 9 pages of posts and I am here...Started back to running outdoors on Tuesday. It was glorious, my pacing sucked. Had been doing some elliptical and treadmill work while recuperating, @amirahdaboss I hope your feeling better .
@Elise4270 @7lenny7 @shanaber and so many others:Thank you for wondering about me
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@MobyCarp Recover and run New York well!
@7lenny7 hope your achilles is feeling better!
@Avidkeo Congrats on your BMI!
@Elise4270 HAPPY BELATED BIRTHDAY! (heard the cake was YUMMY!)
@HonuNui I teared up at reading about your friend's recent loss and your own, many hugs and healing prayers to you and your friend.
@mbaker566 For your loss and your friend's recent loss as well, many hugs and healing prayers.
@PastorVincent Your "gaming" novel was excellent and looking forward to more in the series.(must remember to leave amazon review!)
On the monthly questions:
I am similar to @Avidkeo and tend to focus more on calories in/calories out.
For April fool's day nothing was done as I work in the jail and any of the jokes we came up with were in poor taste, both to play on the staff and on the inmates.
Monthly goals:100 miles with stretch of 125....and more trail miles, have to go pick up my trail shoes next weekend(4-13-19) because I work this weekend.
ETA:
4/2 6.17 miles
4/3 2.19 miles outdoors/1 treadmill mile/35 minutes total body circuit training
Upcoming races:
Lake Hartwell Dam Run 10k on 5/4
D-Day 10k @ Mount Currahee in Toccoa, GA on 6/1
Rainsville Freedom Fest 10k in Rainsville, AL on 6/30
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MegaMooseEsq wrote: »@mbaker566 awful. Why are oral BC rx anyhow? That’s just the dummest thing. Can you get an emergency appointment? What about those sticky hot packs? Are there any otc herbal remedies that might help? My poor dd says it always like her uterus is trying to kill her. Good luck.
Agreed - this is a real pet peeve of mine, especially the pelvic exam requirement. Yes, it's a good idea to get regular screenings, but it's like requiring someone to get a blood panel when they buy aspirin. Considering the abominable state of the health insurance system in the US, it's yet another hurdle for low-income people, especially in areas without easy access to reproductive health services. /steps off soap box, hugs @mbaker566.
I gotta say this is one thing I don’t miss now that I’m menopausal. Doctors holding my life hostage. It’s ten thousand times easier to get a prescription for opioids than birth control. These days I only have to deal with doctors holding my life hostage over my thyroid and diabetes meds. Every six months I have to jump through a bunch of hoops in order to be allowed to keep living, it’s ridiculous.4 -
Question to everyone: do you still do scheduled speedwork if the weather is miserable?
Because to be honest, I usually don't
Like tonight: The weather here changed abruptly, and I didn't pay attention to the weather forecast when I decided to take the bike to work this morning. So I got to cycle 5km through pouring rain to a meeting this afternoon (with a change of clothes from my office in the backpack, but still no fun during the ride). Then home another 6km in a 50/50 snow/rain mixture after work, getting soaking wet and chilled again. When I had changed into my running clothes, it was dark outside, 0°C / 32°F and a mixture of a little rain with a lot of wet snow.
I had hill reps on my training plan, but when I reached the bottom of the hill, I decided I'd just run it once at a medium effort and then continue on at an easy pace.
Despite the cold wet dark weather, it was a nice 7km run. Just not what I had planned - but it's like the act of going outside again despite the weather used up all of my dedication, and there simply wasn't enough left to push myself for a harder workout
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rheddmobile wrote: »MegaMooseEsq wrote: »@mbaker566 awful. Why are oral BC rx anyhow? That’s just the dummest thing. Can you get an emergency appointment? What about those sticky hot packs? Are there any otc herbal remedies that might help? My poor dd says it always like her uterus is trying to kill her. Good luck.
Agreed - this is a real pet peeve of mine, especially the pelvic exam requirement. Yes, it's a good idea to get regular screenings, but it's like requiring someone to get a blood panel when they buy aspirin. Considering the abominable state of the health insurance system in the US, it's yet another hurdle for low-income people, especially in areas without easy access to reproductive health services. /steps off soap box, hugs @mbaker566.
I gotta say this is one thing I don’t miss now that I’m menopausal. Doctors holding my life hostage. It’s ten thousand times easier to get a prescription for opioids than birth control. These days I only have to deal with doctors holding my life hostage over my thyroid and diabetes meds. Every six months I have to jump through a bunch of hoops in order to be allowed to keep living, it’s ridiculous.
as someone who needs both, i do not find it's easier to get opiods. in fact, it's hard for me. legally, that is.3 -
So I'm not really following a low carb diet, or really any diet, but since discovering I have some autoimmune issues last year and reading a few books on the subject I stopped eating gluten and processed sugar in January. Ideally I'd quit dairy too, but seriously, something's gotta give, and if I can't have regular bread, I at least need cheese occasionally. The lack of bread and sugar has naturally cut back on my carbs, and I've upped my protein, which was not something I usually gravitated to. I LIVED off carbs before, so it's really weird for me that I no longer crave sugar. With tracking my food and lifting heavy weights I've lost around 20 lbs. already, which has been fantastic, since in the past it would take me at least 6 months or more to lose that much. When I told my doctor that I liked running she told me not to bother, that cardio wouldn't help me lose weight as much as lifting weights. I get what she's saying, but I like running, and I think it's good for my mental health. But I'm also trying not to overdo anything because I believe I've had some adrenal fatigue in years' past from running a ton (for me) and restricting calories too much all in the name of weight loss.
April Running Goal: 30 miles
04/02 2.10
04/03 2.52
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rheddmobile wrote: »MegaMooseEsq wrote: »@mbaker566 awful. Why are oral BC rx anyhow? That’s just the dummest thing. Can you get an emergency appointment? What about those sticky hot packs? Are there any otc herbal remedies that might help? My poor dd says it always like her uterus is trying to kill her. Good luck.
Agreed - this is a real pet peeve of mine, especially the pelvic exam requirement. Yes, it's a good idea to get regular screenings, but it's like requiring someone to get a blood panel when they buy aspirin. Considering the abominable state of the health insurance system in the US, it's yet another hurdle for low-income people, especially in areas without easy access to reproductive health services. /steps off soap box, hugs @mbaker566.
I gotta say this is one thing I don’t miss now that I’m menopausal. Doctors holding my life hostage. It’s ten thousand times easier to get a prescription for opioids than birth control. These days I only have to deal with doctors holding my life hostage over my thyroid and diabetes meds. Every six months I have to jump through a bunch of hoops in order to be allowed to keep living, it’s ridiculous.
Just more examples on how the US healthcare system is just screwed up. Universal healthcare may not be perfect, but its a damned sight better than worrying about what your insurance will/wont cover, and about which hospital you can/cant go to. Also, We have far fewer specialists - so the only time I saw an OB/Gyn was when I was in hospital having my kids. thats it. anything else I go to my GP.
And I WORK in healthcare. Its so nice that our patients dont have to worry about how to pay for their x-rays. That said we are stingier with them than the US is.3 -
rheddmobile wrote: »MegaMooseEsq wrote: »@mbaker566 awful. Why are oral BC rx anyhow? That’s just the dummest thing. Can you get an emergency appointment? What about those sticky hot packs? Are there any otc herbal remedies that might help? My poor dd says it always like her uterus is trying to kill her. Good luck.
Agreed - this is a real pet peeve of mine, especially the pelvic exam requirement. Yes, it's a good idea to get regular screenings, but it's like requiring someone to get a blood panel when they buy aspirin. Considering the abominable state of the health insurance system in the US, it's yet another hurdle for low-income people, especially in areas without easy access to reproductive health services. /steps off soap box, hugs @mbaker566.
I gotta say this is one thing I don’t miss now that I’m menopausal. Doctors holding my life hostage. It’s ten thousand times easier to get a prescription for opioids than birth control. These days I only have to deal with doctors holding my life hostage over my thyroid and diabetes meds. Every six months I have to jump through a bunch of hoops in order to be allowed to keep living, it’s ridiculous.
Just more examples on how the US healthcare system is just screwed up. Universal healthcare may not be perfect, but its a damned sight better than worrying about what your insurance will/wont cover, and about which hospital you can/cant go to. Also, We have far fewer specialists - so the only time I saw an OB/Gyn was when I was in hospital having my kids. thats it. anything else I go to my GP.
And I WORK in healthcare. Its so nice that our patients dont have to worry about how to pay for their x-rays. That said we are stingier with them than the US is.
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This morning was one of those, Ill go and do what I feel like. was aiming for anything around 7k. It was pouring with rain when I got up, and strangly I was actually keen to get out in it. started off and was just enjoying the fresh air and a gentle pace. It stopped raining about half way through and I actually kinda missed it. I ended up doing 8k. happy morning!10
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