April 2019 Monthly Running Challenge
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KatieJane83 wrote: »martaindale wrote: »KatieJane83 wrote: »First run of the month in the books! Originally planned on 6 but got out of work a little later than I hoped and I had to make it to a dinner reservation with my friend. Oh well!
Date ----Miles ----Notes
4/1 ----5.5 ----Hoped to do 6 but needed to get to dinner plans w/my friend
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2019 Race List
Bill Fortune 5k - 4/6
Run For the Wild 5k - 4/27
Women's Distance Festival 5k - 7/13
South Nyack 10 Miler - 9/8
Marine Corps Marathon (1st full) - 10/27
WDW Wine & Dine 1/2 Marathon - 11/3
Hey, I'm doing the Wine and Dine HM this year too! Looks like a fun event!
That's awesome! Have you done any Disney races before? They're such a good time! This will be my 3rd (I'm also a complete and utter WDW nerd in general, lol)
I have done 1 before and it was so much fun! This will be my first HM and I figured what better place to do it?!1 -
Went out after work for about 3 miles. I got that same wierd cramp in my upper abs again after about a mile. I actually stopped and let it pass then started back running again, nice and slow. I finished the run and it didn't come back, so I'll call that a win. I wish I could figure out why it happens, but at least it's not happening often
April total: 3.1 miles
April goal: 70 miles
2019 Races:
Piney Woods Trailfest 5k - 2/2/2019 29.23
Rodeo Run 10k - 2/23/2019 1:03.12
Run Houston! Minute Maid Park 10k - 3/23/2019 1:01.28
Brazos Bend 50 10k - 4/6/2019 registered
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 registered
Wine and Dine half marathon - 11/3/2019 registered
Run the Year 2019 - Team Five for Nineteen9 -
Hi All! I’ve been MIA, but I’ve still been running! I last posted in December so it’s been awhile....
January- lots of cold, long runs. Met another mom who runs, started running 1x a week with her. Definitely fun to have another mom to talk running with, plus she makes me run faster!
February- dreaded hip pain returned. Scaled back on mileage, cross-trained (spin classes), new shoes, started strength training with a TRX system
March- ran the Shamrock half marathon and PR’d! Took over 5 minutes of my best time finishing in 1:51:58!
It was a great race and my stomach held up. I skipped gels and only had a few gulps of Gatorade at each water stop.
After the Shamrock I started a mid-level half marathon training plan. Fewer miles than I was running prior, but my April goal is to stay pain free. I am doing a TRX routine 2x a week and an Orange Theory type class at the gym 1x a week.
I also hope to keep up with the thread. I see some of you on Strava
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Congratulations @zdyb23456 ! And welcome back! Great photo btw!1
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KatieJane83 wrote: »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!)
Oh man! Careful dating those runners, they are a crazy bunch.😉
ETA. Can you make him come introduce himself here? See if we approve? Haha! Let me give it a few more dates, I don't wanna scare him off too soon! Lmao 4 -
So, I've had an interesting evening. I got home in plenty of time to do an outdoor run. It was a perfect day temperature wise, but I just wasn't feeling a hilly driveway run. So, I opted to wait until Wheel of Fortune came on and do a treadmill run. I actually did pretty good. I went 2.4 miles in 30:28 minutes...did 4 min run/1 min walk intervals.
The real fun started when I spotted something odd in my basement bathroom floor. It was a fairly large cornsnake!! I spent the next 30 minutes trying to figure out how to catch it, without having to touch it, so I could take it out and throw it back into the woods. Unfortunately, it had it's tail in the space between the cabinet and the wall and managed to pull itself back up into the opening. (I tried to pull it out, but those suckers are strong.) So, I spent the next hour Macgyner-ing a system that would hold it and not let it out into the house, should it decide to come out of its hole during the night. A friend is going to come help me try to remove it tomorrow evening. Fingers crossed we can.14 -
workaholic_nurse wrote: »@PastorVincent Your "gaming" novel was excellent and looking forward to more in the series.(must remember to leave amazon review!)
Thanks! I am glad you enjoyed it!
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_nikkiwolf_ wrote: »Question to everyone: do you still do scheduled speedwork if the weather is miserable?
Since the only speed work I do is on the dreadmill, the weather is not a limitation. In fact, bad weather makes it more likely I might do speed work.
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Has anyone seen @orphia around or have I just been missing her posts?
I have not. Nor @RunsOnEspresso
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Date...........Run.......Walk.........Pushups
04/01........00M.......1.0M........00
04/02........07M.......0.0M........00
04/03........11M.......3.5M........00
---MTD: 4.5 miles walking, 18 miles running, and 0KM resting
Upcoming Races
Steel Challange 5k - May 2019
Pittsburgh Marathon - May 2019
Glacier Ridge 50k Trail Race - May 2019
202? - Disney World Dopey! (if can raise funds)
2019 GOAL: Knock a full hour off my 50k time at Glacier Ridge.5 -
SOOOOO
I know the ladies in the group have to deal with catcalling all the time when you run. But I am an old white guy with thinning hair and a huge forehead. I figured I was immune to it but today people called out at me!
They said "Good job! The world needs more runners!"
Umm? It does? Is there some national shortage of runners out there? Are we like a commodity I can invest in or something? Like what happens if we run low, or out?10 -
PastorVincent wrote: »SOOOOO
I know the ladies in the group have to deal with catcalling all the time when you run. But I am an old white guy with thinning hair and a huge forehead. I figured I was immune to it but today people called out at me!
They said "Good job! The world needs more runners!"
Umm? It does? Is there some national shortage of runners out there? Are we like a commodity I can invest in or something? Like what happens if we run low, or out?
Maybe they meant "the world needs more people to get up off the couch and do something to stay in shape"8 -
Finally on the board for April! Took it easy, because back problems, but re-completed week 3 of c25k today! Aforementioned friend that wanted me to teach her how to run is still sticking with it and I feel like a proud parent, lol. And I got another friend to start tagging along as well!
April miles:
4/3: 1.5 miles
Cumulative: 1.5 miles/who the heck knows miles14 -
@_nikkiwolf_ Re: speedwork and bad weather. My road shoes have lousy traction when it’s wet so I usually try to schedule speed for a dry day. Can’t stand doing speed when I’m hot, and when it’s cold my muscles don’t really seem to work fast. So I don’t not do it but will swap it to a different day.
@quilteryoyo The good news is you probably don’t have rats in your basement now! Good luck removing your corn snake!
Speaking of speedwork, today was speedwork totaling about 5k. I’m still not at my best, nose still draining down my throat and no stamina. Had to take an unplanned walk break after 2nd interval. However, we got it done.
The weather felt like it was going to be painfully hot - I found out later it was 80 degrees - but low humidity and a nice breeze made for a pleasant run. And HOORAY THEY FINALLY FINISHED THE BATHROOMS!!!!! No more portajohn for me at my favorite park. Last September the workmen said it should take about two months. The new bathroom is a square concrete building exactly like the old one as far as I can tell except with two rooms each for men and women instead of one, mirrors you can actually see yourself in instead of a tin sheet, no more auto flushing toilet (have to touch the handle now, ick) no more hand towels, only a dryer (not useful if you need to dry something other than your hands), and no more skylight, so if the lights don’t come on it’s pitch black inside. It remains to be seen whether the new john will be more wildlife-proof than the old one which was full of spiders, centipedes, wasps, and once a skink. The old one once had a black widow set up her web on top of the opening for the light switch, not cool. Oh, and I shouldn’t be ungrateful, the new loo does have something which is going to become important soon: air conditioning. The old one was like an oven during the summer.
I saw my first snake on the trail, a sure sign springtime is here! Nice big black water snake on a tree over a puddle.
So, one of the running related things I’m subscribed to (Charity Miles I think?) had an April Fool’s challenge to film yourself doing a silly walk any time this week. Today we decided to do it. We walked way out into the seldom-frequented part of the trails and started to try out some walk styles, and just about that time here comes a GIANT group of very fit and professional looking runners down the trail. We wait for them to pass, and commence silly walking. And here comes a second group of runners, somewhat less fit but well kitted out in tech fabrics, what you might call advanced hobby runners. Note that we have never encountered more than a handful of people on that part of the trail in total in three years of going there. We pause again, and in another couple of minutes, yet a third group of definitely not fit cotton t-shirt wearing types went huffing by. Followed by an assortment of stragglers riding the struggle bus, and one very trim fast lady who seems to have started late. Well... it seems that the nearby running store is now holding group runs on that trail, at the exact time of day and week we were there. They have a nice turnout - maybe fifty people or more. Who all think we are completely mental now.10 -
@amymoreorless Your race stuff looks great! Our setup is half store bought and half home made. The medal rack wasn’t cheap but has enough room that it should last us a while, and the collage frame was a couple of bucks at Ross with chalkboard paper used to make the chalkboard. Still need to fill in those PRs! Our bibs go in an inexpensive expandable binder with a photo on the front.
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amymoreorless wrote: »
Monthly Question:
Okay, on a lighter note ... group monthly question. I finally dug my race swag out of a drawer and did something with it. The online race bling display options were CRAZY expensive!!!! I came up with my own $13 hardware store / craft store version. If you participate in this crazy race thing, how do you memorialize your accomplishment? I am looking for cute ideas on the cheap.(saving the money for shoes and stuff)
This post inspired me to look at my basket of swag/medals. I was disappointed to discover my first marathon & 50k medals were missing! When my kids were younger, I use to give them my medals. Hopefully I can find them in their rooms, somewhere. My basket is now organized, and I'm feeling inspired to do something displaywise, besides a basket under my bed!
A friend of mine has used all her race bibs to wallpaper a wall in her laundry room. It's pretty badass!
1 - 3
2 - 6.75
3 - 2.75 miles today
April Total: 12.5 miles
April Goal: 80 miles
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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.
I can't get my head around the US system at all. We're very lucky here in Spain. As long as you work and pay your taxes, you're entitled to pretty much whatever you need. Obviously there are waiting lists, and urgent cases take priority so if you want or need something that isn't urgent it may take a few months. But, for example, my mother had breast cancer 15 years ago. From the moment the first mammogram came back dodgy, absolutely everything was taken care of (surgery, radiotherapy, medication, tests and check-ups regularly afterwards which continue to this day) and it didn't cost her a penny. She also continued to receive 70% of her salary for the months she was unable to work.
Another example: I have severe psoriasis. I've now ditched the drugs because I couldn't bear them any longer, but I have been provided with a whole range of stuff, icluding a couple of so-called biologics which when I investigated I found cost over $1,000 a shot (and I was having one a week, even 2 a week at one point). All it cost me was the petrol or bus fare to the hospital pharmacy to collect them every few months.
If I need to see any sort of specialist, I go to my GP and tell him and if he agrees he refers me. Again, doesn't cost a thing but may take a few weeks depending on whether it's something urgent.
The only problems come when you get something like someone with a common cold going to ER and demanding to be seen. They're going to have to wait hours because every case that has priority over theirs will be seen first. I, personally, am absolutely fine with that.
Back to running. Had a lovely run this morning but for some reason I went way too fast and couldn't slow down no matter how hard I tried. So I'm calling today's run a speed workout.
One week until our walking holiday adventure begins. SO excited. Still toying with the idea of a run at the end, although deep down I know I shouldn't because my poor legs will deserve a rest day after walking 120km or so.
April goal: 40km. Run so far: 7.5km9 -
Monthly Question:
Okay, on a lighter note ... group monthly question. I finally dug my race swag out of a drawer and did something with it. The online race bling display options were CRAZY expensive!!!! I came up with my own $13 hardware store / craft store version. If you participate in this crazy race thing, how do you memorialize your accomplishment? I am looking for cute ideas on the cheap.(saving the money for shoes and stuff)
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I just use a magnetic whiteboard. Two binder clips (+magnets on the back) to hold the bibs, magnetic hooks to hang medals (although most races in Switzerland don't hand out medals, so I have many more bibs than medals), whiteboard markers for noting PRs.
The newest bib is on top; all of them have date/place/time written on the back.
It's not very "cute", but easy and cheap ^^
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Did someone mention menopause? I just today realised some weird stuff is going on that explains some other weird stuff!
Has anyone seen @orphia around or have I just been missing her posts?
Hi @Avidkeo 
Thanks for thinking of me!
I'm around. Just haven't been posting about running a lot, after devouring everything I could read about it for 3 years, I think I'm up to date.
I don't have any events planned.
Bit evented-out after 4 HM events in 5 weeks in Nov-Dec.
Still doing parkrun every week, and being Run Leader once every 2 weeks for our running club. Got lots of other things going on like my mum leaving town, and my art (won a prize, sold some more art, volunteering at our local gallery, doing social media). In some publicity this week too, for a quit-drinking organisation, and parkrun.
My longest run in January was 30 km.
I did a 22 km run in February.
I did two HM distance runs in March.
Really, really, really just enjoying running for pleasure lately!
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