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May 2019 Monthly Running Challenge
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Wow @amymoreorless I am super impressed!! Awesome!
Went running with my husband this morning. He has moved on to C210k, so we did his 15 min x 3 run. I was supposed to do a tempo run. We compromised by doing his 15 min repeats but doing the middle one at a faster pace. Afterwards, he said it was hard and he really pushed himself, but he was able to do it! He's making a lot of progress and sticking with it. Before long he'll be leaving me in the dust. He's 8 inches taller than I am so it quickly gets to a point where I just can't move my feet fast enough to keep up! At the moment I am faster than he is, but it will be short lived.😁
5/1: 4.1 miles
5/3: 7 miles
5/6: 5 miles
5/8: 4.4 miles
May total: 20.5 miles
May 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 1:15:33
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 Nineteen11 -
@martaindale tripping him is always an option...3
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Good day , I’m new but want to participate!
I want to run 30 miles this month ( just getting back into running after back injury so if I do to much I’m sore)7 -
@martaindale - that is awesome that you and your husband can run together. Hopefully when he gets faster you can still run easy runs together!
@Efsim - welcome!1 -
PastorVincent wrote: »@martaindale tripping him is always an option...
Just spat my coffee out at that one! Reminded me of a picture I saw on Facebook the other day:
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Very nice run this morning, for once I actually managed to nail slow and steady! Looking forward to Sunday's 7km race, although I think it's going to be pretty hot. As my husband is coming with me we'll be run-walk-running it, and my goal is to come in last. Must remember to wear shorts and take my cap, I'm learning to like having something to keep the weather out of my face :-)
May goal: 55km Run so far: 21.5km5 -
Hey guys. No running, just haven't had any mojo at all. Sigh.10
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runnermom419 wrote: »runnermom419 wrote: »runnermom419 wrote: »runnermom419 wrote: »I'm in for the same goals as last month:
Goal # 1 - 100 miles
Goal # 2 - 110 miles
I have the following races this month:
Wisconsin Half Marathon on May 4
Twilight 10K May 25
Run Madtown Half May 26
May 1 - 3 miles
May 2 - 3 miles
6 miles total for May
Miles until Goal # 1 - 94 miles
Miles until Goal # 2 - 104 miles
May 4 - 13.1 miles
19.1 miles for May
Miles until Goal # 1 - 80.90 miles
Miles until Goal # 2 - 90.90 miles
Ran Wisconsin Half Marathon yesterday and PR'd by over 2 minutes. Two HUGE PR's for me in 2 weeks. Old time was 2:04:02 and time yesterday was 2:01:53. And considering before April 20, I hadn't PR'd anything in 4 years. THIS IS MY YEAR!!!
Thank you to everyone who passed along congrats! I really feel great off that PR.
May 6 - 5.13 miles
24.23 miles for May
Miles until Goal # 1 - 75.77 miles
Miles until Goal # 2 - 85.77 miles
May 8 - 3.22 miles
27.45 miles for May
Miles until Goal # 1 - 72.55 miles
Miles until Goal # 2 - 82.55 miles
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eleanorhawkins wrote: »
Just spat my coffee out at that one!PastorVincent wrote: »@martaindale tripping him is always an option...
Good. Then I accomplished my goal.
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Date...........Run.......Walk
05/01........00M.......2.5M *tapering*
05/02........00M.......4.0M *tapering*
05/03........00M.......0.0M *tapering*
05/04........03M.......0.0M Pittsburgh 5k
05/05........26M.......0.0M Pittsburgh Marathon
05/06........00M.......0.0M *tapering*
05/07........07M.......0.0M *tapering*
05/08........09M.......0.0M
---MTD: 6.5 miles walking, 45.3 miles running, and 0KM resting
Upcoming Races
Hell Have No Hurry 50k Trail Race - June 2019
Howl at the Moon - Nighttime 5k - August 2019
202? - Disney World Dopey! (if can raise funds)
2019 GOAL: Knock a full hour off my 50k time at Glacier Ridge.4 -
eleanorhawkins wrote: »
Just spat my coffee out at that one! Reminded me of a picture I saw on Facebook the other day:
O.M.G.!! That sign speaks to exactly what I struggle with on a daily basis!
7 soggy miles this morning. You know those patio misters? Well it felt like I was running though one of those for an hour. Could be worse I guess. Didn't feel comfortable at all until mile 6. Just too much on my mind.
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PastorVincent wrote: »polskagirl01 wrote: »PastorVincent wrote: »heh, I look like I am flying!
That was form the day before the Marathon. Pace as like 13somthing. Not exactly flying
This is a complete guess and probably way off... but looking at that picture, I wonder if Mrs.PastorVincent does the same thing I've caught myself doing. There's something about my posture, like a certain way I'll kind of lean on one side of my hips, and I know it's bad but I especially catch it when I'm standing (like in the kitchen). Anyway I had race pictures where the photographer took multiple shots and I realized I looked great when landing on one foot, but awful and awkward when landing on the other foot. I eventually realized I wasn't keeping my hips straight when running and began to wonder if one side being slightly lower all the time was aggravating my quad injury. On one particular long run, I consciously kept my hips straight and even felt like I was turning one leg out (but looking down it was actually straight instead of my default gait). What a difference it made! My quad hasn't threatened me since making that adjustment, and now I can consciously switch between the bad running posture, and better posture. Still working on it.
Does anyone else do this? Apparently it's common among women, and I've known for years I did it while standing, but only recently caught it in my running.
@shanaber If it doesn't warm up I'm planning to wear sleeves on Sunday, and will put the strap of my water belt through them if I need to take them off, to make sure I don't lose them. But you could stuff them down the side of your running tights too, or tie them around a tank-top shoulder...
I really need to get some sleep.
@polskagirl01 here are lots more pictures- what do you think: https://www.marathonfoto.com/Proofs?PIN=0TME14&LastName=TRIGILI
Haha, maybe not the hip thing, but she sure did look happy in all those pictures! That's the way to run a marathon!6 -
5-1 injury idle
5-2 rest
5-3 injury idle
5-4 injury idle
5-5 injury idle
5-6 rest
5-7 3.5k slow
5-8 7.5k slow
5-9 rest
May Total: 11k
May Goal: 100k
January Total: 131k
February Total: 159.5k
March Total: 183k
April Total: 126k
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. Get to play golf in my Senior League. Back is OK after yesterday's run, so I think I'm good to go. It's very nice to be able to get out of bed without feeling like someone has buried an axe in my lower back.
2019 Races:
4-13 Shine the Light 5K - 31:12 chip time; First Place male 65 and older
6-1 Freedom 5K (Will be off the schedule due to another commitment)
6-30 Strides for Starfish 5K7 -
I had underestimated my need for recovery after Sunday's race, thinking I'd be ready for a recovery run on Tuesday. Hahahahahahaha. That was postponed until yesterday, kept really easy, and felt great. Today was really good too.
I'm going to start training for the HM next week using Hal Higdon's Novice 1 plan. This gives me 3 weeks at the same mileage, but 4 days per week before increasing distance. By starting next week, I have one extra week before the Half... in case life happens, as it often does.
May Miles: 12:27
5/5 - 7.55 Bloomsday (12k race) - official time: 1:32:51
5/8 - 2.30
5/9 - 2.42
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@PastorVincent How is Kristi’s knee/toe alignment? Have her walk a few feet and stop, not looking at her feet and see if the feet (or knees) point forward or in or out. I think it looks like crossover sign, (not a doctor). While in the swing forward, She’s lining up the hip/ femur, but the leg isn’t in that line. Could be simply weakness or tightness, or femoral torsion or acetabular version. Not a doctor.
Best wishes.2 -
May goal: 75 miles
5/1: 5.04 miles
5/2: 2.19 miles
5/7: 4.60 miles
5/8: 4.70 miles
5/9: 4.55 miles
21.08/75 miles completed
I had another good run this morning. 4.55 miles this time. I've been trying to take it easy. It was nice and cool when I started out. The humidity was 100% though so it was pretty muggy. I was good as long as I kept running. It was when I stopped that I really noticed the humidity. My ankle still feels a bit stiff starting out, but it loosens up and feels fine as I get into the run and it doesn't hurt afterward. Tomorrow and Saturday will be rest days. Sunday will be my last long run before the HM on the 18th. I'm feeling pretty good about it. I'm glad I got the ankle checked out. I think if I hadn't I'd be really stressed about it. But overall I'm feeling really good this week.
2019 races:
2/2/19: Catch the Groundhog Half Marathon - PR 2:15:17
5/18/19: Run for 57th AHC Half Marathon8 -
@PastorVincent How is Kristi’s knee/toe alignment? Have her walk a few feet and stop, not looking at her feet and see if the feet (or knees) point forward or in or out. I think it looks like crossover sign, (not a doctor). While in the swing forward, She’s lining up the hip/ femur, but the leg isn’t in that line. Could be simply weakness or tightness, or femoral torsion or acetabular version. Not a doctor.
Best wishes.
She has a congenital defect in her knees that cause them to be turned slightly outwards. This of course throws everything off.1 -
No running for me yet, and I skipped strength class yesterday too - it’s frustrating because nothing hurts that bad, it’s just persistent and I really don’t want to make anything worse. I see the PT tomorrow for an initial consult and am hoping to get at least a preliminary plan. If I just need to do certain exercises regularly, then I am happy to pay $$ for someone to yell at me if I don’t do them, because apparently I haven’t been good enough about motivating myself. If it is something more serious, I want to start working on it now because ignoring it is not a plan.
I spent the morning taking my mom to the cardiologist’s office for a med check then running errands. She’s not feeling so good the last couple of weeks since her arrhythmia returned. The doctor had suggested trying to manage her symptoms with medication, trying another cardioversion, or doing an ablation. Mom went with the least obtrusive option (medication) but I’m not confident after today that it’s going to work. I love her and want her to feel better, but it’s so hard to keep her spirits up. She wants to just accept feeling awful all the time, but that’s what got her stuck in the hospital in the first place.
I was exhausted when I got home but tried journaling about how I was feeling and I think it helped. I’d love to run but I know I’d want to push it too hard. So instead I’m going to take a nap. Therapy this afternoon is definitely needed.10 -
MegaMooseEsq wrote: »
I spent the morning taking my mom to the cardiologist’s office for a med check then running errands. She’s not feeling so good the last couple of weeks since her arrhythmia returned. The doctor had suggested trying to manage her symptoms with medication, trying another cardioversion, or doing an ablation. Mom went with the least obtrusive option (medication) but I’m not confident after today that it’s going to work. I love her and want her to feel better, but it’s so hard to keep her spirits up. She wants to just accept feeling awful all the time, but that’s what got her stuck in the hospital in the first place.
Dad went through much the same until about 9 months ago. He was able to be medication managed, and had already had one cardioversion for Atrial fibrillation, with more medication to help it stick...until it didn't. His persistent arrhythmia was waking him up at night and he was symptomatic at rest. I was finally able to talk him into the ablation. 9 months later he is off all but the more essential medications, and his doctor is hoping to start weaning down the blood pressure and anticoagulant medications soon. I hope your mom does well with medication management, but you may want to start planting seeds about ablation ma'am.
Cross training and heat acclimatization began Monday with TRX class, on to Tuesday with heavy leg morning and 2.8 miles of run/walk intervals at lunch time, continued yesterday with PT core circuit and 3 miles at an easy pace during lunch, and today was chest, shoulders and triceps with a 4 mile walk at lunch. Tomorrow is a rest day for running, but have PT core circuit in the morning and will probably walk at lunchtime again.6 -
PastorVincent wrote: »@PastorVincent How is Kristi’s knee/toe alignment? Have her walk a few feet and stop, not looking at her feet and see if the feet (or knees) point forward or in or out. I think it looks like crossover sign, (not a doctor). While in the swing forward, She’s lining up the hip/ femur, but the leg isn’t in that line. Could be simply weakness or tightness, or femoral torsion or acetabular version. Not a doctor.
Best wishes.
She has a congenital defect in her knees that cause them to be turned slightly outwards. This of course throws everything off.
Oh, is it miserable malalignment syndrome? Or tibial torsion? Or what I had, femoral version? She looks happy for sure, so guess it’s not horribly painful. She’s a bad kitten, ya know.2 -
PastorVincent wrote: »@PastorVincent How is Kristi’s knee/toe alignment? Have her walk a few feet and stop, not looking at her feet and see if the feet (or knees) point forward or in or out. I think it looks like crossover sign, (not a doctor). While in the swing forward, She’s lining up the hip/ femur, but the leg isn’t in that line. Could be simply weakness or tightness, or femoral torsion or acetabular version. Not a doctor.
Best wishes.
She has a congenital defect in her knees that cause them to be turned slightly outwards. This of course throws everything off.
Oh, is it miserable malalignment syndrome? Or tibial torsion? Or what I had, femoral version? She looks happy for sure, so guess it’s not horribly painful. She’s a bad kitten, ya know.
I dunno what the name is. I was not there for that appointment and she is bad about asking questions.
She was in a lot of pain in most of those pictures. Whatever she did to her leg started bothering her at mile 5 of 26. With the knee braces (see pics) and orthotics she seems to be managing well, until this new problem.4 -
Heat caught me by surprise. I was out of water only a couple miles in. At mile 6 I aborted and ducked into a Crazy Mocha and used my phone to buy a drink. Horrible weather this heat. Going to have to work out a plan to deal with it. Feels like hit 88F today.
Date...........Run.......Walk
05/01........00M.......2.5M *tapering*
05/02........00M.......4.0M *tapering*
05/03........00M.......0.0M *tapering*
05/04........03M.......0.0M Pittsburgh 5k
05/05........26M.......0.0M Pittsburgh Marathon
05/06........00M.......0.0M *tapering*
05/07........07M.......0.0M *tapering*
05/08........09M.......0.0M
05/09........07M.......0.0M
---MTD: 6.5 miles walking, 45.3 miles running, and 0KM resting
Upcoming Races
Hell Have No Hurry 50k Trail Race - June 2019
Howl at the Moon - Nighttime 5k - August 2019
202? - Disney World Dopey! (if can raise funds)
2019 GOAL: Knock a full hour off my 50k time at Glacier Ridge.7 -
I made it eventually! In for 50 miles again. I haven’t had chance yet to read post so hope everyone is doing good
09/05 2.53 miles
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5 km Run for Mental Health in Grande Prairie last night. A fund raiser fun walk/run to support the Suicide Prevention center.
05/01 22.00 km - 22.00km -118.00km - YTD 301.90km
05/04 10.00 km - 32.00km -108.00km - YTD 311.90km
05/08 5.00 km - 37.00km -103.00km - YTD 306.90km11 -
4.77 quick miles tonight. It was cool (50's F), overcast, and not raining. So basically it was perfect weather for a fast and short threshold run.
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Happy Thursday everyone! Hope everyone is having a great day!
My results so far:
May 1st- 1.5 mile walk
May 3rd- 3 mile walk
May 6th- 3 mile run
May 7th- 1 mile run
May 8th- 2 mile walk
May 9th- 1 mile sprint / walk training
Total so far:11.5. Total just running: 5 miles
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Date :::: Miles :::: Cumulative
05/01/19 :::: 4.0 :::: 4.0
05/02/19 :::: 3.5 :::: 7.5
05/03/19 :::: 0.0 :::: 7.5
05/04/19 :::: 2.1 :::: 9.6
05/05/19 :::: 10.2 :::: 19.8
05/06/19 :::: 3.0 :::: 22.9
05/07/19 :::: 1.1 :::: 24.0
05/08/19 :::: 0.0 :::: 24.0
05/09/19 :::: 2.8 :::: 26.8
The legs are still feeling pretty tired. I took yesterday as a total rest day and went out for a run tonight with a friend who is recovering from a recent marathon, so we both wanted just a short and easy run. The wind picked up quite a bit and I felt like I was barely even moving forward anymore. A definite slog. At the end though, I stopped by the nearby baseball fields where another friend was working in the snack shack and got a slushie, so that cheered me up quite a bit.
I am really not looking forward to any kind of longer run this weekend. I feel a little beat up both mentally and physically this week and kind of have the blahs about stepping back into a training schedule.
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I journal all the time. I started when my husband was in the hospital and I felt I didn't really have the ability to talk to anyone about my feelings. (I had to be there 24/7, so couldn't talk in front of him.) After he passed away, journaling was my saving grace. Hope your mom can find the right combination/procedure to help her have a better quality of life.MegaMooseEsq wrote: »I was exhausted when I got home but tried journaling about how I was feeling and I think it helped. I’d love to run but I know I’d want to push it too hard. So instead I’m going to take a nap. Therapy this afternoon is definitely needed.5 -
I have a question for those of you who use KT tape. Do you just put it on right before a run and then remove it afterward? Or do you leave it on for a while and is it hard to take off?0
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