May 2019 Monthly Running Challenge
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@kgirlhart I wear Darn Tough socks. The summer version are quarter length, and billed as "running" socks. They're thinner than the micro-crew length billed as "Hike/Trek" that I wear in the winter, but they aren't compression. Wick the sweat away, prevent blisters, they're good. If you need compression, they don't do that.0
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May goal:40 (stretch goal 50)
May Miles: 42.75
5/5 - 7.55 Bloomsday (12k race) - official time: 1:32:51
5/8 - 2.3
5/9 - 2.42
5/10 - 2.24
5/13 - 1.3
5/14 - 3.12 (ST)
5/15 - 2.03
5/16 - 3.01 (90s plank, ST)
5/20 - 3.77 (60s plank)
5/21 - 3.04 (60s plank, ST)
5/22 - 2.03 (90s plank, Myrtl)
5/23 - 3.01 (60s plank, ST videos)
5/26 - 4.13
5/29 - 2.8 (yoga, Myrtl)
I had planned to run the next two days but instead I'm taking some rest days. My left knee has been bothering me a little here and there. Nothing to stop me from running, until today. The weird thing is that it was bothering me in one place but this morning during my run it hurt in a different place. It wasn't bad bad but enough that I figured I probably shouldn't run on it. I just want to whine about it now. Instead, I'll work on my weak core/glutes, tight hamstrings and hip flexors.
On the upside, I met my goal for the month. Yay.9 -
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
05/10/19 :::: 3.3 :::: 30.1
05/11/19 :::: 3.1 :::: 33.2
05/12/19 :::: 8.0 :::: 41.2
05/13/19 :::: 4.0 :::: 45.1
05/14/19 :::: 1.7 :::: 46.8
05/15/19 :::: 3.1 :::: 49.9
05/16/19 :::: 5.0 :::: 54.9
05/17/19 :::: 3.0 :::: 57.9
05/18/19 :::: 10.9 :::: 68.8
05/19/19 :::: 2.4 :::: 71.2
05/20/19 :::: 2.5 :::: 73.6
05/21/19 :::: 4.3 :::: 77.9
05/22/19 :::: 2.8 :::: 80.7
05/23/19 :::: 4.0 :::: 84.7
05/24/19 :::: 3.5 :::: 88.2
05/25/19 :::: 6.0 :::: 94.2
05/26/19 :::: 0.0 :::: 94.2
05/27/19 :::: 3.1 :::: 97.3
05/28/19 :::: 4.3 :::: 101.6
05/29/19 :::: 1.3 :::: 102.9
Just a little warm-up run today before strength training. After a day of airplanes and airports, it felt good to move a bit.
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May Running Totals (miles)
5/1 – injury rehab
5/2 – injury rehab
5/3 – injury rehab
5/4 – injury rehab
5/5 – injury rehab
5/6 – injury rehab
5/7 – injury rehab
5/8 – injury rehab
5/9 – injury rehab
5/10 – injury rehab
5/11 – injury rehab
5/12 – injury rehab
5/13 – injury rehab
5/14 – injury rehab
5/15 – injury rehab
5/16 – injury rehab
5/17 – injury rehab
5/18 – injury rehab
5/19 – injury rehab
5/20 – injury rehab
5/21 – injury rehab
5/22 – injury rehab
5/23 – injury rehab
5/24 – 3.09 run/walk intervals
5/25 – 3.41 run/walk intervals
5/26 – 4.25 easy (by pace)
5/27 – rest day
5/28 – 5.14 warmup, speed work
5/29 – 5.32 group run
May running total to date – 21.21
Nominal May mileage goal: more than zero
Real Goals: Recover from stress fracture without making it worse.
Today's notes – Life maintenance tasks meant I wasn't going to get out for a run before 4 PM. Weather was fine for running anyway, but traffic near home picks up around then. So it was either run the same residential streets I've been running all week, deal with the traffic on the main roads, or . . . drive to a group 3 mile run. I drove, leaving early to avoid 5 PM traffic.
Ran into an old running buddy who also arrived early, and we went out for a 2 mile pre-run, then the 3 mile group run at 6. It was pleasant weather, reasonable terrain, a bit of hills, and some good conversation. At the start of the pre-run, my hamstrings told me I worked them hard yesterday. Then they quieted down. After the 3 mile run with some hills, my quads told me they weren't used to hills. But it's all good. The hamstrings and quads will get used to this.
2019 Races:
January 1, 2019 Freezeroo #2 (Resolution Run 7.5 mile) (Mendon, NY) finished in 50:55
January 5, 2019 Winter Warrior Half Marathon (Gates, NY) finished in 1:30:48
January 12, 2019 Freezeroo #3 (Pineway Ponds 5 Mile) (Spencerport, NY) finished in 33:10
January 26, 2019 Freezeroo #4 (Hearnish 5 mile) (Victor, NY) 4.9 miles, finished in 32:28
February 2, 2019 USATF XC Championship, Masters 8K (Tallahassee, FL) finished in 32:53
February 9, 2019 Freezeroo #5 (Tom Brannon 8 mile) (Greece, NY) finished in 55:55
February 23, 2019 Freezeroo #6 (White House Challenge 4.4 mile) (Webster, NY) finished in 28:34
March 16, 2019 USATF Masters 8K Championship (Shamrock 8K) (Virginia Beach, VA) finished in 32:02
March 17, 2019 Shamrock Half Marathon (Virginia Beach, VA) finished in 1:34:21
April 13, 2019 BAA 5K (Boston, MA) DNS - injury
April 15, 2019 Boston Marathon (Hopkinton, MA to Boston, MA) DNS - injury
April 28, 2019 USATF Masters 10K (James Joyce Ramble) (Dedham, MA) canceled registration - injury
May 19, 2019 Lilac Run 5K (Rochester, NY) DNS - injury
May 19, 2019 Lilac Run 10K (Rochester, NY) DNS - injury
May 25, 2019 Sunset House 5K (Rochester, NY) DNS - injury
June 7, 2019 Charlie McMullen Mile (Pittsford, NY)
June 16, 2019 Medved 5K to Cure ALS (Rochester, NY)
June 29, 2019 A Country Mile at Ganondagan (5-ish mile trail) (Victor, NY)
November 3, 2019 TCS New York City Marathon (New York, NY)7 -
I just started June thread here
Come on over and post your goals, plans, whines, encouragement and commiseration!5 -
@Elise4270 Glad your husband likes his shoes...which ones did he go for? I currently run with the Epic React Flyknit 2, but I may try the Epic Phantom React Flyknit next time, as there'll never be a problem with the laces coming undone, lol.
@kgirlhart I've been wearing Balega's Enduro V-Tech low cut socks for a long time...in this part of the world, I use them pretty much as a year-round sock.
Total: 261.38 / 200 miles
He’s in the Nike Zoom Fly FK. He’s spent so much on various shoes lately, he wasn’t sure he wanted to part with much more not knowing if they’d work for him. Dh likes the balega socks too. The ones he has, are thicker than the Steigen, I think in the toes and heel- or that may be an entirely different sock I’m thinking of. I’ve yet to try them. @kgirlhart definitely worth considering. I haven’t heard of anyone that didn’t like them.
Your cat still a pain? Waking you up early in the a.m.? Two of mine have gone bonkers. One licked me awake at 530 this morning and wouldn’t stop. She had food, door was open-she could go out. And she’s been annoying all day. Another cat is just stupid and it’s like 10x worse now. I think he has kitty cat mad cat disease. I’m going to have to shut them outside soon if this goes on much longer.
ETA @shanaber interesting read!3 -
So out for my run, it is raining again, but no hail. All is seeming fine when I come across this:
I stop pull up the local power company's web page to find a number to call, and it says to call 911 (emergency services) - That seems odd. The wires are clearly intact somehow, but I do as they say and call up. They said they would send a cop out to check on it. Again, odd. What is the police going to do? Not like they can fix it. They will just end up calling back to the dispatcher and someone will eventually call the power company to fix it. Seems like a lot of time and money could be saved if I could have just called the power company directly.
Ah well.0 -
PastorVincent wrote: »So out for my run, it is raining again, but no hail. All is seeming fine when I come across this:
I stop pull up the local power company's web page to find a number to call, and it says to call 911 (emergency services) - That seems odd. The wires are clearly intact somehow, but I do as they say and call up. They said they would send a cop out to check on it. Again, odd. What is the police going to do? Not like they can fix it. They will just end up calling back to the dispatcher and someone will eventually call the power company to fix it. Seems like a lot of time and money could be saved if I could have just called the power company directly.
Ah well.
The local authorities will block off a dangerous area in case anything is live or goes live. Happens here often.1 -
PastorVincent wrote: »So out for my run, it is raining again, but no hail. All is seeming fine when I come across this:
I stop pull up the local power company's web page to find a number to call, and it says to call 911 (emergency services) - That seems odd. The wires are clearly intact somehow, but I do as they say and call up. They said they would send a cop out to check on it. Again, odd. What is the police going to do? Not like they can fix it. They will just end up calling back to the dispatcher and someone will eventually call the power company to fix it. Seems like a lot of time and money could be saved if I could have just called the power company directly.
Ah well.
The local authorities will block off a dangerous area in case anything is live or goes live. Happens here often.
Yes, someone who doesn't know any better might go touching stuff. It is shocking (pun intended) that some people are more curious than careful.3 -
10.38 miles tonight - I made my goal after all!
I may or may not have a chance to run again before the race this weekend - June 2 - Revel Rockies Marathon.6 -
Headed to the gym for treadmill run today since it was a speed work day. Found a treadmill with a fan blowing on it! I have a feeling I will be spending many hours there this summer. I'm sticking to doing my shorter runs outside but the speed work and longer runs are officially moving indoors.
5/1: 4.1 miles
5/3: 7 miles
5/6: 5 miles
5/8: 4.4 miles
5/10: 8 miles
5/16: 2.5 miles
5/19: 3 miles
5/20: 3 miles
5/22: 2.9 miles
5/24: 4 miles
5/27: 7 miles
5/29: 4.6 miles
May total: 55.5 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 Nineteen6 -
midwesterner85 wrote: »PastorVincent wrote: »So out for my run, it is raining again, but no hail. All is seeming fine when I come across this:
I stop pull up the local power company's web page to find a number to call, and it says to call 911 (emergency services) - That seems odd. The wires are clearly intact somehow, but I do as they say and call up. They said they would send a cop out to check on it. Again, odd. What is the police going to do? Not like they can fix it. They will just end up calling back to the dispatcher and someone will eventually call the power company to fix it. Seems like a lot of time and money could be saved if I could have just called the power company directly.
Ah well.
The local authorities will block off a dangerous area in case anything is live or goes live. Happens here often.
Yes, someone who doesn't know any better might go touching stuff. It is shocking (pun intended) that some people are more curious than careful.
I remember when a power pole came down in my shared driveway. I am safely in my house refusing to move until the power company or fire department show up, in contrast, my neighbour is picking her way over the live wires to come and chat. Mad.3 -
And in running news, it look as though I won't have too many issues hitting my May goal as long as I take a short run tomorrow, which shouldn't be too difficult as it's Friday, therefore, pizza night and I will have to earn a few extra hundred calories to counter all the pizza I know I will eat!
Running challenge
1 May: Yoga
2 May: 15.26km
3 May: Yogalates
4 May: 6.29km + 6.25km Riverhead Backyard Relaps 8-hour event
5 May: Rest
6 May: 5.1km + Pilates + Yoga
7 May: Rest
8 May: Yoga
9 May: 7.8km (supposed to be 10k slow but running buddy was excited)
10 May: Rest
11 May: 21.1km Vineyard Half
12 May: 5km post run shake out
13 May: Pilates
14 May: 4.1km (with tired legs)
15 May: Yoga
16 May: Rest
17 May: 12.04km plus Pilates
18 May: Yoga
19 May: 10.1km
20 May: 4.53km (in a mad dash before pilates, only to find pilates has moved from 9:30 to noon) + pilates + yoga
21 May: 12.04km (old school styles as fancy-schmancy Garmin failed to charge last night)
22 May: Yoga
23 May: 16.24km
24 May: Rest
25 May: 13km
26 May: Rest
27 May: Pilates + Yoga
28 May: 10.4km
29 May: Yoga
30 May: 11.93km (too lazy - ankles too achy - to run another lousy 70 metres)
158.18 of 160km for May9 -
Hullo,
There is no chance I am going to go back and read 886 messages, so I'm hoping everyone is well, races have been run, injuries are healing and hailstones have been dodged.
May has been mostly NOT running for me. I realised quickly on that I could either train for a long-distance hike carrying a pack, or I could train for an off-road marathon, but not both at once. The hike came sooner and so it won.
80 miles or so, across tricky terrain at times trying not to fall off cliffs, 4,000 metres of elevation gain over seven days, camping in the wilds, avoiding sheep and cows licking the walls of our tents. Some sun, some rain, some wind to keep the midges from biting us (they like my buttocks). Lots of dehydrated food (I am now eating ALL the fruit), and water from dubious looking lochs.
Of course as we were congratulating ourselves in the pub at the end of a tiring week, resting our wobbling knees, news came in that the first runner on that days ultra-marathon was in. Yes, he'd done the same route, the same ascents and descents, in a little more than 15 hours. Pah!
See you in June folks, that marathon looms ever closer.....18 -
@girlinahat Beautiful ! The hike sounds amazing! I don’t think we have anything so beautiful in the US. Glad to see you back.0
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@girlinahat that hike looks so amazing. Where is it?0
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katharmonic wrote: »@girlinahat that hike looks so amazing. Where is it?
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I hiked the 'Skye Trail', along some dramatic scenery of the Isle of Skye, just off the West coast of Scotland.10 -
PastorVincent wrote: »So out for my run, it is raining again, but no hail. All is seeming fine when I come across this:
I stop pull up the local power company's web page to find a number to call, and it says to call 911 (emergency services) - That seems odd. The wires are clearly intact somehow, but I do as they say and call up. They said they would send a cop out to check on it. Again, odd. What is the police going to do? Not like they can fix it. They will just end up calling back to the dispatcher and someone will eventually call the power company to fix it. Seems like a lot of time and money could be saved if I could have just called the power company directly.
Ah well.
The local authorities will block off a dangerous area in case anything is live or goes live. Happens here often.
So, funny story. My dad worked for many many years for Verizon (phone company). When he first started he was a cable splicer so knows all about the wires, and cables, and telephone poles, and all that jazz. Anyway, a number of years ago on one of our annual family vacations we were in the Canadian Rockies. We were walking somewhere where we ended up along a road and there was a cable down from some power lines. There was a very serious Canadian Mountie there, doing a very serious job of making sure no one came near the very serious issue of this cable being down on the ground. As we go past my dad turns to us and goes, that's a cable for cable TV, not a single thing dangerous about that! BUT! Better safe than sorry, I always say!4 -
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KatieJane83 wrote: »PastorVincent wrote: »So out for my run, it is raining again, but no hail. All is seeming fine when I come across this:
I stop pull up the local power company's web page to find a number to call, and it says to call 911 (emergency services) - That seems odd. The wires are clearly intact somehow, but I do as they say and call up. They said they would send a cop out to check on it. Again, odd. What is the police going to do? Not like they can fix it. They will just end up calling back to the dispatcher and someone will eventually call the power company to fix it. Seems like a lot of time and money could be saved if I could have just called the power company directly.
Ah well.
The local authorities will block off a dangerous area in case anything is live or goes live. Happens here often.
So, funny story. My dad worked for many many years for Verizon (phone company). When he first started he was a cable splicer so knows all about the wires, and cables, and telephone poles, and all that jazz. Anyway, a number of years ago on one of our annual family vacations we were in the Canadian Rockies. We were walking somewhere where we ended up along a road and there was a cable down from some power lines. There was a very serious Canadian Mountie there, doing a very serious job of making sure no one came near the very serious issue of this cable being down on the ground. As we go past my dad turns to us and goes, that's a cable for cable TV, not a single thing dangerous about that! BUT! Better safe than sorry, I always say!
Haha! Now that's good to hear! I'll confess to driving over downed cable lines. I figured the real danger is the live power wire arcing and bouncing around. So, I always expect a live one to be easily identified, probably not the safest mindset.
ETA @rheddmobile I went outside last night and listened to the frogs. There are 2 ponds close. The closest one, next door, was silent while the one a few houses to the east was strangely loud. If I weren't so gimpy, I'd have dragged dh with me to listen.4
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