January 2020 Monthly Running Challenge
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I'm so peeved.
Our local sporting chain is having a huge sale on shoes. I checked it out.
Mens asics gel kayano, over 40% off, so only 149 down from 279! Women's gel kayano, same price. Wtf.
And of course no mens in my size. Sigh.
Did you ask them why the women's were not on sale too? Maybe they were a more current model and the sale one was sold out?
I asked, they were both the 26s so the most recent for both. Her response was meh it is what it is.
Yeah there are other stores. Sadly the other stores are specialty stores and don't have sales like this, usually only 10% off if ever have a sale. This was a 40% off sale, which is why I was so disappointed.1 -
0104-9k total-24k goal-140k
Today's run was a bit uncomfortable. My lunch wasn't agreeing with me, and I needed to take several walking breaks to keep myself from puking. But it got done. I'm a bit proud of myself for that - a year ago I probably would've given up and taken a bus home.
Maybe I should just go back to running in the morning fasted.10 -
I disappeared for the week, while I was at a conference in Malta
The kids got to come and we had some free time, plus great meetings and I ran every day, too. One day was a group run, another day was intentional hill training to take advantage of the crazy hills that I had discovered the day before (literally LOL'ed when I got to the top and saw the roller coaster of up & down ahead of me), and two days were kind of longer with rocky trails mixed in. We did some hiking and sightseeing as a family and my crazy kids got in the cold sea. Yeah. It was pretty awesome.
Just a couple pictures.January goal 100 miles
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I'm so peeved.
Our local sporting chain is having a huge sale on shoes. I checked it out.
Mens asics gel kayano, over 40% off, so only 149 down from 279! Women's gel kayano, same price. Wtf.
And of course no mens in my size. Sigh.
Did you ask them why the women's were not on sale too? Maybe they were a more current model and the sale one was sold out?
I asked, they were both the 26s so the most recent for both. Her response was meh it is what it is.
If it is a chain, that is often the best the employee can say. The employee and even the manager have no control over these things. Often it comes from the vendor, not even the big wigs in the store's company itself. Working in retail I saw many times where a company like Nike would say "You will put X thing on sale, and don't you dare put Y thing on sale, or we will pull our products."
If it is the store control of the sale they typically run sales for one of 2 reasons :
1) A product is not selling fast enough and they want to clear out inventory
2) The draw from selling the specific product will generate other sales
Margins are way too tight at the store level for much else.
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polskagirl01 wrote: »I disappeared for the week, while I was at a conference in Malta
The kids got to come and we had some free time, plus great meetings and I ran every day, too. One day was a group run, another day was intentional hill training to take advantage of the crazy hills that I had discovered the day before (literally LOL'ed when I got to the top and saw the roller coaster of up & down ahead of me), and two days were kind of longer with rocky trails mixed in. We did some hiking and sightseeing as a family and my crazy kids got in the cold sea. Yeah. It was pretty awesome.
Just a couple pictures.January goal 100 miles
Great pics!1 -
1-1 8k slow + resistance bands
1-2 7k slow + yoga
1-3 rest + resistance bands
1-4 7k slow + yoga
January Total: 22k
January Goal: 135k
Foggy and 40 degrees F today. Never seem to run well after a rest day, and today was no exception. Don't know if yesterday's wrestling match with the Christmas tree contributed or not. Niggles in my left achilles and right SI joint all migrated to my hips during the run.
The Twelve Runs of Christmas
On the eighth run of Christmas, my workout gave to me:
Eight hip tweaks twangin';
Seven sparrows chirping;
Six frozen fingers;
Five trillion snowflakes;
Four wind gusts;
Three calf cramps;
Two frozen ponds;
And a small niggle in my left knee.
Next year when you pop in here claiming your December 2020 mileage, what accomplishments will you have made?
Return to a good running weight of 175 lbs
Run at least 4 5k races
Get a 5k PR
Average at least 138k per month, to meet my Run the Year pledge of 1,020 miles
Run the Year Team: Pavement Pounders7 -
@polskagirl01 Sounds and looks like you had a great time at your conference. Glad the kids go to go too and you were able to be so active in such a beautiful spot.1
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January Goal = 20 miles
Aiming for 3 days a week
1/1 - 2.16 miles - C25K w1d1
1/2 - rest days
1/3 - rain all day and I don't have anywhere to jog inside
1/4 - 2.51 miles - C25K w1d1
January total so far = 4.67 miles10 -
I think i figured out why the 10K trainer seems so wonky compared to the 5k trainer.
The 5k trainer appears to focus on pace - “run twenty minutes / two miles”
The 10K trainer appears to focus on distance/ endurance “run for 60 minutes”
In other news I woke up so slow today but I am up and around and waiting on my eggs to finish boiling and then i am going to the running store to get clif blocks and then the gym and then to the trail for my long run.
Late start but who cares. It’s Saturday and the longer i wait the closer the temps will be to 45F
Good luck to all of you running today!9 -
@polskagirl01 sounds like a great trip! Thanks for sharing the beautiful pictures!
@7lenny7 how’s your hip doing?
Injury update: I’m feeling very strong today. I’m scheduled to walk/run 3.5/1.5 intervals today once I get my lazy self dressed and out the door. I’m keeping these runs close to the house in case I need to abort plan. But all is well so far.10 -
Date :::: Miles :::: Cumulative
01/01/20 :::: 4.3 :::: 4.3
01/02/20 :::: 4.9 :::: 9.2
01/03/20 :::: 2.1 :::: 11.3
01/04/20 :::: 3.1 :::: 14.5
I slept terribly last night and when my alarm went off and I realized it was cold and pouring rain, I bailed on the long run plan. I slept a little more and then went to the gym for a treadmill run and strength training class instead. I'm not sure that was more fun, but it was certainly warmer!7 -
@PastorVincent & @Elise4270 & @rheddmobile Thank you for the info! Interesting and helpful... I appreciate all suggestions.
@Scott6255 Thank you! I'll take a paper clip or small chip clip and try half every 30 and see how it works.
@Camaramandy648 Good luck on your run! After my 14.2 miler last weekend, I texted my father in law how miserable I felt but how proud I was of it, and he gave me some reassurance by saying that the long runs can be rough but they pay off when you're running an endurance race. I'm only setting an initial standard for the first race and trying to beat myself next time. That will be my victory. Father in law is hundreds of miles away from me but he runs with me. Weird that I think about him (not like that) when running but I remember the words he says and it helps me power through. I think about my kids, constantly and my husband and my deceased grandfather who is my hero. We, you and I, talked about music and I love music too and hopefully you'll power through with positive pushes and thoughts and good music too. I want you to succeed!!!
@Avidkeo What @Emmamcg90 said is very true. We associate jelly beans here in America with Easter. You can get Jelly Belly brand jelly beans year round here but that's it. Soon all candy brands...Starburst, Skittles will morph into magical jelly beans and that's when you can get off brands too.
@polskagirl01 Love your pictures and love that you could take your kids with you...
Waiting on my husband to get back from the gym and I'm out the door for a run! Good luck and happy travels to everyone this weekend!
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Morning all!
So today is a 9k fun run I signed up for a couple of days ago. Its a cup free event which is cool. I've got my hydration pack ready (just easier that way) and a couple of jelly beans. Kinda sux you can't get them all year round. But kiwis love lollies (candy) so I guess it makes sense we would have them all the time. Easter here is all about chocolate. Hollow eggs, marshmallow eggs, cream eggs.... Mmmmm mmm chocolate!7 -
Date :::: Miles :::: Elevation :::: Total Miles :::: Total Elevation
01/01/20 :::: 5.12 :::: 930 ::: 5.12 :::: 930
01/02/20 Rest - Yoga
01/03/20 :::: 4.2 :::: 410 ::: 9.22 :::: 1340
01/04/20 :::: 2.38 :::: 338 ::: 11.6 :::: 1678
Jan Goal 75 mile 5000 ft elevation
I live in the mountains so its a lot of treadmill miles for me, but I have an incline trainer in the basement so I'm getting my vert work in. I'm training to run the AV1 this summer.9 -
@LoveyChar I have seen jelly beans year round in Houston but not as prominently displayed in non Easter times. If you go to Walgreens or CVS they usually have some candy that’s $1-2 each hanging in clear plastic bags (circus peanuts, cherry sours, citrus wedges, gum drops, etc). I can usually find a bag of jelly beans in those sections. It seems like I’ve seen them at Kroger too but I’m generally distracted by Chocolate in the candy aisle.3
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@Avidkeo we do chocolate bunnies and eggs too. And marshmallow peeps. Just for fun I’m including a picture of the cake I made for Easter this year. (Sprinkled with jelly beans!)
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@Avidkeo we do chocolate bunnies and eggs too. And marshmallow peeps. Just for fun I’m including a picture of the cake I made for Easter this year. (Sprinkled with jelly beans!)
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My goals for 2020 are to stay injury free and healthy. I am also possibly going to try again for my first half marathon.
January goal is to run 50 miles.
2/2 - Scheduled for 2 miles today but GPS said 2.47 miles.
2/4 - First 4 miler in over 2 years. Only 5 hours of sleep last night due to a late hockey game and an early game today. Wasn't a pretty one but got it done.
Monthly total - 6.47 miles
Races:
March 14:
St. Malachi 2 mile and 5 mile
May 16:
Cleveland Marathon Half and 5k
June 13 - 14:
Run and Ride Cedar Point 5k and Quarter Marathon
September 20:
Cleveland Hero's Run 5 miler
December 5:
Santa Hustle Cedar Point 5k9 -
1/1 - Skipped
1/2 - 4 miles regular pace
1/3 - Weights
1/4 - 5.5 easy treadmill miles in an hour.
Target / Goal = 9.5 / 105.
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Yay @emmamcgarity glad you are feeling stronger! Injuries suck!
6 miles for me this afternoon. Injury recovery ongoing, and another pain-free run 😁. Speed picking up a little bit, but was just taking it easy and concentrating on pushing off with my big toe rather than the outside toes. Listened to a podcast and I think the guy diagnosed my shin splints due to stress of the calf muscle stretching too far because of constantly pushing off on the outside of my foot. Since I get shin splints so often, I know it has to be a form issue. Hopefully I finally found a fix 🤞9
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