January 2020 Monthly Running Challenge
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polskagirl01 wrote: »PastorVincent wrote: »polskagirl01 wrote: »PastorVincent wrote: »Did a 1-4-4-1 run tonight. Was in the 30s F so that is almost a heatwave compared to recent days!
I'm curious about the 1-4-4-1 run. What do those #s mean? Glad the temps came up to freezing for ya, just don't take too many layers off!
Sorry.I do not know if it is "a normal workout" or a just one my coach uses all the time but it shows up a lot in my plan that she has for me.
1 Mile Warm up
4 Miles Easy Pace
4 Miles Half Marathon Goal Pace
1 Mile Cooldown
i like this workout. maybe i'll add a version of it to my runs. i'll have to convince speed demon of this thing called an "easy pace"
I like it too. Except my warmup pace is my easy pace. Maybe I should make it easier. Hmmm.
Me three! Walking is my warm up and cooldown pace though...1 -
So close!!6
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eleanorhawkins wrote: »polskagirl01 wrote: »PastorVincent wrote: »polskagirl01 wrote: »PastorVincent wrote: »Did a 1-4-4-1 run tonight. Was in the 30s F so that is almost a heatwave compared to recent days!
I'm curious about the 1-4-4-1 run. What do those #s mean? Glad the temps came up to freezing for ya, just don't take too many layers off!
Sorry.I do not know if it is "a normal workout" or a just one my coach uses all the time but it shows up a lot in my plan that she has for me.
1 Mile Warm up
4 Miles Easy Pace
4 Miles Half Marathon Goal Pace
1 Mile Cooldown
i like this workout. maybe i'll add a version of it to my runs. i'll have to convince speed demon of this thing called an "easy pace"
I like it too. Except my warmup pace is my easy pace. Maybe I should make it easier. Hmmm.
Me three! Walking is my warm up and cooldown pace though...
Me four! I will try it this Sat for my long run...1 -
polskagirl01 wrote: »Yes to cold and hungry. I baked yesterday. 6 loaves of banana bread and 2 1/2 apple cakes. Only the 1/2 cake was for us. The rest went into the deep freezer and will come out for our next "Street Church" thingy. It's so funny, they have to be careful because people frequently try to steal my baked goods during the event
Dropped the car off for inspection on the other side of the city, ran the 12k home and now hubby can take a bus to pick it up later. Maybe I'll take the kids to play in the woods
January goal 100 miles (stretch goal 200 km)
Omg. I love banana bread. Makes me want to go home and bake one myself1 -
well dang. we are getting hit by more snow. i was hoping to run tonight after teaching aerial yoga, but shoveling has to come first. lots of foot traffic in front of my house including neighbors to either side of me walking to the other house.
but it's only 2 miles. so i should be able to get it done. hopefully.
also i think speed demon injured my foot. she stepped down hard on my big toe while trying to get outside. maybe dislocated a little bone or pinched some of the connective tissue. running is fine. walking is uncomfortable
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1/1 – 3.17 miles
1/2 – 5.03 miles
1/4 – 10.01 miles
1/5 – 6.56 miles (trail)
1/6 – 4.14 miles
1/8 – 5.01 miles
1/10 – 5.10 miles
1/11 – 13.54 miles
1/13 – 5.33 miles
1/15 – 5.10 miles (track)
1/17 – 4.38 miles
1/19 – 11 miles
1/21 – 1 mile
1/22 – 5.01 miles
1/23 – 5.01 miles
89.40 miles/100 miles
It was a nice warm 29F on this morning’s run. Yesterday it was 15F but there wasn’t any wind so it didn’t feel too bad. Heading to Asheville NC on Saturday for the Hot Chocolate 10K.
@rheddmobile – has your husband tried an ankle brace? The inside of my left ankle sometimes bothers me – more on trails and I can tell a big difference when I wear my brace. It usually doesn’t start whining until I’m a few miles in so I often forget to put it on and usually regret it.
I was just in Asheville and saw this being advertised... Thought would have been great if it were last weekend when I was there! Good luck!0 -
Re; Parkrun, we have one in the entire state of NC. And it's 30 minute drive away...
Not convenient, but maybe one day I will try it out.
Would love it if there was one closer.
5 miles today - 1.5 miles WU/CD and 2 miles of interval speed run. Felt good. Was a little bit warmer at 29F.
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January Goal: 100 Miles
1/1: 6.41 miles
1/2: 6.10 miles
1/5: 4.55 miles
1/7: 3.55 miles
1/8: 6.10 miles
1/9: 6.02 miles
1/12: 10.03 miles
1/14: 6.11 miles
1/15: 6.22 miles
1/16: 6.21 miles
1/19: 9.31 miles
1/22: 5.75 miles
1/23: 6.03 miles
82.39/100 miles completed for January
82.39/1000 miles for Run the Year Team Pavement Pounders
I ran 6 miles this morning. It was a good run. I had my new shoes, the weather was pretty nice. It was cloudy and I'm a bit tired of clouds, but it was ~47°F with just a light wind and no rain so it was nice out. And it is sunny now so that makes me happy. I wasn't as slow as I have been the last few runs. I saw a couple of skunks, but luckily they didn't see me. I felt good on the run and enjoyed it.Not really my first choice of color, but I usually just take the least expensive choice of the model I want. I never really understand why the different colors are different prices.
I wish there was a park run near me, but it looks like there are only 3 in Texas. Two are in the Houston area which is about 350 miles away so probably 5.5 - 6 hour drive depending on where in Houston you are going. The other is closer, in Keller, and it's only 125 miles from me but still a good 2 hour drive from here. Even if there were more park runs in Texas there wouldn't be any close to me. I live in a pretty small town in the middle of nowhere. But park run sure sounds fun.
2020 races:
5/16/20: Run for 57th AHC Half Marathon8 -
Arizona has a parkrun in Tucson. A 2 hour drive is a bit much unless we are doing a weekend there or something.2
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January Goal: 100 Miles
1/1: 6.41 miles
1/2: 6.10 miles
1/5: 4.55 miles
1/7: 3.55 miles
1/8: 6.10 miles
1/9: 6.02 miles
1/12: 10.03 miles
1/14: 6.11 miles
1/15: 6.22 miles
1/16: 6.21 miles
1/19: 9.31 miles
1/22: 5.75 miles
1/23: 6.03 miles
82.39/100 miles completed for January
82.39/1000 miles for Run the Year Team Pavement Pounders
I ran 6 miles this morning. It was a good run. I had my new shoes, the weather was pretty nice. It was cloudy and I'm a bit tired of clouds, but it was ~47°F with just a light wind and no rain so it was nice out. And it is sunny now so that makes me happy. I wasn't as slow as I have been the last few runs. I saw a couple of skunks, but luckily they didn't see me. I felt good on the run and enjoyed it.Not really my first choice of color, but I usually just take the least expensive choice of the model I want. I never really understand why the different colors are different prices.
I wish there was a park run near me, but it looks like there are only 3 in Texas. Two are in the Houston area which is about 350 miles away so probably 5.5 - 6 hour drive depending on where in Houston you are going. The other is closer, in Keller, and it's only 125 miles from me but still a good 2 hour drive from here. Even if there were more park runs in Texas there wouldn't be any close to me. I live in a pretty small town in the middle of nowhere. But park run sure sounds fun.
2020 races:
5/16/20: Run for 57th AHC Half Marathon
Those shoes are pretty!1 -
@RunsOnEspresso @kgirlhart I guess I shouldn't complain about 30 min drive! LOL. Nice shoes, did you feel better?
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@PastorVincent - The only park run in CA is one in the Bay Area. None in So CA. I was thinking of maybe trying to help start one but have no idea where they could hold it. There is a big park - big enough to support many runners doing a 5k, but they charge $5/car to park there on the weekends. It would be perfect as it has a couple of big lakes, lots of shade and has paths along the river too. The paved trail I run could also work but I am not sure it could support a lot of runners all there together. There is some parking but not enough unless a local business near the trail entrance would allow us to use some of their parking too.
I am NOT going to volunteer to run one, but there are lots of parks around here that could host one with free parking, paved and unpaved trails, etc. So move here and do that, and I will show up to race!
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@RunsOnEspresso and @hamsterwheel6 Thanks! I think they are nice looking but will look old and dirty fast. And I do feel better. 😄2
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@emmamcgarity - Congratulations on getting to run and the hamstring feeling better - YAY!!
@PastorVincent - The only park run in CA is one in the Bay Area. None in So CA. I was thinking of maybe trying to help start one but have no idea where they could hold it. There is a big park - big enough to support many runners doing a 5k, but they charge $5/car to park there on the weekends. It would be perfect as it has a couple of big lakes, lots of shade and has paths along the river too. The paved trail I run could also work but I am not sure it could support a lot of runners all there together. There is some parking but not enough unless a local business near the trail entrance would allow us to use some of their parking too.
@pastorvincent, @polskagirl01 on the 1-4-4-1 WU. I use the ~mile from my house to the paved trail as my WU too. I start with a walk (let pup get all the sniffs and business out of the way) and add in running as I go. By the time we are at the trail I am running...
@noblsheep - I was wondering how you were doing with all the crazy epidemic stuff going on. Is it affecting where you are even being far from Wuhan? Hope the race isn't cancelled!
It looks like they posted a development map on their blog in October 2019. I see a couple of sites listed as under development in Southern CA.2 -
Have been running, haven't been keeping up with this thread, sorry! I'll do better.
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question
the local store has xc shoes with spikes on sale. cheap. are those only good on trails, soft trails?
i don't get out to soft trails very often. gravel and blacktop yes. sidewalks, yes
since my yaktrax were an utter disaster, i was wondering about them. i don't have old shoes to screw, i did find things like yaktrax but more screw-like. and they have straps to keep them on better. i don't think i need full crampons. just something to help manage the ice.0 -
PastorVincent wrote: »marisap2010 wrote: »Going back to the posts about Parkrun - I wish we had it here. I think it would be a fun and different. There aren’t any close to here at all.
None here either. I look from time to time, but nothing. Sounds like people really enjoy them.
Start one! They are always looking for volunteers to start it up!
ETA oops that what I get for posting before reading the rest of the comments...2 -
Morning all. Slow and steady 3.4k this morning. I wore my new shoes and forgot they were my new one. I guess that's an advantage of being a one shoe person, only 1 shoe but they always fit perfectly? Oh and these are the mens 8s rather than the women's 9.5 so I guess that gives me 2 options now lol
Today the girls and I are going to the pool, then a little bit of shopping, then we are taking the girls on the train to a carnival. They are going to explode with joy because they keep asking to go on the train and they are so excited about the carnival.
Home tomorrow, after park run. I do feel you on the missing out. Before moving, our "local" one was 2hr drive away.
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Jan - goal 140k
Jan 1 - 2.1k
Jan 2 - 3k
Jan 3 - 6k
Jan 4 - 3k
Jan 5 - 9k
Jan 6 - 6.3k
Jan 7 - 2.3k
Jan 8 - 8.3k
Jan 9 - 3k
Jan 10 - 7k
Jan 11 - 4k
Jan 12 - 2k
Jan 13 - 5.5k
Jan 14 - 3k
Jan 15 - 7.6k
Jan 16 - 3k
Jan 17 - 4.5k
Jan 18 - 7.2k
Jan 19 - 3.4k
Jan 20 - 2k
Jan 21 - 5.2k
Jan 22 - 9.0k
Jan 23 - 3.7k
Jan 24 - 3.4k
Total: 113.6
Run streak - 35 days8 -
question
the local store has xc shoes with spikes on sale. cheap. are those only good on trails, soft trails?
i don't get out to soft trails very often. gravel and blacktop yes. sidewalks, yes
since my yaktrax were an utter disaster, i was wondering about them. i don't have old shoes to screw, i did find things like yaktrax but more screw-like. and they have straps to keep them on better. i don't think i need full crampons. just something to help manage the ice.
If they are metal spikes then any hard surface will beat them down, and you will do damage to the surface so they would be for grass or other soft surfaces.
YakTraks makes a version with the over the laces strap. I think that is what I have (and never used). So that might be an option too.0 -
PastorVincent wrote: »marisap2010 wrote: »Going back to the posts about Parkrun - I wish we had it here. I think it would be a fun and different. There aren’t any close to here at all.
None here either. I look from time to time, but nothing. Sounds like people really enjoy them.
Start one! They are always looking for volunteers to start it up!
ETA oops that what I get for posting before reading the rest of the comments...
Yeah, I already am employed as a software engineer full time, full time as a pastor, write and publish fantasy and science fiction novels, and try to a good husband and father all while marathon training. Sure, I will just add organize and run races in my spare time...6
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