February 2020 Monthly Running Challenge
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My kid, smallest kid in the 7th grade, 1% on height charts 2% in weight, ran the 200 M run last night and came in last place. I'm trying to teach her it's not about winning (and I am NOT the "everybody gets a trophy mom"). (Adding...yes, I know it's really about winning but I'm at a loss as to what to say to her). She told me she wants to start running with me. Endurance running might become her best friend and joy. I would have been proud of her if she fell on her face, though. I'm glad she likes running but happier that band and academics are top for her. I'm going to get her into some smaller races outside of school.8
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Camaramandy648 wrote: »@Tramboman 66 or 69
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Trail Marathon or road Marathon, which would you pick?0
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My kid, smallest kid in the 7th grade, 1% on height charts 2% in weight, ran the 200 M run last night and came in last place. I'm trying to teach her it's not about winning (and I am NOT the "everybody gets a trophy mom"). (Adding...yes, I know it's really about winning but I'm at a loss as to what to say to her). She told me she wants to start running with me. Endurance running might become her best friend and joy. I would have been proud of her if she fell on her face, though. I'm glad she likes running but happier that band and academics are top for her. I'm going to get her into some smaller races outside of school.6
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March Challenge has been posted here. Come and join us for a another great month of running and fun!
https://community.myfitnesspal.com/en/discussion/10787092/march-2020-monthly-running-challenge/p1?new=1
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@autumnblade75 it sounds like you're dialing in your limit, which is good. Did you have calories from anything other than Kool-Aid?
When you ingest more carbs in your gut than your body can process, it sits there and waits. Eat more carbs, more volume in your stomach waiting. You start feeling full, upset stomach, and uncomfortable. In some cases you get stomach cramps or want to vomit. It's different for each runner, but that's generally how it goes.
Yes, you definitely want to err on the side of caution.
Because you generally run slower during your long training runs, you don't burn as much glycogen as you do during the actual race. The only time I want to run "fully fueled" in a training run is when I'm testing my nutrition strategy. otherwise, fasted or half fueled (or half-assed...I usually don't plan it out) is fine with me. The less fuel I use during a training run, the better, because it trains my body to burn more fat, and more importantly, it saves the calorie burn for beer and real food after the run. I'll bring gels or energy bars with me on a long run, but I only eat them if I'm really slogging it.
One thing I forgot to mention earlier. During the race, because you'll never be able to take in enough carbs to replenish the glycogen you burn, start taking it in before the race. The number I've seen is the quickest your body can use the carbs is 30 minutes from when you eat. For that reason, for a race I start my carb intake about 15 minutes before the race and stop about 45 to 60 minutes before the end of the race.
I don't really like to eat while running, so it was just the Kool-Aid.
I know I'm *supposed* to run slower on my long training runs than I intend to do in the race, but I'm not sure I've ever carried it out in practice.
I wasn't really planning on taking water for the last 45 minutes of the race, but today's run was certainly an indication that I'll want hydration without fuel Just In Case I overload the system with sugar. No point in extra dehydration for failing to plan ahead. I'm already concerned that maybe I'm not replacing enough fluids. The race is likely to be cooler than my living room, though, so I *should* sweat less...
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Camaramandy648 wrote: »@autumnblade75 I have had the same problem. I was ALWAYS running all of my runs fasted, including the saturday long run.
Until it stopped working - I think around the time I hit twelve or thirteen miles for a long run and it was brutal. I experimented with a few things but I landed on these gels that I really like. I splurged and bought a bunch of them in bulk. Now, I have a closet full of gels. They have the exact amount of water, glucose, and sodium needed for refueling every ninety or so minutes. They seem to work well for me, but at the end of my eighteen mile run, there was nothing like plain, pure WATER.
In any event - you should be proud of yourself for being so committed.
I have never had an issue with running half marathons fasted before. I can't swear my memory is 100% correct to say that up to 18 miles was ok without paying any attention to fuel, the last time I was involved in training for 26.2, but that's what sticks in my brain.
Committed, huh? I should probably be committed, all right...0 -
@LoveyChar
Ok.....she is adorable! She is built to run for sure! The winning part - just showing up. It's a sport you can pursue for life so tell her to keep going.....I am thinking there may be a family marathon in your future!!2 -
Morning everyone.
Happy birthday @Tramboman!
Busy night at work last night. Didn't sleep till around midnight! Still awake at 7am, so went and did Parkrun. Was feeling awful and sluggish so was going to be happy with anything around 30 minutes.
Well blow me over, something was weird and I just hit a stride. I was flying today. It was my 3rd fastest 5k ever at 26:45, my second fastest Parkrun - my fastest being 26:29. At the 4k mark I entertained the idea of breaking my PR but knew I'd have to run a sub 5min km to do that, and I did not have that in me. Looking at my HR, I was mostly in zone 4. Which is a huge improvement for me!
So my last run of Feb brings my total to 170.6k. I had aimed for 150k so woo hoo! So far I'm going strong!
In racing news, I realised last night that the Wellington half is on the first Sunday of the school holidays here, and I'm planning on taking that week off and going to wellington anyway, so I'm going to aim to do that, AND the taranaki HM the following weekend. Put your hands up if you think I'm insane.... That's OK, I'm in excellent company here!
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Feb - goal 150k
Feb 1 - 7.2k
Feb 2 - 5k
Feb 3 - 7k
Feb 4 - 4k
Feb 5 - 5.4k
Feb 6 - 9k
Feb 7 - 3k
Feb 8 - 7k
Feb 9 - 4.2k
Feb 10 - 8k
Feb 11 - 4k
Feb 12 - 6.2k
Feb 13 - 4k
Feb 14 - 11.1k
Feb 15 - 5k
Feb 16 - 3k
Feb 17 - 6.3k
Feb 18 - 4.1k
Feb 19 - 5.4k
Feb 20 - 8.1
Feb 21 - 4k
Feb 22 - 8k
Feb 23 - 4k
Feb 24 - 7k
Feb 25 - 4k
Feb 26 - 5.9k
Feb 27 - 12.6k
Feb 28 - 3k
Feb 29 - 5k
Total: 170.6k
Run streak - 71 days8 -
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Trail Marathon or road Marathon, which would you pick?
I am 100% a Road Marathon Runner. Some of the "trail" races around here are on paved paths through the forest preserves. I will happily run those. I have learned my lesson about *actual* trail races, though. I don't really enjoy them.2 -
Camaramandy648 wrote: »Camaramandy648 wrote: »B for Beer is my vote, if you're asking.
@Camaramandy648 Unfortunately I just found out that the trail in option B is solid ice right now. It looks like I'm going with C. Still should be good. Maybe I'll stop at a donut shop or two for my nutrition so I don't have to carry as much.
@7lenny7 you can always, always stop for a doughnut!
I wanted a doughnut so bad this morning, but I have noticed that what I consume HUGELY affects how I feel, so no doughnut for me.
@Camaramandy648 now I'm getting excited about my run tomorrow. I tweaked my route to run by three donut shops. It's going to be a DONUT RUN!8 -
My kid, smallest kid in the 7th grade, 1% on height charts 2% in weight, ran the 200 M run last night and came in last place. I'm trying to teach her it's not about winning (and I am NOT the "everybody gets a trophy mom"). (Adding...yes, I know it's really about winning but I'm at a loss as to what to say to her). She told me she wants to start running with me. Endurance running might become her best friend and joy. I would have been proud of her if she fell on her face, though. I'm glad she likes running but happier that band and academics are top for her. I'm going to get her into some smaller races outside of school.
I lead by example - ie, I never win any of the races I enter. I tell my girls it’s about running your best race and finishing feeling like you couldn’t have run any faster. Some people are naturally faster, and when you’re a kid, some are older and bigger, others train more. Some things you can’t do anything about, other things - like training - you can.
She looks happy though, and that’s the best bit.4 -
Camaramandy648 wrote: »
I also would like to buy some running shorts, but I don't know what I like. I have some cute nike ones that are SO comfortable, but I don't know if they're too short and they fit as tight as leggings do, but they're shorts. I feel like I should get some that are more loose-fitting. I also want pockets. Lots and lots of pockets.
Oiselle long pocket joggers.
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polskagirl01 wrote: »My kid, smallest kid in the 7th grade, 1% on height charts 2% in weight, ran the 200 M run last night and came in last place. I'm trying to teach her it's not about winning (and I am NOT the "everybody gets a trophy mom"). (Adding...yes, I know it's really about winning but I'm at a loss as to what to say to her). She told me she wants to start running with me. Endurance running might become her best friend and joy. I would have been proud of her if she fell on her face, though. I'm glad she likes running but happier that band and academics are top for her. I'm going to get her into some smaller races outside of school.
All of this. There is so much difference between winning and participation trophy (although as an adult I love my medals LOL but I also understand why I am running, besides getting a cool medal at the end).1 -
Camaramandy648 wrote: »Camaramandy648 wrote: »B for Beer is my vote, if you're asking.
@Camaramandy648 Unfortunately I just found out that the trail in option B is solid ice right now. It looks like I'm going with C. Still should be good. Maybe I'll stop at a donut shop or two for my nutrition so I don't have to carry as much.
@7lenny7 you can always, always stop for a doughnut!
I wanted a doughnut so bad this morning, but I have noticed that what I consume HUGELY affects how I feel, so no doughnut for me.
@Camaramandy648 now I'm getting excited about my run tomorrow. I tweaked my route to run by three donut shops. It's going to be a DONUT RUN!
Love this!! 🍩🍩🍩🏃♂️🍻
I add a beer for after you are all finished, hungry and need something for recovery, you're welcome 😁1 -
RunsOnEspresso wrote: »Camaramandy648 wrote: »
I also would like to buy some running shorts, but I don't know what I like. I have some cute nike ones that are SO comfortable, but I don't know if they're too short and they fit as tight as leggings do, but they're shorts. I feel like I should get some that are more loose-fitting. I also want pockets. Lots and lots of pockets.
Oiselle long pocket joggers.
I second this or if you want loose shorts instead of compression, I like the Oiselle Long Roga Shorts (only 2 pockets but the back one is big enough for my iPhone) or the Toolbelt Roga Shorts with an all around mesh pocket waist band.0 -
Hrm. They are calling for 30mph winds tomorrow... not sure about my long run. Unless I can get a big sail maybe...2
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PastorVincent wrote: »Hrm. They are calling for 30mph winds tomorrow... not sure about my long run. Unless I can get a big sail maybe...
I have one you can borrow. Do you want a main or a jib?3
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