March 2020 Monthly Running Challenge
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Duck_Puddle wrote: »Duck_Puddle wrote: »Guess I went full crazy full speed. First chip I ever wore was for a full Marathon. I've done 5K's before but it was only to kick off the school year, not something I would do if I wasn't with coworkers. Never thought of 5K or 10K as long distance before. First 10K is this month 3 miles from my house (where I ran for training) and it was cheap. Half Marathon was my first choice because I didn't think I could run a Full but I'm glad I did, glad husband pushed me. Now if I have to drive a distance to get there, I want the Full experience and not to come home feeling like I cheated myself.
I do almost exclusively travel races. I enjoy the experience, the scenery, etc. I’ve settled on a half as a good distance because you can kind of wing-it (sort of) it something doesn’t go quite right in training, it’s long enough to feel like an accomplishment and you get to see a lot of the beauty of wherever you’re running, and it doesn’t take so much out of you that you can’t continue to enjoy traipsing around wherever you are.
Last October I ran the Arches half in Moab, Utah. It was the most beautiful place I have ever run. But you’re running along in this canyon, next to the Colorado River; and somewhere about mile 6 or 7( you turn a corner and the whole thing opens up to this incredible expanse framed by red rocks. It was kind of indescribable (if you’re into nature and stuff). They also have a 10k. They don’t get to have that though because they start after that point.
And then I traipsed around Moab hiking and rappelling and pretending like I was some sort of outdoor adventurer for another week. I don’t think I could have done as much after a full.
I’m supposed to run Canyonlands next weekend (it’s a different 13 miles on the same road as the Arches half). I hope I’m recovered enough to do it. It is such an incredibly beautiful place.
But in general-I’m feeling like the flagship event distance is the one I try to aim for. Like the RnR Las Vegas-the half is the event. For the full-they have you running around traffic cones in random parking lots just to hit the distance. That’s no fun. But others-the full is the deal.
All big talk from someone who commented not even 5 minutes ago that I’m never doing another full. Liar, liar my pants are on fire.
You definitely could wing a Half, at least the one I ran through. I told my husband you could tell the difference by the people walking it and it was so annoying because it was a cluster... I'm slow too but it's annoying to weave through walkers. At least after the HM people cleared out, it wasn't a cluster anymore and you could navigate nicely through the race at whatever speed. I do want to run a Half with my daughter but if she has to walk, I'll wait for her at the finish or come back through for her. I'm mean but I guess I'm teaching her to run her best.
The outdoors anything sounds nice as long as there's no heights involved (no rappelling). I have to look up some things, like "what is a flagship event distance." I want to visit Colorado one day (brother-in-law lives there) and Utah for the ski/jacuzzi springs underneath. I hope you recover quickly!
“flagship” as in that’s the “big” event. Like a lot of races have multiple distances but often times (but not always) one is really the “big” event or the main event (and most people run that distance). It’s not always the longest distance.
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@dreamer12151
Wow....2020 can only get better! Sorry to hear about your fur baby. We put one down last fall and it was difficult.
@LoveyChar
That race looks fun! Where do they hold it?
@shanaber
In TX, we have Taco Tuesday. Im really good at Taco Tuesday! But then I need to add some Tabatas to counter the effects of Tacos. 😂
Krause Springs in Spicewood, Texas... down your way I think.
Oh it's Taco Tuesday or Tender Tuesday (Bush's...yum)!!! But I'm not eating Taco Bell, my husband's favorite fast food in the world!1 -
@dreamer12151 I’m so sorry to hear about your pup. I know what a painful decision that is, I had to make that decision in 2016 with my little pug I had with me since I was in my early 20s.
Yes, that’s a Brittany Spaniel, my first doggie since my pug. I thought long and hard about what breed I wanted, needed a dog big enough to run with me and my husband, small enough to fit in my tiny house and yard, good with kids (she is) and hopefully good with other dogs (she is).
The only problem is a 3 mile run barely phases her. And she’s just a year old!
She’s a terrific runner, I keep her under 6 miles now, mostly 3-4, but she’ll go longer when she gets a little older. I’m way too slow for her haha
@shanaber We considered a Vizsla too! They seemed a good compromise between the Brittany I wanted and the Weimaraner my husband wanted. In the end I won out, but we really liked the Vizsla too3 -
Duck_Puddle wrote: »PastorVincent wrote: »Duck_Puddle wrote: »PastorVincent wrote: »Half marathons are tough enough and that's the furthest I've ever rain. I can't even fathom doing a full marathon because my time is to precious to train for it.
Good luck to those who can though. (I once said I'd never run a half so you never know 
Be very careful.
I once said "OMG A WHOLE 5K? THAT IS SOOOOO FAR!"
Then I said "A 10-mile race is the limit of insanity. I mean why run farther?"
Then I was "If I can just do a marathon..."
Then I was like "Well, a 50k is only a little farther..."
Some day I need to run an official 1/2 marathon race though.
this is the truth!
I was vehement that I was never doing a full. I didn’t have the time to train. It’s too much commitment to run as a second job for 6 months. Half’s are plenty-long enough to be long but not life consuming. I’m too slow so I really takes too much time. On and on and on. For years.
I just finished my second full and I already know I’m lying that I’m never doing another one. My next long race target is a 50k. Cause If I’m not doing another full, I’m surely ok to do something longer. *eyeroll at self emoji*
In all honesty, I currently have a hard stop at 50k. The next step up is 50 miles and while I am sure I could do it, the time commitment is beyond me right now and for the foreseeable future. I am actually considering dropping down to 1/2 marathon to 30k for my range after my current training plan is complete.
That is a kind of wisdom I apparently don’t have.
I can say I genuinely don’t have any interest in doing anything that long. But I was adamant I was never doing a full either. And 50k is only like 8k-and I’m really not sure how long a k is so that could be just a mile or two....(relax-I know it’s 5-ish). And this is how I get in trouble. Plus someone posts pictures of some place that’s pretty and I HAVE to do it.
I have done two 50ks so far and planing a third one this summer. My 50ks are all trail races though. If they were road races I probably never do them. It is a nice distance and really it is not THAT much farther than a full marathon.
There are people in this thread that have done 100 mile races, but I am not one of them! 5 -
@dreamer12151 So sorry to hear about all of your bad news. I hope the rest of 2020 makes up for January and Feb!
I got home late today, so cut my run a little short. I did 2 miles on the treadmill, (one fast and one about normal speed) to make up for the shorter distance. The fast one I did in 10 minutes. Not quite my fastest, but almost. Total distance traversed was 2.75 miles.
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Went to the Doc today – of course hip felt better since my run on Sunday. He took an X Ray and didn’t see anything really off structurally. He thought an MRI made sense to look at ligaments and labrum but told me I could wait and see if I preferred. I am done waiting….ready to move on. So getting the MRI Thursday. I will just keep moving in the mean time.
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March - Goal 65 miles,unless I’m sidelined
Race: Cap 10K ATX - April 5th
3/1 -7 miles - ouch😆
3/2 -Yoga
3/3 -Strength training/cycle
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@Camaramandy648 happy birthday!
@dreamer12151 so sorry about your beloved dog Emma.
@Duck_Puddle I would love to do the Arches Half. I'm interested mainly in destination races if I'm going to do a HM these days too.
Date :::: Miles :::: Cumulative
03/01/20 :::: 4.1 :::: 4.1
03/02/20 :::: 3.9 :::: 8.0
03/03/20 :::: 3.0 :::: 11.0
Treadmill run following the mace workout.
This was my last mace workout this morning for the study I've been participating in. It was tough doing it two days in a row, which I only did because I'm traveling the rest of the week. It was a tough 4 weeks of doing these workouts 3x a week. I did my body scan again and the results were not that great. My biceps increased a bit but so did some other things, so it may not be a true change. I think I see changes in my shoulders more than anything and that isn't really measured in the scan. The scan is really annoying me with its body fat % estimates, as it seems to keep going up every time. I don't think it's very accurate but I do know I am not nearly as lean as I was when I was marathon training. I would like to get back to that but I don't really want to train that hard...
And yet - I signed up for a race today. The race is a Spartan Beast (13.1 miles) in Killington VT in September - which is probably one of the toughest of the Spartan races elevation-wise. I'm fully terrified, but this will be my goal race this year.
And then tonight I randomly saw a post about trail shoes that were on sale for half price at REI so I bought those as well. Must stop spending money now!
I head to Arizona tomorrow! Hopefully I'll get a run in every day while I'm there - I'll check in here and there. My suitcase is stuffed to the gills with half business casual and half running gear but of course I want to bring more.10 -
Went to the Doc today – of course hip felt better since my run on Sunday. He took an X Ray and didn’t see anything really off structurally. He thought an MRI made sense to look at ligaments and labrum but told me I could wait and see if I preferred. I am done waiting….ready to move on. So getting the MRI Thursday. I will just keep moving in the mean time.
Thanks for your advice regarding my hip issues. I'm glad that your hip is feeling better and there's nothing off structurally, I'm keeping my fingers crossed yours is sorted quickly.
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@PastorVincent - The only reason why I run that far is because I'm training for a race. Otherwise, are you crazy to run that far for the fun of it?
Well... yes, some of us have run those distances for fun Welcome to the group! 1 -
PastorVincent wrote: »Duck_Puddle wrote: »PastorVincent wrote: »Half marathons are tough enough and that's the furthest I've ever rain. I can't even fathom doing a full marathon because my time is to precious to train for it. Good luck to those who can though. (I once said I'd never run a half so you never know
Be very careful.
I once said "OMG A WHOLE 5K? THAT IS SOOOOO FAR!"
Then I said "A 10-mile race is the limit of insanity. I mean why run farther?"
Then I was "If I can just do a marathon..."
Then I was like "Well, a 50k is only a little farther..."
Some day I need to run an official 1/2 marathon race though.
this is the truth!
I was vehement that I was never doing a full. I didn’t have the time to train. It’s too much commitment to run as a second job for 6 months. Half’s are plenty-long enough to be long but not life consuming. I’m too slow so I really takes too much time. On and on and on. For years.
I just finished my second full and I already know I’m lying that I’m never doing another one. My next long race target is a 50k. Cause If I’m not doing another full, I’m surely ok to do something longer. *eyeroll at self emoji*
In all honesty, I currently have a hard stop at 50k. The next step up is 50 miles and while I am sure I could do it, the time commitment is beyond me right now and for the foreseeable future. I am actually considering dropping down to 1/2 marathon to 30k for my range after my current training plan is complete.
You mean after you BQ, you're going to drop down to half marathons instead of running the Boston Marathon?
Where is that "Woo!" button we all complained so much about? I NEED IT BACK!6 -
polskagirl01 wrote: »PastorVincent wrote: »Duck_Puddle wrote: »PastorVincent wrote: »Half marathons are tough enough and that's the furthest I've ever rain. I can't even fathom doing a full marathon because my time is to precious to train for it. Good luck to those who can though. (I once said I'd never run a half so you never know
Be very careful.
I once said "OMG A WHOLE 5K? THAT IS SOOOOO FAR!"
Then I said "A 10-mile race is the limit of insanity. I mean why run farther?"
Then I was "If I can just do a marathon..."
Then I was like "Well, a 50k is only a little farther..."
Some day I need to run an official 1/2 marathon race though.
this is the truth!
I was vehement that I was never doing a full. I didn’t have the time to train. It’s too much commitment to run as a second job for 6 months. Half’s are plenty-long enough to be long but not life consuming. I’m too slow so I really takes too much time. On and on and on. For years.
I just finished my second full and I already know I’m lying that I’m never doing another one. My next long race target is a 50k. Cause If I’m not doing another full, I’m surely ok to do something longer. *eyeroll at self emoji*
In all honesty, I currently have a hard stop at 50k. The next step up is 50 miles and while I am sure I could do it, the time commitment is beyond me right now and for the foreseeable future. I am actually considering dropping down to 1/2 marathon to 30k for my range after my current training plan is complete.
You mean after you qualify for Boston, you're going to drop down to half marathons instead?
Yes, after the BQ attempt I will probably not run any more road full marathons. Not ruling out trail though 4 -
PastorVincent wrote: »polskagirl01 wrote: »PastorVincent wrote: »Duck_Puddle wrote: »PastorVincent wrote: »Half marathons are tough enough and that's the furthest I've ever rain. I can't even fathom doing a full marathon because my time is to precious to train for it. Good luck to those who can though. (I once said I'd never run a half so you never know
Be very careful.
I once said "OMG A WHOLE 5K? THAT IS SOOOOO FAR!"
Then I said "A 10-mile race is the limit of insanity. I mean why run farther?"
Then I was "If I can just do a marathon..."
Then I was like "Well, a 50k is only a little farther..."
Some day I need to run an official 1/2 marathon race though.
this is the truth!
I was vehement that I was never doing a full. I didn’t have the time to train. It’s too much commitment to run as a second job for 6 months. Half’s are plenty-long enough to be long but not life consuming. I’m too slow so I really takes too much time. On and on and on. For years.
I just finished my second full and I already know I’m lying that I’m never doing another one. My next long race target is a 50k. Cause If I’m not doing another full, I’m surely ok to do something longer. *eyeroll at self emoji*
In all honesty, I currently have a hard stop at 50k. The next step up is 50 miles and while I am sure I could do it, the time commitment is beyond me right now and for the foreseeable future. I am actually considering dropping down to 1/2 marathon to 30k for my range after my current training plan is complete.
You mean after you qualify for Boston, you're going to drop down to half marathons instead?
Yes, after the BQ attempt I will probably not run any more road full marathons. Not ruling out trail though
So you just want to BQ but not actually do Boston?0 -
polskagirl01 wrote: »PastorVincent wrote: »polskagirl01 wrote: »PastorVincent wrote: »Duck_Puddle wrote: »PastorVincent wrote: »Half marathons are tough enough and that's the furthest I've ever rain. I can't even fathom doing a full marathon because my time is to precious to train for it. Good luck to those who can though. (I once said I'd never run a half so you never know
Be very careful.
I once said "OMG A WHOLE 5K? THAT IS SOOOOO FAR!"
Then I said "A 10-mile race is the limit of insanity. I mean why run farther?"
Then I was "If I can just do a marathon..."
Then I was like "Well, a 50k is only a little farther..."
Some day I need to run an official 1/2 marathon race though.
this is the truth!
I was vehement that I was never doing a full. I didn’t have the time to train. It’s too much commitment to run as a second job for 6 months. Half’s are plenty-long enough to be long but not life consuming. I’m too slow so I really takes too much time. On and on and on. For years.
I just finished my second full and I already know I’m lying that I’m never doing another one. My next long race target is a 50k. Cause If I’m not doing another full, I’m surely ok to do something longer. *eyeroll at self emoji*
In all honesty, I currently have a hard stop at 50k. The next step up is 50 miles and while I am sure I could do it, the time commitment is beyond me right now and for the foreseeable future. I am actually considering dropping down to 1/2 marathon to 30k for my range after my current training plan is complete.
You mean after you qualify for Boston, you're going to drop down to half marathons instead?
Yes, after the BQ attempt I will probably not run any more road full marathons. Not ruling out trail though
So you just want to BQ but not actually do Boston?
It is unrealistic to think I can afford it, but I have not fully ruled that out yet. I am strongly leaning away from actually running Boston. The BQ is what I am targeting more than the race. Just to see if I can
But that is over a year out at this point, so I am delaying that decision a while yet.6 -
Morning all!
Just went for a 3.1 mile walk before the rain sets in. We're supposed to get a couple inches over the next two days, so I guess I'll be walking the treadmill.
Goal: 50 mi
3/1 - 2.5
3/2 - 2.0
3/4 - 3.1
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@dreamer12151 I am so sorry for your loss! My family just went through that as well and I was not prepared for the heartbreak of it. What an awful, awful thing. I am so sorry!
@Duck_Puddle me! me! I think I genuinely decide where I am going to run based on the scenery. Because of your contribution to this thread, I'm looking at flights to utah...... which is SO unrealistic, but my goodness I would love to do that.
@PastorVincent I think that if you WANT to do Boston, you can. I only say that as a single mom of two with special needs - so I empathize and fully understand having to prioritize financially. I'm just saying. If you make a plan. Say... two years from now you run Boston.... that'd give you time to make it happen. Maybe?
OR - just be happy knowing you've accomplished the goal of qualifying! Whatever choice you'll be happy with!
@LoveyChar YES! That's why I signed up for the full in Nashville - (pray for Nashville, guys! My sisters are okay, thank God) - I want to get the FULL experience. I would not go out there just for a 5K.
In other news, I did not run yesterday. The Call of the Wild review: the book is better. By far. But the kids at fun and that was the whole point. They were both SO animated with their reactions to the film. I'm glad there were just a few of us in the theatre....
And today. I'm eating spinach leaves as penance for my bad choices yesterday. I ate a TON of that cake + petit fours from the bakery + loaded baked potato soup + cookies + popcorn
Definitely, definitely have some splaining to do to my food diary.... or just skip it.... I can't look!11 -
@Camaramandy648 remember that birthday cake is GUARANTEED calorie-fee...5
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3-1 7k moderate
3-2 7k thresholdish + resistance bands
3-3 7k moderate
3-4 rest
March Total: 21k
March Goal: 170k
January Total: 161k
February Total: 167k
2020 Total through February: 328k
Rest day today. Went to the doctor for my annual checkup.
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
Stretch goal: If I can average 169k per month, I can run 2020K in 2020
Run the Year Team: Pavement Pounders
2020 races:
4-25 Shine the Light 5k, Twinsburg, OH
5-23 Race for the Parks 5k, Hudson OH
6-20 Freedom Run 5k, Aurora, OH6 -
I'm pretty sure I'm over the worst of my caffeine withdrawals. The worst thing is that I realized that caffeine apparently is a huge appetite suppressant for me and I've been wanting to eat everything.
Usually my husband and I cook our own dinners and eat together (we have very different food preferences). I usually cook first. Yesterday when he began to cook, he realized I had already eaten. I just couldn't wait! Fortunately, he understood and didn't take it personally.
3/1: 9m
3/2: 1.75m
3/3: 3.25m
3/4: 6m10 -
@Camaramandy648
You only turn 35 once....so you get to celebrate with treats! And yes, Nashville and the surrounding counties took a huge hit! Very scary.
In other "big brother internet" news, a pop up ad on my facebook page advertised the Glacier NP half marathon. FB must be enjoying this forum with race talks. I must admit, it looks incredible but I need a year and healthy hip to train for a half....but I can dream right?
It made me think of the first marathon I was involved with. I traveled with some gal pals to Bordeaux, France for the Marathon du Medoc. We decided to train for the marathon but some of us did not win the lottery and could not run it, including me. Which was fine. It ended up being a very unusually hot week. You run from chateaux to chateaux, and yes, they serve wine and french food. And they did not have enough water. People were drinking from garden hoses etc. Lots of people getting sick and needing medical care. But it was pretty....so there's that. 🍷5 -
Hey all! This is such a great board. Here is my progress.
3/2 5 miles
3/3 5 miles
17 days to my first half marathon!!! I am looking for race day and days before food tips!
Have a wonderful day!11
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