March 2020 Monthly Running Challenge
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Hey all.
6.5k this morning in the dark. Have to thank @PastorVincent for the noxgear recommendation. I've had a few looks and I like being visible. Not that it's usually a worry, I don't have a lot of roads to cross, but I definitely feel safer.
I had intended on only doing 6k but I miss calculated my distance and went slightly too far. When I realised I thought, what's another half km.
Planning on attempting a long run tomorrow, incorporating Parkrun. I'm thinking I'll go out, do a couple of km, do Parkrun, then a couple more. That way I balance my need to be competitive with the need to go slow for the distance haha.
Hopefully no issues with my hydration pack. It's getting a little chilly in the morning now (yay) so will wear a full length singlet rather than my crop.
I did have a crazy thought, if I manage to bump up my running KM enough this year, next year I could probably run the year in Km... So now I want to keep increasing that 10% to get there... Working on next year's goal already, why not lol.
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March - goal 160k
Mar 1 - 4k
Mar 2 - 8. 1k
Mar 3 - 2.5k
Mar 4 - 8k
Mar 5 - 5k
Mar 6 - 6.5k
total 34.k
Run streak - 77 days6 -
3/2 2.28 miles C25K Wk5Day1
3/5 2.8 miles C25K Wk5Day2
The run felt good but I couldn’t keep running up the hills...will repeat!
1. Run the month.
2. Loose 20 pounds in 2020.
March 14-CloudForestSchool 5K
June 13-Helvetia 10K
Abi[/quote]
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Hello all! I'd love to join this challenge!
I'm Jen. I've run six half marathons and upteen other races of less mileage but was in an accident three years ago that stopped me in my tracks. After a grueling recovery, I am FINALLY running again! YAY!!! I'm signed up for two 8k's, a 10k and a 5 miler this year, as well as a couple of obstacle 5k's. I live in the Virginia Beach area
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Hello, my goal for March I'll keep it simple 30 miles, which is a low target as I don't run every day.
Yesterday 3/4 I ran 3 miles.
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bigblues11 wrote: »Hello all! I'd love to join this challenge!
I'm Jen. I've run six half marathons and upteen other races of less mileage but was in an accident three years ago that stopped me in my tracks. After a grueling recovery, I am FINALLY running again! YAY!!! I'm signed up for two 8k's, a 10k and a 5 miler this year, as well as a couple of obstacle 5k's. I live in the Virginia Beach area
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0306-8.0k, total-18.3k goal-100k
Today's run was an experiment in running with a face mask. I've been wearing a mask when cycling, and the air quality today wasn't the best so I thought, how bad can it be?
Well I finished the run feeling a bit out of breath but not too bad, and Garmin tells me I had an average HR of 170, peaking at 209. What??? I didn't even know I could go that high. What do you guys think? Buggy hardware? Or did I actually do that without feeling much?PastorVincent wrote: »@noblsheep Hey good to hear from you. How are things over there? Life at all getting back to normal?
Slowly yes. But the company still doesn't need us back, and I don't need to leave the house for anything but running. All this staying at home is driving me stark nuts.
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Yeah, I feel for you @noblsheep
Staying inside all the time would drive me nuts too! As for abnormally high HR, Garmin does have bugging HR monitors (especially wrist). Seems to lock onto your cadence when it happens. Mine does it about once a month.
Welcome to all the new members!!
Last year during marathon training, the plan had easy runs at 9:50/mi. I could never get myself to stay at that pace as it felt harder to go that slow. But a year later, 10lbs heavier, and a lot more out of shape, I did 6.2 miles this evening at 9:45/mi and it felt glorious
Makes all my other 'easy' runs feel like tempo runs now. After 7 years of running, I might finally found my easy running pace. Although, every week (actually every run) is different. Just have to go by effort, and ignore pace. Much easier said than done.
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I Had my MRI today. I am claustrophobic so 20 minutes was creepy. Thank god for yoga breathing!
It was a “chamber of commerce day” here and I am truly struggling with being in the gym for cardio so I went for a 6 mile walk. That definitely lifted my mood.
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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
3/4 – Cardio Medley – Rower,Stairstepper,Bike,Elliptical
3/5 – 6 mile walk
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Total Run/Walk Mileage: 13
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@bigblues11
Wow....that's fantastic that you are back and getting into running again! Good for you!1 -
I Had my MRI today. I am claustrophobic so 20 minutes was creepy. Thank god for yoga breathing!
It was a “chamber of commerce day” here and I am truly struggling with being in the gym for cardio so I went for a 6 mile walk. That definitely lifted my mood.
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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
3/4 – Cardio Medley – Rower,Stairstepper,Bike,Elliptical
3/5 – 6 mile walk
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Total Run/Walk Mileage: 13
I hope you ❤️ get results soon. Waiting is the hardest part...at least I think so...1 -
6.4 hard miles tonight, longest run since the Marathon and it was not fun, not pleasant, not enjoyable. I feel heavy and blah. This morning I got a 2.5 mile walk in with little man. Even though I felt like crap, I got lots of good cardio im today and will sleep well tonight. I got to get it together and back on track.7
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bigblues11 wrote: »Hello all! I'd love to join this challenge!
I'm Jen. I've run six half marathons and upteen other races of less mileage but was in an accident three years ago that stopped me in my tracks. After a grueling recovery, I am FINALLY running again! YAY!!! I'm signed up for two 8k's, a 10k and a 5 miler this year, as well as a couple of obstacle 5k's. I live in the Virginia Beach area
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Today’s training plan called for 3 mile run at conversational pace. Instead I walked around the zoo with teenagers and had a picnic. Then I came home to throw dinner together and serve birthday cake for my daughter. I could go run in the neighborhood, but pajamas are sounding better than running gear tonight. I have tomorrow off work. So I’ll just swap tomorrow’s rest day for a run.9
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PastorVincent wrote: »@noblsheep Hey good to hear from you. How are things over there? Life at all getting back to normal?
Slowly yes. But the company still doesn't need us back, and I don't need to leave the house for anything but running. All this staying at home is driving me stark nuts.
Great to hear! Running with a mask sounds dreadful.2 -
Today's run was an experiment in running with a face mask. I've been wearing a mask when cycling, and the air quality today wasn't the best so I thought, how bad can it be?
Well I finished the run feeling a bit out of breath but not too bad, and Garmin tells me I had an average HR of 170, peaking at 209. What??? I didn't even know I could go that high. What do you guys think? Buggy hardware? Or did I actually do that without feeling much?
It is possible. With restricted air, your system would have been struggling to keep up. Assuming you had your watch on tight enough not to move around, and it normally works fine for you, the reading was probably correct. Keep an eye on it, and next time it reads that high, check your pulse manually. If it really is at 209 it will be easy to find and do. You should get a number within a few beats of it, with the caveat that stopping to measure your pulse means your heart will start slowing down fairly quickly.
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Welcome to all of the new folks!
@bearly63 I am slightly claustrophobic too. I can barely handle an MRI. It takes every ounce of strength I have not to move or scream "Get. Me. Out." I have had an open MRI a couple of times. Those are so much better, but not every facility has one. Hope you get a good report.
I wasn't scheduled to work any today, so had planned to run. Late last night, I agreed to work from 8:30 - 1:00. I thought I would still have time to go for a run before my 6:00 meeting. However, when I got home, I had no energy. I haven't been sleeping well this week, so opted for a nap instead. I think it was the right call. I'm working all day again tomorrow, so it may be Saturday before I get a run in. Not my best week, but, life happens.6 -
This year's finishers award for the Sandlot Marathon has been revealed!
Finishers receive a miniature baseball bat!
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It was so beautiful today! We did 5k on roads, working on speed and maintaining effort up and down hills, then took a long walk through a part of the forest we hadn’t been through before. At one point we walked straight into the middle of a family of deer. I said, “I see three...” husband said, “no, there’s four,” and at that moment the largest deer made a barking noise, and deer exploded out of the underbrush all around us. Turns out there were not three, not four, but FOURTEEN deer! Deer are so well camouflaged in the woods!
We may have to stop going out to eat after running, since everywhere we go people are coughing. And Memphians have no couth and would never think to cover a cough. I wish it was legal to just slap people who go out sick in public, just walk right up and slap them in the face (preferably with something long enough to stay out of range). Probably that’s not very nice. But I can dream.10 -
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My slow crawl back from OTS. I got a little overconfident after yesterday’s 4.5. Tried 3.5 today. I’ll probably need 3 weeks to recover before I try that again. Seeing as yesterday was the first time I could run at all since the marathon, a consecutive day attempt was not my best decision. But man was I super optimistic anyway. At least I felt like trying-that’s a huge improvement.
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