March 2020 Monthly Running Challenge
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PastorVincent wrote: »For those who are not fortunate enough to own gym equipment and are living in regions where gyms are closed, here are some options for weights:
10 Things You Can Lift Instead of Dumbbells at Home
https://www.mentalfloss.com/article/620830/what-to-lift-instead-of-dumbbells
Also, I hear the Zombies Run! app has a home workout.0 -
eleanorhawkins wrote: »PastorVincent wrote: »Not joking nor being sarcastic. This is not an "introverts rule during quarantine" post, just a very real observation.
The longer we live under this "lockdown" the more I realize that my regular lifestyle is considered "hard" and "oppressive" and "unrealistic" to most. In fact thanks to required "zoom video meetings" - I am being forced to GREATER levels of interactivity with others than before this lockdown.
Seriously, y'all are strange.
THIS!!!!! For me, the only big difference is my husband is here. ALL the time. And I wanna kill him. Other than that, not much changed.
We should have quarantined all the husband's together... Mines driving me mad too.6 -
I'm seriously glad I run at this time...yesterday was rainy and a rest day, so didn't even leave the house and felt depressed all day. Got out today for 5 miles and feel so much better. Not many people out, just a handful but everyone did smile and wave at each other. We are in the same place. I too didn't really care about pace, slow some, faster some, just going by feel.
Not the greatest weather (not helping that it's been cloudy for what seems like forever), and working from home for me is hard as I need so much from the office..I'll have to go in tomorrow for a bit tor replace files and pick up more and print a bunch of things...(its too much to use my home printer).
At any rate, I'm glad to have all of you and to read all your updates, keeping me sane.8 -
I feel for you guys whose lifestyle has significantly changed. We are in the odd position of having virtually nothing change at all! Hubby has been a SAHD for the last 6 years, while I work. Because I work in healthcare I am still going to work like usual, and hubby is home with the kids. Except they are used to going out places and they can't do that! Well they can go for walks, and a bike ride around the block but that's it. And we are heading into winter, so it's getting cooler and wetter.
I am stressed though. We've had our first covid patients come through the hospital, so far we haven't seen any. So that's been added stress. I haven't had to xray them yet but colleagues have. It's only a matter of time. And at the beginning of the week, I was eating my stress. Now I realise that's what I was doing, I'm taking control and I'm managing my stress by controlling the one thing I can, my diet and exercise. I am going to lose the final weight this year, no virus will stop me! Especially when I'm. So close! Only around 8lb!8 -
I want to run but waiting until hubby gets home to do so because I'd like to be by myself. I don't know why he works from home some days and others in the office but I'm not complaining because breaks are good. Anyway, I've been having fun with this... surprisingly easy, and I'm learning how to cook and bake other things from scratch as well.
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quilteryoyo wrote: »@autumnblade75 I was actually talking about your running, but it applies to all aspects of life as well. Doing something for others has great benefits for ourselves and lifts our spirits. Glad you can sew the masks and hope you find a way to do it more efficiently. Have you googled it?
I have. There are a number of different approaches. I've been mix n' matching. Today I spent 4 hours in the sewing room and have 12 masks to show for it. AND I think I spent a full hour on fabric selection. That would mean I've got it down to between 15 and 20 minutes per mask. Much better than 45.
I only stopped because I'm out of elastic.11 -
March Goal: 90 Miles
3/1: 7.62 miles
3/2: 5.05 miles
3/3: 5.02 miles
3/5: 5.05 miles
3/8: 7.60 miles
3/10: 5.32 miles
3/11: 5.26 miles
3/12: 5.25 miles
3/14: 9.05 miles
3/16: 5.55 miles
3/17: 5.35 miles
3/18: 5.02 miles
3/22: 9.02 miles
3/24: 6.25 miles
86.42/90 miles completed for March
285.5/1000 miles for Run the Year Team Pavement Pounders
They put our county on "shelter in place" starting today. But luckily we are still able to go outside to run and walk. They did close the park, but usually I just run through there and don't spend much time there anymore. I do like to take the dogs there though so that will kind of suck. But too many people were hanging out there and not practicing social distancing or having groups of less than 10 people. So now the whole town is grounded. Today when I ran past the I just stayed on the road instead of going on the path. Since I didn't have to work today I ran a little later after the sun was up. It was a really pretty day. Almost a little hot, but not too bad. I ran 6 miles. I am still planning to drive to pick my son up from the airport. It is essential that someone go and get him. I can't wait to see him.
2020 races:
5/16/20: Run for 57th AHC Half Marathon 🤞6 -
My goals for 2020 are to stay injury free and healthy. I am also possibly going to try again for my first half marathon.
3/2 - 3.1 miles
3/3 - 3.9 miles
3/4 - 2.6 miles
3/5 - 4.1 miles
3/6 - 2.5 miles
3/9 - 4.0 miles
3/10 - 2.2 miles
3/11 - 3.0 miles
3/12 - 2.5 miles
3/14 - 8 miles total
3/16 - 3.1 miles
3/17 - 2.3 miles
3/18 - 3 miles
3/19 - 8 miles
3/23 - 3 miles
3/24 - 3.1 miles
Total- 58.4 miles - 5.6 miles behind for the month.
My first 10 mile run is this week. I know I am ready for it because I still have energy left after my last 2 8 milers but I am nervous none the less. I need to plan my run route then I will relax a little. The big challenge is to find a route with a bathroom just in case LOL.
Also my half is coming up in May but it still hasn't been cancelled. Dare I hope?
March goal : 80 miles
Plan goal: 86 miles
Allowing some leeway for bad weather and life happening.
Races:
March 14:
St. Malachi 2 mile and 5 mile (Done and Done)
May 16:
Cleveland Marathon Half and 5k
June 13 - 14:
Run and Ride Cedar Point 5k or Quarter Marathon
September 20:
Cleveland Hero's Run 5 miler
December 5:
Santa Hustle Cedar Point 5k6 -
My Marathon is still on for June, no cancellation as of yet 🤞.4
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I went for a walk. It was glorious. My 2nd toe curls, er, won't uncurl on its own. The great toe is flex also when relaxed. It's odd. I can straighten it and it won't curl. But curl and it stays curled. It is my rodded leg. Anyone know what this is? Tight tendon or ligament? Yours do it?
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eleanorhawkins wrote: »PastorVincent wrote: »Not joking nor being sarcastic. This is not an "introverts rule during quarantine" post, just a very real observation.
The longer we live under this "lockdown" the more I realize that my regular lifestyle is considered "hard" and "oppressive" and "unrealistic" to most. In fact thanks to required "zoom video meetings" - I am being forced to GREATER levels of interactivity with others than before this lockdown.
Seriously, y'all are strange.
THIS!!!!! For me, the only big difference is my husband is here. ALL the time. And I wanna kill him. Other than that, not much changed.
We should have quarantined all the husband's together... Mines driving me mad too.
My husband has many fine qualities but stoicism is not one of them. We both work from home so we are fairly used to a high dose of each other’s company but the added stress is not bringing out the best in either of us. You know how in war movies there’s always that one recruit who complains all the time so much that the others secretly pray he’s going to cop it? And then he either catches a bullet early in the movie to show the stakes are real, or ends up getting his stuff together and becoming an unexpected hero. Or sometimes both. That would be my husband. Yesterday on our cool down walk he was melodramatically carrying on because someone was walking on the far side of the street from us at almost exactly our pace, with a set of jingling keys. After asking him to please stop talking about it for the fifth time I straight up told him that it would be a miracle if we both lived through this. Which bought me some silence, for about half a block.
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@rheddmobile Having spent most of my life around military, being married to a veteran, working in a military community and volunteering there as well I can assure you usually the whiny be - otches with impulse control problems don't usually make it very long one way or the other. Unfortunately I'm probably as uptight and obnoxious as your husband 😬 sounds.3
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@rheddmobile Having spent most of my life around military, being married to a veteran, working in a military community and volunteering there as well I can assure you usually the whiny be - otches with impulse control problems don't usually make it very long one way or the other. Unfortunately I'm probably as uptight and obnoxious as your husband 😬 sounds.
My entire family is military, including my sister who’s a (retired) Marine Colonel. Believe it or not, my husband was a Ranger Pathfinder in Panama. He does come through when the stakes are high enough!4 -
rheddmobile wrote: »@rheddmobile Having spent most of my life around military, being married to a veteran, working in a military community and volunteering there as well I can assure you usually the whiny be - otches with impulse control problems don't usually make it very long one way or the other. Unfortunately I'm probably as uptight and obnoxious as your husband 😬 sounds.
My entire family is military, including my sister who’s a (retired) Marine Colonel. Believe it or not, my husband was a Ranger Pathfinder in Panama. He does come through when the stakes are high enough!
That is awesome, truly awesome! I don't know what a Ranger Pathfinder is but my ex-husband was an 82nd Airborne Ranger, completely crazy but driven. They're all amazing and I don't even like my ex-husband but he still sacrificed as did they all. I appreciate all of them...the land of the free because of the brave...4 -
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rheddmobile wrote: »eleanorhawkins wrote: »PastorVincent wrote: »Not joking nor being sarcastic. This is not an "introverts rule during quarantine" post, just a very real observation.
The longer we live under this "lockdown" the more I realize that my regular lifestyle is considered "hard" and "oppressive" and "unrealistic" to most. In fact thanks to required "zoom video meetings" - I am being forced to GREATER levels of interactivity with others than before this lockdown.
Seriously, y'all are strange.
THIS!!!!! For me, the only big difference is my husband is here. ALL the time. And I wanna kill him. Other than that, not much changed.
We should have quarantined all the husband's together... Mines driving me mad too.
My husband has many fine qualities but stoicism is not one of them. We both work from home so we are fairly used to a high dose of each other’s company but the added stress is not bringing out the best in either of us. You know how in war movies there’s always that one recruit who complains all the time so much that the others secretly pray he’s going to cop it? And then he either catches a bullet early in the movie to show the stakes are real, or ends up getting his stuff together and becoming an unexpected hero. Or sometimes both. That would be my husband. Yesterday on our cool down walk he was melodramatically carrying on because someone was walking on the far side of the street from us at almost exactly our pace, with a set of jingling keys. After asking him to please stop talking about it for the fifth time I straight up told him that it would be a miracle if we both lived through this. Which bought me some silence, for about half a block.
LOL! Mines ADD and I am just beginning to understand that he isn’t intentionally being obnoxious. It still feels like it though. He won’t listen to me at all, when he just asked me what I thought ? And I’m not the boss of him... well. No I’m not. We’re not use to this much time together. If I asked mine to please stop talking about the keys... I’d be accused of not caring about his feelings and being unsupportive, maybe even secretly sleeping with, liking, plotting with, the key jangler! Haha! No not really. But maybe. Gotta love them, I know they try.
@quilteryoyo I think the toes ate just tightness really. No pain but since my gait is poor, maybe it’s just tired and overworked. Thanks for thinking on it though.3 -
Today's 3 mile treadmill walk is brought to you by Deadly Women. After reading some of the above posts, I hope I'm not going to see you ladies on this show at a later date.
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Pretty rough 7 miles today. Went from 48F Saturday to 84F today. Definitely not acclimated to that kind of heat. Was quite humid too. Had to take a walk break for a minute around mile 5.5
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4 fantastic miles tonight! My heart goes out to all people, most likely everyone, affected by this. I saw a boy and grandpa (or dad) with metal detectors out doing their thing, saw cyclists, walkers, runners, saw a food truck and people waiting in line. I ran up to the middle school track and unlike my daughter's track at her school, this one is wide open. I ran laps around it while this buff man used all the bar equipment and was flipping the humongous tire that football players use to practice tackling with. People are trying to remain optimistic and positive. Smile and keep on keeping on.
Nice job to all of you that are pushing on and pushing through.
@Scott6255 It's a hot one out there! I was "glistening" as well... You got it done, my friend, nice job!
@quilteryoyo I like that show, most anything crime drama is my interest. Nice way to enjoy a run!3 -
I'm so far behind here. I even lost my log in streak!
I posted in the FB group but I know not everyone is there. I'm planning to do my own marathon on my 40th bday. I'm going to make it into a virtual race with 5k, 10k, half or full. I'll design tanks and medals if you want. If you are interested my website & social media will have info. I'm various forms of my MFP username every where.
And yes, it'll be like 120 degrees on my bday but *kitten* the sun 🤣7
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