May 2020 Monthly Running Challenge
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I hope you like the 20s! I skipped the 19s because they felt like they made me run funny, but I don’t mind the 20s as much.quilteryoyo wrote: »Went onto the Brooks site this afternoon. Of course, the pair of GTS 19's that were on sale are no longer available. Today, they had, or I did a better job of finding them, a pair of the GTS 20's in my size. I ordered them. Credit card went through right away. I'm thinking there was a system glitch or something yesterday. Since the 20's weren't on sale, they were more expensive. At least I have a new pair on the way. Probably 2 weeks before I get them.
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31.7/ 55 km Completed4
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Morning all. Happy birthday @bearly63!
Sunny in London today, and predicted to get hot again this week. Took my new shoes out for just under 5 miles today. They felt ok, but by the time I got home I couldn’t feel my toes. Hope they break in soon. I liked them when they arrived but like them better now I’ve swapped the black laces for neon orange from an old pair. Pic below (I think, still new to this spoiler business!)
Have a great start to the week all x
May goal: 60 miles
May total: 45 miles
1/5: Strength training
2/5: 4.2 miles
3/5: Strength training
4/5: 4 miles
5/5: Strength training
6/5: 5 miles
7/5: Strength training
8/5: 4.8 miles
9/5: Strength training, zoom yoga class
10/5: 6.23 miles
11/5: Strength training
12/5: 5.5 miles
13/5: Strength training
14/5: 4.3 miles
15/5: Strength training
16/5: 6.2 miles, zoom yoga class
17/5: Strength training
18/5: 4.8 miles
April: 115 m
March: 76.4 m
February: 17.8 m
January: 0
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I did 3 miles Friday, 3.25 Saturday, and set out to do 3 yesterday but ended up walking after 1.5 because I had shin splints.
I don't understand. I've been averaging 12-15 miles a week the last 2-3 months with no issues. I don't know if maybe 3 days in a row is becoming too much, if I ran too hard the first two days, if it could be my shoes, or if its the extra 20 lbs with being 26 weeks along catching up to me. I was very frustrated and disappointed at myself. The dogs were frustrated as well. When we walk to cool down, they usually stop pulling (I have them trained to run in front of me, makes me push my pace) and walk nicely beside me. I think they were confused because they kept me at a pretty good speedwalk the whole way home.5 -
brittanystebbins95 wrote: »I did 3 miles Friday, 3.25 Saturday, and set out to do 3 yesterday but ended up walking after 1.5 because I had shin splints.
I don't understand. I've been averaging 12-15 miles a week the last 2-3 months with no issues. I don't know if maybe 3 days in a row is becoming too much, if I ran too hard the first two days, if it could be my shoes, or if its the extra 20 lbs with being 26 weeks along catching up to me. I was very frustrated and disappointed at myself. The dogs were frustrated as well. When we walk to cool down, they usually stop pulling (I have them trained to run in front of me, makes me push my pace) and walk nicely beside me. I think they were confused because they kept me at a pretty good speedwalk the whole way home.
Go back and read your post and look at what you have done in the last 3 days. How many pregnant women do you see out running? You are doing all this and the rest of life while growing a human in your body! You are doing amazing! It's ok to listen to your body when it protests. That's how we prevent really bad injuries and shorten our recovery time. You are awesome so no negative talk!9 -
brittanystebbins95 wrote: »I did 3 miles Friday, 3.25 Saturday, and set out to do 3 yesterday but ended up walking after 1.5 because I had shin splints.
I don't understand. I've been averaging 12-15 miles a week the last 2-3 months with no issues. I don't know if maybe 3 days in a row is becoming too much, if I ran too hard the first two days, if it could be my shoes, or if its the extra 20 lbs with being 26 weeks along catching up to me. I was very frustrated and disappointed at myself. The dogs were frustrated as well. When we walk to cool down, they usually stop pulling (I have them trained to run in front of me, makes me push my pace) and walk nicely beside me. I think they were confused because they kept me at a pretty good speedwalk the whole way home.
Go back and read your post and look at what you have done in the last 3 days. How many pregnant women do you see out running? You are doing all this and the rest of life while growing a human in your body! You are doing amazing! It's ok to listen to your body when it protests. That's how we prevent really bad injuries and shorten our recovery time. You are awesome so no negative talk!
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5-1 7k moderate
5-2 7k easy
5-3 11k easy
5-4 rest
5-5 7k moderate
5-6 7k moderate
5-7 7k moderate
5-8 7k easy
5-9 11k slow
5-10 7k moderate
5-11 rest
5-12 7k moderate
5-13 7k moderate
5-14 7k thresholdy
5-15 7k easy
5-16 11k slow
5-17 7k moderate
5-18 rest
May Total: 117k
May Goal: 170k
January Total: 161k
February Total: 167k
March Total: 181k
April Total: 191k
2020 Total through April: 700k
A rainy, scheduled rest day today.
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:
6-20 Freedom Run 5k, Aurora, OH
9-19 Race for the Parks 5k, Hudson, OH
10-11 Haunted Hustle 5k, Aurora, OH3 -
When I've run both Saturday and Sunday (and I biked 23 miles yesterday), I usually take Monday as a rest from running. However, we are supposed to have thunderstorms this afternoon and rain the next three days so I decided to get out this morning. I got 7 slow miles in but it was a beautiful morning. Sunny and 63F. It's mostly cloudy now so I'm glad I got out early and got my does of Vitamin D!5
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brittanystebbins95 wrote: »I did 3 miles Friday, 3.25 Saturday, and set out to do 3 yesterday but ended up walking after 1.5 because I had shin splints.
I don't understand. I've been averaging 12-15 miles a week the last 2-3 months with no issues. I don't know if maybe 3 days in a row is becoming too much, if I ran too hard the first two days, if it could be my shoes, or if its the extra 20 lbs with being 26 weeks along catching up to me. I was very frustrated and disappointed at myself. The dogs were frustrated as well. When we walk to cool down, they usually stop pulling (I have them trained to run in front of me, makes me push my pace) and walk nicely beside me. I think they were confused because they kept me at a pretty good speedwalk the whole way home.
Go back and read your post and look at what you have done in the last 3 days. How many pregnant women do you see out running? You are doing all this and the rest of life while growing a human in your body! You are doing amazing! It's ok to listen to your body when it protests. That's how we prevent really bad injuries and shorten our recovery time. You are awesome so no negative talk!
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PastorVincent wrote: »brittanystebbins95 wrote: »I did 3 miles Friday, 3.25 Saturday, and set out to do 3 yesterday but ended up walking after 1.5 because I had shin splints.
I don't understand. I've been averaging 12-15 miles a week the last 2-3 months with no issues. I don't know if maybe 3 days in a row is becoming too much, if I ran too hard the first two days, if it could be my shoes, or if its the extra 20 lbs with being 26 weeks along catching up to me. I was very frustrated and disappointed at myself. The dogs were frustrated as well. When we walk to cool down, they usually stop pulling (I have them trained to run in front of me, makes me push my pace) and walk nicely beside me. I think they were confused because they kept me at a pretty good speedwalk the whole way home.
Go back and read your post and look at what you have done in the last 3 days. How many pregnant women do you see out running? You are doing all this and the rest of life while growing a human in your body! You are doing amazing! It's ok to listen to your body when it protests. That's how we prevent really bad injuries and shorten our recovery time. You are awesome so no negative talk!
Absolutely!!!!!!!
SERIOUSLY.
Definitely! I can't run three days in a row at all, let alone do so carrying another human being!
Have been speed reading and not talking much recently, been in a bit of a fug with my cabin fever. I've been for 4 outdoor runs and 1 outdoor walk now, still taking a lot of effort to force myself out of the door but it is nice to be outside apart from dodging idiots and sliding about... I try to be out the door by 7am to avoid the crowds of walkers and runners that have suddenly appeared but our local council seems to think the way to deal with the current situation is to spray all the streets with disinfectant every morning and I don't know what it is they're using but oh boy is it slippery!
Hal is working me hard, I think this week is the 'peak' of this base training he has me doing. The total for the week is 23 miles, which is about the same as the peak week of his novice HM plans and my highest so far. Feels like I've been increasing mileage for weeks on end, and my legs are missing swimming and the evil physio. Add the fact I'd never really done much speedwork before and now I'm doing it every week, and you'll understand why I quickly felt the difference between nice soft treadmill and hard sidewalks and roads! So decided to only go outside for one run last week and this week. The next two weeks' runs are a lot shorter (thank GOD!) so I might head out more often then. Unless (as people think) they decide to make masks obligatory in public spaces. I don't think I could run with a real mask on. What I'm doing atm is wear a buff and pull it up over my mouth and nose whenever I see another human.
Then I start the next HM training cycle. The first few weeks at least should feel like a rest. I'm going to try and intermediate plan this time round, and I think (and fear) the mileage is higher than I've done before. It was that or train for a marathon for a challenge, but I'm not at all likely to be running a marathon anytime soon.
02/05: 11.3km race pace
04/05: 6.15km fartleks
06/05: 6.57km easy
07/05: 10.4km intervals
09/05: 11.5km lsr
11/05: 5.53km tempo
13/05: 8.04 easy
14/05: 9.6km intervals
16/05: 13.07km lsr
18/05: 5.12km
May goal: 140km. Run so far: 87.28km3 -
PastorVincent wrote: »brittanystebbins95 wrote: »I did 3 miles Friday, 3.25 Saturday, and set out to do 3 yesterday but ended up walking after 1.5 because I had shin splints.
I don't understand. I've been averaging 12-15 miles a week the last 2-3 months with no issues. I don't know if maybe 3 days in a row is becoming too much, if I ran too hard the first two days, if it could be my shoes, or if its the extra 20 lbs with being 26 weeks along catching up to me. I was very frustrated and disappointed at myself. The dogs were frustrated as well. When we walk to cool down, they usually stop pulling (I have them trained to run in front of me, makes me push my pace) and walk nicely beside me. I think they were confused because they kept me at a pretty good speedwalk the whole way home.
Go back and read your post and look at what you have done in the last 3 days. How many pregnant women do you see out running? You are doing all this and the rest of life while growing a human in your body! You are doing amazing! It's ok to listen to your body when it protests. That's how we prevent really bad injuries and shorten our recovery time. You are awesome so no negative talk!
Absolutely!!!!!!!
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💯 agree with the others - am in total awe of you @brittanystebbins95. I’ve had two kids and the only time I ever ran while pregnant was out for more pastries... 😉7 -
5/1 – 3
5/2 – 3
5/3 – 3
5/4 – 3
5/5 – 0
5/6 – 2
5/7 – 4
5/8 – 4
5/9 – 3
5/10 – 10K Mother’s Day virtual
5/11 - 2
5/12 – 3
5/13 – 2
5/14 – 5
5/15 – 4
5/16 – 5
5/17 - 5
5/18 - 2 - it's Skip's birthday so I ran 2.0 in honor of her turning 20
59 of 50 miles
Races:
Mother’s Day Virtual 5K – done
Retro Run Virtual 5K – done
Rona on the Run - Virtual for St. Jude benefit - done
Keep Moving Huntsville - at least one mile a day 1 - 31 May
Pirate Challenge – 10 weeks mile challenge June - Sept
Flora-Bama 600K - Virtual race from Huntsville AL to the Florida Alabama state line in Orange Beach4 -
@Faebert I don't even know how the spoiler thing works ha ha nice shoes
@brittanystebbins95 I agree with @Teresa502 you are doing great, give your body a rest when it needs it, could really be as simple or complex as your body changing right now.
@eleanorhawkins they are spraying the streets. Okay that is a new level of insanity. Since you are starting another cycle of HM I would definitely rest just as if you would after a race. Skip is ultra training, she took off about 10 days after her marathon and then came back slowly running mostly with dear old me and then started a couple weeks ago on the plan. Body needs to rest. I don't run with a mask, sorry I can barely run with a buff when it's 10F out without feeling like I can't breathe let alone when it's 80F. I wear one if I'm in a store though they are not mandatory here.
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eleanorhawkins wrote: »I try to be out the door by 7am to avoid the crowds of walkers and runners that have suddenly appeared but our local council seems to think the way to deal with the current situation is to spray all the streets with disinfectant every morning and I don't know what it is they're using but oh boy is it slippery!
Spraying the streets? I mean unless you have a lot of people licking the streets or something, I am not sure what they think it will do?
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Great long run yesterday. It's pretty funny that my best training year to date is taking place in a year where it is likely all races will be cancelled.
5/1: 2m
5/2: 8m
5/3: 18m
5/4: 1.75m
5/5: 5m
5/6: 5m
5/7: 5.25m
5/8: 2.5m
5/9: 8m
5/10: 13m
5/11: 2m
5/12: 5m, 6.5m
5/13: 8m
5/14: 1.25m,
5/15:1.25m, 6.75m
5/16: 15.5m
5/17: 20m5 -
PastorVincent wrote: »eleanorhawkins wrote: »I try to be out the door by 7am to avoid the crowds of walkers and runners that have suddenly appeared but our local council seems to think the way to deal with the current situation is to spray all the streets with disinfectant every morning and I don't know what it is they're using but oh boy is it slippery!
Spraying the streets? I mean unless you have a lot of people licking the streets or something, I am not sure what they think it will do?
Ikr? On the news last night, they were showing some town that has set up a 'disinfecting arch' over the main road into town so all cars coming from elsewhere get sprayed before they drive in. I mean wtf? They think the cars are going to bring a virus in, rather than the people inside them? It's like you see people driving about in their cars, alone, wearing masks. But then at the other end of the scale you have the people that pay no attention at all to any of the rules. As of today we are allowed to visit relatives as long as more than 10 of us don't gather at once, we all stay 2 metres apart and wear masks. Sport is still strictly individual and we must keep at least 10m distance for running, 20m for cycling. Walking in pairs at the most and only people who live together, and at least 4m from other walkers. So 7.30am I found a group of like 15 teenaged girls out walking, no masks, arms linked, spread all the way across the street. The mind boggles, it really does. Is there no middle-ground or common sense left in this world?
ETA on the spraying thing. My mother lives in a small rural village up in the mountains. They don't have street-cleaning vehicles there. So they've recruited a bunch of local farmers to use their tractors to pull tanks of disinfectant with hoses round the streets, with a council worker walking behind operating the hoses. Dunno what they're spraying, but dogs keep burning their paws on it afterwards
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eleanorhawkins wrote: »PastorVincent wrote: »eleanorhawkins wrote: »I try to be out the door by 7am to avoid the crowds of walkers and runners that have suddenly appeared but our local council seems to think the way to deal with the current situation is to spray all the streets with disinfectant every morning and I don't know what it is they're using but oh boy is it slippery!
Spraying the streets? I mean unless you have a lot of people licking the streets or something, I am not sure what they think it will do?
Ikr? On the news last night, they were showing some town that has set up a 'disinfecting arch' over the main road into town so all cars coming from elsewhere get sprayed before they drive in. I mean wtf? They think the cars are going to bring a virus in, rather than the people inside them? It's like you see people driving about in their cars, alone, wearing masks. But then at the other end of the scale you have the people that pay no attention at all to any of the rules. As of today we are allowed to visit relatives as long as more than 10 of us don't gather at once, we all stay 2 metres apart and wear masks. Sport is still strictly individual and we must keep at least 10m distance for running, 20m for cycling. Walking in pairs at the most and only people who live together, and at least 4m from other walkers. So 7.30am I found a group of like 15 teenaged girls out walking, no masks, arms linked, spread all the way across the street. The mind boggles, it really does. Is there no middle-ground or common sense left in this world?
ETA on the spraying thing. My mother lives in a small rural village up in the mountains. They don't have street-cleaning vehicles there. So they've recruited a bunch of local farmers to use their tractors to pull tanks of disinfectant with hoses round the streets, with a council worker walking behind operating the hoses. Dunno what they're spraying, but dogs keep burning their paws on it afterwards
Not only does it not sound very effective at limiting spread of the virus, but it also sounds harmful to wildlife and plant life (in addition to people and pets).4 -
T1DCarnivoreRunner wrote: »eleanorhawkins wrote: »PastorVincent wrote: »eleanorhawkins wrote: »I try to be out the door by 7am to avoid the crowds of walkers and runners that have suddenly appeared but our local council seems to think the way to deal with the current situation is to spray all the streets with disinfectant every morning and I don't know what it is they're using but oh boy is it slippery!
Spraying the streets? I mean unless you have a lot of people licking the streets or something, I am not sure what they think it will do?
Ikr? On the news last night, they were showing some town that has set up a 'disinfecting arch' over the main road into town so all cars coming from elsewhere get sprayed before they drive in. I mean wtf? They think the cars are going to bring a virus in, rather than the people inside them? It's like you see people driving about in their cars, alone, wearing masks. But then at the other end of the scale you have the people that pay no attention at all to any of the rules. As of today we are allowed to visit relatives as long as more than 10 of us don't gather at once, we all stay 2 metres apart and wear masks. Sport is still strictly individual and we must keep at least 10m distance for running, 20m for cycling. Walking in pairs at the most and only people who live together, and at least 4m from other walkers. So 7.30am I found a group of like 15 teenaged girls out walking, no masks, arms linked, spread all the way across the street. The mind boggles, it really does. Is there no middle-ground or common sense left in this world?
ETA on the spraying thing. My mother lives in a small rural village up in the mountains. They don't have street-cleaning vehicles there. So they've recruited a bunch of local farmers to use their tractors to pull tanks of disinfectant with hoses round the streets, with a council worker walking behind operating the hoses. Dunno what they're spraying, but dogs keep burning their paws on it afterwards
Not only does it not sound very effective at limiting spread of the virus, but it also sounds harmful to wildlife and plant life (in addition to people and pets).
I guess this would be a bad time to be on a motorcycle or drive a convertible!3 -
May 16th-1.5 miles
May 17th- 2.5 miles
May 18th- 2 miles 16:18 fastest time postpartum! 😁
One of the things I love about this group is it taught me not to worry so much about run times but every so often it is nice to check...
33.03/50.03 miles complete9 -
Hope you had a happy birthday @bearly63!
And happy birthday to @skippygirlsmom's Skip!
Great long run @janejellyroll! I know what you mean, but my coach says no training goes to waste. You'll be stronger for it regardless of whether you get to race in the near future.
Take it easy @brittanystebbins95! You're doing so great staying active but give yourself a break.
@teresa502 great job taking advantage of the nice weather and doing an easy run.
I don't know what to say about this spraying the streets and spraying cars craziness. Seems like a huge waste and potentially harmful as @T1DCarnivoreRunner said. This is the first I've heard of such a thing.
@penko47 well done on your fastest 2 miles postpartum! Good for you!
Date :::: Miles :::: Cumulative
05/01/20 :::: 16.2 :::: 16.2
05/02/20 :::: 24.1 :::: 40.3
05/03/20 :::: 8.0 :::: 48.3
05/04/20 :::: 2.1 :::: 50.4
05/05/20 :::: 2.3 :::: 52.7
05/06/20 :::: 1.8 :::: 54.6
05/07/20 :::: 4.0 :::: 58.6
05/08/20 :::: 5.3 :::: 63.8
05/09/20 :::: 1.6 :::: 65.4
05/10/20 :::: 6.7 :::: 72.2
05/11/20 :::: 5.0 :::: 77.2
05/12/20 :::: 5.4 :::: 82.6
05/13/20 :::: 5.4 :::: 87.9
05/14/20 :::: 5.5 :::: 93.4
05/15/20 :::: 5.0 :::: 98.5
05/16/20 :::: 3.1 :::: 101.5
05/17/20 :::: 11.0 :::: 112.5
05/18/20 :::: 2.0 :::: 114.6
It was a dreary day here and I was tired, so I put off my run until late afternoon. Finally got out and did an "easy" 2 miles. It didn't necessarily feel that easy, but I tried to be as relaxed as possible and not push the pace at all. I was definitely feeling the effect of yesterday's long run.
I did a video on mobility training earlier in the day that was kind of interesting. It was not intense at all, just doing various mobility movements from the neck down to the toes, one area at a time. I felt like it was helpful. Toe mobility is definitely something that I could work on - that was hard! Like if you stand flat on your feet and lift all your toes and fan them out, can you put down first your pinkie toes, then the next toe and the next one at a time until you get the big toe. And can you raise and lower just the big toe. Took a lot of thought!5 -
I’m crushed. After my last run I could feel a tightness/knot in my left calf. I had a walk day after and I could still feel it a bit that day. Then I went to run again and five minutes in, it was very tight and was affecting my gait and was uncomfortable. So I walked that day too. I’ve just been walking every day. I was stretching every day and rolling my calf with my hand weight. Today I couldn’t feel any knot, my calf felt great. I tried to run and had to stop 18 minutes in. It’s back. I’m not sure how long I’ll not be running but I know I won’t be making my miles this month. I’ve never dealt with this sort of problem before. Sore muscles yes. Twisted ankle, yes. But not this. :-(11
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5/1- 3.4 miles
5/3-3.5 miles
5/5-3.4 miles
5/6-3.3 miles
6/8-3 miles
5/10- 3 miles
5/11-4.25 miles treadmill run
5/13-4.25 miles Treadmill Run
5/15-3.0 miles treadmill run
5/18-1.5 miles treadmill run 5min/2min (5.0mph/3.5mph)
F****** damnit
Current Total: 32.6 miles
Goal:50 miles3 -
katharmonic wrote: »Hope you had a happy birthday @bearly63!
And happy birthday to @skippygirlsmom's Skip!
Great long run @janejellyroll! I know what you mean, but my coach says no training goes to waste. You'll be stronger for it regardless of whether you get to race in the near future.
Take it easy @brittanystebbins95! You're doing so great staying active but give yourself a break.
@teresa502 great job taking advantage of the nice weather and doing an easy run.
I don't know what to say about this spraying the streets and spraying cars craziness. Seems like a huge waste and potentially harmful as @T1DCarnivoreRunner said. This is the first I've heard of such a thing.
@penko47 well done on your fastest 2 miles postpartum! Good for you!
ALL OF THIS^^^^
And yes @katharmonic those toe mobility exercises are very difficult for me too!
@robynmac5819 so sorry about your calf injury. I know how crushing that feels. I've had all of the lower leg injuries imaginable. Maybe it just needs a few more days rest and rolling. 🙏🤞1 -
Thanks for the birthday wishes! Feel good today after the run yesterday so I plan to run before my Fleet Feet appt.
@skippygirlsmom Happy Birthday to Skip. I recall 20 being a pretty great year! I loved literally every single minute of college.3 -
katharmonic wrote: »
I missed these! Well happy birthday to both! You can have extra cake since I missed it, and you do not need to track the calories, cause we all know birthday cake has none.
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brittanystebbins95 wrote: »I did 3 miles Friday, 3.25 Saturday, and set out to do 3 yesterday but ended up walking after 1.5 because I had shin splints.
I don't understand. I've been averaging 12-15 miles a week the last 2-3 months with no issues. I don't know if maybe 3 days in a row is becoming too much, if I ran too hard the first two days, if it could be my shoes, or if its the extra 20 lbs with being 26 weeks along catching up to me. I was very frustrated and disappointed at myself. The dogs were frustrated as well. When we walk to cool down, they usually stop pulling (I have them trained to run in front of me, makes me push my pace) and walk nicely beside me. I think they were confused because they kept me at a pretty good speedwalk the whole way home.
As everyone else says, you’re doing amazingly well. Congratulations. I also ran during both my pregnancies - I did two halves with my first (17 and 20 weeks) and had no problems until all of a sudden my body said no. For me it was Braxton Hicks - at about 28 weeks or thereabouts, every time I ran I’d get them almost immediately, forcing me to stop and walk.
The good news is, that once bubs arrived, I was able to start running again fairly soon (3 months for first, six weeks for second) and found my fitness and speed came back really quickly.
Keep up the good work, it’s definitely worth it. Just remember to listen to your body.
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Hey all, skimmed posts again. Work is busy again, yay!
Went for a walk this morning, but didn't strength train, I skipped strength on Sunday cause I needed the rest after Saturdays long run. And I slept in this morning so didn't have time to do strength this morning. May try do some tonight but it's not likely given kids...2 -
eleanorhawkins wrote: »
Ikr? On the news last night, they were showing some town that has set up a 'disinfecting arch' over the main road into town so all cars coming from elsewhere get sprayed before they drive in. I mean wtf? They think the cars are going to bring a virus in, rather than the people inside them? It's like you see people driving about in their cars, alone, wearing masks. But then at the other end of the scale you have the people that pay no attention at all to any of the rules.
So, I am routinely pointing out to the people saying how totally dumb the people are who do this are, and laughing at the rare person in my area being respectful and taking this precaution....so, I’m saying it here, also.... some who are driving by themselves in their car with a mask on, may be truly dumb, I have know way to know this.... but some of us are just lazy and can not be arsed to screw with it. If I have 3 errands to run, and I get the darn mask situated so that it is comfortable, stays put, and most importantly doesn’t fog my darn glasses - I am NOT taking the thing off between stops, and starting over. Especially since I have no way to truly wash my hands between stops. So, you can think we are being ridiculous if you want... some of us are just lazy.
@brittanystebbins95 color me impressed...my best friend who I thought would run thru anything stopped fairly early in both her pregnancies... not because of any major issue, but because she had to pee about every mile, and got tired of loops and stops. Haha
I did my forest service trail hike/run today. Plan was to take a turn and come up just short of 3 miles... but it’s been long enough since I ran them I took the wrong turn and had a route that was pushing towards 6+ miles, I went rogue and cut some corners, and ended up just short of 5.... not quite what I planned... little more intense than I expected today. And I was as even trying to run some bits in the beginning. I was soooo over it by the end.4 -
@brittanystebbins95 Pregnancy aside, 20 lbs makes a significant difference to running. The rule of thumb is mile pace gets about twenty seconds faster per ten pounds, so very quickly gaining 20 should be expected to slow you down quite a bit. Not to mention your balance is changing, as well as the looseness of your tendons, which can impact your form.
Just keep listening to your body and remember your real goal is to stay healthy, not to run any particular distance at any particular speed!2
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