March 2021 Monthly Running Challenge

quilteryoyo · March 2021

@rheddmobile Glad your hip is behaving and you are doing better after your fall. Nice run this morning.

@polskagirl01 Nice bike ride. Watch issues are so annoying. 21st century issues!

@marisap2010 Great run. Glad your calf is okay.

@Scott6255 Glad you have no pain this morning and hope you figure out the cause.

Tramboman · March 2021

3-1 7k slow
3-2 7k easy
3-3 7k easy
3-4 7k slow
3-5 7k easy
3-6 7k measy (between moderate and easy)
3-7 7k slow
3-8 7k moderate
3-9 7k easy
3-10 7k tempo-ish
3-11 7k easy
3-12 7k measy
3-13 7k tempo
3-14 7k measy
3-15 7k easy

March Total: 105k
March Goal: 150k

Mostly sunny, mid 20s F, with a nasty wind from the northeast.

Congratulations to all the racers!!!!!

When you pop in here claiming your December 2021 mileage, what accomplishments will you have made?

PUT THE FUN BACK IN THE RUN!
Return to a good running weight of 175 lbs (second attempt)

Teresa502 · March 2021

March 1 – Exercise Bike (6.33 miles) + Strength training
March 2 – 5.07 miles
March 3 – Exercise Bike (7 miles) + strength
March 4 – 5.35 miles (morning) + 3.05 miles (evening – hill repeats)
March 5 – rest
March 6 – 12.01 miles
March 7 – Hiking – 2.27 miles – 1340 elevation gain
March 8 – 5.18 miles
March 9 – 3.34 miles
March 10 – 5.18 miles
March 11 – 5.21 miles
March 12 – Hiking – 4.5 miles
March 13 – 13.13 miles
March 14 – Rest
March 15 – 5.02 miles + strength

I miss it beginning to get daylight towards the end of my early morning run. I know here in my part of the world that the daylight time is getting longer though so I will be patient and just keep charging my light which gave out on me this morning but I was almost finished anyway. It was 44F when I ran but a little breezy. I wore a sleeveless top under a long sleeve tech shirt with capris and that combo worked well.

@Scott6255 – I hope your PF is not coming back. Glad things were better today.
Love those tie-dyed shoes @skippygirlsmom! I have a pair of tie-dyed from the Vegas RNR half marathon but I like your colors better. The pair that I have are Launch I believe and don’t have a lot of support. I wear them for casual every day shoes. BTW, how is Skip doing?
@quilteryoyo – No shame in being slow! I’m slow as molasses but keep putting one foot in front of the other.
Wow @polskagirl01 – That would be some speedy biking! I took my bike to the shop for a routine service last week. They are supposed to have it ready today.
@marisap2010 – Hope the calf is feeling better soon.

nickseger · March 2021

My goal this month is to lose weight while successfully training for a half marathon on 4/3. I've run many halfs and a half dozen full marathons in the past, and always gain weight while training. This time, I'm counting calories and being conscious of my diet, hoping to curb that trend.

So far, I have lost about 3.1 lbs (196.2 down to 193.1).

I'm also shooting for a sub-1:35:00 half marathon, which is about a 7:14 pace. That's really aggressive for me (prior PR was 1:36:11; 7:20 pace). So far, the training has gone well!

Camaramandy648 · March 2021

So many race reports! You’re all doing so well! Remember this time last year when we were all devastated?

Things are looking up!

Really enjoyed reading up on everything - best I could, between things.

Still hate this job but I’m doing it because some money is better than no money.

I woke at 3:30 this morning instead of 4. I went for my run anyway because if I went back to bed, I wouldn’t get to run today.

I’m kinda tired now, lol.

Seems like the race the weekend before last took more out of me than i thought. Lots of easy runs on my schedule this week. Just very tired.

Hope everyone is having a great monday!

martaindale · March 2021

Great racing everyone!!

And I love those shoes @skippygirlsmom ! I have a pair of tie-dyed ghosts on my shelf but I think the color is a little different. I have a purple/pink kind of tie-dye pair now and I love them. A fun show just makes me happy!

@Scott6255 Sorry to hear your feet/calves are acting up. My husband has had recurring PF issues too. He does the rolling as well and feels like it helps. He also started running with a calf compression sleeve and says it was a major help. Maybe worth a shot?

@nickseger Beautiful pic!

martaindale · March 2021

Pics below from the last 2 days of hiking.

Day 2 was Reimer's Ranch. Before this trip I only knew of it as a climbing crag. We had never been before but knew of it because of climbing friends. None of them did it justice. It's on a river, really green for the hill country, and was an overall really pretty hike. We did a little scrambling to check out some of the climbing walls. We're going to have to go back to climb there for sure. Hiked 5.7 miles.

Day 3 was Enchanted Rock. We've been there before but it has been years. We did the loop trail today and will go back to do a few more plus the dome summit later this week. After yesterday's scrambling, this was a nice easy hike and we were done before it got busy. This park is a super popular spot, and it's beautiful. But popular also means busy so the early starts are a must. Hiked 5.3 miles.

skippygirlsmom · March 2021

@martaindale in the past I think they only did the tie dyed in the Ghost, I'm not a big fan of Ghost so I never brought them. Can't wait to wear them.

At PT today she was very happy to hear my 5K caused no pain and did all her measurement stuff and said my range of motion is further along then she would expect at this point woohoo.

quilteryoyo · March 2021

@Tramboman Great job getting out in those conditions!

@Teresa502 Glad you were almost home before your lights went out. Great running. I do believe you are just a little bit faster than I am. Too bad we don't live a little bit closer - we could probably run well together.

@nickseger Nice. That is a really fast HM. I'm hoping my first one will be under 3 hours. You're doing great on the weight loss too. BEAUTIFUL picture!

@Camaramandy648 Glad you are taking it easy this week. I'm sure the time change didn't help things either.

Love the pictures @martaindale ! Those hikes must be so much fun with the family!

That is excellent news @skippygirlsmom ! You'll be back to running in no time!

katharmonic · March 2021

@marisap2010 great job on your 10k. Hope your calf will be fine.

And @scott6255 hope yours is not a PF flare up. Glad it was better today.

Welcome @nickseger! Best of luck with your goals! Keep us posted on how the training is going for your upcoming HM! That pic is gorgeous.

@martaindale that looks awesome for hiking and rock climbing. Enjoy!

@skippygirlsmom that's great news about your no pain and the great range of motion recovery!

I'm out for a few days I think with some lower back pain. Hopefully I'll be back at it soon, but currently sitting with the heating pad being cranky.

quilteryoyo · March 2021

Oh no @katharmonic ! I hope your back starts to feeling better quickly. It's so hard to get around when every movement hurts.

quilteryoyo · March 2021

3/01 - 2.75 miles - 3.6 mph - Treadmill walk
3/02 - 2.00 miles - 3.6 mph - Treadmill walk
3/03 - 2.00 miles - 3.5 mph - Driveway laps
3/04 - 2.70 miles - 4.5 mph - First run/walk after surgery on the rural road near home
3/05 - 2.00 miles - 3.6 mph - Field walk
3/06 - 3.00 miles - 4.6 mph - Walk/run on rural road
3/07 - 2.00 miles - 3.7 mph - Field and driveway walk
3/08 - 2.25 miles - 4.0 mph - Walk/run on the driveway
3/09 - 2.50 miles - 3.6 mph - Treadmill walk - ladder
3/10 - 3.50 miles - 4.5 mph - Walk/run on rural road
3/11 - 2.00 miles - 3.8 mph - Field and driveway walk
3/12 - 2.30 miles - 4.5 mph - Treadmill walk/run
3/13 - 1.00 mile - 3.6 mph - Field walk
3/14 - 2.30 miles - 4.6 mph - Driveway laps & 0.50 walk warm up and cool down on the driveway
3/15 - 2.00 miles - 3.8 mph - Field and driveway walk

March total: 34.8/62 miles

I wound up working today, 11-3 again. Afterwards, I helped mom do a few things, so it was almost 5pm when I got home. I was glad for Daylight Savings Time, since that gave me plenty of time to take Tippy in the field for her walk and finish mine up on the driveway. I don't like to walk in the field at dusk because people have been known to go hunting back there, even though they aren't supposed to. I'm afraid my gray hair could be mistaken for a deer tail by an inexperienced hunter or one that just isn't paying close enough attention.

I realized last night that yesterday was only my 6th run back after surgery. I really should concentrate on the fact that I am doing amazingly well in my recovery and, even if it is slow, I am running! I'm not sure a whole lot of people who have had open heart surgery would be able to say that after 9 weeks.

kgirlhart · March 2021

March Goal: 100 Miles

3/1: 1.32 miles
3/2: 5.32 miles
3/3: 5.32 miles
3/4: 5.52 miles
3/5: 1.40 miles
3/6: 1.20 miles
3/7: 10.02 miles
3/8: 1.43 miles
3/9: 6.02 miles
3/10: 6.09 miles
3/11: 5.41 miles
3/12: 1.51 miles
3/13: 1.42 miles
3/14: 10.02 miles
3/15: 1.58 miles

63.58/100 miles completed for March

Just a short 1.5 miles today before yoga. My arm is pretty sore today after my Covid shot so I did a " wrist free" class. Other than a sore arm I feel good. I am kind of tired today, but honestly I think that is more from the time change.

2021 Races:
4/24/21: Run For The Children 10K
11/6/21: Run For 57th AHC Half Marathon

HonuNui · March 2021

March Goal: Hike/Run the "D's" and "E's"*

3/1 off
3/2 2.50 Djibouti
3/3 2.61 (no travel-video kept buffering....)
3/4 off
3/5 3.11 Denmark
3/6 3.10 Dominica and Dominican Republic
3/7 off
3/8 off (!)
3/9 3.12 East Timor, El Salvador
3/10 off
3/11 3.60 Equador, Equatorial Guinea
3/12 4.50 Eritrea, Estonia
3/13 off
3/14 3.14 Egypt
3/15 3.50 Ethiopia

Total 29.18

@Teresa502 sounds like you made lemonade out of lemons for your weekend! Yesterday I did Egypt which included a short Red Sea snorkel segment and like Jimmy Carter, I lusted in my heart....yeah, that's on my bucket list!
@vs_shine Yes, I put my 17" laptop up on the console and watch vlogs as I run. I no longer run the neighborhood due to a nasty dog bite a couple years ago, and the a$$hats up the hill who won't fence their dog...and he attacks my boydog every time we go by.
@marisap2010 good luck on the job application!
(and I wrote all of that^ yesterday.....and the whole post poofed-so I redid a shorter version)

*So, my 2021 resolution is to hike/run all 193 (or 195 depending on your source) countries of the world this year. This could be difficult, since I don’t have a passport. But YouTube to the rescue! I have been using the site to take train “trips” recently, and have found them strangely motivating. Why not use Youtube vlogs to hike/run the world (and learn something about each country)?

marisap2010 · March 2021

@martaindale Awesome pictures! Glad you guys are enjoying your hiking.
@katharmonic Hope your back feels better soon.

Yesterday, I walked a couple of miles after work and did some ab exercises. I was pretty tired for some reason, but of course then I had so much trouble falling asleep.

quilteryoyo · March 2021

@kgirlhart Mom and I are going to get our first CoVID shot today. I have my fingers crossed that a sore arm is the only side affect we have.

@HonuNui I didn't realize you had gotten bit. So sorry your neighbor's aren't responsible with their dog! You are doing great with your running and touring the countries of the world.

@marisap2010 Glad you got out for a walk. I hope you sleep better tonight.

noblsheep · March 2021

Just popping in to say hi. No running for the last few days because the air quality has truly been *kitten*. Woke up yesterday to a true sandstorm outside, not kidding. The sky was yellow. I haven't seen a sandstorm of this caliber since I was in middle school. And it's still very dusty today.

On another topic, a friend's birthday is coming up and I'm thinking about getting her a Garmin. She doesn't really run, but she lifts and does cardio so having HR monitoring would be nice, and she really needs something with phone notifications and vibrating alarms. What do y'all think? Should I get her an entry level Garmin like the 45, or would a simpler wristband type thing do the job?

And I just saw some reviews of the new Enduro. Yeesh I want one of those things. 70+hr battery for running? Yes please!

@quilteryoyo You really are doing super well! Take your time getting back to things (we'll remind you).

Oh and I got my second vacc shot today. The last one knocked me out for 14 hours, no other reactions, just very very sleepy. Fingers crossed this one won't be so strong.

polskagirl01 · March 2021

Well they had to postpone Saturday's 20k race because of a third wave or something. I might go do it as a practice run instead. Meh.

ETA: sorry if that comes across flippantly or like I don't care or take it seriously. I'm just tired of it all. Yes, I follow the rules.

nickseger · March 2021

Hi @Scott6255 , have you tried using Strassburg socks? I had a very painful bout with PF a few years ago and sleeping in those socks made a world of difference. I've been pain free now for quite a while (knock on wood!).

Scott6255 · March 2021

@vs_shine that is an aggressive (and impressive) time goal for your HM. I wish you all the luck in the world on your training and health! Thanks for the tip, I'll look into those socks.
@quilteryoyo Yes, you are doing fantastic in your running coming back from open heart surgery just 9 weeks ago!!!! Hope your Covid vaccine goes well and you have minimal side-effects.
@polskagirl01 bummer about the cancelled race

6.4 miles this morning. Was slow, felt heavy, but wanted to take it easy to see how my feet felt. Wore Ghosts that only had 125 miles on them, and compression socks that covered my calves. No pain at all. So not sure which helped, maybe both. Next run will ditch the socks and see how it feels.

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