May 2022 Monthly Running Challenge
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@avidkeo This article had a lot of useful info and good insight into some of the things to consider with returning to exercise. It focuses on recreational athletes which I appreciated because a lot of the original studies have looked at elites, olympians, and young athletes. COVID and recreational athletes
The short and sweet is that the time to recovery is variable and the symptoms are all over the place. But it does highlight some major areas of concern and things to keep an eye out for. I know some folks here have gotten back on track pretty fast but I also know people who are struggling a few months later. They are back to activity but notice the loss of fitness and question whether it will ever fully return. I hope your recovery continues well. Take it easy!!3 -
May totals: 3.2/100 miles
3/2: 3.2 miles
Recovery 3 miles this morning. We had a storm last night with high winds, hail, the works. As a result there were a ton of downed branches and little twigs on the sidewalks this morning. Made for a heavy game of stick or snake? Probably a hundred sticks and 1 small copperhead. And 1 rabbit!4 -
Not sure what I'll do. Guessing 65-75. We'll say 70 to split the difference.
Our air quality has been *kitten* because of a couple wildfires already. My lungs were struggling this morning but still got in 3.48 today and 5.1 yesterday
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@martaindale - thanks for that article. I passed it on to a friend who has covid now. She was my friend who signed me up for my first HM and ran it with me years ago. She doesn't run as much anymore but is a Crossfit star in her age group. I know it is going to be tough on her going back into the gym!2
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Since I skipped my run on Saturday I was able to go farther on Sunday and ended up with 13 miles and found 4 geocaches on the trails near home yesterday. It was a cold, dreary, wet day which is perfect for trail running (for me anyway). The run started out in light rain, wind, and mid 45F but the rain was short lived and I was able to keep my clothes on. It was a slow run/power hike, but I got what I wanted out of the it. Towards the end I crossed my favorite place for hill repeats. Five times I run down one hill, run 10 yards of flat, the run up the next hill. At the top I walk until my heart rate settles down then run the other way. I did this 5 times before continuing on. I'm not sure why I like to do this year because the entire park is a series of steep hills but I keep coming back to it.
This morning Kody & I went to my mechanic and dropped off my truck to get the muffler replaced, then walked the 3 miles home. Right now I'm 187th of 1477 in the GVRAT with more walking likely this evening.
Pics from the run:
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@shanaber I've saved that REI video to watch later, thanks. Like any runner I do love my shoes and have plenty (currently have 10 pair in rotation, 8 pair in reserve) but any insight into buying more shoes is always good. I use a variety of drops, weight and cushion level. Oddly, in figuring out this foot pain I've been having I've found two pair which I used to love are now aggravating the pain and one pair I used to hate (bought on clearance on a whim without trying it on first) is now one of my favorite pair.
@polskagirl01 - "get as much mountain time as I can" <- yes! I wish I had mountains around here to get time on, but the wooded hills will have to suffice. That 24 hour run sounds wonderful. Great cause and time in the forest is a good for the soul.
@Avidkeo I think just like covid itself, recovery can be very different in different people. My son and I both had it last November. I was able to run 4 miles just 4 days after symptoms appeared, then got hit with fatigue for a couple weeks, but was able to run a 10 mile trail race 2.5 weeks after symptoms first appeared. My fatigue would come and go after that such that I might be able to run week, but no running the next week until finally a month and a half after symptoms first appeared I was back to running normally. Until I felt I was past the issue, I did as much as my body would let me and didn't feel bad about not running if I felt I needed the rest. All the while, my wife was NOT happy about me running as much as I did, particularly the race. I see you were able to defer, which is great!
@marisap2010 it sounds like you're being smart in your approach to training, and to you May goal.
@kgirlhart congrats on a great start to May!
@katharmonic I think @quilteryoyo says it well...look forward rather than dwell on the past. Having a friend for mutual accountability is a great thing to have!
@martaindale Thanks for that article. I've saved it for later reading.
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02.05: 3.2km in 26min 10 stride repeats
Not a good start. Started feeling dizzy after dinner and needed a lot of convincing to go out. The stride repeats went well, but instead of a 10 minute cooldown I gave up after around 5 minutes. Used new running shoes for the first time in 2000k
Yay, I finally seem to have found a pair of shoes that fit. Sames ones as the previous ones but just a slightly newer model. Wish it was winter though as they are pink and there's one colour I don't want to be seen with... yeah. 
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Ah, what the heck. Lets see if I manage to run 60km this month
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Went out a few minutes after 6 this morning and the sky was already getting light with streaks of blue and pink in the East. Temp was in the mid-50s. A perfect morning for running. I got in 5.23 miles. I tried to focus on shorter steps but even though my overall average pace was 45 seconds faster per mile than yesterday, my average cadence was lower.5
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Went out a few minutes after 6 this morning and the sky was already getting light with streaks of blue and pink in the East. Temp was in the mid-50s. A perfect morning for running. I got in 5.23 miles. I tried to focus on shorter steps but even though my overall average pace was 45 seconds faster per mile than yesterday, my average cadence was lower.
I'm so envious of your mid-50's!! Did your back feel better with the shorter steps?1 -
martaindale wrote: »Went out a few minutes after 6 this morning and the sky was already getting light with streaks of blue and pink in the East. Temp was in the mid-50s. A perfect morning for running. I got in 5.23 miles. I tried to focus on shorter steps but even though my overall average pace was 45 seconds faster per mile than yesterday, my average cadence was lower.
I'm so envious of your mid-50's!! Did your back feel better with the shorter steps?
Yes I didn't feel any twinges while I was running.4 -
martaindale wrote: »
Yep, we have set a pretty low bar 😉 I love it!
6 treadmill miles this evening. One of the better treadmill runs I have had. Just felt very comfortable.
ETA: I just saw in my Google News feed the Pittsburgh Marathon was yesterday. I just thought of @PastorVincent . If he were with us he definitely would have been out there. RIP ❣️3 -
@7lenny7 Too funny! I'm glad you enjoyed your run. I love running in areas like that.
For those of you recovering from COVID, just listen to your body and take it easy. I know it is frustrating to not be able to do what you normally do, but rest will help you get back there.
Today was a rest day on my plan. Hubby and I went for a 1.5 mile walk this evening before a pop-up storm started. I am going to try to run before work tomorrow in hopes that 1) it will perk me up and help me get through what will be a very busy day, and 2) maybe I'll be able to go to my Pump class tomorrow night and have a two workout day.4 -
May Goal: 100 Miles
5/1: 12.03 miles
5/2: 2.02 miles
14.05/100 miles completed for May
May is another RTE Streaker Challenge. The challenge is at least 1 mile per day and can be running or walking. I did a running streak in March but I hadn't decided if I would do another run streak or just a mile a day streak this time. I went ahead and ran today though. We had storms last night and even though the rain had passed it was very humid this morning. I was tired after my 12 miles yesterday and the first mile was tough. But once I got going the second mile was pretty nice. I ran through the cemetery and saw 3 jackrabbits today. They were really neat. And since I was only running 2 miles I didn't go out as early and it wasn't dark which was nice.
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5-1 : 4.32 Miles.
5-2 : 1.04 Miles.
Fully clothed both days.8 -
I went out before work this morning for 3.02 miles plus a 1.13 mile cooldown walk afterwards. Another beautiful morning with the temp at 54F and a light breeze. I saw a couple of deer in two different places. They were pretty far apart but I couldn’t swear that they were two different deer or the same two in just a different place. I could really feel the pollen heavy in the air this morning.
I never tire of this morning view. Coming back up this hill however is a different story!
@martaindale – I meant to comment on your post yesterday about twigs on the sidewalk and one was a small copperhead? Are snakes on the sidewalk common in your area?
@Scott6255 – I didn’t realize Pittsburgh was this weekend and you are right @PastorVincent would have been there running it and then circling back for Kristy. I hope that she is still running and was able to run this one.
@kgirlhart – Good luck with your May streaking challenge. Maybe @7lenny7 should sign up for that one…..
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@martaindale – I meant to comment on your post yesterday about twigs on the sidewalk and one was a small copperhead? Are snakes on the sidewalk common in your area?
Yep. This time of year and for the next few months snakes are fairly common. Though I live in suburbia, my neighborhood has a lot of preserved green space, some of which is completely wild/natural area. A few of my favorite paths cut through heavily wooded areas where all kinds of wildlife live. This time of year, I just expect to see snakes. Last year was a very heavy snake year, and I saw them regularly. I came close to stepping on a couple on this unpaved trail around a lake that I run sometimes, which scared the crap out of me! Just the sheer number of snakes I saw last year has really made me aware of watching for them this year. Mostly they are harmless but we do have a large copperhead population so those are the ones I really keep an eye out for.
I always loved that @PastorVincent would go back to find his wife on the race course. And every Boston weekend I think about @MobyCarp and his egg timer routine.7 -
May totals: 9.8/100 miles
3/2: 3.2 miles
3/3: 6.6 miles
Speed work today. My plan called for 11 x 400m repeats at mile pace. Mid 70’s, 87% humidity with decent cloud cover. I wasn’t sure how many I could manage at that pace but managed half. The other half were a few seconds slower, closer to 5k pace. I even managed the last one to be a mile pace! Not bad for the conditions. Also, I lost count somewhere and ended up doing 12 repeats. Really not sure how I managed that.
Also, tried new shoes today. I’m trying to figure out if the reason I’m not loving my ghosts (which I have used almost exclusively for a few years) is because the shoes have changed or if my needs from a shoe have changed. I’ve already adjusted my shoes once from a support shoe when I first started running to a neutral shoe as my gait changed over time. So, I know it’s possible that maybe it’s time for me to reevaluate my needs from my shoes. However, I spend a lot of time running on concrete and I’m not sure if it’s a good idea to move away from a cushioned shoe for all of my runs. So, I bought a pair of brooks launch 8 (on sale for $90!!) and figured I would give them a try. The launch is not as heavily cushioned and is in their speed line. I used them for my speed workout today and they are noticeably lighter than the ghosts. There is still enough cushion on the shoe that I didn’t feel like I was taking a beating from the concrete even after almost 7 miles and they were quite comfortable straight from the box. I think I will mix these in for speed work days and maybe races.4 -
@martaindale Yes, I too was a Brooks Ghost lover for many many years, but something changed for me too and I moved away from them into ASICS (NovaBlast 2). Like you, not sure if it was a change in the shoe or my gait or my physiology, but for whatever reason I felt a difference when getting out of the Ghosts. Glad the Launch is working for you. I had a couple pair in like 2015 or so. Might have to try them again.2
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Goal 120 miles. (fully clothed!) 17.27 to date. I almost spit up my coffee this morning. Perhaps Scott that bit of instruction needs to be added to the monthly opener?
5-1 8.06
5-2 4.08
5-3 3.11 WUN + 2.02 tot 5.13
Glad I did a long run on Sunday the 1st but boy were my legs achy today (48 hrs post strenuous is my peak muscle soreness timeframe). I have found that rotating shoes as well as pace/cadence works different muscle in my legs. Shoes are tough with the styles constantly changing and I rarely get 150 miles out of a pair anymore before my shins complain so the materials are lighter but less durable.2 -
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May Goal: 100 Miles
5/1: 12.03 miles
5/2: 2.02 miles
5/3: 5.05 miles
19.10/100 miles completed for May
I ran 5 miles this morning. It was chillier than I expected it to be. It was about 55°F, but there was a 15mph North wind. I was a little underdressed. I was surprised that it was so cool. It t is supposed to be over 100 this weekend.
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@martaindale I use the Launch for my speed work and the Ghosts for longer runs.
@SummerSkier OMG, I used to love Ray Stevens! Now I’m going to have that and the song about the squirrel who went berserk in my head!
I went for a run before work today, which I rarely do. The plan called for 5 min Z1, 5 min Z2, 3x 3min Z4/2 min Z1, 5 min Z1. I ran 1.96 miles total. Tonight, I went to my Pump class.7 -
Had a lovely hike yesterday with friends. My son came along, too. I wasn't sure how that would go, but he was sure he wanted to go, and ended up doing fine. This group takes it nice and slow. This actually creates a bit of a dilemma for me as I want to count it as part of my training, and it is "time on feet" going up and down the trails, but it isn't really running at all. Sometimes I'll run ahead and wait, and yesterday I used the autopause function on my watch, which cut it down from 6 hours to 3 (but also robbed me of over a kilometer in the process dur to some slow ascents). But still, I have no idea where to put this in my training log. Currently it's in Strava as a hike.
The solution is probably to go back and do more by myself at the pace I want for the important long runs on the training plan, and count these hikes as just a bonus, or put them in place of an easier, shorter run on the plan. Like 16km slow hike = 8k easy run, or something like that? Or would that be cheating the plan too much?
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@polskagirl01 I think using the hiking in place of slow recovery runs is fully justified, and probably even more stressful on the body.
Got in 6.1 miles this morning. Misting for the entire run (so 100% humidity), but it felt pretty good. Ran fairly easy for the most part, but did a fartlek at the end of each mile. Hit 221 spm cadence and 5:52/mi pace on a couple of them. 4 -
polskagirl01 wrote: »The solution is probably to go back and do more by myself at the pace I want for the important long runs on the training plan, and count these hikes as just a bonus, or put them in place of an easier, shorter run on the plan. Like 16km slow hike = 8k easy run, or something like that? Or would that be cheating the plan too much?
I think it depends on how the effort for the hike relates to the effort for the run on your plan. If the hike is so much easier that you don’t feel like the efforts match, I would go back an run separately. If you feel the hike is similar to the effort for your easy run, I think it is reasonable to substitute it. The easy runs in training plans are for recovery so a hike seems like a fair substitution.3 -
I ran with a friend 4.69 miles this morning. Overall pace was slower than normal because she needed to stop and walk a few times. Temp was 68F with 84% humidity. I was a sweaty mess!
@SummerSkier - I love that Ray Stevens song! Our theme song?
Beautiful pictures @polskagirl01! I would count the hike as a recovery run. It was time on your feet so it should definitely count some place in your plan.3
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