February 2023 Monthly Running Challenge

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  • quilteryoyo
    quilteryoyo Posts: 6,471 Member
    Nice @Scott6255 . Glad you were able to "make yourself" go slower.

    Great change of plans to match the weather and wonderful run @kgirlhart !

    @tarun_yadavA Thanks for the Valentines wishes. Same to you. No plans here as there is no significant other in my life. Just hanging out with the dog. :wink:

    @Laurz9191 Great place to run a Valentine's HM. You did great!
  • ScienceofTeaching
    ScienceofTeaching Posts: 107 Member
    tarun_yadavA wrote: »
    ScienceofTeaching wrote: »
    @tarun_yadavA That pizza looks amazing! My husband hates pizza, so it's one of my go-to treats if he isn't home for dinner with me. That pizza hut picture makes me miss meeting my friends there in high school a long time ago. The ones closest to me have all been converted into other businesses, which makes me so sad!

    @ScienceofTeaching Hi! Nice to meet you!
    poor you! how does one hate pizza?? something like sushi i get - fish. cold fish etc. but pizza??
    Anyways... yeah, agree. shame that dine-in pizza hut restaurants in the US are now quite rare. Salad bar, and them coming fresh out of the oven - best part! Delivery - ummm, just not the same thing!

    He doesn't like melted cheese or red sauce! I've offered to just make him a crust with toppings, but he always turns that down hahaha.
  • martaindale
    martaindale Posts: 2,317 Member
    February total: 57.4/125 miles

    2/1: 3.1 miles
    2/3: 5.2 miles
    2/4: 9 miles
    2/6: 5.1 miles
    2/7: 5.5 miles
    2/8: 3.2 miles
    2/10: 6.3 miles
    2/11: 10 miles
    2/13: 5 miles
    2/14: 5 miles

    Happy Valentine’s Day everyone!
    My run today was a progression run peaking at 10k pace. I am not great at doing progression runs outside. It’s hard to know what pace I’m going at any given time so the gradual speed increase usually means I overshoot the peak pace. That happened again today, but my splits progressed in the right direction so I’m calling it a win.
    I got new shoes! NB 1080’s. After my Achilles tendinitis last fall, the sports medicine guy I was seeing had me use my ghosts exclusively, which are a higher drop (12mm). You may remember I found new shoes that I loved, Hoka Mach’s. Those apparently only have a 5mm drop. He said the difference in drop probably wasn’t the reason for the tendinitis flare, but it likely didn’t help. He suggested getting a shoe with a drop between the two to let my achilles adjust to the different drops more gradually. These are an 8mm drop, so right between the 2. So far, I like them a lot. Beyond the drop, they also have a feel between the 2 shoes. They have a good amount of cushion, aren’t quite as springy as the Mach’s, but feel lighter than the ghosts.
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  • Scott6255
    Scott6255 Posts: 2,556 Member
    Ha @martaindale I the New Balance 1080v12 is what I got after years of being a faithful Ghost runner 😁 I liked them for the same reasons, except the tongue keeps slipping down during runs, no matter how tight I tie them ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ 
  • quilteryoyo
    quilteryoyo Posts: 6,471 Member
    Don't blame you for running on the treadmill instead of 40 mph winds @Scott6255 !

    Nice running @martaindale ! Love the new shoes. I hope they work well for you.

    @Laurz9191 Nice recovery work out and your are going to kill your racing HM!

    @tarun_yadavA Nice pace for first recovery run. I hope the stiffness/soreness goes away quickly. I know your MIL being ill is hard on everyone. Glad you were able to have a nice relaxing evening with your son.



  • Tramboman
    Tramboman Posts: 2,482 Member
    chris_in_cal wrote: »
    I got my :26 min run/walk prescribed by my Garmin coach. I've stayed on track for two weeks now. It will be picking up over the next couple of weeks.

    Well done!!!!!
  • shanaber
    shanaber Posts: 6,423 Member
    edited February 2023
    Ohhh, @martaindale nice, very white, new shoes!! 😁

    @Laurz9191 - Hobbes likes all the holidays and has bowties for most of them. Really, he is very, very social and I think he enjoys the attention he gets.

    @Tramboman - I am shocked that you are in shorts and and short-sleeved shirt as well as trout fishing in February! Is that an early record for Alberta (if I recall that is where you are located)?

    @tarun_yadavA - I am so sorry your MIL is sick. It is tough when they are already not in great health. I am amazed you were already able to get out for a 4 mile run. Be sure to give your body plenty of time to recover.

    I have gotten in a few walks, including 5 miles yesterday. I am up to a huge 16 miles so far and no actual runs... going to be a really low month for me.
  • Mari33a
    Mari33a Posts: 1,264 Member
    04/02 2.08 miles
    05/02 2.39 miles
    06/02 2.55 miles
    15/02 2.56 miles

    Total 8.58 miles

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  • quilteryoyo
    quilteryoyo Posts: 6,471 Member
    Nice run and weather today @Tramboman ! The drastic changes in temps this year seem to be worse than normal. Same thing here, except freezing on Sat. It's almost 70F right now.

    Great consistency @chris_in_cal !

    @shanaber The mileage might be low, but you should be proud of yourself for getting out there and doing what you can. You're not letting it stop you!

  • Tramboman
    Tramboman Posts: 2,482 Member
    edited February 2023
    shanaber wrote: »

    @Tramboman - I am shocked that you are in shorts and and short-sleeved shirt as well as trout fishing in February! Is that an early record for Alberta (if I recall that is where you are located)?

    Northeast Ohio....
    I've been fishing about once per week, weather permitting.
  • shanaber
    shanaber Posts: 6,423 Member
    Tramboman wrote: »
    shanaber wrote: »

    @Tramboman - I am shocked that you are in shorts and and short-sleeved shirt as well as trout fishing in February! Is that an early record for Alberta (if I recall that is where you are located)?

    Northeast Ohio....
    I've been fishing about once per week, weather permitting.

    Ok makes more sense for NE Ohio but still seems unusual for mid-February... maybe it was @juliet3455 who is in Alberta?
  • martaindale
    martaindale Posts: 2,317 Member
    @Scott6255 Great minds think alike! I didn't notice the tongue issue on my first run, so hopefully won't be a problem. That would be super annoying.

    @ScienceofTeaching Yay first mile straight through! That's such a good feeling.

    @tarun_yadavA Sorry to hear about your MIL.
  • martaindale
    martaindale Posts: 2,317 Member
    February total: 60.4/125 miles

    2/1: 3.1 miles
    2/3: 5.2 miles
    2/4: 9 miles
    2/6: 5.1 miles
    2/7: 5.5 miles
    2/8: 3.2 miles
    2/10: 6.3 miles
    2/11: 10 miles
    2/13: 5 miles
    2/14: 5 miles
    2/15: 3 miles

    Yesterday I went to Pilates then did my 3 miles. IDK if I'll do that again. This run was easy/recovery so I thought it would be fine, but Pilates was HARD and my legs were so done. We did a ton of glute/hip stabilizer exercises and squats. They loosened up a bit after the first mile. In the future I'll either run before pilates or move it.
  • Laurz9191
    Laurz9191 Posts: 502 Member
    edited February 2023
    @tarun_yadavA Also sorry to hear about the MIL!

    @martaindale I can imagine running after strength training is probably more difficult. I always do it the other way around too.

    Today I did a tempo run with 42 minutes at an average of 5:30/km pace, plus a warm up, cool down. My legs felt good and I was surprised that I could hold the speed well, when a month ago it felt like I was barely holding on at that speed. The temperature was slightly above freezing, which was pleasant enough. I noticed that I need to take 1-2 rest days after this intense running week. I do want to work some strength training exercises in though. In total I ran 11.11km :).

    So far for February I have logged 138.5/200km

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