March 2023 Monthly Running Challenge

eleanorhawkins · March 2023

Re: shoes. 've been through a few different shoes, one of them was handed to me after a gait analysis by an ultra-runner who seemed to know what he was talking about. I actually still buy those, they're my go-to higher-drop road shoes. For trails, I first tried Decathlon's own brand, killed my toes. Coach suggested Hokas, which after adapting to the lower drop I love, just bought my 4th pair. In fact, I've since bought a Hoka road shoe just to give me a nice, cushioned but lower-drop option for easy shake outs and stuff. Then I treated myself to a pair of Brooks Cascadia on a whim because I'd fallen in love with a pair of Glycerins I tried on but couldn't afford at the time, and now they're broken in I love them for short, technical trails. I need the extra cushioning from the Hokas for longer runs, but anything under about 10 miles the Brooks are working great.
So yeah, I have 4 different shoes in rotation. Please don't tell my husband! lol
Funnily enough, this morning while I was going "I know, I know, I overdid it," the physio asked me how many miles are on the shoes I've been wearing the most, and when I checked it was 700km, which is well into the zone that shoes start making my knees hurt. I just hadn't thought of that.

@Laurz9191 can you not put some antibiotic ointment on it, rather than taking an oral antibiotic? I tend to beg the dr for a tube every now and then, and slap that on whenever my poor manky toenails give me grief. (At this point, I don't have a single normal toenail :-O )
@Teresa502 yikes! I'm not normally scared of being out alone in the dark here, but certainly trust that gut feeling of something not being right and do the same. Glad you were ok! Better safe than sorry.

Laurz9191 · March 2023

@eleanorhawkins Yes, that is exactly what I’ve been doing, putting antibiotic cream on it, wearing looser shoes, not wearing my tight compression socks, but eventually, if it doesn’t start to heal itself, it will need treatment. My feet also don’t look so hot

. I think my toe problem might have been caused by my newest shoes which are half a size smaller than the old pair. I’ve been wearing the old ones to protect my toe but they are really worn down, so I think I have a good reason to go buy a new pair.

Today I did another treadmill workout to kick off the month - 8.1km. I just couldn’t be bothered to change into all my warm clothes for outside and I also did a little bit of strength training as well while I was at the gym

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quilteryoyo · March 2023

@Teresa502 Sorry your friend couldn't run with you this morning. Sounds like you had a nice run and I always say, "Better safe than sorry.". I tend to follow my gut feeling about things, even if they seem silly. I know at least once it saved me from a bad incident.

Mari33a · March 2023

First run done.
01/03 2.84 miles

Total 2.84/30 miles

shanaber · March 2023

chris_in_cal wrote: »

shanaber wrote: »

how do you pick your running shoes?

Step 1: eliminate all models that do not come in 4E (extra-wide) width. (approx 95%)
Step 2: buy the shoe in the store that kind of fits okay.

Us widefooted people suffer.

@chris_in_cal - I also have wide feet. If you can deal with low drop shoes (0-6mm) you might look at Altra or Topo-Athletic. They have wide, 'natural' toe boxes and I have found them to be great. Actually I am more of a Topo fan than Altra but both have their followings...

quilteryoyo · March 2023

I played doubles tennis this morning for a little over two hours. Traversed 1.62 miles. Went in to the daycare and worked until 3 - they just needed someone to sit in one of the classes while the teachers took their lunch breaks, so basically watched them sleep (and looked at stuff on my phone) for two hours.

I did help them get their beds up afterwards and get my hugs before I left. After I got home, I went out for a driveway walk. I did 2.0 miles in 31:45 minutes for a 3.8 mph avg pace. My avg HR was 115 and max was 130 bpm. I would have ran, but I only had 1.5 hours before leaving for church. Plan called for an easy run or XT, so I'm saying what I did is good enough.

kgirlhart · March 2023

March Goal: 115 Miles

3/1: 5.06 miles

5.96/115 miles completed for March

I am going to say 115 miles for March. That is a little more than I had in February. March is also the first monthly Streaker Challenge for Run the Year. I am going to try to make it a running challenge this time.

I started out the month with 5 miles this morning. It was 59°F and not windy. There was some rain south of us and I saw some lightning, but I checked my weather app and it was about 12-14 miles south and not coming my way. It should be nice again in the morning, but cold again on Friday.

kgirlhart · March 2023

Re: shoes. I have just been getting the same model of shoe that the running store recommended when I first got my gait analyzed. I wear the Saucony Ride. I like them a lot. I have thought about trying something different, but the nearest running store is over an hour away, so I usually just order shoes online.

shanaber · March 2023

@tarun_yadavA - we used to have a crazy runner guy in the group whose mom got him shoes as gifts, in addition to the ones he bought for himself. He had enough pairs to seriously open a running store. At one point I think he had 100+ pairs 😂
@Teresa502 - I am glad you trusted yourself and ran/moved away from the guys in the dark.
@eleanorhawkins - I have 4 pairs in rotation too, but only road shoes. If I ran trails too I am sure I would have more.
@Laurz9191 - I have had ongoing issues with an ingrown toenail on my big toe. When it flares up I use these things someone else here recommended a while ago. Silicon toe caps I think they are called. I found them on Amazon and they work pretty well, especially with shoes that may otherwise hurt my toe.
I am actually getting it taken care of the podiatrist next week after we get back. Not looking forward to it but will be happier once it is healed.

tarun_yadavA · March 2023

Morning all.
Didn't have time for a 9K today, so got in a quick-ish 4.

PS: sorry to hear about all your toe issues. Guessing this is something that's a lot worse for women than men!

quilteryoyo · March 2023

Nice run @kgirlhart . I didn't notice the RTY streak. Is is do a mile a day or something else?

Great job getting in your run between meetings @tarun_yadavA .

Scott6255 · March 2023

7 miles this morning. 'sneasy' (slow-not-easy) run. Should have been easy as it was 80 sec/mi slower than yesterday, but I guess I am just worn out.

AlphaHowls · March 2023

400 miles is goal for March

3/1 15.29 miles, 1766 days on the run, 948 days HM+ Streak
3/2 16.62 miles Running Partner A

eleanorhawkins · March 2023

@shanaber ouch! I had one completely removed in my teens, not a pleasant experience but they killed the sides of the roots and stopped it ever happening again. For years I've had to be very careful with the other one, cutting v's in the middle and stuff, but since I got into long trails and basically lost all my naols that hasn't been a problem. Silver lining and all that lololol.
@tarun_yadavA if you think it's because we're women, we need to initiate you in trails and ultras :-p

kgirlhart · March 2023

@quilteryoyo Yes, the challenge is at least one mile per day and it can be running or walking. I think you can include other activities if you want.

kgirlhart · March 2023

March Goal: 115 Miles

3/1: 5.06 miles
3/2: 5.51 miles

10.57/115 miles completed for March

It was a little chillier than I expected this morning. It was right at 50°F and not windy. I was ok in shorts and a t-shirt, but I was kind of wishing I had worn gloves. It was a nice run. I saw a raccoon. He was really cute. He started to run across the highway but then noticed the cars and turned and went the other way. I was glad. I would have felt really bad if he had been hit by a car because I startled him and he ran across the road. I wanted to run longer this morning, but I needed to get ready for work, so I stopped at 5.5 miles.

tarun_yadavA · March 2023

eleanorhawkins wrote: »

@shanaber ouch! I had one completely removed in my teens, not a pleasant experience but they killed the sides of the roots and stopped it ever happening again. For years I've had to be very careful with the other one, cutting v's in the middle and stuff, but since I got into long trails and basically lost all my naols that hasn't been a problem. Silver lining and all that lololol.
@tarun_yadavA if you think it's because we're women, we need to initiate you in trails and ultras :-p

@eleanorhawkins Noooo... Didn't mean that at all. lol
I meant, men aren't bothered if they have ugly man feet is what I meant

eleanorhawkins · March 2023

tarun_yadavA wrote: »

eleanorhawkins wrote: »

@shanaber ouch! I had one completely removed in my teens, not a pleasant experience but they killed the sides of the roots and stopped it ever happening again. For years I've had to be very careful with the other one, cutting v's in the middle and stuff, but since I got into long trails and basically lost all my naols that hasn't been a problem. Silver lining and all that lololol.
@tarun_yadavA if you think it's because we're women, we need to initiate you in trails and ultras :-p

@eleanorhawkins Noooo... Didn't mean that at all. lol
I meant, men aren't bothered if they have ugly man feet is what I meant

Hahaha I see! True, I'm probably the odd one out there in not giving a flying toenail about that 🤣

Laurz9191 · March 2023

@shanaber Thanks for the suggestion with the silicone cap. I will definitely look into that.

@tarun_yadavA My toes have not looked “pretty” since I was 12 and ran in high school, so they don’t bother me personally, but I have gotten comments about them looking like they belong to someone over 80

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Note to self- if running a tempo run at lunchtime, don’t scarf down your whole lunch beforehand.

I am still on the running at lunchtime learning curve. Felt a bit heavy and queasy during the cool down, because of all the food that was in my stomach, but felt fine during the actual workout- so that was good.

So, I did a tempo run today with a 10 min warm up and 10 minute cool down. The tempo part was run at slightly slower than or at my race pace. It felt hard, but not too hard. My body is a bit tired from the hard workouts I’ve already done this week, but, as I know I will at most be able to run a recovery “laps-around-the-kids” run this weekend and some strength training, I need to make sure to get all my important workouts in during the week.

I got 11k in bringing my March tally to 19.1/175 km so far.

I went running past a new biotope they just set up this past year, mostly for birds, ironically right next to our local dog swimming hole. There were a bunch of people birdwatching, some with huge cameras. It reminded me of @Tramboman .

ScienceofTeaching · March 2023

Goal for the month: 30 miles, combination of running and walking. Would like to get to the point where I can run a 5k this year, but starting small.

Started off yesterday with a 2.4 mile hike. Lots of hills, so mostly kept to a brisk walk, but added a few small jogging intervals here and there.

On running shoes: I have a very narrow foot with an extremely high arch, so finding something to fit is hard. My latest ones are brooks, but I can't remember the model. They fit perfectly, which is so rare for me. When I went shopping, I didn't expect to find something easily,, but they were actually the first shoe that I tried on that day. Unless something changes, I plan to keep buying this model, since a lot of shoes are too wide for my feet.

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