March 2023 Monthly Running Challenge
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SummerSkier wrote: »Ok page 8 already and I still haven't figured out my goal for Mar. 😳😱😏 Things are going pretty well and @tarun_yadavA inspired me to do a 7 miler today. 👏👏👏 Yesterday @kgirlhart inspired me to get my 5K in at lunch so I know that I definitely NEED all of you. LOL.
I am putzing around with the thought of trying to avg 5 miles per day for the month but 155 seems a REALLY high # to me. so we shall see.
Hmmm = no one EVER stops to offer me a ride.. I must look too mean when I am out and about or maybe I don't really go out in the nastier weather? 🤷♀️
@SummerSkier aww 7buddies today! 😊
(Though guessing you're not gonna waste most of the surplus calories on chocolate! 😳 )2 -
@martaindale I completely understand how you were feeling today, because I felt exactly the same.
It was a hot upper 60s afternoon by the time I got out. It was not my finest hour (or two) Started getting really tired around mile 8 and had to walk several times. As I was coming down the last street towards home, I saw someone end the end of the sidewalk that I was on. Thinking they would reach the end before I caught up with them I didn't bother crossing to the other side. As I got closer to the end of the street I realized that person was a tiny 1-2 year old barely able to walk down (fell down just before the alley), no parent in sight. I stopped and picked her up and asked where she lived, but obviously she couldn't talk. I picked her up and was about to go door to door when a guy comes running out of his house a couple houses down in a panic. He said they have been looking all over the place and couldn't find her. So it felt good to see them reunited.
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30 degrees out, and I really didn't want to run today, but forced myself to anyway. Ran faster than lately because I wanted to be finished faster.... probably not my best choice, and I might be sore tomorrow. But at least I went outside and pushed myself! Really tough run from both the temperature and the speed. Even with my inhaler and a mask to help warm the air, the cold air made breathing tough. 2 miles total today. Reallg proud of myself for pushing through when I didn't want to.6
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You're doing great @SummerSkier . I think you could totally do 155 miles with as much as you run.
You did great @martaindale . Sorry it was such a struggle for you. I joined you on that bus today.
Great job with your struggle run today too @Scott6255 . I'm glad all ended well with the little girl. That's so scary.
Great job pushing through today @ScienceofTeaching !
@Teresa502 I hope your race went well today!
Sounds like today was a struggle for a lot of us today. I as still kinda in a mood and not feeling the greatest, so wasn't sure what I would be able to do when I got started on the treadmill. I was going to try to make it to 30 minutes and go from there. Once I got going, it wasn't horrible....all a mental game today. I walked a total of 1.0 mile for warm up and cool down and then did a run/walk for 5.25 miles. Run/walk intervals were 4.2 - 4.7/3.8 mph for 4/1 min, 2 x (4.2-4.4/3.8 mph for 3/2 min), 4.2-4.3/3.8 mph for 4/2 min and ended with either 4.4 or 4.2 mph....I forget which I did. Average pace was 14:18 min/mile (4.2 mph) and my avg HR was 126 with a max of 140 bpm. So, total for the day was 6.25 miles.
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March Goal: 115 Miles
3/1: 5.06 miles
3/2: 5.51 miles
3/3: 2.15 miles
3/4: 2.02 miles
3/5: 10.1 miles
3/6: 5.1 miles
3/7: 5.27 miles
3/8: 1.05 miles
3/9: 5.27 miles
3/10: 3.17 miles
3/11: 2.02 miles
46.72/115 miles completed for March
I ran 2 miles this morning. It was pretty windy, but ither than that it was OK. It's supposed to be cooler tomorrow. Hopefully it will be nice for a long run.
Sorry you had a bad run @martaindale .
@Scott6255 I'm so glad everything turned out okay with the little girl.
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Sorry to hear that so many of you had hard runs yesterday! Great job getting through it!
I got new running shoes yesterday! Yipppee! I had to try on 8 pairs to find a pair that fit my feet that wasn’t the same model I already had (brooks defyance). The ghost would probably have worked, but they only had a gore tex version and I couldn’t imagine running in hotter weather with water proof running shoes.
My left foot overpronates, so we found a neutral shoe that still offered me some more stability there. I guess no Hokas will be coming in my future
if I don’t want to mess my feet, knees, etc. up. You can view the “winner” in the spoiler.Saucony Echelon
After buying the shoes, I went to a bachelorette party. So much for my no alcohol streak
. I didn’t overdo it, but I did have some fun. This morning I had to test out the shoes, so I did an easy 8.1km on the hotel treadmill to break them in.
That brings me to 86.8/175 for March so far.
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Morning Ladies! (And Scott!)
Got in a 10K.
Have a lovely rest of your weekend! 😊
PS: @Teresa502 - how did relay race go? Could see on main MFP feed you ran A LOT! did your sick friend run in the end?7 -
Nice streaking @kgirlhart !
Love the new shoes @Laurz9191 ! How did they feel on the treadmill run?
Great run this morning @tarun_yadavA , esp when you didn't sleep well.0 -
@quilteryoyo thank you 😊1
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I did my normal Rest Day Sunday morning walk between church and lunch today. I had a little extra time, so walked 2.25 miles today.
The daycare director is off all next week, so I agreed to go in and help every day. But, I'm only working 11 - 5 so am hoping to be able to get up early enough to get in my run each morning before leaving. I may have to cut some of them short (from the plan), but am okay with that if I can get them done and do one other thing off of my to-do list before heading out. We'll see how well I do with that at the end of the week.5 -
March Goal: 115 Miles
3/1: 5.06 miles
3/2: 5.51 miles
3/3: 2.15 miles
3/4: 2.02 miles
3/5: 10.1 miles
3/6: 5.1 miles
3/7: 5.27 miles
3/8: 1.05 miles
3/9: 5.27 miles
3/10: 3.17 miles
3/11: 2.02 miles
3/12: 10.10 miles
56.82/115 miles completed for March
I ran 10 miles today. It was a good run, but it was a bit chilly. It was 48°F feels like 45° at the start. I wore shorts and a T-shirt with sleeves. I thought I would end up taking the sleeves off, but I didn't. It wasn't terribly windy, but it was windy enough to be chilly. It is hard to believe we got up to 90° yesterday.
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Great 10 miles @kgirlhart ! Supposedly it got up to 50F here today, but it has felt really cold to me all day. Yesterday, it felt a lot warmer when it was only in the 40s. Weird.0
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Hello my friends! If anyone still remembers me - so sorry I dropped off completely for so long. I was kind of burned out and lacking motivation, and then life gets in the way and here we are. I am happy to see some of the familiar folks are still here and doing their thing. Thank you @shanaber and @quilteryoyo for mentioning me a while back (I see my notifications) and I appreciate that you thought of me.
My running has been suffering for months and I needed to take a break from logging miles or worrying about goals. The last couple of months I've mostly been running on the weekends with friends, but very little during the week. I feel every bit of that inconsistency and it gets harder and harder.
And now for a new challenge, I've been diagnosed with breast cancer and I'll be having surgery in a little over a week. I'll probably not be able to run for about 6 weeks. While I'm stressed and anxious about it, one little piece of me is thinking that this will be a fresh new restart. I have so many friends ready to walk with me and help me recover, and then slowly build back into running and hiking. I am almost looking forward to setting a race goal just as a motivator (like way at the end of summer or the fall). I checked in here because I hope that will motivate me to come back to this group and benefit from the support and inspiration.
I will try to read back a bit but I'm hopelessly behind in what you all are doing. I hope you are faring well through the winter and looking forward to spring (no sign of it here yet). Happy running to you all and thank you for still being here!13 -
I'm so sorry about your diagnosis @katharmonic, but I am glad you checked in with us. Keep us posted and we'll be sending prayers and good vibes.2
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I finished week 7 of 16 of my 5K training plan.
Today's "long" run was the longest so far. It went well. I'm excited to feel a sense of momentum forming.
March Running Goal: 16 runs, 21 miles- March 2 - 1.63 miles
- March 5 - 1.86 miles
- March 7 - 1.68 miles
- March 9 - 1.92 miles
- March 12- 2.72 miles
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@katharmonic nice to see you! Sorry about the diagnosis but the sooner they deal with it the sooner it will be behind you. Onwards and upwards!3
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Got a run in on Saturday morning before going swimming with my daughter. I managed 20 laps. I took yesterday off as I'd done 9 days in a row of running or bike and my hip joints were groaning. Hope to get out for a run today, the weather is awful & more snow showers tonight. Ah Well.
01/03 2.84 miles
04/03 2.56 miles
05/03 2.56 miles
06/03 3.03 miles
11/03 2.26 miles
Total 13.56/30 miles
@katharmonic - Great to see you back and Sorry about your diagnosis. You are a strong person and have the right attitude so I have no doubt you will beat it!
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@katharmonic so sorry to hear about the big C 🤬 But glad you caught it early. Wishing you a speedy recovery 💟3
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Morning all
Got in a 9K
@katharmonic Hi. Nice to meet you. I'm Tarun, from London.
Sorry to read about your cancer diagnosis. 😞Hope to see you running and posting here soon 💪3 -
@katharmonic Nice to meet you! Sending strong healing vibes your way! Hope to hear about your running/walking activities soon!
@quilteryoyo New shoes worked fine on the treadmill.
Today I had some speed intervals planned. 8x1 min max effort with full recovery between sets. They were fine, except that it was really windy, making some sets much harder/easier than others. New shoes did just fine. No pain or anything, but still wearing them in. I didn’t feel comfortable running with them through the mud puddles yet, so there was a fair amount of weaving on today’s run. I was in a pretty big time crunch, so I was very happy to get 8km in.
So far I have 94.8/174km for March.5
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