FEBRUARY 2024 Monthly Running Challenge
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Morning all.
Wet and windy day in London!
Got in 5.35M (at 09"37 pace).
And daily running streak now upto #52.
@Teresa502 @Laurz9191 gonna go for #60 !
@daria0919 thank you! And glad you got some miles in!
@SummerSkier hey! Glad the meds worked on the cat!
@ContraryMaryMary NZ! Are you a rugby 🏉 or cricket 🏏 fan at all?7 -
You did great @martaindale . Like you said, something is better than nothing.
@SummerSkier I'm glad Lil Bit is feeling better!
@Scott6255 Great run, but that is super hot for this time of year. I'm glad it was the shoes that caused your Achilles to act up. (Easy fix.)
Super active day @ContraryMaryMary . Congrats on the speedy run.
Good running @kgirlhart . I'm with you about being more afraid of being bitten by a little dog than a bigger one. My mom always says that it's not the barking dogs you have to worry about, it's the one's that sneak up on you that are more likely to bite. She may have something there.
Nice rainy run @tarun_yadavA .
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01.02 6.5km 51min 7:50/km - Goal pace repeats
02.02 6.4km 52min 8:08/km - slow
04.02 6.5km 51min 7:58/km - slow
07.02 6.0km 49min 8:04/km - 15 short intervals
12.02 1.0km 8min 7:44/km - just checking whether running works
13.02 5.4km 43min 8:00/km - 12x stride repeats
14.02 7.2km 59min 8:10/km - slow
21.02 3.0km 24min 8:03/km - slow
41.98km/103km, 36.6km behind
After a long weekend in London and a day being super tired due to being back at 1am I tried running again. Hmm.. still not totally again but less pollen in the air overall. Walked about 45km in London over three days, including 2 travel days.7 -
07/02 3.52 miles
09/02 3.67 miles
13/02 3.67 miles
14/02 3.55 miles
15/02 3.66 miles
18/02 4.27 miles
19/02 3.53 miles
20/02 3.68 miles
21/02 3.55 miles
Total 33.10/50miles
I had a hectic day and it got dark before I got time to run. It turned out to be a good thing because the dark was quite peaceful and actually relaxed me
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This month is pretty messed up for me. I think I am back on track now, but the month's goal isn't happening. I have signed up for a 5K race next month. It is right in town and I am looking forward to it.
2/1 - Neighborhood. 2.91 miles. 39F, cloudy.
2/2 - Neighborhood. 1.26 miles. 34F, cloudy.
2/3 - Neighborhood. 1.33 miles. 36F, sunny.
2/4 - Neighborhood. 1.09 miles. 41F, sunny. Nice day.
2/8 - Field House. 3.09 miles.
2/9 - Lakefront Park. 1.63 miles. 55F, Sunny, almost calm winds.
2/12 - Field House. 3.0 miles. Ugly.
2/15 - Field House. 1.09 miles.
2/21 - Field House. 1.09 miles.10 -
tarun_yadavA wrote: »Are you a rugby 🏉 or cricket 🏏 fan at all?
Nope. I prefer cricket to rugby but haven’t watched a game in years. I prefer to do than watch - I barely ever watch tv or movies. But I am married to a passionate rugby fan so know far more about that particular sport than I’d ever want to know.
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1 Feb - Walked 1.00 miles - Ran 2.00 miles - treadmill intervals
2 Feb - Walked 1.00 miles - Ran 0.00 miles - treadmill
3 Feb - Walked 1.00 miles - Ran 0.00 miles - driveway laps
4 Feb - Walked 2.00 miles - Ran 0.00 miles - driveway laps wun
5 Feb - Walked 2.00 miles - Ran 0.00 miles - driveway laps wun
6 Feb - Walked 2.00 miles - Ran 0.00 miles - driveway laps wun
7 Feb - Walked 1.00 miles - Ran 0.00 miles - treadmill - Funeral later
8 Feb - Walked 1.00 miles - Ran 0.00 miles - driveway laps
9 Feb - Walked 1.00 miles - Ran 0.00 miles - treadmill
10 Feb - Walked 2.00 miles - Ran 0.00 miles - driveway and treadmill
11 Feb - Walked 1.50 miles - Ran 0.00 miles - treadmill
12 Feb - Walked 3.00 miles - Ran 0.00 miles - driveway laps wun
13 Feb - Walked 1.00 miles - Ran 0.00 miles - driveway laps
14 Feb - Walked 1.00 miles - Ran 0.00 miles - driveway laps
15 Feb - Walked 1.00 miles - Ran 0.00 miles - driveway laps - colonoscopy and endoscopy earlier
16 Feb - Walked 1.00 miles - Ran 0.00 miles - driveway laps
17 Feb - Walked 1.50 miles - Ran 1.50 miles - treadmill
18 Feb - Walked 1.00 miles - Ran 0.00 miles - treadmill - played doubles tennis for 1h41m
19 Feb - Walked 1.00 miles - Ran 0.00 miles - driveway laps
20 Feb - Walked 3.25 miles - Ran 0.00 miles - driveway laps
21 Feb - Walked 1.00 miles - Ran 0.00 miles - driveway laps
33.75/85.00 miles
I worked with eight 2-3 year olds today. They were a bit of a handful at times, but very loveable.
I had planned to go for a couple of miles during my break, but I didn't sleep good, once again, so opted for a nap instead. I did walk a mile on the driveway after I got home, before eating dinner and going to church. Busy day.
I got the results from my colonoscopy today. See the spoiler if interested.No polyps-I already knew that. Repeat the colonoscopy in 5 years due to grandparents having colon cancer.
I did test positive for H. Pylori bacteria and have "quite a bit of" inflammation in my esophagus, probably due to acid reflux. They gave me a couple of antibiotics and an acid reducer to take for two week. Then, in another 3 weeks, they will do a breath test to see if the H. Pylori is gone. If so, I'll have a twelve week course of the acid reducer. It's going to be a pain to figure out how/when to take those meds because one of the antibiotics can't be taken within two hours of taking magnesium, zinc, or calcium, or eating anything dairy - all of which I am taking. Also, I can't lay down for at least an hour after taking it.
I hope the 2 weeks of antibiotics gets rid of the bacteria. I'm pretty sure I've probably had it since I had the stomach flu 3 years ago. Ever since then, I've had a burping problem and never did before. That is actually one of the symptoms of H. Pylor.8 -
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February Goal: 130 Miles
2/1: 6.02 miles
2/2: 3.25 miles
2/4: 11.11 miles
2/5: 3.12 miles
2/6: 6.02 miles
2/7: 6.52 miles
2/8: 6.02 miles
2/9: 6.05 miles
2/11: 8.02 miles
2/13: 6.02 miles
2/14: 6.02 miles
2/15: 6.25 miles
2/16: 3.26 miles
2/18: 10.30 miles
2/20: 6.02 miles
2/21: 7.03 miles
101.03/130 miles completed for February
It was a beautiful morning for a run at 57°F. It was a little windy, but not too bad. It was dark when I headed out, but light when I got home. I love being able to run as the sky lightens in the morning. I didn't see any loose dogs today. I did see a skunk, but he was just crossing the road. I felt like I could run forever and went 7 miles.
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Morning all.
Got in 5 (at 09"55 pace).
@quilteryoyo sorry to hear about the inflammation... And the irritance around timing your meds around your vits/minerals. Ugh.
@ContraryMaryMary thought I'd ask lol. Rare to meet a kiwi thats not into either/both! Have seen the ABs on a couple of occasions when they've been at Twickenham. Saw the 'friendly' mauling against the Springboks just before the World Cup.
Love to visit NZ someday (been Aus!)... and do the cricket and see the ABs (might be a bit ambitious, given sporting seasons etc!).
@yirara you were in London? Cool! Did you like it?.. . First time?6 -
Which marathon will you be running @TheMrWobbly? Wishing you well on your training! I have a 10K in 9 weeks. Slow, but steady for me… like you said, one foot in front of the other…
I am running the London Marathon in April @daria0919 . I can't say this week was any better, arrived in work on Monday at 7am, ended up with a 36 hour shift to get a job completed. Topped of with a complaining e-mail from my boss's boss about why things are taking so long. Quite honestly £"€& 'em! So no exercise at all this week so far.
Great pictures @shanaber
I thought buns at home was a workout video @tarun_yadavA
You've got this @quilteryoyo and I can feel you on the mend already!
Brighton half this weekend - please don't rain!
Feb 22nd - who stole 6 weeks!
We are going to have a good year whether y'all want to or not!
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Glad you had such a wonderful run this morning @kgirlhart .
Another great run @tarun_yadavA .
Thanks @TheMrWobbly . I can't imagine working a "36 hour shift" to get something done and then have the boss's boss complain! I would feel like telling them "where to go" too! I hope you can get some good rest and then a little exercise to keep yourself healthy. Curious - what is your job?
I started taking the meds this morning. I hate reading about all of the possible, horrible side affects. It makes me wonder if it is worth it and I know that I'll be on edge all day today, thinking every little thing is a possible problem. LOL If all goes well today, tomorrow should be better, as far as the paranoia goes anyway.
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His halo made me smile
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Hi everyone! Got in 10.5km today. Was feeling full of energy after a much needed off day for recovery yesterday! Some parts were so muddy and slippery, but I stayed upright and mostly dry with my goretex shoes, despite running through some deep mud and puddles. The sun is supposed to make an appearance over the weekend. I can’t wait!
219.5km/200km for February.8 -
1 mile on walking pad last night.
A very sluggish, “I didn’t feel like doing it but training program said so”, 3.1 miles outside this afternoon in 60 degree nice weather.
Didn’t sleep well last night.
Have been stressing for a full week because I had to have a biopsy done last Thursday and finally got results back after my walk today. Happy to have gotten good news. More testing to figure out what’s going on, but I can handle that. Didn’t want to say anything until I got the results.
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@quilteryoyo a neat fact:
Barry Marshall, one of the doctors who discovered that the H. pylori bacteria caused stomach ulcers lived next door to me back in the mid-late 80s. I pulled this bit off of an article, but there’s lots of other info on him and what he did. READ ON to see what Barry did:Barry J. Marshall and Robin Warren, two Australian researchers who discovered the bacterium Helicobacter pylori and deciphered its role in gastritis and peptic ulcer disease, have been awarded this year's Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine. The Nobel Assembly at the Karolinska Institute has honored them for their unexpected but paradigm shift discovery [3,4] that revealed that gastritis, and ulceration of the stomach or duodenum, were the result of infection with some curved Gram negative bacilli.
At that time when Warren and Marshall announced their findings, it was a long-standing belief in medical teaching and practice that stress and lifestyle factors were the major causes of peptic ulcer disease. Warren and Marshall rebutted that dogma, and it was soon clear that H. pylori, causes more than 90% of duodenal ulcers and up to 80% of gastric ulcers. The clinical community, however, met their findings, with skepticism and a lot of criticism and that's why it took quite a remarkable length of time for their discovery to become widely accepted. They had to just push it harder and harder with all experimental and clinical evidences. In 1985, for example, Marshall underwent gastric biopsy to put evidence that he didn't carry the bacterium, then deliberately infected himself to show that it in fact caused acute gastric illness. This 'self-help' experiment was published in the Medical Journal of Australia [4] to describe development of a mild illness over a course of 2 weeks, which included histologically proven gastritis. This extraordinary act of Marshall demonstrated extreme dedication and commitment to his research that generated one of the most radical and important impacts on the last 50 year's perception of gastroduodenal pathology. Their research made H. pylori infection one of the best-studied paradigms of pathogen biology, paving way for intense and hectic basic and clinical research activity leading to about 25,000 scientific publications till date.8 -
It was HOT here today. But of course it will cool off again tomorrow.
I am NOT turning my AC on yet. NO NO NO
Up to 100 out of 120 or 130 stretch miles.
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1 Feb - Walked 1.00 miles - Ran 2.00 miles - treadmill intervals
2 Feb - Walked 1.00 miles - Ran 0.00 miles - treadmill
3 Feb - Walked 1.00 miles - Ran 0.00 miles - driveway laps
4 Feb - Walked 2.00 miles - Ran 0.00 miles - driveway laps wun
5 Feb - Walked 2.00 miles - Ran 0.00 miles - driveway laps wun
6 Feb - Walked 2.00 miles - Ran 0.00 miles - driveway laps wun
7 Feb - Walked 1.00 miles - Ran 0.00 miles - treadmill - Funeral later
8 Feb - Walked 1.00 miles - Ran 0.00 miles - driveway laps
9 Feb - Walked 1.00 miles - Ran 0.00 miles - treadmill
10 Feb - Walked 2.00 miles - Ran 0.00 miles - driveway and treadmill
11 Feb - Walked 1.50 miles - Ran 0.00 miles - treadmill
12 Feb - Walked 3.00 miles - Ran 0.00 miles - driveway laps wun
13 Feb - Walked 1.00 miles - Ran 0.00 miles - driveway laps
14 Feb - Walked 1.00 miles - Ran 0.00 miles - driveway laps
15 Feb - Walked 1.00 miles - Ran 0.00 miles - driveway laps - colonoscopy and endoscopy earlier
16 Feb - Walked 1.00 miles - Ran 0.00 miles - driveway laps
17 Feb - Walked 1.50 miles - Ran 1.50 miles - treadmill
18 Feb - Walked 1.00 miles - Ran 0.00 miles - treadmill - played doubles tennis for 1h41m
19 Feb - Walked 1.00 miles - Ran 0.00 miles - driveway laps
20 Feb - Walked 3.25 miles - Ran 0.00 miles - driveway laps
21 Feb - Walked 1.00 miles - Ran 0.00 miles - driveway laps
22 Feb - Walked 2.25 miles - Ran 0.00 miles - driveway laps wun
36.00/85.00 miles
Today was a "me day." My "me days" are days I am setting aside, one a month, to work on things that I have been putting off for way too long. I was proud of myself for saying "no" to working at daycare. Today, I typed in mom's stories for her Storyworth book. I got that all done and some pictures scanned in, but we need to edit what she has written and maybe answer a few more questions before I submit it for publishing. Still, I did what I set out to do.
Afterwards, I went out for a driveway wun. It was 67F (19.4C) and partly cloudy, so a great day for shorts and a t-shirt. I was a bit tired today, so only did a 2.25 mile wun. My avg HR was 132 with a max of 148 bpm. I was trying to keep it under 140 bpm. It only went above for the last 5 minutes, when I really wasn't paying attention.
So far, I haven't noticed any side affects from the new prescriptions. I hope it stays that way.9 -
Cute cow @AlphaHowls .
Nice muddy/wet run @Laurz9191 . I hope you get some much needed sunshine this weekend.
@daria0919 You did great getting out there when you really weren't feeling it. I'm so glad that the biopsy results were good. I hope "they" can figure out what is going on quickly and get it "fixed." That's a cool fact and article about Barry Marshall. He was very brave to do those things to prove to everyone he was right and help out all those people who have benefited since then. Was he a nice guy or too smart to talk to?
Great running @SummerSkier . A couple of weeks ago I heard my heat pump running when it was really warm in the house. I thought, why is my heater running. I looked and the AC was on!!!! I had to set it so that it wouldn't come on until it got to 85F or so. The sun shines on the thermostat in the mornings and makes it think it is hot.
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February Goal: 130 Miles
2/1: 6.02 miles
2/2: 3.25 miles
2/4: 11.11 miles
2/5: 3.12 miles
2/6: 6.02 miles
2/7: 6.52 miles
2/8: 6.02 miles
2/9: 6.05 miles
2/11: 8.02 miles
2/13: 6.02 miles
2/14: 6.02 miles
2/15: 6.25 miles
2/16: 3.26 miles
2/18: 10.30 miles
2/20: 6.02 miles
2/21: 7.03 miles
2/22: 6.02 miles
107.05/130 miles completed for February
It was another beautiful morning for a run. It was 69°F. The moon was lovely as I headed out and had set by the time I turned to head home. And then the sky was getting light as the sun was about to rise. I ran 6 miles. I was feeling a bit tired and sluggish starting out, but after a couple of miles, I settled into it and really enjoyed it.
@daria0919 I'm glad the results were good. Hopefully they'll get everything figured out soon.
@quilteryoyo I'm so glad you took a day for some time for you. You do so much for others.
@SummerSkier We caved and turned our AC on yesterday. It was 87°. 8 -
Good morning everyone!
I got in 8km on the treadmill this morning. I was feeling a bit sluggish- who knows why. I am still hoping for a second session during my son's soccer practice.
I'm sorry to hear that some of you have AC hot temperatures already. Today, we finally have a blue sky (it's basically been grey since November), and I celebrated it by going to the gym
. But seriously, I am looking forward to it being a bit lighter and not so drab.
218.5/200km for February.7 -
Morning everyone.
Got in 5.65M (at 09"38 pace).
@daria0919 great news RE biopsy
@TheMrWobbly well done on training while working brutal shifts.
I live in between mile markers 10 and 11 on the Marathon route. So will look out for you when you know your number etc!
Who are you running for, again? Do you have a justgiving ?
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Feb total: 78.7 miles
YTD: 181.9/1200 miles
2/1: 4 miles
2/3: 10.2 miles
2/6: 9.5 miles
2/8: 3 miles
2/10: 10 miles
2/12: 5 miles
2/13: 2.8 miles
2/15: 6.9 miles
2/16: 5.7 miles
2/17: 8 miles
2/19: 6 miles
2/20: 2.5 miles
2/22: 5.1 miles
Good morning all! I got a short run in yesterday morning before we left for the airport. We walked around Savannah and found a delicious Chinese restaurant for dinner. We're staying in an Airbnb in the historic district. It's such a cute little house and so much is within walking distance. The one thing I miss about living in a city is the walkability. And Savannah is such a pretty city for walking.
Feeling so tired because I barely slept last night. I never sleep quite as well the first night in a new place but it was also really hard to get the temperature right in the house. When we got back from dinner it was quite cold so we turned the heater on but it's an old house and a lot of the air rises through the floors to the second floor. So, it got really warm in the bedroom. I turned the heater down but overshot it and it got cold. Also, the street lights outside are super bright and I am used to a very dark bedroom. I'm going to see if I can use towels or something to block out some of the light tonight.
I am supposed to do a short shakeout run today before we go to packet pickup. We'll see. I may count all the walking as my shakeout.8 -
Thanks @kgirlhart . Sounds like a great run, but it sure did get hot there yesterday!
Glad you got some sunshine @Laurz9191 . I hope you got in a second session too. You did great on the treadmill.
Nice run @tarun_yadavA . I will be cool if you can spot @TheMrWobbly .
Glad you got settled in and found a great place to eat @martaindale . I usually have a hard time sleeping in a new place too. I hope you get a better rest tonight. Is your race Sat or Sun?5 -
Feb total: 81.7 miles
YTD: 184.9/1200 miles
2/1: 4 miles
2/3: 10.2 miles
2/6: 9.5 miles
2/8: 3 miles
2/10: 10 miles
2/12: 5 miles
2/13: 2.8 miles
2/15: 6.9 miles
2/16: 5.7 miles
2/17: 8 miles
2/19: 6 miles
2/20: 2.5 miles
2/22: 5.1 miles
The mood struck, so I went out exploring. There's a really pretty park in the center of Savannah so I ran there past some lovely historic homes, did some loops around the park and came back. The weather was beautiful and there was hardly any street traffic, which is so weird after living in Houston for so many years.
Race day is tomorrow. I still haven't decided if I'm going to try to actually race it or just enjoy the experience. Chances are I'll end up at least trying then backing off if it's clear I'm not going to make it.
Now to go wake up my husband and get some breakfast.
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Brand new here! Posting my numbers so far for February.
I am a regular runner but have been dealing with an injury for about a year. Just finally getting back to regular runs. I’m posting my walks and runs:)
2/1 - 4.25
2/2 - 2.0
2/3- 2.5
2/5 - 5.0
2/6 - 1.15
2/7 - 3.2
2/8 - 1
2/10- 3.12
2/11 - 1.12
2/14 - .72
2/15 - 3.10
2/16 - 1.04
2/17 -.97
2/18 - .95
2/19 - 1.0
2/20 - 3.10
2/21 - 3.0
2/22 - 5.17
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Cool, welcome. You have found the most welcoming group on all of the Internet.....and with your consistent February log so far you will fit right!codygirlfriday wrote: »Brand new here!
Here's to recovery and many good miles ahead!
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@martaindale all the best for your race tomorrow! I’m right there with you in needing the bedroom completely dark and the right temperature. Savanah is so beautiful! One of my favorite cities. Did you find Forrest Gump’s bench?
@AlphaHowls it does look like a halo! BTW, how’s Timmy doing? Still hanging in there?
@TheMrWobbly good luck with the Brighton run this weekend!
@quilteryoyo Barry Marshall is a very nice man, was always friendly and very much a family man (3 daughters and a son) and a really nice wife. One of my sons and one of his daughters were very good friends growing up.
I hope the antibiotics are helping! When this possibility for an ulcer cause was found it finally helped my father who suffered with pain and ulcers for years. Such a simple fix, the antibiotics, but until this was discovered, I know my father was often uncomfortable and in pain.
@codygirlfriday welcome!8 -
No running for me since Tuesday as I decided to join the colonoscopy bandwagon and had the prep day and then the procedure yesterday. Off to the AT today for a few days of backpacking and camping.
Welcome @codygirlfriday!
Glad you got good bioposy results @daria0919.
Good luck with the Brighton half @TheMrWobbly and good luck with your half @martaindale!
Have a great weekend everyone!7
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