MARCH 2024 Monthly Running Challenge
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Very nice, mine are the GT-2000 10, and I'm due for an upgrade. I'm just coming off a long run (no pun intended) with New Balance and bought these Asics. I don't really need a stability shoe I'm going to consider their Cumulus (and New Balance too) for my next pair. Good luck. Mine fit right out of the box....the shoe tech these days is amazing. Any thoughts @eleanorhawkins @7lenny7 nowadays on Cumulus shoes?They’re ASICS GT-2000 12.
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Yesterday was an AR day, so I stretched, lightly walked 1.2 miles, and stretched again.
Today did 3 miles to test out the new shoes. Need to retie the left one since my heel was slipping up out of the shoe a bit.
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I hope tomorrow's run is better @kgirlhart . You did great today. The time change makes it hard to get good sleep for a few days, I think.
Sorry your run was miserable @tarun_yadavA . Getting in 4 miles in those conditions is great. I can't believe you missed @SummerSkier 's calorie edit.
@Laurz9191 Sounds like you did great though. I hope you get the fueling figured out and your longer run goes well.
Love the shoe porn @daria0919 ! I really like that color. I hope they work out for you.3 -
March Goal: 130 Miles
3/1: 3.55 miles
3/3: 10.25 miles
3/4: 3.35 miles
3/5: 7.02 miles
3/6: 7.04 miles
3/8: 6.26 miles
3/10: 11.02 miles
3/11: 3.20 miles
3/12: 6.26 miles
57.95/130 miles completed for March
Today's run was much better than yesterday's. I ran 6.25 miles. It was dark the whole time and a bit windy, but it was a pleasant enough run.
Love the new shoes @daria0919!
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I don’t know what’s going on with me at the moment. I did my usual 8km loop this morning and once again it was just hard. My legs were ok, my lungs were ok, my heart rate was ok, but I just couldn’t. It’s not like I don’t want to run. I do want to run but it’s just difficult.
I’ve been assuming this is recovery from my three or four weeks off in January, but I would’ve expected after six weeks of solid running to be back to feeling good. Not sure why my recovery has been so slow.
I’m tempted to go and see my GP to have some blood work done. Alternatively, I could just stop running up bloody hills.The profile of my regular run 🤪 They call it Heartbreak Hill for a very good reason!
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@ContraryMaryMary I would also find it quite difficult if I had to run up a hill like that
. That looks steep. Are there any flat places you can run until you find your running groove again? Hills are excellent training though 
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@ContraryMaryMary I would def find a different route! At least for the majority of the week. But you do you!
Had a pretty good 10K run this morning. Had an extra day off because I played golf with my son yesterday instead of running 😄 Felt ok, but still need to take it easier most days.
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Hi everyone,
I did a very easy 8.3km recovery run on the treadmill this morning. It felt really good, but my legs are looking forward to a rest day tomorrow.
142.4/250km for March.8 -
March goal - 30km
Progress 28/30 I can almost taste the goal!
March 1 Run 3km
March 2 Run 5km
March 5 Run 5km
March 11 Run 5km
March 13 Run 10km (happy news - I ran this in two spells of 5k, and the second 5k was my fastest at 29 min 25 seconds. Feeling really happy).9 -
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March 2 – 7.38 miles
March 3 – 3.02 miles
March 4 – 5.03 miles
March 5 – 5.10 miles
March 11 – 5 miles
March 13 – 5.12 miles
Total 30.74/100 mile goal
I too am behind on posts and miles @emptydog! Well, I finally got caught up reading but the miles…..This past weekend was Peyton’s Wild n Wacky 50K held in Laurel Hill County Park in Mt. Pleasant, SC. I was part of a 2-person team and other friends formed a 5-person team. We drove down on Thursday and played tourist on Friday resting and eating all things in anticipation of Saturday’s run. Unfortunately, Mother Nature was not onboard with this idea and she reared her ugly head Saturday morning forcing a cancellation of the entire event.We were up at 4:00 am and in the park by 5:30 am for a 7:00 am start. At 7:00 am, we lined up at the start line only to be told the start would be delayed 30 minutes because people were having trouble getting into the park. Then it was delayed another 30 minutes. Our group hanging out under our tent waiting to start:Happy Birthday @ContraryMaryMary! What a gorgeous place to celebrate with your family. Sounds like you had a wonderful time. Definitely celebrate as long as possible!
Unfortunately, it started thundering and lightening and raining very hard. We made a run for our cars to wait it out but it did not slow down. After about 30 minutes, we dashed back (through calf deep water) and grabbed our tent and chairs and joined the line of cars out of the park. Thankfully we got out ok but lots of vehicles got stuck and needed assistance. This is a photo of a friend in the area were all the teams set up their tents.
Sending healing thoughts your way @yirara.
@TheMrWobbly – My heart rate progressively increases with my mileage also. A lot of people do a regimented run/walk plan for races but once I stop running, I have a hard time getting going again so I just plod along.
Congrats on your 2nd place finishing award @eleanorhawkins!
@daria0919 – I started out running in Asics but switched to Brooks. I haven’t been happy with the last few models of Brooks. I need to find something else. I hope retying the left one helps.
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You know that feeling: You want to post something on MFP, and the moment you hit POST the website goes offline and you feel like you destroyed it 🤣
05.03 4.5km 36min 8:06/km - 12 stride repeats
06.03 6.2km 51min 8:12/km - 10, 5, 5, 5min intervals
08.03 7.0km 57min 8:09/km - slow
09.03 3.0km 25min 8:26/km - slow
11.03 4.2km 35min 8:16/km - slow
13.03 5.3km 43min 8:08/km - 22ish stride repeats
30.24km/80km, 3.8km behind
Still not a great run but it was more fun. For some reason running very short faster intervals was easier than slow steady state, thus instead of the 12 stride repeats I was supposed to do I did around 22.8 -
@ContraryMaryMary That hill could be an issue. But, I say if you are feeling you need to see the GP, maybe you should. I think we tend to know when something is amiss with our bodies.
You're doing great @Scott6255 . I'm glad you got to play golf with your son. I'm sure that was a really nice day of cross training.
Great recovery run @Laurz9191 . Enjoy your day off tomorrow.
@Aquarian Congratulations on the speedy 5K!
@Teresa502 Wow! That is a lot of water! I'm glad you got out of there before you got stuck. Sorry you didn't get to do the race though. Did they reschedule? At least it sounds like you had a nice day of sight seeing out of the deal.
@yirara You are doing great. A lot of the time, I prefer short fast intervals to steady state running too.4 -
1 Mar - Walked 1.00 miles - Ran 0.00 mile - treadmill
2 Mar - Walked 1.00 miles - Ran 2.00 miles - driveway laps
3 Mar - Walked 1.25 miles - Ran 0.00 miles - treadmill
4 Mar - Walked 1.50 miles - Ran 1.50 miles - driveway laps - wun/intervals
5 Mar - Walked 1.00 miles - Ran 2.00 miles - driveway laps
6 Mar - Walked 1.00 miles - Ran 0.00 miles - treadmill
7 Mar - Walked 1.00 miles - Ran 2.00 miles - treadmill
8 Mar - Walked 1.00 miles - Ran 0.00 miles - treadmill
9 Mar - Walked 4.00 miles - Ran 0.00 miles - driveway laps wun - rain/drizzle
10 Mar - Walked 1.00 miles - Ran 0.00 miles - treadmill - also played two hours of tennis
11 Mar - Walked 1.50 miles - Ran 1.50 miles - treadmill
12 Mar - Walked 1.00 miles - Ran 0.00 miles - treadmill
13 Mar - Walked 1.00 miles - Ran 0.00 miles - treadmill - also DR Field and Brush mower for an hour
26.25/85.00 goal
Yesterday, I walked a mile on the treadmill before heading out for a lunch and visit with some family that was passing though the area.
Today, I walked a mile on the treadmill before taking mom to an eye doctor appointment and then "mowed" off the hill beside my shop and another spot next to my garden.
The hill before I started today
Close up of the brush I cut with the DR
After I finished.8 -
March Goal: 130 Miles
3/1: 3.55 miles
3/3: 10.25 miles
3/4: 3.35 miles
3/5: 7.02 miles
3/6: 7.04 miles
3/8: 6.26 miles
3/10: 11.02 miles
3/11: 3.20 miles
3/12: 6.26 miles
3/13: 6.02 miles
63.97/130 miles completed for March
I ran 6 miles this morning. It was a good run. 62°F. I wore shorts and a tank top. Not really much to say about it. 7 -
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@Teresa502 yikes! Sorry your race got cancelled, but dang! That is a biblical flood!
@quilteryoyo great work on that mow job!
Did 7 miles this morning. It was a purposeful slow(er) run. Pace was exactly 1 min slower than yesterday, but sure didn't feel that much easier. 10 -
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March 2 – 7.38 miles
March 3 – 3.02 miles
March 4 – 5.03 miles
March 5 – 5.10 miles
March 11 – 5 miles
March 13 – 5.12 miles
March 14 – 3.20 miles
Total 33.94/100 mile goal
Upper body workout followed by a 5K. Pretty morning sky and temp was in the 40s.
@quilteryoyo – The race won’t be rescheduled. The logistics would just be too much with that many people, many who traveled like us, and they had already spent the registration costs on food, porta-potties, etc. The organizers were really devasted that they had to cancel. You may recall this husband/wife hold the race in memory of their son Peyton who died unexpectedly when he was 9 years old. We do get first dibs on registration for next year’s race which is good because it typically sells out in hours.
@Scott6255 – In the low country of SC there is just no place for the water to go when it rains like that. I’m just glad no alligators went floating by!
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