FEBRUARY 2025 Monthly Running Challenge

chris_in_cal · February 11

quilteryoyo wrote: »

@chris_in_cal I thought most people liked using natural gas if it was available. Isn't it cheaper? Me, personally, I don't like it because it scares me, but I didn't grow up with it.

When I moved back East for a couple years I was surprised that a lot of the locals were afraid of natural gas. I grew up with it and it always seemed normal.

With a water heater-heat pump, which is efficient, and the solar panels I have, it'll be free hot water. Hard to beat. As this house has panels I'm trying to use all of the free electricity I can.

kgirlhart · February 11

February Goal: 125 miles

2/2: 13.25 miles
2/3: 4.02 miles
2/4: 6.27 miles
2/5: 6.04 miles
2/6: 7.02 miles
2/7: 4.26 miles
2/9: 11.92 miles
2/10: 6.20 miles

58.09/125 miles completed for February

It was not raining this morning, but it was cold and kind of misty. I ran 6.2 miles. I saw one skunk, but otherwise it was a pretty uneventful run.

Beautiful pictures @Teresa502.

Laurz9191 · February 11

@Teresa502 Your hiked sounded very adventurous. I liked the pictures and can understand why you wouldn’t want to do that route again!

@martaindale 8 states in one year! That’s quite a feat! It must have been fun registering for so many races

!

@AlphaHowls Nice bike

! Way to get creative!

I went on a very easy run this morning. Surprisingly, it snowed last night, so the run was a bit slippery in parts, but not icy. I ran 9.2km.

111.3/301km for February.

tarun_yadavA · February 11

Morning!
Got in 5.0M at 10'12.

@Teresa502 😯 so so jealous!!!! 😋
Not due back in the States till Oct... Maybe in August too? So have ages to wait for hit of Cinnamon Cheesecake!
Anyways... Enjoy your S.Florida trip! Disfruta!

quilteryoyo · February 11

That's a lot of races @martaindale ! I had thought about trying to do the 50 states, but at my age I decided I wouldn't have time. I guess I would if I did 5 a year!

You'll have to let us know if it helps @AlphaHowls .

@chris_in_cal I didn't know you had solar panels. That's great. And, I know people who grew up with natural gas love it, but those of us who didn't....I guess it's like everything else. If you aren't familiar with you, it scares you.

Great running @kgirlhart .

brnlow · February 11

Treadmill:

2/1 = 1.2 mi (jog/walk)
2/2 = 2.5 mi (walk)
2/3 = 1.2 mi (jog/walk) Week1, Day 1 of C25K
2/4 = 2.7 mi (walk)
2/5 = 1.4 mi (jog/walk) Week1, Day 3 of C25K
2/6 = 2.3 mi (walk)
2/7 = 2.3 mi (walk)
2/8 = 1.4 mi (jog/walk) Week1, Day 6 of C25K
2/9 = 2.4 mi (walk)
2/10 = 1.3 mi (jog/walk) Week 2, Day 1 of C25K

quilteryoyo · February 11

Doing great @brnlow !

1 Feb - Walked 1.10 miles - Ran 2.10 miles - Treadmill
2 Feb - Walked 1.00 miles - Ran 0.00 miles - Driveway laps
3 Feb - Walked 0.85 miles - Ran 2.25 miles - Driveway laps - Gym-about 30 min (didn't turn on Garmin)
4 Feb - Walked 0.50 miles - Ran 2.60 miles - Driveway laps
5 Feb - Walked 1.10 miles - Ran 0.00 miles - Driveway laps - Gym-28m29s
6 Feb - Walked 0.60 miles - Ran 1.75 miles - Mostly driveway laps - Gym - 22m25s
7 Feb - Walked 0.80 miles - Ran 2.30 miles - Driveway laps
8 Feb - Walked 1.15 miles - Ran 0.00 miles - Driveway laps
9 Feb - Walked 1.10 miles - Ran 0.00 miles - Treadmill
10 Feb - Walked 1.10 miles - Ran 0.00 miles - Driveway laps
11 Feb - Walked 0.60 miles - Ran 2.50 miles - Treadmill

23.40/80 miles goal

Got up early enough to get my run in before heading out for the day. Since I haven't run for a few days, I decided to take it easy. I walked 0.25 miles for warm up and 0.35 miles for cool down. The middle was a run/walk of 2/2/1 min for 4.5/4.6/4.0, 4.7/4.8/4.0, 4.9/5.0/4.0, then 3 x (5.0/4.0 for 4/1 min) and ended with the last 0.15 miles at 6.0 mph. That averaged out to a 12:36 min/mile pace. Avg HR was 127 with a max of 161 bpm. It wasn't too bad, but was glad I was short on time so I had a good excuse to quit when I did. LOL

Teresa502 · February 11

Feb 1 – 10 miles
Feb 3 – 5.19 miles
Feb 4 – 3.10 miles (treadmill)
Feb 5 – 5.10 miles
Feb 7 – 6.06 miles + 3.13 miles + 3.01 miles
Feb 10 – 5.03 miles
Feb 11 – 4.04 miles
Total – 44.66 miles

Got out for 4 miles with my security guard friend this morning. Just a tad warmer than yesterday at 72F so when it started pouring rain on us during the last mile, it didn’t feel bad at all. Glad I’m not home where it is 35F and raining/snowing!

So exciting to be traveling for all those races this year @martaindale! Can't wait to hear about each of them!

Mari33a · February 11

01/02 2.85 miles
02/02 2.63 miles
03/02 2.62 miles
04/02 2.83 miles
05/02 2.62 miles
06/02 2.84 miles
07/02 2.63 miles
08/02 2.80 miles
09/02 3.19 miles
10/02 2.61 miles
11/02 2.62 miles

Total 30.24 / 60 miles

Sunday morning I got up early and ran 5k along the seafront in Galway. There with lots of other runners too and dog walkers. My sister says it's 'the place to be seen' on a weekend morning

. My foot has been grumbling since so will have to stick to shorter runs for a while yet. I met my sister after & went to the Yoga event . Really enjoyed it. Because I do yoga on my own I was a bit nervous about not being up to standard but it went great . Today and yesterday’s runs were really cold. There is snow being forecast again but I don’t think we will get much

ContraryMaryMary · February 11

So envious of all your events @martaindale - not just the excitement and traveling but being fit enough to bash them all out. Awesome. I’m aiming to get back there!

I hope your foot comes right quickly @Mari33a

Your hike sounds mad @Teresa502. The things we get ourselves into!

Pilates was surprisingly good yesterday- I’m not sure if it was because my body held up better than expected in the half (it’s really only my calves that have DOMS ) or whether the class was a gentle one. Either way, it was perfect.

I did 7k this morning and oh the humidity. Thank goodness it was only 9am, it’s going to be a stinker today.

John772016 · February 11

All treadmill for Feb:
01/02 - 7.02K / 4.36 miles
03/02 - 6.04K / 3.75 miles
04/02 - 6.07K / 3.77 miles
05/02 & 06/02 - 0K / 0 miles
07/02 - 10.70K / 6.65 miles
08/02 - 5.30K / 3.29 miles
09/02 - 0K /0 miles
10/02 - 5.05K / 3.14 miles
11/02 - 8.14K / 5.06 miles

Total = 48.32K / 30.02 miles (Goal - 145K/ 90 miles)

Having a bit of a nice break in the 'non-stop media', as the old temporary cellular I'm using to replace my broken one, doesn't actually do much anymore

and the new phone hasn't arrived yet.

chris_in_cal · February 12

I ran 1.1M 14'53

No pain. Good.

March 2024 was the last significant rain here. This week we're finally going to get a storm coming through.

brnlow · February 12

Treadmill:

2/1 = 1.2 mi (jog/walk)
2/2 = 2.5 mi (walk)
2/3 = 1.2 mi (jog/walk) Week1, Day 1 of C25K
2/4 = 2.7 mi (walk)
2/5 = 1.4 mi (jog/walk) Week1, Day 3 of C25K
2/6 = 2.3 mi (walk)
2/7 = 2.3 mi (walk)
2/8 = 1.4 mi (jog/walk) Week1, Day 6 of C25K
2/9 = 2.4 mi (walk)
2/10 = 1.3 mi (jog/walk) Week 2, Day 1 of C25K
2/11 = 1.2 mi (walk)

Really didn't feel like doing anything today but managed to force myself into a 30 min stroll on the treadmill.

daria0919 · February 12

About 5-6 inches of snow today. On and off freezing rain/snow mix this evening and more expected through the night.

Our back yard deck and creek.

ContraryMaryMary · February 12

Looks beautiful @daria0919.

Good effort @brnlow - anything is better than nothing

And welcome to the pain-free club @chris_in_cal, let’s stay here a long while!

tarun_yadavA · February 12

Morning all
Got in 6.24M at 09'41.

@mari33a glad you had a good time in Galway!

Laurz9191 · February 12

Hi everyone,

I ran 14.5km this morning. It started snowing after a few km, but the snow felt more like hail. Luckily it wasn’t too windy and stopped after a while. Other than that, it was a nice but uneventful run.

125.8km/301km.

quilteryoyo · February 12

That sounds like a fun run @Teresa502 . We only got rain, but I hear the snow up your way is pretty heavy. Enjoy FL while you can.

Nice run with the "in crowd" yesterday @Mari33a . Good job on the yoga too. I hope that foot gets better soon!

I'm glad the Pilates didn't make your DOMS worse @ContraryMaryMary ! Nice sweaty run.

Nice run @John772016 . Sorry about the phone, or maybe not. A break from media isn't all bad.

@chris_in_cal Glad you had no pain on your run. Also hope you get some rain, but not enough to cause mud slides. I didn't realize it had been that long since you had rain there.

@brnlow That first step is the hardest some days. You did great.

Pretty @daria0919 . I hope you can stay in and be warm and safe.

@tarun_yadavA I see you went a bit farther today.

@Laurz9191 That doesn't sound like the most fun weather to run in. I like running in fluffy falling snow, but not the hard stuff.

WarmJellyfish · February 12

Nice running everyone. I'm still on the sidelines enviously watching y'all...

Teresa502 · February 12

Feb 1 – 10 miles
Feb 3 – 5.19 miles
Feb 4 – 3.10 miles (treadmill)
Feb 5 – 5.10 miles
Feb 7 – 6.06 miles + 3.13 miles + 3.01 miles
Feb 10 – 5.03 miles
Feb 11 – 4.04 miles
Feb 12 – 5.01 miles
Total – 49.67 miles

Another 5 miles this morning. The temp was only 66 but the humidity seemed higher today.

daria0919 · February 12

@quilteryoyo today is a cross training day, so I shoveled heavy snow for my workout. 😆Need to be able to drive to work tomorrow morning, so had to dig my way out.

quilteryoyo · February 12

Those are great temperatures for FL @Teresa502 . You do so great with your running when you aren't home. Trips usually "trip" me up.

Shoveling is a hard workout @daria0919 . As I recall, your driveway is up a hill. I know how that is. I can drive on level ground and snow, but not on hills.

quilteryoyo · February 12

1 Feb - Walked 1.10 miles - Ran 2.10 miles - Treadmill
2 Feb - Walked 1.00 miles - Ran 0.00 miles - Driveway laps
3 Feb - Walked 0.85 miles - Ran 2.25 miles - Driveway laps - Gym-about 30 min (didn't turn on Garmin)
4 Feb - Walked 0.50 miles - Ran 2.60 miles - Driveway laps
5 Feb - Walked 1.10 miles - Ran 0.00 miles - Driveway laps - Gym-28m29s
6 Feb - Walked 0.60 miles - Ran 1.75 miles - Mostly driveway laps - Gym - 22m25s
7 Feb - Walked 0.80 miles - Ran 2.30 miles - Driveway laps
8 Feb - Walked 1.15 miles - Ran 0.00 miles - Driveway laps
9 Feb - Walked 1.10 miles - Ran 0.00 miles - Treadmill
10 Feb - Walked 1.10 miles - Ran 0.00 miles - Driveway laps
11 Feb - Walked 0.60 miles - Ran 2.50 miles - Treadmill
12 Feb - Walked 1.60 miles - Ran 2.50 miles - Treadmill - Gym - 25m09s

27.50/80 miles goal

I had a Personal Trainer appointment at the gym this morning. I got there early enough to walk 1.00 miles before we got started. Today's workout was bench press (max at 55# x 5 reps, so a little better than last time), other arm work and the row machine.

I had lots of time between the gym and my annual dermatology appointment, so wound up doing 3.1 miles on the treadmill. I walked 0.25 miles, then ran 2.5, then walked 0.35, or something really close to that. I'm not used to the treadmill and hit the cool down button accidently, so had to do some quick math to try to figure out what I had done and needed to do. The distances (and paces per my calculations) may not be exact, but they are close. Avg running pace was 13:16 min/mile. Avg HR was 133 with a max of 153 bpm.

The dermatologist didn't find anything concerning, so will just go back and check again in a year.

John772016 · February 12

All treadmill for Feb:
01/02 - 7.02K / 4.36 miles
03/02 - 6.04K / 3.75 miles
04/02 - 6.07K / 3.77 miles
05/02 & 06/02 - 0K / 0 miles
07/02 - 10.70K / 6.65 miles
08/02 - 5.30K / 3.29 miles
09/02 - 0K /0 miles
10/02 - 5.05K / 3.14 miles
11/02 - 8.14K / 5.06 miles
12/02 - 8.98K / 5.58 miles

Total = 57.3K / 35.6 miles (Goal - 145K/ 90 miles)

WarmJellyfish · February 12

So...I got some test results back because I've been coughing my lungs up.
Appears I have COPD. This is interesting. I've never smoked in my life, so must be from everything else, maybe abestos, definitely 2nd hand smoke, probably gunpowder smoke, lord know what other toxic chems I've been breathing in, maybe throw in a dash of long covid. Need to go do more testing to see how severe it is.
This might explain why I get sleepy when I start to run, besides now being as slow as a slug, especially over the last couple of years, my speed just fell off a cliff.
Anyone else dealt with something similar before?

Jhardyman1 · February 12

Keeping up with the running. I'm just trying to get in 3 runs a week.

Feb 3rd ~ 1.2 miles
Feb 5th ~ 1.2 miles
Feb 7th ~ 1.2 miles
Feb 10th ~ 1.8 miles
Feb 12th ~ 1.3 miles

My goal is to get up to a 2.5 mile run by the end of the month. No total running mile goal yet.
So cold today at 24°. Good thing I bought a neck gaiter a while back. I wrapped it over my head and covered my ears and most of my face.

@Mari33a - I miss running by the sea! And now I'm landlocked 😞 lol

John772016 · February 12

WarmJellyfish wrote: »

So...I got some test results back because I've been coughing my lungs up.
Appears I have COPD. This is interesting. I've never smoked in my life, so must be from everything else, maybe abestos, definitely 2nd hand smoke, probably gunpowder smoke, lord know what other toxic chems I've been breathing in, maybe throw in a dash of long covid. Need to go do more testing to see how severe it is.
This might explain why I get sleepy when I start to run, besides now being as slow as a slug, especially over the last couple of years, my speed just fell off a cliff.
Anyone else dealt with something similar before?

My sympathies on your struggles @WarmJellyfish , I've been dealing with issues since my last bought of COVID (why I now run on treadmill for the winter, as I just cannot catch my breath outside in the cold). Hopefully the further testing will show it is not too severe!

brnlow · February 12

Treadmill:

2/1 = 1.2 mi (jog/walk)
2/2 = 2.5 mi (walk)
2/3 = 1.2 mi (jog/walk) Week1, Day 1 of C25K
2/4 = 2.7 mi (walk)
2/5 = 1.4 mi (jog/walk) Week1, Day 3 of C25K
2/6 = 2.3 mi (walk)
2/7 = 2.3 mi (walk)
2/8 = 1.4 mi (jog/walk) Week1, Day 6 of C25K
2/9 = 2.4 mi (walk)
2/10 = 1.3 mi (jog/walk) Week 2, Day 1 of C25K
2/11 = 1.2 mi (walk)
2/12 = 1.4 mi (jog/walk) Week 2, Day 2 of C25K

@WarmJellyfish while I don't have COPD, I do struggle with exercise induced asthma - really exacerbated by cold weather and dry air. Can't catch my breath, coughing my lungs up etc. I've had it since I was a child but only recently (last 10 yrs or so) got a diagnosis.

quilteryoyo · February 12

Sorry about your diagnosis @WarmJellyfish . At least you know now. I hope they can do something to help you out. Do inhalers help with that?

You're doing great @Jhardyman1 .

You're killing the C25K @brnlow .

kgirlhart · February 13

February Goal: 125 miles

2/2: 13.25 miles
2/3: 4.02 miles
2/4: 6.27 miles
2/5: 6.04 miles
2/6: 7.02 miles
2/7: 4.26 miles
2/9: 11.92 miles
2/10: 6.20 miles
2/11: 6.02 miles
2/12: 6.02 miles

70.13/125 miles completed for February

I'm posting two runs today. Work has been horrible lately and I haven't had time to post or read, but I will get caught up this evening. I had two good runs. I ran 6 miles yesterday and again today. It was cold yesterday and colder today, but felt pretty good once I got going. I saw a skunk yesterday, but not today. I did see a great blue heron flying to the creek today and that was pretty neat. Tomorrow is supposed to be 23°F feels like 14°F. I am not really looking forward to that.

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