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@PastorVincent @AlphaHowls That road looks like my daily commute the last week or so. Do people really have a hard time navigating winter roads?

This is why you need to get you some trail. No cars, no trucks, no excuses.... I hate roads.....

@juliet3455 one of my favorite places in thr Boundary Waters Canoe Area has a model T on an island.... guessing its been there a while

Cars are the only thing that really stop me from running... probably why I run mostly trail, since that particular problem goes away in the woods.

Coming from me, this will be odd, but I think the DM might be the better option......

January goal: Keep kicking at Zumbro training Nominal mileage goal: Let's say 140? I really don't know. Real plan is to follow training and coach's advice well. 1/1- REST 1/2- 8.1 1/3- 6.4 1/4- REST 1/5- 4.8 1/6- 8.1 1/7- 5.4 1/8- REST 1/9- 8.5 1/10- 6.7 1/11- REST 1/12- 9.3 1/13- 10 Total: 67.3 Today's notes: Scheduled…

Great running!

Welcome! Great group here. Lots of support, and a ton of very knowledgeable runners.

It's my OCD tendencies, nothing more. When I was 30sec off on 1 mile repeats, he said it was "close enough" LOL

January goal: Keep kicking at Zumbro training Nominal mileage goal: Let's say 140? I really don't know. Real plan is to follow training and coach's advice well. 1/1- REST 1/2- 8.1 1/3- 6.4 1/4- REST 1/5- 4.8 1/6- 8.1 1/7- 5.4 1/8- REST 1/9- 8.5 1/10- 6.7 10/11- REST 10/12- 9.3 Total: 57.3 Today's notes: Today's assignment…

If its coming down slower than an inch per hour and you should be fine. If its 3in or less deep when you stsrt, you should also be ok.

@PastorVincent Nice run today, and what's wrong with running in a little snow and wind?

Looking forward to this year: http://teachertrailrunner.blogspot.com/2018/01/2018-year-in-preview.html

you were running in the type of stuff I hate running in. Snow/ice/slush makes a nasty combination. Nice running.

Like @PastorVincent said, start small, with a monthly goal of like 40. If that goes well, build from there. I went from a goal of 50 in March 2016 (ran 65) to 80+ in April, so, depending on how you adapt, you can build fairly quickly. That said, start low and build, just see how it goes.

800 miles in 2018 is 66 a month. That's a doable goal, depending on your normal mileage and how you react to increasing mileage. how much are you running now?

@fitoverfortymom do you have a garmin? If you do, an alternative to a track is programming a workout on Garmin Connect or using the interval option on the garmin to make a workout. It's "close enough" and it's what I use. If you don't, disregard what I said!

@7lenny7 The chart was more for general reference for others. I only track on Strava. I'll probably wait for next Wednesday for wearing those shoes, I have a road run scheduled for then, and will see how they perform. I'm only really retiring them to be on the safe side. at 132# (up this morning) I can probably get decent…

After run for me it's Food, poop, Strava (during poop) and shower... yay for multitasking!

My Run-OCD makes it easy. I go into edit after every run, mainly because I switch it to say workout or Long Run anyway, and I'm often renaming runs so I can just look at my training log and see what kind of workouts I did, so It's easy for me to just switch shoes then

Looks like you're perfectly on track to meet/exceed your goal this month. Great job!

Nice consistency @skippygirlsmom

I track on Strava and just note which pair I used. Strava does all the tracking. Remember, rotating shoes makes a difference. There's a reason I have 6 pair of road and 4 pair of trail. Though I expect to get closer to 1000 miles from trail shies, as it's less impact.

In general I just retire using the rule of thumb that most shoes last between 300 and 500 miles. I donate shoes when they get older, so I try to not let them get totally trashed. This pair was my second ever pair, so I let them go longer. They are actually in better condition than some of the newer shows. I also haven't…

I'm about 90% like this. I'll check my HR every once in a while on runs, but I mostly run by feel. If I look at my watch and HR is above like 157, I'll cut back a little to help bring it down, but that's about it.

@7lenny7 Dang! Man, I'm glad you're ok! That was a close one. January goal: Keep kicking at Zumbro training Nominal mileage goal: Let's say 140? I really don't know. Real plan is to follow training and coach's advice well. 1/1- REST 1/2- 8.1 1/3- 6.4 1/4- REST 1/5- 4.8 1/6- 8.1 1/7- 5.4 1/8- REST 1/9- 8.5 1/10- 6.7 Total:…

Awesome job! Thats awesome inprobement for just a couple months. Keep it up!

I stopped using the Fitzgerald zones for reasons @MobyCarp talked about. I just use 5 zones that garmin has and it seems to work. I2m rarely in zone 4 though. Its mostly z2 for easy and z4 for harder running. Not aure what worours would have me in z3

Yes. I adjust pace when my HR gets out of zone..... when im paying attention to it, that is.

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