r/running • u/YourShoesUntied • Feb 28 '18
Monthly Thread [February] Monthly Updates & Check In Thread
It's the end of the month already. See you later February! Let's hear how this month's running went for you.
Let everyone know how your month turned out or how it's going to turn out now that you're aware the end is neigh! Feel free to discuss your racing, training, and any other stats that you may or may not be pleased with.
Things to possibly mention:
- Overall monthly mileage
- Overall elevation
- PR or PB's?
- Races/events you ran
- Injuries
- etc
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u/ThePsion Feb 28 '18
Overall monthly mileage: Holy crap you guys, after tonight's run it will be 132! This is only the second time that I've ever run 100 miles or more in a month, and January (with 31 days) it was only 107! That's pretty cool and I even impressed myself a little bit!
Overall elevation: I don't track this, but more hills than the midwest, less hills than actually being in the mountains.
PRs or PBs: Holy crap you guys, I ran 15 miles!
Races/events you ran: No races (although one on Saturday), but I've been testing out Run An Empire, and it's silly fun!
Injuries: Been staving off some Achielles and knee issues with lots of stretching and rolling, so as of now, nothing!
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u/fireyone29 Feb 28 '18
Hey January and February were my first two months over 100 miles/month too! great way to start the year
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u/Octopifungus Lunatic Robot Feb 28 '18
Yahoo! Great work and hope the various ouchies continue to stay away.
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u/YourShoesUntied Feb 28 '18
One of us! One of us!
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u/ThePsion Feb 28 '18
Still not a streaker, but I feel like an honest to goodness runner!
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u/YourShoesUntied Feb 28 '18
As long as you're moving and hitting milestones, that's all that counts!
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Feb 28 '18
Not in any way? ;-)
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u/ThePsion Feb 28 '18
Nope. And also thinking of skipping the naked slip 'n slide at the burn in May
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Feb 28 '18
Awwwwwwww no fun.
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u/ThePsion Feb 28 '18
Although I am supposed to be starting my training that week for Paris, so maybe I'll go and it will be my finish line!
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u/Bshippo Feb 28 '18
Great month! now if i could just figure out your username for run an empire and steal all yore hexes.
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u/ThePsion Feb 28 '18
Thanks! Username is the same as on here, I'm currently employing the "strategy" of never running in the same place twice, leaving my tower less protected but spreading out my kingdom with what I'll call colonies! About to go capture ye olde motor speedway!
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u/ificandoit Feb 28 '18
Thank Fuck February is Over.
Miles - Not Enough 178
Elevation- Not Enough 2250 ft
PR - Distance PR for a single run. Finally knocked out a 20 miler.
Race - Fly with the Eagles Half Marathon 1:51:27 Not a goal race and a week after cracking my ribs painfully good. I'm not complaining about it but it wasn't a very enjoyable race. The race itself is great. My day just wasn't.
Injuries - TOO DAMN MANY!!! Fell and cracked my ribs during a trail run. 2 weeks of no quality runs as it was difficult to take deep breaths. Shin splints for a good week knocked out 4 days of running and cost me another week of any quality workouts. Now my left arch is aching. That one won't stop me from running but I'm just GRRRRRRRRRRR at this point.
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Feb 28 '18
Yeah, February was trash. Congrats on surviving (and that 20miler)!
Oof oof off the ribs. Hope you can heal up soon!
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u/ificandoit Feb 28 '18
Thanks! Ribs are good now and all of the slow miles were at least good for the aerobic base. The jump from 15 miles to 20 wasn't bad and I was pretty pleased with the pacing all things considered.
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u/josandal Feb 28 '18
Having a cracked rib and 2 weeks of garbage time and still stomping out what you did is impressive, nonetheless. Good work! Here's hoping March will let you get back into the groove and be injury free.
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u/ificandoit Feb 28 '18
Thanks. I'm just frustrated. 2017 was mostly injury free so I was hoping 18 would be as well. They weren't bad enough to stop me dead but enough to just be a pain in the ass.
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u/Bshippo Feb 28 '18
Solid month, despite the injuries. I personally think that distance PR's are the most fun PR's.
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u/ificandoit Feb 28 '18
I still like getting my suffering over fairly quick. Half Marathon is enough for me 😁
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u/tragicsupergirl Feb 28 '18
Still training for my half marathon on March 18th.
- Overall monthly mileage
117,5km, exactly as planned according to my training schedule. Also, overall goal is to do 1000km this year and I'm now at 237km for the year, so doing well and have a good amount of leeway from the inevitable after HM lull where I won't be running 30+km per week for a while.
- PR or PB's?
YES! Two were destroyed this month. Hadn't aimed to get rid of them in a long time, but my training schedule called for a 5k race and a 10k race. I didn't have races to attend, but did use those days to run faster than normal. The old records were from July and August of 2017.
5k went from 27:25 to 26:59 and 10k went from 58:12 to 57:58.
I also ran my longest ever distance at 16km (10 miles) and looking to break that next Saturday when I'm aiming for 18km.
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u/Bshippo Feb 28 '18
Monthly Mileage: 293 atm (yeah, i'm going to double tonight because 7 miles short of 300 isn't going to work)
2018 Mileage Total: 566
Monthly Elevation: 8063 ft
2018 Elevation Total: 14,665 ft
Etc:
Training is going well. Running a lot of volume. Not much quality. I added a bit more cross-training in to an already busy schedule. I'm hoping that a lot of unstructured relatively low effort miles = being able to run a lot of low effort miles all at once in a few months.
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u/YourShoesUntied Feb 28 '18
I'm impressed. Yeah, too close to 300 to not hit it. I'm also still shocked your elevation is what it is because I know you've got that little mountain right outside your front door.
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u/Bshippo Feb 28 '18 edited Feb 28 '18
hill climbing in the dark isn't really my thing. I've already got the first Wednesday of DST marked off as "hill night".
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u/YourShoesUntied Feb 28 '18
Yeah, dark hours seem to be the #1 factor in a lot of my running issues too. DST can't get here quick enough.
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Feb 28 '18
(yeah, i'm going to double tonight because 7 miles short of 300 isn't going to work)
Skip it.
You are KILLING me in the miles right now. I'm super jelly. Hopefully we both have an awesome May/June - but also that I beat you in both races.
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u/ificandoit Feb 28 '18
Thats an impressive number of miles and for 28 days... Killing those long miles.
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u/halpinator Feb 28 '18
Overall mileage: 244 miles
Elevation: ~3688 feet (It's flat where I live)
PR: Strava says I ran a best-effort half marathon during a training run at 1:30:52. I've raced a faster half marathon but it didn't register as a stat on Strava though. My 18.2 mile long run was the longest I've run since my marathon last August.
Races: none in February, but I have a half marathon coming up this Sunday.
Injuries: Since I bought new shoes at the beginning of the month, the numbness I was getting in my left foot midway through my runs has gone away completely and my hamstrings and calf muscles feel way looser. All is good injury wise.
Overall an excellent month. I just finished week 4 of Pfitz 18/70 and have logged above my goal mileage every week so far. I feel faster than when I started and the 18 mile long runs have gone really well. I managed to get through winter training! Days are getting longer and the temps are warming up finally, and usually when I start running on pavement and shedding layers in the spring my speed improves as well, so I'm excited to see what kind of shape I'm really in now.
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u/Octopifungus Lunatic Robot Feb 28 '18
I will finish with 301 miles. I had some weather setbacks but am satisfied
Elevation is piddling as usual. I don't know why I joined the Strava elevation challenge. I am stuck at 67% because I have no hills around here.
Injuries was another tumble I took during dense fog in my area. I also tripped on an uneven sidewalk this past weekend but caught myself. However it pulled my ham.
Etc. It was a month of 50k's for me. I've done 3 Sats in a row and have a time challenge this Sat where I hope to get beyond it. We will see.
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u/YourShoesUntied Feb 28 '18
Cracking 300 on a short month is still a valiant effort and you should be satisfied. That's a solid bit of running.
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u/Bshippo Feb 28 '18
4 50ks in 4 weeks is crazy. The good kind of crazy tho.
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u/Octopifungus Lunatic Robot Feb 28 '18
Thank you. It definitely wasn't as terrible as I thought it might be.
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Feb 28 '18
DAMN everyone hitting the 300 for Feb. Now I feel like a chump. Thanks tattoo for making me take some lower days!
The elevation challenge is actually the worst.
I am so impressed with your ability to crank out those 50ks all the time. So spired.
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u/jangle_bo_jingles Feb 28 '18
great mileage, and a great month! :)
Im stuck in the same situation re: elevation. Its as flat as a pancake round here! I dont bother signing up for that Strava challenge anymore :(
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u/Octopifungus Lunatic Robot Feb 28 '18
Thank you!
I didn't sign up for March because now I know. I thought it might even be close because I never really measured it, but nope!
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u/dinosaurweasel Feb 28 '18
Monthly Mileage: 165 miles
2018 Mileage Total: 394 miles
Monthly Elevation: No idea, but I completed the Strava challenge
2018 Elevation Total: No idea, but I completed the Strava challenge twice
PRs:
- 1:23:09 HM on a hilly course!
Races/events:
- Watford Half - as above.
- XC where my knee blew up. I was holding off my faster teammate until my shoe came off!
Injuries: Knee been playing up - see previous posts - so mileage has taken a hit
Etc:
Well, I knew I was going to get injured at some point! I'm glad it's not been too bad, looks like I'm still good to race my last tune-up on Sunday and I hit some all time PRs (according to Strava) during my track workout last night. At least I haven't lost any fitness!
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Feb 28 '18
Historically Februarys have always been rough for me. Disappointing to see that trend continue, even after a fantastic January.
should be at ~42km after today's run, compared to the 93 from last month.
At the same time though I'm fine with that low number because I didn't run at all in the first weeks because I sprained my ankle pretty bad. Then when the ankle healed up a gigantic fissure appeared on the bottom of my feet so I had to religiously moisturize those puppies every couple of hours until they stopped being so dry to the point of pain. Finally when that healed I got my ass DESTROYED by school papers and tests.
Maybe I'm just making excuses idk. Was cathartic to type this up tho thats for sure
No races bc it's January in Canada... Those don't start until April lol
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u/awesomeCC Feb 28 '18
Overall monthly mileage 107 miles
Overall elevation Pffft. I'm in the midwest.
PR or PB's? Strava is telling me zero, I want to argue it but I know I'll lose.
Races/events you ran No. But I crashed a 5k/10k Saturday and they let me have their gatorade when they were cleaning up.
Injuries None
etc Incorporating yoga and deep stretching has been a total game changer. My hips feel so good and loose!!!
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Feb 28 '18
Overall Feb. - 185KM (hopefully tip 200KM this afternoon though)
Feb 10 - Langley 8K (not PR but solid effort given hills of craziness)...good event w/ running club
Upcoming Race- Mar. 4 - Burke Lake 12K Mar. 11 - Fort Hunt 10K Apr. 8 - Cherry Blossom 10 Mile Apr. 29 - GW Parkway Classic 10 Mile
Hoping to get back into AM runs after daylight savings time plus I should get my first Half Marathon Strava badge since October next month
As I said yesterday, I got my entrance into the Philly Marathon which is the big race with the big goal this year.
Not deterred but just due to time constraints, I feel I haven't been training as well as I could lately so GW Pkwy Classic was like my 10-miler A-race (try to break 80 minutes) and I just don't know that I'll be at where I need to be then...March is going to be wonky with races at the beginning of the month and then Spring Break at the end of the month and I'll be with the kids in North Carolina for a week so probably won't run much if at all
Anyway...all prospects are happy positive...some new entries into the training shoe family to come soon...a new hydration back just entered and that's great and ummm yea everythings yay
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u/microthorpe Feb 28 '18
317 km running, 2060 m elevation (+1340 m hiking elevation.)
Nothing too special running-wise in February. Logged a couple of decent long runs, and healed up a couple of potential problem spots before they turned into real problems. I'm feeling better than I did at the beginning of the month, and ready to take advantage of the weather not sucking so much.
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u/daartofstorytellin3k Feb 28 '18
On my way back from injury, gradually getting my mileage back up. This next month I'm planning on re-incorporating some speed work! Yay!?!?
Monthly Mileage: 76 mi
Overall Elevation: can't find the number but probably very little
PR's or PB's: lol nope
Injuries: thankfully no real setbacks in this department
Races: not this month, might try a 5k next month
Looking forward to getting back to my old form. Hoping for some good weather so I can get my miles in without too much fretting.
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u/kevin402can Feb 28 '18
402 kilometers or 249 miles for me. It's been a pretty good February weatherwise and I have taken advantage and gotten my mileage and intensity back on track. I've been tired though but it seems like my race fitness is coming along nicely.
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u/Daltxponyv2 Feb 28 '18 edited Feb 28 '18
Monthly Mileage Feb 120mi vs Jan 132 (missed 20+ mi due to travel)
2018 total Miles 252
Avg distance Feb vs Jan Feb 10.15mi/run vs Jan 7.78mi/run
Avg pace Feb vs Jan Feb 8:09/mi vs Jan 8:14/mi
Feb 2018 vs Feb 2017 2018 120mi vs 2017 61mi so a huge increase!
PRs Distance PR of 16 miles!!
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Feb 28 '18 edited Feb 28 '18
Monthly Mileage: 95 miles
2018 Mileage Total: 151.1 miles
Monthly Elevation: 5,532 ft.
2018 Elevation Total: 9,205 ft.
PRs for 2018:
Furthest distance - 9 mi
Max distance/week - 27mpw
Races/events: None
Injuries: None (crosses fingers)
Etc:
History of running 25-30 mi/week in the past years. Going on my 3rd/4th month of actively training again after a 1.5-2 year hiatus from getting bad metatarsal pain in my big toe, which the podiatrist/orthopedist couldn't assist with. Tried inserts, different running technique, etc. Finally got it sorted out with a pair of Altra Torin's and Altra's alternative lacing technique that takes a lot of the pressure off the toe box while still fitting snugly in the heel.
Working through the base training plan from Faster Road Racing - just now starting on the 27 mi->45 mi plan after finishing up the 16 mi->30 mi plan (switched early to start on the new plan).
So far injury free and feel great! Lost a lot of the dad-bod I had during my hiatus, but will continue dropping weight until I get close to an acceptable racing weight for me (5'7" M, 166lb->154lb, plan on losing 4-5 more pounds then not worrying about it).
Looking like it'll be a great 2018!!!
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u/VinLi11 Feb 28 '18
Monthly Mileage: 253 miles
2018 Mileage Total: 487 miles
Race/events: None, strictly a month of training
PRs: Highest monthly mileage. Highest weekly mileage of 73.
Etc: I felt the training really came together this month with a balance of speed work and distance. Tapering now, I'm excited to go out and run my goal race in a couple weeks. Will sad to see my distance drop in March due to taper weeks + recovery week. Will be well worth it if I can set a nice PR!
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u/P-dubbs Feb 28 '18
Miles: 123.91 running, 30.06 indoor cycling
PRs: Farthest run (38 miles)
Races: Rocks & Roots Winter Trail Series Race #2, ORRRC Frosty 14
Injuries: Hip adductor pain at the start of the month, shin pain at the end of the month, some ankle and knee and hip pain in between. This is the closest I've been to not being injured in months.
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u/thr33beggars Feb 28 '18
Monthly Mileage: 215
2018 Mileage Total: 462
January is the most I have ever done in a month, with 247 miles. 462 is the most I have ever done in two months. I was a little nervous starting this particular plan (Pfitz 18/70) but I have lost around 15 pounds since the first of the year and the miles are coming easy. I am feeling some soreness in my right hip that flares up with heavy mileage but I am trying my hardest to stretch/strengthen it away.
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u/jangle_bo_jingles Feb 28 '18
Monthly Mileage: 130
2018 Distance to date: 240
Its been a really positive month for me. Ive continued to slowly build up my mileage after three months off last year. Im back up to 35 miles a week, with a long run of 12 miles. Ive run a couple of 5ks that have made me realise that my fitness it slowly coming back, and I think that with the right plan and some hard work I might just manage to get a PB at my next HM in June :)
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u/rennuR_liarT Feb 28 '18
Good work on getting back to it! That's so hard but you've been really consistent with it.
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Feb 28 '18
Monthly Mileage: 252 miles this morning, but 263 miles after my afternoon run today
2018 Mileage Total: 507 miles this morning, but 518 miles after my afternoon run today
Monthly Elevation: 5,574 ft.
2018 Elevation Total: 13507 ft.
Exciting Stuff:
- Longest training run of the month @ 31 miles (5h:09m)
- Resolution still going strong - one run per month that is over 26.2mi at least
- Running high mileage in Feb with fresh tattoo. On the calf.
- Ran more miles in Feb than in Jan and still am on track for 3000 for the year
- Streak is still going strong 623 after today's run!
- My avg daily mileage for my streak has finally crossed the 6.5mi barrier
- Been switched over from weightloss to maintenance finally, and I'm holding steady right around 190lbs!
- Been toning up my upper body and core, and running is so much better.
Races/events: None
Injuries: None
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u/sweetphillip Feb 28 '18
I'm completely new to all this and just had my first run today of one mile, about 20 minutes long. I wanted to wait until I could get some nice running shoes and sports earbuds, but reading this subreddit made me more and more excited until I just said fuck it, and went for it today. I was pretty wrecked at the end, sore throat, top of my chest was tight, headache, but I'm feeling better already about a half later. Going to buy an MFLB so I can quit smoking soon, and hopefully this will just get easier and easier until it becomes another drug in my repertoire!
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u/YourShoesUntied Feb 28 '18
Good for you! Every single one of us started with a single mile at some point. It's up to you and what you want to do after it that makes it awesome. Hopefully we'll see you posting more and more in threads like these with progress.
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u/stephnelbow Feb 28 '18
Monthly Miles: 46
Not anywhere close to most of you but I'm proud of it! Working towards my first half marathon, chugging away at the training plan.
Next month has a shamrock shuffle 8K. Half marathon is in May. Just need to keep focused on my goals.
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u/YourShoesUntied Feb 28 '18
Hey not bad! Goals are still goals and goals are just as important any anything else. Keep it up!
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u/ificandoit Feb 28 '18
Progress!
Don't sweat your miles compared to anyone else's. Your only competition is yesteryou.
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u/TPorWigwam Mar 01 '18
I was really stoked when I hit 50 mi for a month and you're really close. Keep at it!
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u/Rickard0 Feb 28 '18
FML
I only have 83 miles, same as last month. Jan was supposed to be 180, and Feb was supposed to be 189 Per plan. I have about 60 days to improve my running for my next full marathon in April.
My long run for the month is 18 miles, although I forgot to unpause the watch so it shows as 16.5.
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u/rennuR_liarT Feb 28 '18
It's been a rough first part of the year for me. Working too much, so I'm eating dinner at 9:30 most nights, plus drinking too much, so I weigh too much. Plus I'm having to cram in 3 and 4 mile runs during lunch breaks or at odd times during the day, and I'm not getting the chance to put in any serious miles on the weekend with any regularity. I need to break out of this rut; maybe in 2 weeks when the quarter ends that'll help.
February Monthly Mileage: 100, if I get in 5 miles today with the jogging stroller (I will make this happen because I don't want any 2-digit mileages this year)
Total mileage for the year: 212 with today's run
Monthly (yearly) Elevation): 10,700' (20,800'). Right at 100 feet climbed per mile run for the year, which is my personal bare minimum threshold for an acceptable amount of climbing.
Races/PBs/etc: nothing this month
Injuries: At least I'm not running enough to worry about this
Burpees: 500 (started a goal to do at least 20 per day - I can do them in my office at odd times, so this one has been relatively easy to keep up with)
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u/zebano Feb 28 '18
Miles 184 + today
I ran Psycho Wyco trail run last Saturday. Tapering for this is why my mileage is low but I followed that up by getting sick and having congestion in my chest that an inhaler just isn't taking care of. =( I was there with a great crew so I decided to run it anyway. 2 miles in I knew this terrain was going to be brutal. Take a look at this page of lead photos and how much mud there was. I generally skated downhills, power walked the uphills and tried not to fall off the course on switchbacks. I simply couldn't get my HR reading below 81%HRR. I completed the first loop and less than halfway through my second loop my shoe ripped and I started hitting my foot on the ground. I walked most of the rest of that loop and called it a day.
The best news of the month is that my hamstring hasn't acted up in 3 weeks and I'm going to stop going to the PT (thank goodness, cause we need that $$ for braces). Hopefully consistent rolling will be a suitable replacement for ultrasound / massage / active release stuff she was doing.
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u/Percinho Feb 28 '18
Overall monthly mileage: 101km
Total mileage this year: 202km
the most consistent two months of running since records began, which I'm very satisfied with. All set up for my half marathon in 10 days.
I ran a crazy cross-country race along the North Downs called the Vigo Valentine's 10ish k run which started with ankle-deep muddy puddles and ended climbing up a 45% slope. People were reduced to literally crawling up it on their hands and knees, but I managed to get up on two legs.
I also [ran the Bakerloo Line]9https://www.reddit.com/r/running/comments/80g6qd/race_report_running_the_underground_bakerloo_line/) for shits and giggles, and in doing so set a distance PB for the last calendar year.
A very satisfying month.
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u/brownspectacledbear Feb 28 '18
Monthly Mileage: 67 km
Total Mileage this Year: 147.3 km
I have no plan for anything yet. So I'm just doing some light maintenance. I'm volunteering my first race ever this Saturday though, so that's fun.
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u/ificandoit Feb 28 '18
Out of curiosity what's the race distance you're volunteering?
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u/brownspectacledbear Feb 28 '18
10k. I wanted to run it but it's a route I've done a million times and it's super flat. so boring
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u/apathetic_revolution Feb 28 '18
This month was kind of a shitshow for me. My New Year's Resolution was a one year run streak of at least a mile per day and I did 125 miles in January based on it. This month I've kept the run streak going, but because I just don't really feel like running when I have to do it every day, most of those runs have been 1 mile. 28 runs so far this month (two on one day; I won't run today until this evening), but only 60 miles.
I'm not sure if I'd feel motivated again if I just take a day or two off to reset and want to run again or if I should just keep doing my mile per day until I snap the hell out of this.
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u/rnr_ Feb 28 '18
I approached 200 miles for the month. Wish I was doing more but, not bad, considerign I'm coming back from an injury. I am feeling like some of my speed is coming back. Just yesterday, I did a 5x1000m work out where I averaged roughly 3:47/km. I'd like to have been closer to 3:40/km but not bad considering my low mileage over the past few months. There was a lot of giant puddles, slush, ice, and snow though so maybe that slowed me down a tad.
Next month, I should be around 250 miles and hopefully some more of my speed comes back.
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u/josandal Feb 28 '18
So, February was both good and disappointing for me all at once. I felt there were times when my training plan had finally caught up to my fitness level, and there were times when I was just holding on, and there were also times when I was raring to go and wanted to do more. I also spent most of the month starting to do more consistent supplemental strength and stability work, which will hopefully pay dividends for me later, either just by being stronger or really by allowing me to run in the morning this summer, since I'm going to need morning miles to prep for my August race.
How Far?: 233 miles, which is + 14 or so more than January
How Up?: 26,575, which is about +2k more than January, but less than it should be...a lot of easy climbing weeks here, and never over 10k
Do you even race, bruh?: Apparently not. I was supposed to do a 50k tune-up race this month. There was even a 50k somewhat nearby (I mean...like 2 hour drive) on the day I was supposed to do it. That race was stupidly easy though, and I am a tough mountain man (in a land without real mountains), so I decided to do it solo somewhere that was much harder. And then it rained. And it was crazy muddy, and it turned into a bit of a nightmare run. But I did it! Not as fast as I'd like, but with the adverse conditions I'll take it.
What's next??: Next month I have my 50M tune-up race...which will again be basically solo. It might be in the White Mountains, it might be in the Blue Ridge Mountains...wherever it is, it'll be a stone cold killer compared to the runs I did in February, so it's time to up my game. Just like in February I took it to a new level for me with the morning supplemental work, in March I want to take it to a new level with the going up work. Especially after seeing Jam Jam's video yesterday where he broke down his Strava feed for the last few years and seeing some of the incredible numbers he puts up. I can't do that, but I can do more. And I will.
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u/ificandoit Feb 28 '18
That vert... Gawd
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u/josandal Feb 28 '18
Next actual race has something like 11k ft? It won't be the most I've done in a race, but it's enough that I definitely need to respect it. I'd rather be squaring away a bunch of 10k ft weeks in the run up to when that race goes down, and having a few runs with things that are at least 7k+, but it's a bit tough to do without driving a couple hours each way and generally means doing truly bonkers hill/mtn repeats. That's what's on tap for Saturday at least, so we'll see how that goes.
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u/Jeade-en Feb 28 '18
Man, February was going great...until the flu hit. I'm ending the month with 178 miles, which is ok considering how little I've done in the last 8-10 days. If I had stayed on track, I probably would have had 50 more miles...but it is what it is. I am still on schedule for annual goal of 2500 miles, but I'm no longer ahead of pace...I used up all of buffer.
I had a couple really strong weeks in the beginning of the month, and hopefully will get back to regular training within a week or so. I've got my next goal marathon on 3/31, so I want to get back to normal and get a couple good weeks in before tapering.
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u/ificandoit Feb 28 '18
Right there with you on that 2500 goal. Plenty of time to rebuild a buffer though.
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u/RichmondRhino Feb 28 '18
- 290.42 miles ran (7:59/mi Avg Pace)
- 10366 ft of elevation.
- No PRs or PBs
Ran a 3 Mile Race where I placed in the top 25 (250 ish people). It was on a Sunday during my highest week of the month (77 miles). My legs were toast going in and I just couldn't hold paces I should be able to. Still had fun.
No Injuries - Just general fatigue.
Overall it was a good month of running. I ran 75% of my runs solo and 77% of my runs at an easy pace. This still leaves a lot of miles at fast effort just due to the amount I am putting in. I am happy my body is holding up.
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Feb 28 '18
February: 130 miles, +21500 ft gain
2018 total: 270 miles, +41800 ft gain
Races: one trail 20 mile race with 4K ft gain. Good result, finished 8th out of 51 (more runners did other distances)
Injuries: None. I had some minor nagging soreness in right Achilles and left IT band but those seem to be under control.
This was a good month. Last year I competed with my own 2012 mileage and couldn't beat it. This year I am ahead of my 2013 and 2014 mileage and way ahead in elevation, so things are going fairly well, still short of 2015 though. I did the same 20 miler in 2014 when I was 4 years younger. This year I finished just 4 minutes slower out 3 and half hours, so my previous speed is pretty much all back. It is nice that I am not slowing down that much despite getting some gray hair.
I am looking forward Chuckanut 50K in March, then 2-3 more 50K races and one 50 miler later this year.
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u/inomniaveritas Feb 28 '18
Dayum! That elevation gain is impressive.
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Feb 28 '18
Thanks! Living close to mountains does help. It isn't unusual for me to get 3-4K feet on a single long run, and even my mid-week runs are often in 500-1000 ft range.
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u/bizbup Feb 28 '18
• Overall monthly mileage-215.01, with the extra .01 to show who’s boss. This is an all time monthly high in my 30+ years running. My running speed has slowed down to accommodate the increased distance, but wow—I can’t believe I’m running so far.
• Overall elevation-I don’t track this since I run a lot on a treadmill
• PR or PB's? did a 4 hour+ training run that ended up being 26.2 miles. Hit an all time weekly high of 75.29 miles, which is a number I never thought I could do. I also started doing back to back long runs, which I had never done before--surprisingly felt much better than I expected.
• Races/events you ran-none. All my eggs are in the 100k race basket at the end of June, but I have smaller races before then just for funsies.
• Injuries-Shhhhh! Don’t jinx me Shoes. January was flu and really bad stubbed toe month
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u/mamabear5678 Feb 28 '18
Monthly Mileage: 78.9 miles. Looks like I ran ~82 in January so I'm going to have to go for a run tonight to beat January.
2018 Mileage Total: 161.3 miles.
PR's: Not really
Injuries: Nope
Races/Events: I ran a 10K trail race on February 17th that was loads of fun and I'm really glad to have experienced the trail race, but I'm not sure that trail racing is for me. I have a half coming up on Saturday too!!
Etc. I've been feeling super great and consistent lately. I'm looking forward to logging more miles and hope to top 100 miles a month in the coming months.
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u/RideRunner Feb 28 '18
Mileage only 90 miles. It should be much higher according to the plan I was in but I’ve dropped it down to a more beginner plan due to injury etc.
Elevation 785m - too much treadmill running!
Personal bests Half marathon: 2:02:37 10k: 57:23
injuries etc sprained my ankle twice, 2 weeks apart. My 2 long runs before my HM I had to get a taxi home as various things went wrong and I was concerned about various body parts
What’s next? Another half marathon on the 11th March, they have pacers - so I’m hoping to follow one of them and get under 2 hours . I’ll be checking my pace while running as well. 5:40 ish min/km felt fine so I reckon a few seconds faster is all I need to take me sub 2 hours
I’m also tempted to run some shorter races. Like maybe I should do a 10k and see just how fast I can do it. Otherwise I’m normally doing an easy 10k or 10k as part of a long run. Easier to run faster when you’re u know it’ll end soon. Same with 5km parkrun.. keep going as I’m only a couple of minutes away from 25 mins there which is my next goal
I must remind myself I’m only 7 months into my serious running plan and I’ve not gone further the. 23km yet
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u/Hooch_Pandersnatch Mar 01 '18
Overall Monthly Mileage: 207 (PR!)
2018 Mileage Total: 316 Miles
Races: None (but I'm running my third Marathon this Saturday!)
PRs:
Highest MPW (60 miles)
Most monthly miles (207)
Overall: Very pleased with this month. I really ramped up my running, going from an average of 35-40 miles in Nov/Dec 2017 to running 50+ each week in February. I set new PRs in terms of max weekly miles (60) and max monthly miles (207). I suffered some injuries (blisters, scrapes from falling, badly scraped elbow from bike crash), but those are all healed and didn't stop me from running. Currently tapering for my marathon this Saturday and will then start gearing up for my 3 other marathons this year!
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u/continental-drift Mar 01 '18
Monthly Mileage: 200.4km (124.5 freedom units)
2018 Mileage Total: 315.2km
PRs:
- Longest week - 69km
- Fastest 5km - 21:00
- Longest run YTD - 15km
Races/events:
- Sunset Series events. Two 8km races.
- Race 1 - 40:36
- Race 2 - 36:27 - goal 36:00
Injuries: None
Overall: Best month I've had in a long time in terms of motivation and the longest KMs ever in a month. Missed out on my small goal of an average of 8km for every day in February, ended up averaging 7.16 due to a few days off for a weekend away. Been amazing to get out as much as I have been able to with a 7 week old baby as well. My wife has been amazing in terms of supporting my running.
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u/bark_bark Mar 01 '18
Monthly Mileage: 173 (my highest monthly mileage ever!)
Elevation: It was low. I don't think I even hit the 2k challenge. Gotta work on that in March.
PR: FINALLY broke past the 1:50 barrier in the HM. I ran an indoor track HM in early Feb and got 1:48, and took 2nd out of the females in my heat. There were two heats. I also ran a 3HR looped trail run a couple weekends ago which I ended up doing the most loops out of everyone. It was about 55 people. It wasn't a formalized race, but the personal glory matters.
Injuries: nothing besides random daily aches. I need to do a better job of standing at work more. My hips are barking at me during the week.
Overall, Feb was a strong month for me. I felt my workouts were on point. I nailed all of my long runs, and didn't skip a day in my training plan. And the weather wasn't all that bad either. I'm hoping all of the ice on our trails will be melting soon so I can start to get more trail miles in. So looking forward to March.
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u/URETHRAL_DIARRHEA Mar 01 '18
Started running a lot more these past few weeks and I've progressed really quickly. Would have struggled to do a 5k 2 months ago, but just ran 6 miles with a 7 min/mile pace the other day.
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u/tacosandcookies Feb 28 '18
Monthly Mileage: 71 miles
2018 Mileage Total: 158 miles
Monthly Elevation: 390 feet - Florida is still flat, but I ran up a bridge twice. Exciting stuff.
2018 Elevation Total: 584 ft
PRs for 2018: Furthest distance - 13.1 mi (First half marathon)
Injuries: None, so far. I hope to keep it that way too.
Races/events: Daytona Beach Half Marathon
Etc: February had less miles than January as I spent a few days recovering from a half. Next month I have a 10k race and my second half marathon before taking a break from racing. I signed up for a marathon earlier this month that will happen towards the end of November so I'll have plenty of time to build a base and train I think.
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u/Cashatoo Feb 28 '18
This month was just fantastic. I ran 122 miles which puts me at 240 for the year so far. Really locked into a running schedule that works for me; recording everything on a paper calendar definitely helps and makes me feel that much more accomplished.
I feel like I'm at a great place. I've been focusing on keeping my keeping my easy paces nice and easy, but absolutely redlining (this may be slight hyperbole) it on speedwork and I've never felt more fit. Really excited to keep this going!
Now that I'm in such a groove with general running, I'm just about ready to bite the bullet and add a prehab routine. I have no excuses.
Nine weeks until my half marathon!
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u/room317 Feb 28 '18
Overall monthly mileage: 107 even
Overall elevation: I don't track it. A ton.
PR or PB's?: None, although I ran a great 4 mile race in the middle of a long run a few weeks ago
Races/events you ran: NYRR GridIron
Injuries: Zip
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u/CycliaNL Feb 28 '18 edited Feb 28 '18
Monthly Mileage (or kilometreage)
- 78.7km (January: 0 km)
Overall Elevation
- 248m (I live in the Netherlands, okay)
PB's / ProudOfs
- Crushed my 3 year old 5k pr by 2 seconds in one of the worst runs, so I expect to improve that kind of weekly by now.
- I think this was the month where I ran most in one month, but I'm not sure where to find that stat back.
- Found two races I'll participate in. This month was my get-fit month and I didn't expect it to go so well. Really am enjoying it, 14 runs in.
- Bought new shoes since my old shoes were trashed. New shoes are rad.
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u/RedKryptonite Feb 28 '18
Monthly Mileage: Not even 100. Worst month since I started running, I think.
Blaahhhhhhh. Got sick again this month, so ended up doing streak runs for about a week to 10 days to try to clear up a lingering cough that kept me awake at night. Between that and being so freakin' tired of running in the dark, my mileage for this winter is just dismal. Daylight saving time cannot come soon enough.
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u/YourShoesUntied Feb 28 '18
This is where I'd post the motivational poster of the kitten clawing for it's dear life to a branch under the caption, "Hang In There!"
It was a tough winter, you had things come up, and stuff go down. The longer days are coming and I'm certain that your mileage will be much different than it has been. Just got to focus on EU and being ready!
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u/RedKryptonite Feb 28 '18
Honestly, at this point, I'm just focusing on getting out the door every day. Even though it's coming up fast (holy cow, only 3 months away!), it still seems abstract at this point.
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u/shadezownage Feb 28 '18
Overall monthly mileage About 185 this month. Ramping much, much earlier this year compared to last year. The winter long slow running is going to help me have a better and long developed base for summer.
Nothing else, really. I have a treadmill with no timer and no MPH view of any kind. Limping it to the end of winter this year if I can...what it has taught me is that treadmill training is good for keeping a (boring) slow pace, and I have already noticed that I can bump it up faster without losing the slow easy heartbeat. Last year I only did three months more than 150, and here I am at 185. Blessed to be very healthy.
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u/inomniaveritas Feb 28 '18
Monthly Mileage: 107 miles
2018 Mileage Total: 136 miles
Monthly Elevation: 1,198 feet
2018 Elevation Total: 2,008 ft
PRs: Nope, not this month.
Injuries: No thank you.
Races/events: None
Etc.: This was my first 100+ mile month since I had a stress reaction in my femur last August; it's a weird metric, but it's my way of realizing "hey I almost have built my base back to where it was" since the comeback and the build have been slow. I have stuck with actually doing crosstraining to prevent overuse injuries in the future, partly because I have a crush on the spin class teacher who is tough but fair and all about reminding you that you can bike up that hill and you should because you love yourself!
I've caught the racing bug, so I'm pretty anxious for St. Patrick's Day to get here since I have a race that morning and I finally convinced some college friends that they should get back into running and do it with me.
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u/Debanddom Mar 01 '18
Monthly mileage: 145.7 after tonight!
2018 mileage total: 260.6
monthly elevation: Only 502 feet. I ran inside for most of the month unfortunately..
PRs? managed a 3rd best 10k during an easy run last night, but nothing else with all my boring indoor running! I did my longest run to date at 16 miles but that'll be shattered soon.
Races: I don't take kindly to the cold, so nothing. Volunteered at an indoor race for half a day though! Will be signing up for my local Beer Garden 5k races as usual once I figure out how many I can make it to! And of course still need to find a marathon to use as an assisted training run...
Overall 2018 has been great so far! No problems maintaining running discipline! Dropped some weight so I'm running faster easier! Managed to hold off SAD by running lots and taking plenty of vitamin D! Looking forward to the next couple of months of running and the craziness that goes with scheduling runs around travel!!
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u/TPorWigwam Mar 01 '18
February Milage: 88mi Month's Elevation : 4500ft
No PRs or races this month. I ended up injuring my ankle last Saturday and I'm trying to give it some time to heal. I've been using an elliptical to try and provide a little workout while it recovers. I've found that I don't care for the motion of the elliptical though as I feel unsteady. Oh well. I hope March is better.
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u/mini_apple Mar 01 '18 edited Mar 01 '18
Mileage: 131 miles, whee!
YTD Mileage: 242 miles
No PRs or races, but no injuries, either.
Shit's getting real this month, with my first 50-miler less than seven weeks away. I had my first 20-mile run last weekend, on snow, and I survived it. Two more 20-milers and a 25-miler to be conquered in March. It almost sounds manageable.
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Mar 01 '18 edited Mar 01 '18
Monthly Miles: 120.8 (new record)
Monthly Elevation: 7,626' (Cincy has hills!)
YTD Miles: 214.2
YTD Elevation: 11,360'
PRs:
Longest Run: 14.6 mi
Most Elevation Climb in Run: 1,096'
Most Miles in a Week: 33.8 mi
Races: First race of year is on Saturday.
I am training for my first full marathon. Never was a big runner. Have done two halves while training by myself and had knee injuries both times. Joined a running group to start the year and it has made a world of differences. Learned to slow down to get faster. Knee is doing great and looking to do a sub-4hr marathon in May (Flying Pig). My pace group leader is confident that I can do it. Running 5 times a week. Two shake outs, hills repeats, fartlek, and a long run. Doing core workouts (planks and pushups) everyday and some lunges and squats twice a week (off days from running).
Only problem is trying to eat enough. I eat 4 times a day until I am completely full. So far I have lost 10 lbs since the beginning of the year down to 155. I can't really afford to lose any more. I eat a lot of protein (chicken, Greek yogurt, and beef), some dairy (cottage cheese and chocolate milk), carbs (whole wheat bagels with peanut butter and pasta), and pizza with beer.
Any advise for a somewhat newbie (nutrition or training) is welcome!
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u/Kureb_ Mar 01 '18 edited Mar 01 '18
Monthly mileage : 167km = 103miles
2018 Mileage Total : 369km = 230miles. In two months I ran as much as I ran in two years, between sept 2015 and sept 2017. I'm so amazed by my recent dedication !
PRs :
- First time running 60km (37mi) in a week
- First time being a pacer during one of our group training. I'm always thankful when somebody takes the lead, and it felt great to be that guy for once
Races : These two months mark the end of my HM training plan which will happen on Sunday, I'm so excited and a little scared !
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u/RunOnThinIce Mar 01 '18
Monthly Mileage: 85 miles
Races: 5K over President's Day weekend. I was pleased with my time of 20:01. Weather was nuts -- raining, windy, puddles all over the course.
Injuries: I had some right foot pain that popped up a couple days before the 5K. It wouldn't hurt during a run, but was quite painful in the evening or morning. Really frustrating and confusing -- I wasn't sure if it was something worth running through or not. I decided to rest for a few days and the pain went away. I've been ramping back up this past week and it hasn't come back, so fingers crossed that I'm over it.
Etc: Other than the injury issue, it was a really good month. I almost finished phase 1 of the Daniels training plan, felt good about all the workouts, and maintained enthusiasm.
February goals:
- Complete Phase 1 (first four weeks) of JD Blue plan -- mostly yes (was delayed a week, but will finish in a few days
- Stay healthy -- no (but pleased with my recovery so far)
- Run a 5k race -- yes
March Goals:
- Complete Phase 2 of JD Blue Plan
- Stay Healthy
- Increase long run to 80 minutes (currently at 60)
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u/danakinskyrocker Mar 02 '18
Monthly Mileage: 62 miles
2018 Mileage Total: 81 miles
PRs:
Best 1mile (7:54) Best 5k (27:11) Best 10k (1:01:47)
VO2 Max went from 41 to 47. Actually following the training plan, not pushing to do more than the plan asks, and not cheating on the plan. Accepting that some days I will not be able to run, and will have to miss a day due to work, etc. Just move on and hit the next run.
Injuries: Sciatica or piriformis might be flaring up. Gotta see my doc soon about it.
Overall: Best running month I've had. Smartest training since I began running, and I can see by the numbers and charts that the improvement is real, even when I feel that I'm struggling and stalled out.
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u/YourShoesUntied Feb 28 '18
Monthly Mileage: 321 miles
2018 Mileage Total: 586 miles
Monthly Elevation: 19,000 ft.
2018 Elevation Total: 34,000 ft.
PRs:
Races/events: None
Injuries: None
Etc:
I had an amazing month! I've managed to keep my daily goal of 10 or more miles and it's paying off. I've finally found some places to train locally that has hills and coupled with daily mileage, it's done wonders for both my climbing abilities and my cardio/overall endurance. With just over 50 hours worth of running for February I was away from home a lot which means I'll have to try harder on the homefront to be available more...which means I need to run faster if I'm going to keep the mileage up but be home more. That might be tricky. The weather is finally breaking and the last week has been extremely nice. I think it's safe to say that winter is mostly over with. I got a brand new pair of shoes at the first of the month and they are already showing signs of break down. I guess that's what I get for running so much. Things aren't cheap.
My run streak is still going strong. Currently sitting at 1,186 days. It's no longer a question of 'if' I'll get out to run, but more just when and where. With the higher mileage, you'd think the legs would be sore but they feel better than ever. Just a touch fatigued. I think I'm better suited for this sort of training. I also finally broke the 200 lbs mark the other week after a string of good runs. Weighing in at 198 lbs. which was nice after not really paying much attention the last ~9 months. I got pretty puffy over the winter so it's nice to see I've still got the ability to shed some pounds if I need to. Been putting in a hand full of fairly fast long runs just to make sure I'm not doing everything at an easy pace and I'm impressed by how well I can handle speed when I start of my runs fast instead of slow. It was a great month and I'm ready to tackle the upcoming one...
Forward March...