The Running Thread - 2018

[BuckeyeBama]

ATTQOTD - I actually started posting again after a post-surgery hiatus just after you posted this question to the group, but my goal for the summer was to rebuild my running fitness from scratch. My layoff from all physical activity was extensive. I could barely walk for 4 weeks, then was not allowed to run or lift weights for an additional 8 weeks. So, yeah, after that much inactivity I was starting from scratch.

I am happy to say that I am well on the road to rebuilding that fitness, but it is hard to tell in the summer heat. I will have a better feel for where I stand in the fall. But, to be sure, I have regained most of my strength and my runs feel less and less like work every day. I ran 9 miles yesterday. I took it slow and easy because it was very hot and humid, but I was able to finish without problems.

I am getting there one day at a time, one run at a time.

 

[rteetz]

QOTD: Todays question is a suggestion from a fellow poster and I thought a excellent one as well! When summer started I asked everyone about their goals for the summers. We are halfway through summer and wanted to know how things are going compared to what you stated in the link ----->

Well I’ve kind of kept up with that goal. I have been running not a lot but still doing some. I need to pick up soon.

 

[PrincessV]

ATTQOTD:

My goal:

ATTQOTD: I live in coastal FL... as always, I'll just try not to die. I really wish I was joking. Can you tell I'm OVER the heat already?! <whine>We've had some freak weather pattern that has caused virtually no rain to fall where I live for weeks. So the ground, pavement, waterways, walls, roof just keep getting hotter and hotter and all combined, it feels like a freaking oven 24/7. Where are our customary afternoon thunderstorms?!?!?!</whine>

Well, I'm not dead yet, so I've got that going for me. But summer's only halfway through here, and I came way too close to heat stroke on my long run this weekend, so check back with me in Oct., k?!

 

[PCFriar80]

QOTD: Todays question is a suggestion from a fellow poster and I thought a excellent one as well! When summer started I asked everyone about their goals for the summers. We are halfway through summer and wanted to know how things are going compared to what you stated in the link -----> https://www.disboards.com/threads/the-running-thread-2018.3655354/page-371#post-59378952

Apparently, I didn't have any goals. So, I guess I'm doing okay?

 

[jennamfeo]

Back to reality after a weekend away in California....

ATTQOTD: My summer running goals are 1) stick with my @DopeyBadger plan that gets me to my race in September (even when the weather is miserably hot), 2) take the opportunity to swim in the lake on the weekends immediately following my long runs, 3) stay properly hydrated, 4) don't die.

Well let's see:
1. Nope. I have been doing SO TERRIBLE running these last few weeks.
2. I did get into the lake once after a long run and the pool once after a long run. Check.
3. Ehhh, so-so on this one. I got sick on a morning run recently and I can't decide if it was because I didn't eat dinner the night before or I was dehydrated.
4. Still alive and pretty impressed that I am surviving.

 

[cburnett11]

ATTQOTD: Keep my head up running in the summer humidity...

I'm trying to tell myself it will make me tougher, but I still prefer to run any season other than summer.

 

[kbenson13]

QOTD: Todays question is a suggestion from a fellow poster and I thought a excellent one as well! When summer started I asked everyone about their goals for the summers. We are halfway through summer and wanted to know how things are going compared to what you stated in the link -----> https://www.disboards.com/threads/the-running-thread-2018.3655354/page-371#post-59378952

Oh, ATTQOTD: My goal is also to follow my first @DopeyBadger training plan in advance of a Summer-ending 10-K on September 23. From there, it will be on to my second @DopeyBadger plan to train for the Houston Marathon in January!

I was happy to see I answered this question! So far, so good on meeting my goal. I've really been enjoying my @DopeyBadger training plan and I think I'm slowly seeing results in terms of better heart rates on my runs, etc. Summer has been brutal to run in, with everything T&D adjusted, so I'm not exactly sure where I am relative to the past but I've been running more than ever. I'm looking forward to my September 23 10-K, but I'm afraid that it will not go so great since I'm guessing the T&D's will still be in the 150s then. I guess I will have to have a T&D adjusted goal time for that run and hopefully hit that!

 

[baxter24]

ATTQOTD: I can’t remember if I answered that question or not but it was most likely surviving running in the heat this summer. So far so good. I have tried to not concerned about time at all. Just trying to get the runs done. I ran 11 last Saturday morning and survived and just keep telling myself that eventually it will cool off (but probably not till October).

Friday’s question: I run alone about 99% of the time but I will always love any chance I get to run with my dad. The most fun I ever had running with him was the 2016 Princess half. Stopped for photos and just laughed a ton. He says he won’t run half marathons anymore but I still look forward to any time I can run with him!

 

[OldSlowGoofyGuy]

ATTQOTD at the beginning of summer: Continue running 5 days a week. Up the mileage and incorporate some speed work. Work on upping my cadence and making my pace more consistent.

After Peachtree, I'm thinking of replaying last year's @DopeyBadger marathon plan, even though I'm not currently planning to run a marathon.

ATTQOTD: Still running 5 days a week. And I'm on week 4 of replaying my marathon training plan. The fact that I'm on the plan has taken care of upping the mileage, speed work, and cadence. Pace does seems to be evening out.

 

[Chasing Dopey]

QOTD: Todays question is a suggestion from a fellow poster and I thought a excellent one as well! When summer started I asked everyone about their goals for the summers. We are halfway through summer and wanted to know how things are going compared to what you stated in the link -----> https://www.disboards.com/threads/the-running-thread-2018.3655354/page-371#post-59378952

I was on hiatus from the thread at that time, but my goal was to build up to 60 miles per week in base training before starting a plan for Wine & Dine. Almost! Travel and some PF cropping up last month set me back, but I was able to get solidly to 50 miles per week, which I'm happy with. The next plan starts next week where I'll inch it up a bit more, but not as much as I had planned. That's okay. It'll still be intense and I should still get a lot out of it.

I also wanted to start more strength training. That part is just starting to get consistent.

 

[michigandergirl]

ATTQOTD: The goal for this summer is to get through my DopeyBadger marathon training plan without any injuries and to remain disciplined while on vacation, so I can finally get that sub 5:00 marathon time that I am totally capable of!!

I'm plugging away at my marathon plan and I'm feeling great, so far so good on that front. I didn't miss any runs on our 4th of July camping trip, but I did miss a run or two during our Cedar Point camping trip, although I did walk about 10 miles per day on average, so I'm giving myself a pass. We have a couple more long weekend trips planned, so I'm going to have to really buckle down and get those runs in, because I'm getting into "the meat" of the plan now and don't want to miss anymore.

 

[ZellyB]

ATTQOTD: This was mine...

Stay consistent and strong on my @DopeyBadger training plan for the Chicago marathon. 5x week running.

I'd say I'm doing pretty well on this. We had some missed runs in July due to vacation schedule and some illness, but we've been pretty consistent on it. The 5x week running has definitely been an adjustment though.

 

[apdebord]

ATTQOTD: Get through Peachtree, then get my mileage back up to prep for Rock N Roll Half Virginia Beach Labor Day weekend. I also want to do some more core and leg work.

ATTQOTD: LOL NOPE.

I took June off- longest run was 5 miles once a week. I was sick literally the entire month of July. I got short runs in, but just had such a hard time with my breathing. Tried to do core/leg work as much as possible. So I was scheduled to run 8 this past Friday, did 3 and felt awful and went back inside...there may have been tears. I ended up doing 1 mile per hour for the next 5 hours to get a cumulative 8 miles for the day. Each mile was faster than the one before and I tried to stay on my feet during each break. My husband has 12-hour race this weekend at a nice location, so I'm planning to just gut out 9 miles when I drop him off, however that may happen. I'd love to get a 10 miler in before the Labor Day weekend half, but we will see. As of now, I'm still planning on running it even though I feel extremely undertrained; I'm probably not in as bad of shape as I think I am, just getting a little mental block about it and worrying that pushing myself now will get me injured before marathon training.

 

[DopeyBadger]

1) To stay healthy.
2) To follow my 10th DopeyBadger plan, although back at the beginning they were just known to me as me plans. This one is a little less custom and a little more to the book. I'm following Jack Daniels 4 week cycle marathon plan. It'll be my first Daniels marathon plan and I'm interested to see how it goes. It'll be 6 days per week running with only 2 hard days per week (Wed and Sun). But those hard days are an absolute beast with the durations getting up to 2.5 hrs for both the mid-week and weekend runs. So it's going to be a challenge, but one that I welcome. I'm doing this in an effort to absolutely drive home M Tempo pace in advance of my Chicago Marathon. In the past, my continuous M Tempo has peaked at 10 miles (70 min) but this plan will take me out to 15 miles continuous (102 min) and 16 miles with a brief break (108 min). I'm excited to reap the benefits. If you want to read more detail see here (link) and here (link) and here (link).

1) Relatively speaking, I'm healthy. I've had a tight hamstring linger for 1.5 weeks and a calf strain come up, but otherwise I've been good to go. Working my way through a summer cold as well. But compared to the stress fracture earlier in the year, yep staying healthy.

2) For the most part I've been able to stay on schedule. Had to change the weekend runs the last two weekends though. The 15 mile run with 9 miles at Lactate Threshold in intervals became a blind 13 mile run instead (to allow my hamstring to recover). And this past weekend's 16 mile run became a 7 miler due to heat illness the day prior, a thunderstorm, and my dog's declining health. This summer's temps have been absolutely brutal in the midwest. Far far worse than normal. We've been getting T+Ds in the 160s-170s and just last summer I only saw maybe 3-4 of those types of days. This summer, way more. So I'm following my own advice and slowing down the paces, and adjusting the mileage. So a 120 min LR at 17 miles becomes a 120 min LR at 15.5 miles. The duration remains the same, but the pace slowing means the mileage accomplished during that training run is less. Keeps the training load where I intended it without allowing it to be nickel and dimed all week long. With that being said, I've had a few runs over the past few weeks to suggest that the training has been working as intended. Just real hard to see those realized gains at the moment given the less than ideal temps. I've got a 19 mile run on Wednesday with 14 of it at M Tempo (8+6). I plan to do it on a flat loop so I can get a better idea of Chicago like terrain. This will be another piece to the puzzle to determine if I'm on the right track for race day.

 

[cavepig]

I'm plugging away at marathon training, but no faster than spring, but humidity, so I guess I'm good. I've had a few minor injuries from tweaking my knee which healed to then my hip flexor was strained & it's about 90% healed. I think I'll make it, anway!

 

[YawningDodo]

ATTQOTD: I apparently didn't set summer goals in this thread -- not sure if I joined in this thread too late and missed it or if I just couldn't find my reply this morning, but I'll just go with the immediate goals I'd laid out for myself in general:

1. Switch to an early-to-rise sleep schedule permanently

Done! I've had a few rough patches (usually in recovery from weekend travel or just messing up my bedtime) but I've been surprisingly consistent about my bedtime and getting up early enough to either run or walk the dog/do a little housework every day.​

2. Complete the 13 week beginner's program out of the Galloway Run-Walk-Run book to reach 3.5 miles as my long run

Pretty much on track with this! I should be on week 9 but am on week 8 because I had a wonky week where I didn't do a weekend run and decided to just pick back up where I'd left off as though that week hadn't happened. I hit 3 miles this past Saturday, which is exciting because it used to be a 5K was a big, intimidating event and now running 3 miles is something I can just do. It's still really time consuming and I felt pretty noodley afterward, but it's something I can literally just go do on a Saturday and it's not such a big deal in my mind anymore.​

3. Figure out how I'm going to handle winter runs

Well, I've figured out that I'm not buying a treadmill since I don't have a place to put it with a high enough ceiling to avoid bumping my head. I need to tour the local gyms and choose one.​

4. Run a 5K or a 3.5 mile race

Registered for one in October.
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In other news, I just heard that it's supposed to hit 104*F here on Friday. Thursday and Saturday (my running days) won't be quite as bad, but ouch. Glad it's a timed run instead of a distance run this coming Saturday so I don't have to be out there for ages if my pace is shot because of the heat.

 

[Slogger]

ATTQOTD: I'm not sure if I posted any goals either but feel like I am working my way back into shape after taking 6 weeks off from running from mid-May to end of June.
Working for October marathon(s) and ahead of my mileage goals but need to start working on speedwork and strength.....and fueling......and hydration......and mental toughness.

That's a lot to tackle in one training season......when I look at it that way, maybe I'm behind schedule? !!!!

 

[Jules76126]

ATTQOTD: I did not answer this question as I was on vacation. However, I am just trying to survive this summer heat and stay on track. It has been brutal here. Today the high was 98 with tomorrow being 96. Add on the humidity and it is just rough, but great for the beach

 

[Chaitali]

I don't think I answered that question at the beginning of Summer but my answer would have been getting back to running regularly after dealing with tendinitis in the Spring. And I think it's going well. I got up to running three times a week and then started a Dopey Badger training plan with 4 runs per week. I've had to move some runs around here and there due to travel and stuff but have been able to get my 4 runs per week done for the most part.

 

[Bree]

ATTQOTD: I don’t think I answered that question. I know I’ve mentioned falling off the running wagon every single summer. Well, not this year! I’ve been logging most of my miles on the gym treadmill due to central FL weather. Even with adjusting my pace for T+D, running outside is hard right now. My heart rate gets high and stays high. Last night I ended up cutting my outside run short due to getting the chills and feeling nauseous and dizzy. I’ve missed a few runs due to health & injury, but I’ve pretty much stuck to my training plan.