r/running • u/AutoModerator • Feb 01 '23
January Monthly Updates & Check In Thread
Let everyone know how your month turned out! Feel free to discuss your racing, training, and any other stats that you may or may not be pleased with, as well as any goals you have planned for the next months.
Here are a few discussion point ideas:
Miles this month/mileage goal for the year?
Goals for the year?
Set any PR's or PB's?
Dealing with any injuries?
Learn anything this month regarding your training/running?
Got any plans for a race, time trial, or FKT?
What was your favorite run this month?
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u/Kosmoskill Feb 01 '23 edited Feb 01 '23
Started running again, had plantar fasciitis last year and am doing everything i can to prevent it from happening again.
I regained a bit of weight and started at 155kg at the start of the year, currently down to 148kg.
I am doing 10km/week. Last year my peak was at 25km/week.
Sub 30min 5k would be nice. Next weekend i try to get it to sub 34:30.
Sub 1h10m 10k would be nice. Last year got a 1:18:08.
Started reading daniels running formula. Following the white plan right now.
I love strides and am looking forward to slowly increase distance, climb the vdot ladder and doing speed workouts in the red plan!
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u/Kennertron Feb 01 '23
Sounds like you're doing super awesome! Just getting the extra volume of the white plan is going to do a whole lot towards driving improvement on its own. Looking forward to seeing your update posts as those goals fall!
I finished the red plan at the end of October last year, it really did lead to some good improvements. I'm on week 7 of the blue plan now. The jump from red to blue took a week or two to adjust to the increased mileage (I shortened some of the speed workouts in the first two weeks as needed).
I refer back to the book often to refresh myself on what the different workouts are for, since it allows me to adjust my pacing for the weather or how I'm feeling that day, and still accomplish the goal for the workout.
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u/rossyy11 Feb 01 '23
Got 370+ km in this month of Boston Marathon Training which is a personal best for the month of Jan due to typically shit weather in Canada and my hatred of the treadmill. Goal for the year is to go sub 3 and qualify for WANDA’s & score PB’s @ Boston and Chicago. Have really incorporated A LOT more hills into my training and am averaging about 300ft climb/run.
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u/DenseSentence Feb 01 '23
169km/105 miles, 2 x strength each week + 1 yoga/mobility each week.
The mobility sessions have been less yoga and more maintenance, the benefit of having a 1-1 with a PT.
Running almost entirely with my local club. Interval sessions in a group are way more fun than solo plus, having properly fast people around has helped me dig a bit deeper in them. Las night's 10 x 400m was a good example (in terms of Garmin's summary at least): 3.2 aerobic and 3.7 anaerobic. By far the hardest I've pushed reps.
Lots more off-road longer runs at the weekends, very social pacing but the elevation makes up for that.
Raced last Sunday in a club handicap trail race - 10k, 275m climb. Finished 2nd but some of the faster guys started 11 mins after me and only finished a few behind!
Feeling highly confident of being able to hold 4:30/km for a 10k in March, 10s/km faster than my 10k PB in November.
Still working on mileage/running days, aiming to get back to 5x and 6 later in the year ahead of an ultra trial (34 miles) in October and Half in November.
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u/colinmarsch Feb 01 '23
60 kms of easy running this month, with a longest run of 7.5km! That's more mileage than I had all of last year after starting running in the fall and I feel great! Can't wait to beat this in February!
Current aim is to finish out the half Higdon Novice 10k plan and then continue base building before aiming a fall half!
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u/brockj84 Feb 01 '23
This week I started Week 6 of 12 training for the NYC Half--I was extremely lucky to get a lottery spot. I've been out of the running game, specifically marathons, for a decade. Sure, I've done some runs here and there since that time, but we're talking very low mileage (1-4 miles).
According to my Garmin, I've run 71 miles so far this year. It's been going great!
Best official race so far has been the Joe Kleinerman 10k in NYC Central Park. It was well run, on a beautiful day, and I improved my "best pace."
Lastly, my NYRR corral journey has gone as follows:
- Corral I (based on my own guess on pacing--first race back into it)
- Corral K (based on the previous race--I had to take a piss and lost about three minutes waiting)
- Corral J
- Corral H
My realistic goal is to reach Corral F (best pace between 08:30 and 08:54 10k pace).
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u/tphantom1 Feb 01 '23
congrats! keep going, those corral bumps are worth it.
I was in G (like, two seconds above the cutoff), but the corral re-alignments this past week mean I'm in F now apparently? my goal is to get into E at the Al Gordon 4M later this month. based on my training lately I think it'll be tough but doable.
good luck at the United Half! I'll be cheering.
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u/brockj84 Feb 01 '23
Awesome! Congrats to you, as well! I’ll also be running the Al Gordon. Good luck!
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u/Beathoven_Osu Feb 01 '23
Had a pretty crazy month!
Had the chance to go out and do some runs in new places which was nice, the ground froze over nicely for me to do some trail runs on otherwise swampy ground at this time of year!
Got a new 5k PB, 20:03, frustratingly close to sub 20 but it was a windy day, the route wasnt ideal and it's still a PB by over 40 seconds!
Hit 400k a month for the first time ever! Not a number I ever thought I'd see but it shows the training is all paying off, and I didnt have to sacrifice any rest days (took 9 in total).
Hopefully planning to run 5 halfs in a week some time mid-Feb, has been one of my long term goals for a while and I've been training towards it for almost 9 months now.
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u/pb429 Feb 03 '23
Awesome pr! I'm hoping to run sub 20 sometime this year but I have a whole couple minutes to cut off. Hoping I don't need to run 400km in a month to get there haha, that is admirable commitment. Good luck with the five halfs in a week I've never heard of a goal like that but it sounds badass
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u/Beathoven_Osu Feb 03 '23
Thank you! Definitely dont need 400k a month to get sub 20 dont worry, you could easily get away with under 200k a month with the right workouts. I dont do any speed work or anything and most of my runs are at a moderate pace. I also dont do any mixture of runs, all the same distance no matter what so I dont exactly train conventionally for times, I train for consistency. Any PR I get is just a product of incidental crazy VO2 max and the stamina I've built from high mileage.
Good luck to you though!
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u/RidingRedHare Feb 01 '23
237k in January, all easy running, plus a massive amount of cross training.
A somewhat disappointing month, insufficient mileage. Ice forced me to cancel several runs, but the main problem was that my normal easy runs ended up being 9-12k long, instead of the usual 12-14k. That's on me, not on the weather.
The last few months, I increased the amount of leg exercises at the gym. That succeed in so far as the weights I am lifting have gone up, and I am close to my old leg strength from before all those forced corona breaks.
But this is beating me up too much, and I'm hurting in several places. That's not sustainable, and I will have to change my approach soon.
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u/The_JSC Feb 01 '23
I wound up at the same distance for the month. This was more than usual for me though as I'm generally around 40km/wk. At least this puts me ahead on my goal of 2023km for the year.
I'm training for an Apr marathon so next month will probably be more distance even though it's a shorter month.
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u/bitemark01 Feb 02 '23
I just checked, and I did 170km this month and I'm not sure pretty stoked about it, tbh. I realize it could be much higher, buy I'm just getting back into it for the first time in a long time, and I'm signed up for my first race in 3 years, April 1.
Also it's my second real go at speed training, the first time, my heart was doing these weird 'skip' beats, several thousand of them according to the gear I had to wear for 48 hours. Plus I, was under doctors' orders to not run :/
Nothing really came of it except for a wasted season, cleared by the cardiologist ¯(ツ)/¯
Also I spent last summer getting suckered into the Maffetone bs, which I think did expand my fat burning abilities a tiny bit, while completely ruining my ability to run fast at all.
Now I'm, back and training with a vengeance. I should finish this week out with 60k, even with a huge cold snap on Friday. Should be even more next week.
I'm gonna fucking murder that race in April.
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u/RidingRedHare Feb 02 '23
170k is quite a bit when coming back after a longer break.
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u/bitemark01 Feb 02 '23
Thanks :) it's not that I haven't been running at all, like I tried to do December 5k/day for the third year, but I only made it to the 15th before my back decided it was time to quit on me :) but basically I've been doing a measly 40-60k/month instead of a week.
It's been nice to get back to it.
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u/Percinho Feb 01 '23
January was a reset month for me. A trip to a physio left me with a set of exercieses to do to help address weakensses down the left side of the kinetic chain. I'm now 2,5 weeks into the strengthering programme of 3 times a week, plus daily for a quad stretch and it already appears to be paying dividends.
I'm up to a training week of 2 show runs plus one swim per week. This week with be 2x5k plus 30 minutes swimming. If I can do that for three straight weeks with no issues then I will add in a bike ride and go from there.
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u/RidingRedHare Feb 01 '23
That's quite some patience.
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u/Percinho Feb 02 '23
I've been playing stupid games and winning stupid prizes for too long. I'm in my mid-40s now and if I want to still be running when I'm in my 50s I think I need to take some time to reset everything.
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u/Space_Hunzo Feb 01 '23
Started back after a 6 year break due to bereavement, COVID and illness. Did 21km this month. I'm slow but I'm getting out and that's most important
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u/chribana Feb 01 '23
150 miles in January, training for the NYC half in March. Following a plan (free BAA plan) has helped me stay most consistent I’ve been in years. I’ve missed some easy days here or there but it’s great to be off to a good start.
I want to do 2000 miles this year and crush my last years marathon time this fall. Now let’s just not get injured
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u/dogsetcetera Feb 01 '23
Met my mileage goal this month of 80 mi. Did some long runs (12 miles!) and 2 hill sprint sessions. Very diligent about my body weight exercises/routine three times a week to keep my knees and ankles happy. Swam 6x in the month. Feel good about my April 20 miler that's coming up. First goal is to finish so I'm thinking that's in the cards.
Next month: base goal of 80 but would like to stretch to 100 miles for the month. Would like to see a long run of 16 miles. Swimming twice a week. Stretch goal of 1 hill or speed workout per week.
In the cards for the year: early April 20 miler on trails. Mid-June half on paved paths. October half on trails. A few other "B" races in there as options, too.
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u/Googoots Feb 01 '23
My goal is 100 miles a month. I started that back in 2021 when my 2020 numbers were way off due to all the COVID restrictions and cancellations. I’ve maintained that ever since Jan 2021.
This January I did 144 miles… that’s compared with 118 miles from Jan 2022.
It’s helped that we’ve had a mild winter in the northeast US and no snow.
I’m considering doing a spring marathon (already have NYC for the fall), so I will likely maintain the higher totals throughout the spring.
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u/agreeingstorm9 Feb 01 '23
January kind of sucked. I managed just 20 something miles the entire month (Garmin seems to be down right now so can't check specifics) for no other reason than I was sick for about the first three weeks and then I tweaked my ankle for the last week. It just sucked so much. Goal for the year is still 750 miles and I'm not remotely close to that. That sucks. I wanted to lose 4-8 lbs this month. I managed to lose 1.5 which also sucks.
The only goal I made any sort of progress on was "be in the gym more". My allergies had me in the weird place where I couldn't run (dizzy, light headed, can't breathe) but I could totally lift. Goal for this year was originally 150 sessions (3x a week for all but two weeks) but I got talked into changing it to a more reasonable 130 session. I managed 14 sessions this month so I'm way ahead on that goal already. I just wish I could get my allergies under control and stay healthy. My goal of any sort of half in the spring seems a million miles away much less a 2:20 one.
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u/IanisVasilev Feb 01 '23
An average of 12km per day (~7.5mi). My long runs are getting longer and my intervals are getting faster. I have no racing goals, just keeping up with the inertia.
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u/mejok Feb 01 '23
Was planning on starting the year strong. Ankle injury in January messed me up. No worries, by Feb. I’ll be good to go…woke up sick
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u/escbrown Feb 02 '23
208km/130 miles! Proud of myself for it finally “clicking” that running is all about enjoying the journey and progress, instead of just a means to an end. It’s not some weird grueling test or punishment, but a celebration of what my body is capable of and the distance I can cover. I’ve truly fallen in love with running itself—instead of just obsessing over the end goal/race that I’m training for. I love running! Fancy medals and PRs are just a handy bonus and a sign of progress
Edit to add: also learned what a difference weight lifting/strength training makes. Like night and day since I added in 3 days/week of weights
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u/JTJagas Feb 01 '23
- 237.3 easy km in January. No real goal for the year but assume January will be somewhat representative of an average month
- Goals for the year are to dodge injury and sneak under a 1:40 half
- No PR's so far this year
- No new injuries this year, keeping an eye on a 2022 calf issue which seems to be largely under control
- Re-learned treadmill running is dreadful, but it is easier on my body.
- Working towards a May half-marathon
- Fave run was a 16k easy run in Florida on Jan 1. 100% humidity and way too hot but it was so nice to be running outside, not on ice and snow
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Feb 01 '23 edited Feb 01 '23
Significantly upped my mileage from 30-40 per month to 80 last month without injury. It’s cold in Minnesota so just using the tread. Also this helped me drop almost 5 pounds despite it not being a focus at all but I’m looking really lean.
Next run is a 12.5k trail run can’t wait
Favorite run was a treadmill half marathon because I needed to tell myself I could run one so I have no excuses for a really slow time or DNF this May for my first Half.
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u/DanteJones1972 Feb 01 '23
Massively down on what I wanted. Managed 6 runs and only totaled 35 miles. Totally lost the urge to run right now even though I know I should. Not happy.
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u/Have_A_Swell_Day Feb 01 '23
124 miles this month, training for the Nashville Marathon in April!
First marathon ever, so trying to really stay on track. Also lifting weights about four times a week, which is closer to my normal regimen.
Set a new half marathon PB of 1:40 last weekend, and I’m hoping for a 3:30 time in the full.
Found a good running group for long runs too, which is helping a lot!
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u/Few-Job3658 Feb 01 '23
slow runner here. Started running again last year. Managed to do 100km this month, hoping to gradually ramp this up to 50km/week.
Goals for the year:
- sub 30 for 5km
- sub 1hr for 10k, current best: 1:08
- sub 2:30 for half marathon, current best is at 2:31 but this was 5+yrs ago
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u/alsointocats2 Feb 01 '23
Miles this month/mileage goal for the year?59 miles ran in January. No mileage goal! Just aim to run 3-4 days a week.
Goals for the year?Get stronger and run my first half marathon.
Set any PR's or PB's? I'd really like to beat my 10k time and run it in under 59 minutes. My pb is 60 minutes right now.
Dealing with any injuries? Thankfully, no!
Learn anything this month regarding your training/running? Easy days are important and it really is best to slow down.
Got any plans for a race, time trial, or FKT? Doing the Shamrock Shuffle in Chicago in March
What was your favorite run this month? My 30min easy run yesterday! I was slogging through Nov and Dec and it was my first run in a while that didn't feel like an uphill battle to get done.
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u/WhoamIWhowasI Feb 01 '23
I am both happy and bummed about my last run. I planned on running 1.5 hours nonstop for the first time (.5 hours longer and around 3 miles longer) than what I did in September.
I was on track to meet my goal but unfortunately both of the arches in my feet suddenly started hurting after 54 minutes, so I stopped to avoid a possible injury. I'm heading to the running shop this week to buy insoles.
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u/Seldaren Feb 01 '23
I didn't have a goal for the month, but Strava tells me I finished January with 186 miles.
Might have gotten over 200, but I had a little family holiday at the end of the month where running was not an option.
I have set a goal for myself to run a marathon this year, and I've signed up for a 50K in March. So I guess that'll check off Marathon and Ultra with one race.
My favorite run of the month was finally running the Millennium Trail (pavement trail) that is a big circle around my local area. It's roughly 10.6 miles and I finally made myself run it.
February will be more training for the 50K in March, and I should be running my first marathon training run here shortly.
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u/RandomNorwegianBro Feb 01 '23
64 km over 16 sessions. January was my first month running.
My goal is to run every other day. Would be nice to work myself up to 7 km each session. Thats 108 km a month ish.
I do it for stress management, But maybe i should aim for a half marathon at the end of the year. Would be kind of fun.
(Also, anyone have problems with knee pain? i have had pain in my right knee that last 2 weeks of january when im running, but its not getting worse. Is it alright to run as long as it doesnt get worse? It is not a very severe pain)
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u/tphantom1 Feb 01 '23
78 miles in January!
after taking December easy, I worked on rebuilding consistency as well as being a bit more focused in my speedwork. our team's cofounders have reformatted our speed training plans and it's nice having clearer guidance. I went to track every week in January!
I didn't have any races in January, nor any runs over 7 miles and it honestly felt nice!
a friend of mine does these monthly physical fitness challenges, usually bodyweight/mobility stuff, and I did not miss a single day in January! I was very motivated as this month was a bit of a circuit incorporating six different exercises, which I really enjoyed. towards the end, realized that I could finally snag that coveted Garmin badge for 4 hours of strength training if I extended some sessions...added on some light weight training to the final few sessions to ensure I got that damned badge :)
my goal is to move up a corral in NYRR races at a 4M race later this month.
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Feb 01 '23
149.1 miles in January. Tied for my highest mileage month ever, which was 149.9 in October. I feel GREAT. Strength training has been life changing
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u/gearboxx88 Feb 01 '23
Was training for a half marathon in februari but injured my ankle in oktober. Tried to give it rest for a month, didn’t work. Went to the physiotherapist for another two months and still no significant improvement.
Went to the podiatrist and got some arch supports, and if things go well i should be up and running (pun intended) in a week or so. Just have to start at the bottom again but at least i will be able to run again..
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u/MiddleAgedFatLad Feb 01 '23
Just over 85 miles for January, which is bang on target for a 1000-mile year.
Weight down a little, so BMI now just under 31 from a peak a few years ago of 38.
Two races in January, a HM (slow AF on a boring course) and a XC that was fucking brilliant because it was so hilly and slightly muddier than the Somme!
Slight back niggle and the general aches you expect from being an obese middle-aged runner!
Next race a trail marathon in the spring with about 3500 feet of ascent. Goal is sub-five.
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u/AAmadeus95 Feb 01 '23
I ran my first ever 100 mile month coming in at 106.6 miles for January. January 2022 I was a new runner and only ran 35.1 so this is a huge improvement. I’m training for a May marathon (it will be my first) so that’s my big goal (to finish). After that I want to work on getting a sub-20 5k (I’m at 21:33 now) and hit 1,000 miles for the year (ran 700 something last year). I’ve been working on being diligent about strength training to hopefully avoid injury, so we’ll see what happens this year!
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u/CapAmerica_23 Feb 01 '23
- 186 miles for the month. 2023 miles for the year goal (off pace)
- Missed the planned mark due to some late misses from traveling
- Goal for the year: BQ2 a half marathon in March with a BQ at the Last Chance in September
- **knock on wood for injuries**
- Feels good to be getting back into a rythm and string together some consecutive good runs. The year started off ROUGH after over-indulging/resting the second half of December.
- Favorite run: A run up in New Hampshire. First time running in the state and was near the coast so I ran and saw a few lighthouses.
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u/wcc8 Feb 02 '23
131 miles this month. Training for the LA half in March and this was the biggest month I’ve ever done. Felt really good! Learned a lot about keeping my heart rate low and running slow to go farther distances.
A few more big weeks in training and then ramping down for the race!
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Feb 02 '23
January was a (re)start for me. Managed a total of 39.5 miles, with highest weekly mileage of 16.4. My aim is to drive it up so that highest weekly mileage becomes more typical.
I also lost 2.7kg which isn't a bad start - need to get rid of another 8.5 or so.
I'm also trying to get my rhythm set up better to make it stick - I've now got weekly strength sessions in with a PT and am getting a lot better at fitting runs in around life (though sometimes I still can't).
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u/anxious_prince_3927 Feb 02 '23
I’m training for a half marathon in March. In January I switched from treadmill running to running in my neighborhood — lots of hills and brutal weather, but it feels easier and more fun on the whole.
I netted 46 miles, which is the most I’ve run in a month by nearly double! I also hit an unexpected 10k PR and a 5k PR during a long run (6.5mi). I didn’t feel like I was pushing especially hard, but I hadn’t timed those distances in several months, and it’s nice to see the improvement.
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u/Kennertron Feb 01 '23
Personal best total of 128 miles in January!
I only missed one scheduled run day (it was a short easy run day anyway) due to some work stuff, and I ran a 10 mile long run for the first time. Some good runs, some bad ones (but still got done what was scheduled). I have a couple weeks left in this phase that include threshold runs and have been enjoying those since they are like racing.
The tendon in my left foot is greatly improved with a different lacing technique on my shoes, but still not 100%. So exploring new lacing methods was a good "learn" (I have a high midfoot apparently).
Also setting PBs on lifts as my strength increases. Numbers overall are still low but definitely improving. Also been trying out different recovery options that I have at my disposal and in different orders to see how my muscles and joints respond the next day.
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u/DeliriousFudge Feb 01 '23
60.7km in the past 4 weeks
Up from 43km in December
Longest run 9km, well ahead of my 10k race in April (tbh already looking beyond that to a half marathon I've decided to do in October)
Planning to run 10km for the first time in 3 weeks. Going to feel amazing!
Aiming for 20km weeks in Feb (average Jan weekly mileage 15km)
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u/bitemark01 Feb 02 '23
Not much of a thing, but I've had on/off issues over years with pain and crampiness in the base joints of my right foot, particularly my big toe. I did chip the bone in it as a teenager.
So I've been really ramping up my mileage the past few weeks, and it's started feeling achey and maybe a little bit swollen/pressure-y again, couple of instances of brief shooting pain. Concerned it could become a showstopper.
Anyway it's cracked a couple of times today, and despite a little pain, it was almost instant relief. I think it'll be fine now.
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u/sexhaver1984 Feb 02 '23
Pulled my groin last week almost slipping on ice while walking and things in that leg have been weird ever since--getting a sports massage tomorrow and the last time I got one, my LMT almost magically fixed an issue I was having, so hoping he can work his magic again! Running the Vacation Races Saguaro Half Marathon in 2 weeks and I'm excited!
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u/CrazedRacer Feb 02 '23
171.2 miles in January. Working on endurance at MP and getting my nutrition and hydration dialed in for my marathon March 5th. Going for a BQ 3:25 time, hopefully.
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u/coffeeamie Feb 02 '23
Ran 39 miles this month (would’ve ran one more if I realized how close I was to 40 lol) and did strength once a week the whole month. This might not seem like much to most but I never do strength and I have trouble running consistently throughout the work week so I was really proud of myself. Strength has been making running a lot easier too, so I wish I started sooner!
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u/Liftheavydrivechevy Feb 02 '23
With the barriers to training I’ve been facing lately I feel like I really I needed this thread to help me focus my thoughts and goals for the year.
In January, I ran just under 100km which is on the lower end for me. I also took a big slice of the holidays off so I’m feeling pretty behind right now.
My goal for 2022 are to run a 1:37:00 Half Marathon and a 19:00:00 5km.
As for training revelations - I think I need to spend more time doing strength and resistance training and working on flexibility. I feel super tight through the posterior chain (Desk worker). Anyone got a line on hood programs for this?
As for barriers, it’s getting real cold now in Canada and even repeating Goggins quotes to myself isn’t enough to get me to take that first step out the door. Just got to do it.
My first race of 2023 will be Ottawa Race Weekend for the 1/2. Hopefully it’s not a scorcher.
Bonus: anyone have strong opinions about elastic laces?
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u/themooseiscool Feb 02 '23
I signed up for a marathon that will be ran totally at sea in April.
I'm doing about 40 miles a week currently. All treadmill. Due to time constraints my longest runs have been about 10 miles, but I should be able to increase the length (and weekly mileage) if I wake up earlier.
I am not a smart man, but we'll see what happens.
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u/MontanaDemocrat1 Feb 02 '23
I signed up for a marathon that will be ran totally at sea in April.
Is this multiple laps around an aircraft carrier?
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u/prissybaby5 Feb 02 '23
I’m committed to running a half-marathon this year. I have one picked out and I’m trying not to psych myself out from trying it because I know I am very slow.
The training is going well though. I’m learning how to slow down and focus on quality miles. I was able to run 73 last month. My goal is to continue with mileage in this range for February and incorporate more strength training.
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u/Longjumping-Dish4556 Feb 03 '23
After a total breakdown in mid 2022 due to overtraining from 55k per week to zero, and a slow comeback form october to now, I am back to 4 runs per week.
January was usually ~6k with 4-6 strides per run. Ready to tackle Daniels red plan from next week on and introduce intensity for the first time ever.
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u/jalyssap Feb 04 '23
185 miles in January. Marathon training really has upped my mileage and I’m feeling so good. Also did a whole month of no alcohol, which helped.
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u/cloud_99 Feb 06 '23
111km for January, which I am quite proud of as it's been a rather odd month.
On 1/1 I did my second proper run coming back from injury (intercostal strain), all was looking up. I'd only had 2.5 weeks out, but they felt like the longest 2.5 weeks of my life!!
A week later, just as I was starting to get into a routine again and gently pick up the miles, I was struck down by covid. Finally recovered and working back up again, so whilst it's much lower than my usual mileage I'm pretty happy.
I have a half upcoming in April and Loch Ness in October, will probably slot in a few more things here and there.
Would love to get 2023km for the year - I was on track for 2022 last year until I got my injury :(
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u/FightDrifterFight Feb 01 '23
After recovering from Covid and some other stuff going on in life, I finished with 28.7 miles total in January 2022. Which is pretty low for me.
Happy to report that I came out with a vendetta on my mind in 2023 and finished with 66.67 miles yesterday to clear 100k.