Mike_d85 Posted March 13, 2017 Report Share Posted March 13, 2017 Okay, so technically I'm not sprinting to the FINISH, but I will be sprinting. That really is the key, I think. As long as this all makes sense. Good. I've been building up my distance running since January for a marathon in May. I have completely and totally ignored speed training in all of this because my real goal is actually completing. Buuuut, since I am competing in a race I feel like I need to put forth a little effort into trying to build up some speed. So my goals for this challenge are: Complete overall distance requirements - See spreadsheet (-1 point per km NOT run, no points for going over). Maintain weight lifting cross training - 4 days/week in March and 3 days/week in April (3 points per week). Sprint Training - 3 sprints at 70%, 2 sprints at 100%. To be completed on my short run (2 points). Nutrition - Maintain my weight and my high fat diet. Consume at least 3300 calories per day (1 point per weekday & -1 point for every pound over 5lb lost). This week I'll set some bases (sprint times and my weight). 6 Quote My Battle Log I'm on Strava for my running now. Check out Kick! too. You unlock gear with your progress on Strava. Link to comment
WolfDreamer Posted March 13, 2017 Report Share Posted March 13, 2017 This looks like an awesome challenge: simple yet powerful. I love sprinting. I have two dogs, and one of my favorite things to do is sprint with them. I look forward to seeing how you do. 1 Quote Who am I? -- My NF Character Current Challenge: WolfDreamer Returns (For Real This Time) Past Challenges: Spoiler Winter is Coming, Wolfen Strengthens His Heart, Body, Mind, and Spirit, Wolfen Becomes One of the People, Wolfen Strengthens His Chakras, Wolfen Welcomes Summer and Gets Primal, Soulcon and Spartan, Wolfen Develops Mental Toughness, Wolfen Joins the Wander Society, Soulcon, Spartan, School, and Stranger Things, Wolfen Becomes a Warrior Elite, Wolfen Goes Here and There and Back Again, Wolfen Becomes a Soulcon Warrior Elite, Wolfen Returns to His Roots, Wolfen Wanders in Soul, Spirit, and Body, Wolfen Owns the Day, Wolfen Searches for His Wild Heart, Wolfen Runs for His Life, Wolfen Hits the Trails, Wolfen Becomes an Explorer and Joins the Resistance, Wolfen Goes Back to the Source, Wolfen Begins the Hero's Journey, WolfDreamer Returns to the People, WolfDreamer Pushes Back, WolfDreamer Prioritizes, Burpees, Books, and Brainwork, Burpees, Books, Brainwork, and Bodywork, WolfDreamer Masters the Four Elements, WolfDreamer Continues to Master the Four Elements, WolfDreamer Returns to Sparta, WolfDreamer Returns to Middle Earth, WolfDreamer Continues His Middle Earth Adventure, WolfDreamer and the Fall, WolfDreamer Forges His Own Path, WolfDreamer Has Hope, WolfDreamer Returns to Middle Earth, WolfDreamer Reads Harder, Breathes Harder, and Journals More, WolfDreamer Embraces His Wild Poet, The Mad Poet Becomes Supernatural, WolfDreamer, The Mad Poet, Becomes Superhuman, WolfDreamer Elevates, WolfDreamer Becomes IronBorn, WolfDreamer Wakes the White Wolf, The Mad Poet Recovers by Keeping it Simple, WolfDreamer Clears His Mind to Find His Wild Heart, WolfDreamer Resets, WolfDreamer Strives to Become an Eminently Qualified Peaceful Warrior, WolfDreamer Springs Forward, “I'd rather sing one wild song and burst my heart with it, than live a thousand years watching my digestion and being afraid of the wet.” -- Jack London “I wanted movement and not a calm course of existence. I wanted excitement and danger and the chance to sacrifice myself for my love.” -- Leo Tolstoy "I feel love rising in my chest again Rising like a burning sun into the day..." -- Gungor, "Hurricane" "...wherever the Spirit of the Lord is, there is freedom." 2 Corinthians 3:17b Link to comment
The Borg Queen Posted March 14, 2017 Report Share Posted March 14, 2017 High fat diet? Cool cool. Which one are you doing? 2 Quote Class and Profession: Level 23 Borg Queen Link to comment
Big_Show Posted March 14, 2017 Report Share Posted March 14, 2017 They look like good goals to me! Which marathon are you aiming at? 2 Quote Big Show: Human Swift Hunter Respawning. One day at a time. Battle Log: Operation Wedding Suit - Take 2 Previous challenges: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42 Link to comment
Mike_d85 Posted March 14, 2017 Author Report Share Posted March 14, 2017 10 hours ago, Primeval said: High fat diet? Cool cool. Which one are you doing? I kind of cobbled my own together after reading "Eat Fat Get Thin" and "Always Hungry" (plug - I work for their publisher). What I do is 50% fat, 1 gram of protein per pound (from bodybuilding diet recommendations) which works out to about 20%, and the remaining 30% in carbs. I'm also forcing at least one veggie into lunch and dinner. This way I should be running off slow-burning calories (fats) and maintaining muscle mass (protein) which should leave me in a great position when I do the race. Most of my fats are coming from nuts (one cup every morning) and adding oils to my lunches (currently working through a jar of coconut). I'm trying to leave out the refined sugars and simple carbs and I don't generally count alcohol in my nutrition (I try to keep it from being a significant source of calories). Once I got used to it I actually started having trouble getting myself to eat enough carbs. I've taken to eating dried fruit in the afternoons just to get the number up. 5 hours ago, Big_Show said: They look like good goals to me! Which marathon are you aiming at? The Maine Coast Marathon on May 14th. It just so happened to be my birthday so I had to do that one. 3 Quote My Battle Log I'm on Strava for my running now. Check out Kick! too. You unlock gear with your progress on Strava. Link to comment
The Borg Queen Posted March 14, 2017 Report Share Posted March 14, 2017 I bet the marathon along the Maine coast is going to be amazing. We have very similar diets. I also am one of the weirdos going around with a jar of coconut oil. My diet is a bit higher fat, 10/20/70 usually, but probably similar rationale. Will check out those books. 1 Quote Class and Profession: Level 23 Borg Queen Link to comment
Mike_d85 Posted March 16, 2017 Author Report Share Posted March 16, 2017 OK, today is my Friday at work, so here I am updating for week zero early. After a very weird week that threw me off all my schedules I DID manage to get some of my goals accomplished... I'm on track for my total distance. 34km remaining in my goals for the week and a 35 km run scheduled. Luckily that Noreaster happened to land on my running rest day. I only did two of four days and one of those two days was my home equipment instead of using real weights and following my plan. There were a few incidents and I'm taking my long run tomorrow instead of Saturday so no Y. I might do some home equipment stuff instead of giving my whole day over to rugby, drinking and St. Patrick. Sprints - all runs are 110 meters and the track had some ice and snow on it that slowed me down a little. The idea is 3 sprints at ~70% of my speed and two full blast 100% sprints. 110m @ 70% 110m @ 70% 110m @ 70% 110m @ 100% 110m @ 100% Zero 21.1 22.6 24 20.1 20 I also weighed myself. I'm at 168# right now (clothed). I've managed to sit pretty much between 168 and 171 since January. My actual nutrition logging has completely gone to pot, though I am certain I am eating enough calories I assume I over-ate carbs and under-ate fats this week. 2 Quote My Battle Log I'm on Strava for my running now. Check out Kick! too. You unlock gear with your progress on Strava. Link to comment
Koaladle Posted March 17, 2017 Report Share Posted March 17, 2017 On 3/14/2017 at 8:50 AM, Primeval said: I also am one of the weirdos going around with a jar of coconut oil Cheers! 3 Quote Koaladle Current Challenge Daily Battle Log Link to comment
The Borg Queen Posted March 19, 2017 Report Share Posted March 19, 2017 @Koaladle You have just described my life 1 Quote Class and Profession: Level 23 Borg Queen Link to comment
Koaladle Posted March 19, 2017 Report Share Posted March 19, 2017 It is a wondrous substance! Quote Koaladle Current Challenge Daily Battle Log Link to comment
Mike_d85 Posted March 19, 2017 Author Report Share Posted March 19, 2017 O_o Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Quote My Battle Log I'm on Strava for my running now. Check out Kick! too. You unlock gear with your progress on Strava. Link to comment
Mike_d85 Posted March 24, 2017 Author Report Share Posted March 24, 2017 OK, week 1 check in: Complete overall distance requirements - I am a half KM short assuming I do my long run Saturday morning as scheduled -0.5. Maintain weight lifting cross training - I did not go in yesterday because I felt crappy in the morning+2. Sprint Training - 21.1@70%, 23.1@70%, 19.8@70%, 18.8@100%, 18.7@100% +2 Nutrition - I realized this morning that I haven't been eating my egg in the morning. That means I was short of my nutrition goal ever single day this week except today by about a hundred calories. On the plus side I only lost 1 lb. +1 3 Quote My Battle Log I'm on Strava for my running now. Check out Kick! too. You unlock gear with your progress on Strava. Link to comment
Mike_d85 Posted March 27, 2017 Author Report Share Posted March 27, 2017 Woops, my phone phreaked out so I couldn't check how far I was supposed to run Saturday and I ran the wrong distance! Instead of 37k (~23 mi.) I ran 35k (~22 mi). So that's -2.5 for my running. I got a new phone though. So hooray for the iPhone 7. Also I ate my egg this morning. With gusto. 1 Quote My Battle Log I'm on Strava for my running now. Check out Kick! too. You unlock gear with your progress on Strava. Link to comment
Koaladle Posted March 27, 2017 Report Share Posted March 27, 2017 Ugh, I hate it when that kind of thing happens. :-( Good thing you have a new phone it doesn't become a regular occurrence! It sounds weird to most of the older members of my family, but my phone has been a marvelous tool for my fitness. I absolutely understand the grumps that come when something doesn't work as you expected. 1 Quote Koaladle Current Challenge Daily Battle Log Link to comment
Mike_d85 Posted March 27, 2017 Author Report Share Posted March 27, 2017 1 hour ago, Koaladle said: Ugh, I hate it when that kind of thing happens. :-( Good thing you have a new phone it doesn't become a regular occurrence! It sounds weird to most of the older members of my family, but my phone has been a marvelous tool for my fitness. I absolutely understand the grumps that come when something doesn't work as you expected. Yeah... we kind of doubled down and cut the cord at our house. All our TV is streamed through the cellphone data plan and all our internet is via hotspot. I also use google docs as my fitness notebook (lifting and run notes), so when the phone went on the fritz I was pretty much cut off from all of my everything. We're getting internet after we move in June. 1 Quote My Battle Log I'm on Strava for my running now. Check out Kick! too. You unlock gear with your progress on Strava. Link to comment
Koaladle Posted March 27, 2017 Report Share Posted March 27, 2017 16 minutes ago, Mike_d85 said: was pretty much cut off from all of my everything. This is the part where I would get unhelpful advice like "well, you should just keep paper records" hahaha. It is so convenient to have everything in one place and in a pocket. 1 Quote Koaladle Current Challenge Daily Battle Log Link to comment
Mike_d85 Posted April 3, 2017 Author Report Share Posted April 3, 2017 All right, I was off work on Friday so a belated Week 2. I don't normally take this much vacation, but I had to use my carryover days from last year before they expired today. Complete overall distance requirements - Yep, I made it. I had to put on some music and be the guy blasting dance music from his iPhone in public without headphones, but I got to km 37 on my long run (I thought it would be too much of a strain to keep my original goal of 39). Maintain weight lifting cross training - I only did 3 days. The Y closed the weight room for some badly needed floor repairs so I'm doing home lifting stuff.+2 Sprint Training - 70%: 21.6, 22.8, 21.3; 100%: 19.3, 19.2 +2 Nutrition - I hit my nutrition goals for 4 days out of the week so +4 8 points total for the week. 2 Quote My Battle Log I'm on Strava for my running now. Check out Kick! too. You unlock gear with your progress on Strava. Link to comment
Mike_d85 Posted April 7, 2017 Author Report Share Posted April 7, 2017 Week 3 update: Things are not going well at the moment. My ankle decided to pick up a random injury so I'm basically out of all my goals at least for this week. I don't know what happened I just woke up Tuesday morning and my ankle/heel was stiff in front of my Achilles tendon. It didn't really hurt so I still tried going for a run Wednesday night thinking it might loosen it up and instantly felt sharp shooting pain. Okay, no running. Complete overall distance requirements - Nope. Even if I wake up tomorrow feeling perfect I'm not going on my long run. I'm not subtracting because it is a bad idea to run. -0 Maintain weight lifting cross training - I did 2 of 3 days because I didn't want to do any lower body stuff. +2 Sprint Training - No. +0 Nutrition - I didn't hit my goals, but without running as much and not lifting as much I don't need that many calories. I'm giving myself partial credit because I haven't eaten any junk +3 2 Quote My Battle Log I'm on Strava for my running now. Check out Kick! too. You unlock gear with your progress on Strava. Link to comment
Fuji_fox Posted April 9, 2017 Report Share Posted April 9, 2017 Yikes, hope it's nothing major! 3 Quote Link to comment
The Borg Queen Posted April 9, 2017 Report Share Posted April 9, 2017 That stinks! Wishing you speedy recovery! 1 Quote Class and Profession: Level 23 Borg Queen Link to comment
Mike_d85 Posted April 10, 2017 Author Report Share Posted April 10, 2017 Thanks, the ankle is feeling better. The wife and I walked the dog last night and ran a few paces playing with a ball. It felt fine during and after so that's a vast improvement over last Wednesday. I'm still skipping tonight, but I'm confident Wednesday will be fine. I'll test it in the morning with a light leg day. 1 Quote My Battle Log I'm on Strava for my running now. Check out Kick! too. You unlock gear with your progress on Strava. Link to comment
Mike_d85 Posted April 15, 2017 Author Report Share Posted April 15, 2017 All right, for week four I got back on track a little. Complete overall distance - no, but I'm still not subtracting because my leg is still not 100% Maintain weight lifting cross training- 3 out of 3. +3 Sprint Training- No, I still think it is a bad idea. +0 Nutrition - I got my calories in and didn't go too crazy despite being on vacation the past few days. Plus, as of Wednesday I was still 170 lb. +5 Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk 3 Quote My Battle Log I'm on Strava for my running now. Check out Kick! too. You unlock gear with your progress on Strava. Link to comment
The Borg Queen Posted April 21, 2017 Report Share Posted April 21, 2017 Mike! Thinking of you, hope your ankle is better. Quote Class and Profession: Level 23 Borg Queen Link to comment
Mike_d85 Posted April 26, 2017 Author Report Share Posted April 26, 2017 On 4/21/2017 at 1:26 AM, Primeval said: Mike! Thinking of you, hope your ankle is better. Hi, my ankle is doing fine. I just haven't been online because so much is going on right now. 1 Quote My Battle Log I'm on Strava for my running now. Check out Kick! too. You unlock gear with your progress on Strava. Link to comment
The Borg Queen Posted April 26, 2017 Report Share Posted April 26, 2017 Hi, my ankle is doing fine. I just haven't been online because so much is going on right now. Okay! Hopefully good things!! How are the miles going? Sent from my Moto G (4) using Tapatalk Quote Class and Profession: Level 23 Borg Queen Link to comment
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