Ok girls... I'm counting on y'all to keep me honest here, so I'm hereby making my Strava profile public, and putting in a link.
https://www.strava.com/athletes/sarah_staubs
To make sure I get in, I will be doing the Marine Corps 17.75k April 13, 2019. Finishing this run guarantees an entry into the Marathon.
On Saturday, September 29, I did the Virginia 10 Miler, and I run 3 times a week.
I'm counting on y'all to keep me honest about these running appointments as well.
:D
Sorry, I could only make the last 2 months worth of runs public :(
Edit: nevermind, was looking at the wrong list... I have over 200 runs on here though, so it will take a while to get them all publicized... some are inside the privacy zone I have designated around my house though, sorry.
Nice! I hope I survive my 5k in November (really close to you)
Maybe if I continue training I can join you one day!
Anytime honey! :) I'm doing the Turkey Trot this year in Fairfax, VA. I was going to do the one in Lynchburg with my cousin, but due to my coming out experience with him, that's out. See you on the road! :D
Quote from: Sarah1979 on October 02, 2018, 06:59:57 PM
Anytime honey! :) I'm doing the Turkey Trot this year in Fairfax, VA. I was going to do the one in Lynchburg with my cousin, but due to my coming out experience with him, that's out. See you on the road! :D
Ha! The 5k Route or the double loop for 10k?
I guess I will see you there, I will be the last to cross the finish line...
I had no idea there was a double loop option, um... if I can still do that, I'll probably shoot for it. (Hurriedly checks website)
I'm not sure if my pm's are actually going out, they're not showing up in my sent items... so just to make sure, I just finished signing up for the 10k for the other turkey trot... see you there! :D
Phew... 203 items on strava now public :D that was harder than I thought... lol
Quote from: Sarah1979 on October 02, 2018, 07:37:24 PM
I'm not sure if my pm's are actually going out, they're not showing up in my sent items... so just to make sure, I just finished signing up for the 10k for the other turkey trot... see you there! :D
Sweet! This will be fun. I am most likely more walking than running but participating is what counts... doubt I will make the cut off time. [emoji23][emoji23]
Quote from: Sarah1979 on October 02, 2018, 07:37:24 PM
I'm not sure if my pm's are actually going out, they're not showing up in my sent items... so just to make sure, I just finished signing up for the 10k for the other turkey trot... see you there! :D
If you mean PMs here, go to Profile/Modify Profile/Personal Messaging to set your preferences. :)
Like I always tell my mother... one step at a time. When I first started running, I could barely finish a half mile. It's just keeping at it.
Quote from: Devlyn on October 03, 2018, 07:10:23 AM
If you mean PMs here, go to Profile/Modify Profile/Personal Messaging to set your preferences. :)
Thanks!! Thought I was going as crazy as my cousin thinks I already am. :)
Getting back into the training routine...
5 miles, 9:44 avg, tempo run
Ha! We may cross the finish line together... you on the 10k and I on the 5k [emoji23][emoji23][emoji23]
Quote from: Sarah1979 on October 05, 2018, 05:46:20 AM
Getting back into the training routine...
5 miles, 9:44 avg, tempo run
I have run during the past 15 years, but just finished a full course twice. I tend to run slowly to avoid any possible injury in the long term. I have tracked my running since 2011 by Runkeeper:
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Recently I started riding a mountain bike and have recorded using Strava: https://www.strava.com/athletes/33446320
Yes. I am going to run occasionally together with biking.
barbie~~
My longest run so far is 11 miles, but my next long run is on Sunday so I'm going for 12 hopefully *crosses fingers*
I might have to reduce a bit after the 10 miler this past Saturday, I pushed pretty hard up the last hill.
Quote from: Sarah1979 on October 05, 2018, 07:04:24 AM
My longest run so far is 11 miles, but my next long run is on Sunday so I'm going for 12 hopefully *crosses fingers*
I might have to reduce a bit after the 10 miler this past Saturday, I pushed pretty hard up the last hill.
Without practice you can finish a half-course marathon if you do not mind the record. But, full course is different. Without intense practices, few people can finish it. My experience tells that running a full-course marathon is more difficult than 12-hour biking. For half-course marathons, I finished without any serious problem even though I drank wine and other alcohol beverages a lot in the previous night. Sometimes I ran while being drunken.
The best seasons for running and marathon are of course spring and fall. October is nice for marathon.
It was really difficult for me to run and bike in the mid summer, as I had to stop frequently to drink water. For the following course, I drunk 12 bottles of water.
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barbie~~
Oh I fully intend on doing intense training that's why I started this thread: for public accountability.
Quote from: sarah1972 on October 05, 2018, 06:59:53 AM
Ha! We may cross the finish line together... you on the 10k and I on the 5k [emoji23][emoji23][emoji23]
I would love to cross the finish line with you :D
So... my training for today: 20 minutes treadmill and a one hour Zumba class... I have not been in weeks and I forgot how much it trains the leg muscles...
I love it! Never tried Zumba how is it?
Quote from: Sarah1979 on October 05, 2018, 10:57:40 AM
I love it! Never tried Zumba how is it?
I am in a fairly advanced high power class. I am usually sweating a lot.
There are a lot of Latin dance moves and booty shaking involved. I also call it twerking class.
The group is a good mix of very advanced girls and beginners, so I can adjust to my level. I usually need a few classes to get the moves straight.
All the leg work is really helping with leg muscles which will then hopefully help with my running too... I also think that a lot of the moves help with feminizing my movements outside of the class.
There is one or sometimes two male in the class, the rest are all women.
Give it a try, it is a lot of fun, can be really sweaty and exhausting. Just bring lots of water [emoji23][emoji23][emoji23]
Quote from: sarah1972 on October 05, 2018, 11:45:52 AM
I am in a fairly advanced high power class. I am usually sweating a lot.
There are a lot of Latin dance moves and booty shaking involved. I also call it twerking class.
The group is a good mix of very advanced girls and beginners, so I can adjust to my level. I usually need a few classes to get the moves straight.
All the leg work is really helping with leg muscles which will then hopefully help with my running too... I also think that a lot of the moves help with feminizing my movements outside of the class.
There is one or sometimes two male in the class, the rest are all women.
Give it a try, it is a lot of fun, can be really sweaty and exhausting. Just bring lots of water [emoji23][emoji23][emoji23]
ROFL twerking class... Maybe I'll try once I get back home, just went back out on the road... out here until thanksgiving. I probably need lots of help with feminizing my movements.
BTW @barbie, I love Moots bikes :D
Quote from: Sarah1979 on October 05, 2018, 12:04:06 PM
ROFL twerking class... Maybe I'll try once I get back home, just went back out on the road... out here until thanksgiving. I probably need lots of help with feminizing my movements.
Let me know, I can bring a guest to my gym! We can go together !
:D Excellent! I will be quite busy when I get there... finally got my HRT letter just before I left. :D
Yeah!!! This is excellent news! Congratulations! So glad to hear you got your HRT letter!
Quote from: Sarah1979 on October 05, 2018, 02:32:03 PM
:D Excellent! I will be quite busy when I get there... finally got my HRT letter just before I left. :D
:) Now I just have to get an appointment somewhere to get the magic elixir going again... :D
Quote from: Sarah1979 on October 05, 2018, 02:23:21 PM
BTW @barbie, I love Moots bikes :D
My friend gave it to me a few months ago. He then always brags how much expensive it is.
(https://c1.staticflickr.com/1/953/41121895685_8e3338c553_b.jpg)
barbie~~
They are expensive, maybe after I finish my transition I can get one :)
Long run, 12 miles, 11:16 average
Would have been faster, but I had to stop and talk to the cops who had blocked off the road I was going to run on. Fortunately, they let me go as they had only closed it to vehicles because of the crazy dense fog this morning.
Quote from: Sarah1979 on October 02, 2018, 06:59:57 PM
Anytime honey! :) I'm doing the Turkey Trot this year in Fairfax, VA. I was going to do the one in Lynchburg with my cousin, but due to my coming out experience with him, that's out. See you on the road! :D
Yay virginia!! RVA here :)
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I saw your post about the Hokies, so I figured you were down that way, but I don't think I'll be going dorm there much anymore after my coming out to my cousin, who coincidentally, is also a Hokie.
Hugs,
Sarah
You know, I might do the 10 miler next year, just not telling my cousin I'm there...
Been lazy the last couple of weeks, I hate running in the rain, but that seems to have calmed down... so this morning...
3 miles
27:09
9:02/mile
Fastest mile ever!!
8:35
I am visiting Yokohama, Japan, and I just ran around the downtown area this morning.
barbie~~
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That's awesome barbie, :) I'm going to work on getting up to your level lol.
Hugs
Sarah
So, this morning...
3.25 miles
30:21
9:20/mile
Getting back into the swing of it
Sarah
Quote from: Sarah1979 on October 29, 2018, 08:18:13 PM
That's awesome barbie, :) I'm going to work on getting up to your level lol.
Hugs
Sarah
Yes. Running is a kind of long-term goal. Start slowly and think that you will still run in 10 years. Many people stop running by injury within a year as they start too fast. I still run very slowly, fearing any injury in waist and legs.
barbie~~
I use a very particular technique that largely prevents injuries, I just hate running in the rain.
Hugs,
Sarah
This morning...
6.0 Miles
58m 51s
9:48 min/mi
Getting endurance back up
Sarah
Quote from: Sarah1979 on November 03, 2018, 03:58:58 PM
This morning...
6.0 Miles
58m 51s
9:48 min/mi
Getting endurance back up
Sarah
Great! You ran very fast.
barbie~~
It seems after that break, I'm now consistently faster than I was before. Next week I'm going to do some intervals and tempo and see if I can push faster.
Hugs
Sarah
This morning:
6.32 Miles
1:01:33
9:45/Mi
Met Sarah1972, lots of fun was had :)
Sarah
Quote from: Sarah1979 on November 18, 2018, 08:40:39 PM
This morning:
6.32 Miles
1:01:33
9:45/Mi
Met Sarah1972, lots of fun was had :)
Sarah
You ran very fast. Great!
Here I could not run for about 2 weeks, because of air pollution. I may run again this week when the air becomes clean again.
barbie~~
Today... On the treadmill
7 Miles
1:14
10m 34s/Mile
Getting endurance up
Sarah
I once ran around this area.
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barbie~~
Nice run Barbie, I think I may have ridden my bike there once. It's on the opposite side of the Beltway from my house.
Hugs,
Sarah
Ok, forgot to post this one...
Nov. 23
3 miles
33:48
11:37/mile
This morning...
8 miles
1:33:30
11:41/mile
Sarah
Quote from: Sarah1979 on November 26, 2018, 08:20:25 AM
Ok, forgot to post this one...
Nov. 23
3 miles
33:48
11:37/mile
This morning...
8 miles
1:33:30
11:41/mile
Sarah
A steady progress!
Here the air pollution has prevented me from exercising outdoors. Hopefully it will be better tomorrow.
barbie~~
I hate air pollution, that's not good, I hope it clears up soon for you.
Hugs,
Sarah
Quote from: Sarah1979 on November 26, 2018, 04:27:01 PM
I hate air pollution, that's not good, I hope it clears up soon for you.
Hugs,
Sarah
The air along the eastern coast of N. America is extremely clean compared with Northeast Asia. You can run 24 hours/365 days.
PM 2.5
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https://earth.nullschool.net/#current/particulates/surface/level/overlay=pm2.5/orthographic=-274.95,30.66,696
When I lived in Maryland, I did not recognize the value of clean air. Here I realized that clean air is priceless. Here in Jeju island, most pollutants come from northern China. It is the worst in winter.
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2018-11-26/beijing-suffers-bad-air-as-china-prioritizes-growth
barbie~~
I'm not often in Maryland running given my job, but I take your meaning. I just wonder what can be done about China's terrible environmental problems (this is not the first I've heard of it)
Hugs,
Sarah
This morning...
9.1 miles
1:35:45
10:25/mile
Sarah
Yesterday...
10 Miles
1:51:29
11:09/mile
Would have been faster I think, but this was done at 5,000 ft. altitude.
Sarah
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I was exhausted at the uphill road of the last 5 km.
Cheers!
barbie~~
This morning...
5.28 Miles
56:59
10:47/Mile
Still at over 4,000 feet, really felt that altitude :D
Sarah
Quote from: Sarah1979 on December 12, 2018, 05:15:22 PM
This morning...
5.28 Miles
56:59
10:47/Mile
Still at over 4,000 feet, really felt that altitude :D
Sarah
Sure, but once you get back down to sea level, undoubtedly you're going to be running 8 minute miles ;)
Lol, wouldn't that be nice
Hugs,
Sarah
Yesterday...
7 Miles
1:07:04
9:35/Mile
Definitely faster
Sarah
On Sunday, 12/16/18
11 Miles
1:52:42
10:14/Mile
Starting to get some speed back...
Sarah
Forgot to post one...
Wednesday, 12/19/18
4.51 Miles
47:21
10:29/Mile
Interval run, 16x .1 mile sprints at 43 seconds each
Sarah
Today
Tempo Run
8 Miles
1:21:45
10:13/Mile
Sarah
Hi Sarah,
Noticed your thread. I competed at a national level in long distance running as a junior (PB is a 2:38 Marathon) but quit due to injury problems. I am currently running between 40-70km a week in a pace that's about 8-9 minutes per mile.
The key to success when it comes to longer distances is quantity. You don't have to run fast but you have to get the distance before running marathon distances.
Quote from: 930310 on December 22, 2018, 10:12:22 AM
Hi Sarah,
Noticed your thread. I competed at a national level in long distance running as a junior (PB is a 2:38 Marathon) but quit due to injury problems. I am currently running between 40-70km a week in a pace that's about 8-9 minutes per mile.
The key to success when it comes to longer distances is quantity. You don't have to run fast but you have to get the distance before running marathon distances.
Yep, my current long run is at 11 miles last week, I'm doing 12 tomorrow. I have a little under a year to get up to 26.2
Hugs,
Sarah
Good planning. I would however suggest extending your long runs a bit more just to get a feel for the distance early on. Perhaps a 18-19 miler would do you good since you'll be toying with your breaking point there.
Quote from: 930310 on December 22, 2018, 10:21:17 AM
Good planning. I would however suggest extending your long runs a bit more just to get a feel for the distance early on. Perhaps a 18-19 miler would do you good since you'll be toying with your breaking point there.
At the rate I'm planning, I should hit that in February anyway, so I think I'll be ok. Thank you for the suggestion :D
Hugs, Sarah
Quote from: 930310 on December 22, 2018, 10:12:22 AM
Hi Sarah,
Noticed your thread. I competed at a national level in long distance running as a junior (PB is a 2:38 Marathon) but quit due to injury problems. I am currently running between 40-70km a week in a pace that's about 8-9 minutes per mile.
The key to success when it comes to longer distances is quantity. You don't have to run fast but you have to get the distance before running marathon distances.
I remember you, as you posted about running and marathon about 4 years ago. Your face seems to have been feminized enough to look like a young lady. You may try wearing mascara or false eyelashes to look more beautiful.
I still run, but air pollution has prevented it frequently, especially in winter. In summer, I sometimes ride a mountain bike, which is beneficial for my backbone and waist, but riskier than running. It was memorable that I reached the highest point where biking is allowed here in S. Korea (1,100 m or 3,600 feet). I was a kind of rookie, but finished it anyway at dark night, relying on small 2 flash lights.
(https://c1.staticflickr.com/5/4844/46421259211_14e063617d_c.jpg)
barbie~~
Quote from: barbie on December 22, 2018, 12:05:57 PM
I remember you, as you posted about running and marathon about 4 years ago. Your face seems to have been feminized enough to look like a young lady. You may try wearing mascara or false eyelashes to look more beautiful.
I still run, but air pollution has prevented it frequently, especially in winter. In summer, I sometimes ride a mountain bike, which is beneficial for my backbone and waist, but riskier than running. It was memorable that I reached the highest point where biking is allowed here in S. Korea (1,100 m or 3,600 feet). I was a kind of rookie, but finished it anyway at dark night, relying on small 2 flash lights.
(https://c1.staticflickr.com/5/4844/46421259211_14e063617d_c.jpg)
barbie~~
Last week I did an intervals run in Santa Rosa, NM as I was on my way home... That was at about 4500 feet, and I was feeling that altitude LOL
Hugs
Sarah
Sunday, 12/23/18...
12 Miles
2:16:23
11:21/Mile
On the treadmill, slow as I had not had a rest day between the tempo run on 12/22/18
Sarah
Wow! You are getting close to the qualification! Congratulations! You are so determined.
I signed up for another 5k in my hometown Dec. 31st - seems like it may be a snow run. And so far my training has been to eat one less Christmas cookie per day... ;D ;D ;D
Quote from: Sarah1979 on December 24, 2018, 06:35:03 AM
Sunday, 12/23/18...
12 Miles
2:16:23
11:21/Mile
On the treadmill, slow as I had not had a rest day between the tempo run on 12/22/18
Sarah
LOL! Christmas cookies :D
The guaranteed access run is only 11.04 miles (17.75k), so I'm already past that, now I'm putting my sights on the marathon itself. I just have to make sure I can get into the run in March. I wish I could do that 5k, but I'm going to be back on the road by then, gotta make money lol.
Hugs,
Sarah
I understand about having to work.
I am sitting at my desk today and will have to work between the years to close out some year-end business. I'll mostly shift my work to the night hours so I have some time with my family.
Most of our local "Moms Run This Town" chapter is participating, so I decided to go too. At least this time I'm going to buy good shoes before...
~Sarah
Quote from: Sarah1979 on December 24, 2018, 10:38:52 AM
LOL! Christmas cookies :D
The guaranteed access run is only 11.04 miles (17.75k), so I'm already past that, now I'm putting my sights on the marathon itself. I just have to make sure I can get into the run in March. I wish I could do that 5k, but I'm going to be back on the road by then, gotta make money lol.
Hugs,
Sarah
Quote from: sarah1972 on December 24, 2018, 10:55:51 AM
I understand about having to work.
I am sitting at my desk today and will have to work between the years to close out some year-end business. I'll mostly shift my work to the night hours so I have some time with my family.
Most of our local "Moms Run This Town" chapter is participating, so I decided to go too. At least this time I'm going to buy good shoes before...
~Sarah
Yes, that whole "work" thing really gets in the way of all the fun doesn't it lol...
I'm working on getting my schedule down so I can always get my runs in when I need to.
Good shoes are essential :D
Hugs,
Sarah