September (2016) Running Challenge
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I worked damned hard for this body (both on the big side (hey, it's not easy eating a whole pizza!), and now on the not-so-big side). So I just sayAdrianChr92 wrote: »@9voice9 Years ago I would have laughed at people wearing 1 inch shorts. Now I am that people. And damn these thighs look sweet.
And if they stare
Just let them burn their eyes
On you moving.
Besides - SWMBO says I look good for a 52-year-old man. SCORE!4 -
I have two races now.
September - Beat the Blerch virtual 5k
October - Morton Arboretum Fall Color Run virtual 5k
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RespectTheKitty wrote: »I have two races now.
September - Beat the Blerch virtual 5k
October - Morton Arboretum Fall Color Run virtual 5k
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Just got my first oiselle shorts in. They're the toolbelt rogas. Can't wait to try them out tomorrow! I put them on today just to see how much crap i could stuff in the pockets... Phone plus two huma gels in the big one, 2 gus in one small one, one huma gel in the other small one. That left the inside key pocket and the rear zip pocket unused. Holy jeez... Thank God for drawstrings!1
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@lporter229- congrats!!!
@ohhim - It's not cool here yet. But you know that, lol. Let us know when you register!
Wow, we better all just take the day off in April. We will have 3 of our virtual friends in Boston! It was awesome last year with just @MobyCarp in it! Now we will have 3. And the year after... @Stoshew71 & @kristinegift!
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I can't get my paste to work on my phone.
9/16 - 5 miles
63 of 115 miles
Skip and I ran at the beach today. Beautiful day. Sorry if my pictures are real big. They are having a problem with the poor foxes having mange. Yummy pork roll, egg and cheese on a bagel. @stoshew71 maybe I'll see you at the airport.
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@lporter229- congrats!!!
@ohhim - It's not cool here yet. But you know that, lol. Let us know when you register!
Wow, we better all just take the day off in April. We will have 3 of our virtual friends in Boston! It was awesome last year with just @MobyCarp in it! Now we will have 3. And the year after... @Stoshew71 & @kristinegift!
Day off for sure! I think this is so awesome!
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@ceciliaslater yea! On the shorts! I live my Oiselle shorts. I have the roga. I'll have to check out the tool belt ones and the ones @kristinegift wears, the slimmer fit ones. I haven't been brave enough to wear the tighter ones. Especially after being off, my rear is like 80 now.
Definitely feeling like I've made progress this week. Hope the doc agrees Wednesday and says I can work on running without crutches.
@skippygirlsmom love the pictures! We lived in Delaware for a few years and visited Jersey family often. Poor little foxes.1 -
@skippygirlsmom I was going to ask what that creature was under the railing and then I read the rest of your post..............yucky fox, poor thing! We have coyotes here where I live but they definitely look better than that, although I do keep pepper spray on me when I run early in the AM with my dog.1
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9/1: 4.3 miles
9/2: Rest day
9/3: 9.4 miles
9/4: 5.7 miles
9/5: 6 miles
9/6: 6 miles
9/7: 4 miles
9/8: 3.2 miles with the Thursday crew!
9/9: Rest day
9/10: 5.3 miles
9/11: 13.1 - Via HM
9/12: 3 miles with the Coffee Crew!
9/13: 7.9 miles
9/14: 4.3 miles run commute home
9/15: 7.3 miles run commute to work
........: 6.2 miles with the Thursday crew!
9/16: Rest day
Rest day and MASSAGE DAY! I went straight from work to the spaaaaaaah and oh my gosh, I knew I was tight but I didn't realize I was THAT tight. I let the masseuse do a whole body massage instead of focusing on the legs and she found some gnarly knots in my back and shoulders (thanks, push-ups / planks) but she grunted trying to massage the knots in my calves, hamstrings and IT bands. But I feel so much better now, it's unbelievable. I signed up for a monthly massage membership package at this spa, and I have not regretted it.
Looking forward to a weekend of miles and smiles
Cooler temps, good company, and a local food fest after my long run Sunday makes for a good weekend!
Upcoming Races:
9/11 LVHN Via Half-Marathon DONE!
10/8: Coe College Homecoming 5k
10/16: Halloween Half-Marathon
11/20: Philadelphia Marathon
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3 mile run this morning with 1 mile walk on each end for 5 total. I had asthma issues and walked half the big hill. Which may have been a blessing in disguise because right after I stopped running to walk and approached a curve in the hill 2 deer jumped out in the trail. I think they would've pummeled me if I'd been running around that curve. I ended up beating my time on another hill after that so that was some consolation.4
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ceciliaslater wrote: »Just got my first oiselle shorts in. They're the toolbelt rogas. Can't wait to try them out tomorrow! I put them on today just to see how much crap i could stuff in the pockets... Phone plus two huma gels in the big one, 2 gus in one small one, one huma gel in the other small one. That left the inside key pocket and the rear zip pocket unused. Holy jeez... Thank God for drawstrings!
@ceciliaslater I hope you love them! I really wanted the toolbelt rogas to work for me, but I'm between sizes
One fell off when I tried to run with a phone in the pocket, and the other was so tight across the front that I laughed at the, uh... "camel toe" emphasis. But I loved how much you could stuff in the pockets!!@ceciliaslater yea! On the shorts! I live my Oiselle shorts. I have the roga. I'll have to check out the tool belt ones and the ones @kristinegift wears, the slimmer fit ones. I haven't been brave enough to wear the tighter ones. Especially after being off, my rear is like 80 now.
Definitely feeling like I've made progress this week. Hope the doc agrees Wednesday and says I can work on running without crutches.
@Elise4270 I loooove my strides; you could rock them, I bet But everyone else I know who has ever tried rogas loves them. I am envious. Hope you can start to move about crutch-free soon! 2 -
Made it through today as a rest day. Tomorrow the schedule says 20 minutes easy, but maybe I need a rest day more.
I have a thing going on with my left calf that is either a problem that could blow up in the middle of Sunday's marathon, or a perfectly normal training ache that is blown out of proportion by taper crazies. I'll find out which on Sunday.
Assuming I'm healthy enough to complete 26.2 miles, I expect Sunday to be my first chance to qualify for Boston 2018. Disclaimer: BAA has not yet announced the qualifying window or qualifying standards for 2018. I am assuming that the qualifying window for 2018 will start tomorrow and that the qualifying standards for 2018 will be similar to 2017, possibly identical.
The top goal is to manage the race well, but if I do that I expect a BQ. If I also get great running weather, I could improve my seeding for Boston 2017; but I don't really expect that to happen. Rochester is a tough course, and managing how I run the terrain is more important than completing it as fast as possible.5 -
6---28 min swim
8---20 min crutches walk
9---30 min crutches walk
11---25 min crutches walk
12---weights
13---30 min swim
15---2.3 mile crutches walk
16---1.5 mile crutches walk. Feeling a little closer to normal...
Not Advisable races: dum dum dummmm
10/02/16 Spirit of Survival Lawton OK Quarter Marathon.
11/05/16 Jenks Half Jenks OK (registered)
12/11/16 BMW Dallas Marathon, Half (registered)
Run the year 2016 898.42/ 2016 (registered)
Advisable races:
March 19th 2017 RNR Half Dallas, TX
March 26th 2017 A2A 5k Ardmore, OK
April 30th 2017 OKC Memorial Marathon, Half0 -
Another day, another trip to the gym. My shin hasn't hurt at all in a few days, so of course I really want to try running already but I'm forcing myself not to! My follow up appointment is next friday, so hopefully I'll get cleared to return to running then! *fingres crossed*
Also, regarding the "18 things list" - number 10 is even more true when you are injured! I honest to god glare at every single person running on the gym treadmills. And even harder at everyone I see running outside. Or even wearing a race shirt. Or talking about running. Basically, everyone I know has been avoiding saying the "r word" around me because they know it will set me off... either to anger or tears
8/06: bike- 5 min easy, 10x(2 min hard/1 min easy), 5 min easy + core
8/07: 30 min steady state, elliptical + 6.5 min walk (3.4 mph) + core
8/09: bike - 5 min easy, 6x(4 min hard/2 min easy), 5 min easy + 1.3 mile walk (leisurely)
8/10: 1.5 km swim + 25 minutes deep water running interspersed + core
8/12: 2.5 km swim + 25 minutes deep water running interspersed
8/13: bike- 5 min easy, 10x(2 min hard/1 min easy), 25 min easy + core
8/14: core
8/15: 45 min steady state bike + 12 min walk (3.6 mph) + 2.5 km swim + 10 min deep water running
8/16: 60 min steady state bike + 15 min walk (5 @ 3.5 mph, 10 @ 3.8 mph) + core2 -
I need advice on what to buy for early morning running since it's getting light much later. Reflective or led? Belt, vest, wristband? Headlamp? I can see pretty good with street lights but I want to BE SEEN by drivers. What's the best option/brand? And not annoying to get on because it's hard enough getting out the door before 6am as is :-/0
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9/1....4 miles
9/4...6 miles
9/9....6 miles...
9/10....4 miles
9/11...9 miles.
9/14....4 miles
9/16....4.07 miles....rolling hills program on the treadmill, pace at 11:06.
First day of weight lifting after I fell on the ladder. Left knee felt okay doing the goblet squats and dumbbell rows. it still hurts to put pressure on the knee, but not to bend it or use it normally. Drenched in sweat after running on the treadmill. Didn't get a lot of sleep today...only 3 hours.
I just received news that I am getting a raise...the first one in 8 years...so excited!
total is 37.07 miles. Goal is 70 miles.
Indianapolis Half Marathon 10/8/16
One America Half Marathon 5/6/17
@kristinegift Thanks for the advice on waiting until after my October race to work on building my base. I think that I might incorporate some strategic walking breaks...so that I can finish strong at the end. I don't think that my base is strong enough to run the whole race without seriously slowing down at the end.
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lporter229 wrote: »@juliet3455- Where in the world are you????
@lporter229 I Live in Northern Canada. Peace River, Alberta. A little YouTube Video of my HT. Right around the 1 minute mark they show a view of Misery Mtn our local Ski Hill and amazing X-Country Running Trails. The first picture below shows the rolling hills on the West side of the River looking North. Some amazing trails in the area. Pictures never really do them justice
A look from Downtown looking West at the Misery Mtn Ski Hill ( Riverbank ) This is a dated photo as it does not show the new Blue Chairlift or runs on the left side of the picture. That really steep looking drop off to the left ( 5 fingers of treeless terrain pointing downhill ) is where the start of the "Downhill" Finish of the running track starts for this event. Just about need a parachute.
This week for work I was a long way north of home 7-8 hours of hard driving one way - in the Northwest Territories. Beautiful country just no time to get a run in - to late = to dark.
12 km tonight after getting back from travelling.
2 laps around the Misery Mountain Trails ( 58:17 and 62:14 on 2nd lap ) Some serious Steep uphill/downhill.
Helping out the organizers of the local ( inaugural ) Miserable Miles Obstacle race. They wanted some people who had not been on the course and not running in the event to do a full Run through of the course to identify any areas that needed more flagging/safety marking. This will be similar to a Zulu or Spartan race with obstacles, Balance beams, Low walls, High Walls, army crawls, Log Drag, Tire flipping etc. I have been running for quite a while in this area and still finding new trails that I didn't know were on the Hill. It finished with a 1 km Downhill ( black diamond ski trail ) run to the base. Serious fun and no Face Plants.
The best advice I can give anyone doing one of these is to wear some light Fingerless Gloves ( Bicycle Gloves) to protect the Palms of the Hands from wear and tear.
09/01 – 0.0 km – 0.0 - 140 km
09/04 – 8.0 km – 8.0 – 132.0 km
09/06 – 8.0 km – 16.0 – 126.0 km
09/08 – 8.0 km – 24.0 – 118.0 km
09/10 – 7.0 km – 31.0 – 111.0 km
09/11 – 10.0 km – 41.0 – 101.0 km
09/13 – 6.0 km – 47.0 – 95.0 km
09/16 –12.0 km – 59.0 – 83.0 km – YTD 901.7 km Miserable Miles Training3 -
I just received a text from a friend/co-worker in another part of Canada
They said I must be a celebrity, my reaction ????
Their answer was my picture is in a Local Running Room magazine with a right up about Training and the mental aspect. Now I have to find that magazine. Can't believe the Goofy Smile I have going ( doing Hill Repeats no one should be smiling )
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greenolivetree wrote: »I need advice on what to buy for early morning running since it's getting light much later. Reflective or led? Belt, vest, wristband? Headlamp? I can see pretty good with street lights but I want to BE SEEN by drivers. What's the best option/brand? And not annoying to get on because it's hard enough getting out the door before 6am as is :-/
All of the Above.
Seriously, I bought these things and used them all in the recent Australian winter just past.
It depended on the exact time of day, and the exact route as to which one/s I used.
I often used a reflective vest and also LED armbands when I was running on roads (both bought on eBay).
Sometimes I even used the armbands when I was just walking. Nighttime is scary when you're out there on foot.
I used the headlamp in the early part of winter on my runs away from streetlamps that were just as dawn was breaking. But I didn't want to run for an hour using a headlamp since my eyes don't seem to work too well, or my headlamp wasn't too bright (unsure of brand; lost the headlamp) and I didn't want to break an ankle.1 -
@ariceroni Glad to hear you are feeling pain-free, and fingers crossed your appointment brings good news.
@greenolivetree I personally just buy ridiculously bright, reflective clothing for the winter. All of my long-sleeved running tops are either fluorescent orange, pink or yellow. For me, that's fine because I wouldn't run anywhere without street lights and I stick to main roads for safety reasons, so there are always pavements (sidewalks for you american folks).
@Elise4270 Glad to see you're getting moving a lot more now. It must feel so good after so long
@juliet3455 That's awesome that you're in a magazine - You are practically a celebrity!
Just a slow parkrun for me today to warm up the legs before the half marathon tomorrow. I normally wouldn't run the day before a race, I never have before, but I missed my Thursday run due to being tackled to the floor by a child (the joys of special ed teaching) and my knee was a bit sore. It didn't hurt yesterday or this morning but I thought I had best run today to check I wasn't going to have any problems, but as expected, it's fine and actually the bruise that's come out is pretty small, so I guess my hands took the brunt of the landing (they look pretty battered to be honest). I will be sensible tomorrow though, it if hurts I will slow down. There are always other races.
September Running Challenge
1st-4th - Poorlysick
5th - 3.53 miles
6th - 4.06 miles
8th - 10.02 miles
10th - 3.1 miles
11th - 6.07 miles
13th - 3.01 miles
17th - 3.11 miles
MTD - 32.90/70 miles
Upcoming races:
18th Sept - Run Reigate Half Marathon
2nd Oct - Tonbridge Half Marathon
30th Oct - River Thames Half Marathon
17th Dec - Lee Valley VeloPark Half Marathon
9th April 2017 - Brighton Marathon2 -
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Not me. Unfortunately!kristinegift wrote: »Just gonna leave this one here (warning, some bad language, but then again, we're runners and we LIVE on TMI and 4-letter words!): No, you're wearing too much neon
"17. At the first sign that your favorite running shoe might be discontinued you buy as many pairs as you can find."
I know a few people around here that do that... not to name names, but they know who they are!!
I didn't notice the Saucony Cortanas would be discontinued, until it was too late... Recently, I've also started to regret I didn't stash some Brooks PureFlow 3s. I just bought a pair of 5s, but they are weird. I liked the 3s much better, but I can't find them anymore. Why do shoe companies keep messing with perfectly fine shoes?
@lporter229 Congratulations, that's awesome!
@juliet3455 Wow, that sounds like a lot of bears! I'm glad I don't have to worry about wild animals here. I love the magazine picture - looks like you really enjoy those hill repeats
@ceciliaslater I have a spot on my toes where I tend to get blisters when I run too long time with wet socks. I recently found out that bike chamois cream on the spot is great for preventing them! The one I use is called "Udderly Smooth" - really stupid name, but it works.
@KatieJane83 That's a great time on the 10mi race, congrats!
@Elise4270 I'll keep my fingers crossed for your next doc visit, hope you can start running again soon!
@skippygirlsmom That's a really beautiful beach!
@greenolivetree Reflective clothing is nice, of course, but it only works when there is some light to reflect, i.e. the moment the car's headlight hit you. On curvy roads, that might be a little late. Since I do a lot of running on dark country side roads, I prefere blinking stuff. Of course, I still buy the reflective clothes in addition, but my main "visibility" are LED clip lights (I use this one and that - the second one is even brigher than the first one, but the first one is also really visible). I got the second one for my birthday end of April, so I didn't really have a chance to test it much; but the first one is really visible, especially in blinking mode (more attention-catching than steady). In strobe mode, the battery also lasts longer; so far I needed to replace it maybe once per year.
In the past, I also used some of those shoe lights. My problem with them is that they don't fit every shoe. They worked for the Saucony Guides I was using when I bought the lights; when I retired those and started running in Saucony Cortana and Brooks PureFlow, I found that they didn't fit the shape of the heel on the Brooks at all, and only fit okay-ish on the Cortanas. They would gradually come loose and fall off every few kms. Eventually, I lost them completely and switched to the LEDs to clip on my clothes.
... Dang it, I shouldn't have gone and looked for those links for the clip lights. As I did, I stumbled accross the Nathan Orion - a waist light sounds awesome, now I feel like I need to buy that right now! I find headlamps rather useless - lots of fog here from October to December, and headlamps just illuminate the fog in front of my face. The only thing that works for me in foggy nights is a flashlight held hip-high. A waist-light sounds perfect, why did I never see one of those before?0 -
@skippygirlsmom Good Girls go to Heaven - Bad Girls go to are from Jersey ??3
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9/1: 4.3 miles
9/2: Rest day
9/3: 9.4 miles
9/4: 5.7 miles
9/5: 6 miles
9/6: 6 miles
9/7: 4 miles
9/8: 3.2 miles with the Thursday crew!
9/9: Rest day
9/10: 5.3 miles
9/11: 13.1 - Via HM
9/12: 3 miles with the Coffee Crew!
9/13: 7.9 miles
9/14: 4.3 miles run commute home
9/15: 7.3 miles run commute to work
........: 6.2 miles with the Thursday crew!
9/16: Rest day
9/17: 8.1 miles with the Saturday crew!
8 easy miles in cool, fall temps followed by hot coffee. What's a better way to start a Saturday? I can't think of one!
Felt so good today after yesterday's massage. No tightness in my calves or hamstrings, quads felt great, and everything felt easy. I could even tell that my shoulders were more relaxed. The miles just fly by when you aren't waiting for aches and pains to go away
Upcoming Races:
9/11 LVHN Via Half-Marathon DONE!
10/8: Coe College Homecoming 5k
10/16: Halloween Half-Marathon
11/20: Philadelphia Marathon
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greenolivetree wrote: »I need advice on what to buy for early morning running since it's getting light much later. Reflective or led? Belt, vest, wristband? Headlamp? I can see pretty good with street lights but I want to BE SEEN by drivers. What's the best option/brand? And not annoying to get on because it's hard enough getting out the door before 6am as is :-/
@greenolivetree I don't particularly care for headlamps because I don't like how they feel on my head; plus I wear a hat with a bill most of the year and putting the lamp over the bill means it shines mostly on the bill and not in front of me. I do have a headlamp light though and I loosen it up and wear it around my middle over my reflective vest, or I have clip-on lights that I put on the front and back of my vest. Sometime soon I am going to buy a running flashlight (has a hand holster thing so you don't have to grip it the whole time) so that I can illuminate what's in front of me better. I have awful "in the dark" eyesight so I want as much light as I can get!0 -
9/1- Rest
9/2- 4.13
9/3- 10.03
9/4- 3.02
9/5- Rest driving home from visiting family
9/6- 7.01
9/7- 7.01
9/8- 7.17
9/9- 4.06
9/10-12.01
9/11- Rest
9/12- 4.04
9/13- 7.06
9/14- 4.06
9/15- 8.88
9/16 REST
9/17
Total: 89.38/115
Today's notes: Today's run was the last long run of the cycle, and with my HM in 7 days, it felt good to do a FFLR that put my average pace near my Goal HM pace.
The first 9 miles I averaged 9:17 pace with the slowest split mile 1 @ 9:25 and the fast split mile 6 @ 9:11
For the final 2 miles, I kicked up the pace a little. Mile 10 was 9:08, slightly faster than goal pace, and mile 11 was 8:54, solidly in Steady State pace.
Total miles: 11
Total time: 1:41:39
Average pace: 9:14
Average HR: 164 (high, but I felt good during the run)
All in all, I am really ready for next week's easy running and, finally, my attempt at a 2:00:00 or less HM2 -
Long Slow Run day today, but had a weird last mile-and-a-half. After 9 miles of plodding along, suddenly I'm cruising down the street with this light fast stride ... pace must have been half a minute per mile faster than usual. I have no idea how that happened. If there is a switch somewhere, please tell me where it is!
Date Miles MTD ------ ----- ------- Sep 1 0.0 0.0 Sep 2 6.5 6.5 Sep 3 4.3 10.8 Sep 4 5.1 15.9 Sep 6 4.3 20.2 Sep 8 5.1 25.3 Sep 10 8.2 33.5 Sep 11 5.0 38.5 Sep 13 4.3 42.8 Sep 15 5.1 47.9 Sep 17 10.8 58.7
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@greenolivetree I use a headlamp and those clip on LED lights. I really liked the headlamp to shine on the road in front of me so I can see what I'm stepping in - it was especially helpful for dog walking too!
9/17 1.75 miles easy
Absolutely gorgeous day and great temps out there, but I kept it short because I'm doing a (surprise) half marathon tomorrow. Just as a "long run with bling" and not racing it, basically testing out the distance before my first official half on Oct 9. I plan to do my regular long run effort and time (I need 2 hours 15 min according to plan) and then I will walk if needed or easy run the rest of the distance. It is also a somewhat hillier course so I may walk the hills as needed. It's an awesome sounding local small race with great support and goodies, so I'm looking forward to it.
Except...the weather forecast is calling for starting in 97% humidity and chance of thunderstorms. The chances keep going down, so I'm hoping for improvement. Not sure how to prepare for the possibility of running this thing in the rain. At least it's not freezing rain?
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Hi everyone - I just noticed this thread and I love to run as often as I can - I am not really training for a race or anything at this time, I run for peace of mind and to keep my weight down -Lost 60 lbs a few years ago and want to keep it lost as I have no interest in finding it again. My goal for the year is 2,000 mile between outdoors and treadmill. As I live in North Dakota for now and with the hours I work most of my time is spent on treadmills but I prefer to get outside and run when I can. I am at 103.5 mile for this month so far with a goal of 180 miles for the month. As of the end of August I have run 1376 miles.
I will start posting my runs as of today and the total will include runs I did earlier this month
9/17 - 8.28 miles - 103.47 - treadmill8
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