September (2016) Running Challenge
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@katharmonic and @RunRachelleRun thank you for the kind words!0
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jodilynnsanders5104 wrote: »I just started running the beginning of August so this is all new to me. I've been running about four days a week. As a newbie I haven't been running far so set my initial monthly mileage goal at 40k for the month. I had to up the goal to 80k, and have already surpassed that.
Ran my first 10k race (actually my first chip time race ever, at any distance) this morning. I had 3 goals:
1. Run up the big hill near the end without stopping (big hill, for me, in the last km)
2. Run the whole 10k without having to walk
3. Run negative split, because I usually start faster than I should and run out of steam.
I accomplished all 3 goals, and ran the race in 1:05:23. I get to count this as a PB since it was my first race.
Here's me with my victory pose, and all the race bling that was part of the race kit. Oh, and I have officially registered for a HM in my area in early November. Oh god it feels real now!!!
Great job, and especially on accomplishing your goals! Great time, too! I don't think I can run a 10K that fast, and I have been running a couple of years now.2 -
Ran 3 miles yesterday. We had family visiting from Chicago and just got a quick run in. New running shoes were purchased...Nimbus Asics...I love the feel and support, but not the price. Going to test run them tomorrow.0
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Tried running a few different routes outside since the half-mile circumference park I run around gets a little repetitive. I haven't yet completed a single 90-minute long run this month, which is concerning since I have an upcoming HM. I'll try tomorrow, if I can beat the heat (RealFeel today was 90 F).
9/1 6.3 miles
9/3 6.2 miles, split into two equal runs as I started out way too fast.
9/4 6.3 miles
9/6 6.2 miles (treadmill)
9/8 4.8 miles fartlek run on treadmill, felt sick after completing speed portions and had to stop.
9/9 6.4 miles easy run
9/10 3.1 miles (Pure Tap 5k)
9/11 6.5 miles
9/13 6.3 miles
9/15 6.3 miles
9/17 6.3 miles
9/18 4.4 miles
9/19 6.8 miles
9/20 6.3 miles
9/23 6.5 miles
9/24 6.3 miles
Upcoming races:
9/10 - Louisville Pure Tap 5k 25:03
10/1 - Norton Sports Health Great Pumpkin 10k
10/22 - Urban Bourbon Half Marathon
11/24 - Hungry Turkey 5k
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@MNLittleFinn
Sounds like a tough race, and I hate it when I do a race and the course is short. Did this course have a certification?
You asked about opinions on a full, and here is mine, and I know it's only worth .02. I'd wait on the full. I did my first full about 18-20 months after starting to run. I was nowhere near ready for the pounding on my legs. My fist half was a blowup at mile 11 finishing at 2:20ish after averaging 9:00 for the first 8-9 miles, then the second was an easy run after a broken leg at 2:10. After my first full, i hired a trainer who told me he'd have advised me to wait until I had run at least 2-3 years relatively injury free before attempting a full. Running a full is not equal to 2 half's, it's so much more than that. From my perspective, looking back at your strava data, you run a lot more in mid to upper zone 3 than you should, and that will kill you training for a full. I was actually worried about how hard you ran your last long run, then did a really tough interval run 4 days or so before this half. Both runs looked like leg crushers from your HR data. Doing 50+ miles a week will take it's toll and it's important to stick to a 80/20 split on easy running vs tempo's/speed work. Doing a workout too hard in half training is tough to recover from, but doing it in full training can throw you off for many days, even weeks. I'd work another summer building base miles, running 10k's & half's and get your easy runs to stay in the upper portion of z2 and lower z3, keeping the average in z2. Once you have mastered racing a half and can finish them strong, then you can look at doing a full.5 -
I was actually thinking about just that @5512bf
Of Then my wife reminded me about something another runner asked me about today and, course I'm a half-crazed Finn and started thinking about just entering the Lottery for the half that's on our Anniversary, so I can get some more practice in in, and because....I'm crazy, and this Looks like it might be fun to do next year...
.....Race the 5k, and maybbe the TC 10 mile, and just run the others for the Swag....Only sticky point is that the RWB HM is only 2 and a half weeks after the other half 6/17 and 7/4)....Kind of tempted though, just run both as long training runs at an easy pace (like 10:30/mile or so) and use next year as a building year.
The Hot Dash 10 mile is in March, and the TC 10 mile(signing up will bypass the lottery) is in October so the races are fairly well spread so... other than having to think really hard about ditching the HM in June, which I really don't want to do, since it's not often a spouse gives the go ahead to run a race on your wedding anniversary....LOL...I hate the fact that running makes me think about more running..... There's also a MNy (ugh puns) Version with a 5k instead of the Hotdash 10 mile......
Someone I talked today at the Half Mentioned the Summit Challenge, and it looked pretty cool.....Other runners are not good for my ability to control looking at other races....LOL, I'll probably0 -
@MNLittleFinn congratulations on your half today! Sorry it wasn't quite the performance you hoped for, but you did a great job improving your time. Isn't it fairly likely that your Garmin/GPS could be off rather than the official race distance? If it's a USATF certified course I would think the error is on the side of the gadget.
Take some much-deserved rest and load up on food! Enjoy!
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@MNLittleFinn Check your Strava. It's likely pulled other runners that also ran it, you can look at their distance.
Edit.. aw I'm not seeing that any other Runner are on Strava for that race...
Ya, I'd wait on that full. But thats just me..0 -
@katharmonic a Friend who works for the FAA just laughed at me and said that my watch, not the course was off.....he knows a thing or two about navigation and GPS0
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@MNLittleFinn Check your Strava. It's likely pulled other runners that also ran it, you can look at their distance.
Edit.. aw I'm not seeing that any other Runner are on Strava for that race...
Ya, I'd wait on that full. But thats just me..
Yeah, I saw nobody else from the race, which really surprised.
The smart side of me is saying to wait on the full too.... I have about a week to decide. October 1, I'll either enter the drawing for the half or let myself be insane with the full.... from what a guy i was running with today told me, first time entrants are almost guaranteed to get in the HM...and my wife said I could run a race that weekend, and it's our 10th anniversary.0 -
@MNLittleFinn - Congrats on finishing your first half within your target time!
I agree with your FAA friend; if the course is certified, something got messed up with Garmin's GPS signal. That might account for the pacer being fast for the first few miles, you think? At least, it could be a consistent theory.
If there is any doubt in your mind between signing up for the full or the half, sign up for the half. Taking more time to build up to a full will mean you're better prepared and have a better experience at your first full. The game changes between a half and a full marathon; based on my results to date, I can't claim to have mastered the game at the full marathon distance. I'm pretty comfortable that I know how to run a half, having managed my 10th and 11th halfs pretty well.0 -
Check in just so I won't lose track: Today is my 6th day of No Running. Well, no measured running. This morning I was able to jog up and down my hallway while my eggs cooked. I got 4 laps in before it was apparent that I should stop and shouldn't attempt a real run today. For reference, I usually get 11 laps in before the timer pulls me back to deal with the eggs.
Still, considering that 3 days ago I couldn't run 2 steps, it's progress. No Running won't be forever.3 -
@MobyCarp I think you just made up my mind for me. I think I need to run a whole half before going for a full, so I won't have that mental block in my way.0
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MNLittleFinn wrote: »@MobyCarp I think you just made up my mind for me. I think I need to run a whole half before going for a full, so I won't have that mental block in my way.
That right there is the best reason to wait. The mind is a very important part of running and it needs to be ready for the race as much as any other body part.
I wouldn't use any other runner's experience for deciding what you should do. Every one is different and can adapt at different rates.
Some adapt slowly, others adapt quickly. It's all part of the great DNA lottery.
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Besides, A half on my wedding anniversary is better than taking too much advantage of my wife's generosity by running a full.....1
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Here is my log so far for September:
9/2: 4.5 miles
9/4: 5.5 miles
9/5: 2.9 miles
9/7: 4.35 miles
9/9: 4.5 miles
9/11: 6.0 miles
9/12: 3.1 miles
9/15: 5.25 miles
9/17: Fleet Feet PB Class - Speed Work - 1 mile of fartleks approx
9/18: 4.0 miles
9/20: 3.5 miles
9/22: 6.5 miles
9/24: Teal Ribbon Run 5k - 3.1 miles
Races in 2016 - so far:
May: Race for the Cure 5k - 33:21
June: Paige's Butterfly Run 5k - 31:55
June: Corporate Challenge - 3.5 miles - 36:32
August: Baltimore Woods Trail Run 5k - 35:20
September: Teal Ribbon Run 5k - 28:11
Completed my first "10k" with Thursday's training run of 6.5 miles - finally feeling I can finish the 10k's I have signed up for this fall.
I ran the Teal Ribbon Run 5k this morning - went in hoping to break 30 minutes - ended up with a 28:01 on the Garmin Forerunner 235 and official time of 28:11 (no offset for this race - just gun time) - felt great to beat my goal - looked at the data after the race and noticed heart rate stayed in Z3 and Z4 for most of the race - 154 avg - surprised my heart rate so high for most of the race but did decide to try to push the 9:00 minute pace for 3 miles...
Starting Sunday walking 18 holes and finishing with a light 5 mile run...3 -
Just did something new. I set my garmin so it alerts when I reach the top end of HR z2. This will be new, I used to run by pace, I'm thinking that, especially over the winter, I want to work on keeping more of my runs in the E range, which will be VERY hard for me, but in the long run should pay off with not having to walk during those last miles of a HM. Spent too much time working on speed....I got a lot faster, but also just got tired at the same place. Hoping this will fix that in time.
Edit: obligatory picture from after today's race: Jeez, I look older than my age.
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September goal.....run/jog/prance
9/1 3.12
9/2 4-ish (technology malfunction...)
9/3 strength/core training
9/4 3.18
9/5 rest
9/6 3.25 + strength/core
9/7 5.7
9/8 strength/core training
9/9 rest
9/10 3.25
9/11 3.16 + strength/core
9/12 snorkel 2 hours
9/13 rest
9/14 moved a friend's woodworking shop: saw, planer, and lathe....up 15 stairs.....
9/15 6.25 then a 4.2 mile trail hike thru Kilauea Iki with 2000' elevation change (yep, I'm counting it!)
9/16 more ennui
9/17 4.10
9/18 core/strength training
9/19 3.13
9/20 rest
9/21 7.40
9/22 core/strength
9/23 3.15
9/24 3.50
Total 53.74
Upcoming races:
Las Vegas RocknRoll Half 11/13/16
Ticker is my goal for 2016 and accumulation to date:
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1 September – 10.3 km
2 September – 10.3 km
3 September – 10.5 including parkrun 5K PB 26:46
4 September – 18.1 km
6 September – 10.2 km
7 September – 10.4 km
8 September – 10 km
10 September – 8.2 km hills in lieu of flooded parkrun
11 September – 12 km
13 September – 9.4 km
15 September – 8.3 km
18 September – 21.2 km – HM PB 2:07:02
20 September – 9.3 km
22 September – 12.2 km – My One Year Runniversary
24 September – 12.1 km including parkrun
25 September – 15.1 km
Goal: 150 km – ACHIEVED!
New Goal: 200 km
Total: 187.5 km
Doing the Berlin Marathon Strava Challenge... 42 km in 4 days, which started Sept 24. I'm up to 27 km.4 -
Rough week here but still running even though forgot to log Wednesday's 3.3 and then 3.6 today ave 6 kph pace
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@Orphia Damn girl
Date.....Distance..Type/min/km
September 1 - 12.8km - Tempo&Reps/4:20, 3:30
September 2 - 7.7 km - Easy/6:00
September 3 - 6.1 km - Easy/6:30
September 4 - 17.2km - MP/4:35
September 5 - rest
September 6 - 8.0 km - Easy+ST/6:05
September 7 - 8.9 km - Easy/5:40
September 8 - 17.2km - Tempo/4:25
September 9 - 9.1 km - Easy+ST/5:40
September 10- 5.9 km - Easy/6:23
September 11- 18.5km - Progressive Long Run (6:00-4:20)
September 12- rest
September 13- 8.8 km - Easy+ST/6:00
September 14- 12.0km - Tempo&Reps/4:15, 3:30
September 15- 9.1 km - Easy+ST/5:45
September 16- 7.0 km - Easy/6:03
September 17- 6.4 km - Easy/7:00
September 18- 15.2km - Race/4:39
September 19- rest
September 20- 10.2km - Easy+ST/5:40
September 21- 7.0 km - Easy/5:40
September 22- 13.0km - Tempo/4:15
September 23- 7.0 km - Easy/6:07
September 24- 10.0km - Easy/5:44
September 25- 19.0km - Long Run/6:00
03/04: Bucharest 10k and Family run 48:28
16/04: Color Run Bucharest
17/04: Forest Run 5k 22:05
04/06: Happy Run 5k 21:57
22/07: Bucharest After9Cross 9.5k 49:03
28/08: Fox Trail Half Marathon (10k) 48:28
18/09: Baneasa Trail Run (10.5k) 49:12
09/10: Bucharest International Marathon (Half Debut)2 -
Congratulations @MNLittleFinn yeah you may not be completely happy with your results, the main thing is that you did it and got some experience out of it. And judging from your after race photo, you enjoyed yourself.
per the watch, I had a few times the signal messed up and cut me short on mileage. it happens time to time. especially if there is cloud cover. did you also make sure your watch locked onto the satellites before you hit start?
as far as a half verses full, I will answer it from a different prospective. lots of good answers about race day itself. I have a saying about a marathon, running the marathon is easy compared to training for a marathon. training for a marathon is hard work. you have to put in a lot of time and put in a lot of miles. what you will have to ask yourself, how long will it take to be able to run 50 or 60 miles a week? how long will it actually take run those 50-60 miles for each week? can I fit that in my schedule with my other life? can I afford to give up 3 or 4 hours on a Saturday or Sunday morning week after week? In my earlier days of marathon training, after my Saturday long run, I would nap for 4 hours because I was so exhausted. Just some more things to think about.4 -
@Stoshew71 Despite walking some (AGAIN!) I really enjoyed myself and feel much better today than I did after the last one. I think I still need to work on my cardio though. I spent too much effort on getting faster throughout this training cycle and, while I did get much faster, My cardio still needs work. I also need to work on leg strength. I ran 13,1 miles at home running the full distance, but it's somewhat flatter here, so I'm thinking that the hills came into play some yesterday.
It was an overcast day during the run, and, in Iron ore country, sometimes the magnetism of the area can get in the way, I've heard, I'm not sure if my GPS was fully synced when I started out.
Looking at the MPW needed for a full, while I'd love to run those miles, I think you've got something there, I could POSSIBLY get in 50 miles per week right now, but that would be a maximum, with family and work obligations.
Looking to figuring out a good "base mileage" to run over the winter, so I can be in good condition to start training for the Half I'll (hopefully) be running mid June.1 -
9/17 - 8.28 - 103.47
9/18 - 7.29 - 110.76
9/19 - 6.69 - 117.45
9/20 - 7.01 - 124.46
9/21 - rest day
9/22 - 7.06 - 131.52
9/23 - 6.75 - 138.27
9/24 - 8.25 - 146.52
9/25 - 7.55 - 154.07
Slower pace today - I like my Sunday runs to be ones that I just run - not for speed or anything else just for the joy of running.1 -
New thread about planning for off season in the group forum: http://community.myfitnesspal.com/en/discussion/10461350/planning-for-winter-off-season/p1?new=10
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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!
9/18: 11.3 miles (am) + 4.7 miles (pm)
9/19: 6.1 miles
9/20: 4 miles
9/21: 8 miles
........: 4.9 miles
9/22: 6.7 miles
........: 6.4 miles with the Thursday crew!
9/23: Rest day
9/24: 18 miles
9/25: 12 miles
Great run this morning! Met at the luxuriously late hour of 8 am with two of my teammates for two 6 mile loops (one runner just wanted 6, the other wanted to do the full 12). It was a perfect morning: sunny, crisp, cool, breezy. This is the fall weather I've been waiting weeks for! Let's hope it sticks around and doesn't switch to overcast, rainy and windy too soon!
Legs felt surprisingly good today after running 18 yesterday and hitting a new weekly mileage PR of 66.1 miles! Adding a few more on next week to get dangerously close to (or possibly teetering over the edge of) 70 miles, and I'm optimistic about how that will go, judging by how good this week felt overall. I continue to be surprised by how well my body handles higher mileage. I've gone from 40 mpw in spring 2015 to 50-55 last fall, to 55-60 this spring, and now well above 60 this fall, and my legs keep on handling the miles like little champions.
Now to just kick this dumb headache; I drank my coffee later than usual and didn't drink enough water yesterday, so my brain is teaching me a painful lesson. Doh!
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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Just a quick check in before I head out for dinner
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
18th - 13.18 miles - HM PB!
20th - 3.02 miles
21st - 5.05 miles
24th - 3.15 miles
25th - 6.12 miles
MTD - 63.42/70 miles
Upcoming races:
2nd Oct - Tonbridge Half Marathon
30th Oct - River Thames Half Marathon
17th Dec - Lee Valley VeloPark Half Marathon
9th April 2017 - Brighton Marathon3 -
Wow, @kristinegift that is super impressive weekly mileage!
This is my highest week to date: 31.59 miles as per Garmin or 31.5 per Strava
Sep 1 - 2.98 miles (aerobic)
Sep 2 - 2.1 miles (short intervals)
Sep 3 - 2.13 miles (recovery)
Sep 4 - 11.67 miles (long)
Sep 5 - rest
Sep 6 - 3.39 miles (aerobic)
Sep 7 - 2.65 miles (long intervals)
Sep 8 - 6 miles (aerobic)
Sep 9 - 2.84 miles (short intervals)
Sep 10 - 4.01 miles (recovery)
Sep 11 - 9.94 miles (w/u, alternating miles by pace goal/heart rate, last mile: 13:13)
Sep 12 - rest
Sep 13 - 5 miles (2 middle miles @ tempo pace)
Sep 14 - 2.56 miles (recovery)
Sep 15 - 6 miles (aerobic)
Sep 16 - rest
Sep 17 - 4.01 miles (aerobic)
Sep 18 - 12 miles (w/u, 11 x .25 mile zone 3 + .75 mile zone 2, c/d)
Sep 19 - rest
Sep 20 - 5.07 miles (aerobic)
Sep 21 - rest
Sep 22 - 7.09 miles (aerobic)
Sep 23 - 3.43 miles (long intervals)
Sep 24 - 4 miles (recovery)
Sep 25 - 12 miles (fast finish, last mile: 12:13)
Total: 108.87 / 100 miles2 -
So, my half was this morning, not yesterday, lol. I am beyond thrilled with how it turned out! It was my first hm. My goal was under 2:20 and my stretch was 2:10. It was tricky for me to come up with an estimate as I'd never run 13 miles before, and all my training for it has been in the heat so I wasn't sure how much my pace would improve running the race in 50-55 degrees. Well! Garmin has me at 13.11 miles in 2:09:31 and my official chip time is 2:09:58. It's def a certified course (the marathon is a BQ'er) but either way, I beat my stretch goal! Ahhh! and had a distance PR! And I ran the whole thing, not a second of walking or stopping!
The course was beautiful, around Schroon Lake in the Adirondacks. No crazy hills, but definitely some long rolling ones, and I netted somewhere between 400-500 ft elevation gain overall. I knew in my head that my stretch goal was a 10:00 pace, so as I ran I noted each split and calculated a running tally of how many seconds/minutes of cushion I was giving myself for each mile I ran in under 10 min. I hadn't planned this, just thought of it as I was starting, but I found it extremely helpful. It meant that by the time I had 3 miles left, I had a cushion of 1 1/2 min, so even if I ran the last 3 miles at a 10:30 pace I would still average out to a 10:00 pace overall. This was super helpful to me mentally. And in the end I was able to keep my average pace under the 10 min marker!
I feel by doing that, and monitoring my heart rate, I really managed this race quite well. By the home stretch I did not have a sprint to the finish line in me, but I was able to get my last mile in at a respectable pace.
So, my next planned HM is June. Gotta aim for a sub-2 on that one! Lol
I'm on my phone right now, but I'm gonna try to post a few pics in a separate post.9 -
Pics!
I felt very legit cause I got a shiny blanket! Lol
I might have gotten a little carried away in posting pics, #sorrynotsorry. Lol
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