October (2016) Running Challenge

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  • johnnylloyd0618
    johnnylloyd0618 Posts: 303 Member
    @KatieJane83 the program I follow actually says scattered through out your run but am sure one of the bigger guns here will also answer
  • KatieJane83
    KatieJane83 Posts: 2,002 Member
    johnnylloyd0618 wrote: »
    @KatieJane83 the program I follow actually says scattered through out your run but am sure one of the bigger guns here will also answer

    Thanks for the response! It's interesting since my plan says, "generally performed after a general aerobic run." It could very well be one of those, 'do what works for you', different for everyone types of things, lol
  • mom3over40
    mom3over40 Posts: 253 Member 
    Date    Miles    Total
10/01    3.1    3.1 + strength
10/02    6.4    9.5
10/03    Rest
10/04    Strength
10/05    4.0    13.5
10/06    3.2    15.7

    Got up early to run. About 1 mile into the run, I realized that I had my shirt inside out :sweat_smile: I thought, at least it was still dark outside and no one would be paying attention. But I did make an attempt to get back home sooner (before sunrise :) ) by trying out one of the "Speed for beginners without actually doing speedwork" that Stan posted last month. I thought I would try "burst" but I forgot how long we were supposed to hold the speed for. So, I guess what I did at the end was more like fartlek...

    BTW, @KatieJane83 you may be able to find your answer from "Speed for beginners without actually doing speedwork" too.

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    @skippygirlsmom I hope my girl will like running as much as your Skip would one day, right now, if she gets the spiderweb, I am sure she won't run with me next time :)
  • 7lenny7
    7lenny7 Posts: 3,498 Member
    MNLittleFinn wrote: »
    Winter weather advisory 1-3 inches of snow possible over night. Looks like I get my first winter run in the morning

    I am so jealous! I cannot wait for running in the snow... Enjoy it!
  • Agator82
    Agator82 Posts: 249 Member
    Goal: 30 Mi

    10/1/2016: 4 Mi Total, 1.5 Mi Running
    10/3/2016: 4 Mi Total, 2.0 Mi Running
    10/6/2016: 4 Mi Total, 2.5 Mi Running

    Distance Left: 24.0 Mi

    0.5 Mile Intervals with 0.25 Mi Rest



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  • MNLittleFinn
    MNLittleFinn Posts: 4,271 Member
    7lenny7 wrote: »
    MNLittleFinn wrote: »
    Winter weather advisory 1-3 inches of snow possible over night. Looks like I get my first winter run in the morning

    I am so jealous! I cannot wait for running in the snow... Enjoy it!

    Assuming it does snow...Trail shoes ya think?
  • Princess4Run
    Princess4Run Posts: 135 Member
    @RespectTheKitty I think I will start with 10 min/mile and over group. I'm running the Schaumburg HM 2 days later so I don't want my legs too tired. However, it would be kinda awesome to run a sub 30 min 5K.
  • LeelooX2014
    LeelooX2014 Posts: 157 Member
    At 14 miles this afternoon.
  • MNLittleFinn
    MNLittleFinn Posts: 4,271 Member
    MobyCarp wrote: »
    MNLittleFinn wrote: »
    7lenny7 wrote: »
    MNLittleFinn wrote: »
    Winter weather advisory 1-3 inches of snow possible over night. Looks like I get my first winter run in the morning

    I am so jealous! I cannot wait for running in the snow... Enjoy it!

    Assuming it does snow...Trail shoes ya think?

    Trail shoes if it sticks. If all you get is flakes that melt when they hit the pavement, trail shoes won't be needed.

    I'm assuming weather forecasts where you are work like they do here, where they forecast 12 out of every 7 winter storms we get.

    Yeah. There's a winter weather advisory sayingb1-3 inches, but the hourly shows Temps above freezing so we'll see
  • BeeerRunner
    BeeerRunner Posts: 728 Member
    MNLittleFinn wrote: »
    Winter weather advisory 1-3 inches of snow possible over night. Looks like I get my first winter run in the morning

    @MNLittleFinn Have fun in the snow! I sure miss it! I just don't miss the sub zero cold that goes along with living in the midwest.

    We're having a "cold front" come through as well!! The high for DFW, Texas will be a chilly 72 tomorrow!! ;)
  • 7lenny7
    7lenny7 Posts: 3,498 Member
    edited October 2016
    MNLittleFinn wrote: »
    7lenny7 wrote: »
    MNLittleFinn wrote: »
    Winter weather advisory 1-3 inches of snow possible over night. Looks like I get my first winter run in the morning

    I am so jealous! I cannot wait for running in the snow... Enjoy it!

    Assuming it does snow...Trail shoes ya think?

    I never wore anything other than road shoes all winter long last year, unless I was running on a trail.

    The first snow usually melts upon landing anyway.

    @MobyCarp yes the weather guessers here love to tell us the sky is falling.
  • RespectTheKitty
    RespectTheKitty Posts: 1,667 Member
    Got in 4.1 miles on the treadmill tonight. I'm thinking I want to go back to running in the morning. Waiting all day to run is not something I like very well. I just have to really suck it up and get my patoot out of bed.

    23.4/60
  • goldthistime
    goldthistime Posts: 3,213 Member
    katharmonic wrote: »
    Stay safe @ddmom0811 and anyone else in the hurricane's path!

    @MNLittleFinn Nooooooo! I refuse to believe winter could happen already!

    Date :::: Miles :::: Oct total (goal 50)
    10/1 :::: 5.8 :::: 5.8
    10/2 :::: 2.8 :::: 8.6
    10/3 :::: 2.2 :::: 10.8
    10/4 :::: 3.1 :::: 13.9
    10/5 :::: 0.0 :::: 13.9
    10/6 :::: 2.2 :::: 16.1

    Today - easy base run, last one before Sunday's HM. My legs felt better than they have in long time so I feel good about being rested up. Tomorrow is rest day, and just a 15 minute shakeout run on Saturday and then it's showtime. Sounds like it will be good running conditions - 48 to 55 degrees F during race time. I was surprised how sweaty I got this morning at 48 degrees though.

    And, big news is that I have a potential new running partner! Please meet my new edition, as yet unnamed. She just came home with me today, so we are getting to know each other:
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    We took a good walk and I think she has promise for doing some running once she learns better leash skills. She's a bit of puller but not horrible for day 1. I'm so excited. I missed having a dog so much.

    What a sweetie!

  • lissadecker
    lissadecker Posts: 220 Member
    @katharmonic Congrats on the new addition! She's adorable!
  • greenolivetree
    greenolivetree Posts: 1,282 Member
    @katharmonic Congrats on your new doggie!

    @ddmom0811 Stay safe!

    @KatieJane83 Your strides sound good to me.

    I'm so ready to run tomorrow. May be a wet one.
  • Hoveringsock
    Hoveringsock Posts: 10 Member
    I'm in for 80. I've got 11.6 down so far, so I might be a bit behind, but I'll pick it up on the weekend.
  • shanaber
    shanaber Posts: 6,423 Member
    I haven't had a chance to post for a few days so a quick update on that... Work is crazy (I give up... seems to be a regular/standard occurance these days... sigh). I am running (and showering :wink:) when I can before my day starts, between meetings or at the end of the day if it isn't too warm... most of you know I am a morning runner and this is Killin' me! Also my trainer is off on a ride this week so no training tonight which just makes me even more fidgety!
    @ddmom0811 - I hope you are all safe along with anyone else in the Hurricanes path!!
    @katharmonic - awesom puppy and new running partner!
    @MNLittleFinn - seriously - snow!? in early October!? WOW! Just so you know it will be in the 90s here through the weekend! ugh.....
    I will catch up on everyone else over the weekend!

    Date.........Miles........Total
    10/01......12.16.......12.16
    10/02........0.00.......12.16 - Dog beach Sunday
    10/03........5.23.......17.39 + Agility
    10/04........4.26.......21.65 + Strength Training
    10/05........0.00.......21.65
    10/06........3.87.......25.52 + Rally Obedience

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    My completed and upcoming Races - Let me know if you will be running too!
    02/07/16 - Surf City Half Marathon
    02/20/16 - Divas Half Marathon - Temecula
    07/04/16 - SHEPower Virtual Half Marathon
    07/31/16 - San Francisco 2nd Half Marathon
    08/21/16 - Tiki Beach 10k, Huntington Beach
    09/18/16 - Beat the Blerch Half Marathon, Seattle
    11/19/16 - USA Invitational Half Marathon (Yay, I qualified again!)
    12/18/16 - San Diego Holiday Half Marathon
    02/05/17 - Surf City Half Marathon
  • patrikc333
    patrikc333 Posts: 436 Member
    MNLittleFinn wrote: »
    Anyone have the new Garmin HR Run? My Garmin soft strap HRM is annoying the heck out of me, and I'm thinking about switching to a different HRM.

    yes, it works well but in the last couple of months I keep having a small bruise on my chest where the "washing" label is - not sure though is compatible with all the watches

    I had to replace the battery after 8 months and it still works pretty well

    the only thing that I don't like is the fact that it seems to measure sometimes some spikes at the beginning of a run, especially when it is (I am) cold - my fitbit doens't record that, so not sure if it's me or the strap

    I also noticed that sometimes the calorie prediction is completely random (comparing same efforts, same distance, same pace etc), but that's quite rare

    the "old" garmin HRM straps normally last for 1 year - I kept having spikes after about 11 months, so I bought a new one, and researching a bit on the web I found that is very common for that type of strap to last for about 1 year - and they are really uncomfortable to wear - I never had any bruises, but it kept falling down the chest, so annoying!
  • dkabambe
    dkabambe Posts: 544 Member
    Planned to do 2 x 3.8km session today but just didn't have it - no energy, no motivation, stiff legs and felt like I might do some damage if I continued so did my warm up then about 3/4 of the first interval totalling 3.2k. I have done *lots* of pace walking this week so probably a bit overtired! Have my daughter this weekend so no running and will get back to it Monday.


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  • mmteixeira
    mmteixeira Posts: 118 Member
    October Miles:

    Oct 1 - 3 miles - Fleet Feet Personal Best Class - speed work
    Oct 2 - 5.5 miles - easy run
    Oct 3 - 10 miles crosstrain (cycling)
    Oct 4 - 3 miles - Fleet Feet Trail Run Series - demo Altra Lone Peak 3.0
    Oct 5 - 10 miles crosstrain (cycling)
    Oct 6 - 3.5 miles

    First 10K coming up on Sunday...
  • mmteixeira
    mmteixeira Posts: 118 Member
    @BeeerRunner @juliet3455 Thanks for your thoughts :)

    I need to try on the Brooks Cascadia 11. I did not like last year's Brooks shoes with the weave in the tops of the shoes - I found the Ghost 8 very uncomfortable but love my 9's so it may be worth looking at the Cascadia 11.

    I will probably stay away from the Salomon because I understand they are narrow (many reviews mentioned the same thing @juliet3455 said above) and the durability of the outside lugs is questionable on the Speedcross 3's (the 4's may be better). I just really liked the under $80 price on the Speedcross 3's...

    Ultimately, I won't run another trail until Spring so I will probably wait and try to get the Peregrine 6's when the price drops in the Spring (hopefully :) ) - from all the reviews I read, they seem like an excellent multi-purpose trail shoe that can handle easy and technical trails, and I like the way they felt when running in them.
  • MNLittleFinn
    MNLittleFinn Posts: 4,271 Member
    10/1- 4.04 miles
    10/2- Rest/Travel day
    10/3- 3.47
    10/4- 5.03
    10/5- 3.0
    10/6- 5.0

    Total: 25.05/60

    Today's notes: Another no HRM or Garmin Run, so another z3 run (by how I felt, slowing down is hard without my visual reminders).

    And, I tell ya, the snow was a disappointment. Sure it's falling, but none is sticking....it was like running through thick rain rather than snow, and the snowflakes 6 inches in front of my face, combined with the light from my headlamp, made for some dizzy moments.

    Oh well. at 21 miles for the week, so I don't even need a long run to keep me in the 25-30 mile range I want for this "off" season.
  • lissadecker
    lissadecker Posts: 220 Member
    October goal: 50 miles
    10/1: 1.75 miles
    10/2: 3.15 miles
    10/3: 2.25 miles
    10/4: 2 miles
    10/5: 2 miles
    10/6: Rest Day
    Today: 2 miles

    Total/October: 13.15 miles
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