October (2016) Running Challenge

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  • MNLittleFinn
    MNLittleFinn Posts: 4,271 Member
    Awesome running @Ohhim looks like you'll be in great shape for the race!
  • Naija82
    Naija82 Posts: 345 Member
    Nice work @katharmonic you're running that's the main thing, you'll get back into it soon. When I was getting back in I was lucky if I did 2 runs in a week and they took ages, now I'm managing much more. Slow and steady wins the race :)
  • MobyCarp
    MobyCarp Posts: 2,927 Member
    October Running Totals (miles)
    10/1 – rest day
    10/2 – 0.56 test run (big mistake)
    10/3 – no running day
    10/4 – no running day
    10/5 – no running day
    10/6 – no running day
    10/7 – no running day
    10/8 – no running day
    10/9 – no running day
    10/10 –no running day
    10/11 – 0.55 run/walk intervals
    10/12 – rest day
    10/13 – 0.56 run/walk intervals
    10/14 – rest day
    10/15 – rest day
    10/16 – 0.85 run/walk intervals
    10/17 – rest day
    10/18 – 0.83 run/walk intervals
    10/19 – rest day
    10/20 – 1.17 run/walk intervals
    10/21 – rest day
    10/22 – 1.53 run/walk intervals
    10/23 – 1.52 run/walk intervals
    10/24 – rest day
    10/25 – 1.43 easy
    10/26 – 1.53 easy
    10/27 – 1.42 easy
    10/28 – rest day

    October total to date – 11.95

    Nominal Challenge Goal – no stated distance
    Real Goal: Return to regular running

    Today's notes – Went to club practice yesterday evening. I figured if I did the warmup with a group, and deliberately stayed behind the front runner, that would keep me slower and maybe that would help. Well, maybe. It's hard to tell, because the group ended up accelerating to right around the pace I've been running solo anyway. And the terrain had more up and down than I've been running on my own; it was a surprise that this made a difference, because there wasn't anything that looked like a serious hill. So I dropped off the warmup early, dealt with a stretch that was steeper downhill than I remembered, and finished on the track. 12 minutes, 1.42 miles, and the sore Achilles had enough.

    Afterwards, I considered the terrain and the fact that this is the first time I've run 3 days in a row since Rochester, and I don't feel bad about it. Resolved that Friday would be a rest day (i.e., no running other than the morning hallway jog) no matter how good I felt. And this morning, the hallway jog went OK, but did indicate that a rest day might be wise. So I did not run for real today, though I did put some hills into my walk this afternoon. That created some interesting sensations in the left calf/Achilles, but I walked farther in one session than I have since being in PT, and I recovered to the point where walking inside on the nice soft carpet feel totally normal.

    Oh, yeah . . . yesterday evening I booked my flight to Tallahassee in December. Club Nationals is a big deal for the club. I pay air fare, meals, and incidentals; the club pays for the hotel and the entry fee. If I'm not in shape to run the 10K on Thanksgiving, I'm out an entry fee; but if I'm not in shape to run 8K on December 11, I'll have paid for air fare to be spectator and cheering section.

    2016 races:
    January 1, 2016 Resolution Run 7.5 mile (Mendon, NY) finished in 53:58
    January 9, 2016 Winter Warrior Half Marathon (Gates, NY) finished in 1:30:59
    March 12, 2016 Johnny's Runnin' of the Green 5 mile (Rochester, NY) finished in 32:32
    March 26, 2016 Spring Forward Distance Run 15K (Mendon, NY) finished in 1:05:24
    April 18, 2016 Boston Marathon (Hopkinton, MA) finished in 3:23:01
    April 24, 2016 Flower City Challenge Half Marathon (Rochester, NY) finished in 1:36:50, targeting MP
    May 15, 2016 Highland Hospital Lilac Run 10K (Rochester, NY) DNS - injury
    June 19, 2016 Medved 5K to Cure ALS (Rochester, NY) DNS - recovering from face plant
    July 16, 2016 Shoreline Half Marathon (Hamlin, NY) finished in 1:31:11
    August 13, 2016 Bergen Road Race 5K (Bergen, NY) finished in 19:07 (5K PR)
    September 4, 2016 Oak Tree Half Marathon (Geneseo, NY) finished in 1:31:37
    September 18, 2016 Rochester Marathon (Rochester, NY) DNF a mile from finish
    October 15, 2016 Finish Strong 15K (Hilton, NY) DNS – Achilles tendonitis
    October 22, 2016 Scare Brain Cancer Away 5K (East Rochester, NY) DNS – Achilles tendonitis
    November 24, 2016 Race with Grace 10K (Hilton, NY)
    December 11, 2016 USATF National Club Cross Country Championship 8K (Tallahassee, FL)

    2017 races:
    January 7, 2017 Winter Warrior Half Marathon (Gates, NY)
    April 17, 2017 Boston Marathon (Hopkinton, MA)
  • WhatMeRunning
    WhatMeRunning Posts: 3,538 Member
    I set out this evening on the trails for an hour long run, maybe more depending on lighting conditions. I was really dragging *kitten* today. I cut it off at about an hour because my footing was getting a little weak. That is one interesting thing about running on trails that I never have with road running. It helps me to cut many runs off at an appropriate time preventing my tendency to just push on. I suspect before long I'll probably be able to just continue on and will no longer have this little warning, but it's kind of nice right now.



    10/24 - Turtle!
    10/25 - Cookies
    10/26 - WAAH! WAAH! Sniffle!
    10/27 - Altra
    10/28 - Nothing exciting to report. Sorry


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  • juliet3455
    juliet3455 Posts: 3,015 Member
    edited October 2016
    @RunRachelleRun I found a posting on ebay for the MX500 and a Petzl with 300 lumens at MEC.

    I was thinking of the 735 would appreciate a little Non-Garmin viewpoint of it.

    @emmab0902 I have not had any IT Band injuries but remembered this was posted about common running injuries.     Running Injuries 101 Hope it helps.

    @greenolivetree That is an awesome looking trail. Love me some leaf covered trails.
  • MNLittleFinn
    MNLittleFinn Posts: 4,271 Member
    edited October 2016
    There's nothing like working up a a 5 month training calendar, only to realize that you skipped an entire week out of the 3rd month and have to erase everything after that to put it in the schedule....

    ....On the bright side, I, in theory, could be running 16 mile long runs (34.8% of weekly mileage) like 4-5 weeks before the marathon plan calls for beginning training (12 week plan), and that plan's first long run is 114-1 miles
  • MNLittleFinn
    MNLittleFinn Posts: 4,271 Member
    @Orphia great job!
  • OSUbuckeye906
    OSUbuckeye906 Posts: 315 Member
    10/3: 6 miles
    10/4: 3 miles
    10/9: 26.2 miles -- Chicago Marathon
    10/13: 3 miles
    10/15: 3 miles
    10/18: 3 miles
    10/20: 4 miles
    10/22: 3 miles
    10/23: 6 miles
    10/24: 3 miles
    10/27: 4 miles
    10/28: 3 miles

    Goal was 3 miles at a 9:45/mile pace. Ended up running it at a 9:36 pace. I probably should have reeled it in a little bit, but I felt pretty good. Amazing the difference between running on the treadmill vs outside for me. My right shin is starting to ache and feel tender more than I would like, so I probably will decide to either rest or use the elliptical tomorrow in order to have a good run on Sunday. I can deal with my knee pain because I know how to make it better, but I get nervous with shin pain that is reminiscent of my stress fracture a few years ago
  • OSUbuckeye906
    OSUbuckeye906 Posts: 315 Member
    Hard to keep up with all these posts!

    I have a love for Brooks Ghost (8) and will probably run in those until they don't work for me anymore. I did end up losing a toenail to them last year but that occurred when I ran Chicago and Baltimore back to back weekends, but they've been perfect otherwise. I've tried others recently but keep going back to those.

    Speaking of Chicago, is anybody else miffed or frustrated about the surprise really early application/registration for next year? I don't think I'm entering into the lottery because of it. I haven't even paid off my speeding ticket I got when I went out for this year's race yet, haha.
  • 9voice9
    9voice9 Posts: 693 Member
    Just a quick note - I decided to do a mini-taper for my 10K tomorrow. I didn't make my 10-miler Monday, did a couple of shorter-than-usual runs on Wednesday, and DIDN'T do my 5ish-miler this morning (just the 2 with Alan at lunchtime). I'll get up and do about 4-5 miles tomorrow, and then head over to my 10K. If I can beat 1:06:25, that'll be another PR within a week. Not REALLY expecting to do that, but it would be fun!

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  • MNLittleFinn
    MNLittleFinn Posts: 4,271 Member
    7lenny7 wrote: »
    @Orphia fantastic!

    MNLittleFinn wrote: »
    There's nothing like working up a a 5 month training calendar, only to realize that you skipped an entire week out of the 3rd month and have to erase everything after that to put it in the schedule....
    @MNLittleFinn if you weren't so old school you could just cut & paste instead of erase. ;)

    Hahahahahahahahahahaha. I hate going back and forth between my calendar and excel on thr computer, so I hand write first. It's cathartic then everything goes into the computer
  • HonuNui
    HonuNui Posts: 1,464 Member

    October goal...run to earn wine and ice cream

    10/1: core/strength training, 2 mile run and 20 minutes of fancy footwork trying to herd the neighbor's stray cow out of our yard
    10/2 rest
    10/3 slug...never got out of my nightgown and played computer games (it was FABULOUS!)
    10/4 4.10
    10/5 3.11
    10/6 core/strength training
    10/7 rest
    10/8 3.25
    10/9 6.48
    10/10 3.18
    10/11 Snorkel 3 hours
    10/12 4.28
    10/13 core/strength and 2.41
    10/14 rest
    10/15 4.50
    10/16 core/strength and 2.07
    10/17 3.22
    10/18 rest
    10/19 4.30
    10/20 life day
    10/21 snorkel 3.5 hours
    10/22 6.50
    10/23 3.36
    10/24 rest
    10/25 4.48
    10/26 4.79
    10/27 dead battery and stuck at work without running shoes!
    10/28 3.35

    Total 64.38

    Upcoming races:
    Las Vegas RocknRoll 10k 11/13/16

    Ticker is my goal for 2016 and accumulation to date:
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  • shanaber
    shanaber Posts: 6,423 Member
    louubelle16 wrote: »
    Anyway, now I have more than one pair of shoes (three...), how do you all keep track of their miles/know when it's time to replace them?

    @louubelle16 - I track the miles on each pair by associating with my run in MapMyRun and I also keep track in my running spreadsheet. I have one that I track all the pertinent information: date and where I purchased them, expected and actual retirement date and monthly and total mileage. This allows me to try and keep the usage and wear distributed evenly over the months and track how much mileage I have on them overall. I expect to get around 400 miles per pair depending on the shoes. My current Skoras have almost 500 though and my older ones that I have since retired have 800 so it really depends on the shoes. I can though usually feel when they are starting to wear out and need to be replaced.
  • ereck44
    ereck44 Posts: 1,170 Member
    Really busy week and lots of running. Not able to post until now.

    10/1....12 miles.
    10/4....3 miles.
    10/7....1.62 miles treadmill. Total..16.62 miles
    10/8....13.1 (Indianapolis Half Marathon....average pace 11:58
    10/9...Colts game...beer and a large pretzel....mistake...lots of swelling in left ankle.
    10/10...work
    10/11...6 miles run, mixing up fast sprints, easy run, fartleks...felt good but unable to muster a fast pace or increase heart rate much above 90% max heart rate. The half marathon took a lot out of me.
    10/16...8 miles at very, very slow pace...averaged 73% max heart rate.
    10/19....8 miles at very, very slow pace.....unable to share heart rate due to heart rate monitor malfunctioning, but I ran almost 13 minutes slower than 10/16
    10/21...3.79 miles at 79% max heart rate on the treadmill, no elevation, probably averaged 13:20-minute miles.
    10/22....8 miles at 76% max heart rate on the Monon trail. Temperature at 59 degrees slight head wind. Worked at maintaining slow pace, focused on breathing and relaxing...not as tense as last time, started getting sore at end of mile 7.

    New runs posted:

    10/25....8 miles at 77% max heart rate....still working on my base....super tedious. When will it end???
    10/26...8 miles at 79% max heart rate....allowed 30-40 sec sprints x 7, one each mile except 1. I felt much better after running the sprints...8 miles didn't seem as long.
    10/27... 8 miles at tempo run at 88% max heart rate....1st mile at 10:03, still unable to crack the 10 minute mile...very consistent at running all miles under 12 minutes, and a couple under 11 minutes (using old fashioned stop watch). No appreciable fatigue noted...could have run another 2 or 3 miles. Noted glute muscles tightening at about the middle of the fifth mile, no hip soreness....yay!

    May get another run in on October 31st....working the weekend. Highest total of all running challenges thus far!

    Total... 87.51 miles.
    Goal... 75 miles.

    5/6/17....Indianapolis Mini-marathon

  • kristinegift
    kristinegift Posts: 2,406 Member
    OSUbuckeye906 wrote: »
    Speaking of Chicago, is anybody else miffed or frustrated about the surprise really early application/registration for next year? I don't think I'm entering into the lottery because of it. I haven't even paid off my speeding ticket I got when I went out for this year's race yet, haha.

    @OSUbuckeye906 Miffed for sure! It's what... 5 months earlier than usual? I had budgeted that race fee for the spring, not November! The registration date barely includes the Philly Marathon -- not even 2 months after Chicago's date! -- where I'm hoping to time qualify for a guaranteed spot. I'm not sure what the rush is, and I wonder if they're going to see a big drop in numbers by switching the dates :/


    @Orphia Congrats on 1st female!! That's awesome. Plus that outfit is perfect for running, it's so cute but also warm and ALSO festive!!
  • luluinca
    luluinca Posts: 2,899 Member
    @Orphia congrats on the Parkrun and fantastic costume........great for a run too as opposed to some costumes.

    Everyone else.............nice work all the way around!

    Still struggling here a bit with what my doc called runner's knee. The problem is it feels fine when I wake up in the morning so I really want to run but the day I tried that, and also the day I walked at a fast pace uphill, both killed me later.

    Yesterday I tried the elliptical for 10 minutes as an experiment and then did my usual strength training workout. It didn't hurt much after the elliptical so I'll try a bit more time tomorrow. Knee feel great again this morning but I'm forcing myself to rest it until next week. Hopefully I'll still be able to run the Turkey Trot, but may have to settle for the 5K instead of the 10 I've been training for. That's okay, I'll work up to it again.

    I'm bummed I missed my mileage goal this month by about 3.5 miles...........uggghhhh

    10/01 – Rest Day
    10/02 – 3.6 mile horse trail run with dog – AVG HR 143, High 159 on hills
    10/03 – Rest Day
    10/04 – 2.1 mile horse trail run with dog – testing out the new Garmin
    10/05 – 3.31 miles horse trail run with dog – looks like Garmin is about 7-8 bbm higher than my Polar
    10/06 – 95 min strength training
    10/07 – 3.6 miles horse trail run with the dog – AVG HR 146
    10/08 – Rest Day
    10/09 – 4.52 miles at the park – longest run yet – AVG HR 147
    10/10 – Another Rest Day……ugggghhhh
    10/11 – 3.1 miles horse trail run – Fastest 5K yet – AVG HR 147
    10/12 – 3.1 miles horse trail run plus a 3 mile walk this morning
    10/13 – 4 mile walk along the river trail
    10/14 – 95 min strength training
    10/15 – Spent the day at the Aquarium of the Pacific………..lots of walking
    10/16 – 4.6 mile horse trail run – AVG HR 143 but I did run one very steep hill and it got up to 160
    10/17 – 100 min strength training
    10/18 – 3.1 mile horse trail run – One big hill – AVG HR 136 a nice recovery zone for me I guess
    10/19 – Rest Day
    10/20 – Another Rest Day……….uggghhhh
    10/21 – 3.1 mile park run after an 80 minute strength training session, trying to make up for the extra rest day
    10/22 – Worst week ever for rest days and changes in plans………..uggghh
    10/23 – 5 mile trail run – Even though I didn’t add up the miles this week I still managed my longest run and fastest 5K within that 5 miles. I’m ecstatic and surprised.
    10/24 – 90 min strength training
    10/25 – 2.5 mile recovery road run – AVG HR 120
    10/26 – Rest day – nursing sore knee
    10/27 – 3.1 mile horse trail walk including the big hill at the park. Not counted in my ticker.
    10/28 – 10 min elliptical and 90 min strength training
    10/29 – Rest day but walking the dog slowly about 2 miles

    11/19 - San Dimas Turkey Trot 10K-looks like I'll be running the 5, if I'm lucky
  • 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
    10/7- 4.4
    10/8- 7.4
    10/9- REST- Grumble Grumble Grumble
    10/10- 5.22
    10/11- 4.02
    10/12- 3.01
    10/13- 6.0
    10/14- 4.03
    10/15- 8.1
    10/16- REST
    10/17- 4.03
    10/18- 6.01
    10/19- 4.04
    10/20- 6.11
    10/21- 4.01
    10/22- 8.01
    10/23- REST
    10/24: 4.03
    10/25- 6.01
    10/26- 6.03
    10/27- 6.04
    10/28- 4.02
    10/29- 8.01

    Total: 128.97/70 I'm starting to think I set my mileage goal too low...

    Today's notes: RAINY and 45 degrees with a 7mph wind makes for one cold runner when I stop. Despite the rain, I had a good run today. I managed another z2 average, despite maintaining a 10:19 average pace. For me this is a pretty big thing, it shows that I'm improving my cardio. I'm also happy because my average pace was just 1 second off my GMP for June and I'm over 7 months out....Now to just stretch the distance I can manage that pace....

    Distance: 8.01
    Time: 1:22:40
    Avg. Pace: 10:19
    Avg HR: 153
    Avg HR zone: 2.8

    Now to get some rest before the family wakes up and my in-laws arrive for a 3 night stay.
  • OSUbuckeye906
    OSUbuckeye906 Posts: 315 Member
    @Orphia Congratulations! Love the festive outfit!
    kristinegift wrote: »
    @OSUbuckeye906 Miffed for sure! It's what... 5 months earlier than usual? I had budgeted that race fee for the spring, not November! The registration date barely includes the Philly Marathon -- not even 2 months after Chicago's date! -- where I'm hoping to time qualify for a guaranteed spot. I'm not sure what the rush is, and I wonder if they're going to see a big drop in numbers by switching the dates :/
    Exactly, I hadn't budgeted for a big race fee like that right before the holidays. I think it's their way of earning revenue from two races in one calendar year. There may be a big drop in applicants to the lottery, but I'm sure they'll still have more than enough to fill all the spots. After all, next year is the 40th anniversary. I've run it 3 years in a row and was hoping for 2 more to earn legacy status but I'm going to chalk this up as an opportunity to run some other fall marathons next year. I hope the Philadelphia Marathon works out for you to qualify!


    luluinca wrote: »
    Still struggling here a bit with what my doc called runner's knee. The problem is it feels fine when I wake up in the morning so I really want to run but the day I tried that, and also the day I walked at a fast pace uphill, both killed me later.
    Did your doctor give you any exercises to do or did he just advise you to rest? I usually have a bit of runner's knee in my right knee but doing the exercises consistently that my PT gave me helps to keep it tolerable.

  • greenolivetree
    greenolivetree Posts: 1,282 Member
    Aargh! This sickness has moved into my chest. Only 8 miles left to make my goal of 60. I really don't know how I did it but I'm thrilled to finally be running consistently again even though my furthest distance for the month is 5 miles. Onward and upward! ** crossing fingers **

    @orphia great job! Congrats :)

    @luluinca so sorry but just know that most (all?) Of us miss our goal at some point. Hang in there!
  • 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
    10/8/2016: 4 Mi Total, 2.25 Mi Running
    10/10/2016: 4 Mi Total, 2.5 Mi Running
    10/14/2016: 4.4 Mi Total, 2.75 Mi Running
    10/18/2016: 4.3 Mi Total, 3.00 Mi Running
    10/19/2016: 4.3 Mi Total, 3.00 Mi Running
    10/21/2016: 2.1 Mi Total, 1.50 Mi Running
    10/29/2016: 2.0 Mi Total, 1.00 Mi Running

    Distance Left: 8 Mi

    Family emergency out of state, not able to find a time or place to run for a week...frustrating. Got a little time yesterday (2) 1/4 mi intervals and (1) 1/2 mi interval just so I could get something, then I went to bed.

    Will try to get 8 more miles in in the next 3 days, but may fall short.


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  • 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
    10/7: 2 miles
    10/8: 2.25 miles
    10/9: 3.15 miles
    10/10: 2.25 miles
    10/11: 2.25 miles
    10/12: 2.5 miles
    10/13: 2 miles
    10/14: Rest Day
    10/15: 4.19 miles (2.25 + 1.9) <<<
    10/16: 2.25 miles
    10/17: 2.25 miles
    10/18: 2.5 miles
    10/19: 2.25 miles
    10/20: 2.25 miles
    10/21: 3.15 miles
    10/22: 1 mile
    10/23: 5 miles
    10/24: 2 miles
    10/25: Rest Day
    10/26: Lazy Day
    10/27: 2 miles
    10/28: 2.25 miles
    10/29: 3 miles

    Total/October: 61.6 miles

    Managed to tough it out for 3 miles with my undie elastic pinching me in a most uncomfortable way. Mike came out with me and Fergus again so that was fun. He likes to chat a bit here and there while we run so it makes me focus on my breathing a bit more. Shooting for 5+ miles tomorrow with Fergus. We'll see how that goes.

    I am thinking about doing a 5k or 10k coming up sometime soon here. The ones that I see that I am able to probably do are all on Thanksgiving though and I have to make sure I can get back home in time to get dinner started. I am also a little concerned about my speed. I am pretty slow. My best time has been about a 12:15 mile which I have sustained for 2 miles and I think I can probably hold on to for 3, but I would have to slow it down to last 6 miles. (Today's 3 miles was at about 13 minutes per mile and it was an easy pace for me.) So, I will be at the back of the pack...perhaps even dead last, for sure. Still, I kind of want to do it though. On the fence for now. :)
  • luluinca
    luluinca Posts: 2,899 Member
    @OSUbuckeye906, not yet on the exercises. I'm hoping to get a PT appt next week but may look some up online in the meantime. It's really not that bad unless I run.....LOL

    @greenolivetree yeah I'm not too worried about missing my goal, just that I was so close....lol. I'll try again next month of course.

    Hope all of you racing this weekend get some great times in!
  • MNLittleFinn
    MNLittleFinn Posts: 4,271 Member
    edited October 2016
    @kristinegift lol that's funny. Nice run BTW
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