October (2016) Running Challenge
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@lissadecker thanks for the encouragement and just knowing I'm not the only one worrying about these things helps! I'm sure you're doing great!0
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@7lenny7 Yes, I'm running the Anoka Grey Ghost 5k. It's one of my favorites because I love Halloween. I need to figure out a costume yet, though!
@juliet3455 That hill/pub run sounds awesome!
@OSUbuckeye906 Welcome and congrats on the Chicago Marathon!
@_nikkiwolf_ Congrats on your PR!
@MNLittleFinn I hope you hear back soon about Grandma's Marathon. We can be scared about doing it as our first together
@mmteixeira Those stats on the pod are awesome and now I think I've convinced myself that I NEED one for each pair of shoes as I marathon train. Putting it on my Christmas wish list right NOW! Thanks for sharing the info with us.
To everyone else who ran this weekend, great job! I was a slacker, being at a conference most of the weekend with friends, then lazily watching football on the couch all day yesterday. I need to get back on track!0 -
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10/1: 13.1 Miles: 1st Half Marathon Race!! / Yoga
10/2: 4.5 Miles (Very Slow…) / Yoga
10/3: 3 Miles…Feeling much better
10/4: Body Pump and 3 more slow miles
10/5: 3.1 mile run / 1.7 mile Social run/walk through my gym with my kiddo
10/6: Body Pump
10/7: Yoga and Tried out my new Foam Roller
10/8: 14 Miles (6 with Hubby running and Kiddo bicycling)
10/9: 5 Miles
10/10: 3 mile trail run with the family
10/11: 7 minutes of Core, Body Pump, 30 minutes of Stationary Bike
10/12: 4 Mile run turned into 1.87 after a huge wipeout
10/13: 3 Mile Walk
10/14: 3.1 Mile Run
10/15: 10 Mile Run. Planned to go 12, but my hamstring started acting up around Mile 5. It didn’t hurt bad, but it wasn’t normal, so decided to cut my run short.
10/16: 45 Minutes of Stationary Bike
10/17: 45 Minutes (12 Miles) of Stationary Bike
10/18: Body Pump and 30 minutes (7.5 miles) on Stationary Bike
10/19: 60 minutes (15.6 miles) on Stationary Bike
10/20: 3 Mile Run / It was a chilly 75 degrees with a strong north wind. I didn’t break a sweat at all!! Still had discomfort with the hamstring though. Ugh!!
10/21: Rest Day
10/22: 3 mile slow run with the kiddo: still discomfort / 15 minutes row machine, 45 minutes (12 miles) Stationary Bike
10/23: 5 mile run on Zero Runner – Wish I tried this sooner, but I thought I’d still have pain when bending my knee.
74.7 miles of running / 59.1 miles on Stationary Bike – (Eliminated monthly goal due to leg pain)
2016 Races Completed:
Buffalo Boogie (5K) May 7 – 23:42
Marine Creek Trailhead Trot (5K) May 14 – 22:00
Joe’s Run (10K) June 4 – 48:04
Firecracker 5000 (5K) July 4 – 22:51
XTERRA Jurassic Trail Run (15K at Night) July 16 – 1:32:05
Clark Gardens I’m Only Half Crazy Half Marathon/5K (HM) Oct 1 – 1:48:21
Upcoming Races:
Turkey Trot – Appleton, WI (5 Miles) Nov 24 (Tentative)
BMW Dallas Marathon (HM) Dec 11 (Registered)
Cowtown Marathon (Full) Feb 26 (Registered)
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Happy Monday!!
Well, I’ve got a dr appointment set up for 10/27 with a sports orthopedic specialist, but I’m pretty sure I have 2 small Baker’s cysts on the back of my leg behind my right knee. My husband has been dealing with Baker's Cysts since this summer, but his are humongous compared to mine. He had one rupture, and we took him to the ER because he had all the symptoms of DVT. That's how we discovered he had Baker's Cysts, which is a lot better than DVT.
Now that I discovered the Zero Runner at my gym, I’m hoping I might be able to still continue my marathon training except without speed work?? I also hope all the other gym members keep their fear of the “weird looking new machine” so I never have to wait for it since there’s just one machine!! LOL We'll see what the doctor says.
@mmteixeira Thanks for the Milestone Pod info. It seems like it shares some pretty cool info. One I get back to running on pavement, I’ll definitely check out getting one (or 2) of these.
@HonuNui Cool pic of the eel. I once went on a night dive in Cozumel, and we saw an eel come out of its hole and eat a black fish. It was pretty cool! My husband got low on air so we had to surface earlier than expected and I missed seeing an Octopus.
@MNLittleFinn Glad you decided to do the marathon. I think you’re fully capable. I’m worried that I may have to change the one on my schedule to a HM. However, I don’t want my 1st marathon to be a miserable experience. If I’m unable to get the training in that’s needed, I’ll definitely make the change. There will always be another marathon to run.
@MobyCarp Sounds like you’re making some good progress…hope it keeps getting better and better for you!
@luluinca Have you tried yoga for the stiffness? I’m usually pretty stiff after long runs, and I sometimes get stiff during the week when I’m doing both running and strength training. I have a Runner’s yoga DVD that seems to really help out with the stiffness. It’s only 20 minutes too. With everything else I do, I don’t have time for an hour long yoga session.
@OSUbuckeye906 Welcome!!
@skippygirlsmom WOW! Great story!!
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@BeeerRunner Thanks for the yoga suggestion I may have to try that. I do a lot of stretching before my strength training workouts and some before a run but probably not as much as I should be doing.
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skippygirlsmom wrote: »10/24 - 4 miles
@elise4270 did you see this story http://womensrunning.competitor.com/2016/08/inspiration/woman-races-half-marathon-crutches_63161#79UHkbgdVUyFmQiR.97
Thanks for the story! I was told I could do every other day, 10 minutes off crutches to build up my time off of them. Once I heard that, I haven't used them since. I don't think my bad shoulder and carpel tunnel in my wrist can take them any longer.BeeerRunner wrote: »Happy Monday!!
@luluinca Have you tried yoga for the stiffness? I’m usually pretty stiff after long runs, and I sometimes get stiff during the week when I’m doing both running and strength training. I have a Runner’s yoga DVD that seems to really help out with the stiffness. It’s only 20 minutes too. With everything else I do, I don’t have time for an hour long yoga session.
I agree about the yoga. That's an excellent place to start.
I must have had incredibly tight psoas muscles. My PT has been stretching them. The difference is more than I thought possible. The tightness in my back has loosened and my breathing is even easier.
Now my update. Blah. I'm so dang tired. I've got to get on a normal schedule. Incredibly tired. And the *kitten* jerk cat stuck his rear foot in my coffee while going on about caned food. Not cool dude.
@BEERRUNNER my husband said we could trade the TM for the zero g runner. Lol! Until I told him how much they ran last I checked. He's funny though, I may wind up with one anyhow. (Fingers crossed).2 -
@mmteixeira That is a cool gadget. Interesting data being collected. It would be a pain for me to use on a regular basis since I rotate a wide variety of shoes during the week. That would be the only drawback. I would have to buy a few of them. I just read that they are meant to be used with one shoe at a time. So if you have multiple shoes in rotation, you need multiple's of these pods.
@MNLittleFinn So exciting that you are going for the full. You will do good. Keep up what you have been doing.
@skippygirlsmom So awesome for Skip.Everyone, I have a question. After my long run every week, and I'm only up to 5 miles and my daily runs are in the 5K range, my body is pretty sore. Hips feel stiff, feet are sore and left knee aches. The next morning I feel fine and generally get a stretching and strength training session in. The day after that I'm ready to run again. Does this sound normal? Keep in mind that I'm 66 and expect some aches and pains, only really began running in the last 6 months, and am training for my first 10K next month.
I'd like to make sure I'm not overdoing it somehow since I'm loving running.
@luluinca I am 44 and what you described is normal for me not only after my long runs but for many of my harder runs. It gets better over time. However, I tend to push it, so I am not sure if I am a good source to tell you if you are overtraining towards injury or not. I would say that if you feel fine the next day and ready to run afterwards with no issues and can keep good form on the run, then you are good.
Those stiffy sore achy feelings you get in the hips, feet, and knee sounds to me like DOMS. By 4 weeks, if you maintain the same intensity/distance, then that all should go away. The thing with me, I keep building intensity and/or distance and my body never gets a chance to just enjoy what I am doing. I am always striving for better performance. And if I am changing my mechanics, different muscles are getting utilized, which means they will feel it. Running causes a breakdown in your physical structure (muscles, bones, ligaments, tendons, ect.) and during recovery they become stronger. But while your body is in recovery, you will be feeling it.
Stretching helps a lot as @BeeerRunner pointed out.
As far as stretching goes, "dynamic stretching" before a run, "static stretching" after a run. I don't immediately stretch after a run. I usually do it at night or when I am at work at my desk (when I am feeling the DOMS pretty bad). Also, look into getting a tennis ball and foam roller for "self myofascial release".
I have yoga for runner's video links as well as foam rolling links in the sites & references page in the main group.
Congrats to all of those that ran and did PR's and stuff over the weekend. Great to hear a lot of you mending very well. Welcome to anyone new to this challenge.0 -
Amazing run today! I took the day off because I just needed a mental health day and was so exhausted last night. Didn't mention that I was exhausted from the bike ride yesterday.
We went to Gainesville for the Horse Farm Hundred (but we just signed up to go 55) because there were hills. Wow, they were tough.
Anyway, took the day off and got a run in during daylight hours, after a good night sleep, and it was a perfect temperature out. Got to catch up on what y'all have been doing in here! After I finish the grading I need to do.
10/1 - 5.1 miles
10.2 - 7.3 miles
10/3 - travel/rest day
10/4 - rest
10/5 - 5.1
10/6 - 5.2
10/7 - hurricane day
10/8 - 7.5 miles - trail running on sidewalks
10/9 - 37 miles biking
10/10 - 5.1 miles - perfect 65 degrees
10/11 - 5 miles - still nice out!
10/12 - strength training
10/13 - 4 miles
10/14 - strength training
10/15 - 34 miles biking
10/16 - 30 miles biking
10/17 - 4.6 miles
10/18 - 4.2 miles
10/19 - strength training
10/20 - 4.6 miles
10/21 - rest day
10/22 - 44 miles biking
10/23 - 57 miles biking
10/24 - 5 miles running
Upcoming races
11/30/16 - I/ITSEC 5K
2/5/17 - Daytona Beach HM
2/26/17 - Disney Princess HM Orlando0 -
skippygirlsmom wrote: »
My Skip brag, she has finally (and very happily) run a sub 22 5K with a 21:33 at yesterday's meet, that's more than 30 seconds off her past PR. She is beyond thrilled. I spoke with the running coach I hired over the summer the other day and I told him everything they said is coming true, she is peaking in time for sectionals when her teammates are getting tired.
That's great news! Amazing time!!!1 -
@Stoshew71 Thanks for all the great information. I tend to think I'm okay but I suppose time will tell. I think I'll rest on my laurels a bit after the 10K and not try to increase distance right away just keep to my 3 to 6 mile runs for awhile. I think that will tell me something.
The info on stretching is helpful in regards to dynamic vs static before and after the run. I pretty much do both before and after so may change that up a little too.
I use a foam roller at the gym but now that I'm only going 2 or 3 days if I'm lucky, because I'm trying to run 4 days, I probably need to buy one for home use.
It feels like DOMS to me for the most part with the exception of a bit of a nagging knee issue which I've had for years. Not an injury necessarily, just an old knee I think. I wear an open patella sleeve when I run and that seems to help while I'm running, but I do feel it afterwards. Generally though I think it's probably ok.
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Now my update. Blah. I'm so dang tired. I've got to get on a normal schedule. Incredibly tired. And the *kitten* jerk cat stuck his rear foot in my coffee while going on about caned food. Not cool dude.
@BEERRUNNER my husband said we could trade the TM for the zero g runner. Lol! Until I told him how much they ran last I checked. He's funny though, I may wind up with one anyhow. (Fingers crossed).
Sorry you're feeling so blah. I'll bet a Zero Runner would help perk you right up!!
Funny cat!! I used to have a cat that would only drink water out of the faucet from the left sink in our bathroom. She would have nothing to do with water from the right sink. She also apparently liked water out of cups she knocked over onto the floor. Put water in a bowl, and she might take a few drinks right when it was fresh, but after that, she wasn't drinking any more until it was filled up with fresh water.0 -
Email/phone tag is not fun! I'll be calling the race director as soon as I am done with work. Good news, I only have to pay the $15 difference between the 2 races.2
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@stoshew71 did you get in Oak Barrel? I talked to a friend who said if you registered for something like 3 out of the last 4 years you got to register early before the general public did. So she was able to register early.
@luluinca there is a great video in the middle of this article on stretches to do before you run. My daughter gets to the track before the rest of her team and does these religiously before she runs. She swears by them. Her school coach isn't big on making sure the kids do these, her out of school coach will not let her run 1 mile if she does not. She also does stretches after she runs, and if she races, she will do a mile "cool down" about 20 mins later. http://www.runnersworld.com/start-running/should-i-stretch-before-or-after-my-runs
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BeeerRunner wrote: »
Now my update. Blah. I'm so dang tired. I've got to get on a normal schedule. Incredibly tired. And the *kitten* jerk cat stuck his rear foot in my coffee while going on about caned food. Not cool dude.
@BEERRUNNER my husband said we could trade the TM for the zero g runner. Lol! Until I told him how much they ran last I checked. He's funny though, I may wind up with one anyhow. (Fingers crossed).
Sorry you're feeling so blah. I'll bet a Zero Runner would help perk you right up!!
Funny cat!! I used to have a cat that would only drink water out of the faucet from the left sink in our bathroom. She would have nothing to do with water from the right sink. She also apparently liked water out of cups she knocked over onto the floor. Put water in a bowl, and she might take a few drinks right when it was fresh, but after that, she wasn't drinking any more until it was filled up with fresh water.
Haha! Thanks for the sympathies. Not awake and grumpy is not when I wanna deal with crazy jerk ADD cat fn with my coffee, he's like a meowing bouncing rubber ball. They definitely have quirks. All of mine are funny about water. I think it's a control issue. Right now my little one and nutzo jerk think I need to get up at 6 am to feed them canned food. I probably should be getting up at 6 instead of sleeping til 10-11. I'm a light sleeper, i swear I don't sleep well until dh leaves for work. I should just probably give into Tylenol before bed. Ramble ramble ramble.
I may be going back to work in a few weeks. I have serious mixed feelings about that. Income stability- sure. Jerks at work- nah. Been nice having a check and being off for the last few months. Would have been better if I could have run though! Nah, I've learned a lot. Just need to implement it.0 -
@skippygirlsmom Thanks so much that is really helpful. Glad your daughter seems to be doing so well and peaking at just the right time!
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@skippygirlsmom Thanks so much that is really helpful. Glad your daughter seems to be doing so well and peaking at just the right time!
Thanks let's hope it continues through sectionals
she missed making States last year by 1 place. 1 -
So, I'm totally old school, so I kind of want to get a paper running log/journal to document my prep/training for my first full. Anyone have good suggestions? Otherwise I might just use my blog space on here as well.0
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skippygirlsmom wrote: »@stoshew71 did you get in Oak Barrel? I talked to a friend who said if you registered for something like 3 out of the last 4 years you got to register early before the general public did. So she was able to register early.
This year I am not going to do Oak Barrel and probably not Bridge Street either. I am instead looking into the Kentucky Derby Marathon. It's my back up in case RCM doesn't go very well. I know a couple in my group that were invited to register early as well because they did it 3 out of the last 4. I heard it was sold out by 8 am on the day it opened to the general public. I may still go and watch and be there for the picnic, but I won't be running it this year.
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Date Miles Total
10/01 03.1 03.1
+++++ Strength
10/02 06.4 09.5
10/03 Rest
10/04 Strength
10/05 04.0 13.5
10/06 03.2 16.7
10/07 Strength
10/08 03.3 20.0
10/09 07.0 27.0
10/10 Rest
10/11 03.2 30.2
+++++ Strength
10/12 Rest
10/13 05.0 35.2
10/14 Rest (Forgot to do the strength training...)
10/15 04.3 39.5
10/16 08.3 47.8
10/17 Rest
10/18 04.3 52.1
+++++ Strength
10/19 Rest
10/20 05.2
10/21 02.0
10/22 03.2
10/23 06.0 68.5<- Total So Far
"Felt-Like-A-Race" report for yesterday:
8-mile Long Run turned into 6-mile Tempo
Originally, an 8-mile long run was planned. A few friends wanted to join us, thinking that their kids would bike with ours and they would walk the 5-mile loop while we ran. Arrangements were made and it all seemed like a good plan and everyone would have company… Until we arrived at the gate of that favorite place of ours: it was closing at 6:30 pm instead of 8 pm. After unloading the bikes and leaving some time at the end to load the bikes, we only had a hour to run, which was not enough for my long run. So, I thought, it was probably safe to trade an 8-mile long run for a 6-mile tempo run and I might even have a chance to break my 10k PR.
The Run
My 7-year-old could not quite catch up with her friends in the start, so, I ran with her. My pace was on track for the 10K PR with her biking by my side. At mile 3 or so, my girl’s friends were waiting for her so, with some company, she just zoomed off and I could no longer catch up but I was able to maintain my pace. We looped back to the starting point after 5 miles and the girls were waiting. I had almost 15 minutes before the meet-up time so I told them I would run some more. Soon, I saw the boys turning back from their 2nd loop, and the two friends who were walking; they didn’t quite have enough time to finish the loop. I ran some more before I head back. But by this point I was pretty beat and I started to lose motivation to finish 10k. I kept feeling like I would not have enough time and that everyone else would be waiting for me. I also felt like I was out of breath for too long. Actually, I walked a little and headed back. I tried to keep the pace and then walked some more and barely reached 6 miles when I stopped where everyone else were.
Looking Back
With just 0.2 miles before reaching 10k with a chance of breaking under 1 hour for the 10k, a part of me wished I had run a little more before heading back and make the distance. But I also knew how much I wanted to stop because I felt like I was done. And I barely have time to catch my breath before loading the bikes. I felt like I might collapse and I probably could use more time to cool down. So, I will focus on the positive for being able to maintain the ~9:30 average paced in a 6-mile run. There will be other chance to PR.
ETA: I reached 1,000 km for the year yesterday, the most I have run in a year
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