August 2017 Running Challenge
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My First Marathon – Sunday August 27 2017
On Friday I rested while travelling 500 km in 9 hours to get to my Auntie’s house which was 2 km from the event. I slept really well on Friday night, and on Saturday I walked parkrun and met several people who were at the event on Sunday and we were able to cheer each other on.
Saturday night I got to sleep before 7 pm and woke at 4 am after a nightmare about not waking early for my marathon and not being able to find my favourite leggings with the pockets I needed. Once awake, I had my usual breakfast, and got ready in good time with no panicking.
I arrived at the event at 6:35 for a 7 am start. Quick loo stop, then I met 2 women I know from an Australian running Facebook group and they waited with me in the 4 degree Celsius breeze. J was doing the 10 km and the other was doing the half. The start was delayed 10 minutes while we waited for traffic lights to be sorted. There were 70 people running the marathon.
I was few seconds faster than my goal race pace (my aim was 6:42 per km (10:47 per mile)) for the first 7 km but I wasn’t checking my pace after the watch alert for each km, rather just what it looked like at the time I looked, so I thought I was on target. My 2 friends cheered me at 14 km, the end of the first lap (1 of 3). I noticed I kept speeding up when they, other runners, and volunteers cheered me on. Had to watch out for that and reign back!
It was a nice course, round a lake and along concrete and bitumen paths beside the Goulburn and Broken Rivers. Lots of gum and wattle trees, so the scenery was nice to enjoy.
I’d made friends with 2 marshals along the way, and exchanged happy banter with them each time I passed them. It’s so nice to cheer others along and to be cheered, I was smiling a lot throughout the race.
My pace gradually slowed after I passed the half way mark. My left shoe felt too tight but my fingers were numb so I didn’t attempt to retie it.
My fueling strategy worked well, though. A Wiggle lemon & lime gel every 8 km up to 32 km, then one again at 37 km, 5 gels in total. I wore my Camelbak which held the water I needed to take with the gels, and had pockets for the gels, tissues, emergency supplies. I didn’t need to stop for any of the water, energy drink, or lollies kindly offered at the ample aid stations.
My wonderful friend J turned up at the 32 km point and videoed me and cheered me on.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B20lj5kVBsw
33 km was my slowest split. My hip tendons (?) were starting to hurt, and my black toenail on my right foot was getting a matching blood blister. But I’d done 34 km in training, so passing that mark was a psychological boost and my times improved again.
I kept running the whole way, with the memory of the words of encouragement from all my running buddies and close friends reminding me I could do this. I also told myself I’d walked 50 km and been on my feet for over 10 hours in May, so FFS, woman, sort yourself out! Passing my marshal friends for the last time was a huge milestone too.
J turned up again at 40 km and ran with me for about half a km!
Then the final section near the lake, and crossing the finish line! J was there to cheer and video again!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q4pkGpzGCWE
I was given a lovely medal.
My Garmin still said 42.1 km so I had to do an extra 120 metres to get my marathon onto Garmin/Strava. That hurt!
TLDR: I ran my first marathon! I finished in under 5 hours! I ran all the way!
Official Time 4:54:43. Average pace 6:59 per km (11:14 per mile);
12th of 17 women who ran it; 8th of 12 in my age group 40-59.
Incredibly happy with myself and incredibly grateful to all my friends for supporting me.
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8/1/17 - 3.01 miles treadmill before weight lifting.
8/2/17 - 6.13 miles
8/3/17 - 3.03 miles on the treadmill before weight lifting.
8/4/17 - Rest day
8/5/17 - 12.04 miles, rough BG before, during, and after run.
8/6/17 - Rest day; weight lifting
8/7/17 - Rest
8/8/17 - 3.01 miles treadmill before weight lifting
8/9/17 - 6.01 miles, "Race Pace" (not quite) - felt good and indicators for fat adaptation look promising
8/10/17 - Rest (not exercising due to blood tests on 8/11)
8/11/17 - Rest
8/12/17 - Rest (lots of walking at state fair)
8/13/17 - 9.00 miles
8/14/17 - Rest
8/15/17 - 4 miles treadmill before weight lifting. Having electrolyte issues
8/16/17 - 4.85 miles. Still having electrolyte issues
8/17/17 - 4.35 miles treadmill before weight lifting.
8/18/17 - Rest
8/19/17 - 14 Miles
8/20/17 - Rest
8/21/17 - Rest
8/22/17 - 4.06 miles treadmill before weight lifting. Not feeling it today; probably low on electrolytes.
8/23/17 - 7.05 miles
8/24/17 - 4.02 miles
8/25/17 - Rest
8/26/17 - Rest
8/27/17 - 15.10 miles trail, very slow with lots of walking. Some low BG issues and electrolyte problems towards the end.
Upcoming Races:
9/9/17 - Wabash Trace HM
10/21/17 - Oregon Trail Run HM2 -
@orphia nice bling!1
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JessicaMcB wrote: »@skippygirlsmom if you and Skip are ever in the Canadian rockies drop me a line! @juliet3455 would probably know way cooler places to run than I would but you know, I'd bring myself and an absurd amount of gear to the table
@JessicaMcB I am with you in that if any MFP runner - friend - athlete comes into our neck of the woods ( and my schedule allows a mini vacation ) I would gladly join them for a run through the Northern/Central AB Mountains or Bush trails. With all the events in Alberta/BC a visitor could stack events a week apart if they could recover in time.
A friend from our little club just did the Blackspur Ultra 54 k and Fat Dog 70 miler. She is a Beast, all 110 lbs - 4ft 11in of her.
I don't know if my running areas are cooler than anyone else's, some of those Trail Pics you post are so tempting. I am a minimalist when it comes to gear, My Nigel pass run in Jasper this summer - Day Bag, 2 liters water, hat, light jacket, mini First Aid Kit, lunch = 9.5 lbs.
I am already starting to plan next year so I can hit the NATS with two events in May " May 2 (Grande Prairie) and May 27 (Grande Cache). " Jasper HM in April and after having so much fun at the Emperor's Challenge it is definitely on my list for next year. Not to mention I want to go back and get a Silver Medal to go with this years Bronze Medal.
My niece and her neighbor want to do CDR as a team so I am probably going to be support for them. So this spring/summer I plan on getting to GC to run ( walk) a few legs with some of my Peace River and Grande Prairie friends.
Just got back from a weekend at my brothers Cabin at Slave Lake so time to go for a run.5 -
@JessicaMcB @juliet3455 the Fat Dog 120 is a wish list race for me, along with CDR. It's about 2 days drive time, with stops, to get to either one though, so I'd be planning a family vacation around it.... maybe summer 2019... wife wants to see the Coquihalla highway... yeah, we both watched the show Highway through Hell..... so Fat Dog gets us into the "general area"1
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Intended to run 10 this morning and headed out with Hobbes in the 68F (90% humidity) morning. Unfortunately it was 80F by the time I hit 5 miles and Hobbes was way too hot. I knew his feet had to be burning even though we were keeping on the dirt as much as possible, mine were hot and I had shoes on! Instead I just headed home but if I had known I was so very close to my goal I would have gone one lap more around the cul-de-sac!
Tomorrow I am off in the morning to Dallas and hope I can get my intervals in on the treadmill in the gym.
I hope anyone who is in the in the Harvey zone or have family there that you and they are safe!
Date........Miles.......Total
08/01......5.49........5.49 - + Strength Training
08/02......0.00........5.49
08/03......5.13......10.62 - Treadmill
08/04......0.00......10.62 - + kr30dc day 1, Strength Training
08/05......9.69......20.31 - + kr30dc day 2
08/06......0.00......20.31 - + kr30dc day 3
08/07......4.47......24.78 - + kr30dc day 4, Agility
08/08......0.00......24.78 - + kr30dc day 5, Strength Training
08/09......5.09......29.87 - + kr30dc day 6
08/10......0.00......29.87 - + kr30dc day 7, Strength Training
08/11......4.44......34.31
08/12......4.91......39.22
08/13......0.00......39.22
08/14......3.52......42.74 - Intervals + kr30dc day 8, Agility
08/15......0.00......42.74 - + kr30dc day 9, Strength Training
08/16......0.00......42.74 - + kr30dc day 10
08/17......5.50......48.24 - + kr30dc day 11, Strength Training
08/18......4.65......52.89
08/19......8.10......60.99
08/20......2.00......62.99 - Dog Beach walk/run
08/21......4.01......67.00 - Intervals + Agility
08/22......4.81......71.81 - + Strength Training
08/23......0.00......71.81
08/24......4.31......76.12 - Intervals+ Strength Training
08/25......5.30......81.42
08/26......0.00......81.42
08/27......7.52......88.94
My completed and upcoming
02/05/17 - Surf City Half Marathon
07/23/17 - San Francisco 1st Half Marathon
10/14/17 - AIM for the Cure Melanoma 5K Walk/Run
12/16/17 - San Diego Holiday Half Marathon
02/04/18 - Surf City Half Marathon
07/22/18 - San Francisco 2nd Half Marathon6 -
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8/1: 7 miles of Track Tuesday
8/2: 7.1 miles easy
8/3: 8 miles "tempo run"
8/3: 6.3 miles group run
8/4: Rest day
8/5: 6 miles
8/6: 16 miles
8/7: 6 miles group run + lift/strength
8/8: 7 miles Track Tuesday
8/9: 5 miles + lift/strength
8/10: 6.8 miles "tempo Thursday"
8/10: 6.1 mile
8/11: Rest day
8/12: 6.4 miles
8/13: 15.8 miles
8/14: 3.2 miles
8/15: 9.4 miles of Track Tuesday
8/16: 5 miles
8/17: 8 miles "tempo run"
8/17: 7.4 miles
8/18: Rest day, hallelujah
8/19: 7.5 miles
8/20: 16 miles
8/21: 3.2 miles
8/22: 10.2 miles of Track Tuesday
8/23: Extra rest day
8/24: 11 miles of Tempo Thursday
8/24: 6.4 miles
8/25: Rest day
8/26: 19.6 miles
8/27: 8 miles
8/28: 3 miles
221.4 miles of 250 goal miles
Game of Thrones went super late last night, so I only went to the 2nd loop of my morning run which was designated as the "Game of Thrones freak out reaction time" loop. Instead of driving to the gym tonight for a strength workout, I'll run there and back to get my full miles in. If I am diligent about getting all my miles in the next 3 days, I should hit 250 on the nose for August!
@katharmonic I don't usually notice the caffeine, and apparently 100 mg is less than cup of coffee... but I guess I drink a cup of coffee over the course of an hour or so whereas a gel is in the space of a minute. Won't be trying that again!
@Orphia CONGRATS!!!!! Your first marathon!! That's amazing! I'm glad you enjoyed yourself! So... when's the next one?
Upcoming Races:
Oct 8: Steamtown Marathon
Oct 22: Perfect 10 (10 Miler)
Nov 5: Princeton Half Marathon (pacer)
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8/1- 6.1
8/1- 4.2
8/2- 6.1
8/3- 4.5
8/3- 6
8/4- 8.1
8/5- 15.2
8/6- 5.1
8/7- REST
8/8- 6.6
8/8- 4
8/9- 6.2
8/10- REST
8/11- 4 icky not so fun miles
8/12- 18.3
8/13- REST/Recovery
8/14- REST/Recovery
8/15- 6.2
8/16- 5.1
8/17- 6.5
8/18- REST
8/19- 25.5- Including OCR race
8/20-REST
8/21- REST
8/22- 8.2
8/23- 6
8/24- 8
8/25- REST
8/26- 24.1
8/27- 5.1
8/28- REST
Total: 189.3
August Goal: Not die while ramping up running mileage and technicality during 100K training
Nominal mileage goal: 250 miles HAHAHAHA not gonna happen
Today's notes: Rest day today. Still not 100% sure about how I feel about taking 2 rest days per week, but I do feel more rested and fresher when I run, so there is that. The loss of mileage bugs me but, talking to a bunch of ultra runners, I've been hearing that, with my base from marathon training, I can afford the extra day, if i put more quality into the runs. That said, here's my nominal schedule for each week
Monday: REST
Tuesday: Trail Hill Repeats
Wednesday: easy road recovery miles
Thursday: Speedwork
Friday: REST
Saturday: LONG RUN preferably trail
Sunday: heavy legs run, maybe long.
This week is going to be totally messed up, with a trip to see family Fri-Sun, I probably won't get a long run in, but 4-6 hours of standing at the Minnesota State Fair is TOF training, right?
Have a Runderful day everyone!
2017 Races Scheduled
6/16- William A Irvin 5k
6/17- Grandma's Marathon 4:24:06
7/15- Eugene Curnow Trail Marathon 7:22:23
8/12- UMTR FatAss "Not Quite" 50k
8/19- Rampage at the Ridge 5k OCR
9/23- Ely Marathon (full)
10/21 Wild Duluth 100k
11/23- TBD 5k Turkey5 -
8/1 - 5 miles
8/2 - 4 miles
8/3 - 6 miles
8/4 - rest day
8/5 - 8 miles
8/6 - 3 miles
8/7 - 0 miles - rest day
8/8 - 5 miles
8/9 - 5 miles
8/10 - 5.6 miles happy birthday run - see what I did there 5.6 miles
8/11 - rest day
8/12 - 4 miles
8/13 - 10 miles
8/14 - 3 miles
8/15 – rest day rest day my legs said they need a rest day
8/16 - 5 miles
8/17 - 2 miles
8/18 - 5 miles wow it was like running a swamp out there today
8/19 - 2 miles
8/20 - 0 miles decided to take a rest day
8/21 - 5 miles
8/22 - 4 miles
8/23 – 0 miles rest day
8/24 - 6 miles
8/25 - 5 miles
8/26 - 3 miles
8/27 - 4 miles
8/28 - 4 miles
103 of 100 miles
I'm probably going to take the next 2 days as rest days. I need the day tomorrow for use and Wednesday morning I'll be out of town with Skip and have zero plans to run through the city of Montgomery.
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Got back from camping and 542 new messages.
Got in a couple shorter runs and lots of bike riding but I wasn't tracking it so not sure what my August mileage actually is.
Back to training plan tomorrow. I think I'll just pick it up where I should be instead of where I left off and see how that goes.1 -
_nikkiwolf_ wrote: »[quote="rusgolden;c-40296592"
I just started week 7 of a 10K event plan and have a 10K race in 4 weeks and HM in 13 weeks. At some point I want to switch from the 10K plan to the HM 12 week plan. In comparing the two, I am thinking about jumping into week 2 of the HM plan next week since it appears to be close to the same in weekly mileage as the week 8 of the 10K. My last 10K was in mid-June then took 4 weeks off for a calf injury and I did a HM in April using the same HM plan, so I know what to expect. Does anyone have any thoughts on this? Wasn't sure if I should switch now or wait until after the 10K and jump in to the HM plan at week 4 or so.
The plans I am using are from rundouble... http://www.rundouble.com/plans
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Thank you Nikki for taking the time to take a look... and I was thinking the same thing in regards to the 10K mini-taper. Tomorrow would be the start of Week 8 of the 10K event plan, so making that switch to Week 2 of the HM.1 -
@Orphia !!!AMAZING!!!! Just amazing! I can't express how awesome I think you are right now! Congrats! I hope you have some time to relax and heal! So happy for you.
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@Orphia FANTASTIC!!!!! You have joined a very special group, those who have completed a marathon, congratulations.1
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72/90 for month of August. Ran 3 today.
Had to rest all last week. Completely exhausted and having some knee pain. Putting me in jeopardy for finishing well this month1 -
Good 6 mile run this morning. At one point I raced across an intersection to be ahead of truck. I should have just waited but I didn't. My heart rate jump up to 180 and my zone 2 was lost for a little while. Legs feel good, using the compression tight, I think that is helping. Cross-training tomorrow. Going to come up a little short of the 170 for the month. Trying to figure out if I should get in my 20 mile long run that I missed because of my runners knee. I think I can handle a 14 miler this weekend and maybe do the 20 the following weekend. I don't want to push it too much but I also want to be prepared for the marathon on October.
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Well, Sunday didn't happen.
I had a great time with my son most of the day, but then I had to take him home for the week. That got my depression going, and I just felt too down and exhausted to do anything but hang out in bed and listen to the radio. It happens. I still feel somewhat guilty about it, primarily because so many people were running huge distances this weekend and I was just like, meh, too lazy.
My anxiety and depression have been really bad this month, and it's definitely affected my running. It's also made my IBS act up big time, which also affects my running. So it's just not been a good month for mileage, which sucks because the weather has been mostly good for getting outside.
I probably won't be here for September's challenge. I want to take a month off and concentrate on my mental and physical health. I'll still run, I'm sure, but I don't want to feel pressured or guilty about it, which I frequently do when I follow what other people are doing.
I may look into other forms of exercise for a while. Maybe I'll get a bike. Maybe I'll walk more. Maybe I'll take up yoga for relaxation. Who knows. I just know that I need to do this for myself and not to try to impress others.
I hope everyone has a great rest of the month, and best of luck to everyone in September. I'll be back.12
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