September 2017 Running Challenge

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  • juliet3455
    juliet3455 Posts: 3,015 Member
    edited September 2017
    8 km Run/Walk up Pats Creek trail, the same trail where 1-2 weeks ago we had a bear walking through the entrance barriers. Lots of bear scat from all the berries that are in prime season right now.
    27.8C = 82F: It was a real struggle in this heat. Un-seasonablly warm for this late in the fall. Even if it was in the middle of summer it would be a scorcher. Forgot to stop my watch so the numbers for the last km are off.
    Another one of our club members is moving on to a new job in a different community.
    So that's 3 members in a month :(:/:s:'( .

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    09/02 6.5 km – 143.5 km - 006.5 km – YTD 1001.07 km
    09/03 6.5 km – 137.0 km - 013.0 km – YTD 1007.57 km
    09/05 11.0 km – 126.0 km - 024.0 km – YTD 1018.57 km
    09/06 8.0 km – 118.0 km - 032.0 km – YTD 1026.57 km
  • HonuNui
    HonuNui Posts: 1,464 Member
    September goal....I'll know it when I see it.

    9/1 rest
    9/2 4mile hike through Kilauea Iki, then 3.2 run on treadmill
    9/3 4.35
    9/4 4.00
    9/5 rest
    9/5 5.62



    Total: 21.17

    Happy Birthday @OSUbuckeye906 !
    @OregonMother and everyone else in the burning northwest: prayers and hugs.
    My dad evacuated from Stuart, Fl area today: he's headed to relatives on the gulf side, but I'm not sure that's any safer! Stay safe all you Floridians.

    Ticker is my goal for 2017 and progress to date:
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    upcoming races:
    Hilo Bay 5 and 10k 9/10
    BlockThe Sun Run 5k Oct 14 (https://walk.aimatmelanoma.org/Hilo2017) (physical and virtual options available)
  • Orphia
    Orphia Posts: 7,097 Member
    OSUbuckeye906 wrote: »
    So much for trying to keep up with the September thread! I'm already so far behind. I'll update my miles and try to read/skim through the thread sometime soon.

    Today was my 30th birthday. I had the day off work and am going out of town this weekend, so I decided to get my 20 miles in today. I had the perfect excuse to bail since I was diagnosed with a minor upper respiratory infection and costocondritis yesterday, but I was feeling okay after some Tylenol and I actually really wanted to run the 20 miles today, so off I went. I ran the first 10 miles fairly close to my apartment in case things went south, but I was feeling okay. I set out with an overall goal pace of 10:30 min/mile but was okay going slower if I wasn't feeling great. I ended the 20 miles at 3:29:21 (10:28 min/mile) with my fastest mile at mile 19 (9:43). Not a bad birthday run!

    I don't know if I've mentioned here yet that I won a contest (along with 19 others) through my local running store for an entry into this year's NYC marathon, courtesy of New Balance. I'm also training for the Columbus Marathon, which is 3 weeks prior. Does anybody have suggestions on how I should approach the time between the two marathons?

    9/1: rest
    9/2: 15 miles
    9/3: rest
    9/4: 6 miles
    9/5: rest
    9/6: 20 miles

    TOTAL: 41/185 miles

    @OSUbuckeye906 How many marathons have you run? I've only done the one, and I'd say rest, rest, rest. Gentle 20-40 minute runs a few times a week, and that's about it. You'll already be in marathon shape, fitness-wise. Just need the body/muscles to cooperate.
  • girlinahat
    girlinahat Posts: 2,956 Member
    Orphia wrote: »
    Looks like I'll be running Hilo Run for SPAM at 4:30 am a few hours before a HM race. :smiley: How awesome will that feel!

    No, actually, what's awesome is YOU GUYS!!! We've now raised $950 against melanoma!!!

    https://walk.aimatmelanoma.org/Hilo2017/mfpmonthlyrunningchallenge

    so I finally got round to registering (don't think I followed the instructions too well).

    It looks like I would need to be doing this at 6.30pm that day. It's on the same weekend as a trail running vacation weekend, so I am less in control of my timings, but rest assured it WILL get completed that day, and I will print out the bib, stick a number on it, and tell everyone else at the camp what it's about.
  • ctlaws44
    ctlaws44 Posts: 182 Member
    7lenny7 wrote: »
    Elise4270 wrote: »

    I have a trail half marathon the morning of Oct 14th. My first thought was to say that the first 5K of that race would be in honor of Steve, but no...I'll run a separate 5K for him. If I did my time math correctly, 7:30 AM Hilo time is 11:30 AM central time, so that's when I plan on running it.

    @7lenny7 & @Orphia 7:30 am Hawaiian is 12:30 pm Central. Hawaii doesn't observe DST (Nov 5 BTW)
  • PastorVincent
    PastorVincent Posts: 6,668 Member
    OSUbuckeye906 wrote: »
    So much for trying to keep up with the September thread! I'm already so far behind. I'll update my miles and try to read/skim through the thread sometime soon.

    Today was my 30th birthday. I had the day off work and am going out of town this weekend, so I decided to get my 20 miles in today. I had the perfect excuse to bail since I was diagnosed with a minor upper respiratory infection and costocondritis yesterday, but I was feeling okay after some Tylenol and I actually really wanted to run the 20 miles today, so off I went. I ran the first 10 miles fairly close to my apartment in case things went south, but I was feeling okay. I set out with an overall goal pace of 10:30 min/mile but was okay going slower if I wasn't feeling great. I ended the 20 miles at 3:29:21 (10:28 min/mile) with my fastest mile at mile 19 (9:43). Not a bad birthday run!

    I don't know if I've mentioned here yet that I won a contest (along with 19 others) through my local running store for an entry into this year's NYC marathon, courtesy of New Balance. I'm also training for the Columbus Marathon, which is 3 weeks prior. Does anybody have suggestions on how I should approach the time between the two marathons?

    9/1: rest
    9/2: 15 miles
    9/3: rest
    9/4: 6 miles
    9/5: rest
    9/6: 20 miles

    TOTAL: 41/185 miles

    Happy Birthday!!!!
  • PastorVincent
    PastorVincent Posts: 6,668 Member
    OSUbuckeye906 wrote: »

    I don't know if I've mentioned here yet that I won a contest (along with 19 others) through my local running store for an entry into this year's NYC marathon, courtesy of New Balance. I'm also training for the Columbus Marathon, which is 3 weeks prior. Does anybody have suggestions on how I should approach the time between the two marathons?

    Here is my suggestion:

    Week 1 - recovery runs and rest.
    Week 2 - Repeat the second to last week of your training plan
    Week 3 - Tapper again.

    In 3 weeks you might begin to lose some of your edge, so you do want a bit of training in there but you need to be well rested and injury free at the starting line. So need to find a balance. :) Good Luck!
  • Eaglesfanintn
    Eaglesfanintn Posts: 813 Member
    2.75 miles/27 minutes this morning. Not a blistering pace, but felt good through most of the run which is more important to me right now.

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  • kristinegift
    kristinegift Posts: 2,406 Member
    9/1: Rest day
    9/2: 16 miles
    9/3: Rest day (11.5 hours of sleep!)
    9/4: 6 miles
    9/5: Rest day
    9/6: Rest day again
    9/7: 11 miles of Tempo Thursday

    33 of 250 220 goal miles

    Doublin' up today! 11 mile tempo run today with my marathon buddy. 1 up, 9 tempo, 1 down. Since neither of us had run in a couple days, we were pretty creaky for the first half of the run, but I felt great the last 2-3 miles. Though looking at the Strava elevation chart, looks like the flat/rolling route I'd planned was a sneaky uphill for almost 2 miles which may explain why around miles 5 & 6 we thought we were going so slooooooow ;)

    Group run tonight! Will be taking it nice and easy, then sleeping in tomorrow before hitting the long run(s) this weekend. 18 Saturday and 7-9 on Sunday.

    @ariceroni Excellent progression run! That final 7:12 mile is fantastic!! Spot on for the workout! Well done!

    Upcoming Races:
    Sept 16: Baker's Revenge 10 mile trail race
    Oct 8: Steamtown Marathon
    Oct 22: Perfect 10 miler
    Nov 5: Princeton Half Marathon (pacer)

  • MNLittleFinn
    MNLittleFinn Posts: 4,271 Member
    9/1- REST
    9/2- Family Time
    9/3- Family Time
    9/4- 6- 384 feet elevation
    9/5- 8- 1598 feet elevation
    9/6- 6.2- 1263 feet elevation
    9/7- 8- Track Thursday

    Total Miles: 28.2
    Total Elevation: 3245ft

    September goal: Survive 100k training and the beginnings of pre-race freak out
    Nominal Mileage goal: 200 miles.
    Elevation goal: 15000ft

    Today's notes: Today was a "track" day. I backed it off a little and ran 8x800 with 400 recovery and 1 mile warm up and cool down. Overall, I was slower than the last time I ran the workout, but that's because I run the last myle by HR, and it kept popping me out of z1, which was target HR. 800m splits were: 3:32, 3:30, 3:30, 3:33, 3:30, 3:31, 3:31, so pretty even and, on average, a bit faster than the last time I ran this workout. All in all, a good run day.

    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 DNF, too darn hot out
    8/19- Rampage at the Ridge 5k OCR
    9/23- Ely Marathon (full)
    10/21 Wild Duluth 100k
    11/23- TBD 5k Turkey
  • MobyCarp
    MobyCarp Posts: 2,927 Member
    PastorVincent wrote: »
    @MobyCarp Man, I can not imagine how much faster I would have to go to BQ. I have to shave nearly an hour of my current PR. I do not see that happening! But if you run Pittsburgh, make sure you say hi before the race. I will be back with the 4 hour pacer. :)

    @PastorVincent - You don't have to be all that much faster, you just have to be older. BQ target for a male age 65-69 is 4:10.
  • Elise4270
    Elise4270 Posts: 8,375 Member
    ctlaws44 wrote: »
    7lenny7 wrote: »
    Elise4270 wrote: »

    I have a trail half marathon the morning of Oct 14th. My first thought was to say that the first 5K of that race would be in honor of Steve, but no...I'll run a separate 5K for him. If I did my time math correctly, 7:30 AM Hilo time is 11:30 AM central time, so that's when I plan on running it.

    @7lenny7 & @Orphia 7:30 am Hawaiian is 12:30 pm Central. Hawaii doesn't observe DST (Nov 5 BTW)

    Thanks!!!
  • PastorVincent
    PastorVincent Posts: 6,668 Member
    MobyCarp wrote: »
    PastorVincent wrote: »
    @MobyCarp Man, I can not imagine how much faster I would have to go to BQ. I have to shave nearly an hour of my current PR. I do not see that happening! But if you run Pittsburgh, make sure you say hi before the race. I will be back with the 4 hour pacer. :)

    @PastorVincent - You don't have to be all that much faster, you just have to be older. BQ target for a male age 65-69 is 4:10.

    Well I am actively working on that goal I guess! :lol:
  • karllundy
    karllundy Posts: 1,490 Member
    9/1 - Rest Day.
    9/2 - 8.33 mile group run
    9/3 - 4 miles.
    9/4 - 5.94 mile group track/speed work...ouch
    9/5 - Rest Day. Still ouch.
    9/6 - 4.1 mile group hill repeats. Thought it would help soreness...it did not. As the leader says "You don't have to like it, just like what it does for you."
    9/7 - 4.63 miles.

    27/80 miles
  • MNLittleFinn
    MNLittleFinn Posts: 4,271 Member
    PastorVincent wrote: »
    MobyCarp wrote: »
    PastorVincent wrote: »
    @MobyCarp Man, I can not imagine how much faster I would have to go to BQ. I have to shave nearly an hour of my current PR. I do not see that happening! But if you run Pittsburgh, make sure you say hi before the race. I will be back with the 4 hour pacer. :)

    @PastorVincent - You don't have to be all that much faster, you just have to be older. BQ target for a male age 65-69 is 4:10.

    Well I am actively working on that goal I guess! :lol:

    That's my goal, shave 10 m minutes off my marathon PR over the next 30 years
  • T1DCarnivoreRunner
    T1DCarnivoreRunner Posts: 11,502 Member
    I have my 2nd Half Marathon coming up on Sat., and I'm quite nervous. My PR (and only time) for a HM is currently 2:10:07. Fortunately, the weather is supposed to be cool (it is already cooling down for fall here). It is supposed to be 60-70 degrees during the race with a high of only 80 all day on Sat.

    Here are some problems I'm encountering that make me nervous:

    1. Hypoglycemia - I don't know if there are any other type 1's in this group, and I'm not sure if anyone here understands this... but I did a training run last Sat. of about HM distance (13.18 miles) and was constantly stopping to test BG and was running low. It took the equivalent of 15 glucose tablets to get me through that run and most of it was actually walking. Most of the time, it seems I was staying around 40-50 mg/dl, which is too low... and I was just constantly feeding BG. I was wearing my pack, but don't plan to carry that much on the race course; so I won't have my meter with me. I will be using a CGM, which is what I did at my first HM. In that event, the CGM ended up indicating lower than reality, which prompted me to consume carbs at an aid station and then at the finish line before taking a shuttle bus back to my car. In the short term, I suppose I am better off with high BG; but too high also affects performance for several reasons (including losing electrolytes - see below).

    2. Electrolytes - I've been really struggling with this. After that training run last Sat., which was quite slow (but also warmer), I had some pretty bad muscle cramps. They started a few miles before finishing and lasted for the next day, despite taking 3 Nuun tablets before running and another 3 at the end. Other shorter training runs have shown the same signs of low electrolyte levels. I've been trying to take some tablets and add to food this week; and plan to take electrolytes before the race on Sat. I eat low carb, which makes electrolyte depletion a bigger problem in addition to sweat.

    3. Ankle sprain - I didn't notice it until Tues., but I think I sprained my left ankle on Mon. while hiking. It isn't terrible, but could be a small problem. During a short run last night, I wore an ankle brace. That helped stabilize it, but also decreased blood flow noticeably. My left foot, leg, and ankle was very worn out even within the first mile just due to the decreased blood flow. Weighing my options, I think I'm going to skip the brace during the race on Sat. in order to provide better circulation, but am concerned about re-injury.
  • PastorVincent
    PastorVincent Posts: 6,668 Member
    midwesterner85 wrote: »
    1. Hypoglycemia - I don't know if there are any other type 1's in this group, and I'm not sure if anyone here understands this... but I did a training run last Sat. of about HM distance (13.18 miles) and was constantly stopping to test BG and was running low. It took the equivalent of 15 glucose tablets to get me through that run and most of it was actually walking. Most of the time, it seems I was staying around 40-50 mg/dl, which is too low... and I was just constantly feeding BG. I was wearing my pack, but don't plan to carry that much on the race course; so I won't have my meter with me. I will be using a CGM, which is what I did at my first HM. In that event, the CGM ended up indicating lower than reality, which prompted me to consume carbs at an aid station and then at the finish line before taking a shuttle bus back to my car. In the short term, I suppose I am better off with high BG; but too high also affects performance for several reasons (including losing electrolytes - see below).

    I have a meter and test too...not type one (yet) - only in the "pre" stage. Plan to stay there as long as possible. :) But hypoglycemia is a real problem for me. For a long time, I could not stay stable for even an hour or 2. I pretty much have it beat down for now. Here is the thing, while running you need more sugar than your probably comfortable taking. Running is a different beast than sitting at a desk at work, and you need to respond and plan differently.

    Glucose tablets are probably not your best friend here. They are really emergency help and are intended to cover you for like 15-20 mins so that you can get proper food. Suggestions:

    1) Eat really well the week before. This, IME, makes a big difference.
    2) Find some constant calories you can take in the entire run. Like a Clif blok every 15 mins or something. Experiment and see what works. Do not fear sugar as much as you normally do. You will be burning through it faster than you can take it in.
    3) As close to race start as you can with out GI issues, add fat and protein into your meals. Same with after the race. all natural real Chocolate milk (not yoohoo or other chemical concoction, get the real stuff with real whole milk and no HFCS/CS) is a great post race option.

    midwesterner85 wrote: »
    3. Electrolytes - I've been really struggling with this. After that training run last Sat., which was quite slow (but also warmer), I had some pretty bad muscle cramps. They started a few miles before finishing and lasted for the next day, despite taking 3 Nuun tablets before running and another 3 at the end. Other shorter training runs have shown the same signs of low electrolyte levels. I've been trying to take some tablets and add to food this week; and plan to take electrolytes before the race on Sat. I eat low carb, which makes electrolyte depletion a bigger problem in addition to sweat.

    Replace your water with TailWinds. 1 scope of tail winds per 20oz of water per hour of running is a good place to start. This may help with your sugar levels as well. Experiment and see.

    midwesterner85 wrote: »
    3. Ankle sprain - I didn't notice it until Tues., but I think I sprained my left ankle on Mon. while hiking. It isn't terrible, but could be a small problem. During a short run last night, I wore an ankle brace. That helped stabilize it, but also decreased blood flow noticeably. My left foot, leg, and ankle was very worn out even within the first mile just due to the decreased blood flow. Weighing my options, I think I'm going to skip the brace during the race on Sat. in order to provide better circulation, but am concerned about re-injury.

    No help here, save to suggest maybe cut the leg off and replace with a spring?

  • AmyOutOfControl
    AmyOutOfControl Posts: 1,425 Member
    edited September 2017
    9/1 = 5.5 miles
    9/2 = Rest Day
    9/3 = 16.5 miles (run/walk intervals)
    9/4 = 8.5 miles and a Hatha yoga class
    9/5 = Camp Gladiator class
    9/6 = 6 miles and 45 minutes strength training
    9/7 = 10.5 miles and Camp Gladiator

    It was 57 degrees this morning when I set out at 5:30am. It was so fantastic! Buh-bye 100 degree days - don't let the fall door hit you on the way out. :) I know someone posted a "what do you listen to" thread recently. I was jamming to this on my run today. Perfect running music (in my opinion).

    I also promised a friend I would go with her to the Camp Gladiator boot camp class at 7pm this evening. Between running long and that class, I am going to be so sore tomorrow....

    @Wolfger Great job finishing week5 of C25K!
    @OSUbuckeye906 Happy birthday! :)

    (September miles) 47/175 (September goal miles)

    Upcoming Races:
    10/28 = Hill Country Halloween Half Marathon
    12/10 = BCS Marathon
    1/6/18 = River Road Run Half Marathon[/quote]
  • zdyb23456
    zdyb23456 Posts: 1,706 Member
    9/1 13.1 miles! 2h:09m:49s
    9/2 3.1mi 31m:56s
    9/3 rest
    9/4 4.38mi 41m:07s
    9/5 6mi 57m:38s
    9/6 4mi 39m:50s
    9/7 7mi 69m:59s

    Not even 2 weeks in and my son is home sick from school. He's my little sicky- seems like he catches everything that goes around. Poor kid. I seem to remember this happening last year too, getting sick after the first week of kindergarten.

    So I had to do 7miles on the treadmill! Holy crap! I can't believe I actually did it. Usually I give up after 3 or 4 miles, but today I attempted a tempo run. 2 easy, 3 at race pace plus 20 seconds, then 2 miles easy.

    This is very promising for the cold winter months. I can do it.
  • cburke8909
    cburke8909 Posts: 990 Member
    Slept in this am. Cross-training tomorrow and a 16 miler Saturday.
    Anyone had contact with @KatieJane? She seems to have gone off the radar.
  • PastorVincent
    PastorVincent Posts: 6,668 Member
    RespectTheKitty wrote: »
    I was featured on Women's Running Community on Instagram today! Click through to read my story. :)

    https://instagram.com/p/BYucC7GHJIs/embed/

    Yay! Congrats!
  • skippygirlsmom
    skippygirlsmom Posts: 4,433 Member
    9/1 – 6 miles
    9/2 – rest day XC meet
    9/3 – 10 miles
    9/4 - 5 miles
    9/5 - rest day
    9/6 - 7 miles
    9/7 -

    28 of 100 miles

    I didn't run this morning, I'm running a 5K tonight at Fleet Feet to raise money for Hurricane Harvey. It was an awesome 49F degrees when I took the dog for a walk. I have to say I really do HATE the cold, but it felt so nice out.

    @OSUbuckeye906 Happy Birthday. Super long run! Congrats on the NYC entry, nice thing to win. I’ve got nothing in the advice area for you.
    @respectthekitty that is so cool, unfortunately I’m blocked here at work and can’t see it

  • greenolivetree
    greenolivetree Posts: 1,282 Member
    Oh my gosh! @RespectTheKitty I saw you this morning on Instagram and didn't even recognize you! LOL I feel like a dummy now.

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