September 2017 Running Challenge
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01/09 4.53 miles
13/09 3.82 miles
My good start to the month went down the pan. Between being busy & rain/hail and wind ( not a hurricane though thankfully) I cudn't get out.
Glad no one has been injured by Irma.
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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
9/8 4mi 38m:49s
9/9 9mi 1h:26m:35s
9/10 rest
9/11 5.2mi 53m:20s
9/12 4mi 36m:16s
9/13 6mi 56m:41s
Another 6 miles in the books. 4 miles scheduled for tomorrow. My kids are running a "fun run" to raise money for their school. It's a small private Christian school so they do a big fundraising effort once a year. They are running 30-35 laps, at first I was horrified- there's no way my kids will run 7.5 miles! Then I found out a "lap" is 1/16 of a normal lap. Ok, then yeah sure they can do that
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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
9/8 = 7 miles
9/9 = rest day
9/10 = 13.5 miles (run/walk intervals with running group)
9/11 = 8 easy miles and 30 minutes strength training
9/12 = Vinyasa yoga class & 3 mile walk with the puppy and hubby
9/13 = 8 miles
So very behind on posts from not checking this thread for two days......
My stupid i-phone started glitching out on me half way through my run. It now looks like I turned into superwoman on Strava and ran a 4 min/mile - LOL. Either that, or I managed to teleport myself 1/2 mile instantaneously.
I really need to get a running watch. I want something that will play music (so I can get away with just running with wireless earbuds and a watch). I also need something that has a battery life long enough to last a marathon distance at a turtles pace. I was looking at online reviews and thinking of this one.... https://www.amazon.com/dp/B01HZPJRGK/_encoding=UTF8?coliid=I1RISMBWBPQ193&colid=DGA4R06JZYWU
(September miles) 86.5/175 (September goal miles)
Upcoming Races:
10/28 = Hill Country Halloween Half Marathon
12/10 = BCS Marathon
1/6/18 = River Road Run Half Marathon
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Thanks for your input @seanevan10 and @midwesterner85. It sounded like junk science to me too. But RW picked it up. Shame shame shame on them. I remembered a few here were well versed in the topic of BG.
I can still eat cheese without killing my pancreas. Hallelujah.1 -
Running total for September -
1 Sept 2.85km run 3.50km walk
2 Sept NONE
3 Sept 5km
4 Sept no run but 3.50km walk
5 Sept PT session and 3.50km walk
6 Sept 3.5km walk
7 Sept PT session plus 3.50km walk
8 Sept 6km on treadmill plus 3.50km walk
9 Sept rest day
10 Sept 4.25km
11Sept -3.5km walk but no run as my car broke down on the way home and had to wait for breakdown to arrive
12 Sept PT session tough leg day 3.50km walk
13 Sept 4.50km treadmill 3.50 km
Cumulative total 53 km1 -
seanevan10 wrote: »WandaVaughn wrote: »Did my 5 mile run this morning. It felt slow and hard, one of those mornings. And because it felt so hard, I'm now wondering what in the world I was thinking to sign up for a half marathon. Part of me reminds myself that on Saturday I ran 10 miles. I can do this. But the clouds are low, it's drizzly, and I really could use a day to sit and read.
Sorry for the pity party.
Yep. So with you today! I have 17 days until my 1st ever race and had the worst, slow horrible run this morning. But, You are right! You ran 10 miles! You can do this.
I was super high after running my 10k at 'record speed' and then my Monday run was a real *kitten* show.3 -
9/2: 2.6
9/3: 2.2
9/5: 4.0
9/9: 4.3
9/11: 3.5
9/13: 4.0
Total 20.6 / 50.0
As I tell my teenager, good judgement comes from life experience, and life experience comes from poor judgement. I got some excellent life experience today, and now I know how to walk the rest of the way up the hill and then resume running. Pretty sure I still don't know that no good comes of an open box of cookies, though. That's a much harder lesson to learn.
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So, we survived the hurricane and although we don't have power, I do have Internet! How, you ask? Well.. we got a generator a couple days ago. Then, we hooked up the router to it and the wifi worked, but no Internet because the provider didn't have power. Today the provider got power!
I will be off school all week. Still no power at school either. It seems like most of my friends are getting their power back but mine street was told "on or before Sunday". I hope it's sooner than that!
We only lost part of our fence and a ton of tree limbs. Today we went to a store when they opened at 9am (they had been closed since Sunday because of no power until then) and we got a window AC unit. So I am sitting on my bed, with AC, for the first time since Sunday and have Internet access. That doesn't mean I can read the last 265 messages.
I did run once since the hurricane and plan to do so tomorrow! And did a long run prior to hurricane where I got dehydrated and nearly passed out. So stupid on my part. I know much better than that!
The neighborhood is full of massive piles of tree limbs and debris. The run yesterday was like running hurdles! I think tomorrow will be the same.
Anyway, I really can't complain .. all my family on the coast made out okay too. They still don't have power either. I told my family that we got a free "tree trimming". Our big oak out front needed trimming so bad and we put it off ... well the storm did it for us!
9/1 - 5 miles
9/2 - 45 miles biking
9/3 - 40 miles biking
9/4 - 50 miles biking
9/5 - strength training
9/6 - REST!
9/7 - 5 miles
9/8 - 5 miles
9/9 - 8.9 miles
9/10 - strength training in the house due to hurricane on it’s way
9/11 - hurricane cleanup for 4 hours
9/12 -- 5 miles
9’13 - hurricane clean up back yard 2 hours
https://www.tickerfactory.com/exercise/wFsO3se/
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Date Miles today - Miles for September
9/1 REST DAY
9/2 12 miles - 12
9/3 REST DAY
9/4 LABOR DAY LAZINESS
9/5 8 miles - 20
9/6 4 miles - 24
9/7 10 miles - 34
9/8 3.1 miles - 37.1
9/9 13.1 miles - 50.2
9/10 REST DAY
9/11 7 miles - 57.2
9/12 10 miles - 67.2
9/13 4 miles - 71.2
Elkmont Hound Dog Half (unofficial) - 1/21 << 1:46:48 2 OA
Elkmont Hound Dog Half (rescheduled) - 2/18 << 1:41:04 1 in AG & 24 OA
Kentucky Derby Festival Marathon - 4/29 << 4:09:59
Upcoming races:
None so far
Your fearless leader is slacking in keeping up with the thread. My apologies. Plus you guys just chat way too much.
Not like there's anything wrong with that. LOL
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I'm back from my fabulous vacation in Utah. No running, but plenty of hiking in Zion, Bryce, Capitol Reef, Canyonlands, and Arches.
@PastorVincent - you asked about the Red Rock Canyon Half Marathon. It's on February 24th 2018. Looking at last year's results, it seems to be a fairly small race, but the location is beautiful. I'm sorely tempted even though it's a five hour flight to Vegas for me.
https://www.halfmarathons.net/nevada-red-rock-canyon-marathon-half-marathon-5k/
Hope my Floridian running friends stayed safe. Marco Island and Naples are a couple of my favourite holiday destinations (I'm a bird-watcher when I'm not running) and I was horrified at what I was seeing on the news.2 -
@Orphia Yes, it's getting a lot closer now. There'll be no race report until I get back and can write it up on the computer (not gonna do it on a phone), but if there's a link available to track runners, I'll make sure to post it beforehand.
Today's run was a nice easy run, so nothing special. At the end of it, I happened to bump into the slower runners of the running group that I meet up with, so I slowed down and ran and chatted with them to the end of the run.
01 - 22.04
05 - 12.10
06 - 15.07
07 - 12.43
08 - 25.57
10 - 13.29
11 - 14.50
12 - 11.42
13 - 14.10
Total: 140.52 / 175 miles4 -
Eh called off running today. Felt good, maybe a tiny bit stiff. I'm probably just being overly cautious haha. 13mi cycle instead. 46min. Now watching UTMB race recaps on YouTube. Oh how I wish I could run the alps.
Hope everyone's training is going well!
@kgirlhart Thanks! 2 -
9/1 - Rest day
9/2 - 13.18 miles. Very slow, mostly walking. Really struggled with low BG throughout entire run. Depleted electrolytes and had cramping towards end and afterwards.
9/3 - Rest
9/4 - Cross train - hiked 10 miles.
9/5 - Unplanned rest day - seems like I might have sprained left ankle.
9/6 - 6.34 miles (plan was for 8, but trying to be easy on ankle ahead of HM on 9/9)
9/7 - Unplanned rest - trying to rest ankle for HM and spare electrolytes
9/8 - Rest
9/9 - 12.74 Wabash Trace HM 2:02:08 (we all took a wrong turn shortly after start, causing the short distance)
9/10 - Rest
9/11 - Rest
9/12 - 5 miles treadmill intervals
9/13 - 8.04 miles
Upcoming Races:
9/9/17 - Wabash Trace HM
10/21/17 - Oregon Trail Run HM1 -
September goal: 65 miles
9/3: 7.1 miles
9/4: 3.1 miles
9/5: 3.2 miles (intervals)
9/6: 2.7 miles
9/10: 7.2 miles
9/12: 3.1 miles (intervals)
9/13: 2.6 miles
29/65 miles
It was a hot run today. 95°F was really tough after a few days of cooler weather. I ended up cutting about .5 miles off my run because I just couldn't take the heat. I'm not sure if I will run tomorrow or reschedule to Friday or Saturday. It is supposed to be 102°F tomorrow.
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Goal for Sept is 100 miles
Sept 1.....0 m.......Rest day
Sept 2.....13.2m...MTD 13.2
Sept 3.....0 m.......MTD 13.2
Sept 4.....4.1 m....MTD 17.3 Also did 11 m ride in am.
Sept 5.....4 m.......MTD 21.3 Much rain and distant thunder and lightning on run tonite.
Sept 6.....3.1m.....MTD 23.4
Sept 7.....4m........MTD 27.4
Sept 8.....0 m.......MTD 27.4
Sept 9.....0 m.......MTD 27.4
Sept 10...11.2m...MTD 38.6
Sept 11...0m........MTD 38.6
Sept 12...6.5m.....MTD 45.1
Sept 13...6.2m.....MTD 51.3(halfway to goal)4 -
September Running
09/01: Off, rest day
09/02: 4.02 mile easy run + 30 min biking
09/03: 20.05 mile long run
09/04: 60 min biking + strength training
09/05: 5.04 mile easy run + 15 min elliptical
09/06: 8.03 miles- 7 mile progression, 1 mile cool down
09/07: 5.40 mile easy run + 15 min elliptical
09/08: 3.56 mile easy run
09/09: 75 min biking
09/10: 13.17 mile long run- 3@MP/1E/2@HMP/1E/2@HMP/1E/3@MP
09/11: 6.04 mile easy run + strength training
09/12: 6.05 mile easy run + 15 min elliptical
09/13: 10.05 miles- 1.5 mile warm up; 10x800m with 400m recovery; 1 mile cool down
Total: 81.41 miles
Notes:
Last round of Yasso 800s is in the books! 1.5 mile warm up; 10x800 with 400m recovery; 1 mile cool down. Splits for the 800s were 3:54, 3:49, 3:49, 3:50, 3:51, 3:48, 3:44, 3:46, 3:50, 3:46. A little faster than true Yassos should be (I'm targeting a 3:55 marathon), but they felt strong and controlled. This is my fourth time now doing 800m repeats, more each time, and this is probably the easiest they have felt. Counting down the number of hard runs left before the marathon! Hint: it’s not many now
Upcoming Races:
- Chicago Marathon, 10/08/17
- Space Coast Half Marathon, 11/26/17
- Excalibur 10 Miler, 03/18/182 -
K, i signed up for it. We will see if I get to actually run it.
Tried to do a mile with a friend, her little threw a tantrum. So it was a mile traveled, not sure how much running. Was probably for the best. So 2.5/10
I still find it fascinating how 30 minutes of balancey exercises with the pt hurts way worse than heavy squats and deadlifts. 165lb deadlift, no big deal. Stand on one leg on this squishy thing - um you've got to be kidding, right?6 -
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RespectTheKitty wrote: »@skippygirlsmom I love that you did 9.11 miles on 9/11.
I agree! Wish I had thought of it!1 -
BruinsGal_91 wrote: »I'm back from my fabulous vacation in Utah. No running, but plenty of hiking in Zion, Bryce, Capitol Reef, Canyonlands, and Arches.
@PastorVincent - you asked about the Red Rock Canyon Half Marathon. It's on February 24th 2018. Looking at last year's results, it seems to be a fairly small race, but the location is beautiful. I'm sorely tempted even though it's a five hour flight to Vegas for me.
https://www.halfmarathons.net/nevada-red-rock-canyon-marathon-half-marathon-5k/
Hope my Floridian running friends stayed safe. Marco Island and Naples are a couple of my favourite holiday destinations (I'm a bird-watcher when I'm not running) and I was horrified at what I was seeing on the news.
THanks! Not sure I will have the money for airfare by then... but going to put it on my huge list of maybes 0 -
09/01/17 - 10 miles - mostly Z2
09/02/17 - Rain
09/03/17 - 9 miles - Z2/Z3
09/04/17 - 9 miles - Z2
09/05/17 - Rest
09/06/17 - Strength + 5 miles - Z3/4
09/07/17 - Strength + 5 miles - Z3/4
09/08/17 - 7 miles Z2
09/09/17 - 16 miles
09/10/17 - 12 miles Z2
09/11/17 - Rest
09/12/17 - 9 miles Z2
09/13/170 - 7 miles Z2
Summer Goal: Get my marathon pace below 9 minutes.
Official Marathon PR: 4:11:28
Next Races (more as I find them):
10/14/2017 - Stop, Drop, and Run - Fireman style obstacle course - 5km
10/14/2017 - HAWAIIANS LOVE S.P.A.M. (Skin Protection Against Melanoma)
-- SPONSOR ME: https://walk.aimatmelanoma.org/Hilo2017/PastorVincent
05/06/18 - Pittsburgh Marathon - aiming for sub four hours.
Just another run cut short by various appointments.0 -
9/2 - 2.35
9/9 - 2.85
9/13 - 2
7.20/20 for the month
Signed up for a 15K so getting into a training plan. Today was 20-30 minutes. It was hot (only 100), no air flow, and lightening so I was going to stop at 25. I was almost to 2 miles so just went until I hit 2 because you can't stop at 1.93.
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PastorVincent wrote: »BruinsGal_91 wrote: »I'm back from my fabulous vacation in Utah. No running, but plenty of hiking in Zion, Bryce, Capitol Reef, Canyonlands, and Arches.
@PastorVincent - you asked about the Red Rock Canyon Half Marathon. It's on February 24th 2018. Looking at last year's results, it seems to be a fairly small race, but the location is beautiful. I'm sorely tempted even though it's a five hour flight to Vegas for me.
https://www.halfmarathons.net/nevada-red-rock-canyon-marathon-half-marathon-5k/
Hope my Floridian running friends stayed safe. Marco Island and Naples are a couple of my favourite holiday destinations (I'm a bird-watcher when I'm not running) and I was horrified at what I was seeing on the news.
THanks! Not sure I will have the money for airfare by then... but going to put it on my huge list of maybes
Just chiming in to say RED ROCK Canyon is awesome! 20min from me. 13mile scenic road around the park. Full doubles back around. Moderate vertical gain. I think 2k. I've done it. Temps in Feb are chilly. 30s.1 -
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
9/6 5.62
9/7 4.10
9/8 4.30
9/9 rest
9/10 3.12
9/11 4.10
9/12 rest
9/13 4.10
Total: 40.89
@RespectTheKitty ,@orphia, @JessicaMcB and a few others on here: this contest is for you! http://womensrunning.competitor.com/cover-runner-contest?utm_source=exact_target&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=7223964&utm_content=091317_WomensRunning
Upcoming races:
Aim at Melanoma 5k October 14, 2017
Ticker is my goal for 2017 and progress to date:
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@skippygirlsmom@runningmischka I get up at 5:00 am every day, if I’m up at 9:30 Skip is convinced I’ve lost my mind. If someone calls me at 8:30 they apologize and ask if I’m still awake. It’s sad really, but I don’t care.
Yep, I go to bed by 8:00 pm, and am up at 5:40 am these days.
I run early and lots, and sleep early and lots.@Orphia Very exciting to see so many first time marathoners! I'm sure we all can't wait to join the "marathoner" club and compare notes! With my race getting so close now, I'm starting to get really nervous. Not about finishing, I know I can do the distance, but about finishing within my goal time.
@ariceroni My PT friend (and quite a few others) help me realise something at the same stage of the process you're at.
I needed one main goal - finishing. They all said that's all you should ask of yourself for your first.
One stretch goal - which was run all the way.
Bliss goal - Under 5 hours.
Insane goal - 4:30:00
I got the first three, but I'd had time to adjust to the idea of being over the moon about just getting #1.
@ctlaws44 28 October, woo hoo!! You're on THE LIST!! Where?
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Hi all!
9/3: 6.1k -Very easy-
9/5: 15.4k -Long run-
9/6: 12.2k -Easy-
9/7: 14.4k -w/u, 3x1.6k T, 6x200m R, c/d-
9/9: 9.2k -Easy-
9/10: 12.7k -w/u, 4x200m R, 4x400m R, 4x200m R, c/d-
9/11: 12k -w/u, Tempo, c/d-
9/13: 8k -Easy run-
Goal: 90.1k/170k
Hot weather, gave me a blast.
Stay hydrated!
Upcoming races:
9/16: 4th Kavala Night City Run 10k
9/24: Xiropotamos Trail 2017 11k
10/1: Voreia Sirris Challenge 23k
10/15: Nestos Trail VFTU 10k
11/26: 4th Democritus Half Marathon2 -
@amymoreorless I have the TomTom Adventurer - very similar, but with a barometric altimeter in addition to the Spark (which I thought sounded cool because I like running and hiking in mountainsamymoreorless wrote: »I really need to get a running watch. I want something that will play music (so I can get away with just running with wireless earbuds and a watch). I also need something that has a battery life long enough to last a marathon distance at a turtles pace. I was looking at online reviews and thinking of this one.... https://www.amazon.com/dp/B01HZPJRGK/_encoding=UTF8?coliid=I1RISMBWBPQ193&colid=DGA4R06JZYWU ), and some more sports modes (like "hiking", where it prolongs the battery life by updating the position every 2s instead of 1s, which is still fine when you are moving slower). So far, I'm quite happy with it.
Regarding the battery life: I only bought it after my marathon, so I didn't test it there. But for the few years before I used the very first version, the TomTom Runner Cardio, and that lived at least five hours with optical HR measuring and GPS tracking.
In case you don't know the DC Rainmaker website yet, there's a test of the watch there.2 -
I had to take almost a week off after my fall last Friday. I ended up falling on the right side of my chest (as well as scraping up my knuckles and knee) and I think I had some deep bruising. It hurt to breathe too deep and running was painful. I was able to walk, so I did a lot of that over the last 6 days.
But, today I was able to get back to it with just some mild discomfort. So, did 27 minutes for 2.5 miles. Hopefully I can get back on track (and stay upright).
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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
9/7: 6.4 miles
9/8: Rest day
9/9: 16 miles
9/10: 6 miles
9/11: 6 miles
9/12: 10.1 miles of Track Tuesday
9/13: Rest day
9/14: 12 miles of Tempo Thursday
90.5 of 250 220 goal miles
This was a tough one. Our first week of three doing 12 mile tempos (1 warm up 10 @ MP minus 10 seconds (ish) and 1 cool down) and it kicked my butt. I was up way too late last night (11 pm) getting dinner and drinks with my roommate for her birthday, and by the grace of God I wasn't hung over this morning. Never have I been so happy for a bartender to go light on the booze in a cocktail!
However the weather wasn't favorable today either. Last week was lovely with mid-50s, low dew point, etc. Today it was 68F with a dew point of 68 thanks to 100% humidity. The fog was so thick in places that my head lamp did almost nothing since the fog was just bouncing the light right back into my eyes. I am not a great humidity runner -- dry heat is OK but humidity is the kind of thing that my lungs just hate and I overheat very easily. 1-2 months ago, I would have thrown in the towel halfway through in these conditions. Today I just slowed my pace and finished the entire workout. So even if the paces weren't right, the mentality was there, so that's the real progress, in my opinion!
Now for a quick pre-work nap since I'll have a late night tonight going to/from Philly for a concert. So glad I'll be sleeping in tomorrow. Thank God for rest days!
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)
January 2018: Louisiana Marathon?
March 25, 2018: Philly LOVE Run Half Marathon
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