September 2017 Running Challenge
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@hanlonsk great news! My orthopedic doc (and Skip's) says NEVER NEVER NEVER on the treadmill go over a mile, use it for warm up only.4
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PastorVincent wrote: »*sigh* forgot my watch. Why should I even bother to run today since it will not mean anything with out the watch to tell me how slow and fat I am?
Am I the only one who thought this reeked of sarcasm? I honestly did not take it seriously, but I can also just run without a watch, phone or any piece of technology
In any case, what did you decide to do, @PastorVincent?1 -
It's the 15th, and I'm half way to goal. Ran the whole time today!
3 miles
eta: (Hopefully the ticker will decide to catch up. I'm at 20.5 miles.)9 -
@cburke8909 omg I want that doughnut/ice cream thing!!!
In regards to the glasses conversation all I can say is HOORAY for contact lenses! My vision is atrocious (I need high-index lenses for my glasses if I don't want coke bottle lenses) and I never run in them. If they fell off my face I'd probably confuse a house with a car, lol. Contacts make my life so much easier.3 -
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.
9/8 - 4.5 miles
9/9 - 9 mile group run.
9/10 - Rest day...way too much church, family stuff and kids' activities today.
9/11 - 4.5 miles.
9/12 - 5 miles.
9/13 - 4.3 miles of group hill repeats.
9/14 - 5 miles.
9/15 - Rest day...up late last night as my daughter broke her wrist
9/16 - Pre-logging 5 miles
9/17 - Pre-logging 10 mile race.
9/18 - Leave for 2 weeks out of the country. Running unknown. See you in October!
74.3/80 miles7 -
I bought some Jim's (auto incorrect) Joma training shorts to support a cause. Yay! I ordered them yesterday and have them today (with the coolest running shirt). The shorts have no liner. What? Commando? I have some UA compression underwear/shorts I can use. They don't have a pocket, so... I may not even wear them running.
Anyone deal with the no liner shorts?1 -
Runningmischka wrote: »PastorVincent wrote: »*sigh* forgot my watch. Why should I even bother to run today since it will not mean anything with out the watch to tell me how slow and fat I am?
Am I the only one who thought this reeked of sarcasm? I honestly did not take it seriously, but I can also just run without a watch, phone or any piece of technology
What? ME? I am NEVER sarcastic.
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The temps have climbed back up again, and it was very apparent during this morning's long run. The first 17 miles were supposed to be at an easy pace, but keeping my heart rate down proved to be difficult. Then the next 6 miles were done hard, and I was definitely feeling it by the end. Finally, I ran the last half-mile at an easy pace in some rather vain attempt to get my HR back down so that I could cool off a little...yeah, didn't happen. And boy was I drenched in sweat...I honestly thought summer was behind us, but I guess not!
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
14 - 9.70
15 - 23.84
Total: 174.06 / 175 miles4 -
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
09/13/17 - 7 miles Z2
09/14/17 - 7 miles Z2/3 + Strength training
09/15/17 - 7 miles
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.
So no idea what zone I was in cause I forgot my watch, but I ran anyways cause I am a beast! Well no, I am not, but I did run. I was hoping to complete 7 miles in one hour. Came close:
Right now, there is NO WAY I could hold that for a full marathon, which I think I need in order to break 4 hours. *sigh* Still slow and dopey.4 -
@PastorVincent You roughly need a 9:09 pace to run a sub four hour full, so clearly you have the speed. You just need to work on endurance; one way of doing that is lots and lots of miles on your feet.2
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@PastorVincent You roughly need a 9:09 pace to run a sub four hour full, so clearly you have the speed. You just need to work on endurance; one way of doing that is lots and lots of miles on your feet.
That 9:05 was pushing pretty hard. I MIGHT have been able to push 8 out, 9 would have been the limit if was being chased by a killer clown or something. 26? That is a long way off yet I think.1 -
@NikolaosKey Good luck in your race tomorrow!!
02 Sept – 5 km parkrun
04 Sept – 2.8 km very easy
06 Sept – 4.7 km very easy
09 Sept – 5 km parkrun
10 Sept – 8.2 km
11 Sept – 6.1 km
13 Sept – 10.1 km
15 Sept – 6.2 km
16 Sept – 5.1 km parkrun
September 2017 Goals:
A month of Zen Mode, rest, relaxation, and easy running
24 km on my 24 month Runniversary Sept 22
Events:
Aug 27 – Ran my first marathon, woo hoo! – 42.2 km
Oct 14 - Aim for the Cure Melanoma Virtual 5K Run. MFP Team Page:
https://walk.aimatmelanoma.org/Hilo2017/mfpmonthlyrunningchallenge
Oct 15 – Melbourne Half Marathon – 21.1 km
Nov 5 – The Bloody Long Walk 35 km
I'm in a parkrun Facebook group, and one of the things we do is have a weekly competition to predict our parkrun run time. Today I decided to try and do a relatively easy 30 minute parkrun (5 km).
I ran it in 30:01. 5 -
MNLittleFinn wrote: »Article I found that sums up some of my running thoughts pretty well. It's a little more defensive and distainful of road racing than I'd like, but the gist of the essence of trail and Ultra is spot on for me.
https://www.runnersworld.com/ultrarunning/i-run-trail-ultras-because-theyre-everything-road-races-arent
"They feel less like huge events and more like just a couple hundred people with the same bad idea. I absolutely love them."
That person needs to run in Australia.
I've been running several times a week for two years, and done maybe twenty or thirty events, and I think only twice were there more than 200 people running. And I don't consider myself a trail runner.
I get his appeal for the smaller events. Sure, there are some big events in Australia, but I love the smaller ones. I'm doing a big event next month, which will be interesting.
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Non-running update:
It's the long dark night time of the soul in terms of rehab. I lost track of the thread, missed a whole lot of conversation. Still not running a step. Feel good, feel like I should be able to test an easy run; and my PT says, "Rest. If anything, over-rest that tendon." So I don't run, and evidence from 3 mile walks indicates that the PT is correct.
Today I went and did a 3 hour volunteer shift at packet pickup for the Rochester Marathon. It was a different view into the variety of people who signed up for the various races (half and full on Sunday, 5K and kid's race on Saturday). Most common new runner question, where do I go? Giving those directions was my assignment. Most common question from regular runners, "Are you running the half or the full on Sunday?" Sigh. The answer is, "No."
This week is also decision time. I took a leap of faith that I'll be healthy enough to run 26.2 miles on April 16, 2018, and put $185 on the credit card:
Conventional wisdom is that I will have no problem because I beat my BQ target by 5:18. Boston Registration angst says I don't know until BAA announces that registration will re-open on Monday. If Boston is massively more popular this year than previously and the cutoff is 5:19, I'll deal with that. And if it turns out that registration will re-open on Monday, I'll make hotel reservations.11 -
9/2 - 2.35
9/9 - 2.85
9/13 - 2
9/15 - 3.1
Total: 10.3/20
Only 90 degrees tonight. Scheduled 30-40 minutes ended at 38:30 and 5k. Friday night 5ks, it's what all the cool kids do, right?2 -
9/15 - 2 miles walked, 2 miles ran (mostly), 15 min strength.
I have no idea where I'm at but probably no where near being on track for the month
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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
9/14 snorkel 2.5 hrs: entered the water and almost stepped on this guy:
9/15 7.20
Total: 48.09
Ticker is my goal for 2017 and progress to date:
Upcoming races:
AIM at Melanoma 5k 10/14/17 https://walk.aimatmelanoma.org/Hilo2017/
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@PastorVincent Forgetting a watch - life happens. What I find more frustrating is if the watch did not charge properly - usually user error ( Cable connected to watch but other end not connected to charger/computer ). The one that really bites is when you accidentally double tap the mode function and put the watch in a different mode ( Bike or treadmill ) and then your display changes and nothing makes any sense during the event.
Some days I think it is good to leave the watch in your house/vehicle - start a timer and run a known distance/route on feel - stopping the timer when you get back. If your watch crash's during an event you need some way of confidently gauging your pace.
Spent quite a bit of time today volunteering / assisting with the setup for our local Miserable Miles Obstacle course race tomorrow. Everything from setting up Tire High Steppers, Pyramids, Wobble Stairs, Balance Beams, Monkey Bars, Rope Bridge, Pail Carry, Big Wall, Little Wall, Water Slide obstacle, Yes that's right we have a Slip and Slide water obstacle
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Boundary markers, flagging, Direction arrows, Beer Garden, Timing Tent, etc, etc, etc.
Oh and I may have sampled a beer or two while doing all this. 6 km course with 15 obstacles - the average nob can get through it in 45-60 minutes. It will be a staggered heat start with 10 minutes between groups.
I am on a Team ( It's All Uphill ) in Heat One 9:30 start.6 -
9/15: 6.2mi @ easy (9:46/mi) minimal vert. Felt fairly relaxed which is good. Had to resist the urge to run faster.
Total: 36.9/50mi+1 -
@karllundy have a great and safe trip
@KatieJane83 I can't wear contact lenses I can't get them in, neither can the end doctor crazy
@MobyCarp glad you decided to register. Hope your better soon
@elise4270 I wear under armour shorts that don't have a liner, I just go commando it took a few runs to get used to but I hate pulling undies out of my butt while running
Cross country meet today so rest day. It's a new meet a school in our county is holding. Like 7 team, a waste of our time. The athlete director thought we should support. The sad thing is the meet we are dropping the kids love. Our team should do great, but no individual awards are going to be given wtf.
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01/09 4.53 miles
13/09 3.82 miles
14/09 4.07 miles
15/09 3.78 miles
16/09 3.74 miles
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juliet3455 wrote: »@PastorVincent Forgetting a watch - life happens. What I find more frustrating is if the watch did not charge properly - usually user error ( Cable connected to watch but other end not connected to charger/computer ). The one that really bites is when you accidentally double tap the mode function and put the watch in a different mode ( Bike or treadmill ) and then your display changes and nothing makes any sense during the event.
Some days I think it is good to leave the watch in your house/vehicle - start a timer and run a known distance/route on feel - stopping the timer when you get back. If your watch crash's during an event you need some way of confidently gauging your pace.
Waxing serious here... I have run as an adult for 13 or so years now, and only had a watch for 1 or so years. When I started I did not even have GPS on my phone. It was a while before I even got an iPod. Those were dark ages I do not want to return to.
The watch is far less important than my phone which has my audiobooks on it. The running apps, even the watch has failed me mid-run, but as long as I have my audiobooks I carry on and just do not record that run. The recording is for me to see where I am, missing one or two runs on record is not a huge deal. When my headphones die, I normally head home. *shrugs* everyone has their limits I guess.
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skippygirlsmom wrote: »@karllundy have a great and safe trip
@KatieJane83 I can't wear contact lenses I can't get them in, neither can the end doctor crazy
@MobyCarp glad you decided to register. Hope your better soon
@elise4270 I wear under armour shorts that don't have a liner, I just go commando it took a few runs to get used to but I hate pulling undies out of my butt while running
Cross country meet today so rest day. It's a new meet a school in our county is holding. Like 7 team, a waste of our time. The athlete director thought we should support. The sad thing is the meet we are dropping the kids love. Our team should do great, but no individual awards are going to be given wtf.
Thanks. Mine just fall down. I'm not shaped for anything to stay up without a tie/belt.
I hope the meet turns out to be enjoyable dispite the lack of participation and awards. Sheeh, spring for something folks! Maybe hand out mini candy packets as the kids finish. It is almost Halloween.
ETA oh @garygse don't tell me it was hot hard running today. I think I am just about to get up and out to claim 6+. I've had a lazy week, so my legs are rested but my cardiovascular system may already be on vacation. I hate suckin' wind runs. I did hear "fall next week". I'm ready.1 -
Got my 20miler in, slower than I wanted
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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-
9/14: 9.8k -3.2k w/u, 6x2min hard/1 min recovery, 3.2k c/d-
9/15: 6.6k -Shake off run-
Goal: 106.6k/170k
Last easy run yesterday. Race is today!
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 Marathon4 -
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
9/8- REST
9/9- 20
9/10- REST
9/11- REST
9/12- 8.1 - 1663 Feet Elevation
9/13- 8.1- 1640 Feet elevation
9/14- 7.2- 1388 Feet Elevation
9/15- REST
9/16- 14- 2352 Feet elevation
Total Miles: 85.6
Total Elevation: 10288 ft
September goal: Survive 100k training and the beginnings of pre-race freak out
Nominal Mileage goal: 200 miles.
Elevation goal: 15000ft
Today's notes: Muddy Miles! Hit the snowshoe and XC trails at the ski resort. made for a pretty flat run, but the mud, single track and puddles made up for that in making it difficult. Feeling really good after this run and not totally dreading going out for another 3 hours on trail tomorrow.
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 Turkey3 -
9/2: 2.6
9/3: 2.2
9/5: 4.0
9/9: 4.3
9/11: 3.5
9/13: 4.0
9/16: 4.3
Total 24.9 / 50.0
There was an event at the event park near the trail, and at not quite 7am, they had already parked the event park, the university lot, and the trailhead lot entirely full. So I went down to the next put-in, which gave me the choice of two miles of downhills directly into the rising sun with a headwind, followed by two miles of shady uphills with a tailwind, or two miles of shady tailwind downhills followed by two miles uphill into the wind and sun. Door Number One it was!5 -
cburke8909 wrote: »Got my 20miler in, slower than I wanted
How did your marathon plan go though? You were going to run this with your full marathon fueling/drinking/clothing/etc plan...0 -
Good luck @NikolaosKey ! Let us know how it goes.
Date :::: Miles :::: Cumulative
09/01/17 :::: 0.0 :::: 0.0
09/02/17 :::: 12.0 :::: 12.0
09/03/17 :::: 3.1 :::: 15.1
09/04/17 :::: 3.3 :::: 18.4
09/05/17 :::: 6.3 :::: 24.7
09/06/17 :::: 4.0 :::: 28.8
09/07/17 :::: 0.0 :::: 28.8
09/08/17 :::: 0.0 :::: 28.8
09/09/17 :::: 14.2 :::: 43.0
09/10/17 :::: 2.9 :::: 45.8
09/11/17 :::: 2.6 :::: 48.4
09/12/17 :::: 0.0 :::: 48.4
09/13/17 :::: 5.4 :::: 53.7
09/14/17 :::: 0.0 :::: 53.7
09/15/17 :::: 0.0 :::: 53.7
09/16/17 :::: 10.4 :::: 64.1
Goal = 95 miles
Upcoming races:
10/1 Wineglass Half Marathon, Corning NY
Today was my last long run before the Wineglass HM on Oct 1. I guess I kind of started tapering early because this week was a lot fewer miles than last. I ended up taking 3 rest days due to travel and minor medical tests (all fine). After last week's 14 mile run I was ready for some cutback anyway. Today we did 10 something miles - I missed the last button push to start my watch so the first 5 minutes or so didn't get counted. Oh well. The pace was slower as well, but lots of good conversation to keep it moving.
So, according to our official taper plan, this next week is all easy base runs, no speed workout. The plan also says to go to bed 1 hour earlier per night, which for me means practically going to bed as soon as I get home from work. I'm one of those early to bed people as is, so I think I'll be fine.
A bit of a dilemma with my friend who is running the HM with me. We've been running together since the beginning when we both started as non-runners in a walk to run group. Last year we did our first HM together and it was great. We ran and talked along the way, our goal was just to finish. She took off a bit at the end as she had more left in her than I did but we finished within a few minutes of each other. This year, I've definitely trained more, she has young kids and doesn't always get the running in, and doesn't necessarily feel motivated to do races and improve time. That's totally fine and I love running with her anyway because we have a great time chatting and she's fun and positive. But I know she's worried about the race coming up, and just being able to finish (she will, she'll be fine). I know I personally want to improve my time, not just finish. So I think we'll end up parting ways but not sure when to make that call. I think we'll start together and if I'm feeling positive about the day I'll take off or she'll drop back. I think we're both good with that but I feel a bit sad that we won't run the whole thing together.
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9/2 - 2.35
9/9 - 2.85
9/13 - 2
9/15 - 3.1
9/16 - 1.6
Total: 11.9/20
76 degrees when I headed out... it was like a cold front! 20 easy minutes. Followed by three rounds of plyo. Was supposed to be 4 but my legs were tired after running last night and again this morning.3
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