September 2017 Running Challenge

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  • kgirlhart
    kgirlhart Posts: 5,156 Member
    edited September 2017
    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
    9/16: 3.1 miles

    32.1/65 miles


    I moved my Thursday run to today because of the heat (101°F) and it was definitely the right call. It was just about 80°F when I went this morning but there was enough breeze and some shade on the route. I really felt good. My pace was pretty fast (for me) and I had negative splits which is something I rarely do. I usually start too fast and slow down as I get tired. Today's run was my usual 5k race pace so I am really hopeful that I will be able to get my time down the next time I have a race. Now I am off to spend the rest of the day watching college football. I hope my Aggies don't disappoint me again.



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    ETA. I hate it when the ticker is slow to update.
  • PastorVincent
    PastorVincent Posts: 6,668 Member
    katharmonic wrote: »
    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.



    Tough call. Have you talked about it with her yet? If she is okay with it, and you really want to improve your time, I would suggest you write your race plan as if she is not running. Encourage her to stay with you as long as she can and let her fall back when she needs to.


  • Runningmischka
    Runningmischka Posts: 386 Member
    @katharmonic I was in this same situation when my friend and I ran Rock-n-Roll half marathon in DC. I knew I had trained a lot more and would finish the race a lot faster, but was too worried to bring it up. But my friend just brought it up herself before the race and said she'd probably drop back at some point. We separated around mile 6, but still had a great time running the race and enjoyed the after party. Just talk to her. That's what good friends do- they tell each other how it is, and I am sure she will understand! Good luck!

    @NikolaosKey Good luck with your race!

    @Elise4270 I wear UA compression shorts with no liner and sports underwear. That's my winning combination so far - very comfortable, no chaffing, pretty low maintenance.

    One more run tomorrow and then I go into taper mode. Very excited for my half marathon next Sunday!

    Goal: 135
    Total: 73.3
    9/01 – 10 miles
    9/03 – 6 miles, easy afternoon run
    9/04 – 7 miles
    9/05 – 6 miles
    9/9 – 7 miles
    9/10 – 7 miles
    9/12 – 8 miles
    9/14 – 7 miles
    9/15 – 8 miles
    9/16 – 7.3 miles
    _________________________________________________________________________________
    Upcoming races:
    September 24 – Bachman Valley Half Marathon. Goal – to beat my previous PR of 1:50
    October 22 – Gettysburg Blue-Gray Half Marathon.
    November 5 –Gettysburg Battleground Half Marathon. Goal – to enjoy this local run I was not aware of!




  • 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
    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
    9/14 4mi 36m:25s
    9/15 4mi 34m:46s
    9/16 8mi 1h:15m:28s

    Pretty good run this morning. It was foggy so I was drenched by the end. I ran past a wedding ceremony- one of the neighborhoods I run through near my house has a really pretty gazebo. I must say an 8am ceremony is the earliest I've ever witnessed!

    I had a hard time keeping pace and I didn't run my last two miles 'easy'. I kind of stink at tempo running unless I'm on the treadmill.
  • bride001
    bride001 Posts: 153 Member
    My Week 1 of half marathon did not go as planned but I did my long run today. Next two weeks are jammed pack with work related travel, family activities and a weekend at my brother's fishing camp. Adjusting my run days accordingly.

    09/11/2017 - 4.0 miles
    09/16/2017 - 7.0 miles

    11/72 miles
  • carolineb81
    carolineb81 Posts: 459 Member
    1/9-9.1
    2/9-ill
    3/9-ill
    4/9-ill
    5/9-5.0
    6/9-3.1
    7/9-4.1
    8/9-REST
    9/9-8.1
    10/9-4.9
    11/9-REST
    12/9-5.1
    13/9-3.3 (running club - lots of hill work!)
    14/9-REST
    15/9-5.3
    16/9-5.2
    Total - 53.2/110 Miles
  • RespectTheKitty
    RespectTheKitty Posts: 1,667 Member
    It's September 16. Why is it so gosh darn hot??!?

    Temps like this I can only go about 4 miles without hydration. And since I was at my mom's I didn't have my hydration belt, so 4 miles it was.

    Might rain tomorrow. I kind of hope it does, I'd like to have a nice rain run.
  • katharmonic
    katharmonic Posts: 5,720 Member
    @JessicaMcB you are an awesome and full-on crazy person! Just go out and run a chill 80k, you say. At that pace! Before lunch! I can't even begin to imagine. Very impressed.

    Thanks also @JessicaMcB, @PastorVincent, @Runningmischka for the advice re: my friend and I running the race. We have talked about it indirectly and I know she's already expecting we won't run the whole thing together - but I think the approach of saying directly that I'm going to run my race, love to have you keep up as long as you can, then I'll see you at the end and we'll celebrate. She tends to start fast but I know she has that on her mind to help both of us not to start too fast so she'll be good to have in the beginning for sure.
  • MNLittleFinn
    MNLittleFinn Posts: 4,271 Member
    Ugh. @JessicaMcB you're making me feel lazy again. I only did 14 miles. I might have to go out and do 12 more tomorrow just so i do t feel like a complete slob.
  • __TMac__
    __TMac__ Posts: 1,669 Member
    9/15 rest
    9/16 3m hilly
    September total: 35.2 of 65 miles

    2017 Goal: Beat 20-yr-old PR (29:32)
    *Oct: Apple Harvest 5k
    *Nov: Movember 5k
    *Dec: Mitten Run 5k

    In New Hampshire for a family weekend. Three miles in the mountains on a warm day, followed by a swim in the hotel’s outdoor pool, which was miraculously still open this far into September. So great.
  • JessicaMcB
    JessicaMcB Posts: 1,503 Member
    @MNLittleFinn we both know I have a triathlon watch I need to feel like I earned! lol.

    @katharmonic I'm glad you've at least indirectly talked about it. The reality of being a crazy person runner is that I have yet to have anyone want to run a full race with me! I think it would be interesting!
  • MNLittleFinn
    MNLittleFinn Posts: 4,271 Member
    JessicaMcB wrote: »
    @MNLittleFinn we both know I have a triathlon watch I need to feel like I earned! lol.
    Ahahahahahahahahaha... I'll be earning my tri watch in 5 weeks.... That race is the whole reason I bought it. Seriously, you are going to suck.
  • skippygirlsmom
    skippygirlsmom Posts: 4,433 Member
    @BruinsGal_91 Great race today! Congrats on the 3rd in your AG.
    @elise4270 the under amour shorts I wear have a tie so they stay in place :smile:

    The XC meet was good for the team, boys finished 1st place the girls in 2nd place. What a *kitten* course, I warned Coach it would be. About 2.8 miles of gravel and .3 miles of back top, zero shade and about 3 person wide. Every kid there (and Coaches were saying never again). It was the this school's first meet and they are in our district so they called our school and asked us to run it. Skip is having senior *kitten* year and really struggling. Today she ran 24 something and at one point came to a complete stop on the course. I was like WTF she stood there woozie for a few seconds and went on, earlier in the race she came off the course a bit and ran into my friend. She doesn't remember either of these things happening. She had a bagel with peanut butter for breakfast about 2.5 hours before the race and a half of protein bar 45 mins before. Maybe it's an electrolyte issue so now she's drinking water with electrolyte stuff in it. It was definitely not and with no shade really barely made it bearable.

    I took a rest day today and I think I might take one tomorrow, one of my best friends is in town from Florida so we have lots planned for tomorrow.

  • navygrrl
    navygrrl Posts: 517 Member
    2.8 miles today, and planning on 2.8 tomorrow. I wish it would cool down so I could maybe sleep past 4 am and not try to cram everything in before work. I work in retail, so there's no weekends off. :(

    25.74 miles/40 miles goal
  • PastorVincent
    PastorVincent Posts: 6,668 Member
    katharmonic wrote: »
    @JessicaMcB you are an awesome and full-on crazy person! Just go out and run a chill 80k, you say. At that pace! Before lunch! I can't even begin to imagine. Very impressed.

    Thanks also @JessicaMcB, @PastorVincent, @Runningmischka for the advice re: my friend and I running the race. We have talked about it indirectly and I know she's already expecting we won't run the whole thing together - but I think the approach of saying directly that I'm going to run my race, love to have you keep up as long as you can, then I'll see you at the end and we'll celebrate. She tends to start fast but I know she has that on her mind to help both of us not to start too fast so she'll be good to have in the beginning for sure.

    "We have talked about it indirectly" -- Maybe it is cause I am a guy, but I think I personally would appreciate a serious direct talk that is clear. :) Whatever your run plan is, I would just be clear. That way there are no hard feelings at the finish line.
  • PastorVincent
    PastorVincent Posts: 6,668 Member
    Looks like another schedule forced rest day. Might try again to run after supper. This is why I plan to run EVERY DAY because I can not count on being able to run ANY DAY. Some weeks I knock down 6 or 7 days, others 1 or 2. *sigh*

  • AmyOutOfControl
    AmyOutOfControl Posts: 1,425 Member
    seanevan10 wrote: »
    PastorVincent wrote: »
    ariceroni 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?

    @PastorVincent I know that feeling! Once I managed to forget my watch for a race, and I honestly almost just went home haha. I ended up running it anyways, but it was so bewildering because I had no idea how fast/slow I was going! I would vote for the "do the run later" option. Or better yet, donuts!

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    Y'all are making my hungry for donuts! Especially that one from the state fair. I thought only Texan's ate ridiculous things at the state fair!

    Real Texans only eat "Texas" sized doughnuts:
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  • JessicaMcB
    JessicaMcB Posts: 1,503 Member
    edited September 2017
    @MNLittleFinn its going to be a glorious crash and burn- as previously discussed I will be eaten by bears lol.

    Poor Skip @skippygirlsmom ! At least everyone is united in their never again sentiments but it sucks that they chose it for her senior year :/

    @kristinegift that is such a cute race shirt- congrats on a donut well earned and to your fast moving roommate! She must've been running faster to secure herself a PBR ;)

    Congrats on the PR @NikolaosKey !

    @amymoreorless way to inspire a 90's flashback! In primary school they would let us order Texas donuts once a semester and it was a big freaking deal :D
  • ariceroni
    ariceroni Posts: 422 Member
    @NikolaosKey Congratulations on the race and on the PR!! Awesome 10K time :smile:

    @kristinegift sounds like a really tough race! Congratulations on finishing, I saw the elevation profile on Strava and wow it looked pretty brutal! I love the shirt and mug, too cute
  • skippygirlsmom
    skippygirlsmom Posts: 4,433 Member
    edited September 2017
    @kristinegift great job in the heat. Congrats to your friend on her super race. I love the shirt and of course the food, the vanilla with sprinkles is my favorite donut. yummy! Maybe you can run all downhill tomorrow.

    @JessicaMcB thanks - I tried my best to talk coach out of it because I knew the course sucked, but when the athlete director "recommends" a coach do something no one cares when I think LOL
  • NikolaosKey
    NikolaosKey Posts: 410 Member
    edited September 2017
    Thank you guys for the support. It means ALOT!!

    @kristinegift congrats for your beautiful trail race.
  • PastorVincent
    PastorVincent Posts: 6,668 Member
    @NikolaosKey congrats on your race!
    @ariceroni Chicago bound! W00T! You got this!
    @skippygirlsmom Ugh. What a race.
    @kristinegift Congrats on completing a tough race!

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