September 2017 Running Challenge

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  • PastorVincent
    PastorVincent Posts: 6,668 Member
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    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.
  • RunsOnEspresso
    RunsOnEspresso Posts: 3,218 Member
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    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. :D
  • ROBOTFOOD
    ROBOTFOOD Posts: 5,527 Member
    edited September 2017
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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.
  • HonuNui
    HonuNui Posts: 1,464 Member
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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

    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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  • Orphia
    Orphia Posts: 7,097 Member
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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.


    ariceroni wrote: »
    @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!! :smile: Where?

  • NikolaosKey
    NikolaosKey Posts: 410 Member
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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 Marathon
  • _nikkiwolf_
    _nikkiwolf_ Posts: 1,380 Member
    edited September 2017
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    amymoreorless 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
    @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 mountains :) ), 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.
  • ctlaws44
    ctlaws44 Posts: 182 Member
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    @Orphia - Peak to Creek in Morganton, NC. A dozen of us local runners are going to camp out up there before and after we run.

  • Eaglesfanintn
    Eaglesfanintn Posts: 813 Member
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    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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  • kristinegift
    kristinegift Posts: 2,406 Member
    edited September 2017
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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


  • 5512bf
    5512bf Posts: 389 Member
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    9/1/17 - 4.07 Easy
    9/3/17 - 8.43 Easy - 38.44 Week
    9/4/17 - 6.60 Tempo
    9/5/17 - 7.07 Easy
    9/6/17 - 7.05 Easy
    9/7/17 - 5.03 Easy
    9/8/17 - 7.08 Easy
    9/10/17 12.03 Easy - 44.87 Weeks
    9/11/17 - 4.12 - recovery
    9/12/17 - 7.01 - 3x1 mile @ gmp
    9/13/17 - 7.10 Easy

    Total 75.58 of 180 Miles

    Tuesday was a little speedwork as I did 3x1 mile at goal marathon pace. My internal speedometer still is not as accurate as I'd like since mile 1 was too slow and mile 2 was too fast. 3rd mile was finally where i wanted it. Wednesday was just another easy foundation run.

    I entered in all my marathon plan workouts into the calendar yesterday and realized I'd have 11 weeks before the plan started to continue base building. I'm thinking by the end of October i'd be at the 55mpw starting point so i'm tentatively planning on doing the first 4 weeks of the plan twice. I thought it would be fun to compare fitness gains from back to back 4 week workout segments.
  • NikolaosKey
    NikolaosKey Posts: 410 Member
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    @kristinegift I assume that MP stands for marathon pace? Correct me but I believe that -10 sec from MP is to difficult to maintain for 10M? I think you should tempo run at MP, while IT and R makes you faster and impove your VO2max (thus lowering your MP pace).
  • kristinegift
    kristinegift Posts: 2,406 Member
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    NikolaosKey wrote: »
    @kristinegift I assume that MP stands for marathon pace? Correct me but I believe that -10 sec from MP is to difficult to maintain for 10M? I think you should tempo run at MP, while IT and R makes you faster and impove your VO2max (thus lowering your MP pace).

    @NikolaosKey Yep, MP = marathon pace. I'm doing a Hanson plan, so on Tuesday I do track workouts at MP-10 or -20 (for repetitions of 1 mile to 3 mile repeats) and on Thursday tempos are at/under MP. Then those LR and recovery days are nice and slow. We'll see how it shakes out on race day! I've never done training runs this long at these speeds but they're feeling much better each time -- today being an exception.
  • __TMac__
    __TMac__ Posts: 1,665 Member
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    9/13 XT
    9/14 3.7m tempo
    September total: 32.2 of 65 miles

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

    Yesterday was supposed to be an easy 3m, but the higher my mileage gets, the more I feel my sciatica. I'm getting some deep left side glute pain and increasing right leg numbness and cramping. So I'm going to drop some of the easy miles in favor of some cross-training. Which means I may not make my September goal. It's OK. I'd rather be conservative and hit my race goal.

    Yesterday, I walked the mile to the gym, did some strength work, rode the recumbent for 20 minutes or so, stretched, then walked back home.
  • MNLittleFinn
    MNLittleFinn Posts: 4,271 Member
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    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

    Total Miles: 71.6
    Total Elevation: 7691 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:

    Took it easy today. My buddy Andy was up for a run, so we headed to the hills and got in our 8 on. Somehow I stopped my watch right when I started it, so I didn't log the first mile, since I didn't notice it until we came back down the hill the first time. Anyway, got in 7.2 official miles at 12:47 pace and about 1390 elevation. Run felt good despite being my legs being tired. Running slow and chatty was nice.

    Have aRunderful day all!

    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
  • skippygirlsmom
    skippygirlsmom Posts: 4,433 Member
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    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 - 3 miles
    9/8 - 5 miles
    9/9 - rest day XC meet
    9/10 - 3 miles
    9/11 - 9.11 miles - Never Forget
    9/12 - nothing yet maybe rest day
    9/13 - 6 miles
    9/14 - 6 miles

    60 of 100 miles

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    Pretty morning for a run. The temps are climbing up slowly again.
  • Mari33a
    Mari33a Posts: 1,110 Member
    edited September 2017
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    01/09 4.53 miles
    13/09 3.82 miles
    14/09 4.07 miles


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