October 2017 Running Challenge
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unplanned rest day today. With in-laws over, I ended up entertaining them and looking after little man, while my wife went to a baby shower. Tomorrow is a rest day too, but that's OK with me. I'll run Tuesday and Wednesday, rest Thursday and probably do a VERY short, like 2 miler on Friday. Then comes Saturday. I'm trying VERY hard to not think about Saturday.6
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10/1 - 1 mile
10/2 - 3 miles
10/3 - 0.5 miles
10/4 - 2.1 miles
10/5 - 1 mile
10/6 - REST/STRENGTH
10/7 - 2.5 miles
10/8 - 4.25 miles
10/9 - 4 miles
10/10 - REST/STRENGTH
10/11 - 4 miles
10/12 - 3 miles
10/13 - 1 mile
10/14 - REST
10/15 - 6 Miles
32.4 miles/60 miles by Oct. 31
Over halfway there!
6 miles today! That's the most I've ever run in a single day in my life!!
I ran the first 5 miles today without any breaks at an avg. 11:49 min pace. I had never in my life ran 5 miles straight before.
Seven weeks ago, I was taking breaks every 1/3 mile.
I ran mile No. 6 tonight! I'm pretty pumped right now.
It's wonderful to have this community to share the news. Seeing all these amazing goals (100, 200+ miles) is inspiring.
Happy running!!20 -
@LaurenFOB2301 awesome running!0
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@LaurenFOB2301 fantastic congrats!0
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A couple of days behind in reporting! I was super busy at work on Friday so I got up and walked in the neighborhood for 45 min at 4:30 am. Saturday was my youth YMCA team's XC meet so I didn't have time to do my normal Saturday run, but ran about 1 mi chasing them to cheer them on. My team was awesome --out of 5 runners I had two 1st place and two 2nd place in their age groups and we got 2nd overall. My 8 year old son finished 3rd overall and 2nd in his age group (the overall winner was also from the 8-9 age group rather than the older kids!). This morning I ran 4 mi on trails with a bit of warm up and cool down walking. Afterwards did this really cool restorative yoga workshop with live digeridoo and other instrumentation. Hope to do my long run tomorrow since I am on vacation this week!
Day/Distance/Comments
10/1 5 mi (+ 1 mile walk) + serious stretch program (Gymnastic Bodies Front Split)
10/2 Water walking
10/3 3 mi + light yoga
10/4 Walking + yoga
10/5 3 mi + PT (scraping + treadmill + stretch + strength)
10/6 Walking + PT (stretching + scraping + ultrasound + H-wave)
10/7 4 mi (+ 1 mile walk) + yoga and PT moves
10/8 6 mi (+ 1 mile walk) + Gymnastic Bodies Front Split stretch routine + PT
10/9 3 mi slowish with youth XC team + 40 min water walking + PT
10/10 Walk for 45 min + PT moves
10/11 Walk for 45 min + a little PT
10/12 3.5 mi (+1 mi walk) + PT
10/13 Walk for 45 min
10/14 Ran about 1 mi plus some walking
10/15 Ran 4 mi + walked 1 mi + restorative yoga + PT
Goal: 75 mi
Total: 32.5 mi
To go: 42.5 mi7 -
October Running Totals (miles)
10/1 – rest day
10/2 – 5.07 easy
10/3 – 5.05 easy
10/4 – rest day
10/5 – 6.01 easy
10/6 – rest day
10/7 – 10.09 paced run
10/8 – 7.20 easy to MP
10/9 – rest day
10/10 – 6.09 mostly easy
10/11 – 6.30 group run
10/12 – 6.12 easy
10/13 – rest day
10/14 – 11.02 paced run
10/15 – 6.51 rainy run
October running total to date – 69.46
Nominal challenge goal: 100 miles
Real goals: Get healthy enough to run 5 days a week. Avoid re-injury. Build base.
Today's notes – I frequently find it hard to get started running on Sunday. Today I managed to hit the road at 4:45 PM. The season being what it is, I wore a reflective harness and had lights because I thought I might run until after it got dark enough to need them.
Just got out the door, and it started to sprinkle. No big deal. It turned into a light rain. That's cool. Just turn on my lights, because drivers won't expect to see an idiot out running in the rain.
The wind picked up, and the rain got heavier. Before I'd gone a mile, I was running in what passes for a thunderstorm in upstate New York. Oh, yeah. The little banner on TV told me we had a thunderstorm warning until 4:45, which was about when I started running.
I keep running. I will fear no blisters, for I am wearing Darn Tough wool socks and old, well fitting running shoes. The rain gets harder. Then the sleet starts hitting me. (Technically, given the temperature and weather conditions, it was probably hail; but it was small and felt like sleet.) Well. Hail is dangerous, and sleet is very uncomfortable. I turn around and head toward home, which puts the sleet at my back.
The original intention was to run 7 to 10 miles. If this doesn't let up, I won't even make it to 3 miles. But it lets up, and turns into a light rain that is fine for running. I'm not the only runner; I saw two other solo runners while running through the campus of RIT. Dither a bit about route and distance, reach a compromise of turning to stay close to home with the option to add more distance late. Listen to my ankle, and decide that the direct route home is most prudent. End up with 6.51 miles, which is only a little shorter than the short end of what I would have run in dry weather.
The funny motivational thing is, if it had been raining when it was time to go out, I might not have got myself to start running. But because I was already running when the rain started, it was pretty easy to keep going. I got wet, and I got a bit of water inside my hand held Nathan Zephyr Fire 100 light; but the light still works. I expect it will dry out, eventually.
In other news, my recovering ankle is enough better that I signed up for a race on October 29. Race 4 in the Pete Glavin XC series is the USATF Niagara region cross country championship, and my club will want to field teams in all the age groups. It's also a race in the USATF Niagara Runner of the Year series, not to be confused with the Rochester Runner of the Year series. I've already clinched my age group for RROY; but now I'm looking at the USATF Niagara ROY series.
I hadn't been paying attention to the USATF Niagara ROY series until I saw an email that said I was leading the masters men. So I went and looked up the rules, what races were in the series, and the detailed standing. It looks like no one else over the age of 40 was paying attention to that series either. Scoring for masters is by age grade placement. I have run 3 of the races, and if I run a 4th one and a couple of really good runners don't run 2 more, I could sneak in as the USATF Niagara Masters Men Runner of the Year. So I gave that a chance to happen, recognizing that if I do sneak in it will be because the guys who consistently age grade better than me didn't show up.
Still, I think it would be cool to win any sort of masters title when I'm beyond age 60. From my point of view, "masters" usually means young guys. Scoring by age grade gives me a chance, because I'm more competitive by age grade than by raw finish time.
2017 races:
January 1, 2017 Freezeroo #2 (Resolution Run 7.5 mile) (Mendon, NY) Finished in 50:45
January 7, 2017 Winter Warrior Half Marathon (Gates, NY) Finished in 1:32:40
January 14, 2017 Freezeroo #3 (Pineway Ponds Park 5 mile) (Spencerport, NY) Finished in 33:42
January 28, 2017 Freezeroo #4 (Hearnish 5 mile) (Victor, NY) short course, finished 4.88 miles in 32:50
February 4, 2017 USATF Cross Country National Championship Masters 8K (Bend, OR) Finished in 35:39, team won the 60+ Men's cross country championship
February 11, 2017 Freezeroo #5 (Valentines Run "In Memory of Tom Brannon" 8 Mile) (Greece, NY) sat out due to training schedule
February 25, 2017 Freezeroo #6 (White House Challenge 4.4 mile) (Webster, NY) short course, finished 4.34 miles in 27:51
March 11, 2017 Johnny's Runnin' of the Green 5 mile (Rochester, NY) finished in 33:25
March 18, 2017 USATF Masters 8K Championship (Shamrock 8K, Virginia Beach, VA) finished in 30:59, PR for 8K
April 17, 2017 Boston Marathon (Hopkinton, MA) finished in 3:49:42
April 30, 2017 USATF Masters 10K Championship (James Joyce Ramble, Dedham, MA) finished in 39:54, PR for 10K
May 21, 2017 Lilac Run 10K (Rochester, NY) finished in 40:04
May 27, 2017 Canandaigua Classic Half Marathon (Canandaigua, NY) finished in 1:33:06
June 9, 2017 Charlie McMullen Mile (Fairport, NY) finished in 5:44.90, PR for mile
June 18, 2017 Medved 5K to Cure ALS (Rochester, NY) finished in 19:32
July 4, 2017 Firecracker Four Mile (Fairport, NY) finished in 25:42
July 15, 2017 Shoreline Half Marathon [1:40 pacer] (Hamlin, NY) finished in 1:39:05
July 28, 2017 Karknocker 5K (East Rochester, NY) finished in 19:28
August 9, 2017 Pound the Ground 10K (Mendon, NY) finished in 41:26
August 12, 2017 Bergen Road Race 5K (Bergen, NY) finished in 19:47
August 25, 2017 USATF Masters Mile (Hap Crim Michigan Mile, Flint, MI) DNS - injury
September 3, 2017 Oak Tree Half Marathon (Geneseo, NY) DNS - injury
September 17, 2017 MVP Rochester Marathon (Rochester, NY) DNS - injury
October 29, 2017 Pete Glavin XC Race 4 6K (Brighton, NY)
November 23, 2017 Race with Grace 10K (Hilton, NY)
2018 races:
January 6, 2018 Winter Warrior Half Marathon (Gates, NY)
April 16, 2018 Boston Marathon (Hopkinton, MA)
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Thank you @kgirlhart @garygse @Runningmischka for well wishes!
Unfortunately, today was not my day. This morning, I woke up to higher than normal temps as projected but noticed it felt more muggy out than I thought was forecasted. The fact that I didn't need a coat before a race in the middle of October in central Ohio is telling. I also started the day feeling a little under the weather, but bounced back okay after taking some medicine, as has been the case off and on the past few days. I was up and out the door by 5:20 and downtown and parked by 5:45. The running group I was meeting was supposed to leave for our meeting spot around 6, but we didn't end up leaving until almost 6:40 and I spent those extra minutes thinking of how I could have slept longer. I walked down, took care of gear check, spent some time waiting to go to the bathroom for the third or fourth time, met up with my step-sister and her friend near my corral and only had to wait about 5ish minutes in the corral before our corral started moving up and starting.
I crossed the start line at 7:43 and those first 2 miles were a little tough for me, as they usually are. However, I got into a groove and felt pretty good for about the first 10 miles. So good at times that I had to keep reminding myself that I was running a FULL marathon and needed to slow myself down. I should have realized that the sweat that was rapidly forming after the first mile was my first indication that things wouldn't exactly go my way. Around mile 10, it felt like a switch was flipped and all of a sudden, I felt awful. Like, sick awful. You know when you are sick and everything physically feels 10x harder? That was me at mile 10 with 16 more to go. I'm pretty positive I had a fever as I have a low-grade one now. I also started to feel the effects of some unevenness in my gait with my right knee, calf, and hip becoming tight. I let myself slide back to a more manageable pace that was slower than what I wanted my overall average to be but I had a little in the bank, so I thought I'd be okay. I battled with whether I should turn with the half marathoners at 12.5 miles, but I knew I would have been so disappointed if I didn't turn. I regretted that decision miles 13-18. At mile 13, I took the Tylenol I brought and I also started experiencing some cramping in my knee and calf. I did a LOT of walking miles during this time and even stopped at a medical station for about 60 seconds to see if they could take my temperature (they could but only had an oral thermometer and I had literally just downed some cold water, so I declined). There were several points before mile 18 that I came very close to deciding enough was enough, but I ended up seeing a familiar face from my running group and decided to keep going as he was having a hard time too and we were encouraging each other to keep going. We played leap frog for a little bit, but I started feeling better around mile 18 as the Tylenol finally started to kick in (and I'm sure all the walking helped a bit too). I practiced the miles around 16-18 many times as it's one of the tougher uphills of the race and I think that helped knowing that I was past that. I started running a little faster (relatively) and for longer stretches, but the cramps kept coming and I had to walk about ever 1/3-1/2 a mile but I was able to walk for shorter periods, mainly just until my muscles stopped seizing. The last 6-8 miles, I started getting very windy with 20mph winds and some spitting rain around mile 24. Also, the noticeable lack in aid stations the second half left me a little dehydrated, but I was happy to have my handheld water bottle with me, which I filled with a cup of water or gatorade each station. I knew that a PR was out the window after about mile 15, let alone the other goals that I had. After all the obstacles that I overcame during the race though, I am happy just to have finished. This was the first marathon that I truly didn't think I would finish. My official time is 4:56:36, so I was under 5 hours and about 7 minutes faster than my last marathon in Chicago around this time last year.
After talking with others afterward and seeing many other posts on Facebook and Strava, this was a horrible race day across the board. I found out after I was done that after a certain point, they started diverting runners that were still on the first half of the course to finish with the half marathoners. The next few days, I'm going to focus on recovery and healing. I'll then come up with a game plan of what I would like to do between now and the New York Marathon in a few weeks. The issues I had with my right leg tells me my focus needs to be on doing what I can in that short time to strengthen those muscles.
Thank you all for your support and for reading this whole thing if you've gotten this far
I think you guys are the only ones I know where I could post this and you'd care to read to the end, haha. 18 -
Today was shoulders & triceps for me. I swear I am regressing instead of improving on this body part. Hoping to get out tomorrow to hike & find fall colors. I'm having a small, minor, nothing procedure in the morning so no lifting for a few days.1
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@OSUbuckeye906 Oh man, I'm sorry your race didn't go as well as hoped. I can't imagine running with a fever!0
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@OSUbuckeye906 Sorry that you had such a tough race. You are a beast for finishing! Hope you get to feeling better soon!0
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@OSUbuckeye906 damn, I am sorry to hear you weren't feeling well during the race. That just really sucks! I am super impressed you were able to finish though, good for you! Wishing you lots of health and easy recovery. You are a super woman!0
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@OSUbuckeye906 wait... did you PR after all? You said you finished 7 minutes faster? Sorry, you were sick, but dang, you knocked out a marathon anyways! Beast mode for sure.0
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@skippygirlsmom Wow, that's crazy! Major kudos to you for doing everything you did to get those girls to the start line!
@JessicaMcB Snow! I know you're up north, but is that early for this time of year? Also, GREAT job on the ultra!
@eponine1984 Congrats!
@ACJones82 Way to go on meeting all those goals!
@garygse Sorry to hear about the lack of organization at the bubble run, but sounds like your family still had fun. I kind of had the same experience at a color run back when I first started running. Some of the novelty races such as the color run, bubble run, glow run, etc. aren't put on by the regular running companies and definitely lack in certain areas.
Thank you @RunsOnEspresso @kgirlhart @Runningmischka and @PastorVincent !
@PastorVincent My PR is 4:42 from 2014. 2015 and 2016 were not good training years for me, which equaled slower times (and over 5 hour marathons). Last October, I finished the Chicago Marathon in 5:03, so today I finished 7 minutes faster in 4:56.3 -
Oct. 7: 4 miles
Oct. 8: 4 miles
Oct. 10: 3 miles
Oct. 12: 3 miles
Oct. 14: 4 miles
Oct. 15: 5miles
23/40 miles for the month2 -
@hjeppley congrats to your son and your team!
@mobycarp so glad the ankle is feeling better and you are signing up for races/race. I’m like you I won’t start in the rain but I’m okay if it starts while I’m already running
@OSUbuckeye906 wow what a day for you. Great time and congrats on finishing a race that would have knocked out most people. I hope you are feeling better.
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10/06 - 4.0 miles
10/08 - 4.0 miles
10/09 - Rest Day
10/10 - Rest Day (not planned)
10/11 - 4.0 miles
10/12 - 3.0 miles
10/13 - Uncle's funeral service - did not run
10/14 - 8.0 miles
23/119 miles
Probably not going to meet my goal for this month but still following training plan for half marathon in December. I feel like I am behind but the next four weekends are the long runs of the training plan, so we will see. I have a 9, 12, 13, and 11 for the long runs of the week.
Congratulations to everyone who completed the AIM for the Cure Melanoma 5K this weekend.
@OSUbuckeye906 - Congratulations on your finish!
@JessicaMcB - Congratulations on your finish! Very impressive!
I know I missed a couple of people on their finishes this weekend!
Cool front moving in tonight and suppose to stick around all week. 70's for the highs and 60ms for the lows but I will take it over 90 degree weather. This week is also a heavy travel week for me for work, so hoping I can keep up with the posts and my progress as well.
Upcoming Races:
12/02/2017 St Jude Memphis Marathon Weekend (HM)
01/13/2018 - Louisiana Marathon (Quarter Marathon)
02/17/2018 - Mardi Gras Mambo (10K)1 -
@osubuckeye906, thanks for the recap! I must admit, I cringe when I read about painkillers in racing, but I know it's a tough spot to be in, so I really wouldn't want to pass judgement. I hope you recover well, get in those strength exercises (that's something I just started working on, too), and have a better experience next time.0
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@MobyCarp, you can only beat those who show up - if everyone within a 100 miles showed up to every race I run, I would never finish in the top 10. I am still proud when I do
I also think age-grading is a great way to be and stay competitive, and while I don't particularly care about "elite" runners in terms of role models (too skeptic, I'm afraid), I have gotten to know some fantastic runners who compete in the over 60, or even over 75 categories - and to run at anything close to their level would be a real goal for me. If someone beats me by 15 minutes in a half marathon, I don't really care - but if someone 50+ or even 60+ is racing with me for the finish, I have nothing but respect.4 -
eponine1984 wrote: »I completed C25K today!! It wasn't as amazing a run as last night but it was still pretty good. I can't believe I did it! I downloaded the 10K app since I do really well having a plan to follow.
I haven't signed up for the 5k yet and my husband has a doctor appointment that conflicts with it. I'm very introverted and have anxiety so I'm not comfortable going on my own, and it's very important that he takes care of himself. My sister has agreed to run a virtual 5k with me when we can get our schedules to line up.
14.3/40miles
@eponine1984 Yay you, completing C25K! Such a milestone!
@RunRachelleRun Epic Halloween front yard!
@cburke8909 3:55 is a fantastic time! Bravo on your first marathon! All your training runs showed in your pace. So sorry about the calf.
But no sympathies about getting "a banana, a brownie, small chocolate milk and a half filled cup of potato leak soup" afterwards. After yesterday's Melbourne half marathon, we had to queue for ages and I got one tiny cup of sports drink, and that's it.
@JessicaMcB Absolutely incredible. So impressed.
@power0304 You run at least 16 km nearly every day?!! What are you training for? That's epic.
@sarahthes Yay for your new shoes and cool hair!
@OSUbuckeye906 Amazing achievement under terrible conditions!
I'll post my recap of my half marathon race I did on Sunday tomorrow. Just caught up now on 200+ posts. You guys rock!
Wear sunscreen!
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Rest day
Congrats to @osubuckeye87 on finishing a very tough race.0 -
@osubuckeye87 kudos for completing the race. Hope next time is more fun for you.
I feel good after my ten miler yesterday. (I'm taking a rest today though.) I had to smile during my run. I'd got to just past the eight mile mark and I was feeling a little weary when I ran past a woman and her young daughter. I heard the little girl says, "look mommy, she's running! And she's going fast." I wasn't going fast by any means, but damn, it sure put a spring in my step.10 -
Good morning all. Took another rest day today. I figure that rest is probably a high priority right now, since I could potentially be moving for 18 hours on Saturday. My monthly goal is pretty much in the bag as of now, assuming my weekend even just goes OK, so I'm feeling pretty good, just keeping working on the mental aspects of what I'll be doing.
Have a Runderful and magnificent Monday everyone!6 -
10/01 - Rest
10/02 - 10 miles Z2
10/03 - 9 miles easy Z2 in the heat
10/04 - Strength + 7 miles Z3/4
10/05 - Strength + 6 miles Z2 in the rain
10/06 - 11 Miles Z2
10/07 - 16 Miles Z2
10/08 - Rest
10/09 - 9 Miles Z2
10/10 - 10.5 miles Z2
10/11 - Strength + 6.25 miles Z2
10/12 - Strength + 7 Miles
10/13 - 7 Miles
10/14 - Stop Drop and Run Race - 4.5 mile
10/15 - 11 miles
10/16 - Rest
Summer Goal: Get my marathon pace below 9 minutes.
Official Marathon PR: 4:11:28
Next Races (more as I find them):
Thanksgiving morning - Turkey Trot - Double Gobbler! (5K + 5 miles)
05/06/18 - Pittsburgh Marathon - aiming for sub four hours.
7 day run streak crashes to an end as my schedule will not permit a run today. Ah well. Rest days are good I guess.3 -
I think I'm going to have to cut my mileage back. I now have a pain on the outside behind of my left ankle that seem connected to my little toe.
I should be adding miles. Not subtracting them. What the heck. I'm thinking about limiting my runs to 3.5 miles at a time, every other day and not worry about a monthly goal.
Thinking of you @cburke8909 this morning. Hope that ominous injury isn't going too be much down time.2 -
I am trying something new and I'm running everyday for a month. I am 6 days in so far.
Goal - 50 miles
MTD - 25 miles (right on target!)5 -
10/1 – 6 miles
10/2 – rest day
10/3 – 8 miles
10/4 - 5 miles
10/5 - 10 miles
10/6 - 5 miles
10/7 - rest day
10/8 - rest day
10/9 - 6 miles
10/10 - 7 miles
10/11 – rest day
10/12 – 6 miles
10/13 - unscheduled rest day
10/14 - college visit with Skip
10/15 - 3.1 miles for AIM
10/16 - 6 miles
62 of 100 miles
What a difference a day makes, I don't know what happened to me on Sunday but honestly I thought I was going to die .75 of mile into the 3.1 with Skip. At one point around mile 2 I actually stopped and sat down. I couldn't get my breath I couldn't breathe when I was running. Today I felt great did my 6 miles at a consist 12:14 pace. Go figure.
@BruinsGal_91 that is so sweet, I gotta admit nothing put a spring in my step more than a compliant or a cute guy running by ha ha
@MNLittleFinn if you feel you need a rest day, you need a rest day. You’ll have a long race in front of you, as they say the hay is in the barn so it’s about getting mentally ready now.
@Elise4270 I hope the pain isn’t anything to worry about.
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skippygirlsmom wrote: »What a difference a day makes, I don't know what happened to me on Sunday but honestly I thought I was going to die .75 of mile into the 3.1 with Skip. At one point around mile 2 I actually stopped and sat down. I couldn't get my breath I couldn't breathe when I was running. Today I felt great did my 6 miles at a consist 12:14 pace. Go figure.
Could have been the weather. What was the dew point yesterday when you ran, vs today? A high dew point could easily cause that experience. Or you were more tired/stressed/etc than you thought.
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So how are all of you Packer fans feeling today? As a Vikings fan, I feel great! Sucks to see Rodgers go down, great to see the Pack go down.
The only two Packers I ever liked are Brett Favre and Daryl Thompson. Daryl was a running back from my home town, and I played against him in high school. He currently heads up an amazing charity in Minnesota for disadvantaged kids. Similar to the Big Brothers, Big Sisters program but ties the relationships to athletic pursuits. My current 10k PR race is a race his organization, Bolder Options, held.
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10/01 - REST
10/02 - 4m
10/03 - CROSS // 20 mins mat pilates + walk
10/04 - 4m
10/05 - REST
10/06 - CROSS // 60 mins Bodypump + 5 minute treadmill run
10/07 - REST
10/08 - 3.2
10/09 - 4
10/10 - CROSS // 20 minutes core/stretching work
10/11 - 4
10/12 - REST
10/13 - CROSS // 30 mins TRX / 20 mins CXWORKS / .3 mile jog with dog
10/14 - 6
10/15 - REST
10/16 - 4.5
Goal: 50
MTD: 26.7
Upcoming Races
10/08 - (5k) Run the Rocks
10/28 - (10k) Kooky Spooky
11/18 - (10k) Turkey Trek
12/09 - (HM) Fa La La Half Marathon
Mid-month and halfway to goal. Not too shabby!
I scoped out the course for the 10k in two weeks, except I ran it in reverse (accidentally). I could re-run it this weekend and just extend parts of it to get the 7 miles I need for my long run, or just try and mentally adapt to the elevation in reverse. The way I ran it had basically one larger hill at a steeper incline with a lengthy but gradual downhill portion, whereas the reverse has a gradual incline for a bit longer with a steeper but shorter downhill portion. I think I'm overthinking it and I'll just do the 7 miles on the path I was planning anyway.
I also tried eating before my 4.5 miler this morning. Not sure I liked it. I'll try it again on Wednesday when I do the same mileage.
I'll do the most miles this week than I ever have before (and will continue to do the most miles from here until December).
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PastorVincent wrote: »skippygirlsmom wrote: »What a difference a day makes, I don't know what happened to me on Sunday but honestly I thought I was going to die .75 of mile into the 3.1 with Skip. At one point around mile 2 I actually stopped and sat down. I couldn't get my breath I couldn't breathe when I was running. Today I felt great did my 6 miles at a consist 12:14 pace. Go figure.
Could have been the weather. What was the dew point yesterday when you ran, vs today? A high dew point could easily cause that experience. Or you were more tired/stressed/etc than you thought.
@PastorVincent I'm not sure about the dew point, but 20 degree difference I'm sure was a big part of it. I knew I was tired from Saturday's college visit so I'm not surprised yesterday was so awful.1
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