October 2017 Running Challenge

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  • Elise4270
    Elise4270 Posts: 8,375 Member
    1---5.00
    3---3.44
    6---3.46
    7---6.23
    10---2.54
    11---4.03
    12---13 IBS
    14---3.12 AiM for the Cure
    14---3.46
    15-17---sprained ankle
    18---bike
    19--- 4.14
    21---3.80 walk
    22---5.0 walk

    44.22/80 miles


    Upcoming races:
    Dec 2- POOP trail run, 5.5 miles Norman OK
    Jan 27 Running the Rose. Tyler Tx. 11mi or 7k

    Pre-op PR's
    1 mile 8:27  5k 24:42. 10k 1:00.52.  HM 2:17.28
    Post-op Training PB's
    1 mile 9.25  5k 33:46 10k 1:09:46
  • MobyCarp
    MobyCarp Posts: 2,927 Member
    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
    10/16 – rest day
    10/17 – 6.02 easy plus intervals
    10/18 – 6.39 group run
    10/19 – 5.87 warmup, XC practice
    10/20 – rest day
    10/21 – 11.54 paced run
    10/22 – 7.19 easy plus a stride

    October running total to date – 106.47

    Nominal challenge goal: 100 miles

    Real goals: Get healthy enough to run 5 days a week. Avoid re-injury. Build base.

    Today's notes – After a tough week on the non-running front, I slept in this morning. I let myself go through a normal morning routine, just later than usual. Got out to run before lunch, at 1:23 PM.

    Getting 10 hours of sleep last night was a Very Good Thing.

    I had hazy sunshine and 72º F (22º C) to run. Ran a familiar 7.2 mile route with some hills, mostly paying attention to pace, heart rate, and how my recovering ankle felt. Paying attention to HR led to paying attention to weather; it felt hot running eastbound with the breeze at my back. But what with one thing and another, I was able to hold my pace to mostly easy effort, 7:53 per mile average with full mile splits ranging from 7:45 to 8:04. Then at the very end I ramped it up to T level of effort for one interval between fire hydrants, then finished with a stride. So Garmin reports the pace for the tag end after 7 miles as 6:20 per mile; that's about how hard I ran, on average.

    Bottom line is, I'm maybe 90% to 95%. Still have to pay attention to the ankle. Still not all the way back with cardio, though I'm close. But I know how to train/recover from this point. I'm very comfortable with having a 6K XC race next Sunday, and I'm pretty comfortable with my decision to have 2 rest days per week.

    Late month goal check: Hit the nominal mileage goal today. I'm healthy enough to run 5 days a week. So far I haven't re-injured myself. I'm satisfied with my base building so far, having run 36 miles a week two weeks in a row.

    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)
  • allyphoe
    allyphoe Posts: 618 Member
    10/1: 3.3
    10/2: 4.2
    10/5: 3.2
    10/7: 4.2
    10/8: 4.2
    10/10: 6.3
    10/22: 3.2

    Total: 28.6 / ???

    Back from vacation! My run on the 10th was too long; I should not have ignored the stiff feeling towards the outside of my arch. It bothered me the first day or two of vacation, despite a week of rest in between. (We walked ~10 miles a day on vacation.) So when it came back today, I called it good and walked the rest.

    Concussed teenager is no longer bothered by riding in the car, but discovered to her dismay that "the doctor cleared you to ride roller coasters as tolerated" is not the same as "you'll tolerate riding." Anything with lights, sounds, or motion was too much. But it was still better than staying home! And she was fine with the airplane travel, which is good, because she loves flying.
  • MNLittleFinn
    MNLittleFinn Posts: 4,271 Member
    10/1-6.2 miles 1270 Feet Elevation
    10/2- REST
    10/3- 9
    10/4- 7
    10//5- 9
    10/6- 5
    10/7- 15
    10/8- 5- Felt like being lazy
    10/9- REST
    10/10- 5
    10/11- 5
    10/12- 5
    10/13- 5
    10/14- 8.1- 1476 Feet Elevation
    10/15- REST
    18/16- REST
    10/17- 4
    10/18- 3
    10/19- REST
    10/20- REST
    10/21- 62.2
    10/22- Recovery


    Total Miles: 153.5
    Total Elevation: 2746

    October goal: Survive 100k training taper and Wild Duluth 100k
    Nominal Mileage goal: 100 miles.
    Elevation goal: 15000ft

    Today's notes: Recovery day after yesterday's monster race. Feeling really tired now and have DOMS from hell. Quads, Calves and, oddly, shoulders are all pretty trashed.

    Hoping everyone had a runderful day

    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 6:24:36
    10/21 Wild Duluth 100k 18:16:00 Finished after cut off, but still is a finish
    11/23- TBD 5k Turkey

    2018 races (possible)
    4/13- Zumbro Endurance Race
    5/19- Superior Trail 25k
  • power0304
    power0304 Posts: 293 Member
    October 1 - 16 km
    October 2 - 16 km
    October 3 - 16 km
    October 4 - 16 km
    October 5 - 16 km
    October 6 - 16 km
    October 7 - rest day
    October 8 - 21 km
    October 9 - 16 km
    October 10 - 16 km
    October 11 - 16 km
    October 12 - strength training/stairmarster
    October 13 - 16 km
    October 14 - strength training/stairmarster
    October 15 - 18.5 km
    October 16 - rest day
    October 17 - 16.5 km/ stairmarster
    October 18 - 16 km run /strength training
    October 19 - raining no run
    October 20 - 16.5 km run
    October 21 - 11.5 km run / strength training
    October 22 - 5 km run joined local running group
    October 23 - 19.5 km long run

    Total km - 284.5 km out of 350 km
  • garygse
    garygse Posts: 896 Member
    @Runningmischka That race sounds absolutely fantastic! Glad to hear it went well, and great picture!
  • MNLittleFinn
    MNLittleFinn Posts: 4,271 Member
    @Runningmischka sounds like an awesome race.
  • PastorVincent
    PastorVincent Posts: 6,668 Member
    garygse wrote: »
    @Runningmischka That race sounds absolutely fantastic! Glad to hear it went well, and great picture!

    Ditto :)
  • ereck44
    ereck44 Posts: 1,170 Member
    So my goal for the month is 45 miles. I have a lot going on this month, including visiting my mom and my brother this month, and going to a few concerts.

    10/2...4. miles
    10/10..6 miles
    10/13..6 miles
    10/18..6 miles
    10/21..6 miles
    10/22..5 miles


    Total..35 miles
    Goal is 45 miles.


  • PastorVincent
    PastorVincent Posts: 6,668 Member
    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
    10/17 - 7 Miles Easy
    10/18 - Strength + 7 miles
    10/19 - Strength + 8 miles
    10/20 - 7 Miles
    10/21 - Rest ( Funeral)
    10/22 - Rest (Stuck doing non-running things)

    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.
    05/12/18 - Glacier Ridge 50k Trail Ultra (or maybe 30K Still debating)

    Bah. Planed a long run for today, but got stuck at a store for several hours waiting on various things and lost my chance. :disappointed:
  • PastorVincent
    PastorVincent Posts: 6,668 Member
    Bah. Planed a long run for today, but got stuck at a store for several hours waiting on various things and lost my chance. :disappointed:

    BTW - This is why I try to run 7 days a week because I KNOW that there will be days I can not. If I only planned to run a few days a week, and life happens so that I miss one or more of those few days, then I get NO runs in that week. By getting up every day and trying t plan a run, I can almost always get at least 3 or 4 runs in a week in. Sometimes I end up on a 7+ day streak, but I can always choose to take a rest day when that happens.

    Anyways... that is just how I do it. YMMV and all that. But it is something to consider for those of you like me with many random things drawing your time away from you.

  • HonuNui
    HonuNui Posts: 1,464 Member

    October Goal met: got thru the Aim At Melanoma run without losing it.....

    10/1 rest
    10/2 4.20
    10/3 4.10
    10/4 5.30
    10/5 rest
    10/6 4.40
    10/7 6.10
    10/8
    10/9
    10/11
    10/12
    10/13
    10/14 3.1
    10/15 6.50
    10/16 snorkel 6 hours
    10/17 rest
    10/18 9.75
    10/19 4.43
    10/20 4.33
    10/21 rest
    10/22 5.06

    Total: 57.27

    @MNLittleFinn and @midwesterner85 Great job pushing thru despite adversity


    Ticker is my goal for 2017 and progress to date:

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    Upcoming races:
    AIM at Melanoma 5k 10/14/17
  • Orphia
    Orphia Posts: 7,097 Member
    @_nikkiwolf_ I love your attitude! Going the extra 7 km in the rain! Just awesome.

    @Runningmischka That sounds like the perfect event! Very happy for you.

    @juliet3455 So sorry about your back injury! One of the downsides/upsides to running is that it teaches us patience.

    @midwesterner85 There's accepting a weakness, and there's doing amazing things despite a weakness. Massive kudos on the latter.

  • Runningmischka
    Runningmischka Posts: 386 Member
    Bah. Planed a long run for today, but got stuck at a store for several hours waiting on various things and lost my chance. :disappointed:

    BTW - This is why I try to run 7 days a week because I KNOW that there will be days I can not. If I only planned to run a few days a week, and life happens so that I miss one or more of those few days, then I get NO runs in that week. By getting up every day and trying t plan a run, I can almost always get at least 3 or 4 runs in a week in. Sometimes I end up on a 7+ day streak, but I can always choose to take a rest day when that happens.

    Anyways... that is just how I do it. YMMV and all that. But it is something to consider for those of you like me with many random things drawing your time away from you.

    I have a very similar idea of planning my runs. Most days I assume I will be running, unless my schedule is completely packed and I know for sure a run won't happen. So at the beginning of October I ran 8 days in a row, which was needed, because then I had a 5 days non-running streak. I completely understand your frustration when a run does not happen due to some random things.
  • Runningmischka
    Runningmischka Posts: 386 Member
    @mustb60 way to meet your goal already! Great running :smile:
  • Runningmischka
    Runningmischka Posts: 386 Member
    @hjeppley congrats on your 5k! And grats to your boy, wow! That's super impressive!
  • PastorVincent
    PastorVincent Posts: 6,668 Member
    @hjeppley Well done! and Congrats to your boy, wow!!!
  • cburke8909
    cburke8909 Posts: 990 Member
    @hjeppley NIce work on your 5k. My seven year old wants to train for one but we need to wait until soccer season ends.
    3.5 miles on elliptical this am. Pushed it a little and not feeling adverse effect.


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  • mustb60
    mustb60 Posts: 1,090 Member
    @mustb60 way to meet your goal already! Great running :smile:

    Thank you! I had to finish up early as I am going on a vacation in the last week.
    Have a fantastic week every one!!