October 2017 Running Challenge
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MNLittleFinn wrote: »Kettle has that option if you are running the 100 mile, you can stop at the 100k and get credit for that. I thought that was a nice option
Hmmm....I'll have to keep that in mind. My current long-range plan calls for my first 100K to be the Gorge Waterfalls 100K in Oregon in 2019, but if I can't make that happen, I could do the KM 100K, but sign up for the 100M, leaving that option open if I felt up to it.
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@ACJones82 I found running unfueled to be a great way to help condition the body to become more efficient with fuel resources by forcing it to utilize fat more while running. This in theory should pay dividends later on by helping to avoid hitting the dreaded wall.
ETA: Just re-read what you wrote, and you said without water. Ah well, I still stand by what I wrote, lol.2 -
I have been so massively busy at work and home that I haven't commented and just now got caught up. I didn't listen and pay attention to all of you and should have not done the race on Sat. I did however shave 2 minutes off my last 5k time and got a cool finisher medal. But now, I'm out until I see the dr tomorrow. Hopefully, just a little strength issue and some PT will help. Not sure if it's hamstring or piriformis issue. Either way, it hurts to walk or sit. Running actually doesn't hurt at all. Weird huh? Anyway, here's the medal. Pretty excited about my time.
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@seanevan10 awesome medal, great PR - so sorry you are hurting
@PastorVincent this is for you - what women see when you run next to us ha ha
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@skippygirlsmom - that’s EXACTLY what I was imagining.....1
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skippygirlsmom wrote: »@seanevan10 awesome medal, great PR - so sorry you are hurting
@PastorVincent this is for you - what women see when you run next to us ha ha
Ahhhhh I am kind of cute looking!3 -
skippygirlsmom wrote: »
Honestly... that is pretty much my concern.0 -
seanevan10 wrote: »I have been so massively busy at work and home that I haven't commented and just now got caught up. I didn't listen and pay attention to all of you and should have not done the race on Sat. I did however shave 2 minutes off my last 5k time and got a cool finisher medal. But now, I'm out until I see the dr tomorrow. Hopefully, just a little strength issue and some PT will help. Not sure if it's hamstring or piriformis issue. Either way, it hurts to walk or sit. Running actually doesn't hurt at all. Weird huh? Anyway, here's the medal. Pretty excited about my time.
Sorry you are hurt... but man that is a cool medal!2 -
@skippygirlsmom LOL! I'm down for some nice butts! The heck with checking out everyone's shoes.
@seanevan10 Congratulations on the new 5k time/medal. I'm gimpy too. I run and it costs me 3-5 days of down time.5 -
October goal: 70 miles
10/1: 7.7 miles
10/3: 3 miles (intervals)
10/4: 3.1 miles
10/5: 2.3 miles
10/7: 3.1 miles (race)
10/8: 5.7 miles
10/10: 3.3 miles (intervals)
10/11: 3.2 miles
10/12: 2.7 miles
10/14: 3.1 miles (virtual race)
10/15: 7.2 miles
10/17: 3.1 miles (intervals)
10/18: 2.6 miles
10/19: 3.3 miles
10/22: 8 miles
10/24: 2.6 miles (intervals)
64/70 miles
I ran 2.6 miles of intervals today. It was a pretty good run. I didn't miss any of the audio cues today so that was an improvement over last week.
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NOW who’s sounding creepy?.....
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Wow, there is some seriously good-looking bling being won round here.0
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@seanevan10 Cool medal. I hope you are feeling better soon.
@fitoverfortymom I hope you are feeling better for your race, but if not then I know you will make the right decision for your upcoming HM.
@cameronheel Congrats! That is an awesome accomplishment!
@ctlaws44 Great race and awesome medal!
@runingmischka That race sounds awesome! Your little girl is adorable.
@skippygirlsmom You obviously did something right in life. Skip is such a thoughtful young woman.3 -
girlinahat wrote: »
NOW who’s sounding creepy?.....
ha ha!
Thanks @kgirlhart she's a good kid in-spite of me ha ha0 -
LaurenFOB2301 wrote: »@LaurenFOB2301 Everyone's different, so it's going to be next to impossible to predict how much and how quickly you'll improve. Rest assured though that you're doing incredibly well, and you should continue to see improvements as long as you keep things sensible and don't try to do too much too soon.
As an anecdote, I started out about 15 months ago, and was running with a pace that was over 12:00 min/mi. Over the months, I've watched my pace slowly increase, along with my endurance, to the point where I ran a marathon earlier this month with an average pace of 8:03. While YMMV, lots of mileage will definitely help.
That's great to hear. Thanks for sharing your own personal experience -- how amazing you went from doing 12 minute miles to running a marathon. I'm thinking about signing up for a 5ks next month or 10ks (eventually).
I'm worried about being consistent as I head into colder months (I live in Chicago) and that my mileage will suffer. but I'm trying to stay positive and reminding myself that running in all types of weather conditions will only make me stronger.
Today, temps were near perfect, in the mid 50s, but it was raining hard all morning. I still managed to run a few miles at the high school track. I enjoy running in the rain. Not sure how I feel about running in the snow yet!
@LaurenFOB2301 – below are the best decisions I have made to help improve my overall pace and perhaps assist in your journey.
1) Keep running: I started with C25K last Dec, transitioned to 10K program in early spring and now wrapping up my 1st go at HM training. I too was slow in the beginning and as I have increased my weekly distances, implemented speed workouts, long runs, etc - my endurance and pace has increased. My primary goal remains to improve my overall health/fitness level which has provided me many more non-speed victories vs just being faster (yes, I do like the PR’s when they come too!)
2) Speed workouts: To be faster overall, I also believe you need to implement interval and tempo training as often as recommend by various training plans such as fast 30 sec strides, 4x200's, 8x200's to 400's to miles along with progressive paces as distance increases, etc.
3) Races: Incorporating as many as feasible as they are both fun and something to work for during training. Since I only have a few under my belt, I have been fortunate that my 2nd 10K was faster than my first and I can only hope that trend continues, however I am realistic that I am not an elite runner and the conditions of the day or those leading up to it will always be different so finishing the race is the ultimate reward regardless of time as every day is a gift and on that day I was able to run a race!
4) Support: This group and Strava is awesome from an online perspective. In addition, I also found a local running group via a Strava that meets regularly and showed up (bonus - membership for them is free). Note -I'm in NW suburbs of Chicago and being in the group should help me keep me more accountable during the cold winter months where I normally might stay inside on a cold day to support them as much as they help support me. What is great about a good group and a run when you are not having to run alone (this group normally has 40-50 runners of ALL paces from beginners running their first miles, to those training for all kinds of races on a Saturday morning) and whether you only want to run a few miles or run longer than the planned route you determine who, if, and how you want to run that morning – you are never far from someone that is on the same path. 70+ from the group ran in the Chicago Marathon this year and many not running organized a big cheer section to support them. Very cool and fun! FYI- since you are located in Chicago, check out “Three Run Two” that looks very similar in their philosophy…sure there are many more.
Good luck in your training and feel free to follow me on Strava at https://www.strava.com/athletes/22401471
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@skippygirlsmom LOL! I'm down for some nice butts! The heck with checking out everyone's shoes.
@seanevan10 Congratulations on the new 5k time/medal. I'm gimpy too. I run and it costs me 3-5 days of down time.
@Elise4270 I am kind of bummed but taking it easy. I went to that clinic about Triathlons last night. It was good. And they are doing a bunch of group rides/runs/swims for free. I'm excited to start that next month...hopefully I'm ungimpy by then.2 -
Date Miles today - Miles for October
10/1 REST DAY
10/2 8 miles - 8
10/3 9 miles - 17
10/4 4 miles - 21
10/5 9 miles - 30
10/6 4 miles - 34
10/7 12 miles - 46
10/8 REST DAY
10/9 REST DAY
10/10 10 miles - 56
10/11 REST DAY (alarm never went off and work was busy all day)
10/12 9.5 miles - 65.5
10/13-18 REST DAYs
10/19 7.5 miles - 73.1
10/20-23 more non running
10/24 6.2 miles - 79.3
Elkmont Hound Dog Half (unofficial) - 1/21 << 1:46:48 2 OA
Elkmont Hound Dog Half (rescheduled) - 2/18 << 1:41:04 1 in AG & 24 OA
Kentucky Derby Festival Marathon - 4/29 << 4:09:59
Upcoming races:
None so far
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seanevan10 wrote: »@skippygirlsmom LOL! I'm down for some nice butts! The heck with checking out everyone's shoes.
@seanevan10 Congratulations on the new 5k time/medal. I'm gimpy too. I run and it costs me 3-5 days of down time.
@Elise4270 I am kind of bummed but taking it easy. I went to that clinic about Triathlons last night. It was good. And they are doing a bunch of group rides/runs/swims for free. I'm excited to start that next month...hopefully I'm ungimpy by then.
Same here. Sounds like you have access to a great program. I hope you'll be recovered to start participating soon.
I think I'm just done. Resigned to (likely) another surgery.0 -
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)
10/23 - 9 Miles
10/24 - 11 Miles
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)
It was sunny AND raining AND cold AND 10-20mph winds - but I did 11 miles.
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@kevaasen great advice
@PastorVincent I understand your fear. There is a lady who runs mostly in the opposite direction in the morning on the same road I run. She's younger, faster and attractive. Most days I just give her a friendly wave and she smiles and waves back. Last week I ended up going in the same direction and I was catching up.(must have been a recovery run for her) while I am catching up I'm thinking "please do not scare her, do not come off creepy." Just before I would have caught her she turned onto a side road and I was very relieved.
@Elise4270 hope you can avoid surgery or if you can't the surgery is a succes.
Request we stop talking about buts and resume important conversations about hot dogs, donuts and ice cream.5 -
OCTOBER
@ctlaws, great run and that race bling is off the chain! (but, no, i did NOT need to see 'cheeseguy')
@Runningmischka, great race and that trophy you're holding at the end is precious!
@seanevan10, hope you're feeling better, and that the medal serves as some consolation!
Oct 1 - 7.6m Bridge2Bridge race
Oct 6 - 7.3m Harvest Moon run
Oct 9 - 7.8m bad air run
Oct 12- 7.6m bad air run
Oct 15- 3.2m Breakin in a new pair of shoes
Oct 19- 7.1m LuluLemon Ghostrace (course was 5.2 but I couldn't just couldn't stop)
Oct 21- 3.3m
Oct 24- 7.2m
51.1mi | 50mi goal =
Thanks everyone..keep them Zombies at your 6!
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Oct. 24 - 6.8km
MTD - 82.3km/100km1 -
@seanevan10, nice medal! Sorry you're having some pain and hope you get it worked out.0
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cburke8909 wrote: »@kevaasen great advice
@PastorVincent I understand your fear. There is a lady who runs mostly in the opposite direction in the morning on the same road I run. She's younger, faster and attractive. Most days I just give her a friendly wave and she smiles and waves back. Last week I ended up going in the same direction and I was catching up.(must have been a recovery run for her) while I am catching up I'm thinking "please do not scare her, do not come off creepy." Just before I would have caught her she turned onto a side road and I was very relieved.
@Elise4270 hope you can avoid surgery or if you can't the surgery is a succes.
Request we stop talking about buts and resume important conversations about hot dogs, donuts and ice cream.
I've got my pint! Cheers! Here's to mint chocolate chip. (Halo).
(Surgery would just be to address trochantric bursitis- I'm old)2 -
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
24---3.47 Not a walk. Cool out. Enjoyed that faster pace and not suckin' wind in the heat.
47.69/80 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 1:09:461 -
@PastorVincent Hope you have a lot of fun with your 935! There is one downside over the 235, and that is the developer of Text Watch hasn't ported it over to the 935. Seeing as he hasn't provided any updates in over a year, I can only assume that to get it, I'm going to have to brush up on Monkey C and write the darned thing myself, lol.
@cameronheel Hope you had a happy birthday, and I'll add my congrats to you on your impressive weight loss journey!
Speaking of birthdays, @fitoverfortymom mentioned hers is coming up, and @ctlaws44 just had his...there's an awful lot of us aging around this time of year; mine's this Saturday. I'll be 23. For the second time.
@seanevan10 Super cool medal! Congrats on beating your previous 5K time, and I hope your injury quickly heals.
@greenolivetree If the pain in the middle of your left butt cheek feels like it's right there on the bone, it may be your hamstring giving some warning signs. Maybe ease off any hard runs, and try doing eccentric leg curls: use both legs to lift the weight (should be easy), and then use just one leg to slowly lower the weight back down again. Repeat 10x on both legs. Also consider glute bridges.
@Elise4270 Now that's my kind of pint, lol.
@ctlaws44 You working at NASA is pretty darned cool, and for some reason reminded me of this. If you've ever played KSP, you'll understand!
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Hello everyone! No run for me today, but I put aside some time to catch up with yall’s posts and be more social than usual
@Runtimer, @kgirlhart, @JessicaMcB, @PastoVincent, @MobyCarp, @garygse, @MNLittleFinn, @skippygirlsmom, @7lenny7 and anyone else I might have missed – thanks for the kinds words!
@Runtimer way to hit your goal early! Awesome running.
@seanevan10 that medal is so cool-looking! Congrats!
@7lenny7 Thanks for the advice about trial running. My longest recent road distance is about 13.5 miles (I’ve ran longer distances, but way too long ago for them to count). So 2/3 of that is just under 15k. I am searching the area my neighborhood for trails and hope I can test it out before the race. The registration is open till the night before, and since it’s a small local event, I don’t think it will fill up. I appreciate your advice! Now I need to go shopping for trail shoes since all I have is Brooks Ghost, i.e. road running shoes.
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@cameronheel Happy Birthday and congratulation on your amazing transformations! You are an inspiration to many people and I bet your friends and family are super proud of you.1
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Date :::: Miles :::: Cumulative
10/01/17 :::: 13.1 :::: 13.1
10/02/17 :::: 0.0 :::: 13.1
10/03/17 :::: 0.0 :::: 13.1
10/04/17 :::: 0.0 :::: 13.1
10/05/17 :::: 0.0 :::: 13.1
10/06/17 :::: 0.0 :::: 13.1
10/07/17 :::: 0.0 :::: 13.1
10/08/17 :::: 0.0 :::: 13.1
10/09/17 :::: 0.0 :::: 13.1
10/10/17 :::: 1.7 :::: 14.8
10/11/17 :::: 0.0 :::: 14.8
10/12/17 :::: 2.4 :::: 17.2
10/13/17 :::: 0.0 :::: 17.2
10/14/17 :::: 3.3 :::: 20.5
10/15/17 :::: 0.0 :::: 20.5
10/16/17 :::: 0.0 :::: 20.5
10/17/17 :::: 5.3 :::: 25.8
10/18/17 :::: 0.0 :::: 25.8
10/19/17 :::: 2.8 :::: 28.6
10/20/17 :::: 0.0 :::: 28.6
10/21/17 :::: 6.2 :::: 34.7
10/22/17 :::: 5.4 :::: 40.2
10/23/17 :::: 0.0 :::: 40.2
10/24/17 :::: 6.0 :::: 46.2
Tonight's speedwork was my favorite - I pretty much complain about/dread all the workouts but I mind this one the least. So it was 60-60s, which is 60 seconds hard, 60 seconds easy times 14. With warm-up, sprints and cool-down it came to 6 miles on the dot (I had to go a few extra steps to get it to that of course).
Just a week left in the month and it's going to be one of my lowest mileage months in the last two years since I've been keeping track. More rest days than running days. It's all right though because I'm going to meet the only goals I set for the month, which were to PR my half marathon (done on Oct 1) and to not quit running after that.9
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