September 2018 Running Challenge
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@MegaMooseEsq WTG!
@RunsOnEspresso as @Scott6255 said distance doesn't define you as a runner, the fact that you get out there each time and push it does. *hugs*
@MobyCarp nice XC race report, love the hat.
@royalty819 welcome!
3.62 intervals and then slow run. Hit some shin splints just before mile 3 and had to walk for the last bit. Breaking in some new shoes as well so....be back to my usuals in about a week or so.2 -
@noblsheep I agree with @PastorVincent . Yes it can be done. Just make sure its a positive experience so she'll do more
3.5 hour cut off for the HM is an average 16min mile. So ya, maybe she could run every other mile or such. Love that its a women's only event!4 -
@RunsOnEspresso hows today? You slept, cried, got mad.... We at acceptance yet?
I woke up thinking about of you. I know you'll find another challenge. Hell, i bet you sneak up on a marathon or maybe even a century. You could always go to Hawaii in January and climb that volcano!
Have a happy Monday inspiring running girl!3 -
@RunsOnEspresso BIG hugs! I know how you feel, having failed two years in a row myself to get to the marathon due to injury. I too cried. But running a marathon doesn't define you as a runner....running does. Be it a 5K, 10K, HM, full, ultra, or just around the block. It's how it makes you feel to push yourself to the limits. And that's what you have done. Never say never. There may be a day down the road that you will try again, and that is the thrill of running. There is always more road (or trails) out there to conquer. Chin up girl! You are awesome!
This is really good, Scott, so I'm just going to quote it and say @RunsOnEspresso you are a runner, and an awesome one, whether you run a marathon or not. I totally understand having that goal and being really disappointed right now, so I add my virtual hugs.
@marisap2010 great job on 20 miles again. Time to taper? I'm starting to be jealous of those with marathons coming up sooner who are on their last long runs.
@missevil well done on your 5k!
@noblsheep I'm in agreement with @PastorVincent's comments. It sounds like she's in good shape and athletic, but if she doesn't run regularly and doesn't REALLY want to do this herself, it might be a miserable 6 weeks of training and race. Especially if you are traveling for 2 weeks in there. If she's totally up for it and fine with not worrying about time at all and having to walk, then sure.0 -
juliet3455 wrote: »@MarylanderX Welcome to the group, we can be chatty on lots of differant topics so it does tend to build up.
So people can get a little in sight into others quite often there is Questions of the month This month we some how have 3.
Thanks! Sure, I can answer those.juliet3455 wrote: »What did you wanna be when you grew up?
When I was little I wanted to be an architect or engineer (always playing with Legos). While I was in school those things seemed like too much work... Through random events I ended up doing IT work and hope to retire from that in about 7 years.juliet3455 wrote: »Why did I start running?
I started running the summer before my oldest daughter started high school. She wanted to do cross country so I helped her get ready plus provided her with a running partner (no way I was going to send her out running alone). She still runs today (over 10 years later) and is even willing to slow down and run with me sometimes.
juliet3455 wrote: »Why do I run now?
Once my daughter was out of high school she joined a local running club and I figured she didn't need me for this any more so I stopped running. I gained about 20 lbs in pretty quick order and decided running was good for me. So, I've been running for myself and for my health for more than 5 years now.10 -
Need some advice here.
I have gotten my grubby paws on some half marathon entries for Oct. 14. It's a standard road HM, quite flat, women only, so she likes that part. The HM cut-off time is 3.5 hours.
SO is on the fence on whether to run it. She is a pretty good swimmer and can go at it pretty much forever. Lately she has been really getting into lifting - 4 times a week is the norm. She can run 10km in around 70-80 minutes but not without getting out of breath and walking toward the end (apparently she hasn't learned the art of slowing the f down). However, running is not something she does regularly.
Oct. 14 is 6 weeks away. We are going on a 2 week trip to Ireland late Sep. and early Oct. I've planned a lot of slow running as per marathon training plan, so ideally she could tag along and get in some pretty long runs. She might also decide sleep is more important and not run a step.
How doable is this situation? If she decides to do it, any suggestions on how to train without interfering (too much) with her lifting while not getting injured? Could she pull it off with two runs a week? What other runs might I suggest besides the weekend ever-increasing distance run?
I'll be a bit more blunt than @PastorVincent. I think it's a terrible idea. Not running regularly, barely able to run a 10K, 6 weeks to train, and 2 weeks in the middle taken up by travel, and not yet having learned to run slow is a recipe for No Fun At All on race day.
If SO decides this is a major priority for her, and she is highly motivated, it could be done. If she thinks she might do it just to do it with you, this is not the situation you want for that experience.
Assuming the high motivation and given the limited time, I'd recommend running 3 days a week with one of them focusing on a long run that hopefully could build up to 10 miles (16 km). The first thing I'd tell her is, "When you're running for distance your breathing should be no harder than it is when you're swimming for an hour or two. If you're breathing harder than that, you need to slow down." Maybe that clicks; if she can learn to slow down, she has a chance of finishing.
But in addition to the breathing/running slow thing, there's the running chain development. Swimming will have her in pretty good cardio shape, but running pounds on the legs, feet, and ankles awfully hard for someone who hasn't built up to it gradually. Even if she's motivated, working from not running regularly but being in good cardio shape up to a half marathon in 6 weeks has a noticeable risk of injury. She needs to want to run this half very much to make that risk acceptable.8 -
@PastorVincent @MobyCarp @katharmonic @Elise4270 Thanks for all the feedback and for pounding some sense into me. I guess I got a bit carried away with the whole idea. I will now go suggest something sensible like next spring.
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Why did I start running?
I wasn't particularly sporty at school. Being extremely short meant I was always picked last for the netball team, and I hated track and field - I'm not a sprinter.
In my 30s I started running on the treadmill in the gym at work just because I felt I needed to get fit. I'm one of those weirdos who actually doesn't mind the treadmill. I just zone out and get it done. A friend spent weeks trying to get me to come outside and run with her, but I thought I wasn't a 'proper runner' and would always find excuses. She eventually put an appointment in my Outlook calendar for an outside run, and boom; I realised I was a proper runner.
I had a great 5k route I would run regularly at lunchtime, and I also lived about 3 miles from the office so would sometimes run rather than drive to work. I bought myself a Garmin Forerunner 205 and loved looking at the maps and data from my runs. Sometimes they looked a bit odd because I'd spotted something interesting like a kingfisher and would run back to investigate (I still do this).
In 2007 I moved to the US and started entering 5k races just for the fun of it. I wasn't particularly fast but I enjoyed it. I then upped my distance to 10k and in 2010 I ran my first half marathon. My time was 2:40:59 and I was so proud because I came in under 2:45. I ran another half later in the year and knocked 15 minutes off my time. I was well and truly hooked.
Then in 2012 I slipped on some black ice outside my house and fell heavily on my knee. And that sidelined me for six months. I ran a couple of 5ks and 10ks, but anything longer than that was a problem. I was upset and angry and completely lost my mojo and pretty much gave up running.
In 2016 I felt as if I was in a rut. I'd put on weight and felt as if there was something missing. I joined a gym and started walking on the treadmill. Then started running. And then I entered a couple of races. And there at the bottom of my race bag was my mojo. A bit battered and sad, but it was there. My new year's resolution for 2017 was to run at least one race a month.
And that's what I did. January's run was a 10k. I planned on coming in under an hour for the first time since 2009. My time was 1:00:13. I promptly went out and bought myself a new Garmin so that I could time myself better. And after that, I completely surprised myself. I placed in my age-group eight times (including a couple of firsts). I got new PRs for 5k and 10k, and I ran a half-marathon for the first time since 2011 and smashed my PR.
Why do I run now?
Because I'm having far too much fun to stop. I love planning new routes and then going out and running them. I enjoy racing and I've had a few age-group placings this year. And in one small race I even managed to be 2nd female and fourth over all. I've made friends with people I met at races, and I'm also involved with my local parkrun. Oh, and very importantly, I love the camaraderie on here and reading about everyone's running exploits.8 -
BruinsGal_91 wrote: »
Why do I run now?
Because I'm having far too much fun to stop. I love planning new routes and then going out and running them. I enjoy racing and I've had a few age-group placings this year. And in one small race I even managed to be 2nd female and fourth over all. I've made friends with people I met at races, and I'm also involved with my local parkrun. Oh, and very importantly, I love the camaraderie on here and reading about everyone's running exploits.
@BruinsGal_91 That's the best answer.5 -
9/1-4.05mi
9/2-10mi
9/3-(5ishmi walking at renfair)
9/4-nope
9/5-5.69mi
9/6-sleeping
9/7-sleeping
9/8-sleeping-was even in my running clothes
9/9-10.55mi+
i split it in two and using error made me miss at least 1 more mile.
the first half was a dog park that is mostly trails. muddy and slightly underwater. there were 2 trees over some of the back paths so there was wiggling over those. old girl set the pace thru the mud. speed demon zoomed here and there. i love that they run and play and then come back. but if i leash them-"oooooh 6 miles is too much!" speed demon probablythe second half was a big park and recreation trail. i hate bicyclists...i dropped the dogs off but is it that hard to announce yourself. what if i swerved to avoid a dog poop? or an angry snake? or i just tripped? what if i got bad vibe and thought they were trying to hurt me? 90% just flew right past me, most barely missing me. if i had old girl, i guarantee she would have not been happy and their calves would have been fair game. i don't think i'll be using that trail again.
re: sleeping
idiopathic hypersomnia is making it hard for me to 1)get up-actually late to work today cause i blinked and lost an hour 2)move. i feel like my body is weighed down 3) stay awake. fell asleep in a chair as my parents were working on my house.
this all makes sticking to my training plan very very hard. i can even walk and nearly fall asleep needing to lean against walls or trees or light posts. /endwhine
i think i'm going to buy the vivoactive. it has slightly better gps battery life. and it is smaller. and the training features the 235 has aren't really ones i long to use. i'm still considering the vivosport because i like my vivosmart but i think it might be too limited for me now. the smart is losing it's charge so that it barely made the 10 miles from a full charge
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yay @MegaMooseEsq congrats0
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9/1 = Walk in Park with dogs and husband instead of running.
9/2 = 16 miles
9/3 = 5 mile walk with dog
9/4 = rest day
9/5 = 12 miles
9/6 = 5 mile hike with dog
9/7 = 16 miles
9/8 = rest day
9/9 = 7 miles
9/10 = 5 miles
70 degrees of awesome not-hotness at 6am!!!!!!!!
September goal miles = 175 / 56 miles-to-date
Upcoming Races:
10/27 = Hill Country Halloween Half Marathon
11/22 = Georgetown Turkey Trot
1/26/19 = Miami Tropical 5K
1/27/19 = Miami Marathon
3/10/19 = ZOOMA half (potentially)6 -
Rest day today, but I did achieve a minor goal for the month.
Registration submitted. Absent a cutoff of 26:18 or more, I'll be running next April. No pressure.20 -
September Goal: 70 Miles
9/1: 6 miles
9/2: Rest
9/3: 4 miles
9/4: 3 miles
9/5: 3 miles
9/6: 3 miles
9/7: Rest
9/8: 2 miles
9/9: 3.1 miles (Race Day)
9/10: 4 miles
Miles Completed: 28 of 70
Upcoming Races:
Santa Monica Classic | 5K | September 9th, 2018
Los Angeles Marathon | March 24th 2019
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Congratulations to everyone who had their races over the past few days. You all are rock stars! I love reading everyone's recaps. And thank you to everyone for the support of my own race yesterday. Appreciate that very much.
I'm going to answer the question of the month later this week or next week. Between working 12 hour days at work and trying to fit in my running, there hasn't been much time for much else. Keeping up with this thread has fell by the wayside horribly, and I feel terrible. But hopefully things will calm down in a couple weeks and I'll be able to get some normalcy back in my life.
I hope everyone has a good start to the week! Keep up the amazing work with September goals!7 -
@ContraryMaryMary At least you finished the race. I wouldn't like all of that mud either! Hope all the fall hurt was your pride.
@zdyb23456 Hope Florence doesn't hit too hard. Stay safe.2 -
Didn't get any runs in over the weekend, so I'm a little bit behind. Hopefully, I can get back on track with my schedule this week. I skimmed over the 5 pages of comments I missed. Congratulations to those of you who completed races over the weekend and especially to all of those who accomplished PRs. You all are awesome and inspiring me to get my butt in gear and get out there! Thank you!
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Awesome pictures @mbaker566!2
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9/1 - 1.65 miles
9/2 - rest day
9/3 - lifted
9/4 - supposed to run but had a robotics league meeting for my son
9/5 - lifted
9/6 - 1.88 miles
9/7 - lifted
9/8 - nothing, rest day
9/9 - 1.77 miles
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September goal: 85 miles
9/2: 7 miles
9/4: 4.5 miles
9/5: 4.5 miles
9/6: 5.5 miles
9/9: 7.5 miles
9/10: 2.1 miles
31.1/85 miles completed
This morning was very frustrating. When I got up it was 64F with a dew point of 63. It was beautiful running weather, but Mondays are rest days so I was a little disappointed that I was going to miss the great weather after all the crappy weather we have had lately. But I usually take the dogs for a nice walk on my rest days so I thought at least we'll have good weather for that. I got ready and as we were leaving the house and I was trying to lock up somehow my min pin slipped out of her harness and took off. It was still dark and she's a little black dog who tends to like to run around while you chase her. She was heading around the block towards some neighbor's who have dogs (one has actually bitten me before) and even though I don't think they were out I really didn't know because it was dark and I wasn't going to go over there. I knew if I tried to "chase" her she would just keep avoiding me so I decided to head off with my collie and see if she would follow us. First I had to locate the leash I had dropped in the front yard which took a few minutes since it was dark. But I found it and Pup and I headed out towards our usual well lit route. We went about a block and I kept checking to see if Bunny was following us. She was not. There was a really cute calico cat following us, but no Bunny. So we turned back toward home and there she was on the front sidewalk. I managed to get her back on her leash and all three of us headed out this time. My dogs are usually well behaved on their leashes, but for some reason both dogs kept pulling on their leads and wanting to stop and sniff everything. I was worried that one or both of them was going to slip out on me again. I kind of felt like Bunny had had enough sniffing time and even Pup had run around free some while I was trying to find the dropped leash. She is just really good about coming to me when I call her so I don't worry about her too much. I was just feeling so annoyed and frustrated that I was not enjoying the walk at all. So I decided to cut the walk short and go for a run instead.
I only had about 20 minutes so I was just able to get 2 miles in, but it was a wonderful run. Even though it was humid, with the cool temperature and the low dew point I barely noticed the humidity. I ran the first mile in 9:46 which is my fastest mile time on my Garmin. (I may have had a faster mile in a 5K race before I got the Garmin), but it was still a very fast mile for me. The 2nd mile was 10:21 so my average was 10:04. That is fast for me. It makes me feel like I really have a shot at finally running a 5K in under 30 minutes this fall. (my record is 30:46)
I'm really glad that I ran this morning. It helped me to clear my head and get into a better mood and relieve some of the stress that I was feeling. I hope that we'll have good weather again tomorrow.
Out of curiosity I checked my running dynamics. For today's run my Average Run cadence was 168 spm, Max Run cadence 180 spm and Average Stride length .95 m. I had a faster than usual run today though. My average stride length for the last 7 days was .9 and for the last 4 weeks was .87. My average cadence for the last 7 days was 165 and the last 4 weeks was 163. I'm not really sure if any of that is good or bad. I'm not tall (around 5'3.5" - 5'4").
@jele30 What an awesome race! I really like the dog tags for finishers.
@ContraryMaryMary That is an awfully muddy race. I would be one of the ones that hated that one. lol
@mobycarp Another great race and cool hat. Congrats on submitting your registration for Boston.
@MegaMooseEsq Great job on your first HM!
@missevil Great job to you too on your first 5K race!
@RunsOnEspresso I'm sorry about the marathon.
I'm sure I missed some other great races this weekend. I try to read every post, but sometimes they get away from me.
2018 races:
5/19/18: Run for 57th AHC Half Marathon - 2:43:59.7. - 2nd place AG
11/10/18: Wags & Whiskers 5K8 -
I'm cranky because my ankle felt great all weekend but now it feels off again. It's a tight, almost-painful feeling across the inside ankle bone and wrapping around to the underside of my foot (along the arch).
I have an appointment with my GP tomorrow and will mention it - and probably won't run tomorrow either. I should probably try to find a PT as well I suppose.7 -
@ContraryMaryMary - congrats for tackling that run - but wow that is a serious muddy mess! None of those types runs appeal to me - mud runs - or the color runs when they throw cornstarch crap at you.
@midwesterner85 - 4:44:57 is FANTASTIC - and you were last in your age group? Seriously - I am in AWE!!!!
I am LOVING the break from heat and humidity and it shows in my times and energy level. Ran 5 miles this morning and I feel fantastic - as opposed to running 3 and feeling like death. I'm feeling really optimistic about my upcoming half.
June goal - 44/44
July goal - 52/52
August goal - 55/57 miles
Sept goal - 30/60 miles
Sept. 30 - Wineglass Half Marathon; Corning, NY
October 7 - Viking Dash Half Marathon; Toledo, OH
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Thank you everyone for your kind words. Runners are such a great group to belong to!
I can't say I'm a 100% better but I sat down and figured out a new training plan to get me to a half marathon. I'm not sure this will be a PR but I'm aiming for 2:30. I think that's doable. I'm usually between 2:20 and 2:45. I also want to have fun since I'll be running the strip at night. Need to find some glow sticks. Where do ravers shop? 😂8 -
So ran in to a little water on my lunch walk...
(note, that sign in the first picture is at least 7 feet tall, and used to be on a wall well about the river water line)
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PastorVincent wrote: »So ran in to a little water on my lunch walk...
(note, that sign in the first picture is at least 7 feet tall, and used to be on a wall well about the river water line)
I may have chuckled a bit at this as we prep for Florence to hit the coastline north of us and bring torrential downpours for a bit.
ETA:bet @HonuNui can relate to this pic sir.0 -
RunsOnEspresso wrote: »Thank you everyone for your kind words. Runners are such a great group to belong to!
I can't say I'm a 100% better but I sat down and figured out a new training plan to get me to a half marathon. I'm not sure this will be a PR but I'm aiming for 2:30. I think that's doable. I'm usually between 2:20 and 2:45. I also want to have fun since I'll be running the strip at night. Need to find some glow sticks. Where do ravers shop? 😂
Try your local camping supply store or Halloween shop for the glow sticks or check these out:
https://www.amazon.com/Cyalume-SnapLight-Industrial-Sticks-Multi-Color/dp/B01H6A3MCO/ref=sr_1_9?ie=UTF8&qid=1536602035&sr=8-9&keywords=chemical+glow+stick
ETA: or these https://www.walmart.com/ip/Way-To-Celebrate-Value-Pack-of-4-Glow-Stick-30ct-Multi-Colors/1564406461 -
PastorVincent wrote: »So ran in to a little water on my lunch walk...
(note, that sign in the first picture is at least 7 feet tall, and used to be on a wall well about the river water line)
i feel you. the dog park was partially underwater. there is not supposed to be a pond here. it is supposed to be a nice trail.
do you have a Spencer's or Hot topic near you?RunsOnEspresso wrote: »Thank you everyone for your kind words. Runners are such a great group to belong to!
I can't say I'm a 100% better but I sat down and figured out a new training plan to get me to a half marathon. I'm not sure this will be a PR but I'm aiming for 2:30. I think that's doable. I'm usually between 2:20 and 2:45. I also want to have fun since I'll be running the strip at night. Need to find some glow sticks. Where do ravers shop? 😂
or now the halloween stores or places like target in the halloween section. possibly camping sections too
or if you have the time-Amazon2 -
workaholic_nurse wrote: »PastorVincent wrote: »So ran in to a little water on my lunch walk...
(note, that sign in the first picture is at least 7 feet tall, and used to be on a wall well about the river water line)
I may have chuckled a bit at this as we prep for Florence to hit the coastline north of us and bring torrential downpours for a bit.
ETA:bet @HonuNui can relate to this pic sir. We are pretty far inland here in Pittsburgh, PA, USA. Not that you can tell by these pictures... 1 -
@PastorVincent I feel ya', but even as far inland as Minnesota(where I used to live) had high water signs for certain roads and snow melt is spring could flood certain areas out.0
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I'm loving looking at everyone's photos from their runs and races. Here is the starter with his starting gun from my race on Saturday. That's what you get when you run a race in Concord, MA.
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9/1 16.7 miles
9/2 rest
9/3 5 miles treadmill
9/4 9.21 miles
9/5 rest
9/6 10 miles
9/7 14 miles
9/8 4miles
9/9 rest
9/10 9.41 miles
Intervals this morning. It felt like the humidity was a tad bit lower and I tried to stick to a shady route.
2 mile warm up, then 6x 1200m with 2:30min rests, then 2 mile cool down. My 1200s were 8:30min/mi or better so I was pretty happy given how hot it was.
Florence is really starting to give me anxiety. It's a sit and wait for doom or maybe not??? We're at the edge of the cone of uncertainty so we aren't sure if we'll get hit or not. At the least, we'll get strong winds and lots of rain. I had to fill up the gas tank and the lines for gas were long already. Stores are selling out on supplies and the storm isn't supposed to hit until Thursday.
3/18/2018 Shamrock half marathon
3/24/2018 Don't Sit on Colon Cancer 5K
5/28/2018 Run to Remember 5K
10/7/2018 Crawlin Crab half marathon
10/13/2018 Joggin for Frogmen 5K
11/18/2018 Norfolk Harbor half marathon
12/2/2018 Busch Gardens Christmas Town Dash 8K9
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