September 2018 Running Challenge
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@travelling_lots: in order of your questions:
1. I’d give the race an 8 out of 10. I think it might have gone smoother towards the end if I’d managed to get my long run up to 12-12.5 miles as originally planned, but honestly, it was a great experience and it was good to push myself. I don’t do that often enough.
2. I feel good today! My knees are almost 100% (an occasional twinge on the R), my hips are completely fine, and although my quads hurt going downstairs and my calves feel a bit tight, it’s nothing too bad at all and about the same as I've felt after normal long or hard runs.
3. I had a lot of fun! I have heard from several people that I look really happy in my pre- and post- race pictures. I think it’s because running gets me out of my head so I can just be happy without all the anxiety and self-consciousness that’s usually weighing me down to one degree or another.
4. The next race is October 6th (I still haven’t decided if I want to do the 5K or pay another $30 for the 10K), and the next half is October 21st! After that I haven't figured out what I'm doing yet, although I've got my eye on the Polar Dash in January or the Hypothermic Half in February. I haven't run in the winter before, though, and don't want to commit to something until I've got a better idea what I'm getting into.
It only took two days for me to be proven wrong about the Apple Watch battery life, as it clearly didn’t last 5+ hours yesterday - it pooped out after 2.5 hours of music and workout function. Oops. That said, I did a little poking around and especially with the upgrades coming on the next OS, I’m not really finding an alternative that makes sense for me right now. I wasn’t being cautious with the battery yesterday, and wonder if I hadn’t been listening to music leading up to the start of the race if that might have been enough to get me across the finish line. At least for right now, 2.5 hours is about the outside of what I need.
@royalty819: Welcome!
@RunsOnEspresso: *hugs* There were people with glow-in-the-dark/blacklight paint at the night race last month - I sweat like bonkers and don’t like having stuff on my face (I don’t even wear makeup, although I have gotten good about sunscreen) but maybe that isn’t an issue for you, plus there are plenty of less-sweaty parts of the body.
Thank you for all the good wishes and big giant high-fives to everyone who raced this weekend! I was talking to my spouse a couple of days ago about whether it was really a good idea to do this half marathon. When I mentioned that I asked the group and got some positive feedback, he said “well then, you’re definitely ready - they know what they’re talking about.”8 -
MegaMooseEsq wrote: »....
. When I mentioned that I asked the group and got some positive feedback, he said “well then, you’re definitely ready - they know what they’re talking about.”
Boy, have we got him fooled! 😂6 -
@biketheworld Thanks, and I WAS last in my age group when looking at the unofficial results posted periodically during the race. But then someone came in much later, so I was next-to-last in my age group to finish. So here is how my age group split out:
Winner of both race and age group - 2:43
Everyone else in my age group - from 3:04 to 3:50
Me - 4:44:57
last in age group - 5:287 -
@MegaMooseEsq I am definitely a sweater and Vegas in November could still be warmish. I am thinking more sticks that I can wear army neck or something. I dunno. Might be annoying for more than a few miles. 😂0
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hi all. I managed to do 8k this morning. Helps that I remembered my inhaler today haha. Now that I did 12k on the weekend, 8k felt relatively easy. is that normal? lol oh and finally had a bit of rain toward the end of the the run which was really nice.10
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September 1 - rest day
September 2 - 13 km Club Run
September 3 - 23 km run
September 4 - 23 km run
September 5 - rest day
September 6 - 10 km Hill Repeats
September 7 - 14 km run
September 8 - rest day
September 9 - 5 km
September 10 - rest day - Tapering
September 11 - rest day
September 12 -
September 13 - Rest Day
September 14 -
September 15 - Rest Day
September 16 -City To Bay Half
Marathon
September 17 - Holidays
88 km / goal 140 km.
Only a couple more days to City to Bay Half Marathon. This will make it my 5th half marathon. Really enjoying them as are challenging with out breaking me. Have gradually gotten faster from 2.08 to 1.59. Hoping to get under the 2 hours again. Aiming long-term to get time down to 1.50. One race at a time.14 -
6 slow miles
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While at the bdacks game the other night one of the players wife told us about a virtual 5k that helps single parents with a child that has cancer. It looks like an AZ charity but I thought I'd share the link here. It's only $29 and you get both a tshirt and medal. I was planning to sign up.
https://www.thesingletonsaz.org/your-way-virtual-5-k-registration/3 -
RunsOnEspresso wrote: »@MegaMooseEsq I am definitely a sweater and Vegas in November could still be warmish. I am thinking more sticks that I can wear army neck or something. I dunno. Might be annoying for more than a few miles. 😂
They gave out those twisty stick/necklaces at the night race but I found them much too annoying to run in. That's why the paint seemed like a good alternative.2 -
I'm not okay with this.6 -
@Elise4270 Shorter would honestly seem counter-intuitive (to me), given that height usually means longer legs...but then again, Eliud Kipchoge is 5'7" and look at that guy fly!
@MarylanderX Welcome, and keeping up with this thread is usually the toughest challenge of the month!
@MegaMooseEsq Congrats on a great half! And at the rate you're going, you'll be preparing for a marathon before you know it!
@missevil Congrats on your 5K race!
@royalty819 Welcome!
@noblsheep I was going to say that I'm more in agreement with @MobyCarp, but then saw in a later post that you're planning something for next spring now. A wise choice, in my opinion!
@RunsOnEspresso Sorry to hear that your marathon goal has been set back...I say set back because you never know what the future holds.
Today's run was nice and cool at 70F, and with the dew point down in the low 60s, it made for another comfortable run indeed. I did notice that afterwards that Garmin said my shoes had covered 456 miles; the same as it had said about a week ago. So I pulled up a spreadsheet and plugged the numbers in, to find that they've actually done 530 miles...tut tut Garmin, trying to get me injured. Time to pull out the next pair, just in time to get them soaked with all the rain that's predicted to come this week.
02 - 5.40
03 - 18.09
04 - 14.15
05 - 15.67
06 - 12.84
08 - 14.13
09 - 14.16
10 - 15.43
Total: 109.87 / 300 miles10 -
Did my scheduled 1.5 mile run/walk tonight on the treadmill. Had a pace of 13:35 min/mile. At this point, I'm happy with that. With the .25 mile warm up and cool down walks, had a total of 2 miles.
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Date :::: Miles :::: Cumulative
09/01/18 :::: 18.2 :::: 18.2
09/02/18 :::: 5.4 :::: 23.6
09/03/18 :::: 6.3 :::: 29.9
09/04/18 :::: 2.1 :::: 32.0
09/05/18 :::: 6.5 :::: 38.5
09/06/18 :::: 0.0 :::: 38.5
09/07/18 :::: 1.7 :::: 40.2
09/08/18 :::: 13.3 :::: 53.5
09/09/18 :::: 5.0 :::: 58.5
09/10/18 :::: 5.0 :::: 63.5
Treadmill before strength training today. I can't believe that this time I picked treadmill because of the weather being too cool (and rainy) outside rather than too hot. After I really warmed up I regretted that choice.
Strength/circuit training was kind of brutal tonight. The push/drag with the darn sled is one of my least favorites. Some high school kid was finishing up with that right as I got there and the trainer said I was going to be doing that too during my session. The kid said something it being hard, but I would probably not have as much weight on it and I about kicked him. I totally did as much weight (or a little more I think) so it's totally on next time I see him.
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@Elise4270 Shorter would honestly seem counter-intuitive (to me), given that height usually means longer legs...but then again, Eliud Kipchoge is 5'7" and look at that guy fly!
Desi Linden is 5'1" and a whopping 97lbs.
Deena Kastor is 5'4" and 105.
Just a quick Google search yeilds.
Top 10 Men For 2005
1) Jaoud Gharib (MOROCCO) 5'9.25"/146 lbs.
2) Martin Lel (Kenya) 5'7.25" /119 lbs.
3) Haile Gebrselassie (Ethiopia) 5'4.5" / 117 lbs.
4) Jimmy Muindi (Kenya) 5'7.25" / 137 lbs
5) Felix Limo (Kenya) 5'8.5" / 128 lbs
6) Philip Manyim (Kenya) 5'8.75" / 141 lbs.
7) Jackson Koech (Kenya) 5'8" / 121 lbs
8) Hendrick Ramaala (South Africa) 5'6" / 132 lbs
9) Paul Tergat (Kenya) 6'0" / 134 lbs
10) Christopher Isegwe (Tanzania) 5'6" / 123 lbs
I think the take away, Is more their weight. They are lean lean lean. Em! Jerky lean!
Here's a for "fun" link to find your elite weight. Let me just say, if you thought your Fitzgerald Racing Weight was beyond reached well out of high school.... Yikes! (Well now i just have to go fix a bacon pancake.. oink).
https://runbundle.com/tools/stillman-weight-calculator
*Not endorsing unrealistic weight goals* We are runners, not elite athletes.
ETA Gary IDK whose correct but i did find this on kipchoge. I swore he was taller. Wikipedia says 5'6"..
Full name: Eliud Kipchoge
Gender: Male
Height: 5-5.5 (167 cm)
Weight: 126 lbs (57 kg)
Born: November 5, 1984 (Age 33.309, YY.DDD) in Kapsisiywa, Nandi, Kenya
Country: KEN Kenya
Sport: Athletics5 -
@elise4270 I had to laugh at the Fitzgerald racing weight. Off to look at this calculator and get a good chuckle!3
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RunsOnEspresso wrote: »@elise4270 I had to laugh at the Fitzgerald racing weight. Off to look at this calculator and get a good chuckle!
If i weighed that, I'd have to shop in the little boys section for pants. I already have no booty!0 -
Legs are still sore from the marathon on Sat., but did 5.7 slow miles on the treadmill and then strength training (upper body). Legs feel a bit better now, but still not 100%
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RunsOnEspresso wrote: »@elise4270 I had to laugh at the Fitzgerald racing weight. Off to look at this calculator and get a good chuckle!
Jeeze says I need to drop over 30 pounds... yeah, not happening!
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@Elise4270 Shorter would honestly seem counter-intuitive (to me), given that height usually means longer legs...but then again, Eliud Kipchoge is 5'7" and look at that guy fly!
Desi Linden is 5'1" and a whopping 97lbs.
Deena Kastor is 5'4" and 105.
Just a quick Google search yeilds.
Top 10 Men For 2005
1) Jaoud Gharib (MOROCCO) 5'9.25"/146 lbs.
2) Martin Lel (Kenya) 5'7.25" /119 lbs.
3) Haile Gebrselassie (Ethiopia) 5'4.5" / 117 lbs.
4) Jimmy Muindi (Kenya) 5'7.25" / 137 lbs
5) Felix Limo (Kenya) 5'8.5" / 128 lbs
6) Philip Manyim (Kenya) 5'8.75" / 141 lbs.
7) Jackson Koech (Kenya) 5'8" / 121 lbs
8) Hendrick Ramaala (South Africa) 5'6" / 132 lbs
9) Paul Tergat (Kenya) 6'0" / 134 lbs
10) Christopher Isegwe (Tanzania) 5'6" / 123 lbs
I think the take away, Is more their weight. They are lean lean lean. Em! Jerky lean!
Here's a for "fun" link to find your elite weight. Let me just say, if you thought your Fitzgerald Racing Weight was beyond reached well out of high school.... Yikes! (Well now i just have to go fix a bacon pancake.. oink).
https://runbundle.com/tools/stillman-weight-calculator
*Not endorsing unrealistic weight goals* We are runners, not elite athletes.
ETA Gary IDK whose correct but i did find this on kipchoge. I swore he was taller. Wikipedia says 5'6"..
Full name: Eliud Kipchoge
Gender: Male
Height: 5-5.5 (167 cm)
Weight: 126 lbs (57 kg)
Born: November 5, 1984 (Age 33.309, YY.DDD) in Kapsisiywa, Nandi, Kenya
Country: KEN Kenya
Sport: Athletics
That chart forgot to include a category for elite fat runners.
It makes sense to me that there'd be a point where height becomes more of a mechanical disadvantage for running than an advantage. But of course, there are always exceptions! Related, has anyone figured out what they've been putting in the water in Kenya?3 -
09/02 - 8.5 hot humid miles
09/03 - 10 miles
09/04 - Back to the car shop - yay
09/05 - 8.5 humid miles
09/06 - 8 humid miles
09/07 - 9 humid miles
09/08 - Storming
09/09 - Storming
09/10 - 13.1 miles
The weather broke temperature wise but it was 91% humidity so while I knock out a HM, it was slower than I would have liked. Still got some foot pounding time in. So that is good.
Upcoming Races:
Steel Challange 5k - May 2019
Pittsburgh Marathon - May 2019
Glacier Ridge 50k Trail Race - May 2019
--More as I find them - need to find a nice trail race
2021 - Disney World Dopey! (if can raise funds)7 -
Wow, ok. I could almost see the Fitzgerald ideal weight as a possibility, if I were to truly get serious about it (I'd be cranky and miserable though). But that Stillman weight calculator - no hope there. I can't even imagine what it would require to get to those low weights for a long-distance runner. And then to still have energy enough to run those distances!5
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katharmonic wrote: »Wow, ok. I could almost see the Fitzgerald ideal weight as a possibility, if I were to truly get serious about it (I'd be cranky and miserable though). But that Stillman weight calculator - no hope there. I can't even imagine what it would require to get to those low weights for a long-distance runner. And then to still have energy enough to run those distances!
Frankly, I like ice cream too much to contemplate it. 5 -
PastorVincent wrote: »katharmonic wrote: »Wow, ok. I could almost see the Fitzgerald ideal weight as a possibility, if I were to truly get serious about it (I'd be cranky and miserable though). But that Stillman weight calculator - no hope there. I can't even imagine what it would require to get to those low weights for a long-distance runner. And then to still have energy enough to run those distances!
Frankly, I like ice cream too much to contemplate it.
In fact...
That is all I have to say 10 -
Here's a for "fun" link to find your elite weight. Let me just say, if you thought your Fitzgerald Racing Weight was beyond reached well out of high school.... Yikes! (Well now i just have to go fix a bacon pancake.. oink).
https://runbundle.com/tools/stillman-weight-calculator
*Not endorsing unrealistic weight goals* We are runners, not elite athletes.
Well. My target weight is between Sprinter and Hurdler. Middle Distance is lighter than I believe achievable, and I'd have to lose some muscle to get down to Long Distance. I am not a sprinter, and I'm afraid to try to become a hurdler. "Middle Distance" to me is 10K, but in track terminology it's 800m and 1000m. That's too short for me.
I guess I need to be happy with how fast I am, and not try to lose enough weight to win a national age group individual title.5 -
katharmonic wrote: »Wow, ok. I could almost see the Fitzgerald ideal weight as a possibility, if I were to truly get serious about it (I'd be cranky and miserable though). But that Stillman weight calculator - no hope there. I can't even imagine what it would require to get to those low weights for a long-distance runner. And then to still have energy enough to run those distances!
Yes. Which is why i said "lifes too short. I'm fixing that bacon pancake!" Which was pretty good ...
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PastorVincent wrote: »PastorVincent wrote: »katharmonic wrote: »Wow, ok. I could almost see the Fitzgerald ideal weight as a possibility, if I were to truly get serious about it (I'd be cranky and miserable though). But that Stillman weight calculator - no hope there. I can't even imagine what it would require to get to those low weights for a long-distance runner. And then to still have energy enough to run those distances!
Frankly, I like ice cream too much to contemplate it.
In fact...
That is all I have to say
No nuts? Pecans are perfect with ice cream. And caramel sauce? Where's it? C'mon Vince, do it up right!2 -
PastorVincent wrote: »PastorVincent wrote: »katharmonic wrote: »Wow, ok. I could almost see the Fitzgerald ideal weight as a possibility, if I were to truly get serious about it (I'd be cranky and miserable though). But that Stillman weight calculator - no hope there. I can't even imagine what it would require to get to those low weights for a long-distance runner. And then to still have energy enough to run those distances!
Frankly, I like ice cream too much to contemplate it.
In fact...
That is all I have to say
No nuts? Pecans are perfect with ice cream. And caramel sauce? Where's it? C'mon Vince, do it up right!
Wife is allergic to some nuts so we do not keep any but that is chocolate chip chocolate ice cream 4 -
Um, I just tried that link...I need to lose just two pounds to be the ideal weight for a long distance runner.
Here's a for "fun" link to find your elite weight. Let me just say, if you thought your Fitzgerald Racing Weight was beyond reached well out of high school.... Yikes! (Well now i just have to go fix a bacon pancake.. oink).@Elise4270 Shorter would honestly seem counter-intuitive (to me), given that height usually means longer legs...but then again, Eliud Kipchoge is 5'7" and look at that guy fly!
https://runbundle.com/tools/stillman-weight-calculator
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Here's a for "fun" link to find your elite weight. Let me just say, if you thought your Fitzgerald Racing Weight was beyond reached well out of high school.... Yikes! (Well now i just have to go fix a bacon pancake.. oink).
https://runbundle.com/tools/stillman-weight-calculator
*Not endorsing unrealistic weight goals* We are runners, not elite athletes.
Well. My target weight is between Sprinter and Hurdler. Middle Distance is lighter than I believe achievable, and I'd have to lose some muscle to get down to Long Distance. I am not a sprinter, and I'm afraid to try to become a hurdler. "Middle Distance" to me is 10K, but in track terminology it's 800m and 1000m. That's too short for me.
I guess I need to be happy with how fast I am, and not try to lose enough weight to win a national age group individual title.
I fought tooth and nail THREE TIMES to get to the low weight I am at now. I think a 30-31 inch waist on a 5'11'' guy is small enough. So I am with you on this, I will just have to settle for all those age group places I earned this year... 3 -
RunsOnEspresso wrote: »While at the bdacks game the other night one of the players wife told us about a virtual 5k that helps single parents with a child that has cancer. It looks like an AZ charity but I thought I'd share the link here. It's only $29 and you get both a tshirt and medal. I was planning to sign up.
https://www.thesingletonsaz.org/your-way-virtual-5-k-registration/
I'd never really looked at virtual races but this got me wondering what was out there, so a few minutes of googling later and I discovered the Hogwarts Running Club. Harry Potter plus running plus neat charities plus freaking awesome bling? Take my money, please! I already signed up for the September event and am wondering how many late registrations I can budget as "health" expenses before my husband starts getting concerned. Ahhhh!4
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