September 2018 Running Challenge
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Quit your laughing everyone - it won’t even accept my height, so I had to grow a bit. But now’s the time to feel REALLY sorry for me. Forget the ‘I haven’t weighed that since high school’
Apparently I should weigh about the same as a twelve year old.
My target weight is one that still allows me to be a blood donor (110lbs/50kgs). At the moment I have.....a cushion.8 -
No morning run - been battling a migraine since yesterday morning and the world is spinning somewhat9
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MegaMooseEsq wrote: »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!
You can get lost in all the virtual race options. I have looked at the HP one. This year I've done ones through a FB group of runners/fans of my favorite murder. They use quotes from the show as the race names. July was this is terrible keep going. And they donate to a social justice charity. I want to say end the backlog but I don't know if its the same every time.2 -
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RunsOnEspresso wrote: »MegaMooseEsq wrote: »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!
You can get lost in all the virtual race options. I have looked at the HP one. This year I've done ones through a FB group of runners/fans of my favorite murder. They use quotes from the show as the race names. July was this is terrible keep going. And they donate to a social justice charity. I want to say end the backlog but I don't know if its the same every time.
Haha, "this is terrible keep going" is a great race name! I could see how virtual runs wouldn't be everyone's cup of tea, but I've really enjoyed the camaraderie here and could see HRC being a fun way for me to extend that.girlinahat wrote: »No morning run - been battling a migraine since yesterday morning and the world is spinning somewhat
No fun - feel better! I'm with you on the blood donor cut-off. I doubt that I would be happy/comfortable losing enough weight for that to be an issue (I haven't weighed 110 since I hit puberty) let alone maintaining at that level, but it's also genuinely important for me to be able to donate regularly. I'm o negative and was barred from donating most of my life, so now that I'm allowed I try to do it every eight weeks (I'm too short for double donations). I've had to put off my appointment for a couple of weeks because of life crazies and it's been stressing me out a little.
ETA:RunsOnEspresso wrote: »Guys... I don't think I was ever 110 pounds 😂😂😂
I was consistently underweight as a child and then gained enough weight during puberty to shoot right up into overweight. It was a bit traumatic, to say the least. I assume I weighed 110 pounds for 5 minutes in there somewhere...3 -
@biketheworld Alas the temperatures are completely normal for us this time of year. I'm just annoyed because I love fall in Edmonton and it seems to have only lasted about 2 weeks. Hopefully it comes back in a few days and I can actually run in it.
Foot still feels weird but I'm hoping it's just oddly presenting PF rather than tendinitis. Dr appt today so we'll see. Just with my GP but he's a long distance runner so maybe he will have a clue.6 -
Today was a cross training day. I started out going to play tennis, singles, which I know isn't exactly the cross training I'm supposed to be doing. But, it rained after 30 minutes, so had to quit. I came home and did 30 minutes on my Nordic Track ski machine - 4.3k or 2.7 miles. That workout actually is harder for me than running, but I guess it is easier on my knees.
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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
9/11: 5 miles
36.1/85 miles completed
It was another great day for a run. I ran 5 miles and had an average pace of 10.38 min/mile. I'm sure the cooler weather has a lot to do with it, but it is nice to finally be consistently running under 11 minutes. It was still humid, but the dew point was only 65 and the temperature was 66F so the humidity didn't bother me too much and there was a bit of a breeze so I was pretty comfortable while I was running. It was just when I got home and stopped that I really noticed how sweaty I was.
I feel like I'm getting a blister on my big toe. I tend to get small gravel in my shoes a lot. I had to stop this morning once and take off my shoe to get a piece out. Yesterday I think I had a very small piece near my big toe and now it feels kind of sore but I don't really see a blister. I run on roads or sidewalks mostly. But sometimes the streets in this town feel like running trails with all the pot holes.
I tried those racing weight calculators and I guess I will never be an elite runner. I'm not really sure of my body fat % so I wasn't sure what to put for Fitzgerald, but if I leave it at 25% then he says I need to lose 5 pounds. If I set it at 22% then I only need to lose 3 pounds. I could probably do that, but I don't want to, nor do I plan to. Stillman says I need to lose 15 pounds to be a middle distance runner and 19 pounds to be a long distance runner. I think I am more of a middle distance runner, but there is absolutely no way I am going to lose 15 pounds. That would put me in the underweight category. I honestly can't imagine running the amount I run on less calories than I eat.
2018 races:
5/19/18: Run for 57th AHC Half Marathon - 2:43:59.7. - 2nd place AG
11/10/18: Wags & Whiskers 5K6 -
@kgirlhart you could put some moleskin where you feel the rubbing. or i use body glide on the hot spots on my feet.
and consider the way you are tying your shoes so 1) your foot can't slide around 2) avoid gravel getting inside your shoe3 -
PastorVincent wrote: »I want music.
I dont want to use my phone.
I want satellite or like iheart radio
I want something small. Wireless, not a must.
I dont want an apple product, if i can avoid one.
Please help. What am I looking for?
The Garmin 635 can store mp3s (music, podcasts, etc) to play. But it is $450 on Amazon. I do not know of any that will play iHeart Radio/etc without a phone as those need internet service.
I have a Garmin though.. so i wont be buying a new one.
I dunno what to tell you.
I use a Garmin for all my tracking stuff and my phone for audiobooks. I like having the phone cause if I fall and twist an ankle or something I can call for help. If I get lost I can pull up GPS maps and stuff. 6 -
Thanks @mbaker566 I have some moleskin and I was thinking I would try that tomorrow. I hadn't thought about body glide. I recently started doing the heel lock on my laces. I have my shoes laced parallel so that they aren't too tight on the top of my feet but I've been trying to keep the heels tighter without having the laces too tight. I guess I'll have to play around with that a little more. The city here is really bad about fixing pot hoes by just dumping gravel in them. You'd think running on streets wouldn't get so much gravel in the shoes.0
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@kgirlhart my city's roads were so bad domino's paid to have some potholes filled in7
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@mbaker566 I've seen that on tv. Unfortunately we don't have a domino's.3
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@kgirlhart That's a great pace. Glad the weather is getting a little cooler for you. I can't stand anything in my shoes, like gravel. I have said if I were Sleeping Beauty, but I got to stand on my feet, I could feel that pea under all of those mattresses. I'll feel like I have a rock in my shoe, take it off to see, and there is the tiniest gravel that you can barely see. LOL4
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Thanks @quilteryoyo1
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PastorVincent wrote: »PastorVincent wrote: »I want music.
I dont want to use my phone.
I want satellite or like iheart radio
I want something small. Wireless, not a must.
I dont want an apple product, if i can avoid one.
Please help. What am I looking for?
The Garmin 635 can store mp3s (music, podcasts, etc) to play. But it is $450 on Amazon. I do not know of any that will play iHeart Radio/etc without a phone as those need internet service.
I have a Garmin though.. so i wont be buying a new one.
I dunno what to tell you. I use a Garmin for all my tracking stuff and my phone for audiobooks. I like having the phone cause if I fall and twist an ankle or something I can call for help. If I get lost I can pull up GPS maps and stuff.
Thanks. Dh says i should just use my phone. I hate too. By the end of the day, the battery is already low, so probably not enough for music. I can't get lost, same route all the time. And if i fall? Rub some dirt on it and get back up... 😉0 -
PastorVincent wrote: »PastorVincent wrote: »I want music.
I dont want to use my phone.
I want satellite or like iheart radio
I want something small. Wireless, not a must.
I dont want an apple product, if i can avoid one.
Please help. What am I looking for?
The Garmin 635 can store mp3s (music, podcasts, etc) to play. But it is $450 on Amazon. I do not know of any that will play iHeart Radio/etc without a phone as those need internet service.
I have a Garmin though.. so i wont be buying a new one.
I dunno what to tell you. I use a Garmin for all my tracking stuff and my phone for audiobooks. I like having the phone cause if I fall and twist an ankle or something I can call for help. If I get lost I can pull up GPS maps and stuff.
Yup, I use my phone/maps when I'm running in new places. Or in my parents neighborhood because I never lived at that house and got myself turned around and lost on my 20 miler. I got bored and branched out of the loop I had been running. 😂0 -
Prayers for all of you on the East Coast! Florence looks like a monster storm. Hope all are safe!!!2
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September goal: 100 miles
9/1: rest
9/2: 6 miles of random hotel parking lots
9/3: rest
9/4: 7 miles
9/5: 3.5 miles
9/6: 5 miles
9/7: 9 miles (6 am & 3 pm)
9/8: rest
9/9: upper body weights
9/10: rest
9/11: 8 miles
38.5 of 100 done
UPCOMING RACES
October - Illinois Homecoming 5k (7th)
November - 5 mile Bare Bones Turkey Trot (22nd)
December -
COMPLETED RACES
January - Frosty 5k
February - Run for the Chocolate 5k
March - Penguin in the Park 5k
April - Lake Sara Dam 5k
May - Run Through the Jungle 5k
June - French Fried 5k
July - Firecracker 5k
August - Happy Birthday to Me virtual 10k
September 7th - 5k Glow Run7 -
04/09 3.15 miles
05/09 3.18 miles
06/09 3.20 miles
07/09 3.17 miles
11/09 3.16 miles - very stormy run, at least its done.
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Today I got to run a quick 1.95 miles after lifting weights. Well, sort of. First I got to spent a half hour listening to one of my supervisors explain (correctly) what I’d done wrong on the last memo I sent him. Whoops. I thought about feeling super bad and down on myself afterwards, but instead I went for a run. I ran a little faster than I’d planned, but my legs were up for it and it felt good.
I think I’m doing taper backwards: last week I ran 22.5 miles including the half marathon (it’s still exciting just saying that in my head), which was the most I’d run in a week. I only ran twice before the race and took an extra rest day but 13.1 kind of adds up. My quads are still yelling at me on the stairs, but didn’t hurt at all while I was running. /shrug
This week I’m only set to run 17 miles after taking Monday off to rest. We’re going out of town Thursday night through Sunday morning and I don’t know that I’ll be able to get a long run in this week. This probably won’t be a good running trip, which is why I’d wanted to do the race last weekend. So it goes - I signed up for a virtual 10-ish K (9 3/4 K, heh) for tomorrow which will probably be nicer than running in a mall parking lot anyhow.
SEPTEMBER MILES:
9/1 Sa - recovery day
9/2 Su - 1:48:13 - 9.01
9/3 Mo - lifted heavy things, but not too heavy
9/4 Tu - 0:55:04 - 5.15 tempo
9/5 We - lifted heavy things, but not too heavy
9/6 Th - rest
9/7 Fr - 0:45:10 - 4.12 steady
9/8 Sa - rest
9/9 Su - 2:27:30 - 13.23 City of Lakes Half Marathon
9/10 Mo - rest
9/11 Tu - 0:20:01 - 1.95, lifted heavy things
September Total: 33.46/85 miles
Marathon miles: 6/26
Races!
July 4: Red, White and Boom! 5K Chip time: 0:32:20
August 25: Glo Run Night Race 5K Chip time: 0:30:40
September 8: Helen Gold 10K DNS - trip postponed
September 9: City of Lakes Half Marathon Net time: 2:28:25
September 12: Hogwarts Running Club Platform Year 5 Virtual 9 3/4K
October 6: Twin Cities Marathon Weekend 5 or 10K
October 21: Mankato Half Marathon9 -
Had to work until 2215 last night, got to bed by 2300 though. Up early, 0530,for PT session, upper body and core, then out the door for a long slow run as I have kinda flex hours at work when I need it. 5.07 miles in 1:03:13 which included the cool down walk. Temperature in the low 70's with 94% humidity, felt almost like it was misting during the run. Splits were great 13:26, 12:29, 12:09, 12:10 and 11:37. Mile 4 would have been negative split as well but for the traffic light. I think the new shoes are gonna work out just fine. Going to attempt a tempo run tomorrow, aiming for 11 minute/miles consistently for 3-4 miles after .5 mile warm-up. On the not wanting to have a phone with I use an Samsung Gear 2 which stores music, and run information as well.3
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Love the monthly answers and race reports. Congratulations, everyone! And wtg @katharmonic on the sled; that must have felt wonderful!
Yes, all those in the path of the hurricane, please stay safe.
Those racing weight charts were a bummer. I haven't been the "non-runner" weight of 140 since I was in my teens. I've already blocked out the leanest weight it suggested. I also like ice cream too much for it to ever be attainable.
Today: 1.93 miles - C25K Week 4 Day 2
MTD: 9.69 / 25 miles3 -
No run this morning because the power was cut so the street lights were out. I don't own a headlamp so no run for me without street lighting. Ill do a gentle 5k tomorrow, and my long 10k run on Friday morning - Hubby is away over the weekend. One advantage of knowing you can do 10k in less than an hour means you know you can get it in on a Friday morning.
Thinking of everyone in the path of the hurricane! sounds pretty scary.4 -
Okay, definitely have peroneal tendinitis (or however it is spelled). No running for me this week until I can see the physio on Friday so I'm just going to lurk here grumpily.10
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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
09/11 - 8 miles
93% humidity and short on time, knocked out what I could. Also almost stepped on a squirrel! It was seriously close!
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 -
For my run this morning, the weather was a continuation of the coolness of yesterday, along with a light cooling misty rain in the air...that rain didn't last long but it felt really good while it did.
02 - 5.40
03 - 18.09
04 - 14.15
05 - 15.67
06 - 12.84
08 - 14.13
09 - 14.16
10 - 15.43
11 - 14.08
Total: 123.95 / 300 miles
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I was completely dressed to run after work...and then I heard thunder. A small pop-up has turned into a prediction of the next two hours being stormy.
Also, internet is down because of the storm. How am I supposed to watch the newest season of The Great British Baking Show on Netflix?!
This day’s a bust! 😂
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