September 2018 Running Challenge
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9/1: 2 mi +ST
9/2: 4mi
9/3: 6.85mi
9/4: 1.5mi
9/8: 5.03mi
9/9: 20.04mi
9/12: 3mi
9/15: 5mi
9/16: 10mi
9/18: 3mi
Total: 60.42
9/30 Wineglass Marathon
Tonight was an easy 3 miles. This weather needs to cool off. At least Wineglass will be significantly cooler than my runs here in Georgia!
What is so wrong with ketchup on a hot dog? That is how I eat them, unless it is a chili cheese dog!2 -
marisap2010 wrote: »What is so wrong with ketchup on a hot dog? That is how I eat them, unless it is a chili cheese dog!
There is nothing wrong with eating a hot dog with ketchup on it. It is the proper way actually.
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This morning I got to run 6.72 miles. This was a long run not too many weeks ago, and now it’s just the first run of the week. Weird. I’m planning on a shorter run tomorrow, my schedule being off because of travel and appointments and things, but I think 4-7 miles is settling out as a comfortable length for me. A little on the long side time-wise, as an hour and a half (once you include warm-up) feels indulgent for a workout, but I’ve got the flexibility to be indulgent right now. And I think I can get faster with time.
I was aiming for a tempo run and managed negative splits pretty easy for the first four miles, but was thrown off by a hill around mile five and never really got my groove back. I was able to recover without ever needing to walk, though, which felt pretty good. My fastest mile was 9’53” and my slowest 11’16”, which I'm happy with for where I am right now.
After running I had a brunch-and-grocery-shopping visit with my mom (delayed because of travel this weekend) and then met my best friend from college’s 3-day-old baby. We get together with our spouses every 2-3 weeks to play board games and they said to come on over, so we did! We even got a round of Pandemic in before it was feeding time. It was a good day.
And now to catch up on the last 50 posts or so and then get some sleep.
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
9/12 We - 1:07:22 - 6.22
9/13 Th - lifted heavy things
9/14 Fr - 0:40:00 - 3.76
9/15 Sa - 0:20:00 - 1.40 (treadmill), lifted heavy things
9/16 Su - rest
9/17 Mo - lifted heavy things
9/18 Tu - 1:12:27 - 6.72
September Total: 51.56/85 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
October 6: Twin Cities Marathon Weekend 5 or 10K
October 21: Mankato Half Marathon11 -
Starting.... (again) need to keep my dang shins form slowing me down. My goal for this month is 20 miles.
So far I have 10.27 (9.73 to go). I want to get a base built up so I can get back in to doing the Holiday Streak. I had to take the last two years off... well okay, truth be told, 2016 I had to take off due to shin and foot pain... 2017... I was just flat out lazy.
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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
9/12: 4 miles
9/13: elliptical instead (legs needed run break)
9/14: 6 miles
9/15: 3 miles
9/16: 4 miles
9/17: rest
9/18: 3 miles
58.5 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 -
Ketchup is only for French fries. No eggs, no macaroni, no hamburgers, no hotdogs.
Just sayin'.
C'mon Sarah. I love you. Don't make me regret it... Ketchup is not a food. Mayonnaise is for french fries. Salsa (maybe on eggs, franks red hot is best), macaroni? What? Who puts ketchup on macaroni! Burger? Ok ya i like a nasty messy burger with ketchup, mayo and mustard... So alright... I still love you. Dogs? Nah. Never catsoup.😊
Ha, I agree with you, I only put it on fries, although mayonnaise is also good on fries. Salsa on eggs. Salsa on cheap boxed macaroni, but good macaroni needs nothing. I like salsa on burgers sometimes. Usually no ketchup, just mustard and mayo and a tomato slice. Hotdogs get mustard, and sometimes cheese.
I think ketchup on macaroni is a Canadian thing, but I'm half German so maybe that's why I don't like it. Then again my dad eats it that way and the German comes from him...1 -
Ooh, I love lefse. My Danish grandmother would make it all the time, but we would eat it with bacon and butter. Yummm. I wish I knew how to make it. It is tricky.
I am firmly in the ketchup camp. I also like relish, sauerkraut, and a little cheese if possible. I dislike mustard, but I am no hater. Y’all can use as much of it as you like.4 -
Ketchup is only for French fries. No eggs, no macaroni, no hamburgers, no hotdogs.
Just sayin'.
C'mon Sarah. I love you. Don't make me regret it... Ketchup is not a food. Mayonnaise is for french fries. Salsa (maybe on eggs, franks red hot is best), macaroni? What? Who puts ketchup on macaroni! Burger? Ok ya i like a nasty messy burger with ketchup, mayo and mustard... So alright... I still love you. Dogs? Nah. Never catsoup.😊
Ha, I agree with you, I only put it on fries, although mayonnaise is also good on fries. Salsa on eggs. Salsa on cheap boxed macaroni, but good macaroni needs nothing. I like salsa on burgers sometimes. Usually no ketchup, just mustard and mayo and a tomato slice. Hotdogs get mustard, and sometimes cheese.
I think ketchup on macaroni is a Canadian thing, but I'm half German so maybe that's why I don't like it. Then again my dad eats it that way and the German comes from him...
Ok - I am with @elise4270 on this one - kraut and mustard on my hotdog... maybe if no kraut available I will load it up with some onions and mustard and a little bit of ketchup. Definitely ketchup with fries.
My DH on the other hand puts ketchup on everything. As far as he is concerned it is the ONLY condiment. I have pretty much gotten him out of putting it on eggs or hash browns. Who would ever ruin mac and cheese with ketchup - yuck! I do love salsa on just about anything and stopped eating mayo a long while ago... except maybe in tuna or egg salad but just enough to stick it all together.
ETA - I am picky about my mustards too. I have several different kinds depending on what we are having.2 -
I think ketchup on macaroni is a Canadian thing, but I'm half German so maybe that's why I don't like it. Then again my dad eats it that way and the German comes from him...
Ha, is it? I have never seen or tried this. My cousin put ketchup on his eggs, and I thought he was strange.
That is nice that it is easy for you to come for the BMO in May. I didn’t know (or forgot) your parents were here. That’s great!3 -
RunRachelleRun wrote: »Ooh, I love lefse. My Danish grandmother would make it all the time, but we would eat it with bacon and butter. Yummm. I wish I knew how to make it. It is tricky.
@RunRachelleRun It's official we have 2 things in common.
Running and lefse. According to my mom Red Potatoes are better and they must be naturally cooled to room temp before you try to work with them. Of course mom always cooks it on a wood stove ( I mean directly on the stove body, no cast iron pan ) to give it that smoky taste. A bit of shredded cheese and a few secs in the microwave.
Not good for the calorie count but a great pre-race carbo load3 -
Very enjoyable short 3km run this morning (yeah I know, it says lots of minutes and more distance but that was door to door and including a km walk on each end. Gadget claimed my fastest mile this month was in there, didn't really notice was too busy watching the world go by :-)
One of the things I like best about my runs round here is the stuff I see along the way.... pretty cloudy sunrise today, guy getting pulled along on a bicycle by three ladradors yesterday, the ducks on the river and the stupid pigeons I almost step on as they refuse to move from the footbridge over the river I run across, the complicit grin I shared with a guy I passed on a pedestrian street in the town we stayed in in Tenerife last week which was full of tables of tourists having dinner at 6pm while we were both running. All these things I would miss if I was on the couch. Or the dreadmill, come to that.
2/9: 3.88km
4/9: 9km
6/9: 5km
7/9: 5km
9/9: 4.16km
11/9: 5km
14/9: 5km
16/9: 10km
18/9: 5km
19/9: 3km
September goal: 75km. Completed so far: 55km.11 -
September Goal: 50 miles
Workout 1 (9/03) - 4.38 miles
Workout 2 (9/04) - 4.29 miles
Workout 3 (9/06) - 2.41 miles
Workout 4 (9/09) - 4.40 miles
Workout 5 (9/11) - 5.39 miles
Workout 6 (9/13) - 4.00 miles
Workout 7 (9/16) - 5.26 miles
Workout 8 (9/18) - 5.71 miles
Total - 35.84 miles
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5 miles this morning. Nothing to write home about, but started to resemble something in the marathon pace range. Leg didn't feel too much different.
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3 good miles this am
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Okay. I need to change something. I am falling off track. Was supposed to run last night, but came home to one sick kid and another that needed help with her homework. I need to figure out a way to sneak in time to train cuz at this rate it's not going well.
Sept12 - .54
Sept13 - .65
Sept 14 - .8
Sept 17 - 1.1'
Sept 18 - 0.0000000000
Total= 3.09
Goal for September 17 miles.14 -
juliet3455 wrote: »RunRachelleRun wrote: »Ooh, I love lefse. My Danish grandmother would make it all the time, but we would eat it with bacon and butter. Yummm. I wish I knew how to make it. It is tricky.
@RunRachelleRun It's official we have 2 things in common.
Running and lefse. According to my mom Red Potatoes are better and they must be naturally cooled to room temp before you try to work with them. Of course mom always cooks it on a wood stove ( I mean directly on the stove body, no cast iron pan ) to give it that smoky taste. A bit of shredded cheese and a few secs in the microwave.
Not good for the calorie count but a great pre-race carbo load
Ooh, lucky you. That sounds heavenly. My grandma would make a lot at once and then freeze it. It was just as good after she reheated it. I ate it every time I visited her growing up, and for a few years, she lived a block away, which means I ate it a lot! I’ve never tried it with cheese, but I bet that was delicious. We always ate it on its own or with very crispy bacon.4 -
@eleanorhawkins What a pretty sunrise. Congratulations on your fastest mile!1
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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
9/10- lifted
9/11- nothing! Ahh I've been planning on running 3x a week but so far it's only been 2x.
9/12- lifted
9/13- 1.73 miles - week 5 day 1 of c25k
9/14- lifted
9/15- 1.81 miles (w5d2 of c25k)
9/17- lifted
9/18 - 2.0 miles w5d3
Well I didn't die doing week 5 day 3 lol! It was so hard though, ugh.
I took my dog for a walk before I went out for my run last night and I took her up to the park in my neighborhood where there is a walking trail. There were a bunch of people set up in lawn chairs on the walking path during their kids football practice, so I keep her leash really short so she doesn't go up to these people and sniff them. She's a pit bull, and regardless of that I'm sure not everyone wants some random dog coming up to them, let alone a pit bull.
So anyway, then we come up on some lady with her dog. My dog, who is even more excited a this point.. walks in front of me and trips me and I fall down, then she runs off to go see this other dog and drags me across the trail with her! My legs and arms are all scratched up and bleeding. Like I'm sure everyone loves seeing some girl walking a big scary pit bull who's not even strong enough to control her, apparently. I was so mad, I started almost crying on my way home I was so embarassed LOL I was like I AM NEVER TAKING YOU ON A WALK EVER AGAIN. i'm sure I will, give me a couple days to get over it.
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@RunRachelleRun I grew up in Surrey, though my parents (and brother) live out in the Valley now. It looks like general registration doesn't start until tomorrow so I will sign up tomorrow! I'm thinking I'll probably stay somewhere downtown the night before the race.2
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Heard back from racesonline, the timing company who handled West Fight On 5k. They thanked me, reviewed the video, and updated the results to remove 3 of the award winners in my AG, including the Masters Female and 2nd place female overall (walked the mile course) and AG winner (bib mule was a man) and one of the AG placers (also a walker.) When I wrote, I reported the bib mule, and suggested that they review the other AG finishers, so they noticed the walkers on their own,
That means the nice lady I took a walk behind after the race is now the Masters winner, a lady who was previously an AG placer is now Grandmasters winner, and three people who were previously not on the podium at all are now 1, 2, and 3 in the AG. I assume they contact them? And I am now 7 instead of 10 in AG.
I would never have noticed if I hadn't been curious what the fast ladies in my race looked like! It was a real shock to find three out of the top 5 in one AG shouldn't have been there.
It's still my hope that these were instances of not thinking instead of deliberate cheating. But I dunno - I was thinking about this and suddenly put two and two together. Remember how I mentioned the announcer at the start called out someone for walking in the front of the pack with a dog? I was too far back at the start to see who the announcer was talking about, but I only see one dog in the finish video - the dog belonging to the walking woman who won the Masters Award. And dogs are specifically not allowed in the race rules. So we know that woman is inconsiderate and thinks rules don't apply to her.9 -
9/1 - 9.84 km
9/2 - rest
9/3 - rest
9/4 - 6.13 km
9/5 - 6.02 km intervals
9/6 - 5.31 km
9/7 to 9/17 - injury recovery
9/18 - 1.0 km walk
27.30/110 km
Did a 1 km walk yesterday, basically just around the block with my kids since I was all taped up and had the extra support. I think the walk was just slightly too long as I was sore along the tendon when I got home but no new pain today. I think I will wait 2-3 days before walking again and go a slightly shorter distance next time.
Should probably change my registration for the Oct 7 race to 5K because if I get to run, that's about as far as I think I'll be allowed to go!
2018 Races: (italics means not registered yet, only pondering)
1/1/18 Resolution Run 5K ~38:00 (no official times)
3/4/18 MEC Road Race #1 10K 1:30:57
3/17/28 St Patrick's Day race 10K 1:24:53
4/7/18 Jasper Half Marathon 3:05:55
4/22/18 MEC Trail Race #1 5Kish 1:00:00? (Or 48:45...)
5/20/18 MEC Trail Race #2 10Kish 1:56:15
6/24/18 MEC Trail Race #3 10Kish 2:03:15
7/1/18 Canada Day 15K 2:03:04
7/28/18 Idaho Peak 10K Trail Race 1:30:16
8/18/18 Edmonton Marathon (Half Marathon) 3:12:something
8/25/18 MEC Trail Race #4 4Kish 39:49
10/7/18 MEC Trail Race #5 15Kish
12/1/18 Santa Shuffle
2019:
5/5/19 BMO Vancouver Marathon (Half)
8/17/19 Edmonton Marathon
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juliet3455 wrote: »RunRachelleRun wrote: »Ooh, I love lefse. My Danish grandmother would make it all the time, but we would eat it with bacon and butter. Yummm. I wish I knew how to make it. It is tricky.
@RunRachelleRun It's official we have 2 things in common.
Running and lefse. According to my mom Red Potatoes are better and they must be naturally cooled to room temp before you try to work with them. Of course mom always cooks it on a wood stove ( I mean directly on the stove body, no cast iron pan ) to give it that smoky taste. A bit of shredded cheese and a few secs in the microwave.
Not good for the calorie count but a great pre-race carbo load
I had to look up lefse, sounds yummy! Not a thing I can eat much of as a diabetic, but I can usually eat quite a few potatoes after a long run, so maybe someday I can try them!2 -
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
9/12: 4.8 miles
9/13: 4.7 miles
9/16: 8.2 miles
9/18: 4.7 miles
9/19: 5 miles
63.5/85 miles completed
Today's run felt tough. It was 71F when I left the house so it was a little cooler than it has been. The humidity was only 83% and dew point 66. That still kind of sucks, but is a little better than it has been. But the run was just tough. It wasn't bad. It just wasn't as good as the last few runs. Looking back though I realized that I got less than 5.5 hours of sleep last night so that was probably the reason it was so tough. I did manage to stay under 11 min/mile so I guess that was good.
2018 races:
5/19/18: Run for 57th AHC Half Marathon - 2:43:59.7. - 2nd place AG
11/10/18: Wags & Whiskers 5K8 -
SO!!
I figured out what race I signed up for this weekend:
https://runsignup.com/Race/PA/MoonTownship/PITFlyBy5K
It is on an airport runway! That should be like perfectly flat, even here in Pittsburg, right?
That would make it stellar for a PR attempt, but I have not done speed work in months and weather could be anything this time of year. So not sure yet.
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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
9/11 = rest day
9/12 = 12 miles
9/13 = 3 miles
9/14 = 11 miles
9/15 = rest day
9/16 = 16 miles
9/17 = 3 miles
9/18 = rest day
9/19 = 10 miles
AND..... I am 150 posts behind again - lol. 5 miles of speed intervals followed by 5 miles at easy pace.
September goal miles = 175 / 111 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)8 -
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
9/11: Rest
9/12: 7 miles
9/13: 5 miles
9/14: Rest
9/15: 9 miles
9/16: Rest
9/17: 5 miles + 5 x 100m strides
9/18: 4 miles
9/19: 2 mile warm up + 10 x 300m hill efforts @ 90% + 2 mile cool down
Miles Completed: 64 of 70
Upcoming Races:
Santa Monica Classic | 5K | September 9th, 2018 Official Time | 32:39
Los Angeles Marathon | March 24th 2019
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Ketchup is only for French fries. No eggs, no macaroni, no hamburgers, no hotdogs.
Just sayin'.
C'mon Sarah. I love you. Don't make me regret it... Ketchup is not a food. Mayonnaise is for french fries. Salsa (maybe on eggs, franks red hot is best), macaroni? What? Who puts ketchup on macaroni! Burger? Ok ya i like a nasty messy burger with ketchup, mayo and mustard... So alright... I still love you. Dogs? Nah. Never catsoup.😊
Ketchup goes with just about everything. It is not only a FOOD but one of the best foods. ;p
Oh, I also like pineapple on my pizza. Especially if the pizza also has banana pepppers, red onions, mushrooms and extra pineapple (with a side of ketchup).8 -
PastorVincent wrote: »SO!!
I figured out what race I signed up for this weekend:
https://runsignup.com/Race/PA/MoonTownship/PITFlyBy5K
It is on an airport runway! That should be like perfectly flat, even here in Pittsburg, right?
That would make it stellar for a PR attempt, but I have not done speed work in months and weather could be anything this time of year. So not sure yet.
I did a run the runway once. The runway is not as flat as one would think. Lol2 -
PastorVincent wrote: »marisap2010 wrote: »What is so wrong with ketchup on a hot dog? That is how I eat them, unless it is a chili cheese dog!
There is nothing wrong with eating a hot dog with ketchup on it. It is the proper way actually.
In Chicago you would be beaten for putting ketchup on a hot dog. MUSTARD ONLY.
@PastorVincent - I need to get a "real" rack for my medals. Currently mine are hanging from a tie rack. It works. It was cheap. But I'd like something a little more inspiring! I saw Detroit Metal Works listed as a vendor at the Wineglass Half so I'll check them out. I LOVE the verse!
@Safati - I "hated" running all my life - thought it was stupid and horrible. Then all 3 of my daughters ran cross country in H.S. and I was inspired to give it a try. I was 49 when I started. I remember very well the day I ran 1 mile without having to stop. In two weeks I will be running half marathon's #21 and #22. Do I always "love" it? Not by a long shot. But I'm addicted and I LOVE LOVE LOVE how it makes me feel - emotionally and physically. I have two nephews that run now because of me and that makes me proud. My daughters are unbelievably proud of me. I ran the Chicago marathon in 2012 and I sobbed crossing the finish line out of pure joy and disbelief that I had just run 26.2 miles. My grandkids wear my medals when they come to play. I use it as an excuse to travel places. There's nothing about it I don't love. So give it an honest shot because you just never know.
@garygse & @Avidkeo - WHAT???? I can earn points for running? Why have I not known this before. I don't care if it takes me a year! $10 is $10! Thanks for mentioning it.
Ran just 2 miles this morning - but I'm feeling good for my upcoming races. One more long run this weekend.
June goal - 44/44
July goal - 52/52
August goal - 55/57 miles
Sept goal - 49/60 miles
Sept. 30 - Wineglass Half Marathon; Corning, NY
October 7 - Viking Dash Half Marathon; Toledo, OH
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Hi, I'd like to jump into your thread even though I've missed more than half the month.
I've been a runner for the last 10 years or so, have gone through breaking bones in my left foot twice in late 2015, followed by breast cancer/radiation in 2016, lost my father 2 days before completing radiation, only to go through a broken leg Memorial Day this year. Seems like all I do is restart running and then stop again. So now that I'm cleared to run again, I'm using Couch to 10k to get back into it slowly, seems like it's a slower increase than C25k.
9/19 - C210K W4/D2
PS Wow, I really do sound rather pitiful the last few years.19
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