September 2018 Running Challenge
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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.
Welcome! You don’t sound pitiful in a negative way - that is an awful run of unfortunate events! Here’s hoping the C210k program can keep you off the injury train.3 -
biketheworld wrote: »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
That is freaking awesome! A big motivation for me getting healthier was seeing how much my mom’s health has declined and wanting to do whatever I can to avoid that. I’m hoping to have kids soon and I worry they won’t have much time with their grandma if she doesn’t start taking care of herself. I can’t live her life, though, so I just try to be a good example.4 -
Triple post, deal with it!
This morning I got to run 4.17 miles. It was humid but dew point wasn’t bad. No rain, just heavy skies and lots of pretty mist on the lake. I decided not to check my pace at all and just run on perceived effort. I ended up with a 10’46” average pace, steady pace and heart rate throughout. Faster than I ran the half last week, but slower than my last 5K. I’m good with it.
Lol @ the ketchup on hot dogs debate. I’ve always eaten my hot dog that way and had no idea some folks were against the idea. I’m not saying anyone’s right or wrong about their preferences, but for some reason places that sell hot dogs always seem to have ketchup readily available… CAPITALISM HAS SPOKEN!
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
9/19 We - 44:56 - 4.17
September Total: 55.73/85 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 Marathon7 -
Re: the ketchup dog debate - I have always loved ketchup on hot dogs, but my husband grew up in Chicago where yes, they will beat you for putting a tomato based product anywhere near a hot dog. So I tried "Chicago style" with sport peppers, mustard, alien green relish, and onions. The relish is disgusting, it's still in my fridge I think but I need to toss it. Sport peppers are impossible to get in Memphis and a little too hot for me. But the onions are good.
So now I offend against the hot dog arbiters by putting salsa on mine.3 -
Welcome @nikkit321. You don't sound pitiful at all. Actually sound a lot like me (and probably many other here) with regard to constantly restarting due to injury. You'll fit right in!
And also welcome @RandJ6280. We feel your pain too.
Welcome to any newbies I missed. Seems like there were a lot of you in the past few days.
@rheddmobile it's great that your speaking up allowed so many to qualify for awards!
@hesn92 I hope your arms and legs aren't too badly scraped up! I had my son's pit bull for the summer, and at first I could barely hold her on her leash. She would almost pull my down whenever she saw another dog, squirrel, rabbit, person, mosquito... But that only happened one time. As soon as I saw she wasn't leash trained, I got a front-attached harness. From the minute I put it on her, she was like a totally different dog. She tried to pull a few times at first, but the harness immediately forces her to turn back, and from then on she knew she couldn't pull. I highly recommend them!6 -
Welcome @nikkit321. You don't sound pitiful at all. Actually sound a lot like me (and probably many other here) with regard to constantly restarting due to injury. You'll fit right in!
And also welcome @RandJ6280. We feel your pain too.
Welcome to any newbies I missed. Seems like there were a lot of you in the past few days.
@rheddmobile it's great that your speaking up allowed so many to qualify for awards!
@hesn92 I hope your arms and legs aren't too badly scraped up! I had my son's pit bull for the summer, and at first I could barely hold her on her leash. She would almost pull my down whenever she saw another dog, squirrel, rabbit, person, mosquito... But that only happened one time. As soon as I saw she wasn't leash trained, I got a front-attached harness. From the minute I put it on her, she was like a totally different dog. She tried to pull a few times at first, but the harness immediately forces her to turn back, and from then on she knew she couldn't pull. I highly recommend them!
haltis are also good, or martingale collars appropriately placed.
old girl was really leash aggressive when i got her so i used a head harness. much better behaved dog.0 -
@hesn92 - I am so sorry you got so scraped up! Hobbes the Vizsla loves everyone and would love to visit with every person and/or dog on the trail. I run with him on my left against traffic (2 lane paved trail) so that a) he is out of the way go the cyclists who come zooming up behind us and b) I don't have to focus on what he is doing constantly. I use a waist leash and don't usually even have the leash in my hand. Even though he is very well trained many of the other dogs are not friendly and not everyone likes dogs as much as he likes them. When he was younger he did trip me similar to yours when he went one way to see some kids and then caught sight of a rabbit and reversed across in front of me. He was very upset though when I fell, trying to lick my face, arms and legs. I agree with @scott6255 on the harness. I use one occasionally still depending on the situation. We did have an unfortunate event last week though where one of our neighbor's tied their smallish dog up on a long lead to a tree in their front yard and another neighbor was walking her pit bull (Blue - a favorite friend of Hobbes) and Blue pulled away from the owner going after the small dog and unfortunately killed it. A terrible situation for both families and now everyone is up in arms in our area against anyone who has a pittie
@MegaMooseEsq - your mom needs to want to improve things however if she mentions something that makes you think she is interested in getting in better shape make some 'gentle' suggestions for walks or joining a fitness group at the Y or a gym. When I was so frustrated about not losing weight my daughter made a suggestion that led to where I am now... (similar journey as @biketheworld, I just started a few years later in my mid 50's). You would be surprised at how much impact a little encouragement from our children can have on us! Maybe even talking to her about how you would love for her to get stronger so she can play with the grandkids soon
@pastorvincent - I have a really neat 3-Section rack (each section about the size of yours) for my medals that the family got me for Christmas a few years ago. Unfortunately it has never made it up onto a wall. The sections are too short to make it across to studs and my DH is concerned that the weight of the medals will pull it right off the wall. Now we are getting ready to get the inside of the house painted, I have hope that we will get a board to mount the rack on and that it can then go on the wall!
Rest day for me today. I was going to run since I won't be able to run tomorrow but Hobbes wanted to snuggle this morning so how could I say no to that? It helped that I have DOMs from lifting yesterday and feel pretty stiff. Also realized I hadn't posted my run yesterday.
Date........Miles.......Total
09/01......0.00.......0.00
09/02......8.23.......8.23
09/03......3.82.....12.05 - + Agility
09/04......0.00.....12.05 - To Oregon
09/05......0.00.....12.05
09/06......3.88.....15.93 - Cool Hillsboro
09/07......2.57.....18.50
09/08......0.00.....18.50 - Santa Ynez
09/09......1.60.....20.10 - Run to the dog park
09/10......4.30.....24.40 - Treadmill intervals, Home + Agility
09/11......5.25.....29.65 - + Strength Training
09/12......6.41.....36.06
09/13......0.00.....36.06 - + Strength Training
09/14......0.00.....36.06 - Extra rest day
09/15....10.07.....46.13
09/16......2.00.....48.13
09/17......4.80.....52.93 - + Agility
09/18......5.21.....58.14 - + Strength Training
09/19......0.00.....58.14
My completed and upcoming races. Let me know if you will be running them too.
02/04/18 - Surf City Half Marathon
05/05/18 - Cinco de Miles 5k
07/22/18 - San Francisco 2nd Half Marathon
10/14/18 - Surf City 10k
10/27/18 - SoCal Halloween Wigged Out 5k
12/16/18 - SoCal Santa Claus for a Cause 10k
12/30/18 - Run In The New Year's 10k
02/03/19 - Surf City Half Marathon
05/11/19 - Santa Barbara Wine Country Half Marathon3 -
@hesn92 - I am so sorry you got so scraped up! Hobbes the Vizsla loves everyone and would love to visit with every person and/or dog on the trail. I run with him on my left against traffic (2 lane paved trail) so that a) he is out of the way go the cyclists who come zooming up behind us and b) I don't have to focus on what he is doing constantly. I use a waist leash and don't usually even have the leash in my hand. Even though he is very well trained many of the other dogs are not friendly and not everyone likes dogs as much as he likes them. When he was younger he did trip me similar to yours when he went one way to see some kids and then caught sight of a rabbit and reversed across in front of me. He was very upset though when I fell, trying to lick my face, arms and legs. I agree with @scott6255 on the harness. I use one occasionally still depending on the situation. We did have an unfortunate event last week though where one of our neighbor's tied their smallish dog up on a long lead to a tree in their front yard and another neighbor was walking her pit bull (Blue - a favorite friend of Hobbes) and Blue pulled away from the owner going after the small dog and unfortunately killed it. A terrible situation for both families and now everyone is up in arms in our area against anyone who has a pittie
That's terrible I know how a lot of people feel about pit bulls and that's why I try to be really responsible with her and don't let her go up to people unless they specifically ask if they can pet her. I think it's common courtesy anyway, not everyone likes dogs. Even if a dog is super well behaved and has never shown any form of aggression, they are still a dog and you just never know.
I've never ever had an issue controlling her on a walk, but when I was already down on the ground from being tripped, there wasn't really anything I could do. I was really afraid everyone there was judging me for not having good control over her, and I'm scared to walk her again. She's an oldie, she's like 12 and is starting to have issues getting around, so it's not like I'm dealing with an over-active puppy, but still. I may look into getting a harness for her. She really is so well behaved but I guess sometimes she just gets so excited and can't control herself.3 -
@pastorvincent - I have a really neat 3-Section rack (each section about the size of yours) for my medals that the family got me for Christmas a few years ago. Unfortunately it has never made it up onto a wall. The sections are too short to make it across to studs and my DH is concerned that the weight of the medals will pull it right off the wall. Now we are getting ready to get the inside of the house painted, I have hope that we will get a board to mount the rack on and that it can then go on the wall!
Mine is actually longer than the stud distance, so the holes do not line up. What I did was put a single screw into a stud and then use a stiff wire (you can get them in craft stores) to use to hang the medal rack form the one screw.1 -
@hesn92 Congrats on week 5 day 3! Sorry about the pup incident.
@sarahthes I am in Maple Ridge. It will be about a 40-minute drive for us in the morning. We have stayed downtown on occasion the night before, but the night after is usually more fun, when we can indulge and celebrate. Keep me posted. We have an uncomfortable sofa bed if you interested.
@rheddmobile That’s pretty shocking but good that it got sorted out. Hopefully they will take some measures to avoid those issues in the future. Congrats on moving into 7th!
@nikkit321 Sorry about everything. You have been dealt a lot. Glad you are feeling healthy now and able to pursue running again. Welcome!4 -
3.2 miles today. Much shorter than planned. Been under the weather the last week and just don't have the energy or desire to finish what I start.
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Rest day today, lifted lower body and 1 mile walk on treadmill so I don't have soreness tomorrow. Run day tomorrow then upper body lift on Friday, and a 5k local race on Saturday to round out the week. Welcome to everyone joining us lately(been too many to keep up with), it is always inspiring to read from more people who are anywhere in there running journey. 🏃♂️🏃♀️💪4
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@MegaMooseEsq - your mom needs to want to improve things however if she mentions something that makes you think she is interested in getting in better shape make some 'gentle' suggestions for walks or joining a fitness group at the Y or a gym. When I was so frustrated about not losing weight my daughter made a suggestion that led to where I am now... (similar journey as @biketheworld, I just started a few years later in my mid 50's). You would be surprised at how much impact a little encouragement from our children can have on us! Maybe even talking to her about how you would love for her to get stronger so she can play with the grandkids soon
It really is about wanting it. She has gotten a bit more active over the last few months, and I've tried to make a couple gentle suggestions when she seemed open to it. Who knows, maybe something will stick. She's only in her mid-60s but she seems much older.4 -
I'm BAACCCKKK!! Well, back on this thread anyway... still have been consistent with my MFP logging and active on Strava and the FB groups, but took some time away for my sanity in trying to keep up with this thread during a very busy time at work. Still busy, but will do my best to stick with you guys.
I've been averaging about 30-33 miles/week, so I'm going to put my Sept goal at 150... might be a little steep but since I'm getting an extra weekend long run in, I think I can make it.
September Weekly Miles:
09/01 - 09.24
09/08 - 33.11
09/15 - 32.11
09/22 - 17.33 (so far)
09/29 -
09/30 -
TOTAL: 91.79
I haven't done as many races this year, but I've felt great about the ones that I have completed and looking forward to the upcoming ones to close out the year.
2018 RACES
04/21/18 - 4:20:27 - Marathon (My 1st) - Garmin Marathon, Olathe KS
06/02/18 - 1:10:12 - 7.7 mile - Hospital Hill - Kansas City MO
08/18/18 - 23:04 - 5K (PR) - Gardner KS
10/06/18 - 5K - Jared Coones Memorial Pumkin Run - Olathe KS
10/20/18 - Half Marathon - Kansas City Marathon - KC MO
11/22/18 - 8K - Turkey Trot - St. Louis MO
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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
9/11 8miles
9/12 5miles
9/13 4miles
9/14 20MILES!!!!!! <- I did it all on the TREADMILL!!!
9/15 4miles
9/16 rest
9/17 10.48miles
9/18 5miles
9/19 10miles
A muggy 5 miles yesterday and the weather guy said a cold front overnight would bring lower humidity this morning. Well, the humidity may have been a tad lower, but it was still hot - lol
Got a slow 10miles in. Happy tomorrow is a rest day before my long run on Friday.
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 8K7 -
So I can't decide between a 6 or 12k.
It will just be for fun and get the medal so no pushing myself. I'm leaning towards the 6k.
The Sunday before I have a 15k that I will probably push myself a bit so I can maintain the preferred start corral (otherwise I start way late and miss out on the full finisher mug.
They always run out of goodies/chocolate).
Blah.11 -
@RunsOnEspresso I'd run the 6K, relax and enjoy the goodies stress-free.
The police stopped me this morning while out running, but before I elaborate, I should rewind a couple of months to something that happened on another run. On that run, I noticed someone acting suspiciously, crossing the road and then running back again a few times...nothing illegal about that, but it's 3:45am. Suspicious. They were then joined by another person who looked to be wheeling a bike, which they took to an apartment complex before reappearing empty-handed, running back across the road, climbing over the security gates of another apartment complex, and disappearing. Ok, so it looks more than a tad suspicious now, so I decided to call the police and have them check things out. Police officer arrived, took my details and I was on my way.
Fast forward to today, and I'm near the same spot, see a police car come out of the apartment complex, who then drives towards me and stops me. Turns out it was the same officer and he wanted to give me an update on what had happened. Apparently, it wasn't a bike, they were truck wheels and they were on their way to go and steal more. The police disturbed them but didn't catch them...but they did recover all the wheels, so I guess that was my good deed for the day to some people. The officer thanked me for helping them, and then gave me a ticket for jay walking. Just kidding, he drove off.
Other than that, nothing unusual to report aside from the fact that it was humid, but in that respect I'm starting to sound like a stuck record.
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
12 - 15.60
13 - 14.15
15 - 13.25
17 - 15.67
18 - 14.33
19 - 15.65
Total: 212.60 / 300 miles
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MegaMooseEsq wrote: »@MegaMooseEsq - your mom needs to want to improve things however if she mentions something that makes you think she is interested in getting in better shape make some 'gentle' suggestions for walks or joining a fitness group at the Y or a gym. When I was so frustrated about not losing weight my daughter made a suggestion that led to where I am now... (similar journey as @biketheworld, I just started a few years later in my mid 50's). You would be surprised at how much impact a little encouragement from our children can have on us! Maybe even talking to her about how you would love for her to get stronger so she can play with the grandkids soon
It really is about wanting it. She has gotten a bit more active over the last few months, and I've tried to make a couple gentle suggestions when she seemed open to it. Who knows, maybe something will stick. She's only in her mid-60s but she seems much older.
Welcome back to the challenge @rusgolden!
@runsonespresso - I agree with @garygse - run the 6k and just have fun and enjoy!
@PastorVincent - I want some of those wings! They are awesome! My DH were joking about how fun the bat wings would be for halloween!
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Welcome back @rusgolden!
Those are amazing @PastorVincent, but they look a little heavy. I'd need something more like a parasail tied to an elite to do the trick for me!
Wow @garygse you got me with the ticket lol Wouldn't that have been a kick in the teeth?
3:45 a.m. is dedication. I am sometimes awake at that hour, but I can't imagine being out of bed and/or running. And I'm a little jealous at how you feel comfortable outside at that time of day. My husband is the same. He actually prefers running in the dark. I prefer light and want people to be out and about.
Are any of you ladies running outside in the wee morning hours? Do you carry anything to make yourself feel safer? We have a pretty large homeless and drug-addicted population; a few have issues that make them unpredictable in an encounter. Not to mention the wild creatures: cougers, bears, coyotes, raccoons. . . . I have stuff for hiking: a whistle, a knife, first-aid stuff, and I keep meaning to get some bear spray, but I don't carry anything other than my phone on road runs.2 -
RunRachelleRun wrote: »
Are any of you ladies running outside in the wee morning hours? Do you carry anything to make yourself feel safer? We have a pretty large homeless and drug-addicted population; a few have issues that make them unpredictable in an encounter. Not to mention the wild creatures: cougers, bears, coyotes, raccoons. . . . I have stuff for hiking: a whistle, a knife, first-aid stuff, and I keep meaning to get some bear spray, but I don't carry anything other than my phone on road runs.
I'm out running at 5:30am (dark here atm) and don't worry about anything. I wear a high vis vest so that I am visible but that's it. But we don't get wild animals like you guys do - about the most wild is the occasional flightless bird (kiwi joke lol). As for wild animals on 2 legs, I carry my phone but have never felt the need to use it. I just don't feel unsafe in my neighborhood, but I live in a tiny rural village and know a large number of the people who live here.6 -
Tough morning at the office today - legs felt leaden. I can only blame it on yesterday's yoga. Fortunately my run was a scheduled slow one, but it was 12km and that seemed to take forever to get through. On the upside, it felt a bit like summer today - the children went off in shorts and t-shirts first thing, and I did too, no need for a jacket for the school run preamble to my run. Hooray. (We'll be moaning about the heat and humidity in no time - I can't wait!)
Running challenge
1 Sept: yoga
2 Sept: 9.22
3 Sept: yoga
4 Sept: 7.02km
5 Sept: yoga, then 4.76km with Fartleks *snigger*
6 Sept: 11.73km
7 Sept: rest
8 Sept: yoga
9 Sept: Xterra Trail Run, 13.58km
10 Sept: yoga
11 Sept: 6.34km
12 Sept: yoga, then 4.91km with 9x100m sprints
13 Sept: cake
14 Sept: 10.77km
15 Sept: yoga
16 Sept: 11.53km + 5.75km
17 Sept: yoga
18 Sept: 7.0km
19 Sept: yoga
20 Sept: 12.19
104.80 of 160km for September.
Upcoming events
29 October, Auckland Half
17 November, Xterra Trail Challenge Waihi 20.5km9 -
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
9/19: 4 miles
62.5 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 -
2.85 miles on the treadmill before strength training
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Just an easy 5k at the Greenline. My husband is having some tendon twinges so we're not pushing. It's back to being 100 degrees again.
On the way home, police blocking the road, so we had to detour around an auto accident which we later learned was a fatality. One woman died and two children are currently in ICU fighting for life. Stay safe y'all.9 -
@garygse @shanaber I keep leaning towards the 6k so I guess I will go with that!
@RunRachelleRun I run at 4 am and am mostly concerned about cars. I want to make sure they see me and I see them. I rarely see people walking/running but I do keep aware and avoid some spots that have no light. If something doesn't feel right I go a different way. Last week I came around a corner and saw a person further up. It didn't sit right with me so I switched to an out and back instead of a loop.8 -
RunRachelleRun wrote: »Welcome back @rusgolden!
Those are amazing @PastorVincent, but they look a little heavy. I'd need something more like a parasail tied to an elite to do the trick for me!
Wow @garygse you got me with the ticket lol Wouldn't that have been a kick in the teeth?
3:45 a.m. is dedication. I am sometimes awake at that hour, but I can't imagine being out of bed and/or running. And I'm a little jealous at how you feel comfortable outside at that time of day. My husband is the same. He actually prefers running in the dark. I prefer light and want people to be out and about.
Are any of you ladies running outside in the wee morning hours? Do you carry anything to make yourself feel safer? We have a pretty large homeless and drug-addicted population; a few have issues that make them unpredictable in an encounter. Not to mention the wild creatures: cougers, bears, coyotes, raccoons. . . . I have stuff for hiking: a whistle, a knife, first-aid stuff, and I keep meaning to get some bear spray, but I don't carry anything other than my phone on road runs.
I would not feel safe running in my neighborhood in broad daylight. I run with my husband. We've been shot at twice - well, shot NEAR twice - once with a shotgun and once with a rifle and seen a guy with a handgun one other time, which makes pepper spray seem kind of underpowered. Even with my husband it's not really safe here - a couple of years ago a couple were stuffed in a trunk, driven to an ATM, and then murdered while out walking on the road next to our house. We have discussed what to do in a bad situation if it comes up - run to the nearest back door if possible and ask for help, while dialing 911. If not possible, go into a brushy area and hide where others are unlikely to follow. We have had to do both these things in the past. We ran to a house when we were attacked by two pit bulls belonging to a drug dealer who had gotten out of his yard (the dogs, not the dealer!). The house we took refuge in belonged to a sweet old lady who had us read Bible tracks while we waited for the police to give us an escort home. The time we hid in the brush was at a local park - three guys pulled up alongside the path, jumped out of their car, and came towards us. We ran into the woods and made our way back to the car while they hunted for us. It later turned out the same three guys had mugged several other couples at that park.
What we prefer is to drive to a better neighborhood and run there. But we sometimes do run and walk here, we're just very alert.10 -
Welcome to all the new posters! It’s always great reading the introductions.
Tonight I chickened out and decided to go to the Y. The weather is turning so it was overcast, light rain (more like a drizzle), so rather than run the trail during practice talked my husband into going to the gym so we could use the hot tub. About a mile in I was drenched and regretting the decision to run on the treadmill. It was a good leg workout as picked a virtual hill run, but so wanted to be outside. I didn’t really feel like going into the hot tub after as I was so hot, but went in for a few minutes as that was the main reason for going. It was a good reminder though, so hopefully I can stay motivated to run outside this winter vs. returning to the treadmill.
9/1 - 4 miles
9/2 - 0
9/3 - 4 miles
9/4 - 3 miles
9/5 - 0
9/6 - 3 miles
9/7 - 0
9/8 - Stadium Run 5k
9/9 - 0
9/10 - 0
9/11 - 4 miles
9/12 - 4 miles
9/13 - 3 miles
9/14 - 0
9/15 - 6 miles
9/16 - 0
9/17 - 0
9/18 - 5 miles
39 total/ 50 miles goal8 -
@PastorVincent - I want some of those wings! They are awesome! My DH were joking about how fun the bat wings would be for halloween!
Just do not look at the price tag... it might ruin your fun dreams!
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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.
The tag line for the local Airport 5K is, "A course so fast, it was designed by the FAA."9
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