September 2018 Running Challenge
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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 run at 5am but I live in suburbia land. It’s pretty safe. I have to watch out for soccer moms in SUVs on their phones and the occasional creepy perv who trolls the trails. I also run with others twice a week. I am mostly worried about loose dogs and inattentive drivers. There is a LOT of inattentive drivers in the berbs....
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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
09/11/18 :::: 3.3 :::: 66.8
09/12/18 :::: 7.2 :::: 74.0
09/13/18 :::: 0.0 :::: 74.0
09/14/18 :::: 5.2 :::: 79.2
09/15/18 :::: 19.1 :::: 98.2
09/16/18 :::: 5.3 :::: 103.5
09/17/18 :::: 4.5 :::: 108.0
09/18/18 :::: 4.0 :::: 112.1
09/19/18 :::: 6.4 :::: 118.4
Ladder workout tonight on the track. After a 15-min warm-up, we did 1-2-3-4 minute hard, with 2 min recovery between. Then back down 4-3-2-1 minute hard with 1 min recovery between. I did 6 sprints and then a 10-min cool-down.
The weather was so much more pleasant tonight, it felt great. I see on Saturday we are going to be lucky to hit 60 so I'm looking forward to a much more tolerable long run this week.
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September Running Totals (miles)
9/1 – rest day
9/2 – 15.80 warmup + Oak Tree Half
9/3 – rest day
9/4 – 7.23 warmup + XC workout
9/5 – 6.02 group run
9/6 – 6.05 warmup + XC workout
9/7 – rest day
9/8 – 14.23 paced run + solo run
9/9 – 6.29 warmup + PG XC #1
9/10 – rest day
9/11 – 9.24 warmup + XC workout + cool down
9/12 – 6.55 group run
9/13 – 5.18 warmup + XC workout
9/14 – rest day
9/15 – 13.25 partly paced run
9/16 – 6.28 easy
9/17 – rest day
9/18 – 5.91 warmup + XC workout
9/19 – 7.03 group run
September running total to date – 109.06
Nominal September mileage goal: 165 miles
Real Goals: Run Oak Tree well, winning my age group and finishing healthy. Build base/train toward Wineglass, running PG XC #1 so as not to be injured, and running the USATF Masters XC Championship so as not to be injured. Run Wineglass easy, finishing healthy for a good recovery in October.
Today's notes – Went over for the group run tonight. Really nice weather, 66º F (19º C) and much lower humidity than we've had. I even went so far as to wear a tech tee instead of a singlet, and that worked out fine.
No one showed up. The normal leader wasn't going to show, there was a run with beer across town, and the guy who said he'd run with the slow group decided he wasn't going to run because he couldn't keep up with me. So I was about to set out early when one other guy showed up. He's slower than me, but not so slow that I can't make an adjustment. He wanted 4 to 5 miles, I wanted 6 to 7, I got to pick the route. So I picked a route with a lot of trail, one long stop light, and a place to tell him "turn here to finish with about 4.5 miles."
One other guy caught up to us about a half mile out. He wanted about 5.5 miles, and I had a place for him to turn, too.
The first guy is pointing at Wineglass Half, I'm pointing at Wineglass Marathon. We had a bit of a chat. His PR half was 1:52, and he wants to improve. But he doesn't much care for 10 mile runs, and has been running mostly 4-5 miles. Said he wanted to go out fast, then slow down for the 1:45 finish / 8:00 per mile pacers. Many readers here will see the issues with this. I advised him to start out slow.
By 3 miles, he was feeling like he had a good workout. I told him he was breathing way too hard for 3 miles into a half marathon. Our average pace was 8:13 at that point. This is not someone who is going to run a 1:45 half a week from Sunday. So I gave him the best advice I could about weather, lactic threshold pace, and the last 4 miles being he!! if he goes out too fast. Now it's out of my hands. He will do whatever he does. I won't even see him at the start, because it's a point to point and the half starts 13.1 miles closer to the finish than the full marathon does.
The other guy ran a competent easy run, turned right on schedule, and presumably had a nice run. I made the rest of the route on the run, and brought it in right around 7 miles. It felt great. It felt like I could have run 10 miles and enjoyed it. And I stopped at 7 because that's where I needed to stop to run the appropriate number of miles the first week of taper.
Part of marathon training is about discipline. This week and next week, the discipline part will mean not running too much. So far, so good.
2018 races:
February 17, 2018 Freezeroo #5 (Valentines Run "In Memory of Tom Brannon" 8 Mile) (Greece, NY) finished in 54:48
February 24, 2018 Freezeroo #6 (White House Challenge 4.4 mile) (Webster, NY) finished in 28:46
March 17, 2018 USATF Masters 8K (Shamrock 8K, Virginia Beach, VA) finished in 31:55
March 24, 2018 Spring Forward 15K (Mendon, NY) ran at MP, finished in 1:10:47
April 16, 2018 Boston Marathon (Hopkinton, MA) finished in 3:28:43
April 29, 2018 USATF Masters 10K (James Joyce Ramble, Dedham, MA) finished in 41:33
May 20, 2018 Lilac 10K (Rochester, NY) finished in 42:21
May 26, 2018 Sunset House 5K (Rochester, NY) finished in 20:12
June 3, 2018 USATF Masters Half Marathon (Ann Arbor, MI) finished in 1:34:42
June 9, 2018 Ontario Summit Trail Half Marathon (Naples, NY) DNS - injury
June 17, 2018 Medved 5K to Cure ALS (Rochester, NY) short course, 18:04 for ~2.9 miles
June 30, 2018 Charlie's Old Goat Trail Run 5 mile (Victor, NY) 4.89 miles by Garmin, 43:15
July 14, 2018 Shoreline Half Marathon (Hamlin, NY) finished in 1:45:54
July 28, 2018 Battle at Bristol 10K (Naples, NY) survived in 1:28:33
August 1, 2018 IEXC 5K #1 (Rochester, NY) finished in 22:17
August 8, 2018 IEXC 5K #2 (Rochester, NY) finished in 22:10
August 15, 2018 Pound the Ground 10K (Mendon, NY) finished in 43:11
August 22, 2018 IEXC 5K #3 (Rochester, NY) finished in 21:59
August 29, 2018 IEXC 5K #4 (Rochester NY) finished in 22:00
August 29, 2018 IEXC TDP 1 mile (Rochester, NY) finished in 6:07
August 29, 2018 IEXC TDP 400m (Rochester, NY) finished in 1:14
September 2, 2018 Oak Tree Half Marathon (Geneseo, NY) finished in 1:36:41
September 9, 2018 Pete Glavin XC #1 5K (Newark, NY) 2.9 miles finished in 20:50.9
September 23, 2018 USATF Masters XC 5K (Buffalo, NY)
September 30, 2018 Wineglass Marathon (Bath, NY to Corning, NY)
October 7, 2018 Pete Glavin XC #2 6K (Akron Falls, NY, probable DNS)
October 21, 2018 Pete Glavin XC #3 6K (Mendon, NY)
November 4, 2018 Pete Glavin XC #4 6K (Trumansburg, NY)
November 11, 2018 Syracuse Half Marathon (Syracuse, NY)
November 18, 2018 Pete Glavin XC #5 6K (Syracuse, NY)
2019 Races:
April 15, 2019 Boston Marathon (Hopkinton, MA to Boston, MA)
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@MobyCarp I hope he listens to you but in a way, I also hope he does not. Failure is a better teacher than success many times.9
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September Goal: 25 miles
9/1 3m
9/2 rest/hot
9/3 rest/hotter
9/4 rest/this is getting old
9/5 2.5m
9/6 rest
9/7 rest/rain
9/8 rest/rain
9/9 rest/rain
9/10 2m
9/11 2m
9/12 rest
9/13 2.5m
9/14 rest
9/15 rest/first aerial yoga class bday treat to me!
9/16 rest/sick
9/17 rest/sick
9/18 2.5m
9/19 3m
17.5/25
Whew!!! September is flying by!!!
Upcoming Races:
10/28 Fitzy's 5k
12/6 West Reading Run Santa Run5 -
@RunRachelleRun I frequently run either early or late. I don't carry anything defensive but I always have my phone and my husband gets sent my Garmin LiveTrack info. I don't run with music anymore and just try to stay aware of my surroundings.
Most crime around here is theft from vehicle in the wee hours (between 1-3AM) and I don't run at that time. There was a rape at 5:30AM a few streets over a few years ago (woman walking home from bus stop) and they never caught the perps so I avoid that side of that street if I'm running during low traffic hours as the road is quite busy most of the day. I'm more scared of coyotes or loose dogs around here than I am of people.3 -
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."
i cannot even tell you how jealous I am of this. I'm an airport MANAGER - and have brought this up to the board president several times who just shakes his head and says "we don't want to upset the FAA".....grrrrrrrr
@rusgolden - YOU"RE HERE/BACK!!!!! BTW - I'm watching for the Garmin Oz medal reveal. This may be the year!
@rheddmobile - There are no words. Seriously. Terrifying.
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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Well, I successfully read thru the last few pages of posts... Good start.
Sounds like everyone running in the dark is being smart about it... Run with others if possible, high visibility, head lamp, phone, etc. @rheddmobile... Wow, sounds like a war zone where you live!
I mostly do my runs during the week downtown in the city. If it's dark I use a head lamp and stick to well lit roads. Weekend runs are usually in a safe neighborhood or group runs, so feel confident.
@PastorVincent I've not thought about running with those wings, but we've recently got those Bird scooters all over the city and I've been tempted on occasion to increase my pace to something superhuman during the heat and humidity, but so far I've resisted.
Okay, now if nobody posts until tomorrow, I should be good...5 -
@biketheworld... They just opened up registration for Oz on Monday... 2
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rheddmobile wrote: »
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.
Omgoodness, I cannot even begin to think about having to constantly live with that level of risk.
Here, our 12 year olds walk to school in the dark in the winter and my sole concern is bullies or them walking out in front of a car cause they're not paying attention! There is one tiny little trail I used to run on that made me think about what I would do if confronted by someone unsavoury, that lead to me keeping my doorkey in my hand just in case. I stopped using it though as I think the dirt surface was making my legs ache more than usual. Now I stick to the river park and seafront promenade, both of which have a LOT of runner traffic when I'm there. Then again the earliest I've been out so far was about 7.30am.4 -
September, she'll remember (to run)
9/1 2.85
9/2 4.15
9/3 2.00
9/4 3.5
9/5 rest
9/6 rest
9/7 4.00
9/8 3.10
9/9 rest
9/10 snorkel 2 hours
9/11 3.20
9/12 3.52
9/13 rest
9/14 3.68
9/15 2.20
9/16 rest
9/17 3.35
9/18 rest
9/19 3.45
Total 38.00
Upcoming races:
Nov. 11, 2018 Las Vegas Rock 'n Roll 10k
January 4, 2019 Hilo to Volcano Ultra 50k Relay. In memory of @keeprunningfatboy
Ticker is my goal for 2018 and progress to date:
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I had wondered if running 3 days in a row was going to be tough and oh boy was I right. Those 5 kilometres were done through pure stubborn bloodymindedness..... I guess that must be the point of the plan being set out like that, to train the legs and brain to keep going when tired. Strength training on Wednesdays may not be the best idea though, time to try and see where I can move that to. Knees and shins will be plotting ways to make my death look like an accident tonight I think!
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
20/9: 5km
September goal: 75km. Completed so far: 60km.9 -
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 like running in the dark in the morning, mostly because I don’t really want to communicate with people in the morning, and I get to have my thoughts to myself as I wake up. I run around 6am, which is later than many others, and I see people getting their daily newspapers, the old guy who feeds the pigeons, and the odd runner and those waiting for a bus to work. Plenty of homeless, but one of the reasons I prefer early morning running to late night running is that the drunks are sleeping it off, and not lairy at that time. There’s often someone in a tent on my usual trail (I run an out-and-back on a towpath).
I don’t bother with high-vis as the only roads I’m on are lit. I usually have a head-torch, and carry my phone. I don’t duck into the woods like I would in the daytime, mostly because if I did, and had an accident, I’d be unlikely to be found for several hours. Having said that, running early morning has an advantage, in that if you DO have an accident, the sun is rising and searching for you will be easier. Get injured at the end of the day and dark makes things all that harder.
It’s relatively safe where I live. It’s still a city, and normal safety rules apply. We still have rapes, murders etc. but shootings are uncommon across the whole of the British Isles (might be something to do with the ban on hand-guns….). You won’t have problems with drug users/dealers unless you get in their way, and there’s pretty much no point in mugging me as I’ll be carrying little more than my phone and keys. The phone is to call for help when I fall into the river mud.
The worst time I find to run is between 7-8.30am. Because that’s commuting time, and mother’s dropping off Little Johnny to school time. I’ve said my piece about Johnny’s Mother before, but I don’t like running along the road when there are people far too focussed on something else other than their surroundings. And that’s exactly what people going to work or taking the kids to school are like. MUST GET THERE… oh, did I squish something? Can’t have been important, only Little Johnny is important.6 -
so I'm still here.....but my mojo isn't.
Struggling to get up in the morning to run, can't be bothered to exercise in the evening. Keep cancelling the gym.
Something needs to shift. All suggestions welcome. I think this is still post-marathon blues, but it's gone on for long enough.6 -
@PastorVincent I've not thought about running with those wings, but we've recently got those Bird scooters all over the city and I've been tempted on occasion to increase my pace to something superhuman during the heat and humidity, but so far I've resisted.
We have Scoobie here, 30 MPH on those things. I could really PR... but then again with traffic I probably am faster on foot in the city.
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The worst time I find to run is between 7-8.30am. Because that’s commuting time, and mother’s dropping off Little Johnny to school time. I’ve said my piece about Johnny’s Mother before, but I don’t like running along the road when there are people far too focussed on something else other than their surroundings. And that’s exactly what people going to work or taking the kids to school are like. MUST GET THERE… oh, did I squish something? Can’t have been important, only Little Johnny is important.
Most drivers here seem to care more about their cell phone than anything else. There's always a glow.3 -
girlinahat wrote: »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 like running in the dark in the morning, mostly because I don’t really want to communicate with people in the morning, and I get to have my thoughts to myself as I wake up. I run around 6am, which is later than many others, and I see people getting their daily newspapers, the old guy who feeds the pigeons, and the odd runner and those waiting for a bus to work. Plenty of homeless, but one of the reasons I prefer early morning running to late night running is that the drunks are sleeping it off, and not lairy at that time. There’s often someone in a tent on my usual trail (I run an out-and-back on a towpath).
I don’t bother with high-vis as the only roads I’m on are lit. I usually have a head-torch, and carry my phone. I don’t duck into the woods like I would in the daytime, mostly because if I did, and had an accident, I’d be unlikely to be found for several hours. Having said that, running early morning has an advantage, in that if you DO have an accident, the sun is rising and searching for you will be easier. Get injured at the end of the day and dark makes things all that harder.
It’s relatively safe where I live. It’s still a city, and normal safety rules apply. We still have rapes, murders etc. but shootings are uncommon across the whole of the British Isles (might be something to do with the ban on hand-guns….). You won’t have problems with drug users/dealers unless you get in their way, and there’s pretty much no point in mugging me as I’ll be carrying little more than my phone and keys. The phone is to call for help when I fall into the river mud.
The worst time I find to run is between 7-8.30am. Because that’s commuting time, and mother’s dropping off Little Johnny to school time. I’ve said my piece about Johnny’s Mother before, but I don’t like running along the road when there are people far too focussed on something else other than their surroundings. And that’s exactly what people going to work or taking the kids to school are like. MUST GET THERE… oh, did I squish something? Can’t have been important, only Little Johnny is important.
Other than using the word "lairy", which I had to look up, and the guns bit (because USA, although shootings aren't all that common in my area either) I could have written all of this about my part of Minneapolis. With, as @RunsOnEspresso noted, the addition of cell phones. There's been a substantial increase in traffic deaths involving pedestrians across the United States over the last decade, and while there isn't enough data to link it to cell phone use, I'd be willing to bet that's a huge part of it. Our state legislature tried to get a law through this past session banning cell phone use while driving (or requiring a hands-free device, I can't recall the wording exactly) and somehow it didn't pass. That really ticked me off.
When it comes to crime rather than obliviousness, it's important to remember that most violent crime is committed by someone who knows the victim, and most property crime is based on opportunity. Obviously there are places that are more dangerous than others, but the general principles still hold. Out-of-the-blue horrible things can happen to anyone no matter what you do, so at a certain point it's best just to focus on the things you can control.girlinahat wrote: »so I'm still here.....but my mojo isn't.
Struggling to get up in the morning to run, can't be bothered to exercise in the evening. Keep cancelling the gym.
Something needs to shift. All suggestions welcome. I think this is still post-marathon blues, but it's gone on for long enough.
*hugs* I'd suggest re-evaluating your goals. If you struggle to get up in the morning and can't be bothered in the evening, can you do something at lunchtime? Even if it's a walk instead of a run? How about a shorter run a little later in the morning to let you sleep in a bit more? Why are you canceling the gym? Is there something easier/more fun you can do instead? Could you find a friend to make a weekly gym/running/walking date? Tell your sibling/parent/spouse to give you a hard time if you don't get at least __ workouts a week? If you skip the gym, could you turn on a short you-tube workout instead?
After a few years hanging out on the MFP forums, I think that the main reason people fail is that they try to rely on "willpower" (or whatever you want to call it) to meet their goals instead of setting goals that are achievable. "I'll do better next time" isn't a plan. Any exercise is better than no exercise, so make your goals as easy as humanly possible. If you set a goal and don't meet it after a couple of tries, you're not a failure, you just need a better goal. You can totally do it!7 -
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+
9/10-nope
9/11-sleeping
9/12-6.15mi
9/13 -0
9/14-0
9/15-4.06mi
9/16-13.58
9/17-0
9/18-0
9/19-5.07mi
it was a nice run. nothing fantastic, definitely not bad. plan called for intervals and i did that. 5/1 for 5 miles.
then i took the foster for a quarter mile. she's a little pudgy and it was a run walk too. i would have started c25k with her but i will likely only have her for one more week. someone is already interested in herold girl was jealous of speed demon and foster
running in the dark: i run at night usually. i've run in the morning. i say hi to everyone i see. i try to be very visible. the girls are not very friendly looking. old girl barks a lot and has big teeth and speed demon suffers from black dog syndrome. they are also largish.
milwaukee is a complicated city. mostly, i feel safe with the dogs though a lady was just sexually assualted by a stranger and she had a dog. news didn't say if it were big or small. we've had a few this summer on the local running routes. we have had lots of strong arm robberies and assaults(nonsexual). someone shot up a car by my house, a few robberies and shootings. someone thought it would be fun to shoot a bb gun at people using a rail to trail in the city.
mostly, i worry about owis and distracted drivers. head on a swivel. a few self defense classes. and i'm darn scrappy
i don't run with music. i run with dog bags and an id and phone.
if i didn't run with dogs in the dark, i would likely have a stun gun or ccw. as someone mentioned, a stray gust of wind and the pepper spray or bear spray could hurt me instead. though i do find that spray is a bit of misnomer. pepper stream would be more descriptive
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@rheddmobile Read your post about the challenges of your area and -- wow.rheddmobile wrote: »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.
I really appreciate my small town where I know 55% of the people by first name and recognize another 30% by mutual contacts. I can run anywhere at any time and it's not a worry about Human interactions ( exception = distracted drivers ) but wildlife and the occasional dog who needs a little more Guidance/Training/Attitude Adjustment. Haven't had a dog issue since early spring when they start to roam a bit more in the nice weather. Bears - Pretty much end up talking to a bear every week right now as the fall berries are heavy on the wild trees and the bears are in pre-hibernation mode - eat everything to put on winter fat stores. Was about 40ft away from one last week - he/she was standing up in a Choke Cherry Tree feasting and paid no attention to me.PastorVincent wrote: »@MobyCarp I hope he listens to you but in a way, I also hope he does not. Failure is a better teacher than success many times.
Those words are so true for everything in life. Parents try to lead their children by example but the kids still have to get a lot of the lessons by failure learning. Heck adults still get a lot of our lessons that way.
@girlinahat feeling your frustration at mojo fight. My fight started last winter when we had Freezing Rain that covered everything in a layer of ice that we had to deal with all most all year. Just haven't been able to get back in the groove. Some weeks it seems to be getting there and then an off week. Patience - it will come around. Right now I am just running on bush trails - with a goal of seeing whats over the next hill, around the bend in the trees.
My last run was sunday so have been waylaid by long work days this week.5 -
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
9/29 = 3 miles
This is it....I abandoned all hope this morning. It is going to be unbearably hot and humid forever. I am doomed to live the rest of my life a sweaty mess.
Highs still in the 90s and humidity hovering above 98 (million)%, since forever and ever. Is a low temp somewhere in the 60s too much to ask for at the end of September?!? Come on, Mother Nature.
September goal miles = 175 / 114 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)7 -
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MegaMooseEsq wrote: »
redwings and canada geese can get very aggressive over their nesting sites2 -
@MegaMooseEsq I also think drivers get into a certain belief that they are the only ones out. This morning I was running and saw a car not even slow down for a stop sign. Just blew right through. Yes at 430 am there aren't a lot of cars but I see this happen at this intersection all hours of the day. It's like they think only they matter and everyone else will stop for them. And you don't want to honk or flip them off because they probably have a gun. Ahhh the wild west.
@mbaker566 I was in Milwaukee a few years ago. I was telling my DH ok the hotel we picked isn't the best neighborhood. We get there and I'm all wait... are we in the right spot? Saw the rave eagles ballroom and was like yup but this is not what it looked like 10 years ago.3 -
Wow @rheddmobile those are challenging issues. It is good that you drive elsewhere. And that you go with your husband.
I am in the suburbs, but Greater Vancouver has one of the mildest climates in Canada. The homeless population increases every year, and most areas have at least one “tent city.” Most are addicts (alcohol or drugs). Theft is the main crime. Thank goodness we have very few shootings/gun issues.
I was followed by two homeless on bikes (most have bikes here) while I was running. Nothing happened, but it made me wonder what they wanted: my phone? assault if an opportunity arose? I took my headphones off and changed direction towards a busy road. It scared me as there was no mistaking that they were following me, given how slow and close behind they were. Once I got to the main road, I stopped and waited at a bus stop, where there was another person, until they decided to move along. I didn’t run outside for about a month after.
I don’t worry much about cars because I try to stay off the main roads. Yes, I also hate going near the schools because there is a lot of traffic when I go, usually between 7 and 8:30 lol. Thankfully, we do have a cell phone ban while driving.
So, it is just people and animals with bad intent I am concerned about. That was a good idea about carrying a key in my fingers. I worry about properly using bear spray. Stun guns are not legal here.
As it gets darker in the mornings, my motivation fades each year. I would like to run through the winter, so I hope I can tough it out!
@juliet3455 I can’t imagine encountering a bear on my own every week! We see black bears regularly in my hiking group; they leave us alone as we have decent numbers. And I imagine you usually see a grizzly? Yikes! I keep reading about bear safety, but you have to do different things with the two bears. I may get confused when it matters lol!5 -
@RunRachelleRun your best defense is being aware. I've had cops tell me to make eye contact and let them know you see them. They don't want someone aware and that can identify them. They also said go for soft areas. Balls are goodif its a man. Stomp on the top of their foot. Elbow to the face and/or ribs.
The key is good if you will use it and will jam it in those soft areas, eyes, neck etc. They make rings that have silicon over them but when you hit someone it's like a serrated knife. Not sure how to describe it. Make sure its legal before using something like that. They make them for running.
Pepperspray and such can blow back in your face so you need to be careful when you use it.
Most often weapons can and will be used on you. If you are worried about people I'd suggest a self defense class. Or a martial arts.5 -
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
9/20: 4.3 miles
67.8/85 miles completed
I ran 4.3 miles this morning. It was a good run. I feel like my pace has improved a lot lately. I felt like I was slow starting out, but my first mile was actually pretty good. This humidity is getting old though. The temperature wasn't too bad and it actually felt pretty nice for about the first .25 mile, but once I got warmed up the humidity became more and more uncomfortable. I'm sure it won't be long before I am complaining about the cold, but I am pretty tired of the heat so for now I am looking forward to cooler weather.
@RunRachelleRun I would be so scared if someone followed me while I was running. I carry pepper spray when I run. I am most concerned about loose dogs, although we do have our share of addicts who wander the streets. I don't see a lot of them early in the morning, but I do see them occasionally. I do run with music, but I only wear one earbud and when it is dark I run on a sidewalk along a well lit road. I live in a pretty small town so I know a lot of people and I feel safe when I'm out running. We don't have bears around here so really dogs, skunks and snakes are the main things I worry about. If I lived somewhere like @rheddmobile I would not run by myself and I would carry a gun. But I think that driving somewhere else to run is the best decision in that situation. I do have a licence to carry and I have been looking for a compact hand gun that I could carry while running. I know my husband would feel better if I had it with me but I will have to find the right holster for that.
2018 races:
5/19/18: Run for 57th AHC Half Marathon - 2:43:59.7. - 2nd place AG
11/10/18: Wags & Whiskers 5K1 -
@RunRachelleRun I would be so scared if someone followed me while I was running. I carry pepper spray when I run. I am most concerned about loose dogs, although we do have our share of addicts who wander the streets. I don't see a lot of them early in the morning, but I do see them occasionally. I do run with music, but I only wear one earbud and when it is dark I run on a sidewalk along a well lit road. I live in a pretty small town so I know a lot of people and I feel safe when I'm out running. We don't have bears around here so really dogs, skunks and snakes are the main things I worry about. If I lived somewhere like @rheddmobile I would not run by myself and I would carry a gun. But I think that driving somewhere else to run is the best decision in that situation. I do have a licence to carry and I have been looking for a compact hand gun that I could carry while running. I know my husband would feel better if I had it with me but I will have to find the right holster for that.
i personally like the walthers. they fit my hand the best. they have a ccp meant for ccw.
i've seen a few holsters that look like a flipbelt. i've never tried any on yet
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Thanks for the advice, ladies. I am so glad we don't have the gun issue here in Canada. I can't imagine running with one or having to worry about one being used on me. I had to look up what ccp and ccw meant. I believe you can only get a gun license here for hunting rifles and shotguns.
Do you just hook the pepper spray on your waist @kgirlhart or do you carry it in your hand?
Great idea @RunsonEspresso. I should find a self-defense class. That would improve my confidence. And I need to figure out that Garmin tracking that @sarahthes mentioned so my husband could see where I am.
1.98 miles today C25K Week 5 Day 2 (8 min runs, 5 min walks)
MTD 15.58 / 25 miles
Next up, 20 mins on Saturday. Then, I understand from Dr. Google that standard advice is to take 14 days off after my surgery (wide excision on back) on Wednesday. Bah. Just as things are ramping up again. I will have three more runs before that (Sat, Mon, and Wed). So, assuming I succeed with the 20 mins on Saturday, do I stick with the C25K schedule after? It goes back to 5, 8, and 10 min run sections with walk breaks. Or should I attempt to do the 20-mins straight twice more while I can, in an attempt to help it stick into my muscle memory before the break? I'd love to be able to pick up close to where I leave off.4 -
@RunRachelleRun I would be so scared if someone followed me while I was running. I carry pepper spray when I run. I am most concerned about loose dogs, although we do have our share of addicts who wander the streets. I don't see a lot of them early in the morning, but I do see them occasionally. I do run with music, but I only wear one earbud and when it is dark I run on a sidewalk along a well lit road. I live in a pretty small town so I know a lot of people and I feel safe when I'm out running. We don't have bears around here so really dogs, skunks and snakes are the main things I worry about. If I lived somewhere like @rheddmobile I would not run by myself and I would carry a gun. But I think that driving somewhere else to run is the best decision in that situation. I do have a licence to carry and I have been looking for a compact hand gun that I could carry while running. I know my husband would feel better if I had it with me but I will have to find the right holster for that.
i personally like the walthers. they fit my hand the best. they have a ccp meant for ccw.
i've seen a few holsters that look like a flipbelt. i've never tried any on yet
I haven't really looked at any walthers yet, but I will check them out. I'm kind of leaning toward a Sig Saur P938. I use a flipbelt and I like it a lot, so I was thinking that one of the belly band holsters may be what I need.1 -
RunRachelleRun wrote: »Thanks for the advice, ladies. I am so glad we don't have the gun issue here in Canada. I can't imagine running with one or having to worry about one being used on me. I had to look up what ccp and ccw meant. I believe you can only get a gun license here for hunting rifles and shotguns.
Do you just hook the pepper spray on your waist @kgirlhart or do you carry it in your hand?
Great idea @RunsonEspresso. I should find a self-defense class. That would improve my confidence. And I need to figure out that Garmin tracking that @sarahthes mentioned so my husband could see where I am.
1.98 miles today C25K Week 5 Day 2 (8 min runs, 5 min walks)
MTD 15.58 / 25 miles
Next up, 20 mins on Saturday. Then, I understand from Dr. Google that standard advice is to take 14 days off after my surgery (wide excision on back) on Wednesday. Bah. Just as things are ramping up again. I will have three more runs before that (Sat, Mon, and Wed). So, assuming I succeed with the 20 mins on Saturday, do I stick with the C25K schedule after? It goes back to 5, 8, and 10 min run sections with walk breaks. Or should I attempt to do the 20-mins straight twice more while I can, in an attempt to help it stick into my muscle memory before the break? I'd love to be able to pick up close to where I leave off.
I have one that I carry in my hand. I got it on Amazon.
SABRE RED Pepper Gel Spray - Police Strength - Runner with Adjustable Hand Strap (Max Protection - 35 bursts, up to 5x's More)
by SABRE RED
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