September 2018 Running Challenge

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  • Purplebunnysarah
    Purplebunnysarah Posts: 3,252 Member
    @Elise4270 I would prefer rain to the snow we are getting, but maybe not quite so much of it.

    @ContraryMaryMary Happy anniversary!
  • PastorVincent
    PastorVincent Posts: 6,668 Member
    @ContraryMary W00T! Happy anniversary!
  • marisap2010
    marisap2010 Posts: 909 Member
    Happy Anniversary, @ContraryMaryMary!

    @MobyCarp Hope your ankle is feeling better tomorrow!
  • MegaMooseEsq
    MegaMooseEsq Posts: 3,118 Member
    Today I got to run 2.07 miles after lifting weights. I started off a little faster than usual so decided to stick with that rather than do the slow start followed by sprints between bikers deal. So I kept the first mile pretty quick, then alternated picking up the pace and recovering on the run, no walking. It’s not really a plan, but it’s fun and that’s good for me. I had a moment coming up to my house where I thought about where I am now as a runner compared to where I was a year ago, and it made me pretty happy.

    The weather was genuinely chilly today - I wore a sweater to my eye exam this morning. Which, to go off topic for a bit, has finally convinced me to stay away from conventional optometrists’ offices going forward. The exam was fine but more expensive than I’d expected, they refused to give me my pupillary distance unless I paid an additional $50, and I got the third degree from the tech about buying glasses online. Admittedly he asked if I wanted to hear it first and I said yes because I was curious to see if he had anything convincing to say, which he did not.

    The whole experience reminded me about a company that is a client of a non-profit law firm I used to work for who have developed an online exam to allow doctors to write vision prescriptions without an in-person exam, so I decided to give it a go. $20, took about 15 minutes, and they’ll do a PD measurement off a photo with a credit card on my face.

    I’m really interested to compare what they come up with to what I got from the in-person exam. What really sold me on the concept was looking at the list of doctors who work with them in my area - they send your test results to an optometrist in your state to review and write you a prescription. A lot of the University of Minnesota doctors (who have an excellent reputation) work with them, but also a doctor I’d gone to a couple of times last decade. Also, $20 (which my insurance will reimburse) is worth a shot.

    Back on subject, I missed the deadline to transfer my 5k registration for the Twin Cities Marathon weekend to the 10k, so I guess I’m running the 5k. That was my original goal for the year so I’m not mad about it. I think I’ve got a shot for a sub-30 - that’d be a nice way to wrap up the year. You know, other than my second half marathon and whatever nonsense I get up to this winter. I still need to sign up to volunteer for the Marathon - my husband keeps putting of deciding whether he wants to come with and forgetting that they're not going to let him just show up.

    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
    9/20 Th - rest
    9/21 Fr - 0:20:04 - 2.07

    September Total: 57.8/85 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 5K
    October 21: Mankato Half Marathon
  • noblsheep
    noblsheep Posts: 593 Member
    edited September 2018
    MegaMooseEsq wrote: »
    AprilRN10 wrote: »
    I'm allergic to dogs, but my cat is harness and leash trained.

    Haha, awesome. A friend of mine gave me a cat harness years ago, but the two cats I had at the time didn't take to it: one would escape from it no matter what I did, and the other would flop over and refuse to move. My new cat is too small for the harness so I'll have to wait to try it again.

    That's exactly what my cats do lol. They are too paranoid to be walked anyway I think, we got the girl from a shelter where she seemed to tolerate being touched and picked up. Come home and suddenly she is bolting from everything. Took months before I could pet her. She was probably too freaked to move back when we first met her.

    Sitting at the airport currently waiting for a flight to Ireland. No running for a few days while on the road. See y'all in the Emerald Isle.
  • rheddmobile
    rheddmobile Posts: 6,840 Member
    edited September 2018
    shanaber wrote: »
    @mbaker566 - love the pictures of your pups! I think even the foster looks so happy. I am sure she is enjoying getting out and moving too! I have to say one of the 1st puppies we got from the shelter was ID'd as a boy and the vet I worked for at the time said it was a boy but it was a girl. Granted a very small terrier puppy that we later determined was no where near the 8 weeks the shelter thought/told us at the time. With a grown dog I can't imagine not realizing!
    I do have a harness for Hobbes but I do not use it when we run. He is harness trained and walks just fine with or without it but I have not found a harness yet that doesn't rub sore 'hot' spots as his fur is short and very thin so provides little or no protection.
    I am the weirdo who is always watching out for everyone else on the trail/sidewalk. I don't want anyone to have to deal with Hobbes unless they want to and I want him to. I don't want kids running up to him or him getting in the way of bicycles. Scooters and other kid type vehicles frighten him a bit so we go out of our way to move out of the way...

    @ContraryMaryMary - Happy Anniversary! Hope you had a very nice dinner and celebration!
    @MegaMooseEsq - that is interesting about the eye exam. It will be interesting to see how they compare.
    @noblsheep - have a wonderful vacation in Ireland! It should be beautiful running there if you get the chance!

    Today I had planned to run... was all dressed and did go out but I just didn't feel like running. We ran a few sections and I just decided to walk. We walked almost the entire route I had planned to run for just under 4 miles. Saw this beauty fly over us several times but could not get a shot of him inflight.
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    Also I have been looking for a light weight long sleeved shirt to wear running as an alternative to wearing so much sunscreen. Both my doctor and dermatologist have been on me about covering up more but I feel a bit claustrophobic when I wear long sleeves when I run, even in cool/cold weather. The amount of sunscreen required though to cover almost my entire body is ridiculous, hard to apply (even with the new sprays) and so expensive! Using it every day I seem to go through a can of spray about every 1.5-2 weeks! So hunting for cool lightweight long sleeved running shirts... I was at REI yesterday to return some shoes and found this one on clearance and I figured I could give it a try. It is Oiselle so even on clearance it was at the high end of what I am willing to pay for a running shirt. I wore it today and ok, I didn't run much in it but we were out for over an hour and it was amazingly comfortable, let the air through and dried super quickly. Now I am going to have to see if I can find at least one more.
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    Ooh, good to hear what you think of the shirt, I am considering buying the same one but in purple. I need something long sleeved but light to cut the wind when it gets really windy in autumn.
  • PastorVincent
    PastorVincent Posts: 6,668 Member
    Orphia wrote: »
    36 km today (22.4 miles) to celebrate my 36 month (3 year) running anniversary, in 4:01:40

    On my first runniversary I did 12 km.
    On my second runniversary I did 24 km.

    Looks like next year is ultra time again! :smiley:

    Ha! Keep that up and soon you will running the insane distances of @JessicaMcB ! :lol:
  • RunsOnEspresso
    RunsOnEspresso Posts: 3,218 Member
    @MegaMooseEsq Yah, I hate eye exams. I went last weekend and it was over $300 with insurance. Then they kept trying to talk me into glasses. I have a pair. My perscription doesn't change enough to justify getting them every year.

    This was after lenscrafters wouldnt let me confirm my appt then said I didnt have one (despite it showing on line and getring a call) and scheduled someone else in my spot and wouldn't allow me to come in despite scheduling it a year in advance.
  • AprilRN10
    AprilRN10 Posts: 548 Member
    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
    9/20: 4 miles
    9/21: elliptical
    9/22: 6 miles
    72.5 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 Run
  • AmyOutOfControl
    AmyOutOfControl Posts: 1,425 Member
    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
    9/20 = 3 miles
    9/21 = 10 miles
    9/22 = 4 miles

    September goal miles = 175 / 128 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)
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