October 2018 Monthly Running Challenge
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I run early, usually around 4:30. I pee, get dressed, and head out the door. I don't drink or bring water, but I don't feel thirsty either. I usually run about 5 miles on weekdays. Long runs are different. I will eat breakfast and have coffee prior and eat along the way. I usually have to stop once to pee during long runs which these days are 15+ miles.5
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Finished week 10 of c210k today, but my pace was unbelievably slow. It was just one of those days where I had to keep arguing with myself to continue, almost every step was uncomfortable. But I powered through! I did have to stop and walk a couple of times though. Got in 4 miles too!
10/1: 4 miles
10/3: 4.4 miles
10/5: 4 miles
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No run tonight, instead took my son and his girl friend (he insists she is a friend) out to a concert. The same girl he just asked to the homecoming dance.
I know he is 15 now, but I was not ready for this development!13 -
For running in the morning, I'm pretty much the same as @fitoverfortymom where for weekday runs I usually have a glass of water while getting ready but that's about it. But on weekend runs I have a proper breakfast with coffee about 45 min to an hr before my run, and a decent amount of water. This may be strange but I also put a paper cup of sports drink on a fence at my start point for anything over 10k. As my home is in the middle of my run, I go out and back, past my house for another out then back home. So leaving a drink there means I have something as I go past since I hate running with a belt etc. Another example of being really happy about living here because I am happy my drink is safe. I only worry about bugs finding it haha.
Today was a 15k run and I decided to incorporate hill training. My first section includes the biggest climb so I decided to do it twice.so flat for 1km, climb for about 1.5 then flat for half, before turning around. At the 5k mark, so basically the bottom of the climb, I turned and went back up. And I really realised how far I have come in my training, the second time I did the hill was how it used to feel doing the hill - practically dead at the top lol. I took jellybeans with me as a bit of a test, and it was a really good way to have a bit of an energy boost. So jellybeans it is. And I really enjoyed this run. It is a beautiful day, calm and cool (I was out at 730am). Not a lot of traffic and no one on the footpath. It was a bit of a struggle at 3k to go but I felt a lot better with the final km.
I then took the kids to town (a 1.5 hr drive) and got some new headphones, some plantronics. Thanks for the advice there. These ones are fancy waterproof (like can submerge for half an hr waterproof) Bluetooth headphones so can't wait to try them.8 -
1006-6k total-17k, goal-100k
Two days in London. Morning run in Gladstone Park. One small hilly monster. Wanna do it again already
Upcoming races:
20181014 Beijing Women's Half Marathon (maybe)
20181027 Mogan Ultra 30k
20181118 Shanghai Marathon (maybe)7 -
Woke up with a headache and a message from work that made me mad. So I figured I'd better go run! It didn't help with the headache, but I've definitely got a better attitude and am ready for the day
10/1 - bike 10.2k
10/2 - run 4k
10/3 - bike 10.2k
10/4 - run 6k
10/5 - rest
10/6 - run 5k
10/7 -
Upcoming races:
October 20: City Trail 5k
November 11: City Trail 5k (might skip this one due to work)
December 8: City Trail 5k
January 12: City Trail 5k
February 2-3: Lublin night 10k
February 16: City Trail 5k
March 23: City Trail 5k
April 7: Lublin 10k (maybe)
May 12: Lublin Marathon13 -
@Tldnew16 Aww. I am glad you found my post inspiring. It warmed my heart because I have been struggling a bit. So thank you for your kind words. There are so many folks here in this group who blow me away on a constant basis.
Persistence in the face of adversity is always inspiring. 4 -
Slacked this week. And now have a 5k trail race this morning. Should only be 70 when it starts LOL8
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@Tldnew16 Aww. I am glad you found my post inspiring. It warmed my heart because I have been struggling a bit. So thank you for your kind words. There are so many folks here in this group who blow me away on a constant basis.
I constantly struggle with reminding myself that my run is not anyone else's. I look to this thread as inspiration for where I will get some day. Every post in this thread is a challenge to me to get out there, to push farther, to increase my speed, or to find balance as you are doing @AprilRN10 .
10/6 9.4 of long slow run this morning. Many more hills than I am used to, got turned around a couple of times in the dark, but figured out the loops for the HM at the end of the month. Gonna be a run/walk strategy and goal is under 3 hours as tough as the course is.
Remember no matter where you are in your run, you're an inspiration to someone.🏃♂️🏃♀️💪
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workaholic_nurse wrote: »@Tldnew16 Aww. I am glad you found my post inspiring. It warmed my heart because I have been struggling a bit. So thank you for your kind words. There are so many folks here in this group who blow me away on a constant basis.
I constantly struggle with reminding myself that my run is not anyone else's. I look to this thread as inspiration for where I will get some day. Every post in this thread is a challenge to me to get out there, to push farther, to increase my speed, or to find balance as you are doing @AprilRN10 .
10/6 9.4 of long slow run this morning. Many more hills than I am used to, got turned around a couple of times in the dark, but figured out the loops for the HM at the end of the month. Gonna be a run/walk strategy and goal is under 3 hours as tough as the course is.
Remember no matter where you are in your run, you're an inspiration to someone.🏃♂️🏃♀️💪
Been a while since I have posted this, so I guess it is time again...
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For those who ever have a struggle - whether in sports, or general every day life I drop this which I copied from a ladies post in a local FB Running Group.
It’s just a run. It doesn’t matter how far or how hard...it’s just a run.
One foot in front of the other. No matter how fast or how quick...it is just you challenging you.
You may be the fastest or you may be the slowest... either way... you’re there.
You’re trying to better your life , your future , your making friends which helps with your self esteem.
You’re part of something. How big or little that something is..... is entirely up to you.
Just be the best version of you that you know.... because that is what your kids see... that is what the person putting one foot in front of the other for the first time sees. You never know who you may inspire. It may be yourself
Christina Hunter
and now back to our regular programming.12 -
"Don't be surprised if you have to hurdle a cactus"
How many of you hear that before a race? 😂
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I’m off to a slow start this month as having difficulty with the weather. We’ve been cold and wet for a week+, so finding the motivation has been lackluster. I ran a couple times on the treadmill, but I need to get a run in outside in the low temperatures (well lower than these past summer months). I’m a bit sore this morning after yesterday’s run, so going to likely take a rest day and get that long run in tomorrow.
10/3 - 5 miles
10/5 - 5 miles
10 miles total/ 75 goal7 -
06/10 3.17 miles
Slow start but I'm off the mark
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10/1 = 3 miles
10/2 = vacation
10/3 = 5 miles hiking on vacation
10/4 = vacation
10/5 = 3 miles
10/6 = 10 miles
October goal miles = 120 / 21 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)5 -
Date :::: Miles :::: Cumulative
10/01/18 :::: 5.0 :::: 5.0
10/02/18 :::: 4.2 :::: 9.2
10/03/18 :::: 7.1 :::: 16.3
10/04/18 :::: 3.7 :::: 20.0
10/05/18 :::: 0.0 :::: 20.0
10/06/18 :::: 20.0 :::: 40.0
Second and last 20-mile training run done. It did not feel great, but it got done. The last 20 miler felt better so this was probably a cumulative fatigue thing, and maybe not quite fueling right. We just kept saying to ourselves that the marathon will go better, we'll be rested and excited. I hope that's true because I couldn't imagine trying to tack on another 6.2 miles to this today.
I'm extremely excited that this begins the taper. I'll still do the same schedule for the weekday running this next week, but cut back the long run. Just one more speedwork session this Wednesday then I'll cut that out also. Marathon is 3 weeks from tomorrow.
@RunsOnEspresso I certainly WOULD be surprised if I had to hurdle a cactus during a race. Hope it's not a big one!15 -
I'm in for 120k in October.
27k so far; looking forward to an easy pace 10k tomorrow.6 -
Today I got to run 6.34 miles in the Twin Cities Marathon Weekend 10K. This was my fourth race and first 10K, and I’ve got to say it was definitely my favorite so far. Finishing my first 5K was great since it was the first race I’d run as an adult, and the half marathon was amazing because holy cow, I ran how far? Not sure, because my watch died. Definitely more than I’d ever run before and that was awesome.
Today was different, though. I had a plan, I stuck to the plan, and I finished with the fastest mile I’ve ever run (again, as an adult). And I felt good the whole time, which was a distinct improvement on my last 5K or the end of the half marathon, both of which were a real slog. Race report under the cut for wordiness!Anyhow, back to the beginning! I went to the expo yesterday to pick up my packet and see what the big deal was. I liked the part where I didn’t have to wait in line this morning and picked up some discounted socks and heavier long-sleeve shirts, but the rest of it really wasn’t my jam. So it goes.
We went out to dinner last night and then I came home, ate a giant snack, and went to bed. I slept like garbage, had really vivid, unpleasant dreams, and woke up feeling like I’d been punched repeatedly between the shoulder blades. So I guess that’s normal for me for the night before a race. Other than that, I didn’t have an appetite and the sleeves I’d planned on wearing with a t-shirt were dirty, so I made a last-minute call to run in a long-sleeved shirt instead. At least I remembered to cut thumb holes and toss on sweatpants to wear while waiting.
The 10K course was an out and back from the state capital starting at 7:15. I ran this on the tail end of my long run last weekend so I knew what to expect. We got there around 6:45 and took a super meandering route because of the road closures to get to a parking garage by the judicial center just to the east of the capital, which is where I worked for two years and my husband appears on a regular basis. Thanks to how hard it was to get to and the fact that it wasn’t on the recommended parking list we were able to get very close, free parking, although ten minutes later and we would have been out of luck.
We hung out in the heated family tent for a little while, which was definitely welcome because it was freaking chilly today. My watch put the temperature at 44 degrees when we started, and there was some decent wind around the first (and last) mile. I was one of very few people wearing shorts, but I didn’t really mind that except for my cold bleeping butt - still haven’t figured out a solution for that one yet, although the shirts I bought yesterday will be a big help when it’s colder. I wouldn’t have minded gloves but they also probably would have been a distraction.
I started at the 11 minute mile line and relatively quickly managed to slow myself down and find a couple of women who were keeping around the pace I wanted. I stuck with them for a couple of miles before putting my headphones in and picking up the pace a bit, aiming for around 10’40”, which was my overall goal pace.
It was tough even with the music because it felt like most of the runners were accelerating over the middle part of the race, and getting passed a lot is kind of a drag. I stuck with it, though, and even walked through the two water stations. We were passed by the leaders around mile 2-3 and I did as much cheering as I felt up for, which was fun. The crowds were great, too, even for the very first race of the weekend.
Once I passed the mile five marker I stopped looking at my watch and started passing as many people as I could, and doing my best not to let anyone pass me. I took out my headphones shortly after this, which was a good call I think, as it really let me pay attention to my surroundings and my breath. The course was a fun one for a fast end, too, as the last quarter mile or so is downhill.
The clock showed just over 1:06:xx when I crossed the finish line, which was right at my goal time, but since I started well back I knew my net time would beat my goal by a decent margin. Official times were sent out a few minutes ago and I ended in 1:05:14. My watch showed an overall pace of 10’20”, and I’m really proud of my splits: 10’52”, 10’44”, 10’39”, 10’36”, 10’25”, 9’03”(!!), and 9’07”. My prior one mile PR was 9’16” and wasn’t after running five miles, so I’m feeling good about that.
Like I said at the beginning of this novel, I really enjoyed this race and this distance. It was a nice balance between the endurance of the half and the speed of the 5K without having too much of either, and still getting home in time for brunch. I could see making half marathons my 2-3 times a year destination races and do more local 10Ks. There are certainly plenty around.
I’ve definitely decided to register for the 10K on Nov 24 instead of the half (I’d been leaning that way based on timing and price), and the only reason I’m still debating the December race is because it’s one of those “run the 10K, take a hot cocoa break, then run the 5K” challenges which sounds kind of hilarious. I’d already been thinking about doing a 5K-a-month thing in 2019, so maybe I’ll make it 10K instead.
OCTOBER MILES:
10/1 Mo - rest
10/2 Tu - 1:11:20 - 6.54 meandering and cold
10/3 We - 0:20:06 - 1.94 zippy after lifting
10/4 Th - 0:45:37 - 4.33 medium effort
10/5 Fr - rest
10/6 Sa - Twin Cities Marathon Weekend 10K - Chip time: 1:05:14
October Total: 19.15/85 miles
Lakes circumnavigated (lifetime): 7
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 10K Chip time: 1:05:14
October 21: Mankato Half Marathon
November 4: Kowalski's Strive 10 Miler
November 24: Mustache Run 10K
December 8: Reindeer Run 10K or 15K (leaning 15K)
January 1: Polar Dash 10K
January 26: Securian/Winter Carnival 10K12 -
So luckily no cactus hurdles. Looks like they moved them off the trail. The trail was definitely affected by the storms. The ruts were deeper and larger rocks were poking through. I tripped on one but only did the arm flail amd recovered. A few people weren't as lucky. One lady was holding her shin and a man had blood flowing from his elbow.
I ended up running this about 3 minutes faster than in May (same race but course reversed). It got warm fast. Between the elevation and heat I took several walk breaks, especially the inclines.
The Bibs spell out Cactus and the medals Flower. The series is Cactus Flower Run Series so I had to do all six! 3 in spring and 3 in fall.11 -
October Running Totals (miles)
10/1 – rest day
10/2 – 3.03 recovery run
10/3 – 5.04 group run
10/4 – 4.97 warm up, 2 miles @T, cool down
10/5 – rest day
10/6 – 8.90 paced run
October running total to date – 21.94
Nominal October mileage goal: 150 miles
Real Goals: Recover well from Wineglass. Avoid reinjury. Build volume only to the extent consistent with recovery and injury avoidance.
Today's notes – First paced run of the session for the program I pace for. There were two trainees assigned to the 8:30 pace, and the regular 8:30 pacer was off in Buffalo pacing a half marathon. No one showed for an 8:00 pace, so I set off to pace 8:30 with one marathon trainee (the other was intimidated by a faster long run pace than he has done in the past), one pace pass guy, and the regular 7:00/7:30 pacer who also had no takers for his pace.
It was beautiful running weather, with temperature in the mid-50s. The first 5 mile loop went very smoothly. The 7/7:30 pacer was done then, and so was the pace pass guy. Trainee and I took a rest room break, then went out for the last 3. Got to talking. I think I missed a turn? Make it up here . . . oops, I was wrong that turn isn't yet. Back on course with minor additional distance.
Find the correct turn. Get talking some more. Get to the end of the street. Oops. The turn I thought would be at the end of the street was a while back, and I missed looking at street signs while chatting. Trainee was cool with that. Ended up running 8.9 of the planned 8 miles. Trainee says he just ran here from home and will run home afterwards, no big deal.
So I made progress toward earning my magnet:The legs felt really good after 8.9 miles of slow running. I managed to bring the run in at an average pace of 8:32, compared to the 8:30 target. That's close enough to say I was right on pace, though a bit long on distance. Made the decision to register for Finish Strong 15K next Saturday. If I manage to win my age group in that one, all I need to win my age group in the RROY series is for one guy to remain uninterested in running a couple of 5K races. No serious prizes are on the line for age group awards, but there are bragging rights involved.
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) finished in 20:03
September 30, 2018 Wineglass Marathon (Bath, NY to Corning, NY) finished in 3:18:02, PR with negative splits
October 7, 2018 Pete Glavin XC #2 6K (Akron Falls, NY)
October 13, 2018 Finish Strong 15K (Hilton, NY)
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:
January 5, 2019 Winter Warrior Half Marathon (Gates, NY)
April 15, 2019 Boston Marathon (Hopkinton, MA to Boston, MA)
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@MegaMooseEsq What a well-managed race! You met your goal, ran faster than you thought you could late in the race, and finished healthy. Can't ask for any better than that.2
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Great racing @MegaMooseEsq - those splits are awesome!
So glad you didn't have to hurdle any cactuses @RunsOnEspresso! Nice work on the PR!
@juliet2455 - love that quote!
Hydration routine - I also have a bit of coffee (and pre-run toast or oatmeal) and a glass or so of water before heading out in the morning. I also make sure I hydrate well all day long. Other than coffee in the morning and a glass of wine in the evenings, I do not drink anything but water. I do find that my mouth gets very dry when I run and that bugs me. I used to chew gum but now have braces so gum is not an option. I usually end up stopping at the drinking fountains more to rinse my mouth than to actually have a drink unless it is hot out.
Got out for a run yesterday and my hip was ok. Still stiff but not as bad as it has been. About 1.5 miles in I finally felt again like I could run normally and my sore foot wasn't too bad either. I am a bit worried about my 10K next weekend. I was really hoping to do it in a 10:30-11:00 minute pace but I am not sure that will be possible given how my training runs have been the last few weeks. I am still hoping that someday I will be able to get some speed back and come close to my PR pace (9:30) again...
Date........Miles.......Total
10/01......5.59.......5.59 - + Agility
10/02......0.00.......5.59 - + Strength Training
10/03......5.28.....10.87
10/04......0.00.....10.87 - + Strength Training
10/05......4.89.....15.76
10/06......0.00.....15.76
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
11/17/18 - San Dimas Turkey Trot
02/03/19 - Surf City Half Marathon
05/11/19 - Santa Barbara Wine Country Half Marathon6 -
So as a noob runner I have a question for those who wake up early to run... I just started doing it this week so it doesn't interfere with family time after work. But this morning when I went on my run I felt dehydrated and thirsty. Obviously after sleeping all night I hadn't had much water, just a little bit when I woke up. Do you like, chug water before running or what?
It depends on how long your runs are and how hot it is where you live. Are you bringing water with you when you run? It might help.
I live in the humid hot mess of Texas and I am a “super sweaty” runner. I have to be very careful with hydration when it is hot out (it is always hot where I live). I start hydrating the day before a long run over 10 miles. I also plan my long run routes around water stops (water fountains, gas stations, etc). Anything under 10 and I am fine just bringing water with me.
It is going to take me forever to catch up on this thread after being offline for a week. Lol
Oh, for my Texas (or hot Texas like states) runners who are still struggling through the heat and humidity in freakin’ October (ugh). This is Texas weather is a nutshell...
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October goal: 95 miles
10/2: 5.5 miles
10/3: 5 miles
10/4: 5 miles
10/6: 3.1miles Old Rip 5K - PR and 2nd place AG
18.3/95 miles completed
Today was the Old Rip 5K. It was my first race since the HM last May. I was pretty nervous, but I got a PR and finally broke 30 minutes. My official time was 29:43.5 and I got 2nd in my age group and 5 out of 38 women and 17 out of 59 runners overall. I feel really proud.
I didn't sleep well last night, but got up ok and drove the 30 miles to the race. My plan was to try to keep place with the lady who got first in our age group. (She got first in this AG last year too.) I did a decent job of keeping her in sight, but she is a faster runner than me and I was never able to catch up to her. I also used the virtual pacer on my garmin and that helped a lot. It was a small race so there are no pacers or anything like that. But they do ask that walkers start at the back and faster runners up front. I tried to line up slightly behind Peggy. I started out a little fast, but I really feel like it worked in my favor on this race. The start is fairly flat, but in mile 2 and 3 we run up a pretty good hill to a park and I was glad I was running ahead of pace for the first mile (mile 1 was actually another PR for me at 9:07.7). I think it would have been harder for me to speed up on the last mile because of the hill and I was glad I was a little ahead when I got there. I was able to speed up some at the very end since it was finally downhill and I could see the clock and knew I was cutting it close on my sub 30. All in all it was a good race. They didn't have the cool horned toad awards like they did last year, but I still got a medal.
2018 races:
5/19/18: Run for 57th AHC Half Marathon - 2:43:59.7. - 2nd place AG
10/6/18: Old Rip 5K Run - PR 29:43.5, 2nd place AG
11/10/18: Wags & Whiskers 5K16 -
RunsOnEspresso wrote: »I've done run/walk and I've done all runs. Just depends on how I feel. I prefer running the entire time but if I am struggling with breathing I'll walk.
I think I am going to have to adopt a run/walk to finish a marathon. Even though I don't want to.
I ran straight through my last marathon and almost died at the end. I am training with run/walk intervals for my next one. It really is making me faster on those long 14+ mile runs (fast for my old lady slow-poke self). After experimenting this summer, I now set my watch for a 1.5 mile warm up run, then a one minute walk interval every 1/2 mile. It really has helped me train in the heat. I can run the 1/2 miles faster knowing that a break is coming up. Maybe it’s a crazy psychological trick? Whatever the reason, it works for me.9 -
@MegaMooseEsq What a well-managed race! You met your goal, ran faster than you thought you could late in the race, and finished healthy. Can't ask for any better than that.
This! You did great! Well done!1 -
RunsOnEspresso wrote: »I ended up running this about 3 minutes faster than in May (same race but course reversed). It got warm fast. Between the elevation and heat I took several walk breaks, especially the inclines.
The Bibs spell out Cactus and the medals Flower. The series is Cactus Flower Run Series so I had to do all six! 3 in spring and 3 in fall.
Well done! 3 mins is like making the corse 1/4 to 1/2 mile shorter! 5 -
katharmonic wrote: »@RunsOnEspresso I certainly WOULD be surprised if I had to hurdle a cactus during a race. Hope it's not a big one!
Just think if you did not know, and ran into it!
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Today was the Old Rip 5K. It was my first race since the HM last May. I was pretty nervous, but I got a PR and finally broke 30 minutes. My official time was 29:43.5 and I got 2nd in my age group and 5 out of 38 women and 17 out of 59 runners overall. I feel really proud.
I didn't sleep well last night, but got up ok and drove the 30 miles to the race. My plan was to try to keep place with the lady who got first in our age group. (She got first in this AG last year too.) I did a decent job of keeping her in sight, but she is a faster runner than me and I was never able to catch up to her. I also used the virtual pacer on my garmin and that helped a lot. It was a small race so there are no pacers or anything like that. But they do ask that walkers start at the back and faster runners up front. I tried to line up slightly behind Peggy. I started out a little fast, but I really feel like it worked in my favor on this race. The start is fairly flat, but in mile 2 and 3 we run up a pretty good hill to a park and I was glad I was running ahead of pace for the first mile (mile 1 was actually another PR for me at 9:07.7). I think it would have been harder for me to speed up on the last mile because of the hill and I was glad I was a little ahead when I got there. I was able to speed up some at the very end since it was finally downhill and I could see the clock and knew I was cutting it close on my sub 30. All in all it was a good race. They didn't have the cool horned toad awards like they did last year, but I still got a medal.
You had a plan and executed very well yielding a PR. Funny how that works, eh?
Well done!
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