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
Total: 12.4/60 miles10 -
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
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