October 2018 Monthly Running Challenge
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Hey all! I'm back! Sorry it took me so long. Summers get crazy and I think I go into a funk after my last big race of my training cycle which for me was the Superior Spring 50k last May. I intended to get back in here in September but that slipped by quick.
Running highlights of my summer were:
Dan Patch 5K - 24:24:34 (27/105 OA, 5/13 AG) Small race but mostly runners. I got to run this with my son and his girlfriend. He's NOT a regular runner at all but he lifts. She's a runner. She and I ran together for about 2 miles when I hear "Hey guys!" and look back to see my son with a big grin, hot on our heels! I thought I was already pushing as hard as I could that day, but I was NOT about to let my non-running son catch up to me! I picked up the pace a bit and his girlfriend tried to hang with me, but I started putting distance between both of them. I finished at 24:24, she finished at 25:24 (2nd AG) and he finished 26:08. Not bad for his first 5K!
Outrun Homelessness 5K - 26:47 (11/110 OA and 3rd AG) - it was a very small race our church puts on, and half were walkers. It's the 4th one and I've been to every one. It was a really hot and humid day (for Minnesota) and I struggled the entire time.
Surly Loppet Trail HM - 2:08:17 (256/492 OA, 26/43 AG) - 5 inches of rain two days before the race required a revised course. Half of it was actually paved and it was shortened by 3/4th of a mile. Though it was a beautiful day for a race, I was just getting my fitness back. I'm happy placing in the middle. Just a half mile from the start we had to run through a flooded trail. Water was half way up my shin at the deepest part! You have to check out the video:
https://www.facebook.com/loppet/videos/291880298087243
The other running highlight that wasn't a race was running with my son's girlfriend. She's from the Milwaukee area. My son got an internship in Milwaukee, but she got an internship in Minneapolis! I think these two have a great chance of ending up together long term so I wanted to make sure she saw the best of Minneapolis and St. Paul so she'd like it here. We set up weekly runs and went running around the lakes, St. Paul's Cathedral, the state capital, along the Mississippi River, through quaint downtown neighborhoods, the mansions in St. Paul, the Minneapolis Sculpture Gardens, St. Mary's Basilica, and some trail running. By the time she left Minneapolis, I think she loved the place. I think she had a great internship and I'm hoping she returns next summer so we can continue with our running tour.
I have three races in the next 4 weeks. Another trail HM this weekend, a 12-hour trail race next weekend, and an 8-hour trail race the first Saturday of November. The rest of my plans are below.
It's good to be back! I look forward to catching up with old friends and meeting some new ones!
10/13/2018 - Big Woods Run Trail Half Marathon - Nerstrand, MN
10/20/2018 - Loopet Loppet 12 Hr Trail Race - Minneapolis, MN
11/03/2018 - Icebox 480 (8-Hr trail race) - River Falls, WI
12/01/2018 - Alternate Chili 10M Trail Run - Kansas City, KS <-- This race will be with KODY!
01/26/2019 - Securian Half Marathon - St. Paul, MN
02/23/2019 - Psycho Wyco 50K - Kansas City, KS
04/13/2019 - Zumbro 50M - Theilman, MN
04/27/2019 - Tillamook Burn 50M - Tillamook Forest, OR21 -
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
10/07/18 :::: 5.0 :::: 45.0
10/08/18 :::: 4.5 :::: 49.6
10/09/18 :::: 5.1 :::: 54.7
10/10/18 :::: 5.9 :::: 60.6
10/11/18 :::: 4.0 :::: 64.6
Strength training this morning and then a treadmill run after work just to get it done. Looking forward to a rest day tomorrow!7 -
My October goal is 125 miles. I only have 26 so far this month but I have a 12-hour trail race on Oct. 20th and hope to get at least 30 that day and my stretch goal is 40.
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@juliet3455 - the blue cone in the picture I originally posted is a blow up one similar to the neck pillows people use on long flights. The green one is some kind of playable foam. It wouldn't hurt if it bumped into you or the furniture but would keep him from getting to the stitches.
@workaholic_nurse - When I first read your post I thought you were running when the tree came down and was trying to figure out what headlight assembly (read as headlamp) was damaged without you getting hurt too - lol! I am so glad the damage wasn't worse and that you were not injured! Awesome rain run and puddle stomping! It always feels so great!
@7lenny7 - Yay! Welcome back!!
I made it to the gym yesterday and did a mish mash workout of treadmill run (fail), recombinant bike and elliptical. I ran/walked 1 mile on the treadmill and it made my foot too sore so headed to the cycle for 20 mins and another 15 on the elliptical. Coming home I was feeling pretty dejected about it all but it is what it is. If I can I will run/walk the 10k on Sunday and hopefully not have to DNF or DNS it... I do want to get my miles in for Dennis! I am off to training tonight and may try a very short run/walk tomorrow. Have the race expo on Saturday at the beach.4 -
ContraryMaryMary wrote: »Stormy here today - very blustery and wet, but when I headed out (all amped to run in the rain following everyone's chatter about it here) I only had a few very light drizzly showers. It was an unusually early run for me - 6am - so I ran fasted and without caffeine and my pace reflects this. Fortunately, as I kept reminding myself as I trotted slowly along, I'm on taper so slow is good.
Running challenge
1 Oct: In bed, dying
2 Oct: Recovering from near death
3 Oct 4.6km, realise am still suffering the effects of near-death experience. Yoga too.
4 Oct: 5.78km
5 Oct: rest
6 Oct: yoga
7 Oct: hungover +gardening
8 Oct: 20.02km and now to taper
9 Oct: 5.8km with Miss 6 on her bike.
10 Oct: yoga
11 Oct: working
12 Oct: Thursday 10k, shortened to 9.61 as I had to be out the door at 7:30am.
45.81 of 120km for September.
Upcoming events
29 October, Auckland Half
17 November, Xterra Trail Challenge Waihi 20.5km
8 December, West Coaster trail relay (10km leg)
Nice. Oh I'm coming to Auckland for a night on the 23rd. Staying in Grafton. suggestions on a nice running track in that area for the morning of the 24th? Was thinking about driving to Mission bay cause I like flat haha. Hows the Domain? I am free till 10am (yay!)1 -
@hesn92 reflective gear for night running is a must of course, but I think it's imperative that you also have a beam of light that you can direct. You want to be to be able to cast the beam into a cars interior to make sure they see you. If a car is coming from a cross street and you're not directly in front of them, reflective gear won't help. If they're on a main road waiting to turn left in front of you as you run down the same main road, they won't see you because your reflective gear is not in front of them. Reflective gear only works when the headlamps of the car is questions are pointed at you. Even if they are, they could be oblivious to you. In situations where a car might cross my path, or come towards me as I run in the street (I hate sidewalks) I will sweep my headlamp across their windshield to make sure they see me. I'm not annoying with it, just a steady sweep like a lighthouse beacon. My headlamp is bright enough that they won't miss it.
I use a Black Diamond Spot headlamp and highly recommend them. They're not rechargeable but the battery lasts one hella-long time, they have both a spot beam and a wide beam, both are infinitely adjustable, it has a battery level indicator, lightweight, very easy to adjust, and waterproof. I wore mine for 12 hours in a race which started out with a thunderstorm, turned to sleet, then into a blizzard and the Spot shone bright through it all.
@mbaker566 I have a reflective harness very similar to yours. It's very comfortable and easy to adjust. I think mine is the Amphipod Xinglet. The harness or suspender construction makes it very easy to put over layers when it's cold, and it doesn't hold in the heat when it's hot. Very good product!
I also use LED armbands and a flashing LED clip on the back of my hat. I had gotten out of the habit of wearing my "bling" lately because I've been doing my night running in a local park, but last week, in just one run, I was nearly hit THREE damn times! In every case it was a situation where reflective gear couldn't help because the car was turning into me, and I didn't have my headlamp to shine at them.
@shanaber I went back a few pages but didn't find out what happened to Hobbes...what happened?!?!
I'm noticing folks are hiding photos behind spoiler alerts. is that the new thing here?
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@hesn92 I tend to run in bright neon tops, and during the winter I usually have a flashing armband (Nathan LightBender).
@7lenny7 Some great runs there!
The temps this morning were low compared to recent days (55F) so my recovery run felt GREAT! I ran an initial 8 miles and then did another 4 with the group. The person who I normally run 5 with wasn't there today, so afterwards I did another mile to finish up.
Tonight I'll roll my legs again ready for tomorrow's long run, and because that means a real early start, it also means a very early night tonight, so g'night everyone!
01 - 15.63
02 - 14.43
03 - 10.21
04 - 12.19
05 - 22.04
08 - 15.63
09 - 12.64
10 - 12.19
11 - 13.53
Total: 116.30 / 250 miles
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@mbaker566 I have a reflective harness very similar to yours. It's very comfortable and easy to adjust. I think mine is the Amphipod Xinglet. The harness or suspender construction makes it very easy to put over layers when it's cold, and it doesn't hold in the heat when it's hot. Very good product!
I'm noticing folks are hiding photos behind spoiler alerts. is that the new thing here?
I have the same amphipod xinglet. Love it.
I think using the spoiler allows the pages to load faster, then if you want to see the pic you can just select it. Its kinda nice if there is a large file. Least that is what i see.
LOVE THAT YOU'RE BACK!
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October Goal: 100 miles
10/1: planned rest day
10/2: 4.5 miles
10/3: 9 miles
10/4: 5.5 miles
10/5: 7 miles
10/6: cross train ditched for rest
10/7: 3 miles
10/8: planned rest
10/9: rest until cleared by NP
10/10: 10 miles
10/11: 7 miles
Total: 46 miles
UPCOMING RACES
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
October - Illinois Homecoming 5k5 -
@scott6255 Yes, from May through September, we sail as much as we can. This was our third summer with the boat, a 33' Hunter. It's our "happy place". Unfortunately it's hard to fit in the long runs on the weekends. I say I'm going to get up early to run, but then we end up staying up late and I just want to sleep in. I'll spending Saturday night on the boat (with a predicted low of 34F!!), but we won't be sailing. We get it hauled out Monday and have to take the sails off, winterize the water and waste systems, and haul home a bunch of boat stuff. I should, however, get in a good run along the lake!
@MegaMooseEsq have you run any of the Securian Runs before? I ran the HM for the first time two years ago and I loved it. It's one of two paved races I'll try to do every year. I think the reason I love it is the free covered parking, and the warm spot to hang out before and after the race. The great race swag is nice too.
Monday I had a work trip to Centralia, IL. Just a one night stay. I planned my flight to have time for an 8 mile run after I got there. Unfortunately I got a call from my client just as I was checking in. He wanted to take me out to dinner. I pushed it off for an hour, got a quick, miserable 4 miles on the hotel treadmill, showered then went out. it as only my 2nd time ever running on a treadmill. Let's hope it's a long, long time before the 3rd time.
Last night was a nasty, wet, windy night, just perfect for running. 46F, misty, and strong winds. Kody & I went out for a 6 mile run. (TMI alert). I learned something. When it's cold and wet, and windy...guys need to put on some nipple protection on runs shorter than you'd normally need protection. Cold/wet/wind = perky nipples. Add a wet shirt rubbing back and forth and I was feeling it by the time I got home, and the shower made sure I felt it. Ouch! I should have known better. 3 weeks ago I ran 8 miles during a cold, windy thunderstorm and came home with my first bloody nipple.
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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
10/7 – 6.45 warmup + 6K XC race
10/8 – rest day
10/9 – 5.01 warmup + easy XC workout
10/10 – 5.10 group run
10/11 – 6.63 easy/tempo/easy
October running total to date – 45.13
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 – Daylight has become an issue for evening workouts. I'm retired, so I left home at 4:30 and got to the site by 5. Of course, no one was there. Thought a bit, and started running at 5:06. The stated workout from the club web site was 2 x 10 minutes at T, with 1.5 minutes recovery, then 4 x 100m strides. That seemed a bit much for where I am in marathon recovery, and also looking to a 15K race on Saturday. So I decided 1-2 x 1 mile at T would be good. Ran 2 miles easy, ran a mile at T, backed off. Come the 4 mile mark, I wasn't motivated to speed back up. Wanted 6 to 7 miles, managed to add a pretty loop to get over 6 total, then took the short way back to base to pick up the pre-workout talk.
I missed the talk. Met a new recruit. Saw a handful of folks leave to start the workout, hung around and stretched while one other runner was waiting for her running partner to get there. Felt pretty good doing just one mile at T; the point of Thursday speed work before a weekend race is to remind my body it can run fast, without beating it up so much that it affects energy level on race day.
The mile splits . . . 7:43, 7:32 (oops), 6:41 (right on target for T on roads), 7:36, 7:34, 7:41, and a 7:56 pace for the last fraction of a mile. Looks like I'm naturally falling into MP, and not really slowing down to where easy ought to be. OTOH, the heart rate data looks reasonable for what I was trying to do.
Rest day tomorrow. I'm as prepared for the race on Saturday as I'm going to get. Goal is to win my age group; I just have to see who else in my age group shows up.
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) finished in 24:41
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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ContraryMaryMary wrote: »Stormy here today - very blustery and wet, but when I headed out (all amped to run in the rain following everyone's chatter about it here) I only had a few very light drizzly showers. It was an unusually early run for me - 6am - so I ran fasted and without caffeine and my pace reflects this. Fortunately, as I kept reminding myself as I trotted slowly along, I'm on taper so slow is good.
Running challenge
1 Oct: In bed, dying
2 Oct: Recovering from near death
3 Oct 4.6km, realise am still suffering the effects of near-death experience. Yoga too.
4 Oct: 5.78km
5 Oct: rest
6 Oct: yoga
7 Oct: hungover +gardening
8 Oct: 20.02km and now to taper
9 Oct: 5.8km with Miss 6 on her bike.
10 Oct: yoga
11 Oct: working
12 Oct: Thursday 10k, shortened to 9.61 as I had to be out the door at 7:30am.
45.81 of 120km for September.
Upcoming events
29 October, Auckland Half
17 November, Xterra Trail Challenge Waihi 20.5km
8 December, West Coaster trail relay (10km leg)
Nice. Oh I'm coming to Auckland for a night on the 23rd. Staying in Grafton. suggestions on a nice running track in that area for the morning of the 24th? Was thinking about driving to Mission bay cause I like flat haha. Hows the Domain? I am free till 10am (yay!)
Fab. It would be good if we could meet for a run. I could probably get to the Domain by 9-9:30 (traffic). It has a lovely little loop but it's not flat - it's essentially a big hill with a museum (and hospital) on top. If you want flat we could run along the waterfront - Mechanics Bay is closer than Mission Bay as a start point. You choose!2 -
So I signed up on the spreadsheet for hour 23. Don't know how to add my name to the list.
Edit: corrected the hour. Need to get more sleep, obviously1 -
ContraryMaryMary wrote: »
Fab. It would be good if we could meet for a run. I could probably get to the Domain by 9-9:30 (traffic). It has a lovely little loop but it's not flat - it's essentially a big hill with a museum (and hospital) on top. If you want flat we could run along the waterfront - Mechanics Bay is closer than Mission Bay as a start point. You choose!
That would be awesome, I would love to meet for a run. I've literally just realised my 10 am meeting is a photoshoot (Auckland Uni is doing a profile on me woo hoo). bahaha, so probably need to push my run to the afternoon before I head home, or just do a good walk. I stay red for AGES after a run, and that would look awful! Are you free at all any other time during the day?0 -
8.66 slow miles tonight. I have been slowed down by heat and humidity, but never did I imagine that under-dressing for the cold would also slow me down.
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ContraryMaryMary wrote: »
Fab. It would be good if we could meet for a run. I could probably get to the Domain by 9-9:30 (traffic). It has a lovely little loop but it's not flat - it's essentially a big hill with a museum (and hospital) on top. If you want flat we could run along the waterfront - Mechanics Bay is closer than Mission Bay as a start point. You choose!
That would be awesome, I would love to meet for a run. I've literally just realised my 10 am meeting is a photoshoot (Auckland Uni is doing a profile on me woo hoo). bahaha, so probably need to push my run to the afternoon before I head home, or just do a good walk. I stay red for AGES after a run, and that would look awful! Are you free at all any other time during the day?
That actually could be better - getting into the city before nine is painful. I am free until 2pm before I pick the munchkins up from kindy and school - will that work? Alternatively, if you're heading north at around 1-1:30, you could travel via SH16 and swing by for a run round my local if you like... (I'll let you use my shower!)0 -
ContraryMaryMary wrote: »ContraryMaryMary wrote: »
Fab. It would be good if we could meet for a run. I could probably get to the Domain by 9-9:30 (traffic). It has a lovely little loop but it's not flat - it's essentially a big hill with a museum (and hospital) on top. If you want flat we could run along the waterfront - Mechanics Bay is closer than Mission Bay as a start point. You choose!
That would be awesome, I would love to meet for a run. I've literally just realised my 10 am meeting is a photoshoot (Auckland Uni is doing a profile on me woo hoo). bahaha, so probably need to push my run to the afternoon before I head home, or just do a good walk. I stay red for AGES after a run, and that would look awful! Are you free at all any other time during the day?
That actually could be better - getting into the city before nine is painful. I am free until 2pm before I pick the munchkins up from kindy and school - will that work? Alternatively, if you're heading north at around 1-1:30, you could travel via SH16 and swing by for a run round my local if you like... (I'll let you use my shower!)
could try for 1, I will hopefully be over by then. can sort out closer to the time. Woo hoo! your going to kick my butt bahaha1 -
Been in a major slump...so pathetic. Hardly any running for 6 weeks and my 50k is a week away. I gave serious thought to skipping it, but ultimately it's not in my nature, so I will go die on that mountain...22
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Got in a quick run at my college’s gym today after classes. Unfortunately, it was on a treadmill, which suckeddddd, but I got it done.
10/1:4 miles
10/3: 4.4 miles
10/5: 4
10/9: 4.8 miles
10/11: 4 miles
Cumulative for October: 21.2/60 miles
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