October 2018 Monthly Running Challenge

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  • Orphia
    Orphia Posts: 7,097 Member
    Let's try this on Strava:

    Miles for Dennis
    https://strava.com/athletes/milesfor_dennis If the link doesn't work, just search for him. "Miles for" is the first name, "Dennis" is the last name ;)

    Once you're connected as followers, tag him on the run you dedicated to him (under "edit activity". That's the "add a friend who didn't log" option.) Once we get the notification, one of the administrators can save it as a Dennis run. When we have everyone's runs logged, someone who is good at the fun mapping tools can come up with some visualizations for us :) This will work for the marathons people are doing in the future as well.

    Administrators: How about @Orphia , @Elise4270 , @_nikkiwolf_ , others??? Basically we're accepting friend requests, then when we get notification that someone sent us a run, add it as Dennis' own with the name of the person in the title. I had to save the picture and manually add it to my own run.

    @polskagirl01 Thanks so much for doing this!! :heart: Great idea to create a new account!!! @_nikkiwolf_ :heart:

    I've clicked Follow, so please request to follow me back, so I can add/tag Miles for Dennis to my marathon.

  • Orphia
    Orphia Posts: 7,097 Member
    edited October 2018
    I've nearly finished the list of runners.

    @marisap2010 You said you ran for Dennis at 11 am. How long for, and is that GMT on 14 Oct 2018?
  • Orphia
    Orphia Posts: 7,097 Member
    edited October 2018
    Testing to see if I can say "*kitten*".
  • Orphia
    Orphia Posts: 7,097 Member
    shanaber wrote: »
    @orphia - I am pretty sure @7lenny7 was running a timed race (no specific distance) and @LaDispute57 is running a 50mi ultra. Hoping they are both doing well after all the miles!

    Thanks, @shanaber ! x
  • polskagirl01
    polskagirl01 Posts: 2,024 Member
    I got some stuff at the race today... will post more over in the long distance runners group "bling report" thread :)

    From time to time y'all mention these other threads... I can not really keep up with just this thread! LOL I do not know how you do it! :smiley:

    The others don't move nearly as fast!
  • polskagirl01
    polskagirl01 Posts: 2,024 Member
    Orphia wrote: »
    Testing to see if I can say "*kitten*".
    Haha, nope!
  • Orphia
    Orphia Posts: 7,097 Member
    Orphia wrote: »
    Let's try this on Strava:

    Miles for Dennis
    https://strava.com/athletes/milesfor_dennis If the link doesn't work, just search for him. "Miles for" is the first name, "Dennis" is the last name ;)

    Once you're connected as followers, tag him on the run you dedicated to him (under "edit activity". That's the "add a friend who didn't log" option.) Once we get the notification, one of the administrators can save it as a Dennis run. When we have everyone's runs logged, someone who is good at the fun mapping tools can come up with some visualizations for us :) This will work for the marathons people are doing in the future as well.

    Administrators: How about @Orphia , @Elise4270 , @_nikkiwolf_ , others??? Basically we're accepting friend requests, then when we get notification that someone sent us a run, add it as Dennis' own with the name of the person in the title. I had to save the picture and manually add it to my own run.

    @polskagirl01 Thanks so much for doing this!! :heart: Great idea to create a new account!!! @_nikkiwolf_ :heart:

    I've clicked Follow, so please request to follow me back, so I can add/tag Miles for Dennis to my marathon.

    Erk, just had a thought. Not sure whether it would work where we have more than one runner in a slot, or overlapping.
  • joannedrummond5
    joannedrummond5 Posts: 229 Member
    October 1 - Holidays
    October 2 - Holidays
    October 3 - Holidays
    October 4 - Holidays
    October 5 - Holidays
    October 6 - Holidays
    October 7 - Holidays
    October 8 - 5 km run in Destin, Florida
    October 9 - Traveling home
    October 10 - Traveling home
    October 15 - 14 km run
    October 16 - 14 km run
    October 17 - 14 km run
    October 18 - 10 km run
    October 19 - 10 km run
    October 20 - 10 km run
    October 21 - 5 km club run


    Total distance run 82 km - goal 140 km.
  • PastorVincent
    PastorVincent Posts: 6,668 Member
    Tramboman wrote: »
    The Spooktacular 5k went pretty well, except for my watch starting malfunction at the beginning due to operator error. The weather was not as bad as I feared; 37 degrees F with the occasional lake effect snowflake drifting by.
    My goal was to be under 32 minutes; posted a personal best of 30:49.
    Finished second in my age group and 18th overall.
    Didn't see any quarters on the route...

    Great job!
  • ereck44
    ereck44 Posts: 1,170 Member
    I am sorry I have been so absent... I truly miss you guys... Many things have been demanding priority over my running, but I am getting up at 3 a.m. to drive 2 hours to my 50k race tomorrow. I am not ideally prepared since I have missed several weeks of running, but I signed up for it and I told everyone here that I was running it, so by God I will run the damn thing.

    Wishing you the best! At least you will be running with "fresh legs". You may do better than you think!
  • ereck44
    ereck44 Posts: 1,170 Member
    Thanks for the good wishes everybody! The nerves have finally caught up with me but I also really need to get a full day of work in, and also we haven't gotten something we need for the house yet and might need to push back our closing date, and also I think we're going to have to put one of our dogs down next week - he's been in congestive heart failure for months and has hung on a lot longer than we expected, but his breathing is worse and his appetite is waning and I think it's time. Selfishly, I'm worried that my husband won't want to take me to the race tomorrow after all, but I don't want to bring that up until I have to. So yeah, pretty high anxiety right now. I can't wait to be on the road with nothing to worry about other than keeping one foot moving in front of the other. I *kitten* love running.

    No trail shoes in my size at the sale this morning, but I did get a pair of heavy-duty leggings for $20 and a pair of Smartwool Marino tights for $25. Neither are strictly proper running gear, but at least I can wear the tights around town if they don't work as a base layer.

    Wow! You have a lot going on other than your race! Good luck and have fun, at least!
  • Tramboman
    Tramboman Posts: 2,482 Member
    @MobyCarp - well done!!!
  • Avidkeo
    Avidkeo Posts: 3,205 Member
    Avidkeo wrote: »
    @ContraryMaryMary I've just heard from the uni, and they have changed my schedule all around. I'm not meeting them at 11am and having the photoshoot at 12-1. I'm scheduled to do 12k on Wed, still keen to join in? Timing might be a bit tight though lol

    Hmm, could be a bit tricky. If you finish at 1pm and head out immediately it could work - we’re only 15-20 mins away. However, I’m only up for 6-7km... your call. Text me on 021 676 034 on the day if you like.

    @ContraryMaryMary Hey yeah it's sounding pretty tough to fit in. If I remember the earlier you could get to town would be 930? Even only doing 7k that doesn't really give me enough time to have a shower before my meeting. Sigh. And won't likely to be leaving before 2pm. I'll txt you anyway, and can alway see what happens. A huge shame, I would have loved to go for a run with you!
  • Elise4270
    Elise4270 Posts: 8,375 Member
    @midwesterner85 OMG! You likely drove right past us (US 35?). If I'd have known, would have waved!