October 2018 Monthly Running Challenge

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  • 7lenny7
    7lenny7 Posts: 3,498 Member
    edited October 2018
    @rheddmobile I always pin them on my shorts or tights so I can easily change upper layers if needed.



  • 7lenny7
    7lenny7 Posts: 3,498 Member
    edited October 2018
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  • polskagirl01
    polskagirl01 Posts: 2,024 Member
    Orphia wrote: »
    Just read most of the last 300 posts. You guys are so lovely and give me so much desire to keep running!
    Avidkeo wrote: »

    Love it! And I definitely noticed a difference with some gently loosening exercises.

    It will be interesting to see what the experts say. I can imagine @PastorVincent, Mr do what I say not as I do. Cause he'd do the 20k both weekends

    Can't wait to see what @PastorVincent has to say, but yes he'd probably do the 20k both DAYS both weekends in a string vest in freezing temperatures barefoot and chase them up with icecream but tell you to do it now then taper :-D


    Do I want to know what a string vest is? Probably not! :lol::lol:

    Y'all are nuts.

    I think of The Goodies when anyone mentions string vests.

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F-lyA2id5aY



    @7lenny7 Really happy the surgery went so well. Love the photos of you and your foot with Kody.

    @ContraryMaryMary Good luck for your half!!

    @polskagirl01 Thanks heaps for doing the Miles for Dennis Strava account.

    Here's the final list.

    GMT - Hour - Runner
    2000 0 (2001-2100 GMT) - @Orphia 42.2 km
    2100 1 - Orphia
    2130 1.5 - Orphia
    2200 2 - Orphia
    2230 2.5 - Orphia
    2300 3 - Orphia
    2330 3.5 - Orphia
    2400 4 - Orphia
    0030 4.5 - Orphia
    0100 5 – Orphia, @garygse
    0130 5.5 - garygse
    0200 6 - @bubblegum2fitness 2.5 miles
    0230 6.5 - @HonuNui 7.2 miles
    0300 7 - HonuNui
    0330 7.5 - HonuNui
    0400 8 - HonuNui
    0430 8.5 - HonuNui
    0500 9 - @juliet3455 21.2 km
    0530 9.5 - juliet3455
    0600 10 - juliet3455
    0630 10.5 - juliet3455
    0700 11 - juliet3455
    0730 11.5 - juliet3455
    0800 12 - @_nikkiwolf_ 16.47 km
    0830 12.5 - _nikkiwolf_
    0900 13 - _nikkiwolf_
    0930 13.5 - _nikkiwolf
    1000 14 - @workaholic_nurse 5.57 miles
    1030 14.5 – workaholic_nurse
    1100 15 - @girlinahat 5.5 miles, workaholic_nurse
    1130 15.5 - girlinahat, @Teresa502 5.55 miles
    1200 16 - girlinahat, @Scott6255, @Tramboman 10.5 km, Teresa502
    1230 16.5 - girlinahat, Scott6255, Tramboman
    1300 17 – Scott6255, @kevaasen, Tramboman
    1330 17.5 – @Elise4270, @kgirlhart , Scott6255, kevaasen
    1400 18 – Elise4270, kgirlhart
    1430 18.5 – Elise4270
    1500 19 – @OSUbuckeye906
    1530 19.5 – OSUbuckeye906
    1600 20 - @RunRachelleRun 1.94 miles
    1630 20.5 - @Marissaxzxzxz 5.05 miles (4-5 pm GMT), kevaasen
    1700 21 - Marissaxzxzxz
    1730 21.5 - @Avidkeo 3 km
    1800 22 - Avidkeo, @rusgolden
    1830 22.5 – rusgolden, @MobyCarp 8 miles
    1900 23 - @bubblegum2fitness 3 miles, @Butterchop 6.2 miles, MobyCarp
    1930 23.5 - bubblegum2fitness, Butterchop, @ctlaws44, MobyCarp
    2000 24 - @biketheworld, ctlaws44
    2030 24.5 – biketheworld
    2100 25 - @MegaMooseEsq 10.4 miles, @sarahthes
    2130 25.5 – MegaMooseEsq, sarahthes, @katharmonic 2.8 miles
    2200 26 – MegaMooseEsq, katharmonic
    2230 26.5 - MegaMooseEsq

    I'm including @juliet3455 because I like exceptions to the rule.

    Still haven't had a reply from @marisap2010 on what time/day GMT her 2.14 miles for Dennis was.

    I'm also nearly finished writing the post / blog post.

    Awesome, thank you! My house guests are leaving tomorrow, maybe I'll have time to work on this!
  • Purplebunnysarah
    Purplebunnysarah Posts: 3,252 Member
    I need advice! What's the best approach to bib placement when planning to remove layers? Also, has anyone tried race dots, bib boards, or similar, and what did you think?

    I don't want to put holes in my waterproof jacket, and it looks likely that the predicted temp during my race will climb from the high 30s to the mid 50s. I don't run fast enough to stay warm at 37, but I'll probably be toasty at 55 after a half. I love my new jacket which has vents and was planning to wear it closed, then open over a shirt, but a bib will keep me from zipping/unzipping the front vents or wearing the jacket open.

    I suggest pinning it to shorts or tights then. Or, if you go under your jacket, have your jacket open when crossing the start & finish lines if the race is chip timed. Sometimes there can be problems with the sensors and timing mats not reading correctly especially at smaller races with cheaper equipment (I have seen this firsthand this year).
  • PastorVincent
    PastorVincent Posts: 6,668 Member
    7lenny7 wrote: »
    @rheddmobile I always pin them on my shorts or tights so I can easily change upper layers if needed.

    Yeah, this. I can not imagine a race where I am taking my bottoms off after I start, but I do add/remove tops as needed.

    I do see runners using special bib belts, but to me, that is just one more thing to remember/keep track of and I already fail with my current list! :confused:
  • PastorVincent
    PastorVincent Posts: 6,668 Member
    @ContraryMaryMary You are a rockstar!

    I ran a 5k race this morning. The nor easter had just about blown itself out, but it was a little bit miserable at the start (45 deg F and raining).

    I finished 8th out of 45 in my age-group which I think is my best finish in this particular race, so I'm happy with that.

    There was nearly a disaster when one of the police patrolmen came off his bike right in front of the finish line. Luckily he was OK, and most of the runners had already finished. He was able to right his bike without getting in the way of any of the later finishers.

    Well done! Glad the officer is okay!
  • BruinsGal_91
    BruinsGal_91 Posts: 1,400 Member
    7lenny7 wrote: »
    @rheddmobile I always pin them on my shorts or tights so I can easily change upper layers if needed.

    Yeah, this. I can not imagine a race where I am taking my bottoms off after I start, but I do add/remove tops as needed.

    I do see runners using special bib belts, but to me, that is just one more thing to remember/keep track of and I already fail with my current list! :confused:

    I have a couple of toggles on my Spibelt which I use for attaching my bib.
  • 7lenny7
    7lenny7 Posts: 3,498 Member
    7lenny7 wrote: »
    @rheddmobile I always pin them on my shorts or tights so I can easily change upper layers if needed.

    Yeah, this. I can not imagine a race where I am taking my bottoms off after I start, but I do add/remove tops as needed.

    I do see runners using special bib belts, but to me, that is just one more thing to remember/keep track of and I already fail with my current list! :confused:

    In longer races with a wide temperature swing, it can happen. I switched from tights to shorts during the Loopet Loppet after the first loop. I had to switch my bib.

    I have a bib belt but have never used it. I decided having more stuff on my waist is not better than pinning it.
  • PastorVincent
    PastorVincent Posts: 6,668 Member
    7lenny7 wrote: »
    7lenny7 wrote: »
    @rheddmobile I always pin them on my shorts or tights so I can easily change upper layers if needed.

    Yeah, this. I can not imagine a race where I am taking my bottoms off after I start, but I do add/remove tops as needed.

    I do see runners using special bib belts, but to me, that is just one more thing to remember/keep track of and I already fail with my current list! :confused:

    In longer races with a wide temperature swing, it can happen. I switched from tights to shorts during the Loopet Loppet after the first loop. I had to switch my bib.

    I have a bib belt but have never used it. I decided having more stuff on my waist is not better than pinning it.

    Hmm, I guess if the race is that long losing 2 minutes to change pants/bib really is not going to matter much. For something like a 10k or 1/2 I can not see it being an issue. I guess it might, but that would be the exception rather than the rule.
  • PastorVincent
    PastorVincent Posts: 6,668 Member
    @mbaker566 congrats! Looks like a great place to run. Sorry about your knee. Do you think you twisted it on a bad landing maybe?
  • Elise4270
    Elise4270 Posts: 8,375 Member
    1---2.30 lunch
    2---3.59 intervals
    4---3.42 haphazardly done.
    5---9.02 bike
    6---7.0 (3,3) intervals
    7---2.00 TM
    8---3.21
    14---6.63
    18---2.22
    20---2.54 walk
    21---3.28 intervals
    23---2.22 intervals
    25---2.0 TM
    28---5.99 road bike
    28---1.14 intervals

    Running   41.5/65 to 90
    Cycling. 15.0/60

    Upcoming Races

    December 1st Dinosaur Valley Endurance Run. 5 Mile Glen Rose TX
    January 5 BIRR Ultra relay. 50k. Hawaii. For @KeepRunningFatboy
    March 31, 2019 A2A Undecided distance. Ardmore OK
    April 28, 2019 OKC Memorial Marathon (half)
  • workaholic_nurse
    workaholic_nurse Posts: 727 Member
    edited October 2018
    @jele30 nice race report and bling, hope the knee feels better.

    @mbaker566 nice times for your 5k!

    @garygse Happy birthday!

    @ContraryMaryMary Great PR and nice bling!

    @Teresa502 thank you for suggesting that race!

    @PastorVincent we don't know anything until they are in their 30s dealing with their kids😋.

    @MegaMooseEsq YAY for new shoes!

    ETA: no recovery run today, drove back home and then grocery shopping + weekly meal prep.
  • Tramboman
    Tramboman Posts: 2,482 Member
    @jele30 Congratulations on your first Half. Hope it's just your knee being a little cranky.
  • MobyCarp
    MobyCarp Posts: 2,927 Member
    I need advice! What's the best approach to bib placement when planning to remove layers? Also, has anyone tried race dots, bib boards, or similar, and what did you think?

    A bib belt. When you need to shed a layer, take off the bib belt, shed the layer, put the bib belt back on.

    Second choice: A singlet. Pin the bib to the singlet, wear the singlet as your outermost layer. Depending on weather and number of layers, you might need a bigger singlet than you'd wear in the summer heat. To shed a layer, remove singlet, shed layer, put singlet back on.

    No holes in the waterproof jacket in either case, and I've used a bib belt when I wasn't shedding layers but just didn't want pinholes in my outermost layer.

  • MobyCarp
    MobyCarp Posts: 2,927 Member
    @ContraryMaryMary I'm sorry about the child issues, but it sure was great to see your race report. I always enjoy reading how people learned from experience and managed the next race well, which is certainly the case for you and the Auckland Half!
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