October 2018 Monthly Running Challenge
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Welcome to all the new folk, and good luck!
@Elise4270 Like the new avatar!
Today's run saw me start off with a 3-mile warm up, followed by a 9-mile tempo run, and then finishing up with several miles at cool down pace to bring me back to my starting point. The tempo section averaged out at a smidge under a 7:00 pace, and the return of the humidity made it a hard effort.
The surprising part though was my inability to get my heart rate up...try as I might, I couldn't get it to reach Z4. Or so I thought, as Garmin later pointed out:Gee, a whopping 3 seconds in Z4...
Tomorrow will be a slow recovery run with the group...and whenever I run with the group at slow paces, for some reason my HR goes through the roof. Here's betting I hit Z4 then.
01 - 15.63
Total: 15.63 / 250 miles
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Welcome Newbie and Returning Runners! There are too many of you to list individually! We are a crazy active group here so don't be shy and jump right into the discussions or ask questions!
@MegaMooseEsq - living in So CA we never have really cold, snow or ice so I don't have much experience to draw from. I did run a bit in the Baltimore area when my daughter was living there and they had a ton of snow. I wore leggings, smartwool socks, a long sleeve quarter zip (similar to what @mobycarp and @marisap2010 got this last weekend at the race), a vest, gloves and a warm hat. Oh and just my regular running shoes. I was very careful on the sidewalks although in her area they put salt or something on them but there were still slick places. The trail tended to be packed snow so it wasn't really slippery at all.
@cbos1215 - careful with this group... they may have you running instead of walking before you know it
ETA - @elise4270 Love the new profile picture!
So Mother Nature decided to be cruel today after several lovely cool mornings and jack up the heat back into the 90's I was going to run with Hobbes the Vizsla but it was so hot we walk/ran our usual warm up and I circled back home and dropped him off. It was already over 80F and I knew it was too hot for him. My plan was to run 30 mins take a 1 min walk break and run 30 mins home... ended up needing the bathroom even after stopping at home when I dropped Hobbes off. I have to figure out what is causing the almost daily stomach issues - so annoying! I got in 15 mins with Hobbes, 20 mins running, stop, 20 mins running, water break, 15 mins running home... This did seem to work out well for my hips. By the time I actually started running after dropping Hobbes off the stiffness was improving. I am hoping it will be cooler and my legs will like me again tomorrow.
I am taking Hobbes to Agility class tonight because he loves it so much, the vet has not said not to... this and next Monday will be his last 2 classes though for a while
Date........Miles.......Total
10/01......5.59.......5.59 - + Agility
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
10/27/18 - SoCal Halloween Wigged Out 5k
11/17/18 - San Dimas Turkey Trot
12/16/18 - SoCal Santa Claus for a Cause 10k
12/30/18 - Run In The New Year's 10k
02/03/19 - Surf City Half Marathon
05/11/19 - Santa Barbara Wine Country Half Marathon12 -
Date :::: Miles :::: Cumulative
10/01/18 :::: 5.0 :::: 5.0
Started off the month and the week with 5 miles in a misty rain that became a little heavier as I went. It didn't feel too bad and my pace was good. I had a frustrating day otherwise so it was kind of nice to get out there and run it off. Then strength training was indeed fairly leg focused but I actually felt a little better today.
And now I'm having a piece of pumpkin cheesecake. Because I need it.
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Wow! This really IS a busy thread!! I skimmed through, but did not read everything all the way through. I'm going to have to remember to check in here every day!
Thanks for all the welcomes!
For the questions:
1. I'm in the Tampa FL area, so winter weather is the best for running. I actually timed C25K so I would be running into the winter as the pool gets too cold for swimming. I have been swimming for exercise since I started working on my blood pressure. Every time I get in the pool I do at least 2 more laps than the previous session. I started out feeling like I would die after 4 laps. This past Saturday I did 50 laps without stopping and felt great. PROGRESS! Now that the pool is getting cooler, walking/running will take over to keep me moving until the pool warms up again!
2. I normally don't dress for Halloween. But my company has a yearly costume contest and my husband came up with a hilarious idea for me to enter the contest with. It's a secret, though. I have to make it, and I'm not confident in my ability/motivation to get it done... Maybe if I manage to pull it off I will post a picture of it after Halloween. 8 -
Hello all!
Well, I am brand new to this challenge, I'm not a runner but I love to walk and I could walk for miles while listening to my playlists. I do love to challenge myself, basically have to keep my body moving. I am a 70 year old great grandmother who does boot camp for an hour every M-W-F beginning at 5:30 a.m. My husband and I are members at a gym and I will workout with him from time to time. I love to golf and I walk 18 holes 2 days/week weather permitting. I have no idea where to start with a goal so I will shoot for 25 miles and go from there next month.
Looking forward to making some great strides with this challenge.
You are amazing. 3 -
2/40 miles tonight
Is there something I can do to help my body not feel the sudden urge to go the bathroom? Something that will improve?4 -
October continues on with marathon training, weeks 14-17 I think. My goal is approximately 195 miles.
I have 2 races this month. I’m not planning on ‘racing’ either of them but rather enjoy themMonthly question.
1) With holiday's coming up and the return of cooler or warmer weather. What's your stragedy mitigating the particular challenges you face these last few months of the year?
The biggest challenge I face is wanting to eat all the yummy holiday food! I’m not sure I mitigate it at all because I always come out of the holidays feeling like I need a cleanse or something.
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2/40 miles tonight
Is there something I can do to help my body not feel the sudden urge to go the bathroom? Something that will improve?
#1 or #2?
1 could be nerve irritation.
2 simplly go before you run, haha! That will/should/might improve with training. You'll learn to eat, not eat or have coffee or not, or plan a route close to an acceptable pit stop. Or sacrifice a sock in the woods. Just dont poop in your neighbors yard. Makes all of us runners look bad. 😏
Everyone is different. NSAID'S bother me. Occasionally I'll eat some that causes gi inflammation and i have problems. If you have ibs, talk to your doc. There are meds available.
Sure others will gladly share their experience and potty wisdom!3 -
10/1 11.84miles
Interval Monday. 12x (400m, 45sec rest, 400m, 90sec rest) with a 2 mile warmup and 2 mile cool down.
When I read 12 times, I almost changed it telling myself I need to taper for the race this Sunday. I’m too type-A and if that’s what the plan says then that’s what I have to do. I’d feel too weird breaking plan so it’s just easier if I suck it up and do it!
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K, I almost didn’t go for a run tonight. Worked late, dark is early, and other dumb excuses. Then I decided I would be sad if I go tonight the and had nothing to report to y’all. So, I put on my hi vis yellow pullover, and went out for a mile. (That was my limit without tracking down my water belt. (I don’t go very far without water when I’m fat and out of shape.). I actually missed a corner, and made it 1.2. My pace is also better than it looks, I had a new deer in front of my house, and forgot I had already started the timer, until my run buzzer went off.
So:
10/1 - 1.2/???9 -
3.03 miles on the treadmill before strength training.
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Thank you all for the warm welcomes! I did c210k week 10 day 1 today on the treadmill(yuck), but it was raining so it had to be done. Anyways, 4 miles done!
10/1: 4/60 miles9 -
10/01 - 10 miles
Started off the month on a good foot!
Upcoming Races:
Harvest 10 Miler - November 2018
Steel Challange 5k - May 2019
Pittsburgh Marathon - May 2019
Glacier Ridge 50k Trail Race - May 2019
--More as I find them - need to find a nice trail race
2021 - Disney World Dopey! (if can raise funds)
2019 GOAL: Knock a full hour off my 50k time at Glacier Ridge.8 -
Monthly question.
1) With holiday's coming up and the return of cooler or warmer weather. What's your stragedy mitigating the particular challenges you face these last few months of the year?
Okay, a more serious answer to this...
Temps in the 50's F and up:- I do fine. T-shirt, shorts and normal socks
Temps in below 50's F depend highly on wind, moisture and etc.- I will need handwamers for sure. Fingers and toes are always an issue for me long before any other body part
- Same for toe warmers
- Probably wearing my Darn Tough wool socks
- Depending on how low I switch form tshirt to UA Cold Gear compression mock turtle top
- Same with the bottoms, I swap to UA Cold Gear fitted Storm pants
- If wind is an issue, my North Face Wind Barrier jacket goes on. It was WAY WAY expensive, but it stops the wind dead in its tracks
- If temps are really cold I add a..whats it called.. the hood that covers your face too. Makes you look like a ninja
- Wool hat for my ears if it is not cold enough for the hood thingy
If that cannot keep me warm, I just do not run. It will be my fingers and toes that defeat me first. At 40 degrees I already need the warmers. I have run in 0F, but only short runs as my toes get painfully cold.
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Oh, I have a quarter zip pullover I can add to the mix too. I have found that LAYERS are better than single thick items. So that is what I do. I keep adding layers.0
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I trained legs today doing bicycles. Tomorrow will be a better day to try harder.
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October....goal/motto tbd
see, it was April, run she will. May, she will stay(running), June, she'll change her tune (and run), July, she will fly (down the street), August, run she must, September, she'll remember (to run.) The song ended....I have nothing to offer for October.
10/1 3.13
Total 3.13
Upcoming races:
Nov. 11, 2018 Las Vegas Rock 'n Roll 10k
January 4, 2019 Hilo to Volcano Ultra 50k Relay. In memory of @keeprunningfatboy
Questions:
1. I stay Hawaii. If it drops below 65 I wear socks....
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This year we will be a garden gnome couple.
Ticker is my goal for 2018 and progress to date:
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Oct 1: 5 miles. Felt tired and sore going out - I tried some new accessory lifts for legs Saturday and could still feel them - but got going at a pretty decent clip after the first crappy mile and felt better at the finish than the start. It's back to being hot again, not hot hot but warmer than is comfortable for running, almost 90 with dewpoint about 65. Nice weather for a cool down walk though!
Still running at Shelby Farms while trailhead bathroom is being rebuilt on the Greenway. It's boring and hilly comparatively but has its own joys, like sleepy bison herds and majestic egrets. And frankly we need to run more hills, we were getting lazy on the level Greenway.
We ran through a high school track meet. They had barriers blocking off the course at the START which is the opposite of the way we always run, no markers at the other entrance. Fortunately they weren't actually running yet so we and several other runners just passed on our way. Between the tents / swag area for the high school, and the giant stage being erected for the upcoming weekend music fest, the park was pretty active!
Used the Runs Done seat covers to keep my sweaty self off the car seats and I like them.
Our new thing is finishing with a 400 meter surge. We had been doing about a tenth of a mile, easy enough to extend it to a quarter mile. I read an article somewhere which suggested this and it made sense to me. It always seems like we finish on a hill though, and my husband usually complains that he will actually literally die if he tries to sprint the hill. So far he is still among the living.
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Feeling good to start the month so I'll bump up from 80 last month to 90 this month. Time was a bit of a struggle in September working full time and taking some classes. I think I've found some balance though and hope to have a great October and November before the bitter cold sets in.
1. Other than heading home for Christmas I don't really have a problem with diet related holiday stresses. The weather can be an issue in Chicago, but I bought a nice rowing machine at the beginning of the year and will look to use that more often when the temps dip below 30F.
2. I think my girlfriend has plans for us this Halloween. If not, perfect. If so, I have an old newspaper delivery bag I can throw over my shoulder.6 -
10/1 - rest day, short walk + PT exercises
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Why does foam rolling hurt so good?
Tomorrow I'm going to do 90 second run/walk intervals with a local neighbourhood run club that has been trying to get off the ground. Sounds like there might be some new runners there so maybe someone as slow as me!
2018 Races: (italics means not registered yet, only pondering)
1/1/18 Resolution Run 5K ~38:00 (no official times)
3/4/18 MEC Road Race #1 10K 1:30:57
3/17/28 St Patrick's Day race 10K 1:24:53
4/7/18 Jasper Half Marathon 3:05:55
4/22/18 MEC Trail Race #1 5Kish 1:00:00? (Or 48:45...)
5/20/18 MEC Trail Race #2 10Kish 1:56:15
6/24/18 MEC Trail Race #3 10Kish 2:03:15
7/1/18 Canada Day 15K 2:03:04
7/28/18 Idaho Peak 10K Trail Race 1:30:16
8/18/18 Edmonton Marathon (Half Marathon) 3:12:something
8/25/18 MEC Trail Race #4 4Kish 39:49
10/7/18 MEC Trail Race #5 5Kish
12/1/18 Santa Shuffle
2019:
1/1/19 Resolution Run
5/5/19 BMO Vancouver Marathon (Half)
8/17/19 Edmonton Marathon8
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