October 2018 Monthly Running Challenge

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  • PastorVincent
    PastorVincent Posts: 6,668 Member
    0/01 - 10 miles
    10/02 - 0 miles
    10/03 - 11 miles
    10/04 - 9 miles
    10/05 - 0
    10/06 - 12? Forgot to start watch *grumble*
    10/07 - 0
    10/08 - 15.5
    10/09 - 0 - had to take Jeep for inspection instead
    10/10 - 0 miles - Driving
    10/11 - 12.5 in the rain
    ...stuff happened...
    10/18 - 12 miles
    10/19 - No run, concert instead
    10/20 - 11 miles
    ...stuff happened...
    10/23 - 7.5 miles
    10/24 - 0
    10/25 - 12 miles
    10/26 - Gluten
    10/27 - Gluten
    10/28 - 8 miles in the dark and rain
    10/29 - 0
    10/30 - 13.1 miles

    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.
  • _nikkiwolf_
    _nikkiwolf_ Posts: 1,380 Member
    @7lenny7 I'm really sorry you have to put up with that peg leg. I hope your recovery goes well!
    (... if you do get the parrot, at least you have a great Halloween costume? :wink: )
  • PastorVincent
    PastorVincent Posts: 6,668 Member
    MobyCarp wrote: »
    @ContraryMaryMary That 2 halfs in a year thing is for wimps. Marathon runners run 2 halfs in a day. The second half is a lot harder than the first. >:) Ultra runners are even more crazy.

    Heck, I ran a half today just cause it was sunny and in the 50s. :lol:
  • AprilRN10
    AprilRN10 Posts: 548 Member
    You guys are funny and yes. Enablers for sure. No super glue for this. I wouldn't use super glue anyway, I would use wound glue. However, I don't have access to any. My place of employment does not actually have it. This wound needs to remain open to air and to stay dry until healed.
  • ContraryMaryMary
    ContraryMaryMary Posts: 1,778 Member
    MobyCarp wrote: »
    @ContraryMaryMary That 2 halfs in a year thing is for wimps. Marathon runners run 2 halfs in a day. The second half is a lot harder than the first. >:) Ultra runners are even more crazy.

    Now that you put it like that, @MobyCarp, I realise my error. Ooh, I should sign up for more!!!

    As for @PastorVincent, we know you are definitely crazy.
  • PastorVincent
    PastorVincent Posts: 6,668 Member
    _nikkiwolf_ wrote: »
    PastorVincent wrote: »
    Avidkeo wrote: »
    @eleanorhawkins wooo hoo you badass! Love it! And the commentary bahahaha.

    @PastorVincent you are the worse enabler here - superglue. Though @AprilRN10 you could steal some wound glue from work.... Just saying lol.

    I was stiff and sore yesterday, I assume left over tightness from the 20k on the weekend,followed by 10k yesterday. I didn't get a lot of sleep last night as miss 2 kept waking up and wanting to play during the night. I was very tempted to skip this morning, but I skipped Monday (wed here) so had to go out. I was set for 11k but barely managed 5. I kept getting sciatic pain down my left leg, my hips were aching like crazy. I just didn't enjoy it. So I limped home (both literally and figuratively) and got the roller out. I love and hate that thing. Concentrated on my It band and piriformis - that hurt. Now I can walk without a limp!

    Tomorrow is a rest day. Im going to do some yoga for the next few days to really try loosen up.

    But hey, I went out... That counts right?

    :D I only suggested that because @AprilRN10 is a nurse. Besides, the original intention for super glue WAS to close wounds. That is why it sticks to skin so well. I do not know how sanitary it is, but it does stick real good. :smiley:
    @PastorVincent If you do this, get the superglue with 2-octyl cyanoacrylate. Not the one with ethyl cyanoacrylate, against which lots of people can develop allergies after repeated exposure. The 2-octyl cyanoacrylate is the more modern stuff which is also used in medical glue, as far as I know. ( https://www.realfirstaid.co.uk/superglue/ ) .
    I know a scary number of people at the climbing gym who use super glue to glue back skin that comes off.
    I'm not tough enough for that! I do use a bandage spray to cover up open wounds, but despite what they promise, if you go back and keep climbing, it will wear off (and the wounds will still hurt). It is however quite nice to protect scrapes and abrasions for the rest of the day, or to seal your trail running cuts before jumping in the pool, etc.

    I do not think they offer Goofix here in USA :(
  • Elise4270
    Elise4270 Posts: 8,375 Member
    bubblegum2fitness wrote: »
    Today, I walked/ran my first 5km race! It was the zombies run Halloween virtual 5km/10km race! I did it in 51:50, which is good for a first race. I wanted to run more of it, but I kept getting cramps. Will start c210k tomorrow. Won't hit my goal this month, but I'll be close.

    Yay! Congratulations! Our park has a haunted trail this year. Id love to do a haunted run . We did one Monster run few years ago in Ft Worth tx. It wasnt spooky though.

    I found magnesium to help quite a bit with the cramps and twitches. It'll also help you sleep, which is great with sore and tired muscles.
  • PastorVincent
    PastorVincent Posts: 6,668 Member
    ACK! What a rough time you have had @marisap2010 ! Glad you are mostly alright after that trailer strike!
  • zeesparrow
    zeesparrow Posts: 348 Member
    @marisap2010 sorry to hear about the accident, and hope you and your pup both are feeling better soon!
  • juliet3455
    juliet3455 Posts: 3,015 Member
    edited October 2018
    @eleanorhawkins; We have snow in the forecast - which at this time of year can be anything from big fluffy flakes gently floating down or a blizzard with a 20-50km/hr wind and Horizontal Snow.
    Home made Canadian Halloween costumes are designed with expandable sides to fit over a snow suit/parka.

    These Last Person Standing Events how do they ever manage to keep volunteers around for that long.
    From setup to teardown our Triathlon was 7hrs, after 6 hrs I was done.

    @RunsOnEspresso Nice Cross training, now picture yourself running through the area, just saying - enabling??

    @katharmonic: Now That's a big blister.

    @7lenny7 Halloween Ready with your new peg leg - @MobyCarp beat meet to the parrot comment - The poor hound he doesn't look happy - missing his outdoor adventures.

    @marisap2010 ! Wow you are lucky to have so few injuries after a run away trailer. That's why I feel people should be required to take a test for Trailers and large RV's with a T or RvA added to drivers license code. My co-workers respond to at least 1 Lost Trailer accident per month. Usually people have the wrong size hitch on there vehicle, no safety chains or a bad hitch pin so they stick a cheap bolt in - which shears off.
  • _nikkiwolf_
    _nikkiwolf_ Posts: 1,380 Member
    PastorVincent wrote: »
    I do not think they offer Goofix here in USA :(
    @PastorVincent No, I guess not, but you have other brands. I saw this on amazon : https://www.amazon.com/dp/B010OVC28W . No idea how "heavy duty" it is, but at least they claim it works as a "tough, waterproof, protective cover".

  • RunsOnEspresso
    RunsOnEspresso Posts: 3,218 Member
    juliet3455 wrote: »
    @eleanorhawkins; We have snow in the forecast - which at this time of year can be anything from big fluffy flakes gently floating down or a blizzard with a 20-50km/hr wind and Horizontal Snow.
    Home made Canadian Halloween costumes are designed with expandable sides to fit over a snow suit/parka.

    These Last Person Standing Events how do they ever manage to keep volunteers around for that long.
    From setup to teardown our Triathlon was 7hrs, after 6 hrs I was done.

    @RunsOnEspresso Nice Cross training, now picture yourself running through the area, just saying - enabling??

    @katharmonic: Now That's a big blister.

    @7lenny7 Halloween Ready with your new peg leg - @MobyCarp beat meet to the parrot comment - The poor hound he doesn't look happy - missing his outdoor adventures.

    @marisap2010 ! Wow you are lucky to have so few injuries after a run away trailer. That's why I feel people should be required to take a test for Trailers and large RV's with a T or RvA added to drivers license code. My co-workers respond to at least 1 Lost Trailer accident per month. Usually people have the wrong size hitch on there vehicle, no safety chains or a bad hitch pin so they stick a cheap bolt in - which shears off.

    I would run the downhills amd flat sections but DH does not run. We do a pretty fast clip though. We tend to pass a lot of people. Lol

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