October 2018 Monthly Running Challenge
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5k "easy" at Shelby Farms - easy in quotes because I think I may be coming down with something, lungs felt stressed from mile 1. I did deadlift heavy yesterday which may also have something to do with it.
This was a perfect day for running. I mean perfect, just one of those days when it feels like someone up there loves you. Balmy light breeze, cool dry air, bright skies with delicate clouds. The lake shimmering in the sunlight made me wish I had a better camera.
These guys were also enjoying the weather:
(They are bison. They live at Shelby Farms. It's complicated.)
Not too far from the bison we saw six deer grazing. Apparently the deer and bison don't bother each other.
It was such a pretty day that I forgot to watch my feet, tripped, and banged up my knee. Fortunately I had decided at the last minute that it was cool enough to wear capris instead of shorts, so although my knee was a little bloody it wasn't nearly as bad as it could have been. Also fortunately I fell on my good knee, instead of doing something to aggravate the bad one. I always seem to wipe out in front of concerned bystanders, which is embarrassing. In this case the bystander was a handsome young cyclist who stopped to make sure I was okay.
I got some new (very) old stock Salomon xr crossmaxes, and I tried them out today - for ten bucks I figured they were worth a try, even if they ended up just being streetwear. But I kinda like them. I need something with more stability for my regular shoes but these are a good shoe for those days when you run half trails and half roads. Also, they are a groovy color of green. Why do so few women's shoes made today come in green?10 -
October goal: a 10k at least once a week
10/1 3.13
10/2 rest
10/3 3.20
10/4 other stuff
10/5 6.30
10/6 2.25
10/7 core training
10/8 3.31
10/9 3.05
10/10 6.26
10/11 rest
10/12 core training
10/13 7.12 relay for @keeprunningfatboy
10/14 rest
10/15 rest
10/16 3.00
10/17 hid under a rock
10/18 2.00
Total 40.82
Upcoming races:
Nov. 11, 2018 Las Vegas Rock 'n Roll 10k
January 4, 2019 Hilo to Volcano Ultra 50k Relay. In memory of @keeprunningfatboy
Ticker is my goal for 2018 and progress to date:
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_nikkiwolf_ wrote: »
@Orphia @juliet3455juliet3455 wrote: »@_nikkiwolf_ @Orphia I sent the request into Strava with the link to nikki's data she provided and my data with the hope that Strava would have a solution. I looked at the Group's and Event's options they had but didn't think either would work as they would grab all the data for an individual which meant some false extra data from adjacent days activities. Like the MFP group where it shows a summary for the whole week - There might be a way to put a narrow time zone window or just link the individual files that I didn't see.
"Strava ticket #1183613 Combine multiple Strava Activities from all over the world for a single event"
Hmm, I was thinking either exporting all the gpx files and sending them to one person - (export to gpx is easy to do from the strava website in the browser).
And then maybe use something like gpsvisualizer.com . For a plain map http://www.gpsvisualizer.com/map_input?form=jpg to create a map
set boundaries to "-90,-180,90,180" in advanced map options, upload all gpx files. The name given in the GPX file in the "name" tag will appear on the map in the corresponding place (e.g. <name>Carol's marathon</name>). But I'm not sure how it looks if runs are too close to each other, the text would probably overlap.
Or (maybe easier): create a new Strava account just for this purpose, upload all the activities there. Then people who didn't record can also add manual entries. And it would be easy to use existing tools to map all runs, e.g. https://heatflask.herokuapp.com/ or http://www.jonathanokeeffe.com/strava/map.php
Or make a nice summary graphic with https://www.madewithsisu.com .
eta: actually, now that I think about it, I'm not sure anymore if you could actually see individual runs on a world map. Most of us don't run far enough for that
Maybe just markers on a google maps map?
The new Dennis Strava account would be great, I think. Everyone can title their run with their name, then "tag a friend who didn't log". The additional state marathons could later be added that way, too. I'm willing to try setting it up later, if y'all would like me to. I'll share the password with whoever 6 -
I know I was unable to get involved with the relay for Dennis, and I'm not in any of the states involved, but countries count too, right? Would like to dedicate my half marathon in December to him. Will try to keep track of how these things end up getting registered.
I finally gave in this week and swapped Thursday runs to Friday, three days in a row seems to be upsetting my legs. Good job as we had very heavy rain and storms pretty much all day yesterday. Didn't rain on me this morning for my 6.5k, sky was pretty ugly but it held off. Trouble was, all the tunnels under the motorway were flooded so had to run along the side with cars flying past me in search of an overhead footbridge. Ugh! Also, I decided it was too cold for shorts and wore leggings. That was good, but I also decided it would be too hot to run in a jacket and too annoying to carry one, so my warm up walk didn't warm me up, and my cool down walk cooled me down too much. Guess these are all things I need to learn about lol.
2/10: 6km
3/10: 3km
4/10: 6km
7/10: 8.5km
9/10: 6.5km
10/10: 3km
11/10: 6km
14/10: 9km
16/10: 6.5km
17/10: 3km
19/10: 6.5km
October goal: 90km, stretch goal: 105km. Completed so far: 64km.6 -
@rheddmobile Green running shoes would be awesome! The closest I have is one pair in teal:
and one pair in dark blue (and there I actually paid 10 Euro extra to have them in that color rather than "coral"...). All my other running shoes are pink, purple or orange. Not by choice!
The last time I fell on my knee, I was annoyed that I was wearing long pants, since they ended up with a hole *and* the knee was still banged up enough that I couldn't even bend the leg for a week. I'm glad your fall wasn't that serious!6 -
@_nikkiwolf_ - love the color! I wear wide shoes and usually the manufacturers only make one color in Wide -- and it's not one I would pick. But I bought two new shoes recently and and they were pink and blue. So cute, lol.
Off to NYC this afternoon! Hopefully flight on time!
10/1 - Transform App- Upper body
10/2 - 4 miles + TA W3 Legs
10/3 - 4.5 miles + TA W4 Upper Body
10/4 - TA W4 Legs
10/5 - 4.5 miles + TA W4 Upper
10/6 - 4 miles in Tampa
10/7 - rest day
10/8 - 4 miles + Transform - Arms/Back
10/9 - Transform App - Legs/Glutes
10/10 - 3 miles
10/11 - Transform App - Back/Arms
10/12 - tried to run but glute pain, walked 2 miles
10/13 - 4 miles + transform upper body
10/14 - 4 miles!
10/15 - Transform App - chest, arms
10/16 - 4.5 miles + transform app - legs!
10/17 - 4 miles + transform app - arms
10/18 - 4 miles + transform app - legs!
10/18 - transform app - arms
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4 mile hike around Lake Macintosh. Rest day today. 15K PTC race tomorrow.
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W3D3 done. My left calf is tight and was feeling some pain in my shin near the end of my final run interval. I'm ready for a couple rest days.6
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OK, I'm honing the details of the 24 Hour Run for Dennis.
I want to write a blog post, a post for Success Stories and/or send something to MFP HQ, because I think this is a significant MFP thing we did. I'd like to have a good summary to send to Dennis' family (I sent his son a link to this thread when it was starting but something more succinct and shareable would be nice).
Here's what I've got so far (pardon my inability to convert some runs below to the time you ran in the list):
Hour - Runner
0 (2001-2100 GMT) - @Orphia
1 - Orphia
1.5 - Orphia
2 - Orphia
2.5 - Orphia
3 - Orphia
3.5 - Orphia
4 - Orphia
4.5 - Orphia
5 – Orphia, @garygse
5.5 - garygse
6 - @bubblegum2fitness 2.5 miles
6.5 - @HonuNui
7 - HonuNui
7.5 - HonuNui
8 - HonuNui
8.5 - HonuNui?
9 - @juliet3455
9.5 - juliet3455
10 - juliet3455
10.5 - juliet3455
11 - juliet3455
11.5 - juliet3455
12 - @_nikkiwolf_
12.5 - _nikkiwolf_
13 - _nikkiwolf_
13.5 - _nikkiwolf
14 - @workaholic_nurse, @Teresa502
14.5 – workaholic_nurse, Teresa502
15 - @girlinahat
15.5 - girlinahat
16 - girlinahat, @Scott6255
16.5 - girlinahat, Scott6255
17 – Scott6255
17.5 – @Elise4270 , @kgirlhart , Scott6255
18 – Elise4270, kgirlhart, @shanaber
18.5 – Elise4270, shanaber
19 – @OSUbuckeye906
19.5 – OSUbuckeye906
20 - @kevaasen
20.5 - @Marissaxzxzxz 5.05 miles (4-5 pm GMT), kevaasen
21 - Marissaxzxzxz
21.5 - @Avidkeo 3KM
22 - Avidkeo, @rusgolden
22.5 - rusgolden
23 - @bubblegum2fitness 3 miles, @Butterchop
23.5 - bubblegum2fitness, Butterchop
24 - @biketheworld
24.5 - biketheworld
25 - @MegaMooseEsq 10.4 miles
25.5 - MegaMooseEsq
26 - MegaMooseEsq
26.5 - MegaMooseEsq
? @Tramboman 10.5 km
? @marisap2010 2.14 miles 11am
? Juliet3455 21.1 km
? @MobyCarp 8 miles 18:46 to 19:51 GMT
? @katharmonic 2.8 miles
Let me know if your slot is right, and/or where it should be.
Orphia - I ended up running from 7:17 am - 8:23 am ET (I think that is 11:17 am - 12:23 pm GMT) for 5.55 miles. Anyway it was an hour later than what I signed up for but thankfully @workaholic_nurse ran at that time. Not a good excuse but it was dark, I didn't have anyone to run with and I was afraid to run alone!1 -
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.3 -
@garygse I've tried keeping in mind the hip, nip, head alignment/headlamp throughout the day and on yesterday's run. I can already tell my glutes work harder than they have been. Thanks for sharing that.
I see people hunched over running and hanging their heads. Its easy to slip into that lazy posture and cater to a weak core.3 -
@polskagirl01 I followed Miles for Dennis on Strava but I can't add him to my run since he is not following me.2
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Sept Goal: 50 Miles
Sept Total: 55.51 Miles
Oct Goal: 65 miles
10/02 - 6.28 miles
10/07 - 6.6 miles
10/09 - 4.0 miles
10/13 - 6.4 miles
10/15 - 4.1 miles
10/18 - 6.4 miles
Total - 33.78 miles
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Just followed you back!@polskagirl01 I followed Miles for Dennis on Strava but I can't add him to my run since he is not following me.
And for everyone else, I'm heading out to work for a few hours, will check back in and accept/follow/add runs when I get home!5 -
@Elise4270 I guess it should be brought up again seeing as there are new runners here who may not have heard the original advice, so here goes:
Basically, this came from @Stoshew71 but he's not been available lately so I'll try my best to repeat it. In order to help your running form imagine the following:- A piece of string attached to the very top of your head that is pulled taut by some invisible hand. This helps keep your head up and your back straight to prevent the slouching that Elise mentioned.
- Headlamps on your hips and nipples. Basically they should all be pointing in the same direction at all times, meaning you shouldn't be twisting your body or letting one side lift up more than the other. Keeping these headlights in alignment is an excellent way of ensuring this
One piece of advice that I heard from a different forum was to scrunch your shoulders up to your ears every now and again and then let them drop. This stops you from hunching your shoulders when you start to get tired, and I would do the scrunch-and-release whenever my watch alerted me at each mile of my runs.
I still think of these pieces of advice, especially when tired late in a run, and when I first started running I kept them in mind constantly until the running form became second nature.
Hopefully other new runners can adopt this advice and stave off injury caused by bad form. 11 -
@garygse I've tried keeping in mind the hip, nip, head alignment/headlamp throughout the day and on yesterday's run. I can already tell my glutes work harder than they have been. Thanks for sharing that.
I see people hunched over running and hanging their heads. Its easy to slip into that lazy posture and cater to a weak core.
@Elise4270 and @garygse dont' forget to hold that quarter between clenched butt cheeks!
Gary, after you posted that I paid extra attention to form on my last run and I can tell the difference in speed and ease of the run.
With better posture and form when running, comes many benefits, such more efficient running (less energy used per stride) and a greater capacity to use your glutes. If you run tall and get your hips thrust forward, you glutes (the biggest muscles in your body) have an easier time doing their work. It also helps align the body properly so that the impact of landing get absorb more equally throughout your body.
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Got in a quick 2.8 mile run this morning before work. It was only 34 degrees(Fahrenheit) and for some reason I found that the extreme cold made my run harder? I would’ve thought that it’d be easier! I wore gloves, an athletic zip up sweater thingy, and sports leggings, which helped, but I found that some parts of my body were freezing while others were overheating. I guess I’m gonna have to figure out proper cold running gear, since this is gonna be my first winter running and I hate the dreadmill. Gotta love New England weather!
10/1:4 miles
10/3: 4.4 miles
10/5: 4 miles
10/9: 4.8 miles
10/11: 4 miles
10/12: 2.2 miles
10/13: 4.7 miles
10/15: 1.25 miles
10/17: 5 miles
10/19: 2.8 miles-ish
Cumulative for October: 37/60 miles8 -
@Elise4270 I guess it should be brought up again seeing as there are new runners here who may not have heard the original advice, so here goes:
Basically, this came from @Stoshew71 but he's not been available lately so I'll try my best to repeat it. In order to help your running form imagine the following:- A piece of string attached to the very top of your head that is pulled taut by some invisible hand. This helps keep your head up and your back straight to prevent the slouching that Elise mentioned.
- Headlamps on your hips and nipples. Basically they should all be pointing in the same direction at all times, meaning you shouldn't be twisting your body or letting one side lift up more than the other. Keeping these headlights in alignment is an excellent way of ensuring this
One piece of advice that I heard from a different forum was to scrunch your shoulders up to your ears every now and again and then let them drop. This stops you from hunching your shoulders when you start to get tired, and I would do the scrunch-and-release whenever my watch alerted me at each mile of my runs.
I still think of these pieces of advice, especially when tired late in a run, and when I first started running I kept them in mind constantly until the running form became second nature.
Hopefully other new runners can adopt this advice and stave off injury caused by bad form.
Superb advice, many thanks!
Probably a bit too TMI but having suffered from a few of those 'ohemgee I need a bathroom and I need one NOW' moments in the early days before I worked out what I can/can't eat/drink before a run, I reckon I will have no trouble at all mastering that coin trick lol4 -
10/1 = 3 miles
10/2 = vacation
10/3 = 5 miles hiking on vacation
10/4 = vacation
10/5 = 3 miles
10/6 = 10 miles
10/7 = 11 miles
10/8 = rest day
10/9 = 12 miles
10/10 = 6 miles
10/11 = 4 miles
10/12 = 17 miles
10/13 = rest day
10/14 = 8 miles
10/15 = ⛈
10/16 = more thunderstorms AM / 4 neighborhood miles after work
10/17 = 5 miles
10/18 = rain, work, rain, work
10/19 = 17 very soggy miles
I might never be dry again but at least I wasn’t hot. Splish, splash, sploosh....
October goal miles = 120 / 105 miles-to-date
Upcoming Races:
10/27 = Hill Country Halloween Half Marathon
11/22 = Georgetown Turkey Trot
1/26/19 = Miami Tropical 5K
1/27/19 = Miami Marathon
3/10/19 = ZOOMA half (potentially)15 -
I finally got the biopsy results from my surgeon yesterday. What a wait! The melanoma was caught in an early stage (invasive malignant melanoma: pt1a), although it was deeper and more invasive than the initial punch biopsy showed. Luckily, the surgeon had taken wide enough margins to almost achieve the 1 cm clear margins all around that are desired. She said they decided another excision for deeper margins was not necessary at this time, and the cancer is considered excised. No further treatment is necessary. I need to have full-body mole and lymph node checks every three months for the next year and then at longer intervals after that. Basically, yay! Thanks for all the support when I first found out; it meant the world to me.
I did end up cancelling our December Hawaii trip, which I now regret (of course). My surgeon had warned me that I may require further treatment, and we decided to play it safe to recoup some of our money.
I caught a nasty cold last week (a good lesson to stay out of medical offices), and between my liver and my nose/throat/chest, running has continued to be difficult. I can feel it is finally drying up, so I hope I will soon catch up to where I was before this sick business began.
11.56 miles / 25 miles
It is unlikely I will meet my goal this month—again (sheesh). November will be my month!25
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