October 2018 Monthly Running Challenge
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@rheddmobile I always pin them on my shorts or tights so I can easily change upper layers if needed.
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Just read most of the last 300 posts. You guys are so lovely and give me so much desire to keep running!PastorVincent wrote: »eleanorhawkins 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!
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!0 -
10/1-7 Totals: bike 20.4 km, run 15 km
10/8-14 Totals: bike 10.3 km, run 24.9 km
10/15 - 21 Totals: bike 19.5km, run 21.4 km
10/22 - run 6.3k
10/23 - run 6k "fartlek"
10/24 - rest
10/25 - run 8k, bike 3k to meeting
10/26 - rest
10/27 - run 5.2k race, bike 3k to get there/back
10/28 - DNS time-change-run, migraine
The 5k was fun. The Botanical Gardens are on a hillside, resulting in a great, very challenging course. It kind of seemed like what I imagine cross country to be like - grass, gravel, some asphalt and dirt. There were 3 loops (steep downhill, then all the way back up). My goal was to do each lap slightly faster than the previous one, and I did it! Interesting experience on the last lap, at the bottom of the hill a man in the 60+ age group caught up and started talking to me; he was clearly pacing off of me and that was fine. He also seemed to want to practice his English, but my brain kept wanting to respond in Polish so it was kind of a weird conversation. Then on the uphill I pulled ahead and at some point he yelled my name and in English (conspicuous much?) hollered for me to wait for him. Dude, this is a race; I'll wait at the finish line, which at that point was only about 500 meters away. By the way, he and others AFTER me won their age groups. But I'm too young I guess - I was #6 of 9.
Someone decided on strobe lights for the concert I was at last night, and after that I laid down with my running clothes on, ready to get up a few hours later and do the time change 10k run... but later decided that it would probably push me over the edge into a migraine. So I used my extra hour to sleep and my head still hurts. It has only gotten worse all day, so we'll see how I feel tomorrow and think about running then.
I made it to page 82, will have to catch up later!
Met my October goal!
Upcoming races:
October 27: Botanical 5k
October 28: Fastest 10k of Your Life (2am start)
November 11: City Trail Independence Day 5k
December 8: City Trail 5k
January 12: City Trail 5k
February 2-3: Lublin night 10k
February 16: City Trail 5k
March 23: City Trail 5k
April 7: Lublin 10k (maybe)
May 12: Lublin Marathon8 -
rheddmobile wrote: »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).1 -
@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!
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BruinsGal_91 wrote: »@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.
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Morning. No run this morning, I woke at 4:45am and still felt incredibly tired so decided an hour more sleep was more important than a run. Went back to sleep and woke feeling much better - so good decision. Now I'm feeling a bit guilty for not running haha. I have my gear and may go at lunch, depends on the weather. As much as I enjoy running in the rain, getting soaked in the middle of a work day doesn't sound pleasant lol.5
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@ContraryMaryMary - Great run, congrats on the PR. It was an inspiring read this morning before my race (due to the time difference).
Hot Cider Hustle Half Marathon Recap
First half marathon in the books!!
When I woke up this morning it was raining and 42F. I chose to do long socks, shorts, long sleeve shirt, and cheap gloves in case it warmed up. By the time the race started at 8 am the rain had stopped. I had long pants and a windbreaker jacket that I gave to my husband and daughter as they made the final announcement. The 5k and half started at the same time, but they asked people to line up by pace. I stood in between the 2:10 and 2:20 pacer, which I passed the 2:10 pacer before we got to the trail.
The course was an out and back, with the start having wide section of roads to try and reduce crowding before we got to the paved trail. The 5k runners split just over a mile and a half and the half runners went one way and they went another. The turn around for the half runners was somewhere around 6.5 miles. I took water at each aid station and overall was feeling really well. I didn’t have any problems until shortly before the turnaround point. At that point my knee decided it was going to start tightening up. I managed to work it out and made it to the 10 mile or so mark when the 2:10 pacer group passed. The last two miles were a complete bear with the knee. Had my husband and daughter not been at the finish I may have walked, but it had started raining again and wanted to get my daughter out of the cold. The crowd support at the tail end helped push as felt like I was hobbling a bit. There’s definitely some stiffness and that knee pops when lifting it up, whereas the other one does not make noise.
Race included a carmel apple and hot cider at the end which my daughter enjoyed greatly.
I’m so happy to have finished and have some bling too now! 2:14:42 official time.
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PastorVincent 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!
I have a couple of toggles on my Spibelt which I use for attaching my bib.2 -
@ContraryMaryMary - Great run, congrats on the PR. It was an inspiring read this morning before my race (due to the time difference).
Hot Cider Hustle Half Marathon Recap
First half marathon in the books!!
When I woke up this morning it was raining and 42F. I chose to do long socks, shorts, long sleeve shirt, and cheap gloves in case it warmed up. By the time the race started at 8 am the rain had stopped. I had long pants and a windbreaker jacket that I gave to my husband and daughter as they made the final announcement. The 5k and half started at the same time, but they asked people to line up by pace. I stood in between the 2:10 and 2:20 pacer, which I passed the 2:10 pacer before we got to the trail.
The course was an out and back, with the start having wide section of roads to try and reduce crowding before we got to the paved trail. The 5k runners split just over a mile and a half and the half runners went one way and they went another. The turn around for the half runners was somewhere around 6.5 miles. I took water at each aid station and overall was feeling really well. I didn’t have any problems until shortly before the turnaround point. At that point my knee decided it was going to start tightening up. I managed to work it out and made it to the 10 mile or so mark when the 2:10 pacer group passed. The last two miles were a complete bear with the knee. Had my husband and daughter not been at the finish I may have walked, but it had started raining again and wanted to get my daughter out of the cold. The crowd support at the tail end helped push as felt like I was hobbling a bit. There’s definitely some stiffness and that knee pops when lifting it up, whereas the other one does not make noise.
Race included a carmel apple and hot cider at the end which my daughter enjoyed greatly.
I’m so happy to have finished and have some bling too now! 2:14:42 official time.
Congratulations and I hope your knee feels better soon! I’d thought about doing a Hot Cider Hustle near me last weekend but decided to go to Mankato since I’d already run a 5K at the HCH location. Hot cider after a race sounds lovely. And very nice bling!
I just got home from vacation with some swag of my own: brand new trail/winter shoes! The folks at TC Running Co were amazing, well worth the very slight detour. And once avain, I narrowly avoided the fugly pair for something not at all bad looking.
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@rheddmobile i pin mine to my spibelt or trail belt
I ran the hot cider hustle in mke but just the 5k. When i run the longer distances with the races, they've run out of apples or cinnamon rolls.
Did my 5k under a 11 min/mile. Which was my first time. It was cold. Crowded. Walkers lined up all over. Inexperienced runners did too. But it's a fun run and a nice flat path.
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PastorVincent 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!
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.
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Run For Dennis write-up thread:
https://community.myfitnesspal.com/en/discussion/10703874/keep-running-fatkids-mfp-24-hour-tribute-relay
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PastorVincent 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!
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.0 -
@mbaker566 congrats! Looks like a great place to run. Sorry about your knee. Do you think you twisted it on a bad landing maybe?0
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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)2 -
@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.4
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