October 2018 Monthly Running Challenge
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BruinsGal_91 wrote: »@katharmonic Respect! I'm still debating whether to bite the bullet and train for a marathon. I've got five halfs under my belt and have always said that's as far as I'm willing to go, but there's a little nagging voice in my head trying to persuade me to go for the full 26.2.
@Bruinsgal1 I have the same nagging voice - fortunately he's not very loud. I enjoy my trail running to much and my longest run so far has been a 36k - 7 Peaks Challenge.
@ContraryMaryMary I can so relate to this.
Just glad we could helpContraryMaryMary wrote: »... Something happened to my 'two halfs a year' thing. And then there's the Xterra Series that I don't have 2019 dates for yet.
I blame you.
All of you!
of course @Avidkeo being a fellow NZ runner its all her fault.
@eleanorhawkins So enjoyed your 7km in the rain - badass writeup.
- giving the finger salute to the dreadmill
- all non-running drivers are azzholes
- when pavement-cement roads get rained on the oil and rubber bits lift off the surface and float on a thin layer of water which is why cars go Hydroplaning and runners ( bikers ) learn a new dance move. Bike lane paint was designed by a saddist.
- I put a safety pin inside my non-zipper pockets and hook my keys up so they can' fly away
- add zipper pulls to make it easier to find and adjust - something most winter - snow runners do
- Coffee ( or your favorite post run beverage )solves all problems 6 -
PastorVincent wrote: »@7lenny7 how about this one...
(originally posted in the FB group by @_nikkiwolf_ )
(ETA - fixed broken formatting)For our ultra runners: No pre-defined time or distance. Just a tiny loop of 4.17 miles that you have 1 hour to complete. But you have to do it every hour, until everyone else has given up. Sounds fun, right?
https://www.rei.com/blog/run/the-most-punishing-running-race-youve-never-heard-of
Ah yes, Big's Backyard Ultra. I don't even have to click on the link, I can tell what it is from the description. As I recall this year it lasted 3 days. The winner had something like 280 miles. Second place was a Minnesota native who's destroying ultra records like crazy, Courtney Duwalter.
There's a race based on this concept in Minnesota called Last Man Standing. Yes I plan to do it some day.
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@juliet3455 thanks for the tips! We don't really have winters here, so when it does rain or start to get a little fresh everyone goes into a complete panic! For example..... I just saw a notice that the council has postponed all Halloween activities because there is rain forecast tomorrow.......5
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PastorVincent wrote: »@7lenny7 how about this one...
(originally posted in the FB group by @_nikkiwolf_ )
(ETA - fixed broken formatting)For our ultra runners: No pre-defined time or distance. Just a tiny loop of 4.17 miles that you have 1 hour to complete. But you have to do it every hour, until everyone else has given up. Sounds fun, right?
https://www.rei.com/blog/run/the-most-punishing-running-race-youve-never-heard-of
Ah yes, Big's Backyard Ultra. I don't even have to click on the link, I can tell what it is from the description. As I recall this year it lasted 3 days. The winner had something like 280 miles. Second place was a Minnesota native who's destroying ultra records like crazy, Courtney Duwalter.
There's a race based on this concept in Minnesota called Last Man Standing. Yes I plan to do it some day.
It was tempting for me until I saw that the winner was at three DAYS. I can not get that kind of vacation time. heh4 -
@Elise4270 I agree. However, I am currently treating an open wound (two if you count my still healing elbow from the fall) under one so I am literally avoiding sweating until it heals. I don't want an infection. However this lack of activity is making me insane!4
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@Elise4270 I agree. However, I am currently treating an open wound (two if you count my still healing elbow from the fall) under one so I am literally avoiding sweating until it heals. I don't want an infection. However this lack of activity is making me insane!
Cover the wound in superglue. Then go run. Easy.2 -
PastorVincent wrote: »PastorVincent wrote: »@7lenny7 how about this one...
(originally posted in the FB group by @_nikkiwolf_ )
(ETA - fixed broken formatting)For our ultra runners: No pre-defined time or distance. Just a tiny loop of 4.17 miles that you have 1 hour to complete. But you have to do it every hour, until everyone else has given up. Sounds fun, right?
https://www.rei.com/blog/run/the-most-punishing-running-race-youve-never-heard-of
Ah yes, Big's Backyard Ultra. I don't even have to click on the link, I can tell what it is from the description. As I recall this year it lasted 3 days. The winner had something like 280 miles. Second place was a Minnesota native who's destroying ultra records like crazy, Courtney Duwalter.
There's a race based on this concept in Minnesota called Last Man Standing. Yes I plan to do it some day.
It was tempting for me until I saw that the winner was at three DAYS. I can not get that kind of vacation time. heh
I bet most were out after a day or two. What I love about this concept is that if the last person doesn't successfully complete a final, solo lap, there is no winner. One year it was down to two runners and those two went head to head for a long time. Finally one of them had to quit or risk missing his flight home. In a show of sportsmanship the other runner quit too. No winner that year.
I was wrong about the name of the race in Minnesota. It's called Last Runner Standing. This was the first year and the winner had 90+ miles. Most were out by the 40s.
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Went on a little roadtrip and had to share my phone with DH and come back ton 156 posts. Yah, not going to catch up.
We went to Canyon de Chelly and Petrified Forest. Hiked down into two canyons, across a wash, and climbed up a rock fall. Tired. Sore. But loved it! Need to go back and do a few more wilderness hikes at Petrified Forest. Only had time for the one and all the normal park drive/walks/hikes.6 -
October goal: 95 miles
10/2: 5.5 miles
10/3: 5 miles
10/4: 5 miles
10/6: 3.1miles Old Rip 5K - PR and 2nd place AG
10/8: 5.2 miles
10/10: 5 miles
10/11: 5.2 miles
10/14: 9 miles
10/15: 3.5 miles
10/17: 5 miles
10/18: 4.1 miles
10/21: 11 miles
10/23: 4.5 miles
10/25: 3.5 miles
10/26: 4.2 miles
10/28: 8.1 miles
10/29: 3.4 miles
10/30: 5.1 miles
95.1/95 miles completed
I had a nice 5.1 run this morning and that brought me to my goal for October. I really didn't think I was going to make it this month with all the bad weather we had, but I managed to squeak by. It was a pretty nice run too. I worried it would be hot since it was already 67F when I headed out at 5:55 this morning, but the 15 mph SW winds kept it from being too bad.
2018 races:
5/19/18: Run for 57th AHC Half Marathon - 2:43:59.7. - 2nd place AG
10/6/18: Old Rip 5K Run - PR 29:43.5, 2nd place AG
11/10/18: Wags & Whiskers 5K7 -
@Elise4270 I agree. However, I am currently treating an open wound (two if you count my still healing elbow from the fall) under one so I am literally avoiding sweating until it heals. I don't want an infection. However this lack of activity is making me insane!
Isn't sweat a natural antiseptic? Haha! There's always Netflix..3 -
@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?7 -
My new peg leg. I feel like I should have an eye patch and a parrot now.
ARGH!!!
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@7Lenny7: I might not have gotten the 20% member discount, but I got a 20% new customer discount, so I’m happy.
@katharmonic: Wow, that is quite a shirt! Thanks for the spoiler on the blister.
I took a nap after I wrote the below and am feeling better, though still not 100%. Hoping to get a run in later today and am eating lunch at the standing desk in my old running shoes to try and wake up the foot. Not sure how wise that is, but we’ll see.
I think I’m in a funk. And/or coming down with something. And/or still recovering from too much food and alcohol and smoking over the long weekend. Either way, I’ve only run twice in the last week, haven’t lifted for a month, and just want to go back to bed even though it’s only 10:20, but I really really really want to get something resembling a full week of work in, and need to be responsive to emails relating to house-buying stuff.
I rolled my left foot on a leaf-covered stepping stone in the back yard on Sunday evening and it still hurts - the ankle seems okay, but the arch is sore on the outside. I suspect moving around on it more will help, but I Don’t Want To. I know that means I should, but the brain weasels are fighting me on this one. Maybe I’ll ice while I nap and see how things turn out later.
As of yesterday we’ve switched banks for the third time of this home-buying process. We’re going to have tp push back the closing date but at least we FINALLY have a potential deal on the table that we (and my dad, who is paying most of our closing costs) can live with. I think. I hope. Assuming the sellers don’t drop us like a hot sack of potatoes. Ug.
Also, I’m officially worried about the remaining dog. His energy levels seem lower than usual and he isn’t finishing his meals. Sigh.
Looking to be a couple miles short of my October goal, but I’m not too concerned about that. I just want to get back to regular running and lifting. All this house/dog/vacation stuff has been taking a toll.10 -
@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? 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. 
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October 2018
Goal 1: Melbourne Marathon Sunday October 14 – Done!
Goal 2: Draw every day for Inktober 2018 – Done!
Goal 3: Handstand practice every day – Done!
Goal 4: 2 new blog posts – 3 Done!
Runs:
Oct 02 – 07.0 km
Oct 03 – 07.1 km fartleks
Oct 05 – 16.0 km fast finish
Oct 08 – 05.0 km
Oct 10 – 04.6 km with 2 sprints
Oct 14 – 43.3 km Melbourne Marathon 24 Hour Relay Run for Dennis
Oct 17 – 02.7 km
Oct 19 – 03.1 km
Oct 24 – 04.0 km
Oct 26 – 05.5 km
Oct 27 – 07.2 km
Oct 28 – 10.0 km tempo 58:52
Oct 30 – 07.0 km
Oct 31 – 10.0 km easy + sprint
A good month.
Let’s make it a good November so we can then enjoy the end of the year!5 -
PastorVincent wrote: »PastorVincent wrote: »@7lenny7 how about this one...
(originally posted in the FB group by @_nikkiwolf_ )
(ETA - fixed broken formatting)For our ultra runners: No pre-defined time or distance. Just a tiny loop of 4.17 miles that you have 1 hour to complete. But you have to do it every hour, until everyone else has given up. Sounds fun, right?
https://www.rei.com/blog/run/the-most-punishing-running-race-youve-never-heard-of
Ah yes, Big's Backyard Ultra. I don't even have to click on the link, I can tell what it is from the description. As I recall this year it lasted 3 days. The winner had something like 280 miles. Second place was a Minnesota native who's destroying ultra records like crazy, Courtney Duwalter.
There's a race based on this concept in Minnesota called Last Man Standing. Yes I plan to do it some day.
It was tempting for me until I saw that the winner was at three DAYS. I can not get that kind of vacation time. heh
You don't need three days off unless you are planning to win it outright. You could set a shorter goal for yourself and still have a major accomplishment.8 -
polskagirl01 wrote: »PastorVincent wrote: »PastorVincent wrote: »@7lenny7 how about this one...
(originally posted in the FB group by @_nikkiwolf_ )
(ETA - fixed broken formatting)For our ultra runners: No pre-defined time or distance. Just a tiny loop of 4.17 miles that you have 1 hour to complete. But you have to do it every hour, until everyone else has given up. Sounds fun, right?
https://www.rei.com/blog/run/the-most-punishing-running-race-youve-never-heard-of
Ah yes, Big's Backyard Ultra. I don't even have to click on the link, I can tell what it is from the description. As I recall this year it lasted 3 days. The winner had something like 280 miles. Second place was a Minnesota native who's destroying ultra records like crazy, Courtney Duwalter.
There's a race based on this concept in Minnesota called Last Man Standing. Yes I plan to do it some day.
It was tempting for me until I saw that the winner was at three DAYS. I can not get that kind of vacation time. heh
You don't need three days off unless you are planning to win it outright. You could set a shorter goal for yourself and still have a major accomplishment.
enabler
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polskagirl01 wrote: »PastorVincent wrote: »PastorVincent wrote: »@7lenny7 how about this one...
(originally posted in the FB group by @_nikkiwolf_ )
(ETA - fixed broken formatting)For our ultra runners: No pre-defined time or distance. Just a tiny loop of 4.17 miles that you have 1 hour to complete. But you have to do it every hour, until everyone else has given up. Sounds fun, right?
https://www.rei.com/blog/run/the-most-punishing-running-race-youve-never-heard-of
Ah yes, Big's Backyard Ultra. I don't even have to click on the link, I can tell what it is from the description. As I recall this year it lasted 3 days. The winner had something like 280 miles. Second place was a Minnesota native who's destroying ultra records like crazy, Courtney Duwalter.
There's a race based on this concept in Minnesota called Last Man Standing. Yes I plan to do it some day.
It was tempting for me until I saw that the winner was at three DAYS. I can not get that kind of vacation time. heh
You don't need three days off unless you are planning to win it outright. You could set a shorter goal for yourself and still have a major accomplishment.
enabler
Where? In this thread? Surely you jest!4
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