October 2018 Monthly Running Challenge
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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.2 -
I'm serious about sharing the monthly love here and dangling the coveted MFP running challenge thread starter offer. Todays a good day to get it going- I'll think of a monthly question.
Ask and he shall do his best to not balls things up.
https://community.myfitnesspal.com/en/discussion/10704311/november-2018-monthly-running-challenge6 -
Today's run was a recovery run, yet for some reason, my legs felt very heavy and I just wasn't getting into the run at all. Part of it could've been due to the temps, which had risen again to the low 70s, but I think overall it was just one of those days...not the first time, and certainly won't be the last either. Tomorrow brings another day...perhaps a chance for another recovery run to get over this recovery run.
01 - 15.63
02 - 14.43
03 - 10.21
04 - 12.19
05 - 22.04
08 - 15.63
09 - 12.64
10 - 12.19
11 - 13.53
12 - 26.40
13 - 6.97
16 - 5.91
17 - 15.60
18 - 12.67
19 - 22.22
22 - 15.57
23 - 14.33
24 - 12.57
25 - 14.16
26 - 16.13
29 - 16.01
30 - 14.15
Total: 321.18 / 250 miles6 -
@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/ ) .PastorVincent 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?
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. 
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.5 -
@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?
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_nikkiwolf_ wrote: »@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? )
I'm excited about getting this, actually. So much better than crutches or a scooter I think. It's hands free and I can go up and down stairs with it. It also let's me use my right quad and hamstring.
After I get more comfortable with it I hope to start going on walks.
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4.7 miles tonight. Pace was decent until I had a nosebleed and walked most of the rest of the way home holding my nose.
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@eleanorhawkins Way to badass it in the rain! Yes, get good socks; I have never got blisters while wearing good wool running socks, with as much as 26.2 miles run in the rain.
@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.
@7lenny7 Kody doesn't look very impressed with your peg leg. Maybe a parrot will impress him more.8 -
@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.
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October Running Totals (miles)
10/1 – rest day
10/2 – 3.03 recovery run
10/3 – 5.04 group run
10/4 – 4.97 warm up, 2 miles @T, cool down
10/5 – rest day
10/6 – 8.90 paced run
10/7 – 6.45 warmup + 6K XC race
10/8 – rest day
10/9 – 5.01 warmup + easy XC workout
10/10 – 5.10 group run
10/11 – 6.63 easy/tempo/easy
10/12 – rest day
10/13 – 11.52 warmup + Finish Strong 15K
10/14 – 8.46 bandit run for Dennis
10/15 – rest day
10/16 – 7.02 warmup, XC workout, cool down
10/17 – 6.01 group run
10/18 – 6.45 warmup, speed work
10/19 – rest day
10/20 – 13.16 paced run
10/21 – 7.18 warmup + 6K XC race
10/22 – rest day
10/23 – 6.78 warmup, speed work
10/24 – 4.15 group run
10/25 – 8.28 easy
10/26 – rest day
10/27 – 14.92 paced run
10/28 – extra rest day
10/29 – scheduled rest day
10/30 – 7.37 warmup, speed work, cool down
October running total to date – 146.43
Nominal October mileage goal: 150 miles
Real Goals: Recover well from Wineglass. Avoid reinjury. Build volume only to the extent consistent with recovery and injury avoidance.
Today's notes – I started coming down with a cold late Saturday evening. Sunday was a day of absolutely no energy, and certainly no running. Monday was a day of eternal nasal drip. I could have run, but was concerned about the drip running down my throat and making the cold lodge in my lungs. And that was even while on decongestant medicine.
Today I'm not totally over the cold, but it feels more like I'm improving. Went to club practice today. It was 52º F (11º C) with wind not a factor and dew point 28º F. Great running weather, but I dressed just a little on the warm side because of the cold. Did my 2 mile warmup, and took off the running jacket to do the workout in shorts and a long sleeve tech shirt.
The assignment was 10 mintues at T pace, then 2 sets of (600, 400, 400, 200) at R pace with 200 or 400 recovery. Set out for an easy 400 before the T interval; missed starting the watch until perhaps 100 meters in. Oh, well. Held T pace really well for 10 minutes; target was 49 seconds per 200 meters, but it was coming in pretty consistently at 48 seconds. Took a bit more than a minute (the rest of the lap) recovery, then set out for the first 600 at R.
Well. Before I got to 400, I could tell that R pace and my residual cold were not in agreement. I was likely to aggravate my respiratory system issues pushing to 600 at R, so I backed off at 400, took 400 recovery, and felt pretty good. So I ran 3 x 200 at R after that, with 200 recovery, and called that good for the workout proper. Target for R would be 42-43 seconds for a 200, 85-86 seconds for a 400; the 400 came in at 86.2 seconds, the 200s at 42.9, 42.6, 42.7. I may not have been totally healthy today, but I was competent within my limits.
Then I put my jacket back on and went out for a 2 mile cool down. I'm developing a theory of listening to my body; if I do a speed workout and I'm so wiped out that I don't want to run a 2 mile cool down, I've probably worked too hard. There are no medals for training runs.
After 2 days of no running and mostly being sedentary, it felt really good to get out and run. I'll take that, even though I wasn't up to doing the full workout as written.
2018 races:
February 17, 2018 Freezeroo #5 (Valentines Run "In Memory of Tom Brannon" 8 Mile) (Greece, NY) finished in 54:48
February 24, 2018 Freezeroo #6 (White House Challenge 4.4 mile) (Webster, NY) finished in 28:46
March 17, 2018 USATF Masters 8K (Shamrock 8K, Virginia Beach, VA) finished in 31:55
March 24, 2018 Spring Forward 15K (Mendon, NY) ran at MP, finished in 1:10:47
April 16, 2018 Boston Marathon (Hopkinton, MA) finished in 3:28:43
April 29, 2018 USATF Masters 10K (James Joyce Ramble, Dedham, MA) finished in 41:33
May 20, 2018 Lilac 10K (Rochester, NY) finished in 42:21
May 26, 2018 Sunset House 5K (Rochester, NY) finished in 20:12
June 3, 2018 USATF Masters Half Marathon (Ann Arbor, MI) finished in 1:34:42
June 9, 2018 Ontario Summit Trail Half Marathon (Naples, NY) DNS - injury
June 17, 2018 Medved 5K to Cure ALS (Rochester, NY) short course, 18:04 for ~2.9 miles
June 30, 2018 Charlie's Old Goat Trail Run 5 mile (Victor, NY) 4.89 miles by Garmin, 43:15
July 14, 2018 Shoreline Half Marathon (Hamlin, NY) finished in 1:45:54
July 28, 2018 Battle at Bristol 10K (Naples, NY) survived in 1:28:33
August 1, 2018 IEXC 5K #1 (Rochester, NY) finished in 22:17
August 8, 2018 IEXC 5K #2 (Rochester, NY) finished in 22:10
August 15, 2018 Pound the Ground 10K (Mendon, NY) finished in 43:11
August 22, 2018 IEXC 5K #3 (Rochester, NY) finished in 21:59
August 29, 2018 IEXC 5K #4 (Rochester NY) finished in 22:00
August 29, 2018 IEXC TDP 1 mile (Rochester, NY) finished in 6:07
August 29, 2018 IEXC TDP 400m (Rochester, NY) finished in 1:14
September 2, 2018 Oak Tree Half Marathon (Geneseo, NY) finished in 1:36:41
September 9, 2018 Pete Glavin XC #1 5K (Newark, NY) 2.9 miles finished in 20:50.9
September 23, 2018 USATF Masters XC 5K (Buffalo, NY) finished in 20:03
September 30, 2018 Wineglass Marathon (Bath, NY to Corning, NY) finished in 3:18:02, PR with negative splits
October 7, 2018 Pete Glavin XC #2 6K (Akron Falls, NY) finished in 24:41
October 13, 2018 Finish Strong 15K (Hilton, NY) finished in 1:03:27
October 21, 2018 Pete Glavin XC #3 6K (Mendon, NY) finished in 24:17
November 4, 2018 Pete Glavin XC #4 6K (Trumansburg, NY)
November 11, 2018 Syracuse Half Marathon (Syracuse, NY)
November 18, 2018 Pete Glavin XC #5 8K (Syracuse, NY)
November 22, 2018 Race with Grace 10K (Hilton, NY)
December 15, 2018 Freezeroo #1 (Don Curran Memorial 5K) (Gates, NY)
2019 Races:
January 1, 2019 Freezeroo #2 (Resolution Run 7.5 mile) (Mendon, NY)
January 5, 2019 Winter Warrior Half Marathon (Gates, NY)
January 12, 2019 Freezeroo #3 (Pineway Ponds 5 Mile) (Spencerport, NY)
January 26, 2019 Freezeroo #4 (Hearnish 5 mile) (Victory, NY)
February 9, 2019 Freezeroo #5 (Tom Brannon 8 mile) (Greece, NY)
February 23, 2019 Freezeroo #6 (White House Challenge 4.4 mile) (Webster, NY)
April 15, 2019 Boston Marathon (Hopkinton, MA to Boston, MA)
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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.4
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@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.3 -
_nikkiwolf_ wrote: »
@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/ ) .PastorVincent 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? 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.
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 0 -
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.
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10/1 - rest day, short walk + PT exercises
10/2 - 4.22 km run/walk intervals
10/3 to 10/6 - rest
10/7 - 5.72 km
10/8 to 10/13 - more rest
10/14 - 3.37 km run/walk intervals
10/15 - rest
10/16 - 3.01 km run/walk intervals
10/17 - rest
10/18 - 2.22 km run/walk intervals
10/19 - rest
10/20 - 2.38 km run/walk intervals
10/21 - rest
10/22 - rest
10/23 - 2.68 km
10/24 - rest
10/25 - missed
10/26 - 2.61 km makeup run
10/27 - in car and meetings all day
10/28 - 3.56 km
10/29 - rest
10/30 - 3.48 km
33.25/?? km
And that's it for me for October.
Some mild ankle pain today but nothing scary. Like a 1/10. I think my K-tape was too tight so I'm not worried about it. Went to running group tonight and there were only 2 of us with completely opposite abilities and distances so we ran off in opposite directions.
I decided to run down Grande Blvd again and take in the Halloween decorations. Everything looked amazing. There were so many people! It kinda felt like I was dodging racers at a Halloween race except nobody was in costume.
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 1:02:11
12/1/18 Santa Shuffle
2019:
1/1/19 Resolution Run
5/5/19 BMO Vancouver Marathon (Half)
8/17/19 Edmonton Marathon10 -
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.4 -
I don't remember which one of you linked me the bra, but it came today. I can't wait to try it out!
I'm treating the wound appropriately, and I'm using desitin on the chafing which is working superbly!
I have decided I need new bras and that I need to look for seamless ones. They also need to be VERY supportive, so recommendations would be great.
I am also going to get some new running tops because I need ones that will not retain my sweat like the ones I was wearing. What are some of your favorite running tops ladies?
As for my running, I am bummed that I am not going to get in the additional mileage that I was scheduled for for the month. However, I had already surpassed my goal so it's really no big deal. I've been getting lots of reading in!
October Goal: 100 miles
10/1: planned rest day
10/2: 4.5 miles
10/3: 9 miles
10/4: 5.5 miles
10/5: 7 miles
10/6: cross train ditched for rest
10/7: 3 miles
10/8: planned rest
10/9: rest until cleared by NP
10/10: 10 miles
10/11: 7 miles
10/12: 5 miles
10/13: 4.5 miles
10/14: impromptu rest (was scheduled tomorrow)
10/15: 4.5 miles (yesterday's)
10/16: 8 miles
10/17: leg day with the hubs instead of a run (couple's time)
10/18: 6 miles
10/19: 5 miles
10/20: 2.5 miles (was supposed to be 5, but severely underdressed for the wind)
10/21: impromptu rest (no sleep-went to pumpkin patch)
10/22: planned rest
10/23: 11 miles
10/24: 8 miles
10/25: 5 miles
10/26: impromptu rest (chaffing issue)
10/27: 8 miles
10/28: 6.5 miles
10/29: impromptu rest (chaffing issue)
10/30: impromptu rest (chaffing issue)
10/31: impromptu rest (chaffing issue)
Total: 120 miles
UPCOMING RACES
November - 5 mile Bare Bones Turkey Trot (22nd)
December -
COMPLETED RACES
January - Frosty 5k
February - Run for the Chocolate 5k
March - Penguin in the Park 5k
April - Lake Sara Dam 5k
May - Run Through the Jungle 5k
June - French Fried 5k
July - Firecracker 5k
August - Happy Birthday to Me virtual 10k
September 7th - 5k Glow Run
October - Illinois Homecoming 5k8 -
Finishing out October. See you in the November thread!
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 19.5 km, run 21.4 km
10/22 -28 Totals: bike 6 km, run 25.6 km
10/29 - run 10.1k
10/30 - bike 11.2k, run 3.7k (5×400@5k; 5×300@recovery)
10/31 - bike 10.2k
Met my October goal!
Upcoming races:
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 Marathon7 -
My daughter pulled her neck scratching her back (yeah, ikr) while getting ready for school, so had to delay run and take her to get it looked at. Managed to still get out, I guess it's good to get out of that habit of always doing stuff at exactly the same time and in exactly the same way etc. Made it harder than usual considering it was just 5k today. Just 5k.... I remember when my 'long runs' were 5k!
Reached both goals this month, yay!
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
21/10: 10km
23/10: 7km
24/10: 3km
26/10: 6.5km
28/10: 5km race
30/10: 7km
31/10: 5km
October goal: 90km, stretch goal: 105km. Completed so far: 107.5km.8 -
Hey everyone! It has been a few weeks since I’ve checked in, and I am 900 posts behind, so I’m not even going to try to go back and read them all.
Since my last post, one of our bassets developed a herniated disc and all of a sudden couldn’t walk. It took over a week for the vet to figure out the right dose of steroids and pain meds so that we could start to see some improvement with muscle movement in her back legs. My husband was traveling for work, and it was touch and go as to whether she would make any improvement, so I didn’t run or do much of anything else during that time.
Then, last week I was driving home from the vet and was in an accident. An improperly hitched trailer being towed by a truck came unhitched and crossed interstate lanes to smash into my car. My car was totaled, and I’ve had a lot of soreness as a result. Again, no running.
Due to the accident, I missed the 10K I was supposed to run last Saturday.
I’m hoping November goes a little more smoothly so I can get back into a routine.23
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