September 2019 Monthly Running Challenge
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@PastorVincent whoop whoop! Go you!
@rheddmobile I'm so glad we don't have snakes. *shudder*
For me, well I've managed to get back to regular exercising. I've 2 weeks of my 8 week plan fully - well I've occasionally swapped a cardio in front of the TV session for a run instead but I count that as done. I'm getting most of my running form back and have found the fun again!
BUT my eating sux. I'll do really well for a couple of days, then "binge". I've only lost 600 grams (about 1.5lb) in 2 weeks. That sounds good in theory but the first couple of weeks of a plan after a long hiatus is usually a couple of kg loss due to water weight. So I get down. Technically I'm eating at maintenance atm. Sigh where is @mobycarp when you need him. Times like this I miss him so much.
Oh well, now the exercise is pretty much sorted, I can start getting the eating under control.4 -
Oh and for my financial situation, I've decided to split the difference. See if I can get a decent road bike for around $300, spend $100 on accessories (helmet, lights, i already have a bike lock, what else would I need?) and put the remaining on the debt. We are coming into summer, and the kids are loving getting out on their bikes, and I want to be with them.
Not bothering with updating the watch. I'll pay off the debt, then if I really get into cycling, I'll save and upgrade later. That's what I did with the running (went from a cheap fitbit to a garmin, best move ever)9 -
Oh and for my financial situation, I've decided to split the difference. See if I can get a decent road bike for around $300, spend $100 on accessories (helmet, lights, i already have a bike lock, what else would I need?) and put the remaining on the debt. We are coming into summer, and the kids are loving getting out on their bikes, and I want to be with them.
Not bothering with updating the watch. I'll pay off the debt, then if I really get into cycling, I'll save and upgrade later. That's what I did with the running (went from a cheap fitbit to a garmin, best move ever)
This sounds like a very reasonable choice. 👍2 -
Date :::: Miles :::: Cumulative
09/01/19 :::: 11.5 :::: 11.5
09/02/19 :::: 5.5 :::: 17.0
09/03/19 :::: 3.0 :::: 20.0
09/04/19 :::: 6.7 :::: 26.7
09/05/19 :::: 0.0 :::: 26.7
09/06/19 :::: 4.7 :::: 31.5
09/07/19 :::: 13.1 :::: 44.6
09/08/19 :::: 5.2 :::: 49.8
09/09/19 :::: 5.7 :::: 55.5
09/10/19 :::: 5.6 :::: 61.1
09/11/19 :::: 2.7 :::: 63.8
09/12/19 :::: 4.1 :::: 67.9
09/13/19 :::: 6.0 :::: 73.9
09/14/19 :::: 0.0 :::: 73.9
09/15/19 :::: 12.3 :::: 86.2
09/16/19 :::: 6.5 :::: 92.7
09/17/19 :::: 3.6 :::: 96.4
09/18/19 :::: 5.7 :::: 102.1
09/19/19 :::: 1.8 :::: 103.8
09/20/19 :::: 8.5 :::: 112.3
09/21/19 :::: 3.8 :::: 116.2
09/22/19 :::: 0.0 :::: 116.2
09/23/19 :::: 5.9 :::: 122.1
09/24/19 :::: 0.0 :::: 122.1
09/25/19 :::: 6.0 :::: 128.1
09/26/19 :::: 5.1 :::: 133.2
09/27/19 :::: 3.2 :::: 136.4
Very glad to see the end of this workweek. I have a million things to catch up on over the weekend, but at least there are no meetings or things due for a couple of days! On the non-work front, it was a glorious day. I didn't have time for a morning run but took my stuff with me so I could get one in before going home. It was 72 degrees and sunny, and all the dogs and people were out at the park to enjoy this Friday afternoon.
@AlphaHowls great to see you are getting more miles again. Good luck with your half tomorrow!
Good luck to anyone else racing this weekend!
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AlphaHowls wrote: »
Glad your dewclaw is better.6 -
September goal: try to keep up
9/1 3.30
9/2 2.00
9/3 rest
9/4 4.70
9/5 rest
9/6 3.12
9/7 Travel to> O'ahu CME conference<travel from
9/8 3.00
9/9 snorkel 3 hours
9/10 lazy
9/11 4.5
9/12 rest
9/13 2.80
9/14 3.30
9/15 rest
9/16 2.50
9/17 long workday, long band practice
9/18 5.00
9/19 2.50
9/20 3.30
9/21 Managed and played in a Kanikapila (music jam)
9/22 exhausted and wiped out from herding cats (see above)
9/23 2.80
9/24 SICK!
9/25 (less) Sick
9/26 (recovering) sick
9/27 2.85
Total : 46.77
Upcoming races:
Revel Kulia Half Marathon 1/18/20
Ticker is my goal for 2019 and progress to date:
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September Goal: 160km
02/9: 5.11
03/9: 8.11
04/9: 6.73
06/9: 8.46
07/9: 14.06
09/9: 6.15
11/9: 13.05
13/9: 8.44
14/9: 16.14
16/9: 5.22
17/9: 8.11
18/9: 5.34
20/9: 8.07
21/9: 14.51
23/9: 5.54
24/9: 10.08
25/9: 5.36
27/9: 10.14
28/9: 18.3
Total KM run: 176.92
That's GOAL for me! I miscalculated when I set my goal because I still have one run to go this month and I'm already over by 17km. I'll try and math better next month
I had a pretty decent run today. I procrastinated way too long this morning, then I got really hungry so I decided to switch my schedule around and take care of my usual Saturday afternoon errands first then get some coffee and brunch before running in the afternoon. Which meant I got out to run around 2pm when the sun was nice and warm. The wind is still blowing like mad, but when it's warm out the wind doesn't bother me nearly as much as when it's dark and cold in the early morning.
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^dewclaws up^AlphaHowls wrote: »
Glad your dewclaw is better.4 -
AlphaHowls wrote: »
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PastorVincent wrote: »So, y'all, today I did something new and craaaaaazzzyyy!
It all started because I have an appointment after work so I went to the gym for my anti-t-rex plan at lunchtime instead of my normal 3-4 mile walk. As I was finishing up I saw 2 of my workers (well I only found out later it was 2, I only recognized one of them at first) heading out to run. They were out the door and out of sight before I was done. Once I was done I got my sunglasses and decided to go out for a short walk since I still had some time left before my next meeting. Well I get out there and see the 2 people running up a bridge, and sprinted to catch up with them. They did not look like they were going that fast, I thought it be easy.
They were doing 9 min pace, up hill. Ops
I sprinted a quarter-mile hard to catch up. Turned out they were running to packet pickup for a race this weekend (It is on a Sunday so I have to miss it), so I ran with them there. Walked around the expo and then we ran back. A whole like 2.6 or 2.7 miles, I would have rounded off but was already late for a meeting. At least one of the people I was running with was in that same meeting.
Now if I only knew their names...
Anyways that 2.6ish miles will be it for me today. Too many appointments, BUT! This is week 3 of my anti-t-rex plan and I have made all 3 weeks! This is approaching record breaking I think.
OH I forgot to mention...
When I caught up to them the guy that was running with the lady (as far as I know they are just coworkers) said, "I was just telling her you have massive calves like a UPS truck driver."
I am not sure how to take that...8 -
9-1 4k recovery
9-2 7k easy
9-3 6k easy
9-4 rest
9-5 7k moderate
9-6 rest
9-7 7k moderate
9-8 7k easy
9-9 rest
9-10 7k easy
9-11 7k moderate
9-12 rest
9-13 rest
9-14 7k threshold
9-15 7k moderate
9-16 rest
9-17 7k easy
9-18 7k moderate
9-19 rest
9-20 7k easy
9-21 rest
9-22 6k all over the place
9-23 rest
9-24 7k moderate
9-25 10k slow
9-26 rest
9-27 7k threshold
9-28 rest
September Total: 127k
September Goal: 135k
January Total: 131k
February Total: 159.5k
March Total: 183k
April Total: 126k
May Total: 128k
June Total: 161.5k
July Total: 151k
August Total: 133k
Monthly average: 146.6k
Next year when you pop in here claiming your December 2019 mileage, what accomplishments will you have made?
Run at least 4 5k races.
Get under 30:00 and a PR for 5k.
Average at least 135k per month, which would put me over 1,000 miles for the year.
Run the Year Team: Five for Nineteen
Scheduled rest day today, and I'm taking it. Knee is a little cranky this morning.
2019 Races:
4-13 Shine the Light 5K - 31:12 chip time; First Place male 65 and older
6-30 Strides for Starfish 5K - 31:34 chip time; 31/77 overall; second male 65 and older (no official category)
7-27 Solon Home Days 5K - 31:11 chip time; 95/141 overall; 4/6 age group (male)
8-31 Race for Freedom 5k - 31:39 chip time; 32:00 Garmin time; Third Place male 60 and older
9-14 Gift of Life 5k - off the schedule; insufficient recovery time
10-13 Haunted Hustle 5k8 -
Didn’t manage to get on here yesterday to update, but after a week resting a sore hamstring I managed just over 10 miles so I’ve hit and passed my September goal. Can’t say the leg feels completely better, but I was so fed up with injury, plus missed runs earlier in the month from work stress and building renovations - decided to just go for it and do as much as I could. Prob not great for the body, but good for the soul!
Might try and squeeze in some more miles tomorrow or Monday before I close this month out.
9/1: 10m
9/3: 6.3m
9/5: 6:5m
9/6: 5.3m
9/8: 12.3m
9/10: 8m
9/11: 6.6m
9/16: 9.5m
9/18: 7.5m
9/27: 10.2m
September total: 82.2m
September goal: 80m
August total: 85m9 -
14 miles this morning. Another hot Saturday run. So over it! 😟
Oh, look. That makes goal for the month 😁
And over 1000 miles for the year 👍11 -
Lazy_Bones_85 wrote: »This morning's run went better than I expected. But I didn't sleep well because my parents have a Cuckoo Clock. And the Cuckoo Cuckoos. EVERY THIRTY MINUTES!!
Haha! This reminds me of visiting my great-grandparents when I was a kid. My great-grandfather built clocks and they had several throughout the house. Small cuckoo clocks up to a massive grandfather clock with a loooong chime sequence on the hours. So, of course you were woken every hour to a cacophony of clock chimes and cuckoos every hour. All. Night. Long.4 -
10.58 miles this morning. Lovely 64F. My first double digit run in a couple of months and I felt good. Ran with a couple of friends and that always keeps me going when I want to slow to a walk.8
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Been quiet because I went to Prague last week! I had planned 3 runs while there, but only did the first one. We ended up doing a 10 mile hike one day, which I think is a fair replacement for a run! And the other was a short 3 mile run that we just didn't do. So much walking everyday that I just didn't feel up to the extra mileage.
My HM training is going fine. Had a 10 mile run right before we left town on the treadmill because we were still getting intermittent downpour rain. Feeling good.
Then, all the hill climbing on the hike and walking the uneven cobblestone has my right knee hurting now. I moved a couple things around so I didn't have an 11 mile run the day after getting back and was glad I did. I do ok with jet lag, but 5 miles was enough. Not sure if I could have done 11. Iced my knees yesterday and will probably do it again today. Oddly enough, my knee doesn't really hurt when I am running except some stiffness for the first half mile or so. But just walking around and especially stairs really hurts. So, I'm skipping rock climbing today and bumping my 11 mile run a couple of days. I've made it so far and I really want to do my first HM in a way that I can be happy with, so I'm going to try to do what I can to make that happen.
9/1: 3 miles
9/2: 4 miles
9/4: 3 miles
9/7: 3.5 miles
9/8: 3 miles
9/9: 5 miles
9/11: 9 miles
9/13: 3 miles
9/15: 3 miles
9/16: 5 miles
9/18: 3 miles
9/20: 10 miles
9/22: 3 miles
9/27: 5 miles
Sept total: 62.5 miles
Sept goal: 84 miles
2019 Races:
Piney Woods Trailfest 5k - 2/2/2019 29.23
Rodeo Run 10k - 2/23/2019 1:03.12
Run Houston! Minute Maid Park 10k - 3/23/2019 1:01.28
Brazos Bend 50 10k - 4/6/2019 1:15:33
Run for Life 5k - 9/7/2019 27.10
10 for Texas 10 Miler - 10/2019 registered
Wine and Dine half marathon - 11/3/2019 registered
Run the Year 2019 - Team Five for Nineteen - FINISHED!!14 -
martaindale wrote: »Lazy_Bones_85 wrote: »This morning's run went better than I expected. But I didn't sleep well because my parents have a Cuckoo Clock. And the Cuckoo Cuckoos. EVERY THIRTY MINUTES!!
Haha! This reminds me of visiting my great-grandparents when I was a kid. My great-grandfather built clocks and they had several throughout the house. Small cuckoo clocks up to a massive grandfather clock with a loooong chime sequence on the hours. So, of course you were woken every hour to a cacophony of clock chimes and cuckoos every hour. All. Night. Long.
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@martaindale beautiful pictures! Prague looks amazing. Sounds like a good plan to take it easy on your knee to be ready for your half.
@kirstymn great job on making your goal.
@PastorVincent great work on sticking with your anti-T-rex plan and calves like a UPS driver sounds like a definite compliment.
Date :::: Miles :::: Cumulative
09/01/19 :::: 11.5 :::: 11.5
09/02/19 :::: 5.5 :::: 17.0
09/03/19 :::: 3.0 :::: 20.0
09/04/19 :::: 6.7 :::: 26.7
09/05/19 :::: 0.0 :::: 26.7
09/06/19 :::: 4.7 :::: 31.5
09/07/19 :::: 13.1 :::: 44.6
09/08/19 :::: 5.2 :::: 49.8
09/09/19 :::: 5.7 :::: 55.5
09/10/19 :::: 5.6 :::: 61.1
09/11/19 :::: 2.7 :::: 63.8
09/12/19 :::: 4.1 :::: 67.9
09/13/19 :::: 6.0 :::: 73.9
09/14/19 :::: 0.0 :::: 73.9
09/15/19 :::: 12.3 :::: 86.2
09/16/19 :::: 6.5 :::: 92.7
09/17/19 :::: 3.6 :::: 96.4
09/18/19 :::: 5.7 :::: 102.1
09/19/19 :::: 1.8 :::: 103.8
09/20/19 :::: 8.5 :::: 112.3
09/21/19 :::: 3.8 :::: 116.2
09/22/19 :::: 0.0 :::: 116.2
09/23/19 :::: 5.9 :::: 122.1
09/24/19 :::: 0.0 :::: 122.1
09/25/19 :::: 6.0 :::: 128.1
09/26/19 :::: 5.1 :::: 133.2
09/27/19 :::: 3.2 :::: 136.4
09/28/19 :::: 14.7 :::: 151.2/ 150 mile goal
Finished my longest run of the training season this morning, which is also my longest run since the marathon last October. It was a rough one. It started out at around 65 degrees with a few raindrops, and then it was pretty humid. The group of women I was with are all a bit faster than me and were pushing the pace. I kept dropping back, so it felt like I was running so slowly and would never finish. Many times during the run I almost stopped and told them I was going to walk for a while, but I held on. My legs felt so sore and heavy - I just kept thinking: this as good training for day 2 of my back-to-back half marathons coming up in 3 weeks. Turns out when I loaded it to Strava it says I had several PR segments, which kind of surprises me, but the pace was not as bad as it felt.
So that gets me to my goal for the month, and it puts me at 1001 miles run for the year and my 3rd highest mileage month ever. And most importantly, I am officially starting my gradual taper. So happy to be at that point.
Upcoming schedule:
10/5/2019 Dash for Democracy 5k, Fayetteville, NY
10/19/2019 I-35 Challenge KC Half Marathon, Kansas City MO
10/20/2019 I-35 Challenge DSM Half Marathon, Des Moines, IA
11/02/2019 Tri-State NJ Spartan Super, Vernon, NJ (maybe?)
11/10/2019 Syracuse Half Marathon, Syracuse, NY
11/23/2019 Long Island Spartan Sprint, Bethpage, NY
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I slept in a few times this week and ended up missing a run, but at least partially made it up with back-to-back runs to the gym yesterday and today. Today I ran the direct route (1.62 miles) but yesterday I took a longer route around the back of one of the lakes for 3.47 miles. Great workouts at the gym both days, too.
I’ve been going back and forth on feeling ready for the TMC weekend races next week (SO SOON!). I’d definitely have preferred my mileage to be higher, but there’s nothing I can do about that now. Tomorrow I’m planning on an 8-10 mile run. I really enjoy that distance and haven’t been able to run it more than a couple of times this year, so I’m hoping that goes well and I can really take advantage of the beautiful fall weather. 52F and sunny this morning, which I call just about perfect.
ALSO! Not running related question: my husband has to go in for a colonoscopy on Monday. I swear I remember a conversation here ages about about how to make the prep more tolerable. Whether I’m remembering right or not, anyone have any tips?
September Total: 31.79 miles
September Goals: Run 50 miles, lift minimum 2x/week, 15 minutes/day of moderate cardio, 15 minutes/day of mobility.
2019 Races! (bold registered)
January 26: Securian 10K, St. Paul, MN Chip time: 1:05:07
February 16: Half Fast 10K DNS - weather
March 23: Hot Dash 5K, Mpls, MN Chip time: 0:28:39 (*PR!)
May 19: Women Run the Cities 5K, Mpls, MN Chip time: 0:33:02
June 8: PHRC Pensieve 10K (virtual)
June 12: ESTRS French 5K, Plymouth, MN DNS - injury
June 29 Lift Bridge 5K, Bayport MN Chip time: 0:32:51
August 3: Beat the Blerch 10K, Carnation, WA
September 2: MDRA Victory Labor Day 5K, Mpls, MN Chip time: 0:33:04
September 8: Sioux Falls Half Marathon, Sioux Falls, SD Chip time: 2:47:13 (in memory of @MobyCarp)
October 5: TCM 10K, St. Paul, MN
October 6: TCM 10Mi, Minneapolis to St. Paul, MN
October 13: Loopet Loppet (5 mile pacer)
November 28: Turkey Trot St. Paul 10K, St. Paul, MN
December 14: Reindeer Run 10K, Mpls, MN
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