October 2019 Monthly Running Challenge
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@7lenny7 I remember you doing that race last year! Sounds like you had a lot of fun and congratulations on achieving all your goals!
Thanks for those replying about the garmin. Mine usually syncs all day too, so I did a test where I got my step goal then went straight to the app and I actually saw my watch change! The steps were 12007 and I watched it dial back to 8514! That was also my step count when I started a tracked activity yesterday.
Today when I go to connect its not even showing me a step counter, and tells me it has a lot of data to process. I'll give it a few days but I worry that either a) the app is having issues or b) new watch is having issues or c) Was a random glitch that will never happen again.
My app gave me the message about having a lot of data to process this morning, too so I suspect option A. I usually charge my watch by connecting it to my PC, which I did this morning (some time after I saw that message). The app seems to be fine for me, now.1 -
BeverlyW1108 wrote: »I retired September 27 & guess what,,, there are still only 24 hours in a day & I guess I’m checking a few things off my list but darn I kinda thought I would be running & exercising more. I think maybe someone up there is watching over me so I don’t overdo it!
I hope y’all have a Terrific Tuesday!
September Actual - 57.1
October Goal - 58
October MTD - 35.35
YTD Goal- 500
January-September YTD- 374.95
Congratulations!!!!
You may find (like I did) that you still don't have the time to do everything you want to do
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zeesparrow wrote: »@7lenny7 I remember you doing that race last year! Sounds like you had a lot of fun and congratulations on achieving all your goals!
Thanks for those replying about the garmin. Mine usually syncs all day too, so I did a test where I got my step goal then went straight to the app and I actually saw my watch change! The steps were 12007 and I watched it dial back to 8514! That was also my step count when I started a tracked activity yesterday.
Today when I go to connect its not even showing me a step counter, and tells me it has a lot of data to process. I'll give it a few days but I worry that either a) the app is having issues or b) new watch is having issues or c) Was a random glitch that will never happen again.
My app gave me the message about having a lot of data to process this morning, too so I suspect option A. I usually charge my watch by connecting it to my PC, which I did this morning (some time after I saw that message). The app seems to be fine for me, now.
Ohhhh interesting and kind of a relief that it appears 5o be an app problem not a watch problem... Time will tell.
Just putting it here so I don't chicken out. I'm going to run 10k this morning... Will be the first 10k run in over 6 months. Actually probably since February...9 -
October goal: 100 miles
10/1: 5.75 miles
10/2: 6.27 miles
10/5: 1.01 miles - warm up
3.14 miles - Old Rip 5k
10/8: 6.27 miles
10/9: 5.63 miles
10/13: 10.26 miles
10/15: 5.56 miles
50.13/100 miles completed
I had a pretty good run this morning. 5.56 miles which takes me to 50 miles which is halfway to my goal on the 15th of the month. It was warmer today, but not too terrible. It should be in the 50's tomorrow morning and maybe in the upper 40's on Thursday, so it was a little easier to deal with it. I tried to take it easy which is kind of hard because I felt like I was slow. Sometimes I have to remind myself that I don't need to try to run each run faster or further than the last.
@mbaker566 Glad you have a fun 5K even if the lines for the bathroom were ridiculous, and the puppies are awfully cute!
@hamsterwheel6 I hope your foot is better soon.
@T1DCarnivoreRunner Great job on running the Chicago marathon!
@HonuNui I love the turtles! I always love your snorkeling pictures!
@7lenny7 What a great race report and love the pictures. I don't know if I could ever do a timed race like that. I would certainly need a shorter one than 12 hours. But you make it sound fun!
2019 races:
2/2/19: Catch the Groundhog Half Marathon - PR 2:15:17
5/18/19: Run for 57th AHC Half Marathon - Cancelled due to weather
10/5/19: Old Rip 5K - PR 27:27, 1st AG
11/9/19: Wags and Whiskers 5K
2020 races:
5/16/20: Run for 57th AHC Half Marathon5 -
girlinahat wrote: »so I was reading through this article the other day about walking speed as an indicator of health -
https://bbc.co.uk/news/health-50015982
the slowest walkers had a mean average of 1.2 m/s (22 minutes per mile), the fastest 1.75m/s (15 minute miles)
So I did a little experiment on walking to the shops over the weekend.
my speed whilst walking was around 1.6m/s (16 minute mile, up to 17 minute miles) and I tried hard to walk 'normally'.
My overall average, given that I stopped to make an appointment for an eye test, AND wandered round the supermarket and didn't stop the watch, was 1.31m/s (20 minute miles).
I'm guessing this puts me well within the healthy range.
One question remains though - given that I am significantly shorter than @7lenny7 and even shorter than @MegaMooseEsq the effort I need to put into time for distance travelled must be greater. My cadence is still only around the 120/130 steps per minute.
Now if I could only translate that fast walking into fast running!!!!
If that’s the same study I read more details about elsewhere, they asked the participants to walk as briskly as possible, so “normal” walking pace isn’t what was measured, and you definitely fall into the fast category.
I walk around 20 minute miles when walking a relaxed pace, but finished the 10k which I was forced to walk due to an injury banning running at a 14 something pace, and for short distances can walk as fast as 12:30. (Very useful for taking a cardio break during a race without slowing down too much!)
When my husband and I walk our neighborhood together, our pace varies between 17 and 23 minute miles, depending on how hot it is and how much of an effort we feel like putting in. I notice when we walk our cool down walks after running that we don’t walk nearly as fast as most “serious exercise” walkers, who also seem to put a lot more energy into walking than I intend to. I once complained that my ponytail doesn’t bounce when I walk! I’ve tried to walk the way I see those women walking and MAKE my ponytail bounce, but no matter how fast I walk, I don’t have that much vertical oscillation of my head. It seems kind of inefficient to bounce that much.5 -
@7lenny7 just finished your race report, you are awesome! My husband says to tell you he feels better about his aches and pains after reading about your aches and pains. I’m still working on my 24 hr race report, but the TLDR version is we totaled 31 miles (50k), I can walk now but my husband is still in pain, one big blister, and my middle two toenails are gone geese.8
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rheddmobile wrote: »girlinahat wrote: »so I was reading through this article the other day about walking speed as an indicator of health -
https://bbc.co.uk/news/health-50015982
the slowest walkers had a mean average of 1.2 m/s (22 minutes per mile), the fastest 1.75m/s (15 minute miles)
So I did a little experiment on walking to the shops over the weekend.
my speed whilst walking was around 1.6m/s (16 minute mile, up to 17 minute miles) and I tried hard to walk 'normally'.
My overall average, given that I stopped to make an appointment for an eye test, AND wandered round the supermarket and didn't stop the watch, was 1.31m/s (20 minute miles).
I'm guessing this puts me well within the healthy range.
One question remains though - given that I am significantly shorter than @7lenny7 and even shorter than @MegaMooseEsq the effort I need to put into time for distance travelled must be greater. My cadence is still only around the 120/130 steps per minute.
Now if I could only translate that fast walking into fast running!!!!
If that’s the same study I read more details about elsewhere, they asked the participants to walk as briskly as possible, so “normal” walking pace isn’t what was measured, and you definitely fall into the fast category.
I walk around 20 minute miles when walking a relaxed pace, but finished the 10k which I was forced to walk due to an injury banning running at a 14 something pace, and for short distances can walk as fast as 12:30. (Very useful for taking a cardio break during a race without slowing down too much!)
When my husband and I walk our neighborhood together, our pace varies between 17 and 23 minute miles, depending on how hot it is and how much of an effort we feel like putting in. I notice when we walk our cool down walks after running that we don’t walk nearly as fast as most “serious exercise” walkers, who also seem to put a lot more energy into walking than I intend to. I once complained that my ponytail doesn’t bounce when I walk! I’ve tried to walk the way I see those women walking and MAKE my ponytail bounce, but no matter how fast I walk, I don’t have that much vertical oscillation of my head. It seems kind of inefficient to bounce that much.
I read the same study and came to a similar conclusion. It's about how fast you can walk, not how fast you do walk. If it were the latter I'd be dead in a few short years - I'm a dawdler. I walk very slowly, because, why not. What's the hurry. I've had people comment on how "slowly I walk, considering how fast I run". I'd rather have it that way than the other.
That being said, if I have to walk fast for whatever reason and running is not appropriate, I can power it out with the best of them. Otherwise, there I go, smelling the roses (literally sometimes), noseying into people's houses and gardens, not getting hot and sticky.8 -
01/10 2.55 miles
15/10 2 miles
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I’m behind on updating this month, but I’m right on target for my monthly mileage goal, so that’s nice! With my last long race done for the year, I’m re-focusing on consistency, aiming for four runs per week. With the weather getting cooler (and in the spirit of keeping hard days hard and easy days easy) I’m getting back in the habit of running to the gym more frequently. Every other week I take my mom to brunch and grocery shopping, so those weeks I plan to run to the gym three times with a fourth long run on the weekend and three rest days, while alternating weeks I'll run to the gym twice, bike or bus or walk to the gym once, do one stand-alone medium run and one long run with two rest days.
I have three routes to get to my gym: direct (about 1.6 miles), scenic (2.3 miles), and extended (3.3 miles). I ran the 2.3 mile route last Tuesday and Thursday, and the 3.3 mile route on Saturday and today. Tuesday and Thursday were lovely running weather, but Saturday was cold and wet and grey. That said, each run was a little bit easier than the one before it, which felt pretty great. I’m going to need to get back in the habit of bringing a change of clothes for the gym, but I can handle that. Today was grey but warmer, and I can’t recall any noticeably aches or pains. A few hours later and I’m feeling great.
In addition to my usual runs, I got my trail running merit badge on Sunday, running 6.2 miles at the Loopet Loppet with @7Lenny7!
Race report under the cut!
By the time I got there in late afternoon the weather was a bit nicer than Saturday - mostly clear, even sunny at times, temps in the low 40s. I had been really nervous about what to wear, but settled on long pants, long sleeve shirt, and windbreaker with a hat and neck buff. I carried sleeves but didn’t need them, and started with gloves but took them off partway.
I almost left the house wearing my Ghosts but thankfully remembered and went back to change into trail shoes. I bought them last winter for running on snow and ice and have never worn them on a trail - it was a goal this year that largely fell to the wayside.
Since @7Lenny7 has put up his race report I’ll try not to duplicate that too much, but basically the goal of the race is to run as many passes of a five mile loop as possible in 12 hours (7am to 7pm). Pacers are allowed after 1 so I knew I’d be starting after @7Lenny7 had been out there for a good while.
We’d been invited to an overnight party out of town the night before and drove back to town that morning. I went to bed at a “reasonable” 11:30 but my husband was up until 3 or so, so even though I tried to be generous in how long it would take to get going in the morning, we were still running late. I took first driving shift and Chris immediately fell asleep, which was good and bad since I managed to get us off-course somehow and lost about 20 minutes getting back to the highway. Grr.
Anyhow, @7Lenny7 and I agreeing to meet for a loop starting at 4PM, which gave me time to get home, take a short nap, and change. I’d been worried about how much slower I run under optimal street conditions, but apparently the only thing I need to keep up with a much stronger runner is for them to run for nine hours before I join them. I don’t know how much running I was expecting but we got in a decent bit, and even on the walking parts I was certainly working to keep up with @7Lenny7’s long legs. He mentioned in his post thinking I should have gone first since I was technically “pacing” but as a trail newbie it was nice having someone to follow.
I have no idea how many people were in the race, but everyone was really nice, and there was a great aid station with tons of food and access to a heated interior and indoor restrooms, which I’m sure was greatly appreciated by the folks who’d been there all day. There was some mud, but not too much - I got my feet muddy but not wet, which was nice, and I didn’t fall or really even have any near misses. There were some hills but not too many, and we mostly walked those.
I can be kind of shy, but after running three half marathons and part of a ten-miler with pace groups, I’ve found that talking to other runners is usually pretty easy. Mainly, I was worried that I wouldn’t be able to keep up or that I’d wipe out on the trail.
I was feeling really good after the five mile loop so ran one pass of the one mile. I’d have liked to stick around longer but my ride was waiting and we had movie plans at 7, so I wished @7Lenny7 luck and headed out. All in all, a good time. I can’t say that I’m chomping at the bit to run 12 hours myself, but I would absolutely run more trails in the 5-10 mile range.
Muddy shoes! I should probably try and clean these off before the snow falls.
@PastorVincent: No medals for pacers, but I did get a pancake, some ginger ale, and half of a grilled cheese sandwich!
October Total: 29.60 miles
October Goals: Run 60 miles, lift minimum 3x/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 Canceled - weather
October 6: TCM 10Mi, Minneapolis to St. Paul, MN Chip time: 2:03:31
October 26: Minneapolis Halloween 10K, Mpls, MN
November 28: Turkey Trot St. Paul 10K, St. Paul, MN
December 14: Reindeer Run 10K, Mpls, MN10 -
MegaMooseEsq wrote: »@PastorVincent: No medals for pacers, but I did get a pancake, some ginger ale, and half of a grilled cheese sandwich!
Thats better than a medal!
Medals you keep around forever and can not really eat.
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Interesting @ContraryMaryMary and @rheddmobile - I can't ind anything that clearly suggests one way or another but to me it read as 'normal speed'
My walking speed when hiking certainly isn't fast. I'm definitely an ambler, because then I AM smelling the roses (or sheep poo and other aromas). I'm more of a 20minute mile gal then...0 -
@MegaMooseEsq and I coming in at the end of my 8th five mile loop!
If you have any interest in get more flavor of this race, here's the race recap from the RD:
https://www.loppet.org/stories/2019/10/2019-loopet-loppet-recap/
and their photos here and here.
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Felt great for 500m of my 5k. Turned the corner at the end of the road into a headwind and felt every day of 45yrs. I blame the bake off induced cake.
Goal for October:
1. 15runs.......7
2. 80km.........38km
3. 8km long...Done 12 Oct
4. PB 5km......Done 5 Oct
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Another run down this week! Maybe I can double my goal!7
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Awesome race report @7lenny7 ! Can't imagine doing that. The food sounds fantastic though and it was really good that @MegaMooseEsq ran with you for a bit.2
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No run today, spent the time fighting to regain internet connectivity instead. I won in the end, but a run would have been better I think...8
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I ran! And I did 10k!
First 10k in over 6 months and it felt great! I could have kept going but had to meet my students so timed it well overall.
As far as the issues with my watch, I'm more convinced it's an app issue. Have also heard of others that have had issues in the last 24hrs and atm it's not syncing very well with MFP. I mean it's always a little delayed with MFP but at the moment it's several hrs delayed.
I'm loving the watch. It's lighter than my old one and is just slightly more user friendly. And it's pretty lol.15 -
@7lenny7 - awesome race report! So cool to have @MegaMooseEsq as your pacer!
@hamsterwheel6 - any chance you could have broken a bone in your foot when you rolled it?
@BeverlyW1108 - Yay! Congratulations!! Even after 18months of retirement I still don't have enough hours in the day! My husband tells me 'its ok there is always tomorrow!' I don't particularly like that and am trying hard to get 'caught up' on things I think I should have done by now. 😁BeverlyW1108 wrote: »I retired September 27 & guess what,,, there are still only 24 hours in a day & I guess I’m checking a few things off my list but darn I kinda thought I would be running & exercising more. I think maybe someone up there is watching over me so I don’t overdo it!
@MegaMooseEsq - Nice job getting muddy! I am pretty sure the snow will wash that mud right off!
On the walking question... I naturally walk pretty fast to the point that my husband doesn't like to walk with me since he is a very, very slow dawdler.
No run for me today but I did get to my strength training session after dropping off Hobbes for surgery. It went pretty well and he is home now and resting but still a bit woozy 🥴 We won't have the path report until later this week or next. Vet is thinking the 2 larger tumors are lipomas and is completely unsure of the one on his leg but he took good margins just in case it is another MCT. He won't be able to run (or walk) with me for at least a couple of weeks. I will be out for a solo run in the morning.
2nd picture under the split not for the squeamish...
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Ah @shanaber. Hugs to sweet Hobbes. Hope the path report comes back with good news.0
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October Goal 100 miles
October 2 – 5.18 miles
October 4 – 10.7 miles
October 7 – 4.01 miles
October 8 – 4.51 miles
October 9 – 5 miles
October 11 – 12 miles
October 14 – 5.16 miles
October 16 – 5.01 miles
Total – 51.57 miles
5 miles in the pouring rain this morning. My clothes, hair and everything else were dripping water when I finished. I’m not complaining though because we really really need some rain around here. Feeling tired now though. I had bootcamp after work yesterday and it involved a lot of running including sprints. Half way to goal!
Congratulations on your retirement @BeverlyW1108!
@shanaber – glad Hobbes did great with the surgery. I hope he isn’t feeling too bad today. Give him an extra ear scratching for me!
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Good Morning MFP Friends!
@Tramboman - Thanks! Grateful for my health to do the things I love most.
@shanaber - Thanks - My hubby asks if I'm bored yet! Not even close! I hope Hobbes is back to running with you soon.
@Teresa502 - Thanks Teresa! Halfway through the month, Halfway to your goal - Great Job!2 -
@shanaber – big hugs to Hobbes! Hope he recovers quickly.
@MegaMooseEsq your race report sounds like you had a good time!
@Avidkeo WTG on running your first 10K in 6 months! Great progress.
10 miles this morning. Decided to skip the speed work assigned for today, and move it to Saturday (maybe).
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I don't think I logged anything for the month since I've been away. We took a Rhine River cruise from Amsterdam to Basel, Switzerland and it was fantastic. The only drawback was having to run on a 12-laps-to-a-mile running track on the sundeck. My right leg is sore from the constant pressure of turning. But the views were spectacular. I'll post some pictures in another post from my phone after this post.
10.01: 5.5M Easy Run (5.5)
10.02: Scheduled Rest Day
10:03: 6.0M Easy Run (11.5)
10.04: 10.0M Long Run (21.5)
10.05: Scheduled Rest Day
10.06: 4.5M Easy Run (26)
10.07: 4.5M Easy Run (30.5)
10.08: 4.5M Easy Run (35)
10.09: Scheduled Rest Day
10.10: 5.0M Easy Run (40)
10.11: 6.5M Long Run (46.5)
10.12: Scheduled Rest Day
10.13: 5.0M Medium Run (51.5)
10:14: Skipped- Traveled all Day
I ran 25.5 miles on that darn track which is 306 times around. The cool thing was I was running about the same speed the boat was moving, so when I faced aft, the shoreline wasn't changing. And I ate a TON of food. I mean A TON. And even though alcohol was included, I really didn't drink much at all. I expected to come home and weigh a ton more: I gained .2lbs!!! So not bad at all. But we hiked, walked, biked, etc.8 -
Hiking in The Black Forest, Germany13 -
Hiking thru a vineyard in Rüdesheim, Germany.9 -
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Amsterdam Canal Cruise12 -
I'm so behind on this - life has been slightly busier than usual! Trying to work my way through the posts - well done to everyone on their new PBs/firsts!
Just a quick catch up.
06 Oct - 13.1 miles (outside)
10 Oct - 1.5 miles (treadmill)
11 Oct - 1.7 miles (treadmill)
14 Oct - 2 miles (treadmill)
16 Oct - 3 miles (treadmill)
Total - 21.3/504 -
@Lazy_Bones_85 That sounds like a fun time, but I am not sure I could have done all those laps!
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01/10 2.55 miles Run / 15km Bike
05/10 25km Bike
10/10 25.13km Bike
11/10 25.20km Bike
12/10 13.32km Bike
15/10 2 miles Run
16/10 3.25 miles Run
I'm enjoying the bike and it's really helping me get exercise done when the weather is really stormy as it's been over the past fortnight. I'm not including cycling on my ticker but want to post it cos it makes me feel like I'm trying
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