October 2019 Monthly Running Challenge
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quilteryoyo wrote: »
I agree on both counts. Except, I think seeing the distance during the race would really work on me mentally.
@Avidkeo I have not had that issue, but I don't connect to my phone everyday either. Hope you get that figured out.
I agree with all of this, though like @PastorVincent my phone and Garmin are connected all the time.
October Miles - 33.09/60, walk 5.99
10/01 - rest
10/02 - 3.48
10/03 - 2.42; walk 0.46
10/04 - rest
10/05 - 3.51
10/06 - 4.02
10/07 - walk 2.22
10/08 - 3.01
10/09 - 3.13
10/10 - 3.05
10/11 - walk 2.23
10/12 - 3.01
10/13 - 4.54
10/14 - walk 1.08
10/15 - 2.92
Yesterday was a rest day so I took the dogs for a nice, long walk. Well, it felt longer because they stopped to sniff ALL the things! Kira was also really dragging at the end. I think she's still adjusting to the colder weather and running more often... and she doesn't particularly like going out in the dark.
This morning was an easy run. I kind of let my dogs decide how fast/slow we run most of the time (it's easier than trying to pull them along or fight being pulled) and today they were both steady, but slower than usual. Okay by me! It means my HR stays below zone 3 the entire run ... actually about a third of it was in zone 1!6 -
@7lenny7 Awesome!!!! Looks like you had a great race and a great time!!!
10-1 7k slow
10-2 7k easy
10-3 rest
10-4 rest
10-5 7k moderate
10-6 7k easy
10-7 rest
10-8 7k moderate
10-9 7k easy
10-10 rest
10-11 4k easy
10-12 rest
10-13 5k race
10-14 rest
10-15 4k slow
October Total: 55k
October 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
September Total: 135k
2019 total: 1,308k / 811m
Monthly average: 145.3k
Next year when you pop in here claiming your December 2019 mileage, what accomplishments will you have made?
Run at least 4 5k races. Completed 8-31
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 - Completed 9-28
So, today becomes the first training day for the 2020 race season!!!
Not really. Sunny and frosty this morning. Taped my Achilles, put on cold weather gear, and went out for a run.
Was stiff from the mid-back down - a good sign, because how I feel the first run after a race is inversely proportional to how much effort I put into the race. Achilles was OK, but probably altered my stride to protect it so my right hip wasn't happy. A nice day to run.
@PastorVincent I learned a long time ago not to try to do math while running. Mine never came out right, either.
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 5k - 31:22 chip time; First Place male 60 and older9 -
Congratulations @7lenny7! Loved the race report. So nice that you had @MegaMooseEsq to run with you on your last big loop. Thanks to you and @rheddmobile, I’m seriously considering doing a timed race next month. There is one close to where I live that is the Saturday after Thanksgiving. I've been thinking about running it for the past couple of years but have always found an excuse not to.4
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A few more thoughts about my race.
I had three goals 1) beat my previous distance, 2) reach 45 official miles (revised down from 50 GPS miles) and most importantly 3) not get injured. I'm happy to say I met all three. I had, and have, a lot of pain but nothing I'd call an injury. At no point did I have any pain similar to the pain I had last year which resulted in a ruptured tendon and surgery.
The night after the race I had a hard time sleeping. If I laid on my back, the blisters on my heels hurt. If I laid on either side, my hips hurt. I can't sleep on my stomach. I found that the best position was to curl up in the fetal position.
Yesterday it hurt to go up or down stairs, but particularly down. At work I gritted my teeth as I walked up the stairs to the fourth floor but took the elevator down at the end of the day. Today I walked up and will try walking down.
The big blister on my heel is healing nicely. Yesterday it affected my gait as much as sore quads but today I feel the bandaid more than I feel the blister.
Interesting race numbers:
6470 calories burned
88,000 steps taken
Last night was an interval workout...for KODY! We walked to the park and I used a tennis ball chucker to get him some exercise. The four blocks of walking felt good. I need to remember that recovery is better when you over. At the end of my work day yesterday it was hell just getting out of my chair, as it is getting out of my bed in the morning, but once moving I'm mostly ok.
Thoughts now turn to possibly pacing 17 miles this Sunday, if I can get my lawn work done on Saturday (raking, mowing, and moving 3.5 tons of landscape rock). That's also about the time I'll decide if I can run the Glacier Hills 50K near Sioux Falls the following weekend. Just 39 people signed up for it so far.8 -
@emmamcgarity congrats on the new distance PR! I'm glad you're going to give trail running another chance. I remember hating trail running the first time I tried it. It was harder, I was slower, and I ended up with a bunch of new pains. I didn't try it again as soon as you will be though, well done! Walking new trails first as @rheddmobile suggests sounds like a great idea.
@martaindale great job on the race!
@ContraryMaryMary - Miss 7 training for her "tryathlon", too cute! Ribs and a G&T on the deck sounds like a winning combination.
@Tramboman sorry your race didn't go as well as you'd hoped. I know all too well how that goes. But you finished and got the AG win, so nice job!
@shanaber love the photos! Hobbes!!
@kgirlhart great photos, especially the the ribs!
@Avidkeo happy for your long run!
@RunsOnEspresso great RR! I too carry spare safety pins in my truck. I'm glad your race went well and your scare was only a scare.
@mbaker566 that potty line looks horrible! Iced vanilla latte would make up for it though. that would be a great idea for an ultra aid station. So would puppies!
@hamsterwheel6 hope that swelling goes down quick and you can get back to running.
@T1DCarnivoreRunner tough going at the marathon but it sounds like you adapted and did well in spite of the problems. Nice job!
@HonuNui great turtle shots!
@eleanorhawkins I think I remember you telling us about that cow incident. We deal with cows when we hunt in South Dakota every year so having cows on the road would be a fun distraction rather than a concern. My boys and I have even got to help out in a cattle drive a couple of times. I think I had as much fun as the boys did.
@PastorVincent no, @MegaMooseEsq did not get a medal or sticker of any sort. She did get her money's worth though, in the experience and in getting to eat at the buffet...I mean aid station.
@katharmonic yes, we did talk about some of the characters here by their MFP names, LOL! I was happy with myself that when I first saw her I didn't yell out, "Hey Mega Moose!" Pacers were only allowed after the 6 hour mark but I would be thrilled to fill up my dance card with MFP members after that point.
@Teresa502 I encourage everyone to try a fixed time race. It's a different mindset. I feel it's a more relaxed type of race and as much as I thought I'd hate small loops like that, it's nice to be able to tick them off one by one and getting into a rhythm as you get to know the loop.
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@katharmonic yes, we did talk about some of the characters here by their MFP names, LOL! I happy with myself that when I first saw her I didn't yell out, "Hey Mega Moose!"
Miss opportunity, IMO.4 -
@7lenny7 Well done, and once again very impressive. Great detailed RR, and the pics are great. Glad that @MegaMooseEsq was able to be there for you!
Hope your blister heals up quick as well.
Foot still swollen and bruised. So yeah, no run today. Did some strength training, which is probably a good thing cause I've been slacking big time on that.
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@7lenny7 great race report! Love the way you paint a picture. So awesome that @MegaMooseEsq was there to pace you for some of it. Love seeing our MFP family getting together!!
Hope your blister 'heels' quickly, and your quads allow you to walk down stairs soon.
Congrats on the distance PR!!!! I just can't imagine being out there for 12 hours
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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.2 -
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
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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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