October 2019 Monthly Running Challenge
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I was feeling surprisingly good after my half and have happily run the past three days. Today I also visited the osteopath and then my massage therapist and now I feel amazing if a little dozy. Just need a nap.
Running challenge
1 Oct: Rest
2 Oct: 7.07km + yoga
3 Oct: 7.16km
4 Oct: 11.51km + pilates
5 Oct: 5.04km + yoga
6 Oct: 18.12km
7 Oct: Rest
8 Oct: 7.1km
9 Oct: Yoga
10 Oct: 7.2km (track)
11 Oct: Pilates
12 Oct: 1.5km with Miss 7 + yoga + 5km
13 Oct: 12km + 1.5km with Miss 7
14 Oct: Pilates + Yoga
15 Oct: Rest
16 Oct: Yoga +5.57
17 Oct: 6.44km + massage
18 Oct: 1.48km with Miss 7, then 2.59km testing new shoes
19 Oct: 1.48km with Miss 7
20 Oct: 21.34km Auckland Half
21 Oct: Rest
22 Oct: 10.63km
23 Oct: 3.23km + yoga + 2.75km
24 Oct: 6.45km + osteo + massage = bliss
145.16 of 160km for October
Upcoming events
20 October: Auckland Half
16 November: Xterra Waihi Trail Challenge mid course (13km)
1 December: Omaha Half
14 December: West Coaster trail team event
9 February: Coatesville Half
15 March: Maraetai Half
4 April: 12 hour Backyard Relaps relay
5 April Waterfront Half11 -
7 miles for Kody and I tonight. Great pace, no near misses with cars and great weather. It was a great run.
My next run will make this my highest volume October as well as put me over 1000 miles for the year. I'm also on track for my highest annual total in spite of missing the first three weeks of the year due to surgery
October progress 107/150 miles12 -
RunsOnEspresso wrote: »A little blog on race ettiquette in regards to handicapped athletes. I think it hits a lot of what we were talking about as general. https://fitlegally.com/why-your-race-etiquette-may-be-ruining-the-race-for-handicapped-athletes/
Another thing that can be done is for race organizers to think about where the wheelchair athletes are starting. In one race I did, the one participant in a wheelchair started at the very back. Perhaps this was just a mistake on his part, not knowing where he should line up, I'm not sure. But shortly after the start, I heard runners behind me yelling to make way for a wheelchair, and everyone moved to the sides and made a nice wide lane for him to come through the middle past us all. So in that case, runners did the right thing, and it seems to me I've seen other race pictures where he starts at the front now. But it could have easily been a similar situation to what this author experienced.
What age is your daughter? My kids are getting much better (and so am I at watching out), but they can be so unpredictable on their bikes, randomly swerving side to side, not paying attention to which side of the lane they are in or where other cyclists are. It used to be I felt like a broken record yelling at them the whole ride, "Stay on the right!" "Look where you're going!" "Straight ahead!" "Don't stop in front of me!". And once my son and I crashed into each other while I was running, and I flew through the air before landing on concrete. But we like biking and bike-running together, so these are important things for them to learn.Camaramandy648 wrote: »Lots of posts to catch up on! I had my third run of the week yesterday and it did not go well. It wasn’t the worst, but I was very distracted by change in routine. My daughter wanted to pace me on the bicycle, which was incredibly sweet, but I was so worried about her getting hit by a car, that I couldn’t think about me running. Add to that a change in terrain caused by my own lack of planning and trying to work on breathing techniques .... at one point, I really needed to keep running but I just stopped. I think all the anxiety was causing me to run at a pace that was too hard and fast maybe .... after walking a tiny bit, I picked up the pace and ran again and just tried to have fun with it, since any focused work was out the window. All in all, not too bad!
After saying all that, your daughter is probably older and doesn't have this problem
Along with the etiquette theme, I just got back from school drop-off (we go by bike) and a lot of people have decided to forget about the perfectly good sidewalks today and instead are walking slowly in the middle of the bike path. With their little kids. And not paying any attention to anything around them. And who made the leaf pile across the bike lane? I don't know what's in it and don't really want to go through it... rant over. At least I'm safely home and didn't hit anyone.
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polskagirl01 wrote: »RunsOnEspresso wrote: »A little blog on race ettiquette in regards to handicapped athletes. I think it hits a lot of what we were talking about as general. https://fitlegally.com/why-your-race-etiquette-may-be-ruining-the-race-for-handicapped-athletes/
Another thing that can be done is for race organizers to think about where the wheelchair athletes are starting. In one race I did, the one participant in a wheelchair started at the very back. Perhaps this was just a mistake on his part, not knowing where he should line up, I'm not sure. But shortly after the start, I heard runners behind me yelling to make way for a wheelchair, and everyone moved to the sides and made a nice wide lane for him to come through the middle past us all. So in that case, runners did the right thing, and it seems to me I've seen other race pictures where he starts at the front now. But it could have easily been a similar situation to what this author experienced.
In the HM I did in May, the organizers put the handicapped runners behind the rest of us, starting out 15 minutes after the first gun. Not sure whose brilliant idea that was. Anyway there were all kinds of speedy handicapped runners trying to get through the masses all through the race. I can only imagine how annoying it must've been for them.
@Elise4270 Congrats! All the best on the new journey!
Still running, still lurking. Got 10.3km in since last coming up for air, which brings my monthly total to 32.5km. Came down with some kind of sinus infection last week, and then after that resolved itself we were hit with some *kitten* air quality that finally blew over this afternoon. And winter is finally coming! Fished out my long running tights for the first time last night and hope to be using them soon.7 -
Congratulations @Elise4270
Totally with you @username301 and it is important we carry out random gravity checks now and again to make sure the earth is working properly so thanks for taking one for the team!6 -
RunsOnEspresso wrote: »A little blog on race ettiquette in regards to handicapped athletes. I think it hits a lot of what we were talking about as general. https://fitlegally.com/why-your-race-etiquette-may-be-ruining-the-race-for-handicapped-athletes/
Thanks for posting! At most of the races I attend the wheelchair athletes get a head start and are faster than most runners, so we rarely see them, but we recently ran most of the FedEx House 5k next to a wheelchair. It was a little alarming to get used to because the chair is pretty big and as mentioned in the article, has a lot of momentum. Kind of like running next to a bicycle. My husband and I knew this particular racer from a previous race where we helped him get back to his car since he was exhausted after navigating a bunch of switchbacks which made the course very tiring for him. It’s interesting to read about some of the specific concerns chair users face in races. He pushes himself, but we also have a friend - the son of a close friend of my mom’s who has cerebral palsy - who runs with a pusher. And he has been to Boston more than once. So it’s by no means overstating things when the article points out that some of the chair racers are seeking qualifying times and really don’t want to have to struggle around other racers who don’t respect their space! Thanks for the opportunity to look at things from someone else’s perspective.
To a lesser degree, everything said about momentum and chairs applies to runners as well. Runners may be more nimble and not as heavy, but some of us are not that nimble and still pretty heavy. When I’m trying to stretch my stride out, relax, and keep a regular cadence at race pace, it’s hard to avoid someone who rapidly changes direction and speed in front of me.2 -
So far every Saturday this month I have had to skip my long run, that's a big chunk of miles lost so probably will miss my normal 200 again. Bah.7
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polskagirl01 wrote: »RunsOnEspresso wrote: »A little blog on race ettiquette in regards to handicapped athletes. I think it hits a lot of what we were talking about as general. https://fitlegally.com/why-your-race-etiquette-may-be-ruining-the-race-for-handicapped-athletes/
Another thing that can be done is for race organizers to think about where the wheelchair athletes are starting. In one race I did, the one participant in a wheelchair started at the very back. Perhaps this was just a mistake on his part, not knowing where he should line up, I'm not sure. But shortly after the start, I heard runners behind me yelling to make way for a wheelchair, and everyone moved to the sides and made a nice wide lane for him to come through the middle past us all. So in that case, runners did the right thing, and it seems to me I've seen other race pictures where he starts at the front now. But it could have easily been a similar situation to what this author experienced.
What age is your daughter? My kids are getting much better (and so am I at watching out), but they can be so unpredictable on their bikes, randomly swerving side to side, not paying attention to which side of the lane they are in or where other cyclists are. It used to be I felt like a broken record yelling at them the whole ride, "Stay on the right!" "Look where you're going!" "Straight ahead!" "Don't stop in front of me!". And once my son and I crashed into each other while I was running, and I flew through the air before landing on concrete. But we like biking and bike-running together, so these are important things for them to learn.Camaramandy648 wrote: »Lots of posts to catch up on! I had my third run of the week yesterday and it did not go well. It wasn’t the worst, but I was very distracted by change in routine. My daughter wanted to pace me on the bicycle, which was incredibly sweet, but I was so worried about her getting hit by a car, that I couldn’t think about me running. Add to that a change in terrain caused by my own lack of planning and trying to work on breathing techniques .... at one point, I really needed to keep running but I just stopped. I think all the anxiety was causing me to run at a pace that was too hard and fast maybe .... after walking a tiny bit, I picked up the pace and ran again and just tried to have fun with it, since any focused work was out the window. All in all, not too bad!
After saying all that, your daughter is probably older and doesn't have this problem
Along with the etiquette theme, I just got back from school drop-off (we go by bike) and a lot of people have decided to forget about the perfectly good sidewalks today and instead are walking slowly in the middle of the bike path. With their little kids. And not paying any attention to anything around them. And who made the leaf pile across the bike lane? I don't know what's in it and don't really want to go through it... rant over. At least I'm safely home and didn't hit anyone.
She's thirteen! We still have this problem though - she's operating on maybe an eight or nine year old level in terms of maturity and fore-thought. She has ASD (autism spectrum disorder) and Tourette's, so we struggle with what's appropriate/ not appropriate in any given situation and she literally just does what she feels in the moment. We had a great time, though. I was just so happy she wanted to go with me - and the activity is so so so very good for self regulation!10 -
@shanaber Kira is about 3.5 years old. We've had her since July 2017. She was found pregnant, don't know her exact age. She was kept in a foster home to have the puppies and once they were old enough, she was spayed and put into the shelter. We met her the day after her surgery, took her home a few days later.
Great picture of the osprey!
Unplanned rest day today. I went out with coworkers last night and my boss told me I could take today off. So I got up at 4am, fed the dogs, poured myself a cup of coffee and decided to go back to bed! Up a few hours later, drinking the coffee now and considering logging in to get some work done anyway.4 -
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
10/16: 6.05 miles
10/17: 6.06 miles
10/20: 10.02 miles
10/22: 6.41 miles
10/23: 6.76 miles
10/24: 7.05 miles
92.48/100 miles completed
I thought I might have to miss my run this morning as it was supposed to start raining around 5 am and rain all day. But it was not raining when I got up and I managed to get out the door at about 5:45 and get 7.05 miles in. I was really glad too, because by the time I left for work it was drizzling and it is raining now. But it was nice for my run. It was a little warmer at ~68°F and 78% humidity, but not near as bad as most of my summer runs. I definitely didn't need sleeves or gloves today, but I will try tying the sleeves to the flipbelt next time. Thanks @shanaber. Funny how sometimes the most obvious solution is the one we never think of.
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 Marathon7 -
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
10-16 7k slow
10-17 rest
10-18 7k slow
10-19 7k slow
10-20 7k easy
10-21 rest
10-22 rest
10-23 rest
10-24 4k easy
October Total: 87k
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. Nope...
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
Although today is usually a scheduled rest day, played golf in the morning and ran when I got home. Reminded me that 9 holes of golf pulling clubs is really not the same as rest.
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; 47/74 overall; First Place male 60 and older6 -
10/1 6.5
10/2 4
10/3 3.1 and 1.5 walk
10/4 2.5 walk
10/5 Rest
10/6 6.2 Race
10/7 Rest
10/8 6.09
10/9 4 (interval speed work)
10/10/ 6.3
10/11 3 walk
10/12 9.05
10/13/ Rest
10/14 6.2
10/15-18 Sprained foot - Rest
10/19 8.02
10/20 Rest
10/21 6.2
10/22 3.85
10/23 6.2
10/24 4.0
Hi everyone, feel like I've missed so much. Foot is much better, swelling and bruising gone down and it doesn't hurt to run anymore. Yay!. There is still a bruise on the top of the foot that does hurt when touched, but it's not interfering with running so that's good. Was 42F when I went out this morning! Had to pull out the long tights and long sleeve half zip and gloves. Felt great though being out there.
State Fair this week. Probably go tomorrow and try and not eat all the food. This years new "fried" treat is fried olives. In addition to all the other fried twinkies, oreos etc. Oh and they have a chicken sandwich in between cinnamon buns! Nothin' could be finer! LOL
I'll probably just get poutine. And funnel cake. And those mini hot cinnamon donuts.
Great races everyone! I did read all the posts - so to all - well done!12 -
I can imagine it would be very helpful, on multiple levels. Glad you got to do that together!Camaramandy648 wrote: »She's thirteen! We still have this problem though - she's operating on maybe an eight or nine year old level in terms of maturity and fore-thought. She has ASD (autism spectrum disorder) and Tourette's, so we struggle with what's appropriate/ not appropriate in any given situation and she literally just does what she feels in the moment. We had a great time, though. I was just so happy she wanted to go with me - and the activity is so so so very good for self regulation!1 -
Is anyone else participating in the Hug a Runner 5K challenge? It starts on November 11. You pledge to run a 5K for 10 days in a row. The challenge is run by the Run the Edge group (the same group that does the Run the Year challenge) and they make a donation to the American Society for Deaf Children for each registration. The basic registration is only $10 and each day that you complete your 5K you are eligible to be in a drawing for $5,000.6
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Is anyone else participating in the Hug a Runner 5K challenge? It starts on November 11. You pledge to run a 5K for 10 days in a row. The challenge is run by the Run the Edge group (the same group that does the Run the Year challenge) and they make a donation to the American Society for Deaf Children for each registration. The basic registration is only $10 and each day that you complete your 5K you are eligible to be in a drawing for $5,000.
I am and I also bought a shirt! I have been wanting that shirt for a while and every year I have not ordered in time. It also sort of coincides with our run for @MobyCarp which BTW we need a few more folks to fill in time slots.
https://community.myfitnesspal.com/en/discussion/10767469/november-miles-for-mobycarp/p13 -
Is anyone else participating in the Hug a Runner 5K challenge? It starts on November 11. You pledge to run a 5K for 10 days in a row. The challenge is run by the Run the Edge group (the same group that does the Run the Year challenge) and they make a donation to the American Society for Deaf Children for each registration. The basic registration is only $10 and each day that you complete your 5K you are eligible to be in a drawing for $5,000.
I am and I also bought a shirt! I have been wanting that shirt for a while and every year I have not ordered in time. It also sort of coincides with our run for @MobyCarp which BTW we need a few more folks to fill in time slots.
https://community.myfitnesspal.com/en/discussion/10767469/november-miles-for-mobycarp/p1
I got automatically entered for it with my early registration for the 2020 RTY, along with a bunch of streaker challenges for next year. I definitely won't be running every day in a row though, that would kill my legs at the best of times let alone not long after a HM! No shirt though, their international shipping charges are more than I can get away with. Talking of which, I'm at 1575 for this year which means I need to keep up my current weekly mileage to make it. Not going to happen, especially as I'm officially tapering and then will be recovering
Talking of which, I read an article today on post-race recovery supposedly by a running coach who says no running for at least 7 days and if possible to follow the 1 day off for every mile. Umm I was thinking more along the lines of race on Sunday, total rest Monday, swim Tuesday, easy run Wednesday.... guess I'll just have to wait and see what the legs have to say about it.
Re: the tribute run, there are a few slots that still need filling but it isn't as bad as it looks, not everyone is on the second tab with the corrected times. I need to find the time to see if I can tidy it up without breaking it.
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@eleanorhawkins - I will try and take a look at it tomorrow if I can.0
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@eleanorhawkins I wasn't able to help out much, the only time I know I'll be running is earlier in the day on Nov 2 before the 24 hours starts, during my Spartan race. I put myself on there for 12-1 EST, but I am pretty likely to take longer than that. I may be able to fill in a little on the 3rd but it's really up in the air. Sorry I can't help with the most needed time slots.
@hamsterwheel6 fried olives sound interesting! Did you try them? What state is this?
I'm still in recovery mode, no running. But I went to the gym for a mace-training class and my hybrid circuit training this morning and now I'm sorer than I was. Squats and lunges killed me.2 -
katharmonic wrote: »@eleanorhawkins I wasn't able to help out much, the only time I know I'll be running is earlier in the day on Nov 2 before the 24 hours starts, during my Spartan race. I put myself on there for 12-1 EST, but I am pretty likely to take longer than that. I may be able to fill in a little on the 3rd but it's really up in the air. Sorry I can't help with the most needed time slots.
@hamsterwheel6 fried olives sound interesting! Did you try them? What state is this?
I'm still in recovery mode, no running. But I went to the gym for a mace-training class and my hybrid circuit training this morning and now I'm sorer than I was. Squats and lunges killed me.
North Carolina. Haven’t tried them yet, was planning on going tomorrow. I’ll let you know!
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Well, it’s been a fun rollercoaster of a couple of days. I decided to skip my run on Tuesday given the wind advisory, although I did make it to the gym and had a great time with heavy squats, though the back of my neck still hurts from the barbell. Then yesterday I ended up cutting my planned 5 mile run extremely short after the localized pain in my shin I was dealing with earlier this year started up again out of nowhere on the very first step of my run. I tried stretching but that didn't help, so I looped right back around home.
In spite of feeling extremely depressed about the situation, I managed to get a text off to my PT right away, and thankfully she was able to see me this afternoon so I only had to deal with about 24 hours of feeling sorry for myself. We’d been planning on having friends over yesterday for gaming, but enough people canceled that we rescheduled for next week and my husband and I went out to watch Game 2 of the World Series instead. He went to law school in DC and is rooting for the Nationals (who won), and I enjoy watching a well-played game of baseball regardless of what teams are playing, so we had a good time.
I met the PT at the gym this afternoon and got an extremely painful massage and some dry needling, which was new for me. She said it would be fine to do the workout so I stuck around for that and managed a couple of 25 lb Turkish getups, which is definitely my new favorite exercise. My leg is still tender but the PT was optimistic that it should feel better tomorrow and that if it does, I should be fine to run my 10K race on Saturday, so fingers crossed!11 -
Ran some intervals around the apartment complex last night. There was a wind advisory but I thought it wouldn't be that bad, stepped out the door and nearly got blew over. But I got it done, slower than I would've liked but done nonetheless.
10.24 - 6.5km
Total this month: 39km10 -
Hi all. Have been trying to rest a bit in order to manage the half marathon I have entered which is this Sunday. Left hamstring (or possibly glute as it is right where they join?) is still giving me pain from an age old injury that seems to ebb and flow but never really go away.
Anyway I decided to get a run in today and then get make sure I foam roll, stretch and rest before the weekend. If I manage the half, I’ve got a decent chance of hitting the October goal....
10/6: 4.08m
10/10: 8.3m
10/12: 3.1m
10/14: 10.1m
10/21: 10.05m
10/25: 6.6m
October total: 42.1m
October goal: 64m
September total: 82.2m
August total: 85m
July total: 90.1m
June total: 86.1m
May total: 67.6m
April total: 71.5m
March total: 42.9m
February total: 30.2m
January total: 31.7m
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Is anyone else participating in the Hug a Runner 5K challenge? It starts on November 11. You pledge to run a 5K for 10 days in a row. The challenge is run by the Run the Edge group (the same group that does the Run the Year challenge) and they make a donation to the American Society for Deaf Children for each registration. The basic registration is only $10 and each day that you complete your 5K you are eligible to be in a drawing for $5,000.
HUG A RUNNER?
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Ran some intervals around the apartment complex last night. There was a wind advisory but I thought it wouldn't be that bad, stepped out the door and nearly got blew over. But I got it done, slower than I would've liked but done nonetheless.
10.24 - 6.5km
Total this month: 39km
You just need to run win the wind!
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katharmonic wrote: »
I'm still in recovery mode, no running. But I went to the gym for a mace-training class and my hybrid circuit training this morning and now I'm sorer than I was. Squats and lunges killed me.
MACE Training?
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PastorVincent wrote: »Is anyone else participating in the Hug a Runner 5K challenge? It starts on November 11. You pledge to run a 5K for 10 days in a row. The challenge is run by the Run the Edge group (the same group that does the Run the Year challenge) and they make a donation to the American Society for Deaf Children for each registration. The basic registration is only $10 and each day that you complete your 5K you are eligible to be in a drawing for $5,000.
HUG A RUNNER?
No.
I vote we see how many hugs we can get this ^^^ post :-D7 -
PastorVincent wrote: »katharmonic wrote: »
I'm still in recovery mode, no running. But I went to the gym for a mace-training class and my hybrid circuit training this morning and now I'm sorer than I was. Squats and lunges killed me.
MACE Training?
Are we nerds? This is what I thought of first too.5 -
My in-laws are visiting. I’m going to end up losing my long run this week but I did make everyone let me get outside yesterday for a quick 5k. It was the most beautiful day of the year and I regret nothing.9
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rheddmobile wrote: »PastorVincent wrote: »katharmonic wrote: »
I'm still in recovery mode, no running. But I went to the gym for a mace-training class and my hybrid circuit training this morning and now I'm sorer than I was. Squats and lunges killed me.
MACE Training?
Are we nerds? This is what I thought of first too.
Well I write fantasy and scifi novels, so it would be hard for me to deny this LOL3
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