October 2019 Monthly Running Challenge

rheddmobile

@shanaber So happy Hobbes’s mast cell thingy hasn’t returned!

My husband and I got out today for 5k easy on the Greenline. The backs of his knees are still weirdly sore - he gets pressure urticaria sometimes when under stress and that seems to be the cause of the soreness. But he was feeling good enough to run today. My knee with no ACL and the Baker’s cyst is still a little poofy in back, but I expect that to last for months now that it’s decided to act up again. The main thing is to take extra care not to twist or jar it since it’s less stable in this condition. Apart from the knee and my sad toe my legs are back to normal now.

The weather today was absolutely and completely perfect for running. High 50s, sun, soft breeze. We saw about a trillion deer. In all seriousness there was a grazing herd of at least 20 deer - too many to count - plus a second family group of 3 lying down right next to the trail. The Mempho music festival starts tomorrow and people were setting up the stage and testing the sound system in one of the fields which is usually full of deer, so I expect the usual groups of deer were taking refuge in numbers as far from the uproar as possible. I’m glad we ran there today so I will remember not to go there Sunday when the park will be closed to non-festival ticket holders.

Avidkeo

ContraryMaryMary wrote: »

Lots of great advice here!

I have my next half on Sunday so today (Friday) is the very important day in the race prep that involves eating lots and lots (yay!). Saturday is largely about drinking lots and lots... of water.

I'm really looking forward to this event as it is the one race I run each year and can accurately (as is possible with weather and 15,000 other runners on course) track my performance year on year. Last year I had a blinder and recorded a PB, which was amazing as this is a fairly hilly course. I've yet to beat that and I have a whole lot of (self-inflicted) pressure to run a similar or better time.

Problem is, I've been running a lot of half races this year - four in the last 12 weeks to be precise - and although I held myself back in the last one, I fear I may have overcooked myself. I've been to the osteo and massage therapist this week and my legs are feeling much better, also, only had two short runs and no more, so hopefully I'll wake on Sunday as a box of birds (which is a really odd expression when you write it down).

Time will tell. Wish me luck.

Wow that's come quick! Good luck and enjoy it. I hope the weather is good!

Avidkeo

@shanaber yay excellent news about hobbes!

I did a 4k run this morning, followed by a lower body workout.

I've gone completely against the usual guide of 10% increase each week and have gone from about 12k per week to over 20... I was there a year ago but there are good reasons you shouldn't increase this fast! My legs are tired and tight and my knees are complaining today.

Probably going to cutback a little next week, no sudden long runs! At least no longer than what I've already done haha. I want to keep what I've got!

eleanorhawkins

@shanaber superb news! So glad!

TheMrWobbly

Good morning One and All,

Hopefully I am in the right place. I kicked back in 152 days ago according to my MFP day tracker, just diet initially as top half of class 2 obese, then started C25K, stopped for the Cancer Research September cycle challenge and did just over 400 miles. I have still to complete C25K (Week 8) though, in the meantime, I have done 4 x 5ks and this week my first 10k since last century.

I am on a '500 adjusted mile' challenge for the last quarter which is power walking, jogging and cycling.

I want to build to a half marathon for next year and a marathon for 2021.

My mother passed away from cancer last year. I weighed 19st 4lbs at the time. My daughter and I committed to running a marathon to raise money for cancer research so others can continue along life's pathway a lot longer.

This is fun so far, I know the pain is to come though I will always be smiling at the end! Looking forward to getting to know you better and pillaging your knowledge for making it 26.2 miles in one go.

Have a great day

Cheers,

Bob

TheMrWobbly

Steps Jalk miles Jog miles Cycle Miles
01-Oct 12,750 3.19 3.15 -
02-Oct 7,750 3.00 - -
03-Oct 9,887 4.69 - -
04-Oct 1,865 0.99 - 20.85
05-Oct 9,276 1.76 3.19 3.96
06-Oct 6,167 1.21 - 9.38
07-Oct 6,607 3.53 - 13.16
08-Oct 12,340 4.25 3.05 11.34
09-Oct 10,599 5.84 - 16.86
10-Oct 12,199 4.06 3.18 -
11-Oct 9,539 5.18 - -
12-Oct 23,353 9.43 3.17 7.15
13-Oct 13,994 1.62 6.40 -
14-Oct 8,070 4.32 - 3.10
15-Oct 17,341 4.06 6.35 8.64
16-Oct 2,338 1.16 - 21.31
17-Oct 10,589 5.56 - -

@shanaber good news on your running partner, there are lots of good doggos on my park run and they all go quicker than me!

polskagirl01

7lenny7 wrote: »

All this talk of half marathons and training plans...I have a HM in late January and have decided to make it a key race for me. Not quite an "A" race, but one I'll train specifically for. I have a 50K four weeks after the HM so I'll have to overlap training plans. This will means my weeknight runs will include the speed work geared towards a HM but my weekend long runs will alternate between long trail runs and long runs with HM race pace finishes.

I want to incorporate more speed work for developing better running economy and fast twitch muscle strength anyway, so this will help ensure that I follow through.

That sounds like a great plan!

@shanaber Great news! Give Hobbes a gentle hug from us!
I can't remember if I mentioned this last week, but I was on a bus and saw a lady run by with a dog, and I'm sure it was your and Hobbes' Polish twins!

@ContraryMaryMary best wishes on your half marathon! If I remember correctly, you've got some beautiful scenery in this race, too. Run fast and enjoy the course!

I did a short test run today, and am giving myself the green light for the trail 5k tomorrow My quad feels totally fine at the moment, and I'm excited to start my 4th season with this fun race series.

October goal 100 miles



Upcoming races:
Oct. 19 - CityTrail trail 5k (#1 of 6 in the series)
Oct. 26 - Botanical Autumn 5k
Oct. 27 - Lublin Half Marathon

quilteryoyo

I'm behind on this thread again. Will try to catch up later. I've been planning for a spontaneous weekend trip to West VA for Bridge Day at New River Gorge. My friend, who is the park manager there, invited me to come up. I'm just going to watch the base jumpers, not join in. I was looking at the website last night and noticed there is a 5K associated with the event. Wish I had known that in time to sign up. Maybe next year, if I decide to go back, I'll plan better.

PastorVincent

quilteryoyo wrote: »

I'm behind on this thread again. Will try to catch up later. I've been planning for a spontaneous weekend trip to West VA for Bridge Day at New River Gorge. My friend, who is the park manager there, invited me to come up. I'm just going to watch the base jumpers, not join in. I was looking at the website last night and noticed there is a 5K associated with the event. Wish I had known that in time to sign up. Maybe next year, if I decide to go back, I'll plan better.

You might want to bring your running gear. A lot of races have race day sign up.

Lazy_Bones_85

Scott6255 wrote: »

@Lazy_Bones_85 Very cool pics! And 306 laps, turning right all the time?! That's commitment! But couldn't you have changed directions each mile or so to help even things out? Maybe it was a one-way only track, I don't know, I've never been on a ship with a track.
Maybe I'll see you in Peachtree City on Saturday?

Are you bringing a snorkel for tomorrow?

Lazy_Bones_85

shanaber wrote: »

@Lazy_Bones_85 - That is one of our planned future trips but going all the way to Budapest! Your pictures make me want to go now!! So beautiful. I cannot imagine running all of those little laps though. I think I would just take a break from running, well maybe...

We took AMA Waterways and we loved it. From other people who have cruised with other companies, they said AMA was much better than Viking, Uniworld, and Avalon. We want to to a Danube cruise too but do some research about the best time of year to go. If the water levels in the river are too high or too low, you might have to change ships during the cruise. My friend's parents had to change ships 3 times over a 7 day period because of heavy rain and too high of water levels- the ship couldn't fit under the bridges. But definitely do it. It was vastly different from doing a ocean cruise.

7lenny7

Bad news is that the game before my son's soccer game went into overtime, then a shootout, then an awards ceremony since it was the section finals. End result is that I got home too late to run.

Good news is that my son's team won their section final by a score of 4-0 and they're going to to the state tournament! They went last year and finished in 4th place.

And that earlier game... that was the girls team from our school.

mbaker566

Yay for hobbes @shanaber

Tramboman

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

October Total: 69k
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

Cloudy and cool this morning. Legs loosened up after about 2k, so the rest of the run went well. I had a chance to run a pace exactly halfway between "slow" and "easy," which I could have claimed as "sleasy," but I missed by 7 seconds overall on the slow side.

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 older

Lazy_Bones_85

In other news I got the pathology reports back on my running buddy. All is well - the 2 larger tumors were lipomas (fatty tumors) and the small one was a benign growth but the vet said it was good we got it off now. The best news is NO MCT!! Yay!
Now to just try to keep him calm and quiet for the next week until the stitches come out... pretty much impossible![/quote]


So happy you had good news regarding your buddy!!! My cat also has a fatty tumor on her left leg and I was worried sick last spring while waiting for the pathology report to hear if it was injection site sarcoma or not.

Camaramandy648

Good morning!

I did not run on my ankle last night but instead did some strength training work. I was exhausted so it felt more like work than it normally does, but of course, I am so glad I did it.

Can we talk about breathing while running though? I was diagnosed with asthma as a kid so I have two inhalers that I rarely use unless I am running. My lungs burn like they are on fire and it feels like they are literally closing.

I'm thinking it's a technique issue. I've read a few different techniques that work for some people, but what works for all of you? Any advice for a runner who can't breathe?

katharmonic

Date :::: Miles :::: Cumulative
10/01/19 :::: 4.8 :::: 4.8
10/02/19 :::: 3.0 :::: 7.8
10/03/19 :::: 0.0 :::: 7.8
10/04/19 :::: 3.1 :::: 10.8
10/05/19 :::: 10.1 :::: 21.0
10/06/19 :::: 1.0 :::: 22.0
10/07/19 :::: 2.7 :::: 24.7
10/08/19 :::: 3.4 :::: 28.1
10/09/19 :::: 3.2 :::: 31.2
10/10/19 :::: 2.2 :::: 33.4
10/11/19 :::: 0.0 :::: 33.4
10/12/19 :::: 5.1 :::: 38.5
10/13/19 :::: 3.2 :::: 41.7
10/14/19 :::: 3.4 :::: 45.1
10/15/19 :::: 0.0 :::: 45.1
10/16/19 :::: 3.0 :::: 48.1
10/17/19 :::: 0.0 :::: 48.1
10/18/19 :::: 1.2 :::: 49.3

We did our short shake-out run this morning in Kansas City. It was 55 and sunny but very windy! Tomorrow is supposed to be less windy, but unfortunately rainy.

We went to the expo yesterday right after I got in. It was held in Union Station which is pretty cool to see the old train station architecture. It was not an overly impressive expo, but I got a little massage with one of those tools that looks like a car buffer. It felt great.

Ready for a low key rest of the day to get mentally prepared for tomorrow. Heading out for breakfast now!

Teresa502

I got out for a 9 mile run this morning. Temp was 35F. I wore capris and a long sleeve tech shirt. My hands were cold for the first 1 ½ so I could have used some gloves. My core also got cold. I have a couple of light-weight vests which would have been perfect had I remembered to wear one! I ran 3 miles solo then met a couple of friends at the Y, ran 4 miles with them, and then finished out by myself.

Good luck @ContraryMaryMary, @Scott6255, @polskagirl01, @katharmonic and anyone else racing this weekend! Hope you all have FUN!

@shanaber – great news for Hobbes! Nice shoes too!

Welcome @TheMrWobbly! Great goals!

@quilteryoyo – The Bridge Day popped up on my FB page this week. I hope the weather is great!

@Camaramandy648 – Sorry no helpful breathing tips here. I just try to stay upright and breathe!

girlinahat

Oops.

Mid-foot sprain. It's what happens if you leave one foot planted on the floor and spin round 360 in collision with a cyclist (who did his own stunts*).

Just when I was planning to start a new fitness regime (including some running and trying to get my speed up).

Swimming it is then!


*Miraculously he was only bruised in the incident.

girlinahat

@shanaber Happy Hobbes Day!!!!

I'd so love to give your buddy a hug, but the stitches wouldn't stay in long as we'd both get over-excited.