October 2019 Monthly Running Challenge
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saturday was the MKE hot cider hustle. i think, there were close to 1800 people doing the 5k. i do this race for the swag. they always have good stuff. no PR but that wasn't to be expected.
i hate that first mile, mile and a half. but i kept pushing till i hit the comfy phase. the scenery was beautiful. there were lots of inexperienced runners and random walkers blocking the path. the course was mostly flat. one water station.
I was a little stiff when i started for some reason but loosened up and felt comfortable with the three miles. i had plenty of gas left in the tank and no tweaky knees to sprint to the finish.
overall, an uneventful race and that is just fine with me.
Looks like a lovely race!1 -
Morning run before work. Which is a first. 5k completed in the dark, cold and wet. New goal for November, become a morning runner.
Goal for October:
1. 15runs.......12
2. 80km.........70km
3. 8km long...Done 12 Oct
4. PB 5km......Done 5 Oct
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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
10/10: 6.24 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
10/27: 9.03 miles
10/29: 6.51 miles
108.02/100 miles completed
I ran 6.5 miles this morning. It was a surprisingly good run. I was really not looking forward to today's run. The forecast was rain and around 40°F which is cold for me. I really prefer the 50's to 60's. But I do have a 5K coming up next weekend so I told myself that I would run if there was no lightening so I can be prepared if the weather is bad on race day. But I was glad when I got up and it wasn't raining yet so I got ready to go. It was 39°F feels like 34°F with a 7-8 mph NNE wind. I wore capri tights with a t-shirt and sleeves and gloves and a headband/ear wrap. I considered taking a jacket, but decided against it. I was glad because I never needed the jacket and I actually got just warm enough that about halfway through I considered taking off the sleeves. I never did and I was fine, but I definitely would have been too warm with a jacket, but other than my hands feeling like blocks of ice on the ends of my arms I was pretty comfortable. It was another one of those runs where I just felt good the whole time. I had told myself that if it was too cold I would at least get out and do 3-4 miles and then call it good, but I ended up with 6.5 and I felt like I could have gone on. I love those runs where you are just in the zone and everything feels right.
@7lenny7 What an awesome RR and pictures! Great job on the PR! Congrats to your son too and good luck to him at the State finals!
@mbaker566 I'm glad you enjoyed your 5K. What a lovely place to run! And nice mug too!
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 Marathon8 -
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
10/25 Rest
10/26 10.18
10/27 Rest
10/28 6.2
10/29 4
@7lenny7 CONGRATS!! Awesome PR. I would for sure love this race - all that food! Great pics. And I'm with everyone else, how in the world did the that tie guy stay so clean?
@mbaker566 Looks like a great place to run. Love the swag too.
Interval speed work today, followed by a little strength training. Getting as much as I can in before vacation cause who knows what that will hold. Always have good intentions, but vacation happens5 -
I just read Part 2 of my RR. Please forgive me for my typos and poor grammar. Quite embarrassing, but it was after 2AM when I posted it.Congratulations on your 50K PR @7lenny7 ! Well done! My only question is how did the guy in the tie and black pants stay so clean?
That IS an excellent question and I have no idea. I wish I would have thought to ask him. He must be far more coordinated than I am.
@mbaker566 that is a beautiful course! Nice job!
@scott6255 take care of those matchsticks and get back to full speed soon! Any idea what causes this every year?
@Tramboman do you have anyone who can analyze your swing?3 -
@mbaker566 Great pictures! Looks like a beautiful course to run a race!
@7lenny7 no, have no idea what causes my leg pain every year around this time (if I did, I hope I would be smart enough to prevent it 😏). Must be a bio-mechanical issue, or just a slow progression of micro injuries over the coarse of the summer beatings. I run 100% on the road, but have 3 different shoes in rotation and run several different routes to help mitigate the repetitiveness. I dunno.3 -
Hey all - I'm Audrey. I used to post infrequently in this group a couple of years back and then had a series of unfortunate events and wasn't running for quite some time. Getting back into it, and was going to join in for the November thread, but I have been reading your posts for the past week or so.
Figured I'd jump in on @Elise4270's question. I'd recommend looking into what's called The Blue Zone Diet - and that's diet as in a way of eating, not as in something to do until you lose weight/etc. It looks at various areas of the world that have the highest concentration of 100+ year old people. What they found is a mostly Whole Food, Plant Based (WFPB) diet with some meat - mostly fish. Okinawa is the place where most people think about this kind of eating (the older Okinawan diet, as they've become more "Westernized" since WWII).
WFPB is different from Vegan though they share some characteristics - the biggest way to describe the difference is that something like Oreos are Vegan, but they are not WFPB. Paleo shares some characteristics, just a different focus on what the main food group is (animal product vs. plant product but still fresh, whole foods - usually). It may be why some diets seem so extreme in differences but have similar outcomes for healthier lives.
It's an interesting idea and one I've discussed with a mentor quite a bit as we're both interested in nutrition and how it relates to health and fitness.
It's how I eat for the most part right now. I eat mainly plant based at home (my fiancee refuses to give up cheese, though I haven't asked her to give up anything; but if she makes something with cheese I eat it too, because, cheese, ya know? haha). I eat fish at home maybe once a week, mostly only when I go out to eat. I do eat chicken/turkey when eating out on occasion, but I stay away from red meat and pork. That's mainly because I don't like the idea of eating it and likely have a bit of IBS and don't feel well when I eat those things. I've definitely been variations of vegetarian and vegan and have definitely been a junk-food vegan in the past. I'm way healthier (though obese currently) eating mostly WFPB with some meat/animal products that fairly closely lines up with the Blue Zone way of eating.
Also, I have been WFPB with no animal products while lifting heavy - you can absolutely get enough protein. There's a reason rice and beans is a staple in many cultures - it's a complete protein. Soy and Quinoa are also complete proteins. And Vitamin B12 actually comes from a bacteria - the reason cows and other animals get it and we struggle is because they eat dirt with their food and we've become way too sanitized in our eating. The bacteria is found in dirt Though it's supplemented in a lot of foods we eat (cereal and such). You can also get it in Nutritional Yeast, which is an excellent popcorn topping if you ask me2 -
Wow @7lenny7 - I definitely couldn’t do that kind of distance but the catering offering sounds pretty amazing! Well done again and thanks for an entertaining second instalment.
I squeezed in a couple more miles today by running to work and back. Only a little bit as today was a strength/cross training day but hopefully it will mean I can hit my target tomorrow. V sore though!!
10/6: 4.08m
10/10: 8.3m
10/12: 3.1m
10/14: 10.1m
10/21: 10.05m
10/25: 6.6m
10/27: 13.2m
10/29: 1.21m and 1.17m
October total: 57.7m
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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Various trail photos
The mud pit where I lost a shoe
The aid station in the morning and later in the day.
Me during the raceThe forced smile for the camera
At the top of the hardest hill\
A half way decent photo and the lens flare gets in the way.
Me, post race, including my PEK (Performance Enhancing Kokopelli)I guess this is technically during the race. That dazed look...
Chatting with the other runners
War wounds
This is exactly what it looks like. This guy ran the entire 50K in a shirt, tie and long pants!
The payoff - local craft beer, grilled pizzas, and cozy hoodie
Many photos I posted were taken by the race RDs and volunteers. I should give them proper credit but it's late, I'm tired, and I'm going to bed.
oh my gosh! I LOVE ALL OF THIS SO MUCH! YOU ARE MY HERO! YOU'RE AN INSPIRATION! YOU'RE AMAZING!1 -
I had the best run and workout on Saturday! And I was legitimately sore for two days, so I just did the church tear down on Sunday and then nothing yesterday. I need to run tonight to work on cadence and form and breathing. It'll be difficult to fit it in because I also promised my daughter that I would help her practice her Halloween makeup. I think I will be able to make it happen and I am pretty excited about it. The hardest thing is that I'VE BEEN EATING LIKE CRAP SINCE YESTERDAY EVENING. I'm cutting myself off now, though. I don't want to be weighted down and miserable later while running.
In other news, I am finally reading Born to Run. I didn't think I would like it at all, but it's written so well!5 -
Guys. Some of you have been doing 50k races, back to back halves, or smashing your 10k pb, but I have just read every post from September 12th to today, so where's my medal?!
Seriously though, I loved this group in August and September, then all the usual excuses got in the way- work, family visiting, weather, etc. I ran a bit, but not much. However, last week I was back to running four times and doing the bridge to 10k program, and felt so much better for it. And I remembered what a great group this was, so I'm back!
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Guys. Some of you have been doing 50k races, back to back halves, or smashing your 10k pb, but I have just read every post from September 12th to today, so where's my medal?!
Seriously though, I loved this group in August and September, then all the usual excuses got in the way- work, family visiting, weather, etc. I ran a bit, but not much. However, last week I was back to running four times and doing the bridge to 10k program, and felt so much better for it. And I remembered what a great group this was, so I'm back!
Welcome back!0 -
Hey all - I'm Audrey. I used to post infrequently in this group a couple of years back and then had a series of unfortunate events and wasn't running for quite some time. Getting back into it, and was going to join in for the November thread, but I have been reading your posts for the past week or so.
Figured I'd jump in on @Elise4270's question. I'd recommend looking into what's called The Blue Zone Diet - and that's diet as in a way of eating, not as in something to do until you lose weight/etc. It looks at various areas of the world that have the highest concentration of 100+ year old people. What they found is a mostly Whole Food, Plant Based (WFPB) diet with some meat - mostly fish. Okinawa is the place where most people think about this kind of eating (the older Okinawan diet, as they've become more "Westernized" since WWII).
WFPB is different from Vegan though they share some characteristics - the biggest way to describe the difference is that something like Oreos are Vegan, but they are not WFPB. Paleo shares some characteristics, just a different focus on what the main food group is (animal product vs. plant product but still fresh, whole foods - usually). It may be why some diets seem so extreme in differences but have similar outcomes for healthier lives.
It's an interesting idea and one I've discussed with a mentor quite a bit as we're both interested in nutrition and how it relates to health and fitness.
It's how I eat for the most part right now. I eat mainly plant based at home (my fiancee refuses to give up cheese, though I haven't asked her to give up anything; but if she makes something with cheese I eat it too, because, cheese, ya know? haha). I eat fish at home maybe once a week, mostly only when I go out to eat. I do eat chicken/turkey when eating out on occasion, but I stay away from red meat and pork. That's mainly because I don't like the idea of eating it and likely have a bit of IBS and don't feel well when I eat those things. I've definitely been variations of vegetarian and vegan and have definitely been a junk-food vegan in the past. I'm way healthier (though obese currently) eating mostly WFPB with some meat/animal products that fairly closely lines up with the Blue Zone way of eating.
Also, I have been WFPB with no animal products while lifting heavy - you can absolutely get enough protein. There's a reason rice and beans is a staple in many cultures - it's a complete protein. Soy and Quinoa are also complete proteins. And Vitamin B12 actually comes from a bacteria - the reason cows and other animals get it and we struggle is because they eat dirt with their food and we've become way too sanitized in our eating. The bacteria is found in dirt Though it's supplemented in a lot of foods we eat (cereal and such). You can also get it in Nutritional Yeast, which is an excellent popcorn topping if you ask me
Well, I can’t eat soy, quinoa, rice, or beans without blood glucose spikes, which is why I said no animal products makes it difficult for me to get enough protein. Also, I don’t eat dirt.3 -
All this talk of dieting got me thinking... so I baked some chocolate chip snickerdoodle cookies. I am calling it carb loading even though my race is not until Saturday.6
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PastorVincent wrote: »All this talk of dieting got me thinking... so I baked some chocolate chip snickerdoodle cookies. I am calling it carb loading even though my race is not until Saturday.
Can't start preparing too early.2 -
Guys. Some of you have been doing 50k races, back to back halves, or smashing your 10k pb, but I have just read every post from September 12th to today, so where's my medal?!
Seriously though, I loved this group in August and September, then all the usual excuses got in the way- work, family visiting, weather, etc. I ran a bit, but not much. However, last week I was back to running four times and doing the bridge to 10k program, and felt so much better for it. And I remembered what a great group this was, so I'm back!
Welcome back! And way to go getting back to running.
Also welcome @ACSL3!
Congrats on your 5k @mbaker566, looks like a lovely run.
@7lenny7 great race report! Love hearing about your amazing efforts and accomplishments in these endurance races.
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@7lenny7 Great race report! As usual you are the boss. You also have my admiration for finishing your race report, after my recent 50k I set out to do mine and was so tired it never did get done! I love the spread, all our 24 hr race had was an unmanned water cooler with paper cups and a bowl with a label saying “free fruit”. For real! And we had like 300 racers, compared to 41 at your race, we need to get some of your volunteers down this way!4
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I forgot to post my update
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
10/19/19 :::: 13.2 :::: 62.5
10/20/19 :::: 13.3 :::: 75.8
10/21/19 :::: 0.0 :::: 75.8
10/22/19 :::: 0.0 :::: 75.8
10/23/19 :::: 0.0 :::: 75.8
10/24/19 :::: 0.0 :::: 75.8
10/25/19 :::: 0.0 :::: 75.8
10/26/19 :::: 3.6 :::: 79.4
10/27/19 :::: 2.5 :::: 82.0
10/28/19 :::: 1.7 :::: 83.6
10/29/19 :::: 2.7 :::: 86.3
Had a chance to get out of work a little early and go for a short run with a friend. It was an absolutely gorgeous fall afternoon. So glad I had a chance to take advantage of it.
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Great race report @7lenny7 - love to see other people living trails like I do.
Question - have you worn the PEK before, and if not, do you credit it with your PB? Do you think the positioning of it could improve your occasional leg pain too?1 -
Still no running for me - foot sprain still making me limp so given the suggested 8 week recovery period I'm going to try and focus on something else like weights until the new year, rather than pushing it boiling eggs in the hallway and staying injured.
Will check in here now and then when I have three hours or so spare to read the thread....9 -
Hey all - I'm Audrey. I used to post infrequently in this group a couple of years back and then had a series of unfortunate events and wasn't running for quite some time. Getting back into it, and was going to join in for the November thread, but I have been reading your posts for the past week or so.
Figured I'd jump in on @Elise4270's question. I'd recommend looking into what's called The Blue Zone Diet - and that's diet as in a way of eating, not as in something to do until you lose weight/etc. It looks at various areas of the world that have the highest concentration of 100+ year old people. What they found is a mostly Whole Food, Plant Based (WFPB) diet with some meat - mostly fish. Okinawa is the place where most people think about this kind of eating (the older Okinawan diet, as they've become more "Westernized" since WWII).
WFPB is different from Vegan though they share some characteristics - the biggest way to describe the difference is that something like Oreos are Vegan, but they are not WFPB. Paleo shares some characteristics, just a different focus on what the main food group is (animal product vs. plant product but still fresh, whole foods - usually). It may be why some diets seem so extreme in differences but have similar outcomes for healthier lives.
It's an interesting idea and one I've discussed with a mentor quite a bit as we're both interested in nutrition and how it relates to health and fitness.
It's how I eat for the most part right now. I eat mainly plant based at home (my fiancee refuses to give up cheese, though I haven't asked her to give up anything; but if she makes something with cheese I eat it too, because, cheese, ya know? haha). I eat fish at home maybe once a week, mostly only when I go out to eat. I do eat chicken/turkey when eating out on occasion, but I stay away from red meat and pork. That's mainly because I don't like the idea of eating it and likely have a bit of IBS and don't feel well when I eat those things. I've definitely been variations of vegetarian and vegan and have definitely been a junk-food vegan in the past. I'm way healthier (though obese currently) eating mostly WFPB with some meat/animal products that fairly closely lines up with the Blue Zone way of eating.
Also, I have been WFPB with no animal products while lifting heavy - you can absolutely get enough protein. There's a reason rice and beans is a staple in many cultures - it's a complete protein. Soy and Quinoa are also complete proteins. And Vitamin B12 actually comes from a bacteria - the reason cows and other animals get it and we struggle is because they eat dirt with their food and we've become way too sanitized in our eating. The bacteria is found in dirt Though it's supplemented in a lot of foods we eat (cereal and such). You can also get it in Nutritional Yeast, which is an excellent popcorn topping if you ask me
Hey Audrey! Nice to see you pop in here just for me!!!! Hahaha! I'm so down. Thank you.
I had that roast last night and probably just ate too much and felt sickish. Had a burger today and it's just not what feels right, right now. I heard about the dirt and the B12! Pretty cool.
Thanks again for the direction and the dirt/skinny! I'm going to check it out!
I love yeast btw. Hope your unfortunate events are all in the past!1 -
Stubbornness got me a very slow 6.39m this morning to ensure I hit myOctober goal. But it hurt a bit! Not made a plan for next month yet. I suspect I’ll want to focus a bit more on strength training to prep for surgery and also (wuss that I am) to keep me out of the relentless British rain! But even if I don’t set a Nov goal I will join you over there to try and keep up a few miles and cheer everyone on. X
10/6: 4.08m
10/10: 8.3m
10/12: 3.1m
10/14: 10.1m
10/21: 10.05m
10/25: 6.6m
10/27: 13.2m
10/29: 1.21m and 1.17m
10/30: 6.39m
October total: 64.1m
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: 31.7m9 -
PastorVincent wrote: »All this talk of dieting got me thinking... so I baked some chocolate chip snickerdoodle cookies. I am calling it carb loading even though my race is not until Saturday.
Can't start preparing too early.
In that case I'm good, cause I've been carb loading for Sunday's HM for like a month now...
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Just dropping in:
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)
17 Oct - 1.7 miles (treadmill)
21 Oct - 2.2 miles (treadmill)
23 Oct - 3 miles (treadmill)
24 Oct - 1.8 miles (treadmill)
28 Pct - 2.2 miles (treadmill)
Total - 32.2/50
I think that's going to be my total for the month as I've caught the cold that's going round and I'm trying to properly rest up so I don't get it AGAIN. Twice in one month is more than enough thank you.
I'll be back next month!6 -
It is funny how participation in this sport changes your perspective. I looked up where packet pickup is for the race this weekend is and see it is only a mile by foot. So I am like “oh, easy walk during lunch”
There was a time when I would have need a car to go that far, never mind a round trip. Heh18 -
eleanorhawkins wrote: »PastorVincent wrote: »All this talk of dieting got me thinking... so I baked some chocolate chip snickerdoodle cookies. I am calling it carb loading even though my race is not until Saturday.
Can't start preparing too early.
In that case I'm good, cause I've been carb loading for Sunday's HM for like a month now...
I've started loading for next year's 5k schedule!!!7 -
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
10-25 babysitting
10-26 7k easy
10-27 7k slow
10-28 golf
10-29 7k slow
10-30 7k easy
October Total: 115k
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
Another good morning to run: 50 degrees F, cloudy, with just a gentle breeze. Ran just about pain free, or as pain free as one gets at this age. Doubt I'll run 20k tomorrow, so I won't make goal this month. Now that golf is officially over, time to start back up with resistance band training and yoga - next week.
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 older8
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