September 2020 Monthly Running Challenge

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  • Scott6255
    Scott6255 Posts: 2,557 Member
    Camaramandy648 wrote: »
    As for international shipping @polskagirl01 - I'll bet we can come up with enough where it's not an issue? I don't know how much international shipping is, so again with the promises. The same would go for @Scott6255 and @Avidkeo I think, right?

    @Scott6255 what time do you get up to run? I cannot imagine running before work and getting the kids and myself off to school. I think my life would be better, but a 4am wake up time just sounds like two extra hours of drinking coffee :D Friend of mine asked me this weekend, "What would you change about your life, if you could change anything?" My answer was, I kid you not, "I'd wake up at 4am to run and still also run in the evenings, just shorter." That makes my life sound pretty dang good, right? Plus, it's something i COULD actually change if I'd actually just DO it.

    I'm in Texas...I know some people think of us as a separate country, but as far as I know we still qualify for USA domestic shipping ;)

    I get up at around 3:30am to run. Mostly because it takes me like an hour to wake up and get coffee, small breakfast, dress, and warm-up. And because I like to get in to work by about 6:00am.
  • Tramboman
    Tramboman Posts: 2,482 Member
    @Camaramandy648 Thanks for the praise. I tried to run it like a race.
  • robertmuino
    robertmuino Posts: 16 Member
    message me with next months, just figured this app out, never knew you could communicate like this. Usually just tracked my stuff an got off.
  • Avidkeo
    Avidkeo Posts: 3,208 Member
    ContraryMaryMary wrote: »
    I’ll pass on the medal - as lovely an idea as it is and as awesome a design as it is - but with the exchange rate and International shipping, this will end up costing me quite a lot and I think Pastor Vincent would agree I’d be better to use this cash to enter another race!

    This, so much this.

    However I am willing to contribute towards one for his family.
  • skippygirlsmom
    skippygirlsmom Posts: 4,433 Member
    9/1 – 6 with Champ
    9/2 – 3 with Champ
    9/3 – 5 miles
    9/4 – 3 miles of trail climb with Champ
    9/5 – 7 miles
    9/6 – 5 miles
    9/7 – 5 miles with Champ
    9/8 – 5 miles with Champ
    9/9 – 10K for my monthly challenge
    9/10 – 3 miles with Champ
    9/11 – 5 miles with Champ
    9/12 – 6 miles
    9/13 – 5 miles with Champ
    9/14 – 2 miles with Champ
    9/15 – 6 miles
    9/16 – 4 miles with Champ
    9/17 – rest day
    9/18 – 5 with Champ
    9/19 – 7 miles
    9/20 – 5 miles with Champ
    9/21 – 6 miles
    9/22 – 5 miles with Champ
    9/23 – 4 miles with Champ

    108 (111.6) of 115 miles



    Races:
    112 of 335 miles Pinhoti Trail Challenge done
    174 of 248 miles of Space Race done
    Mother’s Day Virtual 5K – done
    Retro Run Virtual 5K – done
    Rona on the Run - Virtual for St. Jude benefit - done
    Keep Moving Huntsville - at least one mile a day 1 - 31 May - done
    The Big Run - June 3 - done
    NEGU virtual run - June - Team NEGU helping support kids with cancer - done
    Big Foot Wild Thangs Trail Race 5K/10K – June 20 on the trails…all together like a real race - done
    Run 4 on the 4th – Virtual 4 miles on 4th of July - done
    ISS Virtual 5K in July – done
    Jackalope Trail Run 4 miler – done
    Flora-Bama 600K - Virtual race from Huntsville AL to the Florida Alabama state line in Orange Beach – done
    Scooby Doo Virtual 10K - done
    Skunk Ape 5 miler August 1 trail race in person – done
    Pirate Challenge – 10 weeks mile challenge June – August – done
    Chupacabra 10K/HM – August 22 - done
    Running of the Bulls Virtual 5K – 9/14 – 30/2020
    The Pinhoti Trail Challenge 335 miles virtual – 1 Sept to 31 Dec – 112 miles done
    2020 Liberty Road Challenge WWII soldiers journey from St. Mere Eglisde to Bastogne, Belgium – charity virtual run for the WII museum in New Orleans 716 miles team event 4 July – September – our team has finished
    Space Race 400K Challenge 12 weeks running 248.5 miles to the ISS – August to November – 174 miles done
    Oak Barrel Half Marathon – October – running virtual
  • rheddmobile
    rheddmobile Posts: 6,840 Member
    mbaker566 wrote: »
    popping in
    Been running but currently only have my phone and old laptop. Been running and hiking a bit.
    Last couple of weeks were tough
    Lost my job last Monday
    BIL died last Tues(aneurysm due to alcoholism complications)
    Been giving myself permission to do nothing and relax. No shoulds.
    I have an offer but may not start till mid October

    Hope all is well
    Chin up

    Well kittens. That sounds like a tough couple of weeks. Hope you catch a break soon and I’m sorry for your loss.
  • rheddmobile
    rheddmobile Posts: 6,840 Member
    edited September 2020
    Re: medals. The place I got the quote from does three varieties of medal, a die cast which is a standard circle with stuff on it, custom die cast, and acrylic, which can be any shape and has a quicker turnaround and lower cost. For the acrylic this is the info I have:
    Qty 50-100 custom acrylic medals (white acrylic)
    3.75"
    1-1/2" standard neck band (Unattached)
    $4.49 each
    Shipping $20

    (That’s $244.50 for a batch of 50 medals)

    Given our custom die cast medals require a 200 piece minimum, your best bet would be our custom acrylic medals. In addition, we obtain all custom neckbands from overseas which has been taking longer than usual due to covid. I would suggest we include your neckband text on the medal itself which not only would save time and cost. We manufacture the acrylic medals ourselves and cn control lead time and handle last minute additions or changes to orders. In addition, our acrylic medals are usually made much larger than a die cast medals to add weight and girth.

    This page has examples of what some of their custom acrylic medals look like:

    https://www.justawardmedals.com/Custom-Award-Medals-Color-Printed-Acylic-s/796.htm

    I would prefer a custom shaped die cast over this, if that can be had at comparable cost, but these look like a reasonable compromise between cost and looks.
  • rheddmobile
    rheddmobile Posts: 6,840 Member
    @kristinajeang Glad your ankle is doing better! I remember when I did c25k each run seemed like it was going to be impossible, but then by the time I got to the next part, turns out it wasn’t impossible after all!

    @Camaramandy648 I am afraid I laughed out loud at your egg story. Also - teens - it’s a miracle my mom and I lived through my 14th year without anyone actually being set on fire.
  • quilteryoyo
    quilteryoyo Posts: 6,477 Member
    edited September 2020
    "Camaramandy648 wrote: »
    "Also I thought my egg for lunch was boiled and it wasn't so when I cracked it by squeezing, egg came out and it freaked me out so I practically through it across the kitchen at work.
    Sorry, but this made my laugh out loud. Sounds like something I would do. LOL

    @robertmuino If you bookmark this thread, hit the little star at the top right of the page, you can easily find us. Feel free to lurk and comment and then join in next month. The link to October will be posted here a couple of days before the end of the month.

    @kristinajeang Yeah for your progress. C25K is a great program.

    @mbaker566 So sorry for you losses. Doing nothing with no should's sounds like a great way to get a handle on everything. Glad you already have a job offer.

    @rheddmobile Glad you had a nice run on one of your favorite trails. It looks really nice. For some reason, I didn't picture it in my head as being paved. I love morning glories and watching horses frolic. Sounds like a wonderful morning.


  • RunsOnEspresso
    RunsOnEspresso Posts: 3,218 Member
    mbaker566 wrote: »
    popping in
    Been running but currently only have my phone and old laptop. Been running and hiking a bit.
    Last couple of weeks were tough
    Lost my job last Monday
    BIL died last Tues(aneurysm due to alcoholism complications)
    Been giving myself permission to do nothing and relax. No shoulds.
    I have an offer but may not start till mid October

    Hope all is well
    Chin up

    Sending you positive thoughts and lots of love.
  • Mari33a
    Mari33a Posts: 1,264 Member
    edited September 2020
    09/09 2.35 miles
    10/09 2.35 miles
    12/09 2.33 miles
    16/09 2.38 miles
    17/09 2.31 miles
    20/09 2.31 miles
    23/09 2.60 miles
    24/09 2.40 miles

    Total 19.03 of 26.2 miles for PastorVincent memorial challenge

    @mbaker566 - Sorry your having such a rough time
  • marisap2010
    marisap2010 Posts: 909 Member
    @mbaker566 I’m sorry you are going through all of that. Hugs for you and your family.
  • quilteryoyo
    quilteryoyo Posts: 6,477 Member
    @kgirlhart Wish I could give you some real hugs, but virtual ones will have to do. I'm glad your family was able to be with your dad at the end. I think that is so important for everyone. Continue to take care of yourself. We're here if you need us.

  • noblsheep
    noblsheep Posts: 593 Member
    edited September 2020
    0924-8k, total-40.8k goal-80k

    Another solid 8km run in the morning. 17°C setting out, and it had just finished raining so high humidity. One of those funky runs where you feel hot and cold at the same time. Joints are a little stiff, probably due to lack of sleep, but good run overall.

    Which brings me to my ventures into polyphasic sleep, which will be a bit of an essay -
    Background: I don't sleep a lot. I fall asleep just fine but tend to wake up 3 or 4 hours later and end up staring at the ceiling until the sun comes up. This happens three or four times a week. Sunday night I couldn't sleep anyway and stayed up for a friend until pretty much 6:30am, then ended up taking naps at work at noon and then in the late afternoon. When I woke up again at 4am on Tuesday morning, it suddenly struck me - isn't this what they call polyphasic sleeping anyway?

    The experiment: Chose a schedule made up of 4.5 hours of sleep at night, three 20min naps a day. Right now I'm putting them right before work, during lunch break, and then another one that is supposed to be 5pm-ish but oftentimes gets kicked around so I've ended up sleeping in really weird places and times. Today I was entirely dead to the world during a 45 minute car ride to our next event venue.

    Today is day 4 of the experiment. I'd call it an overall success. Feeling much more alert and productive than someone sleeping 5 hours a day has the right to. I do get extremely sleepy before the "main sleep" of the day though. A client tried to get me to write something at 11pm last night, and I looked over it this morning and it was complete gibberish. (Or perhaps this whole post is complete gibberish and I just can't tell yet.) It kind of feels like previously when I get sleepy it's my brain saying it's tired. Now it's my whole body yelling at me to sleep, with rising pressure in my cells or something.

    Adverse effects of the schedule are, of course, the overwhelming tiredness when I can't get a nap in time. I'm exhibiting many of the often mentioned symptoms people talk about in this "adaption phase", headaches, flu-like aches, drowsiness in the new waking hours. They say these go away in a few weeks.

    An interesting side effect perhaps. I think I'm a bit happier on this schedule. Maybe because one is much more aware of oneself and the timing of the next nap. It's like my brain is suddenly thrown into constant survival mode and has no more time to care about the existential problems like why am I here and what am I doing with my life.

    Will keep on with this experiment and report back if anyone is interested.
    Camaramandy648 wrote: »
    "I'd wake up at 4am to run and still also run in the evenings, just shorter."
    Same here. Wouldn't that be the life?
    mbaker566 wrote: »
    popping in
    Been running but currently only have my phone and old laptop. Been running and hiking a bit.
    Last couple of weeks were tough
    Lost my job last Monday
    BIL died last Tues(aneurysm due to alcoholism complications)
    Been giving myself permission to do nothing and relax. No shoulds.
    I have an offer but may not start till mid October

    Hope all is well
    Chin up
    Sorry to hear that. Sending hugs.
  • Tramboman
    Tramboman Posts: 2,482 Member
    mbaker566 wrote: »
    popping in
    Been running but currently only have my phone and old laptop. Been running and hiking a bit.
    Last couple of weeks were tough
    Lost my job last Monday
    BIL died last Tues(aneurysm due to alcoholism complications)
    Been giving myself permission to do nothing and relax. No shoulds.
    I have an offer but may not start till mid October

    Hope all is well
    Chin up

    Sorry for what you're having to deal with.
  • Tramboman
    Tramboman Posts: 2,482 Member
    @kgirlhart The pain never goes away, but eventually gets to the point where it's bearable. You and your family remain in my thoughts and prayers.

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