October 2020 Monthly Running Challange

kristinajeang

meh. 2 miles today. Not feeling it, it was raining so had to run inside on the treadmill. Still did it though. Getting new shoes on Thursday, so maybe that will help bring back some motivation.

10/1 - 3.1mi
10/2 - 2mi
10/5 - 3mi
10/7 - 3.25mi
10/12 - 3.5mi
10/15 - 1.5mi
10/16 - 2mi
10/19 - 2mi

20.35/35 for October

martaindale

WandaVaughn wrote: »

BUT this morning I had to almost yell at myself to get out of bed and run 3 miles. I'm floundering without a plan. Do the next virtual race from 10/31 to 12/25 ? Pull out Hal's marathon plan and try my hand (feet) at that? But will there even be a race to look forward to in 12+ weeks? Hard to get excited about that without a finish line to look for.

I guess I'm feeling rudderless in most areas of my life right now. Running is taking a hit and I don't want to lose the forward momentum that I've fought to get.

Sorry for the whining. I should just count my blessings and be happy with that.

I was major into this early on in quarantine. I basically didn't have work for a few weeks as everything got shut down and something about being at home all the time with no reason to be anywhere just sucked the motivation out of me. Also, I think I was feeling a lot more stress around COVID and general life changes. I just didn't realize it in the moment.
So, I ran a little. But mostly I just gave myself a break. If I really didn't feel like doing it, I just didn't. I would take a walk instead. I knew I needed to see the sun and get out of the house, and I can always talk myself into a walk. It kept me moving without feeling like I was forcing myself to run. For me, getting back to a more normal weekly routine with work and school for the kid actually made it easier to run. I am such a creature of habit.
I think a lot of people are feeling some of this right now. Your motivation will return. Until then, do what you can and cut yourself some slack. I think in general people are doing the best they can.

Avidkeo

I briefly tried a garmin plan, and I liked having the workout on my watch and the ability to adapt easily. I didn't use it for marathon training cause its so picky about how far out you can plan. Whereas Hal you can plan way in advance and he gives you a basic plan till the official plan starts.

I felt great after yesterday's run, no niggles or pain or anything. Then in the afternoon I was working with a patient, and had squatted down. When I stood up, I put all my weight through that leg and it hurt. So it's back to being niggly when I walk, though eases quickly. 2 steps forward, 1 step back. I see the physio again on Thursday.

polskagirl01

@Avidkeo I'm sorry it's taking so long to heal. It sounds like you're doing things right though and balancing being careful with staying active. I hope the physio has some good news/observations/suggestions for you.

Camaramandy648

117 posts behind. I've skimmed. Which I actually hate to do, but 117!

Never tried a Garmin and do not own one and am afraid to get one bc they are expensive and because of all the issues they've been having lately.

@Tramboman 45F and a cold rain here this morning at 4am! I also saw a coyote! Good run, felt stronger and faster. I was having fun.

Last week I was complaining about exactly the same conditions. Perspective is everything. Today, 4am doesn't seem like it's that big of a deal.

I need to run 110 miles in the next twelve days to reach my stretch goal of 220 for October. I think before I had said 217 or something. Well, I'm a brat so I want 220 now. I think I can do it if I keep running doubles two days a week and long distances on the weekends. Just keep stacking the mileage!

Had a for real, scheduled rest day. it was brilliant! Exactly what the mind and body needed.

Aside from running, I need to remember to also be living. Need to figure out Halloween. Also, I just have lifting left to do today, so I'd really like to snuggle my kids after that. Just be warm and eat and love each other.

Okay, maybe I am a little tired...

martaindale

@Camaramandy648 As you once told me, listen to your body!

HonuNui

October Goal 60ish miles

10/1 3.52
10/2 snorkel
10/3 3.08
10/4 3.88
10/5 off
10/6 4.30
10/7 3.28
10/8 off
10/9 3.20
10/10 2.53
10/11 off
10/12 3.50
10/13 off
10/14 4.00
10/15 2.39
10/16 off
10/17 6.60
10/18 off
10/19 3.90

Total 44.18





Upcoming and current races:

Asics World Ekiden Virtual Relay (5k leg) 11/11/20

katharmonic

@WandaVaughn it's tough without a goal and a plan to follow. I've struggled too with no races on the calendar. I'm probably going to have my lowest mileage month in a long time for that reason and various other work and life challenges. I can't figure out how in the past I've managed to get my training in during a busy fall time - it all seems hard now. Hope you can find some inspiration.

@HonuNui wonderful memorial run for you son.

Congrats on the in-person races @RunsOnEspresso and @T1DCarnivoreRunner.

Oh, and @Teresa502! Great job on your 5k, especially an uphill second half. And I didn't wear my new boots for hiking but your story makes me kind of wish I had. Except for they would have gotten so muddy.

Sorry to have skimmed and lost track a little.

Date :::: Miles :::: Cumulative
10/01/20 :::: 2.1 :::: 2.1
10/02/20 :::: 1.8 :::: 3.9
10/03/20 :::: 5.0 :::: 8.9
10/04/20 :::: 3.1 :::: 12.0
10/05/20 :::: 3.6 :::: 15.5
10/06/20 :::: 1.9 :::: 17.4
10/07/20 :::: 1.5 :::: 19.0
10/08/20 :::: 2.7 :::: 21.6
10/09/20 :::: 2.0 :::: 23.7
10/10/20 :::: 4.2 :::: 27.8
10/11/20 :::: 3.0 :::: 30.9
10/12/20 :::: 3.5 :::: 34.3
10/13/20 :::: 2.4 :::: 36.7
10/14/20 :::: 3.0 :::: 39.8
10/15/20 :::: 1.7 :::: 41.5
10/16/20 :::: 2.0 :::: 43.5
10/17/20 :::: 7.8 :::: 51.3
10/18/20 :::: 0.9 :::: 52.2
10/19/20 :::: 1.9 :::: 54.1

Yesterday I had a big hike and ran 15 minutes during it (story below). Today's run was a warmup before strength training. For the first time since March, I used the treadmill because it was raining and I didn't feel up to getting soaking wet before class. I managed to wear the mask and it was not great, but not as bad as I feared.

The hike was 3 more of the 46 high peaks of the Adirondacks, which puts me at a total of 20/46 done. This was the Seward Range and it was a tough one. A couple of people have told me they rank it the hardest of all the high peaks hikes. It wasn't the hardest in terms of steepness or climbing, but it was very long and very, very muddy which took its toll. We started hiking at 4 am in the dark and finished at about 7:15 pm, also in the dark. The mud was really tough to navigate and made it slow going and miserable on the feet. The descent down the last mountain was very steep and a little icy so it took us a long time. And then we still had 5 miles on a flatter trail to get back to the trailhead. Very mentally tough to keep going when you are feeling so over it all. But we made it, and it was beautiful and inspiring, as they all are.

Oh, and i had to do my 15 minute run during the hike out because I knew we may not get home until very late. That was about 13.5 hours into the 15 hour hike. I didn't want to be alone for too long so I ran out 10 minutes and back 5 and reunited with my group (who surprisingly were not interested in a little impromptu run with me.

A few pics

marisap2010

Thanks for the feedback on the Garmin training. Last night was the benchmark run. I’ll give it a few weeks and see how it goes. I don’t have anything for which I am actually training, just wanted some time improvement, so we’ll see if I stick with it the whole 12 weeks.

I also completed a Tabata workout last night. Trying so hard to keep up strength training!

quilteryoyo

Beautiful pictures @katharmonic ! I'm impressed that you ran, in your hiking boots, after hiking for that long.

Teresa502

10/1 – 5.23 miles
10/3 – 21.06 miles
10/5 – 6.08 miles
10/7 – 5.18 miles
10/8 – 5.11 miles
10/10 – 15.06 miles
10/13 – 8.33 miles
10/15 – 5.51 miles
10/17 – 8.20 miles
10/20 – 5.08 miles
Goal – 125 miles

Trusting the taper…..

@katharmonic – loving the pictures from Seward Range. Ice on the trail already? I can’t imagine why none of your hiking buddies didn’t want to run with you! Lol!

@HonuNui – I bet that was a very emotional race for you. Hugs!

BeverlyW1108

Love the pictures @katharmonic! We also went on a hike this weekend. 12 miles Friday & 8 miles Saturday.
Ours was a very flat out and back in Arkansas, Eagle Rock Loop. Only 800ft elevation gain when the hike a few weeks prior was 4000ft elevation gain. That is a lot for us !

I hope everyone has a nice day!

Tramboman

10-1 7k easy
10-2 7k slow
10-3 7k slow
10-4 7k easy
10-5 rest
10-6 7k easy
10-7 7k easy
10-8 7k easy
10-9 7k easy
10-10 7k easy
10-11 7k easy
10-12 rest
10-13 7k easy
10-14 7k easy
10-15 7k slow
10-16 7k moderate
10-17 7k easy
10-18 7k easy
10-19 rest
10-20 7k easy

October Total: 119k
October Goal: 170k

January Total: 161k
February Total: 167k
March Total: 181k
April Total: 191k
May Total: 200k
June Total: 156k
July Total: 180k
August Total: 172k
September Total: 176k

2020 Total through September: 1584k / 176k per month

Rainy and 50 F this morning, with a biting wind out of the northeast. Saw a bunch of robins; they must be migrating.

When you pop in here claiming your December 2020 mileage, what accomplishments will you have made?

Return to a good running weight of 175 lbs
Run at least 4 5k races
Get a 5k PR
Average at least 138k per month, to meet my Run the Year pledge of 1,020 miles - Completed 10-11
Stretch goal: If I can average 169k per month, I can run 2020k in 2020
Run the Year Team: Pavement Pounders -- Completed 9-29

2020 races:

9-8 to 9-13 "Virtual Boston with Vincent" Time goal 5:15:00; actual time 4:47:01

martaindale

42.1/70 miles

10/2: 3.1 miles
10/3: 6.2 miles
10/5: 5.2 miles
10/7: 3 miles
10/8: 4.7 miles
10/13: 3.5 miles
10/14: 3.5 miles
10/16: 5 miles
10/17: 4 miles
10/20: 3.9 miles

Speed work this morning. We are getting a little warm weather this week, so it was already 70F when I went out at 7am. And super foggy. I kind of like running in the fog. It feels creepy but not in a scary way? I don't know how else to describe it.
Went climbing last night. I've been trying to train a bit to strategically improve my climbing. I've hit a point where I probably won't naturally improve much just by climbing unless I also train my weak points. So, I did climbing endurance. I climbed up and down a 40 ft wall twice without coming off at all. So a total of 160 ft of continuous climbing. And another round on a slightly shorter wall for another 120 ft. My forearms were yelling at me but they feel better this morning. I'm feeling like I have not only regained my lost ground from quarantine but am actually getting stronger. It's a nice feeling.

skippygirlsmom

10/1 – 6 miles
10/2 – 9 miles
10/3 – 6 miles intervals with Champ
10/4 – 4 with Champ
10/5 – rest day
10/6 – 6 miles
10/7 – 5 miles with Champ
10/8 – 3.13 miles
10/9 – 13.1 Oak Barrel Virtual Half Marathon
10/10 – 2 miles recovery
10/11 – 6 miles
10/12 – 6 miles
10/13 – 4 miles with Skip and Champ and Miss Ann
10/14 – 0 life took over day
10/15 – 6 miles
10/16 – 0 life took over today – again
10/17 – 9 miles
10/18 – 5 miles of the Wade Mountain 10K trail race
10/19 – 3 with Champ
10/20 – 6 miles

99 (100.75) of 115 miles

@WandaVaughn RunningLane is getting ready to put out another challenge maybe that will help. How about the trail Cathedral Cavern runs the second week of November, they are in person.

@Avidkeo I’m sorry you’re having a longer road to recovery than expected

@katharmonic once this pandemic is over I’m coming to visit you and run/walk/hike/take pictures, beautiful pictures

@HonuNui hugs

@BeverlyW1108 great hike, that’s quite a difference 800 from 4000

I had to be at work before 7:30 this morning so was up at 4:15 instead of 5:00 to get in my miles. I spent the summer getting my mileage up and I’m happy where I am, but one of my goals was to get back to easily doing 10 min miles. My 6 miles this morning was 12:36 which is about 2 minutes faster than I was doing shorter distances at a few months ago so I’m headed in the right direction there too.


Races:
248.9 of 335 miles Pinhoti Trail Challenge 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 - done
The Pinhoti Trail Challenge 335 miles virtual – 1 Sept to 31 Dec – 248 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 – done
Yuletide Madness Oct 31 – Dec 31 2020
Oak Barrel Half Marathon – October – running virtual - done

shanaber

@HonuNui - I was thinking of Steve when I ran on the 17th and of you and how hard it must be every year 💔
@mbaker566 - Finn is adorable and looks so happy!
@ContraryMaryMary - Have a fun running weekend! It sounds awesome!
@katharmonic - Gorgeous pictures! I am living vicariously through your hiking exploits and pictures but pretty sure I would not be running in the middle even for 15 mins after hiking for hours and hours!

It is finally a bit cooler here and that little bit made a big difference yesterday! I had a little bit of an upset stomach so decided to run to the bathroom that isn't close to the turnoff for home to give myself a little extra mileage. Unfortunately there was a crowd of homeless people and no chance I was getting in. So... then had to run to the other end of the trail to the bathroom there. It isn't that far but it was a very long 1.5 or so mile! The run home felt great though 😂
We had agility last night and it was Halloween costume contest picture night. Hobbes did his Green Bay Packers proud even if they played terribly on Sunday. He is ready to go help!

Date..........Miles........Total
10/01.......5.26..........5.26
10/02.......0.00..........5.26
10/03.......4.08..........9.34
10/04.......5.66........15.00
10/05.......4.54........19.54 - + Agility Class
10/06.......0.00........19.54
10/07.......5.19........24.73
10/08.......0.00........24.73
10/09.......4.95........29.68
10/10.......6.26........35.94
10/11.......4.44........40.38
10/12.......4.71........45.09 - + Agility Class
10/13.......0.00........45.09
10/14.......0.00........45.09 - Aerobics w/PNW Ballet
10/15.......0.00........45.09
10/16.......4.92........50.01
10/17.......6.88........56.89
10/18.......3.69........60.58
10/19.......5.29........65.87
10/20.......0.00........65.87 - + Agility Class
2020 Run the Year Team - 2020 R.I.O.T. (Running Is Our Therapy) 1353.64/1000 miles (running and walking)

2020 Planned and Completed Races
02/02/20 - Surf City Half Marathon
07/31/20 - ISS Virtual 10K (Late)
08/15-09/30 - eRace Racism (200 miles) 200+ miles completed.
09/21-09/27 - Womxn Run the Vote - 680 mile virtual relay
09/26/20 - Beat the Blerch 10K Virtual
10/03-11/03 - Race to the Polls - 80 miles
10/01-11/18 - Fit Witch Challenge - 100 miles
11/11/20 - ASICS World Ekiden 2020 (Team 2)

quilteryoyo

Glad you made it to the bathroom @shanaber . Hobbes makes a really cute Green Bay Packer.

skippygirlsmom

@shanaber the picture of Hobbs is a keeper ha ha! How far the bathroom room is directly related to how bad you need to go.

RunsOnEspresso

@shanaber Oh Hobbes! So cute! He would make a good receiver for Aaron!

And yah let's not talk about Sundays game 🤣

Teresa502

That Hobbes is so darn adorable @shanaber!

Avidkeo

@shanaber awww Hobbes looks awesome!

Avidkeo

Calf feels good today. Its definitely recovering faster now from every twinge, so that's good. Today was a walk. I was on call for work last night and got basically no sleep, so have the day off. I walked the kids to school, the. Went the long way home. Now I'm in bed and will try sleep later this afternoon.

Bike again tomorrow, run Friday with physio that night. Hoping to add another running day!

polskagirl01

I planned my route to be on mostly back roads, fields, and forest this morning, because the mask is no fun and I pull it down when there are no people in sight. 14 km at a relaxed pace.

I was gonna have you all guess the crops again, but you can't see them very well.

Broccoli!!!
I believe they harvest them by hand.
I also saw a crew picking pumpkins - the big, ugly pumpkins that make the best pies, and some other random vegetables and things I couldn't identify.
The woods are full of mushrooms, some the size of dinner plates(!), and I leave them all right where they are because I don't know which ones are edible. They look cool.

quilteryoyo

Cool pictures @polskagirl01 ! Thanks for not making us play the vegetable guessing game. That one would have been hard! I too like to look at mushrooms, but leave them where I find them.

rheddmobile

My husband and I explored the other side of the Wolf River yesterday.

A few days ago after we had run at WC Johnson park I noted one of my flybys wasn’t really on the same path at all but a runner on the other side of the river. There’s a bit of that trail we can glimpse from the boardwalk and I have seen occasional runners and even three wheelers over there, but never knew how to get back there, since there’s no bridge from the WC Johnson side. So I studied her run on the flyby and compared it to Google Earth, and lo and behold, a trailhead with a parking lot!

By the way, since I mentioned it, Strava has screwed up flybys now and they are a thing of the past. What they did was set everyone’s to default to no one else being able to view them, and not tell anyone, so even those people who don’t mind don’t know they are no longer visible. Oh well, it was nice while it lasted.

It turns out most of the trails on the far side are gravel, which isn’t my favorite surface to run on, but there are several miles of them and the surrounding land is beautiful. And best of all, except for the park crew doing maintenance work, we didn’t see another living soul the whole time we were there! Since I always feel unsafe due to all the people passing on the trails when we go to WC Johnson it’s definitely a relief to have a whole trail system all to ourselves. We found some memorable things, such as a tiny little metal bridge, and a redneck portapotty down by the fishing hole - an old wooden chair with a hole cut in the seat and a plastic bag taped to the bottom! There was also a lot of horse poop on the trails, which I found out later looking at Google Earth is because the area backs up to a riding academy. We went just under 8 miles and it looks like there’s about at least four miles we didn’t get to.

The wooden railing in the distance is the boardwalk at WC Johnson where we usually run. It feels funny looking at it from the other side of the river!


We are where exactly? Looks like the Boy Scouts forgot a star!


The world’s most overbuilt footbridge.


It was lovely back in the woods!

skippygirlsmom

@polskagirl01 looks like broccoli

quilteryoyo

@rheddmobile Glad you found the lonely trails to run and explore. Beautiful scenery. Laughed at the redneck port-a-potty.

kgirlhart

October Goal: 100 Miles

10/1: 6.24 miles
10/4: 11.02 miles
10/6: 6.22 miles
10/7: 6.22 miles
10/8: 6.23 miles
10/11: 11.04 miles
10/13: 6.02 miles
10/14: 6.22 miles
10/15: 6.02 miles
10/18: 10.04 miles
10/20: 6.23 miles

81.5/100 miles completed for October

1141.44/1000 miles for Run the Year Team Pavement Pounders

I got up super early today so I could run and do a little yoga before work. It was kind of nice. It was even quieter at 5:10 than it is at 5:50. I did have to get up at 4:15, but I think it will be doable. The weather was nice and I had enough time for a 10K plus 16 minutes of yoga.

The new job is going well.  It is a lot busier than my old job and I think I am going to like it. I had gotten pretty bored with my job, but since my boss was also a good friend I felt guilty thinking about leaving.  So it really has worked out well at least for now.  But I am terribly behind on this thread since I don't have a lot of down time at work and I can't use my work computer for personal stuff and I just have my phone. So I thought I would post this and go back and try to catch up with everyone. 
 


2020 races:
11/7/20: Run for 57th AHC Half Marathon

katharmonic

@skippygirlsmom and @shanaber you'd be welcome to come hike! I feel pretty lucky to have the opportunity, right now especially.

@polskagirl01 I've seen so many interesting mushrooms on these hikes. I wish I had started taking pictures of them because it would be a cool collection. This time I saw some enormously impressive ones on trees.

@martaindale great job with the climbing training! I haven't been climbing since things shut down in March and I miss it. I'm hoping to go back soon, and probably will over the winter more. I hadn't really thought about a climbing workout like that but what a good idea. I'm sure your forearms were screaming!

Date :::: Miles :::: Cumulative
10/01/20 :::: 2.1 :::: 2.1
10/02/20 :::: 1.8 :::: 3.9
10/03/20 :::: 5.0 :::: 8.9
10/04/20 :::: 3.1 :::: 12.0
10/05/20 :::: 3.6 :::: 15.5
10/06/20 :::: 1.9 :::: 17.4
10/07/20 :::: 1.5 :::: 19.0
10/08/20 :::: 2.7 :::: 21.6
10/09/20 :::: 2.0 :::: 23.7
10/10/20 :::: 4.2 :::: 27.8
10/11/20 :::: 3.0 :::: 30.9
10/12/20 :::: 3.5 :::: 34.3
10/13/20 :::: 2.4 :::: 36.7
10/14/20 :::: 3.0 :::: 39.8
10/15/20 :::: 1.7 :::: 41.5
10/16/20 :::: 2.0 :::: 43.5
10/17/20 :::: 7.8 :::: 51.3
10/18/20 :::: 0.9 :::: 52.2
10/19/20 :::: 1.9 :::: 54.1
10/20/20 :::: 1.8 :::: 55.9

And yet another short treadmill warmup run. This time before yoga. I meant to get there earlier, as always. Yoga was very nice, the run was...meh. It's rainy and dreary here and that is sapping my energy, along with the post-hike fatigue.

kgirlhart

@mbaker566 My collie will claw through a chain link fence and then come around and knock on the front door.

@polskagirl01 It was kind of fun running with them.

Thanks @quilyeryoyo In my experience so far I think most of the big dogs I have encountered running just want to run with me.

@katharmonic Beautiful pictures!

@shanaber Hobbes is adorable!

@polskagirl01 Those do look cool!

@rheddmobile Looks like a great place to run!