September 2021 Monthly Running Challenge
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@shanaber good idea to freeze it at an angle to keep the hose from freezing!
@katharmonic beautiful views!
I did 7k (exactly as I reached my driveway!) after school drop-off and am now trying to get things done around the house, then working later.
Have a great day, everyone!5 -
Distance Log:
9/2 5.22 miles
9/4 5.90
9/6 6.70 - virtual 10K
9/8 5.49
Total: 23.29/80 miles4 -
Beautiful pictures (as always) @katharmonic!
7.2 miles this morning. It was perceptively cooler, but just barely. At the end I was just dripping wet as opposed to sweat streaming off me, so I suppose that's a win. It did feel easier though.
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So the second pack arrived yesterday. Tried it on last night and am not a fan of how it fits. Sigh. Am I being too picky?!5
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I'm going on vacation starting Friday, so I've been very focused on getting mileage in now while I know I can. While I intend to run while on the trip as well, it's just harder to predict how much running I'll actually be able to do when I'm away.
Add to that a lingering discomfort I had taken care of yesterday, as I had a morning trip to the podiatrist to take care of an ingrown toenail... To that end, it was probably utter lunacy that I logged a light jog this morning at all. But it's clean and recovering nicely.
9/1 - 5.1 miles
9/2 - Rest
9/3 - 7.3 miles
9/4 - 4 miles
9/5 - 13.11 miles
9/6 - 5 miles
9/7 - 8 miles
9/8 - Recovery Run - 4.5 miles (40:27 - 8:59/mile)
September To-Date: 47.01 miles
September Goal: 141 miles
Percentage Complete: 33.36%
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Day 1 implementing a schedule aka I’m gonna kick kitten this week… I’m not sure that I’m gonna get anything done today.7
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Sept totals: 17.4/70 miles
9/2: 3.1 miles
9/3: 4.1 miles
9/5: 3.1 miles
9/6: 3 miles
9/8: 4.1 miles
I transition over to the HH Novice 2 HM plan this week. I think if you are a committed run-walk person the Galloway plan is probably great but as a running only plan, it just didn’t work as well for me once the long runs actually got long.
My birthday and my daughters birthday fall over the Labor Day weekend so this past weekend was also a birthday celebration for us. I have recently decided I wanted to try camping so my MIL/FIL got me started with a tent, some cooking utensils, and a hiking backpack. Then I promptly spend $500 on other necessities, bought a state parks pass, and booked my first weekend! I am now invested and am becoming a camper! I got the last tent spot at a state park near me for the first weekend in October. That gives my gear time to get here and for me to unpack everything and practice setting stuff up. And another month to help ease the weather towards fall. For the first trip I am going alone but there will literally be people all around me and I’m not afraid to ask for help if I need it. My daughter wants to camp too but I didn’t want the additional stress of managing her wants and needs on top of a completely new experience for the first go around. She will definitely be coming on some trips in the future.
@katharmonic Absolutely beautiful!
@RunsOnEspresso You are not being too picky. You just haven’t found what works for you yet. You’ll find your glass slipper of a vest!
@johnisrunning I applaud you for being able to run after having an ingrown toenail fixed. Maybe a little bit of lunacy!
@Scott6255 It was noticeably cooler this morning here too! Upper 60’s when I set out and it was heaven. Humidity is still high, that’s a given here but I’ll take humid and cool over humid and hot any day! Our first real taste of fall won’t last but I’m going to enjoy it while it is here.4 -
RunsOnEspresso wrote: »So the second pack arrived yesterday. Tried it on last night and am not a fan of how it fits. Sigh. Am I being too picky?!
Absolutely not too picky. I regret the pack I bought, was great in the winter in long sleeves, now I wear long sleeves all the time as the side straps rub the skin off the inside of my elbows away. Be picky!
Hope your son is doing better @sweetdaisy13
I love camping @martaindale - up to a point, may you have many years of joy from it as I did!4 -
9-1 7k easy
9-2 rest
9-3 4k slow
9-4 4k sloooooooow
9-5 4k easy
9-6 4k moderate
9-7 4k moderate
9-8 rest
September Total: 27k
September Goal: 150k
Golf instead of running today. League was moved to today from Monday.
@katharmonic I know you already know this, but for the benefit of other readers, you have about a month to bag those last two peaks before the snow starts.
When you pop in here claiming your December 2021 mileage, what accomplishments will you have made?
PUT THE FUN BACK IN THE RUN!
Return to a good running weight of 175 lbs (second attempt)
2021 Races:
6/26 Direction Up 5k, Solon, OH 31:48 chip; 31:59 Garmin; 53d overall; 2d male 65 and over
7/17 Run of the Ox 5k, Mantua, OH 32:19 Garmin; 44th overall; 3d place male 60 and over
9/18 Hattie Larlham ThriveK, Aurora, OH4 -
@sweetdaisy13 sorry to hear about your son. That must have been quite painful.
@shanaber love seeing the two vizslas together!
@katharmonic great photos!
@martaindale I love camping but don't go nearly enough. Maybe twice a year. Camping will be a great opportunity to go trail running.3 -
We had a great labor day weekend on our boat with perfect sailing weather both Saturday and Sunday. Saturday's run turned out to be a 5.7 mile nature run. First, just after my warm up I saw a bald eagle with a HUGE fish in its talons. It picked it up out of the water and flew up to a large tree to eat it. Just then another bald eagle, a juvenile, landed next to the first one. Soon the first one flew off, still with the fish. The juvenile flew after it and pestered the first one enough that it dropped the fish back into the lake. I stayed there for about 5 minutes but neither of the eagles came back for it. I did get photos, but they're poor quality:Here's the eagle with his fish
Here's the other eagle harassing the first
After that I had to take a photo of the view from the path I was on
Further on I came across about a dozen vultures feasting on dead fish, and soon after that a bunch of seagulls just hanging out
At the far end of my run is a city park. There's a short section of trail I ran and while I on the trail I came across a puffball, which is an edible fungus. Since it was early in the weekend I left it there with the intent to pick it up on the way home. When I went back, to my dismay someone had destroyed it and puffball debris littered the trail. Upon turning around, though, I found an even bigger one. This one was huge...larger than a basketball. I picked it up and brought it back to my truck to take home. I had never tried eating a puffball. I got it home and first tried it sautéed in evoo with bacon and garlic It had a really weird texture I didn't care for. Next I tried it sautéed in butter but again, that weird texture. I'd describe it as oversoaked and undercooked french toast type of texture. I'm not sure if I'll try any more of it. I may wait for the next one I find to do something else with it. I hear you can use slices as a pizza crust, or uses slices in place of noodles in lasagna. Or grill it. I'm sure I'll find some more in my trail running.
Here's the puffball in the woods, and sliced up at home:
Saturday night my son joined us on the boat and the next morning he and I went on a 4 mile run. He normally runs 8 minute miles so he really had to slow down for me.
Here's a gratuitous shot of the marina where we keep our boat. It's where we started and ended our runs.
That gives me 14.1 out of 80 miles for September14 -
@martaindale I love camping but don't go nearly enough. Maybe twice a year. Camping will be a great opportunity to go trail running.
Also, that puffball is CRAZY!4 -
@7lenny7 I love puffballs but when they get super big they do have a weird texture. I like them best when they are about as big as a fist. I assume you know to always cut them open and make sure it’s actually a puffball and not an amanita that hasn’t opened yet. If you see any internal structures like gills, don’t eat!
I do them in butter with white wine. They should be brown and lightly crunchy on the outside of each slice and creamy inside.2 -
rheddmobile wrote: »@7lenny7 I love puffballs but when they get super big they do have a weird texture. I like them best when they are about as big as a fist. I assume you know to always cut them open and make sure it’s actually a puffball and not an amanita that hasn’t opened yet. If you see any internal structures like gills, don’t eat!
I do them in butter with white wine. They should be brown and lightly crunchy on the outside of each slice and creamy inside.
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Hey everyone. I haven't had time to read or post since last Thursday. I still don't have time to go into details, but just wanted to let you know I am doing okay and still here. I have at least walked one mile every day, I played tennis a couple of times and I did get in my 12 mile run on Monday morning. My tummy was giving me issues before I went out to run. I felt pretty good for the first 9 miles, but at about 9.75 miles, I had a pain and just had to do what I could to make it home before it was too late. After that, I finished the 12 miles on my driveway - very slowly because the jostling of running made my tummy hurt and I just didn't feel good. At least I got it done! I think I would have been okay, had I not felt bad. The first 9 miles were at an average 13:17 min/mile pace. The last 3 miles were 14:55, 16:46, and 17:28 min/mile.12
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rheddmobile wrote: »@7lenny7 I love puffballs but when they get super big they do have a weird texture. I like them best when they are about as big as a fist. I assume you know to always cut them open and make sure it’s actually a puffball and not an amanita that hasn’t opened yet. If you see any internal structures like gills, don’t eat!
I do them in butter with white wine. They should be brown and lightly crunchy on the outside of each slice and creamy inside.
@rheddmobile Yes, I do check for gills and for bug infestation. I'm 100% positive on the identification.
A friend of mine also told me that the smaller puffballs are better so I'll keep looking. I think one of my issues was frying at too low of a temperature which allowed it to absorb too much butter. I should have tried some in the air fryer. Next time!3 -
@7lenny7 that puffball is insane! I've just browsed google images because I had no idea about these giant puffballs. This thread is very educational.
@martaindale I hope you really enjoy your new camping hobby! I kind of think I would like it and I get kind of jealous of the people I see on my hikes who hike in and set up camp and then start from there. I'm just not sure I would REALLY like it. I'll be interested to hear how it goes for you!
@Tramboman quite possibly true about the snow! Last year we had ice and snow for the last two weekend hikes in October. It's probably going to be mid-October at least before I can get the last one in, so it's a real possibility. Definitely will be getting the microspikes out again I'm sure.
@quilteryoyo sorry about your stomach pain, that sounds like a miserable end to that run. You really toughed it out to get those 12 miles. Glad you are doing okay.
Date :::: Miles :::: Cumulative
09/01/21 :::: 0.0 :::: 0.0
09/02/21 :::: 1.8 :::: 1.8
09/03/21 :::: 0.0 :::: 1.8
09/04/21 :::: 0.0 :::: 1.8
09/05/21 :::: 0.0 :::: 1.8
09/06/21 :::: 3.8 :::: 5.6
09/07/21 :::: 2.1 :::: 7.8
09/08/21 :::: 5.4 :::: 13.1
I went to HM/marathon group tonight and the weather was quite nice. It poured rain in the afternoon so I was dreading group, but it cleared and was less humid. The workout was long intervals with long recoveries. Usually we do 5-7-3 minute intervals x 2 for this one, but for some reason we did 5-7-3-5-6-4 tonight. Not sure the logic on that but it's what we got! The recovery between intervals was 3 minutes, which I walked but didn't stop my watch, so my mileage is both running and walking. I just couldn't be bothered to stop and start. This was a very long workout when adding in our warmup and cooldown and sprints. It was getting quite dark at the end.7 -
September Goal: 95 Miles
9/1: 4.05 miles
9/2: 5.51 miles
9/5: 7.51 miles
9/7: 4.11 miles
9/8: 4.31 miles
25.49/95 miles completed for September
Today's run was supposed to be tge same as yesterday, a base run, 3.5 miles in 36 minutes at 10:24 average pace. I ran 4.3 miles in 49 minutes with an average pace of 11:27. It was a good run. My hip felt good and my foot that was annoying me yesterday was good too. It's still hit though and I just feel slow when it is hot. It's supposed to be a little cooler in the morning. I guess we'll see. The plan is for 5 miles at HM pace. I feel confident with the 5 miles, but not sure the pace is going to happen.
Happy Belated Birthday @martaindale ! I hope you enjoy the camping.
2021 Races:
4/24/21: Run For The Children 10K PR 55:46:28.
11/6/21: Run For 57th AHC Half Marathon
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