September 2021 Monthly Running Challenge

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  • rheddmobile
    rheddmobile Posts: 6,840 Member
    bradkcrew wrote: »
    @AlphaHowls That's too much, but so true, lol!
    @kathharmonic I only started running two months ago. I have run two 10ks and the 7 miles nonstop. Not sure how I convinced myself a 15k was rational, but I'm in it now!
    @Tramboman Deep...I'll have to ponder that one!

    So what I am hearing is, show up and do it...one way or another my body has to move 15k, and it is up to me how quickly I get it over with. Seems pretty straight forward!!! :)

    If you can run 7 miles it’s likely you can run 15k - just take it slow and easy and don’t be afraid of walk breaks. Even well-trained runners expect to take walk breaks during longer races. The only real difference between 10k and 15k is fuel. For many people, that’s about when they start to need to take in some sort of fuel such as a gel, gummy, or sports drink during the race.

    I did my first half marathon not having run much longer than 10k - got in a couple of 8 mile long runs beforehand, but that was it. Did not die, did not finish last, averaged 12 minute miles in fact which isn’t much slower than my easy pace. I did walk quite a bit. But there’s not that big a jump from 10k to 15k.
  • Scott6255
    Scott6255 Posts: 2,552 Member
    @bradkcrew all the advice for your upcoming 15K is sound. With all the other runners and the crowd your body (and mind) will get you through it. Just enjoy the experience. Where is this 15K? I am doing one in that same timeframe in Georgia (the Peachtree Classic).

    @quilteryoyo wishing you the best today on your HM. Just keep plugging along and you will make it. Keep happy thoughts and look forward to seeing @Teresa502 at mile 12! That is soooo awesome that she is driving down to meet you there ❣️
  • bradkcrew
    bradkcrew Posts: 1,720 Member
    edited September 2021
    @Scott6255 It's the Boilermaker--most runners have heard of it I think?

    @rheddmobile @shanaber Thanks for the support. I have a mental block with the run/walk method and have never utilized it. For me, once I stop to walk even a couple of steps the whole run is void. I am trying to get beyond that so I don't feel like a failure if it happens at the race, but maybe the mindset helps propel me!

    I am going to take on a super hilly 10k developmental run this Wednesday It is partly the the most challenging section of the actual course, plus more, and legend has it if you can handle the run you can make the 15k.

    I have already upped my calories 100 a day, and am going to edge up another 100 next week I think.

    I try to breakdown what my running issue is--it is not pacing, breathing, or pain--it it just fatigue from the very first step every time. Maybe it is food, otherwise I don't have an answer.

    Thanks everyone, all of the comments are spurring me on!
  • kgirlhart
    kgirlhart Posts: 5,154 Member
    Thanks @katharmonic. It was a tough day. I think I will look on Amazon and see if I can find something that will work but not be too expensive.  And I loved your race pictures.  You look like you are having a great time.

    Thanks also @shanaber and @quilteryoyo.

    @skippygirlsmom That is so awesome! I bet you made both their day.

    @bradkcrew Welcome! This is a great place to ask questions! I use Hal Higdon plans and I have never done run/walk. I think that is Jeff Galloway.  But Hal does recommend walking through the aid stations.  If you want to use the run/walk method then that is perfectly valid run.  I agree with others that if you can run 7 miles you will be able to do 15K.

    @quilteryoyo and @teresa502 That is so awesome! I can't wait to read the race report!
  • kgirlhart
    kgirlhart Posts: 5,154 Member
    Great Races @7lenny7 and @AlphaHowls!
  • shanaber
    shanaber Posts: 6,423 Member
    Congratulations @AlphaHowls! Awesome race and an age group place! WhooHoo!!
  • Tramboman
    Tramboman Posts: 2,482 Member
    AlphaHowls wrote: »
    3rd Annual Hoptown Half Marathon
    Saturday, Sept. 18, 2021 in Hopkinsville, Kentucky
    Race Place 37/175
    Gender Place 17/95
    F 50-54 2nd Place
    Race Pace 9:46
    Race Time 2:08:02
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    My running partners, the ones I list as A and E (they both placed 2nd for their age as well.)

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    Great race!!!!!
  • katharmonic
    katharmonic Posts: 5,720 Member
    Awesome job @Alphahowls! Congratulations on 2nd in your age group! All those miles pay off.
  • bradkcrew
    bradkcrew Posts: 1,720 Member
    @AlphaHowls Just wow....
  • martaindale
    martaindale Posts: 2,308 Member
    @RunsOnEspresso The mental image of adjusting your vest while running is pretty funny! Is this one maybe a winner now that you figured out the adjustment? Also, I know what you mean by a brisk 80's!! It's amazing the difference a few degrees makes.

    @AlphaHowls Awesome race! Congrats to you and your running buds on the AG podiums.

    @quilteryoyo Good luck and do fantastic that you and @Teresa502 will get to meet!

    @rheddmobile That is a big snake. Glad you spotted him in time!
  • Tramboman
    Tramboman Posts: 2,482 Member
    polskagirl01 wrote: »
    @AlphaHowls great race! I love that you all got AG awards.

    I also ran a half marathon today.
    It was in a small city under an hour away, which happened to be 20 minutes from a work conference... but I was signed up for the race first, so running wins.

    I think there were around 2000 runners, between the half marathon (2 laps), 10.5k (1 lap) and a 5k with a badly marked turn that a bunch of people missed. The course was average - normal hills instead of crazy ones. I was struggling with my asthma which has worsened lately, took all the medicine the doctor recommended (including the extra pre-race dose) and got through the first lap carefully, but it wasn't great. It got worse on the second lap. My legs wanted to go, but my lungs had other plans. Long story short - I slowed down, finished, got out of the finishers area and immediately used my inhaler. I hadn't used it during the race because it's a new med for me. Next time, I'll know it might help.

    Funny: The aid stations ran out of cups and were pouring water into our hands on the second lap. It worked surprisingly well.

    Also one of the sponsors was donating money to a child with a serious illness for every runner who wore an extra bib advertising the cause. You had to finish with it to count. Maybe 300 meters from the finish, I heard a flapping sound behind me and realized my "I run for Filip" sign was about to fall off. I crossed the finish line holding it 😆 Pay up, sponsors!

    I got the free food (yummy soup and bread) but didn't stick around. There were showers available at Castorama (building/home improvement store) in their workers' locker rooms, so I took advantage of that and showed up to the second half of the work conference looking presentable.

    Medal pic:
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    I'm tired, but this morning's coffee is still driving me crazy, so I made a sign for the girls from run club who are running a women's race (5k) tomorrow. They'll be going right past the church, right after we finish.

    Well done!!!!!!
  • Tramboman
    Tramboman Posts: 2,482 Member
    rheddmobile wrote: »
    Planned 5 miles on trails turned into 5k due to a dead fridge which had to be dealt with. Very nice run though, if humid. Almost stepped on this big bubba (snake warning!)
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    He was stubborn too, would not move off the trail! He turns out to live in a hole at the base of a nearby tree. Finally he left and we went on. It’s clearly that time of year!

    That looks suspiciously like a copperhead.
  • bradkcrew
    bradkcrew Posts: 1,720 Member
    @martaindale Thanks for taking the time to provide such a lengthy response! I will definitely try to find something to give me an energy boost--I will do some research.

    Also, I am not very in tune with how many calories I should be consuming on a daily basis, so I am probably way off there as well.
  • WhatMeRunning
    WhatMeRunning Posts: 3,538 Member
    edited September 2021
    @bradkcrew - This data applies to me, but may be a helpful point of reference. I'm not sure where you are in your weight loss journey or what sort of deficit you are attempting.

    When I ran my first 10k on 9/20/2014 I was 53 pounds over my ideal BMI body weight. I modeled an 8 week HM training plan from a Hal Higdon 10k to HM training plan to train for my first HM on 11/15/2014. On that day I was 43 pounds over my ideal BMI body weight, losing 10 pounds in that 8 weeks. I was targeting a 1.5 pound per week loss in MFP during that time. I was able to maintain the deficit and train, but I did have to switch from low carb (less than 40g net Carbs per day) to a more moderate carb load. I felt I needed them to push me past the 8 mile barrier. It could have been coincidence that it helped, I'll never know, but that's the only change I made.

    I will caveat that with losing 1.5 pounds per week while running at 53 pounds overweight is easier than people trying to lose at that same rate while only 20 pounds overweight and running. In such a case perhaps just a .5 pound per week target would be wise.

    Hope something in there helps. In my opinion, as long as you are targeting a reasonable deficit, you can train for a HM in a caloric deficit. It's defining "reasonable" that is tough to do.
  • WhatMeRunning
    WhatMeRunning Posts: 3,538 Member
    edited September 2021
    One more thing I meant to say @bradkcrew, I didn't have to bump up my calorie intake until the next spring when I trained for 3 HM's in 30 days followed by training for 3 full marathons in 30 days in the fall. I wound up naturally eating at maintenance that whole year even though I was attempting to be in a deficit. I was just too hungry. My running never suffered. My body made darn good and sure I put food in my mouth. It was only my desire to keep calories down that kept me from overeating and gaining weight. I was roughly 50 pounds over my ideal BMI weight that entire year.

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