October 2021 Monthly Running Challenge

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  • quilteryoyo
    quilteryoyo Posts: 5,969 Member
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    @mshawski Sorry about your dentist appointment getting cancelled after you had arranged your day around it. I hate it when that happens. Good job on getting it done on the treadmill.

    You're doing great @skippygirlsmom . Hope work calms down soon.

    That is a lot of intervals @katharmonic ! I hope you got a good night's sleep.

    @shanaber Glad you had such a great run with Hobbes. I agree with you about the puppy...sounds like he needs some training with his owner. When Tippy was little, I found a trainer that prefers to do house calls, so she can address the issues that occur at home with the owners. Nice bird pictures. That river is really, really low. Are you all in a drought? (Is that a silly questions?)

    @ContraryMaryMary Love the shoe porn. Also glad that you had such a great run, regardless of the reason. I do love that you got the small child to accompany you by saying you would point her to the puddles! :smile:

  • Tramboman
    Tramboman Posts: 2,482 Member
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    10-1 7k slow
    10-2 7k sleasy (between slow and easy)
    10-3 7k slow
    10-4 rest
    10-5 7k measy (between moderate and easy)
    10-6 6k slow
    10-7 rest

    October Total: 34k
    October Goal: 150k

    Golf today instead of running.

    Hooray for shoe porn!!!!!


    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
  • katharmonic
    katharmonic Posts: 5,720 Member
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    @shanaber cool photos. The ibis is really amazing.

    @ContraryMaryMary well, now you just made me order new shoes. I want a fantastic run with cushiony new shoes.

    Date :::: Miles :::: Cumulative
    10/01/21 :::: 0.0 :::: 0.0
    10/02/21 :::: 6.7 :::: 6.7
    10/03/21 :::: 0.0 :::: 6.7
    10/04/21 :::: 2.1 :::: 8.8
    10/05/21 :::: 3.6 :::: 12.4
    10/06/21 :::: 6.4 :::: 18.8
    10/07/21 :::: 1.7 :::: 20.5

    Another short treadmill warmup before strength training this morning. The back-to-back Wednesday night and Thursday morning workouts are always a challenge and I was feeling it today.
  • CarsonSurfs
    CarsonSurfs Posts: 75 Member
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    ~ 50 minutes in the woods. Nothing to see here except the occasional squirrel.

    4.5 miles @ 11:24 pace
    33.4 miles complete out of 125
  • quilteryoyo
    quilteryoyo Posts: 5,969 Member
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    You are doing great @katharmonic .

    Nice running @CarsonSurfs .
  • kgirlhart
    kgirlhart Posts: 4,977 Member
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    October Goal: 111 Miles


    10/3: 10.30 miles
    10/5: 5.51 miles
    10/6: 5.11 miles
    10/7: 7.10 miles


    28.02/111  miles completed for October 

    The plan called for 7 miles at HM pace today. I ran 7 miles, but I didn't do it at HM pace. I was tired starting out so I just ran easy. It was a nice run. The weather was good. I didn't see any possums today,  but I did see a skunk.


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    2021 Races:
    4/24/21: Run For The Children 10K PR 55:46:28.
    11/6/21: Run For 57th AHC Half Marathon
  • Orphia
    Orphia Posts: 7,097 Member
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    @katharmonic, thanks, and no need to apologise for your rant. Rant warranted.

    @WhatMeRunning Thanks. Running maths is a theme that might deserve more discussion.

    @kgirlhart Well done for doing the 7 miles easy. 7 miles when tired is still good HM practice.
  • ContraryMaryMary
    ContraryMaryMary Posts: 1,657 Member
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    Orphia wrote: »
    I'm hopeless at maths when running.

    Today's Couch to 5K session was supposed to be two 8-minute intervals with a walk in between.

    I failed to hear the app tell me to stop running at the end and ran right through the cooldown walk section.

    I kept looking at my watch and trying to add up the walk/run intervals, and wondering wtf was going on, while continuing to run.

    This means my second interval was 13 minutes of running.

    Hahahaha, oh well, go me!

    Ha. Sounds like something I’d do!
  • polskagirl01
    polskagirl01 Posts: 2,010 Member
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    ContraryMaryMary wrote: »
    Don’t get me started on race tees.

    Too late.

    I am a fan of a women’s cut and hate unisex - too baggy and flaps about. However, my bigger bugbear with the Auckland marathon is the women’s colours. It’s a huge event and official t-shirts aren’t free - they’re excellent quality though so I don’t mind buying one.

    Both men’s and women’s come in about five colours, both will have black and a grey, then the men’s range will have a couple of blues and maybe a red, the women’s range will have a lighter pink, a bright pink, and a coral pink or a lilac. Every bleeping year.

    I complain every year to no effect. The tell me to buy from the men’s range or a singlet (won’t because sunburn). Its not just that I hate pink, but everyone who goes red in the face while running doesn’t want a pink shirt. So annoying. So easy to fix - they make five colours already!

    I’ll get off my soapbox now.

    Haha, so basically, they're giving you three colors to choose from - and they're all pink! Of course women want pink shirts (NOT!)
  • penguinmama87
    penguinmama87 Posts: 1,158 Member
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    Distance Log:
    10/2 6.46
    10/4 5.84
    10/6 5.42
    10/8 6.38

    Total: 24.1/75 miles

    @katharmonic I definitely prefer a women's shirt too; I think it's a good idea to bring attention to it!

    @polskagirl01 I would definitely prefer a t-shirt over a medal! A lot of races here have opted into a shirt purchase but you still get the medal and I'd rather it be the other way around! All my race medals rattle around in my kids' dress-up bin and they use them to play Olympics. :D

    @ContraryMaryMary that's annoying! I like pink and wouldn't mind *one* pink shirt, but I like other colors too!
  • Tramboman
    Tramboman Posts: 2,482 Member
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    10-1 7k slow
    10-2 7k sleasy (between slow and easy)
    10-3 7k slow
    10-4 rest
    10-5 7k measy (between moderate and easy)
    10-6 6k slow
    10-7 rest
    10-8 7k slow

    October Total: 41k
    October Goal: 150k

    Foggy, mid 60s F with a breeze from the east again today. No niggles until I got to kilometer 6.

    Add me to the list of "no maths while running." Of course, I can barely do them on the best of days anyway.

    Nice swag, @quilteryoyo !!!

    Great to see you back, @Orphia !!!

    Certainly valid points about shirts. If they can run the gamut from smallest to largest, they can certainly provide cuts for both genders and choice of colors as well.

    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
  • Scott6255
    Scott6255 Posts: 2,441 Member
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    Hi @Orphia! Good to see you again :D

    I agree with all the women...this being 2021 it seems ridiculous not to offer gender choices for shirts (and colors).

    Thinking all good thoughts for you @polskagirl01 for your upcoming 'hilly' HM.

    Very nice swag @quilteryoyo!

    7 miles this morning. Legs felt quite a bit better today, but running form felt very choppy. I don't know what it takes to get into a smooth rhythm anymore.

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