October 2022 Monthly Running Challenge

martaindale

October total: 95.5/180 miles

10/1: 10 miles
10/2: 6.1 miles
10/3: 6.2 miles
10/4: 5.1 miles
10/5: 7 miles
10/7: 6.6 miles
10/10: 5.9 miles
10/11: 3 miles
10/12: 7 miles
10/13: 6 miles
10/14: 10 miles
10/16: 6.5 miles
10/17: 6.1 miles
10/19: 10 miles

8 miles at marathon pace with warmup/cooldown for a total of 10. It was amazing perfect gorgeous weather here this morning!! 41F when I got started, but sunny, and the humidity wasn’t even high. I mean, perfect! Which also means, I totally overshot my pace. I only hit target on 1 mile and the rest were 10-45 secs too fast. My overall pace including my WU/CD was faster than my target pace. Again, I really did try to slow down. It’s just so much easier to run when it’s not a bajillion degrees outside. Also wore my new favorite shoes, so feeling speedy.

martaindale

@Fit2btied2016 You’re definitely allowed to whine about the smoke. That sounds really hard to live in.

@yirara So glad you had a good run! It’s so nice when things start clicking together.

@tarun_yadavA mmmmm, chai. With the cooler weather today, that sounds perfectly cozy.

Scott6255

@Fit2btied2016 dang those fire conditions sound horrible. Sorry y'all are having to deal with that!

Did 7 miles this evening. Another speed day, but mostly by accident 😊 I started out just trying to go easy, but I wore my Speed shoes and I really think they make me go faster. It felt like I was going about the same as yesterday, but the pace was about 20-30 sec /mi faster. So I just went with it and then on the last mile pushed it to see what I could do. Sub 7:30 on the last one. I'll take it.

kgirlhart

October Goal: 100 Miles

10/2 - 13.13 miles
10/4 - 5.52 miles
10/5 - 6.02 miles
10/6 - 6.27 miles
10/9: 14.02 miles
10/11: 5.33 miles
10/12: 5.36 miles
10/13: 6.05 miles
10/15: 11.10 miles
10/17: 5.16 miles
10/18: 6.02 miles

83.98/100 miles completed for October

I forgot to post yesterday. I ran 6 miles. It was 45°F. I wore shorts and a t-shirt and gloves. I was chilly starting out, but I was really pretty comfortable. I did see another skunk. He didn't seem to notice me. I didn't run this morning. I was planning to go get my blood work done, but I decided to go on Friday instead.

tarun_yadavA

Morning everyone!
Wet and windy here, but managed a long one.

AlphaHowls

10/1 16.41 miles, 1615 days on the run, 797 days HM+ Streak, Running Partner E, Turkey Trot (running down the road in front of us)
10/2 15.53 miles
10/3 15.16 miles
10/4 15.53 miles, Running Partner A, 61.54 miles from home!
10/5 15.57 miles
10/6 15.44 miles, 1620 days on the run, 802 days HM+ Streak, Running Partner A
10/7 15.5 miles
10/8 20.19 miles, 1622 days on the run, 804 days HM+ Streak, Running Partner A & E
Run around the earth completed 24,902
10/9 15.21 miles
10/10 17.51 miles
10/11 15.41 miles, 1625 days on the run, 807 days HM+ Streak, Running Partner A & E
10/12 15.26 miles
10/13 15.58 miles, Running Partner A & E
10/14 15.26 miles
10/15 19.56 miles, Running Partner E
10/16 15.47 miles, 1630 days on the run, 812 days HM+ Streak
10/17 15.56 miles
10/18 15.32 miles, Running Partner A
10/19 15.19 miles
10/20 15.44 miles, Running Partner A
10/21
10/22 Hoptown Half Marathon, Running Partners A & E

Teresa502

@AlphaHowls - Are you "tapering" tomorrow? :-)

SummerSkier

Teresa502 wrote: »

@AlphaHowls - Are you "tapering" tomorrow? :-)

she will probably only do 14 instead of 15.5,,,,,

kgirlhart

October Goal: 100 Miles

10/2 - 13.13 miles
10/4 - 5.52 miles
10/5 - 6.02 miles
10/6 - 6.27 miles
10/9: 14.02 miles
10/11: 5.33 miles
10/12: 5.36 miles
10/13: 6.05 miles
10/15: 11.10 miles
10/17: 5.16 miles
10/18: 6.02 miles
10/20: 5.27 miles

89.25/100 miles completed for October

I ran 5 miles this morning. It was not as cool as it was on Tuesday, but it was very nice st 59°F. I felt a little slow and kind of tired, but it was a good run and I was glad I got out there.

Scott6255

Turned hot again here. That was a nice 1 week of fall! So just did 4 miles on the treadmill. I didn't enjoy it that much.

polskagirl01

martaindale wrote: »

October total: 95.5/180 miles

10/1: 10 miles
10/2: 6.1 miles
10/3: 6.2 miles
10/4: 5.1 miles
10/5: 7 miles
10/7: 6.6 miles
10/10: 5.9 miles
10/11: 3 miles
10/12: 7 miles
10/13: 6 miles
10/14: 10 miles
10/16: 6.5 miles
10/17: 6.1 miles
10/19: 10 miles

8 miles at marathon pace with warmup/cooldown for a total of 10. It was amazing perfect gorgeous weather here this morning!! 41F when I got started, but sunny, and the humidity wasn’t even high. I mean, perfect! Which also means, I totally overshot my pace. I only hit target on 1 mile and the rest were 10-45 secs too fast. My overall pace including my WU/CD was faster than my target pace. Again, I really did try to slow down. It’s just so much easier to run when it’s not a bajillion degrees outside. Also wore my new favorite shoes, so feeling speedy.

Weather makes a big difference when it comes to pace. If you were actively trying to slow down, maybe you were right on pace for those particular conditions?

@Fit2btied2016 that sounds awful about the smoke. Hope it clears soon.

@Scott6255 sorry Fall is over 😆

I've been resting up for a weekend trip to the mountains with church friends. Many of them aren't in shape for what I want to do, but then neither am I... depending on how I feel and how early we arrive, I may take off with a headlamp, and aim to be back in time for dinner tonight... and as for Saturday, either I'll just go along with their easy route, or suggest a better route I picked out. Or maybe I won't do any of that, and will sit with tea on a balcony and enjoy the leaves that way.

tarun_yadavA

Morning everyone! Got in a 4.5.
Gonna rest up for awhile now.

PS: @Fit2btied2016 ha! I'm a big unit... 6ft1 and range between 175-185 lbs. So thats why that calorie burn number looks large!

tarun_yadavA

tarun_yadavA wrote: »

October target - I'm going to go for 120M again.

I figure I only have 20-22 runs in me this month.
(Going away on holiday to South Africa at the end of the month for 2 weeks... Don't think some of the places I'm going lend themselves well to outdoor runs [and gives me a chance to rest my glute-hammy!])

I think that's me done for the month! 126.6.
Might be able to run on the 31st when in Durban, but gonna use Hotel gyms till then (and the safari bit in Kruger National Park doesn't really lend itself to outdoor running! Lol !)

AlphaHowls

@Teresa502 wrote: »

@AlphaHowls - Are you "tapering" tomorrow? :-)

@SummerSkier

What taper? Hmm, sort of...I am not going out and doing the yard work I normally would be doing. Not going to risk pulling muscle in back or groin. Every year, I tend to pull one the week before. Not this year. Normally, I would be out in the yard working on getting things ready for winter and such.

Just got back from packet pick up. Running partner A went with me. Got my shirt and number. We actually got the first three numbers.
101 Me
102 E
103 A
This year's theme is pancakes! The medal is a pancake with butter running off. Will have pictures tomorrow. My shirt has pancakes on the sleeve!

I did 15.33 miles this morning....a tenth less than yesterday...does that count as taper?

Teresa502

You are so inspiring @AlphaHowls! Looking forward to seeing the pictures!

Teresa502

I was lazy this morning and didn't get out for a run. I'm working from home today though so I went out at lunch for 5 miles. My cat doesn't mind that I'm sweaty and stanky for the rest of the afternoon. If any meetings come up, the camera will definitely be off! :-)

I'm heading out of town this weekend for a bachelorette get-away. I'm too old to be a bridesmaid!

yirara

03.10 Mon 13°C 4.1km 36min
05.10 Wed 17°C 6.2km 55min
07.10 Fri 13°C 5.2km 45min
08.10 Sat 12°C 10.4km 92min
10.10 Mon 14°C 3.6km 30min
12.10 Wed 10°C 5.2km 44min
14.10 Fri 14°C 5.3km 48min
15.10 Sat 16°C 4.2km 34min
16.10 Sun 15°C 7.2km 63min
17.10 Mon 20°C 3.6km 30min
19.10 Wed 10°C 5.5km 45min
21.10 Fri 14°C 5.5km 46min

total: 65.98/80.5km (11.2km ahead)

Another odd run. My anaerobic threshold was about 5bpm lower than usual at the moment, and so was my HR when just running basically. So my garmin thought I did a baserun while I was running my wee heart out. This should at least have been a threshold run. Oh well... I'll try to get a slow longer run in tomorrow.

quilteryoyo

Has been a few days since I've had time to comment, again. I did read through all that I missed. You are all doing great with your running!

Welcome @mollyeliz00 ! You've found a very supportive group, regardless of distance or speed. Are you following a marathon training plan?

I'm glad the skunk you saw on Monday ran away when startled and didn't spray @kgirlhart .

@Fit2btied I hope the fires have gotten under control and you did get some rain. You are smart to not run when the air quality is so bad.

@eleanorhawkins I'm glad you are feeling better. You're going to do great and surprise yourself.

@tarun_yadavA Congrats to your son on his race!!!! You did great for the month! Enjoy your trip. Running during the safari could come in handy if the vehicle you are in breaks down. Let's hope that doesn't happen.

@martaindale Maybe that is your marathon pace when the weather is great! Yeah for speedy new shoes.

Have a great race tomorrow @AlphaHowls ! Looking forward to the race report and seeing your pictures. Are there pancakes at the finish line?

Great running. Enjoy your weekend @Teresa502 .

@yirara Garmin just doesn't always know what it is talking about. You did great!

quilteryoyo

October: 31.05/80 mile goal

1 Oct - Ran 2.50 miles, Walked 1.00 mile - treadmill
2 Oct - Walked 1.00 mile - treadmill
3 Oct - Ran 2.75 miles - walked 0.70 mile - driveway laps
4 Oct - Ran 3.00 miles - walked 1.00 mile - driveway laps
5 Oct - Wun 2.00 miles - driveway laps
6 Oct - Ran 2.30 miles - walked 0.80 miles - in town while on lunch break
7 Oct - Walked 1.00 mile - driveway laps
8 Oct - Walked 1.00 mile - driveway laps
9 Oct - Walked 1.00 mile - driveway laps
10 Oct - Walked 1.00 mile - driveway laps
11 Oct - Walked 1.00 mile - driveway laps
12 Oct - Walked 1.00 mile - treadmill
13 Oct - Ran 2.00 miles - Walked 1.00 mile - treadmill
14 Oct - walked 1.00 mile - driveway laps
15 Oct - Wun 4.00 miles - 2 on the driveway and 2 on the treadmill
16 Oct - Walked 1.00 mile - driveway laps
17 Oct - Walked 1.00 mile - treadmill
18 Oct - Ran 3.00 miles - Walked 0.70 mile - treadmill
19 Oct - Walked 1.00 mile - treadmill
20 Oct - Walked 1.00 mile - driveway laps
21 Oct - Ran 3.50 miles - Walked 0.70 mile - treadmill

I won't bore you with all the details, but I have either walked or ran what I could given the time I had available..except for Sunday, when I chose to keep my "rest day," and yesterday when I chose to nap a couple of hours instead of running. LOL

Today I ran on the treadmill simply because I haven't cleaned the leaves off of the driveway yet and am afraid they are too slick for running. I ran what I will call intervals (really a wun) of 3 min run/2 min walk at 3.8 mph. The runs I did at 4.5, 4.7, 4.9, (6x5.0), 6.0 mph. My average HR was 121 bpm and max was 143 bpm. I could have kept that up longer, but had to stop so I could take my car to get checked out.

This is the car I got from my dad when he passed away. I got a new battery, but the battery is draining overnight, so I haven't been driving it. I charged it up this morning and took it over the the mechanic I use. He checked the battery to make sure I just didn't get a bad one, but it seems to be okay. So, it's a mystery I hope he can solve - had to leave it with him.

When I got home, I spent over 1.5 hours cleaning out my gutters and getting leaves off of the roof and porches. I know this will not be the last time, but there were so many, I felt I needed to do it while I had the time. Before and after pictures in the spoiler.

Before.

After.


Before

After


Pile of leaves on the walkway after knocking them off of the roof. The pole is the one I use to reach the leaves high on the roof. I am calling this strength training as my arms were fatigued when done. There is another roof I didn't take pictures of. I had to quit before I got them all off. My arms just couldn't do it any more. Maybe tomorrow.