October 2022 Monthly Running Challenge

Scott6255

I hear you @martaindale on the endless hunger lately. Seems I am putting something in my mouth every couple of hours 😃. But I guess that's to be expected during this training cycle. You are doing great! You got this!

@yirara congrats on your 10K run! You are getting so much stronger!

13.1 miles this morning. Made to order run: 57F ✅ Cloudy ✅ Light wind ✅ Good tunes ✅ Extra 5 hours sleep ✅ No leg pain ✅
Everything just came together today. Felt comfortable the whole time. Wasn't trying to go fast, just comfortable. Hope this keeps up 😊

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
10/23: 11.02 miles
10/25: 5.52 miles
10/26: 5.15 miles
10/27: 5.52 miles

116.46/100 miles completed for October

I didn't post my last couple of runs. Wednesday it was cold again. I ran 5 miles. It was uneventful but nice. Thursday I ran 5.5 miles. It was not as cold. Wednesday it was about 45°F and Thursday was about 50°F. That weather was perfect for me. Cool but not cold and not windy. I saw a huge skunk when I walked outside. He was across the street on my neighbor's porch. At first I thought he was an albino, but he did have some black. But he was mostly white.

Friday was a rest day and just as well since it was raining all day long. Today is also a rest day, but I am looking forward to nice weather for my run tomorrow.

Thanks for setting up November @martaindale!

marisap2010

Hey everyone! I know I've been MIA for several weeks. I have been really busy, and I honestly have not run a ton since my marathon - maybe only four or five times. I did run a 10K today that I run every year. I finished 4/7 in my age group, but it was definitely one of my slower 10K races.

I know I said I wanted to take some time off from longer races, but there is a half that I would like to do in January. As much as I think the 80/20 training benefitted me in some ways, I also think it slowed me down some and that my marathon really wasn't to my full potential. I am going to try a Hal Higdon plan for half training and see how that goes.

Hope everyone is doing well. I will try to go back and catch up on some of the posts, and I plan to be much more involved in November.

martaindale

@yirara Great job! Hitting those distance milestones is super motivating.

@scott6255 That is the perfect run!

Fit2btied2016 wrote: »

****Questions: Would I be better off just aiming to learn to run a 10Km if my REAL goal is to run a 5Km fun run in March and run it without stopping, or should I just focus on doing the 5Km and working on that? Also, how many weeks should I work on a distance before I add more?
(NB: Based on today's date, my imaginary goal time is to complete a 5Km run without stopping in 40 minutes or less).

I am not familiar with workbook you have. What is the starting point? Does it give you guidelines for how and when to add time/mileage along the way? Can you give an example of the way the workouts are set up for a week? You may be able to use the program if it starts from a point you can handle. Some 10k programs have an expectation of a certain base that may be too much if you are just beginning.

In general, if your plan is ready to move on and you aren’t, you should absolutely repeat the week and give your fitness a chance to catch up. If you feel like this is happening frequently, you are probably running too fast. Speed and endurance won’t happen simultaneously, so since your goal is getting to the 5k distance, focus on adding endurance and don’t worry as much about the pace.

My MIL is currently doing C25k with a goal of running her first 5k later this year. One thing she did to modify the C25k program that I thought was really clever was adding in walking to get to the 5k distance after her workout. She was already pretty active and walked regularly but has never really run. Even if she wasn’t ready to up the running mileage, she still felt like she needed more time on her feet. So we mapped out a 5k route and she follows it for her workout then walks out the rest. She has found it really motivating because she has a visual benchmark of improvement with how much farther she gets along the route with each week.

And congrats on your weight loss. Sounds like you are making great progress!

martaindale

October total: 164.6/180 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
10/20: 6 miles
10/21: 5 miles
10/22: 15 miles
10/24: 6.6 miles
10/25: 5.5 miles
10/26: 10 miles
10/27: 5 miles
10/28: 6 miles
10/29: 10 miles

Only a 10 mile long run this week. It’s really nice that I can say that and mean it. 10 miles has become a pretty routine distance for me, and that’s cool. I had to work in the morning so didn’t make it out until mid afternoon. It was cloudy and low 60’s with a breeze and the humidity dropped quite a bit yesterday. Not bad at all. Took most of the first mile for my legs to warm up but then the run felt pretty good.
Afterwards we went to a neighborhood Halloween party, met some neighbors. We have had a fair bit of turnover the last few years and I don’t know most of the people on my street anymore aside from the ones that live within a couple houses of me. It was good to put faces and houses together. Met a nice couple who invited us to hang out on Halloween if the trick-or-treaters aren’t making it all the way down to our house. The Astros are also playing that night so they are setting up a tv outside to watch the game and hand out candy. Even my recluse of a husband had a good time.

SummerSkier

My MIL is currently doing C25k with a goal of running her first 5k later this year. One thing she did to modify the C25k program that I thought was really clever was adding in walking to get to the 5k distance after her workout. She was already pretty active and walked regularly but has never really run. Even if she wasn’t ready to up the running mileage, she still felt like she needed more time on her feet. So we mapped out a 5k route and she follows it for her workout then walks out the rest. She has found it really motivating because she has a visual benchmark of improvement with how much farther she gets along the route with each week.

that is a REALLY cool idea. When I was doing the program back in 2017 to jumpstart my running again I absolutely KNEW that I was not fast enough to really be doing 5K on the workout. I am not sure anyone is? thank you for sharing!

marisap2010

I started a Hal Higdon half training plan today to potentially run the Museum of Aviation half in mid-January. Today's run was 3 miles easy. It is overcast and cool here, so it felt pretty good while I was out.

@Fit2btied2016 If you are shooting for a 5k race, I would try to stick with a plan that is made for 5ks. A 10k plan might push you a bit harder than you want too early. Since your race isn't until March, you have enough time to complete a 5k plan and then probably start (and maybe finish) a 10k plan after.

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
10/23: 11.02 miles
10/25: 5.52 miles
10/26: 5.15 miles
10/27: 5.52 miles
10/30: 12.02 miles

128.48/100 miles completed for October

We had perfect running weather this morning. It was 50°F at the start and only 58°F by the end. The sun was shining and there was a light wind. I was just a little cool starting out, but not cold and I was dressed perfectly in a t-shirt and shorts. I was getting warm by the end, but not hot. It was really just perfect temperature. I felt like I could run forever. But I stopped at 12 miles. 😊

Scott6255

Got 4 miles on the treadmill this afternoon. That will finish up October with 178 miles, by far the most ever in 1 month. AND I am not injured! 😳 That seems like a personal record for me in October 😏
See you all in November! Happy Halloween 🎃

quilteryoyo

Love the fueling discussion a couple of days ago. I really need to work on that when I start doing long runs again.

@fit2betied You've had a rough month. So sorry about your friend dying. Big hugs to you. Also sorry to hear about the jerk. You should be mad. Hang in there. Be careful that you don't run too much and make the shin splints worse. I'm speaking from experience here. When I first started running, I did too much too fast and wound up going to the doctor because I thought I had done something awful to myself because I could barely walk and going up stairs was excruciating. It was shin splints - a very bad case, but shin splints. I'm not trying to discourage you from your goal. Just wanting you to be smart about it so you are in this for the long run. Congrats on running 10K. You're doing great.

@Teresa502 So funny that you ran though the haunted forest and had to open and close the door. I hope they had good luck with their fundraiser.

Sounds like you are doing great with your plan @martaindale ! Also sounds like your MIL is doing great. I love the idea of doing the 5K every workout and knowing how much further her workouts are taking her. I am hoping I will one day get to where 10 miles is routine and no big deal. You are doing so good.

@Scott6255 Wow! You are way over your goal for this month! Can I have some of your miles. I hope you are feeling better by now.

@yirara Congrats on surpassing your goal for the month too! Sorry to see that you had a tumble. I hope you are feeling better.

@jane_76 I know all of those firsts are hard after a loved one passes. Hugs to you. Sounds like you are being smart and doing great with your running. You will get there. So glad you got good shoes. It makes all the difference.

Welcome back @marisap2010 . You did great on that 10K since you haven't run much lately!

@kgirlhart Sounds like a perfect run this morning.

Well, finally caught up on the thread. You are all doing great with your running. Once again, I walked more than I ran last week. Just had a lot going on. I'll post my totals tomorrow.

polskagirl01

@Fit2btied2016 the first half of 10k training is going to get you to 5k anyway, so focus on that first, get comfortable with that distance, and then decide whether you want to train to go further.

tarun_yadavA

Hi all.
Squeezed a 10k run in!



132.8 in for the month. Revised. See you all in Nov forum! 😊

quilteryoyo

Nice run @tarun_yadavA ! Enjoy the rest of your trip!

martaindale

October total: 178.6/180 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
10/20: 6 miles
10/21: 5 miles
10/22: 15 miles
10/24: 6.6 miles
10/25: 5.5 miles
10/26: 10 miles
10/27: 5 miles
10/28: 6 miles
10/29: 10 miles
10/30: 5 miles
10/31: 9 miles

Recovery miles on the treadmill yesterday afternoon. Kept it super easy and did a good stretch afterwards. I think @scott6255 is onto something with doing PT on the treadmill. It really does feel like more of a recovery run than the same mileage outside. Legs felt great this morning.
Headed out again this morning for the last run of the month. 6x1 mile with 400m recovery. The weather was great! I saw a lot of kids and teachers around the elementary schools all dressed up for Halloween. It was really cute!
The target pace for these repeats was basically HM race pace, so I found the pace pretty quickly and my first 4 repeats were spot on. The repeat 5, I started speeding up a little, 10 secs fast. Then the last repeat was 40 secs fast. I’ve decided this is just a thing I do with repeats. That last one is like the last mile of a race and I subconsciously speed up to fast finish it. Overall, I’m really happy with how this workout went. And despite my brief knee problems earlier this month, I completed the rest of my plan and only fell short a couple of miles. Another personal best for monthly mileage. See you guys in November!

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 15.33 miles, 1635 days on the run, 817 days HM+ Streak
10/22 13.96 miles, Hoptown Half Marathon, Running Partners A & E
10/23 15.43 miles, Caught my leaf!
10/24 15.52 miles back spasms!
10/25 15.48 miles, Running Partners A, back spasms!
10/26 15.35 miles, 1640 days on the run, 822 days HM+ Streak, back spasms!
10/27 15.15 miles
10/28 15.41 miles
10/29 15.16 miles, back spasms but only with sudden moves (sitting, getting up)
10/30 15.24 miles
10/31 15.49 miles, 1645 days on the run, 827 days HM+ Streak

Back spasms still exist, but sitting is what tears me up.

487.64 miles for October 2022

AlphaHowls

Just for fits and giggles. Mom had an appointment for blood draw and the cancer center had this display. She got in the van and said she would love a picture, so I got out and went back for a picture.

quilteryoyo

October: 72.00/80 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
22 Oct - Walked 2.00 miles - driveway
23 Oct - Walked 1.00 mile - Ran 6.00 miles - half on treadmill and half on the driveway
24 Oct - Walked 1.00 mile - Driveway laps
25 Oct - Walked 1.00 mile - Treadmill
26 Oct - Ran 2.30 miles - Walked 0.70 mile - treadmill
27 Oct - Walked 1.00 mile - treadmill
28 Oct - Walked 2.00 miles - driveway - Played singles tennis earlier in the day
29 Oct - Walked 1.00 mile - driveway - did leaves too
30 Oct - Walked 1.00 mile - treadmill
31 Oct - Ran 8.00 miles - Walked 2.05 miles - treadmill

I hadn't posted my activities since the 23rd! Sorry about that. But, as you can see, I continued my streak and only got in one run last week.

I didn't have to work today, had no appointments, slept pretty good, and felt good, so decided to go for a long run on the treadmill and see how it went. I did a 3/2 min run/walk at 4.2 - 5.3/3.8 mph for the first hour and then did 2.5 x (4.5 - 4.2 mph) to finish it up. I ran a total of 8.0 miles - most this year, and walked 2.05 mile - one mile was at 3.8 mph and the 1.05 mile at 3.5 mph. I threw in the .05 to even out my mileage for the month. So, this was a trial "run" for the 10 miles in Dec. Took me a total of 2h26m28s, well under the 3 hour cut off. Now I need to get those hotel reservations made. LOL

Great running @martaindale ! Congrats on a personal best for monthly mileage! Awesome sauce.

@AlphaHowls I'm so sorry you are having back spasms. When I had all of my issues last year, the worst was sitting and getting up from a seated position, or off of the floor. Do you ice it, or heat? Maybe get some muscle relaxers from the doctor if it doesn't calm down? It amazes me that you can still run like you do. Such cute pumpkins. My favorite is the granny with curlers in her hair.

AlphaHowls

@quilteryoyo wrote: »

@AlphaHowls I'm so sorry you are having back spasms. When I had all of my issues last year, the worst was sitting and getting up from a seated position, or off of the floor. Do you ice it, or heat? Maybe get some muscle relaxers from the doctor if it doesn't calm down? It amazes me that you can still run like you do. Such cute pumpkins. My favorite is the granny with curlers in her hair.

I use ice and heat, when I get time. I have also used back patches. I already take a muscle relaxer daily due to other issues. Yes, the sitting or getting up is what gets me. Once I am up and in motion, unless I step wrong, it does not bother me.

Can I just keep running.....on and on and on...