October 2022 Monthly Running Challenge

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  • martaindale
    martaindale Posts: 2,334 Member
    edited October 2022
    @eleanorhawkins Not dumb at all. Your description makes perfect sense. I should focus on dropping my center of gravity. I'm definitely still standing up tall. It makes sense that bending my knees more might help me feel less like I'm going to wipe out. Thank you for the advice!

    Can't wait to run you home tomorrow @AlphaHowls
  • shanaber
    shanaber Posts: 6,423 Member
    edited October 2022
    @martaindale - Fiesty Triathlon (a women's triathlon group that calls themselves the 'home of women's triathlon) had a week of live coverage of the women at Kona. I think you can still listen to the interviews on their podcast or watch on YouTube. Links under the spoiler...
    They were really excited about the number of women, pros and amateurs, participating and that the pro women were offered an equal number of slots as the men (a first) and the separate day too.
    Episodes 1-7 on each platform
    https://www.youtube.com/embed/videoseries?list=PLuvyuG9qLFgzeUPJCuf91nDePyXRNNhYs
    https://livefeisty.com/category/podcasts/ironwomen/

    @eleanorhawkins - that actually sounds like advice that I got about running down(steep)hill (bent knees, lower center of gravity, shorter steps, slightly wider stance). I don't tend to keep my arms out though.

    @AlphaHowls - I am excited to run by your house and see the decorations! Cold cider sounds great. I read today about the drought hitting the center of the country and that even the Mississippi River is too low for the barges and river boats.
    We will be running by @quilteryoyo's even though there isn't a specific stop on the map for it because we are limited in the number of stops included. Then we will be running up to @Teresa502 in VA.

    I took Hobbes out for a fast warmup walk then came home to drop him off. My big toe was hurting (on and off ingrown nail issue) so I put a toe cap on it but that made it worse. It just hurt too much to run. Going to try soaking it tonight and hopefully it will feel better in the morning.
  • tarun_yadavA
    tarun_yadavA Posts: 1,411 Member
    shanaber wrote: »
    @martaindale - Fiesty Triathlon (a women's triathlon group that calls themselves the 'home of women's triathlon) had a week of live coverage of the women at Kona. I think you can still listen to the interviews on their podcast or watch on YouTube. Links under the spoiler...
    They were really excited about the number of women, pros and amateurs, participating and that the pro women were offered an equal number of slots as the men (a first) and the separate day too.
    Episodes 1-7 on each platform
    https://www.youtube.com/embed/videoseries?list=PLuvyuG9qLFgzeUPJCuf91nDePyXRNNhYs
    https://livefeisty.com/category/podcasts/ironwomen/

    @eleanorhawkins - that actually sounds like advice that I got about running down(steep)hill (bent knees, lower center of gravity, shorter steps, slightly wider stance). I don't tend to keep my arms out though.

    @AlphaHowls - I am excited to run by your house and see the decorations! Cold cider sounds great. I read today about the drought hitting the center of the country and that even the Mississippi River is too low for the barges and river boats.
    We will be running by @quilteryoyo's even though there isn't a specific stop on the map for it because we are limited in the number of stops included. Then we will be running up to @Teresa502 in VA.

    I took Hobbes out for a fast warmup walk then came home to drop him off. My big toe was hurting (on and off ingrown nail issue) so I put a toe cap on it but that made it worse. It just hurt too much to run. Going to try soaking it tonight and hopefully it will feel better in the morning.

    @shanaber OMG. Ouch. Hope you feel better soon
  • tarun_yadavA
    tarun_yadavA Posts: 1,411 Member
    Oh yeah... My run! D'ohhhh! 🤦

    7.
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  • SummerSkier
    SummerSkier Posts: 5,198 Member
    waving @AlphaHowls as I run by,..

    @eleanorhawthorn hope you did not end up with a cold... sometimes my throat feels sore when I talk to much at work. LOL.

    @shanaber Ingrown toenails are tough. I usually try to gently pull then free and slather antibiotic ointment on them but I haven't had a bad one in years. My latest thing to keep them from splitting and such is to gel coat polish them... not so much for the look but for the strength.

    fun reading this morning everyone!
  • shanaber
    shanaber Posts: 6,423 Member
    Also the osprey was back today. No friends with him this time though...
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  • quilteryoyo
    quilteryoyo Posts: 6,552 Member
    I had started this post a couple of days ago. Not sure why I didn't finish it - thought I had. But, got on today and there it was, in "draft." So, sorry it's long and disjointed. You are all doing great with your running!


    @jane_76 So glad to hear that you had a great day one run. I hope your knee is still happy this morning. Sorry to read that your knee was swollen the next day. I hope it is better by now. Glad the physio didn't tell you to quit running, just to take it slow and easy.

    Nice run @shanaber. Love your pictures and video. It does look and sound like it is complaining to the vulture about the crows. :lol:

    Sounds like a great recovery run @eleanorhawkins. Yes. Please be careful on those steep trails, but I'm glad that your confidence is coming back.

    @polskagirl01 That's a lot of walnuts and fruit. I have walnut trees too, but they are black walnuts and not really good to eat and so hard to crack. I hope you can get an answer to your health issues.

    @tarun_yadavA That cake looks delicious.

    @yirara Sounds like you did the best you could. Hope you are feeling better. Sounds like you had a great run today.

    @Scott6255 I'm glad that your legs felt good after your run on the 6th. Awesome running today! I can't imagine running a sub 4 hr marathon. You're awesome.

    @martaindale I hope your friend did well with the Ironman....will probably read about it later in the thread. People who do that amaze me too. Just read the update. Sounds like she did amazingly well and I do love that they had the men and women on separate days. I can't imagine exercising that intensely for over 13 hours! Your hill country run sounds brutal. You're awesome.

    @AlphaHowls Glad you will be home when we get there. So cool and thanks for the information. Funny that your town's claim to fame is an invisible witch. :smile: Apple cider sounds great, and your home looks lovely. CONGRATULATIONS on making it home! Amazing!

    @shanaber Ingrown toenails are painful. Dad used to have them all the time - so bad that the doctor would cut them out for him. I hope yours feel better today. Glad you had a good run today.

    Thanks for the pictures @tarun_yadavA . Looks like another great place to run.

    @noblsheep Oh no! I have been wondering about you and where you were. I hope you heal quickly!

    @eleanorhawkins So sorry you are sick and that you will be going to your race alone. I hope you feel better quickly and and a great "me" weekend for the race.







  • tarun_yadavA
    tarun_yadavA Posts: 1,411 Member
    Morning all

    @shanaber - that's such a cool story! 😊
  • tarun_yadavA
    tarun_yadavA Posts: 1,411 Member
    Morning all.
    Got another 7 in
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  • quilteryoyo
    quilteryoyo Posts: 6,552 Member
    @tarun_yadavA That's a great pace for a hangover run! Way to get out there and get it done.
  • tarun_yadavA
    tarun_yadavA Posts: 1,411 Member
    quilteryoyo wrote: »
    @tarun_yadavA That's a great pace for a hangover run! Way to get out there and get it done.

    @quilteryoyo thank you!! 😊
  • tarun_yadavA
    tarun_yadavA Posts: 1,411 Member
    Teresa502 wrote: »
    Happy Sunday all! I’m in Utah for some hiking and camping in Bryce Canyon, Zion, and Escalante. I may not even be in town when all the Run the World peeps pass through!

    Congratulations @alphahowls! What an accomplishment! Thanks for the description of your town. We’ve been blessed with rains this summer so all is still green at my house. Not always the case this time of year but it should make for some beautiful leaves this Fall. The trees are already starting to change.

    @Teresa502 niiiice! Enjoy! Heard hiking "the narrows" is meant to be amazing 😊
  • martaindale
    martaindale Posts: 2,334 Member
    edited October 2022
    @eleanorhawkins If I remember correctly, we have kids about the same age. Mine is hard-core into friends come first mode right now too. Sorry the family won’t be there for your big race. Mine is there less and less these days too. I have really grown to enjoy the selfishness of getting to do a race weekend exactly the way I want.

    @shanaber I love the idea of that kids run program! Such a neat way to introduce kids to the sport. If running with my own kid is any indication of other parents’ experience, it’s probably more fun for the kids to have other kids around.

    @noblsheep I rarely boulder anymore because I was too worried about getting hurt while falling. I stick to sport climbing almost exclusively but bouldering is such a good upper body workout. I like to do some easy climbs every now and then just to work those explosive power muscles that sport climbing doesn’t hit as much. Hope you feel better soon and glad your fall wasn’t more serious.

    @AlphaHowls Big high five for such a cool accomplishment!

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