OCTOBER 2024 Monthly Running Challenge

quilteryoyo

1 Oct - Walked 0.65 miles - Ran 2.45 miles - Treadmill
2 Oct - Walked 2.15 miles - Ran 0.00 miles - Driveway wun - Singles tennis 1h42m43s
3 Oct - Walked 0.65 miles - Ran 1.60 miles - Driveway drills - Gym46m12s, Mow 1h48m22s, Tennis 1h21m02s

7.50/80 mile goal

Went to the gym this morning. Had a bench press PR of 55 pounds - I know, it's not much, but I'm getting stronger.

After I got home, I did the planned drill workout. I didn't push the warm up and cool down, and did pretty much the minimum since I knew what the rest of the day was going to hold. The paces for the 30s cadence intervals were 9:19, 9:59, 10:10, and 10:40. All were greater than 190 spm.

I rested a few minutes and then went out and cleaned my gutters and blew the leaves off of the porches and driveway. I'm getting new gutters tomorrow, so felt I needed to clean up a bit before the guys get here.

I got stuff together and went down to help mom mow her yard. My neighbor that usually helps wasn't in town this week. We were supposed to mow it last week, but it rained all week. It was really, really big. After I finished what I could do with the riding mower, I did the weed eating and then finished the push mowing that mom couldn't do. (She pushed for almost an hour. She amazes me.)

I came home and rinsed the grass off of my legs and arms at the outdoor faucet. (I had running water for a while today, but it's gone again.) I ate a quick sandwich and left for tennis.

I played singles with the same friend today. I actually played a lot better than expected, considering that my arms and legs were already pretty tired. We had fun. Scores were 6-3 and 4-6. I have a really hard time seeing the ball under the lights...at least that's my excuse for the second set.

kgirlhart

October Goal: 140 Miles

10/01: 6.06 miles
10/02: 4.25 miles
10/03: 6.05 miles

16.36/140 miles completed for October

I ran 6 uneventful miles this morning. It was warmer than the last few days, but not too bad. Tomorrow the plan calls for an interval run.

@scott6255 I think that is a great idea to run for/as your brother.

@quilteryoyo I hope you get your water back soon.

tarun_yadavA

Morning all
Got in 5.7 miles at 09'36

I'm out drinking tonight. On 88 days... Hopefully not too hungover or damaged for 89 tomorrow!

@quilteryoyo glad you got your water back

AmunahSki

2 Oct: 4.86mi/7.8k
4 Oct: 4.22mi/6.79k

Total 9.08mi/14.6k

Sunny, not too warm, perfect weather to push it just a little: got 3 PB’s, shaving almost a minute off my 5k. Very happy with that!

My PR’s:
1k: 6:39
1m: 10:51 (previous 10:59)
2m: 22:05 (previous 22:30)
5k: 34:39 (previous 35:36)
Longest run/walk - 5.33mi/8.57k
Longest run - 4.63mi/7.44k

quilteryoyo

Thanks @kgirlhart . I think my new favorite sound will be the commode filling up with water all by itself. Glad you had an uneventful run today.

Great running @tarun_yadavA . I just thought I had water yesterday. It was short lived. Not sure what the estimate is. I have heard that the city of Greeneville is going to make sure the city has water and is stable before they start "selling" it to the county systems. I understand that to a point, but we need water too. Have fun tonight, but keep that run in the morning in mind so you don't overdo too much. Don't make me say "I told you so." in the morning.

Wow. Great run @AmunahSki !

I'm supposed to be getting new gutters today. I got up early just to open the gate and then got a text about the time they were supposed to be here to say it would be lunch, that they had to finish up a job from yesterday first. I wish they had told me that last night. I could have slept in....which I needed!

quilteryoyo

1 Oct - Walked 0.65 miles - Ran 2.45 miles - Treadmill
2 Oct - Walked 2.15 miles - Ran 0.00 miles - Driveway wun - Singles tennis 1h42m43s
3 Oct - Walked 0.65 miles - Ran 1.60 miles - Driveway drills - Gym46m12s, Mow 1h48m22s, Tennis 1h21m02s

4 Oct - Walked 2.00 miles - Ran 0.00 miles - Driveway laps

9.50/80 mile goal

I went out for a walk on the driveway this morning since the gutter guys aren't coming until later. I was having some minor tummy issues and I don't think I ate enough yesterday, and probably didn't drink enough water either. As a result, this 2 mile walk was really, really tough.

yirara

02.10 5.0km 39min 7:44/km - 3x3min, 5x0.5min intervals
04.10 4.0km 31min 7:50/km / slow

9.02km

Slower run in lovely autumn weather.

WarmJellyfish

17k of 175k
Getting back into rucking with 6k yesterday with 18lbs. I've forgotten how is it like to move fast with a pack. It got me huffing.

AlphaHowls

10/1 14.36 miles, Running Partner A 0600
10/2 14.47 miles
10/3 14.48 miles, Running Partner A 0600, Dense Fog
10/4 14.18 miles

400 miles is goal

I have my yearly race coming up. Hoptown Half Marathon 10/19/2024. My running partners usually come with, but this year, they are both busy. I have the caregiver booked, so the mom is not alone. I really thought about dropping it, but I need to do things outside as I tend to isolate during stress/anxiety.

This makes me smile and breathe

daria0919

AlphaHowls wrote: »

10/1 14.36 miles, Running Partner A 0600
10/2 14.47 miles
10/3 14.48 miles, Running Partner A 0600, Dense Fog
10/4 14.18 miles

400 miles is goal

I have my yearly race coming up. Hoptown Half Marathon 10/19/2024. My running partners usually come with, but this year, they are both busy. I have the caregiver booked, so the mom is not alone. I really thought about dropping it, but I need to do things outside as I tend to isolate during stress/anxiety.

This makes me smile and breathe

@AlphaHowls I'm really, really glad you’ve gotten someone to be with your mom and that you’ll still run your Half!

quilteryoyo

Sounds nice @yirara !

Sounds like great exercise @WarmJellyfish !

@AlphaHowls I'm glad you decided to run the HM. You need to do some things for you. Lovely photo.

kgirlhart

October Goal: 140 Miles

10/01: 6.06 miles
10/02: 4.25 miles
10/03: 6.05 miles
10/04: 7.02 miles

23.38/140 miles completed for October

I ran 7 miles today. Today was speedwork and the plan was 400m intervals at 5K pace. The plan said 7 miles in 1 hour 34 minutes at an average pace of 13:25. I ran it in 1 hour 20 minutes with an average pace of 11:27. I think I ran all of the intervals "too fast", but I was close on the fast intervals, it is the slower segments that I can't seem to hit. I felt good about the run though.

@alphhowls I am glad you are doing your race.

@amunahski Great job on the PBs!

tarun_yadavA

Morning all
Got in 7 miles at 10"03.
Struggle.

@AlphaHowls good luck on your Half

tarun_yadavA

8 pints and 2 Jaegers yesterday...
Horrible run.
Ended up going for lunch for S-i-L birthday

Hair of the dog today🍻🍺

Have a nice weekend all

quilteryoyo

Sounds like you did great @kgirlhart !

Nice hungover run today @tarun_yadavA ! Happy Birthday to your SIL. You don't look any worse for the wear. I hope you recover quickly and have a better run tomorrow.

Scott6255

@tarun_yadavA I had faith you would be able to get your run in after your Friday night drinking. Must be all the training 😉

@AlphaHowls glad you are going ahead with your race. As it happens my race is the exact same day.

Got 13.1 miles this morning. Upper 60s - low 70s, pretty warm, but I suppose it could have been worse. Didn't feel like I was going to die at the end, even though I haven't run a HM since March I think.

martaindale

@Scott6255 The fitness comes back more quickly than you expect but mentally it's a big boost to see you can still do the distance after some time away. Curious what your brother would think about you running for him. I think it's a nice gesture.

@quilteryoyo Having the water come back temporarily is such a tease! Fingers crossed for you to get it back soon.

martaindale

Oct total: 6/125 miles
YTD: 780.7/1200 miles

10/5: 6 miles

I slept in this morning, which was much needed. Even though I got out a bit later than planned, it wasn't crazy hot. About 74° and the humidity is a little lower right now.

My motivation waxes and wanes from day to day. After I did that speed workout earlier in the week, I was feeling motivated to train and optimistic about my upcoming plan. Today, I'm not feeling it as much. While I'm enjoying running, the effort of running hard is not something I'm really in the mood to do a lot of the time right now.

I'm going to make an appointment with my physician. I feel like some of my lack of motivation is just general fatigue. It's getting difficult for me to tell the difference between perimenopause symptoms and whether or not there may be something else going on. I am requiring a solid hour more sleep than I have for several years and when I can't get it the effects are very noticeable. I enjoy the feeling of pushing myself and racing and achieving goals. However, months of training takes a toll and right now the thought of doing it is kind of deflating.

quilteryoyo

Great job on the HM distance @Scott6255 .

Thanks @martaindale . You did great with your run this morning. I understand how you feel. I'm glad you are going to see your doctor. It could be that you are low in some vitamin or anemic or something that you can easily fix. Hang in there. I hope you get the motivation back soon.

1 Oct - Walked 0.65 miles - Ran 2.45 miles - Treadmill
2 Oct - Walked 2.15 miles - Ran 0.00 miles - Driveway wun - Singles tennis 1h42m43s
3 Oct - Walked 0.65 miles - Ran 1.60 miles - Driveway drills - Gym46m12s, Mow 1h48m22s, Tennis 1h21m02s

4 Oct - Walked 2.00 miles - Ran 0.00 miles - Driveway laps
5 Oct - Walked 0.99 miles - Ran 8.26 miles - Driveway and road

18.75/80 mile goal

I went out for my scheduled long run today. Plan called for 10 min warm up, 8 mile run/walk, 10 min cool down. I walked for 0.37 miles and then ran part of the rest of the warm up (included in the run total). I knew this was going to be hard, because I haven't traversed that distance in a long time. I decided to just do what I could do and if I needed to walk a lot, I'd do my best to get the mileage in, regardless of the pace. I'm glad that was my plan so I wasn't disappointed.

The first 3 miles I tried Jeff's method for my hopeful pace, and did a run/walk of 1 min/30 sec. After that, partly because of the hills, I just ran when I wanted and walked when I wanted. After mile 6, I walked a whole lot more than I ran. My splits were 14:08, 12:58, 13:15, 15:01, 14:39, 14:31, 15:08, and 15:58 min/mile. My avg HR was 113 with a max of 139 bpm. I guess because of this Strava said this was easier than my normal exercise! Ummm. No it wasn't!!!

I got water back while I was running this morning. They were flushing out the lines as I passed by. I stopped and talked to the worker. He said it should be permanent this time, unless there's a break in the line somewhere. We will be under a boil alert for a few days/couple of weeks, but just not having to worry about flushing the commode is a great help!

WarmJellyfish

Oh no! Strava is down!
How am I going to see how many hills did I do today?
I think I logged 13.5k today
Interestingly Garmin Connect is not fully functioning either.
Time to bring back out the map, compass and measuring wheel