OCTOBER 2024 Monthly Running Challenge

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  • martaindale
    martaindale Posts: 2,317 Member
    @quilteryoyo I haven't seen any activity on Garmin connect either. I hope @chris_in_cal is doing ok and will rejoin soon.
  • WarmJellyfish
    WarmJellyfish Posts: 140 Member
    edited October 6
    @Laurz9191 it can both. Most people fast walk. Fast running with a heavy pack is probably not a good idea. I'm trying to aim to be able to do 12 miles in under 3 hrs with a 35lb pack, so I think some jogging will be involved.
  • quilteryoyo
    quilteryoyo Posts: 6,471 Member
    Nice run @martaindale . Are you training for a marathon? Sorry if you told us and I forgot.

    Sorry to hear your muscles didn't cooperate today @yirara . Hopefully it is short lived and you can try again tomorrow.

    Glad you are enjoying your time on the island and enjoying running and other exercise @Laurz9191 ! Sounds near perfect.

    I did a mile walk on the treadmill after church and before lunch today. I needed the rest after yesterday's "run."
  • quilteryoyo
    quilteryoyo Posts: 6,471 Member
    Nice running @WarmJellyfish .

    @AmunahSki Do you have an actual race on Saturday, or is your ParkRun your end of the training "race?" You have done really well with the training.
  • martaindale
    martaindale Posts: 2,317 Member
    Oct total: 15.1/125 miles
    YTD: 789.8/1200 miles

    10/5: 6 miles
    10/6: 4.1 miles
    10/7: 5 miles

    First tempo workout was a bust. In Hansons, tempo is race pace so this one was 1 mi WU, 3 mi at race pace, and 1 mi CD. The first mile was 30s slow and it was taking a lot of energy to hold that. The second mile was even slower. By halfway through the second mile I knew I wasn't hitting the pace so I adjusted to a comparable effort. The third mile was between the first two.
    I did the run after work and it was in the 90's yesterday, so I waited for sunset. By then it was 85 or so but the humidity is at its low point. I looked back to this run last year to see how it went and it was a bit encouraging. I did better last year but it was still not spot on. I was also running in the morning, when I'm fresh and the temps are cooler. It made me feel better because despite a less than stellar start to training I got a 2 min PR last year. So I'm hoping this is just the hard adjustment back from only running easy miles and as it cools off and my legs remember what running fast feels like I'll start seeing some improvement.
  • quilteryoyo
    quilteryoyo Posts: 6,471 Member
    edited October 9
    Glad you had a nice run yesterday @kgirlhart ! Foxes are cool.

    @tarun_yadavA Yes, I have seen others do Park Runs. I just wasn't sure from the post if @AmunahSki was saying her Park Run was her reward for finishing the training or if she also had a race she was going to run. Now that I re-read it, I see that her Park Run is going to be her planned 5K.

    @martaindale Sounds like you did okay with the tempo run. Glad you were able to be encouraged by last year's training. I have confidence with you that you will be able to PR again this year!

    Thanks @Laurz9191 . Sounds like you are getting a lot of varied types of exercise. You're doing great.

    @Teresa502 I'm glad you were able to run. I hope your back feels better. Cases of water are heavy. Thank you so much for helping out with the relief efforts. Sometimes, the pictures are too much to handle. And, you are right. I've heard Davy Crocket park is pretty much gone, but haven't really seen a lot of pictures from there. I know that Roan Mountain was hit hard and getting there through Erwin is not possible at the moment because of the bridge being out. I think it may be a while before a lot of those parks and trails are open again. I'm glad you got your electricity back. I do want to say that I love living in this area because even though there was so much devastation, you don't really hear a lot of people complaining about needing help they aren't getting. All I am hearing is how grateful they are for the help that has arrived and those not affected are all wanting to know how they can help!

    Thanks @Scott6255 . I hope everyone in FL is safe too. It looks like another huge, strong hurricane. My family is on the other coast, but will probably get some of the affects from it. Sorry you were sick yesterday, but glad you are feeling better today and got in a good run. I think there is something going around again. I had to work today because one of the teachers has the stomach bug. Glad yours was just a 24 hour, or less, thing.


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