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October Running Challenge

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  • shanaber
    shanaber Posts: 6,423 Member
    fabnine wrote: »
    Oh my Shanaber, so glad you weren't injured more seriously. FWIW, my mind wanders while running too. I'm forever tripping over things that aren't even there, usually whilst I have an audience to gleefully observe my gracelessness.

    Of course! I was near the trail end and there were multiple people there getting ready for a ride or finishing up a run or walk - can never do these things in isolation :#
  • Aine8046
    Aine8046 Posts: 2,122 Member
    10/02 - 3 miles
    10/05 - 4.2 miles
    10/07 - 4.2 miles
    10/09 - 3.4 miles
    10/11 - 4.8 miles
    10/14 - 3.3 miles
    10/16 - 1.2 miles
    10/17 - 3.7 miles

    Total: 27.8 miles done, 12.2 miles to go!

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  • maybyn
    maybyn Posts: 233 Member
    Keep up the good work everyone!

    10/1 - 5.65
    10/2 - 5.78
    10/3 - 6.40
    10/4 - 9.35
    10/5 - 3.10
    10/7 - 6.50
    10/8 - 7.00
    10/9 - 10.10
    10/11 - 5.10
    10/12 - 20.00 trail
    10/14 - 4.41
    10/15 - 5.90
    10/16 - 8.39
    10/18 - 6.24

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  • WhatMeRunning
    WhatMeRunning Posts: 3,538 Member
    10/1 - 4.06 miles
    10/4 - 8 miles
    10/6 - 5.21 miles
    10/8 - 3 miles
    10/11 - 3.1 miles
    10/14 - 7.12 miles
    10/17 - 7.49 miles
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  • HonuNui
    HonuNui Posts: 1,464 Member
    Goal for October: 60 miles

    10/1 6.25
    10/2 4.00
    10/3 rest (as in, I sat on my okole and played video games all day!)
    10/4 4.5
    10/6 3.25
    10/7 bike day
    10/8 unplanned and unwelcomed rest day...
    10/9 3.87
    10/10 3.13
    10/11 11.82
    10/12 bike day
    10/13 3.14
    10/14 rest
    10/15 5.67
    10/16 lazy
    10/17 3.76

    Total: 49.39

    (ticker is my goal for 2014 and accumulation to date)

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  • llUndecidedll
    llUndecidedll Posts: 724 Member
    10/17: 0.78 miles walking, 4.12 miles jogging(!), 1.04 miles on elliptical.


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  • FancyPantsFran
    FancyPantsFran Posts: 3,687 Member

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  • alyssareyans
    alyssareyans Posts: 88 Member
    Goal= 60 miles Completed=42.51 Remaining=17.49

    10/1--4.76 mi
    10/2--4.5 mi
    10/3--crosstraining
    10/4--rest day
    10/5--2.2 mi
    10/6--4.1 mi
    10/7--cross training
    10/8--4.3 mi
    10/9--3.2 mi (walked)
    10/10--4.1 mi
    10/11--4.05 mi
    10/12--rest day
    10/13--crosstraining
    10/14--2.19 mi
    10/15--strength training
    10/16--strength training
    10/17--4.11 miles
    10/18--5 mi
  • kdeaux1959
    kdeaux1959 Posts: 2,675 Member
    edited October 2014
    Re-initiated mid-month - light challenge as we continue the downhill side of marching band.... 20 mile goal for now.

    10/13/14: 1.5 miles - 18.5 to go.
    10/17/14: 2.0 miles - 16.5 to go

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  • BChanFit
    BChanFit Posts: 209 Member
    10/4: 9 miles
    10/5: 10 miles
    10/7: 2 miles
    10/8: 3 miles
    10/12: 6 miles
    10/14: 1 mile
    10/17: 4 miles
    10/18: 7 miles


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  • username301
    username301 Posts: 247 Member
    Goals:

    A) 78km over 13 runs.
    B ) to do a park run
    C) to do 5km in under 40min. DONE - 7Oct
    D) to run 16mins without a walk break (currently on 8mins)
    E) to do 6km under 50min.DONE - 7Oct

    1) 2 Oct 6km 50.40. 8min/1min interval
    2) 4 Oct. 6km 48.43. 8min/1min interval
    3) 7 Oct. 6km. 48.06. 10min/1min interval
    4) 12 Oct 6km. 48.14. 10min/1min interval
    5) 14 Oct. 6km. 48.24. 11mim/1min interva
    6) 16 Oct. 6km. 47.41. 12min/1min interval
    7) 18 Oct. 6km. 47.31. 13min/1min interval

  • sumnerfan
    sumnerfan Posts: 244 Member
    Hmmmm
    I'm going to jump in where I am.
    I'm going to set a very conservative goal of 20 miles in the next 13 days.
    I'm new to running, but want to run at least a little every day.
    I haven't learned to like it yet.
    Still working on that one.
  • Dichotomy1976
    Dichotomy1976 Posts: 93 Member
    1/10: 8.7 miles (treadmill 70:00)
    3/10 10 miles (treadmill 84:08)
    6/10 7.6 miles (treadmill 60:00)
    8/10 8.6 miles (treadmill 70:00)
    11/10 3.8 miles (outdoors)
    12/10 6.2 miles (10k road race)
    14/10 3.8 miles (outside)
    16/10 7.7 miles (treadmill 60:00)
    17/10 4.5 miles (outdoors)
    18/10 3.3 miles (outdoors)

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  • traci9028
    traci9028 Posts: 104 Member
    10-2 - 2.00
    10-5 - 1.25
    10-6 - .87
    10-10 - 1.13
    10-10 - 4.25
    10-13 - 2.04
    10-17 - 1.75
    10-18 - 1.44

    Goal is 31 miles in 31 days. I better get my butt in gear. LOL. Anyone a fan of haunted houses for Halloween? There are two pretty scary ones here in Ohio; the original Mansfield Reformatory has a haunted prison experience each Halloween and there is a haunted Apple Cabin that is great!

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  • golfbrew_matt
    golfbrew_matt Posts: 240 Member
    Another 4.0 miles completed tonight, crushing this goal!

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  • Stoshew71
    Stoshew71 Posts: 6,553 Member
    Date Miles today. Miles for October
    10/1 - 6.5 miles - 6.5
    10/2 - 7 miles - 13.5
    10/3 - 6.5 miles - 20
    10/4 - No logging but I did do the Warrior Dash in Pulaski, TN
    10/5 - REST DAY (enjoyed a nice hike with my wife instead)
    10/6 - 10 miles - 30
    10/7 - 7 miles - 37
    10/8 - 6.2 miles - 43.2 miles
    10/9 - 7 miles - 50.2
    10/10 - 6.5 miles - 56.7
    10/11 - 16 miles - 72.7
    10/12 - REST DAY
    10/13 - 10 miles - 82.7
    10/14 - 10 miles - 92.7
    10/15 - 6.2 miles - 98.9
    10/16 - 8 miles - 106.9
    10/17 - 6.2 miles - 113.1
    10/18 - 20 miles - 133.1

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  • lemurcat12
    lemurcat12 Posts: 30,886 Member
    Goal: 120 miles

    10/1: 6.10 miles
    10/3: 1.35 miles
    10/4: 13 miles (probably a little more, but I failed to start Runkeeper and only noticed halfway through)
    10/8: 7.26 miles
    10/10: 6.04 miles
    10/11: 9.35 miles
    10/16: 6.15 miles
    10/17: 4.51 miles
    10/18: 12.35 miles

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  • maybyn
    maybyn Posts: 233 Member
    10/1 - 5.65
    10/2 - 5.78
    10/3 - 6.40
    10/4 - 9.35
    10/5 - 3.10
    10/7 - 6.50
    10/8 - 7.00
    10/9 - 10.10
    10/11 - 5.10
    10/12 - 20.00 trail
    10/14 - 4.41
    10/15 - 5.90
    10/16 - 8.39
    10/18 - 6.24
    10/19 - 16.44 trail

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  • barrygwilliam
    barrygwilliam Posts: 201 Member
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  • bkbenda
    bkbenda Posts: 265 Member
    10/1 – 3.26 miles
    10/2 – Rest day before 13.1
    10/3 – Rest day before 13.1
    10/4 – 13.36 miles – 1st Half Marathon competed! Goal met! (2:26:19)
    10/5 – Rest day
    10/6 – 4.06 miles
    10/7 – 3.81 miles plus weights (upper)
    10/8 – 4.08 miles
    10/9 – 8.35 miles
    10/10 – 3.17 miles – Jaxtober Fest 5K
    10/11 – Rest day
    10/12 – 6.01 miles
    10/13 – 3.37 miles plus weights (upper and lower)
    10/14 – 5.22 miles (12 x .25 miles w/:30 rest)
    10/15 – 3.29 miles plus weights (upper and lower)
    10/16 – 6.47 miles (1 mile repeats)
    10/17 – 8.22 miles (steady pace)
    10/18 – 5.07 miles (slow run)
    10/19 – 12.01 miles (steady pace 10:37)

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  • Dichotomy1976
    Dichotomy1976 Posts: 93 Member
    1/10: 8.7 miles (treadmill 70:00)
    3/10 10 miles (treadmill 84:08)
    6/10 7.6 miles (treadmill 60:00)
    8/10 8.6 miles (treadmill 70:00)
    11/10 3.8 miles (outdoors)
    12/10 6.2 miles (10k road race)
    14/10 3.8 miles (outside)
    16/10 7.7 miles (treadmill 60:00)
    17/10 4.5 miles (outdoors)
    18/10 3.3 miles (outdoors)
    19/10 3.8 miles (outdoors)

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  • HonuNui
    HonuNui Posts: 1,464 Member
    Goal for October: 60 miles

    10/1 6.25
    10/2 4.00
    10/3 rest (as in, I sat on my okole and played video games all day!)
    10/4 4.5
    10/6 3.25
    10/7 bike day
    10/8 unplanned and unwelcomed rest day...
    10/9 3.87
    10/10 3.13
    10/11 11.82
    10/12 bike day
    10/13 3.14
    10/14 rest
    10/15 5.67
    10/16 lazy
    10/17 3.76
    10/18 wii circuit training
    10/19 3.12

    Total: 52.51

    (ticker is my goal for 2014 and accumulation to date)

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  • skippygirlsmom
    skippygirlsmom Posts: 4,433 Member
    fabnine wrote: »
    Thanks - Stoshew71 has been helping me with training tips...one of which was train for a HM. So I've worked to come out of my comfort zone and add mileage. Registered for a half in April so I'm working. :sunglasses:
    He's got killer mileage I'd trust him. Saw that 9 miler in your log- 13.1 will be easy by April! Nice work indeed!

    He hasn't steered me wrong yet, so I agree with you. I just starting to feel confident I can run the whole HM. :smile:

    Shanaber - hope you are okay, I fell in the street over my own 2 feet about 2 months ago. I was just thankful it was dark and people didn't see me LOL I had to laugh though because my first thought was to stop my watch until I got up and took inventory of my body before starting to run again! I knew at that minute I was a runner LOL

  • skippygirlsmom
    skippygirlsmom Posts: 4,433 Member
    10/1 - rest
    10/2 - 7.28 miles
    10/3 - 3.8 miles
    10/4 - rest
    10/5 - 7.53 miles
    10/6 - 6 miles
    10/7 - 6 miles
    10/8 - normal rest day
    10/9 - 7.49 miles
    10/10 - 6.96 miles - my hill course
    10/11 - 4.83 miles
    10/12 - rest
    10/13 - 9 miles - My longest run ever!
    10/14 - I'm a baby and hate cold rain rest day
    10/15 - 7.9 miles
    10/16 - 6.43 GGGOOOOAAAALLLLL - sorry it's hockey season Go Devils!
    10/17 - 8.1 miles
    10/18 - rest day daughter had a XC meet
    10/19 - 9.5 miles - longest run!

    Total: 100.8 of 70

    I'll add ticker tomorrow.
  • barrygwilliam
    barrygwilliam Posts: 201 Member
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  • Runningmischka
    Runningmischka Posts: 386 Member
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    10/01 = 7 miles, outdoors
    10/02 = 0 miles, strength training
    10/03 = 8 miles, outdoors
    10/04 = 0 miles, rest day
    10/05 = 10 miles, outdoors
    10/06 = 6 miles, outdoors
    10/07 = 0 miles, strength training
    10/08 = 7 miles, outdoors. Watched the Lunar Eclipse!!!
    10/09 = 0 miles, strength training
    10/10 = 0 miles, rest day. Oh how I needed this!!! 
    10/11 = 4.5 miles on the dreadmill; 4.5 outdoors. Liked the later one much better!
    10/12 = 6 miles, outdoors
    10/13 = 5.5 miles, dreadmill
    10/14 = 0 miles, strength training
    10/15 = Rest day
    10/16 = 0 miles, strength training
    10/17 = 8 miles, outdoors + 1 mile easy with my dog
    10/18 = 0 miles, unplanned rest day
    10/19 = 3 miles, feeling under the weather :( Hopefully tomorrow will be better!
  • skippygirlsmom
    skippygirlsmom Posts: 4,433 Member
    :( Hopefully tomorrow will be better!" alt="19 = 3 miles, feeling under the weather :( Hopefully tomorrow will be better!" />

    Listen to your body - if it's telling you to rest, please do. Hope you feel better.

  • fabnine
    fabnine Posts: 379 Member
    edited October 2014
    :( Hopefully tomorrow will be better!" alt="19 = 3 miles, feeling under the weather :( Hopefully tomorrow will be better!" />

    Listen to your body - if it's telling you to rest, please do. Hope you feel better.
    ^^Yes, this. Feel better :smile:

    DATE :: MILES :: TOTAL
    Oct 1 :: 4.3 & 7.2 :: 11.5
    Oct 2 :: 5.2 easy :: 16.7
    Oct 3 :: 6.1 & 6.6 :: 29.4
    Oct 4 :: 1.1 :: 30.5 just keeping my streak
    Oct 5 :: 13.5 :: 44
    Oct 6 :: 7 & 3.1 :: 54.1
    Oct 7 :: 1streak :: 55.1
    Oct 8 :: 5.1 rain :: 60.2
    Oct 9 :: 14.3 :: 74.5
    Oct 10 :: 3.3 easy :: 77.8
    Oct 12 :: 3.5 easy :: 82.3
    Oct 14 :: 1 streak :: 92.7
    Oct 15 ::7.2 & 5.3:: 105.2
    Oct 16 :: 1 streak:: 106.2
    Oct 17 :: 7 :: 113.2
    Oct 18 :: 7.1 :: 120.3
    Oct 19 :: 4.2 :: 124.5
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  • Aine8046
    Aine8046 Posts: 2,122 Member
    10/02 - 3 miles
    10/05 - 4.2 miles
    10/07 - 4.2 miles
    10/09 - 3.4 miles
    10/11 - 4.8 miles
    10/14 - 3.3 miles
    10/16 - 1.2 miles
    10/17 - 3.7 miles
    10/19 - 3.3 miles

    Total: 31.1 miles done, 8.9 miles to go!

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  • llUndecidedll
    llUndecidedll Posts: 724 Member
    10/19: walked 1 mile, pedaled for 5 miles on elliptical.


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