*** Runners' Team * 50+ and 100+ Miles in October *

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  • Cooriander
    Cooriander Posts: 2,848 Member
    runnerman47 said:

    8 miles Saturday (20 Oct)

    Total miles ran this month: 102.32

    Miles to go: 47.68

    6 Days until the Marine Corps Marathon !!!

    GL!!!! You will do GREAT!!!
  • Cooriander
    Cooriander Posts: 2,848 Member
    CrisAlex said:

    Hi everyone,

    I just realized that I haven't updated my run distances, so here they are for the month so far:
    10/2 - 2.75 miles
    10/3 - 7.55
    10/4 - 6.13
    10/6 - 5.6
    10/8 - 5.03
    The days after this were hectic due to school and work, and I was worried about not having time because of an upcoming half marathon on the 14th, but I did:
    10/12 - 4
    10/13 - 5.05
    10/14 - 13.1 - half marathon! It was very rainy but mild, and I managed to injure both of my Achilles tendons. I was going at a 1:45 pace until mile 13, which was the point at which I really felt the pain of the friction between my skin and my shoes. I managed to finish in 1:52 with a very bloody pair of shoes!
    10/18 - 12.2 miles
    10/19 - 6 miles
    10/20 - 8 miles
    10/21 - 7.5 miles

    So far, this adds up to 82.91 miles for the month. I'll report back this coming Sunday for a check in.

    Congrats on your half!
  • Cooriander
    Cooriander Posts: 2,848 Member
    lorierin22 said:
    lorierin22 said: said:

    10/18: 1.5 miles-foot seems ok, but easing back into it.

    MTD: 11.5 (ouch! that really hurts :sad: )

    did you get it checked? ): so sorry....

    10/21: 6 miles--

    MTD: 17.5

    Thanks Cor! Doc says as long as it doesn't hurt too bad after running it was probably a strain or deep tissue bruise and all should be fine. So far so good. I can walk today after my longish run yesterday so that is a huge improvement!! If the pain worsens with running I have to go back for another xray to see if it is stress fx, but I'm thinking if I was going to have any additional pain, it would have been after yesterday and I feel pretty good! I should back on track to finish this month and start training next month for my half. Sadly I won't make goal this month, but there's always November ;)

    Yeah, my stress fracture was very bad so I would take feeling good as a real good sign!!!
  • Cooriander
    Cooriander Posts: 2,848 Member
    drgndancer said:

    Ran my Half Marathon today. The Runner's World Half & Festival was tons of fun. I was aiming for 1:50 finish, but the hills on the course were just too much for me. Finished in 2:01:30. Still a PR, since it's my first half. That takes me to 85 for the month. And OMG I hurt right now.

    CONGRATS!!! That is a great time!!!
  • Cooriander
    Cooriander Posts: 2,848 Member
    Carlton_Banks said:

    I ran a half marathon today. I felt good during my first 10 miles. I was on a sub 1:50 pace, and then the nightmare happened in the last 3.1 miles. I had an epic bonk and eeked out a 2:00. I didn't prepare well this summer. Just too much heat and humidity in the mid-west this year. I had an easier time training during the winter months in prep for my first HM this past April where I ran a 1:52. I guess improvement doesn't always take a linear path. I had better splits this time as compared to April. It's possible I may have went out too fast. One change I made during the race that I didn't do during my training was popping GU packs and carrying a water bottle during the race. I learned in April that most of the water I grabbed at the water stations went on my shirt instead of in my mouth. I should have experimented with the nutrition thing a little more, and I should have had a few high mileage training days over 15 miles before the race as well. It probably would have been a good idea to run sections of the course before the race too. The high mileage training I did have an opportunity to put in this summer were mostly in the 8-10 mile range. During the winter I had a couple 16 mile training days and I think that gave me a huge confidence boost leading into the April race. My goal is between 1:45 - 1:50 next time. I know I can do it


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    If you can hold sub 1:50 for 10 miles, I would say (in my non-expert opinion) that you are close to breaking it!
  • Cooriander
    Cooriander Posts: 2,848 Member

    utes09 said:


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    Excellent!!! How did you do!!!!

    You can add 13.1 miles to my total!!!

    Haunted Half Marathon Results: finished 41/69 for my age group and 240/459 overall females. Official time was 2:16:21

    I shattered my previous time of 2:20:46 set in April (my first HM). First 6 miles of the race were downhill (I had a 54 minute 10k, that pace didn't last), I knew this going in and tried to train the best I could. I didn't train well enough. About mile 11.5 I suffered the excruciating knee pain that hampered me last Sept-Dec til I went to the PT. I ended up half running. hobbling the last bit pushing myself to beat that 2:20. I felt it fit perfectly being a Halloween themed race, I looked like a running Crayon Zombie. Through the winter I'm going to work on leg muscle strength and hit the canyons more when it's warm.


    WOW!! over 4 minutes difference!!! THAT is AWESOME. Hope your knee is OK though!!!
  • Cooriander
    Cooriander Posts: 2,848 Member
    Check :smile:
  • Cooriander
    Cooriander Posts: 2,848 Member
    CrisAlex said

    Hi everyone,

    I just realized that I haven't updated my run distances, so here they are for the month so far:
    10/2 - 2.75 miles
    10/3 - 7.55
    10/4 - 6.13
    10/6 - 5.6
    10/8 - 5.03
    The days after this were hectic due to school and work, and I was worried about not having time because of an upcoming half marathon on the 14th, but I did:
    10/12 - 4
    10/13 - 5.05
    10/14 - 13.1 - half marathon! It was very rainy but mild, and I managed to injure both of my Achilles tendons. I was going at a 1:45 pace until mile 13, which was the point at which I really felt the pain of the friction between my skin and my shoes. I managed to finish in 1:52 with a very bloody pair of shoes!
    10/18 - 12.2 miles
    10/19 - 6 miles
    10/20 - 8 miles
    10/21 - 7.5 miles

    So far, this adds up to 82.91 miles for the month. I'll report back this coming Sunday for a check in.

    OMH - I am sorry about your achilles tendons! I did not see that until the second read! and you had an amazing pace! and bloody shoes, ugh! that was a really rough race.

    I will update your data later on this evening. Glad to see you back and doing so well on your half (despite the setbacks).
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  • CarsonRuns
    CarsonRuns Posts: 3,039 Member
    Mon - 5
    Tue - 8.1
    Wed - 6
    Thu - 4.1
    Fri - Rest
    Sat - 3.2
    Sun - 26.2


    WTD - 52.6
    MTD - 168.6

    Baystate Marathon on Sunday,. Ran 3:12:20 for a 14 minute PR. 6 minute negative split.
  • namenumber
    namenumber Posts: 167 Member
    I ran 16 miles this past week, bringing my total for October to 44 miles.
  • timboom1
    timboom1 Posts: 762 Member
    Baystate Marathon on Sunday,. Ran 3:12:20 for a 14 minute PR. 6 minute negative split.

    Great run! Way to get the BQ done.
  • timboom1
    timboom1 Posts: 762 Member
    Hills, I hate hills....12 miles today 207 for the month.
  • Valqis
    Valqis Posts: 1,016 Member
    Monday - 5.14 miles
    MTD run - 61.19 Miles

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  • drgndancer
    drgndancer Posts: 426 Member
    Hills, I hate hills....12 miles today 207 for the month.

    Never run a race in Bethlehem, PA. I'm not sure how the physics work, but somehow I think the entire town is uphill.
    Baystate Marathon on Sunday,. Ran 3:12:20 for a 14 minute PR. 6 minute negative split

    Great job! Congrats!
  • Valqis
    Valqis Posts: 1,016 Member
    Tuesday - 5.36 miles
    MTD run - 66.55 Miles

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  • j_courter
    j_courter Posts: 999 Member
    10/22- 4.1 miles


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  • Woops had a bit of an off week last week. Hope I can still get all my miles done! 3 miles yesterday, 3 WTD
  • elfpearl
    elfpearl Posts: 191
    7 miles today, 102 MTD.
  • 7 miles today...MTD=80
  • j_courter
    j_courter Posts: 999 Member
    10/23- 6.2 rough miles... it was one of those "just put one foot in front of the other and repeat" kind of days. :ohwell:


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  • j_courter
    j_courter Posts: 999 Member
    Mon - 5
    Tue - 8.1
    Wed - 6
    Thu - 4.1
    Fri - Rest
    Sat - 3.2
    Sun - 26.2


    WTD - 52.6
    MTD - 168.6

    Baystate Marathon on Sunday,. Ran 3:12:20 for a 14 minute PR. 6 minute negative split.

    FANTASTIC time! was that a BQ? i wasn't sure which age group you were in....
  • drgndancer
    drgndancer Posts: 426 Member
    Put in 3.5 today to ease in after the half. Felt pretty good. 88.5 MTD
  • Carlton_Banks
    Carlton_Banks Posts: 756 Member
    Ran 1 mile today

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  • utes09
    utes09 Posts: 561 Member
    10/23: 4.5 miles

    Legs are still sore but feel ok following the half on Saturday

    MTD: 78.5
  • CarsonRuns
    CarsonRuns Posts: 3,039 Member
    Mon - 5
    Tue - 8.1
    Wed - 6
    Thu - 4.1
    Fri - Rest
    Sat - 3.2
    Sun - 26.2


    WTD - 52.6
    MTD - 168.6

    Baystate Marathon on Sunday,. Ran 3:12:20 for a 14 minute PR. 6 minute negative split.

    FANTASTIC time! was that a BQ? i wasn't sure which age group you were in....

    Yes, it's a BQ. I'll be 45 at the time of the 2014 race (which I plan to run), so I needed a 3:25 to qualify.
  • ATclassof2021
    ATclassof2021 Posts: 232 Member
    7.1 miles Tuesday (23 Oct)

    5 miles Wednesday (24 Oct)

    Total miles ran this month: 114.42

    Miles to go: 35.58

    4 Days until the Marine Corps Marathon !!!
  • timboom1
    timboom1 Posts: 762 Member
    6 miles today. 213 for the month.
  • elfpearl
    elfpearl Posts: 191
    2 miles today, 104 MTD.
  • TazzytheMotivator
    TazzytheMotivator Posts: 646 Member
    October 23, 24
    10 miles
    MTD 140 miles