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October Running Challenge

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  • MSeel1984
    MSeel1984 Posts: 2,297 Member
    October to date:
    10/1/14: 4.2 miles (hills and mud)
    10/2/14: 5.3 miles
    10/3/14: Rest
    10/4/14: 7.6 miles
    10/5/14: 8.6 miles
    10/6/14: 6.3 miles
    10/7/14: Rest
    10/8/14: Pilates/ST
    10/09/14: 8.5 miles
    10/10/14: Pole/Strength Training
    10/11/14: 5.8 miles

    ...so far in October: 46.3 miles
  • Chaidell
    Chaidell Posts: 121 Member
    10/1: Distance - 1 mile; Time - 12:00
    10/2: Distance - 1.75 miles; Time - 21:00
    10/3: Distance - 2 miles; Time - 24:00
    10/4: Distance - 2.25 miles; Time - 27:00
    10/5: Distance - 2.5 miles; Time - 30:00
    10/6: Distance - 2.5 miles; Time - 30:00
    10/7: Distance - 0.75 miles; Time - 10:00 (REST)
    10/8: Distance - 2.5 miles; Time - 30:00
    10/9: Distance - 2.75 miles; Time - 33:00
    10/10: Distance - 2.75 miles; Time - 33:00
    10/11: Distance - 2.75 miles; Time - 33:00
    Total: 23.5 miles
    I'm finally going to try running three miles tomorrow, I can't wait!
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  • hungrymarathongirl
    hungrymarathongirl Posts: 444 Member

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  • davetheperson
    davetheperson Posts: 124 Member
    October 1, 4.26 miles, 00:43:29
    October 3, 2.15 miles, unsure of time
    October 4, 8.50 miles, 01:37:03
    October 7, 3.50 miles, 00:36:10
    October 8, 4.01 miles, 00:41:10
    October 9, 3.26 miles, 00:37:06
    October 11, 9.01 miles, 01:35:08

    Total: 34.69 miles




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  • jdhcm2006
    jdhcm2006 Posts: 2,254 Member
    Checking in: 31/50 (19 miles to go by Halloween)
  • 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 :s ; 4.5 outdoors. Liked the later one much better!
  • HealthyFocused715
    HealthyFocused715 Posts: 340 Member
    10/1, hot yoga
    10/2, 6.4 miles
    10/3, rest
    10/4, 3 miles
    10/5, rest
    10/6, rest
    10/7, 6 mile tempo run
    10/8, yoga for runners
    10/9, rest
    10/10, 7.5 miles
    10/11, 5 miles

    27.9 miles total...plan to make up some miles this weekend! Goal is to be at 50 miles by the 15th!

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  • WhatMeRunning
    WhatMeRunning Posts: 3,538 Member
    Ran a 5k race today so only added 3.1 miles on what is normally my long run day. It's OK, this was a lower intensity week of rest as part of my half marathon training. On to long runs for the next 3 weeks!

    10/1 - 4.06 miles
    10/4 - 8 miles
    10/6 - 5.21 miles
    10/8 - 3 miles
    10/11 - 3.1 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

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

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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
    10/6 - rest
    10/7 - 6.50
    10/8 - 7.00
    10/9 - 10.10
    10/10 - missed
    10/11 - 5.10
    10/12 - 20.00 trail

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  • ftrobbie
    ftrobbie Posts: 1,017 Member
    7.3 miles done this morning, supposed to be a 7 miler but ended up .3 miles too far away from home to walk . Slightly harder than I really wanted but a good session. Days rest before getting back to midweek short easy sessions.

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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)

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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
    10/8 – 4.08 miles
    10/9 – 8.35 miles
    10/10 – 3.17 miles
    10/11 – Rest day
    10/12 – 6.01 miles

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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.
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  • b218w
    b218w Posts: 76 Member
    Oct 11: 4 miles (total 14 miles)
  • ddmom0811
    ddmom0811 Posts: 1,881 Member
    Oct 1 - 3.5
    Oct 3 - 3.25
    Oct 6 - 3.5
    Oct 8 - 3.5
    Oct 10 - 3.25
    17/35


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  • alyssareyans
    alyssareyans Posts: 88 Member
    Goal= 60 miles Completed=31.21 Remaining=28.79

    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
  • Daisy471
    Daisy471 Posts: 409 Member
    10/1 - 3 miles
    10/2 - 4 miles
    10/4 - 12 miles
    10/7 - 5 miles
    10/9 - 3 miles - 1st sub 10 min mile!
    10/12 - 8.5 miles

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  • llUndecidedll
    llUndecidedll Posts: 724 Member
    10/12: 4.5 miles on treadmill, 2 miles on recumbent elliptical.


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  • HealthyFocused715
    HealthyFocused715 Posts: 340 Member
    10/1, hot yoga
    10/2, 6.4 miles
    10/3, rest
    10/4, 3 miles
    10/5, rest
    10/6, rest
    10/7, 6 mile tempo run
    10/8, yoga for runners
    10/9, rest
    10/10, 7.5 miles
    10/11, 5 miles
    10/12, 14 miles

    41.9 miles total...plan to make up some miles this weekend! Goal is to be at 50 miles by the 15th!


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  • username301
    username301 Posts: 247 Member
    edited October 2014
    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
  • _nikkiwolf_
    _nikkiwolf_ Posts: 1,380 Member
    3.10. - 3.7 km
    4.10. - 6.5 km
    6.10. - 4.1 km
    7.10. - 1.2 km
    10.10. - 3.9 km
    12.10. - 4.0 km
    23.4 of 50 done

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  • lemurcat12
    lemurcat12 Posts: 30,886 Member
    edited October 2014
    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

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  • davetheperson
    davetheperson Posts: 124 Member
    Did a 2.31 mile unscheduled run with my woman today.

    October 1, 4.26 miles, 00:43:29
    October 3, 2.15 miles, unsure of time
    October 4, 8.50 miles, 01:37:03
    October 7, 3.50 miles, 00:36:10
    October 8, 4.01 miles, 00:41:10
    October 9, 3.26 miles, 00:37:06
    October 11, 9.01 miles, 01:35:08
    October 12, 2.31 miles, 00:31:18

    Total: 37.00 miles




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  • Chaidell
    Chaidell Posts: 121 Member
    10/1: Distance - 1 mile; Time - 12:00
    10/2: Distance - 1.75 miles; Time - 21:00
    10/3: Distance - 2 miles; Time - 24:00
    10/4: Distance - 2.25 miles; Time - 27:00
    10/5: Distance - 2.5 miles; Time - 30:00
    10/6: Distance - 2.5 miles; Time - 30:00
    10/7: Distance - 0.75 miles; Time - 10:00 (REST)
    10/8: Distance - 2.5 miles; Time - 30:00
    10/9: Distance - 2.75 miles; Time - 33:00
    10/10: Distance - 2.75 miles; Time - 33:00
    10/11: Distance - 2.75 miles; Time - 33:00
    10/12: Distance - 3 miles; Time - 36:00
    Total: 26.5 miles
    Finally I'm up to three miles! The first mile was really hard though; my shins felt really stiff and my heart kept fluttering? I don't know how to describe it really.

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  • fabnine
    fabnine Posts: 379 Member
    edited October 2014
    Great running to all this weekends racers! B) You Rock!
    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 : 1 : 55.1
    Oct 8 : 5.1 rain : 60.2
    Oct 9 : 14.3 : 74.5
    Oct 10: 3.3 easy : 77.8
    Oct 11: 1 : 78.8
    Oct 12: 3.5 easy : 82.3

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  • grapefruitannie
    grapefruitannie Posts: 122 Member
    http://tickers.TickerFactory.com/ezt/t/wbmQRtj/exercise.png
    Nearly there: Surprised how much I do actually run - Well I use that term loosely - my pace is still only 12-14 mm But I can do 5 miles in one trip now :wink:
  • grapefruitannie
    grapefruitannie Posts: 122 Member
    http://tickers.TickerFactory.com/ezt/t/wbmQRtj/exercise.png
    Nearly there: Surprised how much I do actually run - Well I use that term loosely - my pace is still only 12-14 mm But I can do 5 miles in one trip now :wink:


    Oops wrong one lol hopefully this will work sorry im not very good at this
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  • grapefruitannie
    grapefruitannie Posts: 122 Member
    http://tickers.TickerFactory.com/ezt/t/wbmQRtj/exercise.png
    Nearly there: Surprised how much I do actually run - Well I use that term loosely - my pace is still only 12-14 mm But I can do 5 miles in one trip now :wink:


    Oops wrong one lol hopefully this will work sorry im not very good at this
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