September 2015 Running Challenge

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  • terihalsey62
    terihalsey62 Posts: 15 Member
    skippygirlsmom wrote: »
    terihalsey62 wrote: »
    Newly here not even sure how much to go for does 25 or 35 sound ok. Brand new to running

    @terihalsey62 if you are new to running (not sure how new) you might want to try a program like C25K to build up mileage. It's hard to say to someone what is a good goal for them, all depends on where you are in your running and how much you like to run. I try to run 6 days a week (sometimes I only get in 5) I vary my distance and I'm training for a half marathon. Right now my goal is 120 miles, others are dang deer and run 200+ miles a month, other are new or just run to add cardio and may run 20 miles a month. Just be safe and injury free. Oh yeah and Welcome!

    I am brand new meaning I really have never run much in my life. I have been looking at the C25K and started yesterday. It went pretty well not really even sore. I have been walking anywhere from 1-5 miles at a pretty good pace so I think maybe that is why.

    Thanks for the welcome And the advice.

  • kristinegift
    kristinegift Posts: 2,406 Member
    9/1: Rest -- No XT even today because I'm leaving to go see Eddie Izzard perform ~45 minutes after getting home from work. Eddie Izzard > gettin' sweaty, y'all!

    0/200

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  • Dichotomy1976
    Dichotomy1976 Posts: 93 Member
    1/9: 7 miles

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  • Ohhim
    Ohhim Posts: 1,142 Member
    Cleared by my doctor to resume running today as they finally closed up my open wound as it healed nicely over the weekend. Figure I'll go for 150 miles this month as I'm spending about 16 days up north this month and can get in a few extra miles there. Going to try for 5 speedwork sessions again as well.

    Went out for 5 miles today and I'm feeling much better. In fact, I felt good enough to sign up for the Pittsburgh marathon as my 2016 Spring Marathon, as registration opened today. I'll choose a less hilly marathon for Spring 2017 as I suspect a BQ will finally be feasible that year once I move up an age category, but will need to play it by ear based on my performance at my next few races.

    9/1 - 5 easy miles

    Total: 5 miles
    Goal: 150 miles, 5 speedwork sessions
    Remaining: 145 miles, 5 speedwork sessions
  • Stoshew71
    Stoshew71 Posts: 6,553 Member
    edited September 2015
    Ohhim wrote: »
    Cleared by my doctor to resume running today as they finally closed up my open wound as it healed nicely over the weekend. Figure I'll go for 150 miles this month as I'm spending about 16 days up north this month and can get in a few extra miles there. Going to try for 5 speedwork sessions again as well.

    Went out for 5 miles today and I'm feeling much better. In fact, I felt good enough to sign up for the Pittsburgh marathon as my 2016 Spring Marathon, as registration opened today. I'll choose a less hilly marathon for Spring 2017 as I suspect a BQ will finally be feasible that year once I move up an age category, but will need to play it by ear based on my performance at my next few races.

    9/1 - 5 easy miles

    Total: 5 miles
    Goal: 150 miles, 5 speedwork sessions
    Remaining: 145 miles, 5 speedwork sessions


    I too am counting on a BQ after I move up in an AG category. lol I turn 44 this December.
    The 3:15 I would need this year is way too far than the 3:25 I need next year.

  • WhatMeRunning
    WhatMeRunning Posts: 3,538 Member
    @9voice9 - Supposedly you can get an increase in blood plasma volume resulting in higher VO2max. http://www.runnersworld.com/sweat-science/heat-stress-plasma-volume-and-the-benefits-of-dehydration

    @CancerSurvivor2014 - Ouch! You earned some major "badass" points for that one!

    @kristinegift - Sounds like you have your priorities straight to me.:smile:

    @Ohhim - Hope you and @Stoshew hit your new AG BQ times! I think I may be ready to BQ by 80, maybe 90.

    I waited until the hottest part of the day so I could suffer the greatest! It showed. I did a 6 mile Steady run, but my overall pace was my normal Easy pace. I feel really good though, probably still just the post-run high. Hoping I am good for an easy run tomorrow for the added miles.

    9/1 - 6 mile steady run (6 total)

    Goal 166 miles


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  • annekka
    annekka Posts: 517 Member
    9/1—Rest
    9/2–-5.3 km
  • aprilcanrun
    aprilcanrun Posts: 62 Member
    First month I have set a target for myself. I'm going for 80 miles!

    Ran just over a mile to Zumba tonight, but it's a start :)

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  • shanaber
    shanaber Posts: 6,423 Member
    @skippygirlsmom - responding to your comment in the August thread:
    skippygirlsmom wrote: »
    @shanaber @whatmerunning @briebee7 and others - I agree on the rudeness of people too. I don't expect people to stop and chat with me but a nod of the head or a smile isn't asking much. Common manners is all that is. I usually can't be bothered with people that like I just go on my way and not think about it again, but geez you don't know me at all. First of all I'm not naturally "skinny" I worked hard for a year to lose 60 lbs, I played sports in high school but wasn't a great athlete so for me at 50 something to take up running and work on getting healthy (not just thin, but HEALTHY) is a big deal. People should never assume anything about others.
    Precisely - No one knows what challenges another person has or is facing or where they are in their training or if they are even training or just getting out and getting it done.

    @5BeautifulDays - do you do any strengthening exercises for your hips? There are lots of them on RunnersWorld and I have found they really help me.
    @CancerSurvivor2014 - I learned the hard way that the evening and day after 'leg' day needs to be a rest day for me! Like @WhatMeRunning said - 'you earned some major "badass" points for that one!'
    JoRocka wrote: »
    LOL 300 scares me to. Actually my number scares me LMAO- big 3 digits!!! WHO AM I AND WHY ARE WE RUNNING SO MUCH! LOL
    @JoRocka - I ask myself this at least once a day :)
    @Zekela - I second what everyone else has said - WOW 300 miles!!
    @kristinegift - Have fun at the Eddie Izzard concert!
    @ohhim - that is great news that you have been cleared to run again! Good luck on the BQ time!

    @skippygirlsmom - I did get my run in, walked away from my computer and all the emails, no more meetings in sight until the afternoon!
    So I got in a great run - I was up early, early for another (5:30am - say what??) meeting so I went out for 4, decided to do 5 and ended up doing 7. It is cooler, I had time and now I am exhausted. Have strength training still to get to this evening though.

    Date.......Miles......Total
    09/01.....7.21.......7.21 + Strength Training

    I will create my ticker later!
  • vandinem
    vandinem Posts: 550 Member
    Okay, let's do this!! I'm in for another 100 miles.
    Date      Miles      MTD
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Sep 01      5.2      5.2

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  • Aine8046
    Aine8046 Posts: 2,122 Member
    In for 60 miles!

    Sept 1st - 4 mi

    Total - 4 mi
  • 5BeautifulDays
    5BeautifulDays Posts: 683 Member
    edited September 2015
    Stoshew71 wrote: »
    First off, with a 20-25 mile week, 7.5 is close to the maximum for your long run anyway.
    Let's say you are running 25 this week. 25% of 25 miles is 6.25 miles and 33% of 25 miles is 8.25 miles. So in a 25 mile week, your long run is limited to 6.25-8.25 miles.

    Assuming a 25 mile run week. Also assume you do a 7.5 mile LR. leaves you with 17.5 miles on the rest of your weekly runs divided into 3 more runs. The average of that is ~5.83 miles. Or 3x 6 milers (aprox). If you don't feel like doing a 6 miler in one shot, you can run 3 in the morning and 3 at night. If that seems a bit much (and it may since you have the hip problem), you can dial it down to a 20 mile week.

    Assume the same 7.5 mile LR. This leaves you with 12.5 miles for the rest of the week in 3 runs.

    That is 3 4 milers (well one of them is a 4.5 miler). Or you can do 1 6 miler at the beginning of the week. Then all you have is a 3 miler and a 3.5 miler.

    Hope this helps. Be careful tho, if you have a hip injury, you may have to dial the mileage down a bit more.

    Edited: I forgot to calculate the LR percentages based upon a 20 mile week. 25% of 20 miles is 5 miles while 33% of 20 miles is 6.67 (or 6-2/3) miles. So 7.5 miles is actually a little over 37%. A bit high but doable for a long run on a 20 mile week. You be ok to do this a few times. But with an already hip injury I would suggest to dial the long run down if you go with a 20 mile week.

    Thank you so much--that's what I was thinking I could try (the 3, 6-milers and one 7 miler a week) to aim for. I won't try to do it though, until I'm feeling more like I don't hurt the whole run. I set my goal for the month at 75 so I could keep my weeks around 20. I have a half street-half trail 10K at the end of the month that I really want to do well in, and the Marine Corps 10K at the end of October. That one will determine my corral placement for the half marathon I have lined up in February. So my goal is to train well, but also smart--and uninjured. :)

    @skippygirlsmom I am having some chronic hip flexor problems. At first it hurt only on trails and only in my trail shoes, but now it's hurting every time I run, starting in the first mile. It doesn't really stop the whole run. I don't think it's injured, just tight--but it's worrying me because I don't want to stop running!

    @shanaber I am doing clam shells, donkey kicks, and butterfly stretches (as well as my normal strength training). I just saw a video on how to do the Samson stretch, so I'll add that too. I understand that pigeon pose is good, but I haven't tried it yet. Any other good stretches/exercises?
  • BeccaKay96
    BeccaKay96 Posts: 77 Member
    September Goal is 30! Starting small because I've veen off my running game for about a month.. Just need to stick with it this time!!!
  • JoRocka
    JoRocka Posts: 17,525 Member
    edited September 2015
    9.1.15- FAIL/WIN! No AM run- didn't make my 4:45 time slot to run- so 10:15 it was. I just got back. Not really thrilled running that late at night- it slows me down- just enough light to eff up my vision- but to dark to really make out the ground. it's annoying. Never the less

    9.1.15... 3.04...26:30



    August: 66.23 of 75 miles
    September 3.04 of 104.5

    Total Half Training Mileage
    96.15 of total 225
  • endlessenigma
    endlessenigma Posts: 44 Member
    9/1- 2.06 miles walking

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  • HonuNui
    HonuNui Posts: 1,464 Member
    September goal 65 miles

    September 1 3.51

    Total 3.51

    Ticker is my goal for 2015 and accumulation to date:


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  • patrikc333
    patrikc333 Posts: 436 Member
    01/9 12 miles
    02/9 12 miles

    good 12 miles today, 8C, dark - I tested my £8 headlamp and it was quite good
    sadly won't be able to go to my favourite wood anymore, too dark even with lamp and too muddy
    new waking up time is affecting my pace too, but amen, no alternative
    nice moon and stars in the sky gave me a sense of peace
  • unrelentingminx
    unrelentingminx Posts: 231 Member
    I'm off the mark!

    01/09 - 4.52 km

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  • debrag12
    debrag12 Posts: 1,071 Member
    In for 30 miles.

    2nd September = 1 mile
  • ddmom0811
    ddmom0811 Posts: 1,881 Member
    9/1 - 5.25 miles
    9/2 - 3.55 miles - 98% humidity - not sure how that is possible at 4:30 am but it was!


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  • Stoshew71
    Stoshew71 Posts: 6,553 Member
    Date Miles today. Miles for September

    9/1 10.5 miles - 10.5
    9/2 6.6 miles - 17.1



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  • snha
    snha Posts: 388 Member
    9/1 rest day
    9/2 4.2 miles -- wasn't that easy for some reason, but done!

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  • skippygirlsmom
    skippygirlsmom Posts: 4,433 Member
    Wednesday Rest Day for me, the legs were kinda tired yesterday so it came at a good time. Since it's rest day I need to post a picture :smile: You all are champions!!!

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  • ryblueeyes
    ryblueeyes Posts: 257 Member
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  • krdews
    krdews Posts: 124 Member
    I'm in for 100 for September; two vacations will significantly impact my mileage this month; but the challenge should hold me accountable for the other days... doing the run challenges has been the best thing for me... #helping me maintain my goal weight #increased my running speed #increased my miles (especially during the summer months) #discovered new routes - longer run, need a new scenery.
  • mwilliams0818
    mwilliams0818 Posts: 16 Member
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    New personal best last night (for distance)! I ran 2.5 miles without stopping, slowing down, walking, etc. Prior to that I topped out at a mile before having to walk. My goal is to be able to run a 5k without having to walk at all. I know it's a small goal, but I've got to start somewhere. My last goal was to finish a 5k and so far I've completed about 4 of them.
  • 7lenny7
    7lenny7 Posts: 3,498 Member
    You all are out of the gate and I'm still at the starting line.

    9/01 - Rest
    9/02 - Rest

    Sept Goal: 135 Miles
    Sept Progress: 0 Miles
    Remaining: 135 Miles

    I called an audible Monday and ran that night instead of last night because Monday was forecast to be a bit cooler and Tuesday we had a soccer game to go to. That put 8 miles into August that would have been in September. Tonight I'm taking my son to the Minnesota Twins game.

    On the other hand, for the 7 days ending Monday, I had run over 41 miles so a two day rest isn't all bad I guess.

  • AngieFlames
    AngieFlames Posts: 61 Member
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    Sept 2 - 2.63 miles
  • Stoshew71
    Stoshew71 Posts: 6,553 Member
    7lenny7 wrote: »
    You all are out of the gate and I'm still at the starting line.

    9/01 - Rest
    9/02 - Rest

    Sept Goal: 135 Miles
    Sept Progress: 0 Miles
    Remaining: 135 Miles

    I called an audible Monday and ran that night instead of last night because Monday was forecast to be a bit cooler and Tuesday we had a soccer game to go to. That put 8 miles into August that would have been in September. Tonight I'm taking my son to the Minnesota Twins game.

    On the other hand, for the 7 days ending Monday, I had run over 41 miles so a two day rest isn't all bad I guess.

    Sounds like a lot of fun. The Royals have been hot making it hard for the Twins. You guys enjoy yourselves.
  • terihalsey62
    terihalsey62 Posts: 15 Member

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    1 mile down 09/01

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