September 2015 Running Challenge

snha wrote: »

Friends: when I began running a couple of months ago, I was able to successfully deal with some pain in the knee hip area through stretching and strengthening of the muscles. Now, I need some suggestions with a different kind of pain: my left heal is bothering me. Not all the time or every time I run. But it has been bothering me to a greater extent in the last couple of days. Any suggestions for how to deal with that? Stretches, exercises? Thanks.

I'm not particularly familiar with heel pain. MIght look at rotating your shoes a bit. If you are just starting to build a running base, it could be a muscle imbalance issue,especially if you had some knee/hip pains prior- often its related. Look in to IT band stretches, clam shells, pilates/cross training/plyometrics and core strength. The heel pain could be achilles? only guess I have is shoes or pushing to much to fast. Runner's World online has an IronStrength workout regimen for runners.. Good luck!

http://www.runnersworld.com/training-video/ironstrength-workout

@Elise4270 Thanks for the comments. I will check these today. Heel pain is on the other side of my body than the knee. So, it's probably not related. The knee and hip pain disappeared for the past three weeks. In any case, I just checked plantar fasciitis and it seems that's exactly the pain I am experiencing. I tried a couple of things they suggested and will continue to do. I think this might be related to the fact that I decided to run daily--that's probably premature and I will need to build up more muscle before doing that.

But, good news is that I am so hooked on running: something I did not imagine before. So, today, after icing my heel a bit and doing some exercises, I decided to run. I did a 5k and actually did the best time in this round of running that started two months ago: pace was 9:51/mile. (I cannot believe I did a 5K in 24:29 three years ago! I quit running after that , but back to it hopefully for a long time to come.)

9/1 rest day -- elliptical
9/2 4.2 miles -- wasn't that easy for some reason, but done!
9/3 rest day -- elliptical
9/4 3.17 miles -- that was probably the most difficult run since I've started seven weeks ago. The humidity was so defeating and soul crushing!
9/5 rest day--too hot/humid, elliptical
9/6 rest day--too hot/humid, elliptical
9/7 3.32--running again!
9/8 rest day -- no workout
9/9 3.52
9/10 2 -- decided to run two days in a row for first time
9/11 3.18 -- another day of running (three days in a row)
9/13 3:11 -- took a day off bc of heel pain (did elliptical though) -- fasted 5K: pace 9:51/mile.

22:5/50

@snha Look at you go! Awesome pace! Glad to hear you've found an idea on the heel pain. That running bug is hard to shake!

9-1: 3.08 km...everything was going fine for the first 2k. First run after a very well-fed and drank vacation (seriously, a rib-eye the size of my forearm for the last dinner). 2.5k, I notice how tight my right leg feels. I loosen up my shoe and that does nothing. I started walking, and tried to pick back up but I was in so much pain I had to call my mom for rescue. Ugh.
9-4: 4.24 km...Wanted to take it slow today so as not to agitate anything (foam-rolled the sheet outta my leg the other day). Very hot, not a fun run at all. Slow paced, so slow it was on par with my c25k week 7 overall pacing which INCLUDES the 10 minute warmup/cooldown. Boo.
9-6: 5.45 km. My longest run yet! Pacing was much better than it has been in the last 2 weeks. First race is 2 weeks from today, looking good!
9-10: 2.12...treadmill running. I don't know how I'm gonna stay motivated if I'm stuck on a treadmill.
9-11: 3.83 km. Treadmill running. Blech. On the plus side I completed my first week of student teaching!
9-13: 5.52 km...new 5k best of 38:02!

24.24/65km

My first race is next Sunday (!!!) and I'm nervous but also excited. I know I'm ready and I hope I can run a 37:30, but a sub-37 would be a dream.

01/9 12 miles
02/9 12 miles
03/9 10k
04/9 12 miles
05/9 10k
06/9 34.1k
07/9 10k
08/9 20k
09/9 20k
10/9 10k
11/9 20k
12/9 10k
13/9 39.1k

244km/400

mission accomplished, 24.2 miles done, even if still not at 100% (foot problem, bit of sickness)

and GPS was OK today, so I could relax a bit more during the training

almost ready for my first marathon, body should be ok, still working on my mind

and congratulations to all here for their achievements, I'm so glad I discovered this wonderful sport, nothing is better than the feeling of achievement after a run

patrikc333 wrote: »

and congratulations to all here for their achievements, I'm so glad I discovered this wonderful sport, nothing is better than the feeling of achievement after a run

Couldn't have said it better!

@ddmom0811 I'm lucky that I only live 2 miles from the beach, otherwise I would probably travel as well. Nothing better then running along the beach! Also: Tiffany necklace? I may have to look into this Nike HM!

@mwyvr A chocolate-banana bread powered run? Yum! I thinkmy run this evening was powered on Doritos. Not the healthiest

Was super lazy this morning and didn't get up early for the 10km. But there is one in the next town over in a couple of weeks, so I will definitely do that one!
I did go for my "long run" of 7 whole miles. The longest I've ran A big loop down to the beach, along and back. I will probably cut back next week, then attempt an 8 mile the week after.

Hi all!
This month has been a bit crazy until now - I only managed two runs so far *sigh*
I haven't yet gotten around to set up a ticker. Not sure if it would make sense to set a goal for September or October anyway... But it's nice to look at this thread when I have a free moment and see that everyone else if out on the road and logging miles, keep up the good work :-)

I'll have to read everything tomorrow, just got back from lake. For those who asked Skip did good in the meet Saturday, she ran her 5K in 23:12 she cut 30 seconds off last week's time and this time is about 30 seconds slower than her PR. Like I said HUGE meet, she finished 120th, the girl who won ran it in 18:27 good night! They stop the clock at 40 mins for the girls with 229 finishing under that time so you have no idea how many actually ran. They try to keep things moving so they start the next race while the one before is on the course, I HATE that especially when they start the boys after the girls, the back of the field tends to get passed by the lead boys and I think that is a confidence killer for the girls. Plus the guys are running like 15 min 5K and are flying past these girls. I'd say they passed at least 20 girls.

pearshapedmum wrote: »

happy birthday to me :-) the big 3-6!! a gentle 7 miles for me this morning giving a total of 27 so far and 21 more to go. i reckon i might beat my target! got my new forerunner 220 today, so cant wait for my next run to play with it.

Happy Birthday! Hope it was a great one

Dichotomy1976 wrote: »

1/9: 7 miles
4/9: 6.8 miles
6/9: 13.7 miles
8/9: 4.5 miles
11/9: 1.2 miles (felt something tear from my hamstring to just below my knee - 2 days before my half marathon )
13/9: 13.1 miles (despite some worry about running on my dodgy leg I took it easy and managed to complete my race - yay \o/)

Yay for completing your race!

Today scouted out the tough parts of a 25km trail race I'm running mid-October. Yup, pretty tough. But not scared off.

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Month to date:		088.12 km
Goal:			322 km / 200 miles (27% completed)
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Sep 13 12.86 km Up up up trail run
Sep 12 15.04 km MAF HR, somewhat hilly, felt good
Sep 11 07.63 km Recovery run / Date run in the forest
Sep 10 10.99 km Dead flat run around seawall
Sep 09 -----    Rest day
Sep 08 04.68 km Pushing it on the track 3x1km. I hate the track.
Sep 07 07.82 km Exploring a different trail to the dog beach
Sep 06 21.21 km Running gentle hills around the lake, felt great save for blisters
Sep 05 -----    Life break, coaching soccer 
Sep 04 07.90 km UBC forest - Date Run Friday!
Sep 03 -----    More of same
Sep 02 -----    More of same
Sep 01 -----    Life break, running an evacuation centre

View of Indian Arm (that's salt water down there) from Diez Vistas Trail; Vancouver in the distance to the west.

https://instagram.com/p/7lpecFyfnm/embed/

01/9 12 miles
02/9 12 miles
03/9 10k
04/9 12 miles
05/9 10k
06/9 34.1k
07/9 10k
08/9 20k
09/9 20k
10/9 10k
11/9 20k
12/9 10k
13/9 39.1k
14/9 10k

254km/400

super tired after yesterday, plus wet and dark, and it's also Monday

and it's going to rain till Thursday

not a nice start of the week

@dawniemate That's a fantastic story! What a treat to find out you've been running substantially longer than you thought.

@mwyvr you have such lovely scenery when you jog (run?). I have to wait til my miles are slightly more increased before I can actually get into the countryside. still nothing quite as good to see as that lovely lake though.

@ACSL3 thanks for the birthday wishes - I ended up with 3 birthday cakes, and with the Chinese food for dinner, I think I need to run a marathon to counteract the calories. Still, birthdays should be enjoyed :-)

9/1: Rest
9/2: 7 miles
9/3: 8 miles am and 6 miles pm with the Thursday crew
9/4: 6 miles
9/5: Rest
9/6: Brunch and walking around museums > running 6 miles in a new town
9/7: 18 miles
9/8: Rest
9/9: 10 miles
9/10: 7 miles speedwork am, 6.4 miles pm with Thursday crew
9/11: Rest
9/12: 5 mile race (set new 5 mile and 5k PRs!)
9/13: 12.3 miles
9/14: 5 miles

52 degrees to start... my knees were not happy when they had to warm back up when I got home, but coming home NOT totally drenched in sweat is a great way to start the week. Fall is approaching! FINALLY!

90.7/200