September 2015 Running Challenge

Hi all! I have just started running again after years off and many pounds heavier. I am not yet into measuring mileage…still in minutes! LOL! But I intend to get there! Taking it slow and steady! This thread is extremely motivational!

@ddmom0811 I seriously think on a regular basis that it'll be more faster/fun to run instead of driving

tomorrow heavy rain whole day - it'll take me a million hours, already in a bad mood for it

01-Sep: 4.19 miles
02-Sep: <Life Day>
03-Sep: 3.75 miles - interrupted
04-Sep: Recuperation
05-Sep: 2.72 miles (prob stupid to run)
06-Sep: Recuperation
07-Sep: 3.15 miles (walk)
08-Sep: 2.50 miles (dreadmill)
09-Sep: <Life Day>
10-Sep: 2.00 miles (dreadmill)
11-Sep: Lazy?
12-Sep: 1.00 miles (dreadmill)
13-Sep: 3.61 miles
14-Sep: 4.10 miles; 1.00 miles (dreadmill)
15-Sep: 3.39 miles

Prob NOT gonna make 120 miles this month ;(

But I'm back to running (in a different location when it's dark, so my wife doesn't worry as much). Still trying to relearn pacing, so the running is less "fun" and more "mental work" but the fun will come back (My name is Dana, and I'm a running addict....).

9/1 - 3.5 miles - way too many pushes on the snooze this morning!
9/2 - rest day walked the doggie instead
9/3 - 5.1 miles
9/4 - 10 miles last 2 were HOT HUMID and MISERABLE LOL
9/5 - rest day - cross country meet - Skip did great 24th in her division 23:37 no where near a PR but it was so hot and humid you could hardly stand to be out there to watch let alone run. Proud of my girl.
9/6 - 5.1 miles
9/7 - 5.2 miles of trail running - OMG we had so much fun!!! Skip wanted to practice trail running for her meets and folks gave me some great recommendations of trails to run. We went out this morning and had a blast. The first trail was marked as easy/difficult so it was some easy packed dirt and some gravel with harder roots and rocks to climb. The second was difficult and some parts were about 2' wide and quite a climb (for me LOL). We loved it!
9/8 - 5.1 miles
9/9 - 5.5 miles
9/10 - 7.2 miles nice slow pace this morning, just wanted to get the miles in. Still pretty humid (97%) but the temp was 69 so it was nice. Annoying little doggie chased me this morning and nipped at my heels, honestly people it's dark out keep your doggies inside so they don't get run over.
9/11 - 5.3 miles - cool 64 but humid 100% morning, but nice weather for a run
9/12 - xc meet rest day
9/13 - 2 miles - was going to rest, but did 2 miles at the lake to move my legs
9/14 - 6.2 miles - good night 46 degrees in Alabama in September who would have thought it!
9/15 - 5.4 miles

65.6 of 120 miles



@shanaber I just love Hobbs! I'll have to post a pick of my feet in my new shoes, I love them. The lake house is my friend's I just love it there. Skip tubed, jet skied, fished, swam and drove the boat. We always have the best time.
@honunui wow!!! I love that picture
@7lenny7 15 degrees is a big difference, great job getting through the run


Skip has a XC meet this afternoon, it is affectionately called the mud run and this is why...



All the kids love this race, it has grown to about 1,000 runners. The varsity runners will go through this creek about 4 times at different places and run up hills and across fields. No I will not allow her in my car until she changes after this one. Her coach keeps telling her they are going to make her wear swimmies because the water is so high on her. It's been chilly here the past few days, like upper 40s low 50s at night and only mid 80s during the day, this water will be freaking freezing.

9/1 - 3 miles
9/2 - 2 miles
9/3 - 3 miles
9/4 - 0
9/5 - 6 miles
9/6 - 1 mile
9/7 - 5.50 miles
Total for Week 1 - 20.50 miles

9/8 - 0
9/9 - 0
9/10 - 2
9/11 - 0
9/12 - 6
9/13 - 0
9/14 - 3
Total for Week 2 - 11 miles

Stoshew71 wrote: »

rosej31 wrote: »

I would like join how does this work?

@rosej31 Just post how many miles (or km's) you think you can run this month. Then every time you run, come here afterwards and tell us how you did. You keep track of how you progress and share with us. The instructions for the optional ticker is on the first page.

It's just a fun and inspirational way to get you to go out there and enjoy your runs. This is also a fun place to socialize with other runners and ask questions and give encouragement.

And post pictures of your dogs

Just a shutout for all of you. I think you're all amazing. And, @Stoshew71 you help so much. I follow your posts and advice to others all the time and almost every one of these posts help me. Thanks much.

I forgot to tell y'all a story from my Kansas run.

I'm a tall guy...6'5". Often when I'm on a path or sidewalk there are tree branches that hang over right at head level. If the branch isn't too big I'll just dip my head a bit and push the branch away with it. No big deal.

Saturday I'm running in Lawrence Kansas, see a small branch in my way, right at head level, and do my usual head dip and BONK!! Now it really didn't hurt too bad as much as stun and surprise me, but what made me stop in my tracks was a big ol' hedge apple (or osage orange if you prefer). I'd forgotten all about those. That will make me thing twice about doing that again.

Here's what I hit. It was a big one...probably 3 to 4 inches in diameter:

September goal 100km
9/1—Rest
9/2–-5.3 km
9/3–-6.24 km
9/4—exploring
9/5—rest, exhausted from exploring couldn’t get my butt up
9/6—12.5 km, walked three times, but that’s okay
9/7—rest
9/8–5.06 km
9/9–5.44 km
9/10–5.15 km
9/11—rest
9/12–6.13 km
9/13—the big 35 birthday…rest after a night of drinking and indian food
9/14—weights at the gym, start of the k2fit challenge. Traditional rest day for me
9/15–5.17 km—half way through the month and half way to my goal of 100 km! 51/100 km
9/16—run tracker said 5.89 km, but I know the run is about 5.3 km