September 2015 Running Challenge
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Many thanks for your advice to my problem. I've found a running club that meets once a week which isn't ideal but it's a start. I am hoping once the people get settled into housing they will not congregate in such large groups and I will feel better going out running . Have a great day wherever you are ☺☺
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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
9/15: Rest
9/16: 7 miles
9/17: 8.2 miles am & 7.4 miles pm with Thursday crew
9/18: Rest
9/19: 6 miles
9/20: 20 miles
Woke up sort of nervous about this one; I was trying some new roads and I'm always nervous the city has turned off water fountains early. But it ended up being a really great long run. The best 20 miler I've done, hands down! I can count on one hand how many times I walked, and I still managed to beat any previous 20 mile time by about 18 minutes
Before today, I'd never paced below 10:00 for 20 miles, and today I paced 9:14! Plus there was about 950 feet of elevation gain which for me as a born Midwesterner is immense! I can feel the need for more core work though; my lower back was definitely getting sore about mile 18. But I've definitely got my dried fruit + gel combo down; yet again my last few miles were among my fastest and I ended the run on a downhill 7:50 mile. Now it's time to shower, eat ALL THE EGGS, and go to a food + jazz fest this afternoon. Happy Sunday Runday, all!
139.3/200
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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
9/16 - rest day
9/17 - 8 miles - started off ugly and then got great and felt good. Negative splits the whole way...that never happens
9/18 - 5.6 miles
9/19 - 10 miles felt good the whole run (that never happens) every mile under 11 mins most were around 10:34 the last was 9:56 giving me a 10:33 overall pace. I'd have to check but that has to be my best 10 miler. Taking Skip to see US Women's World Cup team play Haiti this afternoon. Can't wait.
89.2 of 120 miles
@shanaber LOL I agree I don't like how slow it is either! ha ha I hope your friend is doing better.
@kristinegift FANTASTIC!!!! Awesome job on the 20 miler.
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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.
9/14 4.51
9/15 4.12
9/16 rest day
9/17 4.75
9/18 rest day (elliptical)
9/19 4.35
9/20 4.56
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@kristinegift -great job on the 20-miler! That's so awesome! What race are you training for?0
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30 mile goal
9/2/ 1.8
9/4 1.5
9/6 3.7
9/8 2
9/10 2.2
9/12 2
9/14 3.5
9/16 2.0
9/18 2.1
9/20 2.5 This was my faster run in a while, averaging 10:57 per mile. Running every other day is paying off, and temperature below 80 makes a huge difference as well.
6.7 miles to go--I'll need a bigger challenge for next month.0 -
9/1 Strength training and elliptical
9/2 6.5 miles (6 at 11:29 and .5 at 15:00) on the treadmill
9/3 4.5 miles at 11:59 on the treadmill
9/4 3 miles at 11:00 on the treadmill and strength training
9/5 Rest Day
9/6 5 miles-nice trail run with 4 at 11:35(ish) and 1 walking
9/7 1.5 miles at 12:00 with my 10 year old.
9/8 1.5 miles super-slow walking on the treadmill on max incline plus strength training
9/9 7.75 miles on my local park trail at 12:33
9/10 3.25 walking the doggy for my rest day
9/11 3.00 at 11:30 on the treadmill and strength training
9/12 Rest
9/13 Rest
9/14 4.5 at 12:30 on my park trail.
9/15 3.25 at 10:46 on the treadmill and strength training
9/16 2.75 at 11:17 on the treadmill (short run, since I had to go to a meeting)
9/17 7.5 at 12:20 on the park trail
9/18 3.25 @ 11:25 on the treadmill, plus strength training
9/19 Rest
9/20 4.25 at 12:00 through the neighborhood--had a couple of good splits and a couple that were painfully (literally) slow due to my hip issues.
Goal: 75 miles
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dawniemate wrote: »Many thanks for your advice to my problem. I've found a running club that meets once a week which isn't ideal but it's a start. I am hoping once the people get settled into housing they will not congregate in such large groups and I will feel better going out running . Have a great day wherever you are ☺☺
Glad to hear!
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@kristinegift -great job on the 20-miler! That's so awesome! What race are you training for?
Thanks! I'm training for the Philadelphia Marathon on November 22. It'll be my 3rd marathon, and I'm hoping to go well under 4 hours 0 -
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!
9-17: 2.53 km
9-18: 2.37 km
9-20: 5 km
First road race DONE! Goal was to run 37:30...35:55! I'm over the moon!
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9/20 -- 1.90
Leisurely walk. Still counting it towards my goal.0 -
8.2 Mile run this evening. Longest run to date. Legs a littl sore near the end, but I found it suprisingly easy, Maybe because I am getting used to running faster in the week. I actually found it kind of enjoyable
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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
15/9 20.1k
16/9 20.4k
17/9 10k
18/9 20.4k
19/9 10k
20/9 42.5k
378km/400
10k yesterday, and more importantly marathon today
this morning it was the toughest mental effort I've ever done,I must change this attitude, didn't want to get out - I was a bit scared about the distance, but nothing to justify that mood
then, thanks and credit to....the Foo Fighters! at km n 6, running high and mental switch, and then enjoyed the 36km left
it's incredible how I felt depressed and I was complaining about everything 1 second, and focused, determined and happy a second after - at this point I wonder if my hormones are ok
the only real scare was something that happened to my foot at km n36, a nerve or something else made me to stop briefly as I suddenly couldn't put the foot on the ground - than I must have touched the right spot and all was ok
a very nice xxxx off to the parents/dog owners that found very funny when their kids/dogs almost made me fell down about 2435446 times - really was tempted to ask what was so funny, ok kids are kids, but no justifications for lose dogs
a nice experience overall, it is getting physically easier, but - 4 weeks to amsterdam so time to scale down a bit, will prob do 20 miles now
btw, I don't drink anything, today I run for about 4 hours, and not felt like drinking at all, anyone else like me (that obviously live in a warm place, ~18C today)?
and what is your opinion about "the wall"?
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A BIG DAY. 7 km run ( ~45 mins ) with the Sunday Morning Running Club and then 10 km ( 66 mins ) on the Terry Fox Run to raise money for Cancer Research. 17 km total my new PR Daily max. It was a " Fun Run" so you stopped and chatted to the volunteers at the water stations, ran off the trail and into the Mall and had a "Bio Break" so I could have done 50-52 minutes if I had put my head down and went hard, which is really good for me - especially considering that this was a 2 run day.
9/1 - 0 - 0 - 140 km goal
9/3 - 6 km - 6 - 134 km to go
9/4 - 6 km - 12 - 128 km to go
9/7 - 7.4 km - 19.4 - 120.6 km to go
9/12 - 11.4 km - 30.8 - 109.2 km to go
9/13 - 6.5 km - 37.3 - 102.7 km to go
9/14 - 6.8 km - 44.1 - 95.9 km to go
9/16 - 8.2 km - 52.3 - 87.7 km to go
9/18 - 10 km - 62.3 - 77.7 km to go
9/19 - 6.8 km - 69.1 - 70.9 km to go
9/20 – 17 km – 86.1 – 53.9 km to go
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patrikc333 wrote: »10k yesterday, and more importantly marathon today
this morning it was the toughest mental effort I've ever done,I must change this attitude, didn't want to get out - I was a bit scared about the distance, but nothing to justify that mood
then, thanks and credit to....the Foo Fighters! at km n 6, running high and mental switch, and then enjoyed the 36km left
it's incredible how I felt depressed and I was complaining about everything 1 second, and focused, determined and happy a second after - at this point I wonder if my hormones are ok
the only real scare was something that happened to my foot at km n36, a nerve or something else made me to stop briefly as I suddenly couldn't put the foot on the ground - than I must have touched the right spot and all was ok
a very nice xxxx off to the parents/dog owners that found very funny when their kids/dogs almost made me fell down about 2435446 times - really was tempted to ask what was so funny, ok kids are kids, but no justifications for lose dogs
a nice experience overall, it is getting physically easier, but - 4 weeks to amsterdam so time to scale down a bit, will prob do 20 miles now
btw, I don't drink anything, today I run for about 4 hours, and not felt like drinking at all, anyone else like me (that obviously live in a warm place, ~18C today)?
and what is your opinion about "the wall"?
Congrats on the distance! And glad that nothing remained wrong with your foot!
Re: the wall: I think it's definitely real. But I think you can do things to avoid hitting it real hard with your fuel, mental strategy, etc. My last marathon what helped most was having my family there so I had checkpoints to run to and break up the distance, and my dad hopped in with me for 2 miles when I would have mentally bonked (mile 18-20). I'm hoping for my next marathon I can stave off the wall by playing mental games and distributing my nutrition more evenly throughout with a mix of dried fruit and gels, rather than eating gels every 4-5 miles and having sugar/carb ups and downs. I think that generally at some point your confidence crashes, and that contributes to a mental wall, and you just have to get your mojo back
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Remembering that #IAmNotMadeOfSugar, and being inspired by the likes of @kristinegift, @Stoshew71, @7lenny7, @WhatMeRunning and countless others running half marathons, 20 milers, and marathons this weekend, I suited up and headed out into yet another rain and wind storm for my first 20 miler in more than a decade. Thanks everyone for the constant source of inspiration here!
Turns out I hit the sweet spot in the weather and had a great run around the city, Stanley Park, past cruise ships and back via Chinatown before the skies really opened up and the winds grew cold. Last three km are all up hill and I felt it, but for the other 30km felt very good.
+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+ Month to date: 174.33 km Goal: 322 km / 200 miles (54% completed) +-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+ Sep 20 33.15 km First 20 miler since I started running last fall Sep 19 16.28 km First rainy run of the "fall" Sep 18 ----- Rest day, GTD day Sep 17 14.81 km Midnight run down to zee seawall in the vazees Sep 16 10.05 km Pickin' up pace on trail run around the lake Sep 15 11.93 km Easy pace, river run and a few laps with soccer team at track Sep 14 ----- Rest day 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
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@patrikc333 - congratulations on going 26.2! I don't have an opinion on 'the wall' as I have never hit it but I know others who have for various reasons, mostly related to fuel and hydration they felt. I am big on hydration and will either carry water with me or run where I know I can get some, even on shorter runs and especially when it is hot like it was today.
@mwyvr - excellent run! I love the pictures - so beautiful!!
I got out for a quick early run and was surprised by how unexpectedly warm it was at 7am. It did get to 104F today - much warmer than predicted. I kept it slow and managed my 4 miles, but my legs let me know towards the end that they were tired after the 10 yesterday.
Taking a rest day tomorrow. My daughter is flying in for just 2 days to be with our friend who had surgery, her 'grandma'.
Date.......Miles......Total
09/01.....7.21.......7.21 - + Strength Training
09/02.....0.00.......7.21 - Much needed rest day
09/03.....6.10.....13.31 - + Strength Training
09/04.....4.38.....17.69
09/05.....9.38.....27.07
09/06.....2.00.....29.07 - Dog Beach Sunday
09/07.....5.04.....34.11 - Too hot to be running!
09/08.....5.14.....39.25 - + Strength Training
09/09.....0.00.....39.25
09/10.....5.09.....44.34 - + Strength Training
09/11.....0.00.....44.34 - Too much work and too hot!
09/12...14.00.....58.34
09/13.....2.00.....60.34 - Dog Beach Sunday
09/14.....4.46.....64.80 - + Agility
09/15.....5.55.....70.35 - + Strength Training
09/16.....0.00.....70.35
09/17.....7.42.....77.77 - just noticed all the 7s today...hmmm wish I was in Vegas or near a casino
09/18.....0.00.....77.77 - all day waiting at the hospital
09/19...10.32.....88.09 - more time at the hospital and a trip to the ER
09/20.....4.38.....92.47 - Hot!
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This is the only wall I hit today... and then stepped inside to fill my growler with two litres of nice fresh beer.
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