September 2015 Running Challenge

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  • CancerSurvivor2014
    CancerSurvivor2014 Posts: 111 Member
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    MFP September 2015 Running Challenge:
    This month 48 is the number for my mileage goal and I also am trying to run
    5 miles in 48 mins. This was my 2nd attempt this month. I kinda knew it wasn't going to happen because on the previous day I had a pretty intense ab workout. And when doing my HIIT on the ellipitical that day I was struggling a bit. At the halfway mark it was 29 mins and I was "out of gas". I tried to convince myself to make to just make it 3 miles and I would only have to run a half mile more. But then I kicked myself in the butt and decided to do the whole 5; Trying to keep on the same pace and complete it in under an hour. I made it in just under an hour. I felt good for not cutting it short even though I was nowhere near my original goal. I should get one more crack at it before month is out.
    I picked up 3 more miles in warm up runs from last week. Added to the 5, It gives me 8 more miles.

    Goal:48 miles
    completed: 35.5
    >>>>>>>>>>>> 12.5 TO GO <<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<
  • 7lenny7
    7lenny7 Posts: 3,493 Member
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    Hey, I'm back! I spent the weekend moving my mom into her new senior apartment, hanging out with my two sisters and their husbands, drinking much beer and wine, and I even got in a fantastic run.

    We finished moving my mom into her apartment Saturday afternoon and I had time to run back to her house before we went out to eat. It was a 6.7 mile run at an easy pace and incredibly, in spite of the previous nights beer(s), very little sleep, and a day of heavy hauling, I had my best easy run pace by far...10:01! All while keeping my HR down at 136 BPM. I was running based on perceived effort and HR and didn't realize my pace until half way through the run. usually at that HR my pace is about 10:45 or so. Perhaps it was the promise of craft beers and gourmet pizza after the run that propelled me so? (Incidently, that night I had one of the best beers I have EVER had...an American Double Stout called "Sherpa's Survival Kit"...oh my!!!!)

    The other great part about the run is that 5.25 miles of the run was on a continuous paved trail, most of which was either along a creek or a couple of lakes. It was also a run down memory lane. I ran by our high school football practice field, through the park where I sliced my hand to the bone when I slipped into the creek and broke a whiskey bottle on the rocks, the lake where we would spend many of our summer hours fishing and screwing around, the city pool we'd swim at, my grade school, and the Mayo Clinic, where I used to work in high school and college.

    Unfortunately during the move I overdid it and now my lower back is killing me. I suspect it was from hauling up Mom's sewing tables up the stairs. Yesterday was a rest day, today will be a rest day (but more beer, wine and fabulous food with my sibs!) but hopefully tomorrow I'll get a run in. I was planning on two 10 mile runs this week with a 5K race Saturday and a 15 mile long run Sunday. After this last run, I'm very eager to get back on the road and start working off my "punishment miles" as @melaniefave41 puts it.

    September Progress: 103 of 135 Miles complete

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    @monkeymintaka and @patrikc333, congrats on the distance PRs!
    @mwyvr, beautiful pix!
    @honunui, your pix, and now video, never fail to make me jealous! very cool!
    @skippygirlsmom, that is great to hear about that woman! The fact that you showed her support, in spite of her comment...very classy. I hope she sticks with it. And those pix of Skip in that mud run...AWESOME!!!
    @stoshew71, thanks for posting the link to your running form post. I'll be checking that out.
    @kristinegift, a fantastic 20 miler! The follow food & jazz fest sound fantastic as well.
    @AlexPaige , an outstanding performance on the 5k!




  • mwyvr
    mwyvr Posts: 1,883 Member
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    skippygirlsmom wrote: »
    she says "I want to apologize for what I said, it was wrong and mean and here you are now giving me encouragement". I said it's fine I didn't give it a second thought. She looked at me and said "I'm so uphappy with myself and I take it out on others". I told her listen I was 60 lbs heavier than I am today just 18 short months ago...

    @skippygirlsmom How great is it that you crossed paths with her again and can now be her inspiration instead of a target. :-)

  • ddmom0811
    ddmom0811 Posts: 1,878 Member
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    9/1 - 5.25 miles
    9/2 - 3.55 miles
    9/3 - strength training + cycling class
    9/4 - rest
    9/5 - 34 mile bike ride
    9/6 - 12.82 mile run.
    9/7 - 36 mile bike ride
    9/8 - rest
    9/9 - 5.06 miles + strength training
    9/10 - cycling class
    9/11 - 6.02 miles + strength training
    9/12 - 34 mile bike ride
    9/13 - 62 mile bike ride
    9/14 - rest day.
    9/15 - 3.3 miles. + cycling class after work.
    9/16 - 11.03 miles + strength training
    9/17 - cycle class
    9/18 - 3.5 miles - trainer cancelled
    9/19 - 34 mile bike ride
    9/20 - rest day. I keep telling myself … rest is when you make improvements.


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    @skippygirlsmom -- that's so great about that woman! It's good that you were able to share your story with her and be an inspiration. Don't tell her about the monthly running challenge for a few months. :wink:
  • kstarallen
    kstarallen Posts: 116 Member
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    9/21 -- 3.67mi
    Completed W4D1 today and took the pup for a walk. Haven't been able to run 5 min straight since 2012 so I'm feeling pretty awesome right now!!
  • HonuNui
    HonuNui Posts: 1,464 Member
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    @skippygirlsmom : I love a happy ending!
  • skippygirlsmom
    skippygirlsmom Posts: 4,433 Member
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    for those days you are just not motivated to get out there

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  • skippygirlsmom
    skippygirlsmom Posts: 4,433 Member
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    HonuNui wrote: »
    @skippygirlsmom : I love a happy ending!

    Exactly!

    @ddmoms0811 LOL too funny you are so right

    thanks for the comments everyone, I really do hate negativity and hard feelings between people

    @7lenny7 take care of that back, trust me! ouch! Sounds like you had an amazing run, congrats on the super pace!! Promise me gourmet pizza, or any pizza, and I'm running too!
  • 5BeautifulDays
    5BeautifulDays Posts: 683 Member
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    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
    9/21 3.25 at 11:32 on the treadmill

    Goal: 75 miles


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    @skippygirlsmom That made me smile. It couldn't have been easy to be nice after she was so rude, but it makes me so happy to hear you did. Thanks for making the world a kinder place!
  • AngieFlames
    AngieFlames Posts: 61 Member
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    Sept 20 - 2.63 miles and 2 years smoke free! Hubby and I also went on a long walk today, but not counting it, mostly because I forgot to turn my counter on. lol
    Sept 21 - Kickboxing
  • Stoshew71
    Stoshew71 Posts: 6,553 Member
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    CancerSurvivor2014 wrote: »
    MFP September 2015 Running Challenge:
    This month 48 is the number for my mileage goal and I also am trying to run

    I am sorry. As I read this all I was thinking was.... This month 48 is the number for my mileage goal, and the mileage goal for this month shall be 48. 49 shall thou not run neither run 47 unless you immediately run 48. 50 is way out! Once 48 is reached, the 48th mile, though shall end this month's challenge.


    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xOrgLj9lOwk




  • Elise4270
    Elise4270 Posts: 8,375 Member
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    1-rest
    2-5.04
    3-5.04
    4-rest/ travel
    5-1.88 walk
    6-5.26
    7-3.43, 5.00
    8-9-rest
    10-2.53
    11-5.33
    12- 5.07
    13-10.03
    14- rest
    15-5.49
    16-rest
    17-5.07
    18-rest
    19- 7.69
    20- rest
    21-7.06

    73.86/90+

    Wow, so much to catch up on here!
  • Elise4270
    Elise4270 Posts: 8,375 Member
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    @AngieFlames congratulations! My husband has made it I think 3 years now. It was hard for him. He had a scare with something in his lung and I think he decided to take giving up seriously.

    @skippygirlsmom wow! I couldn't help but to think she'd have to take a good honest look at herself after that. She's got guts getting out there. And you have a heart of gold girl!

    @mwyvr man alive, you have the most amazing photos! Thanks for sharing them!
  • aprilcanrun
    aprilcanrun Posts: 62 Member
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    Easy paced 4 mile run tonight. Nice evening run, I love autumn!

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  • annekka
    annekka Posts: 517 Member
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    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
    9/17–5.29 km, finally seem to be back to hitting under 7 min per kilometer
    9/18—long work day so rest
    9/19—longest run yet 13.42 km in 1 hour 40 min.
    9/20—rest
    9/21—rest again
    9/22–5.05 km

    80 km!!! 9 days left of the month and 20 km to go. I can do this!
  • vandinem
    vandinem Posts: 550 Member
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    Date      Miles      MTD
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Sep 01      5.2      5.2
Sep 04      9.1     14.3
Sep 05      3.7     18.0
Sep 06      5.0     23.0
Sep 07      3.7     26.7
Sep 10      6.2     32.9
Sep 12     10.6     43.5
Sep 13      5.0     48.5
Sep 15      5.0     53.5
Sep 17      5.0     58.5
Sep 19      8.0     66.5
Sep 21      5.0     71.5

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    @mwyvr - Love those pix!
    @Stoshew71 - 9 days to go and just 6.4 miles from your goal? Please.
    @patrikc333 - Congrats on the marathon!

    Through a magical combination of cool temps and slight panic because of the advancing darkness, I had my best one mile and 5K times in a VERY long time tonight! Since I started running the Monthly Challenge way, way back (well, last July) I've been hoping to see some improvement in speed. Hope this is the start of a trend!
  • Elise4270
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    Womens running is having a cover contest.... Some awesome ladies here might look good on that cover! I, of course, entered... Lol!


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

    9/1 3.51
    9/2 3.35
    9/3 rest
    9/4 3.16
    9/5 life day
    9/6 6.19
    9/7 a "I'm too darned lazy to move a muscle" day
    9/8 snokeling 3 hours
    9/9 3.15
    9/10 3.34
    9/11 3.35
    9/12 rest
    9/13 Hilo Bay 5k: 3.12, 2nd place in my AG
    9/14 3.3
    9/15 rest
    9/16 6.06
    9/17 lazy
    9/18 3.48
    9/19 4.01
    9/20 1 hour of surreal snorkeling
    9/21 3.52

    Total 49.54
    Ticker is my goal for 2015 and accumulation to date:

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  • GenoPrice
    GenoPrice Posts: 477 Member
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    10Km this morning

  • mwyvr
    mwyvr Posts: 1,883 Member
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    Stoshew71 wrote: »
    As I read this all I was thinking was.... This month 48 is the number for my mileage goal, and the mileage goal for this month shall be 48. 49 shall thou not run neither run 47 unless you immediately run 48. 50 is way out! Once 48 is reached, the 48th mile, though shall end this month's challenge.

    Aha, @Stoshew71 has been outed as another Python fan! That makes at least three of us today letting slip our fondness for peculiar humour. Sadly my own call for the Holy Hand Grenade went unanswered, killer rabbits 1, me 0.

    No rain, clear skies, comfortable temps, legs feeling good after yesterday meant I had to run at least a little so did 10km sorta recovery pace on the lake trail today except for a bit of rabbit chasing, had a great stretch and shower right at the lake, then went bowling in the evening, and finished up with a 3km saunter up the hill to home. Feeling good!

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Month to date:		187.33 km
Goal:			322 km / 200 miles (58% completed)
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Sep 21 13.00 km Lake run + misc
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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