September 2015 Running Challenge

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  • shanaber
    shanaber Posts: 6,396 Member
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    My body was sore and tired this morning and work uncooperative so I took today as my regular rest day even though I know Friday will be 7-8 hours in the car. I am hoping maybe to get in a short slow run/walk once we get to Flagstaff so Friday won't be a total loss. Hobbes will need it too! I just need to remember the elevation change and not expect too much from either of us!

    I am so proud of everyone and the progress that has been made - whether you made your goal or not, you were up and off that couch and moving! Great Job!!

    Now on to October with cooler temps and great runs!!

    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!
    09/21.....0.00.....92.47 - Dog Beach Monday + Agility
    09/22.....6.32.....98.79 - Hot!
    09/23.....0.00.....98.79
    09/24.....5.30...104.09 - Still Hot! + Strength Training
    09/25.....0.00...104.09
    09/26.....4.85...108.94 - Fast tempo run to make up for it not being a long run
    09/27.....7.38...116.32 - slow short and easy that turned into more
    09/28.....3.91...120.23 - GOAL! + Agility
    09/29.....5.27...125.50 - + Strength Training
    09/30.....0.00...125.50

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  • 7lenny7
    7lenny7 Posts: 3,493 Member
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    Thus ends another month, finishing with an 8.6 mile run to give me 153 miles for the month, exceeding my goal of 135 miles.

    Good running everyone!

    9/01 - Rest
    9/02 - 6.1 Miles, 11:03 pace, 137 HR, 72F
    9/03 - 5.0 Miles, 10:53 pace, 142 HR, 77F
    9/04 - 8.1 Miles, 12:11 pace, 136 HR, 83F
    9/05 - Family Day! - Innertubing down a nearby river and going out to eat.
    9/06 - 7.7 Miles (5.2 + 2.5), First run: 11:05 pace, 139 HR, 76F, Second run with the kid. Also got in a 3 mile walk with Kody.
    9/07 - 13.1 Miles <-- New distance PR! 10:59 pace, 138HR, 68F
    - 2.3 Miles with The Kid
    9/08 - Rest
    9/09 - 8.5 Miles, 10:41 pace, 142 HR, 69F
    9/10 - 9.2 Miles, 11:04 pace, 138 HR, 60F
    9/11 - Road trip
    9/12 - 5.1 Miles, 10:13 pace, ??? HR, 52F <no GPS>
    9/13 - 5.1 Miles, 11:18 pace, 140 HR, 65F
    9/14 - 8.5 Miles, 10:38 pace, 146 HR, 80F
    9/15 - 8.5 Miles, 11:24 pace, 134 HR, 80F
    9/16 - MN Twins game - 12 inning game after a 1hr rain delay. Got home at 1:15am!
    9/17 - 8.5 Miles, 10:53 pace, 136 HR, 66F
    9/18 - Rest
    9/19 - 6.7 Miles, 10:01 pace, 136 HR,
    9/20 - Gluttony
    9/21 - Gluttony
    9/22 - 8.6 Miles, 10:38 pace, 138 HR, 68F
    9/23 - 5.5 Miles, 10:31 pace, 133 HR, 69F
    9/24 - 8.6 Miles, 10:38 pace, 140 HR, 67F
    9/25 - Rest
    9/26 - 3.7 Miles (0.5 mile warm up, 3.1 mile race with PR time of 26:32)
    9/27 - 16.00 Miles, 10:43 pace, 139 HR, 61F <-- Distance PR by 2.9 miles
    9/28 - Rest Day
    9/29 - Rest Day (actually just too tired to run)
    9/30 - 8.6 MIles, 10:52 pace, 133 HR, 54F
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  • 7lenny7
    7lenny7 Posts: 3,493 Member
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    juliet3455 wrote: »
    7lenny7 wrote: »
    @juliet3455, I'm really jealous of your running area!
    So what is your Running area like?
    What about my area do you like so much?

    The positive in my area - Hill Repeats are dead easy - they are everywhere and you don't have to repeat a hill as there is always another one just around the next tree or bend in the trail. So when I get to a race with Hills I tend to be the Mountain Goat who doesn't really break stride or lose a lot of pace when I hit the slopes.

    The Negative - Long Flat Runs are not easy to do unless you get uphill out of the valley up to the Prairie/Table lands- and who in there right mind wants to do that? Especially when there are all these hidden nooks and crannies to explore. I still haven't made it into what the Old Timer Locals call Sherwood Forest, Black Woods, Judah Hills south, Judah Hill Railway, Sand Dunes, Hart River, Forestry Land Slide and the list goes on and on.

    Perhaps it's a case of "the grass is greener", but I love remote places and I love to explore and it appears you have access to that. Be it wooded, prairie, mountains or deserts, I love to roam and your area looks like a place where I could do a lot of that.

    That's not to say where I run is not a nice area. Minnesota, I think, is blessed with great places, be it urban trails, urban lakes, rural trails, lake country, river trails, and so forth, and I've really enjoyed getting to know my own community better through running, but when I see places like the areas you, (and @mwyvr!!) run, it makes me want to run and explore those areas as well.

    Give me some time to upload some pictures to an online gallery and I'll post a link to some of the pictures I've taken running and you can see where I run.

  • dawniemate
    dawniemate Posts: 395 Member
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    Congratulations to all runners. .it looks like September was a fantastic month for all. Let's start October the same. ..have a great day wherever in the world you are :wink:
  • 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
    9/22 6.30
    9/23 3.15
    9/24 Snorkel 2.5 hours
    9/25 4.59
    9/26 rest
    9/27 too busy hostessing 40 people at our annual Oktoberfest
    9/28 4.02
    9/29 4.02 : and this was the view from my treadmill:
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    9/30 5.22


    Total 76.84
    Ticker is my goal for 2015 and accumulation to date:

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  • unrelentingminx
    unrelentingminx Posts: 231 Member
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    01/09 - 4.52 km
    02/09 - 3.04 km - A nice evening run
    03/09 - 4.56 km - Lunchtime run but without my run buddy :-(
    04/09 - Rest
    05/09 - Rest
    06/09 - 6.07 km - Lovely evening run
    07/09 - 2.04 km - Quick blast on the treadmill to finish my strength training session
    08/09 - 4.56 km - My run buddy pushed me hard today but I did get a new PB having cut off over a minute since last week :smile:
    09/09 - Rest day for me today.
    10/09 - 9.02 km - New distance PB and was amazed I got round without stopping!
    11/09 - Rest day while I re-learn to walk.
    12/09 - Unplanned rest day since the OH had to go to A&E after getting bitten by a dog.
    13/09 - Rest day. No motivation to run having only gotten home from A&E at 3.30am
    14/09 - 1.5 km to finish off my gym session. Getting a new gym plan next week so may not be able to manage much running at the end of each session, for the first couple of weeks anyway.
    15/09 - BAM! Just met and exceeded my monthly target with a 5.28 km lunchtime run :smile:
    16/09 - Rest day
    17/09 - Fairly speedy 3.85 km
    18/09 - Rest day
    19/09 - Rest day
    20/09 - Rest day
    21/09 - 1 km to finish off my gym session
    22/09 - Rest day
    23/09 - Rest-ish. Got my new gym programme tonight so tried out some of the new exercises but not a full workout.
    24/09 - First time through the entire of my new gym programme. Ouch!
    25/09 - 3.10 km at a fair pace to shake off some of the aches from yesterday's workout.
    26/09 - Rest day - visiting my parents
    27/09 - Rest day - still with the folks
    28/09 - Gym workout tonight - doubt I'll have anything left for running afterwards
    29/09 - A long 7.63 km with my run buddy this evening.
    30/09 - Rest

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  • corinne1977
    corinne1977 Posts: 144 Member
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    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

    9/15 - 3.5
    9/16 - 1
    9/17 - 3.5
    9/18 - 0
    9/19 - 0
    9/20 - 0
    9/21 - 0
    Total for Week 3 - 8 miles

    9/22 - 2
    9/23 - 0
    9/24 - 0
    9/25 - 0
    9/26 - 5.5
    9/27 - 0
    9/28 - 0
    Total for Week 4 - 7.5 miles

    9/29 - 0
    9/30 - 3

    Total for September - 50 miles (goal met!)
  • Stoshew71
    Stoshew71 Posts: 6,553 Member
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    Stoshew71 wrote: »
    OK! October Challenge is now posted:
    http://community.myfitnesspal.com/en/discussion/10261576/october-2015-running-challenge

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    Just a reminder to anyone who comes here late. All logging is to be done in the October thread listed above.
  • MrsKGrady
    MrsKGrady Posts: 276 Member
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    September 5 - 3.1 miles
    September 6 - 2.4 miles (treadmill)
    September 7 - 2.45 miles (treadmill)
    September 11 - 3.1 miles (Hero Run - PR!)
    September 13 - 3.59 miles
    September 17 - 3.45 miles
    September 20 - 3.11 miles (Capital City River Run)
    September 22 - 3.4 miles
    September 25 - 6.22 miles (Run Now Beer Later virtual 10k)
    September 26 - 3.1 miles (Glo Run)
    September 29 - 3.55 miles
    September 30 - 3.76 miles


    I still managed to meet my goal despite being sick most of September...yay!


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  • JoRocka
    JoRocka Posts: 17,525 Member
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    9.1.15... 3.04...26:30- late 10 PM run
    9.2.15... 5.27.... 48 minutes: Woke up a little late- wanted to hit the road around 5:15- left at like 5:35- oh well- was worried about time due to it being the first five miler- I did okay - 48 minutes roughly- super busy yesterday didn't get a chance to update
    9.3.15... 3 miles- 27- super slow- stiff and heavy
    9.6.15- 3.02.... 28:56- I went ahead and shuffled my runs- workshop was to important to stress over a 9 miler and then the workshop. So Sunday- I did an easy 7:30 AM easy 3 miler- way more hilly than expecting- but no worries!
    9.8.15- 8.98 @ 1:34- this was rough- it was hot and humid- It was a chips and salsa left over sprint to unlock the door and straight to the toilet. Another sweaty toilet seat end to my run!!!
    9.11.15... 6.39... 55:16 felt really solid today- very disappointed I ran out of time!
    9.13.15..... 10.17.... 1.31.13- longest run of the training- mostly felt good- was VERY pleased with my first 4- a stead 8 and change landing me at 34.5 minutes- which made me happy. I ran 8 miles on the flat canal dirt path and two miles on asphalt side walk- 1 mile straight up through Princeton- and you can see on my split the last mile was down hill and quick. I didn't puke- and I didn't crap myself so WINNING!
    9.15.15... 3.06... 27 min- Sloppy night run- I really felt like I was just tired and my form was working against me- never the less- DONE SIR DONE. now- I better get up early to run my 5 tomorrow- or I'm gonna be super cranky pants about that!
    9.16.15.... 5.3... 47... rough- not recovering well and not getting enough sleep. but got it done- woke up hella late- so I'm behind- but here we go- down hill in the week! WOOT
    9.17.15... 3.17...26.30 minutes- I started out quick- like it felt like a 25 min or lower type run- but alas- not so much. didn't help my hair was falling out and I tried to tie it back up- but no luck- just broke so I lost a good 15-30 seconds fussing with that. Oh well. I was hella late from work today- so I ran from 5:30-5:55ish and then raced to the gym and lifted- then off to dance class. Definitely feeling the work the chiro/pt did on my glutes/IT bands- was just what I needed-but definitely feeling it- one more mile run- one mile closer to the half!!
    Womp womp
    9.19.15 (or 20th) bust. I opted to stay home- I had literally no excuse other than I wanted to spend time with my man. Fail- I could have easily run a 10K and been okay- he wouldn't have died but I didn't want to run badly enough quiet honestly.
    9.22.15- 3.04- 26 minutes. Nice and cool this morning- I'm going to have to start putting a real shirt on at some point- poop.
    9.23.15.... 5.28... 47- supposed to be race pace- but I feel a lot like my race pace is like my regular pace- I suspect I"m going to go with that for the race- every time I get a little punchy with my gate- I wind up winded much quicker than I want. But I finished strong- and felt really good about the whole thing.
    9.24.15... 3.00... 32:30- Flat out tread mill run- I just couldn't bring myself to get up and run. Which was sad- but useful- and I was able to make it a 'decent' hill run workout- so slow- but that's okay. Unfortunately- with hills this puts me just over a 2 hr run time with my average pace around 10 min/mile. We'll see. Goal is under 2 hrs for the half- but we'll see!!!
    9.27.15...11.39..1:45 Long long weekend for me- work Friday night- 2 hr class Saturday- up early to teach- more class- and then we hosted a sewing circle since we are prepping new costumes. I didn't get home till 4:30- recouped and got back in the car to drive to Princeton to run my 11 by 5:45- started running around 6- so I didn't finish till 7:45- which meant- with all the cloud cover it was hella dark. I felt mostly pretty good- I made a solid attempt to carb load the last 3 days- I think it worked- minus the wine/water issue. I didn't actually eat very well so I felt a little nauseous the first 2-3 miles. But I settled down and really I felt really good and I think my splits were quiet solid.
    9.28.15....3.07...28- super slow tonight- couldn't hit my stride- was insanely humid and muggy and I felt like I couldn't stand up straight. just OIY.
    super drizzly and rainy. just not awesome. oh well
    9.30.2015.... 2.1... 16.30 min- I think- watch said 16:10- but my phone registered a hair longer. So we'll call it 16:30- moving right along- disappointed I didn't go further- but my slider on my Hal app was pushed forward a week. I won't die- but still annoying.

    August: 66.23 of 75 miles
    September 79.3 of 104.5


    Total Half Training Mileage
    184.36 of total 225



    So- I miscounted my milage- it was only supposed to be 92 miles for this month in training
    104- I think included the weekend run on my calender coming up (since I wrote it ALL out.

    So- I am finishing 79.3 of 92 miles.
    I know I missed a 3 miler- and the 10K- and then yesterday I ran 2 instead of 5.

    This puts me at 184.36 of my 225.

    All in all- I am pretty happy with almost 80 miles of running- had I known I was that close yesterday- I would have polished off another half mile to tip me to 80 flat- but you know- I'm okay. Still a hell of a lot of running for a none runner!! WOOT WOOT
  • 9voice9
    9voice9 Posts: 693 Member
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    01-Sep: 4.19 miles
    02-Sep: <Life Day>
    03-Sep: 3.75 miles
    04-Sep: <recovering from being hit>
    05-Sep: 2.72 miles (prob kinda stupid)
    06-Sep: <back to recovering from being hit>
    07-Sep: 3.15 miles (walk - recovering)
    08-Sep: 2.50 miles (dreadmill)
    09-Sep: <Life Day>
    10-Sep: 2.00 miles (dreadmill)
    11-Sep: <Tired, or 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
    16-Sep: <Life Day>, but 2.75 miles (dreadmill)
    17-Sep: 2.77 miles
    18-Sep: 5.41 miles
    19-Sep: 4.36 miles
    20-Sep: 5.71 miles
    21-Sep: 2.89 miles
    22-Sep: 3.00 miles (dreadmill)
    23-Sep: <Life Day>, but 2.48 miles (walk)
    24-Sep: 3.48 miles
    25-Sep: 2.40 miles (dreadmill)
    26-Sep: 6.43 miles
    27-Sep: 3.36 miles
    28-Sep: 5.55 miles
    29-Sep: 2.28 miles
    30-Sep: <Life Day>, but 2.44 miles (walk)

    Missed my goal, but I think it's kinda excusable, since I lost most of a week, and it was probably a bit of a stretch goal from the beginning.

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  • Alice_Luther
    Alice_Luther Posts: 93 Member
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    My goal for September was 75 miles. And im pleased to share that I did 81! So next month.. 90! :)
  • ceckhardt369
    ceckhardt369 Posts: 115 Member
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    Woo! Met my goal!
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  • krdews
    krdews Posts: 124 Member
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    Missed my running goal of 100 for September; I knew it was going to be a struggle with my busy schedule and vacation. exercise.png[img][/img]
  • kjm3579
    kjm3579 Posts: 3,975 Member
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    kjm3579 wrote: »
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    Completed so far:

    9/1 -- 2.04 miles
    9/2 -- 3.04 miles
    9/4 -- 2.25 miles
    9/5 -- 7.05 miles

    14.38 miles completed -- 35.62 remaining to my goal of 50 miles

    9/7 -- 2.49 miles walk
    9/8 -- 2.53 miles
    9/9 -- 3.56 miles
    9/11 -- 2.07 miles
    9/12 -- 8.05 miles

    30,59 running miles completed, 2.49 miles walked -- 19.41 running miles remain to my goal of 50 miles

    9/13 -- 2.22 miles walk
    9/15 -- 2.57 miles
    9/16 -- 4.05 miles
    9/18 -- 2.54 miles
    9/19 -- 9.21 miles
    9/20 -- 2.10 miles walk

    48.96 running miles completed, 6.81 miles walked -- 1.04 running miles remain to my goal of 50 miles

    9/22 -- 3.15 miles
    9/23 -- 1.64 miles walk
    9/24 -- 3.19 miles
    9/26 -- 6.04 miles
    9/27 -- 2.75 miles walk

    61.34 miles ran and 11.20 miles walked -- exceeding my running goal by 11.34 miles so far

    9/29 -- 3.07 miles
    9/30 -- 4.55 miles

    68.96 miles ran and 11.20 miles walked -- exceeding my running goal by 18.96 miles for this month
  • Stoshew71
    Stoshew71 Posts: 6,553 Member
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    Stoshew71 wrote: »
    OK! October Challenge is now posted:
    http://community.myfitnesspal.com/en/discussion/10261576/october-2015-running-challenge

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    Congratulations to everyone. Hope October is rockin' for everyone just like it was this past month.

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