October 2015 Running Challenge
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10/1 8.25 treadmill run at just around 12:00
10/2 3.75 treadmill run at 11:28
10/3 rest
10/4 3.0 @ 12:03 outside
10/5 unplanned busy busy "rest" day
10/6 5.25 @ 11:40 on the treadmill and strength training
10/7 6.0 @ 12:05 on the park trail (and 2.5 walking to and from school/warm up/cool down--not counted)
So, I lost a toe nail. I missed it today. A lot. So I tied up my shoe nice and tight so that my toe wouldn't hit the end of my shoe...and bruised the front of my ankle. My foot is in a sorry state and I didn't run nearly as long of a long run as I had planned. Any ideas on how to reduce friction/pounding at the toes? I have blisters on the tips of my "pointer" toes pretty much constantly (as well as the nail damage that caused the loss of the nail in the first place).
@7lenny7 That is just an amazingly beautiful place to camp. Although I don't think the temperatures sound nice at all... I have on a jacket right now--and it's nearly 70 degrees!
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October goal 75 miles
10/1 big fat...REST day
10/2 3.15
10/3 4
10/4 7.55
10/5 rest
10/6 4
10/7 4.14 : the three pups on our run today--Lily left, Akamai middle, Ewalani right
Total 22.84
Ticker is my goal for 2015 and accumulation to date:
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5BeautifulDays wrote: »
So, I lost a toe nail. I missed it today. A lot. So I tied up my shoe nice and tight so that my toe wouldn't hit the end of my shoe...and bruised the front of my ankle. My foot is in a sorry state and I didn't run nearly as long of a long run as I had planned. Any ideas on how to reduce friction/pounding at the toes? I have blisters on the tips of my "pointer" toes pretty much constantly (as well as the nail damage that caused the loss of the nail in the first place).
@5beautifuldays wow on your poor toes. IMHO if you are having that much problem with blisters that your shoes are too small. You should have a thumbs width between the top of your longest toe and the front of your shoe. I wear a half size larger in running shoes than regular shoes. This will allow your feet to swell without them hitting the front of your toe box.0 -
skippygirlsmom wrote: »5BeautifulDays wrote: »
So, I lost a toe nail. I missed it today. A lot. So I tied up my shoe nice and tight so that my toe wouldn't hit the end of my shoe...and bruised the front of my ankle. My foot is in a sorry state and I didn't run nearly as long of a long run as I had planned. Any ideas on how to reduce friction/pounding at the toes? I have blisters on the tips of my "pointer" toes pretty much constantly (as well as the nail damage that caused the loss of the nail in the first place).
@5beautifuldays wow on your poor toes. IMHO if you are having that much problem with blisters that your shoes are too small. You should have a thumbs width between the top of your longest toe and the front of your shoe. I wear a half size larger in running shoes than regular shoes. This will allow your feet to swell without them hitting the front of your toe box.
exactly- to small toe box!!!
I have felt like I have had plenty of room- but when I saw the folks at Runner House when I had my emergency shoe shopping situation- they sold me a size 10 - and other than the arch issues- I really like the space the toe box has. I'm going to get a 10 for my next pair of new balances for that exact reason.0 -
October Goal—stretch goal 120 km
10/1—rest getting a cold I think…
10/2—10.18 km
10/3—rest, taking care of errands and resting up for…
10/4–10.73 km
10/5—typhoon day, good thing it’s a traditional rest day anyway
10/6–5.16 km
10/7—rest
10/8–5.49 km
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Incredible weather up north this week for running. Hoping my bucs will beat the cubs tonight so I can stick around for a while. Off to the game now.
10/1 - 7 miles
10/2 - 8.5 miles
10/3 - 4 miles (pace run at 1/2 marathon speed)
10/4 - 9 miles
10/5 - 8.5 miles
10/6 - 8.5 miles
10/7 - 8 miles
Total: 53.5 miles
Goal: 170 miles
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skippygirlsmom wrote: »5BeautifulDays wrote: »
So, I lost a toe nail. I missed it today. A lot. So I tied up my shoe nice and tight so that my toe wouldn't hit the end of my shoe...and bruised the front of my ankle. My foot is in a sorry state and I didn't run nearly as long of a long run as I had planned. Any ideas on how to reduce friction/pounding at the toes? I have blisters on the tips of my "pointer" toes pretty much constantly (as well as the nail damage that caused the loss of the nail in the first place).
@5beautifuldays wow on your poor toes. IMHO if you are having that much problem with blisters that your shoes are too small. You should have a thumbs width between the top of your longest toe and the front of your shoe. I wear a half size larger in running shoes than regular shoes. This will allow your feet to swell without them hitting the front of your toe box.
@5BeautifulDays - Ouch!! Same advice as @skippygirlsmom gave. I started with running shoes 1/2 size larger than my normal shoes and have now gone to a full size up. Since then I have not had a blister or lost any more nails. I am also running now in shoes that are designed with a larger toe box and my feet are so much happier! One thing you can do in the meantime is try a piece of moleskin over your toe. It is sticky on the back but I have never had an issue putting it over a blister or sore toe and it has just enough padding to protect those sore spots.
@7lenny7 - Welcome back!! Love your camping pictures! Looks like you had a great time!
@gabbo34 - Welcome back to you too! Saw your post a ways back and forgot to say hey! Great to see you back here with us!
@skippygirlsmom - yep me too! It is so dang hard to read about everyone's run and not be getting out there too!skippygirlsmom wrote: »
I hate rest days, but I did need it, my legs are a bit sore and tired.0 -
12.5 km in 67 minutes - long run for me and faster than my normal 6min/km
Had a 6:30 meeting so I had to skip my regular Wednesday Night Running Group and just hit the trails right after work. Not saying I live in a small town but I ran from one end of town to other and returned home all along the River bank. 15 C today - very warm for us at this time of year - perfect running temp. Will have to catch-up on every ones posts/accomplishments.
10/04 – 7.1 Km – 7.1 Km – 92.9 Km to go
10/05 – 7.0 Km –14.1 Km – 85.8 Km to go
10/07 – 12.5 Km –26.6 Km – 73.4 Km to go 26.6 + 237.8 = 264.4 km
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Reading everyone's distances.. I am so jealous of all the distance everyone is able to do in one single run!0
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skippygirlsmom wrote: »@5beautifuldays wow on your poor toes. IMHO if you are having that much problem with blisters that your shoes are too small. You should have a thumbs width between the top of your longest toe and the front of your shoe. I wear a half size larger in running shoes than regular shoes. This will allow your feet to swell without them hitting the front of your toe box.
And @JoRocka and @shanaber
Hmmm...I hadn't thought about the shoe being too small. I was actually thinking it might be that it's a little too big! I wear a size 10 street shoes and both my Saucony Guide 8s and the Peregrine 5s are size 11. I don't slip around as much in the Guides, because they're more padded, but the Peregrines are trail shoes and fairly thin and "slippery" on the inside, for lack of a better term (I also have Super Feet insoles inside them, which might be contributing). Also, my second toes are longer than my big toe, which doesn't help.
When I put my shoes on tomorrow, I'll do the thumb test to see if I have a full space in there for my second toe. Sounds like I also need some moleskin! Hopefully that won't irritate, as I tend to react badly to adhesives. If that's a problem, I might try a padded sock like for tennis. They just seem really, really hot!
Thanks all for your thoughts and advice!
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1/10 – rest day
2/10 – rest day
3/10 – 3.0
4/10 – 3.0
5/10 – rest day
6/10 – 2.0
7/10 – 3.5
8/10 – rest day
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11.5 / 40kms Total Run Distance
Left shin is tender today so lots of R.I.C.E. today. I usually walk on my rest days but not today. All I can say is thank God for compression sleeves!
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It was good to get back to running in the 'hood tonight. Feeling strong at the end of my 8.5 mile run so I added a loop and made it 9.7 miles.
10/01 - Camping
10/02 - Camping, hiking
10/03 - Camping, hiking
10/04 - 5.6 miles running, hiking
10/05 - 7.9 miles
10/06 - Rest
10/07 - 8.5 miles
10/08 - 9.7 miles
Goal: 150.0 Miles
Progress: 23.2 Miles
Remaining: 126.8 Miles
Thanks, @shanaber, it's good to be back!
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It was good to get back to running in the 'hood tonight. Feeling strong at the end of my 8.5 mile run so I added a loop and made it 9.7 miles.
10/01 - Camping
10/02 - Camping, hiking
10/03 - Camping, hiking
10/04 - 5.6 miles running, hiking
10/05 - 7.9 miles
10/06 - Rest
10/07 - 8.5 miles
10/08 - 9.7 miles
Goal: 150.0 Miles
Progress: 23.2 Miles
Remaining: 126.8 Miles
Thanks, @shanaber, it's good to be back!
Your ticker is really cool
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This is totally not fair, all these cute pups make me want a dog to run with. If you have one give him or her a scratch behind the ears and a treat for me!0
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Oct 8 and I'm a bit behind but I have some longer runs planned next week. I have a 10k race this weekend so didn't want to overdo it. Getting ready for three half marathons in November and a long trail race in December so back to long trail runs after Sunday.
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01/10 - 10.3km 02/10 - 13.1 miles 03/10 - 10.3km 04/10 - 22.1 miles 05/10 - 10.3km 06/10 - 13.1 miles 07/10 - 13.3 miles 08/10 - 10.3km tot 141/500km
nothing special this morning, pretty slow, it was cold, 5C!
but for a bit I had that feeling I could go forever without no effort at all
and a nice half moon and starts
a bit of rest now and I'll try for another HM tomorrow, and I'm also going to order a new head lamp as mine fell off and now has a nice hole, but it still works0 -
Date: 2/10 Length: 7.1 km Duration: 0:39:33 Total: 7.1 km of 100 km
Date: 4/10 Length: 12km Duration: 1:12:50 Total: 19.1 km of 100 km
Date: 6/10 Length: 8.2km Duration: 0.50:02 Total: 27.3 km of 100 km
Date: 7/10 Length: 8.6km Duration: 0.55:23 Total: 35.9 km of 100 km
Lovely, easy run last night. I didn't want the run to end and like @patrikc333 I had the feeling I could just go on and on if I wanted to, almost like I was gliding along the ground. Anyone who can bottle and sell runner's high will be a rich person indeed.
It seems my special rehydration strategy *cough* worked well (@7lenny7 I am definitely going to patent it...) as I felt on top form yesterday and feel full of the joys of spring (well, except it's Autumn of course) today.
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Just wondering if anyone here runs for a certain time rather than distance? I've been upping distance slowly but find concentrating on a particular distance stressful.. I know that I can run 3km in just over 20 mins.. So I am thinking of setting 10 min time cues rather than distance cues.. Does anyone else do this?0
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Yes @kareF that's what I do. If I go out in the morning it's before the kids are out of bed so I've only got about 30 mins (as I can't drag myself out of bed any earlier than 6.15) so I just run as far as I can in that time, there's loads of little side streets where I can do an extra 'loop' if I need to. I'm very much a noob but I believe a general rule of thumb is to add either 10% distance or run 10% quicker, but not to try and improve both at the same time
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Just wondering if anyone here runs for a certain time rather than distance? I've been upping distance slowly but find concentrating on a particular distance stressful.. I know that I can run 3km in just over 20 mins.. So I am thinking of setting 10 min time cues rather than distance cues.. Does anyone else do this?
I won't do it, cause you can run 2k or 3k in 20 minutes for example, depending on many factors
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Oct 1 - cycling class
Oct 2 - rest - traveling
Oct 3 - rest
Oct 4 - 13.1 HM!
Oct 5 - rest - traveling
Oct 6 - cycling class
Oct 7 - 4.71 + strength training
Oct 8 - 3.01 slow and steady; overslept a bit so didn't have much time
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Yesterday I took a true rest day. No run, no walk, no 30 day shred. I'm starting to get shin splints
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1- Rest
2-2.65 without Garmin
3- Rest (travel,eat, sleep)
4-13.37 HM 2:23:50
5-rest, waiting for chafed thighs to heal
6- rest, still waiting
7- now just too lazy to run 3.03
19.05/90+
Off to a slow start this month. Which may get slower. Day after the HM I had some foot pain which I figured was subluxed cuboid. Yesterday's run didn't help it. Although it doesn't hurt to run, just walk. May visit chiro for authoritative insight, or ask my physical therapist. Who just LOVES my running injuries...0 -
10/1: 8 miles am and 6.2 pm with the Thursday crew
10/2: Rest day
10/3: 10 miles with Saturday crew
10/4: 13.1 - Princeton Half Marathon (new HM PR!)
10/5: 5 miles recovery style
10/6: O Holy Rest Day........
10/7: 7 miles hills
10/8: 10 miles (am)
Decided to start doing core/stability work again last night and boy did I feel it this morning! My hips were not having it on the hills! Ran the same hills and pace as my run last week, but felt twice as slow doing it. But it was a beautiful morning so I tried not to be a grump about it. Plus: 6 miles with a group tonight followed by free beer at a local brew-staurant, so who can be mad on a day like that?
59.3/220
^^^ 26.9% of the way through my miles in 25.8% of the month. Barely keeping up!
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Off to a slow start this month. Which may get slower. Day after the HM I had some foot pain which I figured was subluxed cuboid. Yesterday's run didn't help it. Although it doesn't hurt to run, just walk. May visit chiro for authoritative insight, or ask my physical therapist. Who just LOVES my running injuries...
Hope it's nothing serious and you can be moving around pain-free soon! How are the thighs healing up, btw?0 -
10/1 - 8 miles
10/2 - 5 miles
10/3 - 5.1 miles
10/4 - rest day Allen's son is in the Nat'l Guard and was supposed to jump yesterday. We were headed there when they cancelled the jump
10/5 - 10.1 miles
10/6 - 5.1 recovery miles
10/7 - rest day
10/8 - 6.6 miles of hilly hills
not big hills just rolling up and down and up and down
39.9 of 120 miles
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@stoshew71 great post on the recovery run
@7lenny7 then your boy is a super mini LOL Handsome none the less.
@5beautifuldays I'm willing to go with too big too, if you can feel your feet sliding not good. Have you tried lacing your shoes different to stop that? Skip had a problem with her shoes sliding a bit but the next size down was too small and Fleet Feet changed the way she laced and problem solved. There's all kinds of videos out there.
@kareF Never be intimidated about others mileage. If you run 1 or 100 miles a week own it and love it! For a lloonnnggg time I ran like 10 miles a week maybe and was happy. Then I got more and more into running and slowly increased my miles and love it. But you know what I post a 10 mile run and someone else will post a 20 mile run. Does it make my long run less, heck no. About running time. I never did that because I prefer to run for distance it just seems more measurable to me. But I think it's a great idea if looking at distance is stressful. Whatever feels best for you.
@patrikc333 I love the runs that feel like they can go on forever
@kstar_lee rest and ice those shins so they don't worse.
@elise4270 love the head band I want it. Where did you get it? Keep us posted on that sore foot. Girl you just amaze me all the time with the running you do with the physical issues you have. Rock on!
@kristinegift free beer sounds awesome after a run!
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Beautiful morning here! I love fall running, too bad it can't stay this way all the time! 3 miles shake out before my race on Saturday, already so excited! Happy running!
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@kareF, that ticker is from the Garmin Connect website. I have a Forerunner 305 GPS watch and use the Garmin Connect website to upload my run data and track all that stuff. I can set up goals and it will give me the ticker that you see there. I then do a screen capture to post here as a jpg file. A few days ago the track of my run from my camping trip was also from the Garmin site.
Time: You certainly can use time as a reference rather than distance. I don't see many folks do it but every so often someone here sets their goal in minutes rather than miles, and I have seen training plans based on time as well. You do what works for you!
Long runs...when I first started running and I found these challenge threads on MFP I was in AWE of the miles I saw posted here. How can anyone possible run that far, that often!?!? That's what I wanted from myself and slowly but surely, I'm getting there. I'm no @WhatMeRunning, @mwyvr, or @stoshew71, but they inspire the heck out of me and motivate me to keep pushing on.
I'll let you in on a secret...On my last long run I hit a distance PR of 16 miles. I was on top of the world for several days, BUT, it was no greater thrill than the first time I hit 10 miles. Or the first time I hit 6 miles, or even 3.1 miles.
Now take care of that shin so you can get back out there!0
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