October 2015 Running Challenge

@JoRocka brilliant well done, great time

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
10/9—rest
10/10–13.92 km
10/11—3.34 km recovery run

My car got too close to Fleet Feet today and I had to buy this trail shoes LOL Skip liked them too, so we will be twinning.



Montrail Mountain Masochist III

I haven't read all the posts, but I did see @jorocka GREAT JOB!!!!! I'll catch up with everyone else later.

JoRocka wrote: »

So quick up date. We are alive. I'm feeling a little pulverized and my stomach is now giving my grief... But I crossed the line around 1:58. I did a happy dance... Okay it wasn't a hair dance. It was a straight end zone fist pumping F+++KYESSSSS kind if reaction. Super happy e are done. Very happy I accomplished my goal.
Pictures and more later!

Congratulations!!!!!!!? looking forward to photos!!

I'm a newbie - shooting low for 30 and will try to go for more.

This morning I joined just over 100 other folks running in the hills high above Indian Arm. Normally scenic, all the views along the 25km route I ran were blocked by fog and cloud, until the monsoon hit.

Due to kidney stones / vertigo last week / cold this week I just have had a rotten string of luck leading up to this race and haven't been running mountain trails much, so I decided to hold back and use it as a training run and enjoy. Took lots of photos. Apparently that slows me down, but no matter, I still managed to not be last and had quite a few conversations with other runners. Even the monsoon rains were just fine. "It's a warm rain".

The CMTS organizers put on a good race and it was extremely well flagged - no danger at all of going off course.

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Month to date:		067.66 km
Minimum Goal:		282 km / 175 miles (23% completed)
Stretch Goal:		322 km / 200 miles (21% completed)
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Oct 10 25.00 km CMTS Run Ridge Run race. 4,250 feet climbing. Monsoon. Tired!
Oct 09 -----    Rest day
Oct 08 10.11 km Trying to loosen up before race day
Oct 07 -----    Cold here, bppv gone!
Oct 06 -----    Darn, caught a cold
Oct 05 -----    Rest day
Oct 04 16.49 km Weighted pack run, hilly
Oct 03 01.60 km Ugh
Oct 02 14.46 km Screw BPPV I'm running anyway
Oct 01 -----    Day off dealing with BPPV

45 runners in the 13km, 58 in the 25km route.

Fortunately no rain at the start so the major climb wasn't further complicated.

This would prove to be the easiest trail.

Most look like this. Or much worse. All in good fun.

All in all a good day!

@mwyvr Beautiful pictures! Looks like a lovely place to run!

@MamaMollyT Congrats! And the picture with your girls is adorable.

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
10/9 - 5 miles my first mile I thought was crappy because I thought my watch said 10:50 and it felt like 10:50. Turned out it was 10:05 which I didn't realize until I pushed harder and my next split was 9:47. Ended up with a 9:49 pace... so happy especially after dancing too much and too late at the Miranda Lambert concert last night!
10/10 - 5 miles - 9:55 pace don't know what's gotten into me. Ran with Skip who is home from Disney.
10/11 - 5.1 miles

55 of 120 miles



Everyone did some great running this weekend!

@mwyvr great pictures
@mamamollyt love the picture with the girls, congrats on a great race

10/3 2.91
10/4 5.16 (8.07)
10/5 3.21 (11.28)
10/7 3.12 (14.4)
10/8 3.29 (17.69)
10/9 3.00 (20.69) power walking on the treadmill after PiYo
10/10 rest day
10/11 12miles on the bike with the hubby. Been over a year since I have gotten on my road bike. Not counting these easy miles for my total. I'll do my long run in the morning. Time for some football.

10/2 - 3.6
10/4 - 11
10/7 - 3
10/8 - 5.7
11/11 - 11.9

Last run before a half next weekend. I wish it had been better. It was a warm day in north Texas with the temps getting up to 77* by the end of the run this morning. I hit a wall in mile 10. Hopefully it'll be a bit cooler next week.

I've been pretty discouraged this go around. I had really hoped to cut my time from the first race. But the heat just killed a lot of my runs the last 2 months. It was SO much easier training in the winter.

This is not running friendly... May be angry tendon, may be stress fracture, may be dislocated cuboid...wait on radiology to verify. No running for a week. Really thought they'd say " oh your fine, go run. It's all in your head"

@kristinegift

yes l'll see if it is a good or bad idea in less than a week

I really cannot stop and running helps me a lot, prob the failing feeling is due to the fact that I've overdone and that was not wise

but amen, it's always nice to try something different - and I'll really won't care about pace, I'll enjoy the experience

@jorocka - WOW! <2:00!!! That's amazing! Congratulations!
@mamaMollyT - awesome job on the race! Congratulations!
@elise4270 - oh no, so sorry to hear that it is more than you thought and you have to stay off a week.
@skippygirlsmom - lol, that car needs to be trained! Love the shoes!
@mwyvr - love the pictures!
@patrikc333 - Amsterdam! Enjoy it. When my daughter worked in London one summer she went to many different cities and said Amsterdam was her absolute favorite. I'm going next summer!
@gabbo34 - The heat is not great for runners, that's for sure. I kept telling people the last couple weeks (prior to the HM that I ran last Sunday) ... I'm never training for a fall HM again! It was too hot in Florida to train. However, what I didn't realize is that when I got to NY and ran it there, I did way better than I thought because it felt so great. So now I'm thinking... training in the heat is better, as long as you can then run in the cold for the event!
Good luck!
@ohhim - It has been a very surprising October in Central Florida. Not nearly as bad as usual. However, that can all change tomorrow. You know how it is. I remember when my kids were little - some Halloweens we'd be drenched in sweat trick or treating; other years it would be jackets on top of costumes and unhappy kids.
@dharwood68 - I do road biking every weekend with my husband and I am finding I love the mix of biking and running. However, I discovered today that apparently biking shorts DO wear out. I was wondering why I was getting so sore and found out the padding is very thin after wearing them 2-4 times a week for a year. Ordered some today!


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
Oct 9 - strength training
Oct 10 - 34 mile bike ride
Oct 11 - 40 mile bike ride

@mwyvr beautiful pictures
@skippygirlsmom definitely nice shoes
@karef go for it, that sounds so good. maybe i should try to change my 5k (a week from now) to 10k, I feel am ready too
@JoRocka that is awesome, congratulations!
@suzu_2 welcome!
@MamaMollyT congrats, and the two kids, awesome. Okinawa, wow!
@kristinegift wow, 20+ miles yesterday and now a 4 mile recovery run--amazing.
@dharwood68 oh, i miss biking. my bike was stolen a couple of months ago and i need a new one so badly.. maybe next week!
@patrikc333 good luck next Sunday.
@Elise4270 so sorry about this and hope for quick recovery!
@juliet3455 amazing runs. are you training for something or just pushing the distance?

10/1 4.75 -- I would like to do 6+ miles in the coming days, so, am resting tomorrow!
10/2 rest day
10/3 6.51 -- first 10k, longest run (time), and farthest run (distance)
10/4 rest day--this was a horrible day, could not get any exercise done and felt miserable
10/5 no running, but good elliptical workout
10/6 5.53 -- excellent run. the weather was cool and crisp, my muscles cooperated and all went well
10/7 3.11 -- recovery run? that's what i thought of this one. felt good though!
10/8 5.61 -- very good run.
10/9 3.11 -- a little over 9 minutes mile pace!
10/10 rest, the elliptical hour
10/11 5.00

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, plus 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)
10/8 rest
10/9 5.25 @ 11:14 on the treadmill, plus strength training
10/10 rest

10/11 4.5 @ 11:49 on the park trail, just a nice, enjoyable run on a beautiful Sunday morning

Congratulations, @JoRocka on your PR!
@mwyvr --I'm glad you had a good run in spite of your setbacks this week. It looks like an amazing place to run!
@skippygirlsmom , it would be awesome to hear your review of your new trail shoes after you've worn them a bit. I won't be replacing my toe-killers with the same shoe, so I want to hear about other trail shoes!