October 2015 Running Challenge

@7lenny7 congrats on beating your goal time! I love the finisher's medal, very cool! I'm so happy for you!

skippygirlsmom wrote: »

Stoshew71 wrote: »

LSD today, 22 miles in 3:09:11 at 8:35 avg pace. 10 miles at or below GMP, then 1 mile recovery, then 9 miles at or below 9:00 then 2 miles c/d. Took a lot out of me today. HUNTSVILLE HALF MARATHON in 2 weeks on Nov 14, then it's ROCKET CITY MARATHON: on December 12th. It's getting close.


My wife and daughter raced in today's Spooktacular 5K. Skip and @skippygirlsmom also raced. It was nice seeing them. Shall I share the pic @skippygirlsmom with the group that we took? Lot's of neat costumes. I should have took more pics. The one good thing about running in the fall is that I don't have to get up at 4:30 to run on Saturday morning. I could actually do my run after my wife and daughter's race. Although I did have to take a 2 hour nap after running for 3 hours. lol

@stoshew71 definitely post the picture. I don't have the one with you in it since you took that one on my phone.
Some people went all out that's for sure!

Thanks everyone, it was actually good to have him to talk to because it took my mind off what I was doing. At the end I hugged him and Skip said "Momma did you kiss that man" LOL I guess from her angle it looked like it. Then I saw a picture that the race photographer posted and it does looked like we kissed ha ha

Scandalous! LOL!

10/1/15 3.64 mi
10/9/15 4.6 mi
10/14/15 7.53 mi
10/15/15 5.11 mi
10/17/15 6.53 mi
10/22/15 5.11 mi
10/23/15 5.11 mi
10/24/15 3.1 mi
10/28/15 4.01 mi
10/30/15 6.76 mi

Made it!! I'm so happy to see so many people meeting their goals! Keep it up!

@7lenny7 great pictures! Love the medal, you just killed it!

See you all in November!

@7lenny7 - Awesome all the way around! Great job!
@skippygirlsmom - You are so nice! Way to be encouraging to everyone! Plus, a great race!
@kareF - dogs...eek! I have been "bit" once by a dog...actually more of a scrape with a tooth. Try to run around them now too.
@kristinegift and @stoshew71 - Insane mileage totals! Wow!

10/1 - 3.1 miles on the 'mill; plus 5.8 miles / 20 minutes on stationary bike.
10/2 - Had to skip run/workout for a life insurance physical (bloodwork, etc.). Then, they couldn't get me to bleed, so I'm gonna have to do it again! Grrr!
10/3 - 11.5 miles with HM group; cool, beautiful weather!
10/4 - waaaayy overslept!
10/5 - not off to a good start this month; kids up half the night with illness / asthma issues
10/6 - 4.75 miles on a beautiful, cool morning.
10/7 - 4.85 miles of hills with HM group
10/8 - 4.65 miles
10/9 - 0. Up half the night, again! Now feeling a bit under the weather. It's too early for this stuff, isn't it?
10/10 - 7.92 miles with HM group. Cool morning, flat loop...nice run!
10/11 - 3.15 mile "recovery" run. Slower pace with one of my 9 year olds...love getting to run with my kids! Sore hip though.
10/12 - 4.75 miles. Beautiful weather! Hip better, but not perfect. Fired up for 5k and HM this weekend!
10/13 - 0. Had my repeat life insurance physical, which went fine. Then spent the whole day waiting at home for Des Moines Water Works to turn water back on. Some sort of miscommunication between dispatch and the technician...UGH!!
10/14 - 5.16 relaxing, lovely miles with HM group as we "taper" for this weekend. Got pulled over on the way to meet them at 4:45 a.m. Just a warning...woo hoo!
10/15 - 4.25 miles on treadmill at Trek class. Took it a little slower and flatter than usual.
10/16 - rest day before weekend race(s)
10/17 - 2.96 miles @ IMT 5k Road Race - someone shortened the course! Oops!
10/18 - 13.1 miles @ IMT Des Moines Half Marathon (1:48:41). New PR! Went out a little fast, but mostly had a great run on a beautiful day!
10/19 - extended stretching with HM group. Relaxing.
10/20 - 4 miles on indoor track with weights/strength work following.
10/21 - 4.75 miles around my 'hood. For October, it was hot...beautiful!
10/22 - 4.25 miles on treadmill at Trek class
10/23 - unplanned rest day...just didn't feel like going.
10/24 - 5 miles around my neighborhood...felt good, nice pace
10/25 - normal rest day
10/26 - 5.1 miles. Wish I didn't have to stop to get ready for work. Felt like I could have run forever.
10/27 - 4 miles on indoor track with weights/ab work following. Glad I was inside...REALLY windy here today.
10/28 - woke up too late to go to gym, it was raining and WINDY. So, I wimped out and didn't go. Plus, in my neighborhood, the wet leaves on the ground make things super slick right now.
10/29 - tough 5 miles on treadmill at Trek class. Instructor was extra challenging today.
10/30 - 3.35 miles on indoor track, followed by weights and abs. Gonna miss my goal by about 7 miles...too many unplanned rest days this month. On the plus side, I am getting back in the weight room, which I need to do.
10/31 - group run got cancelled due to weather. So, did a quick 3.1 on my own.



I'll take 108.83 out of my 120...again, too many rest days.

October 3 - 3.1 miles (Superhero 5k)
October 7 - 3.65 miles
October 10 - 4.21 miles
October 11 - 3.11 miles (Halloween Hustle Trail Race - PR)
October 13 - 3.9 miles
October 15 - 3.4 miles
October 18 - 6.23 miles
October 24 - 2 miles
October 25 - 6.22 miles (Screaming Banshee 10k - first live 10k)
October 27 - 3 miles
October 30 - 1.95 miles
October 31 - 3.19 miles


Didn't hit my goal this month, but still did better than last month.

Completely bombed my October challenge. Went through some personal issues last week, but onto November challenge to do better!
I hit about 45 miles out of 60.