GoaD on the Run: Tuesday 8/9/16
glennowill
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Topic: Are there any fall races that you are eyeing down?
New runners - and even those just thinking about starting out - are always welcome. There's no reason to lurk here. Join the pack and tell us about your running!
Oftentimes the GotR thread will pose a question or raise an issue in order to facilitate the conversation, but this is always an open forum to chat about any running-related topic.
Topic: Are there any fall races that you are eyeing down?
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Key races for me this fall:
9/17 Northface Endurance Challenge trail marathon in South Kettle Moraine, WI
10/15 Des Plaines River Trail marathon, Libertyville, IL
11/12 Paleozoic Trail Runs - Silurian Fall 25K, Palos Park, IL
12/3 Arctic Frog 25K - Libertyville, IL0 -
Good afternoon! I will try to post more, as I have not in many moons. I have been very inconsistent in my running for at least two years now. I think that I am finally past that barrier now, and have been running more consistently. I just need to get mileage back on track. No races scheduled right now, but I plan to run at least a 10K this Fall. I plan to run a half in the Spring.
Two miler on tap for tonight. During this heat, my week night running is limited to the TM. I ran outside last Sunday morning, and felt like the melting one. Dew points in the 70s suck the life out of you.
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Hey, all!
I'm kind of playing it by ear for a fall race. If I can sustain my training for a few weeks and feel good about training for a longer race, I might opt into a trail 25K in mid-October. The safer bet will be keeping the mileage a little lower until I'm more confident in my base.
I have a fun 5K at the state fair on the last Sunday of August, and a 7 mile trail race tomorrow. I'm not ready to race 7 miles, but plan to go run it just for fun. I signed up for these two races before my last setback that had me out of training for 5 weeks.
2.5 easy paced last evening, with DW accompanying on her bike. My favorite kind of run!
Either a little bit of biking or some light lifting tonight, depending on the weather.0 -
For the first time in 10 years, I will not be doing a fall marathon. In order for me to run a marathon time that I'd be happy with, I'd need to loose 10 - 15 pounds. So rather than train for a marathon, I'm going to stay with varied workouts including running, lifting, bike riding & yoga and re-commit to WW to loose that weight. It's all good though, there are a lot worse problems to have besides not wanted to do a marathon.0
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Nick - I'm kind of in the same boat, I think. My last marathon was NYC in 2014. I took last year off but tried to ramp up training for a spring marathon this year. My body revolted. Or my body is revoluting, maybe? In any regard, I pulled the plug and decided to concentrate on weight loss and base-building. Mixed results so far. I was going pretty well with an eye on a 7/4 10K but then had a bruised rib injury that cost me 5 weeks of training. Back at it now for only a short time (1.5 weeks) and trying hard to avoid the "too much, too soon" pothole.
Stuck at the office still, but it looks gorgeous outside. I would really like to ride my bike tonight!1 -
Coming clean: I still haven't run since I've been back from vacation. I keep telling myself I will in the mornings but by the time I get home in the afternoon something else pops up or I simply blow it off. I'm scouting out fall races currently to get my *kitten* in gear. Found a 4 mile trail race in late September that I think would probably be a good one. I did it last year - my profile picture is from that race. That is the one where we were attacked by hornets around mile 2... hopefully not a repeat of that situation.0
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Oh *kitten* I didn't realize there was a *kitten* expletive filter on these boards! It truly feels like *kitten* GoaD again!!!1
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Regarding my 7 mile trail race this evening: it's going to be 90 degrees with high humidity and a 35% chance of rain. Rain would actually be the best thing in this setting. I might decide not to go.0
