September (2016) Running Challenge
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MNLittleFinn wrote: »katharmonic wrote: »Thanks @_nikkiwolf_ and @MNLittleFinn. That's exactly what I am planning - to take it easy and just enjoy the run/race day fun. I want to save up for my goal race in 3 weeks.
Sounds like a perfect plan. What are you looking at for goal time at your goal race?
I'm hoping to finish in 2:30. I'm worried about my pace fluctuating too much over that distance, so that will be another thing to sort out with the test race tomorrow. Although the course tomorrow has hills and my goal race is flat, so that will be another variable. Overall, I'll hopefully learn something tomorrow and do better in 3 weeks!0 -
Knocked 6 minutes off my Half Marathon Personal Best! So happy!
21.2 km in 2:07:02 including photo stops.
Ran to the airport and back. Lots of uphill on the way out, headwinds on the way back, but cool and not rainy. Feel good!6 -
katharmonic wrote: »I'm hoping to finish in 2:30. I'm worried about my pace fluctuating too much over that distance, so that will be another thing to sort out with the test race tomorrow. Although the course tomorrow has hills and my goal race is flat, so that will be another variable. Overall, I'll hopefully learn something tomorrow and do better in 3 weeks!1
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Not sure if this will work - an elevation Profile as posted by one of the Runners Today of the Miserable Miles Obstacle race that I volunteered at. Three hills at the start, Little one, Soul Sucker 1.0 followed by Soul Sucker 2.0 and rolling terrain in the middle with a *Kitten* Downhill at the end.2 -
1 September 5.2km run
2 September 3km swim
3 September 2.7km swim
4 September 3.3km swim
5 September 2.6km swim
6 September 6.2km run
7 September 2.9km swim
8 September rest day
9 September 5.3km treadmill run
10 September 2.7km swim
11 September 5.46km run
12 September 2.8km swim
13 September 5.1km run
14 September ZUU training
15 September 6.2km run
16 September 12km stationery bike
17 September 2.4km swim
18 September 3.5km run - only managed 20 minutes today, feeling tired.
Running total 36.96km
Swimming total 22.4km
Running goal 40km
Swimming goal 40km2 -
September goal.....run/jog/prance
9/1 3.12
9/2 4-ish (technology malfunction...)
9/3 strength/core training
9/4 3.18
9/5 rest
9/6 3.25 + strength/core
9/7 5.7
9/8 strength/core training
9/9 rest
9/10 3.25
9/11 3.16 + strength/core
9/12 snorkel 2 hours (nothing exciting enough to post)
9/13 rest
9/14 ennui
9/15 6.25 then a 4.2 mile trail hike thru Kilauea Iki with 2000' elevation change (yep, I'm counting it!)
9/16 more ennui
9/17 4.10
Busy week and I can't remember all the "moved me" posts (there were "likes" and "awesomes" hit), but some catch up:
@MobyCarp congratulations on Boston qualifying!
@skippygirlsmom Love the shore pics and Dutchess!
...and I have to post my collection of....VIBRAMS!
(in my defense, I wear them for snorkeling: they fit nicely in my fins, and allow easy climbing over the lava rock!)
Total 36.96
Upcoming races:
Las Vegas RocknRoll Half 11/13/16
Ticker is my goal for 2016 and accumulation to date:
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katharmonic wrote: »Good luck tomorrow @MobyCarp. Sounds like the rest day was a good idea. I feel you on the forecast tomorrow. It keeps improving a bit but whether by humidity or rain showers chances of being soaking wet at the end are almost 100%.
On that note, I'm kind of worried about chafing for my "test" half marathon tomorrow. Someone suggested to me putting KT tape on chafe prone areas. Do you guys do that? I'm mostly worried about the sports bra band - that's really the only thing I've had trouble with in the past. I have moisture wicking socks and body glide as well. Any last minute tips?
Upcoming races:
9/18 CNY Bread Run Half, Fabius, NY (test run, long run with bling, not racing))
10/9 Empire State Half Marathon, Syracuse NY (official first marathon)
11/13 Burn Run 5k or 10k, E. Syracuse NY (not signed up yet)
11/24 Turkey Trot 5k, Cedar Rapids IA (maybe?)
12/3 St. Nick Shuffle 5k, Syracuse NY
Hi there,
please stop telling people to use powders to help or prevent the chafing!! (Not saying YOU did, speaking it out for the community) Powders contain talcum, which gets clumsy pretty quickly and makes the chafing even worse, especially between the legs and the thigh area, the armpit and the *kitten*...
The best anti chafing products are gels and balms in my opinion, whereas balms tend to clogg the pores, which isn't good too. Try to get one of those silicone-based gels. They strengthen the skin surface, leave the pores open for air and last pretty long. Also they are much easier to apply than common sticks...
Here's a filter where you can enter your affected body part and what type of product you prefer etc. Maybe that'll show you a solution that you didn't think of yet?!
http://antichafing.net/
Just my 2 cents! Spread the word!
Cheerio,
Katey-2 -
I finished my HM in 2:02:46, which is just over a 2 minute PB! I really am over the moon with that, because given how rubbish my training as been recently, that's nothing short of a miracle. It was hard fought though and my pace was all over the place.
So, the very first mile started with a steep hill, which didn't really help settle the nerves (I was so nervous for some reason that I was shaking and felt sick), though I managed sub-2hr pace quite nicely at that point, but my legs felt super heavy and I knew it wasn't going to be my day, so tried to slow to about 9:15-9:20. I managed that ok, although I fluctuated a bit when I wasn't paying attention to my watch or when my watch lost signal. I think one of the things I've lost through rubbish training recently is the ability to pace myself, as that was a shocker. At mile 3 I picked it up to 9min miles again, thinking I might have warmed up a bit more, but I knew it was a pace I'm clearly not quite ready for, so settled back to 9:20ish for a nice PB.
When I hit mile 7 though, I knew I was in for a battle. The front of my hips seized up and nothing seemed to work to get them to loosen up again so, although cardio-wise I felt really strong, I couldn't physically move my legs any faster. That'll serve me right for not training properly! I sipped on a bit of a gel, which seemed to help for a bit (mentally or physically, I'm not sure which) but I didn't want to take the whole thing as it's a different brand to the one I use at home and didn't want any digestive problems. It was nicer than mine though (taste and consistency) and it's the same brand my marathon is using next year so I need to make the switch!
It was then a hard-fought last 5 miles, brain versus hips, but when I realised at mile 10 that my hips felt the same regardless of how fast I was moving, I thought I may as well push on for a PB rather than wimp out. The hill at mile 12 had me slow down a fair bit, and the downhill to the finish wasn't much relief to my hips (if anything, the downhill was worse), but I managed to finish strong (despite my last split on Strava, as I forgot to stop my watch until I had my medal etc). Buzz Lightyear beat me though. And a camel with two runners in it. You really do have to leave your ego at the start when running races!
The only time my hips felt painful, rather than just stiff, was when I crossed the finish line and stopped. I had to jog slowly on the spot to wait for my medal and shirt, or I might have gotten down on the floor and struggled to get back up! I did some stretches when I finally stopped and they felt fine after. They feel ok now I'm home, but I sense tomorrow morning will be interesting!
I wonder whether being so nervous made me tighten up more than usual? Could it even be a bit of an effect from being tackled to the floor on Wednesday? I've never had that problem before. Hmm, something to keep an eye on.
Of course, it could just be my shocking training. Let's not make too many excuses...
Now to eat my own body weight in food and google how to foam roll hips.
September Running Challenge
1st-4th - Poorlysick
5th - 3.53 miles
6th - 4.06 miles
8th - 10.02 miles
10th - 3.1 miles
11th - 6.07 miles
13th - 3.01 miles
17th - 3.11 miles
18th - 13.18 miles - HM PB 2:02:46
MTD - 46.08/70 miles
Upcoming races:
2nd Oct - Tonbridge Half Marathon
30th Oct - River Thames Half Marathon
17th Dec - Lee Valley VeloPark Half Marathon
9th April 2017 - Brighton Marathon9 -
9/1: 4.3 miles
9/2: Rest day
9/3: 9.4 miles
9/4: 5.7 miles
9/5: 6 miles
9/6: 6 miles
9/7: 4 miles
9/8: 3.2 miles with the Thursday crew!
9/9: Rest day
9/10: 5.3 miles
9/11: 13.1 - Via HM
9/12: 3 miles with the Coffee Crew!
9/13: 7.9 miles
9/14: 4.3 miles run commute home
9/15: 7.3 miles run commute to work
........: 6.2 miles with the Thursday crew!
9/16: Rest day
9/17: 8.1 miles with the Saturday crew!
9/18: 11.3 miles
Well that sucked. I wanted to do 16. I was super pumped all week for this long run. I was going to do a hard, long run workout. And instead the run ended up just being hard, as in difficult. I did three warm up miles and then was going to do 2 race pace miles, 1 easy, 2 race pace, etc. for the next 13. After the first two race pace miles, my legs were like, "Haha this is dumb." And so the walk breaks began.
I think there were 3 things that made this run hard.
1: Temperature and humidity; it was 68F/95% to start and 75F/85% to finish. That's the lower end of my "I don't wannaaaa" zone.
2: When I was recovering from my calf strain, I was doing 25-35 miles per week. This week is hovering around 50. That's a big jump and I think my legs are a bit unhappy with me.
3: Diet. I've been eating like crap, though trying to do better, and I think it shows after a long week of runs and workouts and training.
Hope others' runs went much better than mine!
Upcoming Races:
9/11 LVHN Via Half-Marathon DONE!
10/8: Coe College Homecoming 5k
10/16: Halloween Half-Marathon
11/20: Philadelphia Marathon
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katharmonic wrote: »
Upcoming races:
9/18 CNY Bread Run Half, Fabius, NY (test run, long run with bling, not racing))
10/9 Empire State Half Marathon, Syracuse NY (official first marathon)
11/13 Burn Run 5k or 10k, E. Syracuse NY (not signed up yet)
11/24 Turkey Trot 5k, Cedar Rapids IA (maybe?)
12/3 St. Nick Shuffle 5k, Syracuse NY
@katharmonic No answer to your KT tape question, but WHY ARE YOU GOING TO BE IN CR, IOWA FOR THANKSGIVING?! I am from Cedar Rapids but live in NJ now... are you a secret Iowan too?!
Also congrats to @louubelle16 and @Orphia for awesome HM PRs today! And good luck to @MobyCarp!1 -
Good luck @MobyCarp at the Rochester Marathon.
Congratulations @louubelle16 on your PB. Way to toughen it out.
Good luck @katharmonic on your HM.
@kristinegift sorry to hear that the heat and humidity continues near you. I was hoping to escape the warmer weather when I visit Jersey this week.0 -
@kristinegift sorry to hear that the heat and humidity continues near you. I was hoping to escape the warmer weather when I visit Jersey this week.
@Stoshew71 It'll be nice Wed and onward! Storms today through Tuesday have the overnight lows in the high 60s0 -
@louubelle16 great job and congrats on thr PR! You did great pushing through the tightness and finishing well!
@kristinegift that's a huge jump in mileage. You still did great despite thr difficulty with the run. I have no doubt you'll be more than ready by the time your marathon comes around.0 -
Yesterday's long run (last long run before next Sunday's HM) was an exercise in running on tired legs. I pushed it a day earlier due to weather concerns for today (super humid and chance of rain) and my schedule was out of whack this past week so I ran two short, but pushing-my-pace negative split runs back to back on Thursday and Friday. So far in my training I haven't run on the day before my long runs so I knew going out that this would be a bit of a challenge. I'd say I had a solid 5-5.5 miles of that "legs made of lead" feeling, lol. I was slow and it took a whole ton of mental determination and stubbornness to push through all 12 miles (the hill in the final mile I had a funny moment where my legs just kind of literally wound down like a clockwork soldier until I was no longer running, haha). I am just reminding myself that this is good practice for tired legs after pushing at the end of a long race, and that even though I was super slow, I still ran 12 freaking miles EVEN THOUGH it was an epic struggle, lol. The rest of this week is taper, and then my HM on Sunday. Still not really sure where to pin my finishing time expectations, I'm gonna go with 2:20 goal, 2:10 stretch goal.
South Nyack 10 Miler – 9/11 – 1:43:24
Adirondacks Half Marathon – 9/25
Sleepy Hollow 10k – 10/22
Bay of Fundy Half Marathon – 6/25/17
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@KatieJane83 you're going to do great next weekend. You've put the training in and it will soon be time to reap the rewards.1
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@kristinegift @RunRachelleRun Thank you for the sock advice! I just ordered 3 pairs of quarter socks - one Feetures, one Balega, and one Asics. Each is a little bit different, so I can see which I like best. I really appreciate your thoughts; I didn't even know they made quarter socks for running!2
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Well, today's run sucked. I had a grand plan of doing 3.5 miles (the furthest I would have ever run) and started out with my bluetooth earbuds not wanting to work properly, the knot in my neck getting more tight, I couldn't get my breathing under control, I found myself going over scenarios where I got injured and thinking what I would do to get help since I was out on a trail in the local park which didn't help anything.. I ended up stopping runkeeper after 2.7 miles and walking the rest of the way back home (3/4 mile)
So frustrating. It was not the best day for #teamsnail.
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@sparklyglitterbomb we all have those days. You got a run in. That's what matters. Next time will be better.3
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Thanks @MNLittleFinn1
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