September (2016) Running Challenge

9/1: 4.1 miles / Treadmill Run in Afghanistan
9/4: 7 miles / Track run in Afghanistan
9/5: 5 miles / Track run in Afghanistan while listening to an outgoing rocket blast. (Outgoing=good / Incoming=Bad)
9/8: 5 miles / Track run in Afghanistan
9/9: 8 miles / Track run in Afghanistan
9/10: 4 miles / Track run in Afghanistan
9/11: No running: Left Afghanistan and it was weird to have the 9/11 date stamp by my Afghanistan visa on my passport.
9/12: 6.45 miles / Treadmill run in Dubai (Way too hot to do anything outside other than lie on the beach under an umbrella, which is what I did most of the day)
9/13: Arrived back home to Texas!! Slept, slept, and slept some more
9/14: 12 miles / Run in the park breathing clean air
9/15: 3.1 miles and Body Pump / Happy 15 year wedding anniversary to me and Hubby!
9/16: 5 miles
9/17: Rest Day
9/18: 13.1 miles / Half Marathon training to test 30 seconds slower than goal pace. Ran with an 8:40 average pace with plenty of room to spare. Started in the dark on a paved trail around a lake with a headlamp and bugs flying at my head and lots of wind and a few spider webs. Then the sun came out so I put my visor on (thanks to my trusty hydration belt for giving me a strap to tuck that into), then it rained, then it sunned, rained, and back to sunny. Very happy with my pace, hydration, and Sport Beans.
9/19: 4 miles / Hot and humid before work - No breeze, and no one had their sprinklers on.
9/20: Body Pump Class and 20 minutes of Elliptical
9/21: 3 miles in the morning, Yoga in the evening
9/22: 4.39 miles (Warm up, 10x 400m intervals with 1 minute recovery between, cool down)

80.14 miles for September

2016 Races:

Buffalo Boogie (5K) May 7 – 23:42
Marine Creek Trailhead Trot (5K) May 14 – 22:00
Joe’s Run (10K) June 4 – 48:04
Firecracker 5000 (5K) July 4 – 22:51
XTERRA Jurassic Trail Run (15K at Night) July 16 – 1:32:05
Clark Gardens I’m Only Half Crazy Half Marathon/5K (HM) Oct 1
BMW Dallas Marathon (HM) Dec 11

Happy Fall y’all! It was actually not hot and humid on my run this morning. If I would have encountered a sprinkler, I would have run past it instead of through it...at least at the beginning of my run.

Although I LOVE pumpkin pie and pretty much any pumpkin baked goods, I normally don’t like pumpkin flavored foods. However, I tried the Dannon Light and Fit Greek pumpkin flavored yogurt yesterday, and it was really good. Even my 8 year old son liked it. Hope the pumpkin lovers out there enjoy all the pumpkin treats this time of year!!

mmteixeira wrote: »

BeeerRunner wrote: »

However, I tried the Dannon Light and Fit Greek pumpkin flavored yogurt yesterday, and it was really good.

MUST... FIND... THIS!!!!

Plus... it has 12g of protein and is only 80 calories!!

AdrianChr92 wrote: »

Since a protein is 4 cals that means 12*4 = 48. That thing has 60% of it's cals from protein

It probably has some chemicals in it that are bad, but it tastes great, has a lot of protein and is low in calories. My pre-long run and pre-race breakfast usually consists of an English Muffin with honey and one of these yogurts. Strawberry Cheesecake is my favorite flavor, but I'll definitely be getting more of the pumpkin pie while it lasts.

@AdrianChr92 You really should work harder at being in shape

@ariceroni I hope you are able to run again very soon!

greenolivetree wrote: »

@AdrianChr92 You really should work harder at being in shape

@greenolivetree I'm lucky to have nice bosses. LOL at the comment to @adrianchr92 I was thinking he should really get to the gym and work on leg day Great picture, I love the trail

ereck44 wrote: »

9/1....4 miles
9/4...6 miles
9/9....6 miles...
9/10....4 miles
9/11...9 miles.
9/14....4 miles
9/16....4.07 miles....rolling hills program on the treadmill, pace at 11:06.
9/18....12 miles. The first 6 miles in 67 minutes, the next 6 in 80 minutes, including 3 one minute walking breaks, starting on mile 8.
9/22...4 miles. pace at 11:30.

total is 53.07 miles. Goal is 70 miles.

Indianapolis Half Marathon 10/8/16
One America Half Marathon 5/6/17

Worked all night. Only 50 minutes sleep. Then errands. I tried to sprint the run, but really struggled at getting my heart rate above 88%. I ran more relaxed than last Sunday...but couldn't keep up the pace that I wanted...kept settling in a comfortable pace. First mile at 10:20, the second at 12:30. No other runners on the trail..very hot today...little humidity. My hips were a little sore, not during the run, but afterward.

Still need to get new shoes. Plan to purchase them tomorrow. Another short run planned for tomorrow. Then a long run on Sunday.

@greenolivetree I used to powerlift pretty seriously until December. Until I discovered running that is.
@Stoshew71 I stayed behind him for more than half the race. I like to run behind people. And he was just at my pace. Mad props to him though he was pretty fast. He was like "you can pass me if you want" and I was like "nah I like it here don't worry". I know I don't feel too great when people are chasing me and use me as a rabbit
@ereck44 I did passed him when we hit the last mile that was full asphalt. We weren't in the same age group so no hard feelings.

RunRachelleRun wrote: »

@Ohhim Thanks! And how high will it drift in your half, if it starts at 168? I have been struggling with how I can interpret drift in a race compared to drift in training, which is why I'm bugging you

Been almost a year since my last half (in fact, the 2nd half of my last marathon was faster than my fastest half), but my average heart rates by mile were: 140 (warmed up to 170), 168, 169, 170, 169, 167, 169, 170, 172, 172, 174, 174, 176, then 179 for my last 0.2.

mom3over40 wrote: »

@Stoshew71 Like this?



@kristinegift I really like your picture too. Hope you don't mind

Haha @Stoshew71 and @mom3over40 Love it! Great photoshop work mom3!


And great in-motion pic @AdrianChr92! Look at those quads!!