September (2016) Running Challenge
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9/24 11.0 miles
Last long run of the training for my goal half marathon done! Today's run felt SO much better than last week's "trial" half marathon race that I know believe again that I can do this. The weather was pretty perfect. I ran with my good friend who will be doing the half with me and we chatted the whole time which made it much more enjoyable. I started out feeling rather stiff but after warming up felt good. Unfortunately my friend started having some knee/leg pain and had to walk for some of it. I went out ahead and then circled back for her and she was running again. She had been feeling pretty optimistic about the half, and now she is a bit disillusioned I think. I hope she'll feel better and be able to run the race comfortably. Neither of us in trying to be fast, but I would like to do better than my trial race, and it should be doable based on how I felt today.
And the taper is officially on! Only easy base runs on the schedule for this next week. I'm really looking forward to cutting back. I think my body and spirits could use the rest so I can be fresh in two weeks. I got tickets for a food/beer festival that happens 4 days before my race - carb loading!!!!
Sending out good vibes to our racers today! Good luck @MNLittleFinn and @KatieJane83 and anyone I missed who is racing today or tomorrow.
Great runs @9voice9 and @kristinegift - way to go!!! I vote for both cheeseburger and pizza.2 -
@ MNLittleFinn and KatieJane83 I know you will run great today:-) Good luck and more importantly, have fun!!!!1
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I just started running the beginning of August so this is all new to me. I've been running about four days a week. As a newbie I haven't been running far so set my initial monthly mileage goal at 40k for the month. I had to up the goal to 80k, and have already surpassed that.
Ran my first 10k race (actually my first chip time race ever, at any distance) this morning. I had 3 goals:
1. Run up the big hill near the end without stopping (big hill, for me, in the last km)
2. Run the whole 10k without having to walk
3. Run negative split, because I usually start faster than I should and run out of steam.
I accomplished all 3 goals, and ran the race in 1:05:23. I get to count this as a PB since it was my first race.
Here's me with my victory pose, and all the race bling that was part of the race kit. Oh, and I have officially registered for a HM in my area in early November. Oh god it feels real now!!!
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Good luck @KatieJane83 and @MNLittleFinn .
Great pic and progress @Orphia .
@kristinegift being that you're in NJ, my vote is for pizza, as long as it is real NJ pizza.2 -
@Orphia what amazing progress. Such inspiration! Glad you shared the pix1
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Date Miles today - Miles for September
9/1 9 miles - 9
9/2 5 miles - 14
9/3 18 miles - 32
9/4 REST DAY
9/5 10.5 miles - 42.5
9/6 9 miles - 51.5
9/7 6.2 miles - 57.7
9/8 10 miles - 67.7
9/8 6.2 miles - 73.9 << Daily Double
9/9 6.2 miles - 80.1
9/10 18 miles - 98.1
9/11 REST DAY
9/12 8 miles - 106.1
9/12 5 miles - 111.1 << Daily Double
9/13 9 miles - 120.1
9/13 4 miles - 124.1 << Daily Double
9/14 5 miles - 129.1
9/15 9.6 miles - 138.7
9/15 5 miles - 143.7 << Daily Double (Fleet Feet Fun Run)
9/16 5 miles - 148.7
9/17 20 miles. - 168.7
9/18 REST DAY
9/19 9 miles - 177.7
9/20 8 miles - 185.7
9/21 REST DAY
9/22 9 miles - 194.7
9/23 4 miles - 198.7
9/24 13.1 miles - 211.8
Upcoming races:
UAH 8K - 3/6 <<< 34:33 3 in AG
Oak Barrel HM - 4/2 <<<< 1:38:00 3 in AG
Bridge Street HM - 4/10 <<< 1:36:33 3 in AG
PEO-AVN Team Day 5K - 5/4 <<< 19:10 (2.9 mi) 1 in AG 5 OA
Cotton Row Run 10K - 5/30 << 44:57 PR
Firecracker Chase 10.2 miler 6/25 << 1:20:22 1 in AG & 15 OA
Huntsville Half Marathon - 11/12
Rocket City Marathon - 12/10
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Wow @jodilynnsanders5104! That is seriously impressive as a first race and a first 10k! Or any 10K. I can't believe you just started in August. Excellent job, you should be very proud.1
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Ditto what katharmonic said. @jodilynnsanders5104 you are amazing! Congratulations!
Sep 1 - 2.98 miles (aerobic)
Sep 2 - 2.1 miles (short intervals)
Sep 3 - 2.13 miles (recovery)
Sep 4 - 11.67 miles (long)
Sep 5 - rest
Sep 6 - 3.39 miles (aerobic)
Sep 7 - 2.65 miles (long intervals)
Sep 8 - 6 miles (aerobic)
Sep 9 - 2.84 miles (short intervals)
Sep 10 - 4.01 miles (recovery)
Sep 11 - 9.94 miles (w/u, alternating miles by pace goal/heart rate, last mile fast finish)
Sep 12 - rest
Sep 13 - 5 miles (2 middle miles @ tempo pace)
Sep 14 - 2.56 miles (recovery)
Sep 15 - 6 miles (aerobic)
Sep 16 - rest
Sep 17 - 4.01 miles (aerobic)
Sep 18 - 12 miles (w/u, 11 x .25 mile zone 3 + .75 mile zone 2, c/d)
Sep 19 - rest
Sep 20 - 5.07 miles (aerobic)
Sep 21 - rest
Sep 22 - 7.09 miles (aerobic)
Sep 23 - 3.43 miles (long intervals)
Sep 24 - 4 miles (recovery)
Total: 96.87 / 100 miles2 -
9/1- Rest
9/2- 4.13
9/3- 10.03
9/4- 3.02
9/5- Rest driving home from visiting family
9/6- 7.01
9/7- 7.01
9/8- 7.17
9/9- 4.06
9/10-12.01
9/11- Rest
9/12- 4.04
9/13- 7.06
9/14- 4.06
9/15- 8.88
9/16 REST
9/17- 11
9/18- REST
9/19- 3.0
9/20- 5.42
9/21- 3.0
9/22- REST
9/23- REST
9/24- 12.8?????
Total: 113.61????/115
Today's notes: Ran the Boundary Waters Bank HM in Ely, MN today
Official time was 2:01:09, gun only, no chip reader at the start. That said, According to my Garmin, I only ran 12.8 miles. I have an Email and a Facebook message sent to the Organizers to get some confirmation before get slightly depressed or do a happy dance, depending on their response.
The race started well, I stuck with the 2:00 pacer, but 6 of the first 7 miles, we were faster than 2:00 pace, with three of the splits under 9:00/mile. At about 10 miles in, according to Garmin, we made a turn to the ENE, and I just got slammed by the 10-14 mph wind that was hitting me straight in the face. I ended up taking quite a few walking breaks (again!!!) because I was pretty fried by the headwind. Good news though, it was just tiredness, not my HR going crazy and pounding in my chest. Speaking of HR. My monitor kept slipping down so I ended up taking it off and shoving it in my pocket for the last few miles.
Thoughts on the run: I'm slightly disappointed, though only slightly, with my performance. My little man kept us up until close to 2300, and decided that 0545 was a great wake up time. This on top of the mild head cold I have, made for a tired run. I also was ravenous after the run, so better fueling, and possibly having more caffeine than the little bit in my NUUN would have helped.
The walk breaks, and possibly short course, put me in something of a bind. I was hoping to use this race to help me decide whether to sign up for the Full, or HM on my anniversary next June 17. I told myself that If I could run it in under 2:05, without walk breaks, I'd sign up for the full.
The distance discrepancy has me questioning my time, and, of course, I took some walk breaks. My geeky side plugged in my Strava 10 mile and 20K (Both PR's according to Strava) times into the McMillan calculator, for estimated HM times, based on the assumption that it was a short course. Both of the estimated times were under 2:05.
Part of me really wants to still sign up for the full, having a June 17 Full would be great motivation to keep running over the LOOOONNNGGG Northern Minnesota winter, but (according to my watch, and my walk breaks) I didn't meet the goals.
Looking for some advice on what the Marathoners think. I would NOT be running for a specific time if I did the full. It would be an "I ran a marathon" kind of thing. What ya'all think? Just go for the full for the experience, or stick with the half? I really am torn on this.......5 -
9/01 ..... 3.2
9/02 ........... Rest
9/03 ..... 3.3
9/04 ........... Rest
9/05 ........... Hiked 6 miles
9/06 ........... Walked 6 miles with a friend
9/07 ..... 2.3 Easy run then walked, DOMS was a little much to ignore
9/08 ........... Rest
9/09 ........... Rest
9/10 ..... 3.2 With DD. She walked a little more than last time but I am still happy with what she put in.
9/11 ..... 5.0 With DH. I was a little surprised with the pace: felt easy at ~10:30 min/mile, it was usually 11-12 for me
9/12 ........... Rest
9/13 ..... 3.1 With DH again. It was later at night and we wanted to get it done. We ended up running more like a tempo speed. I threw in a fast (for me) finish thinking, I probably wouldn't be able to run fast for next few weeks after the blood donation...
9/14 ........... Rest - donated blood today. Will focus on having more iron rich food and hope the run tomorrow would not be too much of a suffering...
9/15 ..... 3.1 Ran too fast in the beginning. I need to work on slowing down again...
9/16 ........... Rest from running. Did some bodyweight strength training again, finally
9/17 ..... 3.3 Family/Group run
9/18 ..... 2.4 Wanted to run 5~6 miles but my legs (mostly left leg) felt really tight which I assumed was from the strength training on Friday and possibly a lot of standing the day before. Half way through, DH wanted to stop and I gladly agreed...
9/19 ........... Rest
9/20 ........... Walked 5 miles
9/21 ........... Rest
9/22 ..... 3.2
9/23 ........... Rest
9/24 ..... 3.3 Family/Group Run
Total Miles: 35.3
A small group today. One of the new-to-our-group friend said she had to stop running for months earlier this year due to hip pain. Her PT said it was due to her weak core. Made me think that I really should focus on strength train more and be patience with increasing mileage. Having said that, I think the 6-mile "long run" tomorrow should still be okay
Another note, I start to really enjoy running with my 7-year-old. It used to feel like a drag, even during the time she actually ran... because 1. she was so slow (not blaming her, she was even smaller then and she definitely put a lot more effort than us for the same distance) 2. she is such a chatty box. I thought 1. I could have run faster without her and really trained at my speed and 2. she could have run much faster if only she would stop talking. But now that I am on here much more and learned the benefits of slow running, I start to appreciate the slow running and the conversations. It is also comforting to know that her natural preference to carry a conversation while running is actually good for her.
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@katharmonic and @RunRachelleRun thank you for the kind words!0
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jodilynnsanders5104 wrote: »I just started running the beginning of August so this is all new to me. I've been running about four days a week. As a newbie I haven't been running far so set my initial monthly mileage goal at 40k for the month. I had to up the goal to 80k, and have already surpassed that.
Ran my first 10k race (actually my first chip time race ever, at any distance) this morning. I had 3 goals:
1. Run up the big hill near the end without stopping (big hill, for me, in the last km)
2. Run the whole 10k without having to walk
3. Run negative split, because I usually start faster than I should and run out of steam.
I accomplished all 3 goals, and ran the race in 1:05:23. I get to count this as a PB since it was my first race.
Here's me with my victory pose, and all the race bling that was part of the race kit. Oh, and I have officially registered for a HM in my area in early November. Oh god it feels real now!!!
Great job, and especially on accomplishing your goals! Great time, too! I don't think I can run a 10K that fast, and I have been running a couple of years now.2 -
Ran 3 miles yesterday. We had family visiting from Chicago and just got a quick run in. New running shoes were purchased...Nimbus Asics...I love the feel and support, but not the price. Going to test run them tomorrow.0
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Tried running a few different routes outside since the half-mile circumference park I run around gets a little repetitive. I haven't yet completed a single 90-minute long run this month, which is concerning since I have an upcoming HM. I'll try tomorrow, if I can beat the heat (RealFeel today was 90 F).
9/1 6.3 miles
9/3 6.2 miles, split into two equal runs as I started out way too fast.
9/4 6.3 miles
9/6 6.2 miles (treadmill)
9/8 4.8 miles fartlek run on treadmill, felt sick after completing speed portions and had to stop.
9/9 6.4 miles easy run
9/10 3.1 miles (Pure Tap 5k)
9/11 6.5 miles
9/13 6.3 miles
9/15 6.3 miles
9/17 6.3 miles
9/18 4.4 miles
9/19 6.8 miles
9/20 6.3 miles
9/23 6.5 miles
9/24 6.3 miles
Upcoming races:
9/10 - Louisville Pure Tap 5k 25:03
10/1 - Norton Sports Health Great Pumpkin 10k
10/22 - Urban Bourbon Half Marathon
11/24 - Hungry Turkey 5k
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@MNLittleFinn
Sounds like a tough race, and I hate it when I do a race and the course is short. Did this course have a certification?
You asked about opinions on a full, and here is mine, and I know it's only worth .02. I'd wait on the full. I did my first full about 18-20 months after starting to run. I was nowhere near ready for the pounding on my legs. My fist half was a blowup at mile 11 finishing at 2:20ish after averaging 9:00 for the first 8-9 miles, then the second was an easy run after a broken leg at 2:10. After my first full, i hired a trainer who told me he'd have advised me to wait until I had run at least 2-3 years relatively injury free before attempting a full. Running a full is not equal to 2 half's, it's so much more than that. From my perspective, looking back at your strava data, you run a lot more in mid to upper zone 3 than you should, and that will kill you training for a full. I was actually worried about how hard you ran your last long run, then did a really tough interval run 4 days or so before this half. Both runs looked like leg crushers from your HR data. Doing 50+ miles a week will take it's toll and it's important to stick to a 80/20 split on easy running vs tempo's/speed work. Doing a workout too hard in half training is tough to recover from, but doing it in full training can throw you off for many days, even weeks. I'd work another summer building base miles, running 10k's & half's and get your easy runs to stay in the upper portion of z2 and lower z3, keeping the average in z2. Once you have mastered racing a half and can finish them strong, then you can look at doing a full.5 -
I was actually thinking about just that @5512bf
Of Then my wife reminded me about something another runner asked me about today and, course I'm a half-crazed Finn and started thinking about just entering the Lottery for the half that's on our Anniversary, so I can get some more practice in in, and because....I'm crazy, and this Looks like it might be fun to do next year...
.....Race the 5k, and maybbe the TC 10 mile, and just run the others for the Swag....Only sticky point is that the RWB HM is only 2 and a half weeks after the other half 6/17 and 7/4)....Kind of tempted though, just run both as long training runs at an easy pace (like 10:30/mile or so) and use next year as a building year.
The Hot Dash 10 mile is in March, and the TC 10 mile(signing up will bypass the lottery) is in October so the races are fairly well spread so... other than having to think really hard about ditching the HM in June, which I really don't want to do, since it's not often a spouse gives the go ahead to run a race on your wedding anniversary....LOL...I hate the fact that running makes me think about more running..... There's also a MNy (ugh puns) Version with a 5k instead of the Hotdash 10 mile......
Someone I talked today at the Half Mentioned the Summit Challenge, and it looked pretty cool.....Other runners are not good for my ability to control looking at other races....LOL, I'll probably0 -
@MNLittleFinn congratulations on your half today! Sorry it wasn't quite the performance you hoped for, but you did a great job improving your time. Isn't it fairly likely that your Garmin/GPS could be off rather than the official race distance? If it's a USATF certified course I would think the error is on the side of the gadget.
Take some much-deserved rest and load up on food! Enjoy!
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@MNLittleFinn Check your Strava. It's likely pulled other runners that also ran it, you can look at their distance.
Edit.. aw I'm not seeing that any other Runner are on Strava for that race...
Ya, I'd wait on that full. But thats just me..0 -
@katharmonic a Friend who works for the FAA just laughed at me and said that my watch, not the course was off.....he knows a thing or two about navigation and GPS0
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@MNLittleFinn Check your Strava. It's likely pulled other runners that also ran it, you can look at their distance.
Edit.. aw I'm not seeing that any other Runner are on Strava for that race...
Ya, I'd wait on that full. But thats just me..
Yeah, I saw nobody else from the race, which really surprised.
The smart side of me is saying to wait on the full too.... I have about a week to decide. October 1, I'll either enter the drawing for the half or let myself be insane with the full.... from what a guy i was running with today told me, first time entrants are almost guaranteed to get in the HM...and my wife said I could run a race that weekend, and it's our 10th anniversary.0
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