September (2016) Running Challenge
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That's wonderful. Congratulations @KatieJane83 !!! You look great!1
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Great 1st HM @KatieJane83 !! What beautiful scenery!! Wow! Of course, you are rocking the shiny blanket...thanks for sharing the pics.
I have my 1st HM this upcoming weekend!! Mine is supposed to have abour 550 in elevation gain so I'm a bit nervous about the hills. The worst ones are in the 1st half thank goodness. Living in Texas doesn't offer a lot of hill climbing opportunities.
Well done...you should be proud!!
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RunRachelleRun wrote: »Wow, @kristinegift that is super impressive weekly mileage!
This is my highest week to date: 31.59 miles as per Garmin or 31.5 per Strava
@RunRachelleRun Thanks! But why the ? 31.5 is still pretty high up there, especially in HM training. You're putting in great miles! Turn that into a 
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@KatieJane83 Congrats on a spectacular 1st HM! No walk breaks is seriously impressive. I didn't manage that until my 10th or 11th one (I've done 13 from 2008 til now). Your splits are also really consistent; I can tell where the hills were, but even with them, such good pacing! Well done! Also that looks like a gorgeous place to race!1 -
BeeerRunner wrote: »Great 1st HM @KatieJane83 !! What beautiful scenery!! Wow! Of course, you are rocking the shiny blanket...thanks for sharing the pics.
I have my 1st HM this upcoming weekend!! Mine is supposed to have abour 550 in elevation gain so I'm a bit nervous about the hills. The worst ones are in the 1st half thank goodness. Living in Texas doesn't offer a lot of hill climbing opportunities.
Well done...you should be proud!!
You're gonna rock it! You've done the training! The worst of the rolling hills on my course were in the 2nd half, as you can see in the graph, and I definitely was not happy to see them, lol. Just make sure you pace yourself smartly in the first half, especially with the hills, so you don't burn yourself out.
And a note on the shiny blanket: it was definitely not warm enough to jump in the lake like those crazy people behind me! It felt good to have that blanket on, and I don't know how those crazies did that! Lol2 -
@ kristinegift Sorry! I only meant Strava was ripping me off when it transfers over. I somehow lost .9 of a mile from its math. I am very happy!0
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@RunRachelleRun Most likely, Strava was just rounding it down for the display in each run but keeping the digits internally for total mileage. I think it was last month, I found that my total mileage on Strava for the month was larger than just adding each individual run's mileage. And I think a few of the runners here has confirmed that though Strava seems to just dropped the 2nd decimal place but the total for the month seems to match with their Garmin data....
Oh, how I wish I have one of those watches 0 -
Post op mileage PR for me today. 8.25 miles @11:10 per mile pace. I wasn't sure how long my chosen route was, but was guessing right around 8 miles. That would have been spot on if I had started at the road instead of at my house. I was super sweaty when I got back, so opted to walk the driveway to cool off, otherwise it would have been 8.5 miles. Plus, the neighbor's great Dane was hanging out in the pasture with my horse when I got back, so I had to talk to her while I walked the driveway. Lol
It was a good run overall. Decent pacing, with only a few walking breaks/stops. One walking break to open a stubborn gel, one full stop because I somehow managed to kick a piece of gravel into the heel of my shoe. It was just that kind of day.
That puts me at 28 miles so far this month.5 -
Great job @KatieJane83 !1
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@7lenny7 I have the "Saucony Xodus 6 GTX"; with GoreTex upper. And I have to say, I'm not terribly impressed. When its raining, I haven't been bothered by the falling rain in either these shoes or any of my other running shoes. Usually, when I get soaked feet, it it because I had to run through a puddle (or didn't jump far enough when I tried to cross little riversDoes anyone here wear shoes with GoreTex uppers for running in wet or slushy conditions? I'm considering getting a pair of Saucony Ride GTX for this winter when I'm running in slush. Looking for any feedback on if the GoreTex upper is useful. ), and aparently, when you put your foot ankle-deep in water, a GoreTex upper can't work miracles (and in that case, helps keeping the water in the shoe for the rest of the run). I think so far the only occasion where I had the impression that the waterproof upper layer actually was an improvement compared to normal running shoes was running through high wet grass, there they actually kept my feet dry a while longer. In general though, my current approach is to wear regular shoes and combine them with socks containing merino wool when it rains; those socks are much better to run in when wet than anything with a too-high cotton content.
If you are getting the Saucony Ride anyway, picking the GTX version surely won't hurt. If you are only buying them for the GoreTex, I'm not 100% convinced. On the other hand, some people I talked to are really happy with their waterproof shoes, and others think they are a waste of money; you might just have to give it a try to find out into which group of runners you belong in that regard.3 -
@HonuNui and @7lenny7 Love the puppies & rainbow pictures, how sweet
@Orphia Congratulations on your running anniversary! I can't believe you've only been into running for a year, with all the park runs and half marathons you've been doing. Amazing, you can be really proud of what you've accomplished in that year!
@juliet3455 Sounds like a nice adventure trail - "deliciously insane" must have been great fun
@jodilynnsanders5104 Congratulations on meeting all your goals in the 10k race, well done!
@mom3over40 I think it's great that you do family runs, and that everyone seems to enjoy them. Good point on the strength training - I've been letting that slack recently; I REALLY should try to be more consistant. Maybe we should introduce a strength training for runners ticker as well
@MNLittleFinn That's really frustrating when a race course is too short! But you still ran a great race; I bet without that strong headwind you would have reached your 2:00 goal.
@KatieJane83 Congratulations on running your first half marathon, and in such an awesome time too! I love the pictures, especially the space blanket one
@ceciliaslater Sounds like you recovered completely, 8.25 miles is a great distance! I have never managed to open a gel packet while running; I always need to walk; but since I'm fighting so hard agains that stupid plastic packaging, I wouldn't actually count that as a walking "break"
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Not much running for me this weekend (or the entire week, even); Thursday I hurried to the airport directly from work; to visit my family for a long weekend. We went for nice walks every day (beautiful autumn weather the entire time), but I only briefly snuck away twice for a run (5.1km yesterday, 11.4km today). So no long run this week. I should get home around 8pm tomorrow; I'll have to see if I still have the energy for a long run then to make up for the missed long run today...
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Awesome job @KatieJane83!!! You killed it! I had been warned away from that race as too hilly (and some other reason I can't recall now). Glad you enjoyed it. It's so beautiful there. I am seriously impressed by your performance.
9/25 2.19 miles - slowly
Yesterday's 11 miles felt pretty good, and then today's 2 miles felt kind of terrible. I need to warm up my muscles more these days I think as they are pretty tired. Hopefully now that it's all easy runs and rest for tapering over the next two weeks they will recover.
21.4 miles for the week - should have been higher as it was my last training week, but I needed some rest after my "test" HM last weekend.
87.2 miles for the month - goal is 90 so I should reach that easily with my easy base runs over the next few days.
I know a lot of people talk about going crazy not being able to run much during a taper. I'm seriously looking forward to it. I feel TIRED. Hoping it will perk me up and I'll feel fresh for Oct 9.1 -
@KatieJane83 awesome job! I'm inspired by these HM stories.
@BeeerRunner good luck on your upcoming HM .2 -
MNLittleFinn wrote: »Great job @KatieJane83 !
Right back atcha @MNLittleFinn! And bummer about the wind and the short-handed miles, but I am so impressed by your time! Very inspiring!0 -
Hit my running goal of 60 miles yesterday with a 4-mile run in my mom's neighborhood. Hit my total goal of 110 miles walking and running with a 10-mile walk in 85 degree heat. WHY IS IT STILL 85 DEGREES?!?
Anyway, any additional miles this month are gravy. Hooray.3 -
I'm like 2 miles short of my goal.....Looks like I'll be reaching my goal right at the very end of the month....taking at least another day off, though Wednesday is a more probable return to running.1
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Day 7 of No Running.
Today I volunteered at a 5K cross country race my club was hosting. Acted as a trail marshal (no roads on the route), put down cones to more clearly mark an intersection, and picked up cones and some flags afterward. It was fun, it was beautiful weather, I got to talk to a lot of runners who uniformly told me to keep resting, and the only bad thing was that I still can't run any distance.
I did get to talk to my team captain, and canceled my entry to the Syracuse Festival of Races/USATF National Masters 5K Road Championship. That's in a week, and it's not likely I'll be in shape to pound out a 5K hard by then. Sigh. Also made the call that I won't do the USATF National Masters 15K Championship in Tulsa, because it's not clear I'll be able to run it and I need too much lead time for travel planning.
Perfect running weather today, and I can't run. Sigh.1 -
Perfect running weather today, and I can't run. Sigh.
@MobyCarp Those be the saddest words a runner can utter. But good for you for 1) still checking in on the boards and 2) volunteering for a local running event. You're staying involved, which is great! When I've been injured or in a slump, I isolate from my running communities. Your approach is much healthier 4 -
Away from my PC, so still have some catching up to do on posts (including some known big races), but raced Ironman 70.3 Augusta today. Hilly bike (@22mph) and non-wetsuit swim (1:29/100m) went well, but the temperature was up to 90 by the time my run started. I started about 30 sec/mile under my target pace, then picked it up half way and gutted it out for a 1:35:30 half in the heat.
Lots of water was dunked on my head at water stations, ice was poured down my tri-suit, and I crossed the line early enough to not have to wait for a post race massage.
Ended up 51/2700, and 11/280 for my age group. Glad I did some mid day runs the past week and luckily the humidity wasn't too awful despite the heat.
9/1 - 6 miles (treadmill)
9/2 - 10 miles
9/3 - 12 miles
9/4 - 16 miles
9/6 - 10.5 miles (w. HM pace running at end)
9/7 - 6 miles
9/9 - 6 miles
9/11 - 3 miles
9/12 - 8.5 miles
9/13 - 10 miles
9/14 - 12 miles
9/15 - 6.5 miles
9/16 - 20 miles
9/17 - 6 miles (w. MP in middle)
9/19 - 6.5 miles
9/20 - 7 miles (w. 2@MP, and 3x1K@10K pace)
9/21 - 6 miles (all at MP/HM heart rate)
9/23 - 3 miles
9/24 - 1 mile
9/25 - 13 miles (IM 70.3 Augusta, 1:35:30)
Total: 169 miles, 6 MP+ faster session
Goal: 190 miles, 8 MP+ faster sessions
Remaining: 21 miles, 3 MP+ faster sessions
2016 Race Schedule:
Disney Marathon - Jan 6 - 3:29:09
Gasparilla 15K - Feb 20 - 1:01:59
Ironman 70.3 Florida - Apr 10 - 5:07:51
Pittsburgh Marathon - May 1 - 3:08:25
Ironman 70.3 Augusta - Sep 25 - 4:43:56
Chicago Marathon - Oct 9
Ironman Florida - Nov 5
Rock 'n Roll Las Vegas 10K - Nov 138 -
@Ohhim awesome job!0
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MNLittleFinn wrote: »@Ohhim awesome job!
Thanks! Just caught up on your posts. Definitely wasn't in sub-2 HM shape when I did my first marathon. Winter training w. treadmill seems feasible, and I'd chalk up the distance gap at your race to your garmin. Great race regardless, racing 4 hours vs. 2 isn't as fun, but if you want to give it a shot, I wouldn't hesitate on any sort of physiological grounds.
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Yay, @KatieJane83 on your first Half Marathon, and a terrific time too! Stunning photos.Ended up 51/2700, and 11/280 for my age group.
@Ohhim That's just brilliant. Fantastic achievement.
24 September – 12.1 km including parkrun
25 September – 15.1 km
26 September – 15.2 km
Goal: 150 km – ACHIEVED 22 Sept+12.1+!
New Goal: 200 km – ACHIEVED 26 Sept!
Total: 202.8 km
Completed the Strava Berlin Marathon challenge today. Took me 3 days, and they give you 4 to complete the 42 km. Pretty happy with that little statistic.
Also achieved my upwardly-revised month's mileage goal. Feeling happy. 2 -
Date Miles MTD ------ ----- ------- Sep 1 0.0 0.0 Sep 2 6.5 6.5 Sep 3 4.3 10.8 Sep 4 5.1 15.9 Sep 6 4.3 20.2 Sep 8 5.1 25.3 Sep 10 8.2 33.5 Sep 11 5.0 38.5 Sep 13 4.3 42.8 Sep 15 5.1 47.9 Sep 17 10.8 58.7 Sep 18 5.1 63.8 Sep 20 4.3 68.1 Sep 21 5.1 73.2 Sep 22 4.3 77.5 Sep 24 6.2 83.7 Sep 26 5.1 88.8
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@mobycarp Sad that you're having to cancel your races. Especially the Tulsa Run. I've done that race the last couple years and am considering it again this year.0
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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 (am) + 4.7 miles (pm)
9/19: 6.1 miles
9/20: 4 miles
9/21: 8 miles
........: 4.9 miles
9/22: 6.7 miles
........: 6.4 miles with the Thursday crew!
9/23: Rest day
9/24: 18 miles
9/25: 12 miles
9/26: 6 miles
Joe to Go... starting in the dark... needing long sleeves... FALL IS HERE! Legs were tired but not too sore. Took about 3 miles to get them warmed up and then I was doing some 8:30-8:40 miles on our second three mile loop.
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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Wow, @Ohhim! Incredible job.0
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9/17 - 8.28 - 103.47
9/18 - 7.29 - 110.76
9/19 - 6.69 - 117.45
9/20 - 7.01 - 124.46
9/21 - rest day
9/22 - 7.06 - 131.52
9/23 - 6.75 - 138.27
9/24 - 8.25 - 146.52
9/25 - 7.55 - 154.07
9/26 - 7.33 - 161.401 -
Got some happy news today. Race folks got back to me, and the course was a certified HM for sure, and they were aware that there were signal gaps along the route. Very happy with that, knowing that my time was for a full HM.
About today: Taking another rest day today, which is all well and good because the cold I caught on Friday is kicking my rear today. Also thinking the cold forming may have had something to do with my performance...Not that I'm disappointed with my time, just with the walk breaks. Resting today, and possibly/probably tomorrow, and hoping for an easy, short, run on Wednesday.6 -
Such a busy weekend I had no time to check in. Lots to catch up on!
I won't hit my goal for the month but it's fine since I got a lot of biking in. Planning to run 3 more days and then rest Friday since I fly to NYC to visit my daughter. I don't run or bike on days I am flying.
Awesome job @MNLittleFinn - that's a great time! It's weird because whenever I run a certified course, my mileage on my app is always over. Now get some rest!
@ohhim - Well done!
9/1 - 4.8 miles
9/2 - strength training
9/3 - 34 miles biking
9/4 - 100 KM biking (63 miles).
9/5 - 45 miles biking
9/6 - 4 miles run
9/7 - 5.1 miles + Strength training
9/8 - rest day (avoid the bears)
9/9 - 5. 0 miles + strength training
9/10 - 34 miles biking
9/11 - 100 miles biking
9/12 - rest day
9/13 - rest day #2
9/14 - 5.1 miles
9/15 - 4 miles
9/16 - 4.5 miles
9/17 - 44 miles biking
9/18 - 38 miles biking
9/19 - 5 miles
9/20 - 5 miles
9/21 - strength training
9/22 - 5 miles
9/23 - 4.2 miles
9/24 - 44 miles biking
9/25 - 40 miles biking
9/26 - 4.6 miles
Upcoming races
11/30/16 - I/ITSEC 5K
2/5/17 - Daytona Beach HM
2/26/17 - Disney Princess HM Orlando2 -
Congratulations to everyone who ran this past weekend. I see so many PRs and stretch goals smoked. It is wonderful!
I, myself, ran a 5K Saturday morning. Because I am a bit insane and seem to often lack reasonable judgement, I decided I would do the "Tough Pumpkin" option and run said 5K carrying a 12.5 pound pumpkin. It was definitely a challenge and my hips and shoulders are a bit bruised. I don't think I realized just how awkward carrying a pumpkin would be. I totally didn't take it seriously, it was my worst 5K time by far, but it was a neat run - everyone got a small pumpkin and a cup of apple cider at the end. My fall decorating is now almost complete with the addition of our two small pumpkins and the one I became best friends with over that 3.1 miles. They had all sorts of things going on for families after the race - live music, hay rides, pumpkin picking, tractor rides, etc. Of course, my team (I Remember My First PSL) decided to head to a local brewery for drinks and lunch. For those who may not get the team name, one of my boyfriend's favorite movies is Step Brothers. There's a scene at the dinner table when Will Ferrell says, "That's cute. I remember when I had my first beer." My boyfriend uses this phrase all. the. time. but I digress.
I can now say that I ran (I use that term loosely) a 5K through a farm and a corn maze carrying a 12.5 pound pumpkin.8 -
Sept 1-5.9 miles + 0.6 miles with puppy
Sept 2-7.5 miles
Sept 3- 14 hilly miles
Sept 4-rest day-long hike
Sept 5-4.0 miles + 0.6 miles with Stella
Sept 6-8.0 miles w/ cruise intervals
Sept 7- rest day (because I needed it!)
Sept 8- 6 miles hills
Sept 9- 4.4 miles dreadmill speed work AM+ 3.0 miles recovery PM
Sept 10-3.8 miles
Sept 11-11.1 miles
Sept 12-rest the hamstring
Sept 13- 7.0 miles
Sept 14- 4.1 miles
Set 15- rest- hamstring
Sept 16-rest-hamstring
Sept 17 5.0 miles
Sept 18- rest
Sept 19- 7.0 miles
Sept 20-4.0 miles
Sept 21-7.4 miles w/5@ tempo
Sept 22-5 miles recovery run
Sept 23- 8.1 miles Treadmill mixed intervals + 0.5 miles with Stella
Sept 24-4.0 miles easy + 0.8 miles w/ Stella
Sept 25-16 miles fast finish
Sept 26-rest day
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