October (2016) Running Challenge
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Never really run so starting off small.
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Date.......Distance.......Type........How my legs are feeling
October 1 - 5.9 km - Easy - Niggle in left IT band
October 2 - 11.9km - Easy - Calfs a little tight, fine after warm-up
03/04: Bucharest 10k and Family run 48:28
16/04: Color Run Bucharest
17/04: Forest Run 5k 22:05
04/06: Happy Run 5k 21:57
22/07: Bucharest After9Cross 9.5k 49:03
28/08: Fox Trail Half Marathon (10k) 48:28
18/09: Baneasa Trail Run (10.5k) 49:12
09/10: Bucharest International Marathon (Half Debut)2 -
October goal: 50 miles
10/1: 1.75 miles
Today: 3.15 miles
Total/October: 4.9 miles
It was such a beautiful day today and I just felt like running. So, instead of my usual on/off run/walk, I decided just to kick it up a notch and just keep going. I managed to run 5K without a walk break and with no real pain or difficulty. I'm slow as can be; I think my husband could walk and keep up with me. But, I am running again and I just love it! I am one happy gal today!
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I planned to do 10 miles today, but forgot my water, had the sniffles, and a naggy hamstring. Decided one mile in to just take it easy and do 6.
1: 4.02 miles (aerobic)
2: 6.01 miles (long with 5 x 1/4 mile zone 3 intervals)
Upcoming Race: Oct 23rd Vancouver Rock n Roll Half-Marathon3 -
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@louubelle16 Congrats on the time-spent-running PR!
I totally understand that you are annoyed! The first time that happened to me I was really upset (cause the shiny medal is 90% of the reason of signing up for a race, right?). Now I'm starting to get used to it - I've done 7 races in Switzerland since moving into this area, and ONLY ONE of them had a medal in the end (and that one was a huge event with a fee so high I don't even want to think about it, so anything short of getting a shirt + medal in the end would have been insane). Around here, medals seem to be reserved for the age group winners, everyone else gets a "souvenir price" instead. I've got a shoe light and a towel respectively at two ~5k races, a shirt / a Buff headband/ a water bottle at the three 10ks I did, and another shirt at my last HM. No medal for any of those races, so I've started collecting the bibs instead. But all races had plenty of food and drink in the end. Getting nothing but a bottle of water and a newspaper is a huge disappointment.louubelle16 wrote: »But anyway, my major gripe of the whole experience - NO MEDAL. I mean, seriously?! Who plans a HM with no medal? Apparently it was not advertised with one so they weren't having any of the multiple complaints, but a lot of people were returning runners like me so never thought to check as we have always had one in the past. I'm glad that wasn't my first HM today, as it was 2 years ago, as no medal would have really upset me. Today, I'm just annoyed that I paid £28 for a race where all I had to show at the end was a 330ml bottle of water. Not even a banana. The goodie bag had nothing but leaflets for local stores and a copy of the local newspaper. So, I won't be running that one again.
Am I right to be annoyed about this? Has anyone else ever run a HM and not got any race bling of some sort? This surely can't be ok, I mean, have the organisers ever MET a runner before?! WE LOVE SHINY THINGS MEDALS
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October Running Totals (miles)
10/1 – rest day
10/2 – 0.56 test run
October total to date – 0.56
Nominal Challenge Goal – no stated distance
Real Goal: Return to regular running
Today's notes – I jogged up and down the hallway this morning while my eggs cooked, and the resulting ache was more in the ankle than the achilles tendon. It also faded more quickly than it had. This somewhat positive development convinced me to test an easy 2 mile run today. Sure, it would ache; but maybe it wouldn't ache that much and I could live with the recovery.
I planned to run up south on my street to the major cross street, back north the the lesser cross street, and back to my house for about 2 miles total. I would never be further than 0.7 mile from home, so I could bail at any time. Set out after church, just before lunch. At first it was just as expected. The ache started in the shin, then faded. It landed on the outside of the upper left ankle, but was livable. Then it got worse. I probably was stubborn for about 100 meters beyond where I should have admitted that today is not the day to run an easy 2 miles.
It was a long walk back to my driveway. I ended up stopping several times to let the aching ankle rest. But once I got back home, and could get off my feet, it faded. I'll find out tomorrow whether I've set myself back; if I feel better tomorrow morning than this morning, maybe I'll try for another half mile. If I feel worse tomorrow morning, tomorrow will be a rest day.
So . . . I'm not where I want to be, but I'm in a better place than I was. The trick will be accurately assessing my capability instead of being over-optimistic and trying to do too much. Oh, well. I'll see what tomorrow brings.
The philosophical question is, do I count today as breaking the streak of No Running? Technically, I ran a measurable distance and used the Garmin to measure it; but I was well short of my old beginner's standard of running for 20 minutes. Depending on how I view this, my streak of No Running Days either broke at 13 or stands at 14.
2016 races:
January 1, 2016 Resolution Run 7.5 mile (Mendon, NY) finished in 53:58
January 9, 2016 Winter Warrior Half Marathon (Gates, NY) finished in 1:30:59
March 12, 2016 Johnny's Runnin' of the Green 5 mile (Rochester, NY) finished in 32:32
March 26, 2016 Spring Forward Distance Run 15K (Mendon, NY) finished in 1:05:24
April 18, 2016 Boston Marathon (Hopkinton, MA) finished in 3:23:01
April 24, 2016 Flower City Challenge Half Marathon (Rochester, NY) finished in 1:36:50, targeting MP
May 15, 2016 Highland Hospital Lilac Run 10K (Rochester, NY) DNS - injury
June 19, 2016 Medved 5K to Cure ALS (Rochester, NY) DNS - recovering from face plant
July 16, 2016 Shoreline Half Marathon (Hamlin, NY) finished in 1:31:11
August 13, 2016 Bergen Road Race 5K (Bergen, NY) finished in 19:07 (5K PR)
September 4, 2016 Oak Tree Half Marathon (Geneseo, NY) finished in 1:31:37
September 18, 2016 Rochester Marathon (Rochester, NY) DNF a mile from finish
October 15, 2016 Finish Strong 15K (Hilton, NY)
October 22, 2016 Scare Brain Cancer Away 5K (East Rochester, NY)
November 24, 2016 Race with Grace 10K (Hilton, NY)
2017 races:
April 17, 2017 Boston Marathon (Hopkinton, MA)
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10/1: 20 miles
10/2: 4.6 miles (am), 5.4 miles (pm)
I went to the Little Silver 5k this morning to support my teammates who were competing in the USATF-NJ 5k Women's Championship. We came in 7th, but considering we only had 3 healthy runners (out of 5) who were capable of running 18-22 minutes and most teams had their 1st runners come in between 17 and 18 minutes... that's pretty darn good! I did their warm up with them, then ran the course backwards and spectated about a mile out from the start, then ran the cool down. Still had to run again when I got home though to get to 10 for the day and the official 70 miles for the week! And now I get to rest til 6 am tomorrow
Upcoming Races:
10/8: Coe College Homecoming 5k (Goal: 21:30 or better)
10/16: Superhero Halloween Half Marathon (Goal: 1:38 or better)
11/20: Philadelphia Marathon (Goal: 3:30 or better)
3/26: Philly Love Run HM
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Phew, I survived the hardest weekend in my training plan!
Yesterday was 16km at marathon pace (or what I hope my marathon pace might be...), this afternoon 30km long run. My legs were still tired from the tempo run yesterday evening, but that feeling went away after the first few kms.
I was enjoying the lovely autumn weather, until I started feeling hungry. And not for sweet carb stuff, I sipped about 250ml of homemade "gel" (50/50 mix of honey and lemon juice), but at that point, I wanted REAL FOOD - something hot that required chewing. I realised then that I had forgotten to eat lunch. I probably spent the next 3kms thinking about nothing except what I would eat once I got home - I'd bought all the ingredients for chicken wraps, but slicing stuff and frying stuff and whatnot before getting something to eat suddenly seemed like too much work after all that running. I have to admit, my solution was to change my route so that I found myself at the front door of a McD exactly after finishing my planned 30km. Got some takeaway cheeseburgers, stuffed them into my hydration backpack, and jogged the last ~2km home. I have to say, physically the hardest part of the run were probably the first few hundred metres after the 5min stop at McDonalds! It's like my poor legs thought the running for the weekend was finally over, and when I started running again, every single muscle screamed it's complaints. Maybe next time I should jog in place while I wait for my order
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Haha! You're not the first to stop at McDonald's out on a run (race)!_nikkiwolf_ wrote: »Phew, I survived the hardest weekend in my training plan!
Yesterday was 16km at marathon pace (or what I hope my marathon pace might be...), this afternoon 30km long run. My legs were still tired from the tempo run yesterday evening, but that feeling went away after the first few kms.
I was enjoying the lovely autumn weather, until I started feeling hungry. And not for sweet carb stuff, I sipped about 250ml of homemade "gel" (50/50 mix of honey and lemon juice), but at that point, I wanted REAL FOOD - something hot that required chewing. I realised then that I had forgotten to eat lunch. I probably spent the next 3kms thinking about nothing except what I would eat once I got home - I'd bought all the ingredients for chicken wraps, but slicing stuff and frying stuff and whatnot before getting something to eat suddenly seemed like too much work after all that running. I have to admit, my solution was to change my route so that I found myself at the front door of a McD exactly after finishing my planned 30km. Got some takeaway cheeseburgers, stuffed them into my hydration backpack, and jogged the last ~2km home. I have to say, physically the hardest part of the run were probably the first few hundred metres after the 5min stop at McDonalds! It's like my poor legs thought the running for the weekend was finally over, and when I started running again, every single muscle screamed it's complaints. Maybe next time I should jog in place while I wait for my order
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Last month I ran 50 miles, so I'm gonna up it to 60 for October. I'm challenging myself a little at a time. Let the spooky runs begin!!2
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You're right, now that you mention it, I remember that too! Wasn't it @LoneWolfRunner (forgot the new name, if it still exists?) who got hungry during a half marathon? Back then I thought it was crazy, today I can totally understand the feeling
Haha! You're not the first to stop at McDonald's out on a run (race)!_nikkiwolf_ wrote: »Phew, I survived the hardest weekend in my training plan!
Yesterday was 16km at marathon pace (or what I hope my marathon pace might be...), this afternoon 30km long run. My legs were still tired from the tempo run yesterday evening, but that feeling went away after the first few kms.
I was enjoying the lovely autumn weather, until I started feeling hungry. And not for sweet carb stuff, I sipped about 250ml of homemade "gel" (50/50 mix of honey and lemon juice), but at that point, I wanted REAL FOOD - something hot that required chewing. I realised then that I had forgotten to eat lunch. I probably spent the next 3kms thinking about nothing except what I would eat once I got home - I'd bought all the ingredients for chicken wraps, but slicing stuff and frying stuff and whatnot before getting something to eat suddenly seemed like too much work after all that running. I have to admit, my solution was to change my route so that I found myself at the front door of a McD exactly after finishing my planned 30km. Got some takeaway cheeseburgers, stuffed them into my hydration backpack, and jogged the last ~2km home. I have to say, physically the hardest part of the run were probably the first few hundred metres after the 5min stop at McDonalds! It's like my poor legs thought the running for the weekend was finally over, and when I started running again, every single muscle screamed it's complaints. Maybe next time I should jog in place while I wait for my order
Though I did enough loops on the parking lot to finish my "official" distance before getting the burgers. The run home was not really part of my training, that was just because walking would have ment longer waiting and cold food. 0 -
_nikkiwolf_ wrote: »
You're right, now that you mention it, I remember that too! Wasn't it @LoneWolfRunner (forgot the new name, if it still exists?) who got hungry during a half marathon? Back then I thought it was crazy, today I can totally understand the feeling
Haha! You're not the first to stop at McDonald's out on a run (race)!_nikkiwolf_ wrote: »Phew, I survived the hardest weekend in my training plan!
Yesterday was 16km at marathon pace (or what I hope my marathon pace might be...), this afternoon 30km long run. My legs were still tired from the tempo run yesterday evening, but that feeling went away after the first few kms.
I was enjoying the lovely autumn weather, until I started feeling hungry. And not for sweet carb stuff, I sipped about 250ml of homemade "gel" (50/50 mix of honey and lemon juice), but at that point, I wanted REAL FOOD - something hot that required chewing. I realised then that I had forgotten to eat lunch. I probably spent the next 3kms thinking about nothing except what I would eat once I got home - I'd bought all the ingredients for chicken wraps, but slicing stuff and frying stuff and whatnot before getting something to eat suddenly seemed like too much work after all that running. I have to admit, my solution was to change my route so that I found myself at the front door of a McD exactly after finishing my planned 30km. Got some takeaway cheeseburgers, stuffed them into my hydration backpack, and jogged the last ~2km home. I have to say, physically the hardest part of the run were probably the first few hundred metres after the 5min stop at McDonalds! It's like my poor legs thought the running for the weekend was finally over, and when I started running again, every single muscle screamed it's complaints. Maybe next time I should jog in place while I wait for my order
Though I did enough loops on the parking lot to finish my "official" distance before getting the burgers. The run home was not really part of my training, that was just because walking would have ment longer waiting and cold food.
I think it was @CodeMonkey78 during a full. I'm sure @Stoshew71 et al remember. Bet it was the best snack ever!
I always give into hot and ready pizza post run.0 -
Date Miles MTD ------ ----- ------- Oct 1 6.2 6.2 Oct 2 6.5 12.7
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October goals
40km running
40km Swimming
Am off to Australia in a week for the Australasian Police and Emergency Services Games so might not meet goals this month.
1 October rest day
2 October 5km run4 -
Wanted to run. Also wanted to watch the Bears game. Solution: run on the treadmill at the gym. They have little TVs on each treadmill so I just plugged in my headphones and ran while watching the game.
I ran for almost the entire second half. To my utter amazement, I did 7 miles, almost an hour and a half. Distance PR and time PR for me.
They sell Quest protein bars at the gym. I tried one. It was rather disgusting. Live and learn.
Total miles so far: 11/609 -
RespectTheKitty wrote: »Wanted to run. Also wanted to watch the Bears game. Solution: run on the treadmill at the gym. They have little TVs on each treadmill so I just plugged in my headphones and ran while watching the game.
I ran for almost the entire second half. To my utter amazement, I did 7 miles, almost an hour and a half. Distance PR and time PR for me.
They sell Quest protein bars at the gym. I tried one. It was rather disgusting. Live and learn.
Total miles so far: 11/60
And the Bears won today! Woo hoo! 2 -
Date :::: Miles :::: Oct total
10/1 :::: 5.8 :::: 5.8
10/2 :::: 2.8 :::: 8.6
Today was 30 minutes, easy pace. It's one week to race day! Feeling okay overall. Lots to do this week so that will keep me distracted from thinking about it ALL the time. I'm getting a massage tomorrow, so I'm super excited about that.
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1---3.17runnish/walk
2---2.7 poké walk
3---travel day, Dallas PT I'm excited to go, but dreading the visit. What if's and all.
5.87/50+ walking miles goal
Not Advisable races:
11/05/16 Jenks Half 5k Jenks OK (registered)
12/11/16 BMW Dallas Marathon, Half (registered)
Run the year 2016 898.42/ 2016 (registered)
Advisable races:
March 19th 2017 RNR Half Dallas, TX
March 26th 2017 A2A 5k Ardmore, OK
April 30th 2017 OKC Memorial Marathon, Half2 -
Got in a good intense afternoon swim, then ran right after and oddly had trouble getting started. Still, once I got into a groove, I started slightly increasing the speed until I reached my target MP (7/mile), on the last mile. Definitely felt pretty comfortable and relaxed at that pace (with my heart rate peaking at 156bpm), so I think I'm good to go for Sunday to pace my buddy to a 3:05 (especially after much more planned tapering this week). If it goes as planned, I think I may sign up for a winter marathon to try to crack the 2:55 mark to qualify for NYC, but I'll take that one step at a time.
10/1 - 5 miles (w. 5x800s @ 6:00 pace)
10/2 - 8 miles (finished at MP)
Total: 13 miles
Goal: 140 miles
Remaining: 127 miles
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 134 -
Love my Sunday's run - slower pace - just taking it easy and enjoying my run - I push it on Saturday and sort of glide on Sunday - my run today was six minutes less today and 1.15 less -
Date Miles MTD
10/1 - 8.35
10/2 - 7.20 - 15.55
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Late to join but in for 20 miles. Only half way through C25K but feeling optimistic.7
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RespectTheKitty wrote: »Wanted to run. Also wanted to watch the Bears game. Solution: run on the treadmill at the gym. They have little TVs on each treadmill so I just plugged in my headphones and ran while watching the game.
I ran for almost the entire second half. To my utter amazement, I did 7 miles, almost an hour and a half. Distance PR and time PR for me.
They sell Quest protein bars at the gym. I tried one. It was rather disgusting. Live and learn.
Total miles so far: 11/60
Haha! I love running on the treadmill while I watch sports. Good motivation!
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1 October – 10.6 km including parkrun
3 October – 12.4 km
Goal: 100 miles (160 km)
Total: 23 km
Events:
October 23 – The Bloody Long Walk 35 km
November 6 – Vitality 10 km or HM
Somehow managed to time my run today so that I was running up a scenic road just as the sun was rising. Just lovely.
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@louubelle16 My first two half marathons I just did on my own at home, so no bling for me.
I've also done two shorter distance events with no medals or anything.
The Beat the Blerch Virtual HM's bling made up for that!
Now you mention it, the Bloody Long Walk 35 km walk doesn't have any bling, I don't think.
Hmm, here's a question...
What's a good reward to buy for running?2 -
@louubelle16 My first two half marathons I just did on my own at home, so no bling for me.
I've also done two shorter distance events with no medals or anything.
The Beat the Blerch Virtual HM's bling made up for that!
Now you mention it, the Bloody Long Walk 35 km walk doesn't have any bling, I don't think.
Hmm, here's a question...
What's a good reward to buy for running?
Beautiful photos!! Lovely!
Rewards for Running:
I would suggest a $200 shopping trip to the workout store of your choice!
Academy or Sun and Ski... I would choose Sports Authority, but they went out of business.
New Running Shoes
New workout clothes
A new dress
I tend to like experiences as rewards rather than objects.
So....
A spa Day
A weekend away at a resort with your sweetie.
Concert Tickets to see your favorite musician
Tickets to rent jet skis at the beach
Go to a magic show
Go do indoor ski diving!
Take a dinner cruise on the river
Go see your favorite comedian do live stand up
or you could volunteer at an animal shelter. its hard work, but rewarding
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Another 3 miles this morning for me.
4 miles for the month so far, currently on target.3 -
My long run this morning was 11.24k, and felt really good which I credit to combination of pre-run caffeine and a foam rolling session last night at the end of a rest day. This was my longest distance to date, and if it weren't for the fact I decided to finish the last kilometre fast I felt like I could have gone a fair bit longer.
I improved my (GPS recorded) best 10k time to 1:05:31 (from 1:07:14) which was also great, so on top of Saturdays good fast run has been a great start to the month for me.
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10/1: 20 miles
10/2: 4.6 miles (am), 5.4 miles (pm)
10/3: 6 miles with the Coffee Crew
Easy run this morning, nice and slow. For the fifth day now, the sun hasn't really come out. It was so foggy today that the whole town looked like a horror movie. I want bright, crisp, sunshine-y fall... not dreary, gray, boring fall!
Cutback week this week to allow for more sleeping and socialization time while I'm home for Homecoming Thursday through Sunday. I haven't been home since Christmas, so I would be more than happy for the next 3 days of work to just flyyyyyy by!
Happy Monday, all!
Upcoming Races:
10/8: Coe College Homecoming 5k (Goal: 21:30 or better)
10/16: Superhero Halloween Half Marathon (Goal: 1:38 or better)
11/20: Philadelphia Marathon (Goal: 3:30 or better)
3/26/17: Philly Love Run HM
5/14/17: Delaware Marathon Running Festival HM
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@louubelle16 I'd be gutted if I didn't get any bling for a race the goodie bag sounds equally rubbish, I'm doing the oxford half this weekend and just had to double check whether we got any bling. I think I'll avoid Tonbridge as a choice of race next year.
Well into tapering now managed a 6.5 mile yesterday without the knee being too sore at the end, planning a 5k thursday then maybe a 1 miler on Saturday just to get my legs ticking over before the race on Sunday, got the KT ready to go for a bit of extra support (mentally and physically). Aiming for 40 miles this month depending on the knee after the race
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