October (2016) Running Challenge

Tapering this week, so just 4 easy miles while watching the Football game with friends (on adjacent treadmills).

10/1 - 5 miles (w. 5x800s @ 6:00 pace)
10/2 - 8 miles (finished at MP)
10/3 - 4 miles

Total: 17 miles
Goal: 140 miles
Remaining: 123 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 13

Still can't get my ticker to work!

Last month I hit 111km. This month's goal is 160km.

Progress: 27.06 km out of 160 km, 132.94 km to go

Oct 1: 15km long run day
Oct 2: 0km running, active recovery day, 6.62km brisk walk.
Oct 3: 12.06km...2km run on coffee break in. Or img, 6.08km long hill repeats at lunch, long, 4.01km treadmill run with hill intervals after work, followed by 30 min strength training. Gonna sleep well tonight!

Goal: 30 Mi

10/1/2016: 4 Mi Total, 1.5 Mi Running
10/3/2016: 4 Mi Total, 2.0 Mi Running

Distance Left: 26.5 Mi


Still trying to get started doing 0.25 Mi Intervals, I miss being able to do the 8 miles straight.

vs_shine wrote: »

Orphia wrote: »

@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

@vs_shine THAT is a great list!

Thanks, and thanks to everyone else with suggestions.

Elise4270 wrote: »

@Orphia what do you really want or need? @vs_shine has some pretty good ideas.

Change of season is upon us, you too right? So more gear? New gear? I didn't deserve it but I bought a Groupon for Botox haha! I have a running fund that's a nice reward. Just there when you want it.

Maybe a run-cation? There are running camps? You definitely deserve something special.

Thanks! xx

My running/treat fund is going towards the trip to do the Bloody Long Walk.

Hopefully I'll have enough left to treat myself to a sports massage during the 12 days I'm having as holiday at the time, and maybe something material.

goldthistime wrote: »

10/3 - 1.8 miles, 18.2 to go

Wk5 day3 of C25K, so my first time running 20min straight in quite a while. I was feeling unstoppable for the first 14 minutes, then my right hip started whining. Wah wah wah. I crouched a bit and had to go to a teeny tiny stride to shut it up. Happily I was in my basement so no witnesses.

@goldthistime Yay for running 20 minutes! Love that program.

Hmm, that workout was just around the time during C25K that I started having hip tendon pain, late last year.

I struggled along for a month or two, resting and testing, but then a trip to the physio (who referred me to a podiatrist) led me to getting orthotics made, and that has made a fabulous difference. Can't recommend physio/podiatry enough.

Do you have flat feet, and/or one leg longer than the other? That was the cause of my hip pain.


@skippygirlsmom You have an amazing daughter, and man, you just blew me away with your truly awesome response to skippy's news. My eyes are a bit misty just thinking about it.

Orphia wrote: »

@emmab0902 So sorry to hear you're poorly! Bravo for still running and swimming... that's amazing!

Were you feeling bad with low iron levels? You seem to achieve a lot despite that.

Hoping hard you're better soon. What's "Australia"? Sorry if you've explained already.

Australia is for the Australasian Police and Emergency Services Games. I'm a psychologist who works for the police and I'm competing in the swimming.

Yes was starting to feel knackered but have just started iron tablets so hoping for a miracle. The other issue is I have several rotator cuff tears and a fraying bicep tendon, and it feels like the latter isn't far off rupturing!

This will help me focus, returning after injury so keeping it very low on the advice of Physio. Aiming for 25 miles

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kristinegift wrote: »

I thought you all would get a kick out of the PRs my Garmin congratulated me on this morning... someone got a glitch and/or left her GPS watch on in the car...

@kristinegift - By my reckoning 45seconds per mile is 80mph/128kmh. Hope you weren't breaking any speed limits - lol!

Haven't been running much lately...so I'll start off slow. 31 miles by the 31st. ;-)
I'll do other active things as well.

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Orphia wrote: »

vs_shine wrote: »

Orphia wrote: »

@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

@vs_shine THAT is a great list!

Thanks, and thanks to everyone else with suggestions.

Elise4270 wrote: »

@Orphia what do you really want or need? @vs_shine has some pretty good ideas.

Change of season is upon us, you too right? So more gear? New gear? I didn't deserve it but I bought a Groupon for Botox haha! I have a running fund that's a nice reward. Just there when you want it.

Maybe a run-cation? There are running camps? You definitely deserve something special.

Thanks! xx

My running/treat fund is going towards the trip to do the Bloody Long Walk.

Hopefully I'll have enough left to treat myself to a sports massage during the 12 days I'm having as holiday at the time, and maybe something material.

goldthistime wrote: »

10/3 - 1.8 miles, 18.2 to go

Wk5 day3 of C25K, so my first time running 20min straight in quite a while. I was feeling unstoppable for the first 14 minutes, then my right hip started whining. Wah wah wah. I crouched a bit and had to go to a teeny tiny stride to shut it up. Happily I was in my basement so no witnesses.

@goldthistime Yay for running 20 minutes! Love that program.

Hmm, that workout was just around the time during C25K that I started having hip tendon pain, late last year.

I struggled along for a month or two, resting and testing, but then a trip to the physio (who referred me to a podiatrist) led me to getting orthotics made, and that has made a fabulous difference. Can't recommend physio/podiatry enough.

Do you have flat feet, and/or one leg longer than the other? That was the cause of my hip pain

Thank you for your comments Orphia. It's nice to feel so welcomed into what is obviously a tight knit community. To answer your questions, as far as I know my legs are the same length. My feet aren't flat, but perhaps falling a little. I had a nasty bout of metatarsalgia that I saw a podiatrist for a couple years ago. I am going to pursue physio, I promise.

PS. Please tell me there is no blood involved in this Bloody Long Walk.

I was in NYC this past weekend visiting daughter and had a great time! Besides two runs we did a ton of walking and I am really sore from all that walking. Weather was in the 60s ... aka heaven to me. I missed all the October posts so far but trying to catch up.

@skippygirlsmom - I think it's great that Skip realized what she wanted and felt comfortable letting you know! It is a lot of pressure. I've already told you how my daughter turned down full rides to play at an Ivy (no athletic scholarships), so she could focus on academics. Turns out even there, it is a full time job! So after two years she stopped playing and never regretted it.

@elise4270 - wait... you ran? I thought you still had crutches?

I got the most amazing roller/massager this weekend:
https://www.jackrabbit.com/accessories/injury-prevention-recovery/massage-stretching/roll-recovery-r8-massage-roller-rr-8.html

When I was running with my daughter Saturday she said "prepare to be amazed at my new device!" When we got back to her apartment she showed me it and had me try it. I was amazed. She said "I was going to buy you one but you said you didn't want anything!" True- I just don't want/need anything -- unless it is running/biking related! I didn't tell her that little caveat. So while we were out walking around we were close to the NY Running Store and I decided to go get one. And while we were there and I was looking at sale items, my daughter runs over and says "they have the Garmin you want!".

I had ordered it the Garmin Fenix 3 in white gold from Amazon a month ago and they cancelled the order after 3 weeks because I guess the white one is backordered. Every site I went to said it would be weeks before it would be shipped or not available. So I gave up and had been studying other Garmins.

https://www.rei.com/product/897924/garmin-fenix-3-sapphire-whitegold-gps-watch

So it was a rather expensive trip to the running store! And I didn't even leave with shoes!
But, I had been planning on buying it for months and the roller thing is definitely worth it.

10/1 - 5.1 miles
10.2 - 7.3 miles
10/3 - travel/rest day
10/4 - rest



Upcoming races
11/30/16 - I/ITSEC 5K
2/5/17 - Daytona Beach HM
2/26/17 - Disney Princess HM Orlando

My Garmin just died and my charger cord is 200 miles away.....

@7lenny7 and @kristinegift

Didn't mean to say someone WOULD say anything, but I've gotten used to the comments over the past year. I mentioned it because I want to find a way into the group and it's a very integral part of who I am. I like getting it out of the way quickly. *smile*

That being said, running and eating is definitely a chore now. I'm lucky if I get 1000 calories most days (restricted as to how much I can take in at once), and know I need to up it greatly at this point if I want to continue to run and build muscle instead of tearing it down. So it's an interesting juggling act!

Still on Week 3, Day 2...I skipped the gym yesterday, so will definitely get it in today!

Thanks for the welcomes!