October (2016) Running Challenge
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@katharmonic Congrats on your new doggie!
@ddmom0811 Stay safe!
@KatieJane83 Your strides sound good to me.
I'm so ready to run tomorrow. May be a wet one.1 -
I'm in for 80. I've got 11.6 down so far, so I might be a bit behind, but I'll pick it up on the weekend.3
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mmteixeira wrote: »@juliet3455 @BeeerRunner What trail shoes do you run in? I have done a couple of demo trail runs with the local Fleet Feet to sample different shoes - we have run in the Altra Lone Peaks and Saucony peregrine 6's. I much preferred the Saucony Peregrines of those two
@mmteixeira I think that Trail Shoes are even more of a Speciality than normal running shoes. Like all shoes it will be a very individual thing so my experience may be completely different than yours and - other athletes.
My every day running shoes are Saucony Ride, Saucony Guide and the Mizuno Wave Inspire's.
My Trail Shoes - Ironically are the Saucony Peregine 4 - an older version of the Saucony Peregines 6's that you did a Demo Run in. Love the Tread Pattern and Foot bed - great Traction Uphill or Downhill. They grab the dirt and hang on. Some shoes seem to have a very Directional Tread pattern that are great on Uphills but leave you slip/sliding on downhills. I have tried other shoes but have Duck Feet ( wide at the Toes ) so need the extra room of the Saucony or Mizuno. All my shoes are the Wide version.
I love the Tread Pattern/Foot Bed on the Salmon Shoes but they are just to narrow
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I got a steal of a deal on the Peregine 4 - $50.00 since they were from a previous model year and the next Model Year was being released so they wanted them off the shelf and out the door. I was just in my closet and realize that I need to go shoe shopping - there are only 2 pairs left. Good thing I am going to be out of Town on Training next week
Unlike my Southern Friends I no longer have to worry about Spiders as we have already had 10 days below freezing so they are all in hibernation or Egg cases waiting for spring.
Today when I was near the Alberta-Northwest Territories Border for work I had a Canada Lynx come out of the trees and stop on the road in front of me. Of course my Good Camera was in the back of the Truck and my Cell phone just does not have the lens needed to get a good picture. It made a long tiring travel/work day much better. Generic Photo from the InterWeb thingy.
To all those who might be affected by Hurricane Matthew - Stay Safe - get away inland if you can.
@MNLittleFinn You are late to the party we had 6" last week, its pretty much melted/sublimated except for the North Side of Trees and buildings. Love early season ( winter ) trail running with a little snow to knock down the grass and fill in holes.
@katharmonic Not sure who has the bigger smile in that picture you or the Happy Hound. Garmin should pay you a fee for the Watch Advertising.
@Elise4270 BaaHaahaa. It's that stuff left at the bottom of a Slushy when all the flavour is gone. Or the stuff outside my front door.What's snow?
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I haven't had a chance to post for a few days so a quick update on that... Work is crazy (I give up... seems to be a regular/standard occurance these days... sigh). I am running (and showering) when I can before my day starts, between meetings or at the end of the day if it isn't too warm... most of you know I am a morning runner and this is Killin' me! Also my trainer is off on a ride this week so no training tonight which just makes me even more fidgety!
@ddmom0811 - I hope you are all safe along with anyone else in the Hurricanes path!!
@katharmonic - awesom puppy and new running partner!
@MNLittleFinn - seriously - snow!? in early October!? WOW! Just so you know it will be in the 90s here through the weekend! ugh.....
I will catch up on everyone else over the weekend!
Date.........Miles........Total
10/01......12.16.......12.16
10/02........0.00.......12.16 - Dog beach Sunday
10/03........5.23.......17.39 + Agility
10/04........4.26.......21.65 + Strength Training
10/05........0.00.......21.65
10/06........3.87.......25.52 + Rally Obedience
My completed and upcoming Races - Let me know if you will be running too!
02/07/16 - Surf City Half Marathon
02/20/16 - Divas Half Marathon - Temecula
07/04/16 - SHEPower Virtual Half Marathon
07/31/16 - San Francisco 2nd Half Marathon
08/21/16 - Tiki Beach 10k, Huntington Beach
09/18/16 - Beat the Blerch Half Marathon, Seattle
11/19/16 - USA Invitational Half Marathon (Yay, I qualified again!)
12/18/16 - San Diego Holiday Half Marathon
02/05/17 - Surf City Half Marathon3 -
MNLittleFinn wrote: »Anyone have the new Garmin HR Run? My Garmin soft strap HRM is annoying the heck out of me, and I'm thinking about switching to a different HRM.
yes, it works well but in the last couple of months I keep having a small bruise on my chest where the "washing" label is - not sure though is compatible with all the watches
I had to replace the battery after 8 months and it still works pretty well
the only thing that I don't like is the fact that it seems to measure sometimes some spikes at the beginning of a run, especially when it is (I am) cold - my fitbit doens't record that, so not sure if it's me or the strap
I also noticed that sometimes the calorie prediction is completely random (comparing same efforts, same distance, same pace etc), but that's quite rare
the "old" garmin HRM straps normally last for 1 year - I kept having spikes after about 11 months, so I bought a new one, and researching a bit on the web I found that is very common for that type of strap to last for about 1 year - and they are really uncomfortable to wear - I never had any bruises, but it kept falling down the chest, so annoying!0 -
Planned to do 2 x 3.8km session today but just didn't have it - no energy, no motivation, stiff legs and felt like I might do some damage if I continued so did my warm up then about 3/4 of the first interval totalling 3.2k. I have done *lots* of pace walking this week so probably a bit overtired! Have my daughter this weekend so no running and will get back to it Monday.
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October Miles:
Oct 1 - 3 miles - Fleet Feet Personal Best Class - speed work
Oct 2 - 5.5 miles - easy run
Oct 3 - 10 miles crosstrain (cycling)
Oct 4 - 3 miles - Fleet Feet Trail Run Series - demo Altra Lone Peak 3.0
Oct 5 - 10 miles crosstrain (cycling)
Oct 6 - 3.5 miles
First 10K coming up on Sunday...
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@BeeerRunner @juliet3455 Thanks for your thoughts
I need to try on the Brooks Cascadia 11. I did not like last year's Brooks shoes with the weave in the tops of the shoes - I found the Ghost 8 very uncomfortable but love my 9's so it may be worth looking at the Cascadia 11.
I will probably stay away from the Salomon because I understand they are narrow (many reviews mentioned the same thing @juliet3455 said above) and the durability of the outside lugs is questionable on the Speedcross 3's (the 4's may be better). I just really liked the under $80 price on the Speedcross 3's...
Ultimately, I won't run another trail until Spring so I will probably wait and try to get the Peregrine 6's when the price drops in the Spring (hopefully ) - from all the reviews I read, they seem like an excellent multi-purpose trail shoe that can handle easy and technical trails, and I like the way they felt when running in them. 1 -
10/1- 4.04 miles
10/2- Rest/Travel day
10/3- 3.47
10/4- 5.03
10/5- 3.0
10/6- 5.0
Total: 25.05/60
Today's notes: Another no HRM or Garmin Run, so another z3 run (by how I felt, slowing down is hard without my visual reminders).
And, I tell ya, the snow was a disappointment. Sure it's falling, but none is sticking....it was like running through thick rain rather than snow, and the snowflakes 6 inches in front of my face, combined with the light from my headlamp, made for some dizzy moments.
Oh well. at 21 miles for the week, so I don't even need a long run to keep me in the 25-30 mile range I want for this "off" season.2 -
October goal: 50 miles
10/1: 1.75 miles
10/2: 3.15 miles
10/3: 2.25 miles
10/4: 2 miles
10/5: 2 miles
10/6: Rest Day
Today: 2 miles
Total/October: 13.15 miles1 -
10/1 - 12.2 mile group run. It was a nice cool morning.
10/2 - Rest day with much over-eating.
10/3 - Overslept, but squeezed in a short 3.1 miles.
10/4 - Bodypump class, then a TOUGH Abs/Core class. Finally won the Snooze Button Battle!
10/5 - 5.06 miles. After last night's rain, we have officially begun slippery leaf season.
10/6 - Taper / rest day. Only 10 days until IMT Half Marathon. Can't wait...love the race day atmosphere!
10/7 - 5.01 miles. Chilly and windy today = long sleeves and tights.
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October goal: 75 miles.
Today's run: 7 miles.
Month to date: 25.3 miles.2 -
@juliet3455 - Sublimated! Yes! So glad you recognize that! (Science geek talking)
@MNLittleFinn - Real snow is way better than chunky rain to run in. I'd be disappointed too.
@ddmom0811 - Hope you are still doing OK and don't have a wine hangover :-)
@katharmonic - What a cutie!! Enjoy your new pup!
All - anyone else have a disappearing news feed? Is there a fix?0 -
@karllundy my news feed is gone too.0
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@karllundy mine too0
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Mine too. If you stroll over to the Forums you'll see it seems to be an issue for everyone right now.0
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10/1 - life day
10/2 - travel day
10/3 - 5 miles
10/4 - not so much
10/5 - still not so much
10/6 - 6 miles
10/7 - 3 miles
14 out of 115 miles
Another pretty morning, it was all I could do to get out the door, then it was all I could do to run. I need to get some sleep. Anyway, I did 3 miles so I'm happy with that. I decided yesterday that I can't run my HM in November. I wasn't registered so I won't lose any sleep over it. I just know that I can't be ready and if I'm not ready I don't want to do it.
@mnlittlefinn snow, that four letter word just hurts my ears
@ddmom0811 how did you do in the storm. That's a lot of getting ready.
@mom3over40 Skip got me into running, she started this whole mess. Every time she gets a web in the face, she like UGH you go first ha ha
@juliet3455 holy crap that is beautiful! Today I saw an animal too on my run, it was laying in the street (silly thing) I got a picture of it too
@mmteixeira good luck on the first 10K
@katharmonic sweet pup! Good luck Sunday
@respectthekitty did you say you like getting up early to run? I'm so proud!
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My news feed is gone too. Hurricane is off shore and here in Orlando things are fine, so far. Still some wind gusts but not worse than a summer thunderstorm. Woke up at 3am to some loud wind and frogs that wouldn't stop croaking, but it doesn't appear we ever lost power.
I was texting with a group of cycling friends first thing this morning when the wind was gusting maybe 40 mph. And one of them said "oh my gosh a runner just went by" and everyone was replying "what a nut!" This was while I was thinking "it seems safe to run this morning".7 -
I was texting with a group of cycling friends first thing this morning when the wind was gusting maybe 40 mph. And one of them said "oh my gosh a runner just went by" and everyone was replying "what a nut!" This was while I was thinking "it seems safe to run this morning".
ha ha!!
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Just updating my ticker.
Today I did a practice run of waking up earlier than usual. No running, since I just ran last night, but I was able to take my time getting ready for work and even got to work early. It's at the point now where it's still dark when I plan to get outside, but the sun comes up pretty quickly after that, so no worries. Tomorrow will be my first morning run in a couple weeks.
Stay safe, everyone who's in the path of the hurricane!
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