October (2016) Running Challenge

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  • 7lenny7
    7lenny7 Posts: 3,493 Member
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    @HeatherMN welcome! I'm also from Minnesota. If you're talking about a Halloween parade, would that be in Anoka, the Halloween capital of the world?
  • BeeerRunner
    BeeerRunner Posts: 728 Member
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    10/1: 13.1 Miles: 1st Half Marathon Race!! / Yoga
    10/2: 4.5 Miles (Very Slow…) / Yoga
    10/3: 3 Miles…Feeling much better 
    10/4: Body Pump and 3 more slow miles
    10/5: 3.1 mile run / 1.7 mile Social run/walk through my gym with my kiddo
    10/6: Body Pump
    10/7: Yoga and Tried out my new Foam Roller
    10/8: 14 Miles (6 with Hubby running and Kiddo bicycling)
    10/9: 5 Miles
    10/10: 3 mile trail run with the family
    10/11: 7 minutes of Core, Body Pump, 30 minutes of Stationary Bike
    10/12: 4 Mile run turned into 1.87 after a huge wipeout
    10/13: 3 Mile Walk
    10/14: 3.1 Mile Run
    10/15: 10 Mile Run. Planned to go 12, but my hamstring started acting up around Mile 5. It didn’t hurt bad, but it wasn’t normal, so decided to cut my run short. 
    10/16: 45 Minutes of Stationary Bike
    10/17: 45 Minutes (12 Miles) of Stationary Bike
    10/18: Body Pump and 30 minutes (7.5 miles) on Stationary Bike
    10/19: 60 minutes (15.6 miles) on Stationary Bike
    10/20: 3 Mile Run / It was a chilly 75 degrees with a strong north wind. I didn’t break a sweat at all!! Still had discomfort with the hamstring though. Ugh!!
    10/21: Rest Day

    66.7 of 115 Miles. Totally not going to reach my goal this month. :'(

    2016 Races Completed:
    Buffalo Boogie (5K) May 7 – 23:42
    Marine Creek Trailhead Trot (5K) May 14 – 22:00
    Joe’s Run (10K) June 4 – 48:04
    Firecracker 5000 (5K) July 4 – 22:51
    XTERRA Jurassic Trail Run (15K at Night) July 16 – 1:32:05
    Clark Gardens I’m Only Half Crazy Half Marathon/5K (HM) Oct 1 – 1:48:21

    Upcoming Races:
    Turkey Trot – Appleton, WI (5 Miles) Nov 24
    BMW Dallas Marathon (HM) Dec 11
    Cowtown Marathon (Full) Feb 26
  • BeeerRunner
    BeeerRunner Posts: 728 Member
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    @skippygirlsmom Exactly!! LOL! My husband will have no problems taking our son to his tournament. ;)

    @heatherMN Welcome to the group!!

    @emmab0902 Congrats on all those medals…WOW!!
  • Ohhim
    Ohhim Posts: 1,142 Member
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    Got in 6 hot miles around noon today (with a stop for lunch mid way - wanted to get more used to running in hotter weather with food in my stomach for my IM). Mercury was back in the mid 80s, but ok with the heat as I kept the pace pretty reasonable.

    10/1 - 5 miles (w. 5x800s @ 6:00 pace)
    10/2 - 8 miles (finished at MP)
    10/3 - 4 miles
    10/4 - 4 miles
    10/5 - 4 mile
    10/8 - 3 miles
    10/9 - 26.2 miles (3:04:57 - Chicago marathon, 7:03 pace)
    10/13 - 4 miles
    10/15 - 6 miles
    10/17 - 12 miles
    10/18 - 5 miles
    10/20 - 8 miles
    10/21 - 6 miles

    Total: 95 miles
    Goal: 140 miles
    Remaining: 45 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 - 3:04:57
    Ironman Florida - Nov 5
    Rock 'n Roll Las Vegas 10K - Nov 13
  • MNLittleFinn
    MNLittleFinn Posts: 4,271 Member
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    @BeeerRunner with that awesome first HM on the first, you have nothing to feel bad a out if you don't make your goal. Keep at it, I think you can get close if you don't make it.
  • BeeerRunner
    BeeerRunner Posts: 728 Member
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    Thanks @MNLittleFinn ! My hamstring (I think) has been acting goofy or I totally would have made it. Have had to stationary bike instead which does not give me the runner's high and is super boring. However, I want to keep my cardio efforts up and be able to eat. I have a dr appt scheduled for next week just to see what's going on. When I bend my knee, I can see a small lump on the backside of my leg in my "knee pit" (not sure what you call that. ;) ) So, now I'm wondering if I might have a Baker's cyst. The pain is only when I run though...not when I sit, walk, stand, etc... It's only when I'm bending my right leg to push forward.
  • MNLittleFinn
    MNLittleFinn Posts: 4,271 Member
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    @MobyCarp it's good to see that you're on the mend! I look forward to seeing your continued progress!
  • greenolivetree
    greenolivetree Posts: 1,282 Member
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    Went for a walk this afternoon then realized I was running late and had to run .85 mile home to cut a few minutes off. My shins were not happy about running again so soon.

    @BeeerRunner Sounds like a Baker's cyst! Good luck with your appt.

    @HeatherMN Thanks for the well wishes :)

    Also got 25 min strength training done today.
  • MNLittleFinn
    MNLittleFinn Posts: 4,271 Member
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    @RespectTheKitty awesome run! I love the feeling when runs make me love running!
  • Elise4270
    Elise4270 Posts: 8,375 Member
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    1---3.17 walk/run ish
    2---2.7 walk
    3---travel day, Dallas PT
    4---4.7 walk
    5---rest
    6---4.04 walk
    7---0.6 walk
    8---rest
    9---state fair walk, 1+ miles
    10---3.36
    11---pt appointment
    12---sore/rest
    13---35 minutes bike trainer/2.45 TM walk/few weights
    14---4.4 walk
    15---4.8 walk
    16---2 poké walk
    17---2.1 Robbers Cave hike.
    18---4.2 Rough Canyon hike (corrected)
    19--- Travel home, PT. Have I mentioned how much I LOVE my PT?
    20---1.5 poké walk
    21---1k poké walk

    41.52/50+ 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 (DNF) Hey they send the medals out any how. I should send it to @kristinegift :wink:

    Advisable races:
    March 19th 2017 RNR Half Dallas, TX
    March 26th 2017 A2A 5k Ardmore, OK
    April 30th 2017 OKC Memorial Marathon, Half
  • MNLittleFinn
    MNLittleFinn Posts: 4,271 Member
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    @Elise4270 you're racking up some good walking miles there! When you get running again you're going to rock it.
  • Naija82
    Naija82 Posts: 345 Member
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    21 days of back to back runs, legs are still holding up

    1/Oct - 8.82 miles
    2/Oct - 1.58 miles
    3/Oct - 5.01 miles
    4/Oct - 7.18 miles
    5/Oct - 5.02 miles
    6/Oct - 3.30 miles
    7/Oct - 1.27 miles
    8/Oct - 2.05 miles
    9/Oct - Oxford Half Marathon
    10/Oct - 1.64 miles
    11/Oct - 5.05 miles
    12/Oct - 8.06 miles
    13/Oct - 4.04 miles
    14/Oct - 5.14 miles
    15/Oct - 13.16 miles
    16/Oct - 2.99 miles
    17/Oct - 1.68 miles
    18/Oct - 10.02 miles
    19/Oct - 6.52 miles
    20/Oct - 3.60 miles
    21/Oct - 5.28 miles

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  • juliet3455
    juliet3455 Posts: 3,015 Member
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    Our local Running Club has a very unique inaugural event planned for November 5, 2016.

    7 PEAKS 7 PUBS We will ascend every "peak" in the town of Peace River and will run the peaks in the following order from the Java Domain Café & Bakery. Personally I might be crawling before the pubs :).

    Rough kms to the summit of each peak.
    0 Java Domain Cafe & Bakery starting point.
    3km JUDAH
    9km 12 FOOT
    16km PAT'S CREEK
    22.5km KAUFMAN HILL
    28km TIM'S HILL
    32km GEORGE
    34km MISERY MOUNTAIN
    37.5km Tim Horton's

    This is all "for fun", no medals, no chip timing etc.
    Following our pleasant jaunt, we plan on Mr. Mike's for a burger and beer.
    When we finish, participants are "encouraged" to take a pause, go home, and shower.
    Festivities will resume in the early evening (approx. 5 pm).
    At that point, we will begin our tour of our finest establishments: >:)

    So tonight as a practise for this I did the first 2 hills and the extension run to the bottom of the 3rd hill for a total of 12.5 km in 1:31:02:76. 91 minutes for 12.5 km might seem slow but that was 2 big hill climbs so I am quite happy with it.

    October Running 140km Goal 160km Stretch
    10/01 – 0.0 km – 0.0 - 140 km – YTD 954.5 km
    10/01 – 6.0 km – 6.0 - 134 km
    10/02 – 1.0 km – 7.0 - 133 km
    10/04 – 2.0 km – 9.0 - 131 km
    10/06 – 2.0 km – 11.0 - 129 km
    10/08 – 6.0 km – 17.0 - 123 km
    10/11 – 10.0 km – 27.0 - 113 km
    10/12 – 10.0 km – 37.0 - 103 km
    10/13 – 5.0 km – 42.0 - 98 km
    10/14 – 6.0 km – 48.0 - 92 km
    10/15 – 8.0 km – 56.0 - 84 km
    10/17 – 11.0 km – 67.0 - 73 km
    10/18 – 5.0 km – 72.0 - 68 km
    10/21 –12.5 km – 84.5 - 55.5 km – YTD 1039.0 km Saucony Guide 8 Judah & 12 Ft. 91 mins

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  • ereck44
    ereck44 Posts: 1,170 Member
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    10/1....12 miles.
    10/4....3 miles.
    10/7....1.62 miles treadmill. Total..16.62 miles
    10/8....13.1 (Indianapolis Half Marathon....average pace 11:58
    10/9...Colts game...beer and a large pretzel....mistake...lots of swelling in left ankle.
    10/10...work
    10/11...6 miles run, mixing up fast sprints, easy run, fartleks...felt good but unable to muster a fast pace or increase heart rate much above 90% max heart rate. The half marathon took a lot out of me.
    10/16...8 miles at very, very slow pace...averaged 73% max heart rate.
    10/19....8 miles at very, very slow pace.....unable to share heart rate due to heart rate monitor malfunctioning, but I ran almost 13 minutes slower than 10/16
    10/21...3.79 miles at 79% max heart rate on the treadmill, no elevation, probably averaged 13:20-minute miles.

    Already at the gym due to weight lifting session. 50 minutes on the treadmill. Recovery time in about 2 minutes.

    Will try to catch up with everyone this weekend. Such an active group!

    Total...55.51
    Goal... 75 miles.

    5/6/17....Indianapolis Mini-marathon

  • shanaber
    shanaber Posts: 6,399 Member
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    Hi All - thanks for the good wishes on my knee and Achilles! Saw the doctor again today for another treatment on the Achilles. He checked my knee and didn't feel it needed any treatment and is healing fine on its own. He wants me to try walking a slight incline on the treadmill tomorrow to see how the Achilles reacts. If that feels ok he wants me to run very slowly 2-3 miles on Sunday - preferably with someone much slower than me. I will likely run by myself and try to keep it as slow as possible :confounded:
  • tartanhibee
    tartanhibee Posts: 63 Member
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    2 miles this morning so 24 for the month hadn't been running due to being busy at work with my gaffer on holiday.

    I'm confident that I'll make my 31 mile target with 7 miles to go and over a week to run them.
  • MNLittleFinn
    MNLittleFinn Posts: 4,271 Member
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    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
    10/7- 4.4
    10/8- 7.4
    10/9- REST- Grumble Grumble Grumble
    10/10- 5.22
    10/11- 4.02
    10/12- 3.01
    10/13- 6.0
    10/14- 4.03
    10/15- 8.1
    10/16- REST
    10/17- 4.03
    10/18- 6.01
    10/19- 4.04
    10/20- 6.11
    10/21- 4.01
    10/22- 8.01

    Total: 84.84/70

    Today's notes: 8 mile long run to finish out the week. I was planning on doing an out and back I've done before, since it's relatively flat, and I'm strictly working on cardio right now. Well, just before the 3 mile mark, I heard the wolves talking to each other, they sounded pretty close. So, since I was a couple miles out of town, I decided to turn around. I had to turn the out and back into a lollipop loop to get the full 8, but that's just fine.

    Total distance: 8.01 miles
    Total time: 1:23:56
    Avg. pace: 10:29
    Avg HR: 152

    The average HR was a little higher than I would have wanted, but MAN, I had very consistent HR for each split, like miles 2-8 were all 152-154bpm averages!
  • dkabambe
    dkabambe Posts: 544 Member
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    14k this morning, (my longest). Planned to do negative split averaging around 6:25/km, so decided to head out at 6:40 for first 5k then bring it down to 6:20 for the rest with a faster last km. First 5k was quite hard - due to not warming up properly (at all!). Next 5k felt quite good and I felt more in control, so when I passed 10k I decided just to go a little faster each km to 14k.

    Turns out my first 5k averaged 6:35, the next 5k averaged 6:21 and the next 3 kilometres were 6:07, 5:53 and 5:35. Purely by coincidence just after starting my last km my fast finish power song came on which helped me run a 5:08 last kilometre - my fastest ever. Only fastest by 2s but considering it came after having already run 13k I'm pretty chuffed! Literally had nothing left after that though and stopped dead as soon as my phone said I'd got to 14k. Might regret it later but feeling on top of the world right now and going to treat myself to a burger for lunch!


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