October (2016) Running Challenge

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  • 1TheQueenB
    1TheQueenB Posts: 377 Member
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    Nice cool Florida run this morning!
    Good morning All!
  • 7lenny7
    7lenny7 Posts: 3,493 Member
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    @juliet3455 I hope you practice the pub part of the event as well! Sounds like a fun time!
  • girlinahat
    girlinahat Posts: 2,956 Member
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    A bit of help needed.

    I have a 12k scheduled for 6th November. I haven't done an awful lot of mileage lately, although have done some dreadmill runs. I'm working on STrongLifts through the winter to work on strength as I'm a morning runner and it's dark at the moment.

    Next weekend I have a dance workshop for 5 days, parties and thrashing the calf muscles. No running.

    I'm planning a 5mile hike tomorrow with a friend and was thinking I OUGHT to be doing a 6 mile run today as it's the last chance I'll get to get an endurance run in.

    Longest run I've done so far is 8.5miles, and I've run and raced a couple of 10ks. I'm fully expecting to run/walk the 12k

    Question is - I'm tired. My legs are tired, I've been pretty active lately, and I have a niggle in my hamstring. And I just don't FEEL like running today, but it really is the last chance I'll get.

    Do I run? Do I try and force it out of me? All my other scheduled activities the next week or so are not using running muscles but are hardly sedentary.

    Help!!
  • AdrianChr92
    AdrianChr92 Posts: 567 Member
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    @girlinahat A day of rest never hurt anyone. I say take a day off if you want. Remember. Work hard, rest harder
    @dkabambe Ha, good work. I remember first time I ran 10 km. Took me like 1 hour and 10 minutes with a pace of 7:00 min/km. But I felt like could go forever. It was one of those runner's high moments
    Date.......Distance.......Type........How my legs are feeling

    October 1 - 5.9 km - Easy - Niggle in left IT band
    October 2 - 11.9km - Easy - Calves a little tight, fine after warm-up
    October 3 - rest
    October 4 - 6.7 km - Tempo - Fine, no pains
    October 5 - 6.2 km - Easy - Fine, taper fine, wanna go fast
    October 6 - 7.0 km - Easy - Very fine
    October 7 - 5.0 km - Easy - Springy, rested legs
    October 8 - 5.0 km - Easy - Ready to race
    October 9 - 21.1km - Race - Dead legs are dead
    October 10- rest
    October 11- rest
    October 12- rest
    October 13- rest
    October 14- rest
    October 15- rest
    October 16- rest
    October 17- 6.1 km - Easy - Tight calves
    October 18- 8.0 km - Easy - Tight calves AND tight IT band, probably DOMS
    October 19- 7.5 km - Easy+ST - I was right, it's just DOMS
    October 20- 6.0 km - Easy+Drills
    October 21- 7.2 km - Easy+ST
    October 22- 8.0 km - Easy and 1000 m trial (3:10,6)

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    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) 1:31:53
  • kristinegift
    kristinegift Posts: 2,406 Member
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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
    10/4: 5 miles (am), 10 miles (pm)
    10/5: 5 miles
    10/6: 3.5 miles
    10/7: 9.5 miles
    10/8: 6 miles with a 5k in the middle
    10/9: 4 miles
    10/10: Oh my god finally a rest day
    10/11: 10 miles
    10/12: 6 miles (am), 4.2 miles (pm)
    10/13: 8 miles (am), 6.4 miles with the Thursday crew
    10/14: Rest day
    10/15: 7.3 miles with the Saturday crew
    10/16: 2 miles + 13.1 HM
    10/17: 3 miles with the Coffee Crew
    10/18: 7.5 miles
    10/19: 5.7 miles (am), 5 miles (pm)
    10/20: Rest (am), 8.1 miles solo + 6.2 miles group (pm)
    10/21: Rest day
    10/22: 10 miles with the Saturday crew

    Small crew today... and no one willing to do a long, hilly 10 mile loop with me in the cold and the drizzly/rainy wind. So we did some smaller loops for a 10 mile total. Last night when I went to bed the forecast was windy but dry. It is now 10:20 am and it hasn't stopped raining since 2:30 am :s Moving my 20 mile long run to tomorrow when it will be cool and DRY and sunny (and windy, because it's fall and fall means wind!).

    But being at 181 miles today, I'll hit 200 for the month tomorrow as well as my 2016 in 2016 goal... I'll be at 2017 for the year after tomorrow's miles :)

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    Upcoming Races:
    10/8: Coe College Homecoming 5k: 21:26
    10/16: Superhero Halloween Half Marathon: 1:42:24
    11/20: Philadelphia Marathon (Goal: 3:30 or better)
    3/26/17: Philly Love Run HM
    5/14/17: Delaware Marathon Running Festival HM



  • MobyCarp
    MobyCarp Posts: 2,927 Member
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    @shanaber - From one case of Achilles tendonitis to another: I'm jealous. 2-3 miles of continual running sounds like heaven, and I'm in purgatory.
  • Elise4270
    Elise4270 Posts: 8,375 Member
    edited October 2016
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    girlinahat wrote: »
    A bit of help needed.

    Question is - I'm tired. My legs are tired, I've been pretty active lately, and I have a niggle in my hamstring. And I just don't FEEL like running today, but it really is the last chance I'll get.

    Do I run? Do I try and force it out of me? All my other scheduled activities the next week or so are not using running muscles but are hardly sedentary.

    Help!!

    I say make it a rest or an active rest day. I usually go for a walk if I feel I need a rest but am restless. I agree with @AdrianChr92. Remember rest days ARE part of training.

    An extra rest day can make all the difference.
  • lissadecker
    lissadecker Posts: 220 Member
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    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
    10/7: 2 miles
    10/8: 2.25 miles
    10/9: 3.15 miles
    10/10: 2.25 miles
    10/11: 2.25 miles
    10/12: 2.5 miles
    10/13: 2 miles
    10/14: Rest Day
    10/15: 4.19 miles (2.25 + 1.9) <<<
    10/16: 2.25 miles
    10/17: 2.25 miles
    10/18: 2.5 miles
    10/19: 2.25 miles
    10/20: 2.25 miles
    10/21: 3.15 miles
    10/22: 1 mile

    Total/October: 47.35 miles

    just did an easy one mile run today and walked the rest of the way (our morning path is about 3.5 miles total). My brain is telling me that I should take a rest day, but I feel good and want to run so I thought I would at least do just a little bit today. Besides, it was Mike's birthday yesterday so there is cake in the house which means I need to burn all the extra calories that I can. :)

  • girlinahat
    girlinahat Posts: 2,956 Member
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    Elise4270 wrote: »
    girlinahat wrote: »
    A bit of help needed.

    Question is - I'm tired. My legs are tired, I've been pretty active lately, and I have a niggle in my hamstring. And I just don't FEEL like running today, but it really is the last chance I'll get.

    Do I run? Do I try and force it out of me? All my other scheduled activities the next week or so are not using running muscles but are hardly sedentary.

    Help!!

    I say make it a rest or an active rest day. I usually go for a walk if I feel I need a rest but am restless. I agree with @AdrianChr92. Remember rest days ARE part of training.

    An extra rest day can make all the difference.

    Thank you all, I've walked to the shops today so I've been vaguely active, and planned our walk tomorrow which will be hilly. I guess I just thought I ought to build the mileage but I tend to forget that dancing, walking and lifting are just as valid exercises as running!!! The 12k worries me a bit, but I'm sure I'll cope. After that we're into serious half marathon planning!!!
  • shanaber
    shanaber Posts: 6,394 Member
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    MobyCarp wrote: »
    @shanaber - From one case of Achilles tendonitis to another: I'm jealous. 2-3 miles of continual running sounds like heaven, and I'm in purgatory.
    We'll see how it goes... if I have any pain at all I am supposed to stop. I also agree that sitting out the beautiful fall weather is the worst after all the heat. That said we are coming off a week of near 100F temps that made even walking miserable.
  • KatieJane83
    KatieJane83 Posts: 2,002 Member
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    And here is my mileage update for the month:

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    South Nyack 10 Miler – 9/11 – 1:43:24
    Adirondacks Half Marathon – 9/25 – 2:09:58
    Sleepy Hollow 10k – 10/22 – 58:12
    Tinker Bell Half Marathon (Disneyland) – 5/14/17
    Bay of Fundy Half Marathon – 6/25/17
  • 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
    22---3 mile walk

    44.52/50+ 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)

    Advisable races:
    March 19th 2017 RNR Half Dallas, TX
    March 26th 2017 A2A 5k Ardmore, OK
    April 30th 2017 OKC Memorial Marathon, Half
  • Elise4270
    Elise4270 Posts: 8,375 Member
    edited October 2016
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    MNLittleFinn wrote: »
    @Elise4270 you're racking up some good walking miles there! When you get running again you're going to rock it.

    Thanks @MNLittleFinn . I just need to remember walking is figuring out how to walk again. Not run. :wink:

    I think spring half's may be a bit eager. We'll see.
  • OSUbuckeye906
    OSUbuckeye906 Posts: 315 Member
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    Hi, all. I just joined MFP this week and stumbled upon this challenge. Since there's only a little over a week left in October, I'm not going to set a goal but will post my runs and try to figure out a goal for November. I just ran the Chicago Marathon a few weeks ago and don't think I'll be running any long distance races until the spring, so I need something to keep me motivated in the off-season.

    10/3: 6 miles
    10/4: 3 miles
    10/9: 26.2 miles -- Chicago Marathon
    10/13: 3 miles
    10/15: 3 miles
    10/18: 3 miles
    10/20: 4 miles
    10/22: 3 miles
  • Stoshew71
    Stoshew71 Posts: 6,553 Member
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    Date Miles today - Miles for October
    10/1 20 miles - 20
    10/2 REST DAY
    10/3 8.1 miles - 28.1
    10/3 5 miles - 33.1 << Daily Double
    10/4 9 miles - 42.1
    10/4 5 miles - 47.1 << Daily Double
    10/5 5 miles - 52.1
    10/6 10.5 miles - 62.6
    10/7 5 miles - 67.6
    10/8 17 miles - 84.6
    10/9 REST DAY
    10/10 13.1 miles - 97.7
    10/11 9 miles - 106.7
    10/11 4 miles - 110.7 << Daily Double
    10/12 5 miles - 115.7
    10/13 9.3 miles - 125
    10/14 4 miles - 129
    10/15 15 miles - 144
    10/16 REST DAY
    10/17 7 miles - 151
    10/18 7.25 miles - 158.25
    10/19 4 miles - 162.25
    10/20 7 miles - 169.25
    10/21 REST DAY
    10/22 14 miles - 183.25

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    Upcoming races:
    UAH 8K - 3/6 <<< 34:33 3 in AG
    Oak Barrel HM - 4/2 <<<< 1:38:00 3 in AG
    Bridge Street HM - 4/10 <<< 1:36:33 3 in AG
    PEO-AVN Team Day 5K - 5/4 <<< 19:10 (2.9 mi) 1 in AG 5 OA
    Cotton Row Run 10K - 5/30 << 44:57 PR
    Firecracker Chase 10.2 miler 6/25 << 1:20:22 1 in AG & 15 OA
    Huntsville Half Marathon - 11/12
    Rocket City Marathon - 12/10


    Today's long run marks the end of a cutback week which I apparently desperate needed. I felt very strong today compared to last week's long run. I had to consciously hold it back a little since I want to stay fresh starting next week. @MNLittleFinn I'm getting my mojo back. Hahaha

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