October (2016) Running Challenge
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Sorry guys, I love you all but I can't catch up on that much. I've been sulking because I'm trying hard to get rid of this little niggle and midweek it seemed as though it wasn't going to shift but I've seen a big improvement over the last few days so fingers crossed it'll be gone in a few more. Definitely no HM for me next weekend though, which was my goal HM so I am a bit peeved but that serves me right for training badly over the summer. Lesson learned for next year.
Right now I'm running a mile, stopping, stretching everything and repeating. This has worked well and today it only felt better and better over my run, which has to be a good sign. I had intended to walk the last mile home but at 11min/mile it wasn't necessary. So I'm not sulking anymore, at least I got to go out.
Glad I volunteered at Parkrun this morning, it reminded me why I shouldn't sulk and why I should just be happy I can run. Getting back outside helped a tonne too. I've been sticking to the treadmill all week because it means that if my hip started to play up I could stop immediately rather than having to get back home but I can't do that anymore, I'm going to start going a bit mad staring at my own reflection when I run. Even if I just drive to the park and run laps round it, I have to avoid the dreadmill.
October Running Challenge
2nd - 13.19 miles
5th - 3.01 miles
6th - 3.14 miles
8th - 3.05 miles
9th - 5.22 miles
11th - 3.11 miles
13th - 5.24 miles
15th - 3.5 miles
16th - 2.79 miles
18th - 3.35 miles
20th - 3.56 miles
22nd - 5.32 miles
MTD - 56.48/80 miles
Upcoming races:
30th Oct - River Thames Half Marathon - DNS
17th Dec - Lee Valley VeloPark Half Marathon
9th April 2017 - Brighton Marathon
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@Stoshew71 glad you're back in the groove! You're an inspiration to a lot of us.
Oh I'm about 85% certain that I'm going to do what I messaged about. I sent a reply to your reply1 -
In today's mail, I got a friendly reminder that I really need to get healthy enough to start building a base:
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19 down...11 to go!1
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@Ohhim No, that can't be - I have an aunt who really loves her breakfast eggs, to the extent of keeping her own chickens, and she always uses a mixture that is ~90% sea salt, and the rest is made up of leek, pink peppercorns, cayenne pepper, tarragon, parsley (and maybe something else that I forget right niw, but I think this is about it). That stuff is totally appropriate for use on eggs as well.@mobycarp - Firm believer that truffle salt is the only correct item to use on eggs.
@lissadecker Great consistency! Having company for some runs and alone-time for the others sounds like a very nice mix
@RespectTheKitty Too bad about the race/drum schedule clash. I hope you get a chance to enjoy your shopping trip soon to cheer you up - sounds like you already had a perfect run today to help with that
@HeatherMN Welcome! I know exactly what you mean about "scary" - I've signed up for my first marathon too, and the closer the date gets, the closer I come to freaking out about it. But you've still got a lot of time to train for yours
@emmab0902 That's awesome, congrats on all the swimming medals!
@mmteixeira I'm really curious about the milestone pod. A few month ago I thought about buying one for all the footstrike analysis; but they didn't ship internationally *sigh*
@KatieJane83 The description and the weather sound nicely "challenging" indeed. Great pictures, and an awesome race! Congratulations on finishing sub-60 on a hilly course like that.
@9voice9 Congratulations on the new 5k PR!!
@jodilynnsanders5104 Enjoy your rest day, after all that time on the skates you've more than earned it! I hope the thumb recovers quickly.
@TattooedDolphinGirl78 Did you do the ZR Virtual race yet? I ran it on Friday, and really liked it, along with all the mails + the training missions leading up to it.
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Since the comments on my training plan for this week said to cut back in distance, but not in intensity, I decided one harder effort would be okay, and tried to push the pace for the Zombies Run virtual 5k race I ran on Friday. I couldn't wait to do it, so I headed out in the evening after work, when it was already dark. The route I picked for this one had some unpaved trail for the first & last half kilometres, and I only had my flashlight as illumination, so I lost a bit of time. But still:
I got a new PR! 27:02, according to the app. My old PR was 28:35 in March this year, I didn't expect that much improvement! And the best thing is I think I could beat the 27 minutes in a "real" 5k race (=with daylight and other runners). It always feels to me like I don't make any progress, but apparently I did get a little faster.
Apart from that I didn't run a lot this week, and all those runs were short so far, despite the lovely autumn weather. 4.5km today, and tomorrows long run is supposed to be 12km, and then there will be lots of rest days. This tapering thing is hard!
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Date Miles Total
10/01 03.1 03.1
+++++ Strength
10/02 06.4 09.5
10/03 Rest
10/04 Strength
10/05 04.0 13.5
10/06 03.2 16.7
10/07 Strength
10/08 03.3 20.0
10/09 07.0 27.0
10/10 Rest
10/11 03.2 30.2
+++++ Strength
10/12 Rest
10/13 05.0 35.2
10/14 Rest (Forgot to do the strength training...)
10/15 04.3 39.5
10/16 08.3 47.8
10/17 Rest
10/18 04.3 52.1
+++++ Strength
10/19 Rest
10/20 05.2
10/21 02.0
10/22 03.2 62.5<- Total So Far
For some reason, I had trouble accessing the page yesterday. So, I have 3 runs to update today
10/20: I left home around 7:30 pm for the run and it was still a bit hot and definitely dry. I tried my best in keeping the run in conversational pace but it felt harder, especially on the uphill stretch. On the most part, I at least kept my breathing in the 3 steps breath-in and 3 steps out pattern. Not sure if it really meant anything tho. I am starting to get really anxious to know what my heart rate truly was during the run... At the end of the run, I did a little fast finish, mostly just because there was a little downhill and I wanted to get it done so I could eat
10/21: I needed to drop off one of my kid at school for an hour, and I thought I could try fitting in a needed short weekday run. I saw a nice sunset. What really caught my eyes were the tiny piece of ocean — the color was like a jewel (perhaps, emerald?) But in the pictures, it turned out to be such a small part and the color wasn’t quite the same…
10/22: We did a family/group run again. My daughter ran all the way. Not great speed, but again, the chatty box couldn’t stop talking, so, definitely her conversational pace
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Date Miles MTD ------ ----- ------- Oct 1 6.2 6.2 Oct 2 6.5 12.7 Oct 4 4.3 17.0 Oct 5 4.3T 21.3 Oct 8 10.1 31.4 Oct 9 4.3T 35.7 Oct 12 4.6T 40.3 Oct 13 5.2T 45.5 Oct 15 6.5 52.0 Oct 16 4.3 56.3 Oct 19 4.3T 60.6 Oct 22 5.3 65.9
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@_nikkiwolf_ congrats on the PR!
@MobyCarp hope you heal quickly...looking forward to hear about your Boston experience!0 -
Wow you blink and there are so many new posts!! Lots of good runs this week
I did my furthest run in a year so really pleased with that, my endurance is slowly coming back. Feeling more confident about doing another marathon next year
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
22/Oct - 16.59 miles
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October goal...run to earn wine and ice cream
10/1: core/strength training, 2 mile run and 20 minutes of fancy footwork trying to herd the neighbor's stray cow out of our yard
10/2 rest
10/3 slug...never got out of my nightgown and played computer games (it was FABULOUS!)
10/4 4.10
10/5 3.11
10/6 core/strength training
10/7 rest
10/8 3.25
10/9 6.48
10/10 3.18
10/11 Snorkel 3 hours
10/12 4.28
10/13 core/strength and 2.41
10/14 rest
10/15 4.50
10/16 core/strength and 2.07
10/17 3.22
10/18 rest
10/19 4.30
10/20 life day
10/21 snorkel 3.5 hours: Watched this Whitemouth Moray for about 20 minutes...then along came an Ulua (Giant Trevalley) about 20lbs and 2 1/2 feet long, and the eel took off chasing him like a dog chases a car....wonder what he would have done if he caught it!
10/22 6.50
Total 48.40
Upcoming races:
Las Vegas RocknRoll Half (or 10k.....) 11/13/16
Ticker is my goal for 2016 and accumulation to date:
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I am SUPER close to saying the heck with it, making the next 7 months one long training camp, and switching my June HM registration to the full.....3
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@jodilynnsanders5104 Thank you for the support
@OSUbuckeye906 welcome!
@KatieJane83 Great 10k!
No run today. Crazy day and then my knees started hurting:( Tomorrow isn't very hopeful either but I'll try! Mentally I need to run right now.1 -
MNLittleFinn wrote: »I am SUPER close to saying the heck with it, making the next 7 months one long training camp, and switching my June HM registration to the full.....
Seems like you've put a lot of training and thought in to it. It must be calling you. I'm not an authority, and only you can make that call. If it's what you want, reach for it!1 -
@greenolivetree I hope your knee is feeling better so you can get a run tomorrow! I know that feeling, of mentally needing a run, all too well.0
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Goal: 30 Mi
10/1/2016: 4 Mi Total, 1.5 Mi Running
10/3/2016: 4 Mi Total, 2.0 Mi Running
10/6/2016: 4 Mi Total, 2.5 Mi Running
10/8/2016: 4 Mi Total, 2.25 Mi Running
10/10/2016: 4 Mi Total, 2.5 Mi Running
10/14/2016: 4.4 Mi Total, 2.75 Mi Running
10/18/2016: 4.3 Mi Total, 3.00 Mi Running
10/19/2016: 4.3 Mi Total, 3.00 Mi Running
10/21/2016: 2.1 Mi Total, 1.50 Mi Runniing
Distance Left: 9 Mi
3/4 miles intervals with 0.25 mi rest.
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Went out for a 15 miler today as it was a nice sunny 70 degrees, the coolest mid-day weather I've had in months here in Florida. Ended up finishing the run with some faster miles which felt OK although I felt some soreness in my left upper thigh after I wrapped things up (which was my trouble spot in the Chicago marathon). For now, I'll just plan to watch it for the next week and avoid any harder efforts until it is back to 100% as I'd like to be fully healed for my IM in 2 weeks.
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
10/22 - 15 miles
Total: 110 miles
Goal: 140 miles
Remaining: 30 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 132 -
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.
10/22....8 miles at 76% max heart rate on the Monon trail. Temperature at 59 degrees slight head wind. Worked at maintaining slow pace, focused on breathing and relaxing...not as tense as last time, started getting sore at end of mile 7.
Total... 63.51
Goal... 75 miles.
5/6/17....Indianapolis Mini-marathon
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I finally bought one of those hand strap water bottles. Having water without stopping or anything is so good it feels like cheating. Carrying it is only a mild nuisance compared to running while gripping a standard water bottle.
Today I ran my HM. I've had a bad habit of giving up on long runs in training, so I was worried I might not finish the race. I tried to go easy for the whole first half, and see how I felt from there. After the worst hill during mile 6, I was a bit more confident and felt comfortable enough to start going a little faster. My chip time was just 4-5 seconds over 2:00, so I kind of wish I'd pushed a bit harder for a time below 2 hours. Though, my only goal was to finish, and I didn't take any walk breaks, so I'll consider it a victory.
I'm not sure I'll reach the mileage goal I set for this month, but we'll see.
10/1 6.2 (6.2 MTD)
10/5 6.2 (12.4 MTD)
10/9 10.0 (22.4 MTD)
10/11 6.2 (28.6 MTD) (completely miscalculated in previous post, oops)
10/12 5 (33.6 MTD)
10/13 6.7 (40.3 MTD)
10/14 3 easy (43.3 MTD)
10/15 3 (Stampede for VIPS) according to Strava (46.3 MTD)
10/16 4 (50.3 MTD)
10/17 6.2 (56.5 MTD)
10/19 6.2 (62.7 MTD)
10/20 2.7 (65.4 MTD)
10/22 13.2 Urban Bourbon HM (according to Strava) (78.6 MTD)
Upcoming races:
9/10 - Louisville Pure Tap 5k 25:03
10/1 - Norton Sports Health Great Pumpkin 10k 51:12
10/15 - Stampede for VIPS 5k 24:16
10/22 - Urban Bourbon Half Marathon 2:00:04
11/24 - Hungry Turkey 5k
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@untermrad That's a great time but I totally get the few seconds
@MNLittleFinn That marathon is taunting you
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@KatieJane83 Great Job on the race on a new course that you had never seen.
So we finally got to see a picture without the crazy Halloween make-up. Headless Horseman was a nice touch.
The irony is one of our local Rough Wilderness Bush Trails is called Sleepy Hollow (of Ichabod Crane) and now is the best time to run it - trees have dropped their leaves and the grass has died back for the winter.
I see that you have Bay of Fundy Half Marathon – 6/25/17 on your list. Is that the one where they run across the Canada/USA Border? I am trying to talk some of my running club members to make the trip east and join in with me. Also hoping to find a HM/FM a week later in Ottawa around Canada Day. What a better way to celebrate our 150th Year than in our National Capitol on Canada Day.
@OSUbuckeye906 Welcome to the Shoe Destroyers Club.
@mom3over40 Great Pictures - beautiful Sunset.
@jodilynnsanders5104 You redefine the term " Hockey Mom" That's a lot of time on your feet in skates. I think a Half marathon will be easy for you based on this.
@untermrad That's a great time no matter what - Oh so close to a Sub 2:00:00
No running today but 13.5 km of walking carrying Furniture and Boxes with my 2 brothers and one nephew..
It was moving day for my Mom. From her home of 20 years into a Senior Self Contained Apartment.
It was getting to be too much work for her to keep up with the lawn/garden and snow in the winter.
It was her decision so that made it much easier for her.
You don't realize how many "Treasures" she had tucked away until you start packing and moving.
20 ft covered moving truck and it took 2 loads. Plus we each took some items back to our respective houses.
Will be back there tomorrow afternoon to help clean her old place and get a few more heavy items moved.1
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