October (2016) Running Challenge
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@mmteixeira That's freaking awesome and also scary. Lol. I think I'd find out all sorts of terrible news about how I run
No run today as figured. Boo. I'm dying to run.2 -
greenolivetree wrote: »@mmteixeira That's freaking awesome and also scary. Lol. I think I'd find out all sorts of terrible news about how I run
No run today as figured. Boo. I'm dying to run.
I run like Frankenstein.
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More information on how the Pod determines your run:
The MilestonePod uses a highly sensitive accelerometer to calculate distance and duration. There are no buttons to push to start and stop and no GPS signal needed. Here is how it works: The Pod wakes up when it senses any movement. Once you go above a cadence of 100 steps per minute (spm) for 6 minutes, the Pod declares an exercise session has started. Then, it goes back and captures those 6 minutes. If you pause for any reason (i.e. for a red light) and fall below 100 spm for less than 6 minutes, the Pod eliminates the pause and keeps the session going. When you go below 100 steps per minute for more than 6 minutes, the Pod then declares a run over.1 -
@mobycarp that certainly sounds like progress. Prayers out to you that your healing continues!
@ohhim I'm inspired by your ironmans. Being new to running, that seems like such a far pipe dream for me.
@mmteixeira I love all the data on your gadget. I just have a Fitbit so the info is pretty bare bones.
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greenolivetree wrote: »@mmteixeira That's freaking awesome and also scary. Lol. I think I'd find out all sorts of terrible news about how I run
No run today as figured. Boo. I'm dying to run.
I run like Frankenstein.
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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 date
10/21 snorkel 3.5 hours
10/22 6.50
10/23 3.36
Total 51.76
@skippygirlsmom Yea for Skip!
Upcoming races:
Las Vegas RocknRoll Half 11/13/16
Ticker is my goal for 2016 and accumulation to date:
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Fast 7.8km this morning. I set out at 6min/km which was exactly what I planned - my second km was 6:20 though so picked it up and was back at 6:01 for km 3. Then decided to up my pace a little as wanted to average under 6:00. Didn't really listen to pace announcements after that but soon after 5k felt like I'd gone a little too fast and had to work to keep up the pace, but managed to do so, (kms 4-7 were all around 5:30). As a result, even though I didn't set out to, I smashed my 5k PR - down to 27:17 from 28:00!
So far, October has been a great month. Adding a little more structure to my running has meant I'm definitely getting faster as well as increasing my distance, and have exceeded my expectations for the month and should hit my distance target on my next run (probably Weds):
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@mmteixeira what a cool little gadget. I may have to get one although I'd be terrified to see what it tells me....LOL
Everyone, I have a question. After my long run every week, and I'm only up to 5 miles and my daily runs are in the 5K range, my body is pretty sore. Hips feel stiff, feet are sore and left knee aches. The next morning I feel fine and generally get a stretching and strength training session in. The day after that I'm ready to run again. Does this sound normal? Keep in mind that I'm 66 and expect some aches and pains, only really began running in the last 6 months, and am training for my first 10K next month.
I'd like to make sure I'm not overdoing it somehow since I'm loving running.
Thanks in advance for any wisdom you might share!
Here's what my month looks like and last week had lots of interferences with running and missed a day but I don't think that really hurt as I might have needed the rest anyway.
10/01 – Rest Day
10/02 – 3.6 mile horse trail run with dog – AVG HR 143, High 159 on hills
10/03 – Rest Day
10/04 – 2.1 mile horse trail run with dog – testing out the new Garmin
10/05 – 3.31 miles horse trail run with dog – looks like Garmin is about 7-8 bbm higher than my Polar
10/06 – 95 min strength training
10/07 – 3.6 miles horse trail run with the dog – AVG HR 146
10/08 – Rest Day
10/09 – 4.52 miles at the park – longest run yet – AVG HR 147
10/10 – Another Rest Day……ugggghhhh
10/11 – 3.1 miles horse trail run – Fastest 5K yet – AVG HR 147
10/12 – 3.1 miles horse trail run plus a 3 mile walk this morning
10/13 – 4 mile walk along the river trail
10/14 – 95 min strength training
10/15 – Spent the day at the Aquarium of the Pacific………..lots of walking
10/16 – 4.6 mile horse trail run – AVG HR 143 but I did run one very steep hill and it got up to 160
10/17 – 100 min strength training
10/18 – 3.1 mile horse trail run – One big hill – AVG HR 136 a nice recovery zone for me I guess
10/19 – Rest Day
10/20 – Another Rest Day……….uggghhhh
10/21 – 3.1 mile park run after an 80 minute strength training session, trying to make up for the extra rest day
10/22 – Worst week ever for rest days and changes in plans………..uggghh
10/23 – 5 mile trail run – Even though I didn’t add up the miles this week I still managed my longest run and fastest 5K within that 5 miles. I’m ecstatic and surprised.
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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
10/23- REST
10/24: 4.03
Total: 98.87/70
Today's notes: Aonther bread and butter z2 run. Popped into z3 a little, but not too bad. I seem to be settling int a 152 BPM average on my runs. This seems to be the happy medium between too fast and in z3 and too slow and getting bored. Kind of tired today. I'm starting to really think that running at this slower pace is actually more work/doing more for me, than when I was running faster.0 -
acorsaut89 wrote: »So I've been SERIOUSLY slacking this summer . . . really my own fault and have no one to blame but myself. So to ease myself back into running I've decided to make October my marathon month in that I will run at least a marathon distance over the month (hopefully more, but since I'm just getting back into it I don't wanna go too crazy although my body is saying run more, run more, run more lol).
So goal: 26.2 miles
October 4 - 1.7 miles
October 5 - Rest
October 6 - Rest
October 7 - 1.75 miles
October 8 - Rest
October 9 - Ended up doing a super long walk with the dog, so didn't run but enjoyed the fall weather
October 10 - 1.75 miles
October 11 - 16 - Resting a nagging hip and foam rolling . . . not sure what I did because I didn't run that much but it hurt.
October 17 - 1.8 miles
October 18 - Rest
October 19 - Massage for my nagging hip pain . . . turns out it's actually potential tendinitis in one of the tendons connecting my knee to my hip but it's super tight, so that's why it feels like hip pain. Was told to rest . . . so . . . might not make it to 26.2, we will see
October 20 - Rest
October 21 - Rest
October 22 - 1.5 Miles
October 23 - Rest
Distance to goal: 17.7 miles
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03 - 10.84
05 - 10.01
10 - 10.75
12 - 10.13
17 - 10.05
19 - 10.15
21 - 13.15
24 - 10.00
Current total: 85.08 miles (goal = 100)1 -
@MNLittleFinn thanks for the encouragement! Glad you decided on doing the marathon. You are going to be really ready for that - can't wait to hear how all your training goes over the next months. It's going to be a challenge to keep going over the winter so I'll be looking to all my fellow snow dwellers for inspiration.0
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@katharmonic it was 30F out this morning when I was running....only 40 degrees warmer than I could expect this winter! I have a feeling that I'll be putting in a lot of time on the treadmill this winter. Though I plan on at least 2 outside runs per week, just to keep things interesting.1
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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
10/23 REST DAY
10/24 10 miles - 193.25
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
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5.5 km Run with our club yesterday. Tim Horton's Hill down into the Valley bottom and George Hill back up to the Top.
4 / 7 Hills in the 7 Peaks challenge now completed as Training Runs.
3 left - 2 are easy and one is a nasty Steep Twisty beast.
I am one of the slower runners in the group but for some reason - even though I am a Big Man ( 6'2" 220lbs ) I am middle of the pack when it comes to killing hills.
2388-201610 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 –12.0 km – 84.0 - 56 km
10/23 –5.5 km – 89.5 – 50.5 km – YTD 1044.0 km
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10/24 - 4 miles
I have no clue, though I can check my garmin, how many miles I've run this month so the next week I'm not going to total just throw them out here.
@elise4270 did you see this story http://womensrunning.competitor.com/2016/08/inspiration/woman-races-half-marathon-crutches_63161#79UHkbgdVUyFmQiR.97
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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
10/23: 5 miles
10/24: 2 miles
Total/October: 54.35 miles
Slept in until almost 6:30 this morning and missed my bike ride. I did make it out for a run with Fergus though and was a little faster than usual, probably because I was fresher having not ridden the bike. Right now, I am looking forward to the time change so it will be a bit lighter when I go out in the mornings. I generally run in the wooded greenbelt trails and I can't really go much earlier than 6:45 or 7:00 cause it is just too dark.
@luluinca Happy for you on your fastest 5K. I am pretty slow and just really finding my stride, so I know how great those little victories feel! Yay for you! At almost 48 years old, I am only really just starting running again myself, so I don't have much wisdom to impart. I will say that, as someone who is just getting back into it, I feel your pain. Overall, I generally feel pretty good. I do have a lot of stiffness (and I suspect some arthritis) in my hips - generally noticeable after sitting for a while. It does work itself out once I get moving again. I get a few other aches here and there, but nothing too major. Even my bad knee has been holding up well and I am just crossing my fingers on that. Anyway, I just wanted to say that I am with you and I worry that I might be overdoing it also. Of course, I keep going because I am kind of crazy...but I do worry about it at least a little.
@skippygirlsmom WooHoo, Skip!
@MobyCarp Progress is good. Here's hoping you keep making gains.
@katharmonic As someone who quit several years ago and am now basically starting over again, I would suggest that you be very sure that you really wish to give it up before you do. Sounds like you are feeling good though, glad to hear that.
@mmteixeira That sure is a lot of info for $25. I may be interested in one of those at some point. Thanks for sharing!
@Elise4270 Frankenstein? That made me laugh this morning! At least this is your season!
@MNLittleFinn 30F!?! I grew up in Chicago, so I am very familiar with the Frozen North. That said, I have been in Houston for 10 years and was in LA for 6 years before that. I am thoroughly acclimated to warmer climates now. The other day it was about 58F in the am when I went out to run and I was pretty darned cold! I suppose I would get used to it again if I was in it regularly.
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I hate waiting to hear back from race directors...LOL, she got in at 0800 and is only in until 1100...I NEED to hear from her....LOL0
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10/01 6.5 miles
10/07 3.2 miles
10/10 13.1 miles Half marathon PB!!
10/17 3.2 miles easy/recovery run
10/19 3.3 easy miles
10/23 3.1 miles interval runs 5 x 900m with 100m rest, felt good got some good speed in the runs and actually managed to PB my 5k even with the walking breaks.
I was in a rather good mood after the run, went home and a few hours later went to do my 30 minutes on the 30 day shred about half way through during the cardio something went ping in the calf, so I've now joined the injury bench
. Still able to walk on it as long as I don't bend the knee too much, off to the osteopath on Friday so hopefully they can give me an idea of how long I'm off running for. Slightly annoyed as I there were no signs that it was going to go they actually felt the best they had been for a few weeks.
Still I'll stop my whinging and congratulate all the great runs going on at the moment, some seriously impressive times with the temperatures cooling.
@katharmonic Hopefully this dip doesn't last too long for you, I went through one not too long ago, I tried a new location and added more variety to my runs which seemed to get me out of it, hope that helps plus the encouragement on here.
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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
10/8 - 7.9 miles. Lovely morning.
10/9 - Rest day.
10/10 - Sick day...quick 24-hour virus.
10/11 - 4.65 miles.
10/12 - 5.0 miles. Windy. Negative splits...whoop!
10/13 - Family sick day...wife/daughter have whatever I did.
10/14 - 5.06 miles. Relaxed, easy...felt like I could go forever. Alas, there is a race to be run on Sunday and a job to go to.
10/15 - Pre-race rest day.
10/16 - 13.37 miles.
10/17 - Rest / Recovery
10/18 - 3 mile recovery run. Hurt a bit in the hips.
10/19 - 5.09 miles.
10/20 - 5.01 miles. Cool and comfortable.
10/21 - Unplanned rest day.
10/22 - 7.1 beautiful miles.
10/23 - Rest day.
10/24 - 4.25 miles. Slog today.
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