September 2017 Running Challenge

Hi all! I've been absent from the thread for a lot of the summer, but I'm still very much running...just not a lot of time to check in/comment here. I'm going to try to check in occasionally here in September though because I miss chatting with you all. I added up my mileage for August and I hit 160 on the nose tonight. September is going to be a very tough and busy month for me as I have a TON going on and I'm just 6 weeks out from the Columbus Marathon, so I'll be trying to cram in miles when I can.

My mileage goal for September is 185, however my main priority is to get through September and heading into taper healthy and injury free. My body has taken a bit of a beating this summer and I've been fighting as much as I can to stay healthy. With the higher temps and very high humidity, my asthma has been one of my main detriments. I also have experienced some various aches/pains on lower right leg that I injured earlier this year, but staying on top of my PT exercises and making smart decisions in regards to mileage/pace hopefully has that under control. Unfortunately, my pace has suffered quite a bit this summer, but I still believe that my goal to PR my next marathon is possible (even if it's just by a few minutes). I surprised myself and PRed at a half marathon last weekend, so I have a bit of confidence back!

September 2017 Goals:

A month of Zen Mode, rest, relaxation, and easy running
24 km on my 24 month Runniversary Sept 22


Events:

Aug 27 – Ran my first marathon – 42.2 km
Oct 15 – Melbourne Half Marathon – 21.1 km
Nov 5 – The Bloody Long Walk 35 km

Elise4270 wrote: »

Because who doesn't love Mark Remy and an opinion on running advice

ya, i'm left unsupervised at work again

Awesome, @Elise4270

QUOTE:

• Whenever I’m tempted to offer unsolicited advice, I ask myself, What happens if I don’t speak up? What’s at stake here? Usually the answer is “Not much.” If silence could result in pain or injury, then yes, I’ll say something. Otherwise, I keep my thoughts to myself.
• I try to embrace self-doubt, wondering whether my own information may be outdated or just plain wrong. Remember: Much like no one thinks he’s a bad driver, no one thinks he gives bad advice. We all have our blind spots.
• Dogma is dangerous. So when I do give advice—which almost always is after someone has asked for it—I bookend it with disclaimers and disclosures. Phrases like “In my own limited experience” or “Depends on who you ask” or “You’ll want to experiment and see what works for you” go a long way toward setting the proper tone.

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Good stuff!

That came along just when I was wondering. Actually still wondering. It's tricky - the person might suffer pain, or injury, or both, and/or be over-training, or they could just suffer a lot.

Hmm, they probably are aware of that, though, thinking aloud. Hard to say one is concerned without upsetting someone.

In for 100 miles again. Work is still crazy, soccer keeps us moving, and we try to sail on the weekends, but hopefully I'll manage to get it in.

Two races this month. Our church's 5K to benefit homeless teens and a trail half marathon. I had hope to finish in the top 3 for my age group this year in the 5K (very small race) but with my lack of running, I'll be lucky if I finish faster than last year.

The trail half marathon I'm running as part of a team from work. Our employer is paying part of the fee and getting us matching shirts. And, it's sponsored by a craft brewery so beer after the race!! I'm not really training for it, and I'm not going to taper. I'll try to do my best, but I won't do the things leading up to the race to get my best time possible, if that makes sense.

@MobyCarp just saw you're down again. so sorry to hear that!!

@Elise4270 89 mile goal!!! sweet!! So glad to see your mileage up there!

@Dcorrick - I use mapmyrun too. I keep thinking I will change to Strava but there are things about MMR that I like so I just keep using it.
@garygse - The LongBeach Marathon was my first real race in 2012 and I had only been running 8-9 months. I ran the HM with a friend who was an experienced runner. She told me - 'since you are running 12 miles in training, I signed you up for a HM with me'. It was awesome! Look for the tugs spraying water out in the harbor - they were so pretty!!

I hit my goal of 40 miles last month, so aim this month is to keep it pretty similar, as my schedule will be changing quite a bit and I'll have to work harder to fit running into my routine.

So 45 miles in September

01/09 - 3.67 miles

Total 3.67/45 miles

Upcoming races:

03/09 - Salford City 10k
19/11 - Movember 10k
26/11 - Wilmslow 10k

oh come on - SRSLY? I log on to see this challenge (thanks @Stoshew71 I hope you have a better month this time) and at 9am my time it's slipped to a second page!!!


still aiming for a measly 40 miles. I have a few birthday celebrations to attend and a dance festival weekend. lost my running mojo a bit so booked onto a trail weekend in October (the second one I've attempted to do, the first was cancelled as not enough people booked)



1/9 crappy 20 minute run

run weekend
14th October trail running weekend on Dartmoor

races planned
4th Nov - Gordano Long Half Round
18th March 2018 - Forest of Dean Spring Half