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  • Posts: 6,668 Member
    Elise4270 wrote: »
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    But black is not the color I want to run in when it's 90-100°. I have one nice black reflective Nike tank and I don't think I've ever worn it. Maybe when it gets down in the 60-70's I will. :wink: oh and when I get out before sunrise. :tongue:

    I think I drew the line last week at a light purple shirt with red-orange shorts and pumpkin orange socks.

    Amazingly my black heat gear cools me better than anything else I have ever owned. Stuff is incredible that way.
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    PastorVincent wrote: »
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    Amazingly my black heat gear cools me better than anything else I have ever owned. Stuff is incredible that way.

    I'll keep that in mind. Maybe try it out.
  • Posts: 8,375 Member
    @hanlonsk I don't think any of your outfits didn't match! Congratulations on that snow run, WOW! We never have more than a dusting, but do get quite a bit of ice.
  • Posts: 1,464 Member
    September goal....I'll know it when I see it.

    9/1 rest
    9/2 4 mile hike through Kilauea Iki, then 3.2 run on treadmill
    9/3 4.35

    Total: 11.55

    Ticker is my goal for 2017 and progress to date:
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    upcoming races:
    Hilo Bay 5 and 10k 9/10
    BlockThe Sun Run 5k Oct 14 (https://walk.aimatmelanoma.org/Hilo2017) (physical and virtual options available)
  • Posts: 1,170 Member
    September goal....55 miles.

    September 1....9 miles Cool weather 61 degrees. Stayed in the zone for most of it.
  • Posts: 7,097 Member
    BrianAWeber wrote: »
    Am I the only person that didn't know this?

    Heel Lock

    I'd been doing that, but on my marathon a week ago, it made one of my shoes too tight, and it hurt a lot. I couldn't retie it because my fingers were numb. Now I've got a sore lump there.

    It was weird, because my heel was almost coming out of my shoe when I walked at the start.

    Feet are freaky.
  • Posts: 7,097 Member
    @Elise4270 I wore the exact same blue Steigen socks for my marathon! xx
  • Posts: 410 Member
    Hi all!

    9/3: 6.1k -Very easy-

    Goal: 6.1k/170k

    A very tired easy run yesterday. Too much heat, and wild nightlife made this Long run into just 6k run. Today I have a massage session, first time in many months. I need to relax!


    Upcoming races:
    7/29: 4th Nea Peramos Aquathlon
    9/16: 4th Kavala Night City Run 10k
    9/24: Xiropotamos Trail 2017 11k
    10/1: Voreia Sirris Challenge 23k
    10/15: Nestos Trail VFTU 10k
    11/26: 4th Democritus Half Marathon
  • Posts: 1,485 Member
    Thats awesome @r_babin ! Enjoy your massage @NikolaosKey , sounds like you need it!

    @Orphia when I ran Edmonton last month I actually had a lady approach me pre-race and asked me to help her heel lock her shoes because "I looked like I'd know". Not entirely sure what that even meant but I definitely had no idea what she was talking about and I felt so bad for her!


    September 1- 23
    September 2- 60
    September 3- 30
    September 4- 20.6

    133.6/600km


  • Posts: 6,668 Member
    @JessicaMcB I never heard it call "heel lock" - everyone around here seems to call it "runner's knot" so even though I know how to do it, I would not have been able to help her either.
  • Posts: 8,375 Member
    Welcome @humpbax! I'm not a morning person either. I just suffer through the afternoon heat. I'm also afraid of the dark, ish.. I really should work on that.

    ereck44 wrote: »
    So many posts

    So many awesome runners :lol:
  • Posts: 550 Member 
    Date      Miles      MTD
-------   -----    -------
Sep   2     4.5        4.5 
Sep   4     5.1        9.6
  • Posts: 8,375 Member
    Orphia wrote: »
    @Elise4270 I wore the exact same blue Steigen socks for my marathon! xx

    That's funny because when I grabbed them I thought of you.
    I was looking to see where they were made, China. But the company was .com.au so I figured it was an Aussie brand.
  • Posts: 377 Member
    Happy Labor Day!!! I feel the temperature changing a little bit down here in Central Florida! Can't wait for the leaves to change colors :wink:

    9/1 - 4.62 miles
    9/2 - 30 min cardio
    9/3 - 30 min walk
    9/4 - 4.16 miles = total 8.78 miles
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  • Posts: 389 Member
    September Goal - 180 Miles

    9/1/17 - 4.07 Easy
    9/3/17 - 8.43 Easy - 38.44 Week
    9/4/17 - 6.60 Tempo

    Total 19.10 of 180 Miles

    Had to shuffle my rest day to Saturday due to some family stuff and the the alarm getting told off in the morning. Yesterday was an easy run with 88% z2 effort. It was a bit warmer and the humidity was very high at about 90%. I think the Hurricane sent us the warm humid weather without the rain. For the week i ended with 38.44 miles which is up a couple from the previous week. Average HR also was also down considerably and the average pace is still trending faster. If i want to get back to 45-50 MPW i'm going to need to start doing a traditional long run, not just a couple miles longer than a average weekday run.

    Today was still a bit warmer than i like at 72 degrees. I figured I needed a bit of a tempo run to see if I still knew how to run fast, at least fast for a fat guy. Felt pretty good for the 4 tempo miles and went way slower than I knew I could go. Tried to keep HR right at the gray area below threshold without crossing threshold. Mile 4 had a nice .25 mile climb that sent the HR up but overall it wasn't too bad. In the end the tempo pace was 2 min/mile slower than this time last year.
  • Posts: 2,927 Member
    katharmonic wrote: »
    Upcoming races:
    10/1 Wineglass Half Marathon, Corning NY

    . . .

    I realized I only have two speedwork groups before taper, and the second one I will be traveling. I should try to make that up - maybe I can do a tempo run at my hotel. And two more long runs. I'm a bit torn on what to do. Coach's plan seems to call for a max of 2 hrs 15 min and then it is alternated back to 1 hr 45 min the next week and then repeat that until HM time. I did 12 miles this week in about 2:15 (a little over, very slow for parts) so I'm think I'll cut back to 9-10 next Saturday (3 weeks out) and back up to 12-14 the next (2 weeks out). Last year for my first marathon I never ran more than 11, but in the meantime I've now done a total of 3 half marathons so I know I can finish the distance. So I wonder if it's worth it or not to run 13 or 14 miles? I know it's not necessary, but could it be helpful? Or maybe I should stick to 12 but try to do a little better pace. I will ask my coach but just pondering things as I wrote out my taper calendar.

    For someone who runs multiple HMs, I'm a fan of stretching the long runs in training up to 16 miles. That really helps with the last 4 miles on race day; they aren't the mental challenge that they were when I only ran 13 miles in training. Given 4 weeks till Wineglass, I'd say that if you want to do a long run that is more than HM distance, now or next weekend is the time to get it in.

    I'd guess that you're right on the bubble between needing to train up for a half and being in condition to just run a half whenever. What do you want out of Wineglass? If you just want to have fun, it doesn't much matter what you do as long as you don't injure yourself. If you want to strive for a PR, backing off the last week or two will be important so you arrive at the start line well rested, frustrated by not being allowed to run as much as you'd like, and wound up like a coiled spring ready to take off.
  • Posts: 1,706 Member
    9/1 13.1 miles! 2h:09m:49s
    9/2 3.1mi 31m:56s
    9/3 rest
    9/4 4.38mi 41m:07s

    Another run/bike ride with the kids. We were a little faster today! I tried to follow the interval prompts from Runkeeper to run faster for 30 second bursts.
  • Posts: 6,668 Member
    09/01/17 - 10 miles - mostly Z2
    09/02/17 - Rain
    09/03/17 - 9 miles - Z2/Z3
    09/04/17 - 9 miles - Z2

    Summer Goal: Get my marathon pace below 9 minutes.
    Official Marathon PR: 4:11:28

    Next Races (more as I find them):

    10/14/2017 - Stop, Drop, and Run - Fireman style obstacle course - 5km

    05/06/18 - Pittsburgh Marathon - aiming for sub four hours.

    Wanted to do a long run today, but just lacked the energy, so turned in early at 9 miles. Maybe next weekend.
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