September 2017 Running Challenge
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@RespectTheKitty Very cool! Congrats!
9/7: This meatball physique isn't quite ready for back to back running days yet. So it will be either be another speed hike or eating dozens of wings on my couch watching the NFL opener lol.
Or both? Challenge accepted?
Total: 8.1/50mi+7 -
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Hello, all! I've been lurking for a few weeks and decided it was time to commit and introduce myself.
I am recovering from an injury (that later turned into some extra time off, haha) and trying to start back slowly and not make things worse in my eagerness I'm doing one of those run/walk/run deals and am supremely hopeful but don't know what it will translate into in terms of mileage... So my goal is to run twice a week! Feels really meager compared to the badassery of the lot of you, but I'm told I have to start somewhere15 -
Hello, all! I've been lurking for a few weeks and decided it was time to commit and introduce myself.
I am recovering from an injury (that later turned into some extra time off, haha) and trying to start back slowly and not make things worse in my eagerness I'm doing one of those run/walk/run deals and am supremely hopeful but don't know what it will translate into in terms of mileage... So my goal is to run twice a week! Feels really meager compared to the badassery of the lot of you, but I'm told I have to start somewhere
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Hello, all! I've been lurking for a few weeks and decided it was time to commit and introduce myself.
I am recovering from an injury (that later turned into some extra time off, haha) and trying to start back slowly and not make things worse in my eagerness I'm doing one of those run/walk/run deals and am supremely hopeful but don't know what it will translate into in terms of mileage... So my goal is to run twice a week! Feels really meager compared to the badassery of the lot of you, but I'm told I have to start somewhere
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09/01/17 - 10 miles - mostly Z2
09/02/17 - Rain
09/03/17 - 9 miles - Z2/Z3
09/04/17 - 9 miles - Z2
09/06/17 - Rest
09/07/17 - Strength + 5 miles - Z3/4
09/08/17 - Strength + 5 miles - Z3/4
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
10/14/2017 - HAWAIIANS LOVE S.P.A.M. (Skin Protection Against Melanoma)
-- SPONSOR ME: https://walk.aimatmelanoma.org/Hilo2017/PastorVincent
05/06/18 - Pittsburgh Marathon - aiming for sub four hours.
Z2 - 33%
Z3 - 45%
Z4 - 16%
So like wow. Ran the same route as yesterday, and as you might recall yesterday was a 4-6 mile life time PR. Well, today I beat it by 7 seconds per minute average pace! And judging by heart rate I did not run quite as "hard" even! I guess my pseudo-training-plan really did work all summer. Still not confident I could run 26 miles at that pace, but progress is progress, right?9 -
Date Miles MTD ------- ----- ------- Sep 2 4.5 4.5 Sep 4 5.1 9.6 Sep 7 3.8 13.4
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Hello, all! I've been lurking for a few weeks and decided it was time to commit and introduce myself.
I am recovering from an injury (that later turned into some extra time off, haha) and trying to start back slowly and not make things worse in my eagerness I'm doing one of those run/walk/run deals and am supremely hopeful but don't know what it will translate into in terms of mileage... So my goal is to run twice a week! Feels really meager compared to the badassery of the lot of you, but I'm told I have to start somewhere
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2---6.21
4---6.21
5---3.47
7---3.21 5k PR (post op)
7---2.30 Gonna try to do weights tomorrow and mtn bike
21.40/89 miles
34.5/144 kilometers
I really like lunch running. Probably because I keep seeing progress.
Pre-op PR's
1 mile 8:27 5k 24:42. 10k 1:00.52. HM 2:17.28
Post-op Training PR's
1 mile 9.25 5k 34.12 10k 1:12.357 -
Guess who just got caught in the rain with a flat tire!
This time I called AAA. I lerned me lezzon reel gud!6 -
@OSUbuckeye906 A belated Happy Birthday; great run!
@LC0924 Welcome to the group.
Oh cool mornings, how I am so smitten with thee. So yeah, another great morning for running; I managed to fit in six miles before meeting up with the group to run our usual route. And by group, I mean one other runner. Everyone else bailed for various reasons, so we ran a pleasant five-mile loop while chatting about our up-coming marathon (she and another lady from the group were the inspiration and encouragement I needed to sign up for the same marathon).
Oh, and did I mention loving the cool temps? I think I did; it should make tomorrow morning's long run extra awesome.
01 - 22.04
05 - 12.10
06 - 15.07
07 - 12.43
Total: 61.64 / 175 miles
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Rest day for me today and possibly for a few more days (may try a small run tomorrow or Saturday). After I posted on here last night, I stood up and all of a sudden started suffering from the worst chest pain and spasms....very likely related to overdoing it yesterday with the 20 mile run. It got really bad but thankfully a muscle relaxer that my dad brought me helped and I'm feeling better today, though still not anywhere near 100%. I'm going out of town tomorrow and it might be a bit of a struggle to take it as easy as I should, so I'm not throwing running into the mix.
@Orphia These will be my 9th and 10th marathons, but I'm really trying to PR and it will be a year since I've run my last marathon, so I anticipate I'll need some more recovery time than normal.
Thanks for the advice @Orphia , @PastorVincent , and @7lenny7 . I was thinking of a plan similar to the one @pastorvincent proposed, but wanted to hear some input. I'll likely be able to adhere to the recovery week after the first marathon without a problem since I'll be too busy to do much running anyway (going out of town the weekend directly after the Columbus Marathon). Not sure if it's worth mentioning but I'll probably run the Columbus Marathon "hard" and if I meet my goal, I'll likely run NYC a little easier and just try to enjoy the awesome experience but if I don't do as well as I hoped in Columbus, at least I'll have another chance in NYC. A few years ago, I ran Chicago and Baltimore back to back weekends. I had a horrible race in Chicago but knew exactly what to fix for Baltimore and ran it 23 minutes faster!
Congrats @respectthekitty ! That's awesome!
Welcome @LC0924 !
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9/1: Rest day
9/2: 16 miles
9/3: Rest day (11.5 hours of sleep!)
9/4: 6 miles
9/5: Rest day
9/6: Rest day again
9/7: 11 miles of Tempo Thursday
9/7: 6.4 miles
39.4 of 250 220 goal miles
Group run / Thursday double. Ran faster than expected especially considering the tempo this morning. Looking forward to sleeping in tomorrow!
Upcoming Races:
Sept 16: Baker's Revenge 10 mile trail race
Oct 8: Steamtown Marathon
Oct 22: Perfect 10 miler
Nov 5: Princeton Half Marathon (pacer)
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I got a few compliments and comments on my weight loss today, first from my husband (who I never take seriously) and I said to him- "I don't even know why I try...or why I work out...I don't see a difference and the scale won't budge..." And then I got to work and a lady was like, you are losing so much weight! I was SO EXCITED!!!! I thanked her and told her that I was ready to give up this morning too!
I woke up late and missed my morning DVD session but I told myself I would do it after work. In the past I would have taken those comments and celebrated with a cookie or cake and a skipped workout but NOT TODAY! I ate as planned and ran after work!
Today is Day #40 of my 100 straight days.... I think it's finally sinking in....Just a little effort every day to push the fat away!!
Have a great Evening everyone!
Now its time for me to get Hurricane ready since I'm in Central Florida.. I guess I better get in all the runs I can before the bad weather hits us!
Please Pray for us!!
9/1 - 4.62 miles
9/2 - 30 min cardio
9/3 - 30 min walk
9/4 - 4.16 miles
9/5 - 5.03 miles (treadmill)
9/6 - 30 min walk
9/7 - 5.08 miles = total 18.89 (treadmill)
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Anyone else check out the beta testing version of GC! Ohh I loves it! It'll never be Strava, I don't think. I like GC to be for my personal use and not to share so much with "everyone". So I do hope they leave it as such. But I do see the addition of segments, which again are nice to see if I can beat myself (too many folks way faster than me to keep a Strava CR for long). I know the segements were a feature before, but it looks like they may pop up in the activity like Strava does. I only have old bike segements on my GC, so I'm not sure if it's always been this way. But you can look Strava segements now- in beta.2
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Rest day yesterday (bowling night), 9 miles today.
37.2 miles total for the month so far. Not bad for the first week.
Keeping all the Florida folks in my thoughts and prayers. Be safe.3 -
Awesome article @RespectTheKitty !
I'm 140 posts behind because my oldest baby started kindergarten and minor mama meltdown in progress . Will get caught up by the weekend I swear!
September 1- 23
September 2- 60
September 3- 30
September 4- 20.6
September 5- Off
September 6- First Day of School
September 7- 23.4
157/600km
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Well as I was running up a mtn, a hailstorm developed over me. 100% exposed, no cover, lightning hitting everything around me. Shaking the ground. Im in a full sprint running down. barely able to see its coming down so hard. Leaping over giant rocks. Ground is turning into a river flowing down the mtn. Phone was in a zip lock bag so that's gtg.
2mi outta 7.5mi. Maybe 500/2100ft vert.
I'll be back Saturday.
Total: 10.1/50mi+11 -
September goal....I'll know it when I see it.
9/1 rest
9/2 4mile hike through Kilauea Iki, then 3.2 run on treadmill
9/3 4.35
9/4 4.00
9/5 rest
9/6 5.62
9/7 4.10
Total: 25.27
@ROBOTFOOD ..yowsa!
@jessicamcb they go from "first day" to "first date" in a heartbeat!
Ticker is my goal for 2017 and progress to date:
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)
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