September 2017 Running Challenge

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  • ariceroni
    ariceroni Posts: 422 Member
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    September Running
    09/01: Off, rest day
    09/02: 4.02 mile easy run + 30 min biking
    09/03: 20.05 mile long run
    09/04: 60 min biking + strength training
    09/05: 5.04 mile easy run + 15 min elliptical
    09/06: 8.03 miles- 7 mile progression, 1 mile cool down
    09/07: 5.40 mile easy run + 15 min elliptical
    09/08: 3.56 mile easy run
    09/09: 75 min biking
    09/10: 13.17 mile long run- 3@MP/1E/2@HMP/1E/2@HMP/1E/3@MP
    09/11: 6.04 mile easy run + strength training
    Total: 65.31 miles

    Notes:
    Easy six mile run yesterday afternoon, 9:22 average pace, then some strength training afterwards. I was originally just planning to do 5 miles, buy my legs felt really great and the weather was perfect so I tacked on an extra mile :blush: I have a hard week ahead of me, both with running and research responsibilities, so I'm trying not to think more than one or two days ahead! If I disappear for a few days, now you'll know why haha


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    Upcoming Races:
    - Chicago Marathon, 10/08/17
    - Space Coast Half Marathon, 11/26/17
    - Excalibur 10 Miler, 03/18/18
  • MNLittleFinn
    MNLittleFinn Posts: 4,271 Member
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    9/1- REST
    9/2- Family Time
    9/3- Family Time
    9/4- 6- 384 feet elevation
    9/5- 8- 1598 feet elevation
    9/6- 6.2- 1263 feet elevation
    9/7- 8- Track Thursday
    9/8- REST
    9/9- 20
    9/10- REST
    9/11- REST
    9/12- 8.1 - 1663 Feet Elevation

    Total Miles: 56.3
    Total Elevation: 5663 ft

    September goal: Survive 100k training and the beginnings of pre-race freak out
    Nominal Mileage goal: 200 miles.
    Elevation goal: 15000ft

    Today's notes: Calves felt better today, so I was back at it. Got my 8 miles in in 1:34:30 for a 11:59 average pace, which is right in the normal range. Here's my issue though, according to my Garmin Wrist HRM, My Average HR was only 100, and I wasn't even in z1 for most of the run. This seems totally off, I mean, yeah, I hiked the up half of each mile, just to save my calves, but it seemed like more work than a mostly No Zone run. I doubt that I got in good enough shape that 2 days off wold mean a drastically lower HR on a familiar training run....

    Might have to put on my chest HRM tomorrow and redo the workout... Of course, I'll be coming off today's workout so that will skew things.

    2017 Races Scheduled
    6/16- William A Irvin 5k
    6/17- Grandma's Marathon 4:24:06
    7/15- Eugene Curnow Trail Marathon 7:22:23
    8/12- UMTR FatAss "Not Quite" 50k DNF, too darn hot out
    8/19- Rampage at the Ridge 5k OCR
    9/23- Ely Marathon (full)
    10/21 Wild Duluth 100k
    11/23- TBD 5k Turkey
  • zdyb23456
    zdyb23456 Posts: 1,706 Member
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    ctlaws44 wrote: »
    Praying for everyone, especially in Florida, Texas, and California. For those who can, I hope you're having good runs and good weather. Those who are injured, I hope you're healing well. The weather here SE Virginia has been scary nice! I've been trying to get in longer runs. I did 16 miles on Sat. It's been tough running wise. Every run, I hit a point where mentally I feel like I can't make it. When I finally finish, I'm excited for a minute then I think, wait 26.2 - 16 = 10.2!!! :s:(:'( . It really doesn't help when you have some on here talking this 100 mile craziness. :D>:)

    I'm in South East Virginia too! The weather has been pretty awesome!! It sure felt like the heat and humidity would never end there for awhile - I feel like the fall-ish weather came early this year.
  • zdyb23456
    zdyb23456 Posts: 1,706 Member
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    9/1 13.1 miles! 2h:09m:49s
    9/2 3.1mi 31m:56s
    9/3 rest
    9/4 4.38mi 41m:07s
    9/5 6mi 57m:38s
    9/6 4mi 39m:50s
    9/7 7mi 69m:59s
    9/8 4mi 38m:49s
    9/9 9mi 1h:26m:35s
    9/10 rest
    9/11 5.2mi 53m:20s
    9/12 4mi 36m:16s

    Great run this morning, one of my fastest in a long time. Splits were 9:41, 9:14, 8:51, 8:28!
  • PastorVincent
    PastorVincent Posts: 6,668 Member
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    @_nikkiwolf_ has anyone told you recently you are a beast? Cuz you are! :open_mouth:
  • __TMac__
    __TMac__ Posts: 1,665 Member
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    9/12 6m easy
    September total: 28.5 of 65 miles

    2017 Goal: Beat 20-yr-old PR (29:32)
    *Oct: Apple Harvest 5k
    *Nov: Movember 5k
    *Dec: Mitten Run 5k

    I'm slowly figuring out the best way to use my new Garmin, by there are a few things that are still a mystery to me.

    Does anyone know what the pie chart (3) means, from the Garmin Connect app activity screen?
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  • seanevan10
    seanevan10 Posts: 385 Member
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    MNLittleFinn wrote: »
    @JessicaMcB @juliet3455 if you guys are serious about CDR 2019, I will actually talk to my wife about a family trip.

    I would actually love to go volunteer for it!!! We can make a family trip out of it too.
  • lporter229
    lporter229 Posts: 4,907 Member
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    Just checking in to say hi. The struggle to get my head back in the game on the fitness front continues. Between being crazy busy and traveling for work, a typical, overloaded September social calendar and a minor health issue for which my overly cautious doctors have me running around for lots of unnecessary testing, I am struggling just to keep my sanity. So once again, the fitness plan has taken a back seat. I have been squeezing in whatever workouts I can when I can and popping in on MFP just long enough to log them. I hope this insanity ends soon.

    I do want to take a minute to send my prayers out to our Florida and South East US friends. I have not been able to keep up with the thread, but as far as I am able to tell, I think most of you have survived relatively unscathed aside from the inconveniences of clean up and being without power. Sending you all my best that you are able to get back to normalcy as quickly and painlessly as possible.

    Also wanted to let @HonuNui , @shanaber and all of the other fabulous organizers know that I signed up for the Aim at Melanoma virtual race. Glad to support a wonderful cause. I will be running my Bourbon Chase Ragnar relay that day and will be thinking of you.

    At this point it's once again looking doubtful that I will make my September goal (and it started with so much promise!). I will check in when I can and hopefully will be back to being a regular participant on this thread again soon. Good luck to you all on those fall races and crushing those running goals!
  • _nikkiwolf_
    _nikkiwolf_ Posts: 1,380 Member
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    __TMac__ wrote: »
    9/12 6m easy
    September total: 28.5 of 65 miles

    2017 Goal: Beat 20-yr-old PR (29:32)
    *Oct: Apple Harvest 5k
    *Nov: Movember 5k
    *Dec: Mitten Run 5k

    I'm slowly figuring out the best way to use my new Garmin, by there are a few things that are still a mystery to me.

    Does anyone know what the pie chart (3) means, from the Garmin Connect app activity screen?
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    @__TMac__ It's a while ago that I used Garmin. But if I remember correctly, that was for wind speed and direction, would that fit?
    (i.e. in this case wind from the North with 3mph?)
  • skippygirlsmom
    skippygirlsmom Posts: 4,433 Member
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    9/1 – 6 miles
    9/2 – rest day XC meet
    9/3 – 10 miles
    9/4 - 5 miles
    9/5 - rest day
    9/6 - 7 miles
    9/7 - 3 miles
    9/8 - 5 miles
    9/9 - rest day XC meet
    9/10 - 3 miles
    9/11 - 9.11 miles - Never Forget
    9/12 - nothing yet maybe rest day

    48 of 100 miles

    So got up looked out the window, 59ish degrees, raining, wind blowing, went back to bed. ha ha The wind has died down now so if I can I'll run tonight or just more my rest day from tomorrow until today.

    Got an text from Skip's XC coach yesterday that was funny. A picture of Skip doing hill repeats on her own, while school was closed for Irma. He wrote... "this is why she is team Captain". He was driving through the neighbor where they do hill repeats and she was there. BTW she invited the whole team of 38 to join her.

    Great news @1TheQueenB I’m still waiting to hear from my brother, he was going to his house today
    @garygse that 2017 goal is crushed!!! Fantastic
    @BettyM1017 glad you are safe and sound! During the tornadoes in 2011 I was without power for 9 days. I kissed my blow dryer the first day it worked ha ha! I had completely forgotten what a hot shower was.
    @honunui I love that picture
    @shanaber you can’t be happy and efficient if you don’t run. I loved your post on FB about the run, I might need to steal it
    @lporter229 sorry to hear you have so much going on. Hang in there
  • greenolivetree
    greenolivetree Posts: 1,282 Member
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    skippygirlsmom wrote: »

    Got an text from Skip's XC coach yesterday that was funny. A picture of Skip doing hill repeats on her own, while school was closed for Irma. He wrote... "this is why she is team Captain". He was driving through the neighbor where they do hill repeats and she was there. BTW she invited the whole team of 38 to join her.

    That is awesome!

  • 1TheQueenB
    1TheQueenB Posts: 377 Member
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    Lots new obstacles to run around this morning but the roads weren't too bad...
    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 (treadmill)
    9/8 - 30 min cardio
    9/9 - 4.81 miles
    9/10 - 20 min cardio
    9/11 - 30min cardio
    9/12 - 4 miles = total 27.7
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  • lporter229
    lporter229 Posts: 4,907 Member
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    I posted a similar topic in the LDR group, so please excuse forgive the double post. With winter approaching, I am looking to replace my well worn Saucony running shell and would love to hear what you guys all wear. My main requirement is that it must be water resistant and light enough that I can wear it in a cool rain, and also loose enough to wear it over my base layers in the snow. I prefer to have a hood and some reflective accents, but those are not musts. Please tell me what you wear and what you like and dislike about it. Thanks in advance for the help!
  • greenolivetree
    greenolivetree Posts: 1,282 Member
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    Congrats on completing C25K @dbhawkins1010 :mrgreen:
  • fitoverfortymom
    fitoverfortymom Posts: 3,452 Member
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    9/1 - 5.15
    9/5 - 3.04
    9/7 - 2.2
    9/9 - 6.2
    9/11 - 3.36
    9/12 - 2.87 (this is what my phone calculated, the hotel treadmill had it at just over 2m)

  • JessicaMcB
    JessicaMcB Posts: 1,503 Member
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    @MNLittleFinn as ever you know I am game to run horrible, awful, magical things. Also open to meeting up at Fat Dog instead if it works out better since I need that one too for the plan.

    @juliet3455 its always the short girls that are dynamos haha! I honestly love the appeal of LSU's ridiculously bad conditions weather wise. The first place woman/second overall this years' race report was amazing- I am fully prepared to stalk their website on reg open like normal people lie in wait for concert tickets :D

    @_nikkiwolf_ Ouch! I have done that too though running mountain pass with men from our trail group- I can pace or pass on ascent but on the flats they are generally faster and my inner competitor is an angsty soul haha!

    @skippygirlsmom I love that Skip was out running hills by herself- the girl has grit!

    @HonuNui I haven't forgotten about signing up for the virtual, just need to be able to get on the computer to get it registered. Love the new picture of Steve <3

    Today has been rough just on a personal level. I got up late at 4 so I only banged out 20 and then had to get everybody ready for Emma's first full day of classes (kindergarten is 8-3 here). Emma was fine but Kate, our middle girl who is just a year younger, lost her mind when she realized her sister wasn't coming home with her. Tears for Kate and mommy!

    So I took Kate and Mia out for lunch a few hours later and as we walked back I noticed the kindergarteners were out for recess. And where is my red sweatered oldest child amongst the swinging, sliding children of the playground? Running up and down the hill on repeat like its her full time job. Its hard that she has to start to move towards doing her own thing but its also pretty amazing how much she's absorbing from what she is seeing and that what I'm doing might actually matter for her...

    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
    September 8- 16
    September 9- 70
    September 10- 20.1
    September 11- 20.1
    September 12- 20.1

    303.3/600km
  • PastorVincent
    PastorVincent Posts: 6,668 Member
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    @dbhawkins1010 Awesome!! WELL DONE!!
  • PastorVincent
    PastorVincent Posts: 6,668 Member
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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
    09/05/17 - Rest
    09/06/17 - Strength + 5 miles - Z3/4
    09/07/17 - Strength + 5 miles - Z3/4
    09/08/17 - 7 miles Z2
    09/09/17 - 16 miles
    09/10/17 - 12 miles Z2
    09/11/17 - Rest
    09/12/17 - 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

    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.

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