September 2017 Running Challenge
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greenolivetree wrote: »9/17 - 2.2 miles walked, 2 miles ran, 15 min strength
I feel very strongly about donuts and Krispy Kreme are it for me
The Hurt's donuts are all the rage here. They bring a truck down from Oklahoma City. They manage to have any your way? I haven't tried any, yet.
That sounds vaguely familiar but no, we don't have them. We have KK and DD and a bunch of smaller chains. All the Shipley's got taken over by Love's. There is a local grocery store that makes a decent donut that I will eat. But KK is still my favorite. I refuse to eat most others (a.k.a. Walmart). Not worth the calories. LOL And what is that chocolate sauce they put on donuts?????? It's so weird. I love the KK chocolate ones. YUM! Speaking of which, I need to get some pumpkin spice ones. That's the only pumpkin spice food I eat. Go figure.0 -
greenolivetree wrote: »9/17 - 2.2 miles walked, 2 miles ran, 15 min strength
I feel very strongly about donuts and Krispy Kreme are it for me
The Hurt's donuts are all the rage here. They bring a truck down from Oklahoma City. They manage to have any your way? I haven't tried any, yet.
We have a couple of Hurt's Donuts here in Wichita as well. They are not my favorites, but they do have some unique varieties to try. Mostly cake donuts that they slap tons of icing and decorate with cereal, gum, candy, pretzels, ect. When they opened the first store here there was a line over 1 hour long for nearly 2 days, and they are open 24hour a day. In my mind you can't beat a fresh off the conveyor Krispy Kreme.
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9/1 = 5.5 miles
9/2 = Rest Day
9/3 = 16.5 miles (run/walk intervals)
9/4 = 8.5 miles and a Hatha yoga class
9/5 = Camp Gladiator class
9/6 = 6 miles and 45 minutes strength training
9/7 = 10.5 miles
9/8 = 7 miles
9/9 = rest day
9/10 = 13.5 miles (run/walk intervals with running group)
9/11 = 8 easy miles and 30 minutes strength training
9/12 = Vinyasa yoga class & 3 mile walk with the puppy and hubby
9/13 = 8 miles
9/14 = 7 miles and Camp Gladiator class
9/15 = 3 miles (and a long 6 hour car ride)
9/16 = 6 miles hiking (up a mountain)
9/17 = rest day (and another long 6 hour car ride)
9/18 = 13 miles
Ran 13 slow and easy miles with a running buddy this morning. I am pretty sure my allergy issues are actually a head cold at this point. Gross.
TMI warning: My poor gluteus maximus was crazy sore after that mountain hike on Saturday! Walking was a struggle yesterday. I don't know how some of you guys run those high elevations I see on Strava. Apparently, I need to start doing some of those hill repeat runs I see people talking about. I am glad my marathon in December is mostly flat. Ouch!
(September miles) 109.5/175 (September goal miles)
Upcoming Races:
10/28 = Hill Country Halloween Half Marathon
12/10 = BCS Marathon
1/6/18 = River Road Run Half Marathon
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After starting the month off pretty good, both with running and keeping up with this thread, I find myself overwhelmed with work and kid stuff. I hope everyone is running well. I'm nearly 30 pages behind and unlikely to catch up.
Two weeks ago I ran 34 miles. Last week it was just 7, which included a local 5K. The good news is, I placed 2nd in my age group in the 5K! The bad news is that was mostly due to the low numbers in the race (107 entrants) and the fact that half of them were walkers. I was 3:45 slower than my 5K PR which happened at this race last year. Had I run that fast this time, I'd have taken 2nd overall. Low miles, combined with lack of sleep (Thursday night i pulled an all-nighter for work) and a warm, humid day kicked my butt. I decided to try for a PR regardless and my first mile went great. Then it felt like I was running in mud and keep slowing down. Splits were 7:35, 8:30, 9:17. blech!
Oh well, it was for a good cause.
I have another race this Saturday. This time it's a trail HM. I haven't run that far, on trails or pavement, since last April, so this could be another butt kicking. I'm going to take it easy on this one, at least for the first half.
I should have known better than to think I could get my running mojo back in Sept. This is the heart of the high school soccer season and I will NOT miss a game and am often having to leave work early for it. My son is a sophomore goalkeeper and is getting a ton of playing time. He started out on JV, then got moved up to varsity as a backup but was given the B squad games to keep the minutes up. In a 2 week period he'll have 10 games. Last night he found out that he'll be starting for varsity tomorrow night! This is for a team which is ranked in the top 10 in the state!
Monthly Progress:
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amymoreorless wrote: »TMI warning: My poor gluteus maximus was crazy sore after that mountain hike on Saturday! Walking was a struggle yesterday. I don't know how some of you guys run those high elevations I see on Strava. Apparently, I need to start doing some of those hill repeat runs I see people talking about. I am glad my marathon in December is mostly flat. Ouch!
Hill running tips I learned in school while on XC team - decades ago....- Shorten your stride on the uphills
- Lengthen your stride on the downhills
Hill running tip I got from a random internet coach last year- Run based on effort. This means you will slow down on the ups, and speed up on the downs, but it should all average out in the end.
Hill running tip I got from a buddy that runs 100milers- If the hill is steep, I fast walk up it instead of run. I end up using less energy and passing many people that are trying to run.
So there you go. That is "how" we run those hills
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Phillipcrtz wrote: »I only run on the treadmill hopefully thats ok.
Saturday i ran 5miles
Sunday i ran 3miles
Nothing but awe for someone that can do time on a dreadmill. There have been a lot of times when I should have, but starting at about 45 seconds, I'm thinking JEEZUS, how long have I been at this? Plus, it REALLY helps my motivation when I'm halfway through a run to be 2 miles from the house, if you know what I mean!1 -
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
9/13 6mi 56m:41s
9/14 4mi 36m:25s
9/15 4mi 34m:46s
9/16 8mi 1h:15m:28s
9/17 rest
9/18 5mi 47m:53s
So someone mentioned setting her watch to buzz at her during her run and it suddenly occurred to me wait! I can create workouts on my watch too!! So I played around with it and set up my interval workout 6x .5mile repeats with 90 seconds rest. I set up .5mi warm up and cool down and set out. When my watch buzzed for my first repeat it buzzed recovery almost right away- I discovered I programmed .5 meter repeats instead .5 mile! Haha. So I reprogrammed it and set out. It was pretty awesome I ran faster then I was supposed to so it kept telling me I was going too fast.6 -
PastorVincent wrote: »Hill running tips I learned in school while on XC team - decades ago....
- Shorten your stride on the uphills
- Lengthen your stride on the downhills
Hill running tip I got from a random internet coach last year- Run based on effort. This means you will slow down on the ups, and speed up on the downs, but it should all average out in the end.
Hill running tip I got from a buddy that runs 100milers- If the hill is steep, I fast walk up it instead of run. I end up using less energy and passing many people that are trying to run.
So there you go. That is "how" we run those hills
I agree with most of this, but not the part in bold above. Lengthening your stride on the downhills creates a braking effect with your heels and will increase the impact on your body considerably. If you go wild and take giant strides, you could really hurt yourself. Rather than describe proper form myself, I'll link to a couple of great explanations:
http://running.competitor.com/2016/10/training/master-downhill-trail-running_157158
http://www.rockcreekrunner.com/2015/08/27/downhill-trail-running-technique/
http://www.irunfar.com/2014/03/your-ultra-training-bag-of-tricks-dont-let-downhills-be-your-downfall.html4 -
@7Lenny7 -Looks like you and I are in the same sort of boat my friend. I am at 53/120 miles for the month and very unlikely to make that up. I am not sure what I was thinking either by trying to make September my come back month. September is notoriously busy for me. I know the last two years I had to get really creative to try and maintain a training schedule through September. I guess the difference is that this year I don't have a goal race that I am training for and I am just not that committed. On the other hand, running has been a pretty big priority in my life for quite a while now, it's probably not such a bad thing to have it take a back seat for a little while. I just need to quit beating myself up over it.0
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@amymoreorless Your poor behind! My rule of thumb is if its even somewhat runnable I hit it hard and fast on the up (if its a hands on knees or scramble type situation I switch to power hiking obviously). Like @PastorVincent mentioned I keep very short strides on incline and I drive hard on my forefoot (I am naturally a mid to heel striker so this is a very deliberate part of hills for me, some of the men in my trail group have picked on me for high on my foot I land lol). I don't go to longer strides downhill but I think that has more to do with trying to stay upright on very steep descents with dodgy knees . It is worth mentioning that, in my mind anyway haha, on very steep downhills the most important thing is fast leg turn over and hitting the ground at about midfoot. Hill work is never a bad thing- my hill fascination is only second to my distance sickness as it is great fun!
Congrats to your son @7lenny7 - that is very exciting! I hope stuff calms down for you soon on a personal front.
@angmarie28 you're a lovely friend to spend 7 hours on a marathon course with her! Was it at least a scenic course?
@lporter229 well I do agree that @_nikkiwolf_ is crazy impressive and inventive (and has good taste in pottery! Haha). I just have what I am referring to as 'The Paisley Problem', something about distance calls to me and I can't seem to stop
@juliet3455 honestly I'm more worried about cougars, a lot of dogs are turning up dead or scrobbed up badly from tangling with the ones hanging around town. They're so damn quiet you'd basically be dead by the time you realized they were stalking you . Are you guys having more bear/big cat activity this year? Must be the smoke I figure...0 -
I'm with @pastorvincent - blueberry cake donuts with glaze are currently my favorite.... but I am also a sucker for sprinkles.... yeah.... really I just like food, thus why I run.... or try to run
I run to eat as well. The cardiovascular benefits and endurance are just a side benefit
My favorite is the old fashioned glazed sour cream donut from Tim Hortons. Thank goodness there aren't any Tim Hortons around here!2 -
PastorVincent wrote: »Hill running tips I learned in school while on XC team - decades ago....
- Shorten your stride on the uphills
- Lengthen your stride on the downhills
Hill running tip I got from a random internet coach last year- Run based on effort. This means you will slow down on the ups, and speed up on the downs, but it should all average out in the end.
Hill running tip I got from a buddy that runs 100milers- If the hill is steep, I fast walk up it instead of run. I end up using less energy and passing many people that are trying to run.
So there you go. That is "how" we run those hills
I agree with most of this, but not the part in bold above. Lengthening your stride on the downhills creates a braking effect with your heels and will increase the impact on your body considerably. If you go wild and take giant strides, you could really hurt yourself. Rather than describe proper form myself, I'll link to a couple of great explanations:
http://running.competitor.com/2016/10/training/master-downhill-trail-running_157158
http://www.rockcreekrunner.com/2015/08/27/downhill-trail-running-technique/
http://www.irunfar.com/2014/03/your-ultra-training-bag-of-tricks-dont-let-downhills-be-your-downfall.html
Good call out, I was thinking more along the lines of undoing the "shorten your stride" and NOT doing superman legs or something. But I will check those videos out soon myself and see if they match my very ragged memory of XC in HS.0 -
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1-Sep upper body @ gym
2-Sep C25K W7D2 2.14
3-Sep planned rest day
4-Sep C25K W7D3 2.44
5-Sep planned rest day
6-Sep upper body @ gym
7-Sep C25K W8D1 2.5
8-Sep upper body @ gym
9-Sep C25K W8D2 2.9
10-Sep planned rest day
11-Sep C25K W8D3 2.57
12-Sep planned rest day
13-Sep upper body @ gym
14-Sep upper body @ gym
15-Sep worked late
16-Sep - no real reason for not working out-
17-Sep R4WL W1D1 2.49
15.04 of 30 miles
Just a quickie check in. Didn't do as much running the last few days but that's okay. Hopefully I will still reach my (small) September goal. Where's the fall-like temps? They're not here yet!1 -
@7lenny7 sorry everything is overwhelming your running. Awesome for your son sophomore starting goalie on varsity tomorrow, impressive! Sounds like they have a lot of confidence in him.
@PastorVincent I’m thinking what the heck is the person video taping riding?
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skippygirlsmom wrote: »@PastorVincent I’m thinking what the heck is the person video taping riding?
I know right! She is flying, and the camera is staying ahead of her. My best guess is the camera person is wearing a GOPRO style camera on a steady cam mount facing backwards and is running just as fast.
Doubt I could have kept that pace going for even half as long as they did in any cut!
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Date Miles today - Miles for September
9/1 REST DAY
9/2 12 miles - 12
9/3 REST DAY
9/4 LABOR DAY LAZINESS
9/5 8 miles - 20
9/6 4 miles - 24
9/7 10 miles - 34
9/8 3.1 miles - 37.1
9/9 13.1 miles - 50.2
9/10 REST DAY
9/11 7 miles - 57.2
9/12 10 miles - 67.2
9/13 4 miles - 71.2
9/14 8.25 miles - 79.45
9/15 REST DAY
9/16 10 miles - 89.45
9/17 REST DAY
9/18 7 miles - 96.45
Elkmont Hound Dog Half (unofficial) - 1/21 << 1:46:48 2 OA
Elkmont Hound Dog Half (rescheduled) - 2/18 << 1:41:04 1 in AG & 24 OA
Kentucky Derby Festival Marathon - 4/29 << 4:09:59
Upcoming races:
None so far
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PastorVincent wrote: »angmarie28 wrote: »ran my second marathon yesterday, ok mostly walked it, we were going at my friends pace, she is slower, and was getting over bronchitis, so we finished in 7 hours, but we finished, and I'm so proud of her for pushing through. I am super sore today, after the marathon I wet to a suicide prevention walk, I only did 1 of the 3 miles there, but we had to park a ways away, then walking around the park looking for my team and registering, i walked quite a bit, I was feeling good, but after I got home and relaxed my knee started to give out, and this morning I could hardly walk, but Im doing ok now, thank god, because I have to work today.
9/4- 13.2 miles
9/7-2.1 miles
9/10-6 miles
9/13-2.5 miles
9/17-26.2 miles
total-50 miles
You are an awesome friend to walk SEVEN HOURS just to support her goal. Pat yourself on the back and eat some goodies today. You deserve it!
thanks, shes the one that got me started running and we started our marathon goal together so I made sure we finish it together. I probably could have done it in 6ish hours, it was a very easy course (about as easy as a marathon can get anyways) but even with that time, its not like I would have won anything, so no big loss. Funny thing is, as much as i dont like to run, and as much as I planned on that being my last, I think I may do it again, hahaha.3 -
angmarie28 wrote: »thanks, shes the one that got me started running and we started our marathon goal together so I made sure we finish it together. I probably could have done it in 6ish hours, it was a very easy course (about as easy as a marathon can get anyways) but even with that time, its not like I would have won anything, so no big loss. Funny thing is, as much as i dont like to run, and as much as I planned on that being my last, I think I may do it again, hahaha.
My wife runs slower than I, so what I do is run the race at my pace. Finish, rest, then walk the course backwards until I find her (I can take shortcuts thanks to GPS tracking), and then finish the rest of the race with her. Not as good as doing the whole thing with her, but in shorter races, I can normally do at least 1/3rd with her. Have not tried it at marathon length yet though. Will this May... might die.
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