October 2017 Running Challenge

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  • lporter229
    lporter229 Posts: 4,907 Member
    Ryokat wrote: »
    Did my out and back today with 20 mph wind. Not really that strong but when there were gusts it felt like I was running in place. Of course the tailwind never felt that strong. >:)

    October 6th - off
    October 7th - 9.25 miles

    October total 25.96/75 miles

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    Same here. Of course my "out" was with the tailwind. Wind was strongest for the final mile along the river. That mile was a suckfest, as in I felt like I was being sucked backwards.
  • lporter229
    lporter229 Posts: 4,907 Member
    @anitamistry1 - Fantastic transformation!!!
  • lporter229
    lporter229 Posts: 4,907 Member
    10/1- 6 miles+ doggie walking
    10/2-P90X3 Total Synergystics+ doggie walking
    10/3-P90X3 Agility +7.1 hilly miles
    10/4- P90X3 yoga + hour of walking the pup
    10/5-45 minute weight training+5 miles+15 min doggie walk
    10/6- P90X3 Dynamix + 50 minutes of doggie walking
    10/7-10 miles + 25 minutes doggie walking with some little jogs thrown in

    I di the P90X3 Dynamix video Friday night and remembered just how good this video is for runners. Easy but effective dynamic stretching. I think it really helped with my run yesterday. Hubby and I hit the bike path in our area so he could do his longest ever run. He banged out 8.5 miles. So proud of him!! I also had a good run. Like I said, I thing all the strengthening and stretching I have been doing is helping. I averaged a fairly effortless 8:45 pace, even with the heat and a brutal headwind on the return.

    I also took my first ever run pictures because I am running with my phone now! If you follow me on Strava, I posted the pics there. Yesterday was also our anniversary, so after our run we went to lunch then to the international market and got tons of stuff to make a Chinese hot pot. We definitely pigged out, but at least we earned it first!

    @shanaber -Your hip problem sounds kind of similar to mine. High hamstring tendonitis often manifests itself in the glutes and hips. I don't have lots of advice, but I know that the strengthening and stretching that I am doing is really helping a lot. Hope you get it worked out!
  • Elise4270
    Elise4270 Posts: 8,375 Member
    Congratulations on the transformation @anitamistry1 !!!!!

    @shanaber Sorry to hear the quads are bothering you. If you're tight, it can be a bit of nerve compression (gah Everything is nerve compression to me- nasty little things that they are!). There's a femoral nerve (?) That feeds the quads. I'd just keep stretching, maybe some ice post run, heat when possible or a massage if you can swing it. Is your psoas right? I can honestly say my quads never have bothered me from running. You look up the symptoms of bursitis?

    Idk if this is helpful... https://www.runnersworld.com/injury-prevention-recovery/cure-quad-pain-calf-pain-and-heavy-legs

    Of course, a PT evaluation is the best way to go.
  • weat0043
    weat0043 Posts: 172 Member
    amymoreorless wrote: »
    @eponine1984 For example, I had a runner tell me
    "good job" as I was running past him this morning. I got all defensive thinking "what did he mean by THAT! Do I look like I am struggling that much? Is it because I am overweight?". I then I remembered that I was running UP a monster hill while he was running DOWN. He probably just ran that hill and realized how much it sucked.

    Haha I had that happen to me this morning, coming from a small town I knew him, and he's a great runner, but the "good job" got me kind of defensive as well.

    Oct. 8 - 5.5K
    MTD - 30.5K/100K
  • ACJones82
    ACJones82 Posts: 53 Member
    The other day, a guy got on a treadmill two down from me (out of dozens that were further away from me) and started running literally twice as fast as me. Sorta demoralizing.

    5.5/40[/quote]

    This time next year you are going to look back and laugh at your progress.
  • MNLittleFinn
    MNLittleFinn Posts: 4,271 Member
    10/1-6.2 miles 1270 Feet Elevation
    10/2- REST
    10/3- 9
    10/4- 7
    10//5- 9
    10/6- 5
    10/7- 15
    7/8- 5- Felt like being lazy

    Total Miles: 56.2
    Total Elevation: 1270

    October goal: Survive 100k training taper and Wild Duluth 100k
    Nominal Mileage goal: 100 miles.
    Elevation goal: 15000ft

    Today's notes: Another "not feeling it" kind of morning. I got up with the plan to get in 5 or 6 miles. 2 miles in, I decided on 5.... Yesterday's single track running really wore me out, probably because, running with friends, I was more running their run than running my own.... on the bright side, I ran a sub-9 average (barely) with an average HR of only 150 and 87% of the run in z1 and z2, so that made me happy... Also, my garmin gave me a "new v02 MAX of 55, for what it's worth...

    ....weekly mileage is now 50, 1 less than last week, and a lot flatter, but a bunch faster too, because of all the road running.

    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 6:24:36
    10/21 Wild Duluth 100k
    11/23- TBD 5k Turkey
  • AmyOutOfControl
    AmyOutOfControl Posts: 1,425 Member
    10/1 = 15 miles
    10/2 = 6.5 miles and strength training
    10/3 = rest day
    10/4 = 8 miles
    10/5 = 6.5 easy miles and strength training
    10/6 = kettlebell workout
    10/7 = 7 miles
    10/8 = 16 miles

    16 slow and easy miles with the running group this morning. 68 degrees when I started and 70 degrees and breezy at the end. Just perfect running weather. Too bad it will not stay that way. Highs in the 90s today and tomorrow.

    59.5/175 (September goal miles)

    Upcoming Races:
    10/28 = Hill Country Halloween Half Marathon
    11/23 = Georgetown Turkey Trot
    12/10 = BCS Marathon
    1/6/18 = River Road Run Half Marathon
  • NikolaosKey
    NikolaosKey Posts: 410 Member
    0/1: 16.35k -Easy long run-
    10/2: 10.3k -Easy+11 strides-
    10/5: 10.6k -Moderate Tempo-
    10/6: 7.6k -Easy run-
    10/7: 15k -Intervals-
    10/8: 14.4k -Easy run-

    A tough run although it supposed to be easy. Yesterday's intervals combined with a long beer-night made the trick. Gooday all!

    Goal: 74.3k/180k

    Stay hydrated!

    Upcoming races:
    9/16: 4th Kavala Night City Run 10k: 49:47 (new PR)
    9/24: Xiropotamos Trail 2017 11k: 1:17:59
    10/1: Voreia Sirris Challenge 23k: Not registered
    10/15: Nestos Trail VFTU 10k
    11/26: 4th Democritus Half Marathon
  • allyphoe
    allyphoe Posts: 618 Member
    10/1: 3.3
    10/2: 4.2
    10/5: 3.2
    10/7: 4.2
    10/8: 4.2

    Total: 19.1 / ???

    My teenager wanted to bike today, so I suggested she go 4 miles and I go 2 on foot. She wanted to bike 8, so I said I'd run two miles out, then walk back. Except that she called me right after the turnaround; she had crashed her bike and misaligned the front wheel enough that the brakes were keeping it from turning. Fortunately, we have bike-knowledgeable family close, and they got her to the parking lot near her about the time I got back to our car. So I ran twice as far as intended, with the second half speedier than desirable, which hopefully will have no ill effect. Teenager landed on the back of her (helmeted) head and clearly has a mild concussion; she's attempting to nap in a dark silent room while wearing sunglasses because "this room is still too bright." (She has zero symptoms of anything more serious than a concussion, and the only treatment for concussion is time and brain rest, so napping is good.)
  • Eaglesfanintn
    Eaglesfanintn Posts: 813 Member
    5 miles this morning. Added a mile from last Sunday. My October goal is to run a 10K (probably on my own, there doesn't seem to be any this month that fit my schedule). So, I'm only 1.2 miles away from that. I may add another half mile on next Sunday. The last mile today was pretty slow, but it's done and it's time for football (and maybe a nap).

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    Upcoming race - 10/28 Halloween Hunt 5 Miler
  • MNLittleFinn
    MNLittleFinn Posts: 4,271 Member
    @JessicaMcB you're only a week out now! Oh, nice looking bird, looks like it'll taste great!
  • Elise4270
    Elise4270 Posts: 8,375 Member
    skippygirlsmom wrote: »
    Galen Rupp wins the Chicago Marathon in 2:09:20 wow he's a minute off my HM PR ha ha! Awesome.

    Spoiler! Awww! I have it recorded so I didn't miss church. Yay!!!!
  • skippygirlsmom
    skippygirlsmom Posts: 4,433 Member
    Elise4270 wrote: »
    skippygirlsmom wrote: »
    Galen Rupp wins the Chicago Marathon in 2:09:20 wow he's a minute off my HM PR ha ha! Awesome.

    Spoiler! Awww! I have it recorded so I didn't miss church. Yay!!!!

    Sorry @Elise4270
  • zdyb23456
    zdyb23456 Posts: 1,706 Member
    edited October 2017
    9/1 rest
    9/2 5.5miles 50m:22s
    9/3 5miles 45m:30s
    9/4 9miles 1h:24m:02s
    9/5 6miles 55:m:30s
    9/6 11miles 1h:45m:40s
    9/7 4miles 38m:39s

    An easy slow 4 miles yesterday. My legs felt tired.

    My daughter did great at her first swim meet! Hey you always PR at your first race right?! She will only get better from here. I’m really proud of her, she said she was nervous.

    Edit to add, it took 4 hours to watch her in 2 events :neutral::smile:
  • T1DCarnivoreRunner
    T1DCarnivoreRunner Posts: 11,502 Member
    10/1 - Rest
    10/2 - Rest
    10/3 - 5 miles treadmill before weight lifting
    10/4 - 8.15 miles
    10/5 - 5 miles treadmill. Worst workout ever with serious BG problems. So bad that I skipped weight lifting afterwards.
    10/6 - Rest
    10/7 - 1.4 miles. Was supposed to be 12 miles, but it was raining and I had some GI issues. Ugh.
    10/8 - 4.72 miles. Stopped early because of electrolyte concern and just not feeling it after waking with high BG. WTF is wrong with me?! Might go out later today and do the rest of the 12 miles for this weekend.

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    Upcoming Races:
    10/21/17 - Oregon Trail Run marathon (First marathon... goal 4:10)

    As I'm tapering for this marathon, I'm finding it suddenly difficult to do even the fewer miles in plan. Some of it is physiological as I've had more BG issues, and consequently more electrolyte issues. Some of it, I'm sure, is mental. I'm not using a CGM currently, which makes BG management more difficult.

    I can handle the physical stuff better in another week when I hopefully get more supplies, but does anyone have any advice on the mental side of keeping going over the next 2 weeks during taper?
  • MNLittleFinn
    MNLittleFinn Posts: 4,271 Member
    edited October 2017
    skippygirlsmom wrote: »
    Galen Rupp wins the Chicago Marathon in 2:09:20 wow he's a minute off my HM PR ha ha! Awesome.

    From what I read it was a "relaxed" race, since some of the real heavy hitters weren't there because Berlin was so close. Pretty cool nonetheless. I was hoping Rupp would win.

    Jordan Hasay was third for women's and became the second fastest American woman marathoner of all time. She's really going to be a major player, her first 2 marathons were a third place at Boston, and now a third place at Chicago....
  • MNLittleFinn
    MNLittleFinn Posts: 4,271 Member
    edited October 2017
    @midwesterner85 I tend to read a lot of running stuff during taper, for some reason, living vicariously through others helps keep my mind in the game while not fretting over everything.... speaking of which, I might want to look into that taper thing since my race is in 13 days...
  • skippygirlsmom
    skippygirlsmom Posts: 4,433 Member
    garygse wrote: »
    Not going to write much on my phone, but I just finished the marathon with an official time of 3:31:21. I'll write a full race report once I'm back at home, but for now I'm going to hobble around for a bit, lol.

    @garygse fantastic run - congrats!! Can't wait to read all about it.

  • MNLittleFinn
    MNLittleFinn Posts: 4,271 Member
    @girlinahat you got the miles, I say it counts. plus, I'm assuming you were on your feet the whole time? That would mean you didn't really rest all that much, so it totally counts.
  • cburke8909
    cburke8909 Posts: 990 Member
    @garygse wow! That's awesome
    Rest day for me. Started my carbo load. Prepared some very healthy carb ladden lunch salads.
  • wishiwasarunner
    wishiwasarunner Posts: 202 Member
    @garygse - Awesome finish on your first marathon! And yes, I do remember hobbling back to the car - seemed like each street curb I needed to climb up almost caused a cramp, lol. Hope you recover quickly

    @MNLittleFinn - those are just really impressive numbers VO2 Max of 55 and the speedy runs. You are really ready for this next race!

    @zdyb23456 - Congrats on your first swim meet! Yes it is amazing how many hours you have to sit around in a chlorine gas filled room to watch a couple of 30 second races, lol. Been there!

    @RespectTheKitty - Oh my, do I ever get the frustration with pace. This fall I at least have a recent ICU stay and 6 stents holding the veins from my left leg open to help explain it. But I had issues last fall without any such reason - it was my first Half marathon that I did not PR and in fact I broke down and walked part of it. My husband even passed me (he only runs a few races with me and does not consider himself a runner). I still don't know why last summer and early fall were tough - but I came back and had a great winter - trained for and ran my first marathon and then 2 weeks later PR'd my HM. So I guess I'm saying I understand the frustration - but keep up the good fight and it usually gets better.
    Still mostly in recovery mode but...

    October Goals:
    1-Don't injure myself trying too hard
    2-Get back to a 10 mile run
    3-Get my pace back to prior marathon pace on my 2-4 mile runs.
    4-Find some better compression gear for this malfunctioning left leg
    5-Do a better job keeping up with this thread

    Oct 1 - 5 miles (left foot and leg still a little numb and tingling for the last 1.5 miles of this distance)
    Oct 7 - 6.7 miles -
    Oct 8 - 5 miles

    So the left calf pain from yesterday seemed to work itself out, but I was back to having a numb left foot at the end of my run, quickly followed by numbness from the knee down. Strange to not be able to feel one of your legs hit the ground. In typical stupid runner fashion, I kept going until I completed the 5th mile and then walked back home. I did at least alter my route so I wouldn't have to climb this one steep hill at the end - since I thought that might cause some damage.


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