October 2017 Running Challenge
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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
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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.27
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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.
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?0 -
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....2 -
@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...2
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So I had a very slow walk with a friend yesterday, then despite having a ten mile run in my schedule, arrange with another friend to climb a not-quite-mountain today. I thought that I was willing to give up my run for a short upward hike - last time I did it it was winter, and I just about managed to get 6 miles out of it, only then by running round it twice.
But my friend bailed. She's fitter and more capable than she realises, but had spent all night worrying about the hill. So I went back to plan a of a ten miler, on a different route than normal.
There's a coast path near me, not much of it, and it's pretty narrow so you have to dodge walkers and dogs, but it's five mile been two towns. So I did an out and back, albeit with a short interlude where I had an ice cream.... That's ok isn't it? Breaking a run in two?
I'm still on a nine minute run, one minute walk, but am considering changing to 8 1/2 minutes running, 1 1/2 walking. But I'm SO slow. I don't know if I'll ever run faster than a twelve minute mile. But, I'm not despondent about it too much- after all, I just ran ten miles, came home and cleaned the house and I'm still awake!8 -
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@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.1
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@garygse wow! That's awesome
Rest day for me. Started my carbo load. Prepared some very healthy carb ladden lunch salads.2 -
@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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@wishiwasarunner Thanks! VO2 Max from a garmin is always suspect, but at least the number is going up! Glad your calf is feeling better, but sorry to hear about the foot/lower leg numbness. That sucks.1
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@lporter229 - Happy Anniversary!
@allyphoe - Yikes - that sounds like a pretty bad concussion! I hope your daughter is better soon.0 -
Longest run today since February! Ran the first 3.5 mi with husband and 8 year old son. Felt good and kept HR in aerobic zone almost the whole time (first time watching so closely).
Day/Distance/Comments
10/1 5 mi (+ 1 mile walk) + serious stretch program (Gymnastic Bodies Front Split)
10/2 Water walking
10/3 3 mi + light yoga
10/4 Walking + yoga
10/5 3 mi + PT (scraping + treadmill + stretch + strength)
10/6 Walking + PT (stretching + scraping + ultrasound + H-wave)
10/7 4 mi (+ 1 mile walk) + yoga and PT moves
10/8 6 mi (+ 1.5 mile walk) + Gymnastic Bodies Front Split stretch routine + PT
Goal: 75 mi
Total: 21 mi
To go: 54 mi
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Nice running @hjeppley1
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100 mile goal
32.66 miles completed.2 -
Wow, what amazing goals to have!!!
I recently started running again for the first time in about a year (I started Sept. 4.) COPD and breathing issues run in my family so I would say breathing is my toughest and challenging obstacle. It's getting easier week by week.
That said, so far I have recorded 13. 3 miles since the start of the month -- but my mileage is increasing every week! I ran 3.2 miles this morning and will run 4 tomorrow on the lakefront (I live in beautiful Chicago.) This week, I will attempt my first-ever 4-mile stretch without stopping and increase that by about half-mile to 1 mile every week.
I know this is nothing to many people on this message board, but I am proud of myself. I struggle with low self-esteem, body image and depression. Running has truly been a life-saver for me and I hope I can stay with it. I've never felt better in my life.17 -
I guess I would say my goal would be to run 60 miles by the end of this month. (God, I hope that's not crazy for someone like me starting out?!)4
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Quick stairs report from my 5k this morning. The0
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10/1 13.3
10/2 Rest
10/3 4.2
10/4 4.4
10/5 6
10/6 1.8
10/7 2.7
10/8 11
Total 43.4
Goal 120 miles
I thought I posted this earlier but I must not have hit "post reply" because it didn't show up. trying again.
Upcoming races:
11/25 Schaumburg HM1
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