October 2017 Running Challenge

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  • RespectTheKitty
    RespectTheKitty Posts: 1,667 Member
    eponine1984 wrote: »
    W8D1 complete! 28 minutes of running. I dropped my pace back down to a 15-minute mile (I had been trying to push to 14) and it was still tough but felt better than my last few runs. I loosened up the laces (haven't relaced them yet) and I think that helped because the numbness didn't set in until much later.

    Did anyone else start out like me - super slow, can barely hang on - and improve? Jumping into this challenge (trying not to compare) but it just seems like everyone is much further in their running careers than me. My sister is a runner, but she's always naturally been faster than me. So I guess I'm just hoping to hear from some other slow pokes.

    8.4/40 miles

    When I was doing C25k a little over a year ago, I ran about a 14 minute mile. These days I'm around 11:00-11:30, so I guess that's improvement, even though I'm still slow. :smile:

    Just keep at it and you'll be amazing yourself with what you can do. I never thought I'd be able to run a half marathon when I first started out, but now I've run three!
  • PastorVincent
    PastorVincent Posts: 6,668 Member
    skippygirlsmom wrote: »
    @PastorVincent ugh I can’t see the jacket…stupid company

    Funny enough ... it was on all of their products, at least the ones that I looked at in the store that day.
  • springtimez
    springtimez Posts: 51 Member
    10/2- 2 miles
    10/3- 2 miles
    10/4- 2 miles
    10/5- 2 miles
    10/6- 2 miles
    10/6- 2 miles
    10/7- 2 miles
    10/8- 2 miles
    10/9- 2 miles
    Total 18 so far. Am glad I am able to keep it consistent so far!
  • fitoverfortymom
    fitoverfortymom Posts: 3,452 Member
    @garygse Thanks for sharing your story and crushing your goal!

    @eponine1984 Slower than a slug I was. Just gotta keep on keepin' on. Do it 'cause you love/hate it and you'll just keep getting better.
  • Elise4270
    Elise4270 Posts: 8,375 Member
    girlinahat wrote: »
    @eponine1984 I am, like you, a slow runner. I started running a couple of years ago, as I approached my fortieth, having never done any running. I came LAST in the 800 metres race (by about ten minutes) at High School, but I only entered to get points for our team. I started running because I had started doing morning walks and I became a bit bored.

    I run primarily outdoors. Pavements/sidewalks are things I run on only to get to the trails and gravel tracks I want to be on. I like undulations. I almost like hills on the way up, I definitely like hills on the way down. And I am SLOW. I did my first race (a 7.5k) because that’s what runners do isn’t it? I joined a running club and I’m still definitely at the back of the pack, with the fastest runners looping back. Actually sometimes I’m struggling to stay in front of the backmarker I’m so slow.

    But like @lporter229 I’m all about building a base. As I run, I think about the way my feet are landing, I think about where my hips are positioned, is my head nicely balanced. Some mornings in the park I see the dogs let off the lead for the first time for hours and they leap into action, thrilled to be in the open air. I want to be like a dog. I want to leap and yelp and jump across streams and up hills and swing across tree branches.

    I’m never going to be a fast runner. I’m never going to qualify for a race that needs a speed qualification. But you can bet I’m going to be the runner who keeps going, who accepts the challenges of rough terrain, who gets JOY out of running whenever she can. I’m a mountain goat in my head, I’m a tiger, I am ONE with the world around me and my body twists and curves with all the undulations the earth can throw at me.

    Maybe speed will come eventually, right now, I’m all about play, and being a tiger.

    And that's what it's all about! Well said!
  • PastorVincent
    PastorVincent Posts: 6,668 Member
    RespectTheKitty wrote: »
    Yesterday was the first run on my new treadmill, since I worked late and didn't get home until sunset. I have to say, it went great. I was able to listen to music, which made the run much more enjoyable I must say. I did 5 miles and I was literally drenched after the run, I was sweating so much! I'm going to need to get a fan for the room, I think.

    Best part about running at home - I can run in just my sports bra and not worry about what anyone else thinks. :smiley:

    October total so far = 34.1 miles

    SUGGESTION: Set up a(some) oscillating fan(s) to move the air around you as you run in place. It will help clear out the CO2 and give you a bit of a breeze to help your body's cooling systems.
  • fitoverfortymom
    fitoverfortymom Posts: 3,452 Member
    @shrcpr The elite runners always astound me. It does look like they are sprinting!
  • Azercord
    Azercord Posts: 573 Member
    @PastorVincent the mud here in AZ doesn't smell. Nothing rots out here and the dirt is very course/sandy so it makes for a very clean mud.
  • kgirlhart
    kgirlhart Posts: 5,156 Member
    @ariceroni Congrats on your marathon and on meeting both of your goals! Love the race pictures!
  • Elise4270
    Elise4270 Posts: 8,375 Member
    YAY! @ariceroni ! I don't desire the marathon distance, but it looks like so much fun (and @kristinegift even though you didn't run it) I may be up to it some year!
  • skippygirlsmom
    skippygirlsmom Posts: 4,433 Member
    @ariceroni Congrats and super pictures. I'm off to read your longer report. BTW I had to giggle at the guy behind you in the medal photo, he looks to be in a bit of pain.
  • navygrrl
    navygrrl Posts: 517 Member
    @ariceroni That's one gnarly looking blister. Grats on your awesome marathon!
  • Elise4270
    Elise4270 Posts: 8,375 Member
    edited October 2017
    skippygirlsmom wrote: »
    @ariceroni Congrats and super pictures. I'm off to read your longer report. BTW I had to giggle at the guy behind you in the medal photo, he looks to be in a bit of pain.

    Haha! I missed that!
  • skippygirlsmom
    skippygirlsmom Posts: 4,433 Member
    @amymoreorless awesome pictures, looks like a fabulous day to pay hooky! Sweet pup!
    @elise4270 I'm always looking at the weirdest thing in people's pictures
  • Elise4270
    Elise4270 Posts: 8,375 Member
    skippygirlsmom wrote: »
    @amymoreorless awesome pictures, looks like a fabulous day to pay hooky! Sweet pup!
    @elise4270 I'm always looking at the weirdest thing in people's pictures

    That IS one wierd thing he's after :tongue:
  • Stoshew71
    Stoshew71 Posts: 6,553 Member
    Date Miles today - Miles for October

    10/1 REST DAY
    10/2 8 miles - 8
    10/3 9 miles - 17
    10/4 4 miles - 21
    10/5 9 miles - 30
    10/6 4 miles - 34
    10/7 12 miles - 46
    10/8 REST DAY
    10/9 REST DAY
    10/10 10 miles - 56

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    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


  • seanevan10
    seanevan10 Posts: 385 Member
    @ariceroni CONGRATS!! So awesome to meet you goals. I hope the blister heals soon.
  • seanevan10
    seanevan10 Posts: 385 Member
    @amymoreorless I like playing hooky in order to get lost! It was a nice drop in temps today. Wish it would stay that way around here.
  • BruinsGal_91
    BruinsGal_91 Posts: 1,400 Member
    @ariceroni yowzer! That's one heck of a blister. Kudos to you for keeping going. And you look so happy too. I always look really miserable in my race pics. My profile pic is the one exception. The photographer told me a really crap joke as I ran past and I couldn't help but laugh.

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