October 2017 Running Challenge

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  • MobyCarp
    MobyCarp Posts: 2,927 Member
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    October Running Totals (miles)
    10/1 – rest day
    10/2 – 5.07 easy
    10/3 – 5.05 easy
    10/4 – rest day
    10/5 – 6.01 easy
    10/6 – rest day
    10/7 – 10.09 paced run
    10/8 – 7.20 easy to MP
    10/9 – rest day
    10/10 – 6.09 mostly easy
    10/11 – 6.30 group run
    10/12 – 6.12 easy
    10/13 – rest day
    10/14 – 11.02 paced run
    10/15 – 6.51 rainy run
    10/16 – rest day
    10/17 – 6.02 easy plus intervals
    10/18 – 6.39 group run

    October running total to date – 81.87

    Nominal challenge goal: 100 miles

    Real goals: Get healthy enough to run 5 days a week. Avoid re-injury. Build base.

    Today's notes – 72º F (22º C) at 6 PM, with sunshine. This week, reflective gear and lights became mandatory for the Wednesday evening group run; we needed the lights later in the run. Some new faces who didn't want to run fast; so the leader took us on some trails to start out, when the light was still good. Then some roads, and when we headed back toward base the people who hadn't wanted to run an 8:00 pace decide to run 7:30 or faster. I almost dropped later on; but they slowed a little when the leader took them on a detour they didn't know.

    So the average pace was 8:36 per mile, but that doesn't tell the story. Mile splits were 8:36, 9:28, 8:44, 8:58, 8:36, 7:49, and a 7:02 pace for the tag end 0.39 mile. Garmin showed me running a 6:55 pace on the home stretch. Fortunately, that wasn't for a very long distance.

    Once again, my ankle was bothered more by running too slow on hard surfaces than by uneven surfaces or running faster than easy on hard surfaces. Don't know what to make of that; it felt like I was pounding the ankle harder holding a 9:00 pace than a 7:45 pace.

    2017 races:
    January 1, 2017 Freezeroo #2 (Resolution Run 7.5 mile) (Mendon, NY) Finished in 50:45
    January 7, 2017 Winter Warrior Half Marathon (Gates, NY) Finished in 1:32:40
    January 14, 2017 Freezeroo #3 (Pineway Ponds Park 5 mile) (Spencerport, NY) Finished in 33:42
    January 28, 2017 Freezeroo #4 (Hearnish 5 mile) (Victor, NY) short course, finished 4.88 miles in 32:50
    February 4, 2017 USATF Cross Country National Championship Masters 8K (Bend, OR) Finished in 35:39, team won the 60+ Men's cross country championship
    February 11, 2017 Freezeroo #5 (Valentines Run "In Memory of Tom Brannon" 8 Mile) (Greece, NY) sat out due to training schedule
    February 25, 2017 Freezeroo #6 (White House Challenge 4.4 mile) (Webster, NY) short course, finished 4.34 miles in 27:51
    March 11, 2017 Johnny's Runnin' of the Green 5 mile (Rochester, NY) finished in 33:25
    March 18, 2017 USATF Masters 8K Championship (Shamrock 8K, Virginia Beach, VA) finished in 30:59, PR for 8K
    April 17, 2017 Boston Marathon (Hopkinton, MA) finished in 3:49:42
    April 30, 2017 USATF Masters 10K Championship (James Joyce Ramble, Dedham, MA) finished in 39:54, PR for 10K
    May 21, 2017 Lilac Run 10K (Rochester, NY) finished in 40:04
    May 27, 2017 Canandaigua Classic Half Marathon (Canandaigua, NY) finished in 1:33:06
    June 9, 2017 Charlie McMullen Mile (Fairport, NY) finished in 5:44.90, PR for mile
    June 18, 2017 Medved 5K to Cure ALS (Rochester, NY) finished in 19:32
    July 4, 2017 Firecracker Four Mile (Fairport, NY) finished in 25:42
    July 15, 2017 Shoreline Half Marathon [1:40 pacer] (Hamlin, NY) finished in 1:39:05
    July 28, 2017 Karknocker 5K (East Rochester, NY) finished in 19:28
    August 9, 2017 Pound the Ground 10K (Mendon, NY) finished in 41:26
    August 12, 2017 Bergen Road Race 5K (Bergen, NY) finished in 19:47
    August 25, 2017 USATF Masters Mile (Hap Crim Michigan Mile, Flint, MI) DNS - injury
    September 3, 2017 Oak Tree Half Marathon (Geneseo, NY) DNS - injury
    September 17, 2017 MVP Rochester Marathon (Rochester, NY) DNS - injury
    October 29, 2017 Pete Glavin XC Race 4 6K (Brighton, NY)
    November 23, 2017 Race with Grace 10K (Hilton, NY)

    2018 races:
    January 6, 2018 Winter Warrior Half Marathon (Gates, NY)
    April 16, 2018 Boston Marathon (Hopkinton, MA)
  • JessicaMcB
    JessicaMcB Posts: 1,503 Member
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    @PastorVincent if you fly a power line descent fast enough I'm sure the tics won't be able to pace you :D
  • PastorVincent
    PastorVincent Posts: 6,668 Member
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    JessicaMcB wrote: »
    @PastorVincent if you fly a power line descent fast enough I'm sure the tics won't be able to pace you :D

    I am like a tick magnet... could hit the woods with a group of six people and I would have all the tics on me and everyone else would be clear. #Grrr
  • T1DCarnivoreRunner
    T1DCarnivoreRunner Posts: 11,502 Member
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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. Was harder than it should have been.
    10/9 - Rest
    10/10 - Figured out why I've been having GI/stomach issues/pain and difficulty breathing. Gall stones. Skipped run to try to flush gall stones.
    10/11 - 5.04 miles - was supposed to be race pace. Some gall stones were flushed, but still having abdomen issues. Still, this went pretty well and was almost to race pace. Going to do the home flush again on 10/13 to get rid of any remaining gall stones.
    10/12 - 5.53 miles. Went well, but will still do another gall bladder flush.
    10/13 - Rest / 2nd gall bladder flush
    10/14 - Rest
    10/15 - 12 miles
    10/16 - Rest
    10/17 - 5.58 miles
    10/18 - 4.60 miles

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    Upcoming Races:
    10/21/17 - Oregon Trail Run marathon (First marathon... goal 4:10)
  • Ryokat
    Ryokat Posts: 168 Member
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    October 17th - off
    October 18th - 4.13 miles

    October total 51.71/75 miles

    Second run in the new Mizunos, no issues. :)

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  • Orphia
    Orphia Posts: 7,097 Member
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    PastorVincent wrote: »
    Orphia wrote: »
    PastorVincent wrote: »
    OSUbuckeye906 wrote: »
    @PastorVincent Interesting dew point chart. I knew the dew point was high yesterday, but I just checked what the actual was and it was 65-67 the whole race. No wonder everybody was miserable.

    If you want the longer explanation: https://www.runnersworld.com/race-training/training-in-the-heat

    Stumbled on that years ago, and so far, in my experience, it has proven correct.

    @PastorVincent

    "It's generally recognized that for every 10-degree increase in air temperature above 55 degrees, there's a 1.5 percent to 3 percent increase in average finishing time for a marathon. (Translation: An extra 3 to 6 minutes for a 3:30 marathon with every 10-degree increase.) "

    Oh, really? What's that in 99% of the world's measurements? :smile:

    There are countries that use metric... and then there are world leaders who put a man on the moon, have visited every major planet in the solar system, and land rockets on moving platforms at sea, not to mention populating mars with robots... :tongue: :tongue: :tongue:

    I hate to tell you but NASA have been using the metric system for years. :smile:
  • Orphia
    Orphia Posts: 7,097 Member
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    girlinahat wrote: »
    Thank you @Orphia for your kind words. I was beginning to wonder what my place here was as I had no other response to my sad faced post. I guess people skip past the things they don’t want to read, and only physical running injuries they can understand get a mention.

    I’d be very keen to understand more how breathing works and how NOT breathing causes issues. If anyone had any insight that would be great.

    With me, if I think about my breathing, it makes it worse. My worst anxiety attacks have been like that. I have a friend who had the same thing happen to her during parkrun, and I stopped to help her, and saw how it looks.

    I don't do meditation. Running is my "meditation". Focusing on my breathing freaks me out. I just try to think happy thoughts when running.

    Hugs.
  • Orphia
    Orphia Posts: 7,097 Member
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    Went for a walk to test my post-race niggles (have had a sore right hip and hamstring since Monday), and the walk turned into a run.

    It was rainy and humid this morning and I overdressed so I just ran 3 km so as not to overheat when I'm not conditioned for it.

    All went well! Felt good to run after being a slug for 4 days. :smile:
  • ddmom0811
    ddmom0811 Posts: 1,878 Member
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    @honunui - love the collage of the picture!

    10/1 - 33 miles cycling; 1 mile run
    10/2 - rest day
    10/3 - 5.6 miles - birthday run!
    10/4 - strength training
    10/5 - 3.5 cut short by rain.
    10/6 - strength training
    10/7 - 44 miles cycling
    10/8 - 45 miles cycling
    10/9 - 4 miles
    10/10 - strength training
    10/11 - 4 miles
    10/12 - Strength training - tabatas - push ups/pull ups/sit ups and wall squats
    10/13 - rest day
    10/14 - 9 miles on bike - rained out… AIM at Melanoma 5K!
    10/15 - 48 miles cycling
    10/16 - 3 miles
    10/17 - rest day/surgery
    10/18 - 4.3 miles
    10/19 - 4.1 sluggish miles


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    NYC Central Park - Abbott Dash to the Finish Line 5K - 11/4
    I/ITSEC 5K in Orlando - 11/29
    Daytona Beach HM - 2/4/19
  • icemaker1
    icemaker1 Posts: 14 Member
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    100 mile goal
    69.4 miles down
    I hope to get in a couple more miles after work. But I am glad that I got 4 miles in this morning.
  • JessicaMcB
    JessicaMcB Posts: 1,503 Member
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    October 1- 28+7
    October 2- 18
    October 3- 20
    October 4- 15
    October 5- 18
    October 6- Off
    October 7- 32
    October 8- 18
    October 9- 13
    October 10- 8
    October 11- 12
    October 12- Off
    October 13- Off
    October 14- 86
    October 15- Off
    October 16- Off
    October 17- Off
    October 18- 15
    October 19- 16

    306/450km
  • juliet3455
    juliet3455 Posts: 3,015 Member
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    [quote="sarahthes And then Monday morning I fly out to Grande Prairie for the week. Will probably just stick to the treadmill in the hotel gym since I don't think running in the dark in a strange town would be terribly bright. [/quote]
    @sarahthes Depending on which Hotel you are in - their is a nice paved Trail around the Muskoseepi Park - water reservoir behind the Grande Prairie College. I believe parts of it has lights - never ran a night race so can't comment. Make a call to Walk Run and More - the Running Store located in a Mini Strip Mall right behind the GP Mall, they usually do a store sponsored run on one evening and would be glad to have a visitor join in.
    Just blame Bill from PR and Sherry, Lisa will have a laugh.

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    Struggling this month - my MoJo seems to have left town. I mean its Thursday and I have 0 km's for the week.
  • lporter229
    lporter229 Posts: 4,907 Member
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    @HonuNui - I love the collage!
  • dudasd1973
    dudasd1973 Posts: 275 Member
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    @PastorVincent looks like a good time was had by all. :) Great footage!
  • cburke8909
    cburke8909 Posts: 990 Member
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    2.2 walking on the "dreadmill" which I actually don't mind. I have reading to do for a STEM course I'm taking and I can read and walk at the same time. Doctor has scheduled an ultrasound to rule out a clot in my leg. I am restricted from strenuous exercise until that is cleared. (Luckily, my two previous workouts were not a problem. They may have been more strenuous then recommended.) There is a possible protein issue. My legs and calf feel much better and I am very convinced it was a tear that is healing. Love the collage that @HonuNui posted.

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  • PastorVincent
    PastorVincent Posts: 6,668 Member
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    dudasd1973 wrote: »
    @PastorVincent looks like a good time was had by all. :) Great footage!

    Thanks! I cut out the two or three long stretches of just running between the obstacles. Still ended up with an hour of footage. heh.

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