August 2018 Running Challenge

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  • Elise4270
    Elise4270 Posts: 8,375 Member
    mbaker566 wrote: »
    Elise4270 wrote: »
    kgirlhart wrote: »
    Thanks for the info @workaholic_nurse. I live in a rural area so I am mostly concerned with critters.

    That would be my concern too. Dh has just been pardoned, and he bought a handgun. We've yet to do the cc course. I've mixed feelings about it. He found something like deringer size, but revolver with 6 shots, thinks i should carry on runs/bikes. Like i said, I'm mixed over it. Once in a while i remember to grab a good pocket knife. Figure that'd get me out of trouble with most potential animal attacks.

    have you considered bear spray too? spray for distance, knife for close encounters

    Yes. I know a female runner that carries pepper spray in her hand and runs the same area i do. I really dont want to carry anything in my hands. A knife clips to my waist band. So I just havent figured out how to carry it. And dd took my pepper spray. Then Dh took my spibelt thing, i should just order another spibelt and another spray. Haha! I wanted a telescoping baton to run with. I can do that in my hand as long as i dont trip and impale myself... Hmm. idk.
  • mbaker566
    mbaker566 Posts: 11,233 Member
    Elise4270 wrote: »
    mbaker566 wrote: »
    Elise4270 wrote: »
    kgirlhart wrote: »
    Thanks for the info @workaholic_nurse. I live in a rural area so I am mostly concerned with critters.

    That would be my concern too. Dh has just been pardoned, and he bought a handgun. We've yet to do the cc course. I've mixed feelings about it. He found something like deringer size, but revolver with 6 shots, thinks i should carry on runs/bikes. Like i said, I'm mixed over it. Once in a while i remember to grab a good pocket knife. Figure that'd get me out of trouble with most potential animal attacks.

    have you considered bear spray too? spray for distance, knife for close encounters

    Yes. I know a female runner that carries pepper spray in her hand and runs the same area i do. I really dont want to carry anything in my hands. A knife clips to my waist band. So I just havent figured out how to carry it. And dd took my pepper spray. Then Dh took my spibelt thing, i should just order another spibelt and another spray. Haha! I wanted a telescoping baton to run with. I can do that in my hand as long as i dont trip and impale myself... Hmm. idk.

    my spray has a waist clip.
    you might be able to find a holster for the baton or clip/frog for side attachment. maybe you could use magnets sorta like the bib magnets.... i would think you would want something with quick release
  • AmyOutOfControl
    AmyOutOfControl Posts: 1,425 Member
    mbaker566 wrote: »
    Elise4270 wrote: »
    mbaker566 wrote: »
    Elise4270 wrote: »
    kgirlhart wrote: »
    Thanks for the info @workaholic_nurse. I live in a rural area so I am mostly concerned with critters.

    That would be my concern too. Dh has just been pardoned, and he bought a handgun. We've yet to do the cc course. I've mixed feelings about it. He found something like deringer size, but revolver with 6 shots, thinks i should carry on runs/bikes. Like i said, I'm mixed over it. Once in a while i remember to grab a good pocket knife. Figure that'd get me out of trouble with most potential animal attacks.

    have you considered bear spray too? spray for distance, knife for close encounters

    Yes. I know a female runner that carries pepper spray in her hand and runs the same area i do. I really dont want to carry anything in my hands. A knife clips to my waist band. So I just havent figured out how to carry it. And dd took my pepper spray. Then Dh took my spibelt thing, i should just order another spibelt and another spray. Haha! I wanted a telescoping baton to run with. I can do that in my hand as long as i dont trip and impale myself... Hmm. idk.

    my spray has a waist clip.
    you might be able to find a holster for the baton or clip/frog for side attachment. maybe you could use magnets sorta like the bib magnets.... i would think you would want something with quick release

    I run with this when I am not running with someone. Once a year, there seems to be some random creepy dude attacking female runners. I am pretty sure I am safe because I am an old lady and super mega sweaty runner. However, you never know what kind of gross weirdos are out there.

    https://www.amazon.com/SABRE-RED-Pepper-Gel-Spray/dp/B06XBM9P7M
  • kgirlhart
    kgirlhart Posts: 5,152 Member
    amymoreorless wrote: »
    mbaker566 wrote: »
    Elise4270 wrote: »
    mbaker566 wrote: »
    Elise4270 wrote: »
    kgirlhart wrote: »
    Thanks for the info @workaholic_nurse. I live in a rural area so I am mostly concerned with critters.

    That would be my concern too. Dh has just been pardoned, and he bought a handgun. We've yet to do the cc course. I've mixed feelings about it. He found something like deringer size, but revolver with 6 shots, thinks i should carry on runs/bikes. Like i said, I'm mixed over it. Once in a while i remember to grab a good pocket knife. Figure that'd get me out of trouble with most potential animal attacks.

    have you considered bear spray too? spray for distance, knife for close encounters

    Yes. I know a female runner that carries pepper spray in her hand and runs the same area i do. I really dont want to carry anything in my hands. A knife clips to my waist band. So I just havent figured out how to carry it. And dd took my pepper spray. Then Dh took my spibelt thing, i should just order another spibelt and another spray. Haha! I wanted a telescoping baton to run with. I can do that in my hand as long as i dont trip and impale myself... Hmm. idk.

    my spray has a waist clip.
    you might be able to find a holster for the baton or clip/frog for side attachment. maybe you could use magnets sorta like the bib magnets.... i would think you would want something with quick release

    I run with this when I am not running with someone. Once a year, there seems to be some random creepy dude attacking female runners. I am pretty sure I am safe because I am an old lady and super mega sweaty runner. However, you never know what kind of gross weirdos are out there.

    https://www.amazon.com/SABRE-RED-Pepper-Gel-Spray/dp/B06XBM9P7M

    That is the same one that I carry.
  • workaholic_nurse
    workaholic_nurse Posts: 727 Member
    Rest day today as I slept through 0530 alarm and had to take father-in-law to doctor's office. Made it to work at 1000, but have to work until after dark tonight. Needed the day off anyways.

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  • 5BeautifulDays
    5BeautifulDays Posts: 683 Member
    Still in the midst of family reunion weekend with company still here. I had to drop a kid off at camp early, so I managed to sneak out for a 3-miler this morning before it was atrociously hot.

    I'll have to catch up on the chat later, though--I hope everyone had a good weekend!


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  • Elise4270
    Elise4270 Posts: 8,375 Member
    PastorVincent wrote: »
    Elise4270 wrote: »
    mbaker566 wrote: »
    Elise4270 wrote: »
    kgirlhart wrote: »
    Thanks for the info @workaholic_nurse. I live in a rural area so I am mostly concerned with critters.

    That would be my concern too. Dh has just been pardoned, and he bought a handgun. We've yet to do the cc course. I've mixed feelings about it. He found something like deringer size, but revolver with 6 shots, thinks i should carry on runs/bikes. Like i said, I'm mixed over it. Once in a while i remember to grab a good pocket knife. Figure that'd get me out of trouble with most potential animal attacks.

    have you considered bear spray too? spray for distance, knife for close encounters

    Yes. I know a female runner that carries pepper spray in her hand and runs the same area i do. I really dont want to carry anything in my hands. A knife clips to my waist band. So I just havent figured out how to carry it. And dd took my pepper spray. Then Dh took my spibelt thing, i should just order another spibelt and another spray. Haha! I wanted a telescoping baton to run with. I can do that in my hand as long as i dont trip and impale myself... Hmm. idk.


    I suggest a nice Katana. :lol:

    Hahaha! The samurai runner!
  • LaDispute57
    LaDispute57 Posts: 371 Member
    midwesterner85 wrote: »
    ...I stopped at REI and found they have Hoka Clifton 4's on clearance. The store didn't have any in my size yet, but I went online and got 3 pairs since they are at a reduced price.

    Wait?? You run on over-inflated mattresses?? Just when I thought we could be friends....
  • LaDispute57
    LaDispute57 Posts: 371 Member
    mbaker566 wrote: »
    have you considered bear spray too?
    I considered carrying bear spray until someone pointed out that a slight shift in the wind would turn me into a peppered snack in the fetal position.
  • LaDispute57
    LaDispute57 Posts: 371 Member
    PastorVincent wrote: »
    So I done did it. I signed up for the Full Pittsburgh Marathon again AND I will do Glacier 50k the week after again. One of these days I will learn better... but this is not that day!

    That's a crazy schedule. Or it was when you did it this year. Now that you have done it once, next year it's just another couple of weekends...

    I can't do the Pittsburgh Marathon. I think about it, but there are way too many runners and it's in the city and too much chaos with the crowds and vendors. I just can't...(said in my whiniest voice).

    I will, however, be doing Glacier Ridge again too... and I am giving some serious thought to doing the 50 mile distance this time. I have been running those trails for years now so I think it's a pretty manageable course for that distance.
  • mbaker566
    mbaker566 Posts: 11,233 Member
    edited August 2018
    LaDispute57 wrote: »
    mbaker566 wrote: »
    have you considered bear spray too?
    I considered carrying bear spray until someone pointed out that a slight shift in the wind would turn me into a peppered snack in the fetal position.
    the same thought had occured to me. i don't run with mine but i do have it in my car. i go thru some sketchy areas with carjackings not being unusual

    i prefer dogs, and knife on a run
  • LaDispute57
    LaDispute57 Posts: 371 Member
    August goal: 180 miles

    Date................Miles............Total/Remaining
    8/1...................Rest.............. 000.00/180.00
    8/2...................Rest.............. 000.00/180.00
    8/3...................Rest.............. 000.00/180.00
    8/4...................20.00............... 20.00/160.00
    8/5.....................5.00............... 25.00/155.00
    8/6...................Rest................. 25.00/155.00

    Upcoming Races:
    August 25, 2018 Bubble Run 5K (Pittsburgh, PA)
    October 20, 2018 Sinnemahone Ultra MarathonTrail Run 50K (Emporium, PA)



  • kgirlhart
    kgirlhart Posts: 5,152 Member
    LaDispute57 wrote: »
    mbaker566 wrote: »
    have you considered bear spray too?
    I considered carrying bear spray until someone pointed out that a slight shift in the wind would turn me into a peppered snack in the fetal position.

    That's one of the reasons I am considering carrying a gun.
  • T1DCarnivoreRunner
    T1DCarnivoreRunner Posts: 11,502 Member
    LaDispute57 wrote: »
    midwesterner85 wrote: »
    ...I stopped at REI and found they have Hoka Clifton 4's on clearance. The store didn't have any in my size yet, but I went online and got 3 pairs since they are at a reduced price.

    Wait?? You run on over-inflated mattresses?? Just when I thought we could be friends....

    Yes, for hard surfaces... roads, sidewalks, paved bike trails, or even a lot of gravel, those Hokas are the only shoe for me. My feet are super super sensitive, which is why I can't be barefoot. The pain of every little spec of dirt, tiny pebble, or even a microscopic piece of tree bark or twig will cause unimaginable pain. I have a very high pain threshold, except the bottom of my feet.

    For dirt trails, I've tried a few different shoes and currently have Vasque. I'm thinking about Solomon next time I replace trail shoes, though.
  • LaDispute57
    LaDispute57 Posts: 371 Member
    @PastorVincent I was just about to register for the Two Face at North Park but realized that I have long training run scheduled for Saturday (my longest one so far) and not sure I want to move it to Sunday after doing a race...
  • LaDispute57
    LaDispute57 Posts: 371 Member
    midwesterner85 wrote: »
    LaDispute57 wrote: »
    midwesterner85 wrote: »
    ...I stopped at REI and found they have Hoka Clifton 4's on clearance. The store didn't have any in my size yet, but I went online and got 3 pairs since they are at a reduced price.

    Wait?? You run on over-inflated mattresses?? Just when I thought we could be friends....

    Yes, for hard surfaces... roads, sidewalks, paved bike trails, or even a lot of gravel, those Hokas are the only shoe for me. My feet are super super sensitive, which is why I can't be barefoot. The pain of every little spec of dirt, tiny pebble, or even a microscopic piece of tree bark or twig will cause unimaginable pain. I have a very high pain threshold, except the bottom of my feet.

    For dirt trails, I've tried a few different shoes and currently have Vasque. I'm thinking about Solomon next time I replace trail shoes, though.

    Is the foot sensitivity related to your diabetes?
  • workaholic_nurse
    workaholic_nurse Posts: 727 Member
    kgirlhart wrote: »

    That's one of the reasons I am considering carrying a gun.

    Just for critters I would recommend something lighter like a .22 Magnum. They make a "snake-shot round" that provides excellent deterrent value and doesn't require as much aiming as single rounds. Think shotgun .22 shells.

  • LaDispute57
    LaDispute57 Posts: 371 Member
    workaholic_nurse wrote: »
    kgirlhart wrote: »

    That's one of the reasons I am considering carrying a gun.

    Just for critters I would recommend something lighter like a .22 Magnum. They make a "snake-shot round" that provides excellent deterrent value and doesn't require as much aiming as single rounds. Think shotgun .22 shells.

    This all sounds like a foot or an *kitten* injury begging to happen...
  • T1DCarnivoreRunner
    T1DCarnivoreRunner Posts: 11,502 Member
    LaDispute57 wrote: »
    midwesterner85 wrote: »
    LaDispute57 wrote: »
    midwesterner85 wrote: »
    ...I stopped at REI and found they have Hoka Clifton 4's on clearance. The store didn't have any in my size yet, but I went online and got 3 pairs since they are at a reduced price.

    Wait?? You run on over-inflated mattresses?? Just when I thought we could be friends....

    Yes, for hard surfaces... roads, sidewalks, paved bike trails, or even a lot of gravel, those Hokas are the only shoe for me. My feet are super super sensitive, which is why I can't be barefoot. The pain of every little spec of dirt, tiny pebble, or even a microscopic piece of tree bark or twig will cause unimaginable pain. I have a very high pain threshold, except the bottom of my feet.

    For dirt trails, I've tried a few different shoes and currently have Vasque. I'm thinking about Solomon next time I replace trail shoes, though.

    Is the foot sensitivity related to your diabetes?

    No, I don't think so. If it were, it would be expected to be the opposite... that I would have less feeling in my feet rather than being hyper sensitive. But I've had diabetes since I was 9 years old, so I can't remember.

    I do recall, however, that I would always cover my feet in the winter when I was young and would wear flip flops sometimes in the summer. In the winter, if they were exposed to air, they would dry out so badly that they would crack open and bleed. In the worst of times, they could go from normal to bleeding with less than 10 min. of exposure to air. The only solution was to suffocate them by wearing shoes that did not breathe. When sleeping, I would often put plastic bags over them and try to tie as tightly as possible, then wrap blankets really thickly and tightly so that there was no air bubble and air could not get through. This was a problem long before I got diabetes and for several years afterwards into my teen years. All skin was dry when I was young, but my feet were always the worst. A dermatologist once said I had both ichthyosis and seborrheic dermatitis.
  • workaholic_nurse
    workaholic_nurse Posts: 727 Member
    LaDispute57 wrote: »
    workaholic_nurse wrote: »
    kgirlhart wrote: »

    That's one of the reasons I am considering carrying a gun.

    Just for critters I would recommend something lighter like a .22 Magnum. They make a "snake-shot round" that provides excellent deterrent value and doesn't require as much aiming as single rounds. Think shotgun .22 shells.

    This all sounds like a foot or an *kitten* injury begging to happen...

    not necessarily and no more than any other hand gun. They make similar rounds for several different calibers. I was just thinking that as a deterrent for smaller 4 footed or slithery dangers, and with shaky aim from running, that style of round might be the better option as opposed to having to worry about bipedal and larger 4 footed dangers like hogs which is why I carry rounds that are larger and consequently heavier as is the weapon carried. For smaller runners the weight being carried and how it is carried over longer distances is one of many considerations, in addition to comfort with the weapon, and proficiency.

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