September 2018 Running Challenge
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Fly-by post, people coming over...
09/02 - 8.5 hot humid miles
Only had a very short window to run, so jumped on it. UV warnings and all that too. Thankfully my skin type does not care about such things. Way behind in posts... try to catch up later... TTFN!
Upcoming Races:
Steel Challange 5k - May 2019
Pittsburgh Marathon - May 2019
Glacier Ridge 50k Trail Race - May 2019
--More as I find them - need to find a nice trail race
2021 - Disney World Dopey! (if can raise funds)6 -
@amymoreorless So sorry for your loss. Nice that you ran in her memory.
@skippygirlsmom great to hear Skip doing so well in her first college race. Proud of her. And you for getting back out there after that horrible fall and torn up knees.1 -
We walked a very pokey paced mile last night - needed to wear out the tiny human before bed. My hips were hurting just from that so I made sure to stretch and do some foam rolling.
Run today along the Clarksville trail, starting from a different parking lot this time. I had to restart my watch and mapmyrun about halfway through when I realized the gps wasn’t quite right - it started me on a main road and then zoomed me to the trail - no way did I cover .8 miles in less than 5 minutes.
I actually felt really good during this run. I felt like I was running, not just trudging along. It was 90+ degrees F outside, so I’m not sure what finally clicked for me - it certainly wasn’t a break in the weather. I also had butterflies landing on me as I ran, so that was amazing.
I got lapped by my sister, then we walked together to meet my mom, husband, and tiny human. My sister released the tiny human from the stroller and they ran together, stopping to see every leaf on the trail, crunch and stomp on the leaves, point out each stick and branch...it makes my heart happy to see them share adventures. I also want to encourage my son to stay active (he’s almost 2) - he loves to run and I don’t want him to fall into couch potato habits early (he does love Elmo).
September - 2/25 (due to watch/app issues I’m not sure how far I ran and how much I walked, so I’m rounding down). I also ran my first sub-16 minute mile outside!
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Okay, in for September. I've a 10K on 20th October and am training for that. I started strongly with a 5K race yesterday = I was very slow, but I got round. I'm gonna try for 45 miles this month. That's 3 x 3 miles a week, plus ramping up the distance in order to get that 10K distance.
01/09 Richmond 5K: time 35:4210 -
I have a question for the group - when you go on vacation or a business trip do you get excited about running in a new place and spend time plotting out where you might be able to run?
Yes. Absolutely. I spend hours plotting new runs, but invariably chicken out of anything too ambitious as I have the world's worst sense of direction and run a serious risk of getting totally lost in a strange city. Consequently favour well defined loops (intersections are where things go wrong) or out and back.4 -
+1!! Definitely!!!! Look up #SportsBraSquad, Kelly Roberts, Instagram has "I have a runner's body" as well. There are times I don't run in a shirt either, and I DEFINITELY don't look like Des Linden or Gwen Jorgensen!
OP, if you don't care, then don't care. Get a pretty sports bra and run away!! lol
http://womensrunning.competitor.com/2016/07/run-selfie-repeat/why-you-should-join-the-sports-bra-squad_62619
Yeah have heard of her and she's brilliant. There are times at the moment when I do go in just a bra and I don't care - mostly. Maybe it's not frowned on, I just feel self conscious. I never ever wore a bikini till this year because I was self conscious of my tummy. I'm learning to get over it because comfort over looks. It's so much more comfortable that a shirt and damn it if any one were to comment, I just ran 10k. the day you run 10k you can comment. Thought @ContraryMaryMary had an excellent point about sunburn. Its particularly harsh in NZ, and especially where I live. A T is so much easier than trying to apply sunblock and missing spots
I don't even run in singlets because of sunburn. You're right, the half starts early and you should be done by the time it gets super burny, but then there's all the loitering about afterwards which is lethal for sunburn - I swear, you finish at 9:30, you grab a drink and a banana, next minute, it's 11am and you're fried. Also, you'll want to train in what you're going to race in, which may be at times a bit later than the event.3 -
Congratulations on your great overall finish and winning your age group at Oak Tree, @MobyCarp. Well done in these hot and humid conditions. Impressive! Glad you are doing so well and feeling healthy.
I'm trying to inspire a group roadtrip to Rochester in the next few weeks for a long run somewhere new (getting so bored of the same old trails). The Genesee Riverway Trail looks like a good option. Some of us will need up to 20 miles or so, some less. Then brunch or lunch. If you have any recommendations or suggestions on the trail let me know! I also just saw that the Rochester Half/Marathon is coming up so that might be a possibility, though not sure the timing will work.2 -
@amymoreorless Sorry for your loss.
@shanaber I'm completely the opposite. I have a hard time getting out and even walking when I am on vacation. Of course, part of that is because I usually go to FL and have the grandkids to entertain, which I don't get to see nearly often enough. I go with good intentions, but wind up doing nothing.2 -
katharmonic wrote: »Congratulations on your great overall finish and winning your age group at Oak Tree, @MobyCarp. Well done in these hot and humid conditions. Impressive! Glad you are doing so well and feeling healthy.
I'm trying to inspire a group roadtrip to Rochester in the next few weeks for a long run somewhere new (getting so bored of the same old trails). The Genesee Riverway Trail looks like a good option. Some of us will need up to 20 miles or so, some less. Then brunch or lunch. If you have any recommendations or suggestions on the trail let me know! I also just saw that the Rochester Half/Marathon is coming up so that might be a possibility, though not sure the timing will work.
The Rochester Half isn't as challenging a course as Oak Tree, but it does have some noticeable ups and downs. You start on top of the Niagara escarpment, run down almost to the level of Lake Ontario, run back up, and go down halfway and back up when you cross the Genesee River at Seneca Park. Get that much done, and you only have a 5K with rolling hills left . . . including a short, steep hill at mile 11. That hill at mile 11 can break the spirits of someone who doesn't know it's coming; but it's the last steep up left on the course. The Rochester Full Marathon does the loop twice, with an added down and back up loop in the cemetery. The Rochester Marathon is geographically more challenging than Boston, though it will be logistically easier. September 23 for the Rochester Half & Marathon. I'll likely be running cross country in Buffalo that day.
The 10 mile loop of the Rochester Half course is a pretty route for a long run, and it isn't nearly as challenging for a long slow run as it is for a race. There's a couple of turns that might be hard to find without course markings, road marshals, or a local runner who has been over the route; but I've run it on training runs and enjoyed it.
There is a break in the Genesee Riverway Trail south of the Rochester Marathon course, where you have to get past some unattractive city streets to get to the more southerly part of the trail that is runnable. The more southerly section is much flatter than the Rochester Marathon route. It's pretty, you can run on both sides of the river, and there's usually some segments affected by construction. I could run you around a bunch of asphalt and crushed stone trails based out of Genesee Valley Park, including the Riverway Trail, the Lehigh Valley Trail, the Greenway Trail, and a piece of the Erie Canal Trail; but I don't know what I'd recommend for someone unfamiliar with the area who has no local runners to run with and a group of people who have diverse mileage needs. Maybe just look at the Strava heat maps and see what's popular.2 -
September goal: 85 miles
9/2: 7 miles
7/85 miles
Seven miles today. It was a great run to start September. It is still hot, but it will start getting cooler soon enough. Tomorrow is a holiday so I am looking forward to a day off.
@amymoreorless I'm so sorry to hear about your grandmother.
@MobyCarp Congrats on Oak Tree!
2018 races:
5/19/18: Run for 57th AHC Half Marathon - 2:43:59.7. - 2nd place AG
11/10/18: Wags & Whiskers 5K6 -
@skippygirlsmom Sounds like Skip is doing great. The fact she has stiff competition will be good to drive her
@amymoreorless Sorry for your loss. That was sweet running in memory of her.3 -
"You can't jump over the stadium in one leap. Athletes who approach improvement that way repeatedly end up in a heap on the ground. You have to build a staircase." Mike Riley. Coach at Stanford University
1---7.01 intervals
2---5.04 intervals
Running. 12.05 /60
Cycling
Upcoming Races
October 14th Spirit of Survival Lawton OK. Quarter Marathon
November 3rd Dinosaur Valley Endurance Run. Half. Glen Rose TX
January 4 BIRR Ultra relay. 50k. Hawaii. For Dennis.
March 31, 2019 A2A Undecided distance. Ardmore OK
April 28, 2019 OKC Memorial Marathon (half)8 -
Xterra just released this video of the event I'm entered on November 17. I'm now super excited. Looks amazing!
https://youtu.be/dWxqrueyrH86 -
10.3 miles this morning
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September, she'll remember (to run)
9/1 2.85
9/2 4.15
Total 6.00
@amymoreorless I wish you comfort in your happy memories of grandmom
Ticker is my goal for 2018 and progress to date:
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September goal: 100 miles
9/1: rest
9/2: 6 miles of random hotel parking lots
6 of 100 done
UPCOMING RACES
September 7th - 5k Glow Run
COMPLETED RACES
January - Frosty 5k
February - Run for the Chocolate 5k
March - Penguin in the Park 5k
April - Lake Sara Dam 5k
May - Run Through the Jungle 5k
June - French Fried 5k
July - Firecracker 5k
August - Happy Birthday to Me virtual 10k8 -
ContraryMaryMary wrote: »Xterra just released this video of the event I'm entered on November 17. I'm now super excited. Looks amazing!
https://youtu.be/dWxqrueyrH8
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September 1 - rest day
September 2 - 13 km Club Run
September 3 - 23 km run
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September 16 -City To Bay Half
Marathon
September 17 - Holidays
36 km / goal 140 km.
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Today I got to run 9.01 miles, a PR for longest single run! I also ran part of mile 2 of the Twin Cities Marathon course, but that was on accident around mile 8 of my run, and I walked a lot of it because it’s mostly a big stupid hill. I got some great pictures though!
To start at the beginning, I got off to a late start, but I still had over an hour before sunset when I left the house, so I figured I’d be okay. First mistake. I’d decided to try out my new water belt, but left the vest at home as it’s a little big and I figured better to try it on a shorter run. I did wear a couple of reflective armbands, which were fine. At first, wearing the belt on my long run seemed like a mistake, but that turned out okay in the end.
Running with the water belt was weird. Seeing as how I, like many but not all women, have a reasonably distinct waist, hips, and butt, trying to find a good location for even a wide piece of elastic in that general region was something of a struggle. I tried dumping half my water, but then the sloshing was bugging me. The first two miles were really stop and go until I finally managed to winch the straps as tight as they went and wear it so low I was sure it would fall off. At least then I wasn't whacking it with my arms.
I’d also brought my phone, which isn’t exactly light, and swapped it around a few times before ending up in exactly the configuration I’d started in. I got some nice photos, though! Miles 3 through 5 or so were actually extremely pleasant. After the first two miles I was on a path I hadn’t run before, and now I can say I’ve run around six of the 10,000 lakes!
Coming around the lake to head home it was really starting to get dark, and the path I’d planned on was dark and steep and didn’t have a sidewalk, so I looped back the way I’d came. Then I made my second mistake (maybe?). I knew the route home was going to be kind of dark and isolated, and I was tired, so I asked my phone for the shortest route home.
Unfortunately, that route skipped all the rich people neighborhoods I usually run in and went straight down an access road along a freeway for a mile or so. Ug. I could see downtown for most of the run so I wasn’t exactly lost, but I wasn’t really happy with all that sidewalk running in the dark, either.
Eventually this dumped me out in the sculpture garden, which is around mile two of the marathon, but not a section I’d planned on running because it’s mostly a big freaking hill. And also all sidewalks and too many people who get really confused by someone gasping “on your left”. Oh well. The sculpture garden is lovely at night, and the home stretch is the home stretch, no matter how you cut it.
Looping back to the water belt, I was super glad I had it and did not give an eff about any sloshing by the time I was trudging up that last hill.
PHOTOS!
The turnoff for my usual lake.
This lake was a repeat, but still super pretty.
A new lake! So many lakes! What's with all the lakes, Minnesota? I don't know if this was an especially pretty lake or if I just appreciated it more because it was new to me, but I loved the walkway.
Sunsets are also pretty! Unfortunately, I was still 3-4 miles from home at this point.
I didn't get any pictures of the scary freeway access road. But downtown is definitely pretty at night! Pretty, pretty, pretty.
SEPTEMBER MILES:
9/1 Sa - recovery day
9/2 Su - 1:48:13 - 9.01
September Total: 9.01/85 miles
Marathon miles: 1/26
Races!
July 4: Red, White and Boom! 5K Chip time: 0:32:20
August 25: Glo Run Night Race 5K Chip time: 0:30:40
September 8: Helen Gold/Shirley Brooker 10K, Overland Park, KS
October 6: Twin Cities Marathon Weekend 10K
October 21: Mankato Half Marathon12 -
@mobycarp - congratulations on your HM! Seems like a race well run and another AG 1st! Whoot! Whoot!
@ContraryMaryMary - that race looks like so much fun!
@MegaMooseEsq - beautiful pictures!
I had a great run today!
The weather was actually lovely. It stayed cool until well after lunch, overcast, mid to low 70s with a bit of a breeze. At one point I was so sweaty and the breeze, dare I say it, made me cold! Had planned for a regular 4-5 miles, especially since I was late heading out, and ended up with a long run. I would have gone longer but I got hungry and had no fuel with me. I followed up with my regular hip and glute routine. Tomorrow will be a short easy run and BBQ burgers for dinner!
Haven't set up a new ticker but will take care of it tomorrow. Tonight I am tired and need to sleep!
Date........Miles.......Total
09/01......0.00.......0.00
09/02......8.23.......8.23
My completed and upcoming races. Let me know if you will be running them too.
02/04/18 - Surf City Half Marathon
05/05/18 - Cinco de Miles 5k
07/22/18 - San Francisco 2nd Half Marathon
10/14/18 - Surf City 10k
10/27/18 - SoCal Halloween Wigged Out 5k
12/16/18 - SoCal Santa Claus for a Cause 10k
12/30/18 - Run In The New Year's 10k
02/03/19 - Surf City Half Marathon
05/11/19 - Santa Barbara Wine Country Half Marathon7
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