September 2018 Running Challenge
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amymoreorless wrote: »Should I count my hikes and walks in my monthly challenge miles? Is that cheating?
It depends on whether you were challenging yourself to RUN said mileage, or only propel yourself forward for that distance.2 -
@marisap2010 - Congratulations! That is a great time improvement under not so great conditions! I would be super disappointed if I thought there would be Chickfila and there were only oranges... When I try and smile for the cameras during a race I usually end up looking like I am in incredible pain! Ha! Hope yours turn out much better
@amymoreorless - I think it is up to you whether you count your hikes or not. For me personally I have counted recovery walks or walk with 'purpose' but not if I am just out for just a casual evening stroll around the neighborhood.
@Elise4270 - 9 miles today! Wow you are killing it!3 -
9/1 16.7 miles
9/2 rest
9/3 5miles treadmill
Slept in until 7:30 this morning! It felt pretty good since I rarely sleep past 6:30. I decided to run errands and didn’t get home until noon. It was a scorcher by then so I decided to do one of my shorter runs on the treadmill. I did spend 30 minutes in the garden afterwards picking beans and peppers. I find it relaxing even if I’m sweating like crazy crouching down among the plants. There’s something so satisfying about eating food you grew, picked, and preserved in the middle of winter.
3/18/2018 Shamrock half marathon
3/24/2018 Don't Sit on Colon Cancer 5K
5/28/2018 Run to Remember 5K
10/7/2018 Crawlin Crab half marathon
10/13/2018 Joggin for Frogmen 5K
11/18/2018 Norfolk Harbor half marathon
12/2/2018 Busch Gardens Christmas Town Dash 8K
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Planned to run a 5k today to celebrate completing c25k again. Did not plan on getting violently ill.
My sister and husband also got sick, luckily my mom and tiny human have been spared. As best we can tell, we got it from the distillery tour/whiskey tasting. We just can’t handle our moonshine like we used to.13 -
quilteryoyo wrote: »amymoreorless wrote: »Should I count my hikes and walks in my monthly challenge miles? Is that cheating?
It depends on whether you were challenging yourself to RUN said mileage, or only propel yourself forward for that distance.
Exactly. Your challenge, you set the rules for you. I personally do not, but others do.4 -
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?
We are going on a road trip next week and I spent several hours last night (instead of going to bed) looking at Google Maps and running sites for route/trail recommendations. Then I plotted a route in each location where we will be staying and saved them
I just wing it. I run towards water. LOL4 -
@amymoreorless I am sorry for your loss.1
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@shanaber Yes, I do that. Last time, I was taking a very intense (i.e. long days and a couple of nights) course held in a national park service site. I ran some trails there, but unfortunately had too little time to get much done in miles. On the drive down, I gave myself plenty of extra time to do a long run along a biking/running trail along the way.
When I travel for work, it is normally to the same location. I've been there enough times that I no longer have to look it up - I already know where I'm going to run and how to best run from the hotel to the biking/running trail nearby.2 -
Great job on the races this past weekend!
Was battling a pretty bad sinus headache yesterday, so never made it out for a run. The weather was on and off rain yesterday with thunder, so that added to it. We were at the camper and it was warm out, so we sat outside and watched the rain. Thankfully, felt much better today and went out after we got home. It was drizzling/periodic mist, but it was kind of fun to be out in it.
9/1 - 4 miles
9/2 - 0
9/3 - 4 miles
8 total/ 50 miles goal4 -
0903-3.2k, total-14.5k, goal-100k
Epic fail of intervals last night. There were a total of five of them, and I got chased by a dog, laces came loose, ran into acquaintances who wanted to chat, and felt like I was going to puke, all on the fast sections. Did not hit my goal pace even once.
Upcoming races:
20181027 Mogan Ultra 30k
20181118 Shanghai Marathon (maybe)15 -
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@Elise4270 - 9 miles today! Wow you are killing it!
Killing my knees/ITB.
@amymoreorless I count any deliberate exercise, run, walk, hike towards my monthly milage goal. Its your goal, and i consider all time on my feet (like slow *kitten* runs) still training/exercise.
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Still easing back into it but at least I'm back out running. I wonder how many extra calories I'm burning with all the coughing while running...
Running challenge
1 Sept: yoga
2 Sept: 9.22
3 Sept: yoga
4 Sept: 7.02km
16.24 of 160km for September.
Upcoming events
9 September, Xterra Trail Run, 13.2km
29 October, Auckland Half
17 November, Xterra Trail Challenge Waihi 20.5km7 -
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02/9: 3.88km
04/9: 9km
September goal: 75km. Completed so far: 12.88km.
I can see that .88 really annoying me before long, will have to intentionally add 120 metres onto the end of a run this week to get rid of it!
Longest run ever this morning and all things considered I'm happy with it, especially as I was feeling physically drained and not quite right yesterday to the point that I skipped my strength training even though we're going on holiday tomorrow and I know I won't get the chance for a couple of weeks now.
Still, I had given myself permission (and strange as this will sound to some that's a big mental thing for me) to start trying out a run-walk method on my long runs so off I went with a plan to run 10 minutes then walk 1 over and over.
It went better than I had expected, not quite sure how it worked but my pace was only a few seconds per kilometre slower than usual (8 seconds per km slower than last week's non-stop long run of 8km) and still within the pace I'm aiming for at my half marathon. Legs feel surprisingly ok right now, fingers crossed they will continue ok as much of tomorrow will be spent walking round airports!
I will be trying to run while on holiday, mainly for my sanity!, but will be unable to report until after we get home :-)
Hope everyone's runs are safe and joyful in the meantime!
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Totally missed my goal last month with only 116 miles... shooting for 150 in September.7
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Already done a half marathon on 2nd Sept and am now training for my next HM on 14th October. Aiming for 15-20 miles a week (on top of 2 gym sessions a week and one rest day). I run 4 times a week - LSR on a Sunday. Running includes intervals training. Yes - I'm addicted
I am:
51 (birthday in October)
Married with 20 and 18 year old sons
Not a natural runner but have always done participation sport
Carrying 36.8% of my total body weight in fat - and this month I'm working on losing 3-4 lbs of it12
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