September 2018 Running Challenge
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September, she'll remember (to run)
9/1 2.85
9/2 4.15
9/3 2.00
9/4 3.5
9/5 rest
9/6 rest
9/7 4.00
9/8 3.10
9/9 rest
9/10 snorkel 2 hours
9/11 3.20
9/12 3.52
9/13 rest
9/14 3.68
9/15 2.20
9/16 rest
9/17 3.35
9/18 rest
9/19 3.45
9/20 the 10th of 11 10hour days. Couldn't
9/21 2.10
9/22 chicken mucking and unexpected company
9/23 6.25
9/24 2.25
9/25 4.10
9/26 2.00
Total 54.70
Upcoming races:
Nov. 11, 2018 Las Vegas Rock 'n Roll 10k
January 4, 2019 Hilo to Volcano Ultra 50k Relay. In memory of @keeprunningfatboy
Ticker is my goal for 2018 and progress to date:
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It was 75F when I started my run this morning, and humid AF, so I decided that if my heart rate was going to be sky high anyway, may as well make it a faster run. Glad I did, as after I finished it started pouring down. By 3pm, the temps had dropped down to 60F, and by 4:30pm were back up to 70F again. Summer's going down, but refuses to stay down.
In other news, almost made goal. Almost.
02 - 5.40
03 - 18.09
04 - 14.15
05 - 15.67
06 - 12.84
08 - 14.13
09 - 14.16
10 - 15.43
11 - 14.08
12 - 15.60
13 - 14.15
15 - 13.25
17 - 15.67
18 - 14.33
19 - 15.65
20 - 14.25
21 - 26.30
24 - 15.60
25 - 14.80
26 - 15.68
Total: 299.23 / 300 miles
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Date :::: Miles :::: Cumulative
09/01/18 :::: 18.2 :::: 18.2
09/02/18 :::: 5.4 :::: 23.6
09/03/18 :::: 6.3 :::: 29.9
09/04/18 :::: 2.1 :::: 32.0
09/05/18 :::: 6.5 :::: 38.5
09/06/18 :::: 0.0 :::: 38.5
09/07/18 :::: 1.7 :::: 40.2
09/08/18 :::: 13.3 :::: 53.5
09/09/18 :::: 5.0 :::: 58.5
09/10/18 :::: 5.0 :::: 63.5
09/11/18 :::: 3.3 :::: 66.8
09/12/18 :::: 7.2 :::: 74.0
09/13/18 :::: 0.0 :::: 74.0
09/14/18 :::: 5.2 :::: 79.2
09/15/18 :::: 19.1 :::: 98.2
09/16/18 :::: 5.3 :::: 103.5
09/17/18 :::: 4.5 :::: 108.0
09/18/18 :::: 4.0 :::: 112.1
09/19/18 :::: 6.4 :::: 118.4
09/20/18 :::: 3.6 :::: 122.0
09/21/18 :::: 0.0 :::: 122.0
09/22/18 :::: 20.0 :::: 142.0
09/23/18 :::: 2.1 :::: 144.2
09/24/18 :::: 5.1 :::: 149.2
09/25/18 :::: 4.1 :::: 153.4
09/26/18 :::: 5.1 :::: 158.5
Tonight's group speedwork was hill repeats! Which I always dread but are usually not as bad as I fear. We warmed up for 15 minutes, then did 30 minutes of hills. Half way up hard, back down easy, all the way up hard, back down easy and on and on for 30 minutes. Followed up by 10 minutes of cool down. My favorite part of the hill workout is no sprints after.
I only have two more speedwork nights before I start to taper! So excited. It's getting hard as the group starts getting smaller each week. People are starting to have their races or tapering for them (or just not showing up anymore as the case may be).
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No run stuck waiting around for my Jeep to fail inspection instead.9
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1---7.01 intervals
2---5.04 intervals
3---9.03 intervals
5---3.67 run
8---7.52 intervals
9---6.27 run
11---4.59 run
14---8.20 bike
15---5.60 humid slog
16--3.25 intervals
18---3.44 intervals
22---3.48 run, not intervals
24---3.38 intervals
25---4.53 bike/walk
26---4.24 intervals
@Avidkeo ooohhhh! Did you finally get that watch? I dont remember if strava was different or not, its been forever ago.
Running. 69.0/60
Cycling 10.7
Upcoming Races
September 29th free 5K Tishomingo, ok
October 14th Spirit of Survival Lawton OK. Quarter Marathon
November 3rd Dinosaur Valley Endurance Run. Half. Glen Rose TX
January 5 BIRR Ultra relay. 50k. Hawaii. For @KeepRunningFatboy
March 31, 2019 A2A Undecided distance. Ardmore OK
April 28, 2019 OKC Memorial Marathon (half)5 -
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@Avidkeo ooohhhh! Did you finally get that watch? I dont remember if strava was different or not, its been forever ago.
It got held up by customs for a week, then 2 days ago they informed me they wanted me to pay $170 (around $85 USD) in duty to have it released. A couple of emails later they released it free of charge and its now finally in transit to me, probably have it Monday. I cant wait to use it! The watch this morning I used is an old Garmin forerunner 15 that a friend lent me until yours comes in (I was fuming about customs), though that one is on its last legs with cracks in the strap. I don't want to use it too much on case it breaks. Its a great watch but would drive me bananas long term, having to connect it up to a PC all the time.
Runners are so incredibly generous, seriously!7 -
September Running Totals (miles)
9/1 – rest day
9/2 – 15.80 warmup + Oak Tree Half
9/3 – rest day
9/4 – 7.23 warmup + XC workout
9/5 – 6.02 group run
9/6 – 6.05 warmup + XC workout
9/7 – rest day
9/8 – 14.23 paced run + solo run
9/9 – 6.29 warmup + PG XC #1
9/10 – rest day
9/11 – 9.24 warmup + XC workout + cool down
9/12 – 6.55 group run
9/13 – 5.18 warmup + XC workout
9/14 – rest day
9/15 – 13.25 partly paced run
9/16 – 6.28 easy
9/17 – rest day
9/18 – 5.91 warmup + XC workout
9/19 – 7.03 group run
9/20 – extra rest day
9/21 – scheduled rest day
9/22 – 8.60 easy
9/23 – 6.59 warmup, 5K XC, cool down
9/24 – rest day
9/25 – 6.38 warmup, XC workout, cool down
9/26 – 6.21 group run
September running total to date – 136.84
Nominal September mileage goal: 165 miles
Real Goals: Run Oak Tree well, winning my age group and finishing healthy. Build base/train toward Wineglass, running PG XC #1 so as not to be injured, and running the USATF Masters XC Championship so as not to be injured. Run Wineglass easy, finishing healthy for a good recovery in October.
Today's notes – Group run, kind of. No one showed up but the leader and me. He just ran Rochester, and was only doing 3 miles; I wanted 6. We ran together for about 1.3 miles where he split off to a 3 mile loop and I continued on to a 6-ish route. Temperature was nice at 64º F (18º C) and the rain had let up, but it was still a bit humid. Forecast is for the humidity to drop overnight and tomorrow to be nicer.
The Wednesday group runs are coming to an end due to lack of popularity. They'll be moved to various locations on Thursdays in October, conflicting with my club practice. Sigh. I rather liked the trails available in that part of town. But I'll find somewhere to run on Wednesdays.
Another short run tomorrow, then rest day on Friday and time to obsess about what I'm going to pack for Wineglass. Looks like some throwaway gloves and a throwaway sweatshirt will be needed.
2018 races:
February 17, 2018 Freezeroo #5 (Valentines Run "In Memory of Tom Brannon" 8 Mile) (Greece, NY) finished in 54:48
February 24, 2018 Freezeroo #6 (White House Challenge 4.4 mile) (Webster, NY) finished in 28:46
March 17, 2018 USATF Masters 8K (Shamrock 8K, Virginia Beach, VA) finished in 31:55
March 24, 2018 Spring Forward 15K (Mendon, NY) ran at MP, finished in 1:10:47
April 16, 2018 Boston Marathon (Hopkinton, MA) finished in 3:28:43
April 29, 2018 USATF Masters 10K (James Joyce Ramble, Dedham, MA) finished in 41:33
May 20, 2018 Lilac 10K (Rochester, NY) finished in 42:21
May 26, 2018 Sunset House 5K (Rochester, NY) finished in 20:12
June 3, 2018 USATF Masters Half Marathon (Ann Arbor, MI) finished in 1:34:42
June 9, 2018 Ontario Summit Trail Half Marathon (Naples, NY) DNS - injury
June 17, 2018 Medved 5K to Cure ALS (Rochester, NY) short course, 18:04 for ~2.9 miles
June 30, 2018 Charlie's Old Goat Trail Run 5 mile (Victor, NY) 4.89 miles by Garmin, 43:15
July 14, 2018 Shoreline Half Marathon (Hamlin, NY) finished in 1:45:54
July 28, 2018 Battle at Bristol 10K (Naples, NY) survived in 1:28:33
August 1, 2018 IEXC 5K #1 (Rochester, NY) finished in 22:17
August 8, 2018 IEXC 5K #2 (Rochester, NY) finished in 22:10
August 15, 2018 Pound the Ground 10K (Mendon, NY) finished in 43:11
August 22, 2018 IEXC 5K #3 (Rochester, NY) finished in 21:59
August 29, 2018 IEXC 5K #4 (Rochester NY) finished in 22:00
August 29, 2018 IEXC TDP 1 mile (Rochester, NY) finished in 6:07
August 29, 2018 IEXC TDP 400m (Rochester, NY) finished in 1:14
September 2, 2018 Oak Tree Half Marathon (Geneseo, NY) finished in 1:36:41
September 9, 2018 Pete Glavin XC #1 5K (Newark, NY) 2.9 miles finished in 20:50.9
September 23, 2018 USATF Masters XC 5K (Buffalo, NY) finished in 20:03
September 30, 2018 Wineglass Marathon (Bath, NY to Corning, NY)
October 7, 2018 Pete Glavin XC #2 6K (Akron Falls, NY, probable DNS)
October 21, 2018 Pete Glavin XC #3 6K (Mendon, NY)
November 4, 2018 Pete Glavin XC #4 6K (Trumansburg, NY)
November 11, 2018 Syracuse Half Marathon (Syracuse, NY)
November 18, 2018 Pete Glavin XC #5 6K (Syracuse, NY)
2019 Races:
April 15, 2019 Boston Marathon (Hopkinton, MA to Boston, MA)
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@Avidkeo ooohhhh! Did you finally get that watch? I dont remember if strava was different or not, its been forever ago.
It got held up by customs for a week, then 2 days ago they informed me they wanted me to pay $170 (around $85 USD) in duty to have it released. A couple of emails later they released it free of charge and its now finally in transit to me, probably have it Monday. I cant wait to use it! The watch this morning I used is an old Garmin forerunner 15 that a friend lent me until yours comes in (I was fuming about customs), though that one is on its last legs with cracks in the strap. I don't want to use it too much on case it breaks. Its a great watch but would drive me bananas long term, having to connect it up to a PC all the time.
Runners are so incredibly generous, seriously!
Wow! Guess next time i need to send something that-a-way, i should just hire a mule! Haha!
I was thinking the other day, yup on a run.... @Avidkeo reads my posts (and everyone's) with a New Zealand accent. And @Orphia with an Australian accent and @kgirlhart was it? In England? Hilarious, since all yall talk like okies or Texans to me.
G'day mate... Cheerio, pip pip, and _________? Haha! How sophisticated i sound now! Oh "eh?" (For the Canadians). Eh. Poutine eh.uhhh gravy?
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3.14 miles on the treadmill tonight to warm up before strength training.
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@Avidkeo ooohhhh! Did you finally get that watch? I dont remember if strava was different or not, its been forever ago.
It got held up by customs for a week, then 2 days ago they informed me they wanted me to pay $170 (around $85 USD) in duty to have it released. A couple of emails later they released it free of charge and its now finally in transit to me, probably have it Monday. I cant wait to use it! The watch this morning I used is an old Garmin forerunner 15 that a friend lent me until yours comes in (I was fuming about customs), though that one is on its last legs with cracks in the strap. I don't want to use it too much on case it breaks. Its a great watch but would drive me bananas long term, having to connect it up to a PC all the time.
Runners are so incredibly generous, seriously!
Wow! Guess next time i need to send something that-a-way, i should just hire a mule! Haha!
I was thinking the other day, yup on a run.... @Avidkeo reads my posts (and everyone's) with a New Zealand accent. And @Orphia with an Australian accent and @kgirlhart was it? In England? Hilarious, since all yall talk like okies or Texans to me.
G'day mate... Cheerio, pip pip, and _________? Haha! How sophisticated i sound now! Oh "eh?" (For the Canadians). Eh. Poutine eh.uhhh gravy?
Yeah I'm floored how long its taken. heck it took 5 days to go from Chicago to Auckland. Either someone lost it, or they put it on a boat haha. Then customs, who usually clears things fast, took about 5 days as well.
And yep I always read things with a kiwi accent, except when people say Mom. lol4 -
5 miles today and now 69.7 out of 80 for the month.
Beautiful 66F weather helped me set some personal best marks. Fastest mile, fastest 5K, and a few sector times. Hoping to close the week out with one long slow run to hit my goal.8 -
I'm glad you posted this because we saw a belted kingfisher today! They are probably my favorite bird - my husband prefers herons. We see kingfishers quite often over Peterson Lake but have never seen them at Shelby Farms before today. This one was a big dude, out of breeding season I guess because he was fairly dull colored, but huge, and he flew alongside us for some distance while we were running.BruinsGal_91 wrote: »
Shorebirds are tricksy little devils to ID. I'm an avid birder, but I'm hopeless with shorebirds. And my 5k lunchtime run back in the UK usually ended up being a bit longer because I quite often spotted a kingfisher while I was out and would run up and down the river trying to get a good view of it. (Made the Garmin map very interesting to look at).
Still standing water on the trails but the weather was pleasant, so I ran in my goretex shoes which feel like concrete but do keep my feet dry. Easy 3.3 mi, it's nice that "easy" is getting quicker, it used to be about 11 and now is about 10:30. We were passed by some younguns from a high school girls track team, doing about six minute miles and looking bored. Later they were running hill repeats of the hill that made us call for mercy last time we ran here. I have to remind myself, I am literally three times as old as they are!
I just realized today that there's a music festival scheduled at our contingency park, so we won't be able to run there, while the bathrooms at the old park are not rebuilt yet! Now what! Gotta get the map out and find some place we haven't been before.
Bought some car seat protector towels from Run's Done and I like them. If we're going to run in the mud, we needed a way to keep the car clean.
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Question for those who know: I have a 15km race on Sunday, specifically scheduled (by the organisers) to be a pre-half marathon event. It's exactly four weeks out from the Auckland Half and includes part of the half's course. Do I run this at half marathon race pace? It's meant for testing my desired speed is it not? I did a 20km slow trot last weekend and will do another on October 7th before I start to taper. Advice please?
Running challenge
1 Sept: yoga
2 Sept: 9.22
3 Sept: yoga
4 Sept: 7.02km
5 Sept: yoga, then 4.76km with Fartleks *snigger*
6 Sept: 11.73km
7 Sept: rest
8 Sept: yoga
9 Sept: Xterra Trail Run, 13.58km
10 Sept: yoga
11 Sept: 6.34km
12 Sept: yoga, then 4.91km with 9x100m sprints
13 Sept: cake
14 Sept: 10.77km
15 Sept: yoga
16 Sept: 11.53km + 5.75km
17 Sept: yoga
18 Sept: 7.0km
19 Sept: yoga
20 Sept: 12.19
21 Sept: 5.83
22 Sept: yoga
23 Sept: 20.06
24 Sept: yoga
25 Sept: 7km
26 Sept: yoga + 7km
27 Sept: 10.12km
154.81 of 160km for September.
Upcoming events
30 September, Devonport 15km Hit Out
29 October, Auckland Half
17 November, Xterra Trail Challenge Waihi 20.5km7 -
9/1: 2 mi +ST
9/2: 4mi
9/3: 6.85mi
9/4: 1.5mi
9/8: 5.03mi
9/9: 20.04mi
9/12: 3mi
9/15: 5mi
9/16: 10mi
9/18: 3mi
9/20: 3mi
9/22: 2mi
9/23: 6 mi
9/25: 2 mi
9/26: 3mi
Total: 76.42
9/30 Wineglass Marathon
I’m on the road to Wineglass! Hubby and I are flying up to Rochester this morning. We’ll spend a few relaxing days with hubby’s parents before the race. I am soooo looking forward to a week and a half of cooler weather!
I’ll have a short, easy run tomorrow, but that’s it until Sunday. I’ll pop in and out to read.14 -
ContraryMaryMary wrote: »Question for those who know: I have a 15km race on Sunday, specifically scheduled (by the organisers) to be a pre-half marathon event. It's exactly four weeks out from the Auckland Half and includes part of the half's course. Do I run this at half marathon race pace? It's meant for testing my desired speed is it not? I did a 20km slow trot last weekend and will do another on October 7th before I start to taper. Advice please?
IMO, yes, this is a perfect time (and distance) to test your HM fitness. But if you are nursing any injury at the moment, no. Just listen to your body and make a judgement call. Good Luck!!!!8 -
2.5km done last night - on a dreadmill looking at an incredibly boring grey wall in the gym, after spinning. New trainers and new socks... Trainers were worn on Monday with no problems, socks too big so kept moving in my shoe so I've got a few rubs this morning, not blisters but nearly! You'd think a thing like socks would be a simple matter!
also having issues with underwear... Like are all my clothes just out to get me?!
Have set a target of 1st December to do my first 5km park run!10 -
ContraryMaryMary wrote: »Question for those who know: I have a 15km race on Sunday, specifically scheduled (by the organisers) to be a pre-half marathon event. It's exactly four weeks out from the Auckland Half and includes part of the half's course. Do I run this at half marathon race pace? It's meant for testing my desired speed is it not? I did a 20km slow trot last weekend and will do another on October 7th before I start to taper.
If it was me? I would run it faster than my HM pace. I would run it as fast as I thought I could do the distance in, maybe a bit faster. I would think of it as a speed work out. Also, I would try to place in my age group.
But that is me.
Running it at HM pace would be treating it as practice for the big race day. There is some sense to that too. It will help you get a feel for the pace you need to hit to hit your goal. It will help you tell if you are on target or not and let you test things out.
I think either way is wise. I just know what I would do.
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How can i weigh xx0.6 before bed, and wake up at xx2.6? Magicness in bodily functions.
Oh i got stronger! Haha!
Is it Friday yet?7 -
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