October 2018 Monthly Running Challenge

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  • AprilRN10
    AprilRN10 Posts: 548 Member
    @fitoverfortymom I never even thought of baked potatoes like that. Great idea! Thank you!

    Today's run felt horribly hot even though it wasn't. It was 71 degrees but my last three runs were in the glorious 40s.

    October Goal: 100 miles
    10/1: planned rest day
    10/2: 4.5 miles
    Total: 4.5 miles

    UPCOMING RACES
    October - Illinois Homecoming 5k (7th)
    November - 5 mile Bare Bones Turkey Trot (22nd)
    December -

    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 10k
    September 7th - 5k Glow Run
  • BruinsGal_91
    BruinsGal_91 Posts: 1,400 Member
    @fitoverfortymom @AprilRN10 baked potato with baked beans and grated cheese is the bomb.
  • fitoverfortymom
    fitoverfortymom Posts: 3,452 Member
    @AprilRN10 @BruinsGal_91 I don't know that my daughter would survive college without that meal. It's cheap, easy, and gluten free.
  • MegaMooseEsq
    MegaMooseEsq Posts: 3,118 Member
    PastorVincent wrote: »
    Elise4270 wrote: »
    Monthly question.

    1) With holiday's coming up and the return of cooler or warmer weather. What's your stragedy mitigating the particular challenges you face these last few months of the year?


    Okay, a more serious answer to this...

    Temps in the 50's F and up:
    • I do fine. T-shirt, shorts and normal socks

    Temps in below 50's F depend highly on wind, moisture and etc.
    • I will need handwamers for sure. Fingers and toes are always an issue for me long before any other body part
    • Same for toe warmers
    • Probably wearing my Darn Tough wool socks
    • Depending on how low I switch form tshirt to UA Cold Gear compression mock turtle top
    • Same with the bottoms, I swap to UA Cold Gear fitted Storm pants
    • If wind is an issue, my North Face Wind Barrier jacket goes on. It was WAY WAY expensive, but it stops the wind dead in its tracks
    • If temps are really cold I add a..whats it called.. the hood that covers your face too. Makes you look like a ninja
    • Wool hat for my ears if it is not cold enough for the hood thingy

    If that cannot keep me warm, I just do not run. It will be my fingers and toes that defeat me first. At 40 degrees I already need the warmers. I have run in 0F, but only short runs as my toes get painfully cold.

    Weirdly my fingers and toes don't really seem to get cold - the backs of my hands were kind of cold today but my fingers were fine until the very end of the run, at which point my left thumb specifically decided it was cold. I wore the UA socks you recommended a few weeks ago and my feet felt fine.

    I did some googling and this looks like a good option for a windbreaker, and less expensive than I'd expected. My Brooks jacket from last year still fits but is too warm for now - I'll give it a go when we're into the thirties. Side note: what does it mean for a jacket to be "media compatible"?
  • AprilRN10
    AprilRN10 Posts: 548 Member
    @BruinsGal_91 You got me wanting one right now!
  • fitoverfortymom
    fitoverfortymom Posts: 3,452 Member
    A media compatible jacket will usually have some kind of special pocket designed to keep electronics dry, and possible a place for a cord to snake in/out for headphones.
  • MegaMooseEsq
    MegaMooseEsq Posts: 3,118 Member
    fitoverfortymom wrote: »
    A media compatible jacket will usually have some kind of special pocket designed to keep electronics dry, and possible a place for a cord to snake in/out for headphones.

    Ah, that makes sense. I am spoiled by my waterproof watch and wireless headphones - I've actually never ran with wired headphones, but I could see it being a pain in a jacket.
  • fitoverfortymom
    fitoverfortymom Posts: 3,452 Member
    MegaMooseEsq wrote: »
    fitoverfortymom wrote: »
    A media compatible jacket will usually have some kind of special pocket designed to keep electronics dry, and possible a place for a cord to snake in/out for headphones.

    Ah, that makes sense. I am spoiled by my waterproof watch and wireless headphones - I've actually never ran with wired headphones, but I could see it being a pain in a jacket.

    I keep my phone in my running pants, my watch is waterproof, and I don't typically run with headphones (when I do they are wireless) so not a big selling point for me either.
  • RunsOnEspresso
    RunsOnEspresso Posts: 3,218 Member
    Rosa has dumped a bunch of rain on Phoenix. And more is expected this afternoon/evening.

    3 miles planned for this evening and looking forward to it. Will not go if lightning (doubtful) or flooding (highly probable). If it's flooded I will flip today and tomorrow.
  • PastorVincent
    PastorVincent Posts: 6,668 Member
    MegaMooseEsq wrote: »
    PastorVincent wrote: »
    Elise4270 wrote: »
    Monthly question.

    1) With holiday's coming up and the return of cooler or warmer weather. What's your stragedy mitigating the particular challenges you face these last few months of the year?


    Okay, a more serious answer to this...

    Temps in the 50's F and up:
    • I do fine. T-shirt, shorts and normal socks

    Temps in below 50's F depend highly on wind, moisture and etc.
    • I will need handwamers for sure. Fingers and toes are always an issue for me long before any other body part
    • Same for toe warmers
    • Probably wearing my Darn Tough wool socks
    • Depending on how low I switch form tshirt to UA Cold Gear compression mock turtle top
    • Same with the bottoms, I swap to UA Cold Gear fitted Storm pants
    • If wind is an issue, my North Face Wind Barrier jacket goes on. It was WAY WAY expensive, but it stops the wind dead in its tracks
    • If temps are really cold I add a..whats it called.. the hood that covers your face too. Makes you look like a ninja
    • Wool hat for my ears if it is not cold enough for the hood thingy

    If that cannot keep me warm, I just do not run. It will be my fingers and toes that defeat me first. At 40 degrees I already need the warmers. I have run in 0F, but only short runs as my toes get painfully cold.

    Weirdly my fingers and toes don't really seem to get cold - the backs of my hands were kind of cold today but my fingers were fine until the very end of the run, at which point my left thumb specifically decided it was cold. I wore the UA socks you recommended a few weeks ago and my feet felt fine.

    I did some googling and this looks like a good option for a windbreaker, and less expensive than I'd expected. My Brooks jacket from last year still fits but is too warm for now - I'll give it a go when we're into the thirties. Side note: what does it mean for a jacket to be "media compatible"?

    That is less than a third what I paid, so yours is a much better price :) Mine is a "Wind Wall" (had to look up their name, lets no wind through - at all. Have run in storms, can confirm.) and heavier than that one.
  • shanaber
    shanaber Posts: 6,423 Member
    edited October 2018
    Deleted... replied to @AprilRN10 and realized pretty much everything I replied had already been said by others! Still sending you {{{HUGS}}} You are amazing and have so much going on! Wow!!
  • MegaMooseEsq
    MegaMooseEsq Posts: 3,118 Member
    edited October 2018
    PastorVincent wrote: »
    MegaMooseEsq wrote: »
    PastorVincent wrote: »
    Elise4270 wrote: »
    Monthly question.

    1) With holiday's coming up and the return of cooler or warmer weather. What's your stragedy mitigating the particular challenges you face these last few months of the year?


    Okay, a more serious answer to this...

    Temps in the 50's F and up:
    • I do fine. T-shirt, shorts and normal socks

    Temps in below 50's F depend highly on wind, moisture and etc.
    • I will need handwamers for sure. Fingers and toes are always an issue for me long before any other body part
    • Same for toe warmers
    • Probably wearing my Darn Tough wool socks
    • Depending on how low I switch form tshirt to UA Cold Gear compression mock turtle top
    • Same with the bottoms, I swap to UA Cold Gear fitted Storm pants
    • If wind is an issue, my North Face Wind Barrier jacket goes on. It was WAY WAY expensive, but it stops the wind dead in its tracks
    • If temps are really cold I add a..whats it called.. the hood that covers your face too. Makes you look like a ninja
    • Wool hat for my ears if it is not cold enough for the hood thingy

    If that cannot keep me warm, I just do not run. It will be my fingers and toes that defeat me first. At 40 degrees I already need the warmers. I have run in 0F, but only short runs as my toes get painfully cold.

    Weirdly my fingers and toes don't really seem to get cold - the backs of my hands were kind of cold today but my fingers were fine until the very end of the run, at which point my left thumb specifically decided it was cold. I wore the UA socks you recommended a few weeks ago and my feet felt fine.

    I did some googling and this looks like a good option for a windbreaker, and less expensive than I'd expected. My Brooks jacket from last year still fits but is too warm for now - I'll give it a go when we're into the thirties. Side note: what does it mean for a jacket to be "media compatible"?

    That is less than a third what I paid, so yours is a much better price :) Mine is a "Wind Wall" (had to look up their name, lets no wind through - at all. Have run in storms, can confirm.) and heavier than that one.

    Ah, thanks for looking that up. It looks like the Wind Walls are out of stock, but I did at least find a product description for one version and it says that it's fleece (or fleece-lined), which is definitely heavier than I want right now (I already have this, which sounds more along the lines of the Windwall). It sounds like you might be more prone to the cold than I am. I've still got a decent layer of padding to lose, in any case.
  • PastorVincent
    PastorVincent Posts: 6,668 Member
    MegaMooseEsq wrote: »
    PastorVincent wrote: »
    MegaMooseEsq wrote: »
    PastorVincent wrote: »
    Elise4270 wrote: »
    Monthly question.

    1) With holiday's coming up and the return of cooler or warmer weather. What's your stragedy mitigating the particular challenges you face these last few months of the year?


    Okay, a more serious answer to this...

    Temps in the 50's F and up:
    • I do fine. T-shirt, shorts and normal socks

    Temps in below 50's F depend highly on wind, moisture and etc.
    • I will need handwamers for sure. Fingers and toes are always an issue for me long before any other body part
    • Same for toe warmers
    • Probably wearing my Darn Tough wool socks
    • Depending on how low I switch form tshirt to UA Cold Gear compression mock turtle top
    • Same with the bottoms, I swap to UA Cold Gear fitted Storm pants
    • If wind is an issue, my North Face Wind Barrier jacket goes on. It was WAY WAY expensive, but it stops the wind dead in its tracks
    • If temps are really cold I add a..whats it called.. the hood that covers your face too. Makes you look like a ninja
    • Wool hat for my ears if it is not cold enough for the hood thingy

    If that cannot keep me warm, I just do not run. It will be my fingers and toes that defeat me first. At 40 degrees I already need the warmers. I have run in 0F, but only short runs as my toes get painfully cold.

    Weirdly my fingers and toes don't really seem to get cold - the backs of my hands were kind of cold today but my fingers were fine until the very end of the run, at which point my left thumb specifically decided it was cold. I wore the UA socks you recommended a few weeks ago and my feet felt fine.

    I did some googling and this looks like a good option for a windbreaker, and less expensive than I'd expected. My Brooks jacket from last year still fits but is too warm for now - I'll give it a go when we're into the thirties. Side note: what does it mean for a jacket to be "media compatible"?

    That is less than a third what I paid, so yours is a much better price :) Mine is a "Wind Wall" (had to look up their name, lets no wind through - at all. Have run in storms, can confirm.) and heavier than that one.

    Ah, thanks for looking that up. It looks like the Wind Walls are out of stock, but I did at least find a product description for one version and it says that it's fleece (or fleece-lined), which is definitely heavier than I want right now (I already have this, which sounds more along the lines of the Windwall). I suspect you might be more prone to the cold than I am. I've still got a decent layer of padding to lose, in any case.

    AH! Finally found it. It is this one:

    https://www.thenorthface.com/shop/mens-apex-bionic-2-hoodie-nf0a2tbb#hero=0

    That plus a long sleeve top is all I have needed even when running down to single digits.
  • Elise4270
    Elise4270 Posts: 8,375 Member
    ctlaws44 wrote: »
    I'm in for 150 miles for October. I have a 5k and marathon this weekend. I've been lazy since my last race (Sept 8) so I have no clue how I'll do. Hope everyone's running well.

    Yay, you're back!!!!! Good luck this weekend!
  • MobyCarp
    MobyCarp Posts: 2,927 Member
    MegaMooseEsq wrote: »

    As a side note, do all runners in the US call leggings tights, or is it mainly male runners who don’t want to call them leggings? And is “tights” really better than “leggings”? Tight running pants are totally leggings, come on! It’s not like it wasn’t confusing enough keeping tights, nylons, and leggings straight, and I’m not even going to touch the international differences.

    Every male runner I know calls what we wear in cold weather "tights." So do most of the female runners, except they also have "capris" and various other things with specialty names that connote distinctions of which I remain blissfully unaware.

    FWIW, every female runner I know uses the term "tights" for the same garment I do, and every running store I've visited also uses this term. Of course, I'm quite parochial; I live in the US, have never visited a running store catering to a culture that doesn't look like mine, and know mostly US runners in real life.

    I had always thought "leggings" was a term for some female garment that I didn't need to know about. Your post leads me to believe it might be a British/Canadian/other non-US English term for what I know as "tights." Kind of like the distinction between "sweater" and "jumper," which I know only because of discussion on the translation of J K Rowling's writing for American audiences.
  • PastorVincent
    PastorVincent Posts: 6,668 Member
    edited October 2018
    MobyCarp wrote: »
    MegaMooseEsq wrote: »

    As a side note, do all runners in the US call leggings tights, or is it mainly male runners who don’t want to call them leggings? And is “tights” really better than “leggings”? Tight running pants are totally leggings, come on! It’s not like it wasn’t confusing enough keeping tights, nylons, and leggings straight, and I’m not even going to touch the international differences.

    Every male runner I know calls what we wear in cold weather "tights." So do most of the female runners, except they also have "capris" and various other things with specialty names that connote distinctions of which I remain blissfully unaware.

    FWIW, every female runner I know uses the term "tights" for the same garment I do, and every running store I've visited also uses this term. Of course, I'm quite parochial; I live in the US, have never visited a running store catering to a culture that doesn't look like mine, and know mostly US runners in real life.

    I had always thought "leggings" was a term for some female garment that I didn't need to know about. Your post leads me to believe it might be a British/Canadian/other non-US English term for what I know as "tights." Kind of like the distinction between "sweater" and "jumper," which I know only because of discussion on the translation of J K Rowling's writing for American audiences.

    My experience matches @MobyCarp :)

    ETA: Although Leggins is a name used here in USA as but only by women but as far as I can tell it is the same thing as tights. Along with Jeggins and blah blah blah.

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