October 2018 Monthly Running Challenge
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PastorVincent wrote: »UGH!
That was STUPID. I know better really I do.
So I am in the locker room and getting my stuff out for what might be my only run this week due to the wedding. My Body Glide is LIQUID - it must have gotten hot in the truck. it spilled out on the rug and the solidified. Then I found out I left all my food at home. No fuel or anything and the temps were in the upper 80's.
STUPID IDIOT, ME GOES FOR A LONG RUN ANYWAYS AND PROMPTLY GETS LOST.
15.5 miles with no fuel, not enough water, in hot conditions with blood sugar issues. Yeah, so much for that IQ test proclaiming me a genius.
I barely made it to the gym to shower and change feeling my blood sugar crashing. I decide to walk to food store (less than a block) to get chocolate milk, but I have my gym bag and often get stopped by security, so I used my ninja skills and sneak in a back door behind an employee to get around security and get to the chocolate milk.
I find a place to sit and drink it. Some dude tries to talk to me "Man you look worse than me" and stuff. SO LEAVE ME BE. sheesh. I then feel my stomach not happy and try to find a bathroom, do not make it and puke by the frozen fish. I do not think they minded though. Did not complain much at least. I finally make it to the bathroom and finish puking there.
Feeling better, marginally, I rush to the self-checkout, fight with the machine because of course, this will be the first time it ever misbehaves for me, and then to my Jeep. I feel bad I did not tell the employees about puking, but really did not think about it at the time. My mind was solely on "45 min drive home, keep eyes open for bathrooms along the way." Well, maybe the fish will let them know
Well, make it home somehow in the lightest traffic I have ever seen, thank God! Now I can recover in peace.
Best part probably is that I was at 15.5 miles, already well into a blood sugar crash. Barely able to walk straight and I was like "I should just go that last 1/2 mile..."
I don't know if I should laugh of commiserate... I'm going to go with laugh because of course YOU would! you give the best advice but never follow any of it yourself. haha.7 -
I did 8k this morning. aimed for just a tempo run but started to get a little competitive with myself half way through and started to ramp up my pace, but remembered what my actual goal was and slowed back down. Other than that, nothing to report. it was a beautiful morning with stars out, and the birdsong half way through was wonderful.
My thoughts with everyone with injuries. look after yourself guys!6 -
@MegaMooseEsq I just realised that I cant do my first part of my run for our 26.2hr run for Dennis this weekend - but I see you have put yourself down at the same time. can you take this? Ill see if I can find another gap.0
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Did a 1 km run right before dinner because I procrastinated. Will be back on plan tomorrow.
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October goal: 95 miles
10/2: 5.5 miles
10/3: 5 miles
10/4: 5 miles
10/6: 3.1miles Old Rip 5K - PR and 2nd place AG
10/8: 5.2 miles
23.5/95 miles completed
Monday is usually a rest day. But we are supposed to have rain and storms all day tomorrow so I went ahead and did my run today. It was kind of nice to run in the afternoon and go a different route. In the morning when I start out it is dark so I tend to stick to the same well lit path. Today I ran 5.2 miles. I saw the high school cross country team running over by the park. They all looked like they wanted to die except for one kid who grinned at me and gave me a thumbs up when he saw me. I guess tomorrow will be a rest day and then it is supposed to be in the 50's on Wednesday and Thursday. Maybe fall is really here.
2018 races:
5/19/18: Run for 57th AHC Half Marathon - 2:43:59.7. - 2nd place AG
10/6/18: Old Rip 5K Run - PR 29:43.5, 2nd place AG
11/10/18: Wags & Whiskers 5K9 -
PastorVincent wrote: »UGH!
That was STUPID. I know better really I do.
So I am in the locker room and getting my stuff out for what might be my only run this week due to the wedding. My Body Glide is LIQUID - it must have gotten hot in the truck. it spilled out on the rug and the solidified. Then I found out I left all my food at home. No fuel or anything and the temps were in the upper 80's.
STUPID IDIOT, ME GOES FOR A LONG RUN ANYWAYS AND PROMPTLY GETS LOST.
15.5 miles with no fuel, not enough water, in hot conditions with blood sugar issues. Yeah, so much for that IQ test proclaiming me a genius.
I barely made it to the gym to shower and change feeling my blood sugar crashing. I decide to walk to food store (less than a block) to get chocolate milk, but I have my gym bag and often get stopped by security, so I used my ninja skills and sneak in a back door behind an employee to get around security and get to the chocolate milk.
I find a place to sit and drink it. Some dude tries to talk to me "Man you look worse than me" and stuff. SO LEAVE ME BE. sheesh. I then feel my stomach not happy and try to find a bathroom, do not make it and puke by the frozen fish. I do not think they minded though. Did not complain much at least. I finally make it to the bathroom and finish puking there.
Feeling better, marginally, I rush to the self-checkout, fight with the machine because of course, this will be the first time it ever misbehaves for me, and then to my Jeep. I feel bad I did not tell the employees about puking, but really did not think about it at the time. My mind was solely on "45 min drive home, keep eyes open for bathrooms along the way." Well, maybe the fish will let them know
Well, make it home somehow in the lightest traffic I have ever seen, thank God! Now I can recover in peace.
Best part probably is that I was at 15.5 miles, already well into a blood sugar crash. Barely able to walk straight and I was like "I should just go that last 1/2 mile..."
I don't know if I should laugh of commiserate... I'm going to go with laugh because of course YOU would! you give the best advice but never follow any of it yourself. haha.
Laugh, always choose laughter over misery. Life is too short for anything else.9 -
@MegaMooseEsq I just realised that I cant do my first part of my run for our 26.2hr run for Dennis this weekend - but I see you have put yourself down at the same time. can you take this? Ill see if I can find another gap.
Yeah, I can get that chunk if no one else signs up for it - although FYI to anyone who is still looking to sign up, I'd be happy to give up this section since I've got a longer chunk at the end of the run as well and doing both will be a little bit of a stretch.4 -
Y'all, I might have a problem. I am sitting thinking "I am cold..." most normal people would follow that with "... I should get a sweater or blanket." ME? I follow that with "...I should get a bowl of ice cream"
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PastorVincent wrote: »PastorVincent wrote: »UGH!
That was STUPID. I know better really I do.
So I am in the locker room and getting my stuff out for what might be my only run this week due to the wedding. My Body Glide is LIQUID - it must have gotten hot in the truck. it spilled out on the rug and the solidified. Then I found out I left all my food at home. No fuel or anything and the temps were in the upper 80's.
STUPID IDIOT, ME GOES FOR A LONG RUN ANYWAYS AND PROMPTLY GETS LOST.
15.5 miles with no fuel, not enough water, in hot conditions with blood sugar issues. Yeah, so much for that IQ test proclaiming me a genius.
I barely made it to the gym to shower and change feeling my blood sugar crashing. I decide to walk to food store (less than a block) to get chocolate milk, but I have my gym bag and often get stopped by security, so I used my ninja skills and sneak in a back door behind an employee to get around security and get to the chocolate milk.
I find a place to sit and drink it. Some dude tries to talk to me "Man you look worse than me" and stuff. SO LEAVE ME BE. sheesh. I then feel my stomach not happy and try to find a bathroom, do not make it and puke by the frozen fish. I do not think they minded though. Did not complain much at least. I finally make it to the bathroom and finish puking there.
Feeling better, marginally, I rush to the self-checkout, fight with the machine because of course, this will be the first time it ever misbehaves for me, and then to my Jeep. I feel bad I did not tell the employees about puking, but really did not think about it at the time. My mind was solely on "45 min drive home, keep eyes open for bathrooms along the way." Well, maybe the fish will let them know
Well, make it home somehow in the lightest traffic I have ever seen, thank God! Now I can recover in peace.
Best part probably is that I was at 15.5 miles, already well into a blood sugar crash. Barely able to walk straight and I was like "I should just go that last 1/2 mile..."
I don't know if I should laugh of commiserate... I'm going to go with laugh because of course YOU would! you give the best advice but never follow any of it yourself. haha.
Laugh, always choose laughter over misery. Life is too short for anything else.
Dude, be careful though. People die from lows. Even if you fix it quickly it does gradual harm to your nervous system. We like you and want you around for a long time to come!
Also: we are both ice cream weirdos. I prefer it in the winter!5 -
5 miles on trails. According to the weather forecast this was probably our last day of running in the summer heat, since tomorrow is a lifting day and then we get a thunderstorm, then the temperatures drop thirty degrees. I'm about ready for fall. But I know I'll miss summer when it's blistering cold and rainy!
Pretty average run, we saw two deer and a rabbit, and a guy passing us warned us about a snake. The 90 degree heat wasn't too bad, I think we're finally used to it. And the light was lovely and golden just at sunset.
Funny thing about trails, it seems like whether I run like hell or just run easy, my time comes out almost the same.
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October goal: a 10k at least once a week
10/1 3.13
10/2 rest
10/3 3.20
10/4 other stuff
10/5 6.30
10/6 2.25
10/7 core training
10/8 3.31
Total 19.29
@AlphaHowls ouch....and hugs
@PastorVincent also ouch, and hugs. And ice cream-great way to boost that blood sugar!
@MegaMooseEsq a house! Hurrah!
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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1009-2.4k total-19.4k, goal-100k
20 minute dreadmill this morning. The hotel I'm staying at has these fancy models that show a video moving through various scenery of choice, and the gradient changes slightly according to video (if the trail goes up, so does the ascent etc.) Quite entertaining, for a while at least. Slight niggle in right ankle that fixed itself once warmed up.Sunset crater, I think
I wanted to do an HM this weekend but it's a no go. Will run for Dennis instead.
Upcoming races:
20181027 Mogan Ultra 30k
20181118 Shanghai Marathon (maybe)
@PastorVincent You're crazy, but you don't really need us to tell you that.
@mbaker566 Cute pup!
@fitoverfortymom Sorry to hear that. Sending good vibes your way.
Also, currently battling one of those creeping, irritating coughs that just don't go away. Any suggestions? (Right now I'm thinking run more...)6 -
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@midwesterner85 My ALT/AST recently was measured at 55/53. On the results printout the acceptable range is supposed to be 0-35.
The doctors said all my blood levels were normal, though.
A quick google says worrying levels are only when they're 6-7 times the normal range.
I don't think you've said what your numbers were.2 -
Not much to report about this morning's run, it wasn't very pretty, it was cloudy and windy and humid AF. I was hoping I would finally get to run in the rain, but nope. That combined with mindlessly going to fast because I had work to get on with and not enough sleep all made it just a little bit yucky. Got it done though.
@PastorVincent oops! Be careful!
2/10: 6km
3/10: 3km
4/10: 6km
7/10: 8.5km
9/10: 6.5km
October goal: 90km, stretch goal: 105km. Completed so far: 30km.7 -
@AprilRN10 - glad you received good news on the blood clot
@shanaber - any update on Hobbes?
@PastorVincent - are you crazy? (why am I even asking this
) Seriously - that was really dangerous. Glad you made it home OK. Ice cream - is there really a time when it's not OK? Food of champions.
@BruinsGal_91 - Wow - "area public safety agencies" - makes me wonder if the course hadn't been pre-approved?
Does anyone run in Altra's? I was chatting with someone before Wineglass about them and she really sang their praises. I've had Brooks GTS for years - occasionally try something else but always come back to the GTS. I might get a pair of Altras and put them in a rotation. But if you've tried the Altras, I'd love to hear what you think.
June goal - 44/44
July goal - 52/52
August goal - 55/57 miles
Sept goal - 72/60 miles
Oct goal - 60 miles
Sept. 30 - Wineglass Half Marathon; Corning, NY
October 7 - Viking Dash Half Marathon; Toledo, OH
Zion Half in February is already sold out! So is Grandma's in June. Sheesh. I'm going to try to find someone willing to transfer their bib to me. The Zion has a system to "legally" do that. Haven't found out if Grandma's does.
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@biketheworld they've been running this race every Columbus Day for the past 42 years, so I'm wondering what the heck happened this year. Very strange. I feel so sorry for the winner who thought she had claimed a new record, and for all the people who thought they'd got new PRs.0
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PastorVincent wrote: »Y'all, I might have a problem. I am sitting thinking "I am cold..." most normal people would follow that with "... I should get a sweater or blanket." ME? I follow that with "...I should get a bowl of ice cream"
Hey, I have that plate. I wish I had the ice cream on mine, too.4 -
Today is a rest day for me. Good thing, cause it's raining and my dogs don't particularly enjoy going out in this weather...and wet dog isn't the best smell anyway.
I just signed up for Gobble Til You Wobble, a virtual 5K that coincides with the end of C25K training. I'm also planning to sign up for a 12K run in May.
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Guys, I haven’t been able to run for the last three(today makes 4!) days and I’m super cranky. Who would’ve thought I’d actually miss/enjoy running? I’m in classes from morning until night today, so I won’t be able to squeeze in a run until tomorrow
Any tips for becoming a morning runner? I try all the time but I always end up shutting my alarm off and going back to sleep5
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