October 2018 Monthly Running Challenge

mbaker566 · October 2018

@ddmom0811 i know people who still email their loved ones who aren't here any more. my stepdaughter feels it is therapeutic.
one of the football players kept his mom's phone on and leaves voicemails for her

kgirlhart · October 2018

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
10/10: 5 miles
10/11: 5.2 miles
10/14: 9 miles
10/15: 3.5 miles
10/17: 5 miles
10/18: 4.1 miles

55.3/95 miles completed

I got a run in at lunch. 4.1 miles. I was pretty quick. I guess it was knowing that I had limited time. I usually have limited time, but my limited time is usually enough to get 4.5 - 5 miles in and at lunchtime I am doing good to get 3 miles. With all the rain we've had I am going to have a tough time reaching my goal this month. I guess it is an arbitrary goal that I set for myself, but I still like to reach it each month. I did enjoy my run. It was nice to run in the daylight for a change. I'm just glad the rain let up for a bit. It's supposed to start back up again around 7 pm and rain all day tomorrow until about 6 am Saturday. I don't know how people can stand to live places where this much rain is normal. I think I would go crazy.

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 5K

PastorVincent · October 2018

I think I am getting rangry here. Was about to go ballistic on this vendor over $3.80. Sheesh, let it go!

MobyCarp · October 2018

@Orphia

Thank you for the chart of the 26.2 hour run! I'm delighted to see all the time slots were covered. Yes, the time and distance for me is correct.

_nikkiwolf_ · October 2018

juliet3455 wrote: »

@_nikkiwolf_ @Orphia I sent the request into Strava with the link to nikki's data she provided and my data with the hope that Strava would have a solution. I looked at the Group's and Event's options they had but didn't think either would work as they would grab all the data for an individual which meant some false extra data from adjacent days activities. Like the MFP group where it shows a summary for the whole week - There might be a way to put a narrow time zone window or just link the individual files that I didn't see.

"Strava ticket #1183613 Combine multiple Strava Activities from all over the world for a single event"

@Orphia @juliet3455
Hmm, I was thinking either exporting all the gpx files and sending them to one person - (export to gpx is easy to do from the strava website in the browser).
And then maybe use something like gpsvisualizer.com . For a plain map http://www.gpsvisualizer.com/map_input?form=jpg to create a map

set boundaries to "-90,-180,90,180" in advanced map options, upload all gpx files. The name given in the GPX file in the "name" tag will appear on the map in the corresponding place (e.g. <name>Carol's marathon</name>). But I'm not sure how it looks if runs are too close to each other, the text would probably overlap.

Or (maybe easier): create a new Strava account just for this purpose, upload all the activities there. Then people who didn't record can also add manual entries. And it would be easy to use existing tools to map all runs, e.g. https://heatflask.herokuapp.com/ or http://www.jonathanokeeffe.com/strava/map.php
Or make a nice summary graphic with https://www.madewithsisu.com .

eta: actually, now that I think about it, I'm not sure anymore if you could actually see individual runs on a world map. Most of us don't run far enough for that

Maybe just markers on a google maps map?

joannedrummond5 · October 2018

October 1 - Holidays
October 2 - Holidays
October 3 - Holidays
October 4 - Holidays
October 5 - Holidays
October 6 - Holidays
October 7 - Holidays
October 8 - 5 km run in Destin, Florida
October 9 - Traveling home
October 10 - Traveling home
October 15 - 14 km run
October 16 - 14 km run
October 17 - 14 km run
October 18 - 10 km run
October 19 - 10 km run

Total distance run 67 km - goal 140 km.

Having returned from having holidays for 3 weeks I've noticed my fitness has dropped right off where I am a good minute slower :-( Makes me sad to think of all the hard work I put into my running for it to drop off like that.

ereck44 · October 2018

I can't find my original post but know that I was in for 50 miles this month. This should be the 1000th post of the month and I am only 514 posts behind. yay! However I am still running, fitting it in between my nights at work.

10/5...5.23 miles (on the Monon trail)
10/8....10.23 miles (on the Monon trail)...76 degrees with 50% humidity.
10/13 ...10.46 miles (on the Monon trail)...... 55 degrees...it was much colder in temperature than the previous week. For some reason I really struggled. I was running slower and slower at the end. The following day my quadriceps were extremely sore. I think that it mattered that I got the flu shot the day before. Maybe next year I will wait a couple of days before running. It was colder than usual and ran about 3 miles without music. I replaced my mp3 player and finished the distance. Maybe all the hours at work is affecting me.

10/16...4.04 miles on the Monon trail.....55 degrees, cold and windy.
10/17....5.01 miles on the Monon trail.....53 degrees....ran later in the day, but didn't feel good about the run until after the 3rd mile. Both runs this week were hard mentally.

Traded work days in order to not have to sleep through a new roof being put on the house. The shingles arrived today...so assuming it is a "go" for tomorrow.

Total....34.97 miles
Goal....50 miles.

workaholic_nurse · October 2018

@Orphia my time slot was correct actually did 1:24:50 starting at 0605 EDT and total distance was 5.57 miles on our relay.

Today's run got cut short because I overslept/went to bed late. Whatever, still got one in. 3.4 miles in 41:21, includes cool down walk.

Thank goodness for running or I may have wound up as an inmate at my facility today, and not the nurse.

garygse · October 2018

@Elise4270 and @Orphia Thanks for taking the Run For Dennis relay idea and, ahem, running with it. </coat>
@hesn92 Congrats on completing the program!
@katharmonic Garmin has been recently putting me at 54-56. It's an effective way of seeing a trend though, so it's still a useful metric, in my opinion.
@kevaasen Dang, I didn't even think of looking for low-cost/free testing options...next time I'll keep my eye open, although the convenience of the close proximity to where I live kinda made this option choose itself! With Runalyze, there's a way of getting the VO2Max calculation to ignore individual runs (such as recovery runs) but from what I can tell, it's a manual process...I don't see an automated way of doing it, but that doesn't mean there isn't a way of doing so.

Today was a recovery run taken nice and easy. Also, here's the relevant data from both tests merged into one...it's interesting to note that I should be able to run with a heart rate of up to 160 bpm and know that I'm burning roughly 50% fat and carbs, whereas if I can keep it at 145 bpm or below, almost 60% of my energy will come from fat (useful to know when running the early stage of a marathon where you want to preserve carbs).

Now to plug all of this into my watch...

01 - 15.63
02 - 14.43
03 - 10.21
04 - 12.19
05 - 22.04
08 - 15.63
09 - 12.64
10 - 12.19
11 - 13.53
12 - 26.40
13 - 6.97
16 - 5.91
17 - 15.60
18 - 12.67

Total: 196.04 / 250 miles

Avidkeo · October 2018

@Orphia and @Elise4270 I want to add my voices to all those saying thank you for the amazing work you did organising the relay. I'm dissapointed with my run that day, but life happens and Dennis would have completely understood. Looking forward to what you put together, hopefully Strava or MFP will come to the party to acknowledge it.

Today was an 8k run, I went out aiming to average between 5:30 and 5:45 per KM. I ended up averaging 5:34min/km and finishing the 8k in 44:37 which I'm pretty sure is my fastest, but because I did a slightly different path than usual, rather same path but different order, Strava isn't matching it (started going in the opposite direction). Last time I went this pace I ended up with an injury - that was about 2 months ago. Not only am I injury free this time, I had a much better run, I "felt" the run better - if that makes any sense at all. And I know I could have kept going if i wanted to. Last time I went his fast, it was on a whim. So vast improvement over 2 months! woo hoo.

Butterchop · October 2018

@Orphia my slot is correct. I ran 6.2 miles I recorded on strata also but do not know how to post a link. You guys are so awesome!

PastorVincent · October 2018

10/01 - 10 miles
10/02 - 0 miles
10/03 - 11 miles
10/04 - 9 miles
10/05 - 0
10/06 - 12? Forgot to start watch *grumble*
10/07 - 0
10/08 - 15.5
10/09 - 0 - had to take Jeep for inspection instead
10/10 - 0 miles - Driving
10/11 - 12.5 in the rain
...stuff happened...
10/18 - 12 miles

I ran! I really did!

Upcoming Races:

Harvest 10 Miler - November 2018

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)

2019 GOAL: Knock a full hour off my 50k time at Glacier Ridge.

PastorVincent · October 2018

So I was thinking it was a pretty sucky slow run. My GI system is still not really recovered enough to run, but it has been a WEEK since my last run.

It was 50 when I started and falling so I decided on long sleeve and pants. The last time I ran it was in the 80's with 100% humidity so I am not yet accustomed to this weather. I was just a little chilly the whole time, but manageable. Also have found a 12 mile out and back. If I can find an easy way to add 1 mile to it I will have a marathon and half marathon course for easy runs (it is pretty flat).

Also, I guess it was not as slow as I thought...

PastorVincent · October 2018

Also my new magnet finally came, despite the Post Office's best effort to stop it.

sarahthes · October 2018

10/1 - rest day, short walk + PT exercises
10/2 - 4.22 km run/walk intervals
10/3 to 10/6 - rest
10/7 - 5.72 km
10/8 to 10/13 - more rest
10/14 - 3.37 km run/walk intervals
10/15 - rest
10/16 - 3.01 km run/walk intervals
10/17 - rest
10/18 - 2.22 km run/walk intervals

18.54/?? km

Today's run was good with no real drop in pace between intervals. So now I have a starting point I guess. I plan to increase by one interval per run until either I hit a wall or reach 30 minutes, and then start increasing running time and decreasing walking time, and then start rebuilding my base.

2018 Races: (italics means not registered yet, only pondering)
1/1/18 Resolution Run 5K ~38:00 (no official times)
3/4/18 MEC Road Race #1 10K 1:30:57
3/17/28 St Patrick's Day race 10K 1:24:53
4/7/18 Jasper Half Marathon 3:05:55
4/22/18 MEC Trail Race #1 5Kish 1:00:00? (Or 48:45...)
5/20/18 MEC Trail Race #2 10Kish 1:56:15
6/24/18 MEC Trail Race #3 10Kish 2:03:15
7/1/18 Canada Day 15K 2:03:04
7/28/18 Idaho Peak 10K Trail Race 1:30:16
8/18/18 Edmonton Marathon (Half Marathon) 3:12:something
8/25/18 MEC Trail Race #4 4Kish 39:49
10/7/18 MEC Trail Race #5 5Kish 1:02:11
12/1/18 Santa Shuffle

2019:
1/1/19 Resolution Run
5/5/19 BMO Vancouver Marathon (Half)
8/17/19 Edmonton Marathon

jele30 · October 2018

@Orphia and @Elise4270 it has been very inspiring and moving to follow along with the Run for Dennis project. It didn’t work out for my schedule, but I enjoyed reading everyone’s posts and seeing how it all came together. Thank you so much for all the work!

Another windy run tonight, but it was in the 50F’s so that was nice. It’s supposed to be 20-30 mph winds on Sat, so long run may wait until Sunday.

10/3 - 5 miles
10/5 - 5 miles
10/7 - 9 miles
10/9 - 5 miles
10/10- 3 miles
10/11 - 1 mile & 10 min of rowing
10/13 - Run for the Hill 5k
10/15 - 5 miles
10/16 - 5 miles
10/18 - 3 miles

44 miles total/ 75 goal

bubblegum2fitness · October 2018

Had to cut my run short because knee pain, among other things. Oh well. Will try again tomorrow after a long hot bath.

MobyCarp · October 2018

October Running Totals (miles)

10/1 – rest day
10/2 – 3.03 recovery run
10/3 – 5.04 group run
10/4 – 4.97 warm up, 2 miles @T, cool down
10/5 – rest day
10/6 – 8.90 paced run
10/7 – 6.45 warmup + 6K XC race
10/8 – rest day
10/9 – 5.01 warmup + easy XC workout
10/10 – 5.10 group run
10/11 – 6.63 easy/tempo/easy
10/12 – rest day
10/13 – 11.52 warmup + Finish Strong 15K
10/14 – 8.46 bandit run for Dennis
10/15 – rest day
10/16 – 7.02 warmup, XC workout, cool down
10/17 – 6.01 group run
10/18 – 6.45 warmup, speed work

October running total to date – 84.59

Nominal October mileage goal: 150 miles

Real Goals: Recover well from Wineglass. Avoid reinjury. Build volume only to the extent consistent with recovery and injury avoidance.

Today's notes – Last club practice at a local park. 45º F (7º C) for the warmup, 43º F (6º C) for the workout. People showed up in tights. I wore shorts, but wanted a long sleeve tech shirt, light jacket, and lightweight gloves. And lights. We ran in the fading daylight, and it's easier to turn the lights on before I start than while I'm in the middle of an interval.

Today's assignment was 1-2 x 10 minutes at T with 2 minutes recovery, then 1-2 sets of 15 second cutbacks starting at 60 seconds. Coach had us run on the Lehigh Valley Trail, a mostly straight mostly flat stretch of crushed stone surface. It was just about long enough for my first 10 minutes at T (1.49 miles) and not quite long enough for my second 10 minutes at T (1.54 miles). Ran easy back to the shelter, did one set of cutbacks on the asphalt path, decided that was enough for today. Skipped the cooldown because I calculated that the 13 miles I've committed to run on Saturday will give me about 41 miles on the week. That's about where I want to be at the end of my reverse taper coming off Wineglass.

Rest day tomorrow, pace 13 miles Saturday, XC race on Sunday. Could be running in some rain Saturday and/or Sunday. Beats the heck out of running in summer humidity.

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) finished in 3:18:02, PR with negative splits
October 7, 2018 Pete Glavin XC #2 6K (Akron Falls, NY) finished in 24:41
October 13, 2018 Finish Strong 15K (Hilton, NY) finished in 1:03:27
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 8K (Syracuse, NY)
November 22, 2018 Race with Grace 10K (Hilton, NY)

2019 Races:
January 5, 2019 Winter Warrior Half Marathon (Gates, NY)
April 15, 2019 Boston Marathon (Hopkinton, MA to Boston, MA)

Elise4270 · October 2018

1---2.30 lunch
2---3.59 intervals
4---3.42 haphazardly done.
5---9.02 bike
6---7.0 (3,3) intervals
7---2.00 TM
8---3.21
14---6.63
18---2.22

Running 30.4/65 to 90
Cycling. 9.02/60

Upcoming Races

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)

Elise4270 · October 2018

I appreciate all the thanks guys. But nothing would have been accomplished without the group support. And i hate losing Dennis. I can let a little work overshadow his memory.

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