October 2018 Monthly Running Challenge
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@Tramboman - Congratulations on your AG win!!
@katharmonic - I think you should go with @amymoreorless' set up. Keeping the champagne from sloshing will ensure that your posture and form are perfect. Well at least until you drink enough that you don't care 🤣
@mobycarp - great race and pictures! Congratulations!!
@jele30 - Great job getting in a 10miler with all that wind!
@MegaMooseEsq - I hope your pup is ok! Those decisions are difficult whenever you have to make them but they usually let us know when enough is enough! I do hope you were able to get out there and enjoy your race today!3 -
So, apparently “back” wasn’t quite accurate, as I haven’t checked in since the first of the month.
In the meantime you all seem to have been up to some amazingly things. Races, relays, rememberance, etc. Just, wow!!
I got on the board on the 1st, got 2 miles in about a week later, and got 3.1 in today. I’ve done a couple of bike rides, and a few lackadaisical lifting days in there also....
So, yeah, 6.3 miles for the month... ugh... if I’m not careful I may still hit double digits.9 -
@MobyCarp Well done to you and your team!0
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No run today, the kid was at a friend's so took advantage of him being away to spend a day and evening with my wife.5
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[amymoreorless wrote: »
If you do not like to run with a hydration belt, this hydration strategy might work well. It will solve you flute and cork problem...
Ha!
@amymoreorless I cross-posted and missed this - awesome idea! Really need to run steady though to keep from sloshing.
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I’ve been running but in short increments. Not sure I will make it to my goal, but I’m determined to run again!
What’s the best way to post the days will the miles? Do you cut and paste each time? Retype? I know a ticker is an option but just wondering for those of who have a running list of what you do.
So far, I’m at 14/40 miles.3 -
@midwesterner85 OMG! You likely drove right past us (US 35?). If I'd have known, would have waved!
@Elise4270 Yes, took I-35 from TX up to Topeka, KS. I had taken I-35 south the same way. When I stopped for a run on the way down (Thurs.), it was at Lake Hefner in OKC. Are you near there?0 -
4.73 treadmill miles
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I copy/paste from a "note" file on my phone. The ticker link is there, too.I’ve been running but in short increments. Not sure I will make it to my goal, but I’m determined to run again!
What’s the best way to post the days will the miles? Do you cut and paste each time? Retype? I know a ticker is an option but just wondering for those of who have a running list of what you do.
So far, I’m at 14/40 miles.4 -
Foggy, dark morning, but it was a nice run. I'm ready for my day
10/1-7 Totals: bike 20.4 km, run 15 km
10/8-14 Totals: bike 10.3 km, run 24.9 km
10/15 - 21 Totals: bike 19.5km, run 21.4 km
10/22 - run 6.3k
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Upcoming races:
November 11: City Trail Independence Day 5k
December 8: City Trail 5k
January 12: City Trail 5k
February 2-3: Lublin night 10k
February 16: City Trail 5k
March 23: City Trail 5k
April 7: Lublin 10k (maybe)
May 12: Lublin Marathon4 -
My head/body has been in a weird space for the past few days. Monumentally hungry, a hormonal thing that usually lasts two days, however, I've let it continue for at least another two days... maybe three. Need to pull finger, but am also very aware that my half is on Sunday so I needed to be sufficiently fuelled for that. Maintenance calories woman!!
My neck has been giving me grief, which has impacted the quality of my sleep, which is no doubt contributing to the hunger/feeding. Have both osteo and massage booked for tomorrow to sort it all (massage on Thursday last week made a big difference but didn't fully fix the kink in my neck and ridiculously tight shoulder).
I am getting quite excited about the half on Sunday. It'll be the eighth time I've run it. I've been going over my times from those races and, considering the training I've been doing, if the stars align on the day, I may finally crack 1:50:00 on this hilly course. Fingers and toes tightly crossed (maybe not the toes, that would really slow me down).
2010: 2.01.51
2011: 2.24.45 (17 weeks pregnant)
2012: 2:25:41 (six months post-partum)
2013: didn't enter
2014: 1:50:36
2015: 1:54:06 (nine months post-partum)
2016: 1:58:14
2017: 1:51:42
Last year I should have done it, but had a really bad start - the start line is in Devonport, a suburb on the other side of the harbour and you run through the suburbs, over the harbour bridge and into the city to finish. This means most of us (1800 marathon runners and 6500 half marathoners) catch a ferry to the start. For some reason the boat I was on got held on the water for about 40 minutes which meant the gun went off just as we were disembarking - no coffee, no loo stop, no warm up unless you count the fact we all ran from the ferry terminal and straight across the start line. I would have lost a couple of minutes at least weaving through the thousands of slower people in the first five kilometres of the course. It really played havoc with my head too. This year, I'll be on an even earlier ferry to guarantee this doesn't happen again.
Anyway, the training is done - I'll take a couple of gentle short runs this week so the legs don't forget what they're supposed to do, and I'm going to skip yoga on Saturday - my abs still ache from the last session!!
Running challenge
1 Oct: In bed, dying
2 Oct: Recovering from near death
3 Oct 4.6km, realise am still suffering the effects of near-death experience. Yoga too.
4 Oct: 5.78km
5 Oct: rest
6 Oct: yoga
7 Oct: hungover +gardening
8 Oct: 20.02km and now to taper
9 Oct: 5.8km with Miss 6 on her bike.
10 Oct: yoga
11 Oct: working
12 Oct: Thursday 10k, shortened to 9.61 as I had to be out the door at 7:30am.
13 Oct: yoga
14 Oct: 13.52km
15 Oct: yoga
16 Oct: 5.34km
17 Oct: yoga and massage where tiny evil Thai woman stomps on me.
18 Oct: 9.39km
19 Oct: 7.01 really rather fast!!
20 Oct: yoga, and some serious ab burn to boot
21 Oct: 13.10km slowly
22 Oct: rest - yoga cancelled as it’s Labour Day
95.17 of 120km for October.
Upcoming events
29 October, Auckland Half
17 November, Xterra Trail Challenge Waihi 20.5km
8 December, West Coaster trail relay (10km leg)12 -
Well done to everyone who raced this weekend, as someone else commented, what amazing things this group get up to!
Which is why I'm going to ask this here...... how many of you do stretching and/or specific warm up BEFORE a run? I have been investigating new yoga/stretching sort of thing as I have very little flexibility as it is and am suffering from very tight legs since starting to increase my mileage, and have come across quite a few pre-run warm-up stretching videos/recommendations. All I've been doing before running is walking briskly for about 6 minutes to the place I like to start my runs. Am I doing it wrong? Should I be doing more in the way of warming up? Guess the obvious is to give it a go and see if it makes a difference, but I'm curious to see how many people here do it or think it's worth doing!
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midwesterner85 wrote: »@midwesterner85 OMG! You likely drove right past us (US 35?). If I'd have known, would have waved!
@Elise4270 Yes, took I-35 from TX up to Topeka, KS. I had taken I-35 south the same way. When I stopped for a run on the way down (Thurs.), it was at Lake Hefner in OKC. Are you near there?
Yes. We're in Ardmore. You passed right through, exits 30-32. There's nothing great in Ardmore haha!
Hefner is 2 hours north of us. At one time, we were doing some of their races at Stars and Stripes park., Won my first AG there except dh registered me as "male". There are some decent eats in OKC too.0 -
@ContraryMaryMary all the good vibes for you for getting under 1:50 in your half - you've got it! Take it really easy with your neck and hope you can get some good sleep with a little relief from the massage.
I had some trouble sleeping last night myself. Starting to be a ball of nerves about my marathon. Good thing I have a lot to do at work to keep me somewhat distracted.
Hope everyone has a great week.5 -
Well, unfortunately I'm out this month. There's something going on with a nerve in my right leg that's causing pain in my right foot when I run, so I haven't been able to this past week.
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Completed W4D1 with the dogs this morning. Seemed a lot darker this morning than usual. Oooh I bet it was a little morning fog on my glasses. I usually have contacts in but didn't take the time before heading out.
I really need to eat better on the weekends. Actually, now that I think about it, I just need to eat better, period. Too much trashing my body with food/drink. And I didn't sleep well last night... it's only 6 am and I've been up for at least 4 hours already. Time to shower and start my day!
Happy Monday, all!6 -
@RunRachelleRun - so happy to hear the good report. I can only imagine the relief you are feeling.
@amymoreorless @MegaMooseEsq - toe socks etc - NOPE - not gonna happen. Something about toe socks just gives me the heebie jeebies. Funny story - years ago when my kids were late elementary age - they all wanted to wear toe socks and I wouldn't buy them because they gave me the creeps. Then for Christmas, Santa brought them all a pair and I kid you not, their reaction was "OK Santa must really exist because mom would NEVER buy these". They were so excited and I was cracking up.
@shanaber - I'm working my way through posts so I'll probably get an answer to this on another page - but hoping that your foot issue comes out OK.
I appreciate all the talk about correct form. When I began running a few years ago I was aware of the "string attached to your head" but I've kind of let that slide. Was not aware of the "lead with nipples and hips". So yesterday I did 4 miles and really paid attention to that. I know that my form really breaks down late in a race, so this is something I'm going to be paying attention to. The whole glutes thing though - that is a mystery to me. I'll play around with it.
@polskagirl01 - love the t-shirt!
I am hopelessly behind on posts. Going to have to power through the rest.
June goal - 44/44
July goal - 52/52
August goal - 55/57 miles
Sept goal - 72/60 miles
Oct goal - 29/60 miles
Sept. 30 - Wineglass Half Marathon; Corning, NY
October 7 - Viking Dash Half Marathon; Toledo, OH
February 2 - Sedona Half5 -
@cbonsign: I use a combo of @polskagirl01 and @shanaber’s methods - I track my miles and other metrics on a spreadsheet, but also keep a notes file with my running tally where I draft posts.
@eleanorhawkin: I try to do a lunge matrix before my runs. I’m not always good about it, though. I didn’t stretch at all before or after my half yesterday. I do almost always walk about 5 minutes before and after running. I guess I didn’t do that yesterday either, though.
@KKHKISHZKH: Feel better!
@zeesparrow: It’s good to take care of yourself, but don’t be too hard on yourself, either. The human body has adapted to get nutrition from a huge variety of things - it’s pretty difficult to actually “trash” your body with food, specific medical conditions notwithstanding.
Race report is in progress, but it was a great day, I finished strong and happy, and I'm making work my number one focus this week until going on vacation Thursday afternoon.9 -
October Goal: 100 miles
10/1: planned rest day
10/2: 4.5 miles
10/3: 9 miles
10/4: 5.5 miles
10/5: 7 miles
10/6: cross train ditched for rest
10/7: 3 miles
10/8: planned rest
10/9: rest until cleared by NP
10/10: 10 miles
10/11: 7 miles
10/12: 5 miles
10/13: 4.5 miles
10/14: impromptu rest (was scheduled tomorrow)
10/15: 4.5 miles (yesterday's)
10/16: 8 miles
10/17: leg day with the hubs instead of a run (couple's time)
10/18: 6 miles
10/19: 5 miles
10/20: 2.5 miles (was supposed to be 5, but severely underdressed for the wind)
10/21: impromptu rest (no sleep-went to pumpkin patch)
Total: 81.5 miles
UPCOMING RACES
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
October - Illinois Homecoming 5k4 -
the whole car thing has had to take precedence. and training lyle. definitely not meeting the goal this month.8
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It was far too pretty a day to invest it as a rest day, so used it as a 7k recovery run instead. That gives me 110.5k toward my 120k goal for October.
Based on the progress I've been making, think I'll cut back to one rest day per week (Tuesday). That way I can alternate harder training runs with easier training runs the other six days.
Thanks to all here for helping me continue to improve.6 -
midwesterner85 wrote: »@midwesterner85 OMG! You likely drove right past us (US 35?). If I'd have known, would have waved!
@Elise4270 Yes, took I-35 from TX up to Topeka, KS. I had taken I-35 south the same way. When I stopped for a run on the way down (Thurs.), it was at Lake Hefner in OKC. Are you near there?
Yes. We're in Ardmore. You passed right through, exits 30-32. There's nothing great in Ardmore haha!
Hefner is 2 hours north of us. At one time, we were doing some of their races at Stars and Stripes park., Won my first AG there except dh registered me as "male". There are some decent eats in OKC too.
When I was heading south on Thurs., there was just no time. On the way home, you were probably sleeping as it would have been around 1-2am. But I do recall seeing Ardmore on a sign or 2.3 -
10/1 13.38 miles
10/2 18.57 miles
10/3 13.38 miles
10/4 26.9 miles
10/5 13.2 miles, Bike 57:05
10/6 21.26 miles, Accident/fell at mile 7
10/7 13.6 miles, 160 days on the run, Bike 4:20:09
10/8 16.22 miles
10/9 21.09 miles
10/10 14.26 miles
10/11 14.43 miles, Bike 1:27:34. Weather change, I do not like cold weather.
10/12 14.62 miles, 165 days on the run
10/13 27.43 miles
10/14 13.35 miles
10/15 13.32 miles
10/16 13.56 miles
10/17 13.58 miles, 170 days on the run
10/18 19.7 miles
10/19 13.71 miles
10/20 21.45 miles
10/21 13.13 miles
10/22 13.53 miles, 175 days on the run
363.67 miles so far for October11 -
@AlphaHowls - great work!!!!!1
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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
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
10/21: 11 miles
66.3/95 miles completed
I never did update my run yesterday. I was having issues getting on the internet on my computer and I just didn't want to do it from my phone. But I had a great 11 mile run yesterday. It was perfect running weather. It started out a bit chilly, and warmed up but never got too hot. The sun was finally shining and the sky was a beautiful blue. I saw a ton of monarch butterflies on their way to Mexico. It was an awesome run! I'm hoping to have some good weather this week. It is supposed to rain on Wednesday, but I can deal with one rainy day. I'm not running today. My feet are pretty tired from the 11 miles yesterday so I'm just planning to take the dogs to the park later today. It should be nice in the morning so I will try to get a good run in then and if it is rainy and cold on Wednesday I will just move that run to Friday. I'm thinking about switching my runs back to the afternoon as it gets colder, but I will try to run some in the mornings at least until after my November 5k. It could be cold that morning and I feel like I should practice running in cold weather some. It should be ~50F in the morning which will be pretty nice actually.
@RunRachelleRun I'm so glad your pathology report came back with good news!
@MobyCarp Conrats on the the wins this weekend!
@tramboman Congrats on your AG win and PR!
@mbaker566 I'm so sorry about all of your car problems. Just glad that you are ok.
@eleanorhawkins I don't really stretch before a run. I used to walk about 5 minutes to warm up, but I've gotten kind of bad about doing that. I do try to stretch after though and do yoga after most of my runs.
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 -
@Scott6255 @polskagirl01 @Tramboman @MobyCarp - Great job on the racing, guys!
@MegaMooseEsq nice score on the Smartwool tights! I have a pair and they are my go-to for the coldest winter runs.
@PastorVincent I think my optimal running temperature is anywhere from 30F to 40F, depending on the wind and precipitation.
It looks like @katharmonic has her race hydration figured out!2 -
eleanorhawkins wrote: »Well done to everyone who raced this weekend, as someone else commented, what amazing things this group get up to!
Which is why I'm going to ask this here...... how many of you do stretching and/or specific warm up BEFORE a run? I have been investigating new yoga/stretching sort of thing as I have very little flexibility as it is and am suffering from very tight legs since starting to increase my mileage, and have come across quite a few pre-run warm-up stretching videos/recommendations. All I've been doing before running is walking briskly for about 6 minutes to the place I like to start my runs. Am I doing it wrong? Should I be doing more in the way of warming up? Guess the obvious is to give it a go and see if it makes a difference, but I'm curious to see how many people here do it or think it's worth doing!
@eleanorhawkins I'm probably 3 weeks ahead of you as far as training goes, and in my experience the soreness and tightness eases. I know I went thorough a couple of weeks of constantly tight and aching legs but the last couple of weeks they have been much better. Couple be new shoes but I think it's more my legs getting used to it.
I do have a sort of specific warm up. I walk for about 4-5 minutes to my "start spot". During the walk I do fast high knees and butt kickers. I then do 10 steps each of toe walking, heel walking, toes out and then toes in. I do that 3-4 times. Then when I get to my spot I do 10 leg swings each side. I may do a little more if I'm feeling really tight. Then into it.
I did a bit of reading and there are about 100,000 different "best warm up for a run" videos and articles. I do this and it seems to work for me.
I think the biggest difference is I've changed when I stretch after a run. I used to cool down by walking home - 5 mins. Then stretching once I got home. But I think im leaving it too late. So now I do about 1-2 min walk after the run, then stretch against a fence, calves and posterior tibial ligament. I do LONG holds, 30+ seconds each position. If I feel the need, I'll throw in hamstrings too. Then walk home and do any other stretches I feel I need.3 -
Omg my phone auto corrects fun to run...9
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