October 2018 Monthly Running Challenge
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Haven’t been able to run at all since Monday because midterms ended up kicking my *kitten*! May or may not get out there for a couple of miles after work as I’m too scared to run after the sun sets, but we’ll see. If not, I’m planning on doing week 13 day 1 of c210k tomorrow! I most likely won’t be hitting my goal, so I think I’m gonna go for 50/60 miles for the month.7
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The dogs and I did a very rainy W4D3 this morning. Faster pace than ever and it felt great. They didn't seem to enjoy the rain much, and made me laugh a few times as they avoided puddles and looked at me pathetically. By the end, I was splashing through the puddles since my feet were already soaked. It was magnificent!6
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PastorVincent wrote: »eleanorhawkins wrote: »
Love it! And I definitely noticed a difference with some gently loosening exercises.
It will be interesting to see what the experts say. I can imagine @PastorVincent, Mr do what I say not as I do. Cause he'd do the 20k both weekends
Can't wait to see what @PastorVincent has to say, but yes he'd probably do the 20k both DAYS both weekends in a string vest in freezing temperatures barefoot and chase them up with icecream but tell you to do it now then taper :-D
Do I want to know what a string vest is? Probably not!
Y'all are nuts.
Says the King nut...6 -
zeesparrow wrote: »The dogs and I did a very rainy W4D3 this morning. Faster pace than ever and it felt great. They didn't seem to enjoy the rain much, and made me laugh a few times as they avoided puddles and looked at me pathetically. By the end, I was splashing through the puddles since my feet were already soaked. It was magnificent!
my collie avoids the puddles, my lab mix wades right thru2 -
Rest day today, HM tomorrow. On the drive up today I stopped at the scenic overlook at mile marker 45 on I-26 in TN, pics below. Altitude is about half mile up at the outlook. First picture is from the bottom then the base of the trail, then from the overlook.
Good luck tomorrow @katharmonic with your race! As a former Navy corpsman running that marathon is a goal of mine.8 -
@shanaber that is so awesome about Hobbes. He is #1 in our book!
@katharmonic wishing you the very best on your marathon! I am running vicariously through you on your first marathon. Good luck!
@workaholic_nurse those are some really good pictures.2 -
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
October 20 - 10 km run
October 21 - 5 km club run
October 22 - 8 km run
October 23 - rest day
October 24 - 14 km run
October 25 - 16 km run
October 26 - 16 km run
October 27 - 18 km run
Total distance run 154 km - goal 140 km.3 -
@katharmonic Good luck with your race on Sunday!
@workaholic_nurse Good luck with your race tomorrow!
Had to keep my run very local in case I got a call from work and needed to get there quicky, so I couldn't enjoy the long run I normally do on Fridays. However, it was a very pleasant morning in the low 50s, and very dry for once, and now I get to put my feet up and contemplate whether I should do a short run tomorrow or not.
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
19 - 22.22
22 - 15.57
23 - 14.33
24 - 12.57
25 - 14.16
26 - 16.13
Total: 291.02 / 250 miles5 -
@shanaber Top 10 agility, wow! Somehow that makes me think of a cross country race I ran where there were 3 sets of course markings: Those for my race, markings for a high school XC race, and markings for a dog agility contest that would be held after my race.
Part of the pre-race sound track from the organizers was, "Don't follow the yellow arrows, unless you are a dog."3 -
7k today. Training plan called for two sets of 5 minutes hard, followed by 1 minute easy. Actually did 4 sets, and then finished off the 7k with what amounted to a recovery run. Good thing, because my legs felt really tired after 4.5k. May have to rethink my 6 day running, 1 day off training plan. Adding 7k to the 45k I was already running is about a 15 percent increase in distance. That may be just a little too much. Now at 131.5k for October.
An under-appreciated aspect of a training plan is, it tells you when to stop working hard. If you're feeling really tired or a bit beat up, part of it is that you did twice as much speed work as the plan calls for. Assuming you followed the plan reasonably accurately before today, you should have been prepared to run 2 x 5 minutes hard. There is no guarantee you would be prepared to run 4 x 5 minutes hard at this point.
That's not to say that the 15 percent increase in distance isn't also too much; but when your body is telling you not to do so much, the first place to back off is where you've been doing the training plan plus something.
Edit to add: The purpose of speed work is not to demonstrate how fit you are, it it to improve your fitness for race day.7 -
And baaaccckkk!
I broke out my hydration belt. I got it a few months ago but hated it. But to run 20k, regular hydration would be necessary. I put gatorade in one bottle and water in the other. Oh it turns out I had the belt the wrong way around the first time I used it (I didn't know haha). Much more comfortable the right way around. I don't hate it now. Its still annoying at the beginning when full but gets better as the run went on.
I was pretty good at keeping slow for the first 9ish k but wasn't really able to increase my speed a lot for the last half. Doesn't matter, I did it, 20k done. And I know I'll be able to do the half in 3 weeks because I definitely had enough to keep going today if I wanted to. And I know my pre race routine works. No issues of any kind. Now couching it, sore legs and feet haha.14 -
10/1 = 3 miles
10/2 = vacation
10/3 = 5 miles hiking on vacation
10/4 = vacation
10/5 = 3 miles
10/6 = 10 miles
10/7 = 11 miles
10/8 = rest day
10/9 = 12 miles
10/10 = 6 miles
10/11 = 4 miles
10/12 = 17 miles
10/13 = rest day
10/14 = 8 miles
10/15 = ⛈
10/16 = more thunderstorms AM / 4 neighborhood miles after work
10/17 = 5 miles
10/18 = rain, work, rain, work
10/19 = 17 very soggy miles
10/20 = a NINE HOUR Saturday work meeting (it was as terrible as it sounds)
10/21 = 14 miles
10/22 = 10 miles
10/23 = work, work, work
10/24 = yoga flow class
10/25 = 3 miles
10/26 = 10 miles
I have a half marathon tomorrow so I probably should not have run 10 miles. But... it was 50 degrees (F) and sunny. How could I pass that up! That is perfect running weather! Now that the rain has finally stopped it is predicted to get warm again. Ewww...
I am actually okay with it getting hotter as long as the rain stops. We are STILL on a boil water notice from the flooding. The city thinks it might be lifted on Sunday (fingers crossed).@Tramboman Music stuck in head? Yeah, it happens...sometimes not so bad, other times just downright annoying (depending on the tune). Worst one EVER was being accompanied by the theme tune to Caillou for the majority of a 20-miler
Ha! You must have a little one at home @garygse . At least its not the "I Love You" Barney song. That's what my daughter was into when she was young. Oh, and it could always be worse than that. Show your little one this and prepare for hours of endless "entertainment".... (on repeat ... muhhha!!!)
@katharmonic Good luck on your marathon!
October goal miles = 120 / 142 miles-to-date
Upcoming Races:
10/27 = Hill Country Halloween Half Marathon
11/11 = Hill County Trivium (just doing the half)
11/22 = Georgetown Turkey Trot
1/26/19 = Miami Tropical 5K
1/27/19 = Miami Marathon
3/10/19 = ZOOMA half (potentially)
5/4/18 = Wisconsin Marathon (mittens challenge part 1)
5/5/18 = Kalamazoo Marathon (mittens challenge part 2)
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Haha, this is why I throw away all but my last 3 pairs of running shoes. It is easy to lie to yourself encourage your shoe problem collection hobby if you can't see them lurking in the closet.5 -
@MobyCarp Thanks for the insight.
I sometimes need to rein in my obsessive compulsiveness with a little bit of common sense. I tend to follow the plan generally, modifying it a little based on how I'm feeling.
Tomorrow I'm planning 7k easy, with 10k slow on Sunday and a Monday rest day. We'll see how it goes.0 -
And baaaccckkk!
I broke out my hydration belt. I got it a few months ago but hated it. But to run 20k, regular hydration would be necessary. I put gatorade in one bottle and water in the other. Oh it turns out I had the belt the wrong way around the first time I used it (I didn't know haha). Much more comfortable the right way around. I don't hate it now. Its still annoying at the beginning when full but gets better as the run went on.
I was pretty good at keeping slow for the first 9ish k but wasn't really able to increase my speed a lot for the last half. Doesn't matter, I did it, 20k done. And I know I'll be able to do the half in 3 weeks because I definitely had enough to keep going today if I wanted to. And I know my pre race routine works. No issues of any kind. Now couching it, sore legs and feet haha.
Yay! You got this!2 -
No run tonight, thinking that gluten-free pizza I ate was not as GF as advertised. Yay me!7
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I currently have three active pairs of running shoes and 7 new ones in the closet, so already do have issues with finding a place a to keep them!
I was scheduled for 8 miles today, but took a rest day. TMI warning.......I currently have too much chaffing on the underside of my girls. Bodyglide no longer works. Yesterday I put nonstick bandages in the underside of my bra and it helped some. But later in the day when I took my bra off, the areas had stuck and began bleeding when I took the bra off. So today is forced rest to allow them to heal a little. I am frustrated by this. I have tried different bras. Bodyglide did work for a while, but it doesn't any more. Ideas, anyone?
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)
10/22: planned rest
10/23: 11 miles
10/24: 8 miles
10/25: 5 miles
10/26: impromptu rest (chaffing issue)
Total: 105.5
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 -
@AprilRN10 Any chance you might have a fungal infection? It's easy to get one in moist broken skin, and they can look just like normal chafing. If so, prescription powder might help.
Sounds like you've already tried more or less what I would recommend, strapping em down good and something on the area - I just use stick antiperspirant.0 -
@AprilRN10 Sorry to hear about the bra trouble. I've notice lately I have a bit of chaffing from bras that I'd never had problems with. Even on short drier runs.
In my case, I'd suspect I've moved weight/not lost it as its somewhere on me still. Maybe lost some fat in the brazier area allowing more room and too much movement. Or my bras need replaced. I've heard (read) that fit is the key to unchaffed delicates.
I looked forward to the days my bras weren't so tight in the armpits and a little less constricting, but maybe that's just they way I need them to be.
Good luck. Share your findings!0 -
@amymoreorless GOOD LUCK TOMORROW! May the wind be at your back and the path easy!0
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