October 2018 Monthly Running Challenge

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  • Orphia
    Orphia Posts: 7,097 Member
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    katharmonic wrote: »
    Date :::: Miles :::: Cumulative
    10/01/18 :::: 5.0 :::: 5.0
    10/02/18 :::: 4.2 :::: 9.2
    10/03/18 :::: 7.1 :::: 16.3
    10/04/18 :::: 3.7 :::: 20.0
    10/05/18 :::: 0.0 :::: 20.0
    10/06/18 :::: 20.0 :::: 40.0
    10/07/18 :::: 5.0 :::: 45.0
    10/08/18 :::: 4.5 :::: 49.6
    10/09/18 :::: 5.1 :::: 54.7
    10/10/18 :::: 5.9 :::: 60.6
    10/11/18 :::: 4.0 :::: 64.6
    10/12/18 :::: 0.0 :::: 64.6
    10/13/18 :::: 15.0 :::: 79.6
    10/14/18 :::: 2.8 :::: 82.4
    10/15/18 :::: 3.0 :::: 85.4
    10/16/18 :::: 3.0 :::: 88.4
    10/17/18 :::: 3.1 :::: 91.5
    10/18/18 :::: 0.0 :::: 91.5
    10/19/18 :::: 3.2 :::: 94.7
    10/20/18 :::: 7.6 :::: 102.3
    10/21/18 :::: 4.0 :::: 106.3
    10/22/18 :::: 3.0 :::: 109.3
    10/23/18 :::: 3.7 :::: 113.0
    10/24/18 :::: 0.0 :::: 113.0
    10/25/18 :::: 3.4 :::: 116.4
    10/26/18 :::: 0.0 :::: 116.4
    10/27/18 :::: 1.4 :::: 117.7
    10/28/18 :::: 26.7 :::: 144.4

    You guys. I ran a marathon today. I still can't believe it, but I certainly FELT it. On the good side - it was a perfect running weather day, after yesterday was miserably cold, rainy and windy we were so lucky to have a good cool and dry day. On the bad side, I was not at all impressed with the logistics of this race. We took a shuttle bus to the start from close to where we were staying (which was why we picked staying there). When we arrived, the line was huge. There were a lot of buses but they loaded them one at a time, very inefficiently. And then people started just showing up and getting on a bus, when there were hundreds of people waiting in line. It was so frustrating, and finally we cut in on a bus line ourselves in fear of never making it. We got to the start about 20 minutes late and were not last by a long shot. So it was not a great start, and I couldn't line up with a pacer or in an appropriate time grouping as it was already moving.

    The race was so crowded that it was hard to navigate and to get a pace going. It remained pretty packed, and hardly thinned out the whole time. So many people were walking or walk/running, it was really hard. I felt pretty good through the first half and had to keep reminding myself to not push the pace too much. I saw my friend/one of our coaches on the blue mile, mile 12 where they honor the fallen, and gave her a hug. But didn't manage to see many of the others I knew in the race or spectating, it was just too crowded. About 15 miles in, my legs were tired and I wanted to be done. At 20 miles I really wanted to be done. I gathered a bit of energy from thinking of how now I was running farther than I ever had before, but it was rough. My legs and feet really hurt. And the last bits were through some places with no crowd support so that was tough. About mile 23 I knew I could finish but it was tough to embrace the suck on that. Finally the finish was in sight - but it was uphill right at the end which was a cruel thing to do. I made it across and then had to hobble along with everyone for quite a while to get through the finish area and out to the bag check and meet-up areas. The walk to get my bag was so long and I was freezing. Fortunately they gave us these paper jackets which were very helpful. Once I got my bag and took off my shoes I found I had the hugest blood blister on the side of my foot - no wonder that hurt - so I made my way to the medical tent and they pronounced it "impressive" and drained and bandaged it.

    Overall, I'm really happy with how it went. My goals were to a) to finish b) finish under 5 hours and c) finish between 4:30 and 4:45 as a reach goal. I was close, and ended up with 4:47, which was a 10:57 average pace. Mile 6 was my fastest (some downhills) and mile 20 was my slowest. I think I did what I could do. I completed a marathon!

    My legs are sore, I'm exhausted, but I'm happy. And I never want to do that again :)

    @katharmonic Bravo, marathon runner!!!

    Fantastic race report, and terrific time for your first!! I'm slightly jealous! :smiley:

    That kerfuffle with the buses would have been stressful. I'd be thinking "My bladder is filling every minute we stand here!!!" :tired_face::smiley:
  • Avidkeo
    Avidkeo Posts: 3,190 Member
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    _nikkiwolf_ wrote: »
    people looking for new running shoes? I just saw an ad for these : https://enko-running-shoes.com/en/ :mrgreen:

    Brr, and it's gotten really cold! I didn't get my gloves out of the closet yet. But I should have done! During my run yesterday my hands were freezing. The weather forecaset for tomorrow is high 2°C, low -6°C (35/21F)...

    Those are ugly shoes. I wouldn't trust them not to break during a run
  • eleanorhawkins
    eleanorhawkins Posts: 1,657 Member
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    @7lenny7 thanks, that was pretty much what I was assuming, it was more a case of it would be handy to be the other side of the wall from the bathroom as I fear my stomach won't approve :-/ I'm REALLY hoping I don't have to spend more than 90 minutes running on my treadmill. Apart from the fact it automatically switches off at 100 minutes, that must be so horrifically tedious......
    I will most probably stick to my tried and trusted jelly babies. Can't remember what the expiry date is on the gels, we're doing a hiking holiday at Easter which will have us walking 5-6 hours a day, maybe they'll come in handy then (slower speed and plenty of bushes in case of emergencies lol)

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