September 2019 Monthly Running Challenge
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I woke up without a headache today! Hooray! I was able to do a 3.5 mile recovery run and I felt great. Unfortunately, the day before my long run my son decided to pull some ninja moves on me and gave me a massive charlie horse in my left calf. I treated it as well as I could. So although it still hurt, it didn't affect my long run, or my run this morning. So...I was baking of all things, this morning, and I backed into the open oven door Hard, on that same exact spot and now I can barely walk. So why did you pull out of your half marathon Lisa? Because cookies.
Current miles: 58.5/8013 -
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9-1 4k recovery
9-2 7k easy
9-3 6k easy
9-4 rest
9-5 7k moderate
9-6 rest
9-7 7k moderate
9-8 7k easy
9-9 rest
9-10 7k easy
9-11 7k moderate
9-12 rest
9-13 rest
9-14 7k threshold
9-15 7k moderate
9-16 rest
9-17 7k easy
9-18 7k moderate
9-19 rest
9-20 7k easy
9-21 rest
9-22 6k all over the place
September Total: 103k
September Goal: 135k
January Total: 131k
February Total: 159.5k
March Total: 183k
April Total: 126k
May Total: 128k
June Total: 161.5k
July Total: 151k
August Total: 133k
Monthly average: 146.6k
Next year when you pop in here claiming your December 2019 mileage, what accomplishments will you have made?
Run at least 4 5k races. (Check)
Get under 30:00 and a PR for 5k.
Average at least 135k per month, which would put me over 1,000 miles for the year.
Run the Year Team: Five for Nineteen
Warm and humid this morning. Thought I'd feel strong after a real rest day, and I did -- for about 3.5k. Cut off at 6k because I wasn't sure I could make it to 7k.
2019 Races:
4-13 Shine the Light 5K - 31:12 chip time; First Place male 65 and older
6-30 Strides for Starfish 5K - 31:34 chip time; 31/77 overall; second male 65 and older (no official category)
7-27 Solon Home Days 5K - 31:11 chip time; 95/141 overall; 4/6 age group (male)
8-31 Race for Freedom 5k - 31:39 chip time; 32:00 Garmin time; Third Place male 60 and older
9-14 Gift of Life 5k - off the schedule; insufficient recovery time
10-13 Haunted Hustle 5k7 -
@T1DCarnivoreRunner congrats on finishing your marathon. You sure had to deal with a lot of things most people don't even think about. But you managed it well. You really ought to get 2 medals for that race! 🏅💪
Second!!!!!2 -
Haven’t had time to catch up on posts from the last few days. We are visiting my in-laws near Keuka Lake in NY. I did get in two short runs yesterday and today since the weather was nice.
9/1: 3
9/2: 6.2
9/5: 2 (cadence drills)
9/7: 3
9/8: 4
9/9: ST
9/10: 2
9/11: ST and swimming
9/14: 3 (hill repeats), 3 more
9/15: 5
9/17: ST (barely due to headache)
9/18: 2 (intervals)
9/21: 2.5
9/22: 3
38.7/40 miles6 -
@PastorVincent my son is very interested in the airport race you did. He wants to know how you got on the runway. Did you have to go in through airport security? Or "did they just open up the gate and let them run through"? (And then a plane flew over the house and he ran outside to check it out.)7
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Super excited to find a running group on MFP! I’m in for 100 miles this month.15
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@polskagirl01 Ouch!
@7lenny7 @T1DCarnivoreRunner Great job to both of you in spite of your challenges!
@mbaker566 Glad your tire is fixed, but sorry you had to miss the race.
September Miles - 36.26/?, walk 9.1
09/02 - 0.88; walk 2.69
09/04 - 3.67
09/06 - 1.54; walk 0.5
09/08 - 4.91
09/10 - 2.88; walk 0.78
09/11 - 3.78; walk 0.32
09/12 - walk 1.4
09/13 - 3.41; walk 0.47
09/15 - 3.59; walk 1.88
09/16 - walk 1.06
09/18 - 3.5
09/21 - 3.29
09/22 - 4.81
Took the dogs each out for a run the past two days. Yesterday was an easy run as it should be... today I pushed just a little. Super happy that I didn't push too much, yet was at a pretty consistent pace with both of them.2 -
polskagirl01 wrote: »@PastorVincent my son is very interested in the airport race you did. He wants to know how you got on the runway. Did you have to go in through airport security? Or "did they just open up the gate and let them run through"? (And then a plane flew over the house and he ran outside to check it out.)
I did a run the runway at a small, private airport. It was... interesting. LOL I never really realized a runway is not flat and definitely has some banking. It was also really hot. All that asphalt, no shade.1 -
Today's the day! I am going for a full 30 minutes running! Yesterday I did 4:30 run/:30 walk. It's going to be very slow because 1) it's been a while and 2) I went for a 2-mile hike this morning so it will be warm out by the time I get out.10
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RunsOnEspresso wrote: »polskagirl01 wrote: »@PastorVincent my son is very interested in the airport race you did. He wants to know how you got on the runway. Did you have to go in through airport security? Or "did they just open up the gate and let them run through"? (And then a plane flew over the house and he ran outside to check it out.)
I did a run the runway at a small, private airport. It was... interesting. LOL I never really realized a runway is not flat and definitely has some banking. It was also really hot. All that asphalt, no shade.
Yeah, this course had probably a 1% or 2% grade, but it was for 1.5 or 1.6 miles. You think it is not much but after a while it starts eating away at you.
AND OMG HOT.2 -
polskagirl01 wrote: »@PastorVincent my son is very interested in the airport race you did. He wants to know how you got on the runway. Did you have to go in through airport security? Or "did they just open up the gate and let them run through"? (And then a plane flew over the house and he ran outside to check it out.)
They pretty much opened the gates and we all walked onto the runway for the starting area. There were couple-few uniformed security agents, but nothing more than you would have at any large public events. It was very relaxed from a security perspective but I doubt anyone could have done much without being seen. It is so wide open with no shelter or anything to hide behind anyone trying to wander off would clearly be seen.3 -
booksnbrains wrote: »Super excited to find a running group on MFP! I’m in for 100 miles this month.
Yay! Welcome!
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MNLittleFinn wrote: »@T1DCarnivoreRunner wow, sounds like you had quite a bit stacked against you. you did an awesome job getting through it, and managing your insulin/glucose issues.
side note, I do some medical at races, trail races in particular, would having some u-100 syringes in my bag be worth something worth having, on the off chance I have a runner who experiences a similar issue?
@MNLittleFinn I have a WFR as well, but don't normally sign up as an official volunteer (not that I wouldn't, I just don't know of anything around here where they need me). There may be an advantage to having a syringe, but I'm not suggesting carrying one for long distances when weighing the odds of needing it vs. the benefit. My med kit for trail running is pretty small. When planning to go slower, I'll carry more, but I go light when trying to run trails.
The syringe they gave me was not actually intended for insulin, but was a 1CC syringe with markings for 100 mcg within that 1 CC. So the markings were perfectly worked out. At one of the places I asked where they didn't have a syringe at all, they said they didn't have insulin. Obviously they wouldn't... I explained I didn't need the insulin, I had some in my pump reservoir and just couldn't get to it at the moment because the infusion set had fallen out. But I also understand why they would not carry an insulin syringe when they don't carry insulin.
As you know, a syringe can be used for other purposes besides just injecting insulin. This is why I think it would be valuable to have a couple of them at a fixed aid station (not carrying 100 miles...) with a couple different markings, perhaps. For example, if someone has only 1 epi-pen and starts needing a 2nd (but already used the only 1 they brought), the auto-jectors don't use up all of the epinephrine. If you act very quickly, you may be able to cut the reservoir out of the auto-jector and pull the remaining medicine out with a syringe. Of course, hopefully you had the patient chew up and swallow benadryl when they could a few min. ago, but that is a different conversation.
There are likely other examples, but I'm not sure the benefits are worth carrying one for a long distance. It is a good idea to have in a fixed medical station, though, like if you are taking a whole big pack or even if they drive a plastic tub of medical supplies, water cooler, etc. out on an ATV to setup an aid station... definitely it is worthwhile to throw a couple syringes in that medical tub.
Personally, I think I'm going to add a syringe to what I carry for longer runs and marathons.1 -
Updating my ticker for the marathon yesterday:
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PastorVincent wrote: »polskagirl01 wrote: »@PastorVincent my son is very interested in the airport race you did. He wants to know how you got on the runway. Did you have to go in through airport security? Or "did they just open up the gate and let them run through"? (And then a plane flew over the house and he ran outside to check it out.)
They pretty much opened the gates and we all walked onto the runway for the starting area. There were couple-few uniformed security agents, but nothing more than you would have at any large public events. It was very relaxed from a security perspective but I doubt anyone could have done much without being seen. It is so wide open with no shelter or anything to hide behind anyone trying to wander off would clearly be seen.2 -
T1DCarnivoreRunner wrote: »MNLittleFinn wrote: »@T1DCarnivoreRunner wow, sounds like you had quite a bit stacked against you. you did an awesome job getting through it, and managing your insulin/glucose issues.
side note, I do some medical at races, trail races in particular, would having some u-100 syringes in my bag be worth something worth having, on the off chance I have a runner who experiences a similar issue?
@MNLittleFinn I have a WFR as well, but don't normally sign up as an official volunteer (not that I wouldn't, I just don't know of anything around here where they need me). There may be an advantage to having a syringe, but I'm not suggesting carrying one for long distances when weighing the odds of needing it vs. the benefit. My med kit for trail running is pretty small. When planning to go slower, I'll carry more, but I go light when trying to run trails.
The syringe they gave me was not actually intended for insulin, but was a 1CC syringe with markings for 100 mcg within that 1 CC. So the markings were perfectly worked out. At one of the places I asked where they didn't have a syringe at all, they said they didn't have insulin. Obviously they wouldn't... I explained I didn't need the insulin, I had some in my pump reservoir and just couldn't get to it at the moment because the infusion set had fallen out. But I also understand why they would not carry an insulin syringe when they don't carry insulin.
As you know, a syringe can be used for other purposes besides just injecting insulin. This is why I think it would be valuable to have a couple of them at a fixed aid station (not carrying 100 miles...) with a couple different markings, perhaps. For example, if someone has only 1 epi-pen and starts needing a 2nd (but already used the only 1 they brought), the auto-jectors don't use up all of the epinephrine. If you act very quickly, you may be able to cut the reservoir out of the auto-jector and pull the remaining medicine out with a syringe. Of course, hopefully you had the patient chew up and swallow benadryl when they could a few min. ago, but that is a different conversation.
There are likely other examples, but I'm not sure the benefits are worth carrying one for a long distance. It is a good idea to have in a fixed medical station, though, like if you are taking a whole big pack or even if they drive a plastic tub of medical supplies, water cooler, etc. out on an ATV to setup an aid station... definitely it is worthwhile to throw a couple syringes in that medical tub.
Personally, I think I'm going to add a syringe to what I carry for longer runs and marathons.
I might get some, just in case. Before I had WFR, when I was WFA, we learned about how to get the extra epi out of the pens. Not part of normal curriculum, but you know.... Benadryl is part of my normal carry bag. Extra epi is high on my priority due to the bee sting incident at my last race, where the runner didn't respond to his first dose. Other runners had found him with his autoinjector right next to him.
When I'm working medical, my truck is normally within like 100m. I have a full trauma kit in there, and a quick go kit in case I need to go out on trail. I'm always looking for more ideas and more training, can't get enough.4 -
polskagirl01 wrote: »PastorVincent wrote: »polskagirl01 wrote: »@PastorVincent my son is very interested in the airport race you did. He wants to know how you got on the runway. Did you have to go in through airport security? Or "did they just open up the gate and let them run through"? (And then a plane flew over the house and he ran outside to check it out.)
They pretty much opened the gates and we all walked onto the runway for the starting area. There were couple-few uniformed security agents, but nothing more than you would have at any large public events. It was very relaxed from a security perspective but I doubt anyone could have done much without being seen. It is so wide open with no shelter or anything to hide behind anyone trying to wander off would clearly be seen.
At the US Air Force Marathon yesterday, we started and ended in the secured area at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base. Parking took an hour and they made make-shift parking in grassy sections on base. I didn't know what I could or couldn't bring in our vehicles, I just knew we couldn't bring certain things into the race area. If I had known all of the logistics, I probably could have packed a little differently and left some stuff in the car.
Then we all had to go through security (after parking / leaving cars) to get to the tarmac for starting / ending. The race course goes around base, then leaves and goes to the city of Fairborn, through downtown, and then back onto base and ends in the secured area again, but without going through security during the race (that would hurt everyone's time). There are lot of people around who might have seen something, but I can see how it is possible someone could have obtained a weapon while out on the unsecured part of the race and then bring it into the secured area as a runner. There are a ton of police on the course - military police, Fairborn police, sheriffs, etc., but that is a good point about airport / air base security.3 -
9.01: 4.5M Easy (4.5)
9.02: 4.5M Easy&Intervals (9)
9.03: 4.5M Easy (13.5)
9.04: Scheduled Rest Day
9.05: 4.5M Pace (18)
9.06: 8.5M Long (26.5)
9.07: Scheduled Rest Day
9.08: 5.0M Easy (31.5)
9.09: Skipped Intervals
9.10: 5.0M Easy (36.5)
9.11: 4.5M Easy&Intervals Monday Run (41)
9.12: 9.0M Long (50)
9.13: 4.5M Pace (54.5)
9.14: Scheduled AND NEEDED Rest Day
9.15: 5.0M Easy (59.5)
9.16: 5.0M Easy (64.5)
9.17: 5.0M Easy (69.5)
9.18: Scheduled Rest Day
9.19: 9.5M Long Run (79)
9.20: 5.0M Easy (84)
9.21: Scheduled Rest Day
9.22: 5.5M Easy Run (89.5)
My GPS all of a sudden told me "workout done" 3 minutes into a 5.5M run. While I'm certain I didn't run that fast, haha, I simply restarted my workout. It was nice this morning- 63 degrees which is 30 degrees cooler than what I've been running in this summer. Run went well and each mile was faster than the previous. I'm usually a late afternoon runner so it felt great to have the run over and done with by 9am. I hope everyone had a nice weekend.7 -
I've been MIA all summer and just read through the whole September thread--I've missed you all! My quick recap: I set a high (for me) goal of something like 80 mi for July and then just blew it, and was at less than 10 mi/week all month. My work has gotten overwhelming and stressful for the past two summers, and it's not something that's terribly seasonally predictable, and everything just got out of balance again. I recalibrated and managed to get a bit back up to (distance not speed) of 12-15 mi/week in August, but had some minor arch pain, which I assumed was plantar fasciitis, so I was babying my foot a bit with regular targetted stretches and lots of rest days.
Thinking changing to a different shoe (to Brooks Ghost from ASICS Gel-Pursue in early June) might be one reason for the pain, I wore some new ASICS (same model and year of shoe I trained and ran half marathon in May) that I had stashed on a run last Thursday night. The first 3 miles were blissfully pain free, but then right at 3 miles, I had intense pain and couldn't run anymore. I tried to grab a JUMP bike to get home the 2 mi, but that didn't work, so I hobbled on it back to my work. And then the next morning I couldn't put weight on it at all, so I headed into urgent care--where the doc suggested I shouldn't run for 4 weeks. Ugh.
I'll make a follow up appt with a sports med doc this week, where I'm hoping he might have some different ideas. In the meantime, I swam a mile (freestyle) on Friday evening, and am hoping to do that again today and incorporate some freestyle sprints. This is my first run-stalling injury in several years of running (I'm mostly very gradual in everything and had just worked up to 20+ weeks in early summer). If anyone here struggles with PF, I'd welcome insights and advice!
I've loved the race reports this month, so glad to see that @7lenny7 and @runsonespresso are back, can't belive @rheddmobile lost such good gear, have lots of thoughts about others of you whose user names are harder to recall without looking them up! So terribly sad about @Mobycarp, news I did pop in and see earlier in the summer. I was so grateful for his presence in this group.
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