October 2019 Monthly Running Challenge
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@Lazy_Bones_85 - That is one of our planned future trips but going all the way to Budapest! Your pictures make me want to go now!! So beautiful. I cannot imagine running all of those little laps though. I think I would just take a break from running, well maybe...
We took AMA Waterways and we loved it. From other people who have cruised with other companies, they said AMA was much better than Viking, Uniworld, and Avalon. We want to to a Danube cruise too but do some research about the best time of year to go. If the water levels in the river are too high or too low, you might have to change ships during the cruise. My friend's parents had to change ships 3 times over a 7 day period because of heavy rain and too high of water levels- the ship couldn't fit under the bridges. But definitely do it. It was vastly different from doing a ocean cruise.3 -
Bad news is that the game before my son's soccer game went into overtime, then a shootout, then an awards ceremony since it was the section finals. End result is that I got home too late to run.
Good news is that my son's team won their section final by a score of 4-0 and they're going to to the state tournament! They went last year and finished in 4th place.
And that earlier game... that was the girls team from our school.18 -
10-1 7k slow
10-2 7k easy
10-3 rest
10-4 rest
10-5 7k moderate
10-6 7k easy
10-7 rest
10-8 7k moderate
10-9 7k easy
10-10 rest
10-11 4k easy
10-12 rest
10-13 5k race
10-14 rest
10-15 4k slow
10-16 7k slow
10-17 rest
10-18 7k slow
October Total: 69k
October 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
September Total: 135k
2019 total: 1,308k / 811m
Monthly average: 145.3k
Next year when you pop in here claiming your December 2019 mileage, what accomplishments will you have made?
Run at least 4 5k races. Completed 8-31
Get under 30:00 and a PR for 5k. Nope...
Average at least 135k per month, which would put me over 1,000 miles for the year.
Run the Year Team: Five for Nineteen - Completed 9-28
Cloudy and cool this morning. Legs loosened up after about 2k, so the rest of the run went well. I had a chance to run a pace exactly halfway between "slow" and "easy," which I could have claimed as "sleasy," but I missed by 7 seconds overall on the slow side.
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 5k - 31:22 chip time; First Place male 60 and older8 -
In other news I got the pathology reports back on my running buddy. All is well - the 2 larger tumors were lipomas (fatty tumors) and the small one was a benign growth but the vet said it was good we got it off now. The best news is NO MCT!! Yay!
Now to just try to keep him calm and quiet for the next week until the stitches come out... pretty much impossible![/quote]
So happy you had good news regarding your buddy!!! My cat also has a fatty tumor on her left leg and I was worried sick last spring while waiting for the pathology report to hear if it was injection site sarcoma or not.4 -
Good morning!
I did not run on my ankle last night but instead did some strength training work. I was exhausted so it felt more like work than it normally does, but of course, I am so glad I did it.
Can we talk about breathing while running though? I was diagnosed with asthma as a kid so I have two inhalers that I rarely use unless I am running. My lungs burn like they are on fire and it feels like they are literally closing.
I'm thinking it's a technique issue. I've read a few different techniques that work for some people, but what works for all of you? Any advice for a runner who can't breathe?5 -
Date :::: Miles :::: Cumulative
10/01/19 :::: 4.8 :::: 4.8
10/02/19 :::: 3.0 :::: 7.8
10/03/19 :::: 0.0 :::: 7.8
10/04/19 :::: 3.1 :::: 10.8
10/05/19 :::: 10.1 :::: 21.0
10/06/19 :::: 1.0 :::: 22.0
10/07/19 :::: 2.7 :::: 24.7
10/08/19 :::: 3.4 :::: 28.1
10/09/19 :::: 3.2 :::: 31.2
10/10/19 :::: 2.2 :::: 33.4
10/11/19 :::: 0.0 :::: 33.4
10/12/19 :::: 5.1 :::: 38.5
10/13/19 :::: 3.2 :::: 41.7
10/14/19 :::: 3.4 :::: 45.1
10/15/19 :::: 0.0 :::: 45.1
10/16/19 :::: 3.0 :::: 48.1
10/17/19 :::: 0.0 :::: 48.1
10/18/19 :::: 1.2 :::: 49.3
We did our short shake-out run this morning in Kansas City. It was 55 and sunny but very windy! Tomorrow is supposed to be less windy, but unfortunately rainy.
We went to the expo yesterday right after I got in. It was held in Union Station which is pretty cool to see the old train station architecture. It was not an overly impressive expo, but I got a little massage with one of those tools that looks like a car buffer. It felt great.
Ready for a low key rest of the day to get mentally prepared for tomorrow. Heading out for breakfast now!
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I got out for a 9 mile run this morning. Temp was 35F. I wore capris and a long sleeve tech shirt. My hands were cold for the first 1 ½ so I could have used some gloves. My core also got cold. I have a couple of light-weight vests which would have been perfect had I remembered to wear one! I ran 3 miles solo then met a couple of friends at the Y, ran 4 miles with them, and then finished out by myself.
Good luck @ContraryMaryMary, @Scott6255, @polskagirl01, @katharmonic and anyone else racing this weekend! Hope you all have FUN!
@shanaber – great news for Hobbes! Nice shoes too!
Welcome @TheMrWobbly! Great goals!
@quilteryoyo – The Bridge Day popped up on my FB page this week. I hope the weather is great!
@Camaramandy648 – Sorry no helpful breathing tips here. I just try to stay upright and breathe!
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Oops.
Mid-foot sprain. It's what happens if you leave one foot planted on the floor and spin round 360 in collision with a cyclist (who did his own stunts*).
Just when I was planning to start a new fitness regime (including some running and trying to get my speed up).
Swimming it is then!
*Miraculously he was only bruised in the incident.15 -
@shanaber Happy Hobbes Day!!!!
I'd so love to give your buddy a hug, but the stitches wouldn't stay in long as we'd both get over-excited.2 -
girlinahat wrote: »Oops.
Mid-foot sprain. It's what happens if you leave one foot planted on the floor and spin round 360 in collision with a cyclist (who did his own stunts*).
Just when I was planning to start a new fitness regime (including some running and trying to get my speed up).
Swimming it is then!
*Miraculously he was only bruised in the incident.
Noooo oh that looks sore! Hope it heals fast.
I'm laying in bed, getting up in an hr to do Parkrun. It's blowing a gale and raining. Still going but not sure I'm gonna like it...
FYI wind is wayyyy worse than rain.5 -
Camaramandy648 wrote: »Good morning!
I did not run on my ankle last night but instead did some strength training work. I was exhausted so it felt more like work than it normally does, but of course, I am so glad I did it.
Can we talk about breathing while running though? I was diagnosed with asthma as a kid so I have two inhalers that I rarely use unless I am running. My lungs burn like they are on fire and it feels like they are literally closing.
I'm thinking it's a technique issue. I've read a few different techniques that work for some people, but what works for all of you? Any advice for a runner who can't breathe?
My husband has exercise induced asthma. I’m not sure he has any special insights, though. Have you talked to your doctor about running in particular? He uses his inhaler about 15 minutes before running - it’s easier to avoid an attack than to calm one down that’s already started. He has more trouble when it’s cold and damp, and when he runs faster, so on days the weather isn’t ideal you may want to give speedwork a pass. As far as technique, coughing doesn’t help and tends to irritate your lungs, so try to relax and breathe deeply.
Also, since with asthma sometimes your lungs ARE literally closing, if your asthma isn’t well controlled, make sure you are within reach of help should there be an emergency.4 -
@girlinahat Ouch! I didn’t know you could sprain your mid foot. I hope you feel better soon!0
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@girlinahat Oh no. That is almost exactly what just happened to my foot! Mine was more bluish and swollen. It's day 4 and has gotten much better, but the pain is still there.
I hope yours gets better soon! I feel for you!1 -
Good luck to all the racers this weekend
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rheddmobile wrote: »Camaramandy648 wrote: »Good morning!
I did not run on my ankle last night but instead did some strength training work. I was exhausted so it felt more like work than it normally does, but of course, I am so glad I did it.
Can we talk about breathing while running though? I was diagnosed with asthma as a kid so I have two inhalers that I rarely use unless I am running. My lungs burn like they are on fire and it feels like they are literally closing.
I'm thinking it's a technique issue. I've read a few different techniques that work for some people, but what works for all of you? Any advice for a runner who can't breathe?
My husband has exercise induced asthma. I’m not sure he has any special insights, though. Have you talked to your doctor about running in particular? He uses his inhaler about 15 minutes before running - it’s easier to avoid an attack than to calm one down that’s already started. He has more trouble when it’s cold and damp, and when he runs faster, so on days the weather isn’t ideal you may want to give speedwork a pass. As far as technique, coughing doesn’t help and tends to irritate your lungs, so try to relax and breathe deeply.
Also, since with asthma sometimes your lungs ARE literally closing, if your asthma isn’t well controlled, make sure you are within reach of help should there be an emergency.
One thing that helps my wife is a face mask in the cold weather as it helps heat up the air as it comes in. Like @rheddmobile's husband, my wife says cold makes it worse and she often takes her inhaler before running.1 -
Camaramandy648 wrote: »Good morning!
I did not run on my ankle last night but instead did some strength training work. I was exhausted so it felt more like work than it normally does, but of course, I am so glad I did it.
Can we talk about breathing while running though? I was diagnosed with asthma as a kid so I have two inhalers that I rarely use unless I am running. My lungs burn like they are on fire and it feels like they are literally closing.
I'm thinking it's a technique issue. I've read a few different techniques that work for some people, but what works for all of you? Any advice for a runner who can't breathe?
Have you ever done a daily med? I have used advair in the past and it really seemed to help. The other thing that helps is to go slow & build up. I rarely, if ever, even touch my albuterol. I have an inhaler in my pack just in case.
I try not to run on high pollution days or go out as early as I can. I use a buff when it's colder but I hate it so I pull it up and down as needed.
I don't really have any special breathing. When I'm hiking and going up in elevation I will take a break and bend over. For some reason it calms me/my breathing.1 -
10/1 10.17 miles
10/2 13.38 miles, 520 days on the run
10/3 13.48 miles
10/4 15.13 miles
10/5 13.33 miles
10/6 3.4 miles
10/7 6.35 miles, 525 days on the run
10/8 13.24 miles
10/9 13.21 miles
10/10 13.43 miles
10/11 13.38 miles
10/12 15.44 miles, 530 days on the run
10/13 1.37 miles
10/14 13.51 miles
10/15 2.32 miles
10/16 4.2 miles
10/17 13.36 miles, 535 days on the run
10/18 14.32 miles8 -
AlphaHowls wrote: »10/1 10.17 miles
10/2 13.38 miles, 520 days on the run
10/3 13.48 miles
10/4 15.13 miles
10/5 13.33 miles
10/6 3.4 miles
10/7 6.35 miles, 525 days on the run
10/8 13.24 miles
10/9 13.21 miles
10/10 13.43 miles
10/11 13.38 miles
10/12 15.44 miles, 530 days on the run
10/13 1.37 miles
10/14 13.51 miles
10/15 2.32 miles
10/16 4.2 miles
10/17 13.36 miles, 535 days on the run
10/18 14.32 miles
How are you feeling?0 -
RunsOnEspresso wrote: »Camaramandy648 wrote: »Good morning!
I did not run on my ankle last night but instead did some strength training work. I was exhausted so it felt more like work than it normally does, but of course, I am so glad I did it.
Can we talk about breathing while running though? I was diagnosed with asthma as a kid so I have two inhalers that I rarely use unless I am running. My lungs burn like they are on fire and it feels like they are literally closing.
I'm thinking it's a technique issue. I've read a few different techniques that work for some people, but what works for all of you? Any advice for a runner who can't breathe?
Have you ever done a daily med? I have used advair in the past and it really seemed to help. The other thing that helps is to go slow & build up. I rarely, if ever, even touch my albuterol. I have an inhaler in my pack just in case.
I try not to run on high pollution days or go out as early as I can. I use a buff when it's colder but I hate it so I pull it up and down as needed.
I don't really have any special breathing. When I'm hiking and going up in elevation I will take a break and bend over. For some reason it calms me/my breathing.
I also use advair daily but only during the colder weather season to control my asthma. I don’t seem to have as much trouble during the warm months (which are plentiful in Houston). I also use my albuterol inhaler 15 minutes before cold weather running and I’ll sometime cover the lower half of my face with a light scarf.
On another note related to asthma I always get a flu shot since flu can have a greater impact on asthmatics.1 -
October Goal: don't rage quit
10/1 rest
10/2 3.00
10/3 2.50
10/4 rest
10/5 2.10
10/6 stupid
10/7 old
10/8 woman
10/9 age
10/10 related
10/11 gut
10/12 issues
10/13 turtlepics
10/14 2.00
10/15 still cautious
10/16 3.50
10/17 Would have been Steve's 42nd birthday. Looked at lots of pictures... On FB a friend posted a poem by Merrit Malloy. The poster did not know Steve, and did not know it was his birthday.....but her post moved me beyond words:“When I die
Give what’s left of me away
To children
And old men that wait to die.
And if you need to cry,
Cry for your brother
Walking the street beside you
And when you need me,
Put your arms
Around anyone
And give to them
What you need to give to me.
I want to leave you something,
Something better
Than words
Or sounds.
Look for me
In the people I’ve known
Or loved,
And if you cannot give me away,
At least let me live in your eyes
And not on your mind.
You can love me most
By letting
Hands touch hands
By letting
Bodies touch bodies
And by letting go
Of children
That need to be free.
Love doesn’t die,
People do.
So, when all that’s left of me
Is love,
Give me away”
― Merrit Malloy
10/18 3.10
Total : 17.20
@shanaber: hooray for Hobbes!
Upcoming races:
Revel Kulia Half Marathon 1/18/20
Ticker is my goal for 2019 and progress to date:
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emmamcgarity wrote: »RunsOnEspresso wrote: »Camaramandy648 wrote: »Good morning!
I did not run on my ankle last night but instead did some strength training work. I was exhausted so it felt more like work than it normally does, but of course, I am so glad I did it.
Can we talk about breathing while running though? I was diagnosed with asthma as a kid so I have two inhalers that I rarely use unless I am running. My lungs burn like they are on fire and it feels like they are literally closing.
I'm thinking it's a technique issue. I've read a few different techniques that work for some people, but what works for all of you? Any advice for a runner who can't breathe?
Have you ever done a daily med? I have used advair in the past and it really seemed to help. The other thing that helps is to go slow & build up. I rarely, if ever, even touch my albuterol. I have an inhaler in my pack just in case.
I try not to run on high pollution days or go out as early as I can. I use a buff when it's colder but I hate it so I pull it up and down as needed.
I don't really have any special breathing. When I'm hiking and going up in elevation I will take a break and bend over. For some reason it calms me/my breathing.
I also use advair daily but only during the colder weather season to control my asthma. I don’t seem to have as much trouble during the warm months (which are plentiful in Houston). I also use my albuterol inhaler 15 minutes before cold weather running and I’ll sometime cover the lower half of my face with a light scarf.
On another note related to asthma I always get a flu shot since flu can have a greater impact on asthmatics.
Oh yes, I always get my flu shot too.2 -
Leg/back still hurts, more particularly when sitting. I have slowed down to about 5.5 mph and this has really helped. I have not gone 'distance' for almost a month. I really want to get back over 18 miles/day.
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October Goal: 220km
01/10: 10.43
04/10: 12.14
05/10: 21.31
07/10: 10.16
08/10: 8.06
09/10: 5.42
11/10: 6.83
12/10: 14.54
14/10: 6.67
15/10: 6.68
16/10: 12.06
18/10: 11.74
19/10: 23.14
Total KM run: 149.18
This week the weather has been quite stormy. The wind was so strong on Tuesday that it destroyed our entrance portico at work
I stayed indoors on the treadmill that day! Luckily the temperatures have been fairly mild averaging around 13°C (55°F) which is ideal running weather for me so I've mostly enjoyed the rest of my runs this week.
My long run today was great apart from the chafing I got on my back. I was wearing my new Wunjo X2 vest with a singlet I haven't worn since last summer and I think it bunched up into the middle of my back a little so the vest started rubbing the area around my shoulder blades because around 16km into the run it started to burn... the shower when I got home was not pleasant.
I'm about 10 pages behind so I'm going to go and catch up on posts
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Phew all caught up for now!
@zeesparrow I hope your back feels better soon
@martaindale Yay on the distance PR!
@katharmonic Good luck for your double half marathons!!I agree with all of the discussion on HM and Marathon training runs. The best HM I have run was when I was in that 'always HM ready' shape and was regularly running long runs of 14-16 miles. The 13 miles of the HM did not seem nearly so long then. I am hoping to get back to that point, before my next HM in November and if not then by Surf City in February.
I found the same thing. I ran my fastest HM while I was in the middle of full marathon training. The HM was actually part of a cutback week so it was a shorter distance than I had been running all my past long runs for several weeks. It was mentally easier to race the HM knowing that it was a shorter distance than what I regularly run on a Saturday.
@PastorVincent I basically follow the same approach to my training as your generic template.
I like to switch up my "speed work" day each week depending on how I feel. One week I'll do hill repeats, another will be 400m or 800m intervals, other days fartleks. I've found taking the approach of just doing whatever I feel like on the day for speed work ensures that I will actually do it, rather than dreading it... if I don't feel like doing hills I just do something else.
@shanaber Fantastic news about Hobbes!
@ContraryMaryMary Good luck at the Auckland Marathon on Sunday, I'm sure you'll smash it
@girlinahat Ouch! I hope you feel better soon
@Avidkeo I agree - I'll take a rainy run over wind any day.2 -
Running by feel... So here is a chart from my 13.1 mile run today:
The RED line his heartbeat, the BLUE is pace, and the PURPLE is cadence. Now if you ignore the sharp drops in cadence (those were waiting at traffic lights and such) you will note that while my PACE varied +/- 30 seconds easy (a bit more at times), and my HR varied up and down, my cadence stayed pretty solid at 174. (I use a foot pod, so that is real cadence, not estimated).
I show this because we as a community tend to focus on pace, and pace is important if you want to hit a specific time, but cadence is another factor to play with. If you shorten/lengthen your stride a bit to match the terrain, you can keep your effort relatively stable throughout the run, and that tends to allow you to run farther. The thing is your body likes to be in a steady-state. Once you lock in a steady cycle of movements your body automatically optimizes the energy flows, the movements and so on.
Running at a specific pace means you are constantly changing how hard/easy your run is based on the environment and it is harder to optimize under those conditions. Running to keep the same feel means your pace bounces all around, but your cadence levels out and you likely can go farther.
It is just another way to look at running. Not necessarily better, just another option.
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PastorVincent wrote: »Running by feel... So here is a chart from my 13.1 mile run today:
The RED line his heartbeat, the BLUE is pace, and the PURPLE is cadence. Now if you ignore the sharp drops in cadence (those were waiting at traffic lights and such) you will note that while my PACE varied +/- 30 seconds easy (a bit more at times), and my HR varied up and down, my cadence stayed pretty solid at 174. (I use a foot pod, so that is real cadence, not estimated).
I show this because we as a community tend to focus on pace, and pace is important if you want to hit a specific time, but cadence is another factor to play with. If you shorten/lengthen your stride a bit to match the terrain, you can keep your effort relatively stable throughout the run, and that tends to allow you to run farther. The thing is your body likes to be in a steady-state. Once you lock in a steady cycle of movements your body automatically optimizes the energy flows, the movements and so on.
Running at a specific pace means you are constantly changing how hard/easy your run is based on the environment and it is harder to optimize under those conditions. Running to keep the same feel means your pace bounces all around, but your cadence levels out and you likely can go farther.
It is just another way to look at running. Not necessarily better, just another option.
Dude, your cadence is hella consistent! Also interesting watching your HR climb in the last third of your run, while your pace and cadence remain the same. Was there a difference in how it felt at that point?0 -
rheddmobile wrote: »Camaramandy648 wrote: »Good morning!
I did not run on my ankle last night but instead did some strength training work. I was exhausted so it felt more like work than it normally does, but of course, I am so glad I did it.
Can we talk about breathing while running though? I was diagnosed with asthma as a kid so I have two inhalers that I rarely use unless I am running. My lungs burn like they are on fire and it feels like they are literally closing.
I'm thinking it's a technique issue. I've read a few different techniques that work for some people, but what works for all of you? Any advice for a runner who can't breathe?
My husband has exercise induced asthma. I’m not sure he has any special insights, though. Have you talked to your doctor about running in particular? He uses his inhaler about 15 minutes before running - it’s easier to avoid an attack than to calm one down that’s already started. He has more trouble when it’s cold and damp, and when he runs faster, so on days the weather isn’t ideal you may want to give speedwork a pass. As far as technique, coughing doesn’t help and tends to irritate your lungs, so try to relax and breathe deeply.
Also, since with asthma sometimes your lungs ARE literally closing, if your asthma isn’t well controlled, make sure you are within reach of help should there be an emergency.
This. I get exercise induced asthma. Well I get asthma generally, worse when I exercise lol. I use a preventer every night which keeps the usual attacks at bay. And I use salbutamol every time before I exercise. And it works, for me. I really notice that burn when I don't use it. I tried breo which is supposed to be a once a day thing and in theory I shouldn't have needed the salbutamol, but I don't think it worked. I didn't really give it long enough, but I'm happy using my regular inhaler.
So my advice see your Dr, and use your inhaler if you have one. It's worth it.
@AlphaHowls I wanted to give your post an inspiring, like and a hug. I went with hug cause you sounded like you needed that more!
Well I went out, and did 5k in the wind. It didn't rain, and the course was more sheltered than I thought. At one point though there was a ghastly strong head wind.
I'm more proud of the fact I got out haha7 -
Thanks all for the love for Hobbes! If he could he would love all the hugs, pets, ear and belly rubs and would likely respond in kind with a face, ear, nose, or glasses wash!
@HonuNui - the poem is so beautiful and so appropriate. It feels like Steve is talking to you. I know this is such a hard time for you and I hope the difficult days aren't quite as difficult. Sending hugs and thoughts your way.9
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