October 2019 Monthly Running Challenge
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I skipped my run last night in a political move. It's probably better anyway for going into 50K Saturday. I initially thought I'd run this as a fun run, but now I'm wondering if maybe I can get a PR. I was in better shape for my current PR, but that was also my first 50K so maybe with the increase in experience and speed since then, I could still do it. I need to average 12:30 miles and not having run this course before, I don't know that it's possible, but still, I think I'll try it.
The course is five 10K loops. If I can keep it under 11:30 average for the first 3 loops, I'll go for it, otherwise I'll back off and save something for my 8HR race next weekend.14 -
@Elise4270 congrats on getting in the program! Very cool!!1
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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...
10/18 3.00
10/19 meh
10/20 more meh
10/21 snorkel 3 hours
10/22 3.30
10/23 2.60
Total : 23.00
Upcoming races:
Revel Kulia Half Marathon 1/18/20
Ticker is my goal for 2019 and progress to date:
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@Teresa502 - I guess that participation cost is one way to keep the number of participants down. Not everyone can or wants to deal with trying to fund raise that kind of money and I know some of the Women walks/races have had unmanageable crowds.
@zeesparrow - glad your back is feeling a little better! How old is Kira now?
@kgirlhart - dontcha just love those runs where it feels so wonderful you could just go on and on! When I wear sleeves and used to wear a belt I would tie the sleeves on the belt rather than stuff them inside. You might could do that and then have room for your gloves or something else...
Finally a long run for me! Had terrible stomach issues before I headed out (late and already hot as a result) then I just didn't feel quite right and kept stopping each time I passed the bathrooms just in case... really didn't feel great until the middle of the run and then again after my last bathroom stop.
I stopped a couple of times to watch an osprey soaring and diving into the basin after fish. Tried to get a picture but it was pretty far away. This was the best I could do. They are really so magnificent to watch!Date........Miles.......Total
10/01......0.00........0.00
10/02......4.70........4.70
10/03......0.00........4.70 - + Strength Training
10/04......4.34........9.04
10/05......5.63......14.67
10/06......3.92......18.59
10/07......5.71......24.30
10/08......0.00......24.30 - + Strength Training
10/09......3.54......27.84 - To Cambria
10/10......2.64......30.48 - Hike along the bluffs
10/11......8.01......38.49 - Trail and Boardwalk run
10/12......0.00......38.49 - Drive home
10/13......5.65......44.14
10/14......0.00......44.14
10/15......0.00......44.14 - + Strength Training
10/16......5.25......49.39
10/17......5.62......55.01 - + Strength Training
10/18......0.00......55.01
10/19......5.91......60.92
10/20......0.00......60.92
10/21......5.19......66.11
10/22......0.00......66.11 - + Strength Training
10/23......9.95......76.06
2019 Planned and Completed Races
02/03/19 - Surf City Half Marathon - Deferred to 2020
05/11/19 - Santa Barbara Wine Country HM - Complete
09/15/19 - Jack and Jill Downhill HM - Boise - HM #25 Complete
11/23/19 - USA Women's HM
02/02/20 - Surf City Half Marathon11 -
A little blog on race ettiquette in regards to handicapped athletes. I think it hits a lot of what we were talking about as general. https://fitlegally.com/why-your-race-etiquette-may-be-ruining-the-race-for-handicapped-athletes/4
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Lots of posts to catch up on! I had my third run of the week yesterday and it did not go well. It wasn’t the worst, but I was very distracted by change in routine. My daughter wanted to pace me on the bicycle, which was incredibly sweet, but I was so worried about her getting hit by a car, that I couldn’t think about me running. Add to that a change in terrain caused by my own lack of planning and trying to work on breathing techniques .... at one point, I really needed to keep running but I just stopped. I think all the anxiety was causing me to run at a pace that was too hard and fast maybe .... after walking a tiny bit, I picked up the pace and ran again and just tried to have fun with it, since any focused work was out the window. All in all, not too bad!9
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Started feeling sick Tuesday afternoon, and this morning I didn't feel much better, so skipped the morning run. As the day went on I started feeling better. Probably caught some 24 hour bug on the plane.
Went out after work for an 'Easy' 8 miler. It was 81F, 24mph wind. My HR jumped to 180 very quickly, and hovered there the whole time. I was sure it was cadence lock, do about halfway I stopped and walked for a minute to bring it down. It went down to 150, so started back up again. It jumped back to 190. No way that was right, so I just ignored it at finished. Even though I was just getting over a bug, and it was hot and windy, don't think that warranted an average HR of 185!
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@Scott6255 , Glad you are feeling better. My HR always jumps up to what seems to be too fast, but I recover quickly, so I don't ever worry about it.
@shanaber Hope you are feeling better. Love the picture of the Osprey.
@7lenny7 Good luck with your 50K Saturday. I'll be pulling for that PR.
I am so helplessly behind on the thread this month, I don't think I'll be able to catch up. I'll try to scan over most of the posts when I have time - which won't be before Sat, I know. It's been crazy. I did go to Bridge Day this past Saturday. Had a great time watching people do something I would never do - BASE jump off of the bridge. I'll try to post some pictures later. Good luck to everyone who have races this weekend - in case I don't get back on here before then.4 -
@Elise4270 congrats on getting in the program! Very cool!!
Missed replying to this! Well done @Elise4270 !!0 -
I had a decent run yesterday at a slow pace, just couldn't get my HR and speed up and keep it up. Same thing today, and I'm not sure why. So in both cases, I just decided to try MAF.
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I was feeling surprisingly good after my half and have happily run the past three days. Today I also visited the osteopath and then my massage therapist and now I feel amazing if a little dozy. Just need a nap.
Running challenge
1 Oct: Rest
2 Oct: 7.07km + yoga
3 Oct: 7.16km
4 Oct: 11.51km + pilates
5 Oct: 5.04km + yoga
6 Oct: 18.12km
7 Oct: Rest
8 Oct: 7.1km
9 Oct: Yoga
10 Oct: 7.2km (track)
11 Oct: Pilates
12 Oct: 1.5km with Miss 7 + yoga + 5km
13 Oct: 12km + 1.5km with Miss 7
14 Oct: Pilates + Yoga
15 Oct: Rest
16 Oct: Yoga +5.57
17 Oct: 6.44km + massage
18 Oct: 1.48km with Miss 7, then 2.59km testing new shoes
19 Oct: 1.48km with Miss 7
20 Oct: 21.34km Auckland Half
21 Oct: Rest
22 Oct: 10.63km
23 Oct: 3.23km + yoga + 2.75km
24 Oct: 6.45km + osteo + massage = bliss
145.16 of 160km for October
Upcoming events
20 October: Auckland Half
16 November: Xterra Waihi Trail Challenge mid course (13km)
1 December: Omaha Half
14 December: West Coaster trail team event
9 February: Coatesville Half
15 March: Maraetai Half
4 April: 12 hour Backyard Relaps relay
5 April Waterfront Half11 -
7 miles for Kody and I tonight. Great pace, no near misses with cars and great weather. It was a great run.
My next run will make this my highest volume October as well as put me over 1000 miles for the year. I'm also on track for my highest annual total in spite of missing the first three weeks of the year due to surgery
October progress 107/150 miles12 -
RunsOnEspresso wrote: »A little blog on race ettiquette in regards to handicapped athletes. I think it hits a lot of what we were talking about as general. https://fitlegally.com/why-your-race-etiquette-may-be-ruining-the-race-for-handicapped-athletes/
Another thing that can be done is for race organizers to think about where the wheelchair athletes are starting. In one race I did, the one participant in a wheelchair started at the very back. Perhaps this was just a mistake on his part, not knowing where he should line up, I'm not sure. But shortly after the start, I heard runners behind me yelling to make way for a wheelchair, and everyone moved to the sides and made a nice wide lane for him to come through the middle past us all. So in that case, runners did the right thing, and it seems to me I've seen other race pictures where he starts at the front now. But it could have easily been a similar situation to what this author experienced.
What age is your daughter? My kids are getting much better (and so am I at watching out), but they can be so unpredictable on their bikes, randomly swerving side to side, not paying attention to which side of the lane they are in or where other cyclists are. It used to be I felt like a broken record yelling at them the whole ride, "Stay on the right!" "Look where you're going!" "Straight ahead!" "Don't stop in front of me!". And once my son and I crashed into each other while I was running, and I flew through the air before landing on concrete. But we like biking and bike-running together, so these are important things for them to learn.Camaramandy648 wrote: »Lots of posts to catch up on! I had my third run of the week yesterday and it did not go well. It wasn’t the worst, but I was very distracted by change in routine. My daughter wanted to pace me on the bicycle, which was incredibly sweet, but I was so worried about her getting hit by a car, that I couldn’t think about me running. Add to that a change in terrain caused by my own lack of planning and trying to work on breathing techniques .... at one point, I really needed to keep running but I just stopped. I think all the anxiety was causing me to run at a pace that was too hard and fast maybe .... after walking a tiny bit, I picked up the pace and ran again and just tried to have fun with it, since any focused work was out the window. All in all, not too bad!
After saying all that, your daughter is probably older and doesn't have this problem
Along with the etiquette theme, I just got back from school drop-off (we go by bike) and a lot of people have decided to forget about the perfectly good sidewalks today and instead are walking slowly in the middle of the bike path. With their little kids. And not paying any attention to anything around them. And who made the leaf pile across the bike lane? I don't know what's in it and don't really want to go through it... rant over. At least I'm safely home and didn't hit anyone.
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polskagirl01 wrote: »RunsOnEspresso wrote: »A little blog on race ettiquette in regards to handicapped athletes. I think it hits a lot of what we were talking about as general. https://fitlegally.com/why-your-race-etiquette-may-be-ruining-the-race-for-handicapped-athletes/
Another thing that can be done is for race organizers to think about where the wheelchair athletes are starting. In one race I did, the one participant in a wheelchair started at the very back. Perhaps this was just a mistake on his part, not knowing where he should line up, I'm not sure. But shortly after the start, I heard runners behind me yelling to make way for a wheelchair, and everyone moved to the sides and made a nice wide lane for him to come through the middle past us all. So in that case, runners did the right thing, and it seems to me I've seen other race pictures where he starts at the front now. But it could have easily been a similar situation to what this author experienced.
In the HM I did in May, the organizers put the handicapped runners behind the rest of us, starting out 15 minutes after the first gun. Not sure whose brilliant idea that was. Anyway there were all kinds of speedy handicapped runners trying to get through the masses all through the race. I can only imagine how annoying it must've been for them.
@Elise4270 Congrats! All the best on the new journey!
Still running, still lurking. Got 10.3km in since last coming up for air, which brings my monthly total to 32.5km. Came down with some kind of sinus infection last week, and then after that resolved itself we were hit with some *kitten* air quality that finally blew over this afternoon. And winter is finally coming! Fished out my long running tights for the first time last night and hope to be using them soon.7 -
Congratulations @Elise4270
Totally with you @username301 and it is important we carry out random gravity checks now and again to make sure the earth is working properly so thanks for taking one for the team!6 -
RunsOnEspresso wrote: »A little blog on race ettiquette in regards to handicapped athletes. I think it hits a lot of what we were talking about as general. https://fitlegally.com/why-your-race-etiquette-may-be-ruining-the-race-for-handicapped-athletes/
Thanks for posting! At most of the races I attend the wheelchair athletes get a head start and are faster than most runners, so we rarely see them, but we recently ran most of the FedEx House 5k next to a wheelchair. It was a little alarming to get used to because the chair is pretty big and as mentioned in the article, has a lot of momentum. Kind of like running next to a bicycle. My husband and I knew this particular racer from a previous race where we helped him get back to his car since he was exhausted after navigating a bunch of switchbacks which made the course very tiring for him. It’s interesting to read about some of the specific concerns chair users face in races. He pushes himself, but we also have a friend - the son of a close friend of my mom’s who has cerebral palsy - who runs with a pusher. And he has been to Boston more than once. So it’s by no means overstating things when the article points out that some of the chair racers are seeking qualifying times and really don’t want to have to struggle around other racers who don’t respect their space! Thanks for the opportunity to look at things from someone else’s perspective.
To a lesser degree, everything said about momentum and chairs applies to runners as well. Runners may be more nimble and not as heavy, but some of us are not that nimble and still pretty heavy. When I’m trying to stretch my stride out, relax, and keep a regular cadence at race pace, it’s hard to avoid someone who rapidly changes direction and speed in front of me.2 -
So far every Saturday this month I have had to skip my long run, that's a big chunk of miles lost so probably will miss my normal 200 again. Bah.7
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polskagirl01 wrote: »RunsOnEspresso wrote: »A little blog on race ettiquette in regards to handicapped athletes. I think it hits a lot of what we were talking about as general. https://fitlegally.com/why-your-race-etiquette-may-be-ruining-the-race-for-handicapped-athletes/
Another thing that can be done is for race organizers to think about where the wheelchair athletes are starting. In one race I did, the one participant in a wheelchair started at the very back. Perhaps this was just a mistake on his part, not knowing where he should line up, I'm not sure. But shortly after the start, I heard runners behind me yelling to make way for a wheelchair, and everyone moved to the sides and made a nice wide lane for him to come through the middle past us all. So in that case, runners did the right thing, and it seems to me I've seen other race pictures where he starts at the front now. But it could have easily been a similar situation to what this author experienced.
What age is your daughter? My kids are getting much better (and so am I at watching out), but they can be so unpredictable on their bikes, randomly swerving side to side, not paying attention to which side of the lane they are in or where other cyclists are. It used to be I felt like a broken record yelling at them the whole ride, "Stay on the right!" "Look where you're going!" "Straight ahead!" "Don't stop in front of me!". And once my son and I crashed into each other while I was running, and I flew through the air before landing on concrete. But we like biking and bike-running together, so these are important things for them to learn.Camaramandy648 wrote: »Lots of posts to catch up on! I had my third run of the week yesterday and it did not go well. It wasn’t the worst, but I was very distracted by change in routine. My daughter wanted to pace me on the bicycle, which was incredibly sweet, but I was so worried about her getting hit by a car, that I couldn’t think about me running. Add to that a change in terrain caused by my own lack of planning and trying to work on breathing techniques .... at one point, I really needed to keep running but I just stopped. I think all the anxiety was causing me to run at a pace that was too hard and fast maybe .... after walking a tiny bit, I picked up the pace and ran again and just tried to have fun with it, since any focused work was out the window. All in all, not too bad!
After saying all that, your daughter is probably older and doesn't have this problem
Along with the etiquette theme, I just got back from school drop-off (we go by bike) and a lot of people have decided to forget about the perfectly good sidewalks today and instead are walking slowly in the middle of the bike path. With their little kids. And not paying any attention to anything around them. And who made the leaf pile across the bike lane? I don't know what's in it and don't really want to go through it... rant over. At least I'm safely home and didn't hit anyone.
She's thirteen! We still have this problem though - she's operating on maybe an eight or nine year old level in terms of maturity and fore-thought. She has ASD (autism spectrum disorder) and Tourette's, so we struggle with what's appropriate/ not appropriate in any given situation and she literally just does what she feels in the moment. We had a great time, though. I was just so happy she wanted to go with me - and the activity is so so so very good for self regulation!10 -
@shanaber Kira is about 3.5 years old. We've had her since July 2017. She was found pregnant, don't know her exact age. She was kept in a foster home to have the puppies and once they were old enough, she was spayed and put into the shelter. We met her the day after her surgery, took her home a few days later.
Great picture of the osprey!
Unplanned rest day today. I went out with coworkers last night and my boss told me I could take today off. So I got up at 4am, fed the dogs, poured myself a cup of coffee and decided to go back to bed! Up a few hours later, drinking the coffee now and considering logging in to get some work done anyway.4
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