October 2019 Monthly Running Challenge
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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
10/24 rest
10/25 2.50
Total : 25.50
Upcoming races:
Revel Kulia Half Marathon 1/18/20
Ticker is my goal for 2019 and progress to date:
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I know you guys are all over this stuff however I just got my first HR report as part of a training run and I think it is very cool! Average HR 149 with max 163, no idea what is means but it looks brilliant.
Have a great weekend everyone and may that fast be with you if you are in a race!11 -
9k today, ran another new route. This time in a local park, so grass! I was so preoccupied getting ready silently in the dark to avoid waking people and working out if I had enough time to complete a long run before the rugby on TV, I completely forgot to put my contacts in. Lots of dog walkers out but i couldnt see any of them properly.
Log: 9km, note: longest run in 5yrs, two walk intervals. Longest blind run ever.
Goal for October:
1. 15runs.......11
2. 80km.........65km
3. 8km long...Done 12 Oct
4. PB 5km......Done 5 Oct
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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
10-19 7k slow
10-20 7k easy
10-21 rest
10-22 rest
10-23 rest
10-24 4k easy
10-25 babysitting
10-26 7k easy
October Total: 94k
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 mid 40s F today, with a breeze from the northeast. A few minor niggles, but nothing spectacular.
Despite the niggles, I'm really fortunate to have avoided serious injury so far this year.
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; 47/74 overall; First Place male 60 and older8 -
October goal 110 KM (ADJUSTED DUE TO INJURY)
Upcoming races:
Oct. 26 - Botanical Autumn 5k
Oct. 27 - Lublin Half Marathon
5k is done. Race report is like this: The Botanical Gardens are on a hillside. Race is 3 loops down, around a pond and then straight back up. Most add 3-5 minutes to their typical 5k times. I tried to take it easy, but felt worse with every loop. I managed to not walk or barf, despite seriously considering both. A friend ran and won her age group, and her husband was at the finish taking pictures of us at every loop. I can only imagine how terrible I look in them, haha. I was 8th in AG, which was probably right in the middle of the results for this small race. Ate a big pastry afterwards and quickly felt better. Quad is not bothering me at all and I'm gonna rest up now for tomorrow's half marathon.
Here's the bling.I did 4 races in the 2019 series.
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PastorVincent wrote: »T1DCarnivoreRunner wrote: »PastorVincent wrote: »15 miles today. I wore my nox gear for the first time as I left pretty close to sunset by the time I returned it was too dark to see on the trails and I was thinking I was pretty stupid for leaving my lamp safely at home.
But I did not die, so I guess it all worked out in the end 
Not dying is my best accomplishment most days.
Delaying death is like 90% of why I do this insane sport.
Delaying/preventing dementia is my motivation... crossing my fingers that getting more fit will do something about it.
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polskagirl01 wrote: »5k is done. Race report is like this: The Botanical Gardens are on a hillside. Race is 3 loops down, around a pond and then straight back up. Most add 3-5 minutes to their typical 5k times. I tried to take it easy, but felt worse with every loop. I managed to not walk or barf, despite seriously considering both. A friend ran and won her age group, and her husband was at the finish taking pictures of us at every loop. I can only imagine how terrible I look in them, haha. I was 8th in AG, which was probably right in the middle of the results for this small race. Ate a big pastry afterwards and quickly felt better. Quad is not bothering me at all and I'm gonna rest up now for tomorrow's half marathon.
Here's the bling.I did 4 races in the 2019 series.
Cool bling! Congrats!0 -
PastorVincent wrote: »T1DCarnivoreRunner wrote: »PastorVincent wrote: »15 miles today. I wore my nox gear for the first time as I left pretty close to sunset by the time I returned it was too dark to see on the trails and I was thinking I was pretty stupid for leaving my lamp safely at home. But I did not die, so I guess it all worked out in the end
Not dying is my best accomplishment most days.
Delaying death is like 90% of why I do this insane sport.
Delaying/preventing dementia is my motivation... crossing my fingers that getting more fit will do something about it.
It should if modern health science is correct. They say that endurance sports sharpen your mind, and to some degree reverse aging of it.2 -
I am enjoying staying in bed this morning. I ate horribly for two days in a row and paid for it dearly. I slept deeply, which is a nice change because staying asleep is always so difficult for me. I went and ran last night despite wanting to lay around instead. It felt great to make myself do it! The discipline has to override motivation and as i am sure you all will agree, this is the hardest part.
I am not motivated to get out and do a long run today, in the rain, no less. But alas, I am disciplined. Plus, i have been doing well and I dont want to give myself reason to be regretful or disappointed that I didn’t do all I could...
Enough stalling- time to get ready and get out there!8 -
Hey. Y'all are a smart thoughtful bunch:
With the exception of limiting carbs due to health reasons, diabetes; what's youre take on these athletes that are vegan or vegetarian?
Why?
Who doesn't want to perform better (not running, only loafing currently)?
Is it just the next fad diet?
And Jurek? Hmm, seem like some proof in the pudding? Maybe I should look at his book(s).
I'm 1.5 days in to cutting animal products and wondering, did I get suckered? Seems like evidence is there. But I'm skeptical that there's an agenda or it's bro-science.
You are welcome to eat what you with no judgement from me (duh). I know, for some that is a touchy subject. I'm just trying to find healthy.
Didn't @MNLittleFinn give up animal? He's a beast.
Tldr is the science there?0 -
If they are getting proper nutrition, i don't think it really matters what you eat.
I love animals. But i also love meat. Maybe meat with a side of meat.
I also like eating vegan food.
I'm not sure if the science is there or not.
I totally didn't answer your question6 -
If they are getting proper nutrition, i don't think it really matters what you eat.
I love animals. But i also love meat. Maybe meat with a side of meat.
I also like eating vegan food.
I'm not sure if the science is there or not.
I totally didn't answer your question
I'm looking for thoughts. DH has high cholesterol and he needs to change his diet. I thought, no way I'm giving up McDonald's 2-3 times a week or my grass fed fatty roast. But... IDK.
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If they are getting proper nutrition, i don't think it really matters what you eat.
I love animals. But i also love meat. Maybe meat with a side of meat.
I also like eating vegan food.
I'm not sure if the science is there or not.
I totally didn't answer your question
I'm looking for thoughts. DH has high cholesterol and he needs to change his diet. I thought, no way I'm giving up McDonald's 2-3 times a week or my grass fed fatty roast. But... IDK.
Thanks for your thoughts.
Breaking it down to keep it simple:
Your body needs two things to operate correctly:
Fuel
Raw materials
Carbs, protein, and fat all provide fuel.
Vitamins, minerals, and such provide raw materials.
So long as your diet has sufficient quantities of both it really does not matter where it comes from. Restricting any category of food, say meat, means you have to plan to cover the missing piece. In the case of meat that means you have to be deliberate in making sure you get a complete protein from someplace. (protein is raw material as well as fuel).
So can you be a strong healthy vegetarian athlete? Sure. Is there a real advantage to it? I doubt it unless you have some medical condition making you have to avoid meat. I knew a girl decades ago that was allergic to red meat for example. If she was an athelete she would perform better on veggie diet. The same would be true for diary if you were lactose intolerant.
Now, you can argue moral reasons or religious reasons for one diet over another, but that is a separate topic for a different forum.
In short, there are some medical reasons (IBS, Celiac, etc) for avoiding a category of food. If you have one of those you will no doubt perform better on the restricted diet, else a balanced diet is what the body needs.5 -
Didn't @MNLittleFinn give up animal? He's a beast.
Pretty sure he went Keto or Low Carb, just like @JessicaMcBride
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Really didn't feel like going 17 miles this morning, but missed the long run last weekend because of the race, so had to suck it up. Turns out it wasn't all that bad. Took quick walk breaks every 4 miles while drinking a couple sips of water and 1/2 a GU. Energy felt ok (doubled my daily carb intake yesterday might have helped), but legs were trash towards the end.
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PastorVincent wrote: »If they are getting proper nutrition, i don't think it really matters what you eat.
I love animals. But i also love meat. Maybe meat with a side of meat.
I also like eating vegan food.
I'm not sure if the science is there or not.
I totally didn't answer your question
I'm looking for thoughts. DH has high cholesterol and he needs to change his diet. I thought, no way I'm giving up McDonald's 2-3 times a week or my grass fed fatty roast. But... IDK.
Thanks for your thoughts.
Breaking it down to keep it simple:
Your body needs two things to operate correctly:
Fuel
Raw materials
Carbs, protein, and fat all provide fuel.
Vitamins, minerals, and such provide raw materials.
So long as your diet has sufficient quantities of both it really does not matter where it comes from. Restricting any category of food, say meat, means you have to plan to cover the missing piece. In the case of meat that means you have to be deliberate in making sure you get a complete protein from someplace. (protein is raw material as well as fuel).
So can you be a strong healthy vegetarian athlete? Sure. Is there a real advantage to it? I doubt it unless you have some medical condition making you have to avoid meat. I knew a girl decades ago that was allergic to red meat for example. If she was an athelete she would perform better on veggie diet. The same would be true for diary if you were lactose intolerant.
Now, you can argue moral reasons or religious reasons for one diet over another, but that is a separate topic for a different forum.
In short, there are some medical reasons (IBS, Celiac, etc) for avoiding a category of food. If you have one of those you will no doubt perform better on the restricted diet, else a balanced diet is what the body needs.
I'm vegetarian, more because I was born vegetarian than out of choice but I have never felt a need or desire to change it. I do eat dairy products though. I have to pay attention to my nutrition and sometimes struggle to meet my protein targets, and as a female with certain female issues I have found that I need to take a multi-vitamin with a lot of iron in to avoid anaemia, but I don't think I suffer at all in terms of athletics. I mean, I'm currently running 22-23 miles per week, swimming for over an hour a week and fitting in at least 2 strength training workouts on top of working part-time and running the house and family, and I feel great and think I'm performing well. Ok, I'm not going to be setting any WRs for speed, but that's not my goal anyway.
However, I have met vegetarians with high cholesterol levels, and diabetic vegetarians, and obese vegetarians... it's more about watching your nutrition IMO
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Congratulations on your 5k @polskagirl01. Sounds like a tough one! Good job not barfing. I love those medals, very cool!
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
10/19/19 :::: 13.2 :::: 62.5
10/20/19 :::: 13.3 :::: 75.8
10/21/19 :::: 0.0 :::: 75.8
10/22/19 :::: 0.0 :::: 75.8
10/23/19 :::: 0.0 :::: 75.8
10/24/19 :::: 0.0 :::: 75.8
10/25/19 :::: 0.0 :::: 75.8
10/26/19 :::: 3.6 :::: 79.4
After 5 days off, I went for a run this morning. I was still super sore from my workouts this week so it was a bit rough. I took it easy and ran with a couple of people I don't usually run with, but were very fun to chat with and made the time go fast.
After the run, I stopped to have coffee with a few other running friends who had done longer runs involving hills this morning that I wasn't' up for. Then I headed over to the gym to stretch and use the sauna. I stopped to tell my trainer how sore I was and he somehow talked me into going to do stairs at the park with them. I don't know why I said yes (the sauna had helped I guess), but I did 20 flights (10 down, 10 up) of long, rocky stairs. The other 3 people were wearing weighted vests though and I did not have one, so I felt like a slacker.
Then I went home and had to take the dog for a longish hike because she was demented with energy. So I'm just now sitting down and wondering what the heck happened to my planned lazy day. It was an amazing fall day though so I really enjoyed being out there and taking advantage of perfect weather.
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Congratulations your 5k @polskagirl01. Way to not puke! 😆 That alone deserves a medal. And those series medals are awesome!3
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eleanorhawkins wrote: »PastorVincent wrote: »If they are getting proper nutrition, i don't think it really matters what you eat.
I love animals. But i also love meat. Maybe meat with a side of meat.
I also like eating vegan food.
I'm not sure if the science is there or not.
I totally didn't answer your question
I'm looking for thoughts. DH has high cholesterol and he needs to change his diet. I thought, no way I'm giving up McDonald's 2-3 times a week or my grass fed fatty roast. But... IDK.
Thanks for your thoughts.
Breaking it down to keep it simple:
Your body needs two things to operate correctly:
Fuel
Raw materials
Carbs, protein, and fat all provide fuel.
Vitamins, minerals, and such provide raw materials.
So long as your diet has sufficient quantities of both it really does not matter where it comes from. Restricting any category of food, say meat, means you have to plan to cover the missing piece. In the case of meat that means you have to be deliberate in making sure you get a complete protein from someplace. (protein is raw material as well as fuel).
So can you be a strong healthy vegetarian athlete? Sure. Is there a real advantage to it? I doubt it unless you have some medical condition making you have to avoid meat. I knew a girl decades ago that was allergic to red meat for example. If she was an athelete she would perform better on veggie diet. The same would be true for diary if you were lactose intolerant.
Now, you can argue moral reasons or religious reasons for one diet over another, but that is a separate topic for a different forum.
In short, there are some medical reasons (IBS, Celiac, etc) for avoiding a category of food. If you have one of those you will no doubt perform better on the restricted diet, else a balanced diet is what the body needs.
I'm vegetarian, more because I was born vegetarian than out of choice but I have never felt a need or desire to change it. I do eat dairy products though. I have to pay attention to my nutrition and sometimes struggle to meet my protein targets, and as a female with certain female issues I have found that I need to take a multi-vitamin with a lot of iron in to avoid anaemia, but I don't think I suffer at all in terms of athletics. I mean, I'm currently running 22-23 miles per week, swimming for over an hour a week and fitting in at least 2 strength training workouts on top of working part-time and running the house and family, and I feel great and think I'm performing well. Ok, I'm not going to be setting any WRs for speed, but that's not my goal anyway.
However, I have met vegetarians with high cholesterol levels, and diabetic vegetarians, and obese vegetarians... it's more about watching your nutrition IMO
Totally agree. What's your protein goal? If ya don't mind. There's some thought that we truly don't need as much as we are told (by the meat producers), but there's also research saying older Americans don't get enough protein... Even though the US eats 3x the animals as the rest of the world. No idea who funded it. Do cows get enough protein? They don't eat meat and are bigger than I. So... There's a disconnect. Google says steer cows gaing 2 pounds a day eat 1.6 lbs of protein a day (OSU). WTH? Surely i can get enough from plants, they do.
You know there is also research showing a link to high animal protein and cancer and diabetes? Is it sound? IDK.
Amino acids are found in all plants, the building blocks of protein. I'm not concerned with a protein goal.
I understand people are sick no matter their diet, you'll find all types of variation within vegetarian or caveman. I am try to be reasonable in my expectations, no I'm not going to be as trim as Jurek just because I pass on the butter. Mmm. Butter. Good Irish butter... Yum!
I'm only on day 2. I have horrible night pain and have been giving in to sleeping with a narcotic or Valium 2-3 nights a week. Last night I anticipated more horrible pain, but found it was not so. I actually have less pain today than what I have been. So, ist It diet just as stated in some circles? Or coincidence?
I'm not twisting arms to see my way. Just looking for real folks with real information.
These are just the thoughts I wrestle with... I might watch too much Netflix, or our diet is killing us. Or meh... It may not matter at all.
Eta. Anyone else think too much?
And I think I have DH talked in to trying a krav maga class when I'm cleared for it. Woot woot!!!
And did you know that Arnold Schwarzenegger is vegetarian or vegan? Who the hell is smart enough to wade through all this BS and find truth? Where's the truth? Get it..."where's the beef?" Ok... I'm going...4 -
Sorry to hear this. Hope you get back to normal soon!MegaMooseEsq wrote: »My leg is better but still hurting today, and my knee decided to start griping in solidarity, so it’s a DNS for tomorrow’s 10k. Good luck to everyone who’s racing this weekend and hopefully I’ll be back on the road in a couple of days.
@polskagirl01 Sounds like a tough race. Hills are the worst! Congratulations on your placement and not barfing. Love the bling. Good luck tomorrow!0
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