September 2020 Monthly Running Challenge
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Date :::: Miles :::: Cumulative
09/01/20 :::: 3.1 :::: 3.1
09/02/20 :::: 3.5 :::: 6.6
09/03/20 :::: 1.9 :::: 8.4
09/04/20 :::: 3.1 :::: 11.6
09/05/20 :::: 7.5 :::: 19.1
09/06/20 :::: 1.5 :::: 20.6
09/07/20 :::: 2.2 :::: 22.8
09/08/20 :::: 3.1 :::: 26.0
09/09/20 :::: 4.0 :::: 30.0
09/10/20 :::: 5.2 :::: 35.2
09/11/20 :::: 3.3 :::: 38.5
09/12/20 :::: 8.6 :::: 47.0
09/13/20 :::: 3.4 :::: 50.4
09/14/20 :::: 5.1 :::: 55.5
09/15/20 :::: 2.1 :::: 57.6
09/16/20 :::: 2.3 :::: 59.9
09/17/20 :::: 1.8 :::: 61.7
09/18/20 :::: 1.8 :::: 63.5
I still didn't accumulate much mileage, but I did get out to the trails for a good walk/run with Stella. This is a tough date for me on a personal/emotional level so I left work at about 1:00 to take some time to enjoy the really gorgeous cool weather and get some nature therapy. Every year for the past several I've gone away for this particular weekend to the Adirondacks and I wasn't able to get away right now, so I felt the need to at least get into the woods and on some trails. Plus Stella is still crazy wound up (the cooler weather is making her extra energetic I think). I found a new trail about 30 minutes from me that I've never been to and headed out. It was a nice trail around a large pond/small lake with a lot of offshoot trails as well. Looks like it's used for cross-country skiing and snowshoeing a lot in the winter as the trails were marked for that.
We walked the first two miles and then I decided I really needed to just get my run in whether Stella liked it or not. The trail was pretty nice for running, not too treacherous. The run was slow with lots of stopping to smell things (Stella, not me). Speaking of which, we saw quite a bit of horse poop so apparently they are also riding trails. There were a few campsites on one end of the pond and a few people were there but I didn't see any other people on the trail at all. It was just what I was looking for in letting the fresh air of nature help clear the mind and calm the soul.
A little later I decided to pick up take-out and I brought it to the park by my house to watch the sunset over the lake. I'm not sure why I never did that before, because it was lovely (but got pretty chilly!).6 -
0918-3k, total-25.8k goal-80k
Yeah... not gonna make that goal. Work has been an enormous pile of *kitten*. I think I clocked 60 hours over the last 4 days. Great fun.
Anyway, did 3km in the dead of night because my back was killing me. Took all of 20 minutes and came back feeling infinitely better. Then got a whole night's sleep, then lifted this morning. Almost feel like a complete person again. This running thing might be better than medicine.Yesterday was also the closest I came to the RAOK bit of our challenge. Wasn’t exactly random, as I donated blood, and they only come to our town every couple of months. But if I remember correctly, Vincent donated regularly. I meant to get a picture for our project while I was actually donating—- but, the gal donating next to me passed out BAD.... like took a while to bring her back sort of bad.... so, I was a bit distracted, and forgot. So, this was the closest I came to getting a logical visual when I finally remembered.
I'm planning to go tomorrow, plus hopefully sign up for stem cell donation. The kind for people who get leukemia. Bit of a long shot. I'd quite rather anyone who can pair with me not get it in the first place, but if it can help anyone, ya know.
@Camaramandy648 Keep us posted, hope you feel better soon.
@TheMrWobbly Now I've got envy!9 -
Thanks, everyone!
Still no results! Next challenge starts Monday. The first distance is 7k. Not bad at all, just wondering how I can safely complete it without harming anyone else, in case I am positive.
I usually have problems with sleep maintenance but last night, even after such a long nap in the middle of the day, I slept all 9 hours, straight through. That is very abnormal for me, though it was really nice.
@themrwobbly what a great freaking haul! How did you manage that?!?!?? I would not have said no, rotfl. Absolutely not!
I ordered some sleeves from oiselle yesterday. Pretty excited about them and definitely wished I had them last year. And now I definitely wish I had ordered them when they were on sale this summer lol.
*sigh* would really like to try to run today but where and how?3 -
@katharmonic I think we all have days that are particularly emotional for us. Glad you were able to leave work early and get in some nature time. It sounds like a wonderfully calming day.
@Camaramandy648 Maybe you should take today off, since you are feeling so tired and your next challenge starts tomorrow. But, you do you and don't listen to me. LOL I'm the world's worst at being able to talk myself out of running.
Today was supposed to have been my first HM. Looks like the weather would have been perfect in Dayton, OH. Upper 40's. Oh well. Maybe next year. I had planned to do my long run today, as we are having similar weather - lower 50s, high lower 70's. But, I'm going to play tennis this morning instead. I'll see how I feel when I get home.4 -
@Camaramandy648 which sleeves did you get? Last year I got the luxe free with an order and OMG they are so awesome
I think I'm taking the weekend off (might walk the dog). Yesterday's run I had trouble taking in deep breaths. It lasted most of the day. My head is stuffy and my ears are crackling and won't pop. I felt very warm yesterday afternoon but no fever. (My office does get warm but it felt warmer yesterday than normal)5 -
9-1 7.2k slow
9-2 7.2k easy
9-3 7.2k moderate
9-4 7.2k measy (between moderate and easy)
9-5 7k measy
9-6 7k easy
9-7 rest
9-8 7k marathon pace
9-9 7k marathon pace
9-10 7.2k marathon pace
9-11 7k marathon pace
9-12 7k marathon pace
9-13 7k marathon pace
9-14 rest
9-15 7k measy
9-16 7k measy
9-17 7k easy
9-18 7k easy
9-19 7k easy
September Total: 120k
September Goal: 170k
January Total: 161k
February Total: 167k
March Total: 181k
April Total: 191k
May Total: 200k
June Total: 156k
July Total: 180k
August Total: 172k
2020 Total through August: 1408k / 176k per month
Sunny, low 40s F and frost on the roofs this morning. A very pleasant morning to run.
When you pop in here claiming your December 2020 mileage, what accomplishments will you have made?
Return to a good running weight of 175 lbs
Run at least 4 5k races
Get a 5k PR
Average at least 138k per month, to meet my Run the Year pledge of 1,020 miles
Stretch goal: If I can average 169k per month, I can run 2020k in 2020
Run the Year Team: Pavement Pounders
2020 races:
9-8 to 9-13 "Virtual Boston with Vincent" Time goal 5:15:00; actual time 4:47:014 -
@Camaramandy648 thinking good thoughts for you! Hope you are negative. Nice accomplishment on the continuous sleep. That would be a huge PR for me 😄🥱
13.3 miles this lovely morning. Ahhhh, 63°F felt so good. I just tried to enjoy it. Turned out to be the fastest HM since November 2018 (sub 2 hour), but it felt pretty easy. Just 10 - 15 degrees makes all the difference in the world 😁. The pain, sweat, and tears through the summer turned out to be just good training.
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RunsOnEspresso wrote: »@Camaramandy648 which sleeves did you get? Last year I got the luxe free with an order and OMG they are so awesome
I think I'm taking the weekend off (might walk the dog). Yesterday's run I had trouble taking in deep breaths. It lasted most of the day. My head is stuffy and my ears are crackling and won't pop. I felt very warm yesterday afternoon but no fever. (My office does get warm but it felt warmer yesterday than normal)
@RunsOnEspresso i think they’re the cirrus or something. I’m pretty excited about them! I don’t like wearing a lot of layers but i also despise being cold. Hopefully this will be a good happy medium.
@quilteryoyo i really want to take today off but i want to run more 😞
@Scott6255 how did you manage running in such a way where you did not put others at risk?
I run on trails mostly, so was thinking if i did that, id be avoiding people anyway, right?1 -
Date :::: Miles :::: Cumulative
09/01/20 :::: 3.1 :::: 3.1
09/02/20 :::: 3.5 :::: 6.6
09/03/20 :::: 1.9 :::: 8.4
09/04/20 :::: 3.1 :::: 11.6
09/05/20 :::: 7.5 :::: 19.1
09/06/20 :::: 1.5 :::: 20.6
09/07/20 :::: 2.2 :::: 22.8
09/08/20 :::: 3.1 :::: 26.0
09/09/20 :::: 4.0 :::: 30.0
09/10/20 :::: 5.2 :::: 35.2
09/11/20 :::: 3.3 :::: 38.5
09/12/20 :::: 8.6 :::: 47.0
09/13/20 :::: 3.4 :::: 50.4
09/14/20 :::: 5.1 :::: 55.5
09/15/20 :::: 2.1 :::: 57.6
09/16/20 :::: 2.3 :::: 59.9
09/17/20 :::: 1.8 :::: 61.7
09/18/20 :::: 1.8 :::: 63.5
09/19/20 :::: 8.5 :::: 72.0
What a gorgeous fall morning. My phone said it was 30 degrees when I woke up, but it wasn't frosty at all so I'm not sure I believe that. It was very cool out but the sun was shining and the sky was blue, and it was perfect for running. I wore capris and a long sleeve tech shirt with a tank underneath just in case I really warmed up and some gloves. I was more worried I'd be too cold, but other than the hands getting alternately hot and cold I was good with my long sleeves on the whole time. In the shade was cool and it felt wonderful whenever we came back out and the sun warmed you up again.
This is the first time in quite a while that a long run didn't feel like a chore. I could have easily run farther but have other things to do today so called it done at 8.5.
One of my Spartan/hiking friends is doing her first ever half marathon race today. It's a small trail race with a staggered start so they were able to hold it. I brought her a good luck first half marathon goody bag yesterday and she was so nervous. At least it was a fantastic day for it. I'm not going to the race but I'll go out with her and some friends later to celebrate. I'm waiting to hear updates on how she's doing. I think she'll do really well, but I just hope she's not disappointed because I feel like her expectations are way up there and her time goal did not seem very realistic for a trail race (totally realistic for her for a road race, but this trail is not easy. At all).7 -
@Camaramandy648 I have a pair of [cheap] sleeves and love them for Fall. Especially that I can push them down if I get to warm.4
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Camaramandy648 wrote: »@Scott6255 how did you manage running in such a way where you did not put others at risk?
Not really sure what you mean, but I seldom see many people when I run, and if I do I just give them a wide berth or cross the street.
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@RunsOnEspresso I hope you feel better.
@Scott6255 Congrats on your awesome HM time! The hard work is paying off.
@katharmonic I hope your friend did well. Glad you had a good run. It's great to hear about the nicer running weather in a lot of places.
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RACE REPORT(!)
Today was half marathon #2 of my 3 weekends racing in a row. It was a 2-hr drive away, but I got a ride with a coworker who was also running (and he got a 9-minute PR!). I also got to see some other runners I know at the race. Quick summary: It was great!It was a small race (140 runners) in a small town, and I don’t know what was up, but the race started and EVERYONE was going out at 2-hour pace or faster. I know this because I was quickly in last place and that was my pace until a mile in when I decided that even my runner brain was easily able to calculate that this was INSANE. So I slowed down a bit - we were going uphill at this point anyway.
The course was challenging. Approximately 1k around the town, then uphill (with very little relief) for 5k, water at the top and then down for 5k, up a side road to the turnaround (decorated nicely with flowers, a flag, and a wagon wheel to go around) and then back up 5k and down 5k with an incline at the end I had forgotten about.
I actually REALLY liked this course, especially knowing if I could just get up the hill to around 15k, if would be downhill from there. There was a lot of shade from trees, and the weather was nice and cool.
I was ok being in last place, because I knew there would be people to pass on the way back up that hill, and just kept going at a steady pace. Right after the turnaround, I started catching people, one or two at a time. Just keep running, and they'd eventually come back to me. One close to the end was from last week's race, was walking, turned around and saw me (probably thought "Oh no, not HER again") and started running. I thought to myself, "Ok, challenge accepted". I got past them at a turn and didn't look back, but had to work hard to do this. So the last little bit was super hard but also short because I was almost there.
I finished 4 minutes faster than last week's flat course, and felt good. Now on to recovery and hopefully doing this again next weekend!
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That's some great payback from all of your hard work!13.3 miles this lovely morning. Ahhhh, 63°F felt so good. I just tried to enjoy it. Turned out to be the fastest HM since November 2018 (sub 2 hour), but it felt pretty easy. Just 10 - 15 degrees makes all the difference in the world 😁. The pain, sweat, and tears through the summer turned out to be just good training.
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9/1 – 6 with Champ
9/2 – 3 with Champ
9/3 – 5 miles
9/4 – 3 miles of trail climb with Champ
9/5 – 7 miles
9/6 – 5 miles
9/7 – 5 miles with Champ
9/8 – 5 miles with Champ
9/9 – 10K for my monthly challenge
9/10 – 3 miles with Champ
9/11 – 5 miles with Champ
9/12 – 6 miles
9/13 – 5 miles with Champ
9/14 – 2 miles with Champ
9/15 – 6 miles
9/16 – 4 miles with Champ
9/17 – rest day
9/18 – 5 with Champ
9/19 – 7 miles
88 (91.46) of 115 miles
@TheMrWoobly nice shopping!!
@shanaber going to school in hiking shoes would be Skip’s perfect school ha ha
@hamsterwheel6 sorry about the hamstring, have you tried a compression sleeve? Skip wore one for a while after a hamstring pull, she sore by it. Happy birthday to your son
@hanlonsk yay for giving blood
@katharmonic the trail sounds great.
@RunsOnEspresso definitely sounds like you need to rest this weekend
Super job @polskagirl01 that is one up and down course!! But did you get holy water?
It was 57F this morning 57!!! I know it won’t last but 57!!
Races:Mother’s Day Virtual 5K – done
Retro Run Virtual 5K – done
Rona on the Run - Virtual for St. Jude benefit - done
Keep Moving Huntsville - at least one mile a day 1 - 31 May - done
The Big Run - June 3 - done
NEGU virtual run - June - Team NEGU helping support kids with cancer - done
Big Foot Wild Thangs Trail Race 5K/10K – June 20 on the trails…all together like a real race - done
Run 4 on the 4th – Virtual 4 miles on 4th of July - done
ISS Virtual 5K in July – done
Jackalope Trail Run 4 miler – done
Flora-Bama 600K - Virtual race from Huntsville AL to the Florida Alabama state line in Orange Beach – done
Scooby Doo Virtual 10K - done
Skunk Ape 5 miler August 1 trail race in person – done
Pirate Challenge – 10 weeks mile challenge June – August – done
Chupacabra 10K/HM – August 22 - done
Running of the Bulls Virtual 5K – 9/14 – 30/2020
The Pinhoti Trail Challenge 335 miles virtual – 1 Sept to 31 Dec – 67 miles done
2020 Liberty Road Challenge WWII soldiers journey from St. Mere Eglisde to Bastogne, Belgium – charity virtual run for the WII museum in New Orleans 716 miles team event 4 July – September – our team has finished
Space Race 400K Challenge 12 weeks running 248.5 miles to the ISS – August to November – 129 miles done
Oak Barrel Half Marathon – October – postponed from April7 -
Great running @polskagirl01
Snuck some carbs in today and suddenly I can run at my old pace. Defo dropping this keto. I won't go full carb as I was before and stick to whole carbs and limit the amount I take on. Still I will go for a huge bag of Co-op crisps (chips to you Americans) next weekend.9 -
Today’s running temps were perfect! 54F at the start. Not sure what the humidity level was but it had to be on the low side. I got in 20 miles and it was so much better than last week’s 20 mile run. Like @Scott6255 said, it’s amazing what the drop in temperatures does!
Nice haul @TheMrWobbly!
Great act of kindness @hanlonsk!
@katharmonic – Glad your soul got some TLC on the trails.
Congratulations @polskagirl01! That was a hilly course! Well done!
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Way to crush that 2nd HM @polskagirl01! With such a hilly course it is amazing that you were 4 minutes faster than last week! 👏👏💪3
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9/1 14.16 miles, 855 Days on the run
9/2 14.02 miles
9/3 14.16 miles
9/4 14.03 miles, 40 days HM+ streak
9/5 19.15 miles
9/6 26.46 miles, 860 Days on the run
9/7 27.08 miles
9/8 14.04 miles
9/9 15.39 miles, 45 days HM+ streak
9/10 18.46 miles
9/11 15.13 miles, 865 Days on the run (my never forget run, Valor)
9/12 18.25 miles
9/13 15.1 miles
9/14 15.19 miles, 50 days HM+ streak
9/15 15.29 miles
9/16 14.16 miles, 870 Days on the run
9/17 15.15 miles
9/18 15.27 miles
9/19 15.04 miles, 55 days HM+ streak
315.53 miles so far for September
1900 days on MFP9 -
Great job, @polskagirl01 !!!1
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