October 2020 Monthly Running Challange
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I'm in for the 100 Mile Club again assuming the weather cooperates and there are no more fires!6
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My plan calls for about 70, so we'll see.
I have an actual, real life race this month!! This was a rescheduled race from May that I totally forgot about. It's an easy trail run around a wildflower farm in the TX hill country. Luckily, it's only a 10k because if it was any longer, I don't know if I could be ready for it. But, as luck would have it, my plan has me running 6 miles that day anyway! I haven't seen what precautions will be put into place, but it's a fairly small race any way so I'm not too nervous about it. I'm really looking forward to getting to race again!!13 -
Hi all. It’s a strength day for me today but jumping on to set a plan for 80 miles this month. Would love to do 100 again but between weather and potential lockdowns that looks a bit of a stretch. We shall see...
Wishing everyone a safe and happy month of running x6 -
100 mile club for me6
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10/1 – 5.23 miles
Goal – 125 miles
Beautiful morning. It was a cool 48F (sorry for the heat wave you’re having @shanaber) and the moon and stars were shining brightly. The moon was a beautiful yellow/orange color. Coincidentally, my Garmin shows my run as red and orange. I had to drop something off at church this morning so I decided to run in “town” for a different route. I underestimated the traffic at 6:00 am. The main highway through town is a busy one and only a short section has sidewalks. I looped through the streets of the one and only subdivision a couple of times to keep off the main road.
@rheddmobile – so sorry about your finger. Sounds very painful.
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10-1 7k easy
October Total: 7k
October 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
September Total: 176k
2020 Total through September: 1584k / 176k per month
Sunny, upper 40s F, and less wind than yesterday. Went with shorts and short sleeves, which was nice in the sun but a little cool in the shade. Yesterday's wind knocked a lot of walnuts down.
My route on Garmin Connect on my computer is all one color (blue). My route on my Garmin Connect App on my phone is blue and green. Yesterday's had some yellow and red in it -- looks like an exotic snake.
Glad I didn't join the "Cut Yer Finger Club" for September. A club of two is already two too many.
Now off for my first shingles vaccine shot and trout fishing.
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 -- Completed 9-29
2020 races:
9-8 to 9-13 "Virtual Boston with Vincent" Time goal 5:15:00; actual time 4:47:016 -
Replying to your Sep comment in October @kgirlhart but yes! I have a 3 (almost 4) month old and a 2.5 year old. So sleeping is really hit or miss lately. I'm surprising myself that I'm still going out for runs on days when I have a rougher night, but I know if I used that as an excuse to not run every time, I'd never get into running again!8
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@Tramboman the girl that works across the hall from me goes trout fishing all the time! I made cod last night for the first time. Didn't hate it. The whole spread was baked cod, peas, carrots, kale and collard greens, and battered cod. Anyway I am pretty sure I have never had trout. Are you going to keep them and eat them or throw them back?
In September, I had 206.75 miles! I remember when I was sure I could never do "something like that." My mentality now is totally different - Now, it's more along the lines of "hmmm how far CAN I go?"
Anyway, back to work. Love you all. Happy running.10 -
Good October morning to y'all!
10/1 5.41 pushed myself and my last mile was 10:54 as opposed to the 11's and 12's I've been doing.
The temp was a very nice upper 50's and I guess I was feeling frisky. LOL!
@Tramboman I love to go fishing, too, but we fish for big mouth bass! We usually throw them back, but occasionally keep them to eat.
Space Race miles: 194.25 of 248.57 -
I've been using the Run with Hal app. He wants me to do 7 miles today. HAHAHAHa I don't have time for 7 miles on a weekday. He will have to settle for whatever I can get in after work & before dinner. Maybe if I was a faster runner I could do 7 miles on a weekday but I max out on time at about 5 miles. I've looked through the app & there's no way to enter parameters like that. This is when it's nice to have an actual person. You can talk and adjust it. Oh well.6
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So I just saw another virtual challenge - this one local. It's running from a local Fleet Feet store to Gatlinburg, TN. 250 miles. It starts on Halloween and goes through Christmas. That's 2 more miles than my current challenge and less time to achieve it. Wondering if I should dare to sign up....
@skippygirlsmom Did you see this? Are you going to try it?6 -
October Goal: 100 Miles
10/1: 6.24 miles
6.24/100 miles completed for October
1066.18/1000 miles for Run the Year Team Pavement Pounders
I started off October with a 10K. It was another perfect running weather morning. I could really get used to this. I have a HM coming up on November 7th. I was following a Hal Higdon plan that I tweaked, and the last few weeks I have been running, but not doing any speed work. So today I attempted a Tempo Run. I'm not entirely sure if I did it right. But I ran the first mile as a warm up, then four miles at HM pace and then the last mile as a cool down. At least that is what I attempted. I'm not really sure if that is a tempo run or a pace run to be honest, but I figure that the fact that I was actually trying to run at a certain pace and not just running easy counts as speed work. I ended up with my splits at 10:49, 9:58,10:00, 9:42, 9:52 and 10:04 with an average pace of 10:02. Then I tacked on the last .24 mile so I could get to 10k. It was a really nice run and I felt really good. The moon was gorgeous again this morning. It was big and orange. I think we are getting some of the smoke from the west, but it does make for pretty skies.
@kristinajeang I'm really impressed that you are getting out and getting it done with two little ones. I wish I had started being fit when I was younger.
@Tramboman I hope you are planning your fishing before your shingles vaccine. Maybe I'm a wuss, but I thought that the shingles vaccine was very painful. My arm was sore for days both times.
2020 races:
11/7/20: Run for 57th AHC Half Marathon3 -
Today was a perfect storm (quite literally) for my run. 1) my running partner (divorced friend) slept in and wasnt answering my texts, so I decided to go anyway, 2) it started hailing as soon as I opened my door to go outside, despite no rain/hail being in the forecast for another three hours, 3) I started running after it stopped and it downpour rained three more times for a few minutes each time on my run, 4) the cold rainy weather made my ankle sore, and 5) my wet sleeve hit the "finish run" button on my watch at 2.6mi, so I had to start another activity for the last .5mi and it was so discouraging.
BUT, I still did it. Dunder Mifflin running club virtual 5k is done! (warning, kid picture spam included below since I mentioned them earlier in the thread to @kgirlhart ; i'll remove their picture in a few hours though..)
10/1 - 3.1mi
3.1/35 for October9 -
10/1 – 6 miles
6 (6.22) of 115 miles
@martaindale that sounds like a pretty course.
@Teresa502 it was in the low 50s here this morning with the same beautiful moon.
@kristinajeang 2 under 3 yikes! – they are precious
@WandaVaughn I’m definitely doing the Yuletide Madness - I’m a sucker for a jacket ha ha I also signed up for Halloween 5K virtual race – love the long sleeve t’s
Races:
154 of 335 miles Pinhoti Trail Challenge done
215 of 248 miles of Space Race doneMother’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 - done
Halloween 5K Monster Mile virtual race - 10/31
The Pinhoti Trail Challenge 335 miles virtual – 1 Sept to 31 Dec
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
Yuletide Madness 250 miles from 10/1 - 12/25
Oak Barrel Half Marathon – October – running virtual4 -
kristinajeang wrote: »Today was a perfect storm (quite literally) for my run. 1) my running partner (divorced friend) slept in and wasnt answering my texts, so I decided to go anyway, 2) it started hailing as soon as I opened my door to go outside, despite no rain/hail being in the forecast for another three hours, 3) I started running after it stopped and it downpour rained three more times for a few minutes each time on my run, 4) the cold rainy weather made my ankle sore, and 5) my wet sleeve hit the "finish run" button on my watch at 2.6mi, so I had to start another activity for the last .5mi and it was so discouraging.
BUT, I still did it. Dunder Mifflin running club virtual 5k is done! (warning, kid picture spam included below since I mentioned them earlier in the thread to @kgirlhart ; i'll remove their picture in a few hours though..)
10/1 - 3.1mi
3.1/35 for October
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Also GREAT JOB on your 5k!
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Trout is lovely - rub in some rock salt, pan fry in a bit of milk, nom, nom!
Sign up @WandaVaughn and if you know any good virutal challenges where I can get some bling in the UK I'd love to know.
Right there with you @kristinajeang - I just ran a race pace 10k, not planned however I started 7 miles from home and the rain was giving it some. The rain stopped at 4 miles and when I heard the split I thought.. why not, and gave it effort for the rest. Knocked almost 2 minutes off my PB which wasn't great in the first place but still leaves me feeling like I've had a great start to October.
Sign me up for 100 miles!8 -
Camaramandy648 wrote: »@Tramboman the girl that works across the hall from me goes trout fishing all the time! I made cod last night for the first time. Didn't hate it. The whole spread was baked cod, peas, carrots, kale and collard greens, and battered cod. Anyway I am pretty sure I have never had trout. Are you going to keep them and eat them or throw them back?
In September, I had 206.75 miles! I remember when I was sure I could never do "something like that." My mentality now is totally different - Now, it's more along the lines of "hmmm how far CAN I go?"
Anyway, back to work. Love you all. Happy running.
I keep one occasionally, but usually put them back to catch again. The place I fish is fly fishing only. Caught three today before the wind shifted and they stopped biting.3 -
@kristinajeang Adorable kids! And great completing your 5K! I too did the Dunder Mifflen. Loving the shirt.
@kgirlhart Great run, great paces as well. So I think I miscalculated my last 10K. I didn't stop the watch after the distance. So I think actually it was more like 59:57. So not quite as good as I thought lol. Still, I got it just under an hour so I'm ok with that. And also on the shingles shot. My Dr wants me to get it (since also my dad has had shingles and not fun), but I'm a wuss for that reason. He said I would probably be no good the next day so get in on a Friday...Good Luck @Tramboman Let me know how it is!
@rheddmobile eek on the finger! Hope you are ok. I've sliced part of my finger using a mandolin and had to got to urgent care to get it cauterized as it just would not stop bleeding - I had nicked an artery. This was pre-COVID though. Hope your fares ok! Hugs.
@Camaramandy648 200 plus! That is serious stuff.
No run today, spin instead. Will get some miles started for October tomorrow!
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October Goal: 100 Miles
10/1: 6.24 miles
6.24/100 miles completed for October
1066.18/1000 miles for Run the Year Team Pavement Pounders
I started off October with a 10K. It was another perfect running weather morning. I could really get used to this. I have a HM coming up on November 7th. I was following a Hal Higdon plan that I tweaked, and the last few weeks I have been running, but not doing any speed work. So today I attempted a Tempo Run. I'm not entirely sure if I did it right. But I ran the first mile as a warm up, then four miles at HM pace and then the last mile as a cool down. At least that is what I attempted. I'm not really sure if that is a tempo run or a pace run to be honest, but I figure that the fact that I was actually trying to run at a certain pace and not just running easy counts as speed work. I ended up with my splits at 10:49, 9:58,10:00, 9:42, 9:52 and 10:04 with an average pace of 10:02. Then I tacked on the last .24 mile so I could get to 10k. It was a really nice run and I felt really good. The moon was gorgeous again this morning. It was big and orange. I think we are getting some of the smoke from the west, but it does make for pretty skies.
@kristinajeang I'm really impressed that you are getting out and getting it done with two little ones. I wish I had started being fit when I was younger.
@Tramboman I hope you are planning your fishing before your shingles vaccine. Maybe I'm a wuss, but I thought that the shingles vaccine was very painful. My arm was sore for days both times.
2020 races:
11/7/20: Run for 57th AHC Half Marathon
I got the shot in my left arm because I cast with my right. It was more painful than my flu shot.6 -
@skippygirlsmom my husband and I high-fived once we made it out of what would have been the 'two under two' range, and then decided to have a baby IF we have a third, we will wait until our youngest is 3
@polskagirl01 thank you and THANK YOU! I did not know it was an hour window, so I appreciate that a lot! I just would rather not have the kids pictures out there for the world to see/forever.
@TheMrWobbly nice job, definitely a good start to oct!! I was able to shave 3min off my 5k time despite it all, and a new PB for me after having the kids, so I will take it!
@hamsterwheel6 thank you!! I'm definitely so excited to wear the shirt! Since it was so cold and it's a tad tighter that what I imagined, I just wore my normal running clothes (baggier/thicker/long sleeve), but I'm super excited to wear it around on the weekends!5
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