October 2020 Monthly Running Challange
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@camaramandy648 - I get up at 4:00 am also to run and I try so very hard to be in bed and asleep at 9:00 pm! I need at least 7 hours sleep but would prefer more!
Happy Belated Birthday @kristinajeang!3 -
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@Teresa502 the 4am thing is new to me - I decided that if I am going to follow the coach's plan, I'm just going to have to schedule out my days and make use of every hour so that my goals don't take away from what the kids need, which is a mom who works and can provide and is also present.
They say it takes 21 days to build a habit, right? So what am I at, 18 days left and this will feel normal? hahaha So far, it's really not that bad, I'm doing more than I thought I could but also I'd like a nap! And a mani-pedi!
And new shoes!
Speaking of shoes - the week @pastorvincent passed, I had ordered and received some new Nike Miler reacts. They're supposed to be pretty good for stability. They will hopefully be fine until I can get some new Mizuno's. I'm not super sure about them yet, but this morning they did not seem to cause any knee pain, so we shall see.5 -
10/1 – 5.23 miles
10/3 – 21.06 miles
10/5 – 6.08 miles
10/7 – 5.18 miles
10/8 – 5.11 miles
10/10 – 15.06 miles
10/13 – 8.33 miles
10/15 – 5.51 miles
Goal – 125 miles
On Tuesday when I ran it was 64F and 94% humidity. This morning it was 46F and 74% humidity. I didn’t sweat nearly as much!
Good luck @TheMrWobbly!
Hope you’re hip flexor is doing better @noblsheep. Maybe running out of KT tape was a blessing in disguise.
Great run @Scott6255 – I wish my new Ghosts would get me that kind of pace! Lol!
@tramboman – Don’t you ever want to change it up and do 7.5k or maybe 6.8k?
@katharmonic – yes, take better care of that body! I know, easier said than done, when stressed out with work demands. Hugs!
Of course!!!
If I wasn't so lazy, I'd do an 11 k once a week. That's 3 laps plus a little tail around the condo development.
Plus, I'll do 6.9k in honor of my 69th birthday when it rolls around.9 -
Hey all. Have just skimmed.
Calf feels OK, but looks like I'll be having a rest day anyway because I'm so tired. I was in call last night and basically did another full 8 hours. Got called at 6pm, and worked till 245am. Then awake at 8 cause kids.
So trying to get more sleep. Supposed to be at work at 1145. Have asked for the afternoon off.
So no running now till Monday. Probably for the best really.5 -
@eleanorhawkins I don't even know what my main stress point is right now, probably just a combination of smaller things, but I totally hear you on the stress eating. It reminds me of something @MobyCarp said about not being able to outrun our forks. So true.
I went past the pet shop tonight and saw they had a whole bunch of guinea pigs. I almost wanted to buy one. But we have too many already, and these were overpriced. So cute though. I came home and hugged one of ours. One of our kids said that one thing you can do when feeling stressed, is pretend you are holding and petting a guinea pig. Probably any pet will do. It does help. Might keep us from overeating, because our hands will be occupied.4 -
Just read the most recent posts.
Coach sent over MORE exercises . The structure is good and is exactly what I wanted but lord, 4am. and MORE exercises. MORE!!!! WHAT?!
This is fine....
@Avidkeo I do not do well on such little sleep. You are a superhero.
@polskagirl01 reading your post made me want to hug my dog and eat a reese's cup. I can have both right?
@Tramboman 69! You are so fortunate! Was just talking to Nick last weekend about how the women in my family haven't made it past 62. I am 35... 6.9 seems a lot more reasonable than asking you to run 69 miles! But maybe I could run 69 for your birthday!4 -
Camaramandy648 wrote: »@Teresa502 the 4am thing is new to me - I decided that if I am going to follow the coach's plan, I'm just going to have to schedule out my days and make use of every hour so that my goals don't take away from what the kids need, which is a mom who works and can provide and is also present.
They say it takes 21 days to build a habit, right? So what am I at, 18 days left and this will feel normal? hahaha So far, it's really not that bad, I'm doing more than I thought I could but also I'd like a nap! And a mani-pedi!
And new shoes!
Speaking of shoes - the week @pastorvincent passed, I had ordered and received some new Nike Miler reacts. They're supposed to be pretty good for stability. They will hopefully be fine until I can get some new Mizuno's. I'm not super sure about them yet, but this morning they did not seem to cause any knee pain, so we shall see.
21 days is *kitten*. Past summers I got up at 4 am to run before heat hit. After 2 months I was over it and would start making excuses. LOL2 -
Camaramandy648 wrote: »Just read the most recent posts.
Coach sent over MORE exercises . The structure is good and is exactly what I wanted but lord, 4am. and MORE exercises. MORE!!!! WHAT?!
This is fine....
@Avidkeo I do not do well on such little sleep. You are a superhero.
@polskagirl01 reading your post made me want to hug my dog and eat a reese's cup. I can have both right?
@Tramboman 69! You are so fortunate! Was just talking to Nick last weekend about how the women in my family haven't made it past 62. I am 35... 6.9 seems a lot more reasonable than asking you to run 69 miles! But maybe I could run 69 for your birthday!
Hahaha!
Maybe we can do a "Wheezing Geezer" run on 2-28-2021. Any distance that includes a 6 and a 9 -- from 69 feet to 69 miles.7 -
Two runs since last post - did my long run Wednesday - 7 miles plus a walk. Perfect weather, would have been a very nice run except for some reason I felt like dying the whole way! I think because I started deadlifting heavy again after three weeks off to let my finger heal, so I started with tired legs.
My finger is fine now, btw, I did end up losing part of the nail bed and now that it’s healed I can see why it bled so much when it happened. You know that vein that is visible through your fingernail that runs around the top just under the quick? Yeah I sliced part of that right off! Yikes! Anyway thanks to the magic of hydrocolloidal bandages it reattached itself just as nicely as if a doctor stitched it up.
Today was my weekly grocery trot, where I run past the open field behind Kroger while my husband does the shopping. How long my run is depends on how lazy the grocery pickers are, since we put in a grocery order, pick it up, and then he goes in to get the things they claimed the store was out of. Today out of 42 items they only bothered to find 19! And the missing items were things that take time, such as waiting for meat to be cut. So I had a longer than usual run, 50 minutes or so.
A couple runs ago I figured that if I was going to keep running the same snippet of road every Thursday I should make my own Strava segment so I can track my progress against myself. I usually do this run super easy because I don’t want to get sweaty and then have to deal with putting groceries up, driving them out to my mom’s to do chores, etc. Today I was feeling spry so I said, I will try to run this a little better, still easy but you know, actually pick my feet up, make some sort of effort to hold my core stable, push off behind me instead of just waving my feet around wherever they fall, and so on. Get a good nice run and use it as a baseline for the segment so I can compare other runs to it. And I ended up with a mile PR on Strava! It’s not a real PR for me, I’ve only been using Strava 3 months, but it’s the best mile I’ve run since coming back from being injured. 8:44! And I wasn’t even aware I was running fast! I would have guessed it was about a ten minute mile.
This happened the last time my long runs started to be about 8 miles. I just get a monumental bonus to my easy pace when I do slightly longer long runs. Needless to say I’m pleased.
Nothing but kudzu!
I have no idea what these are... crabapples of some kind?
My bling from Erace Racism got here! Also: new shirt. From Decathlon. I really like everything I’ve gotten from them.8 -
@polskagirl01 Stay safe! I find I have to jump into/over the ditch sometimes when I hear vehicles coming. Is that an option?
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Good luck with the job search @TheMrWobbly !
@polskagirl01 Sorry about the restaurant.
@Scott6255 Yeah for the great run!
@WandaVaughn I think that is an excellent place to end your race!
@kgirlhart Great run! Change is hard. Hope you enjoy your new job as much as you did the old one!
@eleanorhawkins Praying your dad's surgery goes well. Totally understand stress eating. Hugs to you!
Happy belated birthday @kristinajeang !
@rheddmobile Nice pace for that mile!!!!
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Surgery isn't scheduled yet. Doing great after the heart cath. Just have to take it easy until I talk to them on Monday. I hope to hear about the surgery soon. I'll keep you posted.6
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Current cumulative 67, October goal 100 or more. Just got an effective promotion that will result in job growth, a little more than 5000 additional a year. Looking forward to a 9.5 mile cool sunrise run tomorrow morning, and celebrating the promotion with a modest glass of a favorite bordeaux to accompany dinner. Still need more growth that edges me back into my field of training (thus the research proposals), but it's still a move forward, regardless if in my area of expertise.
Good wishes @ all those trying to improve I don't know yet since I just started this group.
10/1 - 3 mile run
10/2 - 4 hours hiking, miles uncertain
10/3 - 10 miles (hiking)
10/4 - 9.5 mile run
10/5 - 3 mile run
10/6 - 3 mile run
10/7 - 3 mile run
10/8 - 3 mile run
10/9 - 4 mile run
10/10 - 9.5 mile run
10/11 - rest, edits on a research proposal
10/12 - rest, edits on a research proposal
10/13 - 3 mile run
10/14 - 3 mile run
10/15 - 3 mile run
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Well, my HM scheduled for January just went virtual. 😫 I should have expected it. It's a large race with tons of sponsors and it was a high likelihood of going virtual, but I was still holding out hope. Well, that's over. I don't get excited about virtual events, and am especially not excited about trying to race a HM around my neighborhood. So, I'm going to defer to next year.
Maybe I can find a smaller local race that month. I miss racing.7 -
Happy Birthday @kristinajeang!1
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October Goal 60ish miles
10/1 3.52
10/2 snorkel
10/3 3.08
10/4 3.88
10/5 off
10/6 4.30
10/7 3.28
10/8 off
10/9 3.20
10/10 2.53
10/11 off
10/12 3.50
10/13 off
10/14 4.00
10/15 2.39
Total 33.68
Upcoming and current races:
D-Backs Virtual Run Against Cancer on 10/17 (which would have been my son's 43rd birthday....)
https://raceroster.com/events/2020/27903/2020-d-backs-virtual-race-against-cancer
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Hi all. Jumping on briefly to see how everyone is - glad you’re recovering from the cath @quilteryoyo - and to say hi. Head is still above water (just) but running is starting to feel like a distant memory! 😩
Tomorrow no work so hopefully I can get out - if childcare and weather permit!!
Hugs to all x8 -
08/10 2.30 miles
10/10 2.38 miles
14/10 2.77 miles
16/10 2:60 miles around Stirling Castle in Scotland
Total 10.05 miles of 254 -
Re hugging pets and stuffing face... I could totally hug my daughter's pet rabbit while I ram chocolate in my mouth! But yeah, fluffy cuddles are always good :-)
Who can run on the 11th of November and would like to join me for this? Free virtual relay marathon! We should have at least one MFP team in honour of our departed marathoners...
ETA: I started to sign myself up for it but there are various options for teams so I'll wait and see who wants to join in. If anyone. It's set up for teams of 6: 2 x 10k legs, 3 x 5k legs and a final 7.whatever the last bit is leg. Let me know if you wanna join me!
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