October 2021 Monthly Running Challenge
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10-1 7k slow
10-2 7k sleasy (between slow and easy)
10-3 7k slow
10-4 rest
10-5 7k measy (between moderate and easy)
10-6 6k slow
10-7 rest
10-8 7k slow
10-9 7k easy
10-10 7k moderate
10-11 rest
10-12 7k slow
October Total: 62k
October Goal: 150k
Mostly cloudy, low 60s F, and a nice breeze from the south today. Thought I heard a toad trilling -- if so, won't hear it again until late April or early May,
@katharmonic Those are indeed pink.
@quilteryoyo Hope your visit to the chiropractor goes well.
When you pop in here claiming your December 2021 mileage, what accomplishments will you have made?
PUT THE FUN BACK IN THE RUN!
Return to a good running weight of 175 lbs (second attempt)
2021 Races:
6/26 Direction Up 5k, Solon, OH 31:48 chip; 31:59 Garmin; 53d overall; 2d male 65 and over
7/17 Run of the Ox 5k, Mantua, OH 32:19 Garmin; 44th overall; 3d place male 60 and over4 -
Date :::: Miles :::: Cumulative
10/01/21 :::: 0.0 :::: 0.0
10/02/21 :::: 6.7 :::: 6.7
10/03/21 :::: 0.0 :::: 6.7
10/04/21 :::: 2.1 :::: 8.8
10/05/21 :::: 3.6 :::: 12.4
10/06/21 :::: 6.4 :::: 18.8
10/07/21 :::: 1.7 :::: 20.5
10/08/21 :::: 0.0 :::: 20.5
10/09/21 :::: 10.0 :::: 30.5
10/10/21 :::: 3.3 :::: 33.8
10/11/21 :::: 3.1 :::: 36.9
10/12/21 :::: 3.1 :::: 40.0
Absolutely perfect morning again. I did not want to run and was a bit chilly as I sat in my car trying to convince myself to get it done. But as soon as I started it was lovely. I felt good and the shoes felt good today - no pain in the ball of the foot this time. While not one of those really awesome runs where you feel like you can go forever, it was probably the best I've felt on a run in a long time.
@scott6255 I'm sure you can rock the bright pink. I'll report back after a few more runs but I like them so far.
@shanaber glad you are feeling better.
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6x400s at Repetition Pace (1:28/400m). This is the last bit of sharpening before a 5K on Saturday that I signed up for on a whim at the end of last week.
Missed the target on the first rep (1:32.4, which is closer to my usual Interval Pace of 1:34/400m) because it took me a bit to get my legs under me. The rest were pretty solid - 1:25.8, 1:29.5, 1:25.2, 1:25.2, 1:27.2.
10/1- 7.6 miles
10/2- 4.05 miles
10/3- 14 miles
10/4- 4 miles
10/5- 8 miles
10/6- 4 miles
10/7- Rest
10/8- 8.15 miles
10/9- 4 miles
10/10- 13.5 miles
10/11- 4.35 miles
10/12- 6.6 miles (59:05, 8:57/mile overall, including warm-up, cool down and rest periods)
October To-Date: 78.25 miles
October Target: 185 miles
Percentage Complete: 42.3%
On-Pace?: 6.64 miles ahead of pace
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So we talked about shirts - how does everyone feel about shoe colors?
That bright pink isn't my thing personally, although I do like the shoes. I'm more a blue shoe kinda person, but really it's more about the price for me. I've even bought men's shoes on sale and didn't notice a difference in fit.4 -
I'm not great at posting on the weekends. Lots has happened here since I check in on Friday! I will try to catch up.
Saturday I walked 1, ran 5. Monday I walked 1, ran 3.
October Mileage:
Walking: 5.5/10
Running: 20.5/40
Total miles on sneakers (for my own replacement purposes): 32.56 -
polskagirl01 wrote: »So we talked about shirts - how does everyone feel about shoe colors?
That bright pink isn't my thing personally, although I do like the shoes. I'm more a blue shoe kinda person, but really it's more about the price for me. I've even bought men's shoes on sale and didn't notice a difference in fit.
I tend to buy what's cheapest in the shoes that work for me (Saucony ride or guide) and it's usually the awful colors on amazon that are left over from the last season. This season there's a lot of weird muted flesh tones which are just bleh... but hey, I'm cheap. LOL. I will note I'm a fan of the bright pink/orange/yellow from a utility stand point (and much of my running gear is bright) because I run in wooded areas in an area inhabited by a lot of hunters so you know... visibility is key. LOL. If all the shoes all the same price, I go with blue or black. I'm pretty much a blue girl all around, but a nice bright pink every now and then does liven the mood and potentially keep me from looking like a deer. LOL.
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I guess I tend towards blue shoes. I prefer to have different colors per pair since I stick with Brooks Glycerin to help me easily rotate through them. Grey and blacks tend to be the others I rotate through as those 3 are pretty much in every generation. I have no issue with bright colors, and for men's Brooks those brighter colors tend to be the highlights on the blue, black and grey models in most years.3
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Rest day for me.
I don't care much about the color of the shoes. Having two different colors makes them easier to rotate, but I have also marked the opening in the bottom with a sharpie so I can tell the difference between two pair of the same color. I keep track of the mileage on RunningAhead.com so I know when to retire them. Like others have stated, I like to buy them on sale after the new model comes out. I've been running in Mizuno Wave Riders since they were model 11...they are now model 24. I have also been known to buy up to 4 pair at a time if the price is right. I have really good luck with holabirdsports.com in Baltimore.3 -
Rest day for me also. I did do a weighted workout before work this morning and managed a 3 mile walk at lunch so let's say an active rest day.
I don't have a strong preference for shoe color. I wear a wide width and the selection is usually limited to just a couple of the colors in each model. The last pair of Brooks I purchased were at an expo and the Brooks rep had me trying on men's shoes because she didn't think they had any wide in stock. She mentioned that the colors for men's shoes would be more limited. Turns out she did have women's in the wide width so I got a pair of those. I do prefer a colorful pair over basic black though.4 -
Shoe color is not important to me, either. Sale price rules the roost.4
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Thanks @katharmonic . Glad you had a nice run. Love the bright shoes.
Nice going @Orphia!
@johnisrunning You are going to kill that 5K on Saturday!
I would love to have brightly colored shoes, but seems the only Brooks Adreneline's I can find in my size are a grey/black combination. Sometimes they have bright highlights, but not often. I guess they think bright colors would make a big foot look bigger....I don't know.
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Checking in to add almost-6km at the track with a friend. We did some fast 100's in the middle to make it interesting.
Then I came home and slipped on a wet floor and pulled?/strained? something in my calf. Cried a little bit while sitting on the floor and then put on a compression sleeve and am in bed for the night. It hurts like it's cramping up when I try to straighten my leg, so I propped it up on some pillows. Maybe it will be better tomorrow?8 -
ETA after a few minutes, I could already straighten my leg, but can't point toes back yet. Maybe it's not going to be as bad as my initial panic made it seem.polskagirl01 wrote: »Checking in to add almost-6km at the track with a friend. We did some fast 100's in the middle to make it interesting.
Then I came home and slipped on a wet floor and pulled?/strained? something in my calf. Cried a little bit while sitting on the floor and then put on a compression sleeve and am in bed for the night. It hurts like it's cramping up when I try to straighten my leg, so I propped it up on some pillows. Maybe it will be better tomorrow?6 -
Keep an eye on it @polskagirl01 and remember that if it is a strained muscle it can come back relatively quickly given proper time to heal preventing too much loss in the whole cardio category. Sounds like the issue is in the middle of the muscle which (in a way) is good news compared to towards the ends of the muscle. Hoping for the best.1
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@shanaber I have had a similar reaction twice to the flu shot in the past 8 years. It didn’t happen in consecutive years and my last one was fine. Both times I had the standard dose. I wish I knew why it happens, but I predose with Benadryl now just in case. I have never had a reaction to any other vaccination, so there is something about the flu shot that sometimes doesn’t agree with me. Makes it hard to fix it.
@polskagirl01 Great racing! Holy hills, that course looks tough. Recover well and good luck on the last race of the crown!
@quilteryoyo Glad to hear you are slowly on the mend.
@RunsOnEspresso Wow, great job! Virtual races are so hard, and a marathon at that!!polskagirl01 wrote: »So we talked about shirts - how does everyone feel about shoe colors?
That bright pink isn't my thing personally, although I do like the shoes. I'm more a blue shoe kinda person, but really it's more about the price for me. I've even bought men's shoes on sale and didn't notice a difference in fit.
I LOVE a brightly colored shoe. The brighter the better. Even better if I can get a multicolored or tie dye. That said, most of my shoes end up being pretty boring because 1) I like to buy them on sale, 2) I am a ghost loyalist, so I am limited by the colors they settle on that year and some years the colors are just boring. I am not a huge pink fan in general, but I would rock a super neon like @katharmonic. Somehow the more extreme the pink, the less “girly” it seems.
Also re: the shirt convo, most larger races I run now have women’s shirt options and tech material. Some of them even have participant shirts you get at packet pickup (usually unisex) and a second finisher shirt (where you have women’s options). I have not had a race with color options but that would be cool, especially if they weren’t pink/pastel colors. One of my favorite race shirts right now is the finisher shirt from a local HM that is highlighter yellow with dark green lettering. You can see it a mile off, it fits great, and the fabric is a great weight.5 -
October total: 26.4/80 miles
10/1: 10 miles
10/4: 3.1 miles
10/6: 5 miles
10/7: 3.1 miles
10/12: 5.2 miles
Posting 2 runs. Towards the end of last week I “raced” a 5k since I wasn’t doing my weekend long run due to traveling. It was my first effort at speed work since last winter/early spring. While it wasn’t as fast I ran several months ago, it was a nice uptick in pace and I averaged a 9:25 min/mile. It felt good to really push and try to run fast. Now I feel like I have a benchmark to measure my upcoming speed work by.
Over the weekend I didn’t run at all and had a hard time getting back on schedule Monday. So, I went for a walk instead of running but I woke up as usual this morning and did my planned 5 mile run. My plan is all mixed around this week so I can get my long run in before the weekend. My husband and I are headed to our other house to do yard work and our main project of finishing out the well house before winter hits. I didn’t want to work in an 11 miler on top of that, so I am switching runs around to make it work. So, lots of stretching and rolling today to prep for a midweek long run.
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@polskagirl01 hope your leg is okay! It does sound promising that it seems better already so maybe some rest is all you need. Ouch, though.
I do like colorful shoes and brighter the color the better. I don't like pastels very well. But I absolutely hate white or black shoes. I can't get over how they look to me - like hospital shoes or orthopedics or something. I bought some white ones with light gray details a couple of pairs ago because they were cheaper and I could barely wear them.4 -
Oh no @polskagirl01 ! I hope it feels a lot better in the morning!
Thanks @martaindale ! Nice running! I hope you figure out your schedule so you can get your long run in.
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1 Oct - 0.00 miles ran - 1.0 mile walked - driveway laps
2 Oct - 0.00 miles ran - 1.0 mile walked - driveway laps - also sawed and split wood, mowed, and cleaned gutters
3 Oct - 0.00 miles ran - 1.0 mile walked - treadmill
4 Oct - 1.00 mile ran - 1.0 mile walked - treadmill
5 Oct - 3.50 miles ran - 1.0 mile walked - treadmill
6 Oct - 1.00 mile ran - 1.0 mile walked - treadmill
7 Oct - 0.00 miles ran - 1.0 mile walked - driveway laps
8 Oct - 0.00 miles ran - 1.0 miles walked - treadmill - played doubles tennis this morning
9 Oct - 0.00 miles ran - 1.0 mile walked - driveway laps
10 Oct - 0.00 miles ran - 1.0 mile walked - treadmill
11 Oct - 0.00 miles ran - 1.0 mile walked - driveway laps
12 Oct - 0.00 miles ran - 1.0 mile walked - driveway laps
5.50/80 miles ran - 12.0/31 miles walked
I worked at daycare today. It was a super easy day as only 4 of the 11 children on roll showed up today in the one year old class. It's a good thing, though, because one of the other teachers had to go home sick. Unfortunately, part of the reason the numbers were low is because there is a stomach bug going around. I hope I don't get it.
On the way home, I stopped by the pharmacy and picked up the meds my doctor prescribed yesterday. After reading about them when I got home, and realizing that it is feeling better slowly with exercises/stretching, I have decided to just hang on to them and not take them right now. I hadn't planned on taking the pain killer unless I really needed it anyway. But, the anti-inflammatory had some really weird side affects and it said you should be careful about taking it if you take ibuprofen, which I am taking. I know my doctor knows I am taking that, so he is probably okay with it. However, I would rather err on the side of caution. If it doesn't continue to heal, I'll rethink that decision and maybe call him to discuss before hand.
I had planned to run when I got home today, but I am just exhausted. I think I'm not sleeping as good as I think I am. So, once again, I decided to just go for a walk. I did add in a little bit of running in there, just to see how it felt. It felt fine, so, if I can get the energy and find the time, I'll try some running again this week. Realistically, knowing my schedule, it will probably be next week before I get much running done.6 -
@polskagirl01 Hope your leg feels better soon!
I like bright shoe colors. I have had tie-dye shoes and green plaid shoes. The crazier, the better. I do try to get them on sale when I can.
No run today. I walked on the indoor track at the gym for 1.6 miles before my Pump class.3 -
@polskagirl01 Hope it's nothing serious with your calf and you make a quick recovery.0
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When it comes to shoe colours, we don't get a lot of choice if shopping locally - take for example the Ghost 14s D width I've just bought - one colour option only (dark blue) from the four made. The Ghost 13s D width had two colour choices (black or grey with purple), whereas in the US you get to choose from six different colours, or 14 different colours in regular width. On top of that, they've sold out of Ghost 13s in NZ. Bought my last pair from Australia, but the colour choices weren't any wider.
Fortunately I don't really care too much about running shoe colour, but definitely prefer a black/grey/blue shoe. And because of the limited range on offer, the store buyers tend to choose 'safe' colours, or one safe and one a little more adventurous, so often the choice is black anyway.
Interestingly, my coach lists colour as the third most important thing in shoe choice after comfort and suitability (right kind of tread for the terrain you're running). I will admit, one time the only colour available in my preferred shoe was lilac (one of my least favourite colours) and I barely wore them, preferring my worn out shoes in light grey - and it wasn't a conscious choice, just a gut level decision not to choose them.8 -
I am not as picky about my shoe color. It really depends. My favorite pair of ravenna was a pink to purple pair. But I love my black/white/green On Clouds. And I have a weird obsession with Brooks tie dye and Murica shoes. And Christmas shoes. Which I only wear from Black Friday to 12/31. LOL5
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Shoe color - I only wear Topo Athletic shoes now and within that brand only 2 styles - ST-x and Magnafly - x so I am limited in colors to what they have for the current version. They tend to sell out but I can occasionally find then on sale. I like fun designs and colors though not necessarily bright. I love all the fun Brooks designs but alas they aren't right for my feet! I did have multiple pairs of Skora's a while back that were neon yellow/green that I loved. They actually did glow in the dark. The pair of Topo's I am eyeing for my free pair are a lovely teal. I also don't mind black - they don't show the dirt so much.
@polskagirl01 - I hope your calf is ok and feels better for your HM coming up!
No run today. Spent the day on paint colors, finalizing flooring and listing furniture for sale and responding to those interested. I also cleaned out a bunch of junk for charity (our friend loved gadgets, oh so many gadgets!).
Still supposed to be cool tomorrow but heating up again into the 90's... we also have another new fire. Not close to us but impacts the air quality for sure. The heat and dry winds also drive up the fire danger again.5 -
October 1 – 5.14
October 2 – 22.24
October 4 – 5.14
October 5 – 3.01
October 6 – 5.05
October 8 – 6.02
October 10 – 5.50
October 11 – 5.03
October 13 – 5.18
There were 5 of us for today’s 5 am run so lots of conversations happening all around.
@martaindale – nice work on your 5k speed!
@quilteryoyo – I would also be exhausted after taking care of 4 one-year olds all day! Glad you are healing.
Hope the leg is better @polskagirl01.
@shanaber – How did you get a free pair of Topos? Teal sounds like a beautiful color!
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10-1 7k slow
10-2 7k sleasy (between slow and easy)
10-3 7k slow
10-4 rest
10-5 7k measy (between moderate and easy)
10-6 6k slow
10-7 rest
10-8 7k slow
10-9 7k easy
10-10 7k moderate
10-11 rest
10-12 7k slow
10-13 7k slow
October Total: 69k
October Goal: 150k
Mostly cloudy, low 60s F, and just a light breeze. Heard some chickadees -- first ones in a long time.
When you pop in here claiming your December 2021 mileage, what accomplishments will you have made?
PUT THE FUN BACK IN THE RUN!
Return to a good running weight of 175 lbs (second attempt)
2021 Races:
6/26 Direction Up 5k, Solon, OH 31:48 chip; 31:59 Garmin; 53d overall; 2d male 65 and over
7/17 Run of the Ox 5k, Mantua, OH 32:19 Garmin; 44th overall; 3d place male 60 and over3 -
Glorious morning. Mid 50s. Perfect running temperatures. I did just over an hour in the RTP woods.
5.1 miles @ 11:47 pace
61.1 out of 125 miles done3 -
I hope you're feeling better today @polskagirl01
Yesterday was a rest day, I did Yoga for Runners via Yoga with Adrienne. Today I got a 1 mile walk and a 4 mile run in before settling into work.
I had a "duh" moment yesterday when I realized the reason my shoulders, back, and neck hurt so much when I run is because - in my pure state of social awkwardness and clumsiness- I stare at the ground for my entire run to avoid eye contact with strangers and to ensure I don't trip on anything. Today I was mindful of keeping my head lifted and looking forward and my back/neck/shoulders feel(s) SO MUCH BETTER. I also broke down and spent the $50 on the green feet inserts I was trying to see if I could do without (previously part of my fitting at the local running store), which arrived yesterday and I ran with today, and my hips and knees also feel better. So, the moral of the story is I should probably stop being socially awkward and cheap if I want to run and not hurt so much.
Edit: Forgot to include my total mileage.October mileage:
Total - W: 7/10, R: 24.5/40
10/2 - W: 1, R: 3
10/4 - W: 1, R: 3.5
10/6 - W: 1, R: 3
10/8 - W: 1, R: 3
10/9- W: 1, R: 5
10/11 - W: 1, R: 3
10/13 - W: 1, R: 4
Total shoe mileage: 37.510 -
Having a bit of a lupus flare following my booster, which isn’t surprising as I had a flare for about a week following dose 1&2. Just some vascular inflammation so far, lifted and ran anyway and didn’t die, but not 100%. I’m hoping it will go away instead of getting worse, you never know with lupus.
5k supposed to be a tempo run but took it easy because of the flare. Beautiful weather.10 -
@polskagirl01 ouch on your leg! Hope it is feeling better each day.
@quilteryoyo glad you are starting to feel better.
@mshawski great job on diagnosing your back/neck/shoulder pain. Hope it continues to work!
@rheddmobile hope your lupus flare doesn't last too long!1
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