October 2022 Monthly Running Challenge

SummerSkier wrote: »

I don't see a lot of folks smiling tho. Is the course very flat or are there some hills somewhere?

@SummerSkier London is a v.flat marathon.

London and Berlin tend to be the ones that the Kenyan/Ethiopian super runners tend to get their personal records

October Goal: 100 Miles

10/2 - 13.13 miles

13.13/100 miles completed for October

The weather was just perfect this morning. It was 52°F and the dew point was 43° when I headed out. It was a lovely morning. The sun was shining and there was a light breeze. It was my idea of perfect running weather. I was feeling good so I decided to run a Half Marathon. I haven't run that distance in a long time and I enjoyed it so much! It wasn't a race so I wasn't running fast. But I did have an average pace of 11:01 which is a little faster than my summer easy pace. It felt like fall is on the way. I saw several monarch butterflies. October is when they make their migration to Mexico. It didn't seem like we saw many last year so I was happy to be seeing them already.

@martaindale Great job with your pace!

@quilteryoyo You are the busiest lady I know. Great job on keeping up with your streak.

@tarun_yadavA How fun to be on the London Marathon route.

Welcome @jane_76! You can hang with us anytime.

Did an easy 5 mile treadmill recovery run while watching the 2nd half of the cowboy game 😏

@quilteryoyo
@shanaber

238,855 miles to the moon
477,710 miles total
If I manage the 15 miles per day:
31,847.33 days to complete or 87.25 years to complete

I am coming up on 52 years of age, with a new body, I could be done by the age of 140

...and owning a shoe store would be helpful

Good morning all! Well, I finished Wineglass yesterday, although it did not go as planned at all.

The weather could not have been more perfect. 48F and sunny at the start, which was chilly at the start line but felt great after we got going. The first half went really well and I was on track to make my goal finish time. My hubby, his parents, and his cousin and wife followed me on the route to cheer me on.

A little after mile 14, I developed the worst stomach cramps. I have never had stomach cramps while running before and was afraid it was the dreaded “runner’s trots.” I stopped at one of the water stations with a porta potty but realized that wasn’t the issue. I ended up throwing up. I’m not sure what caused it. I really thought i was going to have to drop out. I called my hubby who encouraged me to sit for a minute and then walk for a little while before deciding if I was going to quit.

So I walked the next two miles and gave up any hope for a PR. I slowly drank some water and ate a Gu. I then began a run/walk for the last 9 miles. At the end, I was able to just run and picked up the pace. It took me an hour longer than planned to finish, which was disappointing.

I know every run isn’t a good run, but I just really wish it hadn’t happened yesterday! Oh well, I finished.

I also see that on our running challenge, we should head into Macon, GA in the next day or two.

Macon has a ton of music history as the home of the Allman Brothers, Otis Redding, and Little Richard. Macon is also home to the Ocmulgee Mounds. The area has been continuously habituated for over 12,000 years. The mounds are now a National Historic Park and is a great place for running and hiking.

October: 7.95/80 mile goal

1 Oct - Ran 2.50 miles, Walked 1.00 mile - treadmill
2 Oct - Walked 1.00 mile - treadmill
3 Oct - Ran 2.75 miles - walked 0.70 mile - driveway laps

Mom and I did our shopping today and also got some stuff that my cousin in assisted living needed. We took it to him and visited for a little while. He seems to be doing okay. Just wish he would get out and do some of the activities they have. I know it's hard for him, esp since he is legally blind.

We left around 8:15 this morning and didn't get home until after 4 pm. I was beat and really just wanted a nap, but I talked myself into going out and doing my scheduled Tempo Run on the driveway. It was 58°F and cloudy, so great weather for a run. I ran 5 min Zone 1, 5 min Zone 2, 15 min Zone 3, 5 min Zone 2, 5 min Zone 1. I did pretty good, I think. I was a little slow for the Tempo Portion, but was in the correct zone, barely. Still, I'm calling it a win. The first 10 min were at a 13:09 min/mile pace, tempo was 12:31 min/mile pace, and last 10 min was 13:40 min/mile. I did walk when I needed to in order to stay in the correct zone and up part of the hills. I walked up all of one of the hills because it was slick from being wet still from the rain yesterday. I was slipping backward when I pushed off and didn't want to hurt myself.

It sounds like you have a sound plan and now know what NOT to do @jane_76 . Have you found a C25K that you are using?

Hahaha @AlphaHowls . The way you are going, I wouldn't put it past you to still be running HM distances every day at 140 years old. I hope you can think of a something that you can work toward that is in the realm of possibility. Maybe you could do the meridional circumference of the world - that's only 24,860 miles....less that you are about to complete.

@tarun_yadavA Another great run. I think I agree with you that you will need a rest day soon. You sure don't want to get injured.

@marisap2010 So sorry to hear that you got sick during your marathon yesterday. You did great to keep going and get through it. Most people would have given up. I love that your husband is so supportive. I hope you are feeling better today. Oh, I agree with @Teresa502 - you deserve 2 medals for finishing under those circumstances.

Nice run @yirara. Glad it was easy even thought your HR is up from CoVID. I hope it gets back to normal soon.

For the Run the World group, we just passed where my husband grew up - Adairsville GA. I didn't realize until yesterday that we would be passing so close to there.