SEPTEMBER 2023 Monthly Running Challenge
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Sept total: 22.2/100 miles
9/2: 8 miles
9/4: 4.3 miles
9/5: 3 miles
9/6: 3.9 miles
9/8: 3 miles
Found a loop around my hotel that was exactly 3 miles so did that for a little shakeout this morning.
It stormed last night with huge streaks of lightening and a fair bit of rain. The setup for the race and the start/finish are in a field so I'm not sure how that's going to be. It's supposed to rain again tonight. I ran into one of the organizers while I was getting breakfast and he said it's not bad right now. Apparently it had been pretty dry, so plenty of room to take a little water. Fingers crossed it holds up.
They hold a 5k and pasta dinner tonight. I almost signed up for the 5k too but opted out because it was in the evening and I wasn't sure about the turnaround. I don't generally like to run in the evening then the following morning. Now I'm glad I didn't because if it storms and there is lightning, it could get cancelled. But I'm planning on going to the pasta dinner.
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@SummerSkier You're running total is amazing! That heat sounds awful! I do hope it cools off for you as forecast next week. I hope your back feels better soon too. Those pins and needles feelings are disconcerting.
@Zaxa2021 Sounds like you are honing in on your sweet spot for food and running. You're doing great.
Happy Birthday @Laurz9191 ! Great birthday run!
Hahahaha. I am one of those few Southerners that don't like grits. Mom's never made them and as an adult I don't care for them. I'm sure if I grew up with them I would feel differently.tarun_yadavA wrote: »I think it's kinda like a grits type sitch in the South. Not ingredients. But a wet thing on your breakfast plate.
Great running, btw.
Great morning run @Teresa502 !
@martaindale Enjoy the pasta dinner. I hope the start of the HM isn't too we in the morning. I wouldn't want to run that far with wet feet. I know that is normal for you trail runners, but "I ain't one."
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martaindale wrote: »The setup for the race and the start/finish are in a field so I'm not sure how that's going to be. It's supposed to rain again tonight.
Good luck in the race! Looks like it will not be cool, let's hope it's dry.3 -
@quilteryoyo thank you! 😊
Have tried grits a couple of times - nah. not for me.
@martaindale nope - nothing like Southern beans; nothing like Mexican frijoles... ours are almost sweet, runny tomato ketchup-y (for lack of better adjectives). I don't like. At all.
Weird. Cos UK has such great restaurants and great chefs... but British comfort food is widely associated as British food... and for me, British comfort food is gross 🤢.
Fish and chips aside... gross 🤢. Shepherd pie, beans on toast, jacket potato (a baked potato with butter, grated cheese as optional, then baked beans allover it). Double yuck.4 -
@Laurz9191 Happy Birthday!
@tarun_yadavA I hear you on the beans. I'm not from the US south, but I do occasionally like grits. I call them a butter & salt delivery system.
@quilteryoyo yes, my husband basically made a quick stove-top version of baked beans.
Today I made a sign and bought a light-weight folding chair so I can cheer on the run club tomorrow at the 10k in our city.9 -
@Laurz9191 Happy Birthday! 🎂 🎉🎈🥳 Celebrating like a true runner!
@martaindale good call on the 5K. Enjoy the pasta dinner. Hope it isn't too wet for your race. Good Luck!!
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Another failed run
01.09 Fri 23°C 5.0km 47min 9:20/km
03.09 Sun 23°C 3.0km 26min 8:46/km
05.09 Tue 20°C 4.2km 36min 8:30/km
06.09 Wed 24°C 2.3km 19min 8:12/km
08.09 Fri 25°C 3.3km 28min 8:26/km
17.80km/80.5km
Right lower leg and top of foot started to hurt again. I wonder if it has something to do with the small country road I run on as it's a lot worse where the side of the road slipped down quite a bit. I can only run against the traffic so I see those crazy drivers that don't pay attention, and the right side is always a bit higher then left. I'm also running too fast from the start. Need to slow down.7 -
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My goal is 100k for the month. I'm doing 100k challenge for Great Ormand Street Hospital Charity.
9/1 3.65k
9/3 9.35k
9/5 5.6k
9/7 3.63k
9/8 4.03k
Total 26.26k/100k completed
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September 1: Walk 2.50 miles - treadmill wun
September 2: Walk 2.00 miles - treadmill - weed eat for almost 2 hours
September 3: Walk 2.00 miles - treadmill
September 4: Walk 2.14 miles - Ran 1.86 miles - driveway laps and to mom's -D1W1 HM training
September 5: Walk 1.14 miles - Ran 1.76 miles - driveway laps - D2W1 HM Plan - mowed mom's lawn
September 6: Walk 1.10 miles - Ran 2.25 miles - treadmill - D3W1 HM Plan
September 7: Walk 2.00 miles - treadmill D4W1 HM Plan
September 8: Walk 0.04 miles - Run 2.10 miles - Driveway laps - D5W1Cross training + other stuff
21.25/80 mile goal
My day didn't go as planned, but I got a lot done and burned a lot of calories.
A friend texted me early this morning to see if I wanted to play tennis. I thought about it a bit, since I did have other things planned, but decided to play. We are really close to each other in level, as is attested to by the fact that we only played one set and quit at 9-9. The temp was only 73F (22.2 C), and partly cloudy, so wasn't too hot.
When I got home, I decided to go ahead and get in my run/walk/wun on the driveway. I couldn't decide exactly what to do. The plan called for a Foundation Run or cross training. Since I had already played tennis, I decided to do a recovery run - all with HR in Zone 1. I tried to keep my HR under 130 and was successful for about 20 min, but the HR creep snuck in and it was over for about 10 min. I ran 31:06 min and 2.10 miles. The avg pace was 14:48 min/mile. I debated on whether to call it a run or a walk at that pace, but since I was doing a recovery run (with walking to keep the HR down) I chose to call it a run. Avg HR was 126 with a max of 135 bpm. Since I had just played tennis, I didn't do a warm up walk, but did walk 0.4 miles to cool down.
I rested a few minutes, and then went out to do some mowing. I did a little over half of it - mostly the part that people can see from the road. I also blew leaves off of the porches.
I rested some more, and then cleaned the gutters because they were calling for rain/storms tonight. It just started raining as I was typing this, so I did good. Now I'm doing laundry. All of my exercise bras are dirty. 5 -
@polskagirl01 I'm sure your run club will appreciate your efforts! Have fun!
@yirara I wouldn't call the run a fail. You ran. You made it home. That's a win. I am sorry that your leg and foot are hurting. Do you need new shoes? Can you run and out and back that might let you have equal time with one leg being higher than the other? I hope you figure it out and it doesn't get worse before it gets better.
@chris_in_cal I run against traffic when I am on the country road too. I have found that the crazy drivers can see me easier if I run closer to the middle of the road (there isn't a lot of traffic) and make sure I am seen before moving over into the other lane or getting off the road. Even if I wear my headphones, I also make sure I can hear traffic. I would never run with traffic on these crooked roads. That would be so dangerous.
You're doing great @___Tams___ !
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@quilteryoyo you never cease to amaze me how active you always are. I get tired just reading about all the work/activities you do in a day!
Did an easy 6 TM miles after work.
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Bugs are rare in San Diego...I guess now is their time. Disgusting!
September Running Goal: 17 runs, 65 miles- Sep 1 - 4.95 miles
- Sep 3 - 4.77 miles
- Sep 5 - 7.00 miles
- Sep 8 - 5.15 miles
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September Goal: 130 Miles
9/1: 3.30 miles
9/2: 1.51 miles
9/3: 11.12 miles
9/4: 2.01 miles
9/5: 7.02 miles
9/6: 7.05 miles
9/7: 6.26 miles
9/8: 3.15 miles
41.42/130 miles completed for September
I didn't post yesterday, but I did run. Yesterday I ran 6.25 miles and today I ran 3.15. It was hot both days and mostly uneventful. I did see a fox yesterday but that was about it. We are supposed to have some cooler weather next week.
I'm sorry about your sister @teresa502.
That cake looks awesome @polskagirl01
Happy Birthday @laurz9191!
Good luck on your HM @martaindale!
@quilteryoyo I think you may be the most active person I know! You are amazing!
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quilteryoyo wrote: »@yirara I wouldn't call the run a fail. You ran. You made it home. That's a win. I am sorry that your leg and foot are hurting. Do you need new shoes? Can you run and out and back that might let you have equal time with one leg being higher than the other? I hope you figure it out and it doesn't get worse before it gets better.
@chris_in_cal I run against traffic when I am on the country road too. I have found that the crazy drivers can see me easier if I run closer to the middle of the road (there isn't a lot of traffic) and make sure I am seen before moving over into the other lane or getting off the road. Even if I wear my headphones, I also make sure I can hear traffic. I would never run with traffic on these crooked roads. That would be so dangerous.
You're doing great @___Tams___ !
Yes, this! Running against the traffic is the only safe way to run here, and there's quite a lot of traffic thus I have to stay near the edge, meaning I'll have to run on a sloping bit of road with the right leg always being higher than the left one. Because on the way back I'm of course running on the other side of the road where the same repeats.2 -
Morning everyone!!
Oooohhh it is freakishly hot out there today!
Got in 5.15 (09"14)... now gonna stay indoors all day and watch TV! (Side note- started this series called 'Black bird' [on Apple] ... so so grim! So will finish that today!)
Have a nice weekend all.
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I thought running or walking against traffic (in the absence of sidewalks of course), was required by law in most places 🤔 I could be wrong. Riding a bike is another story, as they usually need to follow traffic laws and ride with traffic.4
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This is what I do too. I've also noticed that drivers see me better when I start towards the middle of the lane. I also save my brightest colored shirts for days I have to run in the road. Besides being more visible, the middle is less sloped than the edges. When I first started running on the roads I had some weird soreness in places I didn't usually have it that I think was attributed to the stronger camber at the edge of the road.quilteryoyo wrote: »I run against traffic when I am on the country road too. I have found that the crazy drivers can see me easier if I run closer to the middle of the road (there isn't a lot of traffic) and make sure I am seen before moving over into the other lane or getting off the road. Even if I wear my headphones, I also make sure I can hear traffic. I would never run with traffic on these crooked roads. That would be so dangerous.5 -
It's race day! It is actively raining and the race starts in about 1 hour. Luckily I'm at a hotel directly across the street, so I will get ready and then wait until the last possible minute to leave. It looks like it's supposed to rain until about 15 minutes before the start and then we should be clear for the rest of the morning.10
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I have a bad right knee. I run with traffic but I also wear really bright flashers and I use one ear bud only so I can hear easier. It's part of the reason I don't do races. If I run against traffic and my right leg is higher my knee goes south really quickly. The one time I got glancing swiped by a truck was when my flashers had unknowingly dimmed and he turned left into me as I was crossing in a school zone crosswalk. sigh. I dove out of the way and it only touched me but he did not even know he (or she) hit me and I was ok. Nothing to do with what side of the road. More dangerous to me are the people backing up out of their driveways (and it's scary for me backing out too). ALtho a lot of the newer cars have that sideways option which warns you of cross traffic and mine will warn me of pedestrians also. The one time I almost hit a runner was when I had stopped at a stop sign and they were running across in front of me. They were right in the pillar zone of my windshield left front window and completely out of my sight. It was daylight and luckily I did my normal 3rd check and stopped. But usually I try to make eye contact or hand signals with cars before I ever go in front of them.
Good Luck on the race today @Martaindale5
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