OCTOBER 2023 Monthly Running Challenge
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nothing like a challenge to make you pick it up! I decided yesterday afternoon while running that I could hit 200 for the month. My watch died about 9.5 yesterday LOL but today I did 2 short runs to finish it up. I must say it was a lot but glad I did it.
I probably will still set a lower goal for Nov.
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October Goal: 130 miles
10/1: 11.11 miles
10/3: 6.25 miles
10/4: 6.25 miles
10/5: 7.01 miles
10/6: 3.52 miles
10/8: 12.05 miles
10/10: 6.26 miles
10/11: 7.02 miles
10/12: 6.05 miles
10/13: 3.30 miles
10/15: 12.02 miles
10/17: 6.26 miles
10/18: 6.26 miles
10/19: 6.02 miles
10/20: 2.26 miles
10/22: 11.16 miles
10/23: 6.05 miles
10/24: 6.11 miles
10/26: 7.15 miles
10/27: 6.26 miles
10/28: 10.02 miles
10/31: 6.26 miles
154.67/130 miles completed for October
It was 32°F this morning when I ran, so officially freezing. I wore long pants and my other pair of sleeves and gloves and a headband for my ears. I was actually pretty comfortable. My thumbs were cold, but other than that I was good. It is so hard for me to know how to dress when it is cold. It is easy to over dress, but I think I did good today. Plus, I had new shoes and that's always nice. The hardest part of the run was getting out the door, but once I did I really enjoyed it. It was cold, but it was a pretty morning. I didn't really see any critters, but I did see a shooting start. I thought of you @Mari33a. I also saw 4 socks and the insole from a shoe, but not my missing sleeve. I only overlapped part of my run from Sunday though.
@shanaber That tiger and gazelle are both so cute! I hope everything goes well with the infusion.
That's a lot of mileage @SummerSkier!
There was a lot of great running this month. Congrats to all who made their goal and to all who worked hard at it. Thanks for setting us up for next month @AlphaHowls!
Here is some shoe porn for you:
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OOOOOO @kgirlhart I really was overdressed badly for 10 miles yesterday and did not even know I was dehydrated until I started feeling sick later. Layers are usually my friend but it was the first really cold day. sigh. And TEAL SHOES 💖💖💖💖💖 Gotta love the motivation of new shoes to get you out the door!3
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@kgirlhart I love that color! My current pair are black Sauconys - for lack of a better alternative.1
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AlphaHowls wrote: »10/1 18.41 miles, 1980 days on the run, 1162 days HM+ Streak, County Line and back
10/2 29.3 miles County Line, kept going, and back
10/3 18.17 miles
10/4 18.2 miles
10/5 18.3 miles, Running Partner A
10/6 18.41 miles, high fog
10/7 18.57 miles, Running Partner A, Excellent Air Quality, 43°F start
10/8 18.24 miles, County Line and around 40°F - 46°F I am cold!
10/9 18.66 miles
10/10 18.37 miles
10/11 18.35 miles, 1990 days on the run, 1172 days HM+ Streak
10/12 18.42 miles
10/13 18.34 miles, County Line and back, 117 lbs, 19.7% body fat, 18.9 BMI
10/14 18.19 miles, Running Partner A
10/15 18.35 miles, wander hither and yon
10/16 19.34 miles
10/17 18.5 miles. Running Partner A
10/18 18.25 miles
10/19 18.13 miles, Running Partner A, Fitbit obliterated my data @2h38m
10/20 18.51 miles
10/21 14.82 total miles
2000 days on the run
1182 days HM+ Streak
Hoptown Half Marathon
10/22 1.49 miles, 2001 days on the run
10/23 2.33 miles Crazy Laps!
10/24 6.4 miles, Running Partner A and her SIL, not able to do hills, so just a couple with them
10/25 6.13 miles
10/26 7.61 miles, Running Partner A and her SIL
10/27 10.19 miles
10/28 14.39 miles, Running Partner A
10/29 13.4 miles, 6.75 Crazy Laps! Avoiding cold rain
10/30 13.66 miles Crazy Laps! Cold + Rain = NO
10/31 8.28 miles, 2010 days on the run, Running Partner A 27°F-31°F really cold!
477.41 miles for October
AMAZING!! Congrats @AlphaHowls !! 😀
I did a walk with B3 Bands, using A's other set, feeling really good
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GREAT JOB this month @kgirlhart !! 😀1
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Great finish to October @kgirlhart! You are much tougher than I...no way could I run in 32F. Shoes are really nice. Which Sauconys are those? Like @Laurz9191 the last pair of shoes I bought were the black Saucony Endorphin Speed 2s, just because they were about $50 cheaper than the other colors 😉
@SummerSkier you really killed it this month! Very impressive!!
@shanaber you had a cool job at the zoo. Not many people have had that experience. That's awesome. Hope you treatments go well!
8 miles this afternoon. Weather was awesome, but the run felt weird. Felt like I was forcing it for the first 4 miles. Then I just gave in and tried to relax. The last 4 felt a little better, but still off. For some reason I think it is the Kinvara shoes. Just feels like running in sand or something; no energy return. Just have to use them for purely easy runs I guess.
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@kgirlhart An albino skunk? That's interesting. Sorry you lost one of your favorite sleeves. Love that shoe porn!
Love the pictures from your safari @tarun_yadavA !
@martaindale I love that your dad made you such a great breakfast after your run on the 28th!
@shanaber It is so cool that you got to help hand-raise Taj..and the gazelle. What a great experience! I'm sure that bite from Taj was scary, even if you knew he was just playing. I wonder if he recognized your scent when you went to visit later? Hey, if I do La Jolla, I would have to walk/run. Maybe we could do it together. I hope you transfusion went well and you recover quickly from it.
I was so far behind in reading the posts, but I did and liked or hugged where appropriate. You all did great with your running this month.
I'm not even sure the last time I posted and don't want to go into details. I'll just say that due to 4 days of sawing/splitting/hauling wood and 2 days of playing (Bryson City with my aunt and Hot Springs with my mom) last week didn't leave much time for running. So, I didn't make my goal of 90 miles, but did manage 80, which I am happy with since I spent 20h09m51s doing other activities - tennis, wood, leaves, and mowing.
Thanks for setting up Nov @AlphaHowls ! It's hard to believe that Oct is gone already!
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@scott6255 I have had shoes like that (I try different styles quite a lot) which seem to just be flat with no return of energy. Even some of the nikes I have tried. I usually send them back because I am so spoiled by the ones which have bounce. Unfortunately I sometimes think the better the shoe (lighter more bounce etc) the less they last as the materials wear out sooner. Just an impression I get. Maybe just because my most favorites I notice when they have to leave the building because they give me shin splints.
@quilteryoyo you had a pretty durn successful month and as always you found lots of time to support us here. Thank you!
See everyone in Nov thread.4 -
SummerSkier wrote: »nothing like a challenge to make you pick it up! I decided yesterday afternoon while running that I could hit 200 for the month. My watch died about 9.5 yesterday LOL but today I did 2 short runs to finish it up. I must say it was a lot but glad I did it.
I probably will still set a lower goal for Nov.
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@Scott6255 Same here with the Saucony Echelon. Either pay 150€ more to import the cool color shoes, or take the black ones. I went with the black .
@quilteryoyo You did great this month! It seems like you are always active and busy- even if the mileage goal was a bit lower than planned!
@SummerSkier You also did great. That’s a LOT of running! I am hoping for that kind of month in November….2 -
120.9/120 miles
10/2: 3 miles
10/4: 2.8 miles
10/5: 3.7 miles
10/6: 5 miles
10/7: 8 miles
10/9: 4.1 miles
10/10: 7.1 miles
10/11: 3 miles
10/14: 10 miles
10/16: 7.2 miles
10/17: 6.1 miles
10/19: 6.1 miles
10/20: 3 miles
10/21: 10 miles
10/23: 7.1 miles
10/25: 6.4 miles
10/26: 6.1 miles
10/27: 3 miles
10/28: 10 miles
10/30: 6.2 miles
10/31: 3 miles
Last one for October. Goal met and on to Nov.7
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