The Running Thread - 2018

[derekleigh]

This week we have the following folks races:

29 - @Smilelea - 10th Annual Baby Steps Memorial Run 5K (NG N/A)
29 - @PointerPower - Akron Marathon (4:10:00 / N/A)
30 - @mankle30 - Oakville Half Marathon (2:20:00 / N/A)
30 - @SarahDisney - New Balance Bronx 10 Miler (1:45:00 / N/A)
30 - @KevM - OCNJ Half Marathon (2:15:00 / N/A)
30 - @derekleigh - Tanger Outlet 5K (23:00 / N/A)
30 - @BikeFan - Prince William Half Marathon (1:40:00 / N/A)
30 - opusone - Run for Kelli 3 Mile XC (23:30 / N/A)

Best of luck to each of you this weekend! If you would like to make a change to your race or goal, let me know. If someone would like to add a race to the list, let me know as well. Again, good luck and we look forward to hearing how you race went!

Finished 23:18, overall placement = 35 out of 677

New race to add for me:

derekleigh- Oct 28 - White Mountain Milers Half (1:58/ N/A)

 

[SarahDisney]

September Mileage: 68.3 miles. I'm pretty sure that's a monthly mileage record for me. Go Sarah!

New Balance Bronx 10 Mile Official Time: 1:56:28.
Not what I wanted, but finishing is better than nothing. Overall, it's a good race, and I'd like to try it again next year (but it'll depend on scheduling).

 

[Disney at Heart]

September
Miles: 123.78
Duration: 24.36
Pace: 11:48

 

[tidefan]

Just got back from my month in the South. Caught 2 Alabama games in Bryant Denny Stadium. Spent a few weeks with family in Alabama, Mississippi and Florida. Trained, and it sucked, in that heat. Got home yesterday and ran my 19 mile long run this morning in cool weather (what a relief).

September totals were somewhat limited given my travel, but I continued to progress in spite of the lower mileage:

103.8 miles - average HR was 139

Look me up next time... I live in Tuscaloosa and have season tickets!

 

[Slogger]

September running totals:

145.4 miles
9:34 pace
23 hours, 13 minutes total time
990 miles ytd

Hopefully ready for Fall Race schedule with 5 events in next 7 weeks

 

[jmasgat]

September:
Total miles - 251.53 mi
Total Time - 38:05:31
Average Pace - 9:05
Avg HR - 135

Holy crap! Quick search on the thread showed me you're training for both CHI and NYC, but still, that's a whole lot of miles!

 

[opusone]

September Training Summary
Total Miles: 122.1 miles
Total Time: 18:35:46
Average Pace: 9:08/mi
Average HR: 143/min

@LSUlakes: for my XC 5k race this morning... easiest race report ever: DNS.

As expected, after going to the Notre Dame/Stanford game with my family last night and driving back immediately afterwards arriving home after midnight, I did not get up to run the race this morning. If my daughter had volunteered as she did last year, I likely would have dragged my butt to the start line, but they had too many volunteers, so she didn't sign up this time. So instead, I ran 6 easy this afternoon.

 

[DopeyBadger]

September Training Summary
Running duration = 16:37 hours
Running mileage = 118.8 miles
Average Pace = 8:24 min/mile (Marathon Pace + 92 seconds)
Average HR = 141 bpm (72% HRR, or about 8% lower than Marathon Pace)
Indoor Cycling duration = 15:03 hours
Indoor Cycling mileage = 346.3 miles
Total training duration = 31:40 hours

*I have no way to know whether that indoor cycling data is accurate as it comes from a computer attached to the bike trainer. Can't use Zwift right now in my in-laws basement because of limited outlets in their unfinished basement.

Took 20 days off from running at the end of August/beginning of September. Have been dealing with an ankle issue since the beginning of August. It hasn't improved as much as I had hoped, but hasn't gotten worse. The PT gave me some exercises and advice and I've been diligent. So any day I wasn't able to run I was on my indoor training bike. Nothing systematic on the bike but just trying to keep an exercise routine through the month. Been trying to be patient upon returning to running in mid-September with a slow ramp up. I've got the Chicago Marathon this coming weekend. Haven't run more than 10.5 miles since mid-August when I decided to shut down the running. So we'll see how this goes. Just hoping to come out the other end healthy and enjoy the experience.

 

[BuckeyeBama]

@BuckeyeBama Alabama has looked pretty unstoppable this year now that they have an upgrade at QB.

Yeah, if Tua stays healthy I just don't see this Alabama team losing. But these seasons are long, and the ball bounces in weird and unpredictable ways.

 

[FFigawi]

Random non-running question: has anyone here ever participated in the Ride London 100? I'm entered for 2019 and am looking for tips on logistics, where to stay, etc. Anyone?

 

[mankle30]

Time for the Oakville Half Marathon: 2:29:38. Not my best and legs felt dead throughout but I think I left it all on the road and don't think I could have done better. today.

You can find my race report here!

 

[kleph]

Yeah, if Tua stays healthy I just don't see this Alabama team losing. But these seasons are long, and the ball bounces in weird and unpredictable ways.

the most dynamic alabama passer since harry gilmer. lsu is gonna be a real test, i think.

 

[Keels]

Random non-running question: has anyone here ever participated in the Ride London 100? I'm entered for 2019 and am looking for tips on logistics, where to stay, etc. Anyone?

Well, I would say for logistics ... you need a bike. As far as place to stay? Probably somewhere in London!

You’re welcome!!!!!

 

[Miranda]

derekleigh- Oct 28 - White Mountain Milers Half (1:58/ N/A)

I hope you have better weather than last year! It was freezing in the 50's or 60's and poured the entire race. Like seriously poured... parts of the course were covered in flooding from the river later that day/the next day!

 

[Miranda]

Smuttynose 1/2 Marathon in the books.

This is my first race for time since September of 2015. That happened to be a 1/2 marathon as well and I ran that with plantar fasciitis. But since then all my races were for fun or to work back from my injury. So I was pretty nervous this week. My goal was under 2:00. But my training hasn’t been great because the hills I run on and the humidity most of the summer. Thankfully we got good weather for this race.

I left my house around 5:20 am to head to NH. It was 47’ out when I left. No humidity. This was a good sign. I had been to this race before so finding everything was no problem. I signed up for it in 2016 but was recovering from surgery so I went as a spectator to cheer on my friend Matt.

The race is well organized. A lot of it is run along the ocean on Hampton Beach. There is maybe 3 miles that go into a residential neighborhood where you can’t see the ocean but the rest of along the water.

I started out in the 10:00/mile corral as I didn’t want to go out too fast and burn myself out. Looking at my splits I clearly didn’t stay with those people long. Miles 2-5 I was in the 8:30/mm range. I felt like I was going slow but heard my updates from RunKeeper and started doing math. I realized I may be able to get under 2:00 if I just stay steady. I guess all the hills I train on was helping because this flat course felt “easy”.

By mile 9 we hit a few small hills in the residential neighborhood and by mile 11 I started to fade. I was sore. I kept plugging along the best I could be realized 2:00 wasn’t happening today. I finished in 2:03:58. The good news is, this is my new 1/2 PR. The race I mentioned above was my previous 1/2 PR of 2:06:03. This means I am close to getting back to pre-injury conditioning. I say that because that course was VERY hilly and this was was flat. I also did reach my goal for the month of having over 100 Miles as I work toward building my mileage again during my new found motivation. I was on pace for 130 but dialed it back when I was in pain during runs and finished at 100.9.

Overall this is a great race. I would tell anyone in this part of the country it is worth trying for sure. I am a little disappointed in myself for not finding my motivation a couple of months sooner so I could have trained more and given this a better effort. But, for the training I did do, I am pleased with my results. It just means that I have room to improve and I am planning to do it next year and definitely get under the 2:00 for sure. Now that I am familiar with the course, if I put in the work, I should easily be able to get in the 1:40’s.

Great job! I know a lot of people who were running it (this race is local-ish to me)... you guys had a nice day today.

I was just reading in the local paper that a woman came in 1st overall, too!

 

[FFigawi]

Well, I would say for logistics ... you need a bike. As far as place to stay? Probably somewhere in London!

You’re welcome!!!!!

Don't forget to tip the waiters

 

[huskies90]

As expected, after going to the Notre Dame/Stanford game with my family last night and driving back immediately afterwards arriving home after midnight, I did not get up to run the race this morning.

Go Irish!! (my daughter is a student at Notre Dame)

September Miles = 129 -- After building miles over the summer, I took a week off and then started my Goofy training plan.

August = 174
July = 184
June = 151
May = 156
April = 113
March = 99
February = 78
January = 67

1,151 total miles so far in 2018

 

[Smilelea]

September total: 48.5 miles

Extremely exciting news: I have new running shoes!

 

[TheHamm]

September
52.4 miles @12:10 m/m

I expected the month to start out poorly due to life, but I did not expect it to also end slowly due to life and cold rain. I'm going to sigh and hope for better next month. I got more miles in than I did a year ago, got a new PR for 6.2, and I did my longest yet run of >8 miles. I also learned I do not like clif blocks but honey stingers don't make me want to vomit or brush my teeth. So, I will call it progress toward longer runs.

Regarding rain, I have a jacket I used all winter which is water 'resistant' and has no hood- I dislike them as they end up tangling my hair into a matted mess. I found the jacket did not really keep me dry and I am not sure if it is the fabric or rain dripping down my neck. So, it was 40* and wet was miserable. Do I need different gear or do others take it indoors in cold rain? {FWIW, I thought 60* and rain was fine, 20* and snow was fine, this was not}

 

[Wendy98]

Where did September go?

total miles: 313.9
avg. pace: 7:19/mile

I am starting to feel the miles, so I will taper this week.