The Running Thread - 2018

[jennamfeo]

@LSUlakes So sorry about your Dixie girl. She looks so sweet in that picture. Sending y’all love.

 

[Chasing Dopey]

@LSUlakes So sorry for the news. Give her lots of love.

 

[OldSlowGoofyGuy]

Let me get the ball rolling:

November Totals:

Running: 157.04 miles
Average Pace: 9:28
Total Elevation Gain: 13,020 ft
Steps: 593,950

Down about 30 miles from November 2017, but I'm pretty happy with that since I don't have a race on the calendar.

 

[huskies90]

November miles = 173 – Almost 2/3 of the way through my Goofy training plan…11 out of 18 weeks complete.

October = 161
September = 129
August = 174
July = 184
June = 151
May = 156
April = 113
March = 99
February = 78
January = 67


1,485 total miles so far in 2018

 

[PCFriar80]

From Princess Jasmine "Jassie" and me, wishing the best for Dixie.

 

[avondale]

Baltimore Inner Harbor 10K Race Report

@LSUlakes , can you please update my entry? avondale - Baltimore Inner Harbor 10K (57:30 / 57:26.3)

This was my first time running this race. I picked it because @DopeyBadger said I should do a shorter 10K training plan before getting into my next marathon plan. This race was a good time and location for me. Also, looking at the 2017 results, I had a good chance of winning my age group, so I was motivated!

There are three races, a HM starting at 7:00am (~850 runners) and the 10K (~300) and 5K (~150) starting at 7:15am. Lots of parking very close to the start. Easy to get to from the interstate. The race was well-organized, in my opinion, with a lot of port-a-potties at the start and a packet pick-up that was quick. Of course, I always get there early.

I got in a mile or so of easy warm-up in the 30 minutes prior to the 10K start. The HM started 5 minutes late, but the 10K and 5K still started on time.

The weather was great, in my opinion - upper 30s F, dry, and not windy. I wore (non-insulated) tights and long sleeves, and wouldn't have minded short sleeves.

The race is advertised as being scenic along the Baltimore Harbor, but for the 10K at least, it was not all that scenic. The first approximately 4 miles are a block or two away from the harbor, with tall buildings in between the race course and the harbor blocking the view. Also, there was construction in a number of the buildings between the course and the harbor. The last couple of miles run on sort of a "riverwalk" type promenade along the harbor.

I just got over a cold less than a week ago and had also just gotten off of some medicine, unrelated to the cold, that had messed with my HR quite a bit, so I wasn't totally sure how I was going to feel today. I started off a bit slower than my hoped-for pace and tried to just keep a positive mood, i.e., I'm lucky to be able to get out and run, it's good weather, pretty morning, etc. Just to keep myself from obsessing too much about pace. It generally worked, and I picked things up in the second half. Splits: 9:38, 9:25, 9:16, 9:28, 9:20, 9:21, and the last bit 9:22 min/mi. Luckily, I didn't have any physical issues and it just felt like a race where I was working hard!

My finish time was 57:26.3, which was 20 seconds faster than @DopeyBadger predicted and met my posted goal! My Garmin GPS said the race was only 6.11 miles, but I don't think it was actually short. There were a couple of literal U-turns in the course, which can always mess up GPS, and then with some of the tall buildings and the weird path along the harbor at the end, I think my GPS got off. The GPS matched the mile markers for the first 3 miles, but it had issues in the second half.

I didn't win my age group, because it was almost 2x bigger than last year! I was 4/27, which is certainly good enough - I pretty much never am in contention for my age group at all, so it was fun thinking that I might have a chance to win it! (My time would've won my age group in 2017.) This was also my second-best 10K time ever, so it was a good one.

So I was happy with my performance, and I thought the race was pretty good overall. Results were posted online within a couple of minutes, which was awesome.

One thing to keep in mind if you're considering this race or the 5K or HM that goes with it: you have to pay attention during the race! The three races have overlapping segments and many different turns. There are many, many volunteers on the course and lots of signage, but if you zone out, you can easily follow the flow into an incorrect segment. I didn't have any problem with this, but I was aware of the potential issues, and I didn't run with headphones today.

 

[avondale]

November Stats
running: 101.0 miles
tennis: 16 hours

Running was almost twice as much as October, as I was peaking in my 10K race preparation. Also, running did not take a break over Thanksgiving.

Tennis, on the other hand, has a big break over Thanksgiving as everyone travels and so the leagues pause. 10 of my 16 hours of tennis this month was in the 8 days before Thanksgiving! Because of this, tennis was overall a lot lower than October (28 h).

 

[Slogger]

Congrats @avondale on a great 10k run. Always a good feeling when you are on pace and meet/exceeding goals.

 

[Capang]

Ran the Christmas Story Run 5k this morning. My goals were to learn to navigate the crowds better and to really stick to intervals without going out too fast. Accomplished both and I *think* I PR'd. Waiting until I'm home to check results. My husband also ran with me and it was his first ever race. He did well!

Best part: waiting for the bus to head back to my car we started talking to the couple behind us and turns out they own DVC and are huge Disney fans.

ETA: I also booked a 1 bedroom next year for W&D. So I guess I'm running at least something there

@LSUlakes I'm so sorry.

 

[Slogger]

November Mileage Stats

102.64 miles
9:57 avg. pace
17 hrs 1 min total time
2 new PRs (Half, 10k)

Also achieved my yearly mileage goal of 1200 miles.
Time to Hibernate!!!

 

[KevM]

November mileage:
Miles - 118.00
Avg Pace - 11:21
Runs - 21

I wasn’t sure how long I wanted/would need to take off from doing another race after my first Marathon, but I made a last minute decision the other day to sign up for a 5K for this morning; The Jingle Bell Jog. It was a nice morning, a bit chilly with the high at 9AM only being about 34 degrees. It started and ended at a local high school with the course going through the neighborhoods around the school. It was slightly hilly. The hills were mostly gradual though, no real steep ones. I finished in 31:05.

@LSUlakes I have also signed up for a race next Saturday

12/8/18 - KevM - 12K o’ Christmas (NG/NA)

 

[LSUlakes]

Ran my unofficial but kinda official Baton Rouge Beach Half Marathon this morning. I think my goal was 2:15:00, finished 2:12:45. Was a good run but weather stunk. Very similar to 2016 WDW marathon. 70 ish, high humidity and wet roads made for a slippery run. Happy with the effort though.

 

[mankle30]

My Nomember: 139.2 miles - probably an all-time high (not looking at my stats going back to a couple of years ago. And this total was lower than it should have been because I was cutting mileage due to dead legs and having trouble completing long runs. So, wow.

 

[Kazrak]

November stats:
11.3 miles. I lost a lot of training time to air quality issues, recovery, and rain. I now have 4 weeks to get ready for my PoT 10k.

 

[jmasgat]

November Miles: Who knows-not too many, probably 60-ish. My Garmin is being super temperamental....it must know I am replacing it with a VA3.

I started training for Boston this week. Also trying a new marathon plan--the BAA level 1. I could probably do more, but really don't want to risk any injuries and I did have the usual wonky random strains this past fall. So we'll give this one a try. Still going to shoot for 4-ish hours. One thing I like about it is that one of the workouts is hill repeats, which I will do indoors on the TM. Won't be able to do the downhills, but I'm okay with that.

And for those of you who are MATH-AVERSE, look away now. Today is my birthday and not only do I move up an age group, I also get a birthday that is divisible by 1,2,3,4,5,6,10,12,15,20,,20 and 60. The former engineer in me likes that.

 

[Disney at Heart]

November:
132.41 miles
24.82 hours
11:15 pace
19 runs

and I just finished 20 miles at 11:40 pace today to start off December in the rain at 51* -- not fun, but done! Goofy in 6 weeks!

 

[Smilelea]

@LSUlakes, I'm so sorry to hear about your fur baby. We were in a very similar situation a year ago in October. I was the reason we got her. I'm a sucker for puppies. But she quickly became more DH's baby. It was a very painful few months for our family. #cancersucks She was only 7 years old.

@jmasgat, Happy Birthday!

November miles:
26.6 miles

Just in case I haven't said it before, shin splints suck!

 

[OldSlowGoofyGuy]

...divisible by... 60...

#NoMathHere

Seems like you have to be either 60 or 120. When we met at 2018 HHHH you didn't seem twice as old as me (clarification: you didn't seem as old as me), so that only leaves 1 choice.

HBD, and enjoy the new age group!

 

[run.minnie.miles]

So sorry about your pup @LSUlakes. Dogs are the most special kind of “people.”

 

[flav]

November distance: 54km (33miles)

Basically, started hurting, ran a half on the 11th (with the approval of my physio) then rested up until now. Sight. The good news is I am learning to deal with it, to reinforce the rest and to slowly ramp back up. We will see what podiatrist and snow bring to December.

Which leads me to...

ATTQOTD peak to confidence: Before November I would have said that I typically have one of those glorious long run before a race and that I really only commit to a race goal the morning of (although I consistently train for it many weeks before that). I hence have confidence in my base training but really know for sure if I was totally ready once I pass the finish line.

ATTQOTD resorts: I am not going to Marathon Weekend 2019 but am all over the place with respect to Marathon Weekend 2020 resort choice. What started as a cheap vacation (Pop was my first idea) now includes at least DD11 (then 12) and DM so Monorail resorts or YBC if I can get a super deal. I will consider POFQ or POR otherwise. The discussion did help, especially the pool weather part.