Spooky running - It's October!

[limewave]

DH and I are participating in a Halloween Trail Run this weekend. Costumes are strongly encouraged. DH is so completely preoccupied with work that I can't talk to him about anything right now. So annoying.

Anywho, I'm trying to come up with easy, inexpensive costume ideas that DH will go along with.

I saw a picture of someone running wearing a Pacman costume. I was thinking about being Lady Pacman (I can easily cut and paint cardboard) and DH could be a Pacman Ghost! I think this is brilliant. I hope DH will go along with it. The race is only a 5k so I'm not too worried about wearing an encumbering outfit.

[GLC1968]

Ms Pac Man would be hilarious, Limewave!

Yesterday was my first ever half marathon. It went better than I anticipated. I finished it in 2:15 which is 15 minutes faster than I was anticipating and 10 sec/mile faster than my stretch goal of 10:30 min/mile! My legs are trashed today though which is definitely a new thing for me as I've never gotten this sore from a tri before. I think that means I need to run harder in my training.

I've got 8 weeks until my next one so I'm trying to decide what my plan will be between now and then. All I know is that today is about REST.

[Blueberry]

Congrats, GLC!!

Quick question for you: what training program did you use when you first started running?

[GLC1968]

Blueberry - You mean when I first started running at all, right? I used a 'conservative' couch to 5K plan from Beginner Triathlete and I dropped off the first 4 weeks of walking only and started with week 5. Let me see if I can paste it here (this may not work):

Phase I Warm up phase Month 1 All Walking (Times in minutes per day)

Week M T W TH F S S TOTAL
1 Off 10 Off 15 Off 10 15 50
2 Off 10 Off 15 Off 20 15 60
3 Off 15 Off 20 Off 15 20 70
4 Off 20 20 Off 20 Off 20 80
Grand total: 260



Phase II Month 2 Mostly Walking (Times in minutes per day) Walk/Run

Week M T W TH F S S TOTAL
1 Off 28/2 Off 28/2 Off Off 28/2 84/6
2 Off 26/4 Off 26/4 Off Off 26/4 78/12
3 Off 24/6 Off 24/6 Off Off 26/4 74/16
4 Off 24/6 Off 24/6 Off Off 24/6 72/18
Grand total: 308/52



Phase III Month 3 Mostly Walking (Times in minutes per day) Walk/Run

Week M T W TH F S S TOTAL
1 Off 22/8 Off 22/8 Off Off 22/8 66/24
2 Off 20/10 Off 20/10 Off Off 20/10 60/30
3 Off 18/12 Off 18/12 Off Off 20/10 56/34
4 Off 18/12 Off 18/12 Off Off 18/12 54/36
Grand total: 236/124



Phase IV Month 4 Mostly Walking (Times in minutes per day) Walk/Run

Week M T W TH F S S TOTAL
1 Off 16/14 Off 16/14 Off Off 16/14 48/42
2 Off 14/16 Off 14/16 Off Off 14/16 42/48
3 Off 12/18 Off 12/18 Off Off 14/16 38/52
4 Off 12/18 Off 12/18 Off Off 12/18 36/54
Grand total: 164/196



Phase V Month 5 Mostly Running (Times in minutes per day) Walk/Run

Week M T W TH F S S TOTAL
1 Off 10/20 Off 10/20 Off Off 10/20 30/60
2 Off 8/22 Off 8/22 Off Off 8/22 24/66
3 Off 6/24 Off 6/24 Off Off 8/22 20/70
4 Off 6/24 Off 6/24 Off Off 6/24 18/77
Grand total: 92/268



Phase VI Month 6 Mostly Running (Times in minutes per day) Walk/Run

Week M T W TH F S S TOTAL
1 Off 6/24 Off 6/24 Off Off 6/24 18/72
2 Off 4/26 Off 4/26 Off Off 4/26 12/78
3 Off 2/28 Off 2/28 Off Off 4/26 8/82
4 Off 2/28 Off 2/28 Off Off 2/28 6/84
Grand total: 44/316



Phase VII Month 7 All Running (Times in minutes per day) Run

Week M T W TH F S S TOTAL
1 Off 20 Off 20 Off Off 20 60
2 Off 25 Off 25 Off Off 20 70
3 Off 25 Off 25 Off Off 30 80
4 Off 30 Off 30 Off Off 30 90
Grand total: 300

I have this in excel that I can email to you if you send me a PM. The days with a mixture are walk/run (not run/walk!). On those days, I would usually mix it up so I was doing a type of interval workout to break up boredom since most of those workouts were on the treadmill. So a 22/8 would be 5 walk, 2 run, 4 walk, 2 run, 4 walk, 2 run, 4 walk, 2 run, 5 walk.

[katluvr]

Wow! Great runs and race results.
Oak...I would LOVE to get under 2 hours for a 1/2 marathon (that just may be my goal this year!)

So I ran 4 times while on my 7 day cruise. The track was awesome and I could see the VERY blue water inbetween the rescue boats. Thank goodness I was on such a large ship so it was only 7.5 laps to equal a 5k--I did that 3 days, last day I ran I was so tired from all the LATE night activities that I am not used to so only ran 2 miles. So 11 miles in 1 week while on a ship, best I could do!

2 weeks away from a "just for fun" & "no expectations of time" 1/2 marathon I am signed up for. So I need to get some longer runs in the next few weeks!

K

[emily_in_nc]

Congrat GLC! Really excellent job!

I ran today after a week off with a sore back. I cut back to approx. 2.5 miles (beach run). It was pretty hot and steamy, but I was greeted by a delicious headwind when I turned around to run back to our place. So different than with cycling where headwinds are dreaded; they feel great in the heat when running!

[jessmarimba]

Did a 45 minute trail run today. Saw a beautiful young buck only 10 feet off the trail - he just stood and watched, so I slowly walked past him. He was still there on my way back.

It was my first run in my brand new Brooks Pure Grip shoes, and I love them. Definitely a shoe to consider if you have a low-volume foot and wear them with socks, or wear them barefoot if your feet are larger They are a quasi-minimal shoe with a 4mm drop.

I'll review them later, but all in all it was a fantastic run. Why is it that the days that seem so dreary always seem to be the greatest runs?