Run log

October running was a lot... 2 half marathons and a BIG WIN at a 5k.  Cross country came to an end & now I have two more hours in my day...which I have managed to fill quite nicely! (and not all with running ~ as I didn't even manage a 100 mile month)  Skipping the Bridge to Bridge half the week after Columbus & choosing the Rabbit Run over the NERC Make a Difference 5k cost me a little in the NERC standings, but not as much as I feared.  Leslie and I are TIED & I win the tie breaker as I've beat her more head-to-head (only because we've met in the longer distances this year & not the 5k's ~ where she kicks my butt)  We are not running the Autumn Leaves tomorrow ~ but we are signed up for the last two Grand Prix events...so we'll see where it plays out in the end.

Here's one more picture from Columbus ~ really like this pick of Team Beef.  And the memory of that great race.

so October brought cooler temps & darker runs & a half marathon PR & a WIN at a 5k.  May be my best running month ever.

Also started bench pressing (today was day 2)  I did 65 pounds for 5 reps.  Tried 70 pounds...and couldn't do it.  Also started going to Dodd's core class on Tuesdays before school...WOW.  My abs hurt for DAYS after the first class.  The next ones haven't hurt as badly...so I must be getting buff.  I also went to HITT class this week & hope to get there more often.  My legs sure were sore afterward, as we did LOTS of lateral movement...and I'm hoping that's a good thing for my overall fitness & running.  Mike, Trisha & I are planning on doing a team tri in August...haven't signed up yet, but we're doing a lot of talking about it.

On another note...Mike has been talking about running an ultra.

October Totals:

94.89 miles for the month ~ two months in a row under 100 miles.  UGH
1165.69 miles for the year 

196.08 miles in my Gortex Ghosts ~ didn't wear them this month

610.38 miles in my pink Brooks Glycerin 12. Camp Stig shoes got one last run at Camp Stig this month

241.85 miles in my Nike Vomero ~ The tread is starting to wear

189.14 miles in my light blue Brooks Glycerin 11 ~ that are now covered in mud as I ran at HogBack North Thursday...to avoid the wind...and totally ran through giant mud puddles hidden by fallen leaves.

Training for:   ?   Starting to up the miles as most people are slowing down for the winter.  This is the base building for our fall 2016 marathon

Podcasts I'm listening to: Marathon Training Academy, Lore, Stuff You Missed in History Class, Dear Sugar, Stuff You Should Know, & This American Life, Love & Radio, RadioLab & Stuff to Blow Your Mind.  New ones:99% invisible

My WEIGHT:  a week or so ago I weighed 133.  Thursday I was 136.  Totally forgot to step on the scale after my run today.

Some interesting facts:

Longest run this month:  13.1 ~ twice ~ qualified for half fanatics

Highest  weekly mileage this month: 34.28 ~ October 18 to October 25

Favorite place to run this month: Columbus half marathon!  

# of bags of Candy Cane Kisses left in my cabinet:  NADA
# of books I read this month: two
Monthly mileage record: 156.69 ~ March 2015 {purposely ran 8 (on a treadmill) on March 30 to beat the August 2013 record}
Highest mileage ever-at-one-time:  26.36 ~ May 17, 2015 The Cleveland Marathon

PR's:
5K: 22:30 (Run For the Grapes 9/28/14}
10K: 50:13 {Run for the Hills 6/22/14 & TIED the time Run for the Hills 6/21/15)
10-miler: 1:21:29 (Hermes Cleveland 10-miler 4/28/12)
half-marathon: 1:44:42 (Northern Ohio Half Marathon 10/4/15)
marathon: 3:57:31 (The Cleveland Marathon 5/17/15)