Show us your Ghoulies - Halloween Run Challenge Page #3 (Page 66)

D001 - 2009-10-25 7:45 PM Don't worry. You'll get your Secondary Challenge Winner Award next Sunday. It's pretty clear who the POST PADDING CHAMPIONS were this month. LOL

deehtz - 2009-10-25 12:23 PM MILESTONE SATURDAY !!   for me

Quick Summary...

Mid August 2009 -  "mid life crisis reaction"      led me to commit to a sprint triathlon in 2010
  even "knowing" that I would have to walk the run portion since I had never been able to run even a whole minute as an adult without feeling sick and "pukey"

One week later - heard and tried some wise advise about running.  LBS fellow (and also a triathlete) said to slow waaay down... even slower than my walk.  I tried it and glory be!  it worked.  I could now jog, though very slowly.  My goal became to jog a complete 5k by the end of December.

Mid September - jogging going so well that I moved up my goal to jog a complete 5K by Thanksgiving.

Beginning of October - goal is not only Thanksgiving but to jog the distance at least as fast as I could walk it ...  avg 15 min/mile for the whole distance

October 24th -  JOGGED 3.55 MILES THE WHOLE WAY.  Avg 13 min 48 sec  per mile.  There are markers every .5 mile so I know that my pace was very consistent thru out.

I REACHED MY GOAL A WHOLE MONTH EARLY.   I finally put both the distance and the pace together.  I am SO PUMPED!!     yeahhhh me!!!   

doctorbob18 - 2009-10-25 9:20 PM Way to get back on top team!! WE ROCK!!

Got in 12 miles today, marking an end to 'rest week'. I have 50 miles on the schedule for this week, and since I'm only 4 off my original goal, I'm going to bump it WAYYY up, so hopefully I can help add to our lead.

Go team! keep it up, last week!!!

skrtrnr - 2009-10-25 7:33 AM ok.  two things i did...to make myself feel safer....

i deleted all my photos out of my album. i just left the 'headshot' that i use for my profile.

this way no peepin' on my UBER attractive self.  the photos were 'harmless' i thought -i actually dont think of myself 'that way' or that other people/guys see me that way.  too many years being the FAT girl/picked last/passed over for school dances et al.

but  maybe i should start.....at least being more 'aware'


i think perhaps it was the picture of me with my superfly MR. W.GRAVES TOTALLY HOOKED ME UP bike that put him over the edge.


and i 'hid' all my meetup groups.  perhaps too late, this 'creep' probably knows what groups i participate in (turns out he belongs to the NOW/Eckhart Tolle group.  i peeked at his groups) but at least no one else can know/find out.

ill just make certain that Tom the NOW group leader nows whats up...im sure he, or one of the other non-creepy fellows will be more than happy to walk me to and from my car on the meet up nights.


i dont know what to think/to do. 

ive not been in this situation before.  i guess im just not sure how 'seriously' to take it.  maybe its harmless, but then again....

kept me up last night.

NEAL, TOM, BILL any chance you guys come and teach this guy a 'lesson'

stacieb

serendipity - 2009-10-25 7:46 AM Morning Ghoulies!

Just in from a 4.94 mile run.  Was supposed to be 4 miles, but I thought I'd go for 5.  Didn't quite get there, but almost!

Adding that extra effort 'cause I love my Ghoulies!  (And to stay above that yellow line!)

kromanowski - 2009-10-25 9:51 AM This morning I got up and went for a run... 4 more miles in the books...I am right about 90% right now!!

aspeelma - 2009-10-25 10:48 AM 5.58 miles this morning Ghoulies!!! That puts me at a hair over 89% and my longest run EVER!!!


I LOVE THIS STUFF!!!!
 

Now, off for a quick shower then taking the kiddos into the Halloween parade.

Have a great day team!!!

wgraves7582 - 2009-10-25 12:08 PM

There was a Scholarship Performing Arts Competition at a school she would like to attend when she gets of age.

She finished tied for 1st in her group and has $500 for scholarship there if she attends in 4 years.

Nice start and hopefully more to come over the years

deehtz - 2009-10-25 1:23 PM MILESTONE SATURDAY !!   for me

Quick Summary...

Mid August 2009 -  "mid life crisis reaction"      led me to commit to a sprint triathlon in 2010
  even "knowing" that I would have to walk the run portion since I had never been able to run even a whole minute as an adult without feeling sick and "pukey"

One week later - heard and tried some wise advise about running.  LBS fellow (and also a triathlete) said to slow waaay down... even slower than my walk.  I tried it and glory be!  it worked.  I could now jog, though very slowly.  My goal became to jog a complete 5k by the end of December.

Mid September - jogging going so well that I moved up my goal to jog a complete 5K by Thanksgiving.

Beginning of October - goal is not only Thanksgiving but to jog the distance at least as fast as I could walk it ...  avg 15 min/mile for the whole distance

October 24th -  JOGGED 3.55 MILES THE WHOLE WAY.  Avg 13 min 48 sec  per mile.  There are markers every .5 mile so I know that my pace was very consistent thru out.

I REACHED MY GOAL A WHOLE MONTH EARLY.   I finally put both the distance and the pace together.  I am SO PUMPED!!     yeahhhh me!!!   

deehtz - 2009-10-25 1:24 PM Goal Reached.....   So now what?

I have my first "official" event, a 5k on Thanksgiving.   It is just under 5 weeks away. 

I have been loosely following Higdons 5K Novice.  I am thinking about just maintaining my distance and pace this week ... a sort of recovery week.  Then following the first four weeks of Higdon's 5K Intermediate plan which says it is for improving your 5k time.  The plan has a "test" 5k at the end of week 4 which would time it well for Thanksgiving.  The plan includes one day a week of speed work and three other days of running.  This will be a step up for me.

I am feeling good.  Knees are slightly stiff today but not at all bad.  I felt good at the end of yesterday's run.  Tired but certainly not wiped.

I like working toward a goal.  And I don't worry too much about pushing too hard because I am NOT one to "push until I puke"     I also really do listen to my body and I do a lot of stretching.

So what do you think?  Should I up my days/week and add in the tempo runs and pace work?   Or is it too soon?  Will four weeks of that make much difference?

iowagander - 2009-10-25 2:32 PM Hey Ghoulies. I got a nice hilly run of about 6.4 today, putting me over 98%. The team is at 80.5% so keep logging those miles and sessions and let's close this month out strong!

Ann -  Sorry your view from the top was short lived, but I'm taking tomorrow off if you want to try to wrestle your way back up there

losta - 2009-10-25 8:14 PM Weekly Report: With 85% of the month completed and one week to go Show us you Ghoulies 81.2% Evil Running Reapers 79.9% Crypt Keepers 77.0% Running Pumpkins 76.6% Run Run Run!!!!

doctorbob18 - 2009-10-25 11:20 PM Way to get back on top team!! WE ROCK!!

Got in 12 miles today, marking an end to 'rest week'. I have 50 miles on the schedule for this week, and since I'm only 4 off my original goal, I'm going to bump it WAYYY up, so hopefully I can help add to our lead.

Go team! keep it up, last week!!!

wgraves7582 - 2009-10-26 6:54 AM

Here is a quick weekend summary:

We are in first place - that is all that matters - let us stay that way