Welcome all to the OCTOBER running thread! Please feel free to share your mileage, running goals, questions etc.!

Good luck Alenna - what's your training program like? I've got marathon fever now after my half!!

Deva - you'll be GREAT in your half next month!

Did my 6.3 uphill {well 2.1 was up 650ft} the rest was either flat or downhill.But its a healthy uphill.Rested Sat. and Sunday hubby dog and I hiked 2 hours.And on the way back I mapped out a 10 mile one way run on a great road through the Alabama Hills in Calif. {you can google it where they did a bunch of westerns in the 30's and 40's}Just need to do it on a day some one can shuttle me from the other end.....

Jeez I need to run more in October than I did in September! Been lazy about it, going < 2 miles on the treadmill and never running outside. This rain isn't helping matters either...

Krampus;funny you mentioned that I was just looking at my Garmin it logs all kinds of stuff said ...Last 30 days { SEPT.think I wore it evrytime I ran} 13 times 82.1 miles,15 hrs56min. and 5,069ft gain. Need to bump it up this monthNeed to run 16 days....

That's really cool Deva - I just looked at my previous month too - never done that before! Granted I was out of capacity sick for a week but did 59.88 miles total- not sure my overall gain b/c that insane race I did I couldn't use my tracker since it's not waterproof but the gain that day was over 3000ft plus it says 2988 for the month - I like this! Now I have a new goal to beat haha. I only ran 8 times though so seriously going to need to work on that next month- it's usually more than that.

I am bummed just heard my 1/2 marathon was canceled guess I'll just keep "training for life"!!!

WHAT?? Why did they cancel it? I'm SO sorry deva that really bites - those organizers better have a good reason...

Not really just a kinda big 5 and 10k that raises money for Medical Clininic for local tribe is on that day ,but they knew all along, the i/2 and marathon was not a huge event I guess. The local running store said they were going to rescedule in the spring....guess I will keep my ears to the ground See if I hear of anything else just need it on dirt....on good tread trail....

lm3898 - You should go for the full marathon! But you do need to commit to a decent training program, and some long Sundays (or Saturdays) spent running/walking for many hours. There are many times you will want to quit it and give up. If you follow 85% of your program (most people have a bad week or two) you will be able to finish. Finishing should be the ONLY goal for a first marathon.

The actual marathon itself is 80% mental, IF you've done adequate training. Seriously. The biggest problem people have is running the first part too fast. At 18 miles they run out of gas and bonk or hit "the wall" and drop out. Or slowly walk-hobble to the finish.

My first motivational book was "The Nonrunner's Marathon Guide for Women" by Dawn Dais. NOT for the training schedule mind you, but for the funny sarcasm. Parts of the book are hysterical (IMHO). The best training plans (for me) have been Hal Higdon's and Jeff Galloway's. Higdon's has more weekly mileage (better for losing weight) and Galloway's has a lot less mileage during the week, but longer runs on the weekend. He also advocates run/walk which is probably better for the injury-prone. I'm sure there are others. Like I said, the biggest obstacle is the time commitment.

I'm sure other people have other suggestions.

Ran 11 miles today and felt pretty good while I was doing it, but I feel really stiff and fatigued now. Half marathon is in 3 weeks. I had to deliver a baby yesterday morning so that's why the long run got put off until today.

Ran 4.68km yesterday in 31:04 - best time so far .

Thanks Alenna - I'm planning on doing the nyc marathon in 2014 but it's a long way off still.

Good work defense! Your half will be here before you know it!

Congrats on your new PR Kate!

Rainy day here so I did a 5k on the treadmill at the gym, followed by .6 walkjog at 10.5 incline...I hate the treadmill but it's nice for monitoring that stuff....

Wow, you guys are amazing! I can only run about 15 minutes atm on a medium speed, though a month ago I couldn't go one minute, so I'm pretty proud! Normally I'll slow down and do another 15 minutes on 15 incline but I cannot wait till my fitness gets up higher! I'm hoping to do a marathon with my friend next year!

I ran 4.6 miles last night; today is cross train day for me, so I'll be walking and might also try to fit in a swim.

Ran 8 miles today was a bit tired from exercise class last night lots of squats and Tabatas,Picked 40lbs apples this am after run NOW I am pooped....BUT got my garmin fixed over the phone with support it has been hinkey lately[recording data but not recording my time WHILE I am doing it??? Guy said first time he heard that one????I AM HAPPY NOW!!