November Running Challenge
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The polar vortex is no joke. I also took everyone's advice and layered up yesterday for a 5.5 mile run. My body was fine....but my fingers were absolutely freezing. I was wearing some Nike gloves that were barely better than not wearing anything.
I've got a 5k at my kid's school Saturday and race time temps will be about 29*. I need to find something that's a little warmer. Fortunately it's just a 5k, so I can suck it up..but I'm really hoping to find something warm to run in the rest of winter.
I have Nike gloves and honestly hate them. Then I was stupid and brought another pair of Nike that were heavier and honestly not much warmer. Again hate them. So I'm going to find something else I'm liking Under Armour right now so I might get a pair from them.Runningmischka wrote: »11/13/2014 - 5 miles, indoors
38/100 for the month. Visiting Nashville for a conference, so no long runs for me this weekend. Will update my ticker when I get back home. Great job, everyone!!! Keep calm and keep on running
Enjoy Nashville!
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Nov 1- 30 minutes
Nov 2- 31 minutes
Nov 4- 31 minutes
Nov 6 - 31 minutes
Nov 8 - 31 minutes
Nov 10- 34 minutes
Nov 12- 34 minutes
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Ran 3.25 on the treadmill. (About 7 degrees out this morning so not running outside but I am spending the afternoon outside trimming my evergreen trees. Lol). That's as close to running that I will do outside until it warms up. Those of you who run in the cold are rock stars!!!
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A 1.5mi Air Force PT test in 9:10 somehow turned into a 7.7mi day with warmup and cooldown.
96.2mi done/118.8mi/16d remaining0 -
Runningmischka wrote: »11/13/2014 - 5 miles, indoors
38/100 for the month. Visiting Nashville for a conference, so no long runs for me this weekend. Will update my ticker when I get back home. Great job, everyone!!! Keep calm and keep on running
We are only 90 minutes south of Nashville. If my wife didn't have a race Saturday morning, I would invite you to our group long runs if you had the time and don't mind getting up super early. We leave at 7 AM.0 -
Date Miles today. Miles for October
11/1 14 miles - 14
11/2 Much needed REST DAY
11/3 6.2 miles - 20.2
11/4 5 miles - 25.2
11/5 6.2 miles - 31.4
11/6 5 miles - 36.4
11/7 TAPER DAY
11/8 13.1 miles 49.5 <<< PR'ed The Huntsville Half (1:40:51)
11/9 REST DAY
11/10 10 miles - 59.5
11/10 3.1 miles - 62.6 << slow 5K run tonight with my wife.
11/11 7 miles - 69.6
11/12 6.2 miles - 75.8
11/13 7 miles - 82.8
11/14 6.2 miles - 89
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Alwayssohungry wrote: »I'm a little late to the party but here I am ! Running three days a week for November !
Welcome aboard! best of luck to you.
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I gotta figure out how to dole out mileage for this weekend. Normally I do a 5-6 mile run on Friday and was scheduled to do my a long run 8-10 on Sunday. But I'm running a 5k at my son's school tomorrow morning. (I really want to go hard for a PB.)
I'm thinking an easy 3 today, run the race tomorrow and just do 5-6 on Sunday. Is that a reasonable approach?
There are a lot of folks I know here that have long runs scheduled at the same time they have a race. What many will do is just tack on the extra milage as soon as they are done with their shorter race.
I figure if you have a 5K Saturday, you will need to do a warm up. So say you get in 2 slow miles to warm up before the race, then race your 5K. You can then just tack on another 4 or 5 miles after the race at a slower pace. Will be a good cool down even. As long as you have no more than a half hour break in between each segment, you may get away with calling that your long run.
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I gotta figure out how to dole out mileage for this weekend. Normally I do a 5-6 mile run on Friday and was scheduled to do my a long run 8-10 on Sunday. But I'm running a 5k at my son's school tomorrow morning. (I really want to go hard for a PB.)
I'm thinking an easy 3 today, run the race tomorrow and just do 5-6 on Sunday. Is that a reasonable approach?
There are a lot of folks I know here that have long runs scheduled at the same time they have a race. What many will do is just tack on the extra milage as soon as they are done with their shorter race.
I figure if you have a 5K Saturday, you will need to do a warm up. So say you get in 2 slow miles to warm up before the race, then race your 5K. You can then just tack on another 4 or 5 miles after the race at a slower pace. Will be a good cool down even. As long as you have no more than a half hour break in between each segment, you may get away with calling that your long run.
That may work....I'll see how it feels tomorrow. I did an easy run this afternoon and my legs felt really heavy. But I didn't realize until I got back that I was in meetings since 7:30 and hadn't eaten all day. So hopefully it was just a 'bad day.'
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11/1: 8.32 miles
11/4: 4.01 miles
11/6: 5.34 miles
11/7: 3.03 miles
11/8: 5.90 miles
11/12: 3.12 miles
11/13: 2.50 miles
11/14: 3.17 miles
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Another 5 miles on a fancy but hated treadmill in this fancy hotel
Cannot wait to get back to my rural trails where I'm truly happy 
Miles for the month: 43/100
Stay warm, my friends!!!
Edited because after several days of this math conference, I can no longer add integers
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gabbo34 & skippygirlsmom have fun, stay warm, & do your best tomorrow!
_Date___ Miles
Nov 1 ____16.3
Nov 2 ____7.1
Nov 3 ____6.2am + 8.1pm
Nov 4 ____1 streak
Nov 5 ____6.2am + 7.2pm
Nov 6 ____1 streak
Nov 7 ____5.1 1,400miles in 2014
Nov 8 ____10.5
Nov 9 ____3.1
Nov 10 ___7.6am + 6.2pm
Nov 11 ___1 streak
Nov 12 ___6.4am + 4.9pm
Nov 13 ___1 streak
Nov 14 ___10.3
____ Total ____ 109.2
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Can't wait for my first half tomorrow! Been looking forward to this for a while! Will be nice to get some miles back in again. I haven't run for several days now, resting for this half (and because of sore ankles after the last run).
Oh, it's supposed to snow tomorrow. Starting just before the race. I've never run in the snow before. I'm actually kind of excited to have this be my first attempt.0 -
thanks!gabbo34 & skippygirlsmom have fun, stay warm, & do your best tomorrow!grimmeanor wrote: »Can't wait for my first half tomorrow! Been looking forward to this for a while! Will be nice to get some miles back in again. I haven't run for several days now, resting for this half (and because of sore ankles after the last run).
Oh, it's supposed to snow tomorrow. Starting just before the race. I've never run in the snow before. I'm actually kind of excited to have this be my first attempt.
Good luck tomorrow, enjoy!
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grimmeanor wrote: »Can't wait for my first half tomorrow! Been looking forward to this for a while! Will be nice to get some miles back in again. I haven't run for several days now, resting for this half (and because of sore ankles after the last run).
Oh, it's supposed to snow tomorrow. Starting just before the race. I've never run in the snow before. I'm actually kind of excited to have this be my first attempt.
Good luck, have fun and stay warm!!!
Good luck to you too skippygirlsmom!0 -
Wow - that's quite a hill!Nice 4 mile trail run this morning with 754ft of climb, bit of a lung buster but feels good now i'v done it. Brings my total to 33.4 with 36.6 to do so nearly half way.
It is good to take it down a notch and just enjoy! Hopefully it wasn't too cold!Minnygirl1 wrote: »I got in 3.25 miles of walking. Sometimes it's nice to slow it down and just let your mind wander a bit.
Good for you getting back on track and making it through the rain, snow and ice! Great job!!12/30: 5.4 - 11/1/14; 2 - 11/11/14; 2.6 - 11/13/14. I did not run at all last week. I could not find the will to do anything last week, but I am back on track.
On the 11th, I made it through the sprinkles of rain, and today I made it through the flurries of snow (and ice on the ground). My legs were numb, but I made it.
That's what you have to do to keep at it!First cold run ever, 37º with freezing winds making it feel even colder. At first I was having trouble, but then I stopped focusing on how cold I was and just ran and eventually warmed up.
Keep going! You've got this!!This is the best and longest I have stuck with a challenge so far! Thanks guys!
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Hope it is an awesome experience! Good luck and have a great time!grimmeanor wrote: »Can't wait for my first half tomorrow! Been looking forward to this for a while! Will be nice to get some miles back in again. I haven't run for several days now, resting for this half (and because of sore ankles after the last run).
Oh, it's supposed to snow tomorrow. Starting just before the race. I've never run in the snow before. I'm actually kind of excited to have this be my first attempt.
Have fun with your 5K - good luck!!skippygirlsmom wrote: »My daughter and I are running a 5K tomorrow so I did a quick 2.8 miles this morning just to get my legs moving.0 -
Date.......Miles.......Total
11/01.... 7.37....... 7.37 - Rain run!
11/02.... 1.54....... 8.91 - Dog Beach!
11/03.... 6.41......15.32
11/04.... 4.41......19.73 - Strength Training
11/05.... 4.00......23.73 - Treadmill
11/06.... 3.88......27.61 - Strength Training
11/07.... 6.06......33.67
11/08.... 3.56......37.23
11/09....11.14.....48.37 - Long run Sunday!
11/10.... 3.47......51.84 - Exhausted but got it done
11/11.... 4.15......55.99 - Strength Training
11/12.... 0.00......55.99 - Rest
11/13.... 5.07......61.06 - Strength Training
11/14.... 4.47......65.53 - Evening run - lovely!
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Halfway through the month and I'm almost halfway0 -
Goals:
1. Run 100km in total
2. Increase distance to 8km........
3. Run/walk Interval of 35/1min
4. Run for 1hr................................
5. Run 7km in 54min....................
6. Take part in a fun run
7. New PB for 5km (37.56)
8. Establish PB for, 1km, 1mile.
1. 2/11 8km 62.59min. 20.30/1
2. 4/11. 8km. 72.43min. 22/1
3. 6/11. 8km. 63.20min 23.30/1
4. 9/11 8km. 65.19min. 25/1
5. 11/11. 8km. 64.10min. 26.30/1
6. 13/11. 5km. 39.16min 28/1
7. 15/11. 10km. 81.09min. 30/1
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