November 2015 Running Challenge
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@snha I haven't seen a farm house yet, but given that there seem to be cows and all kind of fields (grain and sunflowers and wine) wherever I go, they must be hiding somewhere nearby :)I recently moved from a million-people-city to a village with less than 10,000 inhabitants (and it's by far the largest village in the area). Strangely enough, I find it quite hard to find good running tracks, at least for workdays when I have to run in the dark. Country roads without lights and sidewalks seem super-scary to me, and once you move away from the residential areas a little, it really gets pitch black. I'm sure it will be fine once I know where the nice flat path between fields are and don't get cought up on the wrong side of fences and trenches anymore, but it takes a bit of getting used to.@ddmom0811 Glad that the car accident didn't hurt you! It's quite possible that the bike rack helped if it crumpled and absorbed some of the shock. In any case, your line about the good thing about the accident being running in daylight made me smile. What a great way to look at things!@_nikkiwolf_ beautiful picture, i take it you live near to farms?
@Stoshew Nice list! The "you get jealous when you drive past runners" is on to something. Although I'm missing a combination of the 2nd last and 6th last points: "you own more running shoes than regular shoes" :8
@siddles11: no need to apologies! Welcome fellow kilometre tracker, there's actually a few of us around
@gaelicstorm26 Oh no, that's really frustrating. Hope the knee gets better soon!
@kareF Now I'm curious - what did the magpies do to you?
I've read that a lot, but how does this apply when I only manage to run three times per week? Then I would already be at 33% of the weekly milage if my "long" run is exactly the same length as the other two runs.Actually, keeping your long run within 25-35% of your weekly miles prevents overuse injuries from developing.
From January to September, my short runs were 4-6 km, and my long runs with 10-15km easily more than 50% of the weekly milage, and I never had any problems. Maybe I was just lucky, but I always figured as long as I stuck to the other advice and increased the long run distance by no more than 10% (and never more than 1 km) per week and inserted a cutback week after three "normal" weeks, I'd be fine.
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This one????We call these cutback (or down) weeks. That is the biggest lesson I learned recently. Plan about 1 week each month where you will run about 20% less mileage to absorb the training. If your body says you need one sooner or longer than a week, I highly advise you to listen to your body. This past spring I screwed up my 10 miler race and like 4 weeks of training because I refused to take a down week after increasing mileage for like 6 weeks. I paid for it. Something I won't do again.
Bingo!
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@7lenny7 - Kody is so beautiful and sitting so attentively! Growing up we had a golden who lived for hunting season too and he had the softest mouth. The only problem was afterwards and getting all the barbs out of his tail and hind leg feathers (mostly with pheasant hunting). But even for that he would lie patiently while we worked them out. I would love to run field trials with Hobbes but they don't run them much here. I think he would love that and lure running and also be very good at it.@7lenny7 - Does Kody hunt with you?
@shanaber, Kody is indeed a hunting dog and that was the main reason we got him. I'm not exaggerating when I say hunting is the highlight of the year for him. He's been watching me get ready for this trip and going crazy wanting to get in my truck and GO! I may be biased but Kody is by far the best bird dog I've ever hunted over. He points, he flushes, he retrieves, and he'll do it all day long if you let him. All with incredible obedience.
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@Somebody_Loved and @shanaber you will love the trader joe's pumpkin pancakes! Everyone who has tried them all say the same thing!
@7lenny7 I love the picture of Kody! What a beautiful dog. Wait, he flushes?? Haha are we talking about toilets or something else lol!0 -
I'm in for 50! (Been running since January, down from 18 min miles to 12!!) Also would love to have more running buddies, so any fellow runners feel free to add me, it keeps me pushing
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_nikkiwolf_ wrote: »
@kareF Now I'm curious - what did the magpies do to you?
It's breeding season, so any cyclists, walkers and runners are a threat. It's quite disturbing lol.. All you can see most of the time is a big shadow on the road of something flying from tree to tree following you.
Here's a video that's a bit evil but gives you a good idea of what we're up against!
Makes me laugh with tears because we all fear being swooped and hit
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11/1: 5.62 miles (3.18 running, 2.44 walking)
11/2: 5.13 miles walking + weights/TRX with trainer
11/3: 2 miles easy jog, even slower than usual glacial pace
11/4: 5.45 miles (3.1 running, 2.35 walking)
11/5: 5.8 miles walking (active rest day)
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November
I'll take "How many miles in November" for 50, Alex
Nov 04 - 6.1mi
Nov 14 - HALF MARATHON (prelogging)
2015 500m
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_nikkiwolf_ wrote: »
@kareF Now I'm curious - what did the magpies do to you?
It's breeding season, so any cyclists, walkers and runners are a threat. It's quite disturbing lol.. All you can see most of the time is a big shadow on the road of something flying from tree to tree following you.
Here's a video that's a bit evil but gives you a good idea of what we're up against!
Makes me laugh with tears because we all fear being swooped and hithttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YGGTcYfrEZU
Wow! I've never had to deal with magpies and it looks like I never want to! I like birds, but that's scary
I'm super happy with my run today. This week is a cut back week which is good because it happened to be scheduled during a week my back decided to hurt a bit. Got some medication from my provider yesterday so I felt better this morning. I did 5.25 miles in 62 minutes and its been a LONG time since I've done 5 miles in less than an hour, so that had me pretty stoked!!
I used to be able to run 6 miles in an hour in college so maybe I can get back to that at some point. And while I don't really care about my pace, its nice to see progress and it means I'm getting better/stronger/more efficient
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November goal - 2 marathons (Madison & Philly), 200 miles, and running every 26 out of the 30 days.
11.01.15 - 5.1 m.
11.02.15 - 0
11.03.15 - 9.5 m.
11.04.15 - 8 m.
11.05.15 - 8 m.
November Races:
11.08.15 - Madison Marathon
11.22.15 - Philadelphia Marathon0 -
11/1: 22 miles LR
11/2: 5 miles recovery style
11/3: XT: 15 miles indoor bike
11/4: 10 miles
11/5: 7 miles tempo run (am), 7.2 with the Thursday crew (pm)
Ran from my apartment to the running store for the group run because I left late, then two 3-ish mile loops with the group. Felt good and took it very conversational-easy pace; everyone was recapping recent races or talking about upcoming ones. Everyone in the group has been having a stellar season which is really exciting and gives me one more thing to be excited about come Thursdays: updates on everyone's races/training/tapers/etc!
51.2/150
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10/2 5 miles
10/3 3.5 miles
10/5 5.5 miles
Total of 14miles out of a goal of 50.0 -
4.6 miles tonight!
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11/1 - 3.81 C25k W1 D3 (.73 + 2.32 + .76)
11/2 - 5.78 walking lunch break + evening walk (3.3 + 2.48)
11/3 - 2.99 C25k W2 D1 + continuation of lunch break (2.09 + .9)
11/4 - 1.78 nice, easy, comfortable lunch walk.
11/5 - 3.13 C25k W2 D2 + 180 spm practice (2.23 + .9)
I'm volunteering at the Pumpkin Pie 5k so that my registration for the Santa Stampede 5k will be free. I will find a 10k for late Jan/early Feb. AND I'm putting a team together to do the Colfax Marathon (Half for us) in mid-May. I have a sprint Tri at the beginning of August. I feel like these are reasonable and hopefully spread out enough to take care of any weaknesses I may find along the way. I'm so excited!!
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01-Nov: 5.26 km
02-Nov: rest
03-Nov: rest
04-Nov: 5.18 km
05-Nov: 4.02 km – 70% humidity but felt much higher.
06-Nov: rest
Total: 14 / 110 km
Just looking at some races happening next year and these are some I am thinking about doing. Not sure if I will do all of them though there are more than I thought there would be! The marathon on Aug-07 offers a few races at various distances.. I'm not sure if I would be game enough to sign up for a HM, though if I do, that will probably be the one I chose to do. My friend was talking about doing it, so i'll build on distance a bit first and see how I feel in a month or two
*2016 races:
06-Mar: 5 km – International Women's Day Fun Run
20-Mar: 10 km – Twilight Running Festival road race
08-May: 5 km – Mother's Day Classic road race
22-May: 10 km – Rotary Fun Run
05-Jun: 14 km – City2South road race
07-Aug: 10 km – Brisbane Marathon Festival
28-Aug: 10 km – Bridge to Brisbane0 -
Nov 4: 9.55 km
Nov 5: 7.15 km
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Speaking of enabling...would I be crazy if I ran either a HM or full every month in 2016?
I'm fairly certain I'll do a full in May and was looking around for HMs and making a list of those that look appealing to me. I look at my list and I see a race for five of the first 6 months and the idea of a half or full each month suddenly sounded intriguing. The down side is that would be about $800 in race fees and more shirts than I can possibly wear. I also wonder if that's just too much wear & tear.0 -
6km 33:05
Usually die after 3km so surprised at that!
Back to the pool tomorrow then will try to run three times a week.0 -
That is awesome! I swam as a child and my daughter swam through HS and a bit in college. When she was on her club team I swam Masters for a while and have thought about getting back into it... Running has sucked me in though to the point of not having much time for anything else.0 -
I'm newby runner trying to do a couple of running and gym sessions a week. I have about 20 kg to lose. I started doing park run a few weeks ago with my eldest son (10).
Stoshew71 I'm really enjoying the links.
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4/11 -- 5k (treadmill)
5/11 -- 3k (road)
6/11 -- 5k (treadmill)
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Hi everyone, not posted recently as I've not been running
I'm back in work after a shoulder op and haven't had time or motivation. I took today off just to run! ! It 's been two week since I last went so I thought I'd be slower. .... no way... its the fastest and furthest ever! !!cannot believe how much I've missed it! I think I ran further because I knew I'd used my annual leave and didn't want to waste it . You are all doing so well I keep track of what you are all up to... Inspirational have a great day wherever you are ☺ 0 -
Speaking of enabling...would I be crazy if I ran either a HM or full every month in 2016?
I'm fairly certain I'll do a full in May and was looking around for HMs and making a list of those that look appealing to me. I look at my list and I see a race for five of the first 6 months and the idea of a half or full each month suddenly sounded intriguing. The down side is that would be about $800 in race fees and more shirts than I can possibly wear. I also wonder if that's just too much wear & tear.
I love HMs as much as the next person, but I find that too many on the schedule interrupts my marathon training. You could do a spring full and fall full and put HMs on the other months, but then that's one week every month of race prep or travel or recovery if you race it hard. I think it's doable but you'll have to plan ahead to make it work with your marathon training. I usually stick to one or two HMs per season (did 2 this fall and that was overly busy for my taste, but they were also only 2 weeks apart) as tune ups and confidence boosters for my full.0 -
Nov 1 - rest
Nov 2 - 3.2
Nov 3 - 4.3
Nov 4 - strength training
Nov 5 - rest
Nov 6 - 5.0 Had to loop in front of house to hit 5 exactly. + strength training
@7lenny7 - That seems like a lot of running, but I defer to the more experienced runners on here.
@MamaMollyT - beautiful picture!
@karef -magpies! I watched that video - omg. I'd need a suit of armour if those things were around where I run.
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1-0 miles
2-3.72 miles
3-4.86 miles-I think. Phone restarted during my run
4-rest day
5-sick day. was supposed to do another 4.5 but I have a hacking cough that makes breathing hard. Head colds I can run with; chest colds, not so much
6-rest day.
tomorrow:long run
upcoming race: 8k turkey trot with cinnamon buns at the end
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kristinegift wrote: »Speaking of enabling...would I be crazy if I ran either a HM or full every month in 2016?
I'm fairly certain I'll do a full in May and was looking around for HMs and making a list of those that look appealing to me. I look at my list and I see a race for five of the first 6 months and the idea of a half or full each month suddenly sounded intriguing. The down side is that would be about $800 in race fees and more shirts than I can possibly wear. I also wonder if that's just too much wear & tear.
I love HMs as much as the next person, but I find that too many on the schedule interrupts my marathon training. You could do a spring full and fall full and put HMs on the other months, but then that's one week every month of race prep or travel or recovery if you race it hard. I think it's doable but you'll have to plan ahead to make it work with your marathon training. I usually stick to one or two HMs per season (did 2 this fall and that was overly busy for my taste, but they were also only 2 weeks apart) as tune ups and confidence boosters for my full.
I agree with her. You are always preparing for a race or reverse tapering from one. You never get to the point where you are actually training and working on improving. If you use the HM's as training runs as opposed to racing them, then maybe you can do them a little more often. But i wouldn't do too many fulls in a year. 3 full marathons in a year would be considered a full schedule. I am doing only 1 a year myself until I BQ.
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Date Miles today. Miles for November
11/1 REST DAY
11/2 10 miles - 10
11/3 11 miles - 21
11/4 4 miles - 25 << Recovery Day
11/5 11 miles - 36 << Threshold Day
11/6 6.2 miles - 42.2 << Recovery Day
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