November 2015 Running Challenge
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patrikc333 wrote: »06/11 - 13.5 miles
07/11 - 10.3 km
08/11 - 22.2 miles
09/11 - 10. 4km
10/11 - 13.2 miles
10k yesterday, awful, very slow, but as decided I didn't put too much effort on it, it's either speed or distance now, butit was very demotivating to see a pace I've never run at before for that kind of 10k
today HM, awful, super super slow, again very demotivating looking at the garmin and consequently in really bad mood, as lots of concerns in my head now - is it time for a rest? is my body telling me I need a week off?
very windy for a week now, I run upwind for a good 80%, it is difficult to not get frustrated
last HMs were very good, my best pace in a couple of months, no fatigue, today extremely tired, so there is no real pattern to make me understand what's clearly going on
for my usual HM in the woods I don't think I'll be able to come home tomorrow if I'll feel like today
just need to see what happens, in the worst case I will need to walk for a good 5k if I give up 
@patrikc333 You might just be having a few off days, but did you ever take a break/reduce mileage after running Amsterdam? If not, your body's probably telling you it needs time to recover.0 -
So this month started great, but I've been coughing for the past 3 weeks and have had left sided chest pain for the last 2. Finally went to the Drs for a chest X-ray because I couldn't take the pain anymore . It was negative... The Dr said I badly strained my intercostal muscles from coughing so much and now am on Abx, Muscle relaxers, and cough syrup with Codiene. Needless to say I haven't run since my last post0
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1-2.65 treadmill walk
2- rehab/ travel
3-2.5
4-rest/lazy
5-rehab/travel
6-5.5
7- migraine
8- 8.09
9-rehab/travel
10-4.21
22.95/80+
Upcoming races:
11/26/15 Turkey trot ft worth 10k
3/19/16 Rock N Roll 5K Dallas
3/20/16 Rock N Roll Half Dallas
4/24/16 OKC Memorial0 -
5.4 km this morning.0
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Remembrance Week Profile Picture Change.
To Honour my Grandfather ( Mother's Side ) who was Volun-Told at gun-point into the Remnants of the Austrian Army near the end of WW1.
I changed my picture but MFP keeps posting my old Photo of a SnowWoman/Snowman that my Niece's built in my back yard. I even deleted the old photo from my photo's. Grrrr.
Yet when I make a post on My Home it uses the new Picture ???? ???? ????.0 -
skippygirlsmom wrote: »Thanks! You always think you are safe in your own neighborhood
@skippygirlsmom - that is so scary! I hope they catch the person. So scary. You do hear of it sometimes around here, especially on bike/running trails surrounded by woods. But she was in a neighborhood?! Oh my gosh, I'd rather deal with a bear too.
@beachhouse758 - Our trash day is Mon and Thur, but our bear is showing up daily it seems. I'm in north Orlando area.
I want to run in the morning, but I'm going to be up late grading, so I think I better just sleep in (5:30am, ha!) and then do strength training after work. I guess I had a long enough distraction here ... back to it.
Have good runs everybody!
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11/1 - 2.94 miles
11/2 - 1.32 miles
11/3 - 2 miles
11/4 - 0
11/5 - 0
11/6 - 0
11/7 - 0
11/8 - 0.65 miles
11/9 - 1.8 miles
11/10 - 1.6 miles
Total: 10.31/300 -
Thanks all for the kudos. Always nice to race in the neighborhood at a reasonably large race. Hoping to put in a solid showing at the R&R half this weekend - as the weather forecast is looking promising.
@virkati - for my first few triathlons, I had some good success with the garmin plans (free for folks who use the garmin connect site). Still, I spend about as much time on my bike as I do running, so having that solid base mileage always helps. Regardless, their workouts are pretty handy for building up your wattage on the bike.
Otherwise, just doing some recovery runs yesterday & this morning before resuming my speedwork tonight. Falling a bit behind on my mileage (as I missed a long run Sunday due to the triathlon), and reluctant to put much of a dent in the deficit with a race this weekend, but I'll see what I can make up afterwards. Off to vegas tomorrow, so hoping to get in some exercise before jumping on my flights.
11/1 - 4 miles
11/2 - 4 miles
11/3 - 9 miles
11/4 - 6 miles
11/6 - 2 miles
11/8 - 6.2 miles
11/9 - 4 miles
11/10 - 11 miles
Total: 46 miles
Target: 220 miles
Remaining: 174 miles0 -
@ddmom0811 - Bears?? No thank you! Singing sounding like a wounded animal - hahahaha... I sing along my trail frightening other walkers and runners and animals but at least they know I am coming
@ShanazAsiya - I am in CA and we have similar animals - rabbits, squirrels, possum and an occasional coyote. Mostly lots of birds though.
@Stoshew71 - love the 'First Shoe Love'!
@HonuNui - It is dry, dry, dry right now! From CA all the way through NV!
@beachhouse758 - you just need to channel that gator encounter into your next race instant PR!
@skippygirlsmom - That is SO scary about your friend's daughter! She was smart to hide and evade! Tell Skip to be safe!!
Have you seen the article about the new cardio machine that is more like a 'running machine'? Called Zero Runner - I am hoping they get one at my gym so I can use it instead of the dreadmill when the rains finally come!
http://www.runnersworld.com/deans-blog/a-cardio-machine-that-truly-mimics-your-running-form
I had one of those amazing runs this morning that I didn't want to end. My training plan called for 3 miles, I set out for 4 and well ended up just going until I knew I need to get back for meetings.. It was beautiful out - pretty much perfect running weather! Followed it up tonight with strength training. Super hard session - I am pretty sure my trainer is trying to kill me - 1 legged planks on a ball (that is hands on the floor and one foot balanced on the ball and one off) with a push-up! So glad I do 1 legged planks (on the floor) regularly so I at least just had to deal with the ball part as being the challenge!
We are 1/3 of the way through the month and I am amazed at how well everyone is doing! Keep it up!!
Date..........Miles.........Total
11/01.......0.00...........0.00
11/02.......4.84...........4.84 - + Agility
11/03.......5.20.........10.04 - + Strength Training
11/04.......0.00.........10.04
11/05.......6.23.........16.27 - + Strength Training
11/06.......0.00.........16.27 - unplanned rest
11/07.....10.50.........26.77
11/08......0.00..........26.77
11/09......5.30..........32.07 - + Agility
11/10......6.44..........38.51 - + Strength Training
These are my upcoming races, let me know if you are going to be running too:
11/21/15 - USA Invitational Half, San Diego, CA
12/27/15 - Holiday Half, San Diego, CA
02/07/15 - Surf City Half, Huntington Beach, CA
02/20/15 - Special Edition Divas Half, Temecula, CA0 -
06/11 - 13.5 miles
07/11 - 10.3 km
08/11 - 22.2 miles
09/11 - 10. 4km
10/11 - 13.2 miles
11/11 - 13.4 miles
not too bad, prob yesterday was a very bad day, coming back to work messed up my brain and my brain messed up my body
still not very fast but decent pace
to make you jealous, I met a nice super cute giant rat this morning, prob bigger than a rabbit
and a mouse
then had fun in spotting deers/rabbits hidden behind trees/bushes with my lamp
at a point I was moving my head while listening to music, and I made myself dizzy with the light of tha lamp
leg is finally sorted, touching wood - 2 days in a row with no probs at all
10k tomorrow, and lots of relax today and tomorrow as well, before my toughest HM on Friday
@kristinegift you are right - no never reduced, but I really don't want to take days off0 -
53miles
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patrikc333 wrote: »at a point I was moving my head while listening to music, and I made myself dizzy with the light of tha lamp
That's what worries me about getting a headlamp - I'm really sensitive to motion and getting motion sick so I worry that the bouncing from running with a light will make me motion sick. But I'm going to have to try it soon with the way my work is going. I may have to start running really early in the morning.
Got 6 miles in today. Not a great run, but the sunset was pretty and I stopped to take a couple of pictures. I did finally learn how to get them on here, but they're huge, so before I post them I need to figure out how to make them smaller.
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patrikc333 wrote: »at a point I was moving my head while listening to music, and I made myself dizzy with the light of tha lamp
That's what worries me about getting a headlamp - I'm really sensitive to motion and getting motion sick so I worry that the bouncing from running with a light will make me motion sick. But I'm going to have to try it soon with the way my work is going. I may have to start running really early in the morning.
Got 6 miles in today. Not a great run, but the sunset was pretty and I stopped to take a couple of pictures. I did finally learn how to get them on here, but they're huge, so before I post them I need to figure out how to make them smaller.
don't worry, I was being silly (an HM at 4 in the morning could be very long and I want to find lots of distractions )
I super recommend the petzl tikka rxp, it does not bounce too much and it's a mini sun - I spent £56 on amazon, better to invest a bit more than £10 and have something that makes the difference0 -
4/11 -- 5k (treadmill)
5/11 -- 3k (road)
6/11 -- 5k (treadmill)
7/11 -- rest day (yoga!)
8/11 -- 1k (road -- stopped because of pulled muscle
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11/11 -- 3k (road and park)
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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)
11/6: Rest day
11/7: 6 miles
11/8: 15 miles - partly with group, partly solo
11/9: 5 miles
11/10: XT: 30 mins yoga
11/ 11: 6 miles
Took it really slow and easy this morning, which was easy to do since the ground was covered in wet leaves because it rained most of the day yesterday and partly through the night. Did yoga for my hamstrings yesterday, and my left heel felt much better today than it usually does first thing in the morning, but my right hamstring felt worse! Hmmph. Luckily, neither bothers me enough to slow me down (and some days are not even bothersome at all!), but I am going to be quite relieved when I finally take some time off and baby these aches.
83.2/150
Upcoming races:
11/14: Harrington Park 5k (USATF-NJ Women's 5k Championships!)
11/22: Philadelphia Marathon
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5/1: New Jersey Marathon0 -
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.
7-sick
8-sick
9-3.2 miles, still sick but couldn't stand it any more
10-5.28 miles. a little slow but I'm still sick. so slow is fine
11-yoga day
upcoming race: 8k turkey trot with cinnamon buns at the end
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Day 2 - 4 miles
52.5 to go0 -
A quick 2.75 miles last night.
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11/1-Rest
11/2-Strength Training
11/3-5.0 miles
11/4-3.2 miles+ strength training
11/5-5.2 miles
11/6-4.5 miles +yoga
11/7-Nada
11/8-Another crappy day of nada
11/9-4.5 miles
11/10-5.1 miles+ strength training
11/11-4.4 miles
Gorgeous sunset run around the park lake yesterday evening and beautiful, brisk, frosty sunrise run this morning. Two of those runs that remind you why you love to run.
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11/1 - rest day / Halloween Hangover
11/2 - 5.25 miles, 55° at 5:30 a.m. in Iowa! Nuts, but I love it!
11/3 - 4 miles on indoor track followed by weights / abs. After running mostly outside for six months, you can run pretty fast on a flat, indoor surface.
11/4 - 5.1 miles, again about 55° at 5:00 a.m. Getting spoiled by the weather!
11/5 - woke up with some major heel pain...a touch of plantar fasciitis perhaps. Decided to take my rest day early and try again tomorrow.
11/6 - 4 miles on indoor track + weights / abs. Heel feeling better, but not completely pain free.
11/7 - 6 miles on a gorgeous morning!
11/8 - 4 miles on another gorgeous day! Tried to get my daughter to come with, but she just wanted to walk...so I did that first.
11/9 - 4 miles on indoor track, followed by lots of stretching
11/10 - Rest Day.
11/11 - 4 miles on indoor track, then weights and abs.
And a huge THANK YOU FOR YOUR SERVICE to any of you running folks that are or will be veterans! Enjoy the day of adulation that you should get more often!0 -
That's what worries me about getting a headlamp - I'm really sensitive to motion and getting motion sick so I worry that the bouncing from running with a light will make me motion sick. I may have to start running really early in the morning.
@ACSL3 I second the vote for the Petzl. Its not what I have right now - but a friend loaned me one and its now on my Gift Wish List. I did suffer from a little vertigo when I first started using a headlamp. I learned that if any light hits the bridge of my nose/cheeks this caused my eyes to try and focus on that bright point when ever I would look down when crossing an obstacle/rough patch in the trail. I now wear the light higher on my head so no more vertigo. A member of our local club uses a mini visor hat to ensure her face is in the shadow for the same reason.patrikc333 wrote: »I super recommend the petzl tikka rxp, it does not bounce too much and it's a mini sun - I spent £56 on amazon, better to invest a bit more than £10 and have something that makes the difference
petzl.com/en/Sport/PERFORMANCE-headlamps?l=INT#.VkNYPTNdFjo
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In for 40 this month.
11/2 - 3 miles
11/4 - 3 miles
11/7 - 3 miles
11/9 - 3.23 miles
11/11 - 3.5 miles
15.73/40 complete
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11/11
C25K Week 7 Day 1
I was supposed to do this yesterday but I was too sick. I woke up still sick this morning and covered in sweat, but I can't fall too far behind schedule since I am doing a Turkey Trot soon.
I was scared because I am feeling so poorly and humidity was 94%!!!!! and supper foggy. It felt like I was running inside a hot rain cloud
But it went surprisingly well! I didn't die. Yay!
I remembered that the most important thing in c25k other than consistency is to slowwww down. Way down. I did it, and so I was able to complete my 25 minutes -- and I am happy to say I could've gone a little longer.
I am actually looking forward to Week 7 Day 2!
Oh yeah, and no bear (even though today is BearDay) I ran with my maze and overall it was a good morning
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Working on my Christmas List - I'm thinking I want to put a running watch on it. I'm currently using MapMyRun on my phone, and have not had significant problems with it (except when I was trying to run intervals, but I don't do that anymore, working on pacing instead). MMR is pretty much just GPS, and uses that to calculate pace, etc.
I *think* I want GPS and heart rate monitor - but I'm pretty sure I DON'T want a chest strap. I think that'd be aggravating enough that I'd not use it. I know that the strapless HRM is less accurate, but I'm guessing that it'll be self-consistent enough for my purposes (it might not be as accurate as a chest strap, but from run to run, it'll give basically the same info).
My price range is ~$250 or less.
What experiences can you, my cohort, share with me?- Do you use such a device, and what do you like/not like about it?
- Have you used one in the past, but stopped - if so, why?
- What should I be looking for that I've not thought of?
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11/1 - 10 miles
11/2 - rest day - sore shins
11/3 - 5 miles
11/4 - 5 miles
11/5 - rest day cross country meet with Skip.
11/6 - 7 miles
11/7 - life day off - XC pancake breakfast which turned into still cleaning up until lunch LOL
11/8 - 6 miles tried something new and ran 9:58 pace
11/9 - 5 miles nice slow pace since my HM is Saturday
11/10 - rest day
11/11 - 4 miles - Happy Veterans Day!
42 out of 110 miles
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1/11 - Planned rest after HM
2/11 - Travel day
3/11 - Overslept
4/11 - 4.7 miles
5/11 - Migraine, no running
6/11 - 6.3 miles
7/11 - 3.3 miles
8/11 - 15.06 miles
9/11 - 3.23 miles
10/11 - 5.49 miles
11/11 - 5.82 miles
Total: 43.85 miles
Target 125 miles0 -
I have a vivosmart but a forerunners or vivoactive would fit in your budget. I like garmin, i like their app. it syncs with MFP and some of them are waterproof.
they all need to be paired with (and some come bundled with) a chest HRM. i thought they would be super uncomfortable, especially being a woman, but I don't even notice them on my runs. also if you go with the cheaper forerunner, you can afford to upgrade to the soft strap hrm which people like much better.
there is a new vivosmart out with a optical hrm built in, but no gps.0 -
@9voice9
I still recommend a HRM strap, I hate mine now especially around my ribs - but I find it the most accurate and consistent, and you wont feel it too much during the effort
got garmin 220 and fitbit HR (you'll need the charge HR for running)
my vote goes to the garmin
follow my suggestion:
1) don't think
2) shopping website
3) buy a garmin FR630
4) inform your wife/partner later about the purchase
5) run!
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@9voice9 I have a Garmin with a chest strap HRM, I have to say the HRM is still in the box. I'm not really that concerned with that info so I'm useless to you there. When I looked at watches I made a list of what I wanted it to do. Distance, speed, pace, calories burned, beep at me, track steps and be comfortable enough for me to wear all day. So if I had to give advice that would be it, figure out what you want it for and start there.
@shanaber the words "one arm" "ball" and "plank" should never ever be combined into one sentence...ever! The zero runner looks pretty neat.
@aresende90 I hope you are feeling better soon.
@moyer566 8K is my favorite distance and cinnamon buns are the bomb, that race sounds like it was made for me!
Happy Veteran's Day!
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