November 2015 Running Challenge
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@shanaber - That meme is fabulous!
@kristinegift - Good luck on that Full!
@skippygirlsmom - Awwww....0 -
@Elise4270 - Ha! I wish the surfers at the dog beach all had these!
@kristinegift - Have a fantastic race this weekend! You know you are SO ready for it!!
@skippygirlsmom - Can't believe that someone would cheat that way for years! Wow!!
I have the USA Invitational HM tomorrow! So excited and nervous as it is my first qualifying event with milestone cutoffs throughout the course (eek!). My husband asked and I wonder now too, why I signed up for this race!!
I hope everyone racing this weekend has a great time!
Good luck tomorrow!! You'll do great!
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01-Nov: 5.26 km - run
02-Nov: 0.00 km
03-Nov: 0.00 km
04-Nov: 5.18 km - run
05-Nov: 4.02 km - run
06-Nov: 0.00 km
07-Nov: 4.48 km - run – avulsion fracture : 6 weeks recovery!
08-Nov: 0.00 km
09-Nov: 0.00 km - physio
10-Nov: 0.00 km
11-Nov: 0.00 km
12-Nov: 0.00 km - upper body strength training
13-Nov: 0.00 km
14-Nov: 0.00 km - 1st week recovery
15-Nov: 0.00 km
16-Nov: 0.00 km
17-Nov: 0.00 km - upper body strength training
18-Nov: 3.08 km – walk
19-Nov: 2.18 km – walk
20-Nov: 2.47 km – walk
21-Nov: 5.12 km – walk – 2nd week recovery
Total: 31.79 km
Good luck to everyone racing this weekend! Very warm here today so off for a swim soon 0 -
Huh, I just found out that in France, you need a medical certificat to sign up for any race!
I just had to get one last week because I needed it to sign up for a cross-country ski course early next year. I thought it was strange, but I assumed that was just because skiing is dangerous. So I went to a doctor to obtain a piece of paper saying that there are no "counter-indications" against me doing cross-country skiing. All I had to do to get that was tell the doctor my name and date of birth, and hand over 28 Euro consultation fee.
But it seems you have to do that for every sport you want to do.
I already found out in the few weeks I've been here that the French love paper work, but this seems kind of riddiculous to me. Not sure if I want to spend that money, of if I should instead plan all home visits such that they fall on weekends with runs near my family and run there ;-)
Else I'll need to spend another 28 Euro, only for a paper saying there are no indications against "competitive running", which is only valid for one year, then you need to get a new one, because apparently the fact that you ran a 5k a few month ago doesn't mean you are "fit" to do so when the certificate expires, nor does a "okay to do cross-country"-paper translate to running. How annoying is that?
I've never heard of such a thing before. Are there any other countries where you need medical certificates?0 -
November goal— somewhere between 100 and 140 km
11/3—5 km
11/5—5.2 km
11/8—10.46 km
11/10—5.05 km
11/11—5.39 km
11/14—21.60 km
11/18—4.93 km
11/20— 5.37 km
11/21—3.75 km—it’s been a while since ‘HILLdy’ and I had a date so I ran on loop
11/22—
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@_nikkiwolf_ I've never heard of such a thing. Sounds like a racket!
Took my new shoes out for a real run. I'm sold. They are light and I ran my fastest (non-race) pace, didn't cheat either
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
11-rest
12-rehab/travel
13-5.51
14-8.20
15-Rest
16-rain run 5.70 then rehab/travel
17- 2.0 Treadmill/ new Merrell's
18-5.42
19-rehab/travel
20-5.44
55.23/80+
Upcoming races:
11/26/15 Turkey Trot Ft Worth 10KK
2/06/16 Hot Chocolate 15K (maybe) Dallas
3/19/16 Rock N Roll 5K Dallas
3/20/16 Rock N Roll Half Dallas
4/24/16 OKC Memorial Oklahoma City0 -
Today's run was beautiful! It was sunny and not too cold.
11/02--2.18miles
11/08--4.59
11/09--3.17
11/11--2.67
11/15--2.62
11/17--2.32
11/18--4.23
11/20--3.2
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I feel like I've been slacking recently, taking 2 days off between runs instead of one. I've been exceptionally busy, though, and I'm proud of myself for remaining somewhat consistent.
Tomorrow I'm off to Cabo! There is a beautiful 3.5 mile stretch right outside where I'm staying that is perfect for running. I'll be gone for one week and my goal is to run at least 3 times - two 3.5 mile runs and one 7 mile run. I won't be on here until I get back so I'll update in a little over a week.
Good luck to everyone racing this next week and have a wonderful Thanksgiving!
11/01: 6.19
11/03: 4.7
11/05: 3.7
11/09: 5.45
11/11: 6.56
11/14: 7.02
11/17: 5.08
11/20: 6.29
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@karllundy I'm sorry you aren't feeling well, I'm right there with you!!
@9voice9 "SHE WHO MUST BE OBEYED"...totally cracked me up!
@elise4270 The towel seems cool but imma have to wait until the price drops down to my bracket lol
@pmm5pla Welcome back!
@shanaber That meme sums up my running life pretty good for right now!
@kristinegift You're gonna do great! Can't wait to get details!
@skippygirlsmom That is one of the sweetest gestures I think I've ever seen! I hope to have someone in my life like that someday
My plan is to volunteer tomorrow at the Pumpkin Pie 5k. However, the entire day was spent sleeping on the couch, two shirts, a hoodie, thermal underwear leggings, thick socks, two blankets, my cat, a heating pad, and the heat turned UP. Today is a sick day. But, on the bright side, I could feel a LOT worse than I do! I'm going tomorrow anyway because tomorrow earns me free registration at the Santa Stampede next month and THAT'S the one I want so that I can get an official 5k race time. I've decided that because I'm willing to do some ridiculous things in the name of running, I can officially call myself a runner. I'm owning it!0 -
Date Miles MTD ------ ----- ----- Nov 01 6.5 6.5 Nov 07 4.2T 10.7 Nov 08 4.2T 14.9 Nov 10 5.3 20.2 Nov 18 4.2T 24.4 Nov 20 4.4T 28.8
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10/2 5 miles
10/3 3.5 miles
10/5 5.5 miles
10/7 2 miles
10/11 6 miles
10/14 4 miles
10/16 3 miles
10/20 6 miles
35 miles out of 50 completed.
Good luck to you weekend racers!0 -
November goal 75 miles
11/1 4.42
11/2 rest
11/3 3.18
11/4 9.47
11/5 rest
11/6 3.25
11/7 6.25: 1st (and last ) in my age group!
11/8 redeye to mainland (but 5+ miles walking on the Strip....)
11/9 travel vegas to phoenix.....jetlagged
11/10 5 in the desert: I ain't in the rainforest anymore, Toto! (as I wipe my bloody nose and wet my dry lips...)
11/11 4.21
11/12 travel
11/13 walking in vegas
11/14 HURT MY BACK!
11/15 13.45 Las Vegas RocknRoll 1/2 marathon.
11/16 travel
11/17 3.21
11/18 3.34
11/19 rest
11/20 3.47
Total 59.25
@shanber >have fun tomorrow!
@skippygirlsmom > love the teddy bear!
Upcoming races:
3/20 Big Island International 1/2 marathon
Ticker is my goal for 2015 and accumulation to date:
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Beat my 5 km personal best at parkrun today by 1 min 9 seconds at the toughest track in Australia! Holy #$%&!!!
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Another 7km this morning if I can do the same tomorrow I might just hit my target.
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Runkeeper lost all my data so I have no idea what I've done
Has anyone else had this problem?
And more importantly, can someone recommend a better running app?!
I know that I'm behind on my monthly goal anyway. I haven't really run this week as I've spent a lot of evenings in the pub after work. There have been a big round of redundancies so we've been going there together to talk and support those who are losing their jobs. Somethings in life are more important than running! (Who knew?!)0 -
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
11/12: 4 miles (am), 3 miles with the Thursday crew (pm)
11/13: Rest day
11/14: 6.3 miles inlcuding 5k race and new PR! 22:16!
11/15: 10 miles
11/16: 4 miles
11/17: Rest
11/18: 6 miles
11/19: 3 miles with the Thurdsay crew
11/20: Rest
11/21: 3 miles easy peasy
3 miles this morning to shake things out pre-marathon and assess my weird hamstring one more time. It's still about 90-95% -- no more weird loose feelings or worrisome twinges. I'm hoping after 4-5 miles, it'll behave again. If not, I'm prepared mentally for some weird soreness due to compensating for it. But for now, it's probably as good as it's gonna get (but I will continue to ice and foam roll today just to say I did everything in my power to get it up to snuff!).
122.5/150
Upcoming races:
11/22: Philadelphia Marathon
5/1: New Jersey Marathon0 -
Strava is a good app. You could just set a new goal for the rest of the month and start from there. Life often gets in the way. Sounds like you're a good friend, being there when others need you.louubelle16 wrote: »Runkeeper lost all my data so I have no idea what I've done Has anyone else had this problem?
And more importantly, can someone recommend a better running app?!
I know that I'm behind on my monthly goal anyway. I haven't really run this week as I've spent a lot of evenings in the pub after work. There have been a big round of redundancies so we've been going there together to talk and support those who are losing their jobs. Somethings in life are more important than running! (Who knew?!)
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11/3--5.28 miles
11/4--5.03 miles
11/5--strength training and elliptical
11/6--3 miles
11/7--13.03 (woo hoo)
11/8--rest day
11/9--5.32 miles
11/10-Strong Curves workout A
11/11-5.2 miles
11/12-Strong Curves workout B
11/13-3.02 miles
11/14-13.36 miles
11/15-rest day
11/16-5.29 miles
11/17-Strong Curves workout C
11/18-5.2 miles
11/19-Strong Curves workout A
11/20-3.46 miles
11/21-13.54 miles
It looks like I'll make my goal next week. Time to rest for some reason my right shoulder is hurting.
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louubelle16 wrote: »Runkeeper lost all my data so I have no idea what I've done Has anyone else had this problem?
And more importantly, can someone recommend a better running app?!
I know that I'm behind on my monthly goal anyway. I haven't really run this week as I've spent a lot of evenings in the pub after work. There have been a big round of redundancies so we've been going there together to talk and support those who are losing their jobs. Somethings in life are more important than running! (Who knew?!)
Try endomundo. And if you log your runs in here every time you run, this thread will serve as a backup.
And @Elise4270 mentioned, strava is a good place to synch endomundo up to.
And I am so sorry about the job situation. I hope you are OK.
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Good luck @shanaber and @kristinegift on your races!!! Can't wait to see your reports!
@skippygirlsmom that's so thoughtful and adorable!0 -
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
11/7 15 miles - 57.2 << Long Run (1 week till Huntsville Half)
11/8 REST DAY
11/9 REST DAY
11/10 7 miles - 64.2 << Brueggers taper run (.5 w/u, 2.5 ~ghmp, 4 easy)
11/11 4.1 miles 68.3 << Easy taper run in my neighborhood.
11/12 5 miles 73.3 << PPounders taper run (all easy paced)
11/13 REST DAY
11/14 1 miles 74.3 <<< Warm-up before 1/2
11/14 13.1 miles - 87.4 << Huntsville Half marathon (1:39:38)
11/15 REST DAY
11/16 5.5 miles - 92.9
11/17 10.5 miles - 103.4
11/18 5.65 miles - 109.05 << Rainy Recovery Run
11/19 10.55 miles - 119.6
11/19 4.1 miles - 123.7
11/20 6.2 miles - 129.9
11/21 22 miles - 151.9 << That will be my biggest long run this year. Now it's time to taper for RCM.
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@shanaber and @kristinegift I hope you guys do great.
@skippygirlsmom I saw that on FB. That was so nice what Allen did.0 -
I ran 3 miles today - it's been 16 days since I last ran and as the days were passing I was getting more and frustrated. It's been storm after storm here with really strong wind. I'm not going to reach my target but I'll do as much as I can. Reading everyone posts helped keep me motivated to get going again. I started to feel good today as soon as I got my feet into my runners!0 -
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!
11/12 - rest day
11/13 - rest day
11/14 - 13.22 miles HM PR 2:11.37 so excited!
11/15 - rest day
11/16 - 2.7 miles recovery ouch sore ouch recovery sore run LOL
11/17 - chest cold
11/18 - chest cold - okay time to go away now I'm tired of coughing
11/19 - chest cold
11/20 - 5 miles what a difference a day makes - didn't start to cough until after my run
11/21 - 5.1 miles - legs feel so heavy
68 out of 110 miles
It takes me so long to bounce back from a HM
@shanaber and @kristinegift kill it ladies!!!
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Went to the "Normal Meeting Place " for the Saturday Running Club 30 mins early since I am one of the slower plodders - left a note on the dash of my truck as to which route I was going to start on. No one texted/called and never met another runner - Got back to the Java Café and my vehicle was the only one in the parking lot. Reset my CP and received 7 text's saying they were going to change up the route due to the wind and were on the other side of the River in the Shelter of the Trees and Hills. Grrrr.
3.5 Lonely km's up Judah Hill, 2 km cross country to 12 Ft Davis Hill and 2 km back to Java Café. Above the Tree line the wind was brutal - gusty - so constantly pushing you around and getting the odd tree branch whip in the face, which is the reason I always wear glasses, Industrial Safety or Sunglasses depending on the lighting.
11/01 – 4.6 Km – 4.6km – 135.4 Km
11/03 – 5.6 Km – 10.2km – 129.8 Km
11/04 – 6.0 Km – 16.2km – 123.8 Km
11/06 –21.1 Km – 37.3km – 102.7 Km
11/08 – 5.0 Km – 42.3km – 97.7 Km
11/09 –10.0 Km – 52.3km – 87.7 Km
11/15 –7.0 Km – 59.3km – 80.7 Km
11/16 –8.0 Km – 67.3km – 72.7 Km
11/18 –7.0 Km – 74.3km –65.7 Km
11/21 –7.5 Km – 81.8km –58.2 Km – – YTD – 7.5 + 453.4 = 460.9Km
Struggling a little bit this month to meet goal due to early sunset, cold, limited terrain and trails due to them being covered in ankle-leg destroying snow.0 -
To all of us who feel like we are " Plodding" along when everyone else seems to be like a Greyhound.
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juliet3455 wrote: »To all of us who feel like we are " Plodding" along when everyone else seems to be like a Greyhound.
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@juliet3455 That was bad luck with the running club. But I reall like the meme you posted! Might print it and stick it to my wall 0
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4 miles this morning!
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I have created a monster out of our little Shiatsu mix. She sees me getting my running shoes and turns into a maniac. Looks like I have a running buddy for my regular runs. Only down fall is I end up carrying her little poop bag for a good distance before I find a trash can.
Don't believe she will make it on my long runs as I am progressively increasing my distance.
Nov 3 - 4.73 walking
Nov 5 - 7.00
Nov 6 - yoga and stretches
Nov 7 - family time
Nov 8 - family time
Nov 9 - 3.2
Nov 10 - 4.59
Nov 12 - 5.15 (3 run, 2.15 walk)
Nov 13 - 3.27 walk
Nov 15 - 5 - took our Shiatsu mix out on my run this morning. I was pleasantly surprised she never slowed down.
Nov 16 - household chores
Nov 17 - 4.84
Nov 19 - 5.23 (4 run, 1.23 walk)
Nov 21 - 3.11 (5K race, last night's outing with the girls left me slow this morning. )
Upcoming races
Nov 21 - Wumble Rumble, Lodi Lake 5K - 33:00 (no PR) 4th in AG
Dec 5 - Runkeeper Global Virtual 5K
Dec 19 - Santa Run 5K Sacramento CA
Jan ?
Feb 6 2016 Tiny Smiles 10K Galt CA
Mar ?
Apr ?
May ?
June 2016 See Jane Run HM - My 1yr BMT anniversary. I'm scared, nervous and happy.0
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