November 2015 Running Challenge
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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—10.3 km
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I'll post the ticker later. Ran my 6.4 with a new run buddy, then ran the Thanks for Giving 5K which was a food-raiser (?) for a local gym. Wasn't stressed about time or anything, so I got to talk with a couple of young runners (8 and 9 y/o), and actually ran with one of 'em for a little while on the course. I finished ahead of that one, and saw him coming towards the chute, and prodded him into sprinting the last few yards (instead of the leisurely stroll he'd been doing just before that).
Turns out I got 2nd in AG (31:23), so not bad. But it just means that I've got another medal to pass along to We Finish Together...0 -
@9voice9 - Awesome! Congrats!
@skippygirlsmom - LOVE the teddy bear! How sweet of him!
@louubelle16 - I use Endomondo and it keeps track of your history, by sport, by month, year, etc. There is a free version but I decided to pay for one year at $9.99 and got it for my daughter because we can see where each other are running (live). Then, the next year they raised it to $25!!! I went ahead and did it because I’m out running at 4:30 am in the dark and I want my hubby to know where I am. It’s cheaper than a body guard.
@dharwood68 - I have a shitzu mix also! I can’t imagine mine could run very far though.
@Elise4270 - that looks cool!
November 75
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.
Nov 7 - 5.0 in daylight!
Nov 8 - 6.0 in daylight, but too darn hot and humid.
Nov 9 - rest day.
Nov 10 - 4.7 miles
Nov 11 - strength training
Nov 12 - 5.33 miles
Nov 13 - 4.04 miles + strength training
Nov 14 - 34 mile bike ride
Nov 15 - 40 mile bike ride
Nov 16 - 4.3 miles
Nov 17 - rest day.
Nov 18 - 5.0 miles
Nov 19 - cycling class
Nov 20 - strength training
Nov 21 - 4.4 miles
We were supposed to ride bikes tomorrow but they are calling for rain, so probably going to RUN!
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I'll post the ticker later. Ran my 6.4 with a new run buddy, then ran the Thanks for Giving 5K which was a food-raiser (?) for a local gym. Wasn't stressed about time or anything, so I got to talk with a couple of young runners (8 and 9 y/o), and actually ran with one of 'em for a little while on the course. I finished ahead of that one, and saw him coming towards the chute, and prodded him into sprinting the last few yards (instead of the leisurely stroll he'd been doing just before that).
Turns out I got 2nd in AG (31:23), so not bad. But it just means that I've got another medal to pass along to We Finish Together...
@9voice9 great job today!!! Congrats on the 2nd place AG.
@virkati it took me a long time to find him
after my first half I he sent me a box of foot soap, lotions and sleepers. He's working in Abu Dhabi so he hasn't been here to see me run.
@_nikkiwolf_ I never heard of such a thing weird.0 -
Date.........Distance.............Total
01-Nov.....5.26 km run.........5.26 km
02-Nov.....0.00 km...............5.26 km
03-Nov.....0.00 km...............5.26 km
04-Nov.....5.18 km run.......10.44 km
05-Nov.....4.02 km run.......14.46 km
06-Nov.....0.00 km.............14.46 km
07-Nov.....4.48 km run.......18.94 km torn ligament
08-Nov.....0.00 km.............18.94 km
09-Nov.....0.00 km.............18.94 km – physio
10-Nov.....0.00 km.............18.94 km
11-Nov.....0.00 km.............18.94 km
12-Nov.....0.00 km.............18.94 km – upper body strength training
13-Nov.....0.00 km.............18.94 km
14-Nov.....0.00 km.............18.94 km – 1st week recovery
15-Nov.....0.00 km.............18.94 km
16-Nov.....0.00 km.............18.94 km
17-Nov.....0.00 km.............18.94 km – upper body strength training
18-Nov.....3.08 km walk.....22.02 km
19-Nov.....2.18 km walk.....24.20 km
20-Nov.....2.47 km walk.....26.67 km
21-Nov.....5.12 km walk.....31.79 km – 2nd week recovery
22-Nov.....3.42 km walk.....35.21 km – upper body strength training0 -
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
11/21 3.5
Total 62.75
Upcoming races:
3/20 Big Island International 1/2 marathon
@juliet3455 we need a like button for your meme!
Ticker is my goal for 2015 and accumulation to date:
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Feet are cracking a lot today and sore.. Might have to dig the old Brooks out and use them for the next week until I pick up my Asics from the running store. Brooks have hardly no tread left on them.. but probably still have more support than the Nikes.0
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Updating and then off to read the 62 new posts, lol!
11/1 3.1 @ 11:15 outside in the neighborhood in the rain
11/2 rest
11/3 5.0 @ 10:59 on the treadmill (plus a 1 mile walk and strength training)
11/4 8.2 @ really really slow (16:04) riking (run-hiking, steep, covered with inches of leaves and treacherous fun)
11/5 4.0 @ 12:30 recovery run plus .5 walk on the park trail
11/6 3.25 @ 10:53 on the treadmill (really 3.0 at 10:28, plus .25 at a walk) plus strength training.
11/7 Rest/Life Day
11/8 Rest/Life Day
11/9 5.5 @ 12:30 on the park trail with the doggy--who really enjoyed rolling around in the leaves!
11/10 2.5 @ 11:38 (really 2.25 at 11:07 and a .25 walk) around the neighborhood in the rain.
11/11 6 @ 11:32 on the treadmill (really 5 at 11:00 and 1 at a fast walk/jog) plus strength training
11/12 7 @ 11:45 (this is really like 5 at 10:50 and the rest a little slower), plus 1 at a walk on the treadmill. I am in some pain...yesterday was squats and lunges and this may have been a little aggressive of a run for right after.
On the other hand, I did get to watch the entirety of "Bring It On". Where are my pompoms?!
11/13 2 @ 13ish walk/running the dog for my recovery run.
11/14 Rest day
11/15 4.5 @ 11:18 in the neighborhood--it was a gorgeous day for a run!
11/16 5.0 @ 10:51 around the lake trail--my fastest outdoor run yet, in spite of a slow start. The 4th mile split was 9:44!!!!!!!OMG!!!
11/17 3.5 @ 10:32 (really 3 @ 10:17 and .5 at 12:00) on the treadmill, and strength training
11/18 7.5 @ 12:06 on the park trail (really 7 @ 11:53 and .5 at a walk)
11/19 3.25 @ 11:18 on the treadmill (really 3 at 10:56 and .25 at a walk)
11/20 5.0 @ average 11:59 (intervals) plus strength training
11/21 Rest Day
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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?!
Runkeeper kept pausing on my walk today.. Every few mins the lady would say I had paused my activity and I had to keep telling the app to continue, even though the screen said it was still recording my walk. It's never played up before so I'm not sure now0 -
Runkeeper kept pausing on my walk today.. Every few mins the lady would say I had paused my activity and I had to keep telling the app to continue, even though the screen said it was still recording my walk. It's never played up before so I'm not sure now
Hmm, sounds like the new update is full of bugs and glitches. Definitely time for a new app I think! I'll try Nike again and see how I get on. I used to use it before I took running seriously and used to like it.0 -
I bought a heart rate monitor and using various calculations I see online an easy run should have me around 120 -137 or 139 -152 depending on the method. I am 37 with a resting heart rate of 60. When I jog at 7-7.5kph my heart rate is 155-158. Any advice on what it should be for an easy run and what it should be for a slightly faster but reasonably long run?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.
Nov 7 - 5.0 in daylight!
Nov 8 - 6.0 in daylight, but too darn hot and humid.
Nov 9 - rest day.
Nov 10 - 4.7 miles
Nov 11 - strength training
Nov 12 - 5.33 miles
Nov 13 - 4.04 miles + strength training
Nov 14 - 34 mile bike ride
Nov 15 - 40 mile bike ride
Nov 16 - 4.3 miles
Nov 17 - rest day.
Nov 18 - 5.0 miles
Nov 19 - cycling class
Nov 20 - strength training
Nov 21 - 4.4 miles
Nov 22 - 7.06 miles
I had an unplanned run today and it was awesome!
It was raining so we couldn't bike. Was barely drizzling but on a bike, that's just no good. Anyway, I tried the app RockMyRun and loved it! It uses your heartbeat to pick the songs and what I liked is you didn't necessarily hear the whole song. It would just transition into a new song. Runner's HIGH for me! And only two days of school this week! My students took 2nd place at the programming competition yesterday too. I better just get off this cloud I'm on. 0 -
dharwood68 wrote: »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.
One of the ladies in our local running club was dog sitting for a friend ( ? terriers (Black/Grey) that look like a Shiatsu ) and those 2 little Short legged dogs just love running on the Bush trails. 7/8 km runs and they are fast. We now call her Joan Jett and the Black Hounds ( she is a music teacher named Joan and increased her speed [Jett] by quite a bit due to the hounds ). Surprised me how well behaved they were and they were leash trained to stay on the right side of the trail so no crossover trip line. 0 -
@dharwood68 - here is my shitzu mix. I don't think he could go 1/2 a mile with me. Amazed yours can! I am thinking of getting a running dog partner one of these days. But it would have to be able to stand the Florida heat.
The rescue place suggested a Rhodesian Ridgeback because they are from Africa, but I think they said that because they had a bunch of puppies of that breed ready to be rescued. I can't get one until school's out, so I will be home to train him/her.
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Nope. We all have different physiology. My resting HR is 53 and Max is 211. I'm 45F, 125lbs, 5'5". A good, comfortable HR for me is 165-180 (8:3-9:5 pace), depending on the temps.
My advice is to track it, and set your individual HR zones.Amandajs232 wrote: »
I bought a heart rate monitor and using various calculations I see online an easy run should have me around 120 -137 or 139 -152 depending on the method. I am 37 with a resting heart rate of 60. When I jog at 7-7.5kph my heart rate is 155-158. Any advice on what it should be for an easy run and what it should be for a slightly faster but reasonably long run?
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@dharwood68 - here is my shitzu mix. I don't think he could go 1/2 a mile with me. Amazed yours can! I am thinking of getting a running dog partner one of these days. But it would have to be able to stand the Florida heat.
The rescue place suggested a Rhodesian Ridgeback because they are from Africa, but I think they said that because they had a bunch of puppies of that breed ready to be rescued. I can't get one until school's out, so I will be home to train him/her.
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Need to run way more if I am to meet my goal. Very doubtful as of now
11/1 4.71 miles
11/2 no run—elliptical for an hour though!
11/3 5.27 miles — lake path. here are a couple of pictures!
11/4 no run--elliptical for an hour.
11/5 4 miles--nice run, but my left calf decided to go crazy today for some reason! I did finish my run, although the last mile was painful, like a cramp, but not fully
11/7 7 miles--wonderful run, felt so comfortable and happy since I thought I won't be able to make the run
11/8 no run--one-hour elliptical instead
11/9 5.19 miles--cold, 28 degrees, but a great run!
11/10 elliptical
11/11 rest day--trip out of town for five days that made running difficult
11/12 4.71 -- trip somewhat made
11/13 none
11/14 none
11/15 none
11/16 5--back to town. Yes!
11/17 none. forced rest day bc of work!
11/18 5.19 -- good run
11/19 rest day
11/20 no run--elliptical day
11/21 no run--elliptical day
11/22 5.13 -- on the snow for the first time, was a really good run!
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6 km run with all 3 members of the Running club who showed up. Usually have 10-20 on Sunday morning. Beautiful day 5C Sunshine and No Wind.
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
11/22 –6.0 Km – 87.8km –52.2 Km – – YTD – 6.0 + 460.9 = 466.9Km
Since it is such a Beautiful Day a group of us are going into the North Hills this afternoon Trail Scouting / Maintenance and marking. Its a lot easier to see the best lines and Trail Building routes when all the leaves are off the trees. Trying to link 3 different trails to make some circle routes.
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louubelle16 wrote: »Hmm, sounds like the new update is full of bugs and glitches. Definitely time for a new app I think! I'll try Nike again and see how I get on. I used to use it before I took running seriously and used to like it.
Can anyone use Nike or do you need the shoe chip? Does it record walks? I used to use Endomondo though it started cutting out on me and the fitbit app used to seize up if Igot a text or the song changed etc.
I downloaded Strava though it ddoesn'trecord walks by the looks of it0 -
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 Nov 22 5.6 34.4
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louubelle16 wrote: »Hmm, sounds like the new update is full of bugs and glitches. Definitely time for a new app I think! I'll try Nike again and see how I get on. I used to use it before I took running seriously and used to like it.
Can anyone use Nike or do you need the shoe chip? Does it record walks? I used to use Endomondo though it started cutting out on me and the fitbit app used to seize up if Igot a text or the song changed etc.
I downloaded Strava though it ddoesn'trecord walks by the looks of it
Nike works without chip if you use an iPhone as it has gps etc. Think you only need chip if using older iPod or suchlike.
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@kareF what @Amandajs232 said above. i use nike app on iPhone and it works really, really well. i have no problems with it at all.0
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Haven't been on the boards in the past week. Had a huge inspection at work early last week and then some personal stuff happened in addition to a busy work week. Now I have >300 posts and 12 pages to read through
I only ran a couple of times this past week and only have 11.2 miles to add to my ticker. *Sigh* sometimes life gets in the way I guess. Hopefully I'll still be okay for my HM coming up - I'll end up walking some, but I'm okay with that. Better to not push too hard and get injured.
Hope everyone is doing well and I'll catch up eventually
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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
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
11/22: 26.5 miles -- Philadelphia Marathon: PR 4:02:32
Counting the race as 26.5 because the course ran fairly long long. From the third mile marker and on, I was coming to the marker .25 or more after my watch buzzed. By the end of the race, this was torture, as the race did NOT go as planned.
That hamstring I've been worrying over? Simply put, it's overstretched and not firing properly, so I expected some soreness due to compensating for it, but what happened instead was after the two hills of the marathon (miles 8 and 9), during which my calves/quads made up for my hammies entirely, I could not pick the pace back up. Then by mile 15/16, I was getting full-on cramps in my quads, calves and feet, forcing me to walk at least once per mile. I had been on a solid 8:00 pace for the first 10k, feeling really great (the pace didn't even feel hard at all!), but after the cramps started I basically just wanted to be able to finish. I had almost veered off with the HM course, but figured that I'd have a few slow miles and bouce back. But I was very, very wrong. I was not fatigued at all or mentally "checked out" for any of it, unlilke my previous marathons; I just could not get my legs to move faster than a 9:30-10 pace due to the cramping. Some teammates ran with me from 24.5 to almost the finish, and they didn't let me walk, bless their souls, which was amazing, because I would never have managed even this tiny PR without them. I had been aiming for a 3:32 and BQ, which would have been totally within my grasp before this hamstring issue. Instead, I came in at 4:02:32, which is a 2:07 PR, rather than the 32 minute PR I'd been aiming for. But given how painful this marathon was, I will take it! I know I have a 3:30 in me, I just need to avoid overstretching my hammie in yoga 2 weeks before race day next time!!!
Pic from post-race!
More at my instagram: instagram.com/shesagift
149/150 << may or may not try to get that last mile in; depends on how my legs feel after the rigors of today's race
Upcoming Races:
5/1/16: New Jersey Marathon0 -
@kristinegift congratulations!
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
21-rest
22-5.68 with Husband. He actually stayed with me the whole time. Said my way is harder (for him), walking every now and then. And I run half of it on gravel- he's not acclimated and already hurting. We seem to push each other. Not that it's the gospel, but my Garmin shows a new VO2 max today. Super happy is no longer below average.
60.91/80+
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 -
@kristinegift great PR even if it wasn't what you were looking for. Darn hamstring.
@ddmom0811 great run!
Rest day today - well drive day 10+ hours on the road to see my Mom. Talked to one of my dear friends, her hubby has been fighting cancer for about 6 years. He hasn't been doing well and looks like only a few more days at most. He and Skip are very close. We will head to the other coast to see them. If you're so inclined please say a prayer for them.0 -
@kristinegift : A gritty performance ... it takes some luck to get all the factors working the right way at once. Congratulations for hanging in there ant the PR. Now on to the next race!0
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Amandajs232 wrote: »
Nike works without chip if you use an iPhone as it has gps etc. Think you only need chip if using older iPod or suchlike.
and @snha Just need to know if it also records walks as I can't run for a few more weeks.. If it does I'll give it a go! Some apps don't record walks which is a pain.
Unless I just record my walks as 'run' but they will just look like really slow runs!0 -
@kristinegift Congrats on your race and your PR!!!! Way to go!!!! 0
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