November 2016 Running Challenge

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  • garygse
    garygse Posts: 896 Member
    04 - 13.25 miles
    07 - 10.53
    09 - 10.53
    11 - 11.18

    Total: 45.49 / 100

    It's weird that whenever I run (or walk on in-between days), I always see other runners and walkers around...except for Fridays; there's never anyone around on Fridays. Its like there's some golden rule about not running on Friday, and I'm the only one that doesn't know about it.
  • MNLittleFinn
    MNLittleFinn Posts: 4,271 Member
    garygse wrote: »
    It's weird that whenever I run (or walk on in-between days), I always see other runners and walkers around...except for Fridays; there's never anyone around on Fridays. Its like there's some golden rule about not running on Friday, and I'm the only one that doesn't know about it.
    I've noticed that too. of course, now that it's colder, I'm seeing even fewer people than normal anyway. Nice mileage by the way.
  • MNLittleFinn
    MNLittleFinn Posts: 4,271 Member
    I just realized that I'm on my FIFTH straight 30+ mile week. I don't think I've ever run more than 2 weks in a row in the 30s, and 3 of my last 4 weeks (if tomorrow's run is more than 5 miles) will be higher than the peak mileage weeks when I was training for my first HM, and right on par with the peak weeks of training for my 2nd HM.

    Base Building for marathon training is certainly bringing my mileage up already, and I still have 31 weeks until the race. running 30 miles during the work week, and 8-12 on Saturday every week, is a new experience. My legs definitely feel more tired, and by the time I get to my weekly long runs on Saturday, I already have more miles on my legs than most full training weeks I did before. Despite that, I still feel great.


    I'm looking forward to my cutback the week after next, but I'm also looking forward to seeing how the 5k I have on Thanksgiving goes. IF my shattering my mile PR is any indication of improvement, I could be looking at a new 5k PR (currently 25:30) but I don't want to jinx it!
  • 5512bf
    5512bf Posts: 389 Member
    edited November 2016
    November Goal - 150 Miles

    11/1 - 5.02 - Easy
    11/2 - 4.49 - Easy
    11/3 - 6.49 - Easy
    11/4 - 5.21 - Easy
    11/7 - 6.21 - Easy
    11/9 - 6.21 - Easy
    11/10 - 6.27 - Easy
    11/11 - 4.14 - Easy

    Total - 43.84 of 150

    I have recently been running downtown by our river and a lot of our city's history. We have a lot of really neat things along our bike & running path celebrating our Indian history, our early cattle town museum called Cow Town, wonderful art museums & parks etc. There is also a War Memorial that I've run past 100's of times and always thought i really need to take some time to see this. A little over 2 miles in today I came upon this and thought I really needed to take that time. It put a lot of the recent events in our nation in perspective. Seeing all the names of people I've never met who served and sacrificed was very humbling. We have the rights and freedom to elect and complain because of these men. Our struggles, however real they are to us, pale in comparison to what these men went through for us. I want to thank all of those who've served, It's because of all of you I'm able to do the things I love.
  • Ericsmi
    Ericsmi Posts: 128 Member
    Goal: 50 Mi Run / 50 Mi Walk
    11/1 3.28 mi run 3.28 mi run total
    11/1 1.57 mi walk 1.57 mi walk total
    11/3 4.44 mi run 7.72 mi run total
    11/5 3.71 mi run 11.43 mi run total
    11/5 1.08 mi walk 2.65 mi walk total
    11/6 5.26 mi run 16.69 mi run total
    11/6 0.71 mi walk 3.36 mi walk total
    11/9 3.59 mi run 20.28 mi run total
    11/10 4.01 mi run 24.29 mi run total
    11/10 1.54 mi walk 4.9 mi walk total
  • RunRachelleRun
    RunRachelleRun Posts: 1,854 Member
    Been in something of a funk. I think it's from the rainy weather. I ended up taking a few unscheduled rest days. The result was that I lost weight. Not sure how that works, but I'll take it. I doubt I'm going to meet my goal this month.

    I decided to switch over to kilometres to see if I can get used to it. All the races up here in are in kilometres, and I found that a little annoying during my half, trying to convert all the markers. I've always used miles but I'm going to switch. Garmin alterted me to slow down during my zone five intervals today. I was going 4:14. Took me a second to remember it meant kilometres lol

    Nov 1: 4.93 km (fast finish) + lower strength
    Nov 2: 4.89 km (aerobic) + spin bike + upper strength
    Nov 4: 4.44 km (speed intervals) + running drills + lower strength
    Nov 5: spin bike + upper strength
    Nov 6: 10.96 km (long with fast finish) + lower strength
    Nov 9: 4.41 km (aerobic)
    Nov 11: 3.70 km (speed intervals) + lower strength

    Goal: 33.33 / 128 km
  • 07KatieP13
    07KatieP13 Posts: 220 Member
    1/11 C210K W4 D1: 3.1
    2/11 Rest
    3/11 C210K W4 D2: 2.3
    4/11 Rest
    5/11 C210K W4 D3: 3.7
    6/11 Rest
    7/11 C210K W6 D1: 3.2
    8/11 30 mins Elliptical Trainer
    9/11 C210K W6 D2: 2.7
    10/11 30 mins E/T
    11/11 C210K W6 D3: 3.2

    Total 18.2 miles out of 50
  • RunRachelleRun
    RunRachelleRun Posts: 1,854 Member
    @girlinahat When I started, I had to run at 3 mph on the treadmill to keep my heart in the aerobic zone. I am still slow, around 4.3 mph, but it is progress.
  • greenolivetree
    greenolivetree Posts: 1,282 Member
    garygse wrote: »
    04 - 13.25 miles
    07 - 10.53
    09 - 10.53
    11 - 11.18

    Total: 45.49 / 100

    It's weird that whenever I run (or walk on in-between days), I always see other runners and walkers around...except for Fridays; there's never anyone around on Fridays. Its like there's some golden rule about not running on Friday, and I'm the only one that doesn't know about it.

    I always run Fridays! I have Fridays off work and to myself.

    6 miles this morning. Longest I've run since mid-july. I decided to run a new route (well half new). There's a 5 lane highway that connects to the next town and it has a wide sidewalk on both sides. Lots of people run it although I saw none today ;) It was nice and flat but I didn't care for the smell of car pollution, particularly the diesel dump trucks. I went as far as a big intersection where I'd have to push the crosswalk button and turned around. But my goal is to keep running further that direction.

    Average pace was 9:36 and the last 4 miles I averaged 9:16 so it was a fast run for me. I felt like once I got out on the highway the cars flying by made me run faster. Lol. And probably also I wanted to cross each driveway (businesses) or street quickly if no traffic was turning.

    My back feels much better. Unfortunately I woke up with a sore left shoulder and it's getting more and more difficult to raise my arm above my head. This is not new - recurring ailment for 8 years now. It'll pass.
  • Mari33a
    Mari33a Posts: 1,281 Member
    01/11 3 miles - lovely bright morning, long may it last
    02/11 3 miles
    03/11 3 miles
    11/11 3 miles - I've missed a whole week! I caught a heavy cold in my chest where I could hardly get a sentence out without coughing never mind trying to run. It was totally self inflicted as I didn't dress properly for the huge drop in temperature when running the week before. Plus I was mental busy workwise so could read the posts I did see @5BeautifulDays is back so Welcome Back!


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  • OSUbuckeye906
    OSUbuckeye906 Posts: 315 Member
    11/1: 3 miles
    11/2: rest
    11/3: 4 miles
    11/4: 3 miles
    11/5: 7 miles
    11/6: 5 miles
    11/7: 3.6 miles
    11/8: 4.4 miles
    11/9: rest
    11/10: 4 miles
    11/11: 5 miles

    TOTAL: 39/70

    5 miles in 49:34 (9:53 pace) on the hilly neighborhood route today. I neglected to notice the 15-20 mph NNW winds when I checked the weather, so I was running directly into the wind for a lot of the uphill parts (especially the biggest hill in the last mile). Goal was a 10-10:15 pace, but I overcompensated a little on the hills. Overall felt like a pretty good run.
  • OSUbuckeye906
    OSUbuckeye906 Posts: 315 Member
    @kristinegift I hope your problems are just a result of taper crazies! Either way, I think resting yesterday was the smart thing to do. Hope it's feeling better for you today!

    @girlinahat Hooray for a run! Hey, even if it was on the treadmill...a run is a run!

    @katharmonic Hope you feel better soon!
    greenolivetree wrote: »
    I felt like once I got out on the highway the cars flying by made me run faster. Lol.
    @greenolivetree I always find myself running faster when I'm running next to a busy street as well because I always feel like everyone is watching/judging me. Funny because I always think positively of people I see running when I am the one in the car. Glad your back is feeling well enough to get a good run in!

    @Marissaxzxzxz Glad you're feeling better!
  • MNLittleFinn
    MNLittleFinn Posts: 4,271 Member
    mbaker566 wrote: »
    Just popping in. Hi. Been running a couple times a week. I'm slower than ever but that's ok. I need to train again.
    Ran 4.5 this morning. Did hills and sprints. Not at the same time. Lol. Saturday i ran tempo.
    Headed out again tomorrow for a long run. I'll check back soon

    Hi stranger! Good to see you are running!
  • RespectTheKitty
    RespectTheKitty Posts: 1,667 Member
    OMG I really need this rest day. I have never run 5 days straight before. I'm already at my highest weekly mileage to date, and I still have tomorrow left! What is happening to me!?

    Only trouble is, the number on the scale went up after weeks of going down. Not sure what's going on there. I'm not eating any more than usual. Maybe I'm retaining water or something.
  • karllundy
    karllundy Posts: 1,490 Member
    RespectTheKitty wrote: »
    Only trouble is, the number on the scale went up after weeks of going down. Not sure what's going on there. I'm not eating any more than usual. Maybe I'm retaining water or something.

    This happens to me, generally temporarily, when I increase my mileage. Keep drinking water and you should be good.
  • kristinegift
    kristinegift Posts: 2,406 Member
    11/1: 8.5 miles
    11/2: 6.7 miles
    11/3: 3.6 miles (am), 6 miles (pm)
    11/4: Rest
    11/5: 14 miles
    11/6: NYCM spectating!
    11/7: 3 miles
    11/8: 3 miles (am), 6 miles (pm)
    11/9: 4.5 miles
    11/10: 5.5 miles (am), no pm run
    11/11: 4.4 miles

    I got home from work today, eager to run (I still haven't worn the new shoes that arrived from Amazon on Wednesday!) and my ankle jam is feeling 90% (no more almost tumbling over when I get up from my desk), so I went out for a tester. And man, my taper crazies make me crazy. You'd think my entire shin/ankle were in pieces under my skin: an ache across the front for 20 seconds, then at the side for a few steps, then the OTHER side, then at the base of my shin, and then in my knee... Bah humbug. I know nothing's actually wrong with it, but I'd love for it to just go away and stop driving me nuts while I fret about marathon day!

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    Fall Race Season & Next Year:
    10/8: Coe College Homecoming 5k: 21:26
    10/16: Superhero Halloween Half Marathon: 1:42:24
    11/20: Philadelphia Marathon (Goal: 3:30 or better)
    3/26/17: Philly Love Run HM
    5/14/17: Delaware Marathon Running Festival HM



  • MNLittleFinn
    MNLittleFinn Posts: 4,271 Member
    @kristinegift don't worry about it...only NINE more days of taper crazy
  • Agator82
    Agator82 Posts: 249 Member
    edited November 2016
    Goal: 30 Mi

    11/02/2016: 4.5 Mi Total, 2.75 Mi Running
    11/06/2016: 3.0 Mi Total, 2.00 Mi Running
    11/07/2016: 3.2 Mi Total, 2.50 Mi Running
    11/09/2016: 4.0 Mi Total, 3.00 Mi Running
    11/11/2016: 2.5 Mi Total, 2.00 Mi Running - Quick and easy to get home fast, did not think I would get to this today

    2.0 Mi Straight with Warm-up and Cooldown

    Distance Left: 17.75 Mi
  • MobyCarp
    MobyCarp Posts: 2,927 Member
    November Running Totals (miles)
    11/1 – 1.77 easy
    11/2 – 2.09 easy
    11/3 – 2.43 (1.67 + 0.76) easy
    11/4 – rest day
    11/5 – 2.60 easy
    11/6 – 3.19 (2.60 + 0.59) easy
    11/7 – rest day
    11/8 – 2.15 easy
    11/9 – 3.10 easy
    11/10 – 2.04 easy
    11/11 – rest day

    November total to date – 19.37

    Nominal Challenge Goal – 30 miles
    Real Goals: Continue recovery. Complete Race with Grace 10K on Thanksgiving without setting recovery back, even if I have to walk most of it.

    Today's notes – Came to check in today, and found that I never posted what I wrote yesterday:

    Went to the club practice and just did the warmup. I wasn't as beat up after 2 miles as I had been on Tuesday, but held it to 2 on the general principle that this was my third day in a row running and I'm not totally healthy yet. On the bright side, when I just ran by feel this evening the pace came out to an average of 8:20. So at least I'm getting back to a normal easy pace, even if my leg won't tolerate it for as long as I'd like.

    The plan is a rest day tomorrow. I feel pretty good right now, and I'm pretty sure I'll feel good enough to run tomorrow; but I have an injury that is related to doing too much. So I'll take the rest day, and see how much improvement there is on Saturday.

    Felt great today. Could have run a couple miles, easy. I honored the rest day, though I did make time to walk a few miles just to get my steps in. When I can't run real distances, I need to be sure I walk enough to not gain weight. Either that, or cut what I eat even more.

    The plan for tomorrow is to try for a new long distance since the Achilles diagnosis, maybe about 6K. Yes, it still feels weird to say "long distance" in conjunction with something that will take less than an hour, won't require in-run fueling, and might not even require me to carry water. But that's where I am right now.

    2016 races:
    January 1, 2016 Resolution Run 7.5 mile (Mendon, NY) finished in 53:58
    January 9, 2016 Winter Warrior Half Marathon (Gates, NY) finished in 1:30:59
    March 12, 2016 Johnny's Runnin' of the Green 5 mile (Rochester, NY) finished in 32:32
    March 26, 2016 Spring Forward Distance Run 15K (Mendon, NY) finished in 1:05:24
    April 18, 2016 Boston Marathon (Hopkinton, MA) finished in 3:23:01
    April 24, 2016 Flower City Challenge Half Marathon (Rochester, NY) finished in 1:36:50, targeting MP
    May 15, 2016 Highland Hospital Lilac Run 10K (Rochester, NY) DNS - injury
    June 19, 2016 Medved 5K to Cure ALS (Rochester, NY) DNS - recovering from face plant
    July 16, 2016 Shoreline Half Marathon (Hamlin, NY) finished in 1:31:11
    August 13, 2016 Bergen Road Race 5K (Bergen, NY) finished in 19:07 (5K PR)
    September 4, 2016 Oak Tree Half Marathon (Geneseo, NY) finished in 1:31:37
    September 18, 2016 Rochester Marathon (Rochester, NY) DNF a mile from finish
    October 15, 2016 Finish Strong 15K (Hilton, NY) DNS – Achilles tendonitis
    October 22, 2016 Scare Brain Cancer Away 5K (East Rochester, NY) DNS – Achilles tendonitis
    November 24, 2016 Race with Grace 10K (Hilton, NY)
    December 10, 2016 USATF National Club Cross Country Championships 8K (Tallahassee, FL)

    2017 races:
    January 7, 2017 Winter Warrior Half Marathon (Gates, NY)
    April 17, 2017 Boston Marathon (Hopkinton, MA)
  • girlinahat
    girlinahat Posts: 2,956 Member
    RunRachelleRun wrote: »
    @girlinahat When I started, I had to run at 3 mph on the treadmill to keep my heart in the aerobic zone. I am still slow, around 4.3 mph, but it is progress.

    Ah thank you. What worries me most is how to make walking look different for running. I'm ignoring heart rate for now - as heart rate goes to zone 2 the minute I do anything, let's just take it with a pinch of salt for now.

    Gym again tonight, warm up for StrongLifts.
  • ereck44
    ereck44 Posts: 1,170 Member
    November running challenge.

    Still working on my base....going to increase to 10 miles per outdoor running....and, for treadmill...rolling hills with intermittent speed drills.

    November 1st.....Moody Blues concert
    November 2nd....9 miles at average max heart rate of 77%. Temperature was in the 70's, head wind on mile 4, started going faster instinctively, then remembered that these were to be slow miles working on my base. Noted sore hamstrings and glute muscles at miles 6 onward.
    November 3rd....rest day (dentist)
    November 4th...rest day
    November 5th..rest day...Breeder's Cup racing on TV
    November 6th...9 miles at average max heart rate of 77%.
    November 7th...work
    November 8th....4.04 miles on the treadmill, rolling hills...max heart rate of 79%. Still training in the zone...3 hours of sleep after working all night. 50 minutes of weight lifting session.
    November 9th....6 miles outdoors.

    November 11th....4.54 miles, rolling hills at max heart rate of 81%. Only 4 hours of sleep after working all night. May be my last run for the week due to family coming to Indiana, then busy work week afterward.

    Total for the month....32.58 miles
    Goal.....80 miles.


  • kristinegift
    kristinegift Posts: 2,406 Member
    Good luck at the HM tomorrow @Stoshew71!!
  • Stoshew71
    Stoshew71 Posts: 6,553 Member
    kristinegift wrote: »
    Good luck at the HM tomorrow @Stoshew71!!

    Thanks @kristinegift I hope your ankle is good to go.
  • juliet3455
    juliet3455 Posts: 3,015 Member
    New MFP Blog about Coping with Injuries.

    http://blog.myfitnesspal.com/the-beginners-guide-to-coping-with-running-and-walking-injuries/
  • dkabambe
    dkabambe Posts: 544 Member
    Braved the rain for a long run this morning, and increased my longest distance to 18k, (~11 miles). Was very wet so stuck to the roads today for better footing and to get used to doing longer stints on hard surfaces. Run itself was good, although seemed to seize up about halfway through - hip flexors just felt tight and struggled to keep my pace. Stopped soon after for about 2 minutes (to buy some more water) and felt fine again after that, so not entirely sure what that was about. Have made sure to stretch them properly afterwards though.

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    2-Nov: 13.1k - 3 laps of hilly route.
    4-Nov: 6.26k - Planned 11k easy, but cut short as very stiff/tired.
    7-Nov: 11.25k easy.
    9-Nov: 6k fast
    12-Nov: 18k - longest run to date. Very wet.
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