November 2016 Running Challenge
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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
11/12: 10 miles
11/13: 5.5 miles
11/14: 3.3 miles
11/15: Rest day finally!
Rest day, which is good because it's cold and rainy. After today, weather is going to be beautiful through Saturday... and then race day is looking like cold and wind and rain... just like my last marathon, except ~10 degrees colder
Doing every weather dance in my repertoire to try to get that rain to move over to Monday!
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
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@shanaber - beautiful pics!!! I want to run there too. And drink there.
@azercord - So sorry about your toe. I agree with others - the big toe is quite important to running. You might be able to run, but your gait will change and you may injure something else.
@Getfita54 & @elise4270 - I am planning on the Holiday streak also. I did it last year. I live in Orlando and last winter we had no cool weather. It was in the 80s when I would set out to run - so annoying! I’m hoping this year it will be cooler! I had a minimum of 1 mile - and even after my long bike rides I would run at least 1 mile.
Here is my favorite annual article about the Holiday Streak: (Same one @getfita54 posted in the streak thread) http://www.runnersworld.com/newbie-chronicles/a-season-to-streak
I had an awesome run this morning. The weather was perfect, the sky was clear so saw the big moon. Although it didn't really seem any bigger than any other moon, but it was pretty. Got my five miles in and I just ran without a thought in the world. I need to get back to the speed training - but I’m just in this zone of run however I feel like it. F everything and just run!
11/1 - 4.3 miles
11/2 - strength training
11/3 - rest day
11/4 - 4.5 miles + strength training
11/5 - 34 miles biking
11/6 - 9 miles
11/7 - 3 miles
11/8 - 4.1 miles
11/9 - rest/mourning day
11/10 - 5 miles
11/11 - 4.1 miles + strength training
11/12 - 4.1 miles
11/13 - 51 miles biking
11/14 - 4.1 miles
11/15 - 5 miles
Upcoming races
11/30/16 - I/ITSEC 5K
2/5/17 - Daytona Beach HM
2/26/17 - Disney Princess HM Orlando
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11/1- 6.05
11/2- 6.13
11/3- 6.01
11/4- 6.12
11/5- 10.25
11/6- Rest
11/7: 6.05
11/8- 6.01
11/9- 6.02
11/10- 6.14
11/11- 6.01
11/12-11.01
11/13- REST
11/14- 6.02
11/15- 6.06
Total: 87.88/150.
Today's notes: Ran a tempo run today, for the first time since September. Started with 5 minutes in z1, then 10 in z2 before hitting the throttle for 30 minutes at Tempo HR.
I felt REALLY good running at the harder pace. I ended up averaging 174bpm HR during the tempo portion, with a 8:15 average pace. Last time I did a tempo run, I was running 171bpm and 8:28 pace, so I'm not sure if I'm better, worse, or the same as before. I am running much higher mileage right now, so I went into the run more tired than the last time.
Here's the thing, I had to go VERY slow to get my HR back into z1 for the last 5 minutes of the run, like almost walking. That's how my HR is though, it basically jumps to 2 as soon as I start running. That said, I feel a lot better after that run than after yesterday's slow run. This run was flatter and faster, whereas yesterday's was more hill and much sower.
After the awesomeness that was today's run, I'm definitely looking at adding tempo runs back into the rotation, I feel way too good afterward to keep them away.1 -
BeeerRunner wrote: »November walking miles
Hey, anyone streakin' this year? I think I'm gonna try again.
@Elise4270 As in running down the road naked like Will Ferrell did in Old School? LOL
@BeeerRunner - Hahahaha! @Elise4270 - We will need pictures for proof of this!!
Possible.... I'm not promising a frontal selfies, maybe an over the shoulder rearie.
It's all fun and games until someone breaks out the newd running selfies.
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greenolivetree wrote: »I think I'd wait for the summer streak if you're gonna streak while streaking
@Elise4270 I have actually been thinking about doing the RW streak
I may be crazy even considering it.
Where's the fun in that? This is what my school used to do...
http://www.jconline.com/story/news/history/2015/02/09/archives-sheila-klinker-statehouse/23111849/
Nude Olympics' tradition upheld by Purdue students — Feb. 10, 1975
According to a five-year-old "tradition," the students in Cary Quadrangle at Purdue University hold a "Nude Olympics" on the coldest night of the year.
They goofed this year. At about 2 a.m. Saturday, about 30 Cary males took a naked trot around the tree-line inside quad. It was about 20 degrees outside.
If they'd waited until Sunday morning, they could have had sub-zero weather for the annual event.
"It's not an organized event," said Kurt Sacksteder, a senior and president of the housing unit. "It's a spontaneous thing. An attempt is made to have it on the coldest night of the year and someone decided it would happen Friday night."
He noted, "It doesn't take much to get it started."
Word apparently spread quickly, because freshmen pledges of several fraternities joined in, Sacksteder said. "Cars were pulling up and guys jumping out," he said.
The Cary participants could face disciplinary action from the dormitory management, he said.
James Burwell Cary manager, said the administrators know "snow of the individuals involved, although I can't say we know everyone." Each case will be reviewed, he said, before the hall management makes a decision. Students could be placed on hall probation, which is a step before expulsion from the dormitory.
Burwell said he didn't know if this is the first time disciplinary action is being considered for the "olympics" participants. Last year, the event received national publicity.
"I can see their point of view," Sacksteder said. "They want to discourage it. This is the only publicity Cary Quad receives. We spent a couple of thousand dollars on a Christmas party for poor kids this year and we didn't see that in print."
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The shirt is 35$. Ouch. Be a good one to put "embrace the suck" on. Oh wait... That may be misconstrued... Well, "mfp running challenge" then.
I figured I make an attempt to run today. I didn't sleep hardly, Thanks age/hormones? I still might make a go. My rear feels like it's working and I anticipate in 6 months having a great running butt. I wanna swim and I wanna bike but figure running is still probably my best choice to work on regaining cardiovascular endurance and strengthening muscles or reminding them to fire..
Nosey midmonth question game (instead of end of month question).
Whats on the table for Thanksgiving? Sorry UKers - What's your favorite Holliday food?1 -
@Stoshew71 that's awesome! Haha! That my friends is the epitome of freedom!0
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The shirt is 35$. Ouch. Be a good one to put "embrace the suck" on. Oh wait... That may be misconstrued... Well, "mfp running challenge" then.
I figured I make an attempt to run today. I didn't sleep hardly, Thanks age/hormones? I still might make a go. My rear feels like it's working and I anticipate in 6 months having a great running butt. I wanna swim and I wanna bike but figure running is still probably my best choice to work on regaining cardiovascular endurance and strengthening muscles or reminding them to fire..
Nosey midmonth question game (instead of end of month question).
Whats on the table for Thanksgiving? Sorry UKers - What's your favorite Holliday food?
uhhh.... let's not talk about "embracing the suck" after we start talking about naked runs, ok people? I like to keep this thread suitable for family viewers?
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The shirt is 35$. Ouch. Be a good one to put "embrace the suck" on. Oh wait... That may be misconstrued... Well, "mfp running challenge" then.
I figured I make an attempt to run today. I didn't sleep hardly, Thanks age/hormones? I still might make a go. My rear feels like it's working and I anticipate in 6 months having a great running butt. I wanna swim and I wanna bike but figure running is still probably my best choice to work on regaining cardiovascular endurance and strengthening muscles or reminding them to fire..
Nosey midmonth question game (instead of end of month question).
Whats on the table for Thanksgiving? Sorry UKers - What's your favorite Holliday food?
uhhh.... let's not talk about "embracing the suck" after we start talking about naked runs, ok people? I like to keep this thread suitable for family viewers?
Agreed. Now you could do that with the runners high hoodie and not be taken for a weirdo.0 -
So is there enough interest to do a hoodie? If so, who wants to be the central collector and shipper?0
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Date Miles today - Miles for November
11/1 9 miles - 9 << 5 above VT 4 below VT
11/1 5 miles - 14 << Daily Double 5 below VT
11/2 5 miles - 19 << 5 below VT
11/3 9.5 miles - 28.5 << 9.5 below VT
11/3 5 miles - 33.5 << Daily Double 5 miles below VT
11/4 5 miles - 38.5 << 1 mile above VT and 4 miles below VT
11/5 13 miles - 51.5
11/6 REST DAY
11/7 5 miles - 56.5 << 5 below VT
11/8 6.2 miles - 62.7 << 6.2 below VT
11/9 4 miles - 66.7 << 3.5 below VT
11/10 5 miles - 71.7 << 5 below VT
11/11 2 miles - 73.7 << easy shake out run
11/12 14.1 miles - 87.8 << HHM + 1 mi warmup
11/13 REST DAY
11/14 4 miles - 91.8 << easy recovery
11/15 7.3 miles - 99.1
Upcoming races:
UAH 8K - 3/6 <<< 34:33 3 in AG
Oak Barrel HM - 4/2 <<<< 1:38:00 3 in AG
Bridge Street HM - 4/10 <<< 1:36:33 3 in AG
PEO-AVN Team Day 5K - 5/4 <<< 19:10 (2.9 mi) 1 in AG 5 OA
Cotton Row Run 10K - 5/30 << 44:57 PR
Firecracker Chase 10.2 miler 6/25 << 1:20:22 1 in AG & 15 OA
Huntsville Half Marathon - 11/12 << 1:35:55 2 in AG & 25 OA
Rocket City Marathon - 12/10
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11/1- 4 miles solo plus 1 mile with Stella
11/2- 0.8 miles with Stella (AM)+5 miles lunchtime run
11/3-5 miles AM + 1 mile with Stella
11/4-Rest Day
11/5- 10 miles
11/6-7 miles +1 mile with Stella
11/7-Rest Day
11/8- 5.1 miles solo + 1.1 mile with Stella(who killed it...pace PR for her!)
11/9-5.1 miles of Mound hills+1 mile with Stella
11/10-6 miles Beckett Ridge +0.7 miles with Stella
11/11-4 mile lunch run +1.3 AM run with Stella
11/12- Rest/travel day
11/13-9.1 miles in Charlotte
11/14-1.2 miles with Stella
Having trouble keeping up with this thread once again! I spent the weekend in Charlotte, NC visiting my niece and going to a Panthers game. Nothing too eventful to report on the running front. Because of travel and such, a run wasn't possible on Saturday, but I did get in a nice 9 mile sunrise run around downtown Charlotte on Sunday morning. My niece lives in a cool little area called South End in a tiny apartment, so we stayed in a downtown hotel a few blocks north of her place. Between getting around Charlotte and the airports, I walked, walked, walked enough this weekend to make up for any running miles I may feel guilty about missing. Evening run coming later today. Hoping to catch up with this thread at lunchtime. Rock on you beasts!!!
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@juliet3455 Love Ray Stevens!
@OSUbuckeye906 Lovely pic! Weeping willows are my favorite tree
Had one in my backyard as a kid.
@shanaber That green grass!
My back is still being finicky but I think I can run tonight. I wake up stiff/sore and it basically hurt all day in my desk chair yesterday, then I got home and spent hours on my feet and felt totally fine :-D So my logic is that sitting and lying around is terrible for my back and running is good
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Nov 1 – 3 miles
Nov 2 – 2 miles
Nov 3 – 1.6 miles
Nov 4 – 1.3 miles
Nov 5 – 5.5 miles
Nov 6 – 3.3 miles
Nov 7 – 3.9 miles
Nov 8 – 3.6 miles
Nov 9 – 3.4 miles
Nov 10 – 2 miles
Nov 11 – 2.9 miles
Nov 12 – 1.8 miles
Nov 13 – 2.7 miles
Nov 14 – 6.1 miles
43.1 of 100 miles complete
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Nosey midmonth question game (instead of end of month question).
Whats on the table for Thanksgiving? Sorry UKers - What's your favorite Holliday food?
Turkey - yeah, but I'd rather eat ham
Gravy - not touching it
Dressing - bleh!
Green bean casserole - no way
Sweet potato casserole with pecans not marshmallows - YES!!!!!!
Big fluffy dinner rolls - with buttah!
Cranberry Jello salad - don't leave me alone with that bowl
Pie - y'all can have all the pie you want, except the Pecan is mine
We have a big church Thanksgiving dinner this Saturday then we'll be at my inlaws on Thanksgiving day.
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On Thanksgiving food...
For the last 2 years, I've taken advantage of the multiple days off from work to go hiking / backpacking somewhere. This year, the plan is to go to my mom's for Thanksgiving day and then to hike Fri.-Sat. (camp overnight). For food, I'm now eating low carb. Mom will probably make plenty of high carb foods - a corn casserole, dinner rolls, mashed potatoes, yams, gravy, pie. But she knows I'm eating low carb and I plan to stick mostly with turkey and green beans (without the breaded additives people put in green bean casserole).1 -
Date .. Miles .. Total
11/01 .. 05.6 .. 05.6
11/02 .. Rest
11/03 .. 06.5 .. 12.1
11/04 .. Rest
11/05 .. Rest
11/06 .. 08.4 .. 20.5
11/07 .. Rest
11/08 .. 07.0 .. 27.5
11/09 .. Rest
11/10 .. Rest
11/11 .. 04.9 .. 32.4
11/12 .. 10.3 .. 42.7
11/13 .. Rest
11/14 .. 01.5 .. 44.2
Because of the Reebok 1 mile challenge on Strava, I tried to get in a run of a single mile yesterday (after 0.5 mile warm up). I didn't know how to pace myself, looking back on the chart on Strava, I was heading out too fast. The whole thing felt like a torture, my throat felt like burning at the end
and the speed wasn't all that good either. But at least, I got a picture of the moon 
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So, if my Aunt, who's trained people for the Denver marathon before is helping me make a training program, and I think the mileage isn't enough...... is it OK to add additional mileage??? LOL, I haven't even seen the plan yet, but she said something about cutting me back to 5 running days a week and putting in a weights/core/crosstraining day......I think I'm addicted to running just a little, and if the plan cuts my mileage, I won't make my goal...LOL0
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11/1 - 5.1 miles. Gorgeous 62° morning to run!
11/2 - Slept in. Stayed up too late cheering the Cubs victory!
11/3 - 5.32 miles. Trek class / treadmill
11/4 - 4.7 miles.
11/5 - 3.5 miles. Easy, short run with my 10 year old son.
11/6 - Rest / crazy busy day.
11/7 - 5 miles.
11/8 - Bodypump class.
11/9 - Slept in. Election "hangover"
11/10 - 5.32 miles. Trek class / treadmill (oddly, exact same distance as last week)
11/11 - 5.04 miles. Windy.
11/12 - 3.12 miles. Girls On the Run 5k with my daughter.
11/13 - Crazy busy day.
11/14 - 4.85 miles.
11/15 - Bodypump class, then Abs/Core Class.1 -
I'm thinking about running the friel test for LTHR in Thursday. When I did my half hour tempo today, I really didn't feel like I was running hard while it was a half hour, I actually think that a half hour of running hard would have been faster. Friel says to run it as if it's a half hour race, and I definitely wasn't running it like that. Could I warm up for like 10-15 minutes, go hard for 30, and then cool down for another 10-15? It would basically be what I did today, without my slowing down to keep BP down? what ya'all think?0
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@greenolivetree I'd eat all the things you don't like! We only agree on the pecan pie!
@midwesterner85 sounds yummy!
@mom3over40 great pic!
I have no idea what were eating. My kids growing up ate at their dads, larger family atmosphere there. Most holidays it was just me and the cats. I didn't grow up with family traditions. Er didn't develop them. Bad adults in my childhood... So hard to get into to it and know what to do. I did buy a turkey.2 -
November walking miles
1---6.24
2---travel/pt/doc
3---3.1 walk, 25 minute swim, 2.8 walk
4--- travel
5---3.19
6,7,8--- Nada, pt, Nada
9---4.7
10---4.77
12---3.0
14---4.45
15---4.17. Tried a bit of up hill running, about a tenth of a mile twice. Still wierd. I figure it's time to get with it. (I'll ask at pt tomorrow if I can try some running).
36.42/50+
Not Advisable races:
12/11/16 BMW Dallas Marathon, Half (registered) DNS
Run the year 2016 898.42/ 2016 (DNF)
Advisable races:
March 19th 2017 RNR Half Dallas, TX
March 26th 2017 A2A 5k Ardmore, OK
April 30th 2017 OKC Memorial Marathon, Half0 -
@Stoshew71 I'd definitely like a hoodie, but I don't live in the US so I guess I couldn't join you all in that.
@RespectTheKitty How are you feeling today? I know how it feels to be struggling with depression so if you ever want to chat away from the boards you can always message me
@Elise4270 Hope you get good news from the PT tomorrow.
Just a short, slow run tonight so I can go with the flow tomorrow - finally bit the bullet and joined a running club and tomorrow is my first night. I'm so excited! Mainly because I want some running friends because, as much as I love you guys, I want someone IRL to run with and to talk to about poop
November Running Challenge
2nd - 4.05 miles
3rd - 4.27 miles
5th - 4.60 miles
6th - 7.28 miles
7th-12th - injured
13th - 5.37 miles
15th - 3.20 miles
MTD - 28.77/80* miles
*Adjusted down due to injury
Upcoming races:
17th Dec - Lee Valley VeloPark Half Marathon
9th April 2017 - Brighton Marathon2 -
@elise4270 I've been an extremely picky eater most of my life and although I think I've come a long ways most people would still call me a picky eater. I only decided I like pecan pie LAST THANKSGIVING! I do like green beans, just not in a casserole :-p Good luck with the running And hey, if you wanna turn that turkey into enchiladas, go right ahead! Make your own tradition!
@louubelle16 Have fun running and talking about poop!
I signed up for smashrun because I was looking for something to track a running streak :-0 Looks like you need to pay for Pro to get Garmin to auto-sync??? I'll try it and see if it's a pain to have to go online and click "sync". The badges look really fun. Anybody else using smashrun??? @RespectTheKitty Maybe a new site like smashrun would help with your "rut".
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@louubelle16 @Stoshew71 If we do a hoodie, it can be shipped out of the US. I can't remember exactly, but to the UK wasn't too bad. Australia for some reason was 42 USD. GAH!
There were 3 or 4 shirts that went over. I figure maybe a design would be easier, have it made at our local t shirt printing shop? Hoodies can get expensive. But we can see where this takes us. Maybe a beanie hat? Just brainstorming..
I'm on board for whatever the group decides.0 -
Nosey midmonth question game (instead of end of month question).
Whats on the table for Thanksgiving? Sorry UKers - What's your favorite Holliday food?
Homemade cranberry sauce...the kind I make myself! That and a big ol' ham. Plus homemade rolls. You can keep the mashed potatoes, gravy (yuck), stuffing, etc. Ham, cranberries, rolls.1 -
greenolivetree wrote: »@elise4270 I've been an extremely picky eater most of my life and although I think I've come a long ways most people would still call me a picky eater. I only decided I like pecan pie LAST THANKSGIVING! I do like green beans, just not in a casserole :-p Good luck with the running And hey, if you wanna turn that turkey into enchiladas, go right ahead! Make your own tradition!
You read my mind! I guarantee there will be Turkey enchiladas. I like turkey, corn bread stuffing and cranberries. Rest of it I just pass on. I like sweet potatoes, but can't stand the marshmallow stuff. I like that 5 cup /ambrosia salad. Definitely a glutton when it come to that stuff.
@karllundy We'll have ham too. DH gets one from work. Only my son and I'll eat it (until I get a headache from the preservative). Then the dogs get it. 0 -
I understand. I have twins. That skin is crazy. I had 10.5 inches of mine removed. So..... I just have a nice itchy scar.
My kids miss the flabby skin. They liked to poke at it.
For losing 100 pounds, you deserve to flaunt it. That's really impressive.
Under the cover of night, no one sees the flabby-ness. That's my plan.1
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