November 2016 Running Challenge

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  • Agator82
    Agator82 Posts: 249 Member
    edited November 2016
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    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
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    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
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    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
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    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
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    Good luck at the HM tomorrow @Stoshew71!!
  • Stoshew71
    Stoshew71 Posts: 6,553 Member
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    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
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    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
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    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.
  • kristinegift
    kristinegift Posts: 2,406 Member
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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

    Chilly one this morning! 30F to start and 39F to finish. Did a 5 mile loop with my running group, then 1.5 with a friend (then she cut out to get in 8 for the day) and I finished the loop up solo. It took about 6 miles, but the ankle/shin felt fine by the end of the run. I guess I just needed a longer run to convince the phantom pains to go away ;) Here's to hoping the next 8 days are taper madness phantom pain free!

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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
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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

    Total: 75.8/150

    Today's run earned me an Embrace the Suck T-shirt. It was 28 degrees when I started, with a steadh 12-15mph SW wind. This lovely fact meant that for 5 out of the first 6 miles I was fighting the wind. This TOTALLY sapped my energy and got my HR up where I DID NOT want it.

    There was a lot of walking on this "run" and still ended up with 154 average HR, despite running 11:00/mile average.

    I have a feeling today's difficulty was the result of having run 30 miles already this week. This will, however, be something of a new normal for me. Next week is another 40 mile week, Thanksgiving is a cutback, then I bump up to 42 miles the week after.

    On the bright side my !'m at 100.6% of my goal mileage for the year, so that's good.
  • 9voice9
    9voice9 Posts: 693 Member
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    50.07% of goal

    01-Nov: 7.90 miles
    02-Nov: 3.94 miles
    03-Nov: 5.86 miles
    04-Nov: 5.76 miles
    05-Nov: 10.38 miles
    06-Nov: <Life Day>
    07-Nov: 10.58 miles
    08-Nov: 4.10 miles
    09-Nov: 8.07 miles
    10-Nov: 4.08 miles
    11-Nov: 7.40 miles
    12-Nov: 9.54 miles
    13-Nov: <Life Day>
    14-Nov:
    15-Nov:
    16-Nov:
    17-Nov:
    18-Nov:
    19-Nov: - planned HM day
    20-Nov: <Life Day>
    21-Nov:
    22-Nov:
    23-Nov:
    24-Nov:
    25-Nov:
    26-Nov:
    27-Nov: <Life Day>
    28-Nov:
    29-Nov:
    30-Nov:

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    Upcoming Races:
    03-Dec: Reindeer Run (10K), Macon
    26-Dec - 01-Jan: Random running in JAPAN!
    14-Jan: Museum of Aviation HM, Warner Robins
    04-Mar: Albany/Snickers HM, Albany
    25-Mar: Cherry Blossom Road Race 10K, Macon
    08-Apr: Running for Ronald 10K/15K, Macon
  • MNLittleFinn
    MNLittleFinn Posts: 4,271 Member
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    nice run @9voice9
  • katharmonic
    katharmonic Posts: 5,720 Member
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    Date:: :::: Miles :::: Nov total (goal = 75)
    11/01/16 :::: 5.7 :::: 5.7
    11/02/16 :::: 2.9 :::: 8.5
    11/03/16 :::: 2.2 :::: 10.7
    11/04/16 :::: 2.0 :::: 12.7
    11/05/16 :::: 6.4 :::: 19.1
    11/06/16 :::: 2.5 :::: 21.6
    11/07/16 :::: 0.0 :::: 21.6
    11/08/16 :::: 0.0 :::: 21.6
    11/09/16 :::: 2.4 :::: 24.0
    11/10/16 :::: 0.0 :::: 24.0
    11/11/16 :::: 2.4 :::: 26.5
    11/12/16 :::: 7.2 :::: 33.7

    Today - still have a cold, but felt okay to go out for my group long run this morning. It was chilly out there, around 31 degrees. Kind of helped clear out the head and lungs. This was my longest long run in over a month, since my half marathon, so it felt good to accomplish that. I had a nice time chit-chatting with people I hadn't seen in a while and then some new people so the time went fast. I'm at 45% of my goal miles for the month, so that seems about right on track. I'll just need to focus to keep it up over the holiday week while traveling.

    Have a good running weekend, everyone. Stay warm out there!


  • MNLittleFinn
    MNLittleFinn Posts: 4,271 Member
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    Nice running @katharmonic those runs really do clear things out.
  • MNLittleFinn
    MNLittleFinn Posts: 4,271 Member
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    Stoshew71 wrote: »
    I got a PR in my HM this morning. 1:35:55 which is also 25 OA and 2nd in my AG. I was hoping to get in a few more seconds sooner but I will take it. Time for a nap.

    That is AWESOME! Amazing run. You deserve more than a nap after that run.

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