November 2016 Running Challenge
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@midwesterner85 - I know Clarinda. My great grandmother lived in New Market (for anyone interested, that's like 5 miles or so down the road from Clarinda)! I also went to high school in Grant City (Worth County Schools), and we played some of the Iowa teams in sports...I remember lots of track meets on the Iowa side.1
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@MNLittleFinn - That looks like weather I classify as, "Wait till the plows are done before running." That's not because I'm unwilling to run on roads that need to be plowed; it's because I don't like the idea of encountering an active plow at the same time as there's traffic in the other direction and no place to dodge onto the side of the road. There's tough, and there's stupid. I try to avoid stupid, though I'm not always successful.2
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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
11/12 – 3.70 easy
11/13 – 3.64 easy
11/14 – 3.05 easy
11/15 – 3.38 warmup + easy speed work
11/16 – rest day
11/17 – 4.76 warmup + easy speed work
11/18 – 4.25 easy + one stride
November total to date – 42.15
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 – We got near a record high temperature today. It was 66° F (19° C) when I set out to run the route I had considered on Monday. Kept it easy for most of the route, but felt good enough to stride the last 150m or so. Average pace came in at 8:08, with mile splits of 8:23, 8:08, 7:58, and 8:15. The last quarter mile averaged faster, because of the stride.
Didn't really feel the Achilles fatiguing until about 3.5 miles. Stretching and recovery went smoothly. I probably could have got away with 5 miles, and I certainly had the energy to run that far; but I was conservative with how my leg felt. Time enough to stretch the distance a little next Thursday.
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)
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ceciliaslater wrote: »@midwesterner85 - I know Clarinda. My great grandmother lived in New Market (for anyone interested, that's like 5 miles or so down the road from Clarinda)! I also went to high school in Grant City (Worth County Schools), and we played some of the Iowa teams in sports...I remember lots of track meets on the Iowa side.
I do most of my trail running at Lake of Three Fires. Always see a lot of deer, only see other people in the summer. But the horses really tear that trail up and leave muddy patches riddled with holes. Now that it is dry and the ground is cold, those holes can be dangerous.0 -
@MobyCarp that's why I got my run in before the real snow this morning! Even I'm not crazy enough to run in this weather. My long might wait until Sunday. Between high winds and shoveling tomorrow, I don't think I'll want to run.1
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Ran 6 easy miles while waiting for some laundry this afternoon. Was still warm as I ran during the hottest part of the day, but appreciating the lower humidity this time of year.
I'm still figuring out my 2017 race schedule (likely a Jan/Feb half-marathon and/or duathlon, mid spring marathon - Flying Pig?, early summer half ironman - Raleigh 70.3, late summer/early fall ironman - Lou/Coeur, then late fall marathon - NYC?/Marine Corps?). Still, I need to make sure I have a good low stress recovery/base cycle for the next two months so I can recover from 20 hours of racing during the past 8 weeks before ramping up again.
11/1 - 5 miles
11/3 - 1 mile
11/4 - 2 miles
11/5 - 27 miles (26.2 plus two very long runs through transition)
11/9 - 3 miles
11/13 - 22 miles (10K race + 2 miles of re-positioning + 14 miles of marathon pacing)
11/17 - 5 miles
11/18 - 6 miles
Total: 71 miles
Goal: 140 miles
Remaining: 69 miles
2016 Race Schedule:
Disney Marathon - Jan 6 - 3:29:09
Gasparilla 15K - Feb 20 - 1:01:59
Ironman 70.3 Florida - Apr 10 - 5:07:51
Pittsburgh Marathon - May 1 - 3:08:25
Ironman 70.3 Augusta - Sep 25 - 4:43:56
Chicago Marathon - Oct 9 - 3:04:57
Ironman Florida - Nov 5 - 10:21:27 (3:38:20 marathon time)1 -
@midwesterner85 - Be careful on those horse trails. I know what you mean! As both a runner and a horse owner, I can say that I really wish other horseback riders would just avoid the public trails when they're very muddy. Maybe they just don't realize the [long lasting] damage their 1000lb animals' feet cause to muddy trails, but jeez...have a little courtesy!1
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kristinegift wrote: »
3 super easy, really chatty miles. FINALLY my shin/ankle have got their act together! Not a trace of discomfort on this run. It's either because a) I stood for an hour during a meeting today and my ankle got realigned or b) the ankle was a physical manifestation of my anxiety about race day logistics as it stopped hurting about 30 mins after everything got finalized. Either way, I'm happy that I'm feeling actually, really, totally 100%. I've never felt this healthy or strong before a marathon before, so I'm hoping it yields excellent results. PLUS the weather no longer has rain in the forecast, just wind, and wind is a beast I know and respect/love. Bring. On. The. Marathon.
Kick butt on your race this weekend. I want to see a BQ out of you (no pressure or anything). hahahaha
@Stoshew71 I think everyone I've ever met knows I'm gunning hard for a BQ this weekend. No pressure
And thanks for the good luck wishes from: @lporter229 and @7lenny7 and @karllundy and @OSUbuckeye906 and @skippygirlsmom!! And apologies to anyone who's good luck wishes I missed! Hopefully I'll have exciting Boston Qualifier news on Sunday!
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I have shin splints. And I had a pretty big hissy fit/pity party this morning.0
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Good luck @kristinegift !!!! We're all rooting for you. Can't wait to hear how it goes.0
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Wore shorts and a tee to run today, and could have got away with a singlet. The radio tells me tomorrow is a transition day, and we're supposed to get 3 to 8 inches of snow on Sunday. The way forecasts work here, that means I might get an inch and a half in my driveway. Won't keep me from running on Sunday, but it might force me to wear trail shoes.2
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@Ohhim I'm pretty sure Flying Pig will be my spring marathon as well and am looking at NYC or Marine Corp too for fall...haven't run any of those before.
Sounds like everyone has crazy weather going on! I think it got up to 72 today (still 65 now) and is supposed to drop to 36 by 8am tomorrow. We're supposed to have some rain and pretty high winds too. Possible snow tomorrow night but I don't think it will amount to any measurable accumulation. For now, I will be jealous of all the snow others are getting but I'm sure I'll be over it by mid-January. The Chicagoland area that I grew up in was much more efficient at snow removal. Columbus, not so much.0 -
@Getfitat54 @Stoshew71 It gets down to the mid-20s in Alabama?!! I'll have to revise my preconceptions of the Deep South! I'm in eastern Massachusetts, so winter temps in the 20s are common, but I don't run outside if it drops below 20. I have a college friend from Hilliard, OH, however, who insists that winter running at Zero degrees is a peak experience not to be missed.
We routinely get mid- to low-teens in Warner Robins, GA (middle of Georgia)....0 -
Try this one for an animal problem: http://www.foxsports.com/buzzer/story/deer-hits-cross-country-runner-meet-justin-deluzio-the-cross-country-runner-who-got-destroyed-by-a-deer-111716katharmonic wrote: »I'm having more trouble with running into ANIMALS in the dark these days though. Last week a skunk and today a buck! And I ran into the same one twice in one day! ...
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Went to the launch of a new parkrun, and did a 5 km PB!
26:39
Seven seconds faster than my previous PB. I'll take it!8 -
Try this one for an animal problem: http://www.foxsports.com/buzzer/story/deer-hits-cross-country-runner-meet-justin-deluzio-the-cross-country-runner-who-got-destroyed-by-a-deer-111716katharmonic wrote: »I'm having more trouble with running into ANIMALS in the dark these days though. Last week a skunk and today a buck! And I ran into the same one twice in one day! ...
Ha, wow, that's quite a collision! And if I ever get hit by a deer, I am probably not still going to finish my race, but I guess I might be a quitter.
By the way I think I saw my same white-tailed buck again tonight, with a girlfriend.
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November Goal: have as much fun running as Lily the Whippet does!
11/1 6.50
11/2 got distracted by some silly ball game...
11/3 3.20
11/4 2.05
...and off for a couple days as I travel to Vegas to meet with the whole famdamily including son who was supposed to be dead by now!
11/5, 6,7 travel
11/8 2.50
11/9 3.40
11/10 travel
11/11 family reunion/travel/playing cards/arguing politics/walking for miles in Vegas
11/12 ditto
11/13 6.38 Las Vegas Rock n Roll 10k....and more family reunion drama (tl:dr....family sometimes sucks....)
11/14 travel/15 hour airport layover, redeye overocean flight
11/15 nap...may try a treadmill run later....(didn't happen)
11/16 3.20
11/17 delayed jetlag
11/18 3.60
Total: 30.93
@kristinegift (don't) Break a leg!
Upcoming races:
Las Vegas Rock n Roll 10k 11/13/16
Ticker is my goal for 2016 and total to date:
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@Getfitat54 @Stoshew71 It gets down to the mid-20s in Alabama?!! I'll have to revise my preconceptions of the Deep South! I'm in eastern Massachusetts, so winter temps in the 20s are common, but I don't run outside if it drops below 20. I have a college friend from Hilliard, OH, however, who insists that winter running at Zero degrees is a peak experience not to be missed.
We routinely get mid- to low-teens in Warner Robins, GA (middle of Georgia)....
My son is/should/cross your fingers and toes, be going to Ft. Benning in January. I told him GA was much like here weather wise. I don't remember GA being windy though. We get in the teens too and some ice, rarely snow. Which is why southerners can't drive in snow, there's ice under it or there's so little snow to practice on.
He should graduate in March (i think). If i can run, maybe an mfp group run/race? I'll have to stalk some peoples. Haha! (I can hear you "oh please not me, not me, not me") haha! Naw, sure we'll be busy with the boy and maybe some family my brothers baby-mama and off spring and her off spring. Mountain folk.
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greenolivetree wrote: »I have shin splints. And I had a pretty big hissy fit/pity party this morning.
Have you changed shoes? Or are you running on a cambered surface? Too many miles? I hate shin splints. Good luck, hope it heals quickly!0 -
@ceciliaslater I just wish you could tell the difference between the mud and their poop when the daylight is fading...ceciliaslater wrote: »@midwesterner85 - Be careful on those horse trails. I know what you mean! As both a runner and a horse owner, I can say that I really wish other horseback riders would just avoid the public trails when they're very muddy. Maybe they just don't realize the [long lasting] damage their 1000lb animals' feet cause to muddy trails, but jeez...have a little courtesy!
@kristinegift Best of luck for your marathon!
@Orphia Congrats on the new PB!
@greenolivetree Sorry to hear you are having issues with shin splints. When I suffered at the beginning of the year, new stability shoes helped A LOT, as did living in compression socks, stretching and foam rolling my calves twice a day. I guess you've already tried that though?
Forgot to post my run yesterday but I'm just sat here waiting for my breakfast to go down before I head out again so I'll update my miles when I'm back.2 -
Few days off where depression threatened to rear its ugly head, but got out for run this morning to try to head it off at the pass. Besides was too nice not to go out on the sea-wall trail, which I pretty much had to myself this morning:
Had no particular aim in mind for this run - just not anything too stressful on the legs/body. Ended up being 7.4k at approximately HM pace. Was only 5C but only slight breeze and sunny so actually felt very pleasant. Overall run was nice to wake me up for the day whilst not tiring me out later. Beyond that nothing particularly noteworthy to report.
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.
14-Nov (AM): 5.1k easy. Wet and sluggish (no warm-up)
14-Nov (PM): 10k as 5k tempo + 5k intervals
16-Nov: 8.3k - 2 laps of hill circuit
19-Nov: 7.4k trail run at approx HM pace.4 -
@dkabambe That's gorgeous! Where is that?
Had a gorgeous run this morning. I ran the 2.5miles to Parkrun, ran Parkrun at my usual Parkrun pace and then ran home on a slightly longer route. The weather was gorgeous, the air was clear and I felt awesome afterwards. So awesome that I think I'm going to do it every week, moving my long run to a Saturday morning instead of Sunday and break it up with parkrun in the middle. I felt so much better after doing that rather than going out on a Friday, being tired on a Saturday and taking a day of the weekend to relax and feel energised again. No more Friday nights out for me, but that's ok. Who would rather go out, get drunk and feel awful than wake up and do this?
Now I'm going to sit with my feet up and register for a couple more races to take me up to my marathon. Found a half marathon and a 10km I want to get in before.
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
16th - 3.40 miles
18th - 3.08 miles
19th - 8.38 miles
MTD - 43.63/80* miles
*Adjusted down due to injury
Upcoming races:
17th Dec - Lee Valley VeloPark Half Marathon
9th April 2017 - Brighton Marathon3 -
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
11/14/2016: 4.5 Mi Total, 3.00 Mi Running
11/16/2016: 3.1 Mi Total, 2.50 Mi Running
11/18/2016: 3.5 Mi Total, 2.70 Mi Running
Distance Left: 9.55 Mi1 -
louubelle16 wrote: »@dkabambe That's gorgeous! Where is that?
@louubelle16 - It's part of the Hadleigh Country Park (just out of sight to the left of the photo is where they had the 2012 Olympic Mountain biking). It's about half hour outside of London on north bank of the Thames just before you hit Southend, and conveniently starts just about a mile away from me!
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11/1: 3
11/4: 4.2
11/6: 6
11/8: 3
11/10: 4
11/13: 7
11/16: 2.3
11/18: 4
33.5 of 60
Training for: Key West Half Marathon, Jan 15, 2017
I took to the Great Indoors last evening to knock out a 4 mile run with 2x1600 at 8:30. It went well - I always seem to do better with speedwork on the TM - and I was happy to get it done and feel that I'm reasonably following my schedule despite getting knocked off by a day. I'll run long tomorrow (I think schedule says 8).
Happy running, all!1 -
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!
11/16: 6 miles
11/17: 3 miles with the Thursday crew
11/18: Rest/expo day
11/19: 3 miles
3 slow, chatty, excited miles this morning to shake out the cobwebs before the big day. I AM SO EXCITED. I am not injured. I am not having a Lady Time. I am not riddled with anxiety. I feel really good about tomorrow which is not something I've ever felt before a marathon before. Spending the day eating, working from home a little bit, and watching Spirit of the Marathon while I do my last bit of race prep (painting my nails, packing my gear check bag, charging all my gadgets, etc.).
If anyone wants to track me tomorrow, the Philadelphia Marathon has a free app and I'm the only person with the last name Gift registered / I'm bib #2265
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: BQ-3 = 3:32 or better)
3/26/17: Philly Love Run HM
5/14/17: Delaware Marathon Running Festival HM
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GO KRISTINE, GO KRISTINE, GO KRISTINE <fist pumping>
@kristinegift I love that painting your nails is part of race prep! Kick some *kitten* tomorrow!!!1 -
November goal: 75 miles
11/1: 3 miles (m)
11/2: Rest Day
11/3: 3 miles
11/4: 3 miles (m)
11/5: 3 miles
11/6: 2.75 miles
11/7: 3 miles (m)
11/8: 3 miles
11/9: Rest Day
11/10: Rest Day
11/11: No running per Doc
11/12: No running per Doc
11/13: No running per Doc
11/14: No running per Doc
11/15: No running per Doc
11/16: 4 miles
11/17: 4 miles
11/18: 4 miles
11/19: 4 miles
My Total/November: 36.75 miles
Mike's Total: 9 miles
Excellent run this morning with Fergus. It was in the 40s and, while cold at first, it felt really good once I got moving. We joined up with a running group for just under a mile which was kind of fun - we just happened to be going the same way at about the same pace. Then, at one point in the 3rd mile we ran into a neighbor of ours walking his 3 dogs. Fergus got a little excited and actually knocked me down which kind of sucked. Fortunately I came away with just a little scrape on my hand. And, if I factor in the 30 or 45 seconds that I spent on the ground, it seems that last mile was actually my fastest so that is something. Even with the fall, I am feeling pretty darned good right now and planning to go at least 5 miles tomorrow.
@kristinegift Good luck! Looking forward to hearing some BQ news from you!
@greenolivetree Sorry about your shins. Not fun. I was worried about them when I first switched from mostly treadmill running to pavement running, but I seem to have gotten lucky. I hope it clears up soon for you.
@dkabambe What a lovely spot for running!
Have a great day everyone!
Upcoming Race:
12/3 Snowball Run 5K, Kingwood TX
OK, so the ticker does eventually update, it just seems to take it a while.
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"Rest" day here. Just couldn't really justify running in 20mph winds when it's 19F outside after running 6bmiles and shoveling for 90 minutes yesterday then shoveling another 50 minutes this morning. Tomorrow will be colder but no wind. Decent conditions for my 10 miler. I have several ideas of routes to keep it easier.
@kristinegift you are going to do awesome! You're one of my inspirations for running.0
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