November 2016 Running Challenge
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OSUbuckeye906 wrote: »
@federicafezza4271 You can do it! It's okay if you're not going your fastest, just focus on going the distance. And if you can't do it, that's okay too. Don't be afraid to repeat weeks or do a few extra days of a week until you feel confident to move on. I started running with the C25K program about 6 years ago and rushed through the program because I was too anxious to move on. I finished the 5K I signed up for at the end, but it was a huge struggle and I quit running after it. The following year, I attempted C25K again and made sure to follow the plan carefully, even repeating weeks until I felt like I had it down. I've been running ever since and I returned to my original 5K last year and beat my original time by over 6 minutes. Sorry for the rant, but I love encouraging new runners because I was in your spot not that long ago and know how the C25K can help turn someone into a runner if they want to be. Good luck!
Thank you for all the encouragement! I actually ran 25 minutes consecutively yesterday, it was hard at the end but worth it
Still far from 5 km but I plan to reach that goal in 2017!
On the negative side, I had a goal of 80 km walking+running for November but I believe i will only reach 50 km, I had to stop going to the gym for a couple weeks for family reasons
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I am so inspired by all of you. Your passion for running no matter the obstacles (weather, injury). My goal was 22 miles for November and I'm at 12. I will work on the next 10 miles before November 30th. Keep up the good work everyone!3
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Date Miles MTD ------ ----- ------- Nov 5 6.2 6.2 Nov 6 5.0 11.2 Nov 7 2.0T 13.2 (+20M Bike @15) Nov 15 3.2T 16.4 (+10M Bike @15) Nov 16 3.3T 19.7 (+10M Bike @15) Nov 19 6.5 26.2 Nov 21 5.2 31.4 Nov 24 3.1 34.5 Hingham Turkey Trot Nov 26 5.0 39.5
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@louubelle16 - That is so funny! Sorry to laugh at you but I can imagine doing the same type of thing!
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
11/16 - strength training
11/17 - 5 miles
11/18 - rest day
11/19 - 44 miles biking
11/20 - 27 miles biking
11/21 - 4.1 miles
11/22 - 4 miles
11/23 - 4 miles
11/24 - streak starts 51 miles biking and 1.1 mile run
11/25 - 3 mile run
11/26 - 54 miles biking + 1 mile run for streak
11/27 -
11/28
11/29
11/30 - 5K
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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Hi all
TARGET: 140k
My effort:
1/1: 7.4k
11/3: 6.3k
11/4: 6.1k
11/5: 18k
11/7: 10k
11/8: 3k
11:9: 2k
11/10: 9.5k
11/11: 2k
11/12: 9.2k
11/14: 3.2
11/15: 10.4k
11/17: 8.8k
11/18: 2.1k
11/19: Rest
11/20: 21.2k
11/22: 8.3k
11/23: 2.5
11/24: 6k
11/26: 6k
Up until now: 142k
Left:-2k
My target is DONE
Last shakout run today before my first half-marathon race tomorrow!!!
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@loubelle17 - sorry to laugh but that is too funny. Would love to know what pace you actually got up to! I'm just trying to sort childcare but will hopefully also be doing the Dec VeloPark HM (though not as quick as you!) so will let you know if so.
@NikolaosKey - well done hitting your target (and before your HM). all the best for tomorrow!2 -
@MobyCarp - Awesome run coming off your Achilles injury! I love the RwG jacket and shirts and it is always great to get a cash award! Congratulations! Also I really need to get FleetFeet to open a store in So California! I love their events and all the fun things they do. It is crazy to me that there isn't a decent running store anywhere near me - before I started running there were apparently a few (RW still lists them) but they are all out of business.
@shanaber - Do you feel called to run a business? I know the local Fleet Feet owners work their butts off marketing to the running community. They make good money, and the running community loves them. I don't know what you need to do to get a franchise; I don't have the aptitude or desire to run my own business, so I've never looked into it.
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louubelle16 wrote: »When I was running to parkrun, I was conscious of the time to make sure I got there for the start, so had the screen on my watch set to show the clock time instead of my pace like it usually does. I then forgot this while I was running parkrun, which I had decided to try and run at goal HM pace (which is 9:05). Because parkrun starts at 9:00am, my brain thought that what I was seeing was my pace instead of the clock time! So basically, as I was running, all I thought I could see was my pace dropping bit by bit even though I was pushing harder and harder to try and get up to, what I thought was, HM pace. This started off working well, because I was obviously running way slower and thought "THIS IS SO EASY!" but by 9:20am I was pretty devastated, convinced that I couldn't run this hard and maintain it so I was never going to get a sub-2hr HM in 3 weeks - all because I was convinced that, even going all out, I was only running 9:20 pace
When I realised what I had done at 9:50 on the run home, I laughed so hard I had to stop at the side of the road to catch my breath 
MORON ALERT.
@louubelle - So what pace did you end up running when you were pushing and thinking you were slow? I envision you coming in at about an 8:40 average, working your butt off while thinking you're failing miserably.
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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
11/19 – 5.18 easy + one stride
11/20 – 5.00 easy to moderate
11/21 – 5.05 windy
11/22 – 5.26 warmup, easy speed work, cool down
11/23 – rest day
11/24 – 6.91 Race with Grace 10K + cool down run
11/25 – 5.65 Black Friday Waffle Run
11/26 – 7.21 easy with fast finish
November total to date – 82.41
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 – At the Waffle Run yesterday, I spoke with the Fleet Feet co-owner. She asked if I was back, since the last time she'd seen me I had been crossing the finish line at Rochester in a golf cart. Told her how I was doing, and that I wasn't sure I was up to 8 miles Saturday. She threw out the standard advice, "You know the drill. Come back slowly."
That was just the nudge I needed to be more conservative. The training group's shortest route this morning was 8 miles. I slept in till the alarm cat went off, then was leisurely about getting breakfast. Didn't get out to run till almost 10. 39° F (4°C) and cloudy, with a light drizzle and a west wind that felt stronger than the 7 mph the weather feed claims, but it was really pleasant running weather. By the time I hit the road, it felt so good I talked myself into a 7-ish mile route with rolling hills from mile 2 to mile 5. Felt so good at the home stretch that I picked up the pace when Garmin said 7 miles and went into finish line sprint mode at the last fire hydrant before my driveway, maybe the last 100m I ran.
While this isn't really a true long run, it feels great to be running as training instead of just running as injury recovery. Yes, I still h ave to pay attention to my calves and the recovering Achilles; but there was no doubt that I could commit to a 7 mile loop route with no easy options to cut distance. Worst case, I'd have to slow to a walk after 6 miles and walk a mile home. That turned out not to happen.
In other news, the cheapskate in me got fascinated by a Black Friday deal and signed up for the Greater Rochester Track Club Freezeroo series of races. Yeah, I only saved $5. But I was feeling pretty good about being able to run, and I'm less obsessed this time around with being picky about races fitting into the Boston training schedule. I'll adapt the training to fit the races. And I would have wanted to do Resolution Run on January 1 anyway. So my list of upcoming races below got bigger. I'm thinking I may want to skip Reindeer Run on December 17, just because I've committed to so many races with Freezeroo. Hmm. Maybe I'll register for Reindeer Run after Club Nationals, if I feel great and up to another 5K the next week after traveling.
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) finished in 42:38, First Senior (60+) Male
December 3, 2016 Freezeroo #1 (Don Curran Memorial 5K) (Gates, NY)
December 10, 2016 USATF National Club Cross Country Championships 8K (Tallahassee, FL)
2017 races:
January 1, 2017 Freezeroo #2 (Resolution Run 7.5 mile) (Mendon, NY)
January 7, 2017 Winter Warrior Half Marathon (Gates, NY)
January 14, 2017 Freezeroo #3 (Pineway Ponds Park 5 mile) (Spencerport, NY)
January 28, 2017 Freezeroo #4 (Hearnish 5 mile) (Victor, NY)
February 11, 2017 Freezeroo #5 (Valentines Run "In Memory of Tom Brannon" 8 Mile) (Greece, NY)
February 25, 2017 Freezeroo #6 (White House Challenge 10K) (Webster, NY)
April 17, 2017 Boston Marathon (Hopkinton, MA)3 -
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
11/20: 5 miles
11/21: 5 miles
11/22: 5 miles
11/23: Rest Day
11/24: 5 miles (m)
11/25: 5 miles
11/26: 3.15 Miles (m)
My Total/November: 64.9 miles
Mike's Total: 17.15 miles
Good run with Mike and Fergus this morning. Brought it down to just a 5K today and my hips are thanking me. Of course, within a few steps of stopping I was already regretting not doing 5 miles again. But I was pushing my pace again and sticking closer to 12 minute miles instead of 13 so that is something. I have to keep reminding myself that I am still carrying quite a bit of extra weight and it is hard on my joints. Sometimes I have to reign it in so that I can keep on going the next day. Maybe I will take an extra long walk later.
The last time I ran an actual 5K race was in 2010 and my time was around 43 minutes or so and I was about 110 pounds overweight at the time. Gearing up for the 5 K next week, I am only about 65 pounds overweight right now and running much more consistently than I was back then. I'm looking to come in under 40 minutes. Today's was right at 39, so I know I can do it.
@Oberon21 300 pairs of shoes and a DSW just opening up near you...Wanna go shopping?
@shanaber It sure is nice seeing the times improve. Especially when it feels so good...I mean, I might not really be moving all that fast, but I FEEL like I am flying sometimes.
@katharmonic Nice job hitting your goal!
@Orphia Congrats on the 50th Parkrun PB!
@RunsonEspresso Shoe shopping is about the only shopping that I can tolerate in person. I buy almost everything else online.
@louubelle16 Funny story with your watch! I have done that as well. I usually keep mine set so I can monitor my distance and I accidentally bumped it into the heart monitor mode once and kept trying to figure out why my first mile went so fast and the next one was just crawling. Glad I'm not the only one!
@NikolaosKey Congrats on reaching your goal! Good luck in your HM!
Upcoming Races:
12/3 Snowball Run 5K, Kingwood TX
1/22 Choco Loco 10K, Houston, TX
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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
11/13/16 :::: 3.1 :::: 36.8
11/14/16 :::: 2.8 :::: 39.5
11/15/16 :::: 5.6 :::: 45.1
11/16/16 :::: 2.7 :::: 47.9
11/17/16 :::: 0.0 :::: 47.9
11/18/16 :::: 2.2 :::: 50.0
11/19/16 :::: 7.3 :::: 57.3
11/20/16 :::: 3.0 :::: 60.3
11/21/16 :::: 2.6 :::: 62.9
11/22/16 :::: 0.0 :::: 62.9
11/23/16 :::: 5.7 :::: 68.6
11/24/16 :::: 3.1 :::: 71.7
11/25/16 :::: 3.4 :::: 75.1
11/26/16 :::: 7.3 :::: 82.4
Nice long run this morning. The weather was sunny and 36 degrees, a bit breezy but not bad. I missed doing the long run with my group, but I listened to an audio book and time went by pretty quickly.1 -
@Elise4270 Glad to see you beginning to get back, even if you're not officially cleared yet.
@louubelle16 Thank you for the "a stupid story to go along with this run that may amuse" . So like others have asked what was your ultimate Pace/Finishing time?
@trudyschmidt The obstacles (weather, injury) are just learning opportunities about what you - we are able to accomplish as Athletes. I get inspiration from the you and the other new(ish) runners because I literally and physically remember being in their shoes working hard to improve.
@NikolaosKey - 142 km and more to come from your HM. Target plus well done.
@MobyCarp Great Job resisting the urge to push it. Injury Recovery is probably the hardest thing to learn for Runners, we start feeling good and try to push it and relapse. LOL at " I slept in till the alarm cat went off ". Hope it was just a Meow - not paws and claws.
Saturday is normally our Long run day. To encourage new people to join into the club we had a 5 km Pop up Turkey Trot. Play on words for the US Thanks Giving weekend. I was feeling my Quads this morning so I knew that I could not go out hard/fast so went easy until the turn and then upped my pace. Middle of the pack finish 29:16 = 5:51/km. My PB from this summer was 5:29/km. Most of the Speedsters said there was something funky about the day as they were all below their Avg pace and way off their PB's. Colder day and Hi-Humidity??
-12C ( 10F ) Heavy Fog off the river especially from km 2-3 at the Far North end of the community.
November Running 140km Goal 160km Stretch
11/01 –00.0 km – 0.0 – 140.0 km – YTD 1071.0 km
11/02–9.5 km – 9.5 – 130.5 km
11/05–26.0 km –35.5 – 104.5
11/12–12.0 km –47.5 – 92.5 km
11/13–5.0 km –52.5 – 87.5 km
11/14–10.0 km –62.5 – 77.5 km
11/16–5.0 km –67.5 – 72.5 km
11/19–8.0 km –75.5 – 64.5 km
11/20–9.0 km –84.5 – 55.5 km
11/21–14.0 km –98.5 – 41.5 km
11/25–10.0 km –108.5 – 31.5 km
11/26–5.0 km –113.5 – 26.5 km – YTD 1178.5 km
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@MobyCarp and @juliet3455 My first lap when I thought I was running 9:00 and finding it easy was actually 10:00 and by the end I was running 8:30! CLEARLY have no real idea what I'm doing as any idiot surely would have thought there was something wrong at that point when I was obviously pushing tempo pace I mean, I have a master's degree and yet didn't realise that my lungs burning means I was not running HM pace? The brain is a weird thing.
Even stranger is that my finishing time gives an average only 10sec/mile off my goal pace anyway, it was just a hideously uneven run.4 -
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
11/16- 6.15
11/17- 6.41
11/18- 6.14 plus an hour and a half of snow shoveling
11/19- "rest" Does it really count as rest when you shovel snow for an hour?
11/20- 11.01
11/21- 4.03
11/22- 4.01
11/23- 4.02
11/24- 3.1
11/25- REST-unscheduled, needed it after trashing my legs at the 5k
11/26- 9.02
Total: 141.77/150
Weekend running notes:
Thursday: Fast Before the Feast 5k. Ran a 23:22 PR
Friday- rest day
Saturday: 9.02 miles. Ran the first 3.4 miles with my mom. She split off at an intersection to complete her 5.4 mile run. at about 5.5 miles My right hip started feeling twingey. It didn't hurt, just felt off, like it was too loose maybe? Had a little ache about mile 7 and ended up taking a couple walk breaks during the last couple miles.
I'm looking up sports medicine docs in the area and going to schedule an appointment for my hip, just to be on the safe side.0 -
So probably will run tomorrow. My running shoes are finally dry after last Wednesday's run.
Also will try to catch up with posts....am in the middle of my work week.
Congratulations to all of the Turkey Trotters...I hope to join you next year (I should not have to work on the holiday.)
Anyone know what causes that "wooden leg" feeling? Is lack of electrolytes? Conditioning?
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I have all weekend to myself, since my son is out of town. I spent today sleeping in really late like a teenager, then lounging on the couch watching Ohio State beat Michigan. I went to Illinois, so I was rooting for Ohio State because as we say in Illini country, Muck Fichigan!
I am now doing laundry and getting some cleaning done. I plan to go to the gym tonight and do something on the treadmill; not sure if I will walk or run. I missed my window to get out before dark because laziness. I plan to get up earlier tomorrow and go for a nice long run.2 -
I had a great long run this morning. The kind when you just don't want to stop. It was cool and beautiful and still very windy but Hobbes the Vizsla and I had a great time chasing the wind, leaves and tumble weeds. Made it home before the rain hit and it has been raining ever since.
@louubelle16 - loved your story! It is exactly something I would do and why I never change my watch display!
@MobyCarp - I have absolutely no interest in running a business. I want to retire and just enjoy myself! Although at one time I thought it would be great to have a wine bar/coffee and bakery shop/book store... maybe there would be a way to tie it all together with a running store hmmm...
@juliet3455 - your tiger animation is who my pup is named after
Date........Miles.....Total
11/01......0.00......0.00 - + Strength Training
11/02......4.66......4.66
11/03......0.00......4.66 - + Strength Training and Rally Obedience (2 classes!)
11/04......4.29......8.95
11/05......0.00......8.95 - Agility Trial
11/06......0.00......8.95 - Agility Trial
11/07......4.23....13.18 - + Agility class
11/08......3.00....16.18 - + Strength Training
11/09......4.41....20.59
11/10......0.00....20.59 - to Napa
11/11......0.00....20.59 - Wine
11/12......5.02....25.61 - Wine country run + Wine
11/13......0.00....25.61 - Back to reality
11/14......3.67....29.28
11/15......5.06....34.34 - Sunset run
11/16......0.00....34.34 - + Strength Training
11/17......4.60....38.94 - + Rally Obedience
11/18......5.58....44.52
11/19......0.00....44.52 - Dog Beach
11/20....10.32....54.84 - Long almost rain run
11/21......4.52....59.36 - After the rain run + Agility class
11/22......4.86....64.22
11/23......0.00....64.22
11/24......7.28....71.50
11/25......4.32....75.82
11/26....11.55....87.37
11/27......0.00....87.37
My completed and upcoming Races - Let me know if you will be running too!
02/07/16 - Surf City Half Marathon
02/20/16 - Divas Half Marathon - Temecula
07/04/16 - SHEPower Virtual Half Marathon
07/31/16 - San Francisco 2nd Half Marathon
08/21/16 - Tiki Beach 10k, Huntington Beach
09/18/16 - Beat the Blerch Half Marathon, Seattle
11/19/16 - USA Invitational Half Marathon (Yay, I qualified again!) - CANCELED!!
12/18/16 - San Diego Holiday Half Marathon
02/05/17 - Surf City Half Marathon1 -
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---4.4, 0.1x2
16---4, pt, 0.1x3
17--- 5.16 walk
18---3.71, 0.1x1
19,20,21---nada, skiped PT, nada
22---3.60, 0.1x1
23---4.20 0.2x3
24---1.11 walk
25---5.05, 0.2x5
26---3.85
67.37/50+
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2 running miles and 3 walking miles on the treadmill tonight while watching Penn State whoop Michigan State's patootie. Tomorrow I am going to attempt to top my longest run to date. Woot!4
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104.23% of goal
01-Nov: 7.90 miles - Double Day (w/ Alan)
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 - Double Day (w/ Alan)
10-Nov: 4.08 miles
11-Nov: 7.40 miles
12-Nov: 9.54 miles - inc. FUMC 5K (3.12 miles, 30:07)
13-Nov: <Life Day>
14-Nov: 6.38 miles
15-Nov: 7.53 miles
16-Nov: 3.22 miles
17-Nov: 8.17 miles - Double Day (w/ Alan)
18-Nov: 3.36 miles
19-Nov: 13.47 miles - planned HM day
20-Nov: <Life Day>
21-Nov: 10.20 miles
22-Nov: 8.37 miles - Double Day (w/ Alan & Joe)
23-Nov:
24-Nov: 7.60 miles - Turkey Day!
25-Nov: 5.22 miles
26-Nov: 10.42 miles
27-Nov: <Life Day>
28-Nov:
29-Nov:
30-Nov:
Didn't take the fast-approaching evening in thought when I headed out (couldn't run this morning b/c I had choir practice!), so it was overly-dark and almost-scary by the time I was wrapping up. Gotta think better next time.
Ah well - passed the goal for the month with a couple days to spare. Not sure how to set my goal for next month - will be travelling in Japan for the last week, so I'm really not sure how much running I'm gonna be able to fit in, or find place to use. Anybody know anything about Kyoto?
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, Macon2 -
RespectTheKitty wrote: »2 running miles and 3 walking miles on the treadmill tonight while watching Penn State whoop Michigan State's patootie. Tomorrow I am going to attempt to top my longest run to date. Woot!
Very nice! Good luck tomorrow! Have some pie!1 -
Good luck, @NikolaosKey for your first official HM tomorrow! How exciting! We expect a full race recap when you've got your breath back. Have fun!
01 November – 10.3 km
03 November – 10 km
05 November – 5.1 km parkrun
08 November – 7.3 km
09 November – 3.1 km
10 November – 11 km
12 November – 7.6 km including parkrun
13 November – 21.3 km in the rain
15 November – 10.2 km
17 November – 9 km
19 November – 5 km parkrun PB 26:39
20 November – 14 km with 518 metres elevation
22 November – 10.2 km
24 November – 10.3 km
25 November – 7.4 km Fibonacci fun
26 November – 9.8 km including my 50th parkrun and a PB
27 November – 12.7 km
Goal: HM, then Zen Mode
Total: 164.3 km
Upcoming:
4 December – Carman’s Women’s Half Marathon
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lissadecker wrote: »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
11/20: 5 miles
11/21: 5 miles
11/22: 5 miles
11/23: Rest Day
11/24: 5 miles (m)
11/25: 5 miles
11/26: 3.15 Miles (m)
My Total/November: 64.9 miles
Mike's Total: 17.15 miles
Good run with Mike and Fergus this morning. Brought it down to just a 5K today and my hips are thanking me. Of course, within a few steps of stopping I was already regretting not doing 5 miles again. But I was pushing my pace again and sticking closer to 12 minute miles instead of 13 so that is something. I have to keep reminding myself that I am still carrying quite a bit of extra weight and it is hard on my joints. Sometimes I have to reign it in so that I can keep on going the next day. Maybe I will take an extra long walk later.
The last time I ran an actual 5K race was in 2010 and my time was around 43 minutes or so and I was about 110 pounds overweight at the time. Gearing up for the 5 K next week, I am only about 65 pounds overweight right now and running much more consistently than I was back then. I'm looking to come in under 40 minutes. Today's was right at 39, so I know I can do it.
@Oberon21 300 pairs of shoes and a DSW just opening up near you...Wanna go shopping?
@shanaber It sure is nice seeing the times improve. Especially when it feels so good...I mean, I might not really be moving all that fast, but I FEEL like I am flying sometimes.
@katharmonic Nice job hitting your goal!
@Orphia Congrats on the 50th Parkrun PB!
@RunsonEspresso Shoe shopping is about the only shopping that I can tolerate in person. I buy almost everything else online.
@louubelle16 Funny story with your watch! I have done that as well. I usually keep mine set so I can monitor my distance and I accidentally bumped it into the heart monitor mode once and kept trying to figure out why my first mile went so fast and the next one was just crawling. Glad I'm not the only one!
@NikolaosKey Congrats on reaching your goal! Good luck in your HM!
Upcoming Races:
12/3 Snowball Run 5K, Kingwood TX
1/22 Choco Loco 10K, Houston, TX
I'm in! That DSW coupon is burning a hole in my purse!0 -
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
11/16 4 miles - 103.1
11/17 8 miles - 111.1 << ~3 miles above VT & 5 miles below VT
11/18 4 miles - 115.1
11/19 20 miles - 135.1
11/20 REST DAY
11/21 8 miles - 143.1
11/22 9 miles - 152.1 << 4.5 at GMP
11/23 5 miles - 157.1
11/23 3 miles - 160.1 << Daily Double
11/24 9 miles - 169.1 << 3 miles at GMP
11/25 5 miles - 174.1
11/26 16 miles - 190.1 < 4 miles at GMP
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
Another run in Ft. Wayne along the St. Mary's River Greenway. I did an 16 mile out and back. Just after the turnaround another older gentleman probably in his 50's was running in my direction and he started running with me for the next 4 miles. The guy's name is Joe and we had a nice conversation. He did most of the talking. He used to be very involved in the running community in FW as he was telling me, but he lives in Indianapolis now. He was up to visit family for the weekend like me. He's originally from South Chicago and is a 5th generation from that area. Made miles 8.5-12 a lot more interesting. Finished the last 4 on my own. Rested up and then got ready for the family annual flag football game between my cousins. My team lost by 1 point. I caught the last touch down, but we went for 2 for the win instead of for 1 for the tie. We didn't make it. My legs are telling me know that maybe that was not the greatest idea. This week is supposed to be week #1 of taper.
Major cutback next week. I leave first thing in the morning to make it back to Alabama.
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Sigh.
My Garmin will no longer pair with my phone. I have tried everything I could find online, including power cycling both the watch and the phone, turning bluetooth off and on, removing the device from Garmin Connect, you name it. Nothing works. The app keeps telling me it can't find the watch.
Has anyone else had this issue? Is there anything else I can try? If I can't figure it out soon, I guess I'll have to contact Garmin tech support.0 -
RespectTheKitty wrote: »Sigh.
My Garmin will no longer pair with my phone. I have tried everything I could find online, including power cycling both the watch and the phone, turning bluetooth off and on, removing the device from Garmin Connect, you name it. Nothing works. The app keeps telling me it can't find the watch.
Has anyone else had this issue? Is there anything else I can try? If I can't figure it out soon, I guess I'll have to contact Garmin tech support.
reset all settings? you'll lose all your history on the watch, but that's the only thing I can think of.0 -
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
11/19 4.07
11/20 rest
11/21 4.25
11/22 3.61
11/23 cooking/cleaning
11/24 cooking/cleaning/eating.....<stupor after all that
11/25 6.13
11/26 core/strength training and 2.30
Total: 54.29
Upcoming Races:
Races For Awareness Virtual 10k for Outrun The Sun Skin Cancer Awareness: soon
Ticker is my goal for 2016 and total to date:
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Nov 1: 2 miles
Nov 3: 2 miles
Nov 5: 2 miles
Nov 7: 2.2 miles
Nov 19: 2.2 miles
Nov 25: 3 miles
Nov 26:
Total: 13.4 miles
Goal: 50 miles1 -
Ah well - passed the goal for the month with a couple days to spare. Not sure how to set my goal for next month - will be travelling in Japan for the last week, so I'm really not sure how much running I'm gonna be able to fit in, or find place to use. Anybody know anything about Kyoto?
@9voice9 - I think @ACSL3 was living in Japan but I am not sure exactly where.0 -
16th: 0.86 miles running - treadmill, strength training and Pilates - MTD 21.81
17th: 2.51 miles, speed, with a bit of hill training with my running club - MTD 24.32
18th: 0 miles - MTD 24.32
19th: 2.56 miles Wk7:D3 C210k. Tightness on outside of both calfs meant last 6 minutes were brisk walking, sharp sleet for a chunk of the run - MTD 26.88
20th: 0 miles - MTD
21st: 0 miles walking, treadmill, strength training and Pilates - MTD 26.88
22nd: 0 miles - MTD 26.88
23rd: miles, strength training and Pilates - MTD
24th: 3.44 miles speed training (1/4 mile loops) with my running group - MTD 30.32
25th: 0 miles , but 8.68 miles on stationary bike - MTD 30.32
26th: 3.03 miles, Wk8:D1 C210k - MTD 33.35 ..... plus at 7 miles walking!!
Thanks for the shoutout @shanaber
Loved the watch story @louubelle161
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