November 2016 Running Challenge
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11/1 - 5.1 miles. Gorgeous 62° morning to run!
Been looking ahead to 2017 and mulling a few new goals. Maybe a full? Maybe a tri? Haven't been swimming for exercise in 25+ years, but it is in there somewhere. Would need a bike. The tri sounds more fun to me than a full for some reason.
Thoughts?
Nothing wrong with that! I'd love to do a tri. Tell ya what, I'll put a sprint tri on my calendar for 2017 if you do
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Anyone else ready to jump in the tri boat?
Good luck on the bike. Check the LBS (local bike stores) for used bikes. I have a road bike- I'll have to do.2 -
November Goal - 150 Miles
11/1 - 5.02 - Easy
Total - 5.02 of 150
Easy one today to start off the month. As I was running through my hood this morning it was a challenge to not stop and pick up dropped candy on the side of the road, all that extra chocolaty running fuel just sitting there all sad. I don't think in my day there was ever a "man down" while trick-or-treating.2 -
11/1 - 5.1 miles. Gorgeous 62° morning to run!
Been looking ahead to 2017 and mulling a few new goals. Maybe a full? Maybe a tri? Haven't been swimming for exercise in 25+ years, but it is in there somewhere. Would need a bike. The tri sounds more fun to me than a full for some reason.
Thoughts?
Nothing wrong with that! I'd love to do a tri. Tell ya what, I'll put a sprint tri on my calendar for 2017 if you do .
Anyone else ready to jump in the tri boat?
Good luck on the bike. Check the LBS (local bike stores) for used bikes. I have a road bike- I'll have to do.
Walmart has a Huffy for $99 that I have been eyeing for months. I've been tempted to do that and then go out with all the real bikers and their $3000 titanium bikes.
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Dang, already 5 pages behind!
With two trips and a holiday this will be a busy month but it's also the official start of my ultra training. I'm going to set a goal of 90 miles with 30 of that on trails.
Upcoming Races & Events
11/13/2016 - KU Vets Day 5K - Lawrence, KS
11/25/2016 - Black Friday Run - Minneapolis, MN
12/03/2016 - Donut Day 25K <- 25k run with stops at 5 donut shops along the way
01/28/2017 - Securian Winter Half Marathon - St. Paul, MN
02/25/2017 - PsychoWyCo Run Toto Run 20 Mile Trail Race - Kansas City, KS
04/29/2017 - Chippewa 50K Trail Race - New Auburn, WI1 -
francescacoscia16 wrote: »I know this is slightly OT, but I was wondering... am I the only one having trouble with TickerFactory? I created my ticker, but when I go back and try to update it, adding my current cumulative value, it just doesn't register and my little runner girl stays on the "0" value
I've noticed it for the last few days. However, I know that it does later update to whatever you put it so just watch it and see if your miles don't automatically update later in the day0 -
11/1 - 5.1 miles. Gorgeous 62° morning to run!
Been looking ahead to 2017 and mulling a few new goals. Maybe a full? Maybe a tri? Haven't been swimming for exercise in 25+ years, but it is in there somewhere. Would need a bike. The tri sounds more fun to me than a full for some reason.
Thoughts?
Nothing wrong with that! I'd love to do a tri. Tell ya what, I'll put a sprint tri on my calendar for 2017 if you do .
Anyone else ready to jump in the tri boat?
Good luck on the bike. Check the LBS (local bike stores) for used bikes. I have a road bike- I'll have to do.
Walmart has a Huffy for $99 that I have been eyeing for months. I've been tempted to do that and then go out with all the real bikers and their $3000 titanium bikes.
Oh Stan and you'd probably give them a run for their money too!
Mines carbon, it was ~1500$ on sale. Totally worth it. My first one was 200$ used REI road bike. It's was spectacular too. Definitely tri worthy.2 -
I am not a runner. I hate it. But I really want to love running and maybe this will help!
I'm going to set my goal at 50 miles. And I want to try to actually RUN at least 20 of them.
I used to say the same thing! It took several tries (giving up and starting over) but once I finally managed to run 3 miles I was hooked
@jlscherme @AnnyisOK @mikaylaellendysart @heathermramsey Welcome to the group
@stoshew71 My Huffy is a little girl's bike so if you at least get a full size adult bike you'll be ahead of me :-p I've still gotten some nice friendly waves from "the real cyclists" in their spandex, riding bikes that cost more than my car is worth. LOL1 -
I can't seem to figure out where to put my ticker...
@AnnyisOK You can put it at the bottom of your post. :-) I know, smart aleck.
Did you read the instructions in my original post on the first page carefully?
You want to chose the image that ends in .png from your ticker entry. Then copy and paste it here with the image tags surrounding it. Just like the example I used for mikaylaellendysart above...mikaylaellendysart wrote: »mikaylaellendysart wrote: »how do you add your ticker?
You add the img tags around it like this:
[.img]https://tickers.tickerfactory.com/ezt/t/ws6FHx2/exercise.png [./img]
but remove the dots to get this....
I did. lol I was trying to figure out how to put it in my profile.
Ohhhhh! I could never figure that one out. I just only know how to post in the forums. I didn't think there was a way, but now I see people posting pictures on their newsfeeds. But in your actual profile, I don't think MFP allows for that.
I think you used to be able to do that, but I don't think it works anymore.
@elise4270 Skip would jump right on that with you, except she has to wait until after high school. Between cross country, indoor track and outdoor track she has no time to train for a tri. It's on her bucket list though.
@stoshew71 does E have a bike you can use? Pretty pink with a bell... ding ding 1 -
skippygirlsmom wrote: »I can't seem to figure out where to put my ticker...
@AnnyisOK You can put it at the bottom of your post. :-) I know, smart aleck.
Did you read the instructions in my original post on the first page carefully?
You want to chose the image that ends in .png from your ticker entry. Then copy and paste it here with the image tags surrounding it. Just like the example I used for mikaylaellendysart above...mikaylaellendysart wrote: »mikaylaellendysart wrote: »how do you add your ticker?
You add the img tags around it like this:
[.img]https://tickers.tickerfactory.com/ezt/t/ws6FHx2/exercise.png [./img]
but remove the dots to get this....
I did. lol I was trying to figure out how to put it in my profile.
Ohhhhh! I could never figure that one out. I just only know how to post in the forums. I didn't think there was a way, but now I see people posting pictures on their newsfeeds. But in your actual profile, I don't think MFP allows for that.
I think you used to be able to do that, but I don't think it works anymore.
@elise4270 Skip would jump right on that with you, except she has to wait until after high school. Between cross country, indoor track and outdoor track she has no time to train for a tri. It's on her bucket list though.
@stoshew71 does E have a bike you can use? Pretty pink with a bell... ding ding
She actually does. LOL it's even too small for her now.
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Woke up to put in my goal for the month and see 100+ posts already...
Last month I ran 90. With my sister visiting and the Thanksgiving break, I will set a modest increase at 100. Another goal is to run a HM distance long run this month.
The last few weeks, I unintentionally kept my weekly miles more or less constant (at 21 mpw) with variation in distances of each run and I felt more strong in my last long run. I am contemplating adding more miles to this week, keep it there for the next few weeks and see if I really feel better increasing my mileage in this way.
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I've just started. I ran my first ever 5k 2 weekends ago, then did another one this past weekend. I think I'm hooked. I'm still learning how to turn. For someone who never ran and my obesity kept me from running without killing my knees this is a big deal. Any hints/tips/advice greatly appreciated. I set my personal goal to 5 miles a week and to keep looking to get into 5k events around my area.7
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Welcome to all the newcomers! I joined recently myself but love this challenge.
The rain finally let up for a minute and it was so much more pleasant. I need to figure out better rain gear since I live in rainland and will be running outdoors all winter. I'm thinking a waterproof jacket is going to be overkill, so I just may have to accept that I'm going to get wet and cold. Bleh.
1: 3.06 (fast finish)
Goal: 3.06/80
Next Race: Jan 15/17: Ice-breaker 8K3 -
Sign me up again! Although I'm taking it easy this week with walking only (although I may run this Friday), and with a week off over Thanksgiving, I'm going to try and commit to another 100 miles.3
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Hi everyone
I am currently doing C25K but I usually keep walking after the 30 minutes workouts are over, so my goal for November is to run+walk 80 km. It's small but it's something!
8 km done today 4 -
Walmart has a Huffy for $99 that I have been eyeing for months. I've been tempted to do that and then go out with all the real bikers and their $3000 titanium bikes.
That reminds me of my son. He joined the high school trap shooting team with a rusty used shotgun he bought for $50. Some kids have guns which cost $5k plus. One season my son took second in the state with that rusty gun.
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11/1 - 5.1 miles. Gorgeous 62° morning to run!
Been looking ahead to 2017 and mulling a few new goals. Maybe a full? Maybe a tri? Haven't been swimming for exercise in 25+ years, but it is in there somewhere. Would need a bike. The tri sounds more fun to me than a full for some reason.
Thoughts?
Nothing wrong with that! I'd love to do a tri. Tell ya what, I'll put a sprint tri on my calendar for 2017 if you do .
Anyone else ready to jump in the tri boat?
Good luck on the bike. Check the LBS (local bike stores) for used bikes. I have a road bike- I'll have to do.
Walmart has a Huffy for $99 that I have been eyeing for months. I've been tempted to do that and then go out with all the real bikers and their $3000 titanium bikes.
I'm a horrible horrible swimmer. Unless I can float on a raft with a Vodka Lemonade in my hand for the swimming portion, I'm out on the tri!
@Stoshew71 I had a blue Huffy 10 speed that I got for my birthday in 5th grade. I loved that bike!! LOL
Also, welcome to all the newcomers!!
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Since I left the October challenge hanging in midair for the sake of a little rest and relaxation, I am starting off this month feeling extra rejuvenated. I finished October with 97.9 miles, which is right around my total for last year. October is historically my lowest mileage month, although last year I struggled to get back in the swing even in November because I had a marathon hangover after training hard for Columbus.
This month I will begin focusing on Boston. I am not really planning on doing anybody's training plan other than my own. Compared to previous marathons, I will be going a bit more low mileage and much less speed work (thanks for all of you valuable input on that subject in the October thread). Definitely will have more focus on strength training too. That said, this will be another relatively light month, although more on par with my usual than October was. I'm gonna set goal at 130 miles this month, including those with my doggie. I am hoping to get her more on a regular running schedule as well. We are going to train for a race in May!
Happy November everyone...feels great to be back!
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Even though I completed 91 miles last month, not sure about weather, work schedule, etc for this month. So planning to complete 80 miles as a goal.
Still working on my base....going to increase to 10 miles per outdoor running....and, for treadmill...rolling hills with intermittent speed drills.3 -
First run of November! Why is it 72 degrees out?
I was still a bit worn out from Sunday, so I kept it easy today.
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Hi! This is my first running challenge and first time using a ticker. Idk if I am doing this right. My goal is 2 miles every day. That's seems maintainable, I think.
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11/1 - 5.1 miles. Gorgeous 62° morning to run!
Been looking ahead to 2017 and mulling a few new goals. Maybe a full? Maybe a tri? Haven't been swimming for exercise in 25+ years, but it is in there somewhere. Would need a bike. The tri sounds more fun to me than a full for some reason.
Thoughts?
Nothing wrong with that! I'd love to do a tri. Tell ya what, I'll put a sprint tri on my calendar for 2017 if you do .
Anyone else ready to jump in the tri boat?
Good luck on the bike. Check the LBS (local bike stores) for used bikes. I have a road bike- I'll have to do.
Walmart has a Huffy for $99 that I have been eyeing for months. I've been tempted to do that and then go out with all the real bikers and their $3000 titanium bikes.
Oh Stan and you'd probably give them a run for their money too!
Mines carbon, it was ~1500$ on sale. Totally worth it. My first one was 200$ used REI road bike. It's was spectacular too. Definitely tri worthy.
When I was 10 years old, I received a Huffy for Christmas...totally loved that bike. My mom saved trading stamps to purchase that bike. Those were the days.4 -
@Stoshew71 I bike almost everyday, but I can't really see myself doing a tri on my big, ole, heavy beach cruiser! It would be a sight to see though. I'm not much of a swimmer anyway. I think I'll stick to running. 1
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How do I update the ticker?? When I add to the current cumulative value, nothing changes. 0
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11/1 - 5.1 miles. Gorgeous 62° morning to run!
Been looking ahead to 2017 and mulling a few new goals. Maybe a full? Maybe a tri? Haven't been swimming for exercise in 25+ years, but it is in there somewhere. Would need a bike. The tri sounds more fun to me than a full for some reason.
Thoughts?
Nothing wrong with that! I'd love to do a tri. Tell ya what, I'll put a sprint tri on my calendar for 2017 if you do .
Anyone else ready to jump in the tri boat?
Good luck on the bike. Check the LBS (local bike stores) for used bikes. I have a road bike- I'll have to do.
I'd love to do a tri! I'm a pretty decent swimmer (swam in high school) but I really dislike the bike portion. I'm not sure what it is. I tried training for a tri and my first marathon at the same time (dumb idea, probably the cause of my stress fracture) but I started developing carpel tunnel in my hands, so I ditched the tri. May eventually attempt it again.2 -
Guess I'll do a ticker this month.
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I've never been much of a "runner", but I do like the elliptical machine and walking. I am a first timer in this group, but hopefully by the end of this month, I can move from being a walker to possibly a jogger.
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@vwampler you'll move from walker to runner, if you aren't walking you're running
@kaseywolf awesome on the 5Ks. My best advice is start slow, don't add mileage too quickly, some runs will be good and some will suck, if you haven't already get fitted for proper running shoes. welcome!
@runrachellerun Skip has a great Brooks jacket that is waterproof and light weight she loves it. I'll have to see what it is. Me I get wet.
@7lenny7 that rusty gun had lots of experience, good for him!
@beeerrunner float and vodka .. I love you!
@stoshew71 ha ha see I knew she had one.5 -
I have a fairly expensive mountain bike hanging in my garage. I bought it in high school and it was the most expensive thing I had bought up to that point. I have not used it since about 2010? The tires need air but more likely need to be replaced. I keep meaning to get back into biking for cross training but have yet to get around to getting my bike checked out.0
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Welcome to all the newbies! I just joined the group myself about a week ago, so this will be the first challenge I'm actually participating in.
@tiffmjo Welcome! I personally have a love/hate relationship with running, even though I've been a runner for five years now. I have moments when I love it and moments I hate it, but overall I like it. Feelings may fluctuate by week, by day, or by footstep!3
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