November 2016 Running Challenge

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  • Oberon21
    Oberon21 Posts: 13,235 Member
    edited November 2016
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    I fell off on tracking this and really running but I am now going to try to do the Runners World Challenge and run at least a mile per day from Thanksgiving to New Years so will try and track here to get myself geared up for the new year and all the races I have planned in 2017.

    11/24 3.2 miles
  • mbaker566
    mbaker566 Posts: 11,233 Member
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    ran my race.
    6 min slower than last year but it's to be expected with little training and smoking again.
    it was a nice race. about 2k people. i ran the whole thing which i was surprised. refused to give up.
    but they ran out of cinnamon rolls this year. so more pie for me

    it was bittersweet. it was my first race last year and my husband drove up and down the road(we are on a path) and cheered me on.

    spent the rest of the holiday with my family and his
  • Getfitat54
    Getfitat54 Posts: 526 Member
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    01-Nov
    02-Nov 1.93
    03-Nov
    04-Nov 1.97
    05-Nov
    06-Nov
    07-Nov
    08-Nov 2.16
    09-Nov
    10-Nov 1.57
    11-Nov
    12-Nov 1.52
    13-Nov
    14-Nov 1.49
    15-Nov
    16-Nov 1.69
    17-Nov
    18-Nov 1.7
    19-Nov
    20-Nov
    21-Nov
    22-Nov 2.03
    23-Nov
    24-Nov 2.19
    25-Nov 1.31
    26-Nov
    27-Nov
    28-Nov
    29-Nov
    30-Nov
    19.56
    Goal 30
    Remaining 10.44
  • dkabambe
    dkabambe Posts: 544 Member
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    Still tired from my efforts earlier in the week, (plus had done some indoor cycling and strength work this morning), so decided to use today's run to practice running tired and do 5k+ at HM pace. It was 10C and sunny but *very* windy - into the headwind I felt like I was going backwards at times. Bad route choice meant much of the tailwind section was sheltered so didn't even get most of the payoff! Anyway, I managed 6.3k before calling it quits, but definitely pleased with the weeks efforts.

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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 long run.
    9-Nov: 6k fast
    12-Nov: 18k long run [Distance PR] 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.
    20-Nov: 11.5k - planned 19.5k long run but cut short due to tight left achilles.
    23-Nov: 21.2k HM pacing practice [Distance PR]
    24-Nov: 4.4k (30 mins) recovery run
    25-Nov: 6.3k "tired" run
  • lissadecker
    lissadecker Posts: 220 Member
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    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

    My Total/November: 61.75 miles
    Mike's Total: 14 miles

    WooHoo! Did my 5 miles in 1:01:30 this morning. That is great for me as I am generally not a fast runner at all. I am noticing a difference in my running of late. I am getting more extension and my husband says that my form looks better than the last time he ran with me a couple of weeks ago. It certainly feels better for the most part, though the little aches come in different spots now (today it was the glutes!). I am starting to push harder the last half mile or so, too. By god, I may turn myself into an actual runner, yet. :)

    Have a great day everyone!

    Upcoming Race:
    12/3 Snowball Run 5K, Kingwood TX
    1/22 Choco Loco 10K, Houston, TX

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  • ceciliaslater
    ceciliaslater Posts: 457 Member
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    Happy belated Thanksgiving to all of the Americans out there! And happy Friday to everyone. :smiley: I'm at work today, one of about 5 people here, it seems. I work for a bank, so we aren't allowed to be closed multiple days in a row. I didn't want to waste a vacation day on a day when everyone would only be working partial days anyway (we always leave early the day before and after a holiday, since very few people are around).

    We didn't do anything super special for Thanksgiving yesterday. DH and I stayed home by ourselves, lit a bonfire (he cut down a bunch of brush at the new house and we burned it, along with a brush pile that was left by the previous owners), and cooked Mexican food--carnitas, bolillos, green chili/green chile stew. I had planned to make a winter fruit pie (cranberries, figs, apples, and pears), but decided to put that off until this evening, since we both ate too much Mexican food and weren't really craving any pie.

    Got up this morning, drove to work--no one on the roads, which was nice--and stopped off at my desk for about 2 minutes. Then, off I went to run the Turkey Trot 5K. It started and finished just a few blocks from work, and started at 8:30 this morning, so I thought "why not!".

    Weather was good for running. A bit breezy, cold (35-ish/~0 C). The course was quite hilly. My Strava map makes it look flatter than it actually was, which is a little annoying. The course started with a long sloping uphill for the first 1/3 of a mile or so, then a long sloping downhill to the first turnaround. Then we got to take that back up almost to the crest of the hill and turn north, to a downhill (yay!). The course continued north, over the railroad tracks--NO!!--it's a super duper steep bridge that you have to take to get over the top of the tracks. For some reason, my mind thought we'd be going north on Elgin (crossing the railroad tracks) rather than going north on Detroit and going over the top of them. Guess I should have looked at the map better. Anyway, once we crossed the tracks, we headed east over to Elgin, then cut back north--slowly sloping uphill again, until the turnaround point. Then back the same way to 3rd street...which meant taking the same bridge over the railroad tracks again, with the steeper side uphill this time. Down the railroad bridge, up the hill to 3rd street, turn west on 3rd, continue uphill for another 1/4 mile, then a slowly sloping downhill to finish it all out. So, we ran every segment of the race in both directions--kind of a three-pointed out and back course. All those lovely downhills on the way out were cursed in the opposite direction, and I was thankful for all the uphills I'd done in the first half when I was on the way back.

    Splits were:
    Mile 1: 9:31
    Mile 2: 9:52 (first railroad bridge crossing)
    Mile 3: 9:54 (second railroad bridge crossing)
    Last 0.1: 8:26 pace
    Total time: 30:44 --Goal was to be under 30, so BOO on not making it. BUT, that's still a new 5K PR for me. Previous was around 32:30, about 4 or 5 years ago.
    28/92 in age group
    391/1252 overall
  • OSUbuckeye906
    OSUbuckeye906 Posts: 315 Member
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    11/1: 3 miles
    11/2: rest
    11/3: 4 miles
    11/4: 3 miles
    11/5: 7 miles
    11/6: 5 miles
    11/7: 3.6 miles
    11/8: 4.4 miles
    11/9: rest
    11/10: 4 miles
    11/11: 5 miles
    11/12: 9 miles
    11/13: 4 miles
    11/14: 4 miles
    11/15: 6 miles
    11/16: 4 miles
    11/17: 3 miles
    11/18: rest
    11/19: 10 miles
    11/20: 4.6 miles
    11/21: 4 miles
    11/22: 5.5 miles
    11/23: rest
    11/24: 9 miles
    11/25: cross-train

    Hope everyone had a great Thanksgiving! Congrats to all the Turkey Trotters! I didn't sign up for a race yesterday and decided I was going to try to get in a long-ish run since I won't really have an ideal time to run one the rest of the weekend. I ran 9 miles in 1:29:24 (9:56 pace) but it was a bit of a struggle. I didn't sleep well the night before so I was a bit sluggish and for some reason, I thought it would be a good idea to plan a route that had a lot of hills the last 5 miles. I had quite a bit of shin and knee pain as well. I had planned a slow 4 mile recovery run for today but my shin was still bothering me quite a bit the rest of yesterday. It felt okay when I woke up this morning but I jogged my hallway a few times and could tell a run was not a good idea. I have a second Thanksgiving dinner tonight and will likely be eating (and drinking) a lot of calories tomorrow as well while tailgating for THE Game (OSU vs. The team up north), so I decided to reacquaint myself with the elliptical at the gym. Tomorrow is another planned rest day, so hopefully the shin will feel up to a short run on Sunday.
  • RunsOnEspresso
    RunsOnEspresso Posts: 3,218 Member
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    Oberon21 wrote: »
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    Elise4270 wrote: »
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    So two weekends ago I bought my daughter a new pair of running shoes, and told her they were only for running. Guess what I saw on floor in the entry way after she came home from college...yep, her running shoes. I could tell from the dirt she had been wearing them more than just for running, if she even did do any running. I'm not happy and may tell her that's the last pair of running shoes I buy for her.

    Maybe she needs some walking around shoes too? Or just bonding with them. :wink:

    Perhaps this.

    I'm starting to get ashamed of how many shoes I am starting to have... and I just bought 2 pair last weekend because I needed some new walking around shoes and they had a special for 1/2 off your 2nd pair. Prior to that, I bought a new pair of hiking boots less than 1 month ago. Problem is that I never seem to get rid of the old. My old hiking boots have a hole in one of them... I have worn them only once since buying the new, but why can't I bring myself to throw them out? The old "walking around" shoes are now my "yard work" shoes - the reason I needed new is that they are very worn and they are stained from lawn mowing anyway. It just seems like I now have so many shoes - 3 formal (at varying levels of fancy), 2 hiking boots, 1 work boots, 1 yard work, 1 road running, 1 trail running, 1 gym, and 1 everyday walking around / shopping / whatever.

    ETA: Oh yea... and a "walking around in house, but not something I would wear in public" pair... not slippers, technically. And I have a pair of water shoes and flip flops. Listing these out makes me feel even worse. It's crazy. I probably should get a shoe organizer.

    I can totally relate to this....too many shoes....I will throw the ones with holes away. I have a shoe tree (organizer) but still so many that the organizer can't hold all of them.Like you, my old shoes become yard shoes. Only 2 pair of running shoes thus far!

    Say, anyone else collect outerwear....I have quite the collection.. I just drool over a pretty coat.

    I have over 300 pairs. Every shape and color and pattern. I have lots of leopard print. I love shoes. I have at least 8 pair of running shoes in rotation and 4 pairs in boxes. I have to stay out of the Nike outlets or I bring more home.

    Over 300? I bow to the master. LOL I think I am at about 40? I stopped counting. I have been obsessed with casual sneakers lately. I spent so much at DSW this year I moved to premiere status.
  • greenolivetree
    greenolivetree Posts: 1,282 Member
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    2.66 run today and 1.33 walk. Shin and foot feel okay. My calf was soooo tight last night, I had to lie on the floor and let my foam ball just dig in :s
  • ddmom0811
    ddmom0811 Posts: 1,878 Member
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    @orphia - Fibonacci! I always have my students write a program to show x number of the fibonacci sequence (using recursion).

    Ran with my daughter this morning - just 3 miles on the trail. Perfect 60 degrees and nice pace.

    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 -
    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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  • Elise4270
    Elise4270 Posts: 8,375 Member
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    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 New Shoes! These may be the ones! Mizuno Hitogami.

    63.52/50+

    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, Half
  • Elise4270
    Elise4270 Posts: 8,375 Member
    edited November 2016
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    @Orphia @ddmom0811 y'all are nerds. :sweat_smile: Think I'll decorate my bathroom Fibonacci style....
  • Stoshew71
    Stoshew71 Posts: 6,553 Member
    edited November 2016
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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
    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

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    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

    Sorry. I am at my mom's and am behind in posting and reading. I will try and catch up.
    I drove up to my mom's in Ft. Wayne, IN on Tue night. Spending here till Sunday morning.
  • RespectTheKitty
    RespectTheKitty Posts: 1,667 Member
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    Depression not as bad today, but work is still frustrating the *kitten* out of me...

    I did manage to get outside for a run today. I intended to do 5 miles, but I just felt so good that I decided to make it 10k. THEN at the end of the 10k I was still feeling good so I took it out to 7 miles. At that point it started to rain so I decided to call it a run. I wasn't cold during the run, but as soon as I stopped and started doing my stretches, I was freezing. I think it got up to 40F today, but it was probably on its way down when I was out, since it was late afternoon and cloudy and drizzly. I was still freezing when I got into my apartment, so I had a hot shower, which felt really good. Then when I got out of the shower I was freezing again. Got dressed, even put on a fleece, and I'm still kinda cold. I'm usually cold, but today is worse than usual. Brrrrr.

    This weekend is gonna blow without my son around. At least I won't have to look at the super frustrating work project for a couple days.

    Oh, and I'm almost at 100 for November! Looks like I'll make it after all.


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  • tartanhibee
    tartanhibee Posts: 63 Member
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    I done 4 miles tonight at a steady pace hamstring felt OK.

    29/40
  • Elise4270
    Elise4270 Posts: 8,375 Member
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    @RespectTheKitty WHOOO! Very nice run! Hope some tea or hot coco warms you up! That happens to me too.
  • shanaber
    shanaber Posts: 6,407 Member
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    Not as hot as yesterday but I just wasn't feeling it. I kept putting it off and once I headed out I had to go back and switch shoes. The Merrills were making my Achilles hurt and I had barely gotten down the street so I knew they weren't going to work. After I headed back out I got less than a mile and was winded and dizzy so I stopped and sat down for a minute on a neighbor's wall. My HR was fine so I don't know what the deal was. The rest of the run was fine even though my legs felt like logs. Tomorrow it is supposed to cool down and even rain (YAY!) I am hoping to get in a longish run - maybe 10 if my legs cooperate.

    I did some Black Friday shopping today while I was procrastinating heading out the door for my run and bought 2 new pairs of running shoes. I found the New Balance shoes I have had my eye on at a great price so I went for it :)

    Going back to our discussion on shoes I never thought of myself as someone who is infatuated with shoes and didn't really realize how many I had. I tend to buy shoes when I need them and buy good ones that last so I seem to have just collected a bunch over time. I did decide it was time to go through and clean some out that I don't wear much. What I do seem to be addicted to is running clothes - I have so many pairs of capris, leggings and shorts and a SO many shirts! I basically just tell myself - you do NOT need any more running shirts/pants/shorts!

    @Calvin2008Brian - love your snowy trail!
    @ddmom0811 - maybe you need to run your mile before you ride as a warmup?
    @k80flec - Look at you already past your goal with almost a week to spare! Great job!!
    @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.
    @katharmonic - Congratulations on your 5k PR! Also thank you for the Irish Cream recipe!
    @Orphia and @ddmom0811 - I love Fibonacci! I loved studying it and working with it - so fascinating! (geeks r us :smiley: )
    @oberon21- 300 pairs of shoes! Wow! Where do you put them all?
    @lissadecker - Nice job getting that 5 mile time! It is nice to see the time drops as you run more - it is definitely pretty exciting!
    @ceciliaslater - Congratulations on your Turkey Trot PR! Nice job conquering that bridge - twice!
    @Elise4270 - where is the picture of these new shoes? Have you been released to run again - did I miss that?
    @RespectTheKitty - So glad the depression has eased a bit and that running is still helping. Hope you got warmed up!
    @juliet3455 - I miss @PoppetsMaster too - wish he would come back again. He did have an amazing number of just running shoes of all different brands, types and colors!

    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

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    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 Marathon
  • Elise4270
    Elise4270 Posts: 8,375 Member
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    shanaber wrote: »
    @Elise4270 - where is the picture of these new shoes? Have you been released to run again - did I miss that?

    Nope. Not cleared to run. I'm not running- just stressing my cardiovascular system a bit, so when I DO get back to running, it'll be a little easier. :wink:

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  • MNLittleFinn
    MNLittleFinn Posts: 4,271 Member
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    Totally skipped my run today. After yesterday's 5k PR, my legs were shredded. Tomorrow's long run might stretch to 1p miles, to make up for thr lost 4 miles today.....going to try for 8 for sure so I don't get too far off track from my goal.

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