November 2017 Running Challenge

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  • hanlonsk
    hanlonsk Posts: 762 Member
    fitoverfortymom wrote: »
    hanlonsk wrote: »
    @fitoverfortymom - that larkspur race I showed you pictures of might be a good bridge between road and trail. Nothing too terribly technical - providing you don't pick the one year with 12 inches of snow... like I did... but they have a variety of distances to pick from as well - 4mike, 8 mile, 25k, and 50k.

    This must be the one? https://www.coloradorunnerevents.com/Greenland/.

    Are you in CO?

    By May 5 I could definitely do the 8miler, if not the 25k. That gives me a good chunk of any good weather we have this winter to do long runs on trails (I am right along the foothills so it's just a short drive). Trails aren't practical during the week, but totally doable on weekends. Plus, hubby got a new mountain bike and then we can co-activity (he hates running, and bumpy biking makes my lady parts no bueno). It's a La Nina year, which supposedly means less snow anyway. SO MANY IDEAS.



    Yes! That is the one. I’ve done the 8miler twice now. Friend did 8mile and 4mile (she wasn’t convinced she wanted to repeat our first 8mile adventure). 70degrees and prepared for the distance was WAY more fun than 20degrees, snowing and not prepared for the distance on a good day.
  • skippygirlsmom
    skippygirlsmom Posts: 4,433 Member
    @WandaVaughn I don't know them, but they have been around a long time. Are you on Facebook? Join "we run huntsville" and "run 256" you know that's where the cool kids hang out...and you get all the info on local running groups. I have yet to hear of a group that says they won't leave you and does, if they don't sweep they will tell you run at your own risk of being dropped. ha ha Glad you decided to give it a whirl.
  • WandaVaughn
    WandaVaughn Posts: 420 Member
    @skippygirlsmom - I joined "we run huntsville" but didn't know about the 256. I'll check them out, too. I actually live south of Huntsville - on top of Brindlee Mountain. But the only folks I know of who run up here run from the law! LOL! Hubby is with MCSO and tells me tales!
  • Stoshew71
    Stoshew71 Posts: 6,553 Member
    WandaVaughn wrote: »
    Gulp. I just contacted a local running group that will meet up in south Huntsville for a 6 mile run early Thursday morning. Don't know how well this will turn out. She said they usually run 10:30 a mile where my usual is 11:30. She said they wouldn't leave me behind, but....

    I'll either keel over or my time might improve. Guess I'll find out.

    @skippygirlsmom or @Stoshew71 have y'all ever heard of the Sleepy Hollow runners or Rebecca Reynolds?

    I heard of The Sleepy Hollow Runners but don't know too much about them nor Rebecca. The only person I know that announces group runs in South Huntsville is Cary Long. But he likes trails and going over the Cecil Ashburn mountain a lot. That may or may not be your cup of tea. I live in Madison so I don't know the S Huntsville runners that well.

  • WandaVaughn
    WandaVaughn Posts: 420 Member
    @Stoshew71 would you know about the "No runner left behind" group that meets Sunday mornings to introduce you to and run trails? That looked interesting, too.

    *slants a cyber look at the trail enthusiasts on this thread.*
  • Stoshew71
    Stoshew71 Posts: 6,553 Member
    WandaVaughn wrote: »
    @Stoshew71 would you know about the "No runner left behind" group that meets Sunday mornings to introduce you to and run trails? That looked interesting, too.

    *slants a cyber look at the trail enthusiasts on this thread.*

    Yes. I have ran that a couple of times. Great group. I would highly recommend it.
    I usually use Sunday as my rest day since I usually go to church in the morning.
  • kgirlhart
    kgirlhart Posts: 5,156 Member
    November goal: 70 miles

    11/1: 3.4 miles
    11/2: 3.1 miles
    11/5: 7.7 miles
    11/7: 4 miles
    11/9: 3.5 miles
    11/12: 7.7 miles
    11/14: 3 miles (intervals)


    32.4/70 miles


    Today I went to the track to run intervals. It was a pretty good workout.

    @skippygirlsmom lol on the shorts, OMG is right! Good article though.
    @katharmonic Awesome pictures!

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  • TabbyCat444
    TabbyCat444 Posts: 32 Member
    girlinahat wrote: »
    welcome @TabbyCat444 - be warned, this thread moves quickly!!!

    Lol, I see, I have like 30 notifications XD
  • PastorVincent
    PastorVincent Posts: 6,668 Member
    Way behind in the thread, but trying to catch up...

    @ddmom0811 I spoke with a personal trainer about my stuff, and she made me short strength work outs that I do before I run a couple days a week. I am getting stronger for sure. Lifting heavier weights at least. I did NOT reduce cardio when I started the weights, I just do them on my "speed" days (days I run few miles, but at faster pace). *shrugs* works for me at least.

    @BruinsGal_91 WHAT?!?! That chart is insane. Way too many clothes.

    @MNLittleFinn @Stoshew71 - Ideal weight is where you are healthy and can do all the things within reason you want to. :)

    How are you getting your BF number to use on the calculator?



  • PastorVincent
    PastorVincent Posts: 6,668 Member
    1/01 - Sick, forced rest day
    11/02 - 9 miles
    11/03 - 10 miles
    11/04 - 12 Miles @ 9:16
    11/05 - 11.5 miles @ 9:26
    11/06 - 6 Easy Miles
    11/07 - Missed Run
    11/08 - 8 Easy Miles @ 9:08 pace
    11/09 - 10.5 easy miles @ 8:59 pace
    11/10 - 7 Slack off miles @ 9:38 pace
    11/11 - Laser Tag, Mini Golf, and etc - aka "Cross training"
    11/12 - 12 miles @ 9:41
    11/13 - 11 miles @ 9:48
    11/14 - 10 miles @ 9:50

    Big Hary Audacious Goal: Sub 4 hours in Pittsburgh 2018!

    Official Marathon PR: 4:11:28

    Next Races (more as I find them):

    Thanksgiving morning - Turkey Trot - Double Gobbler! (5K + 5 miles)
    12/02/17 - Santa 5k
    05/06/18 - Pittsburgh Marathon - aiming for sub four hours.
    05/12/18 - Glacier Ridge 50k Trail Ultra (or maybe 30K Still debating)

    2020 - Disney World Dopey! (if can raise funds)

    Wore proper gloves this time, and hands were much more comfortable. None of that stinging pain in the shower either :)
  • bjderhak
    bjderhak Posts: 51 Member
    @katharmonic Great Photos!
  • weat0043
    weat0043 Posts: 172 Member
    Nov. 14 - 4.2km fast... (for me) elliptical workout
    MTD - 36.8km/80km
  • skippygirlsmom
    skippygirlsmom Posts: 4,433 Member
    @katharmonic your pictures are great, I always look like I'm walking ha ha by the way how talk are you? You look really tall or everyone around you is really short.
    @wandavaughn Skip and I have both run with no runner left behind. Super group!!! Lots of fun, they never leave anyone.
  • MobyCarp
    MobyCarp Posts: 2,927 Member
    PastorVincent wrote: »
    Next Races (more as I find them):

    Thanksgiving morning - Turkey Trot - Double Gobbler! (5K + 5 miles)
    12/02/17 - Santa 5k
    05/06/18 - Pittsburgh Marathon - aiming for sub four hours.
    05/12/18 - Glacier Ridge 50k Trail Ultra (or maybe 30K Still debating)

    2020 - Disney World Dopey! (if can raise funds)

    Why think small? If you can raise funds, you can run Boston! (I can't raise funds, so I have to qualify.)
  • PastorVincent
    PastorVincent Posts: 6,668 Member
    edited November 2017
    MobyCarp wrote: »
    PastorVincent wrote: »
    2020 - Disney World Dopey! (if can raise funds)

    Why think small? If you can raise funds, you can run Boston! (I can't raise funds, so I have to qualify.)

    I am way too slow to qualify for Boston, but that is okay. The Disney Dopey sounds like a lot more fun than Boston and is a greater challenge.
  • MobyCarp
    MobyCarp Posts: 2,927 Member
    November Running Totals (miles)
    11/1 – 5.14 group run
    11/2 – 6.60 warm up, speed work, cool down
    11/3 – rest day
    11/4 – 7.24 aborted paced run
    11/5 – 11.15 easy
    11/6 – rest day
    11/7 – 6.41 warm up, speed work, cool down
    11/8 – 7.02 group run
    11/9 – 6.98 warm up, speed work, cool down
    11/10 – rest day
    11/11 – 10.03 paced run
    11/12 – 7.06 warm up + 8K cross country race
    11/13 – rest day
    11/14 – 6.21 warm up, short speed work, cool down

    November running total to date – 73.84

    Nominal challenge goal: 200 miles

    Real goals: Stay healthy. Build base. Prepare for Club Nationals in early December and the start of Boston training in late December.

    Today's notes – This evening's speed work assignment was 800 at T pace to warm up, then 2 or 3 sets of (400 at R, 800 at I, 1600 at T continual) with 4 minutes recovery between. I figured I wasn't up to 2 sets, so I'd do one. Ran the 800 at T (3:13 vs. 3:16 target), gave myself 400 m recovery, ran 400 at R (1:26, on target), 800 at I (3:10 vs. 3:00 to 3:04 target), and was totally out of gas. Slowed down to just do two laps of the track recovery, and called it good. Stopped the watch, and it told me "new maximum HR detected 195." Yeah, I felt pretty maxed out there.

    Throw in a 2-ish mile warm up before and a 2-ish mile cool down after, and I got my 6 miles in.

    Later I looked at the stats. My 800 "recovery" came in at 3:41 vs. 4:00 estimate for truly running easy or 3:16 target for T pace. Maybe I wasn't quite as totally wiped out as I thought? Looked at the HR; says the max was 161 (see max of 165 for Sunday's race, when I was forced to take walking breaks). Don't understand the HR numbers or what they're trying to tell me.

    Came home, and my ankle ached a little. Iced it down, took some naproxyn, and it's fine now. That was confirmation that quitting the speed work when I did instead of standing around for 4 minutes and trying a second set was the right decision.

    I just didn't have it today. But that's okay. I had it on Sunday, when it was more important.

    2017 races:
    January 1, 2017 Freezeroo #2 (Resolution Run 7.5 mile) (Mendon, NY) Finished in 50:45
    January 7, 2017 Winter Warrior Half Marathon (Gates, NY) Finished in 1:32:40
    January 14, 2017 Freezeroo #3 (Pineway Ponds Park 5 mile) (Spencerport, NY) Finished in 33:42
    January 28, 2017 Freezeroo #4 (Hearnish 5 mile) (Victor, NY) short course, finished 4.88 miles in 32:50
    February 4, 2017 USATF Cross Country National Championship Masters 8K (Bend, OR) Finished in 35:39, team won the 60+ Men's cross country championship
    February 11, 2017 Freezeroo #5 (Valentines Run "In Memory of Tom Brannon" 8 Mile) (Greece, NY) sat out due to training schedule
    February 25, 2017 Freezeroo #6 (White House Challenge 4.4 mile) (Webster, NY) short course, finished 4.34 miles in 27:51
    March 11, 2017 Johnny's Runnin' of the Green 5 mile (Rochester, NY) finished in 33:25
    March 18, 2017 USATF Masters 8K Championship (Shamrock 8K, Virginia Beach, VA) finished in 30:59, PR for 8K
    April 17, 2017 Boston Marathon (Hopkinton, MA) finished in 3:49:42
    April 30, 2017 USATF Masters 10K Championship (James Joyce Ramble, Dedham, MA) finished in 39:54, PR for 10K
    May 21, 2017 Lilac Run 10K (Rochester, NY) finished in 40:04
    May 27, 2017 Canandaigua Classic Half Marathon (Canandaigua, NY) finished in 1:33:06
    June 9, 2017 Charlie McMullen Mile (Fairport, NY) finished in 5:44.90, PR for mile
    June 18, 2017 Medved 5K to Cure ALS (Rochester, NY) finished in 19:32
    July 4, 2017 Firecracker Four Mile (Fairport, NY) finished in 25:42
    July 15, 2017 Shoreline Half Marathon [1:40 pacer] (Hamlin, NY) finished in 1:39:05
    July 28, 2017 Karknocker 5K (East Rochester, NY) finished in 19:28
    August 9, 2017 Pound the Ground 10K (Mendon, NY) finished in 41:26
    August 12, 2017 Bergen Road Race 5K (Bergen, NY) finished in 19:47
    August 25, 2017 USATF Masters Mile (Hap Crim Michigan Mile, Flint, MI) DNS - injury
    September 3, 2017 Oak Tree Half Marathon (Geneseo, NY) DNS - injury
    September 17, 2017 MVP Rochester Marathon (Rochester, NY) DNS - injury
    October 29, 2017 Pete Glavin XC Race #4 6K (Brighton, NY) finished in 25:32.8
    November 12, 2017 Pete Glavin XC Race #5 8K (Canandaigua, NY) finished in 34:42.6
    November 23, 2017 Race with Grace 10K (Hilton, NY)
    December 9, 2017 USATF Club National XC Championship 8K (Lexington, KY)

    2018 races:
    January 1, 2018 Freezeroo #2 (Resolution Run 7.5 mile) (Mendon, NY)
    January 6, 2018 Winter Warrior Half Marathon (Gates, NY)
    January 13, 2018 Freezeroo #3 (Pineway Ponds Park 5 mile) (Spencerport, NY)
    January 27, 2018 Freezeroo #4 (Hearnish 5 mile) (Victor, NY)
    February 17, 2018 Freezeroo #5 (Valentines Run "In Memory of Tom Brannon" 8 Mile) (Greece, NY)
    February 24, 2018 Freezeroo #6 (White House Challenge 4.4 mile) (Webster, NY)
    April 16, 2018 Boston Marathon (Hopkinton, MA)
  • RunsOnEspresso
    RunsOnEspresso Posts: 3,218 Member
    1 hour and 11 minutes of hell tonight aka plyo. 4 rounds. Each round ended with 20 burpee box jumps. I had to go to 12" in round 3 when I biffed it at 14".
  • HonuNui
    HonuNui Posts: 1,464 Member
    November goal 100miles, at least 1mpd

    11/1 4.43
    11/2 2.25
    11/3 6.35
    11/4 2.25
    11/5 4.50
    11/6 2.22 + snorkel 3.5hours
    11/7 7.00
    11/8 2.32
    11/9 4.13
    11/10 2.72
    11/11 4.00
    11/12 5.23
    11/13 2.40
    11/14 4.30

    Total: 50.10



    Ticker is my goal for 2017 and progress to date:

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    Upcoming races:
    Phoenix Women's 10k 1/28/18
  • Purplebunnysarah
    Purplebunnysarah Posts: 3,252 Member
    11/1 - cross training (hubby calls that particular DVD 'Stepford Aerobics')
    11/2 - 3.9km
    11/3 - rest
    11/4 - 3.9km
    11/5 - rest
    11/6 - crosstraining
    11/7 - 6.9km
    11/8 - rest
    11/9 - 5.7km
    11/10 - rest
    11/11 - 8.7km
    11/12 - rest
    11/13 - rest
    11/14 - 6.6 km

    35.7/70km

    -11C with a slight wind tonight. Clothes were okay but I need to figure out balaclava/face stuff because I was blind due to fogged glasses for I swear half my run, and then uncomfortable from the cold air when I uncovered my face. Spent a fair bit of time walking and fiddling about with things. Love my new jacket though.

    Upcoming Races:
    9/24 Heartbeat Run 10K 1:24:44 (11.1km)
    1/1/18 Resolution Run 5K
    4/8/18 Jasper Half Marathon
    8/18/18 Edmonton Marathon 10K

  • katharmonic
    katharmonic Posts: 5,720 Member
    skippygirlsmom wrote: »
    @katharmonic your pictures are great, I always look like I'm walking ha ha by the way how talk are you? You look really tall or everyone around you is really short.

    @skippygirlsmom A bit of both - I'm 5'10", so pretty tall, but my friend is on the short side too.
  • MrSith
    MrSith Posts: 1,636 Member
    Some of you are beast!

    I need to get back to running. I will come back strong after this college course I'm teaching is done and I'm back to 2 jobs lol.
  • Teresa502
    Teresa502 Posts: 1,854 Member
    Cool 6 mile run this morning. Temp was 27 F. My legs got a little cold so I'm going to have to change that up in future runs. I had a long sleeve shirt and jacket, gloves and headband over ears so top half was fine.

    November 1 – 5.28 miles
    November 3 – 5.01 miles
    November 5 – 17.13 miles (trail run from Damascus to White Top, VA – all uphill!)
    November 6 – 4.35 miles
    November 8 – 6 miles
    November 11 – 13.2 miles
    November 13 – 5.3 miles
    November 15 – 6.13 miles
    Total - 62.42 of 120 November Goal

    Upcoming Races:
    February 24-25 – Gasparilla Amber Challenge (15K & 5K on Saturday; Half Marathon on Sunday)
    May 6 – Pittsburgh Half Marathon
  • MNLittleFinn
    MNLittleFinn Posts: 4,271 Member
    October goal: Not chicken out and Register for Zumbro. Start training for Zumbro and figure out real mileage
    Nominal Mileage goal: 100 miles???

    11/1- REST
    11/2- 3.1+ 20 minutes shoveling
    11/3- REST
    11/4- 7.8
    11/5- 4
    11/6- REST
    11/7- 5.8
    11/8- 4.1
    11/9- REST
    11/10- 4.1
    11/11- 6.6
    11/12- 6.3
    11/13 REST
    11/14- 3.3
    11/15- 4.2

    Total: 49.4

    Today's notes- Today's assignment was 1:00 easy paced trail run. I went and ran my normal route because it gives me a nice combo of uphill, downhill, and flats. The snow was wet and slushy today and I stepped in a nice big puddle less than a mile in. I really do prefer real cold over this slushy stuff. Give me negative temps any day instead of this slushy *kitten*. Got in 4.2 miles in an hour for an average pace of 13:45. Mile 3, straight uphill on mostly single track, is still kicking my rear, but my downhills are really getting faster, so that's a help.

    Run felt good and now it looks like I MIGHT make my goal for the month. I'll have to see what happens the rest of this week, and what the schedule for the end of the month looks like, when coach posts it.

    Have a runderful day everyone!

    2017 Races Scheduled
    6/16- William A Irvin 5k
    6/17- Grandma's Marathon 4:24:06
    7/15- Eugene Curnow Trail Marathon 7:22:23
    8/12- UMTR FatAss "Not Quite" 50k DNF, too darn hot out
    8/19- Rampage at the Ridge 5k OCR
    9/23- Ely Marathon 6:24:36
    10/21 Wild Duluth 100k 18:15:51
    11/23- TBD 5k Turkey Trot???

    2018 races
    4/13- Zumbro Endurance Race 100 Mile
    5/19- Superior Trail 25k (Lottery)
    7/8- Afton 50k???
    9/8- Superior Trail 50 mile (Lottery)
    10/xx Wild Duluth 50k? 100k?

    http://teachertrailrunner.blogspot.com/
  • skippygirlsmom
    skippygirlsmom Posts: 4,433 Member
    @katharmonic that is tall for a woman. It's funny I'm like 5'5.5 or 6" and I'm taller than pretty much all my friends.
    @teresa502 I like your picture! I always look like I'm going to die right there ha ha
    @sarahthes I have the same problem when I put something over my mouth/face my glasses fog up. Someone told me to buy antifog stuff that divers use. I find if I have my nose out it doesn't happen as much.

  • girlinahat
    girlinahat Posts: 2,956 Member
    RunsOnEspresso wrote: »
    1 hour and 11 minutes of hell tonight aka plyo. 4 rounds. Each round ended with 20 burpee box jumps. I had to go to 12" in round 3 when I biffed it at 14".

    what the torture-on-earth is a burpee box jump? Please don't ever let anyone near me find out about those.

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