November 2017 Running Challenge

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  • MobyCarp
    MobyCarp Posts: 2,927 Member
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    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
    11/15 – 6.89 group run

    November running total to date – 80.73

    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 – The group run was renamed. It used to be the Medved Hot Chocolate Run, because it's organized by and starts from the Medved running store. Now it's called the Cocoa Joggers Club, a brain storm of one of the Medved marketing types. Same run, I can live with whatever the name is.

    This evening the temp was in the low 40s, but minimal wind and no significant precipitation (a few intermittent flurries). The route was an out and back mostly on the Erie Canal Path. I can't get lost on this route, so I felt free to run at a natural pace regardless of what pace the leaders held. After a half mile or so, I realized the usual speed demons were treating me as a pace leader. That's okay.

    There were multiple designated turn around points for picking your distance. The far point was advertised as a 6 mile distance. About 2.9 miles into the run, I told the folks with me that would be farther than 6. Then I told them when my watch ticked over 3 miles, and most of them turned around. One hardy soul kept running with me, and we had a nice conversation. I was trying to run easy, he was treating it as a tempo run. At one point, I told him I needed to let him drop me; after that, he let me slow him down several times. Took an alternate route back after the Canal Path, to avoid the traffic on Monroe Avenue. Ended up with 6.89 miles, and skipped the traditional OCD parking lot circle to get 7 miles because I felt my recovering ankle. It wasn't bad, and I didn't want it to get bad.

    Stretched, had my hot chocolate, and came home. Iced down the ankle, and it feels perfectly normal now. This is the tricky part of recovery, because most of the time I feel totally healthy; but if I do something stupid, I can still re-injure myself. Playing it by ear and trying to stay get totally healthy.

    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)

  • MobyCarp
    MobyCarp Posts: 2,927 Member
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    @garygse - Ouch! I've had stress fractures in the foot, but it sounds like the leg takes longer to heal. I think I would have gone nuts if I couldn't still do upper body stuff. Pull ups were totally normal, other than having to be careful about how I landed when I finished a set; but practically everything else required at least a little adaptation.
  • Eire228
    Eire228 Posts: 238 Member
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    Wow, you all are great! Seeing your runs is very motivational. :)

    I ended up skipping my outdoor run tonight. :( I'll be honest, it's not just the bears that make me nervous running in the dark alone. It's everything! Basically what I'm saying is, I'm 33 and afraid of the dark. Ha :)

    But a woman was attacked while running in broad daylight not too long ago in my old neighborhood, and it has me freaked out a bit. I'm trying to find a running group or even one running partner in the area, but no luck yet. I'm quite sure I would be fine running on my own, and I've done it before. And as I said, the woman attacked in my old neighborhood was attacked during the day, so why I'm more afraid at night, I'm not sure.

    I just need to suck it up and get out there! I really don't want to lose the momentum I have. I ran 8 miles two weekends ago and I want to be able to keep that up. :)
  • PastorVincent
    PastorVincent Posts: 6,668 Member
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    @garygse Boo!!! :(
  • PastorVincent
    PastorVincent Posts: 6,668 Member
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    @Eire228 - you can always go back to the dreadmill. :)
  • girlinahat
    girlinahat Posts: 2,956 Member
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    @garygse that sucks. I’ve been listening to a load of podcasts recently which talk about ‘pool running’ as rehab. Maybe look into it?
  • Dazzler21
    Dazzler21 Posts: 1,249 Member
    edited November 2017
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    I have so far completed 61.5 miles since November 1st.

    1st - 3.1 Completed
    2nd - 1.0 Completed
    3rd - 5.0 Completed
    4th - 14.1 Completed
    5th - 1.5 Completed
    6th - 1.1 Completed
    7th - 3.3 Completed
    8th - 1.5 Completed
    9th - 3.0 Completed
    10th - 1.5 Planned 5 Completed
    11th - 1.5 Planned 1 Completed (bit of a niggle)
    12th - 16 Planned 16.3 Completed
    13th - 1.5 Planned 1 Completed (bit of a niggle)
    14th - 5 Planned 1.5 Completed (still there)
    15th - 3 Planned 3.1 Completed (niggle still can be felt)
    16th - 5 Planned - Will do today at a gentle pace
    17th - 1.5 Planned
    18th - 12 Planned
    19th - 1.5 Planned
    20th - 1.5 Planned
    21st - 3 Planned
    22nd - 3 Planned
    23rd - 1.5 Planned
    24th - 2 Planned
    25th - 1 Planned
    26th - 26.2 No choice. Firenze Marathon
    27th - 1 Planned
    28th - 1 Planned
    29th - 1 Planned
    30th - 1 Planned

    Today will take this to 66.5/123.7 (adjusted total - taking into account any missed mileage)
  • Dazzler21
    Dazzler21 Posts: 1,249 Member
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    JessicaMcB wrote: »
    @seanevan10 you are so sweet <3 . If you are ever in Alberta and want to suffer for several hours drop me a line- I'll find a way to rope @juliet3455 into it ;)
    Dazzler21 wrote: »
    "JessicaMcB wrote:
    November 1- 18+8
    November 2- 22
    November 3- 20
    November 4- 42
    November 5- 20
    November 6- 18
    November 7- 18
    November 8- 19
    November 9- 18
    November 10- 28

    231/500km
    That's a fuch ton of running.

    Lol I mean it's still short of what my distance spread was in September :D . I was hoping to be at 255 by the 10th so I'm behind in reality (I worked out that if I hit 700k in November and 700k in December my annual km count will land a hair over 5000...yes I'm shooting for it on the DL, shhhhhhh!!! lol).

    What time are you hoping to run at Firenze @Dazzler21? I feel your photos are bound to blow the group away!

    I'm not particularly fast but expecting somewhere between 3:30 and 3:40. Sub 3:30 would be the stuff dreams are made of.
  • katharmonic
    katharmonic Posts: 5,720 Member
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    girlinahat wrote: »
    @garygse that sucks. I’ve been listening to a load of podcasts recently which talk about ‘pool running’ as rehab. Maybe look into it?

    That's a great suggestion. Our YMCA has a big hydro running program that is really geared to injury recovery. I know several runners who have gone through long recoveries and kept up their fitness that way.
  • greenolivetree
    greenolivetree Posts: 1,282 Member
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    Confession: I am forevermore confusing @katharmonic and @ddmom0811 :/ And I just realized you are both posed the same in your profile pics and both wearing red. Somebody needs to change their pic and help me out :D
  • JessicaMcB
    JessicaMcB Posts: 1,503 Member
    edited November 2017
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    Sorry to hear you are benched @garygse :( . Hang in there!

    Good run today, only -20 with the wind! Got home and made the mistake of taking off my socks in front of Ben. Will he leave me over my gross feet? Stayed tuned :D !
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    November 1- 18+8
    November 2- 22
    November 3- 20
    November 4- 42
    November 5- 20
    November 6- 18
    November 7- 18
    November 8- 19
    November 9- 18
    November 10- 28+6
    November 11- 38
    November 12- 20
    November 13- Off
    November 14- 19
    November 15- 19
    November 16- 24

    357/500km

    2018 Races
    *Gord's Frozen A** 50K, February 18
    *JAJA Trail Marathon, April 1
    *Red Deer Marathon, May 20
    *Cactus Coulee Crawl 30km, TBA June
    ??? Sinister 7 100 Mile, TBA July
    *Run in the Buff 120km TBA August
    *Lost Souls 100 Mile September 7
  • seanevan10
    seanevan10 Posts: 385 Member
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    garygse wrote: »
    Welp, not gonna be meeting my goal this month; doctor ordered at least a month of no weight-bearing exercise on my leg. He'll reassess again after that, but with the suspicion being a stress fracture, I see that changing into 3-4 months of no running. Yay me.

    I guess it's time to start getting serious with the upper body workouts, and spending some quality time with the elliptical.

    So sorry to hear this!!! I hope you can be distracted, and at least it's the cold months you will be out. I mean "cold" for Texas.
  • karllundy
    karllundy Posts: 1,490 Member
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    11/1 - Started month with unplanned rest day. Damn I hate colds!
    11/2 - 5 miles on a perfect morning to run (43° F and little wind)
    11/3 - Unplanned rest day...can't shake this stupid virus!
    11/4 - 5.1 miles.
    11/5 - Planned rest day / church, etc.
    11/6 - 5.1 miles. A bit chilly for November...wind chill was 19° F.
    11/7 - 5 miles. A little warmer today.
    11/8 - Overslept and didn't have time to run :-(
    11/9 - 5 miles. Wind was brutal.
    11/10 - 3.4 miles on treadmill, then upper body weights.
    11/11 - 4.7 miles.
    11/12 - Rest day.
    11/13 - 4.5 miles.
    11/14 - 5 miles. Warm enough to run in shorts!!
    11/15 - 5.1 miles. Again, shorts and a long-sleeve shirt! It was almost 50° F!
    11/16 - 5 miles on treadmill / Trek class, then upper body weights. Trek class kicked my *kitten*!

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  • katharmonic
    katharmonic Posts: 5,720 Member
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    greenolivetree wrote: »
    Confession: I am forevermore confusing @katharmonic and @ddmom0811 :/ And I just realized you are both posed the same in your profile pics and both wearing red. Somebody needs to change their pic and help me out :D

    LOL. We do have similar poses going on in our profile pics. I'll work on that for you. :)

    Date :::: Miles :::: Cumulative
    11/01/17 :::: 0.0 :::: 0.0
    11/02/17 :::: 2.7 :::: 2.7
    11/03/17 :::: 4.3 :::: 7.0
    11/04/17 :::: 7.6 :::: 14.6
    11/05/17 :::: 3.2 :::: 17.7
    11/06/17 :::: 3.0 :::: 20.7
    11/07/17 :::: 3.5 :::: 24.3
    11/08/17 :::: 0.0 :::: 24.3
    11/09/17 :::: 3.0 :::: 27.3
    11/10/17 :::: 0.0 :::: 27.3
    11/11/17 :::: 0.0 :::: 27.3
    11/12/17 :::: 13.2 :::: 40.5
    11/13/17 :::: 0.0 :::: 40.5
    11/14/17 :::: 0.0 :::: 40.5
    11/15/17 :::: 2.5 :::: 43.0
    11/16/17 :::: 2.6 :::: 45.6

    A rare weekday morning run for me, but the weather is so nice I wanted to take advantage and get a short run in outside.

    And the real reason I ran this morning is I am so lazy about not wanting to shower multiple times - I really needed to shower and wash my hair this morning and thought I might as well run first, because if I put off the run until later I don't want to shower again. I used to wash my hair every single day regardless and now I try to get away with as few as possible times per week.

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