November 2017 Running Challenge

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  • PastorVincent
    PastorVincent Posts: 6,668 Member
    @NikolaosKey Congrats on the PR! Sorry you did not hit your goal, but a new PR still shows great improvement!
  • weat0043
    weat0043 Posts: 172 Member
    Nov. 26 - 2km + 4.3km walk to work and run after work.
    MTD - 66.8km/80km
  • Elise4270
    Elise4270 Posts: 8,375 Member
    1---3.23
    2--PT
    3---4.34
    7---PT
    9---PT
    10---3.33
    13---3.47
    17---3.40
    19---6.29
    23---3.49
    24---1.02 TM
    25---2.01
    26---3.14 unintentional pi walk :smiley:

    33.72/65 miles

    Upcoming races:
    Dec 2- POOP trail run, 5.5 miles Norman OK
    Jan 27 Running the Rose. Tyler Tx. 11mi or 7k

    Pre-op PR's
    1 mile 8:27  5k 24:42. 10k 1:00.52.  HM 2:17.28
    Post-op Training PB's
    1 mile 9.25  5k 33:46 10k 1:09:46
  • kgirlhart
    kgirlhart Posts: 5,172 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)
    11/15: 4 miles
    11/16: 3.1 miles
    11/19: 8.5 miles
    11/21: 4.1 miles
    11/22: 4.1 miles
    11/23: 4.1 miles
    11/26: 7.5 miles


    67.8/70 miles

    I had a great holiday. Both my kids came in with their SOs. We had a great time. After my son and his girlfriend left this morning I went for my usual Sunday run. I only went 7.5 miles today, but it was good. The weather was great. I was a little tired, but I
    managed to have a decent (for me) pace. It was really good just to get back to my routine. Sounds like there was lots of great racing and running the last few days.


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  • 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
    11/16- REST
    11/17- 4.4
    11/18- 7.3
    11/19- 7.2
    11/20- REST
    11/21- 7.3
    11/22- 4.6
    11/23- 6.4
    11/24- REST
    11/25- 7.4
    11/26- 10.6

    Total: 104.5

    Today's notes- After yesterday's harder than I thought it would be, speed session, today's 2 hour run was pretty rough. Went to the State Park, because my primary location was closed, a fact I discovered only after getting there! I hit the trails hoping to get in like 10 miles, 12min/mile average, something that wouldn't be hard on the relatively flat XC trails, but I was just thrashed today, and it was a lot harder than I would have liked.

    I ended up with 10.6 miles for an average pace of 11:17 and total elevation of 717.... Like I said, pretty flat. Overall, I'm not too disappointed though, since my average pace was decently faster than my goal pace. Just wasn't feeling it today and hoping that some of it was just the travel on Wednesday and the 3 days of family fun this weekend that contributed to the difficulty.

    Hope everyone had a Runderful day!

    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/
  • PastorVincent
    PastorVincent Posts: 6,668 Member
    11/01 - 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
    11/15 - Strenght + 7 miles
    11/16 - Sick day
    11/17 - 10 miles @ 9:06
    11/18 - rest
    11/19 - Snowy 11 miles
    11/23 - Turkey Trot + 5 miler - Aka The Double Gobbler
    11/24 - 9 Lazy Miles
    11/25 - 12 miles @ 9:26
    11/26 - 11 miles @ 9:58

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

    Official Marathon PR: 4:11:28

    Next Races (more as I find them):

    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)

    Today was colder, upper 30s when I started but sunny so I headed down toward the steeper hills. At once place there is a 20% grade (as reported by Strava -all I know it is a challenge to run up at any kind of real pace). Came in at 11 miles cause my bare hands were not doing well as the sun set. So bunch more steep hill work, but slower (9:58) pace. Total elevation is not as much as it could have been, did not do all the hills, just the worst ones. :)
  • RunsOnEspresso
    RunsOnEspresso Posts: 3,218 Member
    11/4 2.35
    11/5 3.0
    11/13 2.5
    11/23 2.6
    11/26 3.2

    Total 13.65/20

    With only a few days to go, probably gonna fall short of my goal again. But I've decided to do a 10K in January so I have my next 7 weeks planned. Debating a 7k trail race in December. I feel like racing again and want to do them all. LOL

    We had a record high of 89 degrees today. I'm tired of record highs...
  • PastorVincent
    PastorVincent Posts: 6,668 Member
    JessicaMcB wrote: »
    Only got 131k in

    "Only got 131k" - 81 miles? Dang, you are impressive. I do not hit that in a WEEK never mind in a single run. Now, if that cougar of yours was chasing me, I might be able to pull that off (assuming, of course, it was lame or something otherwise it would run me down very quickly) :lol:

    Sorry, you did not make your target. :(


  • JessicaMcB
    JessicaMcB Posts: 1,503 Member
    PastorVincent wrote: »
    JessicaMcB wrote: »
    Only got 131k in

    "Only got 131k" - 81 miles? Dang, you are impressive. I do not hit that in a WEEK never mind in a single run. Now, if that cougar of yours was chasing me, I might be able to pull that off (assuming, of course, it was lame or something otherwise it would run me down very quickly) :lol:

    Sorry, you did not make your target. :(


    Thanks @PastorVincent , sucked hard knowing I wouldn't get to attempt 100 again until 2018 now. But not parenting from a big cat's large intestine took priority it seems- Ben has a business trip all week after all :D
  • PastorVincent
    PastorVincent Posts: 6,668 Member
    JessicaMcB wrote: »
    PastorVincent wrote: »
    JessicaMcB wrote: »
    Only got 131k in

    "Only got 131k" - 81 miles? Dang, you are impressive. I do not hit that in a WEEK never mind in a single run. Now, if that cougar of yours was chasing me, I might be able to pull that off (assuming, of course, it was lame or something otherwise it would run me down very quickly) :lol:

    Sorry, you did not make your target. :(


    Thanks @PastorVincent , sucked hard knowing I wouldn't get to attempt 100 again until 2018 now. But not parenting from a big cat's large intestine took priority it seems- Ben has a business trip all week after all :D

    Yeah, I imagine your mom voice would be a bit muffled in there! :lol:
  • MNLittleFinn
    MNLittleFinn Posts: 4,271 Member
    @JessicaMcB you know my views on your run. Just keep that in mind. Some of us look up to you.
  • WandaVaughn
    WandaVaughn Posts: 420 Member
    *embarrassed face*

    Does walking count? I was sore this morning, so I got out and cleared the perimeter of our property and walked it. (needs a last mow) Walked 1.85 miles. Our woods are nice. Wonder if I could set up something for trail runs? Hmm....
  • 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
    11/15 5.21
    11/16 2.10
    11/17 snorkel 4 hours
    11/18 6.32
    11/19 2.32
    11/20 5.14
    11/21 4.35
    11/22 3.15
    11/23 6.33
    11/24 2.16
    11/25 4.15
    11/26 3.12

    Total: 94.45



    Ticker is my goal for 2017 and progress to date:

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    Upcoming races:
    Phoenix Women's 10k 1/28/18
  • 7lenny7
    7lenny7 Posts: 3,498 Member
    edited November 2017
    Damn, @JessicaMcB that's still an amazing run! Was this a solo run or with a race? I'm not experienced with cougars but I can't help but think you made the right choice by bailing out.

    One of these days i want to work up to do a solo 24Hr trail run. There are a few 24Hr runs around here but they're on dates I'll never make because they conflict with higher priorities (hunting and sailing).

    @skippygirlsmom good news on the scholarship!

    That charity miles app came up on this list about 2.5 years ago. I installed it, found it to be a battery hog, and deleted it. Hopefully its better by now but my phone battery is so crappy I don't dare install anything I don't absolutely need or want.

    @juliet3455 sorry to hear about the SADs. Hopefully that light will work for you.

    @sarahthes the picture I have in my mind of you helping to fix the dryer, then leaving your husband to put it back together so you can run makes me laugh!

    @shanaber glad to see you checking in! With no real training for your HM you can focus on just having a great time and let your finish time fall where it may.

    @katharmonic that Key West HM sounds great! Driving down to the end of the Keys has been on my bucket list. It didn't occur to me to do add a race to the trip.
  • JessicaMcB
    JessicaMcB Posts: 1,503 Member
    Solo @7lenny7 , I won't officially race again until I hit Gord's in February. My goals are very exact in the 2018 season so I'm going to have to actually be careful with my races this year :#
  • juliet3455
    juliet3455 Posts: 3,015 Member
    edited November 2017
    @JessicaMcB just did more in one day than I have managed in the last two months. Awesome and Mega Kudo's, even though you didn't reach your 100mile goal its still amazing. Look out Barkley here come *J*.
    Blizzard blew in this morning - 6-8 in of fresh snow. Shoveling instead of running.

    Unfortunately that probably means we have officially lost most of our bush trails until April.
    Our riverside trail is a skating rink from the freezing rain last week so now with a layer of snow it promises to be *kitten*.

    @7lenny7 Kody always looks like he's saying " enough rest lets get moving" one happy hound
  • Orphia
    Orphia Posts: 7,097 Member
    @NikolaosKey Fantastic new PB!

    @skippygirlsmom "Galaxy of Lights at the botanical gardens" 5K sounds so lovely!

    @fithealthygirl Wow, yay for being able to achieve your stretch mileage goal!

    @MNLittleFinn Did I miss you registering for Zumbro?!

    @JessicaMcB So sorry about your 100 miler being thwarted by a cougar yesterday. My HM yesterday being thwarted by 2 friendly stray dogs seems hilarious in comparison. :smile:

    @7lenny7 "Rest" is a 4-letter word.
  • AmyOutOfControl
    AmyOutOfControl Posts: 1,425 Member
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    Just call me Laces Steppinstrong ;)
  • Ryokat
    Ryokat Posts: 168 Member
    November 1 — 4.16 miles
    November 3 — 4.1 miles
    November 5 — 9.22 miles
    November 7 — 4.11 miles
    November 9 — 4.1 miles
    November 11 — 4.1 miles
    November 13 — 10.55 miles
    November 15 — 4.11 miles
    November 17 — 4.15 miles
    November 19 — 8.81 miles
    November 21 — 4.1 miles
    November 23 — 4.11 miles
    November 26 — 9.11 miles

    November total — 75.73/75 miles

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  • hjeppley
    hjeppley Posts: 230 Member
    Congrats to @JessicaMcB despite the cougar! One day. One day. Gotta get back to 50K first.

    Today is a water walking and PT day for me after the long run yesterday. A couple of interesting things to report. I have decided to go back to attempting to fully restore my glycogen stores, so I made a real effort to take in recovery carbs yesterday. The other thing I did was to wear a pair of wool tights all day after my long run. I think those two things really made a difference in my recovery. Even though I was not feeling good at all yesterday before or right after my long run, I feel considerably better this morning. The bonus is that even though I gained 3 pounds of water (which I believe), I also seem to have lost 4 lbs of fat over the long weekend (I am guessing this is some kind of weird scale inaccuracy though)! Someday I am going to get a real DEXA scan... @amymoreorless Just call me Shuffles Carboloadski (seems particularly appropriate this week!).
  • rheddmobile
    rheddmobile Posts: 6,840 Member
    @JessicaMcB Wow! That's still a lot of miles. And you gotta admit, as far as reasons for cutting a run short are concerned, cougars are at the top of the cool list. It's a privilege to live where you gotta worry about cougars, the large predators where I run are mostly two legged!

    I'm up at Ohmygosh-itsstilldark-thirty getting ready to run, trying to swap my body clock in time for Saturday's race. My husband and I both work long distance and mostly work nights and run evenings, and our last 5k (which was mostly walking, since we weren't yet able to run that far) was painful due to being in the middle of our sleep cycle. I figure in order to get up, eat breakfast, get dressed, run around like chickens with our heads cut off being disorganized, drive an hour to get downtown, find parking in the middle of an influx of 25k people, and figure out where our corral is, I need to get up at approximately elumpteen hours before starting time. Better to suffer through the jet lag a few days before the actual race.
  • cburke8909
    cburke8909 Posts: 990 Member
    5 miles slow this am.

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