November 2017 Running Challenge
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Hi I am a novice in running and I am setting up my goal - 50km for December.7
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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*!
11/17 - Rest day.
11/18 - 3.4 miles on treadmill. Then upper body weights / abs.
11/19 - 5 windy miles.
11/20 - Woke up with some crazy pain in my right hip / glute. Not sure if I pulled something or what. Took some anti-inflammatory medicine. Hope I just need to rest / stretch.
11/21 - 5 miles @ 45° F! Way warm for November. Apparently hip issue was weird DOMS from yardwork. It was good this morning.
11/22 - 3.4 miles on treadmill. Then upper body weights / abs.
11/23 - 5 miles. Turkey Trot with two of my kids, two nieces and SIL. The weather was gorgeous and it was fun!
11/24 - Rest day.
11/25 - Too much pie!
11/26 - 5 miles.
11/27 - 5 miles.
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4 miles at the track this morning (plus half mile there and back). We did 1000 repeats. Had to cut the last one short due to getting back to our cars to head to showers/work or in my case both. We have three facilities here at work with gyms that have showers. The one that I use is just across the parking lot from the building where I work so it's much more convenient for me to get ready there than driving back home. Takes a bit of organization getting clothing together the night before, but it works!
Congratulations to everyone who ran Thanksgiving races or their own personal races this past weekend. I loved hearing all the results!
I need 10 miles to get my November goal in. I think I can, I think I can....4 -
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11/1 = 10 miles
11/2 = strength training
11/3 = 5 miles
11/4 = 19 miles
11/5 = rest day
11/6 = 4.5 miles and strength training
11/7 = 8.5 miles
11/8 = rest day
11/9 = 6 miles
11/10 = Vinyasa yoga class
11/11 = 13 miles (New Braunfels Half)
11/12 = 6 miles
11/13 = Kettlebell strength training
11/14 = 6 miles
11/15 = 8.5 miles
11/16 = Strength training
11/17 = 6 miles
11/18 = rest day
11/19 = 20.5 miles
11/20 = 3 miles dreadmill and strength training
11/21 = Vinyasa yoga class
11/22 = 8.5 miles
11/23 = 5 miles (Georgetown Turkey Trot)
11/24 = 5 miles
11/25 = rest day
11/26 = 11.5 miles
11/27 = Kettlebell strength training
I forgot about this taper thing. Not going to make my goal miles for the month. Oh well.
146/175 (November goal miles)
Upcoming Races:
12/10 = BCS Marathon
1/6/18 = River Road Run Half Marathon
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Just in time for the new year!
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If you need a journal, or the Compete journal, or a cool shirt/coffee mug or a gift for the female runner in your life.1 -
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Might be a Cyber Monday only deal, not sure, but if you were thinking about getting one, this would be a great time!
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Welp, two weeks in and I'm not impressed with my lack of meeting my goal! I don't want to be one of those folks who joins the challenge but doesn't really take part, so here's what I did, even though I'm coming up short:
11/13: 5 miles (treadmill, ugh)
11/15: chickened out about running in the dark alone (but am taking the advice to find a running group )
11/18: 5 miles
11/20: had plans to run, but got engaged instead. I'm ok with this one.
11/23: 4.7 miles (road race with 15000 runners in CT!)
11/25: 3 miles
Total: 17.7 miles. Goal was to do 15 miles a week, and I plan to hit that this week! I already talked my fiancée into running with me tonight, and am joining a run group tomorrow night.
I hope those that celebrate had a wonderful Thanksgiving!10 -
@eire228 Congrats on the engagement!
FYI FlipBelts are 50% off today. Unfortunately that makes the classic $14.50 and you need to spend $15 to get free shipping. LOL I hate paying shipping...... My current FlipBelt is snug but I'm gonna wait it out and hope I finally lose a little weight.
I'm back at work after 10 days off. I didn't accomplish much while off. The first five days I took naps. LOL
I'll get my last few miles today and tomorrow then I'm off Wed/Thurs. Unless my Thurs plans get cancelled, then I would be tempted to run 2 more miles Thurs because it's bugging me that I'll have 48 miles for the month - so close to 50. Ha.
Need to think about December goal. I'm really busy next week and kinda looking for to a few extra days off so I'll take that into consideration.
@dominikvojsovic Welcome to the group 6 -
Welp, two weeks in and I'm not impressed with my lack of meeting my goal! I don't want to be one of those folks who joins the challenge but doesn't really take part, so here's what I did, even though I'm coming up short:
11/13: 5 miles (treadmill, ugh)
11/15: chickened out about running in the dark alone (but am taking the advice to find a running group )
11/18: 5 miles
11/20: had plans to run, but got engaged instead. I'm ok with this one.
11/23: 4.7 miles (road race with 15000 runners in CT!)
11/25: 3 miles
Total: 17.7 miles. Goal was to do 15 miles a week, and I plan to hit that this week! I already talked my fiancée into running with me tonight, and am joining a run group tomorrow night.
I hope those that celebrate had a wonderful Thanksgiving!
Bah, you got engaged! CONGRATS!!! That is well worth missing your goal for. Tell you what, take a 10 mile mulligan for that one.
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So far according to sports tracker I have run 87 K and cross country skied 14,6 which I divide by 2, so I am at 94 K. My goal was 100 K for this month so I'll need to do 1 more run before Friday. I have enjoyed the running more and more, but he feeling after this mornings cross country skiing was just amazing. I am happy I was not stopped by the police on my way home, I was feeling so high.
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I have on my scheduled for Wednesday so I'll probably do 3 tomorrow and 2 on Thursday. I'm doing the RW streak so it will all work out!PastorVincent wrote: »
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PastorVincent wrote: »Bah, you got engaged! CONGRATS!!! That is well worth missing your goal for. Tell you what, take a 10 mile mulligan for that one.
Haha thank you!
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Didn't run yet today - Skip and I are doing the Galaxy of Lights 5K tonight. I just love their shirts, honestly, they are long sleeved tech shirts that wash great, they never change the design just the color, we have had blue, red, ugly green and now they are black, which I'm totally loving. I'll have to post a picture of it later.
@amymoreorless Thinsox Glutestrain – sounds about right ha ha
@NikolaosKey I missed your PR, sorry it wasn’t as fast as you hoped, but that is an awesome time and a great PR. Congrats.
@katharmonic a friend of mine did the Key West HM last year and LOVED it.
@JessicaMcB sorry to hear about your cougar issue. You could have simply told him that you are very skinny and don’t taste good so he should wait for some fat hunter to come by instead. 81 is awesome to say the least, congrats on that!
@kevaasen great time on the HM
Thanks @7lenny7 she was laughing and said take that awful ACT score ha ha I hear Guinness pretty much cures anything. I love that Kody runs that far just wow! Oh yeah you too
@Orphia every year I say I’m going to go out there and just have fun running it and enjoy it, every year I don’t do that. It really is a fun night though and it’s supposed to be in the 50s tonight.
@Eire228 how exciting – congrats! But you’ll need to explain that there will be no more interfering with your running schedule ;-)
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Date Miles today - Miles for November
11/1 5 miles - 5
11/2 8 miles - 13
11/3 REST DAY
11/4 11.5 miles - 24.5
11/5 REST DAY
11/6 Lightening (no running)
11/7 8 miles - 32.5
11/8 4.75 miles - 37.25
11/9 8 miles - 45.25
11/10 REST DAY
11/11 14 miles -59.25
11/12 REST DAY
11/13 7 miles - 66.25
11/14 10 miles - 76.25
11/15 5 miles - 81.25
11/16 10 miles - 91.25
11/17 4 miles - 95.25
11/18 12 miles - 107.25
11/19 REST DAY
11/20 8 miles - 115.25
11/21 10 miles - 125.25
11/22 4.5 miles - 129.75
11/23 10 miles - 139.75
11/24 4.5 miles - 144.25
11/25 12 miles - 156.25
11/26 REST DAY
11/27 8 miles - 164.25
Elkmont Hound Dog Half (unofficial) - 1/21 << 1:46:48 2 OA
Elkmont Hound Dog Half (rescheduled) - 2/18 << 1:41:04 1 in AG & 24 OA
Kentucky Derby Festival Marathon - 4/29 << 4:09:59
Upcoming races:
Oak Barrel Half Marathon - 4/7/18
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I'd be Pacey Honeystinger 1
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@skippygirlsmom -Has Skip gone to fastweb.com looking for scholarships? There are tons of them on there. Lots are small beans (like $1000 one time, etc). Some of those require the applicant to write an essay, but those are the ones that have very few applicants, so she'd be more likely to win it. I know a lot of people that have had luck applying for the essay-required ones.
I did another 3.1 today. Took off Saturday and Sunday after my race because my right shin was a little sore. It's feeling better today, so I got back out there. The 5K only took me 25:09 today (why can I never do that on race day??). Probably because I mega pigged out on carbs last night... LOL
I also bought some new running shoes on Friday. The race I ran was put on by the local Fleet Feet store, so they were offering $5 off a purchase if you brought in your race bib--Friday only. Plus I had a $15 reward to use before the end of the month, so I splurged and bought myself a pair of Brooks Ghost 10. Loving them so far. Very different from my Altra Torins (last two pairs I've owned were the Torin 2.0 and 2.5)!5 -
November 1 - 16.5 km run / strength training
November 2 - rest day
November 3 - 16.5 km run
November 4 - Strength training
November 5 - 5 km club/14 km run
November 6 - 19 km run
November 7 - 21 km run
November 8 - Strength training
November 9 - 16.5 km run
November 10 - 21.5 km run
November 28 - 16 km run
146 km completed - goal- 350 km
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