November 2018 Monthly Running Challenge
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2---2.24 intervals
3---5.24 walk with DD
4---5.49 walk with DD
6---2.29 intervals
Oi. I dun know what happened 'ere.
11---2.0 TM
17.3/65
Upcoming Maybe Races
December 1st Dinosaur Valley Endurance Run. 5 Mile Glen Rose TX
January 5 BIRR Ultra relay. 50k. Hawaii. For @KeepRunningFatboy
March 31, 2019 A2A Undecided distance. Ardmore OK
April 28, 2019 OKC Memorial Marathon (half)4 -
No running today but I've been doing some upper body strength training with dumbbells and some core & glute work. This will help when I get back to running in 67 days.9
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November 1 - 11 km run
November 2 - 18 km run
November 3 - 14 km run
November 5 - 5 km club run
November 7 - 21 km run
November 8 - 22 km run
November 9 - 14 km run
November 10 km rest day
November 11 - 5 km club run
November 12 - 14 km run
Total distance 124 km - goal 300 km.
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Well done @Orphia! and 7 km after your race? wow!
@PastorVincent Mordor Marathon?
Today I'll do the arm crank erg for 20 minutes or so. Not sure if I will run or not. I may try a little on the deadmill and see how I feel.
(Of course, that is exactly what they ended up doing...)2 -
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quilteryoyo wrote: »@Elise4270 No pasta! Oh no! That is one of my favorite foods.
I have tried just about every "diet" out there. The low carb ones were the most effective in weight loss for me, but I couldn't maintain eating that way forever. So, I now just have everything in moderation (most of the time LOL).
Moderation in moderation.. Love it!quilteryoyo wrote: »@Elise4270 No pasta! Oh no! That is one of my favorite foods.
I have tried just about every "diet" out there. The low carb ones were the most effective in weight loss for me, but I couldn't maintain eating that way forever. So, I now just have everything in moderation (most of the time LOL).
Moderation in moderation.. Love it!
In college, we used to say "Everything in moderation, especially moderation."
That was a time with a younger more resilient body and less wisdom of course.
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eleanorhawkins wrote: »This morning, while my husband and daughter snored, I got up at 7am and went out to set myself a new distance PR of 13km. Might not seem a lot to those who run fast or are used to long distances, but at my pace that took me 1:39:12 (including 9 one minute walk breaks) and 7 jelly babies.
I don't think I'm going to ever get round to trying the gels I bought to try, I'm worried they'll upset my stomach and I'll have nowhere to go, plus the jelly babies seem to work well and taste good enough to seem like prizes (little voice: "c'mon keep running, you get a jelly baby at the end of this kilometre").
Bull. You set a PR, THAT is impressive. It does not matter what that PR is, it could be 5 mins of nonstop running or 100 miles. A PR is still a PR. Well done!
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11/1 - 0 km
11/2 - 12 miles
11/3 - 0 km
11/4 - 13.1 km
11/5 - 0km
11/6 - 8.5 miles
11/7 - 12 miles
11/8 - 10 miles
11/9 - Escape Room - 0km
11/10 - 1 hr @ 6.5 mph 3% grade
11/11 - 11 miles.
Upcoming Races:
Harvest 10 Miler - November 2018
Steel Challange 5k - May 2019
Pittsburgh Marathon - May 2019
Glacier Ridge 50k Trail Race - May 2019
--More as I find them - need to find a nice trail race
2021 - Disney World Dopey! (if can raise funds)
2019 GOAL: Knock a full hour off my 50k time at Glacier Ridge.2 -
UGH!
So we had lunch after church, which I forgot about. Normally I pack a lunch cause potluck + gluten intolerance is never a good mixture. Well, my wife at least made GF brownies so I snagged a... well let's just say "more than one" - but then, of course, I am playing with fire cause gotta worry about the blood sugar spike too. Yay!
I find an excuse and bail for home. Put some of my FAMOUS KETCHUP LOVING all-beef hot dogs on to get protein in me and then I notice the weather. 45 and SUNNY. Not a lot of time for a run, so I pull the hot dogs early (they are precooked anyways) wolf them down (skipping ketchup for time, was really pressed) and head out. Managed 11 miles. Was hoping for another HM, try to do at least a couple a week, but gotta obey the all mighty clock!
Well, my top apparently got bunched up under my Wunjo hydration vest and rubbed the whole time and I did not notice till I got home and caught my back in the mirror. Red welt a good 4 inches in width (no, did not take pictures, sheesh). Ever try to take a shower and NOT get your back wet and still try to wash shoulder length hair? Yeah, good luck with that. Good thing I am stubborn and have a high pain tolerance.
Oh, and we have a salt-based water softener... so yeah... water is a bit salty in the raw wound.10 -
AlphaHowls wrote: »I raise elephant ears (plants) hundreds of them. Two times a year they are 'herded' either inside or outside, according to the weather. As they do not like the cold temperatures, I now have them in their winter pen (basement).
So, that is really cool, but may I ask why you have "hundreds of them"? Some medicinal thing or you just love them that much? Something else?
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PastorVincent wrote: »UGH!
So we had lunch after church, which I forgot about. Normally I pack a lunch cause potluck + gluten intolerance is never a good mixture. Well, my wife at least made GF brownies so I snagged a... well let's just say "more than one" - but then, of course, I am playing with fire cause gotta worry about the blood sugar spike too. Yay!
I find an excuse and bail for home. Put some of my FAMOUS KETCHUP LOVING all-beef hot dogs on to get protein in me and then I notice the weather. 45 and SUNNY. Not a lot of time for a run, so I pull the hot dogs early (they are precooked anyways) wolf them down (skipping ketchup for time, was really pressed) and head out. Managed 11 miles. Was hoping for another HM, try to do at least a couple a week, but gotta obey the all mighty clock!
Well, my top apparently got bunched up under my Wunjo hydration vest and rubbed the whole time and I did not notice till I got home and caught my back in the mirror. Red welt a good 4 inches in width (no, did not take pictures, sheesh). Ever try to take a shower and NOT get your back wet and still try to wash shoulder length hair? Yeah, good luck with that. Good thing I am stubborn and have a high pain tolerance.
Oh, and we have a salt-based water softener... so yeah... water is a bit salty in the raw wound.
yep laughing at you here too.1 -
PastorVincent wrote: »quilteryoyo wrote: »@Elise4270 No pasta! Oh no! That is one of my favorite foods.
I have tried just about every "diet" out there. The low carb ones were the most effective in weight loss for me, but I couldn't maintain eating that way forever. So, I now just have everything in moderation (most of the time LOL).
Moderation in moderation.. Love it!quilteryoyo wrote: »@Elise4270 No pasta! Oh no! That is one of my favorite foods.
I have tried just about every "diet" out there. The low carb ones were the most effective in weight loss for me, but I couldn't maintain eating that way forever. So, I now just have everything in moderation (most of the time LOL).
Moderation in moderation.. Love it!
In college, we used to say "Everything in moderation, especially moderation."
That was a time with a younger more resilient body and less wisdom of course.
You didn't go to college with Oscar Wilde by chance, did you?3 -
PastorVincent wrote: »quilteryoyo wrote: »@Elise4270 No pasta! Oh no! That is one of my favorite foods.
I have tried just about every "diet" out there. The low carb ones were the most effective in weight loss for me, but I couldn't maintain eating that way forever. So, I now just have everything in moderation (most of the time LOL).
Moderation in moderation.. Love it!quilteryoyo wrote: »@Elise4270 No pasta! Oh no! That is one of my favorite foods.
I have tried just about every "diet" out there. The low carb ones were the most effective in weight loss for me, but I couldn't maintain eating that way forever. So, I now just have everything in moderation (most of the time LOL).
Moderation in moderation.. Love it!
In college, we used to say "Everything in moderation, especially moderation."
That was a time with a younger more resilient body and less wisdom of course.
You didn't go to college with Oscar Wilde by chance, did you?
Slightly before my time...
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PastorVincent wrote: »UGH!
So we had lunch after church, which I forgot about. Normally I pack a lunch cause potluck + gluten intolerance is never a good mixture. Well, my wife at least made GF brownies so I snagged a... well let's just say "more than one" - but then, of course, I am playing with fire cause gotta worry about the blood sugar spike too. Yay!
I find an excuse and bail for home. Put some of my FAMOUS KETCHUP LOVING all-beef hot dogs on to get protein in me and then I notice the weather. 45 and SUNNY. Not a lot of time for a run, so I pull the hot dogs early (they are precooked anyways) wolf them down (skipping ketchup for time, was really pressed) and head out. Managed 11 miles. Was hoping for another HM, try to do at least a couple a week, but gotta obey the all mighty clock!
Well, my top apparently got bunched up under my Wunjo hydration vest and rubbed the whole time and I did not notice till I got home and caught my back in the mirror. Red welt a good 4 inches in width (no, did not take pictures, sheesh). Ever try to take a shower and NOT get your back wet and still try to wash shoulder length hair? Yeah, good luck with that. Good thing I am stubborn and have a high pain tolerance.
Oh, and we have a salt-based water softener... so yeah... water is a bit salty in the raw wound.
yep laughing at you here too.
Yeesh that sounds painful.0 -
PastorVincent wrote: »UGH!
So we had lunch after church, which I forgot about. Normally I pack a lunch cause potluck + gluten intolerance is never a good mixture. Well, my wife at least made GF brownies so I snagged a... well let's just say "more than one" - but then, of course, I am playing with fire cause gotta worry about the blood sugar spike too. Yay!
I find an excuse and bail for home. Put some of my FAMOUS KETCHUP LOVING all-beef hot dogs on to get protein in me and then I notice the weather. 45 and SUNNY. Not a lot of time for a run, so I pull the hot dogs early (they are precooked anyways) wolf them down (skipping ketchup for time, was really pressed) and head out. Managed 11 miles. Was hoping for another HM, try to do at least a couple a week, but gotta obey the all mighty clock!
Well, my top apparently got bunched up under my Wunjo hydration vest and rubbed the whole time and I did not notice till I got home and caught my back in the mirror. Red welt a good 4 inches in width (no, did not take pictures, sheesh). Ever try to take a shower and NOT get your back wet and still try to wash shoulder length hair? Yeah, good luck with that. Good thing I am stubborn and have a high pain tolerance.
Oh, and we have a salt-based water softener... so yeah... water is a bit salty in the raw wound.
yep laughing at you here too.
Yeesh that sounds painful.
Oh, you should try it some time. It does wonders for clearing the mind...
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3.51 miles of recovery after yesterday's disaster run. Kept reminding myself to slow down and work on running form as I tend to hunch forward a little when I run.
Total of 20.43/74 for the month.3 -
Got 6.2 miles in! Had to skip our usual walk afterwards due to time constraints and now my calf is hurting. Fingers crossed that it's just sore and not a problem with the cyst. Icing / compressing just in case.
Sooo tired! In laws are entertaining themselves tomorrow so we can rest!7 -
rheddmobile wrote: »
Got 6.2 miles in! Had to skip our usual walk afterwards due to time constraints and now my calf is hurting. Fingers crossed that it's just sore and not a problem with the cyst. Icing / compressing just in case.
Sooo tired! In laws are entertaining themselves tomorrow so we can rest!
Yay for run. Stink about no walk and glad your in laws are giving you a rest4 -
@eleanorhawkins Well done on your distance PB!! Love it. I like jelly beans on long runs. They keep you amused for a long time. I should try jelly babies too.
Wishing patience and healing to @MobyCarp and @katharmonic and @rheddmobile
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Yesterday our little club had our informal End Of Season Challenge.
7 Peaks 7 Pubs 2018. 9 Started the run 6 Finished.
The temperature was wrong for the event - either needed to be 10 degrees warmer ( no coat would be required ) or 10 colder so you could leave the coat on. Peel a layer for the uphill, put it back on for the downhill and repeat.
The rookie to the group had only planned on doing the first hill so she left us early in the day.
One of our BQ men tapped out at the mid-point of Peak #4 right where the conditions really got tough.
I was the last person to tap out - after 5 Peaks, 26.45km and 846m of elevation.
Meaning I only finished it once in the 3 times I tried.
One other guy started to seize up on #5 but he managed to get enough electrolytes back that his cleared up so he continued and finished.
Peak #1 & 2 Were clear and easy to complete.
Peak #3 ( the shortest climb ) was covered in snow and really beat up the legs since I was Breaking Trail.
Peak #4 ( longest hill = gentle slope ) The bottom 1/2 was packed down by the Dog Walkers, The top half was covered in mixed texture snow, plus there were some tracks which caused unstable footing as some times it was solid and in the next step it would crumble underfoot and risk a rolled ankle. Even though it's not steep it is the longest climb by distance and really destroyed the legs.
Peak #5 Was more walk than run and when descending my quads started to tighten up with the odd spasm as a pre-cursor to cramps so a smart man taps out to prevent injury. Just couldn't stay ahead of the electrolyte curve.
Mobile Aid Stations at km 6/13 and 21/26 on the East of the River and 1 station that you passed twice at the bottom of the west side ski hill, 30/36. I didn't make it that far.
Went to the vehicle drop and drove over to the finish area Coffee Shop to support and cheer in the finishers. Then off to soak in a Hot Tub followed by 7 Pubs with Supper and refreshments. I also tapped out after Pub #5 - more Coffee/Hot Chocolate than drinks for all of us.
A nice day with friends, today I had a few aches, one really odd - some how I irritated the ulnar nerve ( Funny Bone ) and the slightest rub of a shirt or bending the elbow past 90 would cause it to fire = waves of pain. Repetitive Stress injury from the arm swing while running ????
I tried adding some pictures and jpg of strava data but kept getting file load errors. Will try again this week.
11/05 5.00 km- 5.00km - 135.00 km - YTD 904.46km
11/06 7.14 km- 12.14km - 127.86 km
11/07 7.54 km- 19.68km - 120.32 km
11/10 26.44 km- 46.14km - 93.90 km - YTD 945.58km 7 Peaks Challenge
Getting close to my 1000km for the year mark, at least 300km behind last year distance.9 -
@MobyCarp Sorry about your injury, but glad you were able to finish your race. Love the jacket swag! Hope your hamstring feels better this morning.2
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@PastorVincent -ouch - the shower BURNS those injuries!
@MobyCarp - great race report! Hope the hamstring is better soon.
Fun, but busy weekend for me. Had to rest yesterday due to open house at the high school where I teach and needing to get stuff done (including seeing new baby!) This morning I had an awesome 5 mile run. The weather was great and I felt so good. Probably lifting this afternoon.
Getting ready for the Holiday streak! Just a couple weeks away!
11/1 - 4 miles
11/2 - rest day
11/3 - 44 miles cycling + transform app - deload week, arms
11/4 - 3 miles + transform app - deload - legs
11/5 - 4 miles + transform app - deload - back
11/6 - 4 miles + transform app.- deload legs
11/7 - Transform App - Chest, arms
11/8 - Transform App - Glutes and legs
11/9 - Transform App - back/arms
11/10 - 44 miles cycling
11/11 - rest day
11/12 - 5 miles + tbd
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@MobyCarp well done on your race! I hope the hamstring gets better soon.
@rheddmobile I am so glad you got your run in and will have some rest. I hope your calf is ok.
@AlphaHowls those plants are gorgeous.
@PastorVincent OUCH!!
Got major DOMS in my legs from yesterday's lifting so it'll be walking for me today. I will see if I am ok on the arm crank erg and try that if I am.2 -
Congratulations to everyone who raced, ran, walked, or took it easy this weekend! I was firmly in camp #4 - my husband decided go out of town for the weekend and took the dog with him, and with closing on Wednesday there wasn’t much for me to do but actually bill some hours on my day job and relax. Technically I supposed I could have done some packing, but we’re having friends over next weekend and are planning on a big packing party on Saturday, so I think we’ll be okay. Plus we have our rental through the end of the month so we've got wiggle room if we don't have everything ready for the movers.
I’ve been stressed out about how low my hours have been for the last month, even though my bosses have been totally fine with it, so it felt good to get some solid billing in. Plus I rediscovered a favorite TV show that was perfect for watching while working, DC’s Legends of Tomorrow, and binge watched the entire third season on Netflix. It’s a completely ridiculous time-travel super hero show along the lines of Guardians of the Galaxy or Thor: Ragnarok with a much smaller budget but better hand-to-hand fighting if you're into that kind of thing, which I am. Also they rescued John Constantine from the canceled NBC show and both let him smoke like a chimney AND be openly bisexual, which makes me a very happy nerd.
I had planned on running yesterday but the sidewalks were so bad Saturday evening when I went to get dinner that I decided against it - we’ve been having regular flurries in sub-freezing temperatures so the ice was as bad as it usually gets around here. When I’m having trouble keeping my footing walking in my Columbia boots I don’t feel bad about skipping the run. I do plan on going out today - there’s supposed to be some sun around noon and I figure I’ll keep to and out-and-back on the greenway. And now that I’ve told you all I’m going to do it, I’ve got to!3 -
@PastorVincent wrote: »AlphaHowls wrote: »I raise elephant ears (plants) hundreds of them. Two times a year they are 'herded' either inside or outside, according to the weather. As they do not like the cold temperatures, I now have them in their winter pen (basement).
So, that is really cool, but may I ask why you have "hundreds of them"? Some medicinal thing or you just love them that much? Something else?
I have about 1.5 acres landscaped. The elephants are a big part of that. They are fairly easy to maintain, they get cranky and stampede ever so often (hence the injury to my back). I do really love them...would not take this abuse from a human. It gives me something to care about since I no longer have pets.
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amymoreorless wrote: »It was 47 degrees when I started running this morning. It was so wonderful! I only got regular people sweaty. Woot! Temps in the 40s (Fahrenheit) is officially my favorite running weather.
@amymoreorless I can totally relate to the "regular people sweaty"!! I joke that my husband "glistens" and I sweat. It's super annoying when I look like I went for a swim and he's got like 2 beads of sweat on his forehead!3 -
Coming back from an IT band injury, so taking it slow...
Nov 1: Rest
Nov 2: 1.59 miles
Nov 3: Rest
Nov 4: Rest
Nov 5: 3.11 miles
Nov 6: Active Rest Day, walked 1.50 miles
Nov 7: 3.13 miles (First run without my knee bothering me!!)
Nov 8: Active Rest Day, walked 1.50 miles
Nov 9: Active Rest Day, walked 1.50 miles
Nov 10: Active Rest Day, 1/2 hour on elliptical
Nov 11: 3.11 miles
TOTAL: 10.94 out of 28 (roughly 39% there!)5 -
rheddmobile wrote: »I'm going to have to lay down the law with my in-laws and explain that we can't entertain them 24/7 for five days with no warning... I can't eat out 2 times a day at fatty restaurants, not be allowed time to shop or cook, not work out, and not sleep. Good lord. I ate less than 1000 calories the two days I was sick in bed and have already burned through that deficit. I can't even eat my normal breakfast this morning because I wasn't able to get free until after 11 pm when our grocery closes so I have no cottage cheese and no milk to make oatmeal so we are supposedly having bacon and eggs. Everyone wants BBQ and to try Five Guys which isn't in their area today. People, I can do ONE of those in a day, not both, only IF I run, not otherwise. And they are only letting me get six hours sleep so I can't get up earlier to run. I'm about ten seconds away from saying that sounds nice, you and your parents have fun, meanwhile I'll be doing my long run elsewhere. My health is not optional and I worked hard for it. Also, my husband is going to get fired if they don't let him work - they don't understand that "work from home" doesn't mean you can skip a week and still get paid.
That's so hard! I definitely empathize with the difficulties you are having fitting your life into other people's schedule. I used to feel bad turning down invitations. As someone who is highly scheduled, including my meals, I finally realized that my pattern of gaining and losing weight and getting sidetracked from my fitness goals just means that I HAVE to stick to my schedule most of the time. My in-laws and my husband have sort of gotten used to me passing on going out to eat if they want to do it on a day I haven't planned for it. Keeps me from feeling guilty or stressing at the restaurant about what I can eat that fits in my calorie target. Maybe it makes me a bit more boring, but I am such a creature of habit that dropping my plan for more than a few days usually just leads to me stopping altogether. I try to plan for unusual circumstances or holidays of course, but it is still definitely a challenge. I hope you guys can get it figured out and you can get some sleep and maybe a run or 2 in!!4 -
Big hugs. I'm a people pleaser from way back and would bend over backwards to accomo people, putting my own needs last. All that happened was I got resentful, angry, overweight,and full of anxiety.
"no" is an amaze word. "no we can't go out, but you go, have fun". "no we can't stay up late, turn off the lights before you go to bed" "no you can't stay a week without notice, here is the name of a hotel or local air bnb, meet you for lunch"
Oh and the occasional yes is great - to yourself "yes I am going on my long run, no matter what"
Remember this is your home, your routine. You are not rude for not wanting to change that at the drop of a hat, THEY ARE for expecting it.
I'm All about family and doing things together. And if my family showed up for a few days great! But unless it's pre arranged or a very special Reason, I'm Not bending over for them. My health and sanity come first.
So yes, talk to hubby, set your boundaries and stick to them. And when they as why, don't give any of excuses, just be a broken record and say no.
YES!! It is definitely liberating!!2
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