November 2018 Monthly Running Challenge

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  • shanaber
    shanaber Posts: 6,423 Member
    edited November 2018
    @youngcaseyr - I regularly do glute bridges, dog leg raises, squats, lunges and hip stretches, but no hamstring stretches. I was looking for the article I found on hamstring injuries/inflammation but I can't locate it. This though is a good video about hip strengthening from The Run Experience. They also have some videos on knee pain and knee strengthening.
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sm7eIoSolOg&t=4s
    This is one my trainer has me do too:
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o2isuJzTLcc
  • shanaber
    shanaber Posts: 6,423 Member
    @midwesterner85 - that is really neat! Awesome bling too!
  • PastorVincent
    PastorVincent Posts: 6,668 Member
    @shanaber The optional detour for the Center of the Universe goes off the marathon route through a spot in Tulsa that is an interesting acoustic area. You stand on the spot and it echos from every direction. The detour makes it the World's Shortest Ultramarathon and it is well advertised as such.

    Hey really cool! I would definitely had done that.
  • zeesparrow
    zeesparrow Posts: 348 Member
    @shanaber Thanks for sharing those videos. I've saved them to watch later.
  • joannedrummond5
    joannedrummond5 Posts: 229 Member
    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
    November 13 - 14 km run
    November 14 - 18 km run
    November 15 - rest day
    November 16 - rest day
    November 17 - 14 km
    November 18 - 5 km club run
    November 19 - 20 km run


    Total distance 195 km - goal 300 km.

  • polskagirl01
    polskagirl01 Posts: 2,024 Member
    edited November 2018
    shanaber wrote: »
    @polskagirl01 - I have been so surprised by the knowledge of English across Europe and in Latin America as well. My SIL learned it in school in Luxembourg along with several other languages and her father and brother were fluent as they used it in their business dealings with American companies. Other than in the French country side pretty much everywhere I went people wanted to speak English with me so they could 'practice' especially (surprisingly) in the small villages.
    @biketheworld - I think it was @polskagirl01 who recently 'trained' a friend with starting to run and may be able to give you some tips. I believe she had her friend use C25k and they ran together to keep her friend accountable.
    Yes on English abilities - apparently English classes are even required in preschools now in Poland. It's become very important in the work force as well.
    @biketheworld yes, that was me. I gave her a copy of a C25K plan and we met 3x/week to go through it together (super-early in the morning was the only time that worked). At first there was so much walking that I didn't consider it in my own training, but when we finished the plan we were still meeting and just running for 30+ minutes, and I definitely counted that. She was loving it and it was good for our friendship.
    Unfortunately in September I had to take a month off due to injury, and she didn't run without me. When I was ready to start back up, she thought it was now too cold and dark for running. I said wear more clothes and we'll run a route with street lights, but for whatever reason she hasn't taken the challenge back up. Maybe I'll try again in the Spring.
  • Tramboman
    Tramboman Posts: 2,482 Member
    @MobyCarp I hope you heal quickly.
  • shanaber
    shanaber Posts: 6,423 Member
    edited November 2018
    @mobycarp - beautiful pictures of the snow and start. I a really sorry about the hamstring and hope it recovers well! ETA - it looks way too cold for those guys to be out there in shorts and singlets! Brrr
    @garygse - HA! I like your kind of 'skipping'
  • martaindale
    martaindale Posts: 2,309 Member
    edited November 2018
    Waited for the rain to blow over before running today, so got a later start than I really wanted. It was pretty dark by the halfway point with the temps dropping pretty quickly. Overall, pretty nice weather.

    As I am working on adding distance and doing longer runs I find I am having an harder time with pacing. I started out a little slow to warm up and felt like I picked it up after a mile or so, but as I was getting pretty close to the end of my run I realized I didn’t really feel winded at all. When I got home and checked my run tracker I ran about 45 secs per mile slower than I have been! No wonder it felt pretty easy! Time wise, it was still the longest time I have continuously run but the distance was about the same. It’s tough to know how hard to push it when you haven’t done the time/distance before.

    Anyway, another 5 miles and some change done! I think I will be a bit short on my goal this month but I’ll be pretty close!

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  • Tramboman
    Tramboman Posts: 2,482 Member
    @midwesterner congrats on your world's shortest ultramarathon! A friend of mine did the Route 66 marathon too (as her 66th marathon, fittingly), I'll have to ask her if she did the detour. I'm sure she would have.

    @MobyCarp sorry about your hamstring issues again. Syracuse is not being too kind to you! I'm surprised there were only 3 inches of snow, I got quite a bit more a few miles from there. Smart decision not to run the race and I hope things heal up for you quickly.

    Date :::: Miles :::: Cumulative
    11/01/18 :::: 0.0 :::: 0.0
    11/02/18 :::: 0.0 :::: 0.0
    11/03/18 :::: 0.0 :::: 0.0
    11/04/18 :::: 0.0 :::: 0.0
    11/05/18 :::: 3.0 :::: 3.0
    11/06/18 :::: 3.2 :::: 6.2
    11/07/18 :::: 0.0 :::: 6.2
    11/08/18 :::: 3.0 :::: 9.2
    11/09/18 :::: 3.0 :::: 12.2
    11/10/18 :::: 5.5 :::: 17.7
    11/11/18 :::: 0.0 :::: 17.7
    11/12/18 :::: 1.2 :::: 18.9
    11/13/18 :::: 1.4 :::: 20.3
    11/14/18 :::: 0.0 :::: 20.3
    11/15/18 :::: 4.6 :::: 24.9
    11/16/18 :::: 0.0 :::: 24.9
    11/17/18 :::: 5.3 :::: 30.2
    11/18/18 :::: 4.5 :::: 34.7
    11/19/18 :::: 4.5 :::: 39.2

    Running friends talked me into meeting up for a late afternoon run instead of my plan to just hit the treadmill before my circuit training. It was a good call - the weather was decent and roads were clear. And of course it was more fun to catch up with friends than just to stare at fellow gym-goers on the treadmill.

    Circuit training was lots of arm work tonight, including the forearms which are going to be sore tomorrow!

    I also started a 14-day plank challenge today. Stated off super easy, looks like it ramps up though. Link is here if anyone wants to do it: https://blog.myfitnesspal.com/14-day-plank-plan/

    I don't think I could make it through day 1 without injury...
  • PastorVincent
    PastorVincent Posts: 6,668 Member
    @MobyCarp :( Good on you for recognizing the severity and responding!
  • PastorVincent
    PastorVincent Posts: 6,668 Member
    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.
    11/12 - Cardologist appoint bah
    11/13 - Blasted Google ruined everything
    11/14 - 11 miles
    11/15 - 0 km
    11/16 - 12.5 miles
    11/17 - 9 miles. Bah.
    11/18 - 0km
    11/19 - 13.1 miles

    Upcoming Races:

    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.
  • Avidkeo
    Avidkeo Posts: 3,204 Member
    edited November 2018
    Soooooo remember how I said I was going to take a few days off and let my back heal before running again? Yeah... well should have done that. :)

    Oh no! What exactly did you do? Oh just 13 miles. Of course.
  • ContraryMaryMary
    ContraryMaryMary Posts: 1,777 Member
    I'm not going to make this month's goal. I was supposed to run today but it was Miss Almost-Five's first school visit and I had to stay with her, which took all morning. I reckon I may be able to get another 50km squeezed into the next 10 days, if I'm lucky.

    Running challenge
    1 Nov: 6.49km
    2 Nov: Rest and massage (Tiny evil Thai woman went to town on my calves and hammies. Ouch.)
    3 Nov: 10.32km, off-road
    4 Nov: 7.91km
    5 Nov: yoga
    6 Nov: 5.3km
    7 Nov: yoga
    8 Nov: Melbourne trip - girls’ weekend begins!!
    9 Nov: Melbourne - copious amounts of delicious food...
    10 Nov: Melbourne - and vast numbers of pretty cocktails...
    11 Nov: Melbourne - and shopping, lots of shopping...
    12 Nov: Home again, yoga
    13 Nov: 6.49km
    14 Nov: yoga
    15 Nov: 6.0km (I think. My watch died 500m in)
    16 Nov: rest
    17 Nov: 20.5km (Xterra Trail Challenge Waihi)
    18 Nov: 1.5 hour walk
    19 Nov: yoga
    20 Nov: massage

    63.01 of 160km for November.


    Upcoming events
    8 December, West Coaster trail relay (10km leg)
    Jan 20, Albany Lakes Summer Series 10k
    Feb 24, Albany Lakes Summer Series 10k
    Mar 3, Rotorua Off Road Half Marathon or possibly 10k
    Mar 24, Albany Lakes Summer Series 10k
    Apr 21, Auckland Run Series 10k
    May 11, St Clair Vineyard Half Marathon
    Jun 2, Auckland Run Series 10k
    Jun 23, Auckland Run Series 10k
    Jul 14, Auckland Run Series 10k
    Aug 4, Auckland Run Series Half
    Aug 24, Mount Maunganui Half Marathon
    Oct 20, Auckland Half Marathon
  • Scott6255
    Scott6255 Posts: 2,553 Member
    @mobycarp hope your hamstring gets better with extended rest.
    @garygse if you aren't setting distance records, you're setting pace records. You're just the all around perfect runner, aren't you ? :D. Seriously man, great job!
  • noblsheep
    noblsheep Posts: 593 Member
    noblsheep wrote: »
    1118-10.1k total-39.2k, goal-100k

    Finished the 10k race at the Shanghai Marathon yesterday.

    Obligatory bling:
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    WEll done! But I must say I am surprised that there is English on the medal?

    Lots of races in China do that, makes them look more "international" (in other words, fancy ;) ). Suppose it happens in the rest of the world too.

    Thanks everybody! @biketheworld @katharmonic @polskagirl01 @kgirlhart @Avidkeo @shanaber whoever else I missed.

    @MobyCarp Hope you feel better soon.

    @midwesterner85 That coin is so cool.
  • Tramboman
    Tramboman Posts: 2,482 Member
    11-1 Rest
    11-2 7k intervals
    11-3 7k easy
    11-4 10.5k slow
    11-5 7k recovery
    11-6 Rest
    11-7 7k intervals
    11-8 7k easy
    11-9 Rest
    11-10 7k
    11-11 10.5k slow
    11-12 7k recovery
    11-13 Rest
    11-14 7k intervals
    11-15 7k recovery
    11-16 Rest
    11-17 7k easy
    11-18 10.5k slow
    11-19 7k recovery
    11-20 Rest

    November total: 108.5k
    November goal: 150k

    Scheduled rest day today. Don't get to run in the snow.
  • mbaker566
    mbaker566 Posts: 11,233 Member
    @susanpiper57 welcome :)

    11/1-nope (1 hour aerial yoga)
    11/2-nope
    11/3-3 mi (2 hour aerial yoga)
    11/4-nope
    11/5-nope
    11/6-sleepy
    11/7- ?(1 hour aerial yoga)
    11/8-(1 hour aerial yoga)
    11/9-(2 hour aerial hammock)
    11/10-(2 hour aerial yoga demo)
    11/11-4.56miles trail run
    11/12-nope
    11/13-oh i feel the hills now
    11/14 (1 hour aerial yoga)
    11/15 2.08 mi (1 hour aerial yoga)
    11/16-(1 hour aerial yoga)
    11/17-(2 hour aerial yoga)
    11/18-does raking count?
    11/19-lots of sleeping
    11/20-1 on deck, still very very sleepy


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  • eleanorhawkins
    eleanorhawkins Posts: 1,659 Member
    Avidkeo wrote: »
    Soooooo remember how I said I was going to take a few days off and let my back heal before running again? Yeah... well should have done that. :)

    Oh no! What exactly did you do? Oh just 13 miles. Of course.

    Well you see, I walked into the gym, had brought my heat gear and was like "Sure, I'll just hop on the dreadmill for an hour instead of putting that other shirt back on and run outside... in the park... by the river...and well sorta accidentally put outdoor gear... and flashy lights... and headlamp... and accidentally went outside and sort fell into running by mistake.

    It happens to all of us, right? :smiley:

    It'll definitely be happening to me from now on! Well maybe not the 13 miles bit too often, but the rest!