November 2018 Monthly Running Challenge
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girlinahat wrote: »@PastorVincent I get Raynauds and it tends to be a change in temperature thing for me. So it’s less about what the actual outside temperature is, and more about the sudden drop. It doesn’t matter if it’s 12 degrees C or -35 degrees C, I can suddenly get an attack.
There is little that can be done. Some people try reducing caffeine as it’s a vasoconstrictor, but I like coffee. Come people have luck with using ‘wristies’ wrist warmers, which keep the veins in the wrists warmer and by extension keep the blood vessels in the fingers open longer than without. It’s also about management of your environment – I put my gloves on before getting in the car in winter (our winters are mild) , and even then it can take 20-30 minutes of the heater on to feel the tips of at least three of my fingers, and for them to go from pure white to ‘normal’.
given your heart history, having Raynaud's symptoms doesn't surprise me, even if that's not the actual cause.
Yeah I can be in the truck and be overheated from the heater, but fingers are still cold so that I am taking turns driving with one hand and sitting on the other (go go gadget automatic transmission).
I have not heard about wristies? I usually stick a handwarmer in my glove. I have never found a glove (or mitten) warm enough, but might get one of these gloves that have warmer pockets: https://amzn.to/2SeZX2V
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When I was in college my doctor said I probably have Raynaud's. I still have issues but I don't get as red/painful since going off the gluten. Like right now, my fingers are cold and it's 70 degrees in the house.0
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5.09 km Sunday with Jeremy pushing Baby Beckett in his stroller. -12C and Foggy reduced visibility so we stayed on low traffic roads rather than the prime route which would have more traffic.
I struggled through this run with tired legs, a combination of Adult Swim club, Curling Friday night, Saturday Misery Mtn Ski Hill loop. Also haven't been getting in the runs that I should so a bit of an unplanned cut-back.
@skippygirlsmom Wow what a horrible experience for skip. Sending virtual hugs for both of you. She is young and strong so will survive this bad experience - especially with all the support from you. Hope she is able to transfer to another college and continue her studies. Considering how bad her communal dorm experience was I would suggest private off campus accommodation where she would have more control and security, and MaMa would have less concerns about bad influences.4 -
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
11-21 7k intervals
11-22 7k easy
11-23 Rest
11-24 7k easy
11-25 7k slow
11-26 7k easy
November total: 143.5k
November goal: 150k
Rainy and 45 degrees F today. Just did the minimum.
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@Charlene____
yes i do. the white one is my foster. i'm getting shihtzu next week.
so the turkey trot.
we had 2100ish people finish the race. i posted a few photos last week. i could see the front of the pack runners start a quarter mile ahead of me when i crossed the starting mat. it was bitterly cold. the temperature wasn't horrible but the wind was coming off lake michigan.
there were strollers and dogs even though it was technically not allowed. lots of walkers lined up even in the timed corrals.
but i love the atmosphere. everyone is excited. this is one that is a lot of first 5ks for people. ditto for the 8k. i'm not going to be setting any records but it's still a fun run. i woke up with dead legs so i knew it wasn't going to be a great time anyways. nothing in particular happened. just a lot of people who don't normally race, running, walking, both. my friends did their 8k. one was a big baby because his i-whatever died and he couldn't listen to music and his arms were cold. the other one sucked it up. i could see he was uncomfortable but he did well. i think (i don't know) he started out too fast and ended up 10 min slower than he did earlier that week. the cold adverse friend finished when he expected.i didn't see these guys but they look warm
i don't know how he stayed upright with the wind(he still beat me)
hey, look-me. i look like i'm having fun
not having fun. (cold adverse friend)
looks like there is no official photo of the other hardier friend.
i have been doing the rw streak. sometime i don't bother with timing the mile but i'm doing a mile every day.
i am no where near my goal so w/e i'll try again next month. i'll put miles on my calendar and go from there.
overall, my time is improving. when i started running, i started with 13min miles and now a few years later, i'm chasing a 10 min mile-without dog assistance.
we were supposed to have a blizzard but the front shifted and we ended up with an inch that froze. i ran while it fell. did not do my mile yet today. probably end up inside because people do not always take care of their snow and ice.last nights
speed demon passed. i let her out before and she was unimpressed with the snow
this was his first snow. he seemed confused9 -
RunsOnEspresso wrote: »When I was in college my doctor said I probably have Raynaud's. I still have issues but I don't get as red/painful since going off the gluten. Like right now, my fingers are cold and it's 70 degrees in the house.
72 in here and my fingers are cold, just not painfully so.0 -
PastorVincent wrote: »RunsOnEspresso wrote: »When I was in college my doctor said I probably have Raynaud's. I still have issues but I don't get as red/painful since going off the gluten. Like right now, my fingers are cold and it's 70 degrees in the house.
72 in here and my fingers are cold, just not painfully so.
Raynauds is quite distinct - the tips of your fingers will go white. It's not so much them feeling cold (which obviously they do) but it's the loss of blood flow to the fingers that marks it out.
It's similar to Vibration White Finger, which is a hazard of the construction industry0 -
girlinahat wrote: »PastorVincent wrote: »RunsOnEspresso wrote: »When I was in college my doctor said I probably have Raynaud's. I still have issues but I don't get as red/painful since going off the gluten. Like right now, my fingers are cold and it's 70 degrees in the house.
72 in here and my fingers are cold, just not painfully so.
Raynauds is quite distinct - the tips of your fingers will go white. It's not so much them feeling cold (which obviously they do) but it's the loss of blood flow to the fingers that marks it out.
It's similar to Vibration White Finger, which is a hazard of the construction injury.
sounds a bit like a scary story by Poe or Wells2 -
PastorVincent wrote: »girlinahat wrote: »@PastorVincent I get Raynauds and it tends to be a change in temperature thing for me. So it’s less about what the actual outside temperature is, and more about the sudden drop. It doesn’t matter if it’s 12 degrees C or -35 degrees C, I can suddenly get an attack.
There is little that can be done. Some people try reducing caffeine as it’s a vasoconstrictor, but I like coffee. Come people have luck with using ‘wristies’ wrist warmers, which keep the veins in the wrists warmer and by extension keep the blood vessels in the fingers open longer than without. It’s also about management of your environment – I put my gloves on before getting in the car in winter (our winters are mild) , and even then it can take 20-30 minutes of the heater on to feel the tips of at least three of my fingers, and for them to go from pure white to ‘normal’.
given your heart history, having Raynaud's symptoms doesn't surprise me, even if that's not the actual cause.
Yeah I can be in the truck and be overheated from the heater, but fingers are still cold so that I am taking turns driving with one hand and sitting on the other (go go gadget automatic transmission).
I have not heard about wristies? I usually stick a handwarmer in my glove. I have never found a glove (or mitten) warm enough, but might get one of these gloves that have warmer pockets: https://amzn.to/2SeZX2V). She has one of these sheepskin steering wheel covers. It looks ridiculous, but apparently it helps a lot - might be an alternative to sitting on a hand the entire drive?
I hadn't heard the term "wristies" before, I think I know them as "pulse warmers". Like wrist sweatbands but made of fleece or knit from wool. I don't have Raynaud's, but I find they help some when you are in a cold place but can't wear gloves.
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girlinahat wrote: »PastorVincent wrote: »RunsOnEspresso wrote: »When I was in college my doctor said I probably have Raynaud's. I still have issues but I don't get as red/painful since going off the gluten. Like right now, my fingers are cold and it's 70 degrees in the house.
72 in here and my fingers are cold, just not painfully so.
Raynauds is quite distinct - the tips of your fingers will go white. It's not so much them feeling cold (which obviously they do) but it's the loss of blood flow to the fingers that marks it out.
It's similar to Vibration White Finger, which is a hazard of the construction industry
No idea if they change color like that. I normally have them balled up inside mitten/glove and am not studying them. Regardless if they do or not they get painfully cold very very quickly. Those handwarmers (the kind you shake and they generate heat for like 10 hours) are the only help. Nothing else works. Same with the toes. Wool socks get me a few more degrees, but not much.0 -
_nikkiwolf_ wrote: »PastorVincent wrote: »girlinahat wrote: »@PastorVincent I get Raynauds and it tends to be a change in temperature thing for me. So it’s less about what the actual outside temperature is, and more about the sudden drop. It doesn’t matter if it’s 12 degrees C or -35 degrees C, I can suddenly get an attack.
There is little that can be done. Some people try reducing caffeine as it’s a vasoconstrictor, but I like coffee. Come people have luck with using ‘wristies’ wrist warmers, which keep the veins in the wrists warmer and by extension keep the blood vessels in the fingers open longer than without. It’s also about management of your environment – I put my gloves on before getting in the car in winter (our winters are mild) , and even then it can take 20-30 minutes of the heater on to feel the tips of at least three of my fingers, and for them to go from pure white to ‘normal’.
given your heart history, having Raynaud's symptoms doesn't surprise me, even if that's not the actual cause.
Yeah I can be in the truck and be overheated from the heater, but fingers are still cold so that I am taking turns driving with one hand and sitting on the other (go go gadget automatic transmission).
I have not heard about wristies? I usually stick a handwarmer in my glove. I have never found a glove (or mitten) warm enough, but might get one of these gloves that have warmer pockets: https://amzn.to/2SeZX2V). She has one of these sheepskin steering wheel covers. It looks ridiculous, but apparently it helps a lot - might be an alternative to sitting on a hand the entire drive?
I hadn't heard the term "wristies" before, I think I know them as "pulse warmers". Like wrist sweatbands but made of fleece or knit from wool. I don't have Raynaud's, but I find they help some when you are in a cold place but can't wear gloves.
Haha! Love it! I have it also.They definitely look dead! My pinky and a big toe are the worst. I usually have to hot water my feet. I'm lucky enough that i have a heated steering wheel .0 -
Again you all are the best. Thank you from the bottom of my heart.
I have a 5K to run tonight the Galaxy of Lights. It’s s run at the Botanical Gardens through the Christmas displays. I talked some of my girlie friends into going and now I have zero desire to go. Skip is the 4 time defending champ in her AG but she wasn’t supposed to be here so I didn’t sign her up and it’s sold out. One of the girls in her AG says yeah now I have a chance ha ha too funny.12 -
skippygirlsmom wrote: »Again you all are the best. Thank you from the bottom of my heart.
I have a 5K to run tonight the Galaxy of Lights. It’s s run at the Botanical Gardens through the Christmas displays. I talked some of my girlie friends into going and now I have zero desire to go. Skip is the 4 time defending champ in her AG but she wasn’t supposed to be here so I didn’t sign her up and it’s sold out. One of the girls in her AG says yeah now I have a chance ha ha too funny.
Yay, that sounds like a great venue and a way to take your mind off of things for about 30 minutes.girlinahat wrote: »PastorVincent wrote: »Raynauds is quite distinct - the tips of your fingers will go white. It's not so much them feeling cold (which obviously they do) but it's the loss of blood flow to the fingers that marks it out.
It's similar to Vibration White Finger, which is a hazard of the construction industry
Yes, I have it. Both hands and toes. They turn dead white and stay that way for about an hour after I get inside. It is very painful. Have gone though many pair of gloves trying to find some that will prevent it. Haven't found any yet.0 -
@skippygirlsmom - I know where you are!!! I LOVE YOUR TOWN!!! My husband worked there for many months on a telecom project. He had an apartment near the university and I would run from there to the private university. Our last visit (September) we stayed in downtown and I ran the streets in Old Town. OMG the houses there are BEAUTIFUL! I hope I was vague enough not to give away your location :-)
We love it there and have considered relocating!!!!0 -
girlinahat wrote: »PastorVincent wrote: »RunsOnEspresso wrote: »When I was in college my doctor said I probably have Raynaud's. I still have issues but I don't get as red/painful since going off the gluten. Like right now, my fingers are cold and it's 70 degrees in the house.
72 in here and my fingers are cold, just not painfully so.
Raynauds is quite distinct - the tips of your fingers will go white. It's not so much them feeling cold (which obviously they do) but it's the loss of blood flow to the fingers that marks it out.
It's similar to Vibration White Finger, which is a hazard of the construction industry
Yes, mine get more than cold. But that's usually how it starts. And it's more than just cold. I don't have a word to really describe how they feel.0 -
PastorVincent wrote: »eleanorhawkins wrote: »@PastorVincent do you hands change colour when they get really cold? Do they go numb or tingly and painful when they warm up again? Could be Raynaud's?
So I looked it up
https://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/raynauds-disease/symptoms-causes/syc-20363571
Maybe? I dunno that I noticed them go white/blue, but definitely red and definitely tingle/etc. It is pretty sudden too. I mean at 50F degrees I am fine no issues at all. At 45F it is too painful to continue.
But that Mayo clinic page pretty much says nothing can be done. So guess does not matter that much.
That was during my HM on Sunday after they'd warmed up.
Before that, they were multicoloured white, blue, purple.
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@orphia @girlinahat @RunsOnEspresso @_nikkiwolf_
Might be some other horrible issue, I dunno. All I know is that it sucks and it puts a way higher limit on my cold weather running than if I did not have it. 50F is about as cold as I can run without hand warmers. Hand/toe warmers only work to so cold. Probably not much below 20F.
I will check for colors, but I know it is very painful, and tingly when trying to rewarm up in water. It could simply be a side effect of my heart condition too but I have been told my circulation is fine.0 -
And I am back...missed something like 19 pages of discussion, will skim later. Happy late Thanksgiving all.
Caught sinus infection before it could move to lungs courtesy of CPAP and will be finishing up 14 days on ABX in a few days. Doc says okay to do light running, I asked him to define light running, he said no getting out of breath. hmmph. Will be lifting 3 days and running 3 days. Definitely not gonna make goal this month, meh.
Congrats to all who have had races the last 2 weeks, and well done to all who have run at all(kinda jealous...okay extremely jealous). Back to work now though.10 -
Today I got to run 3.53 miles around the cemetery three blocks from my house. I love living near a cemetery! It was pretty cold again (19 wind chill 6 according to the computer, but it was sunny and very little wind while I was out), but I feel like I’m starting to figure out this winter running thing. And what I’m figuring is that it’s going to be a struggle more often than not, and sometimes my clothing choices will work and sometimes they won’t, but I will always feel like a bad-*kitten* running in winter in Minnesota. Also, if I’m not sure about an outfit, taking the dog for a quick walk first is a good way to tell if I need to swap something out. And I could really use some better base and mid-layers, but I can make sure with what I’ve got for now.
Not even close to my goal for the month but I am totally fine with that. I haven’t even planned my runs for the next week yet - I’m just going to see how I feel each day. Wild! I'm working from our brand new attic home office and it's really sweet. I never liked to work in the office at the old house because it was very dark and stuffy (the litter box didn't help) but that's not an issue here!
Coworkers all up in my business. The towel is a temporary dog bed but he's hiding from the cats right now.
NOVEMBER MILES:
11/1 Th - 0:40:01 - 3.76
11/2 Fr - rest
11/3 Sa - 0:30:46 - 2.93
11/4 Su - rest
11/5 Mo - 0:55:43 - 5.07
11/6 Tu - rest
11/7 We - 0:43:29 - 3.70
11/8 Th - rest
11/9 Fr - 0:42:05 - 3.63
11/10 Sa - rest
11/11 Su - rest
11/12 Mo - 0:41:59 - 3.72
11/13 Tu - rest
11/14 We - 0:54:52 - 5.07
11/15 Th - rest
11/16 Fr - OMG
11/17 Sa - WTF
11/18 Su - BBQ
11/19 Mo - 0:42:54 - 3.70
11/20 Tu - Moving day!
11/21 We - rest
11/22 Th - 0:36:15 - 3.25
11/23 Fr - rest
11/24 Sa - 1:05:24 - 6.31
11/25 Su - rest
11/26 Mo - 0:37:19 - 3.53
November Total: 44.67/75 miles
2018 Races!
July 4: Red, White and Boom! 5K Chip time: 0:32:20
August 25: Glo Run Night Race 5K Chip time: 0:30:40
September 8: Helen Gold 10K DNS - trip postponed
September 9: City of Lakes Half Marathon Net time: 2:28:25
October 6: Twin Cities Marathon Weekend 10K Chip time: 1:05:14
October 21: Mankato Half Marathon Chip time: 2:29:25
November 24: Mustache Run 10K Chip time: 1:04:56
December 8: Reindeer Run 15K13 -
@pastorvince sounds exactly like what mine do. I don't get blue or white but really red. I used to try to help in the frozen/dairy dept at the grocery store I worked at but it would be so painful, even in summer. My doctor said it was raynauds. 🤷🏼♀️1
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