November 2018 Monthly Running Challenge
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I’d aspire to do treadmill everyday without missing a single day in Nov4
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@MobyCarp - love that Why Do I Run blog. Thanks for sharing. Makes me want to leave work right now, so I can run, even though it is a rest day.
@RunsOnEspresso - $2! that's it? Oh well... I'm not really running to make money, I just thought it would be fun to be with a group of people doing the same training. But, what am I thinking, I can barely keep up with this group! LOL
Rest day. Sigh. I got stuck working a little late yesterday then in a traffic jam on the way home, so I didn't have time to lift because we were meeting some friends.
Tonight I get to meet @shanaber!!!
11/1 - 4 miles
11/2 - rest day
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I'm in! I need to figure out how many miles I'm going to run tho. Right now I want consistency so running a few times a week is my goal. Maybe I'll go with 50 miles this month.11
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Hey @Branawesomer!! Welcome to the group! Great to see you here.
Still no running happening here. Really enjoying some recovery time. I did a strength workout yesterday with my trainer, avoiding legs, and was still sorer than I thought. Looking forward to the weekend for maybe some yoga, some walking/hiking (if it stops raining constantly), and a post-race massage.5 -
PastorVincent wrote: »I am in the 100 mile club again for November. I ran 120 miles in October and would have run more if not for temporary sidelining.
What have I done for my future self?
I became a healthy weight from morbidly obese.
I started running and lifting weights.
I am furthering my education.
@hanlonsk Thank you for the recommendation and for tagging me here as I had not seen this thread yet.
@Avidkeo I hear you. I used to wear a 44F. I lost 115 pounds (found 15 of them again) and now wear a 38C.
Oh I wish I was a C! 32f is frustrating cause apparently you aren't supposed to have big boobs if you are a size 10/12. Grrr. I started as a G at my heaviest so I guess I shouldn't complain too much. If I had a spare 15k, I'd get a reduction. Fortunately I don't get any medical problems from them - or unfortunately cause if I did then I'd be covered.
I imagine it is a ridiculous frustration for you. I have other issues that may be too graphic for the men here. I hate how certain things are and are not covered by insurance. But that's a whole other thing.
Maybe this is 22 years of marriage talking, or 15 years as a father, but, I mean, they are just body parts. It can not be more "graphic" than the other body parts we talking about, ozzing wounds, and all that. In the end, we are all just fleshy bags of mostly water.
I guess once you have witnessed birth first hand, your perspective shifts
They're made of meat!
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This morning's run was a nice long run of 22 miles, with 2 miles to warm-up, 14 miles at within 20% of marathon pace, and then the last 6 miles within 10% of marathon pace. It felt a little chilly compared to recent temps, but arm sleeves, thin gloves, and a cap were plenty enough to keep me warm. Now to start the day...most people are working from home today it seems, so it looks like it's gonna be a quiet one in the office!
01 - 14.71
02 - 22.16
Total: 36.87 / 300 miles11 -
I took my weekly rest day yesterday, so my first run of November was this morning and ran an extra mile for a total of 6.2 miles! I'm pretty stoked that I've already done one of the 6 mile runs that I wanted to do!12
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Which leads to the Monthly question...
What in the world have you done for your tomorrow self this year? Done done. Not gonna do. Not gonna get done honey. DONE.
Great Question. Like others I would say Physical Activity - getting off the couch and doing something for me. Running, Logging here with my MFP friends.
Swimming, Adult swim club at the local pool - started as adult lessons and transformed into a club
Hiking, exploring the country around me one step at a time.
Going on vacation in the mountains with no goal except to hike to the top of some peaks and run the trails above tree line.
Well I have missed my goal for a few months - the choice is reduce the goal or keep pushing.
I choose pushing. 140km10 -
RunRachelleRun wrote: »Most of our trail courses are rough mountain paths and involve some water crossing (trail runners, is this normal?). I hate the idea of intentionally getting my feet wet early in a race lol. It rains enough here that it is going to happen without running through streams, creeks, rivers. Do you bring a change of clothes to not ruin your car with mud and water? Do you get used to running with sopping wet feet? Oh, so many questions!
@RunRachelleRun I used to try to avoid getting my feet wet for as long as I could but now I embrace it. I have had enough races where you get wet, muddy feet right away that I prefer to have the mindset that I don't care. I can certainly understand wanting to keep feet dry, but for the same reason you should train in bad weather, you should train in wet, muddy feet from time to time. Quality socks and a well draining shoe are key. For socks, my go-to are Drymax trail socks. I find dealing with wet feet just takes a shift in mindset. If I can continue my run under worse conditions and get my miles in, I'm better for it. I passed over 20 runners at one time in my last trail HM because they were carefully going around a long, muddy puddle and I just came through and splashed my way through it. It was the second time in three weeks and I wet, cold, muddy feet in the first couple miles of a trail HM. Because I don't avoid puddles or mud in training, it didn't bother me a bit.
I drive a truck with over 230,000 miles on it, so I don't really care about keeping it clean. I do bring towels in warm weather to put over the seat to try to keep my stinky sweat from permeating the upholstery though. I should get some waterproof seat covers. I do have a few large garbage bags I can put over the seats if I get really muddy. I've only had to do that once.
Now here's a water crossing! Photos from the Rockin' K 50 Mile Trail Race in Kansas. Waist deep for some. This was in April and you can see some snow in the shadows in some photos. That must have been...refreshing.
https://www.mile90.com/Race-Photos/2018/Rockin-K-Trail-Runs-2018/On-Course/Water-Crossing-Loop-2/
@Orphia Heed is offered at many of the trail races around here. I like it quite a bit. It provides carbs and electrolytes but it's not sweet, so it's easy to drink. Good stuff.
@Avidkeo during my off season, I try to maintain 20 miles per week, minimum. That's two file mile runs during the week and a 10 mile on the weekend. Ideally it would be 25, with another 5 mile run on the weekend, but I have a hard time even keeping up with 20 mpw in the summer. If I wanted to stay in HM shape, I'd run 4 times per week, with one long run of 10 or 15 miles (alternating every weekend) and one mid-week run being speed work or hill repeats (again, alternating every week)PastorVincent wrote: »Maybe this is 22 years of marriage talking, or 15 years as a father, but, I mean, they are just body parts. It can not be more "graphic" than the other body parts we talking about, ozzing wounds, and all that. In the end, we are all just fleshy bags of mostly water.
I guess once you have witnessed birth first hand, your perspective shifts
All that, and I had three older sisters.
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For November I will shoot for 80 miles.
I'm gradually building up my mileage, trying to prevent injuries.
I get injured more easily than I have in the past - more hamstring pulls and my back acts up every so often. I used to run marathons but now I hurt myself more easily. Am building up more gradually to see if I can run a half next year.
Am getting more faithful with stretching and warming up more thoroughly, and increasing mileage more cautiously. So far this year my longest run was 7 miles. Last week I ran 22.8 miles. I didn't run yesterday though because my back felt a bit wonky after lifting.
I am also trying to balance out running and lifting without straining something in the process. How to avoid straining a hamstring when running when I had done deadlifts the day before? I thought lower body weights were supposed to improve running.
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For November I will shoot for 80 miles.
I'm gradually building up my mileage, trying to prevent injuries.
I get injured more easily than I have in the past - more hamstring pulls and my back acts up every so often. I used to run marathons but now I hurt myself more easily. Am building up more gradually to see if I can run a half next year.
Am getting more faithful with stretching and warming up more thoroughly, and increasing mileage more cautiously. So far this year my longest run was 7 miles. Last week I ran 22.8 miles. I didn't run yesterday though because my back felt a bit wonky after lifting.
I am also trying to balance out running and lifting without straining something in the process. How to avoid straining a hamstring when running when I had done deadlifts the day before? I thought lower body weights were supposed to improve running.
@lkpducky if you're doing static stretching before your runs, don't. Dynamic stretching is ok, but never do static stretching on cold muscles. All I ever do before a run is to warm up by first walking briskly, then running slowly for at least a mile. I'll only do static stretching after a long run.
Proper form and a stride cadence approaching 170 are two great ways to avoid injury. If you're straining your hamstrings by running you might not be engaging your glutes like you should. Run tall and with good posture, with your hips leading the way. This makes it easy for your glutes to do their work so your hamstrings don't have to pick up the slack.
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Thanks @7lenny7 that makes sense. I've had physical therapy for pulled hamstrings before and the PT had noted that my glutes are weak, especially on the left, so the hamstrings did too much work (as you noted) and the right leg was doing more work than the left. Right now I'm doing glute exercises with resistance bands.3
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And we're off!!!
Interval training today: 3 minutes hard; 2 minutes easy; repeat 6 times.
Did the first 5 minutes as warmup; did the intervals; filled out the rest of the 7k with cooldown.
A warm welcome to our new participants and it's good to hear from our returning members.7 -
I WILL run today. Speaking it into existence14
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Today was C25K W5D3, the first non-interval 20 minute run. I didn't quite run for 20 minutes straight, though. Running into 15 mph wind, rain, uphill ... nope! We walked up instead. But we ran again afterward, and then an extra minute or two into the cooldown period, so I'm going to count it complete.MegaMooseEsq wrote: »@zeesparrow: The only thing about your plan that I would be concerned about is “I'm in the middle of C25K yet again”. Assuming that your goal is to keep running longer than six months, I would suggest spending some time thinking about what you can do to make things turn out differently. “I’ll do better/try harder/be more dedicated” isn’t a plan, it’s an aspiration. It’s great to start with aspiration, but if you don't back that up with some real strategies, you’re setting yourself up for the same results as before.
To be clear, I don’t mean to say that C25K is necessarily the problem, but if you can identify some commonalities between the times you quit and make a plan for how to address those issues when/if they come up, you might just find yourself in a much stronger place than before. I try to remember that even if you try something new and it doesn't work out, it's still worth it if you can learn something from the experience. Good luck - you can totally do this!
Thank you for your concern. It's well founded. I think you hit the nail on the head: I had aspirations but no real plan or strategy. Well, actually, I always started with one but then didn't have another when that was complete and then I'd falter. That's part of why I have been considering what I'm going to do next.
Previously, I would start running in order to lose weight (then quit once I reached my goal)...because a coworker wanted a running partner (and they quit running or left the job)...or for one race. This time, the idea came to me again in order to lose weight but there is something new (no really it's different this time-I know how that sounds-haha). But I'm actually enjoying running. I even look forward to it, making sure I get to bed early enough so I am rested and won't be tempted to reset my alarm for another hour on the days I'm scheduled to run. I have multiple training plans already lined up for after C25K, 10k (repeated) and HM. And, I have all of you to help me stay accountable!8 -
AlphaHowls wrote: »Someone asked me recently about my running (why) and I stated, "because I can."
I think every runner who has been asked why they run wrestles with finding an answer that can be stated briefly. The best I've come up with is, "Because it's too far to walk."
A local friend of mine recently wrote a blog on why he runs:
https://www.tonemansblog.com/why-do-i-run/
Excerpt:
What am I supposed to do with a question like that? It’s like asking why I like to spend time with my friends and family. Why I love my kids or why The Beatles were so good. Why a sandwich tastes better when someone else makes it.
You either get it or you don’t.
That is one of the most awesome blogs I have ever read.2 -
AlphaHowls wrote: »Someone asked me recently about my running (why) and I stated, "because I can."
I think every runner who has been asked why they run wrestles with finding an answer that can be stated briefly. The best I've come up with is, "Because it's too far to walk."
A local friend of mine recently wrote a blog on why he runs:
https://www.tonemansblog.com/why-do-i-run/
Excerpt:
What am I supposed to do with a question like that? It’s like asking why I like to spend time with my friends and family. Why I love my kids or why The Beatles were so good. Why a sandwich tastes better when someone else makes it.
You either get it or you don’t.
That is one of the most awesome blogs I have ever read.
No kidding. Dang. Get that boy another piece of cake!
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Monthly question:
I've been fretting over this question, because although I do many things which benefit my tomorrow self, it feels dishonest to say I am doing them for that reason, when I feel like I am doing them for today. I'm terrible at adulting. I do best when I translate my motivations into something that gives me instant feedback. For example I have been better about saving money, working to create a decent emergency fund. But I fail ludicrously when I think, "Future me might have an emergency." I do much better when I frame it, "If I know I have an emergency fund, today me will have less anxiety." I work out and watch my blood sugar because I know I may go blind or lose my feet if I have uncontrolled diabetes. But I do better knowing that today I look pretty in clothes and feel strong. I am an instant gratification kind of person.
One thing I've been doing lately that really does benefit tomorrow me is not allowing myself to procrastinate. I ask myself, "Is there any reason to believe you will feel any more like doing this unpleasant task later than you do right now?" Usually, nope, I'm gonna hate it in the future just as much, so do it now, and then it's done. I get to enjoy the time after it's done without something hanging over my head.
Another thing is never allowing myself to say I just don't want to know something. "It feels like I've been spending a lot, I should check the balance on my checking account, but I don't want to know." Nope! If you don't want to know, do it, right now. "I think I may have eaten too many carbs but if I don't check my blood sugar I can pretend it was probably okay." Yeah, check your blood sugar, and you'll know next time whether that was too many.8 -
Well yesterday was an impromptu rest day as I couldn't sleep with my CPAP overnight and my nose was a faucet that would not stop running. Today was a little better thanks to modern pharmacopoeia. I was able to do a decent full body workout with PT this morning and may or may not get my long run in tomorrow. We'll see how I feel the rest of today. So far not too happy with my November start, but in this as in all things:it's how you finish that is important.
Welcome to all our new people, you'll find us extremely chatty and very much encouraging !
ETA: @MobyCarp Awesome blog by your friend!
@garygse Hilarious SF clip!6
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