November 2019 Monthly Running Challenge
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Run 10 miles // Continue Walks
11/11 - walked 2.14 miles
11/12 - RAN 1.04 miles
11/19 - RAN 2.25 miles
11/20 - RAN 1.57 miles
11/22 - walked 3.01 miles
11/23 - RAN 3.01 miles
11/25 - RAN 1.51 miles
11/26 - RAN 3.16 miles
11/27 - RAN 1.51 miles (14.05 total, 4.05 OVER GOAL)
11/28 - walked 3.41 miles
Did my own personal Thanksgiving Walk yesterday. Was a cold 33F, and the weather kinda matched my mood, TBH. This was my 1st major holiday away from my family. (I'm with my BF & his kids, but MY kids, mum & brother are all still in FL)
My plan called for a 30 min walk. Knew I am always going to walk more. I planned to do 3 miles. Then, I decided, hey, lets make is a 5K. Got lost in my thoughts & ended up going a little beyond.
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dreamer12151 wrote: »Run 10 miles // Continue Walks
11/11 - walked 2.14 miles
11/12 - RAN 1.04 miles
11/19 - RAN 2.25 miles
11/20 - RAN 1.57 miles
11/22 - walked 3.01 miles
11/23 - RAN 3.01 miles
11/25 - RAN 1.51 miles
11/26 - RAN 3.16 miles
11/27 - RAN 1.51 miles (14.05 total, 4.05 OVER GOAL)
11/28 - walked 3.41 miles
Did my own personal Thanksgiving Walk yesterday. Was a cold 33F, and the weather kinda matched my mood, TBH. This was my 1st major holiday away from my family. (I'm with my BF & his kids, but MY kids, mum & brother are all still in FL)
My plan called for a 30 min walk. Knew I am always going to walk more. I planned to do 3 miles. Then, I decided, hey, lets make is a 5K. Got lost in my thoughts & ended up going a little beyond.
The last time I got lost in my thoughts, the first responders used tweezers to rescue me.
@mbaker566 Good Trotting. Looks like you had fun
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Photos from our Turkey Trot are up - this is my husband and me at the finish. I think this is the first photo I’ve ever seen of myself running where I wasn’t wearing sunglasses and you can see my eyes. I look so serious! By the way I love my jacket, the vents on the front zip open when you get hot and there are vents over the back, under the arms, and on the forearms.
Since @mbaker posted a shot of the donut line at her trot I got curious and looked at the photos to see if there was one of our line. This is about half of the donut line - the time stamp on this photo is 11:15 and the gun time was 9:30! By 11:15 I think my husband and I had gone home already!
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@mbaker566 it's the middle of the night and you've successfully made me want donuts! Congrats on your race and sorry about the little kids. Most races over here have a 16 year old age limit and I'm quite thankful for that
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@mbaker566 well done for getting out there. I want donuts too now 😂4
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@mbaker566 it's the middle of the night and you've successfully made me want donuts! Congrats on your race and sorry about the little kids. Most races over here have a 16 year old age limit and I'm quite thankful for that
they are very good donuts too made by a local bakery.
donuts for everyone!5 -
rheddmobile wrote: »Photos from our Turkey Trot are up - this is my husband and me at the finish. I think this is the first photo I’ve ever seen of myself running where I wasn’t wearing sunglasses and you can see my eyes. I look so serious! By the way I love my jacket, the vents on the front zip open when you get hot and there are vents over the back, under the arms, and on the forearms.
Since @mbaker posted a shot of the donut line at her trot I got curious and looked at the photos to see if there was one of our line. This is about half of the donut line - the time stamp on this photo is 11:15 and the gun time was 9:30! By 11:15 I think my husband and I had gone home already!
I don't want donuts, but the people in that line look cold!3 -
@mbaker566 it's the middle of the night and you've successfully made me want donuts! Congrats on your race and sorry about the little kids. Most races over here have a 16 year old age limit and I'm quite thankful for that
they are very good donuts too made by a local bakery.
donuts for everyone!
You know I don't eat donuts... but back when I did, I would have totally been able to eat most of those!2 -
Yep, definitely not going to reach goal for Nov. But I did tape up my achilles and run 8.24 miles in light rain. A guy out bundled up and walking his dog said, "Are you a duck?" It was just misting, not even really enough to qualify as rain anyway. Ugh.
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rheddmobile wrote: »Photos from our Turkey Trot are up - this is my husband and me at the finish. I think this is the first photo I’ve ever seen of myself running where I wasn’t wearing sunglasses and you can see my eyes. I look so serious! By the way I love my jacket, the vents on the front zip open when you get hot and there are vents over the back, under the arms, and on the forearms.
Since @mbaker posted a shot of the donut line at her trot I got curious and looked at the photos to see if there was one of our line. This is about half of the donut line - the time stamp on this photo is 11:15 and the gun time was 9:30! By 11:15 I think my husband and I had gone home already!
Looks like you and your husband had a good Turkey Trots, too.2 -
T1DCarnivoreRunner wrote: »Yep, definitely not going to reach goal for Nov. But I did tape up my achilles and run 8.24 miles in light rain. A guy out bundled up and walking his dog said, "Are you a duck?" It was just misting, not even really enough to qualify as rain anyway. Ugh.
Last time I ran in the rain a guy walking a dog shouted "go home, you lunatic" at me 😂7 -
@quilteryoyo – Beautiful waterfall. Glad you had a nice visit with your family.
@rheddmobile and @mbaker566 – Congratulations on your races!
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November Goal: 80 Miles
11/3: 11.02 miles
11/5: 6.55 miles
11/6: 6.51 miles
11/9: 1.54 miles warm up
11/9: 3.24 miles Wags and Whiskers 5K
11/11: 6.52 miles
11/12: 3.20 miles
11/13: 3.20 miles
11/14: 6.10 miles
11/17: 10.02 miles
11/19: 6.22 miles
11/20: 8.05 miles
11/21: 6.06 miles
11/24: 11.02 miles
11/26: 6.35 miles
11/27: 6.21 miles
11/28: 6.25 miles
108.06/80 miles completed
I didn't get a chance to post my run yesterday, but I did get to run 6.25 miles in the morning before my daughter got here and we went to my sister's for Thanksgiving dinner. It was a great run. I was worried that it would be raining, but it wasn't. It was pretty chilly and there were lots of puddles, but it wasn't bad. I ran pretty fast and ended up with a 10K PR. I have never had an opportunity to run a 10K race, so all of my 10K PRs are from training runs. Garmin said I ran it in 1:00:04 and Strava said 59:43 so I'm not sure if it was a sub 1 hour 10k, but at least it was an hour 10K. I feel like I could get a sub 1 hour in an actual race. My previous fastest 10K was 1:04:53 so I was pretty pleased. My next run isn't until Sunday so I guess I am ending November with 108 miles. Congrats to all who ran Turkey Trots! I'll see you all over in the December thread. Who wants to set it up?
2019 races:
2/2/19: Catch the Groundhog Half Marathon - PR 2:15:17
5/18/19: Run for 57th AHC Half Marathon - Cancelled due to weather
10/5/19: Old Rip 5K - PR 27:27, 1st AG
11/9/19: Wags and Whiskers 5K -2nd AG, 4th Woman, 5K PR - 26:36
2020 races:
5/16/20: Run for 57th AHC Half Marathon6 -
Date :::: Miles :::: Cumulative
11/01/19 :::: 0.0 :::: 0.0
11/02/19 :::: 0.0 :::: 0.0
11/03/19 :::: 3.1 :::: 3.1
11/04/19 :::: 3.3 :::: 6.5
11/05/19 :::: 0.0 :::: 6.5
11/06/19 :::: 0.0 :::: 6.5
11/07/19 :::: 2.5 :::: 9.0
11/08/19 :::: 3.0 :::: 12.0
11/09/19 :::: 4.5 :::: 16.5
11/10/19 :::: 13.3 :::: 29.8
11/11/19 :::: 3.0 :::: 32.8
11/12/19 :::: 3.0 :::: 35.8
11/13/19 :::: 3.0 :::: 38.9
11/14/19 :::: 1.7 :::: 40.6
11/15/19 :::: 2.5 :::: 43.1
11/16/19 :::: 8.4 :::: 51.5
11/17/19 :::: 3.3 :::: 54.8
11/18/19 :::: 3.1 :::: 57.9
11/19/19 :::: 3.0 :::: 60.9
11/20/19 :::: 2.1 :::: 63.0
11/21/19 :::: 3.8 :::: 66.8
11/22/19 :::: 0.0 :::: 66.8
11/23/19 :::: 3.5 :::: 70.3
11/24/19 :::: 3.2 :::: 73.5
11/25/19 :::: 3.6 :::: 77.1
11/26/19 :::: 5.1 :::: 82.2
11/27/19 :::: 4.4 :::: 86.6
11/28/19 :::: 5.1 :::: 91.6
11/29/19 :::: 4.3 :::: 95.9/ 100 mile goal
I went out to run this morning before my strength class - I planned to run outside from the gym for 5 miles and then go to strength class. I set out from the parking lot and immediately discovered all the pavement was super slick with a thin layer of black ice. I almost fell three times just getting across the street so I decided it was not worth it, especially as I'd have to run on the side of the kind of busy road for parts of it. I sadly retreated and headed in to change and run on the treadmill.
The run did not feel great and I talked myself in and out of stopping several times. Because of the wasted time of changed plans I didn't quite make 5 miles but I was happy enough that I at least stuck it out.
I'm 4.1 miles short of my goal and I have a 5k tomorrow, so i'm going to need to tack on an extra mile at some point.
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@dreamer12151 Glad you got out and did your own walk. Sorry you were feeling down. Hope the walk helped.
@rheddmobile Nice photo of you. I would not have stood in that line for a "free" donut either. I'd rather go have a nice breakfast somewhere.
Thanks @Teresa502 .
@kgirlhart Sounds like you had a great run. Either way, that's a fantastic time.3 -
November Goal: 285km
01/11: 3.26
03/11: 21.15
04/11: 6.52
05/11: 13.53
06/11: 6.58
08/11: 13.05
09/11: 27.62
11/11: 8.11
12/11: 13.08
13/11: 8.14
15/11: 13.60
16/11: 29.39
18/11: 8.04
19/11: 8.07
20/11: 8.09
22/11: 13.0
24/11: 21.10
25/11: 8.73
26/11: 13.17
27/11: 8.12
29/11: 8.06
30/11: 32.26
Total KM run: 292.67
Today I had the first of the two 20 milers in my plan. It didn't start out so well. Firstly I overslept by about an hour, then by the time I got out I ran about 300m down the road and my headphones died. I checked them last night to make sure I'd plugged them in to charge, but apparently I didn't notice that the USB was loose. I turned around to go back to the house, I had another pair of headphones which only last about 2 hours when fully charged, I'd already run 45 minutes with them yesterday but I figured I'd at least have music for half my run. I left the house again, but accidentally pocket dialled my Dad so I had to fumble with my phone and quickly chat to him for a few minutes. In the meantime, my cat decided to follow me! So I had to pick her up and carry her back into the house. FINALLY I could start my run!
My headphones made it to 16km, but I was OK with finishing the rest in silence.
I've been thinking a bit over the last week after my race last weekend, about the fact that even though I didn't "race" my time was only 4 minutes slower than my PB even though the course was more difficult than when I set my PB. I really think it's because I went into the race with a totally different mindset. I was relaxed and prepared to just run at a pace comfortable to enjoy. I didn't get caught up in the usual go out too fast, bank time, obsess over my splits, push myself then fade out at the end like I tend to do in every other race. I think it proves that if I just stick to running races exactly like I've trained for them, then I'll actually have better results and a better experience overall. I knew all this logically, but actually doing it in practice last weekend really opened my eyes.
Happy belated Thanksgiving to all that celebrate
See you in December 10 -
I did exactly 7k today, to get my first 50+k week since August
Now I'm going to work Have a great weekend, everyone! See you in the December thread?
November goal 100 miles - DONE!
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I took the liberty of starting the December thread:
https://community.myfitnesspal.com/en/discussion/10774041/december-2019-monthly-running-challenge#latest8 -
11-1 7k slow
11-2 7k slow
11-3 8k for @MobyCarp
11-4 7k easy
11-5 yoga
11-6 7k slow
11-7 7k easy/yoga
11-8 rest
11-9 7k easy
11-10 7k slow/yoga
11-11 7k easy/resistance bands
11-12 rest/yoga
11-13 7k slow/resistance bands
11-14 7k slow/yoga
11-15 rest/resistance bands
11-16 7k easy/yoga
11-17 7k easy
11-18 7k moderate + resistance bands
11-19 running rest + yoga
11-20 7k moderate + resistance bands
11-21 7k easy + yoga
11-22 rest
11-23 7k slow + yoga
11-24 7k slow
11-25 rest + resistance bands
11-26 7k slow + yoga
11-27 7k easy + resistance bands
11-28 rest
11-29 7k slow + resistance bands
11-30 7k moderate + yoga
November Total: 155k
November Goal: 135k
January Total: 131k
February Total: 159.5k
March Total: 183k
April Total: 126k
May Total: 128k
June Total: 161.5k
July Total: 151k
August Total: 133k
September Total: 135k
October Total: 115k
2019 Total through October: 1,423k / 882.26m
Monthly average: 142.3k
Next year when you pop in here claiming your December 2019 mileage, what accomplishments will you have made?
Run at least 4 5k races. Completed 8-31
Get under 30:00 and a PR for 5k. Nope...
Average at least 135k per month, which would put me over 1,000 miles for the year.
Run the Year Team: Five for Nineteen - Completed 9-28
Cloudy, low 30s F with just a slight breeze out of the east. A minor left hamstring niggle, but nothing serious. Felt good enough to run my fastest 7k this month. On to December!!!
2020 goals:
Continue a 5k regimen.
Train better.
4-13 Shine the Light 5K - 31:12 chip time; First Place male 65 and older
6-30 Strides for Starfish 5K - 31:34 chip time; 31/77 overall; second male 65 and older (no official category)
7-27 Solon Home Days 5K - 31:11 chip time; 95/141 overall; 4/6 age group (male)
8-31 Race for Freedom 5k - 31:39 chip time; 32:00 Garmin time; Third Place male 60 and older
10-13 Haunted Hustle 5k - 31:22 chip time; 47/74 overall; First Place male 60 and older6 -
Great insight @kristym . I have my first real race in a long time this coming Saturday. My goal is to make myself run as I have trained and not obsess over time. We shall see.
Thanks for setting up the Dec thread @katharmonic !
@Tramboman Great job on your fastest 7K! Those faster runs always feel great.2
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