November 2020 Monthly Running Challenge

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  • Camaramandy648
    Camaramandy648 Posts: 711 Member
    polskagirl01 wrote: »
    I am signed up for a 5k leg of the Ekiden challenge, and will do it either tomorrow or Thursday. Maybe tomorrow, wearing something patriotic for Poland's Independence Day. I was originally signed up for a half marathon tomorrow that got canceled, so I wore the buff and ran the distance today instead. I've been feeling quite down the past few days, so actually getting off the couch, running and not yelling at anyone so far today, is quite an accomplishment :D But don't worry, I'll be back to my normal happy self soon. Lots of stress. It will pass.

    Big generalization here, but a lot of cyclists come across as a bit snobbish. BUT today, when a cyclist saw me twice, running in two locations that are quite far from one another, I'm guessing he realized I must be some special kind of crazy, and he gave me a smile AND a wave.

    November Goal - 100 Miles

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    @polskagirl01 and @quilteryoyo I realize I'm jumping in late in the conversation but agree. The cyclists come from all over the world here. Just for these trails that are five minutes from my house. I have also found that they can be quite snobbish. I think it's because of what they've invested in what they're doing. A lot of those bikes are thousands of dollars, plus the gear, plus the shoes, plus the travel. So when they yell, "on your left!" I kinda don't blame them for wanting me to move so they can enjoy their ride. I did meet one nice female cyclist asking me about the trails recently.

    As well, I am the only trail runner I have ever seen except two males. I have never seen a female in real life, rotfl. Don't even know what one looks like!
  • Camaramandy648
    Camaramandy648 Posts: 711 Member
    Scott6255 wrote: »
    Oh no... I'm in trouble.
    There is a Taco Bell being built at the end of my street 🌮 😏

    hahahahahaha @Scott6255 Taco Bell is my greatest vice. After every ultra, after the final run in the series, I go get a bean burrito. It's basically like I'm living on the edge. lmao
  • Camaramandy648
    Camaramandy648 Posts: 711 Member
    rheddmobile wrote: »
    Congrats to the racers!

    As apolitical as I could make it and still tell the story - hopefully good enough

    Did speedwork this morning and my husband and I were finishing up when we heard cars going crazy honking in the distance and then a car speeding down the little train access road honking constantly. We were like, what the heck? And people were hanging out of the windows shouting about the election results to everyone they passed. I didn’t realize how completely stressed I was until I suddenly wasn’t. You could hear people all up and down the road start whooping and screaming as the car went by. Based on yard signs I would have guessed that as many people in that neighborhood would be disappointed as happy but it sounded like all the runners and cyclists were happy at least!

    Beautiful day, absolutely perfect weather.
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    @rheddmobile YES. THIS. SO. MUCH. THIS.

    Without getting too political.

    When i saw the results on Saturday. I have never felt so free or happy while doing almost 24 miles on all very hilly, technical trails. My head was SO HIGH in the clouds.

    Also @quilteryoyo you are such a badass! Congrats on the 1st place!!!!!
  • quilteryoyo
    quilteryoyo Posts: 6,653 Member
    @rheddmobile Where did you go to summer camp? I do think it is beautiful around here.

    @Camaramandy648 Thanks. Glad you are doing well. Keep it up! As for the cyclists, I would be glad they yelled which side they are passing you on. That is just for safety, so you don't move the way they are going. I will do that with other runners sometimes. Hopefully, they don't think I'm being rude. I even did it to people in the nursing home when I'm pushing a wheel chair, so they know which side I am passing them on.



  • Scott6255
    Scott6255 Posts: 2,583 Member
    Great job on doing that HM all on your own @polskagirl01!

    I was just planning on using my Garmin watch to record the Ekiden challenge, then link it to the Runkeeper race later. I hope that will work, because I usually have my phone in a ziplock bag tucked away in my Flipbelt before I start my run. It would be a real pain in the a** to have to start the run in the app, then stow the phone, then pull it out again right before the end of the run to stop it.

    Welcome @RicciDarlene!
  • skippygirlsmom
    skippygirlsmom Posts: 4,433 Member
    11/1 – 5 miles
    11/2 – 10K Monday
    11/3 – 3 miles with Champ
    11/4 – rest day
    11/5 – 10K
    11/6 – 1.6 miles
    11/7 – 9.25 Cathedral Caverns 15K trail race
    11/8 – 4 miles – with Champ light recovery
    11/9 – 3 miles – more recovery quads are screaming
    11/10 – 5 miles

    42 (44.33) of 120 miles

    Nice sunrise @Faebert
    @polskagirl01 sorry you are feeling down
    Hi @RicciDarlene


    Races:
    48.3 of 250 miles Yuletide Madness
    Mother’s Day Virtual 5K – done
    Retro Run Virtual 5K – done
    Rona on the Run - Virtual for St. Jude benefit - done
    Keep Moving Huntsville - at least one mile a day 1 - 31 May - done
    The Big Run - June 3 - done
    NEGU virtual run - June - Team NEGU helping support kids with cancer - done
    Big Foot Wild Thangs Trail Race 5K/10K – June 20 on the trails…all together like a real race - done
    Run 4 on the 4th – Virtual 4 miles on 4th of July - done
    ISS Virtual 5K in July – done
    Jackalope Trail Run 4 miler – done
    Flora-Bama 600K - Virtual race from Huntsville AL to the Florida Alabama state line in Orange Beach – done
    Scooby Doo Virtual 10K - done
    Skunk Ape 5 miler August 1 trail race in person – done
    Pirate Challenge – 10 weeks mile challenge June – August – done
    Chupacabra 10K/HM – August 22 - done
    Running of the Bulls Virtual 5K – 9/14 – 30/2020 - done
    The Pinhoti Trail Challenge 335 miles virtual – 1 Sept to 31 Dec – done
    PinkPumpkin 10K – completed 10/30
    2020 Liberty Road Challenge WWII soldiers journey from St. Mere Eglisde to Bastogne, Belgium – charity virtual run for the WII museum in New Orleans 716 miles team event 4 July – September – our team has finished
    Space Race 400K Challenge 12 weeks running 248.5 miles to the ISS – August to November – done
    Bridge Street HM Virtual – 10/24 – 11/7/2020 – virtual done
    Halloween 5K virtual with Fleet Feet – 10/31/2020 - done
    Yuletide Madness Oct 31 – Dec 31 2020
    Oak Barrel Half Marathon – October – running virtual - done
    Cathedral Caverns 15K trail race – in person - done



  • ContraryMaryMary
    ContraryMaryMary Posts: 1,809 Member
    edited November 2020
    polskagirl01 wrote: »
    I am signed up for a 5k leg of the Ekiden challenge, and will do it either tomorrow or Thursday. Maybe tomorrow, wearing something patriotic for Poland's Independence Day. I was originally signed up for a half marathon tomorrow that got canceled, so I wore the buff and ran the distance today instead. I've been feeling quite down the past few days, so actually getting off the couch, running and not yelling at anyone so far today, is quite an accomplishment :D But don't worry, I'll be back to my normal happy self soon. Lots of stress. It will pass.

    Big generalization here, but a lot of cyclists come across as a bit snobbish. BUT today, when a cyclist saw me twice, running in two locations that are quite far from one another, I'm guessing he realized I must be some special kind of crazy, and he gave me a smile AND a wave.

    November Goal - 100 Miles

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    I often run down a shared path alongside the motorway so, on a Sunday morning particularly, it has loads of cyclists. I have discovered that a single cyclist is friendly, a pair might be depending if they're chatting or not, but a group of cyclists is frankly quite rude. Also, it seems, the faster you're running, the friendlier they are!
  • HonuNui
    HonuNui Posts: 1,464 Member
    November Goal 63ish miles

    11/1 off
    11/2 lazy
    11/3 4.12
    11/4 4.08
    11/5 snorkel 1 hour
    11/6 2.85
    11/7 3.68
    11/8 off
    11/9 off
    11/10 3.57

    Total 18.30


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    Upcoming and current races:

    Asics World Ekiden Virtual Relay (5k leg) 11/11/20



  • eleanorhawkins
    eleanorhawkins Posts: 1,659 Member
    @polskagirl01 I love you!
  • quilteryoyo
    quilteryoyo Posts: 6,653 Member
    @ContraryMaryMary Great run. Stinks that you couldn't count it as both legs of the Ekiden.

    @eleanorhawkins Big hugs to you. Waiting is so hard! I am surprised it is taking so long to get the test results back. I hope he does well with the treatments. Have you been able to talk to him?

    @polskagirl01 Nice 5K time.

    @Scott6255 Awesome 10K time! Sorry you didn't make your goal, but you were oh so close. Next time you'll kill it!

    Nice run for you too @Teresa502 ! You are all doing great.
  • polskagirl01
    polskagirl01 Posts: 2,024 Member
    edited November 2020
    Great job @Scott6255 ! So close to your goal, though. You're definitely capable of sub-50. Next time!
    Also congratulations to the others who have completed their legs of the race - @ContraryMaryMary @Teresa502 and anyone I missed.
  • Tramboman
    Tramboman Posts: 2,482 Member
    edited November 2020
    11-1 7k treadmill
    11-2 rest + resistance bands
    11-3 7k slow + yoga
    11-4 7k easy + resistance bands
    11-5 7k easy + yoga
    11-6 7k moderate + resistance bands
    11-7 7k moderate + yoga
    11-8 7k moderate
    11-9 rest
    11-10 7k slow + yoga
    11-11 7k easy + resistance bands

    November Total: 63k
    November Goal: 170k

    January Total: 161k
    February Total: 167k
    March Total: 181k
    April Total: 191k
    May Total: 200k
    June Total: 156k
    July Total: 180k
    August Total: 172k
    September Total: 176k
    October Total: 189k

    2020 Total through October: 1773k / 177k per month

    Cloudy, drizzly, and upper 50s F with a light southwest wind today. Felt much better.

    Congratulations to all the Ekiden runners!!! Keep it up!!!!!

    When you pop in here claiming your December 2020 mileage, what accomplishments will you have made?

    Return to a good running weight of 175 lbs
    Run at least 4 5k races
    Get a 5k PR
    Average at least 138k per month, to meet my Run the Year pledge of 1,020 miles - Completed 10-11
    Stretch goal: If I can average 169k per month, I can run 2020k in 2020
    Run the Year Team: Pavement Pounders -- Completed 9-29

    2020 races:

    9-8 to 9-13 "Virtual Boston with Vincent" Time goal 5:15:00; actual time 4:47:01
  • martaindale
    martaindale Posts: 2,388 Member
    27.7/90 miles

    11/2: 5 miles
    11/3: 3.1 miles
    11/6: 5 miles
    11/7: 6.5 miles
    11/10: 5.1 miles
    11/11: 3 miles

    Posting 2 runs since I didn't get around to it last night. I ran after work and finished my leg of the Ekiden race. Pretty good pace too since it was a speed work day! It was actually pretty warm yesterday and I had to run after work. Super sweaty run! The sun was starting to set on my way out so it was very dark by the time I finished. Gotta remember that daylight savings time.

    When I logged my run for Ekiden I realized there was still an unclaimed spot for team #2, so I signed up for it to finish out. I wish I had realized it beforehand because my run today would have been enough for the first leg and my run last night would have been enough for the last leg. Oh, well. My run tomorrow or this Saturday will be plenty.

    The run this morning was kind of hard. Speed work followed by another run 13 hrs later. Kept it nice and easy, which was on the plan. Did a good stretch and we'll see how much my legs have left tomorrow.
  • martaindale
    martaindale Posts: 2,388 Member
    Good job to everyone getting their Ekiden legs in!!
  • eleanorhawkins
    eleanorhawkins Posts: 1,659 Member
    @quilteryoyo et al. thanks :-) I spoke to him a few days ago, he sounded pretty shell-shocked and tired but generally not too bad.
  • Avidkeo
    Avidkeo Posts: 3,213 Member
    @eleanorhawkins I'll be doing my leg tomorrow...
  • quilteryoyo
    quilteryoyo Posts: 6,653 Member
    @eleanorhawkins Glad you got to talk to your dad and he's doing good - sounds like as well as can be expected from all he has been through. Big hugs to you both.
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