November 2020 Monthly Running Challenge
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quilteryoyo wrote: »@Avidkeo I'm sure biking really helped you to no lose your fitness level. You are doing great!
@hamsterwheel6 Glad you are back. Great job on meeting your Oct goal. It was 28F here this morning! I'm not ready for that either. It's supposed to get back up in the 70's by Saturday. No wonder we all get sinus infections this time of year.
Yes! It’s too soon for this mess lol. Thank goodness we have our dreadmills, ha! Did I read your surgery was postponed? I think I did. Sorry about that. Has to be nerve wracking getting all psyched and ready to go through it and then have to wait. Glad you are able to run though!
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@polskagirl01 I'm sure that workout was good for you. I reminds me of the story where the man gets a job for 1 cent for the first day, but it doubles every day. By day 30 he has made $5,368,709.12. I can imagine that pace got fast pretty quickly.
Yes @hamsterwheel6 . It got postponed - after I did all of the pre-op stuff, including a CoVID test. I am negative, but have to quarantine until we know for sure that I won't be able to have the surgery within the 2 week timeframe that the bloodwork is good. They will make the decision on a week by week basis, so it is nerve wracking. Being able to continue to run does help.5 -
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5/90 miles
11/2: 5 miles
I had the day off today, so I was able to take advantage of the gorgeous mid morning weather. There is a waterway that I like to run along but don’t do it often because it’s easier and faster to run from my house. If I can it’s nice to take the time and run someplace different. Speed work Monday was a fartlek workout, which on this plan just seems to be long intervals. Today was a mile warm-up then 4 sets of 5:00 fast and 3:00 slow with a mile of cool down. The run felt great.
I ended up taking an extra rest day this weekend and I can tell the difference today. I need to eat more. It’s not just my mileage ramping up that is making me tired. I did this last year and didn’t feel this wiped. I tapered back my meal plan over the summer when the climbing gyms were closed and I wasn’t running much and I never really adjusted it back. I’m almost certain that’s what it going on. So, this week I am eating an extra snack on days I am running and if I get hungry.
I spent the good part of a year retraining my eating habits and trying to create a real, sustainable lifestyle change. It’s now been another couple of years since I lost the weight and I have maintained it pretty easily. But I still feel like I have to be aware because I know I can’t just leave behind decades of poor eating habits in 1 year. I hope at some point this change becomes more of a habit than all the bad habits I brought from my childhood. I am more comfortable at this weight in clothes and my sports are so much easier but at the same time I just don’t want to feel like I am perpetually monitoring food/weight. I hadn’t actually thought about any of this in a while but my recent struggles with hard runs and feeling like I have no energy are forcing me to take a close look at my relationship with food again.
Sorry for rambling, but I think this group has more people that understand this than I have in my “real” life. I want to be able to trust myself and listen to my body and all that. I know the words, but it is easier said than done. At my core I am worried about falling back into old habits.10 -
@ContraryMaryMary - I totally understand where you are coming from. I have those races (certainly not as fast as you though) where I trained and planned for a specific race only to have something happen that prevented it even if still getting a PR, it wasn't what I wanted to do. But then you have to reflect back and say ok it wasn't exactly what I wanted to do but I did make improvements and I do know a lot more now than before about what I need to do to make it happen. You'll get there I have no doubt! Congratulation on a great race and a PR!
I am so envious of the unperson races! Hoping for next year here!
@martaindale - love your daughter and her costume! So cute! Also your house is beautiful and I love all the decorations!
@hamsterwheel6 - good to have you back! The peloton app does make it go by faster!
I got my first run of the month in this morning. Fortunately we are having cool mornings (low 60's) despite the return of the hot days. This week we will be back in the 90's but by the weekend they are saying 50's and 60's and maybe some rain. Yay!
I did a 45 min 'fun run' with the Peloton app but I couldn't do the sprints they sprinkled in because my glute is still bothering me. I did as much as I could keeping it easy to moderate and walking if my glute started to talk too much. We have agility class tonight and I will be taking it careful so I don't turn and do anything to make things worse. Tomorrow is a cross training day which should help too.
Date..........Miles........Total
11/01.......0.00.........0.00
11/02.......5.39.........5.39
2020 Run the Year Team - 2020 R.I.O.T. (Running Is Our Therapy) 1415.14/1000 miles (running and walking)
2020 Planned and Completed Races
02/02/20 - Surf City Half Marathon
07/31/20 - ISS Virtual 10K (Late)
08/15-09/30 - eRace Racism (200 miles) 200+ miles completed.
09/21-09/27 - Womxn Run the Vote - 680 mile virtual relay
09/26/20 - Beat the Blerch 10K Virtual
10/03-11/03 - Race to the Polls - 80 miles
10/01-11/18 - Fit Witch Challenge - 100 miles
11/11/20 - ASICS World Ekiden 2020 (Team 2)
02/07/21 - Surf City Half Marathon5 -
Hahaha @skippygirlsmom !
I totally understand the struggle @martaindale ...hence the yoyo part of my name. It sounds like you are doing great.
@shanaber Glad you are getting some cooler temperatures. Hope the glute stops giving you issues.2 -
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quilteryoyo wrote: »@polskagirl01 I'm sure that workout was good for you. I reminds me of the story where the man gets a job for 1 cent for the first day, but it doubles every day. By day 30 he has made $5,368,709.12. I can imagine that pace got fast pretty quickly.
Yes @hamsterwheel6 . It got postponed - after I did all of the pre-op stuff, including a CoVID test. I am negative, but have to quarantine until we know for sure that I won't be able to have the surgery within the 2 week timeframe that the bloodwork is good. They will make the decision on a week by week basis, so it is nerve wracking. Being able to continue to run does help.
Ugh. Sorry. But now you get to run, silver lining, lol1 -
@shanaber those fun runs aren’t really all that fun lol are they. Those pushes and sprints! Kidding aside yes I do enjoy them. Who is your favorite instructor so far? Mine is Matty M he cracks me up. His Halloween tread run Is hysterical. Of course I like Becs, Andy, Robin, Matt, Olivia lol. They all have their own ways.
Be careful with glutes and as they love to say on Peloton, you do you.2 -
You guys are all so awesome. Thanks so much for the support and understanding. I’m feeling better about my efforts and am looking forward to my next event. Also curious as to what my coach will say when we debrief on Friday.
About to head out for a 30 minute run soon to see how the body feels.4 -
@ContraryMaryMary - I’m glad you’re feeling better. You should be really proud of smashing your PR, and knowing that next time you could do even better with just a few tactic tweaks! Amazing job, I’m in awe of that time!
@martaindale - I can really relate to lots of what you said. Seems like you’re doing pretty well though and are slowly getting to a place of balance. Hope I can follow you there!
I kicked off my month this morning with 4 miles on the treadmill. Was hoping for 5 miles outside but there was a gale our first thing this morning.
November total: 4m
November goal: 60m
2/11: 4m
Jan- Oct: 666.8m3 -
Date :::: Miles :::: Cumulative
11/01/20 :::: 5.3 :::: 5.3
11/02/20 :::: 3.0 :::: 8.3
Hello all! Welcome to November a couple of days late!
I went hiking on Saturday 10/31 for one last big hike of the season (report below) so I had to once again get my run in during the hike. This time I took OFF the spikes, and it was a bit shorter overall, and still in daylight so it went better.
Sunday after the hike I thought would be a terrible run, but ended up being pretty good. I ran in Lake Placid for two laps around Mirror Lake right in town. I actually had a sub 10-minute mile which shocked me. Today we drove back from our lovely weekend and I got home and ran shortly after to get that out of the way. It started out sluggish but I picked up the pace each mile and ended up once again just under 10 min mile.
The whole weekend was pretty special - my friends and I rented a fabulous house with a beautiful view of the surrounding mountains, which you could sit in the hot tub and stare at as long as you wanted. We hiked the talledst of the Adirondack peaks, which is the highest in New York state - Mt. Marcy. Elevation is 5344 feet. This was my friend's 46 of 46 ADK high peaks completed so it was a huge celebration for her and for all of. We had a nearly 11 hour hike but the weather was beautiful blue skies and not that terribly cold. Lots of ice around but the frozen and snowy conditions were so much better than last week's mud and water slog. I'll just post a few pictures because it was so beautiful, I can't describe. We had a great little celebration at the summit, featuring a shot of alcohol each, which really warmed up the chest and got us a little pep toward heading down. We started just before 6 am, summitted about 11 am, and I finished at 4:37 pm, so just under 11 hours. I ran the last 1.76 miles out to get my run in - I didn't want to stop because I didn't know if I could get started again so I exceeded the 15 minutes I planned. I waited for the rest of my group to get back, just exhausted and my feet throbbing, but a big smile on my face overall. The best part was we could just take a short drive back to our AirBnB fabulous house and sit in the hot tub all evening to recover.
Many pics:
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Hi! I used to run all the time. I've done several 5 and 10ks and 5 half marathons. For the past year I have been a big bum! So I want to try to get 50 Miles in during November! I honestly wanted to do 40 but I mistyped and I don't want to redo the ticker so here we go!
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I've done those paces for intervals, so thought I could surely hold it for a minute if I knew I'd then be slowing down... but the problem was, .2 kph isn't much of a difference, and it was going to be almost as fast for several minutes before and after that 1 minute. Haha.quilteryoyo wrote: »@polskagirl01 I'm sure that workout was good for you. I reminds me of the story where the man gets a job for 1 cent for the first day, but it doubles every day. By day 30 he has made $5,368,709.12. I can imagine that pace got fast pretty quickly.2 -
Did the bare minimum 5 miles this morning. Colder that I like (46F), but with long sleeves, gloves, and tights it wasn't TOO bad. Light wind was the saving grace.
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@katharmonic Another amazing weekend. The pictures are beautiful! Glad you stayed there this time. It sounds heavenly.
Welcome @aundrealuczak1991 . Maybe the typo was trying to tell you something.
@polskagirl01 I see what you mean. It is different running those paces for 1 minute vs 10 or so.3 -
11/3 – 5.03 miles
5.03 of 120 miles
It was a brisk 28F when I went out this morning but it was a beautiful, clear morning. The horizon was a pretty pink, orange and blue and it was so pretty seeing the sun come up while seeing the moon still up high in the sky. Schools are closed here for 2 weeks for deep cleaning so I only saw birds, cows and a couple of horses until my last mile when a neighbor passed in his truck. He has four small children so I stopped him to ask if I could give them my leftover Halloween candy and he said that would be great. So thank goodness I can get that out of the house! We usually have over 100 trick-or-treaters but only 28 this year.
@ContraryMaryMary – You rocked that half marathon! Congrats on your PB – I love your dedication and determination!
@hamsterwheel6 – Good to see you and I’m in awe that you could stay on a treadmill for 8 miles!
@shanaber – I used the free Peloton app earlier this year but my trial period elapsed. Can you get another even if you did it earlier?
@katharmonic – What a fabulous and well-deserved weekend you had! Gorgeous views from the summit!
You’re daughter is so cute @martaindale!
Welcome @aundrealuczak1991! I like your reasoning!
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11/3 – 5.03 miles
5.03 of 120 miles
It was a brisk 28F when I went out this morning but it was a beautiful, clear morning. The horizon was a pretty pink, orange and blue and it was so pretty seeing the sun come up while seeing the moon still up high in the sky. Schools are closed here for 2 weeks for deep cleaning so I only saw birds, cows and a couple of horses until my last mile when a neighbor passed in his truck. He has four small children so I stopped him to ask if I could give them my leftover Halloween candy and he said that would be great. So thank goodness I can get that out of the house! We usually have over 100 trick-or-treaters but only 28 this year.
@ContraryMaryMary – You rocked that half marathon! Congrats on your PB – I love your dedication and determination!
@hamsterwheel6 – Good to see you and I’m in awe that you could stay on a treadmill for 8 miles!
@shanaber – I used the free Peloton app earlier this year but my trial period elapsed. Can you get another even if you did it earlier?
@katharmonic – What a fabulous and well-deserved weekend you had! Gorgeous views from the summit!
You’re daughter is so cute @martaindale!
Welcome @aundrealuczak1991! I like your reasoning!
I haven't had a trick-or-treater in 28 years, but I always get candy for them and make sure it's edible prior to Halloween.6 -
11-1 7k treadmill
11-2 rest + resistance bands
11-3 7k slow
November Total: 14k
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
Sunny and upper 30s F today. Still some snow on the north side of my roof. Probably could have gotten away with shorts and long sleeved tech shirt, but went with winter gear and was a little warm at the end.
Started resistance band training yesterday; plan to do yoga later today.
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 4:47:015 -
Fell behind a bit here...
Congrats @ContraryMaryMary! That is a great PB but I get your disappointment. I think we all have A, B, and C goals for races and when we don't hit A we are annoyed.
I am back on the I want to run an ultra train again. I printed an 18-week plan and (kind of) started this week. There's a 50k on March 6th I'm thinking about. I figure I can try and if needed drop to 30k (or other distance).5 -
11/1 26.48 miles, 916 Days on the run
11/2 26.45 miles
11/3 15.3 miles, 100 days HM+ streak7 -
@Teresa502 If you had told me before I would do 8+ miles on a treadmill, I would say you were crazy lol. But, the peloton app has made it easier to do so! You could always try a different email and device to see if you could get the free trial again if you wanted, or like @shanaber, check your insurance.
@katharmonic Wonderful pics! Sounds like a great time. I'm actually going to Boone NC this weekend and hoping to get a good hike in.
Took a couple of spin classes today and then upper body. Quads are on fire today. Probably will need to stretch some more later.
@RunsOnEspresso I am in awe of all of you who run such long distances! Yes you too @Camaramandy648!
The most I have done is HM plus a little more.
I don't know if I have a desire to run more than that - don't know if this old body can take it anyway lol.5 -
8.1/90 miles
11/2: 5 miles
11/3: 3.1 miles
This morning was my first truly cold weather run of the season. It was 40F when I set out. I got to break out leggings and an actual cold weather shirt since I was going on a short run and I knew I wouldn't get too warm. And gloves. And I actually got it right! I always have a hard time when I have to made weather adjustments.
I enjoy a nip in the air, so overall a really nice run. And, there were already people standing in line at the polling station in my neighborhood! I would not have wanted to be standing still in this weather, but it was pretty nice to run in.6 -
Morning all.
First Wednesday run in about 3 months! It was wet, but not cold. I remembered how to use my watch today so no extra minutes this time. Once again was wonderful to be out.
Going to be very busy today. My 3rd year students have their final practical assessments. It's the culmination of 3 years of study. It's my first time assessing and we have an outside assessor coming in as well. Going to be stressful and fun!8 -
All right I'm 308 posts behind. I'll never catch up.
So. How are you all? How are you REALLY?
That's all I want to know.
My life is the same - just waking at 4am, running doubles, lifting, raising kids. All that stuff!
4am is starting to feel normal. Well, actually. It was starting to feel normal last week. So this week has been all right. Halloween was a lot of fun with the kids too. I signed up on a whim with a couple friends to do this race the morning of Halloween. Seven miles on a trail. I'd never been there, but I felt like, "Meh, seven miles is cake. Sure, why not?"
Well. I got 3rd in AG. Bib # was 107. I am not unhappy with my results. Thrilled, actually. Spent my prize money on a pullover because return on investment.
Coach said it was a good race because I felt fine after and I didn't prepare. By didn't prepare, I mean, I signed up two days before, never rested or tapered, didn't sleep enough the night before, got there with five minutes to get my bib and packet, locked my keys in my car, got lost, etc. I was also running on tired legs from, well, running and lifting.
So yeah. 3rd in AG. With REAL people. Seems to really validate the virtual races because I always think, "There's no way these results are real."
I always think I'm failing. I usually am excelling. I think always believing I have failed keeps me humble, but there's got to be a healthier way.
So that's basically it. Had a nice 41 degree run this morning with an actual fartlek run at the end, per the coach. It's not as easy as I thought it would be, but I got it done. I need to work on these more so they feel more normal. I always feel like I'm hobbling out of the house but then I get going and life is all right.
Today is the election. The only things I have to say about that are: Love God. Love People.
I really do hope you all are well. I miss you. I will hopefully get to catch up on these missed posts.
@hamsterwheel6 thanks for the shout out because I was so stressed about finding the Nov thread!
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@Camaramandy648 3rd in AG without even trying....gotta love it!
@katharmonic beautiful pics, but looks really cold. I'm a wimp.
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Hi All,
I'm late to the party here, as I just found this thread. In fact this is my first post on myfitnesspal!
I haven't run since November 2019, for a variety of reasons. I used to run a competent 10k but after a year's break I feel like I'm a beginner again. To get back in shape I'm going for 15 km per week (60 km for the month). I run almost strictly on the treadmill, unless I'm running a 5 or 10k, which hopefully I can do again one day!
So far my stats are (and this week will be better than most as I have the week off)
Nov 2 - 4km
Nov 3 - 4km11 -
11/1 – 5 miles
11/2 – 10K Monday
11/3 – 3 miles with Champ
14 of 120 miles
@katharmonic woohoo on the sub 10 min miles, awesome. I HATE snow but those pictures are just amazing, beautiful.
@Teresa502 sounds like a great run this morning. I love when it’s so peaceful like that.
My friend Miss Ann that I walk with some mornings has sold her house and is leaving for her new adventure up North. I’m going to miss her so much, what a wonderful woman. We stopped by this morning to say good bye and Champ got his treats. She’s very excited to be moving near her children and grandchildren but will be missed dearly by myself and a couple of my neighbors who have grown to love her.
Awesome @RunsOnEspresso you’ll do great.
@martaindale it’s always a challenge in the winter to get the clothes right. Yesterday was 35F here in the morning and I wore a long sleeve tech shirt and shorts, today was 32F and I put on a slightly warmer top and felt good. Under 40 I always wear gloves or my hands freeze.
Races:
312 of 335 miles Pinhoti Trail Challenge done
16 of 250 miles Yuletide MadnessMother’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 – 297 miles 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
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@Camaramandy648 Big news on my front is that the surgery got postponed due to the increase in CoVID patients. They won't reschedule until the numbers go down. Glad you are doing good. I was asking about you a couple of days ago and someone said you were posting on Instagram and were out there running crazy amounts of miles.
Welcome @April_M_2015 . You'll love this group. Very supportive and friendly and inspiring and.....2 -
@hamsterwheel6 - I don't have a treadmill so until I get back into a gym I won't get to enjoy those workouts but I do love Matty M too. My other favorite is Robin Arzon. I knew her before from her book (Shut Up and Run) and was really excited that she was an instructor on Peloton.They are all pretty fun and motivating. Sometimes I just look to see if I like their music choices.hamsterwheel6 wrote: »@shanaber those fun runs aren’t really all that fun lol are they. Those pushes and sprints! Kidding aside yes I do enjoy them. Who is your favorite instructor so far? Mine is Matty M he cracks me up. His Halloween tread run Is hysterical. Of course I like Becs, Andy, Robin, Matt, Olivia lol. They all have their own ways.
Be careful with glutes and as they love to say on Peloton, you do you.
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