November 2020 Monthly Running Challenge

katharmonic

Thanks all. It was a great hike, and I'm sad to have the weekend over with and get back to work. @shanaber I think we'll try to do some hiking over the winter too. I'm pretty excited about it because once there is enough snow it can be easier because all the bumpy rocks are covered up and you just go over the top. I have done one snowshoe hike but it was a smaller mountain so I'm not sure how I'll feel about a long hike in the snow, especially being prepared for all kinds of weather conditions. One big advantage too - butt sliding down saves a ton of time!

Congrats on your race @Camaramandy648!

Good to see you @brittanystebbins95. Glad you are ready to get back to running and hope you'll find some time to do it.

Date :::: Miles :::: Cumulative
11/01/20 :::: 5.3 :::: 5.3
11/02/20 :::: 3.0 :::: 8.3
11/03/20 :::: 1.8 :::: 10.1

I did a short treadmill run this morning before yoga class. I ran on the fancier NordicTrack treadmill at the gym instead of the regular ones and the Garmin seemed in better agreement with it. Not sure if that's a fluke, or if its finally settling in on a reasonably accurate pace. Yoga was lovely, with lots of nice stretches for tired and tight legs.

kgirlhart

November Goal: 100 Miles

11/1: 11.02 miles
11/3: 4.35 miles

15.37/100 miles completed for November

1191.39/1000 miles for Run the Year Team Pavement Pounders

I ran 4.35 miles this morning.  It's my mini taper before my race on Saturday.  It was a good run.  It was pretty chilly but I was comfortable in shorts with sleeves and gloves. I think it will be a little warmer Saturday plus the sun will be up so it should be perfect running weather.  I'm really looking forward to it. 

@katharmonic Those pictures are gorgeous. 

@rheddmobile Your pictures are gorgeous too. I would love to have a place like that to run.

@brittantstebbins95 Glad to see you back!

@camaramandy648 Congrats on the AG award.

@ContraryMaryMary Congrats on smashing your PR. I get the disappointment but it was still a great job.

@avidkeo Yay for a Wednesday run. I'm glad you are on the mend.

Welcome to all the new people.

I'm sure I missed a lot, but the new job is really busy and I am having a hard time keeping up with the thread.




2020 races:
11/7/20: Run for 57th AHC Half Marathon

HonuNui

November Goal 63ish miles

11/1 off
11/2 lazy
11/3 4.12
Total 4.12





Upcoming and current races:

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

quilteryoyo

@Camaramandy648 Congrats on your AG placement in a real in person race! You are awesome!

katharmonic

Date :::: Miles :::: Cumulative
11/01/20 :::: 5.3 :::: 5.3
11/02/20 :::: 3.0 :::: 8.3
11/03/20 :::: 1.8 :::: 10.1
11/04/20 :::: 3.0 :::: 13.1

Good morning, friends. It's a beautiful sunny day and it's my birthday! I met a friend for a run to start the day and it was great running weather at 41 degrees. It was fun to catch up and ignore current events for a little bit.

Looks like I've run a half marathon so far this month. Not bad, maybe I'll get to 100 miles this month. Which I don't think I ever said what my goal is so I'll go with that.

Oh, and I am signed up for an actual in-person race coming up on Nov 15. I'm doing the 5k, a couple of my friends are doing the half, and there is a marathon as well. I didn't feel like I've been running enough to do the half right now, at least not the way I'd want to do it but I'm maybe regretting that a little. We just got our start times yesterday and they are very specific - I start at 9:33:50. It will be interesting to see how it works.

Have a great day everyone.

Tramboman

katharmonic wrote: »

Date :::: Miles :::: Cumulative
11/01/20 :::: 5.3 :::: 5.3
11/02/20 :::: 3.0 :::: 8.3
11/03/20 :::: 1.8 :::: 10.1
11/04/20 :::: 3.0 :::: 13.1

Good morning, friends. It's a beautiful sunny day and it's my birthday! I met a friend for a run to start the day and it was great running weather at 41 degrees. It was fun to catch up and ignore current events for a little bit.

Looks like I've run a half marathon so far this month. Not bad, maybe I'll get to 100 miles this month. Which I don't think I ever said what my goal is so I'll go with that.

Oh, and I am signed up for an actual in-person race coming up on Nov 15. I'm doing the 5k, a couple of my friends are doing the half, and there is a marathon as well. I didn't feel like I've been running enough to do the half right now, at least not the way I'd want to do it but I'm maybe regretting that a little. We just got our start times yesterday and they are very specific - I start at 9:33:50. It will be interesting to see how it works.

Have a great day everyone.

Happy Birthday! Hope you have a fantastic day!!!

Tramboman

11-1 7k treadmill
11-2 rest + resistance bands
11-3 7k slow + yoga
11-4 7k easy + resistance bands

November Total: 21k
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, mid 40s F, with a little breeze from the south. Normally my legs really feel the first yoga session, but they weren't too bad 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 4:47:01

Teresa502

11/3 – 5.03 miles
11/4 – 4.08 miles
9.11 of 120 miles

Much warmer this morning at 36F. Another beautiful one. Clear skies. Bright moon. Pretty colors on the horizon as the sun made its way up.

Happy Birthday @katharmonic!!!!

quilteryoyo

Happy Birthday @katharmonic ! Great way to start the day. And, yeah for an in person race.

April_M_2015

@katharmonic - happy birthday! Congrats on the great progress so far this month. You'll have to let us know how the specific start time works. It sounds so much better than the usual chaos of starting a run, but I really wonder how they will manage it. Good luck with your training.

kgirlhart

November Goal: 100 Miles

11/1: 11.02 miles
11/3: 4.35 miles
11/4: 4.35 miles

19.72/100 miles completed for November

1195.74/1000 miles for Run the Year Team Pavement Pounders

Today was another 4.35 miles and it was a good run. It was a little warmer than yesterday but still cool. I am kind of nervous about what to wear on Saturday. It should be 48°f feels like 44° at the start of the race (which is cold to me) and in the 50's for most of the race(which is cool,  but really nice to me) I don't want to be too cold at the start, but I also don't want to be over dressed. 

I have kind of enjoyed running shorter runs this week.  It makes getting ready for work easier.  But I always feel like I could run more and I really love running at least 6 miles.  Right now I am running 4 days a week. So I am thinking that after the race this weekend I may try running 5 days. I could run one 10K, one 5K and then two runs of about 4 miles plus my Sunday long run. It wouldn't really increase my mileage,  just spread it out some.

Happy Birthday @katharmonic!




2020 races:
11/7/20: Run for 57th AHC Half Marathon

Scott6255

Happy Birthday @katharmonic!!!! 🎈🎉🎂

Avidkeo

@katharmonic happy birthday!

shanaber

Happy, Happy Birthday @katharmonic!! Hope you have a wonderful day!

April_M_2015

November goal - 60 km

Progress to date:
November 2 – 4 km
November 3 – 4 km
November 4 – 4.2 km

Good progress for me, but it's 17 degrees and sunny here in Toronto so I'll be dining on a patio for lunch. My calories will be way over for today. But it'll be worth it.

Kimbeers

Starting couch to 5k today!

Goal is 18 miles this month and just hoping to be consistent.

11/4: 1.6 miles

quilteryoyo

@kgirlhart It's hard to know how to dress these cooler days. I usually overdress, because I would much rather sweat than be cold. You are going to do great on your race!

Welcome @Kimbeers!

quilteryoyo

11/1 Ran 3.0 miles – Walked 1.0 mile - Treadmill
11/2 Ran 3.0 miles – Walked 1.0 mile – Treadmill
11/3 Rest day – 11,626 steps
11/4 Ran 3.0 miles – Walked 1.0 mile - Treadmill

Did another treadmill session today. I'm waiting around the house for the surgeon's nurse to call to let me know if they can reschedule my surgery or not. If they can, I will be really, really surprised. I hate waiting, so decided to get my run in. I went a little bit faster today and it felt good. Pace was 11:20 min/mile. I can go faster, but trying not to push it too much right now.

polskagirl01

Long run today: 27.5 km and feeling better than after last week's 25. It was foggy and a little rainy, so not many people out, and it was quiet and peaceful. I really enjoyed it.

A big German Shepherd tried to go home with me. Not that I blame him - his owner didn't have any control over him, and I finally had to stop so the owner could catch him and hold on to him while I ran away. The dog did jump up on me though, so I had muddy paw prints and thought he might've scratched up my backpack, but it was all good.

I had my whole work report all written up in my head whole running, now am staring at a blank computer screen.

martaindale

@Kimbeers Welcome! Many of us started out with C25k and got hooked!!

@April_M_2015 Welcome!

@brittanystebbins95 Welcome back!

@katharmonic Happy birthday and good luck on your race.

@Camaramandy648 Congrats on the AG finish. That's awesome!