November 2021 Monthly Running Challenge

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  • shanaber
    shanaber Posts: 6,390 Member
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    @katharmonic - I waited until this morning to read your report and I am so glad I did! What an awesome accomplishment. The pictures are fantastic and you do look so happy! Where are the pine martins? I was hoping for that picture as I have never seen one. I would have been so angry with that friend. I hope he was at least apologetic, understanding what he put you all through.

    @AlphaHowls - sending you {{{HUGS}}} It is so hard watching someone you love decline. It will be a shock for your brother even having seen her in video chats.

    @quilteryoyo - I tried it too before I went to bed last night (on the bed) and couldn't do it for long either. I need to do it on the floor and when I am not physically exhausted. I always find it so amazing how interconnected every part of our body is and how an issue in one area will cause weakness or an issue somewhere else.
  • mshawski
    mshawski Posts: 1,050 Member
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    I wanted to hit 5 miles today, but my body was not feeling it. 4 it was.

    November mileage:
    R: 19.5/60

    11/1 - 3
    11/3 - 4
    11/5 - 3
    11/6 - 1.5
    11/8 - 4
    11/10 - 4

    Total shoe mileage: 93
  • Scott6255
    Scott6255 Posts: 2,440 Member
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    @katharmonic Wow, that is an amazing accomplishment! Congratulations! Pictures are great.
    @AlphaHowls sorry you and your family are going through this hard time. Very difficult to watch your parent fade like that. Hugs to you, your Mom, and family <3
  • mshawski
    mshawski Posts: 1,050 Member
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    @AlphaHowls - I'm so sorry to hear about your mom. Hugs to you and your family.
  • SummerSkier
    SummerSkier Posts: 4,800 Member
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    10 Nov total 61.93 out of 150 goal. 222.43 left for run the year so need to avg 4.361 the rest of the year to complete on time. I am slightly ahead planning to coast to the end in Dec hopefully.

    1-Nov 5.03
    2-Nov 8.23
    3-Nov 5.15
    4-Nov 5.03
    5-Nov 6.01
    6-Nov 8.18
    7-Nov 5.01
    8-Nov 7.18
    9-Nov 7.11
    10-Nov 5.00

    Wow I was reading the mountain hiking adventure on the downhill and my heart was really racing. I am SO glad your friend was found safe and sound and the photos are absolutely amazing!

    Does anyone else track VO2max and HRV on a regular basis? I find it interesting but I know some of the calculations are based on age so regardless of fitness since I am "old" I never really get excellent #s.
  • skippygirlsmom
    skippygirlsmom Posts: 4,433 Member
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    11/2 – 7.03

    11/3 – 6.21

    11/5 – 7.02

    11/7 – 4.21

    11/8 – 7.03

    11/9 – 5.03

    11/10 – 7.63

    44.16 of 100 miles

     

    @quilteryoyo that cavern has several races, one is a 5K all road, there’s a 5K/15K all trail and I think he’s working on a HM all trail. They are fun races. I don’t think I could hold my legs like that 90 seconds, I’ll have to try it. 

    @katharmonic what a story and as usual amazing pictures. Okay I would have punched him in the face LOL

    @AlphaHowls thinking of your family and praying for your mom.

     

  • martaindale
    martaindale Posts: 2,063 Member
    edited November 2021
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    @quilteryoyo Took the challenge and clocked in at 4:02. And now my glutes are burning! I would be interested to see how I would do on a bench. Just lifting your legs is weird laying flat on the floor so I was also kinda lifting my shoulders.


    @katharmonic That's so cool and such an accomplishment. I'm glad your friend was ok and hopefully he learned a valuable lesson.

    @AlphaHowls Hugs to your family. That is such a tough situation.

  • martaindale
    martaindale Posts: 2,063 Member
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    Nov total: 23.6/70 miles


    11/2: 2.2 miles

    11/3: 3.1 miles

    11/5: 2.1 miles

    11/7: 14 miles

    11/10: 2.2 miles


    Did my first post-race run this morning. The soreness in my calves is mostly gone. My legs still felt a little heavy this morning but I expect will feel fine by this weekend. It was a little warmer today and very foggy. That super thick fog that just makes you damp.

    I've done ok on my goals. I feel like I peaked for the year with running at the beginning of the year and I'm not sure if I will be back to that level of fitness by years end. But, I'm not in a bad position. Just prioritized things a bit differently this year. Aside from June, I ran consistently. I think not having races on the calendar affected me more this year. I will run some even without a race, but training is usually when my mileage ramps up, and without races I didn't really train.

    Goals for 2021:

    1. PR my HM - Done on 1/1.

    2. Run more this summer than I did last. The heat in Houston really saps my energy, but I'm thinking baby steps. Increase each run by 0.5-1 mile. Slowly build up what I am capable of in the heat. Nope. 114 miles this summer (June-Aug) compared with 178 last summer. To be fair, I took all of June off. I'll have to try again next summer.

    3. Climb a V5 - my current best is V4 and usually I'm a solid V3. - nope. I have not climbed that much this year compared to previous years. I'm enjoying it but not really grade chasing.

    4. Climb a 5.12a/b - my current best is 5.11c/d and it wasn't pretty. The step up to 5.12 is HUGE. But, I heavily prefer sport climbing, so I'm hopeful. - nope but closer on this one than the bouldering goal.

    5. Above all - stay healthy!! I've been lucky so far with no serious injuries. So, I need to do what I can to keep myself healthy. So far, so good. Some minor things, but overall been pretty healthy.

  • ContraryMaryMary
    ContraryMaryMary Posts: 1,656 Member
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    https://community.myfitnesspal.com/en/discussion/comment/46420951#Comment_46420951

    I wonder if your back is hurting because you’re not primarily using your glutes for this exercise? Maybe they’re not switching on and you’re using your back instead. My bum was on fire by the end of my session, followed by burning hamstrings. No pain in back at all, but that would kick in if I was also lifting my upper body (which is why I’m amazed that @polskagirl finds the full body version easier - it’s a real killer). It’ll be interesting to hear what your chiro says.

  • katharmonic
    katharmonic Posts: 5,720 Member
    edited November 2021
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    Oops accidental extra post

  • marisap2010
    marisap2010 Posts: 909 Member
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    Great job on your HM @martaindale !

    @katharmonic Congrats on completing all of the peaks!

    Tonight’s training run again called for 20 min at 11:13-12:13 pace. I ran on the treadmill, and my Garmin acted really strange and tried to tell me I had a pace of 8:23, when in reality it was really closer to about 10:50. 🤷🏻‍♀️With warmup and cooldown, I completed 2.27 miles.

    training run: 5/16

    miles completed for month: 14.49

  • ereck44
    ereck44 Posts: 1,170 Member
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    My goal is 50 miles for the month. I have been running but not posting lately.

    The weather has been beautiful lately. I had hoped to run at least 3 times this week. It is supposed to rain tomorrow but I am going to run anyway. The last 2 half marathons I ran were both rainy...so I can run it....its mind over matter.

    I am also going to try to.post pictures of my ugly race shirt. I ran in it on Sunday.

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  • ereck44
    ereck44 Posts: 1,170 Member
    edited November 2021
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    https://community.myfitnesspal.com/en/discussion/comment/46422651#Comment_46422651


  • ereck44
    ereck44 Posts: 1,170 Member
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    Sorry that I managed to triplicate my post. I dont know how to delete posts with this new format.

    11/1.....6.25 miles run, 0.65 mike walk cooldown.

    11/7....4.22 miles run, 0.58 miles walk cooldown

    11/8...6.19 miles brisk walk with good friend.

    11/9....4.23 miles run, 0.85 walk

    Total run...14.7

    Walk ....8.27 for a total of 22.97 miles.

    Was sick over the weekend but feeling better on Sunday.

    My filly finished next to last in her championship race. The jockey reported that she was "worked up" before the race. She was leading in the race up till the home stretch and then she was passed by all the horses but one. They made a decision not to sell her this year.

    @katharmonic Your photos are so beautiful. I have never heard of a pine marten. Thanks for posting a picture. I thought it was a bird like a purple marten.

    @AlphaHowls I hope that your mom's physician can find something to help her. Can she be dialyzed?

    @kgirlhart Congratulations on your success at your half marathon. I love how you dug in at the end to finish so strongly. Great race report.

    @quilteryoyo I was thinking that you might help your back if you strengthen your abs. I'm glad that your chiropractor has been able to help you.

    I hope everyone has a great week.

  • AlphaHowls
    AlphaHowls Posts: 1,907 Member
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    @ereck44

    @AlphaHowls I hope that your mom's physician can find something to help her. Can she be dialyzed?

    Originally, when my mother's kidneys first started the downward spiral, we were told no. The specialist told her there really was not much anyone could do. My mother takes high doses of coumadin and a port/shunt would be difficult to manage/maintain. We will see specialist on 22nd and hope and pray for the best.

  • shanaber
    shanaber Posts: 6,390 Member
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    Anyone else having issues with the new format? Quoting doesn't seem to work well and if you find the 'Spoiler' let me me know. I am pretty tech savvy having worked in IT my entire career and this seems to be mostly a mess and lots of lost functionality with no information...

  • Tramboman
    Tramboman Posts: 2,482 Member
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    Took me more than 2,000 posts to learn the old format and now I'm lost...

  • WhatMeRunning
    WhatMeRunning Posts: 3,538 Member
    edited November 2021
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    On an announcement they said BBCode was no longer supported, so if you used to do the whole [ spoiler ] thing (or anything in brackets) that will no longer work. I don't see a menu option yet for spoiler. If it's HTML5 compatible you might be able to do < spoiler > .... Let's see ...

    ETA nope, didn't work.

    Only way to view the forums right now seems to be in a web browser, using the app is a no-go.

    Agreed that more was lost than gained

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