November 2022 Monthly Running Challenge

Scott6255

Did 5 easy recovery miles on the treadmill this afternoon. It actually felt easy for a change.

martaindale

November total: 36/200 miles

11/1: 5 miles
11/3: 10 miles
11/5: 16 miles
11/6: 5 miles

Recovery miles in the rain today. Legs felt good. On to next week.

martaindale

Fit2btied2016 wrote: »

At least with running you can be in or out of your head as much as you like--that's why I am enjoying it so much. I really do just zone out, lol. I don't run with any music or anything, just listening to the sounds around me and so on. Today it was geese honking away and all the leaves whipping up on the trail.

I don't run with music or anything either. I enjoy the peace and quiet. I also find it makes a race day environment really peppy. All the music and cheering really gives me a push.

kgirlhart

November Goal: 100 Miles

11/1: 5.26 miles
11/2: 5.26 miles
11/4: 5.55 miles
11/6: 11.15 miles


27.22/100 miles completed for November

It was a little warmer this morning and more windy than I like, but somehow not too bad. It was really pretty out. I I ran 11 miles and stopped by to see Lilly/Sunny the Donkey.

Hugs @Martindale

shanaber

@martaindale - sending you huge hugs! I can commiserate a little as my brother was diagnosed with schizophrenia and depression as a young teen and I watched my mom trying to deal with similar issues - suicide attempts, medications, running away, etc. in addition to all the normal teenage trouble he could get into. He was also dyslexic and dropped out of school. It is so hard and heartbreaking. Hang in there and feel free to vent here anytime!

@eleanorhawkins - It is possible but I don't feel like I am coming down with anything just the autoimmune issues. Also it has been over a week now since it started and I would expect if I was getting sick with a cold or flu it would show itself by now.

I got in a strength workout today. Didn't push it much or do as much or as heavy as I normally do and afterwards spent some time rolling out my shoulders and hips. Interestingly it didn't hurt and that has been the key issue/symptom of the inflammation/autoimmune issues, that 'please don't touch me I hurt'. Hoping for a run in the morning as we are supposed to get the big storm that is hitting all along the west coast and up @Fit2btied2016's way.

eleanorhawkins

@Fit2btied2016 there are various options for timers for Galloway... many Garmin watches can be set to give you alerts, or there are free interval timer apps for mobile phones which work fine unless you're doing very long runs. I've even converted it into counting steps (vaguely remember doing that at the end of my last race, forcing myself to run 100, walk 50)

tarun_yadavA

Morning all ! Today's 4.5 M run

@martaindale - Hey Sarah, sorry to hear about your sitch with your kid. Parenting eh! (We both got teenage boys, right?).

@Fit2btied2016 , @shanaber , @quilteryoyo - thank you ladies for all the kind words & encouragement! Back on it, after 2 weeks of over-indulging (with some exercise!).

(And when i say overindulgence... I mean N-th degree...
"Oooh that's an interesting flavour of KitKat we don't get back home in England". >>TRY.
"Oooh that's an interesting flavour of Fanta we don't get back home in England". >>TRY.
)

Scott6255

@martaindale HUGE Hugs going out to you for your kid. You have to be made from a different cloth to parent a child with personality challenges, on top of everything else that comes with being a teen. I bow down to you and your husband!

@Fit2btied2016 we are only about 500 feet above sea level, so no altitude, but many big hills on most running routes. I have been to CO once, and 7000 ft altitude was noticable.

quilteryoyo

Glad you recovery run was easy @Scott6255 .

@kgirlhart Good to see that you got to visit with Sunny. Haven't heard from her in a while.

You are all doing great with your running and strength training.

tarun_yadavA

Teresa502 wrote: »

In my quest to slowly pick my way across South Carolina, I hit the road yesterday morning, went through a Chik-Fil-A drive-thru for breakfast about an hour into my drive and then stopped in Spartanburg, SC at Croft State Park. It was cloudy and sprinkled rain on me at one point but it was well worth the detour. I stopped again in Columbia SC to make a return and shop at the REI store and get 2 cupcakes at a nearby bakery (lunch) before arriving in Hilton Head around 4:30. Went for a glorious 6 mile walk on the beach this morning.

I parked near the stables and had to go visit the horses before I left.

View out the back deck of the condo.

Welcome home @Tarun_yadavA! We want to hear all about South Africa!

Hi @Teresa502

South Africa was great, thank you!
Did a fair bit of everything. Safaris - saw lionesses and elephants in the wild. Visited a hippo sanctuary. Got to stroke and feed one!

Did a bit of urban geography sightseeing too. I loved Johannesburg. Visited museums, caught the train, saw the polished rich areas, some impoverished black 'townships' (ghettos), drank at a swanky rooftop bar, met an old friend and went drinking/experienced the nightlife, went to a boho chic neighborhood the next day to eat at food trucks, live music, cocktails. Loved it. I'm no Bourdain, but loved his approach to city sightseeing and basing it around food and drink and human geography.

Cape Town - picturesque. Ran there. Went up Table Mountain, climbed to the top of Lions Head peak, went cage shark diving. Loved it!!
Some pics ->

Lioness in the wild


Up close with an elephant


This line from 'Bridges of Madison County', when Clint Eastwood talks about Africa. 'The colours between day and dusk... the interactions between man and beast; beast and beast'. Totally got it.




Me feeding Jessica The Hippo


Hoedspruit - Blyde River Canyon



Johannesburg... Rooftop bar




Johannesburg... Apartheid museum







Local brewery


Neighborhood food market area


South African cuisine - 'Bunny chow'




Cape Town - V&A Waterfront with Table Mountain in the background




Cape Town - Lions Head peak


Me at the top, inappropriately dressed, wearing Levis and a RL tee 🤦



Cage shark diving





Cape town - table mountain under clouds


Cape Town Gin distillery


My favourite, and went onto drink 3 more of them haha

SummerSkier

those are amazing pics Tarun. I esp like the one with the clouds LOOMING over the harbor Cape Town. It looks like a scene from that new pre Hobbit series. WOW! and you and your son look so happy.

shanaber

@tarun_yadavA - love the pictures of So. Africa!! So awesome! I take it you didn't go run with the giraffes or gazelles? 😁
My daughter spent a summer in Kenya in a remote village near the border with Uganda. They hiked all over the place and saw themes amazing wildlife. She also went a couple of years later to Johannesburg for a 2 year program at the University of Kwazulu Natal but they had some issues and cancelled the international program so she really didn't get to see or do much there.

It really is amazing the different KitKat bars you can find in different countries! I always look for them when I travel too!
I love that you got to share it with your family! How did your son like the sharks - I would be terrified!!

tarun_yadavA

SummerSkier wrote: »

those are amazing pics Tarun. I esp like the one with the clouds LOOMING over the harbor Cape Town. It looks like a scene from that new pre Hobbit series. WOW! and you and your son look so happy.

@SummerSkier aww thanks bON

tarun_yadavA

shanaber wrote: »

@tarun_yadavA - love the pictures of So. Africa!! So awesome! I take it you didn't go run with the giraffes or gazelles? 😁
My daughter spent a summer in Kenya in a remote village near the border with Uganda. They hiked all over the place and saw themes amazing wildlife. She also went a couple of years later to Johannesburg for a 2 year program at the University of Kwazulu Natal but they had some issues and cancelled the international program so she really didn't get to see or do much there.

It really is amazing the different KitKat bars you can find in different countries! I always look for them when I travel too!
I love that you got to share it with your family! How did your son like the sharks - I would be terrified!!

@shanaber your daughter's experience sounds amazing! I wish I did a semester abroad or two when I was younger!

As for the sharks... Amazing experience. 3M length Copper sharks! No Great whites unfortunately. They do frequent those waters. Speaking of- so so cold.

martaindale

@tarun_yadavA That looks like a really amazing trip! Great pictures!!

Scott6255

martaindale wrote: »

@tarun_yadavA That looks like a really amazing trip! Great pictures!!

^^^^ This ^^^^

SummerSkier

@shanaber no worries on the run the world because I haven't put my miles in for a few months so we probably have another 500 or so I will add whenever I quit being so lazy.... LOL


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todays' run was a MONDAY. I don't know why but not very motivated. MUGGY and almost 80 and really an hour later so not as dark but it was threatening to rain the entire time and dripping quite a bit. Sunday's run was really nice.

Teresa502

I ran 9 miles this morning. This is the longest run I have had all year! I want to run an unofficial half marathon this month so I’m trying to work my way up to it. I had a half cup of coffee before I headed out, half a gu at 3 miles and the other half at 6 miles.

@eleanorhawkins and @martaindale – I too have the Camino on my bucket list. One day!

@martaindale – I usually am a get in the car and go until you get there type person also. My family traveled a lot when I was young but we didn’t stop anywhere unless we needed gas. Mom would pack a cooler and we would eat whatever was in it. Of course this was way before there was a McDonalds at every exit so we really didn’t have a choice. This time however I was traveling alone and I remembered @7lenny7 and @skippygirlsmom writing about stopping for a run to break up their drives and I just decided I would enjoy the journey AND the destination! BTW, kudos to you and all the other parents out there loving their kids and just trying to do the best job they can.

@shanaber – Sorry your aren’t feeling well. I totally missed that the NY Marathon was this weekend. Yes, @SummerSkier we must get across the ocean and back to Europe!

@Fit2btied2016 – Definitely not ready for snow to be flying through the air or hitting the ground!

@Tarun_YadavA – Your trip looks and sounds fabulous – all except the cage shark diving. I could skip that part!

quilteryoyo

@tarun_yadavA That trip looks and sounds awesome! And, I agree that you and your son look so happy. Great times together with family and memories he'll never forget.

@SummerSkier It's good to know that we aren't going to sink in the ocean. Thanks for saving us. Sorry today's run was a MONDAY run. Hopefully tomorrow's will be better for you.

@Teresa502 Congrats on your longest run this year. You can get that unofficial HM distance this month!

I dropped Tippy off at the vet and then worked at the daycare from 8:45 - 4:00. I sort of floated from class to class - helping where needed. I was actually surprised that the kids weren't horrible, considering it is Monday after the time change and there's a full moon. Overall, it wasn't a hard day at work.

I ran a couple of errands and then picked Tippy up from the vet. They said she is stable, with her thyroid and arthritis, so to keep doing what I am doing. She was excited to get in the car and had to tell me all about her day! LOL She rarely "talks," so I assume she really wants me to know something when she does.

We got home at 5:20. I went out and walked two miles on the driveway. It was getting pretty dark by the time I was done. I don't like it getting dark so early! My Avg HR was 116 and max was 131. Guess that almost qualifies for a recovery run.

That makes 14.4/70 miles for the month.