November Running Challenge
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ttknowles01 wrote: »Thank you everyone!!!
Question: do you usually try to increase your mileage each month? And if so by how much? What would be considered a reasonable increase for someone who is still a little new to running?
Add a mile to a couple of your runs, and back off every 3rd week. The 10% rule gets dangerous as you increase mileage.0 -
Midweek long run 8mi/8:18
137mi done - 78mi/11d remaining
Windy, but realfeel of 25 instead of -4, definitely shorts weather
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SonicDeathMonkey80 wrote: »Midweek long run 8mi/8:18
137mi done - 78mi/11d remaining
Windy, but realfeel of 25 instead of -4, definitely shorts weather
LOL that's a regular heat wave!0 -
I just realized that I've been tracking my progress on my calendar at home, but not updating it here ! I'm a little behind what I wanted to be at (SNOW, AGHHHHH!) but not too bad, either!
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SonicDeathMonkey80 wrote: »
Add a mile to a couple of your runs, and back off every 3rd week. The 10% rule gets dangerous as you increase mileage.ttknowles01 wrote: »Thank you everyone!!! Question: do you usually try to increase your mileage each month? And if so by how much? What would be considered a reasonable increase for someone who is still a little new to running?
What he said, but if you'd like a longer explanation read about it here:
http://www.best-running-tips.com/increasing-mileage-safely.html
The most important thing to remember is to trust your body to tell you when you're doing to much and back off. Feeling tired or weak, more or longer lasting muscle soreness, and joint pain are strong indicators that you're pushing yourself too hard & need a rest.
_Date___ Miles
Nov 1 ____16.3
Nov 2 ____7.1
Nov 3 ____6.2am + 8.1pm
Nov 4 ____1 streak
Nov 5 ____6.2am + 7.2pm
Nov 6 ____1 streak
Nov 7 ____5.1 1,400miles in 2014
Nov 8 ____10.5
Nov 9 ____3.1
Nov 10 ___7.6am + 6.2pm
Nov 11 ___1 streak
Nov 12 ___6.4am + 4.9pm
Nov 13 ___1 streak
Nov 14 ___10.3
Nov 15 ___8.1
Nov 16 ___8.3
Nov 17 ___6.6am + 7.2 pm
Nov 18 ___1 streak
Nov 19 ___4.6am + 9.7 pm (*) 1,500 miles in 2014 (*) This was my goal for the year! Now I need to decide how many more miles to try for before New Years. Don't worry Wolf, I know it's got to be at least 259.3. Skippy says 300- I'm not sure I'm that tough...
____ Total ____ 154.7
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Nov 19 ___4.6am + 9.7 pm (*) 1,500 miles in 2014 (*) This was my goal for the year! Now I need to decide how many more miles to try for before New Years. Don't worry Wolf, I know it's got to be at least 259.3. Skippy says 300- I'm not sure I'm that tough...
____ Total ____ 154.7
You are definitely that tough! What an amazing accomplishment.
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Wow! 1500 miles? That is amazing!0
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11/01 = 6 miles
11/02 = 0 miles, Sunda-funday with the family
11/03 = 6.5 miles, evening outdoors run
11/04 = 0 miles, strength training
11/05 = 6.5 miles, outdoors
11/06 = 0 miles, strength training
11/07 = 7 miles, outdoors
11/08 = 0 miles, rest day
11/09 = 7 miles, outdoors
11/11 = strength training
11/13 = 5 miles, indoors
11/14 = 5 miles, indoors
11/16 = strength training
11/17 = rest day, super sore butt and quads lol
11/18 = strength training
11/19 = 6 miles
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Nov 1- 30 minutes
Nov 2- 31 minutes
Nov 4- 31 minutes
Nov 6 - 31 minutes
Nov 8 - 31 minutes
Nov 10- 34 minutes
Nov 12- 34 minutes
Nov 15- 34 minutes
Nov 17- 35 minutes
Nov 19- 35
Can't wait to reach the goal!
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Had an awesome half-marathon race in vegas over the weekend (w. perfect weather/crowds), but need to ramp up the mileage the next 2 weeks to compensate for under-running my long run & skipping a Saturday pace run.
11/1 - 6 miles (first time I tried some hashing)
11/2 - 15 miles
11/4 - 4 miles
11/5 - 5 miles
11/6 - 4 miles
11/9 - 6.1 miles (olympic triathlon @ 8:30 pace)
11/11 - 4 miles
11/12 - 8 miles
11/13 - 4 miles
11/16 - 13.1 miles (race @ 8:09 pace) + 2 miles (ran back to the hotel)
11/18 - 5 miles
11/19 - 8 miles
Total: 84 miles
Goal: 160 miles
On the downside, despite getting about 2 minutes/mile faster with all of my training for my next Marathon (Disney), the Disney marathon pace group team rejected my Vegas time (submitted 2 months before the race but after their Nov 1 deadline for proof of pace) and no longer allows corral adjustments at packet pick-up. As a result, if I run the race, I'll be stuck in a 2.5 minute slower pace corral, so I may just defer to next year and do another January marathon.0 -
Yay, you finished! How was your Race- besides cold?11/16 13.36 (Las Vegas RocknRoll 1/2 marathon. IT WAS SO COLD!!!!!)
Great race in Vegas! 8:09, that's fantastic! I'm always amazed when people go all out in a race then just take a leisurely jog back home.Had an awesome half-marathon race in vegas over the weekend (w. perfect weather/crowds), but need to ramp up the mileage the next 2 weeks to compensate for under-running my long run & skipping a Saturday pace run.
11/16 - 13.1 miles (race @ 8:09 pace) + 2 miles (ran back to the hotel)
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Great race in Vegas! 8:09, that's fantastic! I'm always amazed when people go all out in a race then just take a leisurely jog back home.
Doing an 1:46 @ 8:09 pace in vegas was pretty nuts for me, as my last half (at a similar heart rate) was at a 10 min/mile pace back in July, and I usually do my training runs at an 11-13 minute/mile pace. Still, given that a 17 miler was on the plan for me, I kinda felt obligated to jog a bit after a few minutes of recovery at the finish line.
I guess the gurus are right that if you train slow, you can not only train more, but injure yourself less and consequently race fast.0 -
Date.......Miles.......Total
11/01.... 7.37....... 7.37 - Rain run!
11/02.... 1.54....... 8.91 - Dog Beach!
11/03.... 6.41......15.32
11/04.... 4.41......19.73 - Strength Training
11/05.... 4.00......23.73 - Treadmill
11/06.... 3.88......27.61 - Strength Training
11/07.... 6.06......33.67
11/08.... 3.56......37.23
11/09....11.14.....48.37 - Long run Sunday!
11/10.... 3.47......51.84 - Exhausted but got it done
11/11.... 4.15......55.99 - Strength Training
11/12.... 0.00......55.99 - Rest
11/13.... 5.07......61.06 - Strength Training
11/14.... 4.47......65.53 - Evening run - lovely!
11/15.... 8.15......73.68 - Beautiful, cool and partly cloudy morning
11/16.... 2.50......76.18 - very windy Dog Beach run
11/17.... 4.09......80.27
11/18.... 0.00......80.27 - Rest imposed by work schedule
11/19.... 3.95......84.22 - Short run between meetings
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You are so AWESOME! You Go Girl! You got this! 300 that is
"Skippy says 300- I'm not sure I'm that tough..." I am in awe...
Fabnine asks how my Las Vegas race was: I was solidly in the middle, happy with my 12 minute pace, but obviously lagged far behind Ohhim.....and he was apparently a lot warmer than I was!
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Date - Run Miles
11/1 - 5.8
11/2 - 6.02
11/3 - Taekwondo
11/4 - Tennis
11/5 - 6.2
11/6 - Tennis
11/8 - 9
11/9 - 3.7
11/13 - 6.7
11/15 - 12.01
11/16 - 5
11/19 - 4.62
Nov Total - 59.05 miles of 80 mile goal0 -
11/1........7.00.........7.00
11/2........8.75........15.75 (hit 1,600 mile mark)
11/4........4.00........19.75
11/7........6.00........25.75
11/11......4.25........30.00
11/12......4.25........34.25
11/13......6.00........40.25
11/15......6.00........46.25
11/16......9.75........56.00
11/18......5.00........61.00
11/20......6.25........67.25
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11/2 – 6.01 miles (easy)
11/9 – 10.01 miles (long)
11/11 – 6.17 miles (8x800)
11/12 – 3.01 miles (easy)
11/13 – 7.48 miles (5x1)
11/14 – 1.61 miles (plus stronglifts)
11/15 – Rest Day
11/16 – 3.26 miles (Hog Jog – 5K – 2nd in age group)
11/17 – 5.04 miles (easy)
11/18 – Rest Day
11/19 – 5.27 miles (12x400 intervals)
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Nov 1 - Biking 24 miles
Nov 2 - Biking 20 miles
Nov 3 - 4 miles
Nov 4 - 4.5 miles
Nov 5 - strength/weights
Nov 6 - 4.5 miles
Nov 7 - rest, unplanned but trainer cancelled.
Nov 8 - Biking 38 miles
Nov 9 - 4 miles had to end early
Nov 10 - rest day
Nov 11- 3.4 miles
Nov 12 - Strength/weights
Nov 13 - 4.5 - felt really good. Last two runs had to quit early for various reasons. You don’t want to know -TMI.
Nov 14- strength/weights
Nov 15 - 4.0 miles
Nov 16 - Biking, 40 miles
Nov 17 - rest
Nov 18 - 3.5 miles and strength training
Nov 19- rest - overslept.
Nov 20 - 4.5
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skippygirlsmom wrote: »
Thanks! Hog Jog is a trail run through a park out in the "country". This was my first time running on trails and it was really tough running through sand, roots and slippery pine needles.0 -
Date Miles today. Miles for October
11/1 14 miles - 14
11/2 Much needed REST DAY
11/3 6.2 miles - 20.2
11/4 5 miles - 25.2
11/5 6.2 miles - 31.4
11/6 5 miles - 36.4
11/7 TAPER DAY
11/8 13.1 miles 49.5 <<< PR'ed The Huntsville Half (1:40:51)
11/9 REST DAY
11/10 10 miles - 59.5
11/10 3.1 miles - 62.6 << slow 5K run tonight with my wife.
11/11 7 miles - 69.6
11/12 6.2 miles - 75.8
11/13 7 miles - 82.8
11/14 6.2 miles - 89
11/15 22 miles - 111 << Last super long run before my marathon in 3 weeks.
*Have to make a correction. My marathon is actually 4 weeks away, so I will do one more 18 mile long run this coming Sat.
11/16 REST DAY
11/17 10 miles - 121
11/18 7 miles - 128
11/19 4.5 miles - 132.5
11/20 7.5 miles - 140 <<< Goal completed cause I underestimated when I was supposed to start my taper.
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Pushing toward my goal.
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11/1 - 6.2 first 10K completed!
11/2 - rest day
11/3 - 6.72 miles
11/4 - 7.68 miles
11/5 - 6.53 miles
11/6 - rest day
11/7 - 6.3 miles - okay I'm going to whine about the 25 mph wind out of the North. But will say it was cool to see the sun coming up in the East while the moon was going down in the West.
11/8 - 9.53 miles
11/9 - 4.42 miles
11/10 - 8.13 miles
11/11 - 4.42 miles
11/12 - rest day
11/13 - 8.62 miles - oh good night it's cold, I don't know how you folks in the North do it.
11/14 - 2.84 quick out and back running a 5K tomorrow 22 degrees this morning
11/15 - 3.1 5K - PR'd 29:05
11/16 - rest day
11/17 - 4.4 of the longest most boring dreadmill miles ever
11/18 - 5.6 miles 20F feels like 10
11/19 - rest day
11/20 - 8.13 miles - balmy 41 this morning
Total: 92.62 miles out of 100
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skippygirlsmom wrote: »
Thanks! Hog Jog is a trail run through a park out in the "country". This was my first time running on trails and it was really tough running through sand, roots and slippery pine needles.
Sounds interesting - my daugther is a cross country runner and it amazes me how fast she can run through water and rocks and trees. I'm a klutz and would be laying on the ground.
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Slowly getting there! Was rushed off my feet with work so the last two days were a bust!
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Just walked 2 today. Legs a bit tired from yesterday but should have no problem hitting my goal. I'll have to think about upping it for December.
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12 minutes is wonderful!!! You went to Vegas, you ran, you froze, & you had a terrific time. Go YOU!Fabnine asks how my Las Vegas race was: I was solidly in the middle, happy with my 12 minute pace, but obviously lagged far behind Ohhim.....and he was apparently a lot warmer than I was!
I don't race at all. I run for the bliss that is running. I suppose if I were more competitive I'd wish to be faster than all the other runners, but it's not about what anyone else can do. I'm content defeating the person in me that says I can't do this.
Sometimes I think we get too focused on speed. One of my favorite running buddies is 87. He's not as fast now as he once was, but he still runs 4 days a week. I've learned a lot about running and about living from him. I hope he never stops running & I hope someday I grow to be just like him.0
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