November 2015 Running Challenge
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1-0 miles
2-3.72 miles
3-4.86 miles-I think. Phone restarted during my run
4-rest day
5-sick day. was supposed to do another 4.5 but I have a hacking cough that makes breathing hard. Head colds I can run with; chest colds, not so much
6-rest day.
7-sick
8-sick
9-3.2 miles, still sick but couldn't stand it any more
10-5.28 miles. a little slow but I'm still sick. so slow is fine
11-yoga day
12-5.22 fastest day yet
13-yoga day
14-9.56 awesome miles
15-rest
upcoming race: 8k turkey trot with cinnamon buns at the end
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Question - thighs are so sore do I do a slow recovery run or rest and stretch?0
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11/1 - 3.81 C25k W1D3 (.73 + 2.32 + .76)
11/2 - 5.78 walking lunch break + evening walk (3.3 + 2.48)
11/3 - 2.99 C25k W2D1 + continuation of lunch break (2.09 + .9)
11/4 - 1.78 nice, easy, comfortable lunch walk.
11/5 - 3.13 C25k W2D2 + 180 spm practice (2.23 + .9)
11/6 - 4.61 walking lunch break + evening walk (2.36 + 2.25)
11/7 - 2.16 C25k W2D3 (2.16)
11/8 - Full rest/recovery day. Was my 1 yr anniversary for starting to lose weight so I went SHOPPING!!
11/9 - Full rest/recovery day.
11/10 - 6.17 C25k W3D1 + 180 spm practice (2.24 + .7) C25k repeat + 180 spm practice (2.01 + 1.22)
11/11 - 2.8 walking lunch break *noon after the first snowfall of the season. I was overdressed. (Again)*
11/12 - 2.93 C25k W3D2 (2.12 + .81)
11/13 - Events of the day truly made it Friday the 13th. But it's over and possibly lent itself to the personal best of the next day!
11/14 - 6.01 Longest run of my life! MOD (mantra of the day) "Far, not fast." Was supposed to do C25k W3D3 but I forgot lol.
@kareF Thank you for the cheering! I put it on my newsfeed that shows to my friends and I'm surprised at the total lack of enthusiasm for that achievement. No one has even responded on FB. And I'm like "are you kidding me???! I JUST RAN 6 MILES PEOPLE!!!" So thank you
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Today I ran 6.01 miles!!! NON-STOP! I've NEVER run that far. EVER! I had an avg pace of 4.5 until the last two miles and I kept repeating my mantra of the day...."Far, not fast. Distance, not speed." At the 5k mark I checked and my time was (for me) a respectable 13:25 mm. I am thrilled!
At some point it felt like my legs weren't even there. They were simply a propulsion method and I felt a bit disconnected from them. Does that description make sense to anyone? Is that normal?
And another question...I didn't stop because my body said I had to, I stopped because of how long I had been running (1 hr 22 min), it was getting dark, cooling off quickly and I still needed to take the time to cool down and walk back to my car. When I stopped running and started walking, a) my legs went jelly on me, b) I got really light-headed, and c) somehow convinced myself not to pass out. I literally talked myself thru it. So. The question...is any or all of that normal?? And what do I do to minimize it happening again?
Congratulations. What a milestone for you.
"At some point it felt like my legs weren't even there. " That is very normal. Means you are now able to put your focus on many things and not so much on your legs. They are just operating like they are supposed to.
"I didn't stop because my body said I had to, I stopped because of how long I had been running.."
Another normal feeling now that distance is no longer the biggest mental challenge.
"When I stopped running and started walking, a) my legs went jelly on me, b) I got really light-headed, and c) somehow convinced myself not to pass out." These are normal things. And there could be numerous reasons to explain this. Things to include, heart rate and blood flow slowing down is going to make your body feel different. Glycogen depletion. Muscle exertion. Dehydration (water & electrolytes).
You may want to make sure you have some Gatorade or water with electrolytes in it for you to consume immediately you are done. You may also want to get a protein bar or protein shake in you immediately. Continue the cool down post workout routine. You don't want your blood to pool by immediately sitting or lying down. You slow down, but you still want to promote circulation and blood flow. Then maybe a little light static stretching afterwards. You also have hormones going as you are running (look up runner's high) that are now decreasing after you cool down. As you run, those hormones mask what your muscles are feeling. But once you calm down and your hormones go into a resting state, you get the full effect of the post workout.
It will get better in time. Awesome milestone. Keep it up. Careful not to over do it. Important point you made, you worked hard but you felt like you could go further but stopped because of time. That is actually a good thing to feel. You want to work hard but stop knowing that you could go further if you had to.
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skippygirlsmom wrote: »Question - thighs are so sore do I do a slow recovery run or rest and stretch?
Good question. You just did a kick @$$ job at yesterday's half. I would suggest maybe a nice walk today followed by some rest and stretching and/or foam rolling. Your body needs to recover after a race. Get some protein in you today as you will want to continue the hydration (water + electrolytes) process.0 -
Did you ever figure out what was causing it? If I'm reading the symptoms correctly it sounds like what happened to me after a Half. I assumed it was cuboid syndrome or the boney notch on the outside irritating the peroneous longus ligament/ tendon ( can't remember which). That runs under that area. Basically a sprain I think. But I treated it like cuboid syndrome/sprain and its lined out slowly ~ 4 weeks easy going. My chiro can adjusted it, but I never made it to see him.Gah. Looks like I will have to comment from the side lines for a little bit as I seem to have buggered up my left foot. I am waiting for a GP's appointment at the mo.
Did a long run on Sunday night and everything seemed fine as was Monday and Tuesday morning. Then on Tuesday afternoon the bottom of my foot started hurting next to the arch on the lateral side. Walking home that evening the pain got a lot worse and I had problems weight bearing.
It seems to have levelled out over the last few days and I haven't run since last Sunday. The symptoms are still there but at a lower level and I am limping a little. I sincerely hope its not PF. If it is I intend to be cautious and maintain my fitness through cycling for a while.
Bugger.
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I'm in! Let's try for 50 miles by the end of November!0
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Not very on track! Will have to get moving to hit my 64km target! Have only done 29.6km of running and the month is half over!
01-Nov: 2.4km walk
02-Nov: 2.25km swim (not counting lol)
03-Nov: 2.5km run plus 2.75km walk
04-Nov: 2.6km swim
05-Nov: Beginning strength training
06-Nov: 6km run
07-Nov: 2.1km swim
08-Nov: Strength training
09-Nov: 2.4km swim
10-Nov: 5.1km run
11-Nov: 2.1km swim
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13-Nov: 6km run
14-Nov: Rest day
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IT was so beautiful today I ran way to fast and ended up with a short run and a longer walk. :-(
Well, will try again tomorrow. it was nice running faster though. I'll get there if I keep going!
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Not very on track! Will have to get moving to hit my 64km target! Have only done 29.6km of running and the month is half over!
01-Nov: 2.4km walk
02-Nov: 2.25km swim (not counting lol)
03-Nov: 2.5km run plus 2.75km walk
04-Nov: 2.6km swim
05-Nov: Beginning strength training
06-Nov: 6km run
07-Nov: 2.1km swim
08-Nov: Strength training
09-Nov: 2.4km swim
10-Nov: 5.1km run
11-Nov: 2.1km swim
12-Nov: Strength training
13-Nov: 6km run
14-Nov: Rest day
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You are less than 2.5km of 1/2 way. You can easily catch that up. Especially since your last couple of runs have been so much longer than earlier ones. Don't be so hard on yourself - keep going!
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skippygirlsmom wrote: »Question - thighs are so sore do I do a slow recovery run or rest and stretch?
Good question. You just did a kick @$$ job at yesterday's half. I would suggest maybe a nice walk today followed by some rest and stretching and/or foam rolling. Your body needs to recover after a race. Get some protein in you today as you will want to continue the hydration (water + electrolytes) process.
Thanks @stoshew71 for the advice and the compliment. I decided to walk the doggie, stretch and do yard work. Hopefully the final lawn cutting of the year.0 -
11/1: 22 miles LR
11/2: 5 miles recovery style
11/3: XT: 15 miles indoor bike
11/4: 10 miles
11/5: 7 miles tempo run (am), 7.2 with the Thursday crew (pm)
11/6: Rest day
11/7: 6 miles
11/8: 15 miles - partly with group, partly solo
11/9: 5 miles
11/10: XT: 30 mins yoga
11/ 11: 6 miles
11/12: 4 miles (am), 3 miles with the Thursday crew (pm)
11/13: Rest day
11/14: 6.3 miles inlcuding 5k race and new PR! 22:16!
11/15: 10 miles
What a day! I volunteered at the food table for a race this morning that my local running store + local Girls on the Run chapter put on, and let me tell you: volunteering at a food table for a TON of young kids and their parents is HARD WORK! It was cool to be on the other side of the event for a change, though (and next time I'll bring toe warmers because you get cold when you aren't running around!). After that, me and two of my teammates (who also volunteered) went to a local orchard and made a meal out of their Thanksgiving pie tasting (my top 3 of 11 I tried: strawberry rhubarb [which I ordered], lemon blueberry, and pecan). And then after THAT, I finally got my run in! Beautiful, breezy day for it, and my hamstring feels probably 90-95%, so if I keep doing my variety of bridges, I think I'll be 100% again by the time the marathon rolls around next Sunday.
So many good posts this weekend! Though I'm not diligent about replying to most, I am reading them all! Keep up the good work! And I wish you a speedy recovery, those who have been bit by the injury bug!
106.5/150
Upcoming races:
11/22: Philadelphia Marathon
5/1: New Jersey Marathon
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11/1 - 2.94 miles
11/2 - 1.32 miles
11/3 - 2 miles
11/4 - 0
11/5 - 0
11/6 - 0
11/7 - 0
11/8 - 0.65 miles
11/9 - 1.8 miles
11/10 - 1.6 miles
11/11 - 0
11/12 - 0
11/13 - 0
11/14 - 0
11/15 - 2.65 miles
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Today I ran 6.01 miles!!! NON-STOP! I've NEVER run that far. EVER! I had an avg pace of 4.5 until the last two miles and I kept repeating my mantra of the day...."Far, not fast. Distance, not speed." At the 5k mark I checked and my time was (for me) a respectable 13:25 mm. I am thrilled!
At some point it felt like my legs weren't even there. They were simply a propulsion method and I felt a bit disconnected from them. Does that description make sense to anyone? Is that normal?
And another question...I didn't stop because my body said I had to, I stopped because of how long I had been running (1 hr 22 min), it was getting dark, cooling off quickly and I still needed to take the time to cool down and walk back to my car. When I stopped running and started walking, a) my legs went jelly on me, b) I got really light-headed, and c) somehow convinced myself not to pass out. I literally talked myself thru it. So. The question...is any or all of that normal?? And what do I do to minimize it happening again?
I think you are my running twin, born a few months later!
You are doing awesome! The time for a 10K is really good for the first time. My first outdoor 10K was at 13:42 (my first indoor one was 11:41--I am *way* faster on the treadmill. No hills.
). Recently I ran a 10K race at a little faster than the same pace I used to do it on the treadmill (although I normally keep my long runs around a 12-minute mile so i can go longer).
Anyway, yes, I've experienced that leg disconnect before...it usually proceeds being able to feel my legs in the most exquisitely painful way later, lol. The best sort of feeling is when you only notice the power in your legs, but they don't hurt or feel exhausted. I call those my 3rd mile legs, since it usually happens for me between 2.5-4 miles. After that, I start to feel the fatigue and by mile 6 or 7 I can feel my general strength waning (I think I need to experiment with a fueling food for runs that extend past this point).
I've never had a point where I felt light-headed, though. That doesn't sound good. Did you have water with you?
1/1 3.1 @ 11:15 outside in the neighborhood in the rain
11/2 rest
11/3 5.0 @ 10:59 on the treadmill (plus a 1 mile walk and strength training)
11/4 8.2 @ really really slow (16:04) riking (run-hiking, steep, covered with inches of leaves and treacherous fun)
11/5 4.0 @ 12:30 recovery run plus .5 walk on the park trail
11/6 3.25 @ 10:53 on the treadmill (really 3.0 at 10:28, plus .25 at a walk) plus strength training.
11/7 Rest/Life Day
11/8 Rest/Life Day
11/9 5.5 @ 12:30 on the park trail with the doggy--who really enjoyed rolling around in the leaves!
11/10 2.5 @ 11:38 (really 2.25 at 11:07 and a .25 walk) around the neighborhood in the rain.
11/11 6 @ 11:32 on the treadmill (really 5 at 11:00 and 1 at a fast walk/jog) plus strength training
11/12 7 @ 11:45 (this is really like 5 at 10:50 and the rest a little slower), plus 1 at a walk on the treadmill. I am in some pain...yesterday was squats and lunges and this may have been a little aggressive of a run for right after.
On the other hand, I did get to watch the entirety of "Bring It On". Where are my pompoms?!
11/13 2 @ 13ish walk/running the dog for my recovery run.
11/14 Rest day
11/15 4.5 @ 11:18 in the neighborhood--it was a gorgeous day for a run!
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@9voice9 that is very impressive - way to go
@kristinegift very nice times and great pics
@Stoshew71 love the pics
@Virkati I love the feeling of my legs not being there and I can just keep going and going. I usually get this when I hit miles 4-6 and then fatigue will begin to set in again. Ditto on what Stoshew71 said about gatorade and water. I learned this the hard way also.
Nov 3 - 4.73 walking
Nov 5 - 7.00
Nov 6 - yoga and stretches
Nov 7 - family time
Nov 8 - family time
Nov 9 - 3.2
Nov 10 - 4.59
Nov 12 - 5.15 (3 run, 2.15 walk)
Nov 13 - 3.27 walk
Nov 15 - 5 - took our Shiatzu mix out on my run this morning. I was pleasantly surprised she never slowed down.
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@kareF Thank you for the cheering! I put it on my newsfeed that shows to my friends and I'm surprised at the total lack of enthusiasm for that achievement. No one has even responded on FB. And I'm like "are you kidding me???! I JUST RAN 6 MILES PEOPLE!!!" So thank you
You deserve it!!! I remember when my goal was to run further than 3km.. Then I couldn't wait to run 5k... And when I did that.. I thought how great it would be to be able to run 5k three times a week... that's 15k a week!
Then I went for 7.5km... and thought, why wait? Running slow had helped me get that far in a very short time.. So on my next run I did 10km and loved every bit of it!
Slowing down lets you take it all in without puffing and wheezing and having to stop and walk the rest of the way
When I started I was running about 6:40 per k (too fast) and completely wiped out after 2-3km of running!
I slowed my pace to around 8:40 per km.. a bit hard at first to go 'slow and strong' but once I got used to it all of my runs were done at this pace easily.
Only on my last few runs I noticed my pace was down to 7:50 per km but it was easy (and unintentional - So that's a bonus!)
I'd like to think my body was adjusting well and becoming a little faster without me meaning to go faster 0 -
JuliannaEP wrote: »What do y'all like to run in?
Currently in Nike Zoom Pegasus 32 though moving into Asics Gel Cumulus 16's soon as they are a better shoe for mileage and have most stability and arch support.
The Nike's have served me well, though didn't last very long - Only 3-4 months... After speaking to a few people they are not built for high mileage or support.. They are built to be a light and fast shoe and that is all.
Before the Nike's I wore Brooks DNA and they were pretty good - Just can't afford them at the moment lol
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Date Miles today. Miles for November
11/1 REST DAY
11/2 10 miles - 10
11/3 11 miles - 21
11/4 4 miles - 25 << Recovery Day
11/5 11 miles - 36 << Threshold Day
11/6 6.2 miles - 42.2 << Recovery Day
11/7 15 miles - 57.2 << Long Run (1 week till Huntsville Half)
11/8 REST DAY
11/9 REST DAY
11/10 7 miles - 64.2 << Brueggers taper run (.5 w/u, 2.5 ~ghmp, 4 easy)
11/11 4.1 miles 68.3 << Easy taper run in my neighborhood.
11/12 5 miles 73.3 << PPounders taper run (all easy paced)
11/13 REST DAY
11/14 1 miles 74.3 <<< Warm-up before 1/2
11/14 13.1 miles - 87.4 << Huntsville Half marathon (1:39:38)
11/15 REST DAY
I forgot to add my warm-up before the race. Hey! It's an extra mile.
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1/11 - Planned rest after HM
2/11 - Travel day
3/11 - Overslept
4/11 - 4.7 miles
5/11 - Migraine, no running
6/11 - 6.3 miles
7/11 - 3.3 miles
8/11 - 15.06 miles
9/11 - 3.23 miles
10/11 - 5.49 miles
11/11 - 5.82 miles
12/11- 4.24 miles
13/11 - Rest
14/11 - 5.12 miles
15/11 - 12.18
Total: 65.4 miles
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skippygirlsmom wrote: »Question - thighs are so sore do I do a slow recovery run or rest and stretch?
I find a short slow recovery run with loads of stretching thereafter the best way to deal with that post-race stiffness!0
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