November 2016 Running Challenge
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@Ohhim Congrats again on an amazing Ironman race! Your race plans are always so strategic and well-executed! Top 100 in a 1700 person race is fantastic. You are serious bad as$.2
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No run for me today! I am cycling 120km! I want to get another ride in before the snow flies!!
However, I ran an organized 5 km yesterday and got my personal best time, 27:12!!
Happy Running everyone!!3 -
@ohhim congratulations!0
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@ohhim - wow! Congratulations on a great performance. I can't even comprehend that amount of athletic endurance and at that time - just amazing.0
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@Ohhim Congratulations on your Iron Man finish!! What an amazing accomplishment! Your finish time is incredible. So happy for you!!
@Orphia Smart decision not to race. I'm dealing with hamstring issues myself right now, but behind my knee. Hope your physio appt goes well, and you get back to running soon.1 -
Date:: :::: Miles :::: Nov total (goal = 75)
11/01/16 :::: 5.7 :::: 5.7
11/02/16 :::: 2.9 :::: 8.5
11/03/16 :::: 2.2 :::: 10.7
11/04/16 :::: 2.0 :::: 12.7
11/05/16 :::: 6.4 :::: 19.1
11/06/16 :::: 2.5 :::: 21.6
Today - Stella did not approve of the idea of an extra hour of sleep, so up and at 'em it was. Did a morning 30 minute easy run. Now can we have our extra hour of sleep?
@Orphia - sorry about your race. Hope you can get to the bottom of your glute/hamstring issue and get back to running soon.
Have a great Sunday everyone! Good luck to the NYC marathoners! Not sure if anyone in this group is doing it, but we have a few from our run club so I'm looking forward to hearing about it. I can't imagine how exciting it must be to run in a huge race like that.2 -
Date Miles today - Miles for November
11/1 9 miles - 9 << 5 above VT 4 below VT
11/1 5 miles - 14 << Daily Double 5 below VT
11/2 5 miles - 19 << 5 below VT
11/3 9.5 miles - 28.5 << 9.5 below VT
11/3 5 miles - 33 << Daily Double 5 miles below VT
11/4 5 miles - 38 << 1 mile above VT and 4 miles below VT
11/5 13 miles - 51
11/6 REST DAY
Upcoming races:
UAH 8K - 3/6 <<< 34:33 3 in AG
Oak Barrel HM - 4/2 <<<< 1:38:00 3 in AG
Bridge Street HM - 4/10 <<< 1:36:33 3 in AG
PEO-AVN Team Day 5K - 5/4 <<< 19:10 (2.9 mi) 1 in AG 5 OA
Cotton Row Run 10K - 5/30 << 44:57 PR
Firecracker Chase 10.2 miler 6/25 << 1:20:22 1 in AG & 15 OA
Huntsville Half Marathon - 11/12
Rocket City Marathon - 12/10
I was busy yesterday and didn't have a chance to add my long run. Smaller than usual since I have a race next weekend.1 -
@girlinahat I meant to answer your question on heart rate a few pages back. As @RunRachelleRun said, determining your max HR is pretty unnecessary as long as you are able to estimate your lactate threshold HR. I used the treadmill test in Fitzgerald's 80/20 to estimate mine and determined my 5 zones from that (again, this is all in the book). Note that I said "estimate", because that's all that you really can do, but having an estimate within 3-4 BPM is probably good enough to get you where you need to be. Once you start training in these zones, you will get a pretty good idea how accurate you are based on effort. Hope this helps.
ETA: Note that lactate threshold is commonly referred to as the pace/HR you can sustain for about 1 hour.1 -
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11/6 5 miles2
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So, I had a new frustration today, as my watch battery died en route Fortunately, I was on the way home by then and ran the same way home as I went, so it was easy to work out how far I had been. More annoyingly, by my calculations, I have only done 25 miles since the last charge, and although that's over 8 days and it is on to a certain degree the rest of the time, I have a horrible thought that it might not make it through my marathon next year, as I could be looking at a 4:30-5:00 time for that.
I have several thoughts about this:
1. It might be fine, as perhaps being left on the rest of the week used more battery life than I am assuming. As long as it has a fresh charge overnight, it will probably be fine.
2. Even if it is as bad as I'm thinking, it won't die until about mile 20 and by then I probably won't give a flying fudge about my pace anyway.
3. It's not like I won't have proof that I ran the distance without my watch.
4. It is good enough to get me through all my training runs as long as I charge it overnight before I go out.
5. I can't afford a new watch, so I don't even know why I'm thinking about replacing it.
Does anyone else have a tomtom watch, or are you all Garmin?
November Running Challenge
2nd - 4.05 miles
3rd - 4.27 miles
5th - 4.60 miles
6th - 7.28 miles
MTD - 20.2/90 miles
Upcoming races:
17th Dec - Lee Valley VeloPark Half Marathon
9th April 2017 - Brighton Marathon1 -
1 week gone, and I walked+ran 21 km out of my goal of 80 km for November! (yes it's low...)
I can say I am satisfied, but also kinda scared since my next C25K workout will be to run 22 min consecutively and I'm not sure to be able to do it1 -
@ohhim awesome!!! Love the finish line picture, I should look that good after a 5K ha ha! Congrats
11/1 - 4 miles
11/2 - 4 miles
11/3 - XC meet
11/4 - 0
11/5 - 0 spend the day working at a local football games
11/6 - 0 woke up with a huge head cold (or maybe allergies) went out to run but my throat was on fire and I couldn't breathe through my nose or mouth
8 out of 100 miles
Watching the marathon always amazes me.1 -
11/3 4.65
11/5 7.00
11/6 2.70
Total 14.35/100
Since this was a short run (30 minutes) I decided to try and push the pace & get over whatever mental hump I have. I averaged 11:17, which is way better than I have been doing. I struggled a bit with breathing (asthma + colder air) and my legs were like wtf? But I pushed through. For the last minute, I ran as fast as I could. I think I need to just keep pushing myself in shorter runs. I also switched back to music this morning, instead of podcasts. I love podcasts and used to keep good pace with them but need to shake things up.3 -
11/1: 3
11/4: 4.2
11/6: 6
13.2 of 60
Easy out and back today on a nice section of bike path along Lake Minnetonka, with DW alongside on her bike. Beautiful blue sky morning here. I've been DVRing the NYC Marathon, so now I've got to go see what I missed.
Have a great day, all!2 -
November goal: 75 miles
11/1: 3 miles (m)
11/2: Rest Day
11/3: 3 miles
11/4: 3 miles (m)
11/5: 3 miles
11/6: 2.75 miles
My Total/November: 14.75 miles
Mike's Total: 6 miles
Not a good run today. It was a shame too because the weather was pretty perfect and Fergus was feeling good. I had been hoping to get in 5 miles. When I went out, I knew I wasn't going to be able to make that. I didn't even make 3 today. ~sigh~ Oh well, tomorrow is another day. And, on a good note, I did sign up for a 5K. The first of many, I hope!
@Ohhim Holy guacamole! Amazing job! You are looking awfully cool in that finish line picture, too! Congrats!
@Orphia I hope you are feeling better and back to running soon!
Have a great day everyone!
Upcoming Race:
12/3 Snowball Run 5K, Kingwood TX
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@Ohhim Congratulations again. Loved the race report and your finish picture is worthy of a magazine cover. You look happy and fresh. Amazing!
1: 3.06 (fast finish) + lower body strength
2: 3.04 (aerobic) + 30 mins spin bike + upper body strength
3. rest
4. 2.76 (speed intervals + drills) + lower body strength
5. cycling + upper body strength
6. 6.81 (long with fast finish) + lower body strength
Total: 15.67 / 80 miles
Next Race: Jan 15/17: Ice-breaker 8K1 -
Hi everyone. I haven't posted in over a week. I made my October goal of 160km. Pumped as I took part in the awesome running events virtual challenge so I qualify for my finishers medal.
I have been hyper focused on my HM (my first) which occurred today. I was excited. It was so much fun. I really struggled for the last 3km, but I finished, and managed a chip time of 2:17:20. I did my first and only 10k race about 6-7 weeks ago (chip time was 1:05:23 for that race). So....my overall pace was faster in my HM than it was in my 10k...it's nice to see the improvement.
It was fun running through the aid stations and having my fluids and throwing the cup on the ground! Who knew that would be so much fun?
I waved at many volunteers and emergency services and thanked them for being there.
One runner and I chatted how we were surprised that very few runners were running that tangents. Considering there was a long winding section those tangents made a difference.
My husband and my eldest son came to cheer me on. The were able to see me at the 6km mark and again at the 13. I had wanted to pee for the last 4km and was going to stop at the aid station at the 13th km but there was a lineup. Losing time peeing was bad enough, I didn't want to lose time waiting to tinkle. Just after I saw my family near that aid station the route turned onto a trail. About 100 metres past that I ducked into the bushes and squat to pee! I was all smiles, feeling a little badass by doing so.
Struggled towards the end, but happy that I finished with a good pace.9
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