November 2017 Running Challenge

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  • MNLittleFinn
    MNLittleFinn Posts: 4,271 Member
    cmon288 wrote: »
    Well, I'm in. I'm doing C25K. My goal is to finish the program this month. So, I'm going to start low and say 35 miles with hopes surpassing that marker.

    welcome. You got this. C25K is a great program! You'll finish it and go on to even bigger things!
  • Stoshew71
    Stoshew71 Posts: 6,553 Member
    Date Miles today - Miles for November

    11/1 5 miles - 5

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    Elkmont Hound Dog Half (unofficial) - 1/21 << 1:46:48 2 OA
    Elkmont Hound Dog Half (rescheduled) - 2/18 << 1:41:04 1 in AG & 24 OA
    Kentucky Derby Festival Marathon - 4/29 << 4:09:59

    Upcoming races:
    Oak Barrel Half Marathon - 4/7/18
  • weat0043
    weat0043 Posts: 172 Member
    Nov. 1 - 3km elliptical (weight loss plus)
    MTD - 3km/80km
  • Purplebunnysarah
    Purplebunnysarah Posts: 3,252 Member
    Blargh supposed to have a wind chill of -15C/5F tomorrow morning and snowing. Time to test out the efficacy of the cold weather gear I've bought so far.
  • OSUbuckeye906
    OSUbuckeye906 Posts: 315 Member
    ddmom0811 wrote: »
    :heartbreak: NYC.
    My daughter runs to work on that trail. Lives in Queens and works down by Wall Street. So many times she does her long run to work and showers at work. She usually runs on the inner trail and that was on the outer trail. She texted me to say "I'm okay" and I didn't know what she meant at first. I'm headed to NYC on Friday night to watch her run marathon and will be running every day myself. Ahhh... what a crazy world. But I'm not stopping my travel/runs/cycling because of these crazy people. Going to London in April for my spring break!

    @ddmom0811 So glad your daughter is okay. I didn’t hear about it until I saw the NYC Marathon post something on their page. I’ve had a few people ask me if I’m still going and I’m like “*kitten* yeah!” I’m not letting it derail my plans, plus I know now the security will be even more beefed up than it was before.
  • Elise4270
    Elise4270 Posts: 8,375 Member
    1---3.23

    3.23/65

    Upcoming races:
    Dec 2- POOP trail run, 5.5 miles Norman OK
    Jan 27 Running the Rose. Tyler Tx. 11mi or 7k

    Pre-op PR's
    1 mile 8:27  5k 24:42. 10k 1:00.52.  HM 2:17.28
    Post-op Training PB's
    1 mile 9.25  5k 33:46 10k 1:09:46
  • PastorVincent
    PastorVincent Posts: 6,668 Member
    OSUbuckeye906 wrote: »
    ddmom0811 wrote: »
    :heartbreak: NYC.
    My daughter runs to work on that trail. Lives in Queens and works down by Wall Street. So many times she does her long run to work and showers at work. She usually runs on the inner trail and that was on the outer trail. She texted me to say "I'm okay" and I didn't know what she meant at first. I'm headed to NYC on Friday night to watch her run marathon and will be running every day myself. Ahhh... what a crazy world. But I'm not stopping my travel/runs/cycling because of these crazy people. Going to London in April for my spring break!

    @ddmom0811 So glad your daughter is okay. I didn’t hear about it until I saw the NYC Marathon post something on their page. I’ve had a few people ask me if I’m still going and I’m like “*kitten* yeah!” I’m not letting it derail my plans, plus I know now the security will be even more beefed up than it was before.

    THAT is the right attitude! You go rock that course! :smiley:
  • MobyCarp
    MobyCarp Posts: 2,927 Member
    November Running Totals (miles)
    11/1 – 5.14 group run

    November running total to date – 5.14

    Nominal challenge goal: 200 miles

    Real goals: Stay healthy. Build base. Prepare for Club Nationals in early December and the start of Boston training in late December.

    Today's notes – It was visually cold today. No, it wasn't all that bad in reality; it just *looked* cold. Got out, and it was okay. Then it started to shower in the afternoon. So I geared up to run in a light rain, and headed over to the group run. It was just getting dark when we started out. After we convert to Daylight Wasting Time this weekend, next week it will be full dark before the group run starts.

    I typically run 6 to 7 miles with the faster group. That group didn't exist today, so I settled for 5-ish with the only group. It got spread out, with different leaders for the front, rear, and middle; I ran with (and sometimes ahead of) the front leader. Late in the run, I knew my way back and 3 other runners counted on me to make the turns from mile 4 on.

    It turned out to be a beautiful night for running. The temperature was in the low 40s F (~5-7 C), the rain stopped before we started, and the wet plus visual cold kept the walking pedestrians inside so we didn't have to dodge anyone. I ended up letting the 3 other runners go ahead in the last half mile, and held to a comfortable easy pace for me. Not as far as planned, but a nice rest after working fairly hard yesterday.

    2017 races:
    January 1, 2017 Freezeroo #2 (Resolution Run 7.5 mile) (Mendon, NY) Finished in 50:45
    January 7, 2017 Winter Warrior Half Marathon (Gates, NY) Finished in 1:32:40
    January 14, 2017 Freezeroo #3 (Pineway Ponds Park 5 mile) (Spencerport, NY) Finished in 33:42
    January 28, 2017 Freezeroo #4 (Hearnish 5 mile) (Victor, NY) short course, finished 4.88 miles in 32:50
    February 4, 2017 USATF Cross Country National Championship Masters 8K (Bend, OR) Finished in 35:39, team won the 60+ Men's cross country championship
    February 11, 2017 Freezeroo #5 (Valentines Run "In Memory of Tom Brannon" 8 Mile) (Greece, NY) sat out due to training schedule
    February 25, 2017 Freezeroo #6 (White House Challenge 4.4 mile) (Webster, NY) short course, finished 4.34 miles in 27:51
    March 11, 2017 Johnny's Runnin' of the Green 5 mile (Rochester, NY) finished in 33:25
    March 18, 2017 USATF Masters 8K Championship (Shamrock 8K, Virginia Beach, VA) finished in 30:59, PR for 8K
    April 17, 2017 Boston Marathon (Hopkinton, MA) finished in 3:49:42
    April 30, 2017 USATF Masters 10K Championship (James Joyce Ramble, Dedham, MA) finished in 39:54, PR for 10K
    May 21, 2017 Lilac Run 10K (Rochester, NY) finished in 40:04
    May 27, 2017 Canandaigua Classic Half Marathon (Canandaigua, NY) finished in 1:33:06
    June 9, 2017 Charlie McMullen Mile (Fairport, NY) finished in 5:44.90, PR for mile
    June 18, 2017 Medved 5K to Cure ALS (Rochester, NY) finished in 19:32
    July 4, 2017 Firecracker Four Mile (Fairport, NY) finished in 25:42
    July 15, 2017 Shoreline Half Marathon [1:40 pacer] (Hamlin, NY) finished in 1:39:05
    July 28, 2017 Karknocker 5K (East Rochester, NY) finished in 19:28
    August 9, 2017 Pound the Ground 10K (Mendon, NY) finished in 41:26
    August 12, 2017 Bergen Road Race 5K (Bergen, NY) finished in 19:47
    August 25, 2017 USATF Masters Mile (Hap Crim Michigan Mile, Flint, MI) DNS - injury
    September 3, 2017 Oak Tree Half Marathon (Geneseo, NY) DNS - injury
    September 17, 2017 MVP Rochester Marathon (Rochester, NY) DNS - injury
    October 29, 2017 Pete Glavin XC Race #4 6K (Brighton, NY) finished in 25:32.8
    November 12, 2017 Pete Glavin XC Race #5 8K (Canandaigua, NY)
    November 23, 2017 Race with Grace 10K (Hilton, NY)
    December 9, 2017 USATF Club National XC Championship 8K (Lexington, KY)

    2018 races:
    January 1, 2018 Freezeroo #2 (Resolution Run 7.5 mile) (Mendon, NY)
    January 6, 2018 Winter Warrior Half Marathon (Gates, NY)
    January 13, 2018 Freezeroo #3 (Pineway Ponds Park 5 mile) (Spencerport, NY)
    January 27, 2018 Freezeroo #4 (Hearnish 5 mile) (Victor, NY)
    February 17, 2018 Freezeroo #5 (Valentines Run "In Memory of Tom Brannon" 8 Mile) (Greece, NY)
    February 24, 2018 Freezeroo #6 (White House Challenge 4.4 mile) (Webster, NY)
    April 16, 2018 Boston Marathon (Hopkinton, MA)

  • juliet3455
    juliet3455 Posts: 3,015 Member
    sarahthes wrote: »
    Blargh supposed to have a wind chill of -15C/5F tomorrow morning and snowing. Time to test out the efficacy of the cold weather gear I've bought so far.
    @sarahthes Tonight's Run Club turned into a Swimming Club for that very reason, what we are getting right now will be in YEG before morning, -15C ( 5F ) and 32kmh wind ( ~ 20mph). So the wind chill factor was nasty. One of the disadvantages of this Deep River Valley is that it will Funnel and intensify the wind when it is out of the North ( NNW to NNE ). Of course it is early season winter and we are not acclimatized yet, in late December/January this would be a beautiful day. At least your River Valley is E/W so it helps break/hide you from the Nth wind.
  • JessicaMcB
    JessicaMcB Posts: 1,503 Member
    @PastorVincent thanks for the thorough feedback re: North Face. Their stuff is so $$$ but it looks so nice when I walk through MEC sobbing over the gear that got away ;) . Might have to give it a go when Ben gives me my gear allowance in the new year!

    So now that our washing machine is fixed and I no longer have to wash everything by hand (did I ever mention that I've been hand washing five peoples' clothes since August? fml) I found myself with extra time after lunch packing and putting the baby down so I decided to do some dreadmill work since my run tomorrow morning is going to be cold and blowing snow (so speed will be compromised obviously).

    My negative split abilities are pathetic, as we all likely know by now, so I started at an easy 8.5min/mi (for whatever reason I cannot switch my Precor over to metric no matter what I do- wth?) and then gradually increased speed with a steady incline of 4 throughout because I was too lazy to eff around with it for good variance and I hate the presets. Ran the last mile of the 5.4 miles at 5:32- and I wasn't dying so I was happy with that. Was going to go for 6.2 because 10k is so much easier to record since I round my mileage down but, ever the graceful creature that I am, pulled the emerg cord out somehow and reset the whole damn thing. I decided cursing at the Precor was a solid plan B.

    Two a days may end up being the new game plan going into winter ultra training. Distance/tech work 3-6am, speed work and maybe more controlled/steeper hill drills after 7:30pm...

    November 1- 18+8

    26/500km

    2018 Races
    *JAJA Trail Marathon, April 1
    *Red Deer Marathon, May 20
    *Cactus Coulee Crawl 30km, TBA June
    ??? Sinister 7 100 Mile, TBA July
    *Run in the Buff 120km TBA August
    *Lost Souls 100 Mile TBA September


  • Ryokat
    Ryokat Posts: 168 Member
    In again for this month. Same goals as last month: Stay injury free, run every other day with a longer (90+ minutes) run once per week for a total mileage goal of 75 miles for the month.

    November 1: 4.16 miles

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  • Orphia
    Orphia Posts: 7,097 Member
    skippygirlsmom wrote: »
    @Orphia did you do the “Bloody Long Walk 35km” last year? The name sounds so familiar.

    Yes, @skippygirlsmom my friend, good memory!

    I did it with an old friend of mine, and we're doing it again together this year.

    We also did the "Go The Extra Mile" 50 km walk together in May.
  • PastorVincent
    PastorVincent Posts: 6,668 Member
    JessicaMcB wrote: »
    @PastorVincent thanks for the thorough feedback re: North Face. Their stuff is so $$$ but it looks so nice when I walk through MEC sobbing over the gear that got away ;) . Might have to give it a go when Ben gives me my gear allowance in the new year!

    I guess it is not called Wind Barrier, it is called Windwall. Looks like Amazon has it for about $200: http://amzn.to/2zZU0xP

    100% Waterproof too, Lifetime guarantee and all that. Windwall seems to be a tech they have in a lot of their products, so I would definitely look for that if you do get one.

    The lady at the Dicks Sporting Goods where I bought kept singing its praises, and I kept pointing to the price tag. :lol: But eventually I broke down and bought it and was almost upset to find out she was right. :lol: It stops the weather.

  • karllundy
    karllundy Posts: 1,490 Member
    11/1 - Started month with unplanned rest day. Damn I hate colds!
    11/2 - 5 miles on a perfect morning to run (43° F and little wind)

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    @OSUbuckeye906 - Good luck on Sunday!
    @ddmom0811 - Glad your daughter is OK! Enjoy the NYC marathon experience! (I love race atmosphere)
    @sarahthes - Way to get it done in the snow!
  • girlinahat
    girlinahat Posts: 2,956 Member
    @jessicamcb @7lenny7 I'd probably have gone for making the family wear the same thing SINCE August......


    So I ran yesterday, but looks like tonight's club run won't happen.

    I packed my kit, and knew even as I did that I'd spend the day dreaming up excuses not to go. It's got suddenly cold here and I'm not quite ready for it. Plus my housemate has been away and this is my last evening of quiet house-to-myself before she gets back, and I've been out or putting together flat-pack furniture every other night this week....and last night we had tapas and wine and cocktails and.....

    So I've just been thinking, hey, why don't I do a short run from work as I have my kit, rather than with the club, then i was making excuses for having my trail shoes and it's a paved path and then I remembered......NO HEADTORCH!!

    Clearly my subconscious brain was ahead of me this morning and decided to prevent me from running AT ALL tonight.
  • kgirlhart
    kgirlhart Posts: 5,158 Member
    @sarahthes You are one brave woman. I have never run in snow. Of course, I live in Texas and have only been running for about a year and it hasn't actually snowed here since I started running. But I'm not sure that I would do it any way. I'm planning to run at lunch today because it is only supposed to be 84F then and it will be 91F when I get off work. Plus I hopefully have plumbers coming this afternoon.

    @jessicamcb Wow! You are a superstar. You get up in the middle of the night (3:00 am) to run and then you wash clothes by hand. I'm glad you finally got the laundry situation sorted out. That would really suck. Next time my washer goes out and I'm hauling clothes over to my mom's I won't complain.

  • fitoverfortymom
    fitoverfortymom Posts: 3,452 Member
    edited November 2017
    Calf is feeling good. Taking a long walk at lunch today and then might try for a short run tonight. I had a spa day on Monday (a gift from hubby), and the masseur used CBD salve on my calf. I have to say, I was bit of a doubter about the medicinal properties of cannabis, but now I'm definitely a believer. That brought more relief than any pain reliever or even the Volataren gel I have. At $65 for a small container, you can't exactly use it generously, but if you have a spot that needs it...I was out of this world impressed. Thankfully I live in a state where it's ready available and not really frowned upon.

    I haven't had to run in the snow yet, but I'm sure that day will come. I really need to look at some spikes for my shoes to navigate any unseen icy spots. Snow isn't so bad--it's the ice that will get ya though.
  • MNLittleFinn
    MNLittleFinn Posts: 4,271 Member
    October goal: Not chicken out and Register for Zumbr(done)o. Start training for Zumbro and figure out real mileage
    Nominal Mileage goal: 100 miles???

    11/1- REST
    11/2- 3.1+ 20 minutes shoveling

    Total: 3.1

    Today's notes- Still on light duty, no more than running every other day, and no more than 6 miles. I woke up to 4 inches of snow on the driveway, so I knew that 6 wasn't an option, since I'd have to be shoveling. Got going and got in 5k. I was wondering why my HR alert wasn't going. Then, after I was done, I remembered that I had turned it off. Ended up running 3.19 miles in 28:39 for an 8:59 average pace with an average HR of 166 (YIKES).

    Bad part: The 4 inches of snow on the ground and the ice underneath it made for harder running and increased HR.
    Good part: My right hamstring felt fine! Top of both calves were a little sore, but I'm thinking it's just recovery, not injury. Also glad that my coach put me on light duty this week, otherwise I KNOW I'd be pushing for another run tomorrow.

    Almost scared to see what he has in store since it will be "lower miles higher intensity" Hoping to get a blog post out this weekend about deciding to go for 100 and getting a coach. I'll post let people know when I do. linked to my blog on the bottom of my post and will do so through Zumbro, for easier access when I update.


    2017 Races Scheduled
    6/16- William A Irvin 5k
    6/17- Grandma's Marathon 4:24:06
    7/15- Eugene Curnow Trail Marathon 7:22:23
    8/12- UMTR FatAss "Not Quite" 50k DNF, too darn hot out
    8/19- Rampage at the Ridge 5k OCR
    9/23- Ely Marathon 6:24:36
    10/21 Wild Duluth 100k 18:15:51
    11/23- TBD 5k Turkey Trot???

    2018 races
    4/13- Zumbro Endurance Race 100 Mile
    5/19- Superior Trail 25k (Lottery)
    7/8- Afton 50k
    9/8- Superior Trail 50 mile (Lottery)
    10/xx Wild Duluth 50k? 100k?

    http://teachertrailrunner.blogspot.com/
  • lporter229
    lporter229 Posts: 4,907 Member
    11/1- 25 minutes strength training (legs)+ 3.7 miles treadmill intervals

    3.7/120

    I have to admit that I contemplated sitting this month out from the challenge thread. Trying to keep up with this thread might ultimately cost me my job! Lol, okay, so it's not that bad, but I am going on record right here to say that most of my activity on this thread will be in the form of "liking" and "awesoming". I just don't know how the rest of you keep up!

    I finished out October with 124 miles, so, thanks to setting a light goal, I finally hit my goal for a month. I ended up taking the last two days of the month off because I had a head cold and prior social engagements made the decision to rest an easy one.

    I started off November with an appointment with my trainer. She hammered my legs pretty hard. I was planning an easy 5 mile run outside, but it was in the low 40s with a constant steady rain all day (my least favorite running weather), so I decided to hit the treadmill at the gym following my session instead. Since I have a hard time enduring steady paced runs on the treadmill and I was short on time, I turned it into some speedwork. 1 mile warm-up, 2X200 @ 8.5mph, 1X400 @ 8mph, 2X200 @ 8.5mph with 90 second recoveries @6.5mph. It didn't kill me, but after the heavy leg session, my hamstrings were definitely feeling it.

    Setting my goal for 120 miles this month. I have a HM on the 11th and will probably do a Turkey Trot on Thanksgiving, but I still have to figure out where that will be.

    @OSUbuckeye906 -Good luck in NYC! So excited for you!

    @sarahthes -You look so badass in that picture!
  • cameronheel
    cameronheel Posts: 191 Member
    In for 100. Will be on taper for 2 weeks before HM on Nov 18.

    Nov Goal 100
    Nov 1.........5 m........ MTD 5

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