November 2017 Running Challenge

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  • skippygirlsmom
    skippygirlsmom Posts: 4,433 Member
    @amymoreorless sorry the HM didn't turn out the way your wanted, still a great time. Love the medal and the shirt.
  • Orphia
    Orphia Posts: 7,097 Member
    amymoreorless wrote: »
    11/1 = 10 miles
    11/2 = strength training
    11/3 = 5 miles
    11/4 = 19 miles
    11/5 = rest day
    11/6 = 4.5 miles and strength training
    11/7 = 8.5 miles
    11/8 = rest day
    11/9 = 6 miles
    11/10 = Vinyasa yoga class
    11/11 = 13 miles (New Braunsfelds Half)

    Well, that race kinda sucked. I finished in 2 hours 14 minutes -- 10 minutes slower than last time. I hit a wall at mile 7. I don't know what was wrong with me. I think I probably went out a little too fast on the first half of the race in a quest to run a half in under two hours. It was also humid and temps were in the 70s. That definitely did not help. Ugh.

    OH, and my hip is super sore from my PT session yesterday. The PT lady did this myofacial release thing on my hip flexers and lower back. Today it feels like someone beat me with a baseball bat. Has anyone ever had this done? Is it supposed to be this sore?!?


    66/175 (September goal miles)

    Upcoming Races:
    11/11 = New Braunfels Half Marathon
    11/23 = Georgetown Turkey Trot
    12/10 = BCS Marathon
    1/6/18 = River Road Run Half Marathon

    @amymoreorless Oh, dear, your race sounds like so many HMs! I wish I knew how to avoid the bonking feeling after 12 km. Not to mention the heat!

    The body just can't use fat/food as fast as it can use glycogen (hoping I'm understanding things correctly)!


    Soreness after myotherapy / deep tissue massage is normal, I think. It's another form of DOMS. Still hurts like *kitten*!


    PastorVincent wrote: »
    No run today - did Laser Tag, Bumper cars, and glow in the dark miniature golf instead with my son. I think I made a good trade. :)


    @PastorVincent I think that's the best cross training I've seen yet! :smiley:
  • weat0043
    weat0043 Posts: 172 Member
    Nov. 11 - 2km elliptical
    MTD - 27km/80km
    Hopefully I'll get out for an actual run tomorrow. It's been -13°C the last couple of days and it's dark when I get home and I'm definitely not a morning person. Yes I realize those are excuses but I'm ok with that haha
  • Ryokat
    Ryokat Posts: 168 Member
    November 1 — 4.16 miles
    November 2 — off
    November 3 — 4.1 miles
    November 4 — off
    November 5 — 9.22 miles
    November 6 — off
    November 7 — 4.11 miles
    November 8 — off
    November 9 — 4.1 miles
    November 10 — off
    November 11 — 4.1 miles

    November total — 29.79/75 miles

    Supposed to be a long run today, but at 8:30 am, the roads were icy. No thanks. They were clear by this evening, but I refuse to run on the trails I do my long runs on after dark. So just my regular 4 miles. Guess I need to invest in a headlamp. Either that or learn to accurately predict or control the weather.

    The good news is I can make up my long run on Monday. Supposed to be 41 degrees and sunny. :) I’ll just need to make sure I get out by 4 pm.

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  • greenolivetree
    greenolivetree Posts: 1,282 Member
    11/10 - .85 mi walk, 3 mile run with a lot of calf stretching breaks, .85 mi walk

    11/11 - 1 mi walk, 3 miles run with hills, 1 mi walk

    Yesterday was like 45 degrees or something and I was pretty warm with a light jacket. So today was 57 and I went in short sleeves. I was freeeeezing the first 1.5 miles. What the heck?
  • ddmom0811
    ddmom0811 Posts: 1,881 Member
    @girlinahat - lol, yes I know what you mean... I can't imagine the day I can do a pull up! We'll have to come up with some other major goal after we hit that!

    Fun bike ride today - but just as we were pulling into our neighborhood - it started raining. Fun on a run, not so fun on a bike. Tomorrow I have to work open house at my high school, so I will get a rare Sunday run in!

    11/1 - 4 miles
    11/2 - Strength training - tabatas - push ups/pull ups/sit ups and wall squats
    11/3 - rest day and fly to NY!
    11/4 - 4.5 (5K and then a run from daughter’s apt to my hotel)
    11/5 - 5.0 Astoria run
    11/6 - 5.0 Astoria run #2
    11/7 - rest day and fly back to Orlando
    11/8 - Strength training/Tabatas - added in dips for 5 sets of tabatas.
    11/9 - 4 miles
    11/10 - 4 miles
    11/11 - 44 miles cycling

    I/ITSEC 5K in Orlando - 11/29
    Daytona Beach HM - 2/4/19


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  • ddmom0811
    ddmom0811 Posts: 1,881 Member
    5 miles of intervals in a rare daylight run. Wasn't too hot this morning!

    11/1 - 4 miles
    11/2 - Strength training - tabatas - push ups/pull ups/sit ups and wall squats
    11/3 - rest day and fly to NY!
    11/4 - 4.5 (5K and then a run from daughter’s apt to my hotel)
    11/5 - 5.0 Astoria run
    11/6 - 5.0 Astoria run #2
    11/7 - rest day and fly back to Orlando
    11/8 - Strength training/Tabatas - added in dips for 5 sets of tabatas.
    11/9 - 4 miles
    11/10 - 4 miles
    11/11 - 44 miles cycling
    11/12 - 5 miles

    I/ITSEC 5K in Orlando - 11/29
    Daytona Beach HM - 2/4/19


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  • weat0043
    weat0043 Posts: 172 Member
    Nov. 12 - 5.6km nice sunny run. Temp was -2°C, a little chilly at the start but by the end it was really nice out.
    MTD - 32.6km/80km
  • ABabilonia
    ABabilonia Posts: 622 Member
    edited November 2017
    11/2: 4.8
    11/3: 3
    11/5: 8
    11/8: 4
    11/11: 1.5
    11/12: 5.2 miles (Beautiful outside. I intended to do 9 miles, but my back gave up)

    26.5 total


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  • Mari33a
    Mari33a Posts: 1,258 Member
    01/11 3.64 miles
    02/11 3.61 miles
    04/11 4.18 miles - enjoyed 2days run, first that's felt normal in ages
    07/11 3.81 miles - lovely frosty evening
    08/11 4.20miles
    09/11 3.6 miles - Got rained on the whole time but like someone in an earlier post said about cold vs run - It was worth it!
    12/11 3.62 miles


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  • PastorVincent
    PastorVincent Posts: 6,668 Member
    lporter229 wrote: »
    Honor Run half marathon today. The race was in support of veterans and I was running this race in honor of my father. No expectations of a PR for multiple reasons, but I was pleased with my results on a fairly hilly course and sub freezing temps. I finished in 1:41:30 which earned me 2nd in my age group and 8th female over all (out of 319). Considering that I have done no legitimate speed work other than a couple of treadmill intervals since Feb, I am feeling pretty pleased. My inability to get my hamstrings completely healed have left me feeling a little uncertain about my running abilities these days, so it was nice to see that I am not that far off of PR pace, even without optimal training.

    Awesome! Well done!
  • PastorVincent
    PastorVincent Posts: 6,668 Member
    katharmonic wrote: »
    The race felt rough though. My quads felt really tight at about mile 6, and it was a struggle from then on. My friend I was running with kept up a steady stream of conversation and encouragement so I kept going. I really didn't want to walk because then I'd NEVER finish. Miles 11 and 12 were the slowest of the day and then we picked up a bit when the finish line was coming into sight. I was never so happy to be done - 2:29, which wasn't my slowest so I was happy with that, but no where near my PR from last month. My friend says I shouldn't have eaten the 2 bites of donut that I grabbed during the race - that might have been my downfall. :)

    You powered through your troubles to a finish, so I call that a WIN! Well done!
  • ddmom0811
    ddmom0811 Posts: 1,881 Member
    @lporter229 - wow! That is amazing.
    @katharmonic - Great job finishing - and not walking when you were in such pain!
  • MNLittleFinn
    MNLittleFinn Posts: 4,271 Member
    October goal: Not chicken out and Register for Zumbro. Start training for Zumbro and figure out real mileage
    Nominal Mileage goal: 100 miles???

    11/1- REST
    11/2- 3.1+ 20 minutes shoveling
    11/3- REST
    11/4- 7.8
    11/5- 4
    11/6- REST
    11/7- 5.8
    11/8- 4.1
    11/9- REST
    11/10- 4.1
    11/11- 6.6
    11/12- 6.3

    Total: 41.9

    Today's notes- Finally checking in for the day. I got up and got my 90 minutes in on trail, which ended up being like 6.3 miles. Recap of this week's training, including a bit more on today's run, is in a post on my blog.

    @lporter229 Great running today! I'm jealous of your HM time!
    @katharmonic Great job powering through a tough race today!

    I hope everyone is having a runderful day!

    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/
  • girlinahat
    girlinahat Posts: 2,956 Member
    edited November 2017
    @amymoreorless I had the myofascial release thing done to the top of my hamstring. Basically pressure was pushed right into my buttocks and slightly massaged for about a minute.

    I could barely sit for three days, then was REALLY struggling to walk. Like my legs felt all loose and weak and I had to relearn how to walk!

    Not so sure about it after that!!!
  • shanaber
    shanaber Posts: 6,423 Member
    I am hopelessly behind after being gone all last week traveling for business. I have read back some to catch up a little. It does look like lots of great running has been happening. Congratulations to all of you who have been racing or just racing against yourself for PRs!

    I want to weigh in on the discussion on hamsters, guinea pigs and rats I found while searching for my previous running post (yes it was that long ago!). We had hamsters (my husband and I) for many years when we were first married. They were pretty cute and fun to watch but you couldn't really hold and interact with them. Our daughter had guinea pigs and even babies when we purchased one that was unexpectedly pregnant. That was actually awesome, they were SO cute and our dog at the time decided he had to help take care of them. In HS she did a Science Fair experiment that took her to State by training rats. They were actually my favorite, they didn't smell at all, kept their cages very clean and some of them (blue rats) were gorgeous. They were SO smart too. She taught them all kinds of things; they knew their names and would come when called, they did all kinds of tricks and even learned how to open their cages and then stay. We ended up with 42 of them over the holidays and she decorated the cages for Christmas.

    @_nikkiwolf_ - I wash my rain jacket periodically but I use Nathan's sport wash so it doesn't affect the rain repellent. Still I have had it probably 5 years now and it is not as good as it used to be. I also don't put it in the drier.

    Even with traveling and not running much I am still having issues with tightness in my quads and right hip. During yesterday's run my right hamstring got really cranky and today it is sore and my legs just feel achy. I am not sure what is going on but I would sure like to fix it - anyone have any ideas? I am continuing to stretch and roll as the doctor advised. I have a HM (one of my favorites) in mid-December. I have legacy status having run it every year since the first and this will be my 5th year running it. I would love a PR but at this point just hope I will be able to run and finish it.

    I am off to Montreal again in the morning so I won't likely be around much again this next week. I am of course taking running clothes with me to get in at least a few workouts in the gym, even if slow and short. Hoping this will be the end of traveling for a while, maybe until after the holidays. If not there is no way I will make my goal this month as it is iffy already.

    Date........Miles.......Total
    11/01......0.00........0.00
    11/02......5.66........5.66
    11/03......0.00........5.66
    11/04......0.00........5.66
    11/05......0.00........5.66
    11/06......0.00........5.66
    11/07......2.75........8.41
    11/08......0.00........8.41
    11/09......4.25......12.66
    11/10......0.00......12.66
    11/11......6.42......19.08
    11/12......0.00......19.08

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    My completed and upcoming races. Let me know if you will be running them too.
    02/05/17 - Surf City Half Marathon
    07/23/17 - San Francisco 1st Half Marathon
    10/14/17 - AIM for the Cure Melanoma 5K Walk/Run
    12/16/17 - San Diego Holiday Half Marathon
    02/04/18 - Surf City Half Marathon
    07/22/18 - San Francisco 2nd Half Marathon
  • cburke8909
    cburke8909 Posts: 990 Member
    @katharmonic and @Iporter229 great HM. No runs for me this weekend but plenty of yard Work. Doctor's appointment Thursday suggested that muscle tear was small but deep and may need lots of TCL to heal fully.
  • skippygirlsmom
    skippygirlsmom Posts: 4,433 Member
    11/1 - 8 miles
    11/2 - 0 miles
    11/3 - 0 miles
    11/4 - 3 miles of horrible
    11/5 – 10 miles of awesome
    11/6 – 0 miles
    11/7 – 6 miles
    11/8 - 0 miles
    11/9 – 5 miles
    11/10 – 6 miles
    11/11 - 0 miles state XC meet
    11/12 - 4 miles

    42 of 100 miles

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  • PastorVincent
    PastorVincent Posts: 6,668 Member
    RunRachelleRun wrote: »
    Congratulations @katharmonic and @Iporter229 - so impressive!

    Nov 12 – 3.17 mile Vancouver Fall Classic 5K

    My knee had been bothering me since my workout on Thursday (I wasn't able to straighten it - zoinks!). I took a couple of rest days and woke up this morning feeling great.

    It was stormy and pouring rain, but the weather beings smiled on me and the rain stopped exactly as I crossed the finish line. I was so happy I had decided to put my coat in gear check.

    I set a PR with a time of 39:39 (according to my Garmin - final results aren't posted yet), and it was the first race I've done with no walking. Avg hr 183, max 195. Avg pace: 12:30 min/mile; best pace: 10:14 min/mile. Feeling happy with my result!

    MTD: 14.31 / 50 miles

    A storming race and you got a PR!?!? That deserves a major celebration of some kind! :D
  • JessicaMcB
    JessicaMcB Posts: 1,503 Member
    edited November 2017
    Way to kill it on minimal speed work @lporter229 ! And damn that donut to hell @katharmonic ;) !!! Congrats on your first HM @shrcpr !

    Long run was cut short by a certain teething girl needing me to come home and cuddle her. I had hoped to get out again at night but no such luck was to be had :/ .

    Was just reading one of the Albertan elite's accounts of the Frozen 50k I'm waiting for reg to open on and he's talking about running sub 4 minute kilometers on black ice and only falling once...feeling like a lazy *kitten* slacker right now :# ...

    November 1- 18+8
    November 2- 22
    November 3- 20
    November 4- 42
    November 5- 20
    November 6- 18
    November 7- 18
    November 8- 19
    November 9- 18
    November 10- 28+6
    November 11- 38
    November 12- 20

    295/500km

    2018 Races
    *Gord's Frozen A** 50K, February 18
    *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 September 7

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