November 2017 Running Challenge

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  • NikolaosKey
    NikolaosKey Posts: 410 Member
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    Hello fellow runners!

    11/1: 10k -Easy-
    11/3: 12.1k -Easy+strides-
    11/4: 14.4k -w/u, Intervals, c/d-
    11/5: 20.2k -Long run-
    11/6: 10.1k -Easy-
    11/9: 8.16k -Tempo-
    11/11: 16.2k -w/u, Intervals, c/d-
    11/12: 18.2k -Long Run-
    11/13: 3.3k -as a warmup for strength training-
    11/14: 7.5k -Progressions-
    11/15: 13.5 -w/u, intervals, c/d-
    11/16: 4.1k -as w/u, strength training, c/d-
    11/17: 13k -Intervals-
    11/19: 10.2k -Easy-
    11/20: 4k -as w/u, strength training, c/d-
    11/22: 10.1k -Tempo-
    11/23: 4.3k -as w/u, strength training, c/d-


    179.6k/200k

    @7lenny7 Awesome family pic Lenny!!
    @Orphia Tnx for the wish, I think I'll be 100% ready :smile:

    Stay hydrated!

    Upcoming races:
    9/16: 4th Kavala Night City Run 10k: 49:47 (new PR)
    9/24: Xiropotamos Trail 2017 11k: 1:17:59
    10/1: Voreia Sirris Challenge 23k: Not registered
    10/15: Nestos Trail VFUT 10k: 49:51
    11/26: 4th Democritus Half Marathon
    12/10: Valdirkeia Run10k
  • NikolaosKey
    NikolaosKey Posts: 410 Member
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    @PastorVincent Congrats for the double PR! woohooo!
    @MobyCarp 1st place!! awesome!
  • skippygirlsmom
    skippygirlsmom Posts: 4,433 Member
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    @girlinahat the turkey trot I run in raises money for the crisis center in our area, it serves people who are in domestic violence situations, sexual abuse, all types of crisis counseling. It really is a family event with lots of kids running, families who are in town visiting running etc. It has about 1200 runners and is pretty much a staple in town, yesterday was it’s 25th anniversary. I don’t think it’s an excuse to eat or something put together to justify eating.
    @JessicaMcB what was really funny with Skip is as they got to the last ½ miles her friend said are you going to sprint to the finish, Skip said yeah, she said okay you go I’m done. With about 100m to go Skip said she could hear here behind her and said oh no way and sped up. They were laughing at the end that her friend thought she has tricked her. Love it.
    @MobyCarp congrats on your 1st place AG, sounds like a great race.
    Great picture @RunsOnEspresso
    @7lenny7 beautiful daughter and handsome young man you have there. I’m so glad they went for a run with you.
    Fantastic @WandaVaughn
    @_nikkiwolf_ nice job on the running gear shelves. I need to do that, I can never find what I want.

    Oh my gosh turned around yesterday and Skip was talking to the owner at Fleet Feet so it seems we need to go there today. Wish me luck ha ha Actually I need to go and run first.
  • ddmom0811
    ddmom0811 Posts: 1,878 Member
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    @_nikkiwolf_ - awesome that you organized your running gear! That's a lot of gear! It's so fun to buy it! That's all I want to buy these days -- cycling and running gear.

    @7lenny7 - great pictures! So glad they ran with you!

    I finally signed up for Charity Miles today. I had heard of it but hadn't ever done it. Gosh, I could have raised a lot of money for them over the past few years!

    Running streak started yesterday. We were supposed to cycle but it rained yesterday and this morning. Hopefully tomorrow... then I'll just run 1 mile afterwards for the streak.

    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
    11/ 13 - strength training
    11/14 - 4 miles
    11/15 - strength training + 1 mile on treadmill
    11/16 - 4.5 miles
    11/17 - strength training
    11/18 - 4 miles
    11/19 - 40 miserable miles on bike
    11/20 - strength training
    11/21 - 5 miles
    11/22 - rest day - streak starts tomorrow!
    11/23 - 6 miles — #RWRunStreak day 1
    11/24 - 3.1 miles — #RWRunStreak day 2

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


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  • mrsbarnett1012
    mrsbarnett1012 Posts: 63 Member
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    11/1: 2.68
    11/3: 2.77
    11/6: 3.2
    11/9: 2.79
    11/10: 2.75
    11/14: 3.05
    11/16: 2.94
    11/18: 3
    11/19: 4.29
    11/21: 4.14

    Total: 31.61/50 miles
  • PastorVincent
    PastorVincent Posts: 6,668 Member
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    ceciliaslater wrote: »
    Turkey trot 5k for me this morning. Wasn't as fast as I'd hoped, but I did set a new pr by 1:12 and broke the 30 minutes mark for the first time in a 5k race...

    Official time was 29:32.

    Well done on the sub-30! New PRs are always fun! :D
  • skippygirlsmom
    skippygirlsmom Posts: 4,433 Member
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    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
    11/13 - 0 miles
    11/14 - 7 miles
    11/15 - 5 miles
    11/16 – 0 miles
    11/17 – 0 miles
    11/18 – 6 miles
    11/19 – 5 miles
    11/20 - 0 miles
    11/21 - 7 miles
    11/22 - 0 miles
    11/23 - 3.1 miles Turkey Trot 5K 5th AG
    11/24 - 3 miles

    78 of 100 miles

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    A bit of a rough 3 miles, beautiful weather but my legs were tired from yesterday. They are not used to that 10 min pace from the race. I didn't feel good until about 2.5 miles but I decided to call it 3 and get some things done today.

    @cecilaslater great PR
    @ddmom0811 what are charity miles? I haven’t decided on the streak it usually beats me up for some reason.
  • cburke8909
    cburke8909 Posts: 990 Member
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    Two runs a short run/walk with my two sons and a brisk paced 4 miler.

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  • l_lake
    l_lake Posts: 107 Member
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    Hi everyone!
    It's my first year running and I want to keep it going through the winter. I've been doing well with continuing to run outside in the colder weather so far, but the ground getting icy makes me nervous. I was looking into my options for the days when it's too icy to run and it looks like there's an indoor track not too far from my house. It's 400m inside a sports dome. There's also a cheapo gym I could sign up with that I could go to for treadmills.

    I was just wondering if anyone had an opinion on which would be less boring?

    I'm not a huge fan of the treadmill and I've never used one for the distances I've been getting to lately (7-10 km). I think I'll be bored running in place, but I'm not sure if running in a circle 25 times is going to be any better. Haha!

    I guess I'm also asking if either is worth it? Or if I should just sit out the days when the ground is too treacherous and do something else instead. Go x-country skiing or skate the canal or something.

    For context, I live in Ottawa, Canada. So, once winter truly hits, the sidewalks and trails I run on might never be ice free until March.
  • AmyOutOfControl
    AmyOutOfControl Posts: 1,425 Member
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    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 Braunfels Half)
    11/12 = 6 miles
    11/13 = Kettlebell strength training
    11/14 = 6 miles
    11/15 = 8.5 miles
    11/16 = Strength training
    11/17 = 6 miles
    11/18 = rest day
    11/19 = 20.5 miles
    11/20 = 3 miles dreadmill and strength training
    11/21 = Vinyasa yoga class
    11/22 = 8.5 miles
    11/23 = 5 miles (Georgetown Turkey Trot)
    11/24 = 5 miles

    Five easy miles on a sunny, 70 degree F, pretty day off work. :)

    So, I guess I am supposed to start this tapering thing for my marathon on 12/10. How much should I be cutting my mileage? Does 25 this week and 15 next week sound reasonable? Should I also stop my 2xweek weight training? I am guessing yoga is still okay.

    134.5/175 (November goal miles)

    Upcoming Races:
    12/10 = BCS Marathon
    1/6/18 = River Road Run Half Marathon
  • PastorVincent
    PastorVincent Posts: 6,668 Member
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    1/01 - Sick, forced rest day
    11/02 - 9 miles
    11/03 - 10 miles
    11/04 - 12 Miles @ 9:16
    11/05 - 11.5 miles @ 9:26
    11/06 - 6 Easy Miles
    11/07 - Missed Run
    11/08 - 8 Easy Miles @ 9:08 pace
    11/09 - 10.5 easy miles @ 8:59 pace
    11/10 - 7 Slack off miles @ 9:38 pace
    11/11 - Laser Tag, Mini Golf, and etc - aka "Cross training"
    11/12 - 12 miles @ 9:41
    11/13 - 11 miles @ 9:48
    11/14 - 10 miles @ 9:50
    11/15 - Strenght + 7 miles
    11/16 - Sick day
    11/17 - 10 miles @ 9:06
    11/18 - rest
    11/19 - Snowy 11 miles
    11/23 - Turkey Trot + 5 miler - Aka The Double Gobbler
    11/24 - 9 Lazy Miles

    Big Hary Audacious Goal: Sub 4 hours in Pittsburgh 2018!

    Official Marathon PR: 4:11:28

    Next Races (more as I find them):

    12/02/17 - Santa 5k
    05/06/18 - Pittsburgh Marathon - aiming for sub four hours.
    05/12/18 - Glacier Ridge 50k Trail Ultra (or maybe 30K Still debating)

    2020 - Disney World Dopey! (if can raise funds)

    Did not plan to run today, but the temp soared into the 50s and the sun was shining, so I went and just knocked out an easy 9 miles.
  • greenolivetree
    greenolivetree Posts: 1,282 Member
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    11/24 - 1 mile walk, 3 mile run,.66 mile walk = 4.66 miles

    I was pretty much getting angry that this is not getting any easier. I really need to have a good run soon to restore my faith that I am a runner and I like it :s

    Temp was also climbing from 65F to 70F and it was really windy. Heading west was the worst as the SSW wind was going up my nose and down my throat in a weird way.

    As little as I run compared to most of you, this month I've doubled my miles compared to the 2 previous challenge months and I think once the month ends I could use a few extra days off.

    @ceciliaslater Nice PR B)
  • eponine1984
    eponine1984 Posts: 220 Member
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    I'm dying of impatience waiting for the official results to come out for my turkey trot. No running today. Still eating all the food and drinking all the wine that goes with getting together with family.
  • WandaVaughn
    WandaVaughn Posts: 420 Member
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    Who needs to shop when we can run? lol.

    Did 5 miles down at the track. Felt Good! Temps in the low 60s. Ahhh!
  • 7lenny7
    7lenny7 Posts: 3,489 Member
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    @l_lake if I had to choose between indoor track and treadmill, it would be no contest... indoor track with a good playlist or podcast.
  • weat0043
    weat0043 Posts: 172 Member
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    Nov. 24 - 2km walked home from work since the truck is in the shop.
    MTD - 60.5km/80km
  • MobyCarp
    MobyCarp Posts: 2,927 Member
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    l_lake wrote: »
    Hi everyone!
    It's my first year running and I want to keep it going through the winter. I've been doing well with continuing to run outside in the colder weather so far, but the ground getting icy makes me nervous. I was looking into my options for the days when it's too icy to run and it looks like there's an indoor track not too far from my house. It's 400m inside a sports dome. There's also a cheapo gym I could sign up with that I could go to for treadmills.

    I was just wondering if anyone had an opinion on which would be less boring?

    I'm not a huge fan of the treadmill and I've never used one for the distances I've been getting to lately (7-10 km). I think I'll be bored running in place, but I'm not sure if running in a circle 25 times is going to be any better. Haha!

    I guess I'm also asking if either is worth it? Or if I should just sit out the days when the ground is too treacherous and do something else instead. Go x-country skiing or skate the canal or something.

    For context, I live in Ottawa, Canada. So, once winter truly hits, the sidewalks and trails I run on might never be ice free until March.

    No contest. Go for the indoor track. Running repeated ovals at a steady state is indeed boring, but it's not as bad as the dreadmill. And you can make in more interesting with some speed work, which is harder to manage on the dreadmill.

    Way back story: In the winter, I do speed work on an indoor 200m track. February 2016, we had a Saturday with high winds and low temperatures when all the outdoor group runs were canceled. I didn't think I could mange more than 10 to 13 miles outside, and it was likely that my water bottles would freeze solid within the first 10 miles. My training plan called for 22 miles that day. I considered running 5 mile loops from my home, but thought I might bail after 2 of them. So I went to run my 22 miles on a 200m indoor track. 177 laps later, I had a mental discipline for managing long runs on a track that has been useful a time or two since then.

    A few months after that someone suggested I could have run my 22 miles on a treadmill in the same facility. I just stared at them. The thought had never occurred to me. After it was pointed out, I still don't see any way the treadmill would have been better and I see several ways it is worse.

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