November 2018 Monthly Running Challenge

I'm in! With my half on December 9th, November is due to be my greatest total distance in a month ever with training plan calling for 137km. I'm going to play it a bit safe and set my goal to 125km just in case spanners get in the works!

Got laid up with a cough for most of last month, so ran maybe half of goal. Back in November for 100km.

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What in the world have you done for your tomorrow self this year? Done done. Not gonna do. Not gonna get done honey. DONE.

Getting back into running was the best thing I could've done for myself. Oh, and I'm slowly learning how to deal. Must be good for my long term health...

October Totals: bike 77.6 km, run 100.7 km
November goals: bike 80 km, run 110 km

For tomorrow-self, earlier this year I politely resigned from one extra responsibility at work, and cut back on a second one, as both were causing me stress I didn't need in my life. This led to some pushback from a supervisor and meetings with my next-level-up supervisors who all confirmed that YES, I really can turn down extra work, especially when my time is not being respected. I believe it has helped me be better at the things I am doing. Also, I ran that marathon on Madeira Island, and a few months later got through a tough marathon closer to home, and I like the person those difficult accomplishments have made me.

Thanks for starting the monthly thread, @garygse. Welcome to all of the newcomers! Join right in - people are crazy but friendly.

What to aim for in November? It's a busy month with my birthday, work deadlines, travel for a conference, and the Thanksgiving holiday. I'm recovering from the marathon so no running for the rest of this week. I plan to be very easy getting back into it. No double digit runs this month.

I'll try for 90 miles.

My goal for November is going to be 75 miles. I may get more than that. I did manage to reach my goal in October, but there is a lot going on in November plus the weather is a factor for me. So I am going to set a goal that I know I can reach so I won't be stressed about not reaching it if life gets in the way.

What have I done for "tomorrow me"? I have run for the last two years and done yoga most weekdays for about 2.5 years and I have kept off the ~78 pounds that I lost. I plan to continue running, some for races, but mostly for fitness and to keep up with the yoga. I am trying to learn to be flexible about fitting my fitness goals around my personal life. About a year before Dennis passed I lost one of my best friends from my childhood to a sudden heart attack. She was 49 years old. Then Dennis' passing hit me kind of hard (I think because it was so similar to Melissa's passing). Yesterday I found out that my step-niece was killed in a house fire. She was 37 years old, had beat breast cancer in 2018 and left behind 4 children. Life is short and the unexpected happens. I feel that it is important to do things for your tomorrow self and your today self. I hope to have a good balance between taking care of me and knowing that sometimes you have to be there for others because they will not always be here. So while I plan to run a lot in November to take care of tomorrow me, I also plan to be there for my friends and family. We have birthdays, wedding showers, holidays and now a funeral in November. If I hit or surpass my running goal then that will be great. If I don't then as long as I don't quit and I do continue to run and keep up with my fitness then it is all good. I am so glad to be part of this group. It really encourages and inspires me.

I'm in, but I'm not sure I will get many miles in. I'll go low and say 50 miles.
I'm injured from the marathon I ran 10/7. Appt on 11/13 to see if they can tell me what is wrong.

Happy November - for those of us here already (@ContraryMaryMary, @orphia lol)

Rest day today. I still had sore tight muscles, mostly in my hips, after my training run on Saturday, so last night was a good yoga stretch and roll on the roller. My legs and hips feel better but my lower back is still tight, I'll work on that tonight.

This month will be crazy busy for me. This weekend is helping a friend build a chicken coop, next weekend is a study day I organise every year, then HM, then a wedding, then my birthday!! Whew