November 2018 Monthly Running Challenge

Avidkeo wrote: »

rheddmobile wrote: »

I'm going to have to lay down the law with my in-laws and explain that we can't entertain them 24/7 for five days with no warning... I can't eat out 2 times a day at fatty restaurants, not be allowed time to shop or cook, not work out, and not sleep. Good lord. I ate less than 1000 calories the two days I was sick in bed and have already burned through that deficit. I can't even eat my normal breakfast this morning because I wasn't able to get free until after 11 pm when our grocery closes so I have no cottage cheese and no milk to make oatmeal so we are supposedly having bacon and eggs. Everyone wants BBQ and to try Five Guys which isn't in their area today. People, I can do ONE of those in a day, not both, only IF I run, not otherwise. And they are only letting me get six hours sleep so I can't get up earlier to run. I'm about ten seconds away from saying that sounds nice, you and your parents have fun, meanwhile I'll be doing my long run elsewhere. My health is not optional and I worked hard for it. Also, my husband is going to get fired if they don't let him work - they don't understand that "work from home" doesn't mean you can skip a week and still get paid.

Big hugs. I'm a people pleaser from way back and would bend over backwards to accomo people, putting my own needs last. All that happened was I got resentful, angry, overweight,and full of anxiety.

"no" is an amaze word. "no we can't go out, but you go, have fun". "no we can't stay up late, turn off the lights before you go to bed" "no you can't stay a week without notice, here is the name of a hotel or local air bnb, meet you for lunch"

Oh and the occasional yes is great - to yourself "yes I am going on my long run, no matter what"

Remember this is your home, your routine. You are not rude for not wanting to change that at the drop of a hat, THEY ARE for expecting it.

I'm All about family and doing things together. And if my family showed up for a few days great! But unless it's pre arranged or a very special Reason, I'm Not bending over for them. My health and sanity come first.

So yes, talk to hubby, set your boundaries and stick to them. And when they as why, don't give any of excuses, just be a broken record and say no.

All of this.

Thank y'all for the moral support. I do enjoy my in-laws, but they are high energy extroverts and both my husband and I are introverts. Also, they are retirees and we aren't. I was caught a little off guard when they showed up to celebrate my husband's 50th birthday and his stepfather's retirement out of the blue. He was initially delighted but then realized he wasn't getting any on his birthday (no time) and that he was expected to wake up first thing in the morning and get moving, to someone else's drum. But it would never occur to him to say anything, he literally said, "What can *I* do?" Our parents cast a spell on us which is hard to shake! We had a talk, and I coached him on saying certain phrases, like "We can't go with you this morning, we need to get some groceries," "I'm going to need to work tomorrow," "We can only eat out once per day, but please have fun without us," and "So, would you like to meet us to eat lunch after our long run? We take a couple of hours."

Crisis averted, at least for the present. Also, I got in a long lifting session which helped restore my glucose control. Long run planned for tomorrow.

November goal: 75 miles

11/1: 4.1 miles
11/4: 8 miles
11/6: 4.2 miles
11/7: 4.6 miles
11/8: 3.1 miles
11/10: 3.2 miles Wags & Whiskers 5K - 1st place female/3rd overall


27.2/75 miles completed

Today was the Wags & Whiskers 5K. It is a local race that benefits our local no-kill animal shelter. I ran this 5K as my first race in 2017 so I was excited to run it again. I got 1st place female and I was 3rd place overall. It was a small race, but I was still pretty excited about being 1st female. My official time was 30:05 so it wasn't an official PR. But my Garmin had me at 3.21 miles and my Garmin time was 30:08 but I had a 5K PR on Garmin of 29:13. So I think the course was a little long. They changed it a little from the last time so we did not have to run down the stairs. (they added handicap access on the trail at the park which makes the trail a little longer). It shouldn't really bother me that the course was long, but it kind of does. I was also a little disappointed because the top finishers received a dog themed frame and note pad but no medal. It was nice, but I would have liked a medal. Overall though I was really exited about the race.

Today was the 6 year anniversary of my husband's grandmother passing away, so I ran this race in her memory. It was so cold. I have been trying to run when it is cold so I could be prepared, but today was the coldest it has been at 33F. (Don't laugh at me my Canadian and Northern friends. 33F is cold in Texas.) I had already decided what I would wear, but ended up wearing long pants. I think that was a good call since I don't have any long socks. I also wore a t-shirt and a jacket with a toboggan to keep my ears warm instead of my usual cap and gloves. Luckily, there was very little wind and some sunshine. I lined up at the front and we took off. I knew the guy who was the first place male and he quickly was ahead of the pack. I had planned to kind of pace off him. Really I just hoped to keep him in my sights since he's quite a bit faster than me. I started out running in 2nd but about 1/4 mile or so into it a lady came and passed me. I thought she looked like she was either in my age group or maybe even older (she was 63. I'm 50), So I just tried to stay close enough to her that I might be able to catch up to her before the end, but not tire myself out too early. After mile 1 another man passed me and then her. I was feeling really good and running a quick pace for me. My first mile was 9:35 and second was 9:38. I was pretty excited to be at the front of the race. (Hooray for small races!) Because I usually run in the middle of the pack. We went through the cemetery and as we were coming out I only saw a couple of runners going in so I felt like I was going to be able to at least keep my 4th place. There was a water stop outside the cemetery at about the midway point. I didn't stop and shortly after that I passed the lady in front of me and managed to pull ahead of her. The sun was finally coming out from the clouds and I did end up unzipping my jackets, but other than that I was dressed pretty comfortably. I managed to speed up coming into the park and my 3rd mile was 9:11. It was really exciting to as I was coming into the finish to hear the announcer say "here comes our 1st place female". So even though I didn't get an official race PR. I did get a 1st place and Garmin gave me a PR. And most importantly I felt like I ran a good race.






2018 races:
5/19/18: Run for 57th AHC Half Marathon - 2:43:59.7. - 2nd place AG
10/6/18: Old Rip 5K Run - PR 29:43.5, 2nd place AG
11/10/18: Wags & Whiskers 5K - 30.05 official time - 1st place female/3rd overall