November 2018 Monthly Running Challenge
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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.
@rheddmobile - I am so glad you handled this situation so positively!
I was trying to frame an answer that would caution you from using any of the advice that was selfish, rude and caustic to both your hubby’s relationship with you or his parents.
This time in your adult life with active parents is a short window.
It comes before either senility or death and should be cherished.
I know your routine was thrown out the window for a few days but handling the situation as others instructed could have led to years of resentment for everyone. Your wise teamwork and practise with your hubby gave you time to hone and workout an equitable structure and tone.
Although I get the tough mental discipline it takes to accomplish the goals we in this thread strive for every single day, there are much lesser things (weather, tv, laziness, etc, etc, etc) that we often let throw us off our schedule.
Say no to them, not to the valuable relationships in your life.
My parents are gone now and believe me, I would give up a week (or even more) of routine to have them back for that long!
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@kgirlhart well done and congratulations!
@Teerai that post made me tear up a bit (my mom is 92, my uncle is 94, one aunt is 92 and declining, another aunt is 87) although the other three are doing remarkably well. Mom still teaches piano, my uncle until recently climbed a very steep hill every day near where he used to live (he and my ill aunt had to move into assisted living) and my other aunt is still working at the family business.
I apologize - I think I derailed the point of this thread.
@rheddmobile I'll just say again that I am glad for you that things turned out well
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It will be a while before I run outside...those fires will not be contained for a while!
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@MegaMooseEsq - congrats on your new house!!
It’s been almost two weeks since I had run the half at the end of Oct. I wasn’t planning on taking this much time off, but between work travel and an overall lack of motivation one week became two. I don’t really regret it as I figured out that I want to spend the off season focusing on cross training. There’s one more run left in the race series and that is a 5 mile Turkey Trot on Thanksgiving. My goal for the month is to run every other day with the in between day being a cross training day. I’ll go by feel and see if a rest day is needed.
I was in Seattle for the majority of the week for work and came home to a cold front. We’re now below freezing (barely, but it’s just getting started) and last year that would have been my cue to go to the gym, but I want to try and continue on outside. Today, it was sunny but breezy. I kept stalling, but eventually made it out. Long pants, long sleeve shirt over an athletic tank, wind jacket on over, hat, mittens, and was just fine. Lungs felt a little cold, but overall it wasn’t too bad. I took it slow and didn’t look at my watch and just enjoyed being outside. I used the foam roller after and did some other light stretching.
Monthly question re future self: I lost about 20 pounds since the beginning of the year, it was 30 but let myself get a little loose with half marathon training. Through running, I found a passion again. My husband picked up running again and the race series gave us something to do together and something different to talk about. The routine of running/cross training will carry into nutrition as I tend to get more and more interested when I am consistent.
On the board, better late than never!
10/10 - 3 miles
Goal 3/35 miles7 -
@ddmom0811 Congratulations on the birth of your granddaughter and glad you are able to run again.
@7lenny7 WOW! That sounds painful. Glad your recovery is going well. Hope it won't be too much longer for you!
I skimmed over about 12 pages of comments. You all are doing great on both the personal and physical/exercise fronts. I didn't manage to get in my planned runs this week. Hopefully, next week will be a different story.3 -
@kgirlhart Wowsers!!! First place female!! Way to rock it in your husband's grandmother's memory!0
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@lkpducky - Okay I will accept your state is on fire as a reason to run indoors. But just this time
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Thanks @workaholic_nurse , @tramboman, @lkpducky and @PastorVincent .
Great job @amirahdaboss!
Congrats on the new house @MegaMooseEsq!
Glad you got everything worked out @rheddmobile . It is important to spend time with our elders and enjoy them when they are still able to be active. But as a diabetic it is also very important for you to take care of your health too.2 -
PastorVincent wrote: »@lkpducky - Okay I will accept your state is on fire as a reason to run indoors. But just this time
Believe me, deadmill running is not my choice...
Come to think of it, I had a friend in Indiana who would train for marathons on the deadmill when it was winter...can you imagine running on the buggering thing for 19 miles?? /waits for all the snow runners here to laugh themselves sick
Yes he grew up in Indiana, I don't know why he didn't train in the snow...0 -
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
Grandma would have been so proud of you, just as I am!3 -
Congratulations @kgirlhart! That's awesome2
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11/1 4miles
11/2 rest
11/3 rest
11/4 rest
11/5 18miles!
11/6 5miles
11/7 rest
11/8 10miles
11/9 rest
11/10 10miles
10 miles this morning. Not going to lie, it felt like a struggle. Weirdly, I ran it in just about the same time as Thursday’s 10miles. I think I was a bit dehydrated and I didn’t bring water with me.
Went to a wedding this afternoon. My big, burly, he can fix just about anything around the house, awesome neighbor was reduced to a crying mess walking his beautiful daughter down the aisle. It was beautiful and sweet.
3/18/2018 Shamrock half marathon
3/24/2018 Don't Sit on Colon Cancer 5K
5/28/2018 Run to Remember 5K
10/7/2018 Crawlin Crab half marathon
10/13/2018 Joggin for Frogmen 5K
11/18/2018 Norfolk Harbor half marathon
12/2/2018 Busch Gardens Christmas Town Dash 8K9 -
Bravo, @kgirlhart!!!
What a wonderful achievement to always remember!! 2 -
PastorVincent wrote: »@Scott6255, @katharmonic, @Tramboman, @workaholic_nurse, @Orphia, @PastorVincent Thanks guys for the kind words!@garygse Bravo on your marathon PB!!
I figure it's your PB, as even if you do a PB in an event, that doesn't compare to any other event, as they're all different and each one has different weather anyway, so how long is a piece of string?
You rock!
Say, you did this almost unfueled?
Do you believe in this "fat adaptation" stuff from the LCHF evangelists?
It seems to me you get better at longer distances and running on your fat reserves after glycogen is depleted by running longer distances, not so much by what you eat.
First, I've always believed in balanced diets, so no "high this, low that" or restrictive diets...just sensible portions of foods that for the most part deliver most of the required nutrients (that's not to say that I think these diets don't work...they're just not for me). So in that respect, I don't read up on any kind of diet, and had to look up fat adaptation. I can't say I'm sold on it...especially when the site I read contained lines like "this basic physiology appears to be lost on most doctors and dieticians [sic] worldwide" which just stinks of woo science if you ask me.
Personally, I think your last line is spot on.
edit: missed a name!
It is not "woo" science (as someone up thread said), look at people like @JessicaMcB who do it exclusively. The thing is though humans are a very biologically diverse species, far more than we give credit for, so not all things work as well for all people.
In general, each person needs to learn their body and work with it for best results.
The laws of physics do not work selectively.
Yes, you feel like crap when your glycogen is depleted. I'm not convinced ketoers don't feel like crap all the time.8 -
Thanks @katharmonic and @Orphia! It is definitely an achievement I am proud of.
@bluesmanhart6679 She was a wonderful woman who I loved very much.1 -
Did our local Half Marathon this morning.
Pretty happy with the run. 2:12:06. It was pretty sunny, and typically the second half of it was tough.
But after I finished, I sat down and had a chocolate milk protein drink, then ran another slow 7 km.12 -
11/1 - 0 km
11/2 - 12 miles
11/3 - 0 km
11/4 - 13.1 km
11/5 - 0km
11/6 - 8.5 miles
11/7 - 12 miles
11/8 - 10 miles
11/9 - Escape Room - 0km
11/10 - 1 hr @ 6.5 mph 3% grade
Very busy round about day so did not get a chance to run until way past dark. Decided to dreadmill for an hour instead of pull a zero. My Garmin could not connect to my footpod so I am not sure how far/fast I actually ran. My dreadmill at home said I did 7.8 miles when running 6.5 mph for an hour.
Needless to say I normally just go with what my footpod said... ah well. I'll record it as 6.5 miles and move on with life.
Upcoming Races:
Harvest 10 Miler - November 2018
Steel Challange 5k - May 2019
Pittsburgh Marathon - May 2019
Glacier Ridge 50k Trail Race - May 2019
--More as I find them - need to find a nice trail race
2021 - Disney World Dopey! (if can raise funds)
2019 GOAL: Knock a full hour off my 50k time at Glacier Ridge.4 -
PastorVincent wrote: »@lkpducky - Okay I will accept your state is on fire as a reason to run indoors. But just this time
Believe me, deadmill running is not my choice...
Come to think of it, I had a friend in Indiana who would train for marathons on the deadmill when it was winter...can you imagine running on the buggering thing for 19 miles?? /waits for all the snow runners here to laugh themselves sick
Yes he grew up in Indiana, I don't know why he didn't train in the snow...
Joking aside...
I trained for my first marathon on a dreadmill. I did the longest runs by watching the Lord of Rings extended collectors edition while running.
Due to various medical issues as the cold weather settles into Pittsburgh, I will be using dreadmill more and more. Better than pulling a zero.5 -
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.
@rheddmobile - I am so glad you handled this situation so positively!
I was trying to frame an answer that would caution you from using any of the advice that was selfish, rude and caustic to both your hubby’s relationship with you or his parents.
This time in your adult life with active parents is a short window.
It comes before either senility or death and should be cherished.
I know your routine was thrown out the window for a few days but handling the situation as others instructed could have led to years of resentment for everyone. Your wise teamwork and practise with your hubby gave you time to hone and workout an equitable structure and tone.
Although I get the tough mental discipline it takes to accomplish the goals we in this thread strive for every single day, there are much lesser things (weather, tv, laziness, etc, etc, etc) that we often let throw us off our schedule.
Say no to them, not to the valuable relationships in your life.
My parents are gone now and believe me, I would give up a week (or even more) of routine to have them back for that long!
@teerai I hope I am taking things the wrong way, and you aren't actually calling my advice rude, selfish and caustic.
I was trying to let her know that saying no is perfectly acceptable. Yes time with our parents it precious, absolutely, but that does not give them the right to derail us completely for their own desires. It's about boundaries and being able to say, "no I'm am not going to have take aways for every meal, I am happy to do an evening out" etc. its about balance, not having to drop everything for them at a moments notice. There is nothing rude or selfish about saying no. It is necessary, you cannot set boundaries without it. As for rude, caring parents would never expect you to give up your goals to satisfy them, even for a week. It is easy to spend time together, and do things together without giving up everything for the other person. My mum lives on the other side of the country, we only see each other for a couple of weeks of the year. I still go for my long runs, and she still drags me out for take aways. We just balance things out, and that only happens if you communicate and say "no that doesn't work, but this will". It's all about Balance and boundaries, and many of us struggle with saying No.11 -
PastorVincent wrote: »@Scott6255, @katharmonic, @Tramboman, @workaholic_nurse, @Orphia, @PastorVincent Thanks guys for the kind words!@garygse Bravo on your marathon PB!!
I figure it's your PB, as even if you do a PB in an event, that doesn't compare to any other event, as they're all different and each one has different weather anyway, so how long is a piece of string?
You rock!
Say, you did this almost unfueled?
Do you believe in this "fat adaptation" stuff from the LCHF evangelists?
It seems to me you get better at longer distances and running on your fat reserves after glycogen is depleted by running longer distances, not so much by what you eat.
First, I've always believed in balanced diets, so no "high this, low that" or restrictive diets...just sensible portions of foods that for the most part deliver most of the required nutrients (that's not to say that I think these diets don't work...they're just not for me). So in that respect, I don't read up on any kind of diet, and had to look up fat adaptation. I can't say I'm sold on it...especially when the site I read contained lines like "this basic physiology appears to be lost on most doctors and dieticians [sic] worldwide" which just stinks of woo science if you ask me.
Personally, I think your last line is spot on.
edit: missed a name!
It is not "woo" science (as someone up thread said), look at people like @JessicaMcB who do it exclusively. The thing is though humans are a very biologically diverse species, far more than we give credit for, so not all things work as well for all people.
In general, each person needs to learn their body and work with it for best results.
The laws of physics do not work selectively.
Yes, you feel like crap when your glycogen is depleted. I'm not convinced ketoers don't feel like crap all the time.
The laws of physics are not the issue, biochemistry is. I spent years on LCHF and it was some of my healthiest years. I regained so much lost health and strength that it literally turned my life around medically. Diabetics pretty much have to live that way.
To say that everyone one reacts the same way to food is to turn a blind eye to medical science and common sense. I can eat a potato and register no blood spike on a meter, another person will register a major blood sugar spike. If my wife gets a nut, she chokes and could die, while I eat nuts daily. I am immune to novicane, while others are not. If I eat wheat, I get ill for WEEKS, and yet you probably eat all the bread you want without issue. My father drinks coffee to help him sleep, while others drink it to wake them up. If my wife drink DECAF coffee she cannot sleep right, never mind caffeinated. She has to take 1/2 to 1/3 the normal dose of medicines because she is a "slow metabolizer."
We are biologically and biochemically a diverse species. Medical science is clear on that. So while you personally do not like LCHF, that does not change that for a decent portion of the population it works well and better than the HCLF diet, or the so-called "balanced" diet that is 50% sugar.
Sure, drop us out of a plane without proper equipment and we all die - but give us all nuts and only some die. That is the difference between a law of physics like gravity, and biochemistry.
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