November 2018 Monthly Running Challenge
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AlphaHowls wrote: »11/1 15.13 miles, 185 days on the run
11/23 26.26 miles, Happy Birthday to me! 48 years!
Happy birthday to you!!!!
And wow - inspiring lady!!!!
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PastorVincent wrote: »That is really about it. Both will come naturally if you focus on your form, and think faster. Your body knows what to do. Many people actually get faster when they force themselves to RELAX more when they run.
In the end, if you are running right and "pushing" yourself just a little your body will figure out how to speed up of its own. You just "think faster" and your body will do that. Humans are highly designed runners - among the best distance runners in the animal world really. So relax, enjoy, and you will get better if you have the desire, time and are careful.
I got a piece of advice recently that has worked well for me in increasing speed. I was told to go for a run, then once warmed up, sprint for a few hundred metres - not to worry about form but to simply run as fast as I could - and pay close attention to how my body was moving. As you said, humans are natural runners and the form we will naturally adopt when we're sprinting is probably our best running form. The key is to then take how you move your body when sprinting and adopt it for slower paces. For me it was quite a different hip movement - I think I spent too much time trying not to let my hips move too much, forgetting that I'm a woman and they're supposed to move like that!! Also, I am now more relaxed so there's less fatigue at the end of longer runs.7 -
Happy Birthday @AlphaHowls!
AWESOME job @dreamer12151! Way to kill it! So exciting to accomplish things you never thought you could!2 -
dreamer12151 wrote: »Ok...WOW! This November has been quite a month for me! On the 10th, I went 5 miles, a distance I've never thought of going before. Then, a week later, in the falling snow, I make it 6 miles - a distance that was only a number in a training plan, surely not something I'd be able to complete! However, once that barrier was "broken" in my mind, I've found my running spirit is back!
Did my Turkey Trot yesterday, and found I was able to run for longer times than I had before (still dodging all the walkers and bored kids who decide they just want to STOP right in front of you! lol) and the cross the finish line, look at my Strava....and SMASH! Not one, but SIX - yes SIX! PR's! Best 5K, 2 mile, 1 mile, 1K, 1/2 mile and 2nd best 400m times! Previous PR 5K time was 43.06, last year Turkey Trot time was 44.30, this one was 40:30. I'm well chuffed with myself. Still slow by some standards, (I'm no Des Linden by a long shot!) but I know how I felt earlier in the year and I can honestly say, while I know I still have loads of room for improvement, I feel better...and what's more, I WANT to run again!
11/1 - 2.01
11/6 - 4.01
11/8 - 3.01
11/10 - 5.01
11/13 - 4.01
11/15 - 3.10
11/17 - 6.01
11/20 - 3.01
11/22 - 3.21 miles - 33.47 miles
A PR is a PR is a PR!!!! Go you!!!!! I was 24 seconds behind you in Turkey Trot time.
My new goal is to beat you!! Wooo hooo!!!
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Wow, impressive PRs @garygse and those are some good-looking shoes!
Yikes @pastorvincent! That could have been a lot worse. Hope the foot is healing well already.
Happy birthday @AlphaHowls
@ContraryMaryMary Ha, I would totally commit to a steak streak! I've been excited all week to be going out for one tomorrow night. Thanks for sharing that advice about increasing speed.
@dreamer12151 Amazing improvements! Congratulations on the PRs!
2.46 mi - intervals with slog rests (slow jogs/no walking)
MTD: 38.5 / 45 mi4 -
Speaking of comparing Turkey Trot times, did anyone else do a Turkey Trot which was part of "The American Turkey Tradition" group of races? There were eleven different races in eleven different cities, and if your race was one of them you can look at your results online versus everyone else who did it, which was a total of 14k people. I found out I was 25th in my AG out of 565 women, pretty chuffed about that!
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The last race in the wellness series that my husband and I were doing this year was the Turkey Trot. There’s a 5 mile and a 2 mile option for the Trot. The 2 mile option even has a dog walk. For the series we had to do the 5 mile as the other ones are not timed, so our daughter did the 2 mile with grandma and cousin. A friend from soccer and her mom joined their party. It was cold at the start as it was pretty windy with temps in the 20s. Likely low teens to single digits with the wind, but there were plenty of people so once everyone was lined up it helped. The race was a little delayed as the air horn had froze, we didn’t know that as it was a simultaneous start with the 2 mile so found that out after the race. After the third mile I stopped looking at my watch and just went by feel. Things felt pretty good and just a little tightness in the knee when I picked things up when I saw the finish line. We received a 5 inch pumpkin pie for the event, so after the race picked up our pies and met up with the others. Was a nice event with the streets completely closed to traffic, so had the whole street to ourselves.
5 mile - 45:16 pace 9:04. Watch had it at 4.92 miles, but with the Race starting behind I hadn’t noticed the watch had timed out so I was struggling to get it started on time so the gps might not have picked up right away. We’ll see what happens next year
10/10 - 3 miles
10/11 - XT
10/14 - 3 miles
10/17 - walk 6 miles
10/18 - walk 5 miles
10/20 - 3.1 miles
10/22 - 5 miles - Turkey Trot
Total/Goal = 14/35 miles9 -
I did a bunch of fartleks on Wednesday, and almost beat my PB on a fast segment, but have had very sore quads since then and haven't run.
Today, Saturday, I walked parkrun, and the legs were nearly back to normal, which is good because I'm doing a half marathon tomorrow which I'm really looking forward to.12 -
@dreamer12151 Great job on ALL THE PR’s!!! That is quite a day!1
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Happy birthday @AlphaHowls!1
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dreamer12151 wrote: »Ok...WOW! This November has been quite a month for me! On the 10th, I went 5 miles, a distance I've never thought of going before. Then, a week later, in the falling snow, I make it 6 miles - a distance that was only a number in a training plan, surely not something I'd be able to complete! However, once that barrier was "broken" in my mind, I've found my running spirit is back!
Did my Turkey Trot yesterday, and found I was able to run for longer times than I had before (still dodging all the walkers and bored kids who decide they just want to STOP right in front of you! lol) and the cross the finish line, look at my Strava....and SMASH! Not one, but SIX - yes SIX! PR's! Best 5K, 2 mile, 1 mile, 1K, 1/2 mile and 2nd best 400m times! Previous PR 5K time was 43.06, last year Turkey Trot time was 44.30, this one was 40:30. I'm well chuffed with myself. Still slow by some standards, (I'm no Des Linden by a long shot!) but I know how I felt earlier in the year and I can honestly say, while I know I still have loads of room for improvement, I feel better...and what's more, I WANT to run again!
11/1 - 2.01
11/6 - 4.01
11/8 - 3.01
11/10 - 5.01
11/13 - 4.01
11/15 - 3.10
11/17 - 6.01
11/20 - 3.01
11/22 - 3.21 miles - 33.47 miles
Yeah!!! Congrats on all the PRs!!1 -
I just bought myself a Garmin Vivoactive 3...
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@polskagirl01 and @shanaber - I did tell her about C25K and she's already downloaded it and excited to start. I want to wait until spring to begin simply because I'm working hard to be ready for my Feb half. Plus, we're coming into a time of year when running outside won't always be possible. As I'm running now, I am uber conscious of my (bad) form and keep thinking "how in the world am I going to tell her what to do and not do when my own form is so bad?" Plus - I have a fear that she'll be so much faster than me and that will just be awkward. That said - I'm getting very excited about the idea of having a running buddy and have been writing down possible names for us! LOL.
Did some hill work today - the race in Sedona is extremely hilly which I'm a little worried about. So I'm digging in and doing what I can to prepare.5 -
Happy birthday @AlphaHowls!!!! Yay!!1
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dreamer12151 wrote: »Ok...WOW! This November has been quite a month for me! On the 10th, I went 5 miles, a distance I've never thought of going before. Then, a week later, in the falling snow, I make it 6 miles - a distance that was only a number in a training plan, surely not something I'd be able to complete! However, once that barrier was "broken" in my mind, I've found my running spirit is back!
Did my Turkey Trot yesterday, and found I was able to run for longer times than I had before (still dodging all the walkers and bored kids who decide they just want to STOP right in front of you! lol) and the cross the finish line, look at my Strava....and SMASH! Not one, but SIX - yes SIX! PR's! Best 5K, 2 mile, 1 mile, 1K, 1/2 mile and 2nd best 400m times! Previous PR 5K time was 43.06, last year Turkey Trot time was 44.30, this one was 40:30. I'm well chuffed with myself. Still slow by some standards, (I'm no Des Linden by a long shot!) but I know how I felt earlier in the year and I can honestly say, while I know I still have loads of room for improvement, I feel better...and what's more, I WANT to run again!
11/1 - 2.01
11/6 - 4.01
11/8 - 3.01
11/10 - 5.01
11/13 - 4.01
11/15 - 3.10
11/17 - 6.01
11/20 - 3.01
11/22 - 3.21 miles - 33.47 miles
W00T! YOUSA SUPER STAR!1 -
November Running Challenge
Goal: 40 km
Done: 31/40
22/11/18 Run 5 km
21/11/18 Run 7 km
20/11/18 Run 7 km
19/11/18 Run 6 km
16/11/18 Run 6 km3 -
RunRachelleRun wrote: »Yikes @pastorvincent! That could have been a lot worse. Hope the foot is healing well already.
Thanks! Seems to be doing well, I could probably run on it tomorrow, but not sure what entertaining I will need to do with the people here for Thanksgiving.
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@zeesparrow Yay for your 5K!!!
@amirahdaboss Well done on your 5K PB!!!
Ditto @garygse !!!
Hippy Bathday, @AlphaHowls !
@dreamer12151 Wow, what a great month you're having!4 -
quilteryoyo wrote: »I missed lots of posts from the last couple of weeks. Hope you are all doing well. I am, once again, not going to meet my monthly goal for running - probably not even close since I haven't run at all for the last two weeks. Yes, I have excuses - working late, company for a few days, getting ready for said company, cleaning up after said company left, taking my dad to the doctor, yada, yada, yada. In the end, it is just excuses. I have to get my head back in the game and figure out how to get my runs/exercise in regardless of how my week is going. I think part of my problem is that I have no set schedule. I'm "retired, but do a lot of volunteer work and have some part time jobs. Subbing at a local daycare is the one I do the most. Most of the time I am scheduled to work for people who take off, but the shift could be anywhere from 6:30-3:30 to 8:45-5:45. I love it, but it does make it hard to get into any kind of a routine. If the weather is nice enough, I'll take a 30 min run or walk during my break. But, that doesn't always happen either. I know a lot of you have full time jobs, family, and other things going on and still manage to get in lots of running. How do you do it?
@quilteryoyo
Having visitors is a fairly good excuse for a lighter training load, so don't beat yourself up too much.
Secondly, quality of life is more important than busy-ness.
Is there something you can say "no" to?
I work 24 hours a week, plus am on two committees and a member of an artist's gallery, so I've had to learn to not be too wishy-washy like I used to be.
I also used to be very anxious about trying to please everyone, but now I really, really value self-care and my morning runs and walks.
My mother is very, very active as a volunteer in the community, and I've had to sometimes tell her quite adamantly when to say no to something!
In retirement, you shouldn't feel stressed like a 9-to-fiver! Hugs!
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@AlphaHowls - Happy Birthday!
@dreamer12151 - Congratulations on all those PRs!
Congratulations to everyone who ran Turkey Trots and other races this week - I can't remember everyone because there were so many! You all are awesome!
@biketheworld - The is great that your friend is already so excited! I wouldn't be too worried about having perfect form to show her. The most important thing I think when starting out is just getting out the door and enjoying it so she wants to keep doing it and making clear progress so she can see that she is improving. If she eventually is faster than you, that is ok - just think of it as successful training I still run occasionally with the friend who got me started running and while I am faster than she I still enjoy her company when we run together. 5
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