November 2018 Monthly Running Challenge

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  • zeesparrow
    zeesparrow Posts: 348 Member
    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!!
  • PastorVincent
    PastorVincent Posts: 6,668 Member
    Happy birthday @AlphaHowls!!!! Yay!!
  • PastorVincent
    PastorVincent Posts: 6,668 Member
    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!
  • mustb60
    mustb60 Posts: 1,090 Member
    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 km
  • PastorVincent
    PastorVincent Posts: 6,668 Member
    edited November 2018
    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.
  • Orphia
    Orphia Posts: 7,097 Member
    @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!
  • biketheworld
    biketheworld Posts: 2,357 Member
    shanaber wrote: »

    @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.

    This is a great piece of advice and really sweet motivation.

  • katharmonic
    katharmonic Posts: 5,720 Member
    Date :::: Miles :::: Cumulative
    11/01/18 :::: 0.0 :::: 0.0
    11/02/18 :::: 0.0 :::: 0.0
    11/03/18 :::: 0.0 :::: 0.0
    11/04/18 :::: 0.0 :::: 0.0
    11/05/18 :::: 3.0 :::: 3.0
    11/06/18 :::: 3.2 :::: 6.2
    11/07/18 :::: 0.0 :::: 6.2
    11/08/18 :::: 3.0 :::: 9.2
    11/09/18 :::: 3.0 :::: 12.2
    11/10/18 :::: 5.5 :::: 17.7
    11/11/18 :::: 0.0 :::: 17.7
    11/12/18 :::: 1.2 :::: 18.9
    11/13/18 :::: 1.4 :::: 20.3
    11/14/18 :::: 0.0 :::: 20.3
    11/15/18 :::: 4.6 :::: 24.9
    11/16/18 :::: 0.0 :::: 24.9
    11/17/18 :::: 5.3 :::: 30.2
    11/18/18 :::: 4.5 :::: 34.7
    11/19/18 :::: 4.5 :::: 39.2
    11/20/18 :::: 3.9 :::: 43.2
    11/21/18 :::: 4.2 :::: 47.4
    11/22/18 :::: 5.1 :::: 52.4
    11/23/18 :::: 3.5 :::: 56.0
    11/24/18 :::: 6.7 :::: 62.6

    This morning's 25 degree weather felt so much better than the last couple of days. Still working up the long run back to baseline levels, but feeling really good. Just need to get the shoe situation sorted out. Currently I have a big bruise on the bottom of my foot - the arch area - which I can't figure out where that came from exactly but I suspect the oldish trail shoes I wore for the turkey trot. I feel like a hot mess in the shoe department so Fleet Feet will have their work cut out for them when I manage to get there.

  • rheddmobile
    rheddmobile Posts: 6,840 Member
    @shanaber Happy to hear your foot is doing better! I tried the exercises you posted videos of the other day, and the one where you stand on one foot seems to exactly target the knee stabilization muscle which gets tired after my long runs. Been working on it and I'm already seeing improvement. So thank you!
  • PastorVincent
    PastorVincent Posts: 6,668 Member
    shanaber wrote: »
    @PastorVincent - maybe you could teach me video editing! Would love to understand how you removed the power lines from the picture. Also what software are you using to edit?

    The go to software for a professional photo editor is Adobe Photoshop. But is very expensive, and now requires a subscription to use. I own it and have used it for over a decade now, but lately, I am slowly migrating to a new program I found called Affinity Photo. I am not yet convinced it will do everything I need, but so far it has been great for hatchet jobs like that moon photo. It is a one time buy and no subscription. Reasonably priced too.

    There is a free package called GIMP that many love, it is limited in many ways, but does enough that most casual users will never run up against its limitations. It has a steep learning curve, but there are youtube videos for that.

    There are automagic programs now that will automagically remove things like those wires but I have had very mixed results when trying them so I can not recommend one yet. Removing the wires from a shot like that is easy, but tedious.
  • dewit
    dewit Posts: 1,468 Member
    11/20 - bike 18.7m (30k) in ~2hrs
    11/21 - run 3.7m (6k) in ~35min
    11/22 - bike 18.7m (30k)
    11/23 - bike 18.7m (30k)

    Cumulative: bike 56 miles / 90k + run 3.7 miles / 6k

    Goal: 7.5 miles running + 90 miles biking.

    I'd love to run a bit tonight, but chances are rather low...
  • joannedrummond5
    joannedrummond5 Posts: 229 Member
    November 1 - 11 km run
    November 2 - 18 km run
    November 3 - 14 km run
    November 5 - 5 km club run
    November 7 - 21 km run
    November 8 - 22 km run
    November 9 - 14 km run
    November 10 km rest day
    November 11 - 5 km club run
    November 12 - 14 km run
    November 13 - 14 km run
    November 14 - 18 km run
    November 15 - rest day
    November 16 - rest day
    November 17 - 14 km
    November 18 - 5 km club run
    November 19 - 20 km run
    November 20 - rest day
    November 21 - 14 km run
    November 22 - 14 km run
    November 23 - rest day
    November 24 -12 km trail run
    November 25 - 5 km club run



    Total distance 240 km - goal 300 km.