November 2018 Monthly Running Challenge

i just wear some light gloves. my hands get very sweaty
did another little putzy mile
this is the look i'm getting from speed demon when i blow my nose.
nonrunning-how sick am i-story. lost my car keys. speed demon had jumped the gate and was stuck on the stairs when i got home so i rushed in to rescue her. then the foster was terrorizing the crate.
so i went to leave to teach the aerial yoga classes. can't find my keys. no time-grab my spares and go
come home and do my mile dashing from one place to the other. upstairs, down stairs from one side to the other of the house. check my coat pockets, check my vest, check my pants and leggings. no keys. decide it's a lost cause.
this morning when i pull into work, put my spares in my coat pocket. pocket feels weird. original pair of keys found in my coat pocket.
you guys i've discovered a wormhole. in. my. coat. pocket.
it's the only explanation as i checked that pocket a million times

11/1 = 18 miles
11/2 = rest day
11/3 = rest day
11/4 = 16 miles
11/5 = rest day
11/6 = rest day
11/7 = 3 miles
11/8 = rest day
11/9 = 15 miles
11/10 = 10 miles
11/11 = rest day
11/12 = 16 miles
11/13 = rest day
11/14 = 11 miles
11/15 = sick day
11/16 = 8 miles
11/17 = 3 mile walk with dog
11/18 = 13 mile group run
11/19 = yoga class
11/20 = 3.5 miles
11/21 = 10 miles
11/22 = 5 mile Georgetown Turkey Trot 🦃
11/23 = sick
11/24 = sick
11/25 = 18 miles
11/26 = sick
11/27 = sick
11/28 = sick / 10 miles
11/29 = sick / 3 miles

Nope, still can't breath through my nose.

November goal miles = ? / 155 miles-to-date

Upcoming Races:
12/15 = Stars at Night Half
1/26/19 = Miami Tropical 5K
1/27/19 = Miami Marathon
3/10/19 = ZOOMA half
5/4/19 = Wisconsin Marathon (mittens challenge part 1)
5/5/19 = Kalamazoo Marathon (mittens challenge part 2)

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
11/13: 4.1 miles
11/14: 3.6 miles
11/15: 4.1 miles
11/18: 8.1 miles
11/20: 3.5 miles
11/21: 5.1 miles
11/22: 4 miles
11/25: 7 miles
11/27: 3.7 miles
11/28: 3.8 miles
11/29: 5 miles

79.2/75 miles completed

Whoo hoo! I made my goal! This morning I got up early and ran 5 miles. It was 53F feels like 50F so I figured that would be a lot better than the 70+ temperatures at lunchtime or after work. It is already 66F and the forecast shows 79F for this afternoon. I really enjoyed the run this morning. It was perfect running weather. I wore capris and a long sleeve shirt. I started out a little chilly, but not too cold and felt really good the whole run. The sky was clear and the stars looked so bright. I was glad to see some light toward the end of my run. I really wish I could just run around 7 or 8 am most days. I felt like I was dressed right for the run in my long sleeved shirt. I really think I need sleeves though. I might have taken them off the last mile and a half this morning. But I was glad I had long sleeves instead of a jacket because sometimes with a jacket my torso gets too warm, and even if I take the jacket off I have to tie it around my waist and that can be warm too, plus it is annoying. I'm sure by the time I figure out how to dress for the cool weather winter in Texas will be over and it will just be hot again.









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

@skippygirlsmom Sorry to read about Skip. Glad she was able to come home. My son is in his fourth year, and the university workload and deadlines have enough stress without adding those issues. My son transferred in his second year (he switched from a music major to a political science-history-French major), and he is generally happy, except for the last two weeks of every semester when it becomes a panic to handle all the deadlines. He's enjoying the academic life so much, it's possible he may be a student forever! Hope she finds a much better fit. You'll both grow from this experience, and your relationship will as well. Hugs.

I was overwhelmed after Sunday's long run (and maybe in something of a post-birthday funk). After not managing to make myself get out or work out for a few days, I decided to just run for thirty minutes without alerts or looking at my watch (much) today.

I have to reevaluate my plan and what I want. I signed up for a half-marathon in May, even though I knew I shouldn't. My brain doesn't want to accept where my body is at. Work is so busy Dec-April, and I won't be able to put in the time or handle the extra stress. I'm finding the 10K plan I'm doing is already getting too long for me. It's an old story, but I don't want to quit altogether as I've done in the past. I have to learn to accept where I'm at and keep improving.

2.15 miles
MTD: 45.44 miles / 45 - done!