November 2019 Monthly Running Challenge
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TheMrWobbly wrote: »Race report;
Well this is my first race and I wasn't actually racing so I haven't got much to report. It was the most straight forward half marathon I could find with minimal inclines. Thank you to the jogging gods who decided to keep the rain to less than 5 minutes though the downside was the winds that pushed the clouds past also pushed me backwards as I had to chase my cap around after it took off.
Everything I planned changed almost immediately. My stash of Jelly babies in the rear pocket of my jogging bottoms were dragging said bottoms lower with each stride so they had to be removed which led to the jelly baby massacre as they were scattered in the wind and gathered by nearby gulls. I threw away the water bottle in the first mile as it was so annoying sloshing around, regretted that later as the water stops were difficult for me as I struggled to take on much from the paper cups. Aside from that I just let my body do what it wanted up to 10 miles and it kept a steady pace of between 10 mins and 10:20 per mile. The last three miles were a little tougher and it was a case of telling myself I would be bonkers to not keep going for the last bit as the pace dropped to 10:30 to 10:40 a mile.
I wasn't after a time though I was happy with the chip time of 2:17:47 which is a little quicker than my app time as I started the app before the start and couldn't get my gloves off to stop it at the end.
No swag to talk about other than the medal. Still a very worthwhile day generating funds for a very worthwhile cause.
That’s amazing! Doing a half for your first race, that’s jumping in at the deep end! Nice time, and you learned something about what works and doesn’t work as far as fuel and hydration.
A lot of people suggest to walk through the hydration stations, it gives you a break and doesn’t take much extra time.7 -
rheddmobile wrote: »That’s amazing! Doing a half for your first race, that’s jumping in at the deep end! Nice time, and you learned something about what works and doesn’t work as far as fuel and hydration.
A lot of people suggest to walk through the hydration stations, it gives you a break and doesn’t take much extra time.
Yes, I recommend this all the time, especially for newer racers. No, it really will not impact your time much (I mean unless you think you can win the race, but if you are in that category, why are you listening to me? LOL) - in fact, you may run a FASTER race because you slowed down to hydrate and fuel properly.
As you build in experience you will learn what works for you best, but I know many racers that are far faster than that do this, and if you ever get into the ultra crowd, they turn the aid stations into mini impromptu social gatherings.
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November Goal: 80 Miles
11/3: 11.02 miles
11/5: 6.55 miles
11/6: 6.51 miles
11/9: 1.54 miles warm up
11/9: 3.24 miles Wags and Whiskers 5K
28.86/80 miles completed
Today was the Wags and Whiskers 5K. This was my 3rd year to run it. It was a perfect day for running. About 45°F, sunny and no wind. I wore shorts and a t-shirt and it was just right. This race is at the park near my home so I just ran up there for my warm up and had my husband meet me there. I felt like I ran really well today. I had negative splits. My average pace was 8:31. Garmin gave me a 5K PR of 26:36. My official time was 27:33 chip time and 27:36 gun time. Garmin showed the course to be 3.24 which is what it showed last year too. My overall Garmin time was 27:36 which matched the gun time. I don't really know if I should count it as a PR or not, but I do. I think the course is long. And when I ran a HM that gave me an official time of 2:12 I didn't count that because that course was short and I used my Garmin number of 2:15 which was still a PR. Either way I ran it faster than last year on this same course by 2 minutes and ~30 seconds. There was a new woman in my age group who was really fast and so I ended up with 2nd AG and 4th overall woman. I was still pleased and I did get a medal which was nice because they only give medal to those who place not to everyone.
After the race we could not find our car keys so we had a bit of a panic looking for them. They had fallen out of my husbands pocket when he was taking pictures and then ran over to the finish. Somehow we managed to find them buried in the pecan leaves.
2019 races:
2/2/19: Catch the Groundhog Half Marathon - PR 2:15:17
5/18/19: Run for 57th AHC Half Marathon - Cancelled due to weather
10/5/19: Old Rip 5K - PR 27:27, 1st AG
11/9/19: Wags and Whiskers 5K 2nd AG, 4th Woman, 5K PR - 26:36
2020 races:
5/16/20: Run for 57th AHC Half Marathon17 -
Today was the Wags and Whiskers 5K. This was my 3rd year to run it. It was a perfect day for running. About 45°F, sunny and no wind. I wore shorts and a t-shirt and it was just right. This race is at the park near my home so I just ran up there for my warm up and had my husband meet me there. I felt like I ran really well today. I had negative splits. My average pace was 8:31. Garmin gave me a 5K PR of 26:36. My official time was 27:33 chip time and 27:36 gun time. Garmin showed the course to be 3.24 which is what it showed last year too. My overall Garmin time was 27:36 which matched the gun time. I don't really know if I should count it as a PR or not, but I do. I think the course is long. And when I ran a HM that gave me an official time of 2:12 I didn't count that because that course was short and I used my Garmin number of 2:15 which was still a PR. Either way I ran it faster than last year on this same course by 2 minutes and ~30 seconds. There was a new woman in my age group who was really fast and so I ended up with 2nd AG and 4th overall woman. I was still pleased and I did get a medal which was nice because they only give medal to those who place not to everyone.
Great job!
As for the PR, you can always call it a course PR if you do not feel you earned an overall PR.
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PastorVincent wrote: »Today was the Wags and Whiskers 5K. This was my 3rd year to run it. It was a perfect day for running. About 45°F, sunny and no wind. I wore shorts and a t-shirt and it was just right. This race is at the park near my home so I just ran up there for my warm up and had my husband meet me there. I felt like I ran really well today. I had negative splits. My average pace was 8:31. Garmin gave me a 5K PR of 26:36. My official time was 27:33 chip time and 27:36 gun time. Garmin showed the course to be 3.24 which is what it showed last year too. My overall Garmin time was 27:36 which matched the gun time. I don't really know if I should count it as a PR or not, but I do. I think the course is long. And when I ran a HM that gave me an official time of 2:12 I didn't count that because that course was short and I used my Garmin number of 2:15 which was still a PR. Either way I ran it faster than last year on this same course by 2 minutes and ~30 seconds. There was a new woman in my age group who was really fast and so I ended up with 2nd AG and 4th overall woman. I was still pleased and I did get a medal which was nice because they only give medal to those who place not to everyone.
Great job!
As for the PR, you can always call it a course PR if you do not feel you earned an overall PR.
A PR is a PR!!!!!
Well done!
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Congrats on your race @TheMrWobbly! Well done.
Date :::: Miles :::: Cumulative
11/01/19 :::: 0.0 :::: 0.0
11/02/19 :::: 0.0 :::: 0.0
11/03/19 :::: 3.1 :::: 3.1
11/04/19 :::: 3.3 :::: 6.5
11/05/19 :::: 0.0 :::: 6.5
11/06/19 :::: 0.0 :::: 6.5
11/07/19 :::: 2.5 :::: 9.0
11/08/19 :::: 3.0 :::: 12.0
11/09/19 :::: 4.5 :::: 16.5
First cold morning run, at about 25 F with a little remaining snow on the ground. I had to dig through to find the appropriate cold weather gear, and I think I overshot a little but not too bad. Thankfully the sun was out and the trail around the lakes is fairly sheltered from the wind. Still, I'm not really prepared for this yet.
Tomorrow's race will give me a chance to work on that! More of the same weather, more time out in it! I'm hoping there might be some spectators handing out something warm along the way, like cocoa or a shot of fireball 7 -
@kgirlhart congrats on your race! I'd go with the official chip time personally but either way, excellent work!3
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Commitments for November:
1) Run at least 36 miles
2) Walk at least 36 miles 80 miles 100 miles
3) Finish the last 2 weeks of Active's C25K program
4) Finish the first 2 weeks of Active's 5K to 10K program
Date......Walk......Run
11/01.....6.11.......2.21
11/02.....2.72.......0.00
11/03.....4.20.......2.58
11/04.....2.71.......0.00
11/05.....6.65.......2.33
11/06.....7.83.......0.00
11/07.....4.35.......2.54
11/08.....5.91.......0.00
11/09.....4.87.......2.73
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@kgirlhart congrats on your PR! Yes, that is a PR!
@TheMrWobbly Congratulations on your race as well! A HM for your first race is a big swing, and you nailed it! Great job!5 -
@TheMrWobbly Way to go on your half! I LOL'd at your jelly baby massacre description
@RunsOnEspresso Those are beautiful pictures
@Scott6255 Nice job gutting out the 20 miles while having GI issues!
@kgirlhart Congratulations on the AG place, that's a great time3 -
I am in for 20/40 jogwalking... that's what I am calling it till I gain more confidence. 9
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Ooh I’m so behind I’m not sure if I’ll ever find time to catch up but just seeing great news from @kgirlhart - well done!
I’m working more on strength as planned this month but have done a couple of short indoor runs as part of gym training and one 10k outdoor on a gorgeous day. So basically keeping my hand in but little more really. Some good news - I may be getting access to some private physio (referral waits can be really long here in the UK) so I can try and get some professional help with my hamstring.
Happy running everyone x
11/2: 3m
11:6: 6.3m
11/9: 2m
November total: 11.3m
November goal: 20m
October total: 64.1m
September total: 82.2m
August total: 85m
July total: 90.1m
June total: 86.1m
May total: 67.6m
April total: 71.5m
March total: 42.9m
February total: 30.2m
January total: 31.7m10 -
11-1 7k slow
11-2 7k slow
11-3 8k for @MobyCarp
11-4 7k easy
11-5 yoga
11-6 7k slow
11-7 7k easy/yoga
11-8 rest
11-9 7k easy
11-10 7k slow/yoga
November Total: 57k
November Goal: 135k
January Total: 131k
February Total: 159.5k
March Total: 183k
April Total: 126k
May Total: 128k
June Total: 161.5k
July Total: 151k
August Total: 133k
September Total: 135k
October Total: 115k
2019 Total through October: 1,423k / 882.26m
Monthly average: 142.3k
Next year when you pop in here claiming your December 2019 mileage, what accomplishments will you have made?
Run at least 4 5k races. Completed 8-31
Get under 30:00 and a PR for 5k. Nope...
Average at least 135k per month, which would put me over 1,000 miles for the year.
Run the Year Team: Five for Nineteen - Completed 9-28
Cloudy, upper 30s F and breezy today. Nice running weather.
2020 goals:
Continue a 5k regimen.
Train better.
2019 Races:
4-13 Shine the Light 5K - 31:12 chip time; First Place male 65 and older
6-30 Strides for Starfish 5K - 31:34 chip time; 31/77 overall; second male 65 and older (no official category)
7-27 Solon Home Days 5K - 31:11 chip time; 95/141 overall; 4/6 age group (male)
8-31 Race for Freedom 5k - 31:39 chip time; 32:00 Garmin time; Third Place male 60 and older
10-13 Haunted Hustle 5k - 31:22 chip time; 47/74 overall; First Place male 60 and older6 -
PastorVincent wrote: »Today was the Wags and Whiskers 5K. This was my 3rd year to run it. It was a perfect day for running. About 45°F, sunny and no wind. I wore shorts and a t-shirt and it was just right. This race is at the park near my home so I just ran up there for my warm up and had my husband meet me there. I felt like I ran really well today. I had negative splits. My average pace was 8:31. Garmin gave me a 5K PR of 26:36. My official time was 27:33 chip time and 27:36 gun time. Garmin showed the course to be 3.24 which is what it showed last year too. My overall Garmin time was 27:36 which matched the gun time. I don't really know if I should count it as a PR or not, but I do. I think the course is long. And when I ran a HM that gave me an official time of 2:12 I didn't count that because that course was short and I used my Garmin number of 2:15 which was still a PR. Either way I ran it faster than last year on this same course by 2 minutes and ~30 seconds. There was a new woman in my age group who was really fast and so I ended up with 2nd AG and 4th overall woman. I was still pleased and I did get a medal which was nice because they only give medal to those who place not to everyone.
Great job!
As for the PR, you can always call it a course PR if you do not feel you earned an overall PR.
I let Strava do its thing, but I go by official race times for my own purposes. Frequently Strava reaches the distance before I reach the finish line, so it thinks most of my PR's are slightly better than they are. Close enough for me.
My friend, on the other hand, has been having trouble with his phone not locking to the GPS signal through Strava, and it's giving him jumpy maps and ridiculously fast times and PR's
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polskagirl01 wrote: »PastorVincent wrote: »Today was the Wags and Whiskers 5K. This was my 3rd year to run it. It was a perfect day for running. About 45°F, sunny and no wind. I wore shorts and a t-shirt and it was just right. This race is at the park near my home so I just ran up there for my warm up and had my husband meet me there. I felt like I ran really well today. I had negative splits. My average pace was 8:31. Garmin gave me a 5K PR of 26:36. My official time was 27:33 chip time and 27:36 gun time. Garmin showed the course to be 3.24 which is what it showed last year too. My overall Garmin time was 27:36 which matched the gun time. I don't really know if I should count it as a PR or not, but I do. I think the course is long. And when I ran a HM that gave me an official time of 2:12 I didn't count that because that course was short and I used my Garmin number of 2:15 which was still a PR. Either way I ran it faster than last year on this same course by 2 minutes and ~30 seconds. There was a new woman in my age group who was really fast and so I ended up with 2nd AG and 4th overall woman. I was still pleased and I did get a medal which was nice because they only give medal to those who place not to everyone.
Great job!
As for the PR, you can always call it a course PR if you do not feel you earned an overall PR.
I let Strava do its thing, but I go by official race times for my own purposes. Frequently Strava reaches the distance before I reach the finish line, so it thinks most of my PR's are slightly better than they are. Close enough for me.
My friend, on the other hand, has been having trouble with his phone not locking to the GPS signal through Strava, and it's giving him jumpy maps and ridiculously fast times and PR's
My Garmin does a pretty good job so I let it track my PRs mainly because a year later I will not remember what a given random chip time was, but I can always look up on Strava/Garmin/Run Keeper's history.4 -
I ran a mile super fast. ..... Jk.😉
I went to an expo/seasonal craft fair yesterday and walked 4500 steps. It was awful. I need to stretch. 😩 and have a massage.
Just wanted to say keep up the progressive work all! We all start slow.16 -
Soooo I DID IT! I ran eight minutes straight, walked five minutes, and ran another eight minutes straight.
Just a few weeks ago, I was sad about how I used to run all the time and now I can barely do it. But here’s what I didn’t say- I had much worse form and technique and would have panic about any need for endurance. What’s cool is that at this point in my life, I’m smarter and more dedicated and not afraid to do the actual learning and work.
After the first run and lifting, I picked up the dog and took her out to the trail. I was so determined to make yesterday an actual long run because there’s no way I’ll finish a marathon well if I’m not training for distance too. We ran 3.59 and I think she’s not ready for all that. We kept having to stop. Or- I’d start running and she’d be three feet behind me on the leash. I took her home and fed and watered her (there are springs on that trail and she peed and pooped PLENTY). I still wanted my .41 (i needed four miles on the trail) so I took off out the door and ran just a little bit. When I came back i had done .84!!! That gives me a total mileage for yesterday of 6.43!!!!
There were a lot of cyclers out yesterday so i had to keep getting out of people’s way and that was frustrating bc it slowed me down so much. Also, I never felt like the dog and I could just take off like we have been doing..
I found the hill with the rhino at the top and we ran up and down that again.
And! Today I’m only sore from leg presses and rows. My calves don’t really hurt at all.
Trying to decide if I need a TOTAL rest or if I should do an easy mile recovery run....17 -
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@greenolivetree thanks! I'll check it out. It bothers me a huge amount and I don't really know why...
@TheMrWobbly great race report, and congrats on your first half!
Did a lovely 5k in the forest today, tracked by my boyfriend's phone. Mine said 4.4k, which I know is wrong as I run that route regularly. Ignoring it!
Runs this week:
O4/11: 9.14km
05/11: 5km
09/11: 8km
10/11: 5km
Runs last week: 11.26km
Runs so far: 38.4km
Target: 100km
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Date :::: Miles :::: Cumulative
11/01/19 :::: 0.0 :::: 0.0
11/02/19 :::: 0.0 :::: 0.0
11/03/19 :::: 3.1 :::: 3.1
11/04/19 :::: 3.3 :::: 6.5
11/05/19 :::: 0.0 :::: 6.5
11/06/19 :::: 0.0 :::: 6.5
11/07/19 :::: 2.5 :::: 9.0
11/08/19 :::: 3.0 :::: 12.0
11/09/19 :::: 4.5 :::: 16.5
11/10/19 :::: 13.3 :::: 29.8
Syracuse Half Marathon report:
After all my moaning about not wanting to do this race, it was not as bad as I feared. The weather was decent, cold to start but ran in a long sleeve shirt, choosing to leave my jacket behind, which was an ok choice for the most part. A few times I felt cold, especially when the wind picked up. The day started out rough when my friend who picked me up backed into a car parked right behind my driveway as we were leaving. Ugh. I feel terrible about it.
We finally made it, and this race is nice because the pre- and post-race activities are all inside the big convention center so you stay warm! My friend was also not really feeling this race so we just ran together and said we'd see how it went. The course is moderately hilly with the worst being an uphill climb for the first 1.5 miles. Then it's a few shorter hills here and there until a good downhill at about mile 8.
The worst part of the course for me mentally is a long out and back at about mile 10.5. You are within a couple of blocks of the finish but you still have to go out for about a mile and then come all the way back. And there are no spectators, the view is crappy, and you can see the people one street over heading back the other way. But that freaking turn around never comes! I hate that part.
When we made it to the last turn of the course and saw the finish line ahead, I was extremely happy. A volunteer yelled out that we had 5 traffic lights to go through and we were done! It looked far, but we picked up the pace a little. Then I saw a guy from our run club along the side and he jumped in to run is in, and definitely pushed us. It was a little sooner than I would have tried to sprint on my own, but his energy and encouragement was definitely helpful and we kicked it as best we could. Garmin tells me I was up to a 7:29 pace at the end, which is a good sprint for me. And then, blessedly, it was all over. My time was 2:21:59, which beat my last and only other time running this course by 7.5 minutes. It's pretty much right in the middle of the times I had for my two back-to-back halves three weeks ago. Given that, and the Spartan race last week, I'm definitely happy with it.
I will have to come back with pics of the awesome jacket and pretty cool medal. Right now I need a nap.
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