November 2019 Monthly Running Challenge
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Run 10 miles // Continue Walks
11/11 - walked 2.14 miles
11/12 - RAN 1.04 miles
11/19 - RAN 2.25 miles (3.29 total, 6.71remains)
Didn't do my planned run on Monday (insomnia Sun night, running around in Milwaukee & big homework project due on Monday). Then got busy yesterday morning, worked from 3-7. Was going to just say "oh well" & not do another run, then thought "Hey, I belong to the Y, pay for it, might as well use it!" So, I packed up my bag, thought of @PastorVincent & made sure the bag was thrown into my car as I left for work, and stopped on the way home & got a run in! So it was .75 miles "short of the plan", so it was slow as all, so I had to take 2 showers yesterday. I got it in!10 -
quilteryoyo wrote: »@polskagirl01 You saw some very interesting things on your run/during your day. I have been running on the treadmill lately, just because of time constraints and darkness, so nothing interesting on my "route."
To be honest I'm kinda scared to leave the house now. Who knows what other weird stuff is out there! But alas, gotta pick up the kiddos from school.2 -
No run last night like I had planned. I lifted on Monday.
I had to choose between running and meeting a friend for coffee. She's a new friend I made from church and she said in passing, "sometime you'll have to tell me your whole story." So then we made a coffee date. I felt that sharing my actual testimony was more important than running last night. It means I won't run again until tomorrow (it's Wednesday, so I need to just accept a run is not a possibility in between everything else), but it was worth it.
@polskagirl01 that's my favorite thing - recounting all the interesting things I saw on my run! It sounds like you had a great time!9 -
dreamer12151 wrote: »@PastorVincent I've had Raynouds for years. Difference being, this is my 1st year up in a cold weather environment. I've already had issues with the gloves I brought up with me. I have access to dreadmills (at the Y), yet I sooooo much prefer to run outside. So I am sure full on winter running will be..a challenge to say the least.
I have had it forever, but it got WAY WAY worse last year. I live in Pittsburgh, so we get real winters (not like Canada of course, but bellow 0F is a thing here). What I do:
1) Darn Tough Merino Wool Socks - these are awesome. I pick up at least another 10 degrees with them, and if they get wet they actually get a bit WARMER. Great for slush.
2) Hot Hands makes a chemical foot warmer that sticks to the bottom of your sock. These do well to help raise the temperature in your shoes a few degrees. They do not make a huge difference but will push you over in borderline conditions
3) Heat Factory Gloves $20 on Amazon.com These are the best gloves I have found for warmth. They are NOT waterproof and do not work with smartphones, but have a pocket to install a chemical hand warmer.
4) Duct Tape the front of your shoes. I have not tried this yet, but I have been given this suggestion. Running shoes are designed to let air in over the toe box. If you cover this in duct tape, you trap heat in and cold air out.
If all that is not enough, I give up and do an hour on the dreadmill.
Hope this helps.6 -
TheMrWobbly wrote: »So in memory of my Mum, who we said our final farewells to a year ago today, I have registered for my first ever marathon in April 2020. My daughter has joined me. I know this is a mere stroll for many of you however the picture below (which may offend or disgust) was me in May this year. I do love a challenge!
Also I love your profile picture/meme!
@mbaker566 - have you considered getting a used treadmill? Sometimes you can find barely used ones pretty inexpensively. Then it would be right there when you are contemplating not running because it is too cold outside and you really don't want to drive to the gym.2 -
Today (11/20) is Globally Organized Hug a Runner Day (G.O.H.A.R.D.)!
Have a wonderful day Runners! {{HUG}}
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@dreamer12151 I found the Trail Sisters group online, it's a facebook group if you search trail sisters waukesha it should pop up and then you just need to request to join. It's all paces and a pretty nice group of ladies. @mbaker566 I'm going to try my first Kenosha running company event this Saturday in Lake Geneva. I'm in Salem so we can definitely meet up sometime. I signed up for my first 50k, I'm doing Hennepin in October and a couple of timed races too.1
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JulieS3103 wrote: »@dreamer12151 I found the Trail Sisters group online, it's a facebook group if you search trail sisters waukesha it should pop up and then you just need to request to join. It's all paces and a pretty nice group of ladies. @mbaker566 I'm going to try my first Kenosha running company event this Saturday in Lake Geneva. I'm in Salem so we can definitely meet up sometime. I signed up for my first 50k, I'm doing Hennepin in October and a couple of timed races too.
Brian and his team are nice people. i try to do their races when i can. especially the canicross races.
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TheMrWobbly wrote: »So in memory of my Mum, who we said our final farewells to a year ago today, I have registered for my first ever marathon in April 2020. My daughter has joined me. I know this is a mere stroll for many of you however the picture below (which may offend or disgust) was me in May this year. I do love a challenge!
Also I love your profile picture/meme!
@mbaker566 - have you considered getting a used treadmill? Sometimes you can find barely used ones pretty inexpensively. Then it would be right there when you are contemplating not running because it is too cold outside and you really don't want to drive to the gym.
i don't really have a place to put it. but i wish
and i don't mind the cold. it's that our sidewalks and trails get iced over and it's not safe to run.2 -
polskagirl01 wrote: »quilteryoyo wrote: »@polskagirl01 You saw some very interesting things on your run/during your day. I have been running on the treadmill lately, just because of time constraints and darkness, so nothing interesting on my "route."
To be honest I'm kinda scared to leave the house now. Who knows what other weird stuff is out there! But alas, gotta pick up the kiddos from school.
Especially those carrots and the broccoli!2 -
polskagirl01 wrote: »quilteryoyo wrote: »@polskagirl01 You saw some very interesting things on your run/during your day. I have been running on the treadmill lately, just because of time constraints and darkness, so nothing interesting on my "route."
To be honest I'm kinda scared to leave the house now. Who knows what other weird stuff is out there! But alas, gotta pick up the kiddos from school.
Especially those carrots and the broccoli!
Almost a whole salad! I think they must've fallen off of trucks.3 -
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
11/11: 6.52 miles
11/12: 3.20 miles
11/13: 3.20 miles
11/14: 6.10 miles
11/17: 10.02 miles
11/19: 6.22 miles
11/20: 8.05 miles
72.17/80 miles completed
I ran 8 miles this morning. It was really nice. I drove my mother-in-law to a doctor's appointment in Ft. Worth (which is about 100 miles from home) this afternoon so I took the whole day off and had more time in the morning to run than usual. I was hoping to get a longish run in since I knew I would be spending a lot of time in the car. Plus there is a possibility of some rain later today or tomorrow so I don't know if I will get to run tomorrow or not. The run this morning was really nice. It was 58°F and a little humid and windy, but it was less windy earlier today than it is now and really nice weather for running. I don't like to be too hot, but I do like it when I can just throw on shorts and a tank top and be dressed appropriately. And today was just right for that.
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 Marathon7 -
So I found a local running group that meets at a time I can just about do. I'm not good at new things but have met one of the leaders and had messaged them to arrange. All day I've been fighting the excuses I could use to bale, and hubby was late home so I was cutting it very fine when I jumped in the car - which then wouldn't start! By the time we got it started it was too late! Proud to say I still went out on my own, 2.5 miles covered.14
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Aw, thank you @rheddmobile.
Well done on your 10 day challenge @Teresa502!
@JulieS3103 I joined a new local trail sisters chapter here too. I've only done one run so far but a friend of mine is a co-leader and they seem to have gotten a good group going. I'm hoping to go again soon.
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
11/11/19 :::: 3.0 :::: 32.8
11/12/19 :::: 3.0 :::: 35.8
11/13/19 :::: 3.0 :::: 38.9
11/14/19 :::: 1.7 :::: 40.6
11/15/19 :::: 2.5 :::: 43.1
11/16/19 :::: 8.4 :::: 51.5
11/17/19 :::: 3.3 :::: 54.8
11/18/19 :::: 3.1 :::: 57.9
11/19/19 :::: 3.0 :::: 60.9
11/20/19 :::: 2.1 :::: 63.0
A little shorter treadmill run today and then yoga. It was a great class tonight with lots of deep stretching - much-needed quad and hamstring stretching.6 -
5 miles on the Greenway. Weather was perfect. Saw: 7 deer in a group, another doe with fawn, BATS! night heron, great blue heron, gorgeous sunset with all the colors including indigo and olive green, frustrated man having a fight with his girlfriend, frustrated girlfriend rapidly walking away, a female cyclist with the biggest thigh muscles I’ve ever seen on a woman with low body fat.
In one of the restroom stalls was a young woman sitting on the toilet and having a conversation with her boyfriend on SPEAKERPHONE! Who does that? It was so tempting to make really loud flatulence noises. Not to mention having a man’s voice booming next to me in the ladies’ room while trying to use the john is distracting.
My cold is mostly gone, but we stayed up too late last night playing Planet Zoo so it wasn’t the best run. The spasm in my leg is still doing a thing but I’ve gotten better at ignoring it.11 -
I went for a run and wore my headlamp as a headlamp for the first time ever. I was a bit surprised at how much better it lit up the trail than when I had it on my waist. I might just have to learn to get used to it up there. Also, I was overdressed for the first 1/2, and cold for the second 1/2... yeah sunset into night running.7
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OH, and saw a tree.11
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I got it done.
I'm glad i have people to hold me accountable.
It took awhile to find my stride. 2 miles is short. But i did it. Thank you guys15 -
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