November 2019 Monthly Running Challenge
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Happy birthday @Avidkeo1
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Happy Belated Birthday @AlphaHowls hope you are having a great birthday month!
Here are some flowers I digitally painted 😊 have a great holiday birthday week!
This is awesome! Thank you!
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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
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
11/21: 6.06 miles
11/24: 11.02 miles
11/26: 6.35 miles
11/27: 6.21 miles
101.81/80 miles completed
I ran 6.21 miles this morning. It was pretty chilly at 35°F feels like 32°, but it wasn't windy and it was really nice. Right now the weather has a 65% chance of rain in the morning, so I'm still not sure if I'll run tomorrow or not. I'm just going to play it by ear, and I will try not to let it put me in a bad mood if I don't get to. I am past my goal this month and it won't hurt me to take an extra rest day. I did enjoy the run today. I am getting better at running in the cold. My hands were kind of numb when I got home, but other than that I was pretty comfortable. I need to start remembering to open my gatorade bottle before I leave the house though. It is always a struggle to open it when I can barely feel my hands.
I thought of an end of the month question for the group. For those of you who celebrate Christmas in the US, do you put your Christmas decorations out before Thanksgiving? I've been noticing a lot of Christmas lights out already and not just at the businesses downtown. And for those of you not in the US who celebrate Christmas, when do you traditionally put up the decorations? It used to be that most people I knew did it the weekend after Thanksgiving but it seems like people are doing it earlier and earlier.
@Avidkeo Happy Birthday!
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 Marathon5 -
We put our Christmas decorations out after Thanksgiving, but there are several homes in my neighborhood who already have lights out.2
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I thought of an end of the month question for the group. For those of you who celebrate Christmas in the US, do you put your Christmas decorations out before Thanksgiving? I've been noticing a lot of Christmas lights out already and not just at the businesses downtown. And for those of you not in the US who celebrate Christmas, when do you traditionally put up the decorations? It used to be that most people I knew did it the weekend after Thanksgiving but it seems like people are doing it earlier and earlier.
I don't decorate for Christmas at my house. We don't have children or grandchildren and never have visitors plus my husband and I both work full time (he works 12-hour shifts rotating weekly between day shift and night shift) so we're not home a lot. Some times I will decorate outside but I live in a rural area with little traffic. I enjoy the having the lights up to greet me when I come home from work but I don't always find the time and energy to get them out.
I help my mom put her outside Christmas decorations up but we don't do that until the day after Thanksgiving or at least sometime that weekend - whichever day has the best weather to be outside.
I've seen a lot of decorations out already though. I think people like to take advantage of the warmer weather to decorate outside.4 -
Holiday weeks can tempt me to run too much so I'm trying to exercise caution with extra time on my hands due to normal weekly obligations being cancelled and a shortened work week. So last night I opted to do a sort of circuit workout of running 2 mins on the treadmill then doing a set of 3 upper body strength exercises and squats and then some leg raises, bridges and clamshells at the end. So that ended up being 10 min of broken up running for Tuesday.
Today I am crossing my fingers that I get to leave work early and I've brought 3 pairs of capris with me (because at this point every few pounds I lose is making such a huge difference in clothing fit that I never know what's gonna fit and what's gonna fall off) and I'm hoping to try out a new trail right by my office and run 3 miles. It's in the 40s but a gorgeous sunny day.
Thursday I'll probably just see how I feel at the end of the day because we're leaving early for a 2 hour trip for Thanksgiving lunch and then we'll be home by 6pm, so I may jump on the treadmill then.
Normally Friday would be a run day, but my husband is off work so I'll probably just scratch Friday since I will have probably run 3 days in a row at that point.
Christmas decorations....... Over the years I have tended to get that all done Thanksgiving week because I would take off work due to school being out, but we are now empty-nesters (I'm only 38 but not a biological mother). However with Thanksgiving falling so late this year I was just ready to get started. So I set up the 2 trees Sunday and I just started decorating them today before work and will finish tonight I hope. I feel like it's so much work hauling out Christmas decor and then putting it away is even worse so I just really want it done in advance so I can have the month of December to enjoy it and not stress. I'm not sure yet if I'm doing outside lights - it's been a couple years without. Our weather this time of year is honestly just awful for outdoor decor. For example a wind storm last night destroyed a bunch of stuff. We have a lot of rain predicted also, so if I get a decent day to put up outdoor lights by this weekend then I will. If it gets any later into December, then I'm out!3 -
I thought of an end of the month question for the group. For those of you who celebrate Christmas in the US, do you put your Christmas decorations out before Thanksgiving? I've been noticing a lot of Christmas lights out already and not just at the businesses downtown. And for those of you not in the US who celebrate Christmas, when do you traditionally put up the decorations? It used to be that most people I knew did it the weekend after Thanksgiving but it seems like people are doing it earlier and earlier.
Here in Spain, at least in our family, the tradition is to put decorations up (indoors, the only outdoor stuff are lights in windows or the odd santa or wise men hanging off balconies) between the 6th and 8th of December (both of which are bank holidays, often leading to a 3 or 4 day long weekend). Businesses and town councils seem to be getting earlier and earlier though, the supermarket close to here has had its lights up and on for at least a week now and most towns officially switch their lights on this Friday.
And Santa has been at the local mall since November 8th. It's crazy.
We only really put decorations up because my daughter still likes them (well she did last year, we'll see whether she can be bothered this year now she's entered full on teenager mode) then we usually forget to turn the lights on or anything. My mother in law makes up for that by using a measuring tape and spirit level to perfectly decorate her tree and throwing tinsel and flashing lights and stuff at anything that doesn't move.
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Injury update- I no longer have pain. Just mild discomfort when walking up or downstairs or walking uphill. I started leisurely walks this week and have begun a hamstring strengthening program. I’m trying to be smart and take it slow. I hope everyone has fun at their turkey trots and I can’t wait to see photos and race reports!17
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I thought of an end of the month question for the group. For those of you who celebrate Christmas in the US, do you put your Christmas decorations out before Thanksgiving? I've been noticing a lot of Christmas lights out already and not just at the businesses downtown. And for those of you not in the US who celebrate Christmas, when do you traditionally put up the decorations? It used to be that most people I knew did it the weekend after Thanksgiving but it seems like people are doing it earlier and earlier.
If I'm feeling festive, I wait until the weekend after Thanksgiving to put up outside lights. But lately, I have been doing it a week or two before Christmas. Kids are out of the house, no grandkids, and we park in back, so we rarely see the front of the house.
Buuuuuut this year, I actually put them out last weekend!!!!! It was a nice day, and was afraid any time later it would be cold/windy/rainy. So I actually set a PR this year
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Argh! I knew I'd forget something if I ran over here by my office after work. My Garmin! I'll try just starting up an activity on Strava because God knows my Fitbit Charge 3 can't correctly calculate distance.2
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Happy belated birthday @Avidkeo and @AlphaHowls !
Ran 5 miles Monday on zero sleep. One of those runs where you feel like your eyes are bleeding. But the weather was so, so pretty. I just told myself, “Get a grip, it’s a privilege to be out here running on such a beautiful day!” My husband and I ran the course of the upcoming turkey trot 5k because we haven’t done it in a while and it’s hillier than our usual route, plus a couple extra miles. This course is where I set my current PR - I don’t foresee a PR this year, I’m so out of shape for the hills compared to this time last year! Plus I’m completely on an evening schedule, and racing at 9 am will be painful.
Re: Christmas decorations. Traditionally we put them up between Thanksgiving and the first of December so we can celebrate Advent. In practice I usually have so much to do (and no children or visitors to impress) that I’m lucky to get done before Christmas. My husband and I have gradually taken on the role of going around to elderly friends’ and family members’ houses and helping them put their stuff up, which doesn’t leave much time of energy for our own.
Our low point was about fifteen years ago. We still joke about how horrid it was. Whether we do anything else or not we always put up a real tree. Sometimes a small one that will fit on a tabletop, but an actual pine tree. We had left it so late one year that all the tree places had closed for the year. We pulled into the Boy Scouts place because we could see that they had just abandoned their trees and thought we could get one they had left, and discovered that the Boy Scouts were determined no cheapskate was gonna get a free Christmas out of them, no sir! They had mutilated all the trees. It must have taken a huge amount of work, but they had gone through hundreds of unsold trees chopping each one into unusable pieces, then left them all in the lot. I was crying because it just seemed so mean spirited and petty, and I would have gladly given them money for a tree if they had just been there to take it. We got back in the car having given up on having a tree at all, which considering it’s all we do, was the same as giving up on decorating for Christmas, and a Christmas miracle happened - a car passed us with a tree strapped to the top! We chased them and caught them at a stop light and honked until they lowered their window and yelled, “Where did you get your tree?” and they turned around and gave us a lead back to the one lot in town that was still open. And because it was the eleventh hour, we even got our tree half price! Yay Christmas was saved.
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People in Poland tend to put their decorations up on Christmas eve and leave them up until after the priest comes to visit and leave a chalk mark on their doorframe for "Three Kings" holiday in January. However, that seems to be changing and we're seeing decorations somewhat earlier. The stores have had stuff out since October.
We put our lights out early December and are usually the first ones on our street.5 -
I'm debating whether to run tonight or not. I have not run since Sun. because my Achilles tendonitis seemed to get worse again after the weekend runs. It is a bit sore, but it has been too long to not run already. I am getting fat and losing fitness.
Oh, and I see everyone posting on social media about getting drawn for Berlin. I keep checking, but no message yet. That probably means I did not get drawn and my rejection email will come soon... same thing as every other race lottery ever. Ugh, why am I not surprised?! I know my luck sucks with these things, but maybe someday I can get drawn for something....10 -
I made it to the running club tonight (planned to go last week but car wouldn’t start). Weather wasn’t great and forecast heavy rain but it held off mostly. Glad I went, nice group of people. It was timed runs tonight, but as it was my first i was partnered with someone for a slow steady 2. I’ll definitely go back.8
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T1DCarnivoreRunner wrote: »I'm debating whether to run tonight or not. I have not run since Sun. because my Achilles tendonitis seemed to get worse again after the weekend runs. It is a bit sore, but it has been too long to not run already. I am getting fat and losing fitness.
Oh, and I see everyone posting on social media about getting drawn for Berlin. I keep checking, but no message yet. That probably means I did not get drawn and my rejection email will come soon... same thing as every other race lottery ever. Ugh, why am I not surprised?! I know my luck sucks with these things, but maybe someday I can get drawn for something....
Decided to let the tendon heal more and not run tonight.10 -
My afternoon did not go as planned. I did not get off work early. But my husband did and showed up at my office to surprise me 15 min before I was getting off. He had no idea I was planning to run so I just went home and we walked 45 min. And froze half to death. Then I ran 1.5 mile on the treadmill while my cinnamon cake baked for tomorrow. So new plan (why do I even plan? Lol) is 40 min on the treadmill tomorrow evening.
@T1DCarnivoreRunner Way to go erring on the side of extra rest
Hope everyone has a Happy Thanksgiving!6 -
@greenolivetree WTG on running the 5K. Excellent time. Love the modified sign.
@eleanorhawkins Glad the daughter ran the entire race. Picking off someone at the end is always a plus and gives you a boost for next time...well, for you, but not the one picked off.
@polskagirl01 Grieving is hard. Glad you have more peace about it today than you had yesterday. One day at a time. Also glad you had a great Thanksgiving celebration. Mine will be tomorrow and Friday.
@kirstymn Great race! Loved the video. It looks like such a cool place to run.
@PastorVincent Great picture of the sunrise. It's breathtaking.4 -
I have enjoyed reading what everyone does regarding Christmas decorations. I always like to have the house decorated, but I don't enjoy actually decorating it. Especially now that my kids are grown. I have never decorated before Thanksgiving before. I guess it being so late this year is probably part of the reason so many people seem to be doing it early. I may try to get some things out of the closet this weekend, but it will probably be next weekend before I get anything done.3
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Happy Belated Birthday @AlphaHowls and @Avidkeo !
@Teresa502 Love the new Garmin watchband. I may have to get me one just so to be pretty and not black.
@emmamcgarity Glad the pain is gone. Sounds like you are smart in how you are returning to exercising.
@rheddmobile That was pretty mean spirited of the Boy Scouts, of all people! You would think they would have been more charitable. Home they did at least go back and clean up their mess.
Finally caught up on all of the posts. Great running to those who are getting out there and getting it done. Hugs to those who are injured or not running for other reasons!
My step-daughter, her husband and 2 grand daughters came up from Florida on Saturday and stayed until yesterday around noon. I had hoped to get in a run before they got here on Saturday, but that didn't happen. We did go for a nice, long, hard, beautiful hike on Monday, so did get some exercise in while they were here. We hiked to a waterfall in the mountains near here, Margarette Falls. It had been raining earlier in the week, so the waterfall was gorgeous. We did have to wade the really, really cold creek at one point to get to it, but it was worth it.
I hope everyone who celebrates it has a wonderful Thanksgiving tomorrow. I look forward to hearing all of the Turkey Trot race reports.11 -
T1DCarnivoreRunner wrote: »T1DCarnivoreRunner wrote: »I'm debating whether to run tonight or not. I have not run since Sun. because my Achilles tendonitis seemed to get worse again after the weekend runs. It is a bit sore, but it has been too long to not run already. I am getting fat and losing fitness.
Oh, and I see everyone posting on social media about getting drawn for Berlin. I keep checking, but no message yet. That probably means I did not get drawn and my rejection email will come soon... same thing as every other race lottery ever. Ugh, why am I not surprised?! I know my luck sucks with these things, but maybe someday I can get drawn for something....
Decided to let the tendon heal more and not run tonight.
What they told me about mine was if you can do single leg calf raises on a staircase without pain, it’s time to start thinking about running on it. But if there’s any pain at all don’t. Achilles can go from a mild problem to totally ruptured very quickly if you aren’t careful. Rehab exercises help.3
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