November 2020 Monthly Running Challenge
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Awesome race @katharmonic! Congratulations on your PR!0
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@RunsOnEspresso - thanks! I will check that leash out!
@marisap2010 - I hope the stress eases up a bit. Is there anyway you can just take a day off from adulting and escape to do something relaxing just for you?
@rheddmobile - that is so neat that the kids still like trains (locomotives) so much! Great improvement in your speed work!
@TheMrWobbly - congrats on your PBs, especially getting 2 in the same run!
@Scott6255 - great pace on that long run! I love that you get to see bobcats frolicking! You need to have your phone ready so you can snap us a picture next time!
@katharmonic - so glad you decided to race after all and not stay in bed! WhooHoo!! Congratulations on the PRs and a very well run race!
@martaindale - those years go by so fast! In a blink really so enjoy every bit of it that you can now!3 -
Happy Anniversary @martaindale!
Great job on the PB's @TheMrWobbly!
Fantastic race @katharmonic!
Great long run @Scott6255!
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Congrats on the 5k and 10k PBs @TheMrWobbly. That is amazing that you got both in the same run!!!
It probably says a lot about my previous PBs
Both 5k splits were the exact same time at 28:05 which is positive.
Superb race @katharmonic and I am very jealous you got a real race in and hit your goals with style!5 -
@shanaber
I use a padded hands free leash. Look into trekking belts. They're better for canicross or simply running with a dog, in my opinion. A lot of them also have leg loops to keep the belt from riding up onto your lower back. They can get kinda pricey, but definitely worth it.
This is the one I've been eye balling from Hurtta. I have a very leash reactive dog that does not like other dogs, so I personally don't like the emergency release. What I usually do is take a strong leash coupler and replace that piece in front with that, so I don't have to worry about my boy breaking free and hurting someone or himself. Then I take a double ended bungee lead and attach one end to the ring in the center of the coupler, and the other end to his harness.
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I had hills on my schedule today and decided to try the larger forest that I needed to drive to, as it has a mile-long flat segment followed by a big dip down and then up the other side. I used the flat for my warmup & cooldown, and went out and back on the hilly part so there were 2 different hills, depending on whether I was coming or going. 6 repeats meant I did each uphill segment 3x with a little jogging in between to recover. It was good.Also the sun is shining today, it's wonderful!
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@polskagirl01 That looks like a great place for a run.1
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11-1 7k treadmill
11-2 rest + resistance bands
11-3 7k slow + yoga
11-4 7k easy + resistance bands
11-5 7k easy + yoga
11-6 7k moderate + resistance bands
11-7 7k moderate + yoga
11-8 7k moderate
11-9 rest
11-10 7k slow + yoga
11-11 7k easy + resistance bands
11-12 7k easy + yoga
11-13 7k easy + resistance bands
11-14 7k easy + yoga
11-15 7k treadmill
11-16 7k slow + resistance bands
November Total: 98k
November Goal: 170k
January Total: 161k
February Total: 167k
March Total: 181k
April Total: 191k
May Total: 200k
June Total: 156k
July Total: 180k
August Total: 172k
September Total: 176k
October Total: 189k
2020 Total through October: 1773k / 177k per month
Mostly cloudy, mid 30s F, and a 10 to 15 mph wind that blew mostly from the southwest, but swung around occasionally so it could blow in my face just for spite.
@katharmonic Great race!!!
When you pop in here claiming your December 2020 mileage, what accomplishments will you have made?
Return to a good running weight of 175 lbs
Run at least 4 5k races
Get a 5k PR
Average at least 138k per month, to meet my Run the Year pledge of 1,020 miles - Completed 10-11
Stretch goal: If I can average 169k per month, I can run 2020k in 2020
Run the Year Team: Pavement Pounders -- Completed 9-29
2020 races:
9-8 to 9-13 "Virtual Boston with Vincent" Time goal 5:15:00; actual time 4:47:016 -
@katharmonic Congrats on your PR! It sounds like you ran a great race and really left it all out there, way to go.1
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11/1 – 5 miles
11/2 – 10K Monday
11/3 – 3 miles with Champ
11/4 – rest day
11/5 – 10K
11/6 – 1.6 miles
11/7 – 9.25 Cathedral Caverns 15K trail race
11/8 – 4 miles – with Champ light recovery
11/9 – 3 miles – more recovery quads are screaming
11/10 – 5 miles
11/11 – 7 miles
11/12 – 3 miles with Champ
11/13 – 7 miles
11/14 – 2 miles
11/15 – 6 miles
11/16 – 10K Monday
73 (76.42) of 120 miles
@brittanystebbins95 that harness for the leash is pretty intense looking.
@polskagirl01 love me picture of the trail
Races:
80.5 of 250 miles Yuletide MadnessMother’s Day Virtual 5K – done
Retro Run Virtual 5K – done
Rona on the Run - Virtual for St. Jude benefit - done
Keep Moving Huntsville - at least one mile a day 1 - 31 May - done
The Big Run - June 3 - done
NEGU virtual run - June - Team NEGU helping support kids with cancer - done
Big Foot Wild Thangs Trail Race 5K/10K – June 20 on the trails…all together like a real race - done
Run 4 on the 4th – Virtual 4 miles on 4th of July - done
ISS Virtual 5K in July – done
Jackalope Trail Run 4 miler – done
Flora-Bama 600K - Virtual race from Huntsville AL to the Florida Alabama state line in Orange Beach – done
Scooby Doo Virtual 10K - done
Skunk Ape 5 miler August 1 trail race in person – done
Pirate Challenge – 10 weeks mile challenge June – August – done
Chupacabra 10K/HM – August 22 - done
Running of the Bulls Virtual 5K – 9/14 – 30/2020 - done
The Pinhoti Trail Challenge 335 miles virtual – 1 Sept to 31 Dec – done
PinkPumpkin 10K – completed 10/30
2020 Liberty Road Challenge WWII soldiers journey from St. Mere Eglisde to Bastogne, Belgium – charity virtual run for the WII museum in New Orleans 716 miles team event 4 July – September – our team has finished
Space Race 400K Challenge 12 weeks running 248.5 miles to the ISS – August to November – done
Bridge Street HM Virtual – 10/24 – 11/7/2020 – virtual done
Halloween 5K virtual with Fleet Feet – 10/31/2020 - done
Yuletide Madness Oct 31 – Dec 31 2020
Oak Barrel Half Marathon – October – running virtual - done
Cathedral Caverns 15K trail race – in person - done2 -
Great race, @katharmonic!!!!
Totally skimmed. I hate when time is so limited that I have to do that.
@Tramboman it has been cold cold cold at 4am here. Usually low to mid 30sF, but the evenings are usually in the 40's and 50s, so I can still wear shorts and tank.
I keep wanting to shop for hot and cold weather gear because running stuff but I did laundry last night and I am pretty sure I do not need more running stuff. The running stuff pile was as tall as the kids' piles and my pile. Perspective is everything. Once you start stacking everything you have, you will realize that you were never really lacking.
Did a trail ultra Saturday. My best friend was with me for the first 20, was on my own the last 7.54. Apparently, it gets VERY dark on the trail at night. We didn't intend to stay out there so late and I was SURE I could see the eyes of a cougar because I wasn't wearing my glasses so not only could I not see, I REALLY couldn't see. It wasn't a cougar, Nick convinced me we were not about to die. It was just the lit windows of a locked trail bathroom. If I am every in a race where the requirement is to keep your eyes closed or be blindfolded, I'll probably be all right.
Didn't entirely avoid lightning and rain but I just kept pushing because I felt like I had more to give and I wasn't stopping until I had given it everything.
Did 5 yesterday early.
Weekly mileage: 61.5
I miss @PastorVincent
Also on Saturday, Nick told me that he and Sophie (his wife) will NOT be coming with me to do this 100 mile run in Indiana in December. So that's neat. After months of planning. Talked to my big brother about dropping it down to just 50 since we already know I can do that solo and he said, "You still have ME!" So we're doing this. I will still run the 100. Terrified? Eh. Mortified? Meh. Excited? HELL. YES.
Kogolla is out of the lighting system that I need for this venture for the next two weeks so I was thinking I might just have it sent to my brother's house. They're very expensive. I like that it has a battery back with 3 ports and the lights are 800 lumens that light up a whole area, not just the zone in front, and it goes around the waist, not the head. We'll see what I end up with. I don't know.
Also the race in TX this weekend went virtual but I already made all the arrangements to go down there and run this trail in terms of kids, work, dog. So I'm still going. I'm still running this particular race even if nobody else will be there. I already committed to it. I'm doing it. I just need to solidify where I am going to sleep Friday night, rotfl.
Schools went virtual as of today so I may be working from home very soon because I didn't do that last time and it didn't benefit my family really at all - just added stress. Now, i think if I have to sit with my teenager all day every day somebody might get slapped (just kidding), so I may actually WANT to come to work. I don't know. Play it by ear. I have the flexibility to not have to know right now.
My son's school has NOT gone virtual, which I find extremely odd.
Anyway. Same as it ever was.
How are all of YOU?6 -
11/3 – 5.03 miles
11/4 – 4.08 miles
11/5 – 4.06 miles
11/7 – 6.25 miles
11/8 – 4.60 miles
11/9 – 5.07 miles
11/11 – 6.22 miles
11/12 – 5.08 miles
11/14 – 12.05 miles
11/16 – 5.32 miles
57.75 of 120 miles
Need to kick it up a notch if I’m going to meet my monthly goal. Not a lot of chat time but I’ve done a lot of reading, liking and hugging!
Congratulations @katharmonic!!!! You did amazing! Well done!
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@Camaramandy648 You are amazing with all you do. I'm sorry you lost part of your support for the 100 mile run in December, but sounds like your brother is stepping up. Yeah for family! Have fun with the virtual race this weekend.1
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@katharmonic Fantastic race and time! And thanks on my "stuff" Still dealing.
To top it off, I sprained my foot on Friday - and not while running. It was quite funny if it didn't hurt so much. It's better, though still a bit painful - so no running but cycling seems ok. Yeah. 2020 needs to end.
Hugs and congrats to all the great running!7 -
skippygirlsmom wrote: »@brittanystebbins95 that harness for the leash is pretty intense looking.
It looks complicated but they're so nice. It evenly distributes load pretty easily, which is awesome if your dog pulls while you run with them. And I've managed my reactive dog for almost 8 years now without him ever escaping from me.2 -
@Camaramandy648 Ain't nothing but a thing...1
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Morning guys!
I've been away for the weekend up north. Went up with a couple of ladies from work for a study day, and took an extended weekend. The study day was good, the break was even better. I ate all the food, did a lot of driving, and I ran! Yesterday my recovery plan called for a 20 minute run. The longest I've ran since the injury. And I wasn't going to miss it! And I did it, pain free! I could have kept going, I'm being good and following the plan.
Woo hoo!
For the break away I took one of the ladies over to the part of the country I used to live in. It was a 2hr drive from where the study day was. We stayed just down the road from my old house! We got there in time for sunset, and got up the next day to visit Tane Mahuta - the oldest tree in NZ. Then met a friend for lunch and drove back to the town the study day was in, and stayed in a Bach (holiday home) that the other lady owned. Yesterday we went for a big hike around the heads in the morning - including a skinny dip in the sea which was so warm! Then a kayak in the afternoon before heading home.
Has a blast!
Sunset on the west coast where I used to live.
Tane Mahuta one of the largest and oldest trees in NZ. Estimated to be 2000 years old. Its 50m high (165 feet) and 14m girth (46 feet)
After my morning run
Hiking around the heads10 -
@quilteryoyo thank you!
Funny you say that about family. Because. I have five siblings and haven't seen my oldest brother or my twin brother since our mother died in 2016. my friend that ran with me saturday was so surprised! He said, "Oh wow! I thought you must see them all the time!" Pfft. No, not at all. Like if I didn't go up there next month, I don't know when I would see my oldest brother again. If ever.
My three sisters, I haven't seen in as much time for one of them less a year, and the other two I haven't seen in a year.
@hamsterwheel6 Dangit about that foot! I hope you feel better soon! Also with the "stuff," yeah I get it. 2020 does need to end.
@Tramboman yep! Aint nothin but a thang. I'm gonna do it anyway. It'll just be different and harder than I anticipated, but that's the way of this life, isn't it?
@Avidkeo Gorgeous photos and YAY for RUNNING with NO PAIN!
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November Goal 63ish miles
11/1 off
11/2 lazy
11/3 4.12
11/4 4.08
11/5 snorkel 1 hour
11/6 2.85
11/7 3.68
11/8 off
11/9 off
11/10 3.57
11/11 3.39
11/12 off
11/13 4.00
11/14 off
11/15 heavy gardening
11/16 4.00
Total 29.69
for those who mentioned 2020 needs to end:
Upcoming and current races:
Asics World Ekiden Virtual Relay (5k leg) 11/11/20
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Hi all, quick post and dash as it’s getting late. Got 4.3 miles in the dark this morning. Was aiming to do 5 but I got held up and left too late.
Great running from everyone and great racing @katharmonic! Good to see you @Camaramandy648 - still inspirational! I miss Pastor Vincent on here too. Think of him often when I run through a nice sunrise. Hope his wife and son are ok.
Got to sleep now but hugs and high fives to you all. X
November total: 40.7m
November goal: 60m
2/11: 4m
3/11: Strength training plus 1.25m on treadmill
5/11: 5m
7/11: 6.25m
8/11: 4m
9/11: 4.2m
11/11: 6.24m
14/11: 5.4m
16/11: 4.3m
Jan - Oct: 666.8 miles7
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