November 2020 Monthly Running Challenge

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?

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!

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

So however your day is going, at least you’re not this guy we passed yesterday on the way back from our run.

That's commitment @Scott6255
Jealous of the new shoes @Tramboman as I have to wait until Christmas to get the ones I bought in September!
The little fire extinguisher in front of the lock up on the right looks like my dog if it ever saw a bear @rheddmobile full of enthusiasm but doesn't stand a chance!
Good to see you are on the mend @hamsterwheel6
It was supposed to be a run day today though I got caught up at home and was short on time so cycled to work I might run home if it is not too dark when I leave.

@Tramboman enjoy the rest day and then new shoes day!

@rheddmobile with a truck like that I can only hope he has decent insurance, but still, man...

Today was long run day and I took it slow - to the same forest I drove to yesterday, through the forest and then back, checking out a bunch of side paths, most of which turned out to be difficult to walk on, let alone run. It was slow, but my longest run this year (29k) and I'm not even sure why I'm going so long when I'm not training for anything. I did mostly enjoy it, though... and I've been in a deficit trying to lose a couple of pesky kg and now I can have fish & chips today and still stay on track.

A couple of pictures: November Goal - 100 Miles

@quilteryoyo yeah, definitely interval strength and cross training, lol.

@rheddmobile just. WOW. I have seen that one other time in my life. Mortifying.

@Tramboman you sound like me! Shoes and rest! hahahahaha yesterday was a rest day for me and the kids and I were so ridiculous after we got back from therapy that we put a shirt on our dog. He really does put up with a lot. Still did some foam rolling and stretching. Mid-30s this morning. I was so ready to go that I never felt as cold as I probably should have. My music went from lil wayne to Lorde to Queen and stayed on Queen. Because I get it from my mama. I was having a lot of fun with it. It always feels like dancing. Kinda hard to keep the head bobbing but with every step I can feel the beat in my bones. Anyway. It was a good run.

@katharmonic thank you so much! She did well yesterday and is so far doing well today - I hope it continues. I am at work because the project i am working on right now requires all three monitors. If I go home, I will only have 1. That's not going to work. 2020 has been very difficult in terms of managing the needs of everyone. After this project, though. maybe then I can go home and check in. Also, just booked a cheap stay in TX so I can go run this crazy course, rotfl. It's gonna be great and weird and a little crazy, but what else is there?

@Faebert yes! I think of him all the time. I haven't heard from Kristi in a bit - I will check in and see how they are doing and report back.

My big brother and his best friend (and thereby basically my other big brother) are going to track and crew me, now for the 100 miler. I'm just going to do it. I've invested everything, at no expense to anyone but me, into this and I am not going to let two people just being people stop me.

mama mia, let me go!

Anyway, I hope you all have a great day. I really do have to get back to work but I love you bunches and you are all my favorite people.