November 2020 Monthly Running Challenge

@skippygirlsmom - so excited for you to have Skip home! Enjoy every moment!!
@Camaramandy648 - good luck with your 10K. Have fun! Also thanks for the @PastorVincent family update.
@Faebert - that sunrise is gorgeous! I would love to see those littles out there running! Sounds so cute!

Littering - it makes me so angry too and also like @skippygirlsmom I hate that people are irresponsible with their dogs. Where I run the water basins and channeled river are settling ponds to fill the underground aquifer which eventually becomes our drinking water. People let their dogs go everywhere along the paved trail and on the dirt service areas along the river where I run. The city provides bags and bins to put the waste in so there is really no excuse. I have had people try to tell me it is 'natural' and the coyotes and other animals go there too. Yes but no... dog pop doesn't break down because of all the preservatives in the foods we feed them. Wild animals poop does.

I do know that banana peels in compost break down pretty quickly but I think it is because of the gases and heat that is generated by the composting itself. We have a lot of citrus, figs and pomegranate trees in our area that drop fruit all over. It eventually gets eaten by the squirrels, raccoons and possums and maybe rats too if people don't clean them up in their yards. We also have people who bring their scraps or bags of vegetables to the trail to feed the rabbits. It makes our park rangers crazy because they already have so much to eat natively and more food = more rabbits and squirrels and then you end up with more coyotes...

I have been running. My hip is sore and my legs are tired. I think I need to cut back some and rest. Doing so will mean I won't make my goal for the month or my rather arbitrary goal for the year. I already missed my goal of 2020km for the year so I guess it isn't a big deal to not hit the arbitrary lower goal I set for myself. I am going to walk this weekend and will include those miles and see how I feel on Monday. We don't have agility class so that should help my hip too. It just feels like it has been something or other getting in my way all year.

Date..........Miles........Total
11/01.......0.00.........0.00
11/02.......5.39.........5.39 - + Agility Class
11/03.......0.00.........5.39 - HIIT, Stretch and Roll Class and Aerobics/Strength Training
11/04.......5.75.......11.14
11/05.......0.00.......11.14
11/06.......5.65.......16.79
11/07.......4.23.......21.02
11/08.......0.00.......21.02
11/09.......5.00.......26.02 - + Agility Class
11/10.......0.00.......26.02
11/11.......5.70.......31.72 - ASICS World Ekiden 2020
11/12.......0.00.......31.72 - Strength Training @ Home
11/13.......6.00.......37.72 - ASICS World Ekiden 2020 - Redux
11/14.......4.46.......42.18
11/15.......0.00.......42.18 - Strength Training @ Home
11/16.......5.68.......47.86 - + Agility Class
11/17.......0.00.......47.86
11/18.......6.20.......54.06
11/19.......3.09.......57.15
11/20.......5.75.......62.90

2020 Run the Year Team - 2020 R.I.O.T. (Running Is Our Therapy) 1501.54/1000 miles (running and walking)

2020 Planned and Completed Races
02/02/20 - Surf City Half Marathon
07/31/20 - ISS Virtual 10K (Late)
08/15-09/30 - eRace Racism (200 miles) 200+ miles completed.
09/21-09/27 - Womxn Run the Vote - 680 mile virtual relay
09/26/20 - Beat the Blerch 10K Virtual
10/03-11/03 - Race to the Polls - 80 miles
10/01-11/18 - Fit Witch Challenge - 100 miles
11/11/20 - ASICS World Ekiden 2020 (Team 2)
02/07/21 - Surf City Half Marathon