November 2021 Monthly Running Challenge
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@martaindale I don't blame you for moving your run to tomorrow. I wouldn't want to run in cold rain either. Sounds like both you and your husband are doing great!
@SummerSkier I have done a lot of running on the treadmill in the past and haven't had any issues and the shoes I am wearing are fairly new and hadn't given my any problems before. I think I have just really aggravated it over several months/years and it is taking a while to get over it. I have been using the heating pad for a long time, thinking it was normal aging. Now, I don't think it is. It'll get there. I'm confident. And I'll be better for it.
@katharmonic I'm glad the sun melted the snow quickly and you didn't fall or have any big slips. I understand not wanting to run in the cold wind. Hopefully, the weather will be better for you tomorrow.1 -
Re: black squirrels. I remember the first time I saw a black one, I was visiting my aunt in Ontario, and it was sitting right outside my window. I thought I was losing my mind and went and got my cousin, shouting, “There’s a black squirrel outside!” He was like, “And?” All of their squirrels are black. It seems to be mostly a northern thing. Ours in Memphis are gray except for at Overton park, where strangely they are red with tufted ears. Since that park is near the (very old) zoo I wonder if they were deliberately introduced at some point. The zoo did all kinds of crazy things back in 1913 or so, such as introducing red foxes to the park.
On a related subject, our albino raccoon has relatives! I looked them up, and it seems it’s a stable mutation which is recessive, and causes albinism when the animal has two genes, but causes color dilution when the animal has only one gene. So where there are white raccoons, there are likely to be blonde and cinnamon raccoons around somewhere. On Thanksgiving, a giant momma raccoon and one tiny baby showed up and both were blonde, white with light brown markings. Momma was extremely shy and hid under the neighbor’s deck when I tried to get a photo but hopefully we will see them again. The albino one has been visiting regularly.
Running related - can’t even reach the cardio office for an appointment until Monday. Trying hard not to freak out at the thought of something being wrong with my heart. I have new running shoes! Fortunately I have the inspiration of @quilteryoyo and @shanaber to remind me that even if something is seriously wrong, it’s possible to fix it and move forward and run again. Planning to go out for a walk today and keep an eye on it, see if it stays within range at a brisk walk. I think I probably have lupus-related myocarditis or pericarditis which has happened in the past, since my feet have petichiae and my chest feels wrong in the particular way it has in the past with myocarditis. Also, my platelets were low at the ER which usually means vasculitis for me.8 -
@rheddmobile I hope you can get an appointment soon, and good news from the cardiologist.1
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@rheddmobile That is cool that the albino raccoon has blonde cousins. I hope you get a picture to share. I also hope you can get in to see your cardiologist on Monday and get good news. Not knowing and worrying about what it might be is the worst. Hang in there.1
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SummerSkier wrote: »
@quilteryoyo I still think it's the treadmill or your shoes which are making your back hurt. I always felt like I was pounding away whenever I was on a treadmill in the past. Glad you are experimenting with it and hopefully it will get better soon.
@quilteryoyo - when I read your post about running on the treadmill and your back tightening, I thought the same thing as @summerskier. When I have had back issues in the past myy back would hurt when I ran on the treadmill but not on the street or trail. Is there anyway you could try a short run outside but close to home?
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what drives me crazy about getting older is that my body is no longer as forgiving. Things I could do just 5 years ago - like wear a pair of shoes until they fell apart - just don't happen anymore. That's why I mentioned the treadmill or shoes. But @quilteryoyo it sounds like you have done that experiment already ... I do know backs take forever to get better. I compressed a vert and broke my butt one year falling off my horse. The butt healed in a few weeks but the compressed vert took almost a year before I could wake up and feel normal when I sat up.
I ran in my "rain" shoes yesterday. It's crazy to me how AWFUL they felt after using my normal shoes for weeks and weeks. It was like there was no bounce. And it's funny because I know folks who prefer that shoe for all their running. Sometimes I wonder if they tried my other shoe they would feel the difference? A few years ago I googled all the BEST women's running shoes for the year. Then I bought 5 pair (of the last year model so not really pricey). That was how I discovered Hoka. All the others were awful. Personal pref of course plays a large part. But I have never been afraid to try something different in shoes I just always end up back with Nike. (sigh). Of course I did not discover my Rocket shoe (my name for it) until my coach told me about it. Wow. Those took almost 30 to 40 sec per mile off my time (some sort of plate in them). Felt like if I raced I would be cheating. LOL.
@rheddmobile I hope you can get in to see the cardio tomorrow. Back in 2012 I think it was or 11 I was having chest pain and anxiety attacks. I did not know that's what it was. I went to the ER. Nope - no heart attack. Went to the Cardiologist. He did not find anything but I ended up getting an echo. Nothing there either. It wasn't until I did a stress echo they found a mitral valve prolapse which can cause anxiety out of nowhere. The chest pain was most likely from not eating enough or eating right. (for me that happens - remember your heart is a muscle so it needs nutrition). You sound like a pretty complex case. At least they ruled out the heart attack. ....... hugs....
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11-1 7k easy
11-2 7k easy
11-3 7k slow
11-4 4k slow
11-5 7k sleasy (between slow and easy)
11-6 7k measy (between moderate and easy)
11-7 7k measy
11-8 7k sleasy
11-9 7k measy
11-10 7k sleasy
11-11 11k slow
11-12 7k sleasy
11-13 7k slow
11-14 7k slow
11-15 7k slow
11-16 7k slow
11-17 7k sleasy
11-18 5k treadmill
11-19 7k sleasy
11-20 7k slow
11-21 7k easy
11-22 7k slow
11-23 7k easy
11-24 7k sleasy
11-25 4k easy
11-26 4k slow
11-27 7k slow
11-28 7k slow
November Total: 189k
November Goal: 180k
Cloudy, mid 30s F, with a light southwest wind and a few snowflakes to join the 2 inches of snow on the ground. The running trail was mostly clear - just had to high step my way across the wooden foot bridges to keep my toes dry. Plenty of tracks -- deer, fox, coyote, cat, dog, squirrel, and people...but no otter or goose.
@rheddmobile Hoping the news from the doctor is good.
When you pop in here claiming your December 2021 mileage, what accomplishments will you have made?
PUT THE FUN BACK IN THE RUN!
Return to a good running weight of 175 lbs (second attempt)
2021 Races:
6/26 Direction Up 5k, Solon, OH 31:48 chip; 31:59 Garmin; 53d overall; 2d male 65 and over
7/17 Run of the Ox 5k, Mantua, OH 32:19 Garmin; 44th overall; 3d place male 60 and over6 -
28 Nov. Fabulous weather after such a dank, chilly, gloomy rainy day yesterday. 104.5 miles left to go for Run the Year. My streak of under 10 min pace is now at 38 miles. I pushed today to get 2 of them under 9 so I have 114 total miles with an 8 in front for the year. 2 more days left in Nov. 179 miles complete out of 150 goal. Maybe next month I will try making a ticker.1-Nov 5.03
2-Nov 8.23
3-Nov 5.15
4-Nov 5.03
5-Nov 6.01
6-Nov 8.18
7-Nov 5.01
8-Nov 7.18
9-Nov 7.11
10-Nov 5.00
11-Nov 8.22
12-Nov 7.17
13-Nov 9.11
14-Nov 5.22
15-Nov 6.52
16-Nov 5.21
17-Nov 7.09
18-Nov 4.62
19-Nov 5.01
20-Nov 7.2
21-Nov 6.04
22-Nov 5.08
23-Nov 6.58
24-Nov 5.06
25-Nov 8.27 (amended with 2nd run)
26-Nov 7.24 (amended with 2nd sprint)
27-Nov 4.06
28-Nov 10.217 -
4.5 mile cross country race, average pace of 8:21 min per mile - representing my running club in a local league. I usually run trails up the mountain, but this was something different and there was of course plenty of mud, so I enjoyed.
November cumulative:
84.6 miles & 6,245 feet of elevation8 -
November Goal: 100 Miles
11/2: 4.03 miles
11/4: 4.04 miles
11/6: 13.18 miles
11/9: 5.10 miles
11/10: 5.10 miles
11/11: 5.10 miles
11/12: 3.14 miles
11/14: 8.18 miles
11/15: 3.14 miles
11/16: 5.25 miles
11/17: 5.3 miles
11/18: 5.05 miles
11/19: 3.32 miles
11/21: 9.50 miles
1123: 5.28 miles
11/24: 5.60 miles
11/25: 5.02 miles
11/28: 8.72 miles
104.05/100 miles completed for November
The weather was absolutely perfect today. Started out a little chilly at about 48°F but ended at 55°F. There was a light breeze, but not windy. The sun was shining and it was just a beautiful fall morning. I didn't really have a plan for this run other than at least 10K. I just enjoyed the run. I saw a beautiful red tail hawk. I often see a hawk in that area sitting in a utility pole, but today he was soaring and was just beautiful to watch. I also ran by and saw Sunny the donkey. Yesterday I drove by the house and saw a lady feeding her so that was nice. I was pretty sure someone was taking good care of her, but it was nice to see. She was walking over from the house next door. I guess if you have a dilapidated house next door that turning it into a donkey shed is one way to keep squatters out.
I did forget to charge my Garmin yesterday so my watch died on me at 7.92 miles. Luckily I had decided to play Zombies Run, so I was able to get an accurate mileage from the GPS on that and ended up with 8.72 miles.
@rheddmobile I hope you are able to get the heart issues figured out soon.
2021 Races:
4/24/21: Run For The Children - 10K PR 55:46:28.
11/6/21: Run For 57th AHC Half Marathon - PR 2:07:11 and 1st in AG6 -
Great running over this long Thanksgiving weekend everybody! You are so inspirational!
9 miles again this afternoon. Felt better than Thursday, but probably because winds were only 15mph. HR quite a bit higher these past few runs. I guess I am more out of shape than I thought, just from taking off a week or so? That doesn't seem right. But average HR is about 20bpm higher than normal, even going easier than I am used to.
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I hope everyone had a great Thanksgiving! Today was my first run of the week. I had a sinus infection, and the combo of a low grade fever and my meds just knocked me out for most of the week. Today’s training run was a progression run with 20 min at an 11:13-11:43 pace, and 10 min at 9:13-9:43 pace.
Total miles: 41.3
I hate that I missed 3 runs last week. I may try to squeeze in an extra run this week. I have a Reindeer Run 5K on Saturday.
@rheddmobile, I hope your appointment goes well tomorrow and you can figure out what is going on.6 -
Great running everyone.
@SummerSkier and @shanaber Thanks for your thoughts on my back. It is getting better. I did run on the road today and could feel it tightening up before a mile was up, but I kept going and it felt better. It's just a little tight tonight. Fingers crossed it is almost better.
Nice race @sweetdaisy13 ! It sounds like you did your running club proud.
I did run an easy 2.0 miles on the road today, ending at mom's for lunch. It felt pretty easy and my back is holding up pretty good. I can feel it tonight, but I think that is more from watching movies while lounging on the couch all afternoon. Not the best thing to do when your back is bothering you. I averaged 12:16 min/mile and ran the last 0.2 mile at a 10:09 min/mile pace. That felt fairly easy too, but I was on a level/downhill part of my route. Still, I was pleased with the run today.
On the way to church this morning, we saw 5 deer on a hill near my house. One of them was black. I've never seen a black one before. Poor quality pictures under the spoiler - they were fairly far away.
Shows how far away they were from us.3 -
quilteryoyo wrote: »Great running everyone.
@SummerSkier and @shanaber Thanks for your thoughts on my back. It is getting better. I did run on the road today and could feel it tightening up before a mile was up, but I kept going and it felt better. It's just a little tight tonight. Fingers crossed it is almost better.
Nice race @sweetdaisy13 ! It sounds like you did your running club proud.
I did run an easy 2.0 miles on the road today, ending at mom's for lunch. It felt pretty easy and my back is holding up pretty good. I can feel it tonight, but I think that is more from watching movies while lounging on the couch all afternoon. Not the best thing to do when your back is bothering you. I averaged 12:16 min/mile and ran the last 0.2 mile at a 10:09 min/mile pace. That felt fairly easy too, but I was on a level/downhill part of my route. Still, I was pleased with the run today.
On the way to church this morning, we saw 5 deer on a hill near my house. One of them was black. I've never seen a black one before. Poor quality pictures under the spoiler - they were fairly far away.
Shows how far away they were from us.
I hunted deer for 50 years and, although I saw some white ones, I never saw a black one. Melanism among deer is very rare.3 -
I’ve been a bit absent as we get ready to move on Wednesday. The running has taken a bit of a hit too. And the eating is a bit out of whack too - I concluded I was procrastination eating today as you can’t pack with a cup of coffee in one hand and a biscuit in the other.
I’m trying to focus on the fun and excitement of the new house but it’s tricky, especially as the children are emotional and acting out.
Back to running on Thursday, but with the added bonus of discovering new routes, and hopefully new running buddies in time.9 -
quilteryoyo wrote: »Great running everyone.
@SummerSkier and @shanaber Thanks for your thoughts on my back. It is getting better. I did run on the road today and could feel it tightening up before a mile was up, but I kept going and it felt better. It's just a little tight tonight. Fingers crossed it is almost better.
Nice race @sweetdaisy13 ! It sounds like you did your running club proud.
I did run an easy 2.0 miles on the road today, ending at mom's for lunch. It felt pretty easy and my back is holding up pretty good. I can feel it tonight, but I think that is more from watching movies while lounging on the couch all afternoon. Not the best thing to do when your back is bothering you. I averaged 12:16 min/mile and ran the last 0.2 mile at a 10:09 min/mile pace. That felt fairly easy too, but I was on a level/downhill part of my route. Still, I was pleased with the run today.
On the way to church this morning, we saw 5 deer on a hill near my house. One of them was black. I've never seen a black one before. Poor quality pictures under the spoiler - they were fairly far away.
Shows how far away they were from us.
I hunted deer for 50 years and, although I saw some white ones, I never saw a black one. Melanism among deer is very rare.
I looked it up and that is a very unusual deer! Not only is melanism rare in deer, in the photos I could find, none of the melanistic deer had a white throat, they were all solid black. So I was wondering if it was darker without being actually black, but all the darker colored deer I could find had lost the throat marking as well. Nifty deer @quilteryoyo !3 -
Ran a very cautious mile Saturday night while keeping a close eye on my heart rate, and it seemed normal. Hoping to make an appointment Monday but not hopeful it will be soon, since I have recent experience with scheduling appointments at our local cardio clinic and it took my husband something like two weeks to get in, with a doctor with privileges there making the appointment, which I don’t have.5
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@rheddmobile I didn't even notice the white patch on the deer's neck. That would make it piebald, which is still rare, but not quite as rare. Since there was only that small area, I'm still calling it black. I hope you get to see the cardiologist soon. Glad your run was uneventful.2
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