NOVEMBER 2023 Monthly Running Challenge

Nov 2 – 4.04 miles
Nov 3 – 4.31 miles
Nov 4 – 5.05 miles
Nov 6 – 4.19 miles
Nov 7 – 5.20 miles
Nov 9 – 5.10 miles
Nov 10 – 5.10 miles
Nov 11 – 3.27 miles
Nov 12 – 3.05 miles
Nov 13 – 5.02 miles
Nov 15 – 5.20 miles
Nov 16 – 5.13 miles
Nov 20 – 5.55 miles
Nov 22 – 4.69 miles
64.90/100 miles goal

After my strength workout, I ran 4.69 miles before work this morning. It was 52F but cloudy and windy. I started out with gloves on but shed them and stuck them in my mailbox as I passed by it. Left the ear warmers on for the entire run. Stopped and petted the neighbor’s dog – he’s such a friendly fellow. I think the family is out of town so he probably needed some attention. Funny though, he came bounding out to me on my way down the road but when I came back by he didn’t even bother getting up from where he was laying in the yard. Guess he had reached his petting quota for the day! Glad you all enjoyed my hiking recap. We have officially hiked 1/4 of the AT. It will get harder to get the miles in though since we will now have to travel further and further away.

Welcome @abowersgirl! You have come to a great place for accountability and inspiration. Sometimes when I’m having difficulty getting out the door, I come here and read how everyone else is getting out there and it propels me forward.

@quilteryoyo – It was a cold, wet and dreary day yesterday but we needed the rain. Those days make me moody too!

Safe travels @Scott2655 (I got my first big girl job with a real pay check in 1985.)

What brand pants did you get @Laurz9191

01.11 Wed 13°C 3.0km 24min 8:03/km
12.11 Sun 5°C 1.0km 8min 8:01/km
15.11 Wed 9°C 3.2km 27min 8:21/km
16.11 Thu 6°C 3.0km 25min 8:29/km
18.11 Sat -2°C 16km mountain hike
19.11 Sun 10°C 4.0km 35min 8:39/km
21.11 Tue 5°C 1.6km 12min 7.42/km
22.11 Wed 1°C 5.0km 42min 5.00km

20.80km/80.5km

Temperature just above freezing and the air superdry. I do love this and running just works so well then.

Nov total: 70.3/117 miles

11/1: 7.1 miles
11/3: 3.1 miles - W&D 5k
11/4: 6.4 miles - W&D 10k
11/5: 13.4 miles - W&D HM
11/11: 5.2 miles
11/13: 10.6 miles
11/14: 7 miles
11/15: 6 miles
11/17: 5 miles
11/22: 6.5 miles

We got back from our camping trip yesterday. It was a nice relaxing trip to Goose Island State Park, on the gulf of Mexico. We spotted lots of fish, storks, a dolphin, and jellyfish. I intended to get a run in during the trip but missed a few essential items. I remembered my shoes and socks but forgot everything else. The shirt I could have worked around but not the shorts or the sports bra. Oh well, a few days break probably did me some good.
I rearranged this coming week to get back on track. I did my makeup run from the weekend today. The weather is really nice right now. Upper 40's, lower humidity, sunny. My legs felt fresh and the little twinges in my knee and calves from last week have had time to rest.

Some pics from camping

1 Nov - Walked 2.00 miles - Ran 0.00 miles - treadmill
2 Nov - Walked 1.30 miles - Ran 3.00 miles - treadmill - Short intervals
3 Nov - Walked 1.00 miles - Ran 3.50 miles - out the road - just ran
4 Nov - Walked 1.20 miles - Ran 2.80 miles - out the road
5 Nov - Walked 1.00 miles - Ran 0.00 miles - treadmill - played doubles tennis for 1.5 hours
6 Nov - Walked 1.68 miles - Ran 2.32 miles - driveway laps
7 Nov - Walked 1.00 miles - Ran 2.50 miles - driveway laps - Recovery Run
8 Nov - Walked 2.00 miles - Ran 0.00 miles - driveway laps
9 Nov - Walked 2.25 miles - Ran 0.00 miles - treadmill - also cleaned gutters and blew leaves
10 Nov - Walked 1.00 miles - Ran 2.00 miles - treadmill
11 Nov - Walked 1.40 miles - Ran 5.60 miles - treadmill - struggle
12 Nov - Walked 1.00 miles - Ran 0.00 miles - driveway laps - rest day
13 Nov - Walked 2.00 miles - Ran 0.00 miles - treadmill
14 Nov - Walked 1.00 miles - Ran 3.50 miles - treadmill
15 Nov - Walked 1.00 miles - Ran 0.00 miles - treadmill
16 Nov - Walked 1.00 miles - Ran 0.00 miles - driveway
17 Nov - Walked 1.00 miles - Ran 0.00 miles - driveway -a wun and worked in the leaves1h40m
18 Nov - Walked 1.00 miles - Ran 2.50 miles - treadmill - singles tennis for 1h59m
19 Nov - Walked 1.00 miles - Ran 0.00 miles - treadmill
20 Nov - Walked 1.00 miles - Ran 2.50 miles - treadmill
21 Nov - Walked 2.00 miles - Ran 0.00 miles - treadmill wun
22 Nov - Walked 1.25 miles - Ran 0.00 miles - treadmill - plus 2 hours of doubles tennis

59.30/80 miles

I had planned to get in a run this afternoon, but was invited to play tennis tonight. I still needed to cook for tomorrow, so just had time for a treadmill walk before tennis. I play okay tonight, but my "teams" still lost. I did have one that went to a tie-break, but we lost 2-7. It was a lot of fun though, and I'm glad I chose to play.

I almost forgot the bigger news. I finally made reservations for my stay in FL for the race in early Dec. I am trying a duplex I found that has a private fenced yard and patio, so Tippy will have a place to run/explore without being on leash. I hope it works out. If so, that may be my go-to. I was surprised that having the entire duplex (one side) to myself was actually cheaper than staying in a hotel would be.

Morning all.
Got in 5.15 (09"34 pace)

Have a lovely Thanksgiving weekend all 😊🙏

Slow and steady

Busy busy busy but stopping in quickly to say happy turkey day!

@SummerSkier my watch flagging increased RHR is usually the first sign I'm coming down with a cold or something...

@martaindale - what a beautiful place to camp! Love the clouds!
Happy Happy Birthday @AlphaHowls! Beautiful sunrise!

Happy Thanksgiving to all who are celebrating! We are having a great day and I am not cooking DD is doing all of it including making a lovely breakfast the morning. I did make pumpkin pies but she made a dark chocolate pecan pie - yum!

Nov total: 79/117 miles

11/1: 7.1 miles
11/3: 3.1 miles - W&D 5k
11/4: 6.4 miles - W&D 10k
11/5: 13.4 miles - W&D HM
11/11: 5.2 miles
11/13: 10.6 miles
11/14: 7 miles
11/15: 6 miles
11/17: 5 miles
11/22: 6.5 miles
11/23: 8.7 miles

I didn't feel like running today. I had a 1 mile interval workout scheduled and wasn't feeling it. So, I just went for a run. Talked myself into 5 miles, then 7, then ended up just short of 9. Kept it easy and low pressure. I'm happy I got it done.
I think these shoes are moving into short runs only territory. By the end of mile 7 I was feeling some ache in the knees, usually a sign my cushioning is wearing out.