NOVEMBER 2025 Monthly Running Challenge

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  • yirara
    yirara Posts: 10,786 Member

    01.11 6.4km 49min 7:45/km - slow
    02.11 strength
    03.11 3.0km 22min 7:25/km - fast

    9.40/41km - 4.4km ahead

    Woops, I didn't have a nice fast run in a while! Very happy. Will be away tomorrow all day, but maybe I'll add a strength session in the end.

  • quilteryoyo
    quilteryoyo Posts: 7,201 Member

    Great run @Teresa502 . I noticed on my weather station that the low temp today was at about 1:30 am. I guess the clouds rolled in and put a blanket over us. It was 37F then and 44F by the time I got up at 6:15.

    Nice running @WarmJellyfish , @nossmf (Glad that your back is all better! ), and @yirara .

    1 Nov - Walked 0.50 miles - Ran 2.60 miles - Driveway and road
    2 Nov - Walked 2.00 miles - Ran 0.00 miles - Treadmill
    3 Nov - Walked 0.60 miles - Ran 2.50 miles - Treadmill

    8.20/80 miles goal

    I have decided to start Matt Fitzgerald's HM plan and see how long I can stick to it and/or repeat days and weeks as needed. Today was a Fast Finish run… 5 min Zone 1 (4.5 mph), 15 min Zone 2 (4.8 mph) , 5 min Zone 3 (5.0 mph). I walked some at the beginning to keep my HR in the correct zones. Zone 3 didn't require any walks and I wound up running 10 min at that speed instead of 5 and then finishing up at 4.5 mph - so about 11 min with no walking…which is great for me. Avg pace was 13:02 min/mile. Avg HR was 135 with a max of 162 bpm.

  • quilteryoyo
    quilteryoyo Posts: 7,201 Member

    Very inspiring @WarmJellyfish . I saw another video of the last 10 finishers. What impressed me the most was how many people had stuck around to cheer them on. I loved it. While those who are the fastest are impressive, I think those that are out there for hours and hours have a different kind of impressiveness that needs to be applauded too.

    Great running @ContraryMaryMary . I hope you have a few more cool days before summer sets in for good.

    Hahaha @tarun_yadavA . Those all you can eat things are tough to resist. How much weight did you gain?

    @username301 Sounds like you are doing great. What plan are you following?

  • chris_in_cal
    chris_in_cal Posts: 2,945 Member
    https://community.myfitnesspal.com/en/discussion/comment/48822328#Comment_48822328

    @daria0919 @Teresa502 I'm so happy to hear you are going to get to meet up. Have a great race day! Also @kgirlhart has her Half coming up!

    Go Team Challenge Thread!

  • chris_in_cal
    chris_in_cal Posts: 2,945 Member
    edited November 4

    Here you are @KR8214 @_WILDECHILD_ for the November Running Challenge .

    It is the beautiful thing about this thread, like Groundhog's Day with memory like a goldfish, last month's runs are gone and we all get to start again fresh in the new month's challenge.

    I hope to see you here for November.

  • daria0919
    daria0919 Posts: 1,345 Member
    edited November 4

    November goal 40 miles.

    11/1: 5.10 miles
    11/4: 3.04 miles

    8.14/40 miles

  • daria0919
    daria0919 Posts: 1,345 Member

    @chris_in_cal as long as you get back to your workouts and runs and regular food choices those pounds will drop off quickly. Amazing weight loss thus far!

  • John772016
    John772016 Posts: 372 Member
    edited November 4

    Apparently my post the other day didn't make it!
    My 'likes' did though so I must have left before finishing my post 😀🙃. Oh well!
    I don't remember my comments so I'll just say → Great runs & walks everyone!

    Daily weighing here as well - after a short trip to Montreal +++~6lbs. 3 days at home -5lbs.
    A week later, I'm up again ?😡?
    I won't stress it, it's just annoying!

    Any 10K's I've run @Scott6255 (that usually follow the Half's route) have porta-potty's at most of the water stations/or aid stations.
    I've volunteered previously at a couple Half's & Marathon's, they all had porta-potty's at various areas along the course. When you do sign up for a Half, you can check their website for the route, it will show you where any washrooms are along the course.

    Posting 4 days (🤞).

    Nov runs (all Treadmill unless otherwise stated):
    01/11 - 0km - Rest day
    02/11 - 6.47km / 4.02 miles
    03/11 - 7.27km / 4.52 miles
    04/11 - 6.18km / 3.84 miles - Outside!🤸‍♂️!

    Total = 19.92km / 12.38 miles (Goal - 132Km / 82 miles)

    Beautiful autumn day for a neighbourhood run. Wind gusts were a bit brisk but it was mostly sunny, so I kept to the sunshine & enjoyed the surprising 13⁰C (~55⁰F) as much as possible.

  • chris_in_cal
    chris_in_cal Posts: 2,945 Member

    I ran 1.98M at 13'19 out at the lake. I am hoping to gently get back into a good routine.

  • kgirlhart
    kgirlhart Posts: 5,446 Member

    November Goal: 140 miles

    11/2: 6.25 miles
    11/4: 3.32 miles

    9.57/140 miles completed for November

    I took a rest day yesterday. Today's plan was a 30 minute tempo run. I miscalculated my route a little, so I ran for 35 minutes and had 3.34 miles. It was chilly, but not cold. So far the forecast looks like it will be 60°F on Saturday morning.

    All of the Half Marathons that I have run have had porta-pottys on the route.

  • tarun_yadavA
    tarun_yadavA Posts: 1,729 Member

    Morning all

    Got in 5.0M at 10'26.

    @daria0919 @Teresa502 look forward to the pics next weekend!!

    @chris_in_cal you'll do it. Now that youve come so far

  • daria0919
    daria0919 Posts: 1,345 Member

    November goal 40 miles.

    11/1: 5.10 miles
    11/4: 3.04 miles
    11/5: 2.11 miles

    10.25/40 miles

  • WarmJellyfish
    WarmJellyfish Posts: 462 Member
    edited November 5

    Was supposed to do a Vo2max session yesterday. Thought I'd be warming up with the sprints, nah. No legs too. Took a short cut to the nearest train station to warm up. Was so underdressed, forecast in the morning was for it to be a bit warmer, with the wind, it was cold feeling more like -2c and now with the daylight savings time change, runs are starting in the dark, that added to the mental chilliness. Let 4 months of vampirism start. We who live in the shadows…. Not going to see sunrise and sunsets for a bit.

  • nossmf
    nossmf Posts: 15,712 Member

    3 Nov … 0.3 mi (work) // 1.8 mi (jog)
    4 Nov … 0.3 mi (work) // 3.4 mi (jog)
    5 Nov … 0.3 mi (work) // 1.8 mi (jog)

    Cumulative totals: 0.9 mi (walk) // 7.0 mi (jog)
    Cumulative total: 7.9 mi
    Monthly goal: 50 mi

    Outside of my right knee started to annoy me today about 5 minutes in, powered through the rest of my time. Tomorrow's cardio day I'll do an incline walk rather than a run, see if that helps any.

  • Teresa502
    Teresa502 Posts: 1,997 Member

    Garmin continues to be confused with the weather. It shows it was 50F when I ran at 5:00 am this morning. It was actually 35F and it felt it. 💁‍♀️ Anyway, run was good. Uneventful.

    Hope your knee niggle clears up and just needs a little rest from running @nossmf

    @WarmJellyfish - sounds like you need to sign up for a winter race to help get you out of the vampire liar!

    @quilteryoyo - are you aiming for a half marathon race? I'm doing a 5-mile race at Davy Crocket Birthplace State Park (or what's left of it after Hurricane Helene washed everything away) in Limestone on December 20. You should join me!

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