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Hi everyone! I did another 65minutes on the elliptical. I had more pain after than before working out and was limping a lot afterwards. Sigh. I think I’m going to have to try some other cross training or take some rest days. Its always a shame when the motivation is there but the body can’t handle the training.…

Hi everyone! Thanks for the well wishes! I am doing what I can until my body allows me to do more. I hit the gym today for the first time in months so that I could use the elliptical. I was hoping it would loosen up my calf a bit. It is still quite tight and hurts especially when going down stairs but it is better than…

Hi Everyone! Great job on your race @martaindale ! It sounds like it was a really challenging scenic course. Sipping coffee while racing? I’ve never heard of anyone doing something like that over here. Even the Nordic walkers in the races are more serious. ;) @daria0919 I hope you can move around better soon and that the…

Hi everyone! Today I went out planning for a 12km out and back. I was enjoying the run so much and had some extra time so I turned it into a 16.3km run. I hardly ever run more than planned. It was once again great to be outside running. 101.7/200km for November.

Hi everyone! The weather here is quite dark, damp, and dreary, but I was so happy to get out for a run after not being able to go these past 2 days. I ran what I guess is my most common out and back 10.3km. 85.3/200km for November. I didn’t mean to make anyone jealous about vacation time although stuff like this was one of…

@tarun_yadavA You asked me about vacay a few days ago. We get 30 days. I definitely can’t complain about that! The trip I recently went on for 3 weeks with the kids was extra, as it was paid for by the health insurance to help me destress (which I definitely did!), so I will have quite a bit of vacation left at the end of…

Hi everyone! Yesterday’s run was cold and foggy. I had about an hour to run- then I had to change and get to a workshop at the uni. To my horror, of all things to forget, I forgot to bring pants (the American kind), and I wasn’t about to go to the workout wearing spandex, so I had to go home and was then late to the…

Hi everyone! I did get my run in today and was super proud that it happened after putting it off all morning. It was a beautiful fall day and some parts of my run were covered in a thick bed of leaves. I ran 8km. My watch died as soon as I hit the 8km mark and strangely Strava’s data says 8, while Garmin only gave me 7.8km…

Hi everyone! Yesterday I got in 7.5km to start November. I ran the first 4 with the kids on their bikes/scooters. They were pretty fast, so I had to run faster than my usual pace to keep up. It was nice though chatting with them and all getting some exercise. Today I’ve been putting off my run doing yard work, but I am…

Hi everyone! I hope to be more active again on the thread in November and am aiming for 200km.

Hi everyone! I’ve missed posting but have been trying to play catch up after 3 weeks away with minimal stress. I managed to finish the month with 196.6km/160. So, I have been getting quite a few runs in, even though I’ve also had many rest days. It has honestly been really hard transitioning from the almost transformative…

Hi everyone! I was aiming for a 16km today but, as I don’t really know how far the distances around here are, and there are many nature preserve areas you can’t go on, so I underestimated my route a bit. It was just getting prettier and prettier and I wanted to check it all out :). The run back was a bit harder because it…

Hi everyone! Yesterday, after 3 hours of cross training I had no energy for running. Today I got in a 4.6km run and then went to a 50 minute Tai Bo class, which was actually more work than the running, so I decided that was enough physical activity for today. I am taking a bike ride with the kids to the beach in a little…

@WarmJellyfish Rucking sounds like fun. Are you supposed to jog while rucking or is it more like hiking with a pack. One of the audiobooks I read recently talked extensively about it (I think it was “The Comfort Crisis”). I am happy to hear you have your water back on @quilteryoyo . Good luck “preparing” for you upcoming…

Hi everyone! I have been thinking about my goal for the month. Obviously after the marathon my first instinct is to sign up for a bunch of races, but luckily I am saved from myself this time by the lack of available races nearby - and I am already registered for the Hannover marathon in the spring. I am on my way right now…

So, I actually wanted to talk a little about the marathon yesterday. I don’t think I could have ever imagined what it feels like to run with 50,000 people before! I am sure @tarun_yadavA could because of his location on the London marathon course, but my last two marathons had 300 and 3,000 participants respectively. So I…

Hi everyone! Wow, such many bad things are going on in the one day I didn’t read my posts! @Scott6255 I’m really sorry to hear about your brother. It sounds line he got hurt pretty bad! I’m glad it wasn’t worse! @AlphaHowls I am sorry to hear that you are having to navigate even more challenges in caring for your mother. I…

Hi everyone! Thanks for all the good luck wishes. My heat starts tomorrow at 10:10 German time and I’m number 31360 if anyone wants to follow me ;). I hope to be done before 15 by sure. The weather forecast looks very nice for running. Today I did a 2 mile shakeout run and am now just trying to stay relaxed until…

Hi everyone! This morning, I got in an easy 5km run and some run form drills. It was dark, dreary, and rainy out, with some slug piles. So, just your stereotypical German fall day. I am still feeling good, kids are all back to good health, so I will knock on wood now and say that Sunday is on :). I'm heading to Berlin…

Hi Everyone, My run went well this morning and I really enjoyed being out. The running conditions were ideal and it rained a lot last night and this morning too, but not until I had finished my run. Can't complain about that! I ran 9.2km including 10x 0:25 second sprints. 246.2/270km for September. @quilteryoyo 99%…

Hi everyone! I completed an 8.2km run this morning, with 4x 5minute tempo intervals. Everything went well and the weather was nice. My throat hurt a bit this morning, but I was ok running and I feel pretty ok now. We'll see.... Tomorrow's run involves some short sprints and then it will be all short and easy runs on out…

@quilteryoyo Even though your run/hike didn’t go as you might have planned, it sounds like it was really quite an adventure and did sound like a lot if fun! It’s so cool you saw someone doing a 50 day AT attempt too! @ContraryMaryMary It’s understandable and sounds very reasonable that you are sitting the 24 hour race out,…

Yesterday I wanted to run for 35min, but it didn’t work out due to fighting siblings and a sick husband. Someone has to be there to wrangle them sometimes. Oh well! I did get to squeeze almost 15 minutes in though! I was planning on doing the rest later in the day but after doing quite a bit of biking, figured that it was…

Good luck today @martaindale !!! Have a great race and fun time in New Jersey! @WarmJellyfish Great job on the 50k completion!!! @tarun_yadavA I agree with the others! You can totally do the extra 24miles. I was thinking the same thing- way do 2000 if you could do 2024. And, maybe make it fun and do them in one day ;).…

@Scott6255 I’m glad your treadmill run was somewhat fun ;). It sounded like there was enough variety to keep it interesting. I had a really nice tempo run this morning. The weather is be perfect for running. I am trying to do all my workouts this week without headphones to get used to it, which is different, but so far so…

Happy Birthday @daria0919 ! I hope you enjoy your trip and your tendonitis pains go away soon!

Hi everyone! @kgirlhart I’m really sorry about you cousin! And the tough time you have been having! Thank you for sharing your runiversary story . It is really inspiring and powerful to hear how far you have come! I don’t have too much to share today. I edited my taper plan yesterday because I thought my original plan I…

I did my “last” long run today. The weather was quite favourable but I did miscalculate the distance and ended up pretty far away from the car when I had reached my intended mileage. I decided then to walk and use it as a very cold cool down (because it was cold outside and I was all wet from sweating). I ran 22.9km. I ran…

@AlphaHowls I would assume if you have your Garmin on the treadmill function the gps is turned off. They also have an indoor running mode where it would also be turned off. So I suppose if you don’t want any gps you could do all your activities as “indoor runs”. The app is where all the data is loaded and how you set up…

Hi everyone! Yes, @polskagirl01 I would vote save the pumpkins, even if you have to get soaked. @AlphaHowls I’m sorry to hear about your Fitbit. Please let us know how you find naked running. I was actually thinking about this exact thing on one of my runs the other day and whether or not it would be liberating to just…