Running to Turkey 11/15-End of November

[colby]

18 hours

[OakLeaf]

Good luck Colby! I know you'll do great.

[kacie tri-ing]

Go get em colby!!!


I ran about 13 on trails today. A little harder than I intended, but I enjoyed time running with a good friend.

[Bike Chick]

Good luck, Colby! I know you are doing great!

Ran 10 miles this morning. It's the week before the HM in Memphis so I have my taper week ahead of me. I am sooooo ready! The blister needs to heal more but I think it's still going to be an issue.

[indigoiis]

Ran 10.6 today with DH... slower I am sure than he'd like to go (9:30 to his 7:42 average) but it's a big improvement for me so I'm happy. Rounds out a good week mileage-wise.

Colby, I am looking forward to your race report!

[solobiker]

Nice 5+ mile trail run with a rather steep hill at the start. I really need to focus on the hills as they always slow me way down. Have a great end of November everyone!!

[Susan]

4 slippery miles today.

[OakLeaf]

I did a little over eight. It was a beautiful day, but I was a little nervous because it's opening day for deer gun season. Basically nobody with any sense goes outside for the next two weeks. I waited until early afternoon when the deer would be least active and hunters might be taking a lunch break. Saw a few hunters and/or their vehicles, but only heard a few shotgun reports (it was near nonstop this morning).

[katluvr]

Thought I posted yesterday's run, but guess not! It was my first run since the half. Working the holiday weekend did in my running.
Did 4 miles. I decided if I want to hold sub-10 min mile pace I needed to become more comfortable at running at a faster pace. So did 4 miles, avg 10:19 pace. Was "comfortably hard". My hamstrings were really tight & really feeling it during the run. It was already in the 70's, but had a nice breeze.
Then I headed out x-mas shopping. Feet & legs were toast by the end of the day!
Heading out for 5 this AM.
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[katluvr]

5 miles completed this AM. So it was a warm & balmy last day of Nov. Temps in the 70's, humid (not as bad as summer), overcast, and a bit misty at times. I did my version of a progression run. It did get tough.
5 miles, ending avg pace 10:45.
Mile 1: easy 11:12 pace
Mile 2: up to 10:41 (goal sub-11)
Mile 3: 10:15
Mile 4: 9:51--tough mile, it was NOT comfortably hard, but just hard
walked at begining of mile 5 and decided to ignore pace on watch and go slow and easy and "cool down"
Mile 5: 11:46

During the half marathon my quads were tight and feeling it and sore afterwards. But the run yesterday and today were all about the hamstrings. Not sure what it is

Tomorrow is a very easy and slow 3 miler. At least I am back to running. But appetite is really up. Had a nibble before run and was starving post run! I am sure I will be ready for lunch soon, too!

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[skhill]

Yesterday was a great 6 miles-- started out early enough to be running by moon and starlight. And then I got to see a stunning sunrise...

Today was a different story. I felt so hardcore out there running in all the wind and rain, but gave up after only 2 miles. But I'm planning on hitting the treadmill at the Y tonight. Or if this rain lets up, maybe do a few miles on the new bike/walk trail...

[7rider]

Holy cow.
All you gals are amazing - whipping off 6, 7, 26 (!) mile runs.

I think I turned a corner.
When I started jogging in late February for an April 1st 5K, I did 90% of my training on a treadmill. I did 3 jogs outside in preparation for the event.

Now, I'm training for a 5 miler, and I'm doing most of my training outside. Except today. Today, I was at my gym to give 20 minutes to the rowing machine for a "Maintain Don't Gain" challenge they're running for the holiday season. They run things like this to keep folks motivated. After my 20 minutes, I got on the treadmill for a 2 mile "easy run" - per my training schedule.

And I promptly learned 2 things:

1. Going from bike to run, as when I would do this run after coming home from bike commuting from work, is a WHOLE lot easier on my legs than transitioning from the rowing machine to the treadmill. Holy cow. My legs (and knees!) were toast.

2. My corner I just turned: I really understand now why some call it a "dread-mill". Blech. 25 minutes of slogging on that awful thing at a measly 1% incline was about all I could bear. No wind. No changing scenery. Nothing to run towards ("Okay, I'm gonna sprint to the next mailbox!"). It was just - Pound. Sweat buckets. Watch a few t.v. screens with no sound. Try to figure out the tattoos on the guy on the elliptical in front of me. Sweat buckets. See who's coming and who's going. Pound. Sweat more buckets. Boring. I think I'll try to sneak out of work early next time so I can perhaps get SOME of my run in daylight!

[jessmarimba]

I did a whopping 2.6 miles today. At a 9:30 (?) or so pace...and it wiped me out. So frustrating. Last one in the group by probably half a mile. Oh well, I'll get there.