nov

i felt like a crazy, nutty runner tonight. i ran 3.6 miles outside and it was 3 freakin' degrees (F) when taking into account the wind chill factor. brrr.



i think i need to dress a bit warmer next time....my thighs and my package didn't seem to ever warm up. it wasn't that bad though. ok moving on...

i had to get in at least 3 miles tonight, because i wanted to cross the 70 mile mark for the month of november. i originally had my sights set on the 100 mile mark, inspired by my buddy shawn (who hit the 100 mark in the month of october, i think). but due to some crazy work schedules and travel, i missed the mark by 30%. however, 70+ is a significant improvement from my typical november (see below). and with that, i am very pleased! woohoo!!!

i ran more miles in november than i did in the months of june '06 and july '06.

who knew you were supposed to build a base for an october marathon, starting in the winter? doh. i get it now though. we'll see how it works out 10 months from now.

my november mileage history
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here's how the weekly mileage of november shook out (the 5th week only goes through thursday, november 30 obviously).

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the most challenging thing about running 70 miles in november:
--starting back up with the first few runs. i ran a total of 9 miles in october ex. the marathon. i tried to not fall into a post-M funk. i was unsuccessful; i felt a let-down. i felt blah. i ate pizza. the first two weeks back running were pretty tough. i felt so flat and slow. no bounce.

longest november run:
--9.7 miles @ 9:40 pace

best runs:
--6.7 miles @ 8.54 pace
--7.5 miles @ 8:55 pace
--8.5 miles @ 9:24

coldest run:
--3 degrees fahrenheit, november 30

warmest run:
--57 degrees fahrenheit, november 7 (at 10:30pm no less!)

longest stretch w/o running:
--4 days (travel)

when "the bounce" returned:
--november 14. here is my nikerunning.com journal entry from that day:
"mid 30's. new winter gear. faster! felt energy. ran out of steam at the end. a fun run! i had that bounce man, i had that bounce. i love that bounce."
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bring on december baby!!!