October recap

Pre-workout fuel: 1/3 banana and Cinnabon Cream of Wheat
Workout: 40 minutes Jackie Warner OnDemand selection, 10 minutes stretch and 2+ mile walk with Denali

Sweet November. I'm not sure whether to be excited or, umm, unexcited(?).

Reasons to be excited:

• W.O.O.F.
• Bison burgers after the W.O.O.F.
• Seeing my grandma(!)
• Thanksgiving
• Bruegger's Bagels at the end of the 101st annual Thanksgiving Day Race
• "Falling back" with Daylight Savings Time
• First run in the snow

Reasons to be unexcited:

• Two days of post-run hunger after the W.O.O.F.
  
• Cooler temperatures
• Renewing the registration on my car
• Holiday deadlines at work
• Being forced to wear gloves during runs

Before I get too ahead of myself, let's take a brief moment to look back at October. If you remember correctly, I challenged myself to strength train three times a week and not shy away from lunges, squats and all things legs. I also signed up for Tall Mom's 83 miles in October challenge.

How did I do?

Good, I'd say. I didn't notice the results I had hoped for (i.e. changes in measurements) but I did follow the "Biggest Loser" DVDs three times a week - even going back-to-back for some sessions (Wednesday and Thursday) when a MWF schedule posed a challenge. That's a big deal for me! I think I would have gotten more out of it had I used a DVD program geared toward someone who had a higher base of fitness.

As far as the miles ... we'll let them speak for themselves.

18
Total number of runs

2
Number of races registered for (both in November)

6.18
Average distance per run

13.26
Farthest distance ran

8:20
Pace for fastest run

9:01
Pace for slowest run

111.24
Total miles ran in October

5
Consecutive 100+ mile months

914.07
Total miles ran in 2010