2.1 Mile Walk to Washington Park & Back

2.6 Mile Walk at Peebles Island

1 Mile Walk at Buckingham Pond

Saturday, November 30, 2024

1.4 Mile Walk at the Crossings of Colonie

2.4 Mile Walk on the Albany County Rail Trail

Friday, November 29, 2024

9.2 Mile Ride on the Mohawk Hudson Bike Path

Monday, November 25, 2024

Weekly Activity Summary 
11/18/2024 - 11/24/2024         

running (1) - 6.6 mi

riding (0) - 0 mi

walking/hiking (9) - 29.8 mi

outdoors 6/7 days

DDPY - 

JMH

KMYABIGN ENDS WITH A WHIMPER INSTEAD OF A BANG...

No 300k November For Me 😢

Sunday, November 24, 2024

I was supposed to run the Upstate Classic Half this morning... but when I woke up I was feeling "off", and the Classic is a big loop so I was worried about getting part of the way around the course and then finding out I wasn't able to finish - it's easier on an out-and-back, where you can just turn around early and head back.

Without today's miles it would take a insane effort to complete 300k by midnight Saturday... under the circumstances it just doesn't make sense. I'll still accumulate what miles I can, but I'm going to have to settle for less than 300k for this year's Raven Rocks challenge.

I'm going to try to do a "reset" in December, to hopefully wrap up the year more productively than the last 5-6 months have been and head into 2025 with a little momentum. But nothing as strenuous as 300k in 30 days.

2 Mile Walk at Buckingham Pond

2.2 Mile Walk on the Albany County Rail Trail

4.8 Mile Walk Around the Pine Hills Neighborhood

Saturday, November 23, 2024

65.8mi to go for KMABIGN

6.8 Mile Walk Out to SUNY Albany (Uptown Campus) & Back

Friday, November 22, 2024

74.8mi to go for KMABIGN

6.2 Mile Walk on the Albany County Rail Trail

Thursday, November 21, 2024

81.6mi to go for KMABIGN

6.6 Mile Run on the Old Champlain Canalway Trail

Wednesday, November 20, 2024

87.8mi to go for KMABIGN

LOOKING LIKE A TOUGH FINISH TO KMABIGN

94.4 Miles to Go... In 10 Days...

Tuesday, November 19, 2024

I started this challenge (the 300k Raven Rocks Challenge) strong... but then things went a bit off the rails in the middle of the month. So much for kicking my ass back into gear...

10 days, 94.4 miles, an average of 9.5 miles per day. 

I think it's possible but it's going to hurt.

If I can manage at least 25 miles during the weekend of 11/23-24, and another 25 miles for two days over my Thanksgiving "break"... that leaves "only"46 miles over the remaining 7 days... an average of 6.6mi a day.

Honestly, it's insane. But so was running a marathon when I'd never really run before, way back in 1997. For that matter, hitting 300k during the 1st Raven Rocks Challenge in 2020 was nuts - I only decided it was possible with 7 days and 90k to go.

Slow and steady won't win a race... but it might get me to 300k by midnight 11/30. That and legs that are going to be really freakin' tired when December gets here.

JMH

Weekly Activity Summary 
11/11/2024 - 11/17/2024         

running (0) - 0 mi

riding (0) - 0 mi

walking/hiking (10) - 22.9 mi

outdoors 7/7 days

DDPY - 

JMH

6.1 Mile Walk on the Mohawk Hudson Bike Path

Friday, November 15, 2024

5.4 Mile Walk on the Albany County Rail Trail

Tuesday, November 12, 2024

Weekly Activity Summary 
11/4/2024 - 11/10/2024         

running (3) - 19.4 mi

riding (0) - 0 mi

walking/hiking (10) - 16.5 mi

outdoors 7/7 days

DDPY - 

JMH

9.6 Mile Run in the Albany Pine Bush

Sunday, November 10, 2024

3.5 Mile Walk on the Harlem Valley Rail Trail

Thursday, November 7, 2024

3 Mile Walk at the Crossings of Colonie

0.7 Mile Walk at Bauer Environmental Park

Wednesday, November 6, 2024

REBUILDING 2024 - Race #87 & #88

Malta 5k Trail Race (SOLO)

(+ 0.4mi extra)

Fall Back 5mi Trail Race (SOLO)

(+ 1.3mi extra)

Tuesday, November 5, 2024

2024 Event Totals

Run 463.0 mi, 122 hr 30 min
Bike 0 mi, 0 hr 0 min
Snowshoe 5.8 mi, 1 hr 37 min
Kayak 0 mi, 0 hr 0 min

3.5 Mile Walk on the Albany County Rail Trail

Monday, November 4, 2024

Weekly Activity Summary 
10/28/2024 - 11/3/2024         

running (3) - 16.0 mi

riding (1) - 12.5 mi

walking/hiking (15) - 22.8 mi

outdoors 7/7 days

DDPY - 

JMH

2.1 Mile Walk at Onondaga Lake Park

Sunday, November 3, 2024

REBUILDING 2024 - Race #85 & #86

The Burn Run 5k Road Race

The Burn Run 10k Road Race

(+ 1.7mi walk before/after)

Sunday, November 3, 2024

2024 Event Totals

Run 454.9 mi, 119 hr 35 min
Bike 0 mi, 0 hr 0 min
Snowshoe 5.8 mi, 1 hr 37 min
Kayak 0 mi, 0 hr 0 min

2.3 Mile Walk at Onondaga Lake Park

2.1 Mile Walk at Green Lakes

Saturday, November 2, 2024

6.5 Mile Run on the Erie Canalway Trail, Through Riverside Park, on the Alco Heritage Trail & the Glenville Bike Path, & Through Collins Park

Friday, November 1, 2024

NO EXCUSE NOVEMBER? NAH... HOW ABOUT

KICK MY ASS BACK INTO GEAR NOVEMBER!

WELCOME TO THE 2024 RAVEN CHALLENGE

Friday, November 1, 2024

This year started out OK and I made decent progress at one of my goals, running at least one live half marathon race each month... until March, when the wheels started to come off my training. And it went downhill from there, especially once June hit and a family medical situation added a bit of additional stress to my life... followed by a bout of covid, and getting hit by a car, and numerous other smaller obstacles. As a result, I've run, walked, and biked the least mileage that I've done in years, and I've been finding it very, very frustrating.

In 2020 as a result of the Raven Rocks 10k being cancelled (covid again) the organizers set up a month long Raven Challenge, in which participants could complete a variety of activities toward "badges" attached to the finisher medal. The primary challenge was to complete 100k in 30 days, but that also extended up to 300k - and I was very surprised to find that as I approached the last week or so, hitting 300k was doable - if I was willing to run and walk 90k more. Somehow I managed to do that (having 5 days off for Thanksgiving certainly helped) - and I've done 300k in every Raven Challenge since. (Actually, in a couple of cases I did 300k during the months before November too... which might explain why I was pretty tired come December...)

So starting today, I have 300k (186mi) to cover over the next 30 days. An average of 6.2 miles per day. And hopefully by doing so I'll get myself back on track.

Let the fun begin...