While I didn’t hit any new mileage records in November (highs or lows), it certainly was an active month. My running mileage picked up from a lowly 27 miles in October to 38 in November.
The two biggest stories were my PR in a Thanksgiving Day 4-mile race and reffing the most number of hockey games I ever have in a single month: 24! I also still need to put together a race recap of the Schaumburg half marathon that Becky and I ran together in the rain on Saturday, November 26…
I’ve never really put together a reffing recap since this is really a blog about running. But I found it noteworthy that I spent a total of nearly 42 hours being active! But somehow my weight still managed to creep up even higher as I tipped the scales at 192. Time to start eating a better again so I can start moving back down towards 180. For whatever reason, I’ve found that I don’t have a lot of cravings when I’m running consistently–even when I’m putting in a lot of mileage. But as soon as I start reffing a lot, my appetite skyrockets.
I’ve also found that while skating and reffing use different muscles than running, they’re really helpful in working out my soreness from runs and racing. I woke up after both races incredibly sore, but reffing a double-header helped me feel infinitely better both times.
Running Recap
Runs: 7
Miles: 38.1
Time: 5 hours, 49.5 minutes
Calories burned: 4,514
Reffing Recap
Games: 24 (most I’ve ever done in a month)
Time: 36 hours (approximately 1.5 hours per game)
November 2011 Mileage Recap
I went to my first hockey game two weeks ago, Dallas Stars vs. Edmonton Oilers. I LOVED it! I’ve watched on TV before, but live was so much more fun. Huge respect for the refs, who seemed to get a great workout, all while being careful not to get slammed against the wall–over and over! I can see how skating could help with your running. Maybe I should get out that pair of roller blades from the back of the closet . . .
Trying to keep up with ultra-fit high school kids for an hour and a half is definitely a challenge. They at least get to go sit on the bench between shifts (or in the penalty box!) while us refs have to keep going up and down the ice the whole time. But it’s so much fun, too! Honestly, you may want to pull out those roller blades–they’d definitely provide some good cross training.
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