Another Month Gone

Good gravy, is it November already? October flew by with just a handful of runs and barely enough miles to avoid setting a new monthly low for the year. Still nothing looms on the horizon, and I'm just about to break 500 miles for the year. At this rate, I will have set my lowest annual mileage total since I started running in 2006. Here is last month's statistical rundown:

• Total Miles: 23 miles (6 runs)
• Total Time: 4:00:37.8
• Highest Weekly: 11 miles
• Average Weekly: 5.75 miles
• Average Pace: 10:17
• The Monthly Dif: -69 miles (92 miles in September)

Since there's not much excitement in these numbers, I thought I'd also break down the percentage of runs done in each "footwear" choice: Altra Adams (60 percent), barefoot (26 percent), and socks (13 percent). There, wasn't that exciting?

The big goal for November is break 500 miles. I only need six miles to do that. My other goal is to maintain the recent core exercise program I began last weekend: push-ups, planks, bicycle sit-ups, and 15-pound curls. My noodle arms are in pain from the shock of this new routine. I can barely straighten my elbow.