December 2015 Running Challenge
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First time in one of these threads for me....am aiming for 100km this month which will be a battle with Christmas getting in the way. According to Strava Im at 46km so have some work to do for sure. I did manage to do a SkyRunning event at the end of November which I'm proud of so that helped spur me on to get running more often. The heat this month will be something I need to work with, seeing as this weekend it will be 40c/104f0
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@karef I started running last winter after a lifetime of trying to avoid running at all costs. I'd had bariatric surgery in August 2014 at age 43 and as I worked on losing the weight I was also working out in the gym and using the elliptical. One day last December all my favorite machines were occupied so I got on a treadmill and started walking. Not so bad, but I was a little wobbly. I decided to see how fast I could walk and discovered it was easier to run slow than to walk fast! So by January I was doing something very similar to C25K and by February I was a runner who could run (really slowly) about 10 minutes without passing out. Now I love running and miss it when I can't do it. Also, in spite of my surgery, I still really enjoy food, so anything that lets me eat a little closer to "normal" is a positive in my book.
12/1 3.5 @ 11:17 on the treadmill plus strength training
12/2 5.25 @ 11:04 on the treadmill. Oh my heck, please let it be sunny tomorrow. Or at least not so wet.
12/3 4.75 @ 12:03 on the park trail with the doggy. Yay! Sunshine!
12/4 3.5 @ 11:03 (really 3.25 at 10:48, plus .25 at a walk) on the treadmill, plus strength training
12/5 3 miles hiking with the cub scouts
12/6 Woke up feeling sore from Friday's strength training, so took a rest day
12/7 9.25 @ 12:26 on the park trail, nice and easy
12/8 3.75 @ 10:48 on the treadmill (3.5 at 10:39, .25 walk), plus stretch/yoga
12/9 5.25 @ 11:32 on the treadmill
12/10 Sort of rest day? Trip to Colonial Williamsburg with my daughter's history class. Lots of walking!
12/11 6.25 @ 11:18 on the treadmill.
12/12 Rest Day
12/13 3.25 @ 10:10 (5K race chip time 32:06--I finished 191/395 women 30/64 in my age group)
12/14 7.25 @ 12:03 (7 @ 11:57 and .25 walking) on the park trails
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Had a relatively enjoyable 20 miler tonight, as I broke it up into my usual 5 mile loop, a 5 mile run (w. some bridge climbs) to a group speedwork session, 5 miles at the group session (but avoiding going faster than my 10k pace), then a 5 mile run home. I'm not sure enjoyable is necessarily the best word for the experience given the humidity & heat, but by breaking it apart that way, I didn't get as mind-numbingly bored and impatient as I usually do during my 20 milers.
Legs aren't totally shot as well, so I may actually get through my planned 9 miles tomorrow.
12/1 - 4 miles
12/2 - 4 miles (hill repeats at a 7 pace)
12/3 - 4 miles
12/5 - 6 miles
12/6 - 4 miles (5k in 19:26 - 2nd/85 runners)
12/7 - 15 miles (w. speedwork session in middle)
12/8 - 6 miles
12/9 - 7.5 miles (w. group tempo session in middle)
12/10 - 7 miles
12/11 - 3 miles
12/12 - 1 mile (pre lift warmup)
12/13 - 10 miles
12/14 - 20 miles (w. speedwork session in middle)
Total: 91.5 miles
Goal: 230 miles
Remaining: 138.5 miles
@stoshew71 - race report sounds quite a bit like my marathon from last January - started & maintained a solid comfortable pace, but just couldn't hold on starting at mile 17 once the weather made its way above 70 degrees w. high humidity and just lost minute after minute through the finish. I suspect you have a BQ in you if you can find a race where the weather cooperates.
@kareF - took up running due to an ex-girlfriend runner suckering me into a 5k right around my retirement, as I was looking to take off weight after letting things creep up to 260lb due to a crazy job. Once I got through the 5k, other friends suckered me into the Broad Street 10 miler, and when all was said and done, the training for those two races helped me drop down to about 230lb. My weight plateaued for 6 months after that race once I stopped running, so I signed up for a half marathon (and made it down to 220), full marathon (210), another half (200), sprint triathlon (185), half (180), full (178), full (172), olympic triathlon (168), and half (163). I'm sure the diet and training played a part of the success, but I'd like to make it to 150lb eventually, and have caught the bug (as race times have improved pretty dramatically alongside the weigh loss). At the moment, I'm signed up for 2 more marathons, 2 half-ironman races, and a full ironman next year. Still, my goals have since shifted to Boston (reasonable shot at a BQ in 2016 for the 2018 race), and Kona (will play by ear based on my ironman race progress).
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12/3 - 3.2 miles
12/6 - 1.8 miles
12/7 - 4.1 miles
12/10 - 3.2 miles
12/14 - 4.0 miles
Total 16.3 miles with 33.7 to go0 -
DATE...............MILES...............TOTAL
12/1....................6.00....................6.00
12/2....................5.00..................11.00
12/3....................6.25..................17.25
12/4...................REST.................17.25
12/5....................14.00.................31.25
12/6...................REST.................31.25
12/7......................3.75.................35.00
12/8......................7.50.................42.50
12/9......................4.00.................46.50
12/10.................REST.................46.50
12/11....................5.25.................51.75
12/12....................5.50.................57.25
12/13..................12.50.................69.75
12/14.................REST.................69.75
12/15.....................6.25................76.00
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Dec 1 - 2.64
Dec 2 - 5K
Dec 3 - 1.4 streak
Dec 4 - 5.16 miles
Dec 5 - 4.16 miles - Savannah! Wish I had more time because this was the best run ever.
Dec 6 - 5.5 miles
Dec 7 - 1.1
Dec 8 - 4 miles
Dec 9 - 1.4 miles - streak
Dec 10 - 3.75 miles
Dec 11 - 6 miles
Dec 12 - 35 mile bike ride, 1 mile run
Dec 13 - 32 mile bike ride, 1 mile run
Dec 14 - 3.5 miles
Dec 15 - 4.72
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12/1: 3 miles
12/2: Rest
12/3: 6 miles with Thursday crew
12/4: Rest
12/5: Busy day in NYC
12/6: Rest from busy day
12/7: Rest
12/8: Busy!
12/9: Too sleepy from a late-night Buffy binge on Netflix...
12/10: 6 miles with Thursday crew
12/11: 4 miles
12/12: 4 miles
12/13: 7 miles (+4.8 mile hike)
12/14: Rest day
12/15: 4 miles
Hamstring feeling really good these days. I've been focusing on shorter-faster strides -- especially on hills -- and that seems to be helping a lot to keep things in line so the hamstring doesn't get bothered. I'm getting really excited to go home at the end of the week because my brother claims he's going to be my running buddy (he's in 8th grade and does usually 2-3 miles at a go to keep in shape after XC), and now that I'm back running solid 8:10-8:30 paces again fairly easily, I'll be able to give him a run for his money
Also loving reading all your stories about how you started running. I think it's amazing how no one comes to the sport in quite the same way, and how it means something different to everyone. Keep 'em coming. Great question for the thread, @kareF!
Upcoming races:
5/1/2016: New Jersey Marathon
6/12/2016: Run & Ride HM at Cedar Point (maybe)
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December Running Totals (km)
12/1- 1.61
12/2- 1.61
12/3- 1.61
12/4- 1.61
12/5- 1.61
12/6- 8.21 (5k Red Nose Run)
12/7- 1.61
12/8- 1.61
12/9- 1.61
12/10- 1.61
12/11- 1.61
12/12- 1.61
12/13- 1.64
12/14- 1.61
12/15-
12/16-
12/17-
12/18-
12/19-
12/20-
12/21-
12/22-
12/23-
12/24-
12/25-
12/26-
12/27-
12/28-
12/29-
12/30-
12/31-
Total- 29.17
Goal- 530 -
3dogsrunning wrote: »@lporter229 I've found 2 things to work. 1) peroxide solution. 2) followed by warm olive oil
repeat as needed.
WebMD describes it in opposite order and I suppose that more sense anyways.
My husband has to go to the doctor to get them cleared out. He has tried to find someone who does candling but a lot people won't.
I went to the doc in a box yesterday evening. This has been something that has been bothering me for a while, but finally just got really bad this weekend. She removed a huge slug of wax which gave immediate relief, but she said that it scratched my eardrum and that was irritated. Nothing serious, but she gave me some antibiotic drops to use. The ear is still sore, but a million times better. I plan on a 4ish mile run this evening. Too many holiday chores to complete!0 -
Runningman_78 wrote: »First time in one of these threads for me....am aiming for 100km this month which will be a battle with Christmas getting in the way. According to Strava Im at 46km so have some work to do for sure. I did manage to do a SkyRunning event at the end of November which I'm proud of so that helped spur me on to get running more often. The heat this month will be something I need to work with, seeing as this weekend it will be 40c/104f
Welcome! Oh that's awfully hot
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1-6.65mi build up run from 13:07-11:04
2-strength and yoga day
3-6.69mi fast run 11:40, technically. but reality is we have 5 min warm up and potty breaks for the dog
4-rest day, maybe yoga day. feeling poopy
5-13.17mi I was only scheduled for 11 but I was feeling so good at 9 miles I went on and decided to do a whole 13. I have to say a marathon isn't that scarey now.
6-3.18mi for recovery and to do the Runkeeper Global 5k
7-yoga
8-rest day. so tired i'm dizzy. not sure why
9-no sleep last night-rest. I'm calling it recovery week from the 18miles this weekend
aerial yoga at night
10-3.12mi with hills, including two steep ones. top of quads and hips still feel extremely tight
11-planned on running but was too tired still. rest day
12-10.37 it went well. I was supposed to run the last three with my stepdaughter-to-be but typical teenager, she slept in. tried a new trail. it was nice and foggy. good run
13-meant to make up the other three. didn't happen
14-yoga day.
15-6.56mi They felt fast. I felt fast. runkeepers updates overall made me sound fast, but i was slow. 1 min off my pace.
upcoming race:
feb 13: Steve Cullen Healthy Heart Run/Walk
mar 14: The Great Pi Run 5k (tenative). I want to do it but SE vacation may get in the way.
One more favorite meme about racing finisher's medals...
lol, it's funny because it's true
@lporter glad your ear found relief.0 -
12/1 5.5 miles - 5.5
12/2 4.1 miles - 9.6
12/3 5.5 miles - 15.1
12/4 4.1 miles - 19.2
12/5 12 miles - 31.2
12/6 REST DAY
12/7 4 miles - 35.2 << Last taper week going into RCM
12/8 5 miles - 40.2
12/9 REST DAY << First day of carb loading. 740 g of carbs. woo hoo.
12/10 3.1 miles 43.3 << last run before RCM
12/11 REST DAY
12/12 26.4 - 69.7 <<< Rocket City Marathon (3:38:05 gun time // 3:37:59 chip time)
12/13 REST DAY
12/14 REST DAY
12/15 REST DAY
Obviously no running today. However, I am going to try and get out and do some walking.
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It looks like we picked up a few newcomers to this thread. Welcome all! I hope you find this thread inspirational and a valuable part of your training.0
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12/1 - 4 miles on indoor track + 4.5 miles on stationary bike
12/2 - Took my rest day early. Weather is supposed to be way better this weekend, so planning to run long(er) than usual both days.
12/3 - 5.09 miles on treadmill (Trek class)
12/4 - 4 miles on indoor track + weights/abs
12/5 - 5.5 miles (I think)...my phone / GPS crashed after about 4, so I lost my distance and time
12/6 - 3.1 miles on small indoor track
12/7 - unplanned rest day
12/8 - 4 miles on indoor track + weight/abs
12/9 - 5.25 beautiful miles...40° F at 5:00 a.m. in December! Ran a route that I used a lot last spring/summer, but had been a while. Fun, relaxing, almost perfect!
12/10 - 5.25 miles on treadmill (Trek class)
12/11 - 3.1 miles on indoor track + weights/abs
12/12 - 6 chilly miles
12/13 - rest day
12/14 - life day
12/15 - 4 miles on indoor track + weights
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@Stoshew71: 10K and some change? :P This is what I get for skimming quickly.. I am still dreaming of seeing a split in the 7 minutes..sure couldn’t do it repeatedly for hours. Hats off, sir!
Dec 1: Advent begins. Light mist but warm (low 50s), still a little bit of hip twinge, nice and slow this morning, 4.44 miles.
Dec 2: Hound of the Baskervilles fog this morning, no demon dogs spotted. 2.35 miles
Dec 3: Rest day, however, intended to walk..and it didn’t happen
Dec 4: Chilly tonight but not unbearable. 2.5 miles
Dec 5: No run (family outing out of town) but did get in a half hour walk.
Dec 6-8: Days of suck
Dec 9: Back at it. 4.34 miles this morning in the DARKy dark dark…Already more than halfway to the miles I ran last month..December looks to be better.
Dec 10: Rest day
Dec 11: 3.19 miles. Weather is beautiful.
Dec 12: 4.72 miles in my new shoes but I kept 'em (mostly) clean
Dec 13: Rest day (intentional..not just being lazy). Still minor hip twinges but I’ve been doing more stretching and that seems to be helping. I probably need to bite the bullet and start doing core muscle building though.
Dec 14: Intended to run but sleep won out. *sigh*
Dec 15: A little cooler this morning and drizzly. 3.07 miles.
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@skippygirlsmom - Love the shirts! Photos of Skip helping with medals are super cute!
@Elise4270 - Sorry to hear about your pup. Plus, Kara Goucher...nice!
@Stoshew71 - once again, way to rock it! You are my running hero! Love the bibs...but, change wine to beer! HAPPY BIRTHDAY!
@ACSL3 - Ouch! Hope you are feeling better. Good job taking care of yourself and not pushing too hard!
@MorningGhost14 - Way to kick butt, old man! Love hearing stories like yours. I didn't start running until I was nearly 40 and not "seriously" until I was 41 a little over a year ago. Better late than never, I say!
@_nikkiwolf_ - Ha! Restroom dash! Done a few of those myself!
@kareF - Started losing weight at 38, ran a little here and there for two years. Really started when I was 40 and kicked it into HM training for the first time when I was 41. I was the funny fat kid until then. Running a mile in gym was torturous once a year. Love hearing everyone's story!
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Still, my goals have since shifted to Boston (reasonable shot at a BQ in 2016 for the 2018 race), and Kona (will play by ear based on my ironman race progress).
@Ohhim - Based on the people I know, it appears that getting into Boston is easier than getting into Kona. I know several people who have run or are going to run Boston; I know one who will do Kona 2016. I asked him what it took to qualify for Kona, and he said something like, "I got in by doing 12 Iron Man Tris. There's a qualifying time, too; but I'd have to take 3 years off work for training to meet that." He never did tell me the numbers needed to qualify on time.
I will do Kona, roughly never. I'm an indifferent cyclist and a slow swimmer, but competitive in my age group as a runner. If I stay healthy, I should be able to qualify for Boston 2017 at Boston 2016 because they give 60 year olds a really generous BQ target.
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skippygirlsmom wrote: »
@Stoshew71 HAPPY BIRTHDAY!!!!!! You are awesome and one of the main reasons I've been able to lower my risk of injury. My hat is off to you sir. Happy birthday!
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@Becky_44
Did you see my post about the stretch I do for my piriformis? It's called the Prone Figure 4 Isolation. If not look it up, it's been extremely helpful for me.
I did. I love that one. I can modify it and do it at my desk also so I can keep it loose all day.0 -
12-5-15 / 3.25 of 35
12-8-15/5.25 of 35
12-15-15/ 7.75 of 35
I did day 2 of week 8 of C25K. I got up extra early with 4 hours of sleep to try and get some running in, glad I was able to complete this day but clearly I won't be hitting near my goal with as busy as we are at the store already and it will get worse. I should at the very least get c25k completed and running a full 5k with no walking. I walked a min or so at the run'ucopia on Thanksgiving so this will be a great way to end the month and to be ready for the New Year and January's challenge.0 -
12/1 - 3.16 Mi
12/2 - 5.21 Mi
12/5 - 6.04 Mi
12/6 - 3.72 Mi
12/9 - 4.48 Mi
12/10 - 4.31 Mi
12/14 - 3.39 Mi
12/15 – 4.59 Mi
Progress toward Goal 34.9 / 50
@kareF : I ran some in college to get ready for military service, then ran as much as required while in the military until 1992 when, on a whim, a small group decided to do the TransMountain HM in El Paso, TX. Most of the area is flat, but this HM was over the mountain that splits the East and West portions of El Paso. We started on the West side and ran over to the East side. I surprised myself by passing most of the group on the way up and finishing ahead of them. Then I went back to running only as much as I had to. When I separated from the Army in 2001, I became a couch potato and gained about 50 pounds. I had no motivation or desire to run until a job change gave me an excuse in 2013. I started back with the Couch to 5k app, then moved up to the 5k to 10k app. I ran a Halloween themed 5k, then a Thanksgiving 5k and decided I needed a new goal and made plans to re-run the HM I had done in El Paso, 22 years later. Starting in 2014, I worked up to running the distance and attempted to prepare myself for the 1/2 up 1/2 down distance. I completed the HM in October 2014, with a combination of running and walking (the incline kicked my butt). After that I went through the post goal let-down, not running as much and gaining back most of the weight I had lost while training. I started running fairly regular again in July 2015, but with no race or distance goal, it was still hit or miss. I found the October challenge and have used the challenges as an accountability check.0 -
12/1 3.5 @ 11:17 on the treadmill plus strength training
12/2 5.25 @ 11:04 on the treadmill. Oh my heck, please let it be sunny tomorrow. Or at least not so wet.
12/3 4.75 @ 12:03 on the park trail with the doggy. Yay! Sunshine!
12/4 3.5 @ 11:03 (really 3.25 at 10:48, plus .25 at a walk) on the treadmill, plus strength training
12/5 3 miles hiking with the cub scouts
12/6 Woke up feeling sore from Friday's strength training, so took a rest day
12/7 9.25 @ 12:26 on the park trail, nice and easy
12/8 3.75 @ 10:48 on the treadmill (3.5 at 10:39, .25 walk), plus stretch/yoga
12/9 5.25 @ 11:32 on the treadmill
12/10 Sort of rest day? Trip to Colonial Williamsburg with my daughter's history class. Lots of walking!
12/11 6.25 @ 11:18 on the treadmill.
12/12 Rest Day
12/13 3.25 @ 10:10 (5K race chip time 32:06--I finished 191/395 women 30/64 in my age group)
12/14 7.25 @ 12:03 (7 @ 11:57 and .25 walking) on the park trails
12/15 2.0 @ 10:29 on the treadmill and strength training
Happy Birthday @Stoshew71 !!0 -
It has been more than a week since I last check and there are 400+ new post to catch up... Let me just post my stats first:
12/1 5.00 -> 5
12/3 3.22 -> 8.22
12/5 2.88 -> 11.10
12/7 3.16 -> 14.26
12/11 5.13 -> 19.39
12/12 3.27 -> 22.66
12/14 6.00 -> 28.66
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Happy Birthday @Stoshew71 !!!!! 0
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Started (treadmill) running again around Thanksgiving! This summer I had a bout of tendinitis that had me down for a bit, but I'm ready to run for the rest of the long Alaska winter!0 -
December goal 65 miles
12/1 5.00
12/2 4.11
12/3 snorkel 3 hours
12/4 4.37
12/5 7.31
12/6 3.15
12/7 got home from work. Sat. Never got back up.
12/8 3.43. Stopped the car on a side road and ran. Knew if I went home....see above.
12/9 3.52
12/10 ZAPPA Tribute concert!
12/11 3.25
12/12 3.5
12/13 3.18
12/14 rest
12/15 8.16 Pic of a wild poinsettia in front of Hawaii Snow Bush seen on my run today....how appropriate for the season!
Total 48.98
@Stoshew71 Happy Birthday!
@kareF Started "running" 1month prior to my 60th birthday. Had been actively losing weight and increasing activity. Started taking walks with the new puppy I got that year, along with the 1 1/2 year old border collie we already had.....and suddenly they wanted to move faster than I ever had before. "Ran" (a relative term when speaking in the company of ohhims and stoshews and mobycarps....) my first mile on my 60th birthday.
@Ohhim Come to Kona and I'll buy the post race beer!
Upcoming races:
3/20 Big Island International 1/2 marathon
Ticker is my goal for 2015 and accumulation to date:
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GBrady43068 wrote: »@Stoshew71: 10K and some change? :P This is what I get for skimming quickly.. I am still dreaming of seeing a split in the 7 minutes..sure couldn’t do it repeatedly for hours. Hats off, sir!
hahaha I am just very fortunate that I can even run 26+ miles. Back when I started running in October 2013, they were talking about the RCM on TV. (RCM is a big deal around here.) It was even more huge that year because our local hero Josh Whitehead won it. I remember reading about it in the paper and watching the news about it on TV and thinking to myself, you would be crazy to think I could do that. Then a year later, I am doing it. And this year was my second try at it.
After I relooked at my data and saw all the sub 8 splits, I was kind of in disbelief. Everything on paper told me that i could achieve it, I just had to go out there and prove it to myself.
Thanks everyone for the support.
And to those wishing me a Happy Birthday, I do appreciate all the well wishes as well. Thank you everybody.
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So far behind on theses posts!
@Elise4270, so sorry to hear about your favorite dog!
@kareF, glad to see your back to running! To answer your question, I started running 7 months ago at the age of 48. Before that the only time I ever ran for the sake of running was in high school when we had to run in football practice. I started running basically on a dare when we planned on walking a 5K but I was goaded in to running it.
@Stoshew71 fantastic job on your race!! Very cool that Skip got to give you your well-deserved medal. Great photos.
@ACSL3 sorry to hear about your fall. You made the right decision.
@5BeautifulDays congrats on your 5k PR!
@juliet3455 the Jingle Jog sounds fun!
I still have more catching up to do, including @Stoshew71's race report.
I'm finally getting back to feeling like I was before my half. I put in 7 miles of trail running with Kody along the Minnesota River on Saturday, followed by 8.5 miles around the 'hood on Sunday. Planning another 8.5 tonight.
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