December 2015 Running Challenge
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December Running Totals (miles)
12/1- 6.58 (warmup, speed work, cool down)
12/2- extra rest day
12/3- 6.40 easy
12/4- 8.12 easy
12/5-15.00 long slow run
12/6-9.15 easy with hills
12/7- planned rest day
12/8- 8.29 easy
12/9- 6.00 easy
12/10- unscheduled rest day (plan was 6 miles)
12/11- 6.04 easy (instead of planned rest day)
12/12- 16.00 long slow run
12/13- 10.05 easy
12/14- 6.07 easy
12/15- 8.21 hills
12/16- scheduled rest day
12/17- 8.18 easy with fast finish
12/18- scheduled rest day
12/19- 15.77 (3.45 warmup; 3.13 Reindeer Run 5K in 20:16, 1st M 55-59; 9.19 easy)
12/20- 7.87 easy
12/21- scheduled rest day
Total- 137.73
Goal- none stated
Today's notes: It would be easy to get out and run today, but rest days are important. I also noticed I failed to record Friday's rest day for this thread, resulting in my previous reports incorrectly showing Saturday and Sunday running on Friday and Saturday, respectively. Oops. I posted and commented about those runs on the correct dates, they were just labeled wrong in the list.
While I contemplate the importance of rest, I would note that a "rest day" means no running, not total sloth. Early this month I was commenting about my sore left glute/hamstring. One of the things I did about that was back off speed work. Another thing I did was add back some kettlebell work that I had done before I even became a runner, and which had been squeezed out of my schedule by other things. Today I dutifully did my 5 reps on each side of Turkish Get-Ups, with a windmill at the top. I noticed that when I was doing the windmill part, I couldn't feel a difference between the left glute/hamstring and the right any more. And my body in general didn't feel as beat up with the TGU/Windmill combos as when I first put them back into the routine.
This is success. I don't need to build showy muscles like a body builder, but I do need some light strength work to support my running habit. I suspect that the kettlebell work that had been routine was part of the reason I never had issues with glutes or hamstrings when I turned myself into a runner. For anyone who cares, I also added back some swings and snatches that should help strengthen the glutes, hamstrings, and erector spinae; but it's the TGU/windmill combos that disguise some good core work and include an embedded hamstring stretch.
Upcoming races:
Jan. 1, 2016 Resolution Run 7.5 mile (Mendon, NY)
Jan. 9, 2016 Winter Warrior Half Marathon (Rochester, NY)
April 18, 2016 Boston Marathon (Hopkinton, MA)0 -
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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
12/17 – 3.80 Mi
12/19 – 4.49 Mi
12/21 – 5.49 Mi
Progress toward Goal 48.68 / 500 -
12/1 - 0 blah day
12/2 - 6.24 (2.66 lunch run + 3.58 dreadmill walk) Felt like an upside down turtle trying to make it thru quicksand. Felt super slow, sluggish, just awful. Later on the t-mill actually felt pretty good.
12/3 - 2.83 Work lunch run...felt good. Not great. Seems like if I take more than 2 days off I lose something, like endurance or lung capacity, something.
12/4 - 2.88 Lunch walk. It was gorgeous outside!
12/5 - 5.25 Walked to neighborhood Walmart for greek yogurt and coffee creamer. Then drove back to get everything I forgot lol
12/6 - Rest day. Letting the knee calm down.
12/7 - Not feeling it.
12/8 - Getting lazy.
12/9 - 3.26 Lunch run. Beautiful day!
12/10 - 3.29 Lunch run...gorgeous day!
12/11 - 2.92 Fast walk at lunch. I dressed for the weather report. Shoulda known better! It was another drop dead GORGEOUS day. Tomorrow volunteering at Santa Stampede and will try to run the route when it's all over
12/12 - Volunteered at Santa Stampede. Mad respect for the ones running while it snows and accumulates on their lashes and nose hairs! I called it a rest day and stayed inside & cuddled with my cat.
12/13 - 5.48 Day was too beautiful to let it go to waste. I did an exceptionally slow run for a solid 4.5 miles, but it was basically an accident. Was really only heading out for a walk but then I let myself do what my body wanted. The only reason I stopped is because I hadn't brought hydration with me and didn't want to have another bad "after run" experience.
12/14 - 2.87 Treadmill. I didn't get my lunch break so I couldn't go out and love the sunshine and warm temps. We're supposed to get a lot of snow tomorrow. If I can tolerate the cold, I'll be running at lunch!
12/15 - Lost my grip on my goals
12/16 - Same as above
12/17 - Same as above
12/18 - Same as above
12/19 - Started getting my head back on straight.
12/20 - 6.39 Apartment treadmill. I'M BAAAACK!! And it's still possible for me to hit this month's goal which REALLY helped keep me going today
12/21 - 3.98 (1.38 + 2.6 lunch). First day of splitting miles. On the treadmill by 5:30am off by 6.
**Biggest win of the month...I actually got UP and hit the treadmill! Seriously HUGE win for me!!!**
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Just curious .. Has anyone ever done any virtual runs on the internet?0
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12/20 - 6.39 Apartment treadmill. I'M BAAAACK!! And it's still possible for me to hit this month's goal which REALLY helped keep me going today
12/21 - 3.98 (1.38 + 2.6 lunch). First day of splitting miles. On the treadmill by 5:30am off by 6.
**Biggest win of the month...I actually got UP and hit the treadmill! Seriously HUGE win for me!!!**
Woohooo!! Glad you're back on track! I would put a little party picture here but don't know how to lol 0 -
I'm totally gonna try that (when my foot quits hurting. Which will be when the weather is bitter cold, not 65 like today)
http://www.runnersworld.com/sweat-science/the-optimal-slope-for-running-uphill0 -
runner_girl83 wrote: »Just curious .. Has anyone ever done any virtual runs on the internet?
Yep....frequently! Just won a pair of running socks and a $25 Amazon card for the Auburn Running Club virtual 8k (helps that I was the only entry....)
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runner_girl83 wrote: »Just curious .. Has anyone ever done any virtual runs on the internet?
Yep....frequently! Just won a pair of running socks and a $25 Amazon card for the Auburn Running Club virtual 8k (helps that I was the only entry....)
Awesome!! I am trying to find some online runs here in Australia ... I would love a medal!
The next race here isn't until March
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01/12 - 13.2 miles
02/12 - 13.6 miles
03/12 - 10.3 km
04/12 - 13.6 miles
05/12 - 10.4 km
06/12 - 20.8 miles
07/12 - 10.3 km
08/12 - 13.4 miles
09/12 - 13.6 miles
10/12 - 10.4 km
11/12 - 13.7 miles
12/12 - 10.4 km
13/12 - 21.1 miles
14/12 - 10.3 km
15/12 - 13.5 miles
16/12 - 13.6 miles
17/12 - 10.4 km
18/12 - 13.8 miles
19/12 - 10.4 km
20/12 - 21.2 miles
21/12 - 10.4 km
tot 393/500
recovery 10k this morning, but I feel very energetic and I had to refrain myself, otherwise it would have been similar to a tempo run. cannot believe I went out with clear sky and stars, and it managed to rain in the middle of the run! this place must hate me
so many deers around, I enjoy running with them
I'm pissed off with the comments about my weight, as said a few days ago people should mind their business. I'm not stupid, I lost a bunch of weight more than an year ago because I was obese (and then I started to run, because I wanted new challenges, I've never used running to lose weight!) and I don't want to lose more. I did lost a further 1.5kg in the last period, but because I'm active and it's not easy, running every day, have a clear idea of estimated calories to eat back and to know my exact weight. I average 3.7k calories per day, 4.5k on long run days, is this someone who has an ED and wants to lose more weight? And I think it's pretty understandable if I don't want to increase randomly my calory intake to gain weight (in the end what is 1.5kg?), having spent more than 10 years being obese. If I let something go, I'll let everything go, and I don't want to do it.
With the amount of running I do, I bet you can inject me with 100% fat while I'm sleeping, but I'll burn it. Oh, maybe I shouldn't run then, why doing something I finally enjoy and makes me more fit/relaxed/focused etc etc?
Running lots of miles is a commitment and a challenge, but if I manage to do it, it prob means that my body is ok with it now, doesn't it? Rest is important, but I believe some bodies require a 24 hours rest period, others less. It's just training, nothing exceptional. When I run my first HM, I had crumps everywhere and I was dizzy and tired, and emotionally drained. Now I come home after 2 back to back HM, have a shower, have breakfast and go to work. But people see it as an obsession.
Being obese, unhealthy and more importantly unhappy was OK, being active, not bothering anyone, and more importantly fit and happy, is not ok and makes people "worry because they care"
and never mention to anyone when the alarm rings in the morning!
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2/12 2k
3/12 1k
5/12 7k
6/12 7k
7/12 2k
14/12 2k
15/12 5k
19/12 7k walk (sore throat)
20/12 7k (5 walk 2 jog sore throat)
21/12 3k
Throat still sore but I ran 3x1k fast today across a 1 hour gym session. Hurt my throat but felt satisfying.
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patrikc333 wrote: »
I'm pissed off with the comments about my weight, as said a few days ago people should mind their business.
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I must have missed something.0 -
@patrikc333 You're putting in a HUGE number of miles and kilometers. How is your body holding up to that? And your daily tracking has me confused...some days are miles and some are kilometers. Are you tracking them both ways?0
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patrikc333 wrote: »
I'm pissed off with the comments about my weight, as said a few days ago people should mind their business.
????????????
I must have missed something.
Some were saying a few days ago that they were sick of family/friends saying they were over-doing it with running and exercise..
I've got the same problem, except that I used to be underweight and now that I am a healthy weight and running/walking - I get the whole "you're overdoing it" and "you're too little" from family members.. Even though I am actually in a healthy weight range now and I eat back all of my exercise calories (and usually more
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Way behind on this thread...again. I'll have to read through these later.
I ran 6.7 miles Saturday morning with Kody. It was 9°F with a slight wind. I decided to wear my SmartWool tights and they were TOO WARM! I guess I save those for sub-zero temps.
Sunday morning I decided to run some trails near my house for the first time but since dogs aren't allowed on these trails, Kody stayed home and pouted. The trails are just 1.5 miles from my home and are in a park where they have three different trail races in the summer and fall, including a 50 mile run (though it's a 16+ mile loop you run thrice). The course was very hilly and pretty much kicked my *kitten*. Running, walking, stumbling and scrambling I did finish however. Somehow...I have no idea how...I managed an average 11:18 pace. I guess I was stumbling down the backside of those hills faster than I thought! It's a miracle I didn't tumble. Temps had risen to 40°F by the time I was done and I was in my lightweight tights and a very thin long-sleeved top and still sweatin' my butt off.
Unfortunately these trails will soon turn into ski trails once we get some snow. If I'm lucky I'll get out there one more time before then.
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@patrikc333 You're putting in a HUGE number of miles and kilometers. How is your body holding up to that? And your daily tracking has me confused...some days are miles and some are kilometers. Are you tracking them both ways?
No issues at all - otherwise I won't be able to run so many miles, I think it's pretty obvious
I normally track 10k in km (don't really like 6.something miles), long runs in miles (comes more natural to call a hm 13.1 than 21.1 and a 20 miler a 20 miles than a 32.2km but don't ask me why
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Tot is in km as it's my preferred distance unit
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runner_girl83 wrote: »patrikc333 wrote: »
I'm pissed off with the comments about my weight, as said a few days ago people should mind their business.
????????????
I must have missed something.
Some were saying a few days ago that they were sick of family/friends saying they were over-doing it with running and exercise..
I've got the same problem, except that I used to be underweight and now that I am a healthy weight and running/walking - I get the whole "you're overdoing it" and "you're too little" from family members.. Even though I am actually in a healthy weight range now and I eat back all of my exercise calories (and usually more)
Ohhhhhhhh! OK! I was worried that there was some drama in my own thread. LOL
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I love running so much I don't care if some people think I'm a skinny bltch.0
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runner_girl83 wrote: »patrikc333 wrote: »
I'm pissed off with the comments about my weight, as said a few days ago people should mind their business.
????????????
I must have missed something.
Some were saying a few days ago that they were sick of family/friends saying they were over-doing it with running and exercise..
I've got the same problem, except that I used to be underweight and now that I am a healthy weight and running/walking - I get the whole "you're overdoing it" and "you're too little" from family members.. Even though I am actually in a healthy weight range now and I eat back all of my exercise calories (and usually more)
Ohhhhhhhh! OK! I was worried that there was some drama in my own thread. LOL
LOL no we were discussing how people were not worried when our heart was similar to a pigs heart but now that it beats like an atomic clock people are worried 0 -
Sunday morning I decided to run some trails near my house for the first time but since dogs aren't allowed on these trails, Kody stayed home and pouted. The trails are just 1.5 miles from my home and are in a park where they have three different trail races in the summer and fall, including a 50 mile run (though it's a 16+ mile loop you run thrice). The course was very hilly and pretty much kicked my *kitten*. Running, walking, stumbling and scrambling I did finish however. Somehow...I have no idea how...I managed an average 11:18 pace.
The 11:18 quoted above was my moving pace. If I include my stoppage time, it was a 12:28 pace. I just checked the website for the Surf The Murph trail races and if I were able to hold that pace for 5 more miles, and I'm sure I could, I would have placed 49th out of 80 runners in the 25K race last September. Considering I was trying to take it easy yesterday (average HR of 140 whereas my HM HR was 172), I think I may have to register for this race when it comes around again next fall and see how I do.
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MorningGhost14 wrote: »I love running so much I don't care if some people think I'm a skinny bltch.
Bahahahahaha! You win!0 -
My wife said she will leave me if i lose any more weight. Said I was starting to look like I was when I was in college. LOL0
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No way, man.... this is a drama-free zone... all us runners are like:Ohhhhhhhh! OK! I was worried that there was some drama in my own thread. LOL
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@patrikc333 - You're the first person I've seen describe an experience like mine, except yours is more so. I took off some weight, then started running, then had to learn to stop losing weight, then had the dance of figuring out how much to eat to maintain my weight. I'm currently maintaining weight to a target 59 pounds less than my all-time peak weight, which was into the low end of the obese category. I spent a lot of years in the overweight category, as defined by BMI.
The thing I found with other people was, many people said I shouldn't lose so much weight the year I took off the last 30 pounds, and for a year afterwards. These weren't mean people; they were well meaning people who were used to seeing me overweight or borderline obese. Some were afraid to congratulate me on losing, because such a rapid weight loss might indicate I had a serious health problem. When you're over 50, that's how people think.
After a year of maintaining a stable weight, I stopped getting the comments that I shouldn't lose so much weight except from people who don't see me very often. People simply got used to the new me. Even non-runners got used to the new me, and stopped telling me I need to gain back some weight. Now they ask typical non-runner questions like, "How many miles do you run every day?" or "You're not going to run outside in *this weather*, are you?" The cluelessness can get old, but it's a lot better than being told I'm underweight.
My sister tells me it takes a year per 25 lbs. lost for your self-image to catch up to your actual body size. That was about right for me, and also about right for the people who thought I lost too much weight.0 -
@patrikc333 I admire your ability to use miles and km. I should keep practicing.
Hmm, I'm only 9 miles behind goal. A week off and my foot is barely better.. I should prob let those 9 go..
1-6.03
2-1.02 TM
3-10.01
4-4.15 walk, per HM training plan
5-7.23
6-1.0 TM
7-6.02
8- migraine
9-4.12
10-5.37
11-3.95 walk
12- resting foot
13-5.04
14,15- resting extensor tendonitis
16- rehab follow up. Travel.
17-20 extensor tendonitis
21-3.49
52.06/90+ miles
Upcoming races:
02/06/16 Hot Chocolate 15K Dallas
03/19/16 Rock N Roll 5K Dallas
03/20/16 Rock N Roll Half Dallas
04/24/16 OKC Memorial undecided distance0 -
MorningGhost14 wrote: »
If only a runner's high could be this good...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XtFb_xem6k8
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Love this thread!!!0
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Crazy busy last couple days…
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.
Dec 16: Busy until late that night, intended to get run in but sleepy won out.
Dec 17: 5.04 miles. Just realized that I have officially run more than I did last month and I’m also looking on target to hit my goal.
Dec 18: 3.31miles (and it's starting to FEEL like December now..)
Dec 19: No running but a lot of furniture moving.
Dec 20: No running, 3 mile hike.
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MorningGhost14 wrote: »
@MorningGhost14 Straight up, I snorted my water!
@Stoshew71 You've got the best, calmest, most supportive thread on the entire MFP site as far as I'm concerned. I rarely even check the main forums anymore. THIS one brings me joy, peace, and makes me want to be better, do better. No drama here toots...we wouldn't stand for that nonsense!
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