The January 2016 Running Challenge
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1/01 - 4.7 walk/run treadmill
1/02 - rest, did a half hour x-country ski
1/03 - 4.5 walk/run treadmill
1/04 - rest
1/05 - 3.7+ (I shut off the treadmill during the run..oops)11 min steady run
1/06 - rest
1/07 - 4.4 ran all the run bits, first time. did two 10 min runs. felt awesome.
1/08 - rest, went for a ski, beautiful sunny winter weather!
1/09 - 4.5 ran all the run bits AGAIN
Treadmill runner for now, following zombies5k. Running at 180spm seems to be keeping the shin splints at bay.0 -
moremonica wrote: »@WhatMeRunning - Thanks for the support! The knee is a recent injury. I have a small tear in the miniscus which the surgeon doesn't want to operate on (and I am fine with that) as the larger problem is I am littered with arthritis in the knee as well. I have tried cortisone and will probably try the gel injection. Happy to take any recommendations on things that have worked for others.
@moremonica I've had torn meniscus issues with both knees. The right one tore the meniscus at the posterior root. No surgery for me either although it WAS being considered until I got a second opinion. I have arthritis in both knees too but the right one is worse. The second doc told me I could rehab my knee by using the stationary bike 3x a week, no resistance, until I could walk relatively pain free. Then increase the resistance slightly weekly, and the time. When I felt I could, I was allowed to increase the number of days I rode the stationary bike until I could do it 5 days a week. I get the cortisone shot and within a couple of days I feel pretty good again. But this is the important part...you know your body better than anyone, including the doc. If something isn't right, get it checked and if you don't like the answer, get a second opinion. I still have trouble with my right knee. Sometimes I can ignore it and have a great run other times the knee gets all cranky and hurts. I ice it a lot. And when it hurts too much for too long, I go back and get another shot.
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@Elise4270 I too, agree with getting Stan's shirt for him. If everyone adds just one extra dollar to their payment for shipping, his costs would be completely covered. And again, thanks for jumping in to be the shipper. At this point I can't even imagine having the energy for it.0 -
DATE...............MILES...............TOTAL
1/1....................REST...................0.00
1/2.....................16.00.................16.00
1/3.......................5.00.................21.00
1/4.....................REST................21.00
1/5.......................7.00.................28.00
1/6.......................5.00.................33.00
1/7.......................7.00.................40.00
1/8...................WEIGHTS...........40.00
1/9......................16.50................56.50
Nice long solo run... there were times when I felt like I could run forever. Then I realized that all those times were the downhill parts.0 -
Lol @MorningGhost14 . that was me this morning, too. "Already 12 miles in, this is nothing" Said In the middle of a 1.5+ mile downhill slope. The mile long uphill climb I hit shortly thereafter set me straight, though.0
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@WhatMeRunning I found the obstacles were pretty good. They had them set up so if you felt that you couldn't do one there was an easier one. Or you could just go around some. Nothing was overly difficult. Now if you did the Spartan race that was different. I think there you are expected to have a different level of fitness. Mud run was more for run.0
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I second the motion to buy Stan's shirt for him (or at least, another one for him). Not sure how we accomplish that, but it should be done.No profit, although all the work Stan put into this I think we should absorb the cost of his shirt.
I'll start looking into shipping costs. I'll probably go with the bubble wrap envelope, and may see what USPS has in the way of flat rate shipping.
I for one would be willing to do increased costs for UPS or other than USPS shipping - my experiences with them have been beyond horrific, and I have said I'd rather have things shipped by horse & buggy than USPS ever again.
Works for me. It'll be the same drop off point. Maybe we can spread out the cost of Stan's shirt with the shipping expense (for those that wanna) and we/I can just PayPal him what we collect.
I'm happy to put in $15 Au to cover shipping .. I think that will be around $5 more than what shipping would be to Australia + cost of the shirt.. It isnt much but you can put that towards Stans shirt too
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The shirts have been organized? @Stoshew71, can you re-post the link? And thanks!
I would say that we are in the later stages of still organizing. Just a couple more details to iron out and I will post a link so everyone can order.
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runner_girl83 wrote: »@Stoshew71 Thanks so much for organizing the shirts for us all! You're a gem!
It was all @skippygirlsmom idea. I am just a facilitator.
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runner_girl83 wrote: »
I second the motion to buy Stan's shirt for him (or at least, another one for him). Not sure how we accomplish that, but it should be done.No profit, although all the work Stan put into this I think we should absorb the cost of his shirt.
I'll start looking into shipping costs. I'll probably go with the bubble wrap envelope, and may see what USPS has in the way of flat rate shipping.
I for one would be willing to do increased costs for UPS or other than USPS shipping - my experiences with them have been beyond horrific, and I have said I'd rather have things shipped by horse & buggy than USPS ever again.
Works for me. It'll be the same drop off point. Maybe we can spread out the cost of Stan's shirt with the shipping expense (for those that wanna) and we/I can just PayPal him what we collect.
I'm happy to put in $15 Au to cover shipping .. I think that will be around $5 more than what shipping would be to Australia + cost of the shirt.. It isnt much but you can put that towards Stans shirt too
Heck I figure if everyone adds 1USD we got it covered.
I like to plan ahead and get organized. I have packaging and will start preadressing them today. No hurry, just if anyone else is neurotic like me, pm me.
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Another 7 miles ran today, so since last Sunday thats 20.5 miles of my goal of 80 miles this month.
Another 59.5 miles to run by the end of the month :-)0 -
Thanks guys for the thought. But it really isn't necessary to pay for my shirt, honestly. There will be a way for everyone to order their own shirt directly from the shirt company. They will all get shipped directly to Elise. Then everyone PM's Elise their address, what they ordered, and give her money to ship your shirt from her to you. That simple.
You guys are all sweet. Proud to be a part of this group. I didn't realize how many of you all I would inspire when I first started organizing this. Seeing you all doing great things with your running is thanks enough. :-)0 -
Thanks guys for the thought. But it really isn't necessary to pay for my shirt, honestly. There will be a way for everyone to order their own shirt directly from the shirt company. They will all get shipped directly to Elise. Then everyone PM's Elise their address, what they ordered, and give her money to ship your shirt from her to you. That simple.
Uh, too bad Stan.. I'll be sending you a check with your shirt. We love and appreciate all you do for us. It's the least we can do. Right guys?
You can buy you're cats a special treat with it. Or use it towards a race fee...0 -
Date Miles today. Miles for January
1/1 4 miles - 4
1/2 13.5 miles - 17.5
1/3 REST DAY
1/4 10 miles - 27.5
1/5 9 miles - 36.5
1/6 5.5 miles - 42
1/7 10 miles - 52
1/8 6.05 miles - 58.05
1/9 15 miles - 73.05
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Thanks guys for the thought. But it really isn't necessary to pay for my shirt, honestly. There will be a way for everyone to order their own shirt directly from the shirt company. They will all get shipped directly to Elise. Then everyone PM's Elise their address, what they ordered, and give her money to ship your shirt from her to you. That simple.
Uh, too bad Stan.. I'll be sending you a check with your shirt. We love and appreciate all you do for us. It's the least we can do. Right guys?
You can buy you're cats a special treat with it. Or use it towards a race fee...
Right on @Elise4270 !! Your shirt is free Stan, gonna just have to deal with it...towards a race fee sound excellent!
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@runner_girl83 congrats on the 10k, always nice getting that medal.
Goal: 100km
1st 5k treadmill
2nd 5k park run
3rd 12k run
4th 5k walk
5th gym
6th 7k run
7th rest
8th gym
9th 5k park run
10th 10k run
Total 49km
Offical time for yesterday's run was 30:42. Will keep working at it to get it under 30.
Had a horrible run this morning for lots of different reasons. Was meant to do 13 but only managed to do 10 due to time restraints better than none at all.
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1/1...3.68
2/1...5.20 walk
3/1...5.70
4/1...0.5
5/1...2.17
6/1...rest
7/1...5.10
8/1...rest
9/1...4.3 treadmill walk.
26.65/100+ 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 distance
Run the year 2016 22.35 /20160 -
Well I have complete week one of training for a 5K. To hold myself accountable, I will search for 5Ks to run come spring (or earlier).0 -
If it weren't for @Stoshew71 and @skippygirlsmom this group wouldn't be the resounding success that it is. Here's my idea...let us all pay for Stan's shirt because of all the legwork he did in putting the whole thing together and I'd also like us to pay for skippygirlsmom's shirt because the whole thing was her idea in the first place.
For those of you getting the shirts, whaddya say?0 -
If it weren't for @Stoshew71 and @skippygirlsmom this group wouldn't be the resounding success that it is. Here's my idea...let us all pay for Stan's shirt because of all the legwork he did in putting the whole thing together and I'd also like us to pay for skippygirlsmom's shirt because the whole thing was her idea in the first place.
For those of you getting the shirts, whaddya say?
I'm down! If anyone wants to contribute a few bucks we can just split it between them. Of course, I don't want this to be misinterpreted as a "dig deep" message. Just an opportunity for a showing of appreciation. @Stoshew71, I understand seeing all our miles logged here is affirmation of your positive influence. I feel that a personal gesture is warranted, even if it is only 2$.
We really have become a family.0 -
Sounds good to me. Agree on it being voluntary and even anonymous (although we're currently chiming in).0
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WhatMeRunning wrote: »Sounds good to me. Agree on it being voluntary and even anonymous (although we're currently chiming in).
Ya, no way to surprise them either..0 -
This group is so inspiring! I hurt my upper back like Day 1 into this challenge and I was really miffed I couldn't start adding miles to my ticker. I think this is a good kick in the pants to take my core work a little more seriously this year.
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2/1 - 5k
3/1 - 7k
5/1 - 1k walk ( well it all counts )
6/1 - 3k
7/1 - 2.5k
8/1 - 7k
25.5/80
Really steady treadmill run today. 200m walk to warm up then did the rest at 7.5-7.6kph. Not fast but did not walk or slow down. Endurance must be building. Need to somehow add some speed. This challenge thread is on fire - can't keep up even with checking daily.
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But of course @Elise4270, giving Stan @Stoshew71 the shirt is the least we can do--just a token of appreciation, that's all! @Virkati absolutely on the @skippygirlsmom t-shirt too. she's been awesome every time I asked a question too. Count me in!0
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January Goal—will try for 140 km, half marathon Feb 7 and I’m behind in my training
1/6—3.89 km or so…first run after being sick…still congested and a bit sick
1/7—3.40 km—still feeling icky so keeping it short. Just ran around my complex
1/8—5.29 km..about to kill my lungs. Sick of the congestion
1/9—5.01 km
1/10—10.48 km0 -
Update on the Group Shirts
11 people voted:
Power Blue got 4.5 votes
Columbia Blue 3
Royal 2.5
Power yellow 0
Lime 3
Power Orange 6
So far it is Power Blue and Power Orange.
Please go to that link above and vote if you haven't already and are interested.
So far, @Elise4270 is my central shipper unless @Virkati wants that job instead.
I will need that person to PM their snail mail addy to me if you are interested in the job (free shipping to you).
The more people who are interested in shirts, the less expensive they become.
OK! One more favor for everyone interested in a Group Shirts. Please go in and let me know how many shirts you plan on ordering. This will estimate the price of the shirt. The more people interested in a shirt(s) then the cheaper each shirt will be. If you already said you wanted a shirt, I need you to do it again. This time all I need is a quantity. Hopefully we can get at least 25 shirts ordered. Once I know the estimated quantity, I can then set up the order form and send that link out to everyone.
Thanks,
Stan
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Why did I ever think cross-country skiing might make a good "cross training"?! I signed up for a class which started today. Somehow I imagined it as nice gliding through the snow, but I spent the majority of the time falling. Skis glide off in all directions when you are just standing around innocently, trying to pay attention to the instructor; and on the downhill bits it gets faster and faster until you try that weird V-braking thing and fall. Repeatedly. If there is a word that's the antonym to "progidy" or "being a natural" in skiing, that's me. I will have so many bruises tomorrow!
... but anyway, after I got that whining out of my system, look what I bought today (in the morning, before all the sliding and falling happened and I still had the energy...)! I was going to crawl straight out of the hot tub and into bed, but since I know how everyone loves pictures of new running shoes, I just had to share these first:
Yes, I got a bit carried away and bought two pairs. I blame you all for not discouraging me from my shoe-shopping plans!
I guess I could have stopped with the Saucony Cortana 4 (the white & weird-pink ones).
But the boring-colored Nike Wildhorse are actually men's shoes, so they don't count, right? They seem to fit well enough, but I'll have to see how they fit on a longer run (appently, at the same lengths mens shoes are wider in the heel and more narrow at the toes compared to women's shoes, at least that's what I was told). But since there is now a "Wildhorse 3", they must have really wanted to be rid of the "1", so the price was low enough to give it a shot.
P.S.: and I like the idea off anonymously
chipping in on some thank-you shirts. 0 -
@runner_girl83 Wow, that's a great medal. Congrats!
@5BeautifulDays Sub 30 5k, wow, fantastic! I did a fast run on a treadmill this week for the first time (not as fast as yous), and despite walking a few minutes on the mill as a cooldown, my legs felt sort of wobbly after I stepped off. Really weird to experience when no boats and waves were involved ;-P
@kristinegift I've never had watering eyes after cold runs so far. When I run with my glasses instead of contact lenses, they have the annoying habit to fog up completely, but that's easy enough to fix by taking them off and wiping them. Not really an option for the eyes...
@GBrady43068 You're really well on target for your goal, looks like you'll be exceeding it even.
@ceciliaslater Kudos on that new distance PR! 15 miles, wow, that's even more than a half marathon!
... caught up, now I can go to bed to be a little rested for the planned long run tomorrow. Happy running y'all :-)0 -
Today was the first 5-miler I've done in 6 months ... slow and sore, but it's done.
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