December 2016 Running Challenge
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Got in 7 humid miles this afternoon as I ended up taking a rest day yesterday and went out mid-day today after it rained.
Still not sure what to race next for a full marathon, and I'm leaning towards the Austin Marathon February 19th, but the more I read, the more I come across that to peak, you really can't race more than 2 marathon's each year and should give yourself a full 6 months in between. With both a planned full ironman (likely August), and a fall marathon (hopefully NYC, but more likely Marine Corps as I noticed the NYC qualifying window ends this month, so I'll need to take the lottery route), I'm thinking it might make sense to just plan for a spring marathon to give me an extra month of downtime before starting a new marathon cycle. Regardless, I'll probably drop in a few shorter 5k-Half races for the next month or three to help me focus more on speed.
12/2 - 7 miles
12/3 - 5 miles
12/4 - 4 miles (warmup + 5K race)
12/6 - 7 miles
Total: 23 miles
Goal: 180 miles
Remaining: 157 miles
2016 Race Schedule:
Disney Marathon - Jan 6 - 3:29:09
Gasparilla 15K - Feb 20 - 1:01:59
Ironman 70.3 Florida - Apr 10 - 5:07:51
Pittsburgh Marathon - May 1 - 3:08:25
Ironman 70.3 Augusta - Sep 25 - 4:43:56
Chicago Marathon - Oct 9 - 3:04:57
Ironman Florida - Nov 5 - 10:21:27 (3:38:20 marathon time)
Chase the Dreidel 5K - Dec 4 - 18:13
@karllundy - Race was near downtown St. Pete. Got some warmer weather the past few days, and with a starting time of 4PM, it was 81 degrees and a bit humid. Looking forward to running in more temperate conditions though in the next month or three.
@stoshew71 - Good luck with your impending RCM taper (as I hope all is OK). Looks like a much more favorable forecast vs. last year for a BQ, although getting used to the cold-weather lung-burning sensation can take a few practice runs and you'll definitely need more carbs during the carbo-load along with some clothes to shed during the race.2 -
Ill Join, i just started running again, so ill shoot for 50 miles, and see how that goes
12/2-3miles
12/3-3miles
12/4-3miles
12/5-1mile
Total-10 miles
Goal-50 miles11 -
Just a quick recovery run tonight to make up for not getting out there last night. I had a banging headache, the sort that makes you feel sick, so went to bed early instead. The headache hasn't cleared, but running helped briefly and I seem to be staving off a full-blown migraine. I haven't had one in years so I'll be annoyed if that's what it turns into.
Also, filled out the forms and paid up to become an official member of a running club. Exciting! They already have me down for a couple of the team races in the new year, can't wait!
December Running Challenge
2nd - 3.06 miles
3rd - 11.02 miles
6th - 3.04 miles
MTD - 17.12/80 miles
Upcoming races:
17th Dec - Lee Valley VeloPark Half Marathon
9th April 2017 - Brighton Marathon4 -
12/1: 5 miles
12/2: 4 miles
12/3: 4 miles
12/4: 11 miles
12/5: 5 miles
12/6: 7 miles
TOTAL: 34 miles
7 miles in 1:07:51 (9:42 pace) this afternoon. My tired legs told me that I probably pushed too much during my recovery run yesterday. The last few miles there was something funky going on with my stomach. At first I felt ravenous and then I felt like I was going to vomit. It seems to have subsided now that I'm done running though. On a positive note, it stopped raining in time for me to get a run in outside before it got dark. Tomorrow is a welcomed rest day!8 -
Forgot to post this last night, I has a session with the trainer and did 3.40 miles @ pace of 14:24 in 49 min on the treadmill. Slow and steady.
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@Orphia No I don't play. I had probably half a year around the 5th grade.
Since returning to running is slower than anticipated, I need an outlet. So I figure there's pay off in a violin, and the dang thing keeps calling to me this time of year every year for the last 3-4. Someone played it in church 2 weeks ago and I it was done. I had to get moving on it!
I wanna be a concert violinist! We saw the trans sIberian orchestra and I was in agony longing for the violin, that should have been me kinda thing, last year. I refused to go this year because I couldn't take it again. Haha! Really, that was my first pick as a kid, professional violinist. We just moved to often to stay in it. Fate saved it for my non running slump.
I love the Trans Siberian Orchestra, they must have been amazing to see live! I think it's great you're taking up the violin. My sister is learning to play the trumpet and just joined her local New Horizons Band for free lessons. She loves it. I hope you enjoy your violin just as much.
Date Km Today - Km for Dec.
12/1 6.17 - 6.17
12/4 5.77 - 11.94
12/6 5.34 - 17.28
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Goal 75 km
My ticker isn't displaying properly so I'm not posting it.
Upcoming Races:
Resolution Run 5km - 12/31
Polar Hero 5km OCR? - 2/4
Tamarack 10km - 5/271 -
The 4 miles got done. It was painful. I think my body decided to protest day 13 of the run streak. But an adorable 4th grade boy gave me a high five
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@MNLittleFinn Forgot to congratulate you yesterday on your runniversary! You should be proud of how far you have progressed in your running. I consider my own runnniversary Mother's Day each year since my first 5k was a Mother's Day 5k in Barrington, IL in 2011. It was fun to go back to the same race last year and show myself how much I have improved since then. I also think it's appropriate that it's a Mother's Day race as my mom was the big push to get me start running in the first place.
@ddmom0811 Ouch! Hope it doesn't take your hands and shins too long to recover. Impressed you finished the run!
@7lenny7 Thanks for the write-up about replacing shoes. I knew most of that information, but not a lot about the importance of rotating shoes. I don't currently do that except for the fact that I never use my running shoes for anything but running as to not wear them down faster. I'll probably by another pair or two of shoes after Christmas to start rotating. I actually usually know when it's time to buy another pair of shoes because my feet will start consistently falling asleep after a few miles on every run. Weird, but apparently that's a tell-tale sign for some people (but not many I've personally known).
@dkabambe Unfortunately, I suffer from runner's knee in my right knee and I have found that while KT tape and rest definitely help to ease the immediate pain, consistently doing the exercises I received from my PT is what actually helps the condition to get better. The way that runner's knee was explained to me is that running strengthens the muscles on one side of your knee, pulling the knee cap over and causing pain. The point of the exercises is to strengthen the muscles on the other side of your knee and elsewhere in your leg to reduce the imbalance. I can send you the exercises if you would like but I would also recommend getting a professional opinion to make sure that's definitely what is wrong.
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12/1: 6 miles with Pacers crew +lifting
12/2: 2 miles
12/3: 8 miles with the Saturday crew
12/4: 5.3 miles on trails +lifting
12/5: 6 miles
12/6: 2 miles + lifting
Two easy Run Streak miles on the treadmill today after my lifting sesh. I've found from my last couple lifting outings that doing a bit of a run right after -- easy, not like intervals last Tuesday -- has decreased the severity of my DOMS, so I'm trying to piggyback them.
Lifting has been fun. It's been a week officially, and it's been very revealing to see what parts of me are strong that I wouldn't have thought and weak that I wouldn't have thought. My arms/shoulders are stronger than I thought they were, and my hamstrings are much weaker than I would have guessed. But hey! My core is just as weak as I would have ever estimated!
Winter/Spring 2017 Races:
1/8/17: NYCRUNS Cocoa Classic 10 mile
2/18/17: FebApple Frozen 50 - 10 mile option
3/12/17: E. Murray Todd HM
3/18/17: Looney Leprechaun 10k (trail)
3/26/17: Philly Love Run HM
4/1/17: NJ Ultra Fest HM (trail, maybe)
4/9/17: Rutgers UNITE HM (maybe)
5/14/17: Delaware Marathon Running Festival HM
5/21 or 5/28: Cleveland or Vermont City Marathons (maybe)
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My Running coach/Aunt just told me to slow down. She wants me running 10:40 pace on my long runs, the 10:20 I ran on Saturday was faster than she wants.....ugh...I know it's good having a trainer, but man, I'm going to have to get used to running slower and having someone call me on it when I go too fast.2
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LOVE me some TSO. Seen them every year for the last 3 or 4 years. It's become a thing for us!We saw the trans sIberian orchestra and I was in agony longing for the violin, that should have been me kinda thing, last year. I refused to go this year because I couldn't take it again. Haha!
But my agony is for the keyboardists! I so wanna play as good, and to be able to play with a group like that has GOT TO BE AWWWWWESOME!2 -
December Running Totals (miles)
12/1 – 8.08 warmup + speed work
12/2 – rest day
12/3 – 10.13 warmup + 5K race + easy 30 minutes
12/4 – 8.07 easy
12/5 – rest day
12/6 – 5.96 warmup, speed work, cool down
December total to date – 32.24
Nominal Challenge Goal – 150 miles
Real Goals: Finish transition to healthy running. Use Club Nationals as a learning experience on managing air travel to a race. Build a base toward Boston training. Avoid re-injury
Today's notes – Fought really bad Christmas traffic to get to the club workout. Multiple accidents, miles from where I was but enough to create ridiculous backups, made me drive several miles out of my way and get there 15 minutes later than I wanted to. All this, and the roads weren't even slick. Yet.
The precipitation started when I was doing my 2 mile warmup. It looked like wintry mix in the lights, but it felt like showers. Then it got steadier and felt like rain. Coach gave us a light workout, because we have a target race on Saturday. One lap of drills, 400m at T pace, a mile at goal race pace, 2 minutes recovery, and 2 sets of 15 second cutbacks starting at 60 seconds. Then there was supposed to be a 2 mile cool down, which I cut to one mile in the steady rain.
Temperature will fall over night. It's supposed to be fairly dry tomorrow, then we have a Lake Effect Snow Watch from Thursday afternoon through late Friday. And I'm doing something I haven't done in the 25 years I've lived here, though I know many people who have: I'll be flying to Florida Thursday morning and leaving the Lake Effect Snow at home. This round of winter weather should be over by the time I get back late Sunday night/early Monday morning. I'll take my laptop, but I don't know how much time I'll find to check in.
2016 races:
January 1, 2016 Resolution Run 7.5 mile (Mendon, NY) finished in 53:58
January 9, 2016 Winter Warrior Half Marathon (Gates, NY) finished in 1:30:59
March 12, 2016 Johnny's Runnin' of the Green 5 mile (Rochester, NY) finished in 32:32
March 26, 2016 Spring Forward Distance Run 15K (Mendon, NY) finished in 1:05:24
April 18, 2016 Boston Marathon (Hopkinton, MA) finished in 3:23:01
April 24, 2016 Flower City Challenge Half Marathon (Rochester, NY) finished in 1:36:50, targeting MP
May 15, 2016 Highland Hospital Lilac Run 10K (Rochester, NY) DNS - injury
June 19, 2016 Medved 5K to Cure ALS (Rochester, NY) DNS - recovering from face plant
July 16, 2016 Shoreline Half Marathon (Hamlin, NY) finished in 1:31:11
August 13, 2016 Bergen Road Race 5K (Bergen, NY) finished in 19:07 (5K PR)
September 4, 2016 Oak Tree Half Marathon (Geneseo, NY) finished in 1:31:37
September 18, 2016 Rochester Marathon (Rochester, NY) DNF a mile from finish
October 15, 2016 Finish Strong 15K (Hilton, NY) DNS – Achilles tendonitis
October 22, 2016 Scare Brain Cancer Away 5K (East Rochester, NY) DNS – Achilles tendonitis
November 24, 2016 Race with Grace 10K (Hilton, NY) finished in 42:38, First Senior (60+) Male
December 3, 2016 Freezeroo #1 (Don Curran Memorial 5K) (Gates, NY) finished in 20:06
December 10, 2016 USATF National Club Cross Country Championships 8K (Tallahassee, FL)
2017 races:
January 1, 2017 Freezeroo #2 (Resolution Run 7.5 mile) (Mendon, NY)
January 7, 2017 Winter Warrior Half Marathon (Gates, NY)
January 14, 2017 Freezeroo #3 (Pineway Ponds Park 5 mile) (Spencerport, NY)
January 28, 2017 Freezeroo #4 (Hearnish 5 mile) (Victor, NY)
February 11, 2017 Freezeroo #5 (Valentines Run "In Memory of Tom Brannon" 8 Mile) (Greece, NY)
February 25, 2017 Freezeroo #6 (White House Challenge 10K) (Webster, NY)
April 17, 2017 Boston Marathon (Hopkinton, MA)
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Thanks @bmelb1 ! Yes TSO was so great to see live. Rock concert like, fire, crazy music jammin', laser show! Definitely catch them if you can.
@9voice9 Maybe I'll catch them next year. We are taking my son to a Dallas game the 26th for a family memory before he ships off to Ft Benning. So... Still a Christmas-ish celebration. Glad I'm not the only one that want to be TSO worthy.1 -
December Goal: Trim my Thanksgiving turkey thighs and mashed potato/pumpkin pie paunch
12/1 rest
12/2 4.25
12/3 3.05
12/4 2.40 + strength/core training
12/5 rest
12/6 3.80
Total: 13.50
@RespectTheKitty ...virtual hugs for you
Upcoming Races:
Races For Awareness Virtual 10k for Outrun The Sun Skin Cancer Awareness: soon
Ticker is my goal for 2016 and total to date:
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Grr felt a twinge at the 1.5mi mark. Had to walk last half mile. Not up for shin splints again
Goal: 50 miles (only running counts)
Dec 1: 2 miles@8:00min TM
Dec 2: 2 miles@12:00min TM
Dec 3: 6 miles@10:00min pace (actual 1:00:05)
Dec 4: Zip - off day
Dec 5: 2 miles@7:47min TM
Dec 6: 1.5 miles@7:47min TM
Total: 11.5 miles
I'm a couple pages behind, but I'll catch up tomorrow. Be careful out there!
Upcoming races:
Spartan Sprint Houston 3/11
Spartan Super Austin 5/20
Spartan Beast Dallas 10/281 -
Getfitat54 wrote: »06-Dec 1.55 this morning meets with what I hope is just a minor issue… but it sure didn’t feel like a minor issue at the time. I was only about ½ mile into my run when I got a sharp pain in my right foot, I walked for about a minute, then tried a slow jog…. No relief. The pain is located on the mid foot, towards the outside…. Any ideas, thoughts??????
@Getfitat54 I'd like to know the answer to that.
At the end stages and after my half marathon on Sunday, I had the same thing. Very sore.
Still a bit crampy when I first got up this morning, but pretty much gone this evening (Wednesday in Australia).0 -
MNLittleFinn wrote: »@Orphia that's awesome! I "could" have a different runnversary, but, that interval session was the first time I felt like I "could" become a runner. I NEVER imagined I would make the progress I have in just one year.
@MNLittleFinn Love it! Very nice shoe collection you've got already, too!
Yep, I celebrate on December 5 since that's the day I completed C25K and ran the full 5 km parkrun without stopping.
Look at us now!
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01 Dec – 6.2 km Lake Wendouree
03 Dec – 5.4 km including Albert Melbourne parkrun with my nephew
04 Dec – 21.2 km Carman’s Women’s Half Marathon 2:07:59.4
07 Dec – 5.8 km
Goals: Too many!
Love you guys. Running, dancing, music...
I used to love painting, but haven't painted for a couple of years.
Now I'm into photography.
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I was away all weekend thanks to my wonderful husband taking me away for a quiet birthday weekend. So I haven't been around to post. I am hoping to get caught up soon! Tonight was the first night back with my trainer after his vacation. I am gonna be sore tomorrow!
Ran today after only 4 hours sleep and with my new orthotics. Not a good combination. I was already feeling exhausted and the orthotics made everything up the chain tired. I am determined to get used to them as I know they will help in the long run!
Date........Miles.....Total
12/01......0.00......0.00 - + Rally
12/02......4.30......4.30
12/03......0.00......4.30
12/04......3.62......7.92
12/05......6.23....14.15 - Birthday run + Agility
12/06......4.53....18.68
12/07......0.00....18.68 - + Strength Training
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@juliet3455 You ran 12km in -23°C, feels like -30C?!
Dang it, before I read that I wanted to complain about the fact that the weather forecast here predicts -7°C for tonight... I already exchanged my usual buff headband for a woolen hat during yesterdays -2°C run, I feel like such a wimp now. My only excuse is that I'm not a Canadian
@girlinahat Sorry that you got bad news about a friend. I hope the run helped a bit to calm your mind.
@katharmonic That Santa pic is great
@HeatherMN Congratulations on your fast 5k time! And great that you can race with your husband and son.
@7lenny7 I'm a little jealous looking at your pre-Christmas shopping list, especially the Hydrapak bottle with gel dispenser inside. I didn't know such a thing exists until your post; but now I looked at pictures of it and decided I absolutely need it! I wonder if it would fit into my hydration belt instead of the bottle I use now...
@MNLittleFinn Happy Runniversary! Wow, nearly 10 minutes of your 5k time in a year? That progress is impressive, amazing!
@Orphia Happy Runniversary to you too. And like you, I now want to see those running shoe collection pics from everyone! Mostly because I hope that others will have crazy numbers of shoe too, so I can feel less guilty about my collection
@MNLittleFinn 's photo is a nice start, but I'm afraid I have more...
I made a thread in the group area for this. Go there and post all your shoe pictures!
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Not been on for a bit so just checking in. I've found a local running club and went last night for the first time it was just a run at your own pace which I quite enjoyed must have run 3.5 miles. They do speed sessions on a Thursday at a local track so going to head along to see what it's all about.
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Goal 402 -
I'm procrastinating my single mile for run streak day of 14. It was 27F when I woke up and the thought of putting on sweatpants, warming up inside, and just going out there 10 min? Apparently I'd rather run longer to make it worth the trouble. But I'll get it done. I actually cook a meal for about 50 people every Wednesday so Wednesday can be hectic (for about 2.5 years now). But tonight's meal is simple. I think I can run a mile after work. Although I thought about doing lunchtime. I don't technically get a lunch break because I gave up lunch to get off work earlier. But yeah, I could get away with it :-p1
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@shanaber - happy birthday last week! The dog friendly hotel sounded so nice! Was Hobbes good when/if you left him in the room alone? We used to have a golden retriever that we went to hotels with and he was always good. But then my husband's family from Munich came over with their little Dachshund. We went to a pet friendly hotel with them in Miami and their dog barked and cried the entire time we were gone and destroyed part of the carpet trying to escape. But in Germany the dog goes everywhere with them, so I guess he just wasn't used to being alone.
@ohhim - yesterday was miserable here in Orlando. The humidity at 4:30 was ridiculous. We are supposed to get a cold front this weekend, so say my biking friends. Well, for Florida a cold front.
I'm sore from my fall but not too bad. Back to my trainer today for lifting. Hopefully I can lift with these skinned hands. Going to run 1 mile on treadmill for the streak, or outside, if it is nice right afterwards.
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Hi guys, do you have a particular type of gloves to suggest? I tried many different ones, but my hands freeze super easilly even at 3-4C and before investing more money I thought to ask for an advice.0
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This'll be a very brief post; first, a quick welcome to all newcomers! And second, here's my run update:
02 - 11.77 miles
03 - 5.39
04 - 5.33
05 - 11.30
07 - 12.78
Total: 46.57 / 125
See...told you it was gonna be brief.1 -
12/1 - 5.35 miles on treadmill (Trek class)
12/2 - 5 miles. Pleasant for December, about 35°
12/3 - Bodypump class, then 2.25 miles on treadmill
12/4 - Planned rest day.
12/5 - 5.11 miles avoiding slippery spots.
12/6 - Bodypump class, then 2.3 miles on treadmill.
12/7 - 4 miles on the 'mill.
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Date:: :::: Miles :::: Dec total (goal = 80)
12/01/16 :::: 0.0 :::: 0.0
12/02/16 :::: 2.6 :::: 2.6
12/03/16 :::: 3.1 :::: 5.7
12/04/16 :::: 6.0 :::: 11.8
12/05/16 :::: 3.3 :::: 15.0
12/06/16 :::: 2.4 :::: 17.4
12/07/16 :::: 2.4 :::: 19.8
Another run this morning with Stella. I think we both need a rest day, but it's hard to pass up when the weather is good and roads are clear - with a pending winter storm on the way. Make hay while the sun shines, as they say.
@MobyCarp good timing to get out of town to Florida with the upcoming forecast it sounds like. I'm not sure what to hope for because I do want it to snow so I can try cross-country skiing, but I'd rather it not for running. I guess I don't get to vote so I'll just see what comes. 0 -
12/1: 5 miles
12/2: 4 miles
12/3: 4 miles
12/4: 11 miles
12/5: 5 miles
12/6: 7 miles
12/7: rest day
TOTAL: 34 miles
Rest day today for me and it's probably a good thing because my shin is pretty sore after running 34 miles in the past 6 days. We're supposed to get snow accumulation for the first time this year toward the end of the weekend and beginning of next week! Only an inch or so, but that sounds perfect - just enough to enjoy running in and get in the holiday spirit but hopefully not enough to cause traffic headaches.1 -
12/2: .5; chest/arms
12/3: 10
12/4: .5; back/shoulders/core
12/7: 2
Early morning 2 miles on the TM at home. Happy to have a run logged, but never my first choice for location. I plan to get to the gym this evening for lifting, and after that my week will be on track again. Family stuff got in the way yesterday (and that's ok). -6F wind chills out there this morning . . . the great indoors was much more comfortable!
Bonus TV review: whilst running on the TM, I watched an episode of Better Off Ted. Silly fun. Check out if you like that sort of thing!
Training for: Key West Half Marathon, Jan 15, 2017
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12/1- 5.2 miles solo+ 0.8 miles with Stella+ yoga
12/2-4.4 AM miles (last 0.7 with Stella)
12/3-11.2 miles
12/4-6.2 miles
12/5-Rest day (yoga)
12/6-5 miles Fast Finish+ strength
12/7-5.1 miles (last 1 with Stella)
Last night's run was a nightmare. I don't know why, but I am having a hard time getting myself motivated to run in the cold and the dark. It was never usually a problem for me. I think it has a little to do with the fact that my hamstring has been bothering me and the only terrain I really can run on is pretty hilly. Also, the issues with my hands numbing up is getting worse and it just drives me nuts. Anyway, I had a long day at work and didn't get home until after 7. It was late and I didn't want to deal with the hassle of getting all of that gear on, so I figured "Hey, the treadmill in my basement won't be that bad for a 40 minute fast finish run and it will be so much easier". Big mistake. It's been a while since I've run on the treadmill and now I remember why we call it the Dreadmill. 43 minutes was a sufferfest. I kept trying to vary my speed, but for some reason that doesn't make the clock turn faster! I managed to get 5 miles in and call it a day, but I won't be doing that again anytime soon.
Yesterday's dreadmill fiasco served as motivation to get my butt out in the cold, dark morning for a run today. Wasn't happy heading out, but then the sun started to come up just as I was at the top of the ridge, so I was treated to a beautiful morning sunrise that made it all worth while. Finished it up with a good mile with Stella, so the AM run put me in a good mood for the day. I will try and remember that tomorrow when I groan at my alarm and the TV telling me that it's 25 degrees outside.
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