December 2016 Running Challenge
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I can walk, cycle, swim and lift. Dag-gum everything but run!
Thanks for your sympathies!
@Elise4270 so sorry to hear that!
This is what Elise will be doing if those doctors don't clear her soon!
https://youtu.be/1PrR4PjDF8M
Haha! They look like walking snakes! I'm too fat to look that slinky!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
12/7 6.42
Total: 19.92
Upcoming Races:
12/7/16: Races For Awareness Virtual 10k for Outrun The Sun Skin Cancer Awareness
As both a doctor and the mother of a melanoma sufferer: Wear your damned sunblock!
Ticker is my goal for 2016 and total to date:
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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
12/7: 6 miles
Spent the first 2ish miles on the phone with my dad talking into my headphone mic. We've been doing tons of emailing this week about my finances; my BIG BIG BIG student loans come due next month so I'm budgeting like a mad woman, and my dad loves personal finance crap so he's been really helpful to bounce ideas off of. He's helping me budget my savings and loan repayments and helping me plan for buying a (used) car early next year. It's been a very "adulting" week, so getting back to a 35-40 mile week is helping the stress a lot.
Skimmed all the posts. This is such a prolific thread! I need to remember to check it at work, because in the evening it is just too much!
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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@Elise4270 - Bummer about not being able to run! I hope you can stay somewhat sane doing the stuff you're allowed to do.
@MNLittleFinn - When you're trying to lose weight, sometimes you have to win the battle at the grocery store rather than at the dinner table. When you're trying to stay healthy as a runner, sometimes you have to win the battle at race registration rather than during the race. This may be one of those times. It was very hard for me to pass up the Four Seasons Challenge; but I can't afford to commit to Flower City until *after* I see how my body reacts to Boston. So, no Four Seasons and if I am healthy enough to run Flower City I'll pay the higher late entry fee.3 -
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
12/7 – 6.00 easy
December total to date – 38.24
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 – One of life's little ironies is the way infrequent necessities pop up at inconvenient times. Today I went to Walmart to buy underwear, because the briefs I bought when I achieved my current waistline are wearing out. If you do have to go to Walmart in the month of December, 11 AM on a Wednesday isn't a bad time.
While I was there anyway, I looked for another pair of cheap running tights. No tights were there, but I picked up a $10 pair of base layer compression shorts (a.k.a. winter running underwear) and a $15 pair of running pants that looked like the pictures I'd seen of Siberius pants. I'm sure they're not as high quality, but for that price it's a low risk. What attracted me to them was the pockets. If I can get pockets on a $15 pair of running pants, and they work out, why spend $60 or $80?
With the temperature about right for light tights, but with a couple pair packed in case we get a cool day in Tallahassee, I went out running this afternoon in the new pants from Walmart. Loose pants feel different than tights, but they worked well enough. At 39° F (4° C), I couldn't tell how well they'd work when it gets cold; but the pockets did well enough with my cards and keys.
Not much special about today's run other than testing new clothes. 6 miles, 48:04, bring it in easy. The recovering leg complained a bit, but Garmin reported a good left/right running balance. *shrug* Maybe it's because I didn't have a good stretching session after yesterday's workout in the rain. I made sure to stretch well today.
Tomorrow I need to be up in the middle of the night to catch an early flight. I expect the next time I run, I'll wear shorts and a tee.
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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lissadecker wrote: »@OSUbuckeye906 Re: Sports - For the pro teams I am a Chicago girl all the way - Cubs, Bears, Blackhawks and Bulls! If I followed college sports (which I really don't) I would probably be an OSU fan even though I went to Purdue. My dad has always been a big Buckeye fan and at least a little of it rubbed off!
I grew up in the Chicago area, so I root for all those pro teams as well! I'd say college football is the main sport I follow though.
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Got in 3.3 miles today after a strength training session. Really concentrating on my heart rate keeping it mainly in zone 2. So let's just say I was slow. But still got it done. Plan on doing another run tomorrow. Unfortunately on treadmill as we just dropped temp significantly and am now in the teens when I have time in my schedule to run. Brrrr3
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@elise4270 - oh no! I was hoping you would be cleared. So sorry. You can still walk though, right? So you just log your walks and we will cheer you on.
@MobyCarp - new clothes! yay! Good luck at the races!
@kristinegift - oh dear on student loans. Seems like you just started working a month ago but I guess it was 6 months. So cute you were talking to him during the run.
@HonuNui - amen on the sunblock.
Made it back to my trainer today for strength training. It was tough because I am sore in strange places from my fall, so he had to modify what I was doing. Ran 1 mile on treadmill there for my streak.
12/1 - 3.2 miles
12/2 - 1.5 miles
12/3 - 45 miles biking + 1 mile run
12/4 - 27 miles biking + 1 mile run
12/5 - 4 miles
12/6 - 4 miles
12/7 - 1 mile on treadmill for streak
Upcoming races
2/5/17 - Daytona Beach HM
2/26/17 - Disney Princess HM Orlando
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Thanks for all the support everyone. @ddmom0811 @MobyCarp and @7lenny7 why do know speed walking is a thing? Haha!
I still may try to run a bit, like last month, a tenth of a mile at a time. Be darn cold on the bike... Maybe I could practice the violin on the bike trainer.
Walking miles
1---2 hours on YouTube, and a massage
2---1.7 in the rain
3,4---nada
5---5.38
6---? Where did the day go? Oh I didn't feel well.
7--- pt/bike, work test 0.25 treadmill
0/5 running miles
7.33/50+ walking miles
12/11/16 BMW Dallas Marathon, Half DNS
Run the year 2016 898.42/ 2016 (DNF)
Advisable races:
March 19th 2017 RNR Half Dallas, TX
March 26th 2017 A2A 5k Ardmore, OK
April 30th 2017 OKC Memorial Marathon, Half2 -
Date Miles MTD ------ ----- ------- Dec 01 4.4T 4.4 Dec 03 5.6 10.0 Dec 04 5.1 15.1 Dec 07 5.2T 20.3
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Got in 4 miles with my tri team after our bike ride today. Definitely miss the social element of running as I only do it once/week with others when down in Florida, but it was odd running faster than I normally would despite being a much faster racer than all of my companions (at least at this point in my life - as one was a sub-2:20 marathoner back in the good old days).
12/2 - 7 miles
12/3 - 5 miles
12/4 - 4 miles (warmup + 5K race)
12/6 - 7 miles
12/7 - 4 miles
Total: 27 miles
Goal: 180 miles
Remaining: 153 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
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7 km with the Dedicated Winter Warriors 5 runners and 5 headlamps bobbing up and down along the trails, it's cold enough that the snow actually squeaks with every step. It makes for quite the racket when you have 5 runners in a gang - hard to carry on a conversation. One of the petite young ladies had the look of "WTF am I doing" while sitting in her car putting on her glove(s) and hat(s). We weren't the only ones out on the Trails - Dog walkers and other runners coming from the other trails.
Another Chilly one- although looks like a heatwave for Sunday
December Running Goal 140km
12/01–0.0 km –140km – 0 km – YTD 1210.5 km
12/03–8.0 km –132km – 8 km
12/04–5.0 km –127km – 13 km
12/05–12.0 km –115km – 25 km
12/06–7.0 km –108km – 32 km – YTD 1242.5 km
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3.1 mile run, half mile walk, then decided to run another 1.1. I feel like I may be coming down with a cold or something. My sinuses are not happy.
Supposed to snow again this weekend. I'm itching to try out the trail shoes.3 -
Honored the tradition of the rest day
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
Dec 7: rest
Total: 11.5 miles
@greenolivetree way to keep the streak alive! If it had been at home you'd have spent the entire banquet unwinding
@louubelle16 so cool you can chat away
@elise4270 sorry to hear that
@MNLittleFinn you're right, that's a bummer of a dilemma. I don't think I'd do the HM
@MobyCarp good luck!0 -
Still in the Burbs of Chicago, and it was my coldest run ever: 22F, windchill of 6F. Once I got running, I was actually warm except for my chin and my ears. Forgot my neck warmer in Texas, and should have worn my ear warmer headband under my hat. I wore 2 long sleeve dry fit shirts, a dri fit running jacket, a hoody, and a wind breaker. I probably could have just worn 1 dri fit shirt instead of 2. Wore running tights and a thicker pair of fleece lined pants along with my ski socks. Wore thin running gloves with my new pair of Packer gloves on top. My hands were nice and warm!!
Now, I'm still trying to warm up...have the heat in my hotel room jacked up to 76.
December Running Challenge:
12/1: 4 miles, Body Pump, and yoga
12/2: Yoga
12/3: 8 miles
12/4: 11 miles, yoga
12/5: 4 miles
12/6: 50 minutes of Elliptical, 25 minutes of Strength Training
12/7: 8 mile run
MTD: 35 out of 115
2016 Races Completed:
Buffalo Boogie (5K) May 7 – 23:42
Marine Creek Trailhead Trot (5K) May 14 – 22:00
Joe’s Run (10K) June 4 – 48:04
Firecracker 5000 (5K) July 4 – 22:51
XTERRA Jurassic Trail Run (15K at Night) July 16 – 1:32:05
Clark Gardens I’m Only Half Crazy Half Marathon/5K (HM) Oct 1 – 1:48:21
Upcoming Races:
BMW Dallas Marathon (HM) Dec 11
Cowtown Marathon (Full) Feb 26
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12/2-3miles
12/3-3miles
12/4-3miles
12/5-1mile
12/7-4 miles
Total-14 miles
Goal-50 miles2 -
Update! Due to the overwhelming support and well-wishing happening for me about the job interview, I'm happy to report that I believe you guys helped shift earth on it's axis just enough...I received, and I accepted, a conditional job offer. I still have some things to get through for it to become a real offer, but it's looking good. So thank you!! I'm really looking forward to life getting better in a lot of ways. This job has some negatives, but they all do.
On a different topic... @7lenny7 do you use anything for Kody's paws when you're out in the snow? I've taken Apollo out and he does ok walking for roughly a mile and then he seems to start having issues with his feet. I can't tell if it's the cold (single and negative digits here in Denver right now) or if there is something else happening and it's presenting after that distance because of the pressure and time spent. Any ideas? @shanaber what do you think?6 -
@BeeerRunner lol! Stay warm up there 0
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MNLittleFinn wrote: »12/1- 7.04
12/2- 4.01
12/3- 10.01
12/4- REST
12/5- 5.32
12/6- 5.01
12/7- 3.01
Total: 34.4
Nominal mileage goal: 100 miles
Real goal, get into the swing of Marathon training, and get used to doing 3 days a week of some strength/core while running 35+ MPW
Today's notes: 3.01 miles running. Ran it on the treadmill because I was going to be in the gym for my XT anyway. Today was Burpee Death Drop day. Just a reminder, it looked like this:
5 burpees -> 10 inch worm
5 burpees -> 20 jumping jacks
5 burpees -> 30 push ups
5 burpees -> 40 squats
5 burpees -> 50 high kicks (per leg)
5 burpees -> 60 calf raises
5 burpees -> 70 starter jumps
5 burpees -> 80 skaters
5 burpees -> 90 push jacks
5 burpees -> 100 skaters
5 burpees -> 100 skaters
5 burpees -> 90 push jacks
5 burpees -> 80 skaters
5 burpees -> 70 starter jumps
5 burpees -> 60 calf raises
5 burpees -> 50 high kicks (per leg)
5 burpees -> 40 squats
5 burpees -> 30 push ups
5 burpees -> 20 jumping jacks
5 burpees -> 10 inch worm
You know this was killer for me when the Burpees became one of the easier things for me at the end. I think it took me like 45-50 minutes to complete this, and I was just trashed at the end. That said, no hip problems and no soreness now, but I have a feeling that DOMS could be really "fun" tomorrow.
Wow! That is killer! You rock!0
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