December 2016 Running Challenge

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  • ddmom0811
    ddmom0811 Posts: 1,881 Member
    edited December 2016
    @skippygirlsmom - wow - those holiday runs! Loved the jacket discussion. Sadly I never need a jacket for running where I am. I just have one and one long sleeve shirt. The most I've ever had to do was wear both and then I got so hot, had to remove the jacket. Since I headed to NYC Monday, I have no idea what I will wear!

    @7lenny7 - you've got some competition on your Christmas tree run!

    @MNLittleFinn - good idea to hold back on miles today!

    @louubelle16 - that pub run sounds so fun! As does your running group!


    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 (after strength training)
    12/8 - 4.47 miles
    12/9 - 1 mile on treadmill for streak (after strength training)
    12/10 - 77 miles bike and 1 mile run for streak!
    12/11 - 27 miles biking and 1 mile run for streak
    12/12 - 4 miles
    12/13 - 5 miles
    12/14 - 2.1 miles - day 21 streak + strength training
    12/15 - 4.5 miles
    12/16 - 1.5 miles
    12/17 = 44 miles biking + 1 mile run
    12/18 - 27 miles biking + 1 mile run
    12/19 - 4 miles
    12/20 - 6.07 miles
    12/21 - 5.02 miles
    12/22 - 5.4 miles
    12/23 - 2.25 miles Rest day - so this was just for the Holiday Streak!

    Upcoming races
    2/5/17 - Daytona Beach HM
    2/26/17 - Disney Princess HM Orlando


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  • _nikkiwolf_
    _nikkiwolf_ Posts: 1,380 Member
    @skippygirlsmom Those Strava holiday runs are great, thanks for sharing. The snowman is so detailed, wow.

    @MNLittleFinn Cutting that run short if you still have a chance to stave off the worst of the cold sounds reasonable. Better miss a few miles now than a week or two if you get really sick.

    @dkabambe Great run!

    @shanaber Those pants are awesome! I'm always annoyed that running pants only seem to come in black, gray or that other gray.

    @greenolivetree Yes, stairs are evil! Great exercise, but still evil >:)

  • skippygirlsmom
    skippygirlsmom Posts: 4,433 Member
    edited December 2016
    @Louubelle16 sorry I was away and just saw the rain question. Looks like everyone gave great suggestions. Honestly I wear a light wear water repellent coat and it works fine for me. Skip who has bunch better *kitten* then me wears a new balance jacket she got at Fleet Feet, she's worn it in the pouring rain and not gotten wet. I can't recall what it's called dang. She loves it.

    I posted the strava runs on our local running sit now some others have posted theirs too funny. This guy ran them on the trails, yipes!

    Ran 5 miles today with Skip.

    For those of you looking at Columbia, if you have a Kohl's near you they are are sale right now.

    @greenolivetree I buy a lot of my running stuff at Walmart, it works for me. Skip is the one with the expense running clothes ha ha. Most of her stuff is Nike or Brooks. Nike because they tend to run smaller so they fit her 85 lbs 5'1" frame and also it's the brand of choice of the school so all her "practice gear" is Nike. Brooks because they make nice looking stuff, so jackets and shoes she does Brooks.

    Oh yea joke on Skip, the Brooks water bottle she so nicely said I could have asking spending a million $ on her in Fleet Feet? It's a thermal bottle, hello score it's 14oz of keep things hot and cold yippee!!! me

  • garygse
    garygse Posts: 896 Member
    Well Steam's down, so I went for a small run instead.


    02 - 11.77 miles
    03 - 5.39
    04 - 5.33
    05 - 11.30
    07 - 12.78
    09 - 13.94
    10 - 4.19
    12 - 10.32
    14 - 12.64
    16 - 12.43
    17 - 5.33
    21 - 7.92
    23 - 5.24

    Total: 118.58 / 125
  • shanaber
    shanaber Posts: 6,423 Member
    @7lenny7 - as @mom3over40 said they gave them out with our packets but I actually brought one from a previous race. The ones in our packets were folded up in a very tiny package that is perfect for hiking, camping or an earthquake kit so I saved it :) I guess the organizers realized that us Californians are wimps in the cold and would not plan for it appropriately even if it was predicted to be in the mid-30's at the race start, so the gloves they handed out were very welcome. I wore mine for the first 3-4 miles.

    @_nikkiwolf_ - the leggings are NIke and I got them on clearance last year. I couldn't pass up the price! I agree on the blah colors. But I am starting to see some hopeful signs with prints and designs, if they weren't just darned expensive! I keep looking for clearance ones to add to my collection though :)

    @skippygirlsmom - awesome that you got at least a thermal bottle out of all of that! I would be too tempted to just buy myself something along with my daughter!

    @orphia - great picture! I may have to try it. I also discovered I can remotely use my iPhone camera from my watch so I need to play with that too!

    Getting ready to head out for a run as I am still not able to focus on getting any work done that I am supposed to be doing today!
  • 7lenny7
    7lenny7 Posts: 3,498 Member
    edited December 2016
    @BeeerRunner congrats on the new PR! That's far bigger than any race I've been in. Sounds like quite an experience.
    @greenolivetree When I used my Garmin FR220 on an indoor track, in indoor mode, it measured short. The track was 1/7th mile and after 7 laps it thought I had just run 0.93 miles.
    @HonuNui late Happy Birthday!
    @mom3over40 great photos and GREAT RACE!!
    greenolivetree wrote: »
    We came to Mayo with 1 opening appointment with gastroenterology and we walked out with about 15 other appts.
    That is the classic Mayo Clinic approach right there. Glad you made to Rochester safely. I was thinking about you guys when the snowstorm rolled through last weekend.

    @skippygirlsmom Those are some amazing GPS tracks! Don't expect anything like that out of me. I have neither the time nor the creative mind to do something like that. Of course it does help if you have an open field like that, rather than being restricted by streets, trails and paths. Still, keeping your proper spacing must be really challenging.



  • Ohhim
    Ohhim Posts: 1,142 Member
    Been focusing more on the bike the past few days, so looks like I'll be missing my target for the month. Regardless, happy with my progress for the year as I'm closing in on 2000 miles. Went out for a longish mid-day run in the 77 degree heat, but enjoyed it.

    12/2 - 7 miles
    12/3 - 5 miles
    12/4 - 4 miles (warmup + 5K race)
    12/6 - 7 miles
    12/7 - 4 miles
    12/10 - 15 miles
    12/11 - 3 miles
    12/12 - 5.5 miles
    12/14 - 7.5 miles
    12/16 - 7 miles
    12/17 - 8.5 mil
    12/18 - 7 miles
    12/19 - 5.5 miles (Monday night intervals @ 5:50 pace)
    12/21 - 4 miles
    12/23 - 10 miles

    Total: 100 miles
    Goal: 180 miles
    Remaining: 80 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 (1:40:14 HM)
    Pittsburgh Marathon - May 1 - 3:08:25
    Ironman 70.3 Augusta - Sep 25 - 4:43:56 (1:35:30 HM)
    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
  • _nikkiwolf_
    _nikkiwolf_ Posts: 1,380 Member
    Two non-running days in a row this week for me. Tuesday was a travel day, and it felt like I spent most of my time sitting around in trains or planes, but still I was wiped out when I arrived at my parents place. After a solid 11 hours of sleep, I still spend most of Wednesday lazing about, only did half an hour of strength training.

    Thursday I went for a nice relaxed run along the coast. Today was less relaxed - my legs were feeling sore from the lunges and squats I did Wednesday night, so I figured I might as well "embrace the suck" and do some stair repeats on top of that B)
    There are some long stairs (149 steps) near my parents home. I ran them four times, then I had enough and decided to head back home. Maybe I'll try to get up early before everyone else on Sunday and run them a few more times - that ought to burn at least half the Christmas meal calories at once!
  • MobyCarp
    MobyCarp Posts: 2,927 Member
    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
    12/8 – 3.78 easy
    12/9 – 3.80 course preview
    12/10 – 5.01 USATF Club Nationals Masters 8K
    12/11 – 2.57 easy
    12/12 – 10.15 easy
    12/13 – 6.21 hills
    12/14 – rest day
    12/15 – 5.25 with wind and snow
    12/16 – 6.27 easy
    12/17 – 6.40 warmup + Reindeer Run 5K
    12/18 – rest day
    12/19 – 12.00 easy
    12/20 – 6.46 easy
    12/21 – unplanned rest day
    12/22 – 5.16 easy with fast finish
    12/23 – 5.18 easy plus one stride

    December total to date – 116.47

    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 – A reprise of yesterday's route, a couple degrees warmer, with clear shoulders today. Wore a pair of Kinvaras, and they sure felt light after several days of running in Peregrines! Mile 5 came in at 7:30 even though I was feeling like it was easy, so I ran a stride from mile 5 on the Garmin to my driveway to finish the run.

    A sign of recovery is, I felt good. I felt like I could run more. But 5 miles is what I am allowed today, so that's where I stopped. I can run 13 miles tomorrow, and I'll be right where I want to be for the week. The month will come in over the nominal goal, because next week I'll target 40 miles.

    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) finished in 33:38
    December 17, 2016 Reindeer Run 5K (Rochester, NY) finished in 23:27 in the snow

    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 4, 2017 USATF Cross Country National Championship 8K (Bend, OR)
    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)

  • greenolivetree
    greenolivetree Posts: 1,282 Member
    @_nikkiwolf_ Travel is exhausting! I did more stairs today too. Only going up! I figured out going down hurts my calves so I ride the elevator down then climb up. Lol. Fitbit says 19 floors, but not all at once.
  • bmelb1
    bmelb1 Posts: 224 Member
    Date Km Today - Km for Dec.
    12/1 6.17 - 6.17
    12/4 5.77 - 11.94
    12/6 5.34 - 17.28
    12/8 3.23 - 20.51
    12/11 5.76 - 26.27
    12/13 5.67 - 31.94
    12/15 5.7 - 37.64
    12/16 2.32 - 39.96
    12/18 5.82 - 45.78
    12/20 4.79 - 50.57
    12/22 4.15 - 54.72
    12/23 4.26 - 58.98
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    Goal 75 km

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    Upcoming Races:
    Resolution Run 5km - 12/31
    Polar Hero 5km OCR? - 2/4
    Tamarack 10km - 5/27
  • RespectTheKitty
    RespectTheKitty Posts: 1,667 Member
    Spent the morning being domestic. I got laundry done and also did some cooking for tomorrow. I made a really yummy-smelling pasta salad with pesto (it's red, white and green for Christmas!) and also some cracker spread for appetizers. I'll be bringing those to my mom's tomorrow morning.

    After all that was done, I had a nice 5.4 mile run followed by some good stretching. I more than likely will not hit my 100 mile goal for December, but 75-80 is totally doable. I'll probably have to keep my goal around there for January as well, because of weather and inevitable germs making me sick.

    I hope everyone here has a very lovely holiday! I'm planning a nice long run for Christmas morning. :smile:
  • HonuNui
    HonuNui Posts: 1,464 Member
    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
    12/8 2.20 + core/strength training
    12/9 snorkel 2 hours
    12/10 rest
    12/11 6.17
    12/12 4.10
    12/13 lazy
    12/14 snorkel 15 MINUTES!
    12/15 3.60
    12/16 1.25 + core/strength training
    12/17 3.80
    12/18 rest
    12/19 6.40 (1/10th mile for each birthday....)
    12/20 lazy
    12/21 3.50
    12/22 I'm very sorry, I am behind my times. I was making vey merry today
    12/23 3.35 + core/strength training

    Total: 54.29

    Upcoming Races:
    12/7/16: Races For Awareness Virtual 10k for Outrun The Sun Skin Cancer Awareness

    Ticker is my goal for 2016 and total to date:
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  • juliet3455
    juliet3455 Posts: 3,015 Member
    A slow - relaxing 10 km along the River Bank Trails, on a very pleasant -11C day.
    Probably not going to make Goal - 5 days without a run and then 2-3 days of Christmas Travel.

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    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
    12/07–7.0 km –108km – 32 km
    12/10–5.0 km –103km – 37 km
    12/11–4.0 km –99km – 41 km
    12/14–8.0 km –91km – 49 km
    12/16–6.0 km –85km – 55 km
    12/17–2.0 km –83km – 57 km
    12/17–9.0 km –74km – 66 km
    12/18–6.0 km –68m – 72 km
    12/18–5.0 km –63km – 77 km
    12/23–10.0 km –53km – 87 km – YTD 1297.5 km
  • ashcky
    ashcky Posts: 393 Member
    12/1 - 4.2 miles
    12/2 - 35 min elliptical (hills), weight machines
    12/3 - rest (too busy with kids' bday party!)
    12/4 - 4.32 miles
    12/5 - 35 min elliptical (hills), weight machines
    12/6 - 4.21 miles
    12/7-12/11 - unable to exercise due to migraine
    12/12 - 35 min elliptical (hills), weight machines
    12/13 - 4.27 miles
    12/14 - 35 min elliptical (hills), weight machines
    12/15 - 20 min circuit training
    12/16 - 20 min circuit training, 2.3 mile walk/run
    12/17 - rest
    12/18 - rest
    12/19 - 1.4 miles
    12/20 - 35 min elliptical, weight machines
    12/21 - 3.1 miles
    12/22 - 35 min elliptical, weight machines
    12/23 - 4.2 miles

    Conpleted: 28 miles/ 40 miles (70%)
  • dkabambe
    dkabambe Posts: 544 Member
    Even though I'd originally planned on running 9k easy this morning, I decided it would be a good opportunity to do some tired tempo running instead - admittedly I was also feeling lazy and didn't fancy an hour on my feet.

    Started with 5 minute jog to warm up, then picked it up to marathon pace for 10 minutes and then a few minutes of lampost pickups - probably about 100m on/100m off. Had about a minute recovery jog when I reach the end of the path, then did another 3 slightly longer sprint intervals - probably about 200m each with the last being uphill. Taking out the warm up section I averaged about MP for 3.5km, and totalled 4.24k.

    Have one last present to get, so going to brave town centre later - I'll destress by going to the gym so may hop on the treadmill whilst I'm there to make it up to a decent distance for the day.

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    1-Dec: 6.2k easy run
    2-Dec: 11.5k - 10k tempo plus warm up/cool down
    3-Dec: 2.1k streak run [TM]
    4-Dec: 5.3k easy run
    5-Dec: 21.7k long run
    6-Dec: 8.3k 'tired' run
    7-Dec: 3.1k streak run [TM]
    8-Dec: 5.3k easy
    9-Dec: 12.6k easy
    10-Dec: 2k short run
    11-Dec: 11k - 10k tempo plus warm-up
    12-Dec: 8.2k easy
    13-Dec: 1.8k streak run
    14-Dec: 12.5k hill circuit (4 laps; 295m climbing total)
    15-Dec (AM): 5.2k inc 5k fast [TM]
    15-Dec (PM): 6k inc 5k fast
    16-Dec: 5.5k easy
    17-Dec: 2.3k streak run
    18-Dec: 2.3k streak run
    19-Dec: 5.2k easy
    20-Dec: 9.2k slight hills
    21-Dec: 2.9k tempo
    22-Dec: 2k streak run
    23-Dec: 25.7k long run [Distance PR]
    24-Dec: 4.2k fartlek run
  • Mari33a
    Mari33a Posts: 1,281 Member
    01/12 3.12 miles
    02/12 3 miles
    03/12 3 miles
    13/12 3 miles
    14/12 3 miles - there was a full moon tonight, it was lovely
    16/12 3.25 miles
    17/12 3 miles
    20/12 3 miles - start of the stormy weather
    21/12 3 miles
    22/12 3.18 miles
    24/12 3.11 miles

    Merry Christmas everyone!



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  • kristinegift
    kristinegift Posts: 2,406 Member
    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
    12/8: 6 miles + lifting
    12/9: 1 mile
    12/10: 13.1 miles
    12/11: 4.6 miles on trails
    12/12: 2 miles + lifting
    12/13: 6.1 miles
    12/14: 6 miles + lifting
    12/15: 6 miles
    12/16: 6 miles + lifting
    12/17: 4.6 miles
    12/18: 6 miles
    12/19: 6 miles
    12/20: 4 miles + lifting
    12/21: 4 miles + lifting
    12/22: 2 miles
    12/23: 3.6 miles
    12/24: 4 miles

    I'm trying really, really hard to get to 2400 miles for the year (I'm currently at 2362.50 according to Garmin Connect) but my left hip flexor is making it very difficult. It's achy and poopy and we are not getting along these days. I'm just going to have to piece together enough 4 and 6 mile runs over the next week to get it to work. And then the first week of January I'm taking a week off to let my poor little hip recover. It's been sore since Philly marathon (11/20) but then the holiday run streak started on Thanksgiving, so I'm thinking I just didn't give it enough recovery time post-race. Oops.

    Hope everyone is having a lovely holiday season!!

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    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)



  • louubelle16
    louubelle16 Posts: 579 Member
    Some hard miles this morning, but got up and got it done so tomorrow can be a rest day.

    Hope you all have an amazing Christmas everyone!

    December Running Challenge

    2nd - 3.06 miles
    3rd - 11.02 miles
    6th - 3.04 miles
    7th - 5.19 miles
    8th - 4.05 miles
    10th - 4.73 miles
    12th - 3.18 miles
    14th - 6.22 miles
    17th - 13.1 miles HM PB 1:56:20
    19th - 3.15 miles
    21st - 5.5(ish) miles
    23rd - 7.03 miles
    24th - 5.02 miles

    MTD - 74.29/80 miles

    Upcoming races:
    12th March 2017 - North London Half Marathon
    9th April 2017 - Brighton Marathon
  • katharmonic
    katharmonic Posts: 5,720 Member
    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
    12/08/16 :::: 3.7 :::: 23.5
    12/09/16 :::: 0.0 :::: 23.5
    12/10/16 :::: 7.0 :::: 30.5
    12/11/16 :::: 3.5 :::: 34.0
    12/12/16 :::: 0.0 :::: 34.0
    12/13/16 :::: 2.6 :::: 36.7
    12/14/16 :::: 2.5 :::: 39.1
    12/15/16 :::: 0.0 :::: 39.1
    12/16/16 :::: 4.0 :::: 43.2
    12/17/16 :::: 6.3 :::: 49.5
    12/18/16 :::: 3.5 :::: 53.0
    12/19/16 :::: 2.8 :::: 55.8
    12/20/16 :::: 2.6 :::: 58.4
    12/21/16 :::: 0.0 :::: 58.4
    12/22/16 :::: 0.0 :::: 58.4
    12/23/16 :::: 4.0 :::: 62.4
    12/24/16 :::: 7.6 :::: 70.0

    Christmas eve long run with the group. The rain that was forecast held off and it was nearly 40 degrees so it was kind of a treat. We had to stay on the paved roads rather than the trails because they were a mess, so that meant hills and more hills. Got it done, and now more room for pie!

    @greenolivetree - thinking of you and your husband. Good for you for getting in some workouts during this stressful time. I hope it helps. You both must have been absolutely starving after that long day.

    Happy holidays, everyone.
  • girlinahat
    girlinahat Posts: 2,956 Member
    Determined to get out to run this morning before driving to see my folks.

    Fitted in my first ever Parkrun into a 7mile jaunt. Next time I'll get there a bit later as I had a bit of a wait for the start and my muscles had gone back to cold. The route is an evil one - straight up a hill for 2k, a 0.5k flat bit, then back down the hill to the finish.

    Now a few days rest although my sister's dog will be expecting walkies.
  • MobyCarp
    MobyCarp Posts: 2,927 Member
    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
    12/8 – 3.78 easy
    12/9 – 3.80 course preview
    12/10 – 5.01 USATF Club Nationals Masters 8K
    12/11 – 2.57 easy
    12/12 – 10.15 easy
    12/13 – 6.21 hills
    12/14 – rest day
    12/15 – 5.25 with wind and snow
    12/16 – 6.27 easy
    12/17 – 6.40 warmup + Reindeer Run 5K
    12/18 – rest day
    12/19 – 12.00 easy
    12/20 – 6.46 easy
    12/21 – unplanned rest day
    12/22 – 5.16 easy with fast finish
    12/23 – 5.18 easy plus one stride
    12/24 – 13.00 paced run

    December total to date – 1290.47

    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 – Garmin says it was 43º F (6º C) when I ran this morning. It was pleasant, overcast to start with showers later in the run. There were some spots where I dodged snow, but mostly it was clear pavement and sidewalks. Wearing the road shoes worked well today.

    Today was the first time this training session that I was able to run the distance for the pace group. Since it's Christmas Eve day, the group was not well attended. There were no 9:00 pacers, so my co-pace leader Jim and I went out with a hybrid 8:30/9:00 group. After a few miles, the normal 8:30 people pulled ahead of the guy who was normally in the 9:00 group. Jim went with the faster group, and I stayed with the slower guy.

    Pacing 9:00 is not natural for me. My natural tendency is to run faster, and I have to make myself slow down for the capability of the people I'm pacing. I don't have a lot of practice at that pace, so it was an adventure. The first five miles were faster than 9:00, as we tried to split the difference; but mile 5 came in at 8:31, really too fast for the 9:00 guy. That's about where the group split. For much of the rest of the run I ran slower and slower to back off to the other guy's ability. Later I realized I was letting him drag me, and I should have been holding a 9:00 pace to pull him along. It averaged out okay, at a 9:08 average including the faster first 5 miles, and I survived. The good news for me personally is that my recovering Achilles really liked taking it easy.

    So I look at my stats: 13.00 miles (including an OCD jog around the parking lot to hit 13) in 1:58:41, for an average pace of 9:08 per mile including stops at lights and to check route directions. Mile splits were more erratic than they should be on a paced run, ranging from 8:31 to 9:46; the slower miles included stopped time at the water stop or at lights. What happens when I force myself to run that slow? Max heart rate 128, average 116. HR in Zone 1 for 1:14:52, and below Zone 1 for the rest of the time. With that low a heart rate, I wonder how Garmin computed 1009 calories burned; but that's an academic question, because I don't eat to the calories Garmin claims I burn.

    It was a nice pleasant run, with coffee and chocolate afterwards. I got in my car to head home when they were setting up for the start of the recreational Egg Nog Jog (2, 3, or 5 miles and drink a cup of egg nog afterwards). I don't need to run more miles today, and I had enough chocolate that egg nog on top of that would be inadvisable.

    Now I'll have a quiet afternoon before getting to Christmas Eve services in the evening. Couldn't plan a better Christmas Eve. I hope the rest of the group is having as good a Christmas as I am.

    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) finished in 33:38
    December 17, 2016 Reindeer Run 5K (Rochester, NY) finished in 23:27 in the snow

    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 4, 2017 USATF Cross Country National Championship 8K (Bend, OR)
    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)

  • NikolaosKey
    NikolaosKey Posts: 410 Member
    Hello!

    Goal for December: 120k

    12/1: 8k
    12/2: 2.2k (warmup for strength training)
    12/5: 6.8k
    12/6: 6.8k intervals
    12/7: 2.1k (as a warmup for strength training)
    12/9: 10.2k (easy run, quad testing)
    12/10: 8.7k (intervals)
    12/11: 6k
    12/13: 2k treadmill (leg test)
    12/14: 10.1k beach running
    12/17: 6.1k easy+strides
    12/18: 10k RACE!!
    12/20: 2k Easy treadmill
    12/21: 3k Easy soft ground
    12/24: 6.5k easy trail running

    89.7/120k

    Quad us better. Easy trail run to shakeout muscles. All went well.

    Merry Christmas everyone
  • HonuNui
    HonuNui Posts: 1,464 Member
    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
    12/8 2.20 + core/strength training
    12/9 snorkel 2 hours
    12/10 rest
    12/11 6.17
    12/12 4.10
    12/13 lazy
    12/14 snorkel 15 MINUTES!
    12/15 3.60
    12/16 1.25 + core/strength training
    12/17 3.80
    12/18 rest
    12/19 6.40 (1/10th mile for each birthday....)
    12/20 lazy
    12/21 3.50
    12/22 I'm very sorry, I am behind my times. I was making vey merry today
    12/23 3.35 + core/strength training
    12/24 4.00 Mele Kalikimaka!
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    Total: 58.29

    Ticker is my goal for 2016 and total to date:
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  • RunsOnEspresso
    RunsOnEspresso Posts: 3,218 Member
    Yesterday: 4.50
    Today: 18.18

    Total: 72.70/100

    I almost made it to 20 but my ankles & calves were killing me. It snowed yesterday & last night so I was running through slush, snow and at one point my right foot met a very cold puddle (while trying to avoid another puddle). There were hills too. Lots of them.

    I was also wearing my trail shoes for traction and had never worn them for anything quite this long.

    I am debating if I should try to do a couple miles tomorrow on tired legs to hit 20ish.
  • ddmom0811
    ddmom0811 Posts: 1,881 Member
    Yesterday afternoon I twisted my knee a little when I was opening a really tough sliding door. It was painful and then when I was walking around all was fine except every once in a while I would feel a pain. So I practiced on bike prior to heading out in the group, and all was fine on the bike. It never hurt once. Then, of course, I had my 1 mile run for the streak. I set out and told myself if there is ANY pain I would stop. No pain, but I ran very slow - like a 12 minute mile so as to not twist or trip or anything (plus by that time it was almost 80 degrees).
    So while I've been running around the house getting things ready, I am having a twinge of pain here and there if I twist. So being very careful! Hopefully it will all be fine tomorrow! Hubby and I celebrated 31 year anniversary today and since we don't have to be anywhere until 3 tomorrow we might go for a bike ride in the morning. We fly to NYC on Monday morning so I may be absent a couple days!

    @kristinegift - hope the hip flexor is okay! Take it easy!
    @9voice9 - enjoy Japan!!!
    @RunsOnEspresso - I can't imagine running with icy feet!!! Good job!
    @HonuNui - Cute picture/poem!
    @MobyCarp - lol on your OCD circle to hit 13. I know my neighbors must look out and see me run a little past my house, then back and think, what is that mad lady doing! Glad you are having a great Christmas! Enjoy!


    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 (after strength training)
    12/8 - 4.47 miles
    12/9 - 1 mile on treadmill for streak (after strength training)
    12/10 - 77 miles bike and 1 mile run for streak!
    12/11 - 27 miles biking and 1 mile run for streak
    12/12 - 4 miles
    12/13 - 5 miles
    12/14 - 2.1 miles - day 21 streak + strength training
    12/15 - 4.5 miles
    12/16 - 1.5 miles
    12/17 = 44 miles biking + 1 mile run
    12/18 - 27 miles biking + 1 mile run
    12/19 - 4 miles
    12/20 - 6.07 miles
    12/21 - 5.02 miles
    12/22 - 5.4 miles
    12/23 - 2.25 miles
    12/24 - 44 miles biking + 1 mile run


    Upcoming races
    2/5/17 - Daytona Beach HM
    2/26/17 - Disney Princess HM Orlando


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  • dkabambe
    dkabambe Posts: 544 Member
    dkabambe wrote: »
    Have one last present to get, so going to brave town centre later - I'll destress by going to the gym so may hop on the treadmill whilst I'm there to make it up to a decent distance for the day

    Loved the gym - literally had it to myself so was fab. I did another 5k fartlek on the treadmill tonight - set the incline to random and did 1min walk (4mph)/5 min run (6.2mph) intervals by time. Will update ticker etc on Boxing day.

    Hope you all have a wonderful day tomorrow. Merry Christmas everyone, Dz,x
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