December 2016 Running Challenge

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  • 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
    27/12 4.6 miles
    28/12 4 miles
    30/12 4 miles
    31/12 3miles - YAY I made it!

    Happy New Year Everyone!





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  • MNLittleFinn
    MNLittleFinn Posts: 4,271 Member
    Gonna go for my last run of 2016 in about 12 hours. Decided that, since I'm going to be hungry after the run, I'll go at 2030 so I'll be done around 2230 and have time for pizza and a Not Your Father's Root beer to ring in the new year
  • MNLittleFinn
    MNLittleFinn Posts: 4,271 Member
    @Marissaxzxzxz yay! congrats, you made it!
  • patrikc333
    patrikc333 Posts: 436 Member
    Am I the only one that started training properly drinking and having gels and then feeling uncomfortable stopped doing that?

    I hydrate a lot before and after but not during, I bet this is considered stupid by the most but after many times of feeling sick I got used to have nothing (in normal condition, in Athens we run with 26c mid October! and I had a few sips of water after 30k just in case)

    Just curious to see if there are others that are doing similarly

    Goodbye 2016, worst year of my life. My last run was yesterday, today was cycling day, left home with 2c and sunny and when I reached my dad's house there were - 4c and was foggy, really tough

    No idea of 2017 targets, prob 40 miles running and 70 miles cycling per week during no marathon training. Will see, tomorrow I'll start with my usual 16-17 miles Sunday run, hope it won't be frozen
  • MNLittleFinn
    MNLittleFinn Posts: 4,271 Member
    @patrikc333 if that works for you, then go with it. When I'm running, unless it's hot out, I run fasted and without hydration. That's only changing with marathon training because I know I've had fuelling issues on my shorter races and I don't want to bonk when I get to my race.
  • skippygirlsmom
    skippygirlsmom Posts: 4,433 Member
    @shanaber she wasn't last but close ha ha!!! The girl who won her division ran it in 2:17, she came in at 2:57. She came off the track and looked up and me and started to laugh. She sat down and said I have no clue what I just did, I said me neither that really sucked. She said I know she said I felt good my first 400m (which she was at like 1:17), she said I heard the bell and didn't even speed up. I said what was the deal? She said I don't know it was just like my head wasn't in run mode so I didn't. Okay easy enough. She has a lot of fun though, there were teams from Texas to North Carolina so she was meeting lots of other runners. She was chatting with a girl in her race while they were waiting and the girl told her what high school she was from, Skip said my cousin goes to school there he's a great baseball player and the girl "Josiah?" Skip was like yes yes! Small world.

    Happy New Year everyone, I wish you all the best in the coming year.

    @9voice9 happy birthday, hope you are having a great time
  • girlinahat
    girlinahat Posts: 2,956 Member
    @patrikc333 my first race (a 7.5k) I drank as much as I could at the start of the race, and some during. I ate a big bowl of porridge about two hours before.

    I felt awful.

    Since then I have read up on the subject of hydration, particularly Tim Noakes book 'waterlogged' and can fully appreciate that the whole 'you must drink lots' can come from dubious sources. I don't buy the idea that the body fails to realise when it is dehydrated, because, evolution.

    the last 10k race I did, I had a sip of water (maybe 100ml) at the halfway point and poured the rest over my head. I also had some jelly babies. Fuelling I think is probably more important, and I am noticing that around mile 5 or coming up to an hour out, I need something to make my legs feel lighter. I guess whether that is a gel or something depends on what my digestion can cope with while I'm out.
  • MNLittleFinn
    MNLittleFinn Posts: 4,271 Member
    @kristinegift awesome!
  • katharmonic
    katharmonic Posts: 5,720 Member
    Awesome job @kristinegift! Very impressive. Have a great new year.
  • MobyCarp
    MobyCarp Posts: 2,927 Member
    @kristinegift - 2400 miles in a year is awesome, not because of the number itself but because it means you stayed healthy enough to run pretty much all year long. Congratulations!
  • 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
    12/25 – 7.31 easy
    12/26 – 6.84 easy
    12/27 – 5.28 warmup + speed work
    12/28 – 5.30 group run
    12/29 – 6.36 warmup + speed work
    12/30 – rest day
    12/31 – 11.20 paced run

    December total – 171.76
    2016 total: 1,943.69 miles

    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 – Today was the last training run of the FF session, with 7 or 9 miles. Our nominal target pace was 8:30 per mile, but there were only four of us: myself, Jim (the senior pace leader), Jeff, and a girl whose name I didn't catch. I let Jim set the pace, because the group would be more familiar with him pacing and because he's a better metronome than I am. Jim adjusted to what the group wanted, and brought the first 7 miles in at an average pace of 8:09. (I paused my watch to give results to Jeff, who had forgotten his watch.) The next 2 miles were just Jim and me, and we had a nice conversation while not paying much attention to how fast we were running. Then I set off for 2 solo miles, because that's what I needed to fill the marathon training week mileage. Those last 2 miles were a bit faster than target, around a 7:30 pace. I ended with 11.20 miles in 1:29:34 for an 8:00 per mile average.

    Crazy thought crossed my mind: To some people, it's not a long run unless you run an hour and a half. Maybe I should have kept going for another 26 seconds?

    For December, I finished above the nominal monthly target. That's okay, the target was an estimate meant to be exceeded. For 2016, I finished with 1943.69 miles, failing to run the year in miles. I didn't even run my birth year in miles. But that's due to injury; if I'd had a running month in October instead of bringing October in at under 17 miles, I would have run the year in 2016 without trying.

    On to 2017! The major goal is to run Boston and be in good shape afterward. If I can stay healthy the whole year, running the year in miles for 2017 will just happen.

    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)

  • lporter229
    lporter229 Posts: 4,907 Member
    I just finished up my running for 2016. Ended up with 167.5 miles for December and just shy of 1800 miles for the year. Considering my goal for the year was just to stay healthy and get a good start on training for Boston, I think I did okay. Bring on 2017!
  • MNLittleFinn
    MNLittleFinn Posts: 4,271 Member
    @MobyCarp Great job getting back into the groove!
    @lporter229 Awesome running!

    To both of you, good luck with training for Boston!
  • _nikkiwolf_
    _nikkiwolf_ Posts: 1,380 Member
    I did a super short run to the bakery this morning to fetch some rolls for breakfast. And decided to do a bit of strength training as well - four "you are your own gym" workouts in a week, that's a new record for me! I'm plannning to do at least three sessions per week next year.

    My running goals for 2017 aren't completely decided yet. I got Hal Higdon's "Run Fast" for Christmas, so I'll try for a more systematic approach to speed work next year.
    I really want to run a sub-2 hour half marathon! If I can run 2:06 in 25C (77F) heat after a week of too little sleep across rolling hills, I should be able to improve enough to make it, I hope. And after that I might train for another marathon - I really enjoyed training for my first one (at least that's what I remember now a few month later :smiley: ).

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    @patrikc333 Unless it's really hot, I don't drink anything on runs less than 1.5-2 hours. But I've found that I do get thirsty (and tired) after that amount of time if I drink nothing, even on a cold winter day, so I take water with me on really long runs. With just enough salt mixed in there to keep the electrolyte balance right - from all I read, drinking only water (and lots of it) to replace lost sweat is more dangerous than drinking nothing at all.

    @MobyCarp Of course you can't just stop after 1:29:34! Everyone knows that you only train glycogen depletion/fat-burning capacity if you run for 90+ minutes, so the missing 26s are crucial :wink:
    I'm always impressed when I read about the speed and distance of your runs. I'll keep my fingers crossed for you that you'll stay healthy for Boston and afterwards in 2017!
  • KeepRunningFatboy
    KeepRunningFatboy Posts: 3,055 Member
    Great workout today. Ran three 5K's progressively faster on the TM this morning. Finished December with 200.1 miles; and finished 2016 with 2531 miles. Praise God for health and strength!
  • greenolivetree
    greenolivetree Posts: 1,282 Member
    @9voice9 Happy Birthday! And fyi: to post pics from my phone I have to bypass the app and go to the mfp website in my phone Web browser :)

    Finished the year with a 3.5 mile trail run that was exhausting :o I felt so out of shape.

    630 miles for 2017. That makes me sad. I'm trying not to beat myself up. At least I never gave up and let the injuries knock me out for good. First year I ran all 12 months whereas the previous 18 months of running I had long breaks which were equivalent to starting over from scratch several times. And maybe I'm not meant to be a distance runner.
  • ddmom0811
    ddmom0811 Posts: 1,881 Member
    @kristinegift - amazing mileage!!! Congrats.

    Well... my Holiday streak is ending early. Yesterday. I woke up around midnight so sick. We were sure my husband had food poisoning because he was so much worse that my son and DIL and her mom, who had it last week. I am not nearly as sick as my husband was.

    So.. my holiday streak ends 2 days early. I really loved doing it this year and am sad I can't run today and I know I need to rest tomorrow also. Oh well, it was fun!

    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
    12/25 - 2.5 miles
    12/26 - 1 mile
    12/27 - 5.57 miles in Astoria, Queens.
    12/28 - 5 miles in Astoria
    12/29 - 3.1 miles in Astoria, cold, rainy morning
    12/30 - 1 mile for streak


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


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  • Stoshew71
    Stoshew71 Posts: 6,553 Member
    Date Miles today - Miles for December
    12/1 6 miles - 6
    12/2 4 miles - 10
    12/3 12 miles - 22
    12/4 REST DAY
    12/5 5 miles - 27
    12/6 4 miles - 31
    12/7 REST DAY
    12/8 3.5 miles - 34.5
    12/9 REST DAY
    12/10 26.4 - 60.9
    12/11 REST DAY
    12/12 REST DAY
    12/13 REST DAY
    12/14 REST DAY
    12/15 4 miles - 64.9
    12/16 REST DAY
    12/17 REST DAY
    12/18 REST DAY
    12/19 6.5 miles 71.4
    12/20 6.2 miles 77.6
    12/21 4 miles - 81.6
    12/22 8 miles - 89.6
    12/23 5 miles - 94.6
    12/24 11 miles - 105.6
    12/25 REST DAY
    12/26 8 miles - 113.6
    12/27 10 miles - 123.6
    12/28 4 miles - 127.6
    12/29 10 miles - 137.6
    12/30 3.15 miles - 140.75
    12/31 15 miles - 155.75


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    Upcoming races:
    UAH 8K - 3/6 <<< 34:33 3 in AG
    Oak Barrel HM - 4/2 <<<< 1:38:00 3 in AG
    Bridge Street HM - 4/10 <<< 1:36:33 3 in AG
    PEO-AVN Team Day 5K - 5/4 <<< 19:10 (2.9 mi) 1 in AG 5 OA
    Cotton Row Run 10K - 5/30 << 44:57 PR
    Firecracker Chase 10.2 miler 6/25 << 1:20:22 1 in AG & 15 OA
    Huntsville Half Marathon - 11/12 << 1:35:55 2 in AG & 25 OA
    Rocket City Marathon - 12/10 << 2:44:41
    Kentucky Derby Marathon - 4/29

    Made goal on the last day. Congratulations to everyone that made goal and thank you all that participated.
    See you all in the New Year!!! Have a safe one tonight.

  • BeeerRunner
    BeeerRunner Posts: 728 Member
    December Running Challenge:


    12/1: 4 miles, BodyPump, 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
    12/8: 3:34 treadmill run. It was supposed to be 4 miles, but I cut it short to 30 minutes, because it felt like it was 80+ degrees
    12/9: Rest day
    12/10: 2 mile shakeout run and yoga
    12/11: 13.1 miles!! Dallas Half Marathon!! New PR!! (and Yoga which helped my sore legs)
    12/12: 4 miles
    12/13: XT Day: 10 minutes of rowing, 20 minutes of stationary bike, and 25 minutes of core/upper body strength
    12/14: 8 miles
    12/15: 4 miles and a Strength/Cardio class (Body Pump Instructor out)
    12/16: Yoga
    12/17: 15 miles - This was a fantastic run. I felt great, the weather was sunny and in the 60's. It was also my longest distance so far.
    12/18: 8 mile trail run - Windchill (in TEXAS) was -2 when I started the run. Just me and the girls (4 doe) out on the trails.
    12/19: 4 miles
    12/20: XT Day: Body Pump and too much other stuff to do so I didn't get the xtra cardio in like normal
    12/21: 9 miles
    12/22: 4.2 miles (35 minute tempo run)
    12/23: Rest Day / Yoga
    12/24: 8 miles
    12/25: 4 miles
    12/26: 17 miles
    12/27: BodyPump and 30 minutes on Stairmill
    12/28: 9 miles / Yoga
    12/29: 6 x 800m intervals for 4.5 miles / 60 minutes of strength
    12/30: Runner’s Yoga
    12/31: 9 miles with hills: 660’ elevation gain


    MTD: 161.2 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
    BMW Dallas Marathon (HM) Dec 11 - 1:46:23

    Upcoming Races:

    Cowtown Marathon (Full) Feb 26


    Congrats to all of you who achieved some awesome goals in 2016!! Coming into 2016 for me, I was still losing weight, and I was able to achieve that goal by March and maintain it throughout the year. Well...except on vacations...Lol! I started running a bit on the treadmill here and there in January. I never thought then that I'd be training for a marathon!!


    Wishing everyone a fun filled New Year’s Eve and a Happy New Year!!
  • Stoshew71
    Stoshew71 Posts: 6,553 Member
    2952.02 miles in 2016. Just missed 3K by less than 50 miles. Maybe that will be my goal for 2017.

    @ashcky Sorry you are feeling bad. Hope you get well soon.
    @Ohhim Run the Kentucky Derby with me at the end of April.
    @kristinegift Congrats on 2400 miles. AWESOME!!!


    And so in case anyone needs to know, the Jan 2017 Challenge is here:

    http://community.myfitnesspal.com/en/discussion/10493483/january-2017-running-challenge
  • triandtry
    triandtry Posts: 115 Member
    Resolution: join NYRR and do more races!
  • skippygirlsmom
    skippygirlsmom Posts: 4,433 Member
    @ddmom0811 feel better
    @kristinegift amazing mileage great job
    @stoshew71 fantastic miles just awesome

    See you all in January.
  • vandinem
    vandinem Posts: 550 Member 
    Date     Miles      MTD
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Dec 01     4.4T       4.4
Dec 03     5.6       10.0
Dec 04     5.1       15.1
Dec 07     5.2T      20.3
Dec 09     6.5       26.8
Dec 11     8.2       35.0
Dec 13     5.1       40.1
Dec 16     6.2T      46.3
Dec 18     6.6T      52.9
Dec 26    10.8       63.7
Dec 28     6.5       70.2
Dec 29     7.5       77.7
Dec 31     4.3       82.0

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    Well, made it, although my legs were burned out and every step a struggle ... the last run of the year turned into an Aching Metaphor the Whole of 2016. I am extremely ready for a New Year.

    Congratulations to everyone on the MFP Running Challenge Board ... it has been a great year for Running, and I am still very Happy to have stumbled across this group when I did!
  • triandtry
    triandtry Posts: 115 Member
    edited December 2016
    Mental-physical flip-flop for 2016 ... second half at least leaving me (relatively) physically burnished ... graph of running workouts :)317knwqqjtxd.png
  • triandtry
    triandtry Posts: 115 Member
    Totals for the year: ran 946 km, biked 1,513 km, swam 22,453 m ... ready for 2017! B)
  • RespectTheKitty
    RespectTheKitty Posts: 1,667 Member
    Last run of 2016 = 4 miles in mom's neighborhood

    December total = 91.85 miles

    Total for second half of 2016 (July-December) = 504.85 miles

    Try as I might, I couldn't find the totals from May and June in the old threads, so I'll just have to go with a 6-month total for 2016. If I keep at that rate, I will have no problem getting 1,000 miles in 2017.

    Happy new year everyone!
  • Strandbergm
    Strandbergm Posts: 11 Member
    For December I ended up with 50.9 miles total. My goal was 50 miles. I'm really happy with that given that it's the first time I tracked mileage per month and because running (and distance) were not my primary goal as much as general fitness.

    For January I'm planning on cutting one running day for a dedicated lifting day but will keep the same 50 mile goal.

    For 2017 in total, I'll be thrilled if I can keep some consistency and break 500 miles.

    Happy new year to everyone and congrats to everyone for keeping up with your running even if you didn't meet your goal this month.
  • garygse
    garygse Posts: 896 Member
    Well done everyone, and here's to a fantastic 2017!

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    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
    24 - 5.32
    28 - 5.23
    29 - 5.22
    31 - 5.62

    Total: 139.97 / 125
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