December 2016 Running Challenge
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Awesome job @kristinegift! Very impressive. Have a great new year.0
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@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!
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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)
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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!3
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@MobyCarp Great job getting back into the groove!
@lporter229 Awesome running!
To both of you, good luck with training for Boston!0 -
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
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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
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!3 -
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!4
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@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
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.1 -
@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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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
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.
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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!!2 -
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-challenge1 -
Resolution: join NYRR and do more races!1
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@ddmom0811 feel better
@kristinegift amazing mileage great job
@stoshew71 fantastic miles just awesome
See you all in January.1 -
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 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
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!0 -
Mental-physical flip-flop for 2016 ... second half at least leaving me (relatively) physically burnished ... graph of running workouts
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Totals for the year: ran 946 km, biked 1,513 km, swam 22,453 m ... ready for 2017!
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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!2 -
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.2 -
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 / 1252
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