December 2017 Running Challenge
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December 1 - 10 km
December 2 - 16 km
December 3 - 5km club run / strength training
December 4 - 12 km treadmill
December 5 - 12 km treadmill
December 6 - 16 km run / strength training
December 7 - 16 km run
December 8 - 16 km run / strength training
December 9 - 16 km run / 11 km run
December 10 - 5 km club run / 16 km walk
December 11 - 16 km run / strength training
December 12 - 10 km run
December 13 - 12 km run
December 14 - 16 km run
December 15 - 18.5 km run / strength training
203.5 km - goal 350 km3 -
PastorVincent wrote: »So, of course, I ran outside. I had some new coldkit pieces to test.
Before starting my run, this is what the trail looked like:
No one had run the trails ALL day. Seriously, the snow stopped sometime in the midmorning, and I went out early afternoon and there were only animal tracks.
Temp was 17F with 11mph wind according to Weather Channel app, but it is always far windier at this location than predicted. So I put on my new UA Infrared Cold Gear hood, my jacket, my gloves, my wool darn tough socks, my wool beanie, and hit the trail.
The moment I stepped outside, my fingers INSIDE my gloves were already cold. I knew I would not make it 1/2 mile without issues, BUT I had scored 12 pairs of hand warmers for free (well with rewards points) so I activated a set and put one in each glove. Ahhhhhhh warmth.
I figure I was running in about 3 inches of snow. I always tuck my pants into my socks so no snow got in.
Wind was in my face, so pulled up the face part of the hood and trecked along.
Afer a while I got pretty hot, pulled down the face and was blasted with cold wind on my wet face for a while, then pulled it back up until I got hot and pulled down the face and was blasted with cold wind on my wet face for a while, then pulled it back up until I got hot and pulled down the face and was blasted with cold wind on my wet face for a while... I think you can see how that went.
About a mile in my hands were sweating, so I left the heater in and stuck my fingers out into the fingers part of the gloves. They almost instantly froze, so decided to stick with toasty fingers. I did not want to even think about taking the gloves off to pull out the heater.
It all went well, until I was almost back and saw I was at 9.5 miles and decided to take the long way back through the trails. Well running UP hill in ankle deep snow was no big thing... but running downhill was a bit different. I came around the corner at a faster speed (for fast finish) and hit the snow and started sliding (I am in street shoes...). Wee! I was not smart enough to slow down, I just somehow managed not to fall on my bottom.
So 10 miles, in 3 inches of snow. Was plenty warm. I think I could easily drop another 10 or 15 degrees. The only problem is hand warmers are a $1 per pair. So need to see what other options I have. Ordered a mitten thingy (mentioned up thread a few times) to see if that would work. If not, I can just buy hand warmers for when its cold.
On the way home I picked up a fleece pullover that I am hoping can give me different layering options (add it to current coldkit for really cold days, or sub it in instead of the jacket for not so cold days, etc).
Any which way, I am feeling more positive about winter training this year than I have ever before. All it takes is $100s of dollars of gear! (I have to laugh, so I do not cry! )
All this at a 9:17 pace - that's awesome PastorVincent!0 -
Thanks, @mustb60 and @Teresa502 !0
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Got in 8.1 this am. Too fast a pace at 8:30 but I was under some time constraints. I should have just run fewer miles but that didn't happen.
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Slept in until 5:45 this morning and woke up extremely tired. Star Wars was worth it.9
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12/1 - 5 miles. Still loving the warmer than average weather!
12/2 - 5 miles.
12/3 - Busy / rest day.
12/4 - 5.15 miles. This weather is nuts! It was 63° at 4:45 a.m.
12/5 - 4.75 miles. 35° temperature drop in 24 hours...Brrr!
12/6 - 3.5 'mill miles, then upper body weights / abs.
12/7 - Unplanned rest day. Didn't sleep...ZZZZZ
12/8 - 3.5 on the treadmill, then weights and abs.
12/9 - 4.5 windy miles.
12/10 - 3 'mill miles, then extremely short upper body weights.
12/11 - 5 miles.
12/12 - Rest day.
12/13 - 5 windy miles.
12/14 - 5 miles. Colder by 15° than yesterday, but way more comfortable because no *kitten* wind!
12/15 - 4 miles. Shorter than usual because my wife wouldn't stop talking so I could get out the door to run
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Non-running check-in.
Today is the 5th day in a row of now running. My knee has been getting better every day, but I'll be testing it with several miles of walking in fields every day for the next 3 days while I hunt pheasants in South Dakota with Kody and my son. There's still some mild discomfort from time to time. I'm looking forward to my appointment Tuesday.
At Costco a couple of days ago I bought a pair of ski goggles for my sub-zero, high wind runs this winter. $23 is all.
Apparently there's been a cougar sighting...or rather, a "hearing"...on the trails just 2 miles from my house where I do most of my trail running. Two gals were running the trails yesterday morning and had a mole run across the trail right in front of them. They were startled and stopped and in the immediate calm after they stopped they heard a low feline growl which be stronger and more assertive. Now there was no sighting, only hearing, so for me it's not a confirmed cougar, but we have had cougars pass through our here in the past so it very well could have. Too bad I'm laid up, I'd love to out and run those trails to see if I could find any sign. Most likely the big fella is just passing through and we won't be hearing about it again. They called the sheriff and the DNR about it and they came out to investigate but I haven't heard if they've confirmed it was a big cat. They did say they weren't going to put up any warnings unless there's another sighting.
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Just dropping this
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@juliet3455 I saw that on facebook yesterday. It made me laugh since I mostly run when everyone is asleep, so I wouldn't be avoiding them anyway.1
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Slightly chilly here...
not sure if schedule will permit a run or not, but left my new warmer shirt at home so that does not help!0 -
@7lenny7 Could you take the pheasants hunting for the big cat?
We have cougars/mtn lions here but I've never heard of them bothering people thankfully, well other than snatching the unsuspecting ankle bitter. Theres plenty of wild pigs for them hunt.
@karllundy lol! Sorry the wife cut into your run!0 -
12/1 9.75mi
12/2 4mi
12/3 rest
12/4 4mi
12/5 6mi
12/6 5.64mi
12/7 10mi
12/8 4mi
12/9 4.3mi
12/10 rest
12/11 5.5mi
12/12 4mi
12/13 9.25mi
12/14 3.31mi
12/15 10mi
10 miles at my half marathon pace. Wasn’t planning for that, but it worked out! The 3.5 servings of cheese-itz right before bed may have contributed 6 -
@juliet3455 I don't suppose you saw that shared in the Sin 7 group did you? I had it shared to my Facebook page several times lol.
@7lenny7 I too would be skeptical of saying it's definitely a cougar. Feline growling could just as easily be a bobcat. The cougars out at Wilmore are brave, they get sighted a lot for that kind of predator imo. Stay safe, don't be lunch!
Unintentional rest day yesterday- Ben came home from Fort Mac so we were busy (of course he leaves again on Monday). Unremarkable 29k this morning.
December 1- 18
December 2- 52
December 3- 20+8
December 4- 20
December 5- 16
December 6- 12
December 7- Off
December 8- 29
December 9- 28
December 10- 161 [16:28:02]
December 11- Off
December 12- 6
December 13- 10
December 14- Off
December 15- 29
409/626km
2018 Races
*Gord's Frozen A** 50K, February 19
*JAJA Trail Marathon, April 1
*Red Deer Marathon, May 20
???Lone Wolf Last Man Standing Race, June 17
*Cactus Coulee Crawl 30km, TBA June
*Eddie's Half Marathon, TBA June
*Run in the Buff 120km TBA August
*Lost Souls 100 Mile September 7
???Lewiston Trail Ultra September 29
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12/1-P90X CVX and yoga
12/2-rest day
12/3-8.3 miles
12/4- P90X3 Warrior
12/5-30 min strength training +20 min stationary bike
12/6- 5.8 miles+ P90X3 Dynamix
12/7-6.1 miles + 25 minutes strength
12/8- P90X3 Synergistics
12/9- rest day
12/10-10 miles
12/11-5.7 miles total including 0.5 w/Stella
12/12-30 minutes strength training +P90X3 yoga
12/13- unintended rest day
12/14-6.6 miles+ strength training
Good running last night. Temps were in the teens, but the wind finally relented so it felt really nice. I toured the neighborhood and looked at more Christmas lights. The houses on the far end of my subdivision are these massive 5000+ square foot homes. I usually find them kind of gaudy, but I ventured over there last night and I have to admit that the light displays on some of the houses were breathtakingly beautiful. It would have been better had it been snowing, but it was still a nice peaceful run. I also took Stella for a short run afterwards. She has had way too much pent up energy lately. On Wednesday, the neighbor girl who walks her in the afternoon was treated to a nice little scene in the family room. Apparently Stella found the new basket I had set on the bench interesting and decided to chew up its contents, which happened to be all of our Christmas cards and a Christmas book that my husband's mother had given him many years back. Now my mission is to wear her butt out so she sleeps all day instead of getting her nose into trouble.
@Bruinsgal_91- The trip to Martha's Vineyard sounds lovely. I'll bet that's a great race.
@girlinahat-I want to come run with your club!JessicaMcB wrote: »RespectTheKitty wrote: »Do not understand the treadmill hate. I run almost exclusively on it during the winter and I do not mind it at all, so long as I have something to occupy my brain while I run. Hence my current addiction to The Great British Baking Show.
I'm also a little weird in that I hate being around people, so if I can get my miles done in the comfort of my own home, all the better.
I think it's because I would much rather have terrain differentiation, hard tech, and strategic calls to occupy my mind with than an episode of Scandal. Don't get me wrong, love Scandal lol, but when I run I want to immersed in the minutia of running. I just can't get that on the misery mill.
FWIW though you are the normal one if we gauge by female I runners I know in town- they all live to binge watch shows on the mill!
We are currently redoing our basement and my husband just bought a new TV to finally replace our old console TV. It's 55 inches and has a built in Roku box and all kinds of other crap that makes it way too easy to watch anything you want. I am wondering if this is going revolutionize my feelings about the treadmill.3 -
@Elise4270 I am so excited you finally have answers and a plan forward! Also that the recovery isn't going to be so long like before. I have to say though that when I read all the posts my immediate thought was of you playing the violin while riding the stationary bikececiliaslater wrote: »@Elise4270 I know everyone else is saying boo and ouch, which is probably more appropriate, but I'm going to go with YAY! because I'm glad you have a diagnosis, a solid treatment plan, and a good prognosis! When you have a persistent injury, there is nothing better than that.
I vote YAY! for the same reason. There's nothing worse than not knowing how what the problem is or what it will take to fix it. @Elise4270 has shown she's tough so I have no doubt that she'll get through this and get back on her feets and on the trail.
...And I can (re) learn the violin that's been neglected under my bed.
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@Elise4270 I am so excited you finally have answers and a plan forward! Also that the recovery isn't going to be so long like before. I have to say though that when I read all the posts my immediate thought was of you playing the violin while riding the stationary bikececiliaslater wrote: »@Elise4270 I know everyone else is saying boo and ouch, which is probably more appropriate, but I'm going to go with YAY! because I'm glad you have a diagnosis, a solid treatment plan, and a good prognosis! When you have a persistent injury, there is nothing better than that.
I vote YAY! for the same reason. There's nothing worse than not knowing how what the problem is or what it will take to fix it. @Elise4270 has shown she's tough so I have no doubt that she'll get through this and get back on her feets and on the trail.
...And I can (re) learn the violin that's been neglected under my bed.
That could happen.
I think I'm going to start on that bike ASAP, get in the habit. I should also develop a stretching routine, maybe upper body weighs... so post op will be that much easier. Should do this.2 -
@7lenny7 - Will Kody be okay if there is some big scary cat like that?!
12/1 - 1.5 miles #RWRunStreak Day9
12/2 - 43 miles cycling + 1 mile #RWRunStreak Day10
12/3 - 40 miles cycling + 1 mile #RWRunStreak Day11
12/4 - 3.1 miles + Strength Training Glutes W3-A - #RWRunStreak Day12
12/5 - 4 miles #RWRunStreak Day 13 + strength training W3B
12/6 - 2 miles #RWRunStreak Day 14
12/7 - 1.3 miles #RWRunStreak Day 15 + strength training W3C
12/8 - 4 miles #RWRunStreak Day 16
12/9 - 7 miles! #RWRunStreak Day 17
12/10 - 1 mile #RWRunStreak Day 18 + Glutes W4A
12/11 - 3.11 miles #RWRunStreakDay 19
12/12 - 2 miles #RWRunStreakDay 20 + Glues W4B
12/13 - 3 miles #RWRunStreakDay21 + arms
12/14 - 3.5 miles #RWRunStreakDay22
12/15 - 1 mile #RWRunStreakDay23 + Glutes W4C
Daytona Beach HM - 2/4/19
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12/1 10.02 miles
12/2 14.02 miles
12/3 9.41 miles
12/4 9.01 miles
12/5
12/6 10.01 miles
12/7 10.01 miles
12/8 14.5 miles
12/9 10.85 miles
12/10 26.65 miles
12/11 8.36 miles
12/12
12/13
12/14 9.01 miles
12/15 13.13 miles
As of today: 2004.15 miles for 2017
144.98 for December 20171 -
Date Miles today - Miles for December
12/1 5 miles - 5
12/2 14.5 miles - 19.5
12/3 REST DAY
12/4 8 miles - 27.5
12/5 9.5 miles - 37
12/6 4.25 miles - 41.25
12/7 10 miles - 51.25
12/8 4 miles - 55.25
12/9 REST DAY
12/10 10 miles - 65.25
12/11 8 miles - 73.25
12/12 10 miles - 83.25
12/13 5 miles - 88.25
12/14 10 miles - 98.25
12/15 4.75 miles - 103
Elkmont Hound Dog Half (unofficial) - 1/21 << 1:46:48 2 OA
Elkmont Hound Dog Half (rescheduled) - 2/18 << 1:41:04 1 in AG & 24 OA
Kentucky Derby Festival Marathon - 4/29 << 4:09:59
Upcoming races:
Oak Barrel Half Marathon - 4/7/18
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I was up coughing all night again and slept through the alarm. Busy packing my office today and all kinds of other crazy stuff, plus trying to work.
Stressful day yesterday, the woman who hit Skip has filed a claim with her insurance and because she said Skip pulled right out in front of her they are coming after my insurance company to fix her car. I talked to them for about 15 minutes and said what does the police report say "says the accident was neutral" I said what does the diagram on the report show "there is no diagram". I said oh so we are guilty because she was hit in the side by a woman who quote "honey I didn't see you until I hit you" ugh! Never a dull moment.0 -
skippygirlsmom wrote: »I was up coughing all night again and slept through the alarm. Busy packing my office today and all kinds of other crazy stuff, plus trying to work.
Stressful day yesterday, the woman who hit Skip has filed a claim with her insurance and because she said Skip pulled right out in front of her they are coming after my insurance company to fix her car. I talked to them for about 15 minutes and said what does the police report say "says the accident was neutral" I said what does the diagram on the report show "there is no diagram". I said oh so we are guilty because she was hit in the side by a woman who quote "honey I didn't see you until I hit you" ugh! Never a dull moment.
In my state, in that situation, the last person who could have avoided the accident is at fault. I would make a diagram and take it to court - she doesn't need an at fault accident on her insurance costs. Sorry you have to deal with this.0 -
December 1 - 10 km
December 2 - 16 km
December 3 - 5km club run / strength training
December 4 - 12 km treadmill
December 5 - 12 km treadmill
December 6 - 16 km run / strength training
December 7 - 16 km run
December 8 - 16 km run / strength training
December 9 - 16 km run / 11 km run
December 10 - 5 km club run / 16 km walk
December 11 - 16 km run / strength training
December 12 - 10 km run
December 13 - 12 km run
December 14 - 16 km run
December 15 - 18.5 km run / strength training
December 16 - 18.5 km run
226 km - goal 350 km2 -
3 mile run today. The temperature was 30F but the wind was bitter cold. Yesterday in exercise class I rolled my ankle coming off the step. Thankfully it didn’t hurt on the run today. Just a little sore when I bend it certain ways. Also thankful there was only 2 other people in class to witness my fall!2
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@Teresa502 Ouch! If it makes you feel any better, my step instructor wiped out 4 different people in class on Tuesday (herself included). No serious injuries. 3 just tripped and fell, one girl rolled her ankle but was ok. Never fun, though.1
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12/1 - 3.1
12/2 - rest day
12/3 - 3.1
12/4 - 3.1
12/5 - 3.25
12/6 - 3.25
12/7 - 2
12/8 Unwanted rest day!
12/9 - .75 (sprints)
12/10 stationary bike
12/11 - 1.25
12/12 - stationary bike
12/13 - stationary bike
12/14 - stationary bike
12/15 - 2.5
22.30/80
It's been too damn cold for me this past week. Maybe I'm a wimp, but below 35, I just don't enjoy myself. I now have access to an old gym where I can run 2 days a week, and probably will be able to run in a different old gym 2 more days. Running laps around a basketball court is deadly boring, but at least I'm not freezing, falling on ice, or dealing with hills!
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December goal: 95.71 miles
12/1 3.51
12/2 5.00
12/3 rest
12/4 4.25
12/5 5.87
12/6 4.30
12/7 3.25
12/8 rest
12/9 6.01
12/10 3.13
12/11 rest
12/12 5.20
12/13 4.94
12/14 ...more ornaments...
12/15 5.10
Total 50.56
Ticker is my goal for 2017 and progress to date:
Upcoming races:
Phoenix Women's 10k 1/28/18
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juliet3455 wrote: »Just dropping this
Actually, when I had some really irritating family at home there was no way I could have become a runner. My then-wife would not have tolerated that much time spent without it being focused on her.
Water under the bridge, I learned to run in cold weather the first winter after I became a runner. It's fun, as long as I'm healthy enough to run.3 -
skippygirlsmom wrote: »I was up coughing all night again and slept through the alarm. Busy packing my office today and all kinds of other crazy stuff, plus trying to work.
Stressful day yesterday, the woman who hit Skip has filed a claim with her insurance and because she said Skip pulled right out in front of her they are coming after my insurance company to fix her car. I talked to them for about 15 minutes and said what does the police report say "says the accident was neutral" I said what does the diagram on the report show "there is no diagram". I said oh so we are guilty because she was hit in the side by a woman who quote "honey I didn't see you until I hit you" ugh! Never a dull moment.
Not to mention names, but it sounds like the woman who hit Skip is insured by Liberty Mutual. Those scumbags negotiated an accident to be 15% my fault when a guy turned left across traffic in front of me. I wasn't aggressive enough with the initial claim, just went through State Farm because I know how to deal with them. Should have gone through the hassle of filing directly with Liberty, but I trusted that things would work out correctly.1 -
Non-running check in: So this morning I felt perfectly normal. Could still feel the sore leg jogging up and down the hall while the eggs cooked, but it felt good enough to try to run a mile. Under the protocol I'd decided on, that meant I should rest today and run a mile tomorrow.
11 AM I went to see the sports doc, feeling pretty dumb because nothing hurt. Well. He's a runner, and a member of the same running club as me. I could go over the history quickly without having to explain what normal running is like; his questions were on the order of, "How many miles per week were you running before this happened?"
Turns out I've strained the outermost quadriceps muscle, I think he said vastus lateralis. Yes, he could tell it was there. Did some therapy, gave me a stretch and a self-massage to do daily, come back Monday, and don't run before then. See how I am on Monday, and maybe I can run Tuesday. But hey, you don't have anything important before Boston, right?
So I told him about the USATF Niagara Runner of the Year and how the indoor 5K on December 30 fits into that. He said, "I'm aggressive, but I don't know if I'm that aggressive. We'll see."
And that's where it stands. If things go as expected, he'll tell me to go run next Tuesday, on my own and specifically don't do the club workout.
I am so relieved that this is a muscle strain and not a ligament or tendon.10 -
@karllundy If you have deep butt pain, in the piriformis area, you might research DGS. The diagnostic tool is an EMG, and a special MRI t3 I think..
My case was caused by a blood vessel, I guess wrapped around somewhere, as well as 3 nerve branches tethering the sciatic nerve. My guy, Hal Martin, has publications on the matter. I'm part of his next study group... My posterior is a fascinating statistic.
So sometimes, no amount of PT and dedication to rehab will fix it.
Ha, Ha....that made me LOL! What some people will do to be "published". Quite seriously, I hope that this is the answer for you. You have dealt with a lot of injuries.
Will try to catch up with reading posts this weekend.
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