December 2017 Running Challenge
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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
12/16 5mi
12/17 rest
12/18 5.5mi
12/19 4mi
12/20 8mi
12/21 4mi
12/22 10mi
10 miles in cloudy weather with intermittent sprinkles. I felt pretty good, tried to pace myself so that I would finish and ended up averaging 9:13 pace. This is making me hopeful I can achieve my 2 hour half marathon in March!5 -
end-of-month question?
What are your goals for this next year?
Where do you want to be a year from now?
How do you see your training evolving?
My goals this next year... i think I'm going to quit eating food that's not food. I'm going to stick to things that are real food, look like real food and I can identify what's actually in it.
Training wise, this is my year to kick *kitten*. I'm going to take advantage of getting stronger and more confident and more dedicated to training and self-improvement. I want to swim, bike and run more.
Lofty goals, eh? Let's do this.
ETA I also need to use lotion on a regular basis
(and format original post). And add I'm also going to to do 30 minutes a day, everyday of deliberate exercise. Except surgery day, I have to be there at 5am. And I'm starting now. Now's the change. 7 -
end-of-month question?
What are your goals for this next year?
Where do you want to be a year from now?
How do you see your training evolving?
Great questions, @Elise4270 . I like your goals!
2018 Goals
Injury Free Running
Successful 50M race
Good start on 100K training
Finally start a habit of strength and core training (key for the goals above)
Kick the sugar habit. I'm much better now than I was a couple of years ago but I can do much better.
A year from now I want to be running on a snowy single-track trail, in the woods, on a snowy day, with Kody.
The biggest change to my training HAS to be the addition of strength and core work. At 215 pounds, I need to have a strong core for proper body support and injury prevention if I'm going to run the miles I want to run.
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cburke8909 wrote: »@PastorVincent sorry but eating out is the issue. The only way to eat out is to plan the meal. Like Red Robin has this fantastic Avocobbo salad and the calorie total is reasonable.(You can even get away with eating some fries) The other option at Red Robin is to skip the bun. Most of their burgers are very tasty on a lettuce wrap. The same type of meal made at home is usually half the calories.
I've had that Avocabbo salad! Not too bad. I've also done the burger lettuce wrap options at different places. Also starting to watch more closely as my BF% has been creeping up again and I've been eating out more over the last week and will be when we are traveling next week.
Yesterday the 9 year old WANTED to run 6 mi. I wasn't planning on going that far, but did it to humor him. He was tired by the end but he did it. Today did 45 min water walking, a tiny bit (4 laps total) of swimming and flutter kicking with a board, PT stretching and strength and the first day of a 2 week strength program. Guessing I am going to be sore tomorrow!
I was conservative about my mileage goal for the month (90 mi) so I am going to try for stretch goal of 110 mi!
Goals this month: 90 miles, maintain weight, PT and yoga, add one day of weights per week, register for spring marathon or ultra
Day/Distance/Comments
Dec 1 Walk outside for about 30 min (rest before race)
Dec 2 Jackson 50/50 10 mile “Fun Run” 4th female finisher in this crazy steep trail race (10.2 mi total)
Dec 3 3.4 mi slow recovery run, PT
Dec 4 Water walking + PT
Dec 5 3.3 mi
Dec 6 Rest day (unintentional!)
Dec 7 3.1 mi + PT
Dec 8 Water walking
Dec 9 5.5 mi + yoga + some PT
Dec 10 12 mi + Gymnastic Bodies stretching routine + PT
Dec 11 Water walking + PT
Dec 12 5.1 mi + PT
Dec 13 3.1 mi + PT
Dec 14 4.8 mi + PT
Dec 15 Walked outside
Dec 16 4.5 mi (5K race + warm up)
Dec 17 Ran 14 mi
Dec 18 Water walking + PT
Dec 19 3.2 mi + PT + body weight
Dec 20 3.2 mi + PT + body weight
Dec 21 6.0 mi
Dec 22 Water walking, little bit of swimming, PT stretch and strength, and Day 1 2 week strength program
Goal: 90 mi
Stretch goal: 110 mi
Done: 81.4 mi
To go (to stretch): 28.6 mi
Upcoming races:
Winter Night Trail Half Marathon Jan 20
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end-of-month question?
What are your goals for this next year?
Where do you want to be a year from now?
How do you see your training evolving?
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I’m running my first half marathon race - the Shamrock in March and my goal is sub 2 hour even if my time ends up being 1:59:59
I’ll keep up my half marathon training just because I’m not sure what else to do. I’m toying with the idea of starting a beginner marathon training plan in September when my youngest starts kindergarten. It’ll be the first time all my kids are in school full-time.... but the idea of running nonstop for 4+ hours blows my mind...7 -
Soon to be running update - Even though I've been cleared to start running, I haven't yet. Partly because there's something in the back of my mind telling me my knee's not ready, partly because I have a *kitten*-ton of things to do around the house, and partly because the two college kids are home.
I ended up rescheduling my PT. It puts the first appointment out another 5 days but I'll now have *the* top physical therapist for ultrarunners in the area, rather than one who graduated 2 years ago. In a local trail runners group sh is by far the most recommended. Her husband recently won a tough 50M trail race, missing the course record by just a minute, so she's familiar with ultrarunners and how they work. I'm really looking forward to the sessions. I'm authorized for up to 4, and I'm going to try to get every single one.
In the meantime, a friend of mine who also had a knee issue, and saw this same therapist, has given me his rehab routine so I'm not waiting for PT, I'm going to get started on rehab now.
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Another 4 much needed anti-stress kms Getting there
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end-of-month question?
What are your goals for this next year?
Where do you want to be a year from now?
How do you see your training evolving?
I've got several...
1) Complete the Jessie's Girl 3K Challenge with Home Edition, then do Bikini Body 1 (then do HE again and then BB1 again). That should get me through the year (and probably into the next year since I modify to do separate running days).
2) I have not reached three milestones in my Nike running app so... run for all 12 months, run 7 consecutive days, and FINALLY do a marathon. And run a minimum of 500 miles during the year.
3) Track every day (with the exception of vacation).
4) Eat healthier (aka control myself around sweet stuff).
5) Yoga 3-5 days a week (or 15 min of stretching).
6) Lose 20-25 pounds (2 per month) and maybe 10-12% BF based on my scale (I know it isn't accurate but I want it to decrease - I have too much!)
7) Meditate and journal 3-5 days per week for my mental health, which is just as important!
I have more but they aren't health related so I won't bore you with them. LOL3 -
I forgot to mention one of my other 2018 goals. I plan on running every street in our town. I had been thinking about it for a while then earlier this month I bought a used car from a guy who had run ever street in his town and that gave me the push I needed.
Since I prefer trails, it will take longer than it otherwise would, but I think I can get it done in 2018. My guess is that it will take about 400 miles of running, including all the backtracking that will have to be done. I've printed off a poster sized map of our town. I've probably run about 25% of the town at one point or another, but rather than go back and figure out what's left to do, I'm just going to start at zero and start on January 1st, highlighting the map as I go.
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@7lenny7 Can I ask how big your town is? Because I am thinking if I tried that in Phoenix I would die. LOL
But I do love that idea!3 -
end-of-month question?
What are your goals for this next year?
Where do you want to be a year from now?
How do you see your training evolving?
I love these questions and the answers so far (@7lenny7 snowy trails with Kody sounds like pure win in 2018!).
2018 Goals:
-I only placed for overall gender twice this year, so I'd like to better that and run with the top 15% of men more consistently.
-Strong finish at LSU100 and subsequent WS100 bid
-Second BQ attempt at RDM
-Last until Monday at Lone Wolf
-Be the first woman to successfully solo RitB120
-Race with Dave Proctor in a way that is not entirely humiliating lol
-Attempt to reset course record at local half
-Check myself before I wreck myself (...more)
-6000km on the year
-start working on a goddamn blog because all these ambassador programs want you to have one
In a year from today I'd like to be stateside gearing up to run Across the Years, 6 day denomination. MFP Party???? Haha
In 2018 I would like to *start* making the training transition to ultra distances in the arena of 200 miles+ and multi-day racing. I think that will require more time than it took me to build to 100 miles, but that is just my initial impression.
Tl;dr- I want to run a lot in 2018
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end-of-month question?
What are your goals for this next year?
Where do you want to be a year from now?
How do you see your training evolving?
My goals are: Run a 50 miler before I turn 50 (hopefully in November or Dec of 2018). Lots of small goals including increasing my mileage in a significant way leading up to that one! I also want to do more intermediate to long races (15K through 50K) this year.
I will reach these goals by making a more deliberate effort to improve strength and agility along the way and completely recover from my current injuries. As a side effect of all the extra running and strength, I'd like to lose another 5-10 lbs and another 4% BF to get to 22% (according to my scale). To do this I am going to need to start logging again though. 4 -
@JessicaMcB The run across the years is the one in Phoenix? If yes, I will join at least for some of it! It's like 15-20 min from my house and like across the street from my BFF's3
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RunsOnEspresso wrote: »@7lenny7 Can I ask how big your town is? Because I am thinking if I tried that in Phoenix I would die. LOL
But I do love that idea!
Now running Phoenix would be quite an accomplishment!
My town is roughly 14.5 square miles (3.2 x 4.5) and is mostly suburban roads. There's one state highway that cuts through and if I do that, it will have to be around 6 am on a Sunday morning when they're low traffic but some light. Pedestrians seem to get killed on that road every year. I may skip it, or perhaps run in the ditch and call it a trail run.
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end-of-month question?
What are your goals for this next year?
Where do you want to be a year from now?
How do you see your training evolving?
2018 goals:
Run 4 ultra distance races
Run Zumbro in 30 hours or less
Train up well and run Superior50 in 14 or less
Run a sub-7 trail 50k.
Start letting myself think that I might be more than a nobody newbe.
Last one is going to be the hardest.
A year from now I see myself in a position to enter the lottery for superior 100. I see myself (hopefully) finally seeing myself as an ultra runner.
Tough things for me to get through.
I see my training with coach continuing on. The first 7 weeks have been a wild ride and he's an amazing coach. I want my training to evolve from "getting to ultrarunner" to getting to "faster ultrarunner"
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RunsOnEspresso wrote: »@JessicaMcB The run across the years is the one in Phoenix? If yes, I will join at least for some of it! It's like 15-20 min from my house and like across the street from my BFF's
Yes! When I confirm my entry for it (after registration for 2018 even opens obviously lol) I will let you know. Warning: I am a strange Canadian at the best of times- 6 days of racing almost guarantees I will be whacked 1 -
JessicaMcB wrote: »RunsOnEspresso wrote: »@JessicaMcB The run across the years is the one in Phoenix? If yes, I will join at least for some of it! It's like 15-20 min from my house and like across the street from my BFF's
Yes! When I confirm my entry for it (after registration for 2018 even opens obviously lol) I will let you know. Warning: I am a strange Canadian at the best of times- 6 days of racing almost guarantees I will be whacked
Haha! Y'all are gonna have to keep me updated. I need a runcation!0 -
@7lenny7 Oh, that looks like a good challenge. I'd definitely be careful with the highway and stick to the ditch.
@JessicaMcB I am a season ticket holder for the Coyotes (NHL) so there's a lot of Canadians around. I'm from Wisconsin and I've been asked if I'm Canadian based on how I say "aboot". Don't worry... I'm a bit strange myself. 0 -
What are your goals for this next year? I would like to run a 5K... with other people...in a race...end-of-month question?
What are your goals for this next year?
Where do you want to be a year from now?
How do you see your training evolving?
I also want to increase my running time to 2hrs, and just get better at running overall.
Where do you want to be a year from now? A year from now, I'd like to have accomplished the above haha! But seriously, I want to be able to say I'm a runner and that I've completed a race.
How do you see your training evolving? I'm going to add weight training and I should probably be adding stretching (which I don't do now). I'll try to add 10 minutes to my runs every month or so.5 -
end-of-month question?
What are your goals for this next year?
Where do you want to be a year from now?
How do you see your training evolving?
Good Questions @Elise4270.
Next Year's goals:
1. BQ at Flying Pig in May- It will be my first 3rd time running the Pig, but my first time running it solo. I think my marathon PR is likely behind me, but I would still like to shoot for a BQ.
2. Win my age group in at least one race- This is crazy, but with the exception of the Boston marathon, I have placed second in my AG in 6 of the last 7 races I have run. Even crazier is that it was a different person each race that came in first. Just one AG win would be nice.
3. More trail running- This is my real goal for the year. Ideally I would like to run a trail marathon before the end of 2018.
Where I want to be a year from now:
Running with limber hamstrings. Although, @7lenny7 's idea sounds pretty good too...with Stella, of course. Maybe I should make it a goal to get her to stay focused long enough to go for a real run with me! Oh, and I would like to be able to do multiple pull-ups ( I have a ways to go on that one).
How I want my training to evolve:
More focus on functional training and overall strength and fitness, less worry about improving my pace. I know this appears to go against goals 1 and 2 above, but I really don't think I need to focus on getting faster. I need to focus on staying healthy and maintaining where I am now as a runner. Doing those two things will likely result in all 3 of my goals above (with a little luck on picking the right race for #2!)5 -
So the end of year goals thread got me moving on planning my races for the upcoming year. I may need to scratch a few and may add some shorter races with my family, but here is the starting plan:
Night Trail Half Marathon Jan 20 (registered)
Spring Fling 10K Feb 3
Bound the Mound Half Marathon Feb 24
OP 50/50 50K Mar 24
DINO Eagle Creek 15K Apr 7
Glacial Esker 20 mi Apr 28
DINO Muscatuck 15K May 5
DWD Gnawbone Marathon May 19
DINO Brown County 15K Jun 2
8 h @ Brown County Jun 16-17
DINO Griffin Park 15K Jun 23
DINO Potato Creek 7K July 14
Eagle Creek Trail Marathon July TBA
Half Moon Half Aug 18
ITR 50/100 50 mi Oct 13
Tecumseh Trail Half Marathon Oct 24
Angry Turkey XC 5K Nov 17
HRH YMCA Gobble Gallop 5K Nov 22
Dirty Santa XC Dec TBA
Jackson 50/50 50 K Dec 1
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12/01 - Intentional rest day
12/02 - Run Santa Run 5k - 22:11 PR!
12/03 - 13.5 miles @ 9:24
12/04 - unplanned rest day
12/05 - 10.1 miles @ 9:21
12/06 - 10 miles @ 9:24
12/07 - Strength + 7 miles @ 9:14
12/08 - Nada
12/09 - Nada
12/10 - Nada
12/11 - 11 miles @ 9:53
12/12 - 9 miles @ 9:53
12/13 - Nada
12/14 - 10 miles @ 9:17
12/15 - Nada
12/16 - 11.5 miles @ 9:08
12/17 - Nada
12/18 - Nada
12/19 - 12 miles @ 9:33
12/20 - 13.1 miles @ 9:05
12/21 - 15.1 miles @ 9:43
12/22 - 8.25 miles @ 9:47
Big Hairy Audacious Goal: Sub 4 hours in Pittsburgh 2018!
Official Marathon PR: 4:11:28
Next Races (more as I find them):
02/10/18 - Valentine's Day 15k
03/17/18 - Shamrock Shuffle Half Marathon
05/06/18 - Pittsburgh Marathon - aiming for sub four hours.
05/12/18 - Glacier Ridge 50k Trail Ultra (I must hate myself)
2020 - Disney World Dopey! (if can raise funds)
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12/22 3.6 miles 49 mins sorry wrong date on fist post was for 21 . Bet it nice and warm in Phoenix. Getting cold here now.0
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Date :::: Miles :::: Cumulative
11/01/17 :::: 3.0 :::: 3.0
11/02/17 :::: 9.1 :::: 12.1
11/03/17 :::: 4.3 :::: 16.3
11/04/17 :::: 3.0 :::: 19.4
11/05/17 :::: 4.0 :::: 23.4
11/06/17 :::: 0.0 :::: 23.4
11/07/17 :::: 4.5 :::: 27.9
11/08/17 :::: 0.0 :::: 27.9
11/09/17 :::: 3.0 :::: 30.9
11/10/17 :::: 8.8 :::: 39.7
11/11/17 :::: 5.1 :::: 44.8
11/12/17 :::: 3.4 :::: 48.2
11/13/17 :::: 2.0 :::: 50.2
11/14/17 :::: 0.0 :::: 50.2
11/15/17 :::: 0.0 :::: 50.2
11/16/17 :::: 7.2 :::: 57.4
11/17/17 :::: 3.0 :::: 60.5
11/18/17 :::: 2.5 :::: 62.9
11/19/17 :::: 3.0 :::: 66.0
11/20/17 :::: 0.0 :::: 66.0
11/21/17 :::: 0.0 :::: 66.0
11/22/17 :::: 4.0 :::: 70.0
I lost a couple of days this week for medical test related reasons but am back up and running and all is well. A nice even number for the cumulative after today's treadmill run. 70 out of a goal of 93 miles for the month. Which means I'm 75% to my goal and the month is 71% over, so I am on track.end-of-month question?
What are your goals for this next year?
Where do you want to be a year from now?
How do you see your training evolving?
Training wise, this is my year to kick *kitten*. I'm going to take advantage of getting stronger and more confident and more dedicated to training and self-improvement.
Great questions @Elise4270, and I like to adopt your goal too!
My first goal is to figure out what I want my goal to be. I feel like this is a big year. I turn 50 this year, in November. That inspires me to do *something* big. My workload for the spring semester is very reduced this year, so I will have flexibility and more time to dedicate to myself. The timing is good. Do I want to:
a) train for a marathon, to be completed close to or even on my 50th birthday (which falls on a Sunday so it's possible)
b) train just for half marathons, and improving my average pace and fitness. Travel to destination races where possible (already have 3 likely ones schedule for 2018).
I honestly can't decide what I want, but I'm giving myself the first couple of months of the year to start figuring it out. Once I get through the winter, maybe it will become more clear to me whether a marathon is really something I'm committed to, or if I just like the sound of saying "I ran a marathon".
Either way, I also want to kick *kitten*!
Love hearing all the goals and will look forward to seeing everyone work on these over the next year!
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Tryed ticker thing .I messed it up lol0
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Tryed ticker thing .I messed it up lol
@Ralphone - That's okay. I looked at some of the issues people had with tickers before I started here, and never tried to add one. It was just too much potential busy work if it didn't work right easily the first time. And I understand how to post text.1 -
Non-running update: Got an email from the sports doc today. x-rays were negative, no signs of a stress reaction. Plan is 7 (more) days of no running, stretching, and self-massage; then test no more than 2 miles on Saturday December 30. Definitely won't run the year in miles in 2017.
And on the subject of CICO tracking . . . I don't track calories out. I track calories in, and I watch the scale. Extended periods of no running require me to be strict about compliance with calories in; currently I'm maintaining, but at a level 2 to 3 pounds higher than where I would be maintaining if I were running. Yeah, I haven't always been as strict as I should be about calories in; and mistakes are harder to overcome when I can't run.2 -
end-of-month question?
What are your goals for this next year?
Where do you want to be a year from now?
How do you see your training evolving?
I worked on goals for next year a few days ago, and here's how it looks in today's funk. In order of importance, goals for 2018 are:
1. Get healthy enough to run regularly.
2. Get healthy enough to run long distances regularly.
3. STAY HEALTHY THE REST OF THE YEAR.
4. Run Boston, finish healthy, recover well.
5. Support the GVH Supervet team in USATF Masters Grand Prix and regional cross country competitions, to the extent that does not conflict with goals 1 through 4.
6. To the extent consistent with higher priority goals, participate in the GRTC Rochester Runner of the Year series (try to win age group) and the USATF Niagara Runner of the Year Series (good luck winning the masters title when stronger runners are paying attention next year.)
A year from now I want to be . . .
. . . inside my warm home, at a computer, playing on the internet. After dark on December 22 is no time to be out on the roads around here.
Okay, less literally . . . a year from now I'd like to be healthy, uninjured, and looking forward to the December 24 Egg Nog Jog and the January 1 Resolution Run. Which won't happen for me on December 24, 2017 or January 1, 2018. Sigh.
Evolution of training: It needs to become less intense, and lower volume. How much less remains to be determined, but I can't train like an open runner and remain uninjured. I also need to learn to run local races less hard than I can. I don't need to run my best to win the 60-64 M age group in a local race; I could win most of them at marathon pace, and many at an easy pace. Save the really hard stuff for races where there's real competition, i.e. USATF Masters Grand Prix and regional cross country competitions.5 -
@Elise4270 - Those are great questions... I started thinking about 2018 goals on my way home from San Diego after the HM last Saturday. They evolved a bit more this week after a not great check in with my nutritionist. All that travel the last few months was not inconsequential to my overall health or my running. So my goals are much more focused on health which leads right into the running goals too...
What are your goals for this next year? Get back to eating more regularly (not skipping meals and eating/cooking healthier foods. Reduce my BF% as close as possible to 25% and increase my muscle mass. I think this will help my overall strength as well as make me a stronger runner and reduce susceptibility to injuries.
Where do you want to be a year from now? 1) I will be retired by this time next year so I will have lots more time to run, train and plan. 2) I want to have my BF% down, be feeling strong and run a HM PR!
How do you see your training evolving? Definitely more interval training and easing back into runs of 5-6 miles for my normal day to day tempo and easy runs. This will hopefully get me back to regularly running 100+ mile months. Retiring should give me the time to do this without meetings and travel getting in the way. In the mean time, until retirement I am setting out plans for running and training when I am traveling.4
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