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December 2017 Running Challenge
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@7lenny7 I agree with @stoshew71. Skip's old running coach did that with his wife. They drove across country and ran in every state.
I want awesome back, woo could have left and hug could have been in it's place.
"woo" to me was more like this thought:
not sure why but that's my brain for you.
Didn't run yesterday because of the fog, didn't run today because it was pouring I mean pouring when I got up. I'm going to be very hard pressed to meet goal this month. I'm doing lots of hurry up and wait in the new job. Need a government badge, fill out forms, wait .... need CAC...forms and wait... need training...oops first AKO account...form and wait. Can do training tomorrow...can't get government computer until I do training.... so I wait. So this nice company is paying me to sit in my office and play. I've done all my year end training etc. ugh, makes for very long days. I upswing is I made eye and doctor appts and got them all done ha ha.
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For me, I always considered "Woo" to be the same as w00t!! or Woo-hoo! So, if you get a Woo from me, it's positive.
Can you even see who gave you a "woo"? I do not think so... but even if you could, this is a perfect example of why "woo" does not work. If you get 100 woos for good reasons and 100 for bad... you have 200 woos. Now when they start using these stats (which they said they will in 2018) they will assume you have 200 bad marks. Words like "awesome" have clearly defined uses. They need to have "woo" replaced with something clear. IMO.
They did not say what they plan to do with the stats, but I think you can see the problem pretty easily. If they never use them, then who cares? I could not even tell you what my stats are, not even sure how to look them up if I wanted to know.
Again, their house, their rules. For me, I will do my best to completely ignore it and go get ready for a run instead.
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@7lenny7 I LOVE that idea. So cool. Maybe when my kids leave the nest or decide to run with me. I can actually retire in 11 years (at 53) but I don't know if financially it will make sense. We will see.2
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@7lenny7 @seanevan10 I want to do the Arizona Trail eventually. It's about 800 miles from north to south (or south to north). Probably just hike because it would already be a huge endeavor.2
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Another 4km in the pocket. That means I am more than halfway there for the month A little behind schedule due to winter weather but not too much. My husband and I will be running a 10k Urban trail run in July we decided For him to get into running again after a few weeks of not being able to due to work commitments and for me as a first "official" run.
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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
December 16 - 18.5 km run
December 17 - rest day
December 18 - 16 km run
December 19 - Stairmaster / Strength training
December 20 - 16 km run
December 21 - 16 km run
274 km - goal 350 km1 -
All this woo-ness. Tsk tsk tsk... Get to runnin' dem legs, not the mouth mon.
Not sure why Hermies from Futurama spoke through me there... Boredom?
Not running related. My coworker had to put his dog of 15 years down yesterday. So I got him a card, 30$ to Petco and a gift certificate for 1 dog adoption at the shelter. I'm not a gift giver.... Feels wierd.
Running related. I ran..... Haha! Ok I ran the other day the max distance my doc said I could. I have more niggles. I may not look it on the outside, but the inside me is 149 years old.
This may be it for a while.
I also created a thread in the MFP running challenge group for the injured that feel like all they do in this thread is complain, or need to commiserate with other gimps. Heck, maybe if you heathies feel like shining you're little light on us with some words of encouragement... we'll take it.
No hugs. I don't like being touched. love ya4 -
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
6 miles plus 8 strides. Felt pretty good, the weather is perfect running weather. Cloudy and mid-50ies.
Afterwards I went to my kid’s school and had lunch with my 3rd grader and then with my 1st grader. It was their last day of school before Christmas break. So I had a slice of pizza, 2 cannolis, a few tortilla chips, 2 Hawaiian sweet rolls... good grief. I logged it all so dinner will have to be light!2 -
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@PastorVincent I know you did the woo. still better than a hug.2
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I ran a candy cane this morning!
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@7lenny7 - that sounds amazing! But as @stoshew71 said you need to modify your route to see all of us! Orlando! Although in the summer running here is not so fun.
You can't get your wife to come along? I think you will find it hard to just go a mile on the trails, lol. They are going to be so beautiful... you won't want to stop. Can Kody come? Then you have to find dog friendly hotels which can be difficult and when you eat out.... what does he do? That sounds so fun though!!! You definitely have to plan it out.
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Dec goal 100 miles
Dec 1.........0 miles.......MTD 0
Dec 2.......13 miles.......MTD 13
Dec 3.......10.7 miles....MTD 23.7
Dec 4.......5.3 miles......MTD 29
Dec 5.......5 miles.........MTD 34
Dec 6.......2.2 miles......MTD 36.2
Dec 7.......0 miles.........MTD 36.2
Dec 8.......3.2 miles......MTD 39.4
Dec 9.......10.2 miles....MTD 49.6
Dec 10.....11.1 miles....MTD 60.7
Dec 11.....0 miles.........MTD 60.7
Dec 12.....2.4 miles......MTD 63.1
Dec 13.....4 miles.........MTD 67.1
Dec 14.....0 miles.........MTD 67.1
Dec 15.....0 miles.........MTD 67.1
Dec 16....,3.2 miles......MTD 70.3
Dec 17.....14 miles.......MTD 84.3
Dec 18.....3.1 miles......MTD 87.
Dec 19.....2 miles.........MTD 89
Repeating Week 5 of C25K with my daughter since she got off track during the hustle and bustle of the holiday season. She wants to run her 1st 5K in January. I’m on the hunt for one in the area now. Have a great day everyone.3 -
Today was a rest day - so just one mile for the streak. I told my mom yesterday - remind me tomorrow morning - only go ONE MILE. She didn't. And I was so tempted to go farther because I absolutely love running in these 30-45 degree mornings while visiting here in VA. But I don't want to overdo it and get hurt. Although looking at my mileage - I only have 55 miles for the month ... so that is certainly not overdoing it. I have 78 for the streak, which started 8 days prior. Jeez, am I running less because I'm streaking?! Oh well, it's all good. I just didn't have time to plan it out but now that I'm on break from both the HS and university where I teach I should plan out the rest of the days!
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 + Glutes W4B
12/13 - 3 miles #RWRunStreakDay21 + arms
12/14 - 3.5 miles #RWRunStreakDay22
12/15 - 1 mile #RWRunStreakDay23 + Glutes W4C
12/16 - 3 miles — 1 mile each in GA, SC, NC #RWRunStreakDay24
12/17 - 4 miles #RWRunStreak Day 25
12/18 - 2 miles #RWRunStreak Day 26 + Glutes- W5-modified
12/19 - 8 miles #RWRunStreak Day 27
12/20 - rest day, 1 Mile for the Streak — #RWRunStreak Day 28
Daytona Beach HM - 2/4/19
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@PastorVincent I know you did the woo. still better than a hug.
Nope, I was out running. Just got back.3 -
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
12/15 - 11.5 miles @ 9:08
12/16 - Nada
12/17 - 12 miles @9:33
12/18 - 13.1 @ 9:05
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)
Sub 2 hour half-marathon with no water or fueling and almost 1000 feet of elevation. You know, that sub 4 marathon might actually be doable. I really need to find time for some actual long runs though.5 -
@lporter229
He is either pretty good with few symptoms except fatigue.....or in the hospital, there isn't much middle ground. Only going on 3 1/2 years though.
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@7lenny7 - that sounds amazing! But as @stoshew71 said you need to modify your route to see all of us! Orlando! Although in the summer running here is not so fun.
You can't get your wife to come along? I think you will find it hard to just go a mile on the trails, lol. They are going to be so beautiful... you won't want to stop. Can Kody come? Then you have to find dog friendly hotels which can be difficult and when you eat out.... what does he do? That sounds so fun though!!! You definitely have to plan it out.
I thought about meeting up with some folks to run with me but in order to do it in just 16 days, I won't be able to go too far off course and still have a chance of finishing before my vacation runs out. Trying to schedule the runs would also pose a problem. I suspect that a short run might turn into a long run in some places where the trail was just too wonderful to quit running (as you mentioned) and put me behind schedule. Or maybe I'd need more sleep (or less) than anticipated. I would LOVE to run with folks from this thread though. The likely scenario is that I'd post my anticipated schedule a day ahead of time and folks could join me if it works out for them.
I hadn't thought about bringing Kody but that might be a possibility. He'd be 12 years old by then but I do plan on keeping him in shape and at the correct weight. Hotels and eating out wouldn't be a problem. To keep the cost of the trip down I'd be camping or sleeping in the car and making my own meals and coffee. I might get a room once as a treat but will keep my creature comforts to a minimum. If something were to happen to Kody and he'd be unable to run, I'd have to cut my trip short and I'm not sure how I'd feel about that. I do love that idea though so I'll keep the possibility open.
I'm not going to list them but I've already figured out where I want to run in 13 of the 48 states. Subject to change of course. I'm expecting longer runs where I have to drive further between states and shorter runs in the east where the runs will be closer together. I figure 100 miles for the trip is realistic so that's about 2 miles per state. And there may be some bonus runs in there too in some of the larger states. Or maybe some runs where I can hit two states in a single run? Or run loops around 4 Corners monument to get 4 states in one run?
What would really make the run fun would be to talk one of my kids into going with me.
This isn't the only Big Plan I have. I also want to run the Camino de Santiago some time after retirement.
It may be just a dream, but I do hope to make it work and planning it is certainly something I enjoy.4 -
PastorVincent wrote: »Sub 2 hour marathon with no water or fueling and almost 1000 feet of elevation. You know, that sub 4 marathon might actually be doable. I really need to find time for some actual long runs though.
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