December 2017 Running Challenge
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JessicaMcB wrote: »@PastorVincent you've got five days man, that's only 10 miles a day, you could do it!
@JessicaMcB - I could if I was at home, but alas traveling as I am, and the responsibilities to show up and be places (family events) is blocking that.0 -
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
12/16 4.20
12/17 Christmassytheaterconcertstuff
12/18 helped dh "make" my birthday/Christmas gift: painted the kitchen/dining/library
12/19 6.5 for my 65th
12/20 4.25
12/21 4.18
12/22 3.18
12/23 2.44
12/24 3.26
12/25 worked. ate. watched Teahouse of the August Moon. Didn't run
12/26 4.40
Total 82.97
Ticker is my goal for 2017 and progress to date:
Upcoming races:
Phoenix Women's 10k 1/28/18
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Tomorrow I will run a 5k and make my goal for december
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My run today started out as maybe intervals maybe a tempo depending on how it felt... Had technology fails with a new interval app so just decided to run a tempo run but ended up turning it into intervals (by feel, HR recovery and not time) after all. Managed to get a couple down well below a 9 min pace and one even under 8 for a bit, but I could not sustain it for long. At least I know it is possible though! Followed it up with ... a good training session. Looking at going heavier - I just need to work on my grip. My hands are so stiff lately. Seeing the sports chiro tomorrow for a laser treatment on my hammie so no running. Looks like I will make my goal and maybe even a little extra!
Date........Miles.......Total
12/01......5.24........5.24 - Sleeping, running and wine tasting!
12/02......2.60........7.84 - Dog park
12/03......6.00......13.84 - more sleeping, running and wine tasting!
12/04......0.00......13.84 - Driving
+ Agility
12/05......4.37......18.21 - Birthday Intervals + Strength Training
12/06......0.00......18.21
12/07......0.00......18.21 - + Strength Training
12/08......5.41......23.62
12/09......4.45......28.07
12/10......0.00......28.07
12/11......5.34......33.41 + Agility class
12/12......3.13......36.54 - + Strength Training
12/13......0.00......36.54 - Sick
12/14......4.00......40.54 - Still sick but ran anyway and then Strength Training
12/15......0.00......40.54 - Drive to San DIego
12/16....13.10......53.64 - Holiday HM #5!
12/17......0.00......53.64 - Much needed rest
12/18......3.09......56.73 - Short recovery run + Agility class
12/19......5.04......61.77 - + Strength Training
12/20......2.62......64.39 - active rest day, had to get out in the cooler weather
12/21......4.27......68.66 - + Strength Training
12/22......0.00......68.66
12/23......8.24......76.90
12/24......0.00......76.90
12/25......5.83......82.73 - Christmas run!
12/26......4.58......87.31
My completed and upcoming races. Let me know if you will be running them too.
02/05/17 - Surf City Half Marathon
07/23/17 - San Francisco 1st Half Marathon
10/14/17 - AIM for the Cure Melanoma 5K Walk/Run
12/16/17 - San Diego Holiday Half Marathon
02/04/18 - Surf City Half Marathon
07/22/18 - San Francisco 2nd Half Marathon5 -
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
December 22 - 16 km run
December 23 - 12 km run
December 24 - 16 km run
December 27 - 16 km run / strength training
334 km - goal 350 km4 -
December goal: Keep kicking at Zumbro training
Nominal mileage goal: Let's say 120?? I really don't know. Going for like 70% trail
12/1- 7.2
12/2- 8.2
12/3- 9.5
12/4- 5.8
12/5- REST
12/6- 6.5
12/7- REST
12/8- 8.4ish
12/9- 9.1
12/10- 6.6
12/11- REST
12/12- 4.1
12/13- 6.6
12/14- 4.9
12/15- SW-LJ Rest day
12/16- 6- ugh, so slow
12/17- 8.1
12/18- REST
12/19- 7
12/20-6.7
12/21- REST
12/22-7.2
12/23- 10
12/24- 8.3
12/25- REST
12/26- 6.6
12/27- 6.7
Total: 143.7
Today's notes: Fely kind of like a wimp whe yesterday's run ended up being in warmer weather than I was expecting. Today made up for that. Air temp was -27.5F (-33c) this morning so, just about perfect for some brisk running. Assignment was 1 hour easy run. ended up running for 1:00:09 and got in just over 6.7 miles. Run felt good, though I am disappointed that I didn't have my phone. Pretty sure I had some epic eyelashes, but they al melted by the time I got to my camera.
Have a Runderful day everyone!
2018 races
3/28- END-SURE 50k
4/13- Zumbro Endurance Race 100 Mile
5/19- Superior Trail 25k (Lottery)
7/8- Afton 50k???
9/8- Superior Trail 50 mile (Lottery)
10/xx Wild Duluth 50k? 100k?5 -
I've been so busy/lazy that I haven't remembered to update my ticker daily. I finally have a quick quiet moment so ima throw em all up. Lol
December
1- 2.5mi
2- 4.3mi
3- 5.9mi
4- 2.4mi
5- 6.4mi
6- 2.8mi
7- 0mi
8- 6.2mi
9- 6.8mi
10- 7.3mi
11- 0mi
12- 0mi
13- 4.2mi
14- 6.4mi
15- 7.4mi
16- 3.2mi
17- 6.8mi
18-0mi
19- 0mi
20- 6.6mi
21- 0mi
22- 5.1mi
23- 0mi
24- 7.5mi
25- 9.2mi
26- 0mi
27- 5.6mi5 -
@shanaber I sometimes wear my yoga gloves when I am struggling with my grips. They have little gripper things. I know farmer carries help with grip strength. I don't do them enough though.0
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8.1 miles in 0 degree wheather. Baby it's cold outside.
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cburke8909 wrote: »8.1 miles in 0 degree wheather. Baby it's cold outside.
Nice running. That's a cold temp you got there.0 -
Not much running going on for me. Week before Christmas I did two short runs of 1 and 1.5 miles. My knee seems to have healed nicely. However I don't have appropriate gear for cold weather. Tomorrow warms up to 39 so I hope to run then.6
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extra time to heal up isn't necessarily a bad thing..... Holidays are always harder for getting in running. Having appropriate gear for cold is a huge thing in cooler temps.greenolivetree wrote: »Not much running going on for me. Week before Christmas I did two short runs of 1 and 1.5 miles. My knee seems to have healed nicely. However I don't have appropriate gear for cold weather. Tomorrow warms up to 39 so I hope to run then.
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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
12/16 - Unplanned rest day. Just lazy.
12/17 - Another rest day...still lazy...and a bit hungover
12/18 - 5.1 miles.
12/19 - 5 miles.
12/20 - 4 on the treadmill, then upper body weights
12/21 - Sooner than usual rest day as I plan to run every day of the rest of December.
12/22 - 5 miles.
12/23 - 4 on the treadmill, then short upper body weights
12/24 - 4 on treadmill, then way over-indulgent Christmas Eve and Day!
12/25 - Rest day - too cold / slick and gym is closed.
12/26 - 5 treadmill miles - Trek class with instructor and one other person
12/27 - 3.4 'mill miles, then quick weight / strength.
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@karllundy nice running! good job getting the weight/strength work in there too!0
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12/1 – 0
12/2 – 5 miles
12/3 – 0
12/4 – 7 miles
12/5 – 5 miles
12/6 - 0 miles
12/7 – 6 miles
12/8 - 0 miles
12/9 - 3 miles
12/10 - 7 miles
12/11 – 0 miles
12/12 - 6 miles
12/13 – 0 miles chest cold
12/14 – 5 miles
12/15 - 0 miles
12/16 - 7 miles
12/17 - 0 miles
12/18 - 5 miles
12/19 - 20 - 0 miles - WTH is with me
12/21 - 4 miles
12/22 - 0 miles
12/23 - 5 miles
12/24 - 4 miles
12/25 - 2 miles with Skip - we wanted to do more, but got a late start so off we went quick
12/26 - 0 miles
12/27 - 6 miles
77 of 100 miles
The weather man said it was 25F/-4C with 15 mph winds when I went out this morning. I brought a new running jacket yesterday with a light fleece lining. I wore it with long tights and a tank underneath, just a tiny chilly in the arms, but otherwise felt great until I ran North or East ha ha, then the wind hit me in the face and I didn't bring anything to protect my face. I did a bit of rerouting and stayed the best I could going South and West As soon as I walked in the door Skip's coach called "did you run today" "yes I just walked in" "should I have practice at 10?" "Probably not". He knows it will be Skip, her friend Kaylee and Jake will be the only ones there - the distance runners. I said I'll tell them to run 5 on their own once I temp gets over freezing. He said yeah I think that's the good idea.
Off to read the thread I've only been on my phone so replying isn't my strong suit, I'm on the computer now...still trying to finish all my training ha ha5 -
Another 5km Nearly there and I am going to make my December challenge (most likely Saturday).
This run is so terribly hard earned. I was running like a wet blanket. It just was not a good run. Number of reasons but the number one reason is christmas food in the digestive system making me feel rather uncomfortable. At least with this run I have given it a push downward of sorts.
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@dutchandkiwi I think we've all had those runs LOL
Today was plyo day. I did 3 of 4 rounds due to time constraints (I'm supposed to be working on my biz right now, just a quick pop-in). I also did regular box jumps instead of burpee box jumps because my arms are dead from yesterdays strength training. Tomorrow I run!0 -
@WandaVaughn I agree you need to come back from being ill doing whatever you feel capable of. I bet after the first run you’ll be amazed how good you feel.
@JessicaMcB I think those eyelashes might be a new fashion statement!
@Stoshew71 is out of town so the January challenge will probably be the end of the week.
@PastorVincent those are some awesome stats
@ddmom0811 I bet it’s awesome to have your girl there with you! Super job on the streak.
@shanaber what is a laser treatment on the hamstring? I don’t think I’ve heard of that. Super interval times.
@cburke8909 0 is definitely cold outside – super job on your mileage this month.
@greenolivetree glad the knee is better. Skip has a friend who is new to running, the other day she had on my tights, headband and vest when they went out to run. Her mom said it was easy to buy her stuff for Christmas this year so I got back my old Garmin, my tights, headband and my vest.
I know you all will be jealous of our Alabama snow.
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December Goal: 100 miles.
12/01 - Rest Day
12/02 - 5.0 mi - 8:51 m/m 145 AHR
12/03 - 9.2 mi - 9:17 m/m 141 AHR
12/04 - Gym Workout
12/05 - 5.0 mi - 8:53 m/m 145 AHR
12/06 - Gym Workout
12/07 - 6.0 mi - 8:54 m/m 146 AHR
12/08 - Gym Workout
12/09 - 5.1 mi - 8:57 m/m 144 AHR
12/10 - 7.2 mi - 8:45 m/m 146 AHR
12/11 - Rest Day
12/12 - 4.2 mi - 8:58 m/m 140 AHR
12/13 - 6.0 mi - 8:49 m/m 145 AHR
12/14 - 3.0 mi - 8:13 m/m 149 AHR
12/15 - 5.5 mi - 9:11 m/m 141 AHR
12/16 -Rest Day
12/17 - 8.6 mi - 9:06 m/m 146 AHR
-- Start of Hal Higdon Intermediate 1 Marathon Training --
12/18 - 3.0 mi - 9:40 m/m 140 AHR
12/19 - 5.0 mi - 9:23 m/m 141 AHR
12/20 - Gym Workout
12/21 - 3.1 mi - 8:27 m/m 145 AHR
12/22 - 5.0 mi - 8:45 m/m 148 AHR
12/23 - Rest/Travel Day
12/24 - 8.9 mi - 9:34 m/m 141 AHR
12/25 - 3.0 mi - 9:31 m/m 139 AHR
12/26 - Rest/Travel Day
12/27 - 5.0 mi - 9:33 m/m 140 AHR
Total: 97.8/100
Looks like I'm going to get to my goal easily this month and I thought it was going to be a stretch.
@katharmonic -- Thanks for the info on the RunGo app... I already had my Boston trip in November (didn't do one of the Strava route challenges, but just enjoyed the scenery around the Charles River and only got "lost" once). However, there are often times when I would like to use that feature, so will check it out.
2017 Races
02/25/17 - 26:06 - 5K Mardi Gras (not official course)
04/01 - 53:23 - 10K Jadon's Hope Bug Run (1st)
04/22 - 1:58:24 HM Garmin Oz Run (1st HM)
06/18 - 54:04 - 10K Father's Day Run (gun time)
08/05 - 24:02 - 5K Spencer Duncan
09/16 - 52:01 - 10K Kade Meyer Celebration Run (PR)
10/01 - 40:24 - 8K WWI Museum Double run (5K-25:53/3K-15:01)
10/07 - 23:37 - 5K Jared Coons Pumpkin Run (PR)
10/14 - 28:00 - 5K AIM Melanoma Virtual
11/19 - 1:53:39 HM Pilgrim Pacer (PR)
11/23 - 8K STL Turkey Trot (Did not run due to logistics)
2018 Races
04/21 - Garmin Marathon in the Land of Oz (1st Full)... The year of the Dorothy
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This morning did my strength activities followed by a run with my husband and son on the Walkway Over the Hudson in Poughkeepsie, NY. Beautiful cold morning (though not as cold as with some of you!). Phone died in the cold before I could get the family selfie at the end.
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
Dec 23 Ran 7 mi + yoga + foam rolling + strength program
Dec 24 Ran 11 mi + strength + PT + foam rolling
Dec 25 Walked 30 min outside + PT + foam rolling
Dec 26 Ran 4 mi + strength + PT+ foam rolling
Dec 27 Ran 4 mi + strength + PT+ foam rolling
Goal: 90 mi
Stretch goal: 110 mi
Done: 107.4 mi
To go: 2.6 mi
Upcoming races:
Winter Night Trail Half Marathon Jan 20
Spring Plan:
Spring Fling 10K Feb 3
Bound the Mound Half Marathon Feb 24
OP 50/50 50K Mar 24
DINO Eagle Creek 15K Apr 7
April 28 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
Longmont Half Marathon July 21
Beas Knees Citizen Run 5-6 mi July 28
Eagle Creek Trail Marathon Aug 4
Half Moon Half Aug 18
Tour de LaPorte Aug 24
ITR 50/100 50 mi Oct 13
Tecumseh Trail Half Marathon Oct 27
Angry Turkey XC 5K Nov 17
HRH YMCA Gobble Gallop 5K Nov 22
Jackson 50/50 50 K Dec 1
Dirty Santa XC 5K Dec TBA
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