January 2018 Running Challenge

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  • bride001
    bride001 Posts: 153 Member
    bride001 wrote: »
    PastorVincent wrote: »

    I know nothing about FitBit, but since you already have Garmin, using Strava is simple. Just tell Garmin to auto sync to Strava and let it do all the work. That will not bring over old data (but you can export from Run Keeper, and import into Strava), but it will mean every future run is there for you.

    I got a Garmin 235 for Christmas. Still learning how to use the watch, but how do you sync it to Strava? I downloaded the app because almost all my running friends use it. Do I do something in the Connect app to sync it to Strava?

    I did 2.0 miles on a treadmill today because raining here before we get the arctic blast and I turned on the Run Indoor feature but it kept going back to the clock face. Not sure what I did wrong - but it did not record workout.

    Got it synced!
  • Orphia
    Orphia Posts: 7,097 Member
    MNLittleFinn wrote: »
    Orphia wrote: »
    I watched SBS Insight today - their episode on 'Pushing the Limits' - about ultra-endurance athletes.

    They all seemed to say that they actually *like* pain, and want to feel pain.

    I was worried I was heading that way with my 50 km run ambition, but that's not why I want to do it. I'm not like that.

    I just love running, and challenging my thoughts, and I find winning the mental battle extremely satisfying.

    Do other distance runners here actually want to feel pain?

    There's "want" and "don't care because it's just another thing to get through on the way to my goal." I don't necessarily want to feel pain, but it is a sign that I am pushing further and longer and testing my limits, which I think is what all Ultra-runners are doing.

    Yes, this is a bit closer to how I see it. I don't want the pain, but I want to be able to fight through it should it happen.

    bride001 wrote: »
    PastorVincent wrote: »

    I know nothing about FitBit, but since you already have Garmin, using Strava is simple. Just tell Garmin to auto sync to Strava and let it do all the work. That will not bring over old data (but you can export from Run Keeper, and import into Strava), but it will mean every future run is there for you.

    I got a Garmin 235 for Christmas. Still learning how to use the watch, but how do you sync it to Strava? I downloaded the app because almost all my running friends use it. Do I do something in the Connect app to sync it to Strava?

    I did 2.0 miles on a treadmill today because raining here before we get the arctic blast and I turned on the Run Indoor feature but it kept going back to the clock face. Not sure what I did wrong - but it did not record workout.

    @bride001 Yay for your new Garmin!

    To connect it to Strava, you first need a Strava account and be logged in.

    Then go to Garmin Connect on your phone>More>Settings>3rd Party Apps and connect to Strava from there.
  • Elise4270
    Elise4270 Posts: 8,375 Member
    I'd love to have an annual goal. "Do better", would have to sum it up!

    It's very hard to do better when forward progress is seemingly impossible. Couch, donuts, Netflix.... and not running, cooking, planning... oh I could be doing PT... :grimace:
  • Elise4270
    Elise4270 Posts: 8,375 Member
    @Orphia ahhhh! You ALREADY have a run? Congratulations!

    Makes me wanna do a midnight mile!!!!
  • PastorVincent
    PastorVincent Posts: 6,668 Member
    Orphia wrote: »
    MNLittleFinn wrote: »
    Orphia wrote: »
    I watched SBS Insight today - their episode on 'Pushing the Limits' - about ultra-endurance athletes.

    They all seemed to say that they actually *like* pain, and want to feel pain.

    I was worried I was heading that way with my 50 km run ambition, but that's not why I want to do it. I'm not like that.

    I just love running, and challenging my thoughts, and I find winning the mental battle extremely satisfying.

    Do other distance runners here actually want to feel pain?

    There's "want" and "don't care because it's just another thing to get through on the way to my goal." I don't necessarily want to feel pain, but it is a sign that I am pushing further and longer and testing my limits, which I think is what all Ultra-runners are doing.

    Yes, this is a bit closer to how I see it. I don't want the pain, but I want to be able to fight through it should it happen.

    bride001 wrote: »
    PastorVincent wrote: »

    I know nothing about FitBit, but since you already have Garmin, using Strava is simple. Just tell Garmin to auto sync to Strava and let it do all the work. That will not bring over old data (but you can export from Run Keeper, and import into Strava), but it will mean every future run is there for you.

    I got a Garmin 235 for Christmas. Still learning how to use the watch, but how do you sync it to Strava? I downloaded the app because almost all my running friends use it. Do I do something in the Connect app to sync it to Strava?

    I did 2.0 miles on a treadmill today because raining here before we get the arctic blast and I turned on the Run Indoor feature but it kept going back to the clock face. Not sure what I did wrong - but it did not record workout.

    @bride001 Yay for your new Garmin!

    To connect it to Strava, you first need a Strava account and be logged in.

    Then go to Garmin Connect on your phone>More>Settings>3rd Party Apps and connect to Strava from there.

    Thanks @Orphia I was going to have to go find the docs cause I do not remember what I did :) I just know it works :lol:
  • Orphia
    Orphia Posts: 7,097 Member
    Elise4270 wrote: »
    @Orphia ahhhh! You ALREADY have a run? Congratulations!

    Makes me wanna do a midnight mile!!!!

    @Elise4270 That totally sounds like a thing you should do!
  • Orphia
    Orphia Posts: 7,097 Member
    crazychlobug09 wrote: »
    First timer here! So I've been on a weight loss journey since September of 2016, going slowly by choice, and I've lost 55ish pounds so far. January 6,2017 I joined planet fitness. The first few months probably till the end of summer I was fairly regular but hit a 2 month time where I was kind of over the measuring and logging and just wanted to not track like crazy anymore. Since Thanksgiving I've been refocused and I have a 5k next Saturday (the 13th) and I'm doing the Semper 5ive in May (its part of the Marine Marathon weekend). My January goal is 50 miles. Thanks for listening to my story!

    @crazychlobug09 Welcome! Great weight loss so far! Nice goal for January. Love how you've got 2 races planned.

  • Purplebunnysarah
    Purplebunnysarah Posts: 3,252 Member
    Congrats @eponine1984! Awesome news!

    Way to ring in the new year with a run, @Orphia. Excellent results!
  • kgirlhart
    kgirlhart Posts: 5,141 Member
    I'm in for 75 miles again in January. It may be Wednesday before I can get a run in, but I just don't think I can run if it is in the 20's. I know lots of you run in much colder weather, but I am not used to it and I don't have the proper gear for it. I may have to try that t-shirt trick @lporter229. I am one of those who hate to spend a lot of money on gear I will only use a couple of times per year.
  • shanaber
    shanaber Posts: 6,423 Member
    Elise4270 wrote: »
    I'd love to have an annual goal. "Do better", would have to sum it up!

    It's very hard to do better when forward progress is seemingly impossible. Couch, donuts, Netflix.... and not running, cooking, planning... oh I could be doing PT... :grimace:
    @Elise4270 - remember you were going to PT every time you whined or wanted to whine... Get with it :)

    @eponine1984 - Congratulations on another baby!!
    @juliet3455 - Love Calvin and Hobbes!!
  • Orphia
    Orphia Posts: 7,097 Member
    @juliet3455 Hahahaha, oh, thanks heaps!! :smile: :heart: I love Calvin and Hobbes! :smile: So sweet of you. Happy New Year, my dear friend.
  • skippygirlsmom
    skippygirlsmom Posts: 4,433 Member
    @eponine1984 congratulations!
  • greedygob
    greedygob Posts: 12 Member
    Sorry I can’t find the thread, can I have the strava group name and Facebook link? New to MFP but not to runner and would love to have people to get motivated with
  • dutchandkiwi
    dutchandkiwi Posts: 1,389 Member
    eponine1984 wrote: »
    I'm not setting any annual goals as far as running mileage goes. I'll do the half training and the half marathon unless I chicken out. We'll see how I feel after that.

    I expect I'll have to taper off and then take a big break around September 3. My husband and I just found out we're expecting our second baby! (I might have to take a break starting in August if this babe is like big brother and comes three weeks early.)

    Congrats!

  • Oberon21
    Oberon21 Posts: 13,235 Member
    LaurenFOB2301 wrote: »
    Goal is 60 miles.

    My total for December was 43.45/50 miles. Fell a bit short, but I definitely made some strides with speed, pacing and my breathing. Praying the weather breaks a bit this upcoming weekend (For Chicago, I'd be happy with temperatures in the 20s right now) so I can get back to running outside.

    Some major milestones for me since since I started running in mid-September:
    1) I can now run more than a block without getting severely out of breath! :)
    2) My average 1-mile pace is down from 14:40 to about 9:50-10:30, but apparently when I push myself, I've found I can maintain a 10:12 pace for a 5k. How in the heck does THAT work?
    3) About two years ago, my husband and I trained together for a Chicago 5k and I struggled a lot -- it was mostly mentally because he was faster than me, having started training about a month before I joined him. That year, I ran the 5k in 38 minutes. This year, I'm training on my own after a two-year hiatus and ran 3.2 miles the other day in 32:42. Progress!
    4) Self-confidence. Before September, I would not step foot on a treadmill at the gym before now. And I hated running outside, terrified someone in my neighborhood would SEE ME. Lol.

    As a Christmas gift, my dad signed me up for three races! Two 5ks in January and February and my first-ever 10k in April! A little nervous about that one.

    Goals for January and the rest of 2018:
    - Lose weight so my running speed improves (it's one of the barriers, I think, to my breathing.)
    - Control my pacing (but mostly, have patience) to run longer distances daily versus constantly trying to increase my 1-3 mile speeds.
    - At the same time, I would be overjoyed if I could run a sub-9-minute 5k. In high school, I could run a mile in about 7 minutes to 7:30. Maybe it's wishful thinking, but a girl can dream. :)

    Sounds like you made great progress, you will get there!
  • Oberon21
    Oberon21 Posts: 13,235 Member
    eponine1984 wrote: »
    So o did dismally keeping up with the December thread - got something like 800 posts behind. First goal of 2018: keep up with this thread!

    I've been slacking on running due to holiday, family, fatigue, etc. maybe getting out once a week to run. So second goal of 2018: run 3 times per week.

    I'm planning on starting a half marathon training plan since there's a half I want to do in April. I run 15-minute miles, so it'll take me half of forever to finish, but I won't embarrass myself, right?

    I got a garmin vivosmart 3 for Christmas. I mostly run on the treadmill and I haven't set my stride or anything, so my watch seems to think I'm going much faster/farther than I am. Any hints on how to calibrate it? (And if it's as easy as set a custom stride - how did I figure my stride?)

    I'm not setting any annual goals as far as running mileage goes. I'll do the half training and the half marathon unless I chicken out. We'll see how I feel after that.

    I expect I'll have to taper off and then take a big break around September 3. My husband and I just found out we're expecting our second baby! (I might have to take a break starting in August if this babe is like big brother and comes three weeks early.)

    Congratulations on your baby! I find my garmin/fitbit (I have both) don't really work correctly on the treadmill because the moving belt affects your stride and it won't measure it correctly in terms of distance. I always find it give me a lower number of steps and mileage than the treadmill data. I just use that for my treadmill runs. I do know there is an 'indoor' setting but not sure about how that works. Maybe someone here will be able to give you a better answer.
  • PastorVincent
    PastorVincent Posts: 6,668 Member
    So the big question.... today is the first day of the new year (at least on this side of international date line)... will I be stuck in meetings or will I go run.

    Also... will my gear hold up since the air temp is 0.3F currently! Might wimp out and pull all the hanging clothes of the dreadmill.
  • MNLittleFinn
    MNLittleFinn Posts: 4,271 Member
    PastorVincent wrote: »
    So the big question.... today is the first day of the new year (at least on this side of international date line)... will I be stuck in meetings or will I go run.

    Also... will my gear hold up since the air temp is 0.3F currently! Might wimp out and pull all the hanging clothes of the dreadmill.

    Go outside. it's not that cold.
  • PastorVincent
    PastorVincent Posts: 6,668 Member
    MNLittleFinn wrote: »
    PastorVincent wrote: »
    So the big question.... today is the first day of the new year (at least on this side of international date line)... will I be stuck in meetings or will I go run.

    Also... will my gear hold up since the air temp is 0.3F currently! Might wimp out and pull all the hanging clothes of the dreadmill.

    Go outside. it's not that cold.

    Honestly, I might not. I have such a hard time with my fingers and toes. Yesterday in like 10F with gloves on, my fingers were mighty cold in the few mins it took to remove the snow from the truck. 5-10 mins is what I get with gloves on.

    If I do, I will have to burn up another set of hand warmers (maybe two, a set for my toes too). At $1 a pop I guess that is not too bad.
  • MNLittleFinn
    MNLittleFinn Posts: 4,271 Member
    PastorVincent wrote: »
    MNLittleFinn wrote: »
    PastorVincent wrote: »
    So the big question.... today is the first day of the new year (at least on this side of international date line)... will I be stuck in meetings or will I go run.

    Also... will my gear hold up since the air temp is 0.3F currently! Might wimp out and pull all the hanging clothes of the dreadmill.

    Go outside. it's not that cold.

    Honestly, I might not. I have such a hard time with my fingers and toes. Yesterday in like 10F with gloves on, my fingers were mighty cold in the few mins it took to remove the snow from the truck. 5-10 mins is what I get with gloves on.

    If I do, I will have to burn up another set of hand warmers (maybe two, a set for my toes too). At $1 a pop I guess that is not too bad.

    Try mittens. Having your fingers together really helps.
  • cburke8909
    cburke8909 Posts: 990 Member
    @PastorVincent 2018 is an average of 38 miles a week. Reachable if healthy and committed all year. Much tougher if you fall behind and need to catch up.
    Treadmills have an appeal in this cold. Hoping to get my run in today.
    Happy New Year all.
  • showjumper
    showjumper Posts: 335 Member
    edited January 2018
    I’m in again will set my goal at 40 miles. Will post my ticker when I’m back home with a computer
  • deborahsmitten
    deborahsmitten Posts: 11 Member
    My goal is to run 100 hours in 2018.

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