December 2018 Monthly Running Challenge
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@BruinsGal_91 Yes, I'm a little geeky with the run tracking spread sheet though I've resisted the urge to graph the data.
Did a track workout yesterday and felt my right hamstring and upper calf twinged after 2 miles of warming up. I've had off and on trouble with the hamstring when I try to do speed work but the right calf is a new thing.
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I did this in a race with a multiple-looped course once. Worked great!_nikkiwolf_ wrote: »
I've never run on an indoor track (and am pretty sure that none even exists anywhere nearby), so I won't have to try. But I was just thinking that an alternative would be candies like jelly beans. You take the right amount with you, and eat one for each lap. Counting and carb fueling in one!PastorVincent wrote: »Another trick for tracks is to carry pennies. Drop a penny each lap, and when you run out stop. Though 177 pennies would be a lot to deal with
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Big sale on Under Armour right now, big enough that some of it is actually reasonably priced. This article has the links and coupons:
https://9to5toys.com/2018/12/03/under-armour-december-sale/2 -
@BruinsGal_91 Yes, I'm a little geeky with the run tracking spread sheet though I've resisted the urge to graph the data.
Did a track workout yesterday and felt my right hamstring and upper calf twinged after 2 miles of warming up. I've had off and on trouble with the hamstring when I try to do speed work but the right calf is a new thing.
Whaaa? The only reason to use a spreadsheet is to look at trend data. I love graphs and charts!
Hope the hamstring/calf is nothing! Id hate to see it ruin a perfectly good spreadsheet/graph. 5 -
Whaaa? The only reason to use a spreadsheet is to look at trend data. I love graphs and charts!
Hope the hamstring/calf is nothing! Id hate to see it ruin a perfectly good spreadsheet/graph. Thanks @Elise4270! I know but I already get my fill of spreadsheets at work. If I graph it I know I'll get trapped into an analysis/manipulation vortex and then it wouldn't be as fun. My race results are where I really track my progress.4 -
I saw the physio yesterday and he tells me my calf/achilles/general leg pain is nerve related. I've been given a series of exercises to get the nerve moving (apparently it can move 10cm which surprised me) rather than stretching it. Once it has calmed down (3-6 weeks) we will shift focus improving the range of motion in my calves (he's not blaming years of wearing high heels for my shorten calf muscles, but he's not not blaming it!).
Upshot is, we're working on a solution and I should be back running before Christmas, with a bit of luck!20 -
December goal: 60 miles
12/1: 5.11 miles
12/4: 6.25 miles
12/5: 3.11 miles
14.47/60 miles completed
I went ahead and ran at lunch. 3.11 uneventful miles. I ran to the cemetery and did a loop there and then ran to the park and ran the path there and then headed home. It was a nice run and I'm glad I got it done. Hopefully this evening I will actually get my Christmas decorations up.
2018 races:
5/19/18: Run for 57th AHC Half Marathon - 2:43:59.7. - 2nd place AG
10/6/18: Old Rip 5K Run - PR 29:43.5, 2nd place AG
11/10/18: Wags & Whiskers 5K - 30.05 official time - 1st place female/3rd overall11 -
12-1 7k easy
12-2 10.5k slow
12-3 7k recovery
12-4 rest
12-5 7k easy
December Total: 31.5k
December Goal: 100k
Next year when you pop in here claiming your December 2019 mileage, what accomplishments will you have made?
Run at least 4 5k races.
Get under 30:00 and a PR for 5k.
Average at least 135k per month, which would put me over 1,000 miles for the year.
Didn't get to run until this afternoon. Tried to run toward the quick end of my easy window.
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Today I got to run 4.09 miles. It was 29 degrees and very lightly snowing. I wore Peregrines, crew socks, trail leggings, running shorts, butt coat, racerback, long sleeved tech shirt, long sleeved tee shirt, windbreaker, sleeves, gloves, buff, and headband. I managed to get ready in just under 20 minutes, which felt like an improvement over past efforts.
I've decided that since I’m still on the steep part of the winter running learning curve, I’d make a point to write down lessons I learn from my runs. So today I learned:
- Trail shoes aren’t really necessary on the paths around the lake when it hasn’t seen new accumulation in a couple of days, but are really useful on the sidewalks leading to and from the lake. For the race this weekend (three laps around the similarly-trafficked next lake over) I’m going to wear the Ghosts but have my husband keep the Peregrines if I want to change after the first lap.
- When wearing the Peregrines I really need to pay attention to my footfalls. My usual gait seems to hurt my ankles, I’m thinking because I’ve gotten used to the high drop on the Ghosts. Aiming to hit more on my forefoot rather than mid-foot seemed to help.
- Nothing will really keep my butt warm, but shorts over leggings under the butt coat is the best I’ve found so far.
- There are a lot more winter runners around here than I expected. I was passed by or crossed paths with maybe a dozen people. Minnesotans are a special kind of people.
- Microwave popcorn is a lovely post-run snack.
@ctlaws44, @Elise4270: I haven’t graphed my running data yet, but knowing that I can if I want makes me happy.
December Total: 4.09 miles7 -
@rheddmobile - lol - your husband speaks the truth!
@kgirlhart - so sorry about your loss. It's nice you got some runs in despite it all.
Came home from work, changed and got in a daylight run. Just 3 miles. Arms are really sore so I may not lift tomorrow and just do a run. Unless I wake up and they feel great. This cold is finally almost gone!
12/1 - 4 miles + transform app - upper body. RwRunStreak Day 10
12/2 - 1 mile + 25 miles cycling #RwRunStreak Day 11
12/3 - 1 Mile + transform App - legs #RwRunStreak Day 12
12/4 - 5 miles #RwRunStreak Day 13
12/5 - Transform App - legs/abs + 3 miles #RwRunStreak Day 14
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Only in America do we have to put instructions on socks
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Easy 8 miles this evening. Only after 6 did it truly feel easy. Temp felt good when I started (sun was up). Colder than *&^% about half way through when the sun went down.
Happy birthday to me.
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December Running Totals (miles)
12/1 – 18.15 partly paced run
12/2 – 8.24 easy
12/3 – rest day
12/4 – 6.51 easy with a few fartleks
12/5 – 6.31 easy
December running total to date – 39.21
Nominal December mileage goal: 160 miles
Real Goals: Recover from the strained hamstring. Work back to running faster only as the hamstring allows. Run Freezeroo #1 as allowed by my physical condition on race day, with a blind eye toward age group standings. Have a solid base of 40 miles per week by the end of December to start Boston training.
Today's notes – Sports doc appointment this afternoon. Went in thinking this would be the last appointment for the hamstring, and he came to the same conclusion. Told him how things went, and that I was thinking maybe running 4 x 800 at T next Tuesday. He said before the, do 4 to 6 pick-ups in an easy run, much like I did yesterday. Also, there wasn't much to work on with the hamstring. Call him back if I have problems, otherwise ease back into a normal training routine.
Got out to run a bit before 6 PM. It was full dark, but the worst of the rush hour traffic was done. Ran a familiar route around the neighborhood, enjoyed seeing a lot of Christmas lights, and just plain didn't worry about running too hard. Not that I ran super hard today; I might have had some segments at marathon pace, but it was mostly easy.
2018 races:
February 17, 2018 Freezeroo #5 (Valentines Run "In Memory of Tom Brannon" 8 Mile) (Greece, NY) finished in 54:48
February 24, 2018 Freezeroo #6 (White House Challenge 4.4 mile) (Webster, NY) finished in 28:46
March 17, 2018 USATF Masters 8K (Shamrock 8K, Virginia Beach, VA) finished in 31:55
March 24, 2018 Spring Forward 15K (Mendon, NY) ran at MP, finished in 1:10:47
April 16, 2018 Boston Marathon (Hopkinton, MA) finished in 3:28:43
April 29, 2018 USATF Masters 10K (James Joyce Ramble, Dedham, MA) finished in 41:33
May 20, 2018 Lilac 10K (Rochester, NY) finished in 42:21
May 26, 2018 Sunset House 5K (Rochester, NY) finished in 20:12
June 3, 2018 USATF Masters Half Marathon (Ann Arbor, MI) finished in 1:34:42
June 9, 2018 Ontario Summit Trail Half Marathon (Naples, NY) DNS - injury
June 17, 2018 Medved 5K to Cure ALS (Rochester, NY) short course, 18:04 for ~2.9 miles
June 30, 2018 Charlie's Old Goat Trail Run 5 mile (Victor, NY) 4.89 miles by Garmin, 43:15
July 14, 2018 Shoreline Half Marathon (Hamlin, NY) finished in 1:45:54
July 28, 2018 Battle at Bristol 10K (Naples, NY) survived in 1:28:33
August 1, 2018 IEXC 5K #1 (Rochester, NY) finished in 22:17
August 8, 2018 IEXC 5K #2 (Rochester, NY) finished in 22:10
August 15, 2018 Pound the Ground 10K (Mendon, NY) finished in 43:11
August 22, 2018 IEXC 5K #3 (Rochester, NY) finished in 21:59
August 29, 2018 IEXC 5K #4 (Rochester NY) finished in 22:00
August 29, 2018 IEXC TDP 1 mile (Rochester, NY) finished in 6:07
August 29, 2018 IEXC TDP 400m (Rochester, NY) finished in 1:14
September 2, 2018 Oak Tree Half Marathon (Geneseo, NY) finished in 1:36:41
September 9, 2018 Pete Glavin XC #1 5K (Newark, NY) 2.9 miles finished in 20:50.9
September 23, 2018 USATF Masters XC 5K (Buffalo, NY) finished in 20:03
September 30, 2018 Wineglass Marathon (Bath, NY to Corning, NY) finished in 3:18:02, PR with negative splits
October 7, 2018 Pete Glavin XC #2 6K (Akron Falls, NY) finished in 24:41
October 13, 2018 Finish Strong 15K (Hilton, NY) finished in 1:03:27
October 21, 2018 Pete Glavin XC #3 6K (Mendon, NY) finished in 24:17
November 4, 2018 Pete Glavin XC #4 6K (Trumansburg, NY) finished in 22:48
November 11, 2018 Syracuse Half Marathon (Syracuse, NY) finished in 1:40:21
November 18, 2018 Pete Glavin XC #5 8K (Syracuse, NY) DNS - injury
November 22, 2018 Race with Grace 10K (Hilton, NY) finished in 47:49
December 15, 2018 Freezeroo #1 (Don Curran Memorial 5K) (Gates, NY)
2019 Races:
January 1, 2019 Freezeroo #2 (Resolution Run 7.5 mile) (Mendon, NY)
January 5, 2019 Winter Warrior Half Marathon (Gates, NY)
January 12, 2019 Freezeroo #3 (Pineway Ponds 5 Mile) (Spencerport, NY)
January 26, 2019 Freezeroo #4 (Hearnish 5 mile) (Victory, NY)
February 9, 2019 Freezeroo #5 (Tom Brannon 8 mile) (Greece, NY)
February 23, 2019 Freezeroo #6 (White House Challenge 4.4 mile) (Webster, NY)
April 15, 2019 Boston Marathon (Hopkinton, MA to Boston, MA)
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Happy Birthday @Scott6255! Hope it was a good one!1
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Just skimmed over 10 pages of comments and only missed 1 complete day. A little crazy, but in a nice way!
Happy Birthday, @Scott6255.
I got my new Garmin Forerunner 235 in the mail today!!!! Excited to get it up and running....the watch and myself. LOL Is it horrible that I used downloading the user manual and looking it over as one of my excuses for not running tonight?!
The other excuse was probably better...I ran around the gym at daycare with eleven 4 and 5 year olds chasing me around. I thought I was doing good, but, after I got back to the room, I got a charlie horse in my left calf and it keeps trying to come back when I'm walking. It is in the calf that I tore the muscle in a few years back, so I'm a little concerned that I might have done something to it. Hopefully, it'll be back to normal tomorrow.9 -
Happy birthday @Scott6255 ! I feel like you are my climate brother, we are both tropical plants!
10k on trails for me today, the weather was absolutely beautiful but chilly. Saw three very fat deer, hopefully they are eating all the acorns for winter.
There's a cross country series in Jan and Feb which has races at two of the parks we usually run. I'm thinking we might sign up for it but I'm concerned about losing my money - two of the parks were completely flooded last February. I mean flooded flooded, not just trail runner flooded, police would not allow anybody in the area because the parking lot had become a navigable waterway, permanent structures washed away. But the series is super cheap ($60 for four races) so will probably take the plunge anyway.7 -
@Scott6255, Happy Birthday!!!1
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Happy Birthday @Scott6255 ! I must have been channeling your birthday celebration today because i ate donuts, cookies and a chocolate bar! Hope you had a great day with great food!4
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12/1 4.37 Saguaro 7k
12/2 8 Hot Chocolate 15k
12/3 cold/tired/depression/grieving
12/4 2 & upper body strength
12/5 3.49 Tempo (10:00 min goal)
Total 17.86 out of 100
I did the same as last night. I came home, changed, ate, had some Nuun caffeine, then went for my run. I had a tempo workout with 400m x 6 at 10: 00-minute mile pace. By number 6 I was tired! I got nothing else. LOL4
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