December 2018 Monthly Running Challenge
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Date :::: Miles :::: Cumulative
12/01/18 :::: 7.7 :::: 7.7
12/02/18 :::: 3.1 :::: 10.8
12/03/18 :::: 0.0 :::: 10.8
12/04/18 :::: 0.0 :::: 10.8
12/05/18 :::: 0.0 :::: 10.8
12/06/18 :::: 3.0 :::: 13.8
12/07/18 :::: 3.1 :::: 16.9
12/08/18 :::: 3.2 :::: 20.1
12/09/18 :::: 5.3 :::: 25.4
12/10/18 :::: 4.9 :::: 30.3
12/11/18 :::: 2.3 :::: 32.6
Treadmill run again today before my strength training class. Didn't quite start early enough to get the time I wanted in, but the run itself was ok and a little faster paced than recent treadmill runs have been.
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2.5 miles on the treadmill after work today. I pushed myself a bit in the last quarter mile, just to see how I felt, and it was good. I think I have more pace in me than what I've been setting the machine for (12:15 minutes/mile), but I'm not confident yet in my ability to handle real speed work, so I've held off. We'll see how I feel after I have the chance to get back outside again on Saturday for my "long" run.
13.5/38.0 miles so far this month.11 -
12/4 - 3.01 km
12/11 - 3.00 km dreadmill
6.01/?? Km
Real goal: be ready to start half marathon training in January.
Super icy so I ran indoors. Hopefully everything thaws by Thursday (or gets a layer of sticky snow on top, that would also work) as I won't have time to gym on Thursday.
2018 Races: (italics means not registered yet, only pondering)
1/1/18 Resolution Run 5K ~38:00 (no official times)
3/4/18 MEC Road Race #1 10K 1:30:57
3/17/28 St Patrick's Day race 10K 1:24:53
4/7/18 Jasper Half Marathon 3:05:55
4/22/18 MEC Trail Race #1 5Kish 1:00:00? (Or 48:45...)
5/20/18 MEC Trail Race #2 10Kish 1:56:15
6/24/18 MEC Trail Race #3 10Kish 2:03:15
7/1/18 Canada Day 15K 2:03:04
7/28/18 Idaho Peak 10K Trail Race 1:30:16
8/18/18 Edmonton Marathon (Half Marathon) 3:12:something
8/25/18 MEC Trail Race #4 4Kish 39:49
10/7/18 MEC Trail Race #5 5Kish 1:02:11
2019:
1/1/19 Resolution Run
5/5/19 BMO Vancouver Marathon (Half)
8/17/19 Edmonton Marathon6 -
I liked this quote I saw on facebook today. Good encouragement for all of us.
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4ish miles speedwork today, at my favorite park where they still have not rebuilt the bathroom that was supposed to be built in a month, five months ago. Four workmen were standing around doing nothing (we have never seen them hit a lick at a snake) while I used the porta potty and my husband asked them if they had an idea of how much longer it would be. They claim the holdup is city paperwork, and they have a union, so they are literally getting paid to do nothing. Is anyone an Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt fan? They reminded me of her construction worker friend who is a "fourth generation hole watcher." He gets paid to watch other workers dig holes. Except in our city no one digs, it's all hole watchers.
Anyway the weather was brilliant, almost fifty F and not a cloud in the sky. Weirdly, despite this, we had the park almost all to ourselves. I guess no one else likes porta potties either.
Speedwork is tricky when your apps are messing up. I don't even know. I do know a ran a mile in something under eight minutes, but have no idea how much under. And we did some 400 meter speed intervals which may or may not have been 400 meters at who knows what pace. My nose was a little stuffed up yesterday and today everything felt hard, I don't think I'm quite a hundred percent. But today was too nice a day not to do speedwork since I hate doing it in the cold or with wet footing. It was just a pleasure to be outside.
Christmas is sneaking up on me. We don't have a tree yet. Hopefully will get it up tomorrow.
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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
12/6 – Life Happens
12/7 – scheduled rest day
12/8 – 12.28 paced run
12/9 – 8.37 easy with a few pickups
12/10 – rest day
12/11 – 7.09 warmup, speed work, cool down
December running total to date – 66.95
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 – The last formal club practice at an outdoor track was a week ago. We are welcome to keep using that outdoor track . . . but there's the weather. Near or slightly below freezing all day today, with light snow in the evening. I looked at that forecast (which turned out to be accurate), and decided the chances of my actually doing speed work outside in this weather were slim. So I went and paid for a 3 month membership at the indoor track where club practice will start up in January. It's a timing gamble; if I need the indoor track after March 10, I'll either do without or pay for another 3 months. But I decided I needed it today.
So I went today, saw 3 other club members there. Ran my 2 mile warmup on the track, getting used to the dry indoor air. Ran the workout; 4 x 800 at T pace with 200 recovery, then 6 x 50m strides on the straight portions of the track.
It went well. Target for the 800s was 3:16; I brought them in at 3:12, 3:15, 3:16, and 3:15. Felt like I found the groove for T pace, at least on an indoor track. Ran the strides, took a lap walking, ran a 2 mile cool down. Did some math in my head with laps, lanes, and distances; the Garmin estimate was actually pretty good today, even without GPS.
It wasn't crowded, but there were a few other runners there. I was amused by an incident during my cool down. I was running retro, in Lane 5 because that's about 7 laps to the mile. I find a girl running the other direction in Lane 5, and I go around her to Lane 6. Get to thinking, it's just a cool down. Accurate measure of distance isn't all that important; may as well just stay in Lane 6 and let her have Lane 5. Well, half a lap later we meet, both in Lane 6. I laugh and move back to Lane 5; obviously she had the same thought I did. Runners are great people to be around.
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)7 -
I'll be sure to do that. It'll probably be Dec 31, 2019! LOLrheddmobile wrote: »Let me know when you get to Memphis so I can meet you for a virtual afterparty!
@7lenny7 Wow, that race sounds, um, interesting. I can't imagine doing 310 miles in 4 - 10 days. That is just insane to me right now, as someone who can only run about 3 miles on a good day. But, let me know if you do it and I might be able to be on your road crew. That would be fun.
@debrakgoogins WTG! Maybe the app messing up allowed you to dismiss any mental walls you may have had. I know that is usually more of a problem for me than my physical ability.7 -
Well, I got out of work in the daylight, and it was almost “only” freezing.... so, put on the yak tracks and the blinky lights, and made it for 1.6 miles. I need to figure out longer routes that I can access when it’s snowy and/or dark. Or get my motivation up enough to make multiple loops.13
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December goal. Yeah. Move.
12/1 3.05
12/2 rest
12/3 2.50
12/4 rest
12/5 4.40
12/6 rest
12/7 3.05
12/8 rest
12/9 2.40
12/10 rest
12/11 4.00
Total: 19.40
Upcoming races:
January 4, 2019 Hilo to Volcano Ultra 50k Relay. In memory of @keeprunningfatboy
Ticker is my goal for 2018 and (obviously deficient) progress to date:
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1---2.01
2---2.0 TM
4---1.0 TM barefoot for form
9---3.0 TM
11---2.0 TM
The month is already almost half over and I'm not sure I'll make my arbitrary goal. Which is fine. Its fine. I'm doing good. No pains. No intervals. Just base building and endurance training. It's progress even if it doesnt feel like it and even if Garmin thinks I'm moving backwards. Garmin will catch up. I'm doing fine.
10/45 miles
Upcoming races
January 5 BIRR Ultra relay. 50k. Hawaii. For @KeepRunningFatboy
March 31, 2019 A2A Undecided distance. Ardmore OK
April 28, 2019 OKC Memorial Marathon (half)
Run the Year team 400+ miles
I ordered some Xero trail running sandals. Can't wait. Finally running gear!12 -
rheddmobile wrote: »Interesting study on why maximalist shoes may not be a good idea:
https://www.newscientist.com/article/2187709-the-most-comfortable-running-shoes-may-actually-increase-injury-risk/
(Behind a paywall, sorry. The gist is as follows.)Juha-Pekka Kulmala at the University of Helsinki in Finland and his colleagues studied the biomechanics of 12 healthy men aged 22 to 32 as they ran in two shoe types – a regular sneaker with 33 millimetres of cushioning under the heel and 22 millimetres under the forefoot, and a highly-cushioned “maximalist” sneaker with a 43-millimetre heel and 37-millimetre forefoot height.
The participants ran at two different speeds – 10 and 15 kilometres per hour – along a 30-metre platform that measured how hard their feet hit the ground. They also wore reflective stickers that allowed video cameras to capture their motion.
At both speeds, the runners landed on their feet harder when they wore the maximalist sneakers than the regular kind. The peak impact force was 6 per cent higher on average at the slower running speed and 11 per cent higher at the faster speed.
Leg stiffness
The video analysis suggested this was because the runners bent their knees and ankles less when they wore the maximalist shoes, which caused their bodies to decelerate faster as they landed and placed extra stress on their legs.
Normally when we run, our legs act like springs that compress as the feet land and then release as they take off, says Kulmala. But because highly-cushioned shoes already compress under the feet, the legs don’t need to compress as much themselves, meaning they bend less at the knees and ankles, he says.
This extra leg stiffness and higher ground impact means that running in maximalist sneakers is likely to increase the risk of injuries, particularly stress fractures, says Kulmala. It also means that the common advice given to injury-prone runners to buy shoes with more padding may actually backfire, he says.
Yes, I read the study elsewhere.
This was bad news for Hoka fans. Good news for Brooks fans.1 -
12/1-9 Totals: bike 41 minutes, run 39.1km
12/10 - run 16.5k
12/11 - run 4.4k (w/250-meter hill x4)
12/12 - bike 40 minutes
12/13 -
12/14 -
12/15 -
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It's frosty out
but I had the right clothing and felt fine, even though I had a layer of frost myself when I got back.
Yesterday I ran out of time to do the hill work I wanted to do, but at least I got a few repeats done at a high intensity.
CYCLING/SWIMMING/OTHER:
RUNNING:
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Had been in two minds whether a short recovery run today was a good idea or a bad one, but I was getting to the climbing the walls stage and there was no pain in my legs, just a little tightness, so I decided to give it a go.
Stuck to a gentle 3km, legs complained a little bit during the last kilometre or so but now I feel aaaaaaaaahhhh :-D much better!
2/12: 16km
5/12: 5km
6/12: 3km
9/12: 21km
12/12: 3km
December goal: 75 km. Completed so far: 48km11 -
Goals for December: 200 km (125 miles) of biking and 30 km (18.5 miles) of running.
12/04: bike 30 km (18.5 miles)
12/05: bike 20 km (12 miles) + run 6 km (3.6 miles) in 37 mins
12/06: bike 30 km (18.5 miles)
12/07: bike 30 km (18.5 miles)
12/11: bike 30 km (18.5 miles) + run 4 km (2.4 miles) in ca. 30 mins
Total so far: 140 km (76 miles) of biking and 10 km (6 miles) of running.
Almost run with hubs on Monday, then we didn't (children cranky). We did make up for it yesterday, yeay us!
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Good morning all,
Just stopping by to say I WILL be running 4-5 miles today. Posting here to make sure I’m held accountable 😂12 -
amirahdaboss wrote: »Good morning all,
Just stopping by to say I WILL be running 4-5 miles today. Posting here to make sure I’m held accountable 😂
You can and will do it!3 -
Done with week 1 day 1 of C25K.15
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Thought some here might appreciate these instructions for the upcoming festivities
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12-1 7k easy
12-2 10.5k slow
12-3 7k recovery
12-4 rest
12-5 7k easy
12-6 7k recovery
12-7 rest
12-8 7k easy
12-9 10.5k easy
12-10 7k recovery
12-11 rest
12-12 7k intervals
December Total: 70k
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.
Cloudy, 30 degrees F and little wind today for interval training. Warm up; followed by 4 sets of 5 minutes threshold/one minute recovery; followed by cooldown for the remainder of the 7k distance. I have been a little concerned about my lack of speed work recently, but today's run went well.
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I'm ready for my 5k on Saturday. Whoop! I've been keeping up with my goal to run 3-4 times a week.12
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amirahdaboss wrote: »Good morning all,
Just stopping by to say I WILL be running 4-5 miles today. Posting here to make sure I’m held accountable 😂
Well, I lied. No 4-5 miles for me today, because I JUST RAN 7.5 MILES!! Holy *kitten*! My longest distance ever! I’m literally on cloud 9! And I did it on a dreadmill and ENJOYED IT!
12/1: 3.1 miles
12/3: 2.7 miles
12/5: 5 miles
12/7: 3.5 miles
12/8: 4.1 miles
12/10: 2.6 miles
12/12: 7.5 MILES!
Total for December: 28.5/50 miles28 -
amirahdaboss wrote: »amirahdaboss wrote: »Good morning all,
Just stopping by to say I WILL be running 4-5 miles today. Posting here to make sure I’m held accountable 😂
Well, I lied. No 4-5 miles for me today, because I JUST RAN 7.5 MILES!! Holy *kitten*! My longest distance ever! I’m literally on cloud 9! And I did it on a dreadmill and ENJOYED IT!
YAY!!! CONGRATS!!
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eleanorhawkins wrote: »Thought some here might appreciate these instructions for the upcoming festivities
This is GREAT!!!!2 -
Loved the share @eleanorhawkins !1
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TimeToReduceFat wrote: »Done with week 1 day 1 of C25K.
Good job! Off to a good start! Keep it up!2 -
TimeToReduceFat wrote: »Done with week 1 day 1 of C25K.
Go you! Welcome to the challenge thread. This time last year I was just finished with c25k, it changed my life.7 -
I'd like to put together a training plan. I suspect I can use Garmin.
Anyone know of an easy way to plan? I wont be able to make a 12-16 week plan, but would like to do a few weeks or a month.
I suppose i can just do a memo plan...
What do you use?0 -
12/1 = sick
12/2 = sick
12/3 = sick / 3 miles
12/4 = 10 miles
12/5 = 3 miles
12/6 = 3 miles
12/7 = thunderstorms
12/8 = 11 miles
12/9 = 10 miles
12/10 = stupid work
12/11 = 3 miles
12/12 = 19 miles
Me yesterday afternoon: Oh! look how nice the weather is going to be tomorrow morning! I am working the evening shift. I can totally fit in my make-up long run from when I was sick last week.
Me today post-run (hobble-walking into work realizing I have to be there until 9pm): WOW, it was really a cracked kind-of masochistic idea to run 19 miles before pulling a long evening shift. Don’t you know how old you are, woman?!? (knee dramatically pops as a reminder of age)
Note to self: buy lottery ticket on the way home tonight.
December goal miles = 150 / 62 miles to date
Upcoming Races:
12/15 = Stars at Night Half
1/26/19 = Miami Tropical 5K
1/27/19 = Miami Marathon
3/10/19 = ZOOMA half
5/4/19 = Wisconsin Marathon (mittens challenge part 1)
5/5/19 = Kalamazoo Marathon (mittens challenge part 2)
Run the Year 2019. GO Team B! 1,550 yearly miles pledged. Join us : https://community.myfitnesspal.com/en/discussion/10710465/2019-run-the-year-group#latest14 -
amirahdaboss wrote: »Well, I lied. No 4-5 miles for me today, because I JUST RAN 7.5 MILES!! Holy *kitten*! My longest distance ever! I’m literally on cloud 9! And I did it on a dreadmill and ENJOYED IT!
Congratulations! Well done.
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I'd like to put together a training plan. I suspect I can use Garmin.
Anyone know of an easy way to plan? I wont be able to make a 12-16 week plan, but would like to do a few weeks or a month.
I suppose i can just do a memo plan...
What do you use?
@Elise4270 What are you training for?1
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