December 2018 Monthly Running Challenge

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  • Avidkeo
    Avidkeo Posts: 3,204 Member
    eleanorhawkins wrote: »
    amymoreorless wrote: »

    Okay guys, keep me accountable please!

    I am going to a Yin yoga class tonight and doing strength training with kettlebells tomorrow morning. I have been seriously slacking on the cross training. It has been MONTHS since I have touched a weight. Someone please yell at me if I make lame excuses when I check in tomorrow.

    I haven't run for 3 days now, I'd be MORE than happy to have someone to yell at :-D

    Been a week since I ran 😥😪 but am currently enjoying a couple of weeks off. I'll try get out tomorrow once I'm. On holiday and will be kicking things off properly in the new year.
  • martaindale
    martaindale Posts: 2,306 Member
    amirahdaboss wrote: »
    Yes! More Harry Potter fans! Well, I think it’s more of a Harry Potter obsession for me. I reread the books all the time and do Harry Potter movie marathons every couple of months. My two cats are named Dobby and Malfoy! I went to the wizarding world of Harry Potter at universal studios in Florida a couple of years ago and literally almost died of happiness. I wish they would do a race series the way Disney does because I would be there every year!

    A race series would be GREAT there! I would do that in a heartbeat!!
  • PastorVincent
    PastorVincent Posts: 6,668 Member
    martaindale wrote: »
    amirahdaboss wrote: »
    Yes! More Harry Potter fans! Well, I think it’s more of a Harry Potter obsession for me. I reread the books all the time and do Harry Potter movie marathons every couple of months. My two cats are named Dobby and Malfoy! I went to the wizarding world of Harry Potter at universal studios in Florida a couple of years ago and literally almost died of happiness. I wish they would do a race series the way Disney does because I would be there every year!

    A race series would be GREAT there! I would do that in a heartbeat!!

    heh. In part, we are doing this because I felt that being "in the business" (that is a writer who writes fantasy) I should probably read through the series at least once...
  • LadySaton
    LadySaton Posts: 500 Member
    12/1 (3.5mi - run)
    12/2 (2.2mi - walk)
    12/3 (3mi - run)
    12/4 (1.9mi - walk)
    12/5 (X- 💃🏼 DDR 💃🏼 -X)
    12/6 (3mi - run) (.7mi walk)
    12/7 (rest day!)
    12/8 (3mi - run) (1.7mi - walk)
    12/9 (5.5mi - walk)
    12/10 (3.5mi - run)
    12/11 (rest)
    12/12 (sick)
    12/13 (sick)
    12/14 (sick)
    12/15 (social obligations)
    12/16 (3.1mi - run) (1mi - walk)
    12/17 (3mi - run) (3.5mi - walk)

    Run: 22.1mi/30mi
    Walk: 16.5mi/30mi

    I did intervals today bc I wasn’t quite feeling up to a long (for me) run. 1.5mi run, 1.5mi walk, 1mi run, 1mi walk, .5mi run and then walked home. I find my hips want to swing uncontrollably when I shift to a walk and it’s super awkward for a couple minutes.

    We haven’t been to the wizarding world yet and are waiting for the girls to be a bit older. Our extended family goes to Disney at least every other year and we normally join them for that, but one of these years we’re going to go! I’ll probably be a bigger goof than my kids about it. 🤷🏼‍♀️ No shame.

    My kids have only heard the first two books. I agreed to read one of the books every October as a read-aloud and don’t let them read ahead. 🤣 They are only 6&8 so the later stuff would be too much anyhow. So they’ve read and seen the first two. We homeschool so spoilers are a lot easier to avoid, too.

    Anyone play the Hogwart’s Battle board game? We have a small group of friends right now struggling to beat the box of monsters. 😂
  • PastorVincent
    PastorVincent Posts: 6,668 Member
    Elise4270 wrote: »

    OT

    At docs office about grody toe. My feet are so grody and calloused and dirty because i ran in mud yesterday and it got in my shoe .. i showered but... Ya know soap runs down and thats the wash... I think scrubbing your feet in the shower would be a fall hazard, least for me it would. I did remember to put lotion on... It is not making this less embarrassing. I haven't shaved my legs in months either... I wonder if he'll notice. My nail are long too. But to be fair, he told me to leave it (the toe) alone, so i left them all alone. I chose not to tempt myself with said grody toe.

    Anyone else this gross? Ugh. People are just gross. I'm gross. I also quit taking my rosecea med and my face is irritating and flakey. Nope. Arm pits are like yetis in a head lock. Haha! Look ma, I'm a teenage boy :blush:

    Wait. I do have on deodorant. And am showered in clean clothes.

    You could sit down to wash your feet... just saying :)
  • PastorVincent
    PastorVincent Posts: 6,668 Member
    LadySaton wrote: »

    My kids have only heard the first two books. I agreed to read one of the books every October as a read-aloud and don’t let them read ahead. 🤣 They are only 6&8 so the later stuff would be too much anyhow. So they’ve read and seen the first two. We homeschool so spoilers are a lot easier to avoid, too.

    Anyone play the Hogwart’s Battle board game? We have a small group of friends right now struggling to beat the box of monsters. 😂

    No? I must Google this game!
  • LadySaton
    LadySaton Posts: 500 Member
    PastorVincent wrote: »
    No? I must Google this game!
    I reeeeaaaaally like it a lot. The first few years are really easy (if you are used to somewhat complex board game mechanics), but the later years can be really challenging and the Box of Monsters expansion has proven really difficult for my group.
  • mbaker566
    mbaker566 Posts: 11,233 Member
    edited December 2018
    well, there is run universal but no potter specific run.
    but it might be the next best thing. minion 5k
  • workaholic_nurse
    workaholic_nurse Posts: 727 Member
    Leg day today, squats and deadlifts at the 250lb chart, with hamstring curls and leg extensions as well as seated calf raises for a total of 1 hour strength training. Looking forward to an awesome run tomorrow, looking forward even more to Friday evening when holiday starts for me(no work for 9 days) and plenty of time to run.
  • MegaMooseEsq
    MegaMooseEsq Posts: 3,118 Member
    OMG I finally caught up! Woo! No running for a few days for me - I went to Sioux Falls this weekend for our annual friends holiday party, which was a lot of fun but I'm definitely going to need a day or two to recover. Thankfully that was the entirety of our holiday obligations this year, as we've begged off of celebrating Christmas his his folks because of house-buying fatigue. Chris and I are not holiday people at all and I'm looking forward to a couple weeks of peace and quiet and getting the house in order and (hopefully) today's sun will stick around long enough for me to get a couple of runs in.

    @mbaker566: Funny that y'all mention Harry Potter, as I've been debating finally pulling the trigger on my stars tattoos - I want them on my ankles and am anticipating possibly needing to take a week or two off of running while they heal. Not that there's ever a good time for that, but since I don't have a race until the end of January now seems as good a time as any. Also, our spare room is called "The Room of Requirement".

    @LadySaton: I hadn't heard of that game - I'll put it on my wish list! I love co-op games - I've got one group going on Pandemic Legacy right now and my husband's favorite board game is probably Betrayal at House on the Hill (one of your group usually ends up being a secret traitor but otherwise it's co-op).

    @Orphia: I joined the soon-to-be-former HRC (it's being renamed the Potterhead Running Club for legal reasons) last year - I absolutely love the medal designs and the online community is pretty neat, if a little bigger and less focused than I'd strictly prefer. I'm not 100% sure I'm going to continue to participate in 2019 - I find races to be great motivation, but am not sure if virtual races hold the same appeal. I do love their medal designs, though, and they work with some great charities.
  • martaindale
    martaindale Posts: 2,306 Member
    mbaker566 wrote: »
    well, there is run universal but no potter specific run.
    but it might be the next best thing. minion 5k

    God, I hate the minions.... can't do it. I don't think I could handle high pitched nonsensical babbling at crazy o'clock in the morning. Come on Harry Potter Run!!
  • LadySaton
    LadySaton Posts: 500 Member
    @MegaMooseEsq I don’t have Pandemic Legacy yet, but I do have Pandemic and one of the expansions and it’s frequently in rotation on game days. Plus it’s one that the husband and I will pull out even if it’s just us. I also have it for iOS and find it a good way to pass time in waiting rooms. The couple we play with just gave me Betrayal at House on the Hill for Christmas (early gift exchange) and we played for the first time on Saturday. It was really fun, but the player that turned traitor didn’t read his rules very well and unintentionally cheated. So we all made a mental note to read the rules really well if you are the traitor because there’s no one to help catch mistakes!
  • girlinahat
    girlinahat Posts: 2,956 Member
    Oh. Erm. Harry Potter. It was....okay. Somewhat repetitive, but as long as I reminded myself the age bracket it was written for that was fine. I’m surprised it’s still a thing though (a Harry Potter shop has only recently opened near me).

    Way way better though is the Philip Pullman series ‘His Dark Materials’. A modern day fairy tale complete with all the darkness of the original Brother’s Grimm.

    I will also say that in terms of popular books....I didn’t get very far in that fifty shades thing before being bored. :D
  • Elise4270
    Elise4270 Posts: 8,375 Member
    PastorVincent wrote: »
    Elise4270 wrote: »

    OT

    At docs office about grody toe. My feet are so grody and calloused and dirty because i ran in mud yesterday and it got in my shoe .. i showered but... Ya know soap runs down and thats the wash... I think scrubbing your feet in the shower would be a fall hazard, least for me it would. I did remember to put lotion on... It is not making this less embarrassing. I haven't shaved my legs in months either... I wonder if he'll notice. My nail are long too. But to be fair, he told me to leave it (the toe) alone, so i left them all alone. I chose not to tempt myself with said grody toe.

    Anyone else this gross? Ugh. People are just gross. I'm gross. I also quit taking my rosecea med and my face is irritating and flakey. Nope. Arm pits are like yetis in a head lock. Haha! Look ma, I'm a teenage boy :blush:

    Wait. I do have on deodorant. And am showered in clean clothes.

    You could sit down to wash your feet... just saying :)

    Not in the shower i cant, its just a shower. Omg the shower drain would be WAY to close to my bottom and who knows what dwells there. *Shudder*.
  • Elise4270
    Elise4270 Posts: 8,375 Member
    MegaMooseEsq wrote: »
    Also, our spare room is called "The Room of Requirement".

    Team name for grabs there, The run of requirement
  • MobyCarp
    MobyCarp Posts: 2,927 Member
    Elise4270 wrote: »
    PastorVincent wrote: »
    Elise4270 wrote: »

    OT

    At docs office about grody toe. My feet are so grody and calloused and dirty because i ran in mud yesterday and it got in my shoe .. i showered but... Ya know soap runs down and thats the wash... I think scrubbing your feet in the shower would be a fall hazard, least for me it would. I did remember to put lotion on... It is not making this less embarrassing. I haven't shaved my legs in months either... I wonder if he'll notice. My nail are long too. But to be fair, he told me to leave it (the toe) alone, so i left them all alone. I chose not to tempt myself with said grody toe.

    Anyone else this gross? Ugh. People are just gross. I'm gross. I also quit taking my rosecea med and my face is irritating and flakey. Nope. Arm pits are like yetis in a head lock. Haha! Look ma, I'm a teenage boy :blush:

    Wait. I do have on deodorant. And am showered in clean clothes.

    You could sit down to wash your feet... just saying :)

    Not in the shower i cant, its just a shower. Omg the shower drain would be WAY to close to my bottom and who knows what dwells there. *Shudder*.

    You are aware that there are shower seats made for that purpose? If those look expensive, a plastic lawn chair might work.
  • shanaber
    shanaber Posts: 6,423 Member
    Orphia wrote: »
    I already knew this, but my doctor happened to mention that you should never run when taking NSAIDs such as ibuprofen because it damages your kidneys.

    I was going to say this but @orphia already did! We all have heard the NSAIDs can hurt out kidneys it taken for too long or taking too much but when your body is under physical stress like running the impact to your kidneys can be really severe, even if you have taken the appropriate dose and not been using for a long period. There was a good article about it I think in Runners World. I will have to see if I can find it.

  • MobyCarp
    MobyCarp Posts: 2,927 Member
    amymoreorless wrote: »
    Okay guys, keep me accountable please!

    I am going to a Yin yoga class tonight and doing strength training with kettlebells tomorrow morning. I have been seriously slacking on the cross training. It has been MONTHS since I have touched a weight. Someone please yell at me if I make lame excuses when I check in tomorrow.

    If you sprain an ankle or something like that, a "lame" excuse would be acceptable. But do try not to trip over the kettlebells.
  • shanaber
    shanaber Posts: 6,423 Member
    Elise4270 wrote: »
    @orphia the conclusion of the study. "These discoveries may explain why shoes with more cushioning do not protect against impact-related running injuries."

    It is one study. And one must remember to run in what works best for ones self. I personally need minimal cushion. Overly cushioned shoes do cause me to over stride, run too fast for my ability and allow my glutes to turn off. But that's me. Others without my issues, may have no problems with the cushion. My retired dentist runs Boston, Chicago etc and loves the overly cushioned shoes.
    @orphia - I did read the study and saw the same conclusions that @elise4270 saw. I wear 0 drop shoes because they feel the most natural for my stride. I do not run in shoes with no cushion (the super minimalist, have to feel every bump or stone) but I cannot run in shoes that feel like marshmallows on my feet. I struggle with every step and I have tried several varieties.

    I am going to see an ortho doc who treats runners and appreciates that people want to run, regardless of how 'old' they are. Hopefully I can pick his brain for recommendations so I don't end up with another stress fracture as the podiatrist is convinced will happen if I run. Also someone asked a while back if I had had a bone density and I had one in October - I just don't have the results from my doctor but I am sure if something were wrong she would have notified me.

  • MegaMooseEsq
    MegaMooseEsq Posts: 3,118 Member
    edited December 2018
    Today I got to run 4.25 miles around my home lake and then a nice four-block loop with Iggy. I hadn’t been feeling it after the long weekend but the sun was calling to me, so out I went. I somehow managed to start off way too fast with an almost sub-10 minute mile and each mile was slower than that one and more work than it needed to be as a result, but so it goes. I haven’t been watching my pace much since it’s gotten cold but I should try to at least keep it slow for that first mile to let myself warm up. The news is predicting high 30s to low 40s the next couple of days, so I’m going to have to do my best to hit that.

    @girlinahat: To each their own - I’ve never been one to get upset when other people don’t like the same things I do, or vice versa, so long as they aren’t jerks about it (I’ll just say that 50 Shades never appealed to me whatsoever and leave it at that). I love His Dark Materials, but I don't think they're nearly as dark as Grimm. They’re in direct conversation with C.S. Lewis so of course they hit on a lot of religious philosophy, but I can’t say that I would consider them especially “dark”. Actually part of what I like about the early Potter books is the twisted Roald Dahl-esque feel, especially the parts with the Dursleys. Neil Gaiman’s mid-grade and YA stuff hits a similar feel, especially Coraline. ETA: For a really dark and twisted YA fantasy series, I highly recommend Kristin Cashore's "Graceling" and its two sequels. Woof.

    December Total: 35.56 miles

    2019 Races! (italics under consideration)
    January 26: Securian 10K
    February 16: Half Fast 10K ($20 price jump 1/30)
    March 23: Hot Dash 10Mi
    April 27: Get In Gear Half or 10K ($5 price jump 12/31, 1/31)
    May 4: Door County Half Marathon, Peninsula State Park, WI (if no half in April and no WY trip in June) ($5 price jump 12/31, 2/28)
    May 22: ESTRS Lebanon 10K (registration open 1/1/19)
    June 1: Hospital Hill Half Marathon, Kansas City OR Grand Teton Half, Jackson WY
    June 12: ESTRS French 5K
    June 29: Lift Bridge 10K
    July 10: ESTRS Lebanon 7Mi
    July 17: Torchlight 5K
    July 27: St. Croix Crossing Half
    August 3: Minnesota Half Marathon 10Mi OR
    August 7: ESTRS SLP 5Mi OR
    August 10: Gopher to Badger 10K
    September 8: Sioux Falls Half Marathon
    September 21: Surly Trail Loppet 7Mi
    October 5: TCM 10K or 10Mi
    November: Undecided Half?
    November 28: Turkey Trot St. Paul 10K
    December: Undecided 10K
  • MegaMooseEsq
    MegaMooseEsq Posts: 3,118 Member
    edited December 2018
    LadySaton wrote: »
    @MegaMooseEsq I don’t have Pandemic Legacy yet, but I do have Pandemic and one of the expansions and it’s frequently in rotation on game days. Plus it’s one that the husband and I will pull out even if it’s just us. I also have it for iOS and find it a good way to pass time in waiting rooms. The couple we play with just gave me Betrayal at House on the Hill for Christmas (early gift exchange) and we played for the first time on Saturday. It was really fun, but the player that turned traitor didn’t read his rules very well and unintentionally cheated. So we all made a mental note to read the rules really well if you are the traitor because there’s no one to help catch mistakes!

    Betrayal is a great game, but some of the scenarios are definitely more balanced than others! We've had more than one game that ended in a draw because of a rules goof. My husband and I have played both Betrayal and Pandemic as a two-person game many times - for Pandemic we jointly control four characters, while in Betrayal we each control 3 to start and then split to heroes/traitor. I really enjoyed Legacy season one (we just started season two but it looks good so far - season one was a little easy for us but two is looking to be a good deal tougher). It is definitely a good one to do with a fixed group if possible because of the serial nature of it.

    ETA: The couple we played Season One with put together this awesome shadowbox with the finished board as a housewarming present. That'll be going in the room of requirements for sure once we finish unpacking.

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  • shanaber
    shanaber Posts: 6,423 Member
    mbaker566 wrote: »
    well, there is run universal but no potter specific run.
    but it might be the next best thing. minion 5k

    @mbaker566 - I was going to mention that one. I just saw an ad for it over the weekend. I am trying to convince my husband to walk it while I run it. I have never been to Universal Studios, embarrassed to say I have never read Harry Potter (it is on my list though) but I do love me a minion!
  • workaholic_nurse
    workaholic_nurse Posts: 727 Member
    For dark, definitely not kids stuff I enjoy Ted Dekker's Circle series. Was dark enough I didn't want to read during night shift doing home care. Some religious overtones but, meh, what doesn't these days. Where does the schizophrenic mind go when the body sleeps?

    @MegaMooseEsq will have to check out the series you mentioned.

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