December 2018 Monthly Running Challenge
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Hey all. I'm feeling a lot better for having had a couple of sleep ins this week. I think im run down and am looking for to a month off work starting next week. I plan on having another day off again tomorrow, and don't expect any running over the weekend. But I'll be getting runs in most days on holiday, I'm travelling around the country and have arranged runs with others I've met in a Facebook group, and a couple of park runs. I'm really looking forward to it!
I've kinda given up on all other goals for the year. I'll start again fresh on 1st Jan. Its just too challenging the next 2 weeks.
@Avidkeo Great plan. You've done brilliantly this year, and it's time for your off-season.
You may have just inspired me to plan mine.2 -
Thank you everyone for your Christmas gift suggestions. I had quite a few things on your suggestion lists but picked up some things I didn't have. The two things I am most looking forward to are my Trailheads fingerless glove/mitten combo and the flip belt. I am also going to look into getting prescription polarized sunglasses. I used to have some but my prescription has changed.6
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Screenshot of my spreadsheet.
Light Green, short easy run.
Bright Green, speed/tempo
Dark Green, long run.
Red, parkrun Run Director volunteering.
Blue, event.
Yellow, parkrun tourism.
Orange, upcoming plan.
I update it every day. It also has another sheet where I keep track of my daily Greek lessons, handstands/stretching, writing, and spending. My data OCD helps me keep up my good habits!11 -
December Running Challenge
Goal: 100 km
Done: 24/100
13/12/18 Run 6 km
10/12/18 Run 6 km
5/12/18 Run 5 km
3/12/18 Run 7 km1 -
Spreadsheets! The first tracks all my workouts while the second tracks running only. I've been using google sheets for ages but am slowly transitioning to numbers. The codes in orange on the first spreadsheet are how I track FitnessBlender videos. The hyperlinked dates on the first spreadsheet go to the videos while the links on the second spreadsheet go to updates here.
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I'm not sure that I added my monthly mileage correctly in my last post...finals week brain is real...
2 quick-ish miles on the treadmill at lunch today. It was a much-needed stress relief break in the middle of the day. Scheduled for 4 miles on Saturday - eek!
15.5/38.0 miles total for December so far4 -
@Orphia and @MegaMooseEsq thanks for sharing the spreadsheet screenshots! I cant wait to go home and nerd binge!4
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December goal: 60 miles
12/1: 5.11 miles
12/4: 6.25 miles
12/5: 3.11 miles
12/9: 9.02 miles
12/11: 3.12 miles
12/12: 3.12 miles
12/13: 5.11 miles
34.84/60 miles completed
I had a great run this morning. All of my runs this week have been really good. I got up early before work and ran 5.11 miles. It was 53F feels llike 50F when I left the house which was the high today. It was really nice and I'm so glad that I went early. For one thing I have more time in the mornings and I was able to run 5 miles which is really what I like to run on my "regular" run days. When I run at lunch I really only have time for about 3 miles. The other reason I'm glad is because the weather is really gross now. It was clear at 6 this morning and really pretty at 8:30 when I went to work, but the temperature is falling and now we have mist/rain which is supposed to be turning into a wintry mix. It sucks too because it won't really be freezing so we won't have nice snow, but the wind chills will feel like it is freezing so even if we do get snow it will just be snow in the air and not on the ground and it will mostly just be yuck. It is supposed to start clearing up by around 9 tomorrow morning. I really hope it does. We are leaving after lunch tomorrow to go to see my son. He is graduating from college on Saturday. I am so excited about it. I will most likely miss my long run on Sunday, but I am ok with that. I planned to miss it. That is one of the reasons I set a low goal this month. I knew there was a lot going on with a wedding, a graduation and Christmas and so I planned around it.
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 overall10 -
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
12/13 = rest day
Ha! You people are so much more organized than I am! I don't have a spreadsheet. I only kind-of have a cobbled together training plan. I have to put my races on my phone calendar to remember when they are. Strava keeps track of most stuff for me. I think I must be the most unorganized runner on this thread!
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#latest6 -
A bit like me writing all appointments in the family wall-calendar and just forgetting to check every morning what is scheduled for the day? It turns out however, that the mere thing of putting it all down helps it fix better in my brain.
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Today I got to run 5.61 miles around Lake Harriet. Although I’ve run a route past the lake a couple of times since moving, and the Reindeer Run last weekend was on the road around the lake, I haven’t actually run the path around the lake from my new place yet. It made for a nice loop, though I needed the Peregrines to get there as the sidewalks along the cemetery have never really cleared - too much shade and not enough foot traffic, I’m guessing.
Today I did the sleeves + racerback + tech shirt + windbreaker combo and it worked fine, though it was almost 30 degrees out without much wind - practically summer! I think the variable that hit me yesterday and today was the humidity. Usually winter is very dry here, but we're having an odd stretch of freezing fog right now. The fun never ends!
I ordered another pair of sleeves and two mid-weight shirts with higher collars - no cotton this time! I think I thought that so long as it wasn’t next to my skin it would be okay, and to be honest they did work fine a couple of times, including the race last weekend, but I can see how I was pushing it in the damper weather like yesterday. And I guess didn’t really want new glasses that bad, since I keep spending money on running stuff. One day I’ll have everything I need, right? Right?
December Total: 31.31 miles
2018 Races!
July 4: Red, White and Boom! 5K Chip time: 0:32:20
August 25: Glo Run Night Race 5K Chip time: 0:30:40
September 8: Helen Gold 10K DNS - trip postponed
September 9: City of Lakes Half Marathon Net time: 2:28:25
October 6: Twin Cities Marathon Weekend 10K Chip time: 1:05:14
October 21: Mankato Half Marathon Chip time: 2:29:25
November 24: Mustache Run 10K Chip time: 1:04:56
December 8: Reindeer Run 10K + 5K Chip time: 1:03:57 / 0:32:34
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 10K7 -
amymoreorless wrote: »
Ha! You people are so much more organized than I am! I don't have a spreadsheet. I only kind-of have a cobbled together training plan. I have to put my races on my phone calendar to remember when they are. Strava keeps track of most stuff for me. I think I must be the most unorganized runner on this thread!
Not even remotely ma'am. I let my apps keep track of my running distances for the month and have never really followed a training plan for any of the races I have run. I know I need to incorporate more speed work so I guess I need to read up on beginning speed work, suggestions anyone?
Have been running in the 32F weather when there has not been any rain/icy road patches(because car vs runner). Averaging about 5 miles per run at just over 12 minute miles, sometimes negative splits, sometimes not. Next years goal is to improve speed wise.
Note on the cotton stuff for running: When I started this journey back in 2013 all I had to run in was cotton, they didn't make running shorts big enough for me. Body Glide quickly became my best friend, but it also encouraged me to work on form with hips and shoulders in alignment, feet pointed straight and all that. These past 6 months have been better as far as chafing(thanks for the NipEaze suggestion ) but I believe my form has suffered because I have not had to worry about chafing as much in other places d/t having "running shorts and tech shirts". just my couple of pennies worth.
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Oh, you better believe I have a spreadsheet too. I have one organized by year to keep track of steps, miles run and walked, other exercise, etc. I have monthly miles graphed as well. For half/marathon training I take the plan from our coach and put it into my spreadsheet with the speedwork plan and the long run goal for the week, and then enter what I actually did. I love seeing all the data. During marathon training I really liked seeing how the plan laid out for me each week and counting down how many long runs were left. I consider myself my own research subject so the data is so interesting to look at over time.
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
12/12/18 :::: 2.7 :::: 35.2
12/13/18 :::: 4.8 :::: 40.0
Snuck out of work a little early today - the sun was out and temps were a little warmer. At it seemed warmer although it was just still below freezing. I met a couple of friends, one for the beginning and the other for the end so the time went quickly. By chance it sums up to 40.0 miles for the month so far. That puts me just slightly behind for my goal of 100 miles but I'm catching up.
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@MegaMooseEsq
I noticed you're considering the dc half in may. I'm signed up. I enjoy the race. It's the weekend before summer season starts but still fun.
And you might be able to meet the Old Girl and Speed Demon3 -
katharmonic wrote: »Oh, you better believe I have a spreadsheet too. I have one organized by year to keep track of steps, miles run and walked, other exercise, etc.I have monthly miles graphed as well. For half/marathon training I take the plan from our coach and put it into my spreadsheet with the speedwork plan and the long run goal for the week, and then enter what I actually did. I love seeing all the data. During marathon training I really liked seeing how the plan laid out for me each week and counting down how many long runs were left. I consider myself my own research subject so the data is so interesting to look at over time.
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
12/12/18 :::: 2.7 :::: 35.2
12/13/18 :::: 4.8 :::: 40.0
Snuck out of work a little early today - the sun was out and temps were a little warmer. At it seemed warmer although it was just still below freezing. I met a couple of friends, one for the beginning and the other for the end so the time went quickly. By chance it sums up to 40.0 miles for the month so far. That puts me just slightly behind for my goal of 100 miles but I'm catching up.
Ooh, I need to record monthly steps / kms run in mine over the years. It's a pain opening the Garmin Connect app or Strava website and looking them up. Something to do on 31 December, which appears to be the one day Garmin gives you a figure for the calendar year's totals.0 -
MegaMooseEsq wrote: »Today I got to run 5.61 miles around Lake Harriet. Although I’ve run a route past the lake a couple of times since moving, and the Reindeer Run last weekend was on the road around the lake, I haven’t actually run the path around the lake from my new place yet. It made for a nice loop, though I needed the Peregrines to get there as the sidewalks along the cemetery have never really cleared - too much shade and not enough foot traffic, I’m guessing.
Today I did the sleeves + racerback + tech shirt + windbreaker combo and it worked fine, though it was almost 30 degrees out without much wind - practically summer! I think the variable that hit me yesterday and today was the humidity. Usually winter is very dry here, but we're having an odd stretch of freezing fog right now. The fun never ends!
I ordered another pair of sleeves and two mid-weight shirts with higher collars - no cotton this time! I think I thought that so long as it wasn’t next to my skin it would be okay, and to be honest they did work fine a couple of times, including the race last weekend, but I can see how I was pushing it in the damper weather like yesterday. And I guess didn’t really want new glasses that bad, since I keep spending money on running stuff. One day I’ll have everything I need, right? Right?
December Total: 31.31 miles
2018 Races!
July 4: Red, White and Boom! 5K Chip time: 0:32:20
August 25: Glo Run Night Race 5K Chip time: 0:30:40
September 8: Helen Gold 10K DNS - trip postponed
September 9: City of Lakes Half Marathon Net time: 2:28:25
October 6: Twin Cities Marathon Weekend 10K Chip time: 1:05:14
October 21: Mankato Half Marathon Chip time: 2:29:25
November 24: Mustache Run 10K Chip time: 1:04:56
December 8: Reindeer Run 10K + 5K Chip time: 1:03:57 / 0:32:34
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
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2/1 - 7mph for 1 hour @ 4% grade
12/2 - 7 miles
12/3 - 7mph for 1 hour @ 4% grade
12/4 - 0 KM
12/5 - 12 miles
12/6 - Cookies
12/7 - 12 miles
12/8 - Christmas Party
12/9 - Game Night
12/10 - 7 miles
12/11 - 7 miles
12/12 - Work Dinner
12/13 - 12 miles
Upcoming Races
Steel Challange 5k - May 2019
Pittsburgh Marathon - May 2019
Glacier Ridge 50k Trail Race - May 2019
2021 - Disney World Dopey! (if can raise funds)
2019 GOAL: Knock a full hour off my 50k time at Glacier Ridge.3 -
It was 48 degrees for my run. I have obviously completely forgotten how to dress for such a heat wave as I was pouring streams of water off me by the time I got back after 12 miles.
Due to the tilt of the Earth and all that it is now full dark when I am on my return run through the park. There are no lights, plenty of shade trees, and lots of potholes and other trip hazards plus bicycles racing down the trail. So I run with flashy armbands and a waist lamp. Yet I am constantly coming across walkers and runners dressed in all dark clothes with no lights at all.
Please do not be stupid like them. They are asking to get hurt. Light yourself up so that you have a chance not to get hit at the very least.8 -
PastorVincent wrote: »It was 48 degrees for my run. I have obviously completely forgotten how to dress for such a heat wave as I was pouring streams of water off me by the time I got back after 12 miles.
Due to the tilt of the Earth and all that it is now full dark when I am on my return run through the park. There are no lights, plenty of shade trees, and lots of potholes and other trip hazards plus bicycles racing down the trail. So I run with flashy armbands and a waist lamp. Yet I am constantly coming across walkers and runners dressed in all dark clothes with no lights at all.
Please do not be stupid like them. They are asking to get hurt. Light yourself up so that you have a chance not to get hit at the very least.
I have been doing laps on well-lit streets when it’s dark, but my husband runs in the dark like that and I hate it. I track his run on my phone to make sure he doesn’t suddenly stop moving because I’m seriously worried he’ll get hit one day and he just doesn’t think it could possibly happen.
My headlamp flips down at the ground, which i love so much (he won’t wear it for whatever reason). If it’s dark I also wear my reflective leggings and Winter Soldier hoodie, on which the entire left arm is reflective in such a way that is blazes with the power of a thousand angry suns if headlights hit it.
I saw someone with what looked to be a lit up vest walking their dog, not just reflective. I totally want one of those. Getting tired of washing my hoodie as it needs special prep and as nice as reflective wear is I’d like a couple more blinky lights. 🤣6
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