December 2018 Monthly Running Challenge
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12/1 15.55 miles, 215 days on the run
12/2 15.5 miles, 11.15 miles (26.65 total miles)
12/3 16.01 miles
12/4 15.05 miles
12/5 19.33 mile, 7.32 miles (test new shoes - disappointed) (26.65 total miles)
12/6 16.38 miles, 220 days on the run
12/7 19.13 miles (New Balance V#3)
12/8 19.32 miles
12/9 15.34 miles, ice and more ice
12/10 16.22 miles (New Balance V#3)
12/11 3.04 miles, 225 days on the run, Look! I know how to rest...
12/12 4.06 miles, Not fond of this 'resting' bit
12/13 15.46 miles
12/14 13.23 miles, rain, cold, no music, grumpy
12/15 26.34 miles, (New Balance V#3)
12/16 27.14 miles, 230 days on the run
12/17 16.45 miles, (New Balance V#3 - shin started to smart on me at the end, give up on this shoe)
12/18 7.03 miles, rest my shin a bit
12/19 11.02 miles
12/20 13.1 miles, rain, mist, cold
12/21 10.34 miles, 235 days on the run
12/22 19.34 miles, UGH! so just wanted to keep going, but family etc
12/23 13.5 miles
12/24 26.45 miles
12/25 20.08 miles
12/26 13.5 miles, 240 days on the run, big toe nail came off, other one in progress
12/27 26.59 miles, the wind is a bully! Family left this morning.8 -
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
12/16: 4.61 miles
12/18: 3.13 miles
12/19: 3.16 miles
12/20: 5.05 miles
12/23: 8.66 miles
12/26: 4.61 miles
12/27: 4.51 miles
68.57/60 miles completed
I ran 4.51 miles this morning. It was chillier than yesterday, but a good run and not raining. It was kind of fun running in the rain, but it wouldn't have been as nice this morning since it was colder. It was a pretty morning and I was dressed right for it. I'm enjoying my new sleeves, gloves and ear band.
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 overall8 -
eleanorhawkins wrote: »
ETA @eleanorhawkins So sorry to hear about the knees. Keep us update on the physio results and your prognosis. Knee pain is horrible. I have one that’s been slightly bothersome the last few years. It now wants to be cranky and try to swell a bit. I suspect mine is a hip issue that’s caused, hopefully just a bakers cyst, and will magically line out.
Thanks @Elise4270.
Just back from the evil pain-inducing physio woman aka sadistic *kitten* whose verdict was that it's just extreme muscle overload in pretty much everything between my ankles and my hips. She beat me up, pummelled me into submission (omg one thigh it felt like she was rubbing over marbles), lectured me on the perils of overtraining, overdoing it and not resting enough "in women my age who haven't been running long", scared me shitless with predictions of "if you run again before we sort this out you'll probably tear something up bad enough to never be able to run again" and ordered me to go back on January 8th and do no more than 10-15 minute walks on flat surfaces in the meantime, and to stretch.
So that's Saturday's race out, the March HM out, my chances of not feeling hungry out for the foreseeable future... yeah, if anyone asks I'll be in a corner somewhere feeling sorry for myself. It's my birthday on Tuesday. Think I'm going to go hide out in the countryside and be miserable.
Having said that, I know this isn't a serious injury (for which I should be grateful) and it will pass. Damn my legs hurt now though!
I haven't been here long enough to have set any goals in January, but somewhere during the spring I decided first to get back into running (I had started the year before but then Christmas happened followed by a vacation followed by flu and I basically had to start over after all that) and then early summer had the crazy idea to sign up for and complete a half marathon. I did do both, even if I managed to upset my leg muscles a lot while I was at it. Still don't understand why. I followed a training plan, I stretched religiously, I didn't miss a run OR a rest day in 12 weeks, I had good shoes with few miles on them, hell I even ended up adding in walk breaks to avoid injuring myself. I wasn't 100% with strength training but I did as much as I could. Only thing I didn't do at all was get a massage. Feel like stomping my feet and throwing a tantrum... Not fair!!!! I won't though, cause my legs hurt.
Well. I've been there. Surprise yourself with a birthday gift, perhaps a nice bike that you can take out and pummel some distance! Great cardio! And you can pretend its running!
My doc said I'd probably be back to HM this fall. Uh, no. I had to hit reset and start back at square one. Some of is just need a little more TLC, recovery and diligence to get there.
Enjoy the temper tantrum! (Shortly).5 -
Taking a 0KM today. Guess this will just be a "cut back" week5
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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
12/14 = 3 miles
12/15 = 13 miles (Stars at Night Half)
12/16 = rest day
12/17 = 3 miles
12/18 = 40 minutes strength training
12/19 = 10 miles & yin yoga class
12/20 = 40 minutes strength training
12/21 = 12 miles
12/22 = rest day
12/23 = 20 miles
12/24 = rest day
12/25 = 3 miles
12/26 = just couldn’t get my lazy butt to do anything productive today
12/27 = 10 “ridding the struggle-bus to struggle-town going to the struggle-fest” miles
Freakin’ Mother Nature is trying to kill me with all this cedar pollen. I can’t walk outside without wheezing and having my eyes and ears leak excessively.
TMI warning: My nose is the worst. I actually considered sticking paper towels in my nostrils to stop the flow while running today. I briefly thought about the fact that everyone would think I was nuts - and didn’t care. The breathing thing was what stopped me. I guess it’s kinda important when trying to run.
Any engineers in the group? I need someone to invent a running nose tampon. Maybe with a hole in the middle to breath through?
December goal miles = 150 / 136 miles to date
Upcoming Races:
1/26/19 = Miami Tropical 5K
1/27/19 = Miami Marathon
3/10/19 = ZOOMA half
4/6/19 = Wanderlust 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#latest9 -
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polskagirl01 wrote: »Time to take stock of my 2018 goals and see how I did. In the January 2018 thread I stated the following goals:
2018 Goals-
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- 1500 total miles - Fail - I'll finish with about 1000 miles, my lowest total yet in a full year of running.
2 - 500 trail miles - Fail - I came close at 468 miles.
- Run every road in town (about 250 miles of running) - Fail - I had this broken down into 33 runs. I completed 25 of them. I started out great, getting those 25 runs done by April 21st, then just got out of the habit. Oh well, this wasn't a huge goal.
- First 50 Mile race - Zumbro 50, April 14th - Fail - I got my first DNF, completing 34 out of 50 miles in a nasty blizzard, due to multiple reasons, after ITB syndrome hampered my training. This was probably the most devastating fail and I went into a running funk for while after this.
3 - Three ultramarathons - Psycho WyCo 50K, Zumbro 50M, Superior 50K - Fail. ITB issues forced me to do the 20M race at Pyscho Wyco (which went very well), then the aforementioned DNF at Zumbro, but I ended it with a solid successful run at the Superior 50K. My 43.8 mile finish at Loopet Loppet does count, so in the end I finished with 2 ultras.
- 5K road PR (currently 23:44) - Fail - The closest I came was 24:24
- 10K road PR (currently 1:03:42 - beating this is a gimmee. Current PR was set 3 months after I started running) - Fail, but only because I never ran a 10K in 2018.
4 - Distance PR of 50 miles (currently 31 miles) - Fail, but I did set a distance PR of 43.8 miles in the Loopet Loppet in October....which led to my major injury of 2018.
- Avoid running breaks of 7 days or more - Fail
- Avoid injury - Fail
So, if my math is right, that's 0 goals met, 10 goals failed. hmmm...I don't feel like that much of a failure. Oh well, the only way forward is forward.
1 & 2 with your injury, this wasn't a full year of running
3 Wouldn't the 34 at Zumbro count as your third ultra?
4 a PR is a PR
Definitely not a failure!
This year, add some "B" goals to your plans!
Sorry you didn’t meet all your goals @7lenny7 Injuries suck and it’s frustrating when you body won’t do what you think it should. You still had an impressive year!!! I am impressed anyway
As for @polska_girl third point, I consider 34 miles an ultra marathon and incredible feat.
Heck, the marathon I ran last December was 0.5 miles to long. I half seriously joked with my running group that I needed an “ultra” sticker for my car instead of a 26.2 sticker. It was over a marathon so I ran an ultra! LOL
2 - 1500 total miles - Fail - I'll finish with about 1000 miles, my lowest total yet in a full year of running.
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girlinahat wrote: »
@girlinahat Someone invented one?!? Haha, that’s amazing! So much more efficient than wadded up paper towels.0 -
@amymoreorless My nose just runs constantly while I run. Snot rockets won't cut it, it's basically water pouring out of my nose. I keep a paper towel in my sleeve and wipe it pretty often, but mostly I just tell myself that the people passing me can get over the sight of my runny nose, and let it do what it wants to do. I think it would back up and I would drown if I tried to use that coffee filter plug thingy.2
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rheddmobile wrote: »@amymoreorless My nose just runs constantly while I run. Snot rockets won't cut it, it's basically water pouring out of my nose. I keep a paper towel in my sleeve and wipe it pretty often, but mostly I just tell myself that the people passing me can get over the sight of my runny nose, and let it do what it wants to do. I think it would back up and I would drown if I tried to use that coffee filter plug thingy.
@rheddmobile Ditto. I am having the same issue right now. We need these mittens! I think it supposed to be a gag gift but ... they look useful.
https://www.amazon.com/Snittens-Christmas-Birthday-Convenient-Absorbent/dp/B01AD3KZN0
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Date Miles Notes
12/1 4.37 Saguaro 7k
12/2 8 Hot Chocolate 15k
12/3 0 cold/tired/depression/grieving
12/4 2 & upper body strength
12/5 3.49 Tempo (10:00 min goal)
12/6 0 rest day
12/7 0 bad day
12/8 3.52 12ks of Christmas 6k
12/9 9 easy
12/10 3.15 easy
12/11 0 strength training - upper body
12/12 0 Ugh
12/13 0 Grief
12/14 0 Sucks
12/15 0 *kitten*
12/16 0 Santa Hustle 5k Pack/Travel
12/17 0 Wisconsin
12/18 0 Wisconsin
12/19 0 Wisconsin/Travel
12/20 0 Tired/Bed at 8 pm
12/21 0 Tired
12/22 2.97 Caribbean Christmas 5k
12/23 0 Baking/Wrapping
12/24 2.5 easy
12/25 0 Christmas from one end of the world to the other
12/26 2.8 Tempo - hit target 2 out of 4 times
12/27 3.1 easy, slow run
Total 44.9 out of 100
I might get halfway to my goal LOL
Today's run felt much smoother than my last couple. I think my legs are getting their rhythm back after a few too many days off. My aim was to get at least 3 miles and be sloooooow.4 -
@amymoreorless - LOL love those snittens. I know it's hard to believe but I have that problem here when it gets just slightly cold in Orlando (45 or so).
Just another 5 days of the streak! I think last year I had too much wine on the 31st and didn't run on New Year's Day. I shall try to not do that this year.
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
12/6 - 3 miles #RwRunStreak Day 15 + transform App = upper body
12/7 - rest day so just 1 mile for the #RwRunStreak day 16
12/8 - 44 miles cycling; 1 mile #RWRunStreak Day 17 + transform App Arms/Back
12/9 - 3 miles #RwRunStreak Day 18
12/10 - Transform App - legs/glutes Starting Phase 4 of women’s physique! + 4 miles #RwRunStreak Day 19
12/11 - Transform App - arms/back + 3 miles #RwrunStreak Day 20
12/12 - 1 mile #RwRunStreak Day 21 + Transform App Legs;Glutes
12/13 - 5 miles #RwRunStreak Day 22.
12/14 - 1 mile #RwRunStreak Day 23 + TA arms and back
12/15 - 4 miles #RwRunStreak Day 24
12/16 - 4.2 miles #RwRunStreak Day 25 + TA glutes and legs
12/17 - 1 mile #RwRunStreak Day 26 + TA arms and back
12/18 - 4.5 miles #RwRunStreak Day 27 + TA glutes/legs
12/19 - 2.1 miles #RwRunStreak Day 28
12/20 - 4 miles #RwRunStreak Day 29 + TA arms
12/21 - 1.5 miles #RwRunStreak Day 30. REST DAY!
12/22 - 5 miles #RwRunStreak Day 31
12/23 - 1.5 miles #RwRunStreak Day 32 + TA - glutes and legs.
12/24 - 4 miles + transform app - upper body. RwRunStreak Day 33
12/25 - 4.5 miles #RwRunStreak Day 34
12/26 - 4 miles #RwRunStreak Day 35 + TA legs/glutes
12/27 - 1 mile #RwRunStreak Day 36 + TA arms and back
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12.2: 4.5 @ 9:10/M (4.5) Easy Run
12.3: 4.0 @ 9:05/M (8.5) Easy Run
12.5: 4.5 @ 9:19/M (13) Easy Run
12.6: SKIPPED Pace Run
12.7: SKIPPED Long Run
12.9: 4.5 @ 9:13/M (17.5) Easy Run
12.10: SKIPPED Speedwork
12.11: SKIPPED Easy Run
12.13: 4.0 @ 8:33/M (21.5) Pace Run
12.14: 9.4 @ 9:34/M (30.9) Long Run
12.16: 4.5 @ 9:05/M (35.4) Easy Run
12.17: SKIPPED Speedwork
12.18: 4.5 @ 9:08/M (39.9) Easy Run
12.20: 4.0 @ 8:31/M (43.9) Pace Run
12.21: 9.4 @ 9:33/M (53.3) Long Run
12.22: 4.5 @ 9:09/M (57.8) Easy Run
12.24: SKIPPED Speedwork
12.25: 4.5 @ 9:03/M (62.3) Easy Run
12.27: 9.5 @ 9:30/M (71.8) Long Run
Felt amazing during my long run today despite coming up short on calories yesterday as I'm trying to shed a few holiday pounds. I have to work late tomorrow night so I swapped my long run tomorrow for today and I'll do my shorter pace run tomorrow so I'm not too worn out for my late night shift.7 -
amymoreorless wrote: »rheddmobile wrote: »@amymoreorless My nose just runs constantly while I run. Snot rockets won't cut it, it's basically water pouring out of my nose. I keep a paper towel in my sleeve and wipe it pretty often, but mostly I just tell myself that the people passing me can get over the sight of my runny nose, and let it do what it wants to do. I think it would back up and I would drown if I tried to use that coffee filter plug thingy.
@rheddmobile Ditto. I am having the same issue right now. We need these mittens! I think it supposed to be a gag gift but ... they look useful.
https://www.amazon.com/Snittens-Christmas-Birthday-Convenient-Absorbent/dp/B01AD3KZN0
I have the same leaky nose issue; I carry a handkerchief with me.
However, last week I was thinking that if my nose runs, and my feet undoubtedly smell, perhaps I'm built upside down.12 -
Still trying to get Dec dues paid for the 100 Mile Club!
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amymoreorless wrote: »rheddmobile wrote: »@amymoreorless My nose just runs constantly while I run. Snot rockets won't cut it, it's basically water pouring out of my nose. I keep a paper towel in my sleeve and wipe it pretty often, but mostly I just tell myself that the people passing me can get over the sight of my runny nose, and let it do what it wants to do. I think it would back up and I would drown if I tried to use that coffee filter plug thingy.
@rheddmobile Ditto. I am having the same issue right now. We need these mittens! I think it supposed to be a gag gift but ... they look useful.
https://www.amazon.com/Snittens-Christmas-Birthday-Convenient-Absorbent/dp/B01AD3KZN0
Yeh, now I am refusing to shake hands with people who have gloves on...
I just carry tissue...lol
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I found out that one of my benefits through Blue Cross is a program called Fitness Your Way. $30 per month gets me into dozens of fitness centers throughout the Twin Cities and thousands throughout the US. In my area it's mostly LA Fitness, Anytime Fitness, Planet Fitness and Snap Fitness. No minimum time commitment either.
My son loves lifting weights and is always on me to go with him so I joined this plan and he and I went to Anytime Fitness. I had 20 minutes of elliptical, then upper body work, followed by another 20 minutes of elliptical. OMG that elliptical was almost like running!! It felt great and I was happy to find that 20 minutes of cardio wasn't too tough.
I tried the stepper thing and hated that. Perhaps it's user error but I had the level cranked to 96 and it still wasn't fast enough for me. It also felt like it took just a fraction of the effort of real stairs, and the biggest flaw, no going down stairs.
I'm counting the 40 minutes of elliptical as 60 minutes of walking.
December progress : 9.25 out of 15 hours.10 -
I found out that one of my benefits through Blue Cross is a program called Fitness Your Way. $30 per month gets me into dozens of fitness centers throughout the Twin Cities and thousands throughout the US. In my area it's mostly LA Fitness, Anytime Fitness, Planet Fitness and Snap Fitness. No minimum time commitment either.
My son loves lifting weights and is always on me to go with him so I joined this plan and he and I went to Anytime Fitness. I had 20 minutes of elliptical, then upper body work, followed by another 20 minutes of elliptical. OMG that elliptical was almost like running!! It felt great and I was happy to find that 20 minutes of cardio wasn't too tough.
I tried the stepper thing and hated that. Perhaps it's user error but I had the level cranked to 96 and it still wasn't fast enough for me. It also felt like it took just a fraction of the effort of real stairs, and the biggest flaw, no going down stairs.
I'm counting the 40 minutes of elliptical as 60 minutes of walking.
December progress : 9.25 out of 15 hours.
Oooh, I wonder if I have any perks like that. I need to check.0 -
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
12/12 – 8.01 easy
12/13 – 5.56 easy
12/14 – rest day
12/15 – 11.53 warmup, 5K race, easy run
12/16 – 8.04 rolling hills
12/17 – rest day
12/18 – 8.77 warmup, speed work, cool down
12/19 – 7.06 easy
12/20 – 6.91 warmup, speed work, cool down
12/21 – rest day
12/22 – 18.07 paced run
12/23 – 7.31 easy
12/24 – 5.02 Egg Nog Jog
12/25 – sedentary day
12/26 – 10.00 easy
12/27 – 8.48 mostly MP
December running total to date – 171.71
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 – With one thing and another, going out for a run about 6 PM worked out for my schedule and my biorhythms. That means running in the dark at this time of year, but waiting till 6 means missing most of the evening rush hour, and most of the Christmas drivers are back parked in their garages now.
I wanted about 8 miles, and set out with no firm plans as to the route. Took the nice soft gravel road into RIT. The school is closed, so I ran around some smooth asphalt deserted roads in the school. That was a lot more pleasant with no traffic. Took a couple of roads I don't usually run, got back onto a standard route, and realized I'd added a bit more than I intended. Oh, well. An extra half mile won't kill me.
Went to accelerate a bit after the watch ticked over 8 miles, and didn't have as much as I thought I should. Okay, give it was feels okay. Kick it up a bit more for the last 200m or so. Looked later, and found that while I was supposed to be running easy, most of the time I was closer to marathon pace. Oops. That would be a big mistake if I were doing real speed work this week, but as things are I'll likely get away with it.
Two more running days in the year, then I'll have an annual total. It will be fewer miles for 2018 than for 2017. Between marathon recoveries and injury, I only had one month of 2017 over 200 miles. Hopefully I'll do a better job of staying healthy in 2019. I did have a peak of 216.7 race miles in 2018; probably should cut back from that in 2019. Just have to decide what's most important *before* I injure myself.
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) finished in 19:46
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 2, 2019 USATF XC Championship, Masters 8K (Tallahassee, FL)
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)4 -
PastorVincent wrote: »I found out that one of my benefits through Blue Cross is a program called Fitness Your Way. $30 per month gets me into dozens of fitness centers throughout the Twin Cities and thousands throughout the US. In my area it's mostly LA Fitness, Anytime Fitness, Planet Fitness and Snap Fitness. No minimum time commitment either.
My son loves lifting weights and is always on me to go with him so I joined this plan and he and I went to Anytime Fitness. I had 20 minutes of elliptical, then upper body work, followed by another 20 minutes of elliptical. OMG that elliptical was almost like running!! It felt great and I was happy to find that 20 minutes of cardio wasn't too tough.
I tried the stepper thing and hated that. Perhaps it's user error but I had the level cranked to 96 and it still wasn't fast enough for me. It also felt like it took just a fraction of the effort of real stairs, and the biggest flaw, no going down stairs.
I'm counting the 40 minutes of elliptical as 60 minutes of walking.
December progress : 9.25 out of 15 hours.
Oooh, I wonder if I have any perks like that. I need to check.
If you have BCBS you might. There's a $29 enrollment fee but for December you can get the fee waived if you know someone who is already in the program...
I misspoke. There is a 3 month initial commitment to the overall program, but not to any particular fitness center, as I understand it. I plan on trying out all of my options around here.4 -
Hey Running Friends,
Wow! Today few by for me. I didn't have to work today, but I spend the last 16 hours learning about and working on creating a digital planner, and I am still not done.
I did a bit of reading while I had my coffee and breakfast this morning at 7:00 am. Then I started watching videos on digital planning and testing things out in the different apps. Before I knew it, it was 2:00 pm, and I hadn't eaten anything since 7:00 am. My stomach was growling like crazy.
I had some lunch and then set a timer for 2 hours, otherwise I probably would have lost track of time again. When the timer went off I knew I had to get up and workout. I ended up running about 5 miles. there were some walk breaks in there when my heart rate was up. I was using the Peloton App and the workout had specific heart rate goals, so I tried to follow even though I am still pretty much out of shape, and couldn't run the entire time without my heart rate being higher than the instructor wanted
As far as the Digital Planner, I am using an iPad Pro with apps GoodNote and Procreate. I am also utilizing my MacBook Pro with Adobe Illustrator & Indesign, while watching YouTube Videos. There is so much to learn, but I am having so much fun with it.7 -
Ahhhhh still no runs and wayyyy too much food. I have decided to give up on any running for the rest of the year and just start in the new year. Along with my diet lol. Am on a road trip with my mum and daughters, so eating is alll over the place. I'm getting about 10k steps a day, so that's something. Will be at myums place new years eve, so perfect timing to start a new.8
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Not a bad year I guess...
Beat the 2018 miles that I did not know I had as a goal14 -
As far as the Digital Planner, I am using an iPad Pro with apps GoodNote and Procreate. I am also utilizing my MacBook Pro with Adobe Illustrator & Indesign, while watching YouTube Videos. There is so much to learn, but I am having so much fun with it.
Procreate is great, I have it but for real photo work, I use Affinity.
I have not used GoodNote, but Notability is great with the Pencil and handwritten notes. Any idea how they compare?
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PastorVincent wrote: »Not a bad year I guess...
Beat the 2018 miles that I did not know I had as a goal
I would opine it was a very good year!!!2 -
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
12-13 7k easy
12-14 rest
12-15 7k easy
12-16 3.5k slow
12-17 7k slow
12-18 rest
12-19 7k easy
12-20 7k easy
12-21 rest
12-22 7k easy
12-23 10.5k easy
12-24 7k recovery
12-25 rest
12-26 7k intervals
12-27 7k easy
12-28 rest
December Total: 147k
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.
Scheduled rest day today. Warm and rainy.3 -
@Elise4270 The digital planner is for personal use. I have been wanting to start a bullet journal to keep me organized at home. I sort of had a sudo bullet journal planner in 2018, but work was extremely busy and I fell off using it early in the year. I got a new job in August, so I think I have a better chance of keeping it in 2019. I have always loved being able to look back over the year to see where I started and where I am now. I also like the creative outlet of having a bullet journal with doodles, stickers and fun papers. I use to dabble in digital scrapbooking so I have lots of elements that I will be able to use in the digital journal/planner.2
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@PastorVincent
I haven't heard of Affinity, I will have to check that one out. I purchased Notability right after I bought the iPad Pro, under the recommendation of the sales person at Apple. I never really used it though. I recently watch a YouTube video doing a comparison of the two apps and they are both great, but GoodNotes provides a bit more of a creative outlet for me. Or maybe Notability would do the same, but I haven't seen any videos showing how to create the type of planner I want to do.
Here is the link to the video I watched for the comparison.
And I LOVE the Apple Pencil!
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@PastorVincent
I haven't heard of Affinity, I will have to check that one out. I purchased Notability right after I bought the iPad Pro, under the recommendation of the sales person at Apple. I never really used it though. I recently watch a YouTube video doing a comparison of the two apps and they are both great, but GoodNotes provides a bit more of a creative outlet for me. Or maybe Notability would do the same, but I haven't seen any videos showing how to create the type of planner I want to do.
Here is the link to the video I watched for the comparison.
And I LOVE the Apple Pencil!
Will check out that video tonight when I get home. Hopefully.
Affinity for me is slowly replacing Photoshop. It does not do ALL THINGS that PS does, but there is no subscription fee, and it might do enough things. I still have my Adobe subscription but I can not recall the last time I needed to open Adobe PS to work on a photo. I have it on my iPad and on my MacBook Pro.0
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