December 2018 Monthly Running Challenge

Scott6255

5 miles this evening. After feeling old, fat, and slow the last few runs, today was almost the opposite. Felt comfortable, light, and easy. One of my best runs in a long time. Hoping this carries into the new year! Finished the month with 140 miles, and 2018 with 1185 miles.
Happy New year everyone! Stay safe.

Avidkeo

7lenny7 wrote: »

Avidkeo wrote: »

First run of 2019 done! Excellent way to start the year!

@Avidkeo Ahhh.....wrong thread. Try this one

Congrats on the very first 2019 MFP MRC report!

:P

No, I was just bragging in general lol. Especially since my running this last month has been appalling 😂🤣 but yeah will post in the new thread, thanks.

PastorVincent

Calling it on 2018 right now. Plan to overeat and hang out with the fam instead of run.

HonuNui

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
12/12 rest
12/13 life
12/14 4.00
12/15 2.52
12/16 life
12/17 more life
12/18 2.00
12/19 worked, band practice/choir practice/band practice reprise...... No run
12/20 work
12/21 3.96 Obviously should have been paying closer attention to GPS.....
12/22 work. work. work. work.
12/23 1.50
12/24 nada
12/25 cooked
12/26 3.10
12/27 played games. All. Dam!ned. Day.
12/28 4.12
12/29 1.00
12/30 4.55
12/31 3.10: took all 3 dogs today, (usually don't because 3 dogs running is too many!). After 20 paces, Lily had to pee. Then Ewalani had to cover it with her pee. Then Akamai covered both of theirs. Rinse. Lather. Repeat ad nauseum.....


Total: 50.25

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:

Orphia

Lazy_Bones_1985 wrote: »

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

I decided to give up my Facebook account so I had to delete my MFP as a result and start over. This is why I only have a few posts under my name. My goal was to hit about 110 miles for the month. I had a to skip a few runs here and there due to some sore hips. But I'm feeling a lot better now.

@Lazy_Bones_1985 What was your previous username?

RunsOnEspresso

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 + back & biceps
12/28 4 easy run + glutes
12/29 0 tired (garmin said 5 min deep sleep)
12/30 10.05

12/31 4 rainy and cold BUT WOOHOO!

Total 62.95 out of 100

My brain was having an argument with itself on the way home on running or not running. The good half won. It was a nice 4 miles in the rain. The hat I wore annoyed me so maybe I should have skipped it.

I hit 625 of 650 this year. Not too bad for a comeback year that started off with some dizziness issues. Now, on to 2019!

ETA: I stuffed myself with steak, sweet potato and champagne for dinner.

Elise4270

December 2018

1---2.01
2---2.0 TM
4---1.0 TM barefoot for form
9---3.0 TM
11---2.0 TM
14---2.0 TM
15---4.0 intervals
16---5.0 intervals
19---2.0 TM
22---5.11 intervals
23---5.69 intervals
24—4.13 walk
26—2.17 TM
29—4.10
31—2.01 TM and that rounds out my year with a whopping 378.4 miles for the year. I have a 1mile PR of 8:48 and 1km PR 5:19. I’m not sure what the old ones were. They were both set in September at a 5k, post surgery. Pre quarter marathon disaster. Where I still placed 2nd in AG. ok, not a bad year. ONWARD! wait... alonzi! @sarahthes

46.2 / 45 miles

Upcoming races
January 5 BIRR Ultra relay. 50k. Hawaii. For @KeepRunningFatboy
March 31, 2019 A2A 5k. Ardmore OK
April 28, 2019 OKC Memorial Marathon (half)
Run the Year team A 400+ miles
https://community.myfitnesspal.com/en/discussion/10710465/2019-run-the-year-group#latest

7lenny7

Thank you, 2018. I didn't get everything I wanted to out of you, but I'm very grateful for what I did get. May 2019 be better... for all of us.

eleanorhawkins

7lenny7 wrote: »

Thank you, 2018. I didn't get everything I wanted to out of you, but I'm very grateful for what I did get. May 2019 be better... for all of us.

I would drink to that if I drank

PastorVincent

So, last night I had a dream I went for a run, found some kids and ran with them for a bit. I then told them I was the fastest runner in the group, so if I a bear came after us, they were all in trouble. Then, no joke, I woke up and wondered if I remembered to log the run.

I definitely need more eggnog.

juliet3455

My last exercise of 2018 was 2 km of walking while shoveling the 20cm/8in of snow that fell.
A good example of why shoveling snow causes so many medical incidents in people who are sedentary.
I mean who would think you could log 2 km walking back and forth on your driveway into your house.
So that leaves me 200km short of my minimum goal of 1300km and 500km short of my stretch goal.

2015-12-31 YTD 638.40 Km
2016-12-31 YTD 1343.00 km
2017-12-31 YTD 1302.79 km
2018-12-31 YTD 1134.43 km

@PastorVincent If you woke up all sweaty and the bed covers were a pile on the floor then you definitely need to log the dream run.

I get to start 2019 with the Flu.

Lazy_Bones_1985

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
12.28: 4.5 @ 8:32/M (76.3) Pace Run

12.30: 5.0 @ 9:12/M (81.3) Easy Run
12.31: 4.5 @ 9:07/M (85.8) Intervals

Finished the year with some hard intervals. Really struggling to even hit my speed target with them.

For the year, I ran 783.1 miles over 187 activities with an average pace of 9:08/M. I didn't run the first 6 weeks of the year because I had broken fingers and a bunch of stitches (and out on workman's comp) and was afraid of falling and injuring my hand even further (and getting in trouble at work I made it worse). I also don't run a lot in July and August because of the heat, but I'm going to try to do better this year with at least getting in some time on the treadmill if the heat index is over 95 instead of just skipping my run.

juliet3455

A visual of my 2018 activities. I think I will get this printed on the back of an "Embrace The Suck" shirt

ddmom0811

I know it's January , but I forgot to update my last few days of December!


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
12/28 - 4 miles #RwRunStreak Day 37
12/29 - 1 mile #RwRunStreak Day 38 + 45 miles cycling + lifting arms!
12/30 - 3 miles #RwRunStreak Day 39
12/31 - 3.5 miles #RwRunStreak Day 40

Teerai

End Of Year
Didn’t quite make that 100 mile mark in Dec.
Did get a good bench mark to start 2019 though!