December 2019 Monthly Running Challenge
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Well done @katharmonic after a tough session.
Started running last night aiming for a gap in the rain and had a pain in my shin, walked instead - it rained at about the I would have finished the run as if punishing me for not running. Still got the pain this morning so gently does it.3 -
@rheddmobile That alpaca is so cute and looks happy to have visitors.0
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T1DCarnivoreRunner wrote: »@rheddmobile That alpaca is so cute and looks happy to have visitors.
This.
Also... glice? That is a new one! Fake ice? Really?0 -
December Goal – 100 miles
Dec 2 – 5.11 miles
Dec 4 – 5.06 miles
Dec 7 – 10.03 miles
Dec 9 – 5.11 miles
Dec 11 – 5.06 miles
We got about an inch of snow last night but nothing on the roads this morning so I was able to make my run. It was a nice 28F and the moon was shining brightly.
Congratulations @polskagirl01 and I love your gingerbread man ticker!
@katharmonic – That Spartan race sounds like a beast! Wait – you’re the beast! Congratulations girl!
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Felt tired and slow for 7k. Then suddenly felt better and went the last km at 5k race pace. Probably shouldn't've kept going but was already back at my friend's place.
Also it was a beautiful -6Cand these new gloves I just happened to buy yesterday at Decathlon are awesome!
December goal 100 miles
Upcoming races:
Dec. 14 - CityTrail 5k (#3 of 6)
Jan. 11 - CityTrail 5k (#4 of 6)4 -
eleanorhawkins wrote: »eleanorhawkins wrote: »my naggers are slacking.
hypersomnia knocked me out sunday and yesterday.
i'll get a few miles in tonight
@mbaker566 Not slacking, you had permission for a couple of days off after a race.
Now, stop posting awesome photos and go run! :-pQuestion:
@mbaker566 - Love the pictures! Also love that you know need to nag your naggers
Have you run yet? What are you waiting for?
well, i'm at work now. no run allowed in the office. when i get back home
Sorry I'm slackin' on my naggin'.
GO!!!!!
RUN!!!!!!!!!
@mbaker566 so did you run yet?
i didn't. i walked while making dinner. i got lazy. tonight. even if it's going to be close to 0f. it's going to happen.4 -
eleanorhawkins wrote: »eleanorhawkins wrote: »my naggers are slacking.
hypersomnia knocked me out sunday and yesterday.
i'll get a few miles in tonight
@mbaker566 Not slacking, you had permission for a couple of days off after a race.
Now, stop posting awesome photos and go run! :-pQuestion:
@mbaker566 - Love the pictures! Also love that you know need to nag your naggers Have you run yet? What are you waiting for?
well, i'm at work now. no run allowed in the office. when i get back home
Sorry I'm slackin' on my naggin'.
GO!!!!!
RUN!!!!!!!!!
@mbaker566 so did you run yet?
i didn't. i walked while making dinner. i got lazy. tonight. even if it's going to be close to 0f. it's going to happen.
Do it!!!1 -
12-1 7k easy
12-2 7k slow + resistance bands
12-3 rest
12-4 7k slow + resistance bands
12-5 rest + yoga
12-6 7k slow + resistance bands
12-7 7k easy + yoga
12-8 rest
12-9 4k easy + resistance bands
12-10 rest + yoga
12-11 7k easy + resistance bands
December Total: 46k
December Goal: 135k
January Total: 131k
February Total: 159.5k
March Total: 183k
April Total: 126k
May Total: 128k
June Total: 161.5k
July Total: 151k
August Total: 133k
September Total: 135k
October Total: 115k
November Total: 155k
2019 Total through November: 1,578k / 978.36m
Monthly average: 143.45k
Next year when you pop in here claiming your December 2019 mileage, what accomplishments will you have made?
Run at least 4 5k races - Completed 8-31.
Get under 30:00 and a PR for 5k - Nope...
Average at least 135k per month, which would put me over 1,000 miles for the year - Completed 12-7.
Run the Year Team: Five for Nineteen - Completed 9-28
Clear, 20 degrees F, and a little wind out of the southwest that was OK at my back but no fun in my face. For some reason I was hunting for oxygen at about the 5k mark. Oh, well.
@katharmonic Think you earned some well deserved recovery time.
2020 goals:
Continue a 5k regimen.
Train better.
4-13 Shine the Light 5K - 31:12 chip time; First Place male 65 and older
6-30 Strides for Starfish 5K - 31:34 chip time; 31/77 overall; second male 65 and older (no official category)
7-27 Solon Home Days 5K - 31:11 chip time; 95/141 overall; 4/6 age group (male)
8-31 Race for Freedom 5k - 31:39 chip time; 32:00 Garmin time; Third Place male 60 and older
10-13 Haunted Hustle 5k - 31:22 chip time; 47/74 overall; First Place male 60 and older6 -
eleanorhawkins wrote: »eleanorhawkins wrote: »my naggers are slacking.
hypersomnia knocked me out sunday and yesterday.
i'll get a few miles in tonight
@mbaker566 Not slacking, you had permission for a couple of days off after a race.
Now, stop posting awesome photos and go run! :-pQuestion:
@mbaker566 - Love the pictures! Also love that you know need to nag your naggers Have you run yet? What are you waiting for?
well, i'm at work now. no run allowed in the office. when i get back home
Sorry I'm slackin' on my naggin'.
GO!!!!!
RUN!!!!!!!!!
@mbaker566 so did you run yet?
i didn't. i walked while making dinner. i got lazy. tonight. even if it's going to be close to 0f. it's going to happen.
@mbaker566 well a walk is better than nothing. But not as good as a run. Make the run happen tonight. Have you tried running in the mornings or at lunch time instead of leaving it until the evening? I very rarely miss runs, and I think that's down to the fact that I do them first thing in the morning. If I had to run in the evenings I don't think I would ever actually find the energy or motivation to run!
I've been joking about almost becoming a jogger this morning, but I'm actually pretty freaked out about it. Bear in mind here I used to do my Wednesday runs up the track beside the river, but my husband hates me running up there as it's a little bit remote and he's scared something will happen to me. So, I've started doing my mid week 5 mile run on anout and back route that goes along the side of the highway by the beach.
There's a huge rock at one point with a lookout point over the sea and a little parking area about half way along. As I approached I saw a white car parked by the rock. As I got nearer I noted the wing mirror and headlight on the driver's side were broken, then as I got even closer I saw that there was a stone embedded in the windscreen, all the other windows had been smashed and it had no number plates. No sign of anyone inside or nearby. I guess I assumed someone had stolen it, parked it there and trashed it. I did briefly think about reporting its presence as I ran on, but assumed (there's a busy, two-lane highway literally 5 metres away and it's in clear view) someone in authority would notice it. Muttered to myself as I went on about what is the world coming to, vandalism, crime, etc etc etc.
When I passed on my way back, there was one man walking about near the car and another on a motorbike. They moved along the edge by the railings and stopped and stood looking down the cliff as I went by. Again, thought no more of it.
Not long before lunch I saw on the local newspaper's Facebook that a man was found dead down on the rocks at that exact place. It was reported at 'about 9am'... I ran from 8.20 to 9.25, and I saw the men when I was about 3/4 of the way through. At first they thought he had fallen off, but then they found bullet wounds.
I'm shocked because if I hadn't seen the car on my way out and stayed on the concrete path beside the crash barrier, I would have been running along the dirt path beside the railing and if I'd looked down I would probably have been the one to see the body first. I'm also shocked because stuff like that isn't supposed to happen here, but this is like the 5th shooting in as many weeks. What is the world coming to?
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@eleanorhawkins OMG! That is so scary! I would be so freaked out. I hope you are ok. I know you are physically, but I hope you are emotionally.1
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@katharmonic WOW! You continue to amaze me. I hope your hand is okay. I would have probably given up at that point. I'm such a wimp sometimes.
@rheddmobile Sorry your experience with the glice was not good, but good of you for giving it a try. I hope your hip is okay today. The walk through the Christmas lights sounds like fun and I'm glad you got to go to the petting zoo. Sounds like they had a lot of interesting animals there.
@Teresa502 We had almost exactly the same weather here this morning. I took a walk back in the fields to enjoy the snow, but haven't run yet.
@polskagirl01 Love the frosty pictures.
@eleanorhawkins Oh my! That is so scary. I'm sure you are really freaked out by that experience. It's so sad that those types of things are happening more and more frequently. I hope you are okay.1 -
@katharmonic Awesome job on your final Spartan of the year! You are a beast!
@rheddmobile That alpaca is adorable! I am so glad you were there to be a role model for that young girl. It is quite likely that she was surprised to see you skating because she has been told that grown ups don't skate, or that skating is for kids. She probably needs to see some healthy adults taking part in some good physical activities. I have only tried ice skating once and it was very difficult. I was pretty fat back then too so I don't know if I would be any better at it now, but I'd have to drive about 90-100 miles to ice skate, so I'll probably never do it again anyway.1 -
@eleanorhawkins OMG! That is so scary! I would be so freaked out. I hope you are ok. I know you are physically, but I hope you are emotionally.
Thanks. I'm not sure. I think I'm ok but the more I think about it the less sure I am. Guess tomorrow I'll go run round the town centre where I could be hit by a car or pushed off a pavement but am less likely to be abducted or find a dead body or witness a murder.6 -
i have @eleanorhawkins
i used to be a morning runner but now that hypersomnia is active in my sleep cycle right now, it's hard for me to run in the morning and be safe to drive. if i run in the evenings, and can't physically stay awake, i can just go to bed.
while i'm not a morning person. i do prefer running in the morning to get it done with. i will have to make the switch soon to do my longer runs so i am not running around the city at midnight.
can't do lunch runs.
1) i sweat too much, no showers, only 30 min which is only 20 min after changing, blah blah blah excuses
2) hypersomnia will make me fall asleep in the afternoon.
i was on medication for it but it was making my anxiety sky high. which led to me needing more medication to manage that. with all that is wrong with my body (behcets, myalgia, acid reflux, hypersomnia, depression, anxiety), i really to to minimize the amount of medications needed so that when i'm older i don't have a tolerance when things are worse.6 -
i have @eleanorhawkins
i used to be a morning runner but now that hypersomnia is active in my sleep cycle right now, it's hard for me to run in the morning and be safe to drive. if i run in the evenings, and can't physically stay awake, i can just go to bed.
while i'm not a morning person. i do prefer running in the morning to get it done with. i will have to make the switch soon to do my longer runs so i am not running around the city at midnight.
can't do lunch runs.
1) i sweat too much, no showers, only 30 min which is only 20 min after changing, blah blah blah excuses
2) hypersomnia will make me fall asleep in the afternoon.
i was on medication for it but it was making my anxiety sky high. which led to me needing more medication to manage that. with all that is wrong with my body (behcets, myalgia, acid reflux, hypersomnia, depression, anxiety), i really to to minimize the amount of medications needed so that when i'm older i don't have a tolerance when things are worse.
Ugh yeah, that sucks.
Is it a long way to work? Could you look into finding a way to get to work in the morning and then run home?0 -
December Goal: 100 Miles
12/1: 10.05 miles
12/3: 6.25 miles
12/4: 6.05 miles
12/5: 6.25 miles
12/8: 10.10 miles
12/9: 6.05 miles
12/11: 6.10 miles
50.85/100 miles completed
I ran 6 miles this morning. It was cold. 31°F feels like 27°F. Luckily it was dry and there wasn't much wind so it wasn't too bad. I was glad that I switched my Monday rest day to yesterday. We didn't get any real snow yesterday (there was a little slush on the windshields) but it was raining and hovering right at freezing when I got up so I think I would have been miserable if I had run. But today was actually kind of nice. It was clear and the moon was bright. I put a drawstring in my long tights so they fit better and I wore sleeves and a jacket and was mostly comfortable. Except for my hands. I wore two pairs of gloves and my fingers were still numb. I had to change the batteries in my noxgear vest. I've had it about a month and just today had to change them so I think that was pretty good. I felt bad though because after I changed them I was carrying them until I got to a trash bin. When I went to throw them away I only had one in my hand. I guess I dropped the other two and my numb hands didn't notice. I feel kind of bad about littering but if I see them on my next run I'll pick them up. I do think I am going to get some rechargeable batteries though. That way I won't have to worry about changing them during a run.
2019 races:
2/2/19: Catch the Groundhog Half Marathon - PR 2:15:17
5/18/19: Run for 57th AHC Half Marathon - Cancelled due to weather
10/5/19: Old Rip 5K - PR 27:27, 1st AG
11/9/19: Wags and Whiskers 5K -2nd AG, 4th Woman, 5K PR - 26:36
2020 races:
5/16/20: Run for 57th AHC Half Marathon5 -
eleanorhawkins wrote: »i have @eleanorhawkins
i used to be a morning runner but now that hypersomnia is active in my sleep cycle right now, it's hard for me to run in the morning and be safe to drive. if i run in the evenings, and can't physically stay awake, i can just go to bed.
while i'm not a morning person. i do prefer running in the morning to get it done with. i will have to make the switch soon to do my longer runs so i am not running around the city at midnight.
can't do lunch runs.
1) i sweat too much, no showers, only 30 min which is only 20 min after changing, blah blah blah excuses
2) hypersomnia will make me fall asleep in the afternoon.
i was on medication for it but it was making my anxiety sky high. which led to me needing more medication to manage that. with all that is wrong with my body (behcets, myalgia, acid reflux, hypersomnia, depression, anxiety), i really to to minimize the amount of medications needed so that when i'm older i don't have a tolerance when things are worse.
Ugh yeah, that sucks.
Is it a long way to work? Could you look into finding a way to get to work in the morning and then run home?
then the dogs become an issue. it's about 13 miles home. which for me atm is three hours. and i'd be asking the dogs to hold it for over 12 hours. now it's at least 9 hours
it would be easier if i didn't work 2 jobs.
you had good advice. morning running is nice because life rarely gets in the way. i just have to start the habit again.4 -
@mbaker566 we need to win the lottery or find someone to pay us for running!1
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@eleanorhawkins Wow, that sounds scary 0
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eleanorhawkins wrote: »@mbaker566 we need to win the lottery or find someone to pay us for running!
that would be awesome. i would love to become a dog runner for a shelter or rescue 0
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