December 2019 Monthly Running Challenge
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In the quest to find Christmas socks, I found none.
Jingle Bell Fun Run, here I come!12 -
quilteryoyo wrote: »@Tramboman What is the Twelve Runs of Christmas?
^^^ DittoPastorVincent wrote: »Merry Christmas, y'all!
(and if you do not celebrate, Merry Random Day in December!)
You'll have to wait until tomorrow to find out!4 -
Sun. 8.2
Mon. 5.2
Tues. 3.2
Today 8.75 = 25.35 miles in 4 days!
If if if I can get 7.75 miles in tomorrow, then I'll have my 100 for the month and this will be a first!7 -
12/4- 3 mi
12/5- 2 mi
12/6- 3 mi
12/7- 4 mi
12/8- 6 mi
12/9- 2 mi
12/10- 2 mi
12/12- 2 mi
12/18- 2 mi
12/19- 2 mi
12/20- 2 mi
12/21- 6 mi
12/23- 4 mi
12/24- 4 mi
Total = 44 mi
Merry Christmas
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I had a nice Christmas breakfast with my parents this morning and then went to a neighbor's for lunch. Needless to say, lots of food got eaten. After a quick nap, I did get out for a run. It was just too nice of a day to stay inside. It was a 63°F, partly cloudy, no wind. This was my first run after the 5 mile race. I ran an easy slow 3 miles, with 0.85 miles of warm up and cool down walks.
I did venture out to run on the country roads today. During the warm up walk, the neighbor's beagle puppy came out into the road to see me. I shooed him back in the yard twice. He's a cutie, but I was afraid he'd get run over if he followed me. Then, near the end of my run, a different neighbor's two big bulldogs came running out into the road at me. I could tell they were friendly, but the one was bouncing as high as my head and bumping into me and getting under my feet. The owner came out and yelled at them. They went back in his yard until I turned the corner. Then the bouncy black one decided he needed to try to trip me one more time. He almost succeeded, but failed. When I came back by their house, I didn't see them, so I assume they were in the house.
I'm glad I ran outside today. I AM going to do a lot more outdoor running. I enjoy it more and I believe it will be helpful when I do races.
@TheMrWobbly I feel ya on the food entries today!
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Merry Christmas everyone4
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Date :::: Miles :::: Cumulative
12/01/19 :::: 0.0 :::: 0.0
12/02/19 :::: 3.0 :::: 3.0
12/03/19 :::: 3.1 :::: 6.1
12/04/19 :::: 1.7 :::: 7.8
12/05/19 :::: 2.6 :::: 10.4
12/06/19 :::: 0.0 :::: 10.4
12/07/19 :::: 14.6 :::: 25.0
12/08/19 :::: 0.0 :::: 25.0
12/09/19 :::: 0.0 :::: 25.0
12/10/19 :::: 0.0 :::: 25.0
12/11/19 :::: 0.0 :::: 25.0
12/12/19 :::: 0.0 :::: 25.0
12/13/19 :::: 3.0 :::: 28.0
12/14/19 :::: 3.2 :::: 31.2
12/15/19 :::: 6.4 :::: 37.6
12/16/19 :::: 3.6 :::: 41.1
12/17/19 :::: 0.0 :::: 41.1
12/18/19 :::: 1.5 :::: 42.6
12/19/19 :::: 3.0 :::: 45.6
12/20/19 :::: 3.1 :::: 48.7
12/21/19 :::: 5.4 :::: 54.1
12/22/19 :::: 4.8 :::: 58.9
12/23/19 :::: 4.2 :::: 63.1
12/24/19 :::: 4.6 :::: 67.7
12/25/19 :::: 3.3 :::: 70.9
I went for a Christmas walk/hike with Stella the pit poodle late morning - to a place called Three Falls Woods, which is only 15 minutes away and tucked in between various suburbs. I had no idea it existed until I learned of it recently from some trail running friends. It was a beautiful day again so I was happy to just wander around and check it out. I only saw where one of the 3 falls is - but there is currently no water falling - and I was not on the path I thought I was for most of the time, so I definitely need to go back and explore more.
I was going to take a rest day from running but I thought I should take advantage of the still nice weather, so I headed out right around sunset for a run around the neighborhood. Appropriately decked out in my lights and reflective gear. The sunset was beautiful and I enjoyed seeing everyone's Christmas lights.
But the sad thing is that I ran past a house in my neighborhood, just around the corner from me, that burned down last night on Christmas eve. No one was hurt from what I've heard but the news reports that there were guns, ammo, and motorcycles in the garage where the fire started, which made it dangerous. Oddly I did not know any of this was happening even though I was home right after it is reported to have started. I do seem to recall some booming sounds like gunfire but I'm not even sure about that. I'm just thankful that it didn't spread and everyone is okay.
Wishing you all a happy holiday night.From tonight's run
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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
Dec 14 – 3.22 (Dream Run 5k)
Dec 15 – 13.26 miles (Santa Hustle)
Dec 16 – 3.5 miles
Dec 18 – 5.45 miles
Dec 20 – 5.53 miles
Dec 21 – 9.89 miles
Dec 23 – 4.53 miles
Dec 24 – 3.07 miles
Dec 25 – 5.43 miles
Total – 84.25/100 miles
I met up with a group for an informal Brenda Miller Memorial Christmas morning run. Brenda was a runner in the community who died from lung cancer a couple of years ago at the age of 56. She always organized an informal run on Christmas morning so the local track club is carrying on the tradition. Participants bring food which will be donated to the local food bank along with loose change that we pick up from running the streets throughout the year. I think Brenda would be proud of the turnout and the collections for the food bank.
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12/2 - Ran 2.02 miles
12/3 - Ran 3.05 miles
12/5 - Ran 1.55 miles
12/7 - Ran 4.11 miles
12/17 - Ran 2.01 miles
12/25 - Ran 2.01 miles (14.75 done)
Run again before the end of the year? DONE
Run by the end of the year & then again beginning of the new year? HALFWAY THERE...
Run without a headache? SO FAR, SO GOOD7 -
I didn't run today, but I did take the dogs to the park for a walk. I'm planning to get out tomorrow, but decided to spend Christmas with my family. I hope all of you had a very Merry Christmas!6
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Merry Christmas everyone!
It was a beautiful morning and a wonderful day, all of which I spent in the kitchen 😳
The food was great - I had been aging some ribeye steaks for today and they turned out beautifully. Everything else was pretty traditional - just without the foods everyone at my house hates, lol.
My kids keep telling me it was the best Christmas EVER, and that’s always great to hear - every year.
I have to work tomorrow and I won’t run again until Saturday. I’m sure all the calories I i ate today will help with the recovery process 😂
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quilteryoyo wrote: »@Tramboman What is the Twelve Runs of Christmas?
^^^ DittoPastorVincent wrote: »Merry Christmas, y'all!
(and if you do not celebrate, Merry Random Day in December!)
You'll have to wait until tomorrow to find out!
But it is tomorrow here and I want to know!
Afternoon all. I went out for a nice slow 3k. Beginning of the "outrun my fork week" post Christmas. I basically just let myself eat and drink what ever I wanted yesterday, and it was fantastic. I didn't overeat - as in my jeans still fit well lol - but definitely ate more than usual lol. And I loved every second of it. So now I'm getting back to the groove!
It's a beautiful, hot summer day here. I slept in (well was up in the operating room at 3am so not sure if it counts as a sleep in), went for my run then took the kids grocery shopping. Finally I spent time pottering in my garden. Ive become a very good garden potterer.7 -
Did not run today, but only like 600 calories over, so that is recoverable
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From my earlier post, the dogs that were friendly jumping at me and trying to trip me up weren't bull dogs. They were boxers.
@katharmonic That is sad about your neighbor's house. Glad it didn't spread and that everyone is okay. Looks like you had a good run.
@Teresa502 That's so nice that your group is continuing to do the run to honor the deceased group member. I'm curious as to how much loose change you all find on your running around town every year.
Good job @dreamer12151 . Glad no headache yet. Hope it stays away.
@Avidkeo I need to do an "outrun my fork" week too. Unfortunately, I have leftovers and will do this all again in a week (on Jan 1st.) I think January will be my "outrun my fork" month.
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1225-13.1k total-81.4k goal-120k
Merry Christmas everybody!
Just returned from a few days in Japan with the girlfriend. I'd wanted to run but misjudged the weather and had all the wrong clothes. And we were out the door every morning at 6:30am to avoid crowds, so getting a run before that was... unlikely. Anyway got back late Tuesday night and headed out for a run yesterday.
The first half was fine. The second half seemed harder than it should've been. And I developed some blisters, possibly due to trying to run in hiking socks. But it was great to get out there. Winter training in so so so much better than the alternative.8 -
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
Dec 14 – 3.22 (Dream Run 5k)
Dec 15 – 13.26 miles (Santa Hustle)
Dec 16 – 3.5 miles
Dec 18 – 5.45 miles
Dec 20 – 5.53 miles
Dec 21 – 9.89 miles
Dec 23 – 4.53 miles
Dec 24 – 3.07 miles
Dec 25 – 5.43 miles
Dec 26 – 5.06 miles
Total – 89.31/100 miles
Beautiful morning for a winter run. Clear and 34F.
Come on @Tramboman – the suspense is killing us!
@quilteryoyo – we usually end up gathering close to $100 just by picking up change. Occasionally someone will find an actual dollar bill but those are rare. One of my friends found a dime this morning….Boxers are so cute. I have a neighbor that has a chocolate lab and while he wouldn’t bite a flea he almost knocks me down wanting to be petted. We encountered a doberman on our run yesterday but his master was with him and he was a really friendly doggie.
@katharmonic – seems like there are so many house fires this time of year. So sad. Glad no one was injured. Beautiful sky in your picture.
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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
12-12 7k easy + yoga
12-13 rest + resistance bands
12-14 7k easy + yoga
12-15 8k slow
12-16 7k slow + resistance bands
12-17 rest + yoga
12-18 7k slow + resistance bands
12-19 7k slow + yoga
12-20 rest + resistance bands
12-21 7k easy + yoga
12-22 7k easy
12-23 7k easy + resistance bands
12-24 7k easy + yoga
12-25 rest
12-26 7k moderate + yoga
December Total: 124k
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
Mostly sunny, mid 40s F, and no wind. Hard to believe the Twelve Runs of Christmas starts in shorts and a short sleeved tech shirt.
SOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO, with apologies to the original writer/composer, and ALL the creative people who participate here, let us begin. Feel free to join in and have fun!!! For those who were looking forward to this, I hope you're not too bitterly disappointed.
The Twelve Runs of Christmas
On the first run of Christmas, my workout gave to me
A small niggle in my left knee.
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 older8 -
So, @Tramboman , do you actually have to run each day to participate in this creative challenge and express something that happened during said run, or can you just make it up?
@Teresa502 That's quite a bit of money found. Love that you all save it and donate to a great cause.1 -
katharmonic wrote: »But the sad thing is that I ran past a house in my neighborhood, just around the corner from me, that burned down last night on Christmas eve. No one was hurt from what I've heard but the news reports that there were guns, ammo, and motorcycles in the garage where the fire started, which made it dangerous. Oddly I did not know any of this was happening even though I was home right after it is reported to have started. I do seem to recall some booming sounds like gunfire but I'm not even sure about that. I'm just thankful that it didn't spread and everyone is okay.
BOO! Glad everyone is alright though!0 -
So I did some quick math. In order to get back to my weight when I ran my last race, I need to run around 150 to 155 miles today.
That might be pushing it, even for @AlphaHowls9 -
PastorVincent wrote: »
So I did some quick math. In order to get back to my weight when I ran my last race, I need to run around 150 to 155 miles today.
That might be pushing it, even for @AlphaHowls
Just run 75 today and 80 tomorrow...4 -
quilteryoyo wrote: »So, @Tramboman , do you actually have to run each day to participate in this creative challenge and express something that happened during said run, or can you just make it up?
@Teresa502 That's quite a bit of money found. Love that you all save it and donate to a great cause.
The only rule is that there are no rules.
I'm just going to see where 12 runs take me.
Poetic license is yours to use at your own discretion.
It's all about the fun!!!2 -
@PastorVincent I gave up on that a long time ago. Currently, I would need to run 665 miles to get back to an ideal weight. But that assumes I don't eat anything while running those 665 miles... so basically I will never be back to my ideal weight.5
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PastorVincent wrote: »
So I did some quick math. In order to get back to my weight when I ran my last race, I need to run around 150 to 155 miles today.
That might be pushing it, even for @AlphaHowls
Just run 75 today and 80 tomorrow...
No, see that is a losing game because there are meals in there then. Gotta get it all in between lunch and dinner! 3 -
@Tramboman How's this:
On the first day of Christmas
my workout let me see
a squirrel high up in a pine tree.6 -
quilteryoyo wrote: »So, @Tramboman , do you actually have to run each day to participate in this creative challenge and express something that happened during said run, or can you just make it up?
@Teresa502 That's quite a bit of money found. Love that you all save it and donate to a great cause.
The only rule is that there are no rules.
I'm just going to see where 12 runs take me.
Poetic license is yours to use at your own discretion.
It's all about the fun!!!
I have to admit when you said: "twelve runs of Christmas" I had a somewhat different thought about the meaning of: "runs" than that...3 -
How my morning went, baby upside and backwards because I didn't let go of the stroller for fear of him veering off the sidewalk and into oncoming traffic. He was terrified and screaming but fastened in and unscathed. Uneven sidewalk and I did not lift my foot up high enough, clipped my toe and airborne I went. But I'm fine, just scraped up. I'm still hoping to get out later for a better run.
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quilteryoyo wrote: »@Tramboman How's this:
On the first day of Christmas
my workout let me see
a squirrel high up in a pine tree.
Perfect!!!!!
And by doing "day" as opposed to "run," you can even get your rest days in.
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Ouch @LoveyChar! I bet baby was frightened watching mom fly through the air! Hope your knees heal quickly.2
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On the first day of Christmas
fate gave to me
a 4.45am wake up call cause it burned to pee
Yeah, sorry, way TMI I know!
Two days of overeating and undersleeping combined with the sudden onslaught of a UTI at an unearthly hour had me heading to the doctors for antibiotics before most of the world was awake instead of running.
I did eventually get out for a little run once the meds started to kick in. Dammit I really don't like running in the afternoons. I felt sooo sluggish, which I assumed was down to the pasta we had for lunch. Later I realised the fact I probably ate all of January's calories between dinner on the 24th and lunch yesterday combined with nowhere near enough sleep two nights in a row could also have had something to do with it. AND I forgot to take my water with me. Thank God for quick-acting antibiotics, that's all I can say!
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