December 2020 Monthly Running Challenge

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  • polskagirl01
    polskagirl01 Posts: 2,024 Member
    @Faebert I hope your test goes well and you get a negative result. Also that you'll feel better soon!
  • Tramboman
    Tramboman Posts: 2,482 Member
    @eleanorhawkins Well done.
    @Faebert Fingers crossed...
  • quilteryoyo
    quilteryoyo Posts: 6,472 Member
    edited December 2020
    Sorry. Duplicate post for some reason. It's been that kind of day.
  • Scott6255
    Scott6255 Posts: 2,556 Member
    Tramboman wrote: »
    @eleanorhawkins Well done.
    @Faebert Fingers crossed...[/quo
    ^^^^ Yes, this to you both!
  • shanaber
    shanaber Posts: 6,423 Member
    While some of you are having snow and freezing rain, it has been hot (nearly 80F) in So CA this last week. It is supposed to be cooling off finally this next week and we may actually get some rain! What is strange to me is it seems that so many of us are having such horrible winds. We have had what we call Santa Ana winds that were cold first and then the last round were hot again. They were so bad it sounded like our roof was going to get ripped off and it is tile so that is pretty impossible. It was also bad enough that it was difficult to even walk out on the trail near the river.
    I have not been trying to run (ok maybe a little) this last week to hopefully give my hamstring a real rest. I keep thinking it is better, then I run and it slowly gets bad again so I am guessing it is not healing completely. I am still trying to get out most days for some sort of focused walk, some faster than others but not running. So far the hamstring has been pretty happy so I figure to keep this up until after the 1st and see how it does then. I know I should probably go see a sports doc, but honestly with the virus issues here as bad as they are I realistically will not go until things improve. If that means I continue to walk so be it. I really was hoping to be back to my 100 mile months again and it is hard not to be there!
    Date..........Miles........Total
    12/01.......0.00.........0.00 - Strength Training at Home
    12/02.......5.41.........5.41
    12/03.......0.00.........5.41 - Strength Training at Home
    12/04.......4.33.........9.74
    12/05.......7.04.......16.78 - 6.5 Birthday Run plus a bit
    12/06.......0.00.......16.78
    12/07.......4.22.......21.00 - + Agility Class
    12/08.......0.00.......21.00
    12/09.......5.37.......26.37
    12/10.......0.00.......26.37 - Strength Training at Home
    12/11.......4.41.......30.78
    12/12.......4.37.......35.15
    12/13.......1.00.......36.15 - Strength Training at Home
    12/14.......0.00.......36.15 - + Agility Class
    12/15.......0.00.......36.15
    12/16.......5.01.......41.16
    12/17.......0.00.......41.16 - Strength Training at Home
    12/18.......5.57.......46.73
    12/19.......2.82.......49.55 - Peloton Power Walk
    12/20.......0.00.......49.55
    12/21.......6.02.......55.57 - Peloton walk/run
    12/22.......1.54.......57.11 - + Aerobics Class
    12/23.......4.56.......61.67
    12/24.......0.00.......61.67
    12/25.......2.13.......63.80
    12/26.......4.70.......68.50
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    2020 Run the Year Team - 2020 R.I.O.T. (Running Is Our Therapy) 1653.90/1000 miles (running and walking)

    2020 Planned and Completed Races
    02/02/20 - Surf City Half Marathon
    07/31/20 - ISS Virtual 10K (Late)
    08/15-09/30 - eRace Racism (200 miles) 200+ miles completed.
    09/21-09/27 - Womxn Run the Vote - 680 mile virtual relay
    09/26/20 - Beat the Blerch 10K Virtual
    10/03-11/03 - Race to the Polls - 80 miles
    10/01-11/18 - Fit Witch Challenge - 100 miles
    11/11/20 - ASICS World Ekiden 2020 (Team 2)
    12/01-12/25 - Merry Fitmas Challenge - 50 miles
    09/11/21 - Surf City Half Marathon
  • Faebert
    Faebert Posts: 1,588 Member
    @quilteryoyo - I’m so sorry. Sometimes the little things can feel so huge when you are dealing with a loss. Echoing others but please be kind to yourself. If something can be left until later or passed to someone else to help you, do that. I really hope your brother does step up for you. Not only because of your surgery, but because it’s right for him to share the burden and help your mum as much as he can. Sending you big hugs - wish I could help. Hang in there. X
  • quilteryoyo
    quilteryoyo Posts: 6,472 Member
    @shanaber Thanks. I really don't feel like I can just leave the clothes in the floor for 8 weeks..if I don't deal with it now, that is how long it will be. Well, maybe not quite, but I know I won't be able to for the first 3 - 4 weeks after surgery. My winter coats are in that pile too. I do make lists. Have them everywhere. I do need to consolidate and prioritize AND see what my brother can do. I'll start that today, but will have to add some to it after we talk to a lawyer tomorrow about probate. I'd like to get some of that going next week. Not sure how much of it my brother can help with. I try to give him the benefit of the doubt since he is still working night shift and watches his granddaughter several days a week. So, he doesn't have a lot of time to do things. But, he may just have to figure it out. We're lucky to live in a great rural neighborhood where everyone helps each other. Mom isn't having to worry at all about her cows getting fed or getting wood on the porch for the stoves. Everyone wants to do something to help. There are just some things that family HAS to do.

    @shanaber I'm sorry that you hamstring is still giving you issues. You are doing great to listen to your body and give it a rest. Hopefully another week will do the trick and you'll be back to running 100 miles/month in January.
    You did great on your goals for the year.

    @HonuNui Love the picture of the volcano and conjunction. The food looks delicious too.

    Thanks everyone for the thoughts, prayers, and suggestions. You all are the best.
  • Teresa502
    Teresa502 Posts: 1,861 Member
    December Goal – 120 miles
    12/1 – 1.05 miles
    12/2 – 6.41 miles
    12/3 – 3.3 miles
    12/4 – 5.02 miles
    12/5 – 1.72 miles (travel day)
    12/6 – 6.09 miles (2 mile walk on beach)
    12/7 – 5.50 miles (4 mile walk on beach)
    12/8 – 6.21 miles Jingle all the 10K Way (virtual)
    12/9 – 3.51 miles (18.44 mile bike ride; 1.78 mile walk on beach)
    12/10 – 13.24 miles
    12/11 – 5.14 miles (2.27 mile beach walk)
    12/12 – 1.14 miles (travel day)
    12/13 – 1.26 miles
    12/14 – 4 miles
    12/15 – 5.02 miles
    12/16 – 4.27 miles
    12/17 – 5.67 miles (Christmas Lights Run) + 5K walk
    12/18 – 2.02 miles (trail)
    12/19 – 5.04 (Pioneer 5 Mile Race)
    12/20 – 5.01 miles
    12/21 – 4.01 miles
    12/22 – 6.33 miles
    12/23 – 7.02 miles
    12/24 – 3.11 miles
    12/25 – 2.00 miles
    12/26 – 6.00 miles
    Total – 119.09 miles (so close)

    Normally, I participate in the Brenda Miller Christmas run which is held annually on Christmas morning in memory of a fellow runner who died from lung cancer. Everyone brings their change that they have found on the streets and in parking lots throughout the year and canned goods which are donated to the Second Harvest Food Bank. Because Christmas Day was so icy and cold, the run was rescheduled for yesterday afternoon. The temps were much better. I think it was 30F when we started at 2:00 pm. Unfortunately, the sidewalks were still icy in patches and since it was the afternoon there was too much traffic to run in the streets. I managed to get in 6 miles before I decided to call it good. Now I need to get out the door for today’s run – I came here for inspiration and ya’ll didn’t fail me!

    Way to go @eleanorhawkins! I knew you had it in you!

    Glad your kids were able to come home for Christmas @Scott6255. I know that made you and mama happy!

    Beautiful photos @quilteryoyo. Biggest of hugs to you @quilteryoyo. You are right you can’t do it all. It helps me when I’m feeling overwhelmed to write everything down. I guess it stops my mind from racing her to there constantly. (ETA – I see you’re already doing this. Hope it helps you too.)

    Praying for negative results @Faebert and that you feel better quickly.

    What a lovely town to run in @katharmonic.

    Sounds like a lovely run through the woods @polskagirl01
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    I hope giving your hamstring a good long rest will heal it @shanaber. I don’t blame you for not going to the doctor. I’m supposed to have a dental appointment this week and I’m seriously thinking about canceling. It was originally scheduled for last week but they closed the office due to a worker having IT.

    @HonuNui – Love both pictures but the volcano and conjunction is just breathtaking!

    Well done on those goals @martaindale!

    @shanaber – considering what 2020 brought to all of us and the fact that you recovered from having a pacemaker put in, I would say you have done fabulous!

    @Tramboman - You always offer good insight and advice! Keep it coming!


  • katharmonic
    katharmonic Posts: 5,720 Member
    Thanks @Teresa502 and @shanaber and @quilteryoyo - it is a lovely scene downtown that I'm glad I took the time to appreciate because I'm not down there much these days. I'm in Syracuse NY, which is usually quite snowy this time of year but I'm sure it's coming eventually.

    @Teresa502 that sounds like such a great cause to come together and I'm glad you were able to do it, although a day late.

    @eleanorhawkins great job on your distance PR! Well done! So many emotions, but glad it was so good for your soul.

    @Scott6255 great run. Glad you got a little time with your kids before they left too.

    @Faebert I hope you are feeling better.

    Nice running with the kids @polskagirl01. And well done on your Morning Mile! Running fast for a mile is definitely not easy, it totally stresses me out. Great job getting a PB on your route.

    @quilteryoyo I'm sorry about your rough day and all things you that are falling on you to do. I hope you get things organized in ways that will help ease the stress and that you will get the help you need. Let go of what you can, scream when you need to.

    @shanaber I'm sorry your hamstring is still hurting. Hopefully your walking will help and it will continue to heal up and you'll be back to running soon. I don't blame you for not wanting to go in to see a doctor right now. You had some great goals this year for consistency and strength and you did very well despite the setbacks. That will serve you well going forward, and hopefully a better year with fewer challenges ahead!

    @martaindale I also like your goal sabbatical concept. I'm using that. Well done on the 10k PRs and getting back your climbing fitness. You'll be ready to reach your goals in 2021.

    @HonuNui amazing photo of the volcano. And the food.

    I'm going to revisit my 2020 goals soon so I'll be back with a report on how the year did not turn out as expected (shocking!).
  • shanaber
    shanaber Posts: 6,423 Member
    Hi all - I set up a 2021 Run the Year group if anyone is interested in joining us (individually or as part of a team) or if you just want to follow along with us!
    https://community.myfitnesspal.com/en/discussion/10819062/2021-run-the-year-group#latest
  • quilteryoyo
    quilteryoyo Posts: 6,472 Member
    @Teresa502 That looks like a cold, slippery run, but beautiful. That last picture looks exactly like one of the roads next to my house.
  • eleanorhawkins
    eleanorhawkins Posts: 1,659 Member
    edited December 2020
    Just searched out what I wrote down in the January thread as my goals. I was nursing a sore knee and wary of tempting fate. Still....

    - In a perfect world my goals for the first half of the year are to run my first trail race, a 10km on Feb 8th, my first trail HM on Feb 28th and a road HM on March 22, then we have a week long hiking holiday over easter and I'm signing up for a road 10km on May 10th.
    - I also want to continue with daily yoga, and I MUST make myself resume regular strength training.

    I was unable to run the trail 10km in Feb because I was in bed with a nasty bout of tonsilitis. I didn't dare sign up for the trail HM on Feb 28th because I was still not fully recovered. With hindsight I sorely regretted that decision as it was the last race held here before things started to cancel. March 22nd road HM: initially postponed to November, now postponed to November 2021. Hiking holiday: cancelled. May 10km: cancelled. Every other race I'd intended running: cancelled.

    The yoga has been a great success, I haven't checked but I don't think I've missed more than a day or two at a time.
    Strength training continues to be a disaster, I never seem to manage to find time. Really must work on that in 2021.

    ETA: A question to the group... anyone have experience with running and blood pressure medication? I've been kind of borderline for many years but now it seems to have rocketed, possibly something to do with all the stress of the last few months. My mother has been on medication since she was in her early 40s, and I'll be 43 on Friday so I'm pretty resigned to being prescribed meds. My doctor is supposed to be phoning me later today anyway to give me the Covid results that we were already given by message on Friday, so I will talk to him about it.
    Just curious as to whether starting new meds and getting it regulated is going to make me pass out on runs or anything because I run alone, usually in the middle of nowhere.

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