December 2020 Monthly Running Challenge

Tramboman

12-1 rest + yoga
12-2 7k treadmill + resistance bands
12-3 7k treadmill + yoga

December Total: 14k
December Goal: 170k

January Total: 161k
February Total: 167k
March Total: 181k
April Total: 191k
May Total: 200k
June Total: 156k
July Total: 180k
August Total: 172k
September Total: 176k
October Total: 189k
November Total: 180k

2020 Total through November: 1953k

LIVE countdown to 2020k in 2020: 53k remaining

Current miles: 1217 (Fifth Crusade begins)

Still a lot of snow around; thought treadmill would be better than chancing the roads.

@quilteryoyo Hoping for good news!!

When you pop in here claiming your December 2020 mileage, what accomplishments will you have made?

Return to a good running weight of 175 lbs
Run at least 4 5k races
Get a 5k PR
Average at least 138k per month, to meet my Run the Year pledge of 1,020 miles - Completed 10-11
Stretch goal: If I can average 169k per month, I can run 2020k in 2020
Run the Year Team: Pavement Pounders -- Completed 9-29

2020 races:

9-8 to 9-13 "Virtual Boston with Vincent" Time goal 5:15:00; actual time 4:47:01

quilteryoyo

@mbaker566 Glad the car did NOT hit you, but sorry for the near miss. You guys look so cool, all lit up. Glad the coach acknowledged your dedication.

Avidkeo

@mbaker566 damn drivers! I have the noxgeat too and yeah, you can see that thing miles away, and both of you wearing it, no excuse!

Its 630am here, im still in bed, have been up to use the loo. Leg feels good, no niggles. Maybe a little tightness. So I'm going for my run later, and may go for a swim as well. My instinct is telling me this will continue for a while, twinges as I increase my distance that quickly settle. A so the time on my feet was probably the culprit as it really started when I was standing for 4hrs wearing 20lb of led. I am on shift all this week, so no led, it will be a good test to see what happens. So 5k today... When I get up

skippygirlsmom

12/1 – 6 miles
12/2 – 10K day
12/3 - 4

16 of 125 miles

@marisap2010 I hope your unpleasantness goes away soon.
@quilteryoyo I’m sure it’ll be all good news today, keep us posted
@eleanorhawkins Skip has asthma and one time she was having an mild attack and was coughing, it was the middle of the night, I called the ERs to check on wait time, though asthma they usually take right back. She was coughing and the nurse asked if that was her I said yes, she said since she’s coughing she’s breathing so take her outside (it was winter) for 15 minutes then have her come in and breathe in steam from a boiling pot of water. Do this 3 or 4 times, if she doesn’t start to get better bring her in. By the 2nd time she was already sounding better and by 4 she was falling back to sleep.
@mbaker566 people need to pay attention. There’s a house about 3 miles from me that I hear has a great display and they live the lights lit all night. I want to run over there but it’s on a street with no shoulder so I’ve been putting it off.
Our Fleet Feet set up a challenge for 2021, you have to run one half marathon a month, you get a medal each race and one sweatshirt. The medals are so cute, the February has a heart on it, etc. We are going to sign up. They hope as the year goes on they can have races in person and they would set up a course in the months they can.


Races:
155 of 250 miles Yuletide Madness

Mother’s Day Virtual 5K – done
Retro Run Virtual 5K – done
Rona on the Run - Virtual for St. Jude benefit - done
Keep Moving Huntsville - at least one mile a day 1 - 31 May - done
The Big Run - June 3 - done
NEGU virtual run - June - Team NEGU helping support kids with cancer - done
Big Foot Wild Thangs Trail Race 5K/10K – June 20 on the trails…all together like a real race - done
Run 4 on the 4th – Virtual 4 miles on 4th of July - done
ISS Virtual 5K in July – done
Jackalope Trail Run 4 miler – done
Flora-Bama 600K - Virtual race from Huntsville AL to the Florida Alabama state line in Orange Beach – done
Scooby Doo Virtual 10K - done
Skunk Ape 5 miler August 1 trail race in person – done
Pirate Challenge – 10 weeks mile challenge June – August – done
Chupacabra 10K/HM – August 22 - done
Running of the Bulls Virtual 5K – 9/14 – 30/2020 - done
The Pinhoti Trail Challenge 335 miles virtual – 1 Sept to 31 Dec – done
PinkPumpkin 10K – completed 10/30
2020 Liberty Road Challenge WWII soldiers journey from St. Mere Eglisde to Bastogne, Belgium – charity virtual run for the WII museum in New Orleans 716 miles team event 4 July – September – our team has finished
Space Race 400K Challenge 12 weeks running 248.5 miles to the ISS – August to November – done
Bridge Street HM Virtual – 10/24 – 11/7/2020 – virtual done
Halloween 5K virtual with Fleet Feet – 10/31/2020 - done
Yuletide Madness Oct 31 – Dec 31 2020
Oak Barrel Half Marathon – October – running virtual - done
Cathedral Caverns 15K trail race – in person – done
Virtual Turkey Trot 5K – done
Downtown HSV Charity run 5K - done

kgirlhart

December Goal: 100 Miles

12/1: 6.08 miles
12/2: 6.21 miles
12/3: 3.76 miles

16.05/100 miles completed for November

1297.93/1000 miles for Run the Year Team Pavement

I had to cut my run short today. I ran 3.76 miles and had to stop because my hip hurt. It felt slightly tender yesterday when I bumped against my husband's recliner,  but not painful.  As I started out this morning it was ok. Maybe a little niggly, but not painful.  But as the run went on it started to hurt so I stopped running and walked home.  It feels ok now when I am sitting,  but it hurts when I walk. I am really anxious about it. I hope it is something that will just need rest. I don't really know if I should use ice or heat. I don't think it is swollen and it isn't red or hot. I never felt any pop or snap or anything like that. With my new job I don't have any time to take off to go to the doctor and I have a temporary insurance policy and I don't know if it will be very helpful. I am staying off of it as much as possible today, but I may have to see someone tomorrow if it isn't any better even though I can't afford it and Christmas is coming up. This year has really sucked.



2020 races:
11/7/20: Run for 57th AHC Half Marathon

martaindale

@leni1us Welcome! C25k is a great start!

@quilteryoyo I hope you get good news. Cases are only climbing so who knows how long elective surgery waits could be.

@Avidkeo Yum!

@mbaker566 I love looking at the lights too. Last year I was still doing my long runs on Friday night after work, which was awesome for looking at the neighborhood light displays. Since I switched to Saturday morning I am really missing all the festive houses.

martaindale

@kgirlhart Hope your hip feels better with some rest. I would say use whatever feels good on it. Ice is my constant companion!

kgirlhart

Thanks @martaindale.

Kimbeers

12/1: 2.3 miles- much easier without the jogging stroller and baby
12/3: 2 miles- discovered today that my jogging stroller has very flat tires

martaindale

Kimbeers wrote: »

discovered today that my jogging stroller has very flat tires

running on hard mode...

kgirlhart

I am finally home from work. Just as I was wrapping up someone came to tell me I had a flat tire. It has really been a 2020 kind of day.

Avidkeo

@kgirlhart biggest biggest hugs! Hope the hip is nothing but bruising!

Avidkeo

After yesterdays worry about my calf, I woke this morning feeling great. No niggles at all. So went for my planned 5k, and it was great! At 4k I felt like I could have kept going for hours! It's been about 6hrs now and still nothing. So that suggests it is the standing around for hours that caused the issue. Will keep a close eye on it. Tomorrow calls for 6.5k run (omg i cant wait!) so will take it careful and stop at any signs of problems.

quilteryoyo

@kgirlhart So sorry you are having those hip issues. I hope rest is the key. AND sorry about the flat tire. Today just hasn't been your day. Hugs to you.

@Avidkeo Glad your calf is doing good and you got your 5K in. You are doing great with your rehab.

News: The aneurysm did grow since September, so the surgeon recommended we do the surgery sooner, rather than later. He still has to send an "appeal" to the hospital to be approved, but the surgery is currently scheduled for Wednesday, as in 9 December! For some reason it's scarier this time than it was when it was scheduled in November. Mom said the same thing. I guess because there's less than a week to "prepare" and maybe because we know it is likely to happen in less than a week. We didn't quit get this close the last time.

It's a little scary getting it done with all of the CoVID cases, but I'm hoping they are taking extra precautions themselves and getting it fixed needs to happen. It's just not ideal timing. But, is it ever?

katharmonic

@mbaker566 I've had that exact thing happen, being almost hit by someone turning into an intersection, not seeing me despite the lights and reflective gear. It's astonishing how little attention people pay, or i guess how limited to just looking for other traffic and not anything else. Oh and I thought of you tonight too when someone yelled at me out their van window "I love your vest" while I was walking with my Noxgear and Stella with her LightHound. So funny.

My friends and I have also been talking about a run to tour christmas lights. They usually do one downtown but I don't think it will happen this year, so we may just run it on our own. @martaindale a Friday night long run looking at lights sounds so nice. And then it's over with! I may suggest that too.

@quilteryoyo wishing you the best for tomorrow's meeting with the doctor. We'll be thinking of you!

@kgirlhart so sorry about the hip! Hope it feels better. It probably is just bruised. I hear conflicting things but I like ice alternating with heat and that has been recommended by my PT in the past. And so sorry about the flat tire, it all seems to come at once sometimes.

@avidkeo good news that your calf felt better today and you had a good run! Hope tomorrow's goes well too!

@Kimbeers agreed - you are a beast for running with the stroller and then it having flat tires too.

Date :::: Miles :::: Cumulative
12/01/20 :::: 2.2 :::: 2.2
12/02/20 :::: 3.7 :::: 5.9
12/03/20 :::: 3.5 :::: 9.5

This morning's run was on the treadmill at the gym before strength training. It was too early and I didn't want to deal with running outside in the dark so I just went with the treadmill. Despite the almost 30 min drive to the gym across town I made it in time to do 28 minutes before training started at 7. I wasn't quite at 3 miles yet so I finished up with a few more minutes afterward and ended up with 3.5 total.

Avidkeo

Hugs @quilteryoyo I get that it's scary with the suddenness of it. Good luck. I will be thinking of you!

kgirlhart

Thanks @Avidkeo, @quilteryoyo and @katharmonic. I am trying to be positive. I have been alternating heat and ice so I guess that's what I will continue to do.

@quilteryoyo Sending hugs and prayers. There is never a good time for surgery, but at least you can get it out of the way.

Scott6255

@quilteryoyo will be thinking about you and praying for a good outcome!

mbaker566

@quilteryoyo good luck on your procedure
Fingers cross for a speedy recovery

noblsheep

@mbaker566 Sorry about the car that nearly hit you. Some drivers are just hazards. Nearly got hit a couple of days ago too crossing the road. Dude was left turning and probably had no idea how to drive a van. I had to do a side step jump thing to get out of the way of his rear end.

@quilteryoyo Will be chucking some positive mental energy in your general direction.

@kgirlhart Hugs! Hope your hip feels better soon. Some days are just... days.