December 2021 Monthly Running Challenge
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"Keepin' it sleasy!"
12-1 7k slow
12-2 7k slow
12-3 7k slow
12-4 7k sleasy
12-5 7k slow
12-6 7k slow
12-7 7k slow
12-8 7k sleasy
12-9 7k slow
12-10 7k sleasy
12-11 7k slow
12-12 7k sleasy
12-13 7k slow
12-14 7k sleasy
12-15 7k slow
12-16 7k easy
12-17 7k sleasy
12-18 5k treadmill
12-19 7k slow
Don't Rest December Total: 131k
Don't Rest December Goal: 180k
Cloudy, low 30s F, with a light snow and a northwest wind to keep me company. Saw loads of squirrels, a flock of blackbirds, and a smaller flock of robins. Robins looked like they were fueling up for the trip south.
When you pop in here claiming your December 2021 mileage, what accomplishments will you have made?
PUT THE FUN BACK IN THE RUN!
Return to a good running weight of 175 lbs (second attempt)
2021 Races:
6/26 Direction Up 5k, Solon, OH 31:48 chip; 31:59 Garmin; 53d overall; 2d male 65 and over
7/17 Run of the Ox 5k, Mantua, OH 32:19 Garmin; 44th overall; 3d place male 60 and over
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94.65 miles Dec to date out of 100 planned. or less. 0 left for run the year. Am now at exactly half of all my miles under 10 min pace for the year.
Cold and windy today - 30's so definitely not the most pleasant of runs. I am not sure if I am feeling let down for finishing the challenge or motivated to just get out and do more for the heck of it. It does feel nice not to have the mileage pressure any more. This has been one of the more difficult annual goals I have had with my running. It looks like my RTY team is also close to everyone getting their miles done also. As a team we finished up way early this year.
12-1 4.04 miles
12-2 4.06
12-3 4.07
12-4 6.2
12-5 6.11
12-6 4.09
12-7 5.15
12-8 6.07
12-9 5.02
12-10 4.11
12-11 6.2
12-12 5.03
12-13 4.01
12-14 4.25
12-15 6.03
12-16 4.01
12-17 6.09
12-18 4.05
12-19 6.068 -
WTG @SummerSkier on getting your RTY miles! That's very impressive 😄3
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@SummerSkier Great job completing RTY!
Today’s long run was 9.55 miles. It rained most of the day yesterday, so it was humid, and the temperature dropped from 64 to 56 while I was running. Overall, not a bad run. I am one month out from my half marathon.
Total for December: 45.7 miles6 -
December 1 – 5.16 miles
December 4 – 10.05 miles
December 5 – 5.13 miles
December 6 – 5.30 miles
December 7 – 2 miles (treadmill)
December 8 – 5.1 miles
December 9 – 5.11 miles
December 11 -10.13 miles
December 12 – 5.01 miles
December 13 – 4.16 miles
December 15 – 5.14 miles
December 18 – 6.30 miles
December 19 – 3.51 miles
72.11/100 miles completed
It was 37F with NW winds blowing and a feel-like of 32F this morning. I had decided the most I would do was a couple of miles on my treadmill in the basement. However, after I did my cross-training workout, I was all sweaty and decided outside air would be more refreshing so I changed shoes and put on a sweatshirt over top of my short-sleeve shirt and I headed out for 3.5 miles. Didn’t get cold at all.
Congratulations on all your accomplishments this year @SummerSkier!3 -
December Goal: 100 Miles
12/1: 5.11 miles
12/2: 5.11 miles
12/5: 10.03 miles
12/7: 5.31 miles
12/8: 5.52 miles
12/9: 5.51 miles
12/11: 5.26 miles
12/12: 6.25 miles
12/14: 5.10 miles
12/15: 5.31 miles
12/16: 6.04 miles
12/19: 9.35 miles
73.90/100 miles completed for December
Thursday morning I ran in shorts and a tank top. Today it was 34°F feels like 31°F. This is always hard weather for me to know how to dress. The dress my run website said long tights, long sleeved shirt , jacket and gloves. I thought that might be too much. I did end up wearing long tights, a short sleeved t-shirt, 2 pairs of sleeves, gloves and a headband that covers my ears. For about the first half mile I was thinking maybe I should have worn a jacket. But I stayed the course and did start to warm up. At about 2 miles I took off the top pair of sleeves. About 4 miles in I took off the other sleeves and shortly after the gloves and headband. And I was kind of wishing I had worn capri length tights, or even shorts. But I guess I was dressed ok.I kind if went back and forth on whether I was over or under dressed. I
ended up running 9.35 miles. I am now 7.55 miles short of my RTY goal of 2021 miles. That does include running, walking and steps. I also set a running only goal of 2021K for 2021 and I reached that with my run on Thursday.
Congratulations on your RTY success @SummerSkier! And half of your miles under 10 minutes is amazing,!
@quilteryoyo I am so sorry about your diagnosis. And I agree that you should look for an ortho who is also a runner before making any decisions.
Is anyone planning to do RTY for 2022? I signed up again if anyone wants to team up.
2021 Races:
4/24/21: Run For The Children - 10K PR 55:46:28.
11/6/21: Run For 57th AHC Half Marathon - PR 2:07:11 and 1st in AG
12/11/21: Wags and Wiskers 5K- 1st in AG, 2nd Overall Female5 -
Great job on RTY, @SummerSkier !!!2
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12 miles this afternoon. Woke up this morning feeling like I sprained my left ankle and right wrist. Very strange. As the day went on my ankle felt better. So I got out late this afternoon. Wasn't going to go very long, so I didn't take any gels. It was pretty chilly at the start, but then it felt very nice at 46F and light wind. Was doing sub 2 hour HM pace then low battery warning popped up at mile 11, so cut it at 12. But felt comfortable the whole way.
December total: 46 miles6 -
Glad you ended up having a good run @Scott6255.
@quilteryoyo sorry about the diagnosis. Hope you can get to a good ortho.
@SummerSkier great job on your RTY miles! And the success with your pace goal also!
I'm having various computer/internet issues this weekend so I don't have my spreadsheet updated. But I ran tonight with our group of friends at the Lights on the Lake display. It's one of those drive through big light displays and we had to be off the path by 4:30 because they start letting cars through, so we were a bit before it got dark. But still the lights were pretty and we all dressed festively and had a fun time. I ended up with 3.6 miles. Afterwards some of us went out to dinner and we received a lot of looks and comments all dressed up in our Santa and elf hats, holiday patterned tights and ugly sweaters.
I don't know how this week is going to play out but in theory I should have time to get my running in.7 -
@quilteryoyo - I am really surprised your chiro didn't find the scoliosis too. I am sorry it is something so serious and not so easily fixed. As others have said I too would look for a sports ortho or one who is a runner. I have found they tend to be more up to date on current studies and thinking about the risks and benefits of running and more likely to look at all options to get you back to what you love and pain free if at all possible. Like @rheddmobile's sports ortho, mine also told me to keep moving, it was the best thing for my knees even with the damaged meniscus, where others had said absolutely no running...
Whatever you decided to do we are here for you, even if you decided running is out.
@SummerSkier - Congratulations on completing RTY and getting so many miles in under a 10m pace! That is awesome!!
@Scott6255 - So glad whatever was up with your ankle resolved itself and you were able to get in a good long run!
@katharmonic - love that you get to run through the Christmas light display all dressed up in your ugly sweaters and hats! So fun!
I got out to run yesterday intending to run my Hot Chocolate 15k. I realized pretty quickly that wasn't going to happen so figured I could get in another 6... I was hurting all over (like an inflammation reaction). I have had it before but not for a long time now so I was taken by surprise and all I wanted to do was make it back home. I walked fast and ran a bit when I felt like I could. This morning I felt like I had run a marathon yesterday. My legs and hips hurt, my knee is sore, my shoulders and back are aching. I am hoping I will feel better in the morning and can get my 15k done. It is supposed to be very wet and cold (for us) all this week and into the following week. I can push the run but really wanted to get it done before Christmas.6 -
I've been busy all weekend, so just now checking in. I managed to make it to all 3 places where I wanted/needed to be on Saturday!
Friday was several hours at the Christmas market. Hubby was there for setup and afternoon shift while I managed kids school stuff, then I had the evening shift with friends.
First up on Saturday was the Bison Trail 12k "cross-country" race. It was mostly forest roads, but wasn't as muddy as I had hoped. And so flat it hurt, if that makes sense LOL. But I had fun, one kid ran her 400 meters and they gave us everything to take home for the quarantined kid (who ran in the yard), and afterwards they had soup, kiełbasa and a campfire to roast it on. I like those types of small town races. I didn't go crazy on pace and actually came in exactly at the time I predicted. We ran 2 loops of 6k and I didn't get lapped by the winners, so that's a win to me.
Next I headed home for a hot shower and change of clothing into swimsuit, crazy skirt, running club shirt and a Santa hat (then a few more layers!) and headed to the local pool where another race ("Candy 5k") had just finished up in the adjacent park. Apparently my running club AND Polar bear club had just gone together to win the cake auction and I was promptly handed a piece. People were dressed up in candy theme, and the next attraction was a Polar Bear swim for whoever wanted to watch or join in. Someone was leading a dance warmup/workout and it was a fun atmosphere. A bunch of us ended up in the circular wave thingy where everyone stands around the edges and starts jumping to get a wave going back and forth. This was great fun until one shorter guy didn't time his jump right or something and got totally swamped, which for some of those guys is fine, but this guy wasn't ready for it and doesn't usually go the whole way underwater. So we stopped and went back to dancing around. Afterwards I got dried off and put on several layers of clothing, walked 3km to the Christmas market (which was perfect for getting me warmed back up) for my 3-hour shift in our booth.
Sunday was spent at church and back at the Christmas market, which was mostly uneventful except for when the sheep-cheese guy's grill next to us caught on fire and he had to use the fire extinguisher on it (and then obviously was done for the day because the grill was then covered in chemicals). But good that every vendor was required to have a fire extinguisher, even though ours wasn't needed. By the end we were giving our family Christmas kits away and ended up with free food from the food trucks as well. Yummy. I had a short dinner break and then went back to help pack up and haul the other products back to another guy's shop.
I'm tired. But computers aren't working and it isn't clear which kid's classes are canceled or which ones are accessible from which platform, so I have to help a bit. It's a good tired 😊8 -
"Keepin' it sleasy!"
12-1 7k slow
12-2 7k slow
12-3 7k slow
12-4 7k sleasy
12-5 7k slow
12-6 7k slow
12-7 7k slow
12-8 7k sleasy
12-9 7k slow
12-10 7k sleasy
12-11 7k slow
12-12 7k sleasy
12-13 7k slow
12-14 7k sleasy
12-15 7k slow
12-16 7k easy
12-17 7k sleasy
12-18 5k treadmill
12-19 7k slow
12-20 7k slow
Don't Rest December Total: 138k
Don't Rest December Goal: 180k
Sunny, upper 20s F, and very little wind this morning. Got to see the moon and the sun in the sky at the same time. Had a little slushy ice beard going, but it was melting about as fast as it was forming.
When you pop in here claiming your December 2021 mileage, what accomplishments will you have made?
PUT THE FUN BACK IN THE RUN!
Return to a good running weight of 175 lbs (second attempt)
2021 Races:
6/26 Direction Up 5k, Solon, OH 31:48 chip; 31:59 Garmin; 53d overall; 2d male 65 and over
7/17 Run of the Ox 5k, Mantua, OH 32:19 Garmin; 44th overall; 3d place male 60 and over5 -
130 mile goal for December
88.7/130! Getting closer
12/1 - 5.3 treadmill miles (speed pickups during commercials)
12/2 - 1 treadmill mile #streakkeeper
12/3 - 3.1 treadmill miles
12/4 - 10.3 trail miles
12/5 - 5.9 trail miles
12/6 - 1 treadmill #streakkeeper
12/7 - 5.5 treadmill miles
12/8 - 5 slightly snowy miles with my run club
12/9 - 6 treadmill miles
12/10 - 4 miles snuck in before kiddos' bus
12/11 - 5 treadmill miles
12/12 - 1 treadmill mile #streakkeeper
12/13 - 3.1 treadmill miles
12/14 - 6 miles (my husband got the kids from the bus so I could have a longer mid-day run, yay!)
12/15 - 3.1 treadmill miles
12/16 - 7 miles (snuck out of work early to add some miles, shhh)
12/17 - 1 treadmill mile #streakkeeper
12/18 - 5 treadmill miles
12/19 - 6.1 trail miles and 4.3 treadmill miles, two runs so I could have 10 for the day even after I ran out of time to stay in the woods longer.
I am getting really sick of the treadmill, having trouble fitting it all in. I'm aiming to hit my 1,000 miles for the year on Wednesday so it can happen with my run club who is also having an ugly sweater run that day. I'm on target but it might be a few more miles than I'm used to early in the week. Feeling pretty good with my #runstreak hitting Day 41. I'm aiming to run more trails at least until the snow comes and I want to pick up a pair of snowshoes sometime soon.
Hope everyone had a good weekend, I enjoy seeing all the miles pile up!6 -
quilteryoyo wrote: »Thanks for all of the good thoughts on my back. I got some disappointing news. He did an x-ray and turns out I have "dextroscoliosis convex to the right at L2. Curvature measures approximately 33 degrees from the T12 to the L5. Multilevel degenerative disc disease with facet arthropathy without fractures or spondylolisthesis." Not sure what all of those terms mean, but the x-ray looked pretty bad.
None of this is terrible news. It’s not awesome, obviously, but at least at this point there is nothing here that would preclude you from running. Dextroscoliosis just means a curve to the right. The measurement will be helpful for comparison purposes to see if the scoliosis is improving/worsening. Multilevel degenerative disc disease is a catch all phrase that basically means you have some wear and tear of the discs between your vertebral bodies. A lot of people have this to varying degrees depending on genetics, the work they did, exercises, etc. Facet arthropathy is a term that specifies some degenerative changes (think arthritis) at the facets, which are the points where the vertebral bodies have joints that contact each other. If you have scoliosis, it is likely you have some facet arthropathy from the uneven pressure placed on your facets by the curvature. Good news no fractures! That includes compression fractures so that means your scoliosis isn’t secondary to compression fractures which could indicate some underlying osteoporosis. No spondylolisthesis is also good news! The means your vertebral bodies are in alignment in the anterior-posterior (front to back) direction. So no sliding of the vertebral bodies.
Degenerative disease can look ugly on x-rays but not necessarily be all that bad. Even if it is out of your way or requires a drive to a neighboring city, I would highly recommend taking up @Teresa502 on that consult and stop seeing your chiropractor for now. I find it odd that he didn’t do basic x-rays before starting treatment. If you end up needing a chiropractor, get a new one. The specialist may have some names of people who know what they are doing.
Unless there is some additional surprises revealed on further exams or imaging, there is nothing here that would keep you from running.7 -
@SummerSkier Congrats on RTY!
@polskagirl01 Well done on your race! I love those small races. They are hard to come by here in a city of several million, but some of the trail races are pretty small and I love the friendliness and general vibe of those races.
@shanaber I hope you are feeling better today.1 -
December Totals: 68.9/100 miles
12/3: 3.1 miles
12/4: 6 miles
12/6: 4.6 miles
12/7: 4.7 miles
12/8: 3 miles
12/9: 5.1 miles
12/11: 9 miles
12/12: 4.5 miles
12/13: 5.1 miles
12/15: 3.1 miles
12/16: 5.6 miles
12/19: 10 miles
12/20: 5.1 miles
The cold front blew in!! Both yesterday and today I got to run in 40’s and relatively low humidity (75% or so). It was glorious and it is nice to be able to wear tights for a change. I have a few items for cooler weather and I never get to wear them. It’s an exciting day to break out one of those outfits!
It is time to change shoes for sure. I ran in newer house for both my long run and my 5 miles today and legs feel good. I have been getting some aching on shorter runs with my other shoes, not bad but noticeable. If I can do 15 miles and feel good or 4-5 miles and be sore, the shoes are the problem. So, YAY to new shoes. These will be super colorful so I’ll post a pic when I break them out of the box.4 -
Congratulations @kgirlhart on meeting both of your RTY goals!
Hope you are feeling better @shanaber.
Well done on your race @polskagirl01. I love that your son ran his race in the yard! The Christmas market sounds lovely – even with the fire!
The moon was beautiful this morning @Tramboman!
Glad your ankle felt better and you were able to get out for a long run @Scot6255
Go run_sara_run Go! I know you can get those miles in before Wednesday! I also have a hard time with treadmill runs….
@martaindale - I love your explanation for @quilteryoyo! Did you get to try out that new sofa this weekend?
Sorry about the computer issues @katharmonic. Your lights run and dinner sounds fun!
My running group skipped our run this morning so that we could meet for Christmas coffee. I’m meeting a couple of the ladies for an evening run after work in a neighborhood that always had lots of Christmas lights.
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Great explanation of @quilteryoyo's diagnosis. You sound very knowledgeable. And YAY to new shoes!!
@run_sara_run I hear you about the treadmill. I can only do that for a day or two before I get sick of it.
@polskagirl01 you are a beast!
@shanaber hope you are feeling better today!!1 -
@Teresa502 I tried out the couch at every available opportunity and it is awesome! The most comfortable one I have ever owned, and I'm not just saying that because I haven't had one in almost 5 months!
You can tell that's a running group in your pic because even in regular clothes, about half of the people are in running shoes! I love that your group is tight enough to get together for a holiday coffee. I try to find a running group every now and then but so far, every one I have found meets at times that just don't work for me or are way too fast for me. Some of these groups are INTENSE! For now, I just continue to plug away mostly alone.3 -
Thanks! Compared to what you'd expect from Christmas market, this one was really tiny. It's a small city, approximately 90,000 people.Well done on your race @polskagirl01. I love that your son ran his race in the yard! The Christmas market sounds lovely – even with the fire!
@martaindale Great explanation of @quilteryoyo 's diagnosis! Do you work in that field?
@run_sara_run Remind me why you're doing so much treadmill time? Was it weather-related? I don't have much advice as I don't particularly enjoy the treadmill either, but having something to watch sometimes helps.
Today I ran about 8k around the neighborhood and purposely chose a couple extra hills. I want to get to 25,000 ft of running [+speed-hiking] elevation for the year, using Strava's count. I'm getting close, but need to be intentional about it.
I like this picture from Saturday's race. I'm in the middle with the blue hydration pack.
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