December 2022 Monthly Running Challenge

shanaber

Thanks for setting us up @martaindale!!
I am going for 100 miles again. Once we get home we have no other trips planned. Although this one to Idaho wasn't planned either!

We are in Idaho for the Mountain West Conference football Championship on Saturday. Growing up here my family were huge Boise State football (US football not soccer) fans (dad had season tickets for years) and my brothers went to school there. My husband and I have followed them and come to games off and on as we could.
I think this is the first time we have driven here in December. The weather was fine getting here but getting home may be complicated - good thing we have a Suburu and should be fine in the snow.
Today Hobbes and I went for a short run in my favorite park anywhere. So many squirrels to point and bark at as well as dogs playing frisbee golf and chasing balls. Most all the dogs were off leash but very friendly and mindful of their masters. Parts of the run were pretty fast as Hobbes wanted to run fast to see everything and then stop to watch 😁 It was in the low 40's with just a hint of drizzle. Afterwards we went to a favorite candy store (can't get anywhere outside of Idaho) and then to a favorite local running store. I wanted a logo hat and also ended up with 2 running shirts. All the apparel was 30% off so I had to, right? The shirts with the sale discount ended up being cheaper than my hat! Why are running hats so expensive?? It was pouring rain while we were out turning to snow as we got back to the hotel. We put a fire on in the fireplace and enjoyed staying inside nice and warm!

I am hoping for another park run tomorrow and a long walk game day morning (Hobbes has to stay in the hotel while we are at the game too need to tire him out a bit).

tarun_yadavA

@shanaber - didn't realise you're from Boise! I had 24 hours there last year on my Road trip! Loved it!!!

quilteryoyo

@Fit2btied2016 Great job getting out in the cold to run. That's a win in my book, no matter the pace or distance.

Great running @kgirlhart .

Nice running @shanaber . And, I agree, you had to buy the shirts when they were such a good deal! That is a beautiful park and Hobbes looks nice and cozy in front of the fire. Enjoy the rest of your stay.

Laurz9191

Good evening everyone!
Today I did 3 km/treadmill as a warm-up at the gym so 147 to go.

It has been snow/raining all day. I am planning a long outside run tomorrow morning, regardless of the weather, but hoping it won’t be sleeting in my face .

I signed up for a 10k on the 31st to end the year on a good running note. I am not planning any special training for the run but want it to be a benchmark for where I’m at at the moment. I haven’t completed an official 10k in years. This is the first year EVER where I have actually trained outside during the winter.

yirara

02.11 Fri 1°C 6.0km 49min 8:13/km

total: 06.00/80.5km (0.8km ahead)
stretch goal: 113.15km for a stupid Garmin badge to run 300km in 3 months


Got my first run in for December after a pause yesterday. The weather... well, it's windy and has been drizzle-snowing pretty much all day. So... no, it's not a lot of fun when tiny snowflakes blow into your face. But that's what I needed after a whole day of teambuilding event where mostly management celebrated themselves.

Tramboman

OK if I lurk for a while?

SummerSkier

Tramboman wrote: »

OK if I lurk for a while?

@Tramboman please do! Hope you are doing well and welcome back!

shanaber

Hey @Tramboman!! Good to see you here even just lurking! We've missed you!

Scott6255

Hey my man @Tramboman! Great to see you. Stay and hangout as long as you want 😁

Tramboman

Thanks, everybody!!!!

quilteryoyo

@Laurz9191 Great start to December. I hope you have improved weather for your outside run in the morning.

@yirara Nice running. I've been to those kind of teambuilding events before. It's annoying. LOL

Of course @Tramboman ! I was excited when I saw on my bookmarks that you were the latest person to post on the thread! Lurk away!

I haven't been sleeping the best this week, so was really tired after work today. When I got home, I opted for a 2 mile walk on the treadmill. Just didn't have any running in me. LOL Also, we had to send one of the little boys home from daycare today with a fever. Of course, it was one that I was trying to get to nap, which is when we discovered he was hot. So, I wound up holding him for about 45 minutes. I hate it when they aren't feeling well. Anyway, the flu is making it's rounds in daycare and just in the community in general. I would love crossed fingers, good vibes, prayers, etc that I don't catch the flu and not be able to go to FL next week. That would really stink.

4.0 miles/70 mile goal

kgirlhart

Ha ha @Scott6255. It is a very festive ticker.

@Tramboman It's good to see you! Lurk away.

@shanaber Looks like a great trip. Hopefully the weather home will be nice.

@quilteryoyo Sending good vibes your way.

tarun_yadavA

Morning all.

PR and all... But OMG, Ouch!!!! 😖

Gonna lie in bed all day

SummerSkier

HOLY SMOKES! Your friend was trying to kill you. 20 MILES! @tarun_yadavA that's an incredible run. Make sure you get out and stretch in a few hours .... wowser.

tarun_yadavA

SummerSkier wrote: »

HOLY SMOKES! Your friend was trying to kill you. 20 MILES! @tarun_yadavA that's an incredible run. Make sure you get out and stretch in a few hours .... wowser.

@SummerSkier thank you so much 😊

eleanorhawkins

Gosh @tarun_yadavA that's gonna hurt tomorrow!

quilteryoyo

Oh no @Fit2btied ! I hope you didn't break anything. You may want to go get checked out. That's how I broke my elbow years ago - well, not shoveling ice, but ice skating. I put my hands down to catch myself. Didn't hurt my wrists, but the jarring fractured my elbow. It just started getting stiff and then a couple of hours later I couldn't straighten my arm. It never is a bad thing to get checked out, just in case.

Thanks @kgirlhart !

Congratulations @tarun_yadavA ! That's an amazing distance and even more so at that pace. You are awesome! Enjoy your day in bed.

Scott6255

@Fit2btied2016 dang it! Just when you were starting back 😔 Like @quilteryoyo said hope nothing is broken. Take it easy!

@tarun_yadavA incredible distance and pace!

tarun_yadavA

@Scott6255 @quilteryoyo @eleanorhawkins thanks for the kind words guys 😊