December Running Challenge

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  • skippygirlsmom
    skippygirlsmom Posts: 4,433 Member
    DisneyAddictRW wrote: »
    Waiting to start running on December 5th once cleared from my dr from having a brain tumor removed November 20th. Aiming for 35 miles for the month.

    Wow! Wishing you best of health.

  • skippygirlsmom
    skippygirlsmom Posts: 4,433 Member
    Runningmischka wrote: »
    December goal = 90 miles. I might got over, but with growing belly and all the holiday traveling I'd rather be on the safe side B)
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    Should we read something into the "blue" elephant? :wink:

  • skippygirlsmom
    skippygirlsmom Posts: 4,433 Member
    I'll go for another 100 miles this month.

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  • Runningmischka
    Runningmischka Posts: 386 Member
    skippygirlsmom wrote: »
    Runningmischka wrote: »
    December goal = 90 miles. I might got over, but with growing belly and all the holiday traveling I'd rather be on the safe side B)
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    Should we read something into the "blue" elephant? :wink:

    Haha! Well, the elephant is blue with pink ears and pink feet :) So as of right now the baby's gender is unknown. If it wasn't for my impatient husband, I would not be finding out till he/she is born :p I'll let you all know with a very definitive ticker once it's time!
  • skippygirlsmom
    skippygirlsmom Posts: 4,433 Member
    Runningmischka wrote: »
    skippygirlsmom wrote: »
    Runningmischka wrote: »
    December goal = 90 miles. I might got over, but with growing belly and all the holiday traveling I'd rather be on the safe side B)
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    Should we read something into the "blue" elephant? :wink:

    Haha! Well, the elephant is blue with pink ears and pink feet :) So as of right now the baby's gender is unknown. If it wasn't for my impatient husband, I would not be finding out till he/she is born :p I'll let you all know with a very definitive ticker once it's time!

    Can't wait!

  • lemurcat12
    lemurcat12 Posts: 30,886 Member
    I stopped running for a bit last month after my half marathon since I had no clear goals in sight and once my week off was over a cold spell hit and I wasn't prepared. Ended up just over 54 miles, rather than my planned 100, so I'd like to be realistic about December, but I also want to get back to about 4 days per week and have joined a running group for incentive (and have ideas about doing a 15 mile run in mid January here in Chicago for some unknown reason).

    So, counting up my tentative schedule I think I can manage 70 miles before the week of Christmas when I'm visiting my parents near Portland and they should have better running weather no matter how busy things are, so 80 seems realistic.
  • fabnine
    fabnine Posts: 379 Member
    edited November 2014
    @stoshew- Stan thanks for doing this again! This is a great motivational help. I scanned through last December & a few of those runners are still here. Good Luck on the 13th!
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    @larrewl- Ouch-hope that ankle heals in time for your race. Good Luck!

    If I can manage to run 221miles I'll hit 1,800 miles in 2014- but that's a crazy pipe dream. I still owe the lonewolf 184.4 of 414 original miles from a crazy challenge I committed to. So I'm saying 185+???

    @RunnerElizabeth you're in my part of the world. December in New England is cold, dark, slippery running. Because you've stepped back to 100 miles, it makes me worry that I won't be able to run my minimum 185.
  • SWWIS
    SWWIS Posts: 94 Member
    In for 12 miles again. Not sure how finals and being back home for an extended period of time are going to affect my workout/running schedule yet so I don't want to up the miles.

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  • sarabigod
    sarabigod Posts: 16 Member
    I'm in as a first-timer... goal is 24 miles.

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  • WhatMeRunning
    WhatMeRunning Posts: 3,538 Member
    Acria wrote: »
    Count me in :) I'm a real newbie to running, and still doing the walk/run, so I'm going to aim for 20km in December. I know it's only small, but it's achievable and still a bit of an extension on what I've been doing. I can then use how I go to guide my goals from here on. Hoping this give me the extra push I need to go from 'I'd love to be a runner' to 'I am a runner'.
    Go for it!

    I run further now, but I do not think those are small distances. I started the same way, with walking/running, as did others I would imagine.

    I get the same high now after longer runs that I did after shorter distance walk/runs that required as much effort and discipline back then.

    Just keep at it and you will "be a runner" a lot sooner than you may think!
  • MattNorrisUL
    MattNorrisUL Posts: 100 Member
    500 minutes of running. Should be about 50 miles in there.
  • Ewestlu
    Ewestlu Posts: 36 Member
    edited December 2014
    New here! I'm in for 55 miles.

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  • ImNoAngel2
    ImNoAngel2 Posts: 98 Member
    Count me in for 54 miles for Dec. :D
  • FengShwayze
    FengShwayze Posts: 8 Member
    edited December 2014
    I am new and will aim for 25 miles in December.


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  • Ohhim
    Ohhim Posts: 1,142 Member
    Fell 8 miles short of my goal of 160 for November, so adding it on and going for 168 this month. Hoping to get in 400 miles on the bike and 10k of swimming as well (for ironman training), but I'll leave those numbers for another forum.
  • johnsonnelly
    johnsonnelly Posts: 103 Member

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    I will aim for 35 this month!! Do we check back into this thread each day or??
  • ShortMrsN
    ShortMrsN Posts: 177 Member
    ShortMrsN wrote: »
    I'm in for 100km, but not sure if I'll make it. School holidays start soon so no kid free mornings for a while! And I'm going to rest my calf for a week to see if I can get rid if this strained/pulled feeling.
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  • chandnir
    chandnir Posts: 13 Member
    Clocked 102.5 Miles in November. Aiming for 110 in December...lets see how it goes
  • _feelslikeiamdrowning
    _feelslikeiamdrowning Posts: 19
    aiming for 100 km this month!!! :)
  • _feelslikeiamdrowning
    _feelslikeiamdrowning Posts: 19

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  • jtarmom
    jtarmom Posts: 228 Member
    I'm in again! 35 miles for me this month.

    12/1 - 3.5 miles

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  • GingerbreadCandy
    GingerbreadCandy Posts: 403 Member
    Ok, I will join in. :) I love running but I always have trouble with statin and getting back not eh bandwagon.

    I'll go for 35 km this month. Let's see what happens. :)

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  • AshTrixxy
    AshTrixxy Posts: 507 Member
    edited December 2014
    My goal is 60 miles. I'm excited for this motivation! I've started doing 5ks so I want to see if I can break over 60 miles this month and work myself up to doing a 10k or half marathon by the end of next year!

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  • EmilyStopFlying
    EmilyStopFlying Posts: 124 Member
    In November I tried for 70km and only managed 57. Let's see how I go on the second try :smile: I got in a good run this afternoon, so I'm off to a promising start

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  • scrap0626
    scrap0626 Posts: 18 Member
    I'm going to set a goal of 40 miles. I've been working my way back into running over the last few months after dealing with a foot injury, let's see how this goes!
  • FancyPantsFran
    FancyPantsFran Posts: 3,687 Member
    In for 30 miles again!!!!
  • HealthyFocused715
    HealthyFocused715 Posts: 340 Member
    Stoshew71 wrote: »
    I have my very first marathon in 2 weeks on December 13th (The Rocket City Marathon in Huntsville, AL). So I am reducing miles big time this month to continue my taper and allow for recovery.

    Wishing you all the best for your first marathon! You'll do fantastically!!!
  • HealthyFocused715
    HealthyFocused715 Posts: 340 Member
    edited December 2014
    Goal for December is 70 miles which will allow me to make my goal of 850 miles for 2014.

    12/1, 4.5 miles, treadmill

    4.5 total; 70 goal

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  • skippygirlsmom
    skippygirlsmom Posts: 4,433 Member
    fabnine wrote: »
    If I can manage to run 221miles I'll hit 1,800 miles in 2014- but that's a crazy pipe dream. I still owe the lonewolf 184.4 of 414 original miles from a crazy challenge I committed to. So I'm saying 185+???

    I believe you can do 221 miles this month!!


    johnsonnelly wrote: »
    I will aim for 35 this month!! Do we check back into this thread each day or??

    Yes every day come back and update your stats!


    FitnFabulous4530 wrote: »
    Count me in for 54 miles for Dec. :D

    Woohoo!!!! So happy to see you here!!! It was funny, it stunned me for a minute to see myself in your profile pix LOL See you tonight!


    It's awesome to see so many new folks joining! Thanks for hosting Stan.
  • ddmom0811
    ddmom0811 Posts: 1,881 Member
    Dec 1 - 3.5

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