December Running Challenge
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I met my goal for the month with days left to run, I am so shocked!!!! Strong work!
Goal for December: 80 miles
12/1 root canal in the morning, and 5.18 in the afternoon.....what a day!
12/2 3.53
12/3 3.45
12/4 rest
12/5 3.85
12/6 I. Could. Not. Just. Could. Not.
12/7 3.88
12/8 3.5
12/9 3.68
12/10 3.15
12/11 rest
12/12 bike
12/13 4.2
12/14 4.18
12/15 snorkel day (and too rough to enjoy....)
12/16 2.57 miles that I struggled through..
12/17 3.57...a much better day!
12/18 rest
12/19 3.12
12/20: 3.45
Total: 51.31
(ticker is my goal for 2014 and accumulation to date)
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Finished week 1 of Hal Higdon 1/2 N2. Skipped one day just to make sure the foot had healed. So far so good. Will knock out all the days next week.
Also a big fan of the new shoes I switched to (Asics Gel Kayano-20) - much better than the Adrenaline GTS-15 that I'd bought a couple a weeks. (When i got fit it was between those two models) Not quite as good as the Brooks Ghost 6's which were my first running shoe this summer and that I absolutely loved. But pretty close.
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Dec 1 - 14k hike
Dec 2 - 5.5k run
Dec 3 - Strength training
Dec 4 - 5k run
Dec 5 - rest day
Dec 6 - strength training and 2k run
Dec 7 - rest day
Dec 8 - Long work day/ rest day
Dec 9 - 6.5k run
Dec 10 - Crazy rain storm = rest day for me.
Dec 11 - 6k run in beautiful 12 degree weather for December. Felt more like spring than winter.
Dec 12- Rest day
Dec 13 - 5k run ( time was 26:54, not my fastest but one of them )
Dec 14 - 5k run ( even better time than the day before 26:25)
Dec 15 - 8k walk with the dog
Dec 16 - 5k run
Dec 17 - rest day
Dec 18 - 5.6k hike with the dog
Dec 19 - 1 hour of swimming laps
Dec 20 - 5.5k walk with the dog
Dec 21 - 6k run
Total for the month 46k. My goal this month is 60k. So that leaves me only 14k.0 -
DATE...DISTANCE...TOTAL
12/1........3.00.........3.00
12/2........Weight training
12/3........4.50.........7.50
12/4........6.00.......13.50
12/5........Weight training
12/6.........6.50......20.00 >>>>Hit 1,700 miles for the year
12/8.........6.50......26.50
12/9.........7.25......33.75
12/10.......6.25......40.00
12/12.......6.00......46.00
12/14.......7.00......53.00
12/15.......5.25......58.25
12/17.......3.25......61.50
12/18.......5.25......66.75
12/19.......6.00......72.75
12/20.......7.00......79.75
12/21.......4.00......83.75
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12/2 = strength training
12/3 = 6 miles
12/4 = strength training
12/6 = 7 miles
12/7 = 7 miles + 1 miles with the dog
12/8 = 7 miles
12/9 = strength training
12/11 = strength training + 6.5 miles
12/13 = 6.5 miles
12/15 = 7 miles
12/16 = strength training
12/18 = strength training
12/19 = 6.5 miles
12/20 = 6.5 miles
12/21 = 3 miles, easy run/walk with my dog. Active rest day!
It's getting harder to run, this baby is sure not making it easy on me
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12/03: 3.25 miles (5.23 km) @ 7:50/mi. 3.25 miles for the month. 46.75 remaining for my goal.
12/05: 3.25 miles (5.23 km) @ 7:56/mi. 6.5 miles for the month. 43.5 remaining for my goal.
12/07: 3.50 miles (5.63 km) @ 7:38/mi. 10.0 miles for the month. 40 remaining for my goal.
(That was a low-volume week.)
12/09: 3.76 miles (6.05 km) @ 7:43/mi. 13.76 miles for the month. 36.24 remaining for my goal.
12/11: 3.75 miles (6.04 km) @ 7:49/mi. 17.51 miles for the month. 32.49 remaining for my goal.
12/13: 5.75 miles (9.25 km) @ 8:03/mi. 23.26 miles for the month. 26.74 remaining for my goal.
12/16: 3.75 miles (6.04 km) @ 7:55/mi. 27.01 miles for the month. 22.99 remaining for my goal.
12/18: 3.76 miles (6.05 km) @ 8:00/mi. 30.77 miles for the month. 19.23 remaining for my goal.
12/21: 6.51 miles (10.48 km) @ 8:07/mi. 37.28 miles for the month. 12.72 remaining for my goal.0 -
Dec 1 - 3.5
Dec 2- strength training
Dec 3- 3.4
Dec 4- strength training
Dec 5 - 3.5
Dec 6 - 3.5
Dec 7 - 32 mile bike ride
Dec 8 - 3.5
Dec 9 - Strength training
Dec 10 - 3.5
Dec 11 - rest
Dec 12 - 3.5 AM and strength training PM
Dec 13 - biking 28 miles
Dec 14 - 3.5, then 12 miles biking.
Dec 15 - strength training
Dec 16 - 3.5
Dec 17 - rest - trainer cancelled.
I needed to clean up house anyway for lots of company coming.
Dec 18 - 3.5
Dec 19 - going to rest - got a Santa’s 5K on Sat night.
Dec 20 - 3.1 - Santa’s 5K
Dec 21 - 18 mile bike ride
The 5K on Saturday was bizarre. It was SO dark! I came in 2nd in my age group but my time was the worst I've ever run -31 -- mainly because it was so dark. Also, my app said it was 3.3 so not sure if my app is off or they were. My daughter is home from college and she ran it and got 3rd in her age group - she doesn't run a lot but after running the turkey trot with me and now this one, she now is looking for others for us to run. About 5 minutes before the race started they said "this is not the race to run your personal best .. it is very dark ... there are many wild animals and if you see one you need to stop!" We were panicking that the road was going to be uneven we would fall, etc. There were luminaries (bags with glow sticks in them) along the route but that did nothing to really see the road. It was fun once it was over and we were safe, but not sure I'd do it again. https://www.facebook.com/SommerSports/timeline is the company that did it and there is a little video on that page that shows how dark it was. Crazy!
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9 miles tonight.
I felt good tonight, and was able to pick up the pace for a few miles.
12/1/14 3.3 miles, a large portion of which was uphill, one of my better runs in a while
12/3/14 3.0 miles
12/6/14 6.1 miles
12/9/14 4.3 miles
12/11/2014 3.05 miles
12/13/2014 8.5 miles
12/16/2014 5.0 miles
12/21/2014 9.0 miles
Total: 42.25 miles
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Goal for December: 80 miles
12/1 root canal in the morning, and 5.18 in the afternoon.....what a day!
12/2 3.53
12/3 3.45
12/4 rest
12/5 3.85
12/6 I. Could. Not. Just. Could. Not.
12/7 3.88
12/8 3.5
12/9 3.68
12/10 3.15
12/11 rest
12/12 bike
12/13 4.2
12/14 4.18
12/15 snorkel day (and too rough to enjoy....)
12/16 2.57 miles that I struggled through..
12/17 3.57...a much better day!
12/18 rest
12/19 3.12 (and a rainbow) for my birthday!
12/20: 3.45
12/21 4.07
Total: 55.38
(ticker is my goal for 2014 and accumulation to date)
....I still want to hear the story about the cult run...0 -
Dec 1 - 3.5
Dec 2- strength training
Dec 3- 3.4
Dec 4- strength training
Dec 5 - 3.5
Dec 6 - 3.5
Dec 7 - 32 mile bike ride
Dec 8 - 3.5
Dec 9 - Strength training
Dec 10 - 3.5
Dec 11 - rest
Dec 12 - 3.5 AM and strength training PM
Dec 13 - biking 28 miles
Dec 14 - 3.5, then 12 miles biking.
Dec 15 - strength training
Dec 16 - 3.5
Dec 17 - rest - trainer cancelled. I needed to clean up house anyway for lots of company coming.
Dec 18 - 3.5
Dec 19 - going to rest - got a Santa’s 5K on Sat night.
Dec 20 - 3.1 - Santa’s 5K
Dec 21 - 18 mile bike ride
The 5K on Saturday was bizarre. It was SO dark! I came in 2nd in my age group but my time was the worst I've ever run -31 -- mainly because it was so dark. Also, my app said it was 3.3 so not sure if my app is off or they were. My daughter is home from college and she ran it and got 3rd in her age group - she doesn't run a lot but after running the turkey trot with me and now this one, she now is looking for others for us to run. About 5 minutes before the race started they said "this is not the race to run your personal best .. it is very dark ... there are many wild animals and if you see one you need to stop!" We were panicking that the road was going to be uneven we would fall, etc. There were luminaries (bags with glow sticks in them) along the route but that did nothing to really see the road. It was fun once it was over and we were safe, but not sure I'd do it again. https://www.facebook.com/SommerSports/timeline is the company that did it and there is a little video on that page that shows how dark it was. Crazy!
Congrats on both of you for placing!! That looked really dark...can see where you have second thoughts on doing it again...0 -
I came in 2nd in my age group but my time was the worst I've ever run -31 -- mainly because it was so dark. Also, my app said it was 3.3 so not sure if my app is off or they were. My daughter is home from college and she ran it and got 3rd in her age group - she doesn't run a lot but after running the turkey trot with me and now this one, she now is looking for others for us to run.
Congrats on both of you for placing!! That looked really dark...can see where you have second thoughts on doing it again...
Yes, congrats to both of you for placing. Did you have a light during the run? From late fall through early spring, I do a number of runs at dusk or after sunset, and I find that a headlamp makes a huge difference. (See my profile photo.) I've heard that handheld lights are better for highlighting irregularities in the road, but I usually run on familiar roads, so that's not as much of an issue for me.0 -
Ok - back on track after today's 12 miler. Should be able to get to 168 with all of my planned runs for the next week and a half despite all of the impending family/holiday madness. Cycling goal is looking doable as well (other forum - 235/400 miles). Would be nice to hit both targets for once.
Dec 21 - 12 miles
Dec 20 - 10K (6.2 miles @ 7:35 pace) + 1.8 mile jog
Dec 18 - 5 miles
Dec 17 - 5 miles
Dec 16 - 5 miles
Dec 14 - 20 miles
Dec 13 - 5 miles
Dec 11 - 5 miles
Dec 10 - 8 miles
Dec 9 - 5 miles
Dec 7 - 13 miles
Dec 6 - 8 miles
Dec 4 - 5 miles
Dec 3 - 5 miles
Dec 2 - 5 miles
Total: 114 miles (5.4/day)
Goal: 168 miles (5.4/day)0 -
I'm in again! 35 miles for me this month.
12/1 - 3.5 miles
12/3 - 3.5 miles
12/5 - 3.6 miles
12/8 - 3.6 miles
12/10 - 3.1 miles (Chest cold, just wasn't feeling it this morning. Beautiful snowfall though!)
12/13 - 3.26 miles.
12/15 - 3.72 miles. I felt like I could have run forever! Too bad I have to go to work
12/19 - 3.48 miles
12/22 - 3.43 miles
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Date Miles today. Miles for December
12/1 6.2 miles - 6.2
12/2 4 miles - 10.2
12/3 4 miles - 14.2
12/4 5.25 miles - 19.45
12/5 4 miles - 23.45
12/6 9 miles - 32.45
12/7 REST
12/8 4 miles - 36.45
12/9 4 miles - 40.45
12/10 2 miles - 42.45
12/11 2.3 miles - 44.75
12/12 REST DAY
12/13 26.2 miles - 70.95 <<< Rocket City Marathon (3:50:16)
12/14 REST DAY
12/15 REST DAY
12/16 REST DAY
12/17 REST DAY
12/18 5.3 miles 76.25
12/19 REST DAY
12/20 10 miles 86.25
12/21 REST DAY
12/22 8.75 miles 95
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DATE...DISTANCE...TOTAL
12/1........3.00.........3.00
12/2........Weight training
12/3........4.50.........7.50
12/4........6.00.......13.50
12/5........Weight training
12/6.........6.50......20.00 >>>>Hit 1,700 miles for the year
12/8.........6.50......26.50
12/9.........7.25......33.75
12/10.......6.25......40.00
12/12.......6.00......46.00
12/14.......7.00......53.00
12/15.......5.25......58.25
12/17.......3.25......61.50
12/18.......5.25......66.75
12/19.......6.00......72.75
12/20.......7.00......79.75
12/21.......4.00......83.75
12/22.......2.50......86.25
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The goal is in sight. My goofy knees are holding up surprisingly well. Thank goodness.
12/03/2014 - 3.33 Miles - Cumulative 3.33 Miles.
12/04/2014 - 4.12 Miles - Cumulative 7.45 Miles
12/06/2014 - 3.14 Miles - Cumulative 10.59 Miles (Set a 5K PR on this one of 27:23)
12/08/2014 - 2.13 Miles - Cumulative 12.72 Miles
12/09/2014 - 4.08 Miles - Cumulative 16.80 Miles
12/11/2014 - 4.28 Miles - Cumulative 21.08 Miles
12/12/2014 - 2.62 Miles - Cumulative 23.70 Miles
12/14/2014 - 4.72 Miles - Cumulative 28.42 Miles
12/16/2014 - 4.10 Miles - Cumulative 32.52 Miles
12/18/2014 - 4.70 Miles - Cumulative 37.22 Miles
12/19/2014 - 2.50 Miles - Cumulative 39.72 Miles
12/21/2014 - 5.19 Miles - Cumulative 44.91 Miles
GOAL: 50 Miles
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Had to cut my run short this morning - hope to get one in tonight:
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Been resting for a couple of weeks nursing a pulled muscle from a race earlier in the month.
12/22 - 2.87
Total: 9.07 miles out of 50
Will never make my 50 miles but I need to take care of my leg.0
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