December Running Challenge

Date.......Miles.......Total
12/01.... 6.40....... 6.40
12/02.... 4.40......10.80 Wet, Wet, Wet Rain run in the AM/Strength training in the PM
12/03.... 0.00......10.80
12/04.... 3.38......14.18 Quick run between meetings; Strength Training
12/05.... 4.03......18.21
12/06.... 0.00......18.21
12/07.... 0.00......18.21
12/08.... 0.00......18.21
12/09.... 6.92......25.13 Beautiful run; Strength Training
12/10.... 5.98......31.11
12/11.... 6.77......37.88 Run and Strength Training
12/12.... 0.00......37.88
12/13.... 9.93......47.81
12/14.... 0.00......47.81
12/15.... 7.66......55.47 Once I got going I didn't want to stop!
12/16.... 4.31......59.78 Run and Strength Training
12/17.... 0.00......59.78
12/18.... 5.79......65.57 Run and Strength Training
12/19.... 4.15......69.72
12/20.... 8.45......78.17
12/21.... 0.00......78.17
12/22.... 4.36......82.53
12/23.... 0.00......82.53 Strength Training
12/24.... 4.43......86.96
12/25.... 0.00......86.96 Taper
12/26.... 4.45......91.41 Run and Strength Training
12/27.... 0.00......91.41 Taper
12/28...13.10....104.51 Half Marathon complete! Goal for December met!

Had a cold run today but so much better than being too hot! Not a PR but oh so close- right on last year's time.

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
12/25.......3.25......89.50
12/27.......9.50......99.00
12/29.......8.75....107.75

11 miles to hit monthly and annual goals....

12/2 - 3.1 miles
12/5 - 10 miles
12/13 - 13.1 miles, Kiawah Island Half Marathon
12/18 - 3.5 miles
12/20 - 5 miles
12/22 - 2 miles
12/25 - 2.7 miles
12/27 - 5 miles
12/28 - 3.6 miles - 700 miles for the year!

2.12.2014 - 5.0 km
6.12.2014 - 4.2 km
7.12.2014 - 10.5 km
10.12.2014 - 3 km
11.12.2014 - 4.1 km
13.12.2014 - 5 km
14.12.2014 - 12 km
16.12.2014 - 6 km
19.12.2014 - 6.1 km
20.12.2014 - 11 km
21.12.2014 - 3.6 km
23.12.2014 - 11 km
26.12.2014 - 3.7 km
28.12.2014 - 3.7 km
29.12.2014 - 11.1 km

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100km (of 100km) done

Looking great, everyone! Few more days and we start working on new awesome goals for 2015!
@fabnine @lonewolfrunner Thanks for the kind words! I really can't complain, this baby is being very nice to me and it's been a very easy pregnancy so far. Fingers and toes crossed

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
Dec 22- Crazy work day
Dec 23- Also another crazy work day
Dec 24- Followed by yet another crazy work day
Dec 25- 5k Christmas run! Merry Christmas to all you runners out there. And keep up the good work!
Dec 26- 5.6k walk with the dog
Dec 27- 4k walk
Dec 28- 5k walk
Dec 29- 5k run

Total for the month 56k. My goal this month is 60k. So that leaves me only 4k.

shanaber, congrat's on your half marathon, great time.
Skippygirlsmum: Hope you get your injury sorted soon so you can get back to running in 2015.
LoneWolfrunner: 2000 miles is an awesome goal for 2015. You and fabnine have inspired me to set myself a goal for 2015 so I'm going to start with 1000 miles.
4 miles today, 44 miles complete, 26 to do.

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.

12/23: 3.25 miles (5.23 km) @ 7:53/mi. 40.53 miles for the month. 9.47 remaining for my goal.
12/25: 4.00 miles (6.44 km) @ 8:25/mi. 44.53 miles for the month. 5.47 remaining for my goal. I ran part of this run with my sister-in-law.
12/27: 6.41 miles (10.32 km) @ 10:43/mi. 50.94 miles for the month. 0.94 over goal! This run was with my SIL.
12/29: 4.51 miles (6.68 km) @ 7:25/mi. 55.45 miles for the month. 5.45 over goal!

Today, after warming up, I ran my fastest 5K distance in at least 17 years, possibly ever: 22:34.4. Based on that, I'm going to train for a 22:20 pace in the 5K I'll be doing on April 11.

Congratulations to everyone who met their goal this month, and to everyone who did as well as they could making progress toward it! That includes taking time off to recover; your long-term health is more important than a monthly number.

2-Dec 4 4
4-Dec 3 7
6-Dec 6 13
8-Dec 5.5 18.5
9-Dec 4.5 23
13-Dec 4 27
14-Dec 4 31
16-Dec 5 36
17-Dec 5 41
18-Dec 5.5 46.5
21-Dec 9.5 56
22-Dec 5 61
23-Dec 6 67
24-Dec 6.2 73.2
26-Dec 4 77.2
28-Dec 10 87.2

I am very close to my goal!!! I may need to go a bit extra on Weds to get there though.

I am already excited for January to see how many miles I can get.

Dec 1 - 2 miles
Dec 2 - 1.1 miles
Dec 3 - Rest
Dec 4 - Rest
Dec 5 - 3.1 miles (5k)
Dec 6 - 3.1 miles (5k)
Dec 7 - Rest
Dec 8 - 3.1 miles (5k)
Dec 9 - Rest
Dec 10 - 4 miles
Dec 11 - Elliptical (not taken off of ticker)
Dec 12 - 4 miles
Dec 13 - 2.15 miles
Dec 14 - Christmas Shopping
Dec 15 - 4 miles
Dec 16 - 4 miles
Dec 17 - Rest
Dec 18 - Rest
Dec 19 - 5 miles
Dec 20 - Elliptical (not taken off of ticker)
Dec 21 - Rest
Dec 22 - 2 miles am plus 2 miles pm = 4 miles
Dec 23 - Rest
Dec 24 - 3.1 miles (5k)
Dec 25 - I ate too much to run...meh!
Dec 26 - 4 miles
Dec 27 - 4 miles
Dec 28 - 1 mile (tried out new shoes, was a rest day)
Dec 29 - 3.1 miles (5k)

Date.......Miles.......Total
12/01.... 6.40....... 6.40
12/02.... 4.40......10.80 Wet, Wet, Wet Rain run in the AM/Strength training in the PM
12/03.... 0.00......10.80
12/04.... 3.38......14.18 Quick run between meetings; Strength Training
12/05.... 4.03......18.21
12/06.... 0.00......18.21
12/07.... 0.00......18.21
12/08.... 0.00......18.21
12/09.... 6.92......25.13 Beautiful run; Strength Training
12/10.... 5.98......31.11
12/11.... 6.77......37.88 Run and Strength Training
12/12.... 0.00......37.88
12/13.... 9.93......47.81
12/14.... 0.00......47.81
12/15.... 7.66......55.47 Once I got going I didn't want to stop!
12/16.... 4.31......59.78 Run and Strength Training
12/17.... 0.00......59.78
12/18.... 5.79......65.57 Run and Strength Training
12/19.... 4.15......69.72
12/20.... 8.45......78.17
12/21.... 0.00......78.17
12/22.... 4.36......82.53
12/23.... 0.00......82.53 Strength Training
12/24.... 4.43......86.96
12/25.... 0.00......86.96 Taper
12/26.... 4.45......91.41 Run and Strength Training
12/27.... 0.00......91.41 Taper
12/28...13.10....104.51 Half Marathon complete! Goal for December met!
12/29.... 3.62....108.13 Recovery run and Strength Training





@fabnine, @skippygirlsmom, @lonewolfrunner, @abakan - thanks! You are all awesome and are my inspiration to get out there as often as I can!

We are off to AZ in the morning for the Fiesta Bowl to watch my hometown team play (go Broncos!)! Going to try to get a final run in at the hotel on the treadmill to wrap up the year!

12/1, 4.5 miles, treadmill
12/2, 4.5 miles, treadmill
12/3, 4.5 miles, treadmill
12/4, Zumba
12/5, 4.5 miles. treadmill
12/8, 1.5 miles, treadmill (&Zumba)
12/9, Zumba
12/10, Zumba
12/11, rest
12/12, walk
12/13, 4.15 miles, treadmill
12/14, 4.12 miles, treadmill
12/15, 3 miles, treadmill
12/16, hot yoga
12/17, 4.12 miles, treadmill
12/18, 4.12 miles, treadmill (&Zumba)
12/19, rest
12/20, 5.2 miles, outside!!!!!!!!!!!! So nice!!!
12/21, rest
12/22, 3.0 miles, treadmill (&Zumba)
12/23, 4.34 miles, treadmill
12/24, rest
12/25, 4.34 miles, treadmill
12/26, rest
12/27, 5.2 miles, outside!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
12/28, rest
12/29, 4.38 miles, treadmill (&Zumba)

65.47 total; 70 goal

Last run to reach my goal planned for tonight!!!!

goodness I hope I can get that last half mile