The January 2016 Running Challenge

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  • kristinegift
    kristinegift Posts: 2,406 Member
    edited January 2016
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    1/1: 6.2 miles
    1/2: 11.6 miles
    1/3: Rest/Travel day
    1/4: 10 miles
    1/5: Rest day
    1/6: 4 miles (am), 8 miles tempo (pm)
    1/7: 4 miles (am), 6 miles with the Thursday crew (pm)
    1/8: Rest day
    1/9: 12.2 miles with the Saturday crew
    1/10: 5 miles
    1/11: 5.8 miles with "Joe-to-Go" crew
    1/12: Rest day
    1/13: 4 miles treadmill (am), 7.1 miles with Wednesday crew (pm)
    1/14: 6 miles (am), no second run :[
    1/15: Rest day
    1/16: 7 miles with Saturday crew
    1/17: 10 miles
    1/18: 6 miles with "Joe-to-Go" crew
    1/19: Rest day/final finals day

    It's the last day of finals! All I've got on my agenda is to study all morning. I have an Arabic exam at 1:30, and then I have to rush to finish and turn in my last term paper after that. And then I am FREEEEEEEE... until the first Monday in February, that is.

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    Upcoming races:
    4/3: Caesar Rodney HM
    5/1: New Jersey Marathon
    6/12: Race and Ride Cedar Point HM (maybe)
  • KWKirkbride
    KWKirkbride Posts: 119 Member
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    1-2: 3 miles
    1-4: 3 miles
    1-6: 3 miles
    1-7: 3 miles - 25 minutes of stairs
    1-8: 4 miles
    1-10: 3 miles - 30 minutes of stairs
    1-12: 3.5 miles
    1-13: 3.5 miles
    1-14: 3.7 miles
    1-15: 5 miles
    1-17: 3.5 miles
    1-18: 3 miles

    Goal: 42.2 of 70
  • Elise4270
    Elise4270 Posts: 8,375 Member
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    @ceciliaslater ya know that's not a bad HM time considering, no race adrenaline and that wind was bad here too.
    My husband ran the open roads, I ran the trails enclosed by trees. I was only a mile behind him for the same time out. (He's usually much faster than that, I even sat down a few times to get the muck off my shoes.) It was brutal.
  • Stoshew71
    Stoshew71 Posts: 6,553 Member
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    Date Miles today. Miles for January

    1/1 4 miles - 4
    1/2 13.5 miles - 17.5
    1/3 REST DAY
    1/4 10 miles - 27.5
    1/5 9 miles - 36.5
    1/6 5.5 miles - 42
    1/7 10 miles - 52
    1/8 6.05 miles - 58.05
    1/9 15 miles - 73.05
    1/10 REST DAY
    1/11 9.5 miles - 82.55
    1/12 11.15 miles - 93.7
    1/13 6.2 miles - 99.9
    1/14 10 miles - 109.9
    1/15 5.75 miles - 115.65
    1/16 15 miles - 130.65
    1/17 REST DAY
    1/18 10 miles - 140.65
    1/19 10 miles - 150.65

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    Cold 16 degrees this morning, but not too bad when you have a bunch of layers on.
    That and keep moving.

  • mbaker566
    mbaker566 Posts: 11,233 Member
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    i wish my thirteen was that fast @ceciliaslater
    mine are usually in the three hour range
  • MorningGhost14
    MorningGhost14 Posts: 441 Member
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    Elise4270 wrote: »
    It was brutal.
    I had one of those, too, this morning. 10 miles in 3F darkness... and whatever the wind was doing. It truly lacked any semblance of fun. I was going to bail at 6, but then I remembered that I shot my mouth off here yesterday and said I was doing 10. Those last 4 miles sucked moose balls.
  • Elise4270
    Elise4270 Posts: 8,375 Member
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    MorningGhost14 wrote: »
    Elise4270 wrote: »
    It was brutal.
    I had one of those, too, this morning. 10 miles in 3F darkness... and whatever the wind was doing. It truly lacked any semblance of fun. I was going to bail at 6, but then I remembered that I shot my mouth off here yesterday and said I was doing 10. Those last 4 miles sucked moose balls.

    Ha-ha! I can't tell you how many times motivation is facing the challenge and loging the miles.
  • lporter229
    lporter229 Posts: 4,907 Member
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    MorningGhost14 wrote: »
    Elise4270 wrote: »
    It was brutal.
    I had one of those, too, this morning. 10 miles in 3F darkness... and whatever the wind was doing. It truly lacked any semblance of fun. I was going to bail at 6, but then I remembered that I shot my mouth off here yesterday and said I was doing 10. Those last 4 miles sucked moose balls.

    Ugh! I will most likely be heading outside to run this evening and I am not at all looking forward to it. Single digit temps suck, but at least there won't be much wind, so that goes a long way. But anything is better than another dreadmill run. I just can't stomach the thought of it right now.
  • _nikkiwolf_
    _nikkiwolf_ Posts: 1,380 Member
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    MorningGhost14 wrote: »
    Elise4270 wrote: »
    It was brutal.
    I had one of those, too, this morning. 10 miles in 3F darkness... and whatever the wind was doing. It truly lacked any semblance of fun. I was going to bail at 6, but then I remembered that I shot my mouth off here yesterday and said I was doing 10. Those last 4 miles sucked moose balls.
    Another issue with bailing after 6 miles: unless you are running in short laps, you will probably still have to get home. That's the kind of thing I usually find very motivational :p

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  • MrsKGrady
    MrsKGrady Posts: 276 Member
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    January 1 - 3.11 miles (Resolution Run 5k)
    January 3 - 9.3 miles
    January 5 - 4.8 miles
    January 6 - 2.8 miles
    January 8 - 4.2 miles
    January 10 - 10.56 miles
    January 14 - 4.65 miles
    January 15 - 2 miles
    January 17 - 11.5 miles

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  • rune1990
    rune1990 Posts: 543 Member
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    1/01 - 4.7 walk/run treadmill
    1/02 - rest, did a half hour x-country ski
    1/03 - 4.5 walk/run treadmill
    1/04 - rest
    1/05 - 3.7+ (I shut off the treadmill during the run..oops)11 min steady run
    1/06 - rest
    1/07 - 4.4 ran all the run bits, first time. did two 10 min runs. felt awesome.
    1/08 - rest, went for a ski, beautiful sunny winter weather!
    1/09 - 4.5 ran all the run bits AGAIN
    1/10 - I was a sloth. Ate like I ran a marathon.
    1/11 - 4.5 third time i ran all the run bits, must make it true
    1/12 - rest
    1/13 - 4.5 zombies week6 w1. was challenging! but I ran all the run bits again :)
    1/14 - rest
    1/15 - 4.4
    1/16 - sloth. more like sloooooooooooooooootttttttthhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh
    1/17 - 4.5 zombies week6w3. was not as challenging as 1/15. felt like I could do more, outside run
    1/18 - shoveling. x-training?
    1/19 - 4.3 week7w1 went good. treadmill run, -25c outside with windchill. I hate the wind.




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    Treadmill runner for now, following zombies5k. Running at 180spm seems to be keeping the shin splints at bay.
  • Virkati
    Virkati Posts: 679 Member
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    @shanaber I'm still here! I love that someone noticed I wasn't running my mouth as much as normal lol! That's one of the reasons I really do love this group. It's tightknit, supportive, just awesome.

    I flew in from Oregon last night. Was supposed to run more while I was there but this illness is still hanging on. At least in my chest, so I cough a lot when I get winded. Walking was pretty much the best I could do. The modified plan for today is a 3 mile run and I think I'm going to have to do them on the mill. I'm very sore and ache-y even without doing anything physical so I may have to modify my training plan yet again for lower miles and a slower increase. Whatever this thing was/is...it doesn't want to let go!
  • skippygirlsmom
    skippygirlsmom Posts: 4,433 Member
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    Hi all - sorry I haven't been around to chat. Things are just crazy and I'm just feeling sorry for myself. 30 mins after I ran with the KT tape I took it off to shower etc and I could hardly walk. So this is my new meme

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    Glad to see everyone is carrying on with great mileage, new PRs and not letting the freaking cold keep you all indoors!

    @morningghost14 interesting report on your "pot" run. Let us know after a longer run what you think, hhhmm wonder if it works better than KT tape.
    @katemmamarie so sorry about your stomach. I agree on the gallbladder comments. I had all kinds of stomach pain and every test showed nothing. Finally the doctor said I know this sounds bazaar but I "know" it's your gallbladder and sent me to surgeon who would remove it even though all tests showed nothing. Sure thing that was it, when they actually had the badboy in their hand they could see it was funky even though all tests said it wasn't. Hope you get to the bottom of the issue soon.
    @runner_girl83 sorry to laugh at your run with Miss10 and Mr2 but from my desk chair it was really funny. I've learned if I care what others think of me when I'm out with Skip I'd be in big trouble. Love the HM emojis...all truth there!
    @juliet3455 great cartoon!

    I'm really behind on posts!

  • 5BeautifulDays
    5BeautifulDays Posts: 683 Member
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    1/1 5 @ 10:36 on the treadmill
    1/2 4.75 @ 10:42 on the park trail (20.75/20 miles for the week)

    1/3 5.25 @ 11:14 (5.0 @ 10:51, .25 walking) on the trails near my house. It was a beautiful, blustery day!
    1/4 10 @ 12:00 on the treadmill. While running from Indominus Rex.
    1/5 3 @ 11:14 on the treadmill and strength training
    1/6 Rest Day and feeling fairly sore from yesterday's PT (and maybe Monday's run?)
    1/7 4.75 @ 11:53 on the park trail.
    1/8 3.5 @ 10:07 (3 at 9:48 and .5 at 12:00) plus strength training
    1/9 3.5 @ 12:22 (3 at 11:26, plus .5 at a walk) loping around the neighborhood with St. Woolos the Barbarian, aka The Poopinest Dog in the East, aka Woogie the Worst Running Partner Ever. It's a good thing he's cute!
    (30/30 for the week)

    1/10 Rest Day/Family Day
    1/11 10.75 at 11:46 around the park trails. My heart was light, but my legs felt every centimeter of the last two miles. "Gently rolling terrain" feels a lot like "stinking big hills" after 100 minutes or so...
    1/12 3.25 @ 11:27 on the treadmill. Plus strength training.
    1/13 Rest Day due to dental work...revising the weekly goal down a little, since I won't have quite as much time on my "regular" rest day to make up for this one.
    1/14 5.0 @ 12:47 around the lake trail with my dog, who may be toking behind my back--pokey puppy was slow, paranoid (that stroller--it tried to eat me! those loud lady joggers!--they tried to eat me! that nice old man with a cane!--he tried to beat me from 12 feet away!), and generally disinterested in actually *running*.
    1/15 6.0 @ 11:00 (and .25 at a walk) on the treadmill...I didn't feel up to strength training since my head was hurting this morning (running seems to make headaches better, but not lifting; it's weird)
    1/16 Rest Day
    (25/25 for the week)

    1/17 Rest Day
    1/18 5.25 (8K race) at the lake @ 11:14 for the run part. A balmy 17F and 20 mph winds. Brrr. I've never run in conditions like that. I started out fearing hypothermia and wound up sweating *through* my stupid muppet-fur jacket. I was the last person in who didn't walk part of the way, but it wasn't a bad showing for a trail run for me. Certainly not a PR, but my asthma doesn't like these low temps and I didn't want to push it.
    1/19 3.25 @ 10:44 on the treadmill plus strength training. I am not impressed with my lungs.
    1/20
    1/21
    1/22
    1/23
    (8.5/25 for the week)

    Upcoming Races:
    February 14: Run Your Heart Out 5K, Fairfax, VA
    February 21: Disney Princess HM, Orlando, FL
    March 6: Reston 10-miler, Reston, VA
    March 12: Lucky Leprechaun 5K, Reston, VA


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  • KatEmmaMarie
    KatEmmaMarie Posts: 64 Member
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    @ddmom0811 @Elise4270 Thanks for your responses ladies, I would have responded earlier but I never got an alert for the responses!

    As far as a food intolerance, I eat the same foods almost every single day and don't have this pain everyday. If it was food intolerance/allergy, wouldn't it be happening every day if a food was causing it? Also when I get these pains that's all it usually is, no other symptoms just the intense cramping. I will usually sit in the bathroom (sorry for TMI) for long periods of time trying to do SOMETHING to alleviate the pain, but even if I do go to the bathroom it's nothing out of the ordinary and it doesn't stop the pain.

    As far as the gallbladder, I've never had it checked out nor have I had a hidascan. The pain is usually just right under my sternum smack dab in the middle. It feels like someone blew my stomach up with air and then is twisting it until it's about to pop or something.
  • MorningGhost14
    MorningGhost14 Posts: 441 Member
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    _nikkiwolf_ wrote: »
    Another issue with bailing after 6 miles: unless you are running in short laps, you will probably still have to get home. That's the kind of thing I usually find very motivational :p

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    Lol! This is exactly how I do all my long runs.... the first time I ran a "marathon", I just got on the trails with my Camelbak loaded with food and water and ran thirteen miles away from my car. When I hit that mark, I knew I was going to have to find a way to finish no matter what...lol... fear, panic, no phone and a setting sun are indeed VERY motivational...
  • KWKirkbride
    KWKirkbride Posts: 119 Member
    edited January 2016
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    Legs are starting to feel dead. Planned to go a little longer today but I wanted to start walking a half mile down the road. I did set my fastest mile though! Been doing some p90x3 stuff in addition to the running and it's taking a toll. Maybe a couple rest days will refuel me.

    1-2: 3 miles
    1-4: 3 miles
    1-6: 3 miles
    1-7: 3 miles - 25 minutes of stairs
    1-8: 4 miles
    1-10: 3 miles - 30 minutes of stairs
    1-12: 3.5 miles
    1-13: 3.5 miles
    1-14: 3.7 miles
    1-15: 5 miles
    1-17: 3.5 miles
    1-18: 3 miles
    1-10: 3.1 miles

    Goal: 45.6 of 70
  • skippygirlsmom
    skippygirlsmom Posts: 4,433 Member
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    Ch1psNQueso wrote: »
    Legs are starting to feel dead. Planned to go a little longer today but I wanted to start walking a half mile down the road. I did set my fastest mile though! Been doing some p90x3 stuff in addition to the running and it's taking a toll. Maybe a couple rest days will refuel me.

    @ch1psnqueso oh definitely - congrats on your fastest mile!
  • skippygirlsmom
    skippygirlsmom Posts: 4,433 Member
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    MorningGhost14 wrote: »
    _nikkiwolf_ wrote: »
    Another issue with bailing after 6 miles: unless you are running in short laps, you will probably still have to get home. That's the kind of thing I usually find very motivational :p

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    Lol! This is exactly how I do all my long runs.... the first time I ran a "marathon", I just got on the trails with my Camelbak loaded with food and water and ran thirteen miles away from my car. When I hit that mark, I knew I was going to have to find a way to finish no matter what...lol... fear, panic, no phone and a setting sun are indeed VERY motivational...

    ha ha I'd be like, well if I sit here long enough someone will surely notice I haven't come home and start to look...like you know when they get hungry and I'm not there to cook.
  • whatang
    whatang Posts: 102 Member
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    Ran 5k in the cold tonight, after bottling it this morning. Don't know why, but it was just *hard* tonight: it's not a long distance for me, and I was going slooooow, but every step seemed like a slog. Eh, it is what it is.

    55/60 miles for the month.

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