December 2016 Running Challenge

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  • ashcky
    ashcky Posts: 393 Member
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    12/1 - 4.2 miles
    12/2 - 35 min elliptical (hills), weight machines
    12/3 - rest (too busy with kids' bday party!)
    12/4 - 4.32 miles
    12/5 - 35 min elliptical (hills), weight machines
    12/6 - 4.21 miles
    12/7-12/11 - unable to exercise due to migraine
    12/12 - 35 min elliptical (hills), weight machines
    12/13 - 4.27 miles
    12/14 - 35 elliptical (hills), weight machines
    12/15 - 20 min circuit training
    12/16 - 20 min circuit training, 2.3 mile walk/run
    12/17 - rest
    12/18 - rest
    12/19 - 1.4 miles

    Conpleted: 20.7 miles/ 40 miles (50%)
  • Orphia
    Orphia Posts: 7,097 Member
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    01 Dec – 6.2 km Lake Wendouree
    03 Dec – 5.4 km including Albert Melbourne parkrun with my nephew
    04 Dec – 21.2 km Carman’s Women’s Half Marathon 2:07:59.4
    07 Dec – 5.8 km
    08 Dec – 4.3 km jog to Body Balance
    09 Dec – 4.2 km
    10 Dec – 2.6 km
    11 Dec – 10 km
    12 Dec – 6.8 km
    13 Dec – 7 km
    14 Dec – 9.2 km
    15 Dec – 8.3 km
    16 Dec – 1.7 km testing new Garmin
    17 Dec – 7.6 km including parkrun
    18 Dec – 14.8 km
    20 Dec – 10.1 km


    Total: 125.5 km

    Goals:
    Merry Fitmas Exercise Challenge (12WBT Runners Connect FB Group): 30 minutes of exercise every day in December.

    Brooks North Pole Run Club Challenge (Strava): Run 6 hrs over 12 days from December 5 - December 16. DONE!

    12 Days of Xmas Run Streak (Me): Run a minimum of 5 km every day from December 25 - January 5.


    Tried running at an easy pace for a change today, aiming at 6:30/km. I was spot on, according to Garmin! It felt so good, I want to try even slower tomorrow!

    My long runs lately have had me battling to keep up the crazy pace. It was nice today to run without huffing and puffing.
  • girlinahat
    girlinahat Posts: 2,956 Member
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    Took a week off from running or doing ANYTHING after my little car incident, but felt better enough to go out for a short run on Sunday. I’m struggling with getting over 7miles, and think I might have a psychological barrier against it. So I’m going to keep my regular runs short (3-5miles) for a while, to get used to that regular run, and then try just running for the hell of it, without focusing on distance. If I give myself 20 minute ‘laps’ and see how many of those I can do, on a nice day in the woods that will hopefully get me through the barrier. I so want to feel comfortable signing up for a half in April.

    Trying to plan in runs when there’s lots of festive things and drinks with friends doesn’t help either. Am off to see my folks over Christmas, at least I have my sister’s dog as an excuse to get out for a walk (he expects it from me each time he sees me now), and it will be good to see the sea. I’m dropping my goal target down to 30 miles – so only 10 miles to go.
  • Mari33a
    Mari33a Posts: 1,103 Member
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    01/12 3.12 miles
    02/12 3 miles
    03/12 3 miles
    13/12 3 miles
    14/12 3 miles - there was a full moon tonight, it was lovely
    16/12 3.25 miles
    17/12 3 miles
    20/12 3 miles - start of the stormy weather



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  • ddmom0811
    ddmom0811 Posts: 1,878 Member
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    @shanaber - SF HM sounds nice! My daughter and I are trying to plan another HM for later in the year so maybe I'll talk to her about that one. I was looking for some type of dog Christmas shirt on Amazon (like I really need that!) and saw a Merry Vizmas Vizsla Ugly Christmas Sweater Tee and thought of you and Hobbes.

    Since I did some unintentional "brownie/Christmas cookie carb loading" yesterday I thought I should try to go a little longer this morning, but the bottom of one foot was bugging me, so went for 6. Need to get some longer ones in at some point. HM is not very far off ... afraid to look at calendar and count the weeks! My Garmin Fenix3 doesn't seem to want to sync this morning, so looking into that.


    12/1 - 3.2 miles
    12/2 - 1.5 miles
    12/3 - 45 miles biking + 1 mile run
    12/4 - 27 miles biking + 1 mile run
    12/5 - 4 miles
    12/6 - 4 miles
    12/7 - 1 mile on treadmill for streak (after strength training)
    12/8 - 4.47 miles
    12/9 - 1 mile on treadmill for streak (after strength training)
    12/10 - 77 miles bike and 1 mile run for streak!
    12/11 - 27 miles biking and 1 mile run for streak
    12/12 - 4 miles
    12/13 - 5 miles
    12/14 - 2.1 miles - day 21 streak + strength training
    12/15 - 4.5 miles
    12/16 - 1.5 miles
    12/17 = 44 miles biking + 1 mile run
    12/18 - 27 miles biking + 1 mile run
    12/19 - 4 miles
    12/20 - 6.07 miles

    Upcoming races
    2/5/17 - Daytona Beach HM
    2/26/17 - Disney Princess HM Orlando


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  • MNLittleFinn
    MNLittleFinn Posts: 4,271 Member
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    @BeeerRunner awesome job!
  • MNLittleFinn
    MNLittleFinn Posts: 4,271 Member
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    12/1- 7.04
    12/2- 4.01
    12/3- 10.01
    12/4- REST
    12/5- 5.32
    12/6- 5.01
    12/7- 3.01
    12/8- 8.04
    12/9- 5.0
    12/10- 11.0
    12/11- Rest
    12/12- 5.21
    12/13- 5.01
    12/14- 5.4
    12/15- 4.0 after a 30 min eliptical workout.
    12/16- 6.03
    12/17- 12.06
    12/18- REST much needed rest
    12/19- 5.01
    12/20- 6.17

    Total: 107.36

    Nominal mileage goal: 100 miles
    Real goal, get into the swing of Marathon training, and get used to doing 3 days a week of some strength/core while running 35+ MPW

    Today's notes: 6.17 miles at 9:41 pace. nasty blowing snow today, so I made the run quicker than the 10:04 that was assigned.

    Side note: My coach thinks that 100 miles a month is too much. trying to find a polite way to say that I think that's silly, considering that I've averaged 130 for the last 7 months. It could be the XT she's adding in, but something just feels wrong about having close to 40% of my miles be my long runs, when I'm only running 100 miles a month. Will have to see.
  • AnnyisOK
    AnnyisOK Posts: 121 Member
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    @BeeerRunner - that's fantastic! The Dallas half was my first big race, too. Didn't do quite as well as you, though. :)
  • ddmom0811
    ddmom0811 Posts: 1,878 Member
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    @BeeerRunner - congrats! Awesome pictures and time!
    @MNLittleFinn - nasty blowing snow, oh my gosh, can't imagine that!

    Just realized my ticker is way off. It said 41 and when I looked at endomondo it says 54 for the month, and Strava ... well ... I can never seem to see the monthly totals in Strava, only weekly. So I added it up manually and it should be 52.5. Not sure why tickerFactory has been so troublesome the past few months. I was wondering how if I was doing a Holiday Streak, my mileage was so low.


    Anybody ladies every try Ryka shoes for running? They are so inexpensive it seems like they couldn't be that great. But with cycling, the seat I use was really cheap and I liked it so much better than seats that cost 3-4 times as much. So maybe the same would be true with these. I've got 3 shoes in rotation but need to rotate one pair out soon. And, I've got a credit with roadrunner.com that I want to use up. My favorite pair are the Brooks Glycerin 14s but since I wear wide, they only come in one color and I find it confusing to have two that are exactly the same.
  • katharmonic
    katharmonic Posts: 5,720 Member
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    Date:: :::: Miles::: Dec total (goal = 80)
    12/01/16 :::: 0.0 :::: 0.0
    12/02/16 :::: 2.6 :::: 2.6
    12/03/16 :::: 3.1 :::: 5.7
    12/04/16 :::: 6.0 :::: 11.8
    12/05/16 :::: 3.3 :::: 15.0
    12/06/16 :::: 2.4 :::: 17.4
    12/07/16 :::: 2.4 :::: 19.8
    12/08/16 :::: 3.7 :::: 23.5
    12/09/16 :::: 0.0 :::: 23.5
    12/10/16 :::: 7.0 :::: 30.5
    12/11/16 :::: 3.5 :::: 34.0
    12/12/16 :::: 0.0 :::: 34.0
    12/13/16 :::: 2.6 :::: 36.7
    12/14/16 :::: 2.5 :::: 39.1
    12/15/16 :::: 0.0 :::: 39.1
    12/16/16 :::: 4.0 :::: 43.2
    12/17/16 :::: 6.3 :::: 49.5
    12/18/16 :::: 3.5 :::: 53.0
    12/19/16 :::: 2.8 :::: 55.8
    12/20/16 :::: 2.6 :::: 58.4

    Very brisk run this morning - temp said 9 degrees but felt colder. Beautiful though - ran around the lake and it was so gorgeous with clear skies and sun. Because I'm on vacation, I followed that run up with a big breakfast, including a bloody mary! It was a sight to behold, stuffed with all the goodies. I figure it counts as a salad. Now I'm rolling around in my hotel feeling full and getting ready to go out for my XC ski lesson in a couple of hours. I'm so excited for that.
  • karllundy
    karllundy Posts: 1,490 Member
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    12/1 - 5.35 miles on treadmill (Trek class)
    12/2 - 5 miles. Pleasant for December, about 35°
    12/3 - Bodypump class, then 2.25 miles on treadmill
    12/4 - Planned rest day.
    12/5 - 5.11 miles avoiding slippery spots.
    12/6 - Bodypump class, then 2.3 miles on treadmill.
    12/7 - 4 miles on the 'mill.
    12/8 - 4.6 more 'mill miles (Trek class was full...so I had to run solo)
    12/9 - Unplanned rest day.
    12/10 - 2.3 miles on the treadmill, then Bodypump.
    12/11 - 4.5 'mill miles.
    12/12 - Rest day.
    12/13 - Bodypump, then 2.25 miles on treadmill.
    12/14 - 4 miles on treadmill.
    12/15 - 5.3 miles on treadmill (Trek class). Hamstrings are SORE.
    12/16 - Recovery day. Yesterday's run/class really beat me up. Hamstrings and hip hurt this morning.
    12/17 - 2.5 'mill miles, then Bodypump.
    12/18 to 20 - Nada. Dad in hospital with hiatal hernia, so no time to squeeze in a workout.

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  • Stoshew71
    Stoshew71 Posts: 6,553 Member
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    Date Miles today - Miles for December
    12/1 6 miles - 6
    12/2 4 miles - 10
    12/3 12 miles - 22
    12/4 REST DAY
    12/5 5 miles - 27
    12/6 4 miles - 31
    12/7 REST DAY
    12/8 3.5 miles - 34.5
    12/9 REST DAY
    12/10 26.4 - 60.9
    12/11 REST DAY
    12/12 REST DAY
    12/13 REST DAY
    12/14 REST DAY
    12/15 4 miles - 64.9
    12/16 REST DAY
    12/17 REST DAY
    12/18 REST DAY
    12/19 6.5 miles 71.4
    12/20 6.2 miles 77.6

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    Upcoming races:
    UAH 8K - 3/6 <<< 34:33 3 in AG
    Oak Barrel HM - 4/2 <<<< 1:38:00 3 in AG
    Bridge Street HM - 4/10 <<< 1:36:33 3 in AG
    PEO-AVN Team Day 5K - 5/4 <<< 19:10 (2.9 mi) 1 in AG 5 OA
    Cotton Row Run 10K - 5/30 << 44:57 PR
    Firecracker Chase 10.2 miler 6/25 << 1:20:22 1 in AG & 15 OA
    Huntsville Half Marathon - 11/12 << 1:35:55 2 in AG & 25 OA
    Rocket City Marathon - 12/10 << 2:44:41
    Kentucky Derby Marathon - 4/29
  • patrikc333
    patrikc333 Posts: 436 Member
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    Grrrrrr Grrrrrr Grrrrrrrrrrrr GRRRRRRRRRRRR waited 3 weeks for new shoes to arrive thanks to messy courier then received the wrong size....

    And prob now having to organize a shipment back

    And no new shoes for a while, have to use the old ones

    I hate Xmas.
  • instantmartian
    instantmartian Posts: 335 Member
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    @Elise4270: Yeah. I think she caught me about the marathon when I was/am vulnerably crazy on purpose. I've been sleeping on the couch too long (the contents of my closet are on my bed because the bedroom closet is the access to the bathtub's plumbing). Fun times. My life is currently chaos! It will so totally be worth it. They are installing the radiant heat floor mats today, will be back Thursday to lay the tile and grout it, and I guess the bathroom people will be back Friday to finish up. It looks like I might have a new bathroom by Sunday after all. I re-gifted myself a sense of normalcy for Christmas. haha

    On the workout front, I had a very sore and very slow 2.25 mile random hill treadmill jog this morning. Spin class Sunday morning and a circuit training class last night both kicked my butt. My hamstrings hate me right now.
  • Ohhim
    Ohhim Posts: 1,142 Member
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    It has felt like running in a sauna the past few days, as speedwork in 90% humidity with my team last night wasn't my idea of fun. Still, continuing to rack up the miles the past week (on both my bike & legs) as I'm closing in on 2016 miles (and will likely hit about 2050 by the end of the year). Still, it'll take a heavy next 12 days (8/day) to hit my monthly target, but I'll give it a shot as I committed to run the half-marathon leg of a half-ironman relay in 3 weeks and could use the boost in fitness and reduction of my mid-section.

    12/2 - 7 miles
    12/3 - 5 miles
    12/4 - 4 miles (warmup + 5K race)
    12/6 - 7 miles
    12/7 - 4 miles
    12/10 - 15 miles
    12/11 - 3 miles
    12/12 - 5.5 miles
    12/14 - 7.5 miles
    12/16 - 7 miles
    12/17 - 8.5 miles
    12/18 - 7 miles
    12/19 - 5.5 miles (Monday night intervals @ 5:50 pace)

    Total: 86 miles
    Goal: 180 miles
    Remaining: 94 miles

    2016 Race Schedule:
    Disney Marathon - Jan 6 - 3:29:09
    Gasparilla 15K - Feb 20 - 1:01:59
    Ironman 70.3 Florida - Apr 10 - 5:07:51 (1:40:14 HM)
    Pittsburgh Marathon - May 1 - 3:08:25
    Ironman 70.3 Augusta - Sep 25 - 4:43:56 (1:35:30 HM)
    Chicago Marathon - Oct 9 - 3:04:57
    Ironman Florida - Nov 5 - 10:21:27 (3:38:20 marathon time)
    Chase the Dreidel 5K - Dec 4 - 18:13
  • skippygirlsmom
    skippygirlsmom Posts: 4,433 Member
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    @beeerrunner fantastic job on the HM, love the pictures
    @ddmom0811 I'm a Brooks girl and have never worn anything else
  • Ohhim
    Ohhim Posts: 1,142 Member
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    Catching up on a weeks worth of posts -

    @honunui - Congrads on the new treadmill!
    @mobycarp - Great trophies, solid race, and a good way to award them!
    @louubelle16 - Congrads on the PR at your half
    @BeeerRunner - Congrads on the PR at your half - always nice seeing those signs near the end of races. Speedwork is always nice if you can fit it in, but being healthy and getting in lots of base miles is usually the key to a solid performance.
    @stoshew71 - Glad you've gotten back on the horse! Good luck with your derby racing.
    @patrikc333 - Clip-ins take a while to get used to, but for my first setup (started with mountain style SPD before switching to Garmin Vector Look Keo pedals/cleats), going to the SH-55 cleats with the tension dialed back made it much more manageable. Also wear gloves for the first while, as those slow-motion side-plants usually damage my hands and ego more than anything else.
  • RespectTheKitty
    RespectTheKitty Posts: 1,667 Member
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    ddmom0811 wrote: »

    Anybody ladies every try Ryka shoes for running? They are so inexpensive it seems like they couldn't be that great. But with cycling, the seat I use was really cheap and I liked it so much better than seats that cost 3-4 times as much. So maybe the same would be true with these. I've got 3 shoes in rotation but need to rotate one pair out soon. And, I've got a credit with roadrunner.com that I want to use up. My favorite pair are the Brooks Glycerin 14s but since I wear wide, they only come in one color and I find it confusing to have two that are exactly the same.

    Not for running, but I do have a pair of Rykas for walking. They work just fine for that. My only gripe is that they didn't come in size 10.5, which is what I wear for running. So I had to get a 10, and it feels a little cramped compared to my running shoes. (My normal shoe size is a 10, although I'm finding I much prefer the 10.5, but most women's shoes don't come in 10.5.)

    Lately though, since I have replaced my running shoes once already, I've been using the old running pair for walking.
  • NikolaosKey
    NikolaosKey Posts: 410 Member
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    Hello!

    Goal for December: 120k

    12/1: 8k
    12/2: 2.2k (warmup for strength training)
    12/5: 6.8k
    12/6: 6.8k intervals
    12/7: 2.1k (as a warmup for strength training)
    12/9: 10.2k (easy run, quad testing)
    12/10: 8.7k (intervals)
    12/11: 6k
    12/13: 2k treadmill (leg test)
    12/14: 10.1k beach running
    12/17: 6.1k easy+strides
    12/18: 10k RACE!!
    12/20: 2k Easy treadmill

    80.2/120k

    I am suffering from my quad after the race. Currently treating it with ice, ibuprofen and foam rolling. Tomorrow I will make an easy run at soft ground to see how it goes.

    Happy running!

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