December 2016 Running Challenge

Merry Christmas to you all (and it is actually Xmas here as I type this!)! Have a great day, Dz,x

12/1: 5 miles
12/2: 4 miles
12/3: 4 miles
12/4: 11 miles
12/5: 5 miles
12/6: 7 miles
12/7: rest day
12/8: 4 miles
12/9: rest day
12/10: 5 miles
12/11: 11 miles
12/12: 4 miles
12/13: 4 miles
12/14: rest day
12/15: 4 miles
12/16: rest day
12/17: 5 miles
12/18: 9 miles
12/19: 4 miles
12/20: rest day
12/21: 6.2 miles
12/22: 4 miles
12/23: rest day
12/24: 12 miles

TOTAL: 108.2 miles

Don't have time right now to post on the runs and I still haven't gotten caught up on the thread (not sure I will at this point?). Happy holidays everyone!

My goal is 50 miles this month. My job is crying for us to pick up overtime.

12/2....4.73 miles on the treadmill, rolling hills, pace at 13:20, average heart rate at 82% max.
12/4....2.85 miles on the treadmill.
12/7....3.52 miles on the treadmill, max heart rate at 88%, pace at 13:02.
12/9.....3.95 miles on the treadmill, max heart rate at 80%. pace at 12:45
12/13....4.42 miles on the treadmill, max heart rate at 88%, pace at 11:19

I had the flu over the weekend. Felt better today...still with some stomach issues but better than yesterday. Going to stay away from dairy for a while to see if it helps.Initially thought the body aches were due to Zercher squats.

12/14.....4.98 miles on the treadmill, pace at 11:06. Not going to risk getting sick again.
12/15....4.93 miles on the treadmill, pace at 11:19. Too cold (for me) to run outside.
12/23....3.35 miles on the treadmill, pace at 13:38....still recovering from the stomach bug....I can really tell it in my workout.

I completed the last personal training session at my gym after almost 5 years...yay! Now to go in and do it on my own.
Decided to not run today...my husband caught the stomach bug from me, and is pretty sick and very "needy".

Total...32.75 miles
Goal....50 miles.

Merry Christmas, everyone!

All sorts of pain forcing out a mile with bad hangover this morning, but turns out it was just enough to take me past my months target! Now to get on with this Christmas thing!
Hope you all have a great day.


1-Dec: 6.2k easy run
2-Dec: 11.5k - 10k tempo plus warm up/cool down
3-Dec: 2.1k streak run [TM]
4-Dec: 5.3k easy run
5-Dec: 21.7k long run
6-Dec: 8.3k 'tired' run
7-Dec: 3.1k streak run [TM]
8-Dec: 5.3k easy
9-Dec: 12.6k easy
10-Dec: 2k short run
11-Dec: 11k - 10k tempo plus warm-up
12-Dec: 8.2k easy
13-Dec: 1.8k streak run
14-Dec: 12.5k hill circuit (4 laps; 295m climbing total)
15-Dec (AM): 5.2k inc 5k fast [TM]
15-Dec (PM): 6k inc 5k fast
16-Dec: 5.5k easy
17-Dec: 2.3k streak run
18-Dec: 2.3k streak run
19-Dec: 5.2k easy
20-Dec: 9.2k slight hills
21-Dec: 2.9k tempo
22-Dec: 2k streak run
23-Dec: 25.7k long run [Distance PR]
24-Dec (AM): 4.2k fartlek run
24-Dec (PM): 5.3k treadmill fartlek [TM]
25-Dec: 1.9k streak run

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
12/21- 6.7
12/22- 3.0 plus 30 minute elliptical workout
12/23- 6.27
12/24- Rest Christmas eve activities
12/25- 4

Total: 127.3

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: 4 miles at very easy pace with my mom, to start off Christmas. This was a short week as far as running, but time with family is worth it.

I ran 32 min on the treadmill. About a mile at 5mph then intervals then I ended with .25 at 6mph. Garmin said 3.4 miles. Treadmill said 2.8! Grr. I met in the middle and edited garmin to 3.1 miles.

Merry Christmas again everyone!

12/1: 6 miles with Pacers crew +lifting
12/2: 2 miles
12/3: 8 miles with the Saturday crew
12/4: 5.3 miles on trails +lifting
12/5: 6 miles
12/6: 2 miles + lifting
12/7: 6 miles
12/8: 6 miles + lifting
12/9: 1 mile
12/10: 13.1 miles
12/11: 4.6 miles on trails
12/12: 2 miles + lifting
12/13: 6.1 miles
12/14: 6 miles + lifting
12/15: 6 miles
12/16: 6 miles + lifting
12/17: 4.6 miles
12/18: 6 miles
12/19: 6 miles
12/20: 4 miles + lifting
12/21: 4 miles + lifting
12/22: 2 miles
12/23: 3.6 miles
12/24: 4 miles
12/25: 7 miles

Merry Christmas!!!

Iowa treated me to some icky weather for my run. 20-30 mph winds, a bit of a cold drizzle that turned into full-on rain in the last mile of my run, and sidewalks ranging from wet & clear to slush & ice. But got a solid hour in after presents and made it back in time to Skype with my aunt (who bought me some running sunglasses which will be great when the winter sun finally shows its face again).

Hope everyone got the running shoes they put on their list for Christmas!



Winter/Spring 2017 Races:
1/8/17: NYCRUNS Cocoa Classic 10 mile
2/18/17: FebApple Frozen 50 - 10 mile option
3/12/17: E. Murray Todd HM
3/18/17: Looney Leprechaun 10k (trail)
3/26/17: Philly Love Run HM
4/1/17: NJ Ultra Fest HM (trail, maybe)
4/9/17: Rutgers UNITE HM (maybe)
5/14/17: Delaware Marathon Running Festival HM
5/21 or 5/28: Cleveland or Vermont City Marathons (maybe)

Walking miles

1---2 hours on YouTube, and a massage
2---1.7 in the rain
3,4---nada
5---5.38
6---? Where did the day go?
7--- pt, 0.25 treadmill
8-19--- back to work adjustment
20---4.92
25--3.81


0/5 running miles
16.06/50+ walking miles. ouch, that's horrible


Advisable races:
March 19th 2017 RNR Half Dallas, TX
March 26th 2017 A2A 5k Ardmore, OK
April 30th 2017 OKC Memorial Marathon, Half

December Running Totals (miles)
12/1 – 8.08 warmup + speed work
12/2 – rest day
12/3 – 10.13 warmup + 5K race + easy 30 minutes
12/4 – 8.07 easy
12/5 – rest day
12/6 – 5.96 warmup, speed work, cool down
12/7 – 6.00 easy
12/8 – 3.78 easy
12/9 – 3.80 course preview
12/10 – 5.01 USATF Club Nationals Masters 8K
12/11 – 2.57 easy
12/12 – 10.15 easy
12/13 – 6.21 hills
12/14 – rest day
12/15 – 5.25 with wind and snow
12/16 – 6.27 easy
12/17 – 6.40 warmup + Reindeer Run 5K
12/18 – rest day
12/19 – 12.00 easy
12/20 – 6.46 easy
12/21 – unplanned rest day
12/22 – 5.16 easy with fast finish
12/23 – 5.18 easy plus one stride
12/24 – 13.00 paced run
12/25 – 7.31 easy

December total to date – 136.78

Nominal Challenge Goal – 150 miles
Real Goals: Finish transition to healthy running. Use Club Nationals as a learning experience on managing air travel to a race. Build a base toward Boston training. Avoid re-injury

Today's notes – Merry Christmas!

After a pleasant, low key church service this morning I came home, had a snack, and hit the road for a planned 7 mile run. Because I expect traffic to be light on Christmas Day, I ran a familiar route of rolling hills in the opposite direction from what I usually run it. This gives me some variety, at the cost of some harder street crossings; but with light traffic on Christmas, the street crossings were livable.

Got good running weather, a couple degrees above freezing with 12-14mph NNE wind. Temps are dropping modestly through the afternoon, so now it's a couple degrees below freezing; but I had clear roads and no black ice for running. It was a very pleasant run, faster than yesterday because I was alone but still keeping the HR in Zone 2 or below for all but a bit over a minute of the run.

Technically, this is the first day of formal training toward Boston. Last Thursday, Coach said he'd put out a training program toward Bend. I'll need to talk to him next week about how to balance training for Bend and training for Boston. He's managed this type of situation many times, and I'm sure he'll have a good plan for it. Meanwhile, I'll just follow the start of the Boston training plan. Today's assignment: "Easy." Check.

2016 races:
January 1, 2016 Resolution Run 7.5 mile (Mendon, NY) finished in 53:58
January 9, 2016 Winter Warrior Half Marathon (Gates, NY) finished in 1:30:59
March 12, 2016 Johnny's Runnin' of the Green 5 mile (Rochester, NY) finished in 32:32
March 26, 2016 Spring Forward Distance Run 15K (Mendon, NY) finished in 1:05:24
April 18, 2016 Boston Marathon (Hopkinton, MA) finished in 3:23:01
April 24, 2016 Flower City Challenge Half Marathon (Rochester, NY) finished in 1:36:50, targeting MP
May 15, 2016 Highland Hospital Lilac Run 10K (Rochester, NY) DNS - injury
June 19, 2016 Medved 5K to Cure ALS (Rochester, NY) DNS - recovering from face plant
July 16, 2016 Shoreline Half Marathon (Hamlin, NY) finished in 1:31:11
August 13, 2016 Bergen Road Race 5K (Bergen, NY) finished in 19:07 (5K PR)
September 4, 2016 Oak Tree Half Marathon (Geneseo, NY) finished in 1:31:37
September 18, 2016 Rochester Marathon (Rochester, NY) DNF a mile from finish
October 15, 2016 Finish Strong 15K (Hilton, NY) DNS – Achilles tendonitis
October 22, 2016 Scare Brain Cancer Away 5K (East Rochester, NY) DNS – Achilles tendonitis
November 24, 2016 Race with Grace 10K (Hilton, NY) finished in 42:38, First Senior (60+) Male
December 3, 2016 Freezeroo #1 (Don Curran Memorial 5K) (Gates, NY) finished in 20:06
December 10, 2016 USATF National Club Cross Country Championships 8K (Tallahassee, FL) finished in 33:38
December 17, 2016 Reindeer Run 5K (Rochester, NY) finished in 23:27 in the snow

2017 races:
January 1, 2017 Freezeroo #2 (Resolution Run 7.5 mile) (Mendon, NY)
January 7, 2017 Winter Warrior Half Marathon (Gates, NY)
January 14, 2017 Freezeroo #3 (Pineway Ponds Park 5 mile) (Spencerport, NY)
January 28, 2017 Freezeroo #4 (Hearnish 5 mile) (Victor, NY)
February 4, 2017 USATF Cross Country National Championship 8K (Bend, OR)
February 11, 2017 Freezeroo #5 (Valentines Run "In Memory of Tom Brannon" 8 Mile) (Greece, NY)
February 25, 2017 Freezeroo #6 (White House Challenge 10K) (Webster, NY)
April 17, 2017 Boston Marathon (Hopkinton, MA)

garygse wrote: »

The kids' presents had been brought out from hiding and put out ready for the morning chaos, so all was peaceful in the house while the kids were asleep, and as such, a perfect opportunity to get some more miles in made itself present (#dadjokes #hohoho). This being Texas, the temperature outside was back up to 70 at 10PM, so a heck of a lot warmer than recent days, and I had a good fast-paced run.

Didn't see Santa though, alas; Merry Christmas everybody!!!

02 - 11.77 miles
03 - 5.39
04 - 5.33
05 - 11.30
07 - 12.78
09 - 13.94
10 - 4.19
12 - 10.32
14 - 12.64
16 - 12.43
17 - 5.33
21 - 7.92
23 - 5.24
24 - 5.32

Total: 123.90 / 125

@garygse Can you believe this weather? When we left for church last night, I was shocked at how warm it was. I'm glad I ran when it was cooler. I enjoyed the run today though. The wind was tough at times but it kept things cool.

MN vs AR

I miss fresh air!

I wanted to get out for a decent length run this morning to help work off all the food and drink from yesterday. It was 6C out (realfeel 2C) and windy but was sunny so weather was fine for an easy 10K. I wasn't sure if my body was in decent enough shape for it though!

Throughout the first kilometre I thought about cutting it short at a mile for the streak, (and having the option of going out again this evening if I was up to it). In the end I pushed through and decided I would do at least 6.5km, (I wanted to run at least 4 miles for a runningheroes.com challenge). As it was, about 5k I started to feel a lot better - I was already running slightly quicker than easy pace but decided to push it to MP and chose a route which would take me to about 8k to get home. As I neared home I kept increasing the pace, and in the end decided to do a quick lap round the park to make it up to 10k. In the end it was a sub-1hr 10k effort so a fair bit quicker than my "easy" but overall felt really good once I'd blown away the initial cobwebs!


1-Dec: 6.2k easy run
2-Dec: 11.5k - 10k tempo plus warm up/cool down
3-Dec: 2.1k streak run [TM]
4-Dec: 5.3k easy run
5-Dec: 21.7k long run
6-Dec: 8.3k 'tired' run
7-Dec: 3.1k streak run [TM]
8-Dec: 5.3k easy
9-Dec: 12.6k easy
10-Dec: 2k short run
11-Dec: 11k - 10k tempo plus warm-up
12-Dec: 8.2k easy
13-Dec: 1.8k streak run
14-Dec: 12.5k hill circuit (4 laps; 295m climbing total)
15-Dec (AM): 5.2k inc 5k fast [TM]
15-Dec (PM): 6k inc 5k fast
16-Dec: 5.5k easy
17-Dec: 2.3k streak run
18-Dec: 2.3k streak run
19-Dec: 5.2k easy
20-Dec: 9.2k slight hills
21-Dec: 2.9k tempo
22-Dec: 2k streak run
23-Dec: 25.7k long run [Distance PR]
24-Dec (AM): 4.2k fartlek run
24-Dec (PM): 5.3k treadmill fartlek [TM]
25-Dec: 1.9k streak run
26-Dec: 10.6k MP run

@skippygirlsmom too funny about your stocking!

12/1: 6 miles with Pacers crew +lifting
12/2: 2 miles
12/3: 8 miles with the Saturday crew
12/4: 5.3 miles on trails +lifting
12/5: 6 miles
12/6: 2 miles + lifting
12/7: 6 miles
12/8: 6 miles + lifting
12/9: 1 mile
12/10: 13.1 miles
12/11: 4.6 miles on trails
12/12: 2 miles + lifting
12/13: 6.1 miles
12/14: 6 miles + lifting
12/15: 6 miles
12/16: 6 miles + lifting
12/17: 4.6 miles
12/18: 6 miles
12/19: 6 miles
12/20: 4 miles + lifting
12/21: 4 miles + lifting
12/22: 2 miles
12/23: 3.6 miles
12/24: 4 miles
12/25: 7 miles
12/26: 4 miles

Woke up this morning and it was a beautiful, but windy, 40F... but then I get outside and half the neighborhoods in our development were still slick and icy!! Despite rain all day yesterday and warm overnight temps. I don't know how that's even possible. But I made it through the miles without falling on my butt, so happy Monday to me! Now to meet up with an old friend and fill up on greasy, delicious lunch



Winter/Spring 2017 Races:
1/8/17: NYCRUNS Cocoa Classic 10 mile
2/18/17: FebApple Frozen 50 - 10 mile option
3/12/17: E. Murray Todd HM
3/18/17: Looney Leprechaun 10k (trail)
3/26/17: Philly Love Run HM
4/1/17: NJ Ultra Fest HM (trail, maybe)
4/9/17: Rutgers UNITE HM (maybe)
5/14/17: Delaware Marathon Running Festival HM
5/21 or 5/28: Cleveland or Vermont City Marathons (maybe)

Date     Miles      MTD
------   -----    -------
Dec 01     4.4T       4.4
Dec 03     5.6       10.0
Dec 04     5.1       15.1
Dec 07     5.2T      20.3
Dec 09     6.5       26.8
Dec 11     8.2       35.0
Dec 13     5.1       40.1
Dec 16     6.2T      46.3
Dec 18     6.6T      52.9
Dec 26    10.8       63.7

The Holidays hath wrought havoc on my running schedule. Finally got out for a long, slow, difficult but welcome run today to try to get back on track and purge all this rampant wassailing from my system. The 100 mile stretch goal seems safely out of reach, but I'm hopeful to complete my 80.