December 2016 Running Challenge

Well, it looks like today might be my last chance to run this year. I will be too busy on Thursday and Friday with family obligations. Saturday will depend on what time I have to take my son home, but I'm hoping I can squeeze in a short run then. Sheesh. I'll be glad when December is over and I can get back to a somewhat regular schedule.

Date     Miles      MTD
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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
Dec 28     6.5       70.2

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
21/12 3 miles
22/12 3.18 miles
24/12 3.11 miles
27/12 4.6 miles
28/12 4 miles

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 min 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
12/20 - 35 min elliptical, weight machines
12/21 - 3.1 miles
12/22 - 35 min elliptical, weight machines
12/23 - 4.2 miles
12/24 - rest
12/25 - rest
12/26 - 2 miles, 1 mile walk
12/27 - 35 min elliptical, weight machines
12/28 - 3 miles

Conpleted: 33 miles / 40 miles (82%)

Hoping to make my goal but I might miss it by a hair!

@Ohhim @ddmom0811 sorry guys to hijack briefly the 3d, got a quick question for you

How different is cycling from Running from a nutritional point of view in your experience? I've got used to not drink or eat anything during long runs (even marathon I'd not too hot) being fine but my first.rides completely killed. Me!

Strava, fr630 and edge 820 also give me different cal estimates and I'm in trouble as I cannot underestimate

Thanks

@nikolaoskey Sorry to hear about the thigh problem!

@ddmom0811 I hope he's feeling better soon.

Wow. Have been MIA since Friday and I missed over 100 posts. I probably am not going to get to those. I did skim through, you know, checking out the pictures and stuff. @Orphia - Great job on the handstand! You look sooo strong. I love your goals too.

I hope everyone had a great Christmas. Mine was good but hectic. Traveled to Pittsburgh to see my mom, made several trips to see other family and friends while there, and then drove to West Virginia on Monday to see my hubby's parents. All with the dog. I did get my runs in everyday, including 13.2 on Saturday. Still looking in good shape for making goal.

@Orphia go for a full! You have some amazing goals for next year.....making me feel a little unambitious..... have a feeling that fweling will pass in 5 and a half months as I'm dying on mile 26

Question for the experienced marathoners...I don't think I've asked this yet.... at what distance LR did you start practicing/experimenting with fueling? I saw that I have my first "longer than HM" run coming up in a couple weeks, and that got me to thinking about the additional things I need to do for marathon training/running, that
I didn't have to do for HM training.

Stoshew71 wrote: »

....
I am not doing pretty good keeping up with what's going on in here.

You been busy? You need some time away from your virtual family? You injured? Family alright?

Just hope you're doing well (*through gritted teeth* and waiting for the next challenge that I just get to watch from a far).

miiiiiisssss yaaaaa

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
12/26 – 6.84 easy
12/27 – 5.28 warmup + speed work
12/28 – 5.30 group run

December total to date – 154.20

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 – Wore my trail shoes because I expected the leader of a 6 mile group run to include some easy trail segments, and I expected those segments to have snow. Turned out he wasn't there, and I dropped back to what is usually the middle of 3 groups, running about 5 miles. There was a wait at a stoplight, and a couple longish waits to regroup as the some of us were faster than others; late in the run, I took an option to add some distance in an extra loop with some of the faster runners. Turned in an average pace of 8:37 per mile including stops, Garmin says 8:11 average moving time; but the faster part was all in the last 2 miles. Between the slow pace and the stops, my heart rate only got above Zone 1 for 3:45 of the 45:42 run. Felt almost like a rest day, which is not a bad thing for a day labeled "easy" on the marathon training plan.

Oh, yeah. Hit goal for the month today. I expect to run about 15 more miles this week/month/year, all of which end on Saturday.

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)

Thanks @MobyCarp with my slower (~10:00) hoped for pace for the marathon, I'm figuring I'll be running for 4:25+ on race day, so your input on the every 45 minutes or every 5 miles was good info. it will give me a starting place to work from when I begin pushing my long runs out further.

So far, out to 12 or 13 miles, I've run fasted and not eaten on the runs, but I figure that learning to eat on the run, and finding out how much I need will give me an idea of how many gels to load up on come race day. I might start bringing a gel with on my 9+ mile runs, just to get used to eating something about 45-60 minutes in. I have a whole box of honey stingers (that I know I can tolerate while running) so I might as well start making use of them.

@Orphia my first 13 mile long run of the year is next week, I might just push it to 13.1 for an unofficial HM. 30k Long runs would get you into good position to do a full, with maybe 1 or 2 runs pushed to like 32-33k too. You'll do it!