December 2017 Running Challenge
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@skippygirlsmom - it's been a problem ever since I stubbornly ran on one of the "no" treadmills a couple weeks ago. My shin burned at first, but I pushed through, and the burning subsided. But when I finished the 3 miles and stopped, I could barely walk. My right foot was just kind of flopping, like my shin had gone numb and the muscle was not able to properly point and flex the toes. Next day, I had a sore spot on the inside of my lower leg, and that's what's still a little tender. Running on one of the good treadmills does not aggravate it, so I will stick to them or go outside from now on...0
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Dec. 4 - 7km walk. Lots of Christmas lights and yard decorations.
MTD - 12km/60km2 -
Oh, and I did my 5k on a good treadmill after work. No issues at all, and finished in about 28:30. If I included my cool down jog at 5mph, i actually ran 3.5 miles. But I'll just stick with calling it 3.1 so I don't end up letting myself out of one of my 17 required 5Ks for the month...
6.2 of 50 miles complete.
Side note: how do I force my stupid Garmin to recalibrate for treadmill running? It thinks I'm doing 12 minute miles when I'm actually doing 9s... It's a vivoactive 3. I'll do some research myself on Google, but if anyone knows offhand, I'd appreciate the info0 -
Decembber goal: Keep kicking at Zumbro training
Nominal mileage goal: Let's say 120?? I really don't know. Going for like 70% trail
12/1- 7.2
12/2- 8.2
12/3- 9.5
12/4- 5.8
Total: 16.7
Today's notes: Today was supposed to be a rest day. Then the over night winter storm watch turned to a warning with 4-7 inches of snow and wind gusting up to 40mph...... With snow and heavy wind right when I'd normally be running in the morning..... So I got kitted up and went out to get in tomorrow's hill repeats tonight. Assignment was 5x2minute hill repeats with recovery being whatever time it took to get back to the bottom of the hill. I averaged 7:11 pace on the reps with, oddly, my first rep the slowest and my last the fastest... Good way to end the run.....
.... So now I'll be taking a "rest" day tomorrow, getting up at 0445 to try to shovel, assuming there's enough snow.... with my luck, We won't get the storm, and I'll have squandered my rest day for nothing...
Hope everyone had a Runderful day!
2018 races
3/28- END-SURE 50k
4/13- Zumbro Endurance Race 100 Mile
5/19- Superior Trail 25k (Lottery)
7/8- Afton 50k???
9/8- Superior Trail 50 mile (Lottery)
10/xx Wild Duluth 50k? 100k?2 -
Date :::: Miles :::: Cumulative
11/01/17 :::: 3.0 :::: 3.0
11/02/17 :::: 9.1 :::: 12.1
11/03/17 :::: 4.3 :::: 16.3
11/04/17 :::: 3.0 :::: 19.4
December goal = 93 miles
Late getting out of work today, so I couldn't get to my run group workout. I decided to "keep my options open" and take the route home which goes past the Y. And somehow I managed to talk myself into stopping and getting on the treadmill for another 3 miles. Which is a good thing, because I can. not. stop. eating. today.
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12/1 - 4.2
12/2 - 2.5
12/4 - 3.3
December total: 10.0/ ???
My goal for today was to run slow enough that my heartrate stayed in the Fitbit "cardio" zone, since Friday and Saturday were both in the "peak" (>85% of what it assumes is my max heart rate). I was successful, but that dropped my speed down to 14m22s miles. Alas! And then I got this crampy twinge in my right arch that just would not go away, so I ended up walking the last mile, but that was okay, because the next uphill was straight into the 20mph headwind.2 -
It's 38F and pouring raining. Just a few more degrees lower and it will turn into beautiful snow and I can go run, hopefully in the next hour or so.3
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So, I’m a little behind and don’t have anything resembling a goal... but... I am on the board within week 1 for the first time in a while... with a whopping 1 mile instead of the 3 I had kinda planned on... but 1 beats nothing.
Also @MNLittleFinn - if it makes you feel better... I was sporting one heck of a shiner for about 2 weeks back in September ... not from running into a tree in the running sense of the word.... but running into a tree while walking with ADD.... was one of my more impressive “ooooo shiny.... *klunk*” moments I’ve actually had in my life, which is saying a lot.”1 -
Yesterday was an unplanned rest day, still felt stressed from lack of sleep on race day. Today was a lifting day at the gym plus rowing. Hoping to run tomorrow!0
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6.94 km I ran out 3.5km, turned and returned home, so theoretically it should be a 7km jaunt.
Stopped my Garmin in the dark on the Riverbank Trail. Walked home as a cooldown. When I got in the door and could finally see - 60m short of 7 km. A slow run along the Riverbank trail. Foot packed so very un-even and unstable. A challenge for the ankles.
12/03 9.5 km – YTD 1253.77 km
12/04 6.94km – YTD 1260.71 km
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Dec 2 6.5 km
Dec 3 6.5 km
Dec 4 6 km
My snowman just stands still even if it should be at nineteen and 81 to go.1 -
Can't seem to get my ticker to update correctly. Maybe it's my phone. Lol. Anyways, was feeling motivated so I went out for a short little 1.5mile jog for a total of 3.7mi today. Super pumped for tomorrow's run.2
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Moving in the right direction. Thursday I have decided will be a time treadmill 5k.2 -
December goal: 95.71 miles
12/1 3.51
12/2 5.00
12/3 rest
12/4 4.25
Total 12.76
@BruinsGal_91 so sorry about losing your mom-hugs and good thoughts...
I'll share my baking story with y'all....DH loves fruitcake, but can never eat the whole thing before it dries out, so today I made mini-fruitcakes in a muffin tin. "Did you chop the cherries and fruit?" he asked, "because they would be too big for the small cakes...."
I showed him the jars of whole cherries and prepared minced candied fruit.
"I chopped the cherries, but I did not do the fruit, you see...."
.....I know most of you are too young to get it...only adult onset runners will know the reference!
Ticker is my goal for 2017 and progress to date:
Upcoming races:
Phoenix Women's 10k 1/28/18
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yay I went for a run this morning!! Only a couple of miles, and I took an extended walk break because I saw the elderly gentleman I've got to know walking and thought it was time for a catch up rather than just a wave as I run past. Sometimes it's a sacrifice a run to have a chat day and that was today. He's feeling on top of the world after his stroke and off a lot of medication. Glad I stopped.
Am debating signing up for another crossfit session tonight. But I'm putting up the tree tonight and have to go to an agricultural store to get guinea pig bedding so fitting that in as well might be a tall order. First world problems.....4 -
@HonuNui - I find myself eating Christmas cake well past Easter. When my mum makes fruit cake it's basically fruit bonded together with a small amount of cake mixture. Dark and yummy. Christmas cake of course is made in about October and soaked in brandy frequently, so rarely dries out......
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12/01 - Intentional rest day
12/02 - Run Santa Run 5k - 22:11 PR!
12/03 - 13.5 miles @ 9:24
12/04 - unplanned rest day
Big Hary Audacious Goal: Sub 4 hours in Pittsburgh 2018!
Official Marathon PR: 4:11:28
Next Races (more as I find them):
12/02/17 - Santa 5k
05/06/18 - Pittsburgh Marathon - aiming for sub four hours.
05/12/18 - Glacier Ridge 50k Trail Ultra (I must hate myself)
2020 - Disney World Dopey! (if can raise funds)
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8 miles this am. Reasonable 9:30 pace. Rain in forcast for Wednesday.
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