December 2017 Running Challenge
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RunsOnEspresso wrote: »skippygirlsmom wrote: »@MobyCarp Happy birthday. Oh yes when they harvest the cotton it's a mess. It's all over the roads and sides of the streets.
The farms around here are really good about keeping the cotton out of the roads. I live right by two fields that do cotton part of the year and have never seen it in the streets. Maybe it all goes in the canal with all the other garbage? I will have to watch next time and see!
@RunsOnEspresso I live near a cotton gin mill. Near the fields it's not much of an issue near the mill it is.1 -
@JessicaMcB I am really looking forward to challenging myself with the trail races! Been eyeing the 2018 series since @juliet3455 first recommended it. Would be awesome to see you there if that ends up working out for you!
@MNLittleFinn Brrrr! I have decided -20C (-4F) is my cutoff for now (until I figure out how to keep my glasses from fogging).2 -
@MobyCarp Happy Birthday, old man!
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December goal: 95.71 miles
12/1 3.51
12/2 5.00
12/3 rest
12/4 4.25
12/5 5.87
12/6 4.30
12/7 3.25
12/8 rest
12/9 6.01
12/10 3.13
12/11 rest
12/12 5.20
12/13 4.94
12/14 ...more ornaments...
12/15 5.10
12/16 4.20
12/17 Christmassytheaterconcertstuff
12/18 helped dh "make" my birthday/Christmas gift: painted the kitchen/dining/library
12/19 6.5 for my 65th
12/20 4.25
12/21 4.18
12/22 3.18
12/23 2.44
12/24 3.26
12/25 worked. ate. watched Teahouse of the August Moon. Didn't run
12/26 4.40
12/27 6.56
Total 89.53
Happy Birthday @MobyCarp !
Ticker is my goal for 2017 and progress to date:
Upcoming races:
Phoenix Women's 10k 1/28/18
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Happy Birthday @MobyCarp and good luck on your 2 mile run. Hope you come through it injury and pain free.
Dec goal 100 miles
Dec 1.........0 miles.......MTD 0
Dec 2.......13 miles.......MTD 13
Dec 3.......10.7 miles....MTD 23.7
Dec 4.......5.3 miles......MTD 29
Dec 5.......5 miles.........MTD 34
Dec 6.......2.2 miles......MTD 36.2
Dec 7.......0 miles.........MTD 36.2
Dec 8.......3.2 miles......MTD 39.4
Dec 9.......10.2 miles....MTD 49.6
Dec 10.....11.1 miles....MTD 60.7
Dec 11.....0 miles.........MTD 60.7
Dec 12.....2.4 miles......MTD 63.1
Dec 13.....4 miles.........MTD 67.1
Dec 14.....0 miles.........MTD 67.1
Dec 15.....0 miles.........MTD 67.1
Dec 16....,3.2 miles......MTD 70.3
Dec 17.....14 miles.......MTD 84.3
Dec 18.....3.1 miles......MTD 87.
Dec 19.....2 miles.........MTD 89
Dec 20.....zero..............MTD 89
Dec 21.....zero..............MTD 89
Dec 22.....zero..............MTD 89
Dec 23.....10.1 miles....MTD 99.1
Dec 24.....10.25 miles..MTD 109.35
Dec 25.....3.1 miles......MTD 112.45
Dec 26.....7 miles.........MTD 119.45
Upcoming races
March 17, 2018 - New Hanover Med Center HM in Wilmington NC. Will try to treat this as a slow shakeout run.
March 25, 2018 - All American Marathon at Fort Bragg NC. Goal is to go under 4 hours.0 -
Dec goal 100 miles
Dec 1.........0 miles.......MTD 0
Dec 2.......13 miles.......MTD 13
Dec 3.......10.7 miles....MTD 23.7
Dec 4.......5.3 miles......MTD 29
Dec 5.......5 miles.........MTD 34
Dec 6.......2.2 miles......MTD 36.2
Dec 7.......0 miles.........MTD 36.2
Dec 8.......3.2 miles......MTD 39.4
Dec 9.......10.2 miles....MTD 49.6
Dec 10.....11.1 miles....MTD 60.7
Dec 11.....0 miles.........MTD 60.7
Dec 12.....2.4 miles......MTD 63.1
Dec 13.....4 miles.........MTD 67.1
Dec 14.....0 miles.........MTD 67.1
Dec 15.....0 miles.........MTD 67.1
Dec 16....,3.2 miles......MTD 70.3
Dec 17.....14 miles.......MTD 84.3
Dec 18.....3.1 miles......MTD 87.
Dec 19.....2 miles.........MTD 89
Dec 20.....zero..............MTD 89
Dec 21.....zero..............MTD 89
Dec 22.....zero..............MTD 89
Dec 23.....10.1 miles....MTD 99.1
Dec 24.....10.25 miles..MTD 109.35
Dec 25.....3.1 miles......MTD 112.45
Dec 26.....7 miles.........MTD 119.45
Dec 27.....4.5 miles......MTD 123.95
Upcoming races
March 17, 2018 - New Hanover Med Center HM in Wilmington NC. Will try to treat this as a slow shakeout run.
March 25, 2018 - All American Marathon at Fort Bragg NC. Goal is to go under 4 hours.0 -
Happy birthday @MobyCarp ! So many December birthdays! You "celebrate" about much as I do. Tuna is my subway.
I hope you get your birthday wish, and are able to run those 2 miles soon, pain free.
ETA They say age only matters if you're wine or cheese. I use to believe that. But now that I'm encroaching upon 50, I think it's BS. Be old if you want. It's a badge of wisdom youth can't understand.2 -
Happy birthday @MobyCarp ! So many December birthdays! You "celebrate" about much as I do. Tuna is my subway.
I hope you get your birthday wish, and are able to run those 2 miles soon, pain free.
ETA They say age only matters if you're wine or cheese. I use to believe that. But now that I'm encroaching upon 50, I think it's BS. Be old if you want. It's a badge of wisdom youth can't understand.
A gray head is a crown of glory;
It is found in the way of righteousness. -- Proverbs 16:31
The glory of young men is their strength,
And the honor of old men is their gray hair. -- Proverbs 20:21 9 -
Happy birthday @MobyCarp
Old is running a fast 4 miles and realizing the injured guy 12 years older than you wouldn't think it was fast.
4 miles at just under 8 a mile. Testing the calf to see if it can handle speed. True test will be the response on the next two runs. I'm at 143 for the month, with 160 in sight I'm hoping for two more good runs to finish a great 2017.
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12/1 - 5 miles. Still loving the warmer than average weather!
12/2 - 5 miles.
12/3 - Busy / rest day.
12/4 - 5.15 miles. This weather is nuts! It was 63° at 4:45 a.m.
12/5 - 4.75 miles. 35° temperature drop in 24 hours...Brrr!
12/6 - 3.5 'mill miles, then upper body weights / abs.
12/7 - Unplanned rest day. Didn't sleep...ZZZZZ
12/8 - 3.5 on the treadmill, then weights and abs.
12/9 - 4.5 windy miles.
12/10 - 3 'mill miles, then extremely short upper body weights.
12/11 - 5 miles.
12/12 - Rest day.
12/13 - 5 windy miles.
12/14 - 5 miles. Colder by 15° than yesterday, but way more comfortable because no *kitten* wind!
12/15 - 4 miles. Shorter than usual because my wife wouldn't stop talking so I could get out the door to run
12/16 - Unplanned rest day. Just lazy.
12/17 - Another rest day...still lazy...and a bit hungover
12/18 - 5.1 miles.
12/19 - 5 miles.
12/20 - 4 on the treadmill, then upper body weights
12/21 - Sooner than usual rest day as I plan to run every day of the rest of December.
12/22 - 5 miles.
12/23 - 4 on the treadmill, then short upper body weights
12/24 - 4 on treadmill, then way over-indulgent Christmas Eve and Day!
12/25 - Rest day - too cold / slick and gym is closed.
12/26 - 5 treadmill miles - Trek class with instructor and one other person
12/27 - 3.4 'mill miles, then quick weight / strength.
12/28 - 5.1 treadmill miles - Trek class. Lots of sprints today (only 30 seconds each).
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12/1-P90X CVX and yoga
12/2-rest day
12/3-8.3 miles
12/4- P90X3 Warrior
12/5-30 min strength training +20 min stationary bike
12/6- 5.8 miles+ P90X3 Dynamix
12/7-6.1 miles + 25 minutes strength
12/8- P90X3 Synergistics
12/9- rest day
12/10-10 miles
12/11-5.7 miles total including 0.5 w/Stella
12/12-30 minutes strength training +P90X3 yoga
12/13- unintended rest day
12/14-6.6 miles+ strength training
12/15- P90X3 Challenge+20 min yoga
12/16-13.1 miles The Steve Mojo group run
12/17-rest day (if you want to call it that!)
12/18-P90X3 Agility
12/19-5.3 miles, including 1.3 miles with Stella
12/20- unplanned rest day
12/21-another unplanned rest day
12/22-5.5 miles
12/23-6.6 miles
12/24-2.5 miles with Stella
12/25- rest day
12/26-2.5 miles with Stella
12/27- P90X3 CVX cardio
Once again, just trying to catch up with this thread. I hope everyone had a great holiday. I had my in-laws staying with us from Thursday- Tuesday and I promised myself I would be a gracious host and not obsess over getting my workouts in. I managed to stay on track on Friday and Saturday, although I did a shorter than usual Saturday run. On Sunday and Tuesday I used Stella as an excuse to get out, but we only got in 2.5 miles each time because that is about her limit in the neighborhood. She will go forever on the path, but I think she gets bored running cul-de-sacs...who can blame her. Things are finally back to normal and I am just now catching my breath. I am looking forward to running after work, even though temps are only in the single digits. My legs are feeling the need to go!
@PastorVincent - I just wanted to say thanks for your earlier suggestion of purchasing a blue tooth transmitter device for my husband's shuffle. I got that along with a set of wireless earbuds for his Christmas gift and it works great. Funny thing is, he also got me a set of wireless earbuds. He was thinking that I would have to start running with my phone instead of my Shuffle, but the transmitter works great so he ordered one for me yesterday.
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lporter229 wrote: »@PastorVincent - I just wanted to say thanks for your earlier suggestion of purchasing a blue tooth transmitter device for my husband's shuffle. I got that along with a set of wireless earbuds for his Christmas gift and it works great. Funny thing is, he also got me a set of wireless earbuds. He was thinking that I would have to start running with my phone instead of my Shuffle, but the transmitter works great so he ordered one for me yesterday.
Great! Love to hear how it works out in a month or two once it has some miles on it. I use one for playing my phone on my car stereo (BT receiver instead of transmitter but same idea) - but have not used one while running with headphones yet.0 -
Happy Birthday @MobyCarp!
Date :::: Miles :::: Cumulative
12/01/17 :::: 3.0 :::: 3.0
12/02/17 :::: 9.1 :::: 12.1
12/03/17 :::: 4.3 :::: 16.3
12/04/17 :::: 3.0 :::: 19.4
12/05/17 :::: 4.0 :::: 23.4
12/06/17 :::: 0.0 :::: 23.4
12/07/17 :::: 4.5 :::: 27.9
12/08/17 :::: 0.0 :::: 27.9
12/09/17 :::: 3.0 :::: 30.9
12/10/17 :::: 8.8 :::: 39.7
12/11/17 :::: 5.1 :::: 44.8
12/12/17 :::: 3.4 :::: 48.2
12/13/17 :::: 2.0 :::: 50.2
12/14/17 :::: 0.0 :::: 50.2
12/15/17 :::: 0.0 :::: 50.2
12/16/17 :::: 7.2 :::: 57.4
12/17/17 :::: 3.0 :::: 60.5
12/18/17 :::: 2.5 :::: 62.9
12/19/17 :::: 3.0 :::: 66.0
12/20/17 :::: 0.0 :::: 66.0
12/21/17 :::: 0.0 :::: 66.0
12/22/17 :::: 4.0 :::: 70.0
12/23/17 :::: 10.0 :::: 79.9
12/24/17 :::: 2.4 :::: 82.4
12/25/17 :::: 0.0 :::: 82.4
12/26/17 :::: 5.3 :::: 87.7
12/27/17 :::: 3.0 :::: 90.7
12/28/17 :::: 4.0 :::: 94.7
Goal = 93 miles
December goal met! Today's run group was held inside on treadmills due to the windchill. We did 5 minute intervals hard x 3, with 90 sec recovery between. With warm-up and cool-down I was at 3.96 miles per my Garmin, a little more per the treadmill. I did not mind at all not going outside for this one. Although the dog is currently at the door hinting pretty strongly we should go out. If I bundle up and get it done, then we can both take a nap.
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12/1 9.75mi
12/2 4mi
12/3 rest
12/4 4mi
12/5 6mi
12/6 5.64mi
12/7 10mi
12/8 4mi
12/9 4.3mi
12/10 rest
12/11 5.5mi
12/12 4mi
12/13 9.25mi
12/14 3.31mi
12/15 10mi
12/16 5mi
12/17 rest
12/18 5.5mi
12/19 4mi
12/20 8mi
12/21 4mi
12/22 10mi
12/23 5mi
12/24 rest
12/25 4mi
12/26 5.54mi
12/27 5mi
12/28 7mi
Did 5 miles then 8 strides on the treadmill with a half mile cool down. Ended up being 7 miles. I was too chicken to run outside. It’s in the teens with the wind chill. That’s too cold for me! I’m good with 30+ if it’s sunny and 40+ otherwise. I’m a wimp compared to the other runners here running in sub-zero temps
It’s supposed to stay cold for awhile, I’m going to have to figure out some layers cause I’m not attempting any long runs on the treadmill!!
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PastorVincent wrote: »Happy birthday @MobyCarp ! So many December birthdays! You "celebrate" about much as I do. Tuna is my subway.
I hope you get your birthday wish, and are able to run those 2 miles soon, pain free.
ETA They say age only matters if you're wine or cheese. I use to believe that. But now that I'm encroaching upon 50, I think it's BS. Be old if you want. It's a badge of wisdom youth can't understand.
A gray head is a crown of glory;
It is found in the way of righteousness. -- Proverbs 16:31
The glory of young men is their strength,
And the honor of old men is their gray hair. -- Proverbs 20:21
Unless they are bald right? 3 -
@zdyb23456 I find the biggest thing with layers is to make sure your base layer is moisture wicking or you will get sweaty and cold. The other day it was upper 20s and I wore a tank top with a Tek Gear jacket I brought at Kohl's. It's kind of a moisture wicking material on the outside and light fleece on the inside and I was good. Gloves, long tights and a headband. It was 5:30 am so no sun. I tried to find the jacket online but I can't. ugh.
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PastorVincent wrote: »Happy birthday @MobyCarp ! So many December birthdays! You "celebrate" about much as I do. Tuna is my subway.
I hope you get your birthday wish, and are able to run those 2 miles soon, pain free.
ETA They say age only matters if you're wine or cheese. I use to believe that. But now that I'm encroaching upon 50, I think it's BS. Be old if you want. It's a badge of wisdom youth can't understand.
A gray head is a crown of glory;
It is found in the way of righteousness. -- Proverbs 16:31
The glory of young men is their strength,
And the honor of old men is their gray hair. -- Proverbs 20:21
Ooohh slight on the baldies
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Yesterday was an unplanned rest day for me. I picked up a bug from my sister's kids over Christmas. Had a 102f fever and runny nose. No fun. Fever was gone today, so I came to work. And I ran 5k over lunch to try to clear my head a bit. It was way harder than it should have been given the pace, but that's to be expected thanks to the congestion...
53.1 miles complete (3.1 miles past goal)8 -
@ceciliaslater feel better.0
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