January 2018 Running Challenge
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I know right?! I feel like we have had NO winter or fall for that matterRunsOnEspresso wrote: »Oh good, looking at the 10-day forecast... it will be merely freezing next week which is you know THREE TO FOUR TIMES WARMER than this week. heh.
Meanwhile in Phoenix we are having March temperatures. I hope this does not mean we will have June temps starting in March...
just a couple of not quite as hot as summer weeks... So California is looking at drought conditions again if we don't start getting some regular rain.
Rain...? What is that again? Droughts. Ugh. I hope we both get some rain soon. We need something to clear this awful air out. It's so hard to breathe right now.1 -
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PastorVincent wrote: »
ALL, I made a 2018 goal tab for the other goals we have for the year. Like eat better, do PT, take a class... ect. This thread helps staying focused on mileage, figured perhaps the spreadsheet would help on our non-running goals. I can look through there and come here to ask how their progress is going, and so can you.
Heh - my primary goal is to make it another year without getting a pacemaker!
This is the moment that I would have clicked on the "awesome" button. Should I click on "woo" instead?2 -
PastorVincent wrote: »
ALL, I made a 2018 goal tab for the other goals we have for the year. Like eat better, do PT, take a class... ect. This thread helps staying focused on mileage, figured perhaps the spreadsheet would help on our non-running goals. I can look through there and come here to ask how their progress is going, and so can you.
Heh - my primary goal is to make it another year without getting a pacemaker!
This is the moment that I would have clicked on the "awesome" button. Should I click on "woo" instead?
Woo is NEGATIVE, so I guess if you want me to get a pacemaker, then click it? I dunno. I just ignore it and use "like" primarily to mean "any positive emotion anywhere on the scale" - which stinks, but not my house, not my rules. *shrugs*3 -
January 1 - 7 km run / strength training
January 2 - rest day
January 3 - 18 km run / 10 km stairmarster
January 4 - 10 km run
35 km - goal 350 km.2 -
PastorVincent wrote: »
ALL, I made a 2018 goal tab for the other goals we have for the year. Like eat better, do PT, take a class... ect. This thread helps staying focused on mileage, figured perhaps the spreadsheet would help on our non-running goals. I can look through there and come here to ask how their progress is going, and so can you.
Heh - my primary goal is to make it another year without getting a pacemaker!
Mine is to go another year without a diabetes diagnosis... I have a 1 in 2 chance of developing it at some point in my life.
Me too! Trying to get the weight off too because I was a little too close on this last test.2 -
seanevan10 wrote: »PastorVincent wrote: »
ALL, I made a 2018 goal tab for the other goals we have for the year. Like eat better, do PT, take a class... ect. This thread helps staying focused on mileage, figured perhaps the spreadsheet would help on our non-running goals. I can look through there and come here to ask how their progress is going, and so can you.
Heh - my primary goal is to make it another year without getting a pacemaker!
Mine is to go another year without a diabetes diagnosis... I have a 1 in 2 chance of developing it at some point in my life.
Me too! Trying to get the weight off too because I was a little too close on this last test.
A good goal for both of you!
Dropping 50 pounds took me from "requires medication" to "food and diet controlled" - I can still blow out my numbers if I am not good, and one day my pancreas will likely just give up, but until then... I keep running and tracking food.
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3.5 miles on the treadmill today (in 30:49 - 8:48 per mile), plus a step class.
I'm a little behind pace on my goal, thanks to what remains of my cold. I think it will be totally gone after another few days, so I should be able to get back into the swing of things.
5.25 miles completed of 60 mile goal.5 -
PastorVincent wrote: »PastorVincent wrote: »
ALL, I made a 2018 goal tab for the other goals we have for the year. Like eat better, do PT, take a class... ect. This thread helps staying focused on mileage, figured perhaps the spreadsheet would help on our non-running goals. I can look through there and come here to ask how their progress is going, and so can you.
Heh - my primary goal is to make it another year without getting a pacemaker!
This is the moment that I would have clicked on the "awesome" button. Should I click on "woo" instead?
Woo is NEGATIVE, so I guess if you want me to get a pacemaker, then click it? I dunno. I just ignore it and use "like" primarily to mean "any positive emotion anywhere on the scale" - which stinks, but not my house, not my rules. *shrugs*
I'm confused about "Woo", so haven't used it... to me it sounds like "Woo hooo!", which is a good thing. But the face beside it does look negative, or at least a little drunk.2 -
polskagirl01 wrote: »PastorVincent wrote: »PastorVincent wrote: »
ALL, I made a 2018 goal tab for the other goals we have for the year. Like eat better, do PT, take a class... ect. This thread helps staying focused on mileage, figured perhaps the spreadsheet would help on our non-running goals. I can look through there and come here to ask how their progress is going, and so can you.
Heh - my primary goal is to make it another year without getting a pacemaker!
This is the moment that I would have clicked on the "awesome" button. Should I click on "woo" instead?
Woo is NEGATIVE, so I guess if you want me to get a pacemaker, then click it? I dunno. I just ignore it and use "like" primarily to mean "any positive emotion anywhere on the scale" - which stinks, but not my house, not my rules. *shrugs*
I'm confused about "Woo", so haven't used it... to me it sounds like "Woo hooo!", which is a good thing. But the face beside it does look negative, or at least a little drunk.
And therein lies the problem with it. The board moderators all say it is a negative mark - AND that the various like/woo/etc things will be used "for something in 2018". They did not say what though.
Some people click woo for "great!" others click it for "this post is total bs" and so on rendering "woo" completely meaningless. Not sure why they are so insistent it stay despite a wide variety of people asking them to change it to something more clear - but, their house, their rules. So I just completely ignore it.3 -
01/01/18 - 3 miles
01/02/18 - 4 miles
01/03/18 - 4 miles
01/04/18 - 3 miles
MTD: 14 miles
JAN GOAL: 80 miles
YTD: 14 miles
2018 GOAL: 1000 miles
Upcoming (and hopeful) Races:
02/10/18 - Mardi Crawl 10k
04/14/18 - Rattler Mad Moose 10k (Trail)
06/02/18 - Gluten free Gallop 5k (hubby and daughter have Celiac so this one's personal)
06/23/18 - Slacker Half Marathon
07/xx/18 - Something on a trail TBD
09/23/18 - Xterra Mountain 8k (Trail)
10/28/18 - Kooky Spooky 10k
11/xx/18 - A Turkey Trot 5k of some sort TBD
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RunsOnEspresso wrote: »
Meanwhile in Phoenix we are having March temperatures. I hope this does not mean we will have June temps starting in March...
I could use of June temps - then there is this:
<a href="https://ilovetorun.org/i-miss-hating-the-summer-heat-e-6870.html" target="_blank"><img src="https://ilovetorun.org/ebibs/6870_1453041836.png"/></a>
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Today's Run: 1m
Month Total: 3m
I have come down with a nasty cold, so 1 mile of running (plus .3 mile of warmup walk) was all I could do before coughing and giving in. I am on the mend, though, so I expect I'll make up some mileage on Saturday.
2018 Goals
April: Goldy's Run 5k OR 10mile relay, depending on whether or not I am ready for a 5 miler AND I have a relay partner
May: Fast and Furry 8k
Oct: TC Marathon 10k3 -
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@bride001 I have a love/hate relationship with summer. I am tired of it by July and start complaining in August. I thought summer was never going to end and apparently we went right to spring.1
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It's snowing today, the roads aren't plowed, and I need to run 3 miles per my half marathon training plan. A year ago, I would've skipped it, which probably would've been the first start of the spiral of quitting the whole thing. Instead, I jostled my calendar for the week. Since yesterday was a nice relaxing day of rest with my cranky teething toddler, I cross trained today, I'll run tomorrow and should be back on track.
My husband and I did DDP yoga in the basement (Diamond Dallas Page was a wrestler, got injured, started doing yoga during his recovery). We're both wrestling nerds and it's a good workout. The plan was to put the baby down for a nap and then do the workout. The tiny tyrant's plan was to fight his nap for all he's worth. So we brought TT down to the basement and he ran around while we downward facing dogged. It definitely added another dimension to the workout!
We haven't done this workout in over a year. We were both heavier and much less active when we attempted it last. Today went much better! It's always exciting to see and feel progress.10 -
eponine1984 wrote: »It's snowing today, the roads aren't plowed, and I need to run 3 miles per my half marathon training plan. A year ago, I would've skipped it, which probably would've been the first start of the spiral of quitting the whole thing. Instead, I jostled my calendar for the week. Since yesterday was a nice relaxing day of rest with my cranky teething toddler, I cross trained today, I'll run tomorrow and should be back on track.
My husband and I did DDP yoga in the basement (Diamond Dallas Page was a wrestler, got injured, started doing yoga during his recovery). We're both wrestling nerds and it's a good workout. The plan was to put the baby down for a nap and then do the workout. The tiny tyrant's plan was to fight his nap for all he's worth. So we brought TT down to the basement and he ran around while we downward facing dogged. It definitely added another dimension to the workout!
We haven't done this workout in over a year. We were both heavier and much less active when we attempted it last. Today went much better! It's always exciting to see and feel progress.
@eponine1984 I have a friend that is on the DDP success page! I have always wanted to try that workout. Good??
I love that you call the little "Tiny Tyrant!". I am afraid that if they are anything like mine (who never slept and stopped taking naps at 2) it doesn't get any easier! LOL. And congrats on adding to the clan. They are pretty awesome even when they are being terrible!1 -
Non-running update: This morning I felt pretty good, and the hallway jog while the eggs cooked felt pretty normal. Reality check, I can feel the sore quad going down stairs (not terrible) or when walking outside in the cold. Feels just fine walking inside where it's warm. But I got here by being too aggressive, so I decided it was another rest day.
Went to packet pickup for Winter Warrior Half, because I wanted to keep my hat collection current. The current year is the one that's still in a plastic bag:
Forecast for Saturday is a high of 4º F (-16º C) with 16 mph WNW wind. The "N" component means there will likely be lake effect snow driven by the wind, though probably not heavy snow given the venue. It would be great to be healthy and go run for a bit over an hour and a half for the bragging rights; but I'm not healthy. So no half marathon for me on Saturday.
The forecast motivated the organizers to offer options. Winter Warrior is a loop course, 4 loops of an eighth of a marathon each. Participants this year are allowed to say they will only run 1, 2, or 3 loops, count that distance as a full event, get the finisher medal, but not be in the running for the half marathon prizes. At packet pickup, I told them to put me down for one loop. In reality, I'm 95% likely to DNS. The idea of becoming unable to run a mile and a half from anywhere warm in that type of weather is not very appealing.7 -
polskagirl01 wrote: »PastorVincent wrote: »PastorVincent wrote: »
ALL, I made a 2018 goal tab for the other goals we have for the year. Like eat better, do PT, take a class... ect. This thread helps staying focused on mileage, figured perhaps the spreadsheet would help on our non-running goals. I can look through there and come here to ask how their progress is going, and so can you.
Heh - my primary goal is to make it another year without getting a pacemaker!
This is the moment that I would have clicked on the "awesome" button. Should I click on "woo" instead?
Woo is NEGATIVE, so I guess if you want me to get a pacemaker, then click it? I dunno. I just ignore it and use "like" primarily to mean "any positive emotion anywhere on the scale" - which stinks, but not my house, not my rules. *shrugs*
I'm confused about "Woo", so haven't used it... to me it sounds like "Woo hooo!", which is a good thing. But the face beside it does look negative, or at least a little drunk.
I suffer from the same problem, woo hoo! should be 'excited' but given the face, I also ignore it.0
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