December 2018 Monthly Running Challenge
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juliet3455 wrote: »juliet3455 wrote: »10 km Riverbank trails in the dark.
//30kph made it an interesting challenge - definitely a much harder workout than normal.
@LadySaton Hope you recover from the aches and fever.
I have so much running specific gear that I picked up a old beatup dresser from the Eco-Recycle center for $15.00, gave it a $5.00 paint job and now have it sitting in the laundry-utility room area as a running specific dresser for my gear. In season gear in the top 2 shelves - out of season in the bottom shelves.
I think I could have run today, but I’m being extra cautious and hoping I get time to run tomorrow before my niece and nephew come over for the evening.
I have an empty drawer from finally getting rid of my too-big clothes and soon another empty drawer when i can transfer the just-a-bit-too-small clothes into my closet. They really want to be filled, but other than a couple of safety minded purchases and smaller leggings as needed I’m going to make myself wait and make sure I want to do this long term. I’m going to run a 5k with a friend in April and if I still want to keep running after that I’ll let myself buy some fun gear. 😁3 -
PastorVincent wrote: »It was 48 degrees for my run. I have obviously completely forgotten how to dress for such a heat wave as I was pouring streams of water off me by the time I got back after 12 miles.
Due to the tilt of the Earth and all that it is now full dark when I am on my return run through the park. There are no lights, plenty of shade trees, and lots of potholes and other trip hazards plus bicycles racing down the trail. So I run with flashy armbands and a waist lamp. Yet I am constantly coming across walkers and runners dressed in all dark clothes with no lights at all.
Please do not be stupid like them. They are asking to get hurt. Light yourself up so that you have a chance not to get hit at the very least.
I have been doing laps on well-lit streets when it’s dark, but my husband runs in the dark like that and I hate it. I track his run on my phone to make sure he doesn’t suddenly stop moving because I’m seriously worried he’ll get hit one day and he just doesn’t think it could possibly happen.
My headlamp flips down at the ground, which i love so much (he won’t wear it for whatever reason). If it’s dark I also wear my reflective leggings and Winter Soldier hoodie, on which the entire left arm is reflective in such a way that is blazes with the power of a thousand angry suns if headlights hit it.
I saw someone with what looked to be a lit up vest walking their dog, not just reflective. I totally want one of those. Getting tired of washing my hoodie as it needs special prep and as nice as reflective wear is I’d like a couple more blinky lights. 🤣
The Nox vests are well liked:
$50 on Amazon.com
Probably what I will buy at some point.4 -
December Running Totals (miles)
12/1 – 18.15 partly paced run
12/2 – 8.24 easy
12/3 – rest day
12/4 – 6.51 easy with a few fartleks
12/5 – 6.31 easy
12/6 – Life Happens
12/7 – scheduled rest day
12/8 – 12.28 paced run
12/9 – 8.37 easy with a few pickups
12/10 – rest day
12/11 – 7.09 warmup, speed work, cool down
12/12 – 8.01 easy
12/13 – 5.56 easy
December running total to date – 80.52
Nominal December mileage goal: 160 miles
Real Goals: Recover from the strained hamstring. Work back to running faster only as the hamstring allows. Run Freezeroo #1 as allowed by my physical condition on race day, with a blind eye toward age group standings. Have a solid base of 40 miles per week by the end of December to start Boston training.
Today's notes – This afternoon it was a beautiful 45° F with hazy sunshine and minimal wind. So of course I didn't run; I went to my annual eye exam. Where they dilated my eyes. No problem getting home, I have good sunglasses that go over my glasses so I can drive. But they aren't stable enough to run, and it would have been transition to dusk anyway. So running had to wait till after 6 PM, when my eyes had mostly recovered. By then it was dark, and down to 35° F.
Thought about how bright the bathroom light was, and decided to run residential streets in my neighborhood to have less traffic to deal with. Got to the corner 0.4 miles from my driveway, and saw Christmas lights, so I made an unplanned turn. Ran a lot of familiar streets in a different order than usual, and really enjoyed seeing all the Christmas lights. Only encountered a couple of visually impaired* drivers, and by the time I found the first one my eyes had recovered so I was okay.
I got back to my driveway a bit short of the distance I would have liked to run, but physically ready for a pit stop. So I only got about five and a half miles in, not 7 or 8. But it beats the heck out of zero miles, and it was a pleasant run anyway. I'll take it.
*I can tell the driver is visually impaired because he (gender assumed, can't see him) drives with very high powered headlights on high beam, but still needs to be a half car length from the car in front of him in order to see where he's going. There are a lot of visually impaired drivers out in December; there will be fewer in January.
2018 races:
February 17, 2018 Freezeroo #5 (Valentines Run "In Memory of Tom Brannon" 8 Mile) (Greece, NY) finished in 54:48
February 24, 2018 Freezeroo #6 (White House Challenge 4.4 mile) (Webster, NY) finished in 28:46
March 17, 2018 USATF Masters 8K (Shamrock 8K, Virginia Beach, VA) finished in 31:55
March 24, 2018 Spring Forward 15K (Mendon, NY) ran at MP, finished in 1:10:47
April 16, 2018 Boston Marathon (Hopkinton, MA) finished in 3:28:43
April 29, 2018 USATF Masters 10K (James Joyce Ramble, Dedham, MA) finished in 41:33
May 20, 2018 Lilac 10K (Rochester, NY) finished in 42:21
May 26, 2018 Sunset House 5K (Rochester, NY) finished in 20:12
June 3, 2018 USATF Masters Half Marathon (Ann Arbor, MI) finished in 1:34:42
June 9, 2018 Ontario Summit Trail Half Marathon (Naples, NY) DNS - injury
June 17, 2018 Medved 5K to Cure ALS (Rochester, NY) short course, 18:04 for ~2.9 miles
June 30, 2018 Charlie's Old Goat Trail Run 5 mile (Victor, NY) 4.89 miles by Garmin, 43:15
July 14, 2018 Shoreline Half Marathon (Hamlin, NY) finished in 1:45:54
July 28, 2018 Battle at Bristol 10K (Naples, NY) survived in 1:28:33
August 1, 2018 IEXC 5K #1 (Rochester, NY) finished in 22:17
August 8, 2018 IEXC 5K #2 (Rochester, NY) finished in 22:10
August 15, 2018 Pound the Ground 10K (Mendon, NY) finished in 43:11
August 22, 2018 IEXC 5K #3 (Rochester, NY) finished in 21:59
August 29, 2018 IEXC 5K #4 (Rochester NY) finished in 22:00
August 29, 2018 IEXC TDP 1 mile (Rochester, NY) finished in 6:07
August 29, 2018 IEXC TDP 400m (Rochester, NY) finished in 1:14
September 2, 2018 Oak Tree Half Marathon (Geneseo, NY) finished in 1:36:41
September 9, 2018 Pete Glavin XC #1 5K (Newark, NY) 2.9 miles finished in 20:50.9
September 23, 2018 USATF Masters XC 5K (Buffalo, NY) finished in 20:03
September 30, 2018 Wineglass Marathon (Bath, NY to Corning, NY) finished in 3:18:02, PR with negative splits
October 7, 2018 Pete Glavin XC #2 6K (Akron Falls, NY) finished in 24:41
October 13, 2018 Finish Strong 15K (Hilton, NY) finished in 1:03:27
October 21, 2018 Pete Glavin XC #3 6K (Mendon, NY) finished in 24:17
November 4, 2018 Pete Glavin XC #4 6K (Trumansburg, NY) finished in 22:48
November 11, 2018 Syracuse Half Marathon (Syracuse, NY) finished in 1:40:21
November 18, 2018 Pete Glavin XC #5 8K (Syracuse, NY) DNS - injury
November 22, 2018 Race with Grace 10K (Hilton, NY) finished in 47:49
December 15, 2018 Freezeroo #1 (Don Curran Memorial 5K) (Gates, NY)
2019 Races:
January 1, 2019 Freezeroo #2 (Resolution Run 7.5 mile) (Mendon, NY)
January 5, 2019 Winter Warrior Half Marathon (Gates, NY)
January 12, 2019 Freezeroo #3 (Pineway Ponds 5 Mile) (Spencerport, NY)
January 26, 2019 Freezeroo #4 (Hearnish 5 mile) (Victory, NY)
February 9, 2019 Freezeroo #5 (Tom Brannon 8 mile) (Greece, NY)
February 23, 2019 Freezeroo #6 (White House Challenge 4.4 mile) (Webster, NY)
April 15, 2019 Boston Marathon (Hopkinton, MA to Boston, MA)8 -
Coldest run yet but I survived. Your trick of keeping my phone close to the heat of my body worked @PastorVincent.
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Great article...
No, I Don’t Want to Run With You. Here’s Why.
http://www.runnersworld.com/runners-stories/a25422964/running-solo/
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@MegaMooseEsq
I noticed you're considering the dc half in may. I'm signed up. I enjoy the race. It's the weekend before summer season starts but still fun.
And you might be able to meet the Old Girl and Speed Demon
That would be really neat! It looks like a great race, I just don't know if I can manage two trips out of state next summer, even if one is fairly close to home. We will see, though. I'd love to meet you and your team!PastorVincent wrote: »It was 48 degrees for my run. I have obviously completely forgotten how to dress for such a heat wave as I was pouring streams of water off me by the time I got back after 12 miles.
Due to the tilt of the Earth and all that it is now full dark when I am on my return run through the park. There are no lights, plenty of shade trees, and lots of potholes and other trip hazards plus bicycles racing down the trail. So I run with flashy armbands and a waist lamp. Yet I am constantly coming across walkers and runners dressed in all dark clothes with no lights at all.
Please do not be stupid like them. They are asking to get hurt. Light yourself up so that you have a chance not to get hit at the very least.
I have been doing laps on well-lit streets when it’s dark, but my husband runs in the dark like that and I hate it. I track his run on my phone to make sure he doesn’t suddenly stop moving because I’m seriously worried he’ll get hit one day and he just doesn’t think it could possibly happen.
My headlamp flips down at the ground, which i love so much (he won’t wear it for whatever reason). If it’s dark I also wear my reflective leggings and Winter Soldier hoodie, on which the entire left arm is reflective in such a way that is blazes with the power of a thousand angry suns if headlights hit it.
I saw someone with what looked to be a lit up vest walking their dog, not just reflective. I totally want one of those. Getting tired of washing my hoodie as it needs special prep and as nice as reflective wear is I’d like a couple more blinky lights. 🤣
Shaking my head at why your husband would think being hit by a car couldn't possibly happen. On the list of things most likely to physically injure a person, it's pretty high up there. I've been hit once myself and I bet I'm not the only one in this group who has. I have friends who've been hit, and friends of friends who've been hit and killed. I've never been a driver or a passenger in a car that hit someone, but I can think of a couple of very close calls.
All that said, I love the sound of your hoodie!4 -
debrakgoogins wrote: »Coldest run yet but I survived. Your trick of keeping my phone close to the heat of my body worked @PastorVincent.
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MegaMooseEsq wrote: »
Shaking my head at why your husband would think being hit by a car couldn't possibly happen. On the list of things most likely to physically injure a person, it's pretty high up there. I've been hit once myself and I bet I'm not the only one in this group who has. I have friends who've been hit, and friends of friends who've been hit and killed. I've never been a driver or a passenger in a car that hit someone, but I can think of a couple of very close calls.
All that said, I love the sound of your hoodie!
It’s more he doesn’t think it can happen *to him*. Which, he has actually been hit by a car years ago to boot - thankfully he was uninjured - he was simply mad because he spilled his Mountain Dew when he landed and then the car sped off. He seriously boggles my mind, but I think he believes he can be careful enough to avoid it (while in my opinion not actually taking any precautions to avoid it).
Yes, though, it’s a great hoodie. Sub par zipper but I swear I could help bring planes to the runway in it. 🤣3 -
1210-5.0k total-21.3k, goal-60k
Yeah... so I ran 5k half a week ago, and then was hit by a stomach bug. Fever, vomiting, the works. Recovered just enough to go on a business trip. Went. Just caught up with all the posts. Will go running tomorrow.
It's good to be alive.13 -
December Running Challenge
Goal: 100 km
Done: 31/100
14/12/18 Run 7 km
13/12/18 Run 6 km
10/12/18 Run 6 km
5/12/18 Run 5 km
3/12/18 Run 7 km6 -
@noblsheep ugh not nice, glad you survived!
I went out this morning thinking I could just jump right back in and do a nice little 5km run no sweat. Yesterday I walked on the treadmill for an hour, did an hour's upper body strength training then an hour's ironing in the evening (ironing does count as cross training, right? whatever.... it ALWAYS makes my knees hurt!). Maybe that was overdoing it a little, feeling recovered doesn't mean I am fully recovered, obviously.
The first 10 minutes this morning were as normal, but after about 12 minutes or so my dodgy knee started to ache and I realised I was running too fast. Tried but failed to manage to slow my pace down much and in the end had to resort to doing run 4 minute, walk 1 minute intervals. I should probably have given up after 2.5 km but being my stubborn self continued with those intervals until I'd covered the full 5km, then walked home. I was going to try and do my usual full body strength routine this morning (but with lighter weights) but given the knee I think I'll leave that until next week and stick some ice on it instead. Pfft.
2/12: 16km
5/12: 5km
6/12: 3km
9/12: 21km
12/12: 3km
14/12: 5km
December goal: 75 km. Completed so far: 53km11 -
So, time, treatment, and a gentle yet aborted run have revealed a new diagnosis of calf tear. That’s my running done for 2018. 😢22
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girlinahat wrote: »
Also question for everyone, anyone had experience with pain in their foot arches? My right foot was really hurting me for some of the run yesterday and I'm not sure if it's something to do with form, or if I just need new shoes, or what. And are there any suggestions as to what I can do about it?
look up exercises for Plantar Fasciitis and start doing them regularly NOW.
I will do, but most articles talking about it seem to be talking about heel pain which isn't what I'm getting. Or is it that that's just most common symptoms?
Also, I've looked at stretches (and tried a couple out), am I supposed to be able to feel the stretch in my feet like I would with other muscle stretches? At the moment I can't really feel anything when I'm doing the stretches. I have fairly immobile ankles (due to a series of serious sprains over the years) so I don't know if it's supposed to feel like that, or I'm struggling to get the stretch because of the immobility.
It would be worth your time to consult a podiatrist and learn exactly what *your* foot issues are. I could tell you what I do for *my* foot issues, but if your issues are different than mine you will at best be wasting your time doing what I do. There are an awful lot of moving parts in the feet, and it's worth paying a professional to learn the effective and efficient ways to address your own specific issues.
Once you learn where your weaknesses are, you'll build a repertoire of things to do to mitigate your weaknesses without wasting time working on stuff you don't need to work on.
How dare you make exceptionally sensible suggestions!
In all seriousness though, I probably should consult with someone. I've had this on off for years, back mostly when I used to hike long distances, and I just always hoped that it would go away, which, to be fair, it normally did. And just at the point that I've actually started enjoying running (after spending most of my life hating it and wondering why on earth anyone would ever want to run) it seem to be coming back and biting me on the backside (or should that be foot).
I'm due for a run today so I might try taping to see if that has any effect as I'm a stubborn bugger and don't really want to give up my run for it. Will probably stick to small laps however (ugh) in case it does hurt I can bin off the run early.5 -
Trying to decide about a run today. I am scheduled to run with the mysterious Don again today but I tripped over empty air and took a spill around mile 7 or so yesterday. I was able to run the rest of the way back (it is an out and back course, so no other option) but wondering if I should stay off the knee today. Probably do my 5k at lunch walk thing and see how it feels.12
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1/12-5.5
2/12-rest
3/12-4.1
4/12-8.5
5/12-rest
6/12-Cross training (Ript in 30 level 1)
7/12- 6.6
8/12-rest
9/12-rest
10/12-cross training (shed & shred level 1)
11/12-4.2
12/12-cross training (shed & shred level 1)
13/12-5.9
14-12-10.3
Total - 45.2/100 Miles
Freezing cold run this morning (was -2 when I set out), glad to get it done and be back in the warm!
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1210-5.0k total-21.3k, goal-60k
Yeah... so I ran 5k half a week ago, and then was hit by a stomach bug. Fever, vomiting, the works. Recovered just enough to go on a business trip. Went. Just caught up with all the posts. Will go running tomorrow.
It's good to be alive.
Ugh those are the worst! Glad it is behind you.0 -
*I can tell the driver is visually impaired because he (gender assumed, can't see him) drives with very high powered headlights on high beam, but still needs to be a half car length from the car in front of him in order to see where he's going. There are a lot of visually impaired drivers out in December; there will be fewer in January.
Hahaha We have a lot of visually impaired drivers around here too.
@ContraryMaryMary So sorry about your injury! I had a calf muscle tear about 3 years ago. It was almost healed when I stepped in a hole and hurt it again, so please be careful and I hope it heals quickly.
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ContraryMaryMary wrote: »So, time, treatment, and a gentle yet aborted run have revealed a new diagnosis of calf tear. That’s my running done for 2018. 😢
FROWNY FACE!!!!0 -
PastorVincent wrote: »It was 48 degrees for my run. I have obviously completely forgotten how to dress for such a heat wave as I was pouring streams of water off me by the time I got back after 12 miles.
Due to the tilt of the Earth and all that it is now full dark when I am on my return run through the park. There are no lights, plenty of shade trees, and lots of potholes and other trip hazards plus bicycles racing down the trail. So I run with flashy armbands and a waist lamp. Yet I am constantly coming across walkers and runners dressed in all dark clothes with no lights at all.
Please do not be stupid like them. They are asking to get hurt. Light yourself up so that you have a chance not to get hit at the very least.
Oh. This morning I went out at before-sun-up-o’clock dressed in dark navy tights, a black top (maybe it had some dark pink trim), black gloves and a black hat. No high vis, no light, nada. I didn’t trip or fall, I didn’t get run over (I stopped for cars before crossing the roads or used the pedestrian-controlled signals (and believe me, we have plenty of visually impaired drivers here), and no one crashed into me. Most of my route is in the dark too.
I guess what I’m saying is dress up like a Christmas tree if it’s appropriate. Otherwise, let the rest of the world enjoy the darkness while it can.
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@MegaMooseEsq I MAY have completely stolen your layout in your first spreadsheet as a better way of recording than the one I have been using.....2
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