December 2019 Monthly Running Challenge

shanaber · December 2019

This is pretty inspiring when we think we just can't do it. I will be thinking about what it took for this young lady to finish this 5K!
https://www.cnn.com/2019/12/07/us/cerebral-palsy-las-vegas-santa-run-trnd/index.html?utm_source=CNN+Five+Things&utm_campaign=afcc9df92f-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2019_12_05_03_33&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_6da287d761-afcc9df92f-104611477

samthepanda · December 2019

Well my planned 3 miler was cut a little short when I slipped in mud near the lake. No serious damage but took most of the skin off my knee because of course I skidded onto the concrete not the grass. Called it quits at that point and cut in to home so I could assess the damage (I had my full length winter leggings on - fortunately they were undamaged!) So 2.5 miles today. Total this month 7.5miles.

quilteryoyo · December 2019

Thanks @shanaber, @emmamcgarity, @kgirlhart, @hamsterwheel6 , @TheMrWobbly , @Teresa502 and anyone else I missed. I am a little sore today, so I know that I put it all out there yesterday.

@Tramboman I hope you are feeling better today.

@T1DCarnivoreRunner Hope you get your electrolyte issue taken care of. I can't imagine cramps that bad!

@samthepanda Oh no! Glad you weren't seriously hurt.

@shanaber That is a very inspiring article.

emmamcgarity · December 2019

Injury update - this past Wednesday night I gave my legs a test run (walking and jogging a quarter mile at a time) with a friend. It felt good to get out there again. Unfortunately it was too much too soon and resulted in me limping from the soreness the next few days. I think I enjoyed the company of my friend so much that i didn’t recognize early signs that I was overdoing it. So... I’m regrouping and will be back to more walking now that I am no longer limping. When I’m ready to test my jogging legs again I think I need to do so solo. I’m contemplating joining a gym since the treadmill may be easier and less impact than running on the road. Hamstring injuries are frustrating...

LoveyChar · December 2019

@Faebert Thank you so much! I'm so glad for you that it is over...and that you can relax and heal and gain peace of mind...

@durhammfp Congratulations on your PB! I can only imagine how good you are feeling right now...

@quilteryoyo Congratulations to you on winning in your age group! It sounds like it was a very interesting run!

Two months, one week and one day and ill be running the Austin Marathon! I get more and more excited the closer it gets. I bawled my eyes out when I watched Brittany Runs a Marathon so I'm sure I'll cross that finish line 😂! I want it so bad!

5.2 miles today for a total of 30.7 for the month. Mentally, I felt great and so motivated and I wanted to keep going except that I had a toenail digging into the side of my toe and it wasn't pain but it was definitely very uncomfortable so I called it quits for the day. I need to do better for my feet.

quilteryoyo · December 2019

@emmamcgarity Sorry that you over did it a little. Hopefully you can get back to running soon.

Christine4695 · December 2019

So yesterday when I was driving to stay with my dad, I started to feel very poorly. Severe heartburn, sweating, and nausea. Stopped to get some Pepto but just felt horrible. Thought I might be having a heart attack as I looked up the symptoms for women. So I called myself an ambulance. Spent the rest of the day in the er.

Turns out I have gall stones and (yes there's an and) an ovarian cyst! Yay! Luckily neither one needed emergency surgery. Got a referral to a surgeon and told to see my OBGYN.

So on top of my father on his deathbed, I will probably have to have surgery! Great way to finish the year!

I can say I am feeling better today just have almost no appetite. Taking it easy.

kgirlhart · December 2019

December Goal: 100 Miles

12/1: 10.05 miles
12/3: 6.25 miles
12/4: 6.05 miles
12/5: 6.25 miles
12/8: 10.10 miles

38.7/100 miles completed

I had a great run today. I kind of didn't want to get up this morning, but I did. Yesterday the weather was really nice. It was a little cold in the morning, but no wind. Today the temperatures were better, but it was windy. I was kind of wishing I had just run yesterday, but I finally got out and got going. The wind was tough and it picked up as I went, but the run was still good. I wore shorts and a t-shirt with sleeves. Temperature-wise the shorts and t-shirt were good, but the wind was chilly starting out and I was glad for the sleeves. I did end up taking them off after about 4 miles but I was glad to have them at the start. There was a loose dog on this run, but luckily he wasn't a threat. I was running past my parents house and noticed a water leak. I was a little distracted trying to decide if it was in their yard or the neighbors when I heard a young girl calling out and looked up and an Australian Shepherd went running across the street in front of me. He didn't pay any attention to me, he just peed on a fire hydrant and then was sniffing around. The girl started toward him and he ran off. She seemed so exasperated and I knew just how she felt. Our min pin always liked to play that game when she was younger. The dog ran into a neighbors carport and we tried to pin him in but he zoomed passed us. Then I just stopped and called, "come here you" and he came right to me. I started petting him and scratching behind his ears and casually grabbed his collar. I looked over at the girl and she seemed real surprised. Then I told her I had his collar and she really seemed shocked. I think she was surprised I caught him so easily. The rest of the run was pretty uneventful, but I was in a pretty good mood after that so it was a lot of fun.

2019 races:
2/2/19: Catch the Groundhog Half Marathon - PR 2:15:17
5/18/19: Run for 57th AHC Half Marathon - Cancelled due to weather
10/5/19: Old Rip 5K - PR 27:27, 1st AG
11/9/19: Wags and Whiskers 5K -2nd AG, 4th Woman, 5K PR - 26:36

2020 races:
5/16/20: Run for 57th AHC Half Marathon

T1DCarnivoreRunner · December 2019

Christine4695 wrote: »

So yesterday when I was driving to stay with my dad, I started to feel very poorly. Severe heartburn, sweating, and nausea. Stopped to get some Pepto but just felt horrible. Thought I might be having a heart attack as I looked up the symptoms for women. So I called myself an ambulance. Spent the rest of the day in the er.

Turns out I have gall stones and (yes there's an and) an ovarian cyst! Yay! Luckily neither one needed emergency surgery. Got a referral to a surgeon and told to see my OBGYN.

So on top of my father on his deathbed, I will probably have to have surgery! Great way to finish the year!

I can say I am feeling better today just have almost no appetite. Taking it easy.

I was able to keep my gall bladder for more than a decade after the first flare-up... and I went to the ER at 1st time also thinking I was having a heart attack. When I finally had it out, the bile inside was very badly infected. But it did not burst and the surgeon was great. She was also a runner and was able to do it arthroscopically with just a few small holes and a small incision. The next month, I ran 2 marathons and a 50K. It only made a small impact on running, but I missed no races.

juliet3455 · December 2019

@Avidkeo As a medical professional in NZ hope your not called in to work due to the Eruption at Whakaari.
I know you moved recently but couldn't remember if you are close to it.
It's far enough off shore to not be a direct threat but stay safe and protect the family.
Hope it's not a pre-cursor that cranks up Tongariro and the Rotorua thermal/volcanic activity.

Faebert · December 2019

@quilteryoyo - congrats! Sympathies @emmamcgarity and @christine4695 for the illness and injury. I’m also wincing in sympathy @T1DCarnivoreRunner with the cramping. I’ve had those calf cramps where your leg is deformed with it a couple of times in the middle of the night and it is horrible!

Doing ok here post surgery. Can’t lie - it hurts just to sit up and there are times where I can’t imagine ever feeling like me again. But I keep jumping back on here, looking at race photos and reminding myself that it’s early days.

Keep going everyone - warm weather gear on and smash out a strong end to the year! X

Avidkeo · December 2019

Christine4695 wrote: »

So yesterday when I was driving to stay with my dad, I started to feel very poorly. Severe heartburn, sweating, and nausea. Stopped to get some Pepto but just felt horrible. Thought I might be having a heart attack as I looked up the symptoms for women. So I called myself an ambulance. Spent the rest of the day in the er.

Turns out I have gall stones and (yes there's an and) an ovarian cyst! Yay! Luckily neither one needed emergency surgery. Got a referral to a surgeon and told to see my OBGYN.

So on top of my father on his deathbed, I will probably have to have surgery! Great way to finish the year!

I can say I am feeling better today just have almost no appetite. Taking it easy.

Oh no! I have to say I'm proud of you. So many women ignore those symptoms, or worse drive themselves to the ER.

And im so glad it's gall stones and a cyst! Not your heart!

Avidkeo · December 2019

juliet3455 wrote: »

@Avidkeo As a medical professional in NZ hope your not called in to work due to the Eruption at Whakaari.
I know you moved recently but couldn't remember if you are close to it.
It's far enough off shore to not be a direct threat but stay safe and protect the family.
Hope it's not a pre-cursor that cranks up Tongariro and the Rotorua thermal/volcanic activity.

I'm lucky enough that I'm 6hrs away, in New Plymouth. Sadly it sounds like a few people have been severely burned. My heart goes out to them.

And yes will be keeping a close eye on Ruapehu! That's the one to worry about.

Thanks for thinking of me! I'm a little surprised the news made it outside NZ, white island is pretty much always rumbling, though its rare for people to get hurt, because they are usually so careful watching activity.

Avidkeo · December 2019

I managed a 6k run run this morning. But I think i may have ramped up too fast again. Starting to get a bit of tendinitis in my left leg again. I remember having this last year. So I'm massaging, and trying a weird scraping technique which worked last time. Worth a try.

TheMrWobbly · December 2019

Just so bored of the rain already. No jogging for the last 4 days though still getting jalking mileage in so at least active.

It seems such a tough time for many so I should get my head down, be grateful for what I have got, and get on with it. Merry almost Chirstmas

rheddmobile · December 2019

5 miles at Shelby Farms. We stayed out slightly too late and got stuck in the Christmas lights traffic! Also while we were running my husband stepped in a camel poo, you can’t make this stuff up. He said, “Why do I smell camel?” And I said, “Well, we just jumped over some camel poo,” and he said, “Uh... you mean you just jumped over it...”

Anyway there seem to be at least four camels associated with the camel ride. We had seen two of them previously, inside a tent. Today there was one in the tent and three larger camels tied to a trailer. Also we peeked inside the other tent and saw ponies and a lemur. I really want to go to the petting zoo but it doesn’t open for another hour after we finish running, since the trails close at sundown. We are going to have to plan a special trip.

I was pleased with my run today, first time since my leg injury that I’ve done five miles at under 9:40 pace, which is what I need for my goal of a sub 1 hr 10k. Getting there!

polskagirl01 · December 2019

December goal 100 miles

Just checking in quick, in between squishing my friend's cute baby... after today's 11k run around a park near my friends' place, I'm only 8k away from my 2019k in 2019 goal... maybe tomorrow

marisap2010 · December 2019

So, I am trying to get in at least one mile of walking or running every day between Thanksgiving and New Year’s as part of a challenge with a local running group. I have been successful so far, so I am going to try to keep it up.

I joined a new gym yesterday. Planet Fitness just wasn’t doing it for me anymore. The new gym is affiliated with our local hospital system and has an indoor track, pool, lots of classes, and a load of weight and cardio machines. I’m pretty excited.

A little disappointed about yesterday. I was supposed to run 12, but my stomach was bothering me, so I only finished 6. I guess that is better than nothing.

26 miles this far for December.

quilteryoyo · December 2019

Avidkeo wrote: »

Christine4695 wrote: »

So yesterday when I was driving to stay with my dad, I started to feel very poorly. Severe heartburn, sweating, and nausea. Stopped to get some Pepto but just felt horrible. Thought I might be having a heart attack as I looked up the symptoms for women. So I called myself an ambulance. Spent the rest of the day in the er.

Turns out I have gall stones and (yes there's an and) an ovarian cyst! Yay! Luckily neither one needed emergency surgery. Got a referral to a surgeon and told to see my OBGYN.

So on top of my father on his deathbed, I will probably have to have surgery! Great way to finish the year!

I can say I am feeling better today just have almost no appetite. Taking it easy.

Oh no! I have to say I'm proud of you. So many women ignore those symptoms, or worse drive themselves to the ER.

And im so glad it's gall stones and a cyst! Not your heart!

I agree with @Avidkeo . I'm sure that was scary. I'm glad it wasn't your heart. I would have been one of those women who ignored the symptoms, most likely. I know because a few years back I was driving home from work and had the worst pain that started in my chest area, radiated into my RIGHT arm and neck area. I was to the point of tears. I just pulled off the road and waited for the symptoms to pass. I did see the doctor later and had my heart checked out and all was good. I have had these same symptoms since and have figured out it is severe heartburn. Oddly enough, if I drink water when it starts, I'm fine. Keeping you and your family in my prayers.

@kgirlhart Glad you had a good, cool run.

@Avidkeo Hope you get the hamstring under control before it gets too bad.

rheddmobile wrote: »

5 miles at Shelby Farms. We stayed out slightly too late and got stuck in the Christmas lights traffic! Also while we were running my husband stepped in a camel poo, you can’t make this stuff up. He said, “Why do I smell camel?” And I said, “Well, we just jumped over some camel poo,” and he said, “Uh... you mean you just jumped over it...”

HAHAHA That's a good one.

durhammfp · December 2019

quilteryoyo wrote: »

Also, a lady from the church made home made/hand decorated ginger bread house cookies for everyone. They were delicious.

Garmin gave me two PR's for the race - Fastest 5K at 34:42 (Garmin had me going just a little bit further than a 5K) and fastest mile at 10:40. I'm pleased with the results.

Congrats on the win, and even better, the PRs! I love that cookie. TBH, I would run 3 miles just for the cookie, it is that much of a trigger food for me. :-)

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