January 2020 Monthly Running Challenge
Replies
-
Date :::: Miles :::: Cumulative
01/01/20 :::: 4.3 :::: 4.3
01/02/20 :::: 4.9 :::: 9.2
01/03/20 :::: 2.1 :::: 11.3
01/04/20 :::: 3.1 :::: 14.5
01/05/20 :::: 7.0 :::: 21.5
01/06/20 :::: 3.8 :::: 25.2
01/07/20 :::: 1.3 :::: 26.5
01/08/20 :::: 2.1 :::: 28.5
01/09/20 :::: 2.0 :::: 30.6
01/10/20 :::: 2.6 :::: 33.2
01/11/20 :::: 7.2 :::: 40.4
01/12/20 :::: 3.2 :::: 43.6
01/13/20 :::: 2.7 :::: 46.3
01/14/20 :::: 2.1 :::: 48.4
01/15/20 :::: 1.3 :::: 49.7
01/16/20 :::: 1.6 :::: 51.2
Still chugging along here. SI joint still a little sore. Run this morning was a short treadmill warmup before strength training.
That's the 30-day streak completed. I feel some compulsion to continue, but I also feel ready to take a day off. We'll see what wins out!9 -
Jan 1: 2.47
Jan 2: 3.28
Jan 3: 3.74
Jan 4: 8.12
Jan 5: 3.13
Jan 6: 5.32
Jan 7: 8.64
Jan 8: 4.80
Jan 9: 5.67
Jan 10: 4.50
Jan 11: 17.58
Jan 12: 1.31
Jan 13: 5.78
Jan 14: 4.76
Jan 15: 4.43
Jan 16: 4.84
Total miles for January: 88.37
I am still moving! I am on track with my 2020 in 2020. It's easier to get out the door when you have a K9 running partner.
8 -
katharmonic wrote: »Date :::: Miles :::: Cumulative
01/01/20 :::: 4.3 :::: 4.3
01/02/20 :::: 4.9 :::: 9.2
01/03/20 :::: 2.1 :::: 11.3
01/04/20 :::: 3.1 :::: 14.5
01/05/20 :::: 7.0 :::: 21.5
01/06/20 :::: 3.8 :::: 25.2
01/07/20 :::: 1.3 :::: 26.5
01/08/20 :::: 2.1 :::: 28.5
01/09/20 :::: 2.0 :::: 30.6
01/10/20 :::: 2.6 :::: 33.2
01/11/20 :::: 7.2 :::: 40.4
01/12/20 :::: 3.2 :::: 43.6
01/13/20 :::: 2.7 :::: 46.3
01/14/20 :::: 2.1 :::: 48.4
01/15/20 :::: 1.3 :::: 49.7
01/16/20 :::: 1.6 :::: 51.2
Still chugging along here. SI joint still a little sore. Run this morning was a short treadmill warmup before strength training.
That's the 30-day streak completed. I feel some compulsion to continue, but I also feel ready to take a day off. We'll see what wins out!
Wooo hooo well done!0 -
Haven’t run since Sunday because of the shoulder thing and then our little dog (not Buzz the malamute) got sick and had to be put down yesterday.
It was also the anniversary of my mom’s death. Horrible,
Horrible,
Horrible day all around.
Today was long. Work, life group, home, moped around.
*sigh*18 -
I’m finally having a summer holiday - have taken the children to my sister’s bach (what we call holiday houses) for three nights and then on Wednesday we head up to East Cspe for a week. I’ve had two runs here in the island - it’s been sunny but cool so lovely running weather. It’s a hilly wee place so have been getting g a good workout. The shortage of roads also means I get a choice of either a 700 metre loop or a 9km loop. Guess which I opted for.
As for gear, I didn’t think I had that much as I tend to go for quality over quantity, however, as I also do a lot of yoga, I have other gear which I sometimes use for running - like singlets, which I prefer not to run in because of sunburn but which I will wear if it’s early or late in the day and stinking hot.
3x shorts (just tossed two other pairs, need one more)
1x capris
1x winter leggings
4x t-shirts (plus freebies which I rarely wear but have them in my drawer in case of emergency)
4x bras
1x merino long sleeve base layer
1x jacket
5x socks
1x gloves
5x tech caps (4 of which were Auckland marathon race swag but they’re awesome)
5x shoes - 3 short distance or race shoes, one long training run, one trail.6 -
Gone for a few days and I am now 5 pages behind. No running this trip but we did get in a wonderful hike from our hotel thru the Monterey pine forest and down narrow single track to the ocean bluff trail. Saw several runners in the forest and really wanted to join them but wasn't dressed to run and didn't want to ditch my friends.Our friends just rescued a new puppy. This is Molly and she is only 18mos old
She and Hobbes had so much fun playing!
Forest view. I was trying to get the 2 deer that were there just an instant before I took the picture
View to the ocean
On the bluff boardwalk
Exposure on this isn't great because it was taken looking into the sun but the water and flowers were beautiful!
Now on to catch up on posts!8 -
Gone for a few days and I am now 5 pages behind. No running this trip but we did get in a wonderful hike from our hotel thru the Monterey pine forest and down narrow single track to the ocean bluff trail. Saw several runners in the forest and really wanted to join them but wasn't dressed to run and didn't want to ditch my friends.Our friends just rescued a new puppy. This is Molly and she is only 18mos old
She and Hobbes had so much fun playing!
Forest view. I was trying to get the 2 deer that were there just an instant before I took the picture
View to the ocean
On the bluff boardwalk
Exposure on this isn't great because it was taken looking into the sun but the water and flowers were beautiful!
Now on to catch up on posts!
Molly is gorgeous! Love all the pics1 -
@samthepanda As others have said, when you're feeling better, start with walking and throw in a few run intervals. C25K can help give you structure and goals to work towards, but it's ok to take it slow! Just getting out there is helping you move forward (literally and figuratively) in your fitness.5
-
@AlphaHowls I hope you are feeling better!
@samthepanda I agree with everyone else with starting slow, walking mostly and adding in running a little at a time. Once you are feeling well, you’ll be able to do more and more.
I have been so stressed out lately with work. I am several staff short, meaning I have taken on more work, and some of my staff are grating on my nerves. I have been working late and going to bed early because I am so exhausted. So, I forced myself to get up earlier this morning to get in a short 2 miler. Hopefully, it will help my mood today, and I figure I might be willing to come home tired and still run if I only have 2 miles left in the evening instead of 4. Gotta do what I gotta do.
I am interviewing someone today, so cross fingers that he is competent so I can hopefully hire him! 😂
1/1: 3.12 mile run, 1 mile walk, strength training
1/2: strength training
1/3: strength training
1/5: 5.04 mile run, 1 hour spin class
1/6: 4 mile run
1:7: Pump
1/10: 1 mile, rowing
1/11: 3.25 miles
1/12: 17 miles
1/13: 1 mile, rowing, weights
1/14: Pump
1/17: 2 miles
40.41 miles8 -
Went to the running clinic last night, no physios, lots of advice - "eat this, stretch that, wear orange, flap your arms like a duck, buy a garmin, it will all definitely make your back better". The one thing every agreed on was yoga and pilates, even random strangers in the railway station were telling me that so once I am back from my weekend away I will sit and watch a pilates video, not saying I'm going to do any of it but I will relax with a glass of wine for sure!
11 -
Thank you everyone for you replies. I am just feeling so fed up. I know there is no quick fix but grrr why isn’t there! I am just focusing on recovering - pills, steam, inhaler, rest, repeat ....7
-
Fallen behind on posting a little bit here...
1/1 - Skipped
1/2 - 4 miles
1/3 - Weights
1/4 - 5.5 miles
1/5 - 11.32 miles
23.82 miles for the week (20.82 in January)
1/6 - Rest
1/7 - 3.15 miles
1/8 - Skipped
1/9 - 5 miles
1/10 - Weights
1/11 - 13.27 miles
1/12 - 4 miles
25.42 miles for the week
1/13 - Rest
1/14 - 2.59 miles
1/15 - Skipped. Looks like I'm having some problems with Wednesdays...
1/16 - 6.42 miles
1/17 - Weights after work
9.01 miles for the week so far
Long run before a snowstorm rolls in tomorrow morning, then a recovery jog on Sunday to close out the week.
January To-Date / Goal = 55.25 / 105.4 -
1-1 8k slow + resistance bands
1-2 7k slow + yoga
1-3 rest + resistance bands
1-4 7k slow + yoga
1-5 8k slow
1-6 7k easy + resistance bands
1-7 rest + yoga
1-8 7k slow + resistance bands
1-9 7k slow + yoga
1-10 rest + resistance bands
1-11 5k slow + yoga
1-12 7k slow
1-13 7k slow + resistance bands
1-14 rest + yoga
1-15 7k easy + resistance bands
1-16 7k easy + yoga
1-17 7k slow + resistance bands
January Total: 91k
January Goal: 135k
Partly cloudy, mid 20s F with a light breeze from the northwest. Today would ordinarily be a rest day, but the upcoming weather forecast is anything but ordinary: snow; followed by sleet; followed by freezing rain; followed by rain; followed by snow again. Not a lot of desire to run in that, so I'll make tomorrow a rest day.
Next year when you pop in here claiming your December 2020 mileage, what accomplishments will you have made?
Return to a good running weight of 175 lbs
Run at least 4 5k races
Get a 5k PR
Average at least 138k per month, to meet my Run the Year pledge of 1,020 miles
Run the Year Team: Pavement Pounders4 -
Wow miss a couple of days and I'm pages behind, y'all talk as much as you run!
Welcome to all the new faces.
@TheMrWobbly you sound about as much of a yoga-sceptic as I was. Have a look at Yoga with Adriene on YouTube, she's absolutely fantastic! She avoids all the new-age, hippy waffle and keeps it real, which has made her the only yoga person I've ever not wanted to strange within 90 seconds ;-) There's an enormous range of her videos for different issues/people/etc. etc. Seriously, give her a go.
@samthepanda good to see you back, hope you feel better soon. As others have said, just take things easy and run a little when you feel able to... I am living proof of the fact that wanting to do too much too soon tends to be a bad idea.
Having said that, I was wiped out by some kind of stomach bug on Tuesday night. I mean totally wiped out, took everything I had to crawl to the bathroom kind of wiped out. Wednesday I pretty much slept on and off all day, managed to keep a slice of toast down in the evening but that was it. Yesterday I was pretty dehydrated but managed to alternate an hour up and working (the joys of being self-employed and working from home) and an hour in bed. Managed to eat a little and worked on hydrating as much as possible.
Today I'm still needing to drink a lot of water (my weight dropped 2 kilos in 2 days, I think most of that was water and, if this morning's attempt at yoga is to be believed, thigh muscle) but have a bit of an appetite back and am eating bland food.
So.... I missed Wednesday's 3 mile and Thursday's 4 mile runs. Tomorrow was scheduled to be 7 miles. Of course, as I'm managing to stay upright today, I wanna run tomorrow. Of course, my brain wants to do the 7 miles. My sensible side is telling me that's probably gonna be too much. My side that knows what I'm like is thinking about taking enough water and gel/s with me for the 7 but with a hall pass to bail whenever I feel I need to. Then again, last time I felt I needed to bail because my knee was hurting I could have climbed on a bus but pride stopped me doing so.
My mother swears my body slammed me like that because I needed to rest and it couldn't find another way of making me see if.
Meanwhile (and I saw this coming but don't know how to deflect it) my husband has gone into panic mode following his cousin's son's death on Saturday. Because the brain hemorrage happened while he happened to be doing crossfit, despite the doctors it was due to a weaker/thinner than normal blood vessel and could have happened at any time, my husband has it in his head now that it's dangerous to exercise and is giving me lectures about how I push myself too hard. FFS, I do 90'/30' run-walk-run intervals and am as slow as a tortoise in treacle, you can't really call that over-exertion!
Sorry for the verbal (ok written) diarrhea, I had to catch up with you all!
9 -
Gone for a few days and I am now 5 pages behind. No running this trip but we did get in a wonderful hike from our hotel thru the Monterey pine forest and down narrow single track to the ocean bluff trail. Saw several runners in the forest and really wanted to join them but wasn't dressed to run and didn't want to ditch my friends.Our friends just rescued a new puppy. This is Molly and she is only 18mos old
She and Hobbes had so much fun playing!
Forest view. I was trying to get the 2 deer that were there just an instant before I took the picture
View to the ocean
On the bluff boardwalk
Exposure on this isn't great because it was taken looking into the sun but the water and flowers were beautiful!
Now on to catch up on posts!
Oh that dog is going to need something to do or it's going to make her own entertainment.
her attitude reminds me of old girl when i first got her. i wish i ran when i first got her.
Molly is beautifulCamaramandy648 wrote: »Haven’t run since Sunday because of the shoulder thing and then our little dog (not Buzz the malamute) got sick and had to be put down yesterday.
It was also the anniversary of my mom’s death. Horrible,
Horrible,
Horrible day all around.
Today was long. Work, life group, home, moped around.
*sigh*
Just a rough day all around. hugs from my pack to yours3 -
Ran 2 miles. inside. i was a baby and decided not to run in 9f at night in the wind. i didn't want to run but i can't do big mileage without doing the foundational work.
supposed to run 4 tomorrow, 8 sunday but thinking of doing 8 tomorrow and 3 on sunday(race at the zoo). and then if i want i can poke around the zoo after and get a few walking miles with hills. or i can go stuff my face with my fellow team members.
i'm also going to try to go to a different trail on monday. i have off for mlk day. the challenge is to find a trail that isn't made up for nordic and cross country skiing
eta @janejellyroll
snow on saturday. so maybe waiting to run on sunday instead
4 -
@Camaramandy648 I'm so sorry to hear about your dog. Today is the one year anniversary of saying goodbye to our sweet girl. I won't say it gets "better," but it gets different . . . less raw. My thoughts are with your family right now.
1/1: 1.5m
1/2: 3m
1/3: 2m
1/4: 3m
1/5: 3.5m
1/6: 2.5m
1/7: 3.25m
1/8: 4m
1/9: 3m
1/10: 2.25m
1/11: 3m
1/12: 5.75m
1/13: .75m
1/16: 3.5m
1/17: 3.5m
We're getting ready for a whole bunch of snow here, so I imagine I'll be on the threadmill for the rest of the weekend.3 -
TheMrWobbly wrote: »Went to the running clinic last night, no physios, lots of advice - "eat this, stretch that, wear orange, flap your arms like a duck, buy a garmin, it will all definitely make your back better". The one thing every agreed on was yoga and pilates, even random strangers in the railway station were telling me that so once I am back from my weekend away I will sit and watch a pilates video, not saying I'm going to do any of it but I will relax with a glass of wine for sure!
Yoga With Adrienne is good. Have the wine first... it’ll definitely help. 😀
I also like “Bob and Brad” on YouTube. The PT exercises they had for my neck and shoulder pain were amazingly effective2 -
1 /9-1.8 miles C25K wk1day1
1/13-1.7 miles C25K wk1day1
1/15-1.6 miles C25K wk1day2
1/17-1.8 miles C25K wk1day3
Still really hard!
1. Run an average of 1 mile per day (and walk many more than that) in January.
2. Loose 20 pounds in 2020.
March 14-CloudForestSchool 5K
June 13-Helvetia 10K
Abi7 -
Missed running yesterday, but here is another 2.5 for today.
5
Categories
- 1.5M All Categories
- 1.4M Health, Wellness and Goals
- 387.2K Introduce Yourself
- 42.7K Getting Started
- 258.5K Health and Weight Loss
- 174.9K Food and Nutrition
- 47.1K Recipes
- 231.8K Fitness and Exercise
- 318 Sleep, Mindfulness and Overall Wellness
- 6.4K Goal: Maintaining Weight
- 8.4K Goal: Gaining Weight and Body Building
- 152.1K Motivation and Support
- 7.4K Challenges
- 1.2K Debate Club
- 96.1K Chit-Chat
- 2.5K Fun and Games
- 2.1K MyFitnessPal Information
- 20 News and Announcements
- 576 Feature Suggestions and Ideas
- 1.6K MyFitnessPal Tech Support Questions