December 2020 Monthly Running Challenge

eleanorhawkins · December 2020

Huge hugs, @quilteryoyo thinking of you and your mother and hoping you can both find some peace. Have you recovered ok?

polskagirl01 · December 2020

@quilteryoyo I thought the obituary was worded beautifully, and gave people permission to grieve the way they need to during this time. If I was in the area, I personally would come, and wear a mask, AND hug you.

kgirlhart · December 2020

December Goal: 100 Miles
Revised Goal: 40 Miles

12/1: 6.08 miles
12/2: 6.21 miles
12/3: 3.76 miles
12/12: 2.51 miles
12/15: 4.07 miles
12/16: 3.21 miles
12/17: 3.02 miles
12/20: 6.51 miles

35.36/40 running miles completed for December

1317.25/1000 miles for Run the Year Team Pavement

I had a really good run this morning. No hip pain at all. I felt really good. I waited until about 10:30 so it could warm up some. It was still chilly at around 45°F at the start but was about 53°F by the end. I ran in shorts and a t-shirt and gloves. I took the gloves off after 3.5 miles and I was pretty comfortable except my ears were a bit cold at the start. The sun was shining and it was just nice to get out there.

@eleanorhawkins Sorry you are dealing with that. Hugs!

@quilteryoyo Hugs to you too!

2020 races:
11/7/20: Run for 57th AHC Half Marathon

rheddmobile · December 2020

@eleanorhawkins Oh no, hope you all turn out to be okay! How frustrating and annoying for you when you’ve been so careful.

@quilteryoyo What a beautiful obituary! I liked the way everyone important to him was listed, family, extended family, dear friends, pets.

rheddmobile · December 2020

Smilin’ Santa 5k! Last 5k race of the year, and also a PR for the year, 27:28 which is ten seconds faster than our previous 2020 PR on Thanksgiving. Also, while I felt like the Thanksgiving run was pretty much as fast as we could do it, today I felt we could have gone faster if the road hadn’t been slick. So possibly there is still some improvement to be made!

Saturday is our usual fast run day, but we put it off until Sunday because of rain. This turned out to be both good and bad. Good because it was indeed raining (and windy and cold) yesterday and bad because there was more vehicle traffic Sunday than there is on Saturday, which we didn’t expect. There are no sidewalks and no shoulders - there is also no earthly reason for anyone to drive a car back there on the railroad access road, but it seems to happen regardless - so we spent a lot of time swapping lanes so cars could pass. And three times a car was coming from both directions which has never happened since we started running there, leaving us with no place to be! Fortunately all drivers were polite and pulled over to let us pass between them, otherwise we would have had to stop and jump off the road into the ditch!

It was still pretty chilly, 45ish with a fog advisory. We didn’t have fog, though, just very damp cool air. It was unpleasant walking down and back but turned out to be pretty good running temperatures for a hard run. I wore a short sleeve shirt with sleeves and was sweaty by the time I finished. The one problem was that the extreme damp meant the road was wet underfoot, and this type of asphalt is slippery when wet. My shoes were squeaking like crazy and slipping a little each stride, which means you have to work harder and can’t really let loose and fly. Given that, I am very pleased with our time! We were aiming for 27 (my 5k PR is 27:04) which is an 8:40 mile time, and we managed to be on pace for the first mile and a half, but then the extra effort just started catching up to us.

Both my husband and I wore jingle bells in our ponytails! We passed a mother and child cycling and the child looked at us like we were out of our minds!

Ready to jingle all the way!

We have gotten a lot of use out of this stretch of road.

Running buddies!

Love the medals for this series.

So that’s our 2020 races wrapped up. I sure did not imagine this year going like this back in March - the last public event I went to was the awards ceremony for the Winter Trail Race Series, before everything went virtual. Here’s hoping 2021 will be a year free from fear and sorrow and full of joy.

polskagirl01 · December 2020

My schedule got rearranged on me last minute

so instead of driving all day going to look at a house and coming back (hotels are closed), I'm home today with [terrifying COVID19 medical records] translation work, banana bread to bake, and at least one bad egg to find and get rid of in the box of ingredients. I'll also attempt to not eat the entire second round of Christmas cookies I baked last night. Half of them are in the freezer, so that helps.

It's speedwork day, so I stalled a bit before heading out, but then really had a nice run. I was tired of the treadmill, and went instead to the straight, flat-ish 400-meter section of the forest and did 800m repeats. It's definitely easier to run that pace outside. Must be the treadmill incline. I'll try to not be so hard on myself if it seems like I'm not hitting the "right" paces on the treadmill.

Now back to work. I really hope we can get our housing figured out in the new city before the holidays. I'm stressing too much about it.

December Goal

"40 weeks of 40K" - 7 Weeks DONE! / 45 weeks left to complete the challenge

mbaker566 · December 2020

i've been running, kinda. walked my 5k on thurs faster than the last one. didn't do yoga since i was doing 2 hours on saturday with my students.
when i got home from classes, i found something had gotten strained. i think it was actually when i coughed in a pose. so i took saturday and sunday off.
today's challenge was to run any mileage but do it before we looked at social media and email. i thought a short run might help loosen up my hip. it felt fine when i ran but i was super slow which was slightly frustrating.
it mostly hurts when i sit.

today's run

it was actually a walk

and a couple of my foster because she's so darn cute

rheddmobile · December 2020

@HonuNui So I hear y’all are having earthquakes and eruptions - I forget exactly where in Hawaii you are, is this close to you, everything okay?

Tramboman · December 2020

12-1 rest + yoga
12-2 7k treadmill + resistance bands
12-3 7k treadmill + yoga
12-4 7k slow + resistance bands
12-5 7k slow + yoga
12-6 7k slow
12-7 7k easy + resistance bands
12-8 rest + yoga
12-9 7k easy + resistance bands
12-10 7k easy-ish + yoga
12-11 7k moderate-ish + resistance bands
12-12 5k treadmill + yoga
12-13 7k slow
12-14 7k slow + resistance bands
12-15 rest + yoga
12-16 6k slow + resistance bands
12-17 5k treadmill + yoga
12-18 rest + resistance bands
12-19 7k slow + yoga
12-20 5k treadmill
12-21 7k easy + resistance bands

December Total: 112k
December Goal: 170k

January Total: 161k
February Total: 167k
March Total: 181k
April Total: 191k
May Total: 200k
June Total: 156k
July Total: 180k
August Total: 172k
September Total: 176k
October Total: 189k
November Total: 180k

2020 Total through November: 1953k

LIVE total for 2020: 2065k

Cloudy, mid 30s F, and a light breeze from the south. Saw a lot of geese flying around; they must be feeling the approaching storm systems.

@rheddmobile A 2020 PR is a great way to end the year!!

@kgirlhart Glad your hip seems healed.

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 - Completed 10-11
Stretch goal: If I can average 169k per month, I can run 2020k in 2020 - Completed 12-12
Run the Year Team: Pavement Pounders -- Completed 9-29

2020 races:

9-8 to 9-13 "Virtual Boston with Vincent" Time goal 5:15:00; actual time 4:47:01

skippygirlsmom · December 2020

12/1 – 6 miles
12/2 – 10K day
12/3 – 4 miles
12/4 – 4 miles
12/5 – 7 miles
12/6 – 6 miles
12/7 – 3 miles
12/8 – 4 miles
12/9 – 7 miles
12/10 – 5 miles
12/11 – 9 (4 road and 5 trail)
12/12 – 3 miles
12/13 – 7 miles
12/14 – 1 mile – ugh
12/15 – 10K day
12/16 – 0
12/17 – 10K
12/18 – 5
12/19 – 6
12/20 –7
12/21 – 10K day

108 (111.36) of 125 miles

@eleanorhawkins I hope your sore throat is nothing and everyone else has mild symptoms and recovery quickly.
@quilteryoyo I was offline yesterday so just saw the funeral was yesterday. I think streaming is online was a great idea for those who couldn’t come. My bosses Dad passed away on Thursday I’m going to the funeral today at noon. It’s all just sad. My prayers are with you and Mom.
@rheddmobile great pictures, love the medal
@polskagirl01 your spoiler made me chuckle (except for the COVID part).

Races:
250 of 250 miles Yuletide Madness - DONE

Mother’s Day Virtual 5K – done
Retro Run Virtual 5K – done
Rona on the Run - Virtual for St. Jude benefit - done
Keep Moving Huntsville - at least one mile a day 1 - 31 May - done
The Big Run - June 3 - done
NEGU virtual run - June - Team NEGU helping support kids with cancer - done
Big Foot Wild Thangs Trail Race 5K/10K – June 20 on the trails…all together like a real race - done
Run 4 on the 4th – Virtual 4 miles on 4th of July - done
ISS Virtual 5K in July – done
Jackalope Trail Run 4 miler – done
Flora-Bama 600K - Virtual race from Huntsville AL to the Florida Alabama state line in Orange Beach – done
Scooby Doo Virtual 10K - done
Skunk Ape 5 miler August 1 trail race in person – done
Pirate Challenge – 10 weeks mile challenge June – August – done
Chupacabra 10K/HM – August 22 - done
Running of the Bulls Virtual 5K – 9/14 – 30/2020 - done
The Pinhoti Trail Challenge 335 miles virtual – 1 Sept to 31 Dec – done
PinkPumpkin 10K – completed 10/30
2020 Liberty Road Challenge WWII soldiers journey from St. Mere Eglisde to Bastogne, Belgium – charity virtual run for the WII museum in New Orleans 716 miles team event 4 July – September – our team has finished
Space Race 400K Challenge 12 weeks running 248.5 miles to the ISS – August to November – done
Bridge Street HM Virtual – 10/24 – 11/7/2020 – virtual done
Halloween 5K virtual with Fleet Feet – 10/31/2020 - done
Yuletide Madness Oct 31 – Dec 31 2020
Oak Barrel Half Marathon – October – running virtual - done
Cathedral Caverns 15K trail race – in person – done
Virtual Turkey Trot 5K – done
Downtown HSV Charity run 5K – done
Rudolph Run 5K – 12/17 - done

HonuNui · December 2020

rheddmobile wrote: »

@HonuNui So I hear y’all are having earthquakes and eruptions - I forget exactly where in Hawaii you are, is this close to you, everything okay?

Kilauea (currently erupting) is on the south end of Big Island, 50 miles as the crow flies from our house, and ash and flow go in the opposite direction from where we are (north end of island)....but there have been rumblings on Mauna Loa also (which last erupted in the early 1980's), which is more centrally located, and which triggered a 4.2 last week and rattled us pretty good.

Guy walks into a bar in New Orleans and says “give me a Corona and two hurricanes.” Bartender says “that’ll be 2020”.....just add an erupting volcano to the mix....

skippygirlsmom · December 2020

HonuNui wrote: »

rheddmobile wrote: »

@HonuNui So I hear y’all are having earthquakes and eruptions - I forget exactly where in Hawaii you are, is this close to you, everything okay?

Kilauea (currently erupting) is on the south end of Big Island, 50 miles as the crow flies from our house, and ash and flow go in the opposite direction from where we are (north end of island)....but there have been rumblings on Mauna Loa also (which last erupted in the early 1980's), which is more centrally located, and which triggered a 4.2 last week and rattled us pretty good.

Guy walks into a bar in New Orleans and says “give me a Corona and two hurricanes.” Bartender says “that’ll be 2020”.....just add an erupting volcano to the mix....

What a few volcanoes thrown into the mix of 2020. Glad, though it's close, it's not affecting you. Stay safe.

Camaramandy648 · December 2020

Checking in!

Skimmed.

It's almost Christmas!

Ran an ultra distance Saturday - fell pretty hard. A little rough around the edges but I mcgyvered a sling around the fifteenth mile and finished it that way and still got a PR.

I think I am basically fine.

I have darker skin so it's hard to tell what's bruised and what's not except I am pretty sure my tone is never green or purple. Also my butt. Oh lord. Not sure about the elbow but I've been running okay, just keeping it immobile.

Also got my 2020 in 2020 last week! I think I'm almost to 2100 now!

@quilteryoyo how are you? I have been thinking of you -
and all of the rest of you too. I hope you are all well. Miss being around. Life is so busy though. *Sigh* When will it slow down? When I do, maybe, haha.

@HonuNui - gorgeous!

Faebert · December 2020

Not running at the moment but hopefully back to it Wednesday (long story). But on here to check in and sending biggest of hugs to @quilteryoyo. Also hoping all is ok @eleanorhawkins - completely understand your frustration.

We are in full Tier 4 lockdown for Christmas in London. I’m annoyed as I know lots of people are ignoring it and breaking the law. Meanwhile rates are scary high. Just trying to keep my head down, paint a smile on for my kids and look to a better year ahead. Fingers crossed still on track to make the 800 for the year x

Teresa502 · December 2020

December Goal – 120 miles
12/1 – 1.05 miles
12/2 – 6.41 miles
12/3 – 3.3 miles
12/4 – 5.02 miles
12/5 – 1.72 miles (travel day)
12/6 – 6.09 miles (2 mile walk on beach)
12/7 – 5.50 miles (4 mile walk on beach)
12/8 – 6.21 miles Jingle all the 10K Way (virtual)
12/9 – 3.51 miles (18.44 mile bike ride; 1.78 mile walk on beach)
12/10 – 13.24 miles
12/11 – 5.14 miles (2.27 mile beach walk)
12/12 – 1.14 miles (travel day)
12/13 – 1.26 miles
12/14 – 4 miles
12/15 – 5.02 miles
12/16 – 4.27 miles
12/17 – 5.67 miles (Christmas Lights Run) + 5K walk
12/18 – 2.02 miles (trail)
12/19 – 5.04 (Pioneer 5 Mile Race)
12/20 – 5.01 miles
12/21 – 4.01 miles
Total – 94.63 miles

Yesterday’s 12 Day of Christmas assignment was to run 5 miles with the first 2 being at conversational pace, the third mile a little speedier, and the last 2 back at conversational pace. I met three friends to run in a neighborhood with beautiful Christmas decorations. The neighborhood route ended up being very hilly. We tried to speed up on mile 3 but I think mile 5 ended up being our fastest just because of the terrain. The lights though did not disappoint. They were beautiful.

As @mbaker566 (hope your hip is feeling better) mentioned, today’s 12 Days of Christmas challenge was to complete your run (any distance) before checking email or social media. Since I usually run first thing in the mornings, I wasn’t too tempted. Just got out the door around 7:00 am and ran 4 miles.

@camaramandy – Sorry about your fall and I hope you are mended quickly.
@Faebert – I thought about you today when I read about London’s lockdown in the news this morning. I just don't understand all the resistance to following rules that save people's lives!
@eleanorhawkins – I hope your family’s test results are all negative. Sorry you have to go through the testing. How did your daughter handle it?
Congratulations on your PR @rheddmobile!
More hugs going out to you and your mom @quilteryoyo!
To everyone - keep on keeping on!

Scott6255 · December 2020

@Camaramandy648 😲 that is a ton of milage! Hope you heal up quickly!

8 miles this evening. Pretty good run for a Monday. Waited until after work so it would be warmer. But might have been a little too warm, 72F light wind 🥵
But not complaining.

katharmonic · December 2020

Date :::: Miles :::: Cumulative
12/01/20 :::: 2.2 :::: 2.2
12/02/20 :::: 3.7 :::: 5.9
12/03/20 :::: 3.5 :::: 9.5
12/04/20 :::: 9.1 :::: 18.6
12/05/20 :::: 5.0 :::: 23.6
12/06/20 :::: 3.1 :::: 26.7
12/07/20 :::: 3.6 :::: 30.2
12/08/20 :::: 2.0 :::: 32.3
12/09/20 :::: 1.9 :::: 34.1
12/10/20 :::: 1.8 :::: 35.9
12/11/20 :::: 5.5 :::: 41.5
12/12/20 :::: 5.3 :::: 46.7
12/13/20 :::: 3.3 :::: 50.0
12/14/20 :::: 2.2 :::: 52.3
12/15/20 :::: 3.1 :::: 55.3
12/16/20 :::: 4.1 :::: 59.4
12/17/20 :::: 3.0 :::: 62.4
12/18/20 :::: 8.1 :::: 70.5
12/19/20 :::: 5.2 :::: 75.7
12/20/20 :::: 4.5 :::: 80.2
12/21/20 :::: 2.2 :::: 82.4

Ran with Stella the reluctant dog for about 1.8 miles after work. Then did a quick 5 minute warmup on the treadmill before strength training. Meant to do a bit more today. Didn't happen.

Avidkeo · December 2020

Hey all.

Been sick the last week. So sick. Nasty viral illness (thankfully not That one). It took me so long to shake it. I managed a 3k run on Monday. Slow slow slow!

So no long run last Saturday, sigh. Oh well its no big deal.

We are having an extra Christmas this year as SIL came to visit early. It was great. But means the food side of Chris stretched out a whole week rather than just a few days.

I really can't complain though. Its lovely. Now I can breathe anyway.

eleanorhawkins · December 2020

Thanks for the thoughts, hugs, etc. I'm reaching breaking point here and can't run it off. My daughter's test was arranged through the school system, she went yesterday and it was one of the quick ones. Negative result, 15 minutes later. She was in a state and it was uncomfortable but she survived. She is allowed out of isolation tomorrow as long as no symptoms show up, but today is the last day of term so she's happy she doesn't have to face the world until the 7th of January now.
Meanwhile, my husband and I have to go to a drive-through testing place this afternoon. Different system, possibly different test. They get sent to the hospital, then the results are sent to our GPs who will phone us with them. On the 28th!!!! And we're not allowed to set foot outside the apartment until we have a negative test result. So that will be 10 days locked up indoors, all because my MIL is stubborn and careless. I am so angry. I'm getting chest pains from the anxiety and frustration of it all. Spent most of last night trying to work out how to feed us all for 10 days with what I have in the cupboards or send a reluctant, panic-stricken kid to the supermarket.
Meanwhile my dad 1,500 miles away, after having a malignant brain tumour removed and 2 weeks into a 6 week cycle of radiotherapy with chemo planned after that, phoned me the other day to ask me if I thought he might have cancer because he just noticed he's being treated at an oncology hospital. WTF? I don't know if nobody bothered telling him, it went over his head, he didn't understand or he's just been in denial.
Oh yeah, and it's Christmas this week. Happy Christmas everyone!

ContraryMaryMary · December 2020

eleanorhawkins wrote: »

Thanks for the thoughts, hugs, etc. I'm reaching breaking point here and can't run it off. My daughter's test was arranged through the school system, she went yesterday and it was one of the quick ones. Negative result, 15 minutes later. She was in a state and it was uncomfortable but she survived. She is allowed out of isolation tomorrow as long as no symptoms show up, but today is the last day of term so she's happy she doesn't have to face the world until the 7th of January now.
Meanwhile, my husband and I have to go to a drive-through testing place this afternoon. Different system, possibly different test. They get sent to the hospital, then the results are sent to our GPs who will phone us with them. On the 28th!!!! And we're not allowed to set foot outside the apartment until we have a negative test result. So that will be 10 days locked up indoors, all because my MIL is stubborn and careless. I am so angry. I'm getting chest pains from the anxiety and frustration of it all. Spent most of last night trying to work out how to feed us all for 10 days with what I have in the cupboards or send a reluctant, panic-stricken kid to the supermarket.
Meanwhile my dad 1,500 miles away, after having a malignant brain tumour removed and 2 weeks into a 6 week cycle of radiotherapy with chemo planned after that, phoned me the other day to ask me if I thought he might have cancer because he just noticed he's being treated at an oncology hospital. WTF? I don't know if nobody bothered telling him, it went over his head, he didn't understand or he's just been in denial.
Oh yeah, and it's Christmas this week. Happy Christmas everyone!

Oh you poor thing. How awful for you. Sending love, positive vibes and sunshine. I wish I could actually do something practical for you.

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