December 2020 Monthly Running Challenge

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  • skippygirlsmom
    skippygirlsmom Posts: 4,433 Member
    HonuNui 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.
  • Teresa502
    Teresa502 Posts: 1,841 Member
    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!
  • ContraryMaryMary
    ContraryMaryMary Posts: 1,764 Member
    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.
  • Faebert
    Faebert Posts: 1,588 Member
    @eleanorhawkins that is awful, I’m so sorry. You have so much to deal with right now. I really hope those results come through faster for you and that all is ok. Sending you lots of strength. X
  • Scott6255
    Scott6255 Posts: 2,543 Member
    edited December 2020
    @eleanorhawkins That is a really terrible situation you and your family have been put in. Huge hugs going out to you 😢
  • Tramboman
    Tramboman Posts: 2,482 Member
    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
    12-22 rest + yoga

    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

    Regularly scheduled rest day today.

    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
  • martaindale
    martaindale Posts: 2,292 Member
    50 posts behind, but I got caught up!

    @quilteryoyo It's been such a hard few weeks for you guys. I hope your family is feeling ok and I'm glad to hear you got a new surgery date.

    @rheddmobile Great race and PR even in the slippery conditions.

    @polskagirl01 So glad to see you found a new place! This time of year is hard to get anything done, even moreso this year with holidays plus COVID.

    @Camaramandy648 ouch! Hope you heal up quickly.

    @shorkster You're doing great!

    @kgirlhart Glad your hip is feeling better

    @Teresa502 Congrats on your AG finish! Re: the bonk run. What exactly is the point of doing that on purpose? Did the challenge give any insight into why you would do that to yourself?

    @eleanorhawkins I'm so sorry to hear about your family struggles. This year sucks. Unfortunately so many people fall into this trap of thinking people they know are ok/safe and then the people around them end up paying the price. I'm hoping you and your husband test negative and the rest of your family recovers ok.
  • quilteryoyo
    quilteryoyo Posts: 6,405 Member
    @Tramboman I did not know that your daughter lives in Murfreesboro. That's cool. Yeah, the weather is going to stink I'm afraid.

    @skippygirlsmom That's scary about the sex offender. I'm glad he's moving. I don't know what women think whey they let someone like that move in with them and their children. I guess they believe his story when he says he either didn't do it, it was consensual, or that he won't do it again. It's sad all the way around.



  • Teresa502
    Teresa502 Posts: 1,841 Member
    @Teresa502 Congrats on your AG finish! Re: the bonk run. What exactly is the point of doing that on purpose? Did the challenge give any insight into why you would do that to yourself?
    The guy running the challenge (Jason Greene) is an ultra runner. He said the goal is to train your body to use alternate fuel sources. He said "Mixing this type of run has helped me feel better in those 50Ks that take me way longer than they should."