January 2021 Monthly Running Challenge

noblsheep · January 2021

katharmonic wrote: »

Hey our map is done in the RTW challenge. It's very cool! That's a long route to run, and the ocean crossings are going to be tough. We're currently in France. Looks like we may be ending at @noblsheep's house? We can meet up there

Oh cool! Didn't know y'all were coming. I don't live in Shanghai but my dad does. I'll see everyone in December, somebody bring some Christmas lights.

No running lately. No excuses.

@skippygirlsmom Good luck!

Monthly questions:
1) Dog, cat, fish, reptile or petless? Any favorites?
Used to have three cats. They currently live with the ex. I get visiting rights every once in a while.

2) Can you hold a toot in? I swear I'm old. I get the walking farts.
Didn't know we were supposed to.

3) Did you do anything nice/outside of yourself today?
Made coffee for somebody. Also, got out of bed and hung with living people. Does that count?

4) Do you have a monthly question? I have a million of em' if you don't.
Nope. Love yours @swenson19d

kgirlhart · January 2021

January Goal: 90 Miles

1/1: 6.26 miles
1/3: 9.02 miles
1/5: 5.03 miles
1/6: 5.05 miles
1/7: 5.04 miles
1/9: 9.02 miles
1/12: 3.56 miles

42.98/90 miles completed for January

I couldn't bring myself to get out and run this morning at 5:00 when it was 27°F so I ran at lunch. It was still pretty chilly for me at 44°F feels like 39°F, but the sun was shining and it was pretty nice. It is sometimes nice to run at lunch. I only had time for 3.5 miles, but I was able to run it at a 9:38 pace which is pretty fast for me. And since it was only 3.5 miles it felt pretty easy. But it is also kind of hard to run at lunch because there is such a limited amount of time that it is always kind of stressful. Maybe I will brave the 32°F forecast for the morning. I really hate cold and I am ready for winter to be over.

swenson19d wrote: »

1) Dog, cat, fish, reptile or petless? Any favorites? We have 2 dogs. I like cats, but I hate cleaning the litter box so we haven't had a cat since my daughter moved into her first apartment and took her cat with her.
2) Can you hold a toot in? I swear I'm old. I get the walking farts. I can if I am in public. 😊
3) Did you do anything nice/outside of yourself today? I really didn't, but I'll try to tomorrow.
4) Do you have a monthly question? I have a million of em' if you don't. I'm better at answering the monthly question than it thinking up the question. (And I am not always that good at answering.)

@rheddmobile I love your description of the magic of running.

@skippygirlsmom That is great news! We'll be praying for you tomorrow.

@quilteryoyo So glad you are doing well. You should definitely count your walk for RTW.

2021 Races:
11/6/21: Run For 57th AHC Half Marathon

TheMrWobbly · January 2021

Good spot @katharmonic and I will give the update on things we have passed once we get year end out of the way.

noblsheep wrote: »

I don't live in Shanghai but my dad does. I'll see everyone in December, somebody bring some Christmas lights.

You fooled me there @noblsheep I would change it if i could

I have included the Boston marathon route so we can run it with @PastorVincent again.

thisvickyruns · January 2021

SummerSkier wrote: »

OH my, I absolutely cannot keep up with yall.. This has to be the fastest moving thread in the west. and east and north and south.

I love reading all the stories tho.

Summer

agreed!

Faebert · January 2021

Well it’s 13 days into the month (and year!) and I’m finally off the mark. It was not a very long or very fast run but I’m thrilled that my breathing was ok throughout this first post Covid run.

Since I’ve started back to work this week remote teaching, I’ve noticed I get out of breath quite quickly when presenting or doing verbal feedback for the kids. Assume it’s going to take a while to completely recover as I obviously took quite a nasty hit.

But I ran! At last!!! Im sorry to my team mates on Run the World and the Run the Year challenges that I’ve only just contributed but I’m hoping that I can build up quickly.

@skippygirlsmom sending you prayers and well wishes for your surgery.
@quilteryoyo hope you are continuing to recover.
To everyone else, I’m reading every day and trying to keep up. You are all awesome and keep me inspired.

Jan goal: Return to running and fitness

13/1: 2.24m

marisap2010 · January 2021

My dreaded audit is finally over, so maybe I can breathe for a bit! I actually left work while still daylight yesterday and was able to go to the gym. I ran a mile on the indoor track before my body pump class. I’m hoping to pick up the miles now that I won’t be working as much. My husband keeps teasing me that he is ahead of me on miles for RTY.

Monthly question?

1) Dog, cat, fish, reptile or petless? Any favorites?
We currently have two basset hounds, some fish, and a snail named Larry. In the past we’ve had other cats and dogs, and as a kid I had an Eastern Flying Squirrel named Buddy who we rescued after my car killed its mom. He was a cool pet and would snuggle to sleep in your pockets.
2) Can you hold a toot in? I really try to hold them in, if possible.
3) Did you do anything nice/outside of yourself today? No, not really. 😕
4) Do you have a monthly question? I have a million of em' if you don't. Nope, I enjoy these!

Cricketmad88 · January 2021

1/1 - 5.5
2/1 - 6.5
6/1 - 5
11/1 - 4
13/1 - 5

26/60km

On target to hit goal even after losing a long run due to weather

quilteryoyo · January 2021

Yeah for feeling well enough to go for a run @Faebert . Hope you continue to feel better and stronger every day.

@marisap2010 Glad work is calming down. Sounds like you had a great run.

eleanorhawkins · January 2021

Anyone else unable to get into Strava on their phones, or has it just decided to hate me? I get a page saying 'Welcome back, we need to check and confirm the Facebook information you'd like to share with Strava', but when I click on continue it just keeps loading the same page over and over again.
I'm getting emails of likes and challenges I've completed and stuff so it's obviously syncing with my Garmin, but it won't let me in.

Tramboman · January 2021

1-1 5k treadmill + resistance bands
1-2 5k treadmill + yoga
1-3 6k easy
1-4 7k slow + resistance bands
1-5 5k treadmill + yoga
1-6 7k slow + resistance bands
1-7 6k slow + yoga
1-8 5k treadmill + resistance bands
1-9 6k slow + yoga
1-10 6k slow
1-11 6k slower
1-12 5k treadmill + yoga
1-13 7k slow

January Total: 76k
January Goal: 140k

Low 30s F with a gusty south wind today. Started out mostly sunny, but was mostly cloudy by the time I finished.
It would really be funny if I got so slow that a whole weather system could come through while I was actually running. Fueled with a banana today instead of a granola bar; whether it was physical or psychological, felt stronger and did my usual 7k.

When you pop in here claiming your December 2021 mileage, what accomplishments will you have made?

PUT THE FUN BACK IN THE RUN!
Return to a good running weight of 175 lbs (second attempt)

kirstymn · January 2021

01/01... 10.12
04/01... 4.20
05/01... 5.41
06/01... 5.22
07/01... 4.02
08/01... 12.05
11/01... 4.02
12/01... 6.52
14/01... 3.54

Total KM 55.10

Short run today, it's an unseasonably not humid morning so far which made for a very pleasant run

@rheddmobile Those are some beautiful snowy pictures and insights on running. I'm with you... most of my runs are "run of the mill" just get it done, but every once in a while something random will happen, or I'll notice something I've never seen before and I am so grateful I took up running so I was able to be out there and have that experience.

Monthly question?

1) Dog, cat, fish, reptile or petless? Any favorites? Definitely cats - mine goes to the toilet outside so no need for cleaning up litter boxes thankfully
2) Can you hold a toot in? I swear I'm old. I get the walking farts. I can hold it if I need to
3) Did you do anything nice/outside of yourself today? Nothing yet, but the day is young
4) Do you have a monthly question? I have a million of em' if you don't. Nope
5) What do you think will change for you this year? 2021 isn't looking promising so far. One of my staff is going on maternity leave and I'm having problems replacing her, so this year is about to get a whole lot busier for me - work/life balance is going to be zero sadly

@skippygirlsmom All the best for your surgery and beginning the healing process

@themrwobbly You're killing it with that hill! Thanks so much for setting up the RTW map

@shanaber 80°F! You've got the same temperature we have right now in the middle of summer! I hate to think what it gets like for you in the middle of your summer. I'm also very jealous of you taking a tiger cub home to look after

@libbyralls Great job! I also notice I feel sluggish on my runs when I haven't been eating well

martaindale · January 2021

@Tramboman I guess bananas are the key for putting fun in your run! A little drizzle of chocolate syrup or melted PB is one of my daughter's favorite snacks.
@Faebert Glad to hear you felt well enough to get out for a run. I hope you feel better soon.

martaindale · January 2021

42.9/90 miles

1/1: 13.4 miles
1/4: 3 miles
1/5: 6 miles
1/6: 4 miles
1/9: 6.5 miles
1/11: 5.1 miles
1/13: 4.9 miles

I held off on doing my run until later in the afternoon today so I could do the first bit with my family. It was absolutely beautiful! 60 F and sunny with a light breeze. Probably the most perfect weather. I did C25K with my family as my warmup then continued on for a few more miles. Today was supposed to be a threshold workout. I modified it a little because of the warmup with my family and it ended with some sprints that I just wasn't in the mood for, so I pushed the pace for another half a mile or so instead. My first mile was 8:55 and my second was 9:09!
I think I need to really do a time trial. Mentally I still see myself as a 10 min/mile runner but I am clearly getting faster. I know I'm getting faster because I'm setting new PR's and my average pace on my usual runs is trending faster when I dive into my strava data but my brain isn't quite there yet. I think that if I could prove to myself how fast I am actually capable of going I would see a big jump in performance.

TheMrWobbly · January 2021

Hopefully you find some balance @kirstymn even if it tilted!!!

Just getting into Strava (working for me @eleanorhawkins ) and it is a little harsh in it's graphs. I ran the same route two days running with only 3 seconds per mile difference and the graph makes me feel as if it says "Second run was ****, look at that time right at the bottom of the graph loser!

Wait until I really suck one day!

martaindale · January 2021

@TheMrWobbly That graph does look pretty harsh! I have used strava for a couple of years so my graphs are nicer to me. It does sometimes tell me that I was slower than normal or lower effort or something if I do an easy run on a route where I have been doing my speed work for a few days.

quilteryoyo · January 2021

You are doing great @martaindale ! Those are amazing times!

Who cares what Strava says @TheMrWobbly . I think you are amazing too! I'm sure once there's more data points, it'll look better.

katharmonic · January 2021

Glad to hear you were able to get a run in today @Faebert. That's really good.

@marisap2010 happy for you that work is finally easing up for you. Enjoy some downtime!

@Tramboman, maybe you ran so FAST (fueled by that banana) that you ran into a different weather pattern.

@martaindale that's great that your pace has improved so much, even if your brain remains skeptical! Yes, give it some more data and convince yourself you are faster! Good for you.

@TheMrWobbly, ha, I always feel that Strava is so cruel. That y-axis scaling is just so dramatic - it's only 3 seconds!

@kgirlhart I wish lunch runs would work out better but they are challenging all around. 32 degrees is perfectly runnable though

But I would have a hard time at 5 am for sure.

Date :::: Miles :::: Cumulative
01/01/21 :::: 0.0 :::: 0.0
01/02/21 :::: 0.0 :::: 0.0
01/03/21 :::: 3.3 :::: 3.3
01/04/21 :::: 3.4 :::: 6.7
01/05/21 :::: 3.0 :::: 9.8
01/06/21 :::: 5.9 :::: 15.6
01/07/21 :::: 3.2 :::: 18.8
01/08/21 :::: 1.5 :::: 20.3
01/09/21 :::: 13.2 :::: 33.4
01/10/21 :::: 3.3 :::: 36.8
01/11/21 :::: 2.1 :::: 38.9
01/12/21 :::: 3.2 :::: 42.0
01/13/21 :::: 0.0 :::: 42.0

Events of the day conspired against getting a run in. I was even dressed and ready to go out and it didn't happen.

But one of those events was getting the Covid vaccine, for which I am really grateful and hopeful.

RunsOnEspresso · January 2021

I'm no longer sure of what day of the week it is any more.

I know its the 13th and I have 56 miles. And a dog in my lap.

Avidkeo · January 2021

Hey all.

Not much to report today. Cross training so bike and strength training.

Tomorrow is 7k, I've come to another town for the night for work, so have all my running gear for tomorrow's run. This will be interesting because it's completely flat. I think last time I was here I did 3k.

Then Saturday is 11k!

I had a hard choice to make, I'm doing race directing on Saturday for Park Run (last week was a practice run) so need to start setup at about 730 ish. I can't leave my long run for after because it gets too hot. So 2 options. A) get up around 545, do my long run on the same course as Parkrun, and get my long run done before Parkrun.

do my long run on Sunday.

I'm leaning to A. Because then I get a sleep in on Sunday, instead of having 2 early mornings in a row. Thoughts?

rheddmobile · January 2021

8 miles on the Greenline. A lot more people than usual were wearing masks today, maybe because the wind is starting to be chilly. Nice bright day, perfect running weather, during my walk afterwards I wished I had gloves though.

First race of the Winter off-road series Sunday. It’s in-person which I am not up for, since our cases are very high. Very disappointed since I placed in AG two years in a row and hoped to defend my title! There is a virtual option, but no awards for virtual, just a leaderboard. I am considering doing the virtual anyway, just to support the local group.

However, I have a conundrum. The rules for the virtual series say that you can do it anywhere. However it’s named the OFF ROAD series. Looking at the times already entered online I can tell very few other virtual runners are actually doing it off road - I know many of these people and these are their road times. So do I run it on trails, because it’s a trail series, or do I run it on roads like everybody else so my time will be comparable?

At the moment I’m leaning towards doing both, running a fast race on roads and also a slower one on trails, maybe even the same course as the in person so I can compare.

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