February 2021 Monthly Running Challenge

2-1 6.1k treadmill
2-2 5k treadmill + yoga
2-3 6k slow
2-4 6k easy + yoga
2-5 5k treadmill
2-6 6k slow + yoga
2-7 5k treadmill
2-8 7k slow
2-9 6k treadmill + yoga
2-10 7k slow

February Total: 59.1k
February Goal: 150k

Mostly cloudy, mid teens F, and just a hint of a breeze from the northeast -- enough to blow the wood smoke and diesel fumes away, but not enough to affect running. The fun is coming back into the run.

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)

I'm way behind on my goal for the month. Only about 13 miles so far. Fell down the depression hole. Starting to feel better now

35.6/70 miles

2/1: 6 miles
2/2: 4.1 miles
2/3: 7.1 miles
2/5: 1.7 miles
2/6: 10 miles
2/8: 4.5 miles
2/9: 2.2 miles

Unplanned short run yesterday with my daughter. My husband was feeling a little under the weather, so I took her out for C25k so she would stay on schedule and in the habit. They are to the point of the 20 min run now, so it's easier for me to do with them. The constant stopping and starting is kind of annoying in the earlier weeks once you are personally at a point where you don't need it. So, we did a loop she hadn't done in a while and ended up with 2.2 miles at about a 10:11 pace. Pretty good pace and a fair bit faster than she does with my husband. She says he runs slow, so I think he is driving their pace usually. I may need to try to take her out from time to time so she can actually run at a comfortable pace for her while he builds back up. Also, she likes to talk while we run, so it's a good way to get her to tell me what's going on with her life.

@142jmh awesome dog! They seem like a very cool breed and I do love giant dogs. We had a St. Bernard when I was a kid and that dog never wanted to come inside.

Great to hear you are moving along in the healing process @skippygirlsmom. I'm sure it seems long and boring but you'll feel like you are making progress when you start PT I bet.

Nice run with your daughter @martaindale. I'm sure it's great to see her make progress and spend that time together.

@Faebert hope your rest is just what your ankle needs. And that the weather will improve to get outside when you are ready to start up again.

@RunsOnEspresso sorry you've been struggling. Good to see you stop in. Glad you are starting to feel better. Hugs.

Date :::: Miles :::: Cumulative
02/01/21 :::: 2.1 :::: 2.1
02/02/21 :::: 1.6 :::: 3.6
02/03/21 :::: 5.0 :::: 8.7
02/04/21 :::: 2.9 :::: 11.5
02/05/21 :::: 8.6 :::: 20.1
02/06/21 :::: 4.0 :::: 24.1
02/07/21 :::: 3.3 :::: 27.4
02/08/21 :::: 3.0 :::: 30.4
02/09/21 :::: 3.0 :::: 33.4
02/10/21 :::: 4.7 :::: 38.1

Debated running this morning but it was in the teens and I really needed to get to work early so decided to hope for the best and hit the gym after work. For the last few weeks I've been doing the run group's speedwork of the week on my own on Wednesdays on the treadmill, and now it feels like a routine so that's what I did. The workout this week was a ladder of 1-2-3-4-4-3-2-1 minute intervals. I did 90 second recovery between intervals for the first half and 60 second recovery for the second half. I kicked up the pace a little on the 1 and 2 minute intervals. That middle section was tough, and then it goes quickly on the homestretch.

I got my second dose of vaccine today. I was feeling fine until about about right now - starting to feel possibly head achey and tired. I will go to bed shortly and hopefully sleep it off.

2/1 2.02 miles 3.5 mph - treadmill
2/2 2.23 miles 3.5 mph - treadmill
2/3 2.00 miles 3.6 mph - driveway laps
2/4 2.00 miles 3.3 mph - driveway laps
2/5 2.00 miles 3.5 mph - driveway laps and neighbor's field
2/6 1.75 miles 3.3 mph - driveway laps and neighbor's field
2/7 2.50 miles 3.6 mph - driveway laps
2/8 2.00 miles 3.8 mph - 2 separate walks to my mom's and back
2/9 2.00 miles 3.6 mph - driveway laps
2/10 3.00 miles 3.7 mph - driveway laps, neighbor's field, to mom's and back

Monthly Total: 21.50/56 miles

It was a really nice afternoon - sunny and 65°F! Oh how I wish I could have gone for a run or been able to do yard work. Since neither of those are allowed, I opted for walks and reading. I took Tippy for our normal walk into the neighbor's field and then did driveway laps to make 2 miles (3.6 mph). I took a text book on birding outside and read it for a little over an hour. Then, I walked to mom's, spent some time with her and visited with the neighbor's who came over, and then walked home. Mom walked with me from her house to my turn around point and back, both when I got there and when I left. So, she walked almost a mile today. I didn't count those sections because they were slower than 3.0 mph. Anyway, the half mile to mom's I did at a 3.9 mph pace. The one back I did at 3.6mph.

Mom and I may have come close to becoming "jogger" on our first walk. When we turned to go back toward her house, there was a police car sitting at the top of the hill. An officer got out with a police dog and started walking the edges of the road. When he passed us I asked, "Are you looking for something?" Of course they were, but I wasn't sure how to ask. He said, "Yes. A gun. If you find one, call us." Ummm. Okay. Mom had seen an ambulance go down the road a couple of hours before. We haven't heard, but am now assuming someone got shot. We looked in the creek as we walked over the bridge, but saw nothing. At least they were looking for a gun and not a fugitive, or body.