December 2021 Monthly Running Challenge

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  • shanaber
    shanaber Posts: 6,388 Member
    @WhatMeRunning - I don't think anyone has set up a Run the World challenge for 2022 yet. @summeskier was trying to add her miles so we could wrap up 2021.

    Maybe if @TheMrWobbly sees this he can add in some 'credits' or if anyone is friends with him could you send him a DM maybe?
  • polskagirl01
    polskagirl01 Posts: 2,010 Member
    quilteryoyo wrote: »
    I have Garmin, but don't know how to sync it with anything. Plus, I wonder if it would put in my tennis and other activities or just running. I think I'll try @polskagirl01 's suggestion first.

    That's weird @SummerSkier .

    Actually it might only count your running, and for you we'd made an exception to count your walking. Hmm.

    As for @SummerSkier 's issue, I guess we need to ask @TheMrWobbly for help with that!
  • skippygirlsmom
    skippygirlsmom Posts: 4,433 Member
    12/1 – 7.02
    12/2 – 5.02
    12/3 – 5.02
    12/5 – 5.02
    12/7 – 7.02
    12/9 – 7.04
    12/12 - 5.07
    12/13 - 5.08
    12/14 - 5.02
    12/16 - 8.02
    12/17 - 5.02
    12/19 – 3.03
    12/20 – 4.04
    12/22 – 6.02
    12/23 – 3.01
    12/24 – 3.02
    12/25 – 4.02
    12/27 – 13.11 Dec Half
    12/29 – 4.02

    104.08 of 110 miles

    @quilteryoyo yay for tennis. Even the sides of our greenways are too lumpy for me to feel comfortable on grass.

    Thanks @shanaber for setting us up for January
  • quilteryoyo
    quilteryoyo Posts: 5,956 Member
    I just went into out Run The World Challenge and added all of my mileage that I had missed - running miles only. That added 238.02 miles. We're now 197 miles away. If you want me to add my walking miles (that are 3.5 mph or faster), that would add over 200 miles and we would make it. It's up to you all whether you want me to or not.
  • kgirlhart
    kgirlhart Posts: 4,971 Member
    December Goal: 100 Miles

    12/1: 5.11 miles
    12/2: 5.11 miles
    12/5: 10.03 miles
    12/7: 5.31 miles
    12/8: 5.52 miles
    12/9: 5.51 miles
    12/11: 5.26 miles
    12/12: 6.25 miles
    12/14: 5.10 miles
    12/15: 5.31 miles
    12/16: 6.04 miles
    12/19: 9.35 miles
    12/21: 5.11 miles
    12/22: 5.10 miles
    12/23: 6.06 miles
    12/26: 10.02 miles
    12/28: 5.26 miles
    12/29: 5.11 miles

    110.56/100 miles completed for December

    It was raining when I got up this morning.  But it was a light rain and not too cold. And it looked like it would be clearing soon so I decided to go for it. But by the time I got out it had stopped raining. I have to admit I was glad. I ran my usual 5 mile run. Today's run put me at 1301 miles for 2021 which hit my goal of 1300 running miles. (I counted all of my miles for Run the Year, not just running.) I'll have one more run this year. I can't believe it is almost 2022.

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    2021 Races:
    4/24/21: Run For The Children - 10K PR 55:46:28.
    11/6/21: Run For 57th AHC Half Marathon - PR 2:07:11 and 1st in AG
    12/11/21: Wags and Wiskers 5K- 1st in AG,  2nd Overall Female

  • Scott6255
    Scott6255 Posts: 2,434 Member
    rheddmobile wrote: »
    So the good news is I ran 5k without stopping for the first time since my heart did the thing, the bad news is my heart did the thing again. At least I know now it’s unlikely to kill me but it’s debilitating and I want it to stop. I’m reluctant to go on beta blockers because they cause weight gain and fatigue and really kill the ability to exercise hard.

    Run the World team! We’re so close guys! If you upload manually and have runs you haven’t added, now is the time. If you have time for an extra long run today or tomorrow… we have three hundred twenty eight miles left to go, if everyone did an extra half marathon in the next two days, we would make it! If we don’t make it, well… New Year’s party with the Chinese coast guard, hopefully someone will rescue us off the coastline!

    If we miss it by 13.1 miles, I take full responsibility ;)
  • rheddmobile
    rheddmobile Posts: 6,840 Member
    quilteryoyo wrote: »
    I just went into out Run The World Challenge and added all of my mileage that I had missed - running miles only. That added 238.02 miles. We're now 197 miles away. If you want me to add my walking miles (that are 3.5 mph or faster), that would add over 200 miles and we would make it. It's up to you all whether you want me to or not.
    I have counted my walking and running miles together since being injured, and if I recall @TheMrWobbly who set the thing up was counting walking miles at one point, so it’s definitely fine with me! Considering you started this year with open heart surgery you are a rock star who should definitely get to include rehab miles!
  • quilteryoyo
    quilteryoyo Posts: 5,956 Member
    Nice running @kgirlhart ! Congrats on reaching your year's mileage goal!

    @rheddmobile So sorry to hear that your heart did the thing again. That's crazy. Do they know why running is causing it to go whacky? I did count my rehab miles of walking when I first had the surgery. Once I was able to run, I just counting the running ones. I try to go back and add in the walking miles since I have been having back issues, since I was told by the chiropractor to not run there for a while. It should add up to close to 200 miles. We shall see.

    @scott6255 :lol::lol:

    Yeah for a sleasy run @Tramboman .

  • Teresa502
    Teresa502 Posts: 1,708 Member
    December 1 – 5.16 miles
    December 4 – 10.05 miles
    December 5 – 5.13 miles
    December 6 – 5.30 miles
    December 7 – 2 miles (treadmill)
    December 8 – 5.1 miles
    December 9 – 5.11 miles
    December 11 -10.13 miles
    December 12 – 5.01 miles
    December 13 – 4.16 miles
    December 15 – 5.14 miles
    December 18 – 6.30 miles
    December 19 – 3.51 miles
    December 20 – 5.15 miles
    December 21 – 3.42 miles
    December 23 – 7.06 miles
    December 26 – 5.72 miles
    December 27 – 5.23 miles
    December 28 – 5.01 miles
    December 30 – 7.17 miles

    110.87/100 miles completed

    I didn’t run before work because rain was in the forecast so I took running clothes to work with me. For some reason it’s such a struggle for me to run after work. The weather didn’t help today. It was one of those gray winter days. I read some here before I left and you all motivated me to change clothes and get out there so I got 7 miles done. Passed my 100-mile monthly goal and met my 110-mile stretch goal. Going hiking tomorrow so that finishes me up for the month...the year!

    Yikes @rheddmobile. Even though you know what you’re heart is doing, it has to still be scary when it happens. How is your husband feeling? Is he all recovered from his bug?
  • kgirlhart
    kgirlhart Posts: 4,971 Member
    December Goal: 100 Miles

    12/1: 5.11 miles
    12/2: 5.11 miles
    12/5: 10.03 miles
    12/7: 5.31 miles
    12/8: 5.52 miles
    12/9: 5.51 miles
    12/11: 5.26 miles
    12/12: 6.25 miles
    12/14: 5.10 miles
    12/15: 5.31 miles
    12/16: 6.04 miles
    12/19: 9.35 miles
    12/21: 5.11 miles
    12/22: 5.10 miles
    12/23: 6.06 miles
    12/26: 10.02 miles
    12/28: 5.26 miles
    12/29: 5.11 miles
    12/30: 5.10 miles

    115.66/100 miles completed for December

    It was much chillier this morning than it has been lately  I didn't want to get out if bed this morning, but once I got going I had a really nice run. I ran 5 miles and that will wrap up December and 2021 for me. Hope you like have a safe and happy New Year! See you over in the January thread!

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    2021 Races:
    4/24/21: Run For The Children - 10K PR 55:46:28.
    11/6/21: Run For 57th AHC Half Marathon - PR 2:07:11 and 1st in AG
    12/11/21: Wags and Wiskers 5K- 1st in AG,  2nd Overall Female

  • Tramboman
    Tramboman Posts: 2,482 Member
    "Keepin' it sleasy!"

    12-1 7k slow
    12-2 7k slow
    12-3 7k slow
    12-4 7k sleasy
    12-5 7k slow
    12-6 7k slow
    12-7 7k slow
    12-8 7k sleasy
    12-9 7k slow
    12-10 7k sleasy
    12-11 7k slow
    12-12 7k sleasy
    12-13 7k slow
    12-14 7k sleasy
    12-15 7k slow
    12-16 7k easy
    12-17 7k sleasy
    12-18 5k treadmill
    12-19 7k slow
    12-20 7k slow
    12-21 7k slow
    12-22 7k slow
    12-23 4k slow
    12-24 4k slow
    12-25 rest
    12-26 rest
    12-27 3k treadmill
    12-28 4k slow
    12-29 4k slow
    12-30 4k sleasy
    12-31 6k slow


    Don't Rest December Total: 181k
    Don't Rest December Goal: 180k

    Sunny, low 40s F, and no wind at all again today. Needed to make sure I could do more than 4k so I can start the new year out right. The thoughts bouncing around in my mind today coalesced into "Old Man River." Wonder how that is appropriate?

    @rheddmobile Sorry to hear your heart has acted up again.

    @polskagirl01 Great log!!! Enjoyed perusing it.


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

    PUT THE FUN BACK IN THE RUN!
    Ha ha ha!!! The run took the fun right out of me (most days)

    Return to a good running weight of 175 lbs (second attempt)
    Double ha ha ha!!! Another abject failure. Either need to recommit or stop trying to fool myself.

    2021 Races:

    6/26 Direction Up 5k, Solon, OH 31:48 chip; 31:59 Garmin; 53d overall; 2d male 65 and over
    7/17 Run of the Ox 5k, Mantua, OH 32:19 Garmin; 44th overall; 3d place male 60 and over
  • sweetdaisy13
    sweetdaisy13 Posts: 357 Member
    Final run of 2021 complete: 7 mile trail run.

    2021 Stats: 1,112 miles & 111,755 feet of Elevation.

    It doesn't look like we'll make the Run The World 2021 challenge. We are currently 259 miles behind pace.

    Happy New Year to everyone tomorrow 🎉
  • Scott6255
    Scott6255 Posts: 2,434 Member
    shanaber wrote: »
    The January 2022 thread is open so go and set your goal for January and for the year if you are inclined to!
    https://community.myfitnesspal.com/en/discussion/10852006/january-2022-monthly-running-challenge/p1?new=1

    For those of you who may have missed it.
    Thanks @shanaber!
  • kgirlhart
    kgirlhart Posts: 4,971 Member
    @rheddmobile I missed that your heart was acting up again. I hope it gets straightened out soon.

    Great job everyone on meeting goals and on accepting it when you don't. I think it is important to try, but also to know when to let go of a gol when you need to heal or otherwise take care of yourself.

    Saturday is usually a rest day for me so I am not going to run today. 🙃 I just realized it is Friday. 🙃 It is a holiday and I don't have to work today. I usually take Friday and Saturday as rest days. So yesterday's 5 mile run was my last run of the year. I don't know if I will run tomorrow or not. I hate to not start the year with a run, but I usually don't run on Saturdays so we'll see.

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