December 2021 Monthly Running Challenge
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@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?0 -
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!1 -
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
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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.4
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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.
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
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It does not feel like December with these temps. I have run in shorts for the last two nights. Last night was a short run after work, and tonight I ran with two women from my running group. It started to rain on us, and the warm rain felt so nice!
All this talk of hiking makes me want to go hiking this weekend. I’m too far from the mountains to do the kind of hike I’d like to do, but I might find a local trail if the weather is nice.
December total: 61.765 -
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!
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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 responsibility4 -
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.
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"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
Don't Rest December Total: 175k
Don't Rest December Goal: 180k
Cloudy, upper 30s F, and no wind at all. Time was exactly halfway between slow and easy, so it was a perfectly sleasy run. Saw a blue heron -- I cannot remember having ever seen one so late in the year.
Run the Year team: a big finish will put you over the top. Keep going!!!
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)
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
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December Totals: 90.7/100 miles
12/3: 3.1 miles
12/4: 6 miles
12/6: 4.6 miles
12/7: 4.7 miles
12/8: 3 miles
12/9: 5.1 miles
12/11: 9 miles
12/12: 4.5 miles
12/13: 5.1 miles
12/15: 3.1 miles
12/16: 5.6 miles
12/19: 10 miles
12/20: 5.1 miles
12/22: 3.1 miles
12/23: 5.1 miles
12/27: 5 miles
12/28: 5.6 miles
12/30: 3 miles
Sleasy recovery run this morning. It was so foggy, it was like running through a haunted house! A so few cars and people leading up to the holiday weekend. I'm not going to quite make my goal but I did the mileage on my training plan, so gonna call it a success. One more run tomorrow to round out 2021!5 -
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
Yeah for a sleasy run @Tramboman .
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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?
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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!
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
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Did I miss a link for January?
Run the World - I'm with @Scott6255 as I may not run at all today. I'm planning to do a longer run on New Year's Day, even though doing it today would get me back into the 100-mile club for December and would bump me up a spot in the run the world rankings. Nope, not doing it.
I only got 2021 km if you count all of my various other activities. HOWEVER, I did have a great year elevation-wise, as Strava counted over 25,000 meters of elevation gain from running/trail running!
Here's my year. I cropped out a bunch of shorter activities like football, kayaking etc.
"Water sports" is actually the warmups from Polar Bear club, as I don't cover much distance in the pool.
I had an injury in April-May, then was at ZERO for most of November while recovering from covid. So I'm very happy with my response to this year, even though my distance was shorter. I also cycled a LOT less, and blame my 40 Weeks of running 40k Challenge, which was also a good thing. Maybe a cycling goal in 2022 is in order.
Ok, actually there is a number here that's bugging me enough to do something. Maybe I can convince the family to go for a bike ride of at least 26 minutes to get my total time to 300.8 -
Traditionally I don't run on 31 Dec so I am rested for a nice long run on the 1st. However lately I have been "streaking" so if my shin (which had sympathy for Scott yesterday) behaves perhaps I will end with a short one. I apologize for not being able to join the run the world challenge as I think I would have closed the gap but maybe that would not be fair to do at the end of it anyway.
Polskagirl01 that activity log is something to be REALLY proud of. I am hoping to diversify my activity a little bit more this next year so perhaps I will be more well rounded in my health quest. I did not see the link either but I haven't been searching the challenge group either. The dang Bboard changes are still not kind to my eyes for just scrolling around unless you have a specific group or thread you want to follow.
Happy 31st everyone~!!!!!5 -
"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 over4 -
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 🎉3 -
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!4 -
@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.3
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