January 2022 Monthly Running Challenge

Happy New Year! I started the year with a 4.05 mile progression training run. I am supposed to have a 2 hour long run tomorrow, but it looks like storms ALL DAY. I am hoping there will be a break somewhere for me to get out.

Welcome back @faebert and @eleanorhawkins.

Happy New Year!

I haven't run since last January and April (to be specific). There's a guy on my street who runs often. I saw him on the return from my walk, and envied him for getting started months earlier when it was warm... Now the lungs burn for starting up again, hahaha.

Maybe I'll buy those running shoes and warm running socks THIS year! Happy running!

I'm still here, just lurking still, and into the foreseeable future. I'm getting a look at my foot and so-far suspected plantar fasciitis Tuesday by my doctor's office. So for now still just trying to heal something that best I can tell I have been unable to completely heal even with no runs, then no walks, to
under 5k steps/day, and even further with treatments like stretches during the day and a Strasburg sock at night with the thinking that I was damaging it too much after it contracted. In fact, it's like it might be getting worse but I wasn't figuring that out because I was simultaneously doing more and more to deal with it, making it just seem mostly the same over time until now doing so little there is not much more to do. I'm curious to see where this goes now.

We got a new kitten (Marley) in October. This pic is a two-fer since it shows one of my Injinji toe socks as she peeks out from inside my pants leg...
And a crow
Wishing all of you the best of luck this month and throughout 2022!

shanaber wrote: »

All I looked into setting up a Run The World 2022 Challenge and now know what the credit issue @SummerSkier hit up against. When you set up a challenge you get 10 credits free. Some number of credits are used for each participant who joins based on the length of the challenge. For a 365 day challenge it requires 4 per participant. We can purchase them 20 for $20. Assuming 30 participants that would be $110 or I can set it up to require a payment to join. They have a 3.5% service fee so it would be $5.40 (USD) per participant.
Let me know what you all think... I am leaning towards the per participant but not sure if you all will want to pay to participate or not.

I still have 15 credits from running the Pastor Vincent memorial - there’s no way to donate them to another person as far as I know but I believe it’s possible to form an “organization” of more than one person in charge so that credits are shared, if that would be helpful. Plus it might be a good idea to have multiple organizers in case someone goes AWOL.

@eleanorhawkins Nice job getting out there and getting it done.

@Tramboman Thanks. Nice running today.

@SummerSkier Some days, the runs are just harder. Sometimes when I run by perceived effort, I feel I'm pushing it, when my pace is really slow. I think I was working hard and it was just one of those days - maybe not enough sleep, poor hydration or nutrition, etc. I try to base my effort on my HR, if I choose to do it on any given day. There are days when I can't keep my HR down, even when walking. I guess I'm agreeing with you that perceived effort can be way off of where you think you are.

@marisap2010 Great running. Your pups are adorable. I love Bassett Hounds.

Welcome @Steph_135 .

Nice run @Scott6255 . Glad your shins quit hurting during the run. Zoey is adorable. I love the brindle color.

@WhatMeRunning Marley is adorable. The crow is majestic. I hope you can figure out what to do with your foot and that it gets better sooner rather than later.

Love all of your animals @swenson19d .

Interesting video @shanaber . I don't know that I have ever been in good enough shape to do that. I think by the third or 4th lap, my effort would feel a lot harder, even if I was keeping up the same slow pace. LOL I would be willing to pay to participate in the RTW challenge too.

Nice run to start the year @kgirlhart ! The front is supposed to blow through here tomorrow night.

My mom and I joined some of our neighbor's at one of their houses for a pot luck New Year's lunch with the traditional New Year's Day food, plus a lot of other food on top of that. I ate way too much, but it was all good, even the black eyed peas.

After I got home, I went out for a run. The temperature was 72°F! Crazy warm for Jan. I walked one mile total for warm up and cool down and ran 2.2 miles - thanks to @polskagirl01 putting the idea in my head to do something for 2022. It's been a long time since I ran that far....too long. I did okay, but can feel that my back wasn't real happy with the effort. It's not really painful, just a lot tighter than normal. I did do my stretches and plan to ice it tonight. I hope it will be okay in the morning.

Hello everyone. I’ve been silent. Just trying to get back possibly run some this month. I’m putting myself down for 10 miles run and 70 miles walk. I’m feeling no pain in my left piriformis muscle. It’s loosened up but it not as limber as on the right side. I’ve been thinking why the left hip so tight and I forget I’ve got one leg a little shorter than the other. So the left side is longer so I just think why the imbalance happened on that side. I continue to stretch both sides though. We’ll see if I can start building up to run a little. Love all the pictures of everyone’s pets.

Thanks everyone for the warm welcome back! Treadmill this morning as I had a dodgy stomach last night and didn’t want to chance being out and about! Thankfully all seems well this morning.

Have a great day everyone x

1/1: 2.1m
2/1: 2m

Jan total: 4.1m
Jan target: 30m

ya - it's 24 and the wind is howling today. I might have to invoke one of my running plans today which is to take a rest day! I did all the pre freeze stuff yesterday as I wasn't really totally sure it was going to get that cold after almost 80. But in the middle of the night when it was dropping fast I got up and opened cabinets under sinks and dripped water. At least we DID NOT LOSE POWER thank you Texas for that.......

I was scheduled for a 1:45 - 2 hour easy training run this morning, and I tried to get out early enough to beat the incoming storms. I ran until the sky was dark and my phone was beeping with alerts. I made it inside about 2 minutes before the bottom of the sky fell. I only ran for a little over an hour and ended up with 5.78 miles. A bit frustrating, but that line of rain only lasted about 20 minutes, so I went back out and ran until I got my total of 1hr 45min. Total of 8.59 miles.

January total: 12.64 miles
Streak days: 2