January 2022 Monthly Running Challenge

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  • quilteryoyo
    quilteryoyo Posts: 6,542 Member
    Thanks @Scott6255 and @Faebert .

    I'm glad your fall wasn't worse @Faebert .
  • katharmonic
    katharmonic Posts: 5,720 Member
    @quilteryoyo I'm so sorry you have COVID again. I know quite a few people who have gotten this variant now despite being fully vaccinated and/or having COVID previously. Hopefully your and your mom's symptoms will be milder and resolve quickly. You could use a break! Hugs!

    @Faebert I feel for you on the wounded pride - I almost wiped out twice today, once on the way out of the gym on a slick spot right in front of a guy who was holding the door for me. I managed not to go down but it was not a graceful move. Glad you didn't get more hurt!

    @Scott6255 sorry it wasn't a great run today, but I do love the new "sneasy" portmanteau (a word I was just reminded of in a game on the Ask Me Another podcast!)

  • quilteryoyo
    quilteryoyo Posts: 6,542 Member
    Sorry your run wasn't easy @Scott6255 . I love the "sneasy" portmanteau also. Thanks @katharmonic for exposing me to a new word and the kind thoughts for me and mom.

    @kgirlhart Good job on getting your running done. Friday is our coldest day this week. It may get to 50 this afternoon.

    Thanks @marisap2010 and @eleanorhawkins . @eleanorhawkins I hope you stay well and your husband gets better quickly. At least this variant seems to be more like a bad cold or the flu and doesn't affect your lungs like the original did.

    Thanks @polskagirl01 . Nice running in that cold. Pretty sunrise.
  • skippygirlsmom
    skippygirlsmom Posts: 4,433 Member
    edited January 2022
    1/1 – 6.11
    1/2 – 6.21
    1/4 – 6.31
    1/5 – 5.11
    1/7 - 7.05
    1/8 - 6.32
    1/10 - 6.02
    1/12 - 6.03
    1/13 - 6.02
    1/14 - 6.03
    1/15 - 6.03
    1/17 - 8.11
    1/18 - 6.05

    81.40 of 160 miles

    Woohoo it was over 40F today! It was actually 47 when I started this morning, pretty morning, until it started to rain on me. Guess I missed that in the forecast. :p

    @quilteryoyo I’m not a fan of snow. NO! I can’t believe you have COVID again. I’m so sorry!!! Three of my friends who had COVID in the past month had their booster at least 2 months ago. So hit or miss it seems.
    Poor @Scott6255 “sneasy” miles. Sorry about that. Sounds like it would be a combo of all of the above.

  • quilteryoyo
    quilteryoyo Posts: 6,542 Member
    Nice running everyone.

    @skippygirlsmom We can at least hope that the vaccine is keeping the symptoms from being too severe. I'm just really tired today and mom still has congestion, but the Mucinex is helping that.
  • Teresa502
    Teresa502 Posts: 1,871 Member
    1/3 – 7.02 miles
    1/4 – 6.02 miles
    1/5 – 5.08 miles
    1/6 – 4.03 miles
    1/8 – 8.03 miles
    1/9 – 4.75 miles
    1/10 – 3.10 miles (treadmill)
    1/11 – 5.12 miles
    1/13 – 5.03 miles
    1/14 – 5.16 miles
    1/16 – 1.14 miles
    1/17 – 2.04 miles (crazy laps)
    1/18 – 5.11 miles
    1/19 – 5.54 miles
    January Total – 67.17 miles

    I got a run in at lunch today before the rain moved in. It’s supposed to turn to snow overnight with colder temperatures. I have to keep reminding myself that it is January and this is what January weather is supposed to be like in my area. Doesn’t keep me from longing for Spring though.

    @quilteryoyo – Sorry you have COVID again. This variant is so contagious that I think everyone will have it sooner or later. At least the symptoms are milder for most if you have had the vaccine.

    Goodness @Faebert – glad you weren’t seriously injured in your ice escapedes!

    Beautiful sky @polskagirl01

    Thanks for the new words @Scot6255 and @katharmonic!
  • quilteryoyo
    quilteryoyo Posts: 6,542 Member
    Thanks @Teresa502 . The symptoms aren't horrible and, you're right, it is so contagious I expect everyone will get it as some point in time. Great run today and I too have to remind myself this is January! Even though, I want it to hurry up and be warmer, I can't believe how fast January has gone by.

    Thanks @Faebert and @rheddmobile .

    @Faebert I hope you get in a good outdoor run tomorrow.

    @rheddmobile Glad you got a few answers to your health questions and sounds like it is all good news. Great job on increasing your weights!

    Mom and I are doing good. I was just really tired today with a little bit of a runny nose. I did manage to get in a mile on the treadmill and strolled the half mile to get the mail. I've actually felt better this evening, after the outdoor stroll. Mom still had the runny nose, cough, and sneezing, but not as bad as yesterday. Hopefully it will be short lived and we'll feel a lot better tomorrow.
  • kgirlhart
    kgirlhart Posts: 5,188 Member
    January Goal: 100 Miles

    1/1: 10.02 miles
    1/4: 5.31 miles
    1/5: 5.26 miles
    1/6: 5.18 miles
    1/9: 10.01 miles
    1/11: 5.10 miles
    1/12: 5.12 miles
    1/13: 6.03 miles
    1/16: 10.02 miles
    1/18: 5.51 miles
    1/19: 6.10 miles

    73.66/100 miles completed for January

    It was 50°F this morning.  I wore shorts and a t-shirt and ran 6 miles. It was really nice. Tomorrow morning it in supposed to be 24°F, feels like 11°F. I haven't decided if I will run or not.



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  • marisap2010
    marisap2010 Posts: 909 Member
    @rheddmobile Glad you are starting to get some answers. Great job on your lifting!

    @quilteryoyo, I’m glad you’re feeling a little better.

    Last night was a short run working on hill repeats. I warmed up for about half a mile and then tackled a large hill in my neighborhood 3x at about a 10K pace, jogging down after each.

    January miles: 51.54
    Streak days: 19
  • quilteryoyo
    quilteryoyo Posts: 6,542 Member
    Nice run @kgirlhart . There would be no question in my mind....if I ran in those temperatures you were supposed to have today, it would be on the treadmill. I guess that's one good thing about being a weather wimp - I don't have to spend time worrying over whether to run outside or not. LOL

    Sounds like a great run @marisap2010 !

  • martaindale
    martaindale Posts: 2,333 Member
    edited January 2022
    @Faebert Ouch! Glad only your hose and pride got injured!

    @quilteryoyo Sorry to hear you and your mom are sick again and glad that you are already feeling better. I agree that everyone will catch it at some point. So goes endemic viruses, unfortunately. With my job dealing with a high risk population, most of the people I work with are very careful, so we haven’t had any infections over the last couple of years. But with this new strain we are finally starting to have some people catch it. I’m starting to feel like a little bit of a unicorn since my family pod of five (me, husband, kid, and grandparents) have all managed to not catch it yet, especially with school going back to in person this year and the number of patients at our center basically back to normal. My kid’s school is now having a second peak with daily new cases at the same level that they were right after school started back in August, but more of the teachers are out this time compared to the first go around.

    @Scott6255 Love “sneasy” but sorry that’s how your run felt. Today will be my first run post-race and I fear I may be in the same boat. Our vocabulary is developing nicely!

    Everyone who is getting snow, stay safe! The cold finally reached us last night, and we’re headed into a few days of chilly temps with lows below freezing. That sounds like no big deal compared to what you all are going through. I actually kind of like this weather, but I only get it for a few days at a time. It would probably get old if I had to deal with it for months on end.
  • Teresa502
    Teresa502 Posts: 1,871 Member
    katharmonic wrote: »
    Yesterday I read on the local news facebook post that it was supposed to be the warmest day in the next two weeks. That was unwelcome news, as it wasn't all that warm. We are heading for below zero again for the weekend and that makes me cranky. Anyway, I ran 4 miles on neighborhood streets that were at least well plowed and it was warm enough not to be too icy. This morning I reverted to the treadmill for a warmup before strength training. Both runs and the workout seemed extra hard these last two days. I'm tired and ready for the weekend - the stupidly cold weekend. Thank goodness I have happy hour planned tonight to get my attitude adjusted :)

    Same here but it's only supposed to get down to 10F. But the weather-related crankiness is real!
  • Teresa502
    Teresa502 Posts: 1,871 Member
    edited January 2022
    We didn't get too much snow this morning. Just enough to make all the patches that melted yesterday white and snow covered again. Knowing this was coming, I ran the last two days in a row so I think it's a good day for a rest day!
  • quilteryoyo
    quilteryoyo Posts: 6,542 Member
    @katharmonic Stay warm this weekend. Remember, every day that passes we are one day closer to spring. You are doing great getting out when you do.

    Thanks @martaindale . I'm glad your family pod hasn't gotten it yet and hope it stays that way. At least the new variant doesn't seem to be making most people as sick, so it you do get it, maybe it won't be too bad. Our symptoms seem to be lessening, except I am coughing a little more (still not much). We're just still tired and don't want to do anything. At least we are blaming that on CoVID. :wink:

    @cowgirlslikeus86 You don't have to lurk just because you are injured. Let us know about your walking and hiking. We like to hear those reports too.

    I walked another mile on the treadmill today. I started to do more, but haven't been sleeping the best and was still feeling really tired. I not sure that I'm not just being lazy, but I am blaming that on CoVID and hope I will feel like doing more tomorrow. Mom and I are progressing well...like I said, just tired and unmotivated with a little coughing and runny nose and congestion thrown in for good measure.

    I don't know if you recall I lost the data in my 2021 running spreadsheet when my computer had to be worked on. We weren't able to recover it, so I've been working on re-entering everything from my running journal. I finally got it done last night. I thought I did pretty well, considering I had open heart surgery in January and have had back issues since October. My best month was July with 77.6 miles ran and 31 miles walked. My lowest month was December when I only ran 2.25 miles, but did walk 33. I couldn't believe that I had only ran once the entire month.

    2021 : Ran 353.47 miles Walked 444.77 miles Total 798.24 miles

    2020: Ran 534.44 miles Walked 206.82 miles Total 741.26 miles

    2019: Ran 270.92 miles Walked 233.03 miles Total 503.95 miles

    These are the only years that I have kept data. I was sporadic with my running before that. My totals have gone up every year, so I'll take that as a win, I guess.
  • marisap2010
    marisap2010 Posts: 909 Member
    Stay warm all of you with the crazy low temps! It will get down to below freezing here this weekend. Not a fan!

    Welcome, @cowgirlslikeus86! Please feel free to post any exercise you are doing. Many on here also post about other activities.

    @quilteryoyo, it is awesome that you were able to put together all your data and that 2021 was so successful despite everything!

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