JANUARY 2025 Monthly Running Challenge

On vacation I had a medical emergency. I'm dealing with that now and it is not something I anticipated. I had a good and motivating couple of weeks lifting weights and running. All stop.
My future is this with parts and pieces failing and falling off....and hopefully a bunch more good stuff too. I'm going to keep following along, and as soon as I get some clearance I'll be starting back up again.

In the meantime, I want to get this out publicly for some accountability. I'm dropping the weight. I'm logging here in MFP.

I dropped 10-15 lbs last year and that simply is not good enough. I think 52lbs is smarter, about 1 lbs/week. Follow my food diary, or anything else you think would help me stay on track and be accountable.

Ya'll are the best.

@Teresa502 yea just when I get used to the tropics it's time to go home. I'm getting a bit envious of the colder temps!

@chris_in_cal sucks to hear that. Get well soon. I joined a BLC challenge here on MFP. Biggest Looser Challenge. Helps to stay accountable. I'm aiming for a 20-25 lb loss this year. So far, I've dropped 35lbs and got my diabetes somewhat under control. Good luck.

@SummerSkier the moment I have something really irritable I stop to have it fixed. Some of the longer distances won't let me tough it out. Woodpeckers are cute.

@quilteryoyo work is such a double edged sword....

I got a hot muggy 8k in this morning. New route. Found a tower for my elevation training 🤣 this place is soooo flat. Whilst climbing over a guardrail because I took a shortcut, I managed to gently land on my ar$e, might see the blip on strava. Just a bruised ego there but where did the nimbleness go? 🤔🙄

Early morning light

Look, a bridge!

Hi everyone,

Yesterday I didn't get around to posting. I did a tempo run on the treadmill, with 30 minutes a little slower than 5K pace. It was a hard workout. I ended up running 12.5km.

Today, I decided to get outside again. It is above freezing now, so even though I am still coughing, I thought it wouldn't be sooooo bad for me. I was still a bit tired from yesterday, so I ran at an easy pace and got in 13.2km. It was very nice to have a change of scenery

223.2/280km for January.

@WarmJellyfish Nice pictures! It makes me want to go there too , to try the stinky fruit (and lots of mangoes), get into the jungle, and admire the architecture.

@chris_in_cal All the best for you!!!

01/10/25: 0.97 miles
01/11/25: 1.29 miles
01/12/25: 2.84 miles
01/13/25: 0.44 miles
01/21/25: 0.97 miles
01/22/25: 0.93 miles
01/23/25: 1.20 miles

01.01 1.5km 12min 7:59/km - storm
02.01 2.0km 16min 8:08/km
07.01 1.4km 12min 8:19/km
09.01 3.0km 25min 8:23/km - snow, lots of it!
11.01 3.3km 27min 8:12/km
12.01 3.0km 25min 8:12/km
14.01 3.0km 25min 8:12/km
16.01 3.0km 24min 8:05/km
17.01 3.0km 24min 8:03/km - fog, 9x20/40s intervals
18.01 3.0km 24min 7:54/km - still fog, 9x20/40s intervals
21.01 4.0km 32min 7:55/km
22.01 3.0km 24min 8:03/km
24.01 3.0km 24min 7:59/km - 9x20/40s intervals

36.26km

Managed to run 2km, and then very short walks after faster intervals. It's stormy again.

Running Streak: 269 days
10K steps/day Streak: 23

Jan total 59.3/60 miles
YTD: 59.3 miles

1/1: 7.0 miles
1/2: 1.0 mile
1/3: 1.0 mile
1/4: 6.2 miles
1/5: 1.0 mile
1/6: 1.0 mile
1/7: 1.0 mile
1/8: 1.2 miles
1/9: 1.0 mile
1/10: 1.1 miles
1/11: 5.0 miles
1/12: 4.1 miles
1/13: 1.0 mile
1/14: 1.0 mile
1/15: 1.0 mile
1/16: 4.0 miles
1/17 1.0 mile
1/18 6.8 miles
1/19 4.0 miles
1/20 3.0 miles
1/21 1.0 mile
1/22 1.0 mile
1/23 3.9 miles (I know, I know...)
1/24 1.0 mile

Strength Training:
Monthly Goal: 12x
Jan total: 9x

Weather is sloooowly improving, so I'm hoping to not have as many of the 1 mile TM runs. I'm not sure I will get 3 strength training sessions in next week though. It would have to be on back-to-back days since Monday is out unless I can get it in after work or over lunch. That is the day I take my Jeep in for repair from the deer damage...YAY!!

chris_in_cal wrote: »

Thanks for the well wishes everyone.
ETR (estimated time for running) is next Wednesday....I hope.

Wow, that is a quick turnaround! I hope your recovery goes as planned so you can be back at it!

1 Jan - Walked 1.25 miles - Ran 0.00 miles - Treadmill
2 Jan - Walked 1.25 miles - Ran 0.00 miles - Treadmill
3 Jan - Walked 1.00 miles - Ran 1.25 miles - Treadmill
4 Jan - Walked 0.50 miles - Ran 2.50 miles - Treadmill
5 Jan - Walked 1.00 miles - Ran 0.00 miles - Treadmill
6 Jan - Walked 0.50 miles - Ran 2.50 miles - Treadmill
7 Jan - Walked 2.00 miles - Ran 0.00 miles - Treadmill
8 Jan - Walked 1.00 miles - Ran 4.00 miles - Treadmill
9 Jan - Walked 2.25 miles - Ran 0.00 miles - Treadmill
10 Jan - Walked 0.50 miles - Ran 3.00 miles - Treadmill
11 Jan - Walked 1.00 miles - Ran 5.00 miles - Treadmill
12 Jan - Walked 1.25 miles - Ran 0.00 miles - Treadmill
13 Jan - Walked 0.50 miles - Ran 3.00 miles - Treadmill
14 Jan - Walked 2.25 miles - Ran 0.00 miles - Treadmill
15 Jan - Walked 1.00 miles - Ran 3.00 miles - Treadmill
16 Jan - Walked 0.50 miles - Ran 3.50 miles - Treadmill
17 Jan - Walked 1.00 miles - Ran 0.00 miles - Treadmill - Gym - 27m48s
18 Jan - Walked 0.50 miles - Ran 5.00 miles - Treadmill
19 Jan - Walked 1.00 miles - Ran 0.00 miles - Treadmill
20 Jan - Walked 0.50 miles - Ran 3.50 miles - Treadmill
21 Jan - Walked 0.50 miles - Ran 2.50 miles - Treadmill
22 Jan - Walked 1.50 miles - Ran 0.00 miles - Treadmill
23 Jan - Walked 2.00 miles - Ran 0.00 miles - Treadmill
24 Jan - Walked 0.50 miles - Ran 2.50 miles - Treadmill

66.50/80.00 miles

I didn't have to work today, but haven't felt the best. Sinus drainage and just a little blah. I did an easy treadmill session, giving myself permission to walk only, but the slow running felt okay and I've actually felt a bit better since I ran. The avg pace for the 2.50 miles was 13:00 min. Avg HR was 126 with a max of 148 bpm.

I felt like a Jeff Foxworthy - ish running statement could have applied to me today: You might be a runner if the only time you get out of your pajamas is to go for a run.

January Goal: 125 miles

1/1: 6.25 miles
1/2: 6.02 miles
1/3: 4.02 miles
1/4: 10.02 miles
1/6: 3.15 miles
1/7: 3.25 miles
1/12: 2.02 miles
1/13: 3.02 miles
1/14: 2.52 miles
1/15: 4.02 miles
1/16: 4.26 miles
1/17: 4.03 miles
1/18: 8.02 miles
1/20: 3.26 miles
1/21: 5.52 miles
1/22: 5.27 miles
1/23: 6.42 miles
1/24: 4.03 miles

85.10/125 miles completed for January

I am posting two runs. Thursday the run started out pretty good, but I was a little over 4 miles in and my watch stopped. I turned on zombies run to track my distance and added it to my distance on garmin so I think I ran 6.4 miles. Today I ran 4 miles. I didn't have any trouble with my watch. It was a little less cold than earlier in the week so hopefully the worst of the cold weather is behind us.

@Chris_ in_ calif hope you are feeling better soon.

@warmjellyfish Love the photos.

@summerskier A couple of weeks ago I saw 2 different woodpeckers in my backyard. I often hear them, but they can be tough to spot.

It has been ages since I logged anything in the group. I have done an extra 2 easy runs but missed a few others from my training plan. My right knee doesn't seem to like the cold (I have changed shoes but no luck)

Today for the first time I volunteered at my local parkrun. I do really appreciate every volunteers giving up their Saturday mornings so I can run so I figured it was time to do it too. I enjoyed giving out the tokens, everyone was very friendly (but my feet and fingers got very cold!)

4/1 5.1km parkrun (6.54/km pace)
6/1 1.4km benchmark run
8/1 6.5km easy run (7:51/km pace)
12/1 6.45km time trial run (7:20/km pace)
13/1 5.54km tempo run (7:32/km pace)
15/1 6.47km steady state run (7:12/km pace)
17/1 5km easy run (7:53/km pace)
24/1 5km easy run (7:50/km pace)

Goal for January 60 km
41.46 km done, 18.54 still to run I am over halfway

Walk to date: 61.6 km

Jan total 99.6/110 miles
YTD: 99.6 miles

1/1: 5.9 miles
1/3: 4.4 miles
1/4: 10.4 miles
1/6: 5.4 miles
1/8: 4.4 miles
1/9: 6.5 miles
1/10: 4.4 miles
1/11: 13.3 miles
1/13: 6.9 miles
1/14: 4.8 miles
1/15: 5.1 miles
1/16: 3.4 miles
1/18: 10.5 miles
1/20: 5.4 miles
1/21: 4.4 miles
1/24: 4.4 miles

Short run after work yesterday. I am struggling still to get out after work, but I’m always glad I did it after a few minutes. I went to the neighborhood trail today. We have had a couple of days of sunshine so the snow has all melted and the trail had time to dry out a bit. Also went to Pilates a couple days ago.
I skipped a run earlier this week because I just couldn’t motivate myself to do it. I went for a walk with my husband instead. It was an 8-ish mile speed workout and I just wasn’t in the mood. Problem is that was really the only day this week I was going to have time to do it. I knew that and still couldn’t be bothered. In the past I have always been really good about sticking to training plans but this one is tough for me. Idk if it’s a general lack of desire to do the harder effort runs or if I don’t really like this plan. Maybe a bit of both.
My fitness has improved and Garmin is estimating my HM time at 2:04:23 now. I know it’s just an estimate but even when not using a Garmin training plan I have seen the estimates to be decent in the past. Unfortunately that means I’m not where I need to be to race for a new PR in just a few weeks. I have a race scheduled in March and that might be enough time to get there so I am going to adjust my goal race and think a little on how I want to organize my training between now and then. I may keep the bones of my Garmin plan and switch out 1 run for a tempo run a la Hansons. That probably also means tweaking my Garmin long runs. This week it has me doing 14 miles. No, I am not doing that. That is overkill for a HM plan and I am doing a HM next weekend with a friend of mine so I will be adjusting to a shorter run this weekend. By the time I adjust the long runs and switch out for a tempo run, I probably should just sit down with the Hanson’s plan and figure out what to cut to make it fit into my week. Idk. I’ll think on that this weekend.

Milestone distance run today for me 13.5 miles. Not sure why but I guess it felt nice out in the 40's and I was dressed well for it so I just kept going. Never really thought i would run further than 10 or 11 at a time but the half called to me today altho I was struggling to remember the exact distance - had to think marathon is 26.6 so half of that....😂😏😳🤪 Anyway, I hope I can walk later - will be stretching and doing a walk later today.

Super Duper run @SummerSkier ! Congratulations! I'm really impressed!

I hope you like the new program @yirara .

1 Jan - Walked 1.25 miles - Ran 0.00 miles - Treadmill
2 Jan - Walked 1.25 miles - Ran 0.00 miles - Treadmill
3 Jan - Walked 1.00 miles - Ran 1.25 miles - Treadmill
4 Jan - Walked 0.50 miles - Ran 2.50 miles - Treadmill
5 Jan - Walked 1.00 miles - Ran 0.00 miles - Treadmill
6 Jan - Walked 0.50 miles - Ran 2.50 miles - Treadmill
7 Jan - Walked 2.00 miles - Ran 0.00 miles - Treadmill
8 Jan - Walked 1.00 miles - Ran 4.00 miles - Treadmill
9 Jan - Walked 2.25 miles - Ran 0.00 miles - Treadmill
10 Jan - Walked 0.50 miles - Ran 3.00 miles - Treadmill
11 Jan - Walked 1.00 miles - Ran 5.00 miles - Treadmill
12 Jan - Walked 1.25 miles - Ran 0.00 miles - Treadmill
13 Jan - Walked 0.50 miles - Ran 3.00 miles - Treadmill
14 Jan - Walked 2.25 miles - Ran 0.00 miles - Treadmill
15 Jan - Walked 1.00 miles - Ran 3.00 miles - Treadmill
16 Jan - Walked 0.50 miles - Ran 3.50 miles - Treadmill
17 Jan - Walked 1.00 miles - Ran 0.00 miles - Treadmill - Gym - 27m48s
18 Jan - Walked 0.50 miles - Ran 5.00 miles - Treadmill
19 Jan - Walked 1.00 miles - Ran 0.00 miles - Treadmill
20 Jan - Walked 0.50 miles - Ran 3.50 miles - Treadmill
21 Jan - Walked 0.50 miles - Ran 2.50 miles - Treadmill
22 Jan - Walked 1.50 miles - Ran 0.00 miles - Treadmill
23 Jan - Walked 2.00 miles - Ran 0.00 miles - Treadmill
24 Jan - Walked 0.50 miles - Ran 2.50 miles - Treadmill
25 Jan - Walked 0.50 miles - Ran 2.50 miles - Treadmill

69.50/80.00 miles

I'm still taking the meds to try to fight off this cold, or whatever it is. I feel pretty good today, but don't have a ton of energy. Decided to skip the long run and let my body use that energy for healing. The 2.50 miles I ran at an avg pace of 13:04 min/mile. Avg HR was 120 with a max of 140 bpm.

Jan total 109.6/110 miles
YTD: 109.6 miles

1/1: 5.9 miles
1/3: 4.4 miles
1/4: 10.4 miles
1/6: 5.4 miles
1/8: 4.4 miles
1/9: 6.5 miles
1/10: 4.4 miles
1/11: 13.3 miles
1/13: 6.9 miles
1/14: 4.8 miles
1/15: 5.1 miles
1/16: 3.4 miles
1/18: 10.5 miles
1/20: 5.4 miles
1/21: 4.4 miles
1/24: 4.4 miles
1/25: 10 miles

I had to work this morning so couldn't get my run in first thing. It's harder for me to get going later in the day. Once I got going it was a good run. Knee got a little tingly around mile 8. I stopped and stretched and that helped.

January Goal: 125 miles

1/1: 6.25 miles
1/2: 6.02 miles
1/3: 4.02 miles
1/4: 10.02 miles
1/6: 3.15 miles
1/7: 3.25 miles
1/12: 2.02 miles
1/13: 3.02 miles
1/14: 2.52 miles
1/15: 4.02 miles
1/16: 4.26 miles
1/17: 4.03 miles
1/18: 8.02 miles
1/20: 3.26 miles
1/21: 5.52 miles
1/22: 5.27 miles
1/23: 6.42 miles
1/24: 4.03 miles
1/25: 10.02 miles

95.11/125 miles completed for January

It was really good running weather today, so I decided to do my long run today instead of tomorrow. I ran 10 miles. It was sunny and 57°F feels like 45° at the start and 62°F feels like 59° at the end. It was a little more windy than I like, but not too bad and much better than the cloudy and 47°F feels like 32° that is expected tomorrow. It was so nice to be able to run in shorts and a t-shirt.

Congrats on your 13.5 @SummerSkier! It was a great day for it!