JANUARY 2025 Monthly Running Challenge

tarun_yadavA · January 26

Afternoon all

Got in 5.0M at 10"24

AlphaHowls · January 26

1 5.4 miles, Crazy Laps!
2 5.32 miles, Crazy Laps!
3 5.31 miles, Crazy Laps!
4 6.11 miles, Crazy Laps!
5 6.42 miles, Crazy Laps! Winter Mix out there
6 6.12 miles, Crazy Laps! Dusting of snow out there and really cold!
7 5.23 miles, Crazy Laps!
8 6.38 miles, Crazy Laps!
9 6.36 miles, Crazy Laps!
10 6.41 miles, Crazy Laps! Winter Storm Warning! It started about 7 AM
11 7.29 miles, Crazy Laps! I can use stairs, not feeling like I dropped a rock on my foot
12 7.25 miles, Crazy Laps!
13 5.06 miles, Crazy Laps!
14 6.36 miles, Crazy Laps!
15 4.27 miles, Crazy Laps!
16 6.4 miles, Crazy Laps!
17 6.38 miles, Crazy Laps!
18 6.23 miles, ON THE ROAD!
19 7.36 miles, Crazy Laps! Ice/snow coating
20 5.17 miles, Crazy Laps! 6°F like -1°
21 6.43 miles, Crazy Laps! 10°F
22 6.55 miles, Crazy Laps! 6°F
23 6.06 miles, Crazy Laps!
24 6.5 miles, Crazy Laps!
25 6.37 miles, Crazy Laps!
26 7.27 miles, ON THE RUN!

I want to run forever, but the elevation was more than I have done in a while, so turn tail home.

Running out of time to get a half distance in for strava challenge.

@chris_in_cal I need the accountability as well. My weight is going up and I am not happy with that.

SwimBikeRunRepeat · January 26

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
01/26/25: 2.72 miles

It's suppose to be raining until 4 a.m., tomorrow, but there was a little break, so I snuck-in a walk.

Completed 3 more challenges on Strava.

AlphaHowls · January 26

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There is a request to join strava group and I have not approved. If this is you, let me know. There is zero activity for this user.

quilteryoyo · January 26

@WarmJellyfish I hope you have a safe trip home. That hotel is beautiful.

Nice long run @martaindale .

Good idea to not push it @rusgolden . You did great.

@kgirlhart Nice long run yesterday. Sounds like great weather, except for the wind.

You're doing great @tarun_yadavA .

@AlphaHowls Great country road run today.

Nice going @SwimBikeRunRepeat .

SwimBikeRunRepeat · January 26

quilteryoyo wrote: »

@WarmJellyfish I hope you have a safe trip home. That hotel is beautiful.

Nice long run @martaindale .

Good idea to not push it @rusgolden . You did great.

@kgirlhart Nice long run yesterday. Sounds like great weather, except for the wind.

You're doing great @tarun_yadavA .

@AlphaHowls Great country road run today.

Nice going @SwimBikeRunRepeat .

Thanks!

quilteryoyo · January 26

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
26 Jan - Walked 1.50 miles - Ran 0.00 miles - Treadmill

71.00/80.00 miles

Did my Sunday Rest day walk between church and lunch. I'm going to try to get myself up and go to the gym in the morning. Since I found out it is closing, I'm just not as motivated to go. Seems like it should be the opposite.

chris_in_cal · January 26

AlphaHowls wrote: »

@chris_in_cal I need the accountability as well. My weight is going up and I am not happy with that.

I've had a burst of motivation which is good, but we all know how sustainable 'motivation' is. Practices, accountability, change, resilience, support, etc all help. I used to get some that in the old MFP. As of today I am still trying to set up a solid structure to hold me through this next year of a "loss" phase.

Teresa502 · January 26

Jan 1 – 8.05 miles
Jan 2 – 5.02 miles
Jan 4 – 9.11 miles
Jan 6 – 1 mile
Jan 7 – 5.02 miles
Jan 9 – 5.4 miles
Jan 10 – 1 mile
Jan 14 – 5.02 miles
Jan 15 – 4.03 miles
Jan 17 – 8.04 miles
Jan 20 – 4 miles
Jan 21 – 1 mile
Jan 22 – 5.2 miles
Jan 23 – 4.10 miles
Jan 26 – 6.01 miles + 3.10 miles
Total – 75.10 miles

I ran 6 miles this morning just as dawn was breaking. Temp was 27F. Beautiful and brisk morning. This evening I ran 3.10 miles on the trails at my local park. It was much warmer at 41F and the sun was shining.

Safe travels @WarmJellyfish!

Laurz9191 · January 27

Hi Everyone!

Great long run @SummerSkier ! You are having an awesome month!

@chris_in_cal I Agree! Motivation is great when you have it, but you need discipline and accountability for times when your motivation is in hiding (which is more often than not).

The weather over here has warmed up and was quite mild this morning. I ran 14.2km. To be honest, I am having to adjust to not being on the treadmill. My mind is thinking, wow, I have such a long way to go, whereas on the treadmill, I was just always THERE. Weird. On the treadmill there was no pressure, and I told myself, you can stop at any time, after x km, so I just was in the moment and generally kept on going. I noticed today that I was getting into my head thinking about all the landmarks I still had to pass to reach my destination. Tomorrow I will do my long run. I'm still coughing, but it is getting a bit better every day.

237.4/280km for January.

tarun_yadavA · January 27

Morning everyone

Got in 5.0M at 10"09

quilteryoyo · January 27

Nice 2 in a day running @Teresa502 . Did you get more snow last night? We just had rain here.

@Laurz9191 Glad you are feeling better and have better weather. Running outside vs the treadmill is a lot more different (is that proper English?) than it should be. I can see how it would get in your head. You did great.

Very consistent @tarun_yadavA .

SwimBikeRunRepeat · January 27

Teresa502 wrote: »

Jan 1 – 8.05 miles
Jan 2 – 5.02 miles
Jan 4 – 9.11 miles
Jan 6 – 1 mile
Jan 7 – 5.02 miles
Jan 9 – 5.4 miles
Jan 10 – 1 mile
Jan 14 – 5.02 miles
Jan 15 – 4.03 miles
Jan 17 – 8.04 miles
Jan 20 – 4 miles
Jan 21 – 1 mile
Jan 22 – 5.2 miles
Jan 23 – 4.10 miles
Jan 26 – 6.01 miles + 3.10 miles
Total – 75.10 miles

I ran 6 miles this morning just as dawn was breaking. Temp was 27F. Beautiful and brisk morning. This evening I ran 3.10 miles on the trails at my local park. It was much warmer at 41F and the sun was shining.

Safe travels @WarmJellyfish!

A great January! Well done!

SwimBikeRunRepeat · January 27

Laurz9191 wrote: »

Hi Everyone!

Great long run @SummerSkier ! You are having an awesome month!

@chris_in_cal I Agree! Motivation is great when you have it, but you need discipline and accountability for times when your motivation is in hiding (which is more often than not).

The weather over here has warmed up and was quite mild this morning. I ran 14.2km. To be honest, I am having to adjust to not being on the treadmill. My mind is thinking, wow, I have such a long way to go, whereas on the treadmill, I was just always THERE. Weird. On the treadmill there was no pressure, and I told myself, you can stop at any time, after x km, so I just was in the moment and generally kept on going. I noticed today that I was getting into my head thinking about all the landmarks I still had to pass to reach my destination. Tomorrow I will do my long run. I'm still coughing, but it is getting a bit better every day.

237.4/280km for January.

Glad you are feeling a bit better! 🤗

I'm the opposite of you...I cannot STAND running on a treadmill. For long runs, I have someone drop me off in the middle of nowhere, and then I HAVE to keep going, or I won't get home. A great motivator! lol

Teresa502 · January 27

quilteryoyo wrote: »

Nice 2 in a day running @Teresa502 . Did you get more snow last night? We just had rain here.

It was pouring snow when I left home this morning but about 3 miles away it was just light flurries and eventually just rain sprinkles. The road and ground was white at my house. I'm guessing it was about an inch of accumulation. Glad you dodged it!

WarmJellyfish · January 27

Well I'm back home. @quilteryoyo @Teresa502 thanks for the wishes
Yesterday the jet lag really kicked my butt. There is a 15 hour time difference between Singapore and here. I might be falling asleep during the evening runs this week.
@swimbikerun_repeat I had thought of the drop off/run back using Uber, but my trail runs are so far away in the middle of nowhere. So I do loop routes or out and backs. Usually the first half feels great, and then 2nd half, when tired, still have to get back.
We're going to have great weather this week, forecasted to range from 5c to 10c! Thanks to the Chinook.
Next week, it all goes to sh$T with temps around -20c/-4f for a couple of weeks without the wind chill.....sigh, I think I overdid the bring the cold weather dance when I was in Singapore. Between Friday and Sunday, it will be a 30c degree drop. After so many years here, it still boggles the mind.

rusgolden · January 27

SwimBikeRunRepeat wrote: »

I'm the opposite of you...I cannot STAND running on a treadmill. For long runs, I have someone drop me off in the middle of nowhere, and then I HAVE to keep going, or I won't get home. A great motivator! lol

That is awesome! LOL. I don't have anyone in my household/area that would be getting up early enough to take me anywhere! But, I too dislike running on the treadmill (I prefer to call it dreadmill) but I have compromised this year for my really short runs.

SwimBikeRunRepeat · January 27

rusgolden wrote: »

SwimBikeRunRepeat wrote: »

I'm the opposite of you...I cannot STAND running on a treadmill. For long runs, I have someone drop me off in the middle of nowhere, and then I HAVE to keep going, or I won't get home. A great motivator! lol

That is awesome! LOL. I don't have anyone in my household/area that would be getting up early enough to take me anywhere! But, I too dislike running on the treadmill (I prefer to call it dreadmill) but I have compromised this year for my really short runs.

@rusgolden @WarmJellyfish I'm lucky to live on the edge of a National Forest and near a few Wilderness Areas, so if I have to, I can get to them after a relatively short walk from my house. I DO prefer to be dropped-off, though, as it doesn't give you the option to quit!...lol

Mari33a · January 27

01/01 2.58 miles
02/01 2.56 miles
03/01 2.58 miles
04/01 2.57 miles
05/01 2.60 miles
06/01 2.61 miles
07/01 2.60 miles
08/01 2.61miles
09/01 2.60 miles
11/01 2.61 miles
12/01 2.61 miles
13/01 2.60 miles
14/01 2.62 miles
15/01 2.61 miles
17/01 2.68 miles
18/01 2.60 miles
21/01 2.61 miles
22/01 2.60 miles
25/01 2.62 miles
27/01 3.17 miles

Total 52.63/50 miles

I’m way behind in everyones posts. That cold or flu really got me but I’m feeling a lot better. I kept up with the short runs just to get them done but I’ve had no energy & fell asleep as I sit down. I’ve somehow 😅 hit my 50 mile goal so hoping I might gett 60 before the end of the week

Emilienewme · January 27

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)

27/1 5.67km tempo run (7.35/km pace) 1mile easy run, 1mile tempo, recovery then 1mile easy run

Great idea on getting dropped off somewhere and having to run home. At the moment with the evenings going dark I stick to running on the streets around my house, but it is a bit repetitive.

@SummerSkier great long run

@WarmJellyfish that is a massive temperature drop! Especially just coming back from a much warmer place

Goal for January 60 km
46.13 km done, 13.87 still to run

martaindale · January 27

Laurz9191 wrote: »

To be honest, I am having to adjust to not being on the treadmill. My mind is thinking, wow, I have such a long way to go, whereas on the treadmill, I was just always THERE. Weird. On the treadmill there was no pressure, and I told myself, you can stop at any time, after x km, so I just was in the moment and generally kept on going. I noticed today that I was getting into my head thinking about all the landmarks I still had to pass to reach my destination.

That's so interesting! I have never had that feeling on a treadmill. It always feels soooo long and knowing I can just stop at any time makes it worse. The ifit workouts have helped some with that feeling.

martaindale · January 28

I'm in the med center for work for a few days. When I finished with work and got checked in I just wasn't feeling it. Again. It was damp and cool and I just didn't want to deal with it. So, I went to the hotel gym and did a walk on the treadmill instead. Maybe tomorrow.

WarmJellyfish · January 28

Back to the usual routine.
At 104.6km of 150ks for the month. Might make it, just maybe.
Not running today as all I want to do is sleep.... lol. I might miss a red light or two if I try to run and then get run over by a car...

@Laurz9191 I hadn't run on a treadmill in years, until that one day in Sg when it was pouring and there was a TM available. I was dreading it until I started having conversations with myself and then the kms just went past. I notice being on a belt is so much easier even though I set the gradient up at 1.5% and for rolling hills. Great for speedwork tho.
@Emilienewme the temp drops not as bad as the migraines people here get due to the severe pressure changes that also comes along. I'm lucky I'm immune to those.

quilteryoyo · January 28

Glad you made it home safely @WarmJellyfish . That is a huge drop in temps. My question is, how does it rain with the temps at -17C? (Friday night forecast) Better to sleep and not run if you are in danger of "running" red lights.

You did great @Mari33a . I'm glad you are finally feeling better.

@martaindale Way to hit the treadmill and get a walk in when you weren't really feeling like doing anything.

quilteryoyo · January 28

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
26 Jan - Walked 1.50 miles - Ran 0.00 miles - Treadmill
27 Jan - Walked 0.50 miles - Ran 3.50 miles - Treadmill - Indoor doubles tennis 2h02m05s

75.00/80.00 miles

I tried to go to the gym this morning. I was not totally surprised when I pulled up to see that all the equipment was gone and he had already closed for good. I have been looking at the other gyms in the area and decided which one I thought might be the best fit for me. So, I drove there and just went in and talked to them. I made an appointment for what they call a "success session" with a personal trainer on Wed to discuss goals, prices, etc. I'll probably give it a go for at least a month and see if I like it or not.

After I got home, I did a treadmill session. I did a run/walk of 4/1 min for 3.0 miles and then ran half a mile at 4.5 mph. Avg pace for the entire 3.50 miles was 12:21 min/mile. Avg HR was 130 with a max of 154 bpm.

Tonight, I played doubles tennis for a bit over 2 hours. It's the first time I've been on the courts since 7 Oct. Considering it has been almost 4 months since I have played, I did pretty good and it was fun.

kgirlhart · January 28

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
1/27: 6.54 miles

101.65/125 miles completed for January

I ran 6.5 miles today. It was cold at 27°F, but not windy. I felt good and enjoyed the run. My watch glitched again today so that was annoying. I was just about to hit 5 miles and had just looked at my watch and it said 4.97. When I got it back it said 4.93, so I will stick with 6.5. I had also turned on zombies run radio mode in case I had an issue, and the distance on that matched so Ifeel comfortable saying 6.5. I don't know if it is a cold thing or a battery thing, but it sure is annoying. I sure don't want to have to replace it, but I also hate having unreliable tech.

SwimBikeRunRepeat · January 28

martaindale wrote: »

I'm in the med center for work for a few days. When I finished with work and got checked in I just wasn't feeling it. Again. It was damp and cool and I just didn't want to deal with it. So, I went to the hotel gym and did a walk on the treadmill instead. Maybe tomorrow.

Treadmill better than nothing. You're doing so well. We all have "I don't wanna" days. Keep plugging away!

Laurz9191 · January 28

Hi everyone!

I finally got a looong run in. I fought myself through the first half. Do you guys ever have that voice in your head that says, why don’t we just go on a regular run, no one will know…. You can do the long run tomorrow. For some reason I always have to deal with the voice on any “planned” long run and it is a very loud voice

. In any case, I was planning on running 25km and I ran 27km, so I guess I got the best of my “lazy” voice this time

. The weather is very mild and there was no significant wind. I did pick a lot of hills for the run today.

@martaindale I had never had the feeling on the treadmill before either. I usually can’t wait to get off of it. But now I guess I appreciate it a bit more as a training tool. I think I even might opt to do my speed workout for the week at the gym. I agree with @Scott6255 You still got treadmill miles in! I hope you have more energy today

!

@kgirlhart Sorry to hear about your tech! Hope it doesn’t act up again! That’s really annoying.

Yesterday I dropped my phone while running, then preceded to step on it (it wasn’t one of my most graceful moves). Of course it wasn’t in a case or anything remotely protective

. My first instinct before stopping to *kitten* the damage on my phone - stop the timer on my Garmin. I know my priorities

.

264.5/280km for January.

Laurz9191 · January 28

@quilteryoyo I’m sorry to hear your old gym is already closed! I hope the new one work out!

@WarmJellyfish Welcome home! Hope you get over your jet lag and weather shock quickly and that you can be awake enough to go running!!!!

Teresa502 · January 28

Jan 1 – 8.05 miles
Jan 2 – 5.02 miles
Jan 4 – 9.11 miles
Jan 6 – 1 mile
Jan 7 – 5.02 miles
Jan 9 – 5.4 miles
Jan 10 – 1 mile
Jan 14 – 5.02 miles
Jan 15 – 4.03 miles
Jan 17 – 8.04 miles
Jan 20 – 4 miles
Jan 21 – 1 mile
Jan 22 – 5.2 miles
Jan 23 – 4.10 miles
Jan 26 – 6.01 miles + 3.10 miles
Jan 28 – 5.12 miles
Total – 80.22 miles

Good morning – back to running early mornings and it feels so good to get it done!

@WarmJellyfish – your body is going to be so confused with all the weather swings!

Glad you are feeling better @Mari33a.

Hope the new gym is a good fit for you @quilteryoyo. Are any of the other former members going there? Seeing familiar faces might help ease your transition.

@kgirlhart - My running friend S is having trouble with her Garmin lately. She fully charges it but sometimes she only gets 4 miles before it says low battery and then shuts down. This morning it told her low battery but when she got it home and plugged it in it showed a 77% charge. I hope that yours works the kinks out soon.

Way to talk down the lazy voice @Laurz9191. Most of my long run are with other people so that accountability factor keeps me locked in. Glad you stopped your Garmin before retrieving your phone! Lol!

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