2018 Running Goal - Update #8

Well, I think my January running is done for now. I wanted to get to 103 miles which is roughly one-twelfth of 1,234 miles for the year. So, mission accomplished. Now, I want to rest my hips for the next few days, and then it is on to February and going for another 103 miles.

Current yearly stats:

Runs: 18
Distance: 103.28 miles
Total Time: 17h 17m 19s
Avg Distance Per Run: 5.74 miles
Total Calories: 14,138
Avg Speed: 6.0 mph
Avg Pace: 10:03 min/mile

Days Left in Year: 337
Miles Left in Year: 1130.72 miles (from 1,234)
Daily Average Needed: 3.36 miles

2018 Running Goal - Update #7

Still January and still lots of snow and cold weather around here. There have been some warmer days sprinkled in, but they are usually accompanied by bad wind chills. I'm still on track to get 100+ miles this month, which compared to last year's January total of 30 miles, is really good for me. I figure if I can average 103 miles per month, that'll get me to 1,234-ish miles for the year.

Current yearly stats:

Runs: 16
Distance: 94.78 miles
Total Time: 15h 49m 30s
Avg Distance Per Run: 5.92 miles
Total Calories: 12,950
Avg Speed: 6.0 mph
Avg Pace: 10:01 min/mile

Days Left in Year: 342
Miles Left in Year: 1139.22 miles (from 1,234)
Daily Average Needed: 3.33 miles

2018 Running Goal - Update #6

Due to cold and snowfall, I've had to take a few days off here and there. I'm still running way more mileage this month compared to last year's January. So, all-in-all, a good start to the year, but I'm definitely looking forward to warmer weather and better running conditions to run faster times. I have completed thirteen 10K runs in sixteen days.

Current yearly stats:

Runs: 13
Distance: 81.27 miles
Total Time: 13h 38m 48s
Avg Distance Per Run: 6.25 miles
Total Calories: 11,090
Avg Speed: 6.0 mph
Avg Pace: 10:05 min/mile

Days Left in Year: 349
Miles Left in Year: 1152.73 miles (from 1,234)
Daily Average Needed: 3.30 miles

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2018 Running Goal - Update #5

Running in the snow with nothing but my apron on. And all my triple layers of clothes, too. The ice was pretty bad, the wind was pretty bad, but all in all, it wasn't horrible. Decent temps in the lower 30s. This makes ten 10K runs in eleven days.

2018 Running Goal - Update #4

Nine 10K runs in nine days. Good lord, I am bored out of my gourd. I'm sick of talking to myself. I'm a poor conversationalist. The landscape is desolate and uninspiring. The coldness bites. Once in a while I run past a pretty lady, but that's the only highlight.

2018 Running Goal - Update #3

Well, I almost lost my lunch while running yesterday. I have to be more careful and plan my days better. In other words, don't eat a huge, spicy meal and then immediately run a 10K. But, nevertheless, I did finish the run (feeling much better after three miles in), and now I have finished a 10K for seven days straight. I'll keep going as long as I can. I haven't completely settled on a new running goal in 2018, but I kinda like the idea of trying for 1,234 miles (just because). If I do stick with the 1,234 miles, it won't be the only goal. I would like to set some more PRs in my 1K, 1 Mile, and 5K runs. And increase my longest distance.

Current yearly stats:

Runs: 7
Distance: 43.73 miles
Total Time: 7h 17m 47s
Avg Distance Per Run: 6.25 miles
Total Calories: 5,996
Avg Speed: 6.0 mph
Avg Pace: 10:01 min/mile

Days Left in Year: 358
Miles Left in Year: 1190.27 miles (from 1,234)
Daily Average Needed: 3.32 miles

2018 Running Goal - Update #2

Cold and lifeless. That describes my last four runs on planet Earth. But, nevertheless, I have persisted. I hope to run my 5th day in a row tonight. So far, I've finished a 10K each night after work, usually fumbling for the stop button on my GPS watch in the dark. The whole process is kinda exhilarating. First, I take about five to ten minutes to get dressed and stretch. It takes this long because I have to wear three pairs of socks, three pairs of pants, four shirts, a face mask, two winter hats, and a combo of gloves and mittens. In addition, my wife has been kind enough to wrap a large scarf around my neck (only once choking me, on accident, I'm sure). Then, I start my run at sunset, which is around 4:30 PM here. As I run for the next hour on the snow-covered dirt loop by my house, I can watch the sun actively sinking lower and lower until hidden by the trees and horizon. My eyes try to adjust to the darkness, but at a certain point, it is very tough to see anything much more than five feet from me. It is cold. The temperatures have been in the negative double-digits for days. It is quiet, mostly, with a dog bark occasionally cutting across a distant farmer's field. My feet crunch the snow, stepping and stomping in the thousands of shoe prints that I created earlier. Finally, once I stop running and walk to my driveway, the cold pounces and attacks my flesh. I feel the cold burn instantly on my calves, thighs, and arms, and I'm amazed at the speed of how I can change from being warm and comfortable to cold and miserable. My face, neck, and back, soaked with sweat, start to freeze and prod my brain. "Hey, buddy, it's me, your [insert faithful body appendage]. I'm cold. This sucks. Get me out of here." I head home...but not too quickly. I want to relish in my triumph. Another run, another day done. No one else experienced what I just went through. It was fun. Onto the next.

2018 Running Goal - Update #1

First day of the year, but I have no running goal. But something will come to me. I went out and ran 6.22 miles today. Not very fast, though. Very cold and just enough freezing wind to make me rethink my life. At one point, my sweat must have froze on the very small exposed surface of my forehead between my face muffler and my hat, because it felt like an ice pick slowly entering my brain. Kinda like an awful ice cream headache. But other than that, running in a below zero tundra is fun, lol. Another funny thing - my two hats were frozen together when I took them off in the house.