I ran my 12th half-marathon of the year on October 25th. I am done with those now. That's enough of that. It was tough and boring and cold outside. It took a full two hours. I hate getting just warm enough to finally be comfortable about 30 minutes into the run, and then a winter wind blows across my sweaty clothes and chills me to the bone so I can freeze and be uncomfortable for the last hour and a half.
I'm struggling to stay mentally focused. The horrible Wisconsin winter has started early this year. Way too early for me. I think these last two months of 2020 are going to be the hardest for me. I've built up a great mileage buffer. I have 60 days left in the year and 142.71 miles to go after I finished a 5K today. That's only 2.38 miles per day. Heck, I remember starting out on the first day of January and telling myself I only needed to run 4.10 miles every day to get to 1,500 miles.
So, mileage isn't a problem. I've put myself in a great position to get my goal.
The problem will be staying mentally engaged. I have to stay determined to finish. I have to prepare myself to go out every day even when the wind cuts through my three layers of clothing like they aren't there and the snow and ice try to trip me up and make me fall.
My body doesn't feel as strong as it was in the middle of the year. I somehow feel weaker. My legs feel heavier. I probably need a good rest, but I'm hesitant to do that on days that are just good enough to run outside. I know there are days coming down the pipe that will be completely un-runnable due to the weather. 60 days to go.
Current yearly stats:
Runs: 254
Distance: 1,357.29 miles
Total Time: 212h 07m 08s
Avg Distance Per Run: 5.34 miles
Total Calories: 156,899
Avg Speed: 6.40 mph
Avg Pace: 9:23 min/mile
Days Left in Year: 60
Miles Left in Year: 142.71 miles (from 1,500)
Daily Average Needed: 2.378 miles
FINISHED TOTALS:
MONTH
|
MILES
|
AVERAGE RUN
|
TIME (h:m:s)
|
CALORIES
|
January
|
118.66
|
4.39 mi
|
19:35:19
|
15,342 C
|
February
|
89.63
|
4.07 mi
|
15:17:04
|
11,385 C
|
March
|
119.12
| 4.96 mi | 20:15:33 | 14,746 C |
April
|
128.97
| 5.37 mi | 22:24:57 | 15,694 C |
May
|
165.16
| 5.90 mi | 25:53:30 | 18,613 C |
June
|
172.90
| 6.18 mi | 26:43:28 | 19,211 C |
July
|
218.31
| 7.04 mi | 31:03:04 | 24,311 C |
August
|
108.56
| 6.03 mi | 16:30:17 | 12,375 C |
September
|
107.35
| 4.13 mi | 15:33:28 | 11,172 C |
October
|
125.49
| 5.02 mi | 18:24:50 | 13,710 C |
November
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| December | ||||
SUMMARY
|
1354.45
|
5.35 mi
|
211:41:30
|
156,559 C
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