December mileage and 2019 goals

[mrshandy]

Post your mileage and how you did with the 2019 goals.

Beginning of the year - pandce.proboards.com/thread/605515/2019-goals 

Mid-year check in - pandce.proboards.com/thread/611236/monthly-mileage-mid-year-check

[sadlebred]

Cycling (all forms): 385 miles

I accomplished all of my goals. I'm hoping to go to a few more cool events in 2020.

I want to
1. Do cool events
2. Race cool races
3. Ride with cool people.

[vcubergirl]

Running: 9.21 miles
Weights: once
Yoga: 4 times
Ring Fit Adventure: 3 times

Goals check in:
1. Sub 25 minute 5k
Nope! But I didn't think I was going to. This will go to 2020

2. PR the Richmond half
Yes! And I did it in sub-2:00, so I am very happy with that

3. No new injuries
Nothing major, knock on wood!

4. Get down to my goal weight
I made it, but I don't think it's sustainable. And now I am up a bit extra from the holidays

5. More yoga
December has not been great, but teacher training starts in March!

[Susie]

I didn't track mileage this year, instead I counted a new baby, and associated life transitions.  Finding time to get back to working out has been harder than anticipated, but otherwise I'm very at peace with it.

My 2019 goals:

1. Have a healthy pregnancy. - CHECK.  It was totally uncomplicated, and I swam and did prenatal yoga until the end.

2. As long as it's medically indicated (i.e. baby isn't breach/etc.), have my 2nd med-free delivery (due 6/5, +/- a week or so). If it's not medically indicated, be at peace with that. - CHECK, I had an elective induction on 6/1.  It was fast, easy, and unmedicated other than pitocin.

3. Take baby outside for walks on maternity leave 4x/week, starting as soon as I feel able.  I'll call this a CHECK.  I didn't track, but we got out of the house early and often.

4. ACTUALLY SEE A MEDICAL PROFESSIONAL THIS TIME if I show signs of postpartum depression.  - H & I watched for it, but I didn't need it this time.  I had a really mentally healthy maternity leave and transition to our family of four.

5. Work back into running after baby, and run a 5k by December 2019. If run/walk is where it's at, that is ok: do it anyway.  -  NEWP.  New Years Day will be 7 months postpartum, and I'm not running yet.  I'm not even finding time to run/walk reliably.  A full time career + two young kids is no joke.  Looking to improve on this.

[mrshandy]

December 
Run - 136.5 miles
Swim - 2400 yds - Done this morning
Bike - 125 min indoor cycling (finally back on the trainer)

Sub 3:40 at Boston Marathon
- DONE 3:36:25
After Boston get in at least one trail run in a week
- Didn't quite hit this, but I get out on the trails when I can. I really enjoy it and have found some good buddies to go with.
PR my Sprint Triathlon in July
- I DNS this race since DS had his birthday sleepover the night before. Didn't feel like getting up at 4AM after that. 
Run Wineglass and Marine Corps Marathon
- Wineglass yes, no MCM, H does a cheer station for his work and I didn't want to saddle him with the kids while I ran.
Run JFK 50-miler
- DONE 9:17:32
PR at least one distance that I've already run (like a 5K or 10K) - Whoops didn't quite do this, but I'm ok with that. 
Added mid-year  2019 miles in 2019 - DONE  finished yesterday

[lilypad1126]

December totals
72.7 running miles
Crosstraing 1x per week
Strength: 2x

2019 Goals

1. PR Chicago Marathon. In theory, this should be easy. In 2016, I ran it pretty slow with a goal of enjoying it. I just want to shave 3 minutes off, so I can come in under 4:30. I guess I'm on track to do this? Only time will tell, but so far the training seems to be going ok. Done! I PR’d by 9 minutes!!

2. PR my half in March. Last year I ran it while battling a migraine, so again, in theory, I should make it. I did this. I PR'd by 53 seconds. Ha! I was hoping for a significant PR, but I'm going to take this super small win. Done.

3. Continue to debate with myself about the whether to find a running coach. I live in the middle of nowhere, which makes this more difficult. Plus, I’m not actually sure I want to do the hard work I know I need to do. On the other hand, training for a marathon is a monster task and I probably could use the encouragement. I signed up with a coach. I have no idea if it's helping, though it is keeping me accountable. I'm actually doing the prescribed speed work, and my overall mileage total is way up from previous years. Done. And I’m keeping my coach for 2020. It seems to really help me. 

4. Continue to actually enjoy running. The one thing I did right with my goals of 2018 was to get to where I enjoyed what I was doing. I want to keep liking it, because really it’s so much easier to slog through the miles when you enjoy what you are doing. I'm about half and half on this. Some days I HATE running (too hot, I started too fast and bonked early) but other days I LOVE it. So, it's a work in progress. I’m pretty happy with this one. I’ve managed to enjoy running more than I feel like it’s a chore. And when I look back over 2019, my thoughts on running are all positive. Sure, some individual runs sucked, but as a whole, it’s my favorite form of exercise and when I’m forced to do something other than run, it makes me realize that I do actually enjoy running.

[Mushe]

2019 was a bit rough for me H&F-wise, as I ended up pumping exclusively for baby until I finally quit in August. It took a bit to get a routine, but I did get back to my early morning run buddies, especially in the second half of the year.

1) Start training, and be consistent CHECK.

2) Finish HM in March. CHECK

3) Set new HM PR sometime this year (March is clearly too ambitious). CHECK - at the March had, actually! Surprised myself with a 4 minute PR. I set a new 10k PR later in the year, and a PB on our turkey Trot (hilly loop) which ended up being first in my AG.

4) Finally Finally run my local marathon (December), after signing up for it probably 4 times. CHECK. I *almost* wimped out and deferred, after hurting my hip in October, but decided I didn’t want to pay $50 to do that, so I’d use it as a training run. I am so glad I did it, although it hurt as my longest run post injury was 12 miles. 😂 I’ve only done one other full, so it was easy to PR even with that training, by 13 minutes.

[Wines Not Whines]

Oh, goals. I was so optimistic at this time last year. Injury is a bitch.

Mileage: I’m very surprised that I managed to run 2070 miles this year, despite being injured for most of the year and not running long distances. I guess short distances add up.

These were my 2019 goals:

1. Stay healthy with no major injuries.

Nope. I got injured in mid-February and it’s still not 100% better. Sigh. And now I have a new injury to add to it.

2. Set at least one new PR.

Well, technically I did this if you count new race distances. But that’s not what I meant, so this is a no.

3. Run a marathon. PRing would be great, too.

Nope, I didn’t run a marathon.

4. Keep up my PT exercises and strength work (which will help with #1.)

I’m doing ok at this, but it didn’t prevent me from getting injured.

[minzy]

I streaked December, 31/31 days of movement.
Gym bike - 236.48 mi, run 42.88 mi, yoga twice

2019 Goals:
Run at least two half marathons - No, I only did one; was about to enter the second last minute and they sold out (shrug)
Work out 300 days - Yes, 306/365
Gym bike at least 2000 miles - Yes, 2019 (finished this afternoon!)
Run at least 500 miles - Yes, 505.92
Lose between 5-10 lbs - No, gained 4.5.  Metabolism is slowing as I'm aging and I need to be a little more careful with what I eat.  Waah.
Reduce sugar intake - No, this needs to be a thing for me though.

While I'm no hyper athlete, it was a pretty good year, I was really happy with being able to keep active so much.  I am calling 2019 a success!  2500+ miles on the bike and on foot is like traversing the entire continent, so I'll take it.  I had some great runs, bikes, hikes and swims with family and friends (and alone) these last twelve months, and I am so grateful my body cooperated.  I only had two minor colds, no injuries.  I think I only gave blood once, but I was rejected the second time for low iron (perhaps because I've really cut back on red meat for environmental reasons).  I am going to try again soon (maybe next week?).  All in all I'm really pleased.  These check-ins are super motivating for me and I applaud each one of you for getting out there each time you do!

[Mushe]

Wines Not Whines that is incredible mileage despite injuries! I hope you are on the mend soon.

[gt7301b]

PR 10 miler and break 1:20 - 1:19:32!!!

Total miles 1280.

[Wines Not Whines]

Dec 31, 2019 18:40:02 GMT -5 Mushe said:

Wines Not Whines that is incredible mileage despite injuries! I hope you are on the mend soon.

Thanks, me too!

[campermom]

December miles: 25. Oops!

2019 goals:
1) “Put a dent in the 18 lbs I’ve put on since May. I’d like to lose 10 by March.” Yes, I lost 10 lbs.

2) “Finish Base of RP Strength and evaluate Cut 1 when it comes” I’m pretty sure I didn’t get very far in this. RP is just too much for me.

3)” Complete NROLFW by April” No. geez I didn’t meet many of these.

4) “First trail 50k in Jan. Make the 8 hour cutoff” Almost! I did run a 50K but did it under 9 hours and they didn’t cut me off.

5) “Sub 2 Half in May which would be a PR” Nope, IT band issues.

6) “PR 2nd marathon in November” Nope, I deferred...but I got a tummy tuck so that was worth skipping.

2020 Goals:
Lose a bit more of the weight I gained.
Run that half I deferred, the full I deferred, and PR the trail 50k.
Learn to love morning workouts.

[emilyj]

December:
Swim: 6025 yards
Bike: 105 miles
Run: 35.5 miles

Not bad, considering we basically travelled the last two weeks.

2019 goals? I don’t even need to look to know I didn’t hit a single one. This was a really disappointing and hard year.

[oswin]

December:
10 miles
12 Crossfit classes
680 extra pullups (my gym had a pullup challenge, I did 270 strict pullups and 410 kipping)

2019 Goals:
1. Run at least one trail race - preferably more. Probably a short-ish one soon (10-15k) and maybe a longer one later if I manage to train.
Yep, did 2 half marathons. Had a blast.
2. Hike a lot with my family.
Kind of. We went a few times, hopefully we'll keep going every few weekends.
3. Get ring muscle ups back (I could do them before I got pregnant but just barely).
Nope, but I'm getting closer. Working on pull-ups is getting me closer.
4. Eat healthier.
Not really. Apparently I've gained weight this year, but in the past few months I think I've been getting leaner so that's something.  My eating isn't terrible but it's not great (too many carbs/sweets, not enough vegetables).

[hurricanedrunk]

December Mileage
Run 81 miles
Bike 36 miles
Swim - 4050 yds

Goal check in -
1) Marathon PR - Yes accomplished this at the Twin Cities Marathon
2) 2019 miles in 2019 - Check -I ended up at 2400 miles total.
3) 1,000 miles biking - possibly a century - I was shy of this by like 50 miles.
4) PR either half marathon, 10k or 5k distance. Check - had a 10k PR
5) Stay healthy and injury free. Check
6) Find happiness and joy in my fitness journey wherever it takes me. Check! I really had to shift mentally at the beginning of the year and was glad that I managed this.
7) Raise $1,000 for LLS through the charity bike ride - Check

[wambam]

57 miles in December. A steep nose dive after my half in November lol.

541 miles for the year, which is more than last year so that’s cool.

[stephm0188]

No mileage for me. I used way too many different methods of tracking in an attempt to find an app that worked best for me.

My 2019 goal was to return to running and complete the Wine and Dine 10k/half marathon challenge in November. I did it, and even PR'd the 10k portion of it, beating a PR I set in 2015.


The last time I ran a half or 10k was 2016. I could count on one hand the number of times I ran in 2017 and 2018 combined.

[melmel48]

I am too lazy to go see what my goal was.. if I even had one.

I ran 443.1 miles...A low year for me, but I am 100 percent fine with it.