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Very nice solid month of running!

Somewhat of a personal best today!  Didn't puke, cramp, or WALK! on my run. 

Before anyone calls me out on the distance, it was a short run.  Very short.

I like to call it a high-speed waddle.  

Hey that is great! Distance does not matter. Gotta love progress!

Nice!  a run is a run - and more than most are doing this week!!  Not to mention - you logged it!  WAY more than most are doing!!

Don't you say niggle in the US?

A niggle is a little annoying pain which doesn't stop you running and doesn't get worse but hangs around. It often goes away after a warm up or maybe re-appears some time after a run.

My running niggles are probably really injuries but I cope with them; for me its a tendency to ITB symptoms and patellofemoral symptoms.

http://www.sydneyrunning.com.au/2/post/2011/09/when-does-a-niggle-become-an-injury.html

Why you gotta drag me into this?!?

Well, I got out and ran today.  It was beautiful.  Sunshine and snow are a great combination.  Hot chocolate with Bailey's counts as a recovery drink, right?

Tomorrow is my birthday, so I'm going to do what I feel like, which may or may not include a morning swim.  We'll see.  My birthday is at a time of year that I can get away with a bit of laziness...

David--I am familiar with the term and agree with the definition!

Baxter-a run is a run.  I think you have every right to be thrilled.  Now you have something to build from.

Deb--HAPPY BIRTHDAY!  Maybe a new tradition is a .68m run before you dig into that cake and ice cream!

Trev--I know you're out there somewhere!

We hit Minocqua this afternoon.  I wasn't surprised to find very little snow on the ground, but was totally shocked by the roads, they are ICY due to all the freezing and thawing we have had around here.  It's a balmy 10F too.  Means I will be doing my first TM long run of the season on a 15+ year old Cybex. 

As a pre-cursor to tomorrow, start thinking about your biggest accomplishments of '11.  You'll be asked to spill your top three!

I see what you did there. 

Figured at least one person would catch that!

Baxter, you just have to move to Canada.  Around here .68m would be over 1km.  Far more respectable in kilometers.  

But it's metric.  I can't do metric.  And it's too dang cold up there. 

Happy Birthday Deb and Sam (I'm a bit late to the party on this birthday wish).  Another year doing what most think is crazy. 

 You got out there and that is all that matters.  My opinion is that its harder going from 0 miles to a 5K then it is going from a 5K to a 1/2 marathon race.  You are in that hard stage right now.  Great job and keep pushing through it. 

Walking is ok, cramping sucks, and I puke a couple times a year usually during a track workout. 

Welcome to the last Wednesday of 2011!  Who is planning to work off the Holiday foodfest with a race this weekend? share!!!!

And for all of us, it's time to sit back and revel in our 2011 accomplishments.  We all have them so don't be modest.  Top three are requested, more if you have them.  If you so desire, you can share your misses too.  Might help you plan 2012 goals!

2011 Accomplishments:

- Raced in 3 sprint tris and had a blast (had plans for more, but see the 'not so great' section below)

- trained consistentently when I wasn't injured

- Discovered the joy of the long run & fell in love with my new bike (P2)

What wasn't so great in 2011:

- Foot injury in late February, 3 weeks before first half marathon which casued a DNS and 3 months of no running at all.

- Knee injury in early  November sidelined bike & run for 7 weeks (Much better now, though)


For 2012 I'm looking forward to staying healthy, and having fun training, getting VERY fit, and racing every chance I can get.

New Year's 5k for me on Sunday.   

2011 Accomplishments??

- trained harder and more consistently than I have in 20 years.

- Can you count completing a HIM when you were forced to cut the distance short?  Can't wait til June...

- Finding a house and making it a home to my family.  I know this isn't a tri relatived accomplishment but this was a big weight on my shoulder at the begining of the year and much happier because of it.

Plenty of misses... too many to list. Big ones; need to work on pulling myself out of the dark, need to work harder on nutrition, and need to be better about logging my workouts.  I'm missing 4 weeks of workouts in my logs, maybe more. 

Top 3 for 2011

1.   Running pain free again

2.   Getting over my issues with Open water swims

3.   Completing my first IM

Doing a run in the New Year event for my running club on Jan 2.  It's not really a race but the whole club gets together, runs 4 miles and then we get a catered breakfast at the Hilton.

1. Cat 4 upgrade accepted!

2. Finished a solid CX season

3. Goofy and a half Challenge

Goal for next year is to figure out my back problem so I can race strong all year.