In an effort to get back on a good training schedule and finish out 2013 on a strong note, I decided to take on a 31 runs in 31 day challenge. The goal was to run a minimum of 30 mins every day for the month of December and I’m happy to say it was a successful endeavor! This was a slightly scary unknown for me as I’ve never run more than 4 days in a row. My biggest fear going into it was injury, something I struggle with when upping my miles or frequency, but I was able to make it through by keeping my weekly mileage around where it would normally be and focusing on making some of the runs truly short and easy recovery runs.
A side project of the challenge was to capture each of the runs in a picture to commemorate the month and share it with all the others that were out taking on the challenge with me. The support, encouragement, and motivation I received from everyone else taking on the challenge was amazing! Seeing others posts and pictures was a great way to keep myself focused on attaining the goal.
Without further blabbering, here are the pictures from the month of running with a little info about each day.
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- Day 1 – Around the neighborhood
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- Day 2 – First trip to Balboa Park in a long time
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- Day 3 – Morning run along the Mission Beach Boardwalk
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- Day 4 – Blacks Beach Hill Repeats
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- Day 5 – Mission Trails, my favorite place to run!
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- Day 6 – Back to MTRP
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- Day 6 Cont’d
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- Day 6 Cont’d
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- Day 7 – Balboa Park with my tour guide
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- Day 8 – Nice run around the neighborhood
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- Day 9 – Sunset run on Cowles and Pyles Peaks
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- Day 10 – Loops out of the visitor center in MTRP
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- Day 10 Cont’d
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- Day 11 – Return to my old home trails of Tecolote Canyon
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- Day 12 – Getting more familiar with Balboa Park
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- Day 13 – Playing Trail Guide in MTRP
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- Day 13 Cont’d
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- Day 14 – SD50 Course Preview Run
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- Day 14 Cont’d
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- Day 14 Cont’d
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- Day 15 – MTRP Summit of N. Fortuna
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- Day 15 Cont’d
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- Day 16 – Playing around on Kwaay Paay in MTRP
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- Day 16 Cont’d
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- Day 16 Cont’d
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- Day 17 – Sunset Run at Torrey Pines. Best place for sunset in SD
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- Day 18 – Marian Bear trails for a little quick pace run
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- Day 19 – Back to Balboa to catch up with a good friend
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- Day 19 Cont’d
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- Day 20 – San Elijo Lagoon: Great place for a flatter run!
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- Day 20 Cont’d
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- Day 21 – Squeezed in a late run after traveling to St. Louis for Christmas
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- Day 22 – Found a short little path to spice up a St. Louis road run
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- Day 22 Cont’d
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- Day 22 Cont’d
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- Day 23 – 23 degrees for the 23rd day
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- Day 23 Cont’d: Best way to end a cold run
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- Day 24 – My coldest run ever. Huge respect for people that train in this all season!
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- Day 24 Cont’d: Beards freeze instantly at 3 degrees!
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- Day 24 Cont’d
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- Day 25 – Snuck out after presents to find some dirt!
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- Day 25 Cont’d
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- Day 25 Cont’d – Hitting the trails was the best present of all!
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- Day 25 Cont’d
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- Day 25 Cont’d
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- Day 25 Cont’d
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- Day 26 – Late night run after traveling home from St Louis
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- Day 27 – Bernardo Summit overlooking Lake Hodges
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- Day 28 – Night run in MTRP
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- Day 28 Cont’d – Always nice to get out under the headlamp!
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- Day 29 – Easy run around the neighborhood with the Mrs.
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- Day 29 Cont’d – After St Louis it felt amazing to be able to run in just some shorts!
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- Day 31 – Finished the month with a great solo run and more exploration of Balboa Park
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- 31 and done!
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- Bonus: No Puking on the Trail New Year’s Day Run
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- Bonus: No Puking on the Trail New Year’s Day Run
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- Bonus: No Puking on the Trail New Year’s Day Run
Very cool, thanks for sharing!
Glad you enjoyed it!