Days of our Lives

1000+ photos in one post may be a new record for me.

December 2011

Photo of the Day

Like 2009, and unlike 2010 where I missed three days, I managed to get a photo every day in 2011.

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Running

I was able to recover from November's setback, and I've been doing some pretty good running lately. All my long runs have been on trails, many of them with the SLUGs. The exciting news is that I registered for the Fuego Y Agua 50 km ultra-marathon on Ometepe Island in Nicaragua in February. It should be great fun, though extremely challenging. I'm not worried about the distance (31 miles!), I've run that kind of distance before (with less training). The two primary challenges will be the dry-season heat and the massive 4,000 ft ascent and descent of the volcano in the final 8 miles of the race.

Month	Distance	# Workouts	Avg per Workout
January	13.54 Mile	3	4.51333 Mile
February	33.47 Mile	7	4.78143 Mile
March	71.64 Mile	10	7.164 Mile
April	31.12 Mile	6	5.18667 Mile
May	71.9569 Mile	10	7.19569 Mile
June	85.87 Mile	11	7.80636 Mile
July	49.47 Mile	7	7.06714 Mile
August	116.34 Mile	13	8.94923 Mile
September	82.89 Mile	12	6.9075 Mile
October	100.83 Mile	11	9.16636 Mile
November	56.36 Mile	7	8.05143 Mile
December	107.4 Mile	11	9.76364 Mile
Total	820.887 Mile	108	7.6008 Mile

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Cycling

I'm also back on the bike after my knee problems, though I didn't do much training. What little time I had available for training I chose to run instead. I need to toughen up and get out on the bike in the cold more often.

Bike	Distance	# Rides	Avg per Ride
Pocket Rocket	11.4 Mile	3	3.8 Mile
Thundercougarfalconbird	24.29 Mile	2	12.145 Mile
Total	35.69 Mile	5	7.138 Mile

Month	Distance	# Workouts	Avg per Workout
January	35.32 Mile	4	8.83 Mile
February	0	0	0
March	3. Mile	1	3. Mile
April	36.25 Mile	7	5.17857 Mile
May	272.94 Mile	25	10.9176 Mile
June	344.02 Mile	26	13.2315 Mile
July	306.77 Mile	12	25.5642 Mile
August	418.39 Mile	25	16.7356 Mile
September	270.2 Mile	24	11.2583 Mile
October	321.64 Mile	15	21.4427 Mile
November	20.6 Mile	5	4.12 Mile
December	35.69 Mile	5	7.138 Mile
Total	2064.82 Mile	149	13.8579 Mile

Walking/Hiking

I've still been walking a fair amount, but I've also started doing a bit more hiking. One of my primary rules for dealing with my on-and-off knee issues is not running on two consecutive days. So sometimes I go hiking on the off days as a substitute. Hiking will play an important role in the Fuego Y Agua race, as most of the volcano trail is far too steep to run up.

Month	Distance	# Workouts	Avg per Workout
January	56.9 Mile	16	3.55625 Mile
February	47.6 Mile	14	3.4 Mile
March	83.4 Mile	24	3.475 Mile
April	84.3 Mile	26	3.24231 Mile
May	65.5 Mile	20	3.275 Mile
June	57.3 Mile	17	3.37059 Mile
July	23.75 Mile	12	1.97917 Mile
August	31.7 Mile	9	3.52222 Mile
September	42.2022 Mile	16	2.63764 Mile
October	44.5 Mile	16	2.78125 Mile
November	59.7 Mile	19	3.14211 Mile
December	63.46 Mile	21	3.0219 Mile
Total	660.312 Mile	210	3.14434 Mile