100/100 Airing of the Grievances Thread - 2024 Edition

[devashish_paul]

Hey folks,

Back in 2008 I set up a google spreadsheet for the results. We had 100+ if I recall

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The next year Herbert offered to do this with a log ST was co developing with Eric Jenson and we worked together to port several challenge features over to that. It went on for 15 years with gradual upgrades.

Without getting into the biz relationship between the current ST management and Eric Jensen (as a user of what both of you have to offer, I like you both), why don’t we just start a challenge thread on Dec 27 and get things rolling and point people to log there.

No one loses. Runners on here get the challenge, we have a logging mechanism AND all the commetary and banter happens on ST.

What am I missing. If we all hug and collaborate, runners run, posters post, logger log. Assuming Eric Jenson would set up a new challenge on his system that we points ST users to in order to log, we’d all win.

I think Dec 27th would be a great backup start date. Right after Xmas but before new year’s resolutions.

@E_DUB and @rrheisler on a 2020 thread that i revived, I thanked ST for being there for us virtually. I just came back from 70.3 Worlds with 6000+ of my triathlete community in “real life”…but now I and 6000 others (and more like 600,000 others are back at work at our offices in an off season and we need something to congregate around and do “together” (albeit virtually). It is really positive doing racing, doing training with others in real life, but one thing that @Slowman kicked off around 2004 was “the virtual camp” (long before virtual was a neccessity due to Covid19).

We all love group training and before there was Zwift, the ST virtual camps brought ST readers together by doing something together.

So I vote we do another year of 100/100 virtual camp. EricJ has the infrastructure for logging, ST has infrastructure for commenting, each of us has the infrastructure for running (legs, runing shoes, hearts, treadmills, lungs, pavement). How about we put aside differences, and just roll with “what we got” because something is better than nothing.

Can we roll with that?

Dev

[Dinsky11]

Why can’t we comment on the 100/100 challenge Eric already has going?

[Tom_hampton]

@Dinsky11

Why can’t we comment on the 100/100 challenge Eric already has going?

We don’t know that we can’t. Neither Ryan nor Edub (nor Eric Jennsen) have banned discussing it. However, given the way things terminated last year & the promise of “big things” here as the home of the “Official ST 100 runs in 100 days”, I think we’ve all been mostly avoiding the issue.

[mistressk]

Meh - some of us started already with the tools available. This would become the 142 runs in 142 days, ending April 5th…which is into a taper for a ~45mi race on the Bruce Trail a week later.

You must do what you feel is right, of course.

[Tom_hampton]

@mistressk

Meh - some of us started already with the tools available.

Same.

[flychris]

Another solid week here. 7 runs for 60km anchored by a 14k long run yesterday. Biggest week in many years and feeling good. I’ll need three doubles to end the year with 300 runs. Not sure I’ll prioritize that over just consistently running daily. We’ll see when the snow comes next week, might prefer to do two short runs anyway.

[mistressk]

A bitterly cold weekend - highs around -10c/11f - but the sunshine was lovely.

The ice at Devil’s Creek Falls was magnificent

Got a second run in a bit after sunset - just barely enough light to avoid needing my headlamp

More stunning sunshine yesterday afternoon

…and some really neat frost that formed in footprints from the day before

Not enough snow has returned for snowshoe running or xc skiing yet, but it’s working on that as I type!

[RandMart]

Can NOT like these hard enough!!!

@mistressk your name came up while I was chatting last week about my lack of badassery. Whenever I say “30* nope too cold; I’ll TM at the gym - that’s what I pay for” I feel like such a pussy. THEN, I see Ben Gravy surfing in Iceland and say “yep, you ARE a pussy” hahahahaha

The next day (Friday afternoon), I went out for a run in the cold Wintery rain and got home just as it was changing over to snow

Did an extra lap around my neighborhood to show all what kinda knucklehead I am

[mistressk]

Oh man, cold rain is the WORST - if you were out in that, you’re no pussy! Literally my least favourite, and it seems we’re in for a couple of days of it right during the time that Tank and I had hoped to go camping just after Christmas. Don’t think that trip is happening now, so it looks like I’ll have plenty of time to run instead; pretty happy I decided not to reserve a site (and some places won’t even accept reservations) because 2c/35f and rain/snow mix in a tent is even more miserable than running in it.

[Tom_hampton]

Gosh. I love your photos. So Christmas-y! Here in Texas we had thunderstorms, today. A balmy 68 and pouring rain.

As we coast into Christmas eve evening, I hope everyone has a grand holiday and that everyone gets good time with family, and some restful time off.

My daughter (36) is making a gingerbread house. I’m making poached salmon with biryani rice, and asparagus for Xmas eve.

As for running… I’m starting to feel pretty good. Most of my runs have been on the treadmill for the last 2 weeks. My wife had rotator cuff repair surgery exactly 2 weeks ago. So, I can’t ever be very far way.

But today was a nice 3x1mi at 5km pace. Feeling good. Sitting at +1 on Eric’s 100/100.

[devashish_paul]

Merry Christmas to all!!! I ran an easy 70 min 10km. Started outdoors in minus 10C, but road were wet from melting snow and salt, and my shoes got soaked. But that’s the worst when air temp is cold and your feet get wet, so after 40 min can indoors and finished up on treadmill!!!

Does this thread title need to change, or maybe we start a thread on the main forum?

I am logging on Eric’s platform but he started on Nov 15. I wonder if we can get a new one started on Jan 1 and get some momentum snowballing?

Dev

[flychris]

Just signed up for Eric’s site, down to start logging there… in addition to the Garmin, Strava, runalyze, spreadsheet and my physical notebook journal XD

[kajet]

@devashish_paul

why don’t we just start a challenge thread on Dec 27 and get things rolling and point people to log there.

I’d be up for that, whatever date we manage to start on. Last time I tried (and massively failed) the 100/100, I had the running race of my life in early April.

[jeremyebrock]

Agreed. I committed to doing it and I’m doing it. Yes, I’d like to see the “social proof” aspect because for whatever reason, a lot of us need to post and see a leaderboard. But, I’m trying to also just keep it internal and stay motivated without any of that.

My running was terrible when I started, 4 min on 1 off for 30 min for the first ten days, but I’ve slowly built that back to 30 min straight with only a quick 20-30 sec at 20 min to reset nicely gym treadmill. Longest run so far (deliberately) is 45 min. HR has come down, most of my runs are 130-140bpm and yes, I’m still slow at 10:31/mile for the vast bulk of my runs. I’m at 40/44 since Nov 15 so I’m happy.

[frugal_dude]

There is a positive aspect to no formal logging. You can set your own rules on what “counts” as a run.

My rule: any run counts as long as the average run length is greater than three.

I’m 25/45 and 122.7 miles since November 15th.

[flychris]

Another big week by my standards, 60km in 7 runs. Definitely at my body’s limit right now so next week will be a rest week. New Year’s resolution is to add daily yoga and core work to my routine as well.

Happy new year everyone!

[mistressk]

We got a solid snow on the 23rd, so we actually had a white Christmas!

I got in my usual Santa-hatted Christmas morning trail run (with sleigh bells on my mittens)

The weather held through Boxing Day for a nice sunset trot along the river

But things turned mild come the 27th, and the snow was turning to slush underfoot

Still a nice view from the lookout on the Grand Valley Trail by Homer Watson Park, though

The 28th brought a weird mix of rain, sun, and temperatures as high as 11c/52f - this turned the trails into a mix of ice, slush, and mud

I had it better than the local snowman population…

…but definitely ended up a little gross

Frustratingly, my cold dip spot at the Riverbluffs Park boat launch remained stubbornly frozen!

By evening -when I went for a second ramble - even the groomed trails were down to energy-sucking mud

At least I got a lovely sunset out of it

Yesterday we had a ridiculous rainfall - almost 2" of rain - and I was feeling a bit beat up after 3 hockey games in 3 days (plus missing my usual Friday off running), so I just trotted on an indoor track that overlooks an ice rink and got to watch a hockey game while I ran

So I’m currently sitting 1 over par (or will be after I run today)

[flychris]

Recovery week here: 42km in 7 runs, all super easy. Crazy that a year ago, hitting even two 6ks in a row was nearly impossible, and a 42km week was a big week for me. Stoked on the progress! A nice New Year’s Day hike and a road trip back home squeezing in runs and core work where I can.

Looking forward to 2025. Goals are to stay healthy and injury free. I signed up for a 10k in early February that I’ll use to gauge a baseline of fitness.

Hope everyone is having a solid start to the new year.

[gogogo11]

i somehow missed the whole thing this year. no big announcements, push etc. disappointed. the new site just does not work so well for me.

[Tom_hampton]

It’s not an issue with the site… Slowtwitch dropped the ball, and simply didn’t host the 100/100 this year.

That said, most of us are logging over at Eric Jensen’s training log (see links above). We just passed day 50. So, it’s only half way complete. If you use strava you can upload your history, and get credit for your training back to 15 November. Then, you can participate from here on out.