August 2015 Running Challenge
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2 miles this evening, for a total of 10 miles out of 40. Good start to the month! Resting tomorrow, but headed to Charleston for work (been in Columbia, SC, it's pretty hot here), so will walk around the historic district some around dinner time to get my steps in.0
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5 km today
14/100 km
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8/1 7km
8/4 5km
Walked out to my truck this morning - doors wouldn't open- dead battery.
Boosted it with my Emerg UPS Battery. Disconnected the cables and truck died.
Alternator was
. Changed into running gear and ran to work. Changed into spare clothes at work.
Darn - Fitness pays off.
No fun climbing back into the running gear at the end of the day to go home but I Am To Cheap to pay for a cab and tow truck. I replaced the alternator ( $200.00 ) and
. So $300 saved versus a garage repair = new running shoes and winter gear.
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August goal 60 miles
8/1 I really...
8/2 Need to find a better source
8/3 For my Chinese take out supply....
8/4 Managed a 1.17 "ralk" with all 3 puppies....and a deceptively calm evening seascape on the day BEFORE Guillermo...
Total 1.17
Ticker is my goal for 2015 and accumulation to date:
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sorry for the double post: 1st time it didn't seem to "take."
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@melaniefave41, great mosquito selfie!
@demoiselle2014 and @apennock, hope those shins feel better soon!
@vivimigot, congrats on finishing C25K!!!
@briebee7, I've not run with a running group but reading your post makes me think I should find one. My problem is it's hard for me to have a regular schedule work and kid events.
@unrelentingminx and @kimlight2, well done on the PRs!
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Thanks all for the well wishes. I am still congested but got in a run early early this morning and felt so much better afterwards just from the stress relief! Work is still crazy and I am trying to make sure I just get up and walk away from the computer several times a day and do my stretching when I can, when I am on conference calls, etc.. Not working out great but it it is better than just sitting all day in one place. Because my days are crazy I am on here late at night before bed to check on what everyone has been up to and get my motivation up to get up early and out the door!
@karllundy - I am definitely a dog person with a running problem - I don't run fast enough for my dogAll - I think we may be a dog group with a running problem.
@ddmom0811 - Pretty sure one of those Rhodesian puppies should have gone home with you! They could carry your tiny dog in a pack when you all go for a run Also love the idea of a bathroom locator app! I could see many uses for it and not just runners - how about moms with small children!
@melaniefave41 - Love the 'I hate mosquitoes' picture!
@mwyvr - cheers to you and @melaniefave41 for IPAs!
@5BeautifulDays - I know that twitchy feeling myself. Unplanned rest yesterday due to a cold and work... had to take the pup for a walk in the afternoon to clear my head and get out some of his wiggles.
@7lenny7 - lovely lake to run by/around!
@HonuNui - I can not imagine running with 3 dogs!
@demoiselle2014 - It needs to be a routine - something you always do before or after you run or both...
mobility/tightness/injury prevention is an ongoing battle- and when you "fix" one you move on to the next. the more you can stay up on it the better off you'll be.demoiselle2014 wrote: »Here I am, skipping my first running day in weeks because I need to give my shins time to recover. I've cut out all the high impact exercise I've been doing and started looking into running-specific exercises and stretches. Did yoga this morning, then the stretches in the video posted above. My shins feel slightly better after the stretches, but I've still got an occasional dull ache. I guess it's a good thing I figured out what was going on when I did, or it might be worse.
I guess I'll probably be taking a full week off running. Today, I'm taking a class to try to learn how to ride a bike. Now, if only I had a bike . . .
Keep doing the video. In time, those shins, calves, and ankles will become very loose. It's not something you do just once.
All of you running in cool rains - please send some this way! We are burning up out here in California, quite literally!
Date.......Miles......Total
08/01.....8.45.......8.45
08/02.....0.00.......8.45 - rest
08/03.....0.00.......8.45 - unplanned rest +Agility
08/04.....5.11.....13.56 - +Strength training
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5BeautifulDays wrote: »8/1 3.2 @ 10:55 (my first 5K race--33:43, plus a little cool down)
8/2 5 @ 20:00 Hiking
8/3 4.5 walking (about an 18 min mile--with a lot of stops. Walking children and dog) Today was supposed to be a rest day, so ok, but I haven't run since Saturday and I'm feeling a little twitchy.
8/4 4.0 @ 11:30 on the treadmill
Tomorrow I'm off to the amusement park with the kiddos. I don't imagine I'll get a run in, but I wouldn't exactly call it a rest day, either, lol!
@shanaber I will take the dog out when I can't do anything else, but it's often an exercise in frustration, since *I* don't need to stop at every fence post, tree, and mailbox! *He* on the other hand, can't imagine why anyone would run when there are such lovely smells and things to piddle on!
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8/01 - Forced Rest
8/02 - Forced Rest
8/03 - 5.7 miles
8/04 - 4.8 miles
Goal: 100 miles
Progress: 10.5 miles
Another post-sailing lesson run tonight, around the same lakes. This time I ran until I just felt pain in my calf, rather than trying to run through it for a half mile. I made it further than I expected. I did figure out that if I run with shorter but quicker strides, it affected me less. Something for me to keep in mind. Tomorrow will be a rest day.
One thing I love about evening runs is getting home with a bunch of calories to eat. Tonight I came home with 1600 calories to go (not counting my 500 cal deficit) so I filled up on an omelet of 4 eggs, a large packet of salmon, goat cheese, half an onion, and smothered in sriracha sauce. It looked like hell, but it was mighty tasty. Washed that all down with a couple of IPA's. I just hope my wife will let me sleep in our bed tonight with my bad breath.
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8.1.15.... 5.41 M... 52:30.
8.2.15.....Rest
8.3.15.... 1 HR Lift + 2 hrs dance
8.4.15..... 3.19 M.... 28:10 Afternoon Hot Run + 2 hrs of dance
8.5.15....... 4.18 M....39:06 Nice cool morning run- feeling stiff- but solid- disappointed with the slowness.
8.5.15......... PR Chiro Appointment
12.78 Of 75 miles for me. Happy Jo is happy!
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8/1: 5 miles
8/2: 11.5 miles
8/3: 4 miles
8/4: XT day: 42 min bike (12 miles) and 35 min walk (2 miles), AKA: 2 episodes of Gilmore Girls
8/5: 8 miles
Perfect morning today: 64 degrees, humidity around 75-80%, cloudy and a tiny breeze. Wasn't sure how I'd feel since I woke up an hour before my alarm with cramps and a headache, but by the time I headed out the door I felt fine. Phew! Really solid pace this morning as well; this cut-back week is doing my body lots of good. I can feel it!
28.5/200
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Date Miles today. Miles for August
8/1 17 miles - 17
8/2 REST DAY
8/3 10.5 miles - 27.5
8/4 9.25 miles - 36.75
8/5 5.65 miles - 42.4
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8/1 - 5.82 mi
8/2 - 4.05 mi
8/3 - 4.35 mi of on-track speed work...tough!
8/4 - Rest day; might sneak in a walk this evening though.
8/5 - 2.0 mi on indoor track; 45 minutes of aerobics / cross-training with HM group. Reminds me I am not in as good of shape as I sometimes think.
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Rest day for me, so you get my rest day picture. This is Skip running with me, she is the cat - well duh obviously. We have a 5K to run Saturday morning, looking forward to it, it's mostly an off the road trail and some road.
@honunui love the ocean view, you are amazing with the dogs.
@juliet3455 sorry about your truck, but a great job during lemons into lemonade with the run
@shanaber glad you are feeling better, are you close to the fires?
@7lenny7 I hope you got to sleep in your own bed, the meal sounded fantastic!
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2.25 in the heat.
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@demoiselle2014 - It needs to be a routine - something you always do before or after you run or both...
mobility/tightness/injury prevention is an ongoing battle- and when you "fix" one you move on to the next. the more you can stay up on it the better off you'll be.demoiselle2014 wrote: »Here I am, skipping my first running day in weeks because I need to give my shins time to recover. I've cut out all the high impact exercise I've been doing and started looking into running-specific exercises and stretches. Did yoga this morning, then the stretches in the video posted above. My shins feel slightly better after the stretches, but I've still got an occasional dull ache. I guess it's a good thing I figured out what was going on when I did, or it might be worse.
I guess I'll probably be taking a full week off running. Today, I'm taking a class to try to learn how to ride a bike. Now, if only I had a bike . . .
Keep doing the video. In time, those shins, calves, and ankles will become very loose. It's not something you do just once.
Dynamic stretching only before a run. Static stretching can be done after a run.
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Hey Trailies -I made plans this Saturday to run on a "Trails to Rails" trail. Does that count? I hope to meet my friend and run with her early.
@shanaber - I'm also glad to hear you're feeling better!
@juliet3455 - You're amazing to me! I hope your boss knows about your dedication.
@skippygirlsmom - Yep, totally relate to the turtle. I was passed once by a 72yr old walking! Oh yeah. Well, my lover-ly Hubby jokes with me, making like he's passing me in our living room or kitchen using a walker--- like this--
Oh how I love that man! He sure makes me laugh.
12 miles today here. Beautiful day. Lost the cap to the hydration bottle on the back of my hippy Nathan belt. Eeeks. Drove the route twice looking for it. I'm sure it's been eaten by Road Ogre!
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JimCrackinDandy wrote: »@skippygirlsmom - Yep, totally relate to the turtle. I was passed once by a 72yr old walking! Oh yeah. Well, my lover-ly Hubby jokes with me, making like he's passing me in our living room or kitchen using a walker--- like this--
Oh how I love that man! He sure makes me laugh.
12 miles today here. Beautiful day. Lost the cap to the hydration bottle on the back of my hippy Nathan belt. Eeeks. Drove the route twice looking for it. I'm sure it's been eaten by Road Ogre!
You sound like a match made in Heaven, I enjoy your sense of humor! I tell Skip you go ahead and make fun of me, I'll "race" you for distance any day.
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I'm going to try for 140 in August.
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JimCrackinDandy wrote: »Hey Trailies -I made plans this Saturday to run on a "Trails to Rails" trail. Does that count? I hope to meet my friend and run with her early.
@shanaber - I'm also glad to hear you're feeling better!
@juliet3455 - You're amazing to me! I hope your boss knows about your dedication.
@skippygirlsmom - Yep, totally relate to the turtle. I was passed once by a 72yr old walking! Oh yeah. Well, my lover-ly Hubby jokes with me, making like he's passing me in our living room or kitchen using a walker--- like this--
Oh how I love that man! He sure makes me laugh.
12 miles today here. Beautiful day. Lost the cap to the hydration bottle on the back of my hippy Nathan belt. Eeeks. Drove the route twice looking for it. I'm sure it's been eaten by Road Ogre!
I'm a firm believer that the worse the humor- the better the love. Mine constantly is telling me my voice is like ear sand paper and he only stays with me for my butt- which is okay because I've interviewed and hired him on as my bacon cooker- because I can't cook bacon.
So it's a fair trade LOL0 -
3/1--3.36 miles
3/2--rest day
3/3--3.7 miles
3/4--Strong Curves A
3/5--4.13 miles
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Two half mile jogs(6mph) on treadmill this morning prior to my HIIT on the elliptical
Goal 45 miles
Completed 10
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5 more today
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I'm not sure if this had worked. .but I have done an 8 mile run today. .taking my total to 24.5 miles so far for August :-) super proud of my achievement so far :-)0 -
@skippygirlsmom - love the picture! Definitely a turtle here too I am not near the fires - we have some locally in the hills here but the worst ones are in No California around Sacramento.
@juliet3455 - I think it is awesome that you ran to work and back home at the end of the day! I am also pretty impressed that you replaced the alternator! Wish I could get my daughter to do things like that! I am pretty sure you have earned those new running shoes!
@JimCrackinDandy - great job on the 12 miles today! I have heard about the Rails to Trails project and think it is such a fantastic idea resulting in some really awesome trails for running and cycling!
@Nettiejb - You need to copy what is in the bbcode: box on the Ticker site. It is easiest to just copy everything there including the [url=.... at the beginning all the way to and including the [/url] at the end.
I saw this today and had to share it - John Stewart and Tom Cruise end up talking about getting into shape and C25K, pretty funny. It is at about the 4:15 mark but I enjoyed the entire interview!
http://thedailyshow.cc.com/videos/t8urnk/tom-cruise
I got up early and out for a fast run before my first early meeting. It was already hot and is supposed to be 95 today. I even had a couple of miles under 10 mins and managed to drive my HR up to 140!
Date.......Miles......Total
08/01.....8.45.......8.45
08/02.....0.00.......8.45 - rest
08/03.....0.00.......8.45 - unplanned rest +Agility
08/04.....5.11.....13.56 - +Strength training
08/05.....4.18.....17.74
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8/1 rest
8/2 rest
8/3 3 miles
8/4 3 miles
8/5 3 miles
9 / 60 miles done!
I ran a 5K today to take a break from a very frustrating research project.0 -
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I'm not sure if this had worked. .but I have done an 8 mile run today. .taking my total to 24.5 miles so far for August :-) super proud of my achievement so far :-)
You are missing the [ img] before http and the [ /img] after png (removing the space within the brackets before posting).
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8/3/15 - 10 miles
8/4/15 - 5.34 miles
8/5/15 - 4 miles
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