August 2015 Running Challenge
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While there is one week left in this challenge, I am going to set a goal of 20 miles and creating a ticker.
I am very impressed by many of the distances logged here! 20 miles will be ambitious for me.
Can anyone recommend a way to carry my cellphone and keys with me when I run. I have an iPhone 6 with a Life Proof case and I bought an armband that the phone and case will not fit in. Any ideas?0 -
Can anyone recommend a way to carry my cellphone and keys with me when I run. I have an iPhone 6 with a Life Proof case and I bought an armband that the phone and case will not fit in. Any ideas?
I had an extra key made to take running. A single key is a lot easier to find a place for, such as tied in with the string that ties my shorts tighter, or in the tiny key pocket on some of my shorts, or tied into my shoe laces.
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Can anyone recommend a way to carry my cellphone and keys with me when I run. I have an iPhone 6 with a Life Proof case and I bought an armband that the phone and case will not fit in. Any ideas?
I had an extra key made to take running. A single key is a lot easier to find a place for, such as tied in with the string that ties my shorts tighter, or in the tiny key pocket on some of my shorts, or tied into my shoe laces.
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Oops, that's not what I was trying to do 7lenny7.0
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@ddmom0811 I found some headbands from fitchickheadbands that are cute and functional. No reason to wear the hat in the dark, but II still don't want my hair in my face.
I wore on today for the first time under my hat. Idk why really, just wanted to wear it. But I worked out nicely.
I got 3/$25 at a running store. They are available online if anyone's interested.0 -
WhatMeRunning wrote: »
So true! I didn't mention cutback weeks. I used to do a 25% reduction in mileage every 4th week, but increased that to a 25% reduction every 3rd week this summer since my mileage increases plus added run days looked really intimidating on paper. May have been overkill, maybe not. I made it injury free though!kristinegift wrote: »WhatMeRunning wrote: »
My initial plan was lots of miles and no speedwork. But if I'm going to do 4 days/wk with far shorter runs (4 to 6 miles) and one long run per week 16 to 20 miles) then I think it makes far more sense to do two of those shorter runs as tempo, intervals or hills. Especially hills.
Are you doing cutback weeks? It's important for recovery to do a shorter long run at least once every 3rd or 4th week or so. I usually cycle through and I'll do long runs ~14-16, 16-18, 18-20 and then do a 10 or 12 mile long run (and shorter runs during the week when I'd usually run longer) to give myself a good long break. Just make sure you aren't doing 16-20 every week, or your legs will probably start to argue with you!
While I was in a good groove with the 56 mile weeks with a 16 miler each weekend on that sort of routine (2 high weeks, one low), I can't find a way to make the weekday runs work without sacrificing too much sleep.
I figure I will start at a "16, 20, 12" set of long runs, and if it seems doable then a "16, 20, 16, 12" set. After that second set, either way, I will be coming up on the time to start tapering.
Phew! That's a solid cutback schedule. But I've gotta ask: why all multiples of 4? You're missing fun odd-numbered miles like 15 and 11
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_nikkiwolf_ wrote: »Oh, and to chime in on the "two 4 miles runs vs one 8 mile run"-question:
How long of a break is okay for a run to be counted as a single run, and after what kind of break would you say that it's split in two?
Waiting for 1-2 minutes for a traffic light to turn green is probably no big deal, but how about a 10 minute buy-water-and-use-restroom break at the halfway point of a 90 minute run?
Or what about two or three 5 minute geocaching stops spread across a 120 minute run? (That's something I'm usually guilty off on the rare cases where I drive to some nice spot further away for a sunday long run
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Really bad habit, that wastes a lot of the long-run benefits, or still okay?
I'd say that's fine. Sometimes with my running group we stand around waiting for latecomers between loops or to regroup for 10-15 mins. I still count it as one run. If your sweat has all dried though and it's been an hour or longer then it might count as two separate efforts.0 -
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-
8.5.15.... Pt And Chiro Rest otherwise
8.6.26.... 3.05 M..... 27:59 super cool morning
8.7.15..... PT and Chiro- Rest otherwise
8.8.15.... 6.30...1:01 Calf problems
8.11.15... 3.02...30... super slow and rainy
8.12.15.... 4.19 ...37:57... moderate-
8.13.15.....3.00.... 35........Tread mill hills
8.15.15..... 7.51.... 1:17- Hill run- WOOT WOOT
8.18.15.....3.12..... 26:16-solid 3 miles
8.19.15.... 4.16....39.27- holy.crap. humid lying run was lying- also- hysterical sweaty poop
8.20.15.....3.04.....27
8.23.15.... 8.03 ...1:12... Super dark- totally ran only 3 miles with any light- quiet nervous. @kristinegift I ran the canal from Alexander- 3 out 3 back then turned right and made it to the Princeton Station- I thought my phone told me ONE MORE MILE TO GO- so I ran a little further then turned around- turns out it was just pep talking me and I was half way down and it said"ONE MORE MILE TO GO" damnit- ran past my car and up the steep hill toward rt 1 and then came back to my car. Felt really good other than running in the complete dark in an area I'm only mildly familiar!
58.2 of 75 miles
79.05 of total 225-0 -
I bought a fabric/pull-on waistband thingy off Amazon: you stuff your phone inside, it has a ring to which I attached a caribiner for my key(s). MagicWhile there is one week left in this challenge, I am going to set a goal of 20 miles and creating a ticker.
I am very impressed by many of the distances logged here! 20 miles will be ambitious for me.
Can anyone recommend a way to carry my cellphone and keys with me when I run. I have an iPhone 6 with a Life Proof case and I bought an armband that the phone and case will not fit in. Any ideas?
http://www.amazon.com/activities-Non-Bounce-experience-Traditional-reversible/dp/B00RYL0WTC/ref=pd_sim_200_4?ie=UTF8&refRID=06AYDPHK6FD594362PRS
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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
8/5 3.1 on the dreadmill until the aforementioned Chinese food from hell re "reared" (pun intended)
its ugly head.
8/6 2.52
8/7 5
8/8 3.67
8/9 3.42
8/10 rest
8/11 2.22
8/12 3.36
8/13 4.25
8/14 "life day" ( I like that!)
8/15 3.65
8/16 3.77
8/17 3.34
8/18 Bike
8/19 rest
8/20 3.47
8/21 3.83
8/22 it stopped raining so I cut the lawn instead of running!
8/23 4.29
Total 51.04
Ticker is my goal for 2015 and accumulation to date:
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While there is one week left in this challenge, I am going to set a goal of 20 miles and creating a ticker.
Can anyone recommend a way to carry my cellphone and keys with me when I run. I have an iPhone 6 with a Life Proof case and I bought an armband that the phone and case will not fit in. Any ideas?
Welcome! Anyone should join this group regardless of their starting mileage or date. You'll get addicted and watch out!
I don't carry water for short runs when it's cool, and when I'm not carrying my water bottle (Nathan hip belt, my phone goes where a second gel bottle would go) I use a SPI Belt (google it). The only problem with the SPI belt, for me, is I sweat like crazy and I killed one phone screen with water penetrating the digitizing panel. A ziplock bag will fix that but makes using the phone for tracking (I used Strava at the time) a little less convenient. Eventually I decided a dedicated GPS running watch was worth the extra convenience and features and was cheaper than replacing phones.
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Today a short relaxed Date Run 8km with Sue at the University of BC Endowment Lands forest.
I read with interest comments from @7lenny7 and @WhatMeRunning about hats that keep sweat out of eyes... I sweat like crazy myself when the temperatures are even approaching warm and find sweat in my eyes is just no fun at all. Going to try one of the recommendations even though I'm not a hat person normally. I do like wearing a ball cap in the pouring rain.
@ruqayyahsmum Regarding your migraines perhaps the thing to do is log carefully your day - food and water intake volume and times, run distance, temperature, time of day etc - and talk to your doctor. Hopefully the trigger can be found, and hopefully it isn't related to cardio. It seems unlikely that you are suffering significant electrolyte loss from 2 to 3.5 miles of running. Of course such things are highly individual. Who knows, you might even be over-hydrating.
+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+ Month to date: 162.81 km Goal: 322 km / 200 miles (50% completed) +-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+ Aug 23 07.67 km Date Run, feeling great after yesterday Aug 22 14.54 km Tons of trail climbing + back down, 847 meters climbing Aug 21 08.10 km Date Run Friday. Low HR. Aug 20 14.60 km Taking it easy along the river Aug 19 14.10 km Mountain trail run Aug 18 10.08 km Lake trail run Aug 17 ----- Rest Day Aug 16 16.87 km HR up 20bpm over normal for pace, drugs? Aug 15 ----- Off for health Aug 14 ----- Off for health Aug 13 14.75 km Urine colour: Amber Ale bordering on Stout. Call 911. Aug 12 13.70 km Up at 0530H to beat the heat Aug 11 ----- Life Day Aug 10 ----- Life Day Aug 09 08.09 km Gentle welcome home date-run with Sue Aug 08 12.27 km Great cool run along Lake Sammamish near Seattle Aug 07 06.04 km Short run before really loooong driving day, bye bye Montana Aug 06 ----- Rest Day / 10km hiking in Swan Range, Montana Aug 05 08.09 km Easy trail in Bigfork Montana Aug 04 ----- Rest Day Aug 03 03.35 km Quick jaunt before long driving day, bye bye Alberta Aug 02 ----- Cycling while visiting family Aug 01 10.60 km Trails both wide + single track
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8/1: 3.4 km
8/3: 2.6 km
8/9: 2.6 km
8/10: 3.1 km
8/16: 3.1 km
8/18: 3.1 km
8/21: 3.3 km
8/24: 3.3 km
Total: 24.5/30 km
@ctdebbie I wear pants with pockets for running, and just put my keys in one pocket and my phone in the other, that's worked well so far. Tying a single key (or a pair) into shoelaces also works...
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My first half marathon is closing in on me fast!!!
In retaliation I am closing in on my August target and chasing down those miles
77.5/90 completed!! I got a sneaking suspicion I'm gonna blow this target out the water :-) bring it!!!!
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"fast" 10k done after yesterday long one
not too bad, and it was dry - now 4 days of heavy rain, will be fun tomorrow morning
need a new pair of trainers asap - any good recommendation for something that has to last for a long mileage - moderately overpronating? (~1000 miles - I know I should change them earlier but it will be too costly for me)
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That felt great! It has been a few months since my last LT tempo run. Four miles to start the day, will work in another 4 easy miles later today.
@kristinegift - No hard an fast rule here about the 4 mile intervals, although it has been that way for a while. I had a lot of 6 and 10 milers just a couple months ago, I guess I just settled into the 8, 12, 16 and now 20 milers(not to insinuate that I find 20 milers routine in any way, shape or form)! Part of it is almost certainly about refueling, since on long runs I go about 4mph I find it pretty simple to refuel about every hour, or every 4 miles, but only on runs over 2 hours, which in my case is anything over 8 miles...meaning 10+ miles. I've never run 9 miles. I might have a hangup about even numbered miles.
8/1 - 10 miles
8/2 - 12 miles (22 miles total)
8/4 - 8 miles (30 total)
8/5 - 12 miles (42 miles total)
8/6 - 8 miles (50 miles total)
8/9 - 20 miles (70 miles total)
8/12 - 16 miles (86 miles total)
8/19 - 12 miles (98 total)
8/22 - 20 miles (118 total)
8/24 - 4 miles (122 total)
Goal 220 miles
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I bought a fabric/pull-on waistband thingy off Amazon: you stuff your phone inside, it has a ring to which I attached a caribiner for my key(s). MagicWhile there is one week left in this challenge, I am going to set a goal of 20 miles and creating a ticker.
I am very impressed by many of the distances logged here! 20 miles will be ambitious for me.
Can anyone recommend a way to carry my cellphone and keys with me when I run. I have an iPhone 6 with a Life Proof case and I bought an armband that the phone and case will not fit in. Any ideas?
http://www.amazon.com/activities-Non-Bounce-experience-Traditional-reversible/dp/B00RYL0WTC/ref=pd_sim_200_4?ie=UTF8&refRID=06AYDPHK6FD594362PRS
how do you run with that not bouncing "up" because I'm pretty sure that would just start bouncing all over on me!!!
My solution prior to half training was stuff my phone in my bra. Now I have an armband and I put it in there- the key is on a carbiner and either goes in the pocket- or snaps to a bra strap and stuffed in the bra.0 -
8/1 - 9 miles
8/2 - 4 miles
8/4 - 3.2 miles
8/5 - 4 miles
8/6 - 2.5 miles (hill repeats)
8/8 - 6 miles (tempo run)
8/9 - 3 miles
8/12 - 4.5 miles (trail)
8/13 - 4 miles
8/14 - 2 miles
8/15 - 10 miles
8/16 - 2.6 miles (trail)
8/19 - 3.1 miles
8/20 - 4 miles
8/22 - 11 miles
Forgot to take my inhaler before my long run on Saturday, and realized it 1/2 mile in. I decided to not go back for it, kept my pace slow and added regular walk breaks. I made it through the run with no breathing issues, but started to have problems later in the day. I'm starting to feel better, but there is still some inflammation, so today is going to be another rest day. Hopefully tomorrow I'm back to normal.
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Here are some reminders why winter running sucks:
— Running below a certain temperature is not safe
— You wear layers and are cold two minutes after your run ends
— Fingers feel frozen even when you wear gloves
— Frozen eyelashes or beards and icicles in your hair
— It is dark for what feels like all the time
Hilarious!!! Actually, I love winter running. I would rather have cold and snow than heat and humidity. One of my best 5k's was in February, air temp was -10F, wind chill was -30. My hands get HOT when running, there were only 2 times last winter where I didn't have bare hands at some point (I make sure I have a pocket for my gloves). A mfp friend sent me a link for glow in the dark running shoes and I want to get a pair for winter. Mostly because I think it would be fun, but anything that makes me more visible in the dark is good
@7lenny7, congrats on your son making the soccer team! My son's HS soccer coach encouraged them all to run track to get in shape for summer soccer training. My son finally ran track for the first time his junior year and discovered that he loved it just as much (or more) than soccer. And great pictures!
@mwyvr, great finish and photos!0 -
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
8/6: 6.5 miles with the Thursday crew
8/7: 5 miles
8/8: 3 miles
8/9: 18 miles
8/10: 4 miles
8/11: REST DAY!!
8/12: 10 miles
8/13: 7 miles am, 6.4 miles pm with Thursday crew
8/14: REST DAY!!
8/15: 6 miles with the Saturday morning group
8/16: 14 miles
8/17: 5 miles
8/18: Rest
8/19: 9.2 miles
8/20: 8 miles am + 6.3 miles pm with Thursday crew
8/21: Rest (went shopping and got the last of the "sizing down" clothes I need for summer/fall)
8/22: 5 miles
8/23: 15.1 miles
8/24: 4 miles
161/200
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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
8/6 REST DAY Unplanned (domestic emergency and bad weather)
8/7 6.4 miles - 48.8
8/8 18 miles - 66.8
8/9 REST DAY
8/10 10.15 - 76.95
8/11 9.25 - 86.2
8/12 6.25 - 92.45
8/13 10 miles - 102.45
8/14 6.2 miles - 108.65
8/15 18 miles - 126.65
8/16 REST DAY
8/17 10.5 miles - 137.15
8/18 10.5 miles - 147.65
8/19 6.2 miles - 153.85
8/20 9.4 miles - 163.25
8/21 6.75 miles - 170
8/22 18 miles - 188
8/23 REST DAY
8/24 10.55 miles - 198.55
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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.
8/6 - 3.1 mi, beautiful morning in Central Iowa!
8/7 - 4.25 mi, love that 70° and humid now seems pleasant!
8/8 - 5.7 mi with my HM training group
8/9 - rest day
8/10 - 3.5 mi along the Galena River.
8/11 - 4.48 mi, cool morning
8/12 - 4.6 mi; 2.5 of hill repeats with 2.1 run to finish up (HM training group)
8/13 - 4.75 mi, Trek/treadmill
8/14 - 4 mi; one of those runs that is hard, but you don't know why.
8/15 - 6.01 mi with HM training group
8/16 - 3.18...5k PR woo hoo! 24:39 chip time
8/17 - 5.58 mi, some tempo intervals bookended by a few easy miles. Sore from the weekend.
8/18 - rest day
8/19 - 5.23 mi with HM training group...lots of hills. Now I am seriously hungry!
8/20 - 4.4 mi, Trek/treadmill
8/21 - unplanned rest day; sore/swollen ankle
8/22 - 4.0 mi
8/23 - 7.55 mi with HM training group; beautiful morning for a run!
8/24 - 5.7 mi of intervals with HM training group; loving the cool weather!
I have been contemplating getting some running hats just to keep the sweat off my face a bit. After reading everyone's comments, I am definitely going to give them a shot. Thanks for the input!0 -
Hmmm not sure why my ticker is not showing my correct mileage... s/b 114.7 - 76%0
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