August 2015 Running Challenge
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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
8/26: 3.1 km
Total: 27.6/30 km
Just one more workout and I'll be there!0 -
My training plan called for 5 miles tonight, but the weather was gorgeous (72F and dry), I got home early, and Kody was fired up to go so I ended up with 8.5 miles. I ignored my HR monitor and ran it all based on perceived effort...trying to make it an easy run...and ended up with an average pace of 10:53, about 45 seconds faster than my recent similar runs, with an HR just 6 bpm higher than normal. I weight myself before and after...even though it wasn't that hot, I still lost 4.5 pounds on the run.
In the last 2 or 3 weeks, I really feel like my running has gone to the next level. What were my long run are now my weeknight runs, I feel like I can run forever, I really don't feel like the running is wearing me out at all, and there's virtually no pain. I'm getting to the point where my running will be limited more by my schedule than by my endurance, aches or pains. A 90 minute run and I'm feeling great. 31.7 miles in the last 5 days, and 42.5 in the last 8 days!
The verdict is in on the water belt I bought. I love it. I do wish they would have made the large pocket large enough for a cell phone, but it certainly serves its purpose. Even on the shorter runs, I like having water for Kody without carrying it in my hand. Freezing a half full bottle gives me cold water for the entire run.
And @mwyvr, you will NOT believe this, but tonight I actually ran by a small herd of cows! There's a small farm a couple miles from our house, land locked by suburbia, and he runs about a dozen head. They were all grazing right by the fence as I was running by. I almost had to stop I was laughing so hard thinking about the bear thread and your cow picture. I really wish I had brought my phone with me so I could have taken a selfie with them and posted it. I'll try to run by there tomorrow and hopefully they'll be by the fence again.
@shanaber, this is for you (but everyone else can check it out too). Kody gets very excited when he knows we're going out: https://youtu.be/MkasCCAjDlg
ETA: Goal progress = 92 of 100 miles
This is where I want to get to0 -
6 km today for 54.5/50km for the month0
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This is something I pass on Sunday bike rides. Every time it gives me a smile and makes me wonder ... did people keep trying to walk on down that sidewalk? so they had to tell them ... it ends here?
It's a great area for a bike ride, but I'd love to run this area as well. If we leave early enough we pass by several runners, and I get my usual runner's envy.
"Here's your sign"?
Maybe they ran out of funding..
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3.7 miles. Added bonus, the humidity seems to have moved out for a bit. A day off tomorrow and a chance to visit with my Book Club friends.
Date Miles MTD ------ ----- ----- Aug 02 8.0 8.0 Aug 03 5.0 13.0 Aug 05 5.0 18.0 Aug 06 4.4 22.4 Aug 08 9.1 31.5 Aug 09 3.6 35.1 Aug 11 6.2 41.3 Aug 13 5.0 46.3 Aug 15 10.0 56.3 Aug 18 5.0 61.3 Aug 20 6.3 67.6 Aug 22 5.2 72.8 Aug 23 7.2 80.0 Aug 25 5.0 85.0 Aug 26 3.7 88.7
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And @mwyvr, you will NOT believe this, but tonight I actually ran by a small herd of cows! There's a small farm a couple miles from our house, land locked by suburbia, and he runs about a dozen head. They were all grazing right by the fence as I was running by. I almost had to stop I was laughing so hard thinking about the bear thread and your cow picture. I really wish I had brought my phone with me so I could have taken a selfie with them and posted it. I'll try to run by there tomorrow and hopefully they'll be by the fence again.
@shanaber, this is for you (but everyone else can check it out too). Kody gets very excited when he knows we're going out: https://youtu.be/MkasCCAjDlg
@7lenny7 - Love the cows! Love the video of Kody even more! Thanks for sharing!
@JoRocka - Look at you almost to 60! That is pretty awesome for someone who was going to be just a sometimes when I have nothing better to do, runner!
@ruqayyahsmum - that is awesome about your daughter! I had very bad pronation as a child too - my ankles hit when I walked (I never ran unless I was forced to) and I wore (heavy, terrible) corrective shoes for many years. I still have issues with my knees and ankles going in but I am working on strengthening my hips to lessen it!
@ddmom0811 - Can't wait to hear about your runs in SF! Also I love the sign... maybe someone fell off the end and sued so they had to put up a sign?? LOL it is hilarious whatever the reason!
@skippygirlsmom - I can't believe you got to wear long sleeves today! Here we are looking at triple digits for the foreseeable future
I am SO jealous!
@5BeautifulDays - I don't like running on the beach in shoes either but running on the moist sand by the water in bare feet can be awesome if there aren't a lot of shells or rocks and it is good for your feet and calves - just keep it short as it can be a real workout and make them very sore.
Had a pretty good run this morning even though it was hotter and more humid than yesterday and there wasn't much of a breeze. Tomorrow I WILL get out earlier! I am stiff and sore from strength training last night and felt it in my abs, chest and shoulders the first few miles. Interestingly my legs didn't complain until after my run and then they let me know they too were sore from the legapalooza workout!
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
08/06.....4.86.....22.60 - +Strength training
08/07.....5.32.....27.92
08/08...10.48.....38.40
08/09.....0.00.....38.40
08/10.....5.10.....43.50 - + Agility
08/11.....0.00.....43.50 - Houston
08/12.....0.00.....43.50 - Houston
08/13.....0.00.....43.50 - Houston
08/14.....4.19.....47.69 - Shake out run
08/15.....7.05.....54.74 - ugly run
08/16.....2.00.....56.74 - Dog Beach Sunday!
08/17.....7.16.....63.90 - + Agility
08/18.....0.00.....63.90 - +Strength training
08/19.....4.98.....68.88
08/20.....0.00.....68.88 - +Strength training
08/21.....5.52.....74.40
08/22...12.02.....86.42
08/23.....2.50.....88.92 - Dog Beach Sunday!
08/24.....0.00.....88.92 - + Agility
08/25.....5.28.....94.20 - +Strength training
08/26.....6.30...100.50
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@shanaber this is Alabama it could be 120 tomorrow LOL It was also 5:00 am
I drove past a field of cows I drive by every day, today I had to laugh, I'll never look at a cow the same again.0 -
5.7 tough miles. Tonight I learned that running after getting less than 5 hours sleep the night before is not fun.
Less than a mile to go to hit my goal. I'll get that tomorrow night.
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@skippygirlsmom and @shanaber I think I will try running on the beach again tomorrow, but either skip the shoes or put them on after I get there. I also found a really nice sandy trail (through a maritime forest) I'd like to try.
Sadly, I don't think I'm going to hit my 100 miles for the month. I'm trying not to feel too badly about it--I really did need the rest this vacation has given me, and I've stayed active even if I'm not running. I walked about 4 miles today, and tomorrow I'll try to get a short run in before we go kayaking.0 -
6.3 miles this morning
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fast 10k today - feeling quite well
479km/400, aiming at 550
@7lenny7 sleeping not much is not really good for me as well, I try to sleep at least 6 hours but if i don't I can see a 15-25 sec/km difference on my times on my fast runs
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Hour of fartleks this morning totalling 4.43 miles. Guess I will round that to 4 miles. Only 90 miles to go!
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 tempo and 4 easy miles (126 total)
8/27 - 4 mile fartleks (130 total)
Goal 220 miles
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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-
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-Princeton run
8.25.15.....3.05....26:05 - "easy" three miles- but didn't feel as easy as Sundays dirt path run. oh well. gott'er done.
8.26.15..... 4.21... 36 "race pace" this was my quickest 4 miler- so I can't complain.
8.27.15..... 3.00 ...26:05- easy run- swapped shoes- took the five fingers to day- would like to really run in them more- I really love these shoes but takes some adjusting- so I thought I would try 3 easy miles today- had a big salad/olive garden dinner last night- so I think that helped! Mentally trying to let myself have more fuel for saturday- only a 5K but I am trying to be serious about training!
62.46 of 75 miles
89.31 of total 225
Broke 60!!! woot woot!
Today is Officially my half way mark in training. Kind of exciting!
some mediocre fondou from last night- and my ridiculous post run porch stretching!
Because I have less pretty things to look at you get my ridiculous face! muah ha ha ha ha ha
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MFP August 2015 Running challenge:
GOOOOOOOOAAAALLLLL!!!!!!!!
Made my goal this morning. Should add a couple Bonus miles before the month is out.
Goal: 45 miles
Complete: 45 miles
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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
8/25 6 miles - 204.55
8/26 REST DAY
8/27 6.75 - 211.3
My Panera Pounders group having breakfast together after our run this morning.
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@ruqayyahsmum - that is awesome about your daughter! I had very bad pronation as a child too - my ankles hit when I walked (I never ran unless I was forced to) and I wore (heavy, terrible) corrective shoes for many years. I still have issues with my knees and ankles going in but I am working on strengthening my hips to lessen it!
oh bleess you, i hope the hip strengthening exercises can help your knees and ankles
my wee one doesnt pronate as such she has diplegic cerebral palsy so her knees are together but her feet will be wide apart with her ankle bones heading towards the ground, she wears plastic splints all day usually, she once covered them in stickers in an attempt to pretty them up, theres nothing that can pretty up corrective equipment is there lol
my dad wore correctives as a child too, he was and still is a pronator, they fitted him with iron calipers at one point to fix it, turns out he knows alot of expletives to cover how he felt about that
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8/10...1.2
8/12...3.0
8/13...2.0
8/25...1.0
8/26...2.0
8/27...3.0
12.2/31
Not going to make the goal this month...onward and upward.0 -
1/8/15 - 3 miles
3/8/15 - 1.5 miles
4/8/15 - 1.5 miles
6/8/15 - 1.5 miles
7/8/15 - 2 miles
8/8/15 - 3 miles
10/8/15 - 1.75 miles
11/8/15 - 1.75 miles
13/8/15 - 1.75 miles
14/8/15 - 1.75 miles
16/8/15 - 3 miles
17/8/15 - 2 miles
19/8/15 - 1.5 miles
20/8/15 - 1 mile
23/8/15 - 3.5 miles
26/8/15 - 1.75 miles
27/8/15 - 2.7 miles
we finished the second loop and still felt good so decided to run the big loop again0 -
@shanaber is your workout really called legapaloozer? cos thats just an awsome name
@Stoshew71 looks like a friendly group and food after a run is always a welcome sight
congrats to all those making goal 0 -
8/1 - 10 miles
8/2 - 3.2 miles
8/3 - 5.5 miles 1st day of school here, can't believe my baby is a Sophomore!
8/4 - 3.2 miles
8/5 - rest day
8/6 - 1.8 miles ending up not getting back out last night - had to bring work home with me and worked until 9:30
8/7 - 4.4 miles in the fog
5K Run to the Rescue with Skip and some of her teammates tomorrow.
8/8 - 3.1 Run to the Rescue 5K today. Skip and I ran, it was trail for almost 2 miles (I've never run off the road) then onto the road, then onto parking lot gravel (ugh) then back to and finish on grass. We don't have official times, I was I did a 9:43 pace just over 30 min so not near a PR, Skip said she was about 23:49 not near her PR either. I thought it was a tough course, a few hills. The trail was hard for me very rooty and uneven, but it was a lot of fun. I finished 3rd in my AG and she finished 1st in her AG.
8/9 - 9.3 miles
8/10 - 3.5 miles of recovery - it's my birthday it's my birthday!!
8/11- 6.1 miles
8/12 - 3.5 miles - Wed is usually my rest day but I need to be in work at OhDark30 the next two days so I ran today.
8/13 - rest day
8/14 - rest day - work got in the way for 2 days :-(
8/15 - 6.5 miles - halfway right on schedule
8/16 - 8.6 miles - longest run ever for Skip - so proud of her
8/17 - 3.5 miles of leisurely run in the rain
8/18 - rest day
8/19 - 6.4 miles legs still sore and they talked to me the whole run - they weren't cursing so I kept going
8/20 - 5.1 miles
8/21 - 3.5 miles - overslept a bit so I knew I couldn't do the 4.5 I wanted ended up with a 10:15 pace, felt great.
8/22 - 6.5 miles
8/23 - 3.5 miles legs so heavy ugh for the second day
8/24 - rest day
8/25 - 6.2 miles - couldn't be any nicer 60F low humidity, I was actually chilly the first 3 miles. Just an awesome run! Decided to run a true 10K my time was 1:04.17 I was very happy.
8/26 - 5.5 miles - another fantastic morning, put the long sleeves on today. Skip's first meet is Saturday she can't wait to run it in this weather.
8/27 - 3.5 miles
112.6 miles of 120
I can see you goal
@5beautifuldays I don't make myself crazy about running when I'm on vacation, but since my inner alarm is on 5:00 am I'm always up before everyone so I go. I love the beach I'm so jealous
@whatmerunning Only 90 to go, you just cracked me up this morning
@jorocka Skip's coach wears the finger shoes all the time and loves them
@cancersurvivor2014 congrats on GOAL!
@ruqayyahsmum from what you have said about your daughter I'm sure the smile on her face and her confidence outshines any corrective wear. She sounds like a gem!0 -
8/1 7km 7
8/4 5km 12
8/6 5km 17
8/10 6km 23
8/11 6km 29
8/12 5km 34
8/16 8.5km 42.5
8/17 5km 47,5
8/18 7.5km 55
8/23 5.0km 60 ( Triathlon )
8/27 7.0km 67 ( 3km to go ) 7C this morning and no gloves 45 minutes. First run after the Tri felt good.
Running late today haven't had time to catch up on everyone. I am sure everyone is doing great.
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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!
8/25 - rest day
8/26 - 5.6 mi of hill repeats / ladders with HM training group. Gonna hurt later, but feeling pumped now.
8/27 - 4.2 mil neighborhood run...sore from yesterday's hills
Goal in sight!
@JoRocka - that face cracks me up!
@CancerSurvivor2014 - GOAL!! Great job outta you!
@skippygirlsmom - I've been wearing long sleeves most of the week...the cooler weather is beautiful! Warming back up over the next few days though.
@Stoshew71 - way to, yet again, set a good example by listening to your body. Take care of yourself.0 -
Hospitals are boring so im reading a book about funny running stories while i wait 0
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1- 8.35 miles. walk
2- 5.9
3 rest
4- 3.24
5 rest
6- 3.27
7- busy, hot, lazy unplanned rest day
8- 3.12 to make up for unplanned rest day.
9- 7.13 hot. HI >90
10-rest
11-1, cramps
12- 4.38
13- rest
14- 4.21
15- rest
16- 5.57
17- 1 shake out the road trip stiffness
18- 4.73
19- rest
20- 3.47 walk
21,22-leisure walking/ rest
23- 11.11
24- rest
25- 4.58
26- rest
27- 3.62
74.68/70+
It just about kills me to log a rest day. I feel so lazy..0 -
ruqayyahsmum wrote: »@Stoshew71 looks like a friendly group and food after a run is always a welcome sight
Thanks. They are the best.
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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
8/25 6 miles - 204.55
8/26 REST DAY
8/27 6.75 - 211.3
My Panera Pounders group having breakfast together after our run this morning.
horrah! How fun! I love it. I want to go for a run then eat things- that's awesome.0 -
ruqayyahsmum wrote: »@Stoshew71 looks like a friendly group and food after a run is always a welcome sight
Thanks. They are the best.
hmmm...I thought *we* were the best...
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8-1: 2.5 mi
8-2: 2.62 mi
8-5: 2.6 mi
8-8: 2.77 mi
8-9: 2.77
8-12: 2.91 mi
8-13: 2.49 mi
8-16: 3.13 mi
8-17: 1.15 mi
8-18: 1.11 mi...got scary tinges of knee pain today, called it quits conveniently as my mother happened to be driving by.
8-21: 2.53 mi...felt much better today after taking time off. My pacing was much quicker than it has been since I was about 6 weeks in c25k. Paired w/ endurance training I think this is a good sign for the future.
8-22: 2.45 mi. Went back to W6D1 of c25k for some intervals...started out quick and burned out by the last 5 minutes. Lesson learned!
8-23: 3.14 mi..started out pretty conservative because I was tired and realized I had way more gas than I thought...ended up negative splitting 2 minutes on my last 1k from my first. Very tired afterwards though.
8-24: Just did a 1.75 mi recovery walk but I'm not including it in my cumulative total. Very sore yesterday after working a 9 hour shift after my run.
8-25: 2.35 mi. W1D1 as a workout, except I did the 60 sec. jogs as 75% runs. Very tired by the end but I felt very productive.
8-27: 1.93 mi... Ran in the cold as sin rain because I had an appointment scheduled later and I wanted to be on time...only to be told it had to be rescheduled.
Quick pacing I had though, probably the best I've done all summer.
36.45 mi/30 month.0
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