August 2015 Running Challenge
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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...
LOL we are virtually the bestruqayyahsmum wrote: »Hospitals are boring so im reading a book about funny running stories while i wait
I hope all is okay
@karllundy I use sleeves and zippers like air conditioners or heaters. When I'm running into the north "wind" I pull the sleeves down, otherwise I had them pushed up. When I wear a jacket I put the zipper up and down a 100 times during a run. Wait until the winter and you see me whining about the cold, I HATE THE COLD and be warned anything under 70 is COLD to me. LOL0 -
DATE ... MILES
8/1 ... 16.5
8/2 ... 10
8/4 ... 5
8/5 ... 8
8/6 ... 5.25
8/8 ... 17
8/9 ... 6
8/10 ... 4
8/11 ... 5.5
8/13 ... 5.5
8/15 ... 13.1
8/16 ... 10
8/17 ... 6
8/18 ... 5.5
8/20 ... 9
8/22 ... 22.5
8/23 ... 5
8/25 ... 5.5
8/26 ... 4.5
8/27 ... 8
171.85/200 goal
I felt amazing this morning. It was a beautiful sunrise over the bay and perfect running weather. I would have loved to run a bit longer but as it was I was late getting back home to get myself and the kids out the door.
@ruqayyahsmum - positive thoughts to you and your family. Hopefully all goes well.0 -
skippygirlsmom wrote: »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...
LOL we are virtually the best
That is what I meant. ;-)
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@briebee7 @skippygirlsmom thanks, everythings ok i developed some problems after a MC back in febuary. They now want me tested for diabetes, been pre diabetic for years
i have an appointment with the bariatrics team in september so should be able to tag the blood tests onto the end of that. not my favourite appointment as they usually berate me for eating more than 800 calories a day and then i get the fun of playing human pin cushion as my veins suck lol0 -
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Well, I didn't want to run this morning, but I did...and got a fun reward! Turns out wild horses *could* drag me out of bed in the morning!
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5BeautifulDays wrote: »Well, I didn't want to run this morning, but I did...and got a fun reward! Turns out wild horses *could* drag me out of bed in the morning!
lovely pictures, i wanna run with horses
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These are the cows I run by when I run on the jogging path on the Redstone Aresenal (Army base near me).
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Powered over the finish line with a distance PB of 6.67 km in 53.46. Not too shabby when my first ever 5km was 45 mins.
Now to power through the last of this year's Easter eggs :-)
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Had a great run during my lunch break today. Set out to do 4kms but I found a new trail and ended up doing 6. yay me!0 -
Got in 5 miles last night. Total for August is 168 miles / 271km.0
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8/3 4.02 miles
8/5 2.56
8/13 4.11 (got sick for a few days)
8/15 3.77
8/16 2.17
8/18 3.05
8/19. 3.2
8/21 3.76
8/23. 3.65 -- traveling in Chicago and in a long time this was a first treadmill run. Did not like it really.
8/25 4.73
8/27 3.76 --This run was tough, but thanks to all your postings, I kept saying to myself: "have to do today's run"
38.80/50
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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
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
8/25: XT: 14 miles stationary bike, AKA: 2 episodes of You're the Worst
8/26: 8 miles -- Apparently I had scheduled myself a surpise cutback-ish week this week. Yay!
8/27: 5 miles am, 6.4 miles pm with Thursday crew
Loving the surprise low mileage week! Came at the right time mentally. Both runs today were nice easy miles, and lots of good running conversation this evening
180.4/200
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3.25 miles outside tonight. It was nice and cool, and I finally feel fall is coming. That puts me at 37.75 miles out of 40 for the month. Almost there!0
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5.7 miles tonight. Did last nights route in reverse. I ran by the cows again, but this time they were on the other side of the field, so I couldn't take the selfie I wanted.
I'm over my goal now. Pretty amazing to me, considering my little injury at the beginning of the month had me thinking I was doomed to failure. With what have planned this weekend, I should hit 118 miles or better.
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@ruqayyahsmum I know I always tried to figure out a way to make my ugly (heavy) shoes, look like all the cute (light) shoes and sandals the other girls wore tooruqayyahsmum wrote: »@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 I am pretty sure if I had known or heard any expletives I would have used them too to describe my shoes and how I felt about them. Can you tell I still have a strong feeling about them - Ha!
My trainer always jokes with me about Tuesday being 'Leg day' and that we are going to have a legapalooza workout... not an actual name but it is what I think of it now
@Stoshew71 - watch out for those cows!
@Whatme - only 90 to go! HA!
@5BeautifulDays - love the beach and the wild horses!!
@karllundy and @skippygirlsmom and all the rest of you already running in long sleeves... you all make me crazy jealous! I want it to be cold for a run!!
I ran today, even got up and out the door early and it was ... hot! and humid! and no breeze! As hot early this morning as it was late morning yesterday and no benefit of overcast or breeze to make it at least feel tolerable. When I got home I was drenched and even my shoes were soaked! Yuck!!
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
08/27.....5.07...105.57 - +Strength training
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@dstock80 "I'm no quitter" -- words to live by!
@ddmom0811 The burning question in my mind is whether there is a "Sidewalk Begins" sign at the start? Have 'them' get on that if not.
@WhatMeRunning "Only 90 miles to go!" ha ha ha <cough><fartlek><cough>. You and me both. Next month bud.
@JoRocka Watch it or you'll get the commando-guys posting their stretching porn, er, pics too. Oh what the heck, pile on everyone!
Today I ran, hat equipped for the first time in the heat (@7lenny7 it worked!). Fashion wise my 'look' has been imparied but I did a slightly faster than I should have half marathon distance in just under 2 hours, or would have completed the last 80 meters had someone not sent me flying right at the very end. No, she wasn't on a Segway. Fortunately a soft bush was nearby with open arms. Or were those thorns?
S T O P the P R E S S E S... it is raining. Here. In Vancouver. I know, isn't Vancouver a rain forest so why is that a big deal? Well, it basically hasn't rained in four months! This weekend thanks to Hawaii (curse them!) and their tropical storms flung our way, we are could get 80 to 120 mm of rain (that's close to 5 inches)! It's going to get exciting here in the city and in my beloved mountains and while we need the moisture this likely will not be a 100% good news story.
Oh well, at least I have a hat.
In other news I'm in the process of losing my left middle toe's nail. Hee-haw. My nipples however have never been better.
+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+ Month to date: 195.92 km Goal: 322 km / 200 miles (60% completed, not going to make it!) +-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+ Aug 27 21.02 km Hat-equipped in the heat for the first time. It works! Aug 26 ----- Had to fast for kidney stone procedure that wasn't necessary, but still no run Aug 25 12.09 km Felt great! MAF HR out, picked it up +20 BPM on way back. Aug 24 ----- Off for health 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
First it's killer cows, now Seqway tries to eat sprinter. Oh the humanity!
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a nice 12 miles this morning
9C, but clear sky0 -
just 4 more
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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
28/8/15 - 2.65 miles
wasnt really feeling it today, after the first 1/4 mile i developed a pain in my back, left side around the bottom rib that never went away and considering its the uk it hit 24 degrees, bit warm for me, never happy lol
the skies have now taken on a dark gray shade instead of the clear blue it was earlier so im glad i got my run in now in case it pee's it down this afternoon0 -
Nice cool morning! Set records (over July and August Challenges) for best Mile and best 5K! 5 miles:
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 Aug 28 5.0 93.7
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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.
8-28: 1.89 mi...woke up early to get a quick jog in before I go on vacation! Wine tour
38.34 mi/30 month.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
8/28 - 6.1 miles
Taking a rest day tomorrow, it's Skip's first XC meet of the season...well unless I get up early enough and run 1.4 miles LOL
118.7 miles of 120
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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 ) 28:57
8/27 7.0km 67 ( 3km to go )
8/28 5.0km 72 Goal plus 2km 33:47
WoHo Goal with a few days left.
The human body/mind is an amazing and frustrating structure.
How can I run 28:57 ( nearly PB ) after doing a 750m swim and a 20km bike ride and turn around and run a 33:47 today on the same course. I know race pace gives you a little but the swim/bike cancels/balances that out.
@ruqayyahsmum 24 yuch. I am with you on that. 8 this morning - a brilliant cool morning for a run with a beautiful red sky.0 -
@alexpaige a wine tour sounds great
@5beautifuldays I love the pix of the horses
@ruqayyahsmum my best friend is from England and I can hear her voice saying some of the things you say. I have to tell you "pee's it down" had my in a fit of laughter and oh yes I plan to use that phase the next time it rains. One of the things I love about this site is the "lingo" of the people from all over the world.
@mwyvr if I watched that clip once I watched it 100 times yesterday. Hate that it happened but you gotta admit it was too funny. One more thing to have to watch out for bears, cows and now segways! Sorry about your slight mishap yesterday, Skip can join you in the losing a nail department and I'm strange happy to hear the nips the good.
@shanber don't be jealous just yet, back to shorts and short sleeves today and I could have easily done a tank top. Welcome back hot and humid. My neighbor needs to check the weather channel she went out to run as I came back in a shirt, jacket and long pants. LOL I wear that when it's 40.
@7lenny7 GOAL!!! congrats
@aarar - 168 miles that is awesome!
@unrelentingminx great PB!!! Good luck getting through those Easter Eggs
Anyone racing this weekend @jorocka have a great race!!!0 -
skippygirlsmom wrote: »
Taking a rest day tomorrow, it's Skip's first XC meet of the season...well unless I get up early enough and run 1.4 miles LOL
I am actually taking another rest day today. Missing out all this cool weather on my cutback week is disappointing. Blah! But I needed it.
I plan to get up early in the morning (like 4 AM) and try to get in 12 miles, before Jennifer has to be over at Hampton Cove for the Running of the Bulls 5K. Not looking forward to getting up that early.
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
8/28 REST DAY
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5BeautifulDays wrote: »Well, I didn't want to run this morning, but I did...and got a fun reward! Turns out wild horses *could* drag me out of bed in the morning!
This sounds like a good time for a musical break.....
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In keeping up with the theme of cows. One of my favorite movie lines....
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vEOMfGGM6U0 0 -
@stoshew71 best movie line ever! Maybe you can just stay up all night LOL Tell Jen good luck tomorrow. I hear we are looking at 60% chance of rain now. UGH Need to get longer spikes for Skip's shoes.
Anyone who wears Asics, I got Skip a pair of Asics Gel Noosa something 9 that she wears on Amazon last night. They ranged in price from $69 I think to $99 depending on the color...and they will be here tomorrow. She was complaining about her toe last night and sure enough she's got a black toe nail (under her black nail polish) and I checked her toe box and she definitely needed to go up a 1/2 size.0
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